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of the boat?
A.-Some bellboys were back
there trying to quiet us. A bell
boy-his name was John Young
was very nice. We asked his
name.
Miss Liebler continued:
"After the ship left Havana
quite a few of the walters were
intoxicated. One had to be
taken from the dining ROOM"
Q.-(By Dickerson N. Hoover,
chairman of the inquiry board
What night was it the walters
were intoxicated?.
A.-Wednesday night.
The fire disaster occurred early
Saturday morning.
Miss Liebler was asked if she
saw any intoxication among the
crew after Wednesday night. She
replied:
mo, not after wednesday
night"
She was asked:
"How did you happen to get
off the ship"
81 slid down a rope"
Miss Liebler described the
awful flames and smoke" She
said the passengers were warned
not to go near the flames up
forward.
Q-Could you have crossed
through the flames to go forward
to where the Ifeboats were?
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building supply dealers and others
connected directly or indirectly
with the construction industry
obviously will be helped to pull
themselves out of a five-year
slump, which has brought them
untold misery.
Private financial institutions CO.
operating in the campaign can
benefit in several ways. For in
stance, new life in the building
trades, and new money for the
workers in these trades, means in
creased deposits not only from
them but from the other indus.
tries and workers who are indi-
rectly benefited.
The banks will benefit greatly
also from improvements in prop
erty, which make existing mort
cages and other liens that much
more valuable, since they will be
Continued on Page S, Col. ~
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Lightning Strikes
himney,NOneHurt

Rain shortly before noon today
halted the upward climb of Old
Man Mercury, sending the tenn
perature from 80 degrees to 70
in about 20 minutes. The Light
ming, which accompanied the
storm, struck the chimney of the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
K. Beck, in the 2400 block Of
Thirty-ninth st. N. w., partially
demolishing it. Mrs. Beck and
her son, Paul, 8. were uninjured.
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How to Obtain Loans
Under Housing Act

Would you like to obtain an inexpensive, easv-
tO-repay loan for repairing or improving your
home, store or other improved property?
Would you like to cOnUert your present short
term, expensive mortgages on your home into
neU IOng-terna, per cent, amOrtized mortgage?
Would you like to obtain such a neU mortgage
to finance the construction of a neU home?
All of these benefits to property OIUners are
provided under facilities being developed by the
Federal Housing Administration. For all infor-
nation and help, Write your questions to the
Housing Editor, The Washington Times. Enclose
stamped, self-addressed return enevelOpe to
insure prompt, personal reply. Do NOT tele-
phone or call in person.
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JUSTICE BUREAU.
To ENFORCE
MIRA CODE
RiChberg Visits Hyde Park
For Farley With President;
! Transfers Planned
By EDWARD B. LOCKETT

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. IL
QN.S0 Enforcement of NRA
codes and other regulations will
be placed under the Department
OF Justice in the reorganization
of the big recovery unit planned
by President Roosevelt.
The President said this at his
press conference here today, at
the same time remarking that the
reorganization job, temporary in
nature until the next session of
Congress, when the major por-
tons of the setup will be made
permanent, was still in the study
stage.
This statement came Just prior
to the arrival at Mr.. Roosevelt's
home of MIRA counsel, Donald r.
Richberg, whom the President said
came up here not to discuss MIRA
but to talk about the National
Emergency and National Executive
Councils which he is temporarily
leading.
Despite this statement by the
President, it was recalled that yes
terday he concluded a lengthy
conference with Recovery Admins
traitor Hugh S. Johnson dealing
strictly with the NRA.
Transfer of the enforcement
work of the NRA to the Justice
Department will be carried out
by the simple process of placing
a number of NRA workers in that
department, the President ex-
planned.
In that way, he went on, its
work will not be so distantly
separated from the MIRA proper
that the recovery units executives
will not know what is going on.
In this Setup, responsibility for
determining the policy on prose
cutions will rest directly with
the Attorney General.
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Continued from Page -


