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RACIAL PREJUDIGE SCORED BY LANDON Candidate Disclaims Favor of Elements Fostering Bigotries. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, October 1.—Gov. Alf M. Landon disclaimed today sup- port of any element “endeavoring to bring racial prejudices and religious bigotries into American life.” In a formal statement, issued with- out comment. the Republican presi- dential nominee saig: “My attention has recently been directed to the activities of a number of agencies which, for selfish pur- poses or political reasons, are en- deavoring to exploit prejudice between groups of American citizens. “I have no use for any elements who are endeavoring to bring racial prejudices and religious bigotries into American life and state frankly that 1 disclaim the support of any such organizations or groups. “If ever the day should come in this country that would see persecutions of any racial group or sect because of race or religion, contrary to the bill of rights, T would stand among their defenders.” Study Revealed Yesterday. A critical study of the New Deal's social security act was made public yesterday by Gov. Landon, who said, | “This report was made by the Twen- tieth Century Fund. supported by the Pilene Foundation.” In New York, Evans Clark. director of the fund, said the material was given Landon “with the express stipulation that it be treated as con- fidential” and John B. Andrews, chairman of the fund's Old-Age Se- curity Committee. said the report represented mereiy the views of the fund staff member who prepared it. Andrews added that the committee had not acted on it. Gov. Landon said the study held | ‘the law’s attempt to finance old-age insurance exclusively through flat pay roll and wage taxes was “unsound” putting almost the entire burden on “the earners of the Nation.” ““The report contained this sentence: “In considering the inadequacies and shortcomings of the schievement and as a real founda- tion on which a satisfactory struc- ture of old-age security may cventu- ally be built.” The fund is a foundation endowed by Edward A. Filene, Boston mer- chant. In his statement Andrews #aid “it is disquieting that a confi- dential document should have been | given to the public in this way—es- pecially by one who aspires to the highest administrative position in the country. and in a manner which mis- represents its sponsorship.” Proposed Act Be Overhauled. In his recent address at Milwaukee, Gov. Landon aid the Republican party proposed to overhaul the old- Age assistance section of the social Eecurity act. asserting he favored a "pay-as-you-go” plan administered by ! Btates. The Kansan entered the last full month of the campaign busy draft- ing speeches for two additional bal- | lot drives already scheduled. Other drives were under consideration. Aides suggested the nominee may giscuss the Federal budget in his Chi- ©ago address October 9, civil service in Cleveland, October 12, and relief in Detroit, October 13. The date of the Detroit address, originally set for October 14, was changed to obtain auditorium facilities, D. C. AIRLINE TRAFFIC GAINS IN SEPTEMBER Final Report Expected to Show Considerable Increase, Offi- cial Says. ‘While compilations are incomplete, passenger and express traffic flown in and out of Washington by American Airlines, Inc., during September, is ex- pected to show a considerable increase, according to reports made by H. D. Ford, district sales manager for the airline. The anticipated gain is based on a report for August, which revealed that 1,015 passengers, an increase of 12 per cent over the same month for 1935, were flown in and out of the Capita! Air express for the month totaled 962 pounds, & gain of 761 per cent over that flown in August last year. The vacation *season, coupled with fast service to New York, Chicago ana California, are held responsible for the increase. N Queen (Continued From First Page.) fated literally to the Queen's taste. supervised the renovations her- self and followed her own preferences even when they differed from current Kfi{;fir fashions. ‘Although decorators dec: - terned wallpapers with hmb:;_ stract designs, Queen Mary chose pa- pers noteworthy for their texture ather than for any unusual design. !The color schemes for her private rtments — hydranges shades of ., mauve and blue—long had been a_feature of the paint work of her l\:fll’es at Buckingham Palace. _The Queen's household staff will bé considerably smaller than before. Her favorite servants, however, moved with her. She appointed the French chef Amelo, formerly first assistant at Buckingham Palace. to preside in her kitchens and kept her principal chauffeur in her