Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1937, Page 2

FEAREDINSEMATE Vandenberg Will Press for Changes—Seen Threat to Early Adjournment. By the Associated Pross. Senator Vandenberg. Republican, of Michigan complicated the talk of early congressional adjournment by snnouncing yesterday he would offer amendments to the Wagner labor re- lations act when the Senate takes up wage-hour legislation next week. His statement foreshadowed a major econflict over expanding what critics have called “one-sided” legislation in favor of lbor unions. The Wagner act guarantees the right of workers to organize unions and to bargain eollectivel Vandenberg's amendments would Forbid coercion by unions, sit-down strikes, compulsory union assessments for political purposes and str. without approval of a majority employes. Forbid non-citizens from serving as union agents or officers Permit emplovers to ask t Board for collective baragining elec- tions. Would Require Contract. Require both parties to a collective bargaining agreement to slgn a writ- ten contract Forbid unions puilty of “unfair la- bor practices” from collecting dues or | serving as collective bargaining | agents. | Despite indications that the Van- | denberg proposals would prolong de- | bate over the wage and hour bill, many | legisiators talked hopefully of winding | up the session early in August. A general disposition was evident to strip the program down to bills | now ready for action without waiting | for committees to prepare additional measures, such as general farm legis- lation or a Government reorganiza- tion bill Whether President Roosevelt would | agree to this modified schedule was | expected to be learned in week end | conferences between the Chief Ex- ecutive and Senator Barkley, Demo- erat, of Kentucky, new majority leader. Barkley Would Cut Program. Barkley, who accompanied the Pres- ident on a Potomac cruise. before leav- ing indicated he was willing to cur- tai] the program somewhat. He in- sisted, however, that Congress would | stay here long enough to act on four major bils: 1. The wage-hour bill, au‘horizing 8 board to fix minimum wages no higher than 40 cents an hour, and a maximum work week of not less than 40 hours. 2. Loans and grants for low-cost housing developments, approved yes- terday by the Senate Labor Commit- | tee 3. Plugging of tax loopholes. The Benate-House Committee expects *n complete legislation soon as a result of its investigation. 4. The skeleton bill to speed up lower Federal courtz, probably ready for Senate debate in a week. MACWHITE IS ILL - WITH PNEUMONIA Irish Free State Minister's Condi- tion Is Reported “Very Satisfactory.” ‘The condition of Michael Mac- White, Irish Free State Minister here, who 18 confined 1 Emergency Hos- pital with bronchial pneumonia, was reported today by his physician, Dr. Harry M. Kauf- man, as “very satisfactory. ‘The 54 - year- ©1d Minister caught cold Sun- day while riding on & train from New York to Washington. ‘When his con- dition became ‘worse, he was re- moved to the hospital Thurs- day from the Bhoreham Hotel, where he lives. The Minister's illness, 1t was said at the Irish Legation, interrupted a seashore trip MacWhite had planned with his 13-year-old son, Eoin, who i3 temporarily ataying at the home of Robert Brennan, secretary of the Legation. Mrs. MacWhite ix in Denmark, Where she it painting landscapes. Mr. MacWhite, DISTRICT EMPLOYE DIES AT RESIDENCE James A. McDonnell Was Em. ployed by Highway Depart- ment 18 Years, James A. McDonnell. 8. for last 18 years an emplove of the trict Highway Department at his home, 3832 T gtreet, Mount Rainier, Md Although he had been health for some time, Mr. McDonnell had continued at work unul yester- | day. He was born in Washington on | December 6, 1868. He marricd Miss:| Mary Ellen Manning. this city, who died meveral vesrs AZC At one time he eonducted his business a later was manager of the Jolly Fat Men's Club. ; Mr. McDonnell is survived by three eons, J. Bernard McDonnel A. jr. and Thomas of Washington and five daughters, Mrs. John E Nymark, Mrs. Frank R Nymark and Miss Msrgaret Ellen McDonnell of | Mount Rainier, and Sister Caroline | and Sister Irene of the Sisters of Charity He will be buried in Mount Olhvet | Cemetery following mass in St. James' | Church in Mount Rainier at § am Monday. MASONIC RITES Kallipois Grotto will hold its an- nual religious services at Temple Heghts tomorrow at 4 pm. Dr. John C. Palmer, chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons, will officiate The guest speaker will be Rabhi Isador | Breslau. Music will be furnished by | the Grotto Band, under direcuon of | Bamuel F. Shreve Others participating in the serv- ices will be members of B. B. French, | Washington Centennial, Osiris and W. R. Bingleton Lodges, Washington Centernial, Temple, Areme and Es- % Chapters, Order of the, Eastern the | Di died today y-second | in faing ‘ own James 4 Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. VIEWPOINT. ERSONS not accustomed to seeing their names in print sometimes have violent and unfavorable reactions thereto, no matter how innocent the occasion. 