Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1935, Page 2

D.C. COMMITEE INCLUDES BILBO King Continues as Head.; Ratio Changed—Other Chairmen Named. Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Mis- sissippi. was appolated a member of the Senate District Committee today. The Democratic Steering Committee fixed the new ratio of the District group at 10 Democrats and 5 Re- publicans, a change of one from last year's ratio of 9 to 6. The defeat in the November election of Senator Kean, Republican, of New Jersey, who was a member of the District Committee, takes care of the reduction of one in the Republican membership. Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, continues as chairman of the Dis- trict group, and all of the other Dem- ocrats who were on the committed in the last Congress remain, namely: Glass, Virginia; Copeland, New Yor! Tydings, Maryland: Gore, Oklahoma: Lewis, Illinois; Bankhead, Alabama; McCarran, Nevada, and Reynolds, North Carolina. G. 0. P. Group Meets. The Republican Committee on Com- mittees also is meeting today to act on the Republican personnel of the varicus Senate committees. Senator Bilbo is one of the newly- elected Democrats. He was Governor of Mississippi from 1916 to 1920 and again from 1928 to 1932 The Democratic Steering Commit- tee, presided over by Majority Leader Robinson, also announced four new chairmanships, as follows: Commerce Committee, Senator Copeland, New York: Interstate Commerce Commit- tee, Wheeler, Montana: Rules Com- mittee, Neely, West Virginia, succeeding Copeland, and Indian Affairs, Thomas, Oklahoma, succeeding Wheeler. Appointments Up Monday. Senator Robinson said all of these committee assignments will be pre- sented to the Senate, probably Mon- day, for ratification. Senator Byrd of Virginia was added to the Civil Service Committee, Sena- tors Bilbo, Moore of New Jersey and Radcliffe of Maryland were assigned to the Library Committee, and Senators Maloney of Connecticut and Truman of Missouri to the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee. TWO ON D. C. SUBCOMMITTEE. Powers and Ditter at Bottom of Com- mittee List. With it already evident that two of the hold-over Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee will be dropped off, it was pointed out today that the two who are at the bottom of the committee list. both are members of the subcommittee which drafted the District appropria- tion bill. These two are Representatives Powers of New Jersey and Ditter of Pennsylvania. Neither has yet been notified that he will be dropped frem the Republican membership on the committee and neither has filed his request for assighment to some other committee. Chairman Buchanan of the Ap- propriations Committee said today that in view of the increased Demo- cratic membership he expects to enlarge the various subcommittees. so the District subcommittee, which now has five members, probably will .be in- creased to seven or eight. In this event, the Republicans would be al- lowed either one or two places on the District subcommittee. It is probable either or both Representatives Lam- bertson of Kansas or Bolton of Ohio will be placed on the District sub- committee. SUPPLY MEASURE REPORT ON TUESDAY Woodrum Says Subcommittee Ex- pects to Complete Work Monday. The independent offices supply bill, first of the big appropriation measures, ‘which sets the policy for all other ap- propriation bills regarding salaries of Government employes and other per- sonnel provisions, is to be reported to the House Tuesday if present plans are carried out. Chairman Woodrum of the subcom- mittee which has been conducting hearings and drafting the bill said to- day his group expects definitely to mark up the bill Monday and report it Tuesday morning to a meeting of the full Appropriations Committee. ‘The bill would then be brought into the House and probably be called up for consideration on the floor Wed- nesday. COLORED BANDITS WOUND SALESMAN Joseph R. Wushnak Shot as He Slaps One—Virginian Beaten and Robbed. Joseph R. Wushnak, 2830 Bladens- burg road northeast, a meat sales- man, was shot last night when he . struck one of two colored bandits who held him up as he was leaving a store at Tenth and B street northeast. At Casualty Hospital it was said the ‘wound is not serious. Two white bandits attacked and severely beat James L. Coyle of Hern- don, Va., a collector 1.