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The Washington times., 1934-04-28
BILL STUDIED
:: BY M'LEOD
FRIENDS
SteauaII Measures Considered
Greatest Concession Yet
/ Made by His Foes

Supporters of the Mcleod
bank relief bill today started
to study the Steagall measure,
a compromise, which they re-
gard as the most important
concession yet made in their
long fight.
Prospects of some relief legisla-
ton being completed before the
end of the present session of
Congress was much stronger in
view Of the compromise measure
of Representative Steagall CD of
Alabama, chairman of the House
Banking Committee.
Petitions Pouring In
While this measure offers less
relief than the Mcleod bill, it
would make a 1900 million dol
lars available to take over closed
bank assets.
< Meanwhile, from all parts Of
the country, petitions continued to
roll in on members of Congress,
urging Cnem TO support Cne NC
Leod bill, which would grant 100
per cent relief to depositors in
closed banks.
The House is in recess until
Monday, when the battle for re-
lief is again expected to get under
way with a decided feeling that
some relief legislation will be en-
acted during this session.
Making Thorough Study
Representative Mcleod today
declined to comment on the Stea-
gall measure until he has had a
chance to study it thoroughly.
While Mr.. Steagall declined to
characterize the measure as an
Administration compromise, it is
known that Administration Of
ficials have been considering a
similar plan.
The measure would raise the
capital of the Deposit Corporation
to $50 million dollars and make
Continued on Page 2, Col. 2.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
BRITAIN RAPED
On DEBT STAND
BY International News aRFlico

Failure Of Neville Chamberlain,
British Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer, to provide for payments
on England's debts to the United
States was aSSailed today by Sen
ator Robinson (RO of Indiana,
who charged Mr.. Chamberlain had
made scraps of paper" Of the
debt agreements.
After asserting that the British
treasury surplus and the amount
of interest due this country were
nearly identical, Senator Robin
son said:
"Mr. Chamberlain is an adrOit
statesman. The similarity be-
tween the 149 million dollars of
surplus revenue in the British
treasury and the interest owed
the United States was too Strik-
ing to stand. So Mr.. Chamber
lain reduced the income tax
from five ShillingS to four
shillings six pence in the pound,
and by increasing the govern
ment pay roll I'D unempIOy-
ment insurance, he has deliber-
ateIy cut the surplus to 10000
pounds"
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
FLEMING HEADS
TRADE BOARD

Robert v. Fleming, president
of Riggs Bank. was elected pres.
ident of the Board of Trade this
afternoon by the board of direc-
tors.
Other officers elected were:
John Saul, first vice president:
Edgar Norris, vice president; L.
E. william. secretary; Robert
Cottrell, executive secretary: j.
Harry Cunningham. treasurer;
George Pitt, assistant treasurer;
E. c. Brandenburg, general coun.
sci; Edward F. Coladay, assist
ant general counsel, and Frank
Strunk, sergeant at arms.
A. C. Case was elected to the
board of directors to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Col. John T. Bardroff.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
30 MINERS GET
HOMESTEADS
BY international News Service

by international news service
Families of so stranded coal
miners will be located on SUBJ
sistence homesteads at Reedsville,
w. Va, in time for spring plant
ing, it was announced by the
homestead division of the PWA
today.
The PWk has acquired a tract
of LILO acres for the experiment.
Each family will be located on a
plot of five acres, in a house
built with PWA funds, and will
endeavor to become self-support-
ing.
A plan whereby the tenants
may purchase their homesteads
on 20-year payment plan has
been worked out.
This is one of the New Deal
experiments that DR.. William A.
Writ, Gary educator, denounced
as "communistic."
The Reedsville unit eventually
with provide homes for 125 to 200
families. These are being Sc
lected from among the unem-
ployed coal miners in northern
West Virginia for whom the pros
poets of re-employment in the
mines, due to shift in the in.
dustry, have largelyS vanished.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Britain's New Deal'
Unlikely to Turn
To FasCism

Fascsm au not in England for another tvo gears,
ever H. r. Knckerbocker aOtes IN the sirh and last
chapter of his series the British Black Shirts.
England Kmckerbocker points ou has not experienced
the conditions that led to the establishment of Fascist
government in Italy and Germany.
Regardless of qvha party controls, there aViU be
state Knickerbocker qOres, gvig the veOs of Walter
Elliott 1Oho may be the nert Conservative prime minister
ByH R. KNICKERBoCKER
or
LONDON, April 28 QNS).-Will Britain 60 Fascist? Will
it submit terror? Terror the method Of real Fassm
The why the dictates of Mussoni and Hitler
carried without any opposition because the last anay
oil concentration camp await any opponent
Planned national economy and the desire to attain is
another thing is the element to Russian Boil
shevks German Nas Italian Fascss Mosley Backshirts
Morrison Laborites Elliot Conservatives and Roosevelt Demo
The Washington times., 1934-04-28

