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The Washington times., 1933-06-02
DERN CARRIED
PROTEST To
HIS CHIEF
Gen. Dewitt Testifies Order
Had Written Approval From
Budget Director

The contract for 100000
Army toilet kits approved by
Robert Fechner, director of the
civilian conservation corps, had
the written approval of Lewis
w. Douglas, director of the
budget, and President Roose-
velt, Maj. Gen. John L. Dewitt,
Of the Army Quartermaster
Corps, testified today before
the Senate Military Affairs
Committee.
his contract, Dewitt declared,
involved loss of $187 900.
TIE committee started an in
tens e investigation, the first one
: directed at any agency of the
Roosevelt administration, after
Senator Carey (R) Of Wyoming
charged the contract was waste
fIfl and fraudulent" The inquiry
was unanimously approved by the
Senate.
Agreed on $1.4O
Dewitt. testified that Fechner
agreed to buy these toilet kits
from the Bevier Corporation, Of
New York, without competitive
bids, at $1.4O each, when the
Army had entered into contracts
for it's regulation toilet kits at AZ
cents each. The Bevier contract
was awarded after high Army Of
ficials, including Secretary OF
War Dern, had carTied~their pro-
tests personally to the President,
he asserted.
A copy of a letter written May
16 to Fechner was offered in evi-
dence by the general. The letter,
he declared, was signed by Doug
las and bore a notation approved
by the President"
It declared ''it has come to my
attention" that the Bevier toilet
kits containing more articles
could be purchased at a lower
price than, those supplied by the
Army. The letter added, II under
stand you are on the point of
making arrangements to purchase
kits through the Quartermaster
Corps" and expressed the wish
that F'echner would personally
take charge of the purchases.
Dewitt told the committee that
(COntinued on Page IS, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
STEARNS
On LOAN LIST
LEE McCANLISS

Frank w. Stearns, confidential
friend of the late President
Coolidge, headed a long list of
corporation officials given per-
sonal loans by j. P. Morgan and
Company, it was revealed today
when a list of such loans was
made public at the Senate bank
ing inquiry.
Other prominent corporation
officials on the New York list
included:
Louis H. Brown. president Of
Johns-Manville Corporation; Paul
Dudley Childs, of Boston; Leon R.
Clausen, of Racine, Wis; Paul
w. Fleischmann, of New York
city; Charles Henry Hodges, Of
Detroit; Richard Irwin, of Pitts
burgh; L. F. Loree, president Of
the Delaware and Hudson rail-
road; John Markle, of Allentown,
Pa; Joseph Wiltshire, president
of Standard Brands, Inc; and E.
l.. SWearingin, of Louisville, KY.
The list of borrowers through
Drexel and Company included H.
M. Atkinson, chairman of the
Georgia Power Company, Atlanta;
William Dupont. jr.. Charles E.
Hires, jr., and Richard l.. Binder
Of Philadelphia; Andrew j. Ma
loney, president of the Reading
Coal and Iron Company; Charles
A. Smith, of Spokane; E. B. C..
Markle, president of the Wilkes
Barre and Hazelton Railway, and
j. Kearsley Mitchell. son-in-law Of
E. T. Stotesbury.
Representative E. w. Marland
of Ponca City, OKLA, was on the
list, too. He paid off his loan in
November. 1880.
The loan to Stealns was paid
off in May, 1890, Most Of the
loans were marked paid" A few
are still OUTSTANDING
NAdditiOnal Borrow 4 70 sy'
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
FOREST VETS
SACRIFICING
BENEFITS
Bonus Army Boys Who Joined
Corps Cannot Continue
To Draw Compensation

Members Of the last bonus
army here who volunteered for
the reforestation service will
lose their veterans disability
compensation.
The Veterans Administration
said today that such men would
come under Section 10 Of the
Presidents revised veterans relief
regulations.
Three Glasses Hit
This section stipulateS:
mo person, holding office
or position, appOintee or elec-
tive, under the United States
Government or municipal gov
ernment of the District of CO.
lumbia or any corporation, the
majority of stock of which is
owned by the United States,
shall be paid a pension or
emergency officers pay, except
(D those receiving pension or
emergency officers retirement
pay for disabilities incurred in
combat with an enemy Of the
United States, and ~ those
persons so employed who are
protected by special provisions
Of the act"
The veterans administrator,
explained that the regulation ap.
plies not only to the veterans
who enlisted in the reforestation
service but to member employees
in veterans homes and hospitals
and to certain Government en-
ployeS receiving small salaries in
addition to compensation from
the administration.
No More Checks
The Veterans Administrator,
Gen. Frank T. Hines, it was said,
has these three classes under
consideration with reference to
what recommendations might be
made to the President in their
behalf.
Meanwhile the bonus boys who
became foresters at the Govern
ment's invitation are going to re-
ceive a shock when their next
compensation check is due.
They aren't going to collect.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
MARKET BOONS
To NEW HIGHS

