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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02
Today's Horoscope

This is a position for freedom
and energy of nature, restless
under restraint. and free in the
expression of opinion. You are ad-
venturous and have a contempt
for danger. The pursuit of litera-
ture, especially through travel or
the-broad view of life, will be sue
ceSsfal. and good fortune may al
so be found in the law. You are
q little too impulSive. but SYM
pathetic and affectionate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02

Puff sprinkles the Hippo with
pepper galore.
Those votes that were swallowed
have made Puffy sore.
The Hippo starts sneezing and
falls to his knees,
But the votes tumble out-Puffy
wins by q sneeze.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02
Today In History

179f-John Wesley, English
founder Of Methodism, died aged
81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02
GIVES GOOD SERVICE

MEAD0R. Ky.-After 81 years
Of service. threshing machine
owned by the Osborne brothers. Of
this city. still runs shout as well
as when il was new.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02

All known species Of birds have
been listed in single set Of vol.
umes to be published by the Har-
ward University Press.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02

ToHlorroW, there is excitement
on the seaboard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02

i932-world awestruek at the
news that Charles A. Lindbergh.
Jr.. kidnapped the preceding night,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-02

IS3S--U. 5. Senator Thomas ].
Walsh from Montana. prospective
u. S. Atterney-General, died.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
CODE EPR|CEF|X|NC
UPHELD BY COURT
Enforcement Precedent Seen
in Ruling on Interstate
Cleaning Firm Case.
Continued From First Page.)

as his reason for suspension during
the taking of an appeal. if my con-
clusion should hereafter held to be
erroneous"
The Circuit Court of Appeals,
Judge Knox added, could provide for
further suspension.
Cites Crisis Conditions.
Prefacing his ruling with a review
of conditions prior to enactment of
the recovery act, Judge Knox said
no sane man can deny that ma
tional economic emergency OF great
severity was in existence
highly drastic efforts by Congress. in
order to overcome its influences, were
mandatory"
He then analyzed salient objectives
of the act and continued:
ITO the end that these purposes
might be accomplished, the President
was vested with broad and compre-
henSive powers. With the right of
Congress to make such delegation,
there can be, in my opinion, no rea-
sonable dispute
The power so delegated has been
literally exercised and with ameliorat-
ing effect. but the danger of further
ravages by our economic depression
is till present. If noncompliance
with industrial codes contemplated by
the act tends to perpetuate the dan
gers and to Illustrate the objects OF
Congress. then this court may
rightfully interfere to compel COM
pliance."
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INJUNCTION ASKED.
Philadelphia Cleaning Chain Charged
With Code Violation.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-The
Federal Government today asked the
United States District Court for an
injunction restraining Bernard Shot
kin. head of a chain of cleaning and
dyeing establishments. from continu-
ing violations of the N. R. A. code.
In the bill of complaint. filed by
Philip E. Buck and Donald c. Beelar,
attorneys for the N. r. A. authority,
and Assistant United States Attorney
Robert v. Bolger, the Government
charges Shotkin with paying his en-
ployeS So week instead of the mini
mum of $l4 week set by the clean
ing and dying code; with working en-
ployes more than 48 hours a week
and with price cutting on his COM
petitors.
Shotkin is described in the bill as
operating 35 cleaning and dyeing
places under various names in Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
The complaint sets forth that the
effect of allied price cutting by Shot
kin is felt in five States. These were
named as the three States in which
are his establishments, and New York
and Maryland, where his business
competes with other companies in the
industry.
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COAL MINE HOURS
CUT BY JOHNSON
N. R. A. Decree Revises Paw
UpWard-Hearing
Is Called.
Continued From First Page.)

