Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1935, Page 3

SIOKE CONTROL FUND 15 ASKED $25,000 to Administer New | Act to Be Sought by D. C. Heads Monday. An urgent request for approval of an emergency appropriation of $25,000 for edministration of the new smoke con- trol act just passed by Congress willq be rushed to the Budget Bureau Mon- day by the Commissioners. Engineer Commissioner Sultan founa himself facing the problem of a new law in control of the smoke nuisance, ‘without appropriations to make it pos- sible. The bill authorizes necessary appropriations, but Congress must yet make the funds available. Should there be a slip and the money not be appro- priated, enforcement of ihe new act apparently would be left in the hands of the Health Department, which has but two inspectors assigned to check on smoke nuisances. | “Strenuous efforts” will be made to | have a deficiency item of $25.000 promptly approved by the Budget Bu- | reau and dispatched to Congress in a plan to have it attached to a third national deficiency bill. expected. to be passed by Congress before the pres- ent session ends. Belief is held the Budget Bureau will approve the item, since it passed favorably on a proposed smoke- control bill similar to the cne finally enacted by Congress. In that action the bureau found the legislation not in conflict with the President’s finan- cial program Col. Sultan has directed Capt. Hugh P. Oram. District director of inspec- tion, to prepare a detailed program of enforcement machinery to be covered | by the $25.000 item. The adminis- | tration would- be placed in the hands of a combustion engineer who would have a stafl of assistants and inspec- tors considerably larger than the two men now attempting to do smoke- control work under the Health De- | partment. FOUR ARE RESCUED FROM BEACHED BOAT Harbor Police Answer Midnight Call to Potomac Flats Fol- | lowing Accident. Two couples were rescued by police of the Harbor precinct after being marooned about four hours last night on the Potomac flats in a 32-foot cruiser, which was beached ter it ran into an obstruction and sprang a leak It was nearly midnight when police arrived and took the off the boat. about 100 vards out from shore, | a short distance down the river from the Army War College. Those rescued were John W. Birch 41, of 1809 Otis street northeast, vice president of the W. H. Hessick & Son Inc., and owner of the craft; hi wife, Elizabeth, and Mr. and Oliver E. Thomas, 1425 Rhode Islan avenue. Although the bottom had filled with water, all its occu- pants except Mr. Birch, who put on a bathing and went overboard in an effort to stop the leak. kept dry. Har- bor police were notified of their plight by two youths who passea by in a canoe, Sergt. C. C. Wise and Pvts. H. S Carrico and T. D. Bailey effected the rescue four of the boat PRESIDENT DECLARED SAVIOR OF COLORED Representative Mitchell Praises New Deal in Alabama Address. By the Associated Press ATHENS, Ala, August 10—The “New Deal” was described today by Representative Mitchell, colored Democrat from Illinois, as a “square deal for all and special privileges for none” in an appeal to members of his race to support President Roose- velt and the Democratic party. In a prepared address before thou- eands of colored people assembled to celebrate “Negro Tennessee Valley | Authority Appreciation day,” Mitchell, who was educated at Tuskegee Insti- | tute, called the “New Deal” the “sal- vation of the country and the salva- tion of the Negro. He paid high tribute to the President. CAPT. IVAN L. PROCTOR BURIED IN ARLINGTON Funeral services for Capt. Ivan L. Proctor, Army Air Corps, who died | March 19 at a hospital in the Philip- pine Islands, were held yesterday from the Fort Myer gate of Arlington Na- tional Cemetery. Capt. Proctor was born in Nevada, JTowa, November 11, 1887, entering the air service in 1918. He is sur- vived by his widow, Mrs. Mary L. Proctor. The following officers of the Army Air Corps were honorary pallbearers: | Capt. William B. Souza, Capt. James | A. Mollison, Capt. Alfred W. Mar- riner, Lieut. Donald F. Stace, Lieut. Alvin C. Kincaid and Lieut. Mervin E. Gross. S. B. CLEMENTS DIES Samuel Burche Clements, 40, of | 1330 Massachusetts avenue, died | Thursday at Gallinger Hospital of lobar pneumonia. . Funeral services | ‘were held this morning at Nevius fu- neral home, 924 New York avenue. | Burial was in Arlington National | Cemetery. For several years Mr. Clements had been a supervising clerk in.the Chesa- peake & Potomac Telephone Co. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ma- rian A. Clements, and a son, Samuel Burche, jr. SPECIAL NOTICES. I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR debts contracted by any one "mm than st. n.e. [ WILL FOR d-uu incurred by any one other than my- W. J. SPENCER. 