Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1934, Page 28

NICARAGUA GANAL SOUGHT FOR U. 3. New Move for Interoceanic Link Sets $722,000,000 as Project’s Cost. By the Associated Press. A new move was started yesterday to get Congress to authorize construc- tion of a $722,000,000 canal across Ni for commercial and na- tional defense advantages to the United States. Announcing plans to push for adop- tion of the 30-year-old project, Chair- man Carl Vinson of the House Naval Committee yesierday said he would discuss the proposal soon with Presi- dent Roosevelt. ‘The Georgia Democrat said he had canvassed a large number of Senators and Representatives and found that sentiment predominantly favored the project. Resolution Asks Commission. Vinson yesterday completed drafting a resolution which called for the cre- ation of-a “Nicaragua Canal Commis- sion” of 11 to make a report as quickly as possible to Congress on the “feasi- bility and wisdom of constructing” the canal. He plans to introduce the res- olution on the first day of Congress and said he would press for early pas- sage. The last report submitted to Con- gress on the project, December 10, 1931, by Lhe United States Army Inter- oceanic Canal Board, advised against building the canal at that time. The time is rear when the United States will have to construct the Nic- aragua <Canal,” Vinson said. “The Panama Canal's locks are not large enough to accommodate with safety some ships now being built. They scarcely are large enough to handle the big aircraft carriers—the Sara- toga and Lexington. Shorten Route to Orient. “From a commercial standpoint, the Nicaraguau Canal will shorten the route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast and the Orient. * * * “From the national defense stand- point, it is to the advantage of the United States to have two canals through which to transfer the fleet from one ocean to another in time of war. There 1s always the possibility that one might be destroyed to such an extent as to bottle up the fleet.” The Army Board reported that the most practical route for the Nicara- guan Canal would be from Greytown on the Atlantic to Brito on the Pa- cific oy way of the Deseado and San Juan Rivers and Lake Nicaragua. It would be 172 miles long, cost $722,- 000,000 and the annual cost of main- tenance was eslimated at $10,800,000. MAGGIE L. WALKER DIES IN RICHMOND Wealthy Head of Colored Order Called Second Greatest Leader of Race. By the Assoclated Presi RICHMOND, Va., December 15.— Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, president of the $500,000 Consolidated Bank & Trust Co. here and moving spirit of the Independent Order of St. Luke, the oldest colored fraternal and in- surance organization in the country, died here tonight. She was acclaimed by many of her race as the greatest colored leader since Booker T. Wash- @&on. puted to be the wealthiest Amer- ican colored woman, she was a leader in educational and social work. She was organizer and president of the Council of Colored Women, trus- tee of the National Training School in Washington, director of the Na- tional Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People, a member of the board of the Urban League, the Negro Organization Society and the Virginia Inter-racial Committee. She was the appointee of three Governors here to the Board of Trus- tees of the Virginia Industrial School for Girls and the Virginia Manual Labor School in Hanover County. — “0LD GUARD” FORMS Republican of Cutting Found Own Organization. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., Decem- ber 15 (#).—An “Old Guard Republican party” was formed here today by Re- publicans who had refused to join ranks of the Progressive Republicans and tc support the candidacy of Senator Bronson Cutting in the November election. . Leaders of the movement included former Representative Albert G. Simms, now Republican national com- mitteeman from New Mexico; former Senator Holm O. Bursum, and Ed Sar- gent, former national committeeman from New Mexico. All actively opposed Cutting in the last campaign. Foes Three Boy Heroes Saved as Playmate Drowns in River . Children Had Ignored Warning to Stay Away From Ice, By the Associated Press. BLAIRSVILLE, Pa., December 15.