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Evening star., 1934-02-11

- EVEN postal inspectors, a part
of that group Of skilled inves-
tigators who for months have
~ quietly been digging into the
air and ocean mail subsidies,
now are in a position to know exactly
what is meant by looking for needle
in a haystack.
They've had tryout along that line
themselves, and the result of their
labor is embodied in the tattered cor
respondence forming part Of the rec
ord in that phase of the Senate air
inquiry which has turned on the re-
moval of files from the Office of Will
liam P. MacCracken, former Assistant
Secretary of Commerce in charge Of
aviation.
This exhibit is composed Of 25 or 80
letters and kilograms, torn into shreds
which were retrieved by the seven
from trash receptacles in the base
ment of the National Press Building,
where Mr. MacCracken maintains
Offices, after a search lasting two
nights, then pieced together. and
given to the Senate, in the past two
days.
Evening star., 1934-02-11

to make some general observations on
this score when Senator Tom Con-
nally, Democrat. Of Texas said the
Senate was entitled to hear an argu-
ment and not q lecture"
Richardson then proceeded to sum
up the argument for Col. Brittin and
contended he was not open to the
charge of moral turpitude nor of hout-
ing Senate authority.
Nebeker followed with an argu-
ment for Hanshue and a plea for
Givvin. He admitted Givvin had
made contradictory statements before
the committee and the Senate with
respect to instructions from Hanshue.
He insisted Hanshue had not directed
that papers be taken from the files.
The burden of Nebeker's argument
was that Hanshue and Given had
done all possible to return the papers
taken from MacCraken's files, that
they had been returned to the COM
mittee, and that If respondents had
been guilty Of any contempt In the
first instance their conduct had
purged them of such contempt. Under
the circumstances, he maintained, the
onAts lacked povag p punish
Evening star., 1934-02-11

w. Robbins, president Of Transcon-
tinental Western Air, Inc.
Robbins protest was made in q
letter to President Roosevelt. Earlier
in Kansas City he had issued a copy
OF a letter to Postmaster General
James E. Farley in which he denied
there had been any collision in OBJ
tanning the airmail contract held
by T. w. A.
T. w. A is one of four large air
transport companies operating out of
Newark Airport which altogether car
ried approximately 80 per cent Of the
Nations airmail
Meanwhile. Walter F. Brown, Post
master General under the Hoover ad-
ministration, declared the Govern
ment's wholesale abrogation of air
mail contracts seems incredible"
Commenting on the cancellation
Brown declared lit seems incredible
that any Postmaster General would
decide to annul these contracts ex-
cept upon conclusive evidence of il
legality with respect to bidding. pre-
sented at a hearing conducted either
by the Postmaster General himself or
by a court Of competent jurisdiction.
ct which hearing the contractors
against whom charges of misconduct
were made had first been afforded an
opportunity to answer the same. and
all other persons having knowledge of
the essential facts had been given an
opportunity to testify"
Brown said that since the inaugura-
ton Of the contract airmail in 1926 "a
contracts for domestic service had
been let by the Post ONCE Depart
ment.
OF these. he declared. only three
had been let during his term as Post
master General
In letting these contracts" Brown
said, every requirement of law was
observed. No questions with respect
to the legality Of the proceedings af-
fecting contracts Nos. to 81, inclus-
i've: has ever been raised"
Evening star., 1934-02-11

When the job finally was COM
pleted, the Investigators had all the
letters and kilograms virtually back
in their original form, although it
was said that some few papers still
are missing.
Kildroy P. Aldrich. chief inspector
here, is in general charge of the SUBJ
sidy probe.
In immediate charge of the inquiry
is J. ]. Doran, the inspector in charge
at New York, who captured the no
torious Gerald Chapman a few years
ago.
Along with Doran are the seven
"jig-saw puzzle workers.. A. Brad
ley. Louis F.. Rittelmeyer, E. A. Cour-
ter, F. L. Pierce, Clyde Fleming,
Thomas p Cronin and v. v. Sugg, and
their associates-R. E. Eggleton, r.
A. Griffith, w. B. Shutter, w. J. Sat-
terfleld Charles H. SaGell. w. j.
Satterfield, Herbert foyer, James M.
Graham and M. H. Alderman.
Another group is at work on the
ocean mail subsidies.
Evening star., 1934-02-11

