Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1936, Page 11

SENATOR ADVISES to discussion of the subject by Wash- ington residents, he has concluded that the weight of opinion is against | the proposal. He declared, however, | that if a majority of the qualified resi- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON District of Columbia as to whether or not they desire the privilege of vot- ing, other than through & referendum. many times by old residents and tax- community. D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1936. |50 QUIZ AIDES “I have heard this subject discussed | MAJ. COTTRE.LL, u'_s.M.c., *% A—11 plain how the famous CIevehndjswenngen. regain control of the net- brothers used holding companies to work when it threatened to collapse WALPOLE T0 LECTURE control & score of railroad properties. | under the impact of the depression, Records of the Mid-America Corp, M. J. Van Sweringen died last De- ON NOVEL AND FILMS | dents of the city favored the proposal, | pavers of the District during the past IS SUED FOR DWORCE i top Van Swedingen holding company, | cember. Hugh Walpole, British novelist who !in a carefully conducted referendum, | 20" years, and the weight of expressed also were subpoenaed for the opening | Subpoenas also were issued for recently has been writing scenarios in » Us he would regard the result as a man- | opinjon has been against the proposal.| Mrs. Josephine M. Cottrell, 3704 b hearing of the railway fnancing in-| John P. Murphy of Cieveland, secre- Hollywood, will lecture at Constitution date and assist in carrying out their| = . d, il tri vestigation December 17, ! f Mid-Al ©r™, d g ink members of Congress would | Military road, filed suit in District g tary o i merica + 8nd pai) at 8:30 pm. Thursday night wishes. 1In a statement prepared for| glad to have a locdl agency to |Court yesterday for absolute divorce George A. Ball, Muncie, Ind., Thomas H. Jones, Clevelanu railway et sul ot o‘; “The Novel 'd ;n Refer- | The Star. the Senator said: | be created—similar to a Board of | from Maj, Alfred Charles Cottrell, U. 8. Four “Key Men” of Trans- |banker and giass manufacturer. and | attorney. bject The Novel and the Lonergan Proposes Refer- “If 1n a referendum of the qualified rmen—handle municipal prob- | Marine Corps, who is now stationed George A. Tomlinson, Cleveland in-| More of the Nation's financial lead- Film—Some Personal Adventures in Aldermen—handle pal p! | 2 2 iz { the District u»f Columbia 0 | at P la, Fla. She charged de- 1 ‘dustrillill, headed the list of wit- endum to DetepminetAtti=- 15,50, % FL G s, who pave | S tad, o some instances make |5t Béneaccls, Fi& IS portation Network Called |dutrielist, headed the iist of wit. tude of Citizens. to Senate Probe. resided in the District for one year | aporoval or disapproval. This, of | Through Attorney Jean M. Board- the Senate Interstate Commerce Com- | or more. a majority vote for limited | course, would be necessary as to ap- | man, the court was asked to award | i Holding of a referendum to test|Or unlimited franchise, I would re- | propriations.” Mrs. Cottrell alimony and the cus- | By the Associated Press. first called. ; ¥ | _Wheeler and his fellow-inquisitors respondent for the London Times. the sentiment of the District on the |gard it as a mandate and would as- |~ genator Lonergan said he is not |tody of their son, Alfred C. Cottrell, Four of the “key men” in the| Wheeler described them as “heirs” planned to concentrate during the The visitor will be entertained at s question of suffrage for the District |8ist in taking the necessary steps t0 | planning to take the initiative in offer- | jr. now 10 years old. $3,000,000,000 Van Sweringen trans- |0 the rail empire ruled by O. P. Van | first weeks of the hearing on the Mis- tea and reception Thursday aftera was suggested today by Senator Loner- | have their wishes carried out. ing a referendum plan to Congress, | Maj. Cottrell wrote her that he | > 0000 b Sweringen until his death last week. |-_oun Pacific system, one of the many noon by Miss Maude van Woy. presis gan, Democrat, of Connecticut. “I know of no way to ascertain the | but indicated he was merely putting | did not intend to live with her again, | Portation network have been sum-| They were said to have heiped Van |lines dominated by the Van Swerin- dent of the Fairmont Junior College in Tho Senator said that in listening | wishes of the qualified citizens of the | forth the suggestion as his idea of the | Mrs. Cottrell told the court. moned by Senate investigators to ex- Sweringen and his brother, M. J. Van | gens through their Mid-America Corp. , Washington. —probably including J. 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