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The Washington times., 1938-04-20
LIKELY
TO HEAD PROBE

G.N.S) Moving to get the in.
veStigation of the Tennessee Val
ley Authority under way, members
of the joint Congressional COM
mittee charged with conducting
the inquiry, said today they ex-
pected to meet later this week to
name their senior member, Sena-
tor Donahey CD of Ohio, chair.
man and to perfect organization.
The membership of the 10-man
committee was completed yeSter-
day when Vice President Garner
named Senator Davis CRD of
Pennsylvania, to the remaining
minority post, a place which three
other Republican Senators had de-
clined to accept because of other
duties.
The committee at it's first meet
ing intends to map plans for
launching the probe and discuss
the selection of staff of lawyers
and accountants. A proposal
made by Representative Mead
CD of New York, ranking House
member of the committee. call
ing for the members to visit the
IVA area before starting the in
quiry, also will be discussed.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL 30
Peculiar PeOpIe-NO. 1. The Aga Kahn.
who has fewer cares or worries than any
other man on earth, gets his weight in
gold each year from his wOrshipers, even
ca shes in on his bath water, and can do
all the pleasant things his followers are
forbidden. A surprising and entertain
ing double page illustrated feature in
The American Weekly, the magazine dis
tributed with next Sundays Washington
Herald-Tim
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appropriation might endanger
the bill.
It will be comparatively SIM
pie, when the curtains are drawn
in conference, for the Senators
to accept the House provision
containing the $4,000, 900 appro-
priation. That is the plan.
Navy bill troubles have been
carefully plotted by a group of
81 Senators who have been meet
ing in the offices of Senators
Nye and La Toilette during the
past week. They have adopted
the strategy of due deuberation.
They are planning 81 speeches
to start, say the debate will re-
quire two weeks "at least" with
the accent on the least"
Truth is they cannot hope to
get more than 33 to SO votes,
which is not enough.
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
MEXICO SETS
HEARING FOR US.
KILLING SUSPECT
Engineer Seeks Writ;
Bail Denied

0.N.S) Hearing on habeas
corpus proceedings brought by
counsel for William Fink, Amer
ican mining engineer, in Mexican
federal court at Chihuahua, seek
ing his release from Jail on mur.
der charges, today was set for
April %, the State Department
was advised. Bail has been re-
fused pending the hearing.
Fink, an American mining man
from Ell Paso, Tex, was arrested
and held under murder charges
following the death recently Of
the mayor of Juarez, and an asso-
ciate who were killed when .
bomb sent the mayor through the
mails exploded in his office.
The charges against Fink, which
he has emphatically denied, were
preferred after a Mexican suspect
accused the mining engineer Of
having given him package to
mail the Juarez mayor.
The State Department, through
Ambassador Daniels, at Mexico
City, has been endeavor1ng to OBJ
tain Fink s release.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL S0-
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
Will to Buy Lacking

THE first sign of depression
l. did not appear in sales fig
ures, but in the stock market.
Weeks after the market broke
in fear of the future, depart
ment store sales were still soar
ing. Furthermore, industrial
production increased only 812
per cent in the year before the
break. There was no lack of
ability to buy either, as is indi-
Gated further by the figures
showing factory pay rolls went
up "a per cent in the same
p >riod.
What was lacking was the will
to buy by the biggest buyer Of
a,l-busineSs.
The non-political Times con-
cludeS: "As the Presidents dag
nosis is wrong, so the remedies
he proposes are wrong True
recovery can come only from in
creased production; and that is
possible only if the obstacles
and fears that stand in the way
of Increased production are re-
f>oVed,"
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
OUerprOduction Idea

THE Presidents new theory
l. that over-production caused
the depression is now known to
have been advocated in the
inner councils by two of his
highly regarded economic ad-
visers-Leon Henderson in WPA
and Isadore Lubin in the Labor
Department. They claim pro
duction was being conducted
too fast to be absorbed.
But further testimony that
the President has taken the
wrong track has been hidden in
the obscurity of a New York
Times editorial page of April 18.
The overproduction idea is there
attributed to the Socialist Rod
bertus and the Communicated
Karl Marx. They originated the
idea to prove capitalism was i'm
possible.
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
BANKERS CAUSE
D
SAYS BINDERUP
Collapse Blamed on
Monetary System
BY EARL GOODWIN

