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L03S OF SUPPORT BY NEWDEAL SEEN Alteration of Sentiment on Roosevelt in Last 90 Days Is Cited. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘Many members of Congress from dif- ferent sections of the country, some of whom have been away for a few days visiting their constituents and others of whom have been studying their correspondence with constituents, are convinced that a significant change of sentiment has developed in the last 90 days toward the Roosevelt ad- ministration. This information comes not merely from Republicans, but Democrats as well, and the general impression is that complications with respect to N. R. A, an increasing number of labor disputes, and the reaction to- ward the huge spending program are beginning to alarm the taxpayers. Some members of Congress, speak- ing privately, expressed the opinion that not 20 per cent of the Demo- crats were whole-heartedly in favor of the New Deal, and that their readi- ness to vote with the administration was due to a desire to go along with the President until such time as it was apparent that there had been a permanent reversal of opinion. Talk Seen Canvass Result. There are some members who feel that the President's radio talk of last Sunday night was the direct result of a canvass of opinion by administration leaders, who felt that Mr. Roosevelt should rally his supporters in order to impress Congress. The latest reports are that while a large number of letters were received at the White House, the response has not been as large as with previous radio talks by Mr. Roosevelt. It is also stated that the ratio of replies is about & to 1 and that most of the op- position is coming from persons who feel their savings are about to be destroyed as a consequence of the holding company legislation, for which the President now takes full respon- sibility. The lines of cleavage in Congress inside the Democratic party have be- gun to develop. The cotton crisis has accentuated the discord. But the re- quest for additional powers to control small businesses, and especially busi- nesses that are really operated within & State and do not engage in inter- state commerce as implied by the new N. R. A. legislation, has stirred up real opposition on Capitol Hill, Southerners Solidified, 1t is apparent that the Democratic party is divided and the Jeffersonian Democrats, led by Senators Carter Glass and Byrd of Virginia, are ac- qQuiring more and more strength right along. The anti-lynching bill debate has tended to solidify the Southern Democrats and to awaken them to the dangers from their viewpoint of an _enlarging Federal Government. The conversation among Senators particularly would seem to indicate that the time is not far distant when the group which stands for States’ rights will become known as the Jeffersonian Democrats and the others in the party will be regarded as So- cialist Democrats. The talk one hears at the Capitol about the administra- tion's socialistic policies would seem to emphasize the need for some such terms of distinction. Several years ago the insurgent Re- publicans took the name “Progressive” and occupied & dominant part in the making of legislation because they were often joined by members from the opposite party. There are several Issues on which & group of Jefferson- fan Democrats would find allies ltke Senator Borah and others even of the regular Republican group to aid them. For the issues are becoming clearer as the demands of the White House for new legislation weakening the power of the States are made known. Thus the development of & central- ized banking ultimately deprive the States of any voice in the banking world is but one of many examples of the trend toward breaking down State powers in de- fiance of historic principles of the Constitution. Reaction on Federalism Seen. As one Democratic Senator expressed it today, the whole question of whether America is to have a Socialistic form of Government depends on whether the people will express their resent- ment at the assumption of more and more control by the Federal Govern- ment or whether they will accept it passively. He seemed to think the popular reaction against too much federalism was on its way. Incidentally, while businessmen are by no means good judges of political trends, the fact remains that the dele- gates to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States who are here this week for their annual meeting are much more indignant and bitter about New Deal policies than at any time since the inauguration of Mr. Roose- velt. The chamber has had as its president Henry Harriman, who has been friendly to the New Deal, but it is apparent that the next executive to be chosen will have to be some one who reflects the rising