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A—2 % ROOSEVELT POLICY DEFIED BY LABOR A. F. of L. Held Seeking to Coerce Congress to Pass Wagner Bill. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. An unprecedented era of strikes and | industrial unrest is in the making. It | may mean a general strike in one or two basic industries. The strategy of the union leaders is to coerce Congress | into the passage of the Wagner labor | disputes bill. | All this is developing out of the con- troversy between the American Fed- | eration of Labor and the automobile | industry, with particular reference, of course, to the strike at Toledo, where | the issues are broader than a mere local shutdown. ‘The motor industry is making sales | and progressing in the march toward | recovery. Wage scales are back to the 1929 level. But the union leaders, who | have been balked thus far by the fact | that virtually every election in the | automobile industry to determine coi- | Jective bargaining has gone against them, began & strike in the one city where they had considerable strength, | thus affecting plants in other States | which need the auto parts made in | ‘Toledo. In Hands of Professionals. | ‘When a substantial number of the | strikers at Toledo expressed a desire | to go back to work, an election was held in which the employes were | threatened and intimidated and actual | violence was used by fellow employes. Naturally, under such circumstances, eollective bargaining was impossible and the present situation is entirely in the hands of the professional labor agitators, who are taking the responsi- bility for throwing tens of thousands out of employment, not only in To- ledo. but in other cities. The automobile manufacturing com- | pany has determined to meet the challenge by refusing to reopen the | Toledo plant unless the program it offered a few days ago is accepted. The company has agreed to raise wages and indicated even before the strike was called that it was ready to accede to the various requests made, with one vital exception—the demand | that a union shop committee should | be given power to pass on discharges and on the determination of individ- | ual efficiency or the selection of those | preferred for limited work. First Open Deflance. The strike at Toledo is the first open defiance by the American Fed- eration of Labor of President Roose- | velt's own settlement of the auto code a year ago. Mr. Roosevelt stated therein that the management was to retain the privilege of deciding upon the efficiency or merit of its workers. But despite this agreement between the President of the United States and the American Federation of La- bor. a strike has been called and sanc- tioned by the American Federation of Labor in which this very point is in- sisted upon as the basis of peace. | The right to strike is, of course, | fnviolate. 1If in these days of unem- | pioyment, men do not desire to work | and prefer to go on Federal or State | doles, there is no law to compel them | to work. But the managements, on | the other hand, are under no obliga- | tion to hold the jobs open for the ! strikers. It is recognized, however, that the strikers would use violence against non-union men The Roosevely ad-| ministration has the power and in- fluence to bring about industrial peace, but the political power of the unions | is considerable. Thus, the Wagner labor bill, which prohibits any and all unfair labor practices, but does not prohibit violence or coercion when used by fellow-employes, is expected by labor leaders to give them control over every important industry, since the Wagner bill virtually means the | closed shop and an end to the op- portunity of workmen in the minority | 10 be represented in collective bar- gaining by their own representatives. Union Control Is Issue. The automobile industry is known to be adamant against any concession that means taking the responsibility of management from their hands and transferring it to a labor group. The issue being drawn is not one of col- lective bargairing—for the Wolman | Labor Board appointed by the Presi: dent of the United States has as. sured collective bargaining under the | present law. The real line of cleavage is whether. the unions shall hire and fire or whether the automobile com- panies shall retain their rights as management. Practically the same issue was raised in the longshoremen’s strike at San Francisco last Summer, and it finally resulted in a general! strike. If union labor wishes to bring | on a general strike on this point, the auto manufacturers are ready for the | {ssue, The outcome probably will be! the same as the Pacific Coast affair— | the loss of millions