Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1931, Page 2

INDUSTRY TACKLES | LABOR SOCIOLOGY Trend Against Paternalism Seen in Corporations’ Giving { Employes Regular Work. Srr— eries of articles nth of i n government. oy ¢ on et ends” BY ASHMUN BROWN. afgement of the units of com-| ncr.&lcl. industrial and financial opera- tions in America, the mergers and the centralizing that have been especially marked since the World War, have revolutionized the country's business methods. That fact is accept- ed the individualist and the pater- nalist alike, It is apparent to all. It is the main argument advanced by the paternalist to support his demand for steps toward the nationalization of wg:l:ufim individualist, .in rebutting the argument of the paternalist, is able to point to tremendous changes that have come about, contemporaneous with consolidations and growth, in the cl r of corporate management. “gtimulation of service” is a term that ha$ been used to, express one phase of, this change, while "utl;lvro\-:mcnt of ublic relations” is another. p!u vmoul gigantic private enter- = " to stabil- ize production, to prevent seasonal idleness and to level lfl:‘ helx(hunngd trade Is an actuality, In a = g‘:l‘l’gt number full recognition is given to the social obligation that is due both the employes and the public. There are primitive-minded business executives extant, to be sure, whosel whole conception of management is to obtain immediate profits with regard to nothing else, but they are & diminish- ing body. Ownership Is Diffused. magnitude of the eerporate lm.{;h:uv:" ted to diffuse its owner- ship widely among the people. Great corporations are ‘becoming less and less the tools of individuals or concentrated in whom le m&:{ncipll own- 5:&'?'. Millions own t cor- porations of the country, where hun- dreds owned their predecessors. Em- ploye ownership increases swiftly and customer ownership grows apace. . Out of this extraordinary movement, the amazement and admiration of visi- tors from abroad, there is developing a new type of professional corporate manager. The directing genius of the great tion is the employed presi- dent, whose personal ownership in the tion is relatively minute. is to build permanently the vast organisation he directs for the future, to cultivate public good will, to improve the lot of the employes, to prevent those wasteful clashes with labor that in loss to both sides. »W;‘VJ’II vision' than his earlier “hired » predecessor, and with a re- ty to thousands rather than dosens of stockholders, he is freed Arom the motive of greed for immediate ‘profits that has wrecked so many cor- This type of employed manager, to cite mtyt.p'.o instances, is conspicuous in the United States Steel Corporation and the American Telegraph and Tele- e iion to developing this mew tion management, the mdoitnmy is toward accepting social responsibility in various direc- Two Stabilization Methods. As pointed out b; the Industrial Re- dons Section € University, L ki production and 481l into two chief groups. of plant tion. i effect consti- ce. | His Latest EX-KAISER POSES FOR PIC- TURE AT DOORN. The former Emperor of Germany as he appears today. The picture Was made April 14 at Doorn, Holland. —Wide World Photo. < [ ABOR AID ASKED IN'WAR ON LIQUOR Appeal Sent Federation on Behalf of Citizens’ Pro- tective League. was asked today to aid a group recently drganized here “to unite the law-abld- ing elements of the country against bootlegging, regardless of their opinions on prohibition, and to promote temper- ance through education.” The appeal was made to the federa~ tion’s_executive council by Mrs. Rush- more Patterson of New York and Wash- on behalf of the Citizens' Pro- tective League. Value in Labor's Aid. Mrs. Patterson said, “could stop the te | clamor for alcohol and obtain a better plan has worked to dl.n'lflflmind\utflu concern its year’s business months in advance, and to divide its production into forty-nine weeks of ap- proximately production. ‘The General Electric Company, by scientific planning, is able to guarantee its employes fifty weeks' work a year, including a vacation with pay. Other Plans Cited. ‘The Packard Motor Car Company's “level production” plan, the “lateral 1integration” plan of the International Harvester Company, the employment regularization policy of the Dennison Manufacturing Company, that of the Beech-Nut Packing cvm:.ny and the lamous long‘range planning scheme of lworth Company of New Haven, among many, testify to what can be accomplizhed to reduce labor turnover, guarantee jobs, elevate the employe standard of living and likewise make money for the corporation. ‘zl'u Natlonal Industrial Conference d published recently a report on "ludu&:y Control in Manufactaring Industry,” which is significant of the attention grou) business is giving to the whole subject. This report calls at- tention to the fact that a great change has taken place in manufacturing in- dustry since the war. The change, which atill is in process, is not.hn:f less than “a revolution in the intangible devices of management, a change (1) from what the management willed, expec to find buyers, to making what can be sold, and (2) from hiring and men accordingly as they were or were not required to an en- deavor to increase profits through re- ducing labor turnover by providing steady jobs for a trained force. ‘The first change was based on time studies of human efficiencies and me- chanical speeds, on machine design, on cost of accounting, and on wage in- cntives; the second, on market