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Evening star., 1934-04-14
FIRST INCREASED
PAY DISTRIBUTED
Post Office, Navy and c. c.
c. Units Get Salaries on
10 Per Cent Cut.

The first Government pay on the
new rate base of 10 instead of Is per
cent reduction was handed out today
at the Post Once and Navy Depart
ments and also to the Civilian Con-
servation Corps, but throughout the
other Government establishments
payment will not be made until Mon
day.
The controller generals Office takes
the stand that pay not due until the
18th, which in this instance is Sun
day, may not be legally disbursed
until the 18th, otherwise employees
would be getting money for time to
which they are not yet entitled.
A new angle crept into the subject
OF employe pay today when q deci-
sion from the controller general held
that workers in the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board are not subject to
any pay deduction.
Pay Is Week Behind.
The act setting up the board ex-
empts them from any law governing
the expenditure of public funds, NC
Carl pointed out, nor, he added, is
the board an emergency agency whose
wage scale Incorporating the pay de-
duction was fixed by executive orders.
Meanwhile, due to delays In the ac-
tual transfer of funds by Federal re-
lief officers TO District relief admin
istrators, the pay of the so persons
employed in various emergency edu-
cational projects was q full week be-
hind when checks due for disburse-
ment last Saturday were handed to
the workers at noon today.
Volunteer to Continue Work.
With the pay check in each case
obviously small, the skipping OF q
whole pay day last week represented
severe blow to most Of the so school
system employees, including the 30
workers in the nursery centers. who.
within the last few days, had volun-
teered to continue working on their
full six-hour day schedule, although
from now on they are to be paid for
only a three-hour day
The District Building Offices were
working as rapidly as possible to pre-
pare the checks that we're due last
week. Leroy A. Halbert. District
emergency relief administrator, said
the reason for the delay was the COM
plete lack OF funds for the pay roll
last Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
SHOEMAKER SEEKS
REOPENING OF CASE
Asks Court to Vacate Default
Judgment Given Taxi
Driver.

