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Evening star., 1934-02-14

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him by the Government. are said to
have been described to the grand jury.
Detroiter QuiEEed.
In the meantime, the grand jury
turned briefly today from its study
of the warehouse stock proposal to
hear testimony Of A. c. Downey, vice
president Of the Fargo Co, OF Detroit,
who was unable to appear earlier be-
cause Of illness. Downey was to be
interrogated about representations al
legged to have been made to his COM
pany by lobbyists here.
The Fargo Co., agents for Chyrsler
products. Is said to have submitted
the low bid in the first proposals Of
the Army under its $4,000, 900 motor
ization program with public works
funds. No awards have been made,
however, pending completion of the
Governments investigation of all
motor contract plans.
Downey, it was reported at the court
house today, has retained Frank Ho-
gan to represent his company in its
efforts to secure award of the con-
tract in question.
Another line of inquiry concerning
tire specifications was being delayed
today by the continued absence of an
important witness, Frank Speicher, de-
scribed as representative of a New
York firm dealing in leakproof inner
tubes.
Speicher Sought.
r. c. Remiek, an associate of
Speicher and an early witness before
the jury. was questioned at length
yesterday afternoon by United States
Attorney Leslie c. Garnett as to
Speicher's probable whereabouts. REM
lex declared he had no idea where
Speicher could be located.
Officials assert that Speicher
checked out of the Jefferson Hotel
here on the eve of his summons by
the grand jury. Department Of
Justice agents have conducted a Ma
ton wide search for him since that
time. 1t was reported they had picked
up a clue today that might lead to
solution Of his disappearance.
Speicher is wanted for questioning
about an alleged claim of man in
volved in other contract negotiations
that he could arrange" it so that
SpeicherS brand Of tubes would be
specified for Army cars.
Garnett indicated today the grand
jury proceedings will extend into next
week. He said there are a number of
witnesses yet to be heard,
1t is freely predicted at the court
house that three or more indictments
will be returned. charging conspiracy
to defraud the Government.
Evening star., 1934-02-14

The nominal authors of the bill,
Rsyburn and Fletcher, agreed no spe-
ciiC margin requirement should be
included. The liberal prosecutor
Pecora is supposed to have objected
to that arrangement and insisted the
60 per cent margin requirement pro-
vision be retained
Chairman RGyburn OF the House
Committee Uas not GduiSed about
the change OF rlay and neglected
TO include that proUiSion in the
measure he introduced in the House.
Five minutes before the Presidents
message was released Fletcher sent
one of his clerks scampering up to the
press gallery to announce that both
his and Rayburn's bill would contain
flexible margin requirement.
The whole story of that bill is yet
to be told
tCopyrieht. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-02-14
Cooks Spoil Pudding.

Too many cooks spoiled the pudding
in the arrangements made by Speaker
Rainey for the reception Of the Presi-
dents Stock Exchange legislation.
The kindly Mr.. Rainey informed
the White House he would keep the
House in session until $50 pm. The
thermometer fell. House members de-
cided it was too cold to remain in ses-
sion even for a presidential message.
The members adjourned and went
home to get warm.
The President was aSt0nished to
learn the House had walked out on
him, and his stock market message
had to be delayed until the next day.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoCldJeu rTeSs.
Y VENRY FORD has made up his
mind that the historic rock
ing chair in which Abraham
Il Il Lincoln sat in the Ford The
ater here when he was slain
by an assassin's bullet must remain
In the Ford village In Dearborn,
Mich.
The motor manufacturer, whose
hobby is collecting and preserving
highly priced relics, listened sympa-
thetically to the plea Of an old neigh
Dor, George A. Dondero of Royal Oak.
now a Representative in Congress
from Michigan, that the chair be re
turned to the Ford Theater, but he
couldn't agree to it.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
LUZ0N QUAKE CAUSES
TERROR IN ISLANDS
Townspeopls of San Sebastian
Nearly Engulfed as Rsced-
ing Bay Floods Back.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Philippine Islands, Feb
ruary lt,-Manila residents were
momentarily panic-stricken at noon
today when Northern Luzon Island
was shaken by an earthquake, center
ing 200 miles OF its northern extremity
in the China Sea-
Townspeople of San Sebastian In
Northern LuEon were nearly engulfed
by waters Of San Sebastian Bay. which
receded and then abruptly flooded
back. Townsmen had ventured out in
search Of fish when the wave swept in.
Manila escaped damage. but minor
property loss was caused In Ilocussur
PROVING. in the northeastern part Of
the isler' ~'-'"ipally the collapse Of
vsr'~ '"'ing at Vigan and
Evening star., 1934-02-14
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, February 14.-Uncle
Sans camps for transients. take it
from the los guests Of the st Louis
hostelry. are well on the way to
ending the old sport Of riding the
rods"
Today the erstwhile hoboes at the
renovated chicken farm which has
been developed by the Government
into the st. Louis transient camp
pointed to the sad case of a buddy
who got itchy feet"
He departed. spent the day In st.
Louis railway yards in the company
of the toughest dicks" he ever saw,
and that night returned home"
Incidentally, he walked the ~ miles
to and from the camp.
Most of the men have no desire to
leave. They busy themselves six
hours a day In construction and i'm
provement work. then drop their
tools to play cards in a warm DOR
mitory.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
OperalIOnS Last Spring.

