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and was killed. There has been
some controversy as to whether
these three deaths were due to
airmail preparations.
February 18-L!eut. J. H. Glib
son, en- route from Middletown,
Pa, to Columbus, Ohio, to begin
airmail duty, took to his para
chute in a heavy snowstorm near
Mansfield, Ohio. and his plane
crashed.
February 19-Lieut. Edward T.
German, carrying the airmail from
Miami to New York. nosed over
and damaged his plane at Green
vile, S. C. He was not injured.
February .19-Eeut w. E. Davis
cracked a tail skid in landing at
Fort Worth, Tex. and his mail was
sent on in another plane. He was
not injured.
February 22.-Lieut. Durward o.
Lowry was killed in crash GEAR
Deshler, Ohio. while carrying air
mail from Chicago to Cleveland.
February 22-First Lieut.. I. F.
Patrick crashed and was killed at
Denison, Tex. He was not carry
ing mail, but was on his way to
take over command of an airmal
post.
February % - Second Lieut..
Charles P. Hollstein crashed on
Chestnut Ridge, near Uniontown.
Pa, while flying the mail from
Cleveland to washington. He was
not seriously hurt.
February 22-Second Lieut.. Har-
old L. Dietz was seriously injured
in a crash at Crisfield, Md, while
on a mail fight from New York to
Washington.
February 23-Lieut. Norman r.
Burnett -bailed out of his pursuit
plane in a snowstorm Z miles north
of Fremont, Ohio. and received .
broken leg in landing.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
TELL OF MELLON NOTES.
Associates Recall Request by Brothers
to Brown.

"
PITTSBURGH, February % (P.-
An associate of Andrew w. Mellon
said today the former Secretary of
the Treasury told him several days
ago he had written to Walter F.
Brown when Brown was Postmaster
General in support of the Pittsburgh
aviation industry's application for an
airmail contract.
"Mr. Mellon said that, in reply to
numerous letters from friends in
Pittsburgh who were seeking aid for
a home industry, he sent brief note
to the Postmaster General" this asso-
ciate said, requesting his name be
not used.
The three Melons mentioned in the
testimony before a Senate investigat-
ing committee were out of town.
Ofices of R. x and w. L. Mellon
said they understood the two had
signed form letters gotten up by the
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
and signed by hundreds OF other
PittsburgherS.
Frank Harper, manager of the
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce,
said the MELONS, with 200 other prom
.nent citizens, had been asked to write
Che Postmaster General in behalf of
extending the Pittsburgh aviation in
dustry's air service between Pitts
burgh and Washington On November
28 1890.
Harper explained:
Before that, airmail to Washington
vas carried to New York and then
rerouted. The Board of Directors felt
1ittsburgh should have direct service.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
A|RMA|L
SEEN BY FARLEY
Criticism by Former Lead.
erS Will Not Deter.
He Declares.

