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His Good Name Was
 The Stake At Issue
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 as J. F.. Morgan's word,' Walker replied. ln 0tf E 1t.
 Q--But the Equitable didn't have Morgan's backing did 1t, MT Mayor. t.r .
 A---we both know 1t didn't, MT Seabury.
 The mayor pleaded that details of the fight for Q franchise, which occurred in 1926, were now hazy and said he had always relied upon 'the advice of John Delaney, chair man of the board of trUnsporta- ton.
 He admitted he proposed and voted for granting the Equitable franchies, but aded: 'It is not true that the mayor, ever in six years, tried to influence any of the other nine votes of the board of estsmate.
 H'T don't believe you have any right to question me regarding the operations of the executive mind. had good reasons for voting for that franchise. II meant q five cent fare. It meant the bringing of new blood Into the transporta- ton system of New York"
 Senator John J. McNaboe, dem- ocrat, objected and shouted angr- fly that Seabury had had "com- munists and socialist down here to testify against the mayor" He was shouted down by the chair- man. t
 f3eabury asked the mayor:
 What was the financial support back ofthe Equltable?" l A.---"Y0u ask me all these de- talls? I haven't them, but re- member J. e. White who appeared before the board and said they were ready to finance the thing up to 20 million dollars"
 aQ.--Did you rely on the belief that Equitable would have the sup- port of Anson W. Burchard? 1 Al don't remember, but there was q statement published in which Burchard said he would support the company. But l never saw any written statement from him nor did ever see him. tQ.--Now tho contract was grant ed on July 2S, 1927 and you sign ed 1t on August z, didn't you? Al presume so. don't know. haven't the records. .,, o "A heated colloquy between Sea- bury and Assemblyman Irving | Steingut over details of testimony taken 10 days ago brought a broad grin to the mayor.
 You are asking me what hap. ] pened six years ago, and you fel- 1 lows can't even agree on something that happened last week." he re- marked.
 NThe crowd roared and Hofstadte threatened to clear the room. n The mayor said he believed the record of the White company, which was backing the Equitable was well known for financing trans- portation all over the world and that they were financially respons- ibIe. (selEr lls : Senator McNaboe interrupted to read q lengthy report of the orig inAl proceedings in which the board of estimate Inquired Into the Equit- able's financial standing At, noon n 10 minute recess was given. E Questioning of Walker continued after the recess. srN
 Q--Didnt the Service Bus com pany. deposit and accompany It's petition with q certified cheek for 'A--Not to my recollection. but even if they did, s10O,00 could not capitalize and maintain, ,s v Q--It would be superior to noth- ing, wouldn't 1t, Mr Mayor? A--Weil, a sf00.000 check from one man to ,fnihlI at $2O. 900. 900 contract might not be as good aE lJ. Pisrpont Morgan's mere prom ,1sc to filhil, bccnuHe after z the yig1.O0Q was expended. there might be nothing left. (, < sl. < Y ,g V ', o--Bat the Equitable didn't have
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{. Prison and InstItutoin Re- form: Following the fatal riots in the century-old Auburn prison, Governor Roosevelt succeeded in getting a. $355,000 appropriation for prison camps and cnntonments, increase of food and clothing al- lowances for. prisoners. increases in the number of salaries of guards, additional appropriations for new prisons. To improve hospitals for the insane, and feeble- e-mended, he got the voters to approve q bond issue of $50. 900, 900.
 s. Labor Laws: Labor leaisla- ton enacted in the two Roosevelt administration includes the out lawing of temporary injunctions issued without hearing in labor disputes; extension of the work mems compensation law to include additional .occupationnl diseases: eight-hour laws with
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TIE BIC Race Fp Inc White ouss
What Of This Man Roosevelt?- ?--
Enemies Say Candidate Vague On Issues; Friends
 Bank On Record At Albany

| failed 10 get, down 10 eases on how certain thbngs aEe Efo bb achieved. ..;s. ; {: 'e ,sss',..s,. ts z. z i. This attack has i.beep' directe6 especially against his piUgrafa J0r economic recovery, which Is based largely on restoratfons of the purchasing power of the common man by a method that Is unexplained. This criticism, how ever, cannot be said to He against Rooscvelt's position with regard to prohibitoin and certain other l issues. @
 As the chief executive of New York, Governor Roosevelt heads state that has more than 12.- 900. 900 people. has property as- sessed at nearly 30 billion dollars and spenuds upward of 300,000.- 900 of the taxpayers money each year. It is regarded as an executive i job that is surpassed in iinpor- tance only by the presidency ftt
 self. and consequently Hoosevelt'r 1 record as governor becomes a
 matter of interest.