of dollars to plants | and Industries related to automobile ! manufacturing, and the gains will be | as inconsequential as they were in the case of the longshoremen. A. F. of L. Defies President. ‘The Roosevelt administration Is aware of the seriousness of the indus- | trial situation throughout the country and of the many dangerous possibili- ties involved in it. The outward ex- | cuse given is that strikes are incidental to recovery always, but this is difficult to understand in the auto industry, where high-wage rates per hour are being paid and where an overwhelm- ing majority of workers, when voting | in a secret election without intimida- tion from any source, expressed a de- sire to keep out of labor union politics or affiliation with trade unions spon- sored by the American Federation of Labor. The underlying question raised by the A. F. of L. tactics at Toledo will. in due time, affect all other industries. It is this: Shall management, with | its responsibility to owners, decide who shall be hired and whether the work- men are efficient or doing their jobs, or shall this be decided by a union committee with no responsibilities for the conduct of the business of the company? Mr. Roosevelt once decided this question clearly in a publicly an- nounced statement of policy to the effect that the automobile companies should not be deprived of their re- sponsibilities for efficiency. But union labor has decided to strike against the President’s policy just the same, 30 a period of bitter controversy would seem to be in prospect for the Summer months, or until such time as one or the other of the protagonists gives ground. (Copyright. 1936.) o Win in Contest. CLINTON, Md., May 10 (Special). ~—Two members of the Sunday school of Christ Church here won honors in | the Lenten essay contest for the Washington Diocese. They were An- nie Denison, who captured second place in the senior girls group, and | succeed. What’s What '| Behind News '| In Capital Business Council - Is in Quandary Over Report on Utilities Bill. BY PAUL MALLON, HE Roper business council has I always been alternately in hot or cold water, but just now it is in its hottest. You might say it is immersed uncom- fortably in a scalding quandary. This collection of business men 18| supposed to advise the New Deal, not | harshly, like the Chamber of Com- | merce, but constructively, like an elder brother. It has spoken on the | N. R. A. and social security phases in | & mildly remonstrating, but loving, tone. On one thing it has been dumb— the utility holding company bill. It has prepared a report on that subject, but the inside dope is it is afraid to make it pubdlic. Those inside say the report was largely suggested by the head of a New York bank, who thinks the admin- istration bill is worse than bad. The tone of it is supposed to be more like that of an irate father who | feels he must not spare the rod. | G. O. P. Tries to Force It Qut. The Republicans have got wind of | the report and are trying to flush it out into the open. They are also in- terested in forcing out another private council report, in reference to the| banking bill, which is supposed to be equally critical. | This is what is behind the innocent little resolution which capable Senator | Stelwer dropped into the Senate hop- | per almost unnoticed a few days ago. | | The Steiwer resolution calls for all re- | | ports of the council to be submitted to | the Senate, where they would, of | course, be published. The liberals of the administra- [ tion have the scent also and are working to get the reports modi- fied or revised, and they may It is highly important because of | | possible influence on two big pending | items in the New Deal legislative pro- | gram. | Miss Perkins' Loss. Statesmen usually treat states- | women in political debate as if they were all in & drawing room. An ex- | | ceptional incident occurred at the re- | cent private conference of cabineteers | and Congressmen in President Roose- velt's office. Be it recorded for all time that Secretary Perkins failed on that occasion to have the last word. It happened this way: Miss Perkins spoke up in favor | of extending N. R. A. codes to | cover intrastate as well as inter- ‘ state business. She pointed out that modern business has become | so complex that it cannot be regu- | lated eflectively if only interstate commerce is subjected to regula- tion. A minute or two later, scholarly Senator King of Utah arose and ob- served politely but firmly that some | bureaucrats were not content with the wide powers they possess over na- tional affairs, but apparently wanted to invade the States as well. He did not mention any names, but there was