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The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Imperial Airways has filed
its application for the Ber-
muda schedule. It has not yet
been heard.
Under the law which requires
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
to pass on the safety equip
ment of all foreign planes using
American ports, the American
engineers will go into the ques-
ton Of the Cavaliers ice-protec-
tion, and will insist on its in
stallation if its lack at the time
of Saturdays disaster is deter
mined.
The loss Of the luxury flying
boat Cavalier was the second
blow to hit Imperial Anyways in
a week. The first was the sud-
den move by the American
government to arrange with
France for transatlantic flights
next summer from New York
via the Azores to Marseilles.
IRISH TO CUT FREE
Now a third is reported. This
Is nothing more or less than a
decision by Ireland to cut free
from the British Air Ministry
and make its independent ar
rangements with the United
States for North Atlantic flights
between American airportS and
Fires superb airport Of Ryanna
at the mouth of the Shannon.
Americans, the Irish probably
rightly figure, will not travel
from New York to Montreal to
take air passage to Europe. as
Imperial Airways, in its desire
to build up an "all-empire"
service, has demanded.
To save this profitable trade,
the Irish are now planning to
grant American lines landing
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
GERMAN GUILT
IN BLACK TOM
BLAST DENIED
.Dr PauIig Amazed at
Nature of u. S. Claim

GN.S) Emphatic denial that
German secret agents caused the
$50, 100000 Kingsland and Black
Tom explosion and fire before
America entered the World War,
was made today before the Ger.
man-American Mixed Claims Com
mission by DR.. Richard Paulig.
counsel for Germany.
DR.. Paulig expressed indignar
ton over the argument presented
by former Attorney General VIII
liam D. Mitchell, in behalf Of
American firms suffering loss in
the disaster. The United States
seeks reopening Of the case, which
was decided adversely at one time
by q commission.
DIR. PAULIG AMAZED
"The argument Of Mr..
Mitchell fills me with highest
amazement," said DR.. Paulig.
'The amazement is primarily
attributable to the fact that the
arguments reveal, to q great
degree, q miSconception of the
issues before the commission.
DR.. Paulig asserted American
representatives, instead Of giving
concise evidence, to bolster the
claim that Germany misled the
commission by false evidence,
based its case largely on innuendo,
intimation and a discussion Of
facts previously before the COM
mission.
CALLS CHARGE SERIOUS
DR.. Paulig characterized the
American claim that Germany
presented perjured evidence, to
gain a favorable decision, as "a
very serious charge-a charge Of
fraud on the part Of a friendly
government"
He asserted the German evi.
dence plainly showed that Ger.
many could not he held reSpon.
Sible for the explosion and fire in
the New Jersey plant.
The American claim Is based
upon the idea that German
agents caused the blast in order
to prevent munitions from reach.
ing the allies.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
TRANSAMERICA
PROBE HELD Up
BY D. C. COURT
Hearing Next Monday
on Move to Block SEC

(I.N.S.) The Securities and
Exchange Commission today was
ordered to suspend its public in
vestigation Of the Trans-Americs
Corporation and its chief subsi
diary, the Bank Of America Ma
tional Trust and Savings Associa
ton until next Monday.
In an informal ruling by United
States District Judge Daniel W
O'Donoghue, both sides were
ordered to appear in court Mon
day to argue the merits Of Trans
Americas petition to enjoin the
SEC from making public trans
actions involving the Bank Of
America.
BAN ON PUBLICITY
At the same time, Judge
O'Donoghue requested both the
commission and TranSamerica to
desist from issuing statements to
the press on the controversy over
whether Transamerica had filed
false and misleading stock regis
tration statement.
Donald Richberg, former NRA
administrator, and counsel fol
Transamerica, told the court that
the SEC had no legal authority
to pry into the affairs Of Bank
of America, since only the Treas
ury, the Federal Reserve Board
and the FDIC have supervisory
powers over national banks
Transamerica owns a AZ per cent
stock interest in Bank Of America
MAY CALL MORGENTHAU
Richberg told the court that II
it was necessary to force the
appearance of Secretary Of the
Treasury Morgenthau and SEC
Chairman William o. Douglas "tc
explain why they violated the law
in making public transactions Of
Bank of America, ne saw no OBJ
lection.
He added, however, that he was
not insistent upon the presence
of these two officials during the
arguments on his petition for an
injunction.
PUBLIC INTEREST SAFE"
Despite the objections of SEC
attorneys against complete suspen-
sion of public hearings for a week,
Judge O'Donoghue remarked drily
that thte public interest" would
not be injured by such q short
delay.
The commission won a point
however, when it demanded that
Trans-America cease issuing what
the SEC termed "ScandalouS'
statements to the newspapers
ODonoghue observed that both
sides could very well hold all state.
mentS in allegiance.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
New Building Asked
To Store u. ). Films

