Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers tonight; tomorrow fair and cooler; moderate east :gd fiuf.‘l:e::t winds, becoming fresh northwest lal - night. Temperatures—Highest, 68, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 49, at 5 a.m. to- day. Full report on page A-11. The only evening in Washington wit! Associated Press aper the News and Wirephoto Services. ¢ Foening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, 130,889 - Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 17,18&19 No. 33,239. GARMETT DENIES REPORT'S CHARGES OF INCOMPETENCY Official Court Records Cited in Formal Letter to Committee. WILLING TO BE JUDGED BY COURT OR LAWYERS V. S. Attorney Says Findings Not Based on Facts or Statistics. Admits Some Claims. Basing his case on official court rec- ords, United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett today formally denied charges of incompetency brought against him in the report of the House subcom- mittee assigned to investigate crime in the District. His denial of accusations was con- tained in a letter to Representative Mary T. Norton, chairman of the House District Committee, which has withheld approval of the subcommit- tee's report pending a study of the transcript of the testimony. Garnett took up each accusation in the subcommittee's report, basing his reply to those that were factual in nature on the record of his office. In denying that he has been lax in the prosecution of criminals, Gar- nett cited the testimony of Chief Jus- tice Alfred A. Wheat of the District Supreme Court, which was not men- tioned in the subcommittee in its re- port. Chief Justice Wheat pointed out that of more than 1400 indict- ments returned in the last fiscal year, only 67 cases were awaiting trial when the court recessed in June. In other respects, Garnett admitted charges set forth in the report, but asserted they had no bearing on his qualifications as United States attor- ney. His letter concluded with the asser- tion that he is willing to submit his case to “the considered opinion of the justices of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the District of | Columbia and to the judgment of prac- | tically every reputable lawyer in the District.” Text of Letter. Hon. Mary T. Norton, Chairmar, District of Columbia Com- mittee, House of Representatives, ‘Washington, D. C. My Dear Mrs. Norton: I am taking the liberty of writing you, as chairman of the District of Columbia Committee of the House of Representatives, and of placing before you, with the request that they be] placed before the full committee, the facts and statistics in complete refu- tation of the baseless charges against | me and my assistant, Mr. Karl Kindle- berger, as contained in the report of the Subcommittee on Crime, released by the subcommittee. This statement is in contradistinction to the report of the subcommittee, which was not based on facts and statistics. The statements of Mr. Yaden (Par. 4; P. 20). Mr. Yaden states that one of the greatest drawbacks to an effective en- | forcement of the criminal laws of the District of Columbia is the long de- lay in bringing those accused of crime | to trial, and that he places responsi- bility for delays on the prosecuting officials. | Mr. Yaden's assumption that prose- cutingeofficials are responsible for the | delays in trials is refuted by the facts. The only case vouched by him as having been unduly delayed during my term of office is the Buccolo case, where Mrs. Buccolo had killed her husband and was prosecuted for murder. It is worthy of note that Mr. Yaden is & friend of Mrs. Buccolo, was a witness for her and attested her high character, and the delays were all sought and obtained by her solely on account of the protracted 1llness of her counsel. The district attorney's office is answerable for the expeditious handling | of felony cases only after the de- | fendants are apprehended and brought before the Commissioner, the Police Court or the Supreme Court of the District. The grand jury sits every day in the year except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If a defendant is held for the grand jury either by the Commissioner or the Police Court, the witnesses are immediately brought to the grand jury room and are heard by that body. Indictments are returned weekly. The defendant is then arraigned before the Supreme Court, where his motions and pleas must be heard before a trial can be had. In the vast majority of cases the defendants are brought to trial within three weeks from the date of the indictment. The subcommittee ignored this record as presented by Mr. Chief Justice Wheat of the Su- preme Court of the District of Co- lumbia, who also testified that at the conclusion of business on June 30, 1934, when the court adjourned for the Summer recess, there were only 10 defendants in jail awaiting trial and only 57 cases where the de- fendants were at large on bail await- ing trial. I confidently meet the un- considered evidence of Mr. Yaden with the considered. official testimony of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. When it is considered that the grand Jury returns on an average of 120 indictments & month, the fact that only 67 cases were pending untried conclusively shows that the business of the district attorney’s office was | current, and utterly refutes any charge (Continued on Page 16, Column 1.) GARNETT GETS REPORT Given Justice Department Data on Police Court Probe. United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett today received from the De- partment of Justice its voluminous l"‘enon on the Police Court investiga- on. Garnett said he intended to study James G.