AS long as we have this kind Of
monetary system, says RepreSen-
tative Charles Binderup CD of
Nebraska. we are going to have
recurrent economic anemia. He
says the way to keep Uncle Sam
from a further series of collapseS
is for Congress to take control of
money and credit way from the
Federal Reserve System, and start
feeding a billion dollars or more
a year into the American public
from the very bottom.
The Nebraska Democrat is
known throughout Congress as
revolutionary on money; just as
much so as was William J. Bryan,
of the same State.
27 COLLAPSES
Mr.. Binderup shows you that we
have had 81 financial collapses,
panics, depressions, recessions, at
almost regular intervals since the
republic was founded. In each
case he declares that the reason
was the cZarlike dictatorial atti-
tude of bankers who withdrew all
the available money into the en-
virons Of Wall Street or whatever
passed for that center in days
gone by.
In addition, he says that money
should be based on the value of
the products of the American peo-
ple-not on anything else; and
that, with that in view. Uncle Sam
has been shy of the proper money
at the rate of 4 per cent a year
for so years.
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
Fund for Dirigible

THE Senate seems to have
i killed the $3,0oO,OOO dirigi-
BILE appropriation, but do not
trust your eyes. Actually the
Senators only gave it sleeping
potion.
An inside understanding ex-
lists whereby the appropriation
will go back into the bill in con-
ference. Don't ask how or
where. It exists. Whether the
agreement will succeed is an
other question. Similar tactics
were tried on the tax bill and
are not working out very well.
The appropriation was
drugged in the Senate Naval
Committee for two new reasons
Ca some Senators were annoyed
at the dirigible lobbyists who,
they say, did not conduct their
lobbying on an unusually high
plane, and CD the bill is going
to have so much trouble in the
Senate anyway that the dirigible
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
Crime Elimination
Called Impossible

Total elimination of crime in
modern civilization is impossible,
Prof. K. N. Llewellyn of Columbia
University told the Institute Of
Criminal Science here last night.
"A certain amount of crime is
inevitable in the accomplishment
of certain activities" Prof. Level
lyn asserted explaining that he
referred to technical violations Of
the law, rather than deeds Of di-
rect dishonesty or violence.
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
AUSTRALIA PACT
NEGOTIATIO 0 N S
STARTED HERE
May CuIminate in Trade
Agreement

0NS.) A series Of exploratory
conversations opening the way to-
ward e possible negotiation of a
reciprocal trade agreement be-
tween the United States and
Australia opened here today.
Two of Australia's most noted
trade expertS-J. F.. Murphy, Sec
retary of commerce for the Au-
Stralian commonwealth, and Ed
ward Abbot, comptroller general
of customs-conferred with Harry
Hawkins. chief of the trade agree
mentS division of the American
State Department.
"UNOFFTCIAL" VISIT
The two Australian officials
termed their visit to Washington
as unofficial" but expressed hope
that it might lead toward compile
ton of a trade agreement between
the two countries. The United
States is now negotiating for a
reciprocal trade agreement with
the United Kingdom, Americas s
largest single market, and for a
new trade agreement with Canada,
its second largest market.
Because of the effect the trade
agreement with the United King
dom will have on the empire trade
agreements, Australia, like Can
ada, is viewing in the favorable
light similar agreement with the
United States.
ON WAY TO LONDON
Murphy and Abbott are en-
route from down under" to Lon,
don. They toured Canada and
then came to Washington where
they will remain for several days
before sailing on the Queen Mary
early next week.
1t is expected they will confer
while here with Acting Secretary
of State Sumner WelleS.
The preliminary conversations
were described at the State De
partment as entirely informal
and exploratory"
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
OLD BRIDGES IN USE
Highways and bridges, develop
ed by King Louis XIV and by
Napoleon are still in service in
France, tributes to the ability OF
the technicianS of a century and
| a half ago.
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
1920 ORDER CITED

However, Mr.. Binderup pro
duces one bit of excitment when
he shows you the report of a
secret meeting of the Federal Re
serve Board in 1920 when the
chairman of that time, w. P. G..
Harding, induced the board to
clamp down on credit and call in
the loans; that was at the peak of
an after-war boom and resulted in
crashes, called loans, foreclosed
mortgages, stock market ava
lanches and a general deflation
which, Mr.. Binderup declares, is
still going,
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
COpvri0ht Ledger Syndicate
Hay Mat Swell
Until He Fell!

