Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1936, Page 4

GUARD'S TRAINING AS UNIT FAVORED fiVision Concentration Again *Next Year Planned by Maj. Gen. Reckord. ' BY WILLIAM S. TARVER, By & Staft Correspondent ot The Star. INDIANTOWN, GAP, Pa., August 15—A plan for yearly concentration of the 29th Naticaal Guard Division during Summer training and for ro- tation of the camp site through Vir- ginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania was revealed today by Maj. Gen. Milton A’ Reckord, division commander. Entirely satisfled with the results of the past week, which marked the first time the entire division has assembled since it fought in France 18 years ago, Gen. Reckord said he hoped he could atrange to have it train together in the future. Training formerly was conducted by separate units at scat- téred locations. “I am so greatly pleased with the results achieved by the 29th Division in training this year as a unit that I hope it will be possible for it to train together in future years,” he declared. Seeks Virginia Site. “I plan to make it my business to discuss with the proper authorities sites for an encampment next year in Virginia, with the expectation of hold- ing camp for the division the following year in Maryland and three years hence on this reservation. “As soon as possible, I will fiad out whether the division camp can be held at Virginia Beach, or, perhaps, at a site in the western part of the Btate.” Turning to the great benefits to be derived from work such as the troops age performing this year, Gen. Reckord said: “The training during the one week of camp just completed has ac- complished as much as was gained during the first two months of the concentration at Anniston, Ala., fol- loewing the entrance of the United States into the World War.” Notables to Be Guests. + District Commissioners Melvin C. Hazen and Dan I. Sultan are among the notables who have accepted invi- tations to be guests here PFriday for the review of the division by Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff of the Others include Maj. Gen. Albert L. Bowley, commanding the 3d Corps Area; Maj. Gen. E. C. Shannon, com- manding the 28th National Guard Di- vision of Pennsylvania; Brig. Gen. Frederick B. Kerr, adjutant general of Pennsylvania; Col. A. S. Janeway, deputy adjutant general of Pennsyl- vania; Maj. Coleman B. Marks, super- intendent of the military reservation; Col. Fay Brabson, Col. Walter V. Ship- ley, Col. J. A. Baer, chief of staff of the 3d Corps Area: Col. Louis A. Kunzig. assistant chief of staff: Col. Walter V. Shipley and Col. A. F. Com- miskey. The review will be the principal ceremony of. the two-week encamp- ment and is receiving special em- phasis, since it is the first by the whole division since the war. Many Visitors Expected. ‘Thousands of visitors are expected in camp tomorrow, since the day will be one of rest for the 8,000 officers and men. The only athletic event sched- uled is a polo match to be held be- tween the teams of the 110th Field Artillery, a Baltimore regiment, and the West Shore Polo Club at Harris- burg, Pa. Brig. Gen. Washington Bowie, jr., commanding the 58th Brigade of Maryland, told his officers today at a critique which followed an overnight bivouac and the working out of an at- tack problem, that his remarks were the last he will make as commander of an independent force in the field. He will retire in November, and next week his brigade will operate as part of the division under Gen. Reckord. Training during the week end was un- der brigade and separate unit com- manders. Gen. Reckord took part in the 58th Brigade critique, as did several officers of his staff. The brigade returned to camp by truck at noon. By that time the rain, which had drenched the troops during the “attack,” had ceased. The ex- pected break in the hot spell which has gripped this vicinity since Thurs- day morning did not come, however, and this afternoon and night were humid and warm. Engineers Plan Review. ‘The only caremony tomorrow will be held at 5:20 p.m. by the 121st En- gineers of Washington. The regiment will pass in review before its com- mander, Col. John W. Oehmann, Dis- trict of Columbia building inspector. All week the Engineers have lahored without respite to prepare themselves for the vital work they will be called upon to perform in the division ma- neuvers, which will begin Monday and last through Thursday, with the troops spending Monday and Wednesday mights in bivouac. Lights Are Extinguished. All lights in the central police sta- tion, in a moving picture theater and in an area of several blocks were ex- tinguished when a learner rammed his car into fuse box at Southend, Eng- land. Hostage TEXAN ORDERED RELEASED BY SPANISH OFFICIALS, J. 0. AMBLER, The San Antonio mining en- gineer, was held as a_hostage in Huelva Province by loyal forces. He was reported re- leased, along with 37 other persons, after the Stete De- Rartment protested, <+Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Brown (Continued From First Page.) But there have appeared on the French political sky two young men,; hitherto considered as a joke by the | | old politicians. These two young | | men seem to appeal to the popular masses. One is