Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1933, Page 14

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A—14 | udden storm, she lost control and the WOMAN ESCAPES UNHURT f skiading o the Bacovere Toad- . | way, went way and down IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT | 2"5-zoot bank. 4 v | The storm, breaking almost without 7 the Associated Press. | warning, brought hailstones the size of CHICOPEE, Mass, June 17.—Miss éllc:gryr '?ui;s‘h which pim up to S‘(‘) i s o ches over a wide area. Marion E. Chapin of Providence, R. I., hzgw S ut it Tath ihak lccompanisd ®scaped serious injury, but her car was | the 'hail that wooden paving blocks wrecked today in a peculiar accident.| were washed out over half a mile of Btartled by a flash of lightning during | roadway. PALAISROYAL- DOWNSTAIRS" Just in . . . and Only a Sale Keeps Them from Bearing 5.95 Price Tags! Washable We Made One Grand “Buy,” Hence . . . 1.95 & 2.95 Cottons THE SUNDAY STAR, RAIL CO-ORDINATOR BRANDEI PROTEGE Independence of Thought Is Dominant Trait of Joseph B. Eastman. BY J. A. FOX. In the appointment of Joseph Bart- lett Eastman as rail co-ordinator, Pres- ident Roosevelt has chosen a protege of Justice Louis D. Brandeis, whose pre- dominant trait is the same independence of thought that characterizes the noted Jurist. Quiet and unassuming, Eastman’s se- lection for a position, whose importance {cannot be over-estimated is traceable \directly to the intellectual ability | demonstrated during his 14 years as & | | member of the Interstate Commerce } Commission. The regard in which he is | held in public life is best evidenced by | up. Rail Head i JOSEPH B. EASTMAN. —Underwood Photo. | The other side of the picture is WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE 18 1 LUKE LEA’S APPEAL COMES UP TUESDAY Fight to Escape Carolina Prison| Term to Be Resumed in Supreme Court of Tennessee. By the Assoclated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 17.—The prolonged fight of Col. Luke Lea, former United States Senator, to avoid a North Carolina prison sentence shifts next week to the TennesSee Supreme Court. Arguments are scheduled for Tuesday on the appeal of Lea and Luke Lea, jr., from an adv by Criminal Judge John T. Cunning- ham at Clarksville last April 11 on thei application for a writ of habeas corp to prevent extradition. Col. Lea faces a 6-to-10-year sen tence in North Carolina and young Le: has the alternative of paying $25,000 in fines and costs or serving two to six years. They were convicted nearly two years ago of violation of the State banking laws in connection with the failure of the Central Bank & Trust Co. at Asheville. The United States Supreme Court last December declined to intervene, and a few weeks later Gov. Hill Mc- o O —PART ONE. MO CONNICTION WITH ANY OTHER WASHINGTOR STORE T™, 8™ end § Lansburghs June § pecials Don’t Delay—Prices Will Advance Domestic Electric Sewing Machines Regularly $65 June Special $47.50 Compare this value! We wager that you will not Pastels be able to find its equal in tbwn. In fact, we don’t he fact that the appointment just|that he has the respect of all parties| Alister, terming the Leas ‘“fugitives —Chiffon Voiles! —Tissue Ginghams! —Checked Organdies! —Pique Voiles! —Printed Dimities! Gay New Prints 3.74 Better come in early, be- cause these are the kind of values that women snatch up in 2’s and 3's! Included are glorious day- time, sports and after- noon types — with short, puff and cape sleeves, pleated skirts! Plenty of whites in this wonder group! Palais YOUR idea of the perfect cotton frock is in this group, at less than you expected to spend! Street, business and sports — sleeveless and short sleeve types! Sizes 14 to 20, 40 to 52. Palais Royal—Downstairs Royal—Downstairs We Scooped ’Em Up for a Mere Song . . . And This Low Price Reflects It! Women’s & Misses’ Mid-Summer Shoes Oxfords! Ties! Step-Ins! Sandals! Pumps! Not “Sale” shoes in any way at all . . . but real “smash hit” styles . fashions that are writ- ing history at higher prices! All-white and black - and - white and brown-and-white kid. 3%, to 8, AAto C. All heel types. Palais Royal—Downstairs ade was viewed as a foregone con- clusion as soon as it became known i the President was going outside the ranks of rail operation to fill this post. Eastman, a bachelor, will be 51 years old the 26th of this month. The son of a clergyman, he was born in Katonah, N. Y, and in 1904 was graduated from Amherst College, the alma mater of Calvin Coolidge. In 1905 Eastman re- ceived the Amherst fellowship in South | End House, a social settlement in Bos- ton, and for seven vorked, this continued contact with the or public welfare that has been his lode-star. Represented Workers. | From 1906 to 1913 Mr. Eastman was sec- | retary of the Public Franchise League of Boston, and then, in 1914, he first came into public notice by representing the workers in a series of wage arbitration cases with street railways. The next year he was appointed to the Massa- chusetts Public Service Commission by Gov. David I. Walsh, now a member of the United States Senate, and when his term expired was reappointed by Gov. McCall. It was during these years that East- man attracted the attention of Brandeis, then winning the fame that was to elevate him to the Supreme Court, and when, in 1919, a vacancy occurred in the Interstate Commerce Commission, | the—by this time—Justice recom- mended his appointment to President ‘Wilson, The commission is chosen by party lines and is composed, for the most part, of lawyers. The only “party”| label Eastman bears is “independent,’ and he is not a lawyer. Furthermore, he was only 37 years old when Wilso: made the appointment, and when th Easterner was confirmed by the Sen- ate, he became the youngest man ever to sit in the commission. His first term expired in the Harding administration, and once more he was chosen. Again under President Hoover he was re- appointed, this time in the face of | opposition by some powerful rail terests. Favors Public Ownership. ) And now a fourth President has honored him. In becoming