By the Associated Press.
SAVANNAH, Ga, February 23.-
Postmaster General James A. Farley
last night said the administration, IN
its march to the goal Of bringing or
der out Of chaos" will not be deferred
by the criticisms Of former leaders in
Government who were tried and
found wanting"
In an address at dinner given him
viewed the work of the Roosevelt ad-
miniStration and briefly referred to
as a move that would result in the
elimination of ABUSES which grew out
Of an unfair and sitting competition. |"
He said not very distant day would
see in operation a better and more
serviceable airmail system.
President Roosevelt, Farley said.
with stout heart had 'banished the
fears of pessimism and carried us
safely through Winter that a year
ago promised to be as severe to many
as that which confronted Washington
and his soldiers in the dark Winter
days at Valley Forge.
Rights Protected.
SIT Is the purpose of the admins
tration to see to it that the fruits Of
labor from now on are more equally
divided, that the rights of property are
adequately protected and that the
rights of all the people are jealousy
guarded"
In reviewing the accomplishments
Of the present administration Farley
said: Our foreign policy has changed
the distrust. suspicion and, in some
instances. disrespect of our neighbor-
ing peoples to confidence and under
standing. We are in friendly accord
with every nation"
He added that while the Army and
Navy were being properly provided
for 1t was not being done with a view
Of offensive action, but solely for ma
tional defense.
The President has adjusted and
stabilized our currency" Farley said.
"and has placed it once again on q
drm foundation. Our banks have been
made secure and money Is beginning
to flow in legitimate channels. But,
more than that. the President has
convinced the people of q need Of a
new social order and is bringing it
about.
To Prevent Suffering.
"The manhood and womanhood of
this country will not be permitted to
suffer or deteriorate while temporary
business and agricultural depression
! impedes the march of the new social
order that is designed to make this
the best and the happiest country in
the world.
I'm the steady march toward this
goal the administration will not be
deferred by the criticism of former
leaders in the Government who were
tried and found wanting.
president Roosevelt and the Con-
gress have thoughtfully mapped out a
course for national recovery. The
President has not, as some OF his
critics complain, sought to suspend the
operation Of the Constitution, for he
knows that it is the foundation stone
of our liberties, and ne will solemnly
keep the oaths he made to support
and defend it."
He praised the national recovery act
the public works program and other
administration measures, including
the repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment, which he described as "re-
turn to the rule Of reason in law
ma king"
After the dinner Farley left for Dur
ham, N. c., to dedicate new post
office building there today.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
NEW CRASH LIFTS
ARMY MAIL TOLL
Five Flyers Killed and Three
Hurt Since Service
Was Started.
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the accident. Burnett said he en-
countered blizzard, lost his bear
ings and decided to take to his chute.
habitation. he said, and failed to call
out for help until 7 am. when Bow
ersox heard him. He sent the flyer
in q motor car to Memorial Hospital.
Hospital attendants believed the
flyer also suffered from exposure and
shock.
The Bowersox farm house was but
few hundred yards from the spot
where the flyer landed
The plane was not found immedi-
ately. but group Of farmers and
rural officers started out in the
snow to hunt the wreckage.
The flyer left Cleveland at 3:l5
am. and crashed shortly thereafter
Weather conditions when he departed
were reported favorable.
During the hours the pilot waited
for assistance he saved himself from
the near-zero weather by wrapping
the silk Of his parachute around him
Although he was able to send q
telegram to superior officers in Cleve-
land after he reached the hospital
the attendants there would not per-
init him to talk on the telephone.
Burnett was attached to the 9th
Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field
here, but recently had been attending
aerial navigation school at Langley
Field, near Washington. His home
is in Graham, Tex.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
ECONOMY is BLAMED.
Lieut.. Deitz's Crash In Maryland Laid

Lieut.. Deitz's Crash In Maryland Laid
to Dark Beacon.
CRISFIELD, Md, February % Up
"A beacon darkened for economy S
sake might have saved Lieut.. Harold
Deitz grave injuries if it had been
burning. officials believed today.
Flying the mails from Newark TO
Richmond. he ran into thick murk
last night. Twice he circled Sails
bury, Md. seeking a place to land.
There was an airport near there
but its beacon. officials said. had been
darkened for economy. Deitz flew on
in the darkness and crashed into q
tree in field near here.
Today he was in a hospital with a
skull fracture and internal injuries.
While Deitz circled Salisbury, emer-
gency men from the electric light
company were rushing toward the
airport to connect the meter
A fire truck changed to the field and
took position.
Hundreds Of people watched.
As Deitz's plane roared almost over
the airport and flew southwark, the
meter was connected. Shortly light
stabbed the darkness, but Deitz was
miles to the south
The crash occurred at Marion Sta
ton, seven miles from Crisfield. People
running there found Deitz barely con-
scious. his plane a wreck
Don't bother anything in the plane
Take care Of the mail" said the 22-
year-old pilot from Easton, Pa.
The mail, 81 pounds. was salvaged
The airport, recently taken out of
receivership, had not lighted the bea-
con because OF a meter charge.
Graduated Year Ago.
Lieut.. Harold Lucas Dietz. who
crashed near Crisfield, Md, while en-
route to Washington with mail last
night. was stationed at Boiling Field
from April l6, 1881, to July /, 1922,
as private in the Air Corps, prior 10
his appointment as a flying cadet
While at Boiling. in the Summer
Of 1881. Dietz attended Emerson In
stitute here to study in preparation
for the entrance examination to the
Air Corps Primary Flying School al
Randolph Field. Tex. He passed the
examination with a high average ano
obtained his appointment, going
directly from Boiling Field to Ran
dolph for flight training. He was
graduated from the Advanced Flying
School at Kelly Field. Tex. a yeal
ago, and was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve
June 20, 1888. He was born in Ban
gor, Me-, September 2, 1908.
MOTHER BLAMES U. S.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
LOAN is APPROVED