A motion to vacate the default
judgment in the Sl00, 900 damage suit
brought against Representative Fran
els H. Shoemaker of Minnesota by
Charles Newman, taxi driver. was filed
today in District Supreme Court.
II the motion Is granted the case
will be reopened and tried on three
OF its counts. in each of which $25,-
900 Is demanded. fourth count was
abandoned by the plaintiff, who
charges Shoemaker assaulted him.
The court was told the filing OF
the pleas was neglected because Of
the pressure Of business"
Newman's attorney, Harry Fried
man, will be given five days in which
to prepare his opposition to the motion
and the matter then will be placed
on the calendar for argument in
court.
With the motion to reopen the
case, filed for Shoemaker by Repre-
sentative Cannon of wisconsin was
an answer to the suit containing nat
denials that Shoemaker assaulted
Newman during q trafflc dispute on
March S. Shoemaker's Police Court
trial on this charge ended with hung
jury and April IS was set as the date
for a rehearing.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
HULL WEIGHS LOAN
BAN ENFORCEMENT.
Problem Arises as Roose.
Welt Signs Bill Against
Debtor Nations.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Banking houses and individuals In
the United States no longer can fioas
loans for nations that have defaulted
in their debt payments to the United
States. but Just who will enforce the
new law appears 10 be something of
q problem.
President Roosevelt yesterday ap-
proved the measure which was Of
fered in Congress by Senator John
son. Republican, OF California.
After the bill had been signed, the
Treasury Department and the Fed
eral Trade Commission-both natu-
rally concerned with foreign bond f1o-
tations-each disclaimed any knowl-
edge OF bow the law is to be admin
istered
Ultimately, 1t devolved upon Secre-
tary Hull TO decide who and in what
manner the law would be admins
tered. This was coupled with q third
question Of what Interpretation should
be made OF the wording Of the COM
raratively brief statute.
President Roosevelt said he had sent
the act to Hull to study.
The acts verbisge make 1t apply TO
all debtor nations and not merely TO
those in default on World War debts.
This would bring many foreign powers
within the scope OF the law.
One of the tasks presented to Hull
was f1nding out what part token pay
ments would play in deciding whether
nation was in default.
The section covering loans to any
organization or association acting on
behalf OF another government was
viewed as refiecting the Governments
recent refusal to sanction the floating
OF loan for France through a Dutch
syndicate
Evening star., 1934-04-14
SAYS CONGRESSMEN
GET "RED" LETTERS
Foulkes Charges "Nazilike" Prop
agsnda Comedies With Writ
Statements.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A statement that mimeographed
form letters seeking to paint the ad-
ministration as red" were being
deluged on members Of Congress was
made today by Representative Foulkes,
Democrat. of Michigan, in the Con-
gressional Record.
The letters. he said, coincided with
statements Of DR.. william A. Writ,
Gary. Ind, schoolmaster, that brain
trusters" are plotting revolution.
Il want to call attention to the
fact" FOulkes said. that certain Con-
gressmen are being flooded with let
ters-all Of them mimeographed form
letters or copies from surh forms
that seem to smack OF Nazi propa- =
ganda and that coincide with the
charges of DR.. Writ.
They are plainly the work Of some
organization bent on
painting the administration as red
and inf1aming the passions and preju-
dices of people
The statement said the letters come
from certain cities in Michigan and
some in Central New York. Foulkes
said he was Withholding the names
of the signers for the present.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
ELECTRIC RATE QUIZ
BY U. S. AUTHORIZED
Roosevelt Signs Bill for Probe.
Rankin Sees Saving Of
$5o,OOo,0o
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today signed
the Norris Rankin resolution directing
q Federal Power Commission investi-
CATION Of electric rates.
Senator Norris, Republican, of
Nebraska. and Representative Rankin,
Democrat. of Mississippi. were present
at the White House when Mr.. Roose-
welt af33xed his signature.
The order provides for an investi-
CATION of electric rates charged to
residential, rural, commercial and
industrial consumers.
In my opinion, it will do more to
bring justice to the consumers of
electric energy than any other step
yet taken with the exception of the
passage Of the Muscle Shoals BILL"
Representative Rankin said.
Il predict that the publicity 1t will
give and the Determinations and ex-
cessive rates 1t win reveal will result
In q reduction in the costs of light
and power to the ultimate consumers
OF this country of not less than
sse'ooo,ooo q year. It may reach
many times that amount"
Evening star., 1934-04-14
L|NDBERCH PARLEY
DETAILS SOUGHT
Austin to Make Request for
Call to Justice Ste
nographer.
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conduct any resulting legal proceed
ings. He has been an observer" at
the airmail hearings at the Capitol.
The Senate committee was told yes
terday that an independent line off,
cial "bombarded the Post ONCE De-
partment with pressure from Demo-
cratic politicians and others who help
keep the well known Democratic
donkey alive" in an effort to obtain
a mall contract
Thic wac brought out while Senator
Austin was directing the inquiry into
the activities of transport operators
without mail contracts before and
after contract cancellation.
The "bombardment," according to
a letter attributed to Arthur s. Han
ford, jr., Sioux City, Iowa, and direct
ed to w. A. Patterson. president OF
the United Airlines, was to obtain
a contract to carry mail from Omaha
TO ST. Paul and Minneapolis for the
Hanford sirlines.
Subletting Planned.
The award was to come through a
subletting by United. then holding an
unwanted contract from Omaha 70
Watertown 8. OAK
The letter said. in part:
Il have bomb led the Post ONCE
Department with all the possible
Democratic national committeeman,
State chairmen, Governors, Represent
atives, all Democratic Senators and
every one else in this territory who
materially helps keep the well known
Democratic donkey alive"
They all urge and indorse flying
this route" it added
A concession by Haniord, that II
might be smart thing" for him
to agree TO O consolidation with an
other line to take of some political
heat" and to put W. W. Howes, First
Assistant Postmaster General, in a
more receptive state OF mind" also
was read into the record.
Written 10 Attorney.
The Howes reference was in a letter
Washington attorney for Hanford in
August. 1893.
Senator Austin's questioning
brought out that Hsnford was seeking
to obtain the subcontract rather than
to enter into open competitive bidding
against Northwest Airways.
Denning also identified q letter
written to him by Hanford in which
walter Conway, attorney general Of
South Dakota. was said to have
promised to use his influence In Han
ford's behalf.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
FORMER SENATOR'S BODY
SENT TO KENTUCKY HOME
Funeral Rites for Richard P.
Ernst Scheduled Today
at Covington.

