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ROOSEVELT SOUNDS CALL
FOR HIGHER WAGES AND
CONSTANT PRICE LEVEL
Views Are Told
in Speech at
New York.
FARM AND CITY
HELD RELATED
National Thinking
and Planning
Extolled.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 25.—Presi
dent Roosevelt was applauded by
New York democracy tonight in
asserting a policy for a “greater
purchasing power and a reason
ably stable and constant price
level.”
Surrounded by national. State and
Tammany Hall leaders, Mr. Roosevelt
called for the re-election of Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman and emphatically
projected his ideas for “building na
tional income, distributing it more
widely.”
Applause frequently interrupted the
President from the representative New
York gathering. The leaders of Tam
many, including those who opposed
him in the past, called by to shake
hands. But there was no olive branch
in the presidential words. Alfred E.
Smith was absent.
The President blamed the depres
sion on “a decadent debauch of group
selfishness” and was applauded by the
New York audience when he stated
that “Nebraska’s corn and Eighth
avenue's clothing are not different
problems.”
The audience cheered and ap
plauded for more than a minute when
the President was introduced and re
peated this performance when he con
cluded.
mis iiiuauuii.
“If you increase buying power,” he
laid, "prices will go up but more goods
will be sold. Wages ought to and
must go up with prices. This does
not mean unsound inflation or sky
rocketing prices; this should be
avoided just as we seek to avoid de
flation and bankruptcy sale values.
“What we do seek are a greater
. purchasing power and a reasonably
stable and constant price level. It
■*4s my belief as I think it is yours
that the industry and agriculture of
America subscribe to that objective.”
It was a truly picturesque political
gathering of men and women of the
President’s home State folks. It was
a representative gathering which as
sembled for the Jefferson day ban
quet of the National Democratic
Clubs.
Smith, Walker Absent.
Postmaster General Farley, fresh
from the meeting today at Philadel
. phia which completed formal arrange
ments for the national convention, sat
at the right of Mr. Roosevelt. Gov.
Lehman, the heads of Tammany Hall
and Governors Curley of Massachu
setts and Earle of Pennsylvania were
present. Alfred E. Smith and James
J. Walker, former Mayor of New York,
were absent.
And Mr. Roosevelt threw in some
political quips, remarking with a smile
in his address that “every time I come
to New York I look for the grass
which was to grow in the city streets.”
This referred to the prophecy made
by Herbert Hoover in the 1932 cam
paign. This remark came in con
nection with an observation on the
Increase in the national income.
•But some individuals are never
satisfied.” he said. “People complain
to me about the current costs of re
building America, about the burden
on future generations. I tell them
that whereas the deficit of the Fed
eral Government this year is about
three billion dollars, the national in
come of the people of the United
States has risen from 35 billions in
the year 1932 to 65 billions in the
year 1936, and I tell them further
that the only burden we need to fear
is the burden our children would have
to bear if we failed to take these
measures today.
Distributed Income Urged.
“Building national Income, distrib
uting it more widely means not only
the bettering of conditions of life but
the end of, and insurance against,
Individual and National deficits.”
Throughout the course of the din
ner in the flag-draped banquet hall,
Mr. Roosevelt was constantly turning
from his food to shake hands and
exchange greetings with various of
the distinguished group of New York
Democracy calling by to slap him on
the shoulder and say "Hello.”
Mr. Roosevelt motored direct to the
Commodore from the Pennsylvania
Station where his train arrived at 7:30
p.m. He was met at the hotel by Mrs.
Roosevelt and his mother.
After an exchange of greetings with
New York officials he entered the flag
draped banquet room and the men
and women applauded vigorously.
Bringing a carefully-prepared ad
dress, the President was accompanied
(See-ROOSEVELT, Page A-4.)
47 QUIT AS SHIP SAILS'
———
Walkout Fails to Halt Liner
Leaving New York.
NEW YORK, April 25 <**).—Al
though 47 of her crew walked off tftiip
in sympathy with the unauthorised
strike of union seamen here, the Grace
liner Santa Paula sailed at noon today
for San Francisco without disorder.
Capt. Alf Adler said she had a full
crew of 191.
A line spokesman said the walkout
men had not been dissatisfied with
their own wages, but were "involved
in the fight with the Seamen’s Union.”
The strike conducted by some mem
bers of the International Seamen’s
Union does not have sanction of
officers.