8o our contributers remind us now and then, reporting that cit- izens about whom they have told stories threaten retaliation via anni- hilation, loss of friendship or at least withdrawal of dinner itations. Such, of course, is the price of art, but we recommend to the attention of the objectors a verse from the Salma- gundi Papers: “If 1. in the remnant that's left me of life, Am to suffer the torments of slander- ous strife, Let me fall. I implore, in the slang- whangers claw, | Where the evil is open and subject to law. Not nibbled and mumbled and put to the rack By the sly underminings of tea party clack; Condemn me, ye gods, to & newspaper roasting, But spare me, oh spare me, a tea table toasting.” Besides. roasting is no favorite sport of ours. This column is not a kitchen. * ox % ox DECORATIONS. Maybe 1t's true, maybe not, but a lad about town swears he went to a dinner party the other night where the hostess served a fruit cup as a starter, and he happened to notice that the fruit was scalloped about with dainty leaves. Looked closely and saw that they were poison ivy, which a new maid, anx- ious to add the tancy touch, had gone out and picked for the occa- zion, ® v % X VOCABULARY. IN THE event you are weary of using the same old words in the same old WAy, permit us to suggest a bit of Osage, m' frans, a nifty language tull | of quaint ayllables. Tsi-go-obi-to-wo means Washington, | or City of the Grandfather (try it on | your favorite policeman). President Roosevelt, or President, i tsi-go-abi-wa-to-go Congress is the tsi-go-abi-ki-ato (isn't it, though?). Tsi - go-abi-paho-gthe-wa-xe-thi-u- mo-ka means Mount Vernon, or tomb of the great white grandfather, or else somebody is kidding us. The national anthem is “Osage can * o x EMERGENCY. OST practical “device we've seen for hay fever sufferers appeared in this office the other day, when a young man who would sneeze his head off if it weren't so light and airy, came to work carrying a handkerchief about 36 inches square. Bays it lasts all day, and only bothers those people who have complexes about circus tents collapsing on them. * o ok % ANGELS. IF WE hadn't heard this from a girl who is & visiting nurse here and has a strict reputation for accuracy—but we did. Says she was calling at a home the other day and stopped to examine a photograph on the wall. It showed the master of the house em- bracing his wife, and smiling broadly. “Poppa,” one of the kiddies ex- plained, “was lit to the gills when they took that one.” Apropos of the wisiting nurse, we understand they don't like it even a little bit when newspapers refer to them as “angels of mercy.” Their su- pervisers call them “Carriers of the Bag," a more precise term. The bags, fully loaded, weigh 8 pounds each, * x % x BONUS Yet another story from the Capi- tol Hill office of Representative Edith Nourse Rogers, whose cham- pioning of veterans' rights has won her the title of “the veterans' girl friend " Recently an ex-soldat wrote to Mrs. Rogers and suggested that she introduce a bill providing that the Government should pay for di- vorces for veterans and also be re- sponsible for any alimony clayms. Mrs. Rogers said “NO.” xoxox HO HUM SIGN i1 & cafe window at Thirteenth and E streets PORK SASAGE HO CAKES Suthun stiul, honey? BICYCLE RACES SET FOR SUNDAY MORNINGS Polo Oval Events to Be Prelim- inary to Annual Sweepstake Around Ellipse Road. Races around the polo oval in West | Polomac Park will be held on the mornings of Sunday. August 1 and August 8, under auspices of the Ama- teur Bicycle League of America, Na- tional Capital Parks offictals said to- day C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of the National Capital Parks, has granted a permit for the races from | am. until noon on the two Sun- ays. H. H. Sancindiver, president of the Washington chapter of the league. is in charge of the program. Events will include sprints, distance, relay and miss-and-out races. Park officials today declared that these races will be preliminary to the National Capital Parks annual bicycle sweepstake around the Ellipse road in the Fall. just any| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1937. KINGLEOPOLDASKS WORLD INSTITUTE Belgian Monarch Would Set Up Economics Body to Study ““Menacing” Problems. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 24— Establishment of an international organization to attempt solving the problems “which menacingly confront humanity” was urged today by King Leopold IIT. A letter to Premier Van Zeeland, who recently returned from economic | conferences with President Roose- | velt in Washington, set forth the monarch’'s recommendations for a world economic institute “relwing on the co-operation of experts in industry, | trade, agriculture, finance and labor from all nations.” He hailed the premier's reception in the United States as a “favorable augury” of American co-operation “toward the effort due the initiative of France and Great Britain,” who asked Van Zeeland to make a study of the economic situation. “If we wish to avert war and bring the nations back to a more peaceful frame of mind, we must have the courage to tackle the economic ques- tion in its entirety. distribution of raw materials—the distribution of means of exchange—international distribu- tion of labor—equilibrium between the agricultural and industrial na- tions,” the King wrote. LONDON, July 24 (A).