Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1935, Page 4

A—4 wx EUROPEAN NATIONS IN RAGE T0 REARM Britain Joins Feverish Rusfi to Prepare for Conflict. Germany Watched. (Copyright, 1035, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, May 13.—Major nations of Europe, approaching the 21st an- niversary of the dark days of 1914, when, in Sir Edward Grey's phrase, “the lights began to go out over Europe,” are once again in the throes of a feverish race to rearm. Even slow-awakening England, usu- ally the last to take alarm at the chronic episodes of sword-rattling throughout Europe, has flunl herself full force into the task of “bayonet | peace preparedness.” She is speeding up her production of military aircraft, consulting \\Hh\ her dominions’ ministers on what support may be expected for thr‘ mother country in the event of a new | conflagration, and educating her citi- | zens against lethal gas and bombs | dropped from the skies. ; Compulsory air raid drills for civil- fans already have been adopted by Germany, France, Italy and A\.\strh.1 and are momentarily expected to be ordered in England. Hitler’s Attitude Awaited. Other defense measures will be de- | bated by Parliament May 22 in the| wake of Adolf Hitler's anxiously awaited speech on German foreign policy to the Reichstag, probably next ‘Thursday. Four other “key” fronts in Europe are humming with martial prepara- tions: France is drawing steadily ahead with her military and diplomatic preparations to face the menace of a rearmed Germany. Russia, shouting anathemas and de- flance against Germany through press channels, has 1,000,000 bayonets ready to turn either toward the east against the Japanese or toward the west against Germanw The danger of a possible Ethiopian war has led Premier Mussolini to place in the fleld the largest army Italy has had since the World War—a brist- ling host equipped with the most mod- ern weapons. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy, prob- ably occasional showers tonight and tomorrow; not much change in tem- perature; gentle shifting winds becom- ing north or northwest. Maryland—Cloudy, probably occa- sional showers tonight and tomorrow: slightly cooler tomorrow in west por- tion. Virginia—Occasional showers to- night and tomorrow; slightly cooler tomorrow. Report for Last 48 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. Degrees. Inches. 5 30.06 68 30.07 57 30.08 30.09 30.15 30.11 30.06 30.02 30.00 29.97 Saturday— 4 pm.. 8 pm. Midnight 20.95 20.98 e 29.96 Record (or Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) mghuz 78, 5 p.m. yesterday. Year 2go, mwest. 54, 3 am. today. 2go, 4 Mml Temperatures This Year. Highest, 89, on April 27. Lowest, —2, on January 28. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 90 per cent, at 2 a.m. today. Lowest, 38 per cent, at noon yes- terday. Year Tide Tables, (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. Tomorrow. 4:14am. 5:02am. .1106am. 11:57am. 4:30pm. 5:20 p.m. ..11:12pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sets. Sun, today 4:59 q: Sun, tomorre 4:58 Moon, today.... 2:44pm. 2:08em. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month, 1935 Avernn. Eecord January 35 7.09 February 331 321 e84 ‘o March 339 37 884 ‘01 My & 370 wm ® Yy o X 9 June 413 1094 00 July . 471 1083 ‘88 August 401 1441 728 September 324 1746 '34 October 284 857 "85 November 237 869 '89 December . 332 1.56 '01 ‘Weather in Various Cities. g'l'll:n!!llln‘l. :’ ; §OBE B Stations. § Eg 2 8 ] 25 e : > : e F : fd 02 86 gg .32 15 36 fall SRR Z§o 88 8 %‘,03 Gloudy .00 54 43 0.24 Rain 4 5 17 04 gt 04 80 74 . Clou 16 43 3 o loudy 4 B2 49 . loud: 90 78 64 0.46 Cloudy 05 &0 61 Cieas THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jockey Gets You pick a jockey—not a horse—and, personable as Miss Doris Hoffman, Set for Race if the rest of them are as mounted here on her proud steed, the scheduled Kiddie-Horse Derby at the International Exposition, San Diego, Cslif.,, should be an interesting race. Advance photos of entrants show most of them in pretty good shape, which is the idea of the costume perhaps. —A. P. Photo. Capital Kiwanians, Tub in Tow, Ready to Leave for Convention Determined to make a clean breast | of it at thelr San Antonio convention | next week, District Kiwanians pre- pared today to invade the Texas city | with a bathtub, white and unadorned. C. Walter Cole of Towson, Md., gov- ernor of the Kiwanian Capital dis- trict, has been named custodian of the enameled marvel that has come | to be a symbol of Saturday night. | Cole wired the mnyor of San An- | tonio he feared the “great