Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1935, Page 2

“A—2 ws THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, NEW DEAL TRENDS FACING OPPOSITION U.S.C.of C., Liberty League and Economy League Criticizes Policies. By the Assoclated Press. A referendum by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States among its local membership shows strong opposition to “recent trends’ of legis- lation enacted under the New Deal. The poll will not be compueted until Noven.ber 23, but the early voting, as reported today o the Associated Press, 79 nd only two local groups out of 28 which favored treads for which the Natfonal Chamber's directorate ree quested “the most thoughtful attene tion.” From two other sources came criti- cism of New Deal policies, while a fourth brought forward evidence that many editors would like to see the budget balanced in the next fiscal year. “Autocratic Power.” ‘The Liberty League compared Presi- dent Roosevelt to King George III of England. whom it described as a *symbol of autocratic power.” In a pamphlet entitled “Economic Planning—Mistaken, But Not New,” the pamphlet said: “King George III was the symbol of autocratic power, against which the | vention will bring good news during | fofnecticut P Colonies revolted. “Under New Deal laws and usurpa- | prepared in advance by New Dealers | fi tions of authority, autocratic power to plan the course of economic affairs Yas become centered in the President of the United States. * * * In Italy Mussolini and in Germany Hitler typify autocracy and a planned eco- nomic order.” Want Budget Balanced. ‘The National Economy League in turn made public a poll of daily news- papers from which it reported 359 of 377 favored immediate balancing of the budget. “The North, South, Middle West and Far West,” said Henry H. Curran, director, favor the proposal almost in equal percentages.” N. R. A. came in for a word from the Brookings Institute. “N. R. A., in- treduced cartel-like features into many American industries, In some cases to far-reaching extent,” the re- | port said. It added the comment that cartels, as operated in Europe, cre- ated fluctuations in production and employment rather than bringing stability. The cartel, an European-type com- bine designed to regulate prices and production, was described in the re- port as offering little aid in “improving mny of the serious defects of the eco- nomic system.” Several local Chambers of Com- merce refused to vote on the questions submitted by the national organiza- tion. Some objected that the ques- * tions submitted were “too broad,” while others complained the subject matter was “partisan.” The Chamber of ‘Columbia, 8. C., resigned from the national organiza- tion, its Board of Governors charging the parent body with “anti-New Deal proclivities.” List of Questions. The questions which were submitted @ more than 1,000 local chambers and tfade associations were: +=Bhould there be extension of Federal JJurisdiction into matters of State and Jggal concern? ~ Should the Federal Government at the present time exercise Federal spending power without relation to revenues? Should there be Government com- petition with private enterprise—for Tegulatory or other purposes? Should all grants of authority by Congress to the executive department of the Federal Government be within elearly defined limits? Twenty-six of the local and State groups have answered “No” to the first three questions and “Yes” to the faurth, The Helena and Kalispell, Mont., chambers were the only ones shown thus far by the survey to have ‘rken an opposite stand. A Nation- wide survey by the Associated Press shows this action to date: East.—Connecticut anc New Jersey States chambers, New York City Mer- chants’ Association and Hartford, New Haven and Torrington, Conn., have voted disapproval of the “trends.” Questions Too General. South —Similar action has been taken by the Tennessee Manufactur- ers' Association and the Atlanta, Sa- vannah, Fort Worth, Galveston and Nashville chambers. Gevernors of the Jacksonville, Fla., questions were “too general” to be answered yes or no, and also that they *“giack of political partisanship.” The Kmoxville chamber criticized the ques- tigns as “not specific enough” and re- fuged to vote, while the National Af- fadrs Committee of the Chattanooga ciamber deferred a vote until the U. S. Cr of C. furnished all 700 members with complete ballots and pro and con arguments. Houston’s chamber is not participating in the poll. Midwest—The “trends” were op- posed by the Kansas City, Springfield, Mb., Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lan- sifg, Mich, and Indiana State chambers. A special committee of te Waterloo, Towa, chamebr recom- mended similar action. The Des Méines, Towa, chamber is not voting, a‘Grand Forks, N. D. committee is recommending similar action today off the ground the questions are “general and vague,” and the St. Lguis chamber declined to make pub- li¢ the result. 