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The Washington times., 1934-04-10
U11epoted SIS, 900 Refunded To Self; Cannon Says
Rep. Shoemaker
Defaults Suit
For r$1OO!OOO

Judgment by default was en-.
tered against Repre- sentative
Francis H. Shoemaker Of Mime
sofa, today in District Supreme
Court in the 100000 damage suit
filed against him by Charles New
man, cab driver.
Justice Jennings Bailey ordered
the Judgment after Attorney Har-
.ry Friedman reported that the
Congressman had failed to answer
the suit, which was filed March
9, and that the time for answering
had eiEeIis ..--',. -. s,',- &.
The Judgment was entered on
4Fee"eotnSs Of the suit. A non-suit
was taken on the fourth count.
Each count asked $4,000 dam
ages. However, Justice Bailey or
dered jury of inquisition to hear
the case and determine the dam
ages, il any, to be awarded.
Charges Of assault and battery
were preferred by the cab driver
against Representative Shoemaker.
The suit alleged that Representa-
tive Shoemaker beat MIR. Newman
after the Congressman's car had
crashed into his cab at Florida
and New Jersey Avenues North
west last March S.
The Congressman also faces
criminal charges of assault in Po-
lice Court as q result of the same
incident. He was tried on this
charge last week, but the proceed
ingS resulted in a hung" jury.
Another trial of the case has been
scheduled for April Is.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
LEOD BILL
WINS MORE
S|GNERS
Weideman Petition Gains rs
Names in 40 Minutes;
Committee Called

Passing the halfway mark,
the Weideman petition to
force a vote in the House on
the Mcleod Bank Relief bill
showed IT signatures shortly
after the House convened
today.
That number is IS more than
were affixed when the House ad-
journed late yesterday and bears
out a prediction that the las
names necessary would be secured
today.
Added in 40 Minutes
The Is names were added within
40 minutes after the House con-
vened.
The RFC subcommittee Of the
House Banking and Currency Com
mittee, which the petition seeks
to discharge from further consid-
Grafton of the bill, meantime, in
a surprise move, convened at 2
o'clock to discuss the bill.
Vote to Be Forced
Regardless Of how the commit
tee acts, however, there is slight
chance the bill can be enacted
this season by passing through
regular channels, sponsors be
lieve.
That is why, they explained
the attempt is being made tc
force a vote April %.
The Mcleod bill was intro
duced March S by Representa-
tive Clarence j. Mcleod (R0 oi
Michigan.
It provides for paying off de-
positors Of closed national banks
100 per cent with funds loaned
by the RFC. AS security the
RFC would take over all assets
Of the closed banks and ther
Continued on PAGE 2, Col. 81
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demonstrates that where the welfare Of all the people concerned
party lines abolished.
BY COMMITTING HIMSELF TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS
BILL YOUR CONGRESSMAN rs NOT COMMITTING THE GOV
ERN[MENT TO WHOLESALE EXPENDITURE OF GOVERN
MENT FUNDS. ....f
HE WOULD BE COMMITTING THE GOVERNMENT ONLY TO
THE EXECUTION OF SIMPLE BUSINESS TRANSACTION
THE PURCHASE AND LATER SALE OF THE THOUSANDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOOD THOUGH SLOW ASSETS OF
THE CLOSED NATIONAL BANKS AND BANKS WHICH AT
CLOSING WERE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYS-
TEN
After purchasing these assets the Government would pay off the
million who have deposits closed
By that simple operation the Government would be making
mendOu stride toward the economic recovery of the nation
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
ASKS
PROBE Of AIR
MAIL PLOT
Senator Lays Cancellation
of Contracts to Conspiracy
involving P. 0. Heads
BY International News Service