a “physician” to the ail- ing rail structure, Mr. Eastman, who was one of Mr. Roosevelt’s advisers in | drawing up the new rail legislation, will be confronted with an arrangement | conforming to his own expressed views in favor of greater co-operation be- tween the carriers. As a matter of fact, he is a believer in public owner- ship. It is interesting to note, how= ever, that while arguing for this prin- | ciple in the past, Eastman has stood firmly on the premise that administra- tion should be vested in executives trained for such responsibility, which indicates that theorists have no place in his calculations. No phase of Eastman’s administration will be watched closer, or with more interest, than his attitude toward what he has referred to as the “financial overlords” of the railroads. He has been consistently critical of the control exercised over industry by the great banking interests, and had his views prevailed, the railroads probably wouldn’t have been able to borrow the proverbial thin dime from the Recon- struction Finance Corporation to pay off obligations owed to this class of | lenders. Dissents on Rail Loans. | ‘This issue was joined right at the outset of the Reconstruction Corpora- | tion’s operations, when the Wabash and Missouri Pacific, both of which now are in receivership, applied for approxi- mately $20,000,000 to discharge debts to Eastern bankers, including J. P. Morgan, Kuhn-Loeb and the Guaranty | ‘Trust . The Interstate Commerce Commission, charged with the duty| of approving such loans, opposed the principle they embodied, but deferred to the policy of the Reconstruction Cor-| poration, which was willing to make ad- | vances up to 50 per cent of the total | sought. The commission took the stand | that after all, the R. F. C. was the| agency designated by Congress to say | where the Government funds should go; | that is, the commission with Eastman | in his familiar role of dissenter. His | terse summation was that he saw no| reason for the Government to “bail| out” the banks. | Eastman faces a tremendous task and {one that is not lightened by the fact | that neither the rail operators nor rail | |labor is enthusiastic over the new set- concerned. The new coordinator is one of the | hardest working figures in public life. Sundays, holidays and nights oftes find him at his desk, and it is not un | usual for Eastman to start the day witl the two-mile walk from his home at | 2266 Cathedral avenue to the commis- sion offices. | Sometimes the late afternoon finds 'him in a hand ball or racquets game at | the Racquet Club, but his recreational years, there he | leaning is more toward study, an inter- | | est shared warmly by the sister, Miss home. 'DROPS KIDNAP CHARGES; | WEDDING RECONCILED Mother of Bride Relents After Having Couple Arrested Upon Elopement. | By the Associated Press. DENVER, June 17.—Cupid had the | last laugh today as George Legler, 24, |and his 14-year-old bride, | basked in the blessing of the bride' | mother, who dropped kidnaping charges against her son-in-law and had au-| thorities release her daughter from the city detention home. { “I've been reconciled to their wed- | ding,” Mrs. Thea Saunders, mother of the bride, told authorities. Yesterday she had Legler and his brothers, Wil- liam and Charles, jailed on kidnaping charges after the el ent of her daughter Wednesday might. The bridegroom’s parents expressed their approval of the marriage as soon as it became known. BURGLARS TAKE SAFE Escape in Heavy Gunfire With Loot in Truck. ENID, Okla., June 17 (#).—In a shower of bullets and buckshot two men | trucked away the safe of the Citizens’ Bank at Lamont at 3:30 am. today. The safe contained $5,000, including | a shipment of money just received yes- terday. | Sheriff Glen Davis of Grant County | and a posse of citizens arrived on the scene just as the truck was pulling away. Their fire riddled the cab of the truck, but apparently did not touch | either of the occupants. The trafl of the truck was lost 3 miles northeast of | Lamont. Prank Trotter, a barber, sleeping in | a room across the street from the bank, heard the burglars and spread thealarm The District of Co- lumbia Bar Association calls attention of the residents of Washing- ton to the advisability of having immediately rewritten ALL Last Wills and Testaments which name Banks or Trust Companies (now closed) as executors or trustees. District of Columbia Bar Association | from justice.” granted the request of North Carolina for their extradition. ounsel for Lea and his son contended they were not given a fair trial in North 1 but were “railroaded to con- | viction.’ The Leas have been free under bond pending the appeal to the State Supreme Court. OPERATION SUCCESSFUL |injured March 2 in an automobile | smash-up. | Replacement of the stomach in its | normal position was the purpose of the operation. . Plastic surgery, which had been pro- posed to overcome injuries to Miss Dolly’s face as a result of the accident, will be postponed until her recovery f tod: operation. Lanshurghs 7th, 8th and E Sts. PARIS, June 17 (#).—An m;exl-uon,‘ nderdog firmly implanting the regard | Elizabeth Eastman, = wh kes his | believed to have been successful, was | il 0 makes S| performed today on Jenny Dolly of the | | Dolly Sisters dancing team, who was | believe that a full-size standard electric sewing machine has ever been offered at this low price. Don't fail to buy one! They will not last long! Fully Equipped, Fully Guaranteed. A Small Deposit Delivers This Machine to Your Home Adjustment Service ... $ THIRD FLOOR—LANSBURGH'S An expert repair man will call to oil, inspect and adjust your sewing machine. This offer for a limited time only. Attention! Booklovers! Vacationists! Publishers’ Surplus Stock, Remainders, Reprints From Six of the Leading Publishers in America Some of T he Authors Kathleen Norris Michael Arlen Louis Bromfield Arthur Train Warwick Deeping Roland Pertwee Rupert Hughes Phillip Gibbs Leo Tolstoi Sydney Horler May Christie S. Parks Cadman George Preedy Joan Sutherland P. C. 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