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The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Full Pay Return Urged
TO Aid Workers Morale

Z Few members Of Congress are
. more anxious to see Federal en-
ployeS get back their IS per cent
pay cut than Representative Jen.
nings Randolph CD, Of West Vir-
ginia, but none have before ad-
tVanced the same reason.
Representative Randolph has
announced he will introduce in
the House today q bill which will
forbid employees to work elsewhere
in their spare time. Were the pay
cut restored, he admits there
, would be considerable less need
for the measure.
Wants Fun Return
The Representative, who is .
member Of the House District
Committee and deeply interested
in local affairs, would like to see
the entire IS per cent restored in
stead Of only 10 per cent, but
stated today:
: 81 would like TO see Is per
: cent cut eliminated, but would
like to see . scrap develop over
=: the 10 per cent proposal that
would embarrass the cause"
Representative Randolph was q
newspaper editor, college profeS-
sor and lecturer prior to his cleo
ton to the present Congress. He
defeated his Republican opponent,
who had beaten him once before
In a race for Congress by 1901
votes.
Better Backs Move
b Another reason for restoring
full pay to Government workers
Is advanced by Representative
Alfred r. Better OO. Of New
York, who says:
4, "The average Federal emplOyo
:, 10 earning far less than per.
sons In business performing
similar duties. Furthermore, II
:, is inconsistent for the Govern
ment to ask industry to in
: crease wages and reduce sal.
aries Of its own workers ct the
same time.
( Restoration Of the cut would
also restore . badly battered
morale and result in more work
being done by Federal workers"
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
.REPS.RANBOLPH.
AND BE|TERT To
BACK MOVE
New Bill Would Prohibit Spare
Time Work on Part of Fed
eraI Employees
(continued from Page y

3 Continued from rage ~
Grafton Of Government Employees,
. last night submitted to each
member Of the Senate q state
ment urging support principally
for full restoration Of salaries,
4: but also asking support Of pro.
-posals to do away with several
economy law provisions.
Mr.. Babcock urged:
- Pay or compensating leave
for overtime; repeal Of provi-
3, sions calling for the preferen-
tial dismissal Of married per
= sons: restoration Of the 30-day
annual leave provision; . dis
missal wage for those perma-
,riently separated from the ser
: vice: increases In salaries when
4, an employe is promoted to a
4. higher-paying position; reStora-
tion Of administrative promo
IL. tionS, and the abandonment OF
payless furloughs.
= VG6 NeuSx SOUBAS
q. Besides these questions, the
@genate during the consideration
Of the independent offices meas
ure no doubt viii spend much
4 time debating veterans sections
Of the bill, since friends Of the
ex,Soldiers have planned q sincere
fight to have the entire four
point program Of the American
Legion included in the bill.
= With fights on these various
items scheduled, it is anticipated
that If the Senate begins debate
on the bill late today it will be
at the close Of Saturdays session
before the measure is finally ap-
: proved.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
JOHN CJAKE THE BARBERv FACTOR OFFICIALS
Chicago Will Get Two
Alleged Members
of Touhy Gang

BALTIMORE, Feb. IS QNS.).
Basil ("The Owl') Banghart and
Isaac C"Ike") Costner, alleged
members Of the Terrible Touhy"
gang, arrested here Sunday night,
will be returned to Chicago for
prosecution in the John "Jake
the Barber') Factor kidnap case.
A certified copy Of the indict-
ment against Banghart, and a
warrant for Costner, both charg-
ing completely in the kidnapping,
arrived here this morning.
The States decision to hand
over the prisoners to the Chicago
authorities was reached last night
after Attorney General Cummings
forcibly expressed the opinion
they should stand trial on the
kidnapping charge. Herbert O'Con-
nor, States attorney, had previ-
ously announced they would be
held here and indicted for trans
porting stolen money into the
State and for possession OF ma
chine-gunS.
Disposition Of Mrs. Jessie Touhy
and Miss May Blacock, arrested
with Banghart and Costner, has
not been decided. Their names
had not been linked with the kid
naping.
Return Of the gangsters to Chi
cago for the kidnap trial, which
Is now in progress, will close, for
the present, the four-day struggle
by various authorities for custody
of the men.
Developments yesterday led to
the opinion that Costner may
turn States evidence. He has
had several private conferences
with representatives Of the States
attorneys office, and was closeted
with Mr.. Factor, who flew here
on Tuesday to identify the pair,
for more than an hour.
Mr.. O'Connor said the State
charges a against the prisoners
would be withdrawn today and
they would be Immediately re-
turned to Chicago, unless they
chose to fight extradition. The
latter contingency was not ex-
pected to cause any serious delay,
however.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
insult PROBE
!. SUMMONS L

