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| APOLOGY TOB.LF. Sends Letter of Regret to Waters for Raising of Draw in Eleventh Street Span. Superintendent of Police Pelham D. Glassford last nizht formally apolegized | to National Commander Walter W. ‘Waters of the Bonus Expeaditionary Force for the order resulting in the raising of the draw in Eleventh street bridge Friday night to prevent thou- sands of veterans from coming into the city from Camp Marks. “It was a mistake to have done s and the entire Police Department | recognizes it as much,” Gen. Glass- ford wrote in a letter to Waters. Less than three hours before, at a press ccnference, Gen. Glassford an- nounced he had “no apologies to make” for the order, and he hid “no fault to find with it.” The blockade was ordered by Assistant Superintendent L. I H. Edwards when reports were re- ceived that “the entire outfit at Camp Marks” was® preparing to march acress the bridge and up to the Capitol. Tells of Red Plot. At the press conference Gen. Glass- ford revealed that the action was taken on “information received at this office in my absence.” He then disclosed that C. F. French, commander of Camp Bartlett, had advised the department that a band of Communist-inclined veterans had plotted to invade the city and “take over one of the Government buildings.” “Everybody naturally was a little on edge. The veterans themselves have been orderly enough, but nothing mcre than a few leacders and some oratory hold them together, and the whole thing is liable to collapse at any moment. “Instructions I gave were that in case of a discrderly demonstration at the camp incident to the action of Congress, or in case of any demonstra- tion which would lead to the belief that one would be made, the draw should be raised; the object being, of course, to_reduce the number of men we would have to deal with. “The order raising the draw was is- sued on information received at this office in my absence. I have no fault to find with it. The plan was merely a safeguard. “Inspectcr Edwards got a little con cerned over the information he re- ceived.” Text of Letter. ‘The letter follows: “Dear Waters: 1 wish to express to you and to the Bonus Expeditionary Forces my regret over the incident which occurred last night when the drawbridge at Eleventh street was raised | under instructicns from the Police De- partment. “As you can well conceive, with so many visiting veterans in the city, there has been considerable concern among Federal and Washington officials, as well as residents of the District, as to what might occur, induced by mcb psy- chology, should the b-nus bill receive unfavorable action by the National Legislature. “Under these circumstances it was necessary to have plans prepared for any contingency. Plans existed and instructions were given by me that ! should the veterans at the Capitol Building become disorderly or rictous: that the Eleventh Street bridge should | be raised. I can tell you frankly that I had no personal anticipation of such an exigency, but you can well realize that under my responsibility in safe- guarding the National Capital it was absolutely essential to have plans. “During my absence at the Capitcl Building and in securing food for one of the elements of your command at 210 Thirteenth street southeast, reports received at my headquarters, not only from police scurces but from one of your camp commanders, induced the officer whom I had left in charge to believe it expedient to raise this bridge. It was a mistake to have done so and the entire Police Department recog- nizes it as such. “The exemplary conduct, discipline and Icyal attitude of your officers and men has been remarkable and I trust that incident will not induce any mem- | ber of the B. E. F. to believe that there | is to be any change in the policy of the Police Department with reference | to the manner in which we have co- | operated up to this time. “Very Truly Yours. 