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ROOSEVELT FOUND SLIPPING IN EAST Committee Secretary Mor- gan Reports “Temporary” Effact of “Sniping.” Br the Associated Press Reports that the Roosevelt admin- {stration’s popularity has dwindled “temporarily” in parts of New York State and New England since the Su- preme Court’s N. R. A. decision have reached the headquarters of the Dem- ocratic National Committee. This information came today from ‘W. Forbes Morgan, secretary of the committee, who said: “West of the Hudson River the President’s popularity is as strong as ever. Some of the people in the Northeast, perhaps, are a bit confused on the issues. Of course he is basically as strong as ever throughout the country.” Asked to explain the situation in the Northeast. Morgan said “most of our enemies are located there and they have been sniping at us.” Several Issues Involved. Besides the N. R. A. decision, the textile situation and the controversy over the processing tax in New Eng- land are involved in the campaign of | Russian Woman Khimki, near Moscow, and landed safely. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ’Chute Jumpers Set Record K"]NAPING VIG"M | These six young Russian women, without oxygen apparatus, leaped from a height of 7.035 meters above The previous record wus made by Vera Fyodorova of enigrad, who Serafima Blok= D. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY NOT TESTIFY Mrs. Waley’s Attorney to Protest Witness as Unnecessary. By the Associated Press. TAKOMA, Wash., July 10.—Wheth- er little George Weyerhaeuser shall testify or “forget” his eight days and nights in the hands of kidnapers was | at issue today as the Government | prepared to question him in the Lind- bergh law trial of 19-year-old Mar- garet Thulin Waley. United States Attorney J. Charles Dennis said the boy “undoubtedly” will be called, and defense attorneys im- mediately prepared protests. Their contention was the 9-yeare old lad should be allowed “to forget his experience,” and “he can add nothing not already known” about the $200,000 kidnaping. Dennis could not forecast accurate- ly the hour George will be summoned. as several other witnesses are to be heard first. It was apparent, however, the Gov- | ernment is seeking to end the forced | trial as quickly as possible. Seven- teen witnesses were heard in the opening day yesterday, including J. P. Weyerhaeuser, jr., father of the boy | JULY 10, 1935. “Alice” Grows Up Charlotte Henry, the “Alice in Wonderland” of the screen, built her own wonderland when the story book variety vanished and proved that WISCONSIN MOVE OF PRESIDENT HIT Young Democrats to Ask Naming of Progressives Be Censured. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 10.—The national convention of Young Demo- cratic Clubs will be asked to censure President Roosevelt, two delegates an- nounced today, for his attitude toward Wisconsin Progressives. ‘The convention will be held here next month. The President plans to attend, probably on August 23. At a young Democrats’ meeting in Fond Du Lac, Harlan Kelly, Sheboy- gan lawyer, and Lester C. Weisse, Sheboygan Falls city attorney, were elected convention delegates after de- nouncing the appointment of several ‘Wisconsin Progressives to important Federal positions. Today both said they would present a resolution ef censure to the Milwaukee meeting. Kelly expressed resentment that Adjt. Gen. Ralph. M. Immel was named State works progress admin- istrator and criticized the President | for approving Gov. Philip F. La Fol- | lette’s $209,000,000 work-relief program which later met defeat in the Legis- She is shown above with lature. s jumped from a height of 6350 meters. Left to right: Olga Yakovleva, Nadeziida Babushkina, X not all kid stars grow up to be forgotten. attack, Morgan said and an’ execulive of the far-flung Weisse took exception o s Peport The secretary, who helps keep tabs | on public sentiment for the committee, disclosed that he had discussed the matter “very briefly” with President Roosevelt this week in a conference devoted to many topics. Asked what the Democrats intend to do about the attacks in the North- east. Morgan said: “We are going to open up in time: probably after the adjournment of Congress.” The Presideni’s son. James, of Bos- ton may take a leading hand in efforts to recover strength in the Northeast. National headquarters of the Young Democratic Clubs of America an- nounced vesterday that young Roose- velt, with other national officers of that organization, planned to attend eeven regional conferences of Young Democrats during July. Two of these meetines will be in the Northeast— one July 26 at New York City and an- other July 29 at Boston. Formation of Clubs. Formation of “active and vigorous” clubs in every county was announced es the principal objective of the re- gional rallies. The Democratic