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The Washington times., 1933-07-07
TAWEs OUT AT LORTON REFORMATORy

that their ringleaders be released
from dormitory No. II.
The resignation Of Tawse was
submitted to DR.. George S. Wilson,
head of the Board of Public We'll
fare, a few minutes after it was
received.
On the bottom Of the resigna-
tion was a penciled notation by
Captain Barnard saying:
II recommend that this resig-
nation be accepted at once"
Barnard Upheld
DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer,
president Of the board Of Com
missionerS, said:
"The Commissioners have
every confidence in Captain
Barnard and are prepared to
uphold him in every way"
Major Gen. Herbert B. Crosby.
police commissioner, said he be-
lieved there was mo man in the
country" more fit for his position
than Barnard, and added:
"He has the interest Of the
prisoners at heart as much as
he possibly could, as well as the
welfare Of the prison as o
whole"
The prisoners charged that in
mates were taken to No. II and
severely punished by being
chained to doors and walls by
handouts.
COnfab With Prisoners
Captain Barnard asserted that
he knew nothing about this sit
uation. After talking to the pris-
oners, he went outside with a
few of the men and conferred
with them in private.
Meanwhile all Of the prisoners
except those absolutely needed to
do essential work were held in
the dormitories, each Of which
was under surveillance of heavily
armed guards and District police.
The Washington police, quar-
tered at the Occoquan Workhouse
during the night, were called to
Lorton at z o'clock this morning
as one Of the prisoners in one
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
SEN. KING FIXES
LORTONBLA

Responsibility for investigation
of the Lorton Reformatory re
bellion rests with the Board OF
Public Welfare and the District
Commissioners rather than Con-
greSs, Senator William H. King
CD of Utah, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, said
today.
In an appeal to the public gen.
orally, King declared that he Gid
not believe the rebellion war
ranted "hysterical action" and
advocated letting the situation
calm down as quickly as possible
He said:
"The lack Of publicity and
the lack of disorder at LOrtOn
indicates to me that the prison
has been operating smoothly.
"If there have been recent
developments which demand
attention, 1 believe the Board
of Public Welfare and the Com
missioners should have the re-
SpOnsibility Of the inquiry.
81 would not favor having
Congress jump in at this time.
Nor do I favor any other hys-
terical action.
eff the Commissioners en-
counter conditions which war
rant legislation or other con-
Gressional action, then they
could come to the Capitol for
aid. Otherwise it rests with
them"
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
Mattern Safe in Siberian
Wilds, Moscow Reports

