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RITCHIE SEES LAWS USURPING RIGHTS Governor Tells New York Bar Government Has Become One of Commissions. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 23.—A Gov- ernment of law, “under which men at least knew what their rights were,” has been superseded in this_country, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland de- clared today, “by a Government of commissions, until men do not know | whether they have any rights at all | Mr. Ritchie is among the men fre- quently mentioned for the Democratic presidential nomination. “There is hardly a phase of your life, from the cradle to the grave, from the | cellar of your home to the contents of | your pocketbook, into which some Fed- eral official cannot pry,” he told mem- bers of the judicial section of the New York State Bar Association. Defense of Liberty Urged. He urged the lawyers to take up the torch for the guarantees of constitu- tional government and ordered liberty “All the while we see the temperance of our people impaired,” L said, “and the morals of our youth threatened through an attempt to mix up morals, | politics and legislation, by pating th question of prohibition in the Consti- | tution, where it ought not to be Ix‘.-; stead of leaving it to the States, where as a matter of sound Government it ehould be." The bar association, the committee reported, was urged to back the exten- sion of legal aid socleties and the ap- pointment of public defenders through- out the State. Freedom of Individual. Gov. Ritchie spoke in part as fol- Tows: “Through the ages the political prob- lem has always been how to reconcile the powers of Government with the liberties of the individual, end alwavs Government has overwhelmed liberty, because there was no sovereign power superior to Governmeht which could protect the individual against an excess of governmental authority. “The freedom of the individual sgainst_despotic power depended only upon the benevolence of Government jtself, and soon or late governmental benevolence developed into govern- mental intolerance and tyranny “We undertook to solve the problem in this country through & political system whereby the liberties of the people no longer depend upon the grace or favor of governmental authority, but whereby governmental aythority ' was itself granted and defined, circum- scribed and limited by the sovereign people themselves, end our philosophy of personal freedom was declared and protected by the guarantees of a bill of rights Struggle in New World. “This system of Government was the product of the experiences and ideals of the long years of a colonial de- mocracy struggling for those privileges and opportunities of self-government and self‘expression “Our system represents many com- promises and _adjustments, some of which even reflect the fears and dan- ers of democracy itself, and these have elped to make it workable. But its vitality does not come from that. 5 abiding strength lies in the fact that it was born of the people and g:ve expression to the traditions, ide2ls and free spirit that animated them in their century-cld strugg'e for self-govern- ment “The governmental ideal this sys- tem of ours has nourished and devel- oped—tre American ideal of Govern- ment—may not be easy to define ex- actly. Some call our system capital- ism, but that term is misleading. In- dividualism is nearer right. “But, by whatever name you call it, the American ideal rests on the free play of individual endeavor. “Progress, science, education, chang- ing standards and ideals, the lift of civilization, all give rise to desires which men strive to satisfy for their comfort, their happiness and their prosperity. Modern Man’s Right. “American institutions assure to the | modern man his freedom to work, t2 create, to acquire and to rise—freedom to toil for his own aggrandizement and for more of the good things of life— | freedom to engage in the competitive exploitation and utilization of earth's natural resources in farm or mine freedom to share in the development ol all those discoveries which science and progress are constantly making avail- ble. % “This American ideal of self-initia- tive, self-expression and self-determina- tion has actually come true under the American system of Government. It is worth fighting for, and if it is now threatened I believe we must look for its preservation to that accumulated wisdom we call the law and to that accumulated experience we call sncml‘ justice. It is on these jural and so- | oial foundations that our whole su-| perstructure in its last analysis rests “By social foundations I mean very | much more than personal virtue or righteousness. 