Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1936, Page 3

25-YEAR DROUGHT PROGRAM STUDIED Land and Water Conserva- tion, Zone Laws and Stable Credit Proposed. BACKGROUND— Droughts in the entire Western farm area have brought much suf- fering and high property loss in recent years. Particularly disastrous | are the droughts of 1934 and 1936. Many measures have been proposed by the Federal Government to bring aid, but no unified program has been evolved. To meet this meed, President Roosevelt a few weeks ago sent a party of agricul- tural and economic specialists into the drought area to draw up @ long-range, permanent program for drought relief-control. By the Associated Press. CHADRON, Nebr., August 21.—A 25-year drought program was con- templated today by members of the Great Plains Drought Committee as they shaped recommendations for a report to President Roosevelt. Morris L. Cooke, rural electrifica- tion administrator and chairman of the group, told a meeting of farmers here last night any effective plan un- doubtedly would require that much time. Cooke and his associates indicated they were considering the recommen- dation of rigid land and water con- servation, State land zome laws, & stable system of credit for Great Plains farmers and feasible irrigation and reclamation projects. Lewis C. Gray, head of the Land Utilization Division of the Resettle- ment Administration and special con- sultant for the committee on its 3,000~ mile trip through the drought area, #aid he did not believe there was a need for extensive shifting of farm families from the arid lands to other districts. He added: “Nature itself already has thinned out the population in the bad sec- tions.” Gray said there is need for a new eredit system. “Under the present system, banks make loans, encouraging expansion, during good crop-growing years,” he gaid. “Then in bad years they de- mand payment. What the farmer needs is credit for necessary improve- ments, but not for overexpansion.” He said a good zoning law is needed 4n each of the drought States to force the return of unproductive crop lands to grass. Certain “reforms” in farm practices to conserve lands and water also are needed, he said. The committee will make its report to President Roosevelt late next week in South Dakota. FEDERAL INSURANCE PROPOSED. By tne Assoclated Press. Government insurance as a long- time drought protection to the farmer was pitched into the forefront of dis- cussion today by the return of Secre- tary Wallace from President Roose- velt’s farm conference at Hyde Park. An outspoken advocate of Federal | erop insurance, Wallace attended the session at which Louls J. Taber, leader of the National Grange, said insurance as a possible means of offsetting dry- weather ravages had been up for dis- cussion. Wallace will accompany the Presi- dent on the official tour of the Middle Western drought area. The view was expressed in usually well-informed quarters that the subject might be further studied during the journey. The cabinet member’s return also brought from the Agriculture Depart- ment’s Drought Cemmittee an an- nouncement that details had been com- pleted for the $10,000,000 seed-purchase program to assure supplies for plant- ing purposes. — FOUND. PERSIAN CAT. in Baltimore Saturday: Dossibly lost {rom a car. For information phone Natio 5 WRIST WATCH. s. found. Call 312 Que st. n.w. after 5 p.m. — BRACELET, Sraved in band. Aug. 1 politan_0540._Apt. 6 CAT—Large, white_Angora. male cat, in &riington Counts. Va. near Fhone Glarendon 1178-g " sshington. 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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO Action in Spanish War Theater Spain (Continued From Pirst Page.) | Zaragoza was reported by refugees| reaching here today. Several factories already were turn- | ing out the deadly weapon of war, the | refugees were quoted as saying in/ Madrid news agency dispatches. The northern city where the fac- tories were reported functioning has been held by rebels since the outset of the revolt. The Socialist government here de- nied Fascist charges that its troops were using gas of any kind, although a recent Paris dispatch stated that loyalist troops had used tear gas bombs in driving back a rebel attack. Fascist headquarters at Burgos also had charged that loyalist militia had used poison gas in at least one en- gagement. Vigorous steps to stamp out Fascist sympathies were continued by the government with reports from loyalist Valencia that a Public Safety Com- mittee had been