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25,000 FANS TO SEE
NATS OPEN SEASON
HEBE WjfflYANKS
President Roosevelt Will
Toss Out First Ball to
Launch Campaign.
NEWSOM AND GOMEZ
ARE STARTING PITCHERS
Vice President Garner Will Par
ticipate in Ceremonies and
Flag Raising.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
With promise of fair skies, rising
temperature and upward of 25.000
fans, the curtain on sportdom's great
est show will be raised today at Grif
fith Stadium with all the pomp and
ceremony synonymous with the open
ing of base ball's major league pen
nant chases.
The local stage, center of national
Interest in that it incorporates the
time-honored inaugural pitch by the
President of the United States, will
find the Washington Nationals, a
20-to-l shot in the American League
derby, facing New York’s more highly
favored Yankees.
Five minutes after President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt's lob, a bronzed,
husky right-hander, Buck Newsom of
the Nationals, and a slender, fast-ball
specialist, left-handed Vernon Gomez
of the Yankees, will square off for
what officially will start the thirty
sixth American League flag race.
Accent on Youth.
In the Washington dugout. com
manded by Manager Stanley Harris,
will be the youngest ball club ever
to represent the National Capital and
the youngest team in either of the
major leagues. It will be a team
shrewdly rebuilt and pointed for the
future, but a club, nevertheless, that
currently seems to have captured the
fancy of Washington fandom to such
an extent that interest unprecedented
since the pennant-winning Fall of
1933 has been aroused.
On the opposite side of the field
will be a ball club that for three
straight years has finished in second
place, but whose chances in the
coming campaign have become in
creasingly heightened by critics. The
Yankees, however, will supply one
prime disappointment today by keep
ing Joe Di Maggio. the most publicized
rookie of modern times, on the bench.
Di Maggio. hailed as another Cobb.
definitely Is slated to remain on the
sidelines, due to a painfully blistered
foot.
All the fanfare and trumpeting
copyrighted by the mllllon-dollar In
dustry that is base ball will prevail
on this day, which will mark two sil
ver jubilees of historical importance
in the diamond world. Twenty-five
years ago Clark Griffith, president of
the Washington ball club, took over
the reins of the Capital’s base ball
forces to start a regime that has em
braced the winning of three American
League pennants, and a world cham
pionship in 1924.
At the same time. 1912, Griffith
also induced President William How
ard Taft to throw out the opening
ball, beginning a custom of priceless
value to the national pastime.
As the Washington spotlight turned
on the ball park, both Houses of Con
gress prepared to adjourn early in
order to be present.
Never Saw Nats Lose.
President Roosevelt, who will ar
rive at Griffith Stadium at 2:45 to
the airs of "Hall to the Chief." is
the sixth President of the United
States to officially move the wheels of
the base ball industry and the lucki
est, from the viewpoint of the Wash
(See BASE BALL, Page A-4.)
CRASH KILLS FIVE
FOLLOWING DANCE
One Other Young Person Injured
as Flames Sweep
Auto.
By the Associated Press.
WISE, N. C., April 14.—Five young
people were burned to death and a
sixth critically injured when their
automobile collided with a fruit truck
a short, distance north of here at
2 a.m. today.
Four of the five died In the flames
which enveloped both the automobile
and truck after they had crashed on
a curve, and the fifth victim suc
cumbed to bums in a hospital at Hen
derson, N. C., about 7 o’clock this
morriing.
The automobile, carrying the six
young people home to Palmer Springs,
Va., burst Into flames after colliding
with the truck, from which the driver
and his helped had jumped.
The dead are:
J. T. Kimball, 24, of Palmer
Springs.
George NeweU, 21, of Palmer
Springs.
Miss Margaret Willis of South
Jacksonville, Fla., who had been vis
iting in Palmer Springs.
Carr Tucker of Palmer Springs.
Woodrow Tucker, 22, of Palmer
Springs.
The sixth occupant of the car, Mrs.
Woodrow Tucker, was pulled from the
front seat of the olazing car by the
driver Of the fruit truck and taken to
Henderson. Attendants there said
there was “no hope” for her recovery
from her bums. She Is the mother of
two small children.
