Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1935, Page 2

"A-2 ww [ABOR ASKS 1. S TO REGULATE PAY Amendment Held in Line With Roosevelt Plan for Constitution. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Union labor has gone on record in favor of letting the Congress of the | United States regulate the hours and | wages of the workers of America. To accomplish this, an amendment | to the Federal Constitution is first to | be sought. This is in line with Presi- | dent Roosevelt’s desire to change the | Constitution to conform ‘to the New | Deal philosophy of a centralized and socialized government. Mr. Roosevelt has been represented as desiring the American Federation of Labor to take the lead in his be- half in waging a fight for constitu- tional change. Though beset with dif- ficulties, the resolution to get behind a change in the Federal Constitution was adopted by a voice vote in :he closing hour of a two-week convention of the A. F. of L. at Atlantic City, N. J. It is true only a third of the mem- bers were present and that the issue | wasn't debated at all, being left to the | Executive Council to draft the amend- | ment. But it is significant that, even after the Executive Council had more or less sidestepped the question by eaying it wanted to study the matter further, the convention itself, as a tesult of a last-minute piece of sur- prise strategy by two strong Roosevelt | supporters, did direct the Executive | Council to get busy and frame a pro~ posed amendment. Table Plan Frustrated. - This action came after the conven- | tion had once agreed to table the sub- ject, but so powerful was the adminis- | tration influence that the matter w: not permitted to drop with any such apparent indifference to Mr. Roose-| velt’s wishes. What kind of amendment will be written? On the A, F. of L.'s executive council are the two men who pushed the proposal for constitutiona: change into action, namely, John L. Lewis and David Dubinsky. They are favorably inclined toward the resolution spon- &ored by the International Ladies’ Garment Workers, so it is likely that it will be one of the first considered. That resolution proposes as article | XXII of the Federal Constitution the following: “Section 1—The Congress shall have power to establish uniform laws throughout the United States to regu- late, limit and prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age; to limit | the work time and establish minimum compensation of wage earners and em- ployes; to provide for the ‘relief of aged, invalided, sick and unemploved‘ wage earners and employes, in the form of periodical grants, pensions, benefits, compensation, or indemni- ties from the -public treasuty, from contributions of employers, wage | earners and employes, or from one or | more such sources, and generally for the social and economic welfare of the workers of the United States. “Section 2—The power of the sev- eral States to enact social welfare legislation is unimpaired by this article, but no such legislation shall abridge or conflict with any act of Congress under this article.” Draft Is All-Inclusive. It will be noted that the foregoing | is drafted so as to catch the support | of the railroad workers, whose pension | legislation was recently declared in- valid by the Supreme Court, and also to make sure that the Guffey bill, the ‘Wagner bill and the social security legislation of the last Congress and all future pension laws to pay money to special groups out of the Federal Treasury shall be constitutional. The resolution, moreover, includes the language of the child labor amend- ment, which has been going the| rounds of the State Legislatures for | many years, but still remains unrati- fled. It is inferred that the language | is purposely repeated now because ifl the new amendment, sponsored by | the A. F. of L. goes through Con- | gress for submission to States an opportunity will be afforded to place the proposal before constitutional con- ‘mentions instead of Legislatures, and h that way the matter can be passed upon by a popular ballot, as was the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. It is interesting in this connection to observe that the A. F. of L. is opposing interstate labor compacts, which are possible within the frame- work of the present Federal Constitu- tion. Just why any national labor organization should wish to impede the passage of any legislation bene- ficial to its interests would be hard to understand ordinarily. But the A, F. of L. has a group of leaders who are determined to play ball with Presi- dent Roosevelt at all hazards, and, if he wishes the Federal Government to control and regulate labor matters, they want to give him wholehearted support, especially as the subject may be an issue in the 1936 Mr. Roosevelt, of