fast as the waivers were received,
Hogan said, MacCracken submitted
the papers to the Senate. Hogan said
MacCracken now takes the position
that he has now produced every
paper and document he is capable Of
producing.
After MacCracken had been ar
rested February 2 and released in
Hogan's custody under instructions to
appear before the Senate on February
S, according to the attorney. the Sen
ate declined to hear him when he put
in his appearance.
Advised Not to Appear.
MacCracken, Hogan said, was then
cited to appear Friday and show cause
why he should not be punished for
allegedly permitting letters to be re-
moved from his files after the sub
poena had been served.
Hogan said MacCracken declined to
appear in response to this citation
because he had been advised by coun-
sci that the Senate has no right to
summon q private citizen before it
for punishment in contempt pro-
ceeding.
Justice O'Donoghue signed the writ
and made it returnable in court to-
morrow All Of the technical legal
questions will be thrashed out at that
time.
Meanwhile, MacCracken, wearied
from his strenuous efforts to be ar
ra~fnd ord I,1rnev fati01Ied trvin0
not to arrest him. slept peacefully in
the latter's apartment.
The question Of who would represent
the Senate at the hearing tomorrow
was raised last night, but not salts
factorily settled. Unless the Senate
Committee In charge Of the investiga-
ton arranges for special counsel, how
ever, it was believed that the United
States Attorneys ONCE would send .
lepcegentattyo n - behalf
Evening star., 1934-02-11

the cancellation of existing airmail
contracts
With due respect to you as my
commander in chief. / believe it would
be a terrible injustice to the exist
ing airline organizations and a tre-
mendous handicap to the development
Of the airmau system should your
executive order canceling airmail con-
tracts become effective without grant,
ing operators a hearing" the telegram
said.
The United States has developed
the finest air transport system In the
world through the experience and
pioneering Of the present operators.
To wreck an entire industry with an
action so drastic as yours would be
q national calamity"
Comdr. Hawks is en- route by plane
to the West Coast to sail for China
to demonstrate American planes.
SEES INDUSTRY BROKEN.
Evening star., 1934-02-11

The importance Of this sheaf Of
correspondence still is to be deter
mined, so far as the public knows
The search was started Tuesday
night, and it was in the early hours
Thursday that it was completed.
At the outset the inspectors real
lied that they were up against
troublesome job, for it entailed comb
ing through more than 800 burlap
sacks loaded with the trash that ordi-
narily accumulates in Office waste
baskets. AS it happened, the con-
tents of the 3l7th sack were being
examined when the matter sought
came to light After that, though,
the seven went through about 20
sacks that still remained to be GER
tain they overlooked nothing.
Once the correspondence was in
hand, the job of fitting and pasting
it together began, and this ''jig-saw
puzzle" as one of the inspectors de-
scribed it, required two days more for
completion.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
DR.. Abbot Will Speak,

DR.. Charles G. Abbot. secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution. will de-
liver the third Arthur lecture in the
auditorium Of the National Museum
Monday evening. February 26, on
How the Sun Warns the Earth"
The Arthur lecture is given annually
under Smithsonian auspices on some
subject connected with the sun.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
A|RMA|L REVENUE
IS HALF Of TOTAL
Trade Association Figures
Show Industry's Depend
ence on u. S. Contracts.
By the Associated Press.

