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A—2 w%% GUFFEY BILL DRIVE HELD VOTE TRADE Roosevelt Criticized for “Snubbing” Advice of Roper Council. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. President Roosevelt has again snub- bed the Roper Council, this time by pigeon holing a penetrating analysis which demonstrated that the Guffey coal control bill is not only uncon- stitutional, but that it would increase the price of coal to the coal consumers of America. The Roper Council has been repeat- edly ignored by the President and this has led to several resignations, but at a recent meeting the remaining mem- bers decided that there was more ad- vantage in retaining membership on the council than dissolving it. They reasoned that sooger or later the President might take their advice. But it is apparent that Mr. Roose- wvelt does not want any constructive criticism or any advice than runs counter to his preconceived notions or | his policies. _ In fact, all opinions, in order to get any real attention, whether they are legal or economic, now must conform to what it is known the President wants. Running all through the Gov- ernment departments at present is a sentiment which is often expressed this way, “Yes, that's the sound thing to do or that's the legal thing to do— but it's not what the President wants.” Report Not Yet Public. The report on tne Guffey coal bill has not been made public, but it is (! understood that. if the Senate shuuldi ask for it, the document will be trans- | & mitted. The rumor is that the docu- ment was formally adopted by the Roper Council's Executive Committee and transmitted to Secretary Roper |, of the Commerce Department, who | presented it at a cabinet meeting a few days ago. This information did not emanate from the Department of Commerce, but from some of the Roper Council members who had a hand in prepar- ing the report and who were visibly disappointed when they were advised that, no matter what the report said the President had in mind capitulal ing to the United Mine Workers' DUnion and that he believed this was the only way to avert a strike. The Roper Council report gives a | summary of just how the Guffey bill would increase prices to the consumer and it is a safe bet that if the users ©of coal in the United States ever realized that they are to be the yictims of a political combination— swhereby the miners’ union is to get| the Guffey bill passed with Mr. Roosevelt's influence, in return, pre- sumably, for their support of Lhel Roosevelt re-election campaign—they | #ould be very much aroused. Charge Cannot Be Proved. * Deals of this kind cannot, of course, be proved because they are of a yery intangible nature, but they are part and parcel of the New Deal, which has its eyes on political strength for 1936. The answer to such criticism usually made is that all administrations in the past have looked to political support in one bloc or another. But, unfortunately, the defenders of such doctrine fail to ealize that the New Deal was sup- osed to be guided by a higher stand- #rd of ethics than its predecessors #nd that, as the guardian of the &uh]ic interest, it was not supposed be interested in such crude proc- 's as party politics so ofter reveal nder both Republican and Demo- atic management. : The threatened coa: strike is some- $hat similar to the railroad strike ®hich was threatened in 1916. At that time President Wilson was com- bletely taken off his feet by ihe pos- 8ibility of a Natioa-wide tie-up of $ransporation and he rushed through Longress a bill permitting only eight #ours of work a day. The Supreme Court upheld the law, though previous lecisions had cast doubt on the Fed- ral Governmenis 1ight to employ ghe Interstate Commerce power to gegulate wages or loirs of labor on $ common carvier. ? The decision hss since been re- rred to as a case in the “twilight Zone” and it 1s apparent that the recent railroad peusion law decision ©f the Supreme Court is a step away rmm such Federal regulation. Violations Held Flagrant. But if the coal unicns think that the presence uf a threat to strike Wwill influence tne court in this case and make it appear that the emer- @ency justified the Federal Govern- ment in assumiag cuntrol of the coal industry, they ar= ia for a big sur- prise. The reason is that the uncon- #titutionality f the Guffey bill rests fn several grounds, each of which is 80 flagrant that to accept them under @uress would be aciually to change America’s form ot government. The issue is too broad to be confined to the coal industcy without overlap- Ping every other business or industry. « But the strategy of the coal unions +§s to force high wage scales and to eommit the operator companies to an @cceptance of a wage from which they s! not expected to recede even if the uffy bill is held unconstitutional a Jear or so hence. A plainer case