established there with full power to conduct trial The committee announced “it was endowed with full authority by the people and shall be the only court that may judge those implicated in the Fascist movement.” A similar committee organized by labor organizations functioned in Madrid. On the battlefront a new attack on the Mediterranean Island of Mallorca was reported with loyalists claiming a steady advance toward Palma, the capital. At the Catalan capital, Barcelons, preparations were made to court- martial 74 military leaders accused of participation in the revolution. An anti-Fascist committee ordered all civilians arms and not enrolled in the militia to surrender them within 48 hours under penalty | of arrest. A Fascist rebel airplane dropped five bombs on the village of Hernani, south of San Sebastian, today while negotiations were reported underway to restore peace in the Bay of Biscay battle area. One child was wounded, dispatches declared. The Basque nationalists who have been aiding the loyalist militia, it was said, were trying to end the fighting by arranging the surrender af the cities of San Sebastian and Irun, besiezed by rebels. In return, under the Basques’ plan, the revolters would grant amnesty to the defenders, the reports related. The Basques—whose chief interest in the civil war is to get the autonomy which they have long sought for their region—were said to have sent a dele- gation to the rebel headquarters. The bishop of Victoria was reported to be aiding in the armistice negotiations. Many Killed in Fighting, Today, rebel and government forces blasted at each other on a front be- tween Alunda and La Puncha, with numerous casualties but without gain- ing ground. = The French naval commander of the Bidassoa River zone ordered a waters off Fuenterrabia. The boat was helping the government Fort Guada- lupe to bombard rebel positions dur- ing the several hour battle. A government armored train partic- whi . No I—Tcnu, tragic scene in Constuntlu as Spanish Foreign Legion troops occupied the town in their drive toward Madrid after stiff battle with Red troops. The women, surrendering, are shown pleading with an- guished faces for the lives of their cap- tured men folk. No.2—A Red ylring squad at Madrid aim- ing at a statue, “Cerro de Los Angeles,” sur- mounted by a }l% No. 3—A mem| ure of Christ, er of the squad inspecting the bullet-riddled statue. shrapnel over Irun from s hill near San Marcial, facing the city. The government forces were using dynamite hand grenades. Dispatches from Marseille said the Mexican steamer Jalisco had anchored off Estaque, where Rightist newspa- pers said it was preparing to trans- port arms to the Spanish government. Officials, however, insisted the cargo was destined for Vera Cruz. Legion Ready to March. At rebel headquarters in Burgos, Spain, the one-eyed founder of the Spanish Legion, Gen. Milan Astray, reviewed 2,000 tassel-capped Fascist followers today and ordered them to march on the Somo Sierra Mountain front tomorrow. That front is in the Guadarrama range north of Madrid. ‘The youthful “falangistas,” com- posed of the Fascist troops of Jose Primo de Rivera, son of the late dic- tator, and others, were well equipped and well disciplined. Rebel leaders said they numbered only 25,000 in mid-July, but now there are 200,000 in the northern provinces alone. They include many pretty young girls, dressed as men. At the time of the review, rebel headquarters was being moved to Valladolid. The general staff, secretaries and clerks of Gen. Emilio Mola, the north- ern commander, were kuitting the city in a caravan of automobiles. Southern rebel columns, advancing on Madrid from Seville and Granada, were reported today to have effected a junction at Loja, west of Granada. Rebel leaders said the troops met “enthusiastic manifestations” along the way, establishing full communi- cation for the first time between the two cities in the south and the armies in the fleld. fresh Moroccan battalion, mean- e, arrived at Burgos by rail from Seville and departed for an undis- closed destination, apparently on the northern front. ‘The insurgent leaders said govern- ment troops were evacuating Irun, in the north. - Rebel headquarters also announced a plane, purchased in England by the Madrid government before the re- bellion, had been forced down near Badajoz and that the pilotd had fled to Portugal. The plane was repaired and flown to Seville for rebel use, U. 8. REJECTS PROPOSAL, Uruguay’s Mediation Plan Held Con- trary te Policy. By the Associated