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The Washington times., 1934-04-28
FARLEY CLAIMS
AIR CONTRACTS
MULCTED U.s..
Postmaster General Defends
Action in Speech to st.
Louis Audience

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April %
G.N.S0.-A vigorous defense of
his action in annulling air mail
contracts was made today by
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, who asserted the con-
tracts were annulled because
they were illegal and fraudulent
and were costing the Govern
ment millions of dollars in excess
of a proper payment for the SER
vice rendered"
Defeating the new Federal
Building here, Mr.. Farley charged
the air mail contracts had been
so manipulated that three large
aviation corporationS-United Air
craft and Transport Co., Aviation
Corp. of Delaware, and North
American Aviation Co.-controlled
about 90 per cent of the entire air
mail business through associates,
subsidiaries and affiliates. Mr..
Farley said:
"There is evidence these con-
tracts were the result of cOllu-
sion and fraud and that they
were awarded without actual
competitive bidding and as a
result of an unlawful conspir-
acy.
Evidence cOnclusiveIy shows
the 1880 conferences were held
and that at these conferences
the air mail business of the
country was divided up among
the contractors with the par
ticipatiOn and approval of for
mer Postmaster General Walter
F. Brown.
"CopieS of these minutes in
the possession of the depart
ment reveal one of the princi-
pal Objectives was to avoid
competitive bidding, which was
clearly in violation of the law"
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
Sports Program Here
To Mark BOuS Week

Elaborate plans have been made
by the Northeast Boys Club for
the celebration of National Youth
Week." which pill open Monday
with a swimming meet at the
Catholic University.
Boxing will be held in the club
house, 1900 block of Kramer ST..
N. E., Monday night. Baseball
games, volley ball tournaments,
marble tournaments, print shop
and woodwork exhibits and a
grand finale on Saturday. with
open house for parents, are Ill
scheduled for next week.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
7 OLD
BYPRES|DENT
TOEASE Up
Hiatus Moved to Let Business
Catch Up With Recovery; Asks
Tariff Bill Passage
By International News Service

by international news SeFVlcO
President Roosevelt quietly has
notified his leaders in Congress
to curtail huge Federal relief ex-
penditures while his adminiStra.
tion encourages private business
to take up the burden Of stabilizr
ing the national recovery pro-
gram, it was reported reliably to-
day on Capitol Hill.
The Administration appeared
ready to adopt a new policy of
strengthening existing economic
remedies and then resting on its
laurels" while giving the country
a chance to recover. The hiatus
would be used by the President
to determine whether his recov.
cry program is succeeding.
Congressional leaders were told
frankly that the bill giving the
President power to negotiate re-
ciprocal tariff agreements must
be enacted. They replied that
it would be passed.
He also indicated desire to
have both the NRA and AAA
strengthened before Congress
quits. But he defenitely indicat-
ed opposition to increasing Fed
eral relief expenditures.
Reaction Worries Heads
1t appeared Administration
heads were worried by popular
reaction against the new tax bill.
which would increase Federal
levies by 417,OOo,OO0 a year ago.
The Presidents advisers were
alarmed even more by fears over
what will happen when higher
taxes are asked to help pay for
the cost of the recovery program.
Interest on the public debt alone
is nearing $1,000,000,000 a year.
The President meanwhile faced
a clash with Congress on the
monetary issue. It may force
him to modify his program to
the extent of proposing some new
monetary measures, although at
the present moment, he is
adamant against remonetizing
silver.
The Presidents leaders on
Capitol Hill have assured him
the new tariff bill will be en-"
acted. In its present form, it
will authorize him to negotiate
trade agreements, without requir-
ing Senate ratification, for a.
period of three years. The plan
will be fought heatedly by Re.
publicans and so-called tariff
Democrats, but the Administra-
ton will win in the end.
To Increase NRA Power
Two other bills were on the
Presidents program. One would
clarity the powers of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture in enforcing
the agriculture adjustment act.
The other would give the NRA
authorities greater power to whip
industry into line.
Legislation already enacted has
given the Government wide powers
to help agriculture and industry.
The President was reported to feel
that these remedies must be tried
out and given chance to prove
their usefulness in restoring re-
covery before any further steps
are taken. In the meanwhile, the
Administration will try to whip up
public confidence to point where
private busineI and industry can
take over the job of bringing back
Tor0cnnritV
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
GR D u
EYESOFFER
~
By International News Service