CARLISLE, Pa, April 2O.-Ray
Boldosser, 38 years old, a Newville
farmer, couldn't go to sleep in his
bed so he went to the barn and
flopped on the hay in the loft. He
went to sleep there, all right, but
rolled off the hay NOW through
an opening to the stable below.
He is being treated for injuries
The Washington times., 1938-04-20

to make the
b u i | d / n 6
trades pump
work for low
cost housing.
For these six
months, M r.
Straus h a S
been putting
q nd pulling
al IL ana QO-
ng W h a t
m o S t New
Dealers con-
slider to be a
good job.
To date he
has not spent
@Apnk
The Washington times., 1938-04-20

have made 1t
in less than
so S e c ondS.
What he said,
in e S S e n C e,
was this:
wv e ar e
b e t t er off
than we were
in 1882. Your
ov ernment
achieved that
S u C C e S S by
S p e n d n G.
However, pro-
duction r a n
ahead faster
Alnnn a nnC
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
But

MR.. ROOSEVELT consumed
NA 40 minutes in making his
speech on the state of the ma
ton" to the people. He could
The Washington times., 1938-04-20

BOake Garter LIldn w al 2 .
and power of buyers to consume
what was produced. This
brought a little recession. Basi-
cally everything's fine. So I am
going to spend some more. Don't
worry, for some of it will come
back. Therefore, know you ap-
prove what am doing and I
propose to sail straight ahead"
Mr.. Roosevelt says look at the
many billion dollars of perma-
nent public improvements,
schools, roads, bridges. tunnels,
public buildings, parks and g.
host of other things" which
meet your eye in everyone of
the 3100 counties in the United
States"
And how! But Mr.. Roosevelt
forgets to explain who supports
and pays for the upkeep of these
improvements" 1t wasn't his
money that put them up-but
that of the taxpayers. 1t isn't
his money that must now be
spent to keep them operating
but the taxpayers money.
The greater the spending Of
the peoples money by the gov
ernment the heavier must be-
come the taxes on the people to
support all the so-called ''im-
provements" springing up like
mushrooms in 31O0 counties.
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
Pump Printing Hard
Work, Straus Finds
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLON

(Word
Rerrodu in ul in Parts
VHE processes of printing partly exposed in the
inside experience of Nathan Straus who has been work
The Washington times., 1938-04-20

ing on the housing pump.
Mr.. Straus was given a half
billion dollars from the Treas
urY six months ago and told
The Washington times., 1938-04-20
Word for Democracy

LIE had a kind word to say for
IL democracy, believe it or
not! He had another kind word
for the profit motive, strange as
that may seem after these last
five years! "It is essential in
our economy" he said, that
private. funds be put to work
and all of us recognize that
such funds are entitled to a fair
profit"
Yet it was this same Mr.. Roose-
velt who, but few hours before
he spoke thus, sent an open let
Evening star., 1938-11-07

planes and 100 men in uniform,
including military band. It is
said she hadn't been invited to make
any martial display.
This demonstration of Germany's
might was made while the Czecho-
slovak crisis was boiling up. Prince
Paul, the regent, was scheduled to
open the exposition but absented
himself, and other officials expressed
deep annoyance.
I understand that in event of a
German-Italian war-and nobody is
suggesting that one is in the offing
-Yugoslavia's whole inclination
would be to ally herself with Musso-
lini.
Whether the Yugoslavs would be
able to follow their desires would
seem to be highly problematical
in view of the terrific pressure al
Evening star., 1938-11-07

