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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
ROOSEVELT To
HEAD RELIEF
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as to double the enlistment, bring
ing the army of young men from
the present strength of 100000
to 100000.
The President has already per.
sonally allotted 900 million dollars
of his money for this purpose.
He explained that while all pos
sible speed would be adopted, it
would necessarily take time to en-
list the extra 100000 boys and to
build the camps to house them.
The CCC money has been allotted
to last till July /, 1886.
The President made it quite
clear that as far as possible the
work projects would be so planned
as to obviate the necessity for
moving large armies of Workmen,
technicians, ETC., long distances
to be housed in specially con-
structed camps and barracks.
All work will be planned by areas
so that those at work will be
within a days bus ride of the
job.
It appears that the country
will be divided into areas; the
number of unemployed in those
areas, and their skill and ability
and experience, will be consid-
cred, so that the jobs will be
planned to fit the needs of the
workmen now out of work.
That there are tens of thou
sands of proposed projects which
must be studied, to be followed
by much elimination and selec.
ton. was also made clear by the
President. He also made it plain
that great study would be made
to put white collar" people to
work: but he said there is great
difficulty in finding jobs for
some of the specialized clerical
workers who have been out Of a
job through the depression.
November to See Peak
The original plan was to reach
the peak of this vast work-relief
program by october Of this year,
but the delay in Congress throws
it over to about the middle of
November. BY that time the
maximum Of the relief army, and
possibly all of it, will be at work,
which will end the direct pay
ment of cash to those on relief
rolls.
The idea is. according to the
President, to spend as much Of
this huge fund of money as pos
sible by July /, 1896.
The Presidents whole day is
given over to discussing spending
plans with members of his Cabi-
net and other officials. He said
he did not need to announce any
new set-up of allocating boards
etc, but could go ahead using the
money Immediately through the
existing agencies, and had no idea
when he would create or an.
nounce new agencies or commit
tees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
STUDIES
TRAFFIC LAW
REVISION
7-Point Program Drafted
As Committee Named
By Hazen Meets

Preliminary plans for revision
of Washington's traffic regula-
tons as a means of reducing the
number of accidents and deaths
and to eliminate the practice Of
fixing" tickets were discussed at
a meeting Of the newly appointed
special traffic committee today.
The committee, appointed by
District Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen, includes police officials,
judges of the Police Court and
representative of the Traffic Blu.
reau.
Pointing to the serious need
for a change in the Capitals
traffic laws, Commissioner Hazen
outlined a master plan" and an.
nounced that as soon as the COM
mittee has completed its work,
he will take the matter up at
once with the full Board of Com.
missionerS.
Among the various plans conSid.
cred at today's meeting were:
/. Establishment of magis.
trate'S court system to speed
disposition Of traffic violation
cases.
2. Abolition of the Traffic
Bureau and substitution of
plan whereby traffic officers
would work out of the precinct.
8. Compulsory mechanical in
Spection of all vehicles.
4. Revision of all parking
regulations.
S. Impounding of all vehicles
parked in such a manner as to
create a traffic hazard.
6. Making Gay walking" by
pedestrians an offense.
Z. Simplification of the legal
machinery for prosecution of
ViolatorS.
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HEADLEY, BEAN
SLATED To CO
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tiers an unfortunate casualty"
which will have to precede the
roofing out" Of Inspector Head
ley from the police department.
It was explained that District
officials do not wish further to
offend Representative Thomas j.
Blanton CD Of Texas by retiring
only one Of the two principals in
volved in the so-called gentle
mems agreement" which called for
Inspector Headley's promotion.
Damage to the morale of the
police department by the publicity
given the deal has made Inspector
Headley's retirement imperative, 1t
was said.
Reorganization of the depart
ment is further complicated by
the possibility that Assistant
Superintendent Of Police Lewis I.
H. Edwards may not be able to
continue on the force because of
physical disability.
Superintendent Edwards is now
on sick leave in an attempt to
recuperate from an extended per.
iod of i'll health.
Two Vacancies
In the event that he is not able
to return to active duty the re-
organization plans will leave two
vacancies in the position of as
sistant superintendent, one vac
ancy in the post Of inspector and
a need for the appointment of a
captain. So
Commissioner Melvin, C. Hazen
today denied that the committee
he appointed to probe police mat
tiers will act as a "whitewaSh"
unit. He said:
"Where the Ak falls. it falls"
The committee composed Of
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman, Assistant Engineering
Commissioner Howard Clark and
chairman of the liquor board
George w. Offutt, will review the
findings of the House Crime Com
mittee and of the investigation
by Superintendent Bean into
charges of a "tip-off" in the Fifth
police precinct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
Italy Accuses Britain
of DESERVING Old Allies

