Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1937, Page 3

COAL REGULATION IN EFFECT JULY T End Seen to Price-Cutting, Unfair Competition in Industry. By the Assoctated Press. Bituminous Coal Commission offi- cials predicted today the Govern- ment's second attempt to regulate the troubled soft-coal industry would be in full swing by July 1. Barring unforseen obstaclts, they said price-fixing—the core of the new Guffey-Vinson coal control act—would take effect on that date. Commissioner C. E. Smith said the operators then would begin to “make money.” “There’s a lot of weeping and wail- ing in the industry right now. though,” he said. “A seasonal slump set in about April 1. Production fell off and prices are low. “Big buyers are telling the oper- ators, ‘You give us a break now and we’ll give you a break when prices are fixed under the law.’ It's a buyer's market.” Guarantees Fair Price. The new Guffey act, signed this week by President Roosevelt, empow- ered an enlarged commission to fix minimum prices to: 1. Guarantee the operators a fair price for their product 2. Enable them to pay the miners’ wages, which were increased substan- tially last month. Producers who fail to comply with | the law will be subject to a penalty tax of 191, per cent on the sale price of their coal. ¥ Troubles, of the $11.000,000,000 in. dustry date back over half a century, but its chief difficulty—"‘too many mines and too many miners "—has been recurring since the post-war de- pression. Hundreds of new mines opened to supply war-time industry had no mar- ket afterward, and their thousands of miners glutted the labor market. Coal Code Regulation. Price-cutting, labor troubles and competition from rival fuels had the industry in a tailspin when N, R. A. and the bituminous coal code slong. Before that time the United Mine ‘Workers had been seeking special regu- latory legislation, but the producers fought it. About the only concrete ef- fort to stabilize the situation had been creation of Appalachian Coals, Inc., & marketing agency for a number of Southern operators. N. R. A. crowded that organization into the background. The agency and others like it still are functioning Smith said they can continue under the new law. Although contested by some pro- ducers, others said the N. R. A. coal code gave the industry its first measure of prosperity in years. Enforcement difficulties dogged it, and the price structure finally collapsed Then came enactment of the orig- | inal Guffey control act and its in- validation by the Supreme Court last May. It was re-enacted this year. with the omission of labor provisions to|be in charge of Bryan M. Jacobs, | which the court had objected. Aviation (Continued From First Page.) came | { | | | | | | | e GENE MARKEY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Joan Bennett Seeks Divorce From Producer Gene Markey JOAN BENNETT. By the Assoclated Press. HOLLYWOOD, April 29.—Another of Hollywood's ‘“perfect marriages,” Joan Bennett and Gene -Markey, is to be dissolved soon. The actress,. member of an illus- trious family of the theater, startled many friends with the announcement { she would file suit for divorce as soon as she finishes work in a picture, prob- | ably Saturday. She said she would | charge incompatibility with the film producer-writer, whom she married in 1932, Markey has moved from their Bev- | erly Hills home to a bachelor apart- ment. Miss Bennett is the youngest mem- | ber of her noted family. Her mother, | Mrs. Eric Seaworth Pinker of New York, acted as Adrienne Morrison. Her father, Richard Bennett, has ap- | peared in several hundred plays, star- ring in many, and has taken leads in several movies. Her sister, Constance, became one of the highest-paid film stars. Another sister, Barbara, is a dancer and the wife of Morton Downey, radio singer. Markey, well-known as a screen writer before he became a producer, is connected with Twentieth Century- Fox. Miss Bennett said she would file the divorce in Los Angeles. Six months ago she purchased a 160-acre farm near Westport, Conn., saying “it will be a nice place to go when my film career is ended.” Miss Bennett has two children. The elder, Diane, 9, is by her former hus- | band, John Marion Fox, member of & | wealthy Seattle family. The younger | daughter, Melinda, is 3. tion with airline activities, aircraft | and power plant: and instruments. | Collins Administrative Head. The Administrative Division, to be headed by John S. Collins, will be the | service agency for the bureau. The Information and Statistics Di- vision will be headed for the present by Frederick R. Neely, who has been | in charge of that division since 1930. | The Certificate and Inspection Di- | vision will handle the issuance of all | certificates authorized for aircraft, | engines, flying schools and aircraft equipment and also will carry on all inspection service. The chief of the division has not yet been appointed. | The Airline Inspection Service is to formerly chief airline the Chicago district, who will take over most of the technical duties handled by Maj. Schroeder. Head of the General Inspection Service will be Richard S. Boutelle, acting chief of the present inspection section since March 1. inspector for Webster. One of his latest works, published in 1930, was “The Chang- ing Years,” a study of the changes in the social-economic conception of government. A native of Chicago, Hapgood was the son of Charles Hapgood. His first wife, whom he married in 1896, was the former Emilie Bigelow. In 1918 he was married a second time to the former Elizabeth K. Reynolds. There are three children surviv- ing by the second marriage, Eliza- beth, Norman, jr.. and Ten Eyck, all of New York. A daughter by his first marriage, which ended in di- vorce, lives in Zurich, Switzerland, Mrs. Ruth Tyng. Two brothers survive—Hutchins Hapgood, the author, whose home is | in Provincetown, Mass., and William Hapgood, retired business man of | Indianapolis. With his brother William, Hap- good was owner of the Columbia Con- serve Co. in Indianapolis, which years ago was turned over to the employes to operate and own on a PRESIDENT DRIVES ALONG GULF COAST Reboards Special Train at Gulfport, Miss.