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The Washington times., 1934-03-30
us, STEEL GIVES
PAY RAISE

NEW YORK, March 80 G.N.SD.
A 10 per cent wage increase Sub
ject to such adjustments as may
be found desirable and mutually
satisfactory" was announced here
today by the United States Steel
Corporation.
John Osborne, in charge of pub
lie relations for the corporation,
issued the following statement:
"The United States Steel Cor
pOratiOn announces that its var
iOus manufacturing companies.
after meetings with their en-
plOyes' representative group,
have agreed upon an advance of
approximately 10 per cent in
wage rates, subject to such ad.
juStmentS as may be found de-
sirable and mutually satisfac-
tory"
I'm addition, all the lesser
Salaried employees will be ad-
vanced 10 per cent"
Mr.. Osborne said that the new
rates will be effective April /.
The wage increases will affect
approximately 100000 men, &C
cordlng to Mr.. Osborne.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
HIT
NEW DEAL ..
SPECIAL
UNITS
Division Officials Rush to Nc.
Carl for Aid; Checks May
Await Rulings i

Thousands of Government
employees in various emer~
gency agencies set up under
the New Deal may be in.
eligible to restoration Of their
slashed salaries under the law
as it stands now, it was re-
vealed today as numerous ad.
ministrative difficulties arose
throughout the Federal ser.
vice that may delay many Of
the paw checks promised for
April
Under an Executive order issued
by the President last November.
employees in all emergency setups
were subjected to the is per cent
cut.
These employees, however, did
not come under the economy act.
part Of which was repealed when
Congress overrode the Presidents
veto, restoring salaries on the "S
and 5" plan.
Officials in Doubt
The new law, therefore, does
not make it mandatory that these
employees receive any pay resto.
ration by the return Of per cent
retroactive to February / and the
additional 5 per cent on July I.
In some of the new agencies.
however, officials remained in
doubt as to whether the restora-
ton would affect their employees.
In the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration, officials said the
salary boosts would apply through.
out the organization.
In some quarters, it was said
the decision would rest pending
either an Executive order or a de-
cision from the Comptroller Gen.
eral.
Maze Means Delay
In the meantime, promotions.
leaves Of absence, resignations,
and furloughs all jumbled to-
gether to make payment of the re.
troactive sums a maze that may
delay some Of the pay checks
April Is.
Meanwhile, at the Interior De.
partment, the disbursing clerk
was busy preparing his lists, with
a view to disbursing separate
checks for the retroactive sums.
It was expected that these checks
might be distributed before
April IS.
In some divisions Government
officials are attempting to COM
pile their own figures and in
others they are awaiting word
from the Comptroller General.
Many of the administrative
difficulties" predicted by Presi.
dent Roosevelt as a result of the
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The Washington times., 1934-03-30
CALL FOR MAIL
BIDS ISSUED
BY International News Service


The Postoffice Department to-
day issued a call for bids to carry
the Nations air mail under tenn
porary contracts, "boxed" in by
rigid restrictions.
The bids will be opened at 4::30
p. m. April 10.
Private companies whose con-
tracts were cancelled are barred.
The contracts will be awarded
on a three-month basis, with the
Postmaster General empowered to
extend them for two periods of
three months each.
The successful bidders must be
prepared to start service within
80 days after the award.
The Postoffice Depart ment
cited existing law as follows:
''NO contract for carrying the
mail shall be made with any
person who has entered, or pro-
posed to enter, into any cOmbi-
nation to prevent the making of
any bid for carrying the mail,
or who has made any agree
ment, or given or performed or
promised to give or perform.
any consideration whatever to
induce any other person not to
bid for any such contract"
The Washington times., 1934-03-30

The wedding was solemnized 10
years ago at Biltmore House, the
pretentious estate of Mrs. Cecips
father, the late George w. Van
derbilt, near Asheville, N. C.
The romance between the daugh-
ter of one Of Americas richest
men and the young British diplo-
mat, then secretary of the British
embassy in Washington, was one
of the most famous in the history
of society in the American Capt.
tai. Their wedding was a gala
event, with representatives of four
nations attending.
The couple have two children
Henry Vanderbilt Cecil, 8, and
William Amherst Vanderbilt Ce-
Gil. S. It is understood an agree
ment has been reached under
which the children will spend half
their time with their mother and
half with their father.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Senators Scan President S
Flexible Pay Raise Plan

