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The Washington times., 1934-04-17
MAY TRIAL SET
FOR GOVERNOR

FARGO, N. D., April II QN.S0.
Governor William LANCER and
eight other persons under Federal
indictment on charges of cen
spiracy to procure political funds
from Federal relief workers will
go on trial May IS at Bismark.
All were indicted at the closing
session of the Federal grand jury
investigating allegations that Fed
eral relief employees were COM
peeled to contribute part of their
wages to political funds. Govern
ment investigators said workers
had been forced to contribute to
the administration newspaper. the
Leader.
Governor LANCER several weeks
ago was relieved of his duties as
Federal relief administrator in this
State. Informed of the indict-
mentS, the Governor charged that
they were political frameup,
politically inspired"
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
REFERENCE:
To STAL|N;,' !
KERENSKY:.::
REFUTED
Miss BarroWs, Mary Taylor
HiIdegarde KneeIand Appear
Before Probers on 'HiIE
pictures on Page 81
By International News Service

Miss Alice Barrows, milds
hammered, middle-aged Gov.
ernment worker, VINO was
hostess at the now famous
dinner party at which Dr.
William A. Writ said he
learned of plans to overthrow.
the existing social order, took
the witness stand before a
House investigating commit
tee today and flatly contra
dicted the educator 8 account
of the event.
Miss Barrows presented the com.
mittee with a a lengthy statemelik
describing the dinner party, in
which she said that the party was
not a success, as DR.. Writ monopo.
lized the conversation throughout
the evening with his monetary,
theories until we were all ex.
hauSted."
Names Denied
The names of Kerensky, Stalins
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
and assistant Secretary Rexfor6
Tugwell were not mentioned dur.
ing the evening, she said. Nor
was the Presidents name men
toned.
This was anent DR.. Wirt'S testir
mony last week that Laurence
Todd, correspondent of the Soviet
News Agency in Washington, had
remarked that President Roosevelt
was "only the Kerensky of this
revolution" and would be sue"
ceeded by a Stain.
Miss Barrows' denial of Dr..
Wirt's account of the dinner was
supported by Miss Hildegrade
Kneeland, agricultural economist
who was another guest.
In his testimony last week DR..
Writ quoted freely remarks which
he attributed to Miss Kneeland.
Representative O'Connor read
these remarks from the record
and asked repeatedly:
did you say that?"
Miss Kneeland kept reiterating:
81 did not"
Ruled Conversation
Miss Kneeland agreed with Miss
BarrowS that DR.. Writ monopo.
lized conversation at the party to
an extent that no one else said
much of anything. She said:
Conversation as we under.
stand conversation was impOssi
BILE that night"
The parade of denials" con.
tinued throughout the morning
and well into the afternoon. Miss
Mary Taylor, Agriculture Depart
ment employe, added her mega.
tive answers to those of her fem.
mime predecessors in the witness
chair.
She described DR.. Wirt'S con.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col -
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
RDENRU|NED.
SAYS SOC|AL|TE

Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, So
cially prominent in the Capital,
described to a District Supreme
Court jury today the tranSforma-
ton of a beautiful sunken garden
on her estate in the 1900 block of
Ridge Rd. N. w. into a "frightful
eyesore" on morning in April,
1881.
The description was given at
the opening Of $4,000 damage
suit she filed against Ray T..
Baker. former Director of the
Mint: his wife, Mrs. Delphine
Dodge Baker; j. H. Small & Son.
landscape gardeners, and Logan
Pingree anud Joseph P. Maher,
contractors.
Mrs. Hartman told Justice
James M. Proctor and the jurors
that she awoke on the particular
April morning to find four trucks
dumping dirt into the sunken
garden. She said that as a result
hardly anything grows in the soil
any more.
The suit alleges that the dirt
was dumped during the course of
construction of a home for the
Bakers on property adjoining.
Mrs. Hartman denied that she
had given permission for the
dumping Of Gny dirt on her
property.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17

