Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1927, Page 4

ATIMINE CONGRES: . Bonmer Legislator Flays U. ¢ sControl of Industries as Wasteful. Control of Government has falle \to the hands of bureaucrats, an representative Government by th dalgeloeted or appointed representa thies of the people I8 a dream, Phillip P, Campbell, former member of Con gess “from Kansas, told the Amerl | ‘c8h’ Mining Congress today in the sec oud session of a three-day meeting at the Mayficwer Hotel. ~dtsthe same time, A. Cressy Mor rimon; unofficial observer from the United States to the League of Na thons,. attempted to remove the idea that-the league is a super body, d= clatihg that it is the average of in telligence of the nations represented andiiits meetings are “not as orderly and harmonious as those of a com mercial convention™ in this countr Mr. trol of the mineral resources of the country and regulation mining opers recalling that failures of the Government in tempts to take over and ope dystries has demonstrated the ment’s lack of ability in indust Out of Their Line. Experts in the Geological Surve: and Bureau of Mines would not make £ood mine superintendents or even pit bosses,” he said. xperts in the Bu- reau of Standards would have difficulty in laying out a tank farm and build- ing tanks and pipelines for petro- Jeum.” In industries controlled by the Government, the former member of Congress xaid, employes are not in- ®pired to exert themselves by hope of individual reward. 2 “No structure in any community costs as much as when built under the direction and supervision of the Gov- ernment. The cost is from two and one-half to three times as great to the Government for a similar private building. “There are other objections to the ereation of more bureaus or commis- sions for the conduct and control of private enterprizes. The people paid last vear over 10 and a half billions of dollars for State, local and national governments, and it wasn’t worth it. Burcaus and commissions have taken over the Government. The bureau- erats are not elected or otherwise chosen or appointed by the peopié, They exercise a control far beyond snything contemplated by the law that created them. Freedom Is Foreseen. “The day should come—and no doubt will—when there will be a re- turn to representative government, and the people will be free to conduct their own affairs under laws that are commonly understood to regulate the relations of men and communities to each other.” Lack of development of natural re- sources in possession of the Govern- ment was held up by Mr. Campbell as an indication of the way the Govern- ment runs.its own affairs.. . Furopean nations are a generation behind the United States in their ra- tionalization of industry by introduc- tion of labor-saving machinery, Mr. ‘Morrison said, many delegates holding the view that machinery will increase unemployment and decrease purchas- sing power. “We should stay out of the league, in my opinion,” he said, “because we are a good natured people, inclined to Jet the other fellow have his way, and we would be outvoted.”, As a unit of public service, hydro- electric power development and sale must be subject.to government regula- tion in the absence of competition, Representative Lewis W. Douglas of Arizona, declared. “Development and use of hydro-electric power is becom- ing a question of public concern. In place of regulation of private enter- prise, State ownership and operation in the public interest is the only al- ternative. As suder-po continues to spread transmission lines over the land, adequate control and regulation, ‘both intra and interstate become more essential. % Directors Elected. The following were elected directors of the congress for three-year terms: James F. Robinson, Miami, Okla.; Jesse F. McDonald, Leadville, Colo.; Clinton R. Crane, New York, and J. B. Warriner, Lansford, Pa. Wives of delegates to the congress were the guests at luncheon today of Mrs. J. F. Callbreath, wife of the secretary of the congress, at the Congressional Club. Modification of the anti-trust law ‘was the topic listed for discussion this afternoon, with speakers including William J. Donovan, assistant Attor- ney General. The annual banquet of the congress will be held tonight at JURY WILL INSPECT PENAL INSTITUTIONS ‘Woman to Accompany Members on Tour of City's Jails Tuesday. The grand jury, which has been la- boring, many weeks on the Teapot Dome ¢barges and scores of ,routine cases, will get a *“vacation” Tuesday in the form of an in: District Jail, the Dist at Occoquan and the District Reforma- tory at Lorton, Va. The inspection is in accordance with the usual procedure of all grand