NEW YORK, June 2 U.N.S0.
The stock market doomed to new
highs for the year today in enor'
NOUS dealings.
Rampant bullish sentiment was
revived anew by the fresh bust
ness gains reported by the week
end trade reviews and continue
ton of the Federal Reserve credit
initiation policy. Added to these
were the 5 per cent wage increase
by General Motors.
Trading was on an enormous
scale and the ticker was abreast
for only brief periods. Volume
ran around 100000 shares an
hour, with huge blocks appearing
frequently on the tape.
The packing stocks were the
days sensations, gains running to
10 points in the Wilson and Ar
rno1r preferred issues. Leaders
scored gains running to 6 points
as the pivotal issues like Allied
chemical, Steel common, du
Pont, General Motors, American
Can and American Telephone
shook off early sluggiShness to
ioin the upruSh.
utilities as a group were out
standing with huge dealings lift
ING these issues to new highs fol-
lowing the steady increase in
power production in the last few
weeks.
Total stock sales at I p. m.
approximated, 4,350.O00 shares.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
T|NKHAM AIRS
DAV|SCOURT
RECORD
Alleged Fraud Involving
Plantation Deal, Barred
Against Ambassador

Demanding the recall Of Nor,
man H. Davis, Americas rowing
ambassador, Representative Tink-
ham (R) Of Massachusetts, de-
clared in a speech in the House
today that Davis "had been held
guilty of fraud by the United
States Supreme Court and the
Court of Appeals of the District
Of Columbia"
Tinkham read the court deci-
sion as an answer to Representa-
tive Treadway CRO of Massachu-
sets, who had asserted that Da-
Wis life is ian open book"
The alleged fraud was COM
mitted in the formation Of a syn.
dicate to buy the Las Ovas planta-
ton in Cuba, Tinkham said.
Had Secret Option
The Las Ovas Company, suing
Davis and his associate, Philips,
charged that their syndicate
bought the plantation secretly for
$4,000 and freed to sell it to the
corporation .ney were organizing
for $4,000. It also was charged
that promoters share of stock re-
ceived by Davis and his associates
was tainted with fraud.
The Supreme Court decision,
given in 1913, was quoted by Tink-
ham as reading:
'The scheme was originated
and engineered by the appel
lantS Davis and assOciates),
who at the time of this agree
ment had already secretly Sc
cured an option for themselves
for the real purchase price Of
this property at a price of
$4,000.
"TO conceal the true consid-
Grafton from their associates
they caused the property to be
conveyed by the vendor to one
EScalante, a stranger selected
by them. Later, in pursuance
of the promoters agreement,
they caused EScalante to con-
vey to the member of the syn
dicate selected to hold the title
until organization, receiving q
consideration Of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
c. H. K. CURT
NEAR DEATH

PORTLAND, Me-, June 2
GN.SO.-Cyrus H. K. Curtis,
magazine and newspaper pub
Usher of Philadelphia and New
York, who started his career here
as a newsboy, is dying at his
home in Philadelphia, according
to a message received here this
afternoon.
Louis E. White. president Of
the Portland Mems Singing Club,
of which Curtis was a benefac-
tor, received a wire from Curtis
daughter, Mrs. Edward w. Box,
stating:
Father not expected to live
day out. Will you kindly ar.
range for singing club to come
here (Philadelphia) and sing at
funeral"
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Terms of Germany
Delay Europe Pact

PARIS, June 2 QN.SO.-New
terms proposed by Germany are
delaying acceptance of Premier
Mussolini's proposed four-power
European peace pact, it was stated
today. Germany claims the pact
would afford France the security
she so Steadfastly demands and
that in return France should
agree to large cuts in her armed
forces without further guarantees.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
DEFICIT Of j. s.
GUT A BILLION

