Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. § Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly cooler tonight; tomor- row fair with rising temperature; gentle northeast winds, shifting southeast or south tomorrow. Temperatures—Highest, 80, at 4 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 58, at 7 am. today. Full report on Page A-9. Closing N. Y. Markets, P ages 14,15& 16 ch En pos 09 920 00,0, >, Wa as sccond class matter D, G ashingion, | WASHINGTON, D. C, ITALY ANGRY, REPORTED READY TO LEAVE GENEVA; MILLION NOW MOBILIZED British Reject Counter Plan of Rome. LEAGUE HEADS EE DEADLOCK Committee of Five Will Report to Council. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 23.—Rumors swept through the League of Na- tions lobbies today that the Italian delegation, angered by the Italo- Ethiopian Committee’s attitude, might leave Gigneva Thes®' reports were heard after the British delegation took the position that Italy's counter-proposals to a League plan for séttlement of the Italo-Ethiopian dispute were unac- ceptable. The League plan was accepted by Ethiopia. League officials said the danger of ® hopeless deadlock was developing. Held Definite Rejection. The officials said they based their view on the fact that the Committee of Five which prepared the compro- mise plan had decided that an Italian communique and oral statements made by the Italians constituted a definite rejection of the plan. The plan was prepared by a com- mittee composed of delegates from Spain, Great Britain, France, Poland and Turkey. The chairman of the committee, Salvador de Madariaga of Spain, received the oral statements from Baron Pompeo Aloisi, chief Ital- fan delegate, last night. It was stated unofficially that the Ttalian delegation refrained from ac- cepting some of the most essential points of the League plan Aloisi enumerated to De Madariaga points which were not acceptable to Italy, but, apparently, without specify- ing just what Italy asked as a mini- mum. Committee to Report Directly. For that reason the Committee of Five decided that Aloisi's observations would make conciliation extremely difficult, if not impossible. The com- mittee decided to report direct to . League Council on the whole situa- tion. Included in the Ttalian counter- proposal, it was reported unofficially, was a demand for a belt of territory passing west of Addis Ababa .n Ethiopia, connecting the colonies o Somaliland and Eritrea. It was also said there was a demand for the total disarmament of Ethiopia and the placing of Ethiopia's armed forces under Italian command. Meanwhile, however, De Madariaga will endeavor to determine from Aloisi whether the Italian’s observations rep- resented the considered official opinion of the Italian government. French More Determined. It was indicated in official French circles that, as a result of these latest developments, France was determined more than ever to act within the | spirit and the letter of the League | Covenant. ‘With the delegates generally pessi- | mistic and anticipating the collapse | of conciliation efforts, League officials | were asking whether the conflict now | would be definitely considered under | Article XV of the Covenant. (Article 15 provides tha. if there | should arise between members of the League a dispute likely to lead to war the members agree that they will sub- mit the matter to the Council, which shall endeavor to effect a settlement | of the dispute.) The impression was general that before the Council would consider the question of sanctions against the ag- gressor it would ask the advice of the League Assembly. Committee to Report. If the conciliation efforts collapse the Committee of Five will bring in, | as an official communique, a report | on the entire situation, probably with | recommendations for the settlement of | the dispute. These recommendations may or may not follow closely on the present League suggestions that the dispute | be ended upon an international guar- | antee of protection for the frontiers | between Ethiopia and the Italian colo- | nies in East Africa. League officials said that after their meeting all members of the Committee of Five seemed determined to push for j 8 quick solution of the crisis and to be desirous that the Council as a whole corsider the new situation cre- ated by Italy's attitude. Premier Laval of France, who ex- erted every effort to induce Premier Mussolini to adopt an attitude of compromise, emerged from today's meeting of the Committee of Five looking completely downcast and troubled. Informal Discussions Continue. Ethiopia’s answer of acceptance of the League’s plan was accompanied, 1t was said by officials, by observations but with no reservations. Informal discussions among the delegates persisted in the early hours of today, the British representatives meeting near midnight. [Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin summoned members of his cabinet to private conversations in London as a prelude to tcmorrow’s full-dress meet- | ing to discuss Mussolini’s “no” to the | League committee’s peace proposals.] | Premier Laval hastened back from | Paris for the meeting with his British, Spanish, Polish and Turkish colleagues on the Big Five committee. The latest word from the British spokesman was that his delegation had not yet had any official information Back in Geneva Laval Presses To Prevent War British for ““Preparedness” Is Welcomed. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September Pierre Laval returned to Geneva today, determined that the League of Nations | must press on in its search for plan to keep Italy from going to war with Ethiopia. Persons close to the premier said he welcomed the British government’s statement that its naval display in the Mediterranean was “for prepared- ness only” as a move to increase Pre- mier Benito Mussolini's willingness to listen to plans to give him peaceful control of Ethiopia. At the same time, Britain's naval display was given much of the credit by French officials for II Duce's more conciliatory tone. “Mussolini is beginning to realize that it would be suicidal to buck the whole League of Nations,” one French official said. “While he might lose some prestige in calling off the war, it would be bet- ter than being executed by League.” ELLOGG RESONS - COURT OF JUSTICE Tells League He Is Forced | by Circumstances to Cease | Attending Sessions. aval Display By the Associated Press. | GENEVA, September 23—Former Baron | United States Secretary of State Frank al B. Kellogg resigned today as judge of the Permanent Court of In- | ternational Justice. The League of Nations issued the following communique: | “Mr. Kellogg has informed the president of the Permanent Court of International Justice, in a letter dated September 9, that he finds himself compelled by circumstances to cease attending sessions of The Hague Court | and to resign his position as judge.” The communique added that Mr. Kellogg's letter had been forwarded by the president of the Court to the secretary general of the League for communication to the League Assem- ¢ | bly and Council and to all member manded to know how many rooms states. | Mr. Kellogg is the third American to be a member of the Permanent | Court of International Justice at The Hague. John Bassett Moore was elect- ed a judge of the court in 1922 and | served six years. He was succeeded | by Charles Evans Hughes, now Chief | Justice of the United States. Upon | Justice Hughes' resignation. Mr. Kel- | logg took his place. He has served since 1930. STATE DEPARTMENT SILENT. State Department officials today declined comment on Frank B. Kel- logg’s resignation as a justice of the World Court. The United States is not a mem- ber of the Court and Kellogg's service was puraly as a private individual. A proposal for the United States to join the Court was defeated in the Senate the last session of Congress. LANDIS WILL HEAD SECURITIES BOAR Present Member of Commission Chosen for Post Vacated by Kennedy. James M. Landis, now a member of the Securities Exchange Commission, will succeed Joseph P. Kennedy, who retired today as chairman. Landis, who already has served about one year of his three-year term, will be chosen chairman by the other members of the commission some time this afternoon. This action will be taken in ac- cordance with the wishes of Presi- dent Roosevelt. The selection of | Landis was recommended strongly by | Kennedy, who said Landis is emi- | nently qualified for this position. The announcement of the selection | of Landis for electicn to the chair- manship was made by Kennedy at | the White House early this afternoon after a long conference with Presi- dent Roosevelt. Before being appointed to the S. |E. C, Landis was on the Harvard University faculty. He is 36 years old and received his A. B. degree at Princeton in 1921 and his law de- gree at Harvard in 1924, He was 2 member of the Federal Trade Com- mission before appointment to the 8. E. C By the Associated Press. ADDIS ABABA, September 23.— Emperor Haile Selassie was arrested last night by three of his palace guards in succession—and the three were decorated. The Emperor is in the habit of donning peasant costume end making surprise inspections of Addis Ababa at_night, seeing how his people live, Whether the streets are clean, and on new developments warranting op- timism that war might be averted in Bast Africa, checking up on the policemen. Last night he returned to the palace after curfew, The King of Kings 3 | 23.—Premier = the | £ 200,000 Called From Four Classes. MAY EVACUATE COAST TOWNS| Residents Receive Quiz on Means of Departure. e R By the Associated Press, ROME. September 23.