of a Ppolitical deal or a misuse of govern- meatal power for the benefit of a 8pecial group has hardly ever been Yevealed in the history of the United States. Small wonder that the so- ealled Business Advisory Council of the Department of Commerce, other- known as the Roper Council, is g “deserted by business men who the futility and emptiness of try- to ‘“co-operate” with or furnish ctive suggestions to the Roose. t administration. z (Copyright, 1935.) FOUR ARE KILLED © IN TRAIN WRECK Nany Injured in Head-on Col- lision on Northern Pacific 9 - What’s What ind N Behind News ital In Capita Silver Game Provides Bit of Humor—Morgenthau No Pessimist. BY PAUL MALLON. HE peek-a-boo game which Mr. Morgenthau is playing with the silver speculators is the one bright spot in an otherwise humorless situation here. Mr. Morgenthau is committed to bid- ding the existing 67-cent price of sil- ver up to $1.20. Ordinarily, you would expect that every one who could lay his hand on 67 cents would buy an ounce of silver and ‘be assured of almost 100 per cent profit, But apparently no one will believe Mr. Morgenthau, at least not con- sistently. Some days ago, even the speculators began to doubt that he would do what the law requires him to do. A break was threatened in the London silver market. The specu- lators started unloading around 66 cents. To prove they were wrong about him, Mr. Morgenthau went out and bought 40 to 50 million ounces of their holdings. It cost him about $30,000,000. It forced him to scquire in three days nearly twice as much silver as the| United States produced in 1934. But it satisfied the speculators that Mr. Morgenthau is not going to let them ! d Some one told Mr. Morgenthau a | few days later that it would take him i1 years to acquire the promised 3-to-1 silver ratio with gold at his present | rate of buying. His comment was asked. | With customary frankness, Mr. Mor- genthau unbuttoned his coat and re- plied: “Do you know the difference | between an optimist and a pessimist?” | Every one present did. but no one | told him, so he continued: “A pessi- | mist wears both a belt and suspenders.” From his preliminary gesture it was apparent that he was not wearing a belt, but, sweeping back his coat in @ further burst of con- fidence, he disclosed that he also lacked suspenders. This, also, was encouraging to those who have invested in silver, because | it proved Mr. Morgenthau has far more confidence than the ordinary man about two things in life, one of which | is silver. Given Further Proof. | That very day Mr. Morgenthau re- | ceived further proof that some impor- | tant people believe him, even if some of the other speculators have remained unconvinced. An fitem appeared in | newspapers- that a syndicate composed | of John J. Rascob and Senator Key Pittman was buying a $5,000,000 stake | in the old Comstock silver lode in | Nevada. The inside story on this was thal Senator Pittman, known in Congr as “Silver Key” because he always has the key to the silver policy, has| been retained as attorney in negotia- tions for merging five silver firms. A few of his Nevada friends, including Zeb Kendall, old-time prospecting character, and certain sttorneys in-| terested Mr. Raskob in the prospects of Mr. Morgenthau's silver policy to an extent ranging between $300,000 and $400,000. Pittman Is Policy Itself. Senator Pittman's faith in Mr. Morgenthau was understandable to all insiders, because Pittman is the New | Deal silver policy. He conceived it,| wrote the law under which it is being | conducted and is understood to be a valued adviser to Treasury General | Counsel Cliphant in its administra- | tion. It is therefore obvious that Mr. Raskob could not get an attorney who | knows and will know. more about the subject. But Mr. Raskob's display of faith | was not so obvious. The published | stories failed to recall that his last big publicized investment was in the Al Smith campaign of 1928. Postmaster General Farley’'s Democratic National Committee still owes him $45,000 on that. It has been suggested that, if Mr. Raskob were big-hearted, he would apply his expected profits from Mr. Morgenthaw's policy to canceling the debt, but there seems to be some question as to how big Mr. Raskob's heart gets when the New Deal is mentioned. At any rate, they are now one for all and all for a higher silver price— Messrs. Morgenthau Pittman, Raskob and unidentifiable members of the syndicate, the stock of which will not be sold to the public. t| traceable to an article publld\e?l’ in one of the New Deal's own maga- zines, criticizing the silver policy It is generally believed that Mr. Roosevelt's of Ia gen one has | seventh annual convention last year | ing of criminal law. 1s| tural commodities act was announced NEW DEAL REPONT LTS B4R GROLP Committee Hangs Fire as Fireworks Over L. S. U. Die Down. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 18.—The New Deal replaced Senator Huey P. Long and the Law School of Louisiana State University as the potentially contro- versial problem before the American Bar Association today. The committee named by the fifty- to study the “effects of the New Deal upon the rights and liberties of the American citizen” was a day overdue with its report, and there was no definite indication when it would be submitted. The committeemen, who conferred in closed session, declined to disclose what angle of the New Deal was re- sponsible for the apparent disagree- ment and subsequent delay. | The association’s council of legal | education, which last May piaced the L. 8. U. Law School on a probationary | basis, indicated the matter might | reach an amicable conclusion next | May. The school will be continued on a status of probation until then. Fireworks Are Absent. Fireworks anticipated at the council session on the guestion were absent, | as council members indicated Dr. | Frederick K. Beutal, new dean of the | law school, had made a “good impres- sion” in behalf of L. 8. U. The committee named to draft the | report on the New Deal consists of | Owen D. Young, New York; C. E.| Martin, Martinsburg, W. Va.; G. W.| Pepper, Philadelphia;: W. D. Mitchell, former United States Attorney Gen- eral: George L. Buist, Charleston, S. C.; C. P. Taft, 2d, son of the former President, Cincinnati, and J. D. Clark, Laramie, Wyo. Unofficial reports indicated tomor- row's election of officers might not be as routine as generally anticipated, although bar leaders insisted William | L. Ransom, New York, will be the new president. From other sources, how- | ever, came the names of Jefferson P. | Chandler, Los Angeles, and James M. | Beck of Pennsylvania, former solicitor | general, as possible nominees. | Willtam P.*MacCracken, jr., Wash- ington, appeared assured of re-elec- tion es secretary. | In its war against crime, one of the most important duties of the as- sociation is to “rid the country of the lawyer-criminal,” John J. Parker, United States district judge of Char- lotte, N. C., told delegates yesterday. In a session during which the “'J sembled lawyers put crime, taxation, divorce and a whole array of prob- lems into the-limelight, Judge Parker | scored unscrupulous lawyers. He denounced attorneys of the “vul- | ture type, the ambulance chaser and | the Police Court racketeer, who have | presented the lawyer in the role of a | mere parasite, preying none too hon- estly upon the miseries and misfor- | | tunes of his fellows.” Dean Pound Speaks. Dean Roscoe Pound of the Harvard | Law School, who presented the major | address on criminal laws, saild law | schools, institutes for research and | ministries of justice, State and Federal | creation of which he advocated, should join forces in an intelligent overhaul- George Z. Medalie, former district attorney in New York, blamed growth of racketeering and the “inability of authorities to cope with it, for the| disrespect for criminal law.” He said efficient personnel should not be “ham- strung by archaic and antiquated criminal procedure.” | Most sectional meetings concluded | their business yesterday. The junior | bar conference named Walter L. Brow, | Huntington, W. Va, chairman. The | section of international and compara- tive law chose James O. Murdock. | Washington. Robert C. Patton of Minneapolis was designated chairman of the real estate section. DISTRICT DELEGATES TO PARLEY CHOSEN . Washington Has Third Largest Group From East of Rockies at Bar Meeting in Los Angeles. Official delegatas of the District of Columbia Bar Arscciation tc the fifty-eighth annual convention cf the American Bar Asso:iation at Los An- geles have been 2icctd from among the attending w.r;rrgmn representa- tives, according lo wecit received nere today. The District Cclegation is the third largest in attendsnce from east of the Rockies. 2 The delegates cnoser. are People’s Counsel William A. FRoberts, George Maurice Morris, re-elected member of the General Counctl; Frank F. Nesbit, member of the Board of Directors, Dis- trict Bar Association; Beatrice Adeline Clephane, president of the Women's Bar Association of the District; Paul F. Hannah, member of the board of the Junior Bar A:socistion of the Dis- trict; John T. Vance, sec LEN A Kelly, former assistant United States attorney. Henry Thomar was ciected & member of the counci! for Virginia. Wilbur L. Gray was pamed chairman of the Publicity and Transpoctation Committee. L ERRERReL LICENSES SUSPENDED 12 Firms Affected by Move Un- der Commodities Act. Suspension of the licenses of 12 firms under the perishable agricul- | today by the Agriculture Department. Failure to pay reparation awards was given as the cause of action. Takes Office GRIMM ASSUMES DUTIES AS MORGENTHAU'S AIDE. PETER GRIMM, Prominent New York real estate