ny International News Service
Congressional Silverites today
were engrossed in consideration of
President Roosevelt's offer to
remonetize silver on a 30 per cent
ratio with gold as a means of
heading off inflationary silver
legislation at the present time.
The offer was made by the
President to a group of five Demo
cratic House members, headed by
Representative Steagall OO of
Alabama, who called at the White
House in connection with the
GoldSborough monetary bill and
its SiIver-purchaSe amendment.
1t was explained at the White
House today that the offer was
contingent upon progress being
made in the international field
for a general agreement among
nations for a similar base.
President Roosevelt, according
to members of the visiting group,
voiced emphatic opposition to any
bill requiring compulsory silver
purchases at this time but said
he was prepared, as a compromise,
to exercise his present powers to
make gradual purchases to raise
the silver ratio to gold from the
existing II per cent to approx
mately 80 per cent.
Doubt that the President would
be able to purchase sufficient
silver to effect this increase with
out paying a premium for the
white metal in world markets was
voiced by Senator Elmer Thomas,
Oklahoma Democratic silver advo-
cate.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28
D. c. GIRL, SHOT.
BY GANGSTERS,
MAY LIVE
Mrs. Fontaine Not Kidnapped,
Investigation Shows; Wound
ed in Drinking Row

UPPER DARBY, Pa, April %.
Mrs. Leonora Fontaine, 20, shot
here Thursday by one of her men
companions to keep her "quiet"
as to the activities of a gang
headed by her late sweetheart, is
given $3.50 chance today to re-
cover from a bullet which tore
through her left breast, lung and
back, by physicians at the Della
ware County Hospital, here.
There has been no change in
her condition over night, doctors
said today, and they are unde-
termined whether to give her
more blood transfusions. She has
had two.
Laugh at Reports
Police here laughed at reports
that gangsters yesterday made an
attempt to kill her in the hospital.
Reports were that an expensive
sedan, bearing New York licenses,
had pulled up to the hospital and
that a man began asking ques-
tions about the patient.
Capt. J. F. Corcoran, chief of
Upper Darby police, said today the
man was asking directions to
lying-in hospital in the county.
/ The police chief said:
"This is just a case of one
gangSter shooting another, even
though it is a woman.
"She has told us who shot her,
but she hasn't told us anything
about the gangs work."
Drank, Quarreled
He continued:
"ThiS woman wasn't kid.
naped from WashingtOn-She
had to get out of there just
as fast as the rest of the mob
when her Sweetie-WiIliam b.
Phillips Ia gunman, hOuSebreak-
er and escaped cOnvict-waS
killed by a quick-ShOOting Wash
ingtOn copper.
"They got out of Washington
and came here to hide out in
an apartment and were getting
along all right until Wednes-
day night. They were drink
ing, got into an argument and
one of the men got angry be.
cause she began to tell him
what she knew of his criminal
activities and he shot her to
keep her quiet for all time"
Mrs. Fontaine, who had given
her name as Mary Elizabeth
Fontaine, is one of 10 children
of Mrs. Elizabeth Gooselin,
seamstress, of Ottawa, Ontario.
The mother telephoned the hos
pital, leaving word for the woman
to return to her home when she
RECEIVERS.
Left Her Husband
Mrs. Gooselin told police her
daughter had left her husband,
a steel worker, a year ago to
live with Phillips, who was con-
victed of housebreaking in Ottawa
and who served sentence in
one of the provincial peniten-
tiarieS.
He went to Washington after
that, was convicted of a felony
and sent to Lorton ReformaSory,
from which he escaped. He was
shot in Washington by Patrolman
John A. Cation, April IL.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28