opinion. however. that both groups
would be lin line" within few days.
Mining men said the shorter day
would create a substantial" amount
of employment, and that millions of
dollars would be added to the opera
tors annual payrolls.
When the new wage contract for
the $4,000 miners in the Appalachian
region was in process of negotiation.
one operator said it's terms would
mean price rises of more than $25,-
100000 during the coming year.
Order Affects I5O, 900.
Between 100000 and 100000 miners
outside the Appalachian region are af-
fected by Johnson's order, authorities
said.
In reply to contentious of repre-
sentatives of the West Kentucky Coal
Co. that the new wage and hour scale
would put them out of business, Lewis
told the code conference If this hap
pened inefficient management" would
be responsible.
D. A. Thomas, representing the Ala
bama coal operators, termed the pro-
posed increases revolutionary"
We challenge and deny the validity
or propriety of the proposed changes
and the right of the administrator to
approve them without hearing he
declared.
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in process Of enactment, interest CEN
tered chiefly in the effort of friends
OF Government workers in Congress
TO obtain q curtailment of the Is per
cent pay cut. This fight eliminated
in victory when the bill finally passed
restoring 5 per cent retroactively to
February / and another per cent
on July /.
Although the regular annual ap-
preparation bills for a number of the
Government departments were passed
before Congress took action to restore
part Of the pay cut, provision was
made in the independent Offices act
for the expenditure of the amounts
that will be needed to comply with
the general pay restoration section of
that act This was accomplished by
general clause appropriating so
much as may be necessary for the
payment Of sums due and payable
by reason of the diminution in the
percentage of reduction of compen-
satior.
While interest centered in the pay
restoration action, this was not the
only step Congress took in the inde-
pendent Offices act toward a return
to normal working conditions in
Uncle Sans workshops
The most far-reaching change, next
to the general pay restoration, was
the granting Of authority to resume
automatic promotions in the military
services and for certain groups in
civilian services. including policemen.
| f1remen and school teachers in the
District.
There is no retroactive feature in
the removal of the ban on automatic
promotions, but it makes 1t possible
for these employees and military men
to resume their automatic advances
during the next fiscal year.
Further Relief Given.
For Government employees generally,
while banning reallocations, Congress
made possible some degree of admin
istrative promotion by providing that
during the next fiscal year such pro-
motions may be made to whatever
extent funds for that purpose become
available from savings In the funds
allowed for personal services. Such
savings may result from the ban on
filling vacancies when deaths or resig-
nations occur.
Congress has given further relief
to limited groups through amend
ments, permitting adjustments to be
made in charges for quarters and
subsistence for certain employees, and
adjusting the basic pay and work
hours OF mechanical groups covered
by the Thomas amendment.
With the necessary legislative steps
completed. Government forces as a
whole now are looking forward to
getting their back pay within the
| next two weeks, and then starting to
receive the increased checks as a reg
ular thing at the mid-month pay day.
Members of Senate and House will
Jump the gun" in this regard, how
ever, as their pay Tuesday will be
at the new rate and will also include
the refund due for February and
March.
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Pay Cut Is Partly Reduced, 0
But Other Limitations Stav
l5.Day Leaue, Married Persons Ban
and Furloughs Are An,oi1g N
Restrictions Remaining.