1 mean those things which after all are the elements of strength of any society—the urge for economic right, the spirit of co-opera- tion, the love of liberty, high charac- ter and the like. We must not over- ook the significance to Government of maintaining the integrity of society’s social foundations. Law and Social Justice. “I stress the point here because the relation between law and social justice in this broad sense is very close. “There is no question of human re- Jationships and efforts or of govern- mental policy that does not filter | through the judicial crucible. H “The United States Supreme Court | was perhaps the most revolutionary contribution made by the founders of the Republic in their great experiment in democratic Government. It Was necessary, of course, to preserve tran- quillity between the Federal and the State Governments, to keep each within the sphere allotted to each, and to as- sure the stability of the Union “In truth, it established the Union, because when in the beginning great popular forces were blind to our re- sponsibilities as a Nation, and the ques- tion was whether our Government was to function nationally or be merely a compact of States, it was John Mar- shall who made the Central Govern- ment supreme and enduring in its sphere, and gave it vitality and economic unity Protection of the Law. “We see the age-old conception of law as the protector of life, liberty and property, as standing between the rights of the individual and all those who would invade them, changing into this modern notion of a scheme of moral control, regulating the personal conduct of everybody according to the precepts and ideas of groups and classes of the le. “By sheer force of Federal usurpa- tion or supine popular ignorance or indifference, we see powers and re- sponsibilities of the States surrendered, rights and privileges of the fndividual destroyed, and local self-government steadily and progressively weakened. “We see theories of public cwner- ship, excursions of Government into business fields where it does not belong and unnecessary public competition With private industry all doing violence to American institutions and putting the mortmain of Government on the creative and competitive impulses of the American ple. “We ls?ojudlclll inventions like *quasi-legislative’ and ‘quasi-judicial’ perhaps satisfying the judicial con- pcience, but steadily withdrawing large | him out. THE SUNDAY STARt WASHINGTON, D. €., JANUARY 24, 1932—PART ONE. Roosevelt Re ady to Fight BY WALTER T. BROWN. LBANY, N. Y., January 23.—Gov. Frankiin D. Roosevelt, who to- day entered himself as a candi- date for the presidency by con- | senting to have his name go| into the North Dakota primary, is a political warrior of 22 years ex-| perience. | The New York executive Was only 28 when in 1910 he ran for the State Senate in the rock-ribbed Republican Dutchess County, where the Roosevelts | bad lived since the French and In- | dian wars. He is a_distant cousin of | the late President Theodore Roosevelt, | who, like him, was Governor of New | York and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Alfer a_Senate_term at Albany the son of James Roosevelt, gentleman farmer and railroad executive, went to Washington as Secretary Josephus Daniels’ chief assistant in the Navy | Department. Roosevelt unsuccessfully | sought a United States Senate seat and | went down to defeat as the vice pres- idential nominee in 1920. Won by Record Plurality. Al Smith called him from his Warm | Governor. He won and Smith lost the presidency, and in 1930 New York gave Roosevelt ‘an unprecedented plurality of 735,000 when he again ran for Gov- ernor An’ attack of infantile paralysis in | 1921 palsied his legs and sent him to | the political sidelines. Leaders counted | At the tiny Georgia hamlet of Warm Springs he found recuperative facilities and in 1924 Rocosevelt, sup- | ported by his son, walked to the front | of the stage in Madison Square Garden | and nominated Al Smith for the pres- idency. He marshaled Smith's forces in that bull-dog struggle with the sup- porters of Willlam Gibbs McAdoo. Again in 1928 Roosevelt called .for Smith's_selection as the Democratic | flag carrier. Roosevelt, today, almost 50 years old, is well over six feet tall and weighs nearly 180. The paralysis of 1921 has slowed his gait but not his hands or nis mind He seems never to tire. Dur-| ing his two campaigns in New York State he covered every county, and each | year he visits State schools and other institutions, stopping often but not for long. Little lines of pain around his blue-gray eyes tell of his struggle to overcome ill health. Forbear Came Here in 1644, Roosevelt smiles readily and talks freely when he desires to commit him- | self, and in the four years he has been on Capitol Hill