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Some Riturns Not Yet Received
GREECE MOBILIZES
ALL WAR FORCES
FOR LAND AND SEA
MES ON REBELS
Revolutionaries Routed in
Macedonia by Troops Un
der Command of War
Minister.
HOME OF VENIZELOS
WRECKED BY LOYALISTS
Business in Athens Stops as Gov
ernment Intensifies Drive to
Halt Victories of Foes—Pilot!
Drop Calls to Arms on Moun
tain Villages.
ICopyritht. 1935. by the Associated Press.)
ATHENS, March 4.—Greek govern
ment troope, led personally by Gen.
George Kondylis, minister of war,
•mashed in force today against the
rebels in Macedonia and the govern
ment announced at nightfall that the
rebels had been hemmed in.
Guns blazed all along the ancient
battle grounds of Saloniki as the loyal
forces strove to capture Drama, the
old village long regarded as a key
position on the Northern Aegean.
At the samj time the government
•t Athens moved troops, warships and
elrplanes to other points where rebels,
who began fighting lai>t Saturday,
threatened the authority of the gov
•rnmen f
Twenty-two bombing planes, flown
by loyal pilots, took off from Athens
to bomb warships which put to sea
under the command of rebel officers
(Across the Yugoslav border heavy
fighting was reported heard, the Yu
goslavs saying that both the Greek
government forces and the rebelî
were using artillery and that the en
gagement had taken on the charac
teristics of a major battle.)
Wreck Venizelos' Home.
Government air pilots reported that
they had wrecked the home of the
leader of the rebellion, former Pre
mier Eleutherios Veniselos. They
flew over his estate, at Canea. Crete,
and dropped a series ef bombs.
CAnother alleged rebel leader, Gen.
Kicholas Plastiras, who ran a Greek
revolution in 1922, was reported miss
ing from his hotel In Cannes and It
waa rumored he might have sailed for
Crete.)
Gen. Kondylis, minister of war,
took personal command of the gov
ernment campaign in an effort to
force a sudden end to the hostilities
which broke out Saturday.
The military restrictions in Athens
were tightened. All radio stations
were ordered to stay silent. Private
automobiles were forbidden to circu
late.
The government announced it would
epen court-martial tomorrow and
that rebels would be tried solely by
army officers.
The Bourse was closed and business
practically came to a standstill.
A number of prominent people
visited President Zaimis this morning
and asked him to intervene to prevent
further loss of lives and property
damage.
Fleet Ready to Go.
The government, however, declared
that it could not permit any inter
ference with its activities.
The Greek fleet prepared to embark
Upon an expedition to Crete to wage
a fight to the finish with the rebels
who have taken possession of the en
tire island.
Naval vessels were ordered to make
ready to put to sea after wireless mes
sages had been intercepted indicating
the insurgents might flee to Italian
territory.
The radio station at Votanikos re
ported it had heard the wireless sta
tion at Canea, Crete, attempting to
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HEARING IS DELAYED
treasury Workers' Salaries to Be
Considered Later.
The meeting of the Senate Sub
committee handling the Treasury
Post Office appropriation bill, involv
ing the status of 1,300 Treasury em
ployes who have been working with
out pay since December 1. had to be
postponed for this afternoon, until
tomorrow or the next day.
The subcommittee had expected to
lettle this afternoon the issue of
whether to restore to the pay roll
these workers whose salaries were
atopped by the McKellar rider on
current appropriations. It was found,
however, that members of this sub
committee had to attend other com
Biittee meetings this afternoon.
Roosevelt Begins
Third Year Fit,
Physician Says
Cabinet Members Will
Honor President at
Dinner Tonight.
President Roosevelt today began his
third year as Chief Executive, a little
grayer about the temples, perhaps,
but in as splendid physical condition
as the day he took office exactly two
years ago.
Dr. Ross T. Mclntire, U. S. N..
White House physician, announced
that, after a recent physical examina
tion, he had found the President's
health entirely unimpaired by the
troublous labors of administering the
Nation's Government.
The anniversary was given only
casual attention by Mr. Roosevelt as
he labored with the routine of his
office.
The anniversary is not to pass with
out appropriate notice and ceremony,
however. Members of the cabinet will
be the President s hosts at a small
dinner party tonight at the May
flower Hotel. Besides serving as the
occasion for celebrating the second
anniversary of the New Deal adminis
tration, this dinner party will sub
stitute for the series of dinners in
honor of the President given by mem
bers of the cabinet, a custom which
was abandoned last year at the Pres
ident's request.
