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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
COPELAND SCOUTS
MITCHELL CHARGE
But Vandenberg Declares
LeViathan Deal Is ''in
Lap of President"
BY the Associated Press.


Chairman Copeland Of the Senate
Commerce Committee, which heard
Ewing Y. Mitchell's charges against
the Commerce Department, declared
today the accusations were chin air :"
The New Yorker summed up his
opinion Of the charges of graft" and
apparent corruption" with the ex-
preston:
"Phfft."
But from Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, Of Michigan, also member
of the committee, came the comment
that the several days of testimony
had placed the Leviathan transac-
ton squarely in the lap of the Presi-
dent"
Mitchell, deposed Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce, had said the
United States Lines had been relieved
Of 81, 72o, 600 in penalties when it laid
up the liner Leviathan, and that the
transaction had been motivated by
President Roosevelt's friendship with
Vincent Aston, Kermit Roosevelt and
others interested in the shipping bust
ness.
Roper Denies Charges.
Secretary Of Commerce Roper tes-
titled yesterday, denying the accuse
tons and picturing his former assis-
tant as an exceedingly suspicious
and 'overfmaginative" person and q
meddler who permitted his depart
ment affairs to get into a log Jam.
Roper declared emphatically that "the
President did not initiate my action in
laying up the Leviathan."
Copeland said later Mitchell's
charges were completely and EN-
GENTLY answered"
J. C. Peacock, director of the Ship
ping Board Bureau, insisted the Gov
eminent had actually forgiven" only
about $20,0 900 in penalties due for
laying up the Leviathan. Vanderbers
was not satisfied.
At his request Peacock's testimony
was sent to Richard N. Elliott, asSis-
tant controller general, for review
since it was Elliott's estimate on which
fA4bGA4Cl CA2AAAAC4 W AL&fC SSSO~ @~@~
charge that the Government actually
had waived $1,720, 900.
Links President to Retirement.
Questioned by Vanderberg, Peacock
conceded the contract for retiring the
Leviathan was the only one that had
been submitted to the President for
approval. He told Vanderberg the
matter had been submitted to the
President because there had been con-
siderable newspaper discussion Of lay
ing up the giant vessel.
1t was on the basis of that testimony
that Vanderberg declared the matter
had been placed Gin the lap" Of the
President.
As the committee hearings were
drawing to a close the nomination OF
John Monroe johnson to the assistant
secretaryship from which Mitchell was
removed q week ago was confirmed
without opposition by the Senate.
Meanwhile, William B. Shearer, the
(See MITCHELL, Page %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
Midnight FroIic
In Alaska Marks
24-Hour Daylight
Many TraVeI to Peaks
to VietU Sun on
Horizon.
~ the Associated Press

~ VIC AccpSAdSCA kSeo.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 22.-To-
day is the longest day of the year
and it's "a hours long at Fairbanks.
It Is the occasion Of the annual
midnight sun" celebration, and resi-
dents here frolic and revel in the long
daylight. The sun sank" last night,
but only barely TO the horizon before
starting to climb again in the sky.
A base ball game was played, start
ing at midnight, which many attended.
Others took automobiles rides to
nearby SUBMITS to view the sun near
the horizon, and two 10-passenger
airplanes made flights over Cleary
Summit.
Many went swimming at Harding
Lake
Visitors had their pictures taken
reading a newspaper at midnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
SPLIT OVER REICH
TREATY IS HEALED
Laval and Eden Agree
France and Britain Should
Continue Peace Effort.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClhLeu FIeSSs
PARIS, June 22.-Premier Pierre
Laval and Capt. Anthony Eden, Brit
aims travelling negotiator, appeared
today virtually to have healed the
Anglo French breach over the British
separate naval accord with Germany.
Today's final talk between the two
brought what M. Laval said was an
agreement ito recognize that France
and England should remain faithful
to their common duty Of working to-
gether In the closest manner for the
achievement of the peace of Europe
through increasing collective Sc
curity."
The two shook hands over their
compromise, which, it was assumed
was tentative, since M. Laval an
nounced the conversations would be
resumed when Capt. Eden returns
from his forthcoming visit to Rome
Telephones London.
After reaching what seemed to be q
deadlock earlier In the day on the
question of a European treaty of mu-
tual assistance by air, Capt. Eden tel
ephoned London and it was his tele-
phone talk which apparently brought
the sudden agreement after the we'll
defined breach.
In the forenoon talk NJ Laval indi-
Gated that he maintained his former
strong criticism Of the Anglo German
naval accord, saying, 81 exchanged
with Capt. Eden all useful explana-
tons regarding that accord"
The premier, explaining the con-
verSations, continued:
I'VE then considered the European
problems created by the present inter-
national situation. We considered
the method of collaboration OF the
two governments.
win Confer Again.
"It seemed necessary for us to find
o practical means of solving all the
questions which interest not only our
two countries, but other European
powers. Capt. Eden informed his gov
eminent of our conversations. I will
have a further talk with him upon
his return from Rome.
Capt. Eden and agreed to rec
ognize that France and England
should remain faithful to their COM
mon duty which is to work in closest
cooperation toward the establishment
of the peace Of Europe by strength
ening collective security"
When the question Of an air pact
was reached, Laval f1lmly insisted an
air pact must be negotiated stimuli
taneously with the Eastern European
and Danubian treaties. as France,
Britain and Italy agreed at Stresa.
Eden is understood to have pro-
posed saving time by starting the air
pact parleys now.
The French premier asked how an
air pact could be made Immediately
effective In case of an attack, since
France feels bound to keep within the
procedure of the League Of Nations.
He also foresaw difficulty in keeping
in check the ornaments Of various
powers, particularly Germany.
Cabinet Must Decide.
These questions were referred By
Eden to London with the likelihood
(see NAVAL. Page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
YALE CREW WINS
EASILY ON THAMES
Defeats Harvard Varsity by
IS Lengths to Sweep
Annual Regatta.
BY the Associated Press.

