Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair today and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gentle southwest winds becoming moderate northwest this afternoon. Temperatures—Highest, 73, at 4 p.m, yesterday; lowest, 59, at 10 p.m. yesterday. Full report on page B-5. Subscriber or Newsstand Copy Not for Sale by Newsboys . (#) Means Associated Press. No. 1.593—No. 33,388. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. he WASHINGTO! 3 SELASSIE. WARNS, HE MUST MOBILIZE IF DUCE CONTINUES WAR PREPARATION Informs Geneva Provoca- tive Moves of Italy Indi- cate Offensive Soon—Re- states League Confidence. RULER DENIES TROOPS | ALREADY MARSHALED | New Rains Threaten to Delay Italian Advance — Proclama- tions for Mobilization Are Dis- tributed Among Provincial Gov- | ernors for Immediate Promul- gation. By the Associated Press. ADDIS ABABA, September 28— Emperor Haile Selassie served notice on Geneva tonight that if Italy con- | tinues her warlike preparations in East Africa he must. in self defense, order & general mobilization of Ethiopia's warriors, | Italy’s provocative attitude indicates an offensive is near, the King of Kings told the League. Haile Selassie sent his message after receiving news of the Italian an- nouncement today that the departure of troops for East Africa was being speeded up. Confident of Support. At the same time the little ruler expressed confidence the League would | support Ethiopia and prevent her from becoming the victim of aggression. The declaration in the Rome com- | munique that Ethiopia has completed | mobilization with the declared inten- | tion of attacking Italian colonies | caused indignation and brought bitter denials from official circles. An official close to the Emperor as- #erted: “Not only do we declare solemnly before the world the Emperor has not mobilized all his forces, but he has never had the slightest intention of attacking Italy’s colonial frontiers. “To attack a powerful mechanized foe like Italy, equipped with airplanes and the deadliest gas bombs, with our feeble forces, would be sheer insanity. * * * Tt would cost us the good opinion of the whole world, compromise our | case at Geneva and alienate the sup- port of the Leegue, in which the Emperor has never lost confidence.” Troop Shifts Denied. Authorities ridiculed reports (not | earried by the Associated Press) that Haille Selassie had been advised Italian troops will advance toward Lake Tsana and as a result is shifting ' his forces. Heavy intermittent rains pounded | down throughout Ethiopia’s towering escarpment, and some military authori- ties predicted they might continue into October. The rains, falling paradoxically during the Nation-wide Maskal cere- monies which pious Ethiopians declare inaugurate the dry season, undoubtedly would delay any Italian offensive. Yesterday's torrential downpour left | the roof of the African world a mire which was difficult for even foot travelers to navigate. They raised havoc with mule caravans, and de- | stroyed bridges. Can Concentrate 500,000. Although Emperor Haile Selassie reiterated he had no intention of | proclaiming general mobilization unless | Premier Mussolini of Italy forced him to defend his empire, he has prepared to concentrate quickly a half million armed men at strategic points. Today the Negus sent printed proclamations of mobilization to his provincial governors so the latter can release them immediately if and when Italy's attitude warrants. All the great rasses, including those of Seyoum, Tigre, Kassa, Gondar, Nassibu and Harar, already ‘have powerful provincial forces concentrated ready to be dispatched to the front at the Emperor’s command. Today Selassie, sitting as a father to his people, gave great raw meat feasts in relays to 10,000 of his feudal Jords and warriors who yesterday passed in review before him. The chiefs, in bright purple capes with lions’ manes for headdresses and | the tribal warriors in white chammas, trooped in in groups of 1,000 and sat at long low tables with the “king of | kings” enthroned at their head. ‘Then professional butchers entered, (See ETHIOPIA, page 3.) 10 PUPILS KIDNAPED BY PIRATES RESCUED Peasants Battle Abductors Who Took Entire Student Body After Looting Town. By the Associated Press. HANGCHOW, September 28.—A strange battle at sea between aroused peasants, aided by water police, and pirates resulted in the rescue today of 10 of 31 children who had been kid- naped. The fight took place off Peihsiang, the village which the buccaneers raided yesterday, taking off every child in school. Not only did the peasants and police save 10 children, but they killed four of the pirates and captured three. One o the three pirate craft was sunk, but the other two, carrying 20 children, fled. One child was killed. After the battle, the villagers re- rewed their supplies and ammunition in preparation for another search for the junks. Forty of the bandits, disguised as beggars and peddlers, entered the vil- lage and quickly overpowered the 10 policemen, none of whom had.guns in a workable condition. After loot- ing the town the outlaws raided the wvillage school, carrying off the entire student body, and escaped. 