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The Washington times., 1933-04-20
MESSAGE DUE
QUICKLY ON
INITIATION
Roosevelt Drafting Plea for.
Bill Drawn in ParIey
With His Advisers

The Administration prepared
today a policy Of initiating the
currency to offset the raids of
deprecated foreign currencies
on American business.
President Roosevelt was pre-
pairing a message asking Con
gress for an emergency power
to issue greenbacks, accept sill
yer payments up to 100000 600
from the debtor nations, and
reduce the gold content Of the
American dollar.
This extraordinary power prob,
ably will be granted him in an
amendment. to be attached as
a rider" to the farm relief bill
now pending in the Senate.
For Bank Protection
The greenbacks would be used
primarily to retire outstanding
Government obligations, thus
acting as a stabilizer for Gov.
ernment security markets.
This would tend to protect
banks, insurance companies, and
private investors against raids
on Government securities.
The President notified his
Capitol Hill leaders that he had
approved Gin principle" the
emergency initiation plan, drafted
by Senators Thomas CD of
Oklahoma, Pittman DD of
Nevada. Byrnes CD of South
Carolina, and Assistant Secre,
tary of State Raymond I. Moley.
He indicated he would send q
special message to Congress dur.
ing the afternoon, and not later
than tomorrow, asking for in
clusion of the extraordinary
monetary powers as an amend
ment to the farm bill.
Debt Cut In Plan
The powers proposed to be
given to the President, would
prepare him for the coming
economic conferences with other
leading nations. He would be
able to offer a reduction in
foreign debts to the debtor ma
tons by accepting payments from
them in silver, instead of the
gold prescribed in the debt set
Elements.
Likewise, he would be able to
reduce their debts by reducing
the gold content of the dollar, SO
the gold of debtor nations would
buy more American dollars.
There were VITO questions to
be settled before the President
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
HEAVY CUTS
HIT OFFICES
BUDGET
Roosevelt Reorganization Plan
Remains in Dark; Vets
Endure Biggest Cut

Containing drastic slashes
in appropriations and a few
consultations, the new 1884
independent offices estimates
were submitted to Congress
today by President Roosevelt.
The measure carries a total
appropriation of $615, 159,926
compared to the figures Of ST.
O83 ,567,534 in the bill which
passed both houses at the last
session but which died when Elk
President Hoover refused to sign
it.
Consultations do not give any
inkling of the Presidents reor-
ganization plan, being merely in
connection with administration
of the appropriation.
Agencies affected by tlaAsaaeon'
solidation are the Civil Service
Commission, the office of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, and
the Veterans Administration.
"a In a letter accompanying the
estimates, and which was sent to
Congress by the President, Bud
get Bureau Director Louis w.
Douglas recommended passage of
legislation which would auto
matically retire all Government
employees after 80 years of ser
vice.
Douglas also recommended leg
iSlation transferring the Botanic
Garden to the Department Of
Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
D. c. Police Inspectors Brother, Shot, Dies
Lindberghs
Lunch In
CAPITAL
picture on Page 81

Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind.
bergh, making a tranScontinental
inspection of air lines, landed at
the Washington-Hoover Airport
at 11:15 a. m. today, motorized to
the city for lunch and were ia
take off for the West this after.
noon.
Rain and low visibility ham.
pered flying today but the Lind.
berghs made the hop from Balti'
more without mishap.
Only one ship, a Pennsylvania
plane, took off from the local
field for the West today, headed
for Pittsburgh. Operations from
the West were at standstill.
Colonel Lindbergh has not an.
nounced his itinerary for the
transcontinental journey. With
Mrs. Lindbergh he left Newark
yesterday and spent the night in
Baltimore.
Local airport officials said they
understood that Lindbergh would
leave for either Harrisburg or
Pittsburgh later today.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
FLOOD MAR09NS
FOREST CAMP

CAMP ROOSEVELT, LURAY,
Va, April 2O.-Two hundred
boys of the conservation corps
sit by warm fires in their tents
while supply officers came by
dangerous detours to Luray for
provisions today.
MaSSanutten Mountains are
covered with snow. Camp Roose-
velt is cut off from communica-
ton by high waters due to steady
rains. Edinburg, approached by
a submerged bridge, is cut off
by two feet of water. Luray
bridge is under four feet of
water.
Five boys made their first trip
away from the camp last night,
hiking to Edinburgh, and their
return was prevented by the high
water. They were taken care of
by the mayor who put them in
the town hall for the night.
(Other News on Page 18)
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
High Beer" Prices
In Illinois PrObed

