Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1926, Page 5

SEATINGOF WATSON WL BEOPPOSED Indiana Democratic Leader Charges Abuses of Absen- i tee Voters Law. By the Associated Precs FORT WAYNE, Ind., November 29. =—A contest of the seat of Senator James 1. Watson is threatened on the grounds of fraud. The official returns by which Watson d:-temed} Albert Stump of Indianapolis, the Democratic candidate, by a plurality | of 11.383, are challenged by Ear Peters, chairman of the Democratic | State commitiee, Within a week or 10 days, Peters says, he will go to Washington to lay the evidence which he has gsthered before Senator Peter Gerry of Rhode Island. chairman of the Democratic national senatorial committee, and to consult with Gerry over the advisabil- | ity of bringing a contest of Watson's election before the Senate Among the allegations are abuses of the absentee voters law. Peters eaid that instances also had been brought to his attention of irregular- ities in registration of voters, in tabu- lation of returns and denial of bal- lots to qualified electors. Peters’ counties around which investigation has centered are Dela- ware, ( Lake, Vanderborgh, Vigo and Hendricks. citles of Evans Terre Haute. These include the ille, Gary, Muncie and of conditions in An_investigation Hendricks County is to be pushed forward ®this week, Peters says. There, he asserts, applications and absent voters ballots were given at the same time to Republican workers 1o be filled out among absentees living in Indianapolis, whereas applications should be tiled by the voters before the ballots_are issued Senator Watson is In Washington for the opening of the short session of Congress next month. 5 G. W. U. AND CAMBRIDGE DEBATE SET FOR TONIGHT Teams International Contest Greeted by President at White House. Cambridge University of England and George Washington University will meet on the rostrum in George Washington University Gymnasium, 2010 H street, tonight in the fourth international intercollegiate debate be- tween the teams of these two univer- sities. The British custom of having the audience ballot to determine the win- ner will be followed. The question under debate will be: “Resolvedy That this house opposes the growing tend- of government to invade the rights of individuals.” The members of the Cambridge team are: H. G. €. Herklots, A. L. Hutchinson and W. G. Fordham. On the George Washington team are: John T. Trimble, James R. Kirtland Williamson. Next year the ersity will debate in Eng- in The members of both teams were presented to President Coolidge today at noon. The President greeted each of the students warmly. Representa- tives of the British embas and George Washington Universi were present. $25,000 CLAIM FIELD. Maid Declares Mrs. Mary S. Town- send Responsible for Injuries. Suit to recover £25,000 damages for alleged personal injuries was filed to- day in the District Supreme Court by Tina Van Veen, 720 Twelfth street northwest, a former Kkitchen maid, against Mrs. Mary Scott Town- send. > sachusetts avenue northwest. Mrs. Townsend is the mother of Mathilde Townsend Gerry, who obtained a divorce in Paris from Senator Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island and married Sumner Wells. While performing her work in the kitchen of the Townsend mansion May 15, . the former maid says she fell on the slippery floor and wtri her head and body against a table suffered permanent and seri- Air Captain Foils Two Bandits By Stepping on Gas Capt. George L. Brown, Army Air Corps, stopped his car on H_street near Fourteenth about 4:30 vesterday morning at a sig- nal from two men. One of them asked him-for a match. Capt. Brown started to compl¥ with the request when he saw two pistols pointed at him. He simply stepped on the gas and sped away. * Later the officer, who is a guest at Bolling Field, reported the in- cident to police, with descriptions of the men. - ATTEMPT TO LINE ‘UP SHIPSTEAD IN . B!D BY PRESIDENT (Continued_from ent is estimated at approximately $300,000,000. One of the President’s associates at the White House, in response to the speculation regarding Senator Ship- stead's presence at the breakfast con- ferénce, said he personally saw no reason to attach significance to it. He added that the President has a hign regard for the Farm-Labor Senator and that the latter is a frequent vis- itor to the President’s office. Shipstead's Firs( Invitation. Regardless of any attempt on the part of the White House to disconr- age speculation or to deny any re- sponsibility for parfldplillon in P ' ring, the fact re- B ot the President had the Sen- ator to a White House breakfast for the first time since he inaugurated this form' of conferences more than years ago. twb?mzx-nur (‘grlis, the Rep\!bll(‘an ]e,&d er, who was one of today's breakfast guests, and Senator Watson, Indiana, assistant Republican leader, have both signified their -approval of the plag not only to take back the sozc'alled farm bloc Senators who were votes out of their party two years ago, but to take in Senator Shipstead