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j HOUSING MEASURE PROVISIONS HIT Austin and Vandenberg Score Exemption of Loans From Pre-Audit. BACKGROUND— Designed to provide decent living quarters for the lowest income group, the current low-cost housing program has been sponsored by Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York. It is in line with an early ob- jective of the New Deal. Some tem- porary measures have been under- taken through emergency agencies, but the present plan commits the Government to a long-term hous- ing program. BY J. A. O'LEARY. Efforts to exempt loan contracts of the new United States Housing Au- thority from a pre-audit by the Gen- eral Accounting Office were attacked today by Senators Austin, Republican, of Vermont, and Vandenberg, Re- publican, of Michigan, as the $700,- 000,000 slum-clearance measure neared a vote in the Senate. Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York, offered a compromise today to allow a pre-audit of administrative ex- penses, but retaining the post-audit on loan contracts. Admiinistration Senators contended the pre-audit had been set aside in all of the emergency loan legislation of the past few years Austin and Vandenberg insisted however, there is no need of applying an emergency formula to a housing program that may extend over 60 years. They contended the system of pre-audits is a basic principle of the present, accounting system and should not be departed from. This question of turning to the post-audit system also is an issue in the consideration of gen- eral Government reorganization legis- lation King to Offer Amendment. Before final action is taken on the housing bill Chairman King of the Senate District Committee is expected to offer an amendment this afternoon to make sure that the Alley Dwelling Authority, cre- ated to rehabilitate the inhabited alleys of Washington, will be included in the definition of & “public housing agency” to obtain the benefits of the new measure Other amendments remaining to be eonsidered included one to put the United States Housing Authority un- der the supervision of Secretary of the Interior. Work of Authority Praised. TA P— Congressional Wives Members of the 73d Congressional Club—uwives of lawmakers who entered Congress with the seventy-third ses- sion—decided they should do something to amuse themselves while waiting for Congress to adjourn, so they had a picnic at the Wardman Park Hotel Monday. A peanut race was one of ~ R, WASHINGTON Have Fun at Picnic the feature events. Racers pictured at the left are Miss Ida Meeks. a sister of Representative J. A. Meeks; Mrs. John O’Con- nell, Mrs. E. Y. English and Mrs. Ernest Lundeen. The photo at the right shows Mrs. J. A. Meeks in a hot tennis match 4 WARSHIPS NAVY SLAYING SUSPECT | GOALNEXT SESSION FACES QUICK TRIAL | | | (Leahy Says Defects Block Farmer Accused in Triple Killing Is Captured in Finishing Plane Carrier on Scheduled Date. BACKGROUND— | Since expiration last year of Lon- | don naval limitation treaty. which | allowed United States a mazimum | of 15 battleships. Navy officials plan to replace obsolete vessels with mod- ern craft under aggressive con- struction program ‘The accomplishments of the Alley | Dwelling Authority in reclaiming alley areas in Washington were praised by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa- chusetts in his successful move to have the new Nation-wide housing program directed as far as possible toward slum clearance. He cited the local program also &s a sample of what could be accomplished in other cities Summing up the ‘Walsh told the Senate “They have been given two grants of money amounting to $850.000. The pictures I have had placed on the wall tell the story of the abolishment of slums in the allies of the District of Columbia, the remodeling of some of the old buildings, the construc- tion of new buildings and the reten- tion of some of the land which was purchased and from which the build- ings weme removed, which was con- verted into auto parking spaces and local situation, income thereby obtained. The dwell- | ings averaging four rooms, are rented at a rental of between $13.50 an $15.50 a month to the people who formerly lived in the alley slums. No Loss to U. S. If Liquidated. “Now, this is the startling fact. that Alley Authority morrow, there would not be one cent of loss to the Federal Government. They could liquidate for something in excess of the amount of money which It was granted to them. Why am I re- | ferring to this undertaking? It is because I want the power of the board (the new Federal agency) directed as far as humanly possible to the actual problem of slum