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The Washington times., 1934-01-10
L|NDBERGH GIVEN S2500O0 7. 4 7. STOCK
Bill Opens Way For Further Pay Relief
Of President's S
Special Message

Following IS the tert of President RooSeves special
sage to Congress today:
TO THE CONGRESS-:
have already suggested to the Congress that Of
tasks in the light of experience is to improve and perfect
previous legislation.
recommend that the Emergency Farm Credit Act Of
1888 be amended provide responsibility by the Govern
men for the payment Of the principal Of well inter
est on, bonds issued.
Two billion dollars of bonds authorized While the
interest guaranteed the ultimate obligation of the Gov
ernmen for payment of the principal not legally
sumed.
We should supplement what most of frankly believe to
be the normal responsibility of the Government by adding
the necessary legal responsibility
The result of providing bond which both the prn
ca and interest guaranteed would be to put such bonds
par with Treasury securities
By setting up corporation to issue these bonds the i'm
porant task of refnancng agricultural indebtedness be
continued virtually self-sustaining basis.
The Farm Credit Administration is expedtng the sburse
ment of funds In order that progress in making loans may
be uninterrupted hope that the Congress will give atten
tion to this subject possible
true that technically the responsibilities of the Gov
ernment will be increased by the amount of 4del
lars but every way right that thus publicly
acknowledge what amounts already to moral obligation.
In event. the securities to be offered backed
only by the credit of the Government but also by physical
property of very definite value.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Witness Dies on Stand; Suit
For $15,OOOD Damages Ends
SHOCKS ASSEMBLY

rival. Heart disease, was believed
the cause of death.
Mrs. Goldstein, hysterical, was
taken to the room of the court
matron. She was not told of her
husbands death by court attaches
and after half hours treatment
was taken to her home.
GoldStein was prosecuting a suit
against F. w. Woolworth, Inc, of
the 900 block of Seventh st. N. w.,
for injuries he claimed to have
suffered in a fall down a stair
way at the store october 20,
1882.
Justice Cox, upon learning of
the death, ordered court ad-
journed for the day out of re-
Spect to Goldstein.
The untimely death, in the
opinion of attorneys at the court,
brings the action against the
defendant to an end. The law
yers stated that the suit, for
personal injuries, could not sur
vive in favor of the widow or
GoldStein'S estate.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Police Trial Witness Tells
OF Rum Sale to Senator

Delivery of liquor to the Sen
ate Office Building to a Senator
who had sponsored his candidacy
for the Metropolitan Police De
partment was admitted today by
a confessed bootlegger before the
police trial board.
The admission was made dur
ing the trial of Harry G. Bauer
and Rudolph Schleichert, Sus-
pended members of the police
liquor squad, who are charged
with accepting a bribe and with
conduct unbecoming officers.
On Waiting List
Alfred H. Dudley, 17OO block
Lanning Pl. N. W., who admitted
the Senate delivery, refused to
give the name of the Senator
He said he was one of the two
who were active in getting him
on the waiting list for appoint.
ment to the local force.
Dudley is the star witness
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
COOPER'S BANK
PLAN HELD Up

Affairs of the United States
Savings Bank, whose president,
Col. Wade H. Cooper, was in
dicted Monday in connection with
affairs of another bank of which
he was an officer, remained at a
standstill today as far as re-
opening plans are CONCERNED.
Up to the time Of Colonel
Cooper'S indictment, it appeared
possible that an agreement might
be reached with Treasury officials
on a reorganization of the United
States Savings Bank, but since
the indictment was reported
nothing has been heard from the
negotiations.
At the same time, it was an
nounced today that Colonel
Cooper's counsel, Attorneys John
w. StaggerS and w. Bissell
Thomas, had been instructed to
speed the appeal of Colonel
Cooper from a recent District
Supreme Court decision which de-
MED his petition for a mandatory
injunction to compel the Treasury
to relicenSe his bank.
Deputy Comptroller Gibbs Lyons
was in conference with officials
of the Washington Mechanics Saw
ings Bank today in regard to that
banks reorganization under the
Mechanics Savings Franklin Ma
tional-Mt. Vernon Savings merger
plan, which is expected to be put
in operation early next week.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
MARCH To RAP
8 EXECUTIONS