that Hitler in seeking control of
the Balkans is trespassing in what
has been regarded as II Duces sphere
of influence
At the moment the Belgrade gov
ernment was elected to accept Ber-
Inns economic overlordship because
forsooth Yugoslavia couldn't help
herself If she wished. She Is de-
pendent on the German market to
absorb the great bulk Of her prod
ucts. which are mainly agricultural.
1t remains to be seen what Bel
grades attitude will be If and when
Eitler attempts to employ economic
pressure for political ends.
I understand that Yugoslavia
would much prefer to team up with
Italy if that were possible. AS a
matter of fact, while the Belgrade
government is friendly with Berlin,
the general public is hostile to the
Reich because of it's treatment of
Czechoslovakia. That hostility is
something for Germany to jot down
for future consideration.
Nazi aspirations in connection
with the Adriatic and with the vast
granery of the Danubian Basin have
drawn Italy and Yugoslavia closer,
at least III sentiment.
Germany has been strangling the
port of Trieste-which, incidentally
she is said to covet-by diverting
and other northern ports. Italy re-
sents this bitterly. Yugoslavia,
among other things, dislikes what is
characterized as German aggression.
A typical example of the type of
push that irks Belgrade no end was
seen last May at the time of the
international Aeronautical Exposi-
ton here. Germany caused con-
sternation by sending 38 military
Evening star., 1938-11-07
Yugos|av Attitude
To Affect Killers
Course in Balkans
Good Will Of Belgrade Is
Of Great Importance
To Reich's Drive
By DEWITT MACKENZIE,


Associated Press Foreisn Correspondent.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. Z
The trend of Nazi Leader Hitler's
economic and political conquest OF
the Balkans bids fair to be in
fuenced to no small degree by the
attitude of Yugoslavia.
The good will of this nation of
doughty fighters is Of great i'm
portance to the Fuehrer. This is
so partly because of Yugoslavia S
strong influence among her neigh
bors and partly because her geo.
graphical position makes her most
likely participant in the event of any
clash between Germany and Italy.
From this vantage point one can
see indications of what may prove
to be flaws in the Rome-Berlin axis
possibilities of future difficulties.
Various situations already exist
which might lead to controversy of
one sort or another between Musso-
lini and Hitler. MuSsolini finds that
some of Hitler's moves are pretty
strong mustard. For instance, there
Is Germany's perhaps natural desire
for an Adriatic port which could
come only from Italy, and the fact
Evening star., 1938-11-07

ready exercised by Germany
through her economic control.
The manner in which all the big
European nations long have been
courting Yugoslavia is fair indica-
tion that her friendship is highly
desirable.
So far as concerns the Belgrade
government, its policy is to make
alliances with no great power and
to be enemies with no great power.
The Yugoslavs figure that because
OF their geographical position they
Will be victims of the next war in
any event, and so see fit to steer
clear of alliances now.
Evening star., 1938-11-07
City News in Brief
TNDAV

TODAY.
Chrysanthemum show, Depart
ment of Agriculture Greenhouse,
Fourteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, 8 am. to 9 pm.
Meeting, District Optometric So
ciety, La Fayette Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting. District Dental Assist
ants, La Fayette Hotel, pm.
Dinner meeting, Washington
Chapter, American Institute of
Banking, Willard Hotel, 6 pm.
Meeting. Abraham Lincoln Circle
No. 3, Ladies of the G. A. R, Willard
Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Virginia Democratic
Club, Willard Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Pen Women's League,
Grafton Hotel, 6:45 pm.
Dinner and card party, Five Hun
dred Club, Hamilton Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Tau Beta Phi Sorority,
Mayfower Hotel. 8 pm.
Dinner, Guild of Prescription OPP
ticians, Mayflower Hotel $50 pm.
Dinner meeting, Board of Cover
nors' Washington Club of Printing
House Craftsmen, Annapolis Hotel,
6 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Dartmouth Club, An
napolis Hotel, 1915 pm.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, Mayfower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Washington Associa-
ton of Credit Men, Hamilton Hotel,
1890 pm.
Breakfast, Early Birds, Willard
Hotel. 8 am.
Luncheon, Women's National Press
Club, Willard Hotel. pm.
Luncheon-meeting, District mo-
ton picture theater owners, Willard
Hotel, pm.
Luncheon, Washington Sales Rep
resentatives' Association, Lafayette
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Chrysanthemum show, Depart
ment of Agriculture Greenhouse,
Fourteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, 9 am. to 8 pm.
Luncheon, Columbia Heights Busi-
ness Mems Association, Sholl's Cafe,
1927 Fourteenth street NV, 1915
pm.
Luncheon, Washington and Lee
Alumni Association, Harrington
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Meetings, Columbia Heights Busi-
ness Mems Association, Arcade
Building, Fourteenth street and
Park road NV, 9 pm.
Dlnner-meeting, District Chapter,
Associated General Contractors of
America, Continental Hotel, pm
Dinner, National Controllers, La
Fayette Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner, Speakers Club, Lafayette
Hotel, $50 pm.
Dlnner-dance. Washington Hebrew
Congregation, Willard Hotel, 7:3O
pm.
Meeting. District Chapter, Catho-
lie Daughters of America, Willard
Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Womens Union No. l05
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
N. F.. F. E., Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Columbia Technical Insti-
tute, Wardman Park Hotel, $50 pm
Lecture. Workshop, Penn Women's
League, Grafton Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner. Graphic Arts Institute,
Hamilton Hotel, Sis pm.
Dinner-meeting, WASHINGTON
Typewriter Dealers, Hamilton Hotel,
$50 pm.
Oyster roast, Optimist Club, May
flower Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, District Bar Association,
Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Connecticut Avenue Asso-
citation, Mayf1ower Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Junior Board of Com
merce. Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-11-07
Ploneturium to Be Sold