| Entered as second class matter post uffice, Washington, D. C. Fall of Cabinet Is Postponed for Art Inspection By the Associated Press. MADRID, May 3.— Premier Alejandro Lerroux, who was to have presented the resignation of the cabinet to President Niceto Alcala Zamora early today, post- poned the matter for a few hours, he said, because he had prom.ised to attend the opening of an ex- hibition of Polish engravings at the Polish Legation. PROTESTS VOICED ON CRIME REPORT Senator King Comes to De- fense of Garnett—Blan- ton Sends Letters. Repercussions to the Crime Com- mittee's report continued to develop at the Capitol today, where strong | pressure was exerted on members of | the full District Committee to over- | ride certain recommendations, espe- cially those relating to United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett. Chairman King of the Senate Dis- trict Committee said Mr. Garnett has been helpful to the Senate Commit- tee, and that he had heard no com- plaint regarding the work of Mr. Gar- nett, prior to the House Crime Com- mittee report. ‘While not commenting directly on the action of the committee, Senator King indicated he was not impressed by the importance of the contention that the district attorney was not fa- miliar with details of some phases of court procedure in the District. Cites Executive Functions. “Many great lawyers might not be entirely familiar with code provisions dealing with inferior courts, such as the Police Court,” he said. “In or- ganizations charged with administra- tion of law, such as district attorneys' offices, the heads of such organiza- tions have important executive func- tions to perform, and exercise super- @h visory direction over those in their | departments.” | At the same time Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas sent let- | ters to some members of the Crime Committee, complaining about the re- | port’s censure of his friend, Inspector | Albert J. Headley, the only police offi- cial singled out for criticism. One of these letters was received by Representative Randolph, Democrat, of West Virginia, chairman of the to Representative Schulte, Democrat, of Indiana; Freed, Republican, of Il- linois, and Brewster, Republican, of Maine. Blanton told Randolph he did not want Headley censured and said he objected to Washington newspapers cor‘l‘tlinullly maligning the police of- c The Board of Governors of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Association took cognizance of the report yester- day and adopted a resolution express- ing confidence in the integrity, ability and service of Police Superintendent Ernest W. Brown. The resolution also expressed the hope that Maj. Brown would be re- tained in the service and blamed | crime conditions in Washington on the inadequacy of the police force, Brown Is Indorsed. Crime Committee. Blanton also wrote | 90med, Personal indorsement of Maj. Brown | also was voiced by several civic leaders called in conference today by Sylvan | King, chairman of a joint committee, ccmposed of representatives of the Merchants and Manufacturers’, Wash- | ington Board of Trade, Federation of | (Continued on Page 4, Column 3. OWSLEY NOMINATED MINISTER TO IRELAND Roosevelt at'Same Time Names Leland Harrison to Post in Rumania. Alvin Mansfield Owsley of Texas, | who for the past two years has been | Minister to Rumania, today was nominated by President Roosevelt to| be inister to the Irish Free State. | At the same time the President; nominated Leland Harrison of Illinois to succeed Owsley as Mimister to| Rumania. Owsley was appointed to fill the vacant post in Ireland caused by the death some months ago of Minister W. W. MacDowell of Montana. Har- rison was a career officer in the foreign service for a number of years, but By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 3—A new disease, a twin of diabetes, which shows itself in excessive hunger, was reported to the American College of Physicians today. Diabetes is due to the body's in- ability to handle sugar. The twin is Jjust the opposite, The body demands excessive sugar. For 10 years this twin disease has been playing hide and seek with med- ical men. They have known it ex- isted, but have not fully identified it. Sea’e Harris, M. D., professor emeritus o7 medicine at the University of Ala- bama, made the report today. “The new disease