Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1931, Page 16

2 ‘ince Hopes for Better Jrade Between Britain b and Argentina. By'the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES., March 14.—The! ce of Waies delivered a sales talk iy for the British Empire in an in- ugural address which dedicated here the largest trade exhibition the empire €ver sponsored outside its borders. i In a speech which was radiucast to *nlllnd. the United States and British dontng{:nle, he{ g:l’&%“wmwn wbtlzs st display o goods assem| : Alermo Park as proof of a spirit of Tevival in British industry. . He reached the climax of his address ith reference to the two Spanish words which make u& Argentina’s name for_foreign trade—"intercambio_comer- clal.” Translated literally into English, He pointed out, the words mean *“com- mercial interchange.” Nations Vitally Concerned. ; The world’s depression, the Prince #aid, probably is mainly due to its failure to recognize trade as an inte c¢hange of products. Britain and gentina alike, he said, are vitally con- cernéd with foreign trade. He concluded with the hope that the #ade of more British goods in Argentina Would enable Britain to consume more Argentine meat and grain, and said, “I dedicate this exposif to the ne tine people and confidently intrust its Success to their care.” The prince began his address by feading a message which had come to Him today from King George. The XKing declared he was greatly gratified that his son was present in person to en a British trade exhibition which jad been made possible by the co- aperation of the Argentine people. ¢ “I cherish the happiest memories of my visit to Argentina 51 years ago,” sald the King, expressing his conscious- Hesy that the occasion afforded to Brit- ish industry an opportunity for it to lner"m its trade interchange with Ar- ntina. President Uriburu, responding to the prince’s speech, recalled the “friendly d gentlemanily co-operation” of the t_century, during which British en- terprise and capital had joined to develop Argentina's resourges. The re- lations of two countries, he said, would never be forgotten. Have Good Weather. ‘The President said Argentina natur- slly was interested in produ;% its own ble, but m.mn fully realized the nce of foreign trade. - H brother, Prince tended a British engineering lunch- €on before they went to the exhibition and both spoke briefly. prince addressed a dinner "The. exposition” was. opened - under ! The exposition was un auspicious weather, with bright sun- shine and a cloudless sky. 3,000 persons crowded the limited les of the fair ground stadium. _ Beside the official dajs were assem- Hled representatives of the diplomatic , including the United States dor, Robert Woods Bliss, and Mirs. Bliss, and Argentine and British naval officers in gold braid and white uniforms. . The Prince of Wales and Prince George were seated next to President Uriburu, who wore & plain srvice uni- form. The two princes wore frock coats similar to those of civil officials. In the m read 1 his . father King concluded by sa; ARG [ - itlon of the ability of British in- to meet many and varied re- ments of consumers taday, but will also provide concrete evidence of the im] attached in Great Brit~ #in to the development of a mutually satisfactory basis of close and friendly relationship with Argentina.” ; Although nervous at the start, Wales spoke in a clear, a'.rong voice_as he warmed up to his subject. It was noted that he spoke Spanish with an Argentine accent. At the conclusion of his address he rec:ived a tremendous ovation. Later the heir to the British throne cabled his uthelr,n report of the open- of the exposition. * 'omorrow morni the brothers will Jeave by airplane for a tour of the northern provinces. They will spend temorrow night on & ranch belonging Carlos Brown. On Monday they 1-continue to Cordoba. fiICH FARMER FOUND DEAD UNDER 0DD CONDITIDNS} Badly Injured in Lonely House.| Doors Locked and Snow Shows Neo Sign of Intruder. By the Associated Press ANCONA, Ill,, March 14.