 Ever since Governor Roosevelt { took office on January l, 1929, the state legislature has been repub- Iican in both houses--a circum- stance which makes 1t difficult to reach an exact appraisal of the democratic governors accom-
 plishments.
 Another factor is the, influence of Rooscvclt's predecessor. Al Smith, who, through four terms as governor. left deep impress of liberalism on the state. There are some who say Roosevelt has, In the main, merely completed things smith started There nre others who insist that Roosevelt has greatly improved and expand- cd the Smith program.
 The outstanding acc0mpllsh- ments of Roosevclt's admlnistra- ton. with the above cautions in mind. may be summarized as fol-. lows: }'
 I. Water Power: Roosevelt broke q deadlock of 20 yeprs over public vs private development of the vast $200, 900, 900 St Lawrence water power project by winning the appointment of commission favorable to public development. It is now awaiting treaty arrang- HleIltB WItH tUe (uHhuuH kOVtTH~ ment. He has urged compre- hensive program for water power development to give farmers and people of smaller communities cheap electricity. n
 2. Farm Relief: The governor has urged and made into law measures relieving the counties of 35 per cent of highways and bridge costs. relieving towns and villages of paying for upkeep of state high ways. increasing aid to rural schools, enlarging appropriations of $400,o00 for re-testing of herds, etc. .se. se. ,..t,t "A
 3. Unemployment z TstlIcf and Old Age Pensions; sR0Dsey efth fos- tered q move for 60 paryTceat sfli- crease In the states income tax designed to provide a $20,000, 000 unimployment relief fund 10 finance supplementary public work and when, nOs work was available, food andsclothing and shelter bntn no cash "dole". The old age, pension, system be- came effective January l. 193i, with benefits for indigents of 70 or over. The latest figures show about 45.000 pensioners, receiv- ing slightly over $1.000.000 q month. the average monthly"grant being $26.35. t.. .a"..o
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BY ROBERT TALBEY NEA Kerxlce Writer

ltcopyrieht 1sa2JNEA Service Incl n Albdny, N. r.; May 2b,-With more 1han 400 convention votes already and needing ITO out of 1.ib4 total to win the nomination, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt approaches the democratic nation ai convention at Chicago far in the icad of scattered field of oppon- ents. Therefore, 1t is appropriate ] to check up on the things he stands | for as A presidential candidate and on his. record as governor of New York. 1t
 yufnfned up, here is how Roose- welt stands on principal issues of the 1892 campaign:
 PROHIBITION: For repeal of the
 51Sth amendment and substitu-
 tion of another amendment
 granting 10 each state the right
 to vote on whether 1t shall be
 wet or dry. y UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF: op-
 posed to "dole" in any form, and for the present emergency
 favors state and local relief ..measures. For a. permanent
 Sysetm. favors unemployment
 Insurance in some form In
 which both workers and em-
 ployers contribute.
 THE TARIFF: Favors a new con
 ceptfon of the tariff, based not M on congressional log rolling or z, supposedly scientific schedules. but on negotiation of tariff agreements between nations for
 reciprocal exchange of goods. to end the worldwide tariff war and restore foreign trade.
 BUSINESS RECOVERY: For n policy broad enough to include
 every part of our economic ga structure" including the im- Ts provement Of the condition of ''the little fellow at the bottom i s of the economic pyramid" hs M against the Hoover reconstruc- tiou program which Roosevelt
 contends has been framed smerely for the benefit of tho
 man at the top. nt was on this statement that Al Smith based
 his attack on Roosevelt ns "a
 demagogue.D
 WATER POWER: For strict gov 4 crnment control of utilities. both as to rates and financing,
 and for government operation ,in cases where satisfactory con-
 ;ftions for private operation W cannot be obtained. He has
 been indorsed by g37 senators
 md congressman opposed f0
 the power trust"
 FARM RELIEF: Favors "perma- 'Anent settlement" Instead Of at- tempted prIce<y,p.s stpbillzation
 methods like fhQbc. ofi which
 tnEt'edcral Fhfhfs Board has icsE32OO, Ooo.S6s since7o29. FOREIGN RELATIONS, He is < for collection Of war debts
 owed us by Europe. He recent ( ly Atpted that United States en- tryBIfto the Leagbe iWe Nations
 is nAw 'uprealizable's though
 he hs strong pro-I.eaguer when, with Cox. he rnn for the Vice presidency in 1920.