analy- sia, through budgeting, sound schedul- ing and broadminded personnel co- mnucn. One of the greatest forces in basic change that is taking place throughout manufacturing industry is budgetary contrel.” Insurance Funds in Vogue. ‘Various types of unemployment in- surance, nearly all on a is of con- tribution to the fund by both employer and employe, are in vogu® in many corporations, as are old age , based on years of service. The upemployment, insurance plans are of a wide variety, and have been changed from time to e certain corpora- tions as experience develops better me 3 Briefly stated, the pronounced trend in business is toward stabilization of employment by private initiative, and the movement has made great gains. ‘That absolute stabilization visioned by advocates of pol! on, of course, is not conside! possible nor even de- sirable. For example, the effect of changing fashions on markets is proverbial. How, the individualists ssk, could the cor- rect industry, once a large one, have been stabilized by Government? How could the Government or any other agency stabllize at a definite level the new business of operating Tom Thumb golf courses? Would it give a dole to the unemployed corset factory opera- tives through the remainder of their lives, or & pension to the Tom earing upon economic conditions.” She asked why the laboring man should “encourage a fight that will cost millions of dollars, is costing millions, will divert attention from his pressing need for employment, and in the last analysis either fail or return liquor as a legalized beverage, with all the old saloon danger imminent ,and more dan- ¥ | gerous now because’ of ‘the intensified lives we lead and the machinery we handle?” Rum Revolt Different. Referring to a statement attributed to Matthew Woll, federation vice presi- dent, that there is too much law and order today and that this nailon came into being through a violen¥ disregard of law and order, she said: “When the American revolution is compared to the revolt fof* rum, or any other revolt in America today, even a mouse must laugh!” She said the laboring man’s need is bread, not beer. PROTESTS ALIMONY John B. Keliher Asks Monthly Sum Be Reduced by Court. John B. Keliher has filed a petition in District SBupreme Court for modifica- tion cf a decree requiring him to pay $100 monthly to his former wife, now Mrs. Thomas J. Ryan of New York City, for the maintenance of their child, Anna Ruth Keliher. The peti- tion said Kelhier has sustained finan- cial reverses and his income has been reduced to $833 monthly rentals from an apartment building near Fourteenth street and Massachusetts avenue. He explained he has been paying this money since 1922 and that he then settled on his former wife $25,000 and an equity in a house in Chevy Chase. He said the former Mrs. Keliher now is the wife of a former member of 30“'12!! who has a Jucrdtive law prac- ce. s i emphasize his sympathy with the ef- forts of private corporations to bring About a better social and economic order in industry, delivered a radio ad- dress in connection -with & celebration staged at Pittsburgh commemorating “over 60 years of industrial peace” in the operaiions of the H, J. Heinze Co., a ploneer in improving industrial rela- tons, 1In that speech the President gave expression to the ideal of the indi- vidualism. He said, in part: “Industrial conflict is the greatest waste of industry. It not only delays production and diminishes it,” but its most hurtful results are inflicted upon the lives and spirits of men and wom- en. We can measure its productive losses in unmade goods and unearned dollars, but incalculable is its needless toll of suffering. “Moreover, the purpose of industry is only in part to create objects, articles and services which satisfy physical needs. This is an essential function; but the higher purpose of industry is to provide satisfaction of life to human beings not alone in its product but in the work of production itself. “Unless industry makes living men and women and children happler in thelr work, unless it gives opportunity and creative satisfaction in the job it- self, it cannot excuse its failure by pleading that at least it has kept them alive. Man learned the art of staying alive long before he learned the art of mechanics. The machine must build than he knew before. The American Federation of Labor | Labor, by getting behind prohibition, | him a better life, not alone in time of leisure but in the joy of work—better 1 have every faith that in the broad view it is doing s0, not only in its products and relief from sweat, but that it increasingly en- [ Thumb golf oguse operator when fash- larges man’s satisfaction in his toil.” President- Hoover, to """ Mol Riflerean Nowe gy THE EVEN IFLOGGING CHARGE BRANDED AS “LIES" Gov. Bilbo Derides Treatment of Convicts as Probe Starts. By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss., May 6.