authority, president of the Park Avenue Corp. and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Taxation for the City of New York, who recently ssumed his duties as assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury. He will represent Secretary Morgen- thau in matters relating to real estate mortgage loans involving the Treasury and the Federal Housing Administration, Farm Credit Ad- ministration and Home Owners Loan Corp —Underwood & Underwood Photo. ARMAL DEADLOCK HALTS LEGISLATION Conferees Cannot Agree on Increased Rates for Contractors. By the Associated Press. Congressional leaders acknowledged today that they are deadlocked over atrmail legislation. Last January 31 President Roosevelt suggested new alrmail legislation should be passed before March 1, 1935, when certain airmail contracts ex- pired. The legislation has not been passed, however, and the contracts have been extended temporarily. Today Chairman McEellar of the Senate Postal Committee said he did not know whether such legislation would be enacted at this session or not “It’s all up in the air.”” he said. Chairman Mead of the House Postal Committee said: “We have been unable to agree in conference on increases in rates for airmail contractors. Either the Senate or the House will have to recede.” Lines Declared Suffering. Postmaster General Farley asserted: “I think there will be airmail legis- lation this session. Some of the lines are in bad shape financially and need increases in rates.” The two committee chairmen said the impasse was over the House pro- posal to grant an increase in rates to lines which receive compensation de- scribed as unreasonably low. The in- | crease would range up to 20 per cent, or a maximum of 48 plane mile. “I can't agree to th: said. “In the interests of safety some lizes should be granted a 20 per cent increase,” Mead declared. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, which would be granted rate adjusting power under bills pending in Senate and House, already has rec- ommended that certain increases be given. This drew fire from McKellar. Examinaiion Held Needed. “The Inferstate Commerce Com- mission made those recommendations, to be retroactive to March 1, without having made a proper and complete examination of the books of the con- tractors,” he asserted. “Hence I do not believe those increases should be given.” Mead contended that the I. C. C. recommendation was based on reasonabie” analysis of the companies’ records. cents an air- ." McKellar The average bid rate for airmail | transportation now in operation is 27 cents an -airplane mile. The statu- tory limit is 33'4 cents as a base rate, with a maximum compensation of 40 cents for extra loads over 300 pounds. The Senate bill calls for a continuance of these rate limits. TAMMANY BLOGKS ° VICE PROBE FUNDS -Year's Appropriation of $269,095 Held Up When Budget Is Questioned. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18.—Tammany members of the Board of Estimate yesterday blocked an appropriation of $260,005 to finance for a year the in- quiry into vice and racketeering for which Thomas E. Dewey was named chief prosecutor. Dewey’s budgét was questioned so N OPERATINNOW Clark Amendment Backers Cite Figures as Battle Rages at Capitol. ‘While both Senate and House today remained locked in grim battle over the Clark amendment to the social security bill, by the terms of which private annuity plans might be con- tinued in lieu of the compulsory con- tributory old-age benefit plan, propo- nents of the amendment continued to cite figures in support of their stand. It was pointed out, for instance, that some 600 voluntary private an- nuity plans are now in effect, affording coverage to about 3,000,000 persons. ‘Three hundred of the plans are being maintained on a reserve basis, in which the employers guarantee a cer- tain scale of annuities to retire em- ployes and assure this payment by the regular building up of a reserve fund. ‘These 300 plans, found among rail- road, public utility, manufacturing and financial concerns, are appli- cable to more than 1000000 em- ployes and involve reserves of more than $700,000,000, a fair proportion of which has already been contributed by the employers. 