entity, hyper- insulism,” his report said, “the oppo- site condition to diabetes, results from excessive secretion of insulin by the pancreas.” Lack of insulin is the main cause of diabetes. “While hyperinsulism may be .sus- pected from the symptoms, it can only be proved by the blood studies,” Dr. Harris reported. “The excessive use of sweets, par- ticularly candy and sirup, may cause this new disease, because they stim- ulate the pancreas to secrete an ex- cess of insulin. “Likewise, the excessive use of coffee the report and confer with judges of the District Supreme Court before ¢2- ciding what action, if any, will be taken by him. He refused to di ‘hn contents of the report at this and alcoholic beverages have been thought to be factors in certain cases. “Obesity may result from hyperin- sulism, because its victims have a retired to private life several years ago. | bec: voracious appetite, They eat exces- WASHINGTON, 'D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1935—FIFTY-SIX PAGES. A.F.OF L ENTERS FIGHT TO EXTEND N.R.A. TWOYEARS Leaders Tell President Sen- ate Plan Would Peril Recovery. ROOSEVELT EXPECTS HOUSE TO SAVE BILL New Deal Maps Strategy to Pre- vent Legislation Being Wrecked in Congress. By the Associated Press. A two-year extension of N. R. A. was urged today by the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor at a conference with Presi- dent Roosevelt. Headed by William Green, federa- tion president, the delegation, accom- panied by Secretary Perkins, called at the White House as the constitu- tionality of the recovery law was at- tacked and defended in the Supreme Court. Speaker Byrns forecast that the House would approve N. R. A. exten- sion without particular difficulty and said he could see “no reason for lim- iting that extension to eight or nine months.” Continuance until next April 1 has | been voted by the Senate Finance Committee. Administration leaders are understood to want the two years. See Recovery in Peril. Condemning the Senate Finance Committee proposal, the labor leaders told the President: “We interpret such action as an abandonment of the administration’s national recovery program. In the opinion of the executive council it represents a total disregard of the seriousness of the employment situ- ation which prevails throughout the Nation and a lack of appreciation of the value of the remedies which, under your executive authority, have been applied to the economic ills of the ! Nation. “Your recommendation‘that a more effective and more constructive na- | tional recovery act be enacted by the | Congress of the United States for a period of two years represents, in our opinion, a minimum legislative | requirement which should become op- | erative at this most important period in our national life. “The Executive Councii would rather see that national recovery act aban- o ted or repealed than emasculated and adopfed for a 10- month period, as recommended by the Senate Finance Committee.” Roosevelt forces, meanwhile, looked to the House to save their plans for extending N. R. A. from being shat- | tered in Congress. Byrns spoke after discussions with leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee, as well as witn persons close to the President. “If N. R. A. is no goad, it ought to (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) HORNED TOAD SHIPMENT | COMING FOR CONGRESS Texan to Present One to Each Member When Group Arrives to Praise A. A. A. By the Associated Press. EASTLAND, Tex., May 3.—If you want a horned toad, write to your Congressman. He's going to get one whether he wants it or not. Joe McNeeley, who will accompany other Texas farmers to Washington, May 12, to demonstrate their faith in the A A. A, said today he would | take along a shipment of the toads and present one to each member of Congress. Eastland County is famed for its horned toads and among the reptiles going to the Congressmen may be some descendants or even ancestors of “Old Rip.” This famous toad was removed from the corner stone of an old court house where he was alleged to have been imprisoned for more than a quarter of a century. NATIONALS .RAINED ouT Game at Chicago With White Sox Is Postponed. CHICAGO, May 3 (#).—The game between the Nationals and the Chi- cago White Sox, the first appearance of the Washington club on Western soil this season, was postponed today se of rain. New Disease, Twin of Diabetes, Evidenced by Sugar Hunger sively, become fat and later may de- velop diabetes. “The diet consists of three small meals a day, with milk and a banana or orange juice every two or three hours between meals. Insomnia, often due to low blood sugar, may be re- lieved by taking orange juice or milk every one or two hours while awake at_night.” If you get car sick, buy a bag of peanuts, throw the nuts away and hold the bag over your nose while you breathe. Try it also on seasickness and plane sickness. Any kind of paper bag will do. The treatment was found during a study of “hyperventilation.” This shows itself in the taking of