Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1935, Page 4

A—4 wxxk e BOSTON SPEAKERS ATTACK NEW DEAL Ritchie Wants Democrats “to Return to Historic Faith and Creed.” By the Associated Press BOSTON, September 18.—The na- tional administration was criticized | both directly and indirectly last night | by speakers at Constitution day ex- ercises in historic Faneuil Hall. | Among the critics were Walter J. Kohler, former Governor of Wiscon- | #in; Albert C. Ritchie, former Gov- ernor of Maryland, and James M. Beck, former solicitor general of the United States. | John Henry Kirby of Houston, Tex,, | chairman of the Southern Committee to uphold the Constitution, and Wil- liam R. Pattangall, reired chief justice of the Maine Supreme Court, spoke earlier in the day. | Sees Recovery Checked. Kohler declared there was an up- | ward swing in recovery more than | two years ago. but “the mo\'ementi was turned back by the headlong plunging of this Nation into measures of regimentation which discouraged production, put free initiative into &hackles, loaded this people with a top-heavy bureaucracy. imposed en- | ormous financial burdens, mortgaged | the future far beyond what is nec- | essary and shook confidence to its foundations.” Ritchie said he spoke not only as & Democrat who accepted and sup- ported his party's presidential choice in 1932, but as “a Democrat who be- lieves in the fundamental principles | of the United States Constitution.” He said he did not advocate a third but “the return of my own party to what I regard as its historic constitutional faith and creed.” Ritchie, ill in Baltimore, was unable to deliver his address personally. Congress Held Rubber Stamp. Beck, after outlining the country’s | progress under the Constitution, said: | *If we were true to the basic princi-! ple of the Constitution we would not have today a ‘rubber stamp’ Congress, | which too often ratifies the extraordi- nary measures of inexpert theorists whom the American people did not select, but who are the invisible legis- lative branch of the Government.” Kirby assailed amendments to the Constitution in the past and charged the amendments dealing with the emancipation of slaves and guarantee- ing them citizenship rights had been put through “by the power of the bayonet and without the consent of the intelligent and patriotic people of the States.” | He said proposed amendments pend- | ing in Congress would make a dic- | tatorship inevitable. | MacArthur calied for by the first hotel to join intendent oi uniformed service. lishments. The photograph shows Wright, George C. Cole, William N. | to decorate MacArthur with an nak | leaf cluster, the equivalent of a sec- | ond distinguished service medal. He | also wears the distinguished service | cross (with oak leaf cluster), purpie » e .| heart, silver star, and has been coco- next chapter in what has been & bril- | rareq’ by France, Belgium, Italy, | liant military career embracing the!pgang Hungary, Czechoslovakia and (Continued From Pirst Pue;\ Unanimously indorsing The Star Safety Campaign. commercial trade organizations, has created its own commitiee to pledge the 2,000 employes of member estab- president while members of the committee look on THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1935. More Large Groups Join Safety Drive R. L. Pollio, manager of the Mayflower, is shown a s he signed the first of 300 Star safe driving pledge cards In the group watching the ceremony, left to right, are Osgood Roberts, publicity director; C. J. Mack, chiel accountant; E. R. Hammer, assistant manager; Fred Wiesinger, maitre d'hotel; E. A. Eldred, credit manager; Alfred Pazoska, banquet manager; W. J. Mullen, super= the safety campaig n. the Graphic William A. Edelblut, association Left to right, they are Charles Schaefer and Edgar B. Heimer. Arts —Star Staff Photo, Association, representing 100 local signing the safe driving pledge, H. Cooke, Otis H. Johnson, Oscar T. —Star Stafl Photo. MINE AGREEMENT | HINGES ON WAGES Increase Sought by Union Is Only Obstacle to Con- tract Renewal. By the Associated Press. Negotiation of a new contract be- tween Appalachian soft coal pro- ducers and the United Mine Workers of America today appeared to hinge solely on the question of wage in- crease. Two other major controversial | {ssues—wage differentials and the union’s demand for a 30-hour week— have been settled. The existing con- tract, already extended five times, ex- pires next Sunday at midnight. Demands Modified. Charles O'Neill, Central Pennsyl- vania producer and a member of the | Negotiating Committee, told reporters the union had lowered the amount of wage increase it seeks to tonnage rates | for machine and pick mining from 15 cents to 10 cents a ton and from 25 to 10 cents a ton, respectively. The increase sought for yardage and “dead work” was reduced from 25 per cent to 15 per cent. | ‘The union agreed to continuance of the present 35-hour week and