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The Washington times., 1937-10-19
STRAUS CHOICE
SNUB TO ICKES
A N D CONGRESS-
Morgenthau Wins In
Housing Fight

Nathan straus, young and wide
" known housing expert from
New York city, takes hold of the
s52e 900 600 Wagner housing act
program today-and look out for
sparks!
Mr.. Straus, appointed by the
President, goes to work under
Secretary Ickes, of the Department
of Interior. who distinctly did not
want the President to appoint Mr..
Straus,
CONGRESS WANTS ICKES
However, the President distinct
" did NOT want Congress to put
,the.housing program in Mr.. 1ckes'
department-but Congress, appar-
entity impressed by the 100 per
cent manner in which Secretary
Icke2 as PWA administrator has
carried on. earning the soubriquet
Honest Harold" gave the hous'
ing program to Secretary 1cKeS
over White House protests.
But the President did not want
Mr.. Ickes to have any part OF
administering the housing pro-
gram. One reason, so the Presl-
dents confidants say, is that the
President preferred someone with
a different view on such matters
as social problems.
> The old and enduring row be-
tween MeSSrS. Hopkins and Ickes
comes from the same differences
Of opinion. Mr.. Ickes has flair
for doing his emergency work in
q way to attract the attention
of-say bankers, business men and
budgeteers; Mr.. Hopkins has a
flair for doing similar work in a
way to attract the applause Of the
so-called social minded"
UNSEEN INFLUENCES
The White House group which
meets and talks in the Presidents
own sitting room have had a
tremendous unseen influence on
such matters as housing. This is
the anti-Ickes group, which now
counts for itself victory in the
appearance of Mr.. Straus in the
chair of housing administrator.
Furthe rthan that, Mr.. Straus
is symbolic of score for Secre-
tary Henry Morgenthau of the
Treasury. Mr.. Straus is a
Morgenthau protege, and as such
he also represents a victory for
the New York group of housing
experts whom Congress definitely
wanted to shove back into the
rear ranks.
FEARED POWER GRAB
Congress seemed to have the
idea that New York, being big and
powerful-also expert in housing
might reach out and get too much
power and prestige, to say moth
ing Of cash in the new housing
program. One reason for Con-
gresS insisting on Secretary Ickes
as the supervising Cabinet officer
was because Congress believed
Secretary Ickes would assume the
regular anti-NeW York attitude
expected of loyal Chicagoan.
On the other hand, the critics
of Mr.. Ickes, who flock about the
White House, declare that New
York has produced the outstand-
ing experiences and experts in
housing who would not agree in
the slightest with the 1ckeS ideas,
nor would they stand for the very
close supervision which Secretary
1ckes exercises over all his sub
orl;noEn.
The Washington times., 1937-10-19
GREAT HOLE IN ROOF

The two motors of the plane
were thrown $50 feet to the front.
A great hole was rent in the roof
of the plane and through this
opening a number Of bodies, per-
haps seven or eight, had been
thrown. Arms and legs were
sticking up through two feet of
snow that covered the ground. The
other bodies were inside the
plane.
The plane itself was demolished,
but the litter of wreckage was con-
fined to a small area. There was
no sign of fire.
We only made a cursory exami-
nation of the wreck as we were
anxious to get back and report
our find, sad as it was.
The plane had not turned over.
The men and women on board
must have been killed without
knowing what had happened.
The Washington times., 1937-10-19

through two feet of snow on the
thickly timbered mountainside.
The Washington times., 1937-10-19
SNOW COVERS BODIES

Much of the two feet of snow
on the ground around the wreck
age must have fallen after the
crash. The bodies outside the
plane appeared to be covered deep
with the white mantle, although
snow squalls probably occurred be-
fore the liner crashed.
In all my experiences in this
western country I have never en-
countered such terrible conditions
as we were forced to battle to get
to the scene of the disaster.
1t took us more than II hours
to negotiate the 10 odd miles from
the highway. The trails were
muddy. the streams were swollen,
and heavy wet snow hampered us.
expect we will be a good many
hours getting equipment back up
there to bring down the bodies.
The Washington times., 1937-10-19
All 10 Found Dead
In Airliner Crash

CONTINUED from Page II
had died instantly, the rescuers
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Evening star., 1937-06-10
GUARD ACQUITTED

In new trial, granted seven
months after he had been found
guilty of assault by jury before
Judge Walter J. Casey, Stanley Cur
skey, guard at the Library of Con-
gress and former champion wrestler
of the Navy, was acquitted yesterday
in Police Court of assault charges
brought by E. K. Mcdaniel, 1905
Columbia road, a sightseeing guide.
Judge Edward M. Curran presided.
Mcdaniel contended Gurskey grabbed
him and applied wrestling holds when
he came up the Library steps to
meet his wife. The guard said
Mcdaniel had attempted to solicit
persons coming out Of the Library
for sightseeinsNrip.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
T0ML|NSON GIVEN
10-YEAR SENTENCE
Terms Are Melted to Local
Attorney, Two Others
in Robbery Plot.