5% Now Get Pensions. Pensions now are being paid to about 150,000 persons from the 3,009~ 000 covered, the number receiving | benefits amounting to about 5 per cent of those covered. i Most effective defense for these | plans, however, is based upon figures | cited by Murray W. Latimer, one of the Government's own experts in connection with the social security program, who declares in a book en- | titled “Industrial Pension Systems” | that a survey of several hundred | voluntary plans in 1931 showed the non-contributory ones (those in which employes do not share in the cost) to be carrying average pensions of | $59 per month, while the contributory ones were paying $84. U. S. Maximum $25. In contrast, the maximum benefit payable under the Federal plan would be $25 per month for employes retir- ing in 1942, $37.50 in 1947 and so on | up to $85 per month for those retiring | |in 1982. To receive this maximum, | however, which iIs just $1 per month | more than the average found by Mr. | Latimer in contributory plans, an em- ploye must earn $3,000 per year for & 45-year period To the suggestion that supplemental plans be established by employers who | wish to pay higher pensions. pro- | ponents of the Clark amendment de- clare the complexities of maintain- | ing a plan on the guararteed basis so | great as to turn most employers back to the practice of giving additional pensions on a discretionary basis. This they dub a “retuin to the horse and buggy days” of peacion plans. Although failure to accept the Clark amendment will not necessarily mean abandonment of all private plans now in operation, its proponents fear this will be the prictical iesuit. In such event, employes are covered in vir- tually all plans to the extent of receiv- ing back whatever they may have | contributed, together with accrued in- | terest. They would not. however, be assured of any benefit from a plan which has been opera‘ed on a non- reserve basis by employers only. Evasion Attempts Scouted. ‘ Insisting first that only the better | class of employers has maintained | | private annuity systems, which have | shown themselves good business in- vestments, not merely philanthropic ventures, supporters of the Clark amendment deny that granting ex- | emption to such concerns would re- | sult in wholesale attempts at evasion |of the objectives of the old-age | pension program. To the objections of discharging older employes to save pension costs, | hiring very young employes and therby deriving the Federal plan of | | expected profits, and excessive super- | | visory costs as to employes who leave such plans and go into Federal ones, they point to & memorandum submitted to the Senate by Senator McNary, Republican of Oregon, in part, as follows: “Discharging older employes—(1) No profit can be made by the employer, because for each employe who leaves his plant he must pay the Treasury an amount equal to taxes withheld, plus 3 per cent Interest. (2) An exempted plan will cost the employer far more than taxes. His chief interest in a more liberal plan is because of his relatively old employes. He would never ask for exemption if he expected to discharge his older employes and have no maturing pensions for decades to come. No Loss by Young Employes. “Hiring young employes—(1) The | Federal plan gives older employes far | more pension than the taxes will sup- port, and expects to make up the defi- cit through a profit from future en- trants into the Federal plan. (2) No exempted private plan could cause the Federal plan a loss through very young ages of entry, because it is difficult to imagine that an employer would be able to get employes at a lower aver age age than that of those entering the Pederal plan, whose average age will obviously be the age of those just go- ing to work. Every employer will neces- sarily employ some persons who have had some previous working experence, which automatically will raise his average age of employment above the Federal one. “Excessive administration expense— (1) When employes leave an exempt- ed plan, the employer must pay the Treasury a-sum for each, easily tabu- lated from the necessary employment records. The periodic reports and pay- ments required of such employers could be checked by annual audits. As s matter of fact, only employers of the best type will have exempted | | | | thority right under Puller. E § i i g 7 : : i : i HOUSE GAG SPEEDS GOLD CLAUSE BILL Debate Limited After Bitter Argument Occurs at Senate Hearing. BULLETIN. NEW YORK, July 18 (A).— Pederal Judge John C. Kaox to- day ordered the St. Louis & South- western Rallway to pay the gold equivalent of its bond coupons beld by the Anglo-Continentale Treu- hand-Ag. He rendered a judgment of $16,383 to be paid at the fol- lowing rates: $39.63 with respect to each $25 coupon due January 1, 1934; $42.23 for each due July 1, 1934, and $4226 for each due January 1, 1935 By the Associated The House set out today to erase from its calendar another measure barring the way to adjournment. It called up for debate the resolution to prevent suit against the Government for alleged damages arising out of dollar devaluation. 1} Secretary Morgenthau (left) s shown here with Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia at the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing yester- day on the bill to bar suits against the Government growing out of dollar devaluation. Gilass and Morgenthau photo, but the Virginian had several tary and Attorney General Cumming: the bill, terming it “repudiation.” HIGH POWER STAFF 5 SENT TO ALASKA Trouble Shooters Are Turn- ed Loose on Matanuska Valley Colony. BY ARVILLE SCHALEBEN. PALMER, Alas) July 18 ‘NA N.A.).