party has a deficit of about $370.000 and Morgan pre- dicted it would be wiped out by Sep- tember 1: that date is the deadline for State organizations to fill their quotas assigned several months ago. Morgan said that after the elimina- tion of the deficit no extensive money- raising efforts will be made until after the national convention. He added that the three lncalities now most prominently mentioned for the 1036 convention are San Francisco, Chicago and Atlantic City. Prettyman (Continued From First Page) {nvestigation group. the full commit- tee agreed to a two weeks' delay. Werner himself made the motion for | postponement as a result of Ran- dolph’s plea. The motion makes con- sideration of the majority and minor- ity reports the special order of busi- ness at the regular meeting July 24. Demands Vote. Various parliamentary tactics were resorted to before Werner finally egreed to the delay. At the very out- get of the meeting he called attention to the fact that a motion he made two weeks ago to adopt the minority report as a substitute for the majority report was still pending and de- wmanded a vote. Randolph explained that Chairman Mary T. Norton was absent and he would like the full membership pres- ent when the vote was taken. He said he did not desire to delay action too long and suggested that a meeting be held Friday. but the other members said they had previous en- gagements which would preclude their attendance. In the midst of the debaie Repre. sentative Reed, Republican, of Iilinois, & member of the Crime Committee, who is supporting the majority report, made a point of no quorum. A call of the committee was then ordered. but Representative Patman, Democrat, of Texas, acting chairman, suggested as a compromise, that the committee de- lay consideration. Werner finally agreed, after point- ng out he had made a survey of the cases in the United States attorney's office over a six-vear period and found results completely out of har- mony with the findings of the Crime Committee. Divorce Requirements. The - divorce bill in its modified form will allow an absolute decree on grounds of adultery, desertion for two | years, separation for five consecutive years without cohabitation, habitual drunkenness for one year and final eonviction of a felony involving moral turpitude and sentence to a penal in- stitution for not less than two years. An absolute divorce would not become effective, however, until six months afier it s signed, thus remarriage is prohibited . during that time. Cruelty was permitted to remain n the bill as grounds for a limited divorce for two years, but a final de- cree may be granted at the expiration | of that period if a reconciliation is| not affected. | Elimination of the provision allowing an absolute decree on grounds of fncurable insanity precipitated a pro- longed debate between various mem- bers of the committee, but Carpenter | pointed out that its inclusion might kill the bill at the present session of Congress. However, Representative Short, Re- publican, of Missouri, offered an amendment to restore the insanity provision, but it was defeated by a vote of 6 to 5. Short, incidentally, declared he believed incurable insanity furnished the best grounds of any for & permanent separation between man and wife. Hits “Divorce Mill.” Carpenter, in explaining the bill and the difficulties he had experienced getting it before the full District Com- mittee, declared that the divorce laws {n the District are in a. “deplorable condition,” and commented on the situation in Arlington County, Va., which he described as “a divorce mill.” In that particular county, he said, there are almost as many divorces as there are marriages. Randolph interrupted to inquire if the marriages in the District “would stand the test of time.” Carpenter sidestepped the issue, but Randolph paid it appeared to him that Max Baer's recent marriage in Washington Bad failed “to take.” special | U. . MUST LEAD, LEWIS DECLARES ‘Mine Union Head’s Views on | World Labor Unit Read at Session. By the Associated Press. | UNIVERSITY, Va. July 10— America must give to the world a new declaration of economic freedom. de- clared John L. Lewis, rresident of the United Mine Workers of America, {in an address read today before the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia In discussing the significance to labor of American membership in the International Labor Organization. Mr. Lewis said this step b: the United States was of far-reaching import to the labor movement in America and throughout the world. His address was read for him by William Jett Lauck of Washington. Fred J. Sisson. Representative from | New York. and Prof. Walter E. Spahr of New York University, member of the Advisory Council of the American Liberty League, set (ne pace for an- other spirited discussion of the Con- stitution and the New Deal