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The Washington times., 1934-05-04
WORKMEN
RE 7 URN
HALF Of
PAY
Many Affidavits Are Offered
to Senate Committee;
Income Probe Seen

Washington workmen have been
mulcted of millions of dollars
through having to return to con-
tractors part of their wages.
That charge was made today
by John Locker, executive secre-
tary of the washington Building
Trades Council, before the Senate
Committee on Education and
Laws.
The committee today opened a
hearing on a resolution introduced
by Senator James A. Davis (R)
of Pennsylvania, and Senator
David I. Walsh CD of Massa-
chusetts, authorizing an investi.
cation of relationships between
contractors and employees on
public buildings and works fl
nanced by Federal funds.
Shakeup FOreshadOwed
The investigation is likely to
lead to a far-reaching shakeup
among Federal and District in
spectors on the jobs, as Senator
Walsh threatened:
"At least we may be able to
secure the dismissal of lax,
negligent and Indifferent public
officials"
Thousands of workmen have
been robbed by the kick back"
racket, Mr.. Locker charged, being
forced to return to the contractors
as high as so per cent of the wages
they earn under threat of diSn1iS.
sal.
May Probe Income
Possibility that the Department
of Justice and Treasury Depart
ment may be brought in to deter
mine if this constitutes violation
of the income tax law was seen
when Senator Louis Murphy, CD,
of Iowa, suggested that the
Treasury Department investigate
that phase of the situation.
Senator Walsh charged that the
Government inspectors were
largely responsible for the situa.
ton.
Mr.. Locker introduced scores Of
affidavits showing how the
worker had been forced to give up
their wages.
Bricklayers at Walter Reed Hos
pital, paid $3.50 an hour, were
forced to return IS cents. At the
Paul Junior High School tile set
ters were paid $1.37 and forced to
return so cents.
Exploitation Revealed
Senator Royal S. Copeland CD
of New York, pointed out that
during the crime and racket in
vestigation conducted by his com.
mittee numerous instances Of
labor's being exploited and robbed
in this manner had been revealed.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
MAN LOSES S11,
TIED To TREE

David T. Burgh of the 1900 block
of K st. N. W., spent a sleepleSs
night standing up-tied to tree.
He reported to Third precinct
police today that he was approach
ed at Nineteenth and I Streets
Northwest by two white men, one
of whom produced a pistol. who
ordered him out of his automobile
After telling him then to re-
enter the car, the two holdup men
themselves entered the machine
and drove off to Sunnyside. Md,
where they robbed him Of his
clothes, $11 in cash, his drivers
permit and other papers, and
then tied him to a tree.
At $50 o'clock this morning, Mr..
Burgh reported he freed himself
from the tree and told his tale to
Maryland police, who produced
clothes for him and took him
home,
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Rep T1uax Pleads With House for Bank Ray-OG Vote
NOtables to Attend
WOOdin Funeral in
N. Y. Tomorrow

NEW YORK, May 4. 0.N.SO.-
With distinguished persons high
in the roster of the nations ad-
ministrative and business life ex-
pected to attend, funeral services
for the late William H. Woodin,
former Secretary of the Treasury,
will be held at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church tomorrow
afternoon.
While expressions Of sympathy
and coincidence we're pouring into
the Woodin home from all over the
world, announcement was made
that the services would be held at
4 o'clock, with interment following
at Berwick, Pa, Mr.. Woodin'S S
birthplace.
Nearly Sc Years Old
The cheerful little man, who
was one of President Roosevclts
closest friends for many years,
died in the Manhattan Eye, Ear,
and Throat Hospital last night
Attending physicians attributed
his passing to the effects of the
throat infection with which he
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
ARMY To BUY
10 PLANES

Plans for the purchase Of 10
fighting airplanes to strengthen
Americas military air force
were announced by the War De-
partment today.
Invitations will be issued with
in the next day or two for bids
upon 80 bombing planes and
within short time bids also
will be invited for approximately
80 attack planes.
Purchase of these machines
will complete the $7,500,000 pub
lie works allotment for funds to
purchase Army airplanes.
The chief of the Air Corps also
will shortly issue invitations for
bids for new designs of various
types of airplanes to stimulate
the designing of new and i'm
proved models of fighting air
planes.
Bids for many of these planes
were issued some time ago, but
recalled as a result of the local
Grand Jury's investigation of
alleged lobbying activities at the
War Department.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
DISTRICT WAGE RACKET NETS MILLIONS
Parking Ban
Downtown
Lifted

