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Evening star., 1938-01-21
ITEM VETO DELAY
YSVANDENBERC
Defends Idea of Allowing
Time to Get TW0-ThirdS
Vote of Congress.

Defending the bestowal of item veto
power for the President by constitu-
tional amendment, Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, Of Michigan told .
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee today
It would merely enable the Executive
to delay specific expenditures tenn
porarily until two-thirds Of Congress
passes on the merit of such items.
4 have never known any lives to
be lost by following the injunction
stop, look and listen and I do not
foresee any casualties in Government
by applying the same rule to appropri-
alton items" Senator Vandenbere de-
clared.
Senator Austin, Republican, of Ver-
mont cross-examined his Michigan
colleague at length as to possible dan
gers IN transferring too many new
powers to the executive branch Of Gov
ernment.
Senator Vandenberg insisted he is
strongly opposed to changes in certain
fundamental features of the Constitu-
ton relating to the division OF power,
but indicated he regards the item veto
as merely supplementing the existing
veto power to meet conditions the
trainers Of the Constitution could not
have foreseen.
Referring to the members of the
constitutional Convention, Senator
Vandenberg said:
They probably would all have died
OF apoplexy before the convention ad-
journed If they had imagined one ses-
sion of Congress would ever appro-
pirate $4,000 ,0OO, ,0O0."
The Michigan Senator said he
wanted to be able. through the item
veto power. to hold the President re-
sponsible for his share OF the task of
bringing about economy.
The subcommittee has before it two
similar constitutional amendments one
by Senator McCarran, Democrat of
Nevada and the other by Senator
Vandenberg. and took a recess until
next week to hear Senator McCarran.
Senator Austin asked Senator Van
denberg ii he saw any danger, be-
cause Of the size and diversified In.
terests OF the country, that different
areas might have to spend as much
time persuading the President on GER
tain questions as it does in presenting
the committees of Congress. He also
inquired IT, there was any danger of
the item veto creating the opportunity
Tor pressure of political nature.
Senator Vandenberg said any power
Is subject to abuse and that the ad-
vantages have to be weighed against
the liabilities.
Evening star., 1938-01-21
WOMAN IS ORDERED
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Court Continues 81 500 Bond for
Mrs. Salanka, Accused of
$1,000 Larcenv,
By 4 stan Correspondent Of The star

BY Stan Correspondent Of The star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Jan. 2l.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Salanka. 20. Of Baltimore today
was ordered held for the grand jury
on a charge of larceny Of 81, 900 from
Charles H. Becker, II, also OF Balti-
more, on January 8.
Mr.. Becker was found in q dazed
condition in tourist cabin about
f1ve miles south of Alexandria, Va,
late on the night of January by
State Officer E. c. Trice.
Mr.. Becker complained he did not
know how he got there but said his
companion. Mrs. Salanka, and 81 900
in cash were missing.
Several hours later Mrs. Salanka
was picked up by State police at
Richmond. She and another man,
said to be her brother, were in 4
car. They were returned to Fairfax
for trial.
Mr.. Becker testified he and Mrs.
Salanka left Baltimore for q drive
into Virginia. Mr.. Becker said he
took drink In the car in Washing
ton and within a few minutes lost
consciousness. The next he remem-
bers was the tourist cabin.
Attorney P. Brooke Howard con-
tended there was no definite proof
as to where the alleged theft oc-
cured, II Mr.. Becker lost conscious
ness in Washington. Commemorative
Attorney Paul Brown said finding
Mr.. Becker in Fairfax County was
enough to have charges placed in this
Jurisdiction.
Mrs Salanka, who has been free
under $500 bond was allowed to
continue her bond.
Evening star., 1938-01-21
N. |. R. B. FILES BRIEF
ON WILLARD HOTEL
Papers Support Petition Asking
Court to Enforce Rehiring of
Two Union Employees.