'ar West—San Francisco chamber dffectors said an answer to question 1» was “impossible because of its bidad scope,” but voted against the “grends” on the other three. The llace, Idaho, board of trade voted on questions one and three, declining to vote on the other two. All four “trends” were disapproved Osakland, Calif, Ogden, Utah, Reno, Nev, and Tacoma, Wash. Salt Lgke City's chamber declined to vote on the ground that the subject matter wis “‘partisan,” while Seattle’s cham- ber will decide November 19 whether it-wants to vote. - Two Are Republicans. Yhe national chamber's committee off three which prepared the report o legislative trends consisted of John Vg, O'Leary, Chicago manufacturer; Harry Scherr, Huntington, W. Va. atforney and Thomas Guy Woolford, Afanta credit firm chairman. Chairman O'Leary and Scherr are listed in Who's Who as Republicans, O'Leary serving as vice treasurer of the Republican National Committee in; the Hoover campaign. Woolford, e Democrat, is a colonel on the stdff of Gov. Eugene Talmadge. After surveying in detail legislation passed by Congress since March 9, 1933, the committee reported these trends: “Exercise of the spending power without regard to revenues, for pur- chase within the powers of neither n chamber held the | What’s What Behind News In Capital New Dealer Back From Speech Tour With Pessimistic News. BY PAUL MALLON. NEW DEALER returned a few days ago from four speeches around the East, one in New York, one in New Jersey. He told his colleagues that he had failed to meet a person during his journey who seemed to be in favor of the New Deal. But reading the election returns frum those districts, he concluded that there were at least one or two New Deal votes left. He was forced to accept the unflattering deduction that the New Deal voters did not come | out_to hear him talk. The speeches to be delivered at the American Bankers’ Association Con- | the next few days. At least those | and others contained highly optimis- | tic opinions concerning the existing financial situation. There will be no | threats of inflation or deflation, but | hints that everythmng will go along as | it is for the present. Incidentally, the daily banking newspaper, American Banker, com- piled figures recently showing that banks now hold 53.44 per cent of the Federal Treasury debt, com- pared with 1534 per cent back in 1920. The paper found that banks had taken 91 per cent of the increase in | the debt during the last fiscal year. That is, out of $1,646,752,000 of new | | debt created in the year, the banks | took $1,500,000.000. | outstanding United States debt of | $28,700,893,000. In view of this there can be little | woder that the bankers are anxious | | to know what is coming next out of | the Government bag. They are hold- | ing it. Constitutionality Doubted. | A very unusual situation exists in- | side the New Deal in connection with the Baltimore Federal Court blow to the holding companies act. Any one who catches most of Pres! dent Roosevelt'’s foremost legal au- thorities in a confidential mood will |find that they have high doubts | whether the law is constitutional. At least they are by no means convinced that the Supreme Court will uphold it. The Department of Justice has nmever expressed an opinion, even confidentially to the President or any one else. But some of the best back-seat judges there are glad the Attorney General has never asked them for their views. change commissioners (perhaps a ma- | jority) are far from convinced of the | constitutionality of the act they are | enforcing, although, of course, they would never confess it out loud. Rely on Cohen and Corcoran. ‘What seems to have happened is | that the constitutional phase has been |Cohen and Tom Corcoran, the two shre_wd young New Deal legalites. They ! wrofe the law. Of course, every legal | draftsman thinks his own baby is con- stitutional. Cohen and Corcoran are | no exceptions. | But long before the Baltimore court decision the rest of the New Dealers here started wondering whether Ben |and Tom were right. “They were wrong on N. R. A" A less paternal | assurance would have been more com- forting. Senators in Scramble. A scramble is on among Senators to get office space vacated by the Su- | preme Court in the Capitol Building. | in the Senate Office Building a block away, but only the chosen few are permitted extra hide-out offices in the | Capitol Building near the Senate | chamber. The few chosen lately in- | clude Senators La Foliette, Hayden, | may give you an idea of who's what | around the Senate. Bitterness in Court. There seemed to be some personal bitterness inside the Supreme Court at the last session, but it is gone now. The justices naturally develop per- sonal antagonism during their long bouts in chambers. Since returning from their Summer vacation, however, they have been fraternizing freely, fre- quently chatting together outside the new building on leaving. Whether they will still be speaking to each other in a few months remains to be seen. December 9 Schedule. December 9—The Supreme Court hears arguments on the A. A. A. December 9—Mr. Roosevelt talks to the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion at Chicago, presumably on the A A A December 8—Mr. Berry’s N. R. A. conference begins, with President Roosevelt absent. (Copyright. 