Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1930, Page 4

IMPROMPTU TALK 0 TEST ORATORS Extemporaneous Develop- ment of Subjects Keeps Finalists in Dount. The uncertainty which attends the . outcome of the National Oratorical Contest finals Saturday night is due largely to the extemporaneous feature of this year's competition, in the opin- fon of Randolph Leigh, director general. In past years the young orators have been required to deliver but one speech and that a prepared one, 10 minutes in length. Saturday night, however, as in the semi-final stages of the contest, they must deliver- six-minute prepared speeches and then talk extemporaneous- dy for four minutes. No contestant will know the subject which he or she must discuss without preparation until the completion of the six-minute oration. Thus if the sub- ject assigned to a speaker is vne with which he is not thoroughly conversant, his chances for victory are considerably lessened. Care is being taken to make sure that no topic will be given in the national finals which the orator has discussed in earlier stages of the con- test. As an example, Edmund ¢ allion, The Star's champion, has as t' - subject of his prepared address “John Marshall and Federal Supremacy.” In The Star's area finals he was required to make an impromptu speech, answering the ques- tion, “Which of Marshall's decisions do you regard as the most important and why?” As & result, the only themes he may be sure he will not be given to enlarge upon in the national finals are the one mentioned and that on which he spoke in his school contest. Each extemporaneous topic is se- lected by Mr. Leigh after a painstaking study of the prepared orations. He chose some statement in the manu- script and requires the speaker to ex- plain and develop it. GREEN NOMINATED IN SOUTH DAKOTA Republican Will Oppose McCul- lough, Democrat, for Governor : in November. By the Associated Press. PIERRE, 8. Dak., May 21.—Warren E. Green of Hazel, who placed last in a field of five idates in the State two weeks ago, today was the Republican candidate for governor. He will oppose D. A. McCullough of Sioux Palls, Democrat, in the November elec- Green was nominated last night by the State convention after a heated ed a woman candi- date who placed first in the primaries, Miss Gladys Pyle, sécretary of state, and three others. . Miss Pyle led a fleld of five in the primaries, but failed to poll the requisite 35 per cent vote, necessitating nomina- tion by party convention. Green’s nomination was assured on the eleventh ballot, after Brooke Howell of Prederick withdrew and threw his support to Green. ‘The final vote gave: Green, 64,223; Pyle, 47,985; Carl Trygstad, Brookings, 4,340; Howell, 3,441, and Carl Gunder- son, Mitchell, none. o BLANTON LEADING MRS. LEE IN TEXAS Figures Give Him 1,360 Edge Out. of 14,470 Votes Counted From 17 Districts. B the Associated Press. ABILENE, Tex., May 21.—Thomas L. Blanton, aggressive Texas Representa- tive who retired two years ago to enter the senatorship race against Earle Mayfleld, today seemed assured of re- turn to Washington as Representative hvm‘lnu seventeenth Texas congres- sion: district. ng Mrs. R. Q. Lee, candidate for the piace left vacant several months ago by the death of her husband, Blan- ton todsy had a lead of 1,360 out of 14,470 votes counted. Ot the votes tallled he had received 7,915 and Mrs. Lee 6,555, Blanton was defeated in the Demo- cratic primary of the senatorship race two years ago and did not reach the run-off election in which Tom Connally A | Seoly, sume 75 per cent of all raw SERVICE T0 HONOR President Announces Cere- monies Next Week. Garfield Memorial = Hospital, living memorial to the martyred President, James A. Garfield, will be the scene next Wednesday afternoon of a memorial fete in honor of President Garfleld and marking another yearly milestone in the progress of one of the city’s leading hospitals. ‘The name of Mrs.: Herbert Hoover, first lady of the land, heads the list of distinguished Washingtonians sponsor- ing the event, which has been arranged by the Ladies' Ald and the Junior Aid of the hospital. The party will be held from 2 until 7 pm., and will be open to the public, with reserved seats for those who apply for them to Mrs. Cabot Stevens, president of the Ladies' Ald. List of Speakers. Speakers at. the fete and memorial service will be the Rev. Earle Wilfley, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Chris- tlan Church, which was attended by President Garfleld when he was in the ‘White House; Maj. Gen. Preston Brown, Wade H. Ellis, former attorney general of