course, ways be President and some future Congresses may not be excessively friendly to the bloc theory of gov- ernment, in which case the proposed grant of power to Congress to regulate wages and hours may prove to be the entering wedge toward Federal control of and supervision of labor unions, All Sections Interested. Certainly union labor has raised a vital issue. The South will be inter- ested in the way the regulation of wages by a northern-dominated Con- gress will affect the race problem and social conditions. The West will be interested in the effect of agricultural labor and on the cost of eastern-made commodities which are to be ex- changed at prices hitherto too low to meet the eastern or industrial level. And the tariff-protected industries will be interested tc learn to what extent & growing consumer resistance to high industrial prices will compel the inflow of foreign-made goods when virtual subsidies to labor are as ex- tensive as they would be under an amendment to the Federal Constitu- tion. It may be a coincidence, in- cidentally, that, at the A. F. of L. cenvention, President William Green, in his opening address, said: “We gre near now, in my judgment, to Government awnership and opera- | tion of railroads.” The plight of the railroads is con- sidered in many quarters to be due to high labor costs, practically dictated by Congress, which has in turn resulted in the fixing of high freight rates by the Interstate Com- merce Commission, in a diminution of freight trafic and an increase in sub- stitute methods, such as the truck. Perhaps this is an {llustration of what may some day happen if wage-fixing gets deeper into the realm of politics and organized block pressure than it is today. (Copyright. 1935.) — Births Decline. Japan’s birthrate i§ decreasing. What’s What Behind News In Capital Utility Holding Firms Hint of Big Fight on Abolition. BY PAUL MALLON. A hint has come from some of the public utility holding company peo- ple indicating that they might whoop up a big national political fight | against abolition by the Government. This word has seeped through to the Securities and Ezchange Commission, where some uneasiness had been noticeable beneath the surface. New Chairman Landis is supposed to have made several private talks to large groups re- cently deploring the possibility. His position is that the Govern- ment does not mind a fair test of the constitutionality of the act in the courts. In fact, the commis- sion is willing to co-operate with the holding companies to hasten a test suit (not one like the trick Baltimore case, however). All it wants is reasonable co-operation from the holding companies in the mechanical arrangements prelimi- nary to registration. Most of the companies have al- ready shown a willingness to go along carefully that way, but a few of the urchins are supposed to have their fingers crossed. They will soon get them uncrossed, for the same reason that an unarmed man usually does not challenge one with a stick. New Dealers Carry Clubs. ‘While Landis and his commissioners ; are speaking softly, there are certain New Dealers outside the commission who are carrying heavy clubs, One is Senator Black, chairman of the Senate’s Propaganda Investigat- ing Committee. If the holding com- | panies open up & broad publicity at- tack, it will not be necessary for any one to stick a pin into Senator Black to get him started. Under his latest amplified powers he can go into the books of any corporation, haul any | corporation official to his investiga- torial bar. You may rest assured such preparations as are necessary have been made. For that reason, the odds are about 10 to 1 that the legitimate constitu- tional challenge of the holding com- panies act will be conducted far more peaceably than most people now be- lieve probable. Russian Break Considered. It did not get out at the time, but the question of breaking off diploma- | tic relations with Russia was under serious consideration at the State De- partment not long ago. Nearly all the United States board | of diplomatic strategy have become disillusioned. if not disgusted. Their hopes for substantial expansion of trade, settlement of the debts, non- propaganda understandings have proved delusions. Yet recognition was mot can- celed. The reason now being put forward off-the-record by officials is that such a step would accom- plish nothing; that it is better for an unsatisfactory status quo to continue. It will be denied, but every insider there knows this explanation' is & truthful excuse to cover a much bet- ter political reason. The strategists really felt that retraction of recogni- tion would be a blanket confession of error. The indications are that they may continue to hold that view until after the next election. $350,000,000 Trade