LONDON. February % [P.-The
House of Commons put its stamp Of
approval yesterday on government
loans to the recently-merged Cunard
and White Star Steamship Lines.
1t adopted resolution authorizing
the introduction of a bill which will
empower the treasury to make the
loans. The loans will be made to per-
NIT the merged company to take over
the North Atlantic assets of Cunard
and the White Star Oceanic Steam
ship Navigation Coz.
Evening star., 1934-02-23

working when he left Cleveland, was
broken when he reached Toledo.
Lowry continued to Chicago notwith-
standing, Nelson said.
II don't know whether It was re-
paired in Chicago" the captain con-
tinued, but I do know that it was
not working on his eastbound trip
when he was near Deshler, because
he was off his course"
CLEARFIELD, Pa. February % Cp).
Lieut.. James Mccoy, flying the air.
mail West. was forced down near Kyler-
town in the fog-bound Alleghenies yes
terdsy. He escaped injury.
Offlcials at the Kylertown airport
said the engine burned out"
The mail was sent on.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
waiting 10 maks corrections In The

waiting 10 make corrections IN The
offlcial transcript Of his remarks In
the House on the emergency airmail
service. He was found lying on the
floor by Sam Robinson, veteran mes
senger. who was taking him the
stenographic report of his speech.
Mr.. MapeS, with whom he had been
chatting only few moments before.
apparently in the best of health and
kenneth Romney, House sergeant at
arms, were summoned. DR.. George
w. Calver. Capitol physician, an
nounced he had died OF q heart at
tack.
Mr.. Hooper was q native Of Cleye.
land. He came to Congress in 1925.
previously he had served as city at.
torney for Battle Greek and as prose.
cutting attorney for Calhoun County.
In his final speech, Hooper asserted
The word emergency has become a
mere by-Vord to the present admin
istration.
ut has become a mere slogan for
the purpose of forcing a ready Con-
gress to enact measures amazing. ex-
traordinary in every sense of the word
by month how far it will 60.
Perhaps when the next inaugura-
ton comes, perhaps when that pageant
rolls down Constitution avenue, the
name Constitution avenue will have
been changed to Emergency avenue"
Although Hooper had made no for
NAL announcement Of his intended
retirement, he had told his friends
he would under no circumstances be
candidate for the Office again. He
said he desired TO resume law prac-
tice.
Only yesterday he had said:
4 feel that I am getting to the
point that If ever get back to nv
law practice I had better do 1t now.
I have enjoyed my associations
With the members of the House dur
ing these years, and I regret to leave
them. But If I don't quit now it
VIII Just mean one more term and
then another, and then some day they
would boot me out.
As matter of fact. I wanted to
Withdraw last year. but I made the
race against my will"
His unexpected death brought manv
tributes from his colleagues, Repub-
llcans and Democrats alike. He had
been member of the judiciary Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1934-02-23

without pay, receiving nothing except
their food and uniforms.
There, in the humid jungles and
rugged mountains and amid jungle
monkeys and mountain lions, he began
his five-year game Of hide and seek
with the Marines which brought HIM
world fame
In the wilds he set up a govern
ment of his own beneath q red and
black banner. He issued paper money,
granted leave to his soldiers. dictated
formal papers and levied tribute on
surrounding ranches.
1t was said he lost 1000 men dur
ing the years Of fighting that formed
the bulwark Of his notorious career.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
u. S. WORKERS TO MEET

The District Department, American
Federation Of Government Employees.
will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Hamilton Hotel when a discussion Of
local utilities, principally the traction
system, will be the principal issue be-
fore the delegates.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
HOOPER, MEMBER
OF HOUSE, EXPIRES
Representative From Mich.
igan Stricken After De-
Tending Col. Lindbergh.

