Evening star. [volume], August 16, 1934, Page A-2, Image 2

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
DELAY IS SOUGHT
Britain, France and Italy
Favor Postponement.
Japan Opposed.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The naval conference scheduled for
next year will have to be postponed
unless there Is a substantial improve
ment in the international situation, is
the opinion in responsible circles here
and abroad.
Exchanges of views regarding such
a postponement are taking place at
the present moment between the five
powers signatory to the Washington
and London naval agreements, and
while Great Britain, Fiance and Italy
are willing to put off negotiations for
another naval treaty, Japan cannot
see any advantage for herself in such
a postponement. The United States
Government is willing to do whatever
the other nations decide.
The four western powers, which
have not completed their naval pro
grams in accordance with the London
naval treaty of 1930. see no harm in
waiting for better times before they
can resume the negotiations for a
further limitation of the naval forces.
They realize that under the present
conditions of political restlessness it
would be futile to talk about reduc
tions c-f their combat fleets. As their
naval programs will not be completed
before another two or three years, they
are willing to maintain the present
status quo, which is acceptable to all
except Japan.
Japan's Program Complete.
The opposition of the Japanese is
due to the fact that they have com
pleted already their naval program
and the admiralty as well as public
opinion in Japan is dissatisfied with
the existing ratios and want an up
ward revision of the tonnage allowed
them under the Washington and the
London naval agreements.
A postponement of the conference
would mean for Japan prolongation
of a distasteful situation and further
more would lessen their bargaining
power if the conference meets in 1936
or 1937, because the United States
then would have a more powerful
Eavy in commission than next year.
How to obtain a postponement is
the problem bothering diplomats of
the Western nations.
There are two distinct treaties
which arc to be taken under discus
sion at the next naval parley—the
Washington treaty of 1921, dealing
with capital ships, and the London
naval treaty of 1930 establishing rat. ,s
for auxiliary vessels, cruisers, de
stroyers and submarines.
The Washington treaty has a defi
nite provision whereby unless one of
the five signatories denounces the
treaty, it continues without any fur
ther conference for a period of two
years. This continuation can go on
for an Indefinite time, until one of
the powers decides to denounce it.
Consequently there will be no techni
cal difficulty in carrying on for another
period of two years.
Conference Is Obligatory.
The London naval agreement pro
vides that a conference must be held
before the end of 1935, and it Is un
certain as to how a postponement
could be obtained. If all the Wval
powers agreed among themselves to
put the conference off for a certain
period, there can be no further trou
ble, but the diplomats are worrying
as to what will happen if one of the
signatories, Japan for instance, de
mands that a conference be held. It
appears for the time being that such
a request could not be ignored with
out giving the Japanese a good excuse
to break the agreement which defi
nitely provides that it should last
only until 1936.
Besides the unsatisfactory interna
tional situation there are two other
reasons why the Western powers
wish to postpone the conference:
First. Great Britain and France wish
to bring the naval reductions within
the frame of the general disarmament
conference and this conference can
rot be revived unless the political
situation in Europe has cleared up.
Second, despite the efforts of the
British and American diplomats to
bring about some sort of general un
derstanding between the Western
naval powers, their views are as far
apart as ever.
BOUNTIES OF A. A. A.
SUBJECT TO TAX
Farmers Must Pay Providing
They Have Enough
Income.
It's a give-and-take proposition with
Uncle Sam with respect to A. A. A.
bounties paid farmers—the taking
being done by Internal Revenue
Bureau collectors, providing the farm
ers have enough income, including
Federal benefits, to tax.
Disclosure that the Internal Revenue
Bureau has ruled that Federal gifts
to farmers are taxable as income
caused something of a stir today until
it was pointed out at income tax
headquarters that no farmers taxable
under the ruling have been found as
jet.
At the Revenue Bureau it was ex
plained the ruling had been made
upon receipt of an inquiry from the
A A A. last March. Apparently word
of the ruling did not get around to
the farmers until recently. Th“
anomaly of the Government handing
the farmers a gift with one hand and
then possibly taking back some of it
with the other hand caused some
comment.
Legal officials at the Internal Rev
enue Bureau said today that not a
single case has developed under the
ruling, so fai as is known at head
quarters here. By the time the aver
age farmer has deducted his $2,500
exmption and his $400 allowance for
offspring, it was said, he usually has
nothing left to tax.
