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The Washington times., 1934-05-18
PRESIDENT SAID
ASKED ON MAIL

By International News Service
The aid of President Roosevelt
was enlisted today to break the
deadlock between the Senate and
House over the vastly different air.
mail legislation each branch
passed.
The Senate bill provides perma'
nent legislation, while the measure
passed by the House stipulated
temporary regulation.
A few weeks ago, the President
told those in charge of the measure
that he favored temporary legisla'
ton and the appointment of a
commission to study the whole
field of aviation and make its
recommendations to the next Con.
greSS.
Today a delegation consisting of
Postmaster General Farley, AS
Sistant Postmaster General Harl.
lee Branch, Senators Black of Ala
bama, McKellar of Tennessee, and
Representative Mead of New York
went to the White House to ask
the President to reState his views
so the two branches can decide on
which bill shall be enacted.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
SIX SNATCH.
AIJTOF|RV
PAYROLL,
$4,000
Woman With Thugs; Druggist
Sure Hunted Outlaw Led
Spectacular HoIdup

FLINT, Mich, May 18 G.N.S).
Driven from his remote mine
hideout in southwestern Wiscon-
sin by a slowly-closing Gordon
of Federal agents and police.
John Dillinger hit the trail Of
crime again today to lead a
band of five men and one woman
in the hold-up of the Citizens
Commercial and Saving Bank
here, fleeing with loot estimated
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Dillinger was definitely identi-
fled by Kirk Roland, Flint drug
gist, as the leader of the ma
chine gun band which invaded
the bank and was tentatively
identified by bank officials. Mr..
Roland said:
1T was Dillinger. I recOg-
niZed him by the scar on his
facc."
SURE OF IDENTITY
The druggist, who went to the
bank on business, also promptly
ideltSled Dillinger as the leader
of the raiders from a photograph
of the desperate shown him by
police.
Bank officials were not quite so
positive in their Identification, but
said the leader of the band Tailed
with descriptions given them Of
Dillinger from general appearance,
height. and weight.
When the thugs entered the
bank Mr.. Roland attempted to
draw his gun.
Mr.. Roland said:
"Dillinger put his machine gun
against my forehead and put his
foot on top of mine.
'He tOl me: If feel a mus
Gle move in your foot I'll let you
have it,
Cali through the hold-up we
stood like that-me with my
hand reaching back toward my
gun pocket, and Dillinger with
the machine gun pressed against
my forehead and his foot
clamped down on mine.
HE NEVER MOVED
81 never moved.
'I'm positive it was DiIIinger.
looked into his face all the
time the other guy was climbing
into the cage and getting the
money"
Bank officials could not be
positive of the Identification, but
all said the leader OF the gang
of thugs generally fitted Dillin-
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
TRIES
To KILL SELF

Robert N. Heffernan, 81, Of
Great Neck, Long Island, O. abroksr
early today siashed his throai
with . razor in his room fat the
Arlington Hotel, attemptingStc end
his life. according to police Mar
ket reverses were believed fespon
sible for his act.
Bleeding profusely, Mr.. Heffer'
nan short time later staggered
against a telephone stand and
overturned it, dislodging the tele
phone receiver from the hook and
attracting attention of a hotel EN-.
ploye at the switchboard in the
lobby.
DR.. j. L. Hall, Of the Medical
Silence Building, was called and
gave Mr.. Hefferrcn first aio. The
broker was later removed to
Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. Heffernan had been at the
hotel about three weeks and had
several times made long-distance
calls to his Long Island home,
hotel employees said.
Papers and several medals
awarded for distinguished service
revealed he fought with Canadian
troops in the World War and the
Boer War. He was discharged be.
fore the end Of the World War
for disability.
According to Detective Sergt.
r. j. Cox, the broker had COM
planned he was being ''hounded'
by someone.
NEW YORK, May 1s GN.sO.
Robert M. Heffernan, New York
broker found with his throat
Slashed in Washington today, has
been under a terrific strain"
recently, according to his business
associates. He was said to have
lost heavily in the market.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Will Rogers
Says:

HOLLISTER, CAL, May 1S.
/ sure had a good time yesterday.
I was out to a calf branding at
the "Quien Sabe" ranch. Forty
thousand acres and one of the
prettieSt in California. Didn't
mind all the men beating me
rOping, but when a girl did, 1t
made me feel that golf will be
coming on me pretty soon.
This is a real old COwtown, but
pruneS and Fasteners are get
ting a hold in here, and they are
both hard to eradicate.
There is not a better day in
the world to be spent than with
?, lot of wise old COW men around,
all enjoying b arb ecue d beef,
black coffee, and gold free holy
beans.
Cattle men have lost more In
the last few years than anyone
else and say less about it.
When you ever have any doubt
as to what might happen in the
United States, go to the coun-
try, talk with the people, and
you will come back treasured.
(Copyright. 1894. by McNaught I
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
DILLINGER GANG RAIDS MICHIGAN BANK
District Police Official
Linked With Liquor
Ring By Wire

Assistant District Attorney Roger
Robb, was planning to flood Wash
ington with untaxed liquor on a
large scale.
One of the indicted men, Mr..
Robb declared, had managed to
get himself into the confidence of
a large legitimate liquor distribut-
ing agency in Washington and
was planning to use this company
as an outlet.
Eleven persons, three of them
woman, were indicted Wednesday
by the Grand Jury on charges of
conSpiring to violate the liquor
tax law.
Had National Scope
It was said at the District At.
torney's office that the ring may
have planned to carry out liquor
law evaSions on a nationwide
scale.
Washington detectives and De.
partment of Justice agents were
instrumental in tracking down the
ring and in obtaining a copy of
the telegram which refers to the
police official.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
BANK PAY-OFF
NEEDS ONLY
18 NAMES
New Chance for Success Seen
in Probability Congress
Will sit Until June is
BY ROGER HAWTHORNE

Undismayed by the setback Of
their petition for vote on the
Mcleod bill late yesterday, spon-
sors of the bank depositors pay
off bill today are planning action
on two fronts.
One course lies in continuing
the drive for the remaining 18
signatures necessary to reach the
145 mark required by rules of the
house.
Petition Still Has Chance
Should these be obtained before
May % and the House be forced
to stay in session until June 16,
the rules require vote be taken
on the contested measure June IL.
The second possibility for relief
of closed banks lies in support,
and passage, of the Steagall pro-
vision in the deposit guarantee ex-
tension bill now under considera-
ton by the House Banking and
Currency Committee.
The amendment is not as liberal
as the Mcleod bill, but authorizes
the FDIC to make extensive loans
to closed banks, to reimburse de-
positors and to hold the purchased
securities for rising market.
Mcleod Support Assured
Should the guaranty bill be re-
ported out by the Banking Com
mittee with the Steagall amend
ment it would have the support
of the entire Mcleod bloc.
Not in the history Of the cur
rent session have House leaders
been so frankly concerned over
pending petitions as they were
yesterday. While the House de-
bated the Bankhead bill and the
afternoon dragged away, men,
Der after member stepped up to
the clerks desk and affixed his
signature to one or all of the
three swelling petitions.
One was on the Mcleod bill,
another on the Frazier-Lemke
refinancing farm mortgage bill
and the third on the Connery
30-hour week measure.
Byrns Sticks Close
So anxious was Majority Floor
Leader Joseph w. Byrns CD of
Tennessee that he remained con-
stantly within a few feet of the
clerks rostum, beetle-browed and
frowning.
Not until Representative Thomas
L. Blanton 3D. of Texas started
a one-man dlibuster against the
Districts old-age pension bill did
he forsake his post, and then
(continued on Page II, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-05-18

Connection OF a WaShlngto
police department captain with a
liquor ring which, in indictments
returned in District Supreme
Court Wednesday, was alleged to
have planned flooding Washington
with untaxed liquor was under in
vestigation by the District Attor-
ney's office today.
Implication Of a police official
was limited in a telegram sent to
the New York office Of the ring
by some unknown person in
Florida. The telegram was sent
shortly after a truck carrying a
quantity of untaxed liquor was
seized in Washington some time in
March. The telegram read:
81 am wiring police captain at
Washington, also w. service
man. Will do everything pos
Sible to get you Strengthened
out. If / have to go to Wash.
ingtOn, the cost is about $40.
Will advise you if 1 can do you
some good. If SO, wire the
money to Belleglade."
The liquor ring, according to
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
j. s. MAY TAKE.
LEAD IN ARMS
EMBARGO
President Expected TO Take
Action to Help End South
America Strife
By KINGSBURY SMITH
XCopyright, 1884, by International New
Service)

