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Evening star., 1933-11-16
HAZEN AND ALLEN
TAKE OFFICE OATH
New Commissioners Sworn
In Before Largest Crowd
Ever to Attend Ceremony.

The District government admins
tration underwent its long belated
change today with the induction into
Office Of the two newly appointed
civilian Commissioners - Melvin C.
Hazen and George E. Allen.
The board room of the District Build
ing was jammed to overf1owing with
District officials and employees, former
officials and civic and business leaders
as Hazen and Allen solemnly took the
oath of Office. 1t was the largest crowd
that ever witnessed the inaugural cere-
monies of municipal osncial.
Hazen went into Office with an ap-
peal for 100 per cent support from the
residents of the District. and a promise
to do his utmost to carry to completion
the LEnfant plan for the development
and beautifcation Of the Capital city
Allen, less familiar than his colleague
with municipal problems, made nc
promises. because. he said. he wanted
to avoid mistakes.
Job Requests Numerous.
The two new Commissioners took Of
fee with their desks piled high with
applications for positions in the Dis
trict service. Most of them will be
ignored
There win be no carpet bagging In
the District service" Hazen declared
THE District government Is under civil
service, and the Commissioners could
not give out jobs If they wanted to-
Personally, he said. he is under no OBJ
legations to any one.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat Of the
District Supreme Court, in judicial robe
administered the oath TO Commissioner
Hazen. A similar ceremony for Com
missioner Allen was performed by Daniel
z. Garges, secretary to the Board OF
Commissioners.
A reception followed the formal In
augural ceremonies, with Maj. James
r. Lusby. disbursing oficer of the Dis
trict, at the head of the receiving line
Chrysanthemums, large and small,
banked the rostrum in the board room
as the two new Commissioners arrived
to be inducted into Office. Their ofices
likewise. were filed with flowers.
Mrs. Hazen and the attractive 81
year-old wife OF Commissioner Allen
occupied seats in the front row, along
with intimate friends of the two new
CONTINUED on Page 8. Column 3D.
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HOUSE WILL PUSH
BUDGET HEARINGS
Appropriations Committees to Be
gin Examination of Bills
Next Month.

The House Appropriations Committee
will begin hearings on the appropria-
ton bills for 1885 the first week in De-
cember. in order to get as much Of the
preliminary work out of the way as pos
sible before Congress convenes IN jan
uary, 1t was said today at the Office Of
the clerk OF the committee.
The first bill to be taken UP this year
will be that appropriating funds for the
independent Offices. and next In order
likely will come the Navy appropria-
ton. 1t will be two or three days yet, it
was thought. before the schedule Of
hearings viii be known definitely.
Representative Woodrum. Democrat,
Of Virginia, will head the subcommittee
in charge of the independent Offices bill
His Democratic conferees will be Rep
resentatives Boylan of New York, Hast
ings of Oklahoma, and Granfield of
Massachusetts,, while the minority mem
bers viii be Wigglesworth OF Massachu-
sets, and Goss of Connecticut.
The independent offices bill will prob
ably carry any part OF the existing econ
orny act which it Is proposed to re-
enact for the next fiscal year.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
FARM FINANCE HEAD
BANS SQUEEZING"
Johnson Says There Will Be No
Surprises in Handling Cotton
Situation.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 16.-Oscar
johnson, director Of finance Of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration, has
assured members Of the New York Cot
ton Exchange that the Government will
take part in no squeezing or surprise
parties" in its handling Of actual cotton
and cotton futures.
TT would be unwise," said Mr.. John
son in statement to members. for the
Department of Agriculture to commit it,
self to any hard and fast plan for
handling either the actual cotton or the
cotton futures contracts which have
been acquired by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. General conditions are so un-
certain as to indicate the advisability
of charting our course from day to day.
I'VE propose to take no action that
might result in disturbing the normal
relation Of futures contracts In the vari-
Gus months. There will be no .'squeez-
ing no surprise parties. in short, no
action taken in regard 10 the cotton,
cotton futures and option contracts
Evening star., 1933-11-16
Diplomatic Policy
Blocks ActiOn on
Test of SeadrOnaes
State Department Study
Delays Public Works
Funds.

Questions of international policy
which would be raised by the proposed
establishment by the Department Of
Commerce of $3o,oOoOOO chain of
transatlantic floating airports today
appeared to have been the cause for
the apparent variance in information
given out by Secretary of Commerce
Roper and the Public Works Admins
tration over the project.
Although Secretary Roper announced
yesterday that the Public Works Ad-
ministrstion had approved the project,
Public Works officials said final action
on proposed grant of $1,5o0,o00 for
Continued ON Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1933-11-16
WITNESS WARNED
IN STOCK INQUIRY
Contempt or Perjury Action
Hinted in Alleged Conflict
in Clark Story.
By the Associated Press.