The text of the ruling follows: "The
rental or benefit payments made to
producers by the Secretary of Agricul
ture under the provisions of the agri
cultural adjustment act for the re
duction In acreage, or the reduction
in production for market of any basic
agricultural commodity specified in
section 11 of the act. as amended,
constitute taxable income to the re
cipients for Federal income tax
purposes.”
Tax collectors throughout the coun
try have been so notified—but they
are still waiting for a case to which
the ruling may be applied with effec
tive results to the Treasury.
——-•
Farley in Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., August 16 UP).—
Swinging southward on a speaking
tour. Postmaster General James A.
Farley, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, will address a
Nashville mass meeting tonight.
j What’s What
Behind News
In
Silver Mix-up Blamed
on Suppression of
Complete News.
—
BV PAUL MAU.OV.
IF YOU do not understand what
the Government has been doing
to silver, you need not feel that
you are thick-headed. The Gov
ernment itself has had some
trouble finding out what it is doing.
It took three Treasury announce
ments over a period of a week to get
the thing all straightened out. Now,
however, it is thoroughly explained,
and it can be fairly said that the
announcement means no more than it
did in the first place.
The trouble seems to have started
on the inside when one Treasury
under-official got the idea it would
not be wise to disclose that President
Roosevelt had authorized a minor in
flationary step in silver two months
ago.
He thought it might create a bad
impression to let out thbt fact at
this late date. So, the insiders say.
he blue-penciled it from the orig
inal nationalization announcement.
As there was no detailed official
explanation of how the Treasury was
handling its silver, rumors started to
flow immediately. Most of them were
wrong.
When these rumors began to affect
the Government bond market, action
was taken swiftly. Mr. Roosevelt's
old silver order was given out. Later,
an exchange of correspondence be
tween Mr. Morgenthau and Mr.
Roosevelt was made public. All the
silver cards were then presumably
placed face up on the table.
They showed that the only Infla
tionary step Mr. Roosevelt has taken
on silver was in the June 14 order. It
concerned only old silver held in the
Treasury then and not the new silver
acquired since. He authorized the
issuance of currency at $1.29 an
ounce against that silver, and valued
the reserve at $1.29 an ounce, whereas
he had paid much less for it.
The inflation thus involved is ex
actly $33,100,000. which Is merely a
silver shred among the gold. It
means nothing.
New Silver Different.
From the face-up cards you ran
ascertain, however, that Mr. Roose
velt has not done the same thing with
the newly acquired silver. He is
Issuing money against that only to
the extent of the purchase price and
not on the basis of the inflated price
of $1.29 an ounce.
Everyone within a mile of the
insiders believes the President will
some day use his newly acquired
silver in the same way he did the
old silver. But do not be misled
into deducing inflation is coming
front that.
The truth is the amount of silver
mi*.!m is so small, it just cannot
affect the credit of the Treasury or
appreciably affect the amount of
money in circulation. The maximum
amount of inflation Mr. Roosevelt
could get that way from silver stocks
seized and the purchase of the do
mestic output during the first year
is around $225,000,000.
He can use this silver device for
real inflation only if he goes into
the uorld market and buys all the
silver in sight.
Some who know silver cannot see
enough of that metal in the world to
permit a major inflation even then.
There are estimates that no more
than 100.000.000 ounces are available
for purchase by us now in India and
China. Some estimates run as low
as 9.000.000 ounces.
Prof. Rogers now is in China look
ing into that situation for the admin
istration.
The recent experience of the Gov
ernment Bond market may put a
damper on the whole silver program.
That market is most sensitive in times
like these.
The Government has a lot of fi
nancing to do and can easily maintain
the market for its financing unless
the inflation talk gets out of hand.
Some shrewd observers believed that
the recent brief decline was meant as
a word of warning against inflation
on the part of large holders of Gov
ernments. At any rate, it is true that
some large holders desired to "test”
the market by selling, and now have
repurchased.
Baruch Retires.
The withdrawal of Bernard Baruch,
once a Democratic angel, Irom the
stock market is being widely adver
tised in the inner circle there. They
say he has "moved up town." which
means that he has become, you might
say. a retired capitalist. (The Tam
many boys spoke in the same deroga
tory way about A] Smith when he
"moved up town ") /
After Baruch returns from Europe,
his pals avow, he will devote more
time to the public baths in New York
and Mrs. Roosevelt's homesteading
than to reading the ticker tape.