big breaths and the familiar long sighs that follow. They are the body’s way of regaining its alkalinity-acidity bal- ance. It was found that too much alkalinity may cause convulsions. In- cluded in this same cycle are the varying forms of seasickness. ‘The remedy for them would be an increase in acidity. This he obtained for car sickness sufferers by increas- {o.:d their breathing of carbon di- e, As carbon dioxide is a natural prod- uct of the human breath, holding 1., EXPERTS BALK SEXTORTION PLOTS Connecticut Suspect Trap- ped After Writing Tech- nicians Uncover Clues. BY REX COLLIER. Clues uncovered by handwriting ex- perts of the Justice Department's Federal Bureau of Investigation have cleared up a series of five kidnaping- extortion mysteries and resulted in arrest of the alleged perpetrator in Bridgeport, Conn. Among intended victims of the plot —which involved a scheme to sell fake “tips” on purported kidnaping plans— was Lewis L. Strauss, war-time secre- | tary to Herbert Hoover, and now a partner of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New | York brokers. Others who received similar offers in letters were Carl M. Loeb, New York broker; a0 Chasies. Shipman Paysets. Do of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Henry W. Farnham of New Haven, Conn. Trapped by a decoy money package, supplemented by handwriting identi- fication in the bureau's technical laboratory here, Peter Smindak, 22, of Bridgeport, is being held by special agents of the bureau in New York City. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the bureau, declared that Smindak, ar- rested last night at Bridgeport, has made a complete confession in all five cases. Hoover said laboratory experts have identified positively the hand- writing in all of the extertion notes as that of Smindak. In the letter to Strauss, which is said to have been typical of the let- | ters to others, Smindak is alleged to have demanded several thousand dol- | lars in return for “confidential infor- mation” ‘oncerning a conspiracy by a gang to kidnap one of Strauss’ (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) . KELLOGG SATISFIED EUROPE IS PEACEFUL | Former Secretary Says Europe Does Not Want War. Blames Jingoists. By the Assoclated Press. Frank B. Kellogg, former Secretary of State, father of the Kellogg peace pact and World Court judge, ex- pressed the opinion today that there is no danger of war in Europe and that the nations will settle their dif- ferences by peaceful means. ‘The Nobel peace prize winner gave his views after a brief visit with Secretary Hull. “I do not believe the situation in Europe is nearly so alarming as it is made out to be,” he declared. “I do mot think there is the slightest danger of war between Germany and any other country. There is nothing to go to war about. None of them has forgotten the terrible price paid in the last war. They know the worldwide depression was due to the World War and they are not going to have another.” Asked why he thought there were 80 many persistent reports of war clouds over Europe, Kellogg declared that it wi ‘mostly diplomatic ma- neuvering.” “There is also such a thing,” he added, “as statesmen talking for home consumption, and jingoists making war talk in their desire to increase their own armaments. “Germany knows no one is going to make war on her, and she knows she isn't going to make war on any one else. That makes the danger of war less than it has been for a long time.” In Little See Intimate Photos of Antarctic Outpost, BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Two Full Pages of Pictures in the Germans Return Star Spy to Poland, Exchange Secret (Copyright, 1935, by the Assoclated Press.) BERLIN, May 3.—The Polish baron, Georg Sosnowski, regarded by secret police as one of the most dan- gerous spies in Europe, has been given back to Poland, it was learned today, in exchange for three German spies captured by Poland. It was in the tripping up of Sos- nowski that Germany discovered two of its noblewomen, Baroness Benita von Falkenhayn and Frau Renate von | Natzmer, were serving as sples against | their homeland. The two German women were beheaded February 18, | | but Sosnowski, a foreigner, was spared to be exchanged for three Germans.i As in his capture, a woman also | | played a part in Baron Sosnowski's | | release. for one of Poland'’s prisoners, | | given up for the star spy's safety, was a woman, the beautiful Frau Theo- dora Ogurek Drazga. HOPKINS' RELIEF ‘j Carries Out Threat to With- hold Funds Until lllinois Agrees to Contribute. By the Associated Press. | Federal Judge Rules in Favor Lidd PN = BIG STEEL MERGER UPHELD BY COURT of Republic and Cor- rigan-McKinney. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, May 3.