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TA2 PLACE IN HISTORY CERTAN FORGLASS Virginian Admired for His Courage and Respected for Knowledge. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Who of the Senators of the pres- ent generation will some day be ranked alongside of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster as outstanding figures in the history of the Senate? There is one man, at least, who| is sure of a place in history. He is Carter Glass of Virginia, who, it just now develops, not only was ac- corded more honorary degrees by American colleges and universities— five in all—than anybody else this year. but it has leaked out that five other institutions invited him to ac- cept an honorary degree and a con- flict of dates in the commencement scason made it impossible for him to be present. There's an unwritten rule that honorary degrees are usually confer- red in person and the Virginia Sen- atgp could not be at functions in two universities on the same day. so he was forced to decline the honors. Beloved by All Groups. | The interesting fact about the carcer of Senator Glass is that he is beloved by all groups in public life, admired for his courage and in- dependence and respected for his great knowledge of public questions. Though Mr. Glass does not speak ! often he has a penetrating style of expression which comes from the| depth of his convictions. It is not his method or manner as a legislator | but his independent attitude toward all influences in the making of legis- lation which marks him out as a great Senator. Thus Mr. Glass was offered the Becretaryship of the Treasury by Pres- ident Roosevelt in March, 1933. a po- sition which he held under President Wilson. But he foresaw that he could mot go along with the administration’s monetary policies and decided he could be more independent as a United | States Senator than as a cabinet of- ficer. Senator Glass has just made a no- table contribution to the Federal Re- | serve System, of which he was the principal builder in 1913. He has suc- ceeded in reconciling differences of cpinion between the American Bank- ers’ Association and the Roosevelt ad- ministration so that the proposed bill, while still held by bankers to be in large part unnecessary at this time, is nevertheless a much better bill than it was when passed by the House. It goes without saying that. while Senator Glass would be the last man to attempt directly to influence the course of his colleagues, his example is bound to have an important effect on the quality of public service in the future. He is anxious to be of help to his constituents, but he does not feel that the errands and chores forced on a member of Congress now- adays is his principal purpose in pub- lic life and that, while demands and petitions come from his constituents, he reserves the right to vote as he thinks will serve best the national welfare. Does Not Yield to Politics. Just what appeals to the universities and colleges and. indeed. to their student bodies which speak so highly of the service of Carter Glass is diffi- cult to describe in a phrase, but it is | probably the open willingness of Sen- ator Glass to run counter to what has hitherto been felt to be the necessi- ties or exigencies of politics. So many public men endeavor to excuse their course in public office on the ground that they must yield to politics or be destroyed. Mr. Glass comes from a Democratic Btate and is a thoroughgoing Demo- crat. but his differences with the Roosevelt administration have made him more instead of less popular. There are other men like Carter Glass in the Congress of the United | States, men of rugged courage and independence of view, as for instance Representative George Huddleston of Alabama, who received an ovation in ths House last week because of his outspoken independence. But men of the type of Carter Glass are rare and that's why American universities and colleges give them the highest honors they can bestow—a sign of the times. (Copyright. 1935.) BANK BILL CHANGE URGED BY ECCLES ‘Reserve Governor Holds Credit Control Section Could Be Improved. By the Associated Press. Marriner 8. Eccles, Reserve Board governor, says the administration’s banking bill. as reported by the Sen- ate, is an improvement over existing law, but believes there still should be some changes. In a statement he termed the meas- ure & “distinct advance in the direc- tion of centralized responsibility and authority for the exercise of mone- tary powers.” Nevertheless, he added that “in less furdamental respects” the credit control section “could and | should be improved upon in the in- terest of practical administration and greater efficiency.” ‘The House passed legislation recom- mended by Eccles virtually without change. The Reserve Board governor said he thought a “reaspnably satis- | factory” bill would be worked out be- tween the two