Expected. Before recognition, the State De- partment expected a $350,000,000 an- nual American expori trade out of the deal. That was the official inside figure. All it actually got was a * | promise to purchase $30,000,000. This represents only $15,000,000 more than exports before recognition. But what hurt worse was the misunderstanding on debts. In the recognition discussions, President Roosevelt promised trade credits for settlement of the $700,000,000 American debt and damage claims. This Government offered to reduce the claims to about $200,000,000 and extend $100,000,000 of credit. But after recognition, Litvinoff de- manded $100,000,000 in cash and another $100,000,000 in eredits. Our diplomats considered Litvinoff's attitude a deliberate misinteroreta- tion of the President’s offer. Their faces have been the same color as the Soviet flag ever since. The latest subtle brain trust trial balloon is supposed to be a book by David Cushman Coyle. The New Deal connection with it is being traced by the fact that Coyle left the Resettle- ment Board of Review (Tugwell) only 8 week ago, apparently because his book was coming out November 1. Previously he had served in a brain- trusting capacity with the W. P. A. Planning Board (Hopkins), and the Public Works Planning Board (Ickes). Coyle advocates spending such as no one ever heard of before. He suggests that $50,000,000,000 should be disbursed by the Gov- ernment next year and an equal amount jor the next few years. He wants the money to go only for services and not for public works, even self-liquidating ones. He does nt want t inflate to get the money. He would raise it by income tazes. He should be a big help to Mr. Morgenthau, who has been wone dering how he can get even a sub- stantial part of $4,000,000,000 out of any kind of taxes during the next two years. Note—Mr. Coyle seems to trip him- self by disclosing that the total na- tional income in 1933 was $45,000,- 000,000. If confiscated entircly by the Government, it would have been $5,000,000,000 short of Mr. Coyle's as- pirations. You may be sure that the bigwigs of the New Deal have. nothing like this in mind. Apparently the balloonish aspects of the book are based on the expectations that no one will object to Mr. Roosevelt spending $4,000,000,000 after reading Mr. Coyle. It is underx'bod, however, that Mr. Coyle is willing to put his theory into THE GEN. GREELY GIVEN HIGHEST HONORS President Roosevelt Leads Nation in Paying Final Tribute to Hero. Awarded the most coveted decora- tions of his Government in life, Maj. Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely, 91-year-old war and Arctic hero, to- day received in death the highest final honors of his military calling— an impressive soldler's funeral cu the heights of Arlington. A thundering 13-gun artillery sa- lute, three sharp volleys from a rifle squad and the plaintive notes of the soldier’s requiem, “Taps,” signaled the official close of a remarkable career filled with high adventure, stark tragedy, courage and scitific achievement. In recognition of this lifetime of “splendid public service” he had received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Church and military rites befitting one of the Army's most colorful fig- ures were held this afternoon, as the War Department jomed with the world of sclence and the citizenry generally ip mourning the death here Sunday of the beloved white-bearded warrior and explorer. Message From President. ‘The feeling of a Nation was re- flected in a messagé of condolence sent by President Roosevelt to Col. John N. Greely, a son of Gen. Greely. | “I offer to you and through you to the members of your family,” the President radioed from the U. S. S. Houston, “assurance of sincere sym- pathy in the death of your father. As an explorer, Gen. Greely bore privation and physical suffering with true heroism, and later, through long and devoted service to science, he cn< larged the field of human knowledge.” Mr. Roosevelt's reference to priva- with Greely's tragic expedition to the then “farthest north”—83 degrees and 24 minutes—from which a pitiful remnant of seven of the original band of 25 men emerged alive. That was more than half a century ago. ‘The funeral services began in All | Souls’ Unitarian Church, Sixteenth | and Harvard streets, at 2:15 p.m., in ‘(he presence of a large company of relatives, friends, former associates and admirers of the venerable officer. Rev. Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pastor of the church, warmly eulogized Gen. Greely for his services in war and peace. Greely had been a member of All Souls’ Church for many years ‘md attended regularly when his health permitted. Honorary Pallbearers. Among the honorary pallbearers was erect, 79-year-old 'Brig. Gen. David L. Brainard, U. 8. A, retired, now the lone survivor of Greely's ex- | pedition. Brainard. then a sergeant, him had done. Stanchly he stood beside Greely in the terrible ordeal telief ship was lost in the ice and the food gave out. Greely and Brainard | had held annual reunions on the for- ' ’men birthday anniversaries—the last on March 27 of this year. POl Noncracs | pDhisrers were | Maj. Gen. James B. Allison, chief sig- | nal officer of the Army, a post once held by Gen. Greely; Maj. Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, Maj. Gen. George 5. Gibbs and Maj. Gen. Irving J. Carr, former chief signal officer Maj. Gen. Leon B. Kromer, chief of Cavalry; Brig. Gen. William' Mitchell, U. 8. A, retired, former Army air chief and one-time subordinate of Charles DeF. Chandler, Signal Corps, retired; Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, presi- dent of the National Geographic So- ciety, and R. M. Kauffmann, friend of | Gen. Greely. By hearse the body was taken from the church to the Fort Myer entrance caisson, Cavalry escorted the caisson Thicket of brush; A dtmh:od Victuals, A Greek letter, NAVE Mercenary. Add a letter to each word shown the letters to spell a word for which site the new word. If the puzzle is tion and physical suffering concerned | | carried the American flag closer to | the North Pole than any one before | which beset the party when their | Gen. Greely in the Signal Corps: Col. | to Arlington National Cemetery, where soldie: it was transferred to an Artillery AUTO SHOW PUZZLE CONTEST THIS 1S PUZZLE NO. 15, Favorable opinion, Pertaining to Spring. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Wreckage of Ruth Nichols’ Plane—Survivors Wed HALLOWEEN FETE Winners in Nine Divisions | of Parade Will Receive Awards. Judges of the annual Halloween parade. to be held the night of Oc- | tober 31, were announced yesterday at Greater National Capital Commit- tee headquarters by Chairman Wallace Robinson. Assisting Robinson will be H. H | Burroughs, John Webster, Harry Grove, Louls Lowe, Col. E. L. Mattice, | Karl Plitt, Diller Groff. Willlam La- | mar, Harry Dean, William E. Wise, Mrs. Joseph Rogers Young. Miss Etta | Taggart, Henry Owens, Hollis Fritz, Miss Genevieve Hendricks, James E. Colliflower, R. E. F. Boss and Stanley Long. ‘The judges will be seated in the re- viewing stand on Constitution avenue | between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. Winners of the nine divisions |in the parade will be announced at the conclusion of the procession. The awards, including 10 silver trophies | | and many secondary prizes, will be presented at a special ceremony at the | District Building the week after the| parade. | The judges will be assisted by a corps of Boy Scouts, under command | | of Col. Mattice. | on the short' march to the grave, rear‘ Arlington House. 1 As the procession from the gate! began, a battery of the 16th Field | Artillery fired 13 zuns at minute in- | tervals. At the grave Dr. Pierce conducted ® brief final service. This concluded, the body was lowerec into the grave as the artillery battery boomed an- other 13-gun salute, this time at five- | second intervals—tne usual tribute to an officer of major general rank. A rifle squad of the 3rd Cavalry then stepped forward, raised its guns and fired three volleys over the grave The riflemen stepped back and made way for a bugler. Tremulously he sounded the poignant nmes or the T's farewell—iaps. had closed an epic chnp';er in us = nals of achievement. \\ood. | | | | I JUDGES SELECTED 20 passengtr xhxp crashrd at the Troy, N. Y., Airport yesterday, — | | Justice of the peace. in the left-hand column and rearrange the definition is given. Insert the new word below the definition and place the added letter in the last column oppo- solved correctly, the added letters will spell the trade name of one of the twenty-one (21) automobiles shown in the list below, to be exhibited at the Sixteenth Annual Automobile Show of Wash- ington, D. C,, from November 2 to November 9, 1935, inclusive, at the Calvert Exhibit Hall, 2601 Calvert street northwest, opposite Hotel Shoreham, under the auspices of Washington Automotive Trade Association, which, with the co-operation of The Star, is conducting this contest. AUBURN BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET CHRYSLER DE SOTO ‘The first puzzle appeared on October 8. The last will be pubnshed Oc- tober 28. Previous puszzles will be found in the files in the business office of The Star. Solve. each puzzle, and not earlier than October 29, but nat later than midnight, October 30, send all of the solutions with a reason of not more than twenty (20) words “As to Why in Washington, D. C..” to the Washington Automotive Trade Association, 1427 1 street northwest, Washington, D. C. 1t is not