~ a mercantile establishment, as he alighted from his automobile in the 500 block of Twent; fourth street. When he regained con- sciousness he found that the bandits had robbed him of $13 and his auto- mobile, he told police. Meurice Jones, 646 Seventh street northeast, operator ¢° a one-man street car, reported that he was at- tacked by a colored man as he was changing the signs on his car at Georgia avenue and W street last night and robbed of his change carrier cortaining $9 in cash and $3 worth of tokens. i VE TERAN, 92, BURIED Thomas A. Fant, Warrenton, Was in Black Horse Company. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va. January 5.— Funeral services for Thomas A. Fant, 92, were held at his home at Bealeton, Va., yesterday. He was the oldest survivor of the famous Black Horse Company, and one of the few surviv- ing Confederate - veterans in What’s What Behind News In Capital Many Sleuths on Job to Check Dealings of New Deal. BY PAUL MALLON. AE New Deal sees all, knows| all. It really makes a bu.slneu‘I of keeping track of what is| going on inside its own or-| ganization and elsewhere to a | far greater extent than any previous | administration. Little is heard of the subject, except | occasionally when Mr. Louis Glavis, | head of the Interior Department in- | telligence unit, involuntarily breaks | into print, yet an efficient general in- telligence system has been quietly per- fected during the course of the past two years. You will mot find out about it in Monday's budget message, list- ing Government expenditures, be- cause intelligence activities are . mot grouped. But a fair estimate of the situation, privately made, indicates there are mow about 22,500 persons on the Government pay roll who could be classed as sleuths. Not all of them can be directly at- tributed to the New Deal. Probably a majority of the sleuthing jobs were instituted under other deals, but cer- tainly a substantial number of the jobs are new. The unofficial tabulation of those who keep tab on people for the New Deal indicates that Treasury Secre- tary Morgenthau has at least three times as many as any one else. The tabulation follows: Coast Guard. Secret Service Internal Rev. (inf Alcohol Tax. Customs Narcotics Treasury Gu Engraving Guare Mint and Assay.. Revenue Agents. Bank Examiners . 9,000 182 183 253 40 Farm Credit Administration. 2,023 Nat’l Labor Relations Board. 0 Textile Labor Board. Total (approximate)..........22,500 Spending Is Chief' Factor. The chief reason for the increase in’ snoopers is that Uncle Sam is now lending and giving away more money THE “EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, USE OF PRESENT |LOANS TO LONG'S Betrothed PRINCE JAIME TO WED VISCOUNT'S DAUGHTER. { Emanuela de Dampierre (above), | Whose engagement to Prince Jaime | (below), son of former King Al- fonso of Spain, was recently an- nounced. Donna Emanuela, whose ancestry is partly American, is the daughter of Viscount Roger de Dampierre, descendant of French nobility, and Donna Vittoria Rus- poli Poggia de Suasa. Her grand- mother is Princess Ruspoli Poggia di Suasa, the former Josephine Curtis of New York. Although a deaf mute, the 26- year-old scion of royalty pressed his suit fervently and after a three- month courtship he won both the affection of the girl and her fam- ily's consent to the match —A. P. Photos. { : SOCIAL INSURANCE CONERESS NETS :Body Expresses Dissati§- faction With Roosevelt’s Program. , D. T, CARLINES URGED, STATE CLEARED Elgen Tells Citizens Present |Effect of P. W. A. Order on System Must Be Used Pending Changes. Declaring the present transporta- ‘uon systems must be used until im- { provements can be made in routing { and equipment, Riley Elgen, chairman lof the Public Utlities Commission, | last night addressed members of the | Southeast Citizens’ Association. { He said a subway system would itend to retard the progress of the | street cars and would not be advan- tageous to passengers. A similar view was expressed regarding the substi- itution of street cars with busses. C. Melvin Sharpe expressed the opinion that it was up to the com- munities to decide what they wanted in the way of transportation and to make their own decisions as to what should be done about rerouting cars. He cited figures showing an increase in street cars, busses and personnel of the company. There has been an increase in the number of passengers since the merging of the companies and the introduction of the pass sys- tem, he said. After a discussion by Miss Elizabeth K. Peeples, director of the Community Center Department, on the National ! Recreation