clearance.” Further on, Walsh said the local aliey program also demonstrates that Elum areas in some cases can be re- modeled instead of being demolished and rebuilt. The Massachusetts Senator also placed in the record correspondence he had with John Ihlder, executive officer of the Alley Dwelling Authority, outlining in detail the scope of the alley improvement program, what has been done so far and the change in language needed in the pending bill to make sure the Alley Authority would be eligible along with public agencies elsewhere to obtain assistance under the new law. Authority Is Discussed. There was brief discussion yester- day afternoon as to how much “au- thority the proposed amendment would give the Secretary of Interior over the administrator and board of directors of the Housing Authority. Senator Wagner said he wanted to atudy the language of the amendment before it is acted on today. During yesterday's debate Wagner said the amendment which he and Majority Leader Barkley have under consideration “simply provides that the administrator and the board shall be responsible to and subject to the supervision of the Secretary of In- terior. But appointment of the board remains with the President.” The proposal to place the housing agency under Interior is in line with the general move for consolidation through reorganization. Senator O'Mahoney, a member of the Reor- ganization Committee, said he was in sympathy with the idea but want- ed to know if it was intended to limit Interior's contro! to what have been termed “housebreaking” problems, such as annual budget needs. It was pointed out that the general reorgan- ization plan contemplated giving ex- ecutive departments only such limited eontrol over the administrative prob- lems of quasi-judicial commissions. Duties Wholly Administrative. Senator Barkley said he did not think that would be so in this case, because the duties of the housing agency will be wholly administrative. As the housing bill came from com- mittee it gave the housing agency power to determine how its expenses shall be incurred, with the controller general limited to examining the transactions only for the purpose of reporting to Congress and to the Housing Authority. This also was in line with the recommendation in the general reorganization report sub- mitted by administration experts early in the session to limit the General Accounting Office to making post- audits and reports to Congress in- stead of the present system of a pre- sudit of expenditures. 4 S liquidated to- | By the Associated Press. The Navy intends to ask Congress at its next session for funds to build |two new battleships and two light cruisers. This was announced today by Ad- | miral William D. Leahy, chief of | naval operations. in gesponse to ques- {tions at his press conference as to | the Navy's future building program. Leahy, discussing other phases of the shipbuilding program, said also that mechanjcal defects discovered in the almost completed aircraft catrier | Yorktown probably would keep that | vessel from joining the fleet for an ;adrlmnnal vear. She was due for | delivery to the Navy by the Newport { News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Newport News, Va.. on August 16. Leahy said preliminary trials con- d;duum by the Navy two weeks ago showed the Yorktown's reduction gear was unsatisfactory and that were other minor mechanicai defects. Regarding the battleship program, Leahy pointed out that two super- dreadnaughts of 35,000 tons each were authorized at this session of Con- | gress. Their keels are to be laid down this year. Hope to Build to Limit. Leahy said the Navy's objective was | to build up to the limit provided in the | old London naval limitation treaty | which expired last year, and from that i point to follow a continuing program for the replacement of vessels as they become overage. The two new battleships, which will be asked of Congress next year as well as the two to be laid down this year, are intended to replace the oldest bat- tleships of the fleet. Seven battleships now in service are classified as overage. This, the admiral said, would insure the fleet of the maximum number of 15 battleships al- lowed under the old treaty inasmuch as present intentions are to retire from active service those obsolete vessels as and when modern craft are built. The same program applies to cruisers of the fleet. Leahy said that the two new light cruisers which will be asked for next year will be of the 7.500-ton class to replace present overage vessels of the same size. Builders May Protest. Spokesmen for private shipbuilders meanwhile planned a protest to Presi- dent, Roosevelt today over