Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain and much colder tonight and to- morrow; lowest temperature about 38 degrees; moderate winds, becoming north- erly. Temperatures—Highest, 63, at 6 a.m. today; lowest, 40, at noon yesterday. Full report on page A-19. Clomg New York Markets, Page 18 33,869. 85th YEAR. No. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. O. ch ¢ Foening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The only evemng in Washington wit! aper the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday's Circulation, 170,954 (Some returns not yet received.) WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1937—FORTY-TWO PAGES.#*%x* OHIO LEVEES CRUMBLE, FLOODING CITIES, WITH MAJOR DISASTER NEAR Record Crests Seen as Rain Continues. HOMELESS PUT. ABOVE $80.000 Property Damage Already Runs to Millions. BULLETIN. By the Assoclated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 22. =—Gov. Gordon Browning, acting on rumors that Missourians might dynamite a levee on the Tennessee side of the flood-burdened Missis= sispi River, authorized the assign- ment of National Guardsmen to the dyke today. By the Assoclated Press. LAWRENCEBURG, Ind.—Ohio River | pours into city of 7,000 and officials | predict all but three squares would be submerged. CINCINNATI—Ohio River rising hourly, reaching 171: feet above flood stage; 10,000 driven from homes in Hamilton County (Cin- cinnati) alone. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio.—One-third of 43,000 residents driven out when | Ohio River flood waters course into eity: river tears half-mile gap in earthen levees; sewers deliberately | | open just now; { over the road to Batavia. opened to save 3-mile concrete wall, as waters spill over 60-foot flood | wall. PITTSBURGH.—Gov. George H. Earle orders State officials to prepare for possible flood emergency as water | reaches 33 feet, 8.5 feet over flood | stage, at confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. Waters | entered the “golden triangle.” LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky and Ohio rivers drive 4,000 from homes in Louisville area, 2,000 from Frank- fort and hundreds elsewhere in State. HUNTINGTON, W Va—West Vir- ginia homeless total 3,500. ST. LOUIS.—Midwestern office of Red Cross estimates 4,000 homeless in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Estimate 1.900 homeless in Cumberland River Val- ley. JACKSON, Miss.—Watch levees as | rising streams menace homes in Louisiana and Mississippi. WATER GOES OVER WALL. Flood Sweeps Into Portsmouth While | 13,000 Are Evacuated. By the Assoclated Press. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, January 22. —A tide of debris-filled waters spilled | over Portsmouth’s flood wall for the first time in 24 years today and swished into streets like through a mill race. Waters in the business section, carrying boxes, tree limbs, cans and portions of small buildings which had fallen before the pressure of the flood, rose rapidly. Topping of the 60-foot flood wall protecting the south side of the city by the turbid Ohio River currents fol- lowed breaks in earthen levees over a half-mile stretch in the west and north sections bordering the Scioto | River. | Al main roads leading into Ports- | mouth had been cut off by flood wa- | ters. Operations on the Chesapeake & Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road lines were halted. The Norfolk & Western continued to operate, but its trains were running far behind schedule. The waters, which pushed along at » sluggish pace of 5 miles an hour in the Ohio and Scioto Rivers, seemed to rush pell mell through Ports- mouth’s streets. City officials, receiving reports of continued rains further up the valley and no lessening of the flood waters below to allow a Tun-off of the high waters here, prepared for a siege of at least a week. Most grocery stores were stripped yesterday of all avail- able supplies. Police and firemen expressed belief | | adequate warning had been given to | allow all persons in the danger zone | Is Related by éDes perate Plight of Thousands Rescue Workers More Motor Boals Needed to Remove Marooned—Food and Fuel Situation Declared to Be Becoming Critical. Ev the Assoclated Press. CINCINNATI, January 22.