 [ RUDse velt's foes criticized him .frequ6Ittly on the claim that his casnpklgn statements fhUve been vagu t&S SeneralitIes--tliat he has
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litical career as an arch. foe of TamInany. Later, he apparently | came to the eyconclusion that more
 was to be gained by being friend ly with New York citys' vast vote-
 getting machine than by opposing it.. tfs t. s' Recently--thougf, the graft evil dence turned up by the Scabury Investigating committee in New York has made his position a del, | playing middle course without
 being too Vigorous either for or
 against the. organization. Q {. .s Despite tlGoyernor1 RooseveIt's long lead, the tdefitgcfatic- nomi. nation { is still far from certain.
 Roosevelt lacks even q majority of tho z 1154 convention votes, much less than 77Q that, arc neces-
 sary. to nominate under the two- thirds rule. Y.> r Three hundred and eighty five
 votes, or 0ne-third, can block
 Rooseveit's nomination. And po-
 litical calculators say there are
 already 459 Roosevelt votes
 (Garner, Smith and favorite
 sons). with many more delegates yet to be chosen. N Il.
 NEXT: Jack ysarper as ;a presi-
 dentlal possibility. /. The first of two stories on the colorful speaker Of the House by Itodney Butcher, Washlngfon y correspondent, ili which Inc tells of the rise of q Texas cowboy t0 national prominence and how he stands on some. of the big political issues .0f the dhy.
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1 prevailing rate, Of wages on certain types of state work. sf3 Y.
 
 The governor has sought re- forms in the administration of jus- tice and Q, commission a is now studying the courts Ito provide Q more simple, more y economioal nnd more speedy system of 5us- tlce."
 Among his other accom- plish. mcnts have been stricter public utility regulation, reorganization of the banking department, refor- estation. and .smodernizatofh Hof the sttae barge canal. "f3' Kt& 4
 Roosevelta relations with Tam many Hall also are of interest in view of shis presidential candi- dacy. v a a, ga
 As n young member of the state sennte from a rural district ip 1910, Roosevelt started his DO.
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Amelia Earhart
 Meets Writers
lcontinusd f Pm Pase iS-....

----T- n IT..
 oceanic flyers consress, She will
 have luncheon at the Royal Aero
 club Thursday md dinner with th4
 Royal Aeronautic icaf Fociefy, x gty |g Miss Earhart fpceIxed tilexpecfs
 cd thrills iaAt night Ehcn She at. tended the premier Of'y' 'cnsahova" at the Coliseufn thehter, Two men
 in evering clothes ehGA'ged in q
 fist fight In the orchestra. stalls af- ter one rushed forward. seized q
 woman from her escQrt and shout-
 cd loudly, " cIainf sy wife 'yop one of{the .prlneipal1 of ths cast, .crete NatSIert al1ted nut!p1 the performance and vas carried of the stage. .s Z. {. v sg1s At the correspcndentg Ijinciioon
 Miss Earhart's favoritcrd dflfsI<, but. {. |. |.terniiIk was. pot supplied, if1lc
 chairmasS, after vaiJiiy effGriae q |rocistail ask0d fj1e h6adWaIffsr ff the savoy hotel (6 ind some 'blif< termlIk eomcwheres but he only snrugge4 < apo ol1Tsll lezl 4 ,e1 fte
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his removal from office # not sat.
 The subpoena calling fol Walkers appearances today, hne revealed by Walker himself, called for the complete record of all hif personal finances. cancelled checks and check book stubs, as well ai for n complete record of his deal' ings with seven men,. These seven lare: f,,.rg e,a.s g1 5t lS Russell T. sherwood, missing. re. ceived money intended for Walker. and a check from a man who had just received q commission for ma terlal sold to the city. ~,
 John. A. Hastings, close frienel of Walker, received $136,000 V 1T salaries and loans from persons of corporations seeking city favors such as Equitable Coach Company for whom Walker helped get q franchise. Ff fg9
 | MI. Allan smith. representative of | Equitable, bought $10,00O letter of credit for mayor, and. cnshed m overhaul for mayor on European trip. fne,aad VI. .ly 1 , Frank R. Tageol, Kent, Ohio and William O'Neil, General Tire l Company of Akron, Ohio, finan- ciai packers of the Equitable Coach
 J.- A. sisto, broker backing . taxicab company. claiming to have given Walker $28,536 in bonds as share of profits in trading account
 John J. McKeon, friend of the mayor. who carried bonds from sisto to Walker.