The pool inquiry was directed par
ticularly at operations last Spring
and Summer into stocks of the Ma
tional Distillers Products Corporation
the American Commercial Alcohol
Corporation and some glass compa-
nies, including the Libby-Owens
Ford and Owens Illinois Corpora
tions
Since the hearings began two years
ago the committee has received an
estimated 100000 words of testi-
mony and evidence. that fill 5000
printed pages in 20 volumes.
Nearly $50 witnesses have been sub
poenaed before the committee since
last March and probably as many
before.
Altogether, it has probably been the
most expensive congressional inveSti-
cation ever made, even though SEN
ators estimate it has brought into the
Government more than enough addi-
tional taxes to pay for what it has
cost.
The House Interstate Commerce
Committee heard James NJ. lands,
Federal Trade Commissioner, say Fed
eral regulation would be constitutional
because Of the effect transactions of
intrastate nature would have on inter-
state business.
Streams of Securities.
Lands said stock exchanges were
like a throat through which the
streams Of securities pass in interstate
commerce,
He cited court decisions to sustain
his contention that Congress had the
constitutional right to regulate stock
exchanges, despite intrastate trans
actions.
Opening the House hearing, Cha r
man Rayburn, Democrat, ~ Texas.
said there is a Nation wide demand"
Cor Federal regulation of stick ex-
changes.
Lands said need for regulation was
brought out by the Senate Banking
Committee investigation into Wall
Street.
1T was brought home to the Ma
ton by President Roosevelt's recent
message to Congress" he added.
TRADING RIFLES REVISED.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
GETS HEAVY SENTENCE
Gold Embargo violator Gets Jail

VOIu EupdHBO NAolaboI Ncts 1dIA
Sentence and Fine.
ALBANY. N Y, February IA LP.-
The first violation Of President Roose-
velt's gold embargo order before Fed
eral Court here drew a severe SEN
tence yesterday from Judge Frank C.
Cooper.
Adolph A. Eisen Of Far Rockaway,
Long Island. pleaded guilty to q
charge of exporting gold to Canada
and was sentenced to pay q fine of
$4,000 and serve 40 days in jail.
Eisen was detained at the border
about a month ago when Canadian
oficials said they found three gold
bars valued at $1,000 In his baggage.
After an Investigation by United
States agents he was arrested.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
EXCHANGE NEW
RULES ASSA|LED
Market Officials Knew His
Plans, Says Pecora.
Probe Resumed.
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Of orders on their books, Pecora said
Brown was engaged In pool operations
in the alcohol stock. which sent its
price skyrocketing last Spring from
about Sl8 to S897s.
The peak was reached July lS, Pc
cora said and the next day as election
returns virtually assured repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, slid suddenly
back to about $40.
Pecora was prepared to pour into
the record a mass of data on mar
ket operations culled from answers
to committee questionnaireS to men,
bers of all stock exchanges.
This information, said by Pecora
10 comprise the most complete pic
ture of market operations ever gath
cred, included statistics on the num-
Der of pools the amount of marginal
trading and other facts.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
TRADING RULES REVISED.
New York Stock Exchange Makes
Three Important Changes.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 14.-Three
important changes in the trading
rules Of the New York Stock Exchange
have been approved by the Governing
Committee.
They bar members or their firms
from pool participation. prohibit "spe-
cialist" options and forbid specialists
from disclosing information on orders
given them for execution.
Richard Whitney, president OF the
exchange, describing the changes, said
that the first prohibits members OF
the exchange or their firms or part
ners participating in or having any
interest in the profits of any pool,
syndicate or joint account organized
or used Intentionally for the purpose
of unfairly influencing the market
price Of any security by means OF OPP
tions or otherwise and with the inten-
ton of making profit thereby.
Given Close Study.
members and their firms and part
ners are likewise forbidden to manage
or finance any such transactions.
1.-THE second rule prohibits any
member acting as a specialist or his
firm or any of his partners acquiring
or granting any option in respect OF
the stock in which such member is
specialist.
The third rule prohibits any Spe-
cialist disclosing to any person, other
than certain committees of the ex-
change. any information in regard to
orders intrusted to him"
These rules, Whitney said, were
adopted las a result Of careful study
by officials of the exchange which has
extended over many months.
In August OF last year the ex-
change called upon all members to
report all pools and options in which
they were interested or of which they
had knowledge. AS a result Of the
examination of these records it was
felt that a specific rule should be
adopted prohibiting pool and option
transactions which are intended or
actually used to influence unfairly the
course of prices"
Evening star., 1934-02-14
Dies in Room.