A brief in support Of . petition
seeking enforcement of its order di-
recting the Willard Hotel to reinstate
two discharged employees and to desist
from unfair labor practices was filed
today with the Circuit Court Of Ap-
peals for the District by the National
Labor Relations Board.
The petition asking the court to en-
force the order was filed last October
rs. after hotel oficials allegedly had
failed to comply with the instructions.
The board had directed the hotel
to reinstate. with back pay, Miss Mabel
Norman. waitress in the coffee shop,
and Garland p. Webb, room service
waiter, both allegedly discharged for
union activity.
In its brief the board set forth facts
developed during its investigation of
the case and legal arguments in sup
port Of the position 1t had taken.
The board also announced today it
had certified that the Newspaper Guild
of New York has been selected as bar
gaining representative by a majority
Of the commercial employees of News
Syndicate Co., Inc, publishers Of the
Daily News and the Sunday News.
Evening star., 1938-01-21

departments for delivery to the per-
sons named on the checks.
1T seems perfectly obvious on the
face" Senator O'Mahoney declared,
that the danger of defalcation is
particularly great when Government
checks are delivered to persons other
than those to whom the checks are to
be paid"
Gen. Reed pointed out that such
deliveries were made only to persons
who had been previously authorized
by letter to receive them. Since dis
covery Of the Stitely fraud, however, q
system Of double checking" of pay
roll vouchers has been instituted, the
witness said.
Senator O'Mahoney brought out
that this change In system has not
affected the practice Of delivering
groups Of checks to departmental
representatives who had prepared the
pay roll vouchers. The Senator told
Gen. Reed he thought this practice
should be abandoned Immediately"
Spence Burroughs, Army finance
clerk, said he doubted If even the new
double checking" system would have
revealed the Stitely entertainments be-
cause "the forgeries were very clever" +"
Il still say" said Senator Pittman,
Democrat, Of Nevada that If the In
terror Department had made proper
check of pay rolls and balances, there
would have been no Stitely fraud"
1T is plain to me-" asserted Sen
ator O'Mahoney, that a dual re-
sponsibility was involved in this case
"A responsibility on the part of those
who prepared pay rolls and a re-
sponsibility on the part Of those who
paid them"
Gen. Reed nodded in agreement
and pointed out that Col. E. c. Nor
ton Of the Army finance office has
= stoppage of $4,000 against him
now as a result of the Stitely case"
Gen. Reed explained that If Col
Morton is found to be responsible for
the loss-however innocent he might
be-"he'u have to pay it" Col. Nor
ton, who sat at one side Of the COM
mittee table, indicated his confirma-
ton of this view,
Evening star., 1938-01-21
Burlew
CONTINUED From First Pare J