The truck driver, Albert Pullings,
and the owner of the machine, Rolfe
Sanford, both of Orlando, Fla , escaped
with injury In the crash, but Pullings’
hands were burned in taking Mrs.
Tucker and her husband from the
front seat.
King Gustav in Paris.
PARIS. April 14 M.-Ktag Gustav
V of Sweden arrived here today on his
return from a vacation at Nice. ^
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Open Season
BUCK NEWSOM.
LEFTY GOMEZ.
U. S. ME BODY
Rift Over Transportation
Control Resolution Brings
Walkout.
BACKGROUND
From a position of almost Com
plete dominance in the transporta
tion system of the Nation a genera
tion ago. the railroads have been
reduced to the necessity of sharing
their business with the motor and
aviation industries. More strictly
regulated than either, railroads
suffered on price comparison with
motors and on speed comparison
with aviation. One solution seemed
to be equal regulation for all; con
flict of interests made it difficult to
find common ground in such or
ganization as United States Cham
ber of Commerce.
By tnr Associated Press.
The Automobile Manufacturers’ As
sociation, trade organization of the
giant motor industry, has resigned
from the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States.
Except to confirm the ‘'walk-out,”
neither business group would comment
today, but informed business circles
said the motor manufacturers were
not satisfied with the chamber’s sup
port of Federal bus and truck legisla
tion.
The chamber, the largest business
association in the Nation, is now nego
tiating with the automobile manufac
turers in an attempt to close the
breach. Meanwhile, several individ
ual manufacturers maintain their
membership in the chamber.
The dispute began at the chamber’s
convention a year ago when a resolu
tion was passed calling ‘‘for estab
lishment of Federal regulation of all
forms of interstate transportation
without further delay. • • • Co-ordi
nation of these different forms of
transportation is essential.”
The automobile group was said to
feel this resolution was dictated by
railroad interests, and assertions were
made at the time that the committee
which put forth the declaration was
‘ packed” by railroaders.
Every effort was being made to per
suade manufacturers to return to the
(See AUTO, Page A-3.)
WARMER WEATHER DUE
TODAY AND TOMORROW
Warmer weather is in store for
the Capital today and tomorrow,
according to the forecaster.
Predicting a maximum of about
60 degrees during the afternoon, the
Weather Bureau said increasing
cloudiness later in the day probably
would be followed by showers late
tonight or tomorrow. The minimum
temperature overnight will be about
46.
The mercury is due to climb to the
middle 60s under clear skies tomorrow.
INDUSTRY WORK
MUST RECREATED
U. S. Action on Hours and
Wages Hinted in Balti
more Speech.
EMPLOYMENT STABILITY
NECESSARY, HE HOLDS
Pledges Youth Chance, Saying
Working Ages Should Be Lim
ited “at Both Ends.’’
(Full text of President Roose
velt’s speech on Page A-10.)
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md„ April 14.—Be
fore a huge crowd last night in the
historic 5th Regiment Armory, Presi
dent Roosevelt pledged himself and
his administration to come to the aid
of "youth.”
At the same time, the President
warned American industry that if it
did not increase employment by “rea
sonable reductions of hours of work
per week, while, at the same time, they
keep the average individual's pay en
velope at least as large as it is today,”
the Government would “consider” the
subject.
just wnat tne uovemment wouia go,
the President did not say. But he
pointed out that, "Because the prac
tices of employment definitely affect
the problem of unemployment, the
Government must give and will give
consideration to such subjects as the
length of the working week, the sta
bility of employment on an annual
basis and the payment of at least ade
quate minimum wages."
The President was in good form.
Sun-tanned from his recent vacation
In Southern waters and apparently
in the best of health, the Chief Execu
tive delivered a flaming speech to the
youth of the country. The occasion
of his address was a national rally
of the Young Democratic Clubs of
America.
The audience, although it gave
President Roosevelt a cordial recep
tion. failed to "flame.” It may be that
the people of Maryland still cling to
more conservative ideas.
However, the turnout in honor of
the President, with the crowd in the
armory estimated at 25,000, was today
interpreted as indicating he has a huge
following in the State, and was held
to be an augury of Democratic suc
cess in the November election.