as well. In connection with the latter, the political comment is to the effect that as a reward for his joining ‘(he Re- publican ranks in_the next Congress he may have the Republican nomina- tion in 1928, when he.comes up to suc- ceed himself in the Senate. _ Coincident with this reported politi- cal maneuvering on the part of the Senate leadership the President has been advised within the past few days that a similar movement is under way in the House with the view to taking back La Follette recalcitrants ‘who were run out of that party two years ago. Step Toward Harmony. All of this is accepted in political circles here as strong evidence that the President has made it plain to his party leaders at the Capitol that every effort must be made to keep harmony within the ranks and add strength to its forces. ; The President’s annual message has gone to the printers and he is today making such alterations and correc- tions as he deems necessary. It is understood that printed coples will be given out probably tomorrow to the newspaper agencies to hold for release at the time of the delivery of the message to the joint session of Congress. Senator Warren, chairman of the Senate committee on appropriations, which will be busily engaged during the greater part of the coming session with the handling of the various Gov- ernment supply bills, conferred with the President for a half hour regard- ing some of the major matters of appropriations PUCCINI IS REBURIED. New York Metropolitan Opera Co. Sends Wreath. MILAN, Italy, November 29 (#).— The body of Giacomo Puccini, the composer, who died in Brussels in November, 1924, which was tempo- rarily buried here, has been removed to its final resting place at his villa at Torre del Lago, which has been transformed into a national museum. Puccini's children accompanied the body The casket is covergd with a large number of floral pieces, among them a ous injury. She is represented by Attorney Philip W wreath from the Metropolitan Opera (0. in New York. CLOSE YOUR —put the needle on the record, and you are in the very presence of the artist! For this is the instrument of marvelous realism, of a tone that is always pure, mel low, and natural. Nothing else is like it; its principle is exclusively Victor’s. Come in and hear it—now! De Mol ‘Piano & Twelfth & G =\ [ictrola NATCATIN LAY CHANGES URGED Hoover Also Proposes Trans- fer of Certain Merchant Marine Functions. Reviston of the navigation laws and transfer of certain merchant marine functions to the Department of Com- merce and their consolidation under an assistant secretary for merchant marine are recommended by Secretary Hoover in his annual report today. The report goes at length into the economic cordition of the country, de- claring that by all tests the material condition of the people of the United States, always high, rose during the last fiscal year to an unparalleled level. Volume of production and con- sumption of commodities that consti- tute the luxuries and necessities of life were never higher, Mr. Hoover said; employment was general throughout the Nation and a satisfactory adjust- ment of price levels—except for some of the figures relating to agricultural products—insured a more nearly equal distribution of prosperity among groups of the population than ever before. This agricultural unbalance in the existence of prices for farmers' prod- uce somewhat below the general level of commodity prices, and the failure of one or two industries, including the textile and bituminous coal operations, to enjoy full activity were the ogly points Mr. Hoover noted, as unsatis- factory. # Highest Living Standard. “On the whole, the country was able to maintain the highest standard of living in its history,” he said—"a standard far above that in most other countries of the world at this or any other time.” To substantiate his findings, Mr. Hoover analyzes general price levels, using indices for purposes of compari- son. as a basis, standing at 100, he found that general price levels in September of 1926 stood at 150%, this being the average for all commodities. The farm products index, made up in'the same way, stood at 141, which differ- ence illustrated the farmers' handi- cap. It was added, however, that con- stantly increasing sales of mail order houses showed advance in rural buy- ing power. In the matter of electrical power consumption and general building, the country was found to have made new strides. Likewise, rallroads were noted as increasing their traffic vol- ume steadily and accomplishing many economies to make their earnings rise even faster than the traffic. Along with the Increase of rail transporta: tion, he cited the multiplication of motor vehicle carriage lines, now moving freight and passengers on a wholesale scale In every part of the Nation. The country’s foreign trade, though showing a slight decline on the export side during the last fiscal year in dol- 0 G ) A 0 OV 0 & SN A G AN 0] [ o RAR BRERZIX I I AR ! ~ S, 3 2 e :gyf\u . 