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. April 14.-The body
OF former United States Senator Rich
ard p. Ernst. who died in the Johns
Hopkins Hospital early yesterday, was
sent back to his home in Coyington.
KY. last night.
Accompanying the body were the
former Senator's son and daughter,
William Ernst Of Asheville, N. c., and
Mrs. John o. Darnall OF Cincinnati.
They were with him when he died.
Vernon Barnett, Ernst's faithful
colored valet, who bought his master
to the hospital after he had suffered
a stroke at sea, was also with the body.
The funeral, which the family said
was being hurried because Of the ILL
ness of Mrs. Ernst. was scheduled to
be held at the Covington Presbyterian
Church at 1890 O'Clock this morning
Senator Ernst. who was 76 years
old, suffered q stroke aboard the liner
California while the ship was between
Panama and New York Immediately
after the ship landed Ernst was
brought here
Ernst. Republican. was elected to
the Senate in 1920. the year Kentucky
gave a large majority to James M.
Cox. the Democratic nominee for
President. Six years later, however,
he wes defeated by Alben w. Bark
ley, Democrat.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
MINIMUM WHEAT
PRICES APPROVED
World ParIey to Recommend
System to Nations in
Rome Session.
BY the Associated PreAs

By the Associated Press.
ROME, April 14.-The World Wheat
Advisory Commission today approved
a system Of minimum wheat export
prices as a method OF improving the
export market.
The system will be recommended to
the governments represented here.
The vote came as a surprise 10 the
delegates. who believed they would be
occupied In studying a report until
tonight
The opening discussion this morn
ing, however, revealed that the dele
gates in the great ma jority had thor
oughly digested the report on export
prices yesterday afternoon and did
not desire to argue over it in detail.
Provisions Of Report.
Argentina Joined with the other
nations in the favorable vote despite
its previous opposition. Her delegates
evidently had been won over by
those of other countries.
The commission made no changes
in the report which provides in effect
for:
A far-fiung system OF minimum ex-
port prices and export quotas for
wheat, with four men having the
powers Of economic czars sitting in
London to open and close the flood
gates OF grain.
Without attempting to stipulate
minimum prices, the group merely
called for a committee Of experts to
meet in London May to draw up
schedule.
Increase Is Proposed.
However. the subcommittee did sus-
gest that the first schedule be an in
crease Of or 10 per cent Of the pres
en- price OF Manitoba No. 2 wheat
and other types Of wheat in propor-
ton to the export csotas.
Further. it said the adjustments
made in London would be 80 fixed As
to keep the supply strictly in accord
with demand and thus not interfere
with the minimum price system.
The most interesting feature of the
subcommittee report is the proposal
for a price committee Of four ex-
pertS to sit In London and meet at
least once a month. 1t would study
wheat export movement In relation to
quotas and raise or lower minimum
prices Of individual exporting coun-
tries should they be selling too much
or too little wheat In relation to their
quotas.
This is described as a method Of
controlling quotas through prices.
System Strikes Snag.
The subcommittee also recommend.
ed that exporting countries whose do
mestic price is lower than the export
minimum to be agreed upon raise
that price to a new level, partly
through reducing their stocks.
The new system should 60 into
effect on June 1-or as soon there
after as poSSible-the group said.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
STUDENTS DEFY ARMY