Press. Hope for an early termination of hostilities in Spain was coupled today by the United States Government with a reaffirmation of determination to remain “scrupulously” aloof from the bitter revolutionary struggle there. These expressions were set forth in & note dispatched last night by Acting Secretary of State Phillips to Jose Richlind, Uruguayan Minister to ‘Washington, rejecting Uruguay’s pro- posal that the nations of the Amer- icas join in a move to mediate the Spanish crisis. Voicing this Government's dul.u to support the principle of concilia- tion “wherever practicable,” Phillips said, nevertheless, it did not feel war- ranted in departing from its estab- lished policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations. “The people and the Government of the United States,” he added, “enter- taining the friendliest feeling for the Spanish people, are deeply distressed by the dévastating strife that now rends that country, and earnestly { —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. hope for its termlmtion at the earliest possible mome! Referring to “the lofty spirit of hu- manity and good will,” which prompt- ed Dr. Jose Espalter, Uruguayan for- eign minister, to propose an Ameri- can concert of conciliation for Spain, Phillips directed attention to the State Department’s proclamation August 7. This expressed the intention of the United States to refrain “scrupu- lously” from interfering with the “un- fortunate situation in Spain.” The United States action was viewed by some observers here as defnitely putting an end to Uruguay's effort to invoke the concerted good offices of the 21 American republics in an attempt to solve the Spanish civil strife by peaceful intervention. Brazil, Peru and Argentina also have rejected Uruguay’s proposal, APOLOGY CONSIDERED. By the Assoclated Press. Reports that the French government was bringing pressure to draw an apology from the Madrid regime for the alleged search of & German steamer were circulated at Paris to- day without official confirmation. French authorities at Metz investi- gated the flight of what was described as a German airplane over the French frontier fortifications near Boulay. While Germany rushed warships to Spanish waters as an outgrowth of the Kamerun affair, French fears in- creased that Spain’s civil war might spread, Informed persons said they believed France would have to joint Great Britain in & joint mediation effort in Spain, as no solid neutrality front had yet come out of France's attempts to focalize the Spanish conflict. ‘The newspaper Humanite asserted: “Germany, which has torn up every treaty and contract which was con- trary to the realization of her ambi- tions, protests in the name of inter- national law.” It added the reported Spanish search of the Kaerun was “perfectly legal,” in view of the Madrid gov- ernment’s belief that Germany was alding the Fascist rebels. Meanwhile, at Rome it was said that Premier Mussolini has asked his envoys abroad to sound out foreign reaction to abandonment of neutrality negotiations in the Spanish civil war. ‘This, observers watching Il Duce’s armed preparedness believed, reflected his retermination to accept no agree- men which departs materially from his demands for both practical and “moral” neutrality. At Berlin, the Voelkisher Beobach- ter charged editorially that “the Soviet Army is ready for war of attack to hasten revolution to the West,” and that Soviets have taken over com- mand of the Spanish civil war toward that end. “It has become evident, the editorial concluded, “that the wish prevails in Moscow to make the Spanish revo- Jution the beginning of & fire setting the entire world aflame.” rs. Grace V. Davis Gets Decree. mwyo.. August 21 UH; District Judge Sam M. Thompeon umnmdamym he had nted a divorce Grace v.':;grun Davis of New York City from Henry G. Davis, member of ©. W. Young & Co., investment coun- court, D. C, BLANTON FACING HARD POLL FIGHT Animosities May Sweep Him From Office in Run-Off - of Primary. Speciai Dispatch to The Star. ABILENE, Tex., August 21.