unwashed | BSouthwest” lacked adequate indoor one-man bathing facilities. The mayor réplied the city made famous by Sam Houston, Davy | Crockett and the Alamo had the | world’s biggest bathtub—the San An- tonio River, where the man who in- vented the Bowle knife was wont to scrub his back. Cole was undecided this morning whether to store the tub on his Pull- man berth and sleep in its chill con- fines, or ship it by express and re- cline in greater comfort on the mat- tress. The Washington delegation will leave here Thursday at 4:45 p.m., aboard the special Capital District limited with members from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Harold N. Marsh, president of the ‘Washington Club, will extend a for- mal invitation to the delegates at Ban Antonio to hold in 1936, the twentieth annual convention of Ki- wanis International in Washington. Supporting Marsh in his plea will be Vice Presidents Bynum E. Hinton and George P. Mangan, Secretary Edward D. Shaw, past President Lewis T. Breuninger and Director Albert B. Van Vorhe: No Soulless Corporation o o AN AN It1sa distinguishing paradox of the milk business that although no human hands come in contact with its product, “labor” is the larg- est single item of expense ex- cepting only milk itself. It is a noteworthy fact that this business, ultra modern in its use of mechanisms and scientific apparatus for the handling and processing of the raw material, provides work for thousands of men and women. The men who unload at the country and city plants, the drivers of the trucks, the chemists who test the prod- uct, the men who operate the pasteurizing machines, bot- tling machines, washing and sterilizing machines, the de- livery salesmen, the office and supervisory staffs . . . all are necessary to make the milk business sanitary, gerv- iceable, and economical. This lively accent on the human equation invites revision of any belief that the corporate milkman can be soulless, As a matter of fact, the men and women represented in the composite individualism of this company are good Americans, good citizens, | night, May 20, from S8an Antonio ‘They declare the meeting would bring 6,000 persons to the Capital. Edwin F. Hill, Chesapeake & Poto- mac Telephone Co. official and an international trustee of Kiwanis, will leave here tomorrow night for the pre-convention directors’ meeting. Among the Washingtonians who will take part in the convention program, | which begins SBunday evening with a religious musicale, will be Roe Fulker- son, first president of the Washing- ton club when it was organized in | May, 1917, and now an editorial writer 'on the Kiwanis magazine. His ad- dress will be carried on a coast-to- coast radio hook-up on the all-Kiwanis On Wednesday, May 22, Strickland Gilli- |lan, well-known local humorist, will | address the fellowship luncheon meet- m¢ of the convention. Dr. Woods to Speak. Dr. Albert F. Woods, director of the Department of Agriculture Grad- uate School, will be the leading speaker tonight at the opening session of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's twenty-fifth anniversary celebration in Brooklyn, N. Y. ments! iood neighbors—the sort of olks who count—and who are always counted—in any inventory of communijty re- sources. CHESTNUT FARMS- CHEVY CHASE DAIRY fork and turn left. TOLEDO STRIKERS Adviscs Parley on Airways CAPITOL POLICE GIVEN PEACE PLANS Auto Workers Yote Tonight on Proposal Approved by A. F. L. Leader. By the Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohlo, May 13.—Toledo's small but far-reaching automotive strike entered a new phase today as the union prepared to vote on terms of & proposed settlement which were reached over the week end. A question of whether the Toledo unit of the United Automobile Work- ers’ Federal Union would follow the recommendations of Francis J, Dillon, American Federatior of Labor or- ganizer, became the latest problem. The union will vote tonight. Dillon, who has taken an active part in ‘hegotiations here since the strike at the Toledo Chevrolet plant began, April 23, issued a statement late last night in which he criticized “those who presume, without au- thority, to speak in the interest of the workers.” The labor leader sald “if we fail in our efforts it will be because em- ployers refuse to see and the workers refuse to appreciate our counsel and advice.” Wage Increase Sought. Edward F. McGrady, Assistant Sec- retary of Labor, said the details of the latest peace proposal will not be given out until suomitted to the union tonight. The union asked wage increases of 8§ cents an hour, & minimum wage of 70 cents an hour and changes ln working conditions. The r counter proposals, including & blanket 5 per cent wage increase, were re- jected by the workers last Wednesday. While the latest peace proposals were being perfected here, Donald Richberg, N. R. A. administrator, and officials of General Motors conferred in New York on the strike situation. Neither he nor Alfred P. Sloan, presi- dent of General Motors, was available for a statement when the secret meet- ing ended. 