—Misery and suffering increased in this tri- State area today. A. L. Shumard, directing Works Progress Administration employes, gave a vivid picture of conditions in the four Clermont County villages, which are typical of all flood areas: “The situation is dangerous; we're trying to catch up on the job of get- ting people out of the second stories of their homes. We think we’ll make it all right. “We need motor boats. The current is too swift for rowboats. They need boats at Moscow, too. “At Neville there are 35 people in a school building that has 10 feet of | water in it. We need to get them out first. It's the same at Chilo. “Water is 25 feet deep in the low | spots in all these towns; some places it s only 8. “We're all right for food as long as | we can get through to Batavia and | Bethel. Bethel's the only place that's | That's 12 miles north. “We're putting folk in churches, farm houses, schools, any sort of build- ing that's high enough to be above the water is starting | water. Virtually every house in all four towns is under water. “What we need most is tarpaulins, raincoats and boots, especially boots, for folk who have to wade in the water. “Water is over the roofs of about one-fourth of the houses in New Rich- mond. It's creeping up on others. Folk in least dangerous positions will have to wait; we're going after the most urgent first, only those where the water is highest.” Mary B. Bingaman, Red Cross and W. P. A. worker at Ripley, estimated hundreds still were marooned on sec- brought out as rapidly as possible. critical, Miss Bingaman said. Un- | able to reach Cincinnati and Colum- | bus, food supplies were growing low. | Ripley faced a night of darkness. | Miss Bingaman said electric service | was suspended this morning and that | | the city was totally without kerosene. “Ripley will be in total darkness to- night,” she said. “We don’t know | what the exact situation is in Levan- na, Aberdeen and Higginsport, because we can't get through. We started toward Cincinnati and Columbus for food and fuel, but water blocked us.” OHO RIVER NEARS CINCINNATI REG[]RI] Water Within 0.9 of Foot of 71.1 Peak of Flood in 1884. BULLETIN. CINCINNATI, January 22 (#).— The 1 pm. Ohio River stage was 70.6 feet today, a rise of 10 feet in 36 hours. This brought the river within a half foot of the greatest flood stage in Cincinnati history. Meteorologist W. C. Devereaux con- tinued to hold to a prediction of 71 to 72 feet, but indicated he was prepared to revise that upward as the water continued to rise two- tenths of a foot an hour. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, January 22.— At noon, the Ohio River stood at 70.2| feet, 18.2 feet above flood level and | within nine-tenths of a foot of the highest ever recorged here. the 71. 1- foot top of the 1884 flood. Meteorolo- gist W. C. Devereaux held to his pre- diction of a crest of between 71 and 72 feet. A forecast for colder weather to- night, with continued light rains and probable sleet and snow flurries and temperatures of 20 degrees, brought hope that the rise in the river would halt soon. Devereaux reported heavy rains at most places along the Ohio last night, Louisiville reporting the heaviest, 3.34 inches. The New River, Kanawha, Guyan- dot and Big Sandy Rivers were falling, but all were rising. Face Cut in Electric Service. This city of 750,000 people faced | the possibility of curtailed if not dis- continued electric service. H. C. Blackwell, president of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., in & statement said: “Indications are that if the river continues to rise the supply of elec- tricity will be curtailed at almost any time, but it will be maintained in part as long as possible. There are, how- ever, possibilities of a complete shut- down of the power plants should the rate of rise at the present time be continued throughout the day. “Even though the worst happens, we hope to obtain sufficient electricity through our interconnections with other cities to render service for the i most essential needs.” Street car transportation already had been curtailed in some sections (See OHIO, Page A-2.) (See FLOODS, Page A-2) ZEPPELIN PLANS | NINETRIPSTO U. S. Hindenburg to Start 1937 Service May 3—More Flights May Be Added Later. By the Assoclated Press, NEW YORK, January 22.