= CHICAGO. Feb. IS G.N.s0.
Seventeen subpoenas were be-
ing served today on prominent
bankers, lawyers and o private
detective requiring them to appear
as special witnesses at the town
meeting" inquiry into circum-
stances that led to receiverships
of the Samuel insult utility en-
,pire.
Among those being subpoenaed
by Ettelson in the surprise move
are Walter J. Cummings. Govern
ment-appointed chairman Of the
board Of the Continental Illinois
National and Trust Company:
Stanley Field, former chairman Of
the banks board and now under
Indictment with other insult off,
'cialS, and Charles A. McCulloch.
present receiver for Middle West
utilities. The private detective.
It was learned. Is Thomas Nc
GIire,
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
GRAND JURY SET
FOR LOBBYIST
INDICTMENTS
Identity of Final Witness To-
day Kept Secret; Agents
Eve SiIverman Letter

The Grand Jury's investigation
Of lobbying in the War Depart
ment drew to a close today with
the testimony Of an unnamed
witness.
Indictments against the lobby
lists who, according to reports ap-
preached the leading automobile
manufactures and offered to "sell
their influence with the Depart
ment in getting contracts" were
expected to be returned next week.
. Letter Under Inquiry
Joseph Silverman, Of New York,
the only one of the lobbyists under
investigation identified to date.
entered the picture again today.
He wrote SECRETARY Of War
Dern that he could save the Gov
ernment 100000 if he be allowed
to make a bid to supply under
wear for the CCC.
The letter was referred to the
Department Of Justice, which pre-
viously investigated Mr.. Silver
mans activities in the war De
partment and presented its report
to the Grand Jury.
Following this investigation, the
Department stated that Mr.. Sill.
verman was barred from doing
further business with the depart
ment.
RaincOat Deal Cited
Those close to Secretary Dern
said Mr.. Silverman's effort to win
the contract will fail, just as did
his attempt to sell back to the de-
partment for $1.37 each surplus
Army raincoats he had bought for
Is cents each.
Assistant Secretary Of War
Woodring, whose office passes on
all Army contracts, repeated his
denial that he was reSigning.
The rumorS spread following
President RooSevelt's announced
displeasure over Mr.. Woodring'S
magazine article pointing out the
military possibilities Of the CCC.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
ARMY HURR|ES
PLANS To FLY
AIR MAIL
Pilots Take Postal Oath Ere
Beginning Duty; Police
Station Post Office

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. IS
T.N.SO-Newark Airport began
to look like an ArnGp post today
as the Government prepared to
take over the flying Of the mail
on Monday. Final preparations
were being made under the direc-
ton of Capt. Willis r. Taylor.
Six planes were on their way
here from Langley Field, Va.
carrying 70 officers and soldiers.
Major B. @. Jones will arrive later
today to supplant Captain Taylor
in charge of the Eastern district.
which includes the line to Chi
cago and to Kansas City via st.
Louis.
Police Station POstOffice
A nearby police station was
converted into a poStoffice. The
postoffice at the field was owned
by the transport companies,
The question Of hangers was
solved by the use Of the large
one ct the field owned by the
New Jersey National Guard.
The six planes flying to New
ark today are q portion OF Q
fleet Of % planes carrying 400
men which were dispatched from
Langley Field near Washington
to key airports east Of the Mis-
sissippi.
Army Men Take Oath
Sixty Army officers and enlisted
men, assigned to handle the air
mail, today took the postal oath
from Postmaster T. j. Hartnett, Of
Hampstead, N. Y, at an informal
ceremony in the officers. club at
Mitchell Field.
Meanwhile in New York coun-
sci for the Government and the
airlines prepared to argue q
motion in Federal Court tomorrow
asking the court to enjoin Post
master General James A. Farley
from cancelling the air mail con-
tracts.
Action on the request Of Arthur
W. Mcmahon, Of Kew Gardens,
asking that Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh be court-martialed for his
telegram Of protest to the Presi-
dent awaited the return of Mai.
Gen. Dennis E. Nolan to Cover
nors Island.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Eye6ran Eye
Threat Voiced
hAuStrid

VIENNA, Feb. is IN.0.-"An
eye for an eye" and one Gov
ernment soldier for every Social
ist..
Thoroughly characteristic Of
their stubborn determination to
fight their battle to the death,
and Of their hatred for the Doll.
fuss government, Socialists an.
nounced today they would shoot
to death one army soldier for
every Socialist executed after con-
viction by a court martial.
The Socialists said they had cap
tured 20 soldiers, and promised
one of these would die for every
Socialist sent to the gallowS.
Two Socialists were hanged yes
terday after being court-mar-
tailed.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
FRANCE

