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Evening star., 1933-04-18
TWO MEN DISCUSSED
FOR INTERIOR POST
Aprointment as Assistant to 1ckes
Lies Between Two West
ernerS.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Just who will be named Second As
s;stant Secretary of the Interior TO-DAY
provided a puzzle to administration Of
ficia,s and Western Senators, who
understood the place lay between Harry
Mitchell of Montana and Oscar Chap
man of Denver.
Mitchell was conceded the inside
track, but several Senators were advised
bv administration spokesmen and Sec
retary Ickes that no decision had been
made.
Some sources understood Mitchell
backed by Senator Wheeler, Democrat,
Montana, to be Indian commissioner
but denied that place-would be onereo
the position of commissioner OF the
General Land Office.
This they construed as meaning Chap
man was preferred by 1ckes for the
second assistant secretaryshlp anc
Mitchell and Wheeler would be placateo
by the ccmmissionership.
Senators Costigan and Adams, Col
orado Democrats, are waging the cam
paign for Chapman, and some Senators
understood Postmaster General Farley
supports him.
T. A. Walters Of Idaho is considered
virtually certain to be named First AS.
sistant Secretary of the Interior.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
TRUST OWNERSHIP
OF GAS FIRM HIT
Federal Trade Commission
CounseI>SeeS Plain Attempt
to Violate Laws.

Judge Robert E. Healy, chief counsel
of the Federal Trade Commission, stat
ed in public hearings before the COM
mission today that the setting up OF
common law trusts to take over owner
ship of "a per cent of the capital stock
of the Washington Gas Light Co. was
"a plain attempt to evade the laws of
the State of New York and the laws
passed by Congress affecting the Dis
trict of Columbia"
The testimony today dealt with the
financial ventures of Albert E. Peirce
and the Central Public Service Co. and
the Central Public Service Corporation
Of which he was president. These are
the concerns which engineered the pur-
chase of the gas light stock in 1929,
although other evidence to be intro
duced will show that control later passed
out of their hands.
Examination of Robert J. Ryder by
Judge Healy drew out the testimony
that Federated Utilities, Incorporated,
an associate or subsidiary of Central
Public Service, paid through Peirce
S13, 3,725,0 ,0C0 to 'the Dawes interests. u
This money was to buy the New York
g. Richmond Gas Co. for the Central
Public Service group. According to the
contract, Ryder said, the Dawes inter-
ests got sl3,o70,o0o and the balance
went to the Public Service Engineering
Corporation. which is still another Cen
trail Public Service subsidiary.
At the time of this purchase, the
stock of the New York and Richmond
Co., according to its own books, was
worth only $1,958,41319. This stock
according to the testimony. found its
way into the Washington and Suburban
Cos. which owned the Washington Gas
Light stock.
The testimony this morning only
traced the history Of the Central Public
Service activities to the close of 1881
Its later history will be developed at
hearings this afternoon William A.
Roberts, assistant corporation counsel
will be witness.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
BANK
BILL IS DRAF TED
Senate Subcommittee Holds
Up Approval, Awaiting Views
of Administration.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate banking subcommittee to-
day completed the draft of a perma-
nent bank reform bill, but awaited
recommendations from the administra-
ton before finally approving it.
After another meeting of his sub
committee, Chairman Glass announced
that it had done about all We are
going to do" until Secretary Woodin
was ready to submit the administra-
tion's views. ..ss.
The final. decision Of the subcon-
mittee was to include provision in the
bill for admission Of mutual savings
and Morris Plan Banks to the Federal
Reserve system, SO they could partict-
pate in the proposed $4,000, 900 fund
for insuring deposits.
These banks. with total deposits OF
about $4,000 600 900. have sought modi-
fication of the bill to permit their par
ticipation.
As many States would not allow
them to subscribe for capital stock, as
other banks do, the committee decided
to let them join by depositing instead
of subscribing in the Federal Reserve
System.
Glass indicated that the amendment
had not been finally drafted, but said
the subcommittee would devise q
scheme" to admit the savings banks.
Woodin is expected to confer with
the committee tomorrow or the next
day to give the administrations de-
cision on the controversial proposal for
insuring deposits and other contested
features of the bill.
The White House has indicated that
President Roosevelt had not finally de-
cided what stand he would take on the
insurance proposal.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
DELAY
IN HARTMAN CASE
Senate Orders Investigation
in Prosecution of Bank
Officials.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today directed its Ju-
dietary Committee to investigate the
delay by the Department Of Justice in
prosecuting officials of the Hartman
National Bank for alleged violation of
the banking laws.
