Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers this afternoon or early tonight; tomorrow fair, not much change in tem: Temperatures today—Highest, 80, at 1 p.m.; lowest, 64, perature. perature at 2 p.m., 78. Full report on Page A-18. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 20 85th YEAR. No. PLANES AID GUARD IN' QUELLING RIOT AS STEEL STRIKERS INIURE WORKERS Republic Opens Three Can- ton Plants With Troops’ Help After Blasting of Water Main. 75 PICKETS ARRESTED IN STREET FIGHTING C.1.0. Leaders, Advised by Mayor to Leave Johnstown, Refuse and Ask Gov. Earle to Declare Martial Law—Youngstown Mills Operating. BACKGROUND— Steel strike was called May 26 against independent producers who refused to sign contracts with Com= mittee for Industrial Organization. Companies aflected were Youngs- toun Sheet & Tube, Inland and Republic. To these has been added Bethlehem. Thousands of workers have been made idle by closed plants and violence has marked en- tire dispute with 13 dead and more than 200 wounded. By the Assoclated Press CANTON, Ohio. June 30.—Rock- throwing pickets injured five non- strikers entering struck mills of Re- public Steel Corp. today in a back- to-work movement Operations in three of Republic's Canton mills were resumed success- fully, under protection of the Ohio National Guard, after an early morn- ing flare-up. Evacuation of 2.000 men, interned in the plant since the strike was called May 25, was under way in groups of 800 at a time, as non-strikers moved in to take their places. Dynamite smashed a water main, quickly repaired: telephone wires were ripped from poles, and jeering pickets herded back by heavily armed Guards- men, aided by low flying airplanes, as the back-to-work movement was Seventy-five pickets were arrested &nd held on technical charges. The most seriously injured non- striker was Louis Govel, who was hit on the head by a rock as he entered the alloy plant of Republic. He may have a concussion of the brain. Others hurt by rocks, thrown at eutomobiles carrying the men into the plants, were Harold Langkamp, Joseph Sturm, John H. Cherdon and Robert Kilgore. Kilgore, one of the main office work- ers at the Republic alloy plant. said 8 picket jumped on the running board of his automobile. Rock in hand, said Kilgore, the picket jeered him, then hit him a blow on the head. Aside from Govel, injuries to the others were not serious. Quiet on Other Fronts. Comparative quiet prevailed on oth- er fronts of the steel strike, called by the S. W. O. C. against the Republic, Inland Steel, Bethlehem Steel Corp. and the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., over refusal of the concerns to sign labor contracts. At Johnstown, Pa, James Mark, C. I O. leader, and C. W. Jones, vice president of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen, were ordered out of the city by Mayor Daniel J. Shields, who told them their presence was “inimical to community peace.” “It has come to be my belief that representatives of certain interests have not served peaceful purposes in this community,” the Mayor told the two labor men in a dramatic Council meeting last night Mark appealed to Gov. George H. Earle for resumption of martial law. The Youngstown steel mill district returned to the normal three-shift operating basis today, with 32 out of 47 open-hearth furnaces working, and BUDGE LOSES SET, BUT BEATS PARKER Californian Gains Final Round. Austin Battles Von Cramm for Other Place. By the Associated Press. WIMBLEDON, Eng., June 30.—Red- headed Don Budge swept into the final round of the all-England tennis cham- pionships today, but dropped a set before he could subdue young Frankie Parker of Milwaukee, 2—6, 6—4, 6—4, 6—1. It was the first set Budge had lost on his current Birtish tennis in- vasion. Parker's chop strokes had Budge helpless at first, but the red-head came through in convincing style. Parker put up a brilliant battle through the second and third sets, leading 3-2 at one stage of the third set, but was helpless before Budge's fiery drives in the final stanza. In the other semi-finals match Henry “Bunny” Austin of England dropped the first two sets to Baron Gottfried von Cramm of Germany, 6—8, 3—6. HARVESTER PLANT HIT Fire in Paint Works Does Over $200,000 Damage. CANTON, IIl, June 30 (#).