With three colored men slated
to go to the electric chair Friday
morning for Staying Policeman
Milo J. Kennedy, a protest parade
to the White House will be
staged tomorrow afternoon under
the auspices of the International
Labor Defense.
A mass meeting will be held
tonight in the Peoples Congre-
gational Church, 600 block M
st. N. w., to plan mobilization
for the protest march. The
marchers will start at Logan
Circle, scene of the Staying.
In a final plea sent to the
President today by the Interna-
tional Labor Defense for elem
ency for the doomed men, the
Chief Executive was aSsailed for
giving aid and support to the
lynchers." The statement flayed
the hunger codes of the NRA"
and the system of oppression
aEstn5t negros people"
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
FARM BONDS
GUARANTY
ASKED
Message to Congress Seeks
U. S. Support; Home Loan
Backing Also Urged
BY International News Service


President Roosevelt today asked
Congress to put full governmental
backing behind $4,000, 100000 OF
farm credit bonds.
The present law guarantees the
interest on the bonds, but does
not guarantee the principal, and
because of that fact, the market
for them has been adversely af
fected.
U. S. Responsibility Cited
Moreover, the President as
serted the Government has a
moral responsibility to back UP
the principal of the bonds, as
we'll as to guarantee the interest.
He pointed out that the addi
tional guaranty would put the
farm credit bonds on a PAL
Win other Treasury securities
and permit the continued re
financing of farm indebtedness
on virtually a Self-suStainine
basis. He said:
'Tt is true that technically
the responsibilities of the Gov
ernment will be increased by
the amount of $2,OOO,OOO, 900,
but it seems right in every
way that we thus publicly
acknowledge what amounts al
ready to a moral obligation.
In any event, the securities
to be offered are backed, not
only by the credit of the Gov
ernment, but also by physical
property of very definite value"
HOME BONDS LEFT OUT
+ The President made no men
ton in his message of the Home
Owners Loan Corporation bonds
which have occupied a similar
status to the farm bonds-that
is, the Government guarantees
the interest, but not the prin
cipal.
Many mortgage holders have
refused to accept the home bonds
because of lack of guarantee OF
principal, and officials of the
corporation have experienced con
siderable difficulty in home re
financing because of it.
It is known that the President
considers the home loan bonds
in precisely the same category
as The farm bonds, and it is
expected that at some future
date he will similarly ask Con
gress to supply backing for the
home bonds, which also amount
to some $4,000, 900, 900, secured
by physical property.
Big Corporation Planned
Under a tentative Set-up worked
out by FCA officials in anticipa'
ton of today's message, it is
expected that any legislation car
rying out the Presidents wishes
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The Washington times., 1934-01-10

Death brought trial of SIS, 900
damage suit to a dramatic end
today in the District Supreme
Court when Piney Goldstein,
middle-aged plaintiff, was stricken
i'll while on the witness stand and
died a short time later at Emer-
gency Hospital.
The proceedings had just
started before Justice Joseph w.
Cox, and a jury. Goldstein, who
resided in the $500 block of Illi-
noiS Ave. N. W., was the first
witness called. He had just
started his testimony when he
slumped down in the witness chair
and complained of feeling dizzy" ."
Attorneys ISadore N. Lavine.
who represented GoldStein, and
Edmund L. Jones, defense coun-
sci, assisted him to the witness
ante-room, where he collapsed,
almost at the feet of his wife.
The Fire Rescue Squad was sum-
moned, and took GoldStein to
Emergency Hospital. where he
was pronounced dead upon ar
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
FIRMS
CHECK To
PAY FOR
Herbert Hoover, Jr., Named Id
Air Mail Contract Probe
BY Senate Committee
BY International News Service