There is a strong movement among
Republican veterans to promote Iowa's
Hanford MacNider for the Republican
presidential nomination in '36.
One of the most astute Republican
leaders came back to town from a trip
i recently and told his friends: "As long
as the Government money faucet is
open, you can’t beat Mr. Roosevelt.”
j Wicklisse Shreve. the economist,
| says: "Inflation is like love. No two
people have the same idea about it.”
Mr. Hoover's forthcoming book will
be an analysis of present day prob
lems from a restrained legal and
constitutional standpoint. It will not
be a direct attack on Mr. Roosevelt.
(Copyright, 1934)
THREE DIE IN BUS CRASH
CHICAGO. August 16 C4>).—Three
persons were killed and two injured
when a Milwaukee-bound Greyhound
bus rammed into an automobile in
suburban Niles Center early today.
The dead, all passengers of the auto
mobile. were Donald Snow and Elmer
Norvicki. both of Chicago, and an un
identified girl.
I
ABOUT ‘HITLERISM’
—
Bloodshed Feared as Long
Measures Are Speeded
Through Legislature.
By the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE. La . August 16 —
A warning that Louisiana is headed !
for ‘'Hitlerism" and "bloodshed" rang
through the State today as Senator;
Huey P. Long continued his campaign
I to overthrow Mayor T. Semmes
j Walmsley's rule in New Orleans.
Twenty-eight bills drafted by the
I Louisiana “Kingflsh” and charged
with dynamite for investigation and
crippling of the present city govern- j
ment of New Orleans sped toward j
final action in the Long-controlled I
Legislature, meeting here in special j
session.
Representative Rupert Peyton, an
anti-Long leader, sounded the warn
ing last night on the floor of th«
House.
‘‘We are going to have killings and
bloodshed in this State as a result
of this Legislature's action,” he said
"So we might as w'ell legalize it. We
i are headed for Hitlerism.”
Amendment Defeated.
He spoke on his mock amendment
to an administration election control
bill. The amendment would empower
election officers “to shoot and kill any
: pierson known or suspected of having
! cast his or her ballot against the pres
, ent State administration or against
the desires of Senator Huey P. (King
1 fish) Long.” The amendment was
promptly done away with.
While the House was receiving fa
vorable omnibus report on the 28 bills
of Long and Gov. O. K. Allen, pistols
were drawn by National Guard troops
in New Orleans, where the Guardsmen
at Jackson Barracks, mobilization
grounds outside of the city, were |
blocking civil deputies from seizing |
Adjt. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming and
one of his captains.
Judge Nat W. Bond ordered the
deputies to arrest the two officers and
bring them into court for sentencing
for violating terms of his restraining
order which demanded removal of the
troops.
Gas Gun Fired Accidentally.
A gas gun was fired accidentally last
night by Private Gus Savarese, a
trooper, in the New Orleans registra
tion office. The trooper was sent to
the hospital with burns about the
legs. While he was being carried cmt j
of the office one guardsman drew a
pistol on Philip Guarisco. a news
paper photographer, and another
soldier levelled a gas gun at him and
stopped him front taking a picture.
Mayor Walmsley said he was "tak
ing official cognizance” of this and
similar occurrences in New Orleans, j
"It appears that we shall have to put i
policemen on the streets to protect
citizens against unwarranted assaults
and attacks by the guardsmen,” said
the mayor.
Confident of comfortable margins
of support in both houses, administra
tionists hoped to swing their measures
through without delay and wind up
the extra session possibly by Saturday.
■ ♦ ■ ■
FEDERAL WORKERS
FORBIDDEN TO JOIN
TAKOMApCAMPAIGN
(Continued From First Page.)
today to an interpretative paragraph
concerning the liquor question.
The general rule reads as follows:
"No person in the executive civil
service shall use his official authority
I or influence for the purpose of in
I terfering with an election or affect
ing the results thereof. Persons who
by the provisions of these rules are
in the competitive classified service,
while retaining the right to vote as
they please and to express privately
their opinions on all political subjects,
shall take no active part in political
management or in political cam
paigns.”
Churches Not Excepted.
On the liquor question, the com
mission rule says:
"Activity in campaigns concerning
the regulation or suppression of the
liquor traffic is prohibited. Any em
ploye may be a member, but not an
officer of a club, league or other
organization which takes part in such
a campaign.