bS lilc hsSutldtcu . AcoS'
NEW YORK, February 10.-The
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
of the United States today estimated
that revenue derived from Government
mail contracts comprised more than
so per cent of the earnings OF the
various air transport companies.
While no accurate figures were avail
able for last year, the chamber stated
that in 1882, the last year on which
detailed statistics has been assembled.
income from Government mail con-
tracts amounted to 66 per cent OF the
entire earnings Of the companies.
Since that year, it was stated, there
has been an increase in other earn
ings, but the revenue from carrying
the mails still amounted to more than
so per cent.
Income from passenger and freight
transportation has increased sharply
along with the amount Of mail carried
since 1926, it was said.
Domestic mail transported in 1926
LOtdleQ 1000 pOuiiuS dliO III 1000 ~
amounted to 7,367,s77 pounds, which
was considerably under the peak
reached in 1881, when zoos, ,089 pounds
were transported.
Freight transported by plane in
1926 was 6.467 pounds and in 1888
totaled 1,457,94l pounds; passengers
transported increased from 5,782 in
1926 to 491 ,036 in 1898, and the num-
ber Of miles flown were 1908, $50 in
1926 and 46.659,25 in 1888.
Air transport companies having
Government mail contracts were 10
in number at the beginning Of 1884
and were listed as:
American Anyways. Inc; United Air
lines, Western Air Express. Northwest
Always. Inc: Pennsylvania Air Lines,
Eastern Air Transport, National Parks
Airways. United States Airways, Trans
continental & Western Air and Koh-
ler Aviation Corporation.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
SEES INDUSTRY BROKEN.
Bendix Says Mail Contract Loss Will
Cripple Aviation.

NEW YORK. February 10 (P.-
Vincent Bendix, president of Ben
dix Aviation Corporation, telegraphed
President Roosevelt and Postmaster
General Farley today that if the "in-
direct" support of the Government is
withdrawn by canceling airmail con-
tracts, "the commercial air transport
of the United States will receive the
most serious setback in its history"
Only the support brought by airmail
contracts within the last eight years
has made it possible to establish avi-
alton on q scale comparable to that
of Europe Bendix said in his message
American aviation has rendered in
the past and should render in the
future services of fundamental i'm
portance to our Government" he as
serted. Breaking down the system Of
private initiative upon which it rested
is too great a price to pay unneces-
sarily for correction Of past abuses"
Evening star., 1934-02-11
WORKERS HELD LOSERS.

President Of Pilots Association Holds
Order Is Unwise.
CHEYENNE, Wyo, February 10 P).
David Behncke, president of the
National Air Pilots Association, de-
clared today that the workers engaged
in the airmail service will be the
greatest sufferers from the Govern
ment order canceling all domestic air
mail contracts.
These thousands of workers all
over the country. entirely innocent Of
any fraud that may have entered into
the airmail business will suffer
most" he said. "and they should not
be made to pay for the alleged graft
of q few Government officials and air
operators"
Evening star., 1934-02-11
SEYMOUR is SILENT.
President Of American Airways Holds
Up Comment on Order.

PRESIDENT OF American AlrwayS Holds
Up Comment on Order.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10 (P.-
L. D. Seymour president Of American
Anyways, Inc, here for the Pan-Amer-
lean air races, today continued to
without comment on the administra-
tion's action in canceling private air
mail contracts.
II have no comment to make at
ALL" he said when asked about the
future of passenger traffic schedules
in view of the mail ruling. While
here, Seymour had been holding con-
ferences on Inauguration Of new
overnight passenger service between
Chicago and New Orleans.
On being advised of the admins
tration ruling, Seymour went to an
airport early today for a quick trip
to Chicago. but said during the morn
ing he had deferred his departure
until later"
Evening star., 1934-02-11
THE Ascension" Sermon Topic.

M1TCHELLVILLE, Md, February
20 CSpeciaD Rev w. Hedley Clews
yA speak on '"The Ascension" at the
Sunday morning service in Mount
Oh 0anron hare tpnnkaeA
Evening star., 1934-02-11
FORMAL PROTEST MADE.

collation. Order Of President.
NEW YORK, February 10 R.-
The first formal protest against ad-
ministrat;on cancellation of airmail
contracts was filed today by Richard
Evening star., 1934-02-11
HAWKS PROTESTS ORDER.
Flyer Voices Fear Industry viii Be
Wrecked BY Move.