the question of wage differentials, long a | sore spot in the industry, is to be submitted to arbitration. Agreement Seen Nearer. While none of the conferees was willing to predict the outcome, some of them conceded privately that dis- position of the hours and differential questions had materially improved chances for an ultimate agreement on a new contract. Edward £. McGrady, Assistant Sec- retary of Labor, who last Saturday induced the miners and operators to extend the existing contract for an | additioral week. planned to sit fn | with the Negotiating Committee again | G e _British (Continued From First Page.) whatever to justify any such sensa- tional observation. | “The movements are simply precau- tionary in view of the situation, and | there is nothing provocative in them | he said. “Italy must be fully aware of what has been going on, and there has been no protest, no representa- | tions. No official or Unofficial indi- | cation has been given the British government that Italy regards the movements as unfriendly or unjusti- | fied. “It is most incredible to place such an interpretation on the naval move. | ments.” 50,000 in British War Games. Fifry thousand British troops on maneuvers gave England a foretaste of how quickly hostilities could follow a declaration of war. | The soldiers were surprised vester- | day by the general staff's sudden de- | cision to advance by six hours the signal set for the opening of the bigzest Tell of KEYSTONE BALLOT REJECTS REVISION | Dooling Retains Tammany Lead—Jersey Issue Unsettled. By the Associated Press. Constitutional revision, much dis- cussed as a possible issue in the 1936 campaign, was apparently rejected by | the Pennsylvania electorate in yes- terday’s off-year primaries. With vir- tually half of the precincts in the State tallied. the vote on calling a constitutional convention stood today: For, 407435; against, 538,625. | Gov. George H. Earle, a New Deal | Democrat, campaigned for the re- | visionist proposal and compared | Pennsylvania's constitution, drafted in 1873, with “a worn-out automobile tire, full of patches.” Revision, Earle said, was necessary to realize in his State the “more abundant life” of the Roosevelt New | Deal. | Issue in New Mexico. In New Mexico change of the Con- stitution was also an issue. The major change proposed—exempting property from taxation up to $2,500—was trail- ing in the early returns All the war veterans’ organizations opposed the proposal, which would | have given to all citizens the property | tax exemption granted to veterans. The sales tax issue, which enlivened |the primary in New Jersey, was still Rescue Two mothers and their children went on the air yesterday to tell the world of the thrilling rescue by Ralph Bennett, 12, of 321 E street north- east, of little Helen Middleton, 7, of 220 Seventh street northeast Last November Ralph, a schoolboy patrolman, stationed at Massachusetts ave- nue and Sixth street speeding automobile while her mother watched Christine C. Middleton and Mrs. Blanche Bennett Mrs Middleton and Ralph Bennett. northeast, snatched Helen from the path of a Left to right, rear. are Front: Helen ~—Star Staff Photo. HEED PEDESTRIANS BY WILLIAM A. VAN DUZER, Director of Vehicles and Traffic. In the Safe Driving Pledge of the Safety Council of The Evening Star the 12 points taken are the main causes of 90 per cent of the motor vehicle accidents and fatalities Each day I am going to state briefly the reasons for one of these regulations and why it chould be observed. Vera Cruz expedition and the World ‘War, Gen. MacArthur is returning w where he began his service as a younz | second lieutenant just out of West Point in 1903. He later acquired a comprehensive Rumania. As chief of staff he is credited with having reorganized the American Army from its peacetime low; | planned the four-army system and general headquarters air force: insti- and sympathetic understanding of the | teq the ambitious program for mo- Philippines, the people and their prob- lems as commander of the district of Manila and the Philippine Division in 1923-1925, and of the Philippine De- partment from 1928 until his appoint- ment as chief of staff by President Hoover on November 21, 1930. Served in Japan. Before the World War MacArthur served two years in Japan and was military aide to President Theodore Roosevelt. Going to France as chief of staff of the 42d (Rainbow) Division, Mac- Arthur later commanded the 24th In. fantry Brigade of that famous fight- ing outfit through some of the mcst severe fighting of the war. Just before the armistice he as- sumed command of the Rainbow and led it in the last great drive the: rolled the German armies behind the Hindenburg line and made them sue for peace. He fought in the Luneville, Bacca- rat, and Esperance-Squain sectors; in the Champagne, Champagne-Marne and Aisne-Marne defensives; and the St. Mihiel, Essey, Pannes, Meuse-Ar- gonne and Sedan offensives before