Gus 4EOn CIlC A' a. Oti9CVH
loan of PWA funds to the District.
The following members of the
joint committee will meet at the
home of Mrs. Lorenzo Thomson,
Tuesday, May 2, at 8 p. M, to pre-
pare data to be presented to the
Board of Education: w. J. Tucker,
Carrie Smith, W. M. Benhoff,
Ralph Winstead, and Hugo Dar-
ling.
Fire Funds Asked
A resolution by William T. Mar
tin was adopted asking the Sem
ate to return the entire appropri-
alton to the District bill for the
Fire Department, which was
stricken out by the House.
The association voted to oppose
the renewal by the District Com
miSsioners of a license to a junk
dealer at Shannon and w Streets
Southeast. It was claimed the
place was unhealthy and detri-
mental to the neighborhood.
After a report by President
George C. Havenner the associa-
ton approved the suggestion of
the Public Utilities Commission to
abandon certain tracks of the
Anacostia street railway and re-
route cars via Union Station.
Homes Contest o. KID
Capt. Frank Dent, George Will
liamS, Mrs. j. P. Green, Mrs. Lin
coin Roberts and DR.. F. I. Bart.
lett were named to represent the
association on the Washington
Homes Improvement Contest. In
dorsement was given the cleanup
campaign organized by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
A request from Director of
Traffic w. A. Van Duzer for an
opinion as to all-night parking
was referred to a special commit
tee composed of w. T. Martin,
Robert Thompson and Lincoln
Roberts. A special map prepared
by the Traffic Bureau indicated
ample garage space for all cars
registered in the associations ter
ritory.
John L. Mitchell was elected to
memberhip.
The Northeat Suburban Confer
ence, consisting of delegates from
Burroughs, Brookland, Michigan
Park and Dahlgreen Terrace Citi-
zenS associations, will meet at No.
IL police precinct station, Mon
day, at p. M. to consider the
District appropriation bill.
Citizens Associations meeting
next week:
Monday Night.
Trinidad. Wheatley School.
Tuesday Night.
Arts Club. 2017 I ST., N. W.
Columbia Heights. Fourth Pres
byterian Church.
North Cleveland Park. 1928
Window st. N. w.
Wednesday Night.
Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants, Old Engine House. nine
teenth and H Sts. N. w.
Central City. Blake School.
Friendship. Jannay School.
Thursday Night.
Burroughs. Burroughs School.
washington Highlands. 1919,
First st. S. E.
Friday Night.
Chillum Heights. Kean School.
Saturday Night.
Federation of Citizens AsSocia-
tions, District Building.
The Washington times., 1934-04-28

port from its
education COM
mittee for a
new elementary
school to re-
place the old
V an B u I e n
School, and a
new Junior and
senior school 20
relieve conges-
ton at Eastern
High.
An effort will
be made to Sc
cure funds for
the two prof.
ortS fr0no fba
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
WORKERS.
SHY IN D. {.

Although about 125,00O men
are employed throughout the
United States on highway con-
struction authorized under Public
Works appropriations, only 800
are now at work in the District
Of Columbia.
This statement, which came to-
day from officials of the Bureau
of Public Roads, was explained
as being due to the fact that
most road building projects
allotted to the District have
either been completed, or are not
yet started.
The roads now being built
represent 4,387 projects, and are
estimated to cost $254,674,OOO. A
total of 1928 jobs have either
been completed, advertised for
bidders, or already placed under
construction,
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
SET.
TOF|GHT BILLS
ON SILVER
Believes International Action
Necessary to Force Up
Price of Metal
BY International News Service

President Roosevelt is disposed
to resist any mandatory silver
legislation at the present session
of Congress. it was disclosed
authoritatively today.
Mr.. Roosevelt already possesses
"permissive" authority to expand
widely the silver basis, or to pur.
chase considerable quantities Of
the white metal, but he has not
used these powers and has no
intention of doing so.
FavOrS World Action
Instead, the President believes
that the proper approach to the
silver question is through inter.
national agreement, a beginning
on which was made at the world
economic conference in London
last year.
1t was proposed at London that
the various governments agree to
purchase silver up to Is per cent
of the value of their gold stocks,
and that when that had been &C.
compliShed, another per cent be
added, providing a 80 per cent
silver base in relation to gold.
Sales Restricted
This proposal was not adopted,
but at the instance of the
American delegation the various
governments did agree to restrict
sales of the white metal, and
not to debase their silver coin
age.
The President was represented
today as believing that no single
government can increase the
price of silver by acting alone.
These views will be presented
by Mr.. Roosevelt tomorrow to
the silver bloc of western Sena.
tors at a White House confer.
ence on the matter. The silver.
ties, however, are determined to
force action at this session If
possible,
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
|RL,21,F|GHTS
STERILIZATION