One-hour parking during the
day will again be permitted along
F, G and Seventh SITS. beginning
next Wednesday, the Board of
Commissioners ruled today.
The ruling, a victory for down
town merchants who dominated
the public hearing yesterday with
their protests, affects Seventh
Street from Pennsylvania Avenue
to New York Avenue; F Street be-
tween Fifth and Seventh, and
Ninth and Fourteenth and G
Street between Fifth and Fiji
teenth.
Decision by the Commissioners
shortens the trial period for which
the ban was intended by three
days. The delay in ordering it
lifted is considered necessary be-
cause of the time it will take to
remove the old traffic signs and
replace them.
In addition the Traffic Director
is ordered to make a study of the
streets and establish central
loading zone not to exceed 100
feet.
Parking along the streets will
be prohibited from 73O to $50
o'clock in the morning and 4 to
$50 o'clock in the evening.
The orders by the Commits
sioners are substantially the same
as the recommendations drawn
up by a joint committee repre-
Senting the various trade bodies
of the city.
Indications were that the park.
ing ban effective until Wednesday
would not be strictly enforced.
Motorists, reading newspaper
accounts that the ban was ordered
lifted, parked cars along the down
town streets today in violation of
the regulation. Police, however,
took little action against them.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
NEED
GREAT, HE Y. /,
OHAN HAA SGs
]; URGES ..
Mcleod Bill New Declaration
u of independence, 0hioan
Says, If Passed

= Hailing the Mcleod bill as a
second Declaration of Independ-
ence, Representative Charles V.
Truax CD, of Ohio, made a
stirring appeal to the House to
permit vote to be taken on it
this session.
Gaining the floor shortly after
The House convened, Mr.. Truax
decried the forces at work to de-
ter members from signing the
Weideman petition, which would
force a vote on the bill May IA or
May %.
Public Demand Ignored
He charged that those favor
ing bank relief legislation such
as that afforded by the Mcleod
bill cannot get action, although
people back home are crying for
it."
He said that half of the mem
bership is SO wrapped up in
their own guarded interests that
the remaining half is unable to
legislate properly or to express
the will of the people.
The number of signatures mean
time Swelled to 102, when Repre-
sentative Chester c. Bolton CR0
Of Ohio and Lloyd Thurston CRO
Of Iowa, affixed their signatures
shortly after noon. But 43 more
names are needed to put the pc
tition over and force a vote.
Two Weeks Respite
! It now appears unlikely that
adjournment will come before
June, however, and this will give
the Mcleod bloc two additional
weeks to fill out the petition. AT
the rate members have been sign
ing it Mr.. Mcleod is confident OF
forcing a vote by May %.
AS a direct result of nation
wide acclaim for the Mcleod bill
the House Banking and Currency
Committee meantime has under
consideration a compromise bill
drawn up by its chairman, Rep
resentative Henry B. Steagall CD
of Alabama.
This bill, which has been in
norsed by Speaker Henry T.
Rainey and other House leaders,
is very similar to the Mcleod bill,
simply authorizing the Federal
Depositors Insurance Corporation
to provide the relief instead of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion.
Mcleod forces fear the Steagall
bill was drawn up as lure to pre-
vent Administration supporters
from signing the Weideman peti'
ton, however.
It may be political trick, they
point out, to prevent enactment
of any bank relief legislation this
session, for should the petition
fail it would be very easy to
pigeon-hole the Steagall bill for
the remainder of the session.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
D. c. CATHEDRAL
GETS S250,000

NEW YORK, May 4.-The
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Foundation of Washington re-
ceives $250,0OO from the estate
left by the late George F. Baker,
New York banker, whose prop
erty was appraised today by the
New York State transfer tax de-
partment.
Mr.. Baker, who died May 2.
1882, left an estate which was
appraised at $77,520,652, gross
value, and $73,759,683 net. He
was president of First National
Bank of New York and his assets
included $36,96O,OOO in First Ma
tional stock. Another large item
is American Telephone and Tele-
graph stock valued at $9,623 900.
George F. Baker, jr., son, is
left the reSiduary estate and is
named executor.
Mrs. Evelyn B. st. George and
Mrs. Florence B. Loew of Tuxedo
Park, N. Y, daughters, are each
left outright legacies of $5,000,-
600. The country place in Tux
edo valued at $15O,OO0 and chat
tells worth $109,842 go to Mrs.
Florence L. Strawbridge, grand
daughter. OF Tuxedo.
Public bequests include $3.50, 900
to New York Public Library. $685.
900 to the New York Exchange
for Woman's Work and to Tux
edo Memorial Hospital. Ten or
more employees and servants are
left amounts ranging from $751;
900 to $4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
W|[MOT GUILTY
Of ASSAULT