1t adopted without a word of debate
q resolution by Senator Costigan,
Democrat. of Colorado, calling for the
investigation.
Joseph W. Hartman, former chair
man of the banks board. recently was
indicted on charges of falsifying ac-
counts Of the institution.
Costiean called for the inquiry on
the basis of a statement by George z
Medalie, district attorney at New York
that he withheld prosecution Of .Har-
riman for several months at the re-
quest of the Justice Department to per-
init an effort to straighten out the
banks affairs.
The Senate Stock Market Investi-
eating Committee looked into the case
hut decided it did not have jurisdiction
to inquire into the delay.
The resolution, approved by the Ju-
dietary and Audit Committees Of the
Senate. carries an appropriation OF
$500 and directs the committee to re-
port back "at the earliest practicable
date" the results Of its investigation
together with recommendations.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
ADDS Sc DUE STAMPS
TO FARLEY DINNER INVITATIONS
Change in Atmosphere Increases Postage Letters
Announcing Honor Event for Postmaster General

So what? The linen paper, in ac-
ccrdance with the we'll known scientific
principle concerning linen paper, began
absorbing moisture 1t added weight.
1t became overweight.
The post Office clerks tried few on
the scales and found they called for
another stamp. They put IS cents post
age due" stamps on them.
Considering the fact that the dinner
IS for the head Of the Post Office De-
partment. the committee was chagrined
It confessed it had overlooked the great
scientific principle of moisture and
linen paper, but there were some ex-
pressions to the effect that there ought to
be special rules by which. perhaps. the
moist mail could be put in an oven and
dried cut The committee felt that it
had mailed dry invitation and had a
right to expect the Post Ofice Depart
ment to deliver dry invitation.
One of those to whom invitations have
been mailed is President Roosevelt. The
President, however, will not have to pay
cents postage due because the COM
mittee did not include subscription
card and therefore his letter was within
the weight. s.ELo
For most OF the others, however, the
dinner viii cost $6.03. 49,.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
BALANCED POSTAL
BUDGET PLEDGED
Farley Promises in Forum to
Eliminate Deficit by
July |, 1884.

Facing a postal deficit of $4,000, 600
in the current fiscal year, Postmaster
General James A Farley last night told
the Nation he proposed to balance the
departmental budget by July /, 1884
and at the same time maintain unim-
paired service. 1t was made clear there
would be no indiscriminate slashing OF
personnel in this economy program, al
though consolidation of rural routes
and Staggering" employment to han
die the surplus of employees in view
of the 80 per cent decline in postal
business Is under contemplation.
Speaking in the National Radio
Forum, arranged by The Star, and
broadcast over a coaSt-to-coaSt network
OF the National Broadcasting Co., the
Postmaster General outlined the flnan-
cial problems of the huge agency in
his charge. At the same time he
touched humorously on his troubles as
patronage dispenser in the role OF
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, saying applicants outnum-
Der jobs ten to one"
Third in Series.
His speech was the third in the
series being given in the National Ra-
dio Forum by members of President
Roosevelt's cabinet.
At the outset of the talk the Post
master General pointed out that the
postal budget has been out of balance
since 1919, eliminating last July in a
I,Ro 1f Uori
savings will pare this to s72,000,00o b!
July /, and this Is what must be taker
care of.
s3o,0o0,o00 Salary Saving.
Under the new economy act, he con-
tinued, about $30.000000 will be saved
in salaries, another S20,000,0O0 is t.
come from such miscellaneous item!
as rents, transportation costs, supple:
and continuing the policy of not filling
vacancies. This leaves a balance o.
$22 ,000, ,000 to take care Of which. hi
said, some pretty violent suggestion!
have been made.
To get this prospective deficit on thu
other side Of the ledger. Farley, coun
selling moderation. said he believed fol
one thing the whole system of rura
deliveries should be reorganized. with
longer routes and fewer carriers" Per
haps 10000 routes out of 10000 could b,
worked into consultations. he amplified
but it would have to be determined
whether this should be done progres
sively, as it has in the past, or effected
in one move.
This same thing holds good in thu
rest of the service, he said. Recalling
that it has not been the policy to dis
CONTINUED on Page S, Column H.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 18.-The prelim-
inaries to a dinner of honor to Post
master General Far;ey, to be held here
May 13. have demonstrated the great
scientific principle that a wet day is
not as good day to mail a letter as
dry day.
