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Ickes Hits Lobby
In advocating
Interior Measure
Secretary Tells Senate
Committee Desire for
Enlarged Service.

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation to transform the Interior
Department into an enlarged Depart
ment of Conservation and Works was
advocated by Secretary Ickes today
with the assertion that every time
such step is proposed, THE most
active lobby in connection with the
United States Government" gets under
way. primarily in the Forest Service.
Ickes was testifying before the Sem
ate Public Lands Committee, conduct
ing hearings on the bill by Senator
Lewis. Democrat, of Illinois, to pro-
vide for the transformed department.
Immediately afterward, F. A. Silcox,
chief of the Forestry Service of the
Agriculture Department, testified that
the bill constituted popular fallacy"
and that it would be likely to lead to
great conflict in administration of the
Governments broad conservation &C.
tivities.
In making his "lobby" charge
IckeS said an Idaho member of the
Forest Service recently sent out form
letters requesting that Senators and
Representatives be asked to oppose
the bill.
He asserted "the ghost of former
Secretary Fall is raised" whenever
such legislation is discussed. BY i'm
piication, Ickes continued, an effort
had been made ito create a feeling
of some kindred spirit between the
present Secretary and Mr. Fall"
Il resented it," the Secretary added
Opposing concentration of conser-
vation activities in the Agriculture
Department, Ickes said if that were
done they would have to be carved
out again, just as the Agriculture De-
partment was carved out of the In
terror Department years ago"
Silcox told the committee Secretary
Wallace was opposed to the bill and
declared 1--WE might just as we'll estab-
fish Department of Prosperity"
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mittee, questioned him about the
Brewster-White incident.
You asked Brewster TO ask Senator
White not to vote" said Represent
ative Lehlbach.
Corcoran's reply was that Brewster
had come in and asked whether I'VE
would like" to have him speak to
Senator White.
The fact is apparent, however, that
whoever originated the idea an effort
was made to get Senator White not
to vote on the death sentence
clause.
Speaks With Feeling.
DR.. Gruening, a friend of Brewster
of many years standing. spoke with
considerable feeling over the change
of attitude of Mr. Brewster on the
holding company bill. He said that
in the Statuary Hall conference he,
Gruening. had opened the conversa-
ton urging Brewster to speak and
vote for the death sentence" clause
and he said that Brewster replied:
1T isn't clear to me that can
properly vote for the death sentence "
Il said" continued Gruening. i
am aStounded."
Later in the conversation, Gruening
said, Brewster had said lit had been
my intention not to be present" to
vote. Gruening said that he had
urged Brewster to 60 ahead and vote:
that it was his duty to his whole past
record, that all his friends expected
him to support the death sentence,
and he added you'll be man with
out a country
Future Is Questioned.
What the effect of all this testi-
mony will be on Mr. Brewster's future
political career in Maine. remains to
be seen. 1t is clear that Dr. Gruening
is of the opinion that neither the
liberals nor the conservatives will
support him In the future.
What is going to happen now to the
Quoddy project which has been SC
intimately connected with this inves-
tigation is q question. Representative
Moran, Democrat, of Maine, told the
committee today after he had in
sisted that Brewster had apparently
been for the holding company bill
from the start, that he had fears for
the Quoddy project. Moran said that
he considered what had happened at
the INJURY an invitation to hostile
power interests to bring suits now to
halt the Quoddy project.
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Glass MOcks sSBirth
Control for Bees in
A. A. A. Amendment
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Peppery Senator Glass, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, protested in
the Senate yesterday he did not
want to be sent to Jail because
I can't control the activities of
my queen bee."
I'VE have had an intense cru
sade for birth control among
human beings without success"
Glass drawled, "but I note we
now propose to confer on the
Secretary Of Agriculture the
right to bring birth control
among bees"
Glass was referring to the
farm adjustment act amend
ment.
AS his colleagues laughed, he
asked "how the Secretary of
Agriculture proposes to control
the queen bees"
Senator Bankhead, Democrat,