—In a house with every door and window locked and & mantle of unmarked snow outside, Charles Ramme, 55, wealthy farmer, was found dead in bed with a fractured spinal column, punctured liver and crushed chest. Last night Livingston County au- thorities postponed indefinitely an in- quest in order to investigate the case, which they view as a murder. They Held he could not have inflicted the in- juries on himself, and under no con- dition could have crawled into bed Without help. But in pursuing a theory of murder, they said they found all windows un- ned and most of them covered with :E:L while the snow which fell over | the week end bore the tracks only 0(' those who discovered the body in thel lonely farm house. Along with the investigation au- thorities learned that Ramme had se- cretly been wed to a woman known as Anna Amolds. She procured a mar- Hage certificate from the room where he was found. She and Ramme's brother Otto found the body Wednes- day night. EGYPTOLOGIST DELIVERS TALK AT G. W. U. HALL Charge d'Affaires and Wife Hear Dr. George 8. Duncan’s Illus- | trated Address. “The Egyptian Pyramids and Their Inscriptions” was the subject of an il- Justrated lecture given last night in reoran Hall, the George Washington nfversity, by Dr. George S, Duncan, rofessor of logy at American miversity. Dr. Duncan spoke under fi; mplw of the Art and Archaeol- e. . ‘uil the mother of civiiization,” the speaker said, tracing the develop- ent of that country, when other coun- fries were still in the barbarism of the oa pald high tribute &“‘fl e "Hing. n:?hx The e Pattaires of EEYD : Aly bers of I . _Dr. Duncan mintroguud bmut. Comdr. Lewis P. Clephane. - stone age. > SRR Clergyman Dies. BOBTON, March 14 (#).—The Rev. Thomes van Ness, prominent Unitarian clergyman, died suddenly here today. e was 71. He had come here last E’ednudly from Baltimore, where he ad e his home with a daugiter, jarroll Merriam, “Scandal Sheet” and Jack Benny Featured at the Palace. F there are any newspapers ex- isting such &8 ted in “Scandal Sheet” the new film at the Palace, they must be out Podunk, where the word gentle- man is unknown and babes are taught to be villains from the ground up. Messrs. Paramount, with the as- sistance of play- wrights Vincent Lawrence and Max Marein have oconcocted as strange a bit of newspaper history as ever Georgs Bancroft. po next, a reporter has died phonln& in his story, and the managing editor calls for a bronze plaque to be erected in his name; and for rest of the first half hour, the “boss shouts that ever; is “news, whether it relates to best friend or mother, threatens to resign because the owner of the paper wants a story left out which has to do with his old school teacher, and is from first to last a man with no heart, whose chief delight is to print stories that will bring about tragedy in the lives of others. The upshot of all this merciless- ness on his part is that his wife falls in love with the president of a bank and becomes involved in a front-page story which he has to print. He does this after going to her—as a news- paper man—and saying that he wants a statement from her to go with the story. She screams at him, *'You can say ‘T love him,'" and he goes to the apartment of the lover, shoots him dead, goes to his office, dictates the story—resigns—and gives himself up at the police house. The Jast “shot” shows him editing the Sing-8ing Herald, with obvious glée. All of which is meant to prove— once a newspaper man, always a newspaper man. And should, no doubt, teach little children to eschew & managing editor as they would the “bogy-man.” Fortunately, however, the dialogue and the action are done with suf- ficient exaggeration to prove that it is one grand fairy story—the dia- Jogue reaching its height when Mr. Brook says: “This is the longest day T've ever spent. Three o'clock. In an hour, it will be 4 o'clock.” George Bancroft, in the leading role, tries to be sincere but seems eventually to realize that it is all hokum and gives up. Clive Brook is suavely genuine as the bank presi- dent who gets shot through the head hz the mmuln“edmot, els looks unhappy as the lady ;hn is the cause of most of the trou- e. The stage show is a good revue, It is notable chiefly for Jack Benny, late star of Earl Carroll's “Vanities”; Evelyn Wilson, who staggers about as successfully as ever, and Hilly Rose, who brings down the house with his eccentric dancing. E. de 5. MELCHER. “Hot Heiress” at Earle With Fine Stage Show. NAW"M 'S gentlemen of the rive eters’ trade are introduced to polite society in “The Hot Heiress,” as 2 fast- moving comedy, it might just as well be classed as a three-ring farce, for it embraces merry antics aloft among the structural iron workers, 2 Summer resort scene on an es- tate representing the environment of wealth, and a romance in keeping with the fond ambitions of Nellie, commoniy known as the beautiful cloak model. Ben Lyon undertakes the role of & ‘husky young riveter,” with Ona Munson _essa; the d be surpassed. There is enough de- tail in the proceeding, ver, to