Secretary of Commerce Roper has
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Declares Two-Thirds of
House and Senate Will
Vote for Payment.
By the Associated Press.
A prediction by Representative Pat
man. Democrat, of Texas that two
thirds of the House and Senate would
vote for a bonus payment bill
enough to override a presidential veto
—was made today at the opening of
congressional hearings on the $2 000,
000,000 bonus issue.
Patman, the first witness before
the Houm Way· and Means Commit
tee, appeared titer Chairman Dough
ton, Democrat, of North Carolina said
sessions would be held at night if
necessary to complete consideration
of the bill by tomorrow.
Striking at criticism that his meas
ure, which proposes thé issuance of
new currency, is inflationary, Patman
said:
'This is not an inflationary bill.
There's no danger of inflation."
Could Withdraw Currency.
He pointed out that under his plan,
if commodity prices rose too rapidly
or "danger of inflation" appeared,
the Secretary of the Treasury could
withdraw other currency from circu
lation as the bonus money was dis
tributed.
ι As another argument, the Texan
said:
"If this bill were enacted, the cost
of relief would not be so great. This
money would reach every nook and
ι cranny of the country. TTiere would
be no delay and no chance or possi
bility of graft.
"Under this bill, the adjusted com
pensation certificates could be paid
without a bond issue, and without an
increase in taxes."
Supporters of the American Legion's
bonus bill, which does not contain
Patman's new currency provision, are
to be heard later. Conceding that
there had been some "dispute" among
those supporting the two bills. Patman
told the committee that he would be
"glad to back any measure which
would carry out the purpose which we
had in mind."
"Payment of the bonus comes first
with me," Patman said. "Everything
else is secondary. After these hear
ings are over, if everything which the
committee desires is not in one bill!
I suggest the chairman of the com
mittee introduce a new bill.
"There has been some difference
of opinion over the method of pay
ment. It would be agreeable to me
to put both in the same bill and
submit it to the House.
"The issue is so well known that
I feel the House should be allowed
to choose."
As one reason for paying the bonus
certificates now, Patman estimated
that a veteran who had a $1,000 cer
tificate and who had borrowed fully
on it would get only $66 when the
certificate matured on January 1,
1945.
"It is not right," he argued, "for
the Government to cause the veteran
to lose the remaining half of his. cer
tificate because of interest payments
on the first half which he borrowed.
If this is not paid now, the veteran
will have practically nothing left by
1945."
I Inverted Stomach of Girl, 10,
Placed Normally in Operation,
<Copyright, 1935. by the Associated Press.)
ί FALL RIVER. Mass., March 4.—
Ten-year-old Alyce Jane McHenry's
Inverted stomach and other misplaced
erfans were put in their normal posi
tion* In an operation of more than
two hours' duration at the Truesdale
Hospital today.
The whole replacement at once was
• surprise. Dr. Philemon E. Truesdale
said that when the situation became
apparent in all details on the operat
ing table It was so grave that the en
tire proceeding had to be gone
through at once.
He had anticipated that the process
night be slow, time and gravitation
letting the misplaced organs slide
down gradually to the abdomen.
Alyce was a "good patient"—that
k. she appeared to stand the operation
well.
Her stomach, upside down, tucked
tip under her shoulder, was only part
Îf the misplaced abdominal organs,
t waa la her left chest cavity along
with all but a faet of her Intestines,
/ à
also her spleen and her appendix.
Her liver was not misplaced.
Whether the operation is a "success,"
Dr. Truesdale said, will depend en
tirely on her recovery.
Just before anesthetics closed her
eyes Alyce was singing "The Man on
the Plying Trapeze."
The operation began shortly after
10 at the Truesdale Hospital, the work
being done by four surgeons headed
by Dr. Truesdale, who has previously
operated upon several similar cases.
Alyce's case Is the most serious in
this list because she is weaker than
the others. But it strength was what
she needed most, her moments before
going under the anesthetic sleep were
favorable signs.
She slept well and so late that her
nurses at last had to awaken her.
When her surgeons came in to talk
to her to be sure of her spirit she
greeted them with a smile and a song.
Later, wheeled to the operating
room on her stretcher, she covered
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t
ROBINSON TANGLES
WITH LONG DURING
DEBATE ON FARLEY
Kingfish Doubts White House
Denial Chairman May
Resign Place.