stabilizer and a leaky gas pipe
contrived to force him down, and
he landed at the isolated factory
town of Bielovo almost uncon-
scious and with his plane seriously
crippled.
Repaired, Off Again
Local mechanics helped him to
repair the craft with piece of
sheet iron, and he started off
again.
He lost his way and landed
for directions in the town OF
Sofisk, and finally reached Kha'
barovsk, completely exhausted
with his hope of beating the
record blasted.
Mattern was still determined to
continue the flight, however, and
got away from Khabarovsk as
soon as sleep and necessary re,
pairs to his plane would permit
him. He started from Khabar.
ovsk at 2 p. m, E. D. T., June Is,
hoping to cover the $500 miles
to Nome in a single hop.
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social diseases were not segre.
gated.
Reformatory guards, however,
minimiZed the disturbance, and
said it had been brewing for some
time, but had no aspects Of a
major break. 80,
The guards refused to permit
any women to enter the prison
today. One woman newspaper
woman was barred, although all
male newspapermen were ad-
mitted without question.
Plea to Roosevelt
Shortly after Tawse's resigna.
ton was accepted, the Commits
sioners began drafting a request
to President Roosevelt asking for
Executive permission to fill the
vacancy,
Pending that permission Cap
tain Barnard will remain in
active charge Of the institution.
Shortly before noon, DR.. George
s. Wilson went into executive
session at the District Building
with members of the committee
on penal institutions of the Wei
fare Board.
Members Of the committee are
M. M. Doyle, chairman; Fred w.
McReynolds, Mrs. Charles A.
Goldsmith and w. w. MILAN. DR..
Wilson is head of the board.
Captain Barnard, in his ad-
dress to the segregated rioters,
had told them he would stand
for no more rioting. He said:
II don't want any riot, and
won't stand for one. If there
Is one, there will be bIOOdshed.
II will not permit any group
Of men to tell me how to run
this prison. We are ready to
do the right thing at any time,
provided you do. If you have
any suggestions, let's hear
them"
Immediately the prisoner rs
stepped onward with demands
that Dormitory II be abolished.
AS the District Commissioners
today accepted the resignation of
Tawse, the prisoners met threats
of "bloodshed" with the ultimatum
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outposts were instructed to watch
for him and inquire for traces Of
his plane, and aircraft operating
over Siberian territory were di-
verted from the courses to aid.
Is Planes in Hunt
Still the days passed and no
cheering word came to reward
watchers and walters throughout
the world. At length the Soviet
aviation bureau threw all its re-
sources into the search.
Fifteen Siberian planes were
ordered aloft in an unremitt1ng
search for the flier. Their pilots
were instructed to scout the ter
ritory from the most northerly
tip of Siberia, which juts far into
the Arctic regions, to the south
ernmost tip of the Kamchatka
Peninsula.
In announcing the search. So
Wet officials expressed conviction
Mattern had been forced down
at some spot in this wild terri
tory and remained firm in their
belief he would be found alive.
Felt He Was Alive
It was possible, they said. he
had found his way to some iso-
lated outpost or had possibly been
nicked I'm by hunters, trapperS,
or members of a nomadic tribe
lacking the means to inform civil
ization of his safety or to escort
him to some spot within the
belt of telegraph transmission.
Mattern left New York on his
hazardous flight at 5:21 a. m,
Saturday, June 3.
Seven hours later he flew over
Newfoundland, and early the next
morning landed at Kragero Island,
Norway. More than "a hours had
passed before news Of his safe
crossing of the Atlantic was re-
ceived, and the world had already
mourned him as lost.
Made Fast Time
From Kragero Mattern flew to
Oslo and thence to Moscow, max
ing fast time. He remained day
at the Soviet capital and then
hoped for Omsk, still confident
of becoming the first man to fly
around the world alone and to
shatter the record of 8 days, Is
hours and 81 minutes established
by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty
for a globe-girdling flight in 1881.
Mattern reached OmSk safely
after a slow flight, and IL hours
later took off for Chita. 1t was
on this leg that serious trouble
began to befa u him. a faulty
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HIGHWAY PLANS
FOR DISTRICT
OUTLINED
Director Whitehurst Drafts
List of Projects Urged
In Recovery Program

A list Of highway projects for
the District, to be sought under
the $1,918,000 grant from the
highways section of the national
recovery act, was forwarded to
the Bureau of Public Roads to-
day by the District Commission
erS.
The list, prepared by Capt. H
C. Whitehurst, director of high
ways, includes new paving, widen.
ing and repaving, curb and gutter
work, and reSurfacing.
The $1,918,000 is the Districts
share of the highway funds al
lotted under the national recovery
act, and must be used on streets
which are combinations Of ma
tional highways or are feeders"
to such streets.
New Paving Listed
Streets on which new paving
is sought are:
E Street Northwest, Fifteenth
Street to West Executive Avenue
Constitution Avenue Northwest
Fourteenth Street to Pennsylvania
Avenue.
New Hampshire Avenue North
east, North Capitol Street to the
District Line, including a viaduct
over the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road.
Conduit Road Northwest, Canal
Road to Reservoir Road.
Sixteenth Street Northwest,
Columbia Road to Tiger Bridge.
P Street Northwest, bridge over
Rock Greek.
Street Widening Asked
Widening and repaving is
sought on the following:
Fourteenth Street Southwest,
Water Street to Constitution
Avenue.
Good Hope Road Southeast,
Nichols Avenue to Naylor Road.
Commo odore Barney Circle
Southeast.
Curb and gutter work is asked
on:
Kenilworth Avenue Northeast,
Benning Road to the District
Line.
Benning Road Northeast. Min
nesota Avenue to the District Line.
Line. ,.. 49,.
Foxhall Road Northwest, Res
ervoir Road to Nebraska Avenue.
Sheriff Road Northeast, Mime
sofa Avenue to the District Line.
New Surface Sought
Covering of concrete pavement
with bituminouS surfacing is
sought on the following streets:
Connecticut Avenue Northwest,
Newark Street to Tilden Street.
Connecticut Avenue Northwest,
Van Ness Street to Fessenden
Street.
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest,
Massachusetts, Avenue to River
Road.
Meanwhile. District officials
are marking time on proposed
work to be done under the
$1,500,000 gasoline tax surplus
approved by Congress.
Director of the Budget Lewis
w. Douglas refused to approve
the work but later modified his
statement to say he has IAN open
mind" on the matter.
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
WARS ON PRCEFXING AND PROFTTEERS|
Germany Finds
Mew Output
For Beer