made tomorrow night, the Daugh-
terS were organizing their forces
today in preparation for what is
expected to- be one of the most
bitterly contested vice president
general elections in several years,
All the candidates are State re-
gents except Mrs. Frank ]. Bow
man, who was formerly regent Of
Illinois.
The other candidates are Mrs.
Henry Zoller. jr., of Baltimore,
Nd, Mrs. Sydney Perry Cooper; OF
North Carolina; Miss Minnie NJ.
Dilley, Minnesota; Mrs. Frederick
F. Gundrum, California; Mrs. Bes-
sic Carroll Higgins, Iowa: Mrs.
Zebulon Judd, Alabama; Mrs. Ju-
liam Benson McCurry, Georgia;
MRS. william P. n. McFaddin,
Texas; Mrs. Roscoe G. O,Byrne, In
diana, ana Mrs. Jol1If z. NiehAfe.
son, Oregon.
The retiring vice presidents gen.
eral are Mrs. Herbert Fay Gaffney,
Georgia: Mrs. Charles e. Herrick,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
CORD SOUGHT
G,O,P,CH|EF
FOR HELP
Had National Committeeman
Requa InterCede for Air
Mail Contract
BY International News Service

Services of Mark L. Requa,
California member of the Re-
publican National Committee,
were utilized by E. L. Cord,
aviation line owner, in an effort
to obtain air mail contracts, ac-
cording to evidence presented
the Black Senate Air Mail Com
mittee today.
Mr.. Requa was asked to aid
Cord in 1881 because of his pur-
ported influence with President
Hoover, it was disclosed.
Senator Black CD of Alabama,
committee chairman, made public
a number of letters exchanged by
Cord and two associates, Lyndol
L. Young and L. B. Manning, re.
vealing the use of the California
politician.
To Confer With Hoover
One letter said Mr.. Requa was
leaving for Washington to con.
fer with President Hoover" and
another said that because former
Postmaster General Walter F.
Brown had embarrassed" Hoover
in air mail matters cit would be
a cinch" that Mr.. Brown would
"bow" to Mr.. Requa, Mr.. Hoover'S
friend.
On November IL, 1881, Mr.. Cord
wrote to Mr.. Manning about his
effort to obtain air mail contracts
for the Century Air Lines. This
attempt failed.
The letter said:
According to LyndOl, Requa
seems to think that as HOOver'S
friend and national committee
man, it is q cinch Postmaster
General Brown is going to him
and definitely says that he has
the power and will call Brown
on the carpet at the December
Is meeting of the national COM
mittee.
BELIEVES BROWN WRONG
"He says he has personally in
vestigated the mail contract sys-
tenn and believes Browns policy
has been wrong and by follow
ing it has placed Hoover in q
very embarrassing position in
view Of the many other fights
he is going to have on his hands.
"Requa was very OutSpOken in
saying that positively we were
entitled to mail contracts and
that as national committeeman
and in charge of HOOver'S cam
paign, he would see to 1t that we
got them.
"The important thing is to
develop some plan which will
give Requa and the national
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The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Paris Plans
To Deport
Trozky
By ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT
Copyright 1894. by International News
Service)

Copyright 1884, by international News
Service)
PARIS, April II GN.SO.-Leon
Trotzky, exiled Russian Bolshevist
leader, discovered Sunday living
secretly within a few miles of
Paris, must leave France within a
few days, International News Serv-
ice learned today from an authori-
tative source.
Trotzky must find refuge in
another country, he will be told,
and will be given a few days in
which to find a government which
will have him.
Persons close to Trotzky in
formed International News Service
that certain American friends OF
the famous BolShevik were agitat-
ing through political channels to
obtain permission for him to take
up residence in the United States.
Pending his expulsion, Trotzky
will not be attempted to remain
in the vicinity of Paris, world
headquarters of white Russians
who, according to Trotzky him
self, have sworn to slay him in
vengeance for his part in the
overthrow of the czariSt regime
in Russia.
When Trotzky was, given per-
mission to- live in Corsica, under
French rule, after leaving his
exile home on the island Of
Prinkipo, near IStanbul, Turkey,
he promised not to engage in
political activity.
His failure to keep this prom
Use is the formal reason the
French government will give in
ordering him to leave France.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Three Facing Death
Trial YalUn and Joke

DEDHAM. Mass, April II
GN.sD.-Three alleged young
machine gun killers-the broth
erS Murton and Irving Millen,
and Abe Faber-today yawned
and wiSe-cracked in their iron
prisoners cage as the selection of
jury was begun at their mur-
der trial. The trio is charged
with killing Patrolman Forbes
Macleod during an audacious
holdup of the Needham Trust
Company. A second policeman
also was slain.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Oil Heiress, Prigace
Divorced i71 Mexico