1 ) Federal nor State governments, and on a scale that brings to every busi- ness and to every individual the dan- gers following from a continuing un- balanced budget. “Extension of competition by Gov- ernment enterprise into the fields of private endeavor, for the purpose of regulating private enterprise, or oth- erwise. “Regulation by the Federal Govern- ment of production, industrial and ‘ag- ricultural, and local marketing and re- taining—with the Federal Government impinging upon the individual in his everyday affairs in making a living— in planting crops, in working at a trade for himself, or in working as an employe of another. “Delegation of powers to the execu- tive department of the Federal Gov- ernment, and constantly enlarging ad- ministrative agencies and bureaucracy for. detailed application of measures, with all decisions for the whole coun- try at a central point and conse- quently delays and expense for citizens even as to matters in themselves of small importance.” 4 | I That left them | | holding $15,337,245.000 of the total | Also it would not be = bad guess to | |say that several Securities and Ex- | left almost exclusively to Messrs. Ben ! | All Senators are given expansive suites | Black, George and Jim Byrnes, which | FARM VOTE SEEN MAIN 1336 FACTOR Observer Says G. 0. P. Must Develop New Strategy . to Beat Roosevelt. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Last week's elections in various States, indicating a trend away from the New Deal in the industrial States. will furnish the occasion for many a tentative calculation as to what the 1936 ballot in the electoral college may conceivably be. ‘There are observers who will jump to the conclusion that if the momen- tum achieved by the Republicans last week continues to gather as much strength in 1936 as in 1935, the de- feat of President Roosevelt may be anticipated. But a glance at the possible electoral table, even if all the important in- dustrial States in the East were con- ceded to the Republicans, will reveal a comfortable majority for Mr. Roose- velt on account of the strong New Deal support in the agricultural and mining States of the Middle West and West. respectively. Here is the way such a table would look: D, Arkan: California - 3 Colorado " 47 New York ‘arolina N Dakota. io - Oklahoma _ g;eunn‘, i 34 ennsyly'nia 31 Rhode 1s 4 Dakota_ Tennessee _ ‘exas _ ndiana Towa Kansa = Kentucky _ Louisiana _Z Maine Maryland Massachus'ts 1 Michigan ne: Carolina & 7 Virginia " Washington_ W. Virginia_ Wisconsin i Wyoming . Montana Nebraska Totals . The majority needed to win is 266. so it will be seen that Mr. Rooseveit would have 47 votes to spare. Three States Factors, But if Ilinois, Indiana and West Virginia, which are Republican States, were to go against the President—-a total of 51 votes—he would be de- feated in the above grouping of electoral votes, Illinois, on the other hand, has | been normally Republican only be- cause the heavy Democratic vote n Chicago and its immediate vicinity— city workers—was usually overbal- anced by the heavy farm vote of tne downstate sections, which have here- tofore been Republican. To a large extent, this division of city and country districts has for more than 50 years been the way the | American Medical | Middle Western States have lined up | ‘to give the Republicans the electoral vote. But with the A. A. A. checks and benefits and the recent tests mn the referendum votes conducted by the A. A. A, there have been indica- tions that the Roosevelt administration | would win substantial support in the farm areas. Even, therefore, if the Republican farm vote in these States is only cut in half and the Democrats retain their normal vote in the cities, the ;chances are that Mr. Roosevelt wouid win the electoral vote of nearly all these agricultural States. Living Cost Will Figure. But will the Democrats retain thei urban vote if the high cost of liv | begins to affect the consumer? This is something else again. Up to now the cost of living argu- | ment, or decrease in “real wages,” has not been emphasized encugh to de- termine its political value. There is, of course, no certainty that Mr. Roosevelt would lose all of | New England, as indicated above, or California, but there is a strong drift in that direction. As for Maryland, ©Ohio, Michigan, New York and New on the up-grade there. Much will depend on who the Re- | publican candidate will be, but it is easy to see why the three foremost contenders for the Republican nomi- Michigan. and make a distinct cleavage in those | agricultural States, or if Frank Knox | is strong enough to assure Republican success in Illinois and Indiana, or if | Senator Vandenberg's sponsors can demonstrate how he can be counted upon to carry Middle Western States, then the merits of their respective candidacies will probably take on par- ticular value as the time for getting delegates begins, Primaries Will Tell Tale, No doubt these three men will enter will thus have a