furnish a sizable film entertainment which is both clever and conducive to geniality. Unlike the more hastily constructed products of the comic world, “The Hot Heiress" abounds in lines which would thaw the most frozen disposition, and they are combined with zituations which take their humor from the serious- ness with which the characters per- form their tasks. Mr. Lyon is a familiar figure in the motion-picture world, but it is doubtful if he has ever before gone into comedy as extensively as in this production. Its effect is produced by the assumption that it is uncon- scious humer. Miss Munson, while not quite 80 well known to theater- goers, presents the role of a smiling young woman without a complex in her system, and with the capacity to rule an entire household through the ability to brush aside its shocked sensibilities. The results are o the credit of these two players. A complete story is presented by the work of Tom Dugan and Inez Courtney as a companion couple to the lucky riveter, and their tech- nique as the young persons suddenly catapulted into exclusive circles is of the sort that carries its own in- terest regardless of the plot. Walter Pidgeon, as & man about town, also has his proper place in the story. Gus Edwards' Proteges hel make the stage performance a Earle one that may be ranked h on the season's list. Their music and dancing are of the grade usually expected from this director, d their imitations of prominent per- sons are true to life. The 8ix De Cardos are athletes who perform with the skill of masters, and the other excellent numbers are given Charles “Slim" Timblin, clever comedian, assisted by Billy Ray- mond and Val Russell; Lillian Bar- nard and Flo Henrie, in real song hits; and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies. The rest of the pro- gram includes orchestral selections. Graham McNamee's newsreel, one feature of which is a horse race un- surpassed in thrills, and Ripley's strange exhibits, shown cg (‘J %lm, Doug Reaches for the Moon Another Week at the Columbia. COCKTAIL as pt;u&?. “Th.ny magic_drug out of e “Thou- sand and One Nights,” and with re- sults that make the love-charm of a “Midsummer’s Night Dream” le with envy, Is responsible for much of the humor and also much of the roughhouse in "Mlchln{i for the Moon,” which goes on blithely for another week at the Columbia. It is this drink, which Mr. Pairbanks swears is his fust, and which very nearly rips apart the lner u which he and the blonde ls the Ed ito which Iumn and vice versa, of the physical ensue. ¥ Although one may not take too kindly to Mr. Fairbanks in this sort of 8 role, all h most of it seems the most absurd kind of amusement, even vapid (in spite of Mr. Horto: whom everyone but this observer seems ire) —neverthel theme song, d cally by & submerged the sets, i®Ip to keep one alive. to 1s onl; e mildest ces Which THE SUNDAY Mr. Menaie has devised what he evidently believes to be the architec- ture, not only of the present but of future. mt? awful. But grand, especially a cocktail shaker and its brood of glasses which are the means of transportation for this exciting fluld. In and amidst this labyrinth of modern architecture—bed rooms that. are palaces, offices much too good for the best of princes—the characters wend their way, aa un- believable as some of the settings. Mr. Fairbanks insists on wearing running trousers when every one else wears dressing gowns, but he A5 amicably as ever, while Miss lels appears in the latest Pari- sian creations which do her hand- some ‘more than justice. Be- T T , . y ending. Bu E. de 8, M. “My Past” Is Presented At the Metropolitan. Ig‘l DANIELS, Lewis lun:‘ l‘gd n are outstanding e film, “My t," which is shown for the next few days at the Metropoli- tan Theater. It is a dramatic sta of a rivalry in love which has the element of sacrifice to a high d 3 ive ramatic orce. Sdme attractive scenes graphed, and emotional acting quired of all three of the principals in the cast. Miss Daniels, in partic- ular, is cast for & role in which there tions of grief and good for- tune which call forth variety in her acting. Mr. Stone also has one of his most attractive tasks in depicting the man who displays it sympathy for friends and sacrifices much for their welfare. The picture has al- ready been seen in Washington and is making a return visit at the Metro- politan. That theater also offers interesting short subjects, including the Graham McNamé talking newsreel, Joe Pen- ner's —mirthmakers in “Making Good,” and the educational comedy, “One Yard