Representative Joseph L. Hooper,
Republican, of Michigan, died of a
heart attack in his Office yesterday, a
short time after he had voiced a
vigorous defense of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh on the floor of the House.
Following brief services this after
noon in the Washington home of
Representative Carl Mapes, 28l8 Con-
necticut avenue, the 56-year-old Rep
resentative's body was entrained for
his Battle Greek, Mich, residence.
The funeral will be held from the
Congregational Church there Sunday
The services here were conducted
by Rev. James S. Montgomery, the
House chaplain, and many Of Mr..
Hooper's colleagues were present.
Representative Mapes. dean of the
Michigan delegation to Congress and
close personal friend Of Mr.. Hooper,
was to accompany the widow to Bat
tie Creek as one of the two House
Representatives attending the funeral.
House Adjourns.
On a motion by Representative
MapeS of Michigan, the House ad-
journed today until II am. tomorrow
out of respect for their dead colleague
Representative Walcott of Michigan
was named by Speaker Raney to ac-
company Mr. Mapes to the funeral as
the other House Representative.
Both Mapes and Walcott we're
named in accordance with a new rule,
adopted last year. limiting House dele
cations to funerals of Representatives
to two. This rule was criticized by
Representative O'Connor of New York,
who declared it was not compatible
with the dignity Of the House. He
said the rule should be changed so as
to authorize official delegations of 10
or 12
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Served In House 10 Years.

Mr.. Hooper, who had served 10
years in the House. was one of the
'old line" Republicans, and his coun-
sci was sought on all party policies.
During the last week he had told his
friends he would not seek reelection.
He collapsed in his Office while
Evening star., 1934-02-23
Wine Producers Hopeful.

Wine producers in Chile expect the
new market in the United States for
their product will be boon to their
industry.
Evening star., 1934-02-23
BROWN EXPLAINS
BURNING OF MAIL
Secretary Selected What
Personal Correspondence
Was to Be Saved.

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CRASHES SINCE
ARMY AIRMEN
BEGAN SERVICE

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Approved Policy.

"He approved the policy that we
pursued in developing the aeronautical
industries" Brown replied
Did President Hoover approve the
contracts or extensions which have
been in question here and which have
been discussed?" Austin asked.
Brown said Mr.. Hoover had not been
familiar with the details, but merely
with the broad outline of policies"
He added he never had discussed
the contracts with Mr.. Hoover.
Evening star., 1934-09-30
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS.

S A matter of common sense,
~ in contrast with the legal as
~ pect, it is difficult to find cause
4 \ for criticizing Poland's recent
action at Geneva in serving
notice that she would no longer be
bound by that portion of the settle
ment of Paris which subjected her
minorities to international super
vision. The issue is very simple. 1t
involves the double consideration Of
national sovereignty and national
honor.
Today Poland has a larger popu-
lation than the United States had at
the time Of the Civil War, or Italy
when at last she acquired unity and
became a great power. The notion
that the United States would long
have endured the pretensionS OF the
rest of the world to supervise its
treatment of the Negro, for example,
hale it before a Geneva tribunal at
the demand of Liberia, encourage re-
sistance to the national government
by international interference-ethat
would necessarily strike any Ameri-
can as preposterous.
Such limitations we're imposed upon
Polish sovereignty when she was lib
Grated and we're accepted by the Poles
at the moment because they had no
choice in the matter. Today, through
their foreign minister, Col. Beck, they
announce that they will no longer
submit to this restriction on the man
agement of their own affairs, save as
all other countries accept similar
limitations. Great Britain, France,
Italy and the United States all have
minorities, but all insist on dealing
with them without foreign Inter-
ference. If they will not now agree
to League supervision Of their minori-
ties, Poland refuses longer to permit
Geneva to interfere with hers.
Protest Is Hypocritical.
Protest against the course of Poland,
while it is based upon legal and moral
grounds. is pretty hypocritical. For.
while France, Britain and Italy are
protesting in the name of the law,
they are actually moved by purely
Evening star., 1934-09-30
MAINE STILL HOLDS GOOD
AS NEW DEAL BAROMETER
Cleverage Which Mig hit Widen in Party
May Come From Traditional
Democrats of South.