Although the independent offices
appropriation act, which Congress
passed over the Presidents veto last
week, wiped out or modified some OF
the restrictions placed on Government
personnel by the various economy laws
Of the past few years, including res
toration of part of the pay cut, it left
in force a number of other limitations
of general application throughout the
service.
The more important provisions that
came into existence when the econ
omy program started two years age
and which were not repealed or al
tered by Congress in the recent enact
ment, are:
Reduction Of the annual leave
of Federal employees to Is days
annually.
The married persons ban, which
provides that whenever a reduc-
ton in force in any office is to be
made, persons whose husband or
wife also is employed by the Gov
eminent must go first.
The general administrative fur
Tough clause, which allows depart
ment heads to place their workers
on rotative furloughs in lieu of
dlSmisSals whenever it becomes
necessary to keep within available
appropriations.
The ban on filling of vacancies,
except by executive order.
The prohibition against raising
pay by reallocating positions.
Leave Limit Remains.
The 15-day limit on annual leave
was enacted In 1882 as permanent
law, and, therefore, it remains with.
out any further action having beer
necessary in the recent independent
offices act.
The married persons rule also was
written as permanent law in the leg
islative appropriation act in 1882. and
will remain effective until Congress
takes some specific action to change
1t. The authority to put employees on
rotative furloughs whenever it be-
comes necessary to keep within avail
able funds was temporary legislation
and would have expired on June 80
1t was specifically continued fol
another fiscal year, however. by q
clause in the new independent Of
fees act.
The rule against filling vacancies
also was temporary for the current
year, but is continued for one more
year by the law passed last week.
Another economy provision. which
affects only limited groups of en-
ployes but which has been continued
for another fiscal year, is the reduc-
ton in travel allowances.
Other provisions continued for
another year include:
Authority for the Post Office De-
partment to temporarily assign postal
employees to various different duties
within the department; restrictions
on the transfer of non-civilian per-
sonnel, and reductions in jurors and
witnesses fees.
Pay Fight Victorious.
During the more than two months
the new independent Offices law was
Evening star., 1934-04-01
WALLACE AGAINST :
FORCED REDUCTION
Would SuppIant Farm Pro-
gram With Voluntary
Acreage Cut.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Wallace hopes to end the
emergency crop reduction program
within the next two or three years
and to transform it into a carefully
planned permanent agricultural policy,
in which compulsion will play no
part.
This was made known yesterday by
officials at the Farm Administration,
who said the results of the cam
paign thus far made prospects bright
for an early modification of efforts
aimed at drastic curtailment of pro-
duction in major farm commodities.
Opposes Regeneration.
The Secretary was represented as
being fundamentally opposed to regi-
mentation OF agriculture. He in
dorsed the Bankhead cotton control
bill only after a survey of Southern
sentiment showed a large majority
Of producers to favor compulsion.
Although willing 10 accept the ad-
ministration of the bill if Congress
enacts it., Secretary Wallace does not
regard it as a precedent to be fol-
lowed and does not believe similar
measures will apply generally.
He suggested the Bankhead bill be
labeled an emergency measure to make
it clear he did not favor compulsion
for any longtime solution of agricul-
tural difficulties.
Tugwell Said to Agree.
These views were said authorita-
lively to be those of the Secretary's
principal assistants, including Rexford
G. Tugwell, Assistant Secretary of Ag-
riculture and a member of the Roose-
welt administrations group of profess
sorial advisers.
A long time agricultural policy
which Wallace has in mind may bring
about the retirement from production
| of millions of acres of land. This would
affect principally, however, submar-
ginal acreage unless lack of foreign
markets for farm products makes it
necessary to take out fertile fields.
Even SO, officials said. the retirement
would be on a voluntary basis and no
farmer would be forced to dispose Of
his land unless he SO desired.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

dating assets, it is generally admitted
that there will be considerable losses,
whereas under the Mcleod bill, a
slow orderly liquidation extending
over a period of 10 years would, it is
believed by the best authorities, elm
mate any possibility OF loss"
Expanded to State Banks.
The Mcleod bill provides for pay
ment to depositors OF 100 per cent on
their deposits, in the case of certain
specified banks. The bill first includ-
ed national banks, then was expanded
to State banks which were members
Of the Federal Reserve system, and
now is proposed to include also banks
which borrowed from the r. +. C.
Col. Cooper has been the center OF
prolonged litigation since he started
the fight which kept the United States
Savings Bank from joining the pro-
posed Hamilton merger. At present,
Col. Cooper is under an indictment
growing out of his presidency Of the
now insolvent Commercial National
Bank.
Another Cooper case involving the
United States Savings Bank is now
pending before the Court of Appeals,
in which he still is endeavoring. after
a decision against him in District Su-
preme Court. to force the Treasury to
reopen the bank This bank is now
one of the Is banks in this city in
the hands of receiver, and is one of
those understood to be under consid-
Grafton for a 100 per cent stock as
SesSment
Meantime, the complex case of the
Park Savings Bank. still is pending in
District Supreme Court before JUS
tice Jesse c. Adkins. In that case.
the Treasury Departments receiver,
John F. Moran. has joined with the
depoSitors committee in an attempt
to sue directors for the complete
losses in the bank, exceeding 81
100000.
According to reports from the re-
organization committee of the In
dustrial Savings Bank. colored insti-
tuition. the campaign to raise the
S65 .000 required capitalization for the
new Industrial Bank will be completed
during the coming week.
More than 95 per cent Of the stock
has now been sold and plans for the
reopening are being worked out.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
EDUCATORS WIDOW DIES
Mrs. Sarah Gardner-Magill Ex-
pires at Age of "a in Florida.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 81
fP).-Mrs. Sarah Gardner -Magill, who
recently celebrated her oath BIRTH
day anniversary, died this morning at
her home here. Mrs. Magill was a
prominent club woman of this city
and Lakeville, Conn.
Her r. lsband, the late DR.. Edward
H. Magill, was the first president of
Swarthmore College She is survived
by four nieces, Mrs. John Percy
Lakeville, Conn; Mrs. Robert E.
Hagenbruch. San Diego, Calf: Mrs
Frederick Clement. Hudson, N. Y,
and Mrs. Jeanette S. Mitchell,
Miami.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Plan National Air Tour.

