Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1932, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN( C., THURSDAY, JANUARY %0932, UNENPLOYED VI CAPITOL O MARCH Thousands in Line Are Or- derly During Their Dem- onstration Here. (Continued From First Page.) It also urged Congress immediat appropriate to States and municipali ties, funds to be distributed through | established agencies to provide food. | clothing and shelter to the hungry and homeless, These fu should be raised by the incres 60 per cent of the surtaxes on large incomes tive on incomes earned in 1931 mmediate raising of the F nheritance taxes on large estate 70 per cent and also by the levying of a large gift tax to pre- vent evasic heritance taxe: A few T the joble left the unds, “Rep: od in the H vened, and ask to read the res ds, the resolutions set forth, | e up to s armj t lead- hers in an order's demon- Mr. Kelly the the House. d it, too, | was however, | read © | Mother Greets Priest Headed by the Firemen’s Band of North Braddock, Pa., play ‘Warriors Bo 3 the procession reached the east pla of the Capitol about 15 minutes after its start and assembled in orderly for- mation in the center of the wide el- liptical area, Father Cox and a dele- gation of his assistants left the march- ers and went to the Capitol where they were greeted by R tive Kelly. A ator Davis arrive gTed atholic priest affably. Just prior to these ceremonies, however, Father Cox's | mother a Cox, kissed him af- fectionately shook his hand tanding on the Capitol steps front of a large battery of movi ture and ameras, Fat! presented the r ons of the to Senator 2 and Mr brief ceremony Both mem of Congress accepted it with a pledge t the resolution to Congress. | the resolution, Father [ the thousands of journeyed all the ay from Pittsbu to Washington for “a right to work—a right which belongs to every man, and we demand it from the Senate and House." ars. Cox | job- Kelly | TS | 1 in his a Hopes for Solution Da responded bri pointing out that he had been 1 pressed by the fact that the joble army had come to the Capitol with an American flag. Mr. Kelly, in his re- sponse, declared that the jobless army was a symbol of the “greatest prcblem confronting America today With the help of God,” hope we will solve it.” Senator Davis then took charge of | the ceremonies on the Capitol steps and Jed the vast throng of wcrkless men in singing “America.” Then he ordered an American flag and when it was placed in front of him he directed the group In pledging its allegiance to the | fia Throughout the ceremonies hundreds | of the jobless men cheered and shouted and waved their hats and sang popular tunes played by the band. Then when the ceremonics closed shortly after 1 o'clock, the men marched away over the same route which they took to Capitol Hill and had a hot luncheon at the sidewalk army kitchens. mator he said, “I| Felt. In sharp contrast to the tension and | atmosphere of concern that enveloped ‘Washington during the first unemploy- ment march in December o evidence of un Pennsylvania marchers Capitol. Only 150 inifc of the Police Departmen upon to trol the line whereas month nearly force wa ioned In f Police no extr tecting it call u around for emerger nor special nés Or nce take mon! and no roped- from th there g Capitol st rifles or bx the jol group only wi eral Gover and cloth Arrived Unexpectedly i ived in | te last night | taxed the tment in . | | No Tension i 12,000 | the | ed members | led march. entire | tegic points. | Department made | s for pro- | Neither did | in and| to stand in reserve duty. No tear gas bombs | ns were held in rl'ad--J of the e police did cautions as 1 rchers check There was them were | of the| tear g s | Capitol Pl the same pre ) keep the m: | orderly patric concerned | the Fed- food The ‘Washini during a Tesource: 12,000 jobless men nexpectedly 1 downpour a the Police De accommodations ginal pl s sched Pa when to reacl noon Congress | upled w accomm ised Fathe s plans, and to Wash. before arrival of Inspector E. W. Brown, | tendent of police in the Ger a teleg: Tom n prepa Cots were i put up in the Presbyterian place and ond and I streets eeping | quarters also were provided in the Na- | tional Guard Arm the old Na- tional Hot Sixt t and penn-‘ sylvania avenue. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, Thousands Demand Jobless Relief at (]apito] | minimum 1 2 | any | OP: A general view James R. Cox, Catho asking relief of C Father Cox is pre:e from Fort Myer top arters putting finishing t on plans for the unemployme onstration. Neither had " a sleep According to latest jobless army will leave Washi this afternoon after its Vis, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier lington. While in Washington Cox is using the office of Repr tive Ralph Gilbert of Kentucky arters Hundreds Slept in Cars. 1il> the maih body of the 1 ived last midnight and purked t omobilss in restricted zone south of Pennsylvania bers were swelled thr ; and forenoon tod headg eceived a large 10,000 men two dou: Officers Praise Men. the n hod let up durin had r b e seen u better or 1y crowd of Ar rs were warm in the - willingness of the mi t their turn in the long lix The rolling kitchens were brov into Washington at 5 o'clock this mor ing by an emergency detail in char of Col. C. P. George, com dant of e ands of demonstration of the m s of Penn: ile thou. ng today in § D k of feeding rs. Maine from Third as far a ble together sections of First, Second, Third h and Sixth stre be en and Pennsylvania avenues hicles of every conceivable sught the marchers into town from the most expen: ed trucks and anc ny of which broke dow f icles W for also the visit cleared P tion was th Here We vork,” a Father ret > of them na t last night in about fil a this nts hers who nobiles cc 30 Per Cent Veterans. were 200 ex- Fat Cox r cent of the e men," Father tsburgh, one estimated 70 e Protestar 1,000 miners m was f vhen 600 u the bitun Pennsylvania 4 coa! fields of rode a freight mployed. chers on the ather Cox’s jobless army. | tain personal information by led here from Pittsburgh by Father| preceded nting a petition | Capitol Plaza. Third from Scene this morning when | Star Staff Photos. | which pre ania. Bottom They arrived at Balti- | more last evening, coming on here this morning on a train which bore them | almost into the Union Station yards be- | fore it halted to let them alight i According to John . 4d-year-old | itinerant miner of Gracetown, Pa., one of the leaders, the ral Iroad men sug- ! gested that they catch a freight train leaving here tomorrow afternoon to re- turn to their homes in the same man- ner in which they came, NEW LIQUOR MEASURE FOR FINLAND DRAFTED while traveling | GFORS, Finland, January 7 government’s new liquor bill will | introduced in Parliament January ' 19, it was announced today i Among its provisions will be one re- | quiring purchasers of liquor to file applications with the local manager of | the distributing company, giving cer- | from which will be compiled a special reference list of buyers. All persons under 18 will be barred from buying under the bill's provisions. as will all non-commissioned ranks of the the permission of their ors. | Combined purchase to be split up later, will not be mitted. Th menopoly to con im of r ministered 1 th fits 1 irant 15 not be liquor sales or to tion to buy. HILTON FUNERAL HELD proposal will call for a state | the production and s and to be ad- of control, all to the state and other licensed sell- allowed to profit from stimulate the inclina- Buried in Glenwood Cemetery. | Brown were compelled | doughnuts | cups and 10,000 spoons. | Father Cox's | ington | bre | Hopkins, 33, of 647 Gira | east, 1 : ARCHERS' VISIT ?GAFSO%TI?UTEII? gxi?&k%fi ?bUc';S\pITAL COTS Y §. Four Cords of Wood Needed to Cook Meals—D. C. Re- lief Fund Gives $1,000. The District of Columbia will pay a of $2,200 to entertain its 10,000 uninvited guests today One thousand dollars was supplied by the District Employment Committee in reply to an emergency call to buy food fc- the marchers. This money W drawn from the profits of recent chari foot ball games. It was intended for the aid of Washington unemployed 000 meals cannot be purchased with $1.000, more money must be forth- coming from somewhere. Two hundred policemen, assigned to handle “Cox’s army.” will cost the tax- payers an average of $6 each or a total of $1.200 The officers would be paid but their services would go to the public, not outsiders. Arrive Without Food. Inspector L. I H. Edwards was in- farmed by Father Cox before the march began that “each man will carry a six- day supply of food.” The 10,000 arrived here last night with not & sandwich between them. Inspectors Edwards and to stay all night, working with a food broker to arrange a morning meal Here's what it takes to feed an army f 12,000 ast—Five hundred pounds of 100 gallons of milk. 1,600 dozen and buns, 300 pounds of and 11,000 apples. Fifteen hundred sers. 2,800 pounds sauer kr