by bue ASoOClAtcu EIcSS.
REGATTA COURSE, NEW LON
DON, Conn, June 22.-Yale's varsity
crew trounced Harvard by more than
Is lengths in their 73d annual boat
race on the Thames today.
Almost from the start, IL was ap-
parent that the Crimson had no
chance.
Over the last mile, the Yale stroke.
Jim Castle Of Honolulu, stepped up
the beat and the Ellis raced over the
finish line winner by one of the most
one-sided margins In the long history
Of the regatta.
The times, tlnofhcially, we're 20:is
for Yale and 21:04 for Harvard.
The varsity triumph, gained over q
4-mile upstream course, gave Yale q
clean sweep Of the 1885 regatta. The
Eli freshmen and Jayvees scored mar
row victories over Harvard representa-
tives in the two preliminary races yes
terday.
Get Under Way at s:52.
They were lined up for the start at
9:51 and were on on the four-mile
test at 9:52.
1t was an even start, but Yale
pulled into a slight lead by the time
the two shells had gotten 100 feet
away from the bridge.
The Ellis were rowing smoothly and
powerfully, while Harvard was splash
ing somewhat.
Without apparent effort, the Blue
Shot past the half-mile mark a
quarter length in front and seemed
to be gaining slowly but steadily on a
Crimson boat that still was doing
considerable splashing.
Harvard smoothed out its stroke
after three-quarterS Of q mile and
Yale's margin as they passed the mile
mark was no more than half length.
There was no change In their rela-
tive positions as they dug in mile and
half from the start and q half mile
from the submarine base.
Yale Steps Up Beat.
As they reached the submarine base
Yale had stepped up its beat and was
pulling away steadily. AS they passed
the 2-mile mark Yale, rowing at q
much faster beat, held a length
lead.
With every stroke the Eli boat forged
further and further in front. The
Blues advantage at the az mile mark
was al least six lengths.
With little more than a mile to 60,
1t looked like mo contest" for Har-
ward was dropping back steadily. Yale
was developing tremendous power and
the Crimson couldn't match it.
The Els still led by at least six
lengths as they went over the Smile
mark.
Stepping up the beat again, Yak
was running away from the Crimson
all the way down the final mile. The
Ellis, smooth and powerful even at q
terrifically high beat, simply walked
away from their rivals. Harvard
Splashing badly, stuck doggedly to
its hopeless task. Yale crossed the
finish line almost full minute before
the weary Harvard oarsmen finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
GERMAN DEATH TOLL
IN BLAST SET AT 102
723 Injured in Reinsdorf NUM-
lions Explosion, Official State
ment Discloses.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 22-It was oficially
announced today that 102 persons
lost their lives in the munitions fac
tory explosion at Reinsdorf June -
and that 723 were injured, 95 Of them
seriously. Previously the official death
toll had been placed at 60.
OF those killed So died instantly,
the official announcement said, and
"a we're still missing after nine days
Of searching the debris for their
bodies. OF those seriously injured it
is feared number may die.
The district around the Westfalian-
Anhalt Works where the explosion
occurred was still isolated today by
secret police and it was reported gov
eminent workers had not yet cleared
the debris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
Ne,0 Tax Program,
Held MOUe to Halt
Long andCoughli''
London Times Says
Roosevelt Is Reassert.
ing His Leadership.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 22.-The London
Times said editorially today Presi-
dent Roosevelt through his tax plan
counteracted a host of fantastic"
movements headed by Huey Long,
father Coughlin and others.
ut is clear he is adroitly and ef-
fectively reasserting his leadership"
the paper said.
ITO the British mind" said the
Telegraph, there Is little that is rev.
olutionary about Mr.. Roosevelt's pro-
posals to Congress. They merely fol-
low in the footsteps of succession Of
British chancellors of the exchequer
who have made these forms Of taxa
ton familiar to this country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
accused Of Running Arouad''
With Other Men, Wife, 81, Sues