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DeCoe, national commander in chief, announced his organization’s latest bonus plan here today. “As commander in chief of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars of the Unitetd States, I call upon President Hoover and the Congress at least to give a help- ing hand to those of our comrades who |are destitute or disabled. We ask this in the name of humanity, with a sincere interest in the welfare of more than 1,000,000 unemployed World War vet- erans who are deserving of this con- sideration.” The latest move will be launched in Washington Monday morning by the National Legislative Committee of the organization, DeCoe said. “No great question is definitely set- tled until justice prevails,” he declared. “We will continue our fight for immedi- ate cash payment with renewed energy and determination, despite this set- back.” “With approximately 8,000,000 unem- | ployed men and women, Congress will hardly dare to adjourn without at least | | making some definite and direct contri-| bution for the rellef of individual| citizens.” CALIFORNIA BONUS ARMY UNDETERRED BY SENATE Killing of Cash Payment Plan by Vote Fails to Halt 3,000 En Route Here. By the Associated Press. ‘TUCSON, Ariz., June 18 —The South- ern California Bonus Army, nearly 3,000 strong, was undiscouraged today by the failure of the Senate to vote for im- mediate cash payment of adjusted serv- ice compensation certificates. 1 “The expedition to Washington will be made just as planned,” said Ccmdr. Royal W. Robertson. The dilapidated condition of some of the automobiles transporting the vet- erans delayed departure from Tucson until tomcrrow fight. A dozen of the veterans are on the sick list, but the 25 women and 6 chil- dren in the expedition are all well. MRS. ROSS TO BE GUEST OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN Illinois Convention Committee to Hold Breakfast June 27 for Delegates. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 18—Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Governor of Wyoming and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will be guest of honor at a breakfast June 27 planned by the Illinois Demo- cratic Woman's Convention Committee for delegates, alternates and visitors to the national convention. Representative Mary T. Narton of New Jersey will also be_honored on this occasion. Sunday, June 26, Mrs. Frank Fuller of Winnetka will entertain for Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, wife of the Illinois Senator, and Mrs. Anna Roose- velt Dall, daughter of Gov. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, preceding a garden party arranged for convention visitors at the Lake Forest home of Judge and Mrs. Clarence Norton Goodwin. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross will hold a social hour and conference at the Congress Hotel Saturday morning, June 25, for all the national committee- women. HIGH AWARDé RECEIVED BY JOHN J. COLUMBUS Member of C. U. Graduating Class Gets Adams Book for Excel- lence in Architecture. ‘The Henry Adams book, “Mont St. Michel at Chartres,” given by the Amer- ican Institute of Architects to students m the graduating class of member schools of the Association of Collegiate Architectural Schools for general excel- lence in architecture, has been awarded to John J. Columbus, a member of the graduating class of Catholic University, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Columbus also was awarded a medal on his archeology project, “A Gothic Wall Tomb,” and a first men- tion on his Esquisse-Esquisse, “A Mu- seum,” each the highest award that may be obtained in this competition. He is a son of Charles J. Columbus, 1809 Lamont street. FIRE BELEG;\TES NAMED Seat Pleasant Department Selects Representatives at Frostburg. Special Dispatch to The Star. SEAT PLEASANT, Md., June 18.— The Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire De- JACK D. GOLDSMITH Sign Maker HAS RETURNED TO THE OLD STAND 924 D St. N.W. Tel. Sterling 9510 Not Listed in Phone Book N partment has named its delegates and alternates for the fortieth annual con- vention of the Maryland State Fire- men’s Association to be held in Frost- burg, Md., July 6, 7 and 8. They are Clarence M. Mace, J. Lucian Duffy, Judge John A. Schultz, H. S. Ball and Willam W. Bowman, delegates, and Edward B. Hayes, Wal- ter S. Chaney, Boyd Hoar, Wilmer W. Stotler and Ralph U. Boyer, alternates. In 1918 some 30 different poison gases were known. Today, it_is estimated, this number is around -a Shousand. Mte THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 19, 1932—PART O ARCHERS “DIG IN" | SEND FOR' FOLKS| R[[:R”"S 80 U B HI Stragglers Wander on Police Report 1,000 on Way Home—Scouts Sent After More. — (Continued From give members of the army home States. “It is very doubtful” he assert “that we can muster up enough votes during the short time this Congress will be in session to get you your bonus. Therefore, the next best thing for you to do 1s to get jobs until we are able to