no necessity. Mr. Roosevelt is supposed to have stepped in and olled the waters. \ Leaders Please President. A story which did get out at the‘ time of the White House conference was the one about Mr. Roosevelt twitting his senatorial leaders, Rob- | inson and Harrison, for legislative de- | lays. The story is true, but not im- | portant. i The inside on that situation is that | | the White House is working now in; | better understanding with its con-| gressional leaders than ever before. | | Some little personal reservations { which existed during the first two !years of the New Deal have now | argely disappeared. The President | believes both Robinson and Harrison have done excellent jobs. The New Deal liberals are tearing out their shaggy locks in anguish because the Senate Audit and Con- trol Committee has failed to act on the Wheeler resolution. This resolu- tion proposed a $25,000 senatorial in- quiry into railroad financing. It was approved by the Wheeler committee, but since then has rested for a solid month in the conservative Audit and Control Committee without action. The liberals are going around say- ing the railroads are trying to smother the investigation. They even mention & particular railroad. ‘There is no question that the Audit Committee has taken an unusually long time. Unless it acts shortly a liberal Senator may take the floor and make some charges against the committee. You can bank on it that | the resolution will ultimately be adopted by the Senate. Congressman Changes Mind. A certain Western Congressman signed up as a committeeman to at- tend the funeral of Senator Cutting, assuming it would be held in New Mexico. He resigned from the com- mittee when he found out the funeral would be in New York. The latest expose of Washi ton is the saddest one yet. It is @ book called “Handout,” evidently written by some one passing through Washington on a_sight- seeing trip. It is such an inaccu- Tate exposure of the New Deal steps to promote favorable propa- ganda that wags are saying the Democrats wrote it themselves to belittle the issue. In the list of publishers’ overstocks sent out by the Union Library Asso- ciation in New York is the tome of Mrs. Roosevelt—“It's Up to the ‘Women.” The autographed copies, which originally sold for $5, can be had now for $2.48. (Copyright. 1935.) Prayers to Ask Abundant Rain. DENVER, May 10 (#).—Gov. Johp-~ son of Colorado yesterday issued & formal appeal to the people of the State to join Wednesday, May 22, in prayers for “an abundance” of rain. He also sent messages to executives of Gladys Mullikin, who received honor- able mention in the junior group. |2 Oklahoms. Texas, Kansas and New Mexico urging ‘similar ! ton family | Barbara Hutton THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. H.W. Wiley of “Pure Food Baby” Fame Elopes With Girl | Weds Miss Hardgrove in Surprise Ceremony at Rockville. BridegroomOnceShared : “Best-Fed” Title With | Brother. ‘Twenty-two-year-old Harvey W.! Wiley, who was known as the ‘“pure| food baby” in his younger days, eloped to Rockville, Md., yesterday with Florence E. Hardgrove, 21, of | 1725 Varnum street. The wedding was a surprise to young Wiley's mother, Mrs. Harvey W | ‘Wiley, widow of the famous pure food | crusader and former president of the‘ District Federation of Women's Clubs. | Neither were the parents of the| bride, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hard-| grove, informed of the ceremony un- til after it had taken place. The‘ couple was married by Rev, K. Pasma of the Rockville Presbyterian Church. | The bridegroom and his brother, John Preston Wiley, shared the title of the “best-fed babies in America” | while their father was campaigning for adequate pure food laws and dem- | onstrating to the country the benefits | |of a scientific diet. John Preston Wiley was an honor | graduate last year from the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The young couple departed after the ceremony for an unannounced destination. ‘Their parents were un- certaln where they would make their home upon returning to Washington. | The bride, & graduate of Holton Arms School and the Washington School for Secretaries, resigned her position as secretary to the manager of the Hamilton Hotel. Young Wiley, a former Harvard University student. is attending Co- Jumbia Tech School here after | studying at the General Motors Insti- tute in Michigan. — g FLORENCE HARDGROVE WILEY. —Underwood & Underwood. HARVEY W. WILEY. —Harris-Ewing Photo. COUNTMAYFLY | T0 WED BARBARA Nobleman Still Linked to Woolworth Heiress De- spite Emphatic Denial. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 10.