—Two hun- dred thousand soldiers cf the classes of 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914 reported | for duty today, bringing Italy's total military mobilization to the 1.000,000 | Premier Mussolini promised would be | under arms before October 1 | At the same time authorities at Naples, Palermo, Taranto. Bari, Brin- disi and other Italian ports and cities. particularly in the sou‘h, distributed questionnaires to their citizens as a preparation for their evacuation if | necessary. The questionnaire was entitled | “Evacuation of the population in case | of mobilization.” l Evacuation Indicated. | It asked the number in the family, the citizenship and whe:her the fam- |ily had its own means of transporta- tion. The card then says: “The fam- ily will voluntarily leave the city on receiving the order and will betake itself to the town of ——." The name of the town is inserted. | The questionnaire notifies the resi- dents that if they are engaged in occupations requiring their continued presence in port cities, they must make application to port authorities, after which they will be given the necessary permit to remain. Citizens who do not have their own | grants | means of transportation will be moved the States. by the military authorities. Comprise Category C. ‘The soldiers brought under the col- ors today are those of “category C” of the four classes. They are the men who served only three months in the army, having been excused for various reasons from further service. They reported to their various dis- | { WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION MONDAY, STUDY THE F.D.R PROGRAM. BRUSH AWAY SEPTEMBEI e &0y DONT GIVE UP THE TEACHING COBWEBS' ‘\ W W 2 NN NI R N “\‘:\ NN SN R Q 7SN AR §800,000 000 MORE ISGRANTEDW.P.A. Presider_lt‘s Order Raises to $1,700,000,000 Non- Federal Projects. A presidential executive erder today dropped an extra $800.000,000 of the works-relief billions into the coffers of the Works Progress Administration for its campaign te put to work 3,500,000 persons on relief by November 1. The order expanded from $900.000,- 000 to $1.700.000,000 the amount which may be expended for loans and for non-Federal projects in The lesser amount was designated by Congress, subject to presidential revision. Of the $1700,000.000 total, public works projects already have been ear- marked for $327,000,000, leaving $1,- 373,000,000 for W. P. A. | Approvals Doubled. P. A. State programs to cost $724,784.082 already have been ap- tricts immediately and were put into ' proved, but Harry L. Hopkins, W. P. uniforms. practically all of them would be kept in Italy. Simultaneously with the distribu- tion of the questionnaires in the coastal cities came a similar distribu- | tion in hill and mountain towns be- hind the seaports. These latter questionnaires de- | the citizens had, declaring that space | must be made for certain other num- bers of persons when*they arrive on a moment’s notice. Italians Reassured Against War. It wes stated today that some of the army transports which have been sail- ing from Naples will depart in the future from Taranto. | An official communique assured | citizens of Southern Italian and Si- cilian ports that neither British nor Italian naval concentration in the Mediterranean meant immediate war. The announcement, issued through the official Italian News Agency, was published for the first time in the | nation’s newspapers. It repeated the news already pub- lished ebroad that Sir Eric Drum- | mond, British Ambassador to Rome, | had assured the Italian government | that Britain's naval maneuvers in the | seas near Italy did not presuppose | British sanctions egainst Italy for its Ethiopian campaign. The communique said the British Ambassador was assured in turn | that Italian preparations in the Medit- erranean were “purely precautionary gnd without aggressive intention.” | The announcement allayed a series ! of rumors, one of which had Naples, Palermo, Messina and Bari—all ses | ports in Southern Italy and Sicily— placed under military law. Hope for Peace Stimulated. The reaction abroad to the cabinet decision was said in informed quar- ters to have stimulated hope that the Ethiopian dispute would not lead | Italy to war with any of its European | neighbors. The cabinet will meet again to. morrow, when the question of Italy's future relations with the League in the Ethiopian crisis is expected gen- erally to be considered anew. A willingness was expressed in offi- | cial circles to discuss compromise measures for settlement of the con- | troversy on a basis different from | that for international development of Ethiopia advanced by the League’s Committee of Five. Officials said, however, that Italy was determined to press a military campaign in Ethiopia, feeling that only by such a campaign—in which modern weapons would be called into play—could Ethiopia be eliminated as & “danger.” They explained that Italy would do I everything in its power to avoid a clash with Britain, and if possible, would localize its conflict with Ethi- opia in East Africa. Selassie, Arrested by Guards, Decorates 