ROME, April 10 Q.N.S0.
. Italy'S feeling on the eve of the
Stresa conference was voiced to-
day in MesSagero, which charged
Britain with deserving the cause
of the old allied powers. The
paper said:
Zone hears mention Of British
: detection. That ID . strong
word, but it Is nevertheless GER
: tain that this sudden, unfore-
: seen attitude Of the British gov
: eminent Is q puzzle to whoever
: likes clarity"
( Messagero referred to Britain's
: unwillingneSS to take q stand in
: advance of Stresa and London's
: intimation that she would not join
"a three-power bloc against Ger
: many.
: The publication recalled the
: British White Paper on German
: tournaments issued February 3,
: saying that in connection with
!. that official statement Britain ex.
: pressed serious words on the
: spirit Of Germany, and the educa.
ton Of German youth was stated
to be q danger to peace"
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Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, April
1O.-My boss is dead. My friend
is dead.
Adolph Ochs, owner of the
great New York Times, Is the
first man that l ever wrote for,
and 1t was him personally that
got me to try it.
Think of being lucky enough
to break in at the top, for that
paper is the tops. He was a fine
friend and a fine citizen.
Then another good friend,
Warren Robbins, our minister
to Canada, is gone, too. He is
the man who took me in to see
MusSOlini. When I got the
famous castor oil interview.
He next took me in to see
the President of little San Sal
vador, when he was minister
there. A fine fellow, Warren,
and our diplomatic service will
miss him.
Copyright, 1898. by McNauEht
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
SENATE BACKS
!. SHORT-WE|GHT
WAR HERE
Savinu of Million a Year to
Buyers Predicted Under
D. C. Bill Provision

Short weight on foodstuffs in
the District came under the Sen
ate's ban today.
Saving Of approximately ST..
600, 900 a year for Washington
ians is promised by Superin-
tendent George M. Roberts, of
the District weights and measures
department, provided four addi-
tional inspectors for the depart
ment are given him in the pend
ing District appropriation bill.
More Funds Granted
Ignored when the bill went
through the House, the item was
included by the Senate. In ad-
dition to the four inspectors, the
Senate also approved a fund Of
81 900 year-an increase Of
$500-for the departments in.
veStigations of "short weights"
The bill now goes to conference
to iron out differences between
the houses.
Elated over his success before
the Senate, Superintendent Rob-
erts said:
eff 1 get these four new in
SpectOrS, 1 can save the people
of Washington about $1,O00,OOO
a year.
with the new inspectors, the
department will be enabled to
make more frequent and rigid
inspections at bakeries to see
that the bread weight law is
strictly enforced.
CHECK-UP PLANNED
SIT will enable us also to check
the weights on carload ship
ments Of commodities coming
into the District as soon as they
arrive in the freight yards, and
thereby eliminate short weights
Of these shipments"
Mr.. Roberts added he also
planned a more frequent and
rigid check-up on retail stores and
gasoline filling stations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
Alexandria Council
Scans Water Lines