1604 Que st. 10 Arrxn THIS DATE. I WILL NOT BE| Tesponsible for any debts. except those | contracted for by muyself personally. HENRY F. FONES, 411 D st. ayeh AlL P TIPS MOVING LOADS AND PART onds to and from Balto, Phila and New Freauent trips to other Eastern Dependaple Service Since 1800 AVIDSON % STORAGE CO__Phone DecltuL"aQO o WANTED—RETURN TO AND Trom any POt In the Unitea States. ‘Also local moving. SMITH'S TRANSFER AND | STORAGE CO., 1513 You st. n.w. Phone North_3343. A DEAL FUNERAL AT §75 Erovides same service 13 one costing $500 waste ‘insurance _money." DEAL tlth 25 years' experience. Lin- ‘ another Roosevelt-Hoover Police | tingly | Va.. for a picnic dinner. Mabel Maxwell will lead in the study | Two Drown in Bridge COllaPse The Interstate Bridge at La Crosse, Wis., after 140-foot section collapsed yesterday bringing death to Francis Landrieu, United States Government engineer, and his wife and paralyzed traffic in the section. his wife were drowned when their car went down with the bridge. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. spans over (hc Mississippi are 30 miles up and down stxenm HOOVER 1 T[][]AY,, REMAINS MYSTERY Clarification of Political Position Still Waits. Travels East. By the Associated Bress. Herbert Hoover entered his 62nd vear today a figure of political mys- tery to many The anniversary of that day in 1874 when he was born, the son of a blacksmith at West Branch. Iowa found him again en route East from fornia. Business meetings will hold him in New York from Mon- Wednesday. to confer with lers will be afforded and at a time when the New etback in Rhode Island has en- d r 1 ; st the administration. Every Move Watched. Because of the former President's increasing contacts with the G. O. P. command, his greater readiness of late to speak out on national policy. and uncertainty at the Capitol as to s personal intentions regarding 1936. more than usual attention will be given any activity of a political savor, - It was said here no po'itical con- versations are scheduled. Since vari- ous prominent Republicens sought the Hoover ear on past trips, however, congressional quarters expect this one to be no exception If what has happened before is any criterion, him ready to listen, but his lips shut tight when it comes to public discus- sion of nomination possibilities. Whether Mr. Hoover has any ideas bout trying a comeback himself—a subject of disagreement in Washing- ton—appears unlikely to be ansv&ered for some time. May Influence Platform. Friends expect him to disregard suggestions for a statement about his own personal position on the nomina- tion question and rather to confine himself to discussion of fundamentals of government until the political sit- uation has clarified considerably. rganizers to greater those who so seek will find | Two other passengers were rescued. Other Landrieu and Says War W Il Violate 1906 Treaty and Brumd-l\allngg Pact—Denies Aim Is to “Civilize” Ethiopia. The action taken by the League of Nations Council in the Italo- Ethiopian dispute is discussed here by the ruler of the African kingdom. BY HAILE SELASSIE I, Emperor of Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 8 (By Wireless) —The resolution re- cently adopted by the League of Na- t'ons permit the resumption of arbi- tration between Ethiopia and Italy but the arbitration is being confined tc questions of fact concerning the Walwal incident. The basis of the conflict remains untouched, and the conflict continues. Thus since last December we have marked time on the same spot and all that time has been used by Italy | to arm herself. It is to be hoped that at the next session of the League Council, September 4, the question will be examined in its entirety. It would have been preferable that this examination had been started during the League Council session July 31, for it appears as if the exam- iration by the council will take a number of weeks, The procedure undertaken in con- formity with the League pact should be followed to the end. Ethiopla, \\hnh asked Ior lhxs procedure will ¢ Selassw Calls Upon Leugue To Take Further Action in Row | punctually conform as she has done | up to the present. Ethiopia did not participate in the treaty of 1906. (In the 1906 treaty Great Britain, France and Italy | agreed to maintain the status quo in Ethiopia.) This treaty at the time of its conclusion was in accordance | | with the traditions of the old type of | diplomacy adopted by the European states with regard to Africa. But| since then the rights of nations have changed and the contents of the treaty of 1906 must be interpreted henceforth within the framework of the provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations, of which Ethiopia is a mem- T | b‘x‘uly. pretention that she is oc- cupying our country in order to &c- complish the work of civilization | violates the League pact, Her design of making war violates the Briand- Kellogg anti-war pact and it should be noted that it also violates the pro- | visions of the 1906 treaty guarantee- ing the maintenance of the status quo in Ethiopia and the safeguarding of her territorial integrity. | War is not a means of civilization, ! and the Italo-Ethiopian treaty of 1928 itself condemns it. (Copy 5. by the North American per_Alliance, Inc) Stamps Speaker NEW YORKER TO ADDRESS GROUP, They would not be so surprised by | moves on his part to influence the Republican platform on the issue for 1936 as he now sees it, “Shall the American system of guw*rnmrn! en- dure?” Events next Wmlex—pmurularl\ ! New Deal fortunes in the Supreme | Court and what follows—seem des- tinued to affect his course along with that of the campaign itself Some Democrats profess to foresee | campaign. Sentiment to run the ex-President again was conceded today in a re- sponsible Republican quarter, with Re- | publican women of the East men- | tioned especially in that regard. The same source, however, expressed the | opinion it would not happen. 