* ft
Neiv Drive for Vandenberg
Started by Michigan G. O. P.
State Delegation Ordered to Place His
Name Before Convention—Big Bloc
of Unpledged Votes May Rule.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Under a resolution adopted by the
Republican State Convention of
Michigan, Senator Vandenberg will
be formally placed in nomination for
President at the national convention
in Cleveland in June.
The Michigan Senator has Insisted
for months he is in no way a candi
date for the presidential nomination.
He said yesterday that, while he was
complimented by the action of the
State convention, the situation so far
as he is concerned is the same.
In some measure, however, the sit
uation has changed. Formal notice
has been given that Vandenberg’s
name is to be submitted to the dele
gates at the convention. At Vanden
berg’s own request, there was no effort
to “instruct” the delegation to vote
for him. But since the State delega
tion is directed to place his name be
fore the convention as one of the ma
jor eligibles for the nomination, it can
only be expected that the delegation
will vote for him. Notice has been
given by the Michigan Republicans
that they have a candidate and will
nominate him if they can.
Of all the so-called dark horse can
didates and inactive candidates—if
that is a proper term—Vandenberg
has been the subject of most discus
sion among Republican leaders. There
have been assurances of support for
the Michigan Senator from many
sources and from many States.
With Senator Vandenberg himself
declining to make any campaign what
ever for the nomination, it has been
(See POLITICS,-Page A-5.j
TAX UP TO SI PCI
Exemptions Are Slashed in
Schedule Approved by
Senate Group.
BACKGROUND—
Commercial and financial in
terests have been blamed almost
universally for fostering wars.
Senate committee, investigating
circumstances leading to America's
entrance in World War, particu
larly profits accruing to munitions
manufacturers and loaning oper
ations of financiers, considered idea
of Government ownership of all
munitions manufacturing facilities
or imposition of confiscatory taxes
on private manufacturers. Majority
report issued last week recommend
ed nationalization of munitions in
dustry in time of war.
A schedule of war-time income tax
rates ranging as' high as 88 per cent
on incomes of individuals in excess of
$1,000,000 was approved yesterday by
a Senate Finance Subcommittee con
sidering the various bills for “taking
the profits out of war.”
Concurrently, private shipbuilders
charged the Senate Munitions Com
mittee with “amazing inaccuracy” in
accusing the shipyards of making ex
cess profits out of warship contracts.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, chairman of the Finance Sub
committee, believes the major diffi
culty in his group to reaching agree
ment has been solved by uniting on
the tax schedule, which also lowers
normal exemptions from $2,500 for
married persons to $1,600 and $1,0C0
to $800 for single. The allowance of
$400 for dependents would be cut to
$250. The Munitions Committee fa
vors attaching the schedule to the new
revenue bill.
The accusations were unleashed at
the Munitions Committee by H. Ger
rish Smith of New York, president of
the National Council of American
Shipbuilders.
Protests Claim of Fraud.
In a letter to Chairman Nye he pro
tested the committee’s assertions that
there were "evidences of fraud” and
indications of “collusion” in warship
contracts negotiated by shipyards with
the Government, both in war times
and in the years since.
The committee accusations, based
on months of testimony, were con
tained in a report submitted to the
Senate last June. It was labeled pre
liminary and Smith said the ship
builders expected it would be super
seded “by a carefully measured docu
ment which, at least, would be ex
pected to adhere to historical' truths
and plain facts as they wei/devel
oped during weeks of hearings.”
But wheh the committee a week ago
submitted a second report on the
progress of its inquiry, it adopted the
terms of the previous naval building
(See WAR PROFITS. Page A^.)
BRO AGE HOUSE
ACC DBYS.LC.
■ ■■ ..—
White Weld & Co. Charged
With Manipulating Price
of Listed Stock.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25.—The Securi
ties & Exchange Commission today
served a show-cause order on one of
the leading member firms of the New
York Stock Exchange, the international
investment banking and brokerage
house of White Weld & Co., accusing it
of manipulating the price of a listed
stock. The firm denied the charges.
This Is the first time since it be
gan administration of the securities
ldw that the Government agency has
acted against such a prominent firm.
White Weld & Co. was formed some
40 years ago. In addition to large
offices in New York, it has offices in
Boston and London, as well as resi
dent representatives in Paris, Amster
dam and several South American
cities.