Jean Bergery, the other Jaques Doriot. They both have | started their political life as Com- | munists and both have broken away from the old party because they could see no future for young, oncoming politicians in a party subsidized and | directed by Moscow. These two men are extremely active. Hardly a day goes by without eijther | of them having some political meet- ing in Paris or in the provinces. It's a good, and in France, a remunerative plan. The entrance fee to any of these meetings is only 2 francs (12| cents). But when 10 or 15 thousand men attend such meetings, the treas- | ury of the organization does not suffer. Raised Fist Is Salute. I must confess that the first time | I went to one of Bergery's rallies#1 was somewhat nervous. Thousands | of fists were raised in the air when | the leader arrived. I thought it was | a trick of the opposition which had | filled the hall with a hostile crowd. | Nothing of the sort. Since the Fascists and the Nazis have adopted a political salute, by raising the right hand above | the head, the anti-Fascists of Bergery have adopted a similar gesture. Only to show that they are not Nasis, they simply shake their fists. It's just as effective, Bergery is an intellectual. He began to be interested in politics in 1919, when he became, as a very young man, the secretary of the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris. He resigned later, to become one of Herriot's henchmen, and when the mayor of Lyons became France's first semi- Socialist prime minister, in 1924, Ber- gery was his “chef de cabinet,” a Marvin MacIntyre, with more rank and power to give jobs. It was then | that the Russians sent the former banker, Krassine, as Ambassador to Paris. Bergery became imbued with the Communist doctrines soon after he married the Ambassador's pretty daughter, whom he divorced later, when he no longer had any use for communism. He is now married to an gmericnn, who has a fashion shop in aris. Fights Against Monopolies. Bergery blossomed out as a political leader after Blum's election. He still belongs to the Front Populaire, but opposes the wishy-washy policy of the leader. His main platform in politics is a determined fight against mon- opolies and trusts, especially against the public utilities trust. He advo- cates the taking over by the state of all public utilities in order to give the French people the benefits of cheap electricity, cheap gas and cheap trans- portation. For the time being they are almost outside the reach of the average person. Bergery is an intelligent and force- ful politician, despite the fact that he is barely 45 years old. He appeals to the masses, but mostly to the bour- geois and intellectual masses. He thinks of effects all the time. Thus, during his meetings, it does not mat- ter how hot and stifling it may be in the hall, he will never take off his coat. Dressed in black with a black tie, he will stand for hours at a time ad- dressing his public with a typically French eloquence. His voice is melo- dious and powerful. But he has not the gift of raising the masses to a pitch of enthusiasm like Jaures used to have. Few Workmen at Meeting. There are few workmen at his meetings, which are attended by par- lor-bolshevists, pretty ladies and thousands of middle-class people, shopkeepers, clerks, good bourgeios Who live off their pensions and a sprinkling of former Croix de Feu— those who have not joined Doriot after Col. de la Roque’s adventure missed fire and collapsed. But, despite the fact that Bergery's followers are not of the type who would fight for their leaders on the streets of Paris (the maximum they might do is to shout), his power in the future political set-ups of France should not be neglected. He is an ex- tremely shrewd man and a useful man in any political combination because of his appeal to an important section of the French public. Bergery is a gentleman, and past experiences have shown that a gentleman always i§ necessary in a proletarian combination which wants to establish a dictator- ship. (Copyright, 1936, by The Evening Star Newspaper Co.) Swans Down for Rest. More than 1,500 black swans came down for a rest off Westshore at Na- pler, New Zealand, during the course of their migration, 4 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. “Refugee” Back AMERICAN GIRL REMOVED FROM WAR ZONE. GLORIA MARIE SILEO, 9 years old, returned to New York on the liner Paris after a vacation in Spain that proved more exciting than she had anticipated. Returning from a visit in Santander, where she had stayed with friends, she was taken aboard the cutter Cayauga and taken to St. Gean De Luz, France. She boarded the Paris at Havre August 7.