Ohio: Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart. president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. and Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, District Commis- sioner. Newbold Noyes and Gen. Wil- liam E. Horton will be masters of cere- montfes, Invitations to a large number of ‘Washingtonians interested in the memo- rial have been issued by Mrs. Stevens and her reorganized board of more than 100 members, after the precedent set in 1882, when a similar body of women met in the rotunda of the Capitol to initiate the movement to build a living memorial to President Garfield, which the event next week commemorates. ‘The memorial r;rly ‘will be held in the Kellogg Building and on the hos- pital grounds. Card tables may be re- served on the porches of the Kellogg Building. __Mrs, Edward A. Keys and Mrs. Willlam A, Morgan, will have charge of thesé tables. Reception and Tea Scheduled. A reception and tea is planned by Mrs. V,lll‘l‘fll‘n 8. CofbyAill:fl \Miss ccrb); from o'clock.; rge group of official women will be in the receiving line, ‘with the:board -of directors of the hospital, of which Henry B. Spencer is ent. Members of the: Junior Aid presidi -muty. headed by its officers, Miss Anna thard Larner, Miss Elise Alexander and Mrs; Henry A. Willard, will have a ‘number "of membets of "the Junior League and other young women serv- ing as hostesses. Mrs. Willilam B. Wil- lard will be official aide to Mrs. Stevens nd Miss Bina Deneen will be her as- sistant. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe has arranged a musicale for 4 o'clock in the as- ball -of the’ Kellogg Building. artists will be Mrs. Dorothy Radd Emery, planist; Mrs. Evelyn Gribben Randall, soprano, and the Capital City Choristers. : ‘The memorial service will be held in the natural amphitheater of the hos- pital at 5 o'clock, opening with music by the United States Marine Band, Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. ‘With Mis. Hoover on the list of spon- sors are Mrs. Edward Everett Gann and Mrs. Willam H. Taft. ‘Tennessee’s 5-cent gasoline tax yield- defeated Mayfleld. ed the State $779,500 in revenue dur- ing April. A _Bank —doing sM4LL: things BIG. i “On Time” Loans By "It is not-difficult to obtain 2 loan on The Morris Plan and— It is not difficult to repay a loan on The Morris Plan. We take folks of character “at their word” and we give them an orderly and organ- ized method of paying back what_ they borrow. Come'In Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury ‘Through the various Customs Service districts there moves to American homes and factories the greater proportion of the world's production of certain prod- ucts. From broad hatches of “freight cars of the sea” is hoisted 50 per cent of all coffee grown, We con- customs revenue on our enormous imports is con- stantly endangered by fraudulent declarations as to the fair value of the merchandise. GARFIELD MEMORY Hospital Named for Martyred| values. silk and rubber. The shipments of HUSTON AND RASKOB NAMED AS LOBBYISTS (Continued From First Page) _ an account then running, reducing the balance due the brokerage firm, while a new account was started by the de- posit of the $14,100 check from which purchases of stock were made on mar- gin, afterward sold at a profit of ap- proximately $500. The profit Huston retained, asserting that he had fre- quently advanced funds to the associa- tion upon which he nelther asked nor recelved interest from it. He insisied that he had turned over to the assocla- tion the entire sum so received by him from the Union Carbide Co., and he exhibited checks to Worthington for the aggregate amount received by him, including two checks made and deliv- ered in 1928, said to represent loans to Worthington and which Huston elect- ed to regard as satisfied out of the funds so intrusted to him by the Union Carbide Co. Canceled Checks Given Probers. “Having asserted, as no doubt is the case, that he had often made contribu- tions to the association and had like- wise often made loans to Worthington, the committee asked Mr. Huston, that it might know whether the checks made by him to Worthington in 1928 repre- sented contributions or loans, to provide it withi a list of all contributions made by him to the assoclation since 1926 as well as a list of all loans made by him to Worthington, with his corre- spondence showing the nature of the payment, but he contented himself with sending the canceled checks as stated. “Another source of funds is to b noted. The association, or rather Col ‘Worthington, for latterly, at least, he was to all intents and purposes the association, after the manner of most lobbyists, got out press