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Evening star., 1934-03-06

the district attorney is now engaged in
SO doing.
Personally. I feel that the course
that is being pursued is the better
one, and I am confident that it is
going to have very wholesome effect.
We have a large responsibility in the
matter. because it is right here in this
subcommittee that the initial action
of the legislative branch normally is
taken upon requests for funds for the
purchases, including the classes now
under scrutiny, for the military estab-
hshment."
Cites Recommendation Ban.
The irregularities" referred to had
to 90 with changes in procurement
methods. under which final approval
of specifications and awards were to
be made by Assistant Secretary of War
Woodring.
In this connection Col Miller of the
transportation division was asked if
he had received any instructions
against making recommendations for
awards. Col Miller read a memo
randum of January % last stating
that Woodring had ordered that no
such recommendation be made.
Was not that rather unusual pro-
cedure, colonel?" Chairman Collins
asked.
1T was unusual" the witness re-
Piled. and it was for that reason that
1 made record of it. Later, I might
add, analyses of complete bids were
the subject of conferences held from
time to time with the Assistant Secre-
tary of War BY the quartermaster gen.
eral and his representatives and men,
bers of the general staff, at which
determination was reached as to what
the recommendation for the awards
would be. Some of the awards recon-
mended as result of such conferences
have been directed by the Assistant
Secretary of War to be made, but have
been held up as already indicated to
the committee by Gen. Williams"
Parieys Follow Whispers.
"These later conferences with the
Assistant Secretary Of War" Chairman
Collins inquired, were held after
whisperings were general in the War
Department and elsewhere, were they
not?"
"Yes, SIR
Under further questioning the COM
mittee learned about the following
memorandum, dated May II, 1898:
memorandum for Gen. Whitehead.
The office of the Assistant Secre-
tary OF War (Col. Crain) teleph0ned
that in the future the Assistant Sec
retary (Mr. Woodring) would like the
abstract of bids for motor transporta-
ton sent to his Office prior to award.
We will submit our recommendation
for his approval and make award after
its receipt. (Signed) Dewitt, Quarter
master General"
Later Collins asked:
Have bids been invited upon speci-
fications that the regular product of
one manufacturer could meet, although
other manufacturers possibly could
build such special features into their
regular products as they might lack.
but at an added cost that might pre-
vent their offer from being con-
sidered?"
Eyes. sir" Col. Miller answered.
Who is responsible for drawing til
specifications?"
The specifications are drawn by the
engineers at Holabird and then come
to the quartermaster general for re-
view and then pass on to the Assistant
Secretary for procurement clearance.
And approved by the Assistant Sec
retary?" asked Collins.
And approved by the Assistant Sec
retary," Col Miller said.
Approved or changed?" inquired
the chairman.
Approved or changed as the case
NAV be"
Evening star., 1934-03-06
EXPULSION DEFEAT
BY |NSULL SEEM
Greece Permits Examina-
ton by Doctors After
Dead|ine Expires.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, March 6.-Indications
that Samuel insult, ST., has again
thwarted efforts to expel him from
Greece were seen today when the gov
ernment announced he would be ex-
emined by physicians at IL noon
Thursday-two hours after the ex-
piration of the government "48 hours
to leave Greece" order.
At the hour fixed, the same phy-
sicians who examined insult previously
will again Judge his health.
Earlier in the day the government
had issued a formal order OF expul-
sion. but shortly thereafter insult
called a heart specialist to make an
examination.
The specialist hurried to insults
side but did not Immediately make
his findings public.
Files Clemency Plea.
At the same time insults lawyer,
P. Rhallis, filed an appeal for clem-
ency on behalf of his client with the
foreign office which. earlier in the
day, had formally Informed the IA
year-old former utilities operator
from Chicago that he had to get out