This meteorological phenomena, OF
whatever 1t is, has come to the atten-
ton of the Post Once Department in
the matter OF invitations mailed tc
some of the $500 persons who are to be
given the privilege Of buying a st
ticket to the dinner of honor.
The committee had elaborate invita-
tions printed on choice linen paper
Inclosed in the envelope was a subscrip-
ton card mentioning the s6, and q
return envelope.
Having some misgivings about the
weight Of the invitation, the commit
tee took a sample to the post ONCE
and had it weighed. 1t came within
the Scent stamp requirements. So the
invitations were mailed.
The great scientific principle which
the committee overlooked, however, was
that the sample invitation was weighed
on a dry day, and the actual mailing
was done on wet day.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
APPEAL is GRANTED
IN new RIVER CASE
Appalachian Electric Power Co.
Wants Review of Dismissal
of Complaint.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 18-Judge
Luther B. Way in United States District
Court here today formally entered an
order granting the Appalachian Elec-
trio Power Co. an appeal to the Circuit
Court of Appeals from his decision dis
the company's complaint against
the United States Power Commission.
Counsel for the company and the
commission, at a conference in court
today, agreed to expedite formalities
so as to permit hearing of the appeal
at the June term of the appellate court.
The power company in its plea. which
was dismissed by Judge Way. sitting at
Norfolk on March %, complained that
the Federal Government had no right
to impose upon it major license for
its proposed power development at Rad
ford, Va, and asked for an Injunction
to prevent such imposition. The chief
point at issue was navigability of New
River, on which the plant was to be
located, or affect of the development
upon other navigable streams and
whether the Government has jurisdic-
ton over power developments ON
streams which are themselves not
naWgable IN fact,
Evening star., 1933-04-18
ENGINEER WHO HELPED
BUILD UP WEST is DEAD
Col. Joseph H. Willard, 80, Re-
tired Army officer, Was Ma
tive of Illinois.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT, r. l., April 18.-Col.
Joseph H. Willard, SO, Engineer Corps,
u. S. A., retired, died at his home IN
Newport today. Ha was born in Chi
cago in 1874 graduated from West
Point in 1868 and in his capacity OF
engineer played an important part IN
the upbuilding of the West.
He retired in 1908. but returned to
active service during the World War
and was stationed at Newport.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs Rob-
ert Goelet of Newport and New York.
Mrs Richard s. Hooker. widow of Gel
Richard Hooker, con1mandant Of Ma
rines at Shanghai, who dropped dead
there last Christmas eve,. and Miss
Natalga willard, and his sister, Miss
Mary Adams willard.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
ROOSEVELT CONFERS
WITH CUBAN ENVOY
Takes Up Island Situation in
Hours Conference With
Ambassador Cintas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt personally took
up the Cuban situation today in an
hours conference with Ambassador
Cintas, from the island republic.
Leaving the conference, Ambassador
Cintas told newspaper men that in
ternal economic and political affairs
of Cuba were barely discussed with the
President.
He said it was "very essential" to
treaties between the countries.
He told the reporters he considered
recent shootings in Cuba very unfor-
tunate" and he attributed them to the
unrest resulting from unemployment.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
Fabric Brought Up by Crap
mel After Heavy Object
Is Encountered.
NAVY RESUMES PROBE
AT WASHINGTON YARD
Constructor Denies All Charges
of Faulty Material and
Workmanship.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April ia message
from the naval tuge Sycamore, inter-
cepted at naval headquarters here to-
Cay, said graphing operations at the
scene of the crash of the dirigible Ak
ron had resulted in the finding of a
large sunken object.
The message was sent to the cruiser
Portland. headquarters of the sea
search for bodies and wreckage frcm
the lost dirigible. 1t led to the belief
among shipping men that the main
oody OF the airship might have been
located
The message read:
ON second trip across between
ouoys our grapnel fouled body heavy
enough to part three e-sixteenths-inch
cham stopper. Fabric remaining on
grapnel containing two sliding round
ports about II inches diameter. Fab
nc marked port staten No. 18 forward.
falcon now anchored over this spot"
Ihe Falcon is another naval tug en-
gagged in the search.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
Moscow Court Retires With
Defendants Making Final
Pleas.