"The rule does not prohibit tem
perance propaganda, but any en
deavor for or against the regulation,
control, or suppression of the liquor
traffic through political agencies is
prohibited. The fact that the activity
may be under auspices of a religious
organization does not relieve the
i necessity of obeying the rule.
"The rule does not exclude the em
ploye from making an address on any
moral or ethical subject, but when
two or more parties or factions be
come engaged in a contest for rival
or antagonistic measures or policies
of control or regulation a political
question is presented."
The commission also emphasized
that, during this period of temporary
employment, restrictions as to polit
ical activity apply to temporary
classified employes, employes on leave
of absence with or without pay, sub
stitutes and classified and unclassified
laborers.
Activities Forbidden.
borne forbidden forms of political |
activity are:
Giving public expression to political
views, engaging in political discus
sions or conferences while on duty or
' in public places, or canvassing a
district, or soliciting political support
for any party, faction, candidate or
measure.
Serving in conection with prepara
| tion for organizing or conducting a
' political meeting or rally, addressing
such a meeting, or taking any other
active part therein except as a spec
tator.
Publishing or being connected ed
itorially, managerically or financially
w'ith any political newspaper, or writ
ing for publication or publishing any
letter or article, signed or unsigned,
in favor of or against any political
party, candidate, faction or measure.
Circulating but not signing political
petitions, including initiative and ref
erendum, recall and nomnation peti
tions.
TWO CHILDREN HURT
Two children were injured here
yesterday in traffic accidents. Mary
Ward, 8. of the 1100 block of Sixtn
street, was knocked down by a car
driven bv Thomas Bunch, 26, col
ored, while crossing the street near
her home. She was treated at Emer
gency Hospital for shock and injuries
to the right shoulder.
Everett Brady, 10, colored, was
knocked down by a truck belonging to
the Associated Charities near his
home, in the 700 block of Seventh
street southeast. John M. C. Betts.
437 Cedar street, was driving the
truck. The boy was treated at Provi
dence Hospital for an injury to his
left ankle,
k
Kidnap Victim
JOHN S. LABATT.
500.000 WORKERS
IN TEXTILE FIELD
THREATEN STRIKE
^Continued From First Page.)
the company from operating the mills
"until some one with authority can
straighten the situation out.”
The action of the 2,000 reduced the
working force to an estimated 200
employes, but the plant was in
operation.
Employes last night voted about 15
to 1, the Columbus Ledger said, to
strike until a settlement of disagree
ments with the management could be
arranged.
This action was the culmination of
a series of differences between em
ployers and employes which recently
resulted in a walkout that was soon
terminated.
STRIKE COSTS $250,000 WEEKLY.
Another Move Made to End Aluminum
Workers’ Dispute.
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. August 16 OP).
—Pittsburgh becomes today the scene
of the Government’s next step toward
settlement of a strike costing 10,000
Aluminum Co. of America employes
$250,000 weekly.
Fred Keightly, veteran United States
Labor Department conciliator, sought
the company officials’ side of the con
troversy in conferences today. Yes
terday, in Washington, he heard the
National Council of Aluminum Work
ers' demands for a collective-bargain
ing contract with the company; a con
tract opposed by company officials be
cause. they said, it smacks too much
of a "closed shop" agreement.
The council, representing the strik
ers, algo presented through Bprifc
Shishkin, American Federation of La
bor economist, its demands for a uni
versal wage scale in all the company’s
six plants, and for a “checkoff” sys
tem In collection of union dues.
For the fifth consecutive day since
the strike was called, picketing con
tinued at all the plants. There have
been no disturbances. The company
is keeping all the plants idle until the
strike is settled.
Company officials disclosed that pay
rolls shut off by the walkout at the
six plants total approximately $1,000,
000 per month.
BALLOTING IS URGED.
New Move Made in Minneapolis Truck
Drivers' Strike.
MINNEAPOLIS, August 16 —
Action of the National Labor Relations
Board at Washington on a request for
immediate elections in each of the 166
establishments involved in the Min
neapolis truck drivers’ strike was
awaited today in a new move to end
the month-old walkout.
The elections request was sent to
Washington yesterday by the Federal
conciliators. Rev. Francis H. Haas and
E. H. Dunnigan. and it was regarded
a virtual certainty the board will di
rect the balloting, to determine
whether truck drivers want Drivers’
Union 574 or some other group to rep
resent them in collective bargaining.
Should the elections be ordered. It
was stated by William W. Hughes,
secretary of the Regional Labor.Board
balloting could be started early next
week, with the result determined by
the end of the week.