—Charges of inhuman beating, blood-letting and de- nial of water to convicts at the Parch- | man State Penal Farm were before the board of trustees today. The charges were made by Mrs. W. A. Montgomery, president of the board, and characterized by Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo as testimony of a “bunch of ordi- nary~liars.” . Mrs, Montgomery also asked an in- vestigation of the death of F. M riss on last October 10 from what was officially described as “a blocked art- ery.” She also charged that another prisoner died from being forced to work in a cotton fleld under a hot sun while suffering from a chronic iliness. Mrs. Montgomery said that convicts were beaten for “lining up” with the members of the board and telling their troubles. “Now when a man is required to pick 200 pounds of cotton per day for the State of Mississippi or suffer the conse- quences,” she quoted one convict, *‘sure- ly it should not have besen a breach of penitentiary rules to ask them to give us a drink of water. They (the trus- tees) had the water cart come around and we all enjoyed the drink. “The dust of their car had not set- tled before we paid the penalty for making a complaint. We were taken right down there on the turn row and the strap was put on us 15 times.” ‘Two of Mrs, Montgomery's aassociates on the board filed reports to the effect that they found “little merit” in the complaints of the convicts. WOMEN’S SEA HOPS TO BE DISCOURAGED BY WEATHER BUREAU (Continued From First Page.) Summer, Dr. Marvin expressed the opinion that such attempts are “ex- tremely dangerous, foolhardy and con- | tribute nothing to the advancement of aviation or to the public benefit.” Replies to Request for Ruling. In a letter to Dr. James H. Scarr, chief of the New York branch of the Weather Bureau, who had asked for a ruling, Dr. Marvin said: “Such flights may enhance the per- sonal glory and pecuniary status of the adventurers, but in our opinion, noth- ing else. “Concerning participation of the Weather Bureau in such flights by the furnishing of weather information and forecasts, if decision should rest on our personal attitude, such service would not be given. . .. However, serv- ice has been given in connection with other flights and it is doubtful if we can properly refuse assistance in the future. “However strong our opinions may be as to the foolhardiness of an at- tempt, our right to withhold service might' be questioned and we would surely be accused of discrimination by the participants and sponsors of the flight. Moreover, should we refuse help and the flight were attempted without it, we might be placed in a bad light should disaster occur because of weather.” Dr. Marvin said he approved com- pletely of the efforts of forecasters w. discourage unwise ocean flights. Trade Wind Was Warned. Charles L. Mitchell and R. Hanson Weightman, local forecasters on whom has rested the burden of advising every transatlantic flyer since Lind- bergh popularized the “sport,” are known to have given personal warnings |to flyers on a number of occasions in |the past, although a strict interpreta- | tion of their authority would have re- stricted them to a bare statement of weather prospects. A notable instance was Mitchell's | technically unauthorized radio warning to the ill-fated Trade Wind, which | sought to fly & “pay loal” to Europe by | way of Berumda last January. Lea | through press dispatches of plans of | Mrs., Beryl Hart and Willlam S. Mac- Laren to hop off from Bermuda with- out seeking weather advices, Mitchell | radioed a poignant warning of stormy conditions off the Azores that would | render flying impossible. Unfortunately, the warning impressed the pair only to the extent of deleying the take-off for | one day. They have never been heard | from since, | Dr. Scarr and his assoclate, Dr. | James H. Kimball, have maintained a | liaison between the Weather Bureau and New York flyers and have rendered much informal advice in that sector. In a letter to Dr. Marvin, Dr. Scarr re- ferred to the plans of several women; for solo ocean hops and said: “We have done what we could to dis~ courage these attempts. We see in them no purpose to further the knowl- | edge of transatlantic air navigation, or instrumental equipment. It looks to us| tke personal or sex competition. It/ {may “or may not demonstrate that| | wherever man- has ventured woman | may also essay to conquer. Risk Held Unjustified. “It is something to have been the first or ‘farthest’ woman in any venture. It| may gratify a personal ambition and elevate the morale of womankind. But it does seem to us a dangerous risk to take for so “"Jf l;fa'l addition to the cause of air navigation. “These women may demonstrate that with better equipment, more careful preparation and reasonably favorable weather conditions, the feat of the ‘Lone Eagle’ would not now be so diffi- cult mor_srouse such universal enthus- iasm. But they can hardly hope to escape altogether the tinge of profes- sionalism and the lure of personal ag- grandizement that will inevitably attach to these ventures. “Personally, we value most highly the man or woman who first conquers the unconquerable or accomplishes the im- possible. It elevates and strengthens the morale of the race. We are all hero worshipers, and rightly so. But too many imitations not only cheapen the mark, but tend to rob the original of some of its elevating value.” Although the Weather Bureau men- tioned no names, it is known the fore- casters have been asked to advise a number of fiyers who are planning transoceanic flights in the near future. Miss Ruth Nichols is among the women Who have been ;;‘porAL:]d :‘;‘rap-rmg for solo hops across the antic. ‘The p;m‘el\.\ has been consulted re- cently by persons interested in an around-the-world flight by an “Italian plane and a transpacific hop by a Frefich plane. The Chicago Daily News also is planning a Tlob:-ch‘clmg flight, another American plane is ready to try a non-stop jump from Tokio to the United States and a Japanese flyer already is en route here, Wy way of the Aleutians. 