of Alabama, stanch friend of crop
control, retorted that the bee sec
ton of the bill applied only to
bee marketing. Glass said he
hoped Secretary Wallace would
be the handler of these bees"
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l. That Brewster had done a totally
unexpected thing when he voted
against the death sentence" clause
in the public utility holding company
bill; that Brewster's whole earlier
course had been against the power
interests"
2. That Corcoran had telephoned
him, Gruering, to get Brewster back
to Washington from Maine, by air
plane if necessary, to speak and vote
for the holding company bill; that he,
Corcoran, had reached the conclusion
that Brewster was a double dealer
and about ITO run out on us"
3. That in the Statuary Hall con-
ference. attended by himself, Cor
coran and Brewster. Corcoran had
told Brewster he could no longer
trust Brewster in connection with the
PaSsamaquoddy Dam.
Heard No Threat"
DR.. Gruening. however. insisted in
reply to question that no threat
OF promise" had been made in his
presence by Corcoran to Brewster, re-
lating to Brewster's vote on the hold
ing company bill.
Certainly not" was the reply of
DR.. GrueniEg when this question was
put to him.
While DR.. Gruening's testimony was
all to the effect that Brewster had
seriously disappointed his friends by
his eleventh-hour attitude on the
holding company bill, there was,
nevertheless, running through it a
plain implication that Corcoran had
been intensely active in seeking to
have Brewster on hand to speak and
vote for the death sentence" clause
in the holding company bill.
That Senator White of Maine had
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been importuned by Brewster. when
| the holding company bill was before
! the Senate, not to vote against the
death sentence" clause was definitely
stated by Senator White himself to
the committee today.
Polictical Implication Denied.
The Maine Senator took the stand
and read a statement that bristled
with Indignation, because it had been
suggested earlier in the investigation
that Brewster had some political hold
over him and could handle White. -
During the course of his testimony
Senator White said:
II assume the committee is not in
| terested in Maine politics generally
nor in whether I am politically in
debted to Mr.. Brewster or he to me,
| nor in the political influence. if any.
which either Of US has in our State. "
Senator White told the committee
that Corcoran had never himself ap-
preached him in regard to the hold
ing company bill. But Senator White
said that during the afternoon when
| the death-sentence clause was before
| the Senate he had been called to the
! telephone in the Senate cloak room
by Brewster.
Mr.. Brewster asked me how I in
| tended to vote on the amendment
| then before us. (This was the Die
| terich amendment killing the death
clause) I indicated my purpose to
support it. Mr.. Brewster asked if I
felt that way about it, if I could not
refrain from voting altogether. I re-
Piled that I could not run away from
vote of such importance.
Attitude Held Disappointing.
"Mr. Brewster then said, in SUBJ
stance, that my attitude would be
disappointing to those for whom he
! was speaking. I therefore Immediately
asked the direct question. For whom
are you speaking?' Mr.. Brewster re-
piled For Mr.. Corcoran.' He then said
that Corcoran felt they had been
pretty good to Maine, that they had
given us Quoddy, and that Mr.
Corcoran thought I ought to come
through for them (meaning, as
understood, those in the administra-
ton who had been friendly to Quoddy)
on this utility bill. To this replied
Tell Corcoran there Is nothing doing.
This concluded the conversation"
Senator White concluded his tes.
timony with the following statement:
"If Mr.. Brewster or any person has
asserted control over my action on
| public matters, deny the fact of such
control and resent the statement"
Both Brewster and Corcoran earlier
in the inquiry testified regarding their
attempt to influence Senator White
tc refrain from voting against the
death sentence" clause. Corcoran
has said that Brewster had volun-
teered to deal with White on this
matter, in conversation with Senator
Wheeler, chairman of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee.
Brewster, who first brought the mat
ter to the attention of the committee,
testified that he had been asked by
Corcoran to suggest to White that he
refrain from voting on the death
sentence" clause.
Lehlbach Questions C0rc0fan.
When the hearing opened today
Corcoran was on the stand again.
Representative Lehlbach Of New Jer-
! sey, Republican member Of the COM
Evening star., 1935-07-11
All of Shark Used.