--0
BROKER UNDER ARREST
ON FILM GIRL’S CHARGE
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August 16.—J.
Clarke Dean. 34. a broker, was ar
rested in a Hollywood apartment to
day on charges of Florence Horsley,
blond film player, after she was taken
to a hospital for treatment for bruises.
Detectives Jack Malina and W. J.
Tassey said she told them she met
Dean through friends at a beer garden
last night and subsequently drove to
his apartment, where he attacked her.
Dean said he did not know her.
Detectives said there was evidence
of a struggle in the apartment and
that a’ hat similar to the one the
girl said she wore was found there.
KIDNAPERS CONFER
WITH LABATT KIN
Brother May Meet Captors
of Canadian Today After
Phone Talks.
t Continued From First Page.)_
for the kidnapers is being concen
trated on United States border points.
Officials are maintaining a dose watch
to prevent the abductors from slip
ping into the States with their victim.
Regions around Lake Huron offer
the kidnapers a likely hideout.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Po
lice force has been enlisted in Can
ada's widespread hunt for Labatt, first
person to be kidnaped for ransom in
the Dominion.
A slim, gray-haired man who sat in
the lobby of Labatt’s hotel for more
than two hours, conferred with La
batt in the latter's loom after the
phone calls were completed. He
brushed aside all questions, including
one if he were an emissary of the ab
ductors.
Reports a second note had been re
ceived in the handwriting ot Labatt
were emphatically denied.
DETROIT SEARCH PRESSED.
Canadian Detectives Seek Clues to
Labatt Captors.
DETROIT, August 16 (/PV—In the
face of denials that definite “leads”
had been found, three police squads
were mobilized today to search for
| clues here in the kidnaping of John
S. Labatt, millionaire brewer of
London, Ontario.
Chief of Detectives Fred W. Frahm.
insisting no one in particular was
sought, ordered the homicide, hold
up and special investigation squads
to concentrate on the hunt.
The order went out after a pro
longed conference with Sergt. Ted
Weis of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and three officers from Toronto.
There were numerous reports that
a definite Detroit link with the kid
naping had been found, but most of
them were denied.
One report was that activities of a
man described as "well known in
sporting circles in Windsor, Ontario,
and Detroit" were being investigated,
and that he was believed to have been
the man who telephoned Hugh La
batt, brother of the abducted brewer,
today about payment of the demanded
$150,000 ransom.
The Canadian and Detroit officers
united in a statement that no finger
prints of any kind were found on
the automobile from which Labatt
was taken Tuesday afternoon, some
where between Sarnia, Ontario, and
London.
Chief Frahm also denied specifically
that police were looking for Joe
Massie. former liquor runner, in con
nection with the Labatt case.
Massie, who once fled to Canada to
escape prosecution on a liquor charge,
also denied he knew anything about
the kidnaping.
Massie's name had become involved
in the investigation on the strength
of a report from Toronto mentioning
“a man named Massey from Detroit.”
They were uncommunicative, but
there had been mention by police here
of the old Joseph “Legs" Laman gang.
tim stock’feed
SHORTAGE IS HELD
fc CRUX OF DROUGHT
_/Continued From First Page )
will have charge of the feed situation
in the drought area and will make
recommendations on its use to the
department of the Government deal
ing with the drought problem, he
said.
A statement of policy concerning
live stock feed buying by the Federal
Government may be expected within
a few days, the Secretary added.
In preventing undue price increases
in foods the Secretary said that the
administration will study it "com
modity "*by commodity” and if undue
price increases are found the best
method of meeting the situation will
be decided.
He predicted in some cases pub
licity similar to that used on bread
prices a year ago would be sufficient.
Another method would be to use moral
suasion with code authorities or other
groups and seek to have such self
governing bodies handle the situation.
He also suggested the consumers'
council of the Farm Administration
should be a powerful factor in pre
venting speculation and profiteering.
Will Watch Speculators.
The Secretary reiterated President
Roosevelt's warning that the admin
istration will keep a careful watch
on grain speculators and seek by every
means possible to prevent excessive
speculation.
No decision has been reached on
exactly what adjustments may be
made in the A. A. A.'s program for
next year, Wallace said, but he voiced
the hope the drought "will make it
possible to consolidate some of the
adjustment programs'' in a single con
tract. Nothing can be done, however,
until more complete information is at
hand on this year's crops, he said.
