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Evening star., 1934-01-04
LOUISIANA VOTE LAWS
ASKED IN KEMP CASE
House Elections Committee to De-
eide on Date for Hearings q
Next Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Kerr, Democrat. Of
North Carolina. chairman Of the House
Elections Committee. which will hold
hearings on the contest of Mrs. Boil
var E. Kemp and Jared Y. Sanders,
jr., over seating from the sixth Louisi-
ana district, said today he had tele-
graphed the Louisiana secretary OF
state for a copy of the Louisiana elec-
ton laws.
The committee will organize next
week, when it will decide upon a date
to start hearings on the disputed elec-
tions The group, which is Elections
Committee No. 3, comprises six Demo-
Gratis. one Democratic membership being
vacant at present, and three Repub-
ncans
Mrs. Kemp was elected December S
at an election called by the Governor
without the holding of a primary.
Sanders was elected December 81 after
being nominated by a citizens COM
mittee.
The new Congressional Directory listed
Mrs. Kemp as the new Representative
from the sixth district, succeeding her
late husband. Her election was certi-
fled by the Louisiana Governor, The
directory was corrected up to December
IL. It notes Mrs Kemp as having been
elected to I'LL vacancy.
Since the directory was printed prior
TO the converting Of Congress. 1t does
not note Mrs. Kemp not being
seated The House yesterday voted to
seat neither Mrs. Kemp nor Sanders
and referred the contested elections to
committee
Evening star., 1934-01-04
BUDGET PROVIDES
WATER BILL CUT.
Saving Of s630,0O0 Yearly
to Users Is Seen-Total
Item $1,511,347.
A saving Of ss3O,ooo annually would

A saving Of $s3O0O0 annually would
accrue to District water users under a
provision Of the 1885 District budget
providing for reduction Of Is per
cent in water rents and for an in
crease in the metered allowance In
service.
The bill would raise the metered al
lowance for minimum water bills from
the present $500 cubic feet to 10000
cubic feet.
The measure calls for q total Water
Department appropriation Of $1,5l1,-
SAT for the next fiscal year, as COM
pared with 81 OPT 900, for the current
year. The item for this year. however,
was increased to the extent of $50l, ,275
out Of surplus water revenues, made
available by the director of the Bureau
of the Budget under terms of the 1884
act.
New Mains Provided.
Budget estimates for 1885 provide
for the laying Of the following new
water mains:
For $500 feet of 2o-inch main in
Nichols avenue southeast, from First
street TO Blue Plains, $50 ,000j 5000 feet
OF 30-inch main from a 90-inch main
L,
Eighteenth street and Minnesota ave-
nue. southeast, $42 1000; $500 feet Of To-
inch water main in Rock Greek Church
road, from Upshur street to Hardwood
road and south in HareWood road TO
Michigan avenue. $4,000, and 3, 100 feet
of 20-inch main from Thirty-third
place and Woodley road, to Connect
cut avenue, in vicinity Of Macomb
street northwest, $4,000.
For extension Of the Water Depart
ment distribution system, involving the
laying OF service mains under the as
Sessment system, the measure calls for
pared with s142 900 made available in
the 1884 act.
The measure provides a sum Of S85,-
500 for installing and repairing of water
meters on services to private residences
and business places The 1884 act pro-
vided a sum OF but $4,000 for this pur-
pose.
Many Put on Flat Rate.
This fund for the current year, how
ever was increased by the release Of
the surplus water revenues, to correct a
situation resulting from great portion
Of meters being placed out Of commits
sion because of lack of repairs. Water
consumers SO affected were placed on a
fiat rate basis
The new bill calls for Sll7,900 for re-
placement of old mains in various loca-
tions made necessary by inadequate size
or bad condition OF present old mains,
and the laying Of new mains in advance
of pavements The sum for such work
In the 1884 act was s50000.
For the operation, maintenance and
repair of the Washington aQueducts and
the reservoirs and other accessories the
measure provides an appropriation Of
s420,624, as compared with sum OF
100000 contained in the 1894 act.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
BUDGET RESTORES
THIRD Of PAY CUT
Gives Back 5 Per Cent in
JuIy-Immediate Raise
Will Be Small.
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officers and employees of such activities
Of sums for which the available ap-
preparation Is inadequate by reason Of
diminution in the percentnage of re-
duct1on OF compensation in pursuance
Of action Of the President under the
provisions Of section 3 Of title II Of
such act of March 20, 1893. as con-
tinued for the fiscal year 1885"
The new draft proposes to continue
in effect during the fiscal year 1885
those sections suspending automatic
filling Of vacancies, reducing travel al
lowanctS, authorizing temporary G.
signments In the Postal Service. re-
strfcting transfer of non-c1v1lian per-
sonnel, authorizing transfer Of appro-
priationS and Suspending re-enliSt-
ment allowances
It also proposes to continue in full
force and effect for the coming year
the provision In the current independ-
ent Offices appropriation bill relating
to rotative furlough.
Salary Restriction Stays.
Strictly prohibiting any increases In
salaries through reallocation. the draft
of the proposed new law declares:
mo part of the appropriations made
during the second session OF the
Seventy-third Congress shall be used
to pay any increase in the salary OF any
officer or employe of the United States
Government by reason Of the realloca-
ton of the position Of such officer or
employe to q higher grade after June
30. 1882, by the Personnel Classification
Board or the Civil Service Commission,
and salaries paid accordingly shall be
payment in full"
1t also is proposed that each perm
anent specific annual appropriation
available during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1895, is hereby reduced for
that fiscal year by such estimated
amount as the director of the Bureau
of the Budget may determine will be
equivalent to the savings that will be
effected In such appropriation by
reason Of the application Of this title"
Evening star., 1934-01-04