Fascists and Bolsheviks unite
in declaring they can attain their
plans only through terror. Others
believe they can attain their plans
rough persuasion and de
mocracy. On the decision whether
terror is necessary, whetlnS it will
win in Britain depend Ct.e liberties
not only of this country but per-
hapS to our own.
Not for Two Years
For the short run one can ven-
ture a positive answer to the ques-
ton. will Britain go terrorist
Fascist?" The answer is mo, not
at least within two years."
For the long run it is only pos
sible to judge Britain by the ex-
ample of those countries which
have gone Fascist. Rule out in
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Liquor Quotas Lifted
TO,Bring DOLUn Prices

BY International News Service
Unlimited quantities of foreign
liquor may be imported in the
period between July / and Au-
gust 81, the Federal Alcohol Con-
troll Administration announced
today. Abolition of the quotas is
a continuation of the Govern
ment's drive to bring down do
mestic liquor prices. Customs
collections on imported liquor for
March amounted to $4,O12,00O, or
about one-fifth of all customs col
lections.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
u. S. Fleet Declared
To Be Worlds Best

CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, April
20 U.N.S0 The picture Of a
United States battle fleet ready
for any emergency and in the best
fighting trim in its history was
painted by naval officials today as
the admirals of the fleet began
their annual inspection. Ships,
men, and armament were declared
to be in excellent condition. Navy
men praised especially the new
anti-aircraft guns on the battle
ships and cruisers.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28

the first place the natural British
assumption that Britons are "dif-
ferent from Germans and
Italians" If the history Of post
war Europe has taught anything,
it has taught that the elemental
forces rnolilding naplint attack
each nation with impartial vtO
lence and that. given the same
conditions, Italians and Germans
and Frenchmen and BritonS will
react so nearly the same way as
makes no matter.
But what were the conditions
that brought about Fascism in
Germany and Italy? What were
the conditions that obtained in
those two countries that do not
obtain today in Britain? In other
Continued on Page 4, Col. 2.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Daylight Saving
Time Starts SUndnY

NEW YORK, April % QN.S0.
New York city and the eastern
section of the country begins the
annual observance of daylight
saving time at 2 a. m. tomorrow.
About 3O,OO0,0O0 persons in ap-
proximately a dozen States will
live under the revised time until
September 30. In addition to
New York city, 221 cities, towns,
and villages will observe the new
time in New York State. In
New Jersey 118 communities will
adopt it; in Pennsylvania, 10;
in Delaware, 3, and in Yer.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
JURY. ALL SET
FOR BOOK|E
INQUIRY
Four Men Held on Bond After a
Downtown Raid on Center
of Telephone Service

The Grand Jury Monday will
begin hearing t h Govern
ment''s evidence in it's drive to
run bookmakers out Of Wash
ington. A Department of
Justice telegrapher will tell the
inquisitorial body how racing
information is handled between
the various tracks and the
myriad of bookmaking estab-
lishments in the city.
Also to go before the Grand
Jury will be records of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company showing the location of
telephones conducted by leased
circuits to a racing information
clearing house ir the 800 block
of I st. N. w. .....
These records were subpoenaed
yesterday, a few minutes after
polca clearing house
and arrested four telegraph op:
orators.
Four Men on Bond
The four men are held in
81 1000 bond each on charges of
conspiring to violate the gam
blind laws.
They identified themselves as
Anthony Letina, A, Of the 54OO
block of Illinois Ave. N. W..
Melvin j. Grooms, %. of the 600
block of Farragut st. N. w.;
Martin J. Madden, 80, of, the TOO
block of I st. N. w., and James
T. Clarke, 80, of Baltimore.
The four men were taken before
Commissioner Turnage for arraign.
ment today. They waived read
ing of the charges and their bond
was continued pending a hearing
set for May 7. However, the
Grand Jury will have had the
cases before that time, officials
said.
Leslie c. Garnett, United States
Attorney for the District, said
there will be no Police Court or
United States Commissioner hear
ings for the four men. The cases
will go directly to the Grand Jury.
The warrant for the raid was is
sued by Needham C. Turnage,
United States Commissioner.
First Hand Evidence
According to Mr.. Garnett, the
Police Department Vice Squad,
headed by Lieut.. George M. Little,
enlisted the aid of a Department
of Justice agent who is an ex-
pert telegrapher.
This telegrapher took race re-
suits and other information from
the tracks over telegraph circuits
and then set up phone circuits
on a leased telephone switch
board directly to the bookmakers
throughout the city and passed
the information to them, thus.
the prosecutor said, obtaining
first hand evidence of a con.
Spiracy to violate the gambling
laws. The other telegraphers,
employed by the information
service, did similar work.
Mr.. Garnett intimated con-
spiracy charges would be lodged
against telephone operators in
the bookmaking establishments.
The United States Attorney
also said the place raided yester-
day "serviced" practically every
handbook in the city and police
said in raiding Is such places
recently they had found them
all to be directly connected with
the clearing house by private,
leased and unlisted telephone cir.
cults.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Union Pledges Men
To Construct School

