Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1932, Page 4

BUFFALO SHIPPERS OPPOSE WATERWAY Grain Dealers Contend Pres- | ent Great Lakes Facilities Are Adequate. Memorandum Delivered By the Associated Press. The following is the full text of the memorandum received yesterday from | Belglum, asking 4 re-Examination of the war debt Bltuation and an exten- By the Associated Press. Buffalo shippsrs and grain dealers | appeared before a Sepate For ign Re-| lations Sub-Commitigé today in oppo- | sition to the St. Lawrence waterway | treaty, with the arguthent that thé pfo- | posed outlet from the Crent Lakes to | the sea would result in no materi saving in the cost of transporting whest. Several spoke m°n for Buflalo inter- | ests, including a repres ntative of that city's chamber of comrerce, joised i | urg:ng the commities to rejéct the treaty, which was signed with Canada 188, July. The general tenor of theif cdse was that existing feciliies on ths Great | Lakes are adequate for handling the grain trade and that constriction of tie waterxay would be an éxpensive project of doubt-ul value. Charges Misteptesentation. The firsi spokesman was _Nesblt Grammer, president of the Eastern Grain Elevator Corporation and several | steamnshilp lines, #:ho said promoters of the St. Lawrence project “have misrep- resented the pessibé saving in fre‘ght costs to the Wesiorh States.’ “Theré 18 no pes-ibility of any ma- terial saving in the totl cost of trems- portaticn from tire heed of the lakes to the seaboard by the COnSd’L{‘ufln of the | St. Lawrence ahipwny Graminer sald. | “The sole effect will be to permit en- nce in the ports on the Great Lakes | modéerate-sized foreign tramp chips, whlth can_oniy, create, from time to| time, ‘cut-throat’ competition with the | lake ships and the present transpom»! tion system.” Grammer contended only & stall | part of United States wheat would be availeble - for export by way of the Great Lakes, while shippers of 300,000,- 000 bushels'of Canadian wheat would be able to use the waterway. A brief prepared by Samuel B. Bots- %\x&sl nvemw president of the | the treaty would “'ead to the expendi- turé of hundreds f millions n; 3;11; n & project the econothic value bf Jectural” $999,000,000 Cost Seen. would cost $99,000,000, and there is no present et for thé power which Both friends and ene ot were discussing whether Roosevelt’s attitude whrd it would remain the same when he Bé- ernor of New York. As b ° fepreséntative i %fin eduah calle: f.he suwfly in it8 national tspecu while viously been his duty to mm it Assistarit Secrétary of State James Grafton Rnazrs who handled the ne- gotiations with Cana ministration ufl\ems Who were con- T k. power aythority; vgu mor the w- h of o P 8 te view !h‘t.hbnm.lahzesn the treaty making. ‘The on position mlt Mem% had bee?‘ it preliminary hearings and the nchul treaty making was a task for Canada o £°~te eould properly participate. Stai. vepartment officials, they were conscious of no sharp division on ‘the subjset, #fid !ell’ga ties, influenced the opinion of ‘them- bers of Congress. amber of Cominetce, said ch is wholly speculative and con- ‘The chamber contendéd the é:mjeet would be produced. s finje yn.fll conies President as it has been as Gov- Unn,ed States uze n:: d ider 534 New York Staté project. da, and othér dd- on that, tn pflnclp]e th! New t they '!re 1ol xlv:n ldfiua jortunity present the ”}ork Bed Purely Féderal Issue. New York State to let forth its and the United States alone, in which intruste: Wwith the preparation of the treaty, said geography, rather than ' national poli- New - Forg officials 'stood _for waterkby with ‘orily ohe dam; 'hfllh'l* would have involved less exp-hsé the two- d%m plan. _But, Crmdn uo- jcted to the sing'e am on the grotnd it would oad and endanger much ter- ritory ifi the Dbrhinion. = Cahatiifing refused to ymd op. this point and Pres- ident Hoover uppruvrdw the two-dam project rather than abandon the ae- got ations. Under the two-dani seaway trea:y signed. Jast July 18 the coet to be sedscd New York State Is-$130,000,000, of approxmately twice what New York | BE expected to pay under the | er p! : SIX CdILDREN SHARE { IN ESTATE OF MOTHER Mrs. Mary Banes Miller of Chevy | Chase Makes Provision in Will ‘ Probated at Reckville. Bpecial Disoatch to The Star. RO’ KVILLE, M¢, ijovember 16.