—A. P. Photo. -— Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) mines cost approximately $700,000, a sum raised jointly by the State go ernment and the mine owners. At many points along the presiden- tiel route, signs showed the high flood levels, and in Wilkes-Barre the Presi- dent traversed some streets where Coast Guardsmen in rowboats had evacuated families from second-floor windows in their homes last Spring. Debris still remained in a park. President Roosevelt’s special train reached New York at 7:30 p.m. and left 12 minutes later. The President remained inside his car. Earlier in the day, the President drove 50 miles in an open automobile viewing at first hand the flood areas around Binghamton, N. Y., and offi- cials announced .ater he had approved allotments totaling $2,568,000 for pre- vention of floods in the Empire State’s southern tier counties. Rejoined at Scranton by Gov. Earle of Pennsylvania and Senator Joseph F. Guffey, Pittsburgh Democrat, both of whom had toured the Johnstown area with him Thursday, the President was given a rousing welcome by throngs packing the city’s main thoroughfares for a “Roosevelt day” celebration. Representative Patrick J. Boland of Scranton, the Democratic whip of the House, also met Mr. Roosevelt at the train. Troops with fixed bayonets, State and local police proved inadequate in some instances to keep the crowd in check in Scranton and in Wilkes- Barre’s public square. The automo- biles in the President’s party had dif- ficulty in making their way through the press of people. Entering Wilkes-Barre, the Presi- dent was given a 21-gun salute by the 108th Field Artillery, Pennsylvania National Guard, members of which fig- ured prominently in flood rescue work last March. HEAT ALL 't have to walt until you to get the fuel- TRYING TO call 932 New York Ave. N.W., Na- tional 3655. er write Chomberlin Metal Weather Strip Co. CHAmEEeRLIN WEATHER STRIPS Learn About. Fighting at Guard Camp Scene at the camp of the 29th Division, National Guard, at Indiantown Gap, Pa., showing members of a tank company being instructed in the use of one of the latest types of war weapons. Sergt. Everett Henderson is the instructor. Murray Turner is shown inside the tank. —Star Staff Photo. GROLP T0 FGHT NEW DEALTAYES St. Louis Attorney Will Head New Division of G. 0. P. Committee. | £y the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, August 15.—Arthur M. | Curtis, assistant to the chairman of the Republican National Committee, tonight announced the formation of | & committee division designed, he said, | to conduct a Nation-wide campaign | against what he termed “the New | Deal party’s program of ruthless tax- ation.” Robert Kratky of St. Louis, ! an attorney, was named to head the new group. | The announcement, made in a | statement from the Republican Na- tional Committee, said there would | be omganizations of men and women in every county in the Nation “to en- list voters” against the Democratic administration’s taxation program. i | Curtis said that the taxpayers’ di- | campaign procedure, and that it was | established in “response to hundreds of requests for information on the tax situation and scores of offers of voluntary service on the part of bur- dened taxpayers of all parties.” The statement quoted Kratky as saying, in part: “Spending $2.12 for every $1 col- lected in taxes, the New Deal party has plunged the Nation into an abyss of debt instead of cutting Government expenses 25 per cent, balancing the budget and establishing a generally economical program as promised. ® * * “The President’s latest glowing promise that taxes will not continue | to rise comes in the face of the fact | that expenditures for the fiscal year of 1937 have been announced at ap- preximately $1,000,000,000 more than they were in 1936. Director of the Budget Bell told the Ways and Means Committee that the national debt | would reach the staggering total of $6,500,000,000 by June 30, 1937. As | Gov. Landon said in his acceptance speech, we must pay back $2 for every dollar we borrow as the result of interest and administration of the debt structure. That means a Fed- eral debt nearer $70,000,000,000. And the end is not in sight.” STRIKES HIT VIENNA Taxi Owners, Saloon Keepers and Bakers Walk Out. VIENNA, August 15 (#).—There, Were no taxis, no beer, no painters and not much bread in some Austrian cit- ies tonight. Taxi owners and saloon keepers struck for lower gasoline and beer prices. Chauffeurs, bakers and paint- ers walked out demanding higher wages. Officials feared the strikes might become general throughout the nation. EVERYWHERE. The follow mann’s | vision would be a new departure in | D. C., AUGUST 16, 1936—PART ONE. Round-Up Youthful Gang R.F.C. EXTENSION LIKELY NEXT YEAR Demand Continues for Some Types of Loans—67% of Debts Paid. By toe Assoclated Press. Extension of the Reconstruction Corp.’s lending power for another year ‘was projected today in sdministration discussions, in view of a sustained de- mand in some fields for the agency’s loans. This authority now is scheduled to expire next January 31. Although no official announcement favoring exten- sion has been made, it was said in some high quarters that continuance for at least a year probably would be sought. Since its creation in 1932, the giant corporation has provided a vast credit reservoir on which the Nation's busi- ness has drawn heavily. 