A group of Republican sena-
tors planned today to force an
investigation By the Black Sen
ate committee into 9es that
Postmaster Genee FarIey''s
order cancelling aH domestic
air4mail contracts resulted from
a "plot" in which certain men,
bers of the Post Office Depart
ment were involved.
Senator Austin (R.) of Vermont,
a member Of the Black commit
tee, declared he would oppose Sen
ate action upon the Black-McKel-
lar Air-mail bill until the commit
tee hears a list of witnesses for
whom he has requested sub
poenaeS.
Names Not DivuIged
Although Senator Austin re-
fused to divulge the list, it was
learned from other sources that
names of several well known avia-
ton officials, including officers of
the E. L. Cord Company, were in
cluded. Senator Austin said:
II submitted the list, with an
accompanying letter, March 30.
Both documents are in possess
sion Of the committee chair
man."
In a radio address, Senator Aus
tin charged:
"The companies having no air.
mail contracts got together inn
mediately after the 1882 general
election to form q society for the
purpose Of securing cancellation
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
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Here Is Wits
List OfRadical
|P[OtterS'

The following intellectuals
closely identified with the
Roosevelt Administration today
were named by DR.. William A.
Writ, Gary. hid, educator, as
"plotters attempting to force a
change in the American form
of government:
Robert Bruere chairman Of
the Textile Code Advisory Board.
David Cushman Coyle, Of the
PWA Technical Review Board.
Laurence Todd. representative
Of Tass Agency, press service
for the Soviet government.
Hildagarde Kneeland, Of Home
Economics Bureau Of the De
partment of Agriculture.
Mary Taylor, economist in
the AAA. f
Alice Barrows, Of the Depart
ment Of Education, Interior De.
partment.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
BISHOP SPENT
own CASH IN I
CAMPAIGN
E. l. Jameson Gave Funds to
Be Used in Virginia to Aid
in Victory for Hoover

Bishop James Cannon, jr.,
"refunded" to himself much
Of the $65,3OO sent him by
e. G. Jameson, Of New York,
Ito elect Herbert Hoover. -
That admission was made to-
day by robert H. McNeill, counsel
for the accused prelate, in his
opening address to the jury in
District Supreme Court where
Bishop Cannon and Miss Ada
Burroughs are on trial for viola
ton Of the corrupt practices act,
Paid Self Back
Mr., McNeill explained that the
bishops interest in the Hoover
campaign was so intense that he
sold his house here for $4,000,
borrowed money, and raised be
tween $35, 900 and $4,000.
It was only natural. Mr.. NC
Neill said, that when the money
arrived from MIR. Jameson the
Bishop should refund to himself
the money that he had raised and
expended.
Mr.. McNeill did not say how
the money was spent, other than
that 'it was in the cause"
M. F. Fulton of Richmond, at
torney for Miss Burroughs, de.
clared that she knew nothing of
the Jameson money or Of any un-
lawful acts.
Still Good Friends
Mr.. Fulton said that during the
1928 campaign he had opposed
Bishop Cannon as he was a Dem
ocrat, but that while they clashed
politically they were good friends.
Following him to the stand
will be Edwin c. Jameson. vice
president Of the Globe and Rut-
gers Insurance Company, New
York.
Leslie c. Garnett. United States
Attorney, and his assistants,
Roger Robb and John j. Wilson,
today said they expect it will re-
quire at least week to present
their case. while another week
may be taken for the defense. In
view of the long duration Of the
case, Judge Gordon declined to
lock up the jury for the night but
instructed them they should not
discuss any phase Of the case with
any one.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Soviet FLG0 Floats
From EnlbGSSu Staff

The Soviet flag, with It's ham
mer and sickle insignia, was flown
for the first time from the Rus
sian Embassy, in the 100 block
Of Sixteenth st. N. w.. shortly
after noon today. A large crowd
Of embassy officials stood on the
roof while the standard was raised
and a still larger crowd, watched
the proceedings from nearby Of
flee, hotel and apartment win
doWS and from the streets.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
1onq1pssn,en: Siqn the Mcleod Bill Petition I0da

It would be adding millions Of and women to the purchasing
army of the country.
would put than thousand million dollars into the
day transactions of life overnight
would the confidence in the Government and in the bank
ing structure ten million who the
red into unsOund banks by the implied warranty Of the Government
that they substantial ....
UNLESS THE DISCHARGE PETITION Is SIGNED BY ONE
HUNDRED AND FORTYFIVE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE BILL WHICH WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THESE RESULTS WILL DIE WITH THE PRES
ENT CONGRESS- ........
SPEED Is OF THE ESSENCE OF THE PRESENT SITUATION.
The only in which the bill be brought before the House for
final vote is by the signing Of this petition.
Telegraph Representative telling him to step
the Speakers desk and sign the petition.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
SUIT REV|vES
RHEEM CASE

