Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1935, Page 5

POST'S NEW PLANE USED ON VACATION' ™es With Wife and Will| Rogers in ’Round-the. . World Craft. By the Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex,, July 26. ~—Wiley Post, Mrs. Post and Will Rogers, flying to Northern New Mex- ico ranch resorts for “some fishing | and horseback riding,” landed at the ‘Two Airport here last night after a five-hour flight from Los Angeles in | the round-the-world fiyer’s new plane. | Regarding reports this was the first | leg of Post's contemplated flight to| Siberia as rather humorous, both Post | eand Rogers sald they would return m‘l Los Angeles after a few days. Explaining in typical Rogers style, | the columnist said “Post is not going | to hunt bear, but to bag a tiger.” | “But I'm no hunter,” he continued, “s0 I'm not going with him if he| goes.” | Rogers said he and Mr. and Mrs. | Post would go to the ranch of Harry Chandler, publisher of the Los An- geles Times, in Vermejo Park, near Raton, N. Mex., and to the Phillips Ranch at Cimarron. Silverman (Continued Prom First Page.) roll” Silverman was quoted as !x~“ plaining that Woodring and O'Neil were both from Kansas and both very close friends. | “Silverman told me.” Speicher de- | ¢clared, “that if I didn't go along with his idea of doing business he would give me a piece of my own throat (indicating by drawing a flnxeri across his throat). He meant he | would cut my throat in the Assistant | Secretary of War's office. He said: ‘Close your hands, now open them. | What have you got? Nothing. Well, |t that's what you'li get.'” Sought Split in Business. Speicher said Silverman was deal- Ing simultaneously with Chevrolet and Chrysler in an effort to get them to | “split the business.” Speicher claimed | Silverman bragged he had gotten the | specifications changed so Chrysler | would get the truck contract and that thén he would try to make a deal with Chevrolet, whereby he would have the specifications changed back again to suit Chevrolet, providing General Motors would give him 71. per cent commission. Speicher said he met Gen. Williams several times at the Mayflower Hotel and one time at Willlams home here, to discuss the specifications. Speicher told of a conference he had with Haig and Silverman at the Mayflower Hotel at which Silverman was quoted as saying Chrysler was represented by O'Neil. i Promised “Cut In.” “Silverman told Haig.” the witness gaid. “that he was out unless he would give him (Silverman) 7!> per cent commission, in return for which he would get the specifications changed.” Speicher said that as this confer- ence was broken up Silverman grabbed | him by the lapel of his coat and ad-| vised him that he (Speicher) would get “cut in” for 2'; per cent com- mission. This was on Thanksgiving day of 1933, the witness said. About this time Ford had underbid both ‘Chevro- let and Chrysler for an Agriculture Department contract, which w=as be- ing held up because Ford was having trouble with the N. R. A. | “Silverman told Haig to underbid ¥ord by 81 per car, and he would get in touch with the Little White House at Warm Springs, Ga.. and he would get this business for Haig,” Speicher related. Haig Failed to Underbid. The committee was told Haig did not underbid Ford, whereupon Silver- man “predicted that the contract | would go to Ford at Warm Springs.” | “And it happened just as he said it | would,” Speicher declared. | Speicher testified Silverman told him “he had the Assistant Secretary of ‘War’s office in the bag—in his back pocket, and if he bent over it would pop out.” | The witness brought the name of | Frederick H. Payne, former Assistant Secretary of War, into the story of | Silverman's activities. Speicher said he attended a conference at the May- | flower Hotel at which Payne told Prank E. Speicher, who has been & mysterious figure in the congres= sional investigation of lobbying at the War Department, pictured today as he appeared to testify before the House Military Affairs Committee. He pictured Joseph Silverman, surplus Army goods dealer, as the man who claimed he had the Assistant Secretary of War's office in his back pocket. ~—Star Stafl Photo, FLEETS NARINES T0 U QUANTIC Headquarters. of Force Will| Be Moved to San Payne Demands Hearing. | Dlego’ Caiif, At the outset of today's h”"’-nl; Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, com- | Chairman McSwain read a letter from |ynandant of the Marine Corps, and his | Frederick H. Payne, former Assistant .,q are preparing to move the head- | Secretary of War. protesting at alleged | cuarters of the Fleet Marine Force misstatements given in the hearings oY | o Quantico, Va.. to San Diego. McSwain. He sought to “clarify” facts | cq1¢ it was learned today. The shift