—Fire which started in the paint depart- ment and raged for two hours forced suspension of operations today at the $3,000,000 International Harvester Co. plant, employing 2,600 men. M. J. La Croix, works manager, es- timated the damage in excess of $200,- 000 and said work would be resumed in a few days. [ 34,028. at 6 am. Tem- Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. MISS ETHEL DU PONT AND F. WILMINGTON, Del., June 30.—The President and Mrs. Roosevelt headed a host of distinguished visitors to this part of Delaware today for the wed- ding of their son, Franklin, jr, to Ethel du Pont. Traveling by special train, the Roose- velts arrived at rural Monchanin Sta- tion in the Du Pont estate country at | 11:45 am., Eastern standard time. b President and Party ‘Du Pont Country’ for Weddin g By the Assocfated Press. | WASHINGTON, Reach RANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, JR. There were 21 members in party, including relatives, friends and members of the White House staff, Among the relatives were Hall Roose- . a brother of Mrs. Roosevelt, and Mrs, Warren Delano Robbins. Offi- cials included Harry L. Hopkins, works progress administrator, who was accompanied by Mrs. Hopkins. The day was partly overcast and (See WEDDING. Page A-3.) eir 7 STRIKERS FOUND | Chicago Police Commis- sioner Holds Officers Jus- tified in Tactics. BACKGROUND— | Senate Civil Liberties Committee | has been engaged for nearly a year in probing instances of interference with rights of labor to organize. Earlier efforts were directed at practices of industrial espionage, possession of armaments by private concerns and strong-arm anti- union tactics in Harlan County, Ky. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Despite a coroner’s report that seven of the fatalities resulted from bullet wounds in the back, Police Commissioner James P. Allman of Chicago told the Senate Civil Liberties | Committee today that his police of- ficers were justified in the tactics which resulted in the death of 10 marching steel strikers in front of the South Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Sorp. last May 30. Allman insisted that the policemen | were attacked while attempting to | preserve the peace and prevent a massacre if the marching strikers | succeeded in entering the plant where men were at work. “Did your men accomplish their ob- | Jjectives?” Allman was asked by Sen- ator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah. “They did,” the commissioner re- plied. Fatalities Are Numerous. Two reports of Capt. Thomas Kilroy | of the plant district, contaihing the | charge that the marchers attacked the police line first, were read into the | record by Chairman La Foilette. The chairman criticized Allman sev- eral times, however, for making no | more detailed investigation than was contained in the few reports of his subordinate captains. Allman admitted, in connection with the criticism, that he had never known so many fatalities in his 36 years of police experience, except in race riots. Chairman La Follette said the cor- | oner’s report showed three of the slain men had bullet wounds in the side and the rest in the back. The Senator read a police report which said that “some of the officers on the ground and at the mercy of the mob fired their service revolvers,” and then asked Allman: “Can you explain how these men could have been shot in the back if the police were lying on the ground defending themselves with service re- volvers “They might have been shot in the back by other strikers,” Allman sug- gested. Shots Held Matter of Judgment. Under La Follette's persistent ques- tioning, Allman asserted that “It is a matter of judgment” where the bullets might take effect, and added: “You can't do target practice when | you are on the ground.” At the outset of the hearing, Robert Wohlforth, committee secretary, took the stand to place in the record a map of the Republic plant, the roads lead- (See LA FOLLETTE, Page A-4.) At Midyear A review of business and financial conditions dur- ing the first half of 1937 will appear in The Star tomorrow. The summary of transac- tions on the New York Stock Exchange will be in- cluded. ‘Sentence PARKER, SR. GFTS SHOT FROM BACK| TERM OF & YEARS of Half That Length Given Son in Wen- del Kidnap Plot. BACKGROUND— Erecution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for murder of Lind- bergh baby was delayed three days as result\of “conjession” by Paul Wendel Ellis Parker, sr, and his son, Ellis, jr.. later were charged with conspiring to seize and torture the former Trenton attorney. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J. June 30.—Ellis Parker, chief of the Burlington County detectives, was sentenced to six vears in a Federal penitentiary today and his son, Ellis. jr., to three for plotting the kidnaping cf H. Wendel. The Parkers were convicted a week ago today. The jury, which heard testimony for nine weeks. recommended leniency and Federal Judge William Clark, who imposed the sentences to- day, said then the recommendation would carry “great weight.” Half an hour after the sentencing, Chief Defense Counsel J. Mercer Davis announced an appeal would be taken to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Pending the appeal, Judge Clark fixed bail of $20,000 each. Since their indictment last Fall and during the trial, young Parker has been under bail of $25,000 and Parker, sr., bail of $10,000. ‘The younger Parker, 26, stood before the bar with arms folded while the elder Parker, because of his 65 years, was permitted to sit in a chair as Judge Clark imposed the prison penalties. sr., vears Paul Summary of Page. | Page. Amusements B-18 | Radio ... B-14 Comics ._C-10-11 | Short Story-B-19 Editorials __A-10 | Society ... B-3 Financial __A-17 | Sports ____.C-1-3 Lost & Found C-4 | Woman's Pg. B-16 Obituary -_-A-12 FOREIGN. Entire Spanish neutrality scheme may be scrapped. Page A-13 NATIONAL. Tax reduction by incorporating resi- dences are described. Page A-1 F. D. Roosevelt, jr, and Miss Ethel du Pont wed today. Page A-1 Planes aid guard in quelling Canton steel riots. Page A-1 Parkers are sentenced in Wendel kid- nap plot. Page A-1 Radical change in appropriations pro- cedure proposed. Page A-1 President rebukes extremists on both sides of steel strike. Page A-3 “Eddie the Sailor” sought in slaying of three girls. Page A-12 WASHINGTON AND NEARBY. Police-gamblers collusion evidence re- ported strong. Page A-1 Land tax plan seen as 30 per cent boost in realty tax. Page A-1 Jamboree opens with more than 25,000 Scouts in tented city. Page A-1 ‘Woman’s death brings 1937 traffic toll here to 55. Page B-10 Mother of two faces commitment for contempt. Page B-1 Coroner testifies at inquest into death of student. Page B-1 Senate passes bill giving middle-aged chance at U. S, jobs. Page B-1 $45,915,000 District supply bill signed by President. Page B-1 Miss Geach named secretary of D. C. ‘Wage Board. Page B-1 Seven thousand residents are added to property tax list. Page B-1 Deadlock reached in efforts to settle laundry strike, Page B-1 Treasury rounds out figeal year with biggest debt in history. Page B-17 ’ ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, WEDNESDAY, RUSSIAN GUNBOAT SUNKBY JAPANESE; TWO MORE ROUTED | |Both Nations Concentrate Amur River Forces After Frontier Battle. “INVADING” SOVIET VESSELS OPEN FIRE | Envoy to Moscow Demands Evac- uation of Border Isles in War Hint. BACKGROUND— After Soviet troops yesterday had occupied the Bolshoi and Sennufu Islands in the Amur River, which runs between Russia and Manchu= kuo, ¢ Japanese demand for evacu= tion brought their withdrawal. Border clashes in this area have been going on intermittently for months. Reason is that Russia claims the islands under treaties over a century old. Japan Likewise cicims sovereignty over them. By the Assoctated Press HSINKING, Manchukuo, June 30.— Japanese-Manchukuoan artillery along the disputed Amur River border Wwas reported in Japanese Army and news bagency advices today to have sunk one “invading” Soviet Russian gun- boat, badly damaged another and forced a taird to flee Thus the long-troubled Far East frontier relations between Russia and the Japanese-sponsored state of Man- chukuo reached a dramatic and dan- | gerous climax. | The Japanese said the Soviet ves- sels “invaded” a Manchukuoan chan- | | mel south of Sennufu (Kanchatzu) | | Island ‘in the river, firing on Japa- | |nf‘sP-Manchuk\u.an forces guarding | | the shore. The latter's guns returned | I the fire. | Later advices said the Soviet Amur Ruver fleet of more than a dozen gun- | boats and many hydroplanes was | being concentrated. The gravest view was taken of the situation. Powerful Japanese-Man- chukuoan reinforcements were being rushed to the river to prepare for eventualities. The Manchukuo government imme- diately filed