houses. The administration leaders in the Senate apparently believe the Senate bill—a compromise drafted by a sub- | committee headed by Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia—is perhaps the most they can obtain at this time. Chairman Fletcher, Democrat, of Florida, of the Senate Banking Com- mittee opposed some features of it, but said he would not make a fight for changes. Glass looked upon the measure as a means to sever the Reserve Board‘l from the political influences. Detailing credit control changes the Senate bill makes in existing law, | Eccles said: | “It is evident that this represents a substantial improvement over the existing situation. It would make it possible for the board and the Open | Market Committee to function in the | national interest by using these powers | | against the abolition of holding com- | he wants to show his position on any | one of the overlooked minor mysteries | 000,000 a year. What’s What Behind News In Capital Handling of Utilities Bill Helped Big Vote Against It. BY PAUL MALLON. VEN the happy utilities lobbyists nearly fell over backward when Speaker Byrns and Chairman Rayburn failed to support President Roosevelt on the latest House roll call. Mr. Byrns did not vote. Mr Rayburn voted on the other side, panies. ‘There is no law requiring the Speak- er to vote, but he usually does so when important question. More surprising was Mr. Rayburn's action, in view of his close personal relations with the ‘White House. Glib tongues immediately started vagging with Lasty surmises that the utility people had threatened Messrs. Byrns and Rayburn back home and caused them to fear for their own re- election next year. The real insiders were not at all surprised. because they knew what even the utilities lobbyists did not, namely—there was a backstage dis- pute between Mr. Roosevelt and his House leaders about the legislative handling of the utility bill. President Roosevelt rejected their advice and left them witn what they privately thought was a futile and impossible task. They had no hearts for it. Tried to Avoid Vote. The tiff developed when the leaders | canvassed the House some weeks ago | and told Mr. Roosevelt he was going to be beaten. Then they decided on a clever bit of strategy. They figured it out that they could avoid their lick- ing by avoiding a vote. They would just accept the inevitable (tempo- | rarily). let the House bill go through without change, take it to conference | with the Senate, then put Mr. Roose- velt's abolition clause back in. per- suade the willing Senate to accept :t and finally put the issue up to the reluctant House, on a take-it-or-leave- it basis. This may sound rather compli- cated to outsiders, but ail parlia- mentarians will recognize the shrewd advantages it offers. Those in the know say that Presi- dent Roosevelt turned the idea down He insisted on a vote which would place his Democratic Representatives on record at the earliest possible moment. The result was they have now placed themselves on record against him by a majority of 110 vptes. The defeat of the abolition feature was so over- whelming, irretrievable and public that it approximates the well-known fatality of Humpty-Dumpty. All the White House horses and men will have difficulty putting it together again. White House Uses Phone. The deepest interest of the White House in the abolition clause would have been evident to any one hanging around the offices of Representatives the morning of the vote. In at least two congresional offices the telephone rang and secretaries fluttered with news that the White House was on the wire. Persons who could not help overhearing gained the distinct im- | pression that the President himselfl was at the other end. President Roosevelt has always favored this direct method. In- stead of calling Representatives in for private conjerences, he gets tnem on the telephone. He covers more ground, but the results are not always satisfactory. Months ago there was a big White House conference about the legislation to regulate or abolish holding com- | panies. It is a bit of unrecorded his- tory that Treasury Secretary Morgen- thau advocated a plan at that con- ference to tax them out of existence. The brain‘trust groups opposed this suggestion, urging direct legislation to | abolish some and regulate others. Mr. Roosevelt sided with them. Digging Into the Old Sock. Where the N. R. A. is getting money | to continue skeletonized operations is of the New Deal. Congress did not appropriate any. Also, the N. R. A. and its related agencies (Central Sta- tistical Board. Alcohol Control. etc.) are not eligible for relief money. The answer is that Mr. Roosevelt has an old sock hidden away for such purposes. In it is the residue of $70,- 000,000 left over from the original $3.300,000,000 public works fund. Few legal restraints are attached to this fund. Any time the President