ALEXANDRIA, April 10.-A
special meeting of the city coun.
Gil will be held Tuesday to dis
cuss water mains on city prop
erty with officials of the water
company.
Mayor E. C. Dawson suggested
the city borrow money from the
Government for purchase of the
power plant at q meeting last
night. The matter was deferred.
A committee of councilmen and
the city attorney, Carl Budwesky,
was appointed to investigate the
lighting rates Of the city. Report
will be made at a meeting on
April %.
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THE LATEST PORTRAIT


tigation, had admitted receiving
money from Mrs. Lyddane.
They also announced again
that his brother, John Thomas,
has never had any connection
with the case.
Meanwhile further sensation
was promised when it was learned
that Mrs. Beall is willing to
take the witness stand and reveal
for the first time all the facts
which led her to name Mrs. Lyd'
dane as correspondent in divorce
action a year ago.
Mrs. Beall, wife of q barnes
town garage owner and mother OF
three children, told a friend to-
day:
81 do not want to testify. I
do not want all these things
aired. But If I can assist in
justice being done, l am ready
to take the stand and tell the
truth"
Her story, it was learned, will
involve details of trystS in a de-
serted cemetery, with private de-
tectives hiding behind tombstones
of anonymous letterS-and of
vicious telephone calls, if she
takes the stand.
Politics to Be Aired
With a reconciliation effected,
Mrs. Beall is ready to forget the
past, she has told friends, but is
willing to cooperate with authori-
ties, who are expected to use her
testimony to establish a motive
for one of the two conspiracy
charges placed against Mrs. Lyd-
dane.
Political repercussionS of the
case will be felt throughout the
State, local observers believe.
Mrs. Lyddane, they say, has
the low down" on every person
who has held office in recent
years, through her job as
private secretary to former Sena-
tor Robert Hilton, for many
years Democratic leader Of the
county.
It was this political aspect, they
say, which led Mr.. Pugh, the
youthful States Attorney, to ap-
peal to the governor for aid.
O'Conor on "The Spot"
And Governor Nice, a Repub-
lican, has placed Attorney Gen
eral Herbert r. O'Conor, a Demo
crat, on the spot, 1t is claimed.
The attorney general, who
polled one of the largest votes
ever recorded at the last election,
is being groomed by friends for
the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination in the next election.
But through the action of the
Governor in assigning him to
take over the Lyddane case, he
will be opposed in the trial by
Senator Prescott. the Democratic
party whip.
Such a situation is apt to lead
to a breach between the two men,
endangering party harmony, local
leaders fear. On the other hand,
it was pointed out, if the attorney
general should fail in any way
in his presentation of the case,
Republicans would charge he was
derelict in his duty because Of
the politics involved.
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WAR MEASURE
BOOSTS TAXES
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tailed $3,562,sS6,OOO; for 1911? it
would have been $2,788, 491 900;
for 1927 a total of $6,709, 463 900,
and for 1923 the revenue would
have been 1882, 231, 900.
Addition of the two tax figures,
on individual income and corpo-
rate income. under the proposed
schedules, would have shown Gov
eminent revenue of $16,912,593,-
900 for the year 1923.
Naval officers denied before
the Munitions Committee today
that the department ever encour-
aged collision mong private
Shipbuilders. Rear A d m ira S
Emory S. Land and Samuel Rob
inSon were the witnesses.
BardO Story Denied
Admiral Land branded as Gin
correct in it's entirety" a conclu-
sion drawn by Clinton L. Bardo,
former president Of the New
York Shipbuilding Corporation,
that the Navy wished the private
builders to get together" to
allocate work on the 1888 1924