releases and carried on a voluminous correspondence to promote the passage of the Madden- Wright bill. He interested Chester Gray, legislative representative of ti American Farm Bureau Federation, with headquarters in Washington, in the object of his labors and through Gray and others, including Samuel ‘Thompson, the president of the fed- eration; ' secured the approbation by that :organization of the Madden- ‘Wright bill upon the ground, among others, of opposition to Government mbpma‘ entu and upel'tir;d‘wn m- as 'Was represe; the Norris bill, 3 “By ‘afrangement ‘between Gray and |the the president of the American Cysnamid Co., the National Agricultural Publish- ing Co., & press service operating out of Washington—a one-man company— printed and circulated in large numbers circulars in the name as though is- sued by the American Farm Bureau Federation, containing articles either written .or viseed by Gray, sdvocating the passage of the Madde: right bill, which articles were further put up in mat form and thus sent to farm jour- nals and other newspapers. -This ef- fort to influence public opinion entail- ed an expense of $7,000, paid by the American Cyanamid Co. “It is needless to say that no for- mal action was ever taken by the gov< erning officers of the Farm Bureau Fed- efation other than Gray touching this fl:rllcullr enterprise. Gray having been terrogated before another committee of the Senate concerning contributions made to his organization, other than dues from members or in payment of material sent out by it, was evasive. The facts as recited were, however, develop- ed by his testimony and that of other ‘witnesses.” Tell ‘of Raskob’s Activities. Reporting on Mr. Raskob's activities in connection with the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Senator Robinson said: “Throughout the activities of the as- sociation the name of John J. Raskob appears and reappears, and apparently few important activitiés were engaged IN PROBERS’ REPORT | An invaluable service of the special agency division of the bureau is the checking and verification of For instance, the true worth of Oriental rugs was lately raised to its proper level. Numerous spurious antiques have been inter- cepted, with the result that in one case, certain ar- tistic articles entered as “antiques” were found “not in without reference to him,” Robin- son said. “Indeed, it developed that & letter was sent out over his signature to prominent Democrats throughout the country, asking them for contributions to this organization.” Again, the Senator said Raskob's con- tributions to the assoelation “were zmong the largest and the assoctation has generally had his active aid and assistance in all of its plans and under- takings.” The greater part of Robinson's re- port consisted of a recital of the evi- dence received by the committee in connection with the association and Raskob. He also brought in the testi- mony of Josephus Daniels, the former Secretary of the Navy, and quoted at length from an editorial which ap- peared in Daniels’ newspaper at Raleigh, N. C., demanding that Raskob resign the national party chairmanship be- cause of his wet views and his connec- tion wiih the association. The Indianan told also of Raskob's testimony that he had “contributed a total of $77,000 to the association since 1927 and of his assertion that he was glad to devote this money to carrving out the purposes of the organization. Statement Held Significant. ‘This, Robinson said, was significant in connection with Raskob's statement that the aim of the association was the presentation of “facts and data to the American people that will tell them the truth about the conditions existing and to do everything in its power to elect representatives who will favor the modification or repeal of the amend- ment.” Robinson discussed also the appear- ance as a witness of Henry Curran, president of the assoclation, and sald he “intimated in his testimony that there might be armed revolution in this country against prohibition, and on be- ing asked what the policy of the asso- clation would be in that event, refused to commit himself further than to say that he would cross that bridge when he got to it.” Statements of this nature, the Sena- tor continued,»were “rather common in the circles of association’s officials.” He quoted Emory B. Clark, a director of the assoclation, as saying in a letter: “If there is to be a revolution in this country, let us approach it with a calm and sane mind To Arthur W. Machen, head of the Maryland branch of the association, he attributed the statement: “If the dry tyranny is not overthrown by ballots now, it will be overthrown