SPRINGFIELD, III, April 30
u.N.So.-The State Legislature
may investigate the high price
of beer" in Illinois. Two resolu-
tionS, introduced by Representa-
tives Sullivan, Chicago, and Nc
Carthy, Elgin. contend that prices
now charged by breweries make a
scent glass of beer impossible.
High prices of breweries. not
State taxes, are the reason for
the present high beer prices,
some legislators contend.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
DOLLAR ON
TOBOCCAN
IN PARIS,
LONDON
Steel Leads Big Bull Market;
Tremendous Turnover
Sweeps Entire List

NEW YORK, April 20
IN.S.).-Stocks and COM
modities doomed and the
American dollar slumpe s e d
against world currencies to-
day on the heels Of President
Roosevelt's action in taking
the United States off the
gold standard.
Trading on the New York
Stock Exchange set a dizzy pace,
reminiscent of the boom days"
of 1928. Enormous buying or
ders running to 10000 shares
lifted stocks l to 8 points during
+ the !ls...1 forenoon;
Wheat Spurts
Wheat staged a spirited up.
rush, led by rise of more than
3 cents a bushel in Chicago and
4 cents in Liverpool.
Silver scored the maximum
gain for one day of 300 points,
or 3 cents an ounce.
Foreign currencieS rose sensa-
tionally. Sterling scared 20
cents to $3.50. } Francs rose II
points to 4.44 cents, guilderS
jumped 134 cents to 1925 cents,
Swiss francs spurted 80 points
to 21.75 cents, German marks
advanced 105 points to 1925
cents, Cana Ian dollars 2 cents
to 80 cents and other currencies
recorded huge gains.
j. P. Morgan's Endorsement Of
President Roosevelt's inflationary
policy was a bullish factor in the
stock market. Opening transac.
tions were record-breaking and in
volved 10000 shares of Interna-
tional Nickel at SIS, up 35s:
$4,000 shares of General Motors
at 18A, up 23s; and 10000 shares
OF Montgomery Ward at 1884, up
2A. Blocks running to $4,000
shares were common.
Steel Up I
United States Steel common set
a terrific pace, opening 2 points
higher at 40 on 5000 shares and
then soaring to As, up 7 on the
day. before the rise was checked.
Utilities acted in sympathy with
the trend of the market. Ameri-
can Telephone jumped more than
4 points. Rails we're up / to more
than points. Many issues re.
corded new highs for the year.
The whole market surged forward.
AS the session advanced heavy
profit-taking swept stocks down
from 81 to So a share from their
heighs. The ticker was so late,
however. it was difficult to follow
fluctuations. This situation, was
aggravated by the beldam on the
floor of the Exchange.
U. S. Bonds Still Weak
It was the second successive
day of bullish activity. The in
flationary character of the mar.
ket was revealed again in further
weakness in Government and
high-grade bonds while specula-
tive low-grade bonds followed the
upruSh in stocks.
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STOCKS UP l TO 9 POINTS; WHEAT SCARS
Ban on Gold
%Be Broad
In Effect
The gold embargo means:
The United States is off the
oold tondord

The gold embargo means:
The United States is off the
gold standard.
U. S. efforts to support the
dollar against foreign raiders
are ended.
Our foreign trade will tend to
increase, as the dollars drop will
lower tariff walls of nations on
the gold standard, such as
France, Holland, and Belgium.
Our tariff walls, in effect,
will be raised against products
from nations with deprecated
currencies such as England and
Japan.
American workers in indus
tries competing with British and
Japanese manufacturers should
benefit by the lessened coE1peti-
tion.
Prices of farm products will
be inflated.
Farmland values will be in
creased, aiding the insurance
companies with big mortgage
investments.
The individual and corpora
ton burdened with debt will be
helped, as their services or goods
will bring in more dollars while
debts remain fixed.
The cost of living will be in
creased. For the man with q
fixed income or salary, this will
mean another pay cut, unless
his wages are advanced in pro-
portion.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20