0 O L ral O} AR ALY 0 G AL 0 o AN 0 o 0 ey 0 6 0] The BROADWAY lars, has in reality accomplished steady growth, Mr. Hoover said. A fall in prices during the period on the export commodities occasioned an ap- parent loss, but the volume of ex- ports, when quantity was considered. was larger than during the preceding fiscal year. New Financial Records. Financial and banking activities showed many new high records. In spite of the heightened demand for credits and the strain put on the credit system by the long-continued requirements of great business activ- ity, he pointed out that no disturb- ance of the orderly conduct of pro- Taking wholesale prices of 1913¢9duction and distribution of commodi- ties had been entailed. “Financial improvement abroad was almost general,” he added. “Previous gains in public financé and currency stabilization were consolidated in most countries and further progress was made toward limiting the fluctuations in exchange rates, hitherto so destruc- tive in international trade and finance.” Along with the Secretary’s review, subordinate officials of the department included their annual reports. As to legislation, the suggestions were brief. The revision of navigation laws and a transfer to the Commerce Depart- ment of certain regulatory powers over vessels now exercised in other Government branches were asked for, but without explanation as to detail. It was pointed out that Mr. Hoover's urgence of new radio-controlling stat- utes, issued last year, had resulted in legislative measures still pending in Congress. Mr. Hoover paid a special mark of tribute to the efficiency with which the railroads have been operated, de- R4 l'% o 0 O P @m et claring that “‘probably the mpst out. standing single industrial accomplish- ment since the war has been reorgani- zation of our American railways. “It is an interesting commentary upon government operation that pri- vate enterprise has been able to oper- ate the railways with far fewer em- ployes and at the same timeload al- most. 15 per cent more cars than the Government administration. Result Far Reaching. “The resuplt of this great reorgani- zation upon the whole economic fabric of the country has been far reaching. Rapid dispatch has greatly reduced the inventories of the country. has con- tributed to stabllization of production and employment, and has increased the afficiency of all production and distribution.” Mr. Hoover declared that a broad national policy is needed for the or- derly development of all river and lake systems “that we may not suffer great losses through erratic development and failure in co-ordination to secure the maximum economic returns from each drainage basin. “There are imperative reasons for the execution of a comprehensive plan for the co-ordinated long view devel- opment of each river system to its maximum utflization,” ~ he added. “Each system must be considered as a whole and organized to the maxi- mum results, We need immediate determination of the broad objective and best development of every river. stream and lake in our country, in or- der that we do not undertake or per- mit haphazard development, whether public or private, that will destroy the possibilities of the maximum future returns. And likewise we must de- termine what structure shall be un- | dertaken at once.” i Perhaps the outstanding event of | the year, the Commerce Secretary | said, “has been the appointment of simplified practice committee by a | number of the State manufacturers | associations to cg-operate with the! division of simplified practice in ¢ cularizing their membership for rec- | ommendations as to items in‘ great est need of simplification. This has resulted in a large number of quests for information, and many flelds for the application of simpli fied practice.” Meeting Housing Demands. | In a section of the report devoted | to an economic review, the Secretary | sald that the United States is mnot merely keeping pace with the needs of expanding population, but meeting the | demand for better housing. Wwhich | comes with the general advance in liv- ing standards. Improvement in the methods of financing dwellings is still | needed, he said, especially for families in the lower income groups. “In particular it is desirable that in- | terest rates and other charges on sec- ond mortgages should be placed on a | more reasonable basis.” he said. . Mr. Hoover devoted a section of his report to foreign government price fixing of our import raw materials, and pointed out that American con- sumers of rubber contributed their part in America’s use of conservation as a defense against rubber control. In the face of greater automobile reg- istration, sales of automobile tires and tubes fell off materially during the | year, longer. and tires were actual run The ASCOT LANDSHIRE OVERCOATS Society Brand set out to see just how fine an overcoat could be made. They selected the rarest English woolens, in the most individual shades and weaves—all exclusive. They specified the finest of silk trimming. They let the tailors 'do only hand work. 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