rine enlisted strength from $4,000 10
10000 This increase was made rec.
essary by the addition of new vessels
to the feet.
An increase of 100000 was made in
the appropriations for Naval and Ma
rine Reserves to provide for pay for
36 ennual drills for Reservists OF each
service. The Navy has been limited to
"a Reserve drills and the Marines have
had none.
Another 100000 was added to feet
operating expenses to care for the
costs incident to the bringing of the
feet into the Atlantic from the Pacific
next Spring and its return to the
Pacific in the Fall
Naval aviation did not fare so we'll
in recommended regular appropriations
as some Of the other branches. The
estimates for the Bureau Of Aeronau-
tics. after excluding increased pay al
lowances, were reduced s950,000 pelow
the 1884 ALLEGATION.
1t was estimated, however, that the
recently allotted $1,000 900 of public
works funds for aircraft, together with
reduced appropriations, would permit
maintenance of the Nays 1,000-plane
program.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
WHITE HOUSE GETS
. CONFERENCE PLEA
Jobs for Dismissed Workers
and Full Pay Restoration
Are Asked.

A direct plea TO the White House
for Jobs for Government workers who
lost out in various retrenchment moves
and for full restoration Of pay was to
he made today by a delegation from
the conference on reinstatement and
nav sponsored by the Civil Service Re
fnstatement League. The conference
was concluded last night at thomson
School.
The decision to appeal to the Presi-
dent was made as the conference enoeo
its work with adoption of a program
for improved employment conditions
It was productive Of a division OF
opinion, some representatives Of or
Ranized labor who had joined in the
meeting declining to sanction the move
because they felt they were without
power to commit their organizations
to it.
Planks in Platform.
The conference platform also in
eluded the following
Sufficient appropriations to prevent
further dismissals.
Repeal of the marital status law, ana
tobs for those dropped from service
because husband or wife also were en-
ployed In the Government.
Elimination of the factor of appo1-
Prohibition against racial dlScrlml-
nation" in diSmissals and reinstate-
ments.
Extension Of the merit system
throughout the Government, even INTO
high administrative posts.
Establishment of boards OF appeals
for employe grievances, with employe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT insurance or a dis
missal wage.
Transfer of employees who face dis
rnissal before hiring new workers.
entire program be brought to the
White House by a delegation, but E.
J. Roche Of Central Labor Union
argued against such a course. ex-
planning that American Federation OF
Labor leaders would meet here Janu-
airy "a to map a legislative program
to be pressed in Congress and that ac-
ton prior to that would be prema-
ture.
Charge Orders Ignored.
After a discussion in which num-
Der of the conferees participated. the
move to press the pay and relnstate-
ment issues was carried. Henry Rhine
of the N R. A. lodge Of the American
Federation Of Government employees
led the fight for this plan. Ralph
Akin. representing the National As
sociation of Letter Carriers, and J. G.
Reed of the Bureau Of Engraving Lodge
of the American Federation of Labor,
said they could not be bound by such
action and it was announced that the
Labor Department Lodge of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government En-
ployes also diSsented
In the reinstatement plea the Presl-
dent is to be advised that his verbal
instructions that new agencies give
preference in employment to economy
act victims is not being carried out
and the request which the league has
made previously for more positive
action by the Chief Executive, WILL
be repeated.
The conference, In which the league
was Joined by several labor groups
and the National Woman's Party. de-
cided to name Continuation Com
mittee to press its program in its en-
tirety.
Evening star., 1934-01-04