few have seen him | angry. He talks “shop” all the time. The State and politics are never-ending | topics of ronversation. Mrs. Roosevelt | shares I interest in political economy, and in st instances their views agree. ‘The Roosevelt strain goes back to 1644, when Claes Martenzen van Rose- velt of Holland, settled in New Amster- dam. Isaac, his great grandson, moved the line up the Hudson to Hyde Park during the Prench and Indian War. That is the family home, the rallying place for the clan, ruled by the Gov- ernor’s widowed mother. The elder Mrs. Roosevelt is of Flemish origin. Her forbear, Phillippe Delano, landed at Duxbury, Mass., 20 years before Van Rosevelt went to New Amsterdam. The Delanos were seafaring folk and the call of the sea came down to the Governor. He was a yachtsman and sailor before paralysis brought a farewell to youth. His homes are filled with ship models, books on ships and paintings of merchantmen and warships. ‘Wages Thorough Campaign. Treasured by the Governor and to be seen in the living room of the old Roosevelt home in Sixty-third street, New York, are tiny models of the American World War fleet with which the Navy Department War Board plan- ned its maneuvers Should the Governor receive the Democratic nomination at Chicago next June, he likely will campaign in every section of the country. As a gubernatorial candidate he went into every New York county, some that Democratic aspirants for Governor had ignored since Samuel Tilden's time. ‘When he was James M. Cox's compan- jon on the national ticket in 1920 Roosevelt made more than 1,000 speeches and blanketed the country. The news writers who followed the Governor in 1920 formed a permanent | group, and yearly on Roosevelt’s birth- day—January 30—they visit him. Reticent on national subjects since his name went into the political tour- nement lists, Mr. Roosevelt regards himself as a “Progressive.” Not since the 1930 State campaign has he de- clared himself on prohibition, but then he called for a repeal of the eighteenth amendment and its replacement with another amendment giving liquor con- trol to the States. Urges Government Relief. He regards the citizen as the ward of the Government, and in his plea for unemployment _relief legislation last Summer and his message to the Legis- lature this year declared soclety, through its Government, must aid those thrown out of work by depression. Roosevelt fought Woodrow Wilscn's battles for the League of Nations, and in that connection an interesting story haz come from the 1920 campaign. Cox, the presidential nominee. had never met Wilson, then sick and dis- heartened. According to the yarn, the Democratic leaders had intended sub- ordinating the League issue in the campaign. Roosevelt took Cox to see Wilson, and so touched was Cox by the determination of the dying President that he agreed with Roosevelt they would make the League fight, despite the tide of public opinion running against it The Governor married a Roosevelt, Anna Elgnor, daughter of Elliott Roosevelt, only brother of President Roosevelt. “T. R.” himself gave her in marriage and sald he was glad the areas of soclal action from long-estab- lished legislative fields and from the courts themselves. “We see a Government of law, under which men at least know what their rights are, superseded by a Govern- ment of commissions, until men do not know whether they have any rights at all—until, to paraphrase what Selden sald, the size of the commissioner's foot seems to be the rule of decision. Young Morals Threatened. “And all the while we see the tem- perance cf our people impaired and the morals of our youth threatened through an attempt to mix up morals, politics and legislation, by putting the question of prohibition in the Constitution, where it ought not to be, instead of leaving it to the States, where, as a matter of sound Government, it ought 10 be. “We are in an age which calls for a return to first principles, to those fun- damentals which at other times assured us a Government under the Constitu- tion and liberty under the Bill of Rights. §And it justifies the inquiry, How watchful and alert is the American lawyer in guarding the fundamental principles of the Government he did <0 much to create against attacks upon its very life and spirit and substance? “It is not for me to suggest that he is not doing his duty. | “But it is no.mere figure of speech to say that the American bar and the | American courts must regard them- | selves as the trustees and guardians of | American institutions, if American in- stitutions are to endure. “So I close' with the conviction that a bar and a bench whose British pro- genitors checked royal usurpation in sixteenth and seventeenth century England, a bar and a bench which our England, a bar and & bench which in Government a Government of law and not of men, cannot now confine them- Springs sanitarfum in 1928 to run for | — NEW YORKER IS VETERAN IN POLITICS. GOV. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, young couple was “keeping the name 12 the family.” The Roosevelts have four sons and a daughter and two grandchildren, The Roosevelts always have had money. James Roosevelt, father of the Governor, was vice president of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. He was thrifty, and so are his son and his grandsons, the Governor's children. Distinguished Self as Student. Johnny, youngest son of the Goyer- nor, couldn't get in & dime dice game aboard ship on an up-State yacht trip because he had only $3 and that “had to last until after a trip to Sratoga next week.” The Governor went to school at Har- vard and Columbia, taking a law de- gree, Only for a few years did he practice, as business and politics -took him away. At Harvard he distinguished himself as editor of the Lampoon for attacking in the college paper the Har- vard administration for neglecting to put fire escapes on certain dormitories. Mr. Roosevelt is a prodigious letter writer, and he maintains thousands of friendships by correspondence. He also employed correspondence to fashion a Democratic vote-getting machine in up-State New York, sending letters to every county committeeman before and after the 1930 election. Stricken, He Pledges Self to Fight. The Governor was vacationing off the Maine Coast when he was attacked by infantile paralysis. = After a swim he ,was stricken. It was determined after the first effect of the.paralysis | passed not to treat Roosevelt as an in- | dividual so as to bolster his courage | to carry on. Only once can this cor- | respondent recall him referring to his | partial incapacity. Trkat was in an | address to the patients at the Warm | Springs Sanitarium, which he founded. | He saluted them as “fellow veterans.” Roosevelt has been ‘ambitious Yo'be President since, as the young bridge- | groom, he often visited “T. R.” at the | White House. “As a boy, after a visit | with his father to President Cleveland. | he told the elder Roosevelt he would | “like the job of being President.” Ambition must rave burned low | when, helpless and paralyzed, he faced the future in 1920. Louls Howe, a Navy Department, visited the stricken man. Howe had been offered a good civilian job. Roosevelt and Howe dis- cussed the future. “Tll turn down the job and stick with | you if you'll fight back to public office,” | said Howe, It was agreed. Howe to. day is one of the governor's closest ad- | visers and friends. "THREE SLUMP CAUSES " CITED BY COPELAND |Senator Tells New York Demo-; crats Gold Movements, Debts | and Red Menace Hit U. S. | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 23.—Abnormal gold movements, international debts and | “the Russian menace” were named by | United _States Senator Royal 8. Cope- |land, Democrat, today as the three ‘princlpnl causes of the present economic | situation. | Speaking at the first weekly forum of | the National Democratic Club, he said the Nation is facing the worst erisis in human affairs within the memory of living men. The Senator declared that | while President Hoover is not to blame | for conditions, he has failed in leader- |ship and until the Reconstruction | Pinance Corporation was presented not one effective plan for relief had come from the administration. “This reconstruction bill even was not his idea,” said Senator Copeland. “It was based on the war finance corpora- tion act of the Wilson administration. This particular bill, which was passed yesterday, could not have been enacted without the virile aid of the Democrats. The belief of our party that the strug- 7ling railroads, burdened insurance com- | panies and overloaded banks must have immediate assistance caused both parties to set aside partisanship and expedite its passage.” 'AMERICAN ISOLATION. New Hampshire Senator Holds It 5 Is Only Way to Retain Finan- cial Strength. | | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 23 —Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire, long an opponent of entangling fcreign alliances for the United States, strongly advocated & future policy of jsolation as the only means of continuing the Na- tion’s strong economic and financial structure, in a speech today at the Na- nug‘atl Republican Club. ing the old New Engl | which. selates that “a mah in” Maime | once became very rich by attending strictly to his own business,” Senator Moses declared that “the time has come when the United States may make itself very rich in the same way.” Speaking, he said, as an American, and not as & member of any political party, the Senator asserted that the best answer to proponents of American entry,into international groups is that “we were prosperous for a great many years without paying much attention to other nations.” | WILL RUN F OR GOVERNOR Lacey M. Simpson of Canton, Kans:, Seeks G. 0. P. Nomination, TOPEKA, January 23 (#).