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Evening star., 1934-01-31
Text of Presidents Address
Executive Voices Gratitude for Nation-Wide
Program Designed to Further Warm
Springs Work.

more than any other cause. Warm
Springs Is only one of the many places
where kindness and patience and skill
are given to handicapped people. There
are hundreds of other places, hospitals
and clinics, where the surgeons. doctors
and nurses of the country gladly work
day in and day out throughout the
years, often without compensation.
Fund Will Increase Aid.
Warm Springs, through the generous
gifts which are being made to the
foundation tonight, will be able to in
crease its usefulness nationally, espe-
cially in the field of infantile paralysis.
We shall be able to take more people
and I hope that these people will be
able to come to us on the recommended
tion of doctors from every State in the
Union
/ want to stress, however, that the
problem of the crippled child is so great
that in every community and in every
State the local facilities for caring for
the crippled need the support and the
interest of every citizen. Let us well
remember that every child. and indeed
every persons who is restored to useful
citizenship. is an asset to the country
and is enabled TO pull his own weight
in the boat
In the long run, by helping this work
We are not contributing to charity but
We are contributing to the building up
OF sound nation
Al Warm Springs the facilities are
available, in so far as beds and funds
permit, to the rich and TO the poor.
The fund to which you contribute
tonight will undoubtedly permit us to
extend the facilities of Warm Springs
in a greater degree than before. 1 like
to think, and l would like each one of
you who hears me to remember, that
what you are doing means the enrich
ing of the life of some crippled child,
I know and you know that there could
be no finer purpose than our will TO
aid these helpless little ones.
Grateful for Greetings.
Today so many thousands of welcome
kilograms and post cards and letters of
Evening star., 1934-01-31
Birthday Party" Income High
Estimates Indicate Total Receipts Will Reach
Million and Half, With District of Columbia
Among Leaders.

Copyright. 1884, by the Associated Press)
NEW YORK, January 31.-Figures
from Al States and the District Of Co.
lumbia showed today that the Nations
birthday party to President Roosevelt
and to the Warm Springs (Ga) Foun-
dation for sufferers from infantile
paralysis was a social and financial
success.
No effort was made by headquarters
here to bring in reports from the tens
of thousands of cities and villages
where balls and parties were held last
night, but the Associated Press, through
its bureaus in every State, gathered
available figures which indicate that
the total receipts will probably reach
$l,500000, and maybe more.
The first figures available which were
incomplete and in most cases unothc1al-
" estimated, showed 1877 OCT persons
contributed a total of $839,568 at the
several hundred celebrations reported.
10000 Attend Ball.
Philadelphia, with more than 10000
at one ball. topped the list for that form
of entertainment in first reports. At
A tabulation of first reports, incom
Evening star., 1934-01-31
NOTE REVIEWS THREATS

LOS ANGELES, January 81 R.-
Another threatening note has been re-
ceived by Mrs. Frances Coen Cooke,
wealthy young divorcee witness in the
investigation of the mysterious murder
Of DR.. Leonard SieVer, Pasadena society
dentist" it was disclosed yesterday by
Blayney Matthews, chief special in
vestigator of the district attorneys
Office.
Matthews said he believed the note
indicates the writer thinks investigators
are slackening up in their hunt and
will drop the case soon. He said Mrs.
Cooke was informed she and her child
soon will be put on the spot"
A new guard was established at the
Cooke home.
Evening star., 1934-01-31

Birmingham. Ala, 5000 participated in
a parade.
Throughout the Presidents home
State couples danced and played cards.
So communities outside Of New York
City reporting attendance 5l,585 with
receipts Of $43,218. Forty major parties
In New York City attracted an esti-
mated 10000 persons.
Gifts Swelled the totals In some cities
and In Washington II tables at one
hotel went for 81 900 each to boost the
Capitals contribution. Inasmuch as
only two hotels had reported there, the
city's total was expected to be swelled
considerably in final accounting.
The six New England States reported
96 celebrations attended by 0,20O per-
sons. Estimated contributions were
$67 800.
Texans Raise S65,
Texas, home State of Vice President
Garner, estimated turnout of approx
mately $4,000 with receipts estimated
at $4,000.
In only one State, Kentucky, was
there an estimated net total. Several
cities. however. gave estimates Of the
amount the foundation will receive.
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WINS ESTATE FIGHT
Wife of Bank Clerk May Get
Sl.2OO.OOO Under Agreement.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 81 (Pl.-
A tentative agreement has been reached
whereby Mrs. Constance May Gavin
will receive approximately sl,2oO,ooO
in settlement Of her claim to daugh-
ter's share Of the James L. Flood for
tune, Theodore ]. Roche, attorney for
the recognized Flood heirs, announced
yesterday.
Roche said If Mrs. Gavin, wife Of a
Los Angeles bank clerk eventually re-
ceives the settlement it will be only
because the Flood heirs seek to avoid
further litigation.
Under the tentative agreement Mrs.
Gavin will receive about two-thirds
of what she asked on the claim she
was the illegitimate daughter Of the
pioneer mining man and Eudora F.
Willette, actress. She has been fight
ing seven years 20 obtain a share OF
Evening star., 1934-01-31

