Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1935, Page 8

A—8 a# PW.ATO A HOLSING ADVANCE First o’f 76 Projects in Na- tional Program Com- pleted in Atlanta. The Public Works Administration {s preparing for a “house warming” soon in Atlanta to celebrate comple- tion of the first of 76 projects in & national program of slum clnrance{ and low-rent housing. | With orders to “speed building,” evi- | dence of which was given here last | week in the approval of two addi- tional housing developments for Wash- ington, Administrator Ickes was rep- resented by officials yesterday as be: ing hopeful of having this $230.000,: 000 program ‘“entirely completed by | 1937." How many more millions P. W. A.| may be able to spend out of the total | of $450,000.000 set up for housing in| the new works progress act Ickes| doesn’t know, for President Roosevelt | holds the purse strings. The 176 projects now under various stages of planning are all that is contemplated for the present at least. Other projects may be added to the list, offi- | cials predicted. Soon to Move In . The first tenants are expected to! move into the Atlanta houses in a few weeks. This colored development, known as Techwood because of its| association with Georgia Tech, was| Administrator Ickes' first experience | with condemnation proceedings to gain title to a housing site. Only four other housing projects are actually under construction, officials revealed in summing up the national | situation to date. These are being built in Cleveland, Montgomery, Ala.; | Indianapolis and one other in Atlanta. Exclusive, however, of these five de- | velopments, seven so-called “limited dividend” housing projects are nearly all occupied. These were privately built with Federal funds totaling $12,- 641,600. | Rest of Program. This is how the rest of the national Pprogram siacks up: The Government owns title to 18 sites in varlous cities: | options have been obtained and are being closed on 23 other sites; and condemnation proceedings in court are pending or in progress in connection with eight additional locations. The condemnation docket includes the recent action brought in Wash- ington where property owners are try- ing to block a colored development in the Southwest section. City slums are being demolished on eight other cites in various sections | and construction bids are to be opened this week for three more sites. | Approximately $13,000,000 in addi- | tional estimates are under examination | 1in the Housing Division and $77,000.000 | worth of projects are waiting their turn. | On top of this creditable showing. officials said a group of 15 cities have turned in formal applications for housing develcpments. These are in| addition to the 76 projects constituting the present national program. It is impossible to say whether they will be included. D.C. CUBRDSIEN | > Toid SULLLY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 25 1935—PART ONE. Dresses Up to Present Mooney Plea John MacDonald, who testified against Tom Mooney in the San Francisco preparedness day bombing case but now says he perjured himself, plays a sartorial game of “before and after.” Left: MacDonald as he appeared Friday leaving Baltimore, where he was hospitalized for paralysis. He is shirtless and his coat is ragged. Above: MacDonald as he appeared here a few hours later to present a statement on Mooney behalf to Representative Caroline O'Day. —A. P. and Star Staff Phot ' AFRICAN WAR HELD PERIL TO MISSIONS Austrian Article, Thought In- spired by Some, Sees Islam Ready to Attack There. By the Assoclated Press. of the Engineers, for Tuesday morn- ing at 7 o'clock, instead of Friday, as previously scheduled. Tomorrow the Engineers will re- turn to their regular training sched- ule with instruction and practice in anti-aircraft work, scouting and pa- troling, building foot bridges, road bridges and culverts and rigging. During the afternoon there will be non-commissioned officer and special schools, formal guard mount and a parade. Semi-finals of the annual | Ohio Town Holds Annual Air, CHIEF FORN.R.A One-Time Track Coach Is Fifth Administrator of Blue Eagle Forces. Lawrence J Martin, of Virginia, one time college track coach, who has served the National Recovery Ad- ministration in five capacities, yes- terday was named acting administra. tor of that once-famous New Deal organization by President Roosevelt. Since June, Martin has been execu- tive assistant of the Recovery Admini- stration, a post to which he was ap- pointed by Administrator James O'Neill, who resigned to return to his duties as vice president of the Guar- anty Trust Co., New York City. He is the fifth administrator the agency has had since it was organized in Jure, 1933. The others were Gen. Hugh Johnson, 8. Clay Williams, Don- ald Richberg and O'Neill. The new chief started with N. R. A. as deputy administrator for the Fabri- | cated Metal Section. He supervised | work in the machinery and allied products division, was chief compliance officer for the administrator and di- rected field forces. He was employed in the textile industry by the Tubize- Chattilon Plant at Hopewell, Va., be. fore joining the Blue Eagle. A native of Aldie, near Winchester, Va., he graduated from the University of Virginia in 1911. He starred in foot ball and track at college and made records in indoor high and low hurdles. After graduation he coached track at the University of Washington. Martin is 47, and has three daugh- ters, cne of whom plans to enter col- lege next year. EXPECT 40,000 GUESTS Show and Regatta Today. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, August 24 (#). | —This Ohio River town expects to en- tertain 40,000 guests at its tenth an- nual air show and regatta tomerrow. One of the largest fields of outboard | racers in the Middle West will meet in events over a total of 50 miles. Other events include a mass para- “hute jump by three men and three women from ‘the same plane and nu- | merous air races and exhibitions. The | camp boxing tournament are sched- The public is | program consists of 24 air and water VIENNA, August 24.—Amidst the | attractions. wave of pro-Italian sentiment, which has swept the Austrian press consid- | invited. Provisions Made for Mess at Camp Simms—To Stage Formal Guard Mount. Church services, reception of friends | and relatives and a formal parade of all troops for the edification of visi- tors is the order of the day this Sun. day for the District National Guard in training at Camp Simms. | Reveille, usually at 5:30 am., was scheduled for 6:30 since no forma- tions are held on the Sabbath. Com- | One | erable attention, was attracted today | by an article in the semi-official FOUR MINOR TREATIES 0 ariicle in_ine_sem ! RATIFIED BY SENATE ' ohat it duscriben as ‘the. perit te Catholic foreign missions if war be- d gins in Ethiopia. """ The article, believed by some to have been inspired by the Vatican, declared: “If it comes to war in Ethiopia it | will be & catastrophe for the further Includes Bankruptey Fraud Among Crimes Extradit- able From Belgium. By the Associated Pfess. Four minor treaties were ratified development of Catholic missions— | last night by the Senate. They were: | even more so in Asia than in Africa. An agreement to refrain from lu-l voking the obligations of the most-|rope and America is whole-heartedly favored-nation clause in respect 10| on the Ethiopian side, & fact which certain multilateral economic conven- | will prevent the colored races from “Anglo-Saxon protestantism in Eu- | pany messes and the officers’ mess have made special arrangements to accommodate guests, providing en- larged seating facilities and elsborate menus. DOUBLE HANGING FIRST tions, signed at the Pan-/merican Conference July 15, 1934. An agreement rewriting the treaty of friendship between the United States and Germany with the favored- revolting against the British Empire. | “But the Catholic situation is quite | different. Italy is not only a Catho- | lic country, with catholicism its of- cial religion, Rome harbors both! TRADE BODY COMPLETED, The Federal Trade Commission, in which & vacancy has existed for| months, was brought up to full strength yesterday when the Senate confirmed R. E. Freer of Cincinnati a short while after his nomination | had gone forward from the White House. Freer is a Republican. IN STATE IN 30 YEARS Missouri to Hamilton | and Gayman for Hold-Up ! Murder Friday. By the Associated Press. NEW MADRID. Mo., August 24.—| Boutheast Missouri’s first double hang- ing in more than 30 years will taks place here Friday morning unless ex cution of Roy Hamilton and Ed Gayman for murder is delayed again. The condemned pair, held in jail Execute Guardsmen of the Catholic faith will be taken to Anacostia in trucks at 7:30 a.m. to attend mass, while Capt. Arthur L. Smith, chaplain of the 121st ‘Engineers, will hold outdoor Protestant services at 8:30 a.m. from | the boxing platform in the camp area. | Hundreds of visitors are expected | | throughout the day, with the greatest | crowd in the late afternoon for the formal guard mount and parade. Col. John W. Oehmann. camp com- | mander, announced that the over- | night tactical problem this vear will | nation clause revoked. A supplementary extradition con- vention between the United States and | Belgium, including bankruptcy and | fraud among extraditable crimes. | A treaty between the United States | " and Mexico permitting vessels of each | €Vetcen Gy that Tsl to enter the territorial waters of the | u":‘:fl“;““":n:;“’_‘“g::";‘ e :1‘0};:, for rescuing or salvaging opera- | Cheiiiniily = At Italy’s government and the head of the Catholic Church. “It will be difficult to explain to the Asian rice farmer and the Afri- Quake in West Indies. | BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, British can goat herder