get favorable action on your measure. “I assure you that before Congress a s a substantial relief program will be put_through and there will be jobs back home for many of you.” Police Chief Pelham D. Glassford de- cided yesterday to permit several hun- dred veterans to continue to “squat” in buildings on B street southwest, be- tween Twelfth and Thirteenth, which officials of the Agriculture Department requested to be evacuated. The veterans were allowed to move into the buildings from Camp Marks and Camp Bartlett by the contractor | who is to raze them under the Govern- ment building program. They refused to accede to the demands of Agriculture Department officials that they leave and Glassford backed them up until he could obtain a ruling from Secretary of the Treasury Mills, whose department has supervision over the building project. Fails to See Mills. Twice yesterday Gen. Glassford at- 'mpted to communicate with Secretary Mills or Chief Clerk F. A. Birgfeld, but was unsuccessful. Late in the day he visited the old buildings. including a large brick apartment building, and talked with the men. It was under- stood he told them they could remain until the committee set up by the Dis- trict Commissioners ruled on the san- itary and fireproof conditions of the structures. Nearly 200 men, under the leadership of Richard Smith of Detroit, occupy the abandoned apartment house, and, according to their own statements, they are “living like kings.” Camp Routine Goes On. Despite the disappointment of the Senate’'s overwhelmirg defeat of the bonus measure and the continued cloudy and chilly weather, with occasional misty rains, life for those in the en- campments fell into the usual routine. Mess sergeants allotted food or ma- terials to all who applied. Trucks of donated foodstuffs formed a line before the central commissary. Occasionally the men would drop their tasks and listen to exhortations from speakers that “ranks must not broken.” There was some bickering on the side- walk outside the so-called national general headquarters. George Aiman, twice deposed official of the B. E. F., announced he was going to have a showdown with the national officers over the latest action of the Executive Committee in removing him as national billeting officer. He tcld newspaper men he had ar- ranged to be tried by a court-martial composed of the eight regimental com- manders of the B. E. F. The controversy over housing vet- erans, begun by Alman, resulted yes- terday afterncon in a conference be- tween Glassford and Waters. Waters told the police chief he want- ed Camp Marks and Camp Bartlett consolidated on the Anacostia flats. Glassford said he told the leader this was impcssible, but that he would con- sent to the moving of 43 unused Na- tional Guard tents from the Alabama avenue site to Camp Marks. ‘These tents were set up last night Waters’ be at Anacostia, Glassford said. Bartlett, according to Glassford, were due to a desire to get the men closer to town and not have so many dif- ferent encampments. “He told me the men themselves didn't like Camp Bartlett,” Glassford said, “but when he asked the men them- selves if they desired to leave they all said ‘No."” . Other Conferences Scheduled. Other conferences with the veteran an effort t> solve the increasingly diffi- cult billeting problem, Glassford said. Commissioners yesterday on the insan- itary conditions in the various build- ings now being occupied by several thousand men. Scme cf these may have to be evacuated. The first reply to his “back-to-the- farm” idea for solving the veteran prob- lem was received by Glassford yester- day in a telegram from Gov. Doyle E. Carlton of Florida. Tre wire, addressed to Thomas J. the “Key Men of America,” fol'ows: “I will co-operate with patriotic or- ganizations to secure acreage in Flor- ida for jobless veterans cr other people to cultivate, provided arrangements. can be made so that settlers will not be | dependent upon adjoining communities.” Glassford Praised by Curtis. Glassford was praised by Vice Presi- dent Curtis for his handling of the thousands of men who gathered at the Capitol yesterday to await the Senate’s vote on the bonus bill. ‘The Vice President telephoned Glass- ford’s secretary, Joseph Hanson, and expressed nfiprecifltlcn of “the fine way he (the police chief) has handled this situation.” After remaining in “quiet sector” for more than a week, the Communist party again broke sforth yesterday in a re- newed attempt to get a foothold in the camps. Agents