THREE BRITISH SUBJECTS
FACING PRISON TERM S
Two Others Expected to Be Ban
ished-S:veral Russians May
Get Extreme Penalty.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, April 18.-Just before the
court retired today to consider its YER
dict in the Metropolitan Vickers sabo-
tage case, William L. Macdonald re-
iterated his guilt, all the other British
prisoners stoutly affirmed their inno-
cence, and all the Russian defendants
abjectIy threw themselves on the mercy
of the court.
The Russians admitted all the charges
against them.
These varying statements were made
individually to the court by each OF
the defendants just before the judges
retired to make their decision.
Likely Sentences.
The prospect that three of the
British defendants would be sentenced
to prison terms, two Of their colleagues
would be banished from the country.
and at least two of the Russians would
be ordered to face firing squad ap
peared likely. The decision Of the court
was expected to be made tonight or
tomorrow
The closing appeals of the attorneys
for the various defendants found those
representing the Britons blaming the
Russians for inveigling their clients in
torneys for the Russians fired back the
charge that the British engineers were
the original plotters.
L. C. Thornton, head Of all the erec-
ton work in Russia for the Metropoh-
tan-Vickers Co. of England, and Mac
Donald were believed among some close
followers Of the trial to be due for To-
year prison sentences. Allan Monk
house, director Of all business in Russia
of the Metropolitan -Vickers concern,
was believed likely to be given a three
year term.
Facing Execution.
Vassili Gusev and A. T. Lobanov,
who were once prominent figures in the
Russian electrical industry, were ex-
pected to be condemned to execution.
The other Russians. including Monk
houses blonde, bobbsd-haired secretary.
Anna Kutuzova. were likely to be given
prison terms.
already has declared he belired A. W.
Gregory innocent, it was regarded as
certain he would be acquitted. The
other British engineers, John Cushny
and Charles Nordwell. faced probable
expulsion if they escaped prison SEN
tences.
Prosecutor Vishinsky was particularly
bitter in his attack on Thornton, whom
he called military spy" who was still
active in that pursuit. In his strongest
denunciation Of Thornton he warned
him directly Some day you may serve
as fertilizer on our Soviet fields. You
might just as we'll be dead now as far
as the British intelligence service Is
concerned"
Condemns Thornton.
He called Thornton, Macdonald and
Monkhouse the main culprtts among the
Britons, but he also asserted that
Cushny was "a spy of great experience"
and that Nordwell also was an agent
of the British secret police"
He asked for the highest penalty"
for Gusev, who was director of the
Soviet electrical station at Zlatoust in
the Ural Mountains, and for w. A.
Sokoloff, Gusev's assistant. and p E.
Olyenik, a former electrical worker in
Chicago and San Francisco.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GOETTINGEN, Germany, April 1S.-
Prof. James Franck, joint Nobel prize
winner with Gustav Hertz for physics,
in 1925. presented his resignation from
Goettingen University today to the min
istry of education.
IT have requested my superior au-
thorities to release me from office and
will endeavor to continue scientific work
in Germany" Prof. Franck wrote to
the rector Of the university.
I'VE Germans Of Jewish descent are
being treated as foreigners and enc
mics Of the Fatherland. It is demanded
from Us that our children shall grow
Evening star., 1933-04-18
DENIES AKRON CHARGES
Weyerbacher Says Materials Were Best
Obtainable.

Speclhc denial of all charges that
tered into the construction of the U. s
.: AKRON was made by Comdr. Ralph D,
Weyerbacher, naval constructor who
was IN charge of the design and cor
Structlon OF the a1rship. when tho
inVest1gatlon OF the crash which cost 73
ilVes was resumed today at the Wash
ngton Navy Yard.
The Special Board of Investigation
which has been in session at Lakehlrst
~ j., opened a series of sessions which
may continue the greater part of the
week In the Naval Reserve Armorv.
Weyeroacher declared there was nc
room 1or doubt in his mind as to the
structural 'sourdness of the Akron
which he said was as we'll designed
and stronger than the best airshi,,
Germany has produced.
Investigated Charges
Comdr. Weyerbacher testified he had
under orders of former Assistant Sec~e-
tary CT the Navy Ernest Lee JahncI,e
mace a thorough inspection of the
AKRON and the materials entering int
lts construction to determine the truth
OF persistent reports of faulty material
and workmanship He said there was
no ground for the reports.