—The visit of | Count Court Haugwitz-Reventiow to the United States remained clouded with mystery today despite his asser- tion he had no intention of marrying Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani. When the blond Danish nobleman arrived on the Bremen yesterday he said he would not marry Princess Barbara or any one else, “ever.” Nevertheless, the Daily News in a copyrighted story said today it had ' learned from sources close to the Hut- that the count would leave for Washington within 24 hours, there to board a plane for Nevada to wed the 22-year-old Woolworth heiress. The princess’ divorce action against Prince Alexis Mdivani is scheduled to | come up in Reno seen, possibly next Monday. The News said the wedding will be held in strict privacy near a private airfield at Fernley, Nev., 33 miles east of Reno. The count is expected to reach Nevada within two or three days and live incognito near Reno until Princess Barbara's divorce has | been granted. Holdings of the count’s family, an authoritative source in Copenhagen disclosed, consist of a hereditary trust | fund of more than 3500000 kronen (about $800.000), six estates in Den- mark—each of them with a castle— and a castle and vast estate at Krap- pitz, Upper Silesia PRINCESS’ DIVORCE NEARS. Father and Stepmother Join Barbara | Mdivani in Reno. RENO, Nev., May 10 (#)—Princess | Mdivani. who will | complete her divorce residence here | in three days, was enjoying the com- pany of her father and stepmother to- day Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn L. Hutton of New York arrived late last night in their private railroad car, the Curley Hut, and went immediately to the home of the Woolworth heiress. | Both withheld comment on Prin- cess Barbara's divorce suit against Prince Alexis, but Hutton said he “might” have something to say later today. FOURTH MURDER COUNT FILED AGAINST DOCTOR Oklahoma State Investigator Adds Charges Based on Alleged Operation. By the Associated Press. ENID, Okla, May 10.—A fourth murder charge was filed in Justice John Gettel's court yesterday against Dr. Guy E. Brewer, Garber, Okla., bachelor philanthropist. He was charged with murder in connection with the death of Myrtle Rose, 21, of Ponca City December 23, 1931. The information, signed by Lieut. Robert Huston, special investigator for Gov. E. W. Marland, charges she underwent an illegal operation. Three other charges growing out of the deaths of young women previously were filed against Dr. Brewer, who is held in the Garfield County Jail. Dr. Brewer has helped many young men through college. —_— Senate. Debates motion to take up T. V. A. amendments. Banking Committee hears Marriner 8. Eccles on omnibus banking bill. House. Takes up farm credit bill. TOMORROW. Senate. Not expected to be in session. House. Expected to be in adjournment. | dent: CHURCHES URGED 10 AID CITY GIRLS Mrs. B. W. Meeks Speaks at Potomac Presbytery’s Auxiliary Session. Mrs. Benjamin Wiltshire Meeks, pres- ident of the Woman's Council of the Washington Federation of Churches, told the Woman's Auxiliary of the Potomac Presbytery at its closing ses- sion today that the church must help unemployed girls in cities. “We can create for them a new in- terest.” she said, “make them new and peautiful flowers with strong stems.” Speaking on “Interdenominational ‘Work.” Mrs. Meeks pointed to the immigrants who come to America, see the beauty of home life here, and yet never have a taste of 1t, being forced to live in tenements and rooming houses Often, she said, thev return to their own countries with hopes shattered. They see people going to church, but are not asked themselves. Session Ends Today. Protestant women must unify their efforts to correct these flows, thereby making America a more religious country, she asserted The twenty-third annual meeting of the Presbytery, being held at the Church of the Pilgrims, was to close this afternoon. Presbyterial officers installed last night were Mrs. H. Leon Drake, presi- Mrs. B. H. Engle, first vice president: Mrs. Charles G. Lueck, re- cording secretary: Mrs. Thomas G. Carr, corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. D. P. Janney. assistant treasurer, all re-elected. and Mrs. Clem Hamil- ton, treasurer; torian, and Mrs. elected yesterday. Miss Campbell on Program. Secretaries of causes elected are Mrs. Roy W. Prince, Mrs. Sydney C. Vincent, Mrs. Charles R. Owen, Mrs. C. E. Yarnell, Mrs. Theodore 8. Ma- son, Miss Nancy Lee Janney, Mrs. John D. Tag, Mrs. Rufus P. Clarks and Mrs. A, C. Matheson. District chairmen are Mrs. Hugh Day, Mrs. Hugh Caperton and Mrs. John F. Kincaid. Speakers at this morning's session, besides Mrs. Meeks, were Miss Carrie Lee Campbell, chairman of