Ell PASO, Tex, April IT G.N.S0.
The romance of Janet Snowden,
heireSS to oil millions, and Prince
r. Caravita Irriggiano. of Italy, to-
day was ended. Miss Snowden
was granted a divorce in JuareZ
yesterday. Neither of the princi-
pals came to Mexico for the hear
ing, the matter being handled by
attorneys.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
-Four in SOLITARY
Also Get SPANKING

CANON CITY, Colo, April II.
G.N.S0 -Four convicts in the
Colorado State Penitentiary here
were placed in solitary confine-
ment today for their part in the
break which resulted in the escape
of two prisoners. They were also
spanked with a broad leather
strap. They are Pete Green. Roy
McVey. William Crosby and Ben
B. Blair,
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

BOSTON, Mass, April lift
as a fiddle, despite yesterdays
postponement at Was lington,
Manager Joe Cronin and his merry
Griffmen stormed this historic city
today, hopeful Of getting off to an
auspfciouS start one day late.
Having been doped as almost
surefire repeaterS for the flag, it
was the entire teams aim to give
the good townspeople of Boston
an example today of what they
might expect from WashinCton's
entry in the flag chase this year
the example being in the nature
Of a powerful triumph. despite
all the opposition the improved
Red Sox team, under the direc-
ton Of Bucky Harris, promises
to put forth.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Miss Torres to Wed
Broker Aboard Ship

HOLLYWOOD, April II G.N.S)
Raquel Torres, Mexican film
actress, and Stephen Ames,
wealthy Eastern broker, today
announced plans to be married
on board the S. S. Lurline in
Los Angeles Harbor shortly be-
fore they sail Saturday for a
months honeymoon in Honolulu.
Fifteen close friends of the cou-
pie will witness the ceremony.
Miss Torres selected, her sister,
Renee, to be bridesmaid. Ames'
brother, Paul, will be best man.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Unemployment List .
Includes 2,333Here

There are 1888 names on the
District unemployment list, the
U. S. Civil Service Commission an
nounced last night.
From the list Of 2,444 reported
on April Z. III were removed be-
cause Of probational appoint
mentS, reinstatementS. transfers.
expired eligibility and other causes.
There are 311 on the reemploy-
ment lists now serving tempo
rarily, 1t was announced
The Washington times., 1934-04-17

"The success of the policy Of
the United States demands an
army sufficient in every branch,
making q well balanced frame
work upon which to build in
emergency"
Another resolution adopted to-
day urges the appropriation Of
funds for carrying out provisions
of the Vinson- -Trammel naval bill,
which authorizes the building of
the United States Navy to the
strength provided in the London
Naval Treaty.
Eleven Seek Office
Battle lines were drawn tightly
as Daughter fought Daughter in a
campaign to elect seven vice presi-
dents general out Of a list Of II
candidates.
Although this is an off-year for
elections. the president general
election being an event for the
next congress, the contest for the
seven posts of vice presidents gen.
eral was being fought on several
fronts.
With the nominations to be
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
5 Attack Suspects
Guarded From Mob

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
April II Q.N.S0.-Five negroes,
suspected of attacking Georgia c.
Lindley. of Longview. Tex, a coed
at Colorado College, and the
Slugging of James L. O'Brien, her
escort, were in the State peniten-
tiary at Canon City today. They
were rushed to the prison last
evening to protect them from the
mobs that surged about the FL
Paso county Jail here, threaten
ing to tear down the building to
get at the negroes.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
r. II. Scott Resigns
As Head of REQ Co.

LANSING, Mich, April IT.
UN.S0-Richard H. Scott, for 10
years president of the REQ Motor
Car Company, today announced
his resignation and pledged his en-
tire vote to r. E. Olds, chairman
OF the board Of directors.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
$4,000 Out of Work
As Factories Close

NEW YORK, April II UN.SO.
approximately $4,000 workers in
the dress trade were locked out
today as result Of disputes in the
industries between contractors and
jobbers. The closing Of the fac
tories was decided upon by the
United Association Of Dress Manu-
facturers. Inc. an organization of
$500 contracts, at q special meet
ing. They accused the jobbers Of
not complying with the terms Of
the trades code,
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
1cLeod Asks President to Support Bank Payroll Bill
US. Army Too Small,
y. A. r. Convention
Saws In Motion

