Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1936, Page 2

CONTINUED RAINS CUT DROUGHTLOSS Crop Experts Declare Dis- aster Not Nearly So Great as in 1934. y tho Associated Press. Continued rains, a late frost and a 1ld Winter were listed today by Fed- ral crop experts as factors that could #help remove the scars of drought be- n now and a new growing season. Another reduction of nearly 2 per #ent in the estimated total yield of €he Nation's crops for this year was eoupled yesterday with a statement that the drought of 1936 was less @amaging than the 1934 arid season. “Now that one can look back without avorrying about losses still to come, the drought appears to have been a less serious national calamity than was that of 1934.” said the Federal Crop Reporting Board. Rains End Deterioration. Widespread rains late in August and since September 1 were said to have ended crop deterioration in “perhaps two-thirds” of the interior drought area, although conditions were still re- ported as serious in the Southwest and “scattered localities,” ‘The crop board said the total acre- age harvested this year will probably be “about 10 per cent below average, but still about 10 per cent greater than in 1934.” It estimated total crop yields at “perhaps 16 per cent below average” but still “2 or 3 per cent - greater” than two years ago. The yield of most field crops was revised upward slightly from the August 1 forecasts, but these gains were offset by a 11 per cent decrease in cotton during the month and a 28 per cent decline in grain sorghums, an important animal feed. Less Corn and Wheat. The forecast on corn yield was improved 1.3 per cent from a month earlier, but the estimated 1,458,295,000 crop still was the smallest since 1881 and compared with 2,291,629,000 last year. The total wheat crop was placed at 630,241,000 bushels, about 2,500,000 less than a month earlier, because of the poor yield of Spring wheats. Conference (Continued From First Page.) leaders had abandoned the idea when labor “threw its support to Roosevelt.” He said the organization was being kept together, however, and might take part in local campaigns. Lewis Joins Parley. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America and | leader of the Committee for Industrial Organization, joined the conference. His appearance gave added strength to a frequently expressed belief the conference would launch a movement to indorse President Roosevelt, since Lewis’ position as a supporter of the administration is well known. Just before the conferees went be- Rind closed doors for .the discus- slons, Representative Harry Sauthoff of Madison, a Wisconsin Progressive, predicted the group would give “un- | qualified indorsement” of the Presi- | dent. Lewis said he was one of the orig- inal 140 liberals invited to the con- ference by Senator Robert M. La Follette, jr., Wisconsin Progressive, and the seven other sponsors of the meeting. Lewis was accompanied by his son, John L. Lewis, jr., on the trip from Washington. The union president had no state- ment to make immediately, but said he probably would comment later. Sidney Hillman Attends. Ranks of the Roosevelt supporters w\re strengthened by the appearance =of Sidney Hillman of New York, pres- cddent of the Amalgamated Clothing g'Workgrs of America and treasurer of gthe Labor Non-Partisan League, which $is campaigning for the President. Hillman said both himself and his sunion were dedicated to the Roosevelt Jeause. 2 Mayor La Guardia, entering the Lmeeting, expressed the opinion the only result possible was indorsement of Roosevelt. Smith W. Brookhart, former Pro- gressive - Republican Senator from _Jowa, was among those present. Sena- _tor George W. Norris of Nebraska, “although invited, was not expected to attend. “ A complete list of conferees had not n prepared at noon, but members of Senator La Follette’s secretarial sstaff estimated “at least” 150 persons ‘were gathered in the Roosevelt room of the hotel, although only 140 had Tecelved official invitations. Senator La Follette was named per- manent chairman. Senator La Follette said he could not predict how long the meeting would last or what its full accomplishment ‘would be. “We did not intend this to be a convention,” he said. “It is a con- ference, and we want every one there to feel free to talk.” Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York was expected to take a leading part in the discussion. + Two Democratic members of Con- gress from the South were among the conferees. They were Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama, who served as chairman of the Senate committees investigating airmail contracts and lobbying activities, and Representative Maury Maverick of Texas. A roster of the independent political leaders present included: Senator Robert M. La Follette, jr., ‘Wisconsin, Progressive; Gov. Philip F. La Follette, Wisconsin; Representative Harry Sauthoff of Wisconsin, Progres- eive; Representative Gerald Boileau of Wisconsin, Progressive; Representa- tive Gardner Withrow of Wisconsin, Progressive; Representative George J. Bchneider of Wisconsin, Progressive; Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York, Fusionist; Senator Elmer Benson of Minnesota, Farmer-Laborite; Gov. Hjalmar Petersen of Minnesota, Far- mer-Laborite; Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama, Democrat; Charles A. Ward of St. Paul; Representative Maury Naverick, Texas, Democrat; Frank P. Walsh, head of the New York Btate Power Authority; M. P. David- son, New York City commissioner; A. A. Berle, sr., of New York. Representative Sam Massingale of Oklahoma, Democrat; Representative Matthew Dunn of Pennsylvania, Dem- ocrat; Representative Paul J. Kvale of Minnesota, Farmer-Laborite; Repre- sentative Henry Ellenbogen of Penn- &ylvania, Democrat; Senator-Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Wi , Demo- crat; John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers,of America; Representative Thomas Amlie of Wis- consin, Progressive; Smith W. Brook- hart, former Republicin Senator from Jowa, and Sidney Hillman of New ¢York, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. A Washington . Wayside - Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. “BUTCH.” [13 UTCH'S'' success saga B should be an inspiration to any one who is down on his luck. A few weeks ago, “Butch” was just about as close to being a bum & one can get when one is only 5 years old. He was dirty, ragged, unshorn and full to overflowing of woe. The circum=- stance of having nothing else to do and nowhere else to go drew “Butch” one day to Police Court. He was made the minute he stepped in there. Lawyers around the place adopted him at once as a mascot. They saw that he had a bath, neat clothes, a haircut and those other things which help put a fellow on his feet again. They gave him spend- ing money/and when they didn't give it to him, “Butch” would chisel it out of them. DOING FINE, sist The mascot business flourished until “Butch” apparently figured he no longer could handle it alone. At any rate, he showed up yesterday with an assistant in the form of a 3-year-old sister. The assistant’s first appear- ance was quite like that of “Butch.” She needed all the things which “Butch” required when he first showed on the scene. ‘That the whole thing was strictly business with “Butch” was.apparent before they'd been in the building 15 minutes. A lawyer heard “Butch” ex- plaining to the little sister: “See. I told you you'd be good. You've been here only a few minutes and you've already taken in four cents.” * X X % ENOUGH ROPE. 1f you wander into the Washing- ton office of a New York rope manufacturing concern they may tell you of an eerie sideline of their business. That is, they may tell you if you strike them as the kind of person who would be interested. The sideline is that of donating a special type of rope for hangings. The company has a standing offer to all public offials to give them enough rope, not to hang them- selves, but any one else. The firm boasts that the rope 20 far has been 100 per cent fatal. * x ¥ ¥ TAGS. ! JPART of the fun of Washingtonians | touring New England in recent months has been seeing and hearing about the automobile license plates they have up there. Maine tags, for instance, garry the words “Vacation Land,” a Bit of en- terprise that looked pretty good until undertakers refused to put such plates on their hearses and ambulances. They did not think the point was so well taken in the case of such vehi- cles. State officials finally agreed and issued special tags for all cars func- tioning in the flelds of death and disaster. Vermont tags carry the doleful news that the Green Mountain State “Ex- pirec March 1937.” The juxtaposi- tion of that legend and the name of the State makes any other deduction impossible. * ok k% SWAMPED. NE:XT time some one tries to tell you that urban life is robbing mar of his resourcefulness, you can cite the case of Leonard Norris who has red hair and no end of enterprise. Norris went roughing it down on the Chesapeake with some friends the other day. He took along just the clothes he wore which would have been all right had he not fallen into a swamp and had a date that night which required & presentable ap- Ppearance. In the brief interval left between the swamp mishap and the date, Norris washed the trousers in the bay, dried them over an electric toaster, and pressed them with his own bare hands. The girl with whom he had the date never once recognized him as a chap who had been milling around in & swamp just a short time before. * ok ok % LITERALLY. 