4 4 n HURRICANE SKIPS MIAMI; 28 DIE, 300 HURT IN CUBA Florida Escapes as Atlantic—Jamaica Damage Mounts Into Millions. By the Associated Press, MIAMI, Fla., September 28.—Miami and cities'along the lower Florida East Coast escaped hurricane winds, the Weather Bureau said tonight, as the | storm which was reported to have | taken 28 lives in Cuba and Jamaica veered into the Atlantic. All hurricane warnings went down on the Southeast Florida coast at 11 pm. The Jacksonville Weather Bureau said the only warnings left displayed were northeast storm signals from Palm Beach northward to Charleston, S. C. The center of the storm at that hour was passing off Miami in the Atlantic Ocean, the bureau said. Gales Expected on Coast. Gusty gales were expected along the coast as the disturbance moves north- northeastward, but no winds of con- sequence were foreseen. For 17 hours the disturbance had held a steady east northeast course, causing apprehension along the South Storm Veers Into Florida Coest from West Palm Beach to Key West. Cuban officials, after checking ad- vices reaching Havana from the 150- mile path of the storm which struck there last night and today, said re- ports failed to substantiate earlier in- formation from Navy. headquarters that 30 persons had perished at Cein- fuegos. Naval officials said, however, there was no reason to modify the original estimate of 300 injured, with approxi- | mately 1,000 homes destroyed or badly damaged. High Seas Pound Cuba, ‘Tonight there came reports of dam- age from Treasury agents and other | officials in the integior from almost | all sections in the storm’s path. | One man was killed near Matanzas late tonight when & storm-damaged | | sugar mill collapsed. The mill was damaged early this morning. High seas were pounding the north (See HURRICANE, Page 2.) | AREA OF 30 MILES ROCKED BY BLAST Injured as Dynamite Explodes in West Lebanon, Pa. | By the Associated Press. LEBANON, Pa, September 28.— Eight to ten tons of dynamite, stored in a stone quarry shack blew up to- night, rocking 30 miles of Pennsyl- vania countryside and injuring 11 persons, none seriously hurt. All ROOSEVELT TALK HELD GOOD MOVE Citing A. A. A. Benefits Seen Drawing Attention to G. 0. P. Problem. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, President Roosevelt struck a blow for the New Deal yesterday in Fre- mont, Nebr., in his first set speech on his western trip. He told the farmers of the country that through | the A. A. A. and sundry other activi- Swd WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION PRESIDENT HORSTS AAA. PROGRAM AS FIRST ISSUE IN-"% Calls Farm Aid True Func- tion of Government Un- der Constitution. HIGHEST PRAISE GIVEN NORRIS IN ADDRESS Farmers Have Chance for First Time in Generation, Executive Tells Nebraskans. By the Associated Press. FREMONT, Nebr, September 28.— President Roosevelt today hoisted the New Deal agricultural program to chal- |lengers in apparently unfurling his first issue in the 1936 re-election cam- paign. In the heart of the Nation's farm lands before farmers of the important Northwest States, Mr. Roosevelt as- serted & $5,300,000,000 increase in ag- riculture income over ine 1932 level, and emphasized the agricultural ad- justment act as & prime aid. He said the effort of the A, A. A. to provide co-operation among farmers and crop control “is the true function of Government under cur Constitu- tion.” “The Government's part in this program,” he sald, “is merely to sup- ply the unifying element that the farmers themselves, in their past ef- forts, found so essential to success. It is democracy in the good American sense of the word.” Fixes Responsibility for Gains. ‘He attributed the agricultural read- justment to “many factors.” “Our monetary policy was one. The drought was another. Increased demand for products caused by the economic re- vival was another, and the operations were taken to a hospital for treat- |ties of the administration, the farm | = N 1 of our Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ment for cuts and bruises caused by | income has been increased $5,300,000,- | ministration was still another.” flying glass from windows blasted 000 over the level of 1932, the last | out by the explosion. The damage is estimated at thousands of dollars. Elam Seigrist, salesman for the Liberty Powder