Senate investigators today threatened
Harley L. Clarke, Chicago inancier,
with possible Contempt" or perjury"
action in view of what they described
as conflicting testimony relating to or
ganizstion of the International Pro-
jector Corporation in 1925. =
The warnings were directed at Clarke
by Senator Couzens, Republican. of
Michigan, and Ferdinand Pecora,
counsel of the Senate Investigating
Committee.
Meanwhile the investigators wondered
today whether the things they had
found in study of a pool in Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corporation stock
might bring proxy war between Harry
+. Sinclair and John D. Rockefeller, jr.
The Stock Market Committee devel-
oped yesterday that payment of $780,
900 from this pools profits was made
to William s. Fitzpatrick, former presi-
dent of the Prairie Oil Co., which was
later absorbed by the Sinclair.
Payment Charge Denied.
Fitzpatrick said the Rockefeller in
terests arranged the payment to him
A Rockefeller representative fatty de-
MED that
Senators remarked today that John
D. Rockefeller, jr., probably is the big
gest single stockholder of Consolidated
Oil, owning 100000 of the 14,OOO,O ,O0O
shares outstanding. Sinclair remains
chairman Of the board and is large
stockholder himself
Remembering that Rockefeller staged
proxy battle a few years ago to de-
pose Robert W. Stewart as chairman OF
the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, Sem
ate committee members wondered
whether the new testimony would bring
another
Representatives and friends of the
Rockefellers at the hearings refused to
comment, but some of them saw a dis
tipct similarity between the two cases.
fThe committee left to courts and
stockholders further Judgment on the
POOLS Sl2,000,000 profits and the merger
A minority of the old stockholders al
q
Evening star., 1933-11-16
GOLD PRICE Is HELD
BELOW WORLD FIGURE
Administration Watches for Ef-
feets Of Further Dollar Decline
in Foreign Markets.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Administration again held the
domestic price of newly mined gold
well below world quotations today and
watched for the effects Of a further dol
lar decline.
The gold price here was announced
as 1886, unchanged from yesterday
and the day before.
! Meanwhile, gold at London had a dol
lar value Of $35.14. based on the open
ing exchange rate Of $5.4s.
Declines which took the dollar to
$3.50 carried the foreign gold price
still higher until the dollar rallied To
s54l1a, only to relapse again to Ss.441a.
Senator Bulkley, Democrat, ui' Ohio,
after a talk with President Roosevelt
at which he said the monetary policy
was discussed, said he expected the gold
content of the dollar to be fixed after
the present period of experimentation,
but that he did not see the end OF this
period in sight.
He also expects sterilization Of cur
rency In the future, but said 1t was
impossible now TO estimate when this
would come
Evening star., 1933-11-16
1000 HOMELESS HERE DRIVEN
TO MISSIONS BY COLD BLASTS

