Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1928, Page 3

CURTIS PLEDGES ~ TOAID FARMERS In Address at Harrisburg, Re- news Advocacy of Higher Protective Tariff. Re the Associated Pracs HARRISBURG. Pa. August 31— Re- newing his pledge for a higher protec- | tive tariff, Senator Curtis, the Repub- liran vice presidential nominee. yester- dav told a gathering of Pennsvlvania farmers that the Democrats proposed to remodel the tariff act along lines of the Underwood Bill of 1913 They have put just a Wttle bait in their last platform on this issue.” he declared. “hoping to catch the Ameri- can farmers and the laboring man, but they would put that old law which in- d or destroyed business back on the ute books. They want to let down e bars protecting American agricul- 1 produets.” Concludes Speech During Rainfall. Speaking at an outdoor grangers’ pic- nic at Willlams Grove. near the city, the Senator was interrupted by a sharp downpo rain. As some of the | ¥ the grove started for ceased but several shouted. “Go ahead I can stand it if you can’ he re- plied from the protected platform. “and I'll come down there in the rain and shake hands with you when I am Graduat MeC ormick Medical Glasses titteo Eves Examined DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Evesight Specialist Fhone Mam 2 409-410- MeLachien Bidg 10h and G St A W of the prediction that 3 ¥ situation “will be wor t xt session of Congre: b d concluded the sun was | 3 { the nominee remained to shake hands with many of the crowd 3020 Dent PL NJW. " The it of the Sen The visit of the Senator was the oc- Just North of 30th & Q Sts. casion for a general gathering here to- y electors for this ate e party Sc D motored in 15 machines to Williams = ¢ [,) pared address, Semator Curtis recited KITCHEN, BATH AN PORCH. $40 AND $50 PER MONTH. APARTMENTS NEW- LY DECORATED. IN- SPECT TODAY. statisties showing the decrease in im- | portations of agricultural and dairy imports under the present tariff act| COMPANY 710 8th St. N.W. as compared with the Democratic tariff Tel. M. 7562 ittently but the s and it plea for and hi cheering his Hoover P hrough, Herbert L C— B Lo TP law What about eggs?" he asked. “We all know about eggs. I talk so much about eggs back in Kansas they call| me Egg-Charlie. Imports of eggs were | reduced from 53.000.000 dozen annually | under the Democratic tariff to 30.000.- 1 000 under our law, and if 1 had my| way about it not a single dozen would be imported.” ! Cites Wheat and Butter Imports. He went through the list, quoting figures on wheat and butter imports. | and then he “challenged” any one to | show if the Democratic tariff had not “injured or destroyed American busi- | ness and American labor.” He stated | that both Presidents Cleveland and Wilson, the last two Democratic chief executives, had been forced to fssue bonds or impose & war revenue bill during peace times. | _The Senator said that “one of the Democratic candidates.” referring to Gov. Smith, had stated recently that taxes hadn't really been reduced be- cause there was as much revenue be- | e ing collected as ever. He read a table Foui oW - THOD. | Showing that a married man with two #:nd of xash &g sindow (rames {rom wreck. | dependents under the 1918 revenue law | % tob at Walter Reed inquire Brishtwood | paid $60 tax on $3.000 and mo tax to- | mysel! EDWARD HU! R. 11 P ‘We are getting more money under | aw._ _ _ _______ _3°_|the reduced rates.” he declared, “be- TOPS BUILT AND REPAIRING—SEDAN | cause that is just what the greatest | fopping and woodwork 8 ECi N ers "R F | Secretary of the Treasury since Alex- | %03 N st mow. Pot. 6362. 31+ |ander Hamilton said wouid happen. 1| ING MATERIAL AT WALTER REED|Tefer to Andy Mellon from Penn- Hospita; Wrecking many pis rame build- | Sylvania Gooa flooring. 112¢ foot; siding. sheath- | He said if we would reduce the rates | e M. 2 oot IO i osnd {on the higher brackets that American ! 4 - |{men and women would invest their money in producing enterprises and | more taxes would be eollected in the long run. “That’s fust what happene but don’t try and tell us that taxes haven't been cut. Four times they have been slashed under the Republi- |can administration of the last eight years. Breaking away from the crowd, the Senator set out by motor {0 return to- night to Washington, from where he | will go out next week to campaign !n} Massachusetts and Maine. i TENNESSEE DRYS éLAN ANTI-SMITH BATTLE 400 Democrats Nnm-'C"mmHl” to Co-operate With Richmond Head- quarters Against N AN 15 Y0 00 T [ all moneys Y J KLEIN HEITMULLER SHERWOOD. JR, Nominee, By the Associated Press NASHVILLE. Tenn., August 31.