3 for Their Caution found three of the imperial gates barred. At each gate he was arrested by the sentry on duty and only re- leased when a sergeant was called out. The Emperor tried the fourth gate. ‘There, after an argument, the guard allowed his sovereign to enter. This act, however, almost cost the fourth guard his head, because the Emperor, as a reward for their vigi- lance, decorated the three soldiers who ' It was understood that A. administrator, has said the policy was to approve twice as many de- velopments as could be financed with available funds, so as to give State administrators a wide selection of projects from which to choose those to be undertaken. After & final check-up with State | directors, Administrator Ickes an- nounced his new public works pro- gram, reduced to $200,000,000, will be ready for Presidlent Roosevelt tonight. Warning State directors that their troubles were “just beginning,” Ickes told them he wanted to make the new program the “best and fastest” that could be devised within existing limi- He called the directors into confer- | ence this morning to strip $800.000,000 in approved applications to fit into | the new $200,000,000 program. Each State to Share. It will be barely possible, P. W. A officials admitted, that no State will | receive more than one-fourth of the projects submitted. Each State, how- ever, it was said, will receive a pro- portionate share of available funds. Secretary Ickes warned the directors that P. W. A. will be “more ruthless than ever before” in rescinding proj- ects which do not show signs of quick action after the money has been turned over. Summoned here by wire Saturday, the State directors spent all day yes- terday in revising their lists to con- form to the new stipulations imposed by President Roosevelt. Secretary Ickes is leaving to his directors the major responsibility in choosing the specific projects to be included in the new program. The decision was left to them mainly be- cause of their better khowledge of iocal conditions. WILLIAM D, HASSETT NAMED AID TO EARLY Former Newspaper Man Will As- sist With Press Rela- tions Work. ‘William D. Hassett, for many years & newspaper man in Washington, has been appointed as an assistant to Stephen T. Early, the President’s sec- retary in charge of press relations. Early’s duties have been greatly in- creased, along with those of Secretary Marvin Mclntyre, due to the leng ill- ness of Secretary Louis Howe. Hassett has been in the Govern- ment service during the past two years. During his long newspaper career in Washington, he was con- nected at various times with the As- sociated Press, the International News Service, the Washington Post and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. He was London correspondent of the Public Ledger for three vears, and also was identified with the Associated Press in London. Readers’ Guide Pages. Amusements ----.......B-16 Comics .. Editorials - Finance - Lost and Found Melcher in Filmland.. A-8 -A-14-15-16 Saicil B3 aias Be2-B -A-12-13 Women'’s Features _._B-10-11 'c. THE RIVAL SCHOOLS! Lives and Limbs of Pleading with District motorists to exercise the greatest precautions dur- ing the coming months to protect the lives of the tens of thousands of school children who will throng the streets of Washington on the way to and from classes, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, ! superintendent of District public | schools, observed the opening of the school year today by leading personally | | the enrollment of school teachers and employes in the campaign of The Star Safety Council. “The normal traffic hazards Washington are augmented beginning today by the movement of children |to and from school and there is greater need for careful, watchful | driving,” Dr. 8allou pointed out as he signed his safe-driving pledge. Enrollment in the District public schools is expected to reach a total of about 95,000 during the present| school year and some 8,000 children will be entering Washington schools for the first time. This means that extraordinary precautions must be | taken for the protection of life, in the | opinion of school officials. | organized and school children will be OF YoUR YOUTH! in “Aithough schoolboy patrols will be | ¢ Foening Star 1935—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. S \ N \ BACK 70 Tig AW ' fo OSTiTuTIoy A FrEmser. AR N\ N The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. SATURDAY'S Circulation, ‘Bome Retur: 122,231 SUNDAY'S Circulation, ns Not Yet Received. 134,497 FH¥ I IN COAL WALK-0UT, BUT PEAGE LOOMS Long-Threatened Strike Is On, Affecting Miners in 26 States. 112-CENT TONNAGE RATE IS ONLY POINT AT ISSUE Mediator Calls at White House School Forces Join Safety Drive Under Ballow’s Lead Tens of Thousands of Children at Stake as Star Cam- paign Gathers Momentum. Safety Broadcasts Today. 