of the country.
insult, his lawyers, and his ply
sicians have contended continually
that he was too i'll to travel back
to the United States, where he is
wanted on charges of embezzlement
and grand larceny.
Lincoln MacVeagh, United States
Minister, refused a request that he
appoint physician to examine In
sull.
The request was made by the min
istry of the interior which telephoned
the American Minister. MacVeagh
replied that he could not consider
such an action unless it was requested
by the foreign minister of Greece.
"IrreguIarity" Protested.
The legation said that for the Min
lister to direct such an examination
would be most irregular and that
1t also would not be proper for the
American Government to take such
action in a matter which was de-
scribed as purely the affair Of the
Greek government.
The weather had turned cold and
sleet was falling when two policemen
went to insults home, this morning
and informed him he must leave the
country within two days
The government decided upon this
stand yesterday, but delayed actually
notifying the former Chicagoan
wanted in the United States to face
charges based on the collapse of hi.
far-fung interests.
At the same time today insult wa.
given the necessary police travel
permit.
Force Will Be Used.
If he fails to comply voluntarily
with the order. Government officials
said, insult will be forced to embark
upon the first American steamer
which passes through Greek waters
There was no indication of wha,
insults next move would be to avoie
extradition to the United States. L
was said today that all of Insulli
attempts to find asylum in som,
country having no extradition treaty
with the United States had failed.
From London came dispatches
quoting American official sources a.
believing insult would return to tn,
United States Officials were quotet
as having said the wide publicity
given his case would preclude hi
obtaining refuge in any other country
Evening star., 1934-03-06
CRISIS.
FORECAST IN MAY.
End of Cabinets Tenure or
RadicaI.SociaIist Party
Split Likely.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 6.-The end of the
tenure of smiling Premier CASTOR
Doumergue and the political holiday
under which he is ruling, or a serious
split in the Radical-Socialist party.
the largest in France. is forecast by
political observers for May.
The Radical-Socialists have called
a special convention at Clermont- Fer
rand May 1913 to decide whether
to cut the "suspenders" Of Papa"
Doumergue as they did Raymond
Poincare's in 1928. by withdrawing
their eight representatives in the
truce cabinet.
Dissolution Is Feared.
Poincare came back five days later
with q new cabinet which held on
for eight months longer, but the pres
ent political color of the Chamber of
Deputies might not permit Doumergue
to emulate his illustrious' predeces-
sor without Radical Socialist support.
President Lebrun would then be faced
with the necessity Of calling another
SONCLhIiCAt VI O1
having Parliament dissolved.
Conservative Radical-Socialists fear
dissolution. They believe they might
lose their present grip on the Chamber
to the Socialists and the Moderates
of the center
But some 40 youngsters" more au-
dacious in their thinking. are pre-
pared to put their party to the test
They demand that either Edouard
Herriot and his seven Radical col
leagues in the Doumergue government
get out. or else they will kiss the old
party good-by and create a new one
to their own liking.
Revolt Against Herriot.
The Young Turks" with whom ex-
Premier Daladier sympathizes. we're op-
posed to lending Premier Doumergue
a hand. But they were outvoted in
party councils.
Led by Pierre Cot, Guy Lachambre,
Jean Mistler and Jacques Kayser. they
believe events which abruptly brought
the ex-President from his retreat in
the South we're framed by their ad-
versaries Of the right. They are re-
Voting against the leadership Of Her
riot.
Three Radical-Socialist members Of
Doumergue's cabinet also we're pillars
in Poincare's save the franc"
cabinet-Herriot, Sarraut and Henri
Queille
Other Radical-Socialists in the pres
ent cabinet are Henri Cheron. Aime
Berthod, Lucien Lamoureux, William
Bertrand and Andre Mallarme. Were
these TO resign, Doumergue would have
nothing left but q skeleton.
Evening star., 1934-03-06