aves of sandwich bread and 6 lons of beef soup. Need Four Cords of Wood. Utensils used included 22.000 paper Four cords of wood were burned in eight portable Army kitchens obtained from the 16th Field Artillery at Fort Myer Capt. Stuart McLeod of Field Artillery was detailed by Harry N. Cootes, commandant of post. to supervise the feeding army pounds 450 0 gal- 16th Col the for the JOBLESS “ARMY™ AUTO HITS TWO PEDESTRIANS Another Pittsburgher Asks Police to Find His “Mislaid"™ Auto. Two Pittsburghers had no more than arrived in Washington Jast night with {he “army” of the jobless marchers than they ran into difficulties in Wash- trafic and king, which ight arrest to one and police as- 1ce to the other William A, Douglas through a safety zone in the 5300 block of Wisconsin avenue, knocking down a woman and a policeman and Injuring both. Douglas was taken to No. 8 police station and charged with reck- | less driving. He was to appear in court 38, | today. he injured woman, Annabelle Wells, , of 1139 Twelfth street, was treated at Emergency Hospi for internal in- juries, and the policeman, Willlam B rd street north- suffered from head cuts, bruises and a possible fracture of one arm The other memi of the jobless party, Edmund Ezzey, parked his car somewhere” in Washington on his, ar- rival here and forgot to note the street | idress. He appealed to police to help find the machine. A search was in- stituted. 33 JOBLESS ARE TAKEN | FROM TRAINS AND JAILED Men En Route to Capital for Dem- onstration Placed Under Arrest in Maryland. By the Assoclated Press BALTIMORE, Md Maryland jails today held of Cox's army of unemploye on Washington, who dese scribed automobile caravan on a freight train, rty-six were in the Baltimore City Jail for riding the cars of the | Pennsyhvania Railroad without authori- zation and seven were held in Hagers- town for trespass on the Western Mar: land Railway. Of the Baltimore group, 21 were taken early last evening at Woodberr. There were more than 60 in the ca: but the rest fled. The freight had just | arrived at the suburb from Pittsburgh Later five others were taken from a freight train that arrived from Altoona Others were on the train, but they were successful in eluding the officers The seven taken at-Hagerstown said they boarded the freight train at Har risburg after a truck in which they had been traveling was wrecked. VOLCANIC DISPLAY ENDS Occasional Small Jets Spouted January T-— members marching ed the pre- to travel From Fountain of Kilauea. HILO, Hawall, January 7 (4. —Erup- tion of Kilauea, world's largest active volcano, which began December 23, al- most ceased today The spectacular play of scores of fountains which tossed fluming lava into the lake of molten rock covering the 48-acre pit floor was halted. Only oceasio small jets spouted from the southwest fountain. | their | need | tion that | of the Home to Raise Funds to Pay Back Dealers. Gasoline dealers along the route from | | Pittsburgh to Washington hold Father | Cox's I O U.s for fuel used by the priest’s army of “hunger marchers” in trip to the Capital And by the time the band of jobless men and women completes its home- ward trek, Father Cox will have affixed his signature to still more slips of paper bearing his promise to pay Just how much the gasoline bill will amount to is unknown, but Father Cox apparently isn't worried. Whatever the total, he declares, he'll manage to pay it somehow. Although he and his followers are virtually penniless, they don't seem to be concerned about how they're going to obtain fuel for the return trip. Plans Radio Appeal. “When I get back home,” the pi said, “I'll broadcast an appeal over the radio for funds with which to pay for the gasolins It took Father Cox’s army six hol to get out of Harrisburg, Pa., last night and all because the automobilcs d refueling ediately after Gov. Pin- plaza of the the marchers Starting in chot’s speech from the Pennsylvania Capitol proceeded to a point about 4 miles dis- tant to fill their gasoline tanks. It was 9 o'clock by the time the last car was filled Motor trouble developed in many of the machines along the route, and hundreds of the priest's followers found themselves stranded. It was found nec- FEDERAL PAY CUT BILLS ARE TABLED BY HOUSE GROUP | (Continued From First Page.) it would not approve a re- duction of salari for those who now raceive barely a living wage.’ PAY CUT PROTESTS FILED. | Complaints Made in Letters to House Chairman, Shut off from appearing at today' hearing of the House Committee on E penditures in the ecxecutive depart- ments on three bills proposing reduc tion in salaries of Federal employes, national. State and civic organizations have filed letters with Chairman Coch- ran of the committee vigorously pro- testing against the me res. The committee has ruled that only those who favor salary reduction legis- lation will be allowed to mony today. President William Green of the American Fed ration of Labor, said the federation was “‘uncompromisingl posed to any attempt to force a tion in the pay scale of Fede ployes. He gave the foll We are convinced th: prosperity cannot be through a persistent an duction in the purchasing pe the masses of the people Buying Power Stressed. “The whole Nation is suffering from unemployment because of lack of buy- ing power upon the part of those who consume and use manufactured prod- ucts. “What we need to do is to increase the buying power of the people, en- large the market, extend the use and consumption of goods rather than to impair it, limit it or curtail it through | reductions in wages and salaries “A vicious and most depressing ex- ample would be set for private indus- try if the Goernment, which is a large employer of labor, would force a re- duction in wages, “The members of Congress should be constantly reminded that the salaries paid Federal employes are very modest, and scarcely none is in excess of the budget requirements necessary for the maintenance of a family in decency and comfort.” Low Level Emphasized. Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell, president of the League of the Ameri- can Civil Service, said the leagus was opposed to the reduction, because for 50 years prior to the World War sal- aries of Government employes had n at a lamentably low level with- out any increase, and “the $240 bonus giveh at that time was insufficient to meet the increased cost of living.” She cited other grounds: Because thousands of employes had failed to re- ceive promotions as specified in the classification act; because a 10 per cent cut would mean little reduction in the Treasury's deficit, which can best be met by taxation on luxuries 250 employes nere “are citizens several States, many of whom have relatives back home who are de- pendent upon them for support.” A resolution adopted by the Idaho State Society expressing opposition to any reduction was forwarded to the committee members and also members of the Idaho congressional delegation A similarly phrased document adopt- ed by the Women's City Club was filed with the committee. The resolution adopted at a meeting held by club members yesterday afternoon. SHARK BRINGS DEATH SAN DIEGO, Calif.,, January 7 (#).— A large shark caught on a fishing lin capsized a rowboat in the treacherous waters south of Descanso Point, Lower California, _yesterday, and two men drowned. The viclims were Eirain Ybarra, 36, and Prancisco Durazzo, Two olher fishermen in the boat es- caped aiter a bitter struggle against the surf. A. KAHN INC. DA New Patter FREF oI 935 F STREET BUTANTE E L I I T [T produced The Debu the modern eye, wil of earlier Colonial Tea Spoons Half Dozen Dessert Forks in Solid Silverware, our designers and craftsmen have tains that vibrant beauty of line and cu Dessert Spoons half dozen Dessert Knives half dozen...... Butter Spreaders half dozen Oyster Forks half dozen Salad Forks balf dozen insistent” demand for a modern touch tante Secvice. The new pattern con- ssing to thout losing any of the rugged appeal design. half dozen | ern | thought to exist and be- | essary to make another stop for gaso- line at Gettysburg, and the automobiles blocked the road for a couple of miles out of the town Residents Cheer Marchers, Residents of every Harrisburg to Washington turned out in full force to cheer the marchers on their way. During the brief halt at Gettysburg, Father Cox offered a memo- rial prayer to Abraham Lincoln The first of the marchers pulled into Washington about 12 o'clock last night At noon today stragglers were still com- iny into town, and from reports re: celved between here and Pittsburgh Father Cox estimated as many as from 1,000 to 2,000 persons would be arriv- ing between now and Monday. Be- tween 6,000 and 10,000 members of the army. marching on foot, were stranded in Johnstown, Pa., where Mayor Ed- ward McClosky, ex-prize fighter, or- dered all theaters to throw open their doors and take in the weary travelers. A “Father Cox’s Jobless Army Wom- en’s Auxiliary,” composed of the wives of the