In one wing of the bridge Mr..
Alagna found Capt. William
Warns and informed him that
"the chief operator is dying in
the radio room"
Mr.. Rogers said Mr.. Alagna
reported he had said to the
captain:
"The chief operator is almost
unconscious and you'd better
send out the sos"
Captain Warns told Mr.. Alagna
to "go ahead then and sent it"
Mr.. Rogers mopped his face as
he testified to these thrilling
details.
Q.-Were you in such a con-
dition?
Ayes. I lost consciousness
for several seconds.
Q.-Were you almost dying?
Al was almost unconscious
Yes.
Mr.. Rogers said the SOS he
sent was this:
MORO Castle on fire 20
miles off Scotland Light"
He repeated KGOG, the ships
call. He went on:
when I was half way
through the distress message a
second time, there was
terrific explosion over in the
corner. The batteries must
have blown out.
"FlameS shot out. Also fumes
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Capt. Willmot Feared Alagna
Would Damage Ship, Rogers Says

ing, The mans an agitatOr, I
don't want him around
"The captain also told him not
to let Alagna have the key to
the emergency room any longer
because he didn't trust him. Mr..
Freeman (the third officer also
told me that the captain had
instructed him not to let AIagna
into the radio compass ROOM"
Q.-What were they afraid OF
with Alagna?
A.-They were afraid of every
thing. Captain Willmott said he
was afraid Alagna would try to
damage the radio room or the
compass room or something. Cap
tain Willmott said Alagna was a
very vengeful person and was
afraid of him and that's why he
wanted him put off the ship
when we got back from this trip.
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Q.-(By Hoover)-Did you hear
him?
A.-No, Captain Willmott told
me about this. Captain Willmott
had called me aside and said:
II think that man Alagna is
crazy. He's always causing
trouble. He caused a riot in
New York one day because he
didn't want to go through the
usual formality with immigra-
ton officials in getting off the
boat"
Mr.. Rogers said that Captain
Willmott asked him to have that
man" (Alagna) removed when
they got to New York. That was
during the Inflated trip. He
added:
Captain WilmOtt also said he
wanted Alagna kept out of the
merchant marine entirely, say.
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Flashlight Used to Signal Ships
Which Answered Distress Calls

wrecked MORO Castle free OF
charge, Acting Captain Warns
shouted:
"You heard it fellows, he'll
tow us for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that"
Chairman Hoover wanted to
know what was meant by that
remark. Mr.. Rogers explained:
"WelI, by the law of the sea,
a boat which takes charge Of a
dereIict becomes owner of It.
Warns apparently didn't want
to cost the company any money
or loss"
Mr.. Hoover asked if Mr.. Rogers
had ever had any trouble on the
Moro Castle with operators. Mr..
Rogers wanted to know if he was
bound to answer that"
Mr.. Hoover ordered him to
answer.
The chief operator paused. He
asked if he could confer with his
attorney. He was finally given
permission. The hearing was
halted for about five minutes
while he did this. Then Mr..
Rogers said:
Cali right, I'll answer.
"The thing dates back two
months before the fire. There
was an attempt made to start
a strike.
"Mr. AIagna and another man
went down to the officers mess
and tried to inStigate 8 riot.
They tried to get everybody to
sign a complaint about the food.
When they wouldn't do it, Mr..
Alagna called them a lot of vel
low dogs"
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
County Schedules
Poultry Parleys

MANAS SAS, Va, Sept. -.
Poultry meetings were scheduled
in Prince William county by
Frank D. Cox, county agent, as
follows: Today, $50 a. M, at the
Manse, Greenwich: 2 p. m, at
farm of Ollie Collins, Agnewville.
Thursday, $3.50 a. m, at home of
Wallace Whitmore, Lake jackson;
1880 p. m. at farm of D. E. Ear
hart, Alden.
A. Lawrence Deane, poultry
specialist, v. P. I. extension d.
vision, will conduct poultry culling
demonstrations and discuss houS-
ing, feeding and disease control at
each of these meetings.
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Mr.. Rogers said that while he
and Mr.. Alagna were standing on
deck Captain Warns said:
"There'S a ship over there.
Can you raise herr"
Mr.. Rogers took his flaShlight
and blinked signals:
"Need assistance Immediately;
$40 passengers"
The ship blinked back:
"Okey. Will send a boat"
When the City of Savannah and
other craft came near, Mr.. Rogers
blinked signal to take the people
aft off first, he testified, and they
replied:
"Okey."
He described how an injured
woman was put over the side OF
the burning boat with ropes and
her husband lowered after her.
He saw a woman sticking out OF
q port hole and 1--WE hollered to
her to jump" She did and she
fell flat on her stomach in the
water with her face down and her
arms outStretched."
MIR. Rogers started to kick of
his shoes to jump after her when
someone shouted to him:
Don't jump, Sparks; some
other guys are going after her."
Mr.. Rogers said there was a
great deal of shrieking for help
among the passengers when he
came up on deck. He added:
"But we were helpless. The
deck plates were red hot and
flames were sweeping across the
superstructure of the ship"
Mr.. Rogers testified that when
the Coast Guard cutter Tampa
hove to and offered to tow the
The Washington times., 1934-09-12