were reported active at an early hour despite a staunch vet- eran opposition to their teachings. Numerous printed sheets were confis- cated by veterans. They were being circulated under the auspices of the radical Workers Ex-Servicemen's League. The printed material called upon vet- erans to unseat their Executive Commit- tee and elect a ‘“represented group of leaders.” It assailed the commander of the army as a “betrayer” and attacked tne police and the conditions in the camps. Meantime another movement to bring wives and families here was started in the camps. Several men already have brought their families, but police last night said they were unable to furnish proper quarters for them. Women Object to Segregation. Ar. effort was made to segregate wom- en by placing them at the isolation camp of the National Guard headquar- ters. Some of the women refused to go and the police were left wondering what they could do about it. - Weary as they were afoot from their participation in the all-day siege in front of the Capitol on Friday, several contingents of veterans from the various cemps tramped again to the big build- ing yesterday to listen to speeches by Senator Thomas and Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas. Addressing principally about 400 members of the Texas unit of the bonus army, Representative Blanton complimented them on their orderli- ness and urged them to continue. He talked for 45 minutes and before he had concluded approximately 350 more veterans joined the throng of Texans. He declared the Senate’s action AMUSEMENT ALLIGATOR BOY (HENRY COPPINGER, Jr. 'WRESTLES 230-POUND 'GATORS. Chevy Chase Swimming Pool MONDAY—WEDNESDAY—FRIDAY :00 P.M, ADMISSION. 50c—CHILDREN, 28e SWIMMING INCLUDED. stump | reasons for wanting to abandon Camp | leaders will be held early this week in | He received a report from the District | Jobs in thelr | &d, | once Congress had disposed of the bo- Jarrell, 1116 Vermont avenue, one of goes for the Democratic party. and "Army" Is After Defeat of Bill, Declared More. United. BY THOMAS P. HENRY. The B. E. F. seems to have settled down for a nice, long visit. Hopes that the District of Columbia ould be rid of its unbidden guests nus issue for this session seemed doomed to disappointment yesterday. The net effect of the crushing defeat suffered in the Senate was merely to shake out of the ranks the doubters and “grous- ers,” leaving the organization stronger and more unified than ever. Stragglers wandered away from all the camps in threes and fours, and some large groups may have pulled out, but there was no evidence of a general exodus. There were a few new registrants at Camp Bartlett. The general atmosphere of resignation and determination to stick did not promise much for an early evacuation of the Anacostia sector. Rain Is Chief Enemy. The camps actually were growing larger and more substantial. Much building was in progress at Camp Marks, Foraging parties were bring- ing in from the city’s junk piles more and more rusty iron, roofing tin, frag- ments of old automobiles and discarded beds to be used in relieving congestion in that insanitary mud hole and in making the shelters already erected more “seaworthy.” The “jungle” had spread almost to the river yesterday. Wrere a dozen men huddled in one shelter to escape the rain a few days age, there are now three or four junk- pile huts. Grass and rags are being | replaced With more substantial mate- | rial as fast as it can be obtained. Up | to the present the great enemy has | been rain. The longer the men stay the better will be their protection against the elements and the better they will be prepared to stay. Camp Bartlett was taking on to an | even greater extent an atmosphere o(| permanence. New tents were being erected and those already up placed in better line. The occupants were digging trenches around them for ‘drainage. One New Jersey outfit had even planted a flower garden with plants dug up in the woods nearby. Two new families | with children had moved into camp. They were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Loud cf Paterson, N. J. with their children, Doris, 10, and Everett, 4. and Mr. and Mrs. Gilson of Jersey City, with their | children, Milton, 10; Jay, 8, and Lo-| raine, 2. Both mothers said they had left other children in care of relatives back home. Both said they were here for an 1ndennit§ perio;,i. ‘They were in rge tents with cry floors. laéimp Marks, with its mud and filth, is a terrible place for women and chil- dren, but the same cannot be said for Camp Bartlett, with the woods around it for the youngsters to romp in and plenty of opportunity to keep them clean. Several of the bonus invaders | | egainst the bill should be a lesson to those in the army who would be in their homes at the time of the next election. 