Today SO many thousands of welcome
kilograms and post cards and letters of
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.HE text OF President Roosevelt's
radio speech last night to the
widely-separated groups cele-
brating his SD birthday ami

TINE text of President Roosevelt's
radio speech last night to the
widely groups cele-
i brating his SD birthday ami
versary follows:
Tonight I am very deeply moved by
the choice of my birthday anniversary
for the holding of birthday balls in so
many communities, great and small,
throughout the country. I send you my
greetings and my heartfelt thanks, but
at the same time feel that have the
right to speak to you even more as the
representative on this occasion of the
hundreds of thousands of crippled chill
dren In our country.
1t is only In recent years that we have
come to realize the true significance of
the problem Of our crippled children.
There are so many more Of them than
we had any idea Of In many sections
there are thousands who are not only
receiving no help but whose very exist
ence has been unknown to the doctors
and health services.
Cites Progress of Years.
A generation ago somewhat the same
situation existed in relation to
tuberculosis. Today, because Of con-
Stans StreSSlng OF the SuDJeCt, tne
Nation understands the tuberculosis
problem and has taken splendid steps
not only to effectuate cures but also to
prevent the spread of the disease
The problem Of the crippled child is
very similar Modern medical science
has advanced so far that a very large
proportion of children who for one rea-
son or another have become crippled
can be restored to useful citizenship.
1t remains, therefore, only to spread the
gospel for the care and cure of crippled
children in every part of this kindly
land to enable us to make the same
relative progress that We have already
made in the field of tuberculosis.
AS all of you know, the work at
Warm Springs has been close to my
heart, because Of the many hundreds of
cases of infantile paralysis which have
been treated there It is a fact that
infantile paralysis results in the Grip
pling of children and of groWn-ups
Evening star., 1934-01-31
WHEAT TRADE SMALL
Only 25O,oOO,OOO Bushels Shipped
in 25 Weeks.

OTTAWA January 81 LP)-World
trade in wheat continued on a small
scale during the first Is weeks of the
present crop year. with world ship
ments totaling only 50000,00O bushels
from August l to January %. says re-
port Issued yesterday by the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics
Shipments during the corresponding
period in 1928 totaled 100000
bushels
Weekly shipments since August l,
have averaged 100000 bushels, as
compared with 11.500000 and l5200,-
900 bushels per week during the cor
responding week Ct 1928 and 1881
. rCSnstI1No',-
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
Tommy Thomas on Mound
Against Tiger Nine

troit Tigers. Tommy hoped to
gather his seventh victory Of the
campaign.
Vic Sorrell, the right handed
pitching ace Of the Tigers, who
beat the New York Yankees earlier
in the week was Manager
Cochrane's choice. Sorrell was
out for his sixth triumph Of the
early season.
The Griffs went into battle JOY
full over the fact that q new team
mate was to join them tomorrow
in the person Of Bob Kline, Man
Mountain right handler Of the
Philadelphia AS. Kline was pur-
chased from the Connie Mack
entry late today in a deal which
will probably find Johnny Mill
gan, left-hander, going to the AS,
as later on in the exchange Kline,
it is though, will fill a long-felt
need here as a relief pitcher. The
GriffS have sorely needed such a
finger all the season. He will re-
port tomorrow.
A crowd Of about 5000 were in
the stands at game time with the
weather. warm and clear -.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
\, !. NAz|PR0BE
BEGINS JULY 8