Milton S. Reamy. 80, was pro-
nounced dead today by doctor from
Casualty Hospital after being found
unconscious in his room. at 6s4 Penn
tylvania avenue, southeast. Death
was believed due to heart disease.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
What's What
BehindNews
In Capital
Roosevelt's Courage
Keeps Him From
Playing Safe.
BY PAUL MALL0N.

TIME biggest laugh of the month
is the yarn actually published
throughout the country that
Il Mr.. Roosevelt docs not and
cannot invent his policies"
The second biggest is the smart
talk among Washington insiders that
the President Is a coward and runs
from his policies whenever the going
gets rough.
If there is one thing Mr. Roosevelt
has, it is courage. He CANDLES more
with policy than any President ever
has. The shrewdest politicians here
say that is his chief fault He takes
chances needlessly, where he could
play safe.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
.DU POINTS AT FORD FARM
Visit Rubber Plantation on Aerial
Tour,

RIO DE JANEIRO, February IA Cp,.
A Pan-American Airways radio mes
sage today from Belem (Pars), Brazil,
said Richard and Alice du Pont OF
Wilmington. Del, had flown TO Boa
Vista to visit the Henry Ford rubber
plantation on the Tapajos River.
Young Du Pont and his sister are
on an aerial tour Of South America.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
Misses Louis Howe.

NOAANA Va
Misses Louis Howe.
The Presidents associates have been
somewhat confused by the decisions
he has made during the past week.
They regard his ultimatum on airmail
contracts. his peculiar handling of the
stock market legislation and his origi-
nal intentions on the Export Corpora
ton as not quite up to the Stif par
that he has set for himself. The
masters touch has been missing.
The routine at the White House
uds interrupted BY the illness last
1Ueek OF Louis HotUe, Mr.. RoOse-
UeltS only confidential adviser. Mr..
Roosevelt is tcorryin0 about HoUe's
illness much more than you knoI1.
The situation really has become SO
serious that the President Is afraid
Howe will not be back to his regular
job any time soon. They have gone
through the thick Of the fight together
and it Is only natural that the Presi-
dent should miss his political comrade
in arms.
Makes Own Decisions
Every one who claims to be smart
around Washington and New York is
saying Mr.. Roosevelt backwatered on
the N. R. A., c. w. A. and Warren
gold policy. They are spreading the
word that If suficient opposition is
built up to anything the President has
in mind his ultimate judgment may
be Influenced.
Evening star., 1934-02-14
PROBE SIDETRACKS
ACTION ON ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL

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The main worry of his friends is
that he will not keep his courage
under control
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FISH AND BYRNS
FIGHT VAIN BATTLE
SCHALL QUIETLY WON

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Evening star., 1934-06-12
Husband Accused
OF "Raising'' Age
OF Youthful Bride
Parents Secure Warrant
for Arrest of Local Man;
ReSiSts Return Here.

