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LOWER WIRE RATE FOR PRESS TOLD Firm Cuts Charges as Word age Increases, U. S. Board Hears. By the Associated Press. The Press Wireless, Inc., is handling news matter at a lower rate than the wire telegraph companies and making mjney, Joseph Pierson, president,, testified yesterday at a hearing of the Federal Communications "Commission into telegraph rates and rules. Pierson said his company was con stantly studying costs and, as the wordage increased, lowering costs per word. Pierson followed Ο. H. Griswold, vice president of the Postal Telegraph table Co.. who said his company wants press traffic and that no change should be made in press rates. Chairman Stewart announced that on March 25 leased wire services of all types would be taken up. He said λ large number of persons had in formed the commission they wished to appear. Evidence on commercial press rates probably will be concluded Thursday. "We feel very strongly," said Gris wold in discussing press rates, "that the press traffic is what we want to handle and recommend that no change whatsoever be made in press rates. There ought not be anything to hinder the free flow of press traffic. No com pany should have an exclusive con tract to bottle up news." Griswold said his company's press j business totaled $700,000 a year out of ! the grand total of $21,000,000 of busi- j ncss done. • TWO FALL TO DEATH AS PLANE BELTS SNAP Man and Woman Drop 2,500 Feet to Plowed Field in "Mild Wingover." By the Associated Press. SPOKANE, Wash., March 19—An attempt to perforin a "mild wing over" caused two persons to be cat apulted from an airplane to their deaths. Joe Miller, the pilot, told au thorities yesterday. Esther Goldback, 22. and Robert Hyer, 23. dropped 2,500 feet to a plowed field near Medical Lake, Wash., Sunday when their safety belts snapped while the plane was flying bottom side uç. Miller and two other passengers in the open cockpit plane, Irene Hyer and Arnold Ackerlund, were saved by their belts. · $1,789.000,000 SOUGHT Illinois Can Use Relief Money for Public Works. SPRINGFIELD. 111., March 19 0P>. —Illinois yesterday took inventory of its public works possibilities and announced that the State could use $1,789,000.000 of the S4.880,000,000 work relief appropriation which President Roosevelt has placed before Congress. Gov. Horner sent to the National Resources Board, headed by Secre tary Ickes, a detailed list of recom mendatibns for the expenditure in Il linois of $480,000.000 within '18 months and for an additional $1,309,-j 000,000 within four years. I Proposed New G. P. 0. Architect's sketch of structure proposed to replace the Government Printing Office at North Capitol and H streets, declared to be an eye sore and dangerous flretrap. This is included in the $6,000,000 building program for the Government Printing Office proposed in the Senate by Senator Hayden, Democrat, of Arizona, Saturday. The plan also pro vides for erection of a warehouse for paper and other iupplies on the east side of North Capitol street, opposite the printing establishment. REPUBLIC STEEL DENIES PLAN TO CREATE TRUST Fights U. S. Claim That Merger With Corrigan, McKinney Firm Would Create Monopoly. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, March 19.—The Re public Steel Corp. attacked in Fed eral Court yesterday the Government's charge that its proposed merger with the Corrigan, McKinney Steel Corp. would be a violation of the Clayton anti-trust act. attorneys for the Republic char acterized as "ridiculous" an assertion by an assistant United States attorney general that merger of the companies would create a monopoly. Walter L. Rice, special assistant at torney general, said in his opening statement to Judge Fred M. Raymond of Grand Rapids, Mich., that both companies served identical customers in pig iron in nine States in 1933. The two companies sold 15.8 per cent of all semi-finished steel in the United States from April, 1933, to April, 1934, he said. W. B. Cockley, attorney for Re public, replied that the Government, to support its charge of monopoly, must show competition has been elim inated to the detriment of the public. Richard Prince · Suits and Topcoats They are going over exceptionally big—and no wonder! Fine hand needling, custom appearance—ex pressed in the smartest patterns for the Spring season. You'll like the pencil stripes in the pure worsted Suits—and the lux urious Worumbo or Andes Alpaca Topcoats—in either the Raglan or Balmacaan models. $29 .50 For Richard Prince Suits or Topcoats We'll be glad to open a charge account for your convenience. Settlements monthly or on our 12 payment plan. β The Mode—F at Eleventh OF flUTOIÏlflTIC HEATinG UniTS GRSH inSTBUED ! 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