Meeting last night, the Alexan-
dria Central Union of Building
Trades guaranteed to furnish
sufficient skilled local mechanics
To build the proposed $250.0OO
high school. Council had heard
Tuesday night that the supply
was inadequate.
In a resolution. the workers
agreed that in event the building
cannot be completed for the
funds available, they will give
one hour of work for each dollar
that merchants donate for its
completion.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Barrymore
DOd0eS Summons

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April %
G.N.S0 Ethel Barrymore had
been assigned to a new role-that
of a summons dodger-by Su.
preme Court Justice Frederick
Close who gave a weary process
server permission to nail his docu.
ment on her Mamaroneck home
or also serve her by mail. The
suit involves 86 pounds sterling
which Hill Brothers, Ltd. an Eng
lish firm says she owes for cloth
ing. The process server said he
had called at the actress home 81
times only to be told she wasn't
home.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Heiress Dies In Hotel
Blaze on 2ISt Floor

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. April %
QN.S0.-Trapped by fire in her
room on the twenty-firSt floor of
the Hotel Schroeder early today,
Miss Viola B. Lonstore. 48. Mlchi-
gan mine heireSs, world traveller
and member of one of Wiscon.
sins wealthieSt families, was
burned to death. The woman'S
body was found lying on the
floor of the hotel suite when fire
men broke into the room.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Second Strike Near
At Fisher Body Plant

FLINT, Mich, April 28 Q.N.SO. {.
A second Flint unit Of the
Fisher Body Corporation today
was threatened with strike in
sympathy with striking A. F.
of L. unionistS in the Fisher
plant at Cleveland. Following
similar action by the union work
ers in Fisher plant No. /. the
A. F.. of l.. local in Flint plant
No. 2 today had threatened a
strike unless disputes here and
at Cleveland are satisfactorily
settled. The Cleveland strikers
are demanding wage and hour
revisions, and the dispute is now
deadlocked.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Famous DiStiLLerV
Burns, Man Killed

LEXINGTON, KY, April %
U.N.SO.-Fire early today de-
stroyed the famous old Pepper
diStillery here with loss esti-
mated at $5,C00,0O0 and at the
cost Of one life. Fifteen thou
sand barrels of aged whisky were
destroyed. Nightwatchman Ctan-
ley Travis was found unconsci-
Gus from burns near one of the
buildings and died later.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Knocked DOUn
Bu Hit-RUn DriUer

Knocked down by a colored hit
run driver at the south end of
Highway Bridge, Grant Nails, 48,
Of Seventh and F. Streets North
west, escaped with minor injuries
today. The driver, who sped
away following the accident, later
deserted his car at Four-Mile Run.
Park police recovered the vehicle
and are trailing the driver. Mr..
Nails was taken to Emergency
Hospital, suffering decorations of
the right leg,
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
JeWeLry Is Stolen
From ". Y. SOci1LiteS

NEW YORK, April % O.N.S0.
Police today were searching for
sneak thieves who forced entrance
to the Metropolitan Opera House
yesterday and stole jewelry valued
at $4,000 from the overnight bags
of various prominent members of
society who were rehearsing for
last nights grand opera ball.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
label Is Appointed
General Auditor

John H. label, who has been
an official of the auditing unit
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration since the organi-
zation'S inception. has been pro-
NOTED to the post of acting gen.
eral auditor, it was announced
today.
Mr.. label succeeds E. E. Nay
lor in the position, which is one
of the most important in the
AAA,
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
MGchGdO Surrender
To Police Assured