In Richmond. Greenville. s c.; Albany,
Atlantic City, Chicago, Detroit and Du-
lutfl, however. records fell before the
coldest weather ever experienced at this
season.
The Weather Bureau predicted today
that the cold spell will be definitely
over after tonight, when the mercury in
Washington is expected to drop as low
as it did last night.
The forecast is for flair and con-
tinued cold tonight, with low of about
20 degrees. Rising temperatures tomor-
row and warmer tomorrow night and
Saturday"
The run on the missions began early
this week with the advent of the cold
Continued on Page .. Column 80
Evening star., 1933-11-16
Succeeds Morgenthau as
Administration Head.
Oath Tomorrow.
EXPLANATION OF W00DIN
DEPARTURE MAINTAINED
Rift Between Secretary and Presi-
dent Over Imitation Is Seen,
However.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today designated
William I. Myers. the deputy governor
of the Farm Credit Administration. to
succeed Henry Morgenthau, jr., as the
governor.
Myers will take Office as soon as
Morgenthau is sworn in tomorrow as
Undersecretary of the Treasury.
Myers, former professor of agri-
culture economics at Cornell University,
was brought to Washington by Morgen-
thau as his first assistant.
Meanwhile. officials continued to deny
vigorously that the designation Of
Morgenthau as Undersecretary and the
unlimited leave of absence granted to
William H. Woodin. Secretary, meant
any schism between the latter and the
President
Woodin Sought Rest.
The explanation remained that
Woodin needed to go to Tucson. Ariz..
in search of rest and health; that Dean
Acheson, who had been Undersecretary,
resigned simply to let Morgenthau take
the second-ranking position in the
Treasury so he could assume charge
while Woodin was on leave.
Woodin asked to resign, giving health
as the reason, and adding that ''every
policy. Of the President has had and
still has my devoted support" MIR.
Roosevelt turned down the resignation,
proposed the leave and said I'VE need
YOU back again"
Despite this exchange there were
those in the Capital who saw the de-
velopments as meaning there was q
rift between the Secretary, who once
exhibited a 100000 German mark
note when asked about imitation, and
the President. These same individuals
added that imitation would be along
soon.
Friend of Warren
Morgenthau. now head of the Farm
Credit Administration, is close friend
OF Prof. George +. Warren, an origi-
nator Of the present effort to force
commodity prices up through Govern
ment purchases Of foreign and do
mestic gold. Warren also argues con-
tinually for the so-called1 commodity
dollar whose gold content would be
fEHzuBed as natural or other forces
rafseu4 or lowered the prices OF COM
modities.
Just how far Morgenthau's views
paralleled Warren's neither would say.
Morgenthau parried questions on none
tary policy except to say that he would
support the gold program.
Morgenthau's every move viii be
closely watched. AS governor of the
Farm Credit Administration, ne has had
the power to issue 81, ZOO, 600, 900 In
bonds for refinancing farm mortgages.
In the next year, he must keep Fed
erai finances in such shape that s6,-
DOC, 900 900 may be borrowed to finance
and refinance the Government and re-
fund outstanding obligations.
His work Immediately win be par
ticularly difficult since he must strive
to supervise Government gold operations
In such way that they viii not depress
bond prices.
TRANSFERS ANALYZFD.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
TANKS DRIVE BACK
PARAGUAYAN ATTACK
Bolivian Army Reports Heavy Loss
of Life in Battle in
Arce Sector.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, November 16.-Bolivian
Army headquarters reported today its
forces used tanks effectively last night
in repulsing an attack of Paraguayan
infantry. A staff bulletin said:
In the Arce. sector last night enemy
infantry, advancing behind concen-
trated artillery barrage, attacked our
position on Cora Hill. but was repulSed
after timely use Of our tanks, Wnlch
moved down the enemy and wreakeo
havoc in their ranks. The field was
covered with bodies
"Paraguayan deserter who reached
our lines after the combat declared only
five soldiers in his company had re-
turned from the field. On the same
front we repulsed a combination in
fantry and cavalry attack"
Evening star., 1933-11-16

The bitterest weather ever known in
the East this early in the season drove
at least 600 homeless men into Wash
ington missions last night and spread
CONSERVATION among hundreds Of mo-
torists who mad neglected to prepare
their automobiles against sub-freezing
temperatures.
Although the minimum OF 1871 de-
Rrees here last night only tied the pre-
yious all-tine low for this time OF year
In washington. records were shattered
in scores OF other cities throughout the
East South and Middle West
At sun-up this morning the low here
4.. s.dal... -, 81 l.oyemner IA, 1920.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
BIZ HELEN S. WATERHoUsE.


Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only
First Lady of the Land who ever has
been passenger in an airplane, is
tired of sitting and watching some one
else handle the controls, and wants to
learn to fly her own plane.
Amelia Earhart and some of the First
Lady's flying friends have been circu-
lating reports recently that Mrs. Roose-
velt plans to learn to fly When inter
viewed yesterday she readily admitted
that this was true and revealed that
she has gone so far as to pass the
physical examination for beginners
license.
But there is one fly in the ointment
The President has refused to buy Mrs.
Roosevelt plane, mot even one of
the small $500 ones which the Gov
ernment is suggesting" His reason is
that he cannot afford it at the present
Evening star., 1933-11-16

time. But the First Lady's ambition
will not be dropped. AS soon as Mrs.
Roosevelt leaves the White House and
she becomes just a citizen again, she
will take the next step toward becom-
ing a full-fiedged pilot
The air-minded First Lady of the
Lane. during conversation in her up
stairs sitting room at the White House
yesterday, looked very wistful when the
business of flying was mentioned and
made her prophecy that as soon as
Franklin got through being President,
she might take to the air herself as a
pilot.
Because, you see, I've even got as
far as passing my physical test, and
then Franklin said it would be foolish
to take lessons unless I owned a plane
myself, and that it would be too ex-
pcnsive to do that, of course" she said
Evening star., 1933-11-16
LARCHMONT PONDERS BIC GRANT
FOR POST OFFICE NOBODY WANTS

but no money ever was actually ap-
propriated.
The recommendation to Congress was
made as result Of a Treasury survey
TO determine where new post Offices
were needed.
Some Of the projects on the 1890 con-
gressional list were sent to Secretary
Ickes for approval as part Of the Gov
ernment's present public building pro-
gram. with the recommendation OF the
Treasury that the buildings be con-
structed
That's how Larchmont was appor-
toned funds for new post office.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
WISCONSIN PROFESSOR
NAMED TAX ADVISER
II. M. Groves, Former Member OF
Legislature, Will Act With
Treasury Department