needs a little cash he digs into it. The emasculated N. R. A. is ex- pected to cost no more than $20,- Few except the dip’omats realize it, but all the Italian troop ships traveling to Ethiopia are going through the British-controlled Suez Canal. All Britain would have to do to stop Mussolini is to close the canal. She | will not do it for a very good reason. | | of | plied in the Declaration of Independ- | ence as the basis of Americanism, and THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, CRIME AND REDS HIT BY SPEAKERS Hurley, Woodring and Moss Attack Communism in July 4th Broadcast. Characterizing crime and com- munism as two of the most danger- ous forces confronting the Nation today, former Secretary of War Pat- rick J. Hurley and Assistant Secre- tary of War Harry H. Woodring in a dramatic Fourth of July radio broadcast today called on the Ameri- can people to unite in combating these forces and to promote through edu- cation in churches, schools and or- ganized groups a broader understand- ing and higher regard for the ideals and principles set forth by the patri- ots of 1776 who signed the Declara- tion of Independence. With Col. James A. Moss, president general of the United States Flag Association, presiding, the program | was broadcast from Washington over the facilities of the National Broad- casting Co. under the auspices of the flag association, which is headed by President Roosevelt as honorary president general, with Chief Justice of the United States Charles E. Hughes as chairman of its Board of Founders, The association is con- | ducting an intensive Nation-wide campaign of patriotic education in an effort to check the spread of crime, communistic teachings and other un-American influences. New Declaration Read. An outstanding feature of the broad- cast was the promulgation of “The Deciaration of Independence of To- | day.” a declaration of freedom from | crime and Communism. which has been prepared by the Flag Assoclation | and which will be read by Assistant Sccretary of War Woodring. The document. which paraphrases the orig- | inal Declaration of Independence, | bears the signatures of 56 loyal, law- | abiding Americans—men and women outstanding in their respective spheres | human endeavor, whose names wherever known command respect and | inspire confidence. They typify the | 56 signers of the original Declaration of Independence. Twenty-seven of them are national heads of well known patriotic. civic, fraternal and other! organizations having a total mem- | bership of almost 13,000,000. Preliminary to reading “The Decla- ration of Independence of Today " As- sistant Secretary of War Woodring | said: “As I contemplate on this anni- versary of the birth of the Nation the | acts of abuse and tyranny of King George III of Great Britain. which are cited in the Declaration of Inde- | pendence, and which constituted the causes of the Revolutionary War, I am | impressed with their mildness as com- | i pared with the acts of terrorization | and exploitation which the American people are today undergoing at the hands of criminals and racketeers. | “Also, as I see in the Declaration . of Independence the patience with which our forefathers suffered abuse and tyranny, I think of the patience with which our people have for a long time endured the Communistic propa- |genda that is being carried on in this | country, which advocates the destruc- !tion of our American system of Gov ! ernment by use of force and violence.” Col. Moss Makes Appeal. | Col. Moss called on the patriotic, {civic and fraternal organizations of i the country to unite in fighting crime | and Communism. He offered them the co-operation of the United States | Flag Association. “The American peo- | | ple have it in their power,” he said, | | “to annihilate crime and Communism, | { if they only make up their minds to| do so. In every community of any size from Maine to Texas, from New York to California, in the form of pa- triotic, civic, fraternal, religious and educational organizations and wom- en’s clubs there already exists the machinery necessary to fight success- | fully crime and Communism. The po- | tentialities of the co-operating or united action of these thousands of | organizations now in existence in all | parts of the country are tremendous | beyond conception. The mobilization | of their power and influence in the furtherance of Americanism would re- sult in a force that would sweep every- thing before it. It is only necessary | to adjust, oil and co-ordinate this| magnificent and stupendous machinery | and then turn on the power. Crlmel | and Communism would be crushed. | “During the three years that the | | United States Flag Association has | | been making a study of crime and | Communism we have collected much | data that would be most helpful to| organizations which, alone or in co- | operation with others, would like to | fight these