— A river tragedy claimed the life of 9-year-old Bernell Bennett and made heroes of his three playmates today. Ignoring or forgetting their parents’ warnings ageinst playing near the broad, winding Conemaugh River, the four youngsters slipped away during the afternoon and went to Municipal Park to inspect the ice, which extends some 40 feet into the river. Bernell took the lead in showing his comrades how much fun it was to slide on the ice. There was a crash and a scream as the surface broke, pitching the youngsters headfirst be- neath a large chunk. Bernell's 12-year-old brother Milton leaped into the freezing water with- out hesitation and was followed by James New, also 12. Exhaustion and cold water quickly made their positions perilous. Billy New, James’ brother, meantime cried for help. He got a stick, ran to she extreme edge of the ice and pushed one end to James. He held the stick until help arrived. Meanwhile across the river in Coke- ville, Alex Repinski, 35, hastily launch- ed his boat and reached Milton as the boy was about to lose his hold on the slippery ice cake to which he was clinging. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bennett are par of Bernell and Milton. They are close neighbors of Mr. and Mrs, John G. New, parepté of the otherboy, \J THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 16, 1934—PART ONE Salvation Army Builds A large gathering yesterday attended dedication rites at First and F streets where Salvation Army officers and District officials laid the corner- stone of a new social service building. Commissioner Alexander Damon of Atlanta made the dedicatory address after being introduced by District Commissioner Hazen. GAS RATE HEARING OPENS TOMORROW Three Federal Judges to Sit in Attack on Arlington Reduction Order. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,, December 15.—Hearings are scheduled to begin in Federal Court in Balti- more Monday on the Arlington County gas case, involving a 20 per cent rate reduction ordered June 1, 1933, and the subsequent impounding of that portion of gas bills collected by the Rosslyn Gas Co. since. Approximately $50,000 has been im- pounded since the order was issued, later to be temporarily set aside by a restraining order effective pending de- cision of the case. Immediately after the order, issued by the Virginia Corporation Commis- sion at the request of the Arlington County Public Utilities Commission, the Rosslyn company aprealed to the Virginia State Supreme Court of Ap- peals and obtained the temporary re- straining order. Firm Takes Offensive. Later the gas company took the “offensive,” filing suit against the Corporation Commission in the United States District Court of Eastern Vir- ginia, charging that the reduction was confiscatory and violated the four- teenth amendment. Legal delays have postponed the hearings on this suit. In cases of this nature the District Court is required to sit with two other judges, one of them a United States Circuit Court judge. The three judges who will hear the case are Morris A. Soper of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals of the fourth cir- cuit; Luther B. Way Bf the United States District Court, eastern district | of Virginia, and W. Calvin Chesnut, Baltimore district judge. Moved to Baltimore. ‘The case, originally scheduled to be heard in Richmond, was moved to Baltimore at the request of Judges Chesnut and Soper. The Corporation Commission will be represented by Edmund D. Camp- bell and Collins Denny, jr., and the gas company by Hinton Williams and T. Justin Moore. It is expected the hearings will require four or five days, and if the Corporation Commission is upheld it will result in a refund of from $8 to $12 for each of Arlington County's approximately 5,000 gas users, it is estimated. Gas Masks on Store Dummies Warn Italians of War Danger' By the Associated Press. ROME, December 15.—Pink-cheeked wax dummies, grotesque in gas masks, stared out of shop windows today to emphasize for Christmas shoppers the government’s grim warning that sud- den death may sweep down from the skies. To Italian homes, meanwhile, went thousands of phonograph records, pre- pared under government supervision, which tell of the dangers of aerial gas attacks and instruct the people in means of defense. ‘The dummies and the records con- stituted visible evidence of Benito Mussolini’s intention that every Italian shall be encouraged to learn to defend himself from an serial gas attack. A press campaign accompanied the placing on sale of the records, the newspapers urging Italians to spend idle hours listening to the stories the discs bear. The following is an ex- cerpt from an article appearing in the leading journals: They are shown above, ROAD LAV REPEAL ASKED BY COUKGL Cheverly Orders Draft of Bill Seeking Return to Commission Control. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHEVERLY, Md, December 15.