by bullets hereafter.” Adverting to the question of & new political party, Rgbinson said: “A third political party to be known as the Liberal party was discussed st one of the meetings of the directors (of assoclation) and correspondence indicated that Plerre S. du Pont, chair- man of the executive committee would probably become an active member in this party. It developed also in testi- mony that the Du Ponts are I manufacturers of industrial alcohol therefore, would have a selfish and coi mercial interest in the question of pre hibition. Purthermore, correspondence found in the files of the association re- vealed that ‘Irenee du Pont said one of his companies would save $10,000,000 in corporation taxes if we should have, say, the British tax on beer.’” He had previously identified Irenee, Plerre and Lamont du Pont as amo! “Uncle Sam at Your Serviu:' Keep SUITAB Scrap SCRAP BOOKS A sizes kinds here . Stockett-Fiske Co. 919 E St N.W. School Children Should K PRINTING TRADES WORKERS Spend #10,800,000 EACH YEAR IN WASHINGTON BUY IN WASHINGTON @ DEMAND THIS LABEL PRINTING and the Washington’s largest industry. Fully 90%vof these wages is spent 310800000 a year is flowing from $12,000,000 a year. in Washington. Allied Trades constitute Its union payroll is these pay envelopes to Washington merchants, bank- ers and professional men, and municipal activities. When we say “buy your printing in Wi asking a favor, nor trying to exploit your you to be perfectly selfish about it! gton” we are not c pride. No—we want We want you to realize that the dollar you spend here for printing stays here. It keeps right on working for your benefit. Fvery another dollar in & Washingto time it i xed, and the total mean better street: But portant. as we do. After all, it pa tyrn it right back into circulati prominent citizens—moves in e shops—i chants, busi On the other hand, it in order to buy prin of our most useful citizen tion, but they would be justified. ime it changes hands it becomes 's income. Don't forget that each xes levied on it during the year better conditions throughout the city. a unit of buying power that dollar is even more im. ou need to have it stay in Washington through our han bit as much ry circle—goes the rounds of the ctive day after day in the interests of Washington mer- s men, financial and professional men. Buy all your printing in Washington. It means definitely quicker service and more Remember This— The money you spend for Printing ctory work. in Washington comes back to you, but money spent in other cities for Print. ing stays there. This Space Paid for by Columbia Typographical Union No. 101 D. €. WEDNESDAY, Fraud and Contraband. to be over 100 years old” duties collected. greedy fos the principal contributors to th association. Robinson Declines. Before Senator Robinson submitted his report on Roskob he told the Senate that he had declined to join in the re- port on Huston “because I concelved it to be purely and wholly politica “I notified the Senator from Mon- tana,” said Senator Robinson, referring to Senator Walsh, who drafted the re- port on Huston, “that I could not join in it because it was brought Into the Senate for political purposes on the eve of a political campaign. I have read the report carefully and am wondering what crime Claudius H. Huston committed unless it be that he is a permaner.; Re- publican.” Senator Robinson sald that many prominent Democrats had held office or been members of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, including Senator Brock of Tennessee, the late Senator Tyson, former Senator Shields, both of Tennessee, and the late Senator Underwood of Alabama. Brock Not Mentioned. enator Brock was treasurer of that association,” sald Senator Robinson, “and yet there is no mention of his name in _the report, mor of the late Senator Tyson, honored and revered, who was a vice president of the zsso- clation and ome of its most active workers.” Senator Robinson said it was_obvious why Mr. Huston was singled out. He defended Mr. Huston's activities as president of the association and declared that the $36,100 which he received from the Union Carbide Co. had all been turned over to Col. Worth- ington for the use of the Tennessee River Association. “What _has Mr. Huston done?” con- tinued Senator Robinson. “Is it a crime to buy securitfes? If so, thou- sands of people are gullty of the same crime. How about Mr. Raskob, who encouraged everybody to go into the market and buy all they could? 