Of France and it was surprising, in
deed, that the French who have de-
faulted the payment Of billions In war
debts to the United States should try
and collect . 100-year debt OF
81 .20O. 900.
The attorneys for Monaco. while re-
fusing to be drawn into this con.
troversy stated that the statute OF
limitation did not apply, since there
have been endeavors on the part OF
the bondholders to bring the case be-
fore the Supreme court, but this had
not been possible until . sovereign
State was found to- take up the mat
ter =
The lawsuit was postponed for three
months, the court deciding that Ut
needed some supplementary informa.
o00s
Evening star., 1934-03-06
MACNIDER THROWN
OFF TRAIN IN WRECK
Former Assistant Secretary of
War Uninjured as Two 9th.
ers Are Killed.

By the Associated Press.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, March 6.-Two
men were killed and six others ser
iously injured this morning when two
Chicago, Milwaukee. st. Paul and
Pacific Railroad trains collided head
on 10 miles North Of here
The dead were Jim Crawford, fire.
man, and Ben Kurt, engineer, both of
Dubuque.
The collision involved a passenger
and freight train.
Hanford Macnider. former Assis-
tant Secretary of War. was thrown
through q window of q private car,
but escaped injury.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
4 GIRLS KIDNAPPED
BY BANK BANDITS
South Dakota Gang Thought
to Be Led by John
DiIIinger.
Continued From First Page J

kept a day and night watch over it.
in the hope that the gunman would
return. but he failed to do SO.
The car is Sheriff Lillian Holley's
In side pocket was found a revolver
belonging to the woman sheriff, who
is in command. Of the Crown Point
Jail from which Dillinger made his
sensational walkaway with the aid Of
q pistol he whitfield from broom
stick
Apparently the desperado scorned
the revolver as a picayune weapon,
for he has two machine guns which
he took from the Jail after cowing
turnkeys with his toy gun.
Sheriff Not to Resign.
Police believed the woman seen in
Dillinger's company was Elaine Bur-
ton. sweetheart of Dillingers hencn-
man, John Hamilton. Hamilton is
hunted as the murderer Of Chicago
policeman. Miss Burton was suspect
ed, police said, of being the woman
who called at the Crown Point Jail
posed as Dillinger's wife and talked to
him in code.
Dillinger's Chicago lawyer insisted,
however. that the caller was Dilling-
er's wife or his common law wife. II
Jail attaches said, on the other hand
that she resembled Elaine Burton.
At Crown Point Investigators are
trying to find out how Dillinger was
able to bluff his way free. Sheriff
Holley reiterated that she would not
resign. and she added that she does
mot want to be whitewashed."
Evening star., 1934-03-06
FRANCE ORDERS CRUISER.

PARIS, March (P.-France's new
naval program, including construction
OF man OF war Of 26, 900 tons, today
was speedily adopted by the Naval
Committee Of the Chamber of Depu-
ties.
Two additional submarines and a
torpedo destroyer also are planned.
The new cruiser would be a COM
panion of The 26.500-ton Dunkerque
now under construction.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
SAID TO HAVE KISSED
VICTIM BEFORE SLAYING
Actress Testifies How Mrs. Alta
Lessert Shot Down Screen
Cowboy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 6.-Mary
Frances Miles, actress, testified yes
terday she saw Tom Bay, screen cow
boy, kiss his sweetheart. Mrs. Alta
Lessert, several times just before the
latter slew him and tried to kill her
self with q pistol last October IL.
i saw Tom kiss Alta several times
that day." the actress testified In Mrs.
Lessert's murder trial.
They were out Of my sight for an
instant and I heard q shot, ran to
them in time to see Alta standing
with . gun in her hand. She shot
again ut Tom and he fell at her feet.
Alta then pointed the gun ct her
own breast and fred twice"
Mrs. Lessert u expected to take the
stand and tell about hitherto unex-
planned circumstances q the easc.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
DAUGHTER OF NOVELIST
BEING SUED FOR DIVORCE
Linguist Charges She Read His
Mail and Interrupted His
Writing.
BY the Associated Press.

by Ine hSSOCldted freSS.
LOS ANGELES. March 6.-Mrs.
Joan Malamuth. daughter Of the now
elist. Jack London, was sued for di-
vorce yesterday. Her linguist husband.
Charles Malamuth, said she read his
mail, insisted on playing jazz tunes
on the radio when the plaintiff was
writing tragic scenes" and finally de-
serted him.
Malamuth formerly was professor
of Slavic languages at the University
OF California. Mrs. Malamuth, for
merly the wife Of Park Abbott, de-
clined to discuss the suit.
The Malamuths were married in
December, 1925. He sued for divorce
in 1880 and was granted q Cecree, but
before 1t became final they were
reconciled.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
CENTRIST SENTENCED

COLOGNE. Germany. March 6 (40.
Thomas Esser. former vice presi-
dent of the Reichstag, yesterday was
sentenced to seven months imprison-
ment for breach of faith and DOCTOR
ing accounts in the management of
local craftsmen's cooperative organi-
zation.
He Is q member of the Centrist
narty, + ..
Evening star., 1934-03-06

Gently was offered an appointment to
the Federal Circuit Court.
In declining, he is supposed to
haze let Mr.. Roosevelt knolD in
directly that he might accept, If
offered, a position to the United
States Supreme Court.
Whether Mr.. Roosevelt will take
the hint is not apparent at this time.
The retirement Of Justice Nc
Reynolds Is somewhat overdue, but
1t will be coming along soon.
(cepyYiSht. 1o3%.1
Evening star., 1934-03-06
IL Saved From Broken Shin.