respects the Senate, that the Demo-
Gratis should increase their present so
to perhaps So or 64. This indication
of the Maine election Is borne out by
other facts.
Geographically the Senate vacancies
that will be filled in November are so
distributed as to be favorable to the
Democrats. Many of the Democratic
vacancies occur in Southern States,
such as Virginia, Mississippi and
Florida, or they occur in States other
wise normally Democratic. Thus the
Democrats stand to lose very few Of
the seats in which they fight for re-
election.
The Republicans are quite differently
fixed. Many Of the Republican vacan-
cies occur in States normally doubtful,
such as Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia,
Rhode Island, Missouri and Indiana.
Since these States are doubtful at all
times, since it is difficult enough for
the Republicans to elect their candi-
dates in these States under normal
conditions, it becomes quite apparent
that under circumstances like the
present the Republicans will have diff
ficulty in holding all their seats. A
transfer CT three or four seats in the
Senate from the Republicans to the
Democrats need surprise no one.
90. p. to Gain in House.
In the House the situation is ma
terially different-yet not sufficiently
different to give much comfort to the
Republicans. In the House the present
numbers are: Democrats, $40; Republi-
cans, lit. (Some eight seats are vacant
or are held by Farmer-Labor members)
In the coming election the Republicans
will make some gains in the House
the Democrats themselves concede this.
The question Is, how many seats
will, the Republicans add to their
present lit? If the Republicans
should add only 20 1t would give them
q third of the House. Possession Of
third by the Republicans would
be important, for the present con-
dition in which the Democrats have
more than two-thirds enables DEM
ocratic leaders to make rules which
deny to the Republicans even the
opportunity for debate II the Re-
publicans gain 28 members they will
have third and will be able to
prevent the imposition Of gag" rules.
To have only third Of the House, to
have only enough power to see to it
that there is adequate debate Of the
measures proposed, may seem small
comfort for the Republicans. In any
event, they seem quite certain to have
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Evening star., 1934-09-30
POLAND HELD JUSTIFIED
In MINORITIES ACTION
France, Britain and Italy Are Held
Actuated Only by Selfish
Concerns in Protests.

selfish concerns. The real trouble Is
that the Polish case against minority
supervision is'the German case against
enforced disarmament, also imposed
by the Paris treaties. At Geneva. for
years before they quit, the Germans
were saying, "Disarm down to our
level or let us arm up to yours
The German claim to parity in the
means of defense was reasonable. Po-
litically, however, it constituted a
deadly threat to her neighbors, who
were never ready to accept either Of
the German proposals. They were
determined to stay armed themselves
and keep Germany disarmed as long
as possible. So, in the end, Germany
left the League, declared her purpose
to rearm illegally-since legal war
rant was not forthcoming-and pro-
ceeded to do so.
The Poles have followed the Ger
man example. They have taken the
same stand on minorities that the
Germans did on armaments. And, of
course, all the powers disturbed by
the German course are irritated the
more by the moral support which the
Polish policy gives to the earlier Ger
man action. AS for the minorities
themselves. the British, French and
Italians might not lift finger to
help them in any case.
In addition to official condemnation
of the Polish course, prompted by
these purely political and personal
considerations, there is also the criti-
cism which flows from friends Of
the League everywhere who recognize
that another heavy blow has been
struck to the whole Geneva concep-
ton. One Of the important interna-
tional missions of the League has been
terminated. For without question all
the other nations which have minori-
ties and are bound by the same limi-
tations of sovereignty as Poland will
now throw of these restrictions.
Mandates Next Target.
Obviously, the next step after that
will be denunciation of the mandate
system. The countries now forced to
report to the League on their conduct
of territories taken from Germany
during the war and in the peace
treaties distributed among the vic
tors will proceed to transform a man
date into unlimited possession. And
Japan has already clearly indicated
her purpose to take such a course.
Thus another function of the League
will be annulled.
The rapid liquidation Of the ma
chinery of the League-in view Of the
inapossibility of applying that ma
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