Uncle Sam completed the
eleventh month of the 1888 fiscal
year with a deficit a billion dol
lars lower than on May 81, 1882,
the Treasury announced today.
The excess of expenditures for
the period was $1,648,232,700
Expenditures were reduced by
the amazing total of 1913, ,O0O, 900
as compared with last year and
amounted to $3,477 100000.
Heavy losses from income taxes
were offset by foreign debt pay
ments last December and new
taxes, including revenue from beer,
so that receipts of $1,793, ,267 900
were $23,000,00O higher than in
the same IL months in 1882.
The public debt at the end of
May was $21, 1885, 900, an in
crease of $2,S17,OOOOOO in a year,
and compared with $26,596, ,7O1,-
900 at the peak, August 81, 1919.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Roosevelt o. k. on $187 900 Loss Kit Deal
Senate Acts
To Tighten
Vet Cuts

BY an overwhelming vote the
Senate today suspended its rules
in order to take $190,000,000 out
of the $500,O00,000 reduction in
veterans expenditures sought by
the Administration under the
economy act.
The motion to suspend the rules
was made by Senator Trammel
(D.) of Florida, to secure vote
upon his amendment to the in
dependent office bill, under which
reduction in veterans expendi-
lures in service-connected cases
would be limited to Is per cent.
The Senate overrode party
lines, approving the motion, So
to 81.
President Roosevelt today mott
fled the Senate, through Senator
Byrnes CD of South Carolina he
is willing to accept the Cutting
amendment, placing a Is per cent
limit on reductions in benefits to
ce-disabled veterans.
In announcing the Presidents
attitude, ByrneS revealed the new
regulation to be put in effect next
July l will "cut the compensation
in service connected disability
cases approximately 18 to 20 per
cent below the average under the
old law"
Byrnes also revealed that the
new regulations affecting Spanish
American War veterans will pro.
vide a minimum compensation of
SIS a month for all veterans over
81 years of age.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02

regard for investors in general that led
them to throw $136,OOO,OOO into the
tumbling market in the course of some
six months, instigate another brief and
futile bull market in the summer of
1880, and emerge with profit of a
million dollars or so and the rescue of
their own gravely imperilled invest
ments?
Or was it just a case of plain,
natural, human desire to save their own
skins?
These are some of the startling ques-
tions, as this reporter learned exclu-
sively today, that will be fired at J. P.
Morgan and the Morgan partners within
the course Of the next three days
before the special inquisition into the
affairs and operations of the imperial
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Beer Cuts Chicago
Liquor Violations

CHICAGO, June 2 GNSD.
Legalization of beer has resulted
not only in less law breaking,
but in a tremendous savings to
the taxpayers, Assistant District
Attorney Lloyd Moody said to-
day in announcing a precipitous
decline in the number of pro-
hibition cases. Moody revealed
that only 800 violations of the
dry law were prosecuted in
March, April, and May this year.
This figure compares with 862
in the same period of 1882, 600
IA 1884, and 1913 in 1890.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
OPERA
REVEALED
At BANK
PROBE
Questioning of Young Lamont
Indicates Income Taxes
Will Be Sifted
BY WIN. K. HUTCHINSON

Highlights in today's ses-
sion of the J. P. Morgan in
quiry by the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee were:
/. Morgan partners organized
the so-called bankers pool in
the 1929 bull market crash. Pool
stopped buying after three
weeks and closed with net profit
of more than $1,000,000, Of
which the Morgan firm received
less than 100000.
2. George Whitney, Morgan
partner, admitted security COM
panies. not bankers, operated
the pool, and declared Morgan
had sought to correct the impress
sion that bankers were involved.
8. Whitney denied reports
that the j. P. Morgan Company
sold United Corporation stock at
cut rates to any members OF Eu-
ropean royal families.
Wife Acted for Judge
4. Justice John w. kepharG,
of Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
purchased stock from Morgan
firm through his wife.
S. Frank w. Stearns, close
friend of late President Cool
idge, headed a long list of names
of corporation officials given
personal loans by the Morgan
house. Most of the loans have
been repaid.
6. Morgan and whitney were
excused from further attend
ance at committee sessions.
7. John j. Davis, Morgan
counsel, and Ferdinand Pecora,
committee counsel, were in q
heated row when Pecora sought
information from Thomas s.
Lamont, son of Thomas w.
Lamont, about some personal
stock sales.
8. The inquiry recessed until
Monday morning.
Morgan organized Pool
The banking pool organized in
the hectic days of the crash of
the 1929 bull market was entirely
a product of the Morgan banking
house, Whitney testified.
Although he declared that the
Morgan partners who organized
the pool had fully expected to
lose money by the operation,
actually, when they finally closed
it out, they had made a profit Of
more than one million dollars.
Whitney declared the Morgan
partners organized the pool in an
effort to bring about some sort Of
order out of the chaos that existed
following the big break. He said
that at one time the POOLS opera
tionS showed a loss of $40, ,000, 900.
The net profit accruing to the
Morgan firm as a result of the
pools operations was fiven as less
than 100000. The balance Of
the profits were divided among
the other security companies that
shared in the pool.
Other Members Named
In addition to the Morgan firm
the First Securities Company, the
Chase Securities Co., the Guar
anty Company of New York, the
National City Co., the Bankers
(Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
25-tO-I Shot Wins
Epson DOIUnS Stake