1y the Briggs School on Vir- ginia avenue turns out some future college basket ball star, the young- ster will be able to make an interesting statement to the press adbout how he learned the game. The baskets in use at the Briggs playgrounds are literally baskets— bushel ones with the bottoms re- moved, The;/nmtowork very well. * kX tentional but it may be even more startling when it is not. That is the conclusion of I. Pridgeon, news cameraman whose car was “snatched” under his very nose the other day by a stranger who had no idea what he was doing. The stranger drove up in front of Pridgeon’s home, parked in front of the Pridgeon car, waited s moment, then dashed off down the ctreet wagging the photographer’s car be- hind him. Pridgeon gave chase, caught the un- witting car snatcher at the first in- tersection, helped to unlock the locked bumpers and drove home feeling slightly jittery over the -'hole inter- lude. Brig. Gen. Butler to Speak. CUMBERLAND, Md., September 11 (#)—Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler, U. 8. Toeuker e e openiog of e Oum: the e o berland c‘:mmmlty October 18. Gen. Butler will “Our Crime Problems.” INCIDENT. CAE “gnatching” is not always in- |- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ACTIVITY FASTER | N NEW HORMONE Swiss Chemist Discloses Another Step in Male Sex “Synthesis.” BY HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE, Associated Press Science Editor. CAMERIDGE, Mass., September 11. —New artificial male sex hormones with “approximately five times the activity” of the natural substance were announced today at the Harvard tercentenary by Dr. Leopold Ruzicka, Swiss chemist from Zurich, He suggested that the artificial hor- mones might be improvements on na- ture. But he said it would be years before any uses for man would likely be found. Dr. Rusicka a year ago made the first artificial male sex hormone. This chemical ‘“synthesis” was important because natural sources have mnot ylelded enough of the hormone for experiment, The artificial hormone acted on animals the same as the natural one. Subsequent Discoveries, ‘Today Dr. Ruzicka reported his sub- sequent discoveries. Several types of more active hormones, he said, have been made by attaching additional chemicals to the original pure arti- ficial hormone. The substances attached are chem- ical “esters.” An ester is a combina- tion of an alcohol and an organic acid. The esters which make the super-hormgnes were from formic, acetic and propionic acids. Their effects were tested by giving them to animals with growth stunted in “secondary” sex characteristics such as combs on roosters. The more powerful super-hormones did not cause combs to w five times as Jarge as normal, but one-fifth the amount of hormone was needed to produce the same effect as that of the normal hormone. Unidentified Substance. From the tissues of animals, Dr. Ruzicka said, a substance called “X,” because its chemical composition is unknpwn, has been extracted and when added to the natural hormone gives activity equal to the new arti- ficial super-hormones. The deduction from all these ex- periments is that the male sex hor- | mone reacts with other chemicals in | the body, and that its specific effects | on any part of the body depend partly on the chemicals it finds there. Discovery of rapid circulation of metal and other inorganic particles through the body, even through bones and teeth, was reported by August Krogh, M. D, Danish Nobel prize | winner in physiology and medicine. A “radium microscope” detected that fat eaten at meals first “de- Pposits” in the body before being burnt up for production of energy. Another Nobel prize winner, Sved- berg, Swedish chemist, gave the | solution of one of the mysteries of the | human—how proteins dissolve. Proteias, the “bullding blocks” of | flesh, are gigantic compared with most other vital elements. Svedberg showed that a protein molecule with a weight of 6,740,000 atomic units, which means it is almost large enough to be visible under a microscope, acts like a marching army when it comes to an obstacle. It “dissociates,” he said, into.eights or sixteenths. Bacteriophage “Identified.” Evidence that bacteriophage, a substatice which kills disease germs, but which has puzzled the medical profession for years because it has never been seen, is a protein, was presented to the Harvard tercentenary yesterday by Dr. John H. Northrop of the Rockefeller Institute. ——t 'MUSE QUITS SEAT TO SUPPORT LANDON Virginia State Semator Resigns to Take Active Part in Campaign. By the Associated Press. PETERSBURG, Va., September 11.— State Senator Benjamin Muse today tendered his resignation to Gov. Peery as representative of Petersburg and Dinwiddie County in the General As- sembly. Senator Muse’s statement follows: “I am tender! T tion from the Senate :‘Vm w‘m . “In doing 50 I shall feel free to give my full support to the campaign of Gov. Landon for President. “My decision to withhold my vote was made in deference to my con- stituents, who feel that an office hold- er’s personal vote 1s reserved only for the candidate of the party which elected him. I do not share this view in all cases, but since votes are cast for me in this belief I felt that fair- ness required me to withhold my vote. “My relinquishing of the office of Senator now, I believe, releases me from any obligation to my constitu- ents in this respect. “The future of political alignme in the United States in this crl:lz: time is, I believe, more uncertain than many suspect, and I cannot predict what course I may ultimately