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SMALL CLAIM VEXES WORKERS COURT
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The   Only   Sunday   Newipaper CoTcring  Ihe  Wjomlnjt  Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1934
Xntcred  it   Wllkei-Barre,  i'a.. As  iSecODd  ClxH  Mall   Matter
PRICE TEN CENTS
LY CONGRESS DEFEATS
OF ADJOURNMENT; MEETS MO
Referee In Compensation And Court Are Involved With Case For Damages
Mrs. Coolidge Is Given Honor
Wirsliinglcin, June 16 — UP — K 1 iTi p 1 y liy writing "Grace Goodhnr ('unlid^e" on the corner "f tho ciivil';|M' where the staniii usually t;ui'.-:. Ihe widow of tho liite fiirnun' I'resident may have her mail delivered free. Presi¬ dent Hoosevelt fiicned a bill KiantinB her franking prlvlleKs todny.
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A NEW DECISION
Question Of Miner Smoking Before Gas Explosion Causes A Queer Tangle
INTH-OLDBABE SHOWN TO SUFFER FIFTY FRACTURES
Odd Structure Of Bones Is Blamed For Accidents To  Indianapolis  Child
CIGARETTE FOUND
A compen.saliiin rase, although In- volvin.; only $1)8.57 with Interest (rom April 9, 1932, gives Indiiatlon of being the most utrenuously [oUKlit eialru ever filed in the an¬ thracite belt.
The claimant Ik Stanley Clechoski, >S Stanton street, and Hudson Coal Companv in defendant. Twice be¬ fore Referee Asa I/ewlH, twice pie- •enlPd to the Hoard of Compensa¬ tion and once before Common Picas Court with possibility of It afjain reachinR the same tribunal, Ls tlie oourse already taken by the claim, being fought all along the Ilne by the coal company.
On April n, 1932, ClechOBkl was employed ns a miner In Deliware mine, when a Kas e-xploslon occurred and the claimant was burned about the face and hands. He was dis¬ abled by the accident until .Tune 1, 1932.
At the first hearing before Referee Lewis it was testified that Clecho- «1<I and his laborer loaded two cans "Ith coal out of their chamber. They had prepared and fired a shot at the face and, while wailiiiK for tlie smoke to cle.Tr away, went down llie ifant;way a distance of 50 feet to an old working to secure a piece 0' »heet-iron with wliich they In¬ tended to extend their chute. The laborer, Andrew Nerhon, was 'IraKKiiig the sheet-Iron on the rails "'the gangway while Clechoski was walking behind, guiding il. They wh testified Ihat they had dragged '"e sheet-Iron ahout 20 feet when "'« gas explosion occurred.
Addiiional testimony revealed that ••^ri IlutherConl, a seelion fnrdiian. Ij'amino.l claimant's chamber and »• adjacant gangway within 40 minutes of the explosion, and the y evidence of an explosion was » brattice cloth that had heen "loivn down, and a door which had
een blown open about 120 feet oul-
'"<' 'liiiinanfs chamber. On the MnEway, at the entrance ot cl.iiin- .    " '^'•amber, tho section foreman
"unrt four burned matches and the aril"?   "'   '^   cigarette.    These   five
tlcles were lying within an area ,j ''™'" four square feet.   The sec-
on'th"'^'""" "''*" foi'1'1 " sheet-iron '"e gangway at a point described "> 'he claimant.
den"^ '" "'^  ''"''*  °^  positive  evl-
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J,      *  "'"   '¦'<l>l"''lon,   the   referee
filed fleclioski compensation  In
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EXPECTED TO LIVE
Indianapolis. Ind., June 16.—UP— A month old baby born with more than SO fractured bones, but still living nnd cooing happily, haffli medical   seienco   today.
.Strapped to a narrow board, her liny feet suspended hy strips of f-'auzei to an Improvised framework. Caroline Htiby .Meiier defies medi¬ cal Bclence by exhibiting all the characteristics of a  normal  child.
Thr.-c- days after her birth. X-rays .showed tliero were hetween HO and (!() fractures In the bones of her Ijod.v. All but two of the breaks occurred before birth. Dr. J. K. Itlggs.  attending physician,  said.
IJr. P.lngs broke one of the baby's thigliH when ho gently lifted her feet iifler birth. A hospital nurse broke the other thigh while giving Caroline an oil batii.
So fragile were the tiny bones tliat there was danger of Inflicting more fractures In handling the child. The board and framework weic specially constructed at James Wliltcomb Hilcy Hospital as a re¬ sult.