Disclosure that Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh received "gift" Of
$3.50, 900 worth of Transcontinene
tai Air Transport stock, in addi~
ton to the $4,000 yearly salary
he received for services" was
made today before the Senate COM
mittee investigating air-mail con.
tracts by D. M. Sheaffer, chair.
man of the executive COMMITTEES
of the company.
In addition, it was revealed, that
Colonel Lindbergh was advised not
to keep much of the stock in his
name because it "woCld excite a
lot of attention, which is quite
UNNECESSARY"
Sent Him Check
In order to make the "gift"
seem all right "for income tax
purposes" the company sent Lind.
bergh check for $250,000 with
which he could pay for the shares.
The whole transaction was re-
vealed when Senator Hugo L.
Black CD of Alabama, chairman
of the committee, found a letter
written on June 6, 1928, to Colonel
Lindbergh by c. M. Keys, presi-
dent of the company, in a batch
of correspondence which had been
presented to him by Sheaffer.
The letter was addressed to
Colonel Lindbergh in care Of the
Guggenheim Aviation Foundation,
New York. 1t read:
Carrying out the memOran-
dunn of agreement, I have tied
up for your account $4,000
shares of stock of TranscOnti-
mental Air Transport, Inc, at
$40 per share, and will deliver
to you a check of the Trans
continental Air Transport, Inc.
for $25O,OOO at your request.
OUTLINE PLAN
"In order that all records shall
be clear for income tax pur-
poses, please consult Colonel
Breckenridge (Lindbergh's legal
adviSer) and see if he agrees
with the following procedure:
"1-I will deliver to you the
check for S25O,OOO cash, to-
gether with brief memo
showing exactly what it is for
which memorandum Mr.. Cuth.
ell and Colonel Breckenridge
should prepare.
"2-I will deliver to you
certificates for $4,000 shares Of
stock and receive back either
the TranScOntinental Air Trans
port, Inc, check endorsed, or
your personal check, according
as Mr.. Cuthell and Mr.. Breck-
enridge advise.
"3-This will complete the
first part of our trade and
leave you with the stock in
your possession.
URGES PART SALE
'T suggest that you do not
put very much of this stock in
your possession, because when
you sell i'll hope that you
will sell part of it on the
first favorable opportunity
either the delivery of the stock
in your own me or the
transfer of it on the books
would excite lot of attention
which is quite unnecessary.
Colonel Breckenridge win
(Continued on PAGE 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ROOSEVELT SON HONORED

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 10
IN.SO Franklin D. Roosevelt,
jr., has been appointed chairman
of the business board of the
Freshman Red Book at Harvard
University, it was announced to-
day.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

against the accused policemen
who were tried and acquitted in
District Supreme Court several
weeks ago on a charge of extor-
ton growing out of the present
case.
Arrested October % in the 210O
block Fourteenth st. N. w., by
the two as he was attempting to
deliver half a gallon of rye
whiskey, Dudley told of being in
conference with the District At
torney and police officials and
being given $50 in marked bills
to give the policeman as a bribe
to go easy on him.
Curtis F. Shields, 5100 block
Connecticut Ave. N. w., a limo
type operator in the Government
Printing Office. testified as to
meeting Bauer shortly after Dud-
ley's arrest at the request of
Henry r. Milton in an attempt
to square the case.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
GOV. POLLARD
ASKSCOUNTY
MERGERS
Legislature Warned SeIf-RuIe
Is ImperiIed; Message
Denies Bigger Fund
BY JOHN E. TAYLOR
Times Staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 10.-Halt
of the 100 Virginia counties are
not sufficient in area, population,
and taxable wealth to support any
adequate unit of government with
out financial distress, Governor
John Garland Pollard declared to-
day at the convening of the gen.
eral assembly.
If the counties want relief,
they must consolidate or at least
combine functions with adjoining
counties, thus aboliShing unneces-
sary offices, Mr.. Pollard said, add
ing: !,
"And the combinations thus
formed, rs well as the larger
counties, should adopt the
county manager or county exec
utive form of government"
SHOCKS ASSEMBLY
His message setting forth the
condition of the State and recon.
mending such measures as he may
deem expedient" was a shock to
all who heard it.
The outgoing governor is heart
and sould behind the campaign
being carried on by The Washing
ton Times to bring about the con-
SolidationS, he said.
Governor Pollard said in his
message:
II frequently get letters from
farmers complaining of the
farm taxes, which they seem to
think are paid into the State
treasury. They are looking to
Richmond for relief when it lies
at their own doors. Every cent
Of the taxes levied against their
farms, stock, and equipment is
levied by their own boards Of
supervisors and used exclusively
for local purposes.
COUNTIES CAN ACT
Under act of the general
assembly of 1882 the counties
were for the first time in the
history of the State left free
to chose their own form of gov
ernment, a privilege which for
many years had been enjoyed
by the cities. Counties may
now retain their present form
of government, or by vote Of
the people they may adopt the
county executive or the county
manager form. They may save
expenses by consolidating with
adjoining counties or by COM
bining functions.
I'm pursuance Of the new
law, Albemarle has adopted the
executive form of government,
and HenricO has adopted the
county manager form. Princess
Anne, Roanoke, and NOrthamp-
ton have voted to retain their
present form. Elections will
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The Washington times., 1934-01-10