before an- other group. Japan as a factor in the Pacific area was being considered in another group which heard Charles K. Moser | of the Federal Bureau of Foreign and | Domestic Commerce; Dr Harold Scott | Quigley of the University of Minne- | sota and Dr. Cliffers Cnesley Hubbard | of Weaton College. | Mr. Lewis began by explaining that there is now under way in the United | States a fight to overthrow “the finan- cial and industrial autocracy, or dic- tatorship, which is responsible for the present deplorable condition of wage ) earners, farmers and all other groups | of people who live by hand or brain. “Unless this economic autocracy is | subordinated to the public 1nn-rm,“1 he continued, “the future of our coun- | try will hold forth nc real hope for | ;lnbnr and humanity. The revolution | which is now in progress in America | is also the hope of Iabor movements in other countries. Thav do not want Fascism nor Communism. Neither | will the organized labor movement in | this country accept uomination and exploitation by & financial dictator- ship.” { Traces Trends. Mr. Green reviewed trends in indus- try and finance which have affected organized labor in America and abroad | since the World War, and traced the growth of the International Labor Organization from 1919 until the | United States joined it last year. “The real significance of our entrance into the International Labor Organization may,” he pointed out, “be said to be that the American | labor movement has again taken up | the torch of international labor leadership which was temporarily | wrenched from the hands of Samuel Gompers by extraordinary and un- expected political developments in | America in 1919. “A political and sscial revolution is now in progress in America,” he | concluded, “sponsored by the churches, i(‘olleges and universities, which finds | its practical leadership in the or- | ganized labor movement. Its ulti- mate success depends upon world co- operation and in the International { Labor Organization the organized | lJabor movement of America finds its | opportunity for establishing world co- | operation.” Speakers in the round table on “The | Constitution and the New Deal” spoke |on such different phases of the con- | troversy that there was little oppor- tunity for discussion between them, | and, as was the case Monday and yes- terday, it was necessary for members of the audience to take the lead in the debate. Attacks Supreme Court. Representative Sisson, the first legis- lative spokesman for the New Deal to | appear before the institute this year, charged the Supreme Court with at-| tempting to take over legislative func- | tion that was beyond the intention of the framers of the Constitution, Dr. Spahr, in a discussion of mone- tary issues, asserted his belief that the present Federal administration has been tinkering with the people’s money and called for the Nation's re- turn to the principles of “sound cur- rency and sound recovery.” Japan’s government is difficult for Americans to understand, Prof. Quigley told the round table on Pacific rela- tions. “We can with difficulty imag- ine a state In which people prefer to think of their ruler as an absolute monarch,” he said. “But Japan is such a state.” ‘The mass of the Japanese people are inarticulate, he continued. The people are led by propaganda to believe that their sons and their brothers are fight- (ng for the Emperar and that the army is opening a way to emigration to fer- | tile lands and for securing raw ma- | terials and markets for industry. Speed Company Formed. To examine the essential factors of | high-speed travel, a special research | company has been organized in Ger- hina, Alexandra Nikolayeva, Maria Bartseva and Odga Niko | these: many, where a rail car with propeller drive has attained 140 miles an hour, Ayeva, | Goes to London WILL ATTEND INTERNATIONAL HOUSING (ONGRESS | | D.C. HOUSIN URGED BY IHLDER —Wide World Photo. G DATA Up-to-Date Facts Upon Con- ditions Held Need for Sound Program. The local government should sup- ply accurafe and up-to-date informa- tion on the constantly changing hous- ing conditions, John Ihlder, execu- tive officer of the alley dwelling au- thority, told the District Chapter of the Federation of Architects, En- gineers, Chemists and Technicians at a meeting last night in Central High Schoul. Such information, he said, is nec- essary for a sound housing program and would be valuable to both the Government and private builders. Lack of current statistics seriously handicaps his organizauon, Ihlder declared. : As an example of the value of housing figures, he called attention i to the great use made of the real Of the Federal Housing Administra- tion, who has been named by Pres dent Roosevelt to attend the Inter- national Housing and Town Plan- ning Congress in London July 16 to 20 —Harris-Ewing Photo. Taxes (Continued From