more than one million dollars in the
southwestern part Of the United States
and over $250.000 in the State of
Kansas. Are you aware Of this in
vestigation and II 20, please give the
committee the facts.
What department or departments
OF the Government are involved in
these alleged shortages?"
Senator Nye, q member Of the Pub
lie Lands Committee, Is out of the
city and in his absence Chairman
Adams did not press the C. C, G. in.
quiry further.
Army Mileage Probe.
At the same time, Gen. Reed dis
closed to the committee that the in
spector generals oficc has been de.
layed in completing its Investigation
OF angles Of the stitely case because
OF a very important investigation"
being made in cooperation with the
Department Of Justice and other
agencies into mileage in the Army"
He did not elaborate on this statement.
The hearings ostensibly are being
held to enable the committee to pass
on the nomination Of Ebert X. Burlew
to be First Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior. but the testimony has taken
wide ramifications. The defalcations
Of Reno E. stitely, former chief of the
voucher unit, National Park Service,
were brought into the hearing as pos
sibly rejecting an administrative eff
cheney Of Interior Department officials.
Gen. Reed was asked If the Army
has Investigated to see II any War De-
partment personnel was in collusion
with Stitely." The witness replied
that an investigation is under way, but
has not been completed. He refuted
. suggestion several days ago by Sen
ator Nye that the discharge Of . clerk
IN the Army finance ONCE had any
connection with the stitely fraud.
Seek 70 Prevent Recurrence.
Members Of the committee pressed
Gen. Reed for details Of precautions
that have been taken by the Army to
prevent = recurrence of embezzle-
ments in connection with Emergency
Conservation Work pay rolls.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat. of
Wyoming severely criticized the Army
finance ONCE for its practice of de-
livering checks in bulk to so-called
authorized representatives" Of other
Evening star., 1938-01-21
M'INTYRE TO ATTEND
DINNER FOR BARKLEY
3y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt said today Mar
vim H. Mcintyre, one of his secretaries
would attend the dinner in Louisville
tomorrow night in honor of Senator
Barkley Of Kentucky, the Senate
Democratic leader.
Asked at a press conference if he
intended to send letter to be read
at the testimonial banquet, the Presi-
dent smiled and replied IN &C" would
be his letter
There have been indications that
Gov. A. B. CHappy) Chandler might
oppose Senator Barkley In this years
primaries. Asked If Mcintyre would
arrive in Louisville in time for q
luncheon tomorrow in honor Of Gov,
Chandler, the President said he did
not believe the train would get there
In time.
Evening star., 1938-01-21
FLIGHT IS CANCELLED
Bad Weather Postpones Instru-
ment-Landing Demonstration.

Bad weather today resulted in can
collation. Of = proposed instrument
landing demonstration at Pittsburgh
by an airliner flying from WASH
ington.
Pittsburgh and intermediate airporta
CLOSED in" and, under Bureau Of Air
Commerce regulations, regular airline
operations had to be Cancelled. The
demonstration will be made as soon
As flying Is resumed, it was announced
BY Pennsylvania Central Airlines,
Evening star., 1938-01-21
Railroad Worker Nears 100.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. al R.-
John Horan, Soda Ash Johnny" to
his many friends among Milwaukee
road employees. was suffering from in
fiuenza today as plans were made to
celebrate his Tooth birthday anniver-
sary Sunday.
Horan was born January 70. 1898.
Eighty-three Of his years have been
spent in the Milwaukee roads employ.
Evening star., 1938-01-21

ferees were getting to understand that
failure to obtain certain legislation was
not entirely due to the administration
and that Congress fits into the pic
tura
All such things achieved at the meet
ing were deseibed by" mfr. Roosevelt
as an educational program which, by
and large. was working out very well.
He predicted there would be some
irreconcilables who would not CO.
operate to improve conditions.
Asked If he favored Reconstruction
Finance Corp. loans to railroads need
Ing reorganization, the President said
that depended on whether r. +. c.
Chairman Jesse H. Jones thought he
could get adequate security.
Many Obstacles.
President Roosevelt was reported
to be eager to stabilize automobile pro-
ductlon by such direct methods as allo-
cation of production, but many OBJ
stacles were said to confront any such
attempt.
Gov. Frank Murphy Of Michigan,
an overnight White House suest,
stressed the proposal to eliminate de-
nclency judgments, which he charac-
ter1zed as sharp practice" He said
most company managers were con-
| Vlnced 1t was wrong practice, but
coum not stop it except by joint action.
elimination of such sharp prac-
tlces," Gov. Murphy said, would throw
greater responsibility on the seller
and tend, therefore, to curb excessive
sales.
Advertising Misleading.
Last July several leading finance
companies accepted 4 Federal Trade
Commission suggestion to stop adver-
Using q g per cent" finance plan.
The commission found the advertise
Ing msled readers into believing
financing charges amounted to s per
cent interest instead of the actual
practice OF charging Z nat 8 per cent
1 OF the purchase price. The commits
sion said that because of the reduction
OF principal with every monthly pay
ment the car buyer was paying 10 to
IL per cent interest.
Beyond the automobile conference
White House omcials had made no
definite dates for continuing Mr..
Roosevelts series Of business talks. A
gathering with small business men
was projected, however, for the early
future.
Next week the President will 49,
Gov. George H. Earle Of pennsylvania
who has charged that q, mononolv
dominates the anthracite coal indus
try. Gov. Earle IL expected to ures
Government purchase Of coal land
ana the lease Of mines to private In.
dustry only in restricted spots.
The Commerce Departments Busi-
ness Advisory Council devoted yeeter-
day to private discussion Of businesu
policies, following its White House con-
ference Wednesday.
Evening star., 1938-01-21
n. |. R. ACT CHANGE
OPPOSED BY c. !. 0.
Organization Is Urged to Bring
Pressure on Members
of Congress.