CONSTANZA. Rumania. March 6
R.-Eleven members Of the crew of
the Italian tanker Santoni, who
stayed aboard . fragment Of the ves-
sci yesterday when 1t grounded in
the Black Sea and broke In two, were
saved today.
Eleven were drowned and i've
othaaS ssvod thoUseavo0,
Evening star., 1934-03-06
WRITING Of VETO
DENIED BY REECE
Former Insurance Commits
Sioner Answers Charge
of Power Lobbying.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fTeSs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March g.
Former Insurance Commissioner ]. I.
Reece was asked on cross-examina-
ton today at his grand larceny trial
If he wrote the veto message Of Presi-
dent Hoover on the Norris Muscle
Shoals bill in 1880.
He said he did not.
Didn't you swear before the grand
jury that you did?" pursued Seth M.
Walker. the special prosecution coun-
sci of Gov. Hill McAlister.
No"
Denies Being Lobbyist.
Reece has testified that in 1880 he
was employed by a group Of power
companies and stationed in Wash
ington. A defense objection was sus-
tanned to Walkers question as to
whether the defendant handled large
sums of money for power companies
for the purpose of bribing men. "
Reece denied he was employed as q
power lobbyist, but did not state the
nature of his employment.
Reece is brother of Representative
B. Carroll Reece.
jeff McCarn of defense counsel in
sisted Reece had been dismissed as a
witness yesterday when Perry Debusk
another witness. took the stand. and
hence the defendants constitutional
rights would be encroached upon if he
were subjected to second cross-ex-
animation.
Overruled by Judge.
Debusk had taken the stand after
Judge Charles Gilbert ruled Walker
could examine Reece even though Dis
trict Attorney General Richard M.
Atkinson, who had been questioning
him for several days, announced the
State had completed its cross-ex-
animation.
McCarn contended Debusk testified
at the insistence of Walker after the
defense had asked for recess to take
his deposition and Walker demanded
that he come before the court.
When Judge Gilbert overruled Nc
earn the latter renewed the conten-
ton that the croes-examination had
been completed. but the court directed
that Walker proceed and specifically
ordered Reece to answer.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
STRIKE THREAT SEEN
Fisher Body Co. Workers to Take
Vote Thursday.

CLEVELAND, March 6 P.-A
strike threat was in the air today at
the Cleveland plant of the Fisher
Body Co., where 1000 workers are
employed now. A vote on the pro-
posed strike will be taken Thursday.
Representatives of the Federal La
Dor Union said the vote was called
after the company, subsidiary of the
General Motors Corporation. had re-
fused to recognize the union. an af-
filiate Of the American Federation Of
Labor. The labor group claims to
represent a majority of the workers.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
HELD WITHIN RIGHTS.
United States Officials Declare Treaty
Provides for Increase,

BY the Associated Press.
Navy officials said today the Brit
ish government was entirely within
It's treaty rights" in providing for
additional naval tonnage in its 1884
budget estimates.
The United States is now up to
date with its heavy cruiser program
and planned new construction for the
United States calls for new destroy
ers, submarines along the general
lines OF the British program.
The British plan to increase the
neet also closely parallels the Ameri-
can plan to increase its personnel by
$500 enlisted men and an additional
1000 Marines.
Evening star., 1934-03-06

So you see what a clever position
Hitler has jockeyed himself into. He
won't fight. His enemies dare not.
He is rebuilding his country in his
own way. All they can do is frown
and try to think up some way of
hindering him without getting them
selves into trouble.
Respect for Hitler has grown tre-
mendously in the world chancellories
in the last few months. Diplomats
who hate him have been heard to
refer to him as a greater figure than
Bismarck, for he is accomplishing the
reconstruction of the German Empire
without half the trouble Bismarck
took
The little independent kingdoms Of
Germany are now completely under
his thumb
Austria soon will be.
None Wants War Now.
All the European nations are pre-
pairing for war as fast as they can,
but none is in a good position now
to fight war.
The internal situation of the
government in France is 1Ueaker
than at any time since the Uar.
Italy is the only notion lUhich might
be able to take up the bdyonet
against Hitler, but Mussolini has
no intention OF bayoneting any pill
lous He does not intend to fight.
Thus the existing situation prob
ably will continue indefinitely. with
grimacing and catcalling going on
over the back fences SO enthusiastic.
ally that you may think the boys are
going to start shooting any minute.
Indeed, there may even be exchanges
of blows in Central Europe, but no
organized warfare.
OF course, there always is the pos
sibility in a strained situation like
that of someone sinking Maine and
precipitating trouble.
How Ickes Got His Job.
The way Interior Secretary 1ckes
happened to get his job in the cabi-
net has long been a mystery. A
dozen different stories have been told.
One is that Senator Hiram johnson
got the post for him. Another hint
is that the Nebraska Democratic
committeeman. Arthur Mullen, met
him wandering around the Senate Of
flee building one day and offered the
job to him.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
AVIATRIX REACHES TOXIC