KANSAS CITY, February 10 R.-|
Comdr. Frank NJ Hawks, noted speed
pilot, sent a telegram to President
Roosevelt today strongly protesting
Evening star., 1934-02-11
M'CRACKEN SEEKS
TO FORCE ARREST.
Confines Self in Jurney's
Rooms as Detention Is
Refused.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-05-30
DUDAS WILL SCRAP
IN KENNEDY'S PLACE
Alexandra Heavy Is Forced Out
of Bout With Pavlick by
Ptomaine Attack.

CTEVE DUDAS, undefeated young
y Edgewater, N. j., heavyweight,
will pinch-hit for Les Kennedy
Of Alexandria against George Paw
lick in the eight-round semi -vind-up
to the Matte Brown-J Johnny Risko
fight Monday at Griffith Stadium.
it was announced today by Billy Nc
Carney. manager of Dudas
Kennedy was forced to give up his
place on the card yesterday due to
a recent attack of ptomaine poison
ing The attack occurred a couple
of DAYS ago. but Kennedy thought
he would recover in time However.
he decided yesterday it would be use
less to attempt to fight Pavlick. sta
ble-mate of Risko. bv Monday
The appearance of Dudas would
lend more McCarney-Danny Dunn
rivalry to the card, for Brown Is
McCarney's battler and Risko is
Dunns chief bread winner.
Dudas, weighing 1873 pounds.
scored two-round knockout over
Jerry Garfield of Brooklyn, 1877, last
night at Fort Lee. N J. Garfield
had won five straight fights prior to
last nights bout, which was carded
for eight rounds. Dudas. according
10 Mccartney. will meet Pat Walsh
on the Camera -Baer card June IA
IN the Madison Square Garden Bowl
RiSko. Dunn and Pavlick are sched-
uled to arrive here Friday. The rub
Dery Clevelander will stablish train
ing quarters at the Terminal ~
gymnasium Brown has been train
ing at the Jewish Community Center.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
'SUR,AIGIHIT OTE TlHIE UEG
by w. r. ms CALLuM

Georgetown Prep), so, VS.. Frank Allan
tGeorgetown Prep, 6S.
Woman golfers of the Chevy Chase
Club will renew their battle for the
French High Commission Cup tomor-
row. No matches were scheduled to-
day, while the men played in the
competition for the Victor Kaufman
Memorial Day Trophy. Yesterdays
matches were won as follows: Eliza
beth Houghton won by default; Mrs.
Bishop Hill defeated Mrs. L. B. Platt,
l up: Mrs j. w. Beller defeated Mrs.
G.. Howland Chase, 2 up; Miss Louise
Clayton defeated Miss Susan Hacker,
2 and /; Mrs. Harrison Brand, jr., de-
feated Miss Kate Scully, 6 and 4. The
match between Mrs Page Hufty and
Mrs. Fitzmaurice Day finished all
square.
Roland Mackenzie. Congressional
pro. will leave Washington by motor
next Monday prepared to practice for
two days over the Merton Cricket
Club course prior to the National
Open championship to be played
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
next week. Mrs Mackenzie will &C
company him. Roland knows the
course backward and forward. for
Merton has not been changed much
from the old layout, but he wants to
familiarize himself with the shots on
the championship layout.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
PRINCETON TO ROW
IN BRITISH REGATTA
Varsity Crew Will Seek Grand
Challenge Cup in Henley
Classic in July.