The Committee for Industrial Or
ganization placed itself on record to-
day IN opposition to any change in
the National Labor Relations Act.
In . circular letter addressed to ali
amliates Of the c. I. o. Executive Di-
rector John Brophy urged that pres
sure be exercised on members of Con-
gress to resist efforts to amend the
act
The letter called also for massage of
the full appropriation requested by the
Labor Board for the coming fiscal year
and condemned "prying investiga-
tons into the boards policies ana
administration Of the law.
Evening star., 1938-01-21
Business
Continued From First Pase.)

(COntlnued From First PaRe)
financing, the Chief Executive sug.
gested 1t would be worth while fol
everybody to study the British trade
Union system.
When informed that unions In Great
Britain forbade political contributions
the President said he did not know
about that.
No Special Body Planned.
Explaining further his comments
to the Business Advisory Council
Wednesday night, the President said
he did not have in mind creating any
special body to advise with the Gov
ernment on policy.
It had been reported that he con-
templated forming permanent ad-
visory body with members Of all types
Of Observation-Disclosures, consumer,
and the like, as well as business.
He said he was trying to work out.
without legislation, a plan whereby
private groups would come together
and exchange information among
themselves.
For example, he said. it was helpful
when John L. Lewis, chairman of the
Committee for Industrial Organization,
sat at the same table with Thomas w
Lamont, j. P. Morgan partner, and
Owen D. Young of the General Elec-
tric Co., to consider plans for attack
ing the recession.
The conferences, he said. were
serving to clear up many false i'm
pressions, which he attributed most
" to politics.
No Inconsistency.
For example, he said, there was .
group Of conferees which failed to
see any consistency in advocating
eurtailment Of farm acreage and i'm
proving acreage. It was very evident
he added, that in preventing sol
erosion land Is improved, but at thu
same time land Is taken out Of pro.
duction. That requires stressing, HI
said.
He also said he had found some
persons In the business groups whit
thought 1t was inconsistent for hin
to say In 1888 that the price leve
must be raised and in 1887 that price
were too high.
The President said there was moth
ing inconsistent about that, that hi
objective still was the same.
The price level index in 1898, h
said, was about SO and the aim was II
get It back toward 100. But. he added
It obviously was proper to object II
certain rises In commodity prices tina
threw the whole thing out Of balance
Exphins His Attitude.
Discussing the attitude toward hold
ing companies which he had expressed
ut his press conference last week, Mr.
Roosevelt said it was obvious he die
not have In mind such companies q!
the Pennsylvania Railroad in advo'
eating elimination Of all holding com.
panies.
He explained the Pennsylvania wa.
an operating unit and not holding
company. even though 1t operated ir
many States.
He said some writer's had interpreted
his remarks about bank holding com.
paIlies to mean elimination Of branch
banking when such was not the case
He told reporters his business con
Evening star., 1938-08-01
ROOSEVELT SHIP
AT COCOS ISLAND
President Hopes to Catch
Larger Fish Than 9-Footer
He Got in 1885.
-Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos.
BY the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ABOARD U. S. s. HOUSTON, CO.
COS ISLAND, Aug. 1.-Presldent
Roosevelt's quest for a giant sailfish
and scientific specimens brought him
to this Pacific island today for the
third time since he entered the White
House.
He arrived early in the morning
after days cruise from San Salvador
Island in the Galapagos Archipelago.
The President has made 1t no secret
that he hopes. in the two days he will
spend here, to surpass the feat which
in 1885 landed him 9-foot 6-inch
sailfish in the same waters The catch
on that visit weighed 1875 pounds.
Cocos Island is located about $40
miles west of Panama
Prof Waldo L. Schmitt, Smithson-
ian Institution scientist aboard the
Houston, said he and the officers and
men of the Houston had collected
several hundred scientific specimens
in several branches Of natural history
in week of fishing and exploring in
the Galapagos.
Even the anchor and anchor chain
of the Houston, Prof. Schmitt said. had
played a part in scientific phases of
the cruise. After hosting anchor oil
Galapagos, the scientist discovered
the chain had brought up a quantity
of red shrimp-like ustatians. 4 num-
Der Of sea-urchins, crab. q spire
shell and a small, red calcareous sea-
weed
Evening star., 1938-08-01
10 j. s. ATHLETES
W|NL0NDONMEET.
Little Band Takes Half of IA
Events Against Europe's
Best Trackmen.
BY the Associated Press.

