Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1935, Page 4

SUBSTITUTET.V.A. BILL TO BE DRAWN Subcommittee to Draft Compromise, Try to Get It Before House. By the Associated Press. A sybcommittee was named today to draft a compromise substitute for the Tennessee Valley Authority bill. which has heen deadlocked for nearly # month In the House Military Com- mittee Commitiee [oes of the legislation to hroaden T. V. A. powers said they would insist on drastic concessions. The legislation, already passed by the Senate, is on the administration’s “must” program. Following & two-hour econference thiz morning, Chairman McSwain and Representative Montet, Democrat, of Alahama and Schaefer, Democrat, of | Tlinois hegan working on the com- promise proposal The latter twn joined four other eommittee Democrats and seven Re- publicans last month in shoving through a 13 to 12 vote to table the amendments. . One of the leaders in the fight | against T. V. A.. Representative Mn,\:f Democrat of New York, said there were prospects for a bill “a little more | decent than that passed two years 850 by the House.” While unwilling to predict that the compromise measure would win over a maiority of the committee and let the | amendments reach a House vote, May conceded the chances were brighter. | “We can still table it, though,” he added. { He said the three-man subcommit- tee was given lo understand that these | changes must be put into the bill} which passed the Senate: Place T. V. A, under the rigid ac-| counting system of the General Ac-| counting Office. Make T. V. A, in establishing its huge power “vardstick,” comply with | the zame standards as private utilities. Leave the Authority's bond-issuing espacity unchanged at $50.000.000. Forbid the agency to acquire com- peting private utility properties except | by agreement or condemnation. SIX POLICE SHIFTED AFTER A. B. C. STORY | Testimony on Question of Revok- | ing Dealer's License Pre- ceded Transfers. | Zix members of the seventh pre- cinet police command listed among lice transfers announced Saturday Maj. Ernest W. Brown, chief of | police, were transferred upon recom- mendation of Capt. Maurice Collins, in command of the precinct, follow- ing testimony they gave before the Alcohol Beverage Control Board in the case of W, S. Martin, 1264 Wis- consin avenue, who was before the board in eonnection with the question of revocation of his license. Tt was in evidence that some of the men involved had partaken of food | place, sometimes ‘“on the T. T. Heffernan and Pvts. W. B. Kuhns, Clarence Morgan, G. L, No C. K. Culver and Marcel Caus- | sin were the men invelved. It was testified that sometimes they paid for hinches, while at other times the proprietor refused to accept money. N.R.A: | (Continued From First Page.) i 1ahor assistant to O'Neill Of the legislative possibilities, O'Neill said this morning: “It is impossible to state affirma- | tively or negatively whether tnere will be new legislation now. Some Congreasmen feel that a more positive law should be sought. We shall have | to see first, though, what can be done | under this act.” He predicted a “dull peried” during the next few weeks. | The business of reorganization | moved quietly this morning as the potentates of the old order, headed by | Donald Richberg, prepared to move | out of the Commerce Building, which has heen the setting for the Recovery Administration drama. | O'Neill by the end of the week will | have taken over Richberg's elaborate quarters on the “48 row,” but this morning he sat behind a small desk | in the rugless room which has served him for months, He planned no fcrmal prers eon- ferences because, ne said, there isn't | encugh to talk about to achedule a recular conferencs, But ha indi- cated he would tee reporters singly at various times to answer any ques- tions, representative Will Be Research Agenmey. By mid-July, N. R. A, is expected to be a quiet, newsless agency devoted | whelly to fact-finding and considera- tion of industrial problems and their solution. A1 early series of conferences fs| planned by O'Neill, Cconley and Mar- ehall to determine just how exten- sive the organization’s work will be | and how many employes will he needed to perform it. They are also prepared to draw up their educational program to enlist | foint support of buciness and labor | by a friendly selling campaign. Con- tinvarce of N. R. A. by new lcgisla- | tion is believed dependent upon the public’s reaction to this procedure. | Mesnwhile, serious consideration is being given to the use of a modified Blue Eagle insignia by volunteer co- | operstive industries, especially the clothing trades, which have given al- most whole-hearted support to the N. R. A. code program. | | | pensation, define the duties an | recovery act THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, James L. O'Neill, new head of the National Recovery Administration, photographed in his office today as he was interviewed by the press.