two menaces. | “This data we glady place at the | | disposal of any and all local and na- | tional organizations wishing to com- | bat crime and communism. Also we | will, upon request, gladly give per- mission to any organization, to use in fighting crime and communism or | any other anti-Americanism, any of | the text or illustrations in any of the | several copyrighted books published by the United States Flag Ascociation. Furthermore, we will gladly co-operate with them in any other way in our power by giving suggestions based on our experience or otherwise. Those | organizations wishing our help or co- operation, please write to the United gtaga“ Flag Association, Washington, Hurley Stresses Theism. Col. Hurley stressed theism as im- atheism as the essence of communism. | He said: | “Today we celebrate the 159th an- niversary of the signing of the Decla- ration of Independence. By that document the people of the Colonies declared to the world their right to assume among the powers of the earth the ‘equal station to which the laws of Nature and Nature's God entite them.’ The Declaration Such action would send Tl Duce into a | 8180 maintained ' ‘that all men are Detroit Child Slayer and Wife After D.. C., THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1935. Copyright, A. P, Wirephotos. Left: Merton Ward Goodrich as in New York yesterday after confessi of 1l-year-old Lillian Gallaher in body was found in a trunk in the his wife. A A A SEEKSLAW - TOCIRBTAKSUTS Farm Administration Pin Hopes on Pending Legislation. By the Associated Press. ‘The A. A A. is counting on legisla- tion now before Congress to turn back 8 rising tide of suits to recover . processing taxes which the Govern- ment levies ‘o finance its crop control programs, The A. A. A amendments, now pending in the Senate, provide that in case the farm act is declared un- constitutional taxes which the proces- sors have paid cannot be recovered. On Capitol Hill Chairman Jones, Democrat, of Texas. of the House Agriculture Committee, pointed to this provision and said “So it's not going to do them a bit of good to rush in with all these suits now. They can't hope to get decisions before the amendments are enacted land the bill applies to pending suits | as well as to ae A. A. A. Claim Denied. The A. A. A. contends the taxes in most cases have been passed on to | consumers and would be impossible t) trace for proper repayment to those who actually bore the burden. Processors, however, declare the ones.” he was arrzigned in Yorkville Court ng. according to police. to the slaying D-troit last September. The child’s apartment vacated by Goodrich and Right: Detective Harry Scher of Detroit taking Mrs. Goodrich to the New York Women's Detention Prisol n shortly after her arraignment. Declaration of Independence of Today Being a Declaration of Freedom From Crime and Communism. When in the course of human events subversive and other forces assume proportions that make them a menace to the ideals and institu- tions of a nation and the happi- ness of its people, national loyalty and self-preservation demand that all patriotic citizens rally around the flag. waging on such forces re- lentless war We hold these statements to be true: That under the system of gov- ernment based on the ideals and institutions embodied in the Dec- laration of Independence and the Federal Constitution, the United States of America, whose people are normally the most prosperous and happiest on this planet, has in the short span of a century and & half become a Nation in power and in wealth, in influence and in character second to none on earth. That the wages of the American workman are the highest in the world and that the standard of living in this country is far above that of any other, the masses normally enjoying comforts and conveniences of life unknown to even the well-to-do of other lands. That this great Republic and the blessings of life we are enjoying under its flag have been secured at a tremendous cost of blood and treasure, trial and toll, suffering and sacrifice on the part of our forefathers and others before us. Majority Law-Abiding. That the great majority of the American people are loyal and law- abiding, Ddeing opposed to com- munism and other anti-American forces and condemning crime and racketeering. All experience has shown that mankind are more disposed to suf- fer while evils are sufferable than to rise and destroy them. But when a long train of occurrences are life, liberty and pursuit of hap- piness’ The signers closed the Declaration with this sentence: ‘And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. We have quoted these passages from the Declaration of Independence, which is the foundation of Americanism, to emphasize the fact that the basis of Americanism is theism, that is, & belief in God. The basis of com- munism is atheism, that is, a denial of the existence of