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GARNER TO REVISE CONFEREES POLICY Shatters Custom With Statement He Will Name Friends of Bills. Vice President Garner stepped out of the ordinarily quiet role of pre- siding officer yesterday long enough to shatter an old Senate custom, by announcing that henceforth he ex- pects “to exercise some discretion” in selecting Senate conferees on legislation. He also made known during ensuing debate that his policy in naming con- ferees will be to consider members in sympathy with the Senate’s position on the bill to be placed in their charge. These conference committees are the important groups which, joining with similar House managers, mould bills into final statutory form. Echo of Relief Dispute. The startled Senators foresaw two immediate results of the Vice Presi- dent’s declaration: Garner playing a more direct part in the administra- tion’s legislative program and de- parture from the ancient habit by which presiding officers automatically designated conferees chosen by the chairman of the committee which handled the bill in question. ‘The Texan’s announcement was an echo of the recent conference dispute oevr the $4,880,000,000 relief bill, in which Senator Robinson, Democratic | leader, asserted that four of the Sén- | ate conferees were “enemies” of the | bill. They had been named by Sena- | tor Glass, Democrat of Virginia. Rob- | inson protested at that time against | the system by which a bill was en- trusted to its “‘enemies.” “As far «as the record shows the occupant of the chair appoints the | conferees,” Garner told the Senate | today. “Whereas he doesn't even see | the names.” | Never Sees List. Usually the names are sent to the desk by the committee chairman and read by the Senate clerk without ever reaching the presiding officer. “Hereafter,” Garner continued, “the present occupant of the chair expects to exercise discretion in the appoint- ment of conferees.” Senator McNary, Republican leader, quickly challenged Garner’s statement, contending the Senate had the right | to elect its conferees. Garner agreed | with that view, and said the senaln‘\ could elect them if it chose, but that | when he was charged with the duty of appointing them he would see that they were in sympathy with the bill, BOLIVAR PAGEANT SET FOR TWO NIGHTS Roosevelt High School Audito- rium to Be Scene of Entertainment. The pageant, “Simon Bolivar, The Liberator,” by Dr. Barbara Ring, will be presented tomorrow and Friday at | 8:30 p.m. in the Roosevelt High School Auditorium under auspices of the | Community Center Department. { Produced under direction of Marie Moore Forrest, the music will be played by the orchestra of the Marine Band. The first episode, “Golden Days,” will be directed by Lisa Gardiner and is sponsored by Mrs. Edith H. Hunter. The Gardiner dancers and members of the Players’ Club will take part. Miss Elizabeth Beatty directs the zecond episode, “The Vow,” which is sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Driscoll, with John Sikken and James Thomas. | Harold Allen Long directs the third | episode, “Declaration of Indepen- dence,” in which members of the Arts Club will participate. “Over the Andes” is directed by Miss Mary Olive O’'Connell and spon- sored by Mrs. D. E. Middleton. Epi- | sode 5, “Conspiracy,” will be narrated by Miss Hester Walker Beall and Maurice Jarvis. | “A Dream of Peace” is sponsored by | Mrs. L. W. Hardy. | Shown above is the stolen automobile which was abandoned on the railroad tracks at Wilson, N. C., and wrecked by the special train on which President Roosevelt was returning from his Florida vacation. Mechanics THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, are clearing the wreckage from the track. S Old Diplomatic Hands Have Jokers Ready for Stresa Deal. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Under normal conditions the for- midable political gathering at Stresa would have caused a sensation and occasioned the writing of a number of long and optimistic editorials in | newspapers throughout the world. | ‘Three prime ministers and two sec- | retaries of state are attending the momentous meeting. Mussolini has selected one of the most beautiful spots in Italy for this assemblage. They will have quiet and seclusion. All the delegates are old hands in the diplomatic game. Hence, there is little hope for a new diplo- matic deal. Sir John Simon’s views are already known. “Lets find some good little formula and everybody will be happy.” Ramsay MacDonald, who was not scheduled to attend this meeting, horned in at the eleventh hour, when the doctors ordered a complete rest for Capt. Anthony Eden. His con- tribution to the peace of the world will be same as on previous occa- | sions—some kind of a compromise within the framework of the League | of Nations and the addition of some false teeth to the covenant. Coercion Prescribed. The French premier, Flandin, ap- pears to know what he wants. He is as strong a nationalist as the fire- eating Tardieu and will not agree to any half measures. Germany, he thinks, must be coerced to come out in the open and say what she wants and what she intends to do. The League of Nations is a good court of justice to try the Reich. But there must be a police force to en= force the decisions of this supreme tribunal, and the police must be or- ganized by an alliance of the chief “Attempted Assassination” will be | European