—The plea of King Leopold of Belgium for a world institution of economics to study the “menacing” problems of the world, received wide attention today in the British press. The Laborite Daily Herald called it “a letter which may alter world history.” HULL PRAISES PLAN., “Timely Suggestion” Held Happy Augury for Future, By the Asociated Press Becretary Hull termed a “timely suggestion” today the proposal of King Leopold of Belgium for setting up an international economic organi- zation. The Secretary emphasized he had not had an opportunity to study the suggestion and did not wish to commit himself on the specific plan outlined by the Belgian King. Speaking generally, however. Hull said there cannot be too many efficient. and impartial economic organizations set. up domestically and internation- ally at the present time. All important international rela- tionships, the Secretary said, were never so dependent on a sound eco- nomic foundation as they are tod and peoples everywhere should be in- terested in any asuggestion for eco- nomic education and the promotion of economic well-being throughout the world. The United States has been doing its part, Hull said, to arouse the world's interest in the entire unfa- vorable world economic situation and the formulation of a program to remedy the situation. When other nations follow in the direction toward economic sanity the United States has been pursuing, he added, #t was a happy sugury for the future. . $10,000 AID SOUGHT FOR G-MEN’S WIDOWS House Bill Would Grant Sum to Dependents of Agents Killed in Duty. A bill to grant $10,000 to dependents of special agents of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation who are kilied in line of duty has been introduced by Representative Powers, Republi- can, of New Jersey. ‘The bill, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, provides that whenever an official or agent of the F. B. 1. dies “from a personal injury sustained while in the performance of his duty” the grant shall be made to the widow, children or dependent parents of the dead man. At present the only compensation paid by the Government to families of slain agents is approximately $65 a month provided under the employes’ compensation act. To make up for this deficiency, every agent in the F. B. I contributes $10 to a death benefit fund, the total of which is paid to dependents of an agent killed in ac- tion, The fund, with interest, usually amounts o $6,000 to $7,000. Two such payments were made re- cently after the slaying by armed desperadoes of Special Agent Wim- berly W. Baker at Topeka and of Special Agent Truett E. Rowe near Gallup, N. Mex. Baker was slain as he sought to arrest two bank bandits and Rowe as he cornered an escaped Federal fugitive The Powers measure would not be retroactive, Landing (;?:wr Fails But Cadet Brings Earth Radio Also on ““Blink,” Flyer Obeys Sign From Second Craft. By the Associated Press. LANGLEY FIELD. Va. July 24— It may have seemed like war to Flying Cadet C. W. Bricking, but he eame out unscathed yesterday. With the retractable landing gear Bomber to from the fuselage and with his radio on a sign carried by another plane to take his ship to Harrisburg, Pa, for an emergency landing. He did, coming down safely with his three bomber crew companions Air force headquarters here said the machine was only slightly damaged Harrisburg, his superiors at Langley Field decided while he cruised about, was the place for the bomber if it cracked up in landing. The Army | has repair shops at Middleton Depot, | at Harrisburg The cadet was on & training cruise | over the Virginia peninsula when he | found one of the landing wheels | would not drop. He wanted to come down here. But a ground crew waved him back Discomforted, Bricking cruised. dropped & note his radio would not work. Up presently came another plane, carrying the sign painted by of his Army bomber refusing to drop | “on the blink,” Bricking obeyed orders | NEW DEAL S5 STRS NEW YORY Copeland and La Guardia Expected to Battle It Out in November. BACKGROUND— President Roosevelt's New Deal appears to have become the para- mount issue in New ¥ork City's mayoralty campaign. In a battle which threatened the leadership of Jimmy Dooling, Tammany Hall aelected Senator Royal S. Copeland as its candidate. Copeland, an anti-New Dealer, it appears will fght it out with Mayor La Guardia, a staunch supporter of the Roose- velt program, for the office. Grover C. Whalen, a former official greeter and police commissioner, however, claims strong Democratic backing. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 24.-New York City’s political merry-go-round whirled furiously today without the slightest indication of breaking down. From inside came much of the usual music as old political tunes were played again, but the shouts of the boys riding 'round eontained new threats, new deflances and new boasts —all centered around the chaotic situation created in the mayoralty campaign by the apparently para- mount issue—the New Deal. Here is a brief summary situation s it rolled around: Kenneth F. Simpson, New York Republican leader, announced that Newbold Morris and Joseph D. Me- Goldrick would be his candidates for president of the Council and control- ler, respectively, and that the third spot on the ticket, the mayoralty, was “wide open.” Republicans Are Split. Republicans in general were split between Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, whom they helped elect on the fusion ticket, and Senator Royal 8. Cope- land, Democrat, anti-new dealer, and Tammany's candidate. The Mayor, advised of Simpeon's announcement, said ‘“seemingly the Republican party is widen open to Tammany Hall. I am not concerned in a brawl between Jimmy Dooling and Jimmy Hines within the Repub- lican party.” Dooling, Tammany chieftain, di- rected the fight that won Tammany's indorsement of Senator Copeland. Hines, Democratic district leader, led the forces backing Grover A. Whalen. Meanwhile, McGoldrick, the Sim, son candidate for controller, said, of the i have long been a supporter of Mavor | La Guardia and I shall, of course, continue to support him."” And Senator Copeland, who at present looms with the Mayor as one of the two principal candidates, said this: “La Guardia is an old friend of mine. I'm not saying anything against him. He represents the New Deal, and he's the logical candidate for any one who favors the New Deal. He represents everything the present administration in Washington stands for. I am anti-New Deal and I be- lieve the people of the City of New York as well country generally have come to think antl-New Deal.” Gives Voter Clean Choice. This statement apparently gave the troubled voter a clean choice between voting for or against the New Deal, but it was not s easy as that Whalen, dapper “official greeter” of the Jimmy Walker administration still was the candidate of four of New York City's five Democratic leaders on an out-and-out New Deal! platform. ‘Whalen's running mate for eon- troller was Frank J. Taylor, who is generally believed to be Mayor La Guardia's choice for that office. — e {RETIRED DOORKEEPER OF CAPITOL SUCCUMBS Crawford Kennedy, 87, Was Born in Bcotland, Coming to U. 8. When 14 Years Old. Crawford Kennedy, 67, retired door- keeper of the Capitol, where he was employed many years, died yesterday after a long illness at his home, 4330 Thirty-seventh street. Mr. Kennedy was retired about three years ago. His last position at the Capitol was that of doorkeeper at the east door of the Senate. He was a native of 8cotland and came to this country when 14 years old. At one time he was a member of the Nebraska State Legislature. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rena S. Kennedy. Funeral services are being held to- day in the Zurhorst funeral parlors, 301 East Capitol street. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Sl FIGHTS TAX CHARGE Raskob Says Previous Decisions Uphold Contentions. John J. Raskob contended before the Board of Tax Appeals yesterday that previous board decisions upheld his fight against paying a $1,026,340 income tax deficiency for 1929. Raskob filed with the board a brief supplementary to testimony offered at a hearing in New York City in May. He reiterated his contention that he was entitled to a tax deduction for losses he alleged having suffered through liquidation of a stock syn- dicate. as those through the | Cook Family Frances and Charles Lincoln. Here are all the Cooks, 10 of them. John Wesley, middle row, Rev. Cook, Mrs. Cook, Margaret The Cooks of North Carolina, who attract children almost as irresistibly as did the Pied Piper, aithough with less unpleasant result, halted in Wakh- ington yesterday for their annual visit. Their adopted family included three more children than it did a year ago, when the boys and girls numbered five. The chief Cooks are the Rev. and Mrs. Francis Payson Cook, whose dis- appointment of their own led them 10 years ago to adopt Charles Lincoln and Mary Ann in New Hampshire, the home State of Mrs. Cook. “Our idea then was that we would Just have those two,” said Mrs. Cook, as her tribe raced joyfully up and down the halls of the newspaper city room. “But the rest have come to us and we weicome them all. There is no limit to how many we will have. You never can tell.” When Mr. and Mrs, Cook and the five little Cooks came here last year, they were hopeful somebody would give them a farm where