—Nine scheduled flights for the airship Hin- denburg between Frankfort or Fried- richshafen, Germany, and Lakehurst, N. J., this year were announced today by the Hamburg-American Line-North German Lloyd as agents for the Zep- pelin’s operators, Deutsche Zeppelin Reederel. Put in service between Europe and America last year, the Hindenburg will initiate its inter-continental “shuttle service” in 1937 on May 3. Other departures from Germany are scheduled for May 11 and 21, June 1, 11 and 22, July 2 and 13 and August 3. Departures from Lakehurst will be on May 6, 14 and 24, June 4, 14 and 25, July 5 and 16 and August 6. An indication that the nine round trips will not conclude the 1937 cper- ations of the airship was given in an appended note that later flights will be announced as soon as plans are ‘completed abroad. PROSPECTOR DIES Gustav Behncke Was Member of Gordon Stockade Party. OSHKOSH, Wis., January 22 (#).— Gustav Behncke, 84, last survivor of & group of 30 pioneers known as the Gordon stockade party, which pros- pected for gold in the Black Hills in 1874, died last night. He was an artist and church decorator. other tributaries reporting | Reappointed i JAMES A.FARLEY. FARLEY T0 RETAIN POST IN CABINET Roosevelt Reappoints Him Postmaster General for Second Term. President Roosevelt today reap- pointed James A. Farley as Post- master General, ending speculation as to possibility of his retirement from the Cabinet. | The Senate confirmed the nomina- tion almost immediately after receiv- ing it, acting by unanimous consent without referring the nomination to committee. Under the law the President is re- quired to rename his Postmaster Gen- eral at the start of a new adminis- tration because the latter’s term is co- extensive with that of the Chief Executive. He is not required to re- nominate any other cabinet members. Farley retired from active service in the cabinet last August, in order to direct personally his chief’s cam- paign for re-election. At that time, William W. Howes, Pirst Assistant Postmaster General, was made acting head of the department. Fuel for the smoldering speculation as to Farley's future has been added by the Postmaster General’s own hint some time ago that the salary of a (See FARLEY, Page A-5.) STEVENS TO PAGE POST President Roosevelt appointed Ray- mond B. Stevens vice chairman of the Federal Tariff Commission today, succeeding the late Thomas Walker Page. Stevens, a New Hampshire Demo- crat, has been a member of the com- misison since August, 1935. Dash 40 Miles to Incubators Fails to Save 3 Quadruplets MONTREAL, January 22 (Cana- dian Press).—Three of the Rondeau quadruplets died today after doctors sought to save them by a desperate race 40 miles over icy roads to a hos- pital. ‘The two youngest bables—Joseph Achille Alfred and Marie Lise—died at 6:30 a.m. Joseph Gaston Andre, the eldest, who was born 2}; hours before his brothers and sisters, suc- cumbed shortly after 11 a.m. ‘The two boys and.twe girls, born| yesterday to Mrs. Arcade Rondeau at St. Thomas, Quebec, were hurried to Montreal in -an ambulance which crashed Intn & snow plow during the trip. '3 The sole survivor was little Marie Rita, second born, under care in an incubator. Doctors said their deaths could be attributed to premature birth rather than complications from the collision between the ambulance and snow plow. Mrs. Rondeau apparently survived ond stories and would have to be | The food and fuel situation was | W THEN AND NOW! () Means Associated Press. PRESIDENT CITES URGENT NEED OF || AUDITORIUM HERE Suggests Advisability of New Ten-Year Public Building Program. QUESTION OF FUNDS | WEIGHED AGAINST ARMY | Bill for Congressional Study of Proposed Hall Introduced by Senator Robinson. Declaring Washington has urgent | need of a large auditorium, President Roosevelt today suggested the advis- BILL BY KING ASKS D. C. HIGHWAY AID {Senate Measure Would Put Capital on Equality With States. Chairman King of the Senate Dis- | trict Committee today introduced a bill to place the District of Columbia | on an equality with the States and Territories in the granting of Federal funds for road construction under the Federal-aid highway system. During the recent emergency caused | by the depression the District was al- | lpwed to share temporarily in Federal highway grants to relieve unemploy- ment. For more than 16 years prior to the depression, however, the District | did not share in the normal highway | allotments under the law by which the Federal Government matched State expenditures in the development of a national highway system. During the depyession, the match- ing requirement was laid aside to per- mit outright grants. With the re- sumption of the normal matching program last year, however, the Dis- trict again was left out except as to grants for eliminating railroad grade crossings, which is a new feature of the Federal aid system. The District is not likely to gain much from the grade-crossing fea- ture in the future, however, because | virtually all grade crossings have been or soon will be eliminated. BODIES OF TWO YOUTHS FOUND IN FREIGHT CAR Fumes From Charcoal Burner Be- lieved Cause of Tragedy in Toledo Rail Yards. BY the Associated Press. TOLEDO, January 22.