VOICES SUSPICIONS
ON DELAY IN REPORT
t
Louiiianan Claim» Murphy of
Philippines Offered Petition
a* Head of Party.
BY J. Α. Ο'LEAST.
A statement which Senator Huey
Long of Louisiana declared he had
from "close to the throne" that Post
master General Farley's resignation
has been discussed at the White
House and that Gov. Gen. of the
Philippines Murphy would succeed
him climaxed a heated debate in the
Senate today in which Democratic
Leader Robinson of Arkansas flatly
denied any such change was being
contemplated.
Senator Long, who has been urging
a Senate investigation of the Post
master General, had started out com
menting on the length of time it took
Secretary of the Interior Ickes to re
port on a Senate resolution in which
Long asked for certain information
in connection with his charges.
Senators Robinson and Bailey,
Democrat, of North Carolina had
Interrupted to deny there was any
unusual delay, when the Louisiana
Senator turned to the rumors he said
were going around the Capitol today
regarding the possibility of Parley re
signing.
Myi KnipaMn DMruftre.
"I have been inlormed," Long de
clared, "that the Postmaster Gen
eral's resignation has already been
discussed at the White House."
"I have heard no euch rumors,"
Robinson interrupted.
Long then added he had also heard
that Governor General Murphy, a
former mayor of Detroit, was here or
had been here recently, and that re
porte were he was being considered
to succeed Farley.
Senator Batley interrupted to make
th· point that If Murphy had been
sent for from the Philippines for any
such purpose, the notice would have
had to go out three weeks ago, or
before Long had started his charges
against Farley.
Meanwhile, Senator Robinson had
left the chamber and, returning *
moment later, immediately interrupted
Long with the following announce
ment:
"I have made inquiry as to the truth
of the statements that Mr. Farley had
resigned or contemplated doing so and
that Gov. Gen. Murphy was being
considered for appointment. I am
informed by the highest authority
there is not one word of truth in the
statement."
"What is the highest authority?"
Long Inquired.
"The President of the United States,"
Robinson quickly responded.
The rapid lire of debate started
shortly after the Senate met when
Long arcse to inquire if the Ickes re-1
port had been received. The Vice
President replied that it had not
reached the chair yet.
Long said there is an old custom
"down our way that when you send
for a ballot box and it takes two or
three weeks to get it, it usually comes
back straight." He added that the
Senate had asked for this information
regarding certain public works con
tracts three weeks ago.
Robinson replied that Long had
madt "an unwarranted reflection on
the Secretary of the Interior." The
Democratic leader then chided Long
«bout his occasional trips back to
Louisiana, saying:
"The Senator has been absent for
& week or so. running the State of
Louisiana. The Senator has to di
vide his time and is unable to give us
the favor of his presence. As long
as the State of Louisiana is under
martial low he finds it necessary to
run down there. He calls the Legis
lature Into session nearly every week
to pus more bills."
Long Sees Whitewashing.
Robinson said Secretary Ickes was
ready some days ago to send in a
report, but that he (Robinson) un
derstood Long would be back today
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TALKIE PATENTS
ARE HELD INVALID
Supreme Court Upsets Plftni of
Fox to Collect $100,·
000,000.
By the Associated Press.
A double defeat was suffered today
l>y William Fox in 8upreme Court In
validation of talking picture patente
upon which he sought to collect more
than $100,000,000.
It declared invalid patents for mak
ing and developing separate picture
and sound Aim* and then printing
them on a single 11m. m well as pat
ents cm a projecting machine for ex
hibiting the films.
The Paramount-Publix Corp. and
others sought to have the patents for
making picture and sound films set
aside.
They argued that the decision of a
lower court in New York upholding
the patents was "being used to coerce
substantially" the entire moving pic
ture industry.
The American Tri-Ergon Corp., or
ganized by Fox, was said to have ac
quired domination over talkie pictures.
He brought suit for aUeged infringe
ment He also was entitled under
the decision to royalties in the fu
ture. Fox a few years ago lost con
trol of his motion picture companies,
due to financial difficulties, but he re
ceived substantial remuneration in
return.
William O. Mitchell, former Attor
ney General, who represented Para
mount-Public, instated that the prin
ciple of the proem vu known before
the patenta were issued and that the
prooesa, therefore, w*s net a patent·
A
BYRD DEMANDS
ITEMIZED FACTS
ON PUBLIC WORKS
Resolution Calls on Treas
ury for Accounting on
$3,300,000,000.