inter- racial work, Virginia Synodical; Mrs. E. L. Russell, fleld worker, General Assembly’s Training School. Rich- Addie McGavack mond, and Miss Edith Foster, mis- | sionery to Brazil. Reports of committees and appoint- ment of standing committees was to | feature this afternoon’s closing ses- | sion. PARK WORKER DIES James A. Patterson Drops Dead on Maryland Avenue. James A. Patterson, 73, of 4794 G street southwest. an employe of the National Park Service, dropped dead today while working at Fourth street and Maryland avenue southwest. He was pronounced dead on arrival of Casualty Hoepital physicians. Patterson was identified at the Dis- trict morgue by his daughter, Mrs. Margaret D. Van Ormer. Mrs. Van Ormer said her father had not been ill recently, but had appeared to be “very tired” last night. ONLY ONE ] at The Evening Star Business Office, or by mail, postpaid Mrs. E. S. Bailey. his- | | Street cececececncacacniacecenes e ———— FRIDAY, MEZZO 15 WINNER OF JUMP TROPRY Horse Show Entry Shows Class—Gulf Breeze Best Saddler. BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR., Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRADLEY FARMS. Md.. May 10.— | Robert B. Montgomery's Mezzo added | another successful chapter to a long ! nd varied career over the jumps here today in winning the Peter Voorhees de Graw Memorial Trophy for local hunters as the National Capital Horse | Show opened its second day. | At sundry times in her career| Mezzo has been a working hunter, a | victorious steeplechaser and a show horse, the latter phase being a new wrinkle developed since Montgomery | | purchased the horse from Louis Leith of Middleburg. Mezzo's blue today put her in the | | exclusive ranks of double winners at | | this show. She placed first in a green hunter class yesterday morning. | Montgomery took a large share of the spoils in the De Graw Trophy, riding his own Ne Hi to third place as well as Mezzo in her winning | round of the 3!;-foot course. Mar-| garet Cotter’s Rocksie accounted for | the red and Capt. Marion Carson's| Wise was fourth. | Gulf Breeze Best Saddler. | Miss Marjorie Lee McLeod's Gulf | | Breeze, the outstanding saddler in these precincts for the past three sea- | sons, stayed on top of the heap again | this year, winning the local saddle class in handy fashion over Mrs, Cath- | erine Clarke's Bob O'Link. H Charlie Carrico pulled the neatest | acrobatic trick of the week this morn- | | ing in & green hunter class when his | Golden Rule dove through a fence with him and unseated the rider. Charlie was off, but not down, clinging to his korse’s neck with legs dangling until | he could light running, the horse's reins still in his hands. | | The opening event today was 5 and | 6 year olds suitable to become hunt- ers, shown at walk. trot and canter. Mrs. John Hay Whitney's Jericho won the blue ribbon, Mrs. D. N. Lee’s Agent second and Dr. Lewis M. Allen’s Clif- ton's Rose third Showers Limit Attendance. Occasional showers held the fore- noon attendance to a handful of spec- tators, but rain or shine a large crowd was expected later in the day to watch the brilllant Corinthian class, the National Capital Trophy for model hunters, an exciting triple bar division and other high spots of | the 15-class program. | The Junior League members, who have been selling everything from | hot dogs to dachshunds to raise funds for the Children's Hospital and to pay a worker for the blind in the Library of Congress. were also laying in extensive supplies against the morrow, when the children’s morn- ing classes and the major stake events of the afternoon will draw onlookers in hordes. High Jumpers Shine. | Lovers of the thrilling high jump | tests missed & magnificent exhibition in the skyscraper class which ended the morning session. Nine cloud sweepers braved the four five-foot ob- stacles and six of them put up cred- itable performances. After & jump- off between Clifton Farm's Whoopee and Danny Shea’s Squire, the former eased into place. The veteran Squire was second and Capt. Carson's Wise third, and Mrs. John Hay Whitney's Saltarello, which made some of the biggest leaps ever seen in this ring, finished fourth. The Guggenheim interests annexed another blue .n a green hunter di- vision when Firenze Clifton’s Beau, the leading youngster of the Vir- ginia circuit last season, beat almost a score of others. E. L. Redmon’s | Going Up was second. | Local saddie horses: First, Gulf | Breeze. Miss Marjorie Lee McLeod; | second. Bob O'Link, Mrs. Catherine | Clark: third, Jack Lightning, Mr. and | MAY 10, 1935. Sorry She Ran Colquitt Girl, [ Away, Says 17, Back Home BASINTO DEVELOP NEW SHIPS URGED | Admiral Land Urges Project to Test