— | ‘The entirc csiate o Ml“cr ol (he\' Chase by the {8rms of her wiil, namn'»a to Piobate in ithe orph:ns' Court here yesisrcay. s be: queathed in equal shares to her -4 children—F.o"ence. M. Hunier and | Erskine Falph, Waler Lowey, Ar.hur Banes, Morris Allen tn:d Waliace Bruce Miller. The Instrutnent states: “As my hus- band, Allen Erskine, is well provided for and does not require or desire any of my estate, I have not menticned him Should any misicriune befal' hin so that he would need funds for his wel- fate and comfort, I would want him to hayve the ent're income from my es.at> during the remainder of his lifetime, then to be divided as directed.” The will . was executed October 14, | 1929, and name: the National Savings & Trus: Co. of Washington, executor. TREE TO BE PLANTED Blcehtennial Cerekiohy W1 Be | Held at Methodist Home. A tree-planting mérking the célebra- tion of the George Washington Bi- centennjiil will be conducted by the Methodist Home lar the Agsd, Con- | lan | | | ‘serted. Mrs, Mary Baaes | B sion of the debt 8y “The British lnd French govern- nients, moved a desife to alleyiate the serious culues resulting from | the economic depression, Have, in their notes dated the 10th and 1ith, re- spectively, of the present month, pro- | pored to the Government of the United States that it co-operate in a ré-ex- | amiindtion of the prcbléms arisitig from | the intergovernmental debts. Basing | their action upon the principles adopt- | éd during the recent conference of Lausanne, they suggested that thé period of suspencion on payments dué to the United States be extended for | the duration of this re-examination. The Belgian government has the honor to make the Stme request in respect w pnyments due from Belgium. Al- THE EVEN NG STAR WA%HINGTON D. C., Text of Belgian Note Yesterday Requests Re- exdmination of Debt Situation and N-w Holiday, Following Franco-British Action. though the rights of Beigium to obtain | complete material restaf h Havé béen unanimously fécégnized from the bégin- | ning, the Belgian government did not hesitate in July, 1931, to accept thé al for & moratorium which was l & by the Président of the United States. " A year later, In the Interests of peace and economic recovery, it ad- | hered to the Lausanne agreements. In |88 doing, it consented to make sfcri- fices which were pdrticularly e.vy and _which have profo\lggly af thé financlal sifuation of Belgium. The Belgian pvimment remains convinced that _the difficulties with which the world is faced today cannot be over- come uniéss the hations pufSue a féso- lute policy of co-operation and mutual | assistance. With this idea in mind and in a spirit of friendship, the Bel- |glan government requests the Govern- |ment of the United States to examine the propoeals which it has the Honor to submit.” TENTLE MEN SEE SREHTER FUTURE “New Day Dawning,” Sloan Says—Night Work for Wom- en and Children Hit. By the Assotisted Press. SPARTANBURG, 8. C., November 16. —Belief that “a new day is dawning” for the textile industry was ekpressed by George A. Sloan of New York, presi- dent of the Cotton Textile Institute, following a meeting of the institute’s board of difectors heré yesterday. “I am hopeful of the future,” he said. “The textile industry occupies a unique position in comparison with other in- dustries because of the uniisuilly fine recent demand for its products. “It rests with the mifll éxechtives s to how mey will supply this demis best advantage—through carefully pentlmu. nvmt steady employ- a _maximuth josé the mills urder meni to many, rmoducdnn. wmth wo\ufl The dh'eclarl. in l ¢l wnrk liitions ref ibmm?mum: groups rk week. " it o( Lhe ersey, brx ag uopMnu ot %! flf];dll weel !or&? the East and Bd\lth L edflxlou&hmt ibg. DEBT PLEAS TERMED | ETTERS TO SANTA”| ™" R s Senator Hatfield of West Virginid |S: 18 “Unalterably Opposed” to Néw Moratoria. By the Agsociated Press. TR Bt Senntr 16.