service. In Marlborough House she will be attended by five ladies in waiting, instead of the nine who formerly served her. She will have two ladies of the bed chamber and three women of the bed chamber. The women of the bed chamber, chosen from among the nobility, are Queen Mary’s real companions. They read to her evenings, help with her heavy correspondence and occupy ooms near her majesty’s own apart- ments. “Queen Mary will continue to have » mistress of the robes, but, as she is no longer the consort of the sovereign, nousehold who moved with her in- cluded the Marquis of Anglesey, lord chamberiain to the Queen, and Sir Harry L. Verney, her treasurer and private secretary. W ashington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. CAST BREAD. NE is always hearing gruesome tales pointing out that one shouldn’t pick up hitch- hikers because theyll hit one over the head and make off with the automobile, or give stray hungry folks meals in the kitchen because they'll steal the silver. The following anecdote, therefore, may result in a flood of charitable deeds around town: Three years ago a local gentleman with & sympathetic heart took in & nearly starved World War veteran, keeping him in his home as a guest for more than a year. Restored in health and spirits, the veteran start- ed life over and eventually married a District girl, who inherited an enormous fortune not long ago, after the death of a relative. The vet- eran’s local benefactor is just back from a month’s vacation trip with the couple, in which he saw a great deal of America in superlative style, | with all expenses paid. * % ok X DRY PUPPY. The cold and gloomy drizzle of the last few days had at least one bright spot in the shape of a Bos- ton dull terrier sauntering jauntily down Connecticut avenue in a canine slicker of waterproofed silk. The material out of which the dog’s coat was tailored matched that of the raincoat worn by his mistress. The look in his eye, as he regarded wet puppies along the avenue, was distinctly one of dis- dain, * x % x 8. 0. 8. THE chill north wind blowing across the Potomac at the start of the Preident’s Cup Regatta re- | minded Lieut. Comdr. W. G. Bloom, act full | ‘credit should be given to it as a real | skipper of the Coast Guard cutter Apache, of the rigors of last Winter | on the Chesapeake, from which there | emerged a candidate for all-Ameri- | can honors for unadulterated gall. summoned to Oxford, on the Chop- | tank, where a small boat was calling for help. Banging through the ice, the Apache reached the scene find the boat almost within jumping | distance of the dock. but with her | flag upside down, the signal of dis- “What's the matter?” Bloom asked | the captain of the other craft as he came alongside. “I'm out of water"” “Well, why don’t you go over to the cock and get it?” “I need food, too.” was the response. “There are stores right up the | street.” said Bloom. And then: “Say, | what is it you want, any ‘way?"” “What I really want is a tow to Baltimore,” was the reply. Balti- more was 75 miles away. * x k% CHEAPSKATE. 'HIS passion people have for limiting their telegrams to 10 words is always getting recipients into difficulties. A Public Works Administration worker who will be married soon | found it necessary to telegraph his betrothed concerning plans for the ceremony. What he had to say couldn't be said in less than 10 words, work as he would on the problem, and yet he knew instinctively that one never sends & wire to a future wife omitting the remark “love.” Assuming the young lady was familiar with the surname she is about to annex he decided to throw the burden of his problem on the tele- graph company and signed the wire, “Oscar Love.” The bride-to-be was not at home that day, and 50 a tele- graph messenger arrived at Oscar’s office demanding one Oscar Love in loud tones, to report that his wire had not been delivered. Every one said there wasn't any Oscar Love in the office, and Oscar was pretending nonchalance when the messenger spotted him. “There’s the guy who sent it,” he said, pointing. Oscar came forward tardily, and then tried to explain laughingly to his office companions. None of them seemed to think Sge story very amusing. They all looRe= at him a little oddly. * % * % CONTENTED. ON‘E assumes that everybody in the world is battling to earn more money, go more places, and wear finer clothes. But a local gentleman dis- covered the other night in a Maryland highway inn (practically a hot dog stand, he says) that such is not the case and, found the experience re- freshing, if a little embarrassing. He happened to stop for a cup of and found a colored youth and a young mulatto girl dancing—just for fun—they weren’t entertainers. They