to Go." “Alice in Wonderland” Given By Junior Theater Players. DOUBTLESS the most meritorious of this season’s offerings of the National Junior Theater's series for young and old was the production of “Alice in Wonderland,” presented at the Wardman Park Theater yester- day morning with an elaberation of costuming and scenic effects adding delightfully to the ilusionment of Lewis Carroll's famous story. All that is most entertaining in “Alice in Wonderland” was adapted to the use of the stage, in addition to part of its sequel, “Through the Looking Qlass.” from which the authoress of the theatrical piece, Alice Gerstenberg, had borrowed the “Red Queen” and the “White Queen,” as well as the looking glass through which Alice makes her entry into ‘Wonderland. The cast was -x:emklunluyh;;fl chosen, Miss Mary Buckner the part of Alice with sympa ym: conviction, Before the raising of the curtain it was feared by some of the audience that many of the fantastic figures, known so intimately to the young people of two generations, could not be prcduced upon the stage. But they were all there—the White Rabbit, the Gryphon, the Mock _Turtle, Dormouse, the Frog Footman and the Caterpillar. Even the Cheshire Cat od vineingly from high above a clump of stage bushes. A profusion of scenes gave an sadded zest to the production, and even the ‘dh:lut in the audience sat through with unflagging interest, and heaved » sigh of disappointment at the final curtain. The cast was a long one, with each member playing his or her part so creditably that it would be impos- sible to give particular mention ta the playing of each one. However, much enjoyment was®derived from the celightful playing of Kate Con- WYy m: Lydia Fotheringay as the Red Queen and the White Gueen, Trespectively. No one could have bsen more oan= vincingly mad _than Bretaigne Win- dust as the Mad Hatter, nor more peppery and true to the book char- acter than Christ.ne Ramsey as the Duchess. John Shellle, as the King of Hearts, brought additional humor to the part with his extraordinarily funpy gestures. Kurt Nothnagel, with a plate of tarts, made an at- tractive Knave of Hearts, and Kate Conway, who also played the Red Queen, had just the proper menace in_her shout, “Off with her head!” Perhaps one of the most amusing scenes was that of the dance between the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle, played by David Fisher and Robert de Lany. These two characters, con- vincingly attired in fantastic cos- tumes, were rivaled in terpsichorean g_erlocuon by Tweedledum and ‘weedledee, who danced and sang for the amusement of Alice. These parts were well |n'.e{;mud by Rob- ert_de Lany and Cliff Adams. Other parts in the performance were Lewis Carroll, Bre e Win- ' dust; whau R&bbl'}bbmudflfllp‘zler; Hum) umpty, e y; erc‘l’:yfllre‘ pHu(ord Davis: Dor- mouse, Cliff Adams; Frog Footman, David' Fisher; Cheshire Cat, Ciff Adams, gnd the Caterpillar, Hall Hopper. ;l;’e.fld mention should be given to the excellent presentation of the scene of the Caterpillar on the mushroom, The staging of this difi- cult scene could scarcely have been done better in the cinema world. The fact that every seat in the house was sold for the performance yesterday morning goes far to prove that the juvenile public still likes to see the finer and better sort of child- hood stories reproduced upon the stage, despite the contention of pres- ent-day producers that the modern child is too sophisticated. “Alice in Wonderland” is the sort of theatrical production which should be encouraged in every town and eity where children go to the theater. It is to be regretted that there is not more of this kind. G. 8.8, o REBELS PLEAD BETRAYAL IN REVOLUTION TRIALS Spanish Officers Face Death Penal- ty and Long Sentences for Part in Uprising. By the Associated Press. JACA, Spain, March 14—Death for five and life imprisonment for 66 of the army officers implicated in last Decem- ber's shortelived rebellion here was asked yesterday as courtmartials of 77 | officers began. Defendants who. testified at this first session said they had been betrayed by STAR, WASHIN( IRED CHARGES KLAN {CHICAGO DEMOCRAT INBEATING OF TWO Dallas Business Men and Po- lice Held Party to Flogging of Organizers. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Maroh 14.