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The Washington times., 1934-03-31
NEW \ N ES
SOON To Be
EXPOSED
Others Than Thayer Listed
and Demand Grows for
Thorough Inquiry
BY international News Service

Additional evidence, linking
other politicians in the electric
power scandal that already has
involved State Senator W. T.
Thayer (R.) of New York, is in
possession of Federal Trade
Commission investigators, it
was learned today.
This evidence will be developed
later at hearings involving the
political activities of the Asso-
ciated Gas and Electric Company
and subsidiary concerns.
Another New Yorker
Among the names expected to
be brought prominently into the
scandal is that of another we'll
known New YORK Republican legis-
lator.
Revelation that Senator Thayer
received expense accounts" from
the power company in a village
election, and that he hoped" the
power company was satisfied with
his work" in killing legislation
opposed by the power company,
created widespread comment in
Washington official circles.
The mounting indignation in
Congress against power trust"
efforts to corrupt politics was
heightened by evidence offered
before the Federal Trade Com
mission that an Associated Gas
and Electric Company subsidiary
bribed a city attorney in Paris
Tenn, to bring about the sale OF
municipally-owned light plant
Senator Copeland Aroused
Senator Copeland (D.) of New
York, and Democratic members
of the New. York delegation in the
House joined in urging a sweep
ing inquiry by the New Yorl
legislature.
Sentiment spread in Congress
for drastic legislation to curb the
political activities of utilities com
panieS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
GERMAN TOKEN
SMALLEST YET
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Germany has decided to pay ap-
proximately $1,250,000 on about
$4,000, 900 due this Government
on mixed claims and arm occupa-
ton payments, the State Depart
ment announced today.
This payment represents in
terest on the total amount due
only two and one-half per cent
of the total payment-and con-
stitutes the smallest token" pay
ment made by any debtor nation.
In announcing that Germany
had decided to make this payment,
the State Department said:
"This sum is equal to the in
tereSt due today on the install
ment postponed under the
provisions of the debt agree
ment. OF the sum so paid,
reichsmarks 2,55O,OOO will be
applied as Semi-annual interest
on postponed payments, due on
account of mixed claims, and
reichSmarkS 627,125 will be ap-
piled as Semi-annual interest on
postponed payments on account
Of army COSTS"
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
HOOVER To CD
To CHICAGO

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March
81. I.N.S0.-Former President
Herbert Hoover planned to leave
today for Chicago on his leisurely
automobile trip into the middle
west.
Arriving here from Kansas City
through snow and rain that made
the pavements slippery, the for
mer president spent the night as
the guest of Harrison E. Spangler,
Republican national committee
man. The storm delayed arrival
of the Hoover party by several
hours.
The. former President said he
was pleased to be back on Iowa
soil again. When told that his
boyhood pal, Newt Butler. now
lives here. Hoover asked what he
was doing. When told that But
Ter was tending bar, having given
up his West Branch Qowa) con-
fectionery store. the former Chief
Executive made no comment.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
WILL ROGERS
Says:

PASADENA, Cal, March 81.
Here is something think wiz
bear repeating.
Two kid brothers, one IA, the
other IL, were hiking in the
mountains out here. The young
kid was bitten by a rattleSnakeS
The 14-year-Old one cut the
wound all up with a knife and
they took turns sucking the
poisoned blood out. The younger
one finally tainted. The other
carried him up the mountain
two miles on his back and saved
him.
We are not 50 bad off. These
kids are Daniel BOoneS and
Davey CrOcketts in any age.
Copyright, 1884, by McNaught
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Nearly 500 Banks
ReODened This Year

NEW YORK, March 81 QN.S0.
Nearly 500 closed banks have re-
opened, releasing millions of dol
lars to depositors during the first
quarter of 1884, which ends today,
according to a statement released
by the American Banker. Open
ings last week included IL national
and % State banks, making their
respective totals so far this year
178 and 295.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
'FL|VVERS'
At Tackled
SMELL. .
KELLY
Fess Joins Assault on Use Oh
SingIe-Motored Planes;
Test in Courts Seen /

