Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1935, Page 6

ROOSEVELT SLUMP HELD TEMPORARY Drewry Says Questionnaire Shows New Deal Holds | Strong Popularity: By the Associated Press. Ro-election of President Roosevelt by “overwhelming” proportions de- | spite any present-day “slump” in the party's fortunes was predicted today by Represent: tive Drewry,| Democrat, of Virginia. Drevry, who is chairman of the Democratic Con- gressional Cam- paign Committee, based his pre- | diction on 50 per | S8y nothing of bananas of various| Norman K. Haig of Detroit, direc- cent returns from | a con fidential q uestionnaire sent the 319| Democrats in the House. “Nine-tenths of them report Lhe§ popularity of the President and ad- ministration policies is standing up,” the veteran Virginia politican said “And in certain rural areas Roos velt is even stronger than in 1932,” | he went on “Do the responses indicate any slump?” Drewry was asked. | “There is always a slump in a political administration,” he replied. | “It has has been my experience that | the earlier a slump comes the better. Then the organization gets out and works all the harder to straighten things out.” . He, said certain Southern members of Congress and those affiliated with | organizations like Tammany Hall had not replied to the inquiry because of certainty that all is well for Demo- cratic affairs in their districts. He sald he could mot recall the localities where there is any party disaffection. Risk's Election “Freak.” Election of Charles Risk, a Repub- lican, to & Rhode Island congressional geat was characterized by Drewry as a “freak” and not indicative of any national trend away from the Demo- cratic persuasion. The questionnaire, besides asking sbout the possibilities of Mr. Roose- velt's re-election and the popularity of the New Deal, inquired whether the recipients anticipated being re- elected. “The boys are all very confident,” Drewry said. Rep. Drewry, WIFE OF SUGAR HEIR ASKS $1,000 A MONTH Roxana Gloria Spreckels in Suit Charges Husband With Habitual Intemperance. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 9.—Roxana Gloria Spreckels filed suit yesterday for $1,000 a month separate mainte- rance against her husband, John D. Spreckels, 3d, heir to the Spreckels sugar fortune. The complaint charges that while Spreckels accused his wife of being “mercenary and commercial” when Informed of the expense attendant upon the birth of their daughter, Elsie La Marr Spreckels, he spent large amounts upon horses and horse races. | Mrs. Spreckels also alleges the sugar heir was habitually intemperate and without cause or provocation became violently angry. The complaint further avers that Bpreckels constantly associated with other women, and openly said he wished his child would die so that he would not have to support her. Spreckels, the complaint states, is now in Reno, seeking to establish residence for the purpose of obtaining & divorce. Farmers Entitled To Use of Market Under New Ruling Stalls Still Public if Pri- vately Owned, Says Lauderdale. Farmers from nearby Maryland and Virginia who recently were denied use of the stalls at the Northeast Market, frwelfth and H streets northeast, for selling purposes may resume business there under a ruling of the corpora- tion counsel’s office. The ruling declared the business place is still a public market under police regulation, despite the fact it is pow privately owned. The ruling was issued by Assistant Corporation Counsel J. W. Lauderdale after a conference with the present owner, Frank Kidwell, and more than & dozen farmers. The farmers con- tended they had a right to use the stalls at the market, although Kidwell bought the buildings about 15 years ago. The farmers, according to Lauder- dale, have been using the curbs around the market, but have been denied the use of the stalls. After rendering the decision Lauder- ‘dale submitted the case to Corpora- tion Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman for his decision as to whether the police regulation should be changed and the place designited as a private market. $I00 TO ANYONE WHO CAN FIND ANY WATER IN PAINTS = Phone MEt. 0151 LIN-X ‘The new finish for linoleum, woodwork. Impervious to alcohol and water. Quarts _____$1.19 Pints .- _'8Dc BUTLER-FLYNN 609 "EM,S amn.w. Established in 1845 FREE PARKING At Ellis Parking Lot., S.E. eorner d Indiana N.W.. fer Butler-Flynn patrons while O St. is undergoing repairs. BUTLER-FLYNN THE EVENING STAR.- WASHINGTON, Washington Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. BREAKFAST ON TREES. NE could pick a very good breakfast off the trees and plants at the Botanical Gar- dens, if it weren't for the guards—lemons, limes, oranges or tangerines for the citrus fruit part of it; coffee from many plants, and bread from the bread fruit tree, to shapes and colors. In addition, there are at least 1,000 fish in the Botanical Gardens—gold fish, perch, and other small varieties no larger than hors d’ouvres. * ks PAINTING THE DOME. The dome of the Capitol is be- ing repainted this month, and it will take about 3,000 gallons of paint, according to Arthur E. Cook, supervising engineer of ‘the build- ing. The work will include also the oldest section of the structure, im- fediately adjacent to the dome. Although the dome is only painted about every four years, its outer surface is watched closely every year to protect it against rust, | since it is constructed of iron. Even | small rust spots are removed promptly, especially around the bolts. * oKk % SOMETHING LIKE SCHOOL. House