—Paul Cline, Communist party district organ- izer, today charged members of the Ku Klux Klan with abducting and flogging of Lewis Hurst and C. J. Coder, Com- munist organizers, Dallas, Tex., last Thursday. He alleged the police had connived with the mob. Cline said Hurst and Coder had reached Kansas City yesterday and were under the care of a physician in te homes here, recovering from a ting administered by “I14 armed Klansmen" who, he said, kidnaped them munist speeches against jim-crowism, lynching of Negroes and race discrimi- nation," Cline said. Both men intend to return to Dallas to continue their work, the organiser MARCH 15," 1931—PART ONE. PLANS QUIET FIGHT Thompson’s Circus to Be One- Man Show as Cermak Stresses Dignity. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 14.—If the Chicago mayoralty election turns out to be a eir- cus parade, as Chieago elections have a habit of doing lately, “Big Bill” Thomp- son, seeking re-election, will have to stage it alone. Anton J. Cermak, the Democratic nominee who will joust with the mayor for the right to head the city govern- ment during the 1933 World's Fair, said today his umgl{n would be business- like, straight he point, and above all, dignified. “I have no jackasses, no mules, no burros, no elephants, no rats” sal Mr. Cermak, “and there is no use talk- ing against Thompson. Everything that could possibly be said against him has been said already and it passes off Just like water off a duck’s back.” Democrats' Campaign Plans. declared, as soon as they have fully recovered. Coder and Hurst had been jalled in Dallas for organizing a atreet demon- stration and were beaten by fellow prisoners when they made advo- cating intermarriage of Negroes and whites and racial ity. George Clifton wards, Dallas at- torney, obtained their release and re- rted that he and his clients had been idnaped as they left the jail. Edwards said they were taken into the country, where he was released, unharmed, after being warned against again represent- the Communists. a statement issued in the name of the Kansas district of the International Labor Defense, Cline said the two or- ganizers were taken 9 miles from Dal- las, beaten with doubled ropes and left unconsclous at the roadside, their hands tied behind them. “No effort is being made by authori- ties to round up members of tlie gang, a number of whom are well known business men,” the statement said. LAWYER TO TESTIFY. District Attorney Offers Expenses If Men Return. DALLAS, Tex, March 14 (#).—| George Clifton Edwards, attorney, kid- naped last Thursday with two Communist clients, Lewis Hurst and C. J. Coder, who were reported to have been flogged, today said he would testi{y Monday before the grand jury investigating the affair. Edwards would not say whether he could identify his abducto¥s. District Attorney Willlam McCraw said he would personally pay the ex- penses of the Communists if they would return to testify before the grand jury and would fun them a guard during their stay, Chief of Police Trammell said he did not believe any police officer vas con- nected with the kidnaping, but if it developed any of his men hzd a hand in it they would be discharged and prosecuted. BOOK RECOMMENDATION BRINGS D. C. MAN $8,000 Former Idaho Governor Also Ad- mits Giving Publishers Names of Lincoln League Members. By the Assoeiated Press. NEW YORK, March 14.—David W. Davis, former Governor of Idaho, in- formed the United States attorney to- day that he had received more than $8.000 for “speaking well” of a 12- volume life of Lincoln and for fur- nishing the publishers with a list of members of the National Lincoln League, Inc., of which he is gu!dent, Davis, now a resident of Washing- ton, D. C., ‘was questioned in connec- tlon with an investigation into the publishing house of Parke, Austin & Lipscombe, Inc., which put out the get with the understans Memorial Univeraity. university, the Pederal prosecutor said, gets 5 o 10 per cent of the sales and thus far has received between $30,000 and $40,000. The National Lincoln Leadue, Davis explained, is engaged in making the United States Lincoln-conscious. United States Attorney George 2. Medalie said no charges had been made and that the investigation was to de- 'zm'l‘t:e if illegal acts had been com- LANDSLIDE IN FRANCE CAUSES EVACUATION Hamlet Buried—Highway Blocked | and Two Die—Homes in Peril Are Abandoned. By the Associaled Press. \ CHAMBERY, France, March 14.