Service)
This Government will shortly
move to declare an embargo
against the shipment of arms and
munitions to the warning republics
of Paraguay and Bolivia. it was
learned on high authority today.
President Roosevelt believes the
time has arrived when this nation
should clean its hands of any ale,
cations that it is benefiting in
any way from the South American
dispute,
Not only is this Government
prepared to cooperate with the
League of Nations in an interna-
tional embargo, but it is possible
the United States may lead the
way by acting independently even
before the League plan goes into
effect.
This Government already has
sounded out neighboring Latin
American countries as to whether
they would follow suit if the United
States declared an embargo. Some
have replied they felt the matter
rested in the hands of the League,
which has been directing peace ef-
forts.
With the League expected to pro-
pose an international arms en-
barge within the next few days, it
is now felt in official quarters
here that the way is open for the
United States to move immedi'
ately.
The first step in the move to de"
clare an embargo may be either a
message to Congress by the Presl-
dent asking for quick passage OF
legislation authorizing him to act
or action by Administration lead
ers in the House to bring the pend
ing arms embargo resolution up
for immediate consideration.
1t is likely that the President
will send a message to Congress
late today on the subject.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Admits Staying Gang
Head, Gets 10 Years

BOSTON, May 18 Q.N.SC.-Un-
expectedly pleading guilty to a
charge Of manslaughter, James
j. "Skeets" Coyne. on trial in
superior court for the murder of
Charles ("KingD Solomon, un-
derworld overload at Cotton Club,
January "a, 1888, today was SEN
fenced by Judge John M. Gibbs
to serve from 10 to 20 years in
State prison. Coyne, who was
arrested recently at Michigan
City, Ind, had been on trial for
more than a week.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Husband of Actress
Arms for Kidnapers

HOLLYWOOD, May 18 G.N.SD =.
Recent kidnapings today alarmed
Stephen Ames, the new husband
of Raquel Torres, Mexican film
star-but he hurled a challenge
at gangdom, saying:
II am carrying two guns now.
Perhaps / don't need them, but
if anyone has kidnapping de-
signs on my wife shall try
to make it interesting for him."
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Temperature Right,
But Breeze Is Cool

If you felt chilly this morning
it was not the temperature. it was
the frisky breeze. Such was the
opinion of prognosticators at the
Weather Bureau, who said the
temperature of so at 5 a. m. which
rose steadily during the day was
not far from normal for this time
of year. At noon the mercury had
gone up to 80. Fresh breezes from
the west and southwest created
the impression that it was not
such a balmy spring day.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
French Cruiser Drops
Anchor at Annapolis

NNAPOLIS, Md, May 18.
The French cruiser Jeanne dare
anchored off the Naval Academy
today after firing a 21-gun naval
salute. There are 154 French mid
shipmen aboard. The French
commander, Capt. Yves Donval,
will pay official calls on Rear
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, superin-
tendent of Academy, Governor Al
bert c. Ritchie, and Mayor Walter
E. Ouenstedt,
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Philadelphia Woman
Missing Six Weeks

PHILADELP P HIA, May 18
U.N.SJ.-Police in every section
of the country were enlisted in a
search for Eleanor Larue Van
santi 27-year-old Philadelphia So
ciety girl, who has been mysteri-
ously missing for six weeks. An
accomplished musician and a
member of one Of Philadelphia's
leading families, Miss VanSant
disappeared April 5 after she
checked out Of a hotel in At
lantic City.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
DISTRICT GETS
SUNDAY POLO

Washington this year will have
Sunday polo matches for the first
time, it was announced at the
National Capital Parks Office to-
day as the polo season opened
with q match between two Army
teams.
The parks office said that Tues
days, Thursdays and Sundays this
year had been set aside for league
matches and that Saturday had
been set aside for match games.
The remaining days will be open.
The Sunday matches will be
played at 10 a. m.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Fight on Platform,
Train Kills Both Men

NEW YORK, May 18 QN.SD.
"A desperate hand-to-hand combat
between two shabbily dressed
men on a Harlem subway station
platform ended in death today
for both of them beneath the
wheels of a speeding train. Hor.
rified spectators saw the men,
one Of them a negro, lunge for
each other in a sudden quarrel,
fists failing wildly. Before an
onrushing local train could be
halted, the men swayed in a
clinch close to the platforms
edge, and fell over the side.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
DirigibLe Macon
Sets FLiQht Marx