2 “You know who are your friends and who are your enemies,” the Texan shouted. “When you cast your next ballot be sure to pick the right kind of man for office.” As to the bonus issue. he informed the veterans that their “fight was not yet over.” “If you keep your heads here you are going to win,” he asserted, “but if you don't you're going to lose.” ‘The Texan addressed the men from the steps of the House wing of the Capitol, while Senator Thomas spoke at length from the top step of the Senate side. Assails Banking Committee Members. | A misty rain fell as the Oklahoman recited how the measure met with de- feat. He assailed members of the Sen- ate Banking Committee, whom he said had expressed themselves in favor of the bill, but contended they could not see how this country could raise the money. | “Why, boys.” the speaker exclaimed. “there are a dozen of men in this very crowd that know more about currency than the average man on the committee back in this building here.” He expressed the belief that the bo- nus bill was “dead” for this session of Congress “unless we are able to obtain a pulmotor of sufficient voting strength to revive it and get it off the table.” The speaker blamed the defeat of the bill.on “Wall street.” He asserted it would be up to “Wall street” to finance | the coming campaigns of the two major | parties. | “In order to win at the next election the Republican party has got to have money,” he asserted, “and the sgrmc e only folks in this country today who | have money are up on Wall street. Says Wall Street Controls Senate. “Well, the word came down from Wall street the other day to the heads of the | two parties that if you expect any | money from us you must kill the bonus bill. Therefore, you saw men of either | side of the Senate yesterday vote against | the measure, for Wall street controls the | United States Senate.” | “Let me give ycu some advice,” Sen- | ator Thomas shouted. *“Wall street | runs the United States Government. | telling you what I believe. wrong, then I am a Red.’ | “If Wall street doesn't change its | views, they'll soon know up there just | :vhat. is going to happen in this coun- i Ty < The speaker assured the veterans that he had but one “boss”—the State of Oklahoma. | “If I am defeated at the next elec- | tion,” he ccntinued, “I guess I will have to join your camp.” Promised Generalship. The veterans applauded and one shouted: “We'll be here and we'll maN | you a general.” | Senator Thomas told the veterans | the reason the bill passed the House but was beaten in the Senate was b2- cause Senators have to face the voters only every six years, while every mem- t;;r“ of the House comes up again this .-These Senators who are not run-| ning think the memory of the ex-serv- | ice men is poor and that you will forget | all abeut their votes,” h> said. i “We'll show them,” some of the vet- erans exclaimed. He commended the men for their conduct and told them it had won the | admiration of Congress and the| country. ] Suggestions have been made, Senator | Thomas added, that Congress should | appropriate money to send the men| ‘home, | “We don't want that,” they shouted. ‘They left the Capitol grounds quietly at the conclusion of Thomas' speech. It I am LANDSCAPING Prices are lower than ever | This is the ideal time to beau- ‘ tify your home by landscaping | and increase its value. Without | grounds. “Satisfaction guaranteed.” HYATTSVILLE NURSERY | GREENWOOD 2274~ 28 OAKWOOD RO. | Somehow here were so impressed with the place that they said they would send for their cwn families, and if many more arrive it is planned to set mside a section of | By Cable to The Star. the camp for them, BERLIN, Just what, in their own minds, the |and Dixon line is to the United States, men expect to gain by remaining in Washington, now that the bonus bill | has been killed so far as this session is concerned, is not at all clear. “How long am I here for?