EcNabb, retired farmer, countered.
Il wrote her and told her II she
would quit running around with other
men and come back home 1t would
be an right. I didn't mean by that.
wrong"
Judge Cope ordered McNabh 70
pay his wife SO monthly until his
final decision Is handed down. Asked
how long that would be, Judge Cope
said unless / change my mind, III
never render Q decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
|. VA. AND UTILITY
BILLS FACE FIGHT
Debate on Measures Ex-
peCted to Split Party
Lines in House.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Two of the hardest fought bills In
Congress-the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority and anti-utility company legis-
lation-were shaped up today for
House debate next week that Is ex-
pected to split party lines wide open.
Defeated on many points by strong
committee opposition, administration
leaders have accepted many conces-
sions to get the bills to the House
floor, where they plan resolnte fight
to restore eliminated provisions. Some
observers predict new defeats.
A compromise r. v. A. measure was
approved BY the House Military Com
mittee yesterday by one-vote mar
gin. The compromise stripped the
original bill Of many sections asked
by the T. v. A., but the concessions
were necessary to get the legislation
out Of committee, deadlocked since
May "a.
Utilities Bill Due Out Soon.
The House Interstate Commerce
Committee. handling the utility hold
ing company bill, is expected to COM
rlete consideration of it shortly and
report it out for House debate next
week.
A subcommittee worked on the bill
yesterday and agreed, although still
against mandatory abolition Of hold
ing companies, to word the measure
to encourage reorganization or disso-
luton Of them. This would be done
by exempting the securities Of COM
panies in reorganization or dissolution
from a tax which is to be imposed.
Administration leaders probably
will encounter their stiffest fight on
this bill. On the floor they will try
to write in again provisions desired
by President Roosevelt to require alb
solute abolition of unnecessary
holding forms by 1872. AS now ap-
proved, the bill would give the Securi-
ties Commission permissive authority
to require their dissolution.
T.. v. A. Realty Curbed.
In approving the compromise T.
v. A. bill the Military Committee
stipulated that the Authority must
not acquire or hold any real estate
for projects unless they were actually
decided on and must dispose Of any
land not actually needed for already
approved projects.
other provisions Of the compromise
would prevent the Authority from
constructing new power transmission
lines substantially duplicating exist
ing lines; forbid it to sell power below
cost after January l, 1887, and put
the agency under the accounting sys-
tenn of the General Accounting ONCE.
In committee seven Republicans
and i've Democrats held out against
the compromise, but Is Democrats
forced the committee to release its
grip.
T, v. A. Weathers G. o. p. Attack.
Earlier, T. v. A. weathered storm
Of Republican opposition on the floor
when Democrats shouted down an
attempt to slice $6.OOO.o 900 from the
approximately s35,o00,00O set aside
| for the Authority in a $224,o0O,ooO
deficiency appropriation bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
az tha Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DONIPHAN, Mo, June 22.-"Asin'
Sarah" Janice McNabb. 81, after 81
years of married life wants . divorces
from her e5-year-old husband who
accused her OF running around with
other men,
Unless Circuit Judge r. !. Cope
changes his mind, she'll never get it
I'VE just amt been WorShipin' The
Lord like we ought u" she told Judge
Cope yesterday.
ashe went 70 OKLAHOMA" L @
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
0WSLEY TAKES POST
Reaches Irish Free States to Rep