about changes made in a Silverman |y, “taxe about 50 officers and 600 contract on the day before President | gn1icted men to the West Coast. | Roosevelt’s inauguration Two controlling reasons are given | Payne declared the changes., con-' g the movement—the desire to have trary to reports. did not permit Silver- | . pleet Marine Force nearer the man to resell Army surplus materials | ypiieq States Fleet, with Which it is in the United States and involved N0 geiomed to operate, and the fnability more cost to the Government. He “de- | of omcers to secure proper housing in manded” a hearing. | Quantico or its immediate vicinity. McSwain announced he would be Maj. Gen. Charles H. Lyman, now “most happy” to have Payne appear,’ in. commanding general of the Fleet as the committee has made repeated yso.ine Force, is expected to remain efforts. in vain. to get information re- | at" Quantico in command of the post. garding Payne's financial affairs {rom | gervice rumors point to the selection the First National Bank & Trust Co. o prig Gen, Douglas C. McDougal, | and the Greenfield Tap & Die COID... former assistant commandant of the both of Greenfield, Mass. The bank. | riirioe Gomen ang. mon o dury o he said, had been asked first on April commanding officer at the Marine 25 to supply the information and « Corps Base at San Diegc, as the new | had promised to comply, saying It heaq of the Fleet Marine Force. In-! would “take some time.” | dicattons are Col. E. P. Moses, in Calls Mahoney “Pay-off Man.” command of the Marine Baracks here, Speicher identified himself as vice will go to the West Coast as chief of November 26, 1934. He gave me his note. Later I lent him an additional 82,000, which I also got from the Eastern Beck Corp."” Chairman McSwain asked spelcher‘ if that is why he disappeared when | the grand jury wanted him and he said it was. He said he “didn't want hurt Gen. Williams.” | “So I left here,” Speicher explained, | “and made myself absent.” | McSwain adjourned the hearing be- | fore noon with the announcement that Speicher would resume his testimony next Wednesday. | decision within the next few days. AALBERSE STRIVES 10 FORM CABINET Catholic Leader of Nether- lands Called by Queen in Guilder Crisis. By the Associated Press. ‘THE HAGUE, July 26.—Queen Wil- helmina charged D. ‘P. Aalberse, Catholic party leader, with the for- mation of a new cabinet today, con- stituted on as broad a base as pos- sible. The Catholic leader, received by the 54-year-old Queen today after Prem- fer Hendryk Colijn presented his res- ignation in the political and financial crisis, was understood to have been requested by the Queen to report his | After accepting the reeignations of Colijn’s ministers, the Queen em- powered the former premier to take whatever steps necessary, pending the formation of a new cabinet, for de- fense of the guilder. | The old cabinet also was asked to deal with any other urgent matters and to submit legislative measures to | parliament if necessary. . The Catholic party, headed by Aal- berse, is represented by 28 of the Chamber’s 100 members, and its leader therefore was forced to seek support outside his ranks. The ministers presented their resig- nations last night after-the Bank of the Netherlands raised its discount rate from 5 to 6 per cent in an effort | to keep the guilder on the gold standard. The money market watched the | political situation closely, with zpec- | ulators pursuing a relentless drive against the guilder. Germany (Continued Prom First Page.) groups to wear uniforms or badges or carry flags. ‘The decree banning the Steel Hel- | mets in East Prussia was issued by | Gov. Erich Koch. The decree was | said to have been based on a school- boy’s testimony that unnamed “lead- | ers” endanger the safety of the people | by speaking their minds on Socialism | and displaying flags on Mother’s day. At the Olympic office it was learned that eight or ten German athletes already have been chosen from each Olympic sport for the tryouts from which the German Olympic teams finally will be chosen. Jews Charge Discrimination. The fact that there are no Jews among these candidates was called dis- crimination by the Jews. Nazi sport leaders declared it was due to the in- competence of Jewish athletes. From Robert Ley, Hitler's trade unjon commissioner, came indica- tions of Nazi determination to press on in its “cleansing act.” With reference to Catholics, Ley said: “We National Socialists do not know the conception of penitence and con- fession, but the fight we carried on during hard times for a new Germany is more a religion to us than certain hostile circles want to admit.” | Rifts Among Leaders Loom. | terance, some observers here profess . Representative Dickstein of New York shown as