A sentence of 3 to 10 years I'M
prisonment was imposed late yester-
day on j. William Tomlinson, attor-
ney, who was convicted May % of
planning and directing the robbery
last April l8 of Sam Siratonis, Four
teenth street tailor, by two colored
men
The maximum sentence which
might have been meted out was 3
to Is years,
Philip John Pratt, colored, who was
tried with Tomlinson. received a SEN
tence of three to eight years, and
Charles Henry Bass. also colored, who
was indicted with the two others but
pleaded guilty. was sentenced to three
to six years.
1t was largely on Bass testimony
that Tomlinson andd Pratt we're con-
victed. During the trial the defense
attempted to convince the jury that
Bass confessed and testified only on
the promise that he would be placed
on probation.
justice r. DICKINSON LettS MADE no
comment in imposing sentence. Tom
linson's attorney asked the court to
take into consideration that his client
was member of the bar Bass asked
for leniency so he could marry the
girl he came here from Chicago to
wed. Pratt remained silent All three
heard their sentences pronounced
without change of expression.
Attorneys for Tomlinson already
have announced they intend to appeal
Tomlinson, Pratt and Walter Small
wood, colored, also are under indict-
ment in connection with the Fairfax
Farms Dairy pay roll robbery March
IA, 1885. What disposition will be
made Of that true bill has not been
announced.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
SCHOOL GETS COPY
OF CONSTITUTION
Americanization Students
Hear Address by Repre-
sentative Bloom.

Singing American folk songs with
almost native familiarity, about 100
students, young and old, of the Amer
icanization school participated in a
brief program at the Webster School
today in acceptance of reproduction
of the Constitution by the Continental
Chapter of the District Daughters Of
the American Revolution.
The presentation was made through
the D. A. f. Americanism Committee
to the Americanization School Associ-
alton, Mrs Howard E. Middleton, re-
gent of Continental Chapter, repre-
senting the donors.
Principal speaker of the occasion
was Representative Bloom of New
York, director general of the Constitu-
ion Sesquicentennial Commission, who
told the audience of foreign-born
students they do not have to be
lawyers, teachers, historians or pro-
fessors to understand the Constitu-
ton.
Don't be frightened away from it
by anything anybody might tell you, u
he urged. He explained that the gift
being received was an exact repro
duction of the original, even to the
blots, and called attention to an
amusing error, said to have been made
by Alexander Hamilton. in which
Pennsylvania was spelled with
one n"
Mrs, Charles c. Haig, State regent
OF the District D. A. R.. gave briei
address complimenting the staff and
students for their work. "Americanism
is more than patriotic education" she
said. 1T is matter of the heart"
Miss Hazel Nelson of the Con-
stitution Commission staff, educa-
tional division, also spoke briefly.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
REBEL" LODGES
Of A.F.G. HOLD
SESSION TONIGHT
Internal Troubles of Organ
ization Increase as Mass
Meeting Draws Near.
STATE DEPARTMENT
UNIT QUITS FEDERATION
President Excluded as Delegate
on Grounds of Sympathy With
Civil Liberties Union.