1 | D. C. STUDENT HONORED Frank J. Luchs Elected by Penn U. Magazine Board. Prank J. Luchs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morton J. Luchs, 2844 Connecticut ave- nue, a'student at the University of Pennsylvania, has been elected to the board of the Punch Bowl, undergraduate humorous mag.zine of the University. Luchs is one of the eight undergrad- uates chosen as members of the business board. He is a first year student at the unhvegony‘l Wh.mung 5(2{!00] of lsl::ll‘l.c‘el an« mmerce. Al o ) S o -~ the demonstration of safety devices or |\ | Retired Officer, D. VG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, ILEANA AND ARCHDUKE DEPART ON AIR TRIP AFTER BETROTHAL Wedding of Popular Royal P: of Aristocrats and By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, Rumania, May 6.— Princess Ileana and Archduke Anton of Austria, principals of a romance of the air, are visiting varicus places in Germany by airplane. After the bethrothal ceremony at Um- kirch Castle Monday night, they took off in the archduke’s plane from Frel. burg yesterday and went to Friedrich- shafen to view the Graf Zeppelin. They plan other short trips in the next few days before Anton returns to Spain and Tieana goes to Venice with her mother, Queen Marie. A mutual fascination for aviation is sald to have been Cupid's weapon in the | case of Ileana and Anton. Romance of the Air, ‘They met at Umkirch Castle at Easter time and improved their acquaintance by daily flights about the countryside. A similar delight on both their parts for motor ecycling and skiing cemented the attachment. It is likely that the archdwke will air in June Captures Interest Commoners Alike. make an aviator of the princess. In ad- dition to being an accomplished fiyer and plane engineer, he is a keen in- structor of flying and has already given ““wings” to 25 persons. Hundreds of messages of congratula- tion are pouring in here from com- moner and aristocrat. The princess is highly regarded throughout Rumania for her philanthropy and personal ef- fort in behalf of such institutions as the Y. W. C. A. end the Girl Guides. ' Discuss Wedding Gift. The municipality of Bucharest al- ready has held a meeting to discuss a fitting welcome on her return and a suitable wedding gift. The details of their scheduled mar- riage for June have nct yet been worked out but it is expected the ceremony will bring a notable gathering of royalty and nobility here. Former King George of Greece and King Alexander of Jugo- slavia, members of the Hapsburg family from all over Europe, and representa- ;:u; of British royalty probably will at- n Murder by Arson Charges Drafted On Father in Fire| Man Denies Accusation | By Wife and Girl Who | Died With 2 Others. By the Associated Press. GREELEY, Colo, May 6—Four charges of murder were prepared for filing tcday against James V. Foster, | 49-year-old salesman alleged to have burned and killed his wife and three children in their beds early yesterday. Assistant District Attorney E. & Snyder, who drafted the complaints, sald Foster continued to maintain his innocence. “If T did it, I must have been crazy,” | Snyder said Foster told him. Foster has refused to eat since his arrest yes-| terday. { Mrs. Foster and her three children | died from burns in an incendiary fire | that swept the bed room of their home. In death bed statements, the woman and her eldest daughter, Mildred, ac- cused Foster of starting the fire with asoline. Mildred, 11 years old, was quoted by Seacil Roberts, chief of police, as say- | ing: EDuddy did it. He woke us up, threw 5 gasoline in our faces and lit a match to the room.” ‘The other victims were Mrs. Myrtle Foster, 40 years old; Geraldine Foster, 3 years old, and Darline, 19 months old. Foster was arrested near Ault, Colo. He asserted his wife h: been acting strangely and “threatening to end it all.” CAMPBELL TOBACK TILSON FOR CHAIR Asks Pennsylvanianseto Vote | for House Leader in Race for Speakership. Active support of House Leader Til- | son for Speaker of the House is pledged resentative Graham, dean of the Penn- sylvania in reply to requests from Rep- resentative Ghaham, Gean cf the Penn- sylvania delegation, and Representative Darrow that members of the delegation withhold their support of any candi- |] date until the delegation can hold a meeting just before Congress assembles. The support of the Pennsylvania delegation, with 33 members, will be an important factor in the contest for Speakership and has been claimed by supporters of Chairman Snell of the Hcuse Rules Committee. Representative Campbell said he had urged his friends to vote for Tilsbn before recelving the request from Rep- resentatives Graham and Darrow to be non-committal. He sald he would be active for Tilson because he believes | he is the best man available for the office of Speaker and because of the precedent which usually elevates the House leader to fill a vacancy in the office of the Speaker. Representative Snell of New York, chairman of the Houst Rules Commit- tee, is supported by a number of the New York delegation and the Tlinols delegation has voted to support Repre- sentative Britten of that State for the post. CAPTAIN SILVERSTONE GETS MILITARY HONORS 8. C. Wearer, Is Buried in Arlington After Death in Oregon. Funeral services with military honors were held at the Arlington National Cemetery today for Capt. Harvey J. Sllverstone, U. 8. A., retired, who died at Portland, Oreg., March 12. Col. Lin- coln F. Kilbourne, Infantry; Capt. An- drew D. Bruce, Infantry; Capt. C. O. Mattfeldt, Infantry, and Capt. John M. ‘Weir, judge advocate gens 's depart- ment, served as honorary