BY the Associated Press.
Prof. H. NJ Groves OF the University
OF Wisconsin. supporter of former
Gov. Philip La Toilette, has been named
chief tax adviser to the Treasury.
He is regarded by the administration
as an expert on income and inheritance
taxes and has been prominent in formu-
lation Of Wisconsin tax legislation.
In the La Toilette tenure as wiscon-
SIN Governor, he served as a member of
the Wisconsin State Tax Commission.
He also is former member of the Wis
consin Legislature.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In these days of quick changes in
Government building programs. Larch-
mont. N. Y,-allotted 100000 for a
new post office building by Secretary
Ickes last week-could not remember
today why 1t was favored.
It was said there that no one had
asked for new post Office, but Treasury
records showed that in 1880 Congress
allotted funds for such a structure ON
the recommendation of the Treasury.
\ The allotment was made under the
Did s70o, ,000, 900 public building progrem
Evening star., 1933-11-16
CHICAGO BOMBiNGS DROP
Number SO Far This Year Is Less
Than ANY Previous Period.

CHICAGO. November 16 (Pl.-The
EMPLOYERS Association of Chicago an
nounced today through its attorney
Walter G. Walker, that fewer bomb
ings have occurred in the city SO far
this year than in any like period for
10 years.
walker said survey showed that
81 bomb explosions, with "a loss Of
s104 900, had occurred up to the pres
ent time this year, as compared to 95
bombings, with loss of S123,6o in
1882 He attributed the decrease to
the work of Mayor Edward j. Kelly and
States Attorney Thomas J. Courtney
in stamping out labor racketeering.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
BLUE SHIRTS STRIPPED
O'Duffy Men, Naked to Waist,
Forced to Walk in Cold.

land. November Is tA'j.-Seven mem
bers of Gen. Eoin O'Duffy's Blue Shirts
we're seized in dance han here today,
stripped OF their shirts and forced to
walk. in the bitter cold six miles to
Csrrickmacross in the Irish Free State
THE Irish Free State government
outlawed O'Dufys Blue Shirt National
Guard August 81 and set up military
tribunal with the power of life or
death" over the states enemies. The
Blue Shirts were banned as an armed
menace)
Evening star., 1933-11-16
TRANSFERS ANALYzED.
Writer Sees Evidence Of Administrator
Faith In Gold Plan.
NV nAvfu Tnwprurv
BY DAYIu LAMRENt

Differences Of opinion on the none
tary policy Of the Government cropped
out IN the resignation of Undersecretary
Acheson of the Treasury Department.
but the significant thing is that Secre-
tary Woodin still agrees with what Is
Continued on Page .. Column s.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
TWO ARE GRILLED
IN HART KIDNAPPING
Federal Agents and Police Quiz
Pair Whose Identity Is
Kept Secret.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Calf, November 16-
Two men whose identity was shrouded
in secrecy were questioned today in con-
nection with the kidnapping of Brooke
L. Hart, 22-year- -old San Jose store
executive
Information concerning the seizure
and identity of the pair was closely
guarded by officials but the San Fran
cisco Chronicle said it understood the
two were known as J. M. Holmes and
George Owen.
The man identified as owen was
taken Into custody last NIGHT by Sheriff
William j. Emig and Department Of
Justice operatives as he was telephoning
from San Francisco garage The
other man was arrested today.
The two men were under questioning
until early this morning. in Emig's S
Office. Chief of Police ]. N. Black,
Reed Vetterlie, chief investigator for the
Department of Justice, other officers
and a stenographer we're present.
The second man was understood to
have been arrested at a hotel as re-
suit of the first arrest.
The first demand for $4,000 ransom
came IN a telephone call from San
Francisco, and since then the Hart
family has received many ether de-
mands purportedly from the kidnapers.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
The March
TouOard Recovery