The President has entered the presi
dential preferental primary, which
takes place here May 4. He will have
a Democratic opponent in this pri
mary, Col. Henry Breckinridge, As
sistant Secretary of War under Wood
row Wilson, who is making an appeal
to "Jeffersonian Democrats” to keep
aloof from President Roosevelt this
year. The President is expected to
win the primary election by an over
whelming vote. Breckinridge is little
known in Maryland. However, the
Breckinridge candidacy offers anti
New Deal Democrats an opportunity
to register their protest, and, in con
sequence, the Breckinridge vote will
be followed with interest.
The invasion of Maryland by the
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-ll.)
FLIGHT OVER FRANCE
REFUSED ZEPPELIN
Officials Say Ban on Graf Has No
Connection With Political
Situation.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 14.—The German
air ministry said today permission for
the Graf Zeppelin, making another
flight from Friedrichshafen to South
America, to fly over France was re
fused by the French government.
The Graf, commanded by Hans
Von Schiller, left Friedrichshafen at
7:10 p.m. yesterday, bearing 16 pas
sengers, mails and freight on the voy
age over the South Atlantic.
The air ministry said the Zeppelin’s
route lay by way of the Netherlands,
making the trip 10 hours longer, since
a French permit to fly over that ter
ritory was denied.
The Graf was loaded with sufficient
fuel to make unnecessary an inter
mediate landing at Seville, Spain.
The new Zeppelin Hindenburg, com
panion ship to the Graf, also flew by
way of the Netherlands on its recent
maiden voyage to Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, but received French permis
sion to return over the Rhone Valley
after encountering engine trouble and
headwinds.
The French government said per
mission for the Hindenburg to fly over
France on its outward voyage was not
given because the request for authori
zation was received too late. French
officials said this question had no con
nection with the poUtical situation.
FARMERS’ COUNCIL
WAS CONSULTED
ON GIF.PLANK
Morse Tells Lobby Commit
tee Nicholas Roosevelt
Conferred With Him.
SELECTED TO WRITE
FARMING PLATFORM
Strawn Advised Witness to Refuse
to Attend Quiz Unless
Subpoenaed.
BACKGROUND—
Both House and Sepr*e commit
tees have probed lobbying activities
of certain special interests during
past year, principal emphasis in
each case being on those who at
tempted to block passage of utility
holding company bill.
Senate group encountered legal
trouble this Winter as Chicago law
firm and Publisher Hcarst both
carried issue of committee review
of private telegrams to courts.
Meanwhile, legislation requiring
registration of lobbyists is on way
through Congress.
BY REX COLLIER.
A vice president of the Farmers' In
dependence Council and former Lib
erty League “consulting agriculturist”
today told the Senate Lobby Commit
tee he had conferred recently with
Nicholas Roosevelt about a proposed
Republican farm plank.
Stanley E. Morse, organizer and ex
ecutive of the council, testified Roose
velt had told him he was interested
in the G. O. P. farm program and
wanted advice about it.
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
of Washington, a member of the com
mittee, read a letter in which Morse
said he had been consulted by "per
son* selected to write the Republican
farm plank.”
Questioned as to the identity of
these persons, Morse said he had ref
erence to Nicholas Roosevelt, but that
the latter had not said specifically he
was commissioned to write the Re
publican agricultural plank.
Kirbv on Stand Tomorrow.
Chairman Black commented that
Roosevelt is “with the New York
Herald Tribune.”
The committee adjourned at 1 p.m.
until tomorrow at 10 a.m., when John
H. Kirby of Houston. Tex., leader in
the Southern Committee to uphold
the Constitution, will be heard.
Earlier, Morse had testified that
Silas H. Strawn. Chicago attorney,
who recently obtained an Injunction
preventing the Senate Lobby Commit
tee from mass examination of his law
firm's telegrams, advised him not to
testify before the committee unless
formally subpoenaed. Morse was
brought before the committee today
under a special subpoena and testified
his delay in responding resulted from
Strawn’s advice.
Strawn. he said under rigorous ques
tioning by Chairman Black, is a con
tributor to the council and a law
partner of Ralph Shaw, Liberty League
chairman for Illinois.
Strawn Wrote Telegram.
The witness said his telegram re
fusing to appear before the commit
tee without a subpoena was written
by Strawn. Shaw advised him re
garding documents he should submit
to the committee, he said.