God. Belief in God has no sectarian limitations. It includes Protestants, Catholics, Jews and all others who worship a Su- preme Being. “We are continuously told that communism is merely a theory of economics—a panacea for humanity’s present economic troubles. The fact is, however, that economics is only one of the elements of communism. Communism destroys personal liberty. It dictates and controls personal re- lations, political conduct and all social relations, Including marriage, educa- tion and religion. The people under communism have no choice but to accept the edicts of their dictators. Communists assume that a dictator, or a small group, can think better for the people than they can think for themselves. “The system of laws by which the American people govern themselves, the spiritual, social' and economic objectives tc which we aspire, con- stitute Americanism. Americanism is predicated on liberty, with the sov- ereign power vested in all of the peo- ple. Communism and every form of collectivism is predicated on absolute tantrum which would cause major complications. (Copyright, 1935.) RESIGNS AS MINISTER Pastor, Suspended for Fight. to Form New Church. ATLANTA, July 4 (#).—Rev. H. E. | McBrayer, Methodist minister sus- pended by his church for recent anti- Repeal | created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain in- alienable rights, and among these ‘TODAY. 80 far as they may be effective toward | prohibition activities, yesterday ten- | gepate: achievement of stability in our eco- nomic system and the avoidance of | disastrous inflationary and deflation- | ary cycles. | “This is a long step in the direc- | tion of intelligent management of our | monetary system.” | I S Russian Population Soars. Soviet Russia's population has in- | creased 25,000,000 in the last 10 years, [y dered his resignation to Dr. R. L. Rus- | sell, presiding elder of the Atlanta district. | He wrote Dr. Russell he would be “happy” to continue in the church “if | the mistakes that have been made in | handling my case could be corrected | and I could be exonerated and re- | nstated.” | He said he planned to devote his | Meets briefly to recess until Mon- day. House: In recess. Ways and means committeemen dis- cuss wealth taxes at White House. TOMORROW, Senate. Will not be in session. time to organizing his new interde- nominational church, House. * power vested in an individual or a small group * * *. “Freedom of speech and press are guaranteed by the Constitution. This gives every one a right to advocate any form of government and any sys- tem of economics, whether it be Americanism, communism, fascism, socialism or any other ‘ism.” We may disagree with everything—with every word these absolutists and Communists say, but as good Americans we must defend their right to say it. The Com- | munists have taken advantage of this freedom to advocate the overthrow of our Government by violence. That, of course, is sedition. “Shall we, as Americans, quietly surrender our liberties and our nght to self-government and submit to the rule of .a collectivist dictator, or do we still possess the intelligence and courage to govern ourselves? The time has come for every American who still believes in liberty and in God to meet both crime and communism in the open and overcome them.” L has brought about conditions that threaten the existence of a gov- ernment and the safety and happi- ness of its people, preservation from tribulation and misfortune from suffering and destruction, re- quires that the evils be annihilated. The American people have been most patient in their sufferance of the activities of Communists whose subversive doings have been a menace to our institutions, and of criminals and racketeers whose records are recitals of disgrace. ex- pense, intimidation and terrorism. The Facts. To prove this let the facts be submitted Every vear several thousand citi- zens are murdered and many thou- sands kidnaped, robbed and as- saulted while thousands of homes . and other places are burglarized or burned by incendiaties at & loss of millions of dollars. More than a hundred thousand crimson-handed assassins are to- day roaming at large, and a half a million men and women. con- stituting the scarlet army of the United States, are making their living through crime. With larger ones being con- stantly built, our jails and pen- itentiaries are filled to overflowing with felons and other violators of the law. America’s annual crime bill amounts to billions while the peo- ple are each year paying the racketeers billions more. Because of this stupendous crime bill the American people are pay- ing higher Federal, State and municipal taxes, and on account of racketeering we are paying higher prices for the clothes we wear, the food we eat and other commodities of life we use. Every One Affected. As a result of the large number of arsons, burglaries and robberies