Meanwhile the long list of drought
counties reached a total of 1,124
with announcement by the Farm
Credit Administration that 23 addi
tional counties in three States have
been designated as secondary drought
loan areas in which crop and feed
loans are being made available.
- ■ • 1 ' ■ ■ —
Workers Are Helped.
To help employment In the electrical
industry, doors of houses in Berlin are
to be fitted with illuminated number
indicators.
V. S. Food Supplies Revealed
By Agriculture Department
By the Associated Press,
The Department of Agriculture yesterday told the story of the
Nation's food supply on August 1 In figures. They showed the food
available is, in most cases, not materially below averages of past years.
In storage
Commodity. Five-year average. 1933. 1934.
Meats (pounds) . 845,500,000 926,300,000 785,100.000
Poultry meats (pounds) . 39,500,000 45,000,000 44,800.000
Lard (pounds) . 157.000.000 219,000,000 210.000.000
Eggs (cases) . 12,100,000 12,600,000 12,400,000
Dairy products (whole milk
equivalents in pounds! ... 4,648,000,000 4.536,000,000 3,958,000,000
Frozen and preserved fruits
' (pounds) . 82.100.000 69,300,000 76,000,000
Production anticipated, plus the carry-over:
Wheat (bushels) . 1,111.000.000 921.000.000 781.000.000
Rice (bushels) . 45,400.000 40.900,000 40,000.000
Fresh fruits (tons) . 11.800.000 10,900,000 10,200.000
Vegetables (tons) . 8.050.000 6,590.000 8,160,000
Potatoes (bushels) . 366,000,000 320,000,000 327,000,000
Sweet potatoes (bushels). 62,400,000 65.100,000 63,100,000
Dry edible beans (100-pound
bags) . 13.617,000 13.530,000 11,529,000
Dried fruits (tons) . 673.000 640.000 641,000
Canned fruits (cases). 43,100.000 41.200,000 42,100,000
Canned vegetables (cases).... 68.400,000 55.000.000 63.600,000
* — »
Marines Welcomed Back
HENRY ROOSEVELT GREETS FLYERS FROM HAITI.
Henry Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, shakes hands
with Maj. James T. Moore of the Marine Corps at Washington. Maj.
Moore commanded the flying squadron of planes which returned to
American soil after service in Haiti. —A. P. Photo.
Labor Board Chairman De
clares N. R. A. Ouster Will
Be Decided Soon. *
John L. Donovan, dismissed presi
dent of the N. R. A. Employes' Union,
will know “pretty soon" whether he
is to be reinstated in the job from
which he was ousted by Administra
tor Hugh Johnson.
Lloyd K. Garrison, chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board, said
this afternoon the decision would be
given as soon as the board can get
to it.
When asked if the decision would be
given tomorrow. Garrison merely
smiled and repeated “Pretty soon.”
Meanwhile the board was criticized
at several interested sources for its
decision yesterday to permit Gen.
Hugh S. Johnson, who dismissed
Donovan, to file a written statement
explaining his side of the case, rather
than appear in person and submit
to cross examination.
Charres Reversal.
The Joint Committee for Unity of
Government Employes, meeting last
night at the Ebbitt Hotel, filed a pro
test against the procedure with Gar
rison. The committee charged the
acceptance was a reversal of Gar
rison's earlier ruling that the written
statement would not be accepted.
John F. Finerty. counsel for Dono
van. also assailed the general’s state
ment, charging that it did not con
i form with the facts as developed at
the public hearing last week.
E. Claude Babcock, president of the
American Federation of Government
Employes, issued a similar statement
after a conference with Harold Soth
oron, counsel for the federation, whc
was associated with Finerty in pre
senting the case to the board.
One Claim Withdrawn.
Donovan claims he was discharged
for activities in behalf of the N. R. A.
Lodge. No. 91, A. P. G. E. Gen. John
son charged he was dismissed for in
efficiency and insubordination. He
later withdrew the inefficiency charge,
but blamed Donovan for activities
since his dismissal which he said
were sufficient to bar him from re
employment.
PHONE PROBE WIDENED
Reports to Communications Board
Due September 1.
The Communications Commission
moved today to broaden its investi
gation of the telephone business.
It drafted new orders for inter
state companies. Announcement of
the details was expected later in the
day.
Since it began the investigation
July 20 the commission has ordered
telephone companies under its Juris
diction to report their rates, owner
ship and practices.