Morse said several thousand dol
lars of a $25,000 promotion fund,
raised by the council to oppose the
A. A. A. and proposed substitutes,
came from packers in Chicago.
He said the council was organized
after discussions Morse had with
Jouett Shouse, president of the league.
He declared Shouse did not originate
the plan, however.
Lammot du Pont contributed $5,000
to the council, he stated.
Morse objected to Black’s charac
terization of the council as “your du
Pont-packers’ organization.” He in
sisted it was primarily a farm group
designed to protect the interests of
farmers.
The witness said that prior to be
coming an officer of the council he
was employed by Shouse as "consult
ing agriculturist” for the league.
Du Pont, Morse said, is a “farmer”
with a deep Interest in raising Here
ford cattle.
“Isn’t he also connected with the
du Pont company?" Black inquired.
“Yes."
“And a member of the Liberty
League?”
“That’s right."
Black Waxes Sarcastic.
Black ridiculed Morse’s contention
that the council was a farmers' or
ganization, referring sarcastically to
“this farmer, du Pont.”
Morse said he was employed by the
league in the Fall of 1934, but re
ceived “expenses only.” He was on an
expense account with the league until
June, 1935.
Morse laid he traveled extensively,
J (See LOBBY, Page A-3.) !
D.C. AIRPORT REPORT
ADOPTED BY HOUSE
Legislative Action Completed,
Measure Goes to President
for Signature.
The House today adopted the con
ference report on the District airport
bUl, completing legislative action on
the matter, which now goes to Presi
dent Roosevelt for his signature.
As finally approved by both House
and Senate, the bill creates a commis
sion of nine members to recommend a
suitable site for location of the pro
posed airport. Three members will
be selected from the House, three
from the Senate and the other three
will be appointed by the President.
The bill also authorizes an appro
priation of (10,000 for the employ
ment of airport experts to aid the
• commission in its study. —'
2
Nats"’ Ticket Taker Back on Job
After Absence of 25 Years
BY JOHN H. CLINE.
Sixty-flve-year-old Johnny Rollo
was the happiest man in town today,
as Washington turned out for base
ball’s 1936 debut at Griffith Stadium.
Long before game time, the stands
began to HU with a laughing throng
of men, women and chUdren, but
none knew the supreme happiness
that shone on the face of Johnny
Rollo, who was back at his old job as
ticket-taker for the first time in 25
years.
While the shouting fans waited Im
patiently in the sparkling sunshine
for President Roosevelt to toss out the
first ball. Rollo, with a skill born of
long experience was again guiding
the cash customers through a gate at
the Georgia avenue entrance.
Clark Griffith was manager of ^be
M
club back in 1911, when Rollo, who
lives at 78 Bates street, took up
his last ticket A change from night
to day work at that time forced him
to give up his side Job at the stadium,
but nothing could stifle bis longing
to be back in the thick of the stir
and bustle attending every opening
game.
He was retired from his regular
work last year, and this gave him a
long-awaited chance. The sun was
barely showing this morning when
Rollo put in his appearance at the
stadium, and as soon as the office
opened be inarched in and asked for
his old job—Just for today. A hurried
conference was called and the vote
was unanimous. Stammering his
thanks, the old gatekeeper hurried
out to take over the poet be gave
up a quarter of a eenturyAgo.
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Bonus Payments to Be Mailed
2,000,000 Veterans June 15
Final Plans Revealed by Morgenthau
After Parley—700,000 More May
Be Ready by July.
Approximately 2,000,000 registered
letters containing checks and $50 Gov
ernment bonds in full settlement of
the veterans adjusted service certifi
cates will be ready for mailing June
15, Secretary of the Treasury Morgen
thau announced today.
At a meeting of Government officials
and representatives of veterans organi
zations at the Treasury this morning,
the Secretary' outlined the procedure
to be followed in getting the bonus
into the hands of the veterans and of
disbursing the money for cash payment
where it is requested.
Settlement of the 2.000,000 claims
will leave about 700.000 applications
on hand. These are applications filed
during recent weeks or in regard to j
which correspondence has been neces
sary to fully establish the applicant’s
claim. About 800.000 veterans eligible
for the bonus have not yet filed claims.
