Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1932, Page 11

HINDENBURG URGES UNITED GERMANY Pleads for Voters’ Support on Non-Partisan Basis Over Radio. By the Associated Press, BERLIN, March 11.—In the first and only speech he has made in the presi- dential campaign which ends on Sun- day, President von Hindenburg appealed last night to the German people for support as a nen-partisan, non-political candidate. The speech was broadcast from his study and rebroadcast in the United States. He justified the course he has followed in the past seven years as head of the nation, and asserted that he consented to run again only after he had convinced himself that it was his duty to the nation. ear-old President was the old shal once again when he went on the air to ask re-election. His gruff voice was brusque and military. His appeal was to the entire German electorate _and not to any particular party. “To be the candidate of the German nation on a non-party basis and as such to oppse those who merely stand for party interests, that I conceive to be my duty to the fatherland,” he sald. Hitler Not Mentioned. Not once during his talk did he men- tion the name of Adolf Hitler, the leader of the National Socialists, who is his principal opponent in the voting next Sunday. But he answered two criti- cisms that have been leveled at him by Hitler's Nazis To the accusation that he was un- faithful to the “national front” in sign- ing the Young plan, the President said he was “convinced of the necessity of that step to gain our national liberty.” And to criticism directed against him because he signed the emergency de- crees which placed a heavy burden on German business and German citizens of all walks of life, he replied “Last Summer we faced the question whether to buy financial relief at the cost of political surrender abroad or to stand our ground as a nation alone and submit to heavy sacrifices. With- out hesitation, I chose the latter course.” The old fleld marshal asserted that whatever his critics might say. none of them could deny that he had been motivated by fervent love of coun Urges United Nation. “Our great goal can be attained only if we unite in one true, national com- munity,” he said. “I cannot believe that Germany. will go under in internal strife and clvil war when the supreme task is the struggle for Libe and the standing of the German ne He appealed for a rebirt ing of union that swept in 1914 and declared he w to fight for Germany by “the responsi- bility that made me hold out in the war until I brought my troops home.” Shortly after the President had com- pleted delivering his ss from his study, 20,000 Communists massed in the Sportpalast at a campaign meet- ing for Ernst Thaelmann, their candi- date for the presidency. ‘Within the last two weeks Theodore Duesterberg, Nationalist candidate for President, and Herr Hitler have held mass meetings in the same hall. In comparison with the Communist e thusiasm last night, the demonstra- tions for them were tame. 20,000 at Soviet Rally. {The 20,000 persons in the hall stretched out their fists and swore death to capitalism. Amid a forest of red flags and hammer-and-sickle in- signia they pledged allegiance to So- vietism. Herr Thaelmann said that in his radio speech President von Hindenburg “boxed the ears of democracy.” ‘The Communist cindidate asserted the Far Eastern problem was the weightiest matter before the world to- day, and he painted Soviet Russia as the workers' paradise, “If any industrial leader in Russia managed as badly as captains of in- dustry in Germany do, they would be sent to 8 mad house for observation,” he said. impelied DEMOCRAT WOMEN ASK RECOGNITION Montgomery Club Requests Part in Selection of Convention Members. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. BETHESDA, Md., March 11.—Recog- nition of the Woman’s Democratic Club of Montgomery County in the selec of delegates to the State and ni 1 Democratic conventions this year was asked at a meeting of county clubs executive board held at the county building in Bethesda yesterday The chairman, Miss Ruth Shoer was directed to write to Democ Jeaders suggesting that the club Tepresented at these affairs w least one or more delegates and a cating that in tr ion of the dele- gation from the State one-third of the number be women In order to raise money for the ¢ quota to the victory campaign fund board voted to sell small donkey pins An offer of Mrs. E. A. Merritt to throw open the gardens of her home in North Chevy Chase to the public on day during the latter part of M; x the benefit of the club was by the board will be charged for the coming 1 It was decided to postp meeting until after the tion. - ACCUSED OF ERECTING SIGN WITHOUT PERMlT: President of Washington Company Posts Bond fcr Appearance at Rockville aker, A small admission pr By a Staff Correspondent SILVER SPR Charges permit led tc of George T. S the Washington Sign 3 Windham mery ¢ police. Mr ood was re- | Jeased after posting $7.50 bond for his| appearance in Police Court at Rock- ville March 15 Warrant for the arrest was sworn| by Martin F. Iverson, assistant building inspector in charge of this area, | and alleged that the sign company had | violated Section B-1 of the county building regulations code. MELLON BANKER DIES LOS ANGELES, March 11 (#).