PRESIDENT CONFERS
WITH HOPKINS ON PLAN
Administrator Called Back From
Chicago by Plane—Break in
Deadlock Expected.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Senator Byrd, Democrat of Virginia,
foe of the President's $4.S>0,000,000
work-relief bill took another potshot
in the Senate today.
The Virginia Senator introduced a
resolution calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury to furnish immediately
an itemized "statement of the alloca
tion of the original $3,300,000,000 for
public works. Senator Robinson,
Democratic leader, blocked immediate
consideration by asking that the reso
lution go over a day under the rules.
"It ha* been reported," said Sena
tor Byrd, "that more than $1,500.·
000,000 has not yet been expended.
We are now apked to appropriate
mother $4,000,000,000 for public works.
I thing we are entitled to know what
has been done with the money al
ready appropriated and where it has
been spent and whether it has been
spent, and to know what it is pro
posed to do with the additional money
now asked for."
List of Projects Asked.
One of the demands made by
Senator Byrd in his resolution calls
for "a list of projects to which allo
cations of money were made and the
money subsequently impounded, and
why impounded."
There have been reports that the
cause of the dtlay of the work-relief
bill in the 8enate is that the money
allocated for project* in States repre
sented by Senators opposing the
President's plan has been withheld.
Senator Byrd said he did not in
tend to make any chargea that pres
sure was being brought to bear by
the administration, in this manner,
on Senators who supported tha Me
Carran prevailing wage amendment.
"I do not know anything about
that," he said.
The Byrd resolution asked spe
cifically for the following information
regarding the public works fund.
"First, total cash disbursement to
March 1. 1035.
"Second, balance unexpended out
of the amount appropriated.
"Third, a list of projects, both Fed
eial and non-Federal, and their loca
tions, on which disbursements have
been made, the amount of such dis
bursements and an estimate of the
cost of completing each project.
Future Allocations.
"Fourth. a list of future allocations
authorized, both Federal and non
Federal, which the Government of the
United States is obligated to make and
on which no expeditures have as yet
been made.
"Fifth, a list of projects to which
allocations of money were made and
the money subsequently Impounded,
and why impounded.
"Sixth, a list of allocations for
money for public -works that have
been diverted to pay ordinary or other
expenses in the Government.
"Seventh, copies of memoranda or
agreements committing the United
States Government to the building of
public works upon which no expendi
tures have as yet been made."
This development came soon after
the Associated Press reported Presi
dent Rooeevelt had conferred with
Karry Hopkins, the relief adminis
trator, on the relief situation.
Pending passage of the $4,880,000,000
bill now deadlocked in the Senate,
funds for current relief allotments
have been procured by the Relief Ad
ministration from P. W. A.
Rumors spread that the administra
tion might agree to separate the direct
relief appropriation of (880,000,000
from the rest of the relief bill to take
care of the emergency In the Relief
Administration.
Hopkins' return led observers to be
lieve a major development might be
imminent in the struggle over wages
in the relief bill.
Deadlock Break Expected.
The relief administrator canceled
five speaking engagements to fly back
here. This followed talk that Demo
cratic leaders expect a quick break in
the deadlock.
Some Democratic Senators who
have been supporting the McCarran
amendment requiring the Government
to pay public works wages equal to
the wages in private industry have
let administration leaders know they
are In a compromising frame of mind.
President Rooeevelt, who proposes
to pay "security wages", which other
officiais have estimated at about $50
a month, was reported to be more de
termined than ever in his stand
against the amendment, which the
Senate tacked on to the huge bill
by a one-vote margin. The bill is
still in the Appropriations Committee,
where administration leaders bad it
sent after their defeat
Robinson Optimistic.
Senator Robinson appeared opti
mistic and indicated he might make
a statement soon. From Senator Mc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada, came
a denial that the forces behind his
amendment were losing strength.
One compromise suggested some
time ago was an amendment declaring
that the $4,000,000,000 fund designed
to put 3,500,000 persons to work shall
be administered so as not to interfere
with the private wage scale. Some
observera felt something of this kind
might possibly be agreed upon, but
there was no official indication from
either aide.
The pro-McCarran forces have been
declaring that to pay less than pre
vailing wages would tear down the
wage structure, while administration
men have eaid that to go beyood "se
curity pay" would draw men free
private ladMtqr.