The total amount due if all the
checks and bonds were cashed would
be about $1,700,000,000, but how much
of that amount will actually be de
manded was a question Treasury offi
cials declined to estimate.
Secretary Morgenthau asked the
representatives of the veterans or
ganizations to urge their members to
hold as many of the bonds as possible
(See BONUS, Page A^2~)
13 CIIIES GASSED,
League Receives Protest.
Mussolini Plans to Free
Slaves.
BACKGROUND—
Great Britain's desire to check
Italy's invasion of Ethiopia and
France’s insistence on punishing
Germany for remilitarisation of
the Rhineland, have resulted in a
crisis in European relations as
leading nations dicker for support
of their own particular objectives.
Mussolini’s attack on Ethiopia in
October. 1935, met with almost
universal disfavor, but League of
Nations sanctions, demanded by
Britain, were never carried out, due
chiefly to France’s fear she might
need Italian support against Ger
many.
I> the Associated Press.
GENEVA. April 14.—The Ethiopian
government asserted to the League of
Nations today that the Italian forces
in East Africa had poison-gassed 13
Ethiopian cities.
Just as this protest was received, the
Italian government informed the
League that Premier Mussolini had de
cided to free all the slaves in Ethiopia.
The two communications came to
Geneva while Salvador de Madariaga,
president of the League Council’s
“Committee of Thirteen,” discussed
the possibility of peace with Belaten
Gueta Wolde Mariam, the Ethiopian
delegate to the League of Nations.
Originally, De Madariaga had been
instructed by his committee to talk
simultaneously to the Ethiopian and
Italian envoys today, but Baron Pom
peo Alois!, the Italian delegate, in
formed the League that he could not
reach Geneva from Rome until to
morrow'.
Talks to One Delegate.
Consequently De Madariaga was
forced to talk to the Ethiopian dele
gate alone.
Mariam told De Madariaga and J.
A. C. Avenol, secretary general of the
League, that peace should be within
the spirit of the League Covenant.
Later, however, League officials said
they were pessimistic as to possi
bilities for peace.
In its poison gas protest the Ethio
pian government listed the names of
13 towns and the dates on which
they were alleged to have been gassed.
With the end of the Easter holiday
(See LEAGUE, Page A-3.)
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ICKES DENIES REA
FOR P. W. A. FUNDS
—
States, However, Cost of
His Program Is Less
Than Hopkins’.
Secretary Ickes denied today he had
sought additional funds for P. W. A.
from any Senator or Representative.
At the same time, he issued a report
tending to show that the cost of ad
ministering employment under the
first P. W. A. program was actually
less per man than under Harry L.
Hopkins' W. P. A. program.
Ickes disclosed that the average
over-all cost to the Federal Govern
ment of giving a year's employment
per man under the first P. W. A. pro
gram was $741.60. Similar figures is
sued by Hopkins have placed the cost
of his program at $780.
The statement issued by Ickes, after
disavowing any connection with the
movement of House Democrats to
earmark $700,000,000 for public works
next year, made no mention of W. P.
A. It did not comment on the re
lief controversy in the administration,
but said he ‘‘had not asked a single
Senator or Representative for addi
tional P. W. A. funds.”
P. W. A. Out of Budget.
Public works was left out of Presi
dent Roosevelt’s budget of $1,500,000,
000 relief appropriations for next year,
but Ickes declined to take issue with
the President. He said he has no
plan to take up matters with Mr.
(See ICKES, Page A-5.) •
3-DAY SEARCH FOR WIFE
FAILS TO FURNISH CLUE
Bj the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, April 14.—Three days
of search have failed to furnish any
clues to the disappearance of Mrs.
Evelyn Norfolk, 21, who vanished
mysteriously while visiting here Sat
urday.
Oliver Norfolk, her hvsband, said
they came to Annapolis from their
home in Harwood, near here. When
he parked the car, he said, his wife
got out and said she was going to
a nearby furniture store. She failed
to return.
UK EXPLAINS
Writes Senator Wards Can
Seem Unfilled, but Be
Overcrowded.
To correct the belief of Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma that
Gallinger Hospital is caring for 20
per cent fewer patients than its ca
pacity would permit. Supt. Edgar A.