12 noon, WJSV—Interviews with children of the Thomson School on safeguarding themselves while crossing streets, broad- cast from the sidewalk near Twelfth and L streets. 7:15 pm, WRC—Dramatization of the method used in one State to horrify speeding driv- ers into observing traffic reg- ulations. Tomorrow. 12:15 p.m., WRC—Interview with a blind man to bring out the aspects of Washington traffic to one who cannot see. 4:30, WJSV—Interviews with drivers broadcast from Thir- teenth and E streets to bring out the knowledge of traffic laws of average drivers. warned by their teachers of the need | on their part for caution in crossing streets,” Dr. Ballou said, “this will not (See SAFETY, Page 4. FEPUBLE STEEL ICQURESZRNAL jApproval by Stockholders Gives Company Assets of $301,432,465. | By the Associated Press. | $301,432,465 steel giant came into semi-official existence today as stock- | holders of Republic Steel Corp. ap- | proved the acquisition by their corpo- ration of the assets of the Corrigan, McKinney Steel Co. and of control of | Truscon Steel Co. The Corrigan group promptly. A minor flurry of protests by stock- holders delaved for a time formal rati- fication of the acquisitions. Chairman Optimistic. T. M. Girdler, chairman of Repub- | lic, said: “The steel business looks much bet- ter. Results this year are considerably improved over any time since 1929 and prospects for 1936 look very good. Most of the executives of large steel companies of the country are fairly optimistic for the next two years. This is the first time since 1929 that such a feeling has existed.” Holders of 72.4 per cent of the com- mon stock and of the same per cent preferred of Republic signified their assent to the acquisitions. Bonds Authorized. The capital changes approved by stockholders included, besides the au- thorization of the $24,000,000 of bonds, the creation of a new class of prior preference stock, an increase in the amount of authorized common stock and provisions for the exchange of present 6 per cent preferred stock for the new 6 per cent prior preference on the basis of one-half share of the new and two shares of common for each old share of preferred, thus elim- inating some $15,000,00 of accumu- lated unpaid dividends. The plan consummated today to join Republic with the two other com- panies has been in the making since late 1934, but was delayed by law suits, the chief of which was an anti- trust action brought by the United States Government. In May, 1935, this action was decided against the Government and on August 3 the De- partment of Justice made it known that the decision would not be ap- pealed. —— HENDERSON UNDER KNIFE President of Disarmament Con- ference Operated On. LONDON, September 23 (#).—Ar- thur Henderson, president of the World Disarmament Conference, un- derwent an operation this afternoon. His condition was described as satis- factory by his physicians. Henderson, - & statement said, had been suffering for some time from | jaundice, : 4 NEW YORK, September 23.—A new | is expected to ratify the acquisition DF WOLF HOPPER Noted Actor Succumbs to Heart Attack in Kansas City Hospital. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, | De Wolf Hopper, famous comedian whose stage career spanned more | than half a century, died unexpected- ly here today. The sprightly 77-year-old actor had | broadcast a radio program yesterday afternoon, although he was ill. Afterwards he was taken to & hos- | pital. He died this morning of a | heart attack. | Hopper had been givin of broadcasts each Sunday, coming here by plane. He was known particularly for im- September 23— a series usually at the Bat” Hopper had recited the ballad in his vibrant, booming voice more than 10,000 times. The first recitation, before an audience which included base ball players, was shortly after the ballad appeared in the San Francisco Examiner in 1886. Watched Fortunes of Giants. Hopper himself was a base ball fan and watched the fortunes of the New York Giants closely. Hopper's nurse said he refused to take his illness seriously, but remarked rather ruefully that he “guessed he'd have to slow down & bit.” He called for newspapers and read them before going to sleep. Hopper, said the nurse, made no remarks referring to his family and several times banteringly referred to (See HOPPER, Page 3. FATALLY STRICKEN mortalizing Ernest L. Thayer's “Casey | to Report Settlement Chances Are Good. By the Assoclated Press. The long-threatened soft coal strike was on today. In Pennsylvania and West Virginia more than 250,000 men joined the walkout: in Illinois about 25,000 were said to have been affected; more were out in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and Kansas; even in Wash- ington State orders were issued for the 2,000 members of the United Mine Workers there to strike immediately. The U. M. W. claimed 400,000 in all would go out. Prospects of an agreement to end the strike were reported good today by the President’s representative, who has been struggling to end differences be- tween miners and operators. Edward P. McGrady, Assistant Sec- retary of Labor, made that optimistic assertion as he left the White House v. He left with one of the Presi- ‘s secretaries a full report of the situation, but did not ask presidential assistance. 