the joyous members of their family might have plenty of room to run and play and form their characters away from urb- an influences. Nobody came through with a gift, but an investment Rev. Cook made in the depths of the depression and which he had almost considered worthless suddenly blossomed and showered him with small wealth. He used the money to buy a& farm near Richfield, N. C. in the center of the State, some miles from Lansing, N. C.. where he had been preaching. The Cooks call their farm Provi- dence Plantation because they feel they were guided to it from above. Rev. Cook, & Missouri-born Methodist at’ having no children | minister, is taking his sabbatical year from the pulpit, to which probably he will never return. He wants to give his time tq his farm and his family. “What we want to do.,” Mrs. Cook explained, “is bring up these children as normal, happy youngsters, truth- ful, obedient, considerate and ambi- tious. We want to do a lot more than feed them. They could get that | At an orphanage. Then, too, we want to be a sort of example for other childless persons to follow 80 many children who need loving and & good upbringing and can't get it that we think probably a lot of oth- ers might follow our lead." The newest testimonials to the Cooks' love for the young are Lucille, 9, Betty Sue, 7, and Richard, 2, whose mountain mother asked the Cooks to take care of them last February. Charles Lincoln yesterday became 13 and Margaret Ann was 12 last week. These Yankees get along ‘beautifully with the Kentuckians, Tennesseeans and Tar Heels they romp with as their brothers and sisters and who include: Ruth Louise, 25 months, one day | younger than Richard; John Wesley, 5. and Mary Francis, who will be 13 next month. Following their visit here, the 10 Cooks rode southward in a five-pas- senger car given them by a woman who had no children or her own and who was fascinated by a couple so willing to care for all the children who came their way. Rev. Cook smiled, Mrs. Cook smiled, the chil- dren smiled and sang, and off they | drove, in search of a new tire to re- place the weak one on their rear right wheel, and the road to Provi- dence Plantation. IL DUCE EDITORIAL SEES WAR COMING Article Attributed to Musso- lini Holds ““Reality” Wil End “Make Believe.” By the Associated Press. MILAN, Italy, July 24—I1 Popolo d'Ttalia, Premier Mussolini's mouth- plece, declared today that “reality” some day would overwhelm interna- tional “make believe” and well formed persons said this “reality’” was war. The newspaper's slashing 750-word editorial was attributed to Il himself. It cited as one item of a group of “fictions” the belief that some day World War debts to the United States would be paid. Another “fiction.” the newspaper said, was the belief abroad that Valencia is the real seat of the Spanish government. “One day all these castles of cards will be overwhelmed by reality which in all time has had & single, grave and unsubstitutable name,” the article add- ed without using the word “war.” But the remark quickly was given a | martial significance by authoritative sources. in- | Duee | much money CANCER RESEARCH AGTION” HAILED Health Service Rejoices Over Congressional Ap- proval of Center. By the Associated Press. The Public Health Service rejoiced today over congreasional approval for erecting and operating & cancer re- search center at Government expense. The measure, authorizing $750,000 for construction and $700.000 a year for expenses, is expected to be signed quickly by President Roosevelt. “That is just about seven times as as we before for cancer research,” s L. R. Thompson of the Public Health Service. The benevolence of a cancer victim and his family may be a factor in locating the building. Present arrangements call for its erection near suburban Bethesda, Md., where construction is under way on other Pederal buildings devoted to disease study. The land for them was donated by Luke Wilson, Washington business man who died of cancer last Monday. Dr. Thompson said Wilson indicated before his death he would donate additional ground, and his family has continued his interest. Many Injured in New York Bus Crash CE Twenty-two persons Jor an hows, A were injured at Rockaway Beach, N. Y. yesterday when a bus loaded with city-bound commuters collided with a gasoline truck which exploded. Langley officers, telling him to go to| flaming gasoline, the bus wes soon reduced to wreckage shown. Harrisburg. Sprayed with The accident delayed traffic —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Ann, Family :4dt;pts Three in Year, ™ But Plantation Can Hold More| Cooks of North Carolina, Here on Visit, Hope They Can Make Best Use of Farm Sent “From Above.” Left to right, front row, Ruth Louise, Betty Sue, Richard, Lucille; back row, Mary —Star Staff Photo. LOYALISTS CLAM FRANCO WEAKENED Madrid’s Defenders Report Less Insurgent Pressure on City. BACKGROUND— ; Since last November 6, Insurgent Gen. Franco has pounded in vain at gates of