the award of contracts for construction of the bat- tleships Washington and North Caro- lina to the Philadelphia and Brooklyn Navy Yards. Contending that one or both of the 35,000-ton vessels should be laid down at commercial yards, a delegation that included representatives of la- bor, business interests, local authori- ties from Camden, N. J., and Newport News, Va., and members of Congress paved the way for their appeal to the White House yesterday at a confer- ence with Louis Compton, assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They argued that the commercial yards should get the work, both as an employment aid and because it is necessary that the Government turn business their way in peace time if they are to be in a position to fll naval contracts in emergency. Naval officers declined to comment on the conference except to say that plans to construct the two ships in Government yards were proceeding according to schedule. The navy yard bids, they said yesterday, were approximately $12,000,000 under the lowest commercial bid—that of the New York Shipbuilding Corp. of Cam- den, whose figure was $47,829,994, The Philadelphia Navy Yard's bid was $36,560,300 and the Brooklyn yard's $37,265,843. Sealed proposals for construction of four destroyers were being opened to- day at the Navy Departmen EDUCATIONAL. CONTINUE TO _ LOSE MONEY “and OPPORTU- NITIES? ~BOYD Intensive, Complete, 8hort, repre- senting the latest ideas in Business and Secretarial procedure. Beginners' and Review Courses_ star! Large Employ- ment Agency openings hourly. Est. 20 Yrs. Register today. BOYD SCHOOL, 1333 F St. (Opp. Capitol Theatre.) Nat. 2342, { there | Hill Country. | By the Associatca Press i ALBERT LEA, Minn, August 4 — Jens Thompson, triple-slayving suspect, | | routed from soggy brush by blood- | hounds and captured in the desolate | | hill country 100 miles southeast of here late vesterday, faced speedy jus- tice today. A special district court grand jury convened today as the 34-year-old farmer sat in a county jail cell. | His hands and face scratched and his clothing torn by brambles and jagged rocks during the 12 days he eluded posse men, Thompson still was pronounced in “remarkably good phy- sical condition” by physicians. Thompson, quoted by Sheriff Arthur Brown of Houston County as talk- ing glibly about the rifle slaying of | the three Lukes brothers, Louis, Joe and Anton, the afternoon of July | 22, said he slept in tree tops and | barns. | He lived mainly by eating green | corn, wild berries and hazlenuts while | hiding in the rattlesnake-infested backwoods country. Sheriff Brown said Thompson re- counted how he slid down a 30-foot | cliff once to elude his pursuers. how | another time he stood within 100 feet | of possemen as they swept by and how he watched from a hayloft of a barn | while men, armed with machine guns and rifles, searched the ground floor and nearby woods. | Bob Dunn, Eau Claire, Wis., Trib- une police reporter, who with Georze Brooks, Eau Claire, actually effected | the capture, said Thompson asserted he had first decided to shoot it out when trapped, but changed his mind when two of the dogs dashed up to his brush hideout and leaped upon him They said Thompson raised his hands | and shouted: “I give up. I give up,” | as the dogs closed in. Sheriff Brown said Thompson, in giving his reason for shooting the brothers asserted that “they ruined my | life and T thought I was entitled to end theirs.” S SIAM’S COUNCIL RENAMED BANGKOK, Siam, August 4 (#).— The Siamese Parliamznt decided to- day that boy King Ananda’'s Regency Council should not have resigned over a crisis arising from the sale of some | of his lands. ‘The cabinet and Regency Council, created when the now 11-year-old boy succeeded his abdicated uncle, King Prajadhipok, in 1935 quit after | charges were made that the land had been sold privately to some politicians’ benefit. Today the assembly, after four days of debate, re-elected the Regency Council. A new cabinet was being formed. OF HOT supply of hot water. plentiful supply, with an ABC Spring; a steady, reliable fire —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. NORTH CAROLINA HAILS = By the Associated P Faison to Clinton. expressing the belief the road great significance for the farmer.” of New Bern said cotton road projects would provide a new outlet for the staple. Broiled Maine Lobster Luncheon . __ P-L-E-N-T-Y During the Summer Months When hot weather rolls around, more fre- quent bathing is in order. stand cold showers, and will appreciate a reliable Laundry, dishwashing and many other activities require hot water. DEPENDABLE HEAT For Fall, Winter and Spring A little