PARIS, Feb. IS G.N.SO.-A
new record for withdrawal Of
gold from the Bank of France
was esta blished during the week
ending February 8. according to
the bank statement issued today.
The gold loss for the week was
1877 million francs. This sur
passes the previous record Of
1,460, 100000 established in the
week ending November "a, 1888.
PARIS, Feb. IS GN.sJ.-
Facing parliament for the first
time with his new cabinet,
Premier CASTOR Doumergue today
encountered a Communist barrage
as he presented his program.
"ASsaSsin!" -" "ASSassinI" I"-" "Mur-
derers of workingmen!" came
shouts from Communists still en-
FILTERED over the shooting Of many
radicals in last weeks Paris riots.
PRAGUE, Feb. IS U.N.s0.
Czechoslovakia has informed
other interested powers that she
is ready to cooperate in joint in
ternational intervention to pre-
serve Austria'S independence, AS
sistant Foreign Minister Krofta
announced in Parliament this
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Austrian Rebels Fight On;
Plea for Truce Spurned

grenadeS had been surrendered
at police stations this afternoon.
Women brought in the bulk Of
them, the communique said.
The government also announced
that activities of the Heimwchr
throughout upper Austria had
ceased, indicating pacification of
the territory. Use of artillery
against the Schutzbund was de-
Tended.
Normally Seen Near
Traffic in the streets was in
creasing hourly, however, and the
normal activities of the city were
gradually being resumed.
Socialist workers, embattled in
their homes, still made Florids-
dorf the target Of government
guns.
The army's attack centered upon
the Goethehof, q large, well con-
structed cement and steel apart
ment block which presented a for
midable fortress against the heavy
artillery fire aimed at it. The
building was in flames this morn
ing, but the fighting Socialists
clung to their posts.
Other Vienna suburbs, including
Meidling, Semmerin and Stadtlau
were scenes Of similar battles.
In various parts of the coun-
try, Socialists formed into little
armies and marched through the
countryside. Such great strength
was needed in the capital that
sufficient soldiers could not be
dispatched to the many indus
trial centers, which are hotbeds
Of Socialism.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
FACES
JAIL TERM
Continued from Page ~

(ContTnued from Rage ~
Cracken was liberated today from
his "jail" in the hotel under St, 900
bail.
Frank j. Hogan, counsel for Mr.,
MacCracken, requested the free
dom of his client while he appealed
from the Senate's sentence.
Justice O'Donoghue, before
whom Mr.. Hogan unsuccesSfully
tried to get successive writs Of
habeaS corpus, stipulated that he
would fix bail for Mr.. Mac Cracken
provided that if and when the
District Court of Appeals sustains
his action, which Mr.. Hogan also
will appeal, Mr.. MacCracken will
Immediately surrender himself and
return to custody.
Broken in spirit, Colonel. Brittin
told his attorney, Seth w. Richard
son, former Assistant Attorney
General, he would not fight the de-
cision Of the Senate but preferred
to begin serving his sentence at
once.
Mr.. Richardson said Colonel
Brittin, now in the custody Of
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Chesley
w. Jurney, at the Willard Hotel,
together with william P. Mac
Cracken, jr., former Hoover Off
cial, would be turned over to jail
officials and spend his first night
there tonight.
Attorney Opposes Step
Mr.. Richardson said:
"After q conference with
Colonel Brittin this morning,
Colonel Brittin decided not to
take any further steps in his
case but to Immediately COM
mence serving sentence Inn
posed. 1 feel Colonel Brittin
has made q very serious mistake
and that there Is q very great
possibility that the courts would
ultimately have set him free.
81 am stiIl Of that opinion
and I urged Colonel Brittin to
fully test his legal rights.
Colonel Brittin, however, feels
that legal success hereafter
would not prevent the ruinatiOn
which has been visited upon
him by the denunciatiOn on the
part Of the Senate. He is well
along in years, has but little
means, and now has suffered
the loss of his position and de-
StructiOn Of HE occupation for
the future.
INTENDED NO WRONG
T do not believe Colonel
Brittin intended to do any
wrong but / have no criticism
Of the Senate, although 1 do
regret the Senate could not
know Colonel Brittin as init
mately as 1 do. / feel that
aviation has lost one Of its
pioneers, who, despite the de-
cisiOn Of the Senate, was, in
my opinion, rs clean IS .
hounds tooth"
Two other defendants in the
dramatic Senate trials developing
from the air mail scandals re-
joiced in their acquittal. They
were Harris M. Hanshue, presi-
dent Of Western Air Express, and
Gilbert l.. Givvin, Washington
representative Of Hanshue'S COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
italian Troops Reported
Moving Near Border