Construction in Models. A new model basin near Washing- ton. in which the Government and private organizations could earry on research and experimental work in | shipbuilding architecture, was _de- | scribed as an essential need by Rear J‘Admlrll E. 8. Land of the Navy De- partment, during Senate hearings on the 1936 naval appropriation bill. Although the amendment was not | inclu@ied in the bill as reported to the | Senate, it has been suggested as a pos- | sible public works project. The fact that the new basin has not yet been authorized by law was one factor that | prevented the Appropriations Com- | mittee from recommending funds for its construction. | Admiral Land told the Senators the | existing model basin at the Washing- |ton Navy Yard is 40 vears old. that | the foundations are settling and that it is not adequate. He said it is pro- | posed to establish the new basin. when | the funds are made available. at Cabin John, Md. just beyond the western boundary of the District. Aids Merchant Marine. It is not a naval proposition, but the Navy merely operates the pasin, ac- cording to the admiral, who explained: “In & measure, this is & self-liqui- dating project—about 50 per cent— because we do at cost whatever is re- MISS ALICE ELIZABETH COLQUIT?, home today. Photographed at her ACK in her home at 1822 Irv- ing street, Miss Alice Elizabeth Colquitt, 17, was at peace with her family today and recon- ciled to giving up the 19-year- old youth who, she said, was instru- mental in her running away from home April 30, “I am awfully sorry I have caused my mother and friends so much trou- ble, and I never want to leave again,” said Miss Colquitt, beautiful voung Roosevelt High School graduate and granddaughter of & former Texas Governor. Later, she sald she meant she would not leave again “for a long time anyway.” The girl, for whom a Nation-wide search had been instituted, was found last night at a rooming house in the 1700 block of De Sales street by a tenth precinct detective. The officer had trailea her following identifica- tion of a newspaper picture of the missing girl by a landlady at a room- ing house in the 600 block of Massa- chusetts avenue where she had stayed. Miss Coiquitt had masqueraded under the name of Shirley Marshall of Texas Detectives questioned a boy friend on learning at the Massachusetts ave- nue house that he frequently had called for her while she was stay- ing there. Following out the trail. they found she had secured work as a waitress last Tuesday at the Alcazar Restaurant in the 1700 block of L street. There it was learned she was rooming at the De Sales street address, —Star Staff Photo. | “I moved to De Sales street to be near my work after getting the job in the restaurant,” Miss Colquitt said. She also revealed that, without the knowledge of her mother, Mrs. Elise Roberts, she had saved small amounts of money given her at home and used this to pay for her room at the Massachusetts avenue address. Miss Colquitt wept at home today while reading letters from a Nashville, Tenn., youth whom she met while the latter was attending the Bliss Electrical School here, and who was pianning to visit her this summer. She then admitted she is in love with a 19-year-old Roosevelt High School student her mother had for- bidden her to see, and who called for her frequently while she was away from home. Miss Colquitt today told how she left home, without any preconceived intention of doing so, after having struck up an acquaintance with a girl she met in Potomac Park. She was with this girl only a short time, how- ever. She was entirely without bag- gage or extra clothing during the 10 days that police and detectives were searching for her at the request of her mother and Senator Sheppard of Texas, a friend of her grandfather. She explained that she washed her clothes every night. Miss Colquitt also disclosed that she had made a bus trip to Alexandria, Va. to mail a letter to her mother 50 as to throw the parent off the trail as to her whereabouts. JAPAN N HANDS TV, A, DEADLOCK OF“SRANTRUST"” BROKEN NSENATE Setting Up of “Policy Coun- cil” Ends Week of Po- litical Strife. Mrs. Vernon G. Owen; fourth, Happy | BY the Associated Press. Times. W. F. Burrows. Peter Voorhees Degraw Memorial trophy, for local hunters, over jumps not to exceed 3'» feet: First—Mezzo, | Robert Montgomery; second—Rock- sie, Margaret Cotter; third—Ne Hi, Robert Montgomery; fourth—Wise, Capt. Marion Carson. Green hunters, 4 years and under: First, Firenze Clifton’s Beau, Mrs. M. | Robert Guggenheim; second, Going | Up, E. L. Redmon; third, Leap Year. Ray S. Shoemaker: fourth, Woodfel- | low, Helen and Ruth Bedford. i Skyscraper, four jumps 5 