3 DEMAND JURY TRIALS ON GAMING CHARGES | and Numbers Books Seized in Georgia Avenue Raids. Three persons demanded jury trials on charges of permitting gaming when arraigned before Judge Robert E. Mat- in Police Court today. They were released on $500 bond pending Jjury trials August 26. Louis Mascetti, 37, of 3001 Georgia avenue, operator of a shoe shop, was arrested yesterday. Police said num- bers books, slips and marked nickels were recovered after a special officer | had made a play at the addresi Mascetti pleaded not guilty. Samuel Kaufman and Dave H. Kaufman, operators of a grocery at 2827 Geongia avenue, were arrested | August 1 after police claimed numbers plays were made there on two occa- | sions. Both pleaded not guilty. The Kaufmans were arrested under cir- cumstances similar in Mascetti’s ar- rest. PR S “LIGHTS” IS TOPIC Rev. Richard Byers Martin, Sum- mer pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church, will preach at 11 o'clock w- morrow on “Brilliant Lights.” Harry Zwoyer will be at the organ in the absence of Mrs. Cornelia L. Kinsella. The choir will sing. The Christian Endeavor Society will meet at the church at 5 o'clock. Cars will transport all to the home of Messrs. Alden and George Towber- man, 1601 Fillmore street, Clarendon, Later Miss of “Missions—1935.” Rubber Curbs Noise. Crepe rubber is being used to sup- | press some of the street noise of Dur- ban, South Africa. The material is being laid under the tracks of the street railway to absorb the noise caused by the passage of the vehicles. A Report Mmked Nickels | HARRY L. LINDQUIST, Editor of Stamps Magazine &nd president of the National Federa- tion of Stamp Clubs, will lead a New York contingent to the golden jubilee convention of the American Philatelic Society, meeting at the Hotel Carlton Monday to Fricay. He will be one of the speakers at & dinner for philatelic journalists Tuesday evening. —Blackstone Photo. 'PRESIDENT ANGLING ON TRIP DOWN BAY | Works Progress Administrator Hopkins Guest on Yacht Sequoia. President Roosevelt was seeking re- laxation today aboard the Government yacht Sequoia on a week end fishing trip down the Chesapeake Bay. will return tomorrow evening ready to plunge into another busy week, with a number of important legis- lative bills awaiting his signature, in- cluding the administration’s social security measure. Departing from his usual routine, the President and a group of friends boarded the Sequoia early last night at Annapolis, Md. He will mix a little business with his fishing, for among the guests were Works Prog- ress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins and Miss Marguerite Lehand, the President’s personal secretary. Others in the group included Sena- tor and Mrs. Byrnes of South Caro- lina, Senator Barkley of Kentucky and Capt. Wilson Brown, senior White House naval aide. Gun Smuggler Gets Four Years. MARIBOR, Yugoslavia, August 1o (#).—A man who advocated violent measures to wrest Crotia from Yugo- slavia and make it part of a Haps- burg kingdom was sentenced today to four years in prison. The prisoner, Ivan Gabric, was arrested in May charged with smuggling guns to Cro- tian farmers. r He | EASTMIN NANED BUS CONTROL HEAD Motor Carrier Act Gwmg | Interstate Supervision to | | U. S. Is Signed. | By the Associated Press. i The Interstate Commerce Commis- ! sion today named Joseph B. Eastman as chairman of a new division which, with a new Bureau of Motor Car-| riers, will administer the motor car- | rier regulatory act. | | Eastman and two other commis- | sioners, to be named later, will super- vise the interstate rates for motor trucks and busses. He will remain | | as Federal co-ordinator of transpor- Lmun Under terms of the act, signed by | President Roosevelt yesterday, the | commission will take over supervision | | of common and contract motor vehicle | | carriers engaged in interstate trans- | | portation after October 1. Eastman said the act provides for the States to continue exercising full | authority over intrastate traospor- | tation. | Common carriers must obtain cer- | | tificates of public convenience and | | necessity before they may operate, but | those which were operating on June | |1, 1935, will receive these as of right. Contract carriers must obtain per- | mits also, but those in operation on July 1, 1935, may receive them if they show bona fide operation. Brokers must obtain a license requiring ade- | quate proof of financial responsibility. Vehicles used exclusively in carry- ing live stock, however, and in carrying | fish or agricultural commodities, or in the distribution of newspapers, are exempt, as are those controlled and operated by farm co-operative asso- ciations. Other regulations require common carriers to establish “just and reason- | able” rates and they are forbidden to discriminate in rates or service. All carriers, including those which are otherwise exempted, are made subject