Lieut.. Alfred Wilmot, U. s..
Capitol policeman, was found
guilty of assault and battery by
Judge Ralph Given in Police
Court today, following testimony
Of 10 witnesses that the officer
was drunk on the morning of
March 18, when he was said to
have laid hands on George Smith,
of the 100 block of C st. N. w.
Judge Given said that he in
tends to fine Lieutenant Wilmot,
but will allow four days in which
the officer may appeal the guilty
verdict. He said:
II am satisfied that this
man was drunk. If am going
home and a police officer not
in uniform comes to me and
takes me by the wrist and de-
tainS me against my will, if
that isn't assault, 1 don't know
what assault is"
The verdict was in the second
charge of assault placed against
Lieutenant Wilmet. He was ac-
quilted by Police Judge Alfred
Hit of assaulting Mr.. Smiths
mother, Mrs. Elsie M. Jardine.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Will Rogers
SAYS:

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May
A headline in the papers
says:
"Silas says we are drifting"
/ had to do a little research
work to find out who Silas was
and to see If he had any idea
where we were drifting, / found
out he is an attorney from Chi
cagO and was delivering q
speech in Washington before
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
Silas had the whole thing In
brief case form, excepting the
destination. 1t was like some
big Federal officer rising at .
banquet and saying:
"DiIIinger is drifting"
And you couldn't very well dis
pute him unless you happened
to ask him:
"Where?"
Copyright, 1884. by McNaughts
Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Stumble Suspect
Denies Lindy Link

NEW YORK, May 4 Q.N.S0
II want to be questioned i'm
mediately about the Lindbergh
ransom money"
Stewart Donnelly, alleged In
ternational Swindler of Indianap-
oils, held in New York for swim
dies totaling 100000 here and in
four other States, told authori-
ties today. He added:
II had nothing to do with
the money or with anyone con-
nected with the case"
He was brought from Paris by
two New York detectives.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Oil Code Bill to Pass,
Sec. IckeS Believes

Passage of the Administrations
oil bill, designed to stop loopholes
in the oil code, during the present
session of Congress, has been
declared likely by Secretary of
Interior IckeS, the oil admins
traitor. He said he thought it had
a good chance"
The bill was sent to Congress by
the Secretary last week.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04

had been troubled for some time
and which was the cause of his
resignation from the Cabinet.
Mr.. Woodin would have been
Sc years old on May %.
The end came after 10 hours
of nconsciousneSS. For the
greater part of this time his
wife and daughter sat at his
bedside.
Accord ng to DR.. Robert E.
Buckley, one of his physicians,
Mr.. Woodin engaged in delirious
conversation during his last
hours and apparently imagined
himself comforting with the
President in Washington. The
physician said:
From what Mr.. WOOdin
said he was extremely fond Of
the President"
Retired January 1
Mr.. Woodin retired formally
as Secretary of the Treasury on
January l, last, although for
some time before that date, i'll
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Man, 86;Dies
MenStruck
By Trolley

Struck by a street car while he
was crossing F Street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets
N. W., Edward MCGUIRE, 86, Of
the 3400 block of Brown ST..
N. w., suffered injuries from
which he died almost Immediately.
Mr.. Mcclure, a former Wash
ington hotel man, was taken to
Emergency Hospital, where he
was pronounced dead on arrival.
Miss Marie j. MCGUIRE, his
daughter, notified of the death,
said funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Baruch's Niece Seeks
Career in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, May 4 GN.SO
Amalie Baruch, brunei and blue,
eyed niece of Bernard Baruch, New
York financier, was here today to
seek a film career as a substitute
for her marriage to Perry B.
Frank, banker, that ended in a
Reno divorce last month. Miss
Baruch planned to take a series
of screen tests here.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
First Lady to Talk
Il Atty. W. Sessions

PHILADELPHIA, May 4 0.N.
SO.-Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
came to Philadelphia today to
tell delegates to the thirteenth
annual convention of the Y. w.
C. A. about women's role in the
changing social economic world.
The Presidents wife arrived from
Washington on a Pennsylvania
Railroad train. She was met at
North Philadelphia station by her
former daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eliza.
beth Donner Roosevelt, who i'm
mediately took the nations First
Lady in an automobile to the
Donner home in suburban Villa
nova. Mrs Roosevelt went to the
Donner home primarily to see
her infant grandson.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Head of NOtre Dame
In Serious Condition