after the February hearings had ad-
journed, only $4,000. How was this
money being spent? The Woman's
Committee Investigated and found more
than $500 month was being paid out
TO clerks In Washington and that Sem
ator Iowell's request had been referred
to the Senate Special Committee on
Campaign Expenditures, where 1t still
reposed
BY that time Mrs. Hammonds COM
mittee had grown in size and spirit.
The members decided to make a ma.
tional issue out of this condition OF
the Senate. They whisked around
Louisiana and enrolled $500 women
and great many more from other
States. When the Senate Investigation
Committee returned to New Orleans in
September they were met with some
thing they could not control. 1t was
the emotional fury of an ever-increasir1g
body of women Senator Logan lost his
temper and suggested proceedings for
contempt if the Women's Committee
offended again. That did not feaze
them.
Intend to Stay Here.
Now that Mrs Hammond has pre-
sented her two petitions, she and
VI lIlC WOlllCll . dAC
going to stay here and see what hap
pens. In the meantime, they are going
to see one Senator after another. They
plan to tell the Senators that theirs Is
not political organization, but is COM
posed of woman citizens of this coun-
try demanding their rights.
Mrs Hammond Is a small woman. In
ordinary conversation her voice is gentle
and she has charming laugh When
she starts talking about her cause her
eyes harden, her voice SharpenS and
her enunciation becomes clipped. This,
she claims, she has had to train herself
to do. New Orleans women do not seek
publicity outside the society columns
and the first time she appeared in the
news section was a big and frightening
step. Now she is thoroughly imbued
Il have been publicly denounced" she
explained. Senator Connally said
sought to use his committee as a sound
ing board for publicity for myself.
am seeking all the publicity I can get
so American women can be informed all
over the country Of what has happened
in the Senate"
Evening star., 1934-01-04
LAMP CODE CALLED
AID TO MONOPOLY
Independent Manufacturers
Charge Agreement Favors
Dominant interests.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Independent Electric Lamp Manufac-
turers, whose cause has been cham
pioned by Senator Nye, Republican, Of
North Dakota, today charged in a pub
lie N. R. A. hearing that the electrical
manufacturing code would perpetuate
an alleged monopoly by dominant in
terests.
Willis P. Rice, representing the Inde-
pendent Electric Lamp Manufacturers
Association, led the attack in opposing
amendments to the electrical code
brought forward by the majority inter
ests Of the industry through the code
authority.
Principal proposals would give the
controlling unit of the industry broad
power to demand Of manufacturers
fixed price lists open To competitors,
and to compel review and amendment
Of these prices II they should appear to
be unfairly low.
Rices appearance followed a declara-
ton by Hugh S. johnson. recovery ad-
ministrator, that many complaints
and since amendments were proposed
he would 60 into the question fully.
johnson has had extended CORE
spondence with Senator Nye on the
question and had promised careful re-
view OF the entire question, especially
the alleged monopoly angle.
Internal criticism over the conduct OF
N r. A. advisers, meanwhile, has de-
veloped at the Recovery Administration.
Dissatisfaction with advisers methods
was disclosed in an Office memorandum
stating that unless the advisory boards
and their stats went at their work with
an effort to agree they might have to
be discontinued
Alvin Brown, N. r. A. executive off,
Ger who issued it, said there was no
expectation that the boards would be
dissolved, that the policy involved was
nothing new, but that it sought to
correct an uncompromising attitude
taken by some advisers. He refused
to say that either the labor, industrial
or consumer group had been less CO.
operative than the others.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
SCHOOL 'EXAMS' REVEAL
INDIAN WOMAN is SQUAD
George Westinghouse First Pres1-
dent of United States, Teachers
Find Among Answers.

HASTINGS, Nebr (P)-"Gems" from
the examination papers of Hastings
school children are keeping local school
teachers smiling.
In the papers the teachers Learned"
that George Westinghouse was the
first President Of the United States,
that SQUAD is an Indian woman. that
a grouse is a gruf old man and that
In preparing lettuce for the table one
should wash off the bugs, worms and
other live stock.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
Mrs. Hammond, Huey Long Foe,
Is Rare Product of Deep South
Woman With a Cause to
Stay in Capital Until
Task Is Completed.
Tells Of Efforts to Arouse
Support for Ousting
of Senator'S.
BY GRACE HENDRICK EUSTIs.