we are paying higher fire, burglary and theft insurance rates. Thus do crime and racketeering reach every home and affect every man, woman and child in the United States. With crime challenging American civilization and threatening Ameri- can institutions, so terrible and disgraceful have conditions become that America, our country, is to- day stigmatized in the eyes of mankind as the most lawless coun- try in the world. in which life, body and property are less se- cure than in any other civilized land. The Communists and other radi- cal forces are spending $6,000,000 a year in propaganda and other ways to undermine and finally de- stroy the Republic. Many Communist aliens who are in this country illegally are agi- tating and plotting for the over- throw of the Government. In addition to a number of Com- munist daily newspapers, there are scores of weekly and semi- weekly papers, with many month~ lies and semi-monthlies and hun- dreds of shop and other publica- tions. For the teaching of Communism & dozen schools, with several thousand students, have been es- tablished in various parts of the country. Schools Menaced. Communistic indoctrination is taking place in our schools and colleges to an extent undreamed of a few years ago. Communists are making syste- matic and continued efforts to sow the seeds of Communism among the naval and military forces of the Nation. Annually a number of Com- munist Summer camps, where the red flag is hoisted daily, are cone ducted in different sections of the United States and attended by thousands of boys and girls who are taught hatred of God, hatred of the American Government and hatred of the American Flag. The time is come when every man must declare himself and show his colors, be they red or pink, black or blue, brown or silver, or be they the red, white and blue. You are either for or against America and Americanism. ‘There can be no compromise. Those who are contented with America and Americanism and who are law- abiding must separate themselves from those who are discontented with our system of Government and from thoee who are violators of the law. Loyal and law-abiding Ameri- cans, let us rise and, joining hands ) in the great brotherhood Americanism, with militancy in our hearts and determination in our souls, with vigor in our spirits and strength in our arms, wage relentless war on our country's enemies! Let Us Be Free! As the patriots of '76. the Ameri- cans of yesterday, freed them- selves from the oppression and abuses of King George III of Great Britain, let us Americans of today free ourselves from the terrorism and burden of King Crime of America, from the intimidation and extortion of racketeers. and from the propaganda and menace of Communists. Let us band together in a great, aggressive invincible army of de- fenders of the Flag—the Flag which is the only bond we have that unites every American to every other regardiess of religious creed, racial blood, social stand- ing or other position in life. Thus united. with the battle-cry, “Crime and Communish Must Per- ish,” neither asking nor giving quar- ter, let us declare war—relentiess, incessant war—on these, our coun- try's foes. And in suppott’ of this Deélara- tion, with full confidence in Ameri- can ideals and institutions and with abiding faith in the destiny of the Nation, we mutually pledge to each other our loyal support, our whole-hearted co-operation, and our unceasing efforts. of Signers. Signed by C. F. Adams, former Secretary of the Navy: Willlam E. | Buehler, president. Loyal Order of | the Moose; R. E. Byrd, famous ex- Senator; Emma Hess Carlson, national president, American Legion Auxilia: Lizetta Coady. national president, Woman's Relief Corps: Royal 8. Copeland, United States Senator; Charles Curtis, former Vice President of the United States; Mary C. Duffy, supreme regent, Catholic Daughters of America; William A. Duvall, most worthy grand patron, General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; F. H. Ecker, cutstanding in life in- surance world; Hamilton Fish. jr, member of Congress: James Mont- gomery Flagg, outstanding artist; Walter E. Frew, outstanding in bank- ing world; A. P. Giannini, outstanding in banking world; William Green, president, American Federation of Labor; Solomon R. Guggenheim, out- standing in copper industry; John Hi Hammond, outstanding Ameri- Vincent C. Hascall, president, International Association of Lions Clubs; Frances Haun, most worthy grand matron, General Grand Chap- ter, Order of the Eastern Star; Anne Sarachen Hooley, president, National Council of Catholic Women; Patrick J. Hurley, former Secretary of War: E. F. Hutton, outstanding in business world; George E. Ijams, commander in chief, Military Order of the World War; Daniel C. Jackling, outstanding in financial world: Frank Knox, out- standing newspaper publisher; Frank 8. Land, secretary general, Order of De