Harry ("Doc'') Davis, 46
well known in gambling
circles here, received a bullet
wound which may cost his
life while he was trying to
act as peacemaker between
two men in an argument, ac-
cording to detectives who are
investigating the shooting of
Davis early today.
Davis, brother Of Police In,
spector ogden T. Davis, is near
death in Sibley Hospital from a
bullet wound in the left chest
He is married and lives in the
400 block Incraham st. N. w.
Three Witnesses Quizzed
The shooting occurred in front
( Of a restaurant in the 900 block
OF Ninth st. N. w., according
to three witnesses who are being
questioned today.
Their account was at variance
with a story said to have been
told other detectives by Davis
shortly after he was wounded.
Detective Sergeant James c.
Collins and Michael J. Dowd said
Davis stated he was in a back
room at a restaurant when the
pistol was accidentally discharged.
Collins and Dowd said they were
met with the traditional reticence
concerning gangster shootingS,
when they attempted to delve into
what they thought was a brawl
between gamblers.
Detective Sergeants today To-
Gated three witnesses including
Gus Lewis, of the 900 block K st.
N. w., one of the two men said
to have participated in the dispute
Davis sought to stop.
George Harding Sought
The other man in the argument,
police say, was George Harding,
IS, who is sought in the belief that
he shot Davis.
"A lookout for Harding sent
early this afternoon describes him
as colored of very light skin.
Friends of Davis took him from
the shooting scene in taxicab.
It was reported they tried to have
him treated secretly by a private
physician before taking him to
the hospital, where it was found
that one of two bullets fired had
punctured the intestines.
Homicide squad detectives took
up the investigation when they
were notified that Davis death
was apparently matter of only
q few hours.
doc" Davis is we'll known in
Washington sporting circles as a
betting commissioner.
He was star sandlot baseball
player about 20 years ago on the
old AloysiuS nine
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
GRAIN 8 SCORE
SHARP RISE |

CHICAGO, April 20 G.N.S).
The grain pit was a Seething
maelStrom of activity at the
opening today as the price Of
grains. continued to advance.
Wheat jumped from 3A cents
to 55s cents in the initial deals.
September wheat hit the high
price of 73 cents bushel as COM
pared with the close yesterday Of
67H cents.
Advances in other grains fol-
lowed wheat.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
Independents Fight
Air Mail Subsidies

Revision of the laws to prevent
monopolistic control of the air
mail and reduction of air mail
rates was advocated before the
House Postoffice Committees to-
day by spokesmen for the In
dependent Airway Companies.
The rate should be cut from 8
to 5 cents an ounce to increase
volume and point the way to
eliminating the Federal subsidy,
they said.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
Tom Mooney to Quit
San Quentin Prison

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20
G.N.SD.-Tom Mooney will be
transferred from San Quentin
Prison, where he is serving a life
term for the 1915 Preparedness
Day bombing. to the San Fran
cisco county Jail Tuesday to await
the opening next Wednesday of
his self-petitioned murder trial
on an old indictment.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
HIS COLD KEEPS
PRESIDENT IN

President Roosevelt is still suf-
fering from a cold in the head
today, although the congestion
in his throat has been substanti-
ally relieved. it was announced
at the White House.
The President will remain in
his private study in the White
House proper instead of visiting
the Executive Offices today and
hopes to fulfill all engagements
by greeting his visitors from be-
hind his desk in the oval room.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
German DestrOyers
Collide in HnrbO1

BERLIN, April 20 0N.SO
The German destroyers Condo,
and Fake collided today in Kiel
Harbor en- route to Wilhelms-
haven. Both vessels we're dam.
aged but no one was hurt.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
MACON STILL GROUNDED

ZEPPELIN DOCK, AKRON,
OHIO, April 20 Q.NSO O.-Un-
favorable weather conditions
again conspired today to delay
the maiden flight of the Navy'S
new giant dirigible, the U. S. S.
Macon, sister ship of the Akron.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
West Virginia Bank
To Get COnSerUGtOr

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 20
G.N.SD The Security Bank and
Trust Company of Charleston
failed to open today on orders
from the board of directors. A
conservator for the bank is to be
named by the State banking de-
partment.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
AWARDED ARMY CONTRACT

A $284,473 contract for motors
for the National Guard Field Ar
tillery was awarded today to the
General Motors Corporation, De-
troit. The contract calls for 1856
trucks and 1913 station wagons.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
HARRY DAVIS
!. SHIELDS HIS
|. ASSA|LANT
lookout Asks Arrest Of Young
CoIored Man in Ninth
Street Shooting

Harty "DOc" Davis, sporting
character, died this afternoon
= from effects Of q bullet with
which he was mysteriOusly
wounded last night.
The Washington times., 1933-04-20
CheWChase Home
For Sale $3.50

HERE is a real home
IL buying opportunity =.
a completely modern, de-
tached six room house
with garage located one
half block from Connecti-
cut Avenue only
$3.50. See added details
in today's-
WANT ADS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
THOMAS J OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS
143l EYE ST. NV.
TRUSTEES ISL SALE s, OF VAL IlI nI 81. RGAL

