Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1935, Page 5

CRIMNAL AGTION SEENNLOBBY QU Grand Jury Inquiry May Develop in Contract Probe of Army. BY REX COLLIER. The House Military Affairs Commit- tee has called into consultation sev- eral representatives of the United States attorney’s office here to discuss possible criminal proceedings growing out of recent revelations in the con- gressional investigation of lobbying at the War Department. Another grand jury inquiry into financial dealings of certain dealers who sought contracts from the Army is foreseen as a result of information received by the committee in its re- newal of the investigation. Members of the committee are understood to have conferred within the last 24 hours with assistants 10 United States Attorney Leslie G. Garnett. The discussion, it is said, revolved around facts uncovered by committee investigators and testimony given by witnesses summoned by the House group. Silverman to Take Stand. The committee is to resume its in- quiry tomorrow into activities of the Silverman brothers, New York and Washington negotiators for surplus Army supplies. Nathan Silverman, brother of Jo- seph Silverman, who testified last week he spent large sums for enter- tainment of Army officers, is one of the witnesses expected to be ques- tioned by Chairman McSwain at the session tomorrow. McSwain is de- sirous of learning more about the op- erations of Silverman Bros, Iuc., which, with its members, according to McSwain, has spent nearly half a million dollars while trying to obtain War Department business. Dennis Mahoney, New York police- man, also has been asked to appear. The committee wants to ask him about checks which Joseph Silverman told the committee he had given Mahoney to cash on several occasions. Envelopes Stir Committee. The committee was stirred last week | by testimony from a New York at- torney, Thomas Jefferson Ryan, that he had given six or seven envelopes | containing money to another lawyer, Harold Schneuer, who, he declared, was in touch with Frank E. Speicher, then being sought as a grand jury witness. At the time, the Justice De- partment was making a country-wide search for Speicher. An assistant United States attorney #at in with the committee on execu- tive sessions several months ago that resulted in indictment of Col. Joseph I McMullen of the judge advocate general’s office on charges of accept- ing fees from private firms having business relations with the War De- partment. A trial date for the Mc- Mullen case has not been set. McMul- len has been severely censured by Sec- retary of War Dern. Col. McMullen today filed a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that the information on which | the grand jury acted was the same | as that given in his own testimony before the House committee and which, he asserted, was given under promise of immunity. Testimony given the committee by Speicher, a tire salesman, after .he finally was found in New York by the Department of Justice, ended in th2 court-marshaling of Col. Alexander E. Wilhams, former assistant quarter- master general of the Army, for ac- cepting a $2,500 loan from Speicher. | Williams was convicted and is under | sentence of dismissal from the Army. JAPAN SENDS NEW THREAT TO MONGOLIA Ultimatum Demands Retirement of Troops or Admission of Observers. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, July 23.—A new ulti- matum from the Japanese Army in Kwangtung to the Governor of Outer Mongolia threatening military action was reported yesterday in Tass (Soviet official news agency) from Ulan Bator. The ultimatum repeated the de- | mands of July 4 for the admission of Japanese and Manchurian ob- servers into Mongolia, or, as an alter- native, the withdrawal of Mongolian troops from the whole Eastern border eone adjoining Manchukuo. The ultimatum was delivered fol- lowing the refusal of the Outer Mon- golian government to admit those observers or to permit the construc- tion of a telegraph line. The Mon- golian reply characterized the demand as “incompatible with Mongolian sov- ereignty.” The new Japanese ultimatum was presented on behalf of Comdr. Sakurai of the army in Kwangtung. o Women Ignore Ban. Women of China are ignoring the government order against permanent waves. Salaries Increased As Chicago O. K’s New ‘Baby Budget’ Pay Cuts Also Reduced and Civic Improvements Are Provided For. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 23.