The internal troubles of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government En-
ployes increased today as seven rebel
lodges prepared for the mass meeting
tonight that was principal cause OF
their suspension.
Following the lead of TranslatorS
Lodge. which withdrew from the fed
Grafton earlier in the week, State De-
partment Lodge announced it also was
getting out of the federation Rejection
OF two of its delegates by the District
Department was responsible for this
move.
Neither the TranSlators nor State
units have identified themselves with
the cause Of the seven, whose breach
with the federation resulted from their
determination to go ahead with ar
independent campaign against Gov
ernment economy in the face of q
warning from national headquarters
Delegate Is Rejected.
The troubles of the State Lodge
started when the District Department
rejected its president, Ernest R
Perkins. as a delegate. on the ground
he had expressed sympathy with the
American Civil Liberties Union Then
when George Blue was named as alter
nate. he met the same fate, reputedly
for the same cause
A statement from the lodge said
this was construed "aS an attack upon
the fundamental rights of free speech
and the right Of the lodge to choose
It's own delegates" and that this
was a violation of the fundamental
principles of the American Fedora
ton of Labor
Translators lodge left the Fedora
tion because it was out of sympathy
with the majority factions.
The seven lodges back of tonight
mass meeting are Labor, Agricul-
ture, Interstate Commerce, Genera,
Accounting, Resettlement, Works
Progress and Beltsville. It will be held
at the Willard Hotel at o'clock.
Senator McCarran of Nevada anc
Representative Allen of Pennsylvania
both Democrats. are scheduled tc
speak.
The lodges, which get a hearing
before a special committee of Fedora
ton officials Saturday, announced tina,
they have been pledged the support
of Loans and Currency Lodge of the
Treasury. Earlier. the Railroad Re.
tirement group was said also to have
voted its backing
They called at headquarters yester,
day to press their demand that tht
Saturday hearing be open. but re-
ported the conference with Charles I
Stengle, the president, was inconclu
Sive
Meanwhile, the federation leader,
ship is sounding out the rank and fl,
of the suspended lodges to see if tn,
members generally are in sympath,
with the rebellion" in order to de
termine how far the suspension i.
to be made effective.
A statement from the committe,
against false economy. which is con.
Quoting operations for the seven
termed this "a crude company unior
attempt at splitting our membership.
From Baltimore, where the Socia
Security Board Union is rowing witt
officials of the Social Security Boarc
over the dismissal of nine employees
reputedly for labor activities. it wa.
reported three had been restored tt
duty.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Courts, Law Offices Are Quiet
As 900 Go on Bar Group Outing

Judge and barrister deserted the
halls Of justice today to court the
Potomac breezes.
Some 600 strong, they embarked on
the steamer Potomac before 10 am.
for the Bar Associations annual out
ing. Early this afternoon the Potomac
was due to dock at Quantico. Va,
where the attorneys and their friends
were to be guests of Maj. Gen. Charles
H. Lyman, commandant of the Ma
rine post.
Legal business was at standstill.
Hundreds of law Offices as we'll as the
courts remained closed. Only Justice
Jennings Bailey carried on at the
District Court, finishing a trial already
started before him and signing a few
preliminary orders.
All of the Police Court judges had
said they would accompany the at
torneys.
AS each judge boarded the boat the
band played the anthem Of his native
Evening star., 1937-06-10
TICKET FIXING"
TRIAL IN RECESS
Police Board to Decide on
Study of Record to Find
Discrepancies.

The ticket fixing case against
Policeman Wexford Winfield. former
traffic officer. again was. in recess to-
day, with two controversial questions
confronting the Police Trial Board
airing the charges.
On the basis of the defense con-
tention that there are discrepancies
in the testimony of prosecution wit
neSses, the board it was announced
by Inspector Edward j. Kelly, pre-
siding, will decide whether the United
States attorneys Office will be asked
to study the record of the hearing,
which threatens to run indefinitely
The board also must rule on the
admissibility of certain documents
said to have come from Winfeld's S
estranged wife, now dead, and re-
putedly bearing on the charges against
the policeman, who has been as
signed to the second precinct.
Heated declaration that the prose-
cution testimony did not jibe was
made yesterday by Charles E. Ford
and William McGrath, defense coun-
sci, in the course of oss-examina-
ton of Miss Jessie J. Bell, a practical
nurse.
Statement in Doubt.
They pointed to statements by Miss
Ball and also sought to compare
them with those of Charles Linkins,
local attorney, who also has testified
fhot ho ol,t i,,o
Mrs. Winfield. The situation should
be referred to the district attorney,
they said
One issue revolves around a writ
ten statement by Miss Ball as to re-
puted happenings bearing on the
charges against Winfield while she
was in attendance on Mrs. Winfield.
Testimony has failed to make clear
now this statement was inspired, and
whether Linkins or Teunis F. Collier.
the Georgetown traffic crusader, fig
ured in its preparation. Linkins is
representing Collier in a mandamus
action to force District authorities to
enforce laws against traffic violators.
Assistant Corporation Counsel E. M,
Welllver, the prosecutor, said he would
prefer to believe Miss Ball was mis-
taken" rather than that any delib-
crate misstatements had been made.
To Be Resumed Tomorrow.
He described as immaterial several
OF the items the defense held con-
stltuted discrepancies.
The documents that Linkins said
came from Mrs. Winfield we're offered
Monday, and yesterday the defense
undertook line of questioning de-
signed to make the witness identify
each one separately. Among them
are a number of traffic warrants that
were not served
Llnkins has testified that he turned
them over to the Police Department.
The trial was recessed today be-
cause of the annual outing of the
Bar Association and will be resumed
at 10 am tomorrow at the fourth pre-
cinct Sitting with Inspector Kelly
are Capt. Joseph C. Morgan of the
fifth precinct and Capt. Lloyd E.
Kelly of the eighth.
|
Evening star., 1937-06-10
TWINS, II, DROWN