powers: Russia, France and | erful in the world. It will have eight | will be capable of a speed of 30 knots. | attention to their aerial and land | the Soviet government, lacking ade- presented by the Southeast Com- |Italy, with their accolytes. If Britain munity Players, sponsored by Mrs. M. | wants to join, so much the better. If W. Davis. she wants to remain a spectator, it “The Last Message” is Sponsored by does not quite matter. Mrs. Martin Joynt. | Laval, the French foreign secretary, ‘Two symbolic scenes, sponsored by | 8 former Socialist who 15 years ago Mrs. Maud Howell Smith and Mrs. | opposed the Versailles treaty, will be Mary G. Cromwell will be presented | relegated to the second plan. by students from Georgetown Visita- Mussolini, who is prime minister tion Convent, the Alice Louise Hunter | and joreign secretary, has not yet Studio of the Dance and the Marion | revealed his thoughts. A lover of Chace dance group. drama and of big stage eflects, he . has kept to himself his ideas as to i how to straigthen out the present Will Address Pen Women. European embroglio. But Mussolini John Clagett Proctor, vice president is a realistic actor and there is no of the Association of Oldest Inhabit- | doubt that he will come forth with ants, will address the District of Co- | some positive ideas. lumbia League of American Pen| go far he has expressed only one ‘Women Friday night at the Burling- thought, which is extremely well ton Hotel on the subject “Early|adapted to the present situation: Women Journalists in Washington.” | “Germany has armed and cannot be induced to disarm unless she is coerced o nE- SesroNstoEe o wy | . force. Ttaly is unwilling to do this. ‘The only t! which might be done R e e e | clrcmsiances 1 to ciene to an agreement to render her re- armament harmless.” What kind of an agreement this may be remains to be seen. It is probable that it will constitute the most interesting part of the Stresa méeting. Armament Goes On. 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The Germans, while devoting much forces, are not neglecting their sea power, either. The last of the “pocket” battleships is now under construction and will be completed next year. The navy yards are working in the mean- | time on some new types of submarines | which are prohibited under the la- mented Versailles treaty. While no positive information is available yet, reliable reports indi- cate that a flotilla of 16 submarines | has been completed and that more | are being built. In the same way it is reported that quate yards and specialists for a prompt reorganization of their navy to cope eventually with the German maritime power, has placed important orders in France and Great Britain. ‘The payment will be on the cuff, as far as the French are concerned, and in kind for the British. The reports fail to indicate what type of vessels the Soviet government has ordered, | but it is believed that they are mostly large submarines of the super-Surcouff | model, Ludendorff Hero. Hitler, following the advice of his | chief counsellor, Gen. von Blomberg, has restored Gen. Ludendorff as Ger- many’s popular war hero. There has beerf a good deal of spec- 3 ulation as to the 'meaning of this measure. The most natural assumption is that, in case of war, Hitler would | entrust the command of the German | forces to Ludendorff, who was the author of the plan which brought | about the disaster of the Russian | armies in East Prussia in 1914, | Military observers doubt this, however. They say that Ludendorff, who has been out of touch with the revolutionary changes in the strat- egy and the tactics of a new war, cannot be anything but a figure- head if he were called to active duty again. And Ludendorff is not the type who would accept an honorary job. Consequently Hitler’s gesture toward the war-time hero was merely platonic and necessi- tated by the fact that certain por- tions of the Reichswehr were dis- satisfled with the treatmenmt der Fuhrer had given Ludendorfl. Should the German army go to war again, its supreme commander will be Gen. von Blomberg, who is considered | the ablest commander in the Reich., =g ANCIENT EDUCATION IN CHINA IS TOPIC Dr. Chan, Head of Medical Col- lege at Canton, to Speak at Y. M. C. A. Tonight. Dr. Pack Chue Chan. president of the Chinese Medical Coliege of Can- ton, China, will give a lecture on “Chinese Ancient Educational Sys- tems,” tonight at 8:15 o'clock, in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, Eighteenth and G streets. The lecture, open to the public, is one of a series of three arranged by the Chinese Community Church with a view to creating better understand- ing between citizens of this country and China. The second lecture, to be given next Wednesday, will be on Chinese ancient marriage and home lite customs and the third will be on Confucianism, Buddhism, Laoism and Christianity in China. There will be an open forum after each lecture for general discussion. FILENE DEFENDS N.R. A. AT PROBE Says Only Alternative Is in Townsend, Long or Coughlin Plan. By the Associated Press. Edward A. Filene, Boston business man, told the Senate Finance Commit- tee today there was no alternative for N. R. A. except “whatever Dr. Town- | send, Father Coughlin and Huey Long propose.” Holding that N. R. A. was funda- mentally sound, Filene said the day had passed in this country when busi- ness could make more profit by paying | employes