—Elliott Joins Party. By the Assoclated Press. GULFPORT, Miss, April 29.— President Roosevelt reboarded his special train here today and left at 10:30 a.m,, Central time, for New Or- leans, where late today he will em- bark on a Gulf fishing vacation. Elliott Roosevelt, the President's third son, and Gov. Richard W. Leche of Louisiana, who had recovered from an illness that sent him to a hospital yesterday, joined the presidential party here and rode to New Orleans. The President waved his light tan felt hat at the crowds lining the streets in Gulfport. He arrived at the depot heavily laden with bouquets of mag- nolias, State flower of both mississippi and Louisiana. The President made a brief address from the rear platform of his train here. Earlier, at Beauvoir, where Jefferson Davis spent his last days, the Presi- dent's car stopped before the steps of the old white frame dwelling crowded with spectators and a scattering of Confederate veterans, holding Amer- ican and Confederate flags. Miss June Braun, daughter of Bi- loxi's mayor, stepped forward and pre- sented the President a gavel made from a cedar tree of the Davis estate. WELCOMED AT BILOXI. Motor Journey Breaks Train Trip to New Orleans. By the Associated Press. BILOXI, Miss.,, April 29 —President Roosevelt, bound for a Gulf Coast fish- ing vacation, arrived here today after & 27-hour ride by special train from ‘Washington. A large depot crowd saw him detrain for an hour’s automobile ride about the city and along a 15-mile crowd- lined strip of the coast, before taking the train again at Gulfport for a two- hour run to New Orleans. At the latter city he will embark late today for 10 days of tarpon fishing along the Texas Coast. Thousands of spectators from Mis- sissippi and Louisiana greeted the va- cationing Chief Executive as he got his first view of the Mississippi shore line in years. Gov. Hugh L. White of Mississippi and Mayors Louis Braun of Biloxi and Joseph Milner of Gulfport were in a large Welcoming Committee at the station Route Past Davis’ Home. ‘The motorcade of several score cars followed a route which would permit the President to view the Veterans' Hospital in Biloxi and the Confederate Veterans’ Home near Gulfport which once served as the residence of Jeffer- son Davis, President of the Confed- eracy. Also in the motor party were Sen- ator Harrison, Democrat, of Missis- sippl, a resident of Gulfport, and George E. Allen, District of Columbia Commissioner, a native of Booneville, Miss., who rode on the President's special train from Washington. The Chief Executive planned to reboard the train .at Gulfport for & two-hour run to New Orleans for another motor barked late in the afternoon on the new 1,850-ton destroyer Moffett for 10 days of game fishing along the Texas coast. From the Moffett he was to transfer tour before he em- | D. C, THURSDAY, Precarious APRIL 29 Livelihood Cleaning and paintin tower clock. The below. g faces of Steeplejack Cleans and Paints Old Post Office Building Clock. A. R. FITZGERA photo was made from the sidewalk, 12 stories o e LD, the old Post Office Department —Star Staff Photo. [ OW'RE you doin’ The unexpectedness of the question might have startled a nervous man. But A. R. Fitzgerald was merely sur- |prised. Hanging from the face of the vania avenue, he hid thought he had |only an occasional pigeon for com- {pany. | The steeplejack looked down between | His puzzled expres- | |sion gave full way to & grin as he saw | his dangling feet | he had not been addressed by a ghost, but merely by a voice issuing from a |trap door set in the wall of the tower | just below the face of the clock. “Oh, I'm making pretty good time,” he shouted back. as his chair swung in the wind on 30 feet of rope to the stone pillars of the above. “How're you doin'?" The interview, for several reasons, was brief. For one thing, Fitzgerald was & busy man this morning as he cleaned and painted the frame and hands of the Pennsylvania avenue face of the clock. For another, the re- porter did not relish leaning over the | thick wall, even with a sturdy man behind him holding to his belt balcony | | old Post Office Departiaent tower clock, | approximately 250 feet above Pennsyl- | knotted | Fitzgerald is engaged on the work | alone. He knots his rope to a pillar, | clambers over the side with cleaner, paints and brushes, and raises and| lowers himself. ! The four faces of the clock are bp-! ing conditioned for the first time in 17 years. Accumulated soot had ob- | scured the 2-foot Roman hour figures and blackened the plate glass faces which help illuminate the timepiece at night. The job will take Fitzgerald about a week. | The job of cleaning the clock faces is a “cinch” Fitzgerald said, compared with his recent chore of painting the 600-foot naval radio towers at Arling- ton. The Post Office tower has an over-all height of 315 feet. Boring for oil has been started near Edinburgh, Scotland. | COUNSEL CIRCLE “CARLETTA"” Circles Daily, 2:30 & 7:30 P.M. Personal interviews for spiritual help || and guidance may be arranged by & visit to the Council Circle. or telephone Carletta. reader. Consultation $1. 