NORMAN, OKLA, April 20
Q.N.S0.-Because she wants to
get married and raise a family"
an attractive 21-year -old inmate
of the Central Oklahoma Hospi-
tai for the insane here is pre-
pared vigorously to oppose Steril-
ization under the new State law
requiring such operations for GER
tain insane and for habitual
criminals.
Described by DR.. D. w. Griffin,
hospital superintendent, as a vic
tim of a recurring form Of de-
mentia praecox, the girl, a high
school graduate, faced the State
Board of Affairs and testified
she was suffering from a nervous
breakdown caused by overStudy
at school.
The girls parents, DR.. Griffin
told the board, are ANXIOUS" that
she submit to the operation.
It was considered probable that
the girl would exercise her right
under the law to appeal i1er case
to the district court. The appeal
must be made within 30 days
Of the time the board orders that
an inmate be sterilized.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
Post Named
Champion
Auiator

PARIS, April 20 G.N.s0.-Wiley
Post, famed American round-the-
world flier, today was Officially de-
clared the worlds champion avia'
tor for the year 1888 by the Inter-
national League of Aviators.
Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas G. W.
Settle, of the United States Navy,
was designated the spherical bal
loon champion for 1888.
Miss MarySe Hilz, famous French
woman flier, was declared the
worlds best woman aviator, and
DR.. Hugo Eckener, noted com.
mander of Germany's Graf Zeppe.
lin, was awarded first prize for
distinctive work in the field Of
dirigibles.
Mr.. Posts sensational flight
around the world, alone, in seven
days, 18 hours, and 4812 minutes
between July Is and % of last
year broke all records for globe
girdling.
Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas Settle,
with Major Chester L. Fordney,
U. S. M. c., made a balloon flight
into the stratosphere from Ak on
Ohio, last November 81, establish
ing an altitude record Of 61,237
feet (more than lis miles,.
Miss Hilz established a worlds
altitude record for women in
er-than-air craft on August
49,, flying 9,791 meters (about
1922 feet).
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
LANGLEY DAY, MAY 6

Langley Day" will be observed
by the holding of an air meet at
College Park (MdO airport, May
6, the Washington Air Derby AS
sociation announced today.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
.F|REMEN SAVE
z IN BLAZE

Two women were rescued. one
as she chung to a window ledge,
when fire swept through a col
ored apartment house in the HOO
block Of Nineteenth st. N. w. to-
day.
Two alarms were turned in, and
damage was confined to the sec
ond flor of the building.
Trapped by smoke, Jessie Har-
ris, colored, 20, got out on the
window ledge and hung there un-
til Fireman C. C. Sellers reached
her with a ladder and brought
her to safety.
Mrs. Mary Clark, colored. 60,
was also carried out Of the smoke
filled house.
Cause Of the blaze has not been
determined.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
new SUGAR BILL
|NHOUSESNAG
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
The Administrators new sugar
control bill, placing the industry
under AAA regulation, was sent
back to the House today for ap-
proval of Senate amendments.
The Senate would limit beet
sugar production in continental
United States to 1,550,0OO short
tons and cane sugar to 26O, 900
short tons in Louisiana and
Florida. Cuban imports Of raw
sugar would be limited to 1900, 900
short tons, while Hawaii would
get a limit of 95O,000 short tons
and Puerto Rico $4,000 short
tons. Refined sugar imports from
these islands would be % per cent
of their raw imports.
The bill was designed to elm
mate overproduction in the sugar
industry, while protecting Ameri-
can beet sugar growers in Colo
RADIO, Michigan, California and
other States.
Dealing heavy blow to Puerto
Rico, with it's 100000 American
citizens, the bill was passed by the
Senate by a vote of 40 to 18.
All efforts to provide for a
definite quota of sugar importa-
tions from Puerto Rico, in order
to save the island from widespread
unemployment, were bowled over
in a stampede to safeguard con-
tinental United States and Cuban
producers.
An amendment to save Hawaii
from drastic slash in its sugar
output also was rejected.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
Artists Chief Backs
Sailor Picture Here

NEW YORK, April 20 U.N.SD i.
John Sloan, president of the
Society for Independent Artists,
today allied himself with John
Cadmus against the United
States Navy. The "war" started
when Secretary Of the Navy
Swanson ordered Cadmus' pic
ture Of drunken sailors on
shore leave" thrown out Of the
work of CWA artists in Washing
ton. Navy officials branded the
work as a libel on the character
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
BILL
FACES DELAY