— Residents continued to flee from their homes tonight as a landslide, which was started by heavy rains and snow, con- tinued to descend and buried a farm at the hamlet of Granges. The hamlet of Requins and part of Motteenbeauges ‘ee hundred workmen were work- ing frantically today to check the ap- proach of the slide, which had moved several hundred feet an hour. Two vil- lnsu already have fallen before it. was learned from Moutiers, also in Savoy, that a block of stone became detached from the mountain at St. Marce] and fell on a house in the killing two inhabitants, The highway was again obstructed between Aime and Bourg St. Maurice, ol TWO ARE FOUND GUILTY IN DOCK STRIKE TROUBLE Longshoreman Given Six Months in Jail for Violation of Federal Injunction. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 14— Jess Hutton, a colored dock atriker, to- day was found guilty of violating the Federal injunction protecting the port in the longshoremen's strike. He was sentenced to serve six months in jail. Hutton was charged with fi a pistol into a group of dock wor{era February 26 and firing at a patrolman. William Coles, another colored striker, was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail for shooting at workers. Herbert Sylvester was found not the leaders of the revolt. They were prociied 1 acri.and.soe TepuD: imed a lican movement had succeeded in other key cities. Otherwise they would not Jjoined the rebellion. 2 Capt. Fermyn Galan and Cept. Gar- cla Hernandez, who were shot for their rtn in the lusfldnflmvm the real u&m of the rebellion, the witnesses sai The court room audience today was made up mostly of the defendants and their families. The rainy streets were quiet and townspeople unexcited. Among the townsfolk the opinion pre- “d severel long prisen terms might be and several long Tms pronounced, & government decree of clemency and commutation probably would diminish the punishments or- ey have dered by the Courtmartial Board. Tepub- | peen gullty of assault in a strike disturbance. The cases grew out of violence on the tlav:rh!rmnt, :the{: the u:‘lh“nhu near] ree A four steamshi) Piac th:l' hourly wage &e ufi!w the union mle‘? MISSING DRIVER HUNTED HANOVER, Va, March 14 (P.— Search for J. T. Simmons of Richmond, missing since last Tuesday night after the wreck of his automobile near here, was extended today into King William County territory after three days of Duggan's Lake had failed in very of a body. ! " Co-operation of Richmond police was sought today by Commonwealth’s At- ar:e{ Andrew J. Ellis of Hanover nty. IBLAST IN Democratic leaders, heartened by the withdrawal of Coroner Herman N. Bun- desen as an independent candidate and | the subsequent unity of anti-Thompson forces, pian to compare Mr. Cermak’s public record with that of Mr. Thomp- son and to bulld an organization such as never backed a Democratic candi- date before. . Four years ago Willlam E. Dever, Democrat, refused to engage Mr. Thompscn at his own game, and “Big Bill the builder” launched into spectacular campaign with King George of England, the target of his sallies and “keep British influence out of Chicago schools” his battle cry. There has been little indication of what histronic plans Mr. Thompsen has for the coming campaign. He put on a jackass parade, ridiculing his opponents in the primary, but his advisers are re- ported to have persuaded him to cancel his orders for the “biggest hog in the stockyards.” His plan was to use the animal to depict Mr, Cermak as & * whe wants two jobs.” Mr. Cermak is now president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Marked Contrast In Men. ‘The start in life and the present ap- peal of the two candidates is a marked contrast. wealthy real estate man, has always gone straight to the “masses” and given them the kind of a ummn he thought they wanted. Mr. Ce , Whose life story reads like a novel of the poor boy who made in the big city, plans an appeal to business men and taxpayers on_economic_measures. Mr. Cermak was born in a small min- ing community, worked in the mines, came to Chlc:gu when he was T8, was & tow boy for the old street cars, began buying up waste wood and selling it, developed a business out of it, ht and sold real estate, founded a building and loan association and then was elected to the State Legislature. The Democratic nominee is & per~ sonification of the popular conception of a business man. He handles callers swiftly, almost brusquely, talks quietly and rapidly, dresses conservatively and smiles seldom. He is & heavy-set man, but not as large as “Big Bill® who af- fects coonskin coats and 10-gallon hats. Although the election is April 7, active campaigning will not get fully under way for another week on the theory that the electorate was worn out by the bitterly contested primary only a tew weeks igo. The wwm b\';" has n_largely organ! 