—Unil Senat H-me Republican, of ina est of Huropean nations for exten- ons of the mgr: jum on war debts “ktt!r to Claus.” mpeupnwmwunclesm November Henry D: est Virginia, d | 4ind Saye, I effect, Please, dear Santa Claus, won't you drop $124,000,000 in our Chitistmes nnek 2 Hatfleld said in asserting he umnerahly oppwed to &ny further moratoria on debts.” “There are 10,000,000 unémployed tsons in America that are nbt expect- ing any visit from Santa Claus,” he as- “If the Government is going to band out $124,000,000 as a holiday gift, 2 favor pumn& this huge sutfi ihto the & millions of American employed er & cold Or ch dren whose parents are who otherwise might und cheerless Christmas morn! the gift might Well be shared needy veterans of the World War.” Euro nationis, he gald, Have spent approximately $1,500,000,000 on arma- ment in the last year “getting ready for another war.” _——3 |SILVER SPRING LIBRARY p.m. seasion, y o wdm"n“mu : erring I THE WEATHER I District of Columbia—Rain tonight 4nd probably tomorrow morning, pos- sibly chahging to snow flurries; Eolder late tonight, much edller tomorrow; lowest température totight about 34 degrees; gentle to moderate shitting | north by tomorrow morning. Maryland—Rath, chahgihg to snow and much colder in west ahd raih and | coldér in éast portion tohight; tomor- row snow and much colder in west and | rain, possibly changing to light snow and much colder in east portion. Virgini loudy tonight and tomor- i prabl rain on the coast, and probal light snow in the mmmr mfin southwest portion tomorrow. West Virginia—Rain, changing to snow and much colder, cold wave in extreme west portion tonight; tomorrow generally falr, except local snows in northeast portion, colder in &&st por- tion. River REport. Potomac ard Shenandoah Rivers muddy this morning. Report for Last 24 Hours. 'l‘empentum Barometer. Inches. Highest, 83, 3:00 pim, yesterday. Year ago, 75. mwst.“n, 7:30 am. today. Year Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and ) 3 7:04 p.m. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches ln the Capital (current motith to date Month, 1932, Aterdge. 4.82 3.55 Remd. January 709 83 nt 188t night tefied the re- | March 10.63 1441 1081 1.35 4.24 October ..... 7.40 8.57 November ... 4.54 u.o‘ Weather in Various Cities. Abilene, Tex. . WILL INCREASE HOURS | et Facllities Available on Monday and | Hes, Friday Evenings ahd Wednés- day Afternoons. 8poclel Dispateh to The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., November 16. —Beginning this week the Silver Spring Public Library will be open two nights week, on Monday | to 5 o'clock. It is planned to purchase a number of new books ghortly, encyclopedia and a dictionary. WILL TRANSFER FISH | Black Bass and Crappie Will Be Taken From Canal. Special Dispatch to The Star. NCCEVILLE, Md., Tre anrnusl task of seining the holes in the Cheeapeake & Ohio Canal to riscue sma l-mouth black bass cohd rapple and trans’er them to the nearby Potnmlc River will begin in this coun- tom:rrow under direction oi Cary 1) wattrs chief deputy game warden | co #r start tomorrow will be made at Swain's. lock, near the District of Coltimbia lthe, &nd 1s expected to completed to the mouth of Monocacy River at Dl"kc{sgn 3 abdut a week or 10 days. séven men will be employed. necticut avenue and Ellicott street, at | === 2:0 pop Friday, | Mrs. Sifivel Polkinhorn will direct | the pt m with the assistance of Mrs. | mrry pekinson and, Mre, irving O. | BAll. program will include a pro- gram n addresses. Bishop Eitin H Hughes hias been invited to speak. The board of iady managers and the board are being invited to attend ony. DIVORGE SUITS FILED Three in Arlington Allege Deser- tion in Complaints to Couft. B & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON URT OU&. 3;‘ November 16.