marching into Germany with the army of occupation. He and Maj. Gen. Frank Packer, now commanding the first division, are the only general officers still on active duty who commanded fighting divisions in the World War. Commanded West Point. Since the war, in addition to duty | as chief of staff and in the Philip- pines, MacArthur has commanded the military academy at West Point, the fourth corps area at Atlanta, and the third corps area at Baltimore. One of Secretary Dern’s last official acts before leaving for Manila was torization and mechanization of tue Army; and doubled its fighting strength by increasing its size une- third. MacArthur's four-year term expired last November, but he was reiained as chief of staff by President Rocse- velt. Official Annourcement. The War Department's official an- nouncement made later today said: “Gen. MacArthur, at the request of President-elect Quezon, has been de- tailed by President Roosevelt to assist | the commonwealth government of the | Philipine Islands in military and will act as the | Naval affairs. He §! 30 miles apart | su | military adviser of the commonwealth | government in the establishment and development of a system of national defense. i “He will leave for Manila shortly accompanied by his personal staff, | being relieved as chief of staff De- cember 15. His successor as chief of | staff is not expected to be announced | until the return of Secretary Dern, about the middle of December, from | his trip to Manila to represent Presi- dent Roosevelt at the inauguration of the commonwealth government No- vember 15." | Gen. Simonds and Ma). Gen. Malin | | Craig, commandant of the Army War | College, are considered the most | likely candidates to succeed Mac- | Arthur. Swallow Is Carrier. Perhaps the first swallow ever used | as a carrier was released by Italian | soldiers in Eretrea, bordering Ethiopia, | and arrived safely in North Italy with | & message attached to one of its legs. Safe Driving Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer I conditions on the streets and highways and in The Highway Engineering and Construction Co. is the first road- paving firm to form a safety council in co-operation with The Evening Star. Elmer Brown.*foreman of the concrete gang, is seen attaching one of the safety stickers to a tiuck. H. G. Pratt. jr., engineer for the con- tractor, is at the left distributing the pledges. Next to Mr. Brown is Morris Gainey, inspector for the District government. The photo was taken on the road being built to connect Rock Creek and Potomac Parks. —Star Staff Photo. | war games known to Britain in a decade. " At the zero hour, the opposing | armies of “Eastland” and “Westland" —imaginary states created by military authorities for the maneuvers—were Despite the element | of surprise, opposing outposts of the | mechanized armies faced one another ACTOSS & NATTOW Strip of country withif | | an hour of the declaration of “hos- | tilities.” War Songs Heard. Armored cars seized strategic points ch as crossroads and bridges, and | light tanks followed up in support. Machine-gun posts nestled securely on the roadsides, many of them cam- | ouflaged by tree branches torn down by a violent September storm. Snatches of “It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary” were heard in leafy Hampshire lanes as columns of khaki- clad infantry trudged through the war | zone, The decitive “battle” was expected to be fought near Whitchurch soon. HARRAR ORDERS MOBILIZATIO,\'.’ LONDON, September 18 (#).—The Reuters correspondent at Harrar, Ethiopia, reported today that a call to arms has been issued by Dedjas- | match Nacibeu, governor of Harrar, | who ordered all able-bodied men into { military service. The report said the governor had addressed the population warning that | | slackers who disobeyed his order would | be arrested, dressed in women's | | clothes and paraded through the | streets, then hanged. | | V. S. DICTATORSHIP IS SEEN BY WEIR Steel Man Tells Business Men They “Must Go Into Politics With Vengeance.” By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, September 18.— Ernest T. Weir, chairman of the Na- tional Steel Corp. told business men today they “must go into politics with a vengeance” if the country is to avoid what he termed collectivism and dicta- Stick ’Em On | tton. These things are a desa weight | |upon the business mechanism, they | act as a drag, they slow the normal | | process of recovery, and any one who is familiar with the proposed and | actual legislation in the recent Con- gress knows that if the administra- | tion has its way there will be more, | not less, of these hindrances. * * * | “Common sense dictates that we must use every legitimate means at our command to force an over-ambi- | tious administration to confine itself to | rightful fields of government and, | within those fields, to use the power | given it by the people to build, not to destroy.” | 8. HEED PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS. As noted in Rule No. 7, the pedestrian proceeding on proper officer’s signal or green light has the right-of-way over ve- hicles. at pedestrian will We are all pedestrians times, and courtesy to the expedite the movement of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic, the same and at time leave your nerves in a much better con- dition, TREASURY SILENT ON STABILIZATION Refuses to Discuss Word From Geneva That France Would Welcome Talk. By the Associated Press With Secretary route to Portugal and Spain for a vacation, Treasury officials declined today to comment on news from Geneva that French authorities would be happy to establish contact with him for discussion of economic and tariff problems. They recalled, however, that the Treasury head. before he left Wash- ington last week, stated emphatically he was going to Europe solely for a vacation and did not want to talk about business matters while he was there. Morgenthau en If the French really were eager to talk to Morgenthau, officials assum- ed they would act through the usual | channels—the State Department’s representatives in Spain and Portugal. Morgenthau's ship is due at Lisbon the end of this week. While he announced last Spring willingness of this Government to discuss stabilization of exchange rates, most observers have been watching London, rather than Paris, for clues GOVERNMENT AWAITS ~ LONG PLOT PROO Rev. G. L. K. Smith's Probe Re- quest Forwarded Here—U. S. | Prosecution Problematical. By the Associated Press. Federal officials, requested by Rev Gerald L. K. Smith to aid in “locating and bringing to justice the assassins of Huey P. Long" said today they were awatiing submission of facts be- fore determining their course. Stanley Reed, acting Attorney Gen- | eral, refused to discuss the case with reporters, but other Justice Depart- ment officials said the telegraphic request, sent to President Roosevelt by the Long aide, had been forwarded to the department from Hyde Park. One of Reed's aides said “The telegram doesn't call for us | to do anything. We're just waiting for them to submit facts.” privately that any Federal law was involved, even though a plot to assassi- nate Senator Long were proved. Firemen of Edinburgh, will Scotland, wear asbestos suits at blazes to action in the belief the Bl‘i(uh‘ pound holds the key. The French have displayed a desire for stabilization for some time. Last May the American stabilization fund The steel man delivered the keynote | intervened to tide the French franc Government lawyers expressed doubt | unsettled. Spaulding Frazer, vice president of the Sales Tax Repeal Association | said a majority of the nominees tn the assembly were pledged to repeal or modification. Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, sponsor of the tax, interpreted the renomina- tion of two State Senators, in coun- ties where the issue was “clearly de- fined.” as an indication the voters “realize the tax is necessary.” In New York City James J. Dooling's leadership in Tammany Hall was un- disturbed in the elections of district leaders. The threats of internal re; volt were stamped out and the last | vestige of the old rule of Boss John P. Curry was wiped out in the fif- teenth district. Curry’s follower. John E. Sheehy, was turned out by former Supreme Court Justice Jeremiah T. Mahoney Challenge by Mahoney Seen. Mahoney, some political observers believed, would eventually challeng: Dooling for control of Tammany. The New York balloting was ex- tremely heavy for an off year. Thei~ were no disorders of any consequence and the Honest Ballot Association messaged Police Commissioner Lewis Valentine This was the second successive primary that the members of th | force showed, when left alone by poli- ticians, they could honestly and fear- lessly discharge their duties.” The voting in Philadelphia, wise, was unusually heavy—brouga out, principally, by the intense fight for the Republican mavoralty nomina- tion. | Complete unofficial returns gave the nomination to City Controller §. Dav Wilson, with a plurality of 22.901 over his nearest opponent. like- S Sl G GROWERS ASK A. A. A. TO EXPORT WHEAT Farmers’ N:ti‘o‘nnl_ ;rain Corp. Claims Large Surplus in Pacific Northwest. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, September 18 —Esti- | mating that a surplus of from 20.