67 Per Cent Paid Back. Repayments now are flooding back to the corporation, however, and of the $6,184,000,000 loaned to business and industry, $4,126,000,000, or 67 per cent, has been returned. But though money is flowing back from old loans and demands for new ones have fallen off sharply in the last year, the corporation still is making numerous advances to certain types of borrowers. During June, the last month for which figures are available, authoriza- tions included loans totaling $6,800,000 to aid in reorganization or liquidation of closed banks; $1,500,000 to mort- gage loans companiest $3,300,000 to industrial and commercial enter- prises; $10,771,000 to finance the carry- ing and orderly marketing of agricul- tural commodities, and $5,300,000 to drainage, levee, and firrigation dis- tricts. Railroads Still Borrowing. Among other major loans at present are those for flood rehabilitation, min- ing operations and railroads. Requests from railroads still are coming in. Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the corporation has led the way in promoting lower interest rates on rall- | road financing. | R. F. C. assistance has been asked | in connection with several railroad re- | organizations and in providing money | for equipment purchases. The corporation announced recently it also would make loans to motor car- | riers, and this may become another important field of lending. | In addition to its loans to business, the corporation has an important | | function in its relation with other | Government credit agencies, supplying | most of the funds used by the Com- modity Credit Corp. and the Export- | Import Bank, and purchasing mort- | gages insured by the Federal Housing | | Administration. Sp.ain (Continued From First Page.) fighting off a rebel attack on Ren- | teria. Others sought safety by cross- ing the International Bridge into | | France. | Frontier police, aided by moblle | guardsmen, who had been posted on the border in anticipation of just such | & rout, permitted only a few hundred to cross. French police said the fleeing | Spaniards would be granted temporary [reruge in France provided they re- | mained south of Bordeaux. LEFTISTS FRE EAMERICAN. 37 British Subjects Also Are Believed | to Be Safe. “I take great pleasure in ordering six of yow style 'S’ for the Curtis Institute of Music of success with your most remarkable mew piomes, style GIBRALTAR, August 15 (#).—An | | American and 37 British subjects, held | | as hostages, were believed safe tonight | after escape from Loyalists in Huelva | Province, Southern Spain. | _ Rescue of the group, held at the | Rio Tinto mines, was reported today, but the information did not relate by | what means the escape was effected. | The British government earlier had made tentative plans to send British | sailors to the mine, threatened by ap- proach of rebel troops. J. O. Ambler of Montana and San Antonio, Tex, consultant in the smelting department of the mine, was the American held. SOCIALIZATION EXTENDED. Oil, Tobacco and Other Industries Are Confiscated. MADRID, August 15 (#).—The Spanish government, its troops flung across the countryside in bloody bat- tle against Fascist rebellion, tonight ordered new socialization of industry and sought to halt flight of capital that might reach rebel hands. The huge oil, tobacco and other in- dustries were confiscated by labor organizations and given over to work- ers to operate under state control. A government decree forbade buy- ing, selling or lefding of securities and banned any transfer of real es- After many sleepless nights and futile races with the mob’s lookouts, Policemen H. B. Miller (left) and H. G. Cooper, second precinct, along with Precinct Detective S. Ostenso, corralled 20 members of the “blue shirt gang,” believed responsible for about 100 pocketbook snatchings and 25 or 30 cases of housebreakings. A quantity of the loot was recovered by the officers. The “blue shirts” were organized at Blue Plains from mem- bers of the old gang of “40 thieves” which Cooper helped round up several years ago after a series of thefts and robberies in the second precinct. Madrid Fears Reign of Terror | —Star Staff Photo. If Loyalist Defenses Collapse By the Associated Press. HENDAYE, France, August 15—/ Uncensored advices from Madrid to- day portrayed the Spanish capital in fear of a new reign of terror should it be taken by the rebels. The city, although safe from attack for the time being, was pictured car- events elsewhere in Spain. Outwardly there is only slight indi- cation that Madrid is virtually en- circled by enemy armies. Reassured by the suppression of street sniping and the restoration of order, its in- habitants have resumed most of their normal activities. Spaniards both within and without Spain. ‘The objective was to prevent mem- bers of the one time nobility and rebels from liquidating their hold- ings for cash that might be used to | purchase arms. The new step toward socialization | | because private use of all telephone | and telegraph facilities has been sus- mchu‘uwr the explosion. Defendants in was another in the program of the Liberal government that originally was the cause of the rebellion. President Manuel Azana proclaimed a Liberal regime for worker and peas- antry when he took office in April. Execution of seven officers charged with resisting government advances in San Sebastian was recorded in a Loyalist newspaper. The Madrid war ministry claimed slow advances against Southern rebel sectors in Granada and on the north in Zaragoza Province. HOTEL CLERK RETURNED IN $1,100 SHORTAGE A man police said was Willlam Francis Daley, Hartford, Conn., hotel