—Ani- mosities among his constituents to- morrow may sweep from the office which he has held with one minor break for 20 years Thomas L. Blanton, militant Representative of the Seven- teenth Texas District, and replace him with the relatively mild-mannered and soft-spoken Clyde L. Garrett, a county judge. But the outcome of the pri- mary is anybody’s guess and Blanton may win. Voters in a 12-county area will decide the issue in a second primary, or run-off, for the Democratic nomi- nation, equivalent to election. Their battle, & hot one for the past four weeks and in sharp contrast with the tepid first primary, had its climax last night. While Blanton was bid- ding for votes in Eastland, home town of his opponent, Garrett came to Abilene, home and stronghold of Blan- ton, accompanied by a throng of sup- porters from Eastland and neighbor- ing towns. The records offer Clyde Garrett, & public servant who obviously has the confidence of his neighbors but here- tofore little known outside his own community; and Tom Blanton, a na- tional figure and known for years in his district personally or by sight to practically every voter, Natural conclusion: The near majority gained by Garrett in a three- man fleld in July is more the result of an anti-Blanton sentiment than of a pro-Garrett feeling. Enmity of Long Duration. Some of the enmity toward Blanton has long smouldered. More is freshly created. Being of an extremely posi- tive type, he has made an accumula- tion of adversaries in the district for various reasons. A close ballot is generally predicted, both sides having made drives to overcome the normal lethargy of a second primary. Apathy, exclusive of the congressional race, is more pro- nounced than usual, because all but two State contests and most county races were decided in July. Blanton forces, realizing that the burden of the campaign is theirs, have centered their efforts on alienating Garrett supporters of the first primary Balance of power lies in the vote of Pred O. Jaye, third candidate in July. Jaye, Townsend candidate, received approximately 7,500 votes. Blanton polled more than 19,000, and Garrett more than 24,000. The total of more than 52,000 compared with a maxi- mum voting strength of 60,000. Following his defeat Jaye declared for Blanton, but has not been an active worker for him. Blanton has been an avowed foe of the Townsend | plan, but the sectional Townsend or- ganization, meeting in Cisco after the first primary, declined to indorse either candidate. Debate Challenge Declined. A challenge of Blanton to his oppo- nent for a series of debates in the 12 county seats of the district was| declined. Garrett, never announcing a speaking schedule long in advance, has adopted a general policy of fol- lowing Blanton. Usually he has been found about 24 hours behind the Representative. In reply to Blanton's challenge, Gar- rett said that he was reserving the right to manage his own campaign as he saw fit. In answer to Blanton's charge that a $25,000 slush fund had been sent into the district to defeat him, Garrett has said the only slush fund of which he knows is the money he obtained by cashing an insurance policy to conduct his campaign. ‘The challenger has offered & plat- form of adequate and liberal old age pensions, hospitalization and compen- sation for disabled veterans of all| wars; a balanced budget, obtained by elimination of useless expenditures in- stead of increased taxes; repeal of Federal emergency legislation as busi- ness improves; adequate Army, Navy and air defenses; more jobs and less dole; strengthening of anti-trust laws, and establishment of a merit system for postmasters. LOST GIRL IN DOG HOUSE Child Gone for Four Days Ex- plains Dislike for Housework. STURGIS, Mich,, August 21 ().— Eleven-year-old Mildred Saddison, missing from home for four days, was found yesterday living in a dog house in her own back yard because, she ex- plained, she didn't like housework. 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Former Film Producer Pushing Simpson Case Despite Failure Cochran to Carry Pleato Roosevelt for Sailor Held by Nazis. Gifford A. Cochran, ex-moving picture producer, who has met with little success in hik attempts to aid Lawrence Simpson, American seaman held by German secret police for; possession of submarine literature re- ported another failure yesterday after an interview with State Department officials. Cochran asked an official protest in behalf of the sailor. He is “not going to let the case drop.” Just returned from Germany, where an hour and & half interview with Simpson on August § failed to con- vince the sailor of his sincere interest in the case, the 29-year-old son of the late Gifford Cochran, well-known sportsman, said that he would petition President Roosevelt if necessary. Simpson was taken from the 8. 