In addition to its stock exchange
brokerage business, the firm engages
extensively in underwriting. It is a
member of the New York Curb Ex
change and the Chicago Board of
Trade.
Stock Was A. O. Smith Corp.
In the show cause and notice of
public hearing order served on the
firm and two of its partners, the
S. E. C. stated it ‘had reason to be
lieve that during the period begin
ning about January 1, 1935, and ex
tending to October 17, last, partners
doing business under the firm name
of White Weld & Co. and Harold
Benjamin Clark, and Faris R. Rus
sell, individually, created false and
misleading appearance of activity in
the common stock of A. O. Smith
Corp.”
Such practices are known in Wall
Street as "rigging” and "matching
sales.”
A. O. Smith Corp. is a prominent
manufacturer of automobile parts,
welded pipe and other products, with
principal offices in Milwaukee.
In its denial of the charges. White
Weld <te Co. said the S. E. C. had
been privately Investigating the firm’s
actvity in the stock since last Octo
ber.
Claims Record Is Clear.
"The record and testimony before
the commission’s examiner,” the
statement said, "conclusively shows
that there had been no violation by
our firm of the provisions of the se
curities and exchange act relative to
(See S. E. C.. Page A-#.)
Austrian Troops in Maneuvers.
VIENNA, April 25 (/P).—More than
1,000 troops, comprising four Alpine
units, were en route tonight from
Graz and Pried berg to Austria’s west
ern garrisons for mountain maneuvers.
Coxey’s Army Veteran Fights
To Keep Ruts in Gates Road
Pat Springer, who came from Penn
sylvania to Washington with Coxey’s
Army in 1894, yesterday announced
his intention of going to court be
cause his neighbors are filling some of
the deep ruts in Oates road, which
adjoins his property.
"The land where the road runs is
mine,” declared the rugged, white
whiskered flower-raiser, now about 80
years old, who has little white crosses
over his doorways, which hlS neighbors
say are his signs to keep evil spirits
away from his property. "They can’t
fill my property up that way.
“There is some rotten business in
this, and it will come out when it gets
to court.”
Six hundred feet long. Gate* road, a
winding thoroughfare, was used as a
military road during, the Civil War,
when “Old Joe” Gates, whose daughter
is Mrs. Springer, owned the land on
both sides of it, as well as thousands
of other acres scattered as far south
as Dupont Circle.
"The road has been in such miser
able condition,” said Mrs. Leslie B.
Wright, one of the neighbors, "that our
children have been unable to rtde their
bicycles to school, and fire trucks could
not come up here under any circum
stances.”
"Feature in your dtory,”
L. A. Carruthers, president of the
Forest Hills Citizens’ Association, who
lives around the corner from the east
end of Gates road, at 4400 Thirteenth
street, “that the citizens of this com
munity are* trying to get rid of a
traffic hazard.”
Mrs. Wright, Carruthers and Comdr.
S. P. Pullinwider and George Bryant,
other neighbors, stood in the road yes
terday and with satisfaction watched
a workman shovel rocky earth into a
super rut. The Job was costing $225,
but Springer did not contribute. He
had Just returned home after seeking
in vain to halt the improvement.
"He’s mistaken when he thinks he
owns the road," explained Bryant,
whose backyard adjoins Springer’s lot.
Along the Bryant-Sprlnger fence
Bryant said 8pringer has planted
poison Ivy, and several years ago he
accused him of putting a hex on him.
“Some time ago be bought from a
Rochester, N. Y., firm some tax titles
for the road. He thought this gave
him full right over the part of the
road running past his property. But
the road has an 8-foot right of way
belonging to the District, and it can’t
be closed.**
The chief objection of Springer Is
that the water will drain from the
roadway into bis Said.
TOME TAX
RETURNS OPENED
TO HOUSEPROBERS
President Makes Available
Income Figures of All
Pension Workers.
ORDER*AIDS COMMITTEE
IN QUIZ OF CLEMENTS
Treasury Department Instructed
to Furnish Data to House
Group.
BACKGROUND—
Dr. F. E. Townsend, California
physician and real estate promoter,
conceived the idea that ail persons
over 60 should receive monthly
pensions of $200, to be drawn from
a fund built up by a 2 per cent
transactions tax.
In two-year period idea grew into
political force of first magnitude.