LEIPZIG, Germany, Jan. 10
.N.SD.-Moving so suddenly as
to take even high government Of
ficials by surprise, the Hitler gov
ernment today executed Marinus
Van Der Lubbe, young Dutch radi-
cal convicted of setting fire to the
Reichstag Building.
Van Der Lubbe was beheaded
on the guillotine in the yard of
the Leipzig superior court at 1880
a. m.
No small part of the surprise
occasioned by the swift move was
due to the fact that Queen Will
helmina of Holland had sought
through the Dutch Minister to
Berlin clemency for Van Der
Lubbe.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Van Der Lubbe Secretly
Guillotined by Reich

The fire last February provided
a reason for the suppression of all
parties except the Nazis. The sub
sequent trial at Leipzig, drawing
world attention, was regarded as
a supreme test of German justice.
Van Der Lubbe, who confessed
setting the fire and persistently
maintained he did it alone, was
one of five defendants. DR.. Ernst
Torgler, leader of the Communist
bloc in the old Reichstag, and
three Bulgarian Communists were
acquitted.
HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 10.
N.SD.-Today's second victim
of the guillotine in Germany,
Rudolph Enrst Lindau was ex-
ecuted for shooting and killing
a policeman on August 27, 1881.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Roosevelt FGUOrS
Rail Amortization
By International News Service

President Roosevelt favors es-
tablishment of amortization bases
or sinking fund arrangements for
all railroads, and public utilities
generally, he said today at his
Wednesday press conference. In
the Presidents opinion, much of
the financial distress which the
carriers and some other utilities
have experienced during the past
few years has been due to failure
to provide some means of pro-
gressively cutting down their in
tereSt indebtedness.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
RAISE LIKELY
IFPRES|DENT
SEES FIT
Independent Offices Measure
Provides No Increase In
Veteran Pensions

President Roosevelt is author
lied to boost Government sal
aries beyond restoration of one
third of the Federal pay cut dur.
ing the first six months of the
fiscal year starting July l, under
terms of the independent offices
appropriation bill reported to the
House today.
The bill provides for restora-
ton of one-third of the Is per
cent pay cut, as the President
recommended in his budget mes
sage to Congress. despite senti-
ment among many members OF
Congress for full restoration.
Leeway Given
The measure provides, however,
that the President may boost the
pay between July i, and December
81, 1884, in such 81 12olluts.aS he
feels justified on the basis Of in
creased living costs.
Vested with the same power
under terms of the last economy
act, the President yesterday re-
fused to restore any part OF the
cut between January and the
end of the current fiscal year.
The independent offices supply
bill. as reported, calls for a total
expenditure of $566, 435 ,693. This
is $7,144,200 under the budget esti-
mates, and $59,2O6,593 less than
the current appropriation.
Despite much congressional SEN
timent for liberalization of vet,
erans' compenSations, the bill as
reported makes no provision for
increasing veteran benefits.
Budget Cut
The total veterans appropri-
alton is set as $532, ,360,091, which
is $59,832,109 under the 1884
appropriation, and $7,2O4,200 un-
der the budget estimates.
The reduction under the esti-
mates is made possible by con-
tinuing the current 10 per cent
reduction in pensions for vet
erans' of wars prior to the Span
ish-American War.
One of the largest reductions
under the 1884 appropriation is
$1,000,000, which is saved by halt
ing construction of new hospitals
and buildings.
Considerable attention was de-
voted to the problem of granting
increased salaries to persons
promoted in rank in the six
public services. The committee,
however, finally agreed that no
increases should be given to per-
sons automatically promoted. but
could be given to Army, Navy
and Marine Corps officers pro-
NOTED to fill vacancies in higher
ranks. In explanation, the COM
mittee pointed out such officers
are understood to be fulfilling
more important posts and are
required to accept greater respon-
Sibility.
AlIOtments Listed
Appropriations for other indie
pendent offices were as follows:
Executive office, $442,050;
Board Of Mediation, $125,S64;
Board of Tax Appeals, $502,116;
Civil Service Commission. ST.
476,000; Employees Compensa-
tion Commission, $3,987 900;
Federal Power Commission,
$277,3 1903; Federal Radio Com
mission, $3.50, 1886; Federal Trade
Commission, $1,242,73O; Gen
eral Accounting office, $3,461,-
920; Interstate Commerce Com
mission, $5,430,970; National
Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics, $726,492; Smithsonian
Institution, $874,024; Tariff
Commission, $840,898; United
States Geographic Board, &c.
440, and Veterans AdminiStra-
ton, including $20.850,0OO for
the civil service retirement and
diSo ohilifu flnd &6dH 00E QO1
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
4 D. C. RESIDENTS BACK