First Page)) increases with the size of the ihcome. | Dissatisfaction with that idea was voiced yesterday by R. V. Fletcher, representing the Association of Amer- jcan Railwavs, who remarked: “It is a curious situation for Con- gress to say the railroads should be combined and then to say they should be iaxed at a higher rate because ‘hey are combined.” ‘The proposed corporate taxes would start at 10 or 11 per cent on the first | $2.000 of income and rise to 17!z per cent in the higher brackets. | | Congress without deviation from the plan outlined by the President, ex- pressed apprehension as to what might happen to the corporation levy. Several said they were afraid a| deluge of telegrams like that whicn preceded the vote on mandatory aboli- tion of certain utility holding com- panies might descend on the mem- bers. Arguments Summed Up. The arguments pro and con were Opponents insisted that the fact that a man invested in a corporation with a large income was no reason why his dividends should be cut be- low those of a man who invested a | like sum in a small company. As an illustration they said the investor in the little company might get $900 and | the investor in the big company only $825, although they both had risked | the same amount. Proponents pointed to the argument advanced by the President that “the smaller corparations should not carry (tax) burdens beyond their pow: the vast concentrations of capital should be ready to carry burdens com- mensurate with their powers and their advantages. Rush to Dodge Protests. In an attempt to get the bill through | before organized drives can be started | on this and other phases of the gift- | inheritance-big income program, com- mittee leaders are seeking to finish | hearings this week. | After a flery political discussion for | and against New Deal policies, the committee yesterday locked its doors and voted to limit present hearings— | | and, tacitly, the resultant bill—to the | things outlined in the President’s tax message., That suggested new or in- creased taxes on -inheritances, gifts, big corporation and big individual in- comes. But while Mr. Roosevelt mentioned | incomes of $1,000,000 and over, the committee’s action was not interpreted as setting a $1,000,000 stopping point. o DRAPER QUITS DIGEST * Editor of Weekly to Take Vaca- tion Before Planning Future. NEW YORK, July 10 (#).—Arthur S. Draper resigned yesterday as editor of the Literary Digest, weekly maga- zine, which he has directed for the past two years. He said he would lake a vacation of several months berore considering plans. —_— Dance Series to Begin. ‘The first of a series of community dances in the Roosevelt High School armory, sponsored by the Community Center Department, will be held this o property inventory throughout the country. He said, however, a single survey is not enough and there should be a constant stock-taking to keep the information up to date. The Building Owners and Managers’ As- | sociation attempts such stock-taking, | but its investigations are not broad | enough. he declared. adding that only a governmental agency can do the Jjob required. | Says D. C. Should Lead. “Washington, of all cities.” he said. “should be the most progressive in a housing program because of the enormous steady income paid Govern- ment workers, a fact that would as- sure and facilitate amortization of loans. “Those who can afford the cost of home ownership should find it the most satisfying luxury in which they can indulge. But those whose means do not permit individual home owner- ship might form co-operative corpora- tions to buy or build dwellings for themselves. “The Government employes, how- ever, must remember that no group can protect itself from bad ccmmunity conditions any more than street dwellers can protect themselves from the bad influences of an inhabited alley. So they must, even if only as a matter of self - protection, take an interest in all three parts of the com- munity’s housing program.” Program Outlined. ‘This program he outlined as follows: “1. Demolition of unfit dwellings— only by demolition can we be sure unfit dwellings, will not be occupied. 