—Salary in- creases and reduction of pay cuts af- fecting more than 20,000 municipal employes were voted by the Chicago | City Council yesterday with the ap- proval of a $4,563,000 “baby budget.” The budget included an appropria- tion of $1,677,760 tor canceling during the final six months of the year one- kalf of the pay cuts which had bgen given employes in 1931. The action today placed salaries of police anc firemen at a level 7', per cent under the basic scale of 1931. Others were put on the basis of a 10 per cent cut. ‘The council also voted $1,070,000 to restore to judges, clerks and bailiffs of the Municipal Court all reductions made in their salaries during the de- pression. The increases were made retroac- tive to*July 1. Included in the budget were provi- sions for 500 more police, 200 moie firemen, the purchase of a $200,000 Diesel-powered fire boat and civic im- ,{vmvunenu. ) ‘ were lost. ICKES SAYS PROBE SPURNS HIS FACTS Declares He Awaits Invita- tion to Testify at Virgin Islands Quiz. By the Associated Press Secretary Ickes told newsmen today he had solicited an invitation to | testify before the Senate Territories Comnmittee investigating affairs in the | Virgin Islands, but that none had been forthcoming. The Interior chief, who recently | criticized conduct of the inquiry and was advised by Senator Tydings, | Democrat, of Maryland to seek elec- | tion to the Senate if he wanted a hand in its activities, had been sched- | uled to appear before the committee | today. But he did not show up, and after the investigators had adjourned until tomorrow reporters questioned him about the matter at his office. “I solicited an invitation—and asked to be the first witness—but I was not | offered one,” Ickes asserted. Asked if this meant the end of a “truce” between him and Tydings, he replied: “Why should it? self.” Reminded that Tydings said yester- day the entire committee favored a reorganization of the island admin- istration, Ickes said grimly: “I thought the committee was still investigating and wasn’t ready yet to draw any conclusions.” Declaring he had heard nothing to indicate Dr. Paul M. Pearson would resign as Governor of the islands, Ickes said he would oppose transfer of the islands to the Navy Depart- ment, as suggested in some congres- sional quarters. Resignation Plan Denied. Meanwhile, Dr. Pearson also de- nied persistent rumors that he would resign as governor of the islands. He said no one had asked him to resign {and he did not contemplate doing so. Tydings said there would be an executive committee session at 10:30 am. tomorrow, when Eli Baer, dis- charged district attorney of the is- lands, and Paul C. Yates, former ad- ministrative assistant to Pearson, would be present. They are the prin- ‘clpal complainants against Pearson’s | administration. Tydings said the investigation would be resumed at 2 p.m. tomorrow after the executive session. F R RITES TO BE HELD HERE {IN'TRIBUTE TO DOLLFUSS I'm behaving my- | | Requiem High Mass Will Sung at Catholic University. Diplomats to Attend. A requiem high mass will be sung |in the crypt of the National Shrine oi the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University at 11:30 a.m. to- morrow in commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss, late chan- cellor of Austria. The observance was requested by Dr. Edgar L. Prochnik, Minister of Austria in Washington. The celebrant will be Most Rev Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, the apos- tolic delegate, and the Most Rev. James H. Ryan, Bishop of Modra and rector of the university, will be in the senctuary. The services will be at- tended by the staff of the Austrian Legation, members of the diplomstic corps and Government representa- tives, Similar services are being held in every capital where the Austrian gov- Be ernment Is represented. SCOUTS TO GO ON OUTING 2,000 Expected to Make Boat Trip to Marshall Hall. Base ball, races and general outdoor sports will feature the outing by 2,000 Boy Scouts and Scoutmasters at Mar- shall Hall Thursday. . Col. E. L. Mat- tice will have charge of the outing. The Scouts, in full uniform, will leave on the City of Washington from the Seventh Street Wharf of the Wil- son Line at 10 a.m. Thursday, and the boat will leave Marshall Hall for the return trip at 4 p.m. Farmers Ask More Aid. Farmers of Argentina are demand- ing that the government minimum, or “basic,” price of corn be raised. THE EVENING Scene of Peoria’s $2,700,000 Fire Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. One man was believed dead and 12 were hurt in the terrific explosion and fire which swept the huge Hiram Walker Distillery in Peoria, IIl, early today. Damage was estimated at $2,700,000 and 6,000,000 gallons of whisky STAR, WASHINGTON, DISTILLERY BLAZE In Lobby Probe SEAL WILL AID HOUSE COMMITTEE. ELWOOD H. SEAL, Assistant corporation counsel of the District, today was granted leave of absence by the Commissioners to serve as counsel to the House Committee investigating utilities lobbying. Request for Seal's serv- ices was made informally by Chairman O’Connor of the Rules Committee. Two years ago Seal served as counsel for a Senate committee investigating the milk industry in the Washington area. Projects (Continued Prom First Page.) to employ 132 men at a cost of $175,- 000; grading at Bolling Field and other improvements there, 328 men at $243,000; new filing system for Dis- trict Works Administration executive offices, three persons, $2,000; recorder of deeds office, for recopying of old land records, 133 persons, $112,000. Gallinger Work Inciuded. Gallinger Hospital, for improve- ment of grounds, employment of nurses and other services, 325 work- ers, at $213,000; Public Library of the District, for clerical work, six persons, at & cost of $6,500; Sewer Depart- ment, for work on mains, 41 men, at a cost of $26,000; Electrical Depart- ment, 22 persons, $17,000: National Capital Parks Office, six projects for 986 men at a cost of $803,000. These six projects involve grading, sodding, landscaping and improvements at Anacostia Park for the purpose of making an additional golf course. United States Department of Agri- culture, 19 men for forest patrol work, $24,000; District Health Department. 