8. Manhattan in June, 1935, in the Hamburg harbor by German secret police, who alleged they found anti- Nazi literature in his possession. Held in the concentration camp at Ham- burg until May of this year, he was accused in a “secret” indictment and transferred to Moabit Prison in Berlin, Cochran said. Simpson's trial was originally scheduled for July 28, but has since been postponed until September. Cites Circumstances of Interview. Cochran attributes Simpson's failure to respond to his offer to help to cir- cumstances of the interview. At the Mayflower Hotel he de- scribed his recent experience in Ger- many and revealed that his visit here yesterday was not his first. In July he accompanied the seaman’s father, John G. Simpson of Seattle, Wash., a fruit rancher and retired building contractor, to the Capital to discuss the case. Cochran, who bought the German film “Maedchen in Uniform” for pro- duction in America and who pro- duced “Emperor Jones” in New York, said his interest in Simpson was aroused by newspaper storles. He learned further details of the case from the National Committee for Defense of Political Prisoners, he said, and several days ago became affili- ated with the committee. Believing after his first visit to the State Department that officials would regard the case as a legal arrest, Cochran determined to go to Berlin to secure an American attorney, if possible, to represent Simpson. The German government had provided a Nazi lawyer for the defense, but Simpson feared that this would no* help the prisoner. From the Nazi attorney he learned for the first time that Simpson i§ facing two separate charges, one for high treason in connection with the literature and the other an espionage charge. Cochran expressed his belief that the German government is using the| case for its own convenience on the theory that Simpson had German accomplices. The, case was postponed shortly after his arrival in Germany, he said, and he was not allowed to hire an 'ADMIRAL M’LEAN WIDOW SUCCUMBS Was Mother-in-Law of Paul Pat- terson, Publisher of Balti- more Sun. Mrs. Emma Jarvis McLean, widow of Read Admiral Walter L. McLean and mother-in-law of Paul Patterson, publisher of the Baltimore Sun, died today at the Patterson home in Balti- more, according to word received here. She was 70 and had been ill for some time. Mrs. McLean will be buried beside her husband in Arlington National Cemetery at 11:15 a.m. tomoOrrow. A native of Cooperstown, N. Y., Mrs. McLean was married in Townada, Pa., in 1887, and went with her husband to the Far East, where he served with the Asiatic fleet and was senior aide to Admiral George Dewey at the Bat- tle of Manila Bay. During the hostilities with Mexico in 1914, Admiral McLean commanded naval vessels at Vera Cruz. The McLeans lived during the World War at Hampton Roads, Va., where the admiral was commandant of the naval base and commanding of- ficer of the fifth naval district. After the admiral's retirement in 1919, they moved to Lutherville, Md. Funeral services will be held at the Patterson home at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Mrs. McLean is survived only by her daughter, Mrs. Patterson. GIFFORD A. COCHRAN. American lawyer. And, though he secured an interview with Simpson after his third petition had been backed by Raymond F. Geist, first American Consul in Berlin, it was on the condition that only German be spoken and that only the matter of & lawyer be discussed. “Gelst and I went together and saw Simpson in & small room at the prison,” said Cochran. “He was pale and thin and he looked to be 50 years of age, though he’s 34. Fortunately we both spoke German. But he was definitely suspicious of me. His defense attorney had told me that he admits being a Com- munist, and when he locked at me, he said: ‘You don't look like a work- ing man. Why are you interested in me?"” “I tried to tell him that my interest was purely humanitarian, but he wanted to know if I were affiliated with the International Labor Defense and I explained that I was not. He insisted that he wanted them to han- dle the case, but the L L. D. cannot function in Germany. “The counsul also urged him to sign | the papers which would permit me to | obtain my lawyer for him, but he was not convinced that it would help. “Pinally the Nazi official who was with us also advised him to sign. That sealed his refusal.” There was nothing for Cochran to do after that, he said. The Nazi law- yer who will defend the prisoner as- sured him that the chance for ac- quittal was slim. NOW I EAT Hot Dogs Upset Stomach Goes in Jiffy with Bell-ans BELLANSYG2 Top Recovering ||a|¢y's 2020 M ST. N.W, Let Haley's Do It Right! 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