take. For the present, however, I believe that a Democratic Congress, purged of tme New Deal, will be our best way out.” N Dealers. The Deal. acceptance of Mr. Roosevelt of the sort. the movement. One of the first prac- | tical observations of the discovery 1 The National Scene BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH. EW YORK, September lll—cou'.fl.'hlxfiou to the Republican campaign in Maine by the du Ponts, Sloanes, Morgans and Rockefellers constitute another tactical blunder by anti-New Liberty League dinner went far to nullify his effectiveness as & campaigner against the New As World Power Délegates Dined in Union Station Has Hour of Elegance As1,750 Power Delegates Dine, BY FRANCES LIDE. Shades of all the peanuts, bananas, | sandwiches and box lunches that have | been consumed beneath its lofty dome, | the waiting room of the Union Station has had its hour of elegance. Under the spell of the magic wand | of the maestros of the Third World | Power Conference, 1,750 diners in re- splendent evening dress have par- taken of a choice feast in the flag- draped Hall of Transportation. And ‘Washington's largest dinner party, for representatives of 52 countries, has been given in its novel setting with | the precision of a symphony. As the hour for the much-heralded Union Station banquet approached last night, hundreds of curious Wash- ingtonians gathered for a glimpse of such arrivals as could be viewed from their stand in the portals and across the street. A detail of 60 police took charge of trafic, insuring visitors against unnecessary delay. And wait- ing travelers, momentarily cared for in the concourse to the station, looked temporary but comfortable in the benches removed from their accus- tomed places. Such flluminated signs as Cloak Room, Vestraire, Garderobe and Guardarxopas may have confused the onlooker, but in the four official lan- guages used at the power conference they quickly directed guests through to the banquet hall. The great lobby, through which travelers normally stream, or wait, or furtively muncn on candy bars, was only faintly fa- miliar, as diners sipped wine from slender goblets and partook of an American menu including such deli- cacies as cantaloupe supreme with port wine, Philadelphia pepper. pot and kernel of Spring lamb, Virginia. PFrom the moment the 28-plece Na- tional Capital ‘Orchestra, hidden in & balcony overlooking the banquet scene, began its program of inter- national music the banquet became a ceremonial occasion. Behind masses of handsome dahlias special guests and members of the diplomatic corps, seated at the speak- er's table, led the assemblage in heartfelt toasts, while candles flick- ered in heavy, silver holders, and women in jewels smiled at dignitaries in brilliant ribbons and glittering metals. At a blare of bugles speakers were escorted to a rostrum by an honor guard of Marine sergeants, carrying the Stars and Stripes and the flag of the country of each speaker in turn. Only occasionally did the faint echo of train calls and the rolling of engines float into the banquet hall. When the seven-course dinner had been served in impeccable style the Union Station's own chef, C. Mottaz, who had been assisted hy New York caterers, was able to smile proudly while his corps of 30 cooks enjoyed a separate feast in the station’s real dining room. The Philadelphia pepper pot had been hot, plates for the kernel of Spring lamb had been kept warm and his dinner, which had been cooking only since 3 o'clock, was not too done. Speakers, if they were interested, appearance of Gov. Smith at the ‘There 8 no real moral turpitude attached to the campaign funds from these groups and individuals. If there were, the election of with the aid of funds that came from many of these same sources would have been & public scandal. No one claims it was anything It is conceivable that the support by certain wealthy elements of Mr,,Roosevelt in 1932 was due to honest convictions. If some of this support Alice Longworth. now goes to Mr. Landon, may it not be because these people of substance have a perfectly honorable interest in preserving what they uuz’utohemAuiq Copyright, 1936.) [ Chef Manages V ast Assignment Without : Hitch in Transformed W aiting Room. Music and Color Mark Banquet. could watch the shelf of American wines facing their table gradually empty as wine glasses were kept brimming. And outside, as a tribute to the power delegates, the most elaborate public address system for calling pri- vate automobile and cabs ever used in Washington sped delegates back to their respective lodgings. Power __(Continued Prom Frst Page) which 8o consisteptly has character- ized the llfl!’l‘:ha recent years 3 Government and ‘the utility industry. Citizens Hold Future. From Young, for instance, came the tempered warning that the world's citizenry, including that of America, holds the eventual decision as to the course and conduct of the power in- dustry and those who have created it and who guide it. From Carlisle came a defense of the industry in America in the face of its