2. Repair and modernization of dwellings worth the investment. “3. Erection of new dwellings to. prevent a shortage or to replace old dwellings that have become obsolete, Frankly, if privately, some who sought to herd the tax bill ‘hrough | even though still structurally sound.” Roosevelt Critic At Tax Hearing Scored for View By the Associated Press. A witness who cescribed President Roosevelt as “morally deficient’ was refused permission to continue his testimony today before the House Ways and Means Committee consider- ing the new tax bill. who said he represeated the “Fair Tariff League,” ia advocating action to reduce “the excess profits of trusts.” Asked by Representative Treadway, Republican, of Massachusetts if Pres- Miles said: “I think he favored it when I was | asked to come down here to help him get elected. But I don't think Frank- I think he | that he has on Thursday. is morally deficient.” such a statement,” Representative | McCormack, Democrat, of Massachu- setts, asserted. He moved that all of Miles’ testi- mony be stricken from the record and the witness excused. The motion car- ried as Miles protested that he had not wanted to “get into that.” The witness then took a seat in the rear of the committee room. RUGS CLEANED & STORED Call Mr. Pyle Nat. 3257-3291-2036 Sanitary Carpet & Rug Cleaning Co. 106 Ind. Ave. N.W. por Xour Oid Goid o £ He was H. E. Miies of this ci!yw ident Roosevelt favored his ideas, | “You ought to be ashamed to make | % lumber interests that bear his name. A Spokane messenger who supposed- ly delivered a telegram to William Dainard, alias Mahan, fugitive inthe ase, was under call as today's first witnes. | When Weyerhaeuser was called to testify to George's disappearance, May 24, the ransom negotiations, the final payment and the boy's return June 1, he flinched before the curious gaze of the 200 persons who packed the court room, and answered questions in a low voice. The Government In its opening statement accused Mrs. Whaley of | taking Dainard to the spot where the ransom was paid. John F. Dore, defense attorney, in- dicated his belief the trial would end speedily by obtaining a court order for the appearance late today of Har- mon Waley, 24, husband of the de- fendant. who is serving a 45-vear sen- tence at McNeill Island Prison after pleading guilty. TAX WITNESS SAYS | HOUSE IS USELESS Should Be Abolished, Ways sndl Means Group Is Told by Pittsburgh Critic. By the Associated Press Hugo Noren of Pittsburgh walked right up to one of the most powerful committees of the House today and told it the House was “a useless body.” | Testifying before the Ways and Means Committee on the new tax bill, he said: “We've been destroyed with taxes. What I'd do is abolish all of the Fed- eral Government except the Senate and the Supreme Court.” “Why that would put us out of jobs,” Representative Treadway, Re- publican, of Massachusetts observed | in mock dismay. | “That's what I'm here for” Noren answered, “to convince you that you | should be put out of your jobs.” Amid rising Jaughter from commit- | tee members. he added: “The House is a useless body, any- how.” CONTROVERSIAL PARKING | CHARGE IS DISMISSED | | Special Dispatch to The Star. I BALTIMORE. July 10.—A parking charge against Charles H. Kerwin of Bethesda was dismissed in the Traffic Court Mondav on the ground’ Ker- win's car had never been in Balti- more and, therefore, couldn’t have been tagged. Kerwin, whose case resulted in some minor fireworks last month between Mayor Howard W. Jackson and Magis- | | trate William F. Laukaitis, won a dis- | | missal by sending an afidavit swear- ing that his automobile had not been | | in the city on the day it was supposed to have been tagged. I | | day's Star on Page A-9 | have been put in for y e - 1O%%d, ef ot :;\. “Puddles” on the right and—you guessed it—"Alice” on the left. —A. P. Photo. GREEN HITS REDS AS FOES OF BILL Let Supreme Court Say Wagner Measure Void, He Tells Meeting. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, July 10—William Green, president of the Federation of Labor, declared today that manufacturers, newspapers and | Communists tried in vain to defeat the | labor disputes bill of Senator Robert Wagner. Addressing the convention of the International Longshoremen’s Associa- tion, Green said, “The enactment of this bill constitutes the greatest legis- lative victory in the history of the A.P.ot L" Its enactment, he obtained against “a highly organized opposition” of manufacturers aided by newspapers. Reports Communists. The labor leader here added anew to his frequent and recent attacks on Communist groups within the ranks of organized labor, declaring “Down in Washington, standing with the representatives of manufac- turers in opposition to this bill, are found the representatives of the Com- munists in America. I feel it my duty to report this fact to you. “There can be no compromise any- where along the line between the A F. of L. and the hosts of Communism." Ready for Test. The federation president said the supporters of the Wagner bill, signed | last week by President Roosevelt, ex- | pect a continuance of the fight against it. “I know it will be taken to the Supreme Court,” he said, “and lnbori is prepared for the fight.” London Firefighters Lead. Although it does not use as many novel fire extinguishing methods as do firefighters on the continent. London’s fire department is considered to be 20 | years ahead of any other in Europe AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE and_cll_forms ot Insurance J. 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