The leg breaks were get with ad- liesive tape, but the other fractures have heen left untouched, physi¬ cians believe they will heal better If left alone.
Dr. Kiggs ntlribuled the fractures to improper bone formation before birth, known In medical terms as "osteogenesis  Imperfect."
Ordinarily, ht said, it is caused from lack of calcium either In the mother or child.
Hut, In the case of Caroline, blood tests showed a normal amount of calcium In the baby and her 20- year-old  mother.
Bone sjieclalists said there was a disturbance In the calcium meta¬ bolism, but they could give no rea¬ son.
i)r. Riggs despaired of the baby's life when she was born, but today believes   she   will   recover.
"If sho lives," he sahi, ".she will be normal both physically and mentally."
WOULD  END CRUEL WAR
Hogota, Colombia, Juno IC.—UP— The presidents ot <,'olombia and Peru joined today in a cablegram to tho warring nations ot Bolivia .and Paraguay offering them the capital cities of Bogota and Lim.a as sites for a conference to end the sanguinary conflict In the Chaco.
The cable was dispatched by I'resident Olaya Hcrrera of Colom¬ bia and President Oscar Benavides of I^eru on the third anniversary of the  Chaco  War.
SKILY KILLED
Star Of Screen And Stage Grade Crossing Victim In  A   Mystery  Accident
Bank Deposits
Gain Security
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¦U'ashington, June 16.—UP— President Hoosevelt today af¬ fixed his signature to the Fed¬ eral Deposits Insurance BUI which guarantees bank deposits up to JB.OOO and extends, for a year, provisions of the tempor¬ ary insurance deposit bill en¬ acted at the last session. It orig¬ inally guaranteed deposits up to $2,000.
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WHAT CONGRESS m DISORDER MARKS
TO SPEED RECOVERY^^'^^^^ EFFORTS
IU ortuu ^^^^''^^^ Q^ DEEDED LAWS
COMPANION HURT
Was Vistor To Estate Of Major Merwin Lee When Overtaken   By   Death
BORN IN STATE
fUTS GRAFT CHARGES TO WAR DEPARTMENT
^^ '"siiiiiKi,,,,  June 16.—UP—Char-
' "^ "f''^"'i,  graft  and  bribery"'
^^ ¦''tlod   around   the   ears   ot   the
department today as (,'ongress
^Pm-oprlatod J20,000 to continue its
Whi'i*"""" '"'^" -^'''''V purchasing. ¦'"Chr "''P'Psenlative John J, k in^ ^^"¦ fein., Missouri, was push- I luiir.p'^""*''' "'* apiir-opriation reso-
¦ «hlch  ''^'^"''   Pi't^'li'^'lKK   ¦•>¦   "scandal I ^Var    ,^°"'''  arouse the  lieople," In
R lub r     '  "   *'""'"'   nillltary   aflairs ¦'lHuV"""""''   '¦''>""¦'''''   alleged
¦ »"'! bribery  In leasing of the
Port Newark, N. J., army supply base  to   .Mercur   corporation.
Cochran, a mctnber of the House accounts committee, asserted "the things thu House Military affairs committee is findlne out probably open the doors of the penitentiary to some government olllcers."
The sub-committee, which has been investigating the Port Newark lease for many weeks, charged the Men ar Corpoiation, which londucts a warehinislng business at the base, paid O. V, Kessler, War Ucpart.iient civilian r.'pi'esenlallve. $25,000 since leasing the  base  In  1926.
Cornwall, Conn., June 16—UP— Hal Skelly, famous stage and screen star, was killed late today when a light truck in which he had gone out to searcli for a lost dog, was struck by a New York-Pittstleld train on a grade crossing. Skell.v was 43 years old.
The versatile comedian, whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to song and dance, died without re¬ gaining consciousness at the ofllce of Dr. W. Bradford Walker, Corn¬ wall medical examiner, a halt hour after  the  accident.
A housekeeper at the estate ot Major Merwin Lee, of lialtimore, Md., and Cornwall, Miss Helen Bell,  was  Injured  critically,
Skelly .arrived at the Ijeo estate last night. While Lee was away t<iday, word came by telephone of the reported discovery ot the major's  lost  St.  Bernard  dog.
Skelly got out a light truck and, with Miss Bell, about 30. started out.
Skelly's actions immediately thereafter   are   a   mystery.
Poilce learned he had not gone to the place the dog was found. Iiowever. he was returning to the Lee estate, over a winding dirt road which crosses the New Haven railroad tracks in the woods, when the   truck   was   struck.