contribution to civilization and its stability in a period when busi- ness in general tasted the worst of the depression. To this he added an ap- peal for “fair negotiation and reason- able compromise” between the in- dustry and those who see things differently. Secretary Ickes, indulging in none of the bitterness which frequently has colored administration comments on the private guardians of power, asked that all thought be directed to the problem of furnishing the utility cheaply, but with a reasonable profit to capital. Young, last of the three American speakers, was greeted with the greatest applause of the evening as he designated himself to be the spokesman for “the majority of our citizens— those plain people who are the con- sumers of both services (Govern- ment and power); those simple citizens who at one time congratulate and at other times console themselves with the thought that in the end they are the masters of both.” Cites Unqualified Group. “The very success which has peen achieved in the industry,” the world famous financier continued, “has tempted unscrupulous men without qualification to hold themselves out in all these flelds in order to share the benefits. Such men, un- qualified and disqualified, small in number, though they be in the history of this art and industry, have cast & shadow on the glory of the great. They have existed in every land. You will not be disheartened or misled by them, but you will support with greater devotion the real contributors while you condemn the false. “This great group for whom I speak, masters of their own destiny and yours, will, both as a matter of instinct and of judgment, demand that you who know shall hold this industry to the highest point of public service and see that it is administered by men of the highest competence and honor. In this endeavor you will have the aid of the highly re- sponsible and competent managers of ::':wnower industry of the United “The physical and scientific as- pects of power development and use are one thing. The problem of political control is another. The first, being of universal application, are appropriate subjects for an inter- national conference. The second, the political controls being distinctly na- tional, will not and perhaps ought not be influenced by your deliberations and 50 may well be put aside. ding of purpose and greater de- votion to the public interest. As a by- product you will make friends, for that is the way friends are made. “Men who search so amiously for D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTE View of the huge waiting room at Union Station at last night's World Power Conference banquet. Station ~—Wide World Photo. between the industry and government, | Carlisle warned that “every enter- prise, whether governmental or private, must pay its own way, must | stand on its own feet. Except for | great emergencies and for short | periods, subsidized business cannot en- dure. “Business and government have no natural or inherent antagonisms. | While the prosaic production of goods | | and services has not the glamour of | the monumental government under- takings, none the less, it is the base on which modern civilization rests its | security. “Business and government must work together. “The criticism of the American | private utilities has related almost entirely to their financing. Some of that criticism was founded in fact, and the wrongs have been severely condemned by the leaders of the in- dustry, but unsound finance is not | representative or general in the busi- ness. | “This is conclusively proven by the | events of the depression. Various agencies of the Federal Government | advanced money to municipalities, | banks, railroads, insurance companies, housing projects, farmers and manu- facturers. The amount exceeded $4,- 000,000,000, plus the guarantee of farm and home mortgages. Soundness Demonstrated. “Not 1 cent was loaned to private utilities. They were singled out for special heavy taxation, from which the municipal power operations were exempt. Judged by that test of un- paralleled severity, the American private utilities amply demonstrated their financial soundness: “Those of us charged with man- | agement must not be denied the pride | | of truly great achievement. No in- | dustry in the world has been so gen- erally useful in modern life, and con- tributed so much to our present civili- zation. With fair criticism we have no quarrel. But enternal wrangling will get us nowhere. The world today is more interested in the future than in the past. There is no power prob- lem, certainly in the United States of America, that cannot be solved by fair negotiations and reasonable com- promise. “I commend to the Government and to the industry the application of Aristotle’s Golden Mean.” Ickes Stresses Cheap Power. Paying his tribute to the Roose- velt Administration, Secretary Ickes stressed the part which cheap power must play in the advance of civiliza- tion. “Cheap power,” he declared, “means a wider use of power, a higher standard of living and an advancing