Alteration of airmail con.
tract specifications by the
Postoffice Department to per~
NIT use Of single-motored d
flivver" planes was con-
demned by Representative
Bertrand H. Smell (R.) Of
New York, minority floor
leader, today.
The specifications are those
prescribed for temporary mail
contracts for which bids will be
opened April 20.
A flood of complaints has been
lodged by organized pilots and by
former air mail carrier lines on
the ground that permission to use
single-motored ships win give an
unfair advantage to lines owned
by e. L. Cord, well known auto
mobile and aviation financier.
Asks Strict Regulations
In explanation Of his stand MI.
Smell said:
"I have no financial or per.
SOnaI interest in any of the
companies concerned, but I BE-
lieve regulations should be %
strict as possible.
"Any one receiving one OF
these contracts should be able
to show the proper equipment
and experience to ensure per-
fOrmance Of q good job. If we
are going to continue carrying
passengers and mail in the air.
the Post Office Department can
not be too particular as to the
quality Of the persons receiving
contracts.
"Our experience in trying to
fly the mail with the aid Of
the Army emphasizes the need
of most modern and up-t0-date
equipment and of best pilots
possible for this kind Of work"
Another complaint against the
specifications is that the depart"
ment made certain changes in
air routes to be covered, also
favorable to the Cord corpora
ton.
FavOritism. Says Fess
That firm heretofore has been
unable to use landing fields nee
essary to conform to Government
requirements, but under the new
specifications could comply.
The contested advertisements
offer temporary three-month con-
tracts with renewal privileges on
II routes.
Senator Simeon D. Fess (R.3.
of Ohio, who has been condemn
ing cancellation of the air mail
contracts, when asked his reaction
to charges concerning Mr.. Cord
said:
"In the light Of the facts a.
they seem to be coming, the
conclusion is inevitable that
there is little but favOritiSm be.
ing shown to favOrite individu'
ais with little, If any, regard to
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Ship Strike Peace
Offered by COmrp0nu

CAMDEN, N. j., March 81
U.N.S0.-A compromise strike
settlement proposal said to have
been offered by Clintob L. Bardo.
president Of the New York Ship
building Company, was under
consideration today by officers
Of the Industrial Marine and
Shinbuilding Workers Union.
The proposal, it was reported,
contains many provisions highly
favorable to the strikers, includ-
ing an increase in wages.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Treaty Anniversary
Observance o. KID
BY International News Service

BY International NeWS Service
Another step toward friendly
relations with Japan was taken
by the State Department today
with publication Of a letter from
Secretary of State Hull to the
United States Chamber of Com
merce indorSing observance Of the
eighteenth anniversary of the
first treaty negotiated between
the United States and Japan.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Digging UncOUers
CiUiL War Rifles

Two rifles, used by the Union
forces during the civil war. were
unearthed yesterday at Fort Foote,
located on the Maryland bank Of
the Potomac River. by workmen.
The fort is to be connected to
Washington by a link in the
George Washington Memorial
Highway.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Trial Successful
For Piq AirLiner

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March
81 Q.N.SD.-The $40, Americas
newest and greatest airliner.
rested comfortably in her hangar
at the Sikorsky plant today after
successfully trying her wings over
Long Island Sound. Igor Sikorsky,
designer of the giant four-motored
ship, which carries 80 passengers
and a crew of five, as we'll as
much mail and baggage, said he
was completely satisfied.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

primarily to legislate for the
nation; secondarily for the city.
It is an arrangement unfair to
them, and unfair to the people
of Washington, for the job cannot
be done as it should be under
existing circumstances.
Senator william H. King, Of
Utah, is chairman of the District
committee. other Democratic
members include Carter Glass, Of
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
WeirtOn Steel Case
Hearing April 30

WILMINGTON, Del, March 81.
UN.S0.-The Federal Govern
ment's court battle against the
Weirton Steel Corporation, deS-
tined to test the labor powers Of
the NRA, will open on April 80.
This date was set today by Dis
trict Judge John P. Nields for a
hearing on the Governments
motion to show cause why a
preliminary injunction should not
be granted restraining Weirton
Steel from carrying out its labor
policies in defiance of the ma
tional recovery law.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Utilities Probe to Hit Other Politicians
Fair Warmer
Promised
ForEaSter

Smiling skies and a warmer
temperature will greet the
Washington Easter parade to-
morrow.
The weather man gave out
these glad tidingS today.
Showers will end this after
noon.
A temperature of about so
degrees is predicted for tomor-
row morning.
Fair weather will continue
through Monday assuring dry
grounds for the White House
egg rolling festivities.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
PWA Shuts Off Use
Of FOreiqn Material

BY International News Service
Foreign competition with kmeri-
can firms supplying materials
Cor public works projects was
effectively shut off today in a
PWA order increasing the differ
entail on foreign bids to 20 per
cent. Originally the law speci-
fled that bids could be awarded
on foreign materials where the
latter were 10 per cent under the
lowest American bid. On this
basis, it was discovered that for
eign cement firms were crowdlng
out the American product on
some projects.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
NRA Refuses Permit
For SALARY SLQshing