Young Cubans Protest "suppres-
sion Methods"
SANTIAGO, Cuba, April 1+ tR.-
Soldiers last night surrounded the
Normal School Building In which 400
normal and high school students were
defiantly intrenched.
The students had met In protest
against army suppression methods"
Of a manifestation they had planned.
HAVANA, April IL tP.-Col. Full
gencio Batista, head of the Cuban
Army, admitted last night that the
student situation at Santiago vas
tense. He telegraphed orders to
troops to use diplomacy and every
thing possible to prevent bloodshed."
Evening star., 1934-04-14
INITIATION VOTE
PETITION GROWS
Only IA Signatures Needed
to Force House Decision
on Subject.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Signatures OF only IA more Repre-
sentatives are required TO force a
House vote this session on legislation
to refinsnce farm mortgages through
issuance OF new money.
One hundred and thirty -one had
signed a petition this morning to take
the Frasier-Lemke bill from the House
Agriculture Committee and bring 1t
to the House floor for vote.
Representative Lemke, Republican,
Of North Dakota, expressed belief that
a sufficient number Of signers will be
obtained.
Speaker Rainey checked the cam
paign for signatures recently when he
let 1t be known the administration
disapproved the bill. Prior to Rainey's
announcement Lemke had predicted
enough signatures would be obtained
TO bring the bill TO a vote April %.
Signers Are Announced.
Those who have signed the peti-
tion. by States, follow:
Arkansas-Parks, Miller, Glover and
Crayens.
California-Hoeppel, Traeger, Col
Inns and Stubbs.
Colorado-Cummings and Martin.
Georgia-Bea.
Idaho-White.
Gillespie, Hesbit, Dirksen,
Moynihsn, Keller, Allen, Buckbee
Reid and De Priest.
Indiana-Gray and Griswold.
Iowa - Eicher, Dowell, 0ilchrist
Thurston. Biermann, Willford, Wearin,
Gillette. Jacobsen.
Kansas - Lambertson, Mccarthy
Guyer. Carpenter and Hope.
Louisiana-Maloney and Fernandez
-Goldsborough and Gam
brill.
Massa sachusetts-Con
Fourteen From Michigan.
Michigan - Lehr, James, Lesinski,
Hart. Ssdowski, Musselwhite, Dingell,
Foulkes. Weideman, Wolcott, Wood
ruff. Mcleod, Brown and Dondero.
Minnesota-knutson Christianson,
Lundeen, johnson, Hoidale, Chase,
Arens, Shoemaker. Kvale.
Missouri-Lee, Dickinson, Wood and
Duncan.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Ayers.
Nebrsska-Howard, Burke and Car
penter.
Nevada-Scrugham
New York-Kennedy.
North Dakota-SinclAir and Lemke
Ohio-Truax, Kniffin, Sweeney,
Duffey and Marshall
Oklahoma-Disney, Cartwright, Nc
Clintic, Swank, Rogers, Mckeown,
johnson and Marlsnd.
New Hampshire-Tobey.
Oregon-Mott and Pierce.
Pennsylvania-Turp!n. Focht, Kelly
Muldowney, Doutrich, Rich. Brumm,
McFadden, Faddis. Crosby. Dunn.
Swick and KuTtz.
South -Hilderbrandt and
Werner.
Tennessee-Reece, Turner and Tay-
lor
Texas-McFarisne, Strong and Ter
reIl.
Washington Zioncheck. Smith,
Lloyd, Wallgren and Knute Hill.
Wisconsin - Blanchard. Withrow,
O'Malley. Hughes, Henney, Cannon.
Boileau, Frear and Peavy.
Wyoming-Carter.
Utah-Murdock.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
GRlDlRON CLUB TO HOLD
SPRING DINNER TONIGHT
President and Other High OFF,
cials to Attend Annual Affair
OF Newspaper Men.