BOSTON, June 10 GH).-Twin sisters,
Doris and elizabeth O'Rourke. IL. lost
their lives last night while swimming
in the Charles River.
Although they we're with several
companions, the children apparently
slipped under the water, unnoticed.
close to life line marking deep water,
Is feet from shore.
For four hours policemen and doc
tors at the nearby Massachusetts, Gen.
eral Hospital worked In vain over the
first victim foAd.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
jumps. Pioneering? Yes, but with all
the comforts of home.
D,sc TLso,~L .sr-vI r,I,,

jumps. Pioneering? Yes, but with all
the comforts of home.
Pass Through Gold Front"
We now are four hours out of Ham,
ilton, jogging along easily. Just a lit
tie way back we passed through a
cold front" where the clouds piled
up and the big flying boat heaved
lazlly few times in the turbulent air.
Then We we're through, and soon the
clouds cleared away below and there
was the blue of that sea which was
SO enormous barrier only a few
years ago, but which now is shrinking
TO fifth of its size three years ago.
to thirtieth of its time span of a
century back
1t is difficult to realize-yesterda
morning we were in New York. dismal
under light rain; yesterday after
noon, after smooth easy fight Of
hours 81 minutes, we were in the
warm, sunny, flower -perfumed air of
Bermuda. This morning, after a
lelsurely breakfast, we boarded the
clipper at $50 am. Here it is, early
afternoon, and We are more than half
way back to New York, unhurried,
utterly comfortable. Across the wide
aisle in this lounge compartment, one
of our passengers is curled up on a
deeply-cushioned sofa snoozing off
that luncheon. OF all the 80 souls
aboard only six are visible: the others
are scattered through the long cabin.
Occasionally one or two of them stroll
by along the aisle, which connects the
bridge far up forward with the seven
compartments aft. for bit of exercise
Just now our navigator. Second
Officer J. w Walker, came through to
the tail TO get one of the surface
drift indicators. 1t is glass flask
filled with about two pounds of alumni
mum powder, with light filmed tail of
TIN inserted into the cork. He drops
1t through a special hatch, it plum
NETS down and bursts on the surface.
making shiny silver slick" about 10
feet across on the rippled blue of the
sea. He sights on it through his drift
indicator as long as it is visible. This
by way of check only since we are on
radio course and the sun is also
available for Shooting the sextant'
II desired, At night there are flares
which may be dropped to give fix
on the unmarked and lonely ocrean.
Officers Are Efficient.
The officers on this clipper are
calm, quiet, most efficient group OF
men. All have had long experience
over the Caribbean, on the South ano
Central American runs, in the West
Indies, and, lately. on the Pacific
They are led by the stocky veteran
Capt. r. o. D. Sullivan, who looks
more the commander of a great ocear
liner than the dashing airplane pilot
Of romantic fiction. Under him are
! First Officer W. S. de Lima, Second
Evening star., 1937-06-10

State. Charles Fahy, general counsel
OF the National Labor Relatio Board.
headed the committee which escorted
the jurists from their homes to the
wharf.
On board cares were forgotten and
the lawyers lolled about the deck un-
til midday, when lnuch was to be
served. Shortly afterward the ship
was to dock at Quantico, where buses
and trucks were to be on hand to
carry the lawyers to the parade ground.
With flags flying and band play
ing, the lst Marine Brigade was
to pass in review before Gen. Lyman
and the visitors.
One of the features of the day
was to follow Four members OF
Congress who served as privates in
the Marine Corps during the World
War were to be on hand in uniform
to see one of their number, Repre-
sentative John w. Houston of Kan
sas, presented with a captains COM
mission in the Marine Corps Reserve
The other legislators are Representa-.
tive Melvin J. Mas of Minnesota
Robert L. Mouton Of Louisiana, and
Robert E. Imhoff of Ohio.
Bombing Demonstration.
Next on the program was a bomb
ing demonstration by Marine squad
ron commanded by Col Roy S. Gel
ger.
The last event of the day was a
card Of seven boxing bouts in the
Quantico gymnasium, between Ma
rine fighters and Army and civilian
entrants.
At S pm, the party will leave the
military post for home. Dinner will
be served aboard. During both lunch
and dinner music will be furnished
by Leon Brusilon and his band.
Among the guests of honor were
to be Senator King, chairman of the
Senate District Committee; Associate
Justices Charles H. Robb and Har-
old M. Stephens OF the United States
Court of Appeals; Chief Justice Al
fred A. Wheat and Associate Justices
Jesse c. Adkins, Joseph w. Cox, Pey-
ton Gordon, James NJ. Proctor and
Daniel w. ODonoghue of the Dis
trict Court; Judges John P. McMa-
hon, Isaac R. Hit, Walter j. Casey
and Edward M. Curran of Police
Court. and Judges George c. Aukam,
Robert E. Mattingly and Nathan Cay
ton of the Muniaipal Court; Assistant
Attorneys General Golden w. Bell
and Carl McFarland; julius c. Mar
tin, director of war risk insurance lit
igation; United States Attorney Leslie
c. Garnett, Corporation Counsel Ell
wood Seal, Register of Wills Theodore
Cogswell, United States Marshal
John B. Colpoys. Clerk of the Dis
trict Court Charles A. Stewart, and
Auditor A. Leftwich Sinclair.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