Bocock of the hospital said today he
is writing the Senator, who is chair
man of the Subcommittee on District
Appropriations, to explain how he
could look at an overcrowded ward
and think it was one-fifth empty.
"I don’t care to enter into a con
troversy with Senator Thomas,” Dr.
Bocock said, "but it would be very
easy for him to look at a ward plan
ned for 16 beds but containing 24
and still think there were not beds
enough. Further, he may not under
stand the problem of overcrowding is
limited to the medical and surgical
wards, and that the various types of
patients are not interchangeable.
“It would be hardly proper, for in
stance. to put a male surgical case in
a maternity ward if there were no
room for him in the proper ward.
We can’t put a colored adult in a
white children’s ward.
Figures Are Presented.
"We have figures here which prove
the overcrowded conditions of two
weeks ago. At that time there were
102 patients in the male medical
ward, which is planned to care for
80. In the 80-patient male surgical
ward there were 100 patients. In the
80-patient female surgical ward there
were 92 patients. In the 80-patient
female medical ward there were 96
patients.
"You can see from these figures
that it has been only a few days
since we were in reality overcrowded,
although the hospital may have been
only 80 per cent full the day Senator
Thomas was here. Last month we
cared for about 890 patients. The
capacity of the new buildings is about
750, although some repair work we
have made on the old buildings has
made it possible to care for 1,100
if absolutely necessary.”
Dr. Bocock’s contention that over
crowding exists was laid last night
before the Stanton Park Citizens’
Association by Dr. Philip A. E.
Stebbing. assistant superintendent,
who declared the hospital is in need
not only of more bed space, but oi
an increased personnel. He pictured
one nurse now caring for 10 patients
in the children's ward and cited
registration 50 per cent higher than
in 1935 without any comparable in
(See GALLINGER, Page A-3.)
MOROS FLEE ISLANDS
Seek to Escape Military Service
in Philippines.
MANILA, P. I., April 14 UP).—Hun
dreds of Moros were reported to be flee
ing from the Southern Philippines tc
escape compulsory military service.
The Manila Daily Bulletin corre
spondent at Bonobono Province on
Palawan Island said many young Mo
hammedans had fled to British North
Borneo and the mountains.
He said 500 Moros and Palawanos
told tribal chiefs they believed military
training was being enforced in prepa
ration for a war between the United
States and Japan.
Alexandrians Will Use Candles
In War on Power Plant Soot
By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va., April 14.—Res
idents of restored Alexandria Colonial
homes, including John L. Lewis, pres
ident of the United Mine Workers of
America, who worked up from the
coal mines to an executive’s desk, to
day threatened to resort to candles
and lamps to light their houses unless
something is done about what they
claim is a soot and smoke nuisance
here.
The protesting residents say they
will campaign for a municipally-owned
power plant unless the Virginia Pub
lic Service Co modernizes its river
front plant and also reduces rates.
The threats, contained in a telegram
sent Howard C. Hopson, leading fig
ure in the Associated Gas & Electric
Co., with which the Alexandria com
pany is affiliated, were indorsed by 64
citizens, including^ number of Gov
emment officials who have moved
into restored Colonial homes here
recently.
Plans announced by the Virginia
Public Service Co. several days ago
for the construction of a (500.000
annex to its Wolfe street plant, pre
cipitated the move.
Spokesmen for the group said
signers of the wire petition include
Lewis, Rear Admiral Perceval S. Ros
siter. U. S. N.; John Collier, com
missioner of Indian affairs; P. A. Sil
cox, chief of the United States Forest
Servioe; Edwin S. Smith, member ol
the National Labor Relations Board
and R. W. Bolling, brother-in-law ol
former President Wilson.
Despite the company’s announce
ment that its proposed plant addition
will eliminate smoke and soot con
ditions in the city’s first ward, the
(.See S<J>T, Page A-4.)
E
CHGJLC.NEEDS
Senator to Suggest More
Forceful Presentations
by Commissioners.
REVISION OF BILL DUE
TO RAISE HEALTH ITEMS
Restoration of $5,700,000 Federal
Share Seen as House Meas
use Is Altered.
BY J. A. O’LEARY.