TRUSTEES SALE t7,, OF vAL4gyAJEHL4E sT REAL
BRICK DWELLING CONTAINING TEN
ROOMS AND TWO BATHS. KNOWN AS
a9I5 NINETEENTH STREET NORTH
By virtue of a certain deed Of trust. re.
land records of the District Of Columbia;
and at the request of the party secured
thereby. the. undersigned will sell at public
auction. in front of the premises on TUES
DAY. THE NINETEETH DAY OF SEPTEM-
Der 1893. AT THREE-TH1RTY O'CLOCK
p NJ. the following described land and prem
ses situate in the District of Columbia. and
Iicie Ellicotts subdivision of part of block
numbered three 90. "Washngton Heights"
per plat recorded in County Book l. at
page 139 in the Cfhce Of the surveyor for
the District OF Columbia. upon the follow
ing terms.
Terms of sale: Purchaser to pay one
fourth Of the purchase price in cash. ball
ance in three installments. in one. two and
three years, respectively. with interest at the
rate Of six 90 per centum per .annum, and
sold. or all cash at the option of the pur-
chaser taxes paid or adjusted to the date of
sale: purchaser to pay interest on purchase
price from date of sale to date of settlement
veyancing. recording. revenue stamps. etc.
at the cost Of the purchaser: good title or
no sale: deposit of S25000 will be re-
aured at the time of sale and settlement to
be- within thirty 900 days Of the date of
sale. or deposit forfeited. and the property
resold at the cost and risk of the defaulting
purchaser after five 90 days previous ad-
vertisement OF said resale In some news
paper published in Washington, D. c.
j. WRILEY JACOBS.
Surviving Trustee,
9"5 18th, ST. NV.
se6.S11 1o13141516 1897
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ISIAl1D GIRL
W FRANK r. ADAMS

had one fight earlier in the evening
already. and had lost it. His natural
confidence was, for the moment, shat
tered
So he grumbingly accepted the prof.
fered settlement Of his account and de.
parted. The taxi driver was not so sur
prised at the turn OF affairs as was
Dodd Speed, who was fairly bursting
with questions which he wanted to have
answered as soon as they were alone.
Why did you-" he began, but
Vernon's foot, leaving the floor, warned
him and he shut up abruptly.
you men are really entitled to
reward" the girl apologized. but you
can see how 1t is. That money I Just
paid was all that I had in the world.
Better times will come soon, perhaps,
although l don't know exactly where
they are coming from. but when they
do I will be glad to pay you for your
time and trouble. Tonight you will
even have to walk back to where you
came from"
But perhaps We can be Of some as
sistance to you?" Vernon suggested DIFF.
fidently.
Not unless you care to ship as
swamper on this boat" she replied,
But it's only fair to tell you that my
regular crew left me, because couldn't
pay wages"
When do you sail?"
Right away. I'm day late in get
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAYS.
THOs. J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS
1881 EYE ST, NV
TRUsTEE's SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE. IMPROVED BY BRICK
DWELLING. KNOWN AS PREMISES

