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P. W. A. HEAD ACTS
Seeks to Dispose of Actions
Blocking Federal Loans
v for Power.
A’move was made by Administrator
Ickds today to bring to trial as quickly
as possible 52 law suits instigated by
private utility interests for "the pur
pose of blocking P. W. A. allotments
to communities desiring publicly owned
power plants or distribution systems.”
His Instructions to P. W. A. attor
neys resulted from the Supreme
Court's recent technical decision re
ferring the case of the Duke Power Co.
versus Greenwood County, S. C., back
to District Court for retrial without
ruling on the merits of the case.
P. W, A. attorneys are conferring
with Justice Department representa
tives on the 52 similar cases so that
pending litigation may be pushed to
! a rapid conclusion, Ickes said. The
direct purpose of the P. W. A. move
is to bring one of the cases to trial
Immediately.
Allotments totaling *52,270,390 were
made to communities for projects
now held up by litigation. All these
allotments were made pursuant to the
act of Congress providing for emer
gency construction in order to reduce
unemployment. Impending litigation
and injunctions so far have prevented
these allotments from fulfilling that
purpose.
The first of these cases, set for trial
March 1 in District Court, Involves
the Dallas Power & Light Co., Gulf
Btates Utilities Co.. Houston Lighting
& Power Co.. Texas Electric Service
Co.. Texas Power & Light Co. and
Texas Utilities Co., which are attempt
ing to restrain P. ,W. A. officials from
lending money to the Lower Colorado
River Authority.
Notice also was given‘to utility liti
gants in South Carolina that the Gov
ernment expects, on February 1, to
try the case in that State restraining
Federal aid to the South Carolina pub
lic service authorities. The Govern
ment likewise is asking trial of Ne
braska cases on February 23 in the
local district court.
A mandate on the Duke case has not
yet been handed down by the Supreme
Court, but the Government hopes soon
to retry the case in District Court, so
It may be returned to the high tribunal I
In an acceptable form. •
Landon
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ldency and at the same time to see
himself and other notables lampooned
at tonight's Gridiron Club dinner at
the Willard Hotel. Both he and Pres
ident Roosevelt will speak, and two
other presidential candidates, Norman
Thomas, Socialist, and Earl Browder,
Communist, have been Invited to at
tend.
The Kansas executive called at the
White House shortly after his arrival
here from Baltimore, where he was a
guest of H. L. Mencken last night at a
dinner of renowned Maryland fare.
Gov. Landon, appearing in the best
of spirits and apparently looking for
ward to an enjoyable visit, arrived at
the White House about 10 minutes
early for his 11 a.m. appointment. He
drove up to the Executive Offices in
the automobile of former Undersecre
tary of State William Castle, jr.
Most of the next 10 minutes was
occupied with photographers. Just as
the cameramen started "shooting,"—
the Governor noticed Mrs. Elisabeth
May Craig, Washington correspondent
of several Maine newspapers, whom he
knows. He greeted her and then per
suaded her to pose with him in the
pictures.
To the cameramen's requests that
he pose by himself, the Governor re
plied:
"But you don't understand. She's
from Maine."
On his arrival In the executive of
fice, Gov. Landon was ushered into
the office of Secretary McIntyre by
Patrick E. McKenna, chief usher. Mc
Intyre requested the Governor to
wait a few moments because the Pres
ident had not concluded a talk with
Gov. E. B. Chandler of Kentucky.
Secretary McIntyre then introduced
the Governor to Frank Murphy, for
mer high commissioner to the Philip
pines, who was elected Governor of
Michigan in the November election.
The three chatted until the time came
ior the next engagement, which, ac
cording to the schedule, belonged to
Mr. Murphy, but the latter insisted
Gov. Landon go in ahead of him.
Before he left for the White House,
Landon had received many callers at
the Willard Hotel, where he is a guest.
He was kept so busy shaking hands
and chatting with the visitors, that
In the interest of time, he sent for a
barber to give a hair trim in his
room.