Ralph w. Page, son of the
World War Ambassador to
Britain. is touring the coun-
try to determine the effects OF
the N. r. A. One Of his series
of articles VIII be found on
PAGE A-4 TODAY
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-11-16
WEATHER.

co 8. weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair and continued cold, with lowest
temperature about 20 degrees tonight;
tomorrow fair with rising temperature
Temperatures-lI Highest, 81, at lis pm
yesterday lowest. 19. at 600 am. today.
Full report on page BIS.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
Guide for Readers

Continued on Page g. Column -
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
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Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
PILOTS STRIKE
AvERTED

Through the efforts of Senator
Robert F.. Wagner, chairman Of
the National Labor Board, an air.
plane pilots strike which would
have tied up passenger and ex-
press air traffic has been averted.
Air line operators yielded, at
the last minute, to most of the
demands of the pilots. The prin-
cipal question involved was the
pay scale. A fact-finding COM
mittee has been named to investi.
gate this scale and to report in
three weeks to the National Labor
Board, which will then give de.
cision binding on all concerned.
There will be no temporary
ruling, but the final decision will
be retroactive to october /.
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
Bishop BatdOrf Sees
Decline of Morals

Modern moral ideas, national
ism, atheism, communism and
foreign suspiciousnesS were at
tackled yesterday by Bishop G. D.
Batdorf, of Harrisburg, in an ad-
dress to the forty-fourth annual
Pennsylvania conference of the
United Brethren Church, at Fred.
erick, Md.
The bishop said:
Marriage has been made a
convenience to accommodate
the lust of the age, and there is
enough. to make stout hearts
quake at the future"
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
ANT|-WAR BODY.
QUITS SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Oct. 5 G.N.SD.
Snubbed and accused of
"blundering," Lord Marley,
British labor whip, and other
delegates to the Asiatic Anti
War Congress, were en- route to
Vladivostok, Siberia, today after
authorities refused them permis-
sion to meet in Shanghai.
In commenting on the refusal
Of Chinese officials to permit
the Congress to meet here, the
China Press, English language
newspaper, had this to say:
"The delegates bIundered
by making their iILstarred
journey without first consult
ing the Chinese government.
They committed further
blunders in Shanghai, the
worst being the holding of a
hOle-in-the-corner meeting on
Saturday in defiance Of the
authorities"
When the delegates arrived
here, official Chinese fears were
expressed that they were linked
with communism.
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
Here and There
In the Realm Of
Broadcastins
By STANLEY BIGELOW

President Roosevelt is expected
to speak at the dedication of the
Samuel Gompers, first president
Of the American Federation Of
Labor, monument, Saturday, 1890
o. m.
The exercises are to be broad
cast over the Columbia system.
William Green, president of the
"A. F. L., is to introduce President
Roosevelt. Bishop James E. Free
man. of the Washington Cathe-
dral. is to pronounce the invoca-
tion and Miss Shirley Gompers
Mckay, great-granddaughter Of
Samuel Gompers, is to unveil the
bronze statue.
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
LEAVE
FOR WALES

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct
S G.N.S0.-Still maintaining an
air of secrecy which has caused
British newspapers to refer to
him as IAN American sphinx" !"
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh set out
today with his wife in a char
tered automobile for an unre-
vealed destination.
International News Service was
reliably informed, however, that
they would go to Bristol and from
there to Cardiff, Wales, where
they plan to visit Mrs. Lind
bergh's sister and the latter's
husband.
They spent last night at the
Botley Grange Hotel, eight miles
outside Southampton, where they
dined in the public dining room
without being recognized by the
other guests.
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
Band to Present
Annual Concert

The annual concert Of the
Montgomery County Band will be
given at the County Home near
Rockville Sunday at 3 p. m. under
the management of Albert Brown
ing.
In case of inclement weather,
the concert will be postponed un-
til the following Sunday.
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
2 Students Speak
At Miner Assemble

The regular midweek assembly
at the Miner Teachers College
was given over to the extra cur
ricula program of the student
body yesterday.
Addresses were given by Miss
Emily johnson, sophomore, and
William Wormley, jr., of the jun
ior class. Music was furnished
by Oliver Simms. Harold Martin,
instructor of physical education,
presided.
The Washington times., 1933-10-05
Girl Grid Player
Gets Broken Lea

SAYRE, Pa, Oct. S G.N.SD
What price football feminism?
Pennsylvania's first female foot
ball casualty, Gertrude Crane, 10,
occupied a hospital cot today.
Playing in a neighborhood game,
the girl was clipped" by her
younger brother. Her right leg
snapped at the ankle.