Co., Pittsburgh, owner of the storage house, estimated 8 to 10 tons of dynamite were in the | small frame building when the blast | let go. He said the explosive was stored there while he sold it to miners. Clarence Klepper, who lives in a house about two city squares from the quarry, said he saw flames flick- ering around the storage house a few minutes before the blast. Windows Shatter. “I was standing in front of my house when it let go,* he said. “I was nearly blown off my feet.” Virtually every window in Lebanon ' two and a half miles to the east of | where the explosion occurred, was | broken and as far away as Lancaster, | 30 miles to the south. and Reading, an equal distance eastward, windows were shattered and the shock was felt. The explosion left a hole 25 feet deep and 40 feet in circumference ‘where the shack had stood. All extra police and firemen were called to duty in Lebanon after busi- nessmen issued appeals for protection for their stores, plate glass windows of which had been smashed. A Homes Destroyed. Police said the hcmes of 1,000 per- sons in West Lebanon were unsafe for occupancy and instructed the residents not to return to them. The houses in many cases were twisted and shaken on their foundations, plaster was knocked off and walls weakened, and doors were blown from their hinges. Crowds of persons storming to the spot within 2 hours after the blast blocked every highway for about 10 miles around. State, county and local police were summoned in an effort to open roads and to protect contents of stores laid open by shattered windows. ‘The shock was felt as far away as York, almost 50 miles southwest of Lebanon, 'M’ADOO IN HOSPITAL, | MAY MISS ROOSEVELT| | Senator Recovering Slowly From Injuries Received in Auto Accident. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, September 28.—Dr. Rea Smith, attending physician to Senator William G. McAdoo, said to- | day the Senator's slow improvement from injuries received Thursday in an automobile accident probably would confine him to the hospital for “at least a week.” In that event, McAdoo will be unable to take his scheduled leading part in the reception of President Roosevelt, due here next week. The Senator received a broken nose and numerous sprains and bruises when he swerved his car into a tele- phorie pole to avoid a collision, Stan Laurel Marries. FLORENCE, Ariz, September 28 (/) —Stanley Laurel, film comedian, and Miss -Virginia Ruth Rogers of Hol- lywood were married in the Pinal County Court House here today. the great majority of the farmers. year of the Hoover administration. || The President's argument to the farmers was effective. He said, in | effect, if the farmers want higher | prices for their produce, they had bet- ter stick to the A. A. A. and the New Deal; that it was the part of Govern- ment to aid the farmers and that it was the “true function of Government | under our Constitution.” Here in a nutshell is one of the | main campaign issues expounded by | the Chief Executive for the benefit of | | the agricultural States of the West. (It is a ve as pre- sented by the President and an issue that the Republican party must meet if it hopes to win back to its ranks Speaking from the rear platform of | his special train, Mr. Roosevelt looked into the faces of a huge throng ex- tending over the station grounds and beyond to the town streets. In the background of this flat coun- try were the vast farm flelds, visible | for miles. | Opening his speech the President expressed delight at coming to the home State of “one of a half dozen | greatest Americans—Senator George W. Norris.” Gov. Cochrane and ator Burke | of Nebraska stood | "the Chief Executive. Mrs. Roosevelt was with him. Dan Stephens, former Repre- sentative, introduced the President. Sees Better Business. ‘The Republican leaders are not un- mindful of the need of finding & sub- stitute for the Roosevelt agricultural program. Some of the more conserva- tive Republican leaders of the East are still unwilling to embark on a program in any way similar to the plan of the Roosevelt administration. But the more progressive Republicans | of the West are convinced some sub- | stitute that promises the farmers as good a “break” as the A. A. A. must | be evolved. G. O. P. Claims Plans Made. They are working on the problem, and it is reported that they have al- | ready amassed a lot of valuable data | and ideas which they are not yet; ready to put forward. One of them said yesterday: “Why should we give the Roosevelt New Dealers the advantage of such, plans as we are developing for the | Iarmers? The President would snap | them up, put them into effect and | claim that he originated them.” In other words, the farm program of the- Republicans is likely to be held in abeyance until the Repub- lican national convention next June when the platform of the party is written. ‘This does not mean that various Republican candidates for the presi- | dential nomination will not advance theories and plans for aiding agricul- ture in the pre-convention campaign. Col. Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago Daily News, frequently men- tioned as a presidential possibility, | already has come forward with a declaration that an export bounty should be paid the farmers and at the same time a high tariff wall be maintained to protect the American farmer in the domestic market. ‘Talk of an export bounty to the (See ROOSEVELT, page 4.) —_ DEAN LAUDS NEW DEAL ATLANTA, September 28 (P).— Dean Raimundo de Ovies of the Pro- Cathedral of St. Philip today wrote President Roosevelt that the people of this section have a “deepening con- viction that plain, ordinary folk some day shall have a place in the sun” as a Tesult of the present administra- tion. Monarchists to See Wedding. MADRID, September 28 (#).—Ap- proximately 4,000 monarchists are planning to go to Rome for the wed- ding of the Infante Juan, now Prince of Asturias, and Princess Maria de la Esperanza on October 12. Many more had hoped to go, but the Italo-Ethio- pian war scare is keeping them away. Georgians Lync h Prisoner, 50, Arrested for Drunkenness By the Associated Press. VIENNA, Ga., September 28.—Lewis Harris, 50-year-old coiored man, was lynched near here last night by a mob which overpowered Sheriff Bos Vin- son of Dooly County as the officer was taking him to Fitzgerald, Ga., for safe- keeping. Harris had been arrested on a charge of drunkenness. Harris, arrested last Sunday night, was being removed to Fitzgerald by Sheriff Vinson when Vinson was halt- ed by four automobile loads of men who took charge of the prisoner. . Mrs. Vinson said Harris was cap- 3 tured after being trailed by blood- hounds from a colored gathering. “The sheriff went to the meeting upon receiving a report of a dis- turbance,” Mrs. Vinson said. “When he attempted to arrest the man he gave a container of liquor to his son and the sheriff caught the boy. “Then Harris put & | *“Is it surprising,” he asked, “in the |light of this improved income, that ‘\lhe farm implement factories in Il- | linois and New York and the auto- mobile factories of Michigan and the | steel mills of Pennsylvania are spring- |ing into activity? “Now, with export surpluses no longer pressing down on the farmer’s | welfare, and with fairer prices, farm- ers really have a chance for the first time in this generation to profit from improved methods.” Turning to the constitutional ar- gument over A. A. A. impending in the courts and on the political stumps, Mr. Roosevelt described his concep- tion of the Constitution embodying this effort as: “To promote the general welfare, not by interfering unduly with indi- vidual liberties, but by bringing to the aid of the individual those powers of government which are essential to as- sure the continuance of the inalien- able rights which the Constitution is intended to guarantee. “I like to think,” he said, “that agricultural adjustment is an expres- sion in concrete form of the human rights those farmer patriots sought to win when they stood at the bridge at Concord, when they proclaimed the Declaration of Independence and when when they perpetuated these ideals by the adoption of the Con- stitution. “Principles Go On.” “Methods and machinery change, but principles go on, and I have faith that, no matter what attempts may be made to tear them down, the principle of farm equality expressed by agricultural adjustment will not die.” The crowd interrupted with ap- plause when the President declared one of his first moves sought “to free our monetary system of bondage to & sufficient extent to permit money to serve the people rather than to force people to serve money.” He was applauded on the statement of increased farm income and on his declaration that “farmers really have a chance for the first time in this (Se POLITICS, page 4. Safety Broadcasts. Today. 3:15 p.m.,, WMAL—Interview with Cordner A, Magruder Mac- Donald and Deputy Coroner Christopher J. Murphy on traffic accident views of the coroner’s office. Dr. MacDon- ald makes a personal investi- gation at the scene of each fatal traffic accident and Dr. Murphy performs an autopsy on each victim. 10:35 p.m.,, WJSV — Analysis of week -end traffic accidents, broadcast from the news room of The Star. ‘Tomorrow. 3:15 p.m., WMAL—Interview with a racing driver on precau- tions taken to avert acci- dents. 4 pm., WJSV — Interviews with s on whether the ex- amination taken to get s driving permit in Washing- ton is strict enough. This will be broadcast from the in tersection of Pifteenth street and New York avenue. Y Star D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1935—132 PAGES. MAC, YOUR Kentucky) (L FEUDS ARE NoT AS C / EASY TO SETTLE AS i THE WPA SCRaps!] | { (-\ Zi| g I ?