heat to chase the chill of damp, raw days in Fall and —Star Staff Photos. | | bill HOUSE MAY HOLD SATURDAY SESSION Considers Plan to Rush| Through Sugar and Hous- ing Measures. By the Associated Press. House leaders talked today of hold- ing the first Saturday session in months in an effort to enact sugar and housing bills at once. They tentatively lined up wage and hour and tax loophole legislation for House attention next week. The ses- sion will end, they hope, between August 21 and 25. The Senate still was struggling with amendments to the housing bill, but members of the House Banking Com- mittee told Democratic chiefs they | might be able to recommend the leg- islation by Friday. In that event an attempt will be made to pass it Sat- urday. The bill would allow Federal loans to assist public, semi-public and pri- vate agencies in providing inexpensive housing for families in the low-income | group. Sugar Debate Tomorrow. The sugar bill, a storm center for | weeks, probably will be debated in the House tomorrow. Democratic lead- | ers said 1t probably would pass with | a restriction on imports of refined | sugar from Hawaii and Puerto Rico to which the administration has ob- | jected. The same leaders were putting pres- | sure on the House Labor Committee | SOTHERN BLOC WANTSFARMAC Decides to Send Committee of Six to Discuss Program With Roosevelt. By the Associated Press. Thirty-five Southern Representatives | decided today to send a committee of six to the White House to discuss with President Roosevelt a general farm program, particularly loans on cotton. Without a dissenting vote, the group, | called together by Representative Ford, Democrat, of Mississippi, adopted a motion of Representative Dies, Dflmn-i crat, of Texas that the committee “dis- cuss not only cotton loans, but gen- eral farm legislation and report back to a general farm causus.” ‘Phe President said yesterday he | could not approve a renewal of 12-cent | cotton loans until Congress enacted new crop control legislation. Capitol | leaders previously had announced abandonment of general farm legisla- Representative Massingale. Demo- crat, of Oklahoma. and others urged the group to insist that the House take no action on the pending wage and hour and housing bills until the administration “does something for the farmer.” Crop control, the President said yes- terday, is necessary if prices are to be kept at a figure of fair return to the producer. When cotton drops below 10 cents or wheat falls under 80 cents, he to recommend the wage and hour in the form approved by the Senate. Chairman Doughton predicted the Suspect Caught BLOODHOUNDS L D POSSE IN TRIPLE SLAYING. OILFIRMS CRDERED 10 BOOST WACES Mexican Arbitration Board Decrees Benefits Totaling $7,200,000 a Year. By the Associated Press MEXICO TY, A t ico’s $400,000,000 foreign- 4 —Mex- ntrolled oil v was ordered today to make wage increases and establish other | 00,000 annually. | | Eighteen thousand employes staged workers' benefits aggregating a 12-day strike two months ago which brought their demands and the em- ployers’ arguments before a board of arbitration. A 3, -page, nine-volume decision was handed down last night | Spokesmen of the 16 affected com- panies generally withhe! saying numerous “r | servations™ would be filed with the board. | The board's decision called for: | A 40-hour week with 56 hours’ pay. The companies had offered this in an effort to settle the strike. A minimum wage throughout the i dustry of $138 a day The com-! panies had offered $1.18 and had paid, | before the walkout, an average of $1.05. JENS THOMPSON, A 34-year-old bachelor farm- er, named by a coroner’s jury as the killer of three of his neighbors near Austin, Minn. He is shown after being taken today from the rough, rattle- snake-infested hills near Houston, Minn., where he eluded pursuers for 10 days, living on fruits, nuts and berries. COTTON ROAD PROJECT CLINTON, N. C., August 4 —A new market for cotton was envisioned here vesterday as State officials joined with this section in celebrating the open- ing of the Clinton-Faison *“Cotton Road.” “This dedication not only marks a new era in road building, but it opens | 8 new rich market for cotton.” Gov. Hoey sald in an address, which fol- lowed the tour of a motorcade from Goldsboro through Mount Olive and Gov. Hoey spoke also at Gol Representative Graham A. Barden 75 ESTABLISHED 1838 WATER Some folks can't Assure yourself of a Oil Burner, in addition to for Winter's coldest days and nights . . . these are yours when you have an ABC —the only Oil Burner with the famous “Mistolator.” and demonstration. 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