civilization. Therefore, it seems ‘to me to be one of the major problems of our statesmanship to see to it that power generated by private enterprise is made available at the cheapest possible rates consistent with a re- turn of a reasonable profit to the capital that is actually invested in its production and distribution. I do not pretend to be acquainted fully with what other nations have done to make this eivilizing influence available at prices within the means of people to buy, but I am glad to be able to say that a great stride in the direction of cheaper power has been made in the United States during the administra- tion of President Roosevelt. “I am also interested in power from the point of view of conservation. The activities of the Department of the Interior are principally concerned with the conservation of our natural resources. True conservation is not & miserly hoarding of a natural resource but its development and use for the benefit of the people. Con- servation is the antithesis of waste. 1 imagine that if, from the beginning, human beings had used the rich gifts of nature without waste there would be far less poverty in the world today and our civilisation would be upon a much higher plane. Not too Late. “All of us have wasted our heritage of forest and soil and water and mine, some in greater degree than others. One great good that could result from such a conference as this would be a carefully matured plan for the use of our resources for the development of power, not only with- out waste, but in the interest of the greatest good of the greatest number of the people of our various countries. “In point of time it is not ye' too 1ate to develop sound policies for the | while civilization than the world has | upon the opportunity of taking as large a present profit as possible out of nature’s bounty. “The distinguishing characteristic | of real statesmanship, industrial as well as political, is the ability to look ahead, to plan for the future happi- | ness and welfare of the people, to| envisage a greater and a more worth | ever known, and to work for the at- tainment of that civilization.” Dr. Durand Presides, Presiding at last night's affair was Dr. William F. Durand, with the cita- tion of the evening being read by | Dr. Frank R. Lillie, president of the | National Academy of Science of the United States. Yesterday's sessions of the ctonfer- ence, although political controversy | among the speakers was apecmmlly‘ barred before the morning meeting | got under way, had as a background for their discussions contrasting pa- pers on American “yardstick” projects and on the merit of Federally super- vised integration of utilities. The Tennessee Valley project, for instance, was under heavy fire in a paper submitted by Harrison G. Roby, GENERATOR READY . AT BOULDER DAM Roosevelt to Touch Key to Begin Small Unit of Giant Project. BY the Assoclated Press. BOULDER CITY, Nev., Septémber 11.—An electric generator at the base of gigantic Boulder Dam was wired to put the Colorado River to work today at the touch of a key by President Roosevelt in Washington. The ceremony marked a climax in the more than five years’ construetion on the Federal project, designed to supply water and power to a vast sec- tion. A rare spectacle, rivaling Niagara Falls, also was in prospect in the first test of the complete outlet works of the tall structure. Engineers were set to open twelve 84-inch valves, six on each canyon wall, and throw a double cataract 180 feet down to the river in falls 13 feet higher than Ni- agara. The possibility of opening all 12 valves in the future is remote, said Ralph Lowry, Bureau of Reclamation construction engineer. The generator for today’s ceremony is of only 3,500 horsepower, a tiny thing in comparison with the gare gantuan sections of 115,000 horse- power—largest ever built—to start sending out power in a month. The power generated today will be for th~ needs of the dam itself and the model construction city here. Boulder Dam, largest concrete structure in the world, is 727 feet high, and the reservoir it creates has a capacity of 30,500,000 acre feet. The project, initiated in 1928 by congressional act, is for flood control, power generation, reclamation and domestic water supply. Work was started in March, 1931. The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light has completed a transmisison line to Los Angeles and first power is expected to flow there October 9 from one of the 115,000 horsepower generators. The metropolitan water district of Southern California is constructng a $220,000,000 aqueduct and distributing system to convey Colorado River water to Southern California. Contracts by the City of Los An- geles, the metropolitan water district and private power companies have been made with the Federal Govern- ment, which insure repayment to the Government with interest of the full cost of the project in 50 years. _ TWO WOUNDED IN DUEL Cuban Senators Reconciled After Encounter. HAVANA, September 11 (£).