—H. § Zimmerman, co presideat of the Mellon Natiomal Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa., | died in a hotel suite yesterday of a heart attack. Zimmerman arrived here last night from the East. The coroner said an autopsy will be performed. The banker complained of severe of erect Co. Corpl. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. C., FRIDAY, / MARCH 11, 1932. Star Foreman Honored PRINTERS PAY TRIBUTE TO RETIRING CHIEF. A committee from The Star composing room who yesterday presented their retiring foreman, Joseph C. Whyte, with a camera. Ieft to right: R. N. Babcock, T. D. McCarty, E. E. Amnett, M. P. Weller, Mr. Whyte, J. T. Casebeer —Star Staff Photo. and Charles Long. | OSEPH C. WHYTE, for 37 years| an employe of The Evening Star, | has retired as foreman of the composing room, it was an- nounced today. His retirement, due to failing health, was voluntary Resolutions of regret on his retire- ment and formal expressions of hope for his complete recovery were pr sented to Mr. Whyte yesterday after-| noon by a delegation of fellow employes, | representing The Evening Star Chapel of the Columbia Typographical Union. The group also gave Mr. Whyte 4 folding camera, a gift of the chapel The presentation was made by Ray- mond N. Babcock, chairman of the chapel, The Resolution. | The resolutions, adopted at a special | meeting of the chapel, follow: “Whereas, after 37 vears of continu- ous service in the composing room of The Evening Star, dating from July 15, 1895, Mr. Joseph C. Whyte has volun- tarily retired on account of impaired health; and “Whereas, during those years of serv- ice Mr. Whyte has held many positions of responsibility, culminating in the po- | through the World War to the present. | tutional readings dispensed with, and sition of foreman: and “Whereas, during the years of his occupancy of the position of foreman | Mr. Whyte not only had the best inter- | ests of The Evening Star Newspaper Co. at heart, but also the welfare and con- | tentment of the employes under thi direct authority; and | “Whereas, at all times Mr. Whyte has demonstrated the practicability of faithfully filling the office of foreman without making it subservient to his union principles: Therefore, be it “Resolved, That The Evening Star Newspaper Chapel learns with regret of his_voluntary retirement. “Resolved further, That The Evening Star Newspaper Chapel wishes for Mr. recovered health and renewed | strength and vigor, that he may enjoy for many years a well deserved rest free from the strain of active parti pation in the making of a great Amer- | ican daily.” | ‘The resolutions were signed by a committee of the chapel, consisting of Charles Long, William H. McLean. Alexander Gordon, T. Doran McCarty, Charles J. Berner, Mason P. Weller, James T. Casebeer, Ernest E. Arnett| and Chalrman Babcock. The signers composed the delegation which visited | Mr. Whyte yesterday at his home, 1125 Allison street. Made Foreman in 1923. Mr. Whyte entered the employ of | ‘The Star July 15, 1895, as a printer. He was appointed foreman of the com- | posing room on October 16, 1923. Dur-‘ |ing his long service he assisted in the publication of many notable editions of The Star, from the Spanish-American memorable incident of his service was_his assignment to assist printers | of the Baltimore Sun in publishing the Sun in The Star's plant, after the great Baltimore fire of 1904. Mr. Whyte is chairman of the board of trustees of the Columbia Typograph- ical Union and a member of Pentalpha Lodge, F. A. A. M. He is nearly 60 vears old, is married and has several children 'and grandchildren. Under the retirement plan of The Star he will receive a comfortable pension for the remainder of his life. DEATH OFBON AR AN MYSTERDLS Victim Dies 10 Minutes After| Reaching Hospital—Found Beaten on Road. Special Dispatch to The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, March 11.—Mystery sur- rounded the death in Georgetown Hos- pital last night of Earl T. Norris, 31, after he was found unconscious on Arlington avenue near his home in Bon | Air last night. His skull was crushed. | He died about 10 minutes after his| arrival at the hospital. | Sheriff Howard B. Fields, expressed the opinion that the man was beaten and then thrown on to the road. In addition to a broken skull, police say | that the man was severely cut about | the face and his eyes blackened and swollen. | Police first believed the dead man | was the victim of a hit-and-run driver or a hold-up. This theory was dis- carded, however, when an inspection | of the body failed to disclose any marks other than those on his head or any damage to his clothing. Police believe that had the man been struck by an automobile his clothing would have been torn and soiled through contact with the machine and roadway. The hold-up and robbery theory, too, has been practically abandoned as the result of the finding of a dollar bill and some change in his pockets. This is also borne out by the fact that Norris’ ife told officers her husband was not the habit of carrying much money on his person. Norris was discovered by Randolph ¢s, a member of the Ballston Fire partment, while he and his wife were riding in their car. He called the e Department rescue squad and taken to the hospital in the truck. was employed as a shipping a Washington laundry. His s the only immediate survivor. B Employment Group to Meet. BLADENSBURG, Md., March 11 (Spe- 1).