— By unanimous vote the mayor and Town Council of Cheverly last night directed its corporation counsel, Rob- ert W. McCullough, to draft a bill looking to the repeal of the present road law, under which the State main- tains all roads, and a return to the old system under which the county com- missioners have supervision over the county roads. The council asked, however, that the county continue to derive its road maintenance funds from the State gasoline tax. It was announced that Cheverly has yet to receive its allotment in gas tax funds from the State Road Commis- sion for either last year, when the | first payment was due, or this year. Under the old system the town re- ceived each year in road rebate money approximately $1,200. As a result it has been seriously handicapped in its road work, it was stated. Asks Magistrate Law. McCullough also was asked to draft an amendment to the town charter empowering the town marshal to take persons he arrests before any nearby | magistrate, regardless of whether he is sitting in the immediate community, and also providing for the creation of the post of town magistrate. It was voted to ask the Pennsyl- vania Railroad to repair the approach to its tracks leading into Cheverly. Gratification was expressed over in- stallation of sewerage in Cheverly, Ward Division Loses. A motion to seek an amendment providing for the dividing of ward 3 into two parts was lost when Mayor Fred W. Gast, who presided, voted against it. Mayor Gast thought the matter was not sufficiently important at this time to bring before the Legis- lature. It was decided to petition the proper authorities to put the part of ward 4 now in Kent and Seat Pleasant elec- tion districts in Bladensburg district. The remainder of Cheverly now is in Bladensburg district. The change would add about 20 voters to Bladens- burg district. Jewels Worth $20,000,000. The 18-year-old Maharajah of Gwalior, who possesses jewels alone | %orth $20,000,000, is now declared to be the world’s second richest person. “If world events reach such a pass as fo induce the peoples to'seek & de- cisive solution in war, you will im- mediately have your new enemies upon your head. = “These new enemies are gases that make you cry @r sneeze to desperation, if they don't asphyxiate or paralyze you outright. 4 “They would be rained upon you from the skies and you could not escape. “There is no telling what would| happen if you were not prepared. The, precautions are simple and reduce your danger to a minimum. “Of all the lessons you have ever had, this one, brought to you through the phonograph, will be the most valu- able. Be warned.” Officers of the army chemical serv- ice are touring the country giving lec- tures on the subject and gas masks are on sale in many of the stores. Night Final Delivery The “Pink Edition” of The Star, known as the Night Final, printed at 6 p.m., is delivered throughout the city at 55c per month or, together with The Sunday Star, at 70c per month. This is a special service the very latest and complete news of the Call National 5000 and say that Final” delivered regularly to your will start immediately. that many J)eople desire for ay. u want the “Night ome, and delivery : | ORDER OF CARABAD ELECTS OFFICERS Gen. Hugh Matthews Heads Veterans of Philippine Insurrection. The Military Order of the Carabao, composed of officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps who served in the Philippines 35 years ago, last night chose Brig. Gen. Hugh Matthews, U. 8. M. C,, as grand paramount cara- bao, named other officers for the next year and discussed plans for the an- nual dinner February 9 at the Willard Hotel. Gen. Matthews, chief of the Quar- termaster Department of the Marine succeeds Admiral Willlam H. Standley, chief of naval operations, Matthews’ Aides Chosen. Those who will serve with him are: Grand patriarch of the herd, Col. John P. Wade, U. S. A.; grand bell carabao, Rear Admiral Lucius A. Bostwicl grand councillor of the herd, Col. Har- old C. Reisinger, U. 8. M. C.; grand jefe de los banos, Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward; grand jefe de las babi- das, Col. Henry H. Sheen, U, 8. A} grand jefe los cardadores, Col. James J. Meade, U. 8. M. C.; grand lead and wheel carabao, Col. Joseph M. Heller, M. R. C, U. 8. A.; winder of the horn, Col. Kenyon A. Joyce, U. 8. A.; care- tonera, Brig. Gen. Nathaniel F. Mc- Clure, U. S. A.; gamboling carabao, Rear Admiral John B. Dennis, and veterinaro, Col. Philip W. Huntington, U.S. A Third of a series of ads of interes to the Radio Buying Public Mitchell, U. 8. A, and Maj. Richard D. La Larde, U. 8. A. Los Consejeros en Bosque (Council- lors-in-the-Field): Col. Henry L. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy;s Maj. Gen. James ‘Harbor U. 8. A, New York City; Maj. Gen. John T. Myers, U. 8. M. C., 8an Fran- cisco, Calif.; Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, Annapolis, Md.; Maj. Gen. Charles H. Martin, U. 8. A., Governor of Oregon; Maj. Gen. Edward A. Kreger, U. 8. A, Honolulu; Maj. Gen. Mat_A. Tinley, N. G., Iowa, Council Bluffs; Brig. Gen. Charles H. Lyman, U.8. M. Quantico; Col. Reynolds . 8. A, Tientsin, China; Col. Willard D. Newbill, U. 8. A, Richmond; Col. Kensey J. Hampton, U. 8. A, Chicago; Col. Benedict M. Holden, U. 8. A. R, Hartford; Col. Courtland Parker, U. 8. A, London; Maj Renato Tittoni, U. 8. M. C, Miami, and Judge John W. Hausser- mann, Manile. Dinner Is Thirty-fifth. The dinner will be the thirty-fifth held by the order. It is arranged each year on the Saturday nearest February 4, the date on which the Philippine insurrection started in 1899, and draws a notable company. Rear Admiral Woodward is in charge of arrangements. The annual meeting last night was held at the Army and Navy Club. Party to Be Given. RIVERDALE HEIGHTS, Md., De- cember 15 (Special).—A bingo party will be given Monday evening in the fire house at 8 o'clock for benefit of the Riverdale Heights Fire Depart- ment. In charge are Harold Stans- field, M. Kaskeski, George Swindell, J. C. Willlams, Edward Dorrelle and . | Mrs. T. C. Gardner. Heads Carabao GEN. HUGH MATTHEWS. American Held in Cuba. HAVANA, December 15 (#)—Ed- ward Sweer, an American, was ar- rested and held for deportation to- day by Cuban police, who said he was | wanted in Chicago on unspecified charges. BOARD 15 FAGING PLEAS FOR FUNDS Schools Seek §a,om and Welfare Body $13,500 in Montgomery. BY JACK ALLEN, Staf! Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.,, December 15— Appeals for funds needed to carry on the E. W. A. program in the public schools and the welfare work of the Social Service League during the re- mainder of the current fiscal year are to be made to the Board of Montgomery County Commissioners at its meeting here Tuesday, it was sald today. Dr. Edwin W. Broome, superinten- dent of schools, will ask the board for an allocation to purchase materials for E. W. A. workers engaged in reconditioning & number of school buildings and grounds. He said to- day that between $8,000 and $10,000 is needed for this purpose. It was further learned that di- rectors of the Social Service League will ask the board to supply the funds required to meet a $13,500 operating deficit caused by the great increase in the number of children and family relief cases which the league has been called upon to handle this year. Faces Suspension. ‘The league, which conducts all county welfare work not directly at- tributable to unemployment, will be forced to suspend its schedule in mid-January unless the additional funds are obtained meanwhile, of- ficials of the welfare agency claim. Dr. Broome said that the sum sought by the Board of Education is needed to buy materials such as paint, lumber and tools for the 170 laborers assigned to the public school system by the Emergency Works Ad- ministration. There is no money available for such expenditures at this time and the program must be halted unless an appropriation is made, he said. It was explained by Dr. Broome that under the set-up of the Civil Works Administration, which pre- ceded the E. W. A, 30 per cent of the money for materials was advanced by the Federal Government, but no such money has been forthcoming under the new Federal agency. He said that $8,000 or $10,000 will carry the program through to the end of | the current fiscal year on June 30. | ‘Wage Money Needed. Dr. Broome also is planning to go before the commissioners sometime in the near future to ask for addi- “uonnl funds to meet the wage in- | creases recently granted by the Board | of Labor Review of the Public Works Administration to tile setters, brick- | layers, plasterers and cement workers | engaged in construction of the two | senior high schools in the suburban section of the county. He has not learned the definite amount which must be raised as a result of the increases, but it is es- timated it will require approximately $25,000. Should the county’s ap- | plications for additional P.” W. A. grants and loans for school construc- tion purposes be approved, about $60,000 more would be required for | the same purpose. 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