—Lacey M. Simpson, farmer and stockman ‘of Can- ton, announced late today he had ‘de- cided to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor at the August primary. Simpson is a former member of the Legislature and State Board of Admin- istration. He is the second to announce for the party nomination for the posi- tion now occupied by 30\7. Harry M. Woodring, a Democrat, who plans to seek a second term. Alfred M. Landon of Independence, former Republican State chairman, announced last Wed- selves to pleadi) and practice and legalistic adjudications.” nesday his entrance int - 0 ite the Republic: newspaper man he had taken into the | IROOSEVELT ENTERS ' PRESIDENTIAL RAGE Duty to Serve if Called, He Says, Permitting Use of Name in Dakota Primary. _(Continued Prom First Page.) administering of executice duties in the interest of the people of this State. “Were I now to divert my efforts in any degree by personal efforts in furtherance of my own political future, I would not only be untrue to my own convictions, but I would also stamp mjy self as one unworthy to be my party choice as leader. Wants Progressive Ideals. “I know that you will understand the geod faith in which I tell you this; and also my hope that our party will place before the Nation candidates who stand for progressive ideals of government, who represent no mere section, no nar- row partisanship and no special class. “I am grateful that my friends of North Dakota wish to present my name in the primary elections for the ap- proval of the people of North Dakota, and I accede to that request. “Faithfully yours, “FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.” McLean wrote Gov. Rocesvelt that the Democratic convention at Valley City unanimously indorsed him as the Democratic candidate. Continuing, McLean said: “The con- vention was composed of delegates from every section of North Dakota and rep- resented all our party in the State—the farm, ranch and every phase of busi- ness, professional and industrial life of North Dakota.” Called Best Choice. The convention resolution, in part, e < ‘We believe that the Honorable Pranklin D. Roosevelt, with his broad experience in national _affairs, knowledge of every part of the country the State of New York. is the one Democrat, regardless of geographical section or persanal views, can rally. “Under his leadership the national Democracy will offer to the country the constructive program and assurance of a return to conditions that guarantee perity.” Under the North Dakota law it was necessary that Mr. Roosevelt give his tered on the primary ballot. -New Hampshire will launch. the pres- idential preference priniaries on March 8, a week before the North Dakota pri- mary. Gov. Roosevelt's letter was made pub- lic by Guernsey Cross, executive secre- tary. The Governor had no comment to make on his letter or the furtherance of ‘his candidacy. PETITIONS TO BE PUSHED. North Dakota Democrats Gratified by Roosevelt Acceptance. GRAND FORKS, N. Dak., January 23 '(P).—Petitions will be circulated at once to enter Gov. Franklin D. Roose- | velt as a presidential candidate in North Dakota, F. W. McLean, Demo- cratic State Central Committee secre- tary, said tonight. | “Naturelly we are very pleased he | has permitted North Dakota to place his name on the March 15 primary election ballot,” s2id McLean when told by the Associated Press of the Gov- | ernor's action. | Petitions of nomination will be filed with the Secretary of State well ahead of the February 13 deadline, he said. The North Dakota primary is the first in the Nation this year for which a candidate must give permission before flling in his behalf. McLean said, “since Mr. Roosevelt was indorsed unanimously by the State ! Democratic Convention at Valley City, January 14, he has become.a universal favorite in this State. We are con- fident he will carry North Dakota. “Progressive Republicans, s well as Democrats, will support him as against President Hoover, who, we expect, will be renominated by the Republicans.” One presidential candidate already has been filed. He is Joseph I. France. former United States Senator from | Maryland, sponsored by the State Progressive Republicans. George T. Murray of Berthold is pre- | paring to flle the name of his brother, | Gov. W. H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray of | Oklahoma, as a Democrat as soon as | he receives the Governor’s permission State