State Police believe the truck stalled on the crossing JusL before the Plllslield local thundered around a  curve.
The occupants had no chance to save themselves. The truck was carried 674 feet, according to care¬ ful meaHiircment by Canaan State Poliee. It was a piece ot twisted wood and metal In which Skelly and Miss Bell were crushed unconscious. Hal Skelly was a typical Broad- wa.v trouper. He started his career in the circus at the age ot 15. He was born in Allegheny, Pa.
His flrst Job on the stage was at La Salle Theatre, Chicago, when he  was   17.
He toured with Barnum and Bailey's cirius, went to the Orient with a musical comedy troup and appeared on European stages In Shakespearean   parts.
Known as "Tumbling Harold Skelly," he played In musical comedy, burlesque and medicine shows. His first Broadway show- was "So Long Letty."
His great success was as "Sid" In "Burlesque," In which ho play¬ ed the part of a good-for-nothing hoofer with a heart of gold. So perfecl was his characterization that Paramount Pictures took hlm to Hollywood to play the part in the screen version, although he had never   played   In   pictures   before.
Skelly, who was married, Is sur¬ vived by his widow, living In New York; his mother, a resident of Davenport, Iowa; a brother, Hugh, also nn actor; and two sisters, Monica and Anne, who were for¬ merly   In   vaudeville.
ANOTHER MOVIE STAR FACES DIVORCE SUIT
Two Are Reported Killed When Hurricane Winds Blow  Out Of  The  Gulf
London, June 16~UP--The Daily Sketch reported today tliat Thelma Raye is seeking a divorce from Ronald Coleman, movie star. The suit will be heard slKutlv. The Sketch s.-iid. Tiie eoufiie, whit were married in 1920. have been separat¬ ed for Bome ilnie.
PROPERTY RUINED
New Orleans, La., Junc 16.—UP— A hurricane, Inbound from the Gulf of Mexico, spread death and de¬ struction through eastern Louisiana tonight. Two men we/e reported killed—a motorist who'Stopped his automobile on a highway near Ab¬ beville to dry out a flooded motor was struck by a passing car, and a man at Hticeland waa crushed be¬ neath a falling telephone pole. Sev¬ eral wera injured by flying debris.
Center of tlie storm jiassed inland near Morgan City. At 6:40 p. m., thai town was virtually calm. The wind had subsided from 24 to 16 miles an hour in 40 minutes.
A group of persons was unreport¬ ed since leaving Intiacoastal City for Chinere au Tlgre, a Sunimer re¬ sort about an liour away by boat, and some concern was felt tor their safety.
At its height, the wind reached a velocity ot 70 miles an hour. A dozen towns reported terrific dam¬ age,  but  few  casualties.
The highest official report gave the wind's velocity at 6S miles an hour at Morgan (^'ity. Unofficial reports said the wind reached from 75 to 100 miles an hour.
By 3 p. m. the wind had subsided at Morgan City to 44 miles. The barometer had risen to 29.08 from a low of 28.90. Rainfall al Morgan Clly registered two and a half Inches.
Communication lines were <'Is- rupted. Only meager reports were received from stricken areas.
Coastal residents, wise In the way ot tropical storms, were prepared. Doors and windows wire boarded, ramshackle dwellings abandoned. Many congregated In more secure brick buildings.
Olher sizeable towns near the coast, Houma, Franklin and New Iberia, were temporarily isolated, but Indirect reports indicated there was no major cataslro|)lie.
DESTRUCTIVE  FIRE  RAGES
Piedras Negras, Mexico, June 16 —UP—Thousands were made home¬ less here tonight in the worst fire in the history of this Mexican border city. The tire starled late loday and threatened the entire square opposite tlie mkin plaza. The Catholic church and the resi¬ dence of Senor Garcia, the largest in   the  city,   were  destroyed.
WasliiiiKlon, .tune 16—UP—M.ijur accomplishments of the 73rd Cim- gresF, Second Session, scheduled to adjourn  Monda.v,  were:
1. Made record appropriations $.'1,200,000,000, more than half of which was set aside for aid to the destitute. Tlie sum amounts $40 for evory man, wonian and child   in  the   United   States.
1. Pasised the Stock Market Con'r"' Bill briiicrtuB the nation's securities exchanges under Fed¬ eral  regulation.
3. Passed Reciiirocal Tariff Bill authorizing Prcsldfnt to reduce or increase tariffs 50 percent, and make "Yankee" trade agree¬ ments with  olher nations.