—A meeting of the Employment | ommittee of the Greater Bladensburg District, Citizens’ Association, Clifford | ohnson chairman, will be held to- 8 o'clock in the Junior High e. The results of the house- vass to list jobless in this | will be reported. Wllat!... “EGG oNn TOAST” {or dessert? Yes —if it's made this way. Place a slice of toasted sponge cake on a plate. Cover it with SOUTHERN DAIRIES VANILLA lce Cream Then lay a canned half peach on top. Sally Sothern and Southern Dairies Orchestra pains in the abdominal reglon during the night. A house physician was sum- moned, but Zimmerman died before he could be removed to a hospital, — Tuesday and Friday Evenings » DEARBORN POLICE FACE RIOT TRIALS Liberties Union to Prosecute | Officers in Shootings at Ford Factory. By the Associated Press. | DETROIT, March 11.—The Ameri- can Civil Liberties Union today made plans to prosecute members of the Dearborn i)ollce force for their part in the riot at the Ford Motor Co.'s River Rouge factory Monday, in which four persons were shot to death and more than a score wounded. The proceedings will be under the direction of Roger N. Baldwin of the union, who arrived in Detroit last| night' to investigate the case. The | union contemplates proceedings to fix | the responsibility for the shootings and later suits for damages. Baldwin attacked the Michigan law, which fails to provide for charges | against officers who kill or wound per- sons during riots. ‘He sald the law was_unconstitutional. { “The Civil Liberties Union intends | to attack this law in the courts and, | if necessary, carry the fight on con- | stitutional grounds to the highest | court in the country,” he said. | _Officers in the Detroit police bal- | listics bureau examined bullets and guns belonging to Dearborn police in an effort to determine who fired the shots which killed the four persons. Bullets from .38-caliber pistols were taken from the bodies Wednesday. Now—A New, Lower Priced Rowing Machine Exerciser and Reducer ‘0 —For adults or children. 40-1b. springs which may be used together or singly. rolling seat allowing full flexing of legs. Adjustable nickel-steel springs extend full length for abdominal exercises. Platform for exercises. slides under the bed. We’ve Never Sold a Rowing, Health Machine or Exerciser for So Little! Reducing, | stated, it has been singled out for a | public and not the theater will have to D. G VIRGINIA LINE MEASURE PASSED Senator Smith Has Bill Re- trieved After Killing It in Committee. - By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va, March 11.—Sena- tor W. Worth Smith of Louisa yesterday hastened to right the Northern Virginia legislative “apple cart” which he had upset the night before without knowing that the bill he killed in the Senate Pinance Committee was sponsored by his brother, Representative Howard W. Smith of the eighth district. Recalled From “Grave.” ‘The bill in question, which was one of the principal Northern Virginia measures of the present session, pro- vides for the creation of a commission to settle the boundary line dispute be- tween the District of Columbia and Arlington County and was introduced by Delegate Hugh Reid as a companion | measure to a bill already introduced in the House of Representatives by Repre- sentative Smith. The Virginia measure was recalled from the legislative “grave” yesterday and passed, going to the Governor for his signature, On Wednesday night Delegate Reld appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to explain the bill, which al- ready had passed the House, but Sena- tor Smith was not present during the explanation. He returned, however, just as the measure came up for a vote and opposed it, claiming that “everything is all quiet alng the Potomac now, so why stir up anything?” He interpreted the bill as an affront by the Federal Government to seize “some more of Virginia,” and 50 declared himself in no uncertain terms. As a result of this opposition, the committee voted to pass the bill by | indefinitely. v Has Measure Passed. Yesterday, however, Senator Smith | was advised that he had killed his own | brother’s bill and he hastened to make amends by explaining the situation to the Senate, after which he succeeded in having the committee discharged from | further consideration, had the consti- the bill passed without opposition. The bill provides for the creation of |a commission composed of one