@W /e A ON THE PRESIDENTIAL PEACE SPECIAL! Pepco Pledges In Star’s Safe-Traffic Drive Calling upon its many company | drivers and employes who drive their | own cars for the utmost possible co- operation in the movement to curb the | rising tide of traffic deaths and acci- dents on Washington streets and high- ways, the Potomac Electric Power Co. today joined in the drive of The Eve- ning Star to promote safe driving and walking. ‘The large utility company announced that it will be unsparing in its effort to inculcate the need for un- | ceasing vigilance and care on the | part of its employes while at the wheel of any motor vehicle or while on foot on Washington streets. The company has undertaken the distri- bution of safe driving pledge cards to all employes and will further urge | | the public need for eliminating reck- less driving and careless walking. ‘The company has 225 business cars {of which 125 are trucks. In addi- | tion there are 21 air compressors mounted on truck chassis. It is es-, timated that there are 750 private | | cars owned by the employes. James | H. Ferry, vice president of the com- | | have the drivers of all these ma- | chines signed up and the safety stickers on all windshields. Pepco in joining the campaign heartily indorsed the work of the (See SAFETY, Page 16.) UTLITES HEARN NEETSQUEKEN Co-Operation \Utility Firm Urges Unceasing Vigilance on Part of All Employes to Promote Better Driving in City. Police Head Asks Drivers to Place Stickers on Cars Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superin- | tendent of the metropolitan police, today urged all motorists who have signed the Eve- ning Star safe- driving pledge to immediately put their stickers on their cars. “Every police- man on my force has signed the pledge” Maj. Brown declared. | “Every one has affixed his sticker to the windshield of his car. “It is a badge M < st Mewn, that every police- the motorist who is showing his ‘colors.” He knows that there is a friend who 1s out there in the street to aid in reducing accidents. “The stickers will keep drivers safety conscious. That is the whole idea of the campaign.” REGATTA RACERS SMASH RECORDS Debate Is Shortened on Wheeler-Rayburn Act. Briefs to Be Filed. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, September 28.—The first hearing on the constitutionality of the Wheeler-Rayburn public utili- ties holding company act ended ab- ruptly late today as opposing counsel shortened their arguments and re- ceived permission to file briefs sub- sequently. From the procedure laid down, it appeared the record in the case would not be completed for & month. It was indicated also that whatever decision United States Judge William C. Cole- man handed down would be taken to the Supreme Court. ‘The hearing ended unexpectedly only two days after it started. It was marked at the outset by a sharp clash between John J. Burns, chief counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and John W. Davis, for- mer Democratic presidential nominee. Davis Stigmatizes Law. Davis, representing the Edison Elec- tric Institute and an individual inter- vening petitioner, continued his at- tack on the Wheeler-Rayburn act to- day with the assertion: “It is the most drastic and extreme legislation ever passed in American law.” Shortly thereafter, James Piper, counsel for the original litigants, J. B. Whitworth and F. Donald Fenhagen, trustees of the bankrupt American States Public Service Co., said his brief would be on file Wednesday. Davis and William Lee Rawls, Bal- timore attorney appointed by the court to represent the American States Co., said their briefs would be filed at the same time. Others to File. Judge Coleman then set 10 days later for filing of & brief by Ralph D. Buell, acting counsel for Berco, Inc., first-lien bondholders and interven- ing petitioners. Two weeks later, the judge sald, Burns must file a reply for the Securities and Exchange Com- mission. ‘The American States Co., seeking re- organization under ncfinnb'lr':: hot the national bankruptey act, it the test case to determine validity of the act before proceeding. The opinion of Judge Coleman, who was sitting in the bankruptcy pro- ceedings, will be of an advisory nature to the company, but will pass on the comstitutionality of the act. ] Notre Dame Wins First Heat in Cup Event—Conclu- sion Today. BY J. A. FOX, Bucking and roaring over the 15- mile course in the Potomac yesterday afternoon, the Notre Dame, a silvery streak, captured the first heat of the 45-mile President's Cup race, to climax the initial power-boat events