juries, and on the completion of the tour it will report its findings to the court. Mrs. Mathilda Linthicum, the only ‘woman member of the grand jury, and secretary of that body, ill not enjoy the distinction of being the first grand juror of her sex to inspect the Dis- trict’s penal institutions, as there were two women on the last inspection tour. However, she can lay claim to the fact that she is the first woman pecretary to make an inspection, and in this capacity she will be called upon to play a large part in the preparation of the report. The grand jurors will be acce nied on their tour by As Inited States Attorney Joseph \ nelly. e COMMERCE GROUND TO BE BROKEN SOON Work to Start for New Building Next Week, Weather Permitting. Ground will be broken early next week for the new Department of Com- merce Building, if the weather per- nits. a4 This is the plan of the Warren F. Prenizer Co., which has been award- ed the contract for excavating parts of the sites for both the Department of Commerce and the Internal Revenue Building The steam shovel on the Internal Revenue site was forced to halt operations this morning on ac- count of the rain for the first time since it started, nearly two weeks ago T'he site for the Commerce Building s partly cleared. Only about one- third of the entire excavation is to be Howpleted under the present contract. CAPPER T0 SPEAK | | BUREAUCRACY HIT | Campbell opposed Federal con. | William ayler Page, clerk of the House, instructing new members of Congress in his annual school on procedure nd ethics in Congress. 10 TRADE BOARD Senator Expected to Talk on Fiscal Relations Problem of District. Senator Capper of Kansas, chair-| man of the Senate District committee, will be honor guest and principal speaker at the December meeting of the Washington Board of Trade at the Willard Hotel, December 12, it was announced by officials of the bflm'd‘r today. : Senator Capper, it is expected, will make reference in his address to the movement for an equitable readjust- ment of the fiscal relations of the Federal and District Governments. He recently announced that he felt the time had come when Congre: should abandon the temporary a rangement adopted in 1923 when it substituted the $9,000.000 lump sum appropriation in the place of the 60— 40 fiscal plan, which still is provided | in the substantive law for the District. Under the temporary lump sum plan of Federal contribution. it is pointed out, the taxpayers of Washington each vear are called upon 1o pay a larger and larger portion of the total costs of the Capital as the annual budget in- creases. This year, instead of a 60—40 division of such costs, Washington actually is paying approximately 75 per cent, while the Federal Govern- ment's contribution amounts to but 25 per cent. z The Board of Trade at its next meeting also will hear a report from the. committee on bridges on its tour of inspection to be made tomorrow of all bridges over the Potomac, which will be held to determine the stability of the several structures. A report will be made by a special committee which is considering refer- endum No, 51 of the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States, which pr poses legislation concerning Missi sippi flood control. The committee is composed of Harry Rlake, chairman; Frank B. Weller and Frank P. Leetch. 6. 0. P. LEADERS FORESEE SERIOUS WORK IN CONVENTION | (Continued from First Page.) give way, in the opinion of the politi- cal strategists. They have a strong feeling that the muddled situation will not clear up in a hurry and that the national convention will be a real contest, to which the best judgment of the most astute leaders in the party from every State must be held. For that reason, the city that can attract. and hold the real delegates to serious work will be selected, and entertainment features will be de- cidedly secondary. “Pick a President” will watchword for the convention. Crocker Arrives Tomorrow. Tomorrow the fight for the conven tion city will wax warmer with the arrival of William H. Crocker, na-| tional committeeman from San Fran-| cisco, who claims to have the largest | number of delegates pledged. Reports | are that he has anywhere from 22 to| 40 members already pledged Lo vote | for S8an Francisco. The prosp is that the convention city question will not be decided until Wednesday. Monday the executive committee is to meet at 11 o'clock to consider the Alaskan case, where two men claim membership on the national commit- tee, which was specifically referred to the executive committee by the na- tional convent There is some talk | of the execut commitiee also giv. ing consideration to “the state of the Union” with reference (o the Wis. consin situation, but there is an even stronger prospect that they will grace- fuily slide over that hazard. Monday afterncon the committee on credentials will hold a time-saving | ression in the Willard Hotel for pre- be the | It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Easy to Pay Monthly Deposit For 12 Months $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 § $45. $1,200 $100. $6,000 $500.00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. 