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 4
GN.SO Although still in seri'
Gus condition, the Rev. Charles L.
ODonnell, president of the Uni
versity of Notre Dame, today was
slightly improved, according to
physicians at st. Joseph'S Hospi-
tai. The educator Monday night
suffered a relapse of a serious
throat and lung infection.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Jersey City Holds
DC. RObberu Suspect

Detective Sergt Frank o. Brass
is in Jersey City today to begin
proceedings that will end in the
extradition of William Walker,
"a, to washington to stand trial
for participation in the $4,000
hold-up of the Woodridge-Lang-
don Savings and Commercial
Bank in September. 1882. Walker
was picked up in Jersey City as
a suspicious character and alleged
Identification was made through
police circulars.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Telephone Company
Probe Is Promised
By International News Service

By InUefnAtIOnaT NeWB SeFVICo
A sweeping inquiry into the
propaganda activities of the
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company will be made a
part of the pending Senate in
vestigation. Senator Dill CD of
Washington, its author, announc-
ed today. He pointed out that
one section of the resolution of
inquiry provided for just this ma
ture of inquiry. The resolution
has been referred to the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee,
of which Senator Dill is chairman.
He stated it would be reported
favorably to the Senate in the
near future.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
2 Children Guarded
From KidnQp Threat

CHICAGO, May 4 QNSO'
Police and Department of Justice
agents today moved to prevent
the threatened kidnapping of the
two small children of Alexius j.
Crowley, wealthy auctioneer.
Guards were posted at the Crow
ley home to watch over the two
children, Phyllis, 6. and Alexius,
2. Mr.. Crowley told Federal in
vestigators that the threats were
received by telephone.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Ship With 80 Aboard
Ashore, Flashes sos

PORTLAND, ore, May 4
G.N.S0 The Norwegian Motor
ship Childar. heavily loaded and
carrying a crew of about 80 Off
GERS and men. flashed out an sos
today after going ashore on the
North Spit at the mouth of the
Columbia River. according to word
received here by the Merchants
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Three major attempts to ease
provisions of the Rayburn stock
exchange bill were slated in the
House before its expected finaI
passage late today.
Proposals to be offered on
the measure, which thus far has
survived all opposition, were:
Creation of independent COM
mission, instead of Federal
Trade Commission, to admin
lister it;
Elimination of provisions max
ing violation of a regulation OF
the commission a penitentiary
offense;
Substitution of the Bulwinkle
bill, which is based upon the
report of the Roper committee.
AS critics continued to aSsail
the measure as an unwarranted
interference with business, Rep
resentative Rayburn (D0 of Texas,
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Committee, demanded it
be approved in its entirety.
Passage Assured
With two-thirds of the bill COM
pleted, the House had backed
Representative Rayburn on vir-
tually every issue and passage
was expected by an overwhelming
vote.
Representative Bulw.nkle (DD
Of North Carolina was to offer
an amendment creating an indie
pendent commission, with indica-
tions that the House would re.
ject it.
Representative Cooper (R) of
Ohio has an amendment elimi-
mating violation of regulations of
the commission from the list of
penitentiary offenSes. while Rep
resentative Merritt (RD of Con-
necticut planned to make a mo-
ton to recommit the bill back to
the committee with instructions
to substitute the Bulwinkle
measure.
The Roper report, on which the
Bulwinkle bill is based, was
framed by an Administration COM
mittee named by Secretary of
Commerce Roper and submitted
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Iron Mine Workers
Strike in alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 4
Alabama's strife-ridden mine
fields bore the brunt of new
troubles today as 1,100 iron ore
workers went on strike demand
ing a seven-hour day, higher
wages, and union recognition.
It was feared that a general
walkout, scheduled for today,
would follow, involving 5000
miners.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
IShOIUers May SLOW
Track for the Derbv

UISVILLE, KY, May 4
1.N.SD. - Showers Derby Day
threaten to slow the going in the
historic race. The weather bu-
reau today forecast local showers
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Tomorrow's Derby Field

LOUISVILLE. KY, QNS)-Here the field of overnight
nominations the Sxteth Kentucky Derby
post positions weights jockeys
approximate Odds
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
MARKET BILL
DUE To PASS
LATE TODAY
Three Major Efforts to Ease
Provisions Are Slated
Before Final Action