Maryse Hiltz Completes Second
Flight From Paris.
TOXIC, March R.-Maryse
Hiltz, French aviatrix, completed her
second Paris-to- Toxic flight today
She landed at Haneda Airport this
afternoon. completing hop from
Seoul, Korea.
Nine. Hiltz left Paris January 26.
On her first flight she left Paris
April 1, 1888, arriving here April 16.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
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largely for terms of 80 days and less
The Government bank could handle
loans for more than 30 days up to
two or three years.
War Talk Discounted.
Diplomats rarely find it advisable
to be frank in public, but they hide
nothing in their confidential reports
Such reports from our agents in
Europe lately have indicated the cur
rent. European war talk is 80 per
cent bluff. They predict there will be
no war in Europe within the next
year or SO. Neither will there be peace.
The 1pdy they haze figured it
out, Hitler holds the Uhip hand
over war and peace. He is playing
a crafty game Which does not call
for War-yet. He will 90 ahead
building for lDar at home so he may
be in shape to fght teU years
hence He does not care what the
French do. He DiH not fight them
nOU.
They can march into Berlin If
they want to, but they cannot stop
his program
If they strike at him, it will be
like punching q pillow.
Hitler Gains Prestige.
Another deeper consideration Is
world opinion. It would switch to
Germany overnight If France de-
clared war or invaded German terri
tory. = s-c E.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
ROLPH IMPROVES

California Governor Reported
Weak but Recovering.
SAN FRANCISCO, March P).-
Gov. James Rolph, jr., of California
was reported ION the road to re-
covery" today by DR.. Harold E. Fraser,
one Of his physicians.
DR.. Fraser added, however, that the
Governor still was very weak" from
pulmonary congestion.
Evening star., 1934-03-06
MONACO BRINGS SUIT
IN EFFORT TO COLLECT
ON MISSISSIPPI BONDS

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-03-06
WOODCOCK NAMED
TO PREPARE CASE
ON WAR CONTRACTS

Continued From First Page.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-03
LITTLE BENNY
MAY GET WELL

Wilkes-B Barre, Pa, April 8 ---
z CUP --Littio Benny Hendricks
cheerful boast that no Will get
we'll may come true.
Medical experts, wagiDg q vail
ant battle 10 prevent the seven.
year old boys body from turning
10 stone, said today they have o
5000 chance 10 halt the spread
OF Qualification.
Six small glands In his neck,
the parathyroids, holds his secret
ok life or death.
"The progress Of complete oaeifi-
cation may take years" one exam
lining physician said. During that
Z time medical science has . good
chance 10 cure the victim or at
least halt the spread Of the maindy
through the boys body"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-03
MINES FEEL THE
EFFECTS OF CODE
Seven.HOur-Day With Five
Day Week Has Caused
Trouble
fRy United J'rcss)

Rioting, pickcting and wide
spread shutdoWns in conl mines
throughout tho country today fol
lowed the order OF Gen. Hugh >
Johnson, national recovery admin
istrntor, for an Immediate seven
hour, b-day week for tho Indus
try.
At Uniontown. Pa. and nearby
mining towns In the heart OF the
southwestern Pennsylvania SOFT
coal fields miners returned to the
pits after "a hours OF disorder.
In Illinois between $4,000 and
10000 union miners were thrown
out OF work by the shutdown OF
nearly three-fourths Of the states
mines while operators met TO ma
q means of meeting the "confu-
sion" caused by Johnson's order
OF Saturday night,
pickets patrolled mines IN tho
Fairmont mining district In West
Virginia and held operations ut n
stnndstlil because the new wage
agreement between the operators
and union men had not been put
into effect.
Coal mines In the McAlester-
Harthshorne district In Oklahoma
likewise wero closed because OPP
orators said they could not CON
tinue under the new MIRA ruling
increasing wages and cutting hours,
Chicago, April 3 (uP)~-lllinols
coal mines, thrce-fourthS OF which
were closed today because OF Gen
Hugh s.. Johnson's order for a
seven hour day, will reopen to-
morrow morning In strict compll-
nnce with the new ruling. II was
announced this afternoon.