—Two youths were found dead in a New York Cen- tral freight car in the yards here early today apparently overcome by fumes from a charcoal burner. The car was loaded with mineral water and the burner was placed in the car to keep the bottles from freezing. Papers in their pockets indicated were Kirtland M. Morse, about 23, Plainfield, N. J, and Jack Mc- Innes, about 20, New York City. The papers indicated Morse had been a student at the University of Wyoming and that McInnes had been a student of Carson Long Institute, New Bloomfield, N. J. MORE FUNDS NEEDED Congressmen anticipating the com- forts of an air-conditioned Capitol and private offices next Summer learned today that $1,672,000 addi- tional was needed for equipment. In 1935, $2,550,000 was appropriated for air conditioning the Capitol and three office buildings. Summary of Page. Page. Amusements. C-¢ | Puzzles ..... C-6 Comics ..... C-6| Radio ...... A-8 Editorial - Short Story B-11 Financial . Society -- B-3 Lost & Found A-3 | Sports -C-1-3 Obituary ---A-12 NATIONAL. La Follette committee probes anti- strike operations. Page A-1 Ohln Valley cities inundated = by Page A-1 Pruiden& issues cryptic statement on auto strike. Page A-1 Seamen open way to end maritime 'walkout. Page A-5 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Senator King offers bill for Federal road funds. Page A-1 President cites urgent need of large auditorium here. Page A-1 flood waters already have subsided in n area. Page A-2 Bdmwl told security tax may affect employment adversely. Page A-3 A. M. Daniels made Almas Temple ‘Woman's Pg.. C-5 potentate. Page A-13 Health officer warns against Winter diseases. Page B-1 Mmpmdwfiommfl property tax payment. Page B-1 D. c auto dealers affected by Page B-1 Whnn& addresses Council of State Governments. . Page B-1 McNeil denied parole, minimum sen- tence held inadequate. Page B-1 EN A Capt. Barnard Asks Retirement From Post as D. Cites Advice of Doctors | and Strenuousness of Work. Capt. M. M. Barnard, veteran general superintendent of District penal insti- tutions, today applied for retirement, to be effective April 4, when he vull | have reached the age of 75. He said his decision was based on the advice of physicians and on the fact that the work had become so strenuous and the appropriations so limited that “we are unable properly | to house, guard and educate the un- fortunate who are sent to us.” Approval of his request is expected, since Barnard has remained in office | during the past year primarily at the ! request of Commissioner George E. | | Allen, supported by the other Commis- 5 ‘ CAPT. M. M. BARNARD. sioners, who wished to retain his serv ices as long as possible. Capt. Barnard suggested to the Board of Public Welfare that Paul L. Kirby, assistant director of public wel- C. Prison Head| l | fare, be assigned as acting general superintendent of penal institutions (See BARNARD, Page A-3.) LABOR SPY HIRING CITED AT HEARING jMisrepresentation Charged to Official of Open Shop Organization. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Officials of the National Metal Trades Association, open shop and strike-breaking organization, repre- sented themselves on occasion as offi- cers of the United States Govern- ment when hiring labor spies, it was disclosed at today's Senate Civil Liber- ties Committee hearing. The committee also established, through admission by three officials on the witness stand, that employ- ment records of undercover operatives were destroyed last August, after the Senate inquiry began, and have not been kept since. The misrepresentation, according to today's disclosures, was practiced by a New York official, Joseph Holub, who posed as Capt. Joseph Holman, while hiring Carl Eckhardt as a labor spy. Eckert revealed his experience through an affidavit to the committee. When he refused to continue in the spying activity, he