| ny tne ASSOCIATED PreSS.
LONDON, Aug. IA band of 10
picked American athletes captured
half of the 14 events in an interna-
tional track and field meet sponsored
by the British A. A A. today. Seven-
teen nations competed.
There was no official team scoring
for the competition but the Ameri-
cans easily outdistanced all opposi-
tion.
Perrin Walker, lanky sprinter from
the New York A. c.. outfooted Hol-
lands ace. M. B. Osendarp, by a yard
and half in the l00-vard dash.
Jack Patterson Of Rice set up a new
British record Of SO seconds fiat in
winning the 440-yard low hurdles by
f1ve lengths from P. Joye Of France.
Another British record fell in the
half-mile run which Sydney Wooder-
son, world record holder at the mile,
won in 1903. No Americans were
entered in this event.
Mel Walker of Toledo gave the
American team another victory with
a leap of s feet S inches in the high
jump r. O'Ranerty OF Fire and
H. v. Stubbs of England tied for
second and third.
Allan Tolmich of Wayne Univer-
xty. Detroit, scored an upset when
he defeated D. L. Finlay. Englands
Olympic star, by inches in the l20-
yard hurdles in the fast time of l46
seconds. j. L. Thorton Of England
was third
Chuck Fenske Of Wisconsin romped
to an easy victory in the mile in
the comparatively slow time of
minutes 1874 seconds. D. B. PeI of
England chased him home, with A.
Jansson of Sweden third.
Walker Achieves Double.
Walker chalked up q double when
he beat Osendarp by yard in the
22O-yard dash. He was clocked in 81 I
seconds for this event. He had COW
cred the century earlier in 90
Phil Levy of the Olympic Club, San
Francisco, was beaten in the discus
throw by the Italian. G. Oberwerger.
Oberwerger's heave of 1854 feet 11s.
inches beat Levy's best by feet Z
incheN
A. G. X. Brown. England's great
middle distance runner, broke the
string Of American triumphs when he
won the 440-yard dash by yard from
w. Fritz Of Canada in the new British
record time of 47.6. Jim Herbert of
the New York Curb EXCHANGE was
step behind Fritz, in third place.
U. s. Third in Broad Jump.
American. stars swept the first two
places in the pole vault, but could
grab no better than third in the
broad jump.
Cornelius Warmerdam of the Olym-
pic Club. San Francisco, scared IA
feet to win the vault from his team
mate, r. Patterson. by 9 inches E.
Larsen Of Denmark was third.
The broad jump went to N. v. Han
Evening star., 1938-08-01
Girls Thank Contributors
To Summing Pool Fund