a vigorous protest to | Moscow against the allezed invasion. The Amur River runs along the | northeastern Manc! uo - Siberian | border. i War Is Warned. [ The Japanese Ambassador to Mos- | cow was understood to have present- | ed a virtual ultimatum that the Rus- | sians evacuate both islands. | A Japanese Embassy spokesman in Moscow asserted the Ambassador had varned the Russians there was & possibility of war unless the military reinforcements were withdrawn. ! The Japanese Ambassador said Max- im Litvinoff, Soviet commissar for for- eign affai had accepted his advice that an amicable settlement could be reached only after Soviet troops were removed In Tokio Japanese officials invoked a mutual assistance pact with the Jap- anese-inspired State of “anchukuo against what they termed Russian in- vasion of the islands. | The Communist party newspaper | Pravda in Moscow termed the frontier | incidents “another manifestation of | the well known tactics of Japanese | militarists in trying by every means | to provoke conflicts on the borders | of the Soviet Union.” | Border Long in Dispute. Ever since Japan took over Man- churia from China in 1931 the frontier | between Far Eastern Russia and Man- | chukuo, its Japanese-sponsored neigh- bor, has been disputed. Up to that time the Russians en- joyed a virtual monopoly of the Amur. Various subsequent attempts by Soviet Russia and Manchukuo to es- | tablish a recognized border line along | the 3.000-mile frontier, especially in | the Amur area, have failed. Today’s Star | Business bureau reports success in battle with “rackets.” Page B-2 EDITORIALS AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page A-10 This and That. Page A-10 Washington Observations. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 David Lawrence. Page A-11 H. R. Baukhage. Page A-11 Dorothy Thompson. Page A-11 Constantine Brown. Page A-11 Lemuel Parton. Page A-11 SPORTS. Fan-elimination chills interest in all- star game. Page C-1 Nats’' left-on-base maiady continues unabated. Page C-1 Bean ball clinic to be held in D. C. next week. Page C-1 ‘Two Hoyas survive in college golf title play. Page C-2 Youthful Ryder Cup sensations to clash today. Page C-2 Budge, Von Cramm near net final. Jacobs eliminated. Page C-3 Helen Moody denies ever receiving offer to turn pro. Page C-3 FINANCIAL. Steel upturn forecast. Bonds improve (table). Power output gains. Stocks advance (table). Curb list higher (table). Larger rail nets predicted. MISCELLANY. Young Washington. Vital Statistics. City News in Brief. Shipping News. Page A-18 Page A-19 Page A-19 Page A-20 Page A-21 Page A-21 Page Page Page Page B-5 B-8 B-8 B-8 Traffic Convictions, B-8 Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. ‘Winning Contract. Nature’s Children. Cross-word Puzzle. Bedtime Stories. Letter-out. Page Page B-16 Page B-16 Page B-20 Page C-10 Page C-10 Page C-11 Bage C-11 JUNE 30, 1937—FIFTY-TWO ¢ Foening Star PAGES. *#*% Senate Group Ean Hearings On District Omnibus Tax Bill |Committee Confers With City Heads to Work Out Final Agreement on Measure. BACKGROUND— | District of Columbia appropria- tion bill jor fiscal year beginning | tomorrow has $7.000,000 deficit. Omnibus tar bill was trimmed of income levy in House, which added chain store tar. Semate District Committee dropped chain store levy. Bill still estimated to yield £9.000.000, with business privilege tax of three-fifths of 1 per cent on gross receipts main center of at- tack. Closing three da of hearings, during which a wide variety of sub- stitutes for the House omnibus tax bill were suggested, the Senate Dis- trict Committee prepared to go into executive session with the District Commissioners &t 2 pm. today to render its decision Chairman King indicated, however, it may take a day or two to work out a final agreement in the committee Hearings ended at 12:30 p.m. after & final group of witnesses had been heard, including: Alex Nordholm of the Citizens’ Committee on Fair Taxation, Rufus S. Lusk, Washington Taxpavers' As- sociation; Charles H. Tompkins, pres- | A. | Bernstein of the Interunion Council, | Roger J. Whiteford, ident of the District Chapter. Asso- Katz, representing a group of W. P. administrative employe: Arthur counsel for the Merchants & Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, and other groups: Dr. David J. Fitzgibbon of the District Dental Society, Samuel