Uncle Sans motion pictures
must be ''hot stuff" at least that's
the contention of the Federal Fire
Council, headed by DR.. Lyman j.
Briggs, Bureau of Standards di-
rector. The council has suggested
to President Roosevelt that a spe-
cial building be constructed here
to replace the 73 repositories
which now house 100000 feet
of nitrocellulose film and vast
stores of Photographic and X-ray
film. The pictures, the council
says, are dangerously tnflam-
mable.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
No One Is Sure

IT Is very difficult sometimes
4 to tell Just where the ball
may come down. For instance,
since Commerce Secretary Hop
kips' nomination was sent to the
Senate, the air has been full Of
floating Spheroids. Some Of
these apparently are inflated
with helium and may never
come down.
First was that one about Mr..
Hopkins being commissioned to
bring peace between AFL and
C1o, as soon as he is confirmed.
The C1O and rAFL were more in.
terested in, finding out where
that one was going to land than
anyone else. They investigated
and found that while the ball
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
YOUTH GROUP
PLANS BANQUET

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
be guest of honor Thursday eve
ming at a banquet at the May
flower Hotel given by the Alliance
for Guidance Of Rural Youth, at
1880 p. m. Senator Arthur Cap
per (R), Kansas. and DR.. John
w. Studebaker, Commissioner of
Education, will speak.
The Alliance for Guidance of
Rural Youth Conference. opens
Monday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Mayflower with rs youth lead.
ers attending. Sessions on the
problems of rural and urban youth
coming to the city will be dis
cuSsed.
Among the persons attending
are: Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
president Of the Board Of Educa.
tion; DR.. Charles H. Judd Of the
National Youth Administration
Mrs. Katherine M. Cook, chief of
special problems Of the United
States Office Of Education and
president Of the rural department
Of the National Education ASso-
citation, and DR.. Floyd w. Reeves,
chairman Of the Presidents Ad-
visory Committee on Education.
The conference, which Is to be
held Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, will be centered around all
aspects of rural youth in a large
city such as: Education and train
ing; vocational guidance and EN-
ployment; recreation, crime and
delinquency and recreation.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
LESSON TO JAPAN

bases outlined
by the report
of the Hep
burn Board to
Congress is
not a RooSe-
welt idea, not
an Admins
tration pro-
posal but in
simple fact
the non.parti-
san proposal
of the House
and Senate
c o m m itteeS
on Naval AZ
fairs
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
EXTENDED BANK
INSURANCE ACT
SEEN IN HOUSE
SteagaII Expects Rise
In Limit to $4,000
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

0.N.S) The limit of Federal
bank deposit insurance may bt
raised from $1,000 to $4,000 OF
mere in the present session oi
Congress. Chairman Steagall (D0
Of Alabama, of the House banking
committee, indicated today.
A survey of operations Of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
grafton, Steagall said, reveals that
the extension can be made with
out endangering its resources OF
requiring extra assessments on
banks.
time HAS COME"
"T nave always favored a
greater amount of deposits be-
ing brought within the insurance
provisions" said Steagall. Il
have been waiting until we were
prepared to raise the limit and
1t looks as if the time has about
arrived.
"The corporation thus far has
paid losses out of earnings, and
thus has not used the assess
ments paid in by the banks.
The limit could be raised with
out endangering its resources"
Advocates of greater insurance
say that definite advantages would
follow, even though only a small
percentage of depoSitorS> would be
affected. The present 5000 limit
covers the vast majority of de-
positorS.
GREATER CONVENIENCE
The increase 10 $4,000, Steagall
said, would allow a little greater
freedom for depositors in placing
their funds. This, he added, would
be a convenience.
Another advantage, he said, is
that smaller banks could carry a
greater proportion Of their re-
serves in other banks with insur.
ance protection.
Under the original deposit in
surance bill passed by the House
in 1888, 100 per cent insurance
was provided for deposits up to
IS, 900,
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
THREE DIE
Children Are Trapped
In Blazing Home