in the ninth President’s Cup regatta that saw two world and three Ameri- can records go by the boards. Disaster stalked the way as five contenders battled it out in the re- gatta classic, the Hotsy Totsy II, caught in the wash of the Notre Dame, turning turtle and throwing her pilot, Bill Horn, and his mechanic, Otto Capra, into the water. Boats standing by raced to their rescue, however, and they were none the ‘worse for the misHap. Unable te swim, Robert Pitcher, 1209 D street southeast, was drowned when a small boat from which he and two companions had been watching the regatta turned over in the Airport Basin. The time of the Notre Dame was 17:0235 and her average speed for the (Continued on Page B-10, Column 1.) “PROGRESSIVE” SESSION CALLED IN MISSISSIPPI Conner, ‘Father of Sales Tax,’ to Attempt to Jam Measures Through Legislature. By the ASsociated Press. JACKSON, Miss, September 28.— Gov. Sennett Conner, who promises to leave the gubernatorial chair Janu- ary 27 with a $4,000,000 surplus in the State treasury, is girding his forces for a final gesture of statecraft. The “father of the sales tax” has called a sometimes obedient and some- times recalcitrant Legislature into spe- cial session here Tuesday to enact a “progressive program” which' ke de- clines to discuss® publicly. ‘Whether the outgoing executive, who has his eye on the Senate seat held by Pat Harrison, can whip his program through is a matter of con- jecture, but he is “going to put it be- fore them; and it's their responsibility after that,” the Governor has said. A road paving program, costing up- wards of $30,000,000, may be sub- mitted. 5 | of honor. I know | TRAFFICKILS 2 | TOLL REACHES 81 Seven Others Are Injured in | Crashes Yesterday and Last Night. (Picture on Page B-1.) Two persons—a 15-year-old school- | 1 boy and a 65-year-old woman—were | killed here yesterday and last night | | in traffic accidents. Seven other persons were hurt, four seriously, in and near Washington as slippery streets added to the traffic hazards. ‘Those killed were Edward Winters, | 1339 Columbia road, an eighth-grade | student at Powell Junior High School, and Mrs. Clara Savage, 219 H street. Mrs. Savage was run down last night by a taxicab while crossing the street near the 200 block of Massachusetts avenue. Taken to Casualty Hospital, | she was found to be suffering from a | broken leg and collar bone, internal injuries and shock. Steve Hajmosi. 24, of 3325 Nichols avenue southeast, | driver of the cab, was held at the| { fourth precinct station house for in- | vestigation. | The two fatalities increased the number of traffic deaths here this year | to 81, according to the official police | | pany and chief engineer, intends to man has a warm spot in his heart for | count. Crushed Beiween Trucks. The Winters boy was crushed to | death yesterday afterncon, vhen a | truck onto which he held while riding | his bicycle brushed him against an- other machine while turning at Flor- ida avenue and Porter street north- east. The tragedy occurred as the boy was riding through the city on a hol- iday excursion, according to Lee Ham- mer, his stepfather. After questioning, the driver of tre | truck, Percy W. Griffin, 48, who con- ducts & coal business at 1389 Florida avenue northeast, was released by order of the coroner. An fnquest wui be held early this week. As police reconstructed the accident, Edward was holding onto the right rear of Griffin’s truck as it proceeded West on Florida avenue. At Porter street Griffin swung to the right to en- ter a filling station. Another truck was parked alongside the curb at the entrance and Edward was caught be- tween the two vehicles. He died short- ly afterward at Sibley Hospital from a crushed chest. Car Hits Loaded Truck. Among those seriously injured was | Dugar Whitley, 31, of 219 Ninth street southwest. He possibly received a | skull fracture and other injuries when | his car crashed into a loaded truck half a mile south of Highway Bridge. Two companions, Blaine Hockday, 29, and Pitt Hockday, 24, of 43¢ Tenth street, were hurled from the car by the impact, but were not seriously hurt. All were treated at Emergency Hos- pital. The truck driver, Henry E. Morris, 27, of Disputante, Va., who was en route to Richmond from Marcus Hook, Pa,, with a load of rugs, was held pend- ing the outcome of Whitley's injuries. ‘Witnesses told police Whitley's car was approaching Washington at high speed, sideswiped the curb as it rounded a curve and veered into the path of the truck. Morris was not hurt. Clinton Baker, 30, of 1646 Thirty- a possible skull TALMADGE ASSAILED Atlanta Mayor Bars Governor From Roosevelt Day Commission. ATLANTA, September 28 (#).