Echoes Of the Smartzell, Rheem
and Hensey crash were heard in
District Supreme Court today
with the filing of a suit against
the Riggs National Bank for re-
inStatement Of a $2,341,645 trust
fund.
The suit. filed by note holders
Of the Shoreham Building, is
being heard by Justice Jesse C..
Adkins in District Supreme Court.
It is charged that the trust
fund was established for the pro-
lection Of the note holders, and
that later the bank transferred
the funds to the general account
Of Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey
instead Of keeping it in a special
fund.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Will Rogers
Says:

HOLLYWOOD, CAL, April Q.
The whole American fleet left
the Pacific today. 1t had to, I'm
order to be away around on the
Atlantic side by the time war
broke out in Japan and Russia.
Eastern sea coast Congress
men demand that the sailors
spend some wages In their towns.
Western ones want the same.
The. Government ought to let
each town East and West)
figure 1t out how much the Navy
spends there, then let the Gov.
eminent pay Il, but let it BE-
done with the understanding
that politicians and chambers
Of commerce have NO hold On
the fleet and that it can 10
placed wherever it's needed.
7 (CopyFight, 1884, by McNauShG'
Syndicate Ine.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
WIRE TAPPING
CHARGED To Z

Charged with wire tappings,
two men identifying themselves
rs Joseph Baracciof, 81, Wash
lngton, and William B. James,
az, of Texas, were held in $1,000
bail in HyattSville yesterday.
It is charged that the men
were tapping telephone wires to
the Bowie race track. They were
arrested by two Baltimore de-
SectiveS, who were accompanied
by three Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company workers.
One of the men. it is said by
police, was caught atop a tele-
phone pole with a set Of receivers
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

playing around with a couple Of
tigers. It was stated that the
young man had climbed over the
guard rail about the tigers cage,
and, with both arms inside the
cage, was calling on the tigers to
play with him.
When the keeper arrived, It
was testified, the soldier pulled
out a little penknife, and then
the police were called.
Long pleaded not guilty to the
assault charge and stated he re-
membered talking to the tigers,
but couldn't remember the knife
incident. Judge Given held I'D
the case temporarily. stating he
wished to investigate.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Soldier Climbs in Cage
With Tigers at Zoo

John S. Long, 24-year-old private
under treatment at Walter Reed
Hospital, likes pigs and tigers so
much that he climbs IN with 'em
and plays with 'em.
His affection for animals was
revealed in Police Court today
when he was arraigned before
Judge Ralph Given on a charge
Of assault.
It seems that young Long was
discovered yesterday in the pig
pen at the zoo playing around
with several wild pigs. Alarmed,
a witness called for assistance
from Paul Holup. a zoo keeper.
When Keeper Holup arrived on
the scene, he found Private Long
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

petition asking that the House Committee Banking and Cur
discharged further consideration Of the Mcleod bank
bill that the House vote the has been placed
on the desk on the Speaker
One hundred and fve Members of the House must sign that
petition before it becomes operative
THE ONLY CHANCE FOR ENACTMENT OF THIS ESSENTIAL
RECOVERY LEGISLATION AT THE PRESENT SESSION OF
CONGRESS Is THE SECURING OF THOSE SIGNATURES.
Telegraph your Congressman today urging him put his
the honor role those who believe doing justice to the thrifty and
loyal citizens who caught the banking catastrophe
The partisan character Of the Mcleod bill is indicated by the
support is receiving members of all parties This
clearly follows the lines which other have
been enacted.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Suspect Is Jailed
In Bremen EEtOrtiOn

ST. LOUIS, April 10 (I.N.S0.-A
man, described as a former con-
vict, is being held at police head.
quarters here for Department OF
Justice agents. He is suspected
Of sending extortion letters through
the mails" to Adolph Bremen. Of
st. Paul, father Of Edward Bremen,
who was kidnapped recently and
released upon payment Of 5000, 900
ransom.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

a member of other committees
which have an equal demand on
his time.
Commission Hearing Urged
I recall quite distinctly that sew
eral members Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee stated that they
would refuse to attend any further
hearings on the street railway
merger resolution after those hear
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
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Commission Hearing
Proposed for D. C..
...' Legislation