Association's four plans | for administration of District recrea- tion service, the association favored the plan to place the service under the joint direction of the Board of Education and the Office of National Capital Parks. { A letter from the Columbia Heights Business Men's Association stated ithat it, along with other civic bodies of the District, is behind a move to have the personnel of the Police De- partment increased. A committee was appointed to confer on this matter. ‘Thirty-one new members were ad- mitted at last night's meeting, which was held in the Buchanan School, Thirteenth and D streets southeast. SLUM GLEARANCE BLOCKED BY RULING Louisville Federal Judge Denies Government Has Right to Condemn Property. By the Assoclated Pr LOUISVILLE, Ky., January 5.—The New Deal lost a round in Federal Dis- trict Court here yesterday with the ruling by Judge Charles I. Dawson that the Government lacks power to condemn private property for a slum- clearance project. Government counsel here said they would confer with officials at Wash- ington whether to appeal the case. The decision had the effect of blocking for the time being Louisville's $1,500,- 000 low-cost housing project. The ruling was the second adverse one handed down by Judge Dawson on New Deal legisiation. Previously he had ruled that the N. R. A. coal code did not apply to intrastate busi- ness. This decision was appealed to the United States Circuit Court of than ever before. ~That process calls| Expressing dissatisfaction with Presi-| Appeals at Cincinnati and the case for considerable watchfulness. Also, the new deal exercises more super- vision over bus thrdygh the N. R. ., ete. The chief increases after eliminat- ing the alcohol tax unit (because it merely replaced the old Prohibition Bureau) are in the PWA, NRA, FCA and AAA. The PWA staff, though only 300, has been active against oil code violators, racketeering contrac- tors, dishonest officials, etc. The N. R. A. field staff investi- gates comglaints of code violations, but it is mot particularly eficient. Many complaints are referred to code authorities, made up of the business men complained against. The farm credit administration in- vestigators look into land values on which loans are sought. RFC ex- amines check standing of firms seek- ing loans. The AAA field men watch to see that farmers do not chisel on the crop curtailment program. Many farmers are used on a part-time basis for this work and their number changes with the seasons. They are not included in the table. U. S. Scotland Yard Talked. There has been considerable talk about the Justice Department estab- lishing an American Scotland Yard. The truth is it already has more of | a Scotland Yard than England has. | The staff of J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Bureau of Investigation, has been quietly increased by 266 agents and clerks in the past year (Decem- ber to December). It now numbers 745 field men, agents and clerks. It is not yet up to the increased strength authorized by the last Congress, but it soon will be. The New Dealers also obtain copies in one way or another of certain con- fidential material which is sent out by Washington news agencies. Recently, at a private conference of top-notch New Dealers, a warm discussion arose over a new confidential letter being sent out by a national weekly maga- zine. The New Dealers decided that the confidential letter misrepresented the then current misunderstanding be- tween Interior Secretary Ickes and Houser Moffett. They ed a correction should be made, which astonished the editors who do not yet know how the New Dealers happened to get a copy of the letter in the first All legislative proposals from New Dealers are being routed through Co- ordinator Richberg. This saves the President from reading a mass of minor legislative proposals. Mr. Rich- berg cannot change the bills but mere- 1y reports conflicts. Clash of Figures. The New Deal publicity men usual- ly make the best possible presentation of their figures. For instance, a year- end statement from P, W. A. says the P. W A has provided 3,005,964,659 man-hours of work, or “gainful em- plcyment” to 2,000,000 persons. It sounds big, but the Labor Department furnishes the plainer truth that only 475,000 persons were employed on P. W. A. projects at the last tabula. tion in November. s A Representative is supposed to speak to a Senator with great def- erence, but the other day a mew Democratic Representative called Senator Wagner’s