danced together. They danced singly. Their toes tapped in rhythm { that held the eyes of every one in the mm. They were having & gorgeous e. When the dancers paused the autoist complimented them, adding, “You two should go up to New York and make some real money. You would be & hit professionally.” The two young people were silent a moment, and then the youth said, “Well, 8ir, I guess Calvert County's good enough for us!” * x X % VERSATIL®. For a year now a young pan- handler has haunted the benches of Farragut and Lafayeite Squares during the rush hours while pedes- trians were passing to and from _work. Last Winter he attracted atten- coatless bench with his head in his hands. Many passers-by stopped, to urge coins upon him. 2 It’s a littls early in tRe seasom Jor shivering, however, 30, oW the pan-handler sits bent Far down the bay, the Apache was | to | THE DEMAND PRESSED FORW. P. A. PROBE Senator Davis Declares Is- sue “Political Foot Ball” in Pennsylivania. By the Associated Press. Backing up his demands for an in- vestigation of politics in administra- tion of W. P. A. in Pennsylvania, Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn- sylvania has sent to the Senate Cam= paign Funds Committee a letter say- ing relief in that State “is being kicked around as a political foot ball ” The committee already was meet- ing on the Pennsylvania situation when Davis made his letter public yesterday. Edward Jones, W. P. A. administrator for the Keystone State, was called into executive session for questioning. Agrees to Open Hearing. Jones told reporters he was *per- fectly willing” to have an open hear- ing of the charges concerning W. P. A. In the Philadelphia and Alle- gheny County districts, he said, there are 8495 W. P. A. administratie workers, of which 59 per cent were listed as Democrats and 41 per cent either Republicans or unregisered. Asked if any effort had been made to list relief workers themselves, he said such a move was inaugurated several months ago and abandoned when an order was issued cutting the number of relief workers from 290,000 to 250,000. “Had we gone on Wwith the plan then,” said Jones, “we would have been accused of listing the parties to which the workers belonged in order to drop the Republicauns.” Complaints of “disgruntled work- ers,” Jones told the committee, all were referred to the W. P. A. investigating service. Probe Declared Welcome. While the committee still was in| executive session an aide made public an announcement from Chairman Lonergan that “the Democrats will welcome an investigation of Repub- lican charges of coercicn and intimi- dation in Pennsylvania.” Davis, who appeared before the committee Monday, demanded in his letter to the committee that Harry L. Hopkins, W. P. A. administrator, fur- nish the names, addresses and sala- ries of all administrative employes in | the W. P. A. in Pennsylvania. Davis asked Hopkas: information be ready within 15 days 50 that the voters may have sufficient time to become acquainted with the The Apache did not furnish a tow. | | non-partisan legislation.” He told Winant he appreciated “the | sense of public duty which impelled | coffee while driving at a late hour | facts? If the charges are false, it should bring you satisfaction, for the re-election of the President appears “Is it too much to ask that this| 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO | contingent upon this issue.” Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) ceremony. She was to receive her crown from Gov. Kump. Deplores Hostility. ‘The President deplored what he termed “partisan hostility” to the social security act in his remarks con- tained in a letter last night accepting the resignation of John G. Winant, former Republican Governor of ‘New Hampshire, as chairman of the board charged with administering the law. Winant resigned to carry on 8 speaking campaign against critics of the New Deal law, including Gov. Alf M. Landon, Republican presidential nominee, who had termed it a “cruel hoax” on the workingman. The President said the “passions of | a political campaign” had “fanned the flames of partisan hostility to this your resignation and your wish to be free as a citizen, not simply to clear up misconceptions and misinterpreta- tions of the act, but actively to defend and to oppose spurious substitutes.” “Like you, also,” said Mr. Roose- velt's letter, “‘I have never assumed that the social security act was with- out fault. I had assumed and even hoped that time and experience might dictate many and important changes.’ “The act was conceived and passed by the Congress as a humanitarian measure. Its passage transcended party lines. The opposition in both houses was, practically speaking, neg- Higiie: ¢ & The Pittsburgh address, to be broadcast nationally, was scheduled for between 9 and 9:30 p.m., Eastern standard time. The President planned to spend about five hours in the West- ern Pennsylvania city, then leave for New York City, where he is due to- mMOrTow m« 3 From there he will motor to Jersey City for a forenoon dedication speech at the site of a new medical center and then return to New York for lunch before going to the world series game. After the game he will motor to Long Island to speak at ground-break- ing ceremonies for the P. W. A.- financed Queens-Midtown tunnel un- der the East River. He will continue by train to Hyde Park, to remain until next Monday or Tuesday. His tentative plans call for & refurn to Washington then, to remain sev- first Western swing, probably as far as Denver. Series (Continued From First Page.) ball under these conditions,” the haired former judge declared. “In- flelders and outfielders are liable to Bl;uk legs out there. Better call it off.” Both Jackson, who acted as the Giants’ spokesman, and McCarthy In fact, there was no protest of any the constructive provisions of the act | eral days before starting out on his | open | out there. Freed BROWDER RELEASED FROM INDIANA JAIL, EARL BROWDER. The presidential candidate of the Communist party is shown in the county jall at Terre Haute, Ind., yesterday after his arrest on charges of vagrancy. He had arrived to speak last night. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. third game unless young Hal Schu- macher bests Vernon (Goofy) Gemez of the Yankees in the second game tomorrow. Should Schumacher make it two straight for League champions, Terry, of course, would be in a position to gamble, The postponement caused a shift in President Roosevelt’s world series plans. He will witness tomorrow's game, but it will be played in the Polo Grounds instead of the Yankee Stadium. Bullpen Under Water, Polo Grounds employes said it would have béen impossible to play the game today. They said the bullpen in left field was under six nches of water and that, contrary to usualh custom, only the pitcher's box and home plate had been covered with tarpaulin. Asked why the customary procedure of covering the entire infield had not been carried out, they said that the grounds were so wet after vesterday's game that it was thought best to give them a chance to dry out. The heavy rain during the night ruined that par- ticular strategy. Less than two hours after the game had been postponed, the sun burst through the clouds and began its par- ticular job of drying out the playing fleld. As soon as they saw the sun, mem- bers of the Yankees who had sat around in the club house, began tc grumble. Gomes Disappointed. Gomez heard the news and shouted: “Can you imagine that? Called off on account of sunshine.” He went out to take a look at the field, and then reported: “It looks all right to me.” “What do I do?” he moaned. I go home and worry all night. I don't get 8 wink of sieep and then I get up and NEW YORK TIMES BACKS ROOSEVELT Editorjal Titled “A Reasoned ‘Choice” Announcés Sup- port for Re-Election. By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, October 1.—The New York Times, in an editorial titled “A Reasoned Choice,” today announced its support of President Roosevelt. ‘The Times is an independent Demo-~ cratic newspaper and, the editorial said, “a conservative newspaper in its own sphere.” “The New York Times * * * be- lieves that the public welfare will best be served this year by the continuance of the Democratic party in power and by the re-election of the President,” the editorial said. Three reasons are cited for the pa- per's choice. First, the Times said, is. its belief that a second Roosevelt administration would be more con- servative. Second is its view that the re-election of the President “will pro- vide insurance against radicalism of the sort which the United States has most to fear. “Pinally,” the editorial said, “we believe that the narrow nationalism for which the Republican party stands today is in itself a policy which, if put into force, would carry us rapidly in the direction both of ‘regimentation’ and ‘radicalism.’ " % See Conservatism. ‘The Times said it believes the Presi- dent is “a keen enough judge of public opinfon to make his second adminis- tration more conservative than the first, in the sense that conservatism means consolidating ground already guined and perfecting measures hastily enacted.” At the outset the editorial stressed the fact that in the past three years the newspaper “has felt compelled to oppose various policies, acts and utter- the National | ances of a Democratic administration,” |and added it would not wish to with- draw this criticism. | The attitude of the Republicans on international issues ieaves the advan- | tage “distinctly’ with the Democrats,” | the editorial said. “It would be blind,” | the editorial said, “not to recognize the necessity of adapting and amelio- rating our political and economic | structure to the changing eircum- stances of the modern world, and equally blind not to appreciate at full | value. and to wish to conserve for the ! uncertain years which lie immediately ahead, the unquestioned confidence i which Mr. Roosevelt enjoys among the distressed masses who have been the | masses atill acutely remember their | disillusionment in public leadership in 1932, and have with reason felt that the President has tried to restore hope, equalize opportunity and prevent the excesses of the recent past. We be- lieve that Mr. Roosevelt's defeat at the polls would enable the more radical elements within the Democratic party | to unite under irresponsible leadership | which the force. and ability of the President have hitherto helped to | check and counterbalance. These radi- {cal elements would thereby be strengthened in their appeal to the masses. “In this connection we prefer to have in Washington, during the still critical period which lies immediately ahead. a Government united in all its branches, with power to take instantly action which may become necessary iny emergency which may arise. By “A further assurance against radi- calism is the effectiveness of the social and economic measures pursued by B0 to a restaurant and I order the biggest steak in the place. Boy, I figure I'm really gonna have power And what happens? They call the ball game off.” “It was pretty bad when the com- missioner looked at the field,” said Tony Lazzeri soothingly. “I don't blame him for postponing it.” Next door some members of the Giants sat around making out their income tax statements or busied themselves with matters of similar import. Terry remained in his office and worked on next Spring's training trip schedule. Terry Admits “Break.” ‘The Giants' manager admitted the postponement was a “break” for the Giants inasmuch as Hubbell will get that extra day of rest, but he de- clined to say whether he would start the southpaw in the third game. “My plans are to use Hal Schu- macher tomorrow,” Terry said, “and after that I'll probably use Fred Fitz- simmons, but there's nothing definite about that. I'll give out my pitching selection definitely the day before each game and not untjl then.” Terry was one of the last to leave the Polo Grounds. He waited around to get his bad anee treated with hot towels and bandaged. Betting Odds Changed. ‘The pitching mastery of Hub- bell and the mud-horse talent of his mates shifted the betting odds sharply in favor of the Giants. The betting fraternity about-faced from the pre- vious odds of 11 to 20, with the Yan- kees favorite, and made it 4 to §, and take your choice. They came up out of their huddie, however, with Gomes's erratic speed- balling the 3-to-5 choice to take tae second game over Schumacher and even things up for the manner in which Hubbell subdued Murderer’s Row so0 successfully in yesterday's er. To the base ball experts, who saw the American League champions out- smarted and outplayed, finally reach- ing the point where their defense came apart in the opening test, it appeared the wagering men were more than generous in making the ‘Yankees favorites for to see the opening tilt, far nearly 52,000 capacity ex- Anywhere Night Final Delivered by.Carricr the Democratic party, though often with fundamental error and raw ma- terialism. We do not believe that these measures should be placed in other hands at the behest of those who have not been the real and chief victims of the malady, and who evolved or sup- ported the policies which lie at the roots of its cause. * * *” In closing, the editorial said the ‘Times “does not intend to lose the independence on which it has always put chief emphasis or to compromise its own convictions” and added “it will continue to indorse such of Mr. Landon’s views as it finds deserving of support.” “It will continue to criticize and to | oppose such of Mr. Roosevelt's poli- cies as seem to it to lack merit.” the editorial said. “In particular, it will continue to oppose governmental ex- travagance and to insist on the vital importance of bringing the national budget into early balance. We are en- couraged to believe that this can be accomplished more readily under a second Roosevelt administration than under Mr. Landon, considering the extent to which the Republican party has now outbid the President in prom- ising farm bountines.” * * * —_—— HIGHWAY SAFETY BILLS