BERLIN, July THE United
States climbed to third place In
May on the list of Germany's
foreign markets for beer, TIE
exports Of which amounted to
$4,000 gallons.
The American market now
closely crowds Holland and
British India for leadership.
German exporters of beer are
confidently reckoning on a pro-
gressive improvement Of their
business with the United States.
They anticipate that If and
when American prohibition Is
finally ended, they will be able
to exceed the total prewar
shipments,
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
ITALIAN PLANES
READY To HOP

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 7
Q.N.S)-Five supply ships of the
italian air armada, stationed be-
tween Iceland and Greenland,
reported favorable weather today
as the "a seaplanes remained
moored here pending the take-off
on the next stage Of their flight
to Chicago.
Although it was hardly ex-
pected the air jaunt would be re-
Sumed today, Gen. Italo Balbo,
Italian air minister in command
of the armada, ordered his pilots
to be ready for a sudden de-
parture.
The next stage of the flight
will take the planes to Cart
wright, Labrador, according to
the schedule. Should flying con-
ditions prevent, provision has
been made to permit the planes
to alight on the coast of Green
land.
The flight to Labrador, where
everything is now in readiness
for the armada's arrival, will be
the most dangerous of the entire
trip. It will take the fliers over
1900 miles of the most treacher-
Gus portion of the North Atlantic.
General Balbo, acting upon
Premier Mussolini's advice to put
safety before speed. is determined
not to hop off until assured fly
ing conditions will meet his re-
uuirementS.
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Of the dormitorieS smashed a
window with a chair.
Fearful that this might mean
serious trouble, Lorton officials
rushed word to Occoquan for
aid and IS privates and five Of
ficers Immediately sped to the
institution.
The IS agitatorS were segregated
in a low one-story brick dormi-
tory, with all chairs and remov-
able articles taken from the
building.
outside the dormitory, the po-
lice were seated on the chairs
taken from the building, awaiting
any outbreak, while in front Of
the dormitory two guards stood
on duty armed with tear gas
bombs.
Barnard Blames Tawse
Captain Barnard alleged that
in the midst of the trouble Tawse
was the cause of the mutiny over
the weekend. He said that after
he had pacified the men during
their break in the mess hall over
alleged bad food, Tawse arose
and shouted to the men:
"YOu men know what the
trouble is here. The food is not
good. 1t is not fit to eat. I
told Mr.. Barnard this morning
that if the steward was not
fired. would quit"
The mob then shouted vote of
confidence to Tawse. Captain
Barnard said Tawse's action was
"the most disloyal thing I ever
saw in my life"
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
SENATE WARNS
mo RA|D|NG''
" IN STOCKS !
"Spotters" Will Check Market
For PecoFa During Recess
Of Group Until October
By international News Service

BY International News Service
An emergency investigation OF
| the New York Exchange will be
! held by the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee if bull specu'
lators or bear raiders jeopardize
the normal recovery Of commodi-
ty values, Senator Fletcher CD
of Florida, chairman, announced
today.
A strict watch will be kept
over market operations during the
summer, Fletcher added. The
supervision" will be conducted
by Ferdinand Pecora, special COM
mittee counsel, and his staff Of
experts. Fletcher said:
1--WE are going to keep a
check on all price movements
on the New York Stock Ex-
change. We will watch for all
illegitimate transactions, either
by bulls or bears.
CAN GET ACTION
"If PecOra finds any illegiti-
mate transactions, he will notify
me and I will call an immedi-
ate meeting of our committee
to hold an inquiry. We can
get a public investigation 4S
hours after PecOra feels it's
necessary"
Fletcher said the market would
be watched not only to check on
unjustified initiation movements,
which might lead to a subsequent
collapse, but upon all bear raids.
Rumors have prevailed in Wash
ington for several days that a
group of bears planned an early
raid on present values. Fletcher
added:
eve feel normal recovery
hinges a good bit upon normal
recovery Of commodity prices.
We will not stand for any at
tempt by spectators to upset
the apple cart for their own
profit"
GIVES NO NAMES
Pecora was asked to name the
individuals, who would be as
signed to watch the market. He
replied:
ooh, we all will do it,"
From another source, 1t was
learned that Frank J. Meenan. a
statistical expert from the New
York attorney generals office,
and Michael j. Lapadula, a certi'
fled public accountant Of New
York, probably would check
market movements.
Meehan was responsible for the
exhaustive examination made of
investment trusts by Pecora's
staff. Lapadula prepared the in
come tax reports for Pecora at
the j. P. Morgan and Kuhn-Loeb
inquiries.
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
SHARP UPTURN
IN BUSINESS
nz international News Service