—until I can carry back that bonus,” said a New Jersey veteran. “We can get a new bill introduced right away. If Congress beats that, then we can have another bill introduced, and if they beat that we can have still another bill intro- duced. And we can keep that up until one of them is passed. Adjourn on us —no, they can’t adjourn while there is any business left for them to do.” “That don't mean anything,” said an- other, when asked the purpose of re- maining with the bonus measure killed for the session. “Didn’t you ever hear of a special session?, That's what they’ll have this Summer.” “We'll just stick,” said a Detroit vet- eran. “They're with us back home and they’re selling tags on the streets so as to get us money to buy food. It makes no difference how long we stay. I'm better off here than I would be in Detroit.” “We're Going to Stick.” But the characteristic answer is: “We're going to stick.” The men are unwilling to reveal their train of rea- soning—if there is any—behind their determination. The individuals seem confident that the leaders know what they are doing. that some plan is afoot which is beyond their comprehension, and that everything will come out all right. Here are a few of the sentiments gathered at random: “So long as we're eating here we're not eating back home. No use going back to the wife without that bonus.” “No use going back because there's nothing to do and nothing to eat. They've got to feed me here. If they get tired of feeding me in camp they can put me in jail and feed me there. But I'm going to stay here somehow and I'm going to eat.” “Just as well off here as in California They don’t know what it's like to be hungry around here.” “It's just like the kids in a big family. When they get in trouble they g0 to the old man and he gets them out. That's just what we've done— we've come to the old man.” The idea of a special session of Con- gress this Summer is in the minds of many of the men. They realize that there will be an adjournment in a few days and do not relish the idea of staying here doing nothing through the Summer. They realize that, at present, they are a burden on the District of | Columbia. “That's just it.” said one man. “So it's up to this city to get Congress back here just as soon as it can. Because !the rooner it does the sooner it can get rid of us.” “Bankers” Blamed. ‘The men here believe that thousands are on the road to join them, even if the incoming hordé has dropped off enormously within the last two days. The California motorcade, supposed to be somewhere west of the Mississippl, is variously estimated at from 2,500 to 10,000. Stories fly around the camps | of an enormous New York City dele- gation on its way to Washington. It is instructive to overhear conver- sations among the men themselves as they give reasons for the defeat of the | bonus bill. They blame the “bankers.” or other the ‘“bankers” brought pressure on the Senators. Even if the bill had passed, cne vet- eran was assuring his hearers, the bankers would have come out on top. | “The7 was going to give it to us in bonds, not cash.” he declared. “They amended the bill so as to pay in bonds just =0 the bankers could get their cut. Ccngress can't do anything without giving them a cut” But in spite of the confusion there was much less apparent bitterness among the men than might have been : anticipated, and outwardly the routine of the camps went on just as before. The remarkable good behavior of its uninvited guests, which has created such a favorable impression in the Dis- trict during the past two weeks, con- tinued unchanged. It seems certain that these are not the type of men to resort to any rough tactics without very extreme provocation. And just now, even in the slime of Camp Marks, they appear contented. MORE MARCHERS COMING Group Seeks Boulder Dam Reforms as Well as Bonus. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 18 () —Agitdtion for better working con- ditions at Boulder Dam as well as a demand for bonus payment is the ob- ject of the march to Washington by 84 veterans from Las Vegas, Nebr., and vicinity, who left here on an eastbound freight train tonight. 40 veterans from Omaha and Council Bluffs, who joined the party this morning, only six continued with them, the others having withdrawn {I'm not making a ‘Red’ speech, but I'm | after learning of the bonus bill's defeat. | H. S. Hatch, head of the detachment, described working conditions at Boulder Dam as “intolerable.” Howard Hughes Jails Ex-Aide. LOS ANGELES, June 18 (#).—Robert M. Creighton, former officer on the yacht Hilda, owned by Howard Hughes, | motion picture producer, was charged today with the theft of jewelry valued at $1,500 on complaint of Hughes. Au- thorities wired New York police to/ arrest Creighton. 