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Jan
23 G.N.SD-Trapped in a second
story bedroom of their blazing
home three young children were
burned to death today.
The dead: Marilyn, 4; Shirley
8, and Edward, l, the children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shape.
The father was not at home, but
Mrs. Shape was awakened by the
crackle of the burning structure.
A blazing stairway prevented her
from ascending to the second floor
and saving the children.
An overheated stovepipe was be.
lieved responsible for the blaze.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Parliament Home
In St. John S Burns

ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland,
Jan. % (T.TP.SO.-Fire here
caused extensive damage to tho
old Colonial building which was
Newfoundland's House Of Parlia-
ment in the days Of the dominion
government. The fire started on
the top floor where reference
books and old state documents
were stored The building now
houses the offices OF the commits
sion government.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

came from the general direction
Of the White House, no one
knew who threw it.
AS near as they could make
out the only idea in throwing it
was to let the Senate oppoSi-
tion notice how good Hopkins
looked in profile against the
sky, particularly as Hopkins
knows nothing whatever about
the subject and does not have
the confidence Of both sides.
Yet no one Is sure just what
this play is. Hopkins might
be able to do something If he
used the coming Wagner Labor
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

That's the play on the neu-
trality act.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee threw the Admins
tration program into the clouds
by refusing to consider it now.
When loyal Franco and other
lists have quit shouting and
charging in upon Congress, late
in the session, Mr.. Roosevelt
will be found in the corner Of
the field, waiting to catch 1t.
If the play works he will get
more authority than he now has
to select aggressor nations for
embargoes-if the play works.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
.862,561 u. 5. Steel
Shares Held Abroad

NEW YORK, Jan. % G.N.S).
Holdings of U. 8. Steel Corpora
ton common stock abroad Decem-
her 81, 1888, totaled 62.561
shares, the highest since 1914.
This amount represented 991 per
cent of the S,7O3,252 shares out
standing. Floating supply of steel
common, represented by stock in
brokers' names. totaled 2,166,473
shares or 24.89 per cent against
2,058,23S or 1885 per cent. Three
months ago and 2,140,955 or 34.60
per cent on December 81, 1887.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Navy Band Concert
DELAYED for a Day

Due to press Of official duties,
the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra will present
its weekly concert Wednesday in
stead Of Tuesday at $50 p. m. in
Sail Loft at the Navy Yard. Lieut..
Charles Benter will conduct. The
program includes the overture
from "Tannhauser," Maurice Ra-
vels "Bolero," three numbers by
Claude DebuSsy, Strauss Wiener
Blut," and Wagner's "Wotan'S
Farewell" and Magic Flame
from die Valkyrie."
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Imperial Air
ways as well
as American
airlineS are
now permit
ted to con-
tinue sched-
ules in oper-
alton when
the act was
passed until
such time as
the Authority
can act on
a p p lications
under t h e
new air legis-
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
News Behind The News

syndcate All rights reserved
Reprod ction ponbted)
HE stratosphere pass is in favor with Quarterback
i Roosevelt this It's one and the most de-
ceptive of all touchdown plays.
The quarterback throws the ball high in the air it is
lost in the Clouds then when the opposition figures the
game been called account Of lost ball. Mr. Roosevelt
the spot the goal where he knows the ball
will down. catches it, and steps the line for
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
ByPaul MaU0n

