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Evening star., 1934-08-30
SENATE AUTHORITY
RULING DUE SOON
Power to Imprison Person in
Contempt to Be Decided
by Supreme Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court will be asked
in a few days to determine whether
the Senate has the authority, IN
judging a person to be in contempt,
to have him imprisoned.
The issue will be brought up in the
famous contempt case involving Will
liam P. MacCracken, jr.. former As
sistant Secretary of Commerce for
Aviation He was charged by the
Senate Airmail Investigating Commit
tee with destroying certain documents
subpoenaed in the inquiry.
MacCracken was found guilty by
the Senate of "wilfully destroying
certain documents" He took the case
to the District of Columbia Supreme
Court after a sortie with Chesley w
Jurney, Senate sergeant at arms
which involved week end of amusing
developments last Spring
Forced Self Into Custody.
At first, MacCracken played hide
and seek with Jurney. Then he
forced himself to be placed in custody
by Jurney by making the sergeant
at arms his unwilling host over a
week end.
The lower court ruled the Senate
had no authority to sentence Mac
Craken, and the Senate has directed
that an appeal be taken.
With the aid of Representative Hat
ton, Summers, Democrat, Texas, chair
man of the House judiciary Commit
tee, Leslie c. Garnett, United States
District attorney, has prepared a pc
tition to file with the Supreme Court
asking for a ruling.
Acting on Rainey Advice.
Before he died, Speaker Henry T.
Rainey asked Summers to protect the
interests of the House" in the case.
The petition says:
1T is of tremendous Importance to
Congress, as well as to those citizens
affected by Investigations of the kind
herein involved, to have this court
definitely determine whether the act
of the recuSant witness in destroying
documents under subpoena by Con-
gress nullifies the power of punish
ment essential to its Self-preServation
and inherent in it, and thus effectu-
ally anihilattes its power to require the
production of documents"
Evening star., 1934-08-30
FULL MORATORIUM URGED.
Schacht Says Germany Sucked Dry"
And Action Necessary.

Schacht Says Germany Sucked Dry"
And Action Necessary.
BAD EILSEN, Germany. August 80
CF).-A full moratorium" for several
years on Germany's foreign debts vas
proposed today by DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht, acting minister Of economies
and president of the Reichsbank.
This, Schacht told the Interna-
tional Conference of Agricultural
Science, is one Of the heroic" meas
ureS NEEDED to lead the world from an
economic impasse which is almost
hopeless"
DR.. Schacht said economically
Germany has finally been so thor
oughly sucked dry that even dimin-
ished service on her debt Is, for the
time being. beyond its powers a"
the only way out which remains Is to
grant it a full moratorium of several
years duration to enable it to re-
cuperate" and become buyer IN the
world market.
1T may be better to realize that
greater sacrifices are necessary to
change the course of world economy
today than would have been necessary
a year ago." he said, but it is equally
certain that the sacrifices will become
greater the longer the delay Is pro-
longed."
Schacht cited figures to show how
exports of important world trade
countries to Germany had dropped,
but said Germany's attempts to re-
main a buyer of foreign goods as we'll
as a payer of foreign debts have been
shattered by the worlds refusal to
take German goods in payment Of her
indebtedness.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
CUBA's ACTION PROTESTED.
Cutting Charges Discrimination
Against U. S. Bondholders.

NEW YORK, August 80 P).-
United States Senator Bronson Cut
ting, as chairman of the Bondholders'
Committee for Republic Of Cuba
bonds, protested yesterday in q letter
to Secretary of State Cordell Hull
against the failure to include in the
reciprocal trade treaty a provision re-
quiring the Cuban government ito
keep its solemn agreements with
American bondholders."
Senator Cutting asserted that on
June 26, 1884. the Cuban government
by law authorized payment Of interest
on the portion Of the bonds held by
the Maritime Retirement Fund of Cuba
while withholding such payment to
American investors"
He also said the Cuban government
is withholding revenues accommodating
in the special public works fund. 90
per cent Of which IS dedicated" to
cover interest and principal payments
on these and other bonds Of the public
works issue.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Courage Regained.