—. A. P. Photos, Text of Roosevelt Order President Outlines Duties and Appoints Officers to Carry Organization of "Stopgap” N.R. A. The text of President Roosevelt's executive ~order formally organizing a “stopgap” N. R. A, follows: By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vesied in me by title 1 of the national industrial recovery act (48 stat. 1959, as amended by Senate joint resolution 113, approved June | 14, 1935), it is hereby ordered as fol- lows: 1. The National Industrial Recov- | ery Board, created by executive order No. 6859 of September 27, 1934, is hereby terminated, and to provide for | the continuing administration of the provisions of title 1 of the national Industrial recovery act there is hereby created the office of administrator of the National Recovery Administration. O'Neill Is Appointed. 2. The administrator of the Na- of the national industrial recovery act as amended by Senate joint reso- | lution 113, approved June 14, 1835, | and may exercise all of those powers heretofore conferred by executive or- der upon the National Industrial Recovery- Board, subject to the limi- tations upon such powers contained in the said Senate joint resolution 113, and subject also to the further pro- visions of this executive order. The | administrator is authorized, under the | direction of the President. to appoint, employ, discharge an¢ fix the com- | d direct | the conduct of such officers and em- | ployes as may be necessary for such | administration. I hereby appoint James L. O'Neill as acting adminis- | trator of the National Recovery Ad-‘ ministration. { 3. Por the further adminisiration | of title 1 of the national industrial as amended, there s hereby established the division of re- view. The division of review shall assemble, analyze, and report upon the statistical information and rccords of experience of *he operations of the | { | fore subject to codes of fair competi- | suffered slight dam: tion, shall study the effects of tuch| | codes upon trade, industrial »nd la- | and proceeded bor conditions :n general, and other relaied matters, shall make uvajlable | for the protection and promotion of | the public interest an adequate review of the effects of ihe administration | of title 1 of the national industrial re- | covery act, and tne principles and | policies put ‘into efiect thersunder, | and shall otherwise aid the Presi- | dent in carrying cut his functioning | under the said tit’e. I hereby appoint | Leon C. Marshall director of tne Di- | vision of Review. “ Division of Business. | 4. There is hereby established the Division of Business Co-operation 'ho‘ function and purpose of which shall | be to aid in the voluntary mainten- | ance by trade and iudustrial groups | of standards of ‘air competition, in| the elimination of unfair compatition | in the employment of labor or in trade practices, and in mantaining | sources of information and records | | of experience useful in the wcrk of | { the Division of Revie' nd to other- wise assist in effectusting, so far as| possible, the policies c¢f the national inoustrial recoverv ac’ as amended. I hereby appoint Prentiss L. Coonley director of the Dwis‘on of Business Co-cperation. | 5. The administration of the N: tional Recovery Administration, the; direetor of the Division of Review and | the director of Business Co-operation | and all other officers appointed by this | order shall serve under the direction | of the President and shall be paid such | compensation as he shall fix, and the | administrator shall proceed Iorthwithi to reduce as rapidly as possible the number of persons now employved in the administration of title 1 of the | national recovery act to| Delivery Service A wpecial mes- senger will de- i * or extira Just phone— the number necessary to perform the Gutles of such administration as herein or hereafter prescribed, and in so doing he shall make proper provision for the allowance of accumulated leave for employes entitled thereto, facili- tate the transfer of employes whose services may be desired by other agen- | cies or departments of the Govern-| ment, and protect the continuity of the administration for its future use- fulness in effectuating the policies and purposes of title 1 of the national industrial recovery act as amended. I hereby appoint George L. Berry assistant to the administrator of the National Recovery Administration to represent labor. Advisory Council Named. 6. There is hereby established an advisory council in aid of the Na- | tional Recovery Administration shall | ;oo Recovery Administration, and | administer the provisions of title 1y perepy appoint as members of the said council Charles Edison, Howell Cheney, Philip Murray, William Green, Emily Newell Blair and Walton H. Hamilton, 7. All orders and regulations here- tofore issued concerning the adminis- tration of titie 1 of the national in- dustrial recovery act are hereby modi- fied to the extent necessary to make this order fully effective. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. The White House, June 15, 1935, LINER IN CRAS Proceeds to Collier Is Disabled—3 Lost. 