naval program financed with
PWA money.
The Bardo conclusion was writ
ten in a letter on June %, 1888.
Mr.. Bardo wrote:
"There was also expressed to
us by the Navy Department
that the builders themselves
should get together and agree
Is far as we could upon what
each should bid and then bid
on nothing else"
Referring to this statement,
Admiral Land said:
"NO official in authority in
the Navy Department would
make such . statement and no
such statement was made to
Mr.. BardO by any official in
authority in the Navy Depart
ment.
Prom the Navy point Of
view, the whole idea is 50 illOgi-
cal as to be foolish"
Both Admirals Land and Rob
inson assailed earlier evidence to
the effect that A. P. Homer, Wash,
ington marine architect, ever had
any inside information" as to the
Nays attitude toward the bid
ding Of private shipbuilders for
naval contracts. Mr.. Homer
entered the testimony some time
ago.
Robinson Questioned
Senator Vandenberg (R0, of
Michigan, asked Admiral Robin
son whether the Navy would
necessarily have known Of collus-
ion between private builders, had
such collision existed. The ad-
miral replied
"NOt necessarily, unless the
bids were very high"
'cHave you ever turned down
any bids because they were too
high?"
EEYeS0
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Ranks of Democrats
Split Over Death Plot
AT TIMES OF CORONATION
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let us know that afternoon what
his policy was going to be con-
corning the case.
1--WE again requested the
privilege Of seeing the state
mentS and he said then that
he had not yet made up his
mind as to whether we could
see them or not. He was later
informed that we intended to
write him a letter requesting
the privilege, as that had been
the policy of the States attOr-
ney'S office ever since any Of
us could remember.
mot A CROSS WORD
"There was not a cross word
spoken and that Is the entire
contact up to the present time.
If this be any attempt to in
timidate a man over FL years
of age, 1 fail to know the mean
ing of the word.
"The remark about knocking
my block off was a very hasty
and extremely undignified re-
mark for a lawyer to make,
especially one elected to the Of
flee Of States attorney. We all
realize that Jim is laboring
under the strain Of his first Inn
portant case, but my SelfreSpect
demands that / say to him pub
licly, as I have attempted to say
to him privately, that Ne has
only to name the time and the
place and ample opportunity
will be afforded him to see If
his ability is commensurate
with his boast"
Fresh developments in the in
vestigation today added new com
plications to the maze Of mystery
and intrigue involving some OF
the county's most prominent citi
zens ana figures of Washington's
underworld.
It was revealed to The Times
that Senator Prescott, despite his
position as chief defense counsel
plans to take the stand at Mrs
Lyddane's hearing and testify she
was the victim of a blackmail
plot.
Told Him Story
Senator Prescott was said to be
ready to testify that while he
was Montgomery county States
attorney, prior to Mr.. Pugh's cleo
ton last fall, Mrs. Lyddane came
to him with her story of being
blackmailed and that an investi
cation of the case was made.
Other highlights were:
l. Mrs. Josephine Beall, the
woman marked for death in the
plot, has expressed willingness
to take the stand and reveal
her story.
2. Authorities are investigat-
ing a fund Of which Mrs. Lyd-
dane was trustee in an effort to
find the source Of money she
had and is alleged to have paid
out in connection with the muir
der plot.
8. The defense hopes to re.
veal q blackmail plot aimed at
Mrs. Lyddane.
4. Political observers fear the
case may bring about q serious
split in Democratic ranks, and
endanger the gubernAtorial am.
billions Of Attorney General Her.
bert r. O'C0nor.
S. Police announced Harry
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
S558,900 GIVEN
D. {. RELIEF