L. vidual taxpayer, and others In closing the hearing, King said the committee would try to follow as closely as possible the wishes of District residents and the Commissioners. While there has been considerable discussion of a two-cent sales tax in lieu of the controversial business tax on gross receipts, Senate Committee members are doubtful whether it would be put hnough the House. They also believe it would encounter some difficulty in the Senate. If committee members are unable to agree on some alternative for the Rross receipts tax, it is believed they will modify it to remove inequalities. Figures to show that an additional tax of 1 per cent on the value of land would amount to a 30 per cent in " (See D. C. TAXES, Page A-5) POLIGECOLLUSION DATA GIVEN JURY Many Indictments Expected as Body Sifts Charges of Gambling Aid. BACKGROUND— After five months of undercover investigation, police and Federal agents, directed by United States attorney’s office, launched an in- tensive campaign in March to smash Washington's strongly in- trenched illicit gambling ring. Ter= ror spread as raids continued for weeks and hundreds were arrested. When raids ended, investigators concentrated on evidence of liaisons between gamblers and policemen. Strong evidence of collusion between gambling racketeers and policemen has been laid before the grand jury, it was learned today as picked in- vestigators completed their undercover investigation of underworld “tip-offs” and reported graft. Several police were named before the grand jury as suspected liaison officers for gambling overlords in evi- dence gathered by flying squadrons in a series of raids directed from the office of United States Attorney Les- lie C. Garnett, it was reported. This evidence was followed up by Lieut. Floyd Truscott and Detective Sergt. Earl Hartman, who later sub- mitted a report to the grand jury which, it was said, was strong enough to justify indictments against the suspected officers. Any policeman named in an indict- ment will be immediately suspended and cited before the Police Trial Board, regardless of the outcome of court action against him, Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police, said. Maj. Brown said he has not yet re- ceived an official report of the evi- dence obtained by Truscott and Hart- man and, therefore, no suspensions are contemplated until after the grand jury acts. The police chief said that when the United States attorney's office launched its intensive drive against illicit gambling, he instructed Trus- cott and Hartman to concentrate on any evidence linking policemen with the underworld. Before the drive started, gamblers freely discussed “protection,” which they said they paid policemen to give | them. Despite intense secrecy which surrounded preparations for the drive, several gambling establishments were closed when the raiders descended on them. 1In a series of raids which continued | for several weeks, more than 150 men and women were arrested. It is ex- pected that at least 100 persons will be named in the indictments which the grand jury is scheduled to return tomorrow. URGES PRESIDENT GET BLANK CHECK New Reorganization Report Favors-All Discretion for Him in Spending. BACKGROUND— Government reorganization, which has been in and.out of the head- lines for years, bobbed up again in January when President Roosevelt submitted to Congress an elaborate plan based on the studies of a com- mittee he had designated for this task. Stymied by the Supreme Court bill fight, the issue faded into the background, but was revived a few days ago when Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the majority leader, introduced a bill that in general carries out the presidential pro- gram. A radical change in appropriations procedure under which Congre: would, in effect, vote “blank checks” to be expended at the discretion of the Chief Executive was proposed today in a report from the President’s Committee on Administrative Man- agement. The report—one of a series on gov- ernmental reorganization—called also for vast enlargement of the powers of the Treasury to vest control there or’ all Federal lending agencies, the Budget Bureau, certain functions of the General Accounting Office, which is scheduled for dismemberment, and perhaps the Government Printing Office. It supplemented a section of the (See REPORT, Page A-8.) Bicyclist Fined. COLUMBIA, S. C., June 30 ()—A middle-aged man was fined $50.50 and given the alternative of 30 days' im- prisonment ac a recorder’s court trial on a charge of riding a bicycle while intoxicated. Attention!... Gottlieb. an indi- | Chairman The only in Washington wit Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. evening paper the Yesterday’s Circulation, 138,526. (Some "returns not yet received.) (#) Means Associated Pre KREISLER, WYNN NAMED INTAX QUIZ Percy Croshy, Myron Taylor, | Late A. I. du Pont Are Also Included. | ciated General Contractors: Sidney R.