Reaches Irish Free States to Rep
resent q. S.
Cobb, Irish Free State, June ~
CP.-Alvin M. Owsley, former Ameri-
man Minister to Rumania, arrived
here today to assume the post Of Min
lister to the Irish Free State, vacant
since the sudden death Of w. w. Nc
Dowel on April 9, 1884.
Immediately after his arrival he
told interviewers he was anxious to
meet your distinguished statesman.
Mr.. De Valera, who is regarded in
America as a man Of high character"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
BIDDLE WILL BE ENVOY
TO NORWAY, SAYS PAPER
Oslo Report Declares Present q. s
Ambassador Will Be Sent
to Chile.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OSLO, Norway, June 22.-The news
paper -BIadet said today An
thony J. Drexel Biddle, Philadelphia
clubman, would become United States
Minister TO Norway, succeeding HOff-
man Philip, who win be appointed
Ambassador to Chile.
Henry Hume Sewer resigned as
American Ambassador to Chile recently
because of Ill health.
Several months ago 5iddle was re-
ported under consideration for APP
pointment to the then vacant post OF
Minister to the Irish Free State, but
another man was named. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
Three Burn as Plane Crashes.

MEAUx, France, june AZ Or
Three oficers burned to death in .
bombing plane which crashed early
today into woods near Lagny during
q night practice flight. A fourth mem
Der Of the crew jumped clear with .
parachute and escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
Convicted for Killing Wife.

MACON, Mo-, June ~ G49-Gabriel
Ricci, 52-year-old coal miner, was
convicted Of granddaughter yesterday
for beating his wife, Della, A. to death
with stove poker. The Circuit Court
jury fixed punishment at 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
LYNCHED BY MOB
Colored Man Is Taken From Bed
by 200 White Men.

W wv n1Ce meu'
WIGGINS, Miss, June ~ R.-A
25-year-old colored man, identified by
officers as r. d. MCGEE, accused of
attempting to attack the 21-year-old
daughter Of q white farmer, was
lynched today two miles east of Wig
gins by mob Of white men estimated
at between 200 and 400.
The alleged attack upon the white
girl occurred yesterday afternoon and
a posse Of citizens which formed into
an Infatuated mob In Stone County
seized the man from his bed last
night at his home near Virgins and
carried him into the woods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
TAX-R|CH LAW NOW
UP TO ROOSEVELT,
SAY SENATE HEADS
Expect President to State
His Position on Return
Here Next Week.
u LIBERALS STRIVE,
FOR SUMMER ACTION
Long, Saying He Has mo En-
emies to Left" Launches Fight
to Split Big Fortunes.
BULLETIN.

In a letter to President EooSe-
welt, read to the Senate today,
Senator Long said that + the
President would now push dis
tribution Of wealth program it
could be put through Congress in
a week and INV elimination from
politics would he the immediate
and sure result The Louisiana
Senator offered MI. Roosevelt
every atom of support and
strength" if he would push redis-
tribution of wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22

(See TAXES, Page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
WEATHER.

Fair, slightly cooler tonight; tomorrow
fair, slowly rising temperature; moderate
west winds. temperatures 90,
at pm. yesterday; lowest. 81, at 5 am.
today. Full report on page 2.
Evening star., 1935-07-25
.RESTRA|NER ASKED
BY TAXI DRIVERS
Union at Protest Meeting
Seeks to Bar New Rate
Order in Courts.

A court order restraining enforce
ment of the Public Utilities Commits
sion's 2O-3O-50-7O cab rate order Will
be sought at once by union drivers
operating Illegally on 2O-4o-oo-So
basis, Adolphe Holensee, business agent
for the Taxi Drivers Union, said this
afternoon.
Hohensee met with so union drivers
In a restaurant above the Gayety
Theater to outline program for com
. batting the commissions ruling, which
has been in effect almost 48 hours.
Although drivers charging more than
the fixed rate are by law subject to q
fine of 5000 for each day they sc
charge, Hohensee declared:
The police will not touch US. They
are afraid to arrest us"
Today's meeting was called aftel
police broke up a drivers gathering
last night in a vacant lot at Secont
and M streets northeast, because
Hohensee failed to obtain perml
for the meeting.
In the discussion of obtaining thu
restraining order, Bernard l., Hen
ming, president of the union, an
nounced he did not think the commits
sion had any right to establish th'
rate it had published.
Evening star., 1935-07-25