Four WaShingtonians arrived in
Baltimore from Europe Monday
on the City of Norfolk. Baltimore
Mail Line steamer They were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gregg, Miss
Beatrice Carson and Miss Gloria
Roosevelt Paniagua.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
BULL|TT GIVEN
SENATE D. K.
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
A list of % diplomatic appoint
ments, headed by that of William
C. Bullitt as American ambas-
sador to Soviet Russia, was
approved today by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-03
FATHER HUBBARD PARTY
 FINDS NEW VOLCANO CRATER

FALSE PASS, Alaska, July 30.- After month of unexpected hard ship in an unexplored region be- tween Pavlov volcano and the tip of the Alaska peninsula, Father Bernard Hubbard and his party re- turned to their base camp on Uni mak island with a story of unprece- dented floods, separation and en- counters with Pavlov brown bears that brought near-disaster to mem bers of the party.
 Father Hubbard also told of the discovery of a blown-out and now inactive crater larger than the fa- nous Aniakchak crater. The party climbed Aghi-Leen pi n a c thought impossible by guides where they found new crater in the cen ter which was filled with rivers, lakes and smaller craters. They said that the area in the large crater is about 30 miles.
 The party now is on the Boring sea side of Unimak island.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-03
BRUEGER GETS MARKET FOR
 SIlKlNE FISH

A. k. Brueger returned on the Alyeska this week from his fifth trip to Prince Rupert with load of Stikine river sockeyes.
 Since June 25 MT. Brueger has bought 27.0O0 fish from thirty To- cal gillnet fishermen. Despite the fact that the sockeye run has been poor this year, the fishermen had been paid S10,S00 for the catch up to August L Of the fish caught MT. Brueger marketed 20,0O0 at Prince Rupert and put 1000 in the Wran- gell Cold Storage.
 He estimates that the trollers' strike and tieup have cost the one hundred trollers of Wrangell dis triet whose catch would have nor mally been handled by him at his Cape Pole station and over the Wrangell dock at $1O0,00O in ad- dition to the large volume that would have been handled by other buyers in Wrangell. The trollers have fished but ten days since the lie-up on March 15 pending an ad- lustment in prices.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-03
fiSherleS Scientists
 Visit Spawning Areas

Dr. F. A. Davidson, Director of fisheries investigations on the Pa eific Coast, arrived in Wrangeli early this week aboard the fisheries boat Heron He was accompanied by Elmer Higgins, Chief of the Divis- ion of Scientific Inquiry from Washington. D. C., and E. H. Dahl gren, who has charge of the herr ing investigations in Alaska.
 Shortly after their arrival here, the party took the Bureau of Fish cries speed boat to Olive Cove, Toms Place and Anan Creek, to in vestigate fisheries matters at these points. The returns at Olive Cove seem quite satisfactory. Dr. David son said, considering the small number of fish spawned in 1882. There is also a satisfactory showing at Anan, although the creek had fewer spawners in 1892 than in previous years
 MT. Higgins is making a tour of Alaska, visiting various poi n s where biological work is being car ried on. He has just returned from Bristol Bay and interior Alaska. He is much interested in, and pleased with the work that is being done by the Bureau in Alaska, and hopes to provide more adequate means for future study of the problems in volved in this district. He left for Seattle on the Yukon, in port yes terday
 The Heron, with Dr. Dayison and MT. Dahlgren, left Wednesday for Little Port Walter to continue their at the newly estab- lished biological field station there. Studies will be made of herring and pink salmon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-08-03
MARIE ~DREsSLER PASSES
 AWAY AT SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July 30. -Sucrumbing to a long affliction of cancer, heart trouble and urem- ia, Marie Dressler, aged 62 widely beloved stage and screen actress, died here Saturday.
 Death came at 3':25 o'clock in the afternoon for the self-styled Ugly Duckling" who became Dean of laughter during her career, re- plete with hardships and glory.
 Under the care of two physicians and several nurses, she died on her estate near here where she went from Hollywood three months ago because of a physical breakdown. Hope for recovery was abandoned three weeks ago.
 Miss Dressler learned two years ago she had an incurable ailment but took a course of treatment that enabled her to make two more pie lures by working only few hours daily. Finally, however, she was forced to seek a long rest.
 Only a few were present at her death, including her faithful ser wants for the past 25 years, MT. and Mrs. Jerry Fox.