Alarmed, House last Winter voted
to investigate all old-age pension
schemes. Special committee has
held R. E. Clements, co-promoter,
under subpoena for nearly month,
questioning him, in open hearings
about financial practices of pension
organization.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.
Under specific permission con
tained in an executive order issued
by President Roosevelt, the special
House committee investigating old age
pension organizations may examine all
income tax returns filed In past years
by persons connected with the pen
sion movements, it was learned last
night.
The order and accompanying reg
ulations issued by Wayne C. Taylor,
acting Secretary of the Treasury, were
filed with the division of the Federal
register late Friday, but escaped pub
lic notice until last night.
Quoting his authority for the order.
President Roosevelt directed that "in
come, profits and capital stock tax
returns made under the revenue act
of 1934, the national industrial recov
ery act and the prior revenue acts
shall be open to inspection by the
special committee Investigating old
age pension organizations.”
Regulations Cited.
In his regulations for proceeding
in compliance with the order, Taylor
said:
"The Inspection of returns herein
authorized may be by the committee
or by or through such examiners or
agents as the committee may desig
nate or appoint. Upon written notice
by the chairman of the committee to
the Secretary of the Treasury, giving
the names and addresses of the tax
payers whose returns it is necessary
to inspect, and the taxable periods
covered by the returns, the Secretary
and any officer or employe of the
Treasury Department shall furnish
such committee with any data relat
ing to or contained in any such re
turn, or shall make such return avail
able for inspection by the committee
or by *uch examiners or agents as
the committee may designate or ap
point, in the office of the commis
sioner of internal revenue. Any in
formation thus obtained by the com
mittee which is relevant or pertinent
to the purpose of the investigation
may be submitted by the committee
to the House of Representatives.”
This presidential action lends in
creased importance to the committee's
insistence that Robert E. Clements,
co-founder of the Townsend $200-per
month old-age pension plan and re
tired national secretary and treasurer
of the organization, make clear to its
(See TOWNSEND, Page A-10.)
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Readers9 Guide
PART ONE.
Main News Section.
General News—Pages A-l to
B-12.
Changing World—A-3.
Lost and Found—A-13.
Death Notices—A-13.
Washington Wayside—A-18.
Educational—B-6.
Sports Section—Pages B-7 to
B-ll.
Boating and Fishing News—
B-ll.
PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial Articles—Pages D-l,
D-3.
Editorials and Editorial Fea
tures—D-2.
Civic News and Comment—D-4.
Women’s Clubs—D-5.
Veterans’ Organizations, Nation
al Guard, Organized Re
serves—D-5, D-6.
Parent-Teacher Activities—D-7.
Cross-Word Pugzle—D-7.
Resorts—D-8.
PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society News and Comment
Pages E-l to E-8.
Well-Known Folk—E-2.
Barbara Bell Pattern—E-7.
PART FOVR.
feature Section.
News Features—F-l to F-4.
John Clagett Proctor’s Article
on Old Washington—F-2.
“Those Were the Happy Days,”
by Dick Mansfield—F-2.
Radio News and Programs—F-3.
Stage and 8creen—F-5.
Automobiles—F-6.
Aviation—F-6.
Stamps—F-6.
Children’s Page—F-7.
Highlights of History—F-7.
PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
Financial News and Comment,
Stock, Bond and Curb Sum
maries—Pages G-l to G-4.
Contract Bridge—G-5.
Classified Advertising
Pages G
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FIFTY YEARS AFTER!
BAILEY QUESTIONS
TAX BILL VALIDITY
Harrison Hopes to Speed
Measure to Prevent Ad
journment Delay.
BACKGROUND—
President Roosevelt last February
asked that Congress enact new tax
legislation, revising the entire
corporate tax structure. After nearly
two months of effort, majority
members of House Ways and Means
Committee reported bill last week
by which, assessments would be
levied against undistributed cor
poration profits; other corporate
taxes would be modified or re
pealed.
Senate expects to receive measure
during coming week with rewriting
probable,
hj tat Associated Press.
The constitutionality of one phase
of the $803,000,000 tax bill was ques
tioned in the Senate Finance Com
mittee yesterday as administration
pilots sought to avoid clashes with
the House that might delay adjourn
ment of Congress until late in June.
Senator Bailey. Democrat, of North
Carolina Injected the constitutional
issue into the Finance Committee's tax
studies in connection with provisions
in the House bill for special treatment
for debt-ridden corporations. Chair
man Harrison immediately jumped to
their defense.