What the Hopkins influence
will be in this, his first meet
ing with Roper's businessmen,
is something which even the
businessmen can hardly wait
to ascertain. About IS Of them
resign each year, as a matter
Of formality. Hopkins, there
fore, can appoint that many
new men to his new council.
OK Republican Congressman
~ were supposed to have
been invited to glide into the
White House for a conference
one Of these nights, after the
lights are dim. If Mr.. Roosevelt
issued the invitation, none Of
the guests will confess they
went.
4 + \
A TOILETTE committee Is
~ handling its publicity skill
fully in planning to get new
funds for a further inquiry. Re
ports to the Senate are being
divided and spaced for press
effect.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Reductions Based
On Increase in
Consumption

Now enjoying one Of the lowest
electric rates in the United States,
the District soon will get another
reduction, lowering its aggregate
annual electric bill several thou
sands Of dollars.
Representatives of the Potomac
Electric Power Company will ap-
pear before the Public Utilities
Commission, Wednesday, in an at
tempt to show cause why rates
should not be further lowered.
CONSUMPTION LARGER
The PUG, however, is in posses
sion Of data revealing increased
consumption and economies ef-
fected within the last year justify
the cut.
A year ago, the commission
ordered the PEPCO to reduce the
basic return on its $4,000, 900 Of
property from 61a to 6 per cent.
This resulted in a $4,000 cut
in the annual bill with about 30
per cent Of the benefit accruing
to domestic consumers and the
balance to commercial channels.
How the new reduction will be
distributed could not be learned.
The commission does not intend
to order a further cut in the basis
rate of return. The decrease in
rates is planned solely because Of
the company'S increase in pros
perity.
ORDER IN TWO WEEKS
The PUG will issue the reduc-
ton order within a week or two
after Wednesdays hearing. It will
place the District in an electric
rate bracket lower than the great
majority Of the country's cities
where utilities are privately owned
and comparable favorably with
charges obtaining where electric
ity is furnished under municipal
operation.
The P. U. C.'s reduction order
will be effective as of February /.
In survey by the Federal Power
Commission, the Districts average
electric bill as of January l stood
well below the nation average.
The commission found the typi-
cal residential bill here was 90
cents month for IS kilowatt
hours. The national average for
a similar amount of current was
SLAB.
RATES COMPARED
The Power Commissions study
Of cites of 100000 population, or
more, as Of January /, 1898,
showed Washington with a bill Of
08 cents for the first 25 kilowatt
hours was second only to Cleve-
land, where a municipal plant
competeS with a private firm and
charges IS cents for the same
amount Of electricity. It placed
Washington twelfth for 100 kilo-
watt hours and seventh for $50
kilowatt hours.
Since January 1, 1888, however,
the P. U. c. ordered reduction
which brought the Washington
rate to $2.85 for 100 XVIII. and
$6.1O for $50 XVIII.
On this basis, Washington'S 100
XVIII. rate would follow Takoma,
WASH. with a municipal plant
charging $2.12; Cincinnati, pri-
vate, $3.50; Cleveland, municipal
private, $3.50, and Kansas City,
Kansas, municipal, $3.50.
Washington's $50 XVIII. charge
of $50 compares with Takoma,
WASH, 1882; Cincinnati, $4.75:
Kansas City, Kansas, $4.95, and
Los Angeles, $50.
This years reduction will be
ordered in line with the so-called
sliding scale" agreement effected
between the PUG and PEPCO n
1924. At that time, the power COM
pany's basic rate Of return was
7h per cent on its property valua-
tion. Since then, a saving has re-
suited each year for consumers as
the PUG ordered base rate reduc-
tions or rate reductions commen-
Surate with increases in consump-
ton.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

privileges at
their eastern
Atlantic ter
minus on the
Shannon. At
t h e S a m e
time, the Free
S t a t e will
grant similar
privileges to
tn e gre a t
Du tch and
German air
lin e S t r
tran S S hip
ment of Amer
ic an p q s.
SengerS a n d
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