less. The issue now facing the country, Filene said, is “Shall we keep on with this effort to organize American life in accordance with the new economic facts, or shall we go back to the prac- tices which landed us in this de- pression?” The elderly Boston merchant, who | has written several books on econom- | ics, testified before a capacity crows but only half a dozen Senators. | Earlier, spokesmen for retail grocers | and cotton garment manufacturers | had urged the committee to extend N.R. A. Witness' Voice Wavers. | With his voice a little shaky, Filene testified the economic theories under D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1935. VANDENBERG HAS SLEAD, NYE SAYS G. 0. P. Has Chance if It “Brightens Up a Bit,” Senator Holds. By tho Associated Press. Senator Nye, Republican, of North Dakota, said today that Senator Van- denberg of Michigan looks to him like & “standout” possibility for, the Re- publican presidential nomination next year. ‘The_youthful Midwestern Independ- ent said in an interview that it was too soon to make forecasts of next year’s political line-up, but pick# ed his Michigan colleague as the one the lightning seemed likely to strike. When asked about the Repub- lican possibilities as they look to- day, he said: “There is only one standout at the present time and that is Sena- tor Vandenberg. He added that Gov. Landon of Kansas was being discussed, and might develop into a serious candidate, and that former Gov. Winant of New Hampshire had always appealed to him as a pos- sibility. Nye was asked whether he believed the Republicans would have a chance next year. Must Offer Something. “The Republicans have a chance.” he said, “if they brighten up a little and offer something besides the ‘Old Deal.’” Vandenberg, a member of Nye's Munitions Investigating Committee, was thrust into the limelight last Fall by his re-election in Michigan while his Republicar colleagues in other States were being buried by the Dem- ocratic landslide. The other day, when asked as to whether he was a candidate, he said: “I have no hopes, wishes, desires, expectations or aspirations in connec- ‘ion with 1936. If they were to reach cut and drag me in? T wouldn't even discuss such a highly improbable hypothesis.” | Vandenberg and Senator Dickinson, Republican, of Iowa, were chided in Jhe Senate yesterday by Senator Rob- inson, Democratic leader, as presi- dential possibilities Robinson said Dickinson in a re- cent speech indicated he was “willing | to accept the nomination” and that | Vandenberg was in the “same frame of mind” He asked why they had not submitted to the Senate some plans for replacing the administra- tion’s recovery program. ————————— at human exploitation was of pln-f mount importance. “The Blue Eagle appeared to us al-, Senator Vandenbers, | most like an angel from heaven. In a| very short period it bettered the con-| dition of all workers tremendously. | Wages in some cases were increased | 300 per cent. The industry itself has | shown steady and substantial profits | since the code went into effect.” | which he succeeded in business no | longer were sound. “There was a time,” he said, “when business could get more if the masses | got less. There was a time when em- | ployers could make more profits if Z their employes got less wages, and it | was during that time that most of us business men developed our theories of business. “But that time has passed. The | trouble is that the theories are still | sticking around. All that business ' needs for recovery today is to recov from those theories. * Filene told the committee labor unions “have a better understanding of | what is good for business today than our chambers of commerce have.” It was President Roosevelt and not the Chamber of Commerce of the | United States “who has been repre- senting the true interests of business during the past two years,” he said. N. R. A’s failure, Filene testified, could be attributed definitely to the “failure of business men to change their basic attitude toward business | when this basfc economic change had made it necessary.” Asks Two-Year Extension. H. C. Peterson of Chicago, speaking for the National Association of Retail Grocers, urged the committee to con- tinue the recovery law for two more years. A similar plea was received from 8. LiHoffman, New York cotton garment ufacturer, who test to wide- spread benefits to workers and business under the code. Peterson said his industry's code had been a code of ethics, and that its abandonment would bring “an era of price cutting so vicious that many grocers would be forced out of business.”: “Competition,” Hoffman said, “de- generated into a mad scramble, Wherein the manufacturer’s adroitness - TERMITES (Flying Ants) come _from friends and melehbors of those for whom we have done werk. Free Inspection. Guaranteed Treatment TERMITE CONTROL CO. Nat'l Press Bidg. 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Hof:man added that under the code | working hours had been reduced a | | third, hourly rates of pay had risen | 117 per cent and employment had increased 10 per cent over 1929. | He denied the code had injured | “reduced handicaps under which small | business has competed.” < Hoffman testified that before N.R.A.' the cotton garment industry was work- | ing as high as 5% hours a week and there was “a vicious cycle of wage | ment of mere pittances, sometimes as little as $3 a week, for incredibly long | hours.” He said also that 13,000 child | laborers had been replaced by adult | workers, and that wages as a whole were only 3 per cent below 1929 levell.