| BACKGROUND— Disturbed at failure of March in- come tar returns fo reach esti- mates, Treasury made quick study in efort to determine cause.. Find- ing greatest comparative shortage i centers of greatest wealth, De- partment uncovered widespread use of certain avoidance devices. At request of President, Congress named special committee to con- duct open hearings. During past tuo weeks names of many promi- nent business persons have been divuige as tar avoiders, but few accusations of illegality have been made. 8y the Associated Press. A congressional investigating com- mittee received testimony today that Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the United States Steel Corp., Mrs. Tay- ‘lor and the late Alfred I. du Pont | had reduced taxes by incorporating | family residences. | Arthur H. Xent, assistant general counsel of the Treasury, also told the Tax Inquiry Committee that Alfred P. Sloan, jr. chairman of the Gen- eral Motors Corp., and Mrs. Emily R. | Cadwalader of Fort Washington. Pa,, | had effected tax savings by incorpor- | ating yachts | | Next Kent named Ed Wynn, the | actor and radio entertainer; Pritz | Kreisler, the noted violinist, and Percy Crosby, creator of the newspaper car- toon character of “Skippy.” as persons who had incorporated “personal tal- ents” to reduce taxes. the attorney said, | These artists, hired themselves to personal corpo- rations formed to sell their talents, usually for “substantially less than the income derived by the corpora- tion” for their services. In this way, Kent said, Kreisler made tax savings of $33,264 from 1934 to 1936 and Crosby of $72,941 from 1933 to 1936, | while Wynn had sought to obtain | savings of $196,728 from 1932 to 1936. Big Savings Eff:ected. The witness said Du Pont at one time substantially controlled E. I du Pont de Nemours Co. and was a | “very wealthy man.” Du Pont and his estate, Kent said, saved an estimated $200.437 from 1931 to 1935 through incorporation | of the Nemours company and the transfer to it of real property worth over $1,000,000, “consisting primarily of a palatial residence at Wilming- ton, Del.” Operating expenses for the resi- dence. he testified, have practically equaled gross income of the Nemours Corp. and have been taken as deduc- tions. The Taylors, Kent continued, made their saving through the Genargua Securities Corp., which, he said, was oranized in 1913 to hold the family residences and appurtenant properties at Locust Valley, N. Y. The stock of the Genargua Co., he said, is owned y Mrs. Taylor. “It appear: Kent said, ‘rentals (See TAX QUIZ, Page A-4) FIRE AT BUCKINGHAM | Electric Iron Starts Blaze in Royal Residence. LONDON, June 30 (#)—Fire en- gines dashed to Buckingham Palace today after an unwatched electric iron | had started a fire in one of the staff apartments alongside the royal resi- dence. Grooms from the royal mews put the fire out before the engines got there. A floor was burned through. All Boy Scouts! Follow the proceedings of the Jamboree through news and pictures in The Star. Whether you are a Cub or Eagle Scout, whether you are attending the Ja from the side lines, you wil news. mboree or merely watching Il want to get all the Scout Follow the Jamboree Through The Star's Boy Scout Page. Jamboree News—Page A-6, Pictures—Page A-7. TWO CENTS. BURSTING BOMBS OPEN JAMBOREE OF 23,000 SCQUTS 1,634 Flags Flutter to Tops of Poles All Over Tented City. SIGHTSEEING OCCUPIES BOYS UNTIL TONIGHT Campfire Exercises Scheduled for 8 P.M., When Dan Beard Kindles Blaze. The first National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America opened today with a bang. The bang came from bombs burste ing in air high above the Washington Monument—a signal that magically transformed the far-reaching city of canvas into a color-splashed city of flags. The aerial