4,000,000 Park Visitors Expected. 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Traditionally South Germany is the home of liberal- ism and demacracy, just as North Ger- many has always been dominated by the reactionary Prussian Junkers. In 1848 the German Liberals draft>d a “democratic_constitution for a united Germany. They offered the crown of | their constitutional kingdom to Fred- erick William IV of Prussia, who scorn- | 27 to August 5, under the auspices of | conference due to fully refused as he said “to pick a crown out of the gutter.” So the task of unifying Germany was left to Bis- marck and Prussia. Consequently a united Germany, instead of being built on a democratic basis at Frankfort, came into being as an autocratic state dominated by Prussian Junkers. Now once again democratic South Germany is engaged in a clash with the Junker-ridden North Germany. With Bruening fallen, the South German states—Bavaria, Baden and Wurttem- berg—have become almost the last line of defense of the German democratic state as founded at Weimer against a cabinet containing such typical Junkers as Franz von Papen—who once called the American people “idiotic Yankees"— Gen. Kurt von Schleicher and Baron von Gayle. The democracy of these southern States bears some resemblance to the old-fashioned Jeffersonian democracy which prevailed in the Southern Staies in the United States. This democracy was closely tied up with the jealous re- gard for historic “States’ rights,” and Bavaria views with as uneasy an eye the encroachment of the central gov- ernment at Berlin upon what she re- gards as her privileges as Virginia once rr'ln:hed the growing power of Wash- gton. South Germany has been filled Wwith uneasiness for some time by the de-. velopments in Berlin. The first warn- | ing concerning the plots of the mflilary‘\ clique against Bruening came from Ba- varia. The leading party in this State is the Bavarian People’s party, which has strong sympathies with the Center party, to which Bruening belongs. Cath- olic Bavaria became indignant when President Hindenburg allowed himself ! to be persuaded by East Prussian Jun- kers to drop Bruening. South Germany has long been con- vinced the Junkers east of the Elbe| have been getting more than their share | of federal funds to keep their hope- lessly insolvent and badly man: es- tates running. Naturally, indignation | was great south of the River Main when these Junkers got the ear of the Presi- dent and formed a cabinet of their own. The indignation turned to alarm, however. when it became known that the Junker ministry was planning to appoint a federal commissioner to gov- ern Prussia. Bavaria did not relish the idea of the Reich extendine its powers still more. It foresaw the time when Berlin might | appoint a dictator to govern Bavaria and other southern States. Fritz Schaeffer, leading official of the Bavarian government, who is regarded ; as a8 “coming man” in Bavaria, made a speech in Munich denouncing the clique that brought about Bruening's downfall. It is one of the turiosities of the current political situation that this action by South Germany has been hailed with joy and glee in Republican and Soclalist circles of North Germany, which hitherto have been the sturdiest | champions of the strongly unitarian| State, while it has been most con-| demned by the Nationalist supporters of the Von Papen cabinet, who have| hitherto been warm friends of States’ rights. Politics often make strange bedfel- Jows, but never more so than when the | Von Papen Junker cabinet threw Fed-| eralist and agnostic Socialists of North Cermany and States’ rights and Catho- lic Bavarians into each other’s arms in support of a common cause. (Copyrignt, 1932.) YUKOTIA TOWN ASKS AID Epidemic Hits Rampart, 60 Miles Up River From Juneau. JUNEAU, Alaska, June 18 (#).—A report of a serious epidemic at the town of Rampart, 60 miles up the Yukon River from Tanana, was made in a request for aid received by the Governor's office here today. The message came from United States Commissioner Thyman, who asked that | an Indian service hospital boat, now ! at Hot Springs, on the Yukon, be sént to Rampart. The nature of the epi- demic was not reported, but it was| believed here to be influenza. H.ump:rt'su?oplflltlon at the last s ©® New Low Prices for the DEAF 41 imported Non - Electrical Hearing Aids $3.00 up...38 Glorious Acousticons $37.50 up. 79 Different ingin all. .. Audiometer and Avrogauge for Scientific Fit- fing ... Radio and Telephone Units..... Acousticon Brassieres. Hand Bag Carrying Cases ... Complete Repair Service. 