Charging that the military forces Of the United States rank
seventeenth among the armies of the world the
nenal congress of the National Society Daughters Of the
American Revolution today adopted resolution demanding
legislation to increase army strength.
The resolution also urges Congress to enact legislation provd
ing for complete program modenizaon of the Army point
ing that the Chief of Staff has recommended the oo
on and modernaon Of that branch known the standing
army
r. ir fur&b o%nd.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
GaLLGUdet College
Girl Still MISSING

No trace had been found today
Of Miss Leah Adams, 24-year-old
student at Gallaudet College who
has been mysteriously missing
since last Wednesday.
The girl. who is very near
sighted. left the college to visit
an oculist and has not been seen
since. Last night police used the
radio to broadcast a lookout for
her, and also sent circulars with
her description throughout the
country. sks-s
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Opera Singer to Wed
Former Met Star

NEW YORK, April II Q.N.SO.
Dorothy Chapman, pretty 23-year-
old opera singer. announced her
engagement today to Claudio
Frigerio. former Metropolitan
opera baritone. They will be mar
ried in the fan.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
Rep. Clark Resigns
From District BOdu

Representative ]. Bayard Clark
CD of North Carolina, and a
member of the House District
Committee, has resigned from
that committee to accept appoint
ment to the House Rules Com
mittee.
Mr.. Clark is serving his third
term in Congress.
The Washington times., 1934-04-17
In The Times Today

FIRST SECTION
The Washington times., 1934-04-17

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Rain and slightly colder tonight; tOmOrrC
fair. Detailed report on Page g.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
JObleSS Movement
Grows In Seattle

SEATTLE. Nov Is - New
growth of the unemployed move
ment in Georgetown and Rainier
Valley is seen by Henry Price in
the rebuilding of the Southeast
District Council of the unemploy-
ed.
Price. long a leader of the I'M
employed in this part of the city
and recently imprisoned eviction
fighter, reports 10 delegates at
last Sundays meeting and the
election of a committee to de-
mand from the School Board use
of a school or a community hall
for "A conference on Initiative 4,
the Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Demand Flood Control

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov 10
A committee of Is workers has
been organized to carry on activi-
ty for much needed flood control
in South Aberdeen.
At a meeting held on Novem-
Der Z a decision was made to
circulate petitions calling upon
the state legislature to take ac-
ton on the matter of furnishing
funds to carry on the flood con-
troll work.
The petitions will be presented
to the State Legislature ON jan
uary 18th.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
By a Delegate

SEATTLE, Nov. 15-The tedium
of Central Labor Council
meeting was relieved with COM
edy last week.
Right at the start letter
was read from Foster and Kleiser
appealing to the Central Labor
Council to stop the local strike
of poster hangers, on the ground
it was hurting their business. Not
smile or comment greeted this
strange proposal.
George Early, president OF the
Council, referred it to the proper
committee for serious cOnsidera-
tion.
From the manner in which it
was handled one gathered that
strike stopping was part of the
regular business of the Council,
and that George Early was used
to receiving correspondence from
employers desiring such service.
Bureaucrats Embarrassed
A few minutes later the fat
was in the fire again with a reso-
luton from the city Firemen's
Union was read eondemning the
city officials for their budget ac-
ton which will throw more than
100 (Mr. Editor, l was unable to
check this figure, 1t is very con-
sentative, and is really closer to
2OOl firemen out of their jobs.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Check-up Shows
Frauds at Polls

AUBURN, Nov. l5-Failure of
left wing election TALES to be
tabulated in local unofficial re-
turns caused feeling to run high
here this week against fascist,
slip-shOd vote counting.
In figures submitted by cleo
ton boards to the local news
paper, but one vote was recorded
for George Bradley, Communist
candidate for senator, in the en-
tire town.
Check-up by left-wingers indi-
Gated that a large number of
them had cast their ballots for
Bradley, as well as for Harold
Brockway, Communist candidate
for county commissioner, LIST dis
trict.
Unofficial returns for the city
gave Brockway two votes.
Ignored Red votes
That individual election boards
deliberately ignored or missed
Communist votes through poor
eyesight was apparent. The
MuckleshOOt and Christopher
precincts, adjacent to Auburn,
evidently were favored by less
prejudice, as they gave three and
five votes respectively, for Brad
ley, and four and three for Brock
way.
Pacific, small town south of
here, gave one vote for Brockway.
Though but 10 Communist
votes were indicated from Aub-
urn and surrounding territory, it
is safe to assume that more than
twice that many were marked
in election booths on Nov. 6.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Support This Bill!
Sign the Petitions!

