Evening star., 1933-06-10
ROOSEVELT FILLS
COMMISSION POSTS
Basil Manly Named to Power
Berth, R. B. Stephens to
Trade Portfolio.

The membership of two commissions
Power and Trade-whose operations
are expected to figure Importantly in
the Roosevelt administration, yesterday
was completed when the President ap-
pointed Basil Manly of the District
of Columbia to the former, and Ray
mond B. Stephens of New Hampshire to
the latter.
The Power Commission has jurisdic-
ton over hydro electrical developments
on the country's waterways, while the
Trade Commission is adding to its
other duties, supervision of securities
issues.
These two appointments were in
large group submitted for Senate ap-
proval
Mr.. Manly, an economist. has resided
in Washington the past 25 years, and
has directed number of investigations
for the Government involving labor
matters. His home is at 1855 Irving
street.
The other appointments included:
John j. Blaine, former Republican
Senator from Wisconsin, and c. B.
Merriam of Kansas to be members of
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Board
Russell Hawkins of Oregon to succeed
Merriam on the Home Loan Bank
Board
Vincent Dallman of Illinois to be a
member of the Railroad Board of Medi-
alton.
John H. Fahey of Massachusetts, to be
a member of the Home Loan Bank
Board.
Jewell w. swofford of Missouri to
be member of the Employees Compen-
sation Commission.
The following were nominated to be
collectors of internal revenue:
Thomas K. Cassidy of Gillette, for
Wyoming; John C. Bowen of Seattle,
for Washington; Will H. Smith of
indianapolis, for Indiana; Ralph Mich
olas Of Fort Collins, for Colorado; Fred
c. Martin of Bennington, for Vermont;
Alexander S. Walker, for first district
of Texas; William A. Thomas of Dallas,
for second district of Texas; Robert
M. Cooper of Wisacky, for South Caro-
lima; Steven P. Vidal of Gallup, for
New Mexico; Harry D. Baker of Wich-
OF Carnegie, for Oklahoma; Charles D.
Huston Of Cedar Rapids, for Iowa;
Harold H. Robertson of Hillsboro, for
North Carolina
The following collectors of customs
were nominated:
John O'Keefe of Cavalier. at Penn
bina, N. OAK; Fred c. Pabst of Calves
ton, at Galveston, Tex; Joseph H. Lyons
OF Mobile, at Mobile, Ala; Verda Allison
Wright OF Huntington, at Memphis,
Tenn, and Joseph Maynard, at Boston,
Mass.
Admiral StandIey Named.
Admiral William H. StandIey was
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operations, while William L. Slattery of
Massachusetts, was proposed astcon-
troller of the Post Office Departments
Bureau of Accounts
meanwhile, Democratic opposition to
one of President Roosevelt's appoint
ments developed in the Senate, where
Senator Stephens of Mississippi unloosed
criticism at Harcourt A. Morgan, presi-
dent Of the University of Tennessee, Sc
lected to help direct the Muscle Shoals
tennessee Basin project
Stephens opposition, which forced re-
consideration of confirmation once
given by voice vote, led to an agree
ment to take up the Senate's executive
calendar at 2 pm. today and start vot-
ing by 3 o'clock on Morgan and others
on it.
Stephens, in objecting to Morgan, as
serted Il don't believe Franklin D.
Roosevelt is dealing fairly and justly
with that section of the country"
Hits Brain Trust"
Morgan is college professor"
Stephens went on. I'm my Judgment
the weakness of this administration is
that they have gone out and appointed
too many college professors who have
never done thing except read a book
and study theory"
He and McCarran, Democrat. of Ne
vada, wanted Morgans nomination held
up for inquiry, but McCarran withdrew
his insistence for delaying action and
agreed to take up the name today.
Senator Norris, Republican, of Nebras-
ka, Senate champion of the development
program, appealed for confirmation as
serting that until the places on the
directing board were filed, it could not
function.
The nominations of M. S. Szymczak
of Chicago and j. j. Thomas of Nebras-
ka, to be members of the Federal Re-
serve Board were approval today by the
Senate Banking Committee.
Henry Clifford Jones to be collectors of
internal revenue for Kansas and Okla
home, respectively, were approved by
the Senate Finance Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee yes
terday approved several Federal mar
shals and attorneys and reported out
these three appointees: Assistants At
torney General: H. M. Stephens of
Utah. William Stanley of Maryland
and F. j. Wideman of Florida.
A committee also reported out the |
name of Walter H. Newton, former sec
retary to President Hoover, to be a |
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