~ RINCETON N. j.. Nav 30
l. The Princeton varsity crew
will sail for England on the
i North German Lloyd liner
Europa June lS. to race for
the Grand Challenge Cup of the
Royal Henley Regatta on the Thames
in July, it has been learned
The trip was sanctioned by the
Faculty Committee on Athletics and
Prof. j. Duncan Spaeth, chairman of
the committee, notified John Arthur
Brown. chairman of the American
Rowing Association. Brown cabled
the Princeton entry to England.
Coach Gordon Skies does not plan
to make the trip. and Winthrop
Rutherfurd. '27, coach of the Tiger
freshmen crews. will act as coach.
The expenses of the trip will be met
by the creWmen themselves. Andrew
L. Roe, a senior, of Chicago, will man.
age the crew, with H. Dodge Free
man. also of Chicago, as his Junior
assistant
The crew, defeated only by Yale
in Eastern sprint competition this
Spring. has a good chance of win
ming the cup which has not been
taken by an American shell since 1914
when Harvard won. The Yale light
weights and the Kent School eight
are the only other American entrants
to date.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
ROSS HAS A THIRD
BOXING TITLE IDEA
Feels Dundee, Middle Crown
Wearer, Easier to Beat
Than MCLarnin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n IEW YORK, May 3O.-Bar-
N ney Ross is wondering
Y now whether the mid
dleweight championship
couldn't be added to his list of
titles.
The young Chicagoan. light
weight titleholder for the past
year. set one ring precedent
when he outpointed Jimmy Nc
Larnin on Monday night and
captured the IriShman'S Welter-
weight crown. The next bigger
game would be Vince Dundee,
ruler of the 160-pound class.
Il think Dundee would be easier
than McLarnin was" Ross says. If
the fans would like to see me fight
him, I'm ready. Wouldn't that be
something-lightweight, welterweight
and middleWeight champion?"
1t sounded impossible to most of the
experts. There would be many STUN
bling blocks to overcome. 1t is open
to considerable question. for instance.
whether any State boxing commission
would sanction a match between two
men showing such disparity in weight.
But Ross managers might be per-
suaded to toy with the idea.
Although preliminary negotiations
already have been started toward a
return bout between Ross and Nc
Larnin, they haven't got very far yet.
81 T.
Irishman a chance to regain the well
terweight championship, but McLar-
min was too heart broken over his de-
feat to want to talk fight. There have
been indications he might hang up
his gloves for good. but the consensus
was he would forget all about that
once the bitter disappointment en-
gendered by his defeat at the hands
of man 10 pounds lighter than him.
self passes away.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
BOWLING DATES SET

NEW YORK, May 80 (Pl.-The
fourth championship tournament of
the International Bowling Association
will be held June At at the White
Elephant Bowling Academy here.
The United States will be repre-
sented by five five-man teams. in
cluding bowlers from Detroit, Syra-
cuse. Chicago and New York. A
Swedish team of 20, German con-
tingent of 10, and another of seven
from Montreal will arrive this week
to compete in the tournament.
The first three international
tournaments-in 1923. 1926 and 1929
all were held in Sweden.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Praises ID. C.. Boxing Referees
Mai. Miller, Commission Secretary, Refutes
Critics of Hunt Club Arbiers

cree ever walks between fighters
The last time that was done in an
important fight was when Nelson
lost on foul to Cans. The ref
cree had walked between 'em and
Cans want down claiming a foul.
Fans argued it for years. but the
referee ruled foul. Yet he could
not have seen it since his back was
to the fighters.
Good referees" continues Maj.
Miller, do not bounce around and
make show of themselves.
Neither do they stay too closely on
top of the fighters. They stay a
good 10 feet away so they can see
the fight.
Livingston. incidentally" says
Miller, lis rated in California and
Florida. where he formerly ref
creed. as one of the best in the
business. Morris has been work.
ing regularly at Army posts here
about; Charlie Reynolds is
natural referee: Denny Hughes is
experienced and good. and Harry
Sheehy knows the game from A
to o."
Evening star., 1934-05-30
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