he gave his opinion of the Hitler regime in Germany. In a speech on the floor of the House he demanded that any trade agreement with Germany contain a provision to protect rights and privileges of American citizens re- gardless of race or religion. Dick« stein called Adolph Hitler a “mad« man” and said he stooped to “cold- blooded murder.” —A. P, Photo. themselves also drew criticism, the Nazi press service asserting that they | were “by no means innocent.” | Although the fidelity of the Nazi| directorate and its unswerving devo-| tion to Reichsfuehrer Hitler are| stressed in almost every public ut-| to see reasons for a belief the sail- ing isn't always as smooth as it/ seems to be. | The personal ambitions of some of | Hitler's lieutenants appear to play a large part in certain divergences. REPORTS SCOUTED IN U. S, Head of American Committee Dis- counts German Discrimination. CHICAGO, July 26 (&) .—Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic_Committee, today refused to get excited over the disclosure in Ber- lin that no Jews have been named so far among the athletes already chosen to compete for the German Olympic team. “The fact that no Jews have been named so far to compete for Germany | doesn't necessarily mean that they have been discriminated against on that score,” he said. “In 40 years of Olympic history, doubt if the number of Jewish athletes competing from all nations totaled 1 per cent in the games. | “I do not imagine that the American team will have many Jews either, but no one can say we discriminate | against them.” “In any case he continued. “Ger- president of the Eastern Beck Corp. | of New York City. He said he met Haig two and a half years ago in the Munitions Building. Haig, he said,! took him and Joseph Silverman to Union Station in September, 1933, when he was introduced to Policeman Dennis Mahoney. Mahoney. the witness testified, was carrying a black satchel. Silverman, | he declared, called Mahoney the “pay- off man between Washington and New | York,” and remarked “I wish I had| | what was in that black bag.” He later saw. Mahoney at Silver- man's house.here, but did not talk with him, GOV. LAFFOON ILL Kentuckian Under Observation After Appendicitis Attack. | LEXINGTON, Ky., July 26 (P).— Gov. Ruby Laffoon, stricken with an attack of acute appendicitis, was brought to a Lexington hospital today | for observation and a possible oper- | ation. The Governor walked from his au- tomobile, in which he had ridden here { staff to Gen. McDougal. Housing Objections, Marine Corps officials here have long complained about the housing situation at Quantico. Unable to find | suitable places to live.. it was said, some of the officers must reside in Washingtcn and commute 45 miles to Quantico. In San Diego, on the other - hand; they said, there are plenty of houses that can be secured at reasonable rentals, within 10 min- utes of the post. The statement has been made that some of the officers have to live in tourist camps adjacent to the Quantico | pest. The Marines have been unable | to secure adequate funds from the | Public Works Administration or other | sources, with which to construct ap- propriate officers’ quarters at Quantico. The change of the headquarters to the West Coast is expected to take place next month, depending on the | transportation situation. This outfit | will be placed aboard one of the maval transports and sent through: the Panama Canal. Officials said they expect that within | the next three or four months the 600 | men slated for withdrawal from Quan- | tico will be replaced with recruits now The Nazi press demanded sterlizi- many has nothing Whatsoever to do zation for Julius Cohn of Brunswick, with the management of the games. who, newspapers said, was taken to The Germans provide the facilities and a concentration camp for attacking make preliminary arrangements, bul‘ 13 German women. The women that isall.” No Co-Makers Needed! Yon do not have ta be a depositor of this bank to have us finance your new car. Our Anto Financing Pl will save you at least 207 on the average financing charges on a new car—and allow vou 12 to 18 months to repay. Investigate our gourteous service . . . Come in. write or phone. Investigate Our Personal Loan Plan ESTABLISHED 1908 h ST BANK . Sth & G Sts. 10th & Pa. Ave. 3101 Conn Ave. S.E. N.W. W. WEST 15 NANED T0 INTEROR POST White House Liaison Aide to Confer With Ickes on New Duties. Charles West, former “lame duck” member of the House from Ohio and later White House liaison officer, will meet soon with Secretary of the In- terior Ickes to get orienated on his new assignment as Undersecretary, to which he was nominated yesterday by | President Roosevelt. ‘While rumor persists that Secretary Ickes had no hand in the selection, he