—Twn Cuban Benators fought a duel with swords yesterday and left the field of honor reconciled after both had drawn blood. The men, Lucilo de La Pena and Jose M. Casanova, fought their battle on the Las Camelias farm near Havana The encounter was the outgrowth of an exchange of bitter words. De La Pena was the publisher of the Havana newspaper Frente until Tues- with an ‘equally vigorous defense be- ing voiced by Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, chairman of the T. V. A. CHEVY CHASE TERRACE RE-ELECTS PRESIDENT Epectal Dispatch to The Star. SOMERSET, Md., September 11.— H. D. Amiss was re-elected president and John H. Swope, vice president of the Chevy Chase Terrace Community Association at the annual meeting here Wednesday night. Other officers elected are secretary- treasurer, John H. Blythe, succeeding Harold W. Hicks, and sergeant at arms, Miss Hazel Dutton. Members of the Executive Committee include H. H. Downes, William Ross Dellett, Dr. S. A. Machlis and Samuel Q. McClure. R. D. Beard was named as the association’s representative on the Bethesda Fire Board. Three delegates and three alternates were elected by the association to rep- resent it in the Montgomery County Civic Federation. They are delegates, Oliver F. Busby, William N. Wood and H. D. Amiss; alternates, John H. Swope, Garland H. Nelson and J. F. Atchison. Medical (Continued From First Page.) tive efforts between the Health Depart- ment and the staff of the community hospital clinics.” This co-operation, the resolution said, should “include the active par- ticipation of the Health Department in the maintenance of standards neces- sary for the purposes of the public health and the establishment of a social service department to assure the attendance of patients at these clinies.” State Medicine Feared. “The Medical Society will go with you,” he told the Commissioners, “as far as is right and rational.” He ex- pressed a fear that established health centers under strict governmental con- trol would border on State medicine. Dr. Hooe appeared in place of Dr. Sterling Ruffin, president of the Med- ical Society. In 25 years of combatting social diseases he expressed the doubt that any appreciable progress has been made in their reduction. Speaking for himself, he said he would be willing to see & law enacted for com- pulsory treatment‘of such diseases. Failure to control spread of communi- cable diseases he placed on lack of adequate personnel and facilities. He said he belleved more could be done by adding to the equipment of exist- ing hospital clinics rather than spend- ing money on new health centers. Night Final Deli day. Casanova is president of the Sugar Mill Owners’ Association, Sabotage (Continued From Pirst Page.) e N TINS TWORR ¢ The U. 8. 8. Indianapolis was his flagship. FIRE CALLED “DELIBEDATE.” Ship Blaze Was Discovered August 25, Capt. Dunn Says. BROOKLYN, N. Y., September 11 | (#).—A small fire, “undoubtedly delib~ | erate,” was discovered aboard the | U. 8. 8. Indianapolis August 25 while it was undergoing routine overhaul in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Capt. C. A. Dunn, manager of the yard, said to- da) pt. Dunn issued this statement: “About August 25, 1936, a small fire occurred on the U. 8. 8. Indianapolis, then undergoing routine overhaul at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. This fire was due to a short circuit in some of the auxiflary power cables. No damage was done to the ship. The damage was confined to the cables. “A thorough examination of all cables has been made subsequent to the fire. Two nails were found in one circuit in a fire room. One nail was found in another circuit but that wire was dead (obsolete). This action was undoubtedly deliberate. The navy yard has no one under suspicion at the present time. “The navy yard completed the overhaul with navy yard workmen. The Indianapolis left for her post | repair trial this morning, Friday, | September 11, 1938, as previously planned. To Sail for West Coast. “On completion of the post repair trial she will return to the North River (not the navy yard). She i3 expected to sail on schedule Tuesday, September - 15, 1936, for the West gmst to resume her duties with the eet.” The Indianapolis, which carries a crew of about 600 officers and men, left the navy yard today for her poste repair trial run and is scheduled to sail next Tuesday to join the fleet on the West Coast. The Indianapolis, launched in 1931 and commissioned the following year, was the eleventh of 15 cruisers per- mitted under the Washington naval treaty. Following his vacation cruise with his sons aboard the schooner Amber- jack II in 1933, President Roosevelt boarded the Indianapolis for the re- turn trip from New England to An- napolis. It served for two days as a “floating White House” while the President conferred with members of his cabinet and conducted other Gov- :nr:ment business before disembark- vered by Carrier Anywhere in the City development and use of those physical means that are available for the crea- tion of electric power. 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