—As high-pcrve:ed a staff as the Roosevelt admumis‘ration has ever turned loose dn ai:v troubled project has settled in the Motanuska Valley Yet, despite this, tiere is no com- plete asssurance that the colony con- struction programn (un be accom- plished by Winter wiiout drastic plan changes. S. R. Fuller, j=, Now York corpora- tion president, 1s ia supreme command here. He calls Linsel? special ad- ministrative assistan” of the I' E R. A, with author:‘y from: Admimistra- tor Hopkins. But sack home ne calls President Roosevelt “Frank” and Roosevelt calls him “Dick.” They have long been warm friends. To all practical purposes Fuller Washington moved hcre. He has ab- solute power to inake such decisions as routine or 2mergency probleras de- mand. Col. Hunf 1+ Aide. Fuller said tha. nh= staff i here to inspect first and then help out where needed. Tne 1ecessity w help became apparent at once. so Col. L. H. Hunt has suyee into locel au- He wil stick with the project until :t's out of the Woods. Fuller will have to re- turn sooner. Col. Hunt has a brilliant ieputa- tion as an organizer. His title is ex- ecutive assistant on “he whole project, but he’ll pay varticuar attenéon to home construction. Under the realignment of admin- istrative personnel, Co-ordinator Carr and Capt, C. E. Parsons will handie supplies and go into accounts of the commissary, check purchasing orders and round up materials already on hand. Dave Williams, an ace Government architect, will be supervising archi- tect. There have been complaints by colonists about the way some of the 15 houses now under construction are being “thrown together.” However, all houses must pass the architect’s inspection. Health Conditions Probed. Dr. R. J. Davis, a navy commander, has the reputation of being one of the best physicians in military serv- ice. On Fuller's staff with him are Drs. J. R. Murdock and H. B. Hom- mon, sanitary experts. Already Davis has given Camp Doctor E. E. Ostrom authority to order anything Ostrom thinks necessary. They are busy now inspecting health condi- tions. “In general I've found them fine,” Davis said. ‘The morale of the col- onists is high.” When Fuller hurriedly gathered his experts he asked Attorney General Cummings for the best man to look into law enforcement necessities. Cummings sent Daniel E. McGrath with the title of Special Assistant Attorney General. Fuller’s staff is completed by H. V. Martin, described as a civil engineer A. M. Goodman, an agricultural ex- pert from Cornell University who will report on farming possibilities of the valley, and H. W. Scott, personal aide to Fuller. Other new arrivals are building superintendents, six construction fore- mea and one millwright. Political Favorites Eclipsed. Howard Lyng, whom the colonists call a Juneau political appointee, has the title of assistant general manager. appear more than friendly in this sharp tilts with the Treasury Secre- s during the hearing. Glass opposes —A. P. Photo. Calhoun Fund Contributions totaling $858.28 have been received by The Star for the family of Sterling Calhoun. unem- ployed colored man, who died in a futile attempt to rescue two drown- ing children. Additional donations totaling $135.98 | are acknowledged by The Star as | follows J W. P | cash __ Cash R L WO Mrs. Mary B. McGraw Arthur F. Mullen A E B Cash ___ Anonymous . Mabel F. Rawlings__ “Appreciated” __ Joseph H. Baldwin An Admirer______ F. C. E. Jameson_. Citizens Forum of Columbia Heights Audit Limit, Rental and Bene- fit Audit Section, A. A. A L. $1.00 5.00 200 10.00 1.00 10.00 250 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 -$135.98 - 12230 Today's total .. _______ Previously acknowledged | Star's grand total $858.28 | CASEY WILL DELAY TAKING JUDGESHIP Given to Continue on Bench Pending Successor’s Return Here. Walter J. Casey, recently appointed by President Roosevel’, tu one of the four benches in Police Court, will de- lay assuming the office until after a trip of a week or 10 Gays to New | England, he announced today. | The announcemen! followed a lengthy conference yestgrday with Judge Ralph Given, whose place he will fill, and Judge Gus: A. Schuldt, | presiding judge of Police Court. It | was Casey'd first visit Lo Police Court | since his appointment While the newly appointed judee was unable to state exactly when he would take the oath of office, he as- serted he had made his plans known to the other judges and that Judge Given will remain on the bench until Casey’s return. Upon his return, he | said, he would again confer with Judge | Given, at which time it will be defi- nitely determined how long it will ! | | affatrs n preparation for the change. Judge Given was absent from court today, but it was stated he will return tomorrow. Several matters of im- portance are waiting the induction of Casey into office. Principal among these are the appointment of several Police Court employes, the other judges having decided to hold the ap- pointments open for Casey. DOCTORS SEE 105 YEARS AS NORMAL LIFE SPAN Contentment and Equanimity ‘Will Help Individual Reach It, Publication Asserts. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 18.—By cultivation of proper mental aititudes man’s life expectancy may increase to 105 years, the Journal of the American Medical Association said today. ‘The average life of an animal is five times the number of years re- Quired for full skeletal development, the Journal said, and since 21 years is required for that growth in men, 105 years might be set as the ap- | 76.48 | gued almost as bitteriy- with Secretary |take each to wind up their present | The measure, requested by Presi- dent Roosevelt, was accompanied by a rule limiting general debate to threa hours. Thus Democratic leaders hoped for action soon. Republicans in the House were fighting the legislation. They have contended it would damage Govern- ment credit and is too broad Administration spokesmen have as- serted the Government might suffer a potential loss of $7.000.000,000 should all holders of Government securitie containing clauses providing for pay- ment in gold be able to prove they had been injured by dollar devaluation. Abrogation Was Illegal. In the gold clause cases the Supreme Court held the Government acted illegally in abrogating its promise to | pay off its securities in gold, but it added that no damages had been shown. It left the way open, however, for suits by security holders who could show damage. In approving the resolution, the House Banking Committee saia it would remove ihe :peculative chance of unjustified ‘-urichment” of any one who might be ablc to recover the present gold [ace valuc of Govern- ment bonds inswead of receiving only present paper dellats. Two former Secictaries of the Treasury, Senators Glass, Democrat, of Virginia and McAdoe, Democrat. of California attacked vesterday the pro- posal to block damaze actions. Dur- ing a Senate Banking Committee hearing, at whirn Attorney General Cummings and Secisfary Morgenthau were witnesses, the two Senators char- acterized the proposal as repudiation Vary on Court Decision. Glass said the Suieme Cour! de- cision upheld nis vies When Cum- mings disagreed, Glass retorted “We don't read the Supreme Court decision the same way.' “No, and we ncver will,” countered Cummings. The Attorney Geaeral characterized as “impertinent” cuarges that the move was “immoral Earlier Glass and McAdoo had ar- Morgenthau about the effect of the move on Government credit. They in- sisted it would destroy confidence in future security issues. Morgenthau Differs. Morgenthau insisted, however, that | the legislation to block damage suits would help, rather than hurt, Gov- | ernment credit by removing the threat | of suits to recover additional cash. ° The Treasury head told the com- ittee the Government faces $9,000 | m = | 000,000 of financing during the present | fiscal year, of which about $5,000,900.- 000 will be refunding operations. He offered to be personally responsible for the consequences of the proposed ! ban against damage suits. \NAZIS OUST GUILD HEAD Musicians' Leader Had Aided | Jewish Composer. BERLIN, July 18 (#)—Prof. Gustav Havemann, leader of the Reich Mu- sicians’ Guild, was summarily removed several days ago by Propaganda Min- | ister Paul Joseph Goebbels, it was | learned yesterday. Havemann, it was reported. incurred | Goebbels' displeasure when he inter- | vened on behalf of the composer, Paul Hindemith, who has been under a cloud during the Nazi regime because of his Jewish affiliations. Hindemith was the center of a dis- | agreement between Goebbels and Wil- | helm Purtwaengler, leader of the Ber- | in Philharmonic Orchestra, which resulted in Furtwaengler's resignation last December. ; RE.MOVES OWN TONSILS | Noted Physician Had Operated on 1,000 Patients. CHICAGO, July 18 (®.—Dr. N. L. Seelye of suburban Harvard, ex- amined himself yesterday and report- ed his latest tonsilectomy patient was coming along nicely. Dr. Seelye, who in 30 years' prac- tice has parted some 1,000 patients from their tonsils, gave himself a local anesthetic Sunday night, used a mirror to peer into his throat, and removed his own tonsils. BAND CONCERT. By the Soldiers’ Home Band at the Bandstand at 5:30 o‘clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, associate leader. Grand march, “The Crown Chivalry” ... Overture, “Milital Suite, “Africaine” | Selections lmnA the grand opera “Faust” i o e et Characteristic, “Curious Cornelius,” « Camp Valse intermezzo, “A Dream Picture,” By the Marine Band in the Theater, Monument Grounds, at 7:30