These reports are due September 1.
Hearings on rates and practices which
the commission regards as objection
able will follow.
Will Aid Byrd
J
DOCTOR TO FLY' SOUTH
WITH ELLSWORTH.
DR. FRANCIS D. COMAN.
The John Hopkins Hospital spe
cialist will sail with Lincoln Ells
worth. noted explorer, from Hono
lulu for Aukland, where the two
will be met by Bernt Balchen and
then taken to the Byrd expedition
base at Little America.
—Wide World Photo.
BYRD, RECOVERED,
ABLETOTAKEWALK
Start of Return Trip to Main
Camp Is Still Un
certain.
Br (he Associated Press.
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctic, Au
iust 16 (via Mackay Radio).—Read Ad
miral Richard E. Byrd yesterday had
recovered sufficiently from his touch
of bad health to take a stroll In the
open air at his advance base, 123
miles south of here.
The admiral walked in a tempera
ture of 61 degrees below zero.
Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, second in
command of the Byrd Expedition, whn
led the tractor expedition which
reached the advance base, reported by
radio that he is still uncertain as to
when the trip back will start.
Admiral Byrd ordered E. J. Demas
tractor driver, to take his bunk, but
the driver refused. The admiral still
is occupying the single bunk in the
advance base.
Sleep In Sleeping Bag*.
Dr. Poulter, Demas and Amory H.
White, radio operator, are sleeping in
their sleeping bags, their heads around
stoves and their feet under tables and
chairs.
Dr. Poulter reported that the shack
is about as crowded as a telphone
booth when only one man is in It,
making It exceedingly "close quar
ters for four.’*
Dr. Poulter has relieved Admiral
Byrd of the meteorological and auroral
observations. These are to be corre
lated henceforward with readings at
Little America. Dr. Poulter said he
was installing his “reticle.” an iron
device of his own manufacture for ob
serving the fall of meteors.
Dr. Poulter said that In spite of
everything Admiral Byrd had been able
to keep up his scientific records,
which are complete.
WILL CARRY SUPPLIES.
BALTIMORE. August 16 f^P).—Dr
Francis D. Coman said yesterday that
through the "good sportsmanship” of
Lincoln Ellsworth. Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd’s camp in the Ant
arctic would receive needed medical
and food supplies months earlier than
otherwise possible.
Dr. Coman, on the staff of Johns
Hopkins Hospital, said Ellsworth,
himself undertaking an expedition
to the South Polar region, would
make his facilities available for
carrying the supplies to his fellow
explorer, Byrd. This, he explained,
does not mean that Ellsworth is in
any way changing plans for his own
expedition or having anything directly
to do with Byrd's.
Coman. who was with Byrd on the
latter's first exploration in the Ant
arctic. said he himself would be trans
ported to the Antarctic in Ellsworth’s
ship, the Wyatt Earp. being all the
| while "under Mr. Ellsworth's orders.”
supplies by Plane
He expects to arrive a month or
so later than the supplies for Byrd
which, he said, are to be flown on
the last part of the trip to Little
America. Byrd’s camp, by Ellsworth
and Bernt Balchen in Ellsworth’s
plane, the Golden Star.
He said that although there was
"nothing heroic about it," Ellsworth
was showing "splendid sportsmanship"
in taking the supplies. He denied that
any of Byrd’s men were suffering from
dysentery, as had been reported, or
lacked for physician's services.
But,” he said, "they are suffering
somewhat from lack of medical sup
plies and from lack of certain nutrl
tional values in the food and it is to
fill these needs that the supplies will |
t0 V,lttle America by the
Ellsworth men.
The needs of the men. he said, were
worked out here in co-operation with
Dr E. V. McCollum of the Hopkins
School of Science.
Coman plans to sail next week on
the Mariposa for New Zealand to join
Balchen, the pilot, and Ellsworth on
the ship, Wyatt Earp. He said the
supplies, speeded to their goal by
plane, should reach Byrd late in Octo
ber or early in November.
WRESTLING DELAYED
Turner Announces Same Show
Will Be Held Next Week.
The wrestling card scheduled for
tonight at Griffith Stadium, with
Sandor Szabo and Gino Garibaldi in
the main event, was called off this
afternoon by Promoter Joe Turner
because of rain.
The same show. It was announced,
will be presented a week from tonight, i
t
NAZI BAN PLACED
Effort for 100 Per Cent
Unity Is Seen in Latest
Hitler Move.