Consideration of a more fleX-
ible method upon which the
President may base an Executive
order restoring the remaining S
per cent cut in Federal pay is
to be given by a group of Sena-
tors in the near future, it was
learned today.
Under the present authority,
the President can issue an Execu-
tive order restoring the remain
ing five per cent pay cut on July
/, or at the end of any siX-month
period thereafter, if a survey
shows that the cost of living has
risen to 1928 levels.
In his veto message on the in
dependent offices supply bill,
which carried the Sands" pay
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
5000 RELIEF
JOBS HERE
IN DOUBT
April Fund SIashed, District
Gets Fifth of Request; 400
Skilled Workers to Go

Fate of the Districts pro-
posed emergency works pro-
gram hung in the balance today
as word came from Federal
authorities that only $15O,O0O
is being granted Immediately
for April relief needs here.
Local authorities yesterday re-
quested $4,000 to meet relief
needs during April. The request
was not answered until noon to-
day, when a telegram granting the
$150,0 was received from Federal
Emergency Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins.
Conference on Horizon
The telegram added that a fur
ther conference between local and
Federal authorities will be held at
Mr.. Hopkins office sometime next
week, when further allotment to
the District will be detexmined.-
It is upon this further grant
that the jobs of 5000 persons
who are to begin work under the
new set-up Monday, depends.
These 5000 now are working
on CWA jobs which will come to
an end today. Between 400 and
500 skilled workers now employed
on CWA jobs, will be thrown out
Of work Monday.
District relief heads have de-
cided to drop all skilled workers
for the time being because of the
high cost of such work.
Estimates ~ local relief Off
cials place the cost of the emer-
gency works program at $375 900.
Work To Be Cut
The balance of the $793,000 was
for administrative costs and ma
terials.
Capt. Howard F. Clark, execu-
tive officer of the local CWA, said
that if the Federal grant is much
below these figures drastic cur
tailment of the work relief pro-
gram necessarily will follow.
In the meantime, Captain Clark
said, it is planned to go ahead
Monday with the emergency works
program and to continue as long
as the money lasts. Captain Clark
will call meeting of the job as
Signment committee today to dis
cuss plans for carrying on the
program.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Vanderbilt Heiress Suing
Cecil for Divorce

PARIS, March 80 G.N.SO.-Di-
vorce proceedings which have pro-
gressed to a stage "past reconcile
atom have been instituted in the
courts here by Mrs. Cornelia VAN
derbilt Cecil against the Hon. John
Francis Amherst Cecil, former
British diplomat, it was learned
today.
A decree is expected to be
granted shortly.
Mrs. Cecil, who. is worth $5O,-
100000, inherited as a part of the
vast Vanderbilt fortune in the
United States, is now in Paris.
She refused to comment on the
divorce action, but a close friend
Informed International News Ser
vice there was no chance of
reconciliation.
Mr.. Cecil resigned from the
British diplomatic service to wed
the American heireSS.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
BERRY CLARK
JURY FAILS
To AGREE
Fourth Attempt to Convict
Former County Clerk Futile;
Case to Be QuaShed

ELLICOTT CITY, Nd,
March 80. - Berry E. Clark,
former Montgomery county
clerk, for the fourth time de-
feated the State of Maryland,
seeking his conviction on
charges of embezzling county
funds, today when a jury failed
to reach an agreement after de-
liberating "a hours.
The mistrial virtually assures
Mr.. Clark of no further prosecu.
ton on this or any one of the 81
indictments charging embezzle.
ment of $4,000.
Jurors Scored
At 1880 a. m. today, Judge
William H. Forsythe called in the
jury, which had been out since
this time yesterday, and asked il
the jurors had reached a decision.
Jury Foreman James F.. Clarke
replied that no agreement had
been reached. Judge Forsythe
scored the jury for "Vacillating."
Unofficial reports said that early
today the jurors were eight to
four for Mr.. Clark's acquiUtal
and that later the count was
seven to five in favor of acquittal.
Mr.. Clark was released on con-
tinuation of a $4,000 bond posted
by his sister, Miss Rose Clark
Further prosecution in Montgom-
cry county is unlikely because
Prosecuting Attorney Stedman
Prescott previously indicated that
defeat in this case would mean
that the other Sc indictments
against Mr.. Clark would be nolle
pressed.
Action Undecided
Mr.. Prescott was not present
when the jury was brought in to-
day, and Prosecutor James Clark
district attorney for ward
county, declined to predict what
action might be taken in Mont
gomery county.
The defendant was obviously
pleased with the result of his trial
leaving the court room smiling
broadly.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Will ROGERS
Says:

PASADENA, Calf, March 80.
They say the air mail will be
flying commercially soon. They
say Congress votes on green
backs for bonus money soon.
They say Dillinger is headed
West (but I bet you not toward
Tucson, ArizOna.) They say the
President is going to appoint .
warden for Wall Street. All
these forecasts don't mean Q
thing in the papers today.
But when RABBIT" Maran-
vile breaks a leg right at the
opening Of the season, that con-
StituteS Americas greatest
crisis. The office seekers and
the humorous naturally look to
Washington for news, but the
youth of America look to ''Rab-
bitt" and Babe" and II any.
body reading this has to ask who
Rabbit" is, he should be made
to show his citizenship papers.
(CoDyright 1894. BY McNaught eyAa
dic2toS 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-03-30

restoration plan, President RooSe
velt said:
"The cost of living seems to
be rising slowly. The present
method is not responsive enough
to changing conditions. I there
fore shall be glad to confer with
the Congress on improving the
methods of restoring Federal
pay SO that in actual practice
the pay will keep ahead of the
cost Of living increases instead
of tagging behind"
Among those Senators who have
been friendly to the Government
employees were some who said to.
day that they agreed that the
present method of restoring pay
by executive order should be made
more flexible.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Turkey Promises i. S. to Arrest insult
Autonomy,
Sen. Tyding,s' Plea
For the District

The Washington Times presents herewith the second OF
series of articles the District Committees of Congress
and their relation to the District government by Senator
Milldrd E. Tydngs (D.) of Maryland.
Later articles uUM be contributed by Senator Arthur
Capper (RD of Kansas Representative Fred E. Britten
(R) of Illinois, and Representative Virginia E. Jemckes
3D. of Indiana
Senator Tydimgs has aOrttem series, entitled WHAIS
The Washington Ties IN aOhch he reveals some facts
about District governmental achnery shoing that it is
defective and Inefficient Ohy this is the case and hoO 1t
can be remeded.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
USED
BY UTILITIES,
CHARGE
Federal Trade Commission
Hears Tennessee City
Attorney Benefited
By International News Service

Evidence was placed in the
record today by the Federal
Trade Commission, in it's in
quiry into public utilities, that
the Kentucky Tennessee Light
and Power Company bribed a
city attorney in Paris, Tenn,
to bring about the sale Of a
municipality owned pow er
plant.
The Kentucky-Tennessee Light
and Power Company is a subsi-
diary of the Associated Gas and
Electric Company, which yester-
day was revealed as having paid
expenses" to State Senator w.
T. Thayer (RO in New York
while he was acting as chairman
of the senate committee on pub
lie utilities.
Evidence concerning the Ken
tucky-Tennessee incident was put
in the record by A. M. McDer-
mott, commissioner examiner,
who said that in 1925, George
L. Fryer, city attorney in Paris,
started negotiations with the
power company for the sale OF
municipally-owned plants.
Sale Was COnSummated
The evidence disclosed that j.
Henry Byrd, posing as an inde-
pendent investigator. aided these
negotiations as a representative
of the power company. The sale
was consummated.
Later, the evidence showed,
Yancy Caldwell succeeded Mr..
Fryer as city attorney in Paris.
Becoming suspicious over the
transaction which led to the sale
of the municipal plant, he
brought suit in the Federal Dis
trict Court at Memphis to void
the contract. The court upheld
Mr.. Caldwell's, contention, de-
claring in it's opinion that the
contract was obtained by bribery
of Fryer as city attorney of Paris
through the agency of Byrd"
The opinion declared "the
means therefor were provided by
the defendant and by other cor
rupt and unethical practices"
Decision Is Reversed
Later the decision was reversed
by the United States Circuit
Court on the ground that the
city waited too long to institute
proceedings for redress.
Evidence was also introduced by
Mr.. McDermott to show that the
Kentucky Tennessee Co. lost a
campaign of retaliation against
j. T. Porter. a member of the
city council. who had led the
fight against sale of the NUM-
cipally owned plant.
According to this evidence, the
utility company bought two locally
owned coal and ice plants and
started a price war;" in an effort
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
ACTION WATTS
ON COPY Of
WARRANT
Ratification of Extradition
Pact Expected to Speed Re-
turn of Fugitive Magnate
BY International News Service