3 it Mr, Thompson has made & couple of talks, attacking Mr. Cermak, and the latter hnlal !:omc forth with » plan for tax relief. MILITARY TRAINING HIT AT CONFERENCE Missionary Council Told It Is ‘Without Justification in U. 8.; Prohibition Considered. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 14—Mili- tary training and prohibition were con- sidered at sectional meetings today by delegates to the annual confirence of | the Women's Missionary Counci! of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Dr. Henry T. Hocgkin, director of the Quaker Center for Study and Research, Philadelphia, said military training of American schoolboys was unnecessary. Mrs. W. A. Newell, Greensboro. N. C., superintendent of the council’s Bureau of Christian Relations, angounced the bureau was making a sbudy of all phases of prohibition in the South. An Englishman, Dr. Hodgkin told a group discussing international relations and world peace that “we who come to this country are amazed at the hold that military training apparently has taken upon the Nation as a whole, The idea of any European country daring to attack America or even thinking o? such a step is preposterous,” he said. “Military training in this country is without justification.” “Education of public school children in the effects of alcohol and investiga- tion of the extent of social drinking,” are objects of the Christian Relation Bureau's study. Mrs. Newell said its findings will be reported later to the eouncil. . FIRE WRECKS BUILDINGS IN VIRGINIA Shaken as 400 ~Pounds of Dynamite Explode in Warehouse. Stannardsville By the Associated Press. STANNARDSVILLE, Vs, March 14, —Several buildings were destroyed, others were seriously damaged, and hardly a structure in this little town of 400 inhabitants was left unmarred by ;‘nrc and explosion occurring early to- y. The blaze originated from an un- known cause in the warehouse of C. L. Bickers & Son, It destroyed that build- ing, two stores, the Christian Church and colored Odd Fellows' Hall, and gnma‘xm ‘l::.h?di:b Church, county our clerk’s and treasurer’ olfl?c: bugdln & A5k ur - hun unds of i stored in the wmgguu e; odg:‘::‘u: ing a concussion which knocked out window panes as far away as 3 miles, One man suffered cuts on the head when hit by a plece of timber. — YOUNGSTOWN CASHIER KILLS HIMSELF IN BANK Worry Over Health and Deaths of Brother and Mother Held Cause of Sheoting. By the Assoclated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March 14.— Worrled over ill health and the death recently of his brother and mother, Harry Willlams, 61, cashier of the Com- mercial National Bank, shot and killed mamt late yesterday, bank officidls said. Employes heard the shot, and Prestor Williams, & son of the cashier, rushec to the directors’ room and found th body of his father. A 38-caliber re volver was lying. nearby. = Mr. Thompson, the son of a |13 Ford Sees Times Good PRAISES HOOVER AND PREDICTS RE-ELECTION. A§ prosperous, te high prices, but unable Mmu its good fe . The manufacturer predicted another term for t Hoover. He cau- tioned the Government not to enter business M utility ewnership, He said appreciation of nt good times will not come un understand the cause of the business P Sobonerts of & specuising puplic. tal onesty of & g public. Mr, declared so-called prosperity of the inflated values period preceding the 1929 stock market crash probably will not return. “These really are good times, but only a few know it," he sald. “The only thing I see for a general enjoy- ment of condi and a realization of the cause and ex- | tent of the depression. Dollar's Buying Power. To prove his point, he said a dollar id | will now buy from 80 to 75 per cent more than it would before the market crash. “The average man, however, won't really do a day's work unless he is caught and cannot get out of it. There's azor;my of work to do if people would t “So many of us want to brush the dust off of old stuff on the shelves, the merchandiss bought at a high- price level, and sell it without chang- ing althe price marks to meet altered con 3 “Dishonesty caused the so-called de- pression, People inflate stocks—that's dishonest. People buy inflated stocks with the hope of getting rich the expense of some else. Tha his | dishonest. Persons of that type gullible. ~ They cannot understand. They need experience.” The question of wage adjustment to mest present-day living demands is a hard problem to solve from a national standpoint, the manufacturer said. He has had no difficulty in his own plant, he added. No Wage Cuts Made. “We have had no wage cuts” he