opposition in- side the chamber against the New Deal policies. ‘Within a few weeks it is probable industry and business, which several months ago through chosen com- mittees expressed a desire to co- operate with the administration, only to find that the New Deal didn’t want their advice or suggestions, will now be found in open warfare with the administration, all of which will prob- ably intensify the fight between the Bocialists and the “remaining Demo- crats,” as Carter Glass named the group in which he classifies himself. (Copyright, 1935.) S. J. SOLOMAN NAMED ON CHAMBER GROUP D. C. Airport Operator Becomes Member of Important Na- tional Committee. Appointment of Samuel J. Solomon, manager of Washington Airport, to membership on the important Airport Committee of the Aeronautical Cham- ber of Commerce of America was announced here today. This com- mittee is composed of managers of 18 airports throughout the United States and deals with uniform traffic control, drainage, soll stabilization and similar problems of interest to the owners and operators of the Na- tion's 2,300 airports. Solomon became manager of Wash- ington Airport in October, 1933, at which time his election as a vice president of National Airport Corp. also was announced. He also is vice president of Boston-Maine Airways, which he organized in 1933 with Paul ¥. Collins and Amelia Earhart Put- nam. Under Solomon's leadership Wash- $ngton Airport has become the fourth airport in the world in point of vol- ume of commercial air traffic, the What’s What Behind News In Capital Pick Up in Business General—Industrial Production Slips. BY PAUL MALLON. EOPLE are buying again. Where they are getting the money is not quite clear, but they are certainly spending it. Their purchases of new cars, big and little depnrtment. store products and even ‘washing machines seem to be running higher now than at any time during the last three years. This unexpected feature of the March-April business trend is disclosed partially in the monthly business chart. The chart shows that, during the last 60 days, department store sales have been about 81 per cent of normal for this season of the year (normal being the 1923-25 averages). Such sales have not been so near to normal since the month of Jan= uary, 1931, when we started on the toboggan. 1f you dig into the subject, you will | find that the freer spending tendency is not confined to the department | stores. The way auto sales are holding | up is considered semi-miraculous in- side the industry. Production in the United States and Canada during March was around 452,000 cars, April about 450,000 cars and the May plans call for equaling April's output. ‘These cars are being sold. Sales for the first quarter were actually 64 per cent higher than last year. One of the | largest companies had the best first quarter in five years and went into the second quarter with excess orders amounting to 74,500. Of course, only the cars selling for less than $1,000 are getting this big play. Mail Order Sales Gain. ‘The broader scope of fresh buying | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1935. BIRTH CONTROL AIT AS ANTLCHRISTIAN Archbishop Curley Attacks Sterilization Also in Talk to Society. Sterilization and birth contrel were branded as preachings contrary to the laws ‘of Christlanity and nature. at the annual meeting of the Christ Child Society in the Raleigh Hotel last night by Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore. The Christ Child Society, founded by Miss Mary Virginia Merrick 49 years ago, is now established in 35 cities and renders services in the fields of health, settlement and rellef. Last year, according to & report sub- mitted, In the health fleld 172 chil- dren were taken care of at the farm for convalescent children near Rock- ville, Md. The capacity of the home 1s 32 boys and girls who are admitted from 6 to 13 years of age. All Creeds Admitted, Though the Christ Child is under Catholic auspices, all children are served, irrespective of religion. They are admitted, under recommendation of physicians from the following hos- pitals: Providence, Children’s, George- town, Gallinger, Garfield, Emergency and Casualty, Dr. Joseph 8. Wall, chief medical advisor of the staff, spoke last night on the care of convalescents and told of the work being done at the con- valescent farm, The Christ Child Society also gives a city-wide service in the dental clinic and this work was explained by Dr. Allan Scott Wolfe. At the Summer week end camp, 65 grls were taken care of last year. This camp is known as the Merrick Camp, located on the Christ Child Parm, near Rockville. At the Fresh Air Farm at Bel Alton, Md., 50 colored girls were taken care of. This work is under the colored auxiliary of the Christ Child, Mrs. R. C. Wheeler, Mrs. Addie Spriggs and Mrs. Elizabeth Hol- ton in command. Boys Club Lauded. The Merritt Boys Club of Christ Child Home was lauded by Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police. There are 672 boys members of the club. The Girls Club has a member- activity is probably best shown bY & | cnip of 307 and both organizations system which will | survey recently concluded in the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com- merce. It investigated mail order and chain store sales in the small towns | and discovered that, for the first quar- ter, these sales were 15 per cent larger than a year ago. The survey indicated the best gains | were in the South. The improvement was computed by geographical sections, as follows: East up 12 per cent over first quarter last year, South up 21 per cent, Middle West up 15 per cent and Far West up 11 per cent. This means that the small-town folks and farmers are buying more, Jjust as the city people are. It also proves the trend is national and covers almoet the entire fleld of light goods. Aside from this factor, the gen= eral business figures are nothing to brag about. Industrial production is running slightly behind its usual seasonal course. Factory employ- ment and pay rolls have improved only slightly. Car loadings are he- hind; prices are at a new high, and building is far in the rear, You can see the relationship of these Indices in the following chart, in which | each figure represents the percentage | of normal (1923-25 averages) at the periods specified: Textile Period Slack. ‘The main reason industrial produc- | tion has been slipping a little is that | the textile industry has entered upon | a slack period. Coal production also | is off, due to the fact that the strike threat failed to materialize. Consum- | ers are using the stocks they n.ored" up in expectation of a strike. | Tobacco production set a new March | record, which is another proof that | the light, fast-selling goods are mov- ing at an accelerated rate. People are buying more cigarettes. But steel is another story. This bellwether of the durable goods in- dustries hit a new low during the first week in April. Operations then were about 45 per cent of capacity. Since then steel has pulled up to about 47, but no one is very en- thusiastic over the prospects. ‘The comparison between tobacco and steel shows the balanced business picture clearly. The non-durables are getting better while the durables are getting headaches. A false impression has gone around the country that the new high price level is a good business factor. The | truth is it does not mean & thing. The | price level is higher because farm and | food prices are under the unnatural influence of the drought. All other prices are just about the same. For instance, take the week ending April 20, The general price level crossed 80 for the first time in three years. The exact figure for that week was 80.3. But when you break down that figure, you will find that food prices were up to 85.3 and farm prices up to 81.8. All other prices were behind at 77.3, and failed to show any increase | L2 during March or April. | against 409. have 23 major activities to keep from busy. These are recreational, educa- tional and cultural. The Settlement House is located at 608 Massachusetts | ‘avenue northeast. Other speakers at the annual meet- ing were Miss Louise McGuire, direc- tor of social service of the Juvenile Court: Right Rev. William T. Kerby of Catholic University, Mrs. F. X, Cal- lahan of the Junior Guilds, Mrs. Addie | Spriggs of the Colored Auxiliary, and Miss Anna J. Keady, executive secre- tary of the society. V. F. W. BACKS MOVE FOR ARMORY HERE Washington Post Asks P. W. A. Funds Be Allotted in Letters to President and Dern. A letter to President Roosevelt ap- pealing for allotment of F. W. A. Guard Armory was made public today by Washington Post, No. 236, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars. Secretary of r Dern also received the same ap- 1 “The program before you at this time for the construction of National Guard armories from P. W. A. funds throughout the country has, I am sure, the whole-hearted indorsement of ail interested in adequate defense of the Nation,” Post Comdr. Walter P. Boehm wrote the President. “We, of the District of Columbia, are particularly anxious that the District be included in this project, in order that we may have proper housing fa- cilities for the military activities of this locality. Your attention is re- spectfully invited to the fact that the proposed site for the District of Co- lumbia National Guard armory is al- ready the property of the Government, which would leave only the cost of the building to consider.” It has been proposed to erect the armory at the east end of East Capitol street in connection with the plans for & public stadium. Secretary Ickes has allotted P. W. A. funds to make a study of this site. LOTTERIES' ATTACKED Post Office Department Issues Fraud Orders Against 409. ‘The Post Office Department tied up another group of lottery operators and agents yesterday, issuing fraud orders It was the largest single batch against which action ever has been taken. The orders covered individuals in glnldl, Cuba and the Irish Free tate. (1926 equals 100.) Industrial prod: employ~ 104.8 it it Sta 9.9 e i 2018191913 2339 110 D o ARRAEEIeem (Copyright. 