922 14th St. N.W. MEt. 4993 = MAYORS CONCEDE DEFEAT ON RELIEF Conference Officials Admit Congress Won't Exceed $1,500,000,000 Aid. By the Associated Press. Officials of the United States Con- ference of Mayors, which has advo- cated increased Federal relief spend- ing, conceded today that Congress would not exceed the $1,500,000,000 fund suggested by President Roosevelt. The group, which had asked a Fed- eral expenditure of $2,200,000,000, de- clared the smaller sum would last only from July until February, unless | Works Progress Administration policy is revised. If the policy is changed, the mayors said, “a lot more employables are go- ing to be dumped back on cities and States.” Meanwhile, in Congress, there was a with initial deposit as low as talk of & compromise with the “econos my bloc” by cutting $300,000,000 from the President’s relief estimate. Sena- tor Byrnes, Democrat, of South Caro- lina and others have demanded that relief costs be reduced to an even billion dollars, Discussing the attitude of the Con- ference of Mayors toward economy proposals, Secretary Paul V. Betters predicted a cut in Federal relief spending would place an additional burden on real estate owners. About 87 per cent of the revenue in America’s 100 largest cities in derived from general property taxes, he ex- plained. “The impression has been left that the Federal Government has heen holding the bag, paying too big & share,” he said. “Well, people who spread that idea overlooked five important and expen- sive items that Federal Go ernment doesn’t touch. First, there’s all the cost of direct relief to unemployables; second, the local share of the social security program; third, about 20 per cent of the cost of W. P. A.; fourth, 55 per cent of cost of P. W. A ects; and fifth, supplemental d relief to hundreds of thousands of W. P. A. workers whose wages aren't ade~ quate to care for a famil; START A - REASONS FOR HAVING A CHECKING ACCOUNT Our Metered Service Charge Makes This Possible % Use a Bank 4 Save Time % Get a Receipt % Save Trouble 3 THE FRIENDLY CITY BANK Mem. Fed. Deposit Insurance Corp. NO MINIMUM BALANCE REQUIRED 3608 Ga. Ave. N.W 9th & Mass. Ave. N.W, 10th & Pa. Ave. N.W. 3101 Conn. Ave. N.W. 8th & G Sts. S.E. 9th & E. Capitol Sts, Denis Mulligan, former enforcement | officer for the bureau, was appointed chief of the regulations and enforce- ment division. For the past three later for the cruise to the U. S. S. | Potomac. The Moffett and Decatur, | another destroyer, will serve as escorts, | while a third destroyer, the Schenck, | merce into seven divisions, the Com- | merce Department broke up the for- mer two-division system under which | Assistant Directors Rex Martin and | co-operative basis. * Supported Smith Early. Hapgood was one of the earliest J. Carroll Cone were charged respec- tively with air navigation and regu- | latory functions, The seven new divisions are Airways Engineering. Airways Operation, Safe- ty and Planning, Administrative, In- formation and Statistics. Certificate and Inspection and Regulations and Enforcement The Airways Engineering Division will be headed by Charles I. Stanton, for many years chief engineer in the Air Navigation Division. He is A veteran of the original Post Office Department airmail service of 1918 Stanton's division will be divided into sections on construction and maintenance. The Airways Operation Division will be in charge of Earl F. Ward, now in charge of airways traffic con- trol. He will have supervision of 8ll operations on the Federal airways network, including control and radio communication. The Safety and Planning Division will carry on all the development and promotional work for the bureau, in- cluding studies for all other divisions. ‘The chief of this division has not yet been appointed. The sion will be in charge of the present airport sec- tion and of research work in connec- — LOST. | years Mulligan has been assigned to the office of the solicitor for the Com- | merce Department. O. D. Murphy, airline inspector for the Cleveland district, will be chief of the enforcement section of the division headed by Mulligan. Mulli- gan’s division also will have charge of accident investigations. | Creation of a policy board composed of the director, assistant director and heads of the seven divisions, with the technical assistant as secretary, was announced. Creation of an advisory committee to the bureau, composed of represent- atives of all commercial, ecivil and governmental aviation interests, also will be established. Within the near future, Col. John- son said, the Commerce Department | will establish a system of regional offices in which regulations and air navigation division field forces will be combined for each group of States. These offices will be housed in a single building at the leading airports and | will be given hangar facilities for all Government aircraft within their re- spective districts. -;Ia pgood (Continued From First Page.) 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