— 3re yesterday rb- Lowe | gton 3 : Lowe of Wi H thdA&lflolffill Y, y mn:nhnll.’l‘umol on. Desertion was given as of [ DANCING TONIGHT and every Wednesda Saturday & Sdfldfiy Night e Meyer Davis’ Washingtohidns ARARIAN NIGHTS BALLROOM 1% ond E St Ne Nl! n’l.i' 3« o iz':; fit and Friday, | Ph | from 7 to 9 o'clock, instead of only one | itk | night as formerly. The library is also ‘cpan on Wednesday afternoons from 3 Ene th icluding two sets of | Sa (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Stations. Temperature, Weather. ) loudy November 18— | patiin. Germi h wincs becoming fresh northwest or | SPECIAL CONGRESS IN SPRING SEEN Demoecrats Here Base Opin- ion on Heavy Program for Deocember Sessioh. ___ (Continued Froin Pirst Page) the Senate. He was our leader for & decade when the party was in the thi- pority. It is only due him now that he should continue u our leader when the party will be in the majori: Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, discussing possibility of a sYrin: special session, said it was impossible to prédict with certainty what conditions would be next Spring. He said he Hoped thé pres- ent Congress would be able to dispose of many of the important que:tions press- ing for consideration and action. He mitted that uhless a pregram of im- portant legislaticn could be enacted by March 4 and unless conditions in this cm.mt.ry had improved materially & cial session scemed probable. resident-elect Roosevelt will be in Eon(ercnce within the next few weeks with the Democratic leaders in both Sen- ate and House. Undoubtedly sf will be taken to formulate a program for the expected spéeial session of Congress, Recall Special Session. Defnocrats heré how would much pre- fer to have the Roosevelt administration firmly seated in Washington, and with a grasp on all conditions in problems confronting it, before it is forced to un- dertiks a legislative program and to deal ®itli Congress. They remember & special session called by President Hoo- ver almost four years ago that was not particuiarly bappy. e Democrats | havé Pl’flmhed to bring about better conditions in the country. It is always questionable whether I tion can ac- cvomplish such resuits. 6 Démocrats realize that if an early lulhf of the new Congress is held and conditions are not bettered a drift away from the Democratic standard may follow. Despite these qualms the Democrats realize they must face conditions néxt Spring, and that they will have to try to inl}?u prflnlus which were made dur- the eatiw le‘ lt lppelu as though the outgoing Congress will have another oppottuniity to vote on thé maniu- facturers’ sales tax before it passes into history on erfi: 4. gressional leaders close to the ad- ministration haye indicated they will not_be surpmed it the Treasury, rec- ommends a sdles Jevy in view of the mounting deficit and the fallure of new taxes to prodice expected revente. Bills Formerly Rejécied. The present Congreas rejected both the sales tax and beer last Spring and the attitudé on those issues of thé nearly 200 “lame ducks” resulting from the and general elections still is mm to the party leaders. Wet or- ganizations conténd sufficlent gains have been made in the t Congress since adjournment last July to mlke immediate modification of the Volstead act pnumx:. Dry groups hold the op- posite vi mmhm(mm.- in Congress, led by Senator Borah of Idaho, are pr red to _oppose vigarously any attempt galize beer. Representative Tllinois, Democratic floor X thltmtufldeul wet lh'!nxth gained to overcome this op'g:- eé sald yuurdny is & dry He both beer and xepell ‘ot teenth amendment would pass Congress with ease, adding that a spe- cial session for that purpose should N called early after the inauguration of President-elect Roosevelt. Yiéld Held Far Short. Akeady surveying thx lities, cflnlrmn; eolllg‘ o? the mfl and Means Cfllnlnll"! I d\""A le uefi m?’sn ng "hu mm. far .hm-t" gt the u 11,800,000 estimated by ear to mut nn Anticipated deficit of ey o( dmlbh 1,241,- 000,000.” The deficit for the first !D\Ir months of the fiscal ye-& vgu ov by the Treasury around $625,000,000. &nwx Reed of Pennsylvaiila, inistration npokumnn has predicted firss zflunu from the increased income taxes next March 15 “will be !urg‘rmlflfly low.” Chairman Mead of l-louu Post Office Committee said increased postage rates not only wm “fail to pro- reasurs, %""n?