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tribution of not more than 5 per cent
of a corporations income to be devoted
to charity without taxation. Whether
this legislation is passed or not. even
more than the approximately $2l7,0
received by the Community Chest of
Washington from corporations for well
fare needs in 1885 must be counted on
to make possible the continuation Of
services which are not part of the gov
ernmental budget for 1886"
Marcy L. Sperry, president of the
Washington Gas Light Co., made the
following statement today when asked
why his company contributed to the
Community Chest:
I'VE consider that our companies
are an integral and substantial part
of this community and as such should
do their part in supporting all vital
and well-run activities.
I'VE feel that the Community Chest
is perhaps the most essential and all
embracing private social activity in
this community. Our directors and
Evening star., 1935-07-25

the Federal Reserve Board testified
he had not seen the bill until after
it was sent up here. The President
referred to it in a letter to the COM
mittee as a tentative bill and asked
that we call various officials on It,"
Glass said he had been calling it
simply the Eccles bill because nobody,
with that single exception, who ap-
peared before either committee ever
advocated the bill"
Although agreeing to the committee
compromise, Glass said the banking
act of 1888 "averts all danger of re-
turn to the frightful conditions Of
1929"
In that act" he said, "we re-
quired for the first time that the Fed
eral Reserve Bank keep itself informed
as to credit or member banks to aScer-
tain whether they were making undue
use of credit for speculation"
Despite the central bank amend
ment and one for imitation, Demo-
cratic leaders said the bill would pass
this week or early next in almost its
present form.
Review Legislation.
Telling Nye, Senator Borah, Repub-
hcan, of Idaho, and other advocates
that sponsors of the central system
in the past found 1t convenient to
abandon their indefenSible attitude, u
Glass reviewed Federal Reserve legis-
lation during the first of his speech
yesterday.
He warned against further radical
changes in the present omnibus bank
ing measure, tine main provisions OF
which give a reorganized Reserve
Board majority control over the Ma
tons credit
Glass declared the regional reserve
system was created upon the theory
that the II regions established would
know better how to manage their own
credits and respond to the require
mentS of their own people"
Therefore" he said, I'VE estab-
liShed a regional reserve system with
large measure of local authority and
Federal Reserve Board charged not
with conducting a central bank sys-
tenn, but merely with supervisory
power to see that these regional banks
complied with the law
When the suggestion practically OF
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generating plants instead Of buying
the power from the T. v. A. The suit
was filed through Attorneys Burling,
Gordon and Westwood.
Justice Bailey in District Supreme
Court recently upheld the Federal
Power Commission in knocking more
than $4,000 of the original cost
which the Alabama Power Co. claimed
Evening star., 1935-07-25

a central bank here in Washington
was abandoned because of its obvious
repugnance to everything we have
done, then it was proposed that the
central bank here should be given ex-
traordinary authority to control these
regional banks"
Glass declared it was "the most un-
reasonable thing that could be sug-
gested," to have the regional banks
controlled by a central board.
Evening star., 1935-07-25
P.W.A. POWERLOAN'
| TO CITIES HALTED.
Alabama Company Fights
Granting Money to Buy
T. v. A. Current.

The Alabama Power Co. today Sc
cured an order in District Supreme
Court to prevent temporarily the p.
w. A. from lending money to four
Alabama cities to enable them to buy
electrical power from the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
Justice Oscar r. Luhring signed an
order forbidding the P. w. A. to
make any loans to cities until August
/, when the case will be argued In
court.
Business Declared Threatened.
The power company, which says it
has a $3.50 0,000, 900 investment in Ala
Evening star., 1935-07-25

Continued From First Page)
Eccles and the latter to him in order
to get a unanimous agreement in COM
mittee on the bill.
AS galleries packed with tourists and
financiers listened to the Virginian
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota waited to address the Senate
in favor of a commandments
operated central bank, a proposal
which Glass termed yesterday in the
opening remarks as ''repugnant' tc
all forms of banking.
Glass said today that repeated
references to the bill as an admin
istration bill have no justification
whatever"
1T isn't an administration BILL" he
added. The President never read a
word of it unless it was very recently
The Secretary of the Treasury is or
record as saying he has not read it
Every member, except one (Eccles) OF