1'; Cents Only Point a: Issue. The mediator reported that all points of disagreement save one had ! been settled. The miners had asked 10 cents a ton increase for cutting and loading soft coal. Operators had offered 6 cents. | At 2 am. today. just before the conference broke up without agree- ment, operators boosted their offer to 71, cents and miners dropped their request to 9. | The United Mine workers, though, had declined to recall their instruc- tions to 400.000 workmen to stay away from the coal pits. The strike | order went into effect automatically at midnight, with miners and operators | to meet again this afternoon. | Should the strike develop into a major struggle, it would be the fourth such conflict in the long-sick industry | since the World War. Relief Question Appears. The 400,000 miners claimed by the | U. M. W. as members are estimated | to have 1,200,000 dependents, raising | possibilities of heavy relief needs should the strike be prolonged. | As for the effect on industry, offi- clals estimated business as a whole would not begin to feel the stcppage in coal output for 50 davs or -more, although some concerns which buy coal on a hand-to-mouth basis might experience the pinch much earlier. The United Mine Workers had asked for an increase of 10 cents a ton for cutting and loading soit ceal. They also sought a raise of 50 cents a day for day labor and 15 per cent for yardage and deadwcrk (eleaning out the mine). Operators Counter Offer. ‘The operators had countered with | an offer of an increase of 6 cents a ton for cutting and loading, an in- crease of 50 cents for day labor and 10 per cent for yardage and dead- work. The 26 States involved are: Ala- bama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia; Illinois, Indiana, Towa, Kansas, Ken- tucky. Missouri, Michigan, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, North Caro- | lina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, | Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, Ten- nessee and Texas. When the Negotiating Committee recessed early today, McGrady said | the day labor and yardage rates had | been agreed on and that the miners and operators were witnin a cent and a half of an agreement on tonnage | rates. He did not say, however, which side had yielded. Coal operators and labor officials said it was impossible to say just what the increases asked by the union "would mean to the individual miner (See COAL, Page 2.) e HURTS FATAL TO BOY, 12, HIT BY WORK TRAIN Colmar Manor Youth Dies in Hospital After He Walks Onto Tracks. Charles Stewart, 12, of Colmar Manor, Md., died in Casualty Hos- pital today from injuries received yes- terday when he was struck by a work train at Brentwood, Md. The boy was struck when he walked from behind a northbound train on the Baltimore & Ohio tracks and into | the path of the southbound work train. His skull was fractured. By the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Septem- ber 23.—Leaving a gasping, harrified gallery in his wake, Ronnie Sommers, aged 8, with his 5-year-old sister Lois as a passenger, drove an automobile dizzily through St. Peterbsburg’s heav- iest traffic last night, miraculously stopping the car at a busy intersec- tion without a casualty. Increasing the hazard of the ad- venture was the fact that Ronnie drove practically “blind,” the top of his small head being barely level with the steering wheel. Ronnie, attired only in a pair of shorts, and Lois, sporting a gingham dress and nothing elsc, slipped out of their home during the absence of their mother, Mrs. Harold N. Sommers. Ronnie led his sister by the hand to a Central avenue theater, where they climbed into a strange car. The igni- tion happened to be turned on, and ! Ronnte, somewhat familiar with start- ¢ Boy, 8, Steers Machine “Blind” 10 Blocks in Heavy Traffic ing processes, got the machine away from the curb. Then the wild ride was on. Sway- ing from the street to the curb and back, Ronnie neatly missed pedes- trians, green benches and other cars for 10 blocks, where he came to a stop, how, nobody knows. Meanwhile, police radio cars had er had reported the children's disap- pearance and George W. Shekey had reported his car was missing. At the end of his ride, Ronnie was nonchalant. “The car runs good,” he said. PLANE FALLS INTO SEA GIBRALTAR, September 23 (P).