"My own opinion.* Harrison told
reporters, “is that it is merely a ques
tion of classification, and Congress
certainly has the right to classify these
rates of taxes and give certain credits
to debt-burdened corporations.”
Different classifications and rates,
he said, were worked into a graduated
corporation income tax in last year's
revenue bill.
The bill, now being debated by the
House, would provide a flat 22’3 per
cent rate on income which corpora
tions are required by contract to apply
to debts. A corporation without con
tract, but nevertheless compelled to
use earnings to retire obligatins, like
wise would have the 22'i per cent
rate. But it could not obtain the rate
on an amount in any one year greater
than oae-fifth of its standing debt.
umriDouon or fronts.
The major feature of the bill Is
designed to induce corporations to
distribute more of their profits among
stockholders by applying a tax to cor
porate income graduated according to
percentages withheld from distribu
tion. The present exemption of divi
dends from the 4 per cent normal
income tax also would be withdrawn.
The Finance Committee arranged to
begin open hearings on the bill Thurs
day—the day the House hopes to pass
it—probably with Secretary Morgen
thau as the first witness. The House
was in recess yesterday.
"It is taking a lot of time explain
ing this bill,” Harrison told reporters
at the close of a third executive ses
sion of his committee, at which Capitol
tax experts answered questions with
the aid of blackboard and chalk.
He said everything would be done
to expedite passage of the measure,
once it got through the House, so
Congress could adjourn before the
presidential nominating conventions.
He added that Herman Oliphant,
Treasury counsel, would be asked for
a brief on the constitutional question
raised by Bailey.
The committee, Harrison said, was
being deluged with applications to ap
pear at the open hearings and many
were proposing changes in taxes un
touched by the House bill, such as
levies on gasoline and matches.
Chairman Doughton of the House
(See TAXES, Page A-8.)
BIPLANE ESTABLISHES
RECORD FOR TAILSPINS
E. C. Hedler, in Machine Built
for Acrobatics, Completes
84 M Turns.
SOUTH BEND, Ind„ April 25 040.—
A world’s record for tailsplns was be
lieved set at Bendlx Municipal Air
port this afternoon by E. C. Hedler in
a biplane built especially for aero
nautical acrobatics when he com
pleted 24 H turns. The previous rec
ord was 23 spins.
Hedler's feat was witnessed by a
down witnesses whose affidavits will
be sent to the National Aeronautical
Association for recognition.
Foul Play Feared
In Disappearance
Of Virginia Girl
Torn Sleeve of Coat
Found on Farm
Near Hamilton,
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va., April 26 (Sun
day)—Hilda Utterback, 18-year-old
daughter of Stanley Utterback. dis
appeared from their farm, near Ham
ilton. early last night under cir
cumstances that led to the suspicion
of foul play.
Sheriff E. S. Adrian was Informed
the girl went out about 9:30 to close
a hen house. When she failed to re
turn a quarter of an hour later, mem
bers of the family investigated and
found the torn sleeve of a coat she
had been wearing at the rear of the
house. There was no trace of the
girl.
Neighbors were immediately noti
fied and groups were still searching
the surrounding area early this
morning.
H I
Assemblyman Asks Gover
nor to Clear State House
of Jobless Army.
BACKGROUND—
Tuesday a ragged band of un
employed invaded New Jersey’s
capitol, occupied legislators’ teats
arid held mock sessions in spectacu
lar demand for relief. Legislature,
in recess, resumes Monday. Leaders
say they won’t vote revenue bills,
and jobless say they won’t leave.
Gov. Hoffman wants new tax for
relief purposes, but Legislature de
murs. State’s relief funds are
exhausted.
By the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. J„ April 25.—A New
Jersey assemblyman whose seat In
the assembly chamber is one of 60
being occupied by a band of the un
employed demanding relief funds, told
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman today he
should call the State police to clear
the room of the “uninvited squatters.”
"If you don’t care to exercise your
authority in this respect,” wired the
assemblyman. J. Parnell Thomas,
Bergen Republican, “I then suggest
you feed the crowd caviar and choco
late eclairs.”
The Governor, who this week
scolded the Legislature for “temporis
ing” with the relief problem for four
months and failing to provide funds
to carry on State aid, refused to do
(See JOBLESS, Page A-5.)