—A Federal Court decision virtually assured to- | day the consummation of the biggest | steel merger in years—a $336,000,000 union of the Republic Steel Corp. and | the Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co. | The decision given by Federal Judge | Fred M. Raymond of Grand Rapids, | the Department of Justice, which | the Clayton anti-trust act. It was not immediately determined whether the department would appeal. the injunction was denied because the would substantially reduce competition in the steel industry. Attorneys for the companies had claimed it would increase rather thaa diminish competition, on the ground that the combined company wouid be with other and larger companies. Purpose of Merger. “Corrigan’s purpose,” Judge Ray- mond said, “is to unite its stock- holders with a corporation having an Government failed to show that the | - PLAN FAGES TEST 2 | stronger and better equipped to vie | Some Returns Not Yet Received. (P Means Associated P GERMAN AVIATION EXPANSION SPURS AIR TREATY MOVE Paris, Rome and London Study Plan to Invite Hitler to Limit Planes. BRITAIN WILL ADD 200 SHIPS T0 AIR FORCE England Determined That Reich’s Strength Not Exceed Fleet at Home Bases. (Copyright. 1935, by the Assoclated Press.) LONDON, May 3.—An authorita- tive source revealed today that a draft of a plan for a Western Euro- pean aviation pact has been drawn up and has been taken under con- sideration in Paris, Rome and London simultaneously with the receipt of information in high British quarters that Germany has facilities for build- ing 100 airplanes a month as re- placements. ‘The British air ministry, meeting Reichsfuehrer Hitler's challenge in the air, undertook a new program for substantial increases in British fight- ing planes, airdromes and Royal Air Force personnel. This program will be presented to Parliament within two weeks. ‘The air pact, as now drafted, is said to include an agreement to call a halt in airplane construction. Well- informed sources stated that the draft thus far has not been submitted to Berlin but that Germany's signature @s well as Belgium's is contemplated. 200 More Planes Planned. In order to fulfill Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s pledge that Great Britain will keep pace with Germany in aviation, it was esti- mated that at least 200 more British fighting planes must be built at once. The increases provided for less than three months ago would bring the home defense strength to 630 planes at the end of 1935. The British government had ad- | Mich., denied an injunction asked by | mitted that it does not know the pre- cise strength of Germany's air force, revealed that Hitler's recent claim to equality in the air meant that Ger- | many now has more than 800 war | line home and overseas strength. The 100-planes-a-month capactty | Germany’s facilities for regular con- struction 1n the event of hostilities. High sources said they were told Germany is expanding her aviation | construction program with the ex- pectation of attaining soon a monthly replacement production of 200 ma- chines. Hitler’s Strength Undetermined. Despite the succession of reports concerning the extent of the Reich’s excess of finishing facilities, thereby The Government's ability to make | States pay a substantial part of the | cost of relief was put to the acid test | today. In the face of avowed fears that “serious trouble” might result, Harry | L. Hopkins, the relief administrator, carried out his recent threat to with- hold Federal funds from Illinois until | that State agrees to contribute $3,000,- 000 a month. There were immediate expressions of fear by Illinois relief officials that outbreaks might occur if they were not | able to resume activities before the end of next week. Cook County arranged to give emer- gency food and medical srders to its big relief population until about May 15, but auditors for the Illinois Relief Commission estimated that 64 down- state counties ceased all relief, effective last night. Approximately 105,000 n;énmes were reported to be without | aid. { Warned Legislature. Hopkins had warned the State’s Legislature in advance that he would send in no money to meet May relief needs unless it arranged to pay “a fair _share” of the bill. The Illinois (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) FLYER PLANS LONG HOP TO MEXICO AND BRIDE Leaves London for Santander, First Leg of Trip, With 4,600 Miles Ahead. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 3.—Juan Ignacion Pombo, Spanish aviator, hopped off today from Heston airdrome on the first leg of a flight to Mexico, D. F., on which he hopes to set a new long- distance solo flight record and win a bride. Pombo said his sweetheart was waiting for him in the Mexican capi- tal and that he planned to ask her to marry him as soon as he arrived. Pombo's destination today was Sen- tander, Spain, whence he will take off for the 4,600-mile hop across the Atlantic Ocean to Mexico. The Spanish government assisted in financing his effort. America! the Daily Life, at Their of Members of the | capital expenditures in construction or acquisition of steel-finishing plants. “The apparent purpose on the part of Republic is to acquire additional |and needed supplies of iron ore and coal and additional