NEW YORK, April % G.N.SO.
Associates of Gerardo Machado
revealed today that the former
President of Cuba is preparing
to surrender to Federal authori-
ties to face extradition charges.
The only thing holding up Mr..
Machado's surrender. it was said.
is assurance from Government
officials that he will be released
on bail.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Burtenders Ask Right
To Mix EN- in Open

BartenderS' division of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance will meet at their head
quarters in the 140O block I st.
N. w. at 8 p. m. tomorrow to
formulate plans to seek permis-
sion for mixing drinks in the
open. The bartenders feel that
customers are entitled to see
their drinks mixed.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Smithsonian Gets
Rare Chinese Sheen

From the far reaches of Szech-
wan province, western China, the
Smithsonian Institution has re-
ceived eight specimens of "blue
sheep" one of the rarest species
of mammals.
The sheep were sent here by the
Rev. D. c. Graham, a missionary,
who has been Smithsonian COL
laborator for many years. The
collection also included a giant
panda, a rare black goat.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
D. K.
CREDIT BILL
BY International News Service

by IHVtFHdtIUHHI Ne"B SoEVICO
Proposed Federal credit aid to
industry moved a step nearer en-
actment today when the Senate
Banking Committee approved the
Glass bill providing direct Fed
eral Reserve bank loans to bus
mess and industry.
At the same time, the COM
mittee rejected a proposal that
loans of this nature be made by
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
In The Times Today

FIRST SECTION
Evening star., 1934-11-14
RA|L-UT|L|TY UNIT
TOPIC VALUATION
Andrew R. Mcdonald Again
Is Elected to Head AS
Sociation.

The National Association Of Rail.
road and Utilities Commissioners to-
day went into the third session of its
forty-sixth annual convention at the
Willard Hotel. with the subject Of
valuation under consideration.
Ernest I. Lewis. director Of va1ua-
ton for the Interstate Commerce
Commission, led the discussion.
Tonight the annual banquet Of the
association will be held. The conven-
ton ends tomorrow.
Officers Selected.
Late yesterday the association chose
officers, Andrew R. Mcdonald Of wis
consin being reelected to the presi-
dency.
In his election address he called at
tention to the Federal communica-
tions act, providing for dual action Of
State and Federal agencies in admin
istering a Federal act.
"I do not doubt" he said, shat
within the next few years we shall
see a substantial extension OF regula-
ton by the Federal Government, not
only over utilities, but over other lines
of business, the orderly operation Of
which is essential in the interest Of
the people of the United States.
More Regulation Seen.
THE voters of the United States
week ago placed their unqualified seal
of approval on the Presidents actions,
including regulation in many fields in
addition to utility regulation. This.
it seems to me, indicates clearly that
the field Of regulations will be greatly
broadened within the next two years"
Other officers elected included
Frank P. Morgan of Montgomery,
Ala, first vice president; T. E. Nc
Kay Of Salt Lake City, second vice
president; John E. Benton, Clyde S.
Bailey and James L. Martin, all Of
Washington, general solicitor, secre-
tary and assistant secretary, respec-
lively. Martin is secretary of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
Mortgage Insurance Is Key
To NeU u. S. Home FiuanCin Q
HOME FINANCING.

Question: A has a two-family
house for which he paid $4,000
on which there is a first mort
gage of $4,000 and a second Of
$4,000. both held by an mstitu-
ton not approved as a mortgage
by the Federal Housing Admin
istration. At present price levels
the property would be appraised
at over $4,000. Can these mort
cages be consolidated under the
Federal Housing Administration
plan? If so, what is the pro-
cedure? What will the required
monthly payments be?
Answer: The national housing
act is intended to care for, among
other things, such cases as these.
To substitute one loan for the
two existing mortgages the own
er should apply to an approved
lending institution which, if it
finds the property as represented
and the former lender agrees,
will arrange to finance it, and
make application to the Federal
Housing Administration for in
surance. This will be forthcom-
ing If the loan complies with the
regulations.
The monthly charge, assuming
the loan to be for 20 years, would
be about $3.50, divided as fol-
lows: Interest and principal,
$500; service charge, 1892;
mortgage insurance premium,
1856; taxes (estimated), 1888:
fire insurance (estimated), $500.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
BURTON RET|RES j
FROM ARMY POST
"a
Civilian Chief of Property
Branch Completes 80
Years of Service.