FOR STATES DISCUSSED Accident Prevention Conference Maps Legislation, Seeks Licensing Laws. By the Assoclated Press. Seeking to effect uniform legal safe- guards to cut down loss of life in automobiles, the Accident Prevention Conference met today t¢ discuss presentation of safety bills at com- ing sessions of State Legisiatures. The conference, organised recently by Secretary Roper at the request of President Roosevelt, discussed possi- bilities of enactment of driver licens- ing laws in all States which do not have them now. ' With Representative Emmet O'Neal, Democrat, of Kentucky presiding, dis- cussions were opened by Hal O'Fla- herty, managing editor of the Chi- cago Daily News, who outlined efforts to obtain & drivers’ license law fin reckless driving, compulsory inspec- tion of motor vehicles and similar problems. in the City Full Sperts Ball Scores, Race Results, , Complete Market News of the , Latest News Flashes from Around the World. What- by carrier—70c & month, C will start at ml-mugnguqm | worst victims of -the depression. These | | paid, the Government attorneys as- 'D. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1936 Meet at Former Mayor James J. Walker of New York (left) and Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia as they exchanged greetings at the opening game of the world COURT SETS TRIAL ON‘WINDFALL TAX Government Fails in Effort| to Avoid Test of Right to Collect. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, October 1.—The Pederal Government failed yesterday in an effort to avoid a court test of | its right to collect the “windfall tax” imposed by Congress on money re- funded to processors after the Su- preme Court invalidated the agricul- tural adjustment act. Judge Robert C. Baltzell in United States District Court ordered to trail | a suit brought by Kingan & Co., local meat packing concern, seeking to en- | join the collection of the so-called “windfall tax.” The Government sought dismissal | of the suit, contending there is no authority in law for restraining col- | lection of a tax. The tax should be | serted, and action then brought to obtain a refund. Attorneys for the packing company | described the “windfall tax” as an “arbitrary snd capricious tax” im- posed in an effort to evade the invali- dated A. A. A. Judge Baltsell said he found “vari- | ous unusual circumstances” creating | s doubt as to the possibility of the packing company having adequate remedy in law to regain the tax in event it is once paid. Judge Baltzell's decision was de- scribed by court attaches as the first | important ruling on the tax, against which numerous guits have been filed throughout the country. Kingan & Co. had paid approxi- mately $2,500,000 under the A. A. A. processing fax. By the “windfall tax” the Government could collect up to 80 per cent of the amount re- funded after the Supreme Court’s de- cision knocked out the A. A. A, No date was set for trial of the Kingan & fCo. xuit, but court officials said it may be heard the latter part of October. COUGHLIN CANDIDATE ENDS RECOUNT PLEA BY the Associated Press. LANSING, Mich, October 1.— Louis B. Ward, who was defeated by Representative Prentiss M. Brown for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in the recent Michigan primary, withdrew yesterday his peti- tion for a recount. Ward formerly was Father Charles E. Coughlin’s Washington representa- tive and he ran for the senatorial nomination with the indorsement of Father Coughlin's National Union for Social Justice, He demanded a re- count when unofficial tabulations showed he had lost to Brown by about only 4,000 votes. but withdrew his petition today after the official State canvass showed Brown's plurality to be 7,466 votes. The State Board of Canvassers agreed to return the $17,385 which Ward said Pather Coughlin had sup- plied as & deposit to cover the cost of the recount. Ward declined to say whom he (97, an jncrease of $628,111.89, or 15.79 would support in the November 3 election. Red Tape of P. O. Discourages Impetuous Mailing of Letters By the Associated Press. ‘The Post*Office Department re- vealed today it has a system for han- dling impetuous people who mail let- ters and then regret it. “Remorseful wives,” said Frank Ellis, assistant superintendent of post office service, “are always wanting their let- ters back, but they don't get them without going through a set pro- cedure.” Under no circumstances is the car- rier allowed to return the letter—even if & fair lady weeps, pleads and falls in & faint at the mail box. “She can't even see it,” explained Ellis, “unless she comes down to the post office.” Even then she has to look up the postmaster, request an application blank and think