facilities for sup- plementing its own for the manufac- ture of pig iron and semi-finished | steel, and to bring about a reduction in the costs of manufacture and dis- | tribution. “The net result will be better bal- anced facilities for making possible | ered costs.” | As the news of the court’s decision | reached the Cleveland Stock Ex- change, quotations on Corrigan-Mc- Kinney common stock jumped to $14, an increase of $4 a share. “There is nothing from which it} may be found that the purpose of the | merger is to increase the price of | iron or steel products, to create a monopoly, to achieve a mere increase in size or to ultimately bring about further mergers,” Judge Raymond wrote. Assets of Firms. Republic, third largest American steel company, has assets estimated at $271,000,000. Corrigan-McKinney, located in Cleveland, has assets esti- mated at $65,000,000. During the trial the Government introduced voluminous charges and figures from the books of the com- panies and compiled by the Federal Trade Commission. They were used to support its contention that the proposed merger “would substantially reduce competition in the steel indus- try and would tend to create a (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) By the Associated Press. The Capital teemed today with pub- lic officials and civic leaders here from all over the country in the hope of finding out more about the rules of the $4,000,000,000 work-relief drive. Application blanks to be filled out by the advocates of particular projects have not yet been announced. The visitors also are watching for an announcement as to the distribu- tion of the relief population, which is to be a major factor in determin- ing how much different sections should get. Visiting delegations, including Gov- ernors and small town Council mem- bers equally anxious to get projects started, were given to understand that many of their questions will be an- swered definitely within the next few days. g‘ccreury Ickes, the public works administrator and chairman of the Work Relief Allotment Board, prom- ised yesterday that new P. W. A. regulations will be drafted “very soon.” Harry L. Hopkins, the relief admin- istrator, who will have a big hand in the work program, gave a similar Rotogravure Section of Next Sunday’s Star pledge maps showing where the destitute unemployed are snd where work should be provided. He cleared up one vital question of policy. Explaining President Roose- velt's decree that persons on relief rolls shall be given preference, Hop- kins said & w on relief would air force plans, Sir John Simon, for- cede that the government still is un- | certain whether it has full informa- tion concerning Hitler's objectives. Latest official comparisons give Ger- 1 many 800 to 850 planes. | The empire was given full assur- | ance that the government intends to | redeem fully the pledge of Stanley | Baldwin, lord president of the Coun- cil and Conservative leader, never to | permit the Reich to attain supremacy in that department. Debate in the House of Commons the manufacture (of steel) at low-| yesterday made it plain the govern- | ment will receive the full support of opposition political parties. ‘The possible cost of matching Hit- | ler’s aerial strides has been set by one informed source at approximately $25,000,000 in excess of the $105,000.- 000 already estimated for the current fiscal year. ‘The Daily Express, asserting Prime | “let | Minister Ramsay MacDonald Nazis ouild an air force, raise an army and lay down the keels of a (Continued on Page 5, ?jfilumn 3) GIRL’S SLAYER HANGED Appeal to King George Fails to Bring Clemency. MONTREAL, May 3 (#).—Joseph Alisero, who murdered his sweetheart and stuffed her body in the rumble seat of his car. was hanged today. A last attempt to save Alisero's life, by a direct appeal to King George, was made by the condemned man's lawyer, but proved futile. ‘The murdered girl was Graziella Viens. $4,000,000,000 Work Fund Lures Horde of Visitors Here not be given a job even though his resources might be exhausted. Hopkins said, however, that it might be necessary to go outside the ranks' of those on relief to obtain many skilled workers. He added that some unemployed who have not sought help from relief agencies would be absorbed by private plants which will turn out the materials for work relief projects. Persons seeking further informa- tion about the works program were greeted by a receptionist at the emergency council's new division of applications and information, in the Commercial National Bank Building at Fourteenth and G streets. Almost all wanted personal inter- views with Prank C. Walker, director of the council, and occasionally one appeared to have arranged an ap- pointment with him. Otherwise, un- less unusually insistent, the caller was directed to one of Walker's as- sistants. Job seekers, of whom there were many, were directed to other offi- cials and asked to fill out formal applications. Secretary Ickes called a halt yes- terday in another of the Capital's