unemployed and some of those who are working to finance the march on Washington, has been organized, the pri announced. To become a member of the auxiliary, he said, each wife was called upon to make a $1 contribution. A zealot. in every sense of the word Father Cox cares nothing about going hungry himself, but “when I see my fellow man without work and starving to death,” he said, “I want to fight.” FAMOUS EXPLORER WILL SPEAK HERE Bertram Thomas, Whose Daring Visit to Arabia, Bared New Facts, to Lecture Tomorrow. Information collected on an expedi- tion to the remote recesses of South- | be reviewed by Ber- | Arabia will tram Thomas, noted explorer, in an address before the National Geographic Society tomorrow night in the Wash- ington Auditorium. Mr. Thomas' accomplishment considered the greatest single-handed geographic feat of 1931, He series of “Arabian nights” adventures which vie with the Sinbad stories of old Arab clothes and passed from tribe to tribe by dwindling camel caravans, sometimes living for days on camel milk and trusting his life to strange desert tribssmen guards whom he had never seen before. Co g a region as vast as Germany and France combined, Thomas found a great salt lake and a network of water holes where only arid sands were He encountered many men, and heard the described by Marco was vage desert tr inging sands,” Polo. His talk will be illustrated with mo- tion pictures. WETS LAY PLANS Linthicum to Name Committee to | Decide on House Bill. Chairman Linthicum of the non- partisan anti-prohibition group in the House said yesterday he would appoint a committee within a few days to de- cide on a bill to support for a vote against prohibition this session “We will work with the Republican wet group headed by Representative Beck of Pennsylv the Maryland rat said. “I have no objection the Republican organization. but it | is my desire to combine otr efforts in | seeking the removal of the dry laws.” Scots Amateur Drama Grows. Community drama in Scotland is popular this Winter than ever be- fore. The Scottish Community Drama Association has reported that entries for the 1932 Scottish community drama festival number 266, an increase of 28 teams over 1931 had a | The exporer grew a beard, donned | LARNER MEMORIAL ‘ — — | Father Cox Plans Radio Appeal When He Gets Back | SERV'[}E IS HEI_U Trustees of Preshyterian Home Pay Tribute to Late President. little town from | A special service to commemorate the activities of the late John B. Larner as president of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian Home, 1818 Newton street, | was held this morning at the home, un- der the auspices of the present board. ev. John C. Palmer, vice president and acting head of the body, presided, and the memorial address was delivered by Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Preceding the service a meeting of the Home Corporation was held and two new members elected to the board They are George W. White, president of the Metropolitan Bank and a mem- | ber of the New York Avenue Church, and J. Harry Cunningham, president of the Lanman Engraving Co. and a men ber of the Washington Heights Presby terian Church, The new members we! selected by unanimous vote of the c | poration Portrait Is Presented. Dr. Palmer presented to the home on behalf of the board of trustees a | framed portrait photograph of Mr | Larner, which will be hung on the walls | of the’ building Eulogizing the career and character {of Mr. Larner, Dr. Sizoo described him as a “man with an upturned face and an outbound love.” He was, the min- ister said, “one who did not know how to do wrong, a steadying force in every forward movement.” Mr. Larner spent his whole life in and for this cit serving its charitable, civic and busi- ness organizations, the speaker said | He was deeply interested in assisting those who could not take care of them- selves, an interest exemplified by his | activities in connection with the Found- ling Home, the Home for Aged Men and the Presbyterian Home for Women Devotion to Home Cited. “Mr. Larner possessed a great capacity | for nobility of living,” Dr. Sizoo said His devotion to the Presbyterian Home was cited as an example of “selfless living.” Serving 18 organizations in the city, including the Washington Loan & Trust Co., of which he was president, Mr. Larner devoted his entire time to thought for others The esteem in which Mr. Larner was held by his assoclates was indicated, the speaker sald, when he alone was made the exception to a