Every part of shark is being
utilized in a London factory, the
skin becoming leather, the head pro-
viding glue, the bones being ground
down as a fertilizer, the organs yield
ing oil, and even its teeth being used
by jewellers,
Evening star., 1935-07-11
ID DOOMED MEN TO GET
HEARING FOR CLEMENCY

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 11-Four-
teen condemned men in death row
at the Oklahoma Penitentiary will be
given an opportunity to plead per-
sonally for clemency before the Par
don and Parole Board next week.
Gov. E. w. Marland has indicated
he will attend the hearing, which
will be the first of its kind in Okla
homa.
Wen give them a chance to tell
us their own stories,' said Fred Cum
ningham, attorney for the board.
Evening star., 1935-07-11
Gruening Tells Po,rer Lobby
Probe of BrelUster Incident
Friend of Senator and X. F. C.. attorney
Says Latter Feared ''Double
DeaIing'' on Utilities Vote.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

Gruenng Representative Brewster Of
two testified today in the investigation
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the holding company bill, the Senator
said:
This course of action is my an
swer to any statement or suggestions
/ have been influenced in my action.
Mr.. Brewster, to my knowledge,
never sought to influence me-" he
declared.
Corcoran denied again that there
was any trade in his telling Brewster
it would be helpful if he talked to
White regarding the bill when the
legislation was in the Senate.
Pressed by Lehlbach. he said he
might have mentioned the advis-
ability of Whites not voting on the
question. Previously he had testified
It was Brewster who first proposed
seeing White, and that Chairman
Wheeler of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee thought it
would be all right for Corcoran to &C
cept Brewsters' offer to help with
White.
Telephone Calls Paid For.
Iehlbach also questioned Corcoran
closely about two telephone calls to
Brewster. one from the Maine Repre-
sentative's Office and an earlier one
from the office of Chairman Rayburn
of the House Interstate Commerce
Committee.
Corcoran explained he paid for the
one from Rayburn's Office and that
the other would be on BreWSters bill.
Il have found it takes so damn long
to get reimbursement around here for
anything from the Government that
it is better to pay for phone call
myself" he said.
Representative Cooper, Republican,
OF Ohio, member of the House In
terstate Commerce Committee op-
posed to the abolition clause, testified
he saw Corcoran in the Speakers
lobby the day the bill came up in the
House.
He said Corcoran and two other
young men were putting up chart
in the lobby, which Rayburn used in
his floor speech.
Power Lobbyists Present.
Cooper told Representative Cox,
Democrat. of Georgia, there was no
question that power company repre-
sentatives were around the House dur
ing consideration of the bill, but
they weren't in the Speakers lobby"
Chairman OlConnor said all mem
bers were being asked to supply the
names of any lobbyists they saw
around, so the committee could in
veStigate.
White testified to two conversations
just before the Senate vote on the
Dieterich, Democrat. of Illinois, mo-
ton to eliminate the abolition pro-
vision.
After some preliminary words, White
said, Brewster asked how he was
going to vote.
I indicated my purpose was to
support it (the enenGment)," White
said. Il said I could not run away
from it.
He said that 4 that was ny at
titude it would be very disappointing
to those for whom he spoke l asked
him who that was, ard he said Cor
coran, who had been helpful on
Maine projects.
Il told him to tell Corcoran, Moth
ing doing"
Told to Watch Clock, He Said.
Describing the meeting in Statuary
Hall at the Capitol. attended by Cor
coran, Brewster and himself, Gruening
said:
When I came into Statuary Hall,
Corcoran said: Brewster is trying to
duck this vote. You watch that clock.
He will be too late to make a speech
When Brewster arrived, Gruening
Evening star., 1935-07-11
STATUE OF EAGLE
ON HIGHWAY BLASTED
Tennessee Dynamiting Occurs on
Eve of Legion American
ization Rally.

By the Associated Press.
MONTEAGLE, Tenn, July 11.-A
6-foot statue of an American eagle,
placed beside the highway here, was
blown up by a charge Of dynamite
early today.
The dynamiting occurred on the
eve of an Americanization rally by the
Tennessee Department of the Ameri-
can Legion here tomorrow, but Legion
officials said they knew of no con-
nection between the blast and the
meeting.
The statue was a metal cast Of an
eagle mounted on pedestal OF con-
crete and rock,
Evening star., 1935-07-11