The zeiss Planetarium installed
at the Paris Exhibition last year is
| to be sold at auction.
Evening star., 1938-11-07

IOIA1.
Chrysanthemum show, Depart
ment of Agriculture Greenhouse,
Fourteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, 8 am. to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1938-03-13

sister, Lottie Mitchell, urge the police
not to shoot her brother, whom, she
later said, was shot down like dog"
He said it seemed to him the police
made Keys stark mad" when they
drew their guns and that one of them
"snickered' when the demented man
shouted, Give me that gum
c. S. Smith, colored, 2466 Ontario
road NV. said he saw Keys straddle
the front window sill and cry: Hoo
ray, everybody, I'm celebrating this
morning." The man also was quoted
as saying, The Japs are coming!'
Smith said an officer who alighted
from third precinct scout car pulled
his gun and said: Let him have it"
Another policeman called, No. not
yet" Smith said. and there was no
shooting at that moment.
Later. Smith said. he saw a police
man take pot shots" at Keys. BY
pot shots" he said he meant the
officer fired without taking careful
aim. After the first shot, he quoted
the policeman as saying, Il got him"
The officer waited a few seconds.
he said, and shot again. Smith said
the shooting began Immediately after
he heard a woman scream: Leroy
has set the house afire!"
Evening star., 1938-03-13
ID. C.. Bill
Continued From First Page }

Topped off remains for decision to-
morrow.
For example. the conferees are re-
ported to have reduced the more than
100000 put in by the Senate for fur
nishing and coupling new schools.
There are other general fund in
creases, however. like the $l5O.OOO
Senate amendment to acquire site
for a National Guard armory, the
conferees have not yet discussed.
AS previously reported, the conferees
are understood to have a tentative
agreement to construct the Thomas
Circle traffic underpass and leave out
the one for Dupont Circle. This Is
believed to meet the wishes of District
officials. who, it is understood, feel
traffic would be interfered with II
both projects were going forward
simultaneously.
The K street grade separation
project at the Rock Creek-Potomac
connecting parkway also is due to be
restored. The conferees are still at
odds, however, over the S62O,0OO
Senate amendment to start the Penn
sylvania Avenue Bridge, southeast.
The Senate proposal to build a bridge
across the Rock Creek Park drive at
Massachusetts, avenue awaits discus
sion tomorrow. The Senate group, it
is believed, will make a strong effort
to retain the Pennsylvania avenue
project.
These bridge and underpass items
Evening star., 1938-03-13

Ballistics tests showed that death
resulted from the gunfire of Police
man Nally, who shot from a position
in the street.
Testimony offered at the first in
quest was repeated to a large extent
at the second inquiry, but lengthy
questioning of witnesses prolonged the
proceedings.
Among yesterdays witnesses was
Matte Woodford, neighbor, who said
she heard persons in crowd outside
Keys home say the fire was started
by the shooting and not by the vet
eran.
"Whitewash" Is Intimated.
1t also was intimated that an at
tempt was made to 'whiteWash" the
case. this contention being advanced
during introduction of statements
made by witnesses to the police homi-
eide squad
One witness. when asked to read
aloud signed statement he said he
made, was unable to figure out several
words and said they were meaningless
to him. The words in question. how
ever, had little direct bearing on the
case.
Reginald Casey. colored. another
resident of the neighborhood, testified
he saw Keys with something blazing
in his hand and kept turning round
and round the room" He said that
was just before the shooting started
He told the jury he heard Keys