— Reports from Mabella, near Malaga, Spain, today said s large plane of an unknown nationality had fallen into the sea and sunk. A 1 (®) Means Associated Press. ORE THAN 300000 1 | Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, West}than that expressed been ordered to stop Ronnie, his moth- | VO CENTS. RODSEVELT URGES PRIVATE RELIEF TAKE U. 5. BURDEN |Cites Need for Raising More Money in Talk on Hu- man Needs. {IMPROVED ECONOMIC | CONDITIONS ARE SEE Federal Withdrawal From “Ho Field” Adds to Responsibility. Charity Leaders Told. President Roosevelt opened the 19 Mobilization for Human Needs Co ference today with an appeal to pr vate charity to absorb the direct rc lief burdens gradually being relin quished by the Federal Governmen Speaking extemporaneously fror the south portico of the White Hous to a crowd of some 300 conferenc delegates seated on the lawn, th President pointed to “definitely betts economic skies this year,” but r¢ minded his listeners that since t Government is withdrawing from tr field of home relief private welfa: organizations must assume added rc sponsibilities. These necessitate creased contributions and more su | stantial participation by individu~ and business concerns, he emphasiz Gerard Swope, chairman of t mobilization and president of t General Electric Co., responded to M Roosevelt’s address, declaring it w essential that the 35 privately ported welfare organizations grow under the aegis of the mobilizat raise more money to fight hum misery this Winter. Encourages Private Charity. President ' Roosevelt recalled ti today’s gathering was “the third tir we have had the opportunity to pled the substance and sinews” of Goverl ment and private charities to help t less fortunate section of the Natini population. Private charity should | encouraged in its work this year, ! said, by the knowledge that econom conditions are improved. ‘The relief task demands the be that both the Government and priva welfare can give, Mr. Roosevelt adde He congratulated the mobilization f its “heroic work” and for the fact has maintained its support of welfa services with a shrinkage of only 1 per cent since 1929 Referring to the Government's wit drawal from the field of home rel Mr. Roosevelt reported that “we & moving successfully in work relie He said, however, that private ¢ | ployers must “offer employment to t | utmost limit of their abilities.” Purchasing Power Gains. The actual purchasing power of t “mass of the people has vastly ric from the low point of 1932," the Pre: dent said, and thus individuals shou be able to do more for private charitic than “in six long years.” | Such services as nursing, hospital zation and other forms of home reli and social adjustment cannot be a sumed as a responsibility of the Fec eral Government except in a most lin | ited degree, Mr. Roosevelt said. Ti | “very nature of these services” demor strates they are a problem for priva charities, he said. | The Chief Executive mentioned ti new socia. security program. termir it one of the greatest steps ever take | by the American people. The respor | sibility of private welfare has becon; increasingly great, he said. since ir | dustrial life became so complex. - The President closed his brief ac dress with the statement that “tl United States can have no higher ide: ”in your sloga: | | ‘Be a good neighbo; Gift Exemption Mentioned. | In his response Mr. Swope me: | tioned the recently enacted tax bi predicting it would encourage cor | porations to give more liberally t | private charity. He noted the provi- sion giving corporations the right tc deduct such contributions from the; | taxable income, a provision which th President previously had opposed. M: Swope remarked the deduction wa “a right which individuals have ha | for many years.” Complimenting President Rooseve (See ROOSEVELT, Page 2.) SENATOR J. H. LEWIS " CONDITION CRITICAL Pleurisy Complicates Pneumoni- Heart Action Weak at Moscow Hospital. | By the Associated Press. | MOscow, september 23.—Phy: | cians in attendance on Senator J Hamilton Lewis of Iilinois, ill with pneumonia, issued a bulletin today | describing his condition as “very | serfous. * * * the outlook, although not hopeless, is still unfavorable.” It was signed by Dr. A. Rumreich | physician to the United States Em- bassy; Dr. O. Ling of the German Embassy; Dr. M. Vovsi. chief of the medical clinic of Botkin Hospital and Dr. V. Vasiliefl, chief of the Kremlin division of the Botkin Hos- | pital. An English-speaking nurse is com- ing to Moscow from Berlin by air- | plane in response to a telegraphed request by Mrs. Lewis. The bulletin follows: “Senator Lewis' condition has not changed markedly in the last 24 hours. The bronchial pneumonia which involved almost the entire right lung has not extended farther. “This pneumonia, which developed secondarily to severe bronchitis con- tracted prior to the Senator’s arrival in the Soviet Union, is complicated by pleurisy with an effusion on the right. “The heart is somewhat dilated and the heart action is weak and irregular. The Senator’s mind is | clear and alert. “His general condition remains very serious and the outiook, ale though not hopeless, 1s still unfavor- able,” L