Allotment of $55s,90O for gen.
eral relief diSpensation in the
District during April was received
by Commissioner George E. Allen
today from the Federal Elmer
gency Relief Administration. The
money was the first sum received
by the District under the new
works bill provision.
The FERA also granted an ad-
ditional $61,500 for transient
relief.
The allotments are $109, $50 less
than the sums granted the Dis
trict last month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
PRESENT PAGEANT

In observance of Pan American
Day, April IA, students of the
history and geography depart
ments of Roosevelt High School
today presented a pageant, Amer
leans ALL" in the auditorium Of
the school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
By H. r. KNICKERBOCKER

by n. NJ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
= LONDON, April 10 U.N.S0 .
Europe STROBE toward historical
decisions today as the men who
are to make them converged on
Stresa from London. Paris and
Rome by airplane, motorcar and
railroad.
Twenty-six days after Hitler'S
denunciation Of that treaty, which
until now had held the continent
: together like hay wire around q
rSmshackle auto, Europe'S leaders
have just reached the point Of
: their first Joint conference to de-
eide what to do.
So undecided is the British gov
eminent that at the last minute
Premier Macdonald and Foreign
Minister Sir John Simon decided
not to take this mornings train,
but to stay for an eleventh-hour
cabinet meeting, then fly this
afternoon to Paris, overtaking the
Stresa train.
Cabinet Meets Again
The cabinet had already heard
everything Simon told Parliar
ment yesterday, but the precise
way he put Germany'S position
. ian army of $4,000, air parity
with Britain and France, the
right to possess all types Of arms,
a navy IS per cent the size Of
Britains, and finally Colonies
made another cabinet meeting
seem necessary.
= Stanley Baldwin, who Is prime
minister in everything but name,
wanted to get in q last word to
>Stiffen the British delegation.
= The Daily Telegraph. which
has superseded the Times as
mouthpiece for the government,
expressed Britain'S panied indig-
nation as follows:
1.-THE assertion that Germany
cannot return to the League Of
Nations while she does not pos
SesS equality Of status, and con-
SiderS possession Of colonies in
dispensable to such equality, is
in some respects the most chal.
lenging assertion Of all. Colo
= niles lost in war were never be-
fore demanded back in tones
like these"
: FAVORS UNITED FRONT
: Most significant is the fact Sir
Robert VanSittart is included in
; the delegation. This is the first
time Vansittart has gone abroad
Tor an international conference,
! although in the post Of permanent
Undersecretary of state in the for.
eign office he has more influence
on British foreign policy than pos"
sibly any other individual.
VanSittart is known to be firmly
convinced that only q strong,
united front Of Europe against
Germany can ultimately save
peace.
Macdonald, though an ex,so-
vcialist and pacifist, has suddenly
become q non.like anti-NaEi, while
Simon, hemmed in between Van
sittart and Macdonald, will be
more or less compelled to take
their line.
: But while Europe Is afraid Of
Germany, and Germany is afraid
only Of the British government,
the British government Is afraid
Of the British republic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
RUSSIA


MOSCOW, April 10 US).
Three more thieves were shot by
Red firing squads and the gov.
eminent announced the arrest
since February Of 1877 persons
charged with illegal private trad.
ing and 80 accused of exploiting
labor"
These three executions wiped
out a band of Moscow apartment
house burglars, who had used a
woman as a scout. The executions
brought the total of criminals shot
in the last two days Of the anti
crime campaign to 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
TREASURY CONDITION

International News Service
Treasury balance as of April 8,
81, 460, 871 ,323.55; internal revenue,
$7,146,2SS.21: customs receipts,
$9.932,729.43.
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aggression under the League
Of Nations, contingent upon
Germany'S return to the league.
Premier Flandin conferred with
Foreign Minister Titulescu of Ru-
mania, president of the Little
Entente. before leaving for Stresa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
RLEY TO PUT PEACE OR WAR UP TO BRITAIN
World News
CHINA

CHINA
CANT ON, China, April 10
QN.SO Approximately 100 per
sons were drowned today when
the North River flooded the town
of Yingtak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-10
UNITY AGAINST
HITLER VIEWED
ASONLY HOPE
France, Italy and Russia
Propose to Place Issue
FIatIy Up to London

II. r. Knickerbocker, famous
Observer of Dorld affairs, Dtll
head the staff of International
NeDS Service correspondents re-
porting the BrittSh-French-ItGI-
ian conference at StresG begin
ming tomorrow. Just before
leaning london to GcconlpGny
the British delegation to Italy,
Knickerbocker cGbled his pre-
Uiet0 of the situation facing the
diplomats at Lake MG0Oiore.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-09-12
TRANSIENT TRIES
STABBNG, JAILED
Record Being Investigated
May Have Been Involved
in Luverne Fracas

An attempted stabbing was
halted at Worthington last week
by the Intervention of officers and
the would-be assailant was lodged
in Jail. He gave his name as Ted
Hensley and said his home is in
Kentucky.
Near the Omaha depot at about
10 p. m. Hensley attacked anoth-
er transient with a knife but was
knocked down. A short time la
ter he went to down town cof-
fee shop where he engaged in an
argument with Ole Solem. Off
GERS were called and when they
arrived Hensley had his knife out
and was threatening Solem.
After his arrest, Hensley was
booked on charge of being
drunk and was sentenced to Is
days in Jail.
While he is being held at Worth
ington, his record is being investi-
gated to learn whether he may be
the man who stabbed another at
the fair in Luverne several weeks
ago. The transient who Hensley
first attacked said he was connect
ed with carnival company, lead
ing to the suspicion that he may
have been involved in the affair.
Hensley had in his possession a
razor and a knife. Stains, appar-
entity of blood, were on the latter.