CASPER, Wyo., March 81 @.-
Plans are being formulated by the
Aviation Committee of the Casper
Chamber of Commerce for a national
air tour. originating here this Sum-
mer, it was announced yesterday.
The tour would touch airports in all
parts Of the Nation. Cooperation
of every State airport adviser in the
country has been asked on behalf Of
the projected dight.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

offices Of the Division of Investiga-
ton in a variety of Federal crimes.
Opinions, however, are gladly rem
dered State authorities and local po-
lice whenever request for this serv-
ice is made. While the limited per-
sonnel of the laboratory precludes
the furnishing of oral testimony in
State courts by Federal experts. writ
ten reports are supplied and techni-
cal advice rendered whenever pos
Sible
Evening star., 1934-04-01
PLAN RELIGIOUS DRAMA
Takoma Park Church Members
Give Play Tonight.

A religious drama, AT the Gate
Beautiful" by Harry Silvemale Ma
son, will be presented this evening at
8 o'clock in the community hall
of the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church.
The play was directed by Hugh NJ.
Smythe. Christian Huff designed and
built the setting. assisted by j. H. Vo-
gel and Roderic F. Davis, all of Ia
koma Park
Those taking part in the play in
clude Christian Huff, Marjorie D. Vo-
gel. Virginia Ladd. Jack R. Vogel.
Will r. Carleton, Hugh NJ. Smythe,
Harold Norman. Lois Judge. Eva
Smythe, Frances Smythe, ]. H. Vogel
and Roderic F. Davis.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
TWO GUARDS OUSTED
Cruelty in Institution for Feeble
Minded Brings Action.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. March 81 Up
Two guards at the Lincoln, Ill
State School and Colony for Feeble
minded were ouSted today for bru-
tality to inmates. A. l. Bowen. di-
rector Of the Public Welfare Depart
ment. announced.
Four attendants were also dis
charged for failure to protest the acts
and report them TO the managing
officer
Because they made noise after
lights were out. Guard Virgil Knollen-
berg was alleged to have beaten sew
eral 12-year-old inmates March -
His actions were reported to Bowen
by Guard E. NJ Erwin.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
ABAND0NS GOLD HUNT
Sir Malcolm Campbell Fails to
Reach African Reef.

CAPE TOWN. Union of South Afri-
ca, March 81 (41.-Sir Malcolm Camp
bell. British racing motorist, has re-
turned from Windhoek, having aban-
doned his search for a gold reef in the
Namieb Desert, along the coast be-
tween Lude Ritz and Walvis Bay.
He was unable to reach the reef by
airplane, it was learned today. and the
journey afoot would mean l00-mile
trek through the waterless desert.
Gold prospecting was carried on In
the Namieb Desert area many years
ago. The reported main reef was
never uncovered by the prospectors.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Sorority to Give Dance.

Iota Gamma Phi Sorority will hold
an April FOOLS day" dance tonight
at the Potomac Boat Club. Arrange.
ments are in charge Of Misses Eleanor
Levy. Helen Garfnkle and Mollye
Herson.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
81 Bell Companies.
Becomes Citizen at Last.

fohn Kaminski entered the United
'ates from Poland during the Civil
Par, but just received citizenship pa.
ga ct Houghton, Mich. y
Evening star., 1934-04-01
ATTACKSTREASURY
ON BANK PROGRAM
Col. Cooper's Counsel
Charges Attempt to De-
feat Mcleod Bill. :

