Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1935, Page 4

A—4 22 THE EVENING STAR, vy WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1985 UTILITIES BODIES SEELOSS OF POWER Commissioners of 46 States and D. C. Against Wheeler- Rayburn Bill. By the Associated Press. ‘The contention that State power would be “emasculated and devas- tated” under the Wheeler-Rayburn bill to abolish holding companies was advanced today as utilities commis- sioners of 46 States and the District of Columbia opposed parts of the measure. “The burnt child fears the fire,” John E. Benton, general solicitor of the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners, added before the House Interstate Commerce Committee. State Jurisdiction Reduced. “Today we have seen State juris- diction become not much more than a shadow in the railroad field. The State commissions do not wish to re- peat that experience in the utility field. “In the enactment of this legisla- tion, we ask the Congress not to break down the regulation of local service and rates which is now provided under State laws. This bill in its present form would do this to a very large extent.” He added that some provisions would “push Federal control over local business, under the theory of regulating commerce between the States, to an extent that is fantastic in the extreme.” Lilienthal Is Quizzed. David Lilienthal, Tennessee Valley Authority director, went before the committee yesterday to tell it elec- tricity rates could be slashed probably 50 per cent if utility holding com- panies were abolished, as contemplated in the bill. Instead, he finished up fending off questions about the T. V. A. His rate slash argument remained unread in the brief he filed with the committee. Both Republican and Democratic members, who earlier had listened to President Henry I. Harriman of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States oppose the bill, joined in the rapid-fire examination of Lilienthal concerning competition with private utilities, “propaganda,” how far it is| going in selling electricity and Dela- ‘ware charters. Wolverton Launches Quiz. Before he had gotten fairly into his prepared statement defending the New Deal power venture against the “rubber yardstick” charges of utilities executives preceding him, Representa- tive Wolverton, Republican, of New Jersey opened up on him with the | opinion that the T. V. A. was giving chief importance “to the tail instead of the head” by emphasizing the gen- eration and sale of power instead of flood control and navigation. Lilien- thal disagreed. Representative Pettengill, Democrat, of Indiana, followed through with interrogation as to why high-head dams were better than low-head for flood control and navigation. Asks About Direct Sales. Representative Kenney, Democrat, of New Jersey wanted to know why the T. V. A. undertook direct sales to consumers. that was in the same county where *“'98 per cent of the farmers had sat 10 years without service” with trans- mission lines of private companies running right through the valley. Representative Cooper, Republican, of Ohio read an article in an issue of the National Education Association Journal, written by Walter Myers, suggesting T. V. A. activities in schools. Lilienthal readily admitted Mpyers was in T. V. A. employe and that 50,000 copies of the 15-page article were bought by the authority. MRS. SANGER HITS PROPOSED MEASURE Says Bill to Bar Birth-Control Information in Mails Would Af- fect Books and Magazines. Mailing of books and magazines of all kinds would be affected by the pending House bill prohibiting the mailing of information dealing with contraceptives, Margaret Sanger of the National Committee on Federal Leg- islation for Birth Control testified yes- terday before the House Post Office Committee. She pointed out that the bill not only would perpetuate the present confusion between contraception and | pornography, but would permit prose- cution of both sender and receiver of non-mailable matter at the place of receipt as well as at the place of origin. She said books and magazines which deal in any way with the question of sex, marriage or contraception could be mailed only by consent of the postal authorities, leading to pos- sible abuse of power, “with tribute and with graft.” She urged that all organizations, publishers and members of the medi- cal profession record their views on the pending legislation before the committee. e Cuban Rail Receipts Up. Marked increases in railway receipts in Cuba are held to indicate much bet- ter business conditions this year. To Fly Clipper VETERAN PILOT CHOSEN FOR PACIFIC HOP. EDWIN C. MUSICK, ‘Who has spent 22 of his 41 years flying airplanes, has been selected by Pan-American Airways to fly the 19-ton Clipper on the first flight of a transport craft across the Pacific. MRS, ODSEVELT AND SAT0 SpE Both Make Radio Addresses in Annual Cherry Blossom Fete. —A. P. Photo. Cherry blossoms and fish became & | medium of international good will yes- terday as Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito met in a radio broadcasting | studio to participate in the annual blossom festivities. Before they started talking, the Am- bassador had an important question to ask Mrs. Roosevelt. “How about the catch—the fish?” | he asked. “Not very good luck,” Mrs. Roose- | velt replied of her husband’s Florida | fishing trip. “The other day he fished | for three hours, and reported that he netted five of the smallest fish he had ever seen.” Tells Story of Blossoms. Mrs. Roosevelt recounted the story Lilienthal answered of the cherry blossoms—how they | were planted by Mrs. William Howard Taft and the Vicountess Chinda in | 1912 as a gesture of friendship from | the city of Tokio to her sister capi- tal. She said the blossoms “always | make one think of the friendly and | generous gesture of the city of Tokio.” “I hope this feeling may grow year by year between the two capitals and | between all the people of the two countries,” Mrs. Roosevelt added. The Japanese Ambassador then made his speech, calling the cherry blossoms the symbol of all that the | Japanese adore. In Japan, Saito said, the cherry blossoms of Spring cause | the peasant to lay aside his plow, the philosopher his