ROME, Feb. IS G.N.S0.-
italian troop movements near the
Austrian border were reported
under way today, reinforcing the
Italian northern frontier.
The foreign office formally de-
MED any shifting Of troops had
been ordered as a result Of the
civil war In Austria.
Although no confirmation Of
the troop movements could be OBJ
tanned, 1t was presumed that If
any shifts in the northern forces
were being made they were being
effected in accordance with plan
Officially announced last fall, al
though probably hastened by cur.
rent Austrian developments.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
100 Home Loans
Closed in District

Home loans closed in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, as Of February
Q, numbered 158 where bonds
were exchanged, and two where
40 per cent cash loans were made,
the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton announces. The amount in
volved in the bond transactions
was $905, ,674, an average Of $5,732
per loan. The two cash loans
amounted only to $3.50.
Loans throughout the country
have totaled $218,781, ,036, and
this number as of February 9 was
76,558. Only $1,725, ,301, Of the
whole amount represented cash
loans.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Educators to VielU
NeLU School Needs

Preparing for Congressional
hearings on school needs, DR..
Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
Of District public schools. and
members Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, met yesterday to discuss and
review school needs.
Urgent needs which the board
members took up with DR.. Ballou
were an addition to be built to the
Murch School and the completion
of the Deal school building, the
replacement Of the Grant School
or an addition to this building, an
appropriation for the erection Of
the Anacostia Junior High School,
and funds for the continuance Of
work on the new woodrow Wilson
High School,
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
LiQuOr Dealers Plan
TO Form Association

Retail liquor dealers OF WASH
ington win meet tomorrow night
at the Hamilton Hotel to or
ganize q cooperative local trade
association, to be known as the
washington Retail Liquor Dealers
Association, to present a united
front in recommending local Ieg1s-
lation to Congress, and in keep
ing tabs on wholesalers.
Albert Levin, Washington at
torney, has been named acting
chairman, At tomorrow's meet"
ing temporary officers and COM
mitteeS will be appointed.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Austrian FugitiVes
Enter CZechoSloVakia

PRAGUE, Feb. IS QN.SO.
Several truckloads of Austrian
fugitiveS crossed into Czechoslo-
vakia at Pressburg, on the border.
Socialists there distributed pamph-
lets among workers urging them
to strike in sympathy with their
Austrian brothers"
Political circles pointed out that
Czechoslovakia would be unable
to pursue a neutral policy in event
of a Hungarian or Italian invasion
of Austria. This was feared as q
possibility in some quarters, al
though doubted in most.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Series on War
Lauded By
McReynOM
BY International News Service

By International News Service
The articles Of H. R. Knicker-
booker, staff correspondent Of
International News Service, on
"Will War Come" are being fol
lowed closely by many members
Of Congress who are fearful Of
the continued possibility Of an
other great war in Europe.
Representative Sam D. Mercy
noldS CD Of Tennessee, chair
man Of the House Foreign Al
fairs Committee, says:
'T have read Mr.. Knicker-
bOcker'S articles. He has had
long experience as an observer
Of European affairs. The arti-
Cles are interesting and instruc-
tive"
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Continued from Page y