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DIRECT SHIPPING
SUBSIDY PROPOSED
Roosevelt Special Message
Urges Subterfuge Be
Terminated.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Adoption of a direct subsidy system
for merchant vessels in place of the
present plan of lending money to
shipbuilding and shipping companies
and additional financial assistance
through ocean mall contracts was pro
posed to Congress today by President
Roosevelt.
In a special message tfie President
also recommended that the quasi-ju
dicial and legislative duties of the
present Shipping Board Bureau of
the Department of Commerce be
transferred for the present to the In
terstate Commerce Commission. In
his opinion, the purely administrative
function·, such as information and
planning, ship inspection and the
maintenance of aids to navigation
should remain in the Department of
Commerce.
In championing an American
Merchant Marine, the President de
clared it to be one of the most
firmly established traditions of this
republic, and reminded Congress that
during the first half of the national
existence of America, it we s a great
and growing asset, but since then
has declined in value and importance.
The time has come to square this
traditional ideal with effective per
formance, the President said.
It was pointed out by the Presi
dent in advocacy of his plans for an
adequate merchant marine that there
should be sufficient ships, not only
to carry a reasonable portion of our
foreign commerce, but to act in an
auxiliary rapacity in the event of
war. In this respect, he reminded
Congress 'hat the lessons learned in
the last war should be remembered.
Leans Held Failure.
Particulerly does the President con
sider the lending of money for ship
building as having proved a failure.
He insists upon a direct subsidy. He
declared that there should be an
end to subterfuge and that if Con
gress decides it will maintain a rea
sonably adequate American merchant
marine, he believes that it should be
called what he considers its right
name—a subsidy.
The President then went on to ex
plaln what he believed to be a
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NEW YORK MILK
ACT BAN VOIDED
Bar to Low-Coit Buying Outside
State Killed by Supreme
By the Associated Pre».
A section of the New York milk
control law to orevent sale in New
York City of milk bought outside the
State at prices lower than those
quoted within the State was declared
invalid today by the Supreme Court.
The act prohibits the licensing of
New York City distributors unless
they agree not to purchase low-cost
milk outside of the State. The legis
lation was intended to raise the price
received by New York producers.
State officials were prohibited by
the Federal District Court in New
York City from interfering with kales
of O. A. F. Seellg, Inc., New York
City milk dealers. The company had
been refused a license to operate be
cause it would not sign the agreement.
The Supreme Court already had
approved a preliminary injunction
against enforcement of the clause.
The action today was on a permanent
injunction.
The lower court held the clause
was an invalid attempt to Interfere
with interstate commerce in milk.
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MifrUp in Signals
Officially Blamed
In Mohawk Crash
New York Report Sees
No Cause for Action
Against Officers.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 4.—Local
steamboat inspectors today made
public their findings that the Mohawk
disaster January 24 resulted from a
misunderstanding In signals, and con
cluded with this statement:
"After considering all the testimony
taken, the board finds no cause for
action against any of the surviving
officers of the Mohawk."
The Ward liner Mohawk collided
with the Norwegian freighter Talis
man «'2 miles south of Sea Girt,
N. J., and went to the bottom. Forty
five persons perished.
"The motorship Talisman, being of
foreign registry, does not come under
the jurisdiction uf this service," the
board reported. "The case is there
fore dismissed without further action."
The inspectors found that the crash
was due to a misunderstanding in
signal» from the bridge at the
Mohawk to her steering engine room
after the regular steering apparatus
had broken and the "trick" wheel was
resorted to.
Aged Jurist Perceptibly
Weaker, With Condition
Held Very Discouraging.
BULLETIN.
Former Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes was reported a little weaker
and hie condition not so favorable
by his physician at noon today.
There appeared to be little hope to
day for the recovery of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, retired Supreme Court jus
tice, who is losing steadily in a grim
fight against bronchial pneumonia.
The aged jurist, still breathing
heavily beneath an oxygen tent, was
perceptibly weaker this morning and
his condition was described by Mark
Howe, former secretary, as "very dis
couraging."
Howe made the pessimistic com
ment after departure of Dr. Thomas
A. Claytor, Holmes' personal physician,
who examined his patient for several
minutes in the darkened second-floor
bed room at 1720 I street.
In Apparent Stupor.
A member of the household said it
is necessary now to awaken the former
justice from his apparent stupor in
order to administer nourishment.
Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho,
who was a brief caller this morning,
told reporters he had been informed
the sick man was resting comfortably
and that there was no immediate
danger.
Attorney General Homer 8. Cum
in ings, another visitor, was given a
similar picture of the 94-year-old vic
tim's condition.
Other callers were of the consensus
that it is "just a matter of time" now
until the disease runs its dread course.
Only the astounding vitality of the
revered old man has enabled him to
put up such a courageous battle for
more than a week, it was laid.
Dr. Claytor did not visit the sick
room during the night, and there
was no sign of activity within the
dignified old brick house until this
morning.
More Oxygen Supplied.
A new tank of oxygen is attached
to the tent apparatus every 12 hours.
Several tanks are held in reserve in
an adjoining room.
Friends of the former justice called
in person and by telephone through
out yesterday to learn of his condition.
The White House is being advised by
telephone of any change· in the situ
ation.
Among visitors yesterday were Chief
Justice Hughes, Justice Brandeis, Prof.
Felix Frankfurter of Harvard Uni
versity, William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor;
Francis Biddle. chairman of the Na
ttai»! Labor Relations Board, and
Thoma· G. Corcoran, attorney at tha
Reconstruction Finança Corp. and »
farmer secretary Holms·.
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DAVIDSON AUTOPSY
CLUES RECKED
Financial Transactions of
Husband Probed—Family
Hires Investigator.
BT JOHN H. CLINE,
Staff Correspondent οί The Star.
PINEHURST, N. C., March 4 —
Financial transactions of S. Bradley
Davidson, jr., prominent Washlngto
nlan, before his marriage two months
•CO to El va Davidson. 22-year-old
Statier Hotel fortune heiress, were be
ing investigated today by Solicitor
Roland Pruette in preparation for the
Inquest into her death tomorrow.
William L. Marcv, jr.. New York
attorney, representing the Sutler fam
ily, has engaged L. P. Whitfield, head
Of the Burns Detective Agency In the
South, to conduct a private Investiga
tion for the family.
Marcy said Whitfield had been
brought here to clear up certain
angles of Mrs. Davidson's death, which
he feels have nofbten satisfactorily
explained.
Mrs. Davidson's body, sprawled
across the floor boards of her auto
mobile, was found early Wednesday
by the family butler when he went to
the Davidson garage to wash the car.
A preliminary investigation indicated
the had died of carbon monoxide
fumes from the running motor, but
her vital organs have been taken to
laboratories at Wake Porst College and
Duke University, where they are being
examined for possible traces of drugs
or poison.
New Theories Considered.
Mrs. Davidson's death was first de
scribed as accidental, but Pruette says
he now has information which con
vinces him she "was either killed or
committed suicide."
The State solicitor said he had re
ceived "Intimations" concerning cer
tain financial transactions by David
son, which he wants to investigate
fully before the inquest is concluded.
He refused to discuss the nature of his
information and would not discuss the
character of the alleged transactions.
It could not be learned whether Mrs.
Davidson knew of them prior to her
death.
Pruette believes his theory that the
wealthy young woman either killed
herself or was murdered is supported
by a statement from a waiter in a
nearby spaghetti camp that he saw
her in tears a few hours before her
death.
The waiter, John Notragiacomio,
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MRS. M'DUFFIE DIES
AFTER YEAR'S ILLNESS
Resident Here Many Years Ex
pires at Mobile, Ala.—Hus
band U. S. Judge.
Br the Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala.. March 4.—Mrs. Cor
nelia Hixan McDuffle, wife of United
States Judge McDuffle, former Repre
sentative who became judge of the
South Alabama Federal District Court
here Saturday, died at her home early
today after an Illness of more than a
year.
When McDuffle was named to Con
gress the couple moved to Washing
ton, where they maintained a home
durinf the eight times the Represent
ative was re-elected.
SWANSON ORDERS
ICARL'S RULING
ON PAYMENTS BE
IGNORED BY NAVY
Secretary Declares He Will
Look to Attorney General
and Court of Claims for
Expenditure Guidance.
CONTROLLER GENERAL
HITS BACK IN LETTER
Present Fight Revolves Around
Allowances to Dependents of
Naval Officers Sent Home From
Posts for Retirement—Cum·
mings Comes in for Attack.
BY J. A. FOX.