pointed out, “with more than 80,000 men employed.” Mr. Ford viewed prohibition as a suc- ceas, but said big buainess and not the Government eventually will be the greatest factor in enforcement. “Industry will have to help if it is to survive and the real enforcement will come from industry. “The Government working hard toward enforcement, but it must be back-stopped for com- plete control. “Manufac booze is as de- turing tructive and as dangerous to industry |y war, “The same fellows profit out of both itions is price reduction | | HENRY FORD. and war profiteers, booze the sellers of inflated s the same mold.” “What do you think of the Wicker- sham report?” he was ed. “It was in fs of a dry Nation, wasn't it? That's all that is necessary | to say.” Discards Raskob Plan. “Are you familiar with the Raskob plan for State liquor control?” “No, there's no use to go into it. The Volstead aect went through Con- greas and must be enforced.” ‘The thing for the Government to do, the manufacturer said, is to enforce prohibition instead of attempting Gov- ernment ownership of such properties as Muscle Shoals. “Let the Government stick to the strict function of governing, ‘That is a bir nnuu%’ljl job. Let them let busi~ ness alone. hat is everybody’s busi- ness is nobody's business.” Muscle Shoals should be, and eventu- ally will be, the property of privately owned electrical companies, in Mr. Ford's opinion. As far as a financial interest in the property is concerned, Mr. Ford is only a side lines spectator. He is interested but net participating. N Praises Hoover’s Work. He praised the Hoover administration for the President’s efforts “to conduct an administration and not a business.” “President Hoover is only in for eight ears,” he said laughingly as he pre- dicted another term for the Chief Ex- teers and are cast in ecutive, “and we should give him every CHILD WELFARE 1S SURVEY TOPIC Monday Evening Club Discus- sion Will Be Held To- morrow Evening. The Monday Evening Club, composed of soclal workers, will hold & round- table discussion of the proposed sur- vey of the child welfare needs of Washington tomorrow evening in the ‘rld;‘reon room of the New Willard Hotel. The club was spurred to this action by the McLeod resolution calling on the District Commissioners for a survey of the situation, and by the appeintment of an official committee headed by Dr. William C. Fowler, health officer, and including Judge Katherine Sellers of the Juvenile Court, George S. Wilson, director of public welfare, and Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of publte schools. The meeting will also discuss the re- cent conclusions and recommendations of the White House Conference and will anticipate the forthcoming report of the American Public Health Association for the Council of Social Agencies, now on the press, as well as the Dr. Preble survey, made for the Bureau of EM- ciency. . The discussion is to be led by Dr. Viola R. Anderson, chairman of the Maternal and Child H: ne Committee of the club, who is secretary of the Tuberculosis Association, and Miss Agnes Hanna, chairman of the Com- mittee on the Care lent and Delinquent Children, who is the diree- tor of social service for the Federal Children's Bureau. Representatives of the Coypcil of Social Agencies and of other agencies connected with the Com- munity Chest are expected to take glfl in the discussion. Arthur Deerin Call, director of the American Peace Society, is to be the chairman of the evening's Pprogram. support we can. It's a big job with an institution of the greatest magnitude. “It fl;:dhlld of;. great prlv::emin- dustry not get more suppo: an the President has had in the past, his business would be a failure. “Mr. Hoover is doing the best he can to make the Government an administra- tive force, He has been highly suceess- ful so far. “Industry has not done its part, but the natural trend eventually will com- pel participation.” oo Automobile registrations in in- creased from 10,300 to 1925 'fifll n now offers $ 10 ALLOWANCE For Your OId v:‘hon traded in on one of tl sc Mattress or Spring ern _ matts m es, ifically buit for ct rest. ‘This was not an easy offer to arrange. First the maker had to make deep concessions—then we had to sign a contract guaranteeing the sale of a fixed number, Take advantage of this remarkable allowance offer. Trade in your old lumpy mattresses for these of luxurious inner-spring construe- tion. DE LUXE Inner Spring MATTRESS $ Covered in fine quality imported damask. 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