Washington authorities today were
seeking to return Macon Linwood
Meyer from Luray, Va, to answer a
charge of falsely certifying to the age
Of his bride of a week, the former
Miss Helen Klein, daughter of Rabbi
Adolpb Klein of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Meyer, who had been living in
Washington, obtained the license here
May 80, met Miss Klein in Brooklyn
and married her on the following day,
returning to Luray' for a honeymoon
trip at the home of his parents, ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
The brides parents objected to the
match and came to Washington look
ing for the girl. Failing to locate her,
they applied for the warrant. Moyer
was arrested in Luray. and yesterday
Detective Leo Murray motored there
to return him.
Moyer, however, declined to come
without a hearing Murray returned
to Washington and obtained a war
rant from United States Commis-
sioner Needham Turnage, which was
turned over to the United States
marshals Office for service.
The bride, who met Meyer while
visiting in Luray last Summer, says
she is 18 years old today and will re-
marry her husband if the marriage is
annulled.
The commissioner warra n t
charges Meyer with swearing the
brides age was 19 when it was less
than 49,
Evening star., 1934-06-12
SCHOOLBOYS GET
TRAFFIC MEDALS
~ Are Honored for Saving
Sch00ImateS From Death
or Injury.

Twenty-four schoolboy traffic pa
trolman, who have saved the life or
prevented the injury of a fellow
schoolmate during the last school year,
received distinguished service medals
from the District chapter Of the
American Automobile Association at
rallies yesterday and today.
This afternoons rally began at 2
O'Clock at Mckinley High School, with
Selden NJ Ely. chairman of the
School Safety Committee, presiding.
Maj Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police, presented the awards at both
rallies, which were attended by ap-
proximately 5000 young patrolmen.
The other rally was held yesterday
afternoon at Francis Junior High
School. In addition to the distin-
guished service medals, 228 service
award pins were presented to patrol
members who have performed out
standing service, and approximately
1000 service certificates were given
for satisfactory records covering both
semeSters.
The list of medal winners, as an
nounced by the local chapter of the
A. A. A., which sponsors the patrol
movement, follows:
Glaston Hathaway, Seaton School;
William Chinn and James Miller.
Grant School; Wilbert Inlay, Force
School, Raymond Webster, Raymond
Chappell and william Smithson,
Cranch School; Charles Kibler, Van
Ness School; Donald Mccarthy, LIE
Roy McMullen and Joseph de Simone,
Wallach School; Lee Evans, Kenil-
worth School; Fred Bergling, Janney
School; Robert Decker, Blair School,
Albert Rein, Kingsman School; Hor-
ace Craig, Donald Tebbe. Bill CLANCY
and Charles AmsoS, Peabody School;
Sol Green, Wheatley School; Henry
Simmons, Smothers School; Charles
Brocato, Holy Name School; Frederick
Staub and Francis Graves, St. Jo-
seph's School.
Expressing interest in the school
patrol movement. the R-K-O Keith's
Theater has invited the medal win
ners to be the guests of the playhouse
for the picture "Sorrell and Son.
Evening star., 1934-06-12
PERMANENT FUNDS
MEASURE PASSED
Conferees Get Bill Giving Con-
gress Power to Review In
definite Appropriations.

The Senate today passed and sent
to conference the bill giving Congress
the power to review annually scores
of permanent and indefinite appro-
priations, which up to this time have
not been carried in annual appropria-
ton bills.
Most of these permanent appro-
priations relate to Federal activities,
but the bill contains a number of
District permanent appropriations.
In the case of the District, the esti-
mated expenditures out of these per-
manent and indefinite funds are re-
ported to Congress each year in the
budget message, but are not definitely
appropriated in the annual District
bill
The only change this bill makes is
to require that certain of these per-
manent items would hereafter ap-
pear in the supply bill.
The Senate approved committee
amendments exempting from this
annual review by Congress certain
trust and special funds of the Library
Of Congress and the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Evening star., 1934-06-12
Survey Shows 1905 Lights
Will Be Discontinued and
1894 Others Dimmed.
COST OF POWER EXCEEDS
ALLOTMENT BY ss,4oe
Commissioners to Act on Proposal
Before Beginning of New
Fiscal Year.

