Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1935, Page 2

A wk¥ — MIDWEST SEEN AS BATTLEGROUND Receding Tide of Votes Held No Indication of Roose- velt’s Defeat. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. While the political partisans will read into this week’s election returns whatever they would wish to see happen in 1936, a dispassionate anal- ysis of the statistics would seem to indicate the receding tide of Demo- cratic votes this year does not neces- sarily mean President Roosevelt's ma- jority in the electoral college has reen wiped out or will be next year. That there is recession of Demo- cratic strength, that the Democrats probably reached their peak in the congressional elections of 193¢ and that there is serious defection in the Democratic party on the Eastern sea- board is evident from a study of the returns. But Mr. Roosevelt of the pleasing radio voice was not running on Tuesday of this week, and the country doesn’t know who his Repub- lican opponent will be. Hence, with all the objections that some Democrats may have to the President’s policies, it is not to be inferred that a large number of them will be ready to vote for any Republican. Stayaways Out of Propertion. The figures of Tuesday's elections are well worth studying from various angles. The Republican high com- mand promptly construed the Repub- lican Assembly victory in New York State as a national triumph, and the Democratic spokesmen as quickly in- sisted that the popular vote in New | York State this year was 600,000 bet- E ter for the Democrats than the Re- | publicans. 4 ! Several questions, however, present themselves which neither the Repub- lican nor Democratic chieftains have answered. Why did 243,109 Demo- cratic voters out of 2,177,982 who cast their ballot for Gov. Lehman, | Democrat, in 1934, fail to come to the | polls at all this time? And why did only 46505 out of the Republican voters who favored Robert Moses for Governor in 1934 stay away this week? Clearly the Democratic stay- away vote is out of all proportion to that of the Republicans. Will Tammany Vote Right? Another question that needs to be answered is whether Tammany Hall. which cast such a large part of the Democratic vote for the Assembly this week, is ready to forget its grievances against Mr. Roosevelt and vote for him next year? In other words, can the administration count on that 1,934,873 Democratic vote for Assem- bly of 1935 as likely to stay hitched next year? Tammany Hall, which has been| kicked around by the New Deal, comes curiously back into a strategic posi- tion. It may hold the fate of New ‘York State in its hands, for, obviously, the swing-back to Republicanism in the upstate counties of New York is significant of an adverse tide for the Democrats in the Empire State. While Philadelphia has been known as a Republican city, there is un- doubtedly a recession of Democratic strength in that city, too. For, in 1934, Senator Reed, Republican, car- ried the city by only about 3,000 votes and Attorney General Schnader, the Republican candidate for Governor, earried it by 19,000 over Gov. Earle, while this year, the Republican mayor- alty candidate has at least 46,000 ma- Jority over the Democratic nominee. The election of Republicans in various cities like Cleveland, which Mr. Roosevelt carried overwhelmingly in 1932, only serves to emphasize the | fact tha the Democratic tide has | stopped running and that adverse currents have set in. Forget 1916 Election. But anybody who draws the con- elusion that these same currents are running the same everywhere, as, for instance, in the West and the South, forgets what happened in the 1916 election, when Woodrow Wilson lost the big Eastern States by substantial . majorities and yet squeezed in at the “wglectoral college. The West is running atronger for Mr. Roosevelt than the East because of the heavy A. A. A. - subsidies and the radical aspects of < Mr. Roosevelt's attack on Eastern . £nancial citadels. « -~If this correspondent were to hazard - & prediction at this early date, with ¢ the campaign many months off and with a knowledge that unforeseen .events might change the whole com- ‘plexion of our politics, it would be that the adverse tide noted in this Week's elections is not yet strong .enough to prevent the election of President Roosevelt by a comfortable ‘majority in 1936. ¥ Middle West Battleground. But the important thing at the moment is what the immediate effect of this week's elections will be on the Yespective parties and their strategy. ‘These effects might be outlired as fol- lows: ' 1. The Middle West will be the bat- tleground. 2. The Republicans will look to the Middle West for a candidate, possibiy one of these three—Gov. Landon, Frank Knox and Senator Vandenberg. 3. The Democrats may take heed | quring October, loans increased only b What’s What ind N Behind News . In Capital Democrats Regard New York Vote as “Normal Upset.” BY PAUL MALLON. EW YORK, November 7.—The significeat background slant on the New York election is that, unlike Rhode Island, it was conducted under the best possible technical conditions for the New Deal. The Democratic organization in this State is in better shape than it ever has been in history. It has good city machines upstate where none existed before. The Republican organization is split more ways than a cafeteria pie. It has been especially unspec- tacular upstate, where eight of the nine new Republican Assembly seats were gained. Astute mon-partisan _politicos here enigmatically call the result “a normal upset.” What they mean is that in off years the parties in power usually are expected to suf- fer; that the apportionment of the Legislature favors the normally Republican regions upstate. Republicans logically are calling the result a repudiation of the New Deal; Democrats have found good alibis in the popular vote. That debate may not be settled until next November, but it is giving New Dealers far more to think about than their public state- meats may indicate. Farley Is Surprised, The only real surprise to Jim Far- ley’s insiders was the Philadelphia mayoralty result. ‘They had heard from Senator Guffey and others that they had a real chance to offset the publicity effects of the expected New York setback. They put every effort into it. Students of trends will go into the mayoralty resuits more than the others. These results in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England indicate that the na- tional Democratic organization has | lost the co-operation of dominant local powers for the presidential elec- | tion next year. That is a practical | blow at the base of the machine which cannot be offset. Even if the New Deel victory stands in Kentucky, you may ez- pect the results to have a sedative effect on policies in Washington. What makes the bulls and hyenas | happy in Wall Street these days is that public money is coming in. They have not seen any such long green fodders in four years or more. To enjoy the extent of it, they look at the brokers’ loan figures. While stock values increased $2,500,000,000 $11,199,500. There may be many technical explanations for this, but one is that people bought stocks with cash last month. As few speculators hereabouts use cash until appre- hended, the conclusion may be justi- fiable that the country is getting back to its old pastime of picking invest- ment winners. Savings banks have cut interest rates to 2 per cent. Bond yields figure only about 3 per cent, gen- erally. New tar regulations make it inadvisable to sell stocks for quick profits. Consequently, the zoological experts are trusting that the fodder will continue plenti= Jully (off and on) for the Winter. Some Stocks teo High. It is rather freely admitted among men in the street that some stocks are high on a basis of expected earn- ings next year. Also that inflationary expectations have been somewhat the infinitesimal figure of % of 1 per cent, although that appears ‘have been an academic move, as there is of to THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, -1935. Unfair Tactics Charged BROKER INDICTED Direct International Game Helen Richey (left) lost out as a place in aviation.” O'CONNOR ARRIVES 10 RESUME QuiZ Lobby Probe to Get Going Again Next Week—To { Recall Hopson. BY JAMES E. CHINN. | Chairman O’'Connor of the House | Rules Committee returned to Wash- | ington today to complete preparations for resumption of the investigation | utility corporations against the | Wheeler-Rayburn holding company | bill. | ‘The hearings, O'Connor said, will | start some time next week. The date | will be fixed after & conference with ' William H. Collins, Washington at- | ti.e committee. Howard C. Hopson, reputed “master | mind” of the Associated Gas & Elec- | tric Co., will be recalled as the first witness. To Face Income Quiz. The committee plans to question him | pamicularly about his personal income during the period he built the Asso- ciated into one of the country’s largest holding companies. It also plans to bring to light the names of the banks which Hopson previously testified bad | loaned the Associated $1,000.000 to fight the utilities bill. Plans likewise have been made to question Hopson about the Asso- ciated's recent acquisition of the Vir- ginia Public Service Co., which Wil- liam A. Roberts, le’'s counsel be- | fore the District Public Utilities Com- | mission, regards as a threatened in- vasion of the Washington utilities field. The Virginia Public Service Co. provides electricity for a major portion of Arlington County, Va. as well as other sections of the State. | Since the Associated purchased the | Virginia Public Service Co. it has been reported that the Potomac Electric Power Co. has taken steps to extend its servioe throughout Ariington Coun- ty. Approximately 4,000 Arlington County electricity users petitioned the Potomac Electric Power Co. several | years ago to give them service be- cause its schedules of rates are sub- | stantially lower than those of the Virginia Public Service Co. ‘Will Complete Report. Roberts plans to follow closely de- velopments in the lobby investiga- tion. In the meantime, however, he said he would complete a report for | the Public Utilities Commission on the result of his study of the pro- | posal of the North American Co. to divest itself of its Washington properties, which include the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. as well as the power company. The plan proposed by the North American for relinquishing its Wash- ington holdings was studied by Roberts for four hours last night and, as & result, he said he would be in a position soon to begin the drafting of his report. A copy of this report little or no demand. These burrs in the trough are not considered seriously, however. What all the animals have their eyes on are reports from the Fed- eral Reserve Board indicating that the board is worrying increasingly about exrcess bank reserves (mow around $3,000,000,000). At this end opinion seems to be that the board will during the next few months, but may make unofficial gestures. Jimmy Walker Out in Celd. ‘When ex-Mayor Jinmy Walker said the other day he was through with public life, he may not have meant it, but it was nevertheless true. ‘The inside story of his return is that he sent an emissary to double Demo- cratic Chairman-Postmaster General Jim Farley to find out about the of the tide and extend their “breath- | jneome tax case nding inst ing spell” into & longer period than | bz The lads who know the roots of they may have contemplated before|that case say it is one on which last Tuesday's returns came in. Jimmy could be annoyed continuously 4. The Republicans will find their | byt never convicted. But most New party organizations everywhere much stimulated by the elections, and cam- paign funds will be easier for them to gather. 5. Talk of a fusion or coalition movement of conservative Republicans and Democrats will receive less atten- tion from the regular Republican lead- ers because they will feel the Repub- lican party presents the only alterna- tive to the New Deal. 6. The Roosevelt administration will redouble its efforts through the use of Government facilities and funds to make political decisions that will help the New Dealers to stay in power. 7. Many members of Congress who run as Democrats will find themselves thrown more and more closely in with ‘brief. {Copyright. 1935.) Cemetery Fall Fatal. Locked in a Bournemouth, land, cemetery at dusk during a to her husband's grave, Mrs. Thirz Bennett tried to climb the railing, and was fatally injured. York politicos would bet you even money that Parley had an under- standing with Walker about his future political activities before forgetting about the income tax case. They scent a deal which will keep Jimmy out of the political limelight. That is probably not correct, be- cause such a deal was not necessary There is & more important underlying situation which will insure the same result. The bald truth is that Walker is a marked man politically. A large group of his political supporters has turned against him for rea- sons other than political. They still like him personally. The dem- onstration staged upon his return was authentic. Jimmy will un- doubtedly get a lot of law business from his friends. But voting for him for public office will be sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission. appreciate what Chinese smugglers can do. Even the death penalty has failed to stop them thus far. ‘The best quick guess here was that the effects of China’s move would be more political than economic. The Far Bastern situation is working up to the point when it may push the Ethiopia:n engineering problem off the front| | Al Smith will deny it, but he may be the next mayor of New York. Every one who knows anything about politics here concedes that Mayor La Guardia is through. No Fusion mayocr ever lasted more than one term. Tam- many can be defeated only when there is & whooping insurrection on. Every- thing now is getting back to normal. At the same time the wigwam chiefs are talking about the advisability of putting forward an outstanding candi- date. The city government organiza- tion is upset with newcomers and in- novations. Tammany wants some one who can fix things up. Smith is about the only one in sight who can do it. The plan of the Tammany chiefs is to get on the right side of him some morning and make it @ duty for him to accept. He probably will this time. ® | Gov. Faent the Alfred commercial flyer because the pilots’ union refused to accept her as a member, forcing her to resign from Central Airlines, according to Amelia Earhart, famed aviatrix (right). Miss Earhart urged creation of a fund to “help woman gain her proper SEX HELD REASON FOR PILOT'S L0SS Miss Richey Quit Airline Due to Union’s Attitude, Says Amelia Earhart. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, November 7.— Amelia Earhart and Helen Richey agreed today that Helen—the Nation’s first woman transport pilot—Ilost out in > the lobbying activities of certain | in commercial aviation because she | was & woman. Miss Richey, who took a job as co- pilot for Central Airlines last Jan- uary, confirmed that her sex handi- capped her in the work and that she resigned more than a month ago. “I don't want to be drawn into any | torney, who is acting as counsel for | controversy,” she added, however, “be- | Newark, N. J. | cause I left Central Airlines in a very | friendly spirit.” Miss Earhart, the country’s first lady of the air, brought Jiss Richey's resignation to public attention in urg- ing creation of a fund to “help woman to gain her proper place in aviation.” Says Union Rejected Her. She told how the young McKees- port fiyer landed a job as co-pilot on a mail line, but “what happened?” “Well, the pilot'’s union refused to take her in, not because of lack of ability but because she was a female. “The result of this action was that | the Department of Commerce refused to let her fly passengers in bad weather, so the poor girl could not do her part at all, and had to resign.” After hearing that comment, Helen, obviously showing her disappointment at the way things turned out, re- marked: “Miss Earhart has told the story | better than I could.” Department of Commerce licensing officials, saying they hadn't learned of Miss Richey's resignation, added they had only suggested she be relieved of making runs in very rough weather | because of the manual labor required to manage a big tri-motor ship. Suggestion Called Outrage. The young flyer's friends, however, termed the suggestion an “outrage” and declared Helen dropped out be- cause she did not want to be a mere “fair weather” pilot. Helen's boss, J. D. Condon, presi- ! dent of Pennsylvania Airlines, termed | her work satisfactory and said as far as he knew her resignation was volun- tary. He said her father told him Miss Richey's health was poor and she wanted to go to California for a rest. Aviators here said the Airline Pilots’ | Association refused Miss Richey mem- bership because of a rule limiting membership to men. ‘TAKES OPPOSITE VIEW. Ruth Haviland Says Strength Needed On Traasperts. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, November 7—A | man’s strength is needed for trans- port flying, Miss Ruth Haviland, her- self holder of a transport license, commented today upon the resignation of Helen Richey as an airline pilot. “In private or race flying women need not give ground to men,” said Miss Haviland, who is employed in the transportation division of Trans- continental and Western Air, Inc. “But I've flown big transport planes and it's hard physical work. It takes strength and sometimes a great deal of strength. “A woman can’t step in and fly at nights readily, either. *I believe women usually get a poor return commercially for the money they invest in learning to fly.” MRS. IDA JANE CARVER DIES OF HEART ATTACK Funeral to Be Held Saturday for Woman Stricken While Attending Church. Stricken with a heart attack while attending revival services at the Grace Baptist Church last night, Mrs. Ida Jane Carver. 54, was pronounced dead on arrival at Providence Hospital. Mrs. Carver, who attended the serv- ices with her husband and three daughters, had been under the care of a physician for several years. Her home was at 756 Thirteenth street southieast. : Surviving are her husband, William A. Carver; a son, Willlam, ir., and three daughters, Naomi and Esther Carver and Mrs. Ruth Snellings. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm. Saturday at the Grace Bap- tist Church. Burial will be in Con- . | gressional Cemetery. Lion Cubs Pals of Husky. NEW YORK (#).—’Arry and Zona, {wo mountain lion cubs from Arisons, may share a cage after all with Chap- ka, young Eskimo husky. The S. P. C. A, which had them separated, relented and said the Cen- tral Park Zoo could continue experi- fnents of bringing them up as play- mates and fellow trick performers if they were parted at night. . Benjamin B. Moeur of Arizona pums cubs to former Gov. x B of New York. ON TWO CHARGES Irving Lowengrub Accused of Swindling Physician Out of $2,462. dling a physician out of $2,462.75. The true bill followed an investigation started when the second of two young woman associates of the broker com- mitted suicide. In a special presentment returned to Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue in District Supreme Court this morning, Lowengrub was named in two counts charging embezziement and larceny after trust. His alleged victims were Dr. Charles E. Perguson and his wife, Mrs. Adah E. Ferguson, 1414 Dela- field place. Claims Money