bearers. Capt. Silverstone was a native of New York and served in the Engineer Corps from Pebruary, 1916, to October, 1917, when he was appointed a first lieuten- ant of Infantry. He served in France during the World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in action. In 1926 he was re- tired as a captdin on account of dis- | ability in the line of duty. | WIFE ASKS DIVORCE, | CHARGING BLACK EYE Woman Avers Husband Hit Optic| in Row Over Association With | Sccond Woman. A black eye was the answer recefved by Mrs. Katherine L, Walling, 1421 A street southeast, when she protested against her husband’s assoclation with another woman, according to her suit for limited divorce filed in Supreme Court today. The husband, Joseph B, Walling, is sald to earn $10, 000 yearly as head salesman for an oil- heating concern. Mrs. Walling, represented by Attor- ond Neudecker, ing ' deserted her January S5, 1928, after the incident in which she accused him of improper attentions to the other woman. She cha that ‘Walling established himself in same partment with the other woman after leaving his wife and family, and has neglected to support his family. In December, 1930, Walling cease: sending maintenance money to th plaint and their children, and they are without proper support, she alleges. She requests the court to award her a legal unl{;‘uon "’Imzm permlmnl‘ ;l.l; mony. er w custody 1 TROOPS REFUSED IN MINE OUTBREAK Kentucky Sheriff Charges Governor Demanded Peti- tion—Killings Probed. By the Associated Press. HARLAN, Ky, May 6.—Gov. Flem D. Sampson was sald today by Sheriff J. H. Blair to have refused to send in National Guardsmen following & new outbreak of mine disorders yesterday in which four men were killed and one wounded, unless a petition signed by leading citizens of Harlan County is presented. Sheriff Blair, who said the Governor called him on the telephone today and gave him his decision, had requested troops because he said he feared new outbreaks. Blair told the Governor he was too busy to circulate a petition. Meanwhile National Guard units at Barbourville, Somerset and Williams- burg were reported ready to move into Harlan and Maj. E. M. Sexton reached Borbourville this morning from Frank- fort. At Prankfort, Adjut. Gen. W. H. Jones, jr., said Sexton’s trip to Bar- bourville had nothing to do with move- ment of troops. Grand Jury Called. The lawlessness in the county, blamed on economic conditions and labor troubles, were ordered investigated by Circuit Judge D. C. Jones by a special grand jury called to meet this after- noon. Judge Jones today dismissed civil court in order to give all his time to_the grand jury inquiry. Deputy sheriffs and Slne guards were fired on by a band of about 40 union sympathizers near Evarts and in the resulting battle James Daniels and Otto Lee, deputies; Howard Jones, a commis- sary clerk, and Carl Richmond, one of the attacking party deputies claimed opened fire from ambush, were killed. Shepard Purciful and Estes Cox, mine guards, were wounded, but are expected to recover, Attackers Flee Into Hills. Members of the attacking party escaped into the hills after the battle and were not apprehended. Just before the battle, Sheriff Blair said, a com- mittee of union leaders from Evarts asked him to take his deputies away from the vicinity and he replied he would as soon as the “rough element” in the town stopped carrying guns. Sporadic gun battles in Harlan County, some blamed on mine labor troubles and some not, have cost several lives in recent weeks. Stores have been ooted, unoccupied homes burned and a mine entrance dynamited. The special grand jury convening today is to con- duct a sweeping investigation of the lawlessness. —e FIRST BENEFICIARY CHECK DRAWN ON CITY POLICY Group Insurance Association Pays $1,000 to Relatives of Former Tree Employe. ‘The first payment on a policy of the Municipal Employes’ Group Insurance Association, organized among District Building employes April 1, was made today. A check for $1,000 was deliv- ered to the beneficlary of the late Al- bert W. Lincoln, former employe in the trees and parkings department. Mr. Lincoln fell out of a tree last Saturday and died the next day of a broken neck. Proof of death was made Monday, the check drawn yesterday and delivered today by J. Lewis Gelb- man, agent of the assoclation. Retailers File as Bankrupt. Joseph Atwood and August F. Rup- precht, trading at 2135 Penmylvln?l avenue as Atwood & Rupprecht, con- tractors and retailors of lighting fix- tures, y filed = petition to be adjudged bankrupt. The court was ad- vised that schedules of assets and lia- bilities will be returned in 10 days. Attorney Richard L. Merrick appears for the bankrupt firm. 0ld Poli’s T Gone as Wreckers Complete Clearing Entire Block Turned Over to Contractor to Be Filled With Earth for Parkway. The last vestige of the old Poli's Theater disappeared from the scene at Fifteenth and E streets today, complet~ ing a wrecking job on the whole ir- regular square bounded by Pennsylvania venue, urteenth, Fiftenth and E mfiu. e e contractor, H. Herfurth, Jr., Inc., of this city, finished cl away the last bit of old brick and earing debris, leaving the site to another contractor, G. H. sh-nfiu{}.