They know well the l. C. C. will
not give it to them. In fact, there
have been leaks from the l. c. c. indi-
eating that a majority of the COM
missioners is dead set against any in
crease whatsoever. The bold appli-
cation in the face of that situation
was, however, only preliminary to the
really striking bit of strategy.
1t could not haUe been mere
coincidence that, a tet0 days later,
the NeW York, New Hduen and
Hartford Railroad announced that
sin common 1Dtth other railroads"
it Mould haze to begin firing some
men because costs OF operation
haze been going up.
That gentle hint will have the same
effect on the new dealers as if a cross
tie had been dropped on President
Roosevelt's foot. 1t simply means:
"No increased rates; no work"
The general supposition among
those in the knuow here is that the
roads lately have found out Govern
ment ownership is no longer a live
possibility. Where they found it out
no one knows. Perhaps they read Prof.
Moley's magazine, Today. If they do,
they saw very pointed editorial in it
about 10 days ago. This editorial by
Mr.. RooseveIt's best adviser said that
the new deal had not done right by the
railroads; that there should be less
talk of Government ownership; that
the pension act was too hastily con-
ceived; that helping hand should
now be lent.
Hints Changed Policy.
simultaneously, the boys at the po-
litical switches here began to hear
rumors that Mr.. Eastman might re-
sign. These rumors are not accredited,
chiefly because Mr.. Eastman knows
more about the railroads than the
railroads do and the new deal cannot
afford to let him go.
Nevertheless, it oil douetails into
the main hidden point that
change in policy to1Udrd the rail-
roads is at hand. That change
is being forced By as beautiful a
series of nldneupeTS on the part OF
the railroads as any publicity man
uould eUer hope to see.
The change probably will not in
clude increased freight rates, but it
will include a reorganization of the
pension system to provide ways for
financing it. Also, legislation at the
next session to regulate highway and
waterway competition.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
DRIVER is EXONERATED
IN MISHAP FATAL TO 4
New Jersey Man Cleared of Guilt
in Crash in Which Wash.
ingtonians Died.

BY the Associated Press.
WOODSTOWN, N. j., August 3d.
A coroner's jury last night exonerated
Leroy Purceglove. %, Of Quinton of
blame in an automobile collision Sun
day in which four Washington, D. c.,
persons were killed.
Purceglove's car collided with that
of Morris Abramson. Abramson, Mrs.
Beckie Tiplitsky, 81; James Goldstein,
%, and Mrs. Clara Abramson, 40,
sister -in-law of the driver, were killed.
Evening star., 1934-08-30


phoned DollfuSs not to meet the Ger
man representative. Habicht was al
ready over Vienna in an atrplane when
news Of MuSSolini's interference reach
ed him by wireless.
"Dollfuss saw no way out of Won
Starhemberg Mussolini dictatorship,
under which he was a mere tool. That
is why Dollfuss came to me in desper-
alton several times before his death
and entrusted to me large sums OF
money to help him free the country
from the misery TO which it had been
brought by Won Starhemberg- Fey
Mussolini terror. (Maj. Emil Fey is
present minister of security and asso-
ciated with Won Starhemberg in
Heimwehr leadership
Austria is today a cemetery in
which dictators are in a frenzy of
bloodlust." Winkler concluded. But
even Napoleon was forced finally to
capitulate to the will of nations. His
tory will repeat itself in Austria S
case"
BRANDED LIE" IN ROME.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
w. A. ROBERTS HONORED

William A. Roberts, peoples counsel
of the District, has been elected sec
retary of the Junior Bar Conference
of the American Bar Association, ac-
cording to an Associated Press Cls-
patch from Detroit today.
Samuel S. Willis of Detroit was
elected chairman and La Vergne F.
Quinn Of Dallas. Tex, vice chairman.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
REV. P. v. MASTERSON
BURIED AT UNIVERSITY
Colleagues of Georgetown Profes-
sor Attend Services Held at
Dahlgren Chapel.

Attended by members of the George
town University faculty, funeral serv-
ices were held today in Dahlgren
Chapel for Rev. Peter v. Masterson,
S. j.. professor of history, who died
from heart attack Sunday while on
his vacation at Lancaster, Pa. Rev.
Coleman Neville. S. j.. rector of the
university, officiated at the requiem
mass and burial followed in the
faculty cemetery Of the college.
The following faculty members and
friends served as honorary pallbear-
ers: DR.. T. Kerekes, Prof. John j.
O'Connor, Harry Carroll, DR.. J. L. B.
Murray. William Kane and Gabe Muir
ply.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
YOUNG PAYMENTS
AGAIN REFUSED
U. S. Gets Another Rebuff
in Demand for Equal Treat.
ment by Berlin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The German government, in q
note delivered to the State Depart
ment, has again declined to grant
equality of treatment to American
holders of Young and Dawes plan
bonds.
State Department officials con-
firmed today that lengthy note on
the question had been received, but
declined to make public its contents
or to comment.
1t was learned authoritatively,
however. that the viewpoints of the
two governments on the question Of
equality remain far apart"
After Germany declared a mora
torium on all payments outside Of
Germany on its foreign obligations
and agreed with other European
countries for payments to their na-
tions of interest on bonds, the
United States protested against tie
discrimination against Americans.
The State Department, over a pc
riod Of months, has made repeated
representations to Germany, insist
ing that American investors in Ger
man bonds be accorded the same
treatment given other nations, but
has been rebuffed in every exchange
of notes.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
BRANDED LIE" IN ROME.
Officials Deny MussOIini Has Sub
sidiZed Starhemberg.