office and said: “I understand Wagner has & bill to extend the H. O. L. C. Tell him 1 have a similar bill, and i : . dent Roosevelt’s expressed plans for social security legislation and describ- ing many others as “impractical and misleading,” the National Congress on Unemployment and Social Insurance opened here today. ‘The antagonistic spirit of the group { toward the administration was ex- pressed by Herbert Benjamin, national executive secretary, who said: “Mr. Roosevelt has declared that the Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief. We are meeting to declare that the Gov- ernment must begin seriously to pro- vide adequate relief.” In a program prepared by the Sponsoring Committee, attack was made upon the proposals of Upton Sinclair, Dr. F. E. Townsend, Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Senator Huey P. Long and President William Green of the American Federation of Labor. Terming them ‘“quack remedies,” the committee charged that “all of these plans only exploit the dire need of the masses and, most important of all, they serve to make more difficult a concerted, clear struggle around a single and effective program.” Benjamin and P. Elmer Brown, a representative of the New York Typo- graphical Union, addressed the first general session of the congress this morning. Committee sessions were to be held this afternon and Mary Van Kleeck, chairman of the International Association for Social Insurance, was to be the principal speaker tonight. Sessions, being held in the Washing ton Auditorium, were to continue through tomorrow and Monday. “RELIEF” WORKER GETS COLORED TENANT’S $10 Obtains Money Under Pretense of Having Paid Rent Due to Landlord. Willie Jones, colored, 400 block Ridge street, is opposed to “relief” workers. He has enough trouble as it is. Jones reported to police today that another colored man came to him on Thursday, said he was a case worker and wanted to help Jones out. He then asked for the name of the person to whom Jones paid his rent. Receiving this information, the sup- posed case worker went to the real estate man, ascertained how much Jones owed and returned to Jones, parted. Jones later found he still owes the rell“eluu man the same amount of reni INJURED IN ROW An altercation in the cocktail room remanded for trial on its merits. The Government, however, was upheld re- cently in another case attacking the validity of the Frazer-Lemke farm mortgage act. Judge Dawson upheld the act, but said he did so reluctantly ll: fle doubted the wisdom of the legis- tion. Judge Dawson was a plaintiff in a | suit attacking the constitutionality of the milk licensing section of the A. A. A. A special district judge decided in favor of Dawson and 12 others, but the Government won on an appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Dawson said low-cost hous- ing is not a public use in the sense that land is sought for buildings for governmental agencies. —— A. B. C. REVOKES LICENSE AFTER VINDICATION Although acquitted on the same charge in Police Court earlier in the day, Christ Pappas yesterday failed to convince the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board he was not guilty of selling liquor on Sunday, and his li- | cel was ordered revoked. board heard testimony that drinks had been served on Sunday at the Pappas restaurant at 1031 Sev- enth street. Counsel for Pappas moved dismissal of the case, but was overruled by the board. The case will be appealed to the Commis- sloners. George W. Offutt, chairman of the A. B. C. Board, said he believed the question of double jeopardy was not involved and that it was legally pos- sible for the Control Board to find the man guilty of the charge, although an acquittal was won in Police Court. \ ! 1 | inal Threatened Speech Is Watched. By the Assoclated Press. Washington speculated today over what effect the Government's latest action would have on Senator Huey P, Long’s first speech in the Seventy- fourth Congress. It was learned yesterday that the Public Work Administration had with- drawrr its order holding up funds for Louisiana projects because of recent State debt moratorjum legislation. Long telegraphed the Senate from New Orleans on the opening day of Congress that he intended “to take the floor promptly” when he arrived next week and “speak on propositions heretofore mentioned in the public press with which I am identified.” It was understood generally that the “propositions” referred to Long’s relations with the Roosevelt adminls- tration over what effect certain “Long laws” had upon Federal loans. P. W. A. officlals said the mora- torium debt law had been studied and found not to affect Federal loans. Its order released projects amounting to about $11,000,000. However, a $1,-~ 700,000 sewerage project for New Or= leans continued to be held up pend- ing study of a law which has given the Long machine control of the New Orleans Water and Sewerage Board Public works officials saild a letter from President Roosevelt to Gov. O. K. Allen had requested that future legislation affecting loans to munici- palities be clearly enunciated. 