30,000 Directly Affected. Soon after production ceased nearly three weeks ago at the Toledo plant, which made transmissions, other fac- tories supplying bodies and parts for Chevrolet were forced to suspend ope- rations. More than 30,000 men were directly affected and thousands more were indirectly affected. Union workers in the Buick plant at Flint, Mich., have threatened to go on strike Tuesday. Dillon commended the proposals reached here over the week end to “every local union of sautomobile workers.” RICHBERG NON-COMMITTAL. By the Associated Press. Donald Richberg, N. R. A. chief, said today his conferences yesterday in New York on the Chevrolet auto strike were for “information pur- poses” only. He conferred with Alfred P. Sloan, ir., president of General Motors; Wal- ter P. Chrysler and other leaders of the auto industry, and returned to ‘Washington after & few hours in New York. Richberg said he merely wanted to find out how the Chevrolet strike might affect the whole auto industry and, in turn, the automobile code. He made no proposal for settlement of the walkout, he said. Sign-posts Imagine yourself on an unfamiliar high- way at night in the country. go to Allison. No signs! and come to a cross-road. No signs. turn right. proves to be Liberty. You go back to the A mile or so farther on you come to another cross-road. A sign pointing right says “Allison three miles.” But for that sign-post you might have traveled miles—spent hours, and come short of your destination. Imagine yourself in need of hosiery, clothing, breakfast foods or anything else, and this newspaper without advertise- Which way? You You come to a Advertisements are sign-posts. are information. They save you from wandering aimlessly from store to store. They keep you advised of the newest pro- ducts; of the latest values. They save you time, and put greater buying power in your dollars. They assure you of quality and service in merchandise, for only honest goods honestly advertised can stand the spotlight of publicity. Read the advertisements. You want to You come to a forked road. MONDAY, MAY 13, 1935. Rex Martin, Commerce Aide, to Go to Buenos Aires Conference. BY JOSEPH 8. EDGERTON. EX MARTIN, assistant director of air commerce for the I ; United States, who last year completed & 30,000-mile fly- ing inspection trip of Euro- pean aviation, including the erossing of the Bouth Atlantic aboard the Grat Ze'ppelln will represent this country aviation adviser to the American de ation to the Pan-American Com- mercial Oonference in Buenos Alres next month. Martin, now regarded as one of the best-informed Americans on interna- tional aviation matters, will leave Washington in time to board a Pan- American Airways clipper plane at Miami May ©. He will arrive in the Argentine capital about a week later, in time to participate in the lim- inary sessions of the conference, which will begin May 26. The United States Bureau of Air Commerce, of which Martin is assist- ant director in charge of air naviga- tion, is regarded today as one of the world’s most progressive governmental eviation organizations. Ports to Be Discussed. Chief among the subjects of an aeronautical character to come before the conference are port facilities for the entry, loading and unloading and departure of aircraft; the reduction of customs duties and improvement of aerial communications, including beacon lights and radio-beacon and communication stations as aids to air navigation. Martin is prepared to place before the delegates the knowledge and expe- rince gained by the United Btates in providing thse aids to air navigation for all who fly in this country. He will speak with the background of his experience in directing the operation and maintenance of nearly 25000 miles of lighted and radio-equipped airways in the United States, Pollowing the conference, Martin will return to Washington by alr, crossing the South American conti- nent and flying northward along the west coast and through Central America. Martin, & World War military avia- tor, sustained a broken neck and & broken shoulder two years ago in an airplane crash at College Park Air- port, College Park, Md., not