 No direct eveidence of graft. hai been Introduced. Questions hay' attempted to show improper ust Of money and favors in Atetnrn fol I which or following which othcl lfavOrs have been returned.
 Seabury, 1t has been said fol weeks preceding Walkers appear. lance, has saved his most damagine Testimony and evidence for the last So that he may confront the mayor with 1t at just the proper moment - just before the curtain ring down on the show that Hofstadtei investigation committee has care. fully etaged and presented during I the past year. .ge. ,,s,.
 The committee has spent almost all of $750,000 appropriated. '
 has obtained no evidence resulting In q conviction. It has filed lcharges against one man who wnt removed from office because ht could not explain his huge bank deposits -- sheriff Thomas M. Ear Hey. ,., e'G,J ~ <. v | Governor Roosevelt, in busting Fafiey. ruled the public had n right to q reasonable explanation of un. usual income reported for its pub. lie servants, and indicted his ruling might be accepted as standard for all elected officials in the state,
 On that ruling, Seabury pinned his hopes for action that would res move Walker from office, . <
 And the result of such action would have national repcrcussiont F. a presidential election pcai1paiBfi Is under way, and Governor Hoose- ve1t, who may be called upon to remove Walker Is c candidate for tho democratic nomination. ~ | 4. Removal of Walker on the ove of the national convention might Twin Roosevelt nationwide support, even as Tammany oppoMtion won support for Grover Cleveland, Sam IAeI J. Tilden, and William lJef1- Inings Bryan. It might alienate Tammany Hall. which by knifips him in November, could ~ 1throw New York state to Hoover and l possibly make HcosevSlfs Afonal' nation worthlcss. SN yA N
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United Press Will Have Best Writers
 At The Conventions
Expert Staff of Met Wil Cover Bdtf Big Assemblies At Chicago Writers of Experience to Give Public the News

Inah interest there will. be assigned Henry MoLen1ore Of New York,
 who has gained q national repu- tation as conductor of the Sport i, Harade;; Ray Black and FIG. Oth- lnnii of Chicago. special feature writers whose work needs no in- ftr6duction. This group will supply plenty of laugh and feature copy. Looking after special o6verage langles and general assignments will be afstaff of men provided from
 the Washington, Chicago and other
 bureau9 Hf t-t tt tf
 Supervising the reports will be Carl ID. 'Groat news director, who
 has had experience in political
 conventions, in Washington, nu- merous domestic and foreign bu- lreaus; and Earl J. Johnson, night news editor, who has had wide ex- Iperience fin organization work In
 New York and in other major bu- reaus..
 RobertsJ. Bender, president land general news manager. will transfer his headdtfarters to Chi. cago for the period of, the convene
 tions, directing the day and night news reports and bringing to bear on them a newspaper, experience
 of many years, including political |reportlng af1d iknowledge gathered in campaigns of the past twenty yeafs.,+ z VI Sf sif f ttH tiN ssfi 4
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| The coming national cQnven-
 items, watched with an Interest un-
 precedented in recent years, will be lowered by the United Press by men expert in this field. ( E
 | A special stan for convention
 coverage has been organized with a. view to giving the news of these 1 major events outstandingly, sup ported by interpretative andcoior
 material Of value and interest. \, In addition to sending to Chi
 cago q. seasoned stan Of political
 reporters and experts, the United Press has arranged, for conpre- fensive wire systems linked direct | ly from the convention hall to its trunk wires and geared for fast.
 full action. :, To mention 6 few of the star stan men assigned to these vitally
 important stories; a y Raymond Clapper, Washington manager of the United Press, noted as a keen political reporter and commentator and recently nar tionaliy famous for his series on nepotisrn, will handle the main story of the two conventions. In addition to factuai reporting,t he will provide United Press readers with keen analysis and background material. Ciapper's experience in the political field makes him sec ond to none in this. realm. .Es { Morris De Haven Tracy of washington, former Pacific Coast manager, and experienced in Unit ed Press work ls. tiiroughopt the country. will bring to the re-
 porter masterfuif writing style and an intimate knowledge of readers interest throughout the country. As editor of tho Wash. ington bureau, Tracy has directed news on the major political devel- opments for many months. {.
 Lyle c. Wilson, eapitaly chief of the United Press, with wide Scon- tacts among congress members and politicians generally. Wilson's reportorial ability, his pungent writing style, and his familiarity with behind the scenes material as- sures United Press clients ofpinter- esting copy.