book and the warrior his sword. Says Blossoms Denote Amity. He quoted Kyoral, a famous sev- enteenth century poet, as protesting 2gainst a thoughtless knight: “What? | A saber on one who comes to view the flowers?” “Japan has presented to you the recognized emblem of her soul and spirit as token of her friendship and deep affection for the American people,” he said. “Friendship, like the cherry tree, however, is a frail plant which needs constant care and nurture; otherwise it has a way of withering. | “As the March wind and April showers play havoc with delicate blossoms, unnecessary suspicions, mis- givings and fears, not at all borne out by facts, often disturb our peace and friendship.” “A very nice speech—a lovely speech,” Mrs. Roosevelt congratulated him as he finished. —— Pepper Output Climbs. Nearly 50,000 tons of pepper will be produced in Netherland India this year. Canary Brings $500. A canary was sold recently in Lon- don for $500. Murder Trial Halts When Man Thought Slain Reappears By the Associated Press. TYLER, Tex., April 5—Dis- covery that the allegedly slain man was alive stopped a murder trial here after seven juors had been selected. The defendant, J. A. Buie, spe- cial deputy sheriff, was rearrested and charged with the slaying of Milton Johnson, brother of Elder Johnson, the man believed at first to have been killed. An error in funeral records was blamed for the mix-up. A Bank for the IND The Morris Plan Bank offers the INDI VIDUAL the facilities of a SAVINGS BANK with the added feature of offering a plan to make loans on s practical basis, which enables the borrower to liquidate his obli- gation by mea of weekly, semi- monthly or monthly deposits. o $1.200 $100 IVIDUAL It is wot meces- | sary to kave had it || an account at this Bank in order to borrow. Loans are passed within a day or two after filing application—with few esceptions. | MORRIS PLAN wotes are usually made for 1 year, though they may be given for amy period of from 3 to 12 months. $45 MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H Street N.W., Washington, D. C. “Character and Berming Power Are the Besis of Credit™ HOUSE COMPLETES ACTION ON RELIEF Only Senate Action Remains to Rush Bill to Roosevelt by Plane. (Continued From Pirst Page.) bill will grant a two-year extension to the Civilian Conservation Corps, which expired legally on March 31, and will provide pay for work done by the C. C. C. men since that date. The compromise ended a week- long deadlock over a labor amend- ment backed by Senator Glass, Demo- craf, of Virginia. Glass and other Senators previously had written into the bill a require- ment that 33 per cent of the cost of State and community projects should be spent directly for labor. Asked what he thought of the com- promise, the Virginian said: “We are satisfled with it, but we would rather have had the 33)3 per cent. “The Senate conferees conceived this to be a work bill and that when $900,000,000 of the taxpayers’ money was to be loaned to States and politi- cal subdivisions, we ought to be sure to involve a certain percentage of work.” One of the reasons Glass gave for advocating the original amendment was that it would prevent Public ‘Works Administrator Ickes from mak- ing loans and grants to cities for the purchase of existing light plants. Observers said the substitute would prevent such transactions. Some Senators and Representatives asserted privately the 25 per cent labor requirement would impose few limitauions on other types of projects. Ickes had opposed requiring the larger percentages for direct labor on the ground it would block many desirable projects. House Forces Compromise. The Conference Committee which worked out the labor compromise also modified a Senate amendment re- quiring Senate confirmation of re- liet appointees. It was changed so that it would apply to all general supervisory officials without regard to salary, and to State administrators receiving more than $5,000. The compromise was forced by the House managers, who were apparently virtually unanimous in backing Presi- dent Roosevelt in his opposition to the :me-thlrd “direct” labor amend- ment. Representative Buchanan, Demo- crat, of Texas, chairman of the House origin: This referred to tentative allocation of funds and did not contain the - ’gler hurried conferences between inson of Arkansas, the majority leader, and Democratic conferees, Glass called another conferees’ meet- ing, the fifth in a week. The Senate managers then quickly accepted the House compromise proposal. — ARCHDUKE INDICTED PARIS, April § (#).—Archduke Wil- helm of Hapsburg, a cousin of Arch- duke Otto, pretender to the abolished throne of Austria, was indicted today on a charge of swindling. ‘The archduke was accused of aiding a friend, Paulette Couyba, a former singer, who was jailed several months ago on a charge of having taken money from hotels in return for a promise of publicity, said publicity having never been delivered, FARLEY DENIES MAIL SEARCHED FOR TICKETS By the Associated Press. Postmaster General Farley has de- nied reports he had ordered the open- ing of letter mail in search of lottery tickets. He sald “inaccurate statements” had been circulated regarding the Post Office Department’s practice of enforc- ing the anti-lottery laws and that these in effect were that letter mail was being opened. The Postmaster General pledged the exercise of “every care to see that the constitutional guarantee, that the pri- vate papers of the people shall be se- cure, is strictly observed.” —_— TAX PLAN REPEALED NEW YORK, April 5 (#).—Repeal of the New York City income tax, which was to have gone into effect shortly, was voted today by the Board of Estimate branch of the Municipal Assembly. The action is now subject to the de- cision of the Aldermanic branch and Mayor La Guardia. Controller Frank J. Taylor told the Board of Estimate that additional sources of revenue to meet unemploy- ment relief needs might be necessary. GENERAL MOTORS SPRING SHOWING ADMISSION FREE For the first time you will have an opportunity to see the new 1935 General Motors cars all under one roof. displayed, beginning tomorrow morning, at the big General Motors Spring Showing. 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