Military Affairs Commitee has no personal objection to gum | chewing if it is done at the proper | time, but he does object to a witness trying to chew and talk at the same time. HAIRMAN McSWAIN of the| Swain interrupted to advise him_that his words would be more audible if he removed the gum from his mouth. Into the nearest gaboon it went pronto. * x % x WHAT, NO BRIDGE? Firemen in the District of Co- lumbia can, and do, play cards while they are mot fighting fires and polishing equipment on week days, but they dare mot touch.the pack on Sundays. This rule,s trictly inforced, dates back to the days of the bine laws. * ok k¥ FEATHERED THIEF. PIGEON took & bag of peanuts away from a tourist in front of | the White House the other day. The man stood bareheaded, gazing through | the fence upon the home of the Presi- dent and munching peanuts from a sack he held before him. The pigeon came up unexpectedly, landing on the man’s head. The tor of Government sales for General | Motors Corp., found that out much to | his embarrassment the other day | when he took the witness stand before | McSwain's committee to tell what he | knew about a plan to split a $10,000,- | 000 Army motor contract among & | group of large automobile manufac- | turers, | tourist, startled, dropped his peanuts Halg was chewing vigorously, per- | to Pennsylvania avenue. ‘They sca haps nervously, when he began his|tered. Embarrassed, the man xhlkrd: ! testimony. A few minutes later Mc- | off amid the smiles of passersby,’ D. C. leaving the pigeon in complete pos- session of the peanuts. * k% X “LET’S CO-OPERATE.” The Pittsburgh field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently received letters from which the following excerpts are taken: “Dear Sir: Let’s you and I get together and put a stop to this crime and murders.” “I want to thank you most courte- ously for eflorts in sustaining crime.” * ok ox x JUST A MYTH. T APPEARS that “water won't run uphill” is just another myth, ac- cordind to ‘computations by the United States Geological Survey. They've figured out that a poini at sea level on the equator is about 13 miles farther away from the center of the earth than a sea-level point at either of the earth’s poles. Their calculations show that the mouth of the Mississippi River is 4 miles far- ther from the earth’s center than its source, Thus, to be exact about it, the waters of the Mississippi run up hill. This is because the water in the river obeys the natural laws of grav- ity, causing it to run from the higher Surface level at its source to the lesser one at its mouth. * ok Kk REHEARSAL. MOST curious bedlam of noises came from within the long- boarded-up doors and windows of the Seven Arts Club, at Fifteenth and | Chapin streets, * Wayside operative No. 13 was re- FRIDAY, AUGUST g9, 1935, turning at a later hour thin usual. But, believing implicitly in the full, protective value of his press card, and being curious withal, he ap- proached said stone house and, work- ing his way ’round to a loose window board, stole in where angels might fear to tread. The sound of voices, in duet and monologue, now high, now low, were made out distinctly in the stairway darkness as No. 13 made his way to the second floor. The layout of the place was known to him from visita- tions in its palmier days. From & point to the left, at the top of the stairs, the babble emanated. “No lights. Only voices and shadows. No. 13 peeped in through a stealth- ily opened door that gave on a former practice dance floor. There, mouthing their lines in re- hearsal, were the members of & local dramatic organization. They were going through'the play—— However, that would more or less give them away and, until the play is presented, they really should be al- lowed to rehearse unmolested;—no? and prostrations, said the temperature at the penal farm hovesed arotnd 100 HEAT KILLS FIVE degrees yesterday, at times resching BATON ROUGE, la, August 9|105. (#)—Five colored convicts were dead| He sald 12 of the 13 conviets | stricken were gathering hay and were today, victims of the terrific heat working voluntarily during .nmmd-y which prostrated eight others at the|rest period, after expressing willing- Angola State Penal Farm yesterday. | ness to continue and get through their R. L. Himes, general manager of the | Work for the reward of a longer rest Ppenitentiary, in announcing the deaths | period. 28 WAYS TO SAVE ON MEATS & VEGETABLES AT KIDWELL’S EXTRA SPECIAL EXTRA SPECIAL TUB BUTTER__ . 25¢ E bs Round Steak___ m. 24c ;P.?.TA\T.(.) E'?:x:.o 5 ]v} > Sirloin Steak-_ m. 24c Rreasy veal ol Chuck Roast___ m. 14c B gy T Plate Beef____ . 10c Rib Roast__._ m. 18¢ Hams Th. 2 Fresh fesa® Hamburg_ . 15¢ Beef Liver____ m. 19¢ ez Fresh-Killed Frying Chickens No. I New Onions New Cabbage = New No. 1 Sweet Potatoes String Beans Large Sweet Cantaloupes Leg Lamb____ m. 17¢ Shoulder Lamb_ 1. 13¢ Breast Lamb___ . 10c BOYS TAKEN IN THEFTS Two 10-year-old boys were released | in custody of their parents today after | being questioned by police of No. 7 precinct in connection with the theft of a radio and jewelry, valued in all| at $200, from & house at 1555 Thirty- fifth street. All the property has been recovered except several rings, police said. | % c and 10e Red Ripe Tomatoes 1 ‘s bu. (about i \ Eafing and Cooki Abrles Large Watermelons, 19¢ & 25¢ Northeast Market—12th and H Sts. N.E. 3272 M St. NN\W.—2153 Pa. Ave. N.W. The high and lo\ ' tempera- tures illustrated e the official figures given by the U. S. 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