DETROIT, March 81 u.N.SJ.
The petition of an insurance com.
pany for permission to cut wages
of it's lesser employees had been de-
MED today by the NRA Compli-
ance Board, with the suggestion
that the economies might better
be levied on the comfortable
salaries" Of executives.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Sidney Fox Sues
For DiUOrCe AQdin

OLLYW OOD, March 81.
G.N.S.)-Sidney Fox, film actress,
had changed her mind again to-
day. In February she filed suit to
divorce Charles Beahan, picture
distributor, and a few days later
she dismissed it.
Today, however, she had a
second divorce action on file. Miss
Fox charged that Beahan had in.
suited her in the presence of
gaeStS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
League Court Foes
To Be GiUen Hearing
BY International News Service

BY InleFhaIIOhaI NeWB SoEVIC0
Opponents of American entry
into the World Court were as
sured today of an opportunity to
present their cases before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Senator Pittman CD of
Nevada, chairman, said he would
take up the question of fixing
date for the hearing at the
committees session next Wednes-
day. The opponents probably will
be given several weeks in which
to prepare their arguments.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

They are able, conscientious
men. I have the highest respect
for my colleagues on this COM
mittee, and in the Senate as a
whole. But there is a limit to
what any one man can do, and 1t
seems to me that we are rapidly
approaching that limit.
City Is Growing
The nation is growing every
year, and the city of Washington
is steadily gaining population. The
members of the Senate are here
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Virgin Islands Rum
Import Unrestricted

BY international News Service
The Federal Alcohol Control
Administration today let down the
bars to the unlimited importation
Of rum from the Virgin Islands
for the month Of April.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
y. C.. Committeeman
Overworked, Says
Senator Tydings

The Washington Times presents herewith the third of
series Of articles on the District Committees of Congress
and their relation to the District government by Senator
Milard E. Tydings (D) of Maryland.
Later articles will be contributed By Representative Fred
E. Britte (R of Illinois and Representative Virginia E.
Jenckes 3D. of Indiana
In Senator Tydings series, entitled "WHAT"S WRONG
WITH THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS: he reveals some
facts about District governmental Gchnery showing that
it is defecue and inefficient, wy this is the and
hoov 1t can be remedied.
By SENATOR WILLARD E. TYD1NGs
Of Maryland
There are at present Is places the Senate District
Committee, but one of these is vacant
Yet it not at all unusual for three to pass on vital
District questions.
That is not because the others are unnerested in the
city of Washington, because they oafng on the
job.
They are all very much interested in Washington, if
for other than that they live here at least half
the year at all times possibly all the year, and that in
any event they maintain homes here the year round
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Rain ending late this afternoon; cloudy TO-
night; Sunday fair. Full report on Page 81
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
Bids and Proposals

G9NM5fs2NIERS6 G1SH5T P e. Sr'RtnE'GH IS
August II 1884, Sealed proposals will
g RH Sn 1 S SoS eassrn
dW %: a6d ob then hSuis puOg sIg ORBfd fs8f t6T tS
way v sS''c' Of Maryland Avenue, 5. W.. from Srd
Street to 4th Street with about $500
square yards of sheet asphalt pavement on
fsiTE facing the "i Roadway SV Of AIT 4th Street ".
4 S, w. from Pennsylvania Avenue odo 70
Yards 0 sbee, Wn spb 0og
cement concrete base On August Gath.
1894 for Icl gradng PAYING P5y Sur6i4S
New, HamPshire Avenue, n, W: from
SS5iH1iRn ABOUT $500 square re yards of reinforced
. 200 linear feet of cement concrete curb
E gnd g. f4F fom the
square yards Of sheet asphalt pavement, on
cement concrete base and le) for, widen:
Psy0g Hpd from hH Street.
to 9th Street with about 5000 square
yards of sheet asphalt pavement on
cement concrete base @ ,iad Plans ana Roo Tpeff7 f37
District Building. The attention of bidders
is directed to the Special Provisions cover.
and and to the use Of domestic materials, also
to the following. "A certificate of com,
pliance on the prescribed form Wh;ch VIII
be furnished for that purpose shall DO
signed and submitted by all bidders; in
accordance with Executive order, No: 6648'
1894 Only bids accompanied by such
certificate shall be considered or accepted:
The contractor to whom award is made
shall require subcontractors and dealers
furnishing equipment, materials, and
supplies to sign similar certificates before
making awards to or purchases from Sucn
suhcontractors or dealers. copies of which
sha be rt tarTfhH4 to waFe tae 6sd to ali
Skilled labor employed on each contract
shall be not less than one d9lar and ten
wage paid to all intermediate, labor en-
ployed on each contract shall be not less
than sxty:tive o$Oe5( cents 81 per p1n.Ff3nd h9nrd
Ia bor employed on each contract shall be
than nrstof t0rEfVet ot Rssempoymens s042 Gee3s
Rfor ne District of Columbia is Mr. Edgar
B. B. Young 48O Indiana Avenue. n. W.
Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
CHANGE DATES
FOR PLAYOFF