up a pretty good rea- son for the change of heart. Dilly-dallying is fatal, for after the letter is mailed each minute sees the Post Office machinery speed it toward its destination. “We won't even admit we've got the letter,” said Ellis, “until 12 questions have been answered satisfactorily.” The mostly concern iden- tification of the letter. The applicant has to say where it was mailed, the date and hour, the amourit of postage, ‘whose name is on the outside and even & description of the envelope. “You just can't say—It'’s a purple envelope’ —expiained the official “You're got to say—Purple envelope, square and heavy paper.”” : - The real sticker among-: the ;: ‘was angry when she penned the letter > Series Opener ToDAY EXTENSION 4 DOCK ROW OFFER Ship Owners Make Conces- series at the Polo Grounds. A. P. Photo. CROP INSURANCE ON DAMAGE BASIS Benefits Not to Be Predi-| cated on Price Loss, Tolley Reveals. By the Associated Press. Benefits under & Federal crop in- surance plan will be made on a bushel-per-acre damage basis rather than on price loss, it has been de- | cided by A. A. A. officials studying this question, it was announced yes- | terday by Howard R. Tolley, A. A, A. ! administrator. | Among other developments of the preliminary study, Tolley intimated | that a decision has been made to in- clude fire risk insurance on straw crops approaching the harvest stage | among the liabilities to be covered. Tolley expressed “much concern” | over unsettled technicalities involved | in the distribution of $470,000:600 of | soil conservation payments, which are scheduled to begin going out to| farmers in about 10 days. He said at a press conference that | the size of geographical allotments | had not been determined, nor had it | been decided whether full payment | would be made in the first benefit | checks to farmers in those areas which had not returned a final report on performance under the soil con- servation program. He voiced confidence, however, that a definite program would be ready to | function by the time first’ checks| were issued, “about October 10.” The administrator, recently re- turned from an international confer- ence of agricultural economists in Eu. rope, described conditions as too un- settled for any one country to take the lead in suggesting & balance in world farm competition. He sald an internationally known economist, whom he declined to name, had asserted the world wheat acreage has returned to such position that the first good harvest would result in an “old-fashioned yield.” Plans for the future farm program in this country, he added, were in the hands of State and local farm groups now meeting to decide on a 1937 soil conservation policy. The “No 1 thing” the administra- tion will do, Tolley said, will be to meet with representatives of agricul- tural organizations to consider their suggestions, An outstanding point of controversy, he disclosed, was whetheir there should be a single soil conservation allowance established for each in- dividual farm and that figure definite- ly set as the maximum the property could earn by soil conservation per- formance. Tolley dismissed the question of limiting principal payments to the “family-sized” farm by saying it was the general idea that “the bigger the farm the bigger the allowance.” However, he said, conferees on the 1937 program could scale down the rate of benefit payments for “factory” farms—those running more than 2,000 acres—with approval of the admin- istration, Carolina Revenue Jumps. RALEIGH, N. C, October 1 (#).— State revenue department collections during September totaled $4,603,319.- per cent over the same month one year ago. and then cooled off, she'd better say so. ‘Wives are not the only remorseful letter senders. Sometimes it's the husband. Experience has shown, though, that rather than go through the routine men say, “Oh, well, Il explain to her later.” The | their farm they shot them. sion on Contracts te Allow Further Parleys. By the Associated Press. Seeking to effect a 69-day extene siocn of the present labor contracts beftween West Coast ship owners and longshoremen, officials of tpe Labor Department and the new Maritime Commission seemed assured today of partial success at least in an offer by the owners of a 15-day extension. With present contracts expiring at midnight last night, Assistant Secre- tary vof Labor Edward F. McGrady emerged from a meeting with employ= ers’ representatives with the 15-day extension cffer and immediately en- tered a session with representatives of the International Longshoremen’'s Ase sociation. Union forces had suggested an ex- tension of contracts earlier this week, but employers had been “loath” then to grant an extension