feet high: | First, Whoopee, Clifton Farms; sec- | ond, Squire, Danny Shea; third, Wise, Capt. Carson; fourth, Saltarello, Mrs. | John Hay Whitney. (Photos on Page C-2.) MOTORIST IS DROWNED | IN SAN ANTONIO FLOOD Hundreds Routed From Homes. | Six-Inch Rain Falls in Six- Hour Interval By the Associated Press, SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 10—/ | Will Kearns was drowned and hun-| dreds of families were routed from | their homes as the worst flood since 1921 inundated parts of the city last night and early today. | ‘The rainfall in six hours was 6.11 inches. | The rain was accompanied by high | winds and hail. Kearns drowned when he stepped from his automobile which stalled in | Martinez Creek at West Woodlawn | avenue and was swept downstream. Five others in the car were saved by firemen. His body was found this morning. MORE DAY | This Offer by The Euening Htar | harried by roving bands of Sakda- | TOKIO, May 10.—A week of politi- cal struggle that dominated the front pages of the Japanese newspapers ended today with the setting up of an official Japanese “brain trust.” | The constitutional innovation, de- signed to bolster the prestige of the | Okada cabinet and extend its tenure made by Senator Norris, Republican, State of office, is to be called “The National Policy Council.” It has Emperor Hirohitos sanction. i In addition to Premier Keisuke Okada and Minster of Finance Kore- kiyo Takahashi, ex officio members, the body consists of 15 councilors, among them such veterans as former Premier Viscount Makoto Saito, and Baron Tatsuo Yamamoto, former home minister. , Also named to the council were four outstanding members of the House of Peers, leaders of the Min- seito and Komumindomei parties and Tepresentatives of big business. Apparent opposition to the new | body became vocal when military lead- ers insisted policies of national defense would be excluded from the scope of the council’s deliberations. The army and navy are not represented on it. The cabinet, it was understood, pri- marily sought the support of Japan's elder statesmen and other eminent personages above and outside ordinary political currents, this in order to fortify it against enemies. 'FILIPINOS MAY BAN ELECTION PARADES House Speaker Proposes Curb on Demonstrations on Eve of Plebiscite. By the Associated Press. MANILA, P. 1, May 10.—A recom- mendation that mass meetings, toreh- light parades and similar political demonstrations be banned on the eve | of next Tuesday's commonwealth con- stitution plebiscite was before the Philippine Government today. While the constabulary still was | listas, the recommendation against Closes Saturday | If you have not secured | your copy of this great book, order it today. Don't delay longer. Know your Government! State. political demonstrations was made by Quintin Paredes, Speaker of the House of Representatives. He had just returned from a tour of the provinces, where bloody revolt flared last week. He said conditions were “back to normal.” Constabulary and police heard re- ports of Extremist activities. Some said armed groups of the party seek- ing immediate Philippine independ. ence were within 20 miles of Ma Officers were met with “defiant sig- nals” when they approached one body of about 1,000 men massed southeast of here. High Heels Hide Drug. Abnormally high heels of a Greek 'Norris Motion to Take Up } Strengthening Bill Sud- denly Passes. By the Associated Press. The filibuster conducted by Senator Austin, Republican, of Vermont, against the Norris bill to atrengthen the Tennessee Valley Authority act was broken today when the Senate voted to consider the legislation. The motion to take up the bill was | of Nebraska, and was quickly approved without a record vote. ‘The same motion had been pending | before the Senate for two days under | & rule permitting debate, and Austin occupied the floor most of the time, | preventing a vote on it. Whether the Vermont Senator would filibuster against passage of the bill | was not made known. Austin Bar Urged. | During yesterday's discussion Norris | said Austin should be “disbarred” from voting on measures aimed at reducing power rates because he had utility | companies among his law clients. He | said the Vermont man was engaging | In “unethical” practices in speaking against the T. V. A. bill. | Austin leapad to his feet, crying: “Mr. President. I resent that in- sult. * * ¢ I want to say I am not counsel for any public utility. I was before I qualified for Senator, but as soon as I knew I was likely to be Sen- ator I withdrew from that employ- ment and I am not counsel for any | such clients.” Norris said one section of the T. V. ! A. act was “put in for the benefit of the Senator’s clients.” Austin referred to a law directory | on Norris’ desk and said it showed his law firm was formerly counsel for & | utility. 