Although bill calling for the
establishment of an old-age pen
sion system in the District in all
probability will be favorably re-
ported to the Senate, it is doubt
full if the legislation will receive
the sanction of Congress at this
session, in the opinion Of Senator
Robert R. Reynolds CD of North
Carolina.
. Senator Reynolds, who is chair
man of a Senate District subcom-
mittee which yesterday concluded
hearings on pension proposals be-
lieves his subcommittee will report
a District old-age pension proposal
to the full committee within the
next 10 days.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
HOUUard University
GLee Club Scores

Closing the lecture-recital series
of the School of Music, the How
ard University Glee Club was
well received in a recital last
night in Rankin Memorial Chapel.
The club was under the direc-
tion of Prof. Roy Tibbs. A
guest Soloist was Allyn Hill,
tenor. of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
FINED FOR NUMBERS"

L. E. Scott, %, of 319 Queen ST.,
Alexandria, who was arrested last
week with numbers game" tickets
in his pocket, was fined $35 and
costs in Alexandria police court
today for possession of the tickets
and drunkenness.
The Washington times., 1934-04-20

of the Navy personnel. Mr.. Sloan
contended the charge was ridicu'
lous.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

What happens is that Camels, through
their "energizing effect" help the body to
help itself. They are actually turning on"
your own natural energy, while you enjoy
Camel's naatchless blend of costlief tobac-
cos So, whenever you want to drive away
fatigue or "the blues" just remember to
"get lift with Camel"
Evening star., 1934-08-01

said my barber. But we've got q
better town than Los Angeles. Al
we've got TO do Ia get lid Of these
fellows like Bridges
Another effect Of the strike has
been 10 remove the pail OF II. r. A.
which has hung over the San Fran
cisco labor situation A contributing
element undoubtedly was the belief
Of union agitators that. on a show
down. President Roosevelt would come
10 their support. The efforts OF the
national administration 70 resolve the
situation. in fact. were good deal
Of a flop. San Francisco today Is
laughing at Gen. Hugh s. johnson
and even more at Secretary Of Labor
Frances Perkins and her principal
aid. Edward r. McGrsdy, and this
sentiment apparently goes alike with
employer and employees.
See Roosevelt Dodging.
There is a feeling also that Presi-
dent Roosevelt deliberately lodged
San Francisco. When the general
strike was at its height, the President
was sailing between Panama and
Hawaii and he could have turned his
ship into San Francisco in a couple
OF days or so. The city fully ex-
pected him and 1t was disappointed
when he failed to come.
Even more diSillusioning has beer
the Presidents Labor Board. opera
ting under the new Wagner bill. Both
sides TO the controversy early dis
Evening star., 1934-08-01

an anticipated attendance Of 5000
children. Selected groups Of parents
will also use the vacation site,
Children win be afforded much
healthful recreation through hiking,
horseshoe pitching and such games rs
volley ball and base ball.
The camp win be under the general
direction Of Miss Mary Edith Coulsor
Of the washington Council Of Social
Agencies, assisted by Mrs, Cora Neleigh
supervisor OF Neighborhood House
Miss Anna Cady of Christ Child House
Mrs. Alma Scott of the Southwest
House, Mrs. Caroline Day of the South
east House. Charles White Of the
Affiliated Boys Clubs OF Washington
and Capt W. II. Bartlett. director o.
recreation, Salvation Army.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

covered that this board was utterly
without power TO enforce its DEGREES.
San Francisco citizens are proud OF
the fact that they finally stepped in
and solved the situation for them
selves. but this same feeling bodes III
for the N r.. A. in the future. The
city now Is bent on working out its
own salvation and 1t Is preparing to
resist any sort OF outside fnterfer-
ence, governmental or otherwise.
As for organized labor IN the city.
IL Is looking itself over. Those IA
miiiar with its inner workings predict
a general reorganization which viii
put the older leaders out, but rot
replace them with the radicals.
Rather. they say, there win come into
the saddle a group OF younger men,
bent on taking the unions out of
politics, whether II be communistic,
Democratic or Republican. and de-
voting them solely TO the economic
betterment of their members And.
incidentally, these rising leaders are
out 10 show Los Angeles tnat San
Francisco Is still San Francisco and
the best darned town in all the uni
verse.
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