the peculiar status | | | 1 MARTINISNAMED | [~ew 4. iead] | DEFENSE OF HOME LAWRENCE J. MARTIN. Harris-Ewing Photo. CONSTITUTION BIRTHDAY COMMISSION IS NAMED Sesquicentennial Observance in 1937 to Be Arranged by Group of 15. By the Associated Press. Vice President Garner yesterday ap- pointed a Senate commission to ar- range for the sesquicentennial observa- tion of the formulation of the Con- stitution in 1937. President Roosevelt Friday signed a measure providing for the commem- oration. Garner appointed Senators Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona; Robinson, Dem- ocrat, of Arkansas; Van Nuys, Demo- crat, of Indiana; Borah, Republican, of Idaho, and McNary, Republican, of Oregon. In addition, five Representatives are to be appointed by the Speaker and five citizens are to be named by the President as members of the commis- r THE REFRIGERATOR THAT DEFIES T WITH 1S PLEA OF KILLER Insurance Man Silent on| Slaying of Clevelander Facing Indictment. By the Associated Press. ¥ ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., August 24.—-Tight-lipped J. Bryson Corbett was held in a jail cell tonight in con- nection with the slaying of a former Cleveland business man whom he ac- cused of making “a fool of my wife.” | ‘The insurance salesman’s attorney, after conversing with Corbett regard- ing the shooting yesterday of Edwin De Groot Thompson a dude ranch operator, said his client “was entirely | within the law.” “He committed no criminal offense | at all” Ralph Brown, the attorney, added. Thompson, former treasurer of a Cleveland auto parts maenufaéturing | firm, was accused by Corbett of | breaking up the latter’s home. Both | | Corbett and his wife have divorce suits pending. Corbett resorted to a policy of silence tonight after giving his version |of the affair to District Attorney | | Thomas J. Mabry. Mabry quoted | Corbett as saying that just prior to the shooting on the porch of Cor- | ‘bett’s residence Thompson telephoned | “he was coming over to beat mé up.” | FACED SECRET INDICTMENT. Thompson Failed to Pay $70,000 in | Back Alimony. | CLEVELAND, August 24 (#)—Edwin | De Groot Thompson, wealthy Cleve- land manufacturer, who was shot and killed in Albuquerque late yesterday, | JoE HiGY| 'OUR PLUMBER| was being sought by Cleveland authorities since his seeret indictment iast June on charges of assaulting his divorced wife and failure to pay her $70,000 back alimony. Mrs. Paula Adelaide Thompson, his divorced wife, informed of Thompson's death, said it was the first time she had any indication of his where- abouts since last December. Thompson was given custody of his daughter by a former marriage, Moara Jane Thompson, and was ordered to put $20,000 of the $75,000 in a trust fund for his adopted son, Robert L. Thompson. Plan Labor Day Picnie. FAIRFAX STATION, Va., August 24 (Special). —Members of St. Mary's Catholic Church are arranging for a Labor day picnic and carnivel, to be held September 2, A dance will be held at night. 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The Missouri Supreme Court Tecently confirmed the conviction. Various church groups at Poplar Bluff visit the two regularly and eon- duct services. Gayman, 42 years old. | has admitted a lifelong crime ca- reer, but has made peace with God. Hamilton, who is younger, has been | more perturbed until recently. FOUR NEW PARALYSIS CASES REPORTED HERE | District Health Officials Also An-| One Fatality—14 Cases in Capital. Pour additional cases of poliomye- litis and one fatality from the disease were reported yesterday to the Dis- trict Health Department There are now 14 cases of infantile paralysis under treatment in the Dis- trict, according to Dr. James G. Cum- ming, head of the preventable disease division of the department. Since January 1 there have been reported a total of 37 cases and 6 deaths. nounce G. 0. P. Meeting Delayed. SILVER SPRING, Md., August 24 (Special) —A meeting of the Repub- lican Club of the thirteenth election district, scheduled Wednesday night in the new county building here, has been postponed until September. Guardsmen probably will occupy the same position held by Federal troops | in the defense of the Capital some 70 years ago. Permission to use the old fort was obtained yesterday from the War De- partment. Bolling Field officials prom- ired the use of Regular Army air- planes to make more realistic a simu- lated defenss against aircraft. Twenty-ninth Division Special Troops, as well as the Engineers, will move out of Camp Simms Thursday morping, marching to the tract, where they will organize a battalion center of resistance. A camp of pup tents will be pitched and at night camp fires will gleam. Inspection on Friday. Friday morning the troops will strike tents and return to Camp Simms for their annual inspection by Federal officers. The inspectors will be Lieut. Col. D. 8. 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