BY International News Service
Definite indications Of an up
ward trend toward national re-
covery came from varied official
sources today.
The National unemployment re-
lief load is down 10 per cent,
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief
Administrator, said. He attrtb"
uted the leSSened relief burden
to a gain in employment.
The Department Of Commerce
issued a weekly summary Of bust
ness conditions which indicated
the usual seasonal slack-off in
business had not materialized this
year. The summary said:
"'The upward movement In
production activity continued
during the week ending July l."
It cited various fields in which
nm upward trend was noted, in
cluding automobile production,
cotton receipts double last years
figure, freight car loadings show
ing a gain over the same period
a year ago, and other factors.
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
Mrs. Mattern Railways
Knew He Was Safe"

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 GIN.
S0.-Informed by long distance
telephone by International News
Service that her famous husband.
James Mattern, was reported safe
at Anadir, District of Chukchi,
Eastern Siberia, Mrs. Mattern ex-
pressed joy today at the news.
81 always have believed that
Jimmy made a safe landing
somewhere in Siberia, and am
sure he is SAFE"
The blonde wife is staying at
the home of her sister in Walla
Walla, Wash.
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METAL GROUPS,
BAKERSFACE
PROSECUTION
Aluminium, Steel Rail Fields
Open to Vigorous Probe,
Says Attorney General
BY International News Service

0Y lnUefnhtlOuhA MOVIE SeFNVO
Selfish interests in industry
and commerce who try to take
advantage of the present situa
tion for their own profit were
warned by Attorney General
Cummings today that the anti
trust laws are still on the statute
books.
Specifically Cummings was pre-
pairing to proceed against bread
profiteers. He was awaiting re-
ports from Secretary Of Agri.
culture Wallace who already has
given notice to bakers in Des
Moines that he would fight in.
creased and exorbitant prices.
Reports also were being received
that Chicago bakers contem-
plated increasing prices one cent
per loaf.
aluminium and Steel
At the same time Cummings
was ready to proceed with vigor
against alleged international price
fixing of aluminium products and
steel rails. Investigations already
have developed that the prices
Of these commodities have re-
NAMED relatively unchanged over
q long period Of time despite the
wild fluctuation Of other articles.
Cummings said:
"The irresistible conclusion Is
that there has been price fix
ing by some device. I have
instructed the antitrust division
to acquaint itself with the
facts"
Cummings said he had not yet
received formal complaints from
Wallace as to the bread situation,
although he was in touch with the
facts. Justice Department agents
will act quickly and vigorously
when the Secretary of Agriculture
decides that such a course IS
necessary.
Mr.. Cummings added:
'ThOse who seek to act in con-
trSventiOn Of the antitrust laws
without having agreed to codes
or those who fail to carry out
the provisions of their codes
will learn that the antitrust
statutes are still in force"
MELLON PROBE ON
While the aluminium inveStiga-
tion, involving the mighty Alu-
minum Company Of America, dom.
mated by the Mellon interests OF
Pittsburgh, and the. study Of the
steel rail situation have been
slowed down by the press Of emer.
gency business in the antitrust d.
vision of the department, as soon
as the opportunity presents these
matters will be given major at"
tention. Should the facts justify
the proper action will be taken by
the department.
Cummings also Is investigating
the income tax returns Of Andrew
w. Mellon, former Secretary OF
the Treasury and ambassador to
London, other members Of the
Mellon family and the long string
Of Mellon companies including
the Aluminium Company, the Gulf
Oil Company, the Gulf Steamship
Company, and others.
Cummings declared that prog
ress was being made in the Mellon
investigation. He did not 1nd1.
cate, however, what facts had
been disclosed.
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
IOuUu Gets $5IO,594
Added Relief Funds

An additional grant of $510,594
was made today to Iowa by
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal emer-
Rency relief administrator, under
the Federal emergency relief act.
Hopkins announced this grant
Is based upon the reported public
relief expenditures from all
sources in Iowa during the first
three months Of the present year.
Previously, he has granted $780,
1913 to Iowa. Today's grant COM
pletes Iowa's allotment for the
first quarter, making total Of
$685., ,787 for the period.
To date, the allotmentS to all
States, for which the governors
have submitted up-to-date data
covering relief expenditures. ag-
Erssats $62,179,619. ..
The Washington times., 1933-07-07

afternoon ones say it's blown
back in again. They ought to
put that thing on the stock mar
ket and let people make bets on
what it will do next. Well, the
boys got to see the King, and
that was about all the trip ever
was for anyhow.
The whole thing doesn't seem
to be worrying Roosevelt. He
has gained eight pounds since
it started. I'll bet France has
perspired away Is pounds per
diplomat in the same time.
They are going to yank her
off that gold, just as she yanked
a off. One wolf can't be in pack
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
H. B. Jameson, BaCker
Of Flight, Delighted