‘ w&% filling up the whole area B earth in preparation for a new park. i ‘The destruction of Poli’s Theater has proved one of the most spectacular wrecking jobs in the Government build- ing program, and drew thousands of spectators to its prominent corner near the Treasury Department. Disappearance of all the old build- ings on the square leaves open to un- obstructed view from Pennsylvania avenue the entire western group of build! of the great Federal triangle which is to be filled with monumental structures. Final plans for the park on the the- ater site have nbt been completed, but in the meantime the Government plans to fill it up to street level and seed to grass. Several tentative plans xrlardyhe Mres have been dluus:ed. :n- cluding a fountain and pool of water, but no final decision has been made this polnti - . 1931, EXTINCT MONSTER IS TRACED IN HAIT Ethnologist Finds Megalonyx Contemporary of Human Life on Island. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. The extinct monster, megalonyx, was & contemporary of early man in the ‘West Indies. Definite evidence that this creature, known only from fossils and generally supposed to have become extinct about the end of the last ice age, lingered on Brought back by “Hersert . Rcioeer rot y Herbert W. Krieger, sm;undnlm Institution ethnol utn.. One of his finds is a clay figurine modeled by hand to represent the great sloth, _Another bit of evidence is a bowl handle, found by a Haitian plantation owner, bearing the figure of the same animal. Both figures are so close to the reconstruction of megalonyx by paleontologists as to leave no doubt that the primitive artists had seen the real animal. Survey Upsets Tradition. Mr. Krieger has just completed a four- month archeological reconnaissance of Haiti, which, according to early n- ish accounts, had a population of about a million at the time of Columbus' arrival. The Smithsonian survey shows that this figure was grossly exaggerat&d. While there was a fairly dense popula- tion along the coast, the interior had only a few scattered inhabitants. Among the legends the survey de- stroys is that of a people so primitive that they had no speech. Columbus, Krieger says, picked up an Indian in- terpreter at El Salvador, who was able to translate the language of the people at every point touched, with the single exception of the Ciboney, a primitive Indian people who lived on the south- western peninsula. These had a lan- guage which nobody could interpret to the white men. From this grew up the idea that they had no language at all. But the Ciboney were about as primi- tive & people as could be found in the New World. They had not advanced to the stage of making pottery or cul- tivating tl flelds, and lived chiefly on mollusks. The Smithsonian eth- nnl(glst found some enormous kitchen middens 30 feet high, 40 to 50 feet wide, and as long as a city block. These heaps consisted almost entirely of mol- lusk shells piled up by the ancient people. They contain & few crude im- plements. Native Queen Vamped Conquistadores. The principal inhabitants of the is- land, the survey shows, were members of the Arawak tribe, the same people who greeted Columbus at San Salvador and of whom remnants still remain in the Amazon and Orinoco regions. Their greatest concentration appears to have been in Southwestern Porto Rico and Southeastern San Domingo, from which they extended southward as far as the present City of Port au Prince. Mr. Krieger made some excavations at the site of what was once a large Arawak settlement on Goat Island, near Port au Prince, which probably was the residence site of the celebrated Queen Anacaona, the Cleopatra of the New World, who successfully “vamped” the white men for a long time in order to save her people from the destruction which neighboring settlements had suf- fered from the cruelty of the Europeans. The early accounts of the flerceness and cannibalism of the Arawaks were grossly unjust, the survey shows. All the evidence _indicates, says Krieger, that they were peaceful farmers and fishermen, who asked only to be let alone. They turned on the newcomers only when they were forced to do so in a vain effort to save themselves, Excavations to Continue. ‘The survey this Winter is the first considerable effort to dig into the pre- history remains of Haiti, which was the center of much early American history, but, the Smithsonian ethnologist re- ports, the present inhabitants are con- scious that they live over the graves of a very ancient people. Thus, the paraphernalia of the voodoo priest is picked up largely from Arawak Village sites and have the implication of mi powets, due to its association with t! vanished peoples. The Arawaks used black stone bowls. These are treasured “by the voodoo priests and have a prominent place in their weird ceremonies. The Indians made tools, such as chisels, from bits of hard, black stone finely polished. Pcssession of one of these is considered a small fortune by a voodoo worshiper, since it can be used to predict the future. He breaths upon it. If the traces of his breath vanish rapidly it means he will have good luck for the year. If the moisture lingers it is a warning. Excavations by the Smithsonian party in one cave gave a complete cross-sec- tion of the mammalian life of the vicin- ity back to the time of the earliest human habitation. On top were bones of ‘recently living animals deposited by owls, while at the bottom were bones of animals used for food by the first cave dwellers. to other islands in the West Indies and t> make more extensive excavations at some of the points uncovered this Winter. DEDICATING OF 4 TREES MOTHER’S DAY FEATURE War Mothers Plan Service in Hon- or of Founder and Past National Presidents. Four trees will be dedicated by the American War Mothers Sunday, Moth- er's day, to the founder of the organ- ization, Mrs. Alice M. French, Indian- apolis; and the past national presidents, Mrs. Mabel Digney, New York; Mrs. Margaret McClure of Missouri and Mrs. Thomas Spence of Milwaukee, Wis. The trees will be located near Lincoln Memo- Slugged FINANCE CORPORATION HEAD ROBBED IN GARAGE. HARRY 8. MARINE. Clara Bow’s Role, After Breakdown, Taken by Redhead Studio Officials Emphat- ically Deny “It” Girl’s Career Is to Be Ended. By the Assoclated Pre HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 6.