°°°°°t"""u Teduced the ut have actually volume of mail to zxm me wtllmurn'mbelfllhlnltthe 10;&1’ postage rate.” 1-cent Federal (uollng tax wm éxpire Juhe 80 unless Congre Collter said it was belrln( t.hé mt returns of all the new miscellaneotis taxes and probably would be continued. GHEVY CHASE GETS GARDEN CUP TONIGHT | Dr. George C. Havenner to Make Bicentennial Award. Dr. George C. Havenier, chairman ot the District Bicentennial Commission, will present a sllwr cup to the Chevy Chase, D. C., Citizens' Associatiol at its meeting bon)xht in the E. V, Brown School, for Having the best tion in the city. 'rhe um: ton won first_prize in the !pvnlfifll by lhEA Difitl‘lct Bleen'.e'nmll bronze inedal also wil be awarded to the individual havihg gar- den of the section. A silver cup will be presented by Chief Watson of the Fire Department to representatives of No. 31 Fire Engine Hmme es its prize in the Labor day m "James Bingham of No. 8 pre- cinet will receive & trophy froth Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police, for - his meritorious service in safeguarding _school _children of the CI Séct ing to Chevy on ((vni school. No. 8 prec] also wfll v o Wi '“fi.{flg § eber. UNION Bus n!l‘br frrty B DRESEL WILL TAKE MACON COMMAND Akton’s New Skipper Will Be Comdr. MeCord, Cheévy Chase Resident. Thé Navy Department today ordered Comdf. Alger H. Dresel, now command- ing the U. 8. 8. Akron, to bécome the skipper of the U. S.'S. Macon, the Navy's rewest rigid airship, now tndér construction at Akron, Ohio. Comdr. Frank C. McCord, U. S. N, who lives at 27 Quincy street, Chevy Chase, ud will @ the new commanding off cef of the Akron. Today's naval orders detachéd Cvmdr Dresel from command of the Akron about January 2 next, and he wl.u tform Hutiés in connection with itting out of the Macon. The Navy Department said “zgtdefl- nite date has been set as fit completion and commission! of the néw airship Macon.” Officials ex- plained, however, thiat the Macon will be ready for her trial flights about March 1, next. Since Juné the Akron has been ndergolng a vigorous schédule of train- ing officérs and enlisted men for the Macon. Comdr. Dresel hu commanded gxe Akron since June 22 of mla year. is a fiative of Annapolis, Md. and wes giveh & Nivy Ctoss fof War service as aide to the commander of the Azores detachiment. Comdr. McCord is a native of Vin- cennes, Ind. During the World War served as executive officer of the de- stroyer U. S. S. Robinson. He was at- tached to the Naval Air Station at| Lakehurst, N. J., in 1925. Later he served as navigator of the aircraft car- rier U. S. §. Saratoga. Subsequently he rettirned to Lakehurst as exrcunve of- ficet, was attached to the U. S. 8. Los Angeles in 1931 and last June wu or- dered to GL‘\:e Akron in cofinection with RED CROSS APPEAL MADE BY AL SMITH| Otganization Called Thoroughly American and Democratic by “Pinch-Hitter.” By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 16.—Alfred E. Smith called for support of the Red Cross in its annual roll call last night to safeguard the next generaticn. He said he was “pinch-hitting” for Presi- dent-elect Roosevelt, who is {Il. “We are &m fighting_alone for the generation thit i- pasing through it (the depression),’ " Smith said, “but l’ar '.he next_one, and thin ‘ahead, should, weé dre attempting to mke m ration the efled of all this of the soul and bodies of our children and we are putting forth all our efforts to_lighten burden.” x{hlprqnd the Red Cross as “a thor- oughly American, democratic ofgan- izaticn,” and ccncluded: 'l'he call to arms y is as strong Spul to our patrit lnn our loyalty evotion to the country as we have evbt had. Let us hope that the Amer- ican le will increase that member- ship, we may be able to battle through this Winter and point with additional pride to the achievement of thh great organization when the dark lh of ity again ads itself on our broad land, and ¢ it will