said, he explained he had been de-
layed by an automobile accident.
Il said: Ralph, l don't see how
you can fail to go through with this
He said. 1T isn't clear to me how
can properly support the death SEN
tence"
After further conversation, he quoted
Cochran as saying:
Il have got to speak with brutal
frankness and say that, as far as
am concerned. if you are going TO
run out like this, if your political po-
Sition in Maine is so delicate and you
must depend on power company sup
port, how can We trust you to carry
through your commitments on
Quoddy?"
Brewster said. 4 am glad to have
the matter clarified
Enters House to Vote Against.
Gruening said he walked away.
urging Brewster to support the death
sentence, but that he entered the
House to vote against it.
The hearings not long afterward
were adjourned, probably until next
week. when activities of utilities off,
cials likely will be investigated.
Chairman O'Conner said it ap-
peared the Brewster -Corcoran angle
had been cleared up He added that
definite plans had not been made and
that he would call a meeting when
ready.
President Roosevelt talked today
with Senator Dieterich, leader Of the
Senate break against the abolition
clause in the utility holding company
regulation bill.
Illinois Senator Silent.
Declining to discuss details, the Illi-
nois Senator described the converSa-
ton as relating to purely local mat
ters."
Speaker Byrns conferred with JOS
eph J. Sinnott. House doorkeeper,
about the fact that Corcoran was ad-
mitted to the Speakers lobby. just off
the House floor. and instructed him to
stiffen enforcement of rules against
admission of outsiders.
Persons not regularly entitled to
enter that lobby may do so only upon
the order of the Speaker. Asked
whether he would have granted Cor
coran permission to enter while the
House was in session, Speaker ByrnS
vehemently replied:
Il would not; neither Corcoran nor
anybody else who had no right to be
there"
Just before the House voted its
$4,000 for the investigation into lob
bying for and against the utilities bill
yesterday, Representative Rankin,
Democrat, questioned the fitness of
Chairman O'Connor to conduct the
inquiry. He suggested O'Connor was
out of sympathy with the proposal
for mandatory abolition of certain
utilities holding companies. House
members, in a display of confidence
in O'Connor, gave him a standing
ovation.
AVLulSCus
With his colleagues cheering and
applauding. O'Connor walked to the
we'll of the House and said:
Were going into the power lobby
We're going farther and deeper than
the gentleman from Mississippi or any
other self-appointed champion Of the
people.
I'VE want to see how much money
was spent on entertainment or other
wise. The people are entitled to know"
Corcoran was on the stand for two
hours yesterday, denying again and
again that he had told Representative
Brewster that he would stop work on
the Passamaquoddy power project in
Maine if Brewster voted against the
administration on the utilities bill.
Brewster, who called Corcoran a liar
Tuesday, sat nearby, saying nothing.
Trade With Russia Drons.
Evening star., 1935-07-11
Finland Aids Farmers.

Finland has been aiding its farmers
by granting premiums on exported
animal foodStuffS.
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Trade With Russia Drops.
Austria's trade with Russia has
shown a marked decline this year.
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Lobby

Continued From First Pagel
Evening star., 1935-04-22
FEDERAL LAND BANKS
NEW YORK. April 20 R.-Fedsral
Land Bank bonds:
as OF . o'clock. !
SHOE VOLUMES DOWN.

NEW YORK, April % R.-While
shoe manufacturers experienced last
minute rush of business this week,
the Easter volume was said to be con-
siderably below expectations.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s-Sl 900 at 80.
Potomac Electric IS 1851 900 at
ITO.
Capital Transit Colo at 1884, 8 at
1872.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric 5la% pfd.-l0 at lis.
Washington Loan g. Trust Colo at
00n
Evening star., 1935-04-22
|ONDS ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRFh
TREASURY OFFERS
MORE REFUND|NG
Continues Drive to Slash
Interest Charges on
Public Debt.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury continued its drive to
reduce interest charges on the puolic
debt today with an offer to exchange
new Federal securities for 81 ,933, ,000,-
900 Of First Liberty bonds, which have
been called for redemption June Is.
In place Of the 3h to AZ per cent
Liberties, on which the Government
has been paying out $71 10000 an
nually, 20 to rs year bonds at "a
per cent or five-year Treasury notes
at 13s per cent were offered. ON
cials said the maximum cost of carry
ing the new securities, in the event
that all holders of the Liberties agreed
to the exchange instead Of taking
cash. would be s5,000,0 1000 a year.
The offer was one of the final steps
in a program which Secretary Nor
genthau says will be saving the coun-
try $l00,000000 annually by the time
war-loan refunding is completed next
October IS.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 22.-An open
Ing advance in cotton was followed
by reactions under near-month liqui-
dation and scattered selling today.
July, after selling up to lilo. eased
off to 1l.50 and was holding around
1855 in the midafternoon market
when active months were to 10
points net lower.
Buyers showed little disposition to
follow up the advances, being in
fluenced apparently by uncertainties
with reference to the further develop
ment of the administration cotton
program, and after the early demand
had been supplied prices turned
easier. There was some scattered
Southern and New Orleans selling
here as we'll as profit taking by re-
cent buyers and at midday July was
ruling around 1883, with the general
market showing net losses of about
8 to points.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
CRUDE OIL PRICES.
PUBLIC UTILIT'