tryout with the Re- publican voters. If the Republican candidates dodge primaries in the S8pring of 1936, it will be a sign of Re- publican weakness and a strong indi- cation that the farm districts are dis- inclined to vote for any anti-New Deal candidates. ‘The foregoing analysis demonstrates, even in this tentative manner of mak- ing up an electoral table, 12 months before the presidential election, how have a constructive agricultural policy —something that can be shown to be really better for the farmers than what they now have from the A. A. A. Have the Republicans such a policy? Not yet. But the parleys among the agricultural experts of the Republican party are numerous, and out of these conferences may come a constructive alternative. Selling any new plan to the farmers against the A. A. A's possession of the propaganda .ma- chinery and control of farm organiza- tions is like convineing a member of Congress that he ought to abandon the privilege of recommending his friends to public office. A good argument can be made for it, but it goes against the grain of human nature to expect con- verts. Must Develop New Strategy. Hence it would not be surprising if the Republicans found their best bet in going after the large blocks of Democratic votes in every city or town, even in agricultural States, and mak- ing the consumers conscious of the processing tax, as well as the diminish- ing value of the weekly pay envelope if the Federal budget continues un- balanced. The extravagance and heavy spending and tax issues are driving votes away from the New Deal in New England #nd New York and may do the same in the cites of the large Midwestern States like Illinois and Indiana. But the moral of these conjectures is that President Roosevelt can't be beaten by any strategy as yet developed by the Republicans, and maybe, as was once remarked by Wal- ter Lippmann, only by his own mis- takes or the blunders of his own entourage. (Copyright. 1935.) More Harmonicas. Germany is increasing its shipments of harmonicas to the United States. 'to reach s Jersey, the Republicans aie distinctly | nation come from Kansas, Illinois and | the primaries in various States and | important it is for the Republicans to | D. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1935. Geographic Officials ‘Follow Flight Officials of the National Geographic Society follow the flight of the stratosphere balloon at their national Left to right: Dr. John Oliver La Gorce, vice president of the society; Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president; George W. Hutchinson, Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, director of the National Bureau of Stand- ards and chairman of the Flight Committee; Dr. Frederick V. Coville, chairman of the- Research Committee headquarters in Washington. of the society. ~—Underwood Photo. NOTED PHYSICIAN SUCCUMBS HERE Dr. James H. Bell Was One of Foremost Ophthalmol- ogists of U. S. Dr. James Hall Bell of Philadelphia, 78, former vice president of the Society and one of the Nation's foremost ophthalmole- gists, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Richard H. Jordar, 3040 Dumbarton avenue. He came to Washington with his wife last Fall. As a practicing physician in Philadelphia for many years, he was recognized as one of the leading inte national authorities in his field. Be sides an officer in Medical Society, Dr. Bell also was & member of the American College cf Surgeons and the Ophthalmological Society, an international medical organization with a restricted membership of 140. He retired from active practice several years ago. Born in Texas in 1857 Dr. Bell was the son of Thaddeus Constantine Bell. said to be the first white child born in the Lone Star State. After prelim- inary education in Texas Dr. Bell at- tended the Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia and graduated as an honor student. After graduation he returned to his native State, where he practiced for several years. Returning to Phila- delphia after a time Dr. Bell started building up his practice anew in the city where he had attended school many years before. His practice grew rapidly and with it his prestige in medical circles throughout the United | States and in Europe. His retirement | was regarded by contemporaries as a marked loss to the field of medicine. Surviving are his widow, daughter here: a son. James H. Bell. and a grandson. Funeral services will be private. . Stratospherc (Continued From First Page.) | 5 If Gov. Landon can swing Kans“:mnnuracmred air until, near the con- clusion of their jaunt. they return to the 29,000-foot level. Observation stops were set for 45000 and 60.000 feet and at a ceiling they expect may ap- proximate 75,000 feet. Anderson Atop Gondola. Once above the Stevens and Anderson had one of the nfost hazardous parts of their jaunt behind them. A sudden wind might have slapped the craft against the rocky walls, for the huge bag is sensitive to even a light breeze. Anderson was perched atop the gondola, inside a rope “load ring,” as the balloon left the ground. He waited until the craft was above the hills to join Stevens inside the metal ball. % Keeping in constant touch with the | ground by radio, the balloonists re- ported after a few minutes that they had reached a height of 11,700 feet and that all equipment appeared to be functioning satisfactorily. A crowd of a few thousand persons who shiveréd in freezing weather cheered as the bag rose. Small Rip Repaired. It was a sharp contrast to the dis- may last July 12 when the same bal- loon collapsed an hour before its scheduled takeoff, necessitating repair and improvement of the top. On to- day's flight Stevens and Anderson | sought also to make up for failure of the July, 1934, expedition which ended in near disaster when the balloon ripped at 60,000 feet. Inflation for the takeoff was not accomplished without mishap. A 20- foot rip in the lpwer portion df the spoils system and forever forego the D38 When it was half filled forced a delay while it was patched. Both Stevens and Andersca expressed belief the repair did not weaken the bag. The delicate task of inflation was completed at 2:50 am., the gas con- centrated in the top lifted that por- tion of the bag 315 feet above the ground at the takeoff. Gondola Rolled Out. ‘The gondola, rolled out ca & rub- ber-tired “dolly,” was suspended below the bag with bridles of rope and webbing. With weight and buoyancy nicely balanced, ground ropes were dropped and the craft was maneuvered to take advantage of favorable air currents. Capt. Aaderson gave the command “up ship,” a ground crew gave an up- ward shove, and the flight started. Behind were months of preparation. The expedition had waited since Sep- tember 29 for perfect weather, which developed unexpectedly yesterday. Five planes from the flight base, followed by landing crews in truck and automobile, left last night, plan- ning to stop at Valentine, Nebr., for word of the balloon’s course. Scientific observations were the main purpose of the flight, which was spon- sored jointly by the National Geo- graphic Soclety and the United States Army Corps, but the fiyers also hoped record altitude. The big 1 the American | honorary | Mrs. | Florence G. Bell, now living with her take-off bowl, | BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band in the auditorium of the Marine Bar- racks tomorrow at 11 am. Capt. Tay- | lor Branson, leader; Arthur 8. Wit- comb, second leader. Patriotic Shut-Ins Dream Hour. Program. Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Monte- zuma.” Overture, “Force of Destiny”____Verdi Euphonium solo, “Somewhere a Voice Is Calling” .. (Musician Donald Kimball) Patriotic hymn, “Long Live Amer- ica” -Dr. Will G. Butler “Minuet in G" --.-Beethoven March, “Under the Dougle Eagle” EComrt solo, “I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen” Westendorft (Musician Winfred Kemp) Tone poem, “Finlandia” March, “Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay"” Sayers Intermezzo, “Angels and Imps” Dicker Official West Point March”___Egner Largo” - Handel Hymn (horn quartet), “The Old Rugged Cross.” (Thaddeus Hess, Richard Schumann, Cornelius O'Neil and Alfons Ragoz- zino) | HOUSE BODY PLANS ECONOMY INQURRY to Suggest Means of Cutting Expense. ‘The House Committee on Expendi- tures in the Executive Departments, headed by Representative Cochran. today. is making plans for an ex- haustive investigation to determine duced. Letters have been sent to heads of all Federal departments and inde- pendent agencies asking for specific suggstions for cutting expenses and promoting efficiency through elim- ination of overlapping activities. First Step Before Adjournment. taken shortly before the adjournment of Congress, when the committee move. A meeting of the committee is ex- pected to be held early in®ecember to consider the data furnished by the department heads. At that time will be at work on at least five of for the 1937 fiscal year. The in- | formation gathered by Cochran's com- | mittee probably will be turned over | to the Appropriations Committee as | a guide in framing the new supply | measures, “Nothing Unusual” in Probe. Cochran's committee is expected | to give special attention to sugges- | tions for consolidating activities, par- | ticularly those of the emergency or- | ganizations, many of which are said to be performing simila? duties, in- dependently of one another. Cochran said there would be “noth- ing unusual” about the investigation and it would be conducted similar to the one the committee makes every year in co-operation with the Appro- priations Committee. — e bag, with 3,700,000 cubic feet capacity, is capable of lifting its seven-ton burden about 75,000 feet, or slightly more than 14 miles. stratosphere balloon is held by Lieut. Comdr. Thomas Settle and Maj. Ches- ter Fordney, who ascended 61,237 feet or 11.6 miles in a flight from Akron November 20, 1933. Three Russian balloonists rose 1367 miles in January, 1934, but were killed in a crash, nicians collaborated in furnishing equipment to record air, light, tem- perature, pressure and other condi- tions in the upper levels. Most of the instruments operate automatically, their readings recorded every 90 sec- onds by & battery of machine-driven cameras. ‘The specific aims of the expedition are: Measurement of temperature and barometric pressure changes from the earth to the ceiling of the flight. Collection of samples of stratosphere air to be analyzed. Study of cosmic rays to learn more of their nature, behavior and origin. Ozone Mystery to Be Probed. Studies of sunlight and skylight, partly to learn more about ozone— the substance which absorbs ultra- short light rays and thus protects life on earth from their otherwise harmful effects. Observation of sky, sun and earth brightness from high altitudes. Btudies of wind direction and velocity, possibly affecting future high altitude transportation. Checks of barometric altitude scales by means of photographs of the earth at varied levels, 1 J. F. Wagner | ENBARGO IS URGED ONL. BORROWING American Bankers’ Associa- | tion Told Plan Would Curb | Federal Expenditures. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, November 11.— An embargo on Government borrow- ings from private banks was recom- mended today by Orval W. Adams. vice president of the Utah State Ni tional Bank, Salt Lake City, to curb Federal expenditures. In a speech prepared for delivery before the National Convention of the American Bankers' Association, Adams asserted: “As long as the Federal Govern- | ment can get money without limit, it 1 will spend without limit. | Department Heads Asked Democrat, of Missouri, it was disclosed | hew Government expenses can be re- | The first step in the inquiry was| adopted a resolution authorizing the the House Appropriations Committee | the Government's major supply bills | The official record height for a| Many of the Nation's leading tech- | | dered the redemption of those classi- | fication of Gevernment bonds against Hits “Promises to Pay.” | “As long as the Federal Govern- | ment can sell its ‘promises to pay’ to us, the custodians of the savings of our citizenship, the Government will continue to issue them. * * * | “Since it cannot spend without | using the bankable funds of the Na- | tion, it is up to us to declare an em- bargo. “We must decline to make further purchases. We must declare that we will not finance further spending by the Government until a genuine, hon- est, sincere effort is made by the Fed- eral Government to restore a balanced budget. * * * | “The bankers of America should resume negotiations with the Federal Government only under a regime of rigid economy, a balanced budget and | a sane tax program.” ‘ See U. S. “Stepping Out.” | Leo T. Crowley, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., here to at- tend the convention, said yesterday the Government would step out of | the “banking and mortgage business” | Reception to Mark Resignation | when the banks “loosen up.” “Just as soon as the banks loosen {up, lend money on property as they have in the past. you will find the Government stepping out,” he as- serted. | He said lack of demand for money | had made it extremely “cheap,” ex-| plaining that loans on listed stocks and bonds bearing interest of only 11, per cent could be secured. | He cited slow business conditions |and depleted buying power as the reasons for little money demand. Predicts Bank Note 3s Relic. The national bank note soon will | be a collectors’ relic, J. F. T. O'Con- | nor, controller of the currency, said upon his arrival here for the con- vention. Since the Treasury last year or- which banks formerly were permitted to issue currency, most of the bonds have been presented for payment and nearly all banknotes have been taken up, O’Connor said. | The convention, with approximately 2,500 delegates present, starts today with Rudolf S. Hecht of Neéw Orleans, president of the association, opening a series of divisional conferences. MISSING MAN, 58, NEVER KISSED GIRL Cornelius Loring, Former Govern- ment Employe, Disappeared Saturday Night. Cornelius Loring, 58-year-old former Government ~ worker, ~who never | “smoked, drank or kissed a girl,” dis- appeared mysteriously Saturday nlgh!‘ from the home of his brother-in-law, | Policeman S. F. Goggins, 2011 Monroe | street northeast. The missing man, according to Gog- | gins,-is not related to Corinna Loring. | who disappeared on her wedding eve | and was found murdered Saturday. | Goggins said Loring didn't smoke or drink and had no woman friends. The policeman said the missing man nad never stayed away from his home overnight before, and did not appear depressed or worried at the time of his disappearance. Loring, who gave up his job in the Government Printing Office after the war, was last seen crossing North Capitol at I street. BISHOP M’DEVITT DIES AT AGE OF 75 YEARS Head of Harrisburg Diocese of Catholic Church Recently Cel- ebrated Golden Jubilee. Py the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., November 11.