4. Passed Gold Reserve Act reducing gold content of the dollar to .''lO.OS cents and estab¬ lishing a $2,000,000,000 stabiliza¬ tion fund hy setting the price ot gold  at  $35  an  ounce.
5. Pa.ssed Silver Purchase Bill authorizing nalion.iliz.ition of silver nnd establishing a. bi¬ metallic reserve composed of 25 percent silver and 75 percent gold. Use of legislation is dis- cretlonar.v.
6. Passed General Heveimo Bill providing for taxation revenue  of   $417,000,000   annually.
7. Passed Comnuinicuitiuns Control Bill placing tlie nations radio, telephone and telegraiih systems under Federal regulation.
S. Passed Administration Air Mail Bill establishing a new policy of air mail contract awards and appoinUiig a com¬ mission to stud.v the mailer and report back to the next Congress with recommedations for correc¬ tive legislation.
9. Passed Treaty N.ivy Con¬ struction Bill nuthorizing build¬ ing ot fleet to strengih prescribed by  London  Naval  Treaty.
10. Passed  Fan i   Hcllef  meas-
\ues: Bankhe.id Cotton Act to curtail cotton production to 10.- 1100.000 bales tor one year; measure bringing cattle under the Agrieulturo Adjustment Act: bill placing sugar production and Im¬ portations on quota basis.
11. Passed Home Owners Loan Ciirporation Bill guaranteeing bonds of the HOLC and provid¬ ing $200,000,000 for rehablllUtlon and  moderniza'tlon.
12. Crime bill.s: Gi\ing Fed¬ eral government power to act and punish cases «^f organized crime hy Invoking the Interstate Com¬ merce. Mall and National Rank¬ ing laws.
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Passed   bill   giving   PhlUp- Islands  independence.
14. Passed bankruptcy acts: Providing for adjustment of muni¬ cipal and corporation debts through revision of the present bankruptcy  Laws.
15. Passed a hill extending for one year temporary provisions of I'ederal Deposits Insurance Bill and increasing government guar¬ antee of deposits from $2,500 to $5,000,
Pet Measures Of The Legislators Are Wedged Into Discussion At EndOf Fourteen Hour Session And Roosevelt Leadership Is Forced To Delag Schedule Of President
RELIEF MEASURES ADOPTED
16.    T'assed tion  bills.
regular   nppropria-
17. Passed Adniinistration sub¬ stitute labor resolution aimed at lialtlng the threatened steel strike and averting other Industrial conflicts. This was "must" on President Rocsevelt's list.
IS. Passed bill to pay com¬ pensalion to widows and children of war veierans who served be¬ tore November 12,  191S.
10. Passed $580,000,000 Direct I^oans lo Industry Bill to finance private corporations.
20. Passed Credit Unions Bill p<rniilling establishment of small co-operative savings and loan assiiiiation m a specific neigli- bcirhood   or   In  a  given   Industry.
WORKERS IM WOOLENS ARE READY FOR STRIKE
Worcester, Mass.. June 16 —UP— ReiJi-esenlatives of 50,000 Now Eng¬ land woolen and worsted \\orkers voted at a conference here today to call a general strike on July 2. to demand adoption of a six-point pro¬ gram covering wage schedules and working conditions. The conference was allended by 400 delegates, re¬ presenting all New England textile centers.
Calling or the general strike was forecast by earlier conferences at Pawlucket. R. I . after alleged fail¬ ure of National As.iociatlun of woolen and worsted manufacturers lo take any action on tlie demands.
The prograin demanded by the workers' representatives Includes restoration of 1929 scales of wages, a uniform standard of Mages, im¬ mediate action hy NRA on the proldems of machine loading, a 35- hour work week, aderiuate repre¬ sentation on tiie Woiden Textile Code .Autlioriiy. ami wider use of the .\RA machinery for seltllng labor disputes in  the Industry.
Affiliated councils nf United Tex¬ tile workers of America will be asked to cooperate in making the wulKuul Uii general as poasiijiti.
Other Bills Speeded Washington, .lune HI—UP—Tho White House tonight approved a conference report on the $1,750.- 000,00 Deficiency Aiipropriation Bill. The measure goes lo the Senate for final congrcssiiin:il :'ctlon. The Hmise also approved a Senale resoUituui authorizing the Federal courts to use "their discretion" in returning vessels and automobiles seized in Prohibition raids. Tlie House adopt¬ ed the conference report on a bill to disconlinue administrative fur¬ loughs   in   the   Postal   serviec.