| BY GhACE hENDhICA EUS1lS.
Up from the State Of the cypress and
| the bayou has come product rare to
the deep South. Mrs. Hilda Phelps
Hammond, chairman of the Woman's
Committee of Louisiana. whose object
is to oust Huey Long from the Senate,
is a woman with q cause.
She came to Washington by herself,
| to present two petitions, one to Vice
President Garner and one to the Senate
Judiciary Committee. Next week, how
ever she will be joined BY group Of
! Louisiana women. We know there
must be raj men in the Senate" said
Mrs Hammond, land we are going to
| look for them"
! Mrs. Hammond saw the light last
| February, when the Senate Investiga-
/ ton Committee, under the chairman
ship of Senator Howell, met in Louis
lana and adjourned after IL days to
make progress report. having run Iaoo 1n.o
| ton Of Senator Oyert0n, Much 10 MrS,
Hammond's surprise. Senator Overton
| was seated in the Senate. Then fury
broke loose among the erstwhile gentle
ladies Of New Orleans. The Sunday
a drawing room and formed the Wom-
ans Committee Samuel Adams in
formed the colonies Of injustice through
the medium of correspondence, let us
do likewise!" they said.
Quizzed Many Senators.
| Mrs. Hammond described the activi-
ties Of this committee. I'VE began" she
said, by sending long trail Of letters
to various Senators expressing our
| surprise that man should be seated
! in the face of such evidence We also
wrote to constituents OF Senators and
asked them to write and make the same
complaint. When the letters began to
sent us the replies from their Senators
We noticed there was great difference
| in the tone of the letters from the Sen
ators. Their letters to our committee
were brusque and those to their con-
stituents were conciliatory."
This added brushwood to the blazing
| fire and the Women's Committee did
! not take the slight lying down. so
we said" continued Mrs. Hammond.
that we would inform the women Of
the Nation Of this condition.
"On April II the Woman'S Commit
| tee sent me to Washington to find out
tervlewed all the members of the Sem
ate Investigating Committee. They all
said, We must have concrete evidence
Il went back to Louisiana and. in
conjunction with Louisiana men, formed
/ Fact-f1nding Committees in every
parish to give aid to the investigators
when they should return. I worked
hard to raise money so we might pay
the expenses Of this committee"
Found Way Blocked.
Then Mrs. Hammond told Of how q
new idea came to the Women's Com
mittee. Senator Howell's request for
an additional appropriation Of $4,000
having been blocked, there remained,
Evening star., 1934-01-04
DEAN INGE SAYS BRITAIN
LACKS AID OF u. S. IN WAR
Predicts England Would Be Left
to Fate in Attack by Euro.
pean Coalition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 4,-Dean Inge
said in new edition OF his book,
England" appearing today that Great
Britain need not look to America for
aid in the event Of attack from "a Euro
pean coalition
If in the future we are attacked by
European coalition, we may take 1t
as probable that the United States will
leave us to our fate, unless. indeed, we
are invaded by black army" he said
Long known popularity as the Gloomy
Dean" he said "the American Govern
ment seriously contemplated taking ac-
ton against us in the early part Of the
war
Whatever sentiment was allowed tc
enter into their (America's) calculations
was in favor of France" he added, mot
England"
Evening star., 1934-01-04
DEATH FOR KIDNAPERS
ASKED BY PATTERSON
Author Of "Lindbergh Law" Cites
Recent Abduction Cases
in Kansas City.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
bill to provide the death penalty
for kidnapers was introduced today by
Senator Patterson, Republican, Of Mis-
souri,, author of the measure known as
the 'Lindbergh law"
At present life Imprisonment Is the
maximum penalty for kidnapers con-
victed in Federal courts Of removing
a victim from one State to another.
e In drafting his bill Patterson said
he had particularly in mind kidnapings
in Kansas City, where victims were
hidden away in Kansas or removed
from ST. Louis to Illinois.
The Missouri Senator also plans to
Introduce a measure empowering the
Government to prosecute for murder IN
Federal courts any one charged with
killing . Federal ofncer In the discharge
Of his duties.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
COYOTE ESCAPES JAIL
Trapper Charged With Using Ami
NAL to Get Game Birds.

.MINOT. N. Oak (P.-Game wardens
tailed both Charles J. Johnson and
King, his pet coyote. but the coyote
proved he was a smart animal by es-
Gaping.
johnson recently was sentenced to
Ave days in Jail on charge Of trapping
without q license after tho coyote had
dug out skunk.
wardens charged the coyote had been
catching game birds for him. johnson
denied that, but admitted he had
trained the animal to catch smaller
birds.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
HIT.AND.RUN DRIVER
SUSPECT is SEIZED
Colored Man Pulled From Beneath
Bed by Police-Woman Il
Injured.