Adoption of a more vigorous policy
by local officials in presenting future
needs of the city to the Budget Bureau
will be suggested to the Commissioners
by Chairman Thomas of the Senate
Subcommittee now working on the 1937
District supply bill.
Meanwhile, there were indications
the subcommittee is likely to allow
increases above the budget figures for
public health, and restore cuts made
by the House in budget figures for
other purposes, when it meets, probably
tomorrow, to revise the House measure.
The subcommittee is expected to re
store the Federal share to the budget
recommendation of $5,700,000, which
the House slashed to $2,700,000.
As chairman of the subcommittee,
Senator Thomas wrote to Representa
tive Blanton of Texas today, inform
ing him of the subcommittee's decision
not to grant the Texan’s request to
take part in the Senate hearings
which closed late'yesterday.
The letter is not being made pub
lic. The Senate subcommittee took
the position, however, that, while it is
glad to have individual members come
before it on some specific item, it
would be against its policy to allow
either Senators or Representatives to
appear for the purpose of making gen
eral statements regarding handling of
; the bill.
Glass Offered Objection.
Shortly after Blanton, under whose
direction the House reduced the Fed
eral payment by $3,000,000, asked for
the hearing. Chairman Glass of the
I entire Senate Appropriations Com
mittee registered his objection. It is
understood a poll showed the subcom
mittee agreed with the position taken
! by Senator Glass.
The decision of Senator Thomas to
i confer soon with the Commissioners
I is a result of the impression left with
members of the subcommittee yester
day by Budget Director Daniel W. Bell
and his stall, who were represented
j as contending the District usually is
allowed estimates the Commissioners
fight for and show are necessary.
Senator Thomas said he already has
talked briefly with Commissioner
Hazen and plans to follow this up
later with a conference to advise
them that they should be more en
thusiastic and positive in presenting
their needs to the Budget Bureau in
the first instance.
Bell and Aides Called.
Budget Director Daniel W. Bell and
several of his aides were called in by
the Senate Subcommittee in executive
j session yesterday afternoon to explain
the methods they use in cutting the
estimates of the Commissioners, both
for public health and other municipal
activities.
The conference served to emphasize.
The conference served to em
phasize the extent to which Wash
ington is subjected to Federal control,
through the Budget Bureau, although
85 per cent of the local budget comes
from District taxpayers, under the
$5,700,000 lump sum Federal payment.
In this connection Senator Cope
land, Democrat, of New York is un
derstood to have raised the point that
District taxpayers are not complain
ing about the additional funds asked
in the budget estimates.
According to Senator Thomas, the
Budget Bureau officials took the po
sition they cannot recognize the re
quests of civic delegations, but must
go by estimates submitted by the
proper officials.
Ruffin Committee Heard.
The Budget Bureau nevertheless
granted a hearing recently to a civic
committee headed by Dr. Sterling
Ruffin, which had been appointed at
a public mass meeting to advocate in
creased health funds. Commissioner
Hazen pointed out today that he ac
companied the delegation at that
hearing and joined in asking for the
additional funds. And while a sup
plemental estimate has not been sub
mitted for these health funds, local
officials point out that the items
asked for at the recent hearing were
items the Commissioners had sub
(See D. C. BILL. Page A-4.)
GERMAN SHIP FACES
CHARGES AT MANILA
Liner Reliance Passed Through
Restricted Fortified Area,
It Complaint.
Bj tbe Associated Press.
MANILA, April 14.—Complaint of
military authorities that the Hamburg
Amerika world tour liner Reliance
passed through a restricted fortified
area on its visit here March 27 caused
the Philippine Bureau of Customs to
day to charge the vessel's commander
with violation of admiralty laws.
The military officials at Corregidor
aUeged that on the liner's outward
passage It went through the restricted
area la the vicinity of fortified Fralle
Island.
The bureau gave the liner’s com
mander 48 hours to show cause why
administrative action should not be
taken against him.
The Reliance figured In the news
upon Its arrival here when Alvan T.
Slmonds. Boston manufacturer, and
his wife disembarked under police
guard, after Simonds had expressed
fears of being attacked by German
passengers. The passengers, he said,
had insulted him and bis wife after
he criticized the Nazi government in an
Interview at ^ngapore.
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