The witness said he assisted in the
design OF the U. S. S. Shenandoah and
mad followed the development and de-
sign OF airships since 1912. He was
questioned as to the materials used
In the Akron and said the duralumin
winch composed its framework was su-
perlor to that used in any foreign air
ship because of the greater purity of
IN hi
After his first inspection of the
Akron In June, 1881, he testified, he
was impressed by the quality of work
manship," which, he said. was better
than that of the Shenandoah. The
Workmen were thoroughly schooled, he
said. and the inspection standards un-
usually rigid
There was no chance for any i'm
proper material or workmanship to be
In the final product" he added.
Defends Inspectors.
Subsequently, he said, he received or
ders from Jahncke to investigate, but
he could find no faulty workmanship
that had passed Government in
spection''
Il found some faulty workmanship
which had not been submitted to the
inspectors, but which had been cor
rected in the normal procedure" he
said. This faulty workmanship. he
added, was only what would normally
be expected in the fabrication of ma
terial and was rejected or corrected by
inspection. None of it entered into
construction of the airship, he said.
He said the bulk of the complaints
came from two "informers," whom he
identified as "a Mr. Underwood and a
Mr.. Macdonald" who had been en-
ployes of the Goodyear Zeppelin Co.,
makers of the Akron.
Some of the alleged faulty material
produced by the informers, he said,
was found to be scrap which had been
rejected by the inspectors, and one
sample was not even intended for use
in an airship.
Asked whether he had any doubt as
to the soundness Of the Akrcn, Comdr.
Weyerbacher replied vigorously: None
whatever"
He was questioned as to whether the
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
Alcoholism Kills
Boy, Z; Father Held
As Death Is Probed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April
l8.-John Davidson, 48. was held
without bond last night pending
an inquest into the death Of his
7-year-old son. Robert. DR.. Ben
Ross, coroner, said Roberts death
resulted from acute alcoholism.
Police said Mrs. Davidson
sought their aid, telling them
Davidson had forced the boy to
drink corn whisky, and had
driven her from their home. She
expressed fear harm might come
to their 3-week- old baby
Robert was found unconscious
on the floor of the home, officers
reported, and a quantity of alco-
hol was pumped from his stom-
ach. He died yesterday after
noon.
DR.. Ross announced he will
hold an inquest today.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
SHIP AFIRE AT SEA
APPEALS FOR HELP
Vessels Rush to Aid of British
Steamer in Trouble Off
Coast of Spain.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR, April 18.-The British
steamer Benholm sent out call today
for immediate assistance. 1t reported
a fire on the shelter deck.
The ship was en- route here from
Torrcx, near Almeria, Spain. Salvage
craft were rushing to assist the ship.
Some time after the request for as
sistance was received it was reported
that the fire was lessening. The Brit
ish cruiser Leander was proceeding to
the position of the Benholm. The
steamer was bound from Suva. Fiji Is
lands, to London with a load of copra.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
SCIENTIST RAPPING RACE HATRED,
QUITS GERMAN UNIVERSITY POST
1925 Nobel Prize Winner Says Jews Are Treated as
Enemies of Fatherland.

up conscious Of never being allowed
to show their worth as Germans
World War veterans are to be per-
mitted to continue to serve the State
I refuse to accept this favor although
T understand the viewpoint of those
who conceive it to be their duty to
keep at their posts"
Prof. Franck volunteered for the
World War, served continuously fol
four years and was decorated with the
Iron Cross, first class.
The Rockefeller Foundation provided
means to extend the Institute of Physics
in Goettingen University. Prof. Franck
attained a worldwide reputation fol
his work on the construction Of the
atom.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
Spain Aids Loring Flight.

MADRID, April 18 R.-The sub
secretary of communications announced
today that the government had con-
tributed 10000 pesetas (s3,400) to the
Manila flight of Fernando Rein Loring.
The statement was in reply to a
published report that the airman had
been forced to sell his plane in Manila
because of lack of funds.
Evening star., 1933-04-18
CABINET CONSIDERS RELATIONS
British Take Up Future Trade With
Russia.

LONDON. April 18 CP.-Great Brit
aims relations with Russia in view Of
the trial of six British engineers in
Moscow was subject to the cabinets
consideration at meeting this after
noon.
b.s irsd rus an 'Tade pr;t,sh
ment now is in a position to place
immediate embargo on Russian imports
by proclamation The authority for
the act was rushed through Parliament
last week.
No authoritative intimation of the
British policy has been given out.