24 men for an alley survey, at a cost of $18,000; Board of Education and the District repair shop for improve- ments to school buildings, 344 workers at a cost of $300,000; Board of Edu- cation, 20 persons to be engaged in re- search work, at a cost of $17,000; Home for Aged and Infirm. five proj- ects to employ 101 workers at a cost of $14,000. Board of Education, for drainage and grading projects for school grounds, 478 men at & cost of $412,000. BALTIMORE ROUTE PARKING PLANNED State Commission and P.W. A. Director Invite Cities to Meeting. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Juy 23—Develop- ment of a park area between Balti- more and Washington was the sub- ject of a meeting of tre State Plan- ning Commission acre today. Abel Wolman, chairmen of the com- mission and acting Siate P. W. A di- rector, invited representatives of both cities to attend tne conference this afternoon. All Phases Considered. All phases of tle future bhysical development of the aiea were to be considered, Wolman said, including roads, forests =nd son*uary conditions. Much of the territorv was uf little value and consiituied an eyesore, it | was said, and its conversion imnto a8 park would enhance the stretcn be- tween here and the Capital. Those invited o *ne conference in- | cluded Charles W. Eliot, 2d, execu- | | tive officer, and T. F. Hubbard, con- | sultant, of the Naiioral Resources | Committee: John S. Molen, jr.. of the | National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and I'ving I Root o1 the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commussivn Others Invited. Dr. R. H. Riley, director, and Dr. Joseph 1. Prance, member, of the | State Department of Health, and the following also were invited: | Nathan L. Smith, chairman of the State Roads Commission; F."W. Bes- ley, State forester; W. L. Galvin, rep- resenting the Board of State Aid and | Charities: Francis N. Dryden, director of the Works Division of the Mary- land Emergency Relief Commission J. W. Shirley, head of the Commis- sion on City Planning, and Bernard L. Crozier, chief engineer of Balti- more; Miss Lavinia Engle, D. K. Este Fisher, jr.: James R. Edmonds, Hale | Walker, Gilmore G. Clark and Miss | Helen Stauffer of the State Planning | Commission. PATIENTS WANT CARDS | Donations of pinochle cards for the | patients of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital | were sought today by the District of Columbia Chapter of the American | Red Cross. _ Officials said, in announcing the ap- Peal, that donors should take the cards to the District of Columbia Chapter | House, 1730 E street, or take them di- | rectly to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. GIVEN ON VACATION Judge Ralph Given, who is shortly to vacate one of the four branches in | Police Court in favor of Walter Casey, recent appointee, left today for a | short vacation. | Judge Robert E. Mattingly assvmed his place in the District branch of the court. Necessities Rationed. Bolivia is continuing its system of rationing necessities. J. Frank Kelly, Inc. :.l:adm for private !:m-. apart- ';""3.' et allowite * ventilation. 336,8 sizes 2121 Ga. Ave. NOrth 1341 Ope Way Bound Trip $8.75 5.75 7.50 16.85 8.90 3.90 Newport, R. L. .. 10.00 Rehoboth Beach. 5.25 Luray Caverns 2.60 New Haven .... 7.25 1175 Niagara Falls ... 12.25 21.50 SKYLAND EXCURSION $3,R. T. Leaves Every Sunday, 8:30 AM. ® BUSCENTER o PENNA. AVE. at 6th STREET Phone District 4224 D, C., TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1935. Impeachment (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) President were impeached his leaders should be, too. |1t 15 a Washington C0STS $2.700000 6,000,000 Gallons of Whis- ky Burned After Blast. Man Believed Killed. By the Associated Press. PEORIA, Il July 23.—Fire which swept the huge $6,500,000 Hiram Walker Distillery following a ‘errific explosion was brought under control today after causing damage estimated at $2,700,000. Twelve men were injured in the blaze and searchers were seeking the body of John Barton, an employe, missing since the blast in the rack- house, where he was working. Another worker, William Hulsebus, was found after being reported miss- ing earlier. He reported that he had narrowly escaped being buried by fall- ing debris and had crawled to safety through a hole in a fence. Six million gallons of whisky were set afire, sending greenish-yellow flames high into the sky. The flam- ing whisky enveloped the plant in eerie light as firemen under Fire Chief Ben Butler fought to stop the spreading blaze. The six-story steel building fell to pleces under the intense heat. Al- though the fire was under control, firemen said it would be some time tefore the whisky burned itself out. The rackhouse was the only build- ing entirely destroyed, but other structures in the $6,500,000 plant— said to be the largest