Tlie House toniglit completed congressional action on tlie Harri¬ son resolution to withhold pay¬ ments to German nationals under the    War    Claims    Settlement    Act
until Germany has given some as- sur.ani'o that tlennan debts lo the United Stales will be paid. The measure was sptmsored bj' the Treasury and   State  departments.
The Huuse eumpleted legislative action on tlie Administration com¬ promise Labor Disputes Bill to¬ niglit by accepting Senale amend¬ ments. It goes to the While House. It also approved the conference re¬ port on the Direct Loans to In¬ dustry Bill. Senate approval will send tills measure to the White House also.
The Senate tonight completeii congressional action on tlie Direct Loans lo Industry Bill by which ?5XO,000,000 is made available to flnanre  private  corporations.
KILLED ON HIGHWA Y TO LAKE SILKWORTH
A Ceasetown man was crushed to death early this morning on tlic Lake Sllkworth highway and at three oclock the fatal accident was being Investigated by Nanticoke police  and   State  Highway  Patrol.
FRENCH PROTECTION SOUGHT OF GERMANS
Paris, June 16—Ul'—Measures to protect French manufacturer.s, ex¬ porters and bondholders from the Moratorium Germany has declared on her foreign debt payments were discussed  today   by  the  cabinet.
The ministries of finance and commerce speeded the drafting of protective regulations to bo pre¬ sented to the next cabinet meeling Il was understood the measures in¬ clude the establishment of a "com¬ pensalion fund" tl) sequester pay¬ ments from Germany's favorable trade balance with France—that is, the excess of German sales to Frince over French sales to Ger¬ many.
Su( h a fund would be a counter¬ part of the British plan to est.ib- lish a clearing linu^e which wnuId Impound German monetary bal¬ ances in Liuuduii,
The victim was Samuel Mitchell. He is about 45 years old and for many years resided alone. He was favorably known In that section of tho county.
Following the accident two men removed the body to Nanticoke hospital. They told the hospital supervisor that the man was run down on the Lake .Sllkworth higli- wa.v, but did not give their names, saying they Intended to report the accident  to   poilce  authorities.
Kxaniination ot MitcheU'g body revealed that his skull was frac¬ tured. His legs and other sections of tlie body were badly bruised. Mitchell waa dead upon admission tu tlie institution.
Sliortly before three oclock Hoyd Marr and Roscoe Lamcroux, both of Hunlock Creek, wulked into Nanticoke police headqualers and reported the tragedy. County Coro¬ ner I. C. Morgan was summoned and the accident was re|iorted to him, Marr adtiiitled he was driv¬ ing the car. Both men were le- leased to appear before one of the Judges  today.
Dr.  .Morgan  had  treated  the  vic¬ tim   two   numths   ago   following   i similar accident on  the same high way.  when he received a Kkutl.
Washington. June 16.—UP—Ad¬ ministration el'forts to adjourn the 73rd Congress failed dramatically late tonielil when the Senate, play¬ ing to jammed galleries, became in¬ volved in bitter personal exiiianges which neiessitate<l holding the ses¬ sion over until next week. Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson, after marshalling his forces through a gruelling Saturday session of four¬ teen nnd one-half hours, abandoned hopes ot adjourning and recessed tho   Senate at  11:29 oclock.
The House followed Immediately, Insuring a resumiition of the session next week wilh the probability that it will drag on sever.ii days as mem¬ bers push forward pet bllte and pro¬ jects. The cause of the collapse of adjournment plans was the refusal ot some sen.ators to abide by an Informal agreement lo sidetrack certain legislation to bring about early ad jou in men t.
Adjournment Forced Willi thousands gathered at the Capitol and the House engaging in the pianks that are tradltlonnl witli the closing night ot a session, the Senale suddenly ran Into a series of obstacles which soon plunged that body Into bitter, person,il wrangling. One of the high spots of the clos¬ ing hour was a sudden flare-up be¬ tween Sen. Carter Glass, D., Va., and Sen. James Couzens, H., Mich. Tills exchange aroused Majority Leader Josepii T. Robirisnn and a few moments later he moved fur adjournment unlll noon Monday, Senator Robinson said:
"There are great doubts in my mind as to wiiether we could con¬ clude our session tonight. There are a number of Imporlant bills that the -\(lministralloii would be willing passed. Tliere are a number which the Admlnstration wiuld be willing to defer until the next session. I regret that personal feelings h:ive been injected Into the debate to¬ night. It is an impairment uf the dignity and the reiiulallon ot the body of which we are proud to be members. II is impossible to con¬ duct public business under condi¬ tions that have arisen liere tonight. It is not my business to lecture any one. I +iave b<u-ne .and attempted to discharge grave responsibilities. I hope that good sense and splendid character, which ouglit to dominate the Senate, will be manifested in the  future."