necessary to send in the actual puzzles, but it is compulsory that the entries show the new words. The new words will not be given out or published, and no entries will be returned. Officials of the Washington Automotive Trade Association, whose decisions will be final, will act as judges, and based on correctness, neatness and manner in which the solutions are submitted, Annual Automobile Show, will award the Automobile Show, as follows: First prize, $50 and 12 tickets; second prize, practice by spending all the proceeds of the book and any other money he may have for any services, however tuseleu. You may apply to him, Wuwrl' 1038 $25 and 8 tickets; third prize, $1C and 6 tickets, and 25 prizes of 2 tickets each. In case of ties duplicate prizes will be ‘Winners will be announced in the LINCOLN NASH OLDSMOBILE PACKARD PIERCE-ARROW PLYMOUTH PONTIAC STUDEBAKER TERRAPLANE an Automobile Show Should Be Held as well as the reason for holding an prizes totaling $100 and 100 tickets to awarded. s Automobile Show Section of The Sundsy Star on November 3, 1935, Questions should be addressed to Washington Auto- Trde Aegylation, 1427 I street northwest, Washington, D. C. fi D. C, Four survivors of the Ruth Nichols plane crash, who escaped with minor injuries. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1935, KURTZ REPORTED OVER CHARLESTON Young Flyer Believed to Have Doubled Back From Richmond. Twenty-year-old Frank Kurtz, an Olympic diver of Los Angeles, who s attempting a junior flying record from Mexico City to Washington, was re- ported seen shortly before noon today above the Charleston, 8. C.. Airport, after he presumably doubled back from Richmond for almost 325 miles on the return course. The Commerce Department's Divi- sion of Air Communications reported that a plane sighted over Charleston was at least partially identified as that Kurtz was flying. The identifi- cation, however, is not definite. Young Kurtz left Byrd Airport at Richmond at 6:50 a.m. today, after spending 40 minutes in fueling. At- tendants reported he expected to con- tinue his flight to Washington. Reported Over Charleston. At 10:09 am., however, an airplane believed to have been that of Kurtz was reported over Charleston. This | would have meant the fiyer doubled | back in almost the opposite direction Smoldering ruins of the plane in which Ruth Nichols, one of America's ace woman flyers, was critically injured and five others hurt when the big All were extricated from the plane before it burst into flames, (Reprinted jrom yesterday's Night Final Edition.) | New Orleans as darkness was | deputy to his previously announced course Officials at the local airport com- munication center late on whether young Kurtz ha his course or merely changed mind. The Associated Press reported from Atlanta that Kurtz left there at 12:45 am. after legal ground hazards had been cleared by Miss Louise Robert, | daughter of Lawrence (Chip) Robert, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The youth took off from the Mex jcan capital yesterday morning, drop- ped down at Corpus Christi for fuel about noon, battled bad weather for five hours over the Gulf, but reached falling and left there at 7:25. In Atlanta Last Night. He landed in Atlanta at 11:55 last night, tired, tousled-haired. red-eyed and partially deafened by the inces- sant roaring of the motor in his single-seated, open-cockpit plane. His bagzage consisted of a portfolio con= taining & good will letter to Presie | dent Roosevelt from President Car- denas. Despite his fatigue he was planning to resume his flight in a few minutes, but Uncle Sam’s representatives step= ped in Acting on a from San telegraphed request Antonio, V. D. Simsey, collector of customs, wanted to know why Kurtz had not cleared customs properly upon entering this country. William Reilly of the immi= | gration cffice wanted to be sure he Wwas an American citizen Reilly was satisfied by baggage sealed by papers and Mexican officials, | but Simsey thought it best to put in | & call to his superior in Wast hington. youthful flver was the loss of precious Meanwhile. the fretting about time, Called Miss Robert. ‘While | first Kurtz thought not waiting for e Washing- Simsey asked the flyer if any one Atlanta. At but then sug- gested his 1932 teammate, Miss Rob- ert. Although it then was 12:30 m. an airport attendant called her. ton call he knew | Yes, she knew Frank Kurtz and would thown in Troy. N. Y., shortly after they participated in a double wedding. Left to right, are: Ray Hanes of Atlanta, Ga., and his bride, the former Gladys Berkenheiser of West New York, N. J.; Nena Berkenheiser, Gladys' sister, and her Willlam Holt, also from Atlanta. INSTITUTION URGES LOW PRICE POLIGY iBrookings Report, After 3- Year Study, Advocates Mass Production. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, October 22.—The Brookings Institution reported last night that after a three-year study it has cdncluded American depressions can be prevented by effective distri- | bution of a greater mass production through lower prices. Dr. Harold G. Moulton, head of the institution which is devoted to social service research, gave the report to the Palk Foundation. sponsor of the in- quiry, and 300 executives from every field of endeavor. He announced also that the founda- tion has allotted an additional grant to the $150.000 which was spent for | an inquiry into immediate ways' and means of helping increase prosperity. The 51-year-old economist declared & world without depressions can be | accomplished only if the benefits of increased efficiency of both humans and machinery are passed along to the entire people in lower commodity prices. ‘Wealth Sharing Hit. “It should be clearly understood that & mere redistribution of the existing income of society will not accomplish the desired results,” Dr. Moulton as- serted. He pointed out the average income in the most prosperous year was $665 and the addition of incomes from in- vestments and corporation officials’ | Salaries added a mere $140. “The paramount requirement is to increase progressively the total amount of income to be divided,” he said. “Only if the aggregate income of 80 billion dollars a year increases to 100 billions, to 150 billions, to 200 billions, will it be possible to achieve the goal desired.” Dr. Moulton said he found three major types of business organizations which have interfered with competi- tive price movements: -Unified mo- nopoly or industrial combination, the “collective monopoly” cartels, found chiefly in Europe and trade associa- tions. Technological Gains Cited. His report continued: “Over an ever widening area Lhe process of persistently expanding pur- chasing powex by means of price re- ductions has thus been checked.” The results have been clearly manifested in the decade of the 20s. This was a period of remarkable technological advancement and both the amount of capital and the efficiency of its use in- creased in nearly all lines. “But the benefits were not auto- matically passed on to the masses of consumers either through proportional wage increases or price reductions. Wholesale prices of manufactured commodities declined a scant 5 per cent and retail prices not at all.” Al s first requirement to stepping IfllliTl activity, Dr. Moulton urged that it reach a basic change of attitude toward prices and then sys- tematically study ways and means to decrease them “all along the line.” He added: . “This is the great challenge which is presented to American business men in the years that lie ahead.” Founded in 1927, The Brookings Institution of Wash- ington was organized in 1927 to “aid constructively in the development of | sound national policies” and to “offer training of a supergraduate character to students of the social sciences.” | Frederic A. Delano is chairman of husband, ~—Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. 'PILOT SUCCUMBS INNICHOLS CRASH be glad to talk to him Simsey then was called to the tel phone and Miss Robert assured him she knew Kurtz as a citizen in good standing. The phone connection to Washing- ton was not made, but Simsey at 12:40 grinned and said: “Go ahead, son. Ill wire Washington, and if there is any more -traightening out to do you'll do it there At 12:45 Kurtz took off again with the prediction he would “be in Wash- ington before that wire.” Condition of Aviatrix Is Still Grave—Tragedy Fails to Halt Weddings. the board of trustees which includes | BY the Associated Press. Dwight F. Davis, Clarence Phelps Dodge, Lessing Rosenwald and others. Dr. Moulton said his analysis of | Who was seriously injured when a| the nndlnn reached during the long | survey TROY, N. Y, October 22—Miss Ruth Nichols, adventurous airwoman, glant airplane crashed yesterda “relates not so much to con- | killing her pilot, was reported slightly 547 NEW MEMBERS SIGN UP FOR “Y” | Victory Dinner to Be Held To- morrow Night in End of l Drive. ‘The Young Men's Christian As- sociation today was close (o its goal of 600 new members, with its city ditions of the moment as to longer- ::A;Yo"d * but still in grave danger | wige campaign due to close with a run possibilities.” So long as widespread undercon- ts, Dr. Moul , 8| sumpion: exis MO RS0 = night, although his injuries and burns program of public works will not solve the basic need. to take over the production of food. clothing and other basic necessities, he continued, “would it be possible thus to give the people what the peo- ple most stand in need of. “We conclude, therefore, that tax- | ation has a place in a program for redistributing income—an