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A. and promoting the | integration of all the varied industries concerned with construction into one | major industry were the principal problems facing representatives of the construction industry from throughout the country as they met in the Willard Hotel today. | The meeting was being held under the auspices of the Construction League of the United States and took the form of a meeting of the Generll‘ Assembly of the league. Col. John P. Hogan is presiding. Among the subjects to be discussed is the possible application of volun- tary codes to the construction indus- try. A number of prominent speakers are to be heard on subjects connected with industry integration and the mu- tual welfare of all branches of the construction industry. Maj. George Berry, division admin- istrator of N. R, A., is to speak on the future organization of the construction industry, and S. P. Voorhees, New York architect, is to lead the discussion on the preservation of code gains. Col. Hogan said a determined effort will be made to preserve the 53 co-or- | dinating committees built up through- | out the United States under the Con- struction Code Authority. Suicide “Wave” Hits City. | BUDAPEST, June 17 (£).—A wave | of attempts at self desiruction kept ' the suicide squad the busiest division | of the Police Department over the week end. Twenty-one persons were | reported trving to end their lives Sunday, and police reporis indicated 28, persons attempted to commit su- icide Saturday. Most of the attempts were made by jumping into the Dan- | ube. A majority were saved by the river squad. Germany exported 19187 tons of fiat glass in the last vear. Special on U TODAY and CONSTRUCTION MEN |O’Neill Disclaims| Glamor in Starting JobasN.R. A. H('ml‘v Opposite of Johnson, He Says—First Task Is to Cut Staff. By the Assoclated Press, James L. O'Neill, the banker now in charge of the modified N. R. A, is just the opposite of Gen. Hugh S. 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Johnston said sale of the property was ordered by the Alabama Power Co. after the Tennessee Valley Au- | thority stepped in with a “systematic ruthlessness” and admonished. the | power company the Government would | aid municipalities to purchase the lines unless the company transferred them at & “price set by the T. V, A."” D. G. RELIEF TREND DOWNWARD NOTED Decline Here Is 8 Per-Cent From April to May, F. E. R. A. Reveals. In announcing today that the trend of urban rellef was downward be- tween April and May, the Pederdl Emergency Relief Administration said that in the District the drop was 8 per cent in the number of families and single resident persons, but that obligations incurred for relief jumped 1 per cent. It was pointed out, how- ever, that work program earnings cqv« ered *five weeks in May as against four in April. U. S. ABANDONS EFFORT TO GET MARTIN INSULL | Extradition Attempt Ba | Dropped Because Brother Has } Been Acquitted by Jury. By the Assoclated Press, The United States has abandened ;‘m efforts to extradite Martin Insull from Canada for trial in Chicago. ‘ State Department officials would make no comment, but it was learned Norman Somerville, the Canadian at- torney retained by the Government, | planned to withdraw the official American request, for Insull's extra- dition. It was understood the extradition request was based on charges similar to those which Samuel Insull. his brother, has been acquitted, and the United States, in view of that deci- sion, decided to make no further ef- forts to bring Martin Insull here for trial. ta The administration said that in April there were 22,344 families and | - single resident persons on relief, and | that in May this number declined to | J— 20,502. Obligations ,incurred for re- lef in April were $615299, as against $621,642 in May. 100% For Maryland, Baltimore showed a decrease of 6 per cent in the number of persons on urban relief, dropping from 30,404 to 28,714. Obligations in- curred for relief dropped 8 per cent, slumping from $1,000,805 to $922,899. In Virginla, Norfolk showed an in- crease, the figures going from 4,924 in QUALITY e Reardon’s Washable Kalsomine An » ing new Kalsomine whie o dnees's hard vmonth mon-rabning AR Both Judge Nathan P. Brvan of Jacksonville, Fla., presiding judge. and | Judge Samuel H. Sibley questioned | Johnston as to why stockholders should intervene in the court pro- ceedings after the power company had contracted for the transfer of the transmission lines. Johnston said sale | of the property was for the purpose of “violating Provisions of the Con- | stitution and was illegal.” 1 | | Lyddane i than today as to why they should not be ruled in contempt of court in con- nection with a story about the Boland | verdict. The morning after the judges reached their “secret” verdict in the case the Heraid published a story say- ing Boland had been found guilty. | The judges denled to the Lyddane jury | that their verdict had been revealed | to any one and specifically instructed the 12 men who tried Mrs. Lyddane to | disregard the story. The citation against the reporters charged them with “embarrassing and obstructing the administration of jus- tice.” Frank and Lee were cited along with Ray Helgerson, city editor, and Michael W. Flynn, managing editor, and the American Newspapers, Inc. The cita- tions were served only on the two re- | porters, it was said. | Attorneys for the newspaper men, Miss Vivian V. Simpson and Ed Peters. today were preparing their motions | seeking & dismissal of the citations | The case probably will not be heard before the judges for at least & week. Attorney Elisha Hanson of Washing- ton was preparing an answer for the American Newspapers, Inc. 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