The man who had charge of the
wartime division that controlled COM
mercial plants making war materials
retired today from the Ordnance De-
partment Of the Army.
He Is o. ]. Burton Of 1924 Euclid
street, civilian chief of the property
branch. Having completed nearly 38
years Of service in the Ordnance De-
partment, he Is severing his connec-
ton at the statutory retirement age
Of 10.
Born in Mitchell, Ind, Mr.. Burton
entered the Government service in a
minor position in 1897.
Steadily he worked his way ahead
and when the United States entered
the World War he was chosen to head
the special audit division which had
control of commercial plants manu-
featuring materials of war. In this
capacity, War Department records
show, he saved the Government hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars.
AS a token of the appreciation Of
the Army for his services, Maj. Gen.
w. H. Tschappat, chief Of ordnance,
presented him with a radio and a
framed testimonial at ceremonies yes
terday marking his retirement. The
testimonial, letter signed by Gen.
Tschappat, praised highly Mr.. Burton's
long and faithful service to the Ord
nance Department. Mr. and Mrs
Burton expect to continue their resi-
dence here.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
DRAMA IN HOME LIFE
URGED BY DR.. SMITH

Speaking in conjunction with 1.-THE
Fine Arts in Religion Festival" spon-
sored by the Washington Federation
of Churches, the Sunday School and
Adult Bible Class Associations, DR.. H.
Augustine Smith of Boston Univer-
sity stressed the value of program of
drama and pageantry in home life at
a meeting of women today at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The final program of the festival.
which opened Sunday, will be held
tonight at Calvary Baptist Church
when a symphony of music and pic
lures will be presented.
DR.. Smith lectured yesterday at
Calvary and New York Avenue
Churches. while last night those at
tending the festival met at the Yer.
mont Avenue Christian Church.
Evening star., 1934-11-14
BY JAMES A. MOFFETT,
Federal Housing Administrator.

Federal Housing Administrator.
(Copyrisht. 1894. by the North American
Mutual home mortgage insurance is
the vital feature of the new system
of home financing which comes into
being with the operation of titles II
and III Of the national housing act.
It is the first time that the prin-
ciple of mutual insurance. at least on
Nationwide basis, has been de-
veloped in financing Of this type, and,
like many of the other salient points
of titles II and III, constitutes o
fundamental change Of old methods.
When the home owner, present or
prospective, goes to financial insti-
tuition to secure new mortgage under
the provisions Of title II he will be
told that the insurance on his mort
gage will cost him annually one-half
of l per cent of the face value of the
mortgage. If ne is securing the re-
financing of an already existing mort
gage the fee will be l per cent.
Maximum Rate, 81 Per Cent.
1t might be we'll to explain here Just
what the home owners total financing
charges will be. On a new mortgage
he will have per cent interest and
one-half Of per cent mutual insur-
ance, making total of 51a per cent
In refunding transaction, his inter-
ests will be 512 per cent plus per cent
insurance, or 6l2 per cent in all. In
addition to the above there will be such
continuing service charges in certain
instances as the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration may consider fair and
necessary.
Incidental expenses, such as costs of
necessary appraisals, recording charge
title search, attorneys fees and other
service costs should be no higher than
they would be in any other similar
transaction and they may be included
in the face amount of the mortgage.
I already have explained in this
series Of articles how all Junior financ-
ing is eliminated under title II. This
will mean not only great saving of
money to the home owner, but it will
free him from the worry of being COM
PEELED constantly to get his mortgage
renewed as well as the possibility of
losing his home entirely.
Cost Believed Record Low.
am sure that any one who Is
familiar with the cost Of home financ-
ing in the United States will agree
with me that, except in rare cases. no
one has been able to get home
mortgage money on such a lost cost
basis as our plan will afford, taking
into consideration, of course, the ex-
cesstve charges for renewals, high in
terest rates and other expenses in
cident to the Junior financing that was
necessary under the old methods.
1t is to be borne in mind also that
the insurance premiums paid by the
property owners are invested for them
under the supervision of the Federal
Housing Administration. These ac-
cumulations are held to meet possible
losses on the insured mortgages and if
these losses should be small there
would In all likelihood be some ac-
cumulations to be applied to the
principal Of the debt.
All Of the mortgages are put into
various groups, the grouping being
based on maturities and risk. This
process will be greatly simplified by
our plan Of having all MORTGAGES ma