13 HELD IN P.W. A. RIOT
Jailed as Result of Attempt to
Organize Workers.
CARLYLE, 111.. April 25 (#).—
Thirteen men were held in the county
Jail today on charges of rioting as the
outgrowth of an attempt to organize
non-union workers employed on a
$75,000 P. W. A. water works improve
ment project here.
Officers said work, suspended Friday
following a labor demonstration, was
resumed today with a special police
detail patrolling the area.
Iffl. FISCAL PLAN
SOUGHT BY HAZEN
Urges U. S. Share Based on
Holdings—Tax Committee
Told to Map Program.
BY DON S. WARREN.
Ordering preparation of a 10 or 15
year city development and finance
program, Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen yesterday proposed the adop
i tion of a Federal payment toward
; District expenses based primarily on
j theoretical application of the realty
| tax rate to the huge amount of tax
exempt Federal holdings here.
Long an advocate of a definite
formula for determining the size of
the Federal payment, Hazen cited
annually recurring uncertainties as to
the present lump sum as a major dif
ficulty to long-range planning for
needed Capital improvements.
Such a formula would place the
Federal payment for the present at
$8,250,000, as against the 85,700,000
proposed in the Senate action on the
1B37 District budget and the $2,700.
000 figure written into the bill by the
House. A Federal payment of $8.
300.000 had been proposed by the
Commissioners.
Hazen charged the standing Dis
trict Tax Committee with the re
sponsibility of planning development
of a 10-year or longer program and
recommending any necessary revision
of the District tax system to meet re
quirements.
Analyze Various Needs.
The proposed new1 five-year school
expansion program, laid before the
Commissioners Friday by the Board
of Education, Hazen turned over to
the Tax Committee for analysis along
with needs for new welfare institution
facilities, playgrounds, a new jail, ex
pansion of the plant at the District
Work House, hospital development and
planning for construction of the Mu
nicipal Center.
The Commissioner seeks to have
the committee recommendations in
hand before the commissioners start
preparation of the 1938 budget rec
ommendations this Summer so that
the first sections of proposed school
building and other development pro
grams could be incorporated in their
estimates, for submission to the Bud
get Bureau and Congress at the next
session.
Hazen declared he is convinced,
from data contained in the Tax Com
mittee’s partial report, submitted to
(See TEN YEARTPLAN, Page A-3T)
POLICEMAN ASSIGNED
TO HUNT OWN BROTHER
“He'll Get the Same as Any One
Else,*’ Says Former Chief of
Dillinger Squad.
By tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 25— Police Lieut.
Frank Reynolds, one-time leader of
the Dillinger detail, today took on an
assignment to find his brother, Wil
liam Reynolds, wanted as the gunman
who shot two officers and slugged a
salesman.
’’He’ll get the same as any one else
if I get my hands on him,” said the
lieutenant.
Ten squads in all were on the alert
for the brother, himself a former
policeman.
Another member of the hunting
party was Michael Reynolds, father of
William. He is lock-up keeper at the
Detective Bureau.
New Deal, Not the Trust, Note
4Selling9 Schools Power Policy
BY CARLISLE BARGERON.
The New Deal has gone out, through
a W. P. A. project In New York, to in
culcate Us philosophy Into the schools
of the country. Through a tie-up with
the Lincoln School of Teachers' Col
lege of Columbia University, the W. P.
A. Is publishing periodically a mage
sine called Building America, which
is distributed to the schools through
out the country and which apparently
is dealing with the various phases of
the New Deal.
Two Issues have dealt with housing
and with power. It is the edition de
voted to ''power" that has come to
this reporter’s attention. This Is the
sixth issue, and lLls disclosed that at
r
least one other subject—housing—has
been dealt with.
In the “power” issue, the New Deal
boldly takes a leaf out of the old
power trust's book, in that it frankly
advocates Government ownership of
all power plants. There was an awful
bowl when the Federal Trade Com
mission disclosed several years ago
that the “power trust” was getting its
propaganda into the schools.
Building America says frankly. In
what might be called its masthead,
that It is published “with the assist
ance of the Lincoln School of Teach
ers’ College, Columbia University, and
the Works Progress Administration,
(See POWER, Page A-5.)