ccme soon. “This tonditién canriot eontinue and when it Is over we will have the satis- faction of knowing that we helped to send thé white-robed nurses of the American Red Cross on an errand of mercy that had behind it not cnly thi strength and power of the American mple but the blessing of Divine Provi- t of trouble is over &nd the sun- | bim GOLOHED MAN WOUNDS WIFE AND SISTER-IN-LAW 2R Jamés Graves Then Firées at Beélf. Both Women Seriously Hurt. Mrs. t Graves and her sister, Booker T. Parker, both colored, were shot and seriously woutided last night, o police, by the (ormer'l h\u~ James Graves, 46, m fllflr 1300 block of V stree ‘The womeni are in & fl'lflell .condi- tion at Freedmen'’s Hospital, Graves later . shot himself in the head, but the wo\mh is not cofsidered serious. Police sald Gréives had been drml‘l.g. Layton Taltot, colored, 22, of the 600 block of Twenty-third street, was shot through the abdomen during an lwcnum in & house in the 2400 block 1 street last night. It is to talk to us You don’t need any introduction to discuss your fiiancial problems With this bank. All you do is—=step into the bank and say: “My name is Jores. I would like to borrow $400.” You will find a patient and cotiFte ous staff of officers, glad to meet you and easy to talk to. Conte In Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U, $. Treasury mfim»w his World | in Wi he | granting WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1932. OOSEVELT REPLY TO PARLEY BID 'DISAPPOINTH\TC_; TO HOOVER President Will Not "Quibbl;,“ However, but Will Proceed for “Wholly In- formal and Personal” Meeting. R BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. It was plainly evident as President Hoover was nearing the Capital that Presidént-elect Roosevelt's reply to the to uss debts and other hu oreign of great importance ‘v’:e:: exceeding Mr. Roosevelt's suggestion in his teld- the untermoe 18 the debt settl now vesiéd with luehumy . all to President Hoover's the President has lic tom- ment; and it is doubtful if he will, there is no mistaking that from his viewpoint the sident-elect’s acceptance tele- | gram left much to be desired. Of course, the President’s disappoint- ment will not cause him to qulbble He will { lnhltll:tw’lgl‘ llirflmt’l poaa al of Afid persona) ley; and drfange matters mcflrdflulyp:he daté b be fixed at thé Govérnot’s ". f.h the Pr-ldmt’l crttn ok w ivited the Preésidi mct for & conference m ing these grave matters, Mr. Hoover had m m% various conferences he held at the te House preparatory to the ting of the one-year debt mora- torium and other conferences prelimi- naty to subsequent important matters. He had hoped to have Mr. Roosevelt sit |in on such a conference, accompanied | by a group of Démoctatic congressional e other side of the table, flank ing the President's ua!!fl would ha lowed by ler!nceur mfl:u“ ize and & con! of L AN prowmn%nl originally desired by the de: It ) to sll those aboard the mmm“n thit he eagerly awaited the reply from the President- regarding the delay in receiving lt e"uy o “u Hutch%’nm,h Kans., ' Roosevelt's lzgnm was ht to t.h President's e S Mr, Hovvet tead the reply s he sat invitation tur a wme House conference | k hn;.!r%hotfi' & elect, and theré was some discussion | This lounge compartment, with Secte- uryol!nm'flbutnndmeortwo . Hoover’s other associates. Just what commient to this inf until afl Be Mtumed several times that h:&:d t l{orolt.he g too much sleep he dldann mt to retire ear] ourruwgé‘,c. or t'h‘:g T W en ynn dnmu bwd fil‘ meét | sat in dent for more tfain when it reached xmnl shartly after 1 o'clock in the and MM with Mr. stations lively airs. These demonstratiol greatly impressed the President membets of his A minuf o, s meflt': fi?fl?fi s comn back fol- | pi t. The tie o!m the arrival of the upec.t:l rd_#n_oppottuniity fof sdlne of the &nhh’lmn Republicans to be on hand to exténd 4 warm Weicorie back home. a telegram re- ay from Edward F. Col- blican national committee- ‘was pushéd back an houf sb as Was jested in ceived 1aday, AR Tor ne Distret of Colmbia. (Copyright, lm 