increasing place as the years pass—but not a place of primary or fundamental im- portance.” Irvin S. Cobb Says: Sons of Roosevelt No Horse-and-Buggy SANTA MONICA, Calif, October 22—Front pages came packed with tidings to stir the pulse—war, earth- quake, .a famous woman flyer in a crash, death for places, Cuban hurricane making up; a skill gave joy to millions. It's as though fate had her grim wash day, too. Even so, the budget of news seems strangely incomplete, Let's look the flaming headlines through again to see what's lacking. Oh, yes, this must be it: None of the younger Roosevelts got pinched over the week end for speed- ing or even for violating traffic rules. Possibly the returns from the back precincts aren’t all in yet. Anyhow, the President has no cause to com- plain that the Myl belong to the horse-and-buggy (Oopyright. “al Mm | police | Capt. Hublitz attempted to return to the troy airport. The ship lost alti- | ay. Capt. Harry Hublitz, York City. the pilot, 42, of New | died at mid- were first thought to be less serious | v Miss Nichols. “Not unless the Government were | i Chary those uffered by e he Dr. Emmott Howd said today that Miss Nichols had passed a restful | night. If she continues to keep her | strength for the next two days, Dr. Howd said he thinks she may recover. She suffered fractures of the left wrist, ankle and nose, contusions, burns and possible internal injuries Carry Out Wedding. Four of her employes—two men and two women—-were treated for less | severe hurts and last night carried out a double wedding, originally planned as a sky wedding over New York City. Capt. Hublitz was at the controls of the plane, owned by Clarence Chamberlain, trans-Atlantic fiyer, when it took off for New York. With Miss Nichols as co-pilot, the plane had been used in Troy for a week for passenger hops. Ten per cent of the proceeds were given to charity. Capt. Albert B. Moore of the State id the plane wavered and | ture rapidly, however, struck one tree and swung into another before drop- ping to the ground. It burst into flames immediately. U. S. Investigating. Capt. Moore said he was convinced the crash was “purely an accident.” John Sommers, a United States Department of Commerce investi- gator, flew from Buffalo last night to investigate the crash. Shortly before the captain’s death, Miss Gladys Berkenheiser was mar- ried to Ray Hanes, Miss Nichols' mechanic, and her sister, Nena, be- came the bride of William Holt, ticket taker on the tour. All four were in the plane. The ceremony was performed in & hotel suite. Miss Nichols was badly injured on June 22, 1931, when she crashed at | St. John, New Brunswick, while at- a trans-Atlantic flight take-off. Once she jumped from a burning- ship and on two other occasions escaped injury in minor tempting accidents. — o . Railway Buys Autos. om railway in luhnd is ordering 374 new motor vehicles, | “victory dinner” tomorrow night as the Central ¥. M. C. A. | Ninety additional recruits for Y. M. C. A. membership were reported by the three campaign divisions last night at a dinner in the auditorium of the Central Y. M. C. A. This brought to 547 the total -of new members enrolled since start of the | drive October 11. Kelvin Shivers was awarded a prize for leading the team which stood first in enrollment honors at last | night's tabulation. Andrew Schuse tek, jr. received a prize for indi- | vidual enfollment standing. The awards were made by John L. Vandegrift, general chairman of the drive, who presided. The Pepco String Quartet entertained. |ORCHESTRA TICKET SALE | Special Arrangements Announced | for Remainder of Season. | The demand for tickets for con- | certs of the National Symphony Ore | chestra, which opened its season Sun- day, has become so great the orches- tra management has decided to place |them on special sale, according to C. C. Cappel, business manager. The tickets are obtainable at the | Julius Garfinkel store. Season tickets for the remaining 11 concerts will be offered at a saving on the price of single concert tickets, Cappel said. Willlam van Hoogstraaten, conduce tor of the New York Stadium con- certs, will be the guest conductor of the orchestra at the next concert Sunday. Vote to Cut Wine Output. BUENOS AIRES, October 22 (#).— ‘The Argentine government today ap- proved a measure for the destruction of vineyards in order to reduce wine production by 100,000 liters (about 2,400 gallons) a year, the estimated | surplus. The grape growers will be compensated by the government for their losses. Federal Employes to Meet. Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Employes, and Miss Gertrude M. Me- Nally, secretary-treasurer, will speak at a dinner of Federal Employes Union, No. 262, Treasury Department, at the Grace Dodge Hotel tonight at 6:30 o'clock. .