1935.) A Timely Book for Students The Euening Htar Offers Its Readers The only complete and suthoritative description of the Federal Govern- ment now available. “It is a prodigious work and 8 valuable contribution.” WILLIAM TYLER PAGE.' o Former Clerk of use resentatives o= Order Forme——se==w=sy | ] Price $1 ] at The Evening Star , Business Office, or by mail, postpaid Hmet e se oo seveenssasarssl ) Street aoiciceisisnecenas State funds to build a new District National | observances and to receive the Papal benediction. Holy Year. In the crowd were many members of Italian nobility. S A g (This is the final atory in a series of three to explain the $4,880,« 000,000 work relief program.) | By the Associnted Press. Government agencies are being bombarded with questions about the | $4.880.000,000 work-relief drive, but many have gone unanswered. | Conferences are being held daily | on the problems. President Roose- the program will be administered, but details are lacking. | A new Federal Division of Applica- | tions and Information, however. has been set up to start the ball rolling. | It is headed by Frank C. Walker, Council. Plans for new roads, sewers, hous- ing and other projects must be sub- mitted first to this division. listing questions the division wants answered are being prepared and probably will be available soon at { State and regional offices. Applications aproved by this divi- sion will be sent to an Allotment | Board headed by Secretary Ickes. | This group consists of & score of Gov- ernment officials, as well as repre- sentatives of cities, labor, farming, banking and industry. The Allotment Board will have the task of sifting the applications and choosing those which it thinks will Work-Relief Agencies Flooded With Questions on Program Applications Go First to Walker’s Divi- sion, Then to Hopkins® Department for Co-ordination. provide the most jobs in regions where relief burdens are heaviest. Its rec- Many Receive Papal Benediction at Rome TR Thousands gathered in the square before St. Peter's Cathedral, Rome, Easter Sunday for solemn religious Ceremonies were more elaborate than any since the end of —A. P. Photo. MORE DEATHS LAID Slight Gain Shown in Rate Here in Report to Sci- ence Meeting. ommendations will go to President Roosevelt, who declares he will make the final decisions. Then & division of progress, headed by Harry L Hopkins, relief adminis- trator, will be notified. It will be A slight biit definite increase in the death rate from appendicitis in Wash- | ington from 1628 to 1933 was reported | to the Medical Society of the District | 10 APPENDIGITIS MSWAIN ADMITS REBUKE JUSTIFIED Accepts “Full Blame” _for Publication of Secret Arms Testimony. By tha Asseciated Pross. Chairman McSwain today assumed “full blame” for publication of secret testimony of international- import | given the House Military Com by two high Army officers. i The gray-haired former soldier re- turned to his office this morning from New York, opened & letter of rebuke | from President Roosevelt for allowing the testimony to become public and read it aloud to reporters, ‘Then he added: “I assume the full blame. The re- sponsibility is mine and that of the clerks under me.” He promised to reply to the Presi- dent’s letter by tomorrow. Canada Asked Dafa. ‘The President’s reprimand followed publication of testimony at a secret cammittee hearing revealing that Brig. Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne had told the committee the Wilcox air- base bill contained a “camoufiaged” provision for putting an aviation cen- ter on the Canadian border. Canada immediately asked for the complete transcript. Brig. Gen. F. M. Andrews, heall of the Army’s General Headquarters Air Force, also stated at the hearing that the United States in an emer- gency must be prepared to “seize” French and British islands near the American coast. Mc8wain rushed to his office im- mediately upon reaching; Washington, still wearing a cutaway coat and gray- striped trousers. Agrees With President. “I concur cordially and sincerely with the President,” he said, “in the | desire to live up to the letter and | the spirit of any treaty we now have | or may hereafter with