Turkey has definitely con-
sented to arrest Samuel insult
for extradition proceedings,
upon receipt Of certified
copies of a warrant for his
arrest and the indictment
against him, American Am
bassador Robert P. Skinner at
Istanbul notified the State
Department today.
Pending receipt of the warrant
and indictment papers, the Turk
ish government has agreed to de-
tain Mr.. insult on the Greek
freighter Maiotis in the port Of
1stanbul.
Warrant Copy CabIed
The State Department last
night cabled a copy of the war.
rant for NJ insults. arrest ID
arranged for a copy Of the in
dictment to be delivered to the
Turkish government within a day
or two. .
Ambassador Skinner reported
the Turkish government proposed
to refer the papers in the case
to a Turkish court under peril
tinent article of the Turkish
penal code together with Ambas-
sador SINNERS request for extra
dition.
Assurances also have been re-
ceived from the Turkish govern
ment that it will do its utmost
to rush immediate ratification OF
the new extradition treaty with
this country in order to facilitate
extradition of Mr.. insult. -.
The treaty already has been raul
fled by the American Congress
and signed by President Roosevelt
u. S. Officials Confident
American officials were conf
dent that Turkeys willingness to
cooperate would soon find Mr.. In
sull on his way back to Chicago
to stand trial in connection with
the collapse of his Middle West
utility empire.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Guard Put on insult
To ThWart Suicide

ISTANBUL, March 80 G.N.SO
Samuel insult, halted abruptly in
his flight from extradition to the
United States. will be held aboard
his chartered freighter in the har'
Dor here for at least 48 hours, he
was told by Turkish police today.
The fugitive American finan.
cier will be subjected to interro-
CATION by a public prosecutor.
Mr.. insult, upon being told this,
collapsed.
The elderly Mr.. insult, who yes.
terday felt sure he had STAYED off
extradition for at least another
five or six months, was believed
by police to have contemplated
suicide today at the sudden turn
of events.
A special police guard aboard
maintained a constant watch
through his cabin window.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Whisky Import Ban
Lifted Until JuLu !

Three more months of un-
restricted importations of Amer
lcan type bourbon and rye
whiSkies was authorized by the
Federal Alcohol Control Commis-
sion today. The current open
order expiring tomorrow, Director
Joseph H. Choate, jr., issued a
regulation continuing the un-
restricted entry of this type of
liquor until May /, when Presi-
dent Roosevelt'S 61-day period of
free entry goes into effect.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Er-En1pLOye Held
In ErtOrtiOn Plot

PITT SB U R GH, March 80
UN.SO.-Arrested by Federal
authorities in what is believed to
have been a $4,000 extortion-
death plot against James F..
keenan,, wealthy warehouse execu-
tive, w. Walter Dolan, a former
employe, was held for court here
today. Dolan denied the charges.
Four extortlon notes were sent
to Mr.. keenan,.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Better Sugar Beet
Conditions Urged
BY International News Service

BY international News Service
More adequate wages and hous-
ing provisions for workers and alb
clifton of child labor in the sugar
beet fields were recommended in
a report made today to Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins by the
committee she named under au-
thorization of President Roosevelt.
This committee was instructed to
formulate a plan to place the Ia
Dor policies of sugar beet produc-
ton on a reasonable and equitable
basis.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30