ROME. August 30 pa lie from
beginning to end" was an authorita-
tive reaction here today to charges
by Franz Winkler. former vice chan
cellor of Austria that his native coun-
try is in the hands of MusSolini.'
The charges" said an authority
"are nothing more or less than an
expression of Winkler's bitterness
Premier Mussolini has not subsidized
Won Starhemberg (present vice chan
cellor of AUSTRIA.
The very fact of the enormous
amount (S1,000,0o0) mentioned by
Winkler is the proof that his state
@ent is not true. ---
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Convict Ordered Back.

CHICAGO, August 80 [P).-Howard
Beck, escaped life termer from a Flor
ida convict camp, was ordered back
to the southern State today. His
attorney, w. w. O'Brien, acknowl-
edged he had no grounds on which
to fight extradition, and a Chicago
court turned the 29-year-old fugitive
over to Florida officers.
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Apparently Donald Richberg told
the truth when he announced there
were % slum- clearance projects under
way. No one knew there were any
more than three.
1t seems that the P w. A. has gone
secretly into 20 cities and started slum
clearance projects without letting any
of the cities know about it.
The reason is that land must be
bought. The P. w. A. has found out
that as soon as it announces a Slum-
clearance project land prices start 60
ing up. Property owners get dizzy
ideas about what their property is
worth.
So Mr.. Ickes is working on scheme
whereby he goes into cities and buys
up around 70 per cent of the land he
needs before making any announce
ment With that much land in hand
he can condemn the rest at his own
price.
You can safely lay little bet that
Der Furore will shortly seek to get a
new treaty of friendship with the
Vatican in advance of the Saar elec-
tions. He hopes to swing the Catholic
votes there around to Germany. The
belief here is that he will fail to get
| the treaty.
Friends of President Roosevelt's for
mer sugar adviser, Charles Taussig
are congratulating him on the new
Cuban treaty. 1t could hardly have
been better for the molasses company
Bernard Baruch's forthcoming auto
biography may not tell all, but he
kept two Stenographers busy in relays
taking it down during his recent Euro
pean vacation.
Donald Richberg's associates have
advised him that if he wants to get rio
Of Gen. johnson quietly all he has to
do is induce large corporation to Offer
the general big private job. That
may be done.
(Copyright 1934)
Evening star., 1934-08-30

He wore, says Foster, "a vest en-
broidered with gold and white tur-
ban with a red skull cap" He came
over on an American frigate to ascer-
tain if the United States existed and
on the way over the officers amused
themselves with imposing on his Gre
dulity with stories of terrible beasts
floating islands, cannibals and flying
fish, Suleyman was prepared fol-
everything but the last. He refused
as pious servant of Mahomet, to be-
lieve that fish could fly.
Suleyman furnished the most amuse-
ment when he was taken to see some
Western Indians brought to Washing
ton. The amazement was equal on
both sides. 1t was about this time
Foster records, that the commandant
of the Navy Yard, one Col. Whipple
share-cropped 10 acres of it with a
sergeant and the two split the proceeds
Of crop Of AZ tons Of clover to the
acre.
Land Set Aside for
Roads PlOwed Up.
The land they plowed up had been
set aside for roads and parking pur-
poses. There was some comment on
the exact propriety of this business
deal on the part of Col. Wharton and
the sergeant. but the general opinion
was the commandant got only what
was coming to him since he had built
the barracks there of material found
on the place, and an expense of only
$500 to the Government.
The British diplomat found life
in Washington rather dull that year,
but 1t would have been much worse
Evening star., 1934-08-30
ADMIRAL BYRD MAY SOON
RETURN TO MAIN CAMP
Explorer Reported Making Prog.
ress and Expects to Leave Ad-
vance Base Early Next Month.