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A school where upils will do nothing | but play will be eld here from June! the Washington Play Club. The purpose of the novel school is to teach boys how to play, according to an announcement yesterday by the faculty, composed of Warren Hayes, director of athletics at the Woodward School for Boys; Bruce Kessler, basket ball coach at St. Alban's Sckool, and Walter Young, director of athletics at American_University. | Boys who are backward among their playmates or who evidence no desire to play will receive special attention. Causes for the deficiency will be studied. The usual causes, according to club officials, are poor health, too much in- | terest in intellectual things, too rapid growth, natural timidity and lack of neighborhood factlities for play | The boys, from 8 to 14 years old, will | be instructed in small groups of similar age to eliminate domination by older boys—one of the reasons for backward- 'ness. They will be taught how to swim, how to catch and bat a base ball and | how to use a tennis racquet. | e | WOMEN VISIT MT. VERNON | | Eta Upsilon Gamma Sorority Lay ‘Wreath on Washington's Tomb. More than 100 members of Eta| Upsilon Gamma sorority, meeting at the | Willard Hotel in their annual conven- tion, journeyed to Mount Vernon yes- terday to place a Bicentennial memor- 1al wreath on the tomb of Washington. The ceremonies closed the convention, in progress here all week. The officers of the sorority are Mrs. Wendell T. Meredith, Kansas_ City, president; Mrs. Gordon L. Ross, Kansas City treasurer; Mrs. Clyde Hester, | Jackson, Miss, vice president; Mrs. Martha Dodd, Shreveport, La., secretary, and Mrs. Susie Lee Patton, Greenville, S. C.,, magazine editor. -— PLANE DROPS PROTESTS | Communist Pamphlets Oppou Roy- al Air Force Pageant. | LONDON, June 18 (#).—An airplane | flying over the vicinity of Hendon today dropped thousands of Communist pam- phlets protesting against an air pageant of the Royal Air Force scheduled to be held at Hendon next Saturday. Considerable opposition to the pageant has been expressed in various quarters, | which described it as “militaristic.” | Billboard advertisements of the page- | ant have been plastered over with other | stickers on which were printed Com- munistic slogans. | m: CONFEREES AGAIN TOAGTOND.C.BILL Bingham Agranges Prelimi« nary Meeting, on Return From Chicago. Scnator Bingham of Connecticut, chairman of the Conference Committee, on the 1933 District appropriation bill, returned yesterday from the Republican National Convention and made arrange- ments for a preliminary meeting tomor- row of the House and Senate conferees. Although the bill passed the Senate a week ago, no effort was made by the conferees to iron out the differences be- tween the Senate and House on the amount of the Federal lump sum con- tribution and other controversial issues Ppending the return of Senator Bingham. Senator Bingham said very little progress would ke made at the initial the failure of the conferees on the general economy bill to reach a decision on the pay-cut plans. The District bill, he pointed out, is closely interlocked with the econo: bill that he believes the conferces should wait until the pey-cut question is finally decided befor: going into the bun])or issues over the District supply Senator Bingham also indicated that the Senate conferees would make a vig- orous fight in conference for the $8.- 550,000 Federal contribution voted by the Senate. The House fixed the con- tribution at $6,500,000. “In reducing the contribution from nine and a half million to $8,550,000," he dectared, “I think the Senate already has gone far enough.” The $8,550,000 contgibution was ar- rived at by applying a 10 per cent cut to the $9,500,000 appropriated for the current fiscal year. GUNS SETTLE FEUD Two Young Farmers Kill Each Other in Battle, CHELSEA, Okla., June 18 (&) —Six- shooters settled a bitter feud between two young farmers. Louls Bressman, 27, and Otto Clark, 28, met in a country gully near here last night. Their weapons roared. Neigh- bors ran to the scene and found both dead. The feud began months ago in a quarrel over farm rentals. Only re- cently Bressman was alleged to have pointed a pistol at Clark's father. 1Cllrk's widow and two children sur- vive. - = Falls Dead After Cruise. 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