and his wife both were threatened by “Capt. Holman,” he said. Correspondence introduced with the hearing this morning also showed op- eratives were ordered to and did join labor unions in various plants. Among the agents who joined un- (See LABOR, Page A-4.) Today’s Star EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-10 David Lawrence. Page A-11 Paul Mallon. Page A-11 Constantine Brown. Page A-11 Jay Franklin. Page A-11 ‘Thompson. Page A-11 Headline Folk. Page A-11 SPORTS. Soccer played in many lands and other pastimes are spreading. Page C-1 Limit in golf distances reached with present ball to stay. Page C-1 Love of game, not pay check, spurs pro gridmen, says Grange. Page C-2 Pastor’s fistic rise recalls beating that finished Hamas. Page C-3 MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Page A-2 ‘Young Washington. Page A-8 Vital Statistics. Page A-14 Winning Contract. Page B-8 Bedtime Story. Page B-8 Nature's Children. Page B-8 City News in Brief. Page B-10 Traffic Convictions. Page B-11 Betsy Caswell. Page C-5 Dorothy Dix. Page C-5 FINANCIAL. Rail bonds down (table). PageA-17 Retail trade improves. Page A-17 Stocks irregular (table); Page A-18 | tural Curb list eases (table), Page A-19 Freight loadings gain. Page A-19 Excess reserves higher, Page A-19 A EXECUTIVE POWER IN TRADE UPHELD Hearing, Asks Treaty Act Continuance. BY tke Associated Press. Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secre- tary of State, asserted today extension of the President’s power to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements was es- sential to further economic improve- ment and in laying foundations for ‘world peace. He made his asertion in testifying at House Ways and Means Committee hearings on a measure to continue the trade treaty act for three years from its next June 12 expiration date. Taking the stand after James S. Carson of New York had urged the extension on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Sayre asserted: “If orderly proceses of trade break down as a means for securing the ready exchange of goods and the dis- tribution of the necessary raw mate- rials of the world, conquest and the march of imeperialism become well- night irresistible. “Economic nationaliym and its corollary, imperialistic expansion, alike lead to perpetual conflict. Trade Held Peace Basis. “America must, therefore, reach out toward liberal trade policies, such as the trade agreements program, not only because increased trade means increased profits, but because it is the only sure foundation upon which to build for world peace.” Carson told the committee he was convinced that the net effect of the trade agreement policy “has been to reverse the economic thinking that was leading toward a still further strangling of international commerce.” He added the program had the “hearty approval” of fereign traders in the United States. Meanwhile, authoritative sources be- lieved Walter Runciman’s meeting with President Roosevelt tomorrow will pro- vide opportunity for a general discus- sion of trade relations between this country and Great Britain. Officials of both nations were silent, however, on whether a treaty to pro- mote commerce between the two coun- tries would be discussed. Runciman, a member of the Brit- ish cabinet, called his Washington visit “purely social,” the President stressed their long personal friend- ship, and the State Department, as if to emphasize the unofficial nature of the call, arranged no formal recep- tion. Runciman, president of the British Board of Trade, and Mrs. Runciman were invited to the British Embassy on their arrival today, but will pass the week end at the White House. The two governments, engaged for several months in exploratory studies, have been unable to find a common ground for negotiating a trade agree- ment. The chief stumbling block, it was learned, is the United States’ demand !flr tariff concessions on its agricul- products. In return this Gov- ernment is prepared to grant prefer- ential treatment to certain British industrial goods. ’ Sayre, Testifying at House! ability of formulating a new 10-year public building program for the Cap- ital. The auditorium proposal was given strong additional impetus shortly after the President’s statement when Ma- jority Leader Robinson introducsd in the Senate a bill setting up a com- mission to study desirable sites and make recommendations on the cost of the