By the Associated Pres*.
RERUN. August 1R—Confidential
orders were Issued today to all mem
bers of the Nazi party to cease dis
playing the old imperial black, white
and red flag of Germany.
A threat of expulsion for failure to
comply with the orders was included,
foreshadowing an end to the banner
which the late President Paul von
Hindenburg. always a monarchist at
heart, loved and valiantly defended.
The step was taken only after his
death ended the necessity for further
deference to the old field marshal s
sentiments.
The order Is regarded as a fresh
indication Nazis are determined not
to rest until Germany. Inwardly and
outw'ardly, is 100 per cent under the
swastika.
Other Developments.
Reirhsbishop Ludwig Mueller's
abrupt assumption of dictatorial
churclr powers last w eek and reports
of contemplated changes in diplo
matic posts were recent developments
in this direction.
The imperial flag was restored by
the third Reich March 12. 1933. ard
gtven a place alongside the swastika.
This was considered a move to win
Von Hindenburg's favor as well as
the sympathy of masses of Germans
who revered the empire's colors.
There Is Irony In the situation, for
many members of the Stahlhelm
(Steel Helmet War Veterans’ Asso
ciation) who joined the Nasi party
recently under the Influence of a rec
onciliation. During the republic they
displayed the imperial banner un
molested. although It was not the
national flag. Now. under the extreme
Nazi regime, they must haul it down.
“Political WiU” Timely.
Political observers conceded that
the appearance yesterday of a “po
litical will” of Von Hindenburg. com
ing just before Germany will rote
Sunday on Hitler's taking over of the
president's powers, was moot timely.
It described Hitlerism as a “decisive
stride” toward national unity.
Only August 4 the propaganda min
istry emphatically denied the existence
of such a testament. A spokesman
yesterday said in explanation, "Well,
we did not know about it then.”
The propaganda ministry obviously
Is conducting a campaign to create
the image of Von Hindenburg as
Hitler's patron saint and even trans
fer Von Hindenburg’s "halo” to Hitler.
News reels of the Tannenberg fu
neral have been combined with scenes
showing Hitler and Von Hindenburg
on the rare occasions they appeared
together in public. The idea is to
create an impression of intimacy.
Reichsbishop Mueller and his coad
jutor officially took a hand in next
Sunday's plebiscite by issuing a man
ifesto today with orders to the clergy
that its contents shall be brought
immediately to the knowledge of their
flocks.
The manifesto, in part, read:
"We all are living witnesses of
the great National Socialist move
ment,, which we regard devoutly as
sent by Merciful Providence. Such
a visible act of God In dealing
with this, our people, obliges us to
a wholehearted surrender to His
will. * • •
“Der Fuehrer (Hitler) In combating
anti-national tendencies has held his
strong hand protectingly over the
Evangelical Church. Thus to our
church, which had until then passed
through very trying times, the oppor
tunity has been restored to become
active again as a living part of the
national whole.”
BLACK WILL SEEK
TO LOOSEN CREDIT
IN ATLANTA POST
(Continued From First Page.)
by acquainting them with the suc
cessive steps taken by the administra
tion which have resulted in the pres
ent prosperous condition of these In
stitutions and which make possible
their co-operation with the adminis
tration in its program of complete
business rehabilitation.
“I am pleased to think that your
position as governor of the Federal
Reserve Bank at Atlanta will give you
opportunity to undertake this work
and that that bank, together with the
Federal Reserve Board, will co-operate
with you in its performance.
"In order that I may keep fully
informed as your work progresses I
wish you would send me reports from
time to time.
“I want also to express to you my
deep personal appreciation for the
fine service you have rendered at all
times since you assumed the governor
ship of the Federal Reserve Board.
The splendid record you have made
entitles you to the gratitude not only
of those directly interested in the
Government and banking, but of the
millions of bank depositors through
out the country who owe much to you
because of the wise judgment you
exercised in the critical times of not
long ago.
‘ The thanks of the entire country
should, therefore, be conveyed to you,
along with this expression of my own
personal appreciation. I am thankful,
also, for the reason that although jrou
are leaving us here in Washington
you still will be as active, or even
more active if such is possible, in the
discharge of the Atlanta bank's re
sponsibilities and in taking on new
duties which will help the whole
country.
•'Very sincerely yours.
"FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT."
Takes New Post
EUGENE B~ BLACK.
I