clerk, was returned from Hartford today to face charges here of em- bezzling $1,100 from the Army and Navy Club. Daley walked into Hartford police headquarters Thursday night and confessed to the embezzlement, au- thorities there said. He was brought back today in the custody of Policeman E. Chester Stepp of the check squad. Daley reportedly told Hartford police he had been employed as & bookkeeper at the club and took the money October 28, 1935. For the past three months he had been employed as a clerk in a Hartford hotel, he said. The Army and Navy Club’s loss was covered by insurance, it was tate. The decree was applied to Joser Hormann! THIS MAGIC NAME IS KNOWN TO MUSIC LOVERS INCIDENTALLY, JOSEF HOFMANN HAS PLAYED THE STEINWAY PIANO IN PUBLIC AND AT HOME FOR OVER FORTY-FIVE YEARS. As director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadel- phia, Josef Hofmann has developed one of the greatest musical institutions of the world. Only Steinway Pianos have been used by the Curtis Institute since it was founded in 1924. It has purchased more than One Hundred Steinway Grands. .. cerely yours, Josef Hofmann,” Director. SOLD ON VERY LIBERAL TERMS. USED PIANOS TAK- EN IN TRADE. COME AND PLAY ® said there. —Jose! Hofmanm Pianiss letter to Steinway & Sons, reproduced by Dr. Hof- ion, is conclusive evidence of his unqualified endorse- ment of the supremely beautiful qualities of the New Model : STEINWAY BABY GRAND : Style “S,” 5 Ft. 1 In. Long.. ‘885 r wenderful mew Baby Grands, * Wishing you the best ‘S, I am, very sin- DROOP’S - 1300 G Life is comparatively safe, even for the thousands of known aristocrats and others unsympathetic to the So- cialist government. Class distinc- tions are concealed, at least superfi- cially. Mingling with unshaven, shab- bily dressed street crowds are occa- | sional women in stylish dress. rying on its normal life, concealing | any apprehension over the course of | Few shops remain closed. Butter, fish and some fruits are the only prime commodities which are scarce. Broken street lamps have been re- | moved, traffic light standards have been repaired and the debris left by | the outbreak of the revolt four weeks ago has been virtually cleaned up. Armed militiamen, however, everywhere. Crowds of anxious relatives besiege are | the confiscated hotels serving as cas- ualty hospitals. Long queues still wait outside food and tobacco stores. Railway travel is almost impossible, except to the east coast and to a few | points within easy reach of the cap- ital, Families with relatives in the prov- inces cannot communicate with them pended indefinitely. Mail only such points as are directly con- trolled by the Madrid government. MICHIGAN “WAR RECORD APPROVED High Command Pleased With Showing of 24,000 Troops. By 1he Associated Press. ALLEGAN, Mich., August 15.—The record of more than a week of mo- bilization and simulated battle in ‘Western Michigan's “war zone” was stamped tonight with the “O. K.” of the 2nd Army’s high command Army officers said they were pleased at the showing of the 24,000 Regular and National Guard troops which have* taken part in the war games for the past seven and one-half days. Umpires still studied reports on the effectiveness of the invading “reds’— mostly mechanized Regulars—and the “blues,” who are National Guardse men of Michigan, Illinois and Wis- consin, defending the Great Lakes area from a theoretical attack from the southeast. 350 Cases of Iliness. Combat was suspended at noon to- day until early Monday. Army authorities reported that 340 cases of illness and minor injuries had been treated in hospitals at Grand | Rapids, Camp Custer and in the field | since maneuvers started. None of the | illnesses was serious, authorities said, |and most of the patients have re- turned to their regiments. Today's operations were the most realistic since the maneuvers started. Clouds of powder smoke rolled over many sectors as machine guns, rifles and artillery batteries cut loose with blank ammunition. Low-flying attack planes of the gen- eral headquarters Air Force, attached | to the “red” army, theoretically wiped out many units with machine-gun fire. Generals Sum Up. Maj. Gen. C. E. Kilbourne of the 2nd Army, Maj. Gen. Roy D. Keehn of the 33d Division and Brig. Gen. Irving Fish.of the 32d Division and their aides drew these conclusions from the past week's operations: 1. Mechanized units, such as the 1st Cavalry, are of vital importance in striking before an opposing army can complete its mobilization and the development of its front lines, but the old dependable Infantry must go forward to hold the gains thus made 2. The Army Signal Corps, which | 1aid hundreds of miles of stations, can | maintain communications under the most trying conditions. 3. The motor convoy equipment and the mechanized combat vehicles of t: Army “can take it” even when they must plunge through knee-deep sand |and dust of difficult terrain. Next week's operations will include further simulated battle, ending with | the arrival of all the units at Camp | Custer, where further exercises and demonstrations will be held. BLAST VICTIM SUES 850,000 Asked by Nebraskan, Charging Pipe Smoker Careless. 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