picture, above all the menacing
shadow of an aggressive Japan
in the Pacific. If the United
States, for example, could see its
way clear to let Great Britain
land her planes in Hawaii, then
Britain in her turn would prob
ably cooperate by making New
York the western terminus OF
the transatlantic route.
PLANES OVER HAWAII
But this is flatly impossible.
The United States knows that
the ink would be hardly dry on
a British-American agreement
for use of airports in the Pacific
before Japan would arrive on
the scene with a Japanese air
line and a demand that Nippon
receive the same good-neighbor
treatment as Great Britain.
And if there is one thing in
this uncertain world that above
all is certain, 1t is the fact that
no japanese planes are going to
fly regularly over the fortifica-
tions of Hawaii or drop in for
"look-see" visits t Guam. Not
in this year Of grace, at any
rate.
LESSON TO JAPAN
The President, the Army, the
Navy, and the more intelligent
defense experts on Capitol Hill
all want greater defense fortifi-
cations in the Pacific and. at
the same time, they want to
drive home a diplomatic lesson
to Japan. The lesson Japan is
be taught is that the determine
ton to strengthen Americas
power in the Pacific has the
whole-hearted, non-p ar lis a n
backing of the American people
through their Congress.
Hence the inSiStence from all
quarters that the establish
ment of a chain of naval and air
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Failure of Imperial Arways engineers to equip the lfaed
flying boat Cavalier with standard American equipment de-
signed carbureors and prevent engine failure due to
ice has been privately reported to experts of the Civil Aero
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Just Another Guess

COCKTAIL SHAKERS in the
" diplomatic set have been
heard to whisper that M. Troy
anovSky has been liquidated, aS
expected. but it seems to be
only guess. No official sources
have heard anything to confirm
the SuppoSition. Congressional
sources, who usually get good
Moscow grapevine material,
know nothing about the ambas-
sador, who returned to Moscow
on recall.
THE FRANKFURTER appoint
l. ment went through the Sen
ate so fast (no debate) because
Senator Borah spoke his mind
to Republicans in a caucus be-
forehand. It settled any doubts
in opposition minds.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

The report will be inveSti-
gated when the qualifications
of the British line are passed
upon by American authorities
in connection with Imperial
Airways' application for certifi-
cate of convenience and neces-
sity enabling them to continue
their use of an American air
port in connection with the
Bermuda run.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
This One a Dud

TNF1E one tossed up from the
l. same side suggesting Hop
kinS was commissioned to make
q deal with Wendell Willkie to
close the iva Commonwealth
and Southern argument, was
not full Of helium but appar-
emily Of lead.
Some say the weight which
held 1t back was iva CommiS-
sioner David Lilienthal, but he
is too big to get into anything
smaller than q trial balloon.
Lately he has been suffering
from undulant fever contracted
by drinking goats milk or un-
pasteurized milk and ne has not
beens able to get around much.
It is a rather serious illness.
A deal between Willkie and
Hopkins, therefore, is generally
considered possible (HopkinS
never thought much Of the
power program), but not prob
able, as long as Mr.. Llienthal
and his backer, Senator Norris,
object.
Il 4 II
Watched With Interest
MIR. HOPKINS has a ball he
AVA can run with in the coming
meeting Of the Business Advisory
Council. Composed Of So bust
ness leaders, it will meet here
with him next week. Under his
predecessor, Roper, the council
was accustomed to gather, talk
quietly about anything non.
controversial, call upon the
President, pose for pictures on
the White House steps, and steal
softly back to business.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

freight to points in their air net
work on the continent.
Behind all this maneuvering
for world airlineS is the military
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
|. Q. Answers

Questions ON Page 81
I. Opposite. 2. Same. 8. Same.
4. Opposite. 5. Same. 8. Oppo.
site. 7. Opposite. 8. Same. 9.
Opposite. 10. Opposite. II. Op-
poSite. IL. Same. 10. Same. II.
Opposite.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23

Board amendment situation as
a bludgeon to make John Lewis
amenable. But this is pro foot
ball and Lewis gave a lot Of
money to the team.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
APPLICATION FILED

Under the grandfather
clause" in the act which set up
the Civil AeronauticS Authority