1Is he by the same token a criminal?” —_—— China’s 120 cotton mills now employ 241,599 workers. and nearly $40,000 in The activities of United States customs agents in all corners of the globe, from gay Monte Carlo and the dank gold coast of Africa to the picturesque ports of the Orient, are cloaked in secrecy. The Government must hide the movements of our daring sleuths who are in daily combat with viclous spies and smugglers asy money” in beating the customs. We MAY 21, 1930, By Quig Staver | Dl G Q| YESTERDAYS' ANS: e Gt £ must be satisfled with the knowledge that this detec tive work results in seizures of contraband and con- cealed dutiable wares ships and automobiles alone, (Al rights protected. COMMISSION APPROVES THOROUGHFARE PLAN Outline of District Streets and Ave- nues by Trade Board Given 0.K. The thoroughfare plan for the Dis- trict of Columbia, as proposed by the Washington Board of Trade's commit- tee on streets and avenues, was ap- proved today by the Nationai Capital Park and Planning Commission, The plan was drawn up by the com- mittee at a series of meetings at which they worked in conjunction with Charles W. Ellot, 2d, city planner. The committee met at 12:30 o'clock this atternoon at luncheon in the City ub. SAFETY PLEA STRESSED Appeal Made for Removal of Ob- structions to Air Navigation. An appeal to private interests owning obstructions to air navigation, such as radio towers, smokestacks, transmission lines and telephone poles, in the vicinity of an airport to properly mark such obstructions as a measure of safety was made today by the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce. Such cbstructions should be marked for both day and night operation of afrcraft, it was said. Van Loan Seeks Divorce. 1OS ANGELES, May 21. (#).—H. H. Van Loan, widely known fiction writer. yesterday filed suit for divorce. He and his wife have been separated nine years. He accuses Mrs. Van Loan of undue attentions to other men and with re- fusing to maintain a home for himself and their 12-year-old daughter, Ger- trude. The couple was married in New York City May 20, 1916. valued at $6,000,000 a year. Sefzures run as high as $28,000 a year; liquor, rum being the greatest in number. One recent year's work netted $2,250,000 in fines Tomorrow—"Nipping a Diamond Plot.” Trade mark registered U. 8. Patent Office. BANDITS SEIZED INBALTIMORE SHOP | Policemen Capture Trio in Jewelry Store Without Firing Shot. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, May 21.—Two police traffic officers entered a jewelry store on Charles street in the midst of a holdup today and captured all three all three holdup men without firing a shot. George Ruoff. the proprietor, and & man and woman patron were lying on the floor, bound and gagged. Ruoff's shop is on the second floor, The wom-,| an patron, Mrs, Ellen de Lewenhaupt, surprised the raiders when she appeared there to keep an engagement with the jeweler, who was resetting a ring for her. into her mouth. bound her legs with ;\'h‘e and flung her face down on the oor. A few minutes later a mail carrier, making his morning round, heard cries, tip-toed to the then fled with the alarm that brought the police. Ruoff had been beaten over the head with a blackjack, but was not seriously hurt, police said. e SR PR S Value of poultry raised in Louisiana last year was $3,637,000 and that of eggs $4,147,000. The bandits seized her, stuffed a gag | door_of the shop and (f FALLELEGTION PROMISEDCUBANS President Machado Offers Party Status to Any Regu- larly Organized Body. By the Assoclated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, May 321.—President Gerardo Machado last night told In- dependence day celebrators that Cuba's elections will be held next November, all opposition notwithstanding, and that Congress would take action to qualify as regular political parties any properly organized body of citizens. This statement, made before some 10,000 Liberals, who tendered their chieftain a three-hour demonstration at the presidential palace, came as a surprise. It means that the National- ists, now deprived of party rights, wil! be able to put up their own candidates to run in opposition to the consolidated Liberals, Conservatives and Populars. ‘The Cuban President challen, his enemies to establish a basis of proof for thelr charges of licensed immorality, dishonesty and maladministration under his regime. He thanked the United States for lsending Air, Navy and Marine forces to participate in the twenty-eighth independence anniversary today and paid homage to Ambassador Harry F. Guggenheim, , who occupied & seat near him. Nearly 385,000 people are recelving government unemployment subsidies in Austria. CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. N.W. 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