Was Lost. ‘The Fergusons were said to have turned over the cash to Lowengrub for the purchase of stock about the middle of July. Lowengrub told police Dr. Ferguson gave him the to play the stock market and that the sum had been lost. The physician, however, insisted Lowengrub was to have bought stocks for him. United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett sald this morning that addi- tional indictments will be sought against Lowengrub. Attorneys A. L. Newmyer and Louis H. Shapiro represented Irving Lowen- grub before Justice O'Donoghue, who set the indicted brother’s bond at $5,000. Books Are Subpoenaed. Meanwhile, perhaps the first sub- poena of its kind ever served here| under authority of the laws creating the new Federal Securities and Ex-| change Commission was handed to Lowengrub's brother, Perry, 34, this | afternoon. The subpoena ordered Perry Lowen- grub to produce books and records of | the stock trading firms operated here by the brothers for a commission in- quiry into the financial transactions of the Lowengrubs. Perry Lowengrub is said to have a long police record in The brothers have been operating | here for the last two years from their | suite in a downtown office building. They moved their office into another | building several weeks ago and re- | organized the firm under another name at the time, police say, that Mrs. Leona Epstein was taken in as a “partner.” Suicide Leads to Probe. It was the suicide last Sunday of Mrs. Epstein, 28, attractive divorcee, | that set in motion the inquiry by police and Securities Commission investiga- | tors which resulted in today’s indict- ! ment. Mrs. Epstein had come here | only recently from Newark. Mrs. Epstein, according to police, had invested money in the firm. She | had been living with the brothers in | the apartment where she turned on | the gas. The accumulating gas wa: touched off by an electric spark sev- | eral hours after Mrs. Epstein's death, blasting away sections of the apart- | ment wall. Wrote Letters to Police. Prior to her suicide, the divorcee wrote letters to the police and the district attorney's office. About six weeks ago another asso- | ciate of Irving Lowengrub, Miss Billy Hopkins, 22-year-old stenographer for the firm, wrote a love note to the broker and swallowed a slow-acting poison. She died in Emergency Hos- | pital a week later. The coroner’s of- | fice gave suicide ocertificates in both deaths. BANK CLERK BANS MOVIE ROMANCE | He'll Pay Checks for Jean Parker and Self or Won't Go Out, So They Don’t Go. B) the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 7.—As- “Miss Parker is & fine girl,” said Lucus, “but you can't gear & bank clerk's $65-a-month existence with the somewhai hectic life of a screen star earning more than 50 times that amount and produce & smooth-run- | ning matrimonial situation.” Miss Parker, who arrived in New ‘York yesterday from Europe, recently told friends here: “There is still only would have to shelve her career. “And besides, I'm interested in an. other girl,” he added. DIRECT U. S. LOANS TO FARMS FALL OFF F. C. A. Head Sees Retirement of Government From Field in BIRCH E. BAYH. L3 D. C-MEXICAN GRID GAME IS APPROVED School Authorities Given Permission to Prepare for International Contest. Formal approval of Weshington's first international foot ball game, be- tween picked high school teams from Mexico City and the local white high schools, was given late yesterday afternoon by the Board of Education. Tacit approval of the game had been given several dags ago, but be- cause of objections raised against the possibility of injuries to the Wash- ington boys, who may quit training after the regular city series, formal approval was withheld. That particular objection was with- drawn yesterday when Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent, asked for au- thority to proceed with arrangements for the game, with the assistance of Dr. Stephen E. Kramer, first as- sistant superintendent in charge of high schools, and Birch E. Bayh, di- rector of health and physical educa- tion. Teams to Be Kept Intact. Ballou, Kramer and Bayh were in- | structed to give their personal at- tention to the condition of the play- ers, and, rather than take a chance on injuries, were told to keep the city championship team intact until after ame shall be played on Novem- city series, and, with Dr. Ballou and Dr. Kramer, a selection of possible players will be The question still exists as to whether the team here shall be an all-star team from the five white high schools, or whether the city | champions will tackie the Mexican boys. Mexican Team Already Chosen. velopment is not superior. Mexico City’s mild and high climate permits the boys there to play a much longer season than is possible here. For that reason their season hes ended and the all-stars who are com- ing to Washington have trained to- gether for some time and have the