EPSON DOWNS, England,
June 2 G.N.S0.-Chatelaine, at
Is to 1, won the historic Oaks
classic here today. Solfatara, at
81 to 1, and Furtor, at 100 to 8,
were second and third. Brown
Betty, owned by William Wood
ward, of New York, finished
fourth. A field of IA ran.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
More Ships, CargOes
And Men at Work

PORTLAND, Ore. June 2
G.NSO.-A revival in Columbia
River shipping not equalled in the
past three years was heralded
here today as the May records
of shipping companies were sur
veyed. More ships. more men at
work. and more cargo told the
story.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Bank ALtruisn1S.
Sh0un to Haze
Selfish Aim
By EDWIN G. HILL

Famous Ace Reporter and Radio NeuUs Broodcaster
just how benevolent was j. p Morgan Co.. and other
New York bankers who formed with the house of Morgan
the gigantic bankers poo that rushed to the of the
stock market after the great crash in the late fall of 1929?
Was it the milk of human kindness and altrustic
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
HEALTH DIRECTOR DEAD

PITTSBURGH, June 2 G.N.S)
DR.. Edmond Esquerre, director Of
student health and head Of the
department of physical education
at Carnegie Institute Of Tech
nology, died suddenly early today
of heart attack.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Wire Your
Senators

WRITE OR WIRE your
Representatives and Senators
in Congress at once urging
them to vote for a manufac-
turerS' sales tax to raise the
revenue needed by the Gov
ernment. This tax must be
levied if the nation is to be
relieved Of the OnerOuS bur-
den of the income tax, which
the rich men evade and
which falls so heavily on the
backs Of the average citizens.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02

dynasty of Morgan comes to an end
For the first time this question raised and by this
Ferdinand Pecora continues to manifest attitude Of
doubt and suspicion regards the atrum Of the greatest
Of private banking houses.
CCegiagsA On egge O. Col "
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
THE WEATHER

IHE WEA EIEN
Fair tonight and Saturday, rising temPera-
ture; gentle variable winds, becoming moderate
southwest Saturday. Temperature yeSter-
day-Highest, 6S; lowest, 56. O932-Highest,
s6; lowest, 56.) Humidity Observation-Disclosures
SIS lowest, 81.
Full Weather Report on Page
The Washington Times S the only afternoon paIer in
this city publishing the dispatches Of Inter"
national News Service and Universal Service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
AGED WOMAN BOUND
TO BED AND ROBBED
Two Men Break Into New Harmony
Home; Loot Undetermined.

By United Press
NEW HARMONY, Ind, Nov. %
Two men who obtained entrance by
saying they had a telegram, bound
and gagged Mrs. Amanda Snyder,
10, and then ransacked her home
here today.
Mrs. Snyder was bound to a bed
with her apron, but succeeded in
extricating herself half an hour aft
er the intrduers left. She was so
hysterical that she could not de-
termine what had been stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
New Lyric Policy

Preparations have been made for
a big day at the Lyric theater to-
morrow when this playhouse will
resume the presentation of stage
shows, the first being Gertrude
Avery's Diamond Revue, with a
company of fifty singers, dancers,
musical artists and funmakers.
On the screen the featured at
traction will be RKO's comedy hit,
"Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men"
with a cast Boosting four stars,
Charles Farrell, Wynne Gibson,
zasu Pitts and William Gargan.
The Diamond Revue has a no
table array of talented principals,
including Evelyn Lee, the Tarino
Trio, Six Comets, Phil Lopez, Avery
and Bogoush and Don Tranger and
his orchestra.
Special added features will be
Maude Hilton and Mildred Garon,
popular condolences, great favo-
rites in indianapolis, and the Four
Nighthawks, singing instrumental
lists.
There will be four stage shows
daily and an extra Midnight Frolic
show is announced for Saturday
night, starting at Has o'clock.
Along with the return of stage
shows the Lyric ballroom will be
opened. It has been redecorated and
the dance floor, one of the largest
in indianapolis, entirely refinished.
There will be dancing, free to Lyric
patrons, every night and Saturday
and Sunday afternoons, with Con-
ME and his orchestra furnishing the
tunes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
TRACKLESS CAR
PERMIT SOUGHT
West indianapolis Service
Change Asked by
Company.