Folzowng completion Of series of articles by Senator
Willard E. Tydngs of Maryland on the subject "WhGts
By Representatives Fred A. Brtten of Illinois and Virginia
Jeckes of Indiana The Times presents today the second
Kansas IN aohich further developed analyses of cond
tons affecting District legislation and District affairs
generally. ....
District Committee knows from experience ko'v District
problems are handled CGsito HGu and believes that
+~~~% By SENATOR ARTHUR cAPPER
Of Kansas Former Chairman Senate District Committee
believe there real need for intensive examination
of proposed District legislation by the Commissioners before it
brought to the attention of congressional committees
have always been heartily in favor of public hearings by the
Senate District Committee legislation affecting the welfare
of the people of the District of Columbia.
However, cannot be denied that sometimes these hearings
considerable time; be denied that members
of the committee have been very patient in listening est
which perhaps not have any important effect in ad
vsng the members Of the committee the merits Of the bill
under consideration.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10

With the great pressure of ma
tional business. it is really diff
cult for Senator who happens to
be a member of the District Com
mittee to appoftion his time so
that he may sit in hearings on
District legislation, especially if
those hearings are protracted. It
must be remembered that no mat
ter how deeply interested q Sen
ator may be in the affairs of the
District of Columbia, he is usually
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

"Sit" said Teehan. He himself took stool, partly
facing his guests or prisoners I'VE are here, said
De Cana Ito get Prudence and Jerry, and take
them away from Cocos Island with us. Your people
are holding them, we think"
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
Dick Continues His Search For
His Brothers Slayer
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

big Boss" Loweu, political czar in Washington, 'cith
Nick Sari his manager plans cast irrigation project
In Verde Arizona They have forced the ranchers to sell
their holdings for pttances.
Bruce ana Dick LoUcU oppose their father and Dick
4Oh1e Washington, finds evidence of Sar's crooked
At his fathers orders he studies Sos records of
the rrgaron project and makes copy of mysterious
tracing and torn letter Uhch he finds IN the desk.
RecevinJ aOre telling of the murder of Bruce, Dick
pledges vengeonce With his father he charters plane
to fly back to Arizona
Will Barnes tells of finding Bruces body shot through
the back Dick, disguised Mexican, disappears for
week On his return he tells Nora that open clash
IS coming beWeen the rancherS and Saris thugs
Sari flies to Verde and Dick against interfering
with his plans. Nora is kidnapped by SarTs gang, and
Dick sets out to rescue her,
NOW READ ON
Stubs face frightened. Machine guns?" he asked
eagerly.
mo- you bloodthrsty brigand," Dick laughed. "Its
surveyors transit and stadia rods"
Then, smiling at Stubs disappointment he turned to
Barnes I'm planning to survey the proposed
route of Sars ditch It's got to be done in dead secrecy
or Saris outfit may find way to interfere. So
want you and Stub to help me-"
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