- 000.000 to 30,000.000 bushels of non- milling wheat exists in the Pacific Northwest, the Farmers’ National Grain Corp. recommended yesterday that the A. A. A. export this grain to foreign markets under the amended A A A law. The recommendation was contained | in the report of the Resolutions Com- mittee to the corporation’s sixth an- nual meeting of stockholders. Another resolution pledged the or- ganization to vigorous support of the agricultural adjustment act and “its policy of equal privilege and protec- tion with parity prices to farmers until some better means is developed to insure the 30.000,000 people directiy dependent on agriculture a fair share of the national income.” The estimated surplus of non- milling wheat, the resolution read, “if left unassisted, would seek a market at distress prices in other sections of | the United States.” C. E. Huff of Salina, Kans, was | re-elected president; G. C. Johnstone of Bloomington, Ill. first vice pres- ident, and L. L. Hague of Cherokec. Okla., secretary. . Brides Fattened. The North African Moorish custom i of fattening a girl @p before marriage is with the idea that if & woman is portentously fat it is a sign she isn't poor. | address before the opening session of | over a crisis in the exchange market. the National Industrial Advertisers’| But as far as could be learned here, Association’s annual conference. London has been cold to hints from THE EVENING STAR SAFETY torship. Pointing to_acts of the last Con-| gress as indicative of a Government co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening Star, 1 promise to: Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all 8-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Make turns from the proper lanes, Signal before turning or stopping. Give right of way in doubtful cases. Heed pedestrians’ rights, Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. Be courteous and considerate of others. Emgloyer____. The Safety Council Of The Coening Star ‘Washington, D. C. Sign and send above coupon to The Evening Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building COUNCIL Every recipient of the above sticker is urged to stick them on windshields of their cars im- mediately to further promote the safety campaign. LANGUAGE A MYSTERY OKLAHOMA CITY, September 18 | .—An elderly, gray-haired woman | who can say only “tenk you” in English mystified the Salvation Army board- ing house. About 70, she is called “Hannak Anton” for the sake of the records. her language,” said Miss Edna Tay- lor, social worker., MISSIONARY DIES SAN DIEGO, Calif., September 18 (#).—Miss Mary Graybiel, 89, who de- voted 53 years to missionary work in long illness. Miss Grayblel, & native of Buffalo, N. Y., became widely known for her work during a famine in India several yearxs ago. Il health forced her to retire. [ 3 but who is voluble in a strange tongue, | “No one has been found who speaks | India, died at her home here after a | attempt to augment and extend its power over business, Weir declared: “You can hardly turn around with- out being elbowed by some rules, regu- lation, executive order, or dictum which you must take into considera- He listed the Wagner labor, Guffey | coal, T. V. A. Power and A. A. A. acts | as indicative of what he said is an at- | tempt to drive the people Into a system | of Government that is alien to the | American tradition. Chevy Bus Service Richmond B. Keech, member of the remarked that he was impressed by ease with which busses can be rushed to congestion points. parkway, also has been impressed by | this flexibility, but not quite in the same manner as Mr. Keech. His story follows: “I bought & $1.25 weekly pass. I liked the express bus idea, because I could get a seat. I noted carefully the numbers designated for the ex- press lines. “This morning, northbound to my home, I waited for a No. 8 bus, desig- nated express. “When we reached the south end }ol Taft Bridge the driver suddenly darted down hill and crossed over to the Rock Creek street car terminal. 4 Chase Resident Finds | Public Utilities Commission, yesterday | the flexibility of the Chevy Chase bus | | service, referring to the comparative | W. N. Burr of 5863 Chevy Chase | Is Too Flexible There we pulled up behind 16 waiting northbound busses and were told that we had to transfer. I finally pushed my way into another bus and stood up the rest of the way home. “I bought an express pass in good faith and feel that the action of the company in changing the destination of & bus, yanking a passenger out of 2 seat and forcing him to stand up, is entirely unjustified.” Edwin 8. Hege, president of the Chevy Chase Citizens’ Association, said today that some complaints had been received on the new bus service, but he felt that in fairness to the transit company judgment should be deferred untll an opportunity had been afforded to iron out the rough spots in the service, He said he believed it would take a week or so for the bus lines to begin “functioning smoothly. N Washington and Paris. Statue to Sportswoman. After two years' work, Prof. M. Takeishi has completed a bronze statue of Miss Kinue Hiomi, the greatest sportswoman Japan has pro- duced, and it will be erected in a public place in Osaka. is shaped by the service if + renders. Encourage your children to make Breyers Ice Creem a regular part of their luncheen «o. Most school cafeterios serve it—or there's always a Breyer dealer nearby. L ICE THEANM THAT EVERY SCHOOL CHILD NEEDS! ICE CREAM PRODUCED UNDER THE .:Suhdm‘uu-umm