 Thomas l.. Stokes, a veteran Of many conventions, with wide con tacts, and a powerful insight into the ways and methods of convef1- tons and their directors. will be another of the expert battery fur nishlng up to the minute news and interpretation. AsitN
 r On the lighter side of the cor,- vefitiOns--the hum0r and the hus
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shin Pianc tn IlnrInnd

Londonderry, May 26---(UP).-- The airplane in which Amelia Earhart Putnam flew the Atlantic will be crated and shipped to Eng land, the woman flyer notified George Gallagher. the owrier of the field in which she landed, to-day.
 Miss Earhart did not plan to re- turn to Ireland, tfr't
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Ambnssndor Inyitcs' Her

Paris, May 26-- (UP) ---Ambassn- dor Walter F,. Edge to-day invited Amelia Earhart Putnam to spend the week end at the American em- bassy here and planned q program which he hoped would make up for her ySdisappointment in not reaching Paris on her trafls-At- lantic flight. N3,,eg
 American and French organisa- tions planned numerous entertain. ments for Miss Earhart as soon as news of her transatlantic venture was received here. A large crowd waited at Le Bourget airdronhe to meet her, Paris was still prepared to o.give Miss Earhart Q great well come. HM,l
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FAMILYPAYROLL
 IN CONGRESS IS
 STILL EXCITING
Two Senators Chosen as
 Keynoters iat Each Con-
 vention Are on That Roster - Republi z a n
 Beaten Because of It
.Rx nRAYAi0ND CTlAPPER

 E(Cop2right, 1882, By United rress) Wasllinkton. May 25<~(UP) @- The family payroll racket is gen. ,eraliy accepted sin congress that lseyen the two senators chosen as tnationai convention koynpters, are found to De taking care of relatives
 In the senate payroll.
 The republican keynoter, Sena- 1 tor, l.. J. Dickinson, Iowa, also . member of the senate special econ omy comndittee, has frightened down his family list since he was in the house. He has son-in-law as a
 secretary and the young man is e conscientious worker. sa Until Dickinson left the house Twas one of his clerks and the son. Ein-law was messenger. A second office clerk was employed at half Senator Aiben W. Barkley, Ken. lucky, who will be the democratic
 keynoter If his current high tariff votes on the tax bill do not dis
 qualify him, carries a son as a clerk at -$3,900, the maximum sai- ary. A daughter Is carried as L.. l.. Barkley at $1.800. l
 Barkley's son is out of the city for the time being. The daughter appears at the office only occasion ally. Senator Barkley explained she helped him at home and that
 he had no apology to make.
 Resentment of taxpayers /! and voters over the payroll racket. iy indicated by some reports from Oregon that the veteran Rep Willis Hawley's participation in the prac- tice, as revealed by the United Press, was a factor in his defeat in the republican primaries. Hawley carried a Salem attorney on his payroll, at $2,500 a year, paid out Of government funds. The revela- ,tion was used against him in the campaign. c%s {. The real nature of the family payroll racket as sometimes prac- ticed is not always apparent on the records themselves. Take the
 eminent case Of Rep Greene of ,Florida, chairman of the commit tee on the dispostion of useless ,bapers. tti.ft < VI ,f,l .s, w q This correspondcnt telephoned Green twice to cheek up on rec port that George Johns. employed at $270O as secretary of this com mittee, is Greens nephew. Each time the telephcney was discon. 'nected Just as the bers6 hi who said he was Congressman Green was asked ifsJohns was his nephew.
 Anyway, Green has an elderly father, who Is practically never in Washingtoh, on the payroll at $29L66 sa month while the young lady, wiio' does most 9f the office work draws $i25 a month. W
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', /. Mexlco City, May 26---etJPo - Amelia Earhart Putnam plans an air tour from Miami. Fla, to Ha- vaDa. Mexico City, down the east coast of South America, across the Andes, and north up the west coast the newspaper Universal said to- day. 4f
 {. According to the newspaper Miss Earhart advised Mexican aviation company of her plans. adding "my greatest desire is to talk to Latin American women about the won derful sport of aviation. which is also the. most ideal means of travel" MY F ts.s
 Universal said Miss Earhart would follow the Pan American Airways route and visit the capi- tals of the principal Central and South American. countries.
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chaIrpaan publicly expressed regret to the flyer. 4, A.rg hy gthe correspondents and their wives related tho high spots of her flight to them. One hundred and fifty attended. /'8.