Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1937, Page 36

B—16 #» EMERGENCY FLOOD AGTION DESIRED Whittington Expresses Hope After Conference With President. By the Associated Press. Chairman Whittington of the House Flood Control Committee said after a White House conference today he hoped Congress would authorize at this session appropriations for “emergency and priority” flood works, especially in the Ohio Valley. ‘The Mississippi Representative con- ferred with President Roosevelt and Daniel W. Bell, acting budget director. He sald he hoped for passage of a smaller flood control bill than origi- nally contemplated ‘“‘on the theory that a larger authorization bill will come along next session.” To questions about economy argu- ments against immediate flood control expenditures, Whittington declared “it is economical to provide public works to prevent recurrence of destructive floods because ultimately the money has to be spent anyway.” Outside Budget Figure. The Mississippian said the proposed bill would be outside the $30,000,000 budget figure for next year. The bud- get, he said, provided only for projects already authorized by Congress. Whittington's visit to the White House followed his expressed opposi- tion to further delay in flood legisla- tion. He sought an agreement to as- sure action at this session. The long-smouldering dispute over flood control and its companion piece, power development, flared up almost on the eve of President Roosevelt's message on national planning. Representative Rayburn, Democrat, of Texas, the majority leader, con- tended flood control should be linked with power development so revenues from the power could defray the cost. Jurisdiction Question. dren. By the Associated Press. NEW BERN, N. C., May 20.—George Isaac Hughes, whose record of becom- Some representatives expected the | President's message to discuss both problems, but said a disagreement existed whether Whittington's com- mittee should have jurisdiction In the past, Mr. Roosevelt has ad-| vocated linking flood control, im- provement of navigation, prevention | of soil erosion, irrigation and power development in & broad national pro- | gram. He expressed hope that, even with restoration of normal employ- ment, the country could afford to ap- Ppropriate about $500,000,000 2 year for such projects. HELD IN NARCOTICS CASE New Yorker, Arrested in Win- chester, Arraigned Here. Willie Fine, 40, New York City, was held for the grand jury under $500 bond when arraigned today before United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage on a charge of possession | of narcotics. | Fine was arrested Wednesday at ‘Winchester, Va., for local authorities. Detective Charles E. Mansfield of the narcotic squad said $100 worth of | drugs was found in Fine's hotel room here. } ing a father twice after passing his 94th birthday astonished the medical world, died today at the age of 97. His 29-year-old second wife and | their two babies, Franklin Roosevelt Hughes, 29 months old, and Mary Gertrude, about a year old, as well as children by his first wife, were at the bedside. Hughes, a Confederate veteran, had been in failing health for several months. He became seriously ill after a heart attack last Sunday. After the birth of his baby daugh- ter a year ago, the nonagenarian led & Salt THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937. Carolinian Who Became Father Twice After 90 Is Dead at 97 George Isaac Hughes, shown with his two youngest chil- —A. P. Photo. strenuous life for a time. He at- tended a baby show at Goldsboro in which his 16-month-old son, Frank lin, was entered, and later he and the boy were attractions at & festival in Asheville. 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As Police Chlef O'Neill continued his description of what happened after the arrest of the couple, Gladys leaned forward, her chin in her blue-gloved hand, and watched appraisingly. O'Neill said that after Gladys' re- sponse to his question, “I made a movement of my arm against her—she recoiled and my arm came in contact with her chin.” He said the swivel chair in which she sat tipped and she seemed about to fall. “But I caught her,” he said. The police chief said he, with Bayonne detectives, went to Jersey City »fter the pair was arrested and brought them back to Bayonne. He said he heard Gladys tell Detec- tive Lieut. Thomas Masterson on the way to Bayonne that Donald com- mitted the crime and that “I'll never forget the look on my mother’s face.” Prosecutor Donald T. O'Regan said the State would not introduce the first written statement Gladys is alleged to have made at Bayonne police head- quaiters. 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