Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1935, Page 5

DRIVE IS OPENED ONTUBERGULOSIS Mrs. Roosevelt and Leaders in Medical Profession Take Part. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and na- tional leaders in the medical profes- sion inaugurated a Nation-wide Spring drive against tuberculosis, in a putlic meeting last night sponsored by the National Tuberculosis Association, and held in the United States Chamber of Commerce Auditorium. Mrs. Roosevelt described as “ap- palling statistics given her by experts showing the extent of tuberculosis. She said funds should not be spared | in establishing a good program of so- cial security, and specifically to fight such diseases as tuberculosis. This disease costs the United States )= proximately a billion dollars a year Lo fight, she added. Blaming bad housing, poor wages‘ and ignorance among parents as ti chief reason for spread of the disesse among children, Mrs Roosevelt gave the statistics supplied her by medical experts. Half of Children Infected. “One-half of all the children in the United States,” she said, “are infected by tuberculosis by the time they are 15. Twice as many girls as boys be- tween the ages of 15 and 19 have tuberculosis. Seventy-five thousand people die of tuberculosis every year.” Mrs. Roosevelt said Washington, be- cause of the facilities presented here for research and study, should be made the central point in the fight against tuberculosis. Her address was broadcast on a Nation-wide radio | chain. The Washington institutions for fighting tuberculosis are “very much understaffed,” Dr. George C. Ruh- land, new District health officer, told the group. He said the amount of money appropriated to fight the disease here was about half the amount needed. Dr. Cumming Speaks. Dr. Hugh S. Cumming, surgeon general of the Public Health Service, said the National Tuberculosis As- sociation has offered excellent co- operation with his organization. His address was on “Co-ordinating Public and Private Health Agencies to Con- trol Tuberculosis.” Dr. Kendall Emerson, director of the N. T. A, described tuberculosis as the “implacable foe of youth.” Dr. William Gerry Morgan, dean of | the Georgetown University Medical School and a former president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Francis Trudeau of Saranac Lake, N. Y., also addressed the meet- | ing. Dr. William Charles White, president of the District Tuberculosis | Association, preslded BIGGER LUMP SUM FOR D. C. PREDICTED; MEETING TUESDAY (Continued From First Page.) health needs brought to the commit- tee’s attention by Health Officer Ruh- land. There is also a disposition in the Sepate subcommittee to increase the size of the police force, in response to the appeal of various civic groups, but_the number to be added will not be decided until Tuesday. W. Brown originally called attention to the need for 141 men, including replacement of 35 positions lost through the economy act. This re- quest was supported by the civic groups. For the building of assessment and permit sewers, to serve new homes, the House cut the budget estimate from $200,000 to $150,000. The ad- visability of restoring this also was brought to the attention of the Sen- ate group. Assessment Changes. Meanwhile, there is likely to grow out of the Senate hearings—although not in the appropriation bill—a move- ment to change the law which re- quires full-value assessment of prop- erty here. Senator Thomas, who made the suggestion more than a year ago, be-| lieves Washington's tax burden often | is misunderstood by members of Con- | gress and others who come here, be- | cause the District has a high basis | of assessment with a low «ate, while most other cities have lower bases of assessment, accompanied by. higher rates. Other members of the Sen- ate Committee, including Senator Copeland of New York, also believe that if Washington followed the as- sessment practice elsewhere there would be a better understanding of comparable tax burdens, in consider- ing the fiscal relations problem. When Senator Thomas found sup- port for such a change among civic leaders who attended the closing hear- ing Friday, he advised them to con- sult with officials at the District Build- ing and have a separate bill prepared. Such a bill would be handled by the District Legislative Committees of Congress. In cities Yhroughout the country that assess property at varying per- centages below true value, the tax rates are correspondingly higher. In ‘Washington, with assessments up vir- tually to 100 per cent of true value, the rate is lower. Members of the Senate have pointed out that per- sons, looking at Washington's rate without giving due consideration to the higher basis of assessment, get a wrong impression of the city’s tax payment. Senator Thomas, who granted hear- ings extending over several weeks, said he realized the committees of Congress constitute thw only forum District residents have to express their wishes, and for that reason he be- lieves they “are entitled to their day in court” before the supply bill is acted on. e WOMAN DOCTOR DIES Former Indianian Was Mission- ary in China 14 Years. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 30 (P).—Dr. Effie Bernice Cooper, 64, resident of this city five Winters, died here Thursday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. James T. McLean. 8he came from Goshen, Ind. Dr. Cooper was a medical mission- ary for the Presbyterian Church, U. 8. A, and served 14 years in China. She was there during the Boxer re- bellion. General Strike Seen. BARCELONA, Spain, March 30 (®). —Military officials said tonight they had been informed extremists are planning a general - rev strike Monday to protest n;] attempt to deliver power into the ightists.” and | Maj. Ernest | at Children’s Hospital. THE SUNDAY STAR, Mrs. Roosevelt Inspects Hospital PRESIDENT TURNS BRIEFLY TO WORK {Two Planes Carry Mail and Papers to Be Sent to Fishing Scene. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., March 30.—President Roosevelt today called for work and two seaplanes set out from Miami carrying mail and papers to the vaca- tion rendezvous of Mr. Roosevelt in | Bahama waters. ‘The naval planes headed for Nassau to base tonight and will proceed to- | { morrow to find the President yacht | Nourmahal. Mr. Roosevelt intended to leave Man | O'War Bay, off Great Inagua Island, during the night and will give his lo- | cation tomorrow for naval planes. Not Likely to Intervene. Although he maintained contact during the day through temporary headquarters established by Marvin H. Mclntyre, his secretary, there was no indication of the President inter- vening in the work relief dispute that again has flared up on Capitol Hill in Washington. The batch of material going forward to Mr. Roosevelt included only one minor bill from Congress. It is ex- pected, however, that he will receive and approve while down here the $400,000,000 Army supply measure, { and also the $4,880,000,000 work relief bill | Rare Specimens Caught. | _The brilliant sun further burned the President as he continued his fishing | today. Reports tell of success at fish- ing and of the catch of some rare specimens to be sent to museums. Some details are awaited on today’s luck. 'PERMANENT RATE INCREASE DENIED CARRIERS BY I. C. C. (Continued From First Page) done under the 1931 surcharges. Coal to tidewater New England also is specifically subjected to a single 15- cent charge. Although the emergency charges will just about offset the wage increase of next Monday, railroad representatives here said that it would not aid in | the matter of net revenues and meet- | ing fixed charges. Some of the weaker | roads are certain, they said, to have | to submit to reorganizations under the Federal bankruptcy law, unless there is a marked increase in traffic. WILL SEEK LOWER PAY. Railroads Will Request Reduction From 1929 Levels. CHICAGO, March 30 (#)—The rail- roads will serve notice soon after May 1 that they will seek a reduction from the 1929 wage levels, which become effective again next Monday. Under the agreemént negotiated & year ago in Washington by which the rail employes of the country will re- ceive an increase in pay estimated at from $80,000,000 to $130,000,000 an- nually, no notice can be given by either side of any intended change before May 1. But railroad executives here indi- cated that current traffic and earn- ing trends would not permit them to wait much longer than the 30-day limitation period before asking modi- fication of the restored pay scales which will augment all rail workers’ checks starting April 1. “The restoration of the basic rates of pay to the levels of the high-wage period of 1929 will increase the operat- ing expenses of the roads so that either higher. rates or greatly aug- mented volume will be needed to en- able them to meet the added charge,” said W. F. Thiehoff, general manager of the Burlington road and chairman of the Conference Committee Rail Managers, which conducted the last negotiations with the rail labor repre- sentatives. —_— MARINES AND SAILORS “INVADE” CALIFORNIA By the Associated Press. PEDRO, Calif., March 30.— An “invasion” of California, com- plete in every warlike detail, was ef- fected here today. A landing party of several thousand sailors and Marines from the United States Fleet swarmed over the beaches in the first phase of a landing drill as part of the preparations for the Summer war games. In orthodox battle manner, field pieces and machine guns were brought to shore first, followed by first-aid and radio equipment. Two flag officers took over new com- mands today. Rear Admiral Wat T. Culverius be- came the new commander of the base force, succeeding Read Admiral George T. Pettengill, who relieved Read Ad- of [ miral 8. W. Bryant as commander of the Battleship Division two. receiving the | {Requirement That What will be the effect on the Dis- | trict coming from the work relief appropriation bill amendment requir- ing that at least one-third of the $900,000,000 earmarked for grants to, States must be spent for labor hire? | The Municipal Center could not be included in this progrem if the | amendment prevails, according to Capt. Howard F. Clark, assistant engi- neer commissioner, in charge of the | District’s works program. While he | did not have specific figures avail- ! able, he doubted the cost of labor would run that much. The opinion was based on past experienced, he said. | Apparently, also, the rule would | mean dropping of construction proj- ects involving the purchase of land. This would limit building projects to those for which the District already has sites. Pools Held Possible. Capt. Clark estimated that school | buildings or libraries of modest types | of construction might be included, barring the question of money to be spent for land. He believed swim- ming pools and improvement of play- ICKES WIRES STORY | OF WORK RELIEF FIGHT (Contirued From First Page.) be changed to read “direct or indirect expenditure for labor.” He said most spending on P. W. A. projects is for | materials, which provide much in-| direct labor away from actual work of construction. Ickes, who has been assailed in Con- gress for the way he has handled the P. W. A, nevertheless feels assured | of administrating about $1,660,000,000 of the new fund. This includes $900,000,000 for non- Federal projects, over which he made P. W. A. funds which are restored under the bill, and $450,000,000 for slum clearance. In addition, the P. W. A. has drawn plans for a rural electrification and grade crossing elimination program, and Ickes hopes to get the work under the new relief set-up. White House Calls. Ickes' appeal to the President fol- lowed two calls at the White House earlier in the week after Harry L. Hopkins, the relief administrator, had been reported the likely head man in the new work set-up. The President, however, denied this and reiterated he would be chairmag himself of the ad- ministrative board, and that final plans for relief machinery had not been completed. A board composed of Ickes, Hopkins, Dr. Rexford G. Tugwell, co-ordinator of the $1,000,000,000 land improvement program, Rear Admiral Christian J. Peoples, treasury procurement officer, and Robert Fechner, director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, is to as- sist Mr. Roosevelt in carrying out the two-year program of putting 3,500,000 idle men to work. At Miami two Navy seaplanes left today carrying mail and papers to the President aboard the yacht Nourmahal. No indication was given there in ance of receipt of Ickes’ appeal, that Mr. Roosevelt would intervene in the controversy. 4-DOOR Fully Equipped Mid-City Au 1711 14th St. N.W. Sol Stern, President ‘Open 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. TO PRESIDENT’S SHIP |- *675 . WASHINGTON, D. C, RESOLUTION SEEKS LUMBER CODE TEST Clark and Hastings to Press Motion in Senate Tomorrow. (Continued From Pirst Page.) be passed to accomplish the purposes | desirea. Photo shows Mrs. Roosevelt visiting two little infantile paralysis patients in the hydrotherapy tanks Left to right: Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Mrs. Louisa C. Lippitt, in charge of hydro- therapy; Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Mattie M. Gibson, superintendent of the Children’s Hospital. —Underwood Photo. Works Bill Amendment Seen Threat to D. C. Relief Projects Third of Cost Be Spent for Labor Might Exclude Mu- nicipal Center, Engineer Says. grounds and other city facilities would be possible. One well known contractor, who | has bid on numerous District con- tract jobs, estimated that costs of ma- terials on school buildings would run between 60 and 65 per cent, bringing the costs for other than labor close to the limit set in the amendments. This engineer emphasized also that decision would depend to an important degree on whether labor hire would in- | clude employes working for subcon- | tractors in fabrication here or else- | where of sectional units or other products going into the building. Final Opinion Withheld. Final opinion would be withheld by | District officials until a definite i 1 terpretation is given of what is meant | by the “direct relief” clause, as stated | {in the bill. Some projects could be included, which otherwise would be dropped, if | hand labor was employed instead of | current practices of building firms of using all possible labor saving devices, such as steel shovels, concrete mixing machines and other like equipment, | said one engineer. District officials are considering a long list of projects proposed for adop- tion under the new public works or work relief funds. 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McGuire, Sales Manager Sundays—0:00 AM. ts 6:00 P.M, De Soto—Plymoutlt Dealers “Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Attorney General of the United States be and he is hereby respect- fully requested and urged to prose- cute the said appeal, and to oppose any delay in the argument, with the hope that the Supreme Court will render .. decision in time to be of service to the Senate in its consider- ation of the extension of the national industrial recovery act.” Test Avoidance Charged. The charge has been made that the administration is seeking to avoid a test of the constitutionality of the |N. R. A at this time, while Congress and its committees are working on a new law to extend the life of the N. R. A. It has been reported, too, that parties interested in the final settlement of the Belcher case and the constitutional questions involved may appeal to the Supreme Court not to grant the request of the Govern- ment for a dismissal of the Govern- ment’s own appeal. Belcher was indicted for violation of the N. I. R. A. August 24, 1934, charged with paying lower wages and exacting longer hours of work from his employes than the lumber code prescribed. Belcher, making no de- nial of the charges, attacked the con- stitutionality of the law and the code. He was upheld by United States Judge William I. Grubb on October 31, 1934, and the indictment was dis- missed. The Government then took degision to the Supreme Court. time for argument of the case, An objection in the Senate tomor- of the Clark-Hastings resolution may prevent a vote by the Senate on the resolution. However, it is expected that the Senators will take the floor and discuss the matter. Two Federal judges, according to at the N. R. A, yesterday. One was Judge Fred M. Raymond at Grand “YOU MEAN “No, Mr. Jones! That great Hudson Six /esk: like a thousand dollars, but prices really start at $695, f. o. b. Detroit. And easier, safer driving with the Electric Hand for only a few dollars extra.” See page B-16. EIGHT Main Office: Friendship Branch: Northwest Branch: Park Road Branch: 14th St. and Park and steps for an appeal from the Grubb | The | Supreme Court fixed April 8 as the | Tow to the immediate consideration | Associated Press dispatches, took shots | A THOUSAND—DON'T YOU?" MARCH 31, 1935—PART ONE. Raplds, Mich, who held that the N. R. A. was illegal as applied to Michigan village coal dealer. The other was Circuit Judge Homer W. Hall at Bloomington, Ill, who ruled the automobile code inoperative as applied to Illinols and the Iilinois State recovery act. Discussing the N. R. A. bill, which is backed by Richberg, Senator Borah said: . “The proposed law does not change the status of the anti-trust laws and the N. R. A. at all. There is language written into the bill attacking monop- olies, but that is in the present law. The Preisdent under the new bill is authorized to suspend the operation of the anti-trust laws when he considers it necessary in the interest of a code.” Senator King, Democrat, sald that the new bill was “worse than the present law” and gives the President and the N. R. A. far more authority than they now have. Cites Commerce Definition. Instead of limiting the operation of the N. R. A. to interstate com- merce, he said, it undertakes to make all business interstate commerce, at the will of the President. It also gives the President authority to pro- claim that any kind of business has a “public interest.” Senator Borah took much the same view as Senator King. He insisted proposals regarding what does or does not constitute Interstate commerce, Senator King was asked if he be- lieved the bill would be materially changed by the Finance before report to the Senate. He is a member of the committee. “Perhaps,” he said, “but if the ad- ministration seeks to force the bill through as it is, no one knows what may happen.” Dickinson Firm. Senator Dickinson, criticizing - the N. R. A. bill, added: “If 1 am the only Senator so to vote, I shall still vote against its pass- age.” The bill as introduced seeks to pull the teeth of the Federal Trade Com- mission which has been s thorn in the side of the N. R. A. at times. It carries the language of the exm.lng law, which says: “But nothing in this title shall be construed to impair the exercise of the powers of the Federal Trade Commission under such act, as amended.” The bill adds at this point, however, “in a manner consistent with the provisions of this title.” In other words, the Federal Trade Commission will exercise its powers only in & manner consistent with the meaning and interpretation of the N. R. A. act. - CODE HELD INOPERATIVE. BLOOMINGTON, II., March 30 that the courts would not sustain such CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 1503 Pa. Ave. N. Farmers & Mechanics Branch: Wise. Ave. & M St. N.W. Wisc. Ave. & Warren St. Chevy Chase Branch: Conn. Ave. & Morrison St. Dubont Circle Branch: 1913 Mass. Ave. N. Seventh Street Branch: 7th and Eye Sts. N. (#)—Circuit Judge Homer W. Hall threw out the Illinois State recovery act today as an unconstitutional sur- render of State sovereignty and de- clared the national automobile code inoperative in Illinols. : Charges that a Bloomington auto- mobile sales agency had violated code and recovery act by granting exces- sive allowances for old cars on trade- ins were quashed. Judge Hall held the Legislature had improperly delegated to the Federal Government its police power in the enforcement of codes, and that the Government had no right to inter- ;e;:e in an intrastate business enter- M% i S’uulum'? 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