At least, many institutions have
not made application to receive
the insurance the Federal Hous-
ing Administration gives to those
who lend property owners money
to repair or improve homes, ga
RACES, apartment houses and other
property.
Why this is the case is mex
plicable. Cooperation in the cam
paign is a patriotic duty. The
drive is not a New Deal" splurge
of taxpayers money. It is merely
a plan whereby private credit
joins with private industry in
assisting property owners to bring
their holdings up to date.
Everybody benefits. The prop
erty owner has a better place in
which to live, and often can cut
down his running expenses and
actually save money, by installing
improvements.
The contractors, architects,
The Washington times., 1934-09-12

Arlington county Americ a n
Auxiliary will meet at the
home of Mrs. Vivian E. Goldberg,
600 block of Carroll Ave-, Claren-
don, Tuesday, September 10.
Reports from the recent depart
convention at Lynchburg
will be read and a brief program
presented. Mrs. Lillian Ruth Ed
wards. president, will preside.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
D. C.. Independent
Loop in Meeting

Teams in the District Independ-
ent Football League gather tomor"
row night at 1919 New York Ave.
N. w., at 8 o'clock, to discuss plans
for the season.
The league will have sections
for 1876, $50 and unlimited teams
again. For further information,
v. M. Lawrence can be reached
at National 1920.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
World News
CANADA

CALLANDER, Ontario, Sept. Il
U.S0.-The famous Dionne quin-
tuplets will leave their home Fri
day and be moved into the newly
constructed Dafoe Hospital, named
after the physician who offic1ated
at their births and has kept them
alive for LOG days, it was an
nounced last nigHft. The hospital
will be blessed by Bishop Thomas
Patrick Ryan, of Pembroke.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
Legion Auxiliary A. E. Smith Named
To Meet/Sept. IL Aide in FERA Work

Harry L. Hopkins, Federal
Emergency Relief Administrator,
has announced the appointment
of Alfred E. Smith, M. A., How
ard University graduate, as d.
rector of Negro work.
Mr.. Smith succeeds Forester
B. washington, director of the
School of Social Work at Atlanta,
Ca, who resigned several days ago.
He is native of Hot Springs. Ark.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12

A.-No. The flames were too
thick.
She was in the water "'about
10 minutes" Then a lifeboat
picked her up. She was then
put aboard the steamer Lucken-
bach.
Miss Liebler "had no idea"
where the fire started except
that it was in the front of the
ship. She was awakened at
EXACTLY 10 minutes past 4, day
light saving time" She went on:
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
GERMANY

BERLIN, Sept. IL (U.S).-In
his efforts to win over the oppo-
Sition to his regime, Chancellor
Adolf Hitler has granted 32,077
amnesties in Berlin alone, it was
officially disclosed yesterday. OF
cases awaiting prosecution, 5,662
have been dropped. Most prison
erS released were political offend
erS. +
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
NAMED TO POST

Mrs. Deborah Streitberger was
elected State councillor of the
Daughters Of America, State
Council Of the District, at it's
thirty-eighth annual session, held
yesterday at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
ENGLAND

PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. IL
G.N.SO.-Two giant Royal Air
Force flying boats left here today
on a flight to the Faroes Islands
as the first stage of a trip to
Greenland on which observers
will survey the northern routes
between Europe and North
America.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12

eve were upstairs about Is
minutes when the lights went
out"
There was no evidence of fire
when she retired at 1870 a. m.
She said a member of the crew
told her to stay on the ship las
long as you can"
Two women fell down a COM
panionway and one broke her arm
during the excitement, she dis
closed.
She was excused.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
Bv JOHN DEAN MILLIGAN

Every has it's thorn, the botans tell u.s. ana the ma
tional housing program is exception
In many parts of the country banks and other private
institutions refusing to cooperate with the mod
ernizaon drive being sponsored by the Federal housing
Administration
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
RADIO MAN TELLS OF ACCOUNTING WAIT FOR
Banks Slow to Adopt
Housing Program