— Bishop Philip R. McDevitt of the Harrisburg diocese of the Catholic Church, died early today from pneu- monia. He was 75. The bishop, who celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination last SCIENTISTS HERE CHECK ON'BALLOON Savants Hear Capt. Stevens | Agree to Meet Wife in I D. C. Tomorrow. A select group of leading’ scientists hovered around short-wave radio loud speakers at the National Geographic Society Building on Sixteenth street today to hear step by step the progress of a daring group of men blazing the rail into the frontier of the upper air. ‘The balloon, Explorer II, had ascended 72,000 feet into the bluel dome of upper space at 12:55 p.m. today after its takeoff from the Strato- | camp in the Black Hills of South Da- | kota at 9:01 o'clock this morning. ‘The temperature outside at that alt tude was 40 degrees centigrade below zero. Between broadcasts of sclentific | data from the balloon by the intrepid | flyers, many humorous incidents and | “wisecracks” from Capt. Albert W.| Stevens and Capt. Orville A. Ander- | son, co-pilots of the balloon, brought amused smiles to the staid counte- nances of learned men. Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, director of the National Bureau of Standards and chairman of the Scientific Ad- visory Committee of the National Geo- graphic-Army Air Corps stratosphere flight, said he was elated over the success of the adventurers into space. | Several other national figures, includ- ing Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the society, and Dr. John Oliver La Gorce, vice president, gave their undivided attention to the two-way conversations between crew and the ground short-wave sta- tions. ‘Throughout the flight Capt. Stevens ' was highly optimistic as he held fre- quent conversations with Dr. Briggs. Only the scientific minds in the au- | dience around the loud-speakers were able to digest the highly technical re- ports given by Capt. Stevens as he read his instruments, but the laymen could well understand the heartfelt and cheery greetings and best wishes | shouted by Mrs. Anderson to her husband several miles above. It is not often that a man gets a chance to make a date with a girl from 10 miles in the air, but Capt Stevens made a definite engagement with his wife to meet her in Washing- ton tomorrow nighi. She is now in Chicago. This new frontier of the stratosphere 1s belicved by scientists to have a direct affect on human life in more ways than one. It will be- come more and more important as science solves its mysteries. The stratosphere is only one part of the new frontier that lies abo our heads, Dr. Briggs pointed ot between conversations with the balloc. crew, He explained it as a shell of very thin air completely surrounding tuc earth, beginning about 7 miles above the earth over the United States, but lying about 10 miles up over the Equator. The mysterious cosmic rays, which are constantly shooting through ou: bodies like invisible arrows from somewhere out in space, also can be better studied in the stratosph They are the most powerful ra:s known and if their nature and origin can be fully explained the history of the universe and perhaps its future may be better understood, Dr. Briggs said. RYAN TESTIMONIAL TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT as C. U. Rector to Become Bishop of Omaha. A testimonial signed by leading pro- fessional and business men of Wash- ington tonight will be presented to Most Rev. James H. Ryan at the re- ception at the Mayflower Hotel mark- ing uis resignation as rector of Catho- lic University to become Bishop of Omaha. The presentation will be made by District Commissioner Hazen as part {of the tribute of farewell, in which 2,000 are expected to participate. President Roosevelt is sending a message of felicitation to Bishop Ryan through Postmaster General Farley. Speakers vil. include Associ- ate Justice Pierce Butler of the Su- preme Court of the United States. The program will start at 8:15. R. N. CARR HONORED Elected Commander of Sons of Union Veterans. Roy Nathan Carr was elected com- mander of Lincoln Camp. No. 2, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Saturday night at a meeting in the Willard Hotel. Theodore F. Mitchell was elected senior vice commander; Soloman A. Smith, junior vice commander; Grant W. Van De Mark, patriotic instructor; Samuel M. Croft, chaplain; Frank Smith, guide; Michael Casey, secre- tary-treasurer, and William I.-Jenkins, color bearer. Irvin S. Cobb Says: Let’s All Think About Armistice in Terms of Future Peace. SANTA MONICA, Calif, Novem- ber 11.—There's She shine of fixed bayonets in the headlines where the dispatches from Shanghai tell of the invasion of armed into an ancient and helpless city. a man, it's news; but if a mang bites a dog, it's| real news. When a Japanese kills a| Chinaman, that’ another dea Chinaman. When a Chinaman kills a Jap, that's a) while on this Armistice day we cele- brate getting out of one foreign war, let'’s likewise celebrate the idea of July, was ill & week, but pneumonia developed only yesterdsy. L/ keeping out of any more foreign wars. ht. 1935. by the North «c;nn nmwb‘ e .or,!urlmun { | the the balloon | columns | HOSPITAL INVATE. BLAMED FOR FIRE Pyromaniac Theory Held by Firemen in Blaze Fatal to Four. By the Associated Press MONTREAL, November 11.