Republican groups plan con- | ventions in the next few weeks to in- dorse candidates. The Progressives are | to meet at Valley City Monday, and | according to Jeaders, will indorsc | Prance, who has been approved by their State Central Committee. INDORSED IN WISCONSIN. —The name of Gov. Franklin D. Roose- HEREF from a sincere a jeweler. For 39 years we serving the Washington p value. Wedding ‘Band eautiful Band with APttt diamonds fn channel effect. %50 12 set | 5= A.Kahn Jn Should Know his | and his constructive, progressive and | humane administration as Governor of | Democratic leader around whom every | a livelihood to all and & return to pros- | of' ou ‘on page three of the com- consent before his name could be en- | is an immense satis- faction in the knowledge that your Diamond comes velt of New York today brought cheers from one of the largest Democratic State conferences ever held in Wiscon- | sin as it indorsed him as the Demo- | cratic candidate for President. | " Not in years, political leaders said, had such a large group of Wisconsin Democrats been together. The Cre- dentials Committee reported 900 dele- gates and several hundred other per- sons present at the session. Roosevelt’s name was placed before | the meeting by Joseph Martin, Green | Bay. attorney. chairman of the Com- mittee on ‘Resolutions. ~Charles E. Broughton, editor of the Sheboygan Press, moved adoption of the indorse- | ment and his motion carried unani- mously. The conference also approved a reso- Committee majority rather than two- thirds rule. The conference, called by Otto A. La Budde, Milwaukee, State committee chairman, did not adopt a platform. It met merely for the purpose of se- | lecting candidates for delegates and four delegates at large. The candidates must be approved at the April primary. An expected controversy over an- nouncement of four Democrats that they were candidates for delegates at large despite the action of the con- ference, did not reach the floor. S 5 SPECIAL RULE BARS PAY INCREASES IN AGRICULTURE BILL (Continued From Pirst Page) the practical, efficient service of the | department. 'Like taking off fat from | the human body, certain reductions are | beneficial. A large part of this saving | will be #bsorbed by not filling the va- | cancies that occur from now on. The individual salary of those remaining on the rolls will not be affected by my pro- posal. Will Urge Additions. “I shall propose the addition of ap- | proximately $230.000 of items that the subcommittee originally recomrnended and which were later eliminated by direction of the chairman of the main committee. I also will propose the ad- dition of an item of $20,000 for the study of imported oils and fats request- ed by the American Farm Bureau Fed- eration and the National Grange. &It is impossible to determine the exact amount, as amendments offered under the five-minute rule may change the motion and the totals somewhat, but my proposal should result in sav- ing the taxpayers about $240,000, in addition to the saving of $470,000 in contingent funds, which I initiated and which the bill already carries. The bill reduces by 5 per cent certain contingent funds of the department In the main, I propose mittee report. cent the em- to reduce by 5 per ployes activities. The rule should be ap- | plicable to both contingent funds and personnel. The contingent funds were cut before the bill reached us. The committee cut them some more. The number of employes in the District of Columbia was in almost every case not reduced at all I propose those reductions _as well. “The adoption of my motion will make the savings to the taxpayer, under this bill, approximately $2,040,- 000. I request your favorable con- sideration and vote.” Representative La Guardia, Repub- lican, of New York again assailed the attempt to reduce salaries and per- sonnel on the floor of the House yes- terday. He publicly pledged himself in the House to fight “tooth and nail” and “to the last ditch” to protect the Integrity of the Government's organization and salary structure. Sees Bankers’ Plot. “There is a movement underfoot,” he declared, “under the guise of emergency legislation, to break down the functions of the Federal Govern- ment through reduction of salaries and personnel. Big business,” he charged, ‘is behind this efort, because the bankers want to reduce the payroll. They seek to break down the machin- ery of government because the more they can impoverish the farmers and Federal workers the easier it will be for them to exploit the masses. “Under the guise of economy and constructive statesmanship they have suggested that we take away the hope of a $60 a year increase in salary from the Government clerks. Yet in the $2,000,000,000 reconstruction