ap- pointee by the Governor of Virginia, |one by the President of the United States and the third member to be ap- pointed by the first two. The commis- sion would be empowered to settle the dispute once and for all. PUBLIC APPEAL URGED AGAINST THEATER TAX Jobs of Hundreds of Actors De- | clared at Stake in Proposed | 10 Per Cent Levy. Maintaining that the proposed 10 per cent Federal admission tax “is an unjust discrimination,” the National Alliance | of the Theatre, with headquarters in New York City, today was circulating letters appealing to the general public | to file protests with Congress | “By doing this,” the alliance's letters | state, “you will be helping hundreds of | actors, who have entertained you in | the past, from being thrown out of | work.” ‘Tha alliance contends that the theater is facing the worst perjod in its history, only 30 of 67 theaters in New York City being opened at the present time and | only 50 per cent of actors are working | and many on part-time. | Despite the fact the theater has helped | to bolster up the morale of the Nation during war and depression, the alliance 10 per cent tax in the face of the facts that all other industries are only to be taxed 2V per cent through a gen- eral manufacturers’ sales tax. The al- liance maintains that the theater ls willing to do its share, but it should not be _discriminated against. ; While it has been argued that the pay the tax, the alliance asserts the levy “will still further reduce the num- | ber of patrons, and, as the result, will| | succeed in getting less money from the | theaters and thus defeat its own ends.” | Henry George's celebrated book, | “Progress and Poverty,” was refused publication by all the American book publishers when submitted to them and the author had to resort to a job | printing office, Henry George himself | setting some of the type. | Appomattox Memorial Planned ‘WAR DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVES SEEK DESIGN. DISTINGUISHED jury of noted architects is examining 186 designs which have been submitted for a memorial to be erected by the War Department at Appomattox, Va., commemorating the ending of the Civil War Photo shows a model of the design which has been submitted by Gaetano Cicere, who has designed a number of other prominent memorials. ~—Underwood Photo. 11, RELIEF BACKED BY FARMERS' UNION Simpson Supports La Follette ‘ Plea for $5,500,000,000 | to Aid Jobless. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The support of the National Parmers' Union was given today to most of the| provisions of the La Follette bill for a | $5,500,000,000 publi~ works program to relieve unemploym- .t. John A. Simpsc , its national presi- dent, told a Senite committee at he ings on the me-sure that his organi: tion “approves the part of the bill that | provides for setting the unemployed to work,” but believes the bonds by which | the huge sum would be raised should not bear interest. “Among the farmers there are very | few Communists,” he said, “but the Communists I have met in the last 18 | months are laughing up their sleeves at these bond issues with bankers' money instead of Government money. They are saying more is being done by that to spread Communism in this country than anything they could do.” Simpson assailed the “international | | bankers who have a strangle hold on us,” bitterly arraigned Congress on the ground it had been in session nearly | four menths and unemployment had increased by & million in the meantime and asserted “the East seems to think it matters not whether the agricultural West is prosperous or not.” A billion-dollar cut in municipal ex- 4100 Georgia Ave. AD:-0145 been shivering tbe avold & repetition by ot our c. A 911 G St. MUDDIMAN Nat’l 0140-2622 § E Organized 1888 imnunnnmmmunnmmnunui Two Easy standing Lightweight, was forecast by E. Schmitt of | penditures for public works this year | Nation's unemployed. P John Sloan, New York architect, New York, editor of the Engineering | favored the measure in general, adding, News Record. The curtailment resulting from in- ability of cities to borrow money, he “the Government could either purchase State or municipal bonds at reasonable rates of interest or guarantee them for said, would add a million men to the sale to the public.” KA HARRY UFMA |at the ¥. M Y AND RACQUET CLUB FENCERS TO COMPETE Series of Five Bouts Will Bo Held Tonight in Presence of Experts, The ancient and honorable art of dueling will be revived tonight at the C‘enlnl Young Men's Christian Associ- ation. In the presence of a number of Amer- ican and foreign experts, a series of five bouts will be staged between fencers of the Y. M. C. A. and of the Racquet Club. The matches will take place at 8 o'clock in the Y. M. C. A. auditorfum, at 1736 G street, and the public is in- vited to witness the battle royal. Among the guests will be Jean Deil- latra-Setur, noted French fencer; Maj. Georges Thenault, air attache of the French embassy, who is an expert with the sword; Lieut. Col. 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