| Officer Walker, Third Officer ]. S.
Flske, the engineering officer; Fourth
Officer H. N. Vandeveer. radio; G. T.
McEWen, flight mechanic; Purser B.
A. Blackman and Steward Michael
Claverino.
Sullivan has flown the Pacific many
times. He was captain during IA
round trips between San Francisco and
Honolulu-28 crossings of 2,40O miles
each. He blazed the trail to New Zea-
land with Capt. Edwin C. Musick.
This is his third trip as captain be-
tween New York and Bermuda.
At this point there is some excite
! ment. Passengers cluster about the
portfolios. Some contend there are
| whales; others that there are por-
| polses below. 1t is very far down.
| but one or two swear they see Jets of
spray and that thar she blows and
perhaps "sparm, at that To such
| things are modern air transport
pioneer passengers driven for diver
sion! But wait, there is more enter
| tainment in store-Purser Blackman
has just announced he is going to rig
up one of the IS big berths as a DEM
onstration. And so he does, producing
luxurious, soft bed with inner-spring
mattress and super-Pullman luxury.
More fun! The search for whales has
slackened lamentably.
Some of the passengers are reading:
there is a small but varied collection
of bound periodicals aboard. The
purser also passes around chewing
| gum; he even has lipstick tissue for
/ feminine guests-it also is good for
cleaning camera lenses and spectacles.
/ This morning he had all the accepted
hang g-over" remedies. explaining dip
lomatically that they helped passengers
| overcome the effects Of the change of
climate" After eight years of service
on clippers he knows quite bit about
/ this change of climate business. With
the dexterity of a magician, he can
produce playing cards, souvenir postal
cards, stationery, maps, rubber bands,
paper clips or just about anything a
flnicky passenger may call for A
Weary-eyed passenger crawls into the
upper berth; refuses to be dislodged
Effects Of change of climate. perhaps
The writer inquiries whether there
are photographs to accompany this
copy.
We'll radio ahead and have them
waiting for you" one of the officers
replies.
1t is PAS pm. and now there is some
real sightseeing to be done A steamer
has just been sighted far off to star
board and moment later a white line
appears on the horizon 1t is land
fall! Jones Beach. Long Island. and
journeys end ahead SO we finish a
pioneering venture in aviation without
adventure.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
BRIDGE BILL SIGNED

By the Associated Press.
The Virginia and Maryland high
way departments yesterday were au-
thgrized to build a free highway
bridge across the Potomac River be-
tween Point Of Rocks, in Frederick
County, and a point near the south
end of Loudoun County to replace
a bridge destroyed by food last year.
President Roosevelt yesterday
signed the bill authorizing construc-
ton of the bridge. 4
Evening star., 1937-06-10
DEMOCRATS ELECT

CHEVY CHASE, Md, June 10 (Spe-
ciaD William W. Evans was elected
president of the Chevy Chase Young
Mems Democratic Club last night to
succeed Donald C. Classic.
Allen Graham was named vice presi-
dent; John Birch, secretary; William
Dynes, treasurer, and Donald Reed,
sergeant at arms. States Attorney
James H. Pugh spoke on law enforce
ment in the county.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

Arthur L. Schoenthal, vice presi-
dent of the Washington Building
Trades Council, today was named
by the Commissioners as the third
member of the Districts Minimum
Wage Board
Evening star., 1937-06-10
French Ascension in 1888.

Joseph and Stephen MontEolfier
gave France It's first public balloon
ascension In 1888. L