without as. surance that definite results would foi- Wiley Expresses H Leaving his office after 1 a.m.. Rear Admiral Henry Wiley, chairman of the newly appointed commission, ex- pressed “high hopes” of a compro- mise after an evening of telegraphe ing and long-distance telephone cone versations. ‘Whether or not differences betweer maritime workers and their employ- ers are to be submitted to arbitratior appeared to be the issue in the at- tempt to forestall trouble. Employers were urged by the com- mission to accept without reservation: the suggestion for a 60-day extensior of contracts, with the understanding that the commission would use its in- fluence to obtain arbitration at the end of that time in the event no agree. ment is reached. At the same time a telegram was dispatched to Harry Bridges, presi. dent of the Pacific Coast section o the International Longshoremen't Association, asking him whether ht would accept the 60-day extensiox plan on condition that differences be submitted’ to arbitration if no agree- ment is reached in that period througt negotiations. No Reply Comes. Employers had replied to the com- mission's first telegram, sent yestes. day, by saying they were loath tc | grant an extension unless guarantee: would be given that the unions woule submit differences to arbitration ! the end of the 60-day period. Bridges did not reply to tbe initial telegram, but other maritime unions sgreed to a 15-day extension. Ad- miral Wiley explained that a second telegram had been sent only to Bridges of the employe group, because he felt that if “Bridges consents to that, al' other interested parties will fall in The maritime unions have epposed arbitration of existing differences, de- manding that new contracts be reached through negotiation. Bridges previously had expressed himself as willing to continue prevailing con- tracts in order to extend negotiations Foxhunting Is Costly. METROPOLIS, IIl. (#.—Charles Loverkamp and his son Albert par- ticipated in fox hounds derby race: here. but not according to the rules ‘When the hounds of the Southern Tllinois Foxhunters' Association crossed It cost them $32.45 each in court fines. Old Pierce Mill AgainWill Grind; U.S. to Get Grain Wooden Machinery Will Turn Once More in Rock Creek Park. Old Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park will be in operation soon again. grind- ing corn but this time the Welfare and Recreational Association of Pub- lic Buildings and Grounds, Inc.. will be the operator instead of early ‘Washingtonians. F. W. Hoover, the association’s gen< eral manager, announced today that corn meal and whole wheat will be s0ld to the public at the mill and utilised in the Government cafeterias, supervised by this organization. C. Marshall Pinnan, superintend- ent of the National Capital Parks, said that the final touches are being placed on the machinery in the ven- erable mill, which was used as a tea house by the Welfare Association un- til Secretary Ickes made m Public Works Administration allocation available for restoration. Wooden machinery has been obtained, al- though much of the original was still on hand here. Finnan commented on how quietly the wooden machin- ery runs in the oid mill, as evidenced in preliminary trials. Hoover made it clear that the com mea) and whole wheat will be “sold at & premium—higher than in the stores” when the association makes its offering to the public, around Novem- ber 1. The mill will be in full-time operation in the next two or three weeks, the general manager asserted. While prices have rnot yet been worked out finally, two pounds of corn meal will sell for 25 cents, ace cording to the preliminary plans. National Scene BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH. REENWICH, Conn., October 1.—Candidate Rooseveit, in & torrent of high-pitched ort atory, follows his usual custom of identifying himself with great figures of the past, this time with a half dosen Presidents who were misrepre- sented by & “malicious opposition.” Nobly decrying rancor, the President calls those who disagree with him desperate, angry, cunning, selfish. lacking in courage and shortsighted, He erects the strew man of “communistic sup= port” solely for the purpose of knocking it down, People are more interested to learn what Mr. Roosevelt has to say in answer to the charge that he is turning this country into a collectivist state run by a Federal bureaucracy at Wash- ington. In his allusion to meeting “the emergency with emergency action” he forgets that the Allce Lengwerth, books. As long as it remains there “emergency” legislation is still on the statute all of Mr. Roosevelt’s talk about ‘safe-guarding democracy” has s hollow sound, (Copyright, 10368.)