NEW YORK, June % IN.S0.
The spreading of Nazi and Com
munist propaganda here will be in
vestigated first By the Dickstein
congressional committee when it
convenes July 9.
It was learned today that Rep
resentative Samuel Dickstein has
already interviewed a prominent
Communist leader, seven Of the
Nazi Steel Helmets, and mysterl-
Gus ninth witness whose business
and identity is guarded by the
congressional investigator.
Although Mr.. Dickstein declines
to comment upon it, one of the
most important phases of the in
vestigation will deal with the al
LEGATIONS that Nazi Steel Helmets
are members Of the New York Ma
tional Guard and have been using
ar1nories as drill sheds.
A military board Of inquiry
which investigated charges that
National Guard rifles were used in
Nazi goose-step drills, scoffed at
the idea.
Sergeant Gottlieb Hass, who
was accused Of being a recruiting
officer for the Steel Helmets, was
given a clean bill Of health.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
By International News Service

BY international news SERVICE
For each person who has OBJ
tanned employment since the
Roosevelt Administration entered
office, the Government has spent
approximately a thousand dol
lars, Treasury figures revealed to-
day.
Emergency expenditures to date
totaled $4.311 ,597 900.
In the same period about 4.000,-
900 persons are estimated to have
been employed.
Huge Sum For Banks
Direct relief through the Civil
Works Administration or doles to
the destitute represented close to
one third Of the huge emergency
expenditure of more than 400
million dollars. Recovery activities
Of a less direct nature accounted
for the rest. The banking struc-
ture got more than 1000 million.
Hundreds of millions went to
railroads, insurance companies,
private building projects and other
credit extensions.
Expenditures for recovery activi-
ties were given as follows:
Direct relief, $3.50, 00O, 900.
Reconstruction Finance Corpo-
ration, $1,000, 100000
Public works, $3.50, 000, 900.
Emergency conservation, $780,
900, 900.
Bank deposit insurance, $780,
900, 900.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
'DOPED' SINGER
LACKSC[UES

Ell PASO, Tex, June % GIN.
S).-Kidnaped and drugged In
San Jose. Cal, Mrs. Sybil Fidan-
que, 50, radio singer. and the wife
Of a business man in the Panama
Canal Zone, today awaited the
arrival of her son, Jack, from
San Jose.
Mrs. Fidanque said she awoke
in a hotel here yesterday, appar-
emily under the influence Of
some drug, and when its effects
wore off she asked that officers
be called. To Deputy Sheriff
Wiley she said:
II can't remember clearly. 1t
has been q horrible experience.
/ don't know why I should be
a kidnap victim.
"My SON had just left home
last Saturday when a woman
about 30 years old came to the
door. I asked her il she was
looking for my son, and she
mOtioned for q man to come
up.
"They forced me to pack
some Of my things after the
man stuck . gun in my side.
They made me get I'm big car,
gave me something to drink
and made me sniff something.
That's all I remember until I
reached Ell PaSO."
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
STRIKE FARLEY
HEREFA|LS

Peace negotiations between
plasterers and their employers
were at a Standstill today after
the failure Of the disputing par
ties to come to an agreement at
a four-hour session yesterday.
The plasterers are asking $1.75
an hour, and have been out on
strike since May 10. So. :.-..
Contractors on PWA projects
here will submit their claims that
they should pay union carpenters
only $1.1O an hour to the Board
Of Labor Review next week.
Union leaders meantime forbade
carpenters to return to work on
PWA work. Construction work
on three large Federal buildings
is tied up pending settlement OF
the dispute. -
The plasterers will meet with
their employers again next week.
A checkup today Of all employing
plasterers revealed that they will
strongly oppose payment Of $1.75
an hour for labor.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
STRIKE.
STUDIED BY
PRESIDENT
Wires Secretary Perkins to Act
Immediately to Prevent
Threatened Violence
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT
International News Service staff
Correspondent

NEW LONDON, Conn, June %
Il. N. 81. President Roosevelt
centered Official interest on the
Pacific Coast longShoremen's
strike today as he turned south
ward from here to his Hyde Park,
N. Y, home for a two-day stay be-
fore returning to the White House.
Mr.. Roosevelt awaited a report
from Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins on the strike today, after
messaging her from here to act
Immediately to prevent threatened
bloodshed or violence.
Crisis Is Near
Presidential action in the strike
came ate rthe last Of a deluge
of appeals for intervention ar
rived, in which he was advised
that real trouble was imminent.
The Executive has instructed
his Secretary, Col. Marvin H. Nc
Intyre, to keep him in constant
touch with the situation.
The latest telegram received
was not made public, but was so
urgent in character that Mcintyre
made a special boat trip out to
the President, who was aboard
the Presidential yacht Sequoia, to
deliver the message.
Governor Frank F. Merriam, Of
California, was notified of the
Presidents action by telegraph.
The President, accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt, came ashore from
the seQuoia and left at $40
o'clock by automobile for the fam
lily home at Hyde Park, N. Y.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent the happiest
day he has had for weeks yester-
day, in spite of the fact that his
alma mater, Harvard, went down
to defeat before the smashing at
tack of Yale's boating crews.
Sees Son Lose
The Presidents son and name
sake, Franklin, jr., rowed in the
Harvard freshman crew, which
lost to the Eli yearlings by Scant
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
WILL ROGERS
Says:

HOLLYWOOD, CAL, June %.
What's this I read in the paper
today about Barney Baruch
quitting Wall Street and start
ing writing. That's what / call
leaving a business when you are
at the top. He knew more
about it, land everything eIse)
than anybody. But just think
Of the novelty Of a man being
in the writing game that knows
what he is talking about.
Say, we are holding the
American Olympic games here
today. Every great runner and
jumper is here. Nearly every
State has sent one or more
great athletes, yet in the big
games that's held in Washing
ton every year, not q single
State seems to be able to send
q statesman.
Copyright, 1884. by McNau8ht -.
syndicate, 4nc.) -
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
SOUGHT.
ON CONTRACT
CHANGES
Payne, Hurley Mentioned
In Campaign to Remove
Manganese Tariff
BY International News Service

Meeting in secret session, the
House Military Affairs Investiga-
ton Committee today questioned
Gen. Douglas Macarthur regard
ing the successful lobby against q
manganese import tax and other
disclosures made by Lieut.. Col.
Joseph I. McMullen, of the Judge
Advocate Generals staff.
General Macarthur was asked
what he knew of Colonel McMul-
lens activities in representing the
Cuban-American Manganese Com
pany. Colonel McMullen drew
large fees from that firm while
serving in a high Army position
and aided in the elimination Of
the manganese tax from the 1888
revenue bill.
Contract Scanned
The committee also intended to
interrogate General Macarthur on
the contract changes ordered by
Assistant Secretary Of War Wood
ring, which enabled Joseph Silver.
man, New York trader, and the
Newbury Company, Of Boston, to
sell surplus army goods in this
country.
Preparing to investigate further
into the Arny'S system OF pur'
chasing motor trucks, the commit
tee decided to call in NRA Off
Gals and Maj. Gen. L. H. BaShs
quartermaster general, next week.
According to the House group,
the Army has been purchasing
motor trucks from a restricted cir
Gle oil. manEf acturerS. The reasons
given for this by Army officials
are that these manufacturers are
best able to fulfill the War De-
partment's requirements, and are
the sole bidders conforming with
MIRA regulations.
KvaIe Sees Error
Representative Kvale F.-L.) Of
Minnesota, committee member,
limited the department was max
ing a wrong Interpretation Of the
NRA regulations, which resulted
in the exclusion of many manus
facturerS.
Colonel McMullen also is sched-
uled to continue his testimony be"
fore the committee next week. He
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
Ashes of Eccentric
DISPLAYED in Court

YAKIMA, Wash, June %
GNSO.-A small silver urn sup
posedly containing the ashes Of
Mrs. Sarah E. Smith-Scollard,
wealthy Seattle eccentric, held the
center of interest today in the
100000 suit by the guardians
of the Scollard estate against the
estate of Reese B. Brown, wealthy
Yakima rancher.
Mrs. Brown, widow Of the
rancher, petitioning for permits
sion to bury the ashes in the city
mausoleum, said the urn was
found in the personal effects of
her husband.
The suit against the Brown es-
tate charges misrepresentation of
Mrs. Scollard'S money while she
was mentally incompetent.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
N ARTHUR 0U|zZED IN PROBE OF ARMY LOBBYING
$1,000 for Each Job,
Cost of Nations
Relief Efforts

Some Of the emergency eXpeol-
lures are carried as assets Of the
Government, the same as a bank
carries its investments as assets.
The Government has invested
heavily, for instance, in the pre-
ferred stock of many banks, some
of which it controls. Money ad-
vanced to the RFC receives inter-
ests on it's loans to various bust
ness agencies.
Officials pointed out that it was
impossible to determine exactly
the volume of Unemployment
brought about by emergency ex-
penditureS since some OF these
costs such as investment in bank
stock would not affect employ
ment to any appreciable degree.
100000 Still Idle
On the basis Of the 100000
persons still out Of work, esti'
mated by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, it would require an
outlay of 10000 million dollars in
emergency expenditures to reem'
ploy them provided the Govern
ment were forced to shoulder the
entire burden.
A 1000 million dollars a month
spending program may be under
taken by the Administration for
the first half Of the fiscal year
beginning July l, under large ap'
preparations made by the Con
gress just adjourned.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
ThOrp, Famous Grid
Official. Star. Dies

