Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1935, Page 4

A—4 *x FATHER COUGHLIN PRAISED BY NYE Senator Replies to Bitter Attack by Johnson. Bond Sales Hit. By the Associated Press. Replying to Hugh 8. Johnson's bitter attack on Father Charles E. Coughlin, Senator Nye, Republican, of North Dakota told the Senate today the Detroit priest was “an unceasing and uncompromising champion of social justice.” ‘The North Dakota independent Re- publican incorporated his defense of the noted radio priest in a speech urging the Senate to consider the bill they have jointly prepared for creation of a central bank to control money and credit. He did not mention Johnson, former N. R. A. administrator, by name, but in acknowledging the co-operation of Father Coughlin in drafting the bill he said: “I desire to make special reference to one who has been proving himself a giant in flelds of reform and in education—one, who, though I do not always and fully agree with him, inust be acknowledged as an unceasing and uncompromising champion of social Justice in our land. Searching Questions Asked. “Repeatedly has he challenged a selfish order. Repeatedly has he asked questions which men seem to choose to ignore in the hope that the questioner will ultimately spend him- self and make unnecessary any direct answer, while those who ought to answer respond to his charges and questions by resort to such name- calling as cataline, Judas, prostitute, lunatic, pied piper, demagogue. I have reference to Charles E. Coughlin and his assoclates. “It seems to me that those who so bitterly denounce Father Coughlin and others who advocate challenging the banking crowd which has so long controlled the very life-blood of an economic structure, might take the time to seriously try to answer the things he is saying and seek to correct the public mind if he has, as they say, poisoned that public mind on this money, credit and banking question. Says Grounds Well Founded. “There are far too many of us who believe the Detroit man, who has dared challenge openly and publicly American plutocracy, has been operat- ing on solid if emtarrassing ground. Moreover, he seems to be rather well reinforced by recent decisions by our Supreme Court concerning the power of Congress over the monetary basis ©of our country.” Turning to the bill, Nye said private control of money has existed in this country “in bold defiance of the plain letter of the Constitution.” “It is high time that we sought the end to a control that has men and governments paying tributes and tolls that will ultimately break the backs of men and Government,” he added. System of Buying Hit. Nye attacked the present system for permitting banks to buy Government bends which yield them interest, get new money in exchange for the bonds, and with this money buy more ine terest-bearing bonds. “I join with thousands of others in asking why, with the Government's credit as the base for the issue of money, the same Government should have to pay toll to bankers when it wants and needs money based on its own credits.” STATISTICIAN DIES AT G. W. U. HOSPITAL Mrs. Jeannette T. Cavanagh to Be Buried Today in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Jeannette Taylor Cavanagh, statisticlan with the Agriculture De- partment, died at George Washington Untiversity Hospital after a throat operation Wednesday. Born in Canton, 8. Dak., August 19, 1881, she was the daughter of John G. Taylor, & prominent lawyer in that pioneer section, and the former Emma J. Peters. She came to Washington after the death of her husband, Michael A. Cavanagh, and entered the Agriculture Department, where she compiled statistics on various agricul- tural commodities. Mrs. Cavanagh was an active mem- ber of the Petworth Women's Club. Her home was at 1203 Geranium street. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carroll Meigs of this city and Mrs. Charles H. Whiting of Rapid City, S. Dak., and two brothers, Col. James G. Taylor, U. 8. A,, retired, now living at Annapolis, and Richard G. Taylor, examiner in the Interstate Commerce Commission here. Funeral services were to be con- ducted at St. Paul's Episcopal Church by Rev. F. J. Bohanan at 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. — MRS. ANNIE F. TENNILLE DIES OF LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Annie F. Tennile, Washington correspondent for a number of trade papers and director of a news and legislative information bureau which she founded here in 1895, died ‘Wednesday at her home, 4101 Fourth street, after a long illness. Born in London, Mrs. Tennile was brought to America by her parents in the early '70s. Coming to Washing- ton in 1895, she established and built up the news service which she main- tained until her death.