8, Treasury 1408 H STREET, N. W. | Roraback. | Pont, expedite the sson next day. timinary work to tional committee « na- Butler Heads Committee. The executive committee is com- posed of: William M. Butler, chair man (ex officic), M chusetts: Charle 1. Hilles, vice chairman (ex officio), New Y T Williams, v chairman (ex Mrs. Al vin T. Hert, officio), Kentucky: R« officio), Tlinois; William treasurer (ex officio), Ca liam H. Crocker, Californis Connecticut: Coleman Delaware: Joseph B. Kealing Indiana; David W. Mulvane, Kansas Miss Bina M. West, Michigan; Charle: A. McCloud, Nel : Mrs, H. Sahin, New York: Barclay H. Warburton. Penn irs. Jean- nette A. Hyde, 1 . George Vermont; Vi Highland, Virginia, and Bryant B. . Wyoming. morning committee Mrs. will_mee Butler, e chairman: | William | Alvin t The first business of the meeting will be the acceptance or election of new membe: This will include the presentation of the names of Georg L. Mallon of Arkansas: Benjamin .J Davis. Georgia; Allen F. Moore, Tlli- nois: Joseph W. Simpson, Maine; Mr: W. Reginald Baker, New Jel M Wilmer 8. Levan, Ohio, Will Visit White House. After the organization of the com- mittee an attempt will be made to start the selection of the convention city. It is probable that this will be done according to the usual procedure, by calling the roll. This would give California_first chance to make its plea for the convention. About 1 o'clock a_brief recess will he taken for a buffet luncheon, and the committee will hurry hack to its task. About 4 o'clock the meeting will | sas close to give the members time to pre- pare for their reception at the White House at 5 o'clock. Tuesday evening the chairman's dinner will be held. The speakers will include Speaker Longworth, House Leader Tilson, Senator Phipps of Col- orado as chairman of the ‘senatérial campaign committee: Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana as chairman of the Republican congressional com- mittee: Treasurer Hodges and Secre- tary West, re President Dawes and Senator Curtis, as Senate floor leaders. KAUFMANN'S Charles | | at 11 o'clock the have been invited to speak but found it inconvenient to do so. Wednesday the committee will furs ther consider the arguments for the varfous convention cities, and it Is hoped that a declsion can be reached. It appears now as if San Antonio a4 Scattle will_be more with their appeal made by of Commerce offic Then, although Philadelphia and Chicago are each sending large delegations here to put up a fight to get the convention, is believed that the Vare and Smith cases have killed off any chance that either of these cities might have had. Four Seriously Considered. In the group to he most seriously considered zre San Francisco, Detroit. Kansas City and Cleveland. It is claimed that wclsco has the most actually pledzed. Detr: to have the most popular sentiments d ix said to be “Hoover's a8 City and Cleveland serious consideration by re particuls anxious a serlous, conservative, national convention. ‘An advance guard of a large dele- zition of Konsas City Republicans arvived today. Convad A financial director of the Order of Eagles and long » the Republican party in Mi chairman of the delégation Others in the party. who arrived are Jouett Shouse, Assistant ry of the Treasu resident Wilson's administration Homer B. Mann, member of the ex; ecutive committee of the Republican State committee of Missouri; Robert H. Tschudy, chairman of the Republi- can congressional committee ol Kan- William E. Morton, postmas- ter of Kansag City; Herbert L. Patt, treasurer of the Republican congres- sional committee of Kansas City; Al- bert Newman. executive vic of the Commerce Trust Co. E. Clendening, assistant to the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Kan- s City, and former Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas, who is publisher of the Wichita Beacon. Members of the party in making their plea for the convention to be | held in Kansas City declare that it Is practically the geographi center of the country, and that it will be “politi- cal strategy for ‘the Republican party to hold 4ts convention in an agricul- tural section."” Former Gov. Arthur Hyde