advantage of any local team that may be assembied after the regular sea- son ends. . When the approval of the game was raised at the meeting of the board school boys were not included in plans. She was joined in the protest by Benjamin L. Gaskins, colore lawyer, also a member of the board. Griffith Donates Stadium. Clark Griffith, owner of the Wash- ington American League base ball club, has donated the stadium for the game. His liberality has simpli- fled the matter of expenses for the long journey the Mexican boys have to make to play the Washington team. President Lazaro Cardenas is send- ing the Mexican team. -In addi- tion, he is sending the famous Mexico City Police Band of 90 pieces, half of them military bandsmen and the other half typical Mexican artists. His generosity and Interest in the j |good will of the United States has taken the definite form that his foot ball team and band are asking for no cash guarantee. Sixty per cent of the money taken in for admissions o the game at Griffith Stadium will be given the Mexican team. From the remaining 40 per cent all local ex- penses will be paid, and the balance will be donated, with the approval of the visitors and the Board of Educa- tion, to a selected charity. MRS. SARAH MOSKOWITZ DIES FROM INJURIES. Widow, Long in 111 Health, Had Jumped From Second- Floor Porch. Sarah Moskowitz, 53, of 1412 has fssued a certificate of suicide. . Moskowits had been in DR. STEPHEN E. KRAMER. HURRCANE TURSS N VESTFLORDA Blow Expected to Cross Coast Tonight, Probably Near Apalachicola. | By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, November 7.— Hurricane winds, which caused eight deaths on Florida's east coast, are ex- pected to lash that State's coastline east of Pensacola early tonight. At 8:30 am. Central standard time, the New Orleans Weather Bureau |issued an advisory saying the disturb- | ance, of small area, was 150 miles slightly east of south of Pensacola and moving apparently north-north- | eastward. | “If present tendency continues”™ | the report read, “the center will cross gme coast early tonight east of Pensa- | cola, pessibly near Apalachicola, at- tended by gales which may be danger- ous over very small area near center.” Pressure Still High. However, there was slight evidence of the- approach of the disturbance along the Western Florida and Ala- bama coast lines. The barometric pressure remained high along the Gulf coast, being over 30 inches. The storm winds were believed to have lessened in strength. ‘The area in the apparent path of the blow is sparsely settled, with the population largely concentrated in| Apalachicola, Port St. Joe, and Pan- | ama City. | No novices in storm preparation, | the people of these port towns know how to board up houses, batten down movable objects, tie boats securely and dig in safely until the winds are passed. Coast Guard Cutters Ready. Coast Guard Headquarters here ar- ranged a quick concentration of cutters in the threatened area, and proposed to speed communications in the event land wires went down any- where along the coest. The Cutter Saranac, pride of the Southeastern Division, plunged di- rectly along in the wake of the cyclone. Three others—the Nemesis, Pandora and Seneca—were to swing into the procession during the afternoon. Two cutters—the Triton and the | McLane—setood by at Panama City. MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD FOR LUSITANIA| | Salvage Ship Crew and Irish Offi-' cials Toss Wreaths Into Sea at Disaster Scene. BY the Associated Press. CORK, Ireland, November 7. — The crew of the salvage ship Orphir | held a memorial service yesterday over a wrecked ship near Kinsale Head, re- ported identified as the Cunard liner | Lusitania. A Catholic priest and Protestant | BIDS ARE FINAL ON MERIDIAN HILL Excavation and Planting Operatiors to Mark Park’s Completion. Officials of the National Park Serv- ice of the Interior Department will open bids tomorrow for excavations and planting work in Meridian Hill Park, as the Goverument enters on the last lap toward completion of the project. It has been under way more than 20 years and will cost altogether $872,000. In room 1615, Navy Building, at 11 am. tomorrow, the bids will be pub- licly opened. The major work under this contract will cover the excava- tion for hedge trenches, planting beds and tree pits; delivering and placing topsoil and the furnishing, delivering and planting of a wide variety of plant material, which will include deciduous trees, evergreens, hedges, deciduous shrubs, evergreen shrubs, vines and perennials. Mass Planting Planned. Frank T. Gartside, assistant super- intendent of the National Capital parks, explained that on the hillsides there will be mass planting of ever- greens on either side of the cascades, to eliminate the present barren ap- pearance, An interesting point in connection with the projected contract is that the successful contractor