—Aue | thorities today sought the cause for | fire which raged through a wing of |the St. Jean de Dieu Mental Hos | pital and caused the deaths of five inmates and property damage esti- mated by firemen at $100,000. Hospital officials said the cause of conflagration probably would never be discovered. Firemen ex- pressed the theory a pyromaniac in- mate was responsible, but conceded |that they faced an almost hopeless task in confirming this theory. Four violently insane inmates were burned to death after the fire broke out late Saturday night when they eluded their guards and crept back to their cells in the blazing building. Another inmate died from heart disease. Aroused by Patient’s Shouts. The shrill shouts of one patient, frightened by the sight of smoke and flames creeping along the ceiling of his cell, were credited by authorities with preventing probably one of the greatest fire disasters in Canadian his- tory. Dashing to the cell, guards detected the column of smoke. The patients were removed quickly from the hospital, some str with their guards and attemp‘ir dash back to their cells Twenty-four were taken to the criminal insane wing of the Montreal | Jail in a large prison van, all becom- ing so violent that they had to be handcuffed. The prison is just east of Montreal. Twenty-one more were removed to another nearby institution. The re- mainder were placed in vacant cells in other wings of the St. Jean de Dieu Hospital, the largest of its kind in Canada, housing nearly 6000 pa- tients. to 8 List of Dead. | The dead: Adelard Thouin, 36: Armand Blon- deau, 22; Napoleon Demers, 45, and Vilfird Martin, 76, all of Montreal, and Joseph Joly, 42, of St. Joseph de Sorei. Quebec. Five firemen suffered and bruises and a few ‘were treated for superf received handling violent None was seriously injured. The fire started at 9 pm, most of the patients asleep, not under control until five hours later. All available fire-fighting equipment that could.be spared was rushed from Montreal. Firemen and police remained on guard throughout Saturday night and all day yesterday to prevent possible recurrence of the outbreak. The blaze was the second serious | fire at the institution. In May. 1890, 1100 inmates were burned to death. slight cuts attendants ial injuries patients, with was 'QUINTUPLETS SIGNED 70 STAR IN MOVIE Contract With U. S. Firm Is Ap- proved by Ontario Guardian of Girls. By the Associated Press. TORONTO, November fi.. famous sisters, the Dionne quin- ;wplr!s, were signed today- at the age | of 17 months to star in a full-length movie. David A. Croll. Ortario minister of welfare and special guardian to the girls, announced his approval of & contract between Twentieth Century- Fox Films and the guardians of the quintuplets for the babies to play i a picture called “The Country Doct The film. it was announced. will bs based to some extent on the life of Dr. A. T. Dafoe. the little gray-haired doctor who attended the quintuplets at birth. Croll did n of the quintuplets. | He said. however, that the terms | were “so attractive that, in the in- terest of the children, the guardians | felt .hey could not pass up the very | substantial addition to the quintuplets’ fund.” | Any scenes in which the quintuplets | appear will be filmed in their nursery at Dafoe Hospital at Callander. They will not be moved to any studio. 11.—Those e the salaries MULLER FUNERAL RITES HELD THIS AFTERNOON Famous European and American Dress Designer Dies at His Home Here. | Henry Frederick Muller, famous | European and American dress de- signer who died Thursday at his home, 1336 Nineteenth street, will be buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery this after- {noon following funeral services to be held at Hysong's funeral parlor at 2 o'clock. For the past 29 years Mr. Muller and his wife conducted one of Washe ington's most exclusive dress shops. In Paris, while employed by Worth, the German youth, though not 20 years old, fashioned gowns for queens |and their attendants in most of the capitals of Europe. Later, after his marriage, he came to this country, where he was employed in New York for a time. He came to Washington in 1906. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Aline B, Muller, and a son, Julian. e POLICE HUNT MISSING WOMAN, 50, AND BOY, 17 Miss Gertrude G. Hill Leaves Note for Niece—Youth Believed on Maryland Trip. Miss Gertrude Grace Hill, 50, misse ‘| ing since Saturday, and Linwood Lite ton, jr., 17, missing since yesterday, were the objects of police search toe day. Miss dill left her home at 1841 Co- lumbia road after leaving a note to her niec., Miss Jean Hill, with whom she lived, that she would rgturn shortly, police eported. She had $40 with her, her niece said. The Litton boy, whose home is at 607 Elliott street northeast, was be- lieved by his fatlier to have left with two companions for Hagerstown or Cumberland, Md. Neighbors, however, sald the youth had mentioned going to California. It was learned the boy disposed f his bicycle to help finance the planned hitch-hike trip.