processions. With 10,000 applications for positions in the Pub- lic Works Administration already on file, some of them two years old, he said it would not be fair to accept s ] | was understood to be in addition to| TWO CENTS. BONUS INFLATION FEAR DISGOUNTED BY PROF. SPRAGUE Says System Dangerous Only if Method Is Used to Raise Prices. VINSON BILL SHOWDOWN PUSHED BY HARRISON Test Postponed as Effort to Limit Debate Is Lost—Saturday Fight Possible. By the Associated Press. | As the Senate approached a show- down on bonus legislation, O. M. W. | Sprague told a Banking Committee | today that payment of the obligation in new currency would excite fears of inflation only if it were interpreted | as part of a policy to force an up- | ward movement of prices. He added it would not be regarded as inflationary if it were done “grudg- | ingly” by the administration. The former Treasury adviser, who | broke with the administration on | money policies, was testifying on the omnibus banking bill, certain pro- | visions of which he favored as future | corrective steps. | Sprague, now a Harvard economics 1pro(emr, said up to the present the administration policy had been to try to induce a “more active demand for credit,” but this “hasn’t come yet.” Quick Vote Halted. Meanwhile, administration efforts | to speed action on the bonus, with a limitation of debate, collapsed tempo- rarily in the Senate, with Chairman | Harrison threatening a Saturday ses- | sion in order to obtain a decision. As the Senate started the second day of debate on the hotly disputed measure, no one apparently was ready | to talk, and Vice President Garner called for a vote on the motion of Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri to substitute the Vinson cash payment contended the merger would violate but Sir John Simon, foreign secretary, | bill for the Harrison compromise. | Senator Thomas. Democrat, of | Oklahoma, protested that the matter was of such importance that a vote Judge Raymond in his decision said | planes, equal to Great Britain's first- | should go over until next week when ators would be on hand. McNary Protests, | Harrison, head of the Finance Com- | mittee and in charge of the bill on | the floor, then proposed a limitatio® | of debate to start Monday, but Sen- | ator Smith, Democrat, of South Caro- ina, and Senator McNary, Republicen, of Oregon. served notice it would not be acceptable. Smith said the measures before the Senate included other issues than the ‘ bonus, apparently referring to the Patman proposal for new currency. | Harrison had sought a vote by night- | more Sen: obviating the necessity for further|eign secretary, and other officials con- | fa]] on the move to substitute the | Vinson bill for his plan. He was aided in his battle to stop this cash bonus plan by the demand of Senator Long, Democrat, of Louisi- ana for cash bonus Senators to vote against the Vinson measure so that the real test would come on the choice between the compromise and the Patman inflationary bill. Urges Citizens to Wire. | In a radio speech assailing the ad- ministration last night Long called on voters to wire their Senators to stand for the Patman bill. | “We are fighting to keep this bill | which actually pays the bonus, from being sidetracked,” he said. Administration leaders felt that if they could beat the Vinson bill, with its strong support from the Republi- can side, they could fight off the Patman measure. Some Senators will- ing to vote for the Vinson measure would oppose the Patman bill because of its provision for the issuance of new currency to cash the certificates. Long predicted President Roosevelt would sign the Patman bill, despite warnings of a veto. “The President ain't agoin’ to veto the Patman bill,” he told the Senate. “I haven't any word from the Presi- dent. He seldom sends me any word. But I know, because the President is a good politician.” Senate Main Battleground. All three’ of the major bonus bills were before the Senate for the final | test, which has been awaited for | months on the theory that the Senate | chamber was the real battleground ;vhere the veterans’ drive would win or lose. Under the Patman or Vinson bills the average veteran would get about $1,000—minus any sums he had bor- rowed against his certificate and cer- tain interest. It is figured these de= ductions would bring the average net cash payment down to about $500. Under the Harrison bill he could get $770 now—with loans and interest de- ducted. The net average payment thus would be about $180 cash. Or he could hold his certificate until 1945 and get $1,115 if he had not borrowed. Readers’ Guide Page. Editorials ........c......A-10 Amusements ... Comics .. Crossword Puzzle . ..D-5 Finance ..........A-17-18-19 Lost and Found.........A-11 Paul Mallon. .A-2 Radio .C-5 Serial Story .............B-8 Service Orders ..........D-§ Short Story ... .D-9 Society .B-2 Sports ... .D-1-2-3-4 This Changing World. ....A-3 Vital Statistics .........B-12 Washington Wayside Women's l‘rtunl . l