Molay; Roberta Campbell Lawson, president, General Federation of Women’s Clubs; Hanford MacNider, past national commander of American Legion; W. G. McAdoo, United States Senator; Leon McCord, commander in chief, United Spanish War Veter- ans; James A. Moss, president gen- eral, The United States Flag Associa- tion; G. M. P. Murphy, outstanding in financial world; George Nordlin, chairman, board of grand trustees, Fraternal Order of Eagles; Estelle Norris Ochiltree, national president, American War Mothers; Thomas E. Purcell, president, national Council of Catholic Men: R. L. Queisser, na- tional president, National Sojourners; John J. Raskob, outstanding in busi- ness world; Robert R. Reynolds, United States Senator; of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Theodore Roosevelt, outstanding American; Arthur J. Ruland, great| incohonee of the Great Council of the | United States Improved Order of Red | Men: John Morin Scott, general pres- ident, Sons of the Revolution; Michel F. Shannon, grand exalted ruler, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Louisa Swann Sinclair, national presi- dent, Children of the American Revo- lution; Alfred E. Smith, outstanding American; Ida B. Wise Smith, presi- dent, Women’s Christian Temperance Tnion; Winifred D. Toussaint, national president, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary; A. H. Vandenberg, United States Senator; James E. Van Zandt, commander in chief, Veterans of For- eign Wars; J. W. Wadsworth, member of Congress; C. R. Walgreen, out- standing in mercantile world; Harry M. Warner, outstanding moving pic- ture producer; Jeanne Fox Weinmann, national president, National Society of the Daughters of 1812; Grover A. Whalen, outstanding New York City eivic leader; Harry H. Woodring, Assistant Secretary of War. A plorer; Arthur Capper, United States | Matilda D. | Roberts, national president, Daughters | | and detention today of a man who | gave his name as William J. Grady. FIGHT IN PROSPECT ON EASTIAN B {Senate Battle Looms Over Measure Merging Public Carrier Regulation. By the Associated Press | Senate fight loomed today over | legislation merging regulation of all { public carriers under the Interstate Commerce Commission The Eastman bill authorizing the cansolidation emerged intact from committee yesterday, scheduled for action next week At once Senator Copeland, Dem- ocrat, of New York. predicted de- struction of water transportation if | the measure becomes law. | Wheeler Defends Bill. | “The 1. C. C. is railroad-minded and will continue to be railroad- minded.” he declared. He said he | feared water carriers would be regu- :Jated for the benefit of the rail- " roads. | Senator Wheeler. Democrat. of Montana stoutly defended the legisla- 1 tion as a practical means cf carrying | out the President's wish to remove | & “chaotic” condition in the in- dustry The bill was drafted under the direction of Joseph B. Eastman. Federal transportation co-ordinator. Wheeler said: “No one ever accused me of being favorable to the railroads. But if we are going to have regulation of the railroads we must have regulation of their competitors.” Shipstead Challenges Wheeler. Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Laborite, of Minnesota joined the fray to chal- lenge the soundness of Wheeler's as- sertion that 95 per cent of the com- mon carriers on the rivers wanted the bill. The Minnesotan declared 97 per cent of the river carriers were private operators hauling for the industries by which they were owned. leaving only 3 per cent of the traffic as “common carrier” vessels subject o I C. C. regulation under the bill “And who will they be reg for?” he demanded of Wheeler Senater White, Republican. of Maine also joined in an attack on the bill. Wheeler insisted that wherever river traffic was regulated by the I. C. C through joint operation with railroads it had been benefited. Faced with the warning of Majority Leader Robinson that the water car- rier would have to give way to the bank bill if it seemed likely to con- sume too much time, Wheeler put aside most efforts to defend the meas- ure during the brief pre-Fourth-of- July session and promised to outline its general provisions to the Senate | at the next regular session Monday. e |OLD JOB IS OFFERED TEACHER IN FLAG ROW Trustee Who Ousted New York Schoolmarm Last Fall Out- done by New Official. By the Associated Press. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 4—Pompey Hollow’s militant schcolmarm, comely Esther De Lee, 21, dismissed last November by a trustee who said she had shown disrespect to the flag. today had only to sign a new contract | offered by a new trustee to get her | old job back next September. | The contract was offered her, mem- | bers of her family said at De Ruyter, by Ward Van De Bogart, elected | trustee after the State department | of education held James Armstrong— the trustee who did the firing—in- eligible by reason of non-residence. Van De Bogart led the Pompey Hol- | low faction which demanded Arm- strong's removal after he ousted the He took office yesterday. MYSTERIOUS BLACK BOX CAUSES ROBBER ARREST Chicago “Inventor,”” With Only One Hand, Had Appliance That Released Gun. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 4—Suspicion arcused by his “invention” of a little black box gunholder led to the arrest ed teacher. The authorities said they were tipped by Grady's neighbors, who said that whenever he appeared on the street he carried a little black box which resembled a camera. Grady has but one hand. Pressure applied to the box by the upper arm caused taxes seldom have thus been pessed on. They insist they can show 1o the dollar how much they are out of pocket because of the levies The Department of Justice made public an incomplete list of 5 attacking processing taxes was compiled as of Thomas, solicitor for the Department of Agriculture, said aderstood 85 suits have been filed altogether. About 15 temporary restraining orders have been granted. prohibiting collection of the taxes, he said Jui Passage Next Week Sought. Other officials estimated the suits asked for recovery of about $1 000,000 of a total of almost $900,- 000000 collected in processing taxes. Agriculture officials said they hoped for passage of the amendments next week in the Senate. The House al- ready has approved them | When and if the amendments are passed, Thomas said. Government at- torneys will file motions for dismissal | of all the tax suits. | Chester C. Davis. A. A. A. admin- | istrator, said he believed the suits might have been filed as “precau- seasures” by firms hoping to recover the taxes. U. S. SCHOOL CAMP " FOR BOYS OPENED 85 | 200 Will Enter Uncle Sam's New- est Experiment in California. By the Associated Press CLYDE. Calif., July 4—Only a few weeks “off the road"” some 200 vouth- ful wanderers looked forward today to six months of vocational and citi- zenship training at Uncle Sam’s new- est experiment for the rahbilitation of juvenile transients, the Citizens' Training Corps. | The corps. really a school. the first of its kind to be organized in the United States. was established by Fed- eral funds under the State Emergency Relief Administration It is designed to aid American boys without homes. Approximately 200 boys. carefully selected from transient camps and | shelters throughout California already | are at the school, whose formal open- ing with a full enrollment of 225 is scheduled for July 20. The corps is organized on semi- military lines. The boys. who wear | natty uniforms, consisting of light tan trousers with black stripe, shirts, short Jjacket and overseas cap to match, are | formed into companies and have their own commissioned and non-commis- sioned officers. TOWNSEND PLANS SPLIT Liberal Senators Are Selected to Be Candidates—Roosevelt Hope Abandoned. By the Associated Press KANSAS CITY, July 4—Dr. F. E Townsend of pension plan fame dis- closed plans here last night to split both major political parties in 1936 and elect a President and Vice Presi- dent of opposite political faiths. Townsend, Long Beach physician who evolved the revolving old-age pen- sion plan, said he was not ready to divulge names of the two “liberal Sen- ators” his group has selected to be candidates for President and Vice President. With Mrs. Townsend, he midnight for Des Moines. “For a while we thought we could support President Roosevelt.” Dr. Townsend said, “but we have given up hope in him.” MAUDE ADAMS RETURNS T0 BROADWAY THIS FALL | 63-Year-Old Star to Appear Play by Adelyn Bushnell. left at in To Portray Mother. Ry the Associated Press NEW YORK, July 4 —Maude Adams, for the first time in nearly a decade, will make her reappearance on the Broadway stage this Fall, it was an- nounced today by John Golden, her new producer. The play, as yet untitled. is by a’ new author, Adelyn Bushnell, an actress. The 63-year-old star of “The Little Minister" and “Peter Pan,” has departed for Thomaston. Me., to dis- cuss with Miss Bushnell the role, that of a mother, which she will portray in the drama. x Miss Adams, who retired ‘from the stage after her long engagement as ' Miss Thing in Sir James Barrie's “A Kiss for Cinderella.” returned to’ ‘he theater, after 13 years’ absence, in 1931. E MOONEY FIGHT LOOMS SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 (#)— Advocates for Tom Mooney and State’s attorneys ready to admit nothing to- day prepared for a battle. beginning September 3, over the truth or falsity of the testimony in his trial for the San Prancisco Preparedness day bombing of 1916. This date was set yesterday by the it to open, releasing a pistol into the hand ready for firing. Grady was held as a robber suspect. California Supreme Court for opening of a hearing on Mooney's application for a writ of habeas corpus. 4