BY the Associated Press.
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica,
August % Delayed) (via Mackay
Radio) "A radio report today from
the advance weather base said Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd had made
considerable progress in recovery and
would possibly be able to return to
Little America early in September.
1t was five months ago today that
Admiral Byrd commenced his iso-
lated vigil at the worlds southern
most habitation. Yesterday he saw
the sun for the first time in more
than four months.
Last week was one of the coolest
experienced here. DR.. Thomas Poul-
ter reported from the advance base
that during the week ending Sat-
urday night the average temperature
was 81 below zero. The minimum was
u below.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Snails at High Attitudes.

Snajls that once lived throughout
the Himalaya Mountains when they
were lower now survive only in a
few hot springs at high attitudes.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Salt Lakes in Tibet.

There are salt lakes in Tibet which
are remnants Of shrinkage of huge
fresh water glacial lakes formed In
past ages.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Railroads Pluck Up Cour-
age and Devise Bold
Policy Campaign.
BY PAUL MALLON.


TINE railroads may have lost
lot of business, but certainly
not any of their old monkey
i business. They still know how
to lay an inside rail on a po-
litical curve.
The delicate way they have beer
railing the new deal for needed re-
lief lately would do credit even to
the genius of an Ivy Lee. (He handles
public relations for the best of them.)
You only haze to 90 back
couple of 1Deeks to the time tGhen
the roads felt they Uere doUn to
their last spike. Their executives
had been tipped privately that NetD
Deal Co-ordindtor Eastman iCdS out
to coordinate them into GoUern-
ment ownership. They t0ere scared
stiff, AFRAID to nloUe.
And when the Government rammed
a financially impossible pension sys-
TEN down their throats, they only
gulped a few times meekly. 1t was
months before they accumulated
gumption enough to file suit against
the pension act in court.
Courage Regained.
Fear of stirring up the new dealers
also delayed for months any effort to
get increased freight rates. But a
few days after the pension suit was
filed the roads applied to the I. c. C.
for a fat 10 per cent freight rate
boost.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Leaves From Old Diaries
'Tunisian ENJOY" Created Amuse-
nnent in Efforts to Collect Funds
to Pay for Ships u. S. Seized.
ARTICLE 5 .

had it not been for the horse race
and church services.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
INDUSTRIAL CREDIT
PROBE LAUNCHED
BY MORGENTHAU

(Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1934-08-30
BRlBE OF MILLION
TO STARHEMBERG
LAID TO MUSSOLINI

(Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-08-30
PRESIDENT AWAITS
REACTION TO PLAN
TO SEE SINCLAIR

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1934-08-30
King George Welcomed to Scotland
BRITISH RULER PICTURED HOLIDAY.

King George of England
(right) SholDn on arriDdl
in Scotland recently for his
Highland holiday, shaking
hands NTH Maj. G. II. A.
Macmillan in command of
the detachment OF Argyll
and Sutherland Highland
erS, 1Uho proUided the
guard of honor for the
King.
A. p. Phot
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Universal Signs
Jane Wyatt

HOLLYWOOD. April 6.-Re-
turning from a five-weeks' visit to
New York, Carl Laemmle, jr., gen
eral manager of all Universal Pic
lures productions, has announced
the signing of a long term con-
tract with Jane Wyatt.
Miss Wyatt will report at Uni
versal studios shortly but, accord
ing to the terms of her contract,
will be permitted to return to
Broadway, on occasion, to appear
on the stage.
Miss Wyatt was recently seen
with Lillian Gish in Joyous
Season" and previously won re-
nown in featured roles of such
productions as Dinner at Eight, "
"EvenSong," "Give Me Yesterday"
and Conquest"
The newest Universal contract
player has medium brown hair,
blue eyes, is five feet five inches
tall and weighs 118 pounds.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07

Deacon" for Universal, is making
preparations for his next picture,
which will be a starring vehicle
for Edmund Lowe.
Harry Segall, whose contract
was recently renewed at M-G-M,
is collaborating with Richard
Schayer and Ned Marin on the
screen play and dialogue for
ANY Port in a Storm" which
will star Wallace Beery.
Harry Hallenberger, veteran
cameraman, is celebrating 16
years of continuous service at
Paramount. He has more than
200 pictures to his credit.
Lois January's contract has
been approved by Carl Laemmle,
jr.
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
have been assigned to write the
music for "She Loves Me Not, I"
Bing Crosby's next Paramount
film.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
George Brent L
Cav Bachelor