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. %.
The managers of the Columbias,
Police and Post baseball teams,
deadlocked for leadership in the
Alexandria commercial loop, will
meet at police headquarters at
7::30 tonight to arrange a play-off
schedule for the second half
championship. Police and Post
played to a 2-all tie yesterday,
wrecking the scheduled game be
tween the Columbias and the
winner on Monday.
Bill Hammond's Mt. Vernon
A. C. won the Northern Virginia
League second half flag, defeat
ing Rosebuds yesterday, 10-3.
Bill Simms, star catcher of the
Mount, is laid up with blood
poisoning at his home and will
be lost to the team for the re-
mainder of the campaign.
Sunday the Mt. Vernon Inde'
pendents and Virginia White SoX
collide in the first game of the
play-off for the Northern Virginia
title, on the Mounts diamond.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
FLA. SOFT 7 BAIL
TEAM To VISIT

Bring on the grape fruit
leaguers" is the slogan of Capital
City Soft Ball Leaguers Of this city
who will match their new-tound
skill against one of the best soft
ball teams in the country next
Friday at Central High School
Stadium.
Morris A. Bealle, manager OF the
American Legion team which fin
ished second in the Capital City
League this year, is expected to an
nounce his selections for this game
tomorrow. He has asked the as
sistance Of the five other man,
ayers of the city's major soft ball
circuit.
The Capital City Leaguers bit
themselves off a large hunk when
they scheduled the famous Wav'
erly (Florida) Growers Associa'
ton ten which is touring the coun'
try in a large bus and knocking
off all comers in the new modified
baseball game. Their record to
date for daily play is aboSt nine
victories in every ten games.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
H. T. S. PARKS NET CHAMP, TO PLAY SUNDAY
Pickups and
PutoutS

Fred Marberry, broadcasting
from Station VOL last night,
compared the present Detroit
Tigers to the 1924-25 Washing
ton Griffmen. but maybe,
'twOuld be better to withhold
comparisons until the Tigers
have grabbed two pennants and
world series in the bargain.
and the Tigers haven't copped
the 1884 American flag yet. ..
Heine ManuSh's batting average
will shrink to a peanut. unless
he quits pressing and forgets
about the league batting cham
pionShip. Jim McGrath, who
wildly describes wrestling
matches over the radio, knows
a place where the towns larg-
est glass of beer for shiny
dime is handed across the
counter. Jess willard, who ref
creed the Szabo-Garibaldi mat
duel here last night, only needs
more aggressivenesS to make him
popular with the fans. The
former heavyweight boxing
champion was too tolerant with
last nights principals.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
FEDERAL LOOP
OPENS SERIES

First and second half winners
of the Federal League swing into
action today on the West Ellipse
at 5 D. m. in the first game of a
three-game series for the cham
pionship of the circuit.
G. P. o. Federals, winners OF the
first half, oppose A. G. o. War.
The victor in this series will rep
resent the Federal League in the
coming weekday championships,
beginning September 8.
Teams in the National Capital
League haven't decided the title
yet. With the series standing
two victories to one in favor of
Acacia over Center Market, the
two teams tried their best to
reach new situation yesterday,
only to end the day with a 6-to-6
tie game on the North EllipSe.
Today they're going to try
again on the same diamond at
5 p. m. Acacia needs only one
more victory to cop the cham
pionship and hopes it will get it
today. Center Market, on the
other hand, sees every reason for
success in the series. despite the
uphill fight, and points to the
manner in which five runs were
scored in the last inning yester'
day to tie the count after
Acacia had led, 81, up TO that
time.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24