~ Until inca- pacitated by illness, Mrs. Tennile was active in charitable and church work, especially in the field of music. She 1s survived by one sister, Dr. Isabel Brooke Fowler of this city. Services were to be held at the Chambers funeral chapel today at 3 p.m. Burial was to be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. —_— ARCHIVES WORKER DIES William 8impson, Carpenter, Held Victim of Heart Attack. * Willlam Simpson, carpenter, about 49, dropped dead early today at the new Archives Building, near the Pennsylvania avenue street entrance. Simpson, who lived at 709 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring, Md., was taken to the District morgue. Death was believed to have been caused by heart trouble. He leaves two boys, James, 10, and William, 7. His wife died some time ago. Simpson was employed by the Macey Co., the subcontractor on the Archives Building, and at the time of this death was handling lumber on the ground, preparing it for holsting. 4 ’ Body of Justice Holmes on Way to' Ai'lington Wiia m=ml of tie iuniema Ce trip to Arlington National Cemetery. HOLMES IS GIVEN | SOLDIER BURIAL; PRESIDENT ATTENDS (Continued From First Page.) | other justices of the Supreme Court, of which Mr. Holmes was an out- standing member for 29 years. The ushers were lawyers whom Holmes | had chosen as secretaries during his bench career. Dr. Pierce chose for his scriptural reading a passage which related that “Moses chose from among the people | able men, such as feared God, men of | truth, hating unjust gain, and set them over the people to judge them at all seasons.” The customary funeral service was | recited, there were appropriate prayers, | and the deep-throated organ pealed | | selections from Cesar Franck, Chopin, | Handel, Bach and Dvorak. Outside, busy Sixteenth street was stilled, as a detail of 30 policemen de- toured traffic away from the church. ‘The casket was lifted tenderly from | its background of Spring blossoms THE EVENING oulL, served as nonorary palibeare; | and leaves and carried to a hearse. | | The funeral procession moved slowly | down Sixteenth street to Rhode Island |avenue, thence along M street to the Key Bridge in Georgetown and across | the Potomac River to the Fort Myer entrance to Arlington Cemetery. There the Army took charge of the procession. The casket was transferred to a flag-draped caisson by a detachment of six soldiers. Waiting at attention were a firing squad of the Washington Headquarters Company and the Army Band, led by Capt. Thomas Darcey. Justices Accompany Caisson. The Supreme Court justices as- sembled about the caisson and the march to the grave, to the northeast of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, began. The band struck up & martial medley of patriotic airs as the cortege wound its way through Arlington’s curving drives to the newly-dug site, adjoining the burial plot of Mrs. Holmes. Not far away was the grave of Chief Justice Taft. The area about the grave had been roped off to keep out all but actual | participants in the final rites. | LONG RESUMES FARLEY ATTACK Senate Told Committee Seeks Answers From Those He Named. (Continued From First Page.) this repurchase liability. (On Decem- ber 31, 1931, the national bank gave the State bank credit for $500,000 on its books, showing this amount due to and from the State institution, and the State bank set up corresponding entries increasing its cash and due from banks $500,000). “No cash was involved in the trans- actions, the entries were purely fig- ticlous on the part of both banks, and said entries reversed on January 5, 1932, hence it can readily be seen that such untrue statements are de- ceiving.” After a sesslon yesterday that lasted until after nightfall there were un- confirmed rumors that the committee ‘would report against the inquiry. ‘The committee received yesterday from Farley a denial of all new charges Long recently filed against him, including one that the Postmaster General intervened in the American National Bank of Nashville case. Davis, meanwhile, told reporters there was “not one word of truth in the charge as it related to me.” Farley made public his letter to Chairman McKellar of the Senate Committee, saying most of Long’s charges were simply a “restatement of tdhe reckless insinuations previously made.” Text of Letter. ‘The text of Farley's letter follows: “I am in receipt of your letter of March 6 in which you transmit a copy of a letter which was read into the Congressional Record yesterday by Senator Long of Louisiana and which you have requested me, if convenient, to furnish your committee such state- ment with respect thereto as I may care to make. “The letter bf Senator Long is merely a restatement of the reckless insinuations previously made by the Senator, with the exception that it contains the following new charges: “First—That I intervened in the prosecution of a criminal case in the State of Tennessee involving the affairs of the American National Bank of Nashville by maneuvering the per- sonnel and conduct of the personnel of those connected with the Department of Justice having the matter in hand, both in person and through agents, by in any way bringing about the re- moval of a United States attorney and the appointment of a special man to appear before the grand jury. “Second—That I exercised control of the Department of Justice in the proceedings before a United States grand jury in Kansas City. “Three—That through the firm of Stone and Webster I exercised in- fluence in the selection of all engineers | in charge of and supervising public | works or in which United States Gov- ernment is in any matter concerned. “Four—That at my direction post‘ office inspectors set upon certain wit- | nesses whom the Senator from Lou- isiana asserts conferred with him in order to ‘scare’ them and ‘suppress development of the truth.’ “In response I make the following statement: “PFirst. I have never intervened, di- rectly or indirectly, in the conduct of anybody affairs of the American National Bank of Nashville, Tenn. “Second. I have never, directly or indirectly, intervened in any matter whatsoever having to do with any case | or investigation by the Department of | Justice in Kansas City or elsewhere. | “Three. I have never exercised the | slightest influence upon the selection | of any engineer or other agent of the Public Works Administration or the | Government through Stone and Web- | ster or any other private agency, “Four. There is not a word of truth i the statement that at any time I directed post upon or to intimidate any individ \ Arrived at the grave, the bandj 3-DAY FORECAST SEES END OF COLD RAIN ON SUNDAY | (Continued From PFirst Page.) go even this far toward long-range forecasting. The third day’s predic- tion, in the few times it hac been made. did not always turn out right. While the bureau maintains its stout scientific opposition to long- | range prediction, Larry Page, 26-year- old weather expert from Des Moines, Iowa, toils in an office in the Agricul- tural Adjustment Administration over maps and globes and charts in an effort to hit upon a method that will make possible accurate forecasts months and years in advance. Page is a special Weather Bureau | employe brought to Washington by | Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. The bureau itself refuses to go be- yond its two-day limit except in extra- ordinary circumstances, and never ex- ceeds three days in its published pre- dictions. And even three days, the | “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” agency contends, do not merit being called long-range predicition. e KINDLER OUTLINES “TOMORROW’S MUSIC Concert to Include Tunes of Sean- dinavia, England and Ireland. Scandinavia, England and Ireland will be included in the itinerary of the National Symphony Orchestra when it resumes its “Musical Tour of Various Countries” tomorrow morn- ing in Central High School audi- torium. , Conductor Hans Kindler has se- Jected a well-balanced program that will comprise music by Grieg, Sibelius, Grainger, Elgar and Purcell. Spe- cialties will be offered by the wood- wind section of the orchestrs and Sara Holman, soprano, who will be heard in a group of Scandinavian folk songs. The concert will be the fifth in the series of six scheduled for alternate Saturdays. So far 8,000 children have heard the concerts. The series has proved the most successful ever given by the orchestra and emphasizes the need of the $100.000 sustaining fund to be raised by the orchestra in its cam- paign beginning next Friday. The fund will enable the orchestra to extend its activities and supply the increasing demand for these concerts for students and young people. Ship Wage Fight Settled. SEATTLE, March 8 (#)—Oper- ators of four Alaska shipping lines and representatives of seafaring un- ions reached an agreement on wages and hours yesterday, compromising de- mands of the crews for a six-hour day and wage increases up to 50 per cent. Terms will be announced whea the agreement is signed Saturd: OPEN SUNDAY SHOWING A Complete Line of PLYMOUTHS Airstream De Sotos Airflow De Sotos EVANS-PALMER, Inc. —Distributors— 14th at L St. N. W, Phone NAtienal 3474 STAR, rs, bowed in reverence, the body of former Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes is shown as it was carried today from All Souls’ Unitarian Church for the —Star Staff Photo. swung into the inspiring music of The casket was carried by the soldiers to the open grave, and Dr. Pierce offered a short prayer and the benediction. As the body of the former justice was lowered into the earth, the firing squad, composed of eight erect In- fantrymen, lifted their rifles and fired three volleys in tribute to one who was thrice wounded on Civil War battlefields. A lone bugler ended the rites with the plaintive notes of the soldiers’ last farewell, “Taps.” Brig. Gen. P. L. Miles, commanding the 16th Brigade, was in charge of arrangements at Arlington. Numerous organizations were rep- resented at the funeral by special delegations. Loyal Legion Delegation. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion, of which the late justice was honorary commander, sent Col. J. Mil- ler Kenyon, Col. Frank 8. Hight, Col. Goodwin Ordway and Charles Mason Remey. The District Bar Association was represented by a committee consisting of H. Winship Wheatley, president of the association; Frederick D. Mec- Kenney, Charles W, Wilson, Charles Warren, George E. Hamilton, Ben- jamin §. Minor and Fred S. Tyler The Harvard Club of Washington sent this delegation: Charles War- ren, president; Ralph H. Hallett, Frederic A. Delano, Edward A. Har- riman and Walter R. Tuckerman. Among friends of Holmes from Massachusetts were James M. Curley, Chief Justice Arthur P. Rugg, Arthur D. Hull and John G. Palfrey. Repre- sentative A. Piatt Andrews represented the mayor and Town Council of Bev- erly, the Holmes Summer home. Capt. Ira Sheetz of the tenth pre- cinct was in charge of the police detail. While the body lay in the old brick home at 1720 I street yesterday a death mask was taken by Gutzon | Borglum, noted sculptor. He described Holmes’ face as one that ranked with | “the best in Anglo-Saxon, Greek or Roman histery.” TAXES March Is Tax Paying Month Come in and have an interview with one of our loan be able to make you a bank loan which may be repaid by monthly deposits. THE MORRIS PLAN Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H Steeet N.W., Washington, D.C, Ice Cream STRAWBERRY WASHINGTON, __(Continued From First Page) sald, apparently referring to some re- cent decisions on the recovery act, “are made in complete disregard of the effect.” With Senators Hastings, Republican, of Delaware; King, Democrat, of Utah; Nye, Republican, of North Dakota, and Costigan, doing much of the ques- tioning, Richberg warned complete abandonment of codes would bring “a relapse into more vicious competition.” Unfair to Honest Man. But he said it had been unfair to maintain codes When they could not be enforced, explaining: “The result of the unenforcement of a code is that the honest and conscientious man suffers and it in time becomes unfair to ask compliance when youw can’t enforce the code.” But Richberg added he would be “the last man to favor any relaxation of the effort to improve conditions.” It was Chairman Harrison who asked Richberg his views on turning the N. R. A. job over to the Federal Trade Commission. The recovery co- ordinator replied: “Neither the Federal Trade Com- mission nor the Department of Com- merce is organized to deal with the problem.” He added that it would be “utterly impoesible” to carry out the purposes of the recovery law under the trade commission act. Work and Wage Figures, At one point in the questioning Senator La Follette offered statistics | which, he said, showed little change in |employment and wages between De- | cember, 1933, and December, 1934. | _Richberg countcred with figures | showing that in a group of major in- | | dustries manufacturing pay rolls jumped from $96,000,000 to $132,000,- 1000 a week between June, 1933, and December, 1934. He contended this was & 37 per cent jump in pay rolls. The administration spokesman then exchanged argument with argument as a dozen Senators quizzed him. Contending N. R. A. had increased “hourly rates” of wages, Richberg con- ceded “the purchasing power of the | wage earner has remained about what {1t was” because of shortened hours But, he added, “by the increased | employment resulting from shortening | hours, purchasing power has been in- creased.” ‘The distribution of wages was | changed in N. R. A,, Richberg testified, | by raising the levels in minimum | groups more than in higher paid groups. | “But isn't the aggregate expendi- ture of the employer about the same?” | | Costigan asked. I “Oh no,” Richberg said, “it has been | | enormously increased.” | He said the figures for improvements | | under the codes did not tell the full | story because much improvement | came about in the rush of production | before the codes were adopted. | Activity of Industries. La Follette suggested that the fact that industries were “running full blast” in early Summer, 1933, to get ahead of the codes put “pressure on | N. R. A. to get codes agreed to and was a factor in the kind of code that | was agreed to.” 5 “It was responsible for the approval of many codes of which there might officers and we may BANK D. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935. RICHBERG SCORES CONGRESS DELAY Trade and Industry Slowed by Lack of N. R. A. Legis- lation, He Says. be doubt of many provisions,” Rich- berg replied. La Follette said the whole procedure was on a “horse-trading basis” in which trade practice concessions were made to industry in return for labor provisions in the code. Richberg said it was partially “horse-trading,” but, more exactly, it was “budget balancing” in which em- ployers sald “if you let me do this I can afford to de that” La Follette then cited unemploy- ment figures showing 10,830,000 out of jobs in December, 1934, and 10,- $13,000 in December, 1933. “As far as the objective of promot- ing the fullest utilization of the Na- | tion’s productive capacities is con- | ceived 40 cents and hour an( 3 cerned,” La Follette said, “the resuit | cents, respectively. By, of the horse trading hasn't gotten us| Richberg countered by placing in. very far along the road.” the record figures showing increased” 3,000,000 Job Increase. pay rolls in manufacturing industries. = As the hearing ende “We had an increase of 3,000,000 | o T asked to return again tomorrow for Jobs before December, 1933,” Richberg ‘ further questioning. 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