oil prices: Midcontinent area-oklahoma- i
Kansas. gravity scale to S1.0S; North
and North Central Texas, gravity SCALE to
ana -Arkans gravity scale to S103.
Gulf Coast. Louisiana.Texas. gravity
scales to 81 IL and Sill West Texas
Texas Panhandle sravity scales to 81 end
al cents. Rocky Mountain area-Salt
Creek. Wyo., gravity scale to S1.0s.
ford-AlIeeany). S2.35; same grade in
Southwest Pennsylvania lines. $3.O2; same
In Buckeye lines. 1.S7; Corning. S1.37
Evening star., 1935-04-22

NEW YORK. April 90 1P.-copper
quiet; eectrolytic spot and future Blue
Eagle. 900. Tin steady; spot and nearby
50.15; future 5000. Iron quiet No. .
fob Eastern Pennsylvania. 10 so; Buffalo.
1850; Alabama. 1850. Lead Arm; spot
Zinc dull; East st Louis. spot and future
40. Aluminium. ~ .O0-22 90. Anthony.
spot. 14.25. Quicksilver. 12.50-75.OO.
Evening star., 1935-04-22

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. April - LP-tClose)
Wheat. No. =. red Winter. garlcky, spot
domestic. 99la; April. 99i2.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
SECONDARY BONDS
STAGE ADVANCE
Junior Rails Up Fractions to
2 P0ints-Prime Cor.
porates Firm.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Bonds
Of speculative rating were favored BY
BUYERS today.
Low-priced rails advanced over a
vide front and showed late gains
ranging from fractions to 2 points
Prime issues held to a narrow range
and were firm.
United States Governments were q
bit mixed with advances predominant
ing In the Treasury list gains ranged
from 1-32d to 3-32ds of a point.
The foreign division was irregular.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Asked.

NEW YORK, April % R.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
Evening star., 1935-04-22

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat. No. dark hard, l.1034;
No. red, 102a1.0312; No. 2 yellow
hard. 1.09: No. 2 hard, l.l0al .101a !:
No. mixed, 1864; corn, No mixed,
81; No. 2 yellow, 92L4a93: No. 3 white.
9612; oats, No. white, 521a; no rye;
soy beans. No. yellow, 10l net. track
country station; barley, feed. 50a70;
mating, 68a105: no actual sales:
timothy seed, 1600al775 cwt.; clover
seed, 15.0Oa1800 cwt.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 22.-EXtensive
selling late today to realize profits
pulled all future deliveries OF corn
back at times to under 80 cents.
Operators who have recently been
active on the buying side of corn fu-
lures switched suddenly and became
free sellers, but found demand less In
evidence than had been the case. The
weakness which ensued in corn acted
as a drag on wheat values.
Corn closed nervous. 3s-1ls under
Saturdays finish. May. 907s-9l; wheat
unchanged to y higher, May, 10la4-
102; oats. rs of to 4 up, and provi-
sions unchanged to a rise Of cents.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close;
May .....l.01a4 1.0.as l.01i4 1.0l'4-o"
September lois 1.O2ia lola 1.O1la-ss
Evening star., 1935-04-22

Every factory in Germany Is giving
its employees lessons In drilling and
physical culture.
Evening star., 1935-04-22
METAL MARKET.

eclared or paid so far this year.