The Gridiron Club will hold its
annual Spring dinner ut the Willard
Hotel at O'Clock tonight.
President Roosevelt, other high
officials of the Government, the repre-
sentatives of foreign powers and lead
ers in every walk in American life will
be guests OF the newspaper club,
which is now in its fiftieth year.
James l.. Wright. washington cor
respondent of the Buffalo Evening
News, president Of the club, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
ACTRESS ASKS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES. April Il Up.-
Phyllis Nordlund. known on the screen
as Phyllis Barry, filed suit for di-
vorce yesterday from Al Nordlund,
who. she said, also is known as Al
Nord and describes himself as "just
an old Nomad."
They were married, Miss Barry
said. in Chica1o Match II, 1882, and
separated last New year DAY.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
STRIKE CALL IS ISSUED
AT FOUR MINES MONDAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
pOTTsvILLE. Pa. April IA
strike call went out yesterday to
miners In four collieries of the Phile-
delphia Coal q Iron Co.
Martin Brennan, district president
Of the United Mine workers of Amer
lea, announced he had ordered the
suspension Of work Monday at the
Maple Hill, Ellen Gowan, Knicker-
booker and Shenandoah City shafts.
Brennan charged the company had
failed to keep wage agreement and
said 2.70o miners would be affected.
The miners ask equal rates for con-
tract and mechanical miners.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Lighting of Cherry
Blossoms May Be
Possible Tonight

Washington may get It's first
glimpse of electrically -illuminst-
ed cherry blossoms tonight.
A group Of workmen is busy
On the west side of the Tidal
Basin installing the illuminating
equipment. While the word is
not quite definite, 1t is expected
to have enough of the connec-
tions made to illuminate a sec
tion of the trees by nightfall.
Illumination Of the entire row
OF trees around the basin at
night will be q feature of the
three-day Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival which starts next Thursday.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

~ HE trouble with this admins
tration is it has no romance.
There can be no doubt
1 about that in view of what
happened on the inside to
cause this current congressional furry
against the securities act.
Names cannot be used, and figures
must be slightly disguised, in order
to tell the whole story in print, but
the facts are guaranteed. They cen
ter around a crowd of -blooded.
adventurous oil prospectors, the kind
who can drill a hole in your pocket
even il you wear iron trousers.
These boys prospected the safety
deposit boxes and old socks around the
country and decided there was too
much boarding.
They agreed TO remedy the sit.
udtion by selling some stock at IS
cents on the dollar, not as busi-
ness proposition, Of course, but just
because in the Spring proSpector's
fancy altUays turns to thoughts OF
selling stock.
The proposition was placed before
the Federal Trade Commission. The
prospectors pointed out that the COM
pany was capitalized for $500. 900,
meaning 100000 shares Of stock at
81 par value.
Questions Follow.
Just as when knighthood was in
flower, the big nature lovers were go
ing to let the public in, not on the
ground floor. but two Easements below,
at 35 cents a share.
OF all new dealers, the Federal
Trade Commissioners are the least
romantic. They have the sentimental
ism of faro dealer playing for the
house. They began to ask questions
which led some of the commissioners
to understand that the oil property
behind this $500. 900 venture originally
had been bought for $4,000.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
Bank Boz Examined.