long after taking his present office. For months he wore a neck brace and was in| almost continual agony but insisted | upon carrying on his duties as soon as | toda; he could move. He resumed flying before the brace was off, personally inspecting the thousands of miles of airways under his control when necessary. He crossed the United States in the Navy airship Macon to test the effective- ness of Department of Commerce air- ways communications for naval pur- poses. Orphaned as a Boy. Born January 30, 1898, at Peoria, I, he was left an orphan in early boyhood. When only 14 years old, he obtained a position as a committee clerk in the Illinols State Senate, per- haps the youngest ever to hold such & post. He worked his way through the Bouthern Illinois Normal University | and Northwestern University and in October, 1917, enlisted in the Army Air Service as a flying cadet, serving in aviation until the close.of the war. After the war he engaged in various businesses, among them aviation sales and instruction. He is the author turn left You It town. They | longer viewed the prints as authentic. of & three-volume standard work on civil aviation. He is of striking personal appear- ance, with heavy hlack eyebrows and a black mustache. His manner is genial, frank and his perceptions quick and accurate. He is married and has one son. THUMBPRINT STIRS PSYCHIG CIRCLES Editor of Psychical Research | Magazine Fired for Deny- ing Supernatural. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 13.—Differences of opinion on the authenticity of a purported set of ectoplasmic thumb- | prints produced by a Boston medium grew into a spirited psychical battle 3. Pivot of the controversy was the stand of the American Society for| Psychical Research on the asserted psychic phenomenon in which Mar- gery, medium wife of Dr. Le Roi G. Crandon, a surgeon, had brought to light what purported to be thumb- prints of her deceased brother. The fray had one casualty so far— Rev. Frederick Bligh Bond, discharged | as editor of the society's journal. Society trustees, in dismissing him, | repudiated a statement by him in Lhe journal indicating the organization no So concerned in the dispute were the trustees that they rushed toward | publication a special supplement to | the journal reiterating their belief the | Boston medium’s materialization was | genuinely supernatural. —_— Stamps Bring $5,250. Four unused 1-franc stamps of the | French Republic (1849-50) were sold | recently in London for $5250. ' BOOST IS DENIED House Appropriations Group Criticizes Standards of Effioiency. Severely criticising the standards of fitness and efficlency of the Capitol police force, the House Appropriations Committee in reporting the 1038 leg- islative supply bill today ignored the request of the Budget Bureau for 24 additional offcers, ‘The commppittee denied the proposed increase in the Capitol police force largely on the testimony of Capt. Wil- liam 8. Orthman, whose picture of the men engaged to patrol the Cap- itol grounds and the Senate and House Office Buildings was anything but impressive. Capt. Orthman pointed out that 90 per cent of his| officers come from different States and | range in age from 19 to 75 years and | s » rule have had no previous police experience. “Some of them,” he said, “are below | heighth, several of them being less| than & feet 5 inches. SBome are 6 feet | 2 inches. One man whose heighth is 6 | feet 2 inches weighs 120. While the old fellow, 78 years of age, weighs 180 “These are the men we have to call | policemen. 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Officials respon- sible for the conduct of police activi- ties have frankly advised the com- mittee that they do not desire any additional men unless they are fur- nished according to some well-defined standards of fitness. “In denying this increase, the com- mittee feels that an adequate num- oer of positions is now provided which, if filled by well-qulllxed appointees, would furnish satisfactory protection to the Capitol and its surrounding jurisdiction. As s step toward im- proving this situation, a limitation is attached to the appropriation for Cepitol police, providing that no part of the appropriation contained in the bill should be paid to any person ap- pointed to the force after June 30, 1935, who does not meet the stand- ards to be prescribed for such ape pointees by the Capitol Police Board. Turnover Held High. “This board consists of the sergeant- at-arms of the Senate, the sergeant- at-arms of the House and the archi- tect of the Capitol. 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