Canada SENATORS CAUSTIG ON BANK EPORTS Financial Statements Are Criticized as Omnibus Bill Nears Vote. By the Associated Press. Reports made by national banks on their financial condition were criti- cited today before the Sepate Bank- ing Committee, while the House ap- proached a vote on the administra- tion's omnibus banking bill. 5 Senator Couzens, Republican,: of Michigan asserted the reports required of national banks were “useless” be- cause they make no comparison with previous condition. - “The only way I find out about a bank’s condition is whether I get my dividend or not,” observed Chairman Glass, Demacrat, of Virginia, who con- tended all condition reports were too technical to understand. “I'm more concerned over the de- positor,” Couzens replied. Republicans Map Fight. Republicans in the House concen- trated todsy on a four-point drive against the bill. Agreeing privately that they would be overwhelmed when the measure comes to & vote, party leaders, never- theless, hammered away against: 1. Increasing the President's control over the Federal Reserve Board. 2. Increasing the board's control over Reserve banks. 3. Giving the board power to raise and lower requirements as to the reserves which banks must carry. 4. Empowering the board to direct the purchase and sale of Government securities by the 12-member banks of the Reserve system. Hollister Amendments Backed. Lines for this last-ditch stand against the bill, which President Roosevelt placed on his “must” list Sunday night, were drawn at a con- ference last night. Representative Snell of New York, the Republican leader, left it with word that “a ma- Jjority of our fellows” would vote for or any other nation.” The President threatened to invoke | his powers as commander in chief of the Army and Navy to prevent future | publication of testimony taken by the committee in executive session in the | same manner as that received openly. He emphasized the views of Kil- bourne and Andrews did not repre- sent those of the administration or the commander in chief. of Columbia at the opening session of the plan is outlined, it will determine | the co-ordinator of the program. As the annual scientific assembly today | CANADIANS DISTURBED. velt has given a broad outline of how | | chairman of the National Emergency | Blanks | | wages to be paid in various localities. It is charged with keeping projects moving on schedule and with assist- ing persons on work relief to return to private employment when such em- ployment is available. Some 60 existing Government bu- reaus also are assigned parts in the program. The Bureau of Roads, for example, has been named to super- vise road and highway projects. The Bureau of Air Commerce will give its assistance to airport building. In additior: the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing will print vouchers | and checks A Treasury Department force will write the checks. Three néw agencies also have been created. Dr. Rexford G. Tugwell, Undersecretary of Agriculture, will di- rect the work of rural resettlement— | an effort to move farm families to more productive land. An agency to handle grade crossing eliminations will be a part of the Bureau of Roads | and a third new agency will handle | rural electrification. Their directors by Dr. Paul 8. Putski. | "1n 1928, out of a total of 5,040 major | operations in Washington hospitals, | 725, or 14 per cent of the total, were for acute appendicitis, with a total death rate of 22. or slightly over 3 |‘“playing up” heavily the “indiscre- per cent. In 1933, out of a total of | tion” committed by the House Mili- | 8,444 major operations, 1,028, or ap- | tary Affairs Committee in making ‘prox!mntely 12 per cent, were for acute | public the alleged American military | | appendicitis. There were 40 deaths, | preparations on the Canadian border. | | an increase of 0.7 per cent. ‘While the Canadian government is § Nearly all the deaths, Dr. Putski | little concerned about the matter, the | showed, resulted in cases where the usual diplomatic steps of asking the | | appendix already was ruptured before | State Department for information | |the patient came to the operating |had to be taken in order to pacify | table. Thus, in 1928, there were 36 | Canadian public opinion. A high | cases operated upon within 12 hours I Canadian authority stated this morn- | | after the attack. none of which were |ing that “while the whole matter is ! ruptured and only 1 of which resulted | & tempest in a tea pot, the concern of | in a fatality. In the same year, out of | the public in Canada is natural be- 22 cases operated upon 4 or more days | cause we are a small nation on the 1“(" the attack, 14 were ruptured and | botders of a large one.” | That Brig. Gens. Charles E. Kil- bourne and F. M. Andrews indicated to members of the House committee Delay Found Dangerous. that certain militar. tions | Out of 45 cases which came to the | pinty o tayen” on the oo | Governments Understand War Plans Based on Theory. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN, Canadian newspapers ha been But | 4 died. The condition was similar in | 3. | an: amendments proposed by Representa- tive Hollister of Ohio, ranking Re- publican member of the Banking | Committee. If the Republicans are unable to change or eliminate the provisions which these amendments seek to reach, Hollister will ask them to vote against the bill. Democratic leaders, although doubt- | ful they will be able to carry out their plan to have the measure passed this week, continued confident that it will be approved shortly without sub- stantial change. Goldsborough Answers Foes. Representative Goldsborough of Maryland gave the first Democratic to criticism of the bill yes- terday. He said it would provide the means to control undue expansion and halt inflation. The bill would let the Federal Re- serve Board act as & monetary au- thority, Goldsborough asserted, adding “Until now, the American Congress has never had the hardihood to coin money and regulate its value—to take from the banking class the power to control money and credit.” MRS. BOWERMAN'S CONDITION CRITICAL Book Editor of The Star Fails to have not been named. operating table within 12 hours of the ACEU.S. MEDIATOR S SENT T0 DETROT McGrady Ordered to Strike Area—13,000 Involved in Walkout, By the Associated Press. DETROIT, May 1.—The Federal Government sent its ace mediator, Edward F. McGrady, into the trouble zone of the giant automobile industry today to cope with strikes and threats of strikes which have already affected more than 13,000 employes of General Motors Corp. subsidiaries. Arriving in Detroit late last night by plane on orders from Secretary Perkins, McGrady set up temporary headquarters in Detroit, denied him- self to interviewers and protested that his mission was secret. Summary of Situation. Facing McGrady, labor leaders and automobile manufacturers was this situation: 1. The Chevrolet Motor Co. plant in Toledo was idle with 2,300 workers affected by what labor leaders de- scribed as the key strike precipitatéd last week by disagreements over wage proposals, 2. The Fisher Body Co. plant in Cleveland was closed down affecting 9,000 workers. Louis Spisak, labor leader, said the men would not return to work “until the Toledo strike is settled.” 3. Chevrolet and Fisher plants in Cincinnati were idle with 2,300 work- ers out on what was described as & sympathy strike with Toledo workers, 4. T. N. Taylor, American Federa- tion of Labor organizer in Toledo, pre- dicted all General Motors plants will be closed by Friday. 5. Unrest reported in Buick and Fisher plants in Flint, Mich, with workers and the management spread- ing a closed conference over two days. Coincident with the labor develop- ments and the dispatch-of McCrady to the automobile labor field, the motor car manufacturers issued two state- ments, one coming from Alvan Mac- Auley, president of Packard Motor Car Co. and head of the Automobile Manu- facturers’ Association. Letter to Richberg. It was a letter to Donald Richberg, chairman of the National Industrial Recovery Board, suggesting the 40- hour-week limit for automobile work- ers be relaxed to enable weekly earn- ings to approximate those of '1929. MacAuley pointed out that present hourly rates were the highest in the industry’s history. William E. Knudsen, executive vice president of the Chevrolet Motor Co., issued a statement declaring the Toledo strike was “simply due to the attempt of the A. F. of L. local in the plant to dominate 2,350 employes.” The situation in Flint, where Toledo workers have conferred with Buick employes, was being closely watched. President Harlow H. Curtice of Buick promised to resume a closed confer- ence with workers today after an- nouncing that some of the transmis- sion manufacturing in the clou': Toledo plant was being transferred 1hs Buijek < attack, none were ruptured and none died, while out of 22 cases which were not operated upon under 4 days 22 were ruptured and 6 died. Dr. Putski's study of appendicitis in Washington showed that delay be- tween the onset of the symptoms an operation shows a steadily progressive the first 45 hours the mortality | remains uniformly under 3 per cent. | in 1933 to 55 per cent. In the third 24 hours the mortality | ing 1928 had jumped to 93 and| border and talked about the danger | which military bases on islands | ciose to the shores of the United | States may present to this country, is not worrying foreign governments, although the report has been trans- | | mitted to them in full by their Wash- | | ington