3
NOUN SECTION
OE ETHIOPIA HELD
FULLY SUBJUGATED
—
Local Chiefs Eager to Join
Victorious Forces as Ital
ians Push on Toward Ad
dis Ababa.
SELASSIE’S SON SEEN
NEW “PUPPET PRINCE”
Preparation* Complete for Battle
if Emperor Tries to Make Last
Stand at Capital—Occupation
Due in Two Weeks, Dispatch
From Front Says.
BACKGROUND—
Occupation of Addis Ababa, capi
tal of Ethiopia, has been promised,
eager Fascists in Rome for several
weeks as news of new victories
reached there. But Marshal
Badoglio’s forces have continued
concentrating men and weapons
near Dessye, former field head
quarters of Emperor Haile Selassie.
There, it is evident, the Italians
will begin their march to Addis
Ababa, thereby completing con
quest of East African territory be
gun last Fall.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL.
Associated Press Foreign Staff.
WITH THE NORTHERN
ARMY BELOW DESSYE (By
military airplane to Asmara),
April 25.—There is a lessening
in the necessity for caution by
the Italian military censorship—
as strict as any in the history of
warfare—because of the recent
i Ethiopian defeats, and this cor
respondent therefore is permit
ted today to tell the story of
the true situation.
This correspondent is with the Ital
ian first Army corps of 30,000, far
down the 150-mile road to Emperor
i Haile Selassie's capital.
All North Ethiopia is completely
j subjugated. Many influential chief
! tains are submitting daily in the prin
cipal northern cities, apparently eager
to climb aboard the Italian bandwagon
j which is due to roll Into Addis Ababa
j within two weeks.
Not a shot was fired in defense of
! Dessye which was for a long time the
' field headquarters of the Emperor, and
J it was learned Asfa Wosan, eldest son
j of the ruler, almost failed to leave
| with the garrison of about 1,000 men.
May Be “Puppet Prince."
It is believed he will accept offers to
| become a puppet prince when the time
1 is ripe, probably when the Italians
| reach the capital.
The most difficult things to under
stand in this have been the fragmen
tary radio bulletins and stories from
Addis Ababa recounting great victories
by the Ethiopians.
When the Ethiopians claimed they
had encircled Makale a few months
! ago, I was in the field with Marshal
j Badoglio on the spot where, if the
Ethiopian reports were true, we were
30 miles inside their lines.
Every Italian effort is now being
concentrated on the capture of Addis
Ababa so swiftly that the Italians
hope it will take away the breath of
sanction-favoring powers.
Twenty thousand laborers and every
soldier not needed In the lines have
been thrown into the enormous task
of turning the 2-foot wide mule trail
from Amba Alagi, 150 miles north of
Dessye, into a stone road capable of
holding up under the pounding of
thousands of great military trucks.
This Hks been done in a little more
than two weeks.
Ammunition Sent Ahead.
Now trucks are concentrated here,
leaving with daily supplies of ammu
nition for the troops ahead.
In a few days, a great automobile
caravan carrying thousands of men
will start for Addis Ababa from
(S~ee~WAR, Page A-3.)
U. S. ACTS TO FORCE
BOND ACCOUNTING
Moves in Federal Court to Com
pel Chase Bank to Surrender
Russian Paper.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 25.—The United
States Government moved in Federal
Court today to force the Chase Na
tional Bank to itemize and surrender
all assets of Russian governments be
fore 1920 which it may hold.
The suit was launched in accord
with an agreement between President
Roosevelt and Maxim Litbinofl. com
missar of foreign affairs, made on No
vember 16, 1933, and assigning to the
United States all pre-Soviet assets of
Russian corporations held in this
country.
The Government complaint said the
Chase Bank refused, in December,
1934, to furnish information about
such accounts, although it had dis
closed their existence to the con
troUer of the currency.
The complaint listed these govern
ments as included in the Russian civil
war period embraced by the agree
ment:
The imperial government of Russia,
the provisional government, the gov
ernment of Admiral Kolchak, the pro
visional government of the northern
regions, the all-Russia government at
Omsk, and the governments of Gen.
Horvat and Gen. Semenov.
Eggs Scrambled in Craslj.
SACRAMENTO. Calif., April 25 C4»).
—Seventeen thousand eggs were
scrambled in a spUt second today—
Frank L. Giordanocar struck Elmer
Jepperson’s egg-laden truck. The fir*
department officiated at clean-up cer
emonies. ^