—For the second time this year, iliness has kept Clara Bow, screen flapper, out of the leading role in a movie production, The red-headed Clara was confined to & Glendale, Calif,, sanitarium today for treatment of a nervous breakdown. Meanwhile, Peggy Shannon, also red- headed, who just a week ago arrived in Hollywood from the New York stage, was rehearsing before a critical director the part Miss Bow was to have played in “The Secret Call.” Officials Quash Rumor. ‘The rumor, first voiced by Daisy De Boe, former secretary of Miss Bow, that “one more slam in the papers would finish Clara in pictures,” was quashed by Paramount-Publix officials as soon as it appeared at word of the substitution yesterday. Daisy started the report several months ago while she was being tried on charges of stealing from Miss Bow. Before Miss De Boe's conviction, Miss Bow was taken ill and Sylvia Sidney, from Broadway, replaced her in a film. Mtnalhqnwullmmmom Miss Bow's two physicians laid her breakdown at the door of hard work and worry—worry over the De Boe trial and the recent arrest of Fred Girnau, tablold publisher, on Federal charges of sending obscene articles through the mails. The charges were based on stories in Girnau’s paper purporting to reveal incidents in the life of the actress. . Long Rest Imperative. Physicians said a long rest was im- perative, but expressed no great alarm at Miss Bow's condition. Six months, they said, might elapse before she could resume her work. Studio officials said emphatically Miss Bow's iliness would not end her career as an actress. Miss Bow has two more pictures to make before another option on her services can be exercised, ac- cording to her contract. The stu men said that whether the option would be exercised depended entirely upon the 1t is planned to extend the survey |™ rial in West Potomac Park, and the dedication exercises will follow the an- nual Mother's day services at Arlington Amphitheater and the grave of the Unknown Soldier. The tree dedication ritual of the or- ganization will be used at the cere- monies, with Mrs. G. A. Howell, first vice president; Mrs. M. C. O'Neill, na- tional custodian of records, and Mrs. Lottie Haas, national legislative chair- man, taking parts. ‘“Trees,” by Joyce Kilmer, will be recited by Mrs. Sarah Deeds of the District of Columbia Chap- ter, and a short address will be made by Gen. Amos A. Pries. Mrs. Virgil McClure, national presi- dent, will read the “Psalm of the Trees.” A 20th Marine Band will fur- nish music and a guard of honor will be on teenth street and formed by the Junior Marines. CONTRACTS AWARDED Construction Work Involves Five Sewer Projects. ‘The District Commissioners awarded five contracts for the struction of sewers, as follows: - ‘William A. Pate, Reservolr road sewer in the vicinity of Reservoir and Foxall roads, $1,931.40; to J. B. Crary Co., McKinley and Thiri streets storm-water sewer, $5 Livingston street storm-water sewer be- tween Thirty-ninth and Forty-first streets, $3.487.18. To Warren F. Brenfzer Co, Hurst Terrace sewer east of Fulton street, |but delayed their departure for several Kalmia + hours, owing to thick weather. $1,367.97; to R. D. Schlegel, street storm-water sewer between Four- ide drive, $1,634.24, success of her next two pictures. They termed the withdrawal of the actress from “The Secret Call” which wa about to go into production, a neces- sary economy. SUPERVISOR QUITS OFFICE UNDER FIRE Fairfax Official Says He Did Not Know Gravel Profit Was Illegal. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, May 6—C. H. Powell of Baileys Cross Road, member of the Fairfax Ccunty Board of Super- visors from Falls Church district, this morning handed -in his resignation to Judge Walter T. McCarthy of the Cir- cuit Court with the following state- ent: ‘d take this course because it has ccme to my knowledge that several citizens from my district have requested the attorney for the Commonwealth to institute proceedings to declare the office vanant, and I have neither the the means nor the dispositicy to en- gage in a battle of legal technicalities as to a matter in connection with which I have intentionally done no wrong. “It is my purpcse to be a candi- date for the ition in the August primary and thus give the people of my district an opportunity to express themselves.” MAY DAY CELEBRATED BY TRINITY STUDENTS Atheltic Events and Pageantry Given Prominent Place in Pro- gram on Capital Campus. INAVY ACCORD HOPE. HELD BY BRITAIN Henderson Tells Commons Good Will Pervades Franco- Italian Treaty Discussions. By the Associated Press. LONDON., May 6.