Drastic Su7ervie ry power
over stock exchanges was voted
by the House today in approx
ing another section of the Ray
burn stock exchange bill. The
Federal Trade Commission, un-
der the section, is given power
to lay down rules for election
Of officers, qualifications of
members, fix rates Of commits
sion, and otherwise issue regu-
latOry orders.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair tonight and Saturday; not much change
An temperature. "Details on Page 49,
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Montana labor news., 1934-03-15

board Of chemistry and toxicology,
and a board of labelling, packaging and
advertising.
A part of the statement suppressed
by the committee chairman reads:
despite the continued efforts of
both speakers and members of the
committee to fog the issues involved
in this legislation, the question which
must be settled by this committee and
by Congress is entirely clear. That
question is, shall this legislation pro-
tect the dividends of manufacturers or
shall it protect the lives and pocket
books of 1926, 000, 900 consumers.
Cup to the present time we have
seen a mad scramble to protect divi-
dends. By admission of one of its
trainers, the original Tugwell bill was
a compromise between what was need
ed for public protection and what
could be passed through Congress.
The subsequent career of the bill
should be recorded in political text
books as a case history of how legis-
lation supposed to protect the public
against the depredations Of business
is made.
"The first step was to turn the or
iginal compromise bill over to a Sem
ator in the employ of two drug manu-
facturers whose advertising would
violate any honest law to control drug
advertising. The next step was to
hold public hearings packed with
speakers for those whose gross disre-
gard for the health and po~cketbooks
Of the public made new legislation
necessary.
"But the hearing was only a begin
ming. Behind the scenes, constant
conferences between the senator in
charge of the bill and those who were
fighting to continue dangerous and
dishonest practices took place. A
weakened revision of the bill was pre-
pared. But even this was too much
for some Of the nostrum-vendors and
food adulterators to swallow. So, af-
ter constant conferences with these
interests, the bill was again revised
to give greater protection to dividends,
whatever the cost to the public. And
now we have this hearing, after which
there will be more private conferences
to see what can be done about it,
Montana labor news., 1934-03-15
ROBT. F. WAGNER
ANSWERS
ON HIS WAGE BILL

WASHINGTON-(FP) - Answer
ing attacks on his anti-company UNI
ion bill, Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D.,
of New York, declared, March 6, that
at is the habit of James A. Emery
to oppose all social legislation"
Emery, counsel for the anti-union
Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers, deliv-
cred a ~blistering attack on Wagner's
bill recently as unconstitutional"
Turning to Washington correspond
ents, who have recently organized a
guild, Wagner asked, "How would you
like in your coming negotiations with
your employers, the publishers, to
have them select the representative
who would do your bargaining for
you? Yet that is the very essence of
the company union. This bill seeks
to prevent employers from controll-
ing both sides to the wage bargain"
Wagner declared the labor board is
now ready to proceed against obstin-
ate employers who deny their work.
ers the right to bargain collectively
through their own unions. The pres
ident's recent executive order gave
binding force to the boards findings
of facts and ordered the national COM
pliance board and the department Of
justice to act against employers on
the boards request.
The Hartman Hosiery Co. of Ten
nessee, one of the worst offenders, is
guilty of obvious bad faith" Wag-
ner said. The department Of justice is
proceeding on the Weirton Steel case
and will probably prepare an i%njunc-
ton to prevent Pres. E. T. "Shoot a
Few" Weir from interfering with a
labor board election among his work
ers.
Montana labor news., 1934-03-15
STATE FEDERATION URGES ALL UNIONS
TO PROTECT INTERESTS IN PWA WORK

will get all his employees for the job
from the union. If the contractor re-
fuses to employ union workers for the
work on a PWA-financed contract,
then the union, or Trades and Labor
Council interested, should send a pro-
test against the contractor to D. A.
McKinnon, Engineer PWA, Federal
Building, Helena, Montana. Mr.. Nc
Kinnon in turn will try to settle the
difference between the contractor and
the union, and if he cannot settle the
same he will report the grievance to
the proper authorities ct Washington,
d. G.
Copies of all complaints sent by
unions or Trades and Labor Councils
to Mr.. McKinnon should bear the seal
of the union, and a duplicate copy of
the complaint should be sent to this
office in order that we may keep in
touch with the situation.
Fraternally submitted,
JAMES d. GRAHAM,
President.