Chancellor Dollfuss last night ex-
pressing the hope mo more
human lives would be sacrificed" !"
The governments sum mary
hangings Of two Socialists yester-
day produced a bad impression in
diplomatic circles.
Mayors Cook Tries Suicide
Grief-stricken over the ousting
from office and imprisonment Of
Carl Seitz, mayor of Vienna, Rosa
Grill, his cook for many years, at
tempted suicide today.
The distracted woman cut her
wrists and turned on gas after
leaving a note which said:
81 cannot survive the terrible
catastrophe Of injustice inflicted
upon my master, who is the best
man on earth"
SeitZ, national leader Of the So
cialiSt party and a former presi-
dent Of the Austrian Republic,
has been in jail since Monday.
Dollfuss Makes Appeal
Chancellor Dollfuss made a ra-
dio appeal last night in which he
asked the women to induce their
men to surrender. He promised
amnesty to all but the leaders.
He declared over the air:
"FOr Gods sake, let the mis-
guided men realize finally that
their resistance will be in vain!
81 will give them one more
chance to quit this fOOIishness.
All those who stop resisting the
government and surrender be-
tween a. m. and noon tOmOr-
row (ThurSday) may be assured
Of amnesty. Responsible leaders
are excepted from this.
"After noon, however, no foe
win be spared.
II appeal to the women espe-
cially to beg their men to lay
down their arms"
The appeal was virtually ig-
nored.
Men Obdurate
So far as could be learned, not
single man Of the Socialist forces
laid down his arms. A few women
and children, weary of the fight
ing, brought arms and ammuni-
ton to police stations and turned
them in.
Rumors that Prince Starhem-
berg, Fascist Heimwehr leader,
had been surrounded by Socialists
at Steyr, were ridiculed at Helm
wehr headquarters this afternoon.
"MOp- up Finished
Starhemberg has completed the
work Of mopping up Socialist de-
tachmentS at Steyr, it was stated,
and has left Steyr for Vienna.
The men solidly indicated q
stubborn disposition to fight it out
to the bitter end, even though it
became increasingly evident the
odds were overwhelmingly against
them.
With hundreds. perhaps thou
sands, killed, including many
women and children, and with
many thousands wounded, the
government hoped to prevent fur
ther bloodshed.
What the police claimed was the
last big store Of Socialists ammu-
milton was discovered today in the
Central Cemetery. The director
Of the cemetery was arrested.
More Face GallOws
Court-martialing of Socialists
captured by the government con-
tinued. Robert Kamape, 81, a
SchutZbunder, was sentenced to
die, but his execution was COM
muted to life imprisonment.
The police today prohibited the
entrance into Austria Of all Ger
man and Czechoslovakian news
papers. The Heimwehr occupied
the premises Of the Goldschmidt
Publishing concern and Confis-
Gated all foreign newspapers to
prevent an "atrocity propaganda
campaign"
A government communique said
that "a m machine guns, 1000
rifles. more than a, 900 cartridges
and 0 large number Of hand
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Truman Nicholson
In ALQOnQUiGn Talk

Anthropological Society of Wash
ington will hold it's 650th meeting
at 8 p. m. next Tuesday in Room
43 of the new building of the Ma
tional Museum. DR.. Truman
Nicholson, of the Bureau of Amer
ican Ethnology, will discuss '"The
Historical Implication Of Some
Alonuuian Studies"
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
NeUU Rules on CWA
Promised TOMORROW
D. international News Service

Nv international News Service
New regulations governing civil
works activities until May l and
covering rehabilitation plans
will be issued by tomorrow, Harry
L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Ad-
ministrator, said today. These
win cover new conditions under
the $50 million dollars appropr1a-
ton passed by Congress to con-
tinue the CWA program until
May, and will guide State and
local directors in handling funds
allocated from the appropriation.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Girl Dies as Auto
Hits SiUnUL Toner

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. Is
Q.N.S0 Miss Izola Becker, 10,
Of Chicago, was killed and five
other persons were injured today
when their automobile crashed
into a heavy cement signal tower
at the foot Of the High Level
Bridge In the downtown section
here.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
Film Stars Quarrel
Ends: Work Goes On

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. Is Q.N.S0 t.
jeanette Macdonald and Maurice
Chevalier have made up certain
differences, and will proceed with
filming of emotional scenes in .
new picture, it was announced
today at the studio.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
STATE GROUP TO DANCE

!. The annual congressional re-
ception and dance Of the MaSsa-
chusettS Society Of Washington
viii be held tonight at the Shore
ham Hotel. President and Mrs.
Frank e. Hickey will head the
receiving line.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
CONDITION OF TREASURY

International News Service
Treasury balance as Of Febru'
ary 13, $4,225,325,3 ,334.11; internal
revenue, $1,747, 7,020.S4: customs
receipts, $10,893, ,687.52.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
JAPAN

Universal Service Special Gable
TOKYO, Feb. 15.-Emperor
Hirohito will promote Vice Ad-
miral Suetsugo, who recently
wrote a belligerent article against
the United States, to a full ad-
miralty in March.
TOKYO, Feb. IS G.N.S).
Father Emil Chareser, Of Quebec,
Canada, was killed near Chang.
chun, Manchukuo, today when
bandits plundered his vicarage.
TOKYO, Feb. IS GN.S).
Lieut.. Gen. Jiro Tamon, diminu.
tive, heroic leader of the japanese
campaign against the Chinese in
Manchuria in 1881, died today.
TOKYO, Feb. IS ON.S0.-A
big Japanese army bombing plane
crashed at HamamatSu today,
killing six persons.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15

worry! worry! Worry! The solution
10 many OR yOuP varied problems can
Be- found In the WANT AD SECTION
Of this M0WBDapeRs
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
SPAIN

MADRID, Feb. 15.-Before civil
guards could disperse them, a
mob today stormed a market
and seized a quantity Of meat
and vegetables. One Communist
was arrested,