Madrid, after over- running half of Spain in a Fascist rebellion that began in July. 1936 There are | have ever had | id Dr. | Recent sicge has been greatest of | all offensives in the war. By the Associated Press. MADRID, July 24 — Insurgent pressure on the flanks of Gen. Jose | Miaja's western front salient was re- ported weakened today, with the government still holding its two-week- old positions despite five days of furious counter-thrusts. Generalissimo Francisco Franco's army was said to have suffered heavy losses in the desperate effort to retain its siege grip on Madrid. Drive on “Pocket.” Franco's troops concentrated their drive today on the tip of the “pocket,” which Miaja's militiamen, artillery and planes had opened in the in- surgent rearguard positions about 15 miles west of Madrid, near Brunete. (An insurgent communique today claimed a “brilliant vietory” in the Brunete sector, but furnished no de- tails of the operations. Previous in- surgent advices, however, said that Franco’s men had smashed the gov- ernment lines and had entered the strategic town last night.) | Heavy Losses Reported. ! Some units of Pranco’s army were | said by a government communique to have lost half their men. Estimates of the number involved in the struggle have ranged as high as 100,000 on each side. Seventy bodies of insurgent soldiers were found yesterday at Espolon, east of insurgent-held Navalagamella. It was from that sector that the in- surgents had harassed the western flank of Miaja’s south-pointed spear- head. Espolon was abandoned yesterday when the Madrid forces drove the in- surgents across the Perales River, VISA REFUSAL DENIED. tate Dopartment Offeials Ignorant of Ban on Two Girls. By the Associated Press, State Department officials seid to- day they had no {nformation on the reported refusal of the United States Consulate in Paris to issue entrance visas to Aurora Riano and Asencion de Madariaga, Spanish girls who de- sired to come here to participate in a campaign for funds for refugee chil- dren Officials said the State Department {had not isued any general instruc- tions concerning Visas for Spanish citizens. 1.500 Refugees to France. BORDEAUX, France, July 24 /) — Fifteen hundred Spanish refugees were taken to safety today at Pauillac, near here, after they were reported to have run the fire of the insurgent cruiser Almirante Cervera They had just left the Spanish gov- ernment port, Santander, on the British steamer Macgregor two days ago when the insurgent vessel dropped several shells near them, said the crew of the Macgregor. Eden Asks Nations' Stands. LONDON, July 24 (#)—Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden today asked European powers to put down in black and white their stand on the British | plan to keep foreign arms and fighters | out of the Spanish civil war. Eden sent to each member of the 27-nation Non-intervention Committee & questionnaire to give each govern- ment a chance to outline its views. Under the British plan foreign volunteers in Spain would be with- drawn, limited belligerent rights would be granted to both Spenish factions, and a control system by observers would be set up. Deadlock resulted when Italy de- manded that granting of belligerent | rights be considered in committee | ahead of withdrawal of foreign volunteers. Congress in Brief TODAY. In recess B8enate Judiciary Commitiee drafts new eourt bill. * Augmented on Annual Visit Here MRS HEU] DlES O PNEUMONIA Rites Will Be at Beverly, Mass., With Burial in Chicago Tuesday. By the Associated Press. BEVERLY, Mass, July 24 —The story book career of a small town girl who became one of the Nation's wealthiest women was ended today with the death of Mrs. Marshall Field, 84, widow of the Chicago merchant prince. Pneumonia with which she was stricken three dayvs ago, took her life last night at her Summer home at Prides Crossing. Funeral services w be held hera Monday. The body will be taken to Chicago Tuesday for burial in Grace= land Cemetery. Born near Buffalo, N. Y, the tall, attractive, dark-haired Delia Spencer moved in her youth to Ottawa, Il and at 24 became the wife of Arthur L. Caton, prominent Chicago attorney. At his death in 1904 she inherited $500,000 and when, on September 5, 1905, she became the bride of the first Marshall Field at historic St, Margaret's Church in London, she was given a pre-nuptial settlement of $1,000,000 Died Soon After Ceremony. Field, 70 and a widower when ha married. died four months after tha ceremony in New York, on January 16, 19086. His widow, who had no children by either of her marriages, shared in his estate, mostly Chicago real estate valued at upwards of $200.000,000 Thereafter she spent most of her time away from Chicago, where she had become a soci the first in her set to raise funds for charity by fashionable entertainments, Many were in the old Field mansion, first Chicago home with electric lights. In poor health for several months, she came here in June from Wash- ington, where she