must agree he will buy no bituminous coal to use on or in the carrying out of the contract from any producer uniess he is a member of the bituminous coal code, in accordiance with the bitum- | inous coal conservation act of 1935, | approved August 30 of this year. Another major contract to be en- tered into by the park authorities will be formulated when bids are opened at 11 am. November 15 for | structural and other work in Meridian {Hil Park. Gartside explained this will include jtems on sidewalks, ramps, steps, curbs, seats, walls, gutters and catch basins of the east ascent, to- gether with necessary electrical work, sealing in the niche of the upper wall on the Sixteenth street side, closing the gap in the lower wall and solu- tion of a number of drainage prob- (lems, as well as construction on the great terrace. Will Be Completed. When these and existing contracts |are finished. Gartside explained, Meridian Hill Park, which is the only formal development of its kind in the National Capital, will be com- pleted. The Nghting of the park will be another major item under the exist- ing program which is made possible out of the $1000000 Public Works Administration grant for improving parks in the Capital. Gartside revealed plans for a band- stand not far from the Joan of Arc Monument have now been shelved. The Fine Arts Commission has ap- | proved each step in the program, Gartside asserted. | Rejecting a proposal to construct |a rogue court in Meridian Hill Park, | the park officials have advised play- lers of this game that a court can be constructed in the newly pros jected area of the old reservoir, near Sixteenta and Kennedy _streets. Gartside and his associates have ag yet heard nothing from these play< | ers. he said today. The assistant park chief pointed out that development of a roque court is expensive, as @ formal concrete coping is required. Armillary Sphere. | vVisitors to the park recently have evidenced interest in the armillary sphere at the south end of the park. This will be kept covered, Gartside declared, until the present contracts are completed and a protecting plant- ing strip and fence have been built around it. As yet no dedicatory date has been set for the sphere’s unveil- ing, said Gartside. The engineers are having a delicate job, Gartside asserted, inasmuch @&s the armillary sphere has to be located exactly on the meridian of Washing- ton. C. Jennewein, prominent New York sculptor, designed the armillary sphere. RAIN DELAYS GAME Gonzaga-Georgetown Prep Tilt to Be Tomorrow or Saturday. This afternoon’s Gonzaga-George- town Prep foot ball game was called off at noon because of rain. 1f weather permits it will be played tomorrow at 3:30 pm. at Benning Field. Should the rain continue throughout tomor- row the game will be played Satur- day at 10:30 am. Irvin S. Cobb Says: | Forgotten Man Is One minister read services and a wreath | wes tossed on the sea. Irish Free| State and local officials participated | in the ceremonies. Not Yet Proposed for G. O. P. Nomination. The Lusitania was sent to the bot- tom in May, 1915, by a German sub- marine. Among the 1,198 persons lost were 124 Americans. Since last August the Orphir has been attempting to locate the wrecked vessel to begin salvage operations for the gold bullion reported to have been | in the Lusitania's hold at the time of the disaster. The Orphir is leaving Kinsale this week end, abandoning the search for the Winter, —_— DR. BENET TO ATTEND BANQUET OF AUTHORS Announced on Program of Li- brary Club of Wilson Teachers’ College. Dr. William Rose Benet, contributor Saturday Review of Literature, among the 24 writers who will the suthors of books for chil- banquet at the Mayflower Hotel Saturday night. The affair is being given by the Library Club of Wilson . Benet Joseph Auslander, poet ber of the faculty of Columbia Uni- versity, and Mrs. Audrey Wureman Auslander, Pulitzer prize winner last year. ‘Tickets for the banquet are avail- able for outside guests at the Wilson SANTA MONICA, Calif, Novem= ber 7.—I've found out who the fore gotten man is. It's any Republican officeholder above the grade of ase sistant State geologist who hasn't been pro- posed by self or friends for next year's presiden- tial nomination. On every side j¥ triots suggest some deathless name that nobody out- side the imme- whose fame doesn't cover as much territory as a milk route is in the running. Almost the firm yed clinging handshake, his stock goes right up. Out here on the coast is at least one favorite son who takes a very neat photo, indeed. So there’s a club boosting him for President. They've got organizers and secretaries and headquarters and everything, and are now looking for a member. The concern is for a candidate only. When it comes to a platform, the Democrats can lend one a0y, 3 libray fram 9 s.mn. - o 8 pm. and in the Mayfiower lobby. [ which has been used hard] if at all. b |43 'y