Initiative Measure to the
Legislature Number 4 official
title:
IAN act providing for I'M
employment and social insrlr-
ance and fixing the rates Of
payment therefor; prohibiting
discrimination; providing the
method of raising funds there
for and prohibiting the levy
ing of contributions upon the
workers in any form whatso-
ever for such Insurance.; pro-
viding that the insurance fund
shall be administered by the
workers through commissions
composed of rank and : file
members of workers organ
izations; providing that the
act shall take effect immedi-
ately and remain in force until
the Workers Unemployment
and Social Insurance Bill has
been enacted by the federal
government"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Foreclosure of
Widows Farm
TO Be Fought

PUYALLUP, Wn., Nov. 15-ln
default of her mortgage only $50
on a fertile farm at one time val
ued at $4,000, Mrs. Rogers, wild
ow living two miles east of Puyal-
lup is to lose the place home
steaded by her father. The fore
closure is being forced by Mrs.
Horther, acting on the advice of
the vice-president of the West
Coast Produce Co.
Mrs. Horther has foreclosed II
places since the depression and
sees no reason why she should ac-
cept the Home Loan granted Mrs.
Rogers-a home loan which a
committee of farmers and neigh
bors froced from the Home Loan
Corporation.
Veterans Widow
The farm consists of rs acres of
fertile land and is especially adj
aptable for truck farming. 1t will
be a splendid asset to the Pro-
duce company.
Loss of her home will mean loss
of her livelihood to Mrs. Rogers,
daughter of a pioneer of Puyal-
lup Valley and widow of a Span
ish American War veteran.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Early Ignores Big Working Class
Issues In ALL Convention Report

dispute was evaded by
simply announcing that the
Transfers were upheld by large
vote.
He didn't mention the discus
sion of this subject on the floor
of the convention where Dave
Beck was exposed as a gangster
by local delegate. Hedidn't
mention that the brewers, sup
ported by more than 5000 votes,
had gained 1000 in a total of
$4,000, since last year.
He didn't mention his own
speech printed in the proceed
ings of the ninth day of the con-
vention. Perhaps he was asham-
ed of it. In that speech he acted
in defiance of the rules of order
and fair play.
A resolution authorizing gen.
eral strikes, introduced by
Delegate Dallas of the Flour
and Cerial Workers, was being
considered by the convention.
Early Eulogized Beck
George Early got the floor, in
dulged in a verbal attack on
Dallas, eulogized our "highly re-
spected and honored brother,
Dave Beck" and finally after a
point of order was raised, got
down to the subject being consid-
cred and spoke against the reso-
luton and the general strike.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Discriminate Against
InitiatiyeiNumber 4

WINLOCK, Wash, Nov. 15-Dis-
elimination at the polls here is
charged by worker refused the
right to display Initiative A near
the entrance to the polls al
though the Grange was allowed
to prominently exhibit an Initi-
alive at the primaries.
After the counting of the vote,
the election board decided not to
include the Communist report
to the newspapers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Sing international
At Seattle Church

SEATTLE, Nov. 15-For the first
time in Seattle's religious history
the international" has been
sung in church! 1t happened last
Sunday at Rev. Fred Shorters
Church of the People as part Of
the Armistice anti-war service.
AS an expression of interna-
tional solidarity, singers repre-
senting the nations bordering the
Pacific represented their coun-
tries in song.
Rev. Shorter hit, in his address,
the pacifists who hope to end
war through passive inaction,
pointing that the only way to end
war is to abolish its cause-cap-
italism.
Chinese, Japanese and Seattle
quartet of proletarian singers
rendered their anthems, and the
International of the Soviets.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-16
Astoria Communist Vote
Shows Large Increase

territories were recorded as "a
at Brownsmead Is at Syensen and
10 at Knappa.
From the vote received by In
dependent candidates on the
principle, Communism VS.. Fas-
cism." it may be noted that where
the workers are engaged in those
industries such as the lumber
industry which is hardest hit,
their militancy has increased.
Also in the farm territories
where the AAA fallacies are be-
coming increasingly plain.