Attacking the Treasury Depart
ment's proposed 100 per cent assess
ment on stockholders of local banks in
receivership. John W. Staggers. coun-
sci for Col Wade II. Cooper, president
of the United States Savings Bank,
last night declared the move to be
gesture on the part of the controller
of the currency to defeat the Mcleod
bill"
This measure will be considered by
subcommittee Of the House Com
mittee on Banking and Currency Tues
day. A proposed amendment which
would grant benefits to all banks
which have borrowed from the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation is pend
ing before the subcommittee. This
would bring most of the closed banks
here within the scope of the measure.
Under the bill depoSitors would be
paid 100 cents on the dollar.
The controller of the currency for
some time has had under considera-
tion the question of laying an assess
ment on local banks in receiyerShip.
Doubts Legality Of Move.
"I doubt the legality of this move
by the controller" declared Staggers
i'll his statement for the reason that
the law governing receiyerShips spe-
cifically provides that before an as
SeSsment Can or may be made. it is
necessary for the Controller of the
Currency to declare the banks in
solvent"
Referring to the seven banks which
were merged into the Hamilton Ma
tlonal Bank, StaggerS declared they
were never declared insolvent by the
controller until after he had taken
charge of the assets and sold. trans
ferred and conveyed to another cor
poration, the principal sources of
earnings of the institutions taken
over by him. While this transfer was
being forced upon the officers. direc-
tors and stockholders Of the seven
institutions, they were led to believe,
and some were actually promised.
that the remaining assets would be
placed in the hands of friendly trus-
tees to be agreed upon between the
controllers office and the banks and
were to be liquidated in a slow and
orderly manner. This pledge was
made to other closed banks and was
carried out in only one instance
that of the Mount Vernon Savings
Bank.
Controller Broke Faith.
Had this pledge been fully car
ried out. time would have proven
there were sufficient remaining assets
to have paid the depositors, in most
cases, 100 per cent on their deferred
deposits. The controllers office broke
faith with them and Immediately after
the transferring of the prime assets,
receivers were appointed to take
charge OF the remaining assets. and
now the controller is attempting to
extract by force S3,500,0O0 from the
already suffering stockholders.
THE Treasury Department records
show that the liquidation of national
banks has averaged 662s per cent
over long period of years and this
record consists of liquidations of ac-
tual inSolvent banks, due to heavy
losses on assets on which there could
be no future appreciation of value,
and they were not liquidated in the
midst of one of the worlds greatest
business depressionS.
Under the present method of liqui-
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Arts Advice Given.

The University of Iowa arts depart
ment offers advice to communities
about monuments. fountains or sculp-
tural relief for buildings.
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N. R. A. TO IMPOSE
TELEGRAPH CODE
AND AWAIT HEARING
Congress Took First Steps"

CONTINUED From First Page.)
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wages are the same. but 40 hours is
the standard work week, with modi-
f1cations for small exchanges.
Coming under the proposed tele-
graph code with Western Union Tele-
graph Co. are: Postal Telegraph
Gable Co.; r. C. A. Communications
Inc; All America Gables. Inc; Com
mercial Pacific Gable Co.: Compagnie
Francaise Des Gables Telegraphiques;
the Mackay Systems, and the Radio
marine Corporation.
81 Bell Companies.
Tewnty-one Bell companies are
enumerated as coming under the
major telephone code and in addi-
Jon 1t is made to apply to all concerns
which these own more than so
n cent of voting stock. thus cover
everything under control of the
erican Telephone & Telegraph Co
he independents, approximately
0 small systems, are Joined in the
ed States Independent Telephone
bciation.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

operate equipment or facilities on the
railroads, including sleeping car and
express companies.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

FIDerS studied.
Dust particles, hairs and fibers are
carefully studied under microscopes
and the finding often provide impor-
tant clues to the perpetrator of a
crime. Bits of hair and flesh Scraped
from under the fingernails of a mur-
dered woman. for example, were iden-
titled as that of her husband, who
had been protesting his innocence.
He was convicted of the Staying.
At present the laboratory is max
ing an interesting collection of wa
termarks on paper, tire and tread
patterns, bullets, powders and type
writing specimens-to aid in identi-
fication of evidence. The standard
specimens will be made available to
all law enforcement officials desir-
ing to utilize them.
Most of the researches made by the
laboratory are in connection with in
vestigations being conducted by field