distillery in the world—were seriously damaged. Frank Dcrnberger, an employe, was blown 20 feet from the doorway of the rackhouse into an excavation 20 feet from the blazing building. Originating at rackhouse No. 3, for aging, the flames destroyed the 180 feet in size—then it spread to the | cooperage shop and threatened an- other rackhouse. The first explcsion, which witnesses said was followed by lesser ones, occurred at about 10:15 P.M. last night and flames threw a lurid light across the sky until day- break. For a time six carloads of alcohol. by flames, and until a switch engine hauled them away were a menace to firemen and spectators alike. FIREMEN ABANDON LABOR DAY PARADE Bargagni Declares Lack of Funds Forces Cancellation of Annual Event. ‘The annual Labor day firemen's pa- ; rade must be abandoned this year for lack of funds, it was announced to- day by A. J. Bargagni, president of the National Firemen's Association. “This action is necessary as it has been impossible to obtain the finan- cial support necessary to conduct the affair,” Bargagni explained. “In order to attract the fire departments from distant cities sufficient inducements in the way of prizes must be offered, and the National Firemen’s Association, which is a voluntary organization of necessary funds.” The association already is at work on plans to hold the parade in Wash- ington next year, however, Bargagni said. He said requests for information concerning the parade have been re- ceived from fire departments in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware and North Carolina, and that a large parade could have been held if funds had been available. vention of the association bring a host of people to Washington over the La- bor day week end,” Bargagni said, “it is hoped that some means will be found to finance the parade next year. institution and should be continued.” Semi-Annu $15 and $20 Sports Co 75¢ to $4 Neckwear . $2 and $2.50 Shirts. $1.75 and $2 Pajamas $4.50 Pajamas. .-.... 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Representative Ricl, Republican, of | | Pennsylvania replied immediatesy by attempting to read a newspaper edi- torial which argued tkat the Presi- | dent had violatei rs oath o sup- | port and preserve the Constitution. Democratic object-cns blocked the reading, but Ricn reminded that the President had askwd Representative samuel B. Hill, Demascrat, of Wash- ington to expedite the Guffey coal stabilization bill ite doubts, “how- ever reasonable,” as tc¢ its constitu- tionality. “Any man who makes that state- ment,” Rich continued, “shouid be severely criticizad. 11 any man so violated his oata I office he ought to be impeached. “Roosevelt is a Socialist, and not | | a Democrat.” Fish Makes Defense. Pish finally got the floor to reply. A newspaper man, he said, had asked him if he knew of any Republican who was preparing to introduce & | resolution to impeach the President. He said he told him he did not, but that he had added: | “It is evident to me that the Presi- | dent has violated the Constitution on one or more occasions.” | “I'm not animated by malice or| hatred,” Fish continued. “I said it| would be most unwise and foolish to | introduce a resolution to impeach the President for acts for which Congress | itself was far more responsible. “The House itself, the Speaker and the leaders are the ones responsible | much more than the President. | “Not one word that I said do I re- | tract.” Calls It 1936 Issue. He said the main issue in the 1936 election, “no matter who is the candi- | date, will be the restoration of repre- ! sentative and constitutional Govern- | ment in the United States in place of dent of being “inconsiderate” of the Constitution. Another development today was a disclosure by authoritative sources that Republican leaders of the House have been arguing with one of their members, seeking to dissuade him from submitting formal impeachment charges against the President to the House. The Republican chiefs de- clined to name this member. Representative Fish, mentioned by some of his colleagues as a possible Re- publican presidential candidate next year, said: “I'm not advocating impeachment for the President, but if he is im- peachable, then the Speaker of the House and the Democratic leaders are doubly to blame, doubly responsitle, and doubly subject to impeachment. “They have led the House into dele- gating power after power to the Presi- dent. The President demanded that the State Department have the right W. & J. Sloane for you. “Pink Tag” - government by one man.” Accusing Fish of displaying “emo- | | tionalism,” Representative McCor- | mack, Democrat, of Massachusetts de- | fended the President and Speaker Byrnes. A Republican attempt to ex- | punge from the Record some of his | remarks about Fish was defeated. “It appears we have come to a pass,” observed Representative O'Con- nor, Democrat, of New York, “where | one member can't say ‘boo’ without having a demand that the words be\ taken down (a preliminary to having them expunged).” House Leaders Attacked. |it was declared that if President Roosevelt is “impeachable” doubly so. 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