‘ Lumber Code Will Hold. | An agreement for continuation of the lumber code yesterday heartened | the beleagured friends of N. R. A. | continuance. Asserting they had been abandoned, | many members of the code favored | suspension, but N. R. A. officials an- | nounced after conferences that the | agreement was to be continued, but | that compliance would be voluntary. ! N. R. A. officials said that only those | firms living up to its terms would be given Government contracts. | Who Left Her Records Lost, St. Louis Girl Unable to Find Real Mother. Located Brother and Cor- responded With Him During World War. A Torlorn hope, perhaps, but a per- sistent one has prompted a Washing- ton telephone operator to search for the parents who left her at a St. Louis foundling home 30 years ago. Mrs. Beatrice Wood Solers, now 34, | of 1405 Rhode Island avenue, ex-| plained that she was 16 before she learned she had been adopted and was | not the daughter of her foster parents, | Mr. and Mrs..George B. Lee of Owens- | ville, Mo. | The girl begari to hunt for her par- ents then and has continued it since. She first wrote to the home from which Mr. and Mrs. Lee had taken her, the Missouri Foundling Home on Margaretta avenue, St. Louis. Records Lost. The records apparently had been lost, and only meager information re- mained. The girl learned, however, she was left there in 1905 at the age| of 4 by a “Mrs. Amanda Wood,” along with a brother, Charles, then 7. | Three weeks later, she was adopted | by the Lees and Charles was adopted | soon afterward by a Mr. and Mrs. | Geggus, 4976 Thrush avenue, St. Louis. | By the time the sister obtained word | from the home of her brother’s where- | abouts, the United States declared war and he had sailed to France. Located Brother. ‘The sister in the little Missouri town, however, learned her brother’s address in France and corresponded | with him until his return following | the armistice. | Upon the brother’s return, she was | living in Keokuk, Iowa, and he came | to see her in July, 1919. Mrs. Sollers | came= East some time later to find a job here. She is now employed as a telephone | operator for a taxicab agency. Re- | cently she saw newspaper accounts of where children had been reunited with ¥ A 3° D.C. W oman Still Hunts Parents $750 DAMAGES GIVEN 30 Years Ago" . IN ASSAULT CASE | Mrs. Elsie Jardine Wins Verdict in Suit Against Former Park Police Officer. Mrs. Elsie Jardine, 119 C street northeast, was awarded $750 damages in District Supreme Court yesterday from Alfred Wilmott, former leuten- ant of Capitol Police, whom she ac- cused of striking her as she tried to prevent him from beating her son. The verdict was returned by a jury sitting before Justice Jennings Bailey. Wilmott was not represented by counsel at the trial. Mrs. Jardine said she interfered after the police dfficer had arrested her son, George Smith, in March, | 1934. She said Wilmott was beating the boy and that he also struck her. LAWYERS' BRIEFS RUSH PRINTING BYRON §. ADAMS W. F. SHEA AD. 1258 Turn your old trinkets, jew- elry and watches into MONEY at A.Kahn Jne. Arthur J. Sundlun, Pres. 43 YEARS at 935 F STREET ‘Top: Mrs. Beatrice Wood Sollers, photographed today. Center: Mrs. Sollers as a child. Below: Her brother Charles as a small boy. their long-lost parents, and she deter- mind to try again. “I guess I'll always keep trying,” said Mrs. Sollers, “although the search seems futile sometimes. “I've never had much money to go | n, you see.” | ol FRENCH CONCLUDE RUSSIAN ALLIANCE | ON EVE OF PARLEY (Continued From First Page.) Sir John and Robert W. Bingham, | the United States Ambassador, in | which the latter was informed Great | Britsin is going to Stresa with no definite pledged commitments. The eleventh-hour announcement | of a Pranco-Russian agreement on a | defensive military pact provided a | startling send-off for the British dele- | gation to the Stresa Conference. { Diplomatic circles viewed the conti- | nental move as designed primarily to forc: Great Britain to take a firm stand on the question of German re- armcment. | TRADE TREATY STRESSED. | Soviets Expect Increase In Reich's | 10 Gays Was gradually abating today Orders. MOSCOW, April 10 (#).—Foreign | observers placed great significance to- day in the signing of the Russo-Ger- man trade accord yesterday in view of an article in the government or- | gan, Izvestia, Monday that a move to | sidetrack the eastern security pact | might force nations of Eastern Europe to make their “own deals.” i The authoritative newspaper, Prav- ©F | reducing, which resulted in the pay. |98. said today the accord was “in compliance with the Russian policy of maintaining and |strengthening the general peace,” adding thet it would tring a “great increase in the volume | of Soviet Russia's orders in Ger- many.” | Karl Radek, writing in Izvestia, de- | clared the Soviet Union would not consider itself bound by the results of the tripartite conference at Stresa and charged certain powers were | “‘consciously” striving to sidetrack the | eastern security pact in favor of a | general European pa | FE | | POSSIBILITY OF FROST FORECAST FOR TONIGHT Weather Bureau Predicts ing Point May Be Reached in Suburban Areas. 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