-in au uiipreceueiiLcu move, occrc
tary of the Navy Swanson has served
notice upon Controller General Mc
Carl that he will not be bound by the
letter's rulings on expenditures, but
will look to the Attorney General and
Court of Claims for guidance.
This was disclosed today when it
was said that it was the first time
that the authority of McCarl. for 14
years the last word on the legality of
Government expenditures, had been
so bluntly challenged.
The conflict between the two officers
was disclosed when McCarl made pub·
lie a letter to Swanson in which he
takes the latter to task without minc
ing words and declares that the prin
ciple of the act setting up the General
Accounting Office as an Independent
establishment free from partisan or
political influence would be junked if
Suanson's views prevailed.
McCarl Hits at Cummin»*.
At the same time McCarl again
hit at Attorney General Cummings
who is represented as lining up with
the Navy head, repeating as he said
some time ago in a controversy that
the regulation of Government ex
penditures is not within the province
of that official.
Particular significance was added to
the new controversy because of Mc
Carl's recent decision blocking the
"New Deal" promotions.
The present case revolves around the
old fight of the Navy to obtain travel
ing expenses for dependents of naval
officers sent home for retirement from
some post of duty. They get these al- V
lowances when the shift is between
posts, but McCarl has held that when
a retirement order is involved they are
not allowable, and has fallen back
upon the Supreme Court to support
his contention.
McCarl Rulings to Be Ignored.
The Swanson letter, to which Mc
Carl's communication was a reply, ad
vised that these allowances were to
be made. and. it was said, took the
broader view that "Attorney General s
opinions and the decisions of the
Court of Claims (will) be hereafter
followed" despite any McCarl decision
holding a particular appropriation is
not legally available for proposed ad
ministrative use.
Swanson has instructed his office
to ignore McCarl's rulings holding up
the allowances.
McCarl's letter says Swanson ad
vised him that he had directed that
"Attorney Generals' oponions and the
decisions of the Court of Claims be
hereafter followed" and naval in
struction be made accordingly.
"As you apparently contemplate
ordering accountable officers under
your military control to make pay
ments from public moneys intrusted
to them as advances from appropria
tions for purposes determined by this
office to be not within the law. and
thus for which the appropriation is
not legally available, it Is assumed
you fully appreciate the seriousness
of your proposed action." McCarl said.
"You are aware, of course, that
such accountable officers and their
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SIMON VISIT SCHEDULED
Will Return to London After Visit
to Berlin.
LONDON. March 4 OP).—The for
eign office announced today that Sir
John Simon, foreign secretary, and
Capt. Anthony Eden, lord privy
seal, would go to Berlin Thursday,
remaining two days, and returning to
London Sunday.
(Previously it had been unofficially
reported that the two British govern
ment officials might include Russia.
Poland and Czechoslovakia in their
Itinerary following the visit to the
German government.)
Amelia Earhart Says Putnam's
"Baby" Remark Was Rhetoric
BT GKACE HENDRICK EUSTIS.
George Palmer Putnam, who used
to be pretty well known in his own
right as a publisher before he became
merely Amelia Earhart's husband, has
been vastly misunderstood. At least
that is what Miss Earhart told the
lady reporters who found her a guest
with Mrs. Roosevelt at their press
conference this morning.
Putnam, standing on the ground as
his famous wife soared away from
Hawaii, told reporters he "would
rather bave a baby" than watch
her go.
But, said Miss Earhart today, he
was ipeaking metaphorically, he is not
a disappointed husband.
What Miss Earhart would really
like now is a new plane, preferably
one with two motor» and very fast.
She feels that the type of plane she
has now is limited. With this type
she ha* erased the Atlantic, flown
from Honolulu to California and made
the speed record for woman from
coast to coast. Now what she needs
is a good Santa Claus who will pro
vide her with a better and taster
machine.
"I would not go again Just for the
ride," she told the press when they
asked her if she would like to fly again
from Honolulu to California. "But I
would If by doing ao I would advance
the cause of flying." She added that
she expected to tbe among the first to
take this flight in a commercial plane.
She believes that mail and passengers
will be taken between those islands
and the States within the span of two
years.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Earhart experimented with a
new type of streamline car with three
wheels called a Dymaxion The in
ventor, Buckminster Puller of Bridge
port, Conn., drove them around. Mrs.
Roocevelt was enormously impressed
with the flexibility of the car, which
ihe said could turn within the «pace
between the portico of the White
House and the driveway.
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