This is another of a series Of articles the Federal
Housing Administration. The Washington Times is the
only newspaper IN the United States giving complete IN
formation on this project.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
TREASURY STATEMENT

BY international News Service
Treasury balance as Of Septem-
Der 10, $2,O91, 987, 325.03; internal
revenue, $12,376,717.60; customs
receipts, $12, 420,921.47.
The Washington times., 1934-09-12
Better Than Exercise

No dumb-bells! No Indian
clubs! The new Kuppenheimer
"Chesty" model gives you that
athletic, chesty look without
spending days in a gym.
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Want Ads

All want ads cash, unless
you have q ledger Account
With this office. Rates lie Der
word. Ne ad accepted fer less
than 2Ee. An ads Aust - N
kefere Wednesday nOen o.
held over until the following
week.
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I212 men to each camp with six SUI
|pervisory officers for each.
State park camps have already
been set up at Spruce Greek, near
Grand Marais, Gooseberry Falls
north of Two Harbors and at Fort
Ridgely, six miles south of Fair
fax. Work at Spruce Creek is be-
ing done in cooperation with the
state highway department and con-
sists of roadside Identification and
the construction of camp and pic
mic grounds. Trails and roads are
being built at Gooseberry Falls and
at Fort Ridgely and camp and pic
mic grounds arranged with SANTA
ton provided. The two other state
park camps have been proposed for
the Whitewater valley in southeast
ern Minnesota and for Camden
park seven miles southwest of
Marshall. It is hoped that eventu-
ally this latter park will be estab-
lished as a state park. A total of
$50 men will be assigned to each of
these five new camps.
Improvement of '"the Ottertail
river with the immediate cleaning
out of weeds to facilitate flow will
be accomplished from three new
camps to be set up at Brecken-
ridge, Fergus Falls and Frazee
Two hundred or more men will be
employed at each camp"
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Thirteen New Eek
Camps in August
VIII BE Increased to 81 Before
Close of First Week I'm
August

Civilian Conservation Corps
camps in Minnesota were in
creased before the close of the
first week in August to 81 under the
Federal Emergency Conservation
Work program. Present camps to-
falling 48, established on national
and state forests, in state parks and
for soil erosion control work, will
be increased through the setting I'D
OF Ii new camps made possible by
Federal emergency drouth relief
appropriations. -.
Five new camps are assured for
state forests, five for state parks
and three new camps for water con-
servat1on, according to announce
ment by e. v. Willard, Commission
er of Conservation. Water conser-
walton will also be stressed in the
new camps on both state forests
and state parks, Commissioner Will
lard stated.
State park camps will be increas-
ed from five to ten, state. forest
camps from IL to IL and the eight
camps engaged in soil erosion con-
troll work will be augmented by
three camps with water conserve
ton as the principal objective.
ECW projects on state forests
are under the supervision of Ro-
bert T. Smith and ALFRED T.. Mel
son, state parks under Harold Os-
tergard and soil erosion and wat
er conservation projects are in
charge Of Walter s. Olson, director
of the division of Drainage and
Waters. Smith, Nelson and Oster-
gard are executives of the division
of Forestry.
Water conservation will be. en-
phasized in all work planned under
the new ECW state forest pro-
gram" Mr.. Willard said. New
camps will be- established during
the first week in August on the
Anoka game refuge, at Mile Laos
lake, on the st. Croix state forest,
near Duxbury. and at Nimrod in
Wadena county. Forest cover for
game production will be featured
on the Anoka game refuge, fire
protection at Mile Laos lake on
privately-owned lands, forest stand
Improvement and protection on the
st. Croix state forest and at MINI
rod. The camp at the Camp Rip
ley state military reservation in
Morrison county will be re-estab-
lished. This camp was operated
from July 1888 to April Of this year.
These forest camps viii average
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Section 4. That this Ordinance
shall be in force thirty days after
it's publication.
The foregoing Ordinance was du-
ly published and adopted at a
meeting of the City Council of the
City of Sank Centre, Minnesota,
held on the LIST day of August 1884.
F. T. Pangburn,
President of City Council.
Correct Attest:
]. f. Cooper,
City Clerk.
(SeaD
The foregoing Ordinance is here
by approved this list day of August
1884.
w. E. DeLaurier,
Mayor of the City of Sank Centre,
Minnesota. .-
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CHAPTER NO. 1913