CHICAGO, March 80 1N.S),
Clad in rough dungarees and
sweater, Mrs. Fowler Mccormick,
the former Fiji Potter Stillman,
of eastern and continental society.
today was sharing a farmers life
with her youthful millionaire hus-
band.
While workmen are completing
their low, rambling farmhouse,
Fiji and young Mccormick are
living in quarters in the upper
part of a barn that was on the
farm they recently purchased at
harrington, Ill. Mrs. Mccormick
said:
1--WE really are just farm
people. We're sincere. We're
not check-bOOk farmers, we
really work at it. A farm is like
any other business, and either
you make it pay, or you pay for
it. Ours is going to pay"
Mrs. Mccormick, who has been
married to two multi-millionaireS,
discussed the evident permanence
of her marriage to her sons
schoolmate in June, 1881. She
said:
"That's the nice thing about
modern marriages. When peO-
pie stay married these days the
world knows it's because they
mean it. Years ago husbands
and wives were kept together
by convention and a fear of
what people would say. Now
nothing but love and mutual
satisfaction make a marriage q
SVIcceSS"
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
BOndsn1Qn FOrfeits
$1,000 With One Bill

District bondsman Hyman Men
delsohn paid $1,000 forfeiture
with a bill of that denomination
in court today because Charles
Golden, "a, alleged member of the
"Purple gang" of Detroit, failed to
appear to stand trial. Golden,
known among other aliases as
Make Baer," was arrested Janu-
ary 8 here on charges of carrying
a concealed weapon. He is wanted
in New York in connection with
Jewel robberies there.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Derby Route Tested
First bu Sir Thomas

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 80.
(IN.S0-Sir Thomas, h eavily
played in the Kentucky Derby
winter books. today became the
first to work the whole Derby
route Of a mile and a quarter.
The A. B. Gordon colt turned the
route in 2:10 2-5 under an impost
Of 130 pounds. He was clocked at
the mile post in 1:42 3-5.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30

to the Capital City. It would SIM
ply relieve Congress of great
deal of work that properly it
should not be expected to do any
how, and would greatly facilitate
and expedite the conduct of Dis
trict affairs.
Perhaps a little further analysis
of the condition that now exists
may be desirable. For example.
the Appropriations Committee,
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The Washington times., 1934-03-30
N. Y. Judge PLUnges
To Death at Hotel

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., March
80 0.N.SO.-Judge William Chill
vers, of the New York City
Municipal Court, fell or leaped
to his death here today from a
fifth floor window of the Ludy
Hotel. His body landed in a
small areaway. Judge Chilvers
came here 10 days ago to re-
cuperate from an operation.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
Ernst Loses Gains;
Illness Near Crisis

BALTIMORE, March 30 Q.N.S0 .
Apparently losing the slight i'm
provement he gained during the
last two days, Richard P. Ernst,
former U. S. Senator from Ken
lucky, was declared today Ito be
a very sick man" and his physi-
clans at Johns Hopkins Hospital
believe he is reaching a crisis.
The Washington times., 1934-03-30
By SENATOR MILLARD e. TYDINGS
Of MARYLAND

In my Introductory discussion yesterday Of the problems
that confront members of the Senate in connection with
District legislation, pointed out that committee conflicts
make impossible for many members of the District COM
mtee to give the time to District legislation that they
would like to give it.
also pointed out that great deal of purely routine
matter that could perfectly we'll be handled at the Munich
pal Building comes before Congress, simply because it
must nnder exisfffI6 Inv -
The Washington times., 1934-03-30

Washington is altogether too
large a city, and too important
a city, for it's welfare to be en-
trusted as !argely as. is now the
case to the hands of Congress.
It should have a greater measure
of autonomy so far as routine
affairs are concerned.
Change Needed
This would not contemplate a
change in the commission form
of government, or change the
general relationship of Congress
The Washington times., 1934-03-30

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair tonight; Saturday mostly cloudy; not
much change in temperature. "Details on Page .
49,
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28
Code Opposed
By United Press

By United Press
KOKOMO, Dec. 28.-More than
100 Central Indiana livestock deal
ers are aligned against the proposed
national stock buyers code which
they charge will seriously affect
their business.
Meeting here, the dealers voiced
protests to recommendations for a
code which has been proposed to
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration. The code, they con-
tend, would require Government in
spection and weighing of all stock
purchased by dealers. The dealers
charge such procedure would slow
up handling of stock and bring de-
lays in processing, the buyers chief
trade advantage.
A committee was named to form
a permanent organization among
stock dealers. 1t includes J. B. Mil
Ter, Frankfort; Ike Duffy, Lagro; C.
w. Speicker, LaFontaine, and Lind
ley Younce, Sweetser.