is sched- uled to arrive this afternoon with Dr. | E. B. Clements, Republi n national committeeman of Missouri, and H. M. H s ’ .When You Select a Gift Choose Kaufmann’s Character Furniture 3-Piece Lvery member of the family can have a share in the enjoyment to A Mohair Living Roof Suite of un- Moss-edge trimmed, Reversible be derived from a suite like this. common beauty and mast mahogany-finished carved spring cushion seats. End Tables All living rooms will have room for an cx- tra end table. These new arrivals have a book trough feature you'll like e 53'95 it t seems | during | president | 5. M Commerce of St. Louis. VA large delegation, including 35 persons, is expected to jon the ad- vance guard here Sunday afternoon or early Monday, it is stated. TEMPERANCE BODY OPENS WAR ON ALL WET CANDIDATES | ontinued from F Page.) | Law Enforcement of the Congrega- | tional Church, Commission on Tem- perance and Social Service of the | Methodist Episcopal Church South, | Committee on Promotion of Temper- ance Legislation in_Congress, Com- | mittee of Sixty on National Prohibi- | tion, Commission on Temperance and Social Service of the Southern Baptist | Convention, Department of Moral Welfare of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. 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Budget Payments Selections Reserved Until Desired TWENTY-ONE STORES IN TWENTY-ONE CITIES | Bixby, president of the Chamber of [ FEDERATION FAGES 'WAR OVER OFFICES Ousting of Emig as Chairman of Committee Seen in Factional Row. Factional strife in the public utilities committee of the Tederation ot Citizens' Assoclations, which developed over the preparation of the Hansel transportation merger plan, is expect- ed to grow more bitter with the forth- coming changes in personnel, to be announced at a mecting of the organ- Ization tomorrow night in the board- room of the District Building. According to a report today from a reliable source, Maj. Clayton K. Emig, on whose {nitiative the “Hansel Con- sulting Specialis was induced to make an extensive transportation sur- vev of the District, on which was based the merger plan fnade public yesterday, is to be deposed as assist- ant chairman of the utllities commit- tee, W, A. Roberts, a delegate to the federation from the Conduit Road Cit- izens’ Association, it was said, is slated for Maj. Emig's post. Maj Emig, it was indicated, will be retain- ed as a member of the committee. Blow to Fuction. Moreover, according to the reports, William Mck. Clayton is to be reap pointed chairman of the committee, despite determined eiforts to have him relieved of this assignment. The re. appointment of Clayton. it was point- ed out, would be a serious blow to the Emig, faction. A movement has been under way for some time, it wuas said. to have Maj. Emig named chairman of the utilities committee, chiefly because of his inter- est in ‘the street car merger negotia- tions. While he has denied that he was a candidate (or the post, he has announced that he would accept if ap pointed. Maj. Emig has been acting chair- man of the committee since Clayton went into semi-seclusion, because of a fear that any criticism he might make of the public wtility corpol tions or the Public Utilities Commis- sion might be misconstrued as pique over his failure to be appeointed a member of the commission or people's counsel. Recently, however, ho indicat- ed that he was ready to resume octive leadership of the committee, Factions Are Split. The first evidence of a split be- tween the Clayton and Emig factions came recently wher the question of financing the survey made hy the Hansel firm was discussed at a spe- cial meeting of the committee. The Clayton faction, it was sall. Is not satisfled with the contract Maj. Emig entereéd Into with the Hansel firm, which was not revealed to them until the night of the meeting. The question of financing the plan is scheduled to be thrashed out on the floor of the¢ ration 1 it e L RS T as 1086 in bt 7 n'¢lose fough with CHICAGO MAN IS HELD ON AUTO THEFT CHARGE Prisoner Found in Stolen Car, Po- lice Say —Suspect Wanted in New Haven. John Joseph Kennedy, 29 years old, formerly in the military service here, who says his home Is in Chicago. was arrested yesterday afterncon at Third and G streets by Delective Frank M. Alligood, who reported finding him in the sutomobile of Mrs Pearl A. Wil kerson. 1205 Fifternth <lveet. report:d stolen carlier in (% s “I bad a date 0 oa nrisoner is report. detective, “and t the car becnuse T wanted to malkc a . ood hapression.” IR av was honked on 1 eharge oF grand larceny of ‘he N neld to awair information T. 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