—Foreign Secretary Henderson told the House of Commons today that there was still hope that & settlement of the Franco-Italian naval negotiations would be reached. He said that the negotiaions had been conducted all along with the utmost 800d will, adding, “wnd we are mot without hope that a settlement will be reached.” At present the British government is awaiting the Prench reply to the answer the liclian government gave to the French memorandum of April 20, outlining France’s position. Massigli Returns to London. “When this has been received, both rephes will be most carefully studied,” said the foreign secretary. Dispatches from Paris today sald Rene Massigli, head of the French naval delegation, had left for London Wwith & new set of instructions to try to_reach & compromise. It is understood that the Italian and British negotiators have been similarly instructed and that the tripartite treaty m;flenu& will be resumed immedi- NAVAL PROGRAM STUDIED. France Makes no Changes in Construc- tion for Next Fiscal Year. PARIS, May 6 ().—The 1931-32 naval building program ‘approved by the Chamber of Deputies last February, was discussed today by the Naval Affairs l:o:mlttce. :"gh:ch received a report by bcommittee on un;g ::‘ s ““_:?muumm to be ere is no question of chan th tonnage figures made public at &'flm: the budget was adopted, for no modifi- S e LR e e as it was Members of the committee said t :IP’I‘:. ifixmwuamg promlll .r:mln‘::dg e proposed o I same as originally i Election Delays Action. ese proposals called for a of 42,000 tons as follows: A b':m: cruiser of 23,333 tons; two 7,800-ton crulsers, one submarine of 2,800 tons and the remaining tonnage in smaller It was proposed in the bu approximately $123,000,000 hemlpm:hc‘: . the Navy in the fiscal year 1931-32. Actlon on this proposal was adjourned shortly after the Naval Commiitee re- ceived it because of the negotiations in pr_c‘g‘-u. in London, Paris and Rome, committee members have been urging the Government to come to & de- be ::‘x:mwe and then presented to Parlia- It was stated that no action can be taken until after th election Mey 13, e presidential FLIERS CHASING GEESE HELD TO VIOLATE LAW U. 8. Departments Act to Protect Migrating Water Fowl frou Playful Pilots. Protection of the migral geese other waterfow! from m’:m yl?:& ‘who glfl’u h‘lfllu the birds by attempt- ormation with them of the new duties ofn the Dem‘:nfl Department of Agriculture re- cently received reports that an airplane, apparently piloted by the greatest goose” in the sky, was seen r_hclmg a roush the dock, seaiiering the.birds sca in all directions. Irate bird-protection officials of the department imm requested the Department of Commerce to warn all airmen that such acts are in violation of the Federal lations pertaining to concentrating, driving or stirring up of migratory waterfowl. ‘The Aeronautics Branch, not to be outdone, added its own warning that it will treat such acts as a violation of the air commerce regulations in that they are contrary to public safety, to nothing of the safety of the waterfor COLUMBIA PARK GROUP NAMES NEAGLE PRESIDENT Resolution Asking Additional Funds for District Schools Is Passed by‘ Association. _E. F. Neagle, president of the Colum= bia Park Citizens' Association, was re- elected last night to serve his third term. Fisher, first vi dent, Mrs. W. E. vice president, E. J. tary, and E. G. Jonscher, treasurer, w:;e t.hal outger officers ele;ted'.m resolution, sponsored by Com- munity Center, asking the Board of !duumthn fl:’ try to obfill.;l I.Iurmer leel approj ns was passed. . Neag] and J. G. Walsh were appointed io co-operate with the Community Center, The Columbia Park Citizens' Associa- tion was asked to be represented at & meeting of several citizens bodies, the aim of -muwobummu playground facilities for their A Two delegates to the Federation of Citizens’ Assoclations, C. H. Bullock and Mr. Walsh, were elected for the {onhmmln’ year. A gift of $25 was voted to the re- tiring - secretary, Mr. Walsh, for his services during the past year. - May day at Trinity College was being celebrated today on the college campus with a series of athletic events, pagean- try and religious ceremonies. The pro- gram began with a mass in Notre Dame Chapel this morning. During the morning basket ball, base ball and track events, interspersed with refreshment periods, were held, followed by midday dinner. During l.h& after- noon, the program schedule included archery, horse show, pageant, and, fol- !:uwlng supper, a procession and bene- tion. At 8 o'clock tonight the festivities will close with assembly singing of students in the college court. A pageant, sched- uled for 4:30 p.m., which was arranged by er&nt Kelly and Mary Brennan, will be outstanding event of the day. GUGGENHEIM HOPS AGAIN Envoy to Cuba Leaves Savannah on Flight to Washington. SAVANNAH, Ga., May 6 (#).—Harry . Gugenhzlm, Ambassador to_Cuba, left here in his airplane 9:30 Eastern standard time today route from Havana to Washington. Accompanied by Lieut. Elwood Que- sada, assistant millitary attache at the embassy in Havana, he landed here last night on account of bad weather. ‘The Ambassador and the military officer went to the airport at 6 n.m” They planned to make a brief stop at Fort %r- N. and then eed o at en proct BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Marine Band this evening at the Marine Barracks Auditorium at 8 o'clock. Taylor Bran- son, leader. Overture, “La Grand Paque Russe” (Russian Easter) ..Rimsky-Korsakow « - . Mende! “Jewels of the Excerpts from’ donna” ‘Waltz suite, “Roses From the lv\lm}'n‘ Strauss “Japanese Moonlight” ... Two ugvemnu from suf “Unde “Sunday Evening. “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy cvening at the Navy Yard d stand at 7:30 o'clock. Charles Ben poem, “Die Valse, “Voices of Spring” . Capriccio, “Espagno),” Rimsky-Korsakow Alborado, Variazione, Albofado, Scene nto Gintino, Fandango Austu- , riano. “Anchors Aweigh.” “The Star Bpangled Baoner™ 7 L%