bill we have authorized employment of any number of employes, with no restric- | tion, not even covered under civil serv- ice. The bankers have failed in this period of depression and unemploy- ment to produce one outstanding man or one original idea for relief. The | $2,000,000,000 reconstruction fund is a subsidy to the bankers' incompetency.” Trans-Canada Flyers Off. GOGAMA, Ontario, January 23 (#). —The transcanada flyers, Jarl Grubb- strom and W. H. Cross, hopped off from here at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Stand- ard Time, for Hearst, Ontario. The weather was bad when they left. The flyers are_en route from Montreal to Victoria, British Columbia. Japan expects to develop an annual FOND DU LAC, Wis., January 23 (#). | production of 1,000,000 tons of steel in ' must do it gladly, Manchuria. at B, nd reliable have been ublic with capable an stones of surpassing quality and true Solid Platinum Stationery— Cards—and Invitations—. Our Engraving Department offers correctness in every de- tail—and prices that will please you. Estimates furnished without obligation. Arthur J. Sundlun, President 39 Years at 935 F Street lution recommending to the National | in Washington in those same style . in quality. are designed and made by and foreign watchmakers. FORILSLEY SLAYER | Search for Crawford Is In- tensified as Reward Is Increased. | By a Staff Corfespondent of The Star. MIDDLEBURG. Va., January 23.— With the reward increased to $3,000 | for the capture of the murderer of Mrs. Agnes Boeing Ilsley, Middleburg so- ciety woman, and her maid, the hunt for Geof§e Crawford, colored ex-chauf- feur, suspected slayer, was intensified tonight. | At a mass meeting of Middleburg | citizens late today it was decided to em- | ploy & permanent police officer with the rank of sergeant. Mayor Willlam .. Luck was authorized to deputize 12 men to act as his assistants without pay. Heretofore the town has had no regular police protection. To pay the salary of the “town ser- geant,” a survey of outlying districts is being undertaken by the county sur- | veyor, with a view to annexing ad- | joining villages to increase corporation | taxes. Windy Hill and Ridge View would be incorporated with Middleburg under the plan, which must receive court, approval. ‘The increase in the original $500 re- | ward for the murderer's capture was | made up by a contribution of $1,000 | | from Mrs. Ilsley’s brothers, Paul and | John PRoeing, and pledges from Middle- | burg citizens of $1,500. A colored lodge of Elks in Middleburg pledged $25 in a | letter to the town council, expressing | “deep:st sympathy” and asserting the lodge members “stand ready to assist in_any way.” The reward will be paid to any police officer or private citizen in any State | or district, who makes the arrest or furnishes information leading to the capture of the slayer. Among those who attended the mass meeting were Mayor Luck, J. B. Skin- | ner, who presidedy Walter Cochran, Thomas Atkinson, C. Oliver Iselin, W. P. Hulbert, Mrs. Arthur White, Jack | Skinner, Duval Tyler and William | Mitchell. |CHEST DRIVE GETS UNDER WAY TODAY WITH HUGE RALLY (Continued From First Page.) welfare organization is already facing | an increase of at least 40 per cent in | demands for aid this Winter, with in- dications that this expenditure will | grow larger. | “The District of Columbia Committee on Employment, now a member of the Chest, requires at least $250,000, all of | which' is spent for unemployment needs, creating ‘made’ work and thereby keep- | ing ablebodied people from the chari- | ties and enabling them to maintain | their self-respect. | Consideration Urged. | “I want to bespeak for the person | who comes to your door seeking funds | for the Chest the kindest consideration. | Every worker is serving in this cause | absolutely without pay. In addition, | every worker has given generously | toward the Chest. | “These workers are your fellow cit- | izens, working for your Community Chest, for every person who lives in | the District has a distinct interest in | the Chest with its economical method of collecting and administering funds for relief. Washington is facing the | greatest peace-time emergency in its history. We have a hard task before | us, but I believe that the people of | washington will, s usual, meet and | conquer this emergency by subscribing the entire budget asked by the Chest ‘for Washington's sake.’” More than 4,000 persons will receive letters from local Jewish leaders ap- pealing for Chest aid. The communi- cation will be signed by Oscar Leonard, executive director, Jewish Welfare Fed- eration; Mrs. Charles 'A. Goldsmith, president United Hebrew Relief So- | ciety; Miss Bertha R. Isreal, chairman | Juanita K. Nye Council