— “Gov. Talmadge has pulled down the Stars and Stripes and run up a pair of red suspenders in its place,” Mayor James L. Key said today. Discussing the personnel of the Municipal Hospitality Commission to make arrangements for Roosevelt day here in November, the mayor said he wanted only “100 per cent Roosevelt men and women to serve.” “Anybody who takes stock in the kind of Democyat who goes about the Nation belittling the Democratic Pres- ident and his administration has no place on our Roosevelt day celebra- tion,” he said. 24 Hurt as School Falls. VERA CRUZ, Mexico, September 28 (®).—A school building collapsed to- day in the village of Paso del Macho, injuring 24 children, 4 gravely. The walls of the bullding had been weak- | ened by heavy rains of the past week. b ¢ FIVE CENTS TEN CENTS BUSINESS CHEER ISEXPECTEDINU.S. CASH DATA TODAY Financial Report Likely to Show Improving Budget Situation. TAX COLLECTIONS TOP JANUARY ESTIMATES Commerce Department Finds Plants Reopening, Retail Trade Gaining. | By the Associated Press. With the business curve veering upward, Treasury experts last night had compiled a new estimate of the Government's financial condition gen- erally expected to show a miore cheer- ful situation than last January's budget. While they guarded it carefully in advance of its official publication toe day, the Commerce Department issued its weekly business review, which again reported optimistically on reopening plants, increased industrial operations and expanding business activity, This summary fell in line with statements of the last few days—re- ports of better business brought to Washington by the Federal Reserve Board's Advisory Council, a report of increased employment by Secretary of Labor Perkins and some optimistic as« sertions by President Roosevelt at his midweek press conference. Summary Is New Wrinkle. The new summary of the Governe ment’s financial condition presented an innovation in Federal fiscal activi- ties. Heretofore there has been but one budget each year, transmitted to Congress a few days after its annual convening date. The revised budget to be released today will bring up to date the Bud- get Bureau's estithates of how much revenue will be collected before the end of the current fiscal year next June 30, taking into account the | newly enacted tax bill and the up- ward movement of business. Opposite these figures it will list up-to-the-minute estimates of how much is to be spent, compiled in the light of the appropriations voted by the last session of Congress. Treas ury officials have predicted that last January's $4528,000,000 deficit ese timate will be reduced. Collections Exceed Estimates. ‘The January budget forecast cole ;Iections of 47 cents for every dole | 1ar expended. To date, Treasury fige ures show collections actually have been 54 cents for every dollar spent, & considerable difference when mul- tiplied by the billions im which the Treasury deals. Expenditures, of course, are expect« ed to move upward as those on the dole are transferred to work-relief projects, but to offset this factor, the period of the Government's. heaviest collections lies ahead—next March, when taxes are paid on incomes of the present calendar year. Just how the two forces finally will align themselves is, of course, difficult (See REPORT, Page 2.) L S R e 3 Saved as Barge Sinks. OCEAN CITY, Md. September 28 (#).—The coal barge, Hanover No. 1, out of Philadelphia, went down 32 miles east of the Fenwick light buoy today, after an all-night battle to keep it afloat. Three men aboard were taken off. The loss was the barge and 1,334 tons of coal. Readers’ Guide PART ONE. Main News Section. (C};nera_l Nmeaiesa A-1, B-T. anging orld—A-3. Lost and Found—A-9. _ Death Notices—A-9. Sports Section, Pages B-10-14. Boating and Fishing News, B-14, PART TWO. Editorial Section. Editorial Articles—Pages D-1-4, Editorials and Editorial Fea- tures—D-2. Public Library—D-4, Who Are You?—D-4. Today’s Film Schedule—D-4. Clubs and Organization Activi- ties—D-5-7. Veterans’ Organizations, Na- tional Guard and Organized Reserves—Pages D-5-6. Cross-word Puzzle—D-7. Serial Story—D-T. Civic News and Comment—D-8. Conquering Contract—D-8. Stamps—D-9. Resorts—D-9. PART THREE. Society Section. Society News and Comment— Pages E-1-10. Well-Known Folk—E-4. Barbara Bell Pattern—E-10. Washington Wayside—E-10. Service Orders—E-10. Vital Statistics—E-10. PART FOUR. Feature Section. News Features—Pages F-1-4. John Clagett Proctor’s Article on Old Washington—F-2. “Those Were the Happy Days,” by Dick Mansfield—F-4. ks—F-5. Stage and Screen—F-T. Automobiles—F-8. Aviation—F-8. Radil? al;ews and Comment— Music—F-10. Children’s Page—F-11. Highlights of History—F-11. PART FIVE. Financial, Classified. Financial News and Comment, Stock, Bond and Curb Sum- maries, Pages G-1-4, clualflfl 2 Advertising — Pages S