67 Korth American News- c.) T Alliance, ] ROOSEVELT MAKES / RED CROSS APPEAL Pesident-Elect, Unable fto, Talk on Radio, Writes Mes- sage to People of Nation. An appeal for united effort on be- half of the humanitarian work of the American Red Cfoss was made last night by President-elect Franklin B’ elt. Mf. Roosevelt had been scheduled §o0° speak oh & program of the Red Crass . tic | in connection with its annual Roll Cail had | campaign, Eger for mny nn at Hutchinson. He lking with the Presi- ln hour and left the City ‘morning. the trip the clouds have been heavy and dark, and for the greater part it has rained. Despite the weather, theré have been large crowds at the v‘rlous station stops. At several | here have been bands pl nz md | 5 hmfle tnw but physicians advised against it. His message was made pub-, lic by Chairman Payhe of the relief crganization and the place of the Presldent elect on the program was. taken by Alfred E. Smith, who spoke in New York. In the appeal, Mr. Roosevelt said: “Faced with obligations far in ex- cess of those at any former od of its existence, the Red Cross Tves the w'zon 'of every loyal American. I it were possible for me to make a personal appeal to every one in our land, who is not himself or herself des-, ef, | titute, to enroll in this great cause. “If the vast program of relief mapped out is to go on successfully, there must bé & united effort on the part of all of - us and I want to my personal )hl for & whole-hearted and generous re- sponse to your annual Roll Call.” P-yne said: “Extraordinary ol tions rest upon the Red Cross,” a¢ that “not since the World War has it had so vast a program of relief. “During this year the Red Cross has been helping to feed and clothe millions of our people thrown out of work by the economic upheaval. The Govern- ment designated the Red Cross to dis- tribute flour from 85,000, 000 bushels of wheat for human needs and garments dots emergency relief operation. * “This task mmufl,mubutm D [of the reiet Work dons by the Red - Cross in the past year. The Red Cross: has expend: relief to unemployed in 2,200 ‘chapters—. covering more than half of the United . States, in addition to more than $3, 00..- 000 for the many disasters. “By careful economies the Red Cr_ has been able to perform this service. « without an appeal for funds, other than. its annual roll call. To contlaue this a. lnrely increased membe! is essen- and we must look to the mi of pubnc-spmm men and women join d Cross and thus instre the: - cuntlnumce of its services to humaniiy.®- | PRESIDENT GREETED BY THOUSANDS UPON RETURN TO CAPITAL| (Continued Prom First Pagé.) Prestott, representing the League pof Republiéan Worheni, ahd Thomas Little- page, vice president of the Hoover- Curtis Club. Vice, Président Curtis was the Hfst to shaké the Predident’s hand as the traln pulled in at 8:26 o'clock. ln. g shook. hands with mun.?dt m; = loover ndfla then loai:-a Aaro or her husband, W) come lost in the crusi crush, é‘ggmmm fiashed the President lhookum rehflu Adams, B’de. Flash] 2; ed 88 Dok, oenén torney memm of ms wton, chey returned with the itial party. crowd under the trainated push d pushed uncerem uh e e Ty ed them Rzpu lican organization . Before the gatés could anmthewslkflmkingmndmgcn which the President’s train was due to park was filled with men, women md a number of children—mostly phln c ns. Secret service men ’ppur d, but they no need for fear. h‘& “dampr *h::.z.";;.‘a?"“ S0 Wfly Wmfik e crew nn u!e Jmlmey l’ h moré Tnn mm in the eaneom o epeated bows u they hurried to pnzlde.nuu ncepuon rooin and thmre easy to the wall onmae anot out _from cable. The President doffed his hat as he éfitered the car. He was quickly to the White House, where he to his office in the execu- | tive wing. There were 100 or more the White House to wave and cheer as the big car swept through ents await- went persons at ’l'n.:!‘n Were no ing the Presidént at hi ';’e:: iles of mail and telegrams mentous national and ingernal Pl'ob].u'n.l to be solved. 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