House; Isaac | B. Nordlinger, president Jewish Foster Home; Arthur J. Sundlum, president Jewish Welfare Federation; Charles A. | Goldsmith, president Hebrew Home for the Aged: Charles Rapaport, president, | Hebrew Free Loan Association, and | Rabbis Abram Simon, Solomon H. Metz, | Julius T. Loeb, George Silverstone, ~acob A. Dubrof and M. A. Horwitz. More Needed Now. The message will say, among other things: “During the year 1931 the Community Chest allotted to the Jewish agencies $173,813, There is no_doubt that more | will be needed and the Budget Com- | mittee of the Community Chest has recommended the necessary increases. “But this recommendation can be carried out only if the Community Chest receives from the community the neces- | sary $2,601,000 which is this year's | goal. You must help at this time. You readily and gen- erously.” Same Address [IFULLY modern in . and dependable Our watches Al d highly skilled American 17-]J ewel Ladies’ Wrist Watch Charmingly modern in de- sign with black silk cord. A real timekeeping Baguette, c ° Amsterdam Diamond 3000 SPURS HUNT [ * A5 Smith Explains ow Song Became Campaign Music “Sidewalks of New York”’ Was Taken by Error to Conyention. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 23.—Speaking at a Democratic “victory” luncheon in the Bronx today, former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presidential nom- inee in 1928, explained that the song “Sidewalks of New York” had become closely identified with his political career through an error. He sald coples of it were placed by mistake among music carried to the national convention in 1920. Some one on the convention floor announced, speaking of Smith, “If you don't want him, we'll take him back to the sidewalks of New York.” The lead- er of the orchestra, Smith said, was thumbing through his music at the moment and, realizing the appropriate- ness of the song, ordered it played. Since then, the former Governor said, the song has been played and sung even in the smallest hamlets of the country. PLANS COMPLETED FORG.0.P.SESSION Chicago Pays $75,000 to Committee Headed by Senator Fess. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 23.—With half the $150,000 civic guaranty in its hands, the Republican party’s Committee on Arrangements completed preparations today for the National Convention, opening June 14. Edward N. Hurley, leader of the non- partisan . civic group that secured both parties’ nominating gatherings for Chi- cago, gave to Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, Republican chairman, a check for $75,000. “We’ll turn over the rest any time they want it,” Hurley said. The morning was spent in inspecting the mammoth Westside Stadium, also to be the meeting place of the Demo- crats. DEMOCRATIC UNITY PENNSYLVANIA AIN State Chairman Appeals for Uninstructed Delegation to Convention. By the Assoclated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa, January, ¥8. | John R. Collins, Coudersport, chairman | of the Democratic State Committee, to- day appealed for an uninstructed Penn- sylvania delegation to the Democratic National Convention. “Let's send delegates who will sit down at the time of the convention and reason among themselves who |should bhe the standard bearer for [1932,” Collins said. “Let us be fair | with' ourselves and the party we repre- sent in this State. “We all want victory, and the only way we can have victory is to be united.” Joseph F. Guffey, Pittsburgh, former National Committeeman, has been claiming 66 of the Pennsylvania dele- gates will be pledged to support the candidacy of Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt of New York, for the presidential nomination. cohn M. Hemphill, West Chester, gubernatorial candidate in 1930, has been supporting the candidacy of Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland. The State Committe= at a recent meeting here urged that all delegates | support the candidate receiving the | most number of votes in the primary | election on April 26. Democratic Council Meets. ‘The’Democrhtic Educational Council met Monday evening, with Mrs. Grattan Kerans, vice president, presiding, at the Hay-Adams House. Mrs. Lester J. Pol- lock, chairman of the Educational Com- mittee, read lettess from various States relative to the absentee voting laws, and invited members to assist with suggestions for a program outline for this committee. Mrs. Margaret Haw- kins, chairman of program and libra- rian, reported speakers have been se- cured for future meetings. Mrs. Eva O. Steimer, chairman of membership, re- ported new members—Mrs. Edward | Costigan, Mrs. Gertrude Payne, Miss C. V. Eckstrom, Mrs. Hattie G. Moler and Miss N. Arnold. 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