project during the present session of Congress. The bill, which would create the | Capital Auditorium Commission, was referred to the Senate Public Build- ings and Grounds Committee, headed by Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas. pressed him with the need for a large hall in which the ceremonies could be held in case of inclement weather, the President said Washington needs such an auditorium, not only for in- auguration purposes, but also for other large gatherings. He said administra- tion officials have been weighing an it appeared that the Army’s problem was a little more urgent. Question of Funds. If money enough could be found for torium would be erected, as well as the War Department structure. In stressing the need for a great na- | | tional assembly hall here, Mr. Roose- | velt recalled the Third World Power | Conference banquet, held in the con- | course of Union Station some months | | cilities. He told the reporters he has talked about the lack of an auditorium with his advisers and that he thought it would be “very desirable.” It boils down, he said, to a question of what comes first—the auditorium or the War Department. He pointed out that the Army is now housed in 22 different buildings, most of them rented, and remarked it was probably first. Program Under Study. A plan is being worked out for con- | sideration by the Appropriation Com- mittees of Congress, he said, looking program for Washington to be worked on a 10-year step-by-step basis. This new building program, he explained, would be somewhat similar to the along Pennsylvania and Constitution avenues. The President is seeking a way of financing immediate building projects with public works funds. In response to a question, Mr. Roosevelt said the Jefferson megnorial project is in a different category, in charge of a joint committee of Con- gress. This group, he added, is hard at work on the memorial plan at the present time. Secretary Ickes proposed yesterday that the Jefferson memorial take the form of a large auditorium. Confers With 0'Connor. In introducing his bill today, Sen- ator Robinson revealed that he and Chairman O'Connor of the House Rules Committee discussed the subject during the inaugural ceremonies Wed- nesday, when rain was drenching the assembled crowds. He decided at that time steps should be taken to provide the city with an adequate auditorium for large public gatherings. Secretary Ickes would be a member of the commission under Robinson’s bill. The other members would ke the chairman of the House and Senate Public Buildings and Grounds Com- mittees. These chairmanships are held by Senator Connally and Repre- sentative Lanham, Democrat, of Texas. Senator Capper, Republican, of Kan- sas joined today in support of the auditorium proposal. With the in- auguration date changed to January 20, weather conditions for outdoor ceremonies will always be uncertain at that time of year, the Kansan said. Discussing his bill, Senator Robin- son said: “For many years the need of & | Asked at his press conference if the events of inauguration day had im-| auditorium project against the build- | ing needs of the War Department nndi both undertakings, he said, the audi- | | ago because of the lack of other fa- | more important to provide quarters | toward a long-view public building | triangle building program, which has | resulted in the magnificant buiidings | TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT HOLDS STRIKE COMMENTs 1S "NOT IN ORDER' Issues Cryptic Statement on General Motors Dis- pute at Conference. ACTION BY WHITE HOUSE URGED BY C. I. 0. LEADER Lewis Calls for Administration “Protect” Labor From “Economic Royalists.” By the Associated Press. | Secretary Perkins’ efforts for General Motors strike truce break down; company officials leave Washington. Next move put up to President Roose- velt by corporation head and labor leaders. John L. Lewis, strige director, says campaign among Ford and Chrysler employes to follow settlement. President says “statements, conversa- tions and headlines” are “not in order.” Chrysler Corp. closes four Detroit plants because of glass shortage. General Motors says 79 per cent of workers in 43 plants protest cessa- tion of operations. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt said today statements, conversations and head- lines were “not in order” in efforts to settle the automobile strike. The President made his first com- | ment on the sit-down strike in Gen- | eral Motors plants at his first press | conference of his second term. In response to questions about the stalemate in Government efforts to settle the widespread strike, Mr. Roosevelt said: “I have no further news than what you have. Of course, I think that in the interest of peace there come mo- | ments when statements, conversations and headlines are not in order.” In a departure from customary rules of his press conferences, he al« lowed this statement to be quoted. It aroused immediate speculation over whether he directed it against any particular statement of either | side, or press interviews and other remarks given by representatives of both sides. Negotiations for further conferences ended abruptly for the second time here yesterday after conferences at the Labor Department. Assails “Economic Royalists.” John L. Lewis, head of the Com- mittee for Industrial Organization, told newspaper men last night the “same economic royalists” whom the President assailed in accepting the Democratic presidential nomination now had “their fangs in labor, and the people of this country now expect the administration to do all it can in a legal way to help repel this same | rapacious enemy.” | Alfred P. Sloan, jr., General Motors president, left Washington shortly | after Lewis had spoken. John Thomas Smith, General Motors counsel, later declared it was plain from Lewis’ statement that it would be impossible to get the sit-down strikers out of he closed plants a step he termed a “con- dition precedent to reopening of nego- tiations.” After making his statement, Mr. Roosevelt was asked several other questions about the strike including & request to comment on Lewis’ blunt suggestion that since labor “inter- vened” for the President in the presi- dential campaign, it “was up to the President” to intervene for labor in the automobile industry. Questions Unanswered. To all queries, however, the Presi- dent replied that his brief two-sen- tence statement comprised all he had to say. The conference left unan- | swered the question of whether the (See STRIKH, Page A-4.) IL DUCE APPROVES SON’S FLYING PLANS Bruno Mussolini Gets Father Permission to Attempt Trip Across Atlantic. By the Assoctated Press. ROME, January 22.—Premier Benito Mussolini has granted to his son, Bruno, permission to fly across the Atlantic, I Duce said today in an in- terview with a French correspondent, which was reprinted in Rome news- papers. San Francisco is the ultimate goal of the projected flight from Rome. Asked if his son was preparing for the flight, Mussolini replied, “I be- lieve so. He's an idealist; I let him commodious auditorium in Washing- ton has been apparent. Many conven- tions assembled here, and it is desir- able that sufficient space be provided (See AUDITORIUM, Page A-3.) PRESIDENT INDEFINITE ON SUPREME COURT LAW Legislation Aflecth:s Tribunal Very “Iffy” Question, He Tells Newsmen. Ey the Assoclated Press. Asked at his press conference today if any consideration was being given to legislation affecting the Supreme Court, President Roosevelt said that was a very “iffy” question. He planned no conferences on the subject, as had been indicated by Senator Minton, Democrat, of Indiana after a visit to the White House this week. He said Minton would confer with him later, when Attorney General Cummings gives the President the benefit of Justice Department studies of possible ways to achieve the ad- ministration’s economic objectives within the Constitution. A T4 do what he wants. In fact, I ap- prove of it.” Bruno, who won commendation for his exploits as a military aviator in the Ethigpian campaign, is scheduled to fly By easy stages to the United States with his father's own pilot, Maj. Attilio Biseo. Returning to Ifaly, he will ate tempt to set a new long-distance rec- ord by flying non-stop from the Pacific Coast to Rome. DAYLIGHT TIME ENDED Philippines President Acts After Bumping Leg. MANILA, P. I, January 22 (#)—It took some skin off a presidential shin to end daylight saving time in the Philippines—two weeks ahead of time, Habitually an early riser, President Manuel Quezon was groping about Malacanan Palace last Saturday morn- ing for the light switch, when he stumbled over something. Without waiting to check up on his injuries, he telephoned his secretary to cancel the executive order which instituted day- light time last November, L