bombardment marked the official start of a 10-day jubilee by scoutdom that will unfold to Washe ington a series of pageants depicting the history of America from the davs of the founding fathers to the present, It will be a mass demonstration of youth, mobilized in the interest of patriotism, clean living and good fele lowship. Flags Flutter Up Poles. Aftér the bomb from & trench mortar at the foot of the Monument had sent 1,634 American, foreign and Scout flags fiuttering to the tops of poles all over the 350-acre encampe ment, Walter W. Head of St. Louis, Mo., president of the National Council of the Scouts, pronounced the jame boree “officially opened.” The ceremonies were conducted at the general headquarters’ “avenue of flags” by the headquarters stafl, con- sisting of Dr. James E. West, chief Scout executive; E. Urner Goodman, program director: Arthur A. Schuck, operations director; Harold F. Pote, personnel director; E. S. Martin, ine formation director, and Daniel T. Mce Manus, Canadian representative A round of sightseeing was to occupy the more than 25000 bovs until the grand opening campfire exercises at the Monument tonight at 8 o'clock, when Dan Beard, 87-vear-old pioneer Scout will strike a fice with flinted steel to kindle a blaze that will burn continuously for the next 10 days. Col. Roosevelt to Attend. Col. Theodare Roosevelt, a leader in the Scout movement, will attend Attorney General Homer S. Cum- mings today forsook plans to attend the Du Pont-Roosevelt wedding in order to represent President Roose- velt at the campfire ceremonies toe night. Cummings will read to the as= sembled camp population a special message from the President. The first ¢f four bombs burst over jamboree headquarters at 8:56 a.m. today, warning standard-bearers and color guards throughout the camp on both sides of the river to be ready to break out their flags. Scouts promptly took their places alongside 52 flage staffs flanking the campus at general headquarters Foreign Banners Hoisted. A second bomb signaled the flag bearers to hoist 52 foreign flags to the top of the poles lining the so-called “avenue of flags.” A third bomb released a parachute with a large American flag attached. This flag fluttered down gracefully in the morning breeze and landed high atop a tree near the face of the Mon«- ument. A Scout quickly climbed to the topmost branches of the tall tree and rescued the flag, amid the cheers of his comrades. As a fourth bomb exploded. a 66« piece Scout band, composed of boys from the District of Columbia, Mary= land, Virginia, West Virginia, Penn« vlvania and North Carolina, started playing the “Star Spangled Banner.” Headquarters Flag Up. Simultaneously a huge American flag was hauled to the top of the main flag pole at general headquarters, as the entire assembly stood at atten- tion . Hundreds of brazen bugles sounded reveille at 7 am. today for an army of Scouts, of which Dr. West estimat- ed had reached a total of 25,250, and they rolled out of cots and sleeping bags to pick their way through the mud and water to mess tents “From this gathering,” Dr. West said, “we expect to gain a broader vision of the role of scouting as an instrument in the promotion of inter- national friendship and understand- ing. We expect, as a result of the experiences and contacts made here, to carry on scouting throughout the (Continued on Page A-6, Column 1., LEAHY’S APOLOGY SENT TO MOSCOW Hull Forwards Admiral's “Sin- cere Regret” for Calling Peo- ple “Virtually Slaves.” By the Associated Press. Secretary of State Hull announced today he had conveyed to the Soviet government an apology by Admiral William D. Leahy for referring re- cently to the Russian people as “vir- tually slaves of the central organ- ization.” The State Department disclosed that the Soviet Embassy made in- formal representations against Lea- hy's remarks, which were contained in an address prepared for delivery to the Army Industrial College on June 22 Leahy, who is the chief of naval operations, responded to a State De- Pantment inquiry concerning the in- cident with a letter in which he was said to have expressed his “sincere regret” that his words were taken as a reflection on the Russian people or the Soviet government. Secretary Hull told his press cone= ference Admiral Leahy asserted {t gauge calculated to offend that coune guage calculated to offend tha eoune try. |