3,000 DIE IN CEYLON MALARIA SCOURGE 1,000 of Victims Are Children. 250,000 Reported Stricken With Disease. By the Associated Press. COLOMBO, Ceylon, January 5.— Nearly 3,000 deaths in the dread ma- laria scourge were reported today from a single district of this Indian Ocean island, surrounding Kegalle, in the southern section. Of these, nearly 1000 occurred among young children, said the report, which said the infection continued to spread. It was stated some 250,000 persons had been stricken with the disease, the death rate being extremely heavy, es- pecially among women. —_— e FINAL APPEAL URGED Grievances of U. 8. Workers Held Worthy of Court. The proposed “court of appeals” for handling grievances of Govern- ment workers “should be a court of final appeal for the purpose of ad- judicating wrongs which cannot be settled elsewhere,” the January issue of the Union Postal Clerk, official organ of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks, says in an edi- torial. “To do otherwise is to impose a super- ucracy dver other bureau- cracies without assurance that the ills aimed at would not be accentuated rather than diminished;” the article emphasises. DEATH INVESTIGATED Former G. P. 0. Employe Taken to Hospital After Fall. Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald is investigating the circumstances sur- rounding the death in Gallinger Hos- pital today of Robert V. Cochran, 819 North Capitol street. . Cochran, who was employed until three weeks ago at the Government Printing Office, was taken to the hos- pital after he is said by police to have fallen while in a lunch room at North Capitol and H streets. The widow was notified at her home in Memphis, Tenn., of her husband’s death. ——— MOTORIST CONVICTED Son of Wealthy Boston Family Found Guilty of Manslaughter. CHICAGO, January 5 (#).—A Crim- Court jury convicted Alfred Codman, jr. 32, a Harvard graduate and the son of a wealthy Boston, Mass., family, of manslaughter. An automobile driven by Codman, a salesman, struck and killed Mrs. Elizabeth PFreytag. 33. February 2, 1934. Her husband, struck with her as they alighted from a bus, was se- riously injured. Codman, if his mo- tion for a new trial is overruled on January 10, will be liable to a prison sentence of 1 to 14 years. Life’s Like That .“'BYDONTYOUMDO“ATTBIMMW OF BLOWING THAT DANG WHISTLE ALL (Copyright. [ § THE TIME!11" ) I SATURDAY, JANUARY l“One-Man Bonus Army” Risked, Death to Challenge Roosevelt Didn’t Realize Danger in Gestures to Arrest Attention. * Veteran Crusader Denies Being “Red’’—Says he Meant No Harm. QUIPPED with endless audac- ity, but purely vocal ammuni- tion, Wi 's “One-Man Bonus Army” out of the West invited annihilation !mli when it deployed suddenly in vance of the President of the United States bound for Congress. ‘The army’s uniform had a ragged, revolutionary aspect, and its move- ments were of a surprise nature that might have proved fatal to the en- tire force—that is, to John Alferi, 47, Italian-born veteran of the A. E. F., who talks bonus so fast he sounds like a whole battalion. Apparently that's what saved the army—fast talking. That. coupled with the nerve, dependiability and re- straint of men who guard the Presi- dent upon occasions of great public moment. Sally Really Dangerous. John chose a dramatic time for his sally, dramatic and dangerous from John's point of view, although he only thought of that later. The President was about to enter the Capitol to deliver his opening mes- sage to Congress. He had alighted from his automobile and was pro- ceeding between lines of spectators, policemen and secret service agents, on the House side second Jevel. John leaped from the ranks, raised his right arm in a gesture which might have appeared violent, but was meant to be arresting: | “Ho!" on there—waita that min, Mr. | President! How about the bonus?” Trigger Fingers Tense. The