The young man. Teehan, smiled. you are here
because the Children of the Sun abhor the taking
Of human lfe," he said quietly. Your curiosity
was too great. You will never leave the Land Of the
Sun. Neither you nor the others"
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group are hopeful that they can
persuade the powers to effect
a change.
When the President stopped
off at the islands, the hack
street" areas 1Uere roped oft so
that he might not 1UitneSS the
Squalor. Stores Were closed and
the islands dressed in holiday
attire.
The only place open was
the aforementioned Pirate
Shop" which ran full blast as
long as sailors had money to
spend.
Efforts of the anti-PearsOn
faction to parade and display
banners asking the removal of
the governor, were broken up
by police, marcherS we're
threatened with Jail and their
emblemS destroyed.
A st. Thomas (V. II publ
cation. however, says edi-
torially that the President was
given an opportunity to see at
least a portion of the demon
stration against Pearson.
1t says that the Chief Ex-
ecutive smiled when he OBJ
served the words on one ban.
ner which read:
Dear Mr.. President, please
take the governor with yOu!"
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From certain other lndlca-
lions, the anti-Pearson faction
here seems to believe that their
strenuous efforts to have the
Republican governor removed
may meet with some success.
Of all things-Secretary Of
the Treasury Henry MOrgen-
THAI, jr., is punster.
He has been catalogued in
many ways but his punning is
a new one.
Discussing the use of wood
alcohol with group of indus
trial alcohol manufacturers,
Henry admits he told them:
"WOOd alcohol goes against
the grain with me-"
The pun sounds more poison
Gus than the denaturant Nor
genthau won't permit.
And Senator James P. Pope
of Idaho, has left off batting
his colleague, Wild Bill Borah,
long enough to show his face
around the town.
Sergeant-at-arms of the Sen
ate Chesley w. Jurney was
hoping to go to MusSolinl
Land after the November cleo
tions, but the Colonel" has
been advised that it is cold IN
Italy then and one thing that
doesn't appeal to that Texan
is frigidity.
Government officials, semi
officials and minor employees are
getting oUer their enthusiasm
for personal publicity.
The mention of their names
Immediately brings a flock OF
job-hunterS sWarming about
their offices.
For example, Charles Niece
hee, of Atlanta, was recently an.
nOunced as assistant regional
manager for the sOOn-tO-be Set-up
Atlanta office.
A couple Of days later he
found 400 letters in his mail.
They we're requests from GeOr-
gianS for jobs.
Copyright, 1884, The Washington
Times)
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Human Side Of the News - ByEdwin c. T I'LL

) self a millionaire, actual or
potential. There were military
companies, brass bands, banks,
hotels, theaters, hurdy-gurdy
houses, wide-open gambling pal
aces, civic professions, street
fights, murders, inquests, riots,
saloons every Is steps, a dozen
brewerieS, half dozen jails
and some idle talk of building
church.
1t was a boom town at its
boomingeSt. Large fireproof
brick buildings sprang up in
the main streets, and wooden
suburbs stretched out in all
directions.
The great Gould & Curry
mine on the Comstock employed
CTS men. whose wages were
from 81 to Sc a day. Samuel
M. Clemens was there, and saw
it all as a reporter and city
editor of the Virginia City
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Enterprise. 1t was there, in
deed, that he first used the
writing name by which the
whole world came to know him
Mark Twain.
If you want an account of
the silver boom days, of Vir-
ginia City when it was ripping
and roaring with life, of the
Comstock lode and of the
whole high fever of its exist
ence, read his "Roughing It,"
for nobody is going to beat
that slambang description of
the whoop and scramble and
general hell-raisingness of Vir-
GINA City in the early sixties
which the incompatible Mark
Twain gave US in that old
classic.
There were more mines than
miners. These were nearly all
wildcat mines and worthless,
but nobody believed it then.
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Ill Vic NdU1-
net of the President of the
United States on an equality
with agriculture, commerce and
labor.
American educators have long
urged the establishment of a
Federal Department of Educa-
ton headed by a Secretary OF
Education in the Presidents
Cabinet.
Needs Spokesman
After two years study Of
Federal relations to education,
the National Advisory Commit
tee on Education-composed of
distinguished eduCatorS-recom-
mended the establishment of
such a department, giving as
their reason the following
argument:
The Committee believes that
the time has come to Ordain
and establish a Federal head
quarters for education that
shall be competent to meet the
increasing national responsible
ity for education in ways that
are consistent with the policies
and procedures recommended
in the first section of this re-
port.
"TO realize the policies pre-
Sented in this report, there must
be in the Government, close to
the head cOordinatOr, the Chief
Executive, a spokesman for the
American spirit and method in
education, who may on all &C.
caSiOnS express that enlightened
public opinion upon educational
matters which is our SureSt
guide in fOrmulatinr public
policy. We therefore recommend
that a Department of Educa-
ton with a Secretary of Educa-
ton at its head be established in
the Federal Government"
A new bill to carry out this
recommendation will be one Of
the major legislative proposals
to be pressed when the new
Congress convenes. All over the
country there are signs of a new
awakening to the imperative
necessity of putting the Amer
lean system of education on a
firm foundation, of giving the
States in their control and sup
port of education the encourage
ment and emphasis which it is
entitled to receive from the
Federal Government.