1935 Date Stressed. Norris said he had not intended re- ferring to the directory, but since Austin mentioned it he would. He then read from it, emphasizing its 1935 date, and declaring it showed Austin was & member of the firm of Austin & Evans of Burlington, Vt., and among its clients was the New England Power | Association and subsidiaries in Ver- | mont. | “The Senator has been a member of the Senate for six or eight years,” Norris said. “It is queer that this has not been corrected long ago.” He added the New England Power Association was “one of the large holding companies” and one of those which “constitutes in the United States the power trust.” “I don’t criticize a man for being an attorney for those companies,” said the Nebraskan, “but it ought to be out- side this chamber, not in the Senate.” Comment Club Elects. SILVER SPRING, Md, May 10 (Special) —Mrs. Charles Zeller was elected president of the Current Com- ment Club at the annual meeting Wednesday night at Pheasant Farm Inn. Other officers are Mrs, George quired by civilians or by any other branch of the Government. It eovers | the merchant marine, fisheries, Const and Geodetic Survey and all of the shipping of the lakes and rivers that | require experimental work. “Every other country in the world that has any maritime precedence has a much more satisfactory and efficient model basin than the United States.” the admiral continued, “Manv of these countries have several model basins that are up to date.” Plays Vital Part. Explaining the part a model basin plays in the designing and construc- tion of a ship, the witness said: “It is the fundamental start of all our research and it determines the size and shape of the hull, the size of the propellers. the location of shafts and all outboard fittings and determines to a large degree the ulti- mate for which we are working. In other words, determines the efficiency of the ship. That is from the Navy point of view. The same thing is true with regard to the merchant marine —merchant ships, If we are to com- pete with foreign ships our ships must be properly constructed for efficiency and economy.” A resolution relating to the model basin project has been approved by the House Naval Affairs Committee, but has not passed the House or Sen- ate. GREEK-AMERICANS PLAN TO WELCOME BYRD MEN Committee From Seeret Society Will Greet Two on Expedition. Members A committee from two Washing- ton chapters of the Order of Ahepa. Greek-American secret &0~ ciety. planned to be at the Navy Yard this afternoon to greet twa of its members returning from Little America, Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is & member of the order, as ix E. J. Demas. who has accompanied Byrd to both the Arctic and Antaretic. Demas is a Washingtonian. Heading the welcoming group is | Achilles Satsonis, supreme president. and Constantine Economou. supreme secretary. Other members of the *rommmn are Soterioe Nicholson, Dr. Charles J. Demas. Peter D. Chipouris, | Nick Kendos, Nicholas Joran, As- | simakis Sioris, Nicholax Panoutsopou- los, E. Criticos, George Vournas and Pete Charuhas. ' MINNESOTA PENSION | ACT IS RULED INVALID Holds Bill Contains Provisions Not Attorney General Approved by Legislature. | By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 10—H. H. | Peterson, attorney general of Minne- sota, yesterday formally ruled uncon- stitutional the old-age pension Bill passed by the last Legislature. The bill, as signed by Gov. Floyd B. Olson. through an engrossing error, | contained a provision not approved by the Legislature. Peterson’s opinion held this invalidated the entire measure, ‘The provision would have granted & pension applicant only such prepor- tion of a proposed $30 a month allow- ance as remained after deduction of contributions from reiatives or other persons. Dr. Frost Has “Fair Night.” CHICAGO, May 10 (#).—Dr. Edwin B. Frost, 68, blind noted astronomer. convalescing in a hospital after an operation for removal of gall stones, had “only a fair night,” his attending physiciaps said today. His wife, May, | was at his bedside. Dr. Frost, director emeritus of Yerkes Observatory, entered the hos pital April 23 and was operated on WOMEN’S PAGE Section C, Page S Discussion and comment on subjects interesting to Washington Women. Good, vice president: Miss Olive Kins- man, recording secretary: Mrs. Carl seaman were found by customs of- ficials at Alexandria, Egypt, to be filled with the drug heroin, Lines, corresponding secretary, and Miss Eleanor Traylor, treasurer.