Shortly sfterward, deputy marshals
raided a safety deposit box of the Lin
coin Safe Deposit Co. on the North
Side, presumably to recover bonds and
cash stolen by the Dillinger mob from
banks in Mason City, Iowa, and Sioux
Falls, s. Oak.
Only small amount of cash and
some jewelry were found, but the raid
gave rise to a report. which was de-
MED by the authorities, that the
Frechette girl had. in the language Of
the underworld, "squealed."
Despite the denial, extraordinary
precautions we're taken to cope with
a possible attempt by Dillinser to take
her from Federal officers, who had
held her incommunicado since last
Monday.
Ofncers armed with machine guns
surrounded her at every turn cnd at
strategic spots yesterday when she was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Edwin X. Walker on a re-
moval warrant to Minnesota.
She was finally taken to jail to
await the hearing. thereby adding an
other name on the list of Dillinger's S
friends who have met with misfortune
in the fight with the law. The list
includes Harry Pierpont and Charles
Makley, who are awaiting execution
in Ohio for killing Sheriff Jess Sarber
while freeing Dillinger from the Lima
Ohio, Jail.
Another victim-this time one hav-
Ing no connection with the notorious
outlew-was Frank Long. so. of Etna
Green, Ind. wounded by an oficer
VINO said he resisted arrest on a charge
OF deserting his wife and child.
Wound Is Serious.
While the hunt for DiIlinaer was
at its height, Long. presumably mis-
taking one OF the Dillinger posses for
offlcers. fired from his automobile and
ned. Pursued by officers he stood on
the running board OF his car waving
weapon, but was brought down with
q shotgun-wounded in the head and
chest.
His condition was reported as seri-.
Gus. Etna Green is near warsaw.
scene OF Dillinger's early morning
forage.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

One plan, suggested to President
Roosevelt by a topmost adviser, is
that he respond to business protests
by announcing complete abandonment
Of the N. r. A. and r. F. c. The
idea is that business would raise a
tremendous howl and give the Presi-
dent respite from further criticism.
Bankers now are in better standing
around the White House. Their as
sociation has been cooperating. in
the opinion Of White House judges.
tCopyrisht, 1934l
Evening star., 1934-04-14
DEATH CLAIMS BROTHERS

Heart Disease Kills B6ir Few
Hours Apart in Chicago.
CHICAGO. April ID P).-Two
brothers. one the owner Of o shoe
store and the other a homeless casual,
died from the same cause-heart
disease-within "a hours, neither
knowing Of the others death.
Early yesterday walter Gadxinski,
46. was found dead in a box car.
Yesterday his brother, Nick, died in
a suburb.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
GUNS GUARD GIRL
D|LL|NCER AIDE
Police Ready for Outlaws
Effort to Rescue Woman
From Jail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April l4.-John Dill
linger. Americas No. / vanishing out
law, has vanished again.
The here today and gone tomor-
row. criminal left cold trail in In
diana. where he replenished his arms
at the expense of the Warsaw, Ind.
police early Friday. Road blockades
and scurrying squads OF officers de-
termined to shoot on sight failed to
catch him.
While fortune smiled on Dillinger,
one OF his girl friends, Miss Evelyn
Frechette-like some of the other ac-
quaintances of the notorious public
enemy-was not SO fortunate. She
was held in $4,000 bond for a hear
ing April II on the question whether
she shall be extrsdited to st. Paul on
a charge of helping Dillinger escape a
machine gun trap in a st. Paul apart
ment house.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
PLANE FLEET LANDS
IA Of Is Naval Craft Reach
Corinto En- Route to Panama.

Z" @u 1sOuIS 10 IdHdmd.
SAN DIEGO. Calf. April Il R.-
Arrival at Corinto, Nicaragua. OF IA
of the Is naval seaplanes en- route
from San Diego to Panama, was re-
ported today by the naval radio
service.
While no mention was made or the
other plane, one assigned to squadron
VIZ, naval officials assumed It had
been taken aboard the u. 8. S.
Wright. flagship Of Rear Admiral A.
w. johnson, at Acapulco.
Evening star., 1934-04-14

Army Training Longer.
Longer military training has been
decreed in South Africa.
Evening star., 1934-04-14
GUILT IS DENIED
BY VAN SWERlNGEN
AND TWO BANKERS

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Evening star., 1934-04-14

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Evening star., 1934-04-14
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Romantic Plan Fails and
Stock Bill Fight
Is On.
BY PAUL MALLON.

- HE trouble with this admins
tration Is it has no romance.
There can be no doubt