nevertheless expressed himself as well satisfied with West's qualifica- tions. “He is a very good man and I am glad to welcome him,” the Secretary remarked. Ickes evaded questions at yester- day’s press conference concerning his own part in the appointment. Asked point bank if he had recommended the new Undersecretary, he replied: “What difference does that make? West, he said, will assume ‘“gen- eral supervisory powers,” the exact nature of other duties being left to an early conference for decision. Confirmation Expected. Senator Bulkley of Ohio said he expected Senate confirmation of West NEW P.W.A. POLICY T0BUY ABROAD HIT Steel Mills Protest at Order Borrower Must Save 15 Per Cent or More. By the Associaied Press. NEW YORK, July 26—A P. W. A. order requiring purchase of foreign steel with public works funds under | certain conditions was attacked today by the steel industry. A protest al- ready has been filed in Washington. Existence of the order was disclosed yesterday by Eugene G. Grace, presi- dent of the Béthlehem Steel Corp. CHARLES WEST. would be forthcoming “without any trouble.” The former Representative, however, is expected to remsin the White House “contact man” on Capitol Hill until the present session of Congress ends. The Interior Department post is a new one created last May. It pays| $10.000 a year, the same West has| been receiving in his official capacity as deputy governor of the Credit Administration, | When West, campaigning as & 100 | per cent New Dealer, lost the Ohio Democratic senatorial nomination to Senator Donahey last year, it was un- | derstood the administration would find an important berth for him. In House Two Terms. West served two terms in the House. He was on a ways and means subcommittee which last, session worked months on an unemployment insurance bill. That measure was dropped for the broader socia! security | plan advocated by the President this | session. As the current session progressed West's work between the White House and Capitol Hill increased. He kept the President posted on what was happening and committees informed as to the President's desires, ROOSEVELT TAKES JOB Franklin, Jr., Joins National Grain Yeast Corporation. BELLEVILLE. N. J., July 26 (#).— Another son of the President, Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, jr., was at work to- day in the offices of the National Grain Yeast Corp. The eldest son of the President, James Roosevelt, took office as the firm’s president July 1. Frank Cham- bers. office manager, said Pranklin, Jr., had been et work for several days. The younger Roosevelt was expected to join the firm when he graduates from Harvard next year. AIR COOLED FOR YOUR COMFORT OPEN ALL DAY ftomorro a full day to take advantage of the Haig, “I know Joe—you'd better put ' from Frankfort, to the hospital un- him on the pay roll. He can be of aid | assisted. Later he was reported rest- to you." The witness explained Joe | referred to Joseph Silverman. In November of last year, Speicher eaid, Gen. Williams came to him to| ask “a favor.” Col. Williams at that time held the rank of a general officer. | First Lent Williams $2,500, “Gen, Williams told me he needed | $2,500 to meet 8 mortgage on his farm | in North Carolina. He said he had| Bsked Joe, but that Joe had said he | Was short and had sent him to me. I wired the treasurer of the Eastern Beck Corp., and he sent me $2.500 which I gave to Gen. Williams on' CHOICE |§ SWEET ing comfortably. B L. WORKS cgl.suoh:‘alg 5228 SUNKIST ORANGES There's only one way to make pure_orange ice—and that is from the fresh juice of ripe oranges. That's how.we make Breyers Orange Ice. We squeeze the juice ourselves from fresh Sunkist Oranges. Con you imegine anything more cooling ond refreshing® | under training at Parris Island, 8. C. Give your pocketbook a treat. Buy all the Famous Reading Anthracite you will need next winter at the lowest July prices in years. You save the difference between today’s extremely winter’s higher ones. Far Below Winter Pricts Hard coal prices at the mnnu advanced July 1st. 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A. deputy administrator, re- quires that “a borrower of money must buy foreign material where the value of the order iz $10,000 or more | and the price is 15 per cent less.” LD. c R|FLE TEAM TESTS | The ruling, Grace said, applies not | only to steel, but to all construction TO BE HELD TOMORROW | materiais. | e Bethlehem Steel head declared & A that foreign manufacturers could sell | Civilians Eligible to Compete for their steel in the United States at 15 Berths on 13-Man’ Squad to per cent or more under the domestic 3 | price and still make a profit. He Go to Ohio. | said that if the P. W. 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