Throughout this operation he con
tinued to chat with callers.
After his chat with the President,
Gov. Landon went to Republican
headquarters in the Barr Building,
where he talked briefly with several
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CAPITAL GABAOE
Landon at White House
Got'. Alf Aa. Landon at the door of the White House today
as he called on President Roosevelt. —A. P. Photo. \
Republican leaders before going to the
Wesley Heights home of * James L.
Wright, Washington correspondent of
the Buffalo News, where a luncheon
was given in his honor.
The Governor planned to leave late
tonight for Topeka for a Christmas
party with his family.
Mencken, the writer and critic,
was Landon's dinner host at Balti
more, where the Governor had re
turned to keep a "campaign prom
ise.” He had said during a rear
platform talk there last Fall that
some day he hoped to be in the city
long enough to try its famed cuisine.
Native Menu Provided.
Aside from the olives, nuts and
wines. Mencken provided a 100 per
cent native menu: Whiskey in the
Manhattan cocktails, oysters, the tra
ditional terrapin a la Maryland, duck,
smoked ham—Mencken called it
"Anne Arundel County elk meat”—
and beaten discutt.
“I enjoyed it tremendously." said
Landon afterward. "The dinner bears
out all I have ever heard about Mary
land's hospitality.'’
Justice
(Continued From First Page.)
ted he really didn't know that such
a requirement existed. His genuine
astonishment and promise to pur
chase the stamp from the nearest
post office—plus, undoubtedly, his Im
posing position as a member of the
highest tribunal in the land—brought
only a courteous tip of the hat from
the game warden and the latte j-'s de
parture.
Questioned through his secretary
today for a confirmation of the report,
Justice Van Devanter was quoted as
saying he could “not Identify the In
cident.” Rev. Mr. Phillips, however,
chuckled at the reporter’s query and
promptly told the story. The minis
ter expressed great admiration for
his hunting companion, whom he
termed a “fine outdoor man.”
DAUGHTER OF BURKE
REPORTED IMPROVED
Mrs. Louie Don Coiner Bean Mot!
I
to Be Questioned Tet, Declares
Inspector Thompson.
Improvement was noted today In
the condition of Mrs. Louie Don
Coiner Bean, daughter of Senator
Edward R. Burke, who was seriously
burned In an explosion at her home,
3516 W.place, last week.
MeanwhUe. Inspector Bernard W.
Thompson, chief of detectives, said
that, while investigators are anxious
to learn the cause of the blast, they
will not question Mrs. Bean for at
least several days. She is In George
town Hospital.
Parley
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fear of war in America, enabling the
American continent to go forward in
economic recovery.”
The parley's action, he said, “al
though not pacifying the world, gives
it an example to follow.”
Delegates from the 21 participating
nations expressed satisfaction over
the consultative system set up earlier
under which the American republics
could meet and talk over any war
anywhere in the world.
The Central American solidarity
declaration summarized objectives
already brought before consultative
conventions.
It declared American nations already
have established their own peace sys
tems and that pan-Amerlcanlsm is
based on principles of ‘.‘equality, re
ciprocal respect, autonomy, inde
pendence and free development."
Attached to the declaration was a
resolution repudiating war and con
demning ch^nical warfare with the
use of poison gas and bacteria aa
weapons.
Two previous plenary sessions ap
proved 32 projects which set up the
consultative system as a safeguard
to peace and the principle of non
intervention in the military disputes
of others.
Other matters to be brought before
today's session included two United
States resolutions for equality of trade
opportunities and decreased tariff bar
riers, a Brasilian mediation project
and a Chilean recommendation for
establishing mixed bilateral concilia
tion committees with bilateral and
multi-lateral arms limitation pacts.
Also to come before the last plenary
session was a proposal to speed up
the pan-American highway construc
tion, with ferryboat connections be
tween the mainland and Caribbean
lands.
CONFERENCE PRAISED.
BT the Associated Press.