Five little girls live sweleng
dental stopped pashing the Young
Christian Association Pool last end long letter
thanks Whingtonans contributions
services made possible the opening the tank their benefit
The follows
Dear friends who money pool
let know that s children
time the pool hadn't missing
good times have When the
most Of the children who could
efforts Of Mr. Morse swimming
those children wi swimming
August
I'VE would like to thank Mrs Nerch
pool for the help she has given We
who contributed Star running
the campaign The not here
way we do Thank You much May Sally
Peck H. Ruth White TO- Ruth Kay, 10, Gross H."
Evening star., 1938-08-01
SPECIAL TRIP PLANNED
TO REGISTER VOTERS
MAsea Residents in D. c.
Warned They Must Appear
in Person.

Massachusetts voters living in
Washington were warned today by the
Democratic National Committees Alb
sentee Voters Bureau that they must
appear in person for their initial reg
istration.
A special non profit registration trip
Is being arranged for voters by the
committees secretary, L. w. Robert,
jr. With the Massachusetts registra-
ton period closing August 30, Mr..
Robert has planned the trip to Bos-
ton for August 20. with Today STOP
over privilege.
Though absentee voting is not per-
mitted in the primary election Sep
tennber 20, Bay State voters may bal
lot by mail in the general election
November 8.
Evening star., 1938-08-01

$2,18O EXPENSES
Campaign Contributions of
$1,915 Are Told to
Senate Committee.
By EFA., OLEARY.

report from Senator Barkley of
Kentucky, Senate majority leader.
showing contributions of $l.el5 and
expenditures of $2.l80 in his race
which ends in the primary Saturday
against Gov. A. B, Chandler for the
! Democratic senatorial nomination, was
made to the Senate Campaign Com
mittee today. Gov Chandler last
week reported to the committee that
he has not personally received or ac-
| cepted any contributions The Cover
nor stated that friends and supporters
have provided radio facilities. opened
| campaign headquarters and performed
other usual and customary services.
At the same time he reported expendi-
! lures Of 81 900.
Berry Spends $e,I20.
Another report received today came
from Tennessee. Senator Berry, Demo-
crat, fighting for denomination. report
ing no contributions and expenditures
of s6,l2O9l.
Contributions of $20,69l 80 and ex-
penditures of $l6O835O in behalf OF
the campaign of Senator Bulkley,
Democrat, of Ohio for denomination
were also reported.
The report of contributions and ex-
penditures in connection with the
Bulkley campaign in Ohio came from
Thomas Coughlln, treasurer of the
Bulkley-for-Senator Committee. Sen
a for PulkIev In mo kipo his ,1or.o,,I
report last week listed expenditures of
$476.33 and for contributions said Mr.
Coughlin would make the report.
Senator McAdoo, seeking renomina-
ton in California's Democratic pri-
mary, reported contributions of So
| 6l5. His QUESTIONABLE explained his
only expenses have been for travelling
about the State and that they do not
amount to a large sum.
Senator Brown. Democrat, seeking
denomination in New Hampshire. re-
ported no contributions and eXpendi-
lures of Sl0O.
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat. Of
South Dakota, reported contributions
of $l94.23 and expenditures of $500.
Two Republican aspirants for NOM
ination in the Senate also reported as
follows: In Kansas, Dallas w. Knott,
contributions Of 500 and expenses of
1,400; In Idaho, Donald A. Callahan,
no contributions and expenditures
Of $475.97.
Charge Is Made.
Chairman Sheppard announced that
John M. Mcclellan, a Democratic SEN
atorial candidate in Arkansas, re-
ported contributions of So, $50 and ex-
penditures Of $5096.68.
Senator Sheppard also announced
that Mr. Mcclellan makes a charge
in his answer to the QUESTIONABLE
that must be put before the COM
mittee." The Senator explained that
charges are not being made public
until they are laid before the COM
mittee and until they have been
subjected to some investigation.