President half turned. Trigger fingers of the guards drew tense. But the fast-talking John had identi- fied himself in the instant that di- vided a fatal consequence from a mere arrest. Capitol policemen piled over the| army in less time that it takes to| tell it. John was taken into a room | on a lower floor of the Capitol. There he was grilled by guards and secret | service agents, grilled and searched. This latter brought to light a ragged discharge. John's bonus papers and several newspaper clippings. John} had to keep in touch with the bonus situation. He led, as he himself mod- estly admits. the first bonus army | here from Philadelphia in January 55 JOHN ALFERIL of 1932.- Then he went to Los Angeles and since has made four trips across the country in behalf of the bonus. John is as well known to the police force as a “sore thumb.” He is one of the most talkative and harmless demonstrators who ever made life miserable for the legislators with anterooms for their constituents on Capitol Hill. “They took me several blocks from the Capitol after my arrest,” John said, “and told me to go home.” John explained he had made the trip from Los Angeles without his valet. He said his ragged overcoat, his muffler made from a fragment of blanket, his broken shoes and growth of black beard had seemed to indicate he was a “red.” John explained he had come by box car, but was no “red,” any more than any other “100 per cent American.” New Clothes Pledged. “Pay me my bonus,” John said. “and I'll look better next time. get me the stovepipe hat, the frock coat, and I make the grand appear- ance, in that form of the Senators.” John complained bitterly that Cap- itol guards had not admitted him for the Congress opening, despite a pass for January 4, which he said he ob- tained from Senator Long’s secretary. “Forget it, John—maybe they had room for one man, but not an army,” some one said. “I hadn’t thought of that,” grinned John, “well, see you at the next bonus! convention—so long.” FOUR-BILLION FUND IS FORECAST FOR EMPLOYMENT PLAN (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) 5,000,000 persons have about 15,000,- ! 000 dependents, so a sizable part of the country’s population is involved in | the new plans. The response to the President’s speech yesterday was generally favor- able, though there was some criticism, especlally from the Republican camps. The comment ranged {rom Majority Leader Robinson’s remark that it “is among the most important messages of our history” to the pronouncement of Representative Taber, Republican, of New York that “it's the same old story—it lacks anything definite.” Jouett Shouse, president of the American Liberty League, said that if the amount asked for work relief is| not greater than that appropriated for direct relief this year, there would be “general approval.” Garner in Conference. Those called to last night's confer- | ence included Vice President Garner, Senators Robinson, Pritman of Ne- vada, Harrison of Mississippi, chair- man of the Senate Pinance Commit- tee; Byrnes of South Carolina, the Chief Executive’s contact man in that | branch, and Senator Lonergan of Con- necticut; Speaker Byrns, Representa- tives Buchanan of Texas, Doughton of North Carolina, Taylor of Colorado, acting Democratic leader in the ab- sence of Bankhead of Alabama, who is sick, and Rayburn of Texas. As for comment on the President’s message most Democrats decided they liked it and so did a few Republicans, but many of the latter contended it was too general and too idealistic. They were inclined to wait until speci- fic legislative recommendations tell them how Mr. Roosevelt plans to carry out the proposals he outlined. Some of the comments of congres- sional leaders follow: Vice President Garner: “Very in- teresting. Senator McNary of Oregon, minor- ity leader: “An interesting and for- ward Yooking message.” Clear, Says Byrns. Speaker Byrns: “Clear, emphatic and left nothing to conjecture.” Senator Johnson, Republican, of California: “An inspiring message worthy of a great President.” Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho: “The principles which the President announces to govern public works are excellent. But, unfortu- nately, we will have to supply both the dole and public works for a while.” Senator-elect Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia: “His attitude on rural electrification and holding companies is liberal and progressive and akin to my own.” Senator Norris, Republican. of Nebraska: “I did not hear anything I did not agree with.” Couzens Critical. Republican, of Senator Couzens, Michigan: “I think most of it was heartily indorsed. Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas: “It went to the roots of our Senator La Follette, Progressive, of Wisconsin: “Many of the general ob- jectives outlined are gratifying and there are a great many more than 5,000,000 If the policy of giving jobs is sound for those on relief, why isn’t it sound for those I don't know why they should set & lower standard of subsistence public projects than Coloradoan Offers Paisley Shawl to Justice, Long Dead Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., January 5. —Addressed to “Mr. Roger Brooke Taney, Frederick, Md." a chief justice of the Supreme Court, who died in 1864, a letter was delivered to Edward S. Delaplaine, presi- dent of the Roger Brooke Taney Memorial Association, this city. The sender of the letter, a Southern Colorado poultry food dealer, wrote he understood, Mr. ‘Taney was interested in “genuine Paisley shawls,” and explained he could offer a large one. 133 by 66 inches. “with a beautiful pat- tern.” Mr. Delaplaine replied, saying the chief justice had died October 12, 1864. Chief Justice Taney was a member of the court which handed down the famous Dred Scott decision. of North Carolina: _ “Possessed the rare combination of courage, con- structive statesmanship and assump- tion of responsibility.” Senator Minton, Democrat, of In- diana: “Inspiring and constructive.” Representative Darrow, Republican, of Pennsylvania: “He certainly can appeal to the people in an idealistic way, but when it comes to plans, it is a different thing. I wish he would devote his attention to helping the capital goods industries and taking the brake off of business. He doesn't outline any definite plan.” Senator Barbour, Republican, of New Jersey: “The President has my support in any effort to produce gen- uine security for the individual.” Representative McReynolds, Demo- crat, of Tennessee: “Very much pleased.” Representative Wadsworth, Repub- lican. of New York: “It seems to me that the President is not very specific. Many of his phrases are beautiful, but I wish he'd tell us more about the details—just how are these things to be done and who is to do them.” Representative Fish, Republican, of New York: “He said nothing that would help expedite the return of the 12 million unemployed into private in- dustry. This is the most important problem facing the American people with two million more unemployed than there were a year ago. He said nothing that would encourage or pro- mote the restoration of business con- fidence on balancing the budget. I could not help thinking where is the money coming from? In truth the taxpayers have become the forgotten man.” 8-HOUR AIR SCHEDULES TO MIAMI INAUGURATED Day and Night Service Planned by Eastern Line—Stops in Capital Planned. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 5.—Day and night service on eight-hour schedules will be inaugurated between New York and Miami tomorrow by East- ern Air Lines, Capt. E. V. Ricken- backer, general manager, announced The service will be provided Newark terminal southbound at 9:40 am. and 9:40 pm, daily. North- bound, they will leave Miami at 10 am. and 8:30 pm. Day stops en route will be made at Washington, Raleigh, Savannah and Jacksonville. Night flights will skip Raleigh and Savannah, but stop at Charleston. —— STRIKE IS ENDED RIO DE JANEIRO, January 5 (). —A strike of telegraph and postal employes ended today, after a threat by the minister of communications to dismiss the strikers, unless they re- turned to titeir posts at once. The walkout of maritime workers continued, paralyzing coastal traffic and extending to the tramways of Nieteroy, across the bay from Rio de [} NEWSPRINT RATE RAISE PROTESTED Publishers Tell I. C. C. They May Ship by Water to . Avoid Increase, By the Associated Press. A warning that increased railroad freight rates would result in the move- ment of more newsprint paper by water was given to the Interstate Commerce Commission today by the American Newspaper Publishers’ As- sociation. In a brief filed with the commis- sion the association strongly opposed the recent application of American railroads for a general increase in freight rates amounting to $170,000,- 000 a year. Arguments on the a| plication will be heard by the commis-" sion soon. Most of the large cities where news- papers receive newsprint paper in the greatest volume