The Inter-American Peace Confer
ence was praised today as ‘‘an adven
ture of great psychological value” by
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan, a leading minority member
of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Characterizing the general objectives
of the parley as "superb,” he added
it would be "impossible to form an
opinion on its specific accomplish
ments" until full texts of all agree
ments are available.
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LOBBYING ACT DUE
IN NEXTGONGRESS
Senators May Reopen Probe
to Advance Black-Smith
Bill.
Br tbe Associated Preaa.
Legislation to curb lobbyists ap
peared likely today to get early atten
tion in the new Congress.
Both Senate and House 'passed such
bills at the last session, but were
never able to reconcile their ideas as
to the form the measure should take.
The Senate Lobby Committee has
both power and funds to resume its
Investigation of persons paid to Influ
ence legislation. Informed sources
said the inquiry might be reopened
to stir Interest in the Black-Smith
bill. Chairman Black of the commit
tee is expected to press for action on
the measure soon after Congress con
venes.
Co-author of the bUl, which would
require registration of lobbyists be
fore Congress and compel them to file
reports of receipts and expenditures.
Representative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia said he planned to confer
with Black, Senator Norris, independ
ent, of Nebraska and House leaders
before deciding definitely whether to
reintroduce the legislation.
Despite an earlier vote in favor of
Smith’s bill last session, the House
shelved the measure after it had been
amended in conference. Smith as
serted opposition supporters of Rev.
Charles F. Coughlin's National Union
for Social Justice and the Townsend
old-age pension organization was re
sponsible.
Smith, referring to results of the
last election, said he felt the chances
for passage of legislation to curb
lobbyists now- were considerably im
proved.
"The need tor such legislation is
always greater in an election year.”
he said, "but it would serve a great
purpose at any time.”
PUERTO RIGANS LOSE
FREEDOM IN APPEAL
Eight Face Four to Six Year* for
Conspiracy to Incite Armed
Revolt
BJ the Associated Press.
Eight Puerto Ricans convicted on
charges of conspiracy to incite an
armed revolt on the Island lost today
in the Supreme Court In their effort
to win freedom on ball pending an
appeal.
The applications for bail, which
was submitted to Justice Brandels,
was referred by him to the whole court
and returned to him for decision. He
denied the application.
The men—Pedro Albiau Campos.
Juan Antonio Corretjer, Luis F.
Velasquez. Julio Velasquez. Clemente
Soto Velez, Erasmo Velasquez. Juan!
Gallardo Santiago and Pablo Rosado
Ortiz—were convicted in the Federal
District Court for Puerto Rico last
July 31. They were sentenced to
serve terms ranging from four to six
years in prison.
All appealed to the First Circuit
Court at Boston, which has jurisdic
tion over Puerto Rico. Both the dis
trict court and the Circuit Court
denied ball pending hearing of the
appeal.
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Two policemen and 13 firemen
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Reservoir road yesterday, sum
moned by a report the rooms
were filled with escaping gas.
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Court
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dent's action—or, indeed, whether he
shell act et ell—may well depend,
among other things, upon the na
ture of the confidential Information
which he has or may thereafter re
ceive, or upon the effect which his
action may have upon our foreign
relations.
‘‘This consideration, In connection
with what we have already said on
the subject, discloses the unwisdom
of requiring Congress In this field of
Governmental power to lay down
narrowly definite standards by which
the President is to be governed.”
The court concluded its discu>»ion
on the question of the validity of the
grant of legislative authority with the
assertion:
"We conclude there Is sufficient
warrant for the broad discretion vested
in the President to determine whether
the enforcement of the statute will
have a beneficial effect upon the re
establishment of peace in the affected
countries; whether he shall make pro
clamation to bring the resolution Into
operation; whether and when the
resolution shall cease to operate and
to make proclamation accordingly,
and to prescribe limitations and ex
ceptions to which the enforcement of
the resolution shall be subject.”
Two Other Arguments Denied.
Two other contentions by the de
fendants in the course of their attack
on the executive order were denied
by the lower court and that tribunal
was upheld by the Supreme Court on
those points.