to regulations with respect to the | qualifications and maximum hours of service of their employes and the safety of their operations and equip- | ment. | Other matters made subject to reg- ulation are the consolidation or merger of properties, the issuance of securi- ies and the financial responsibility of the operators. Appropriate reports may be required from motor carriers and brokers and their accounts may be prescribed. MRS. G. H. YOW DIES Mother of N, R. A. Official to Be Buried Today. Mrs. George H. Yow, 69, mother of J. Stuart Yow, assistant deputy N. R. A. administrator in charge of 15 construction codes, and of Mrs. S. 8. Williamson, 3314 Mount Pleasant | street, died yesterday at her home in Thomasville, N. C., according to word received here today. - Burial will be this afternoon in Thomasville, PP —————— Road Program Starts. Siam has launched a national high- way program. P D. €., SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1935. EASTERN CROSSING PROJECT ADOPTED Bates Road Hazard Put Off Until Later Date in Recommendation. Two of the Disirict’s three major grade crossings will be eliminated | with construction of an Eastern ave- | nue underpass and a Michigan avenue viaduct by use of work relief funds under a program planned by Dis- trict officials. The third grade crossing, that at | Bates road, will be left for future action, this being abandoned as a | part of the program of the District | Works Progress Administration. It has been announced previously the District could not remove all three crossings under the grant ol. $410,000 to the District as its pmpor- tion of the Federal sums set aside | for elimination of grade crossings. | The Commissioners yesterday asked | the United States Bureau of Roads to approve inclusion of the Eastern ave- nue project in the local works pro- gram for grade crossings. An under- pass would be built on the line of Eastern avenue northeast, near Olive street. When it is finished the pres- ent Quarles street crossing would be | closed. ‘The only question not finally de- cided heretofore has been whether the Michigan avenue or Bates road crossing projects should be included in this phase of the new work relief program. Construction of the Eastern avenue underpass was estimated to cost some $220,000. Calculations are this would provide work for 125 men per day, for a total of 145600 man hours on a | basis of 130 maximum hours per month. Forty per cent of the cost will go to direct labor. This alternative was proposed by the Commissioners in- stead of following the rule of spend- ing not more than $1,400 per man per year. RUTGERS TRUSTEE DIES Dr. J. R. Duryee Also Reformed Church of America Officer. TANNERSVILLE, N. Y. August 10 (#)—Dr. Joseph Rankin Duryee of New York City, a trustee of Rutgers College and trustee of the Reformed Church of America. died yesterday at his Summer home near here, He was 81. “Scarlet Letter” Brand for Illegal Parkers Is Proposed By the Assoclated Press, HUNTINGTON, Ind,, August 10. —R. C. Forst, police chief, has proposed the branding of traffic law violators with a “scarlet let- ter. He would afix a red tag to the car of an improper parker and require that it be displaved a month uhless the driver desired to erase the badge of guilt by payment of a dollar fine. Caterpillar Honored. A memorial hall is about to be District Commissioners deferred ac- | tion to the board meeting Tupsda,\x[ erected to the honor of a cater- pillar. of reclaiming vast acres of once covered with the prickly pear, which made the land useless. After the caterpillar has been through it the land is available for agricultural | purposes. LICENSE REVOCATION ON TAXIS WEIGHED | City Commissioners to Consider New Weapon to Force Rate Order. Revocation of the business licenses | of taxi drivers who have refused to of the Public Utilities Commission of enforcing the utility body’s uni- form rate edict. This means of obtaining obedience to the order was proposed vesterday ‘The insect has been the means | land | by the Utilities Commission. The The effect of the move would be to deprive the cab drivers of their means | of livelihood until they subscribe to the uniform rule. Three drivers, said to have been using taxi meters in- stead of the prescribed zone rates, | were involved in the recommenda- adopt the 20-30-50-70-cent rate order | | will be considered by the District | | Commissioners Tuesday as a means | #x A—3 ;cion. The commission said it knew |of but 10 “known violations of the | order. If the District Commissioners sup- ‘rort the move, the License Board 1would be directed to hold a hearing ‘nn revocation of the licenses granted nder the District license act. The point is that union cab driver “eaders have been seeking arrest so as to make a court test of the com- ‘mlfismns order. The commission’s plan would leave court action to initiation by the affected drivers. The License Board is headed by Edward L. Thomas, assistant cor- poration counsel. Other members are Wade Coombs, superintendent of li- censes; James L. Martin, secretary, Ttilities Commission, and Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, assistant superin- tendent of police Rubber Turf Used. 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