Give In To Nervei Tlie 73rd Congress fought for adjournment tonight amid uproar. Despite hilarity .and noise on the floor of both Houses, majority leaders steadily drovo "must" legis¬ lation through. Congress was staging one ot Us traditional finales. Boisterous senators and congress¬ men, with Huey Long. Louisiana Kingflsh, in the front rank, swept In and out of both chambers. In¬ terrupting speeches, demanilln.g ac¬ tion on dead bills and fraying nerves of angry leaders.
They met ready response from crowded galleries and jammed cor¬ ridors. The uproar was so great that pounding of Vice President Jolin N. Garner's ivory gavel was lost and leaders could not make themselves heard.
When   temporary   quiet   was   re¬ stored,   one-man   filibusters   broke out.   When these were quashed tho boisterous spirit again  took charge. But the legislative mill ground on. "Musl"   hills  passed  included: Tho     Adminstralion's     substitute LaVior legi.ilation  intended  to avert the   steel   strike.
Th Direct ],o:ins to Industry Bill, making millions available to finance private corpor.atiuns.
Tho so-called Credit Union Bill establishing small savings and loan and banking associations for loans to   individuals   in   specified   areas.
A host of smaller hills and reso¬ lutions, most ot them of sectional Importance.
There rem.ained the $1,750,000,000 Deficiency Appropri;i!ion Bill and the Administration's billion dollar Housing P.ill.
Quick enactment of these—condi¬ tions permitting—was anticipated and the celebration signalizing the final curtain would really start. A Disorderly House The "ceremonies' were well underway   al  10:40  p. m.
The House was so disorderly that serious-minded members were ris¬ ing constantly  to  demand order.
Chairman James Mead, D., .N. Y., had tn admonish the galleries. This is an important bill," he said, call¬ ing for order. "The cliair is deter¬ mined to maintain quiet. Members and spectators who can t keep quiet must retire to the cloak¬ rooms."
The Senate gallery jam was so terrific that doormen liad to upcii the      diplomatic      gallery. Both
chambers wer« hot, des|)ile the ar¬ tificial cooling sjstcm. But it was a gala almosiiliere.
The Press Gallery w.as thronged by wives and friends of cprrespon- dents, while the Sreaker's lobby was Jammed by cuug.essmcn who tired of the floor proceedings and came oul to dbscuss vacation plans with colleagues.
Vov. nstalrs the House Kestaurant was a bedlam. Congressmen^ Democrats and Republicans alike—• and their friend.s, joined for a last glass of beer and a parting song.
Order of the amber beverage (It is not sold in the Senale Restaur¬ ant) jiierced outer corridors .and mingled with strains of "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow," "East Side, West Side", and old-fashioned cam* songs.
Halt Steel Strike The Seiuite tnnight passed th« Administration's substitute Labor Disputes Bill aimed at halting the threatened steel strike. There waa no record vote.
Already  approved   by  the  House, except  fur  minur  amendments,  the measure, a Joint resolution with one (Continued un  Page  11 —Sec. 1)
PRESIDENT'S LETTER MISSED ITS GUESS
Washington, June 1«--I'P—Presi¬ dent Roonevelt in a kttcr lo Speaker Hainey, made public tonight, sent his good wishes to membois of the Iiouse an.l exprcs.-icd the wish that they would ail "enjoy a we l-e:iriieil holiday." He had expected tu haw- Congress   off   his   hands
The  lettci :
".My Dear Mr   Spiakcr: '     "Before  the final aUjoLi iimcnt  ot
Ith" House uf Represeiiiatlve» of tiie 7,'lrd Congress, 1 want to send tiirough you tu the members thereof
my  sincere  compllmenis  and  good wishes.
"'i'his Congress will go down In history as one of the large atcora- pllshments fur the nstlonal good. May 1 add (o this my own feelings of ilcep satisfaction in the fin* spirit I.f loopcratlon which existed between tiie leg slativp and execu¬ tive  brandies of the government.
".May you all have and enjoy • well-earned holiday.
"Very  HIncerely   Yours,
"Kranklin D. Roo«»»»H,"