are on navigable waters, the brief pointed out. “Purthermore, both newspaper pub- lishers and newsprint mills have in- curred substantial increases in their operating and production costs and it is only natural that they are carefully | scrutinizing all their elements of costs,” it added. “Transportation costs of newsprint paper are a very substan- | tial factor and it can hardly be ex- | pected that a move to increase these | costs by one agency of transportation will not cause the shippers and re- ceivers of newsprint paper to seek to avoid the increase by availing them- selves of other means of transporta- tion wherever possible. “Under these circumstances, there { would seem to be every reason to | believe the railroads would encounter severe water competition in the move- ment of newsprint paper and that an increase in rail costs could be expected to result directly in stimulating the further diversion in the newsprint tonnage from the rails to water trans- portation.” P LOW-COST HOUSING HOPES RAISED BY ROOSEVELT PLAN (Continued From First Page)) developed today in discussion by Dis- trict officials. While awaiting fur- ther details of the President’s pro- gram before attempting to make any final conclusions, they expressed the belief that it would mean an end of the payment of union scales of wages to mechanics on relief in re- turn for services performed on works projects. Another point is the belief of scme District officials that the staff of the District relief administration would be greatly reduced under the new order of unemployment relief. The District now has about 225 case work- ers and a large clerical and account- ing staff. If the new program will mean abandonment of the budget system for persons on Federal relief, then there will no longer be the need of so meny case workers, some District officials say. $833,333 Remains. The third point under discussion is whether the District's own relief ap- propriation for the current fiscal year will prove sufficient. Of the $2,000,000 appropriation, there remains $833,333 for the of January to July 1. This would just about cover the needs of the 5,000 unemployables, but if families on the new Federal works programs are unable to subsist on what is set up as security payments, the additional load is expected to fall on the District or local private charity. One question is whether men with large families weuld receive enough in security payments to meet all their needs. Capt. Clark envisions construction of the proposed municipal stadium at the end of East Capitol street, con- struction of a stadium at Woodrow Wilson High School, a large amount of road ouilding, building of sewers and water mains and improvement of District playgrounds as the types of works projects regarded as most likely for adoption here under the Presi- dent’s plan. He has in mind also the possibility of alley dwelling clear- ance and low cost housing as impor- tant possibilities. FOUR GIVEN TERMS IN NASH MASSACRE Two Years and $1,000 Fines Im- posed on Group Convicted of Plot in Kansas City. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, January 5.—Maxi- mum sentences of two years’ imprison- ment and $10,000 fine were imposed today on the four men convicted of the conspiracy to release Frank Nash, FPederal prisoner, which ended in the death by machine gun fire of Nash and four officers at the Union Station here June 17, 1933, ‘The three woman defendants were placed on probation by Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis. '35 ADVERTISING BOOST IS INDICATED BY-SURVEY Only 2 Per Cent of 95 Companies Questioned Will Decrease s Appropriations. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 5—A survey of 95 national advertisers made public yesterday through the National Sta- tistical Survey of Business Attitudes revealed four out of five will increase advertising, sales promotion and sales forces in 1935 over 1934. Only 2 per cent will spend less, the survey disclosed. Eighty-one per cent will increase advertising appropriation, 2 per cent will decrease, and 17 per cent will have no change. NEW SIDEWALK VOTED Capitol Heights Given Federal Aid on Bixty-First Street. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., January 5.—A sidewalk will be constructed along Sixty-frst street, Council decided last night. Labor will be furnished by the Emergency Relief Administration, while the town will furnish the ma- terial and & foreman. The estimated the Town Pranklin avenue to. Kingston avenugs 4