rule requiring all members of the Board of Princeton Theological Seminary to be either min- isters or elders Dr. Sizoo pointed out that when a great leader passes a sense of con- fusion naturally comes over those who survive him. But, he sald, “there are no unfinished symphonies, no broken circles in Christian _philosophy,” and “the impact of a living personality leaves behind it an influence which will | be_carried on.” Following the services, a meeting of the Board of Lady Managers was held with Mrs. Brainard H. Warner pre- }.sxdmg. | OHIOAN AND MINNESOTAN | IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE Who (;nlned 8,280 1928, and Alonzo Hilton to Seek Nomination. | Olin J. Ross, Votes in By the Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 7.—Ohio and Minnesota came forward yesterday with presidential candidates, one & Democrat and one a Republican Ohio’s native son, Olin J. Ross, Re- publican, who was a candidate four years ago, took out a. nomination pe- tition with the secretary of State. In the 1928 Ohio primary he received, 8,- 280 votes out of a total of 316,000. His | platform, as in 1928, is repeal of all blue laws. Ross Favors prohibition enforce- ment Minnesota's entrant is Alonzo S. Hil- ton of Cloquet, who advised the secre- tary of State to enter him as a Demo- cratic candidate in the May primaries. Hilton is a “bone dry” but favors repeal | of the eighteenth amendment “if it | cannot be enforced.” Open Evenings Until 10 P.M. PHILCO MODEL 112X The First Radio ever scientifically designed as a Musical Instrument. See and hear F. S. Harris Co. FIVE REASONS WHY it today at the 11-tube Super- heterodyne-plus . . . 4 Screen-grid Tubes . 2 Pentode Power Tubes . . . Automatic Volume Control . . . Tone Con- Long-dis- tance Switch 4-point trol . Push-pull Circuit ... llluminated Station Recording Dial Complete with Philco Tubes. $150 Balanced YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR PHILCO FROM F. S. HARRIS CO. We offer a liberal “old set” Convenient weekly or month Trade-in Plan. ly payments may be arranged. We enjoy the reputation of never misstating. We underwrite your absolut We feature one of the city's e satisfaction. laggest Philco selections. 16th Field Artillery. Four enlisted | signed to cach Kitc nd was sugmented by two Sal- workers, who assisted in kfasts themsel red . " i d Cem and help C wop v t 1 a . attended Georgetown D 4 : nore than half a century n of John P. Hilton, | of Georgetown and | nbers of the Asso- )l Inhabitan He is survived by his widcw, three daughters, } At Altoona five gondola cars were | Mrs. Elizabeth Cropley, Los Angeles: switched onto the freight and & long|Mrs. Annio Rowe and Mrs J. E String of box cars were thrown open to | Spaulding, both of Topeka, Kans.; five | the miners, " Priendly trainmen chipped | sons, William of Detroit, Ernest of Des automobiles | in at the various terminals en route and | Moines, Towa, aad Lewis. Joseph and streets in|the men were fed at least twice a day | Alfred, all of Washington. director of public buildings and pubnc’m» parks, also gave police permission to use | men were the former Department of Commerce ! each Bl g at cteenth street and | vation Army Pennsylvania avenue men were ding out br quartered ther Although shelter 1 the jobless a to the city n swarmed aboard “like bees,” put it, wi $7 Jewelers A. 1 services for Carberry S. Hil- n a ton, 8 ars old, who died Monday, conducted today at his late home, Burial was o If doz 5 £ (Cofieciopoonsibel ez Visit QOur Northeast Store, 1010 H St. N.E. avenue. Dumbarton | ] xinent Georgetown Resident 1sl Stationers Platinumsmiths Kahn Jnc. Arthur |. Sundlun, President 39 Years at 935 F Street n provided | the'r it reached | #nd h cu Washington, m: men_re- | the Army det mained up throughout the night s'g Th seeing in the dark and on the rain-|place soaked streets. Others slept in the) hot dogs with sau trucks and machines which brought thera to Washington. Father Cox put Streets Are Cleared. | up for the night in the Continental| Beginning early last pight police of Hotel, on the Union Station plaza 4 precinct, under command of Inspectors Brown and L. I. H. Ed- Capt. Jerry Sullivan, cleared Maryland werds, personnel officer of the Police avenue southwest of park Department, spent the night at police between First and Seve: 14th Street Store Phone Columbia 0101 ¥ Fs. I 2900 14th St. N.W. Northeast Store Phone Lincoln 8391 CO. CORNER HARVARD : own pockeis hnuts for et and coffee. ; . | Fed by Trainmen.