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The Washington times., 1934-11-05
j. s. LEAVES
DENIED AS
RIGHT
Congress and Administrative
Offices May Change Terms
at Will, Court Rules

Congress has the right to re-
woke leave Of Government en-
ployes at any time and "the courts
have no general supervising power
over the proceedings of the ad-
ministrative departments" the
District Court of Appeals today de-
cided.
The ruling was handed down in
a case supporting the District Su'
prem Courts decision dismissing
mandamus proceedings instituted
by William Field, a Government
Printing Office employe, against
Public Printer Augustus E. Giegen-
gack.
Has No Property Right
Mr.. Field, a proofreader, sued
for the mandamus writ on a claim
that certain leave with pay had
been denied him by the Public
Printer under provisions of the
economy act. The court said:
"He puts his case ultimately
on the proposition that his
leave with pay from the Govern.
men einting Office is a prop
erty right, which Congress can
neither take away, reduce nor
suspend without compensation,
after it has once accrued under
preexiSting statutes, regulations
and practice"
Citing a number of prior deci-
sions, the appellate court pointed
out that there is no property right
in a public office and added:
eff the office itself is not a
cOntractual property right, but
a revOcable privilege, leave of
absence from the office can be
no more, and since the intention
Of Congress to suspend such
leave in this instance and, later,
to restore it on stated condi-
tons. is plainly expressed, it is
clearly binding upon the Public
Printer and the courts"
AN INTERNAL MATTER
With the statement that the
Judiciary has no supervising
power in administrative depart,
ments proceedings, the court, in
effect. held that such proceedings
are internal matters for settle
ment between the Government
employers and employees alone.
The Public Printer was repre-
sented by United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garrett and his assist.
ant, John J. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
{, D. P. DUE.
To CAIN 80
IN HOUSE
Administration Forces Expect
to Retain Big Lead and Add
Five Senate Members
BY EARL GOODWIN

The SeVenty-fOurth congress,
by which the New Deal will live
or die, will be elected tomorrow,
and apparently the voters OF the
United States are on their way to
give President Roosevelt a rouslng
hand in the way of another
overwhelming Democratic major
ity.
The Senate is expected to
show gain of five Democrats.
which will mean IS Democrats.
80 Republicans and one Farmer
Laborite.
The House of Representa-
tives, now holding sturdy little
band of 112 Republicans out
of 435 seats. is expected to gain
no more than 80 Republicans.
which would make the score l42
Republicans to 293 Democrats,
among whom would possibly be
a few half-breeds of the Social
ist-Democrat, RepublicanDemo-
crat stripe, so common in two
or three States this year.
G. o. p. Sees Surprise
The Republican managers are
boldly predicting a surprise,
meaning a larger swingback than
appears to be in process; Repub-
Leans are claiming for publicity
purposes that they will have 172
seats in the next House. If so,
they will have acted normally.
If the expected happens, it will
be the smallest swing back the
old G. O.. P. has experienced
since it was organized in Abra-
ham Lincolns young days. The
average comeback in a nidterm
election has been so seats.
The outcome of this election is
important to the Republican
Parry and to the Democratic
Party. Tremendous strength in
some of the Unreasonable under
currents may mean formation OF
new political groups within the
next two years. In any event,
just how serious small gain will
be to the Republicans can be
measured by the Republicans
own statements. When the Re-
publican national committee was
reorganizet last June, leaders
said that net recovery of less
than so seats in Congress would
not be a Republican reputation
Of President RooSevelt's New
Deal They called for so addi-
tional seats. Watch the score;
if the Republicans add up to 172
seats, they have won a victory in
their opinion.
Two G. o. p. Seats Sure
Only two Republicans are sure
to return to the next Senate.
Senator Hale CRD already
through by a handful Of
votes in Maine and Senator
Hiram johnson in California has
the Endorsement of Republicans,
Democrats, Progressives and the
new Commonwealth party.
Democrats claim with some as
CONTINUED on Page II, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Rogers
Says:

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Nov.
5.-The radio God bless it, just
tells us that Sir KingsfOrd
Smith finished his wonderful
flight. And it Is one of the
outstanding ones of history.
Great plotting, perfect navi-
CATION, and America gets in on
it too. for he had a real plane.
And he got here at the right
time, it takes peoples minds in
California off this election.
They were getting entirely too
serious. They think this cleo
ton is making history when as
a matter of fact its only mark.
ing time.
1 am pretty sore today. Am
looking for the ones that re-
minded me that IS years ago
yesterday at OOlagh, Indian Ter
ritOry, on November 4, 1879,
a boy baby was born. Well, any.
how played game of polo and
rOped calves all day, so there Ii
life In the old nag yet.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
C|T|ZENSPLAN
V|G|LANTE
GROUPS
10000 to Lead War on D. c.
Crime; Campaign Starts
Tonight at Meeting

Shocked by the murder Of
Allen B. Wilson and the inability
of police to solve the crime, de
spite almost two weeks work or
the case, the citizenry of the Dis
trict today opened a concerted
campaign to end the reign Of
crime in the Capital.
Citizens associations, repre-
senting 10000 washington resi-
dents, are meeting tonight tc
name vigilante committees who
will work with police in driving
the underworld from the District
Formation of these vigilante
groups was urged at the annual
meeting of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations Saturday
night. The Federation will name
its own committee.
Starting At Once
The federation urged increased
fines for gambling and vice
voiced opposition to a proposal to
legalize gambling and debated
various solutions for the solution
of the crime problem.
The permanent committee on
criminal justice, authorized at a
mass meeting at stlle Mayflower
Hotel last week, will be sum-
moned late this afternoon for it's
first meeting to map out a cam.
paign. and start probe of crinli.
nal conditions in the District.
And as these movements were
in progress, the end of the second
week since Mr.. Wilson was shot
down in cold blood. an innocent
victim of the gambling war, saw
police still without a solution of
the case.
A search for members Of the
Tri-State gang failed. and Wash.
ington and Baltimore detectives
working on the case spent yester.
day in Takoma Park, where Mr..
Wilson was shot in front of the
home of Mickey" Mcdonald,
local sporting character.
Churches in Fight
Police assert that M Wilson
was shot down by mistake for
Mcdonald as part of tn, gambling
war which has been raging here
for months. and had already
claimed two lives when Mr.. Wilson
fell before the blast of fire.
Mcdonald has been grilled by
authorities, but insists he does not
know who would be attempting to
take his life detectives said.
Churches of the District yester.
day joined in the campaign against
crime.
Pointing to the murder of Mr..
Wilson, the Rev. DR.. Joseph Sizoo
of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church declared it was a
direct result of the gambline evil
and urged his pariShioners to join
in the fight to drive crime out.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Police Seize Two
In $4,000 HOldup

PITTSBURGH, Nov. S 0.N.SD.
Held as suspects in the $4,000
robbery of registered mail at But
Ter, Pa, August "a, Charles Barry,
%, and William j. Feeney, So,
both of Youngstown, Ohio, today
were to be placed in a police
"stand up" in an effort to have
them identified by witnesses to
the robbery and by the driver Of
the mail truck.
A woman, who gave her name
as Florence McNulty. 20, of Nor
wood, Pa, was arrested with them.
Arraigned in Morals Court, both
men absolved her. They likewise
denied any part in the mail-truCK
robbery.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Clothing Firm
Workers on Strike

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Nov 5
Q.N.S0 While their dispute
with company officials waited &C.
ton of the National Labor Re.
latlons Board at Washington,
union employees of the Kaynee
Company. here, one of the larg.
est manufacturers of boys cloth.
ing in the country. went out on
strike today.
The plant employs approx
mately 700 persons. Officials of
the union, the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America de.
clared all but 80 of the employees
joined the walkout,
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
DE M0CRATS SEE EASY VICTORY
DaHs
Vote To Be
Opposed

NEW YORK, Nov. S G.NS)
without mentioning the name of
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali, Nata'
lie Couch, Republican candidate
for Congressman-at-Large from
New York, today threatened in a
telegram to Mrs. Franklin D,
Roosevelt at Hyde Park that any
attempt by the Presidents daugh-
ter to vote tomorrow would be
challenged. The telegram read:
81 am sending this telegram
to you as matrOn of the White
House and as an active par
ticipant in the Democratic cam
paign against my candidacy
for Representative in Congress
from the State of New York.
81 am informed that a men,
Der of your household, on or
about June II, last, established
legal residence in the State of
Nevada for personal reasons in
which 1 have no interest.
II am further informed that
the same member of your
household has, within recent
date, obtained an absentee
ballot in Hyde Park, N. Y, for
the purpose of voting in the
forthcoming election. If that
is true, am vitality interested.
II cali your attention to Sec
ton $50, of Article !, of the
election law. and to Sections
1920 and 1888 of Article 1873,
Chapter Al, of the penal law.
II shall see that such a vote
IS challenged for the purpose. Of
preserving an honest ballot. '''1
(Signed) NATALIE COUCH"
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Mary PiCkfOrd Mum
On Reconciliation

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 O.N.SD.
Mary and Doug are "the best of
friends" but Everything is Just
as it has been" as far as the
Pickford- Fairbanks divorce action
is concerned.
Miss Pickford, here for a
stay of several weeks, was cor
nered by a reporter. Questioned
about a possible reconciliation
with her husband, she said:
Douglas and l are the best
of friends and tremendously
interested in each other. He
has just finished a grand pic.
ture. get a great thrill out
Of his work and / am sure he
is interested in everything 1 do"
But have you made up?"
"The divorce action is sup
posed to reach trial the first
Of the year."
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Fixing of Milk Price
Upheld by High Court

been before the high court. In
q decision last year, the court
held that a grocer could be fined
for selling milk below the fixed
price.
The neJ case arose when Hege-
man Farms Corporation, diStrib-
uting milk in New York City,
sought an injunction to prevent
revocation of its license on the
ground that it had paid farmers
less than the specified price of
about five cents a quart for milk.
The company contended that it
could not raise it's price to con-
sumers in New York City enough
to enable it to pay the price to
farmers and still make q profit.
1t retailed milk at nine. cents.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Blood Trail Leads.
Police to Suspect

A trail of blood led police to-
day to an alleged shoe thief who
a few minutes earlier is said to
have kicked in the show window
of a shoe store in the 100 block
of Florida Ave. N. w.
The trail led police to New
Jersey Avenue and @ Street
Northwest where they found
James Briggs, 81, colored, suffer
ing a badly cut left ankle. He
was taken to Gallinger Hospital
and ordered held for investiga-
ton.
The manager of the shoe store
told police only one pair of shoes,
valued at $3.50, had been stolen.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
GLORIA HEARING
POSTPONED

NEW YORK, Nov. S G.N.So.
Another respite came for Gloria
Morgan Vanderbilt today in her
fight for her 1O-year-old daughter,
Gloria.
On the witness stand in SUI
preme Court for less than five min
utes of cross-examination, Justice
John F. Carew adjourned the
hearing at the start of its sixth
week until 2 p. m. Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
HAUPTMANN,
COUNSEL SEE
NEW HOPE
Reilly Confab Awaited BY
Prisoner; Defense Ayers
Third Degree Beating

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 UN.S0.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
to confer this afternoon with his
new chief of counsel, Edward j.
Reilly, Brooklyn criminal lawyer,
who left for Pennington, N. j.,
where the alleged slayer of the
Lindbergh baby is held in jail
awaiting trial.
Prior to the Jail conference, Mr..
Reilly was to meet Attorney Gen.
eral David T. Wilentz in the lat
ter's home at Perth Amboy, N. j.
While New Jersey was engaged
in strong efforts to locate several
associates of Hauptmann who are
believed to have been contacted
in New York hotels by John
Hughes Curtiss, hoax man of the
Lindbergh kidnapping, the revival
lied Hauptmann defense corps
planned to deliver three stunning
blows to the prosecution.
v.sJlstice Thomas w. Trenchard,
veteran New Jersey jurist, before
whom Hauptmann will go on trial
for his life on January 2, will be
asked to compel the State to am.
plify its present vague" indict-
ment against Hauptmann, to say
definitely whether it charges fel.
ony, murder or premeditated
murder.
Third Degree Charged
Defense attorneys also will ask
for immediate return of all money
and securities in Mrs. Haupt-
mann's name now tied up by the
New Jersey authorities.
Third, perhaps most impor-
tant, the defense will move for
immediate investigation of charges
it is prepared to make that Haupt-
mann was brutally beaten with a
hammer and other weapons after
his arrest
Mr.. Reilly and his assistant,
Lloyd Fisher, made no effort to
conceal their glee over the feverish
activity of the State in attempting
to run down several Hauptmann
associates who are belived to have
conferred with Curtiss, the Norfolk
shipbuilder, in New York hotels.
Conferred In N. Y.
Though branded a hoax, Cur.
tiSs' negotiations resulted in his
conviction for obstructing justice
by knowing and shielding" the
kidnapers. He held several con-
ferences in hotels here after Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh asked him
to negotiate with the ransom
seekers. One of these hotels, it
was learned, was headquarters for
Isidor Fisch, from whom Haupt-
mann maintains he unknoWingly
obtained $4,000 of the ransom
money found in his garage.
The judge at Curtiss' trial
charged the jury TO acqmt MIN II
it did not believe he had con-
tacted the actual kidnapers. The
State maintained he had, and his
conviction was on that basis.
Now the State in the Hauptmann
case hopes to prove that Haupt.
mann alone received the ransom.
Defense attorneys pointed OUT
that the States contention in the
CurtiSs case would be boomerang
in the HaQptmann trial.
Hauptmann had no visitors
Sunday. His only diversions were
listening from his cell to a
religious service in the Jail and
reading. His wife, almost a daily
visitor, was in New York.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
3 Dead, dying.
In Train Collision

CLINTON, Mass, Nov. 5
GN.S) Trapped in the wreck
age of two overturned locomo-
tlveS, three railroad men met
death in clouds of live steam to-
day. A fourth man was prob
ably fatally injured. Two others
were rescued from the wreckage.
The dead: Engineer C. S. Wins
low, Brakeman A. G. Colby, and
Fireman A. T. Moore, all of the
freight train. Engineer w. J.
Moore. of Clinton. was taken to
the hospital in a dying condition.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Freight Rate Case
In Supreme Court
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
The Supreme Court was to
hear argument today in the ap-
peal Of Empire Sheet and Tin
Plate Company, to sustain an
order of the Ohio Public Utilities
Commission reducing the freight
rate on coal between the Cam
bridge (Ohio) district and Mans
field, from $1.76 to $1.51. The
case came before the court on
rehearing of this portion of last
years decision in the Ohio coal
rate case.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
WiertOn Defense
Pushing to Close

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov.
1.N.S0.-Counsel for the Weir
ton Steel Company today hoped
to close Wednesday in the Fed,
eral Court trial in which the
Government charges violation of
labor provisions of the MIRA.
John Weaver. employe-repre-
sentative in the company union,
testified that by nominating
representatives under The lin
side" union plan, the workers
gave their approval of the plan
itself.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Plan Is Suggested
In Boundary Row
BY International News Service

Recommendation for settlement
of a boundary dispute between
Michigan and Wisconsin in the
Green Bay section were submit
ted to the Supreme Court today
by Frederick Faville, of Des
Moines. Mr.. Faville recommended
that the Green Bay boundary Sec
ton between the two States be a
line from the middle of Lake
Michigan opposite the center of
Rock Island Passage, and then in
a westerly direction through the
center, then along the bend navig
able course to the mouth of the
Menominee River.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Piccards' Flight
Short of Record
BY International News Service

Professor and Mrs. Jean Pic
card, shakespeare balloonists,
reached an official altitude of
57,579 feet on their recent as
cension. the National Aeronautic
Association announced today.
This mark was considerably
lower than the worlds record Of
61,236 feet, held by Settle and
Fordnev.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
Mrs. G. F. Richards,
News Writer, Dies
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Mrs. George F. Richards, cor
respondent for Worcester Mass.)
and other New England news
papers, died at Exeter, N. H., last
night, according to word received
by friends here. She became a
member of the congressional
press galleries in 1911.
The Washington times., 1934-11-05
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy, probably light rain tonight.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1934-11-05

Full Weather RepC
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-21
JOHNSON DESCRIBED
AS ACE BUREAUCRAT
Minneapolis Attorney Attacks
NRA Before kiWanians at
District Meet

st. Paul, Aug. 21.-tP-Frederick M.
Stinchfield. Minneapolis attorney. de-
scribed General Hugh Johnson, NRA
administrator, as the "bureaucrat's
r,ost perfect representative" In a talk
Tuesday before the annual conven-
ton Of the Kiwanis International. dis
trict Of the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Speaking on vanishing Democ-
r.cy," he attributed it to the growth
Of bureaucracy. He also criticized the
NRA in this connection.
AS an indication Of our national
condition, what I would call to your
attention Is the growth of our
bureaucracy" he said. "And with the
growth Of the bureaucracy, the growth
Of the use OF arbitrary power, the
constant destruction OF the basic
theory Of our liberties.
1.-THE bureaucrat knows all there is
to be known The bureaucrat believes
he can make the law better than any
body else; he Is better able to enforce
it.; no one can or ought to have the
right to interpret It; and all COM
plants Of individuals should be made
to him. The bureaucrat's most perfect
representative is undoubtedly General
Hugh Johnson of MIRA
Stinchfield also criticized Governor
Olson for his declaration Of military
rule In the Minneapolis truck drivers
strike.
At Tuesdays session of the Kiwanis
convention. Karl E. Mundt. Madison,
IS D., district governor, gave his an
nEal message, as did seven deputy dis
trict governors. Reports were received
from other officers. including r.
Armistead Grady, Duluth, district
secretary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-21
HOLT TO PULL FOR
new DEAL IN STATE
Sees Need for Congressman
Who Will Be in Sympathy
With Administration

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug 2l.-(P)-
President Rooscvelt's recent visit to
North Dakota Impressed upon q
great many North Dakota citizens the
necessity of sending congressman to
Washington who are In sympathy
with the administration" Henry Holt
Democratic nominee for United States
senator, said Tuesday In statement
outlining his fall campaign plans.
He announced his intention to ex-
plain and clarity the New Deal, es-
pecially as it relates to North Da-
kota. and to promise. II elected. to
cooperate with the administration so
that North Dakota will receive more
favorable consideration than 1t has In
the past.
1T should not be necessary for me
to explain that I will naturally be
wholeheartedly behind President
Roosevelt Holt said, but Judging by
the number of letters have received
it IS apparent that many North Da-
kotans are under the impression that,
il elected, would pattern my coop
Grafton with the president after the
performances Of some Of our sena-
tors and congressman in the past.
The New Deal means everything
to North Dakota. Its success nation
ally and here in this state demands
the utmost cooperation Of both DEM
ocrats and Republicans. This is not
time for partisanship as the president
has clearly indicated both by word
and action II America Is to work
itself out Of the present economic
morass. its citizens must pull to-
gether.'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-21
Fear Forest Fires
Will Destroy Town

Spokane, WASH, Aug. 2l.-tR-Up-
on the vagaries Of the wind Tuesday
rested the fate Of Tiny Avery, Idaho.
at whose limits a raging forest fire
licked while nearly 500 fighters bat
tied stubbornly to check 1t.
After the flames had roared over
nearly 1000 acres during the day, the
fighters blocked the blaze's forward
progress with trenches late Monday
night. Scores Of forest service pumps
sprayed water over buildings near
est the leaping flames. Foresters said
a slight breeze would sweep the forest
fire over the town.
In other sections Of Idaho, Montana,
Washington and British Columbia
discouraging reports came from fronts
where nearly 10000 fighters were
waging . battle against fire.
In the Boise national forest, where
10000 acres were burned over Satur-
day and Sunday, the wind sent the
blaze back over the scorched area and
the remaining timber was destroyed.
| Three new fires broke out on the
Cabinet forest Of western Montana
and two Of them developed speedily
into major blazeS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-21
Pneumonia Vaccine
To Get Final Test

Philadelphia, Aug. 2l.-tR)-A vac
cine to prevent pneumonia will un-
dergo its final test-human inocu-
lation-during the next three months.
It will take that long for the series
Of experiments DR.. John A. Kolmer,
Temple University professor who
claims It's discovery along with vac
cine preventative for infantile paraly-
sis, is planning to demonstrate its
effectiveness.
Just who his human "test tubes"
will be, Dolor Kolmer did not say.
except that they will be volunteers"
and that the experiments viii be "ex-
tensive."
The vaccine has already been tried
to limited degree on humans with
. great degree Of success" the pro-
lessor declares, and has been COM
pletely successful In incubation Of
monkeys, dogs and rabbits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-21

be discussed at q conference Of coun-
ty superintendent Of schools to be
held here Thursday and Friday. 1t was
announced by the state department
of public instruction.
Problems In secondary education.
certification, adult education. and
those arising in connection with the
civilian conservation corps camps
and the federal emergency relief ad-
ministration are scheduled for con-
Sideration.
Among the speakers will be Z. A.
Wilson, state relief administrator;
Lillian e. Cook, director of the state
library commission; Helen Kateu, d.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-21
New Orleans Awaits
Longs Opening Salvo

New Orleans, Aug. 81. - New
Orleans stood by expectantly Tuesday
waiting for the opening salvo in Sen.
stor Huey Longs new campaign
against his bitter political foe, Mayor
T. Semmes Walmsley.
Longs threat to rip the city gov
eminent wide open with exposure Of
vice and gambling" hung over the
city like q dark cloud.
Politicians Of Mayor Walmsley's city
machine, In violent conflict with
Longs state organization, adopted q
policy Of watchful waiting buttressed
By an army Of special policemen in
array aginst Longs national guards
men.