NEW YORK, June % Q.N.SO.
Ed Thorp, noted football official
and former gridiron star, died to-
day.
Two weeks ago he suffered a
stroke while playing golf at the
Winged Foot Country Club,
Mamaroneck. He was 48 and was
a brother Of Tom Thorp, sports ex-
pert.
He was born in New York city
and played football for Holy Cross
Academy and the De LaSaGe In
Stitute.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
By LOUIS E. WHITE

Testimony that complaints Of
kickback practices are steadily
increasing was given before the
Senate Education and Labor
subcommittee investigating labor
rackets today.
The author Of this statement
was Bradley B. Smith, assistant
director of the Division of 1nves-
tigation of the Interior Depart
ment, which handles labor COM
plants on PWA projects.
Back Wages Paid
Despite the increase Of these
complaints, which he said come
from all parts of the country,
Mr.. Smith told the subcornmit-
tee that he does not believe there
has been case in which kick
back practices were proves
against the contractor on a
PWA Job in which the contractor
failed to pay the back wages
claimed.
Herbert Baruch, legal advisor
of the construction division Of the
Veterans Administration, brought
out that it is often difficult to
penalize the contractor found
guilty Of practicing kickback
rackets on non-PWA projects. !.
FavOrs Withholding Pay
He agreed with Senator Walsh
that it probably would be best il
the law authorized withholding
payment in such cases.
He commended that one. Of the
claims made most often by the
Workmen is in regard to claSsifi.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
Post Will Attempt
6O.OOO-FOOt FLiQht

CHICAGO, June % u.N.S.J.
A new worlds airplane altitude
record Of 10000 feet or more Is
the goal of Wiley Post, famous
world-girdling flier, in a flight
planned for early July above a
Century of Progress Exposition.
Plans were being completed to-
day for the shakespeare flight
in which Post hopes to better
the official record of 44,891 feet,
held by G.. Lemoine, of France.
His progress up to $4,000 feet
will be reported to Worlds Fair
crowds by a radio broadcast.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
Grand Canyon Stamp
Goes on Sale IN JuLH

Post Office Department today
announced the new Grand Can"
yon stamp which are being is
sued this year in the National
Park series, will go on sale
July "a.
A one-cent stamp in honor Of
the Yosemite Valley will be Is.
sued July 16. A series Of ten
different stamps will be issued
this year in honor Of the ma
tional parks Of the country.
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
Change in Law to Provide Penalties for OF
Tending Contractors Asked BY Vets
Administration

cation. He explained that numer-
GUS cases have been reported in
which a bricklayer Is paid and
carried on the pay roll as a lab
orer, although he was doing the
work of a bricklayer. ...
Despite the fact that the probe
which continues today, is merely
in its infancy, having begun only
a few days ago, Senator David I.
Walsh, CD of Massachusetts,
chairman of the investigating
group, has indicated that he be-
lieves legislation would be adj
viSable as a means of curbing
some Of the existing illegal prac-
tees charged against the con-
tractors.
Opinions Sought
Virtually every witness who is
in a position to give an intelligent
and unbiased opinion on such q
proposition has been asked by the
Massachusetts, Senator if a provi-
sion Of, that sort would not be
helpful. In nearly every case,
the witness has agreed that legis-
lation Of that nature would be
beneficial.
Need for such legislation was
suggested primarily during the
hearings by the testimony Of
Major John C. Gotwals, Engi-
neer Commissioner Of the Dis
trict, who testified on the open
ing day Of the hearings.
The Engineer Commissioner re-
lated the difficulties the COM
mission has had in determining
What EfA YoravailinO VIA GA rata iS
The Washington times., 1934-06-23
Kaiser to Return,
Report in London

LONDON, June % U.N.S0
1.-THE ex-Kaiser will be back in
Germany before the beginning Of
the next year." a prominent per-
sonage" in his encourage at Doom.
Holland, told a correspondent Of
the Daily Herald.
No effort was made to conceal
delight over the rift in the Hitler
cabinet, with radical elements
seeking to- GUST Vice Chancellor
Won Papen The Herald's infor-
mant added:
1.-THE former Kaiser may re-
turn as . private person or in
an official capacity"