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, April 6.
All In a week, George Brent ap-
pears to have become Hollywood's
most enthusiastic bachelor.
One Of the actors first moves
after the announcement Of his
separation from Ruth Chatterton
was to reengage his valet, George,
who served him in leaner years
and who was one Of the things
Brent gave up when he took the
wedding VOWS.
The reinStated man Friday, q
mass Of grins, delivered to War
ner Brothers the duplicate key
Of the Chatterton-B Brent studio
bungalow and announced that he
Is looking for a cottage in To-
Aucca Lake, where he and his
master will establish bachelor
quarters. It was in this district,
so popular with the stars, that
Brent maintained a modest eS-
tablishment before his marriage.
The actor has literally bios
Somed out in the last week. He
not only will pilot his own plane
and take up polo, but I saw him
In q late spot the other night for
the first time in ages.
Warner Brothers beam ap-
proval to every move. They are
bending every effort to recap
ture public enthusiasm for Brent.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Behind the Silver Screen

HOLLYWOOD, April 6.-The
title of w. C. Fields Grease
Paint" in which he will star as
the heavy lover, has been
changed to 1.-THE Old Fashioned
Way" Paramount has assigned
william Beaudine to direct, and
Joe Morrison is included in the
cast.
Arthur Bloch and George Sea-
ton have completed the screen
play for Student Tour" which
Monta Bell will produce for
M-G-M.
The second annual Paramount
tennis tournament will be held
at the Los Angeles Club April 8
to is. Valuable prizes will be
given the players in the finals
in the singles and doubles. Sam
Frey will be in charge Of the
tourney.
Edmund Granger, who Is the
associate producer on affairs
of a Gentleman" and alias the
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Stage PIayer,11,
Nov on Scre en-

HOLLYWOOD. April 6.-Frank
Thomas, jr., the 11.year-old star of
wednesdays Child" will appear
with John Barrymore in the RKO-
Radio perturbation of the recent
Leopold Atlas Broadway success,
states an announcement that just
reached our desk.
This call to Hollywood should
ordain great opportunity for
young Thomas, for at the moment
there are few child stars on the
studio front, with the exception
Of Jackie Cooper and tiny Dickie
Moore. The assignment links
young Thomas with John Barry
more, with whom Katharine Hep
burn scored her initial success to
overnight Stardom. With such an
auspicious start backed by his per-
sonal outstanding delineation in
the role Of Bobby Phillips in
wv neSday's Child" Frank
Thomas. jr., may be looked for as
one Of the screens new sensations.
Although the RKO-Radio role
will be his first in the films, young
Thomas is already veteran of the
entertainment world. He was car
ried on the stage at the age Of
nine months by his mother, Mona
Bruins, who, incidentally, appeared
with him in wednesdays Child"
His father, Frank M. Thomas, is
a well,known leading man, and his
uncle, Calvin Thomas, is an estab-
l1Shed Broadway favorite.
After his babe-in.arms debut in
"Mr. Manu." produced by Jessie
BonStelle in Buffalo, the boys Ca
reer lapsed while he studied at the
Todd School for Boys and the
Professional Children'S School. Up
until two years ago he attended
school, meanwhile playing roles on
tour during holiday and vacation
periods. It was during these con-
tinental tours that he learned the
art Of acting.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Deluxe Gambling
In Movie

HOLLYWOOD, April 6.-Trars-
parent mirrors, invisible light
rays that ring warning bells, dis
appearing billiard tables-all the
modern tricks by which big time
gambling houses try to cheat the
law went into operation today at
the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer studio
They're being used in M
haitian Melodrama," a -
the dramatic struggle DCS
the good and evil forces Of "
city. :
Clark Gable, returning to the
screen after his triumphal tour of
the East, portrays a big-shot gam
bier, a powerful and dramatic
figure of the underworld. Pitted
against him, as district attorney,
is william Powell. Between them,
loved by both, is Myrna 10y.
The scientific apparatus in
stalled on the set is attracting
wide attention among studio at
taches. One of the features is
the invisible, light ray. When it
is broken by the passage of a
human being, an automatic alarm
signal is sounded. The device.
originally invented as a burglar
alarm system, is said to have
been widely adopted by expen-
sive gambling casinos to guard
against raids.
The transparent mirror is an
other unusual feature. On one
side it appears to be an ordinary
beveled mirror set into door.
But from the other side it is
transparent. Standing behind the
mirror, in the dark, it appears to
be as clear as a pane of ordinary
glass.
Manhattan Melodrama" is Da-
vid o. Selznick'S newest Metro
Goldwyn-May production. VS..
Van Dyke is directing.