a BASE BALL team made up of
members of the Chevy Chase
Club drubbed the Metropolitan
Club nine, 1910, at American
League Park The game was PLAYED
as benefit for the free ward Of
Providence Hospital. Capt. Myron
M. Parker, jr, pitched for the
winners. In the Chevy Chase
lineup, besides Capt. Parker. were
Church, Spencer, Garnett. Weaver.
Pilson, Chase, Moore, McCallum
and Meredith. Playing for the
losers were Henri de Sibour, Lewis,
Moorehead, Tenant, Hagner, Cobb,
De Sibour, jr.; Hanks and Gibson.
j. H. Clapp, Chevy Chase Club
golfer. starred in competition at
the Maryland Country Club, Balti-
more.
Among names mentioned in Rod
and Stream news are William P.
Bowie, w. w. Deal, J. E. Bucking-
ham, Joe Fletcher, C. A. NJ. Wells.
Pat Carroll, Mack Sparrough. J.
w. Hartung, John w Hurley. Ring
gold Hart, Charlie Fletcher, A. S.
Barteman, Albert Rabbit. Arthur
Gleason. Joe Archer. Frank Davis,
Harry Redmiles. Charlie Mullen,
Hugh A. Kane, Capt. l. D. Porter.
Joseph F. Marques. Tom Collins,
Al Buechler and Charlie Porter.
Washington split even with Bos-
ton yesterday, winning the morning
game. Ga, but losing the after
noon contest by SIS. Joe Engel re-
lieved Doc Ayres on the mound for
the Nationals in the second inning
of the morning game. and aided by
great support, managed to hold the
SoX in check. J. Ed Grillo, Star
sports editor, blames Washington's
defeat in the afternoon game on
decisions by Umpires Chill and
Sheridan. Eddie Foster batted
strongly in both contests for Wash
ington.
McLarney and Church led the
Aggies to a 1915 win over War in
the Departmental League.
Sherwood was a 5-4 victor over
Waverly in the Central League.
Miller, Heck, Nelson and McCor-
mick starred
Nau and Maddox played strongly
for Whitney Avenue, but it lost to
the Emmanuel nine in the North
west Sunday School League.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
BANKERS WIN IN SPORTS
Many Contests Decided at D. c.
Association Convention.

Ndny SOHtcSlS OtCIueu n ~. ~
Association Convention.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, May 30.-Roger Whiteford, coun-
sci and director Of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank, won the Hibbs Golf Club
at stake in one of the sports events
held in connection with the District
of Columbia Bankers Association con-
vention in progress here.
Others won golf prizes as follows:
Ord Preston. president of the Union
Trust Co., the Pop" Fleming Cup;
Horace G. Smithy, director. Hamilton
National Bank, the Hatton Cup; Holly
Stover. Riggs National Bank, the
Shannon Cup; R. Edward Hotze. the
Washington Post. the McLachlen Cup,
and Mrs. Charlotte Colliday, the wom-
ems putting contest.
Charles Carroll Morgan of G. NJ. P.
Murphy &, Co. won the Mangan Ten
mis- Cup, j. Francis White, vice presl-
dent and cashier, National Bank of
Washington. the Mclean Cup for top
spinning, and A N. Miller, director,
Riggs National Bank, the Gruver Cup
for horseshoe pitching.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
Diamond Dust

DLAY was to open this afternoon
in the new Maryland Suburban
League. with six teams getting &C
ton. Hyattsville Southern Methodists
were to face DORA of Riverdale. at
Riverdale: Berwyn and Beltsville were
to clash on the University of Maryland
diamond at College Park, and Laurel
and the Department of Agriculture
Animal Husbandry Division of Belts
vile were TO meet at Laurel. All the
games were slated for o'clock.
League organization was completed
last night when H. Burton Shlpley,
University of Maryland coach. was
elected president; Letter Aitcheson OF
Laurel, vice president and w. H
Scott of Laurel, secretary-treasurer
Games will be played Wednesdays and
Saturdays through July 81. Saturdays
contests will bring together Animal
Husbandry and DORA. at Riverdale: +:
Beltsville and Hyattsville Methodist5
at Magruder Park. Hyattsville, and
Berwyn and Laurel at Laurel.
Majestic Radio tossers will meet the
Front Royal All-Stars at Front ROYAL
on Sunday, leaving Tenth and II
streets at 9 o'clock.
These teams are after games:
Swanee A. c., out-of-town games.
Address James G. Rosenberger, ll0l
Euclid street
Gaithersburg Junior Aces, for Sum-
days. Manager Ramsdell, Gathers
burg 1861 between and pm
Sligo A. c., for Sunday, Shepherd
l95l-J.
Northeast All-Stars, with junior
teams, Lincoln 8238-R
A g. P. Cleaners, Joe Cohen, Lincoln
l043l.