TRUSTEES SALE 1spS 3p yAIuAgIE , gEAk
1sgs AIxskA kh1MH AZ soR RFHM1ssETs
sy sFn IN Lber ssr s desd Of s St ss u
bia. and by decree Of the Supreme Court
"a snd q the reaasst in Of Ink psssy
secured, thereby. the undersigned trustee
U fs on pqSs or The in 1TSp5 q rs
PAY PAYR9 9E D 1898 At poUR
District Of Columbia. and DESIGNATED as and
being part of lot numbered eight, 90 in
seventysix f2776) in subdivision made by
the Lynchburg Investment Corporation Of
in once o the nsT for M
District Of Columbia. in Liber AZ. at folio
lows: BEGINNING at the northeast corner Of
said lot and also the intersection, of the
S0 n. inc Of Granum St and the
west YES along the south line Of osrsnium St
Of that part of lot numbered eight Is, con-
trict Of columbia; thence south 20 40. 80"
the west line Of Alaska ave thence north
ssterly along the said west line OF Alaska
to the building line restriction as shown
! on plat OF said subdivision
Terms OF sale: One-ffth OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash balance in four
equal installments payable In one two,
three and four years. with interest at 8
per centum per annum, payable semi
annually from day Of sale secured by FIRST
deed OF trust upon the property sold or all
cash. at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit Of $500 will be required at time of
sale All conveyarcing. recording. revenue
stamps. etc. at cost of purchaser Terms
of sale to be complied with within thirty
days from day OF sale. otherwise the trustee
reserves the right to resell the property. at
the risk and cost Of defauting purchaser,
after Ave days advertisement of such resale
in some newspaper published In Washing
ton. D. c.
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee
BY VIM. L. BEALE
Vice President.
(SealD Attest
A. II. SHILLINCTON.
Assistant Secretary.
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FL0GGING PROBE DRAWS
$1,000 AFRICAN NATIVES
Assemble as British Commission
Investigates Alleged Beating
Of European.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PALAPYE. Bechuanaland, Africa,
September 14.-Fifteen thousand natives
assembled quietly here yesterday az
British Special Commission began an
inquiry into the alleged doeging Of an
European resident by the native court
of Chief Tshekdi of the Bamangwato
Tribe
The possibility of native resistance
was considered unlikely but some
white men sent their families to places
of safety.
The case centers about P. w. Mack
intosh. who. it was said, was sum-
moned to Tshekdi's court on charges
OF living with a native woman. He
appeared at the court voluntarily,
despite its lack of authority over
Europeans, and later said he desired
to take no action against those who
thrashed him.
Two hundred marines were sent here
by special train. Their equipment in
cluded three howitzers. Vice Admiral
Evans. acting high commissioner of
the Bechuanaland protectorate, planned
to arrive this evening. Col. c. F.. Rev,
resident commissioner, was In charge
Of the investigation.
Clad in pink-striped pajamas, Chief
Tshekdi. who was educated in Europe.
was closeted almost until dawn today
with his lawyers. and later appeared
IN court in European dress.
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WANTED-LOTS
RENT-BUSINESS PROPERTY.

FINE. MODERN 3-STORY BUILDING WITH
nice store on first floor on Sth st. between
Belmont and Columbia I'd. NV. Rent rea
sonable. PERCY H. RUSSELL CO.. 1871 K
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ike u.s." Dodd suggested.

Like U.s." Dodd suggested.
When he gets to gambling with IN
scrupulous persons he loses everything
before he realizes what he is doing
should have suspected him when he Of
fered to go back to the bank and get
our securities but l thought 1 could
trust him this time because he knew
how dreadfully important it was for US
to have the money. When he didn't
come home for lunch yesterday I sus-
peCted the worst and when night came
and he still did not show up / knew
that he had not been able to resist the
old fever to double our money. He
meant to bring it home to surprise me.
That's what he had been meaning to
do all his life. He never brought any
thing home but once and that time
think the shock was what fastened my
mothers death. l don't know why l
am telling you this except that possibly
If YOU are the ones who gambled with
him YOU might be willing to lend 1t back
to us again if you knew how much it
means to us.
Dodd looked at Vernon. The latter
was captain of the expedition so far as
Dodd was concerned Vernon was
struggling with the idea. but it would
not come out of its Winter quarters
soon enough.
Miss Ferguson hastily misconstrued
his hesitation Il can see that you two
aren't the ones who won his money.
NO. ma'am," Vernon agreed, glad to
be relieved of that stigma.
She means we might have but we
don't look bright enough" Dodd inter
rupted. lest Vernon get too much salts
faction out of her speech.
That place they threw him out OF
lust as we came along must have been
a gambling joint" Vernon was thinking
out loud.
II hope I can remember the address"
Dodd contributed, also mostly to NM
self
Did you want me to wait any
longer?" inquired the taxi driver VINO
had strolled in unannounced. line Dill
is mounting up and
Vernon reached into his pocket
"Confound it. my purse must have fal-
len out of my pocket during that scrap
we had. Dodd, have you GOT?
only about a dollar" the latter re-
turned. Don't you remember l was
telling you that I'd have to go to the
bank in the morning."
"The best time to rob bank is at
night" the taxi driver cut in. Say,
you guys quit your stalling. II you
amt got it come along and III give
YOU a free ride to the station
Tell him who you are" began Dodd.
"Ouch!'
His old friend Vernon had kicked
him on the shins for the second time
that night.
How much is the bill?" asked Miss
Ferguson.
Just four dollars now, miss"
well, I've got two and half and
this gentleman has dollar You'd
better take that and come by some
other time for the rest
But"
"You heard her say you'd better take
it. didn't you?" interrupted Vernon.
stepping toward the driver.
yes"
"Then take it and get out. Well
walk over to the police station if We
can't find any other place to 60"
The taxi driver knew that he was
probably in luck to get within so cents
Of the full fare out of this impecunious
and distinctly hard-boiled looking out
fit. So he did as requested. He had