Trackless trolleys will replace
street cars on West Indianapolis
lines, if the petition filed today by
indianapolis Railways, Inc, with the
public service commission is granted.
The lines to be affected are West
Michigan, West Tenth, West In
dianapolis and Northwestern.
The petition also asked that the
street car routes be changed on the
following lines: West indianapolis
line changed by abolishing the
present Morris street service from
Belmont to Pershing, on Pershing
street from Morris to Howard, and
on Howard street from Pershing to
Belmont. In disseminating these
lines, the company would operate
south on Belmont from Morris to
Howard
Also filed today with the commits
sion was the petition of property
owners on Belmont between Morris
and Howard streets Directing to the
trolley being located there. The
petition was signed by j. w. Crisis
man and twenty other property
owners
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
THREE SHELBY
BUILDING LOAN
FIRMS GROUPED
Buying of Stock to Pay Off
Loans Brings Action
by State.

A federal plan to consolidate
three Shelbyville building and loan
associations and drop the state
agent liquidation program asked for
in Shelby circuit court was an
nounced today by Earl Butcher,
building and loan supervisor in the
state department Of financial insti-
tutions.
Mr.. Butcher pointed out that in
vestigations of his department had
proved the truth of charges that
alleged insiders had been buying
stock at 30 to so cents on the dollar
and using it to cancel loans. This
practice will be stopped, he said.
Charge also has been made that
the building and loan business also
has shared somewhat in the con-
f1ict there between Pleas Greenlee
and anti-Greenlee Democrats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23

R. R. 8. Box ia. from forty days
in jail yesterday in municipal court.
Mr. and Mrs. Pennington both
were held on charges Of assault and
battery, Pennington appearing in
court with a cash on his head. and
Mrs. Pennington with a black eye,
each blaming the other.
When Municipal Judge Dewey
Myers was about to revoke sus-
pension of an intoMcaton sentence
imposed several months ago, pleas
of Mrs. Pennington. who took the
blame for the quarrel, were fol-
lowed by cries of the infant, and
the sentence was stayed.
Betty Jean saved you this time,
but you had better stay out of this
court in the future" Judge Myers
warned Pennington. Assault charges
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
PAGE IT
against both Mr.. and Mrs. Penning-
ton were dismissed.

Storekeepers in Brighton, Eng
land. are so careless about closing
up that police found 21OO doors
open during the nights of 1892
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
CRIES OF BABY
IN COURT SET
FATHER FREE
Betty Jean, 9 Months Old,
Proves Able Counsel
for Defense

Walls of Betty Jean Pennington,
9-months-old infant, saved her
father, Fowler Pennington, "a, Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
Does Splendidly
With Snappy Comedy
Martha Pttenger Gives Lovely Performance of Sara
Jaffrey in Rebound at Playhouse.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

beautifully
the the
is n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
At Other TheaterS

Other theaters today offer: Spen-
GER Tracy and Loretta Young in "A
Mans Castle" at the Circle; Chris
topher Beam at the Palace; Hot
Chocolates" on the stage, and Col
lege Coach" on the screen at the
Indiana; MY Lips Betray," at the
Apollo; only Yesterday" at the
Lyric; The Power and the Glory"
at Keith's, and burlesque at the
Colonial and Mutual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
MOGG GIVEN Y POST
Elected Director to Succeed ]. F.
Wild. Resigned.

Clayton o. MOgg has been elected
a director of the indianapolis Y. M
c. A. according to an announce
ment by S. o. DUNCAN. chairman of
the nominating committee.
Mr. Mogg Will fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of J. F.
Wild.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-23
EXPRESS AGENCY TO
CELEBRATE FOUNDING
Ninety Fourth Anniversary Will Be
Observed With Dinner.

Ninety-fourth anniversary of
founding of the railway express
business will be observed by local
Railway Express Agency employees
at their annual dinner in the
SEVERN at 7 tomorrow.
The program will include dis
cussion Of plans for operating I'M
der NRA, and for handling the
holiday business, which is expected
to be the largest in several years.
Speakers will include G. D. Sum-
my, Chicago, vice-president, and w
E. Beckner, Cincinnati, genera
manager