Mather at No. 2, Smith at No. 3
and Gilmore at No. 4, a team
which would rate very well with
any other team selected.
At the present time there are
in the republic of Mexico 33
military polo teams and eight
civilian polo teams.
The plateau of Mexico, how
ever, is admirable for the sport,
and here are located the major
ity of the teams. After consider
able study, the federation has
divided the country into six zones:
Northwest, Northeast, North, West,
South and Southwest. The North
west zone includes the polo clubs
at Culiacan and Mochis, Sinaloa;
Hermosillo, Sonora, and IXtlan
del Rio, Nayarit. The Northern
zone includes those at Muzquiz
and Torreon, Coahuila; Villa
nueva. Zacatecas; Casas Grandes,
Ciudad Juarez, Camargo and
Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, and
Durango City, Durango. The
Northeast zone lists the polo
clubs of Tuxpan, Vera Cruz;
Nueva Laredo, Tampico, Reynoze
and Ciudad del Maiz, Tamauli-
pas.
Santiago in West Zone
In the Western zone there are
the clubs of Santiago, Guanaju-
ator; Uruapan, Patzcuaro, Los
Reyes, Lagos de Moreno and Ia
moro, Michoacan; Ciudad Guz,
man, Ocotlan and Guadalajara,
Jalisco.
The Southern zone has the
Polo Club of Mexico City, Tex.
COCO, Tlalnepantla and Tacuba,
of the Federal district; Atlixo,
Puebla; Tula and Tulancongo,
Hidalgo: Oaxaca City, Oaxaca
Tectihuacan, fernando del Vale
and Toluca, State of Mexico;
Iguala, State of Guerrero, and
Cuernavaca, Morerlos.
In the Southwestern zone are
thu clubs of Villa Cardel, Cor
doba, Jalapa and Tlapacayan
state of Verackuz; Tehuacan
State of Puebla; Tapachula and
San Cristobal, State of Chiapas
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
MOORE : HOMER
PROTECTSLEAD
Of GIANTS

It's an old saying in the sport
that a champion need not have
everything, but he must have
something. And that something
he has is class. And class may
cover a multitude of virtues
skill, speed, clevernesS, punch,
stamina and heart.
He may lack in some of these
things, but one thing he must
have and that's heart. And
whether you are willing to admit
the greatness of the Giants, at
least you must admit they have
got heart, and plenty of it.
Witness what they did yeSter-
day in that all-important game
against the Cardinals-a game
which may very we'll have been
the one that settled the pennant.
They moved into st. Louis with
a good but not necessary unbeat-
able lead. The Cards were primed
and waiting. They had the Dean
boys ready to shoot and the Dean
boys between them had beaten
the Giants eight times without a
defeat.
In this emergency, the Giants
naturally led with their ace, Carl
Hubbell, but the Cards trumped
him in five heats and went into
the ninth leading, 3 to 2. Paul
Dean seemed about to hang up
his fifth victory over the New
YorkerS.
But here the Giants showed
their fighting spirit. Two men
got aboard and then up stepped
Joe Moore and socked one for a
homer and the Giants won, to g..
Now today the Giants are six
and half games ahead of the
Cubs and seven ahead of the
Cards which, in view of the fact
that the Giants finish the season
at home, makes them a so to /
shot to win the pennant.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
COLORED MEET
To BARRY FARMS

For the sixth consecutive year,
Barry Farms mad a colored track
championship entered in its rec
ord books today.
The Barry Farms, should you
not know, is a playground, and
the victory won yesterday was in
the annual District playground
track meet for girls.
Barry Farms took almost every
event, to chalk up 10 points.
Logan was second with 1612
points, while Howard finished
third with IA. The other play
grounds scored in this way:
Monroe, II; Cardoza, 10k;
Crummell, 7; Rose Park and Will
lowtree, 61a each; Banneker Rec
reation Center, Walker Stadium
and Lovejoy, s each; Payne and
Lincoln, 5 each, and Garfield, l.
The feature victory OF the
day was the tossing of the
quot 145 feet by Appolonia
Yates, of Barry Farms. A CO.
feature v-1s the winning OF the
6O-yard dash by Juanita Giles,
of Cardoza, and Mary Ridley's
triumph in the 10O-pound high
Jump. Selena Gray, Of Barry
Farms, won the 70-pound potato
race.
Medals for tennis victories dur
mig 1888 and 1884 were presented
in conjunction with the meet
by Miss Maude Parker, super
visor of girls and women's activ-
tiles of the District Fairgrounds
Those getting medals were
Blanche Jackson and Romano
Peters (Rose Park, winners in
1888; Mamie Watts and Eugenia
Parks BARRY Farms), runners
up in 1898; Naomi Roy and
Eugenia Valentine BARRY Farms)
winners this year, and Audrey
Brooks and Rose Seldom (HoW
arO, runners-up this year.
The Washington times., 1934-08-24
Defends
League Net Crown

Tony Latona will defend his
Capital City League singles ten
mis- crown against Bill Buchanan
in the finals tomorrow at 3
o'clock at Henry Park.
Latona breezed by Happy Jacob
in the Semifinals, 6-3, 60,
while Buchanan rallied to elimin-
ate Hy Ritzenberg, 1-6. 6-1,
60. Pat Deck and RitZenberg
battle Latona and Herb Shenkin
for the doubles tiara at 4 o'clock
today.