representatives, along with the | severe rebuke President Roosevelt increase in the mortality rate. FOU' gGminjstered to Chairman McSwain | of the House committee. ractice Is General. It is well known that every general After the staff in the world has plans in its oy f Congress in Brie TODAY. Senate, 0 Debates motion to take up antl- Iynching bill. Commerce Committee resumes hear- | ing on ship subsidy bill. Banking Committee continues hear- | ings on omnibus banking bill. House. Debates omnibus banking bill. Labor Committee discusses compe- tition from prison-made goods. TOMORROW. Senate. On the floor: of the fight over anti-lynching bill. Finance Commmittee, executive, on N. R. A. legislation, 10:30 a.m. | House. Continues debate on banking bill. Judiciary subcommittee of the House District Committee meets at 10:30 am. to consider a bill to regulate the small-loan business, SPRING EMPLOYMENT SHOWS SLIGHT GAIN A. F. of L. President Reports In- erease Negligible in Comparison With 11,500,000 Jobless. By the Associated Press. While employment gains were re- 80 slight as to be of little consequence | when compared with the 11,500,000 unemployed on April 1, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, said yesterday. Complete figures for all industry in March showed s 123,000 gain over February, and & smaller increase was shown for April, he said. Both fig- ures were less than for the corre- sponding month and year. —_— P. W. A. PICTURES SHOWN Photographic Display at Smith- sonian Shows Projects. “P. W. A. in Action,” an exhibition of photographic art delineating the scope and extent of projects of the Public Works Administration, will be on view this month in the main foyer of the Smithsonian Institution’s Nat- ural History Building, Constitution avenue and Tenth street. The exhibition, which attracted wide attention when shown in the Senate and House Office Buildings recently, may be viewed daily between the hours of 9 am. and 4:30 pm., and Sunday afternoons between 1:30 and 4:30. Quake Bares Stairs. Large stone staircases leading down to the underground galleriés 6f ar: an- clent Mays city have been revealed earthquakes st Copan, in Nonduras. | third day it climbs still higher, being ' files dealing with the possibility of a | 105 per cent in 1928 and 13 per cent war with almost any known country. in 1933. | The war plans division in every war | Decrease in the mortality rate, Dr. | department throughout the world is Putski concluded, will come only | compelled to make such studies, taking | when there is full realization of the 'into consideration the most unlikely | | danger of delay and of all causes that | premises, regardless as to how friendly | i may bring about a rupture, the political relations between the two The syndrome and treatment of | countries may be. Regain Consciousness After Accident. Mrs. Sarah Bowerman, 60, book edi- tor of The Star. critically injured yes- terday when run down by an autome- bile on the sidewalk in the 2700 bloek | of Ontario road, was still in a critical condition tod: in Emergency Hos- pital. She had failed to regain con- sciousness. Trial on a charge of reckless driving | preferred against Mrs. Mattie E. Rog- ers, 41, of 1707 Columbia road. driver f the car, was continued in Traffic Court today until May 15, when Judge John P. McMahon was informed she is under treatment for hysteria in Garfleld Hospital. She is the wife of Maj. Wilbur Rogers, U. S. A., retired. | who was riding with her and grabbed the wheel of the automobile as his | wife lost control. Probable continuation | ported for March and April, they were | tuberculosis of the eye were described before the Medical Society by Dr. W. H. Wilmer. Although this condition was first reported nearly 75 years ago, Dr. Wilmer said, its importance has been recognized only during the past 20 years. The disease’ may at- tack any tissue of the eye. It may appear in persons otherwise in good health. It seldom attacks persons with active pulmonary tuberculosis, but when it does the condition is especially serious. Disease Easily Observed. Usually tuberculosis involves the eye through the blood or lymph glands. but sometimes it attacks the eye tis- sues, and even the eyelids. It is often accompanied with a feeling of lassi- tude, Jow blood pressure and metabolic rate, and sometimes diminished blood calclum. Sometimes the bacilli are found in the eye tissue, but the tuber- cular condition is the result of sec- ondary involvement, Because the eye can be observed directly, Dr. Wilmer said, no other part of the body offers such facilities for the study of tuberculosis. Other papers presented this morn- ing were by Dr. Jerome F. Crowley, Dr. Prank J. Fichenlaub and Dr. Wil- liam B. Marbury. Rev. Edmund A. Walsh of George- town University spoke at a luncheon | at the Mayflower this noon on “Soviet | Medicine.” There will be & public meeting this evening at 8:30 o'clock, at the society's building, 1718 M street, with Dr. George C. Ruhland, District health officer, as the guest speaker. He will speak on “The Physician and Public Health.” GOV. MERRIAM STUDIES "NEW PLEA FOR MOONEY By the Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Calif, May 1.