In promising a ruling on litigation
involving constitutionality of the
Frazier-Lemke act, the court agreed
to pass on an appeal by Robert Page
Wright of Bedford County, Va., from
a decision by the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals holding the act un
constitutional. The act had granted
a three-year moratorium on larm
mortgage foreclosures.
The Circuit Court had affirmed a
decision by the Western Virginia
Federal District Court in favor of the
Vinton branch of the Mountain
Trust Bank of Roanoke, Va.
Uniformity Held Needed.
Explaining that there had been a
number of conflicting decisions on
the legislation by lower courts,
Wright said: "The necessity for one
uniform statement of the law is not
! only apparent, but is an economic
1 necessity."
A similar five-year moratorium
measure was declared unconstitu
tional by the Supreme Court on the
ground it deprived creditors of prop
erty rights.
Another case challenging the sub
stitute law was denied a review last
October 12. A Supreme Court deci
sion was requested, however, without
waiting for the customary ruling by
the Circuit Court of Appeals.
GEN. D. L BRAIN ARD
-HOMJODAV
Polar Society Will Present
Scroll to Member of
Greely Expedition.
A scroll of honorary membership in
the American Polar Society was to
be presented today to Gen. David L.
Bralnard, only living member of the
■mall band of seven men who sur
vived the Greely Expedition In 1884.
The presentation was to be made at
.4 p.m. at the Army and Navy Club by
Mrs. Marie Ahnlghito Peary Stafford,
daughter of Admiral Robert E. Peary.
North Pole discoverer. The ceremony,
which will make the explorer the first
honorary member of the society, also
will mark his 80th birthday anni
versary.
Gen. Brainard, then a sergeant,
started out with Gen. A. W. Greely
for Northern Greenland in 1881. By
dogsled and foot, they marched 250
miles past the last Eskimo settlement.
Going farther north than ever before
reached by man, the party paused for
scientific observations. One food sup
ply ship was turned back by ice and
another sank.
Oreely and his men retreated toward
civilization, but had to stop for shel
ter near Cape Sabine on October IS,
1863. One by one the men died.
Oen. Brainard, In charge of rations,
fashioned crude scales and weighed
each morsel of food. His own portions
were the smallest. When the last
food was gone and the seven survivors
had tasted nothing In 41 hours, a
rescue party from the naval vessel
Thetis found them. That was June
22. 1884.
The society’s scroll shows a map
of the Oreely Expedition route.
CROSBY SHOE STORES
BONUS ANNOUNCED
Employes in Washington and
Other Cities to Receive Christ
mas Present.
Employes of the Crosby Shoe Store,
1115 P street and 414 Seventh street,
will receive a Christmas bonus, offi
cials of the company announced today.
Those who have been employed a
year or more will be given a week's
salary, while others will receive a cash
gift based on length of service
A thousand other employes of the
shoe chain throughout the country
also will share In the bonus.
BONUS DISTRIBUTED
BY G. C. MURPHY GO.
5 and 10 Cent Store Concern Sayl
Amount Paid Greatest in
Finn’s History.
A Christmas bonus was distributed
today to the 327 employes of the O. C.
Murphy Co.
Thomas Ganey, district manager
for the 5 and 10 cent atore concern,
announced that it was the tenth con
secutive year that the company had
given a bonus to its employes, and
that the amount of the gift and the
number of recipients this year was
the greatest in the firm's history.
All employes of a year or more re
ceived a bonus. The amount of the
gifts vary with the length of service,
Ganey said.
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Uruguayan Vice Consul Dies.
KANSAS CITY, December 21 OP).—
Gabriel M. Hernandez. 58, chairman
of the Spanish department at Kansas
City Junior College and Vice Consul
for Uruguay, died here yesterday. A
native of Spain, he came to the United
States after the Spanish-American
War as an attache of the Spanish
Legation at Washington. His widow,
a daughter and two sons survive.
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