CHICAGO, July I (I.N.S.).
"I'm tickled to death"
That was the statement voiced
here today by H. B. Jameson, one
of Jimmie Mattern's hackers,
when apprised Of the report that
the flier was safe.
'T've always had confidence
in Jimmy. We've been pretty
close and he's demonstrated at
all times that he is a cool,
heady flier. I've seen him turn
back when he was 700 miles on
his way"
Jameson said he would finance
any further flight Mattern may
want to make
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
optimistic way

he is wanted on a charge Of
defrauding $4,000 investors. He
said:
81 built up the Oklahoma
City oil fields from nothing to
a $1O,OOO,OOO concern in II
months. Through politics and
the maneuvering Of the oil
trust, this company was thrown
into receivership by a total Of
of 1S stockholders. The com.
pany had no creditors.
II left the United States
when 1 learned that the jury
on my case was framed. I'm.
der the circumstances I feel
that have merely asked for a
fair trial and been refused"
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
Former Democratic
Leader Is Dead Here

Mrs. Mae Leonard, "a, promi-
nent in political circles in Colo
RADIO and a former Democratic
committee woman, died early to-
day from a heart attack at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Cath
arine Hunter, of the 1400 block
Orren st. N. E., where she had
been visiting since November.
Mrs. Leonard was the widow
of Frank Leonard, mining engi-
neer for the Colorado Power Com
pany. She lived in Boulder. Flu
neral arrangements are not vet
completed. Burial will be in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1933-07-07

in which C.
C. j u i a n,
former Amer
lean oil man,
takes his new
life. For over
a month he
re S i d e d in
Shanghai un-
der t h e as
Sumed name
of T. T. King
b e fore it
! e a k e d out
that he was
a f u g i tive
70 m Okla
honna, where
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
HHch-Hiker Held
In Arizona SLaYinq

PITTSBURGH, July 7 G.N.SJ.
James Callahan, Al, a hitch-hiker,
was arraigned before a police
court magistrate today and held
for the sheriff of Phoenix, Ariz.,
on a warrant charging murder.
Callahan denied he was wanted
in Phoenix but said he was want
ed in Long Beach, Cal, for man
slaughter in connection with the
death of a woman seven years
ago,
The Washington times., 1933-07-07

famous Rom.
an emperors
to the City Of
Rome. They
line media
val and sew
enteenth cen.
tury streets
which had
been built be-
t W e en- tn e
capitol and
the colo S.
scum.
The forums
which the va
riouS emper.
~
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
Carole Lombard to Sue
William Powell at Reno

HOLLYWOOD, July 7 GIN.
SO.-Carole Lombard, blonde
screen actress and William
Powell, her actor husband, to-
day had reached the end Of
their romance.
Miss Lombard was said by
her mother, Mrs. E. C., Peters to
The Washington times., 1933-07-07

on the site of the later streets
have been dug out and it is
for their decoration that the
statues have been presented.
The first to be placed in the
respective forum was julius
Caesar, a copy of an ancient
statue.
The Washington times., 1933-07-07

have gone to
Reno to estab-
liSh residence
and obtain a
d | v o r c e.
Friends said
P o W e IL was
out Of t h e
city for a few
days.
The noted
screen couple
were married
June 26, 1881.
it being Miss
Lon b a r DIS
first venture
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
BANK CALL JUNE 30

The Comptroller Of the Cur,
rency today issued a call for the
condition Of national banks as
Of June go
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
Julian, Fugitive Oil
Man, to Stay in China

SHANGHAI, July 7 I.N.SO.
II like China and l intend to
stay"
That is the optimistic Wav
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Mussolini Presents
Rome With Statues

ROME, July 7. G.N.SO-Pre-
mier MuSsolini has presented
nine bronze statues of the most
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
WILL ROGERS Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, July 1.-THE morning
papers said the London conference blew up. The
The Washington times., 1933-07-07
WILL ROGERS

England and America off. One wolf can't
and have bone all to himself.
Copyright 1854 By MoNausht syndeats)
The Washington times., 1933-07-07

See Colonel Bungle In COlOrs in the
special eight-page section With eatur-
dRy'a TimeA