—Ap- proximately 400 “dry” Democrats, meet- ing here yesterday, indorsed appoint- ment of a committee of 15 to co-operate with the Richmond. Va. anti-Smith | headquarters in an effort to place the State of Tennessee in the Hoover column in the November election Listening to addresses by Dr. Barton of Atlanta, chairman of the executive committee of the national Anti-Baloon League; Jefl McCarn, Nash- ville lawyer who acted as chairman of the meeting: B. H. Hargraves of Chat- tanooga. Dr. George W. Young of Louisville, Ky. and James A. Tate of Shelbyville, Tenn, and Bishop H. M Dubose of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the conference applatd- ed attacks on Gov. Bmith and Chair- man John J. Raskob of the Democratic executive committee and complimentary references to Herbert Hoover, Repub- lican nominee The committee of 15 was empowered 0 appoint a chairman for each county 10 line up all anti-Smith Demoerats to support the Republican nominee. It ELBERTA PEACHES | w2s aiso authorized to co-operate in the e . = ow free- Aistribution of campaign literature and e 130 n ¢ material and eonduct an active fight to \ be coupled with the organization of the State-wide anti-Al Smith club. American Missing in Europe KASHAN. Czechoslovakia, August 31 Paul Homoka American citi zen, who eame here a short time ago sit his parents’ graves after being ars in America, has been missing for a fortnight, police said vesterday Inas- much as he carried considerable mone 1 is feared he may have been the vietim of robbers. His home in America is not known RM . Stunt Flyer Jumps to Death e, Tot 25 GUERNEEY, Colo. August 31 (& west of | o ar Clyde Duncan. stunt fiyer of Casper, | IOt and evening . imped 1,500 feet to his death from a This Million-Doliar Casper Alrways, Inc. plane yesterds ; ; fternoon while performing before Printing Plant 1t SEI FYICE POR SMALL LOTS T PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK co. Ine MAIN 2034 DAY MON- I. C. PALMER VISCONSIN ¢ TRANSFER NW A J Is Coming BT Phone us IRONCLAD Prones APPLES turn “rigk s from D. C Rienmono ané & STORAUR G Wortn 3943 “ELBERTA PEACHES 10,000 BASKETS crowd of 4,000 persons in attendance et the Guernsey old-timers’ reunion at the f2ir_grounds | 1735 Irving St. N.W. 8 rooms, 2 baths, on 2 floors Price, $16,500 Reasonable Terms Claude Warren 1410 H St N\x. der 100 smal atlention The National Capital Press BYRON S. ADAMS PRINTING IN A HURRY ROOFING— Y. Koons H niiog Thorouah. sincere P, aksinre cladls eriimate KOONS soeas, 0 2 e e THE EVENING Govy | Syracuse station, in the heart of the city, and Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Smith, jr. HEARST DECLARES - HOOVER SUPPORT Publisher, Abroad. Cables Renunciation of Smith and Tammany. By the Associated Press NEW YORK. August 31.—William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher in a cable from Paris today, declared for Herbert Hoover of his home § California for President Hearst's pro- nouncement was in reply to a cabled query from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle “Whem will you support for President and what issu wili determine the elec- tion In 800 words, Hearst stated his oppo- sition to the prohibition stand of Gov Smith, whom he labeled as a Tammany | candidate Apparently the Democratic party is endeavoring to make its opposition to prohibition the dominant fssue of the campaign,” he asserted, adding. that in his opinion it was a “faise fssur If the people do want a change in prohibition, Hearst said, he thought it would be in the direction of “genuine temperance.” “That means they will not want it modified by Tammany Hall, which, as everybody knows, has always been hand in glove with the liquor interests and has always in the past supported the saloon and been supported by the saloon,” he cabled. The real issue, he declared, is the “people’s wealth and welfare, their ma- terial and spiritual benefits,” which. he believes, the Republican party is best equipped to guarantee As for Tammany, he asserted, “the history of Tammany under Tweed and Crocker and Murphy and in fact the Tammany scandals in New York today establish the fact beyond contradiction that the people of the United States do not want Tammany in control of the Nation It is bad enough to have Tammany in control of New York. It would be a calamity to have it in con- trol of the United States.” THE HOUSEWIFE'S NAME FOR Granulated " Sugar FLAT TIRE? 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By the Associated Press NEW_YORK, August 31.—John W Davis, Democratic candidate for Presi- dent in 1924, expressed the opinion | vesterday in a letter to Frank L. Polk, former = Undersec- | retary of that ~ Gov. has had a training for the duties of the presidency such as very few occupants of that nor has the capac- ity to get things done. he said, thus proving his high qualifications as an executive. “To put in fewest, words. reason for support- ing Gov. 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