SUNNYVALE, Cal, May 10
G.N.S0.-A new transcontinental
record was established today by
the United States Navy dirigible
Macon. The giant airship re-
turned from Miami. Fla. in 48
hours. This bettered the Macon's
previous record flight to Miami
several weeks ago in 81 hours.
The dirigible was moored to her
portable landing mast at Moi
fett Field here at 7:06 a. m.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
SWEENEY GETS
5-YEAR TERM

Elmer J. ("Bulldog") Sweeney
was sentenced to from five to nine
years in Jail on a robbery charge
by District Supreme Court Justice
Peyton Gordon today.
Sweeney had been out of Jail for
less than a year on charge of
manslaughter in connection with
the shooting of Talley Day when
he was arrested while a gas sta
ton holdup was in progress.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
PLASTERERS
TIE Up j. s.
BUILDING
WaIkout to Halt All Work on
Labor, Justice, |. c. C. Offices;
Truce Plan Fails
By CARROLL E. B. PEEKE

BY CARROLL E. B. PEEKE
Here is the strike situation in
Washington today:
One hundred and fifty plGS-
tererS 1D1lked out, demanding
an increase of rs cents an hour
and q 30-hour week at q $1.75
hourly scale.
TlDo thousand carpenters still
on strike.
Ice cream plant engineers and
tiremen still on strike, 1Dith
driverS and inside OorkerS
threatening a sympathetic strike.
LatherS postpone strike action
for one week to GrbitrGte QueS-
ton of 1OGge increase.
Every union plasterer in the
District walked out today. Eff
forts of the Department OF
Labor to avert the strike, which
it is feared will completely tie
up the Governments $4,000,
900 building plan, had failed.
Union officials said the strike
was 100 per cent" and that the
men would remain out until theil
demands are met.
A conference will be called late
today or tomorrow, it was ex
pected, in the hope that a com
promise may be reached and tht
men return to the jobs.
Three Buildings Stop
The strike, coupled with the
carpenters walkout Of May l, will
halt construction on the Labor
Justice, and I. C. c. buildings
officials of the Government archi
tect'S office admitted.
This delay is causing consider
able worry as the three depart
mentS were slated to move into
their new quarters July /, and nj
appropriations were included ir
the budget for rent for their pres
ent quarters.
Unless the strike is settled al
once and the men rushed back tt
the jobs, it will be impossible fol
the move to be made at the time
set, it was admitted.
Want ascent Increase
The plasterers ate striking tol
an increase of IS cents an hour ir
the wage scale, from the present
rate of $3.50 an hour to SITS, anc
a reduction in the working week
from 40 hours to 20 in order tc
create jobs for unemployed mem
bers of the union.
LatherS, who form a branch Of
the plasterers union, voted last
night to postpone their threatened
strike for one week pending efforts
to abitrate their demands for g
Is cent hourly wage increase.
The plasterers at heated meet
ing last night flatly turned down
Government plea to postpone &C
ton.
Howard T. Gown, conciliator o:
the Department of Labor, attended
the meeting and urged postpone
ment until union leaders and con
tractors could be brought together
in an effort to settle the matter
but the members voted this down
Engineers Stand Firm
Another arbitration move failed
yesterday when the ice cream
plant engineers declined to accept
the invitation of the Central Labor
Union to attend conference to
arbitrate the matter.
The striking engineers will meet
today with plant workers anc
drivers to map out plans for con
certed action. The drivers con
tract expires June /, and it was
understood they will threaten 6
strikes unless wage cuts are re
stored.
The engineers group is demand
ing a $3.50 weekly increase. Plan
operators claim it is impossible
to meet the demand.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Inspector Awarded
Postal Promotion
By international News Service

BY International News Service
Appointment of Post Office In
spector John E. Lamiell, formerly
of Canton, Ohio, as director of
the international Postal Service,
was announced today. He sue.
ceedS Eugene r. White, of
Springfield, Var retired. Mr..
Lamiell reorganized the Haitian
postal system.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Treasury Rejects
Bids Held Excessive
BY International News Service

By International News Service
All bids on office equipment
for use of the Government in
the six months following July /
were rejected by the Treasury to-
day as excessive. About 5000, 900
was involved. Fourteen identical
bids were, submitted to Admiral
c. J. Peoples, head of the pro.
curement division. An invesitga-
ton showed that the prices were
above even the 1929 level.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Insurance Man Asks
SUfetu AdDertisin0