—A new plea to free Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings from prison was Iaid before Gov. Frank Merriam today by the California Assembly. The Governor did not indicate his attitude toward the resolution asking the release of the two men convicted of the 1916 San Francisco Prepared- ness day bombing. He expressed regret the resolution was not also sent to the Senate, for “an expression of the entire Legislature would be of much more importance.” “It is my understanding that Mooney takes the position he does not wish to be released from prison on any other basis than an outright pardon,” the Governor said. Although Mooney has repeatedly insisted upon the vindication of a full pardon, he would have to accept a commutation of sentence if the Governor -ordered it. 2 This is well known to every foreign | government, but only little understood by the people in general. The indiscretion committed by the House Committee has consequently produced a painful popular impres- | slon in Canada and “America’s chal- lenge” was taken up by a certain section of the British press. But what created a sensation in foreign diplomatic quarters was the statement made by Representative Maverick of Texas that “the most dangerous things these days is these admirals messing round with things | the Secretary of State ought to do.” | Forelgn dipiomats have come to realize that under the present ad- | ministration the foreign affairs of the ; United States are more completely di- | rected by the White House than at any other time. On certain occasions they felt that the advice from quar- ters other than the State Department has prevailed upon the President and believe that the statement made by Mr, Maverick throws a possibly clari- fying light on the heretofore con- fused picture. Berlin Note Withheld. It is recalled among foreign diplo- mats, for instance, that when Ger- many announced it had junked the treaty, the State Department had pre- | pared a_strongly-worded' note to be | sent to Berlin. Ambassador-at-Large Norman H. Davis had been summoned from New York to help put the final touches on that note which, while not dealing with the Versailles treaty, was dealing with the military provi- sions of the American-German peace | treaty. At least one foreign Ambassador who had advance information on what was prepared from an “unimpeachable au- thority” cabled his government the “good news” which created for 24 hours enthusiasm in the chancellories of the interested nations. As a mat- ter of fact, on the strength of that advanced information the nations di- rectly interested in the Versailles treaty decided to delay the sending of their own notes to Germany, wait- ing for America to take the lead, on the theory that Hitler could not fail to be impressed by America’s lead. ‘The note never materialized, how- | ever, and these diplomats are wonder- | ing if Mr. Maverick really hit the nail | on the head, if “generals” as well as “admirals” gre included in his com- ment as to conduct of foreign affairs. In the light of what has happened. it is obvious that those dealing with the international situation from the real- | istic point of view were dead right in | advising the President against sending | a note which would have shared the fate of the Prench and the Italian military clauses of the Versailles| Mrs. Bowerman is the wife of Dr. George F. Bowerman, public librarian of the District. She had left her | home at 2852 Ontario road shortly be- | fore the accident. | RAYMOND HAMILTON HOPES TO ESCAPE CHAIR | Mother Says Southwest Gunman Is “Feeling Fine” After Visit to Him. | | By the Associated Press. | HUNTSVILLE, Tex. May 1.—Ray- ‘mcnd Hamilton, Southwest gunman, | still has hopes of escaping death in the electric chair, his mother sald today after a visit to the death cell. Convicted of the slaying of Maj. | Crowson, guard, in a prison break, | Hamilton has been sentenced to die | May 10. “He said he was feeling fine.” said the mother, Mrs. Steve Davis, after a 15-minute . “and that he still had hopes of escaping the chair.” She came here after pleading with Gov. James V. Alired to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. Washington Observations By Frederie Willlam Wile The loeal side 6 the Natl News .. by a world- writer, See l’n;; A-10 notes and be thrown in the waste pa- per basket by the German foreign | office,