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING
PARKING OF VEHICLES IN
THE STREETS AND Alleys OF
THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SELLING AND DELIVER
ING PERSONAL PROPERTY
THEREFROM AMID THEREON
AND CERTAIN OF SUCH
SALES AND DELIVERIES TO
BE NUISANCES, WITH SPECI-
FLED EXCEPTIONS, AND PRO-
HIBITING SUCH NUISANCEs
AMID PROVIDING PUNISH
NEWT FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF.
The City of Sank Centre does or
dain.
Section I. That, whereas, it ap-
pears that sales and deliveries of
personal property on, from vehicles
parked on, the streets or alleys of
the City attracts people into dang
erous situations and interferes
with and tends to make dangerous
the use of such streets and alleys
for and by vehicular> and pedes-
TRAN traffic.
Now Therefore, the parking of
any vehicle on the streets and al
leys of the City for the purpose of
selling and delivering in or on said
streets or alleys, goods, wares, mer-
chandise, fruits, vegetables or other
produce or articles of any kind and
every such sale and delivery from
any vehicle so parked, are each
hereby declared to be nuisances
and are each hereby prohibited, ex-
cepting as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That it is so provided,
however, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to pro-
hibit peddling with any vehicle by
those duly licensed or lawfully en-
titled so to do, from house to house
or door to door, making sales of
personal property on such streets
and alleys and deliveries thereof on
private premises, nor casual isolat-
ed sales and deliveries on such
streets and alleys from vehicles
parked thereon.
Section 3. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
thirty days from and after its pub
location.
Section 4. That any violation of
the terms and conditions of this Or
dinance shall be punished by a fine
Of not exceeding One Hundred Dol
lars or by imprisonment in the City
Jail for not exceeding ninety days.
The foregoing Ordinance was du-
" passed and adopted by the City
Council Of the City of Sank Gem
ire, Minnesota, at a meeting there
Of held on the list day of August
1884.
r. T. Pangburn,
President Of City Council.
Attest:
J. F. Cooper,
City Clerk.
(SeaD
The foregoing Ordinance is here
by approved on this list day of Aug
ust, 1884.
w. E. DeLaurier,
Mayor of the City of Sank Centre,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-08-09
CHAPTER NO. 1872

AIN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
THE DISPLAY OF GOODS,
WARES AND MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE, SHOW OR OTHER
PURPOSES on OR OVER THE
SIDEWALKS OF THE CITY OF
SAUK CENTRE.
The City of Sank Centre does Or
dain:
Sec. THAT no person shall place
or keep or suffer to be placed or
kept upon or over any sidewalks in
the City of Sank Centre or suspend
over any street in said City, any
goods, wares or merchandise for
sale, display or show or advertising
purposes or otherwise.
Sec. THAT all parts of Ordi-
nances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3-That this Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force thirty
days after it's publication.
The foregoing Ordinance was du-
ly passed and adopted at a
meeting of the City Council of the
City of Sank Centre, Minnesota,
held on the LIST day of August 1884.
T. T. Pangburn,
President of City Council.
Attest:
]. F. Cooper,
City Clerk.
(SeaD
The foregoing Ordinance is here
by approved this list day of August
1884.
w. E. DeLaurier,
Mayor of the City of Sank Centre,
Minnesota
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-08-09
Police Watch for Drivers
With Forfeited License
Names of Persons Barred From
Roads Given Peace
Officers

Chiefs Of police throughout Min
nesota have been given the names
of all persons in thir vicinity whose
drivers licenses have been revoked
or suspended.
This announcement was made by
N. w. Elsberg, state highway COM
missioner, in warning motorists
against trying to evade the law by
continuing to drive after their Ii
censes have been taken from them.
Each police chief has been asked
by the drivers license division of
the highway department to arrest
Immediately anyone. operating an
automobile after the forfeit of his
drivers license. A number of per-
sons have been arrested for this
offense, and in each case they have
been sentenced to serve Jail terms
of from 30 to IS days without the
alternative of a fine.
Drivers licenses are suspended or
revoked for certain periods for SER
ious traffic offenses specified by
state law. Among offenses punish
able by loss of the right to drive
are manslaughter, drunken driv-
ing, failure to stop after an acct
dent, and reckless driving. In the
most serious cases the forfeiture of
the court or the drivers license di-
vision.
Thus far approximately 300 per-
sons have had their licenses taken
from them for drunken driving.