Plans for shutting of hundreds OF
street lights, necessitated by the
s68,7Oo slash in the budget for the
electrical department, have been
drawn up by District officials.
The scheme, effective July l, has
been drawn up by Walter E. Kern,
electrical engineer, and approved by
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of
highways, and Maj. John c. Gotwals,
Engineer Commissioner. Action by
the Board of Commissioners will be
taken before the beginning of the new
fiscal year.
survey of data prepared by Kern
shows 1006 lamps, all told. will have
to be discontinued, and some 1894
lights of high candle power will have
to be dimmed in order to bring costs
within the appropriation and leave
necessary sums for personnel and
equipment.
Cost Exceeds Appropriation.
The appropriation made by Con-
gress for the electrical department
amounts to S768, 700, whereas the es-
innate approved by the Budget Bu-
reau was 1887 400. Showing the need
for heavy reduction in the street
lighting bill next year, Kern said the
annual cost of all public street lamps
in service on May 81, 1884, not includ-
ing traffic signals, was $776,104, or
So,406 more than the appropriation
made for all services of the depart
ment.
In addition to paying for the cost of
street lighting power, the budget must
cover personnel costs, purchase of
lamp post parts and accessories, street
designation signs, maintenance of
motor trucks, electric traffic signal
operation and other items and addi-
tional lamps scattered throughout the
city where lighting facilities are either
non-existent or wholly inadequate.
District officials, therefore, have
planned to change 764 lamps of 1000
candlepower to 600 candlepower.
These lights are along Sixteenth
street, Rhode Island avenue, Massa-
chusetts avenue, Pennsylvania avenue
and some additional main thorough
fares and some circles.
1868 to Be Reduced.
A total Of 1858 lamps will be re-
duced from 600 to 400 candlepower.
The lights so affected are scattered
mostly along residential avenues and
some outlying business areas.
There are 1862 lamps of 400 candle
power. which will be operated as ESQ
candlepower lights. These are along
such streets having heavy traffic, as
Calvert street and Eighteenth street
from Columbia road to Pennsylvania
avenue.
One light Of each of 1876 twin arc
lamps will be shut off. These are
at various locations, some downtown
| and others in the Mount Pleasant
area. Also, 187 incandescent lamps
in park areas will be discontinued
| and it will be necessary also to shut
of 3l3 single arc lamps at various
locations, including spots along H
street northeast, North Capitol, Sew
| enth street. both northwest and south
west; Ninth street, Fourteenth street.
M street in Georgetown and a sec
ton of Wisconsin avenue between M
and @ streets.
Some 800 lamps of $50 candlepower.
| on wooden poles in suburban areas
where spaced between 100 and I25
feet apart, also will be shut of at
alternate locations.
Evening star., 1934-06-12
HORSE RACING BILL
ACTION PLANNED
Senate District Committee Called
by King to Consider Meas
ure Tomorrow.

A meeting Of the Senate District
Committee has been called by Chair
man King for pm. tomorrow to act
on the horse-racing bill and to wind
up any otner business that committee
members decide should be considered.
This probably will be the last meet
ing of the. committee before adjourn
ment.
The racing bill has passed the
House, and although it may be re-
ported out by the Senate committee,
its chances of passage are doubtful
at this stage. With leaders trying to
adjourn Congress as soon as possible,
there will be little time for considera-
tion of District questions, unless they
can be taken up by unanimous con-
sent and without debate.
Senator King is considering .ap-
pointing a subcommittee before ad-
journment to carry on a study dur
ing the recess of proposals to reorgan-
ize the District Government.
Evening star., 1934-06-12
TRAFFIC LIGHTING
SYSTEM CRITICIZED
Coroner Hits Arrangement at
Capitol as Jury Exonerates
Driver of Car.

Arrangement of traffic lights in the
vicinity of the Capitol was severely
criticized by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald yesterday, as a jury exon
Grated the driver of the automobile
that fatally injured Representative
Coffin last Tuesday.
The driver, Morris Brayefsky. a
paperhanger living in the TOO block OF
Quebec place, was cleared of blame
after witnesses declared the Repre-
sentative from Idaho had walked into
the side of the car.
At the intersection at which the
accident occurred, DR.. Macdonald
said, there is not a single traffic light
that protects the pedestrian" He
proposed elimination of the cross
walk north of B street, holding that
pedestrians 'be forced to use either
the south cross walk or cross at B
street"
Representative Coffin, a Democrat
serving his first term in the House,
died Friday. A committee Of four
members of the House accompanied
his body back to his home, in Poca-
tello, Idaho, Sunday night. His wife
and their daughter Jean also were in
the party.
Members of the committee were
Representatives White of Idaho. Mott
of Oregon, Schugham of Nevada and
Harter Of Ohio. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow.