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Evening star., 1935-01-13
NEW DEPARTMENT
OF SECURITY SEEN.
Coordination of Several Old
and New Agencies May
Create Cabinet Post.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fIeSs.
President Roosevelt was disclosed
yesterday to be considering the estab-
lishment of a co-ordinated agency to
handle virtually all social security and
relief work
Whether the agency would take the
form of a division under an existing
department, or be raised to the status
of a separate department., whose head
would be a member of the cabinet,
remained to be decided.
Many officials felt the Emergency
Relief Administration should form the
nucleus of the new agency and that
Harry Hopkins should remain as its
head. Others said Miss Josephine
Roche of Colorado, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, was a likely Sc
lection. She has long been an inter-
ested and keen student Of public
welfare work.
Might Absorb Agencies.
Into the new agency. officials said.
there might be woven the existing
Public Health Service, under the
Treasury, and the Children's Bureau,
now in the Labor Department.
These persons, who have watched
the social security program since its
inception, argued that administration
of unemployment insurance, old-age
pensions, aid for dependent children
and health aid, all points of the New
Deal security program, would fit natu-
rally into one agency.
BY utilizing existing relief ma
chinery, they contended, no new bu-
reau would be created. and a drawing
of the Children'S Bureau and the
Public Health Service into the unit
would fit into the Presidents CO.
ordination plans.
Recommendation Undecided.
Whether President Roosevelt would
recommend the step in his next weeks
message to Congress was said to be
undecided as yet.
The impression spread at the Capi.
tol that Mr.. Roosevelt would leave the
determination of many phases Of the
program to Congress. Among the
points that might fall into this cate
CORY were the amount of the pay roll
tax to be levied for unemployment
insurance and whether 1t should be
financed wholly by employers.
While the unemployment insurance
bill was pointed along the same gen.
eral lines as that of last year. except
that the Federal Government would
handle the central fund, few details
were available regarding other phases
For old-age pensions, most persons
familiar with the progress of the pro-
gram felt $50 month might be sug-
gested. Forty dollars has been re-
ported. but this was described as toe
high.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
BITTER CAMPAIGN ENDS.
Gala Spirit Pervades Basin on Eve Of
BallOting.

Copyright, 1895, by the Associated Press.)
SAARBRUECKEN, Saar Ba sin Ter
ritory, January IA ding dong
rough-and-tumble campaign, in which
Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime were
the main issue, at an end. the Saar
tomorrow will choose its future ma
tional allegiance.
The plebiscite. the last of IL issuing
from the World War, will be held
exactly Is years and days after
the treaty of Versailles went into ef-
feet.
Experts call it by far the most i'm
portant consultation Of public opin-
ion resulting from the late Woodrow
Wilson's famous doctrine that all
peoples have the right to decide as
to the rule under which they wish
to live.
Through Wilson, 1t was recalled.
the United States Is responsible for
giving the 100000 residents of this
rich industrial region their oppor-
tunity to choose between continuance
of League Of Nations government. re-
union with Germany or union with
France.
543,323 Voters Qualified.
On those three issues the Saar's
543,323 qualified voters-qualified be-
cause they lived in the Saar the day
the Versailles treaty was signed-to-
morrow will express their composite
opinion. while heavy detachments OF
international and Saar police and
gendarmes stand guard, and the $500
troops of the Leagues first interna-
tional army watchfully wait.
With the voting less than IL hours
away, unbiased observers tonight
gave Germany an edge OH the ballot
ing.
1T is hardly conceivable" plebiscite
experts said, that the anti-Nazis can
swing SO per cent Of this profoundly
patriotic German population"
To swell the ranks of those voting
for Germany were $4,000 Saarland-
erS residing abroad. Germany sent
$4,000 OF them, in special trains that
rolled into the Saar yesterday and
today. The rest came from widely
Continued OH Page 4. Column %
Evening star., 1935-01-13
MAIL CONTRACTS
REVISION URGED
Longer Terms for Air Car.
riers and Ocean SubSi-
dies Recommended.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A wide-grounded revision Of the
present method of handling air and
ocean mail contracts has been recon-
mended to President Roosevelt.
From high official quarters word
came that proposals had been brought
forward to:
Change airmail contracts from a
one to two or three year basis. with
a new transportation commission to
determine when rates should be
changed.
Grant outright subsidies to ocean
carriers instead of the present SUBJ
ventionS through mail contracts, with
the new commission TO determine the
basis and the amount of the SUBJ
sides.
Department Proposal.
The first proposal came from the
Post ONCE Department. 1t was tied
in with a report of transportation
policy committee. The second came
from an interdepartmental committee
on ocean mail-carrying policy and was
linked with extensive hearings by the
Post Office Department.
For airmail the department planned
to recommend that contracts be let
for two or three years after bidding
that would fix the maximum amount
to be paid under contracts.
Post once Department officials said
they now regarded airmail contracts
as an indirect form Of subsidy. but
that they would not recommend q
change in this policy because they
claim it will be but short time be-
fore the lines become self-s,lstaining
This was the rule they applied tC
domestic airlines. On proposals fol
transoceanic lines, they felt differ
emily. They expressed belief that d
fiat, direct subsidy might be the best
manner to approach this question.
Merchant Marine Report.
The merchant marine report, now
before the President, was said to rec
ommend the substitution of direct
subsidy for the present form Of airmail
contracts. Decision ON what lines
should receive the subsidy, the amount
of the gift and the regulations that
should govern it would be left to the
new Transportation Commission.
The majority opinion of the COM
mittee that made the study was that
only one line between the same ports
should be subsidized and that 1t be
stipulated lines granted subsidies keep
their ships as efficient as those of any
other nations.
Plans to put through the airmail
legislation on the law books are being
made by Chairman Mead, Democrat
OF New York, Of the House Post Once
Committee. He said he did not ex-
,,ect transoceanic service to begin this
year. In this opinion he was at va
rance with Post Office officials. Plans
for both transatlantic and trans
Pacific and Alaskan service are far
advanced.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

copyright. 1885, by the Associated PressJ
OAKLAND, Calf. January IL
Amelia Earhart Putnam. ocean-con-
uuering aviatriX, flashed into Oakland
today to complete the first solo flight
ever made between Hawaii and Cali
fornia-and hastily combed her tousled
blond hair before turning to face
. madly cheering crowd.
I'm tired" said the famous holder
of many aviation records as she
popped her head out of the cockpit.
saw the crowd and reached for her
comb.
The wheels of her swift red mono
plane touched dry land at l:3l pm.
(4:31 pm, Eastern standard t;me),
Just 1S hours and 16 minutes after
her exciting take-off from Wheeler
Field, Is miles out of Honolulu, and
24o0 miles from Oakland. Two hours
after landing she went to bed in an
Oakland hotel.
Fought Weather.
Not satisfied with two aerial trips
across the Atlantic and host of other
aviation honors. the 36-year-old flyer
challenged the Pacific as has no other
man or woman She came through
only after fighting variety of weather
and giving California watchers an un-
easy three hours during which her
position was not known.
ut was worse than the Atlantic
flight" she said. There was no pur-
pose or reason for it.
Miss Earhart was examined by a
physician and nurse and was ordered
to rest, and there was little possibility
Of her continuing on to Chicago or
Washington, D. c., as she had con-
eidered
Airport attendants said she left in
structions not to refuel her plane.
Weather conditions to the East were
reported unfavorable.
II had enough fuel in my tanks to
have lasted another two hours" Miss
Earhart went on, in contrast to the
statement of Lieut.. Comdr. Clarence
Williams indicating her supply was
due to be exhausted about the time
she landed.
Coast Cities in Suspense.
cities had been awaiting her and
when she swooped down on the air
port she took the crowd of 5000 by
surprise.
A mighty cheer arose. The crowd
surged toward the plane and stopped
little short of it's whirring propeller
blades
Attendants pushed her plane into
hanger and closed the doors against
the admiring crowd, but only after
many had succeeded in grasping her
hand and shouting words of praise
at her.
Someone mentioned that she had
not been heard from for consider
able time before landing: that there
were reports she was battling fog, had
strayed from her course; that her
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1935-01-13
RULING ON GOLD
CAUSES ESCONCERN
Congress Prepared for Quick
Action in Case of Ad.
verse Decision.
Quick congressional action to escape

Quick congressional action to escape
have called possible chaos" was pro-
jected yesterday as likelihood should
the Supreme Court oyerturn the
Roosevelt monetary program in the
gold clause" cases, according to the
Associated Press.
Some-and they were not confined
to those who merely speculate upon
such problemS-held that, regardless
of the forthcoming verdict. the Treas
ury could make no change in its pres
ent method OF redeeming maturing
Government bonds until Congress SO
ordered
Even though . probable month Of
suspense remains before the nine high
justices hand down their decision. q
gold tinge was given to much Of the
news Of the day. In Wall Street
prices declined sharply, but later stiff
fened. There was a rush of gold
clause" bond buying. but the bond
market generally was irregular. Grains
again slumped. but recovered.
Expect Favorable Decision.
Although officials would say Moth
ing and privately expressed confidence
that the court would decide in favor
OF the Government. the subject Was
gone into on Capitol Hill. especially
among the inhationist bloc, and in ad-
miniStratiOn quarters, as well.
A decision against the Government
would mean, in short, that gold bonds
and contracts would be worth-in
present devaluated currency-l69 per
cent of their face value. The result
would be 10 increase the outstanding
public and private debt from around
sl0O 900 900 900 to $4,000 900 900.
The courts ruling is TO turn upon
the constitutionality of congressional
resolution declaring invalid the clause
of most contracts guaranteeing pay
ment on demand in stipulated guam
tity OF gold or in the equivalent Of that
amount of gold.
Congress. through the President.
ordered the amount of gold in 81
reduced by 4094 per cent, and the
Treasury has been meeting gold bond
redemptions with ST. of the devalu-
ated currency for each dollar Of the
bonds face value.
Alternatives Suggested.
None among Washington officials
would say that should the court de-
eide adversely the Treasury would at
once start paying Sl.69 for every
dollar Of gold bonds. Physically, the
actual supply of currency would not
be great enough. The consensus was
that some Offsetting action would
at once be taken.
Various alternatives have been spec
ulated upon. In Greenville. S. c..
Representative McSwain said he
thought it likely q constitutional con-
vention would be called. He pointed
out that the Constitution gives the
power to call a convention, adding
that the matter could be handled
in the minimum time, possibly 80
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 70
Evening star., 1935-01-13
WARNER DENIES CHARGE
Film President Welcomes Court
Test of Indictment.

NEW YORK, January IL P.-Har-
ry M. Warner, president of Warner
Brothers Pictures, Inc, indicted by a
Federal grand jury in st. Louis for
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law. said today the Warner companies
were innocent" Of the charges.
1--WE have done nothing but con-
duct our business in fair and honest
manner" he said. I'VE are sure that
the charges are groundless and vel
come an opportunity to test the mat
ter in court"
Evening star., 1935-01-13
FIRE DESTROYS CRUISER
$31 900 Boat Owned by Chicagoan
Is Almost Total Loss.

MIAMI, Fla, January IL R.-
Flames virtually destroyed the $3l 900
cabin cruiser Stowaway Of James H.
Pace. Chicago real estate broker, in
Biscayne Bay here today. and an ex-
plosion of gasoline collected in the
bilge was blamed.
c. L. Pace. brother Of the owner,
and a Miamian, c. o. Revel, were
aboard, but escaped.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
DEMOCRATS BEGIN
PATRONAGE WAR
Mitchell of Tennessee Sees
Bitter Fight to Gain
More Jobs.
BY the Associated Press.


Democrats. dissatisfied with the pa
tronage situation, yesterday began a
move to force action for more party
jobs.
The. leaders in the neo-revolt in
clude Representative McFarlane of
Texas and Representative Mitchell Of
Tennessee, who has introduced reso-
luton calling for an investigation.
The group 1t provides for would in
luire into nepotism and also determine
how many Republicans are occupying
jobs that might be given to Demo-
Gratis.
McFarlane said yesterday petition
would be circulated, If necessary. to
force the calling of the House Demo-
Gratis into caucus to consider the Situa-
ton.
Bitter Fight Forecast.
A meeting similar to that McFar-
lane has in mind was called last year
and a special committee resulted. 1t
failed to report and both its chair
man, Lozier Of Missouri, and the most
vigorous member, Carpenter of Ne
braska, failed to return.
THE members are more belligerent
this year, and we will keep up the
fight to the end" Mitchell said.
Secretary Ickes and Harry Hopkins,
relief administrator, are still targets
of the patronage dissidents. McFar-
lane said other high party officials
had failed to give the Democrats their
dues.
North "Hard Hit"
'There will be a petition circulated
for patronage caucus" the Texan
said. Il don't know by whom, but If
no one else does it, I am willing to,
although personally I do not have a
whole lot of kick coming. It is the
North and Middle West that has been
hit the hardest. While I haven't got
any patronage to speak of, the way
the members from that section talk,
they haven't even been considered
out there"
II think" Mitchell said, "there are
too many Republicans holding jobs.
They ought not to expect places under
the mandate Of the people. To the
victor belongs the spoils.' In my Sec
tion the Democrats generally feel dis
appointed-and I certainly have been
disappointed"
The Democrats have q regular
standing patronage committee, but its
appointment this Congress has been
delayed.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
GUNMEN SLAY GIRL
Texas Victims Companion in Auto
Shot and Wounded,

DALLAS, Tex. January IL R.-
Peggy Dutton. 20. was shot to death.
and the man riding with her was
wounded today by two unidentified
gunmen who jumped on the running
boards of their car and opened fire.
The girls companion. George Ennis,
was shot in the left shoulder.
Ennis told police he had never seen
the gunmen before and could think
of no reason why any one would shoot
him or the girl. Detectives said Ennis
and the girl had been rooming at the
same house here since Saturday.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
The New Automobiles

Turn tc The section today for the
and the views regarding 1885 model automobeS Of
and motoring with DESCRIPTION
outstanding and distinctive features
n bodies.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

As a place to prepare for flight.
Hawaii has one serious drawback.
1t is so altogether delightful one hates
to leave it. But Thursday night l
felt that the plane. my Lockheed
Vega, was ready and its pilot in con-
dition. Then Lieut.. Stephens. who
was very helpful, announced that Fri
days weather map would be as favor
able as We might reasonably expect.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
Miss Earhart's Story
of Her Flight
BY AMELIA EARHART.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


January (NANA)-The flight from Honolulu
anything aeronaucal
portion OF the PACING
~ succeeds little plainly the pathway over which
for distance flights
primarily equipment
handled Manz Of Burbank Cf whom belongs
this
win do it
Evening star., 1935-01-13

So yesterday afternoon rested while
the men at the field loaded about 500
gallons of gasoline into the tanks.
Then came a final check of weather
reports and storing of articles needed
on the flight. BY l o'clock l was
ready. This final preparation was ac-
complished very cautiously. l wanted
to escape the fuss and crowds Of
(Continued on Page 5. Column IL
Evening star., 1935-01-13
Ordered to Bed
by Physician
on Arrival.
CROWDS KEPT
In SUSPENSE
Denies Plane Lost.
but Went South
of Course.

WirephotoS from Oakland sho1C-
inc Miss Earhart's landing yes
terddy-Page As.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
WEATHER.

~. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Cloudy with slowly rising temperature.
followed by rain this afternoon or tonight;
much colder tomorrow night. Tempera-
tures-Highest, Al, at 4 pm. yesterday;
lowest, "a at 8 am. yesterday. Full re-
port on page A-9.
, 1935-08-23
W. rld
Al Glance
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. q. - Some OF
the New Deal money is coming back
to fight the New Deal. That Is the
Interpretation financial wiseacres
place on this:
AAA benefits have permitted per-
sons in the farm region to buy auto
mobiles. General Motors has profit
ed. General Motors has declared an
extra dividend. The du Points are
the heaviest stockholders In General
Motors. The du Points, therefore,
are the greatest beneficiaries Of in
creased General Motors earnings.
And the du Points are the chief back
ers Of the American Liberty league,
nj OF the most bitter antagonists Of
President Roosevelt and his New
Deal
Anti-F. ID. Strategy
Letters are being received by lead
ing industrialists from q group Of
nnti-RooSevelt ~strategists. The let
terS say that 1t would be wise TO or
ganize conservative Democrats and
have them select q candidate for
president In opposition 70 President
Roosevelt. This plan, the letter says
has the advantage Of splitting the
Democratic vote, which still is be-
lieved to be greater than the repub-
hcan vote. nationally.
IAN III Wind $50"
The Fish people are smiling.
Increasing meat prices and spread
ing Of boycotts against meat pur-
chases have increased fish business.
A few years ago, when meat was
low in price, the fish business scrap
ed the bottom in earnings.
Some meat counters in chain stores
now are largely fish counters.
Democratic Fear
There are runners that President
Roosevelt plans TO hold a parley Of
large employers and labor leaders in
order 70 stabilize wages and working
conditions.
An economic breakdown prior to
the election would be disastrous to
the president.
Democrats fear some large EN-
ployers may cut wages In an endeav-
or TO swing the election to the re-
publicars. Democrats say they have
had to contend with that for years.
Employers, on the other hand.
while largely opposed to President
R~ooSevelt's policies, say that high
wages are making high costs. Word
has been going around freely that
NRA wages would be dropped when
congress adjourned.
The only bill that would prevent
such action, to a degree, is the one
that would impose MIRA conditions
on government contractors or any
body selling anything to the govern
met. That is being fought, and may
die.
Where To Invest?
Bank credits and sums on deposit
mount higher and higher. But capt.
, 1935-08-23

hiding.
Large sums undoubtedly have been
made by persons on securities and
real estate in the past two years
but the bulk Of capital has gone into
storm cellars.
, 1935-08-23

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