NEW YORK, May 18 U.N.SO.
An advertising campaign in news.
papers for street and highway
safety was advocated today by G..
D. Newton, supervisor of the news
bureau of the Travellers Insurance
Company, in an address before the
semiannual meeting of the East
ern Conference Of Motor Vehicle
Administrators,
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Lindberghs Return
To N. Y. Apartment

NEW YORK, May % G.N.SD.
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh were back at their New
York apartment today. They
left st. Louis in their yellow and
black Monocoupe yesterday and
landed at Newark last night.
The Washington times., 1934-05-18

Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the
Secretary of State, is in her apart
ment at the Carlton Hotel, suffer
ing with injured ankles.
Yesterday, when leaving a Con
necticut Avenue shop, Mrs. Hull
slipped and turned one ankle
Later she attended the White
House garden party, and today
both ankles are swollen.
She said:
81 thought I ought to go, but
I am afraid I should have
Obeyed my physician and stayed
home"
The Washington times., 1934-05-18
Strike of Truckn1en
Men0CeS TlUO Cities

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 18
GN.S).-Tie-up of business in
the twin cities was forecast TO-
day when truck drivers Of st.
Paul voted to go on strike to-
night in sympathy with the
strike in MINNEAPOLIS,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

mond and John Holmes held for crime, lynched by mob.
 Seven Jobs Left
 Seven major tasks remain for the federal agents five men to find and two major Kidnapping cases to solve, the Lindbergh cases and the Kidnapping of Edward G. Bremen, of St. Paul.
 The five hunted are Charles A. Pretty Boy Floyd, wanted in connection with the Kansas City massacre which occurred when gangster tried to free Frank Nash in the railroad station at Kansas City; Charles Ice Wagon Con- nors, wanted in the Jake Factor case; Walker Irish" O'Malley wanted in the August Luer case: Richard Galatis, wanted in the Kansas City massacre, and John J. Oley, wanted in the O'Connell case.
 No arrests have been made in the Lindbergh and Bremen cases and no individuals are sought, as far as the public knows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
ADMINISTRATION PUTS TABOO ON FOREIGN LOANS
Morgenthau Says No" to New York Bankers on
 New French Issue
HOUSE EXPECTED TO
 PASS MEASURE SOON
Default on Debts Means Thumbs Down on Euro
 pean Money Requests

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The door of Americas vast capital re- sources have been slammed shut to virtually every major European Government
 The Administrations ruling was announced today by Secretary Of Treasury Morgenthau and made effective in advance of legislation now pending in Congress to pro hibit new advances of American money for a foreign debtor nation that wholly or partially are in de- fault on any debts.
 In explaining this bill, which has already passed the Senate and is expected to pass the House, Sec retary Morgenthau said it has the Administration support. France provided an issue on which the rul- ing was made. New York banks were invited to participate in one hundred million guilder Dutch sym dicate loan to the French Treas ury. Secretary Morgenthaus an swer to the New York bankers was mo"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

Kathryn Kelly. Albert Bates, R. G. Shannon and Ora Shannon.
 Sankey Kills Himself
 Kidnapping of Haskell Bonn, St. Paul. Ray Robinson serving 25 years.
 Kidnapping of John Jake the Barber" Factor, Chicago. Roger Touhy and two accomplices serv- ing 99 years each; William Shar- key committed suicide while he was waiting trial; Basil Banghart indicted in the case and Isaac Costner held as witness.
 Kidnapping of August Alton III, Perry Fitzgerald, Randall Norwell and Lillian Chessen serving life terms.
 Kidnapping of John J. O'Connell Jr., Albany; Nanny Strwewl con- victed.
 Kidnapping of John K. Otteley, Atlanta: William Delinski serving q to 28 years.
 Kidnapping and killing of Brooke Hart, San Jose, Gal: Harold Thur
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
Rooseuet Long-Viev Plan
 Puzzles Capital Obserpers

cials, most of them well-informed were able to draw all sorts of in- ferences as to the direction we are travelling.
 Some said we were headed for Socialism. Some said Communism some Fascism. The President, him self, recently said the underlying theme was to reestablish Democ- racy, but he supplied none of the details.
 One Washington correspondent was asked by his managing editol to draw pen picture of what life will be like five or ten years hence if the Roosevelt plan is carried to completion. He replied that no one was wise enough to answer that question.