Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1931, Page 31

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, WATERWAY GROLP SCORESRAL LAW $ides With U. S. Railways Against Pool—Proposes Bond Issue. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, November 26.—The Mis- sissipp! Valley Association, the waterway voice of shippers in 25 States, Tues- day voted to give its support to the railroads in their efforts to repeal the recapture clausé of the transportation act, whereby excess railroad profits are pooled. ‘The move was viewed by waterway leaders as a conciliatory gesture toward the railroads and an effort to remove the opposition of the railroads toward barge transportation. ‘The association at its closing session yesterday also formally adopted a reso- lution urging Congress to authorize a Feceral bond issue to finance the early completion of the unfinished in- land waterway system. The association voted unanimously for the proposal. Approved After Fight. The resolution was the most impor- tant step taken by the association in years, and it was approved only after & spirited fight on the floor. The assoclation also declared oppo- sition to Interstate Commerce Commis- sion regulation of inland or coastwise port-to-port water freight rates. Col. Robert Isham Randolph, Chi- eago, was elected president of/the asso- clation, succeeding W. R. Dfwes, Chi- cago, who resigned and was named as a director. Randolph, a veteran leader in waterways development, is president of the Chicago Association of Commerce and head of the “Secret Six,” an anti- crime organization. Thomas F. Cunningham, New Or- leans, was re-elected vice president and Richard 8. Hawes, St. Louls, treasurer. District vice presidents named were: W, E. Brock, Chattanooga, Tenn.; J. S. Cul- inan, Houston, Tex.; Alex W. Dann, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Col. Clarence B. Doug- las, Tulsa, Okla.; E. T, Harris, Chicago, IlL: W. K. Kavanaugh, 8t. Louls; John H. Kelly, Sioux City, Iowa; W. P. Law, Gadsden, Ala; George B. Longan, Kansas City; Walter Parker, New Or- Jeans, La.; C. F. Richardson, Sturgis, Ky.; J. A. Sunderland, Omaha, Nebr,, end R. P. Warner, St. Paul, Minn, Reaffirms Its Stand. ‘The association reaffirmed its stand of last year on quick completion of major arteries in the waterway system standardization on a nine-foot chan- nel basis, intensive work on the almost completed Illinois waterway, and com- mended the administrative, executive and engineering forces of the Federal Government for waterway improve- ment during the last year. ‘The association also indorsed devel- anldm of an interacoastal canal in 8. KING ALBERT SAVED FROM HOSTILE CROWD Demonstration in Which Six Are Arrested Ocours on Visit to Limburg Province. B the Assoctated Press. BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 26.— King Albert was booed and hissed Tues- day at St. Trond, in the province of Limburg, where he visited a Catholic institute, and mounted police were megwhelphlmesupefmmnhoctfle crowd. A crowd including students of the University of Louvain and Flemish na- tionalists hes gathered along the route and shouted “Down with the King, long live Borms.” ‘The latter is Dr. August Borms, Flem- ish separatist, who helped to establish & Flemish university at Ghent with Ger- man aid during the German occupation of Belglum in the war. A free-for-all fight followed among the loyalists and police, who arrested six persons. King Albert later went to Liege o attend a ceremony on the 75th anniver- mnryol the Soclety of Walloon Lit- e. Dr. Borms was sentenced to life im- grlsomnenc by the Belglan War Council, ut he was released two years ago. Flemish separatists hail him as “King of Flanders.” WILLIAM CLEMENS EXPIRES SUDDENLY Biographer of Pwain, Roosevelt| and Dewey, Fatally Stricken by Heart Attack. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 26—Willlam Montgomery Clemens, 71, author and newspaper man, died suddenly Tues- day of heart attack at his home. Among the many books written by Clemens were biographies of Mark ‘Twain, Theodore Roosevelt and Ad- miral Dewey. Born January 16, 1860, in Paris, 8tark County, Ohio, Clemens received his education at Buchtel College and then went into journalism. He started ‘with the Pittsburgh Leader and worked for many other papers, including the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Los Angeles| (}§i{ ‘Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle| | and the New York World. He was a member of the editorial staffl of many publications, including that of the Encyclopedia Americana in 1908-04. He founded Literary Life in Chicago In 1884 and the Genealogy Magazine in New York in 1912. Mr. Clemens is survived by his widow, TInee Hopper Clemens, and three daugh- ters, They are Mrs, Sedgwick Blancard of New Rochelle, Mrs. G. 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