A colored suspect in q hit-and-run
accident involving minor injuries to
three persons was arrested Tuesday
night by park police, who pulled him
from beneath a bed in his home. The
suspect described himself as Pinckney
Aiken, 80, of the 1900 block Of New
Jersey avenue.
Aiken Is alleged to have fed the
scene after his automobile and another
machine were in . collision in Rock
Creek Park Sunday. Those injured in
the accident were Mrs. Fannie Carson.
1882 street; Frederick Kline, colored,
II, Of AL New York avenue, and James
johnson, "a, Of 1856 New Jersey avenue.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
BECOMES LOCKHEED

Airplane Builder Granted Right to
Change Name.
LOS ANGELES, January 1 R.-
Allan H. Loughhead became Allan H.
Lockheed Tuesday.
The builder Of airplanes-among
them the craft in which Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh recently COM
pleted round-the-A Atlantic flight-ap-
peared in Superior Judge Parker Woods
court
Allan A. Log-head," called the
bailiff
"And there you have 1t, Judge"
LousNhead-or Lockheed-remarked-
The evidence seems conclusive, and
I believe you're entitled TO the phonetic
spelling" the court replied. petition
granted"
Evening star., 1934-01-04
FIRE REVEALS LIQUOR
Farrell, Pa, Police Practice "Weti-
ouette" in Meeting Situation.

FARRELL, Pa. R.-It was mat
ter of "wetiquette" that confronted
Farrell police after fire in . dwelling
disclosed . lo0-gallon still, 200 bushels
Of mash and 20 gallons Of alleged IL
quor. Unauthorized to seize the liquor,
they reported to the district attorney,
who told them the matter should b
turned over to revenue officers.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
CARAVAN AS OF OLD
Motor Car Leads Covered Wagons
on Way to Arkansas.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. R.-Through
this one-time outpost for caravan trains
headed into the uncharted West came
another caravan. There were three
horse drawn covered wagons and q
motor car with trailer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lee Good and their seven chill
dren, COW, so chickens and two dogs
we're heading for Eureka Springs, Ark.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
Takoma W. C. T. U. to Meet.

A talk by DR.. 1zora Scott, national
director Of legislation. will be given at
the meeting of the Takoma Park wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union next
Tuesday at 8 pm. at the home Of Mrs.
H. Edson Rogers.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
PASS WOULDN'T WORK
One-Legged Man Arrested for I'm
!. .;n urr.,Lu.1L.rn

PITTSBURGH R-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad conductor looked at the
pass and then he looked at the passen-
ger The pass read "trackwalker." The
passenger had only one leg.
50 Simon Castreno, en- route from
Pittsburgh to Chicago, was arrested,
charged with stealing the pass.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
KIT LOST IS YEARS

Louisianian Receivers World War
Property in Salvage Sale.
SHREVEPORT, La R.-An Army
mess kit which w. T Mayo. Shreveport
business man, lost in France during
the World War turned up in a sale
Of salvaged Army goods here the other
day and was restored to him.
Stationed at El Paso, Tex, in 1917,
he scratched his initials on the kit. 1t
was lost in battle and Mayo forgot the
incident until a friend chanced to see
1t at the sale.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
BANDITS 0UTTALKED
BY CHICAGO MINISTER
Pastor Convincee Men He Does Not
Know How to Open Safe in
Church Building.

CHICAGO C).-A good way to defeat
the purpose of gunmen is to do lot
of talking, Rev Frederick w. Otterbein
found.
On the stroke Of midnight three
masked gunmen entered the North
Austin Lutheran Church, OF which Mr..
Otterbein is pastor, and 1ured him on
the pretext they wished him to perform
q wedding. Instead they demanded
that he open the safe.
For so minutes the pastor argued
with the men that he didn't know how
to open It, finally convincing them.
Evening star., 1934-01-04

new FIRE APPARATUS
PROVIDED IN BUDGET
Three Hose Wagons and Pumping
Engine Would Be Bought From
$2,O64,775 Fund.

The District Fire Department would
be provided four new pieces Of ap.
paratus. costing a total Of $50. 900. under
terms Of the 1885 budget. These would
be three combination hose wagons,
costing $19,500, and one pumping en-
gtne, costing $10,500.
The total appropriation for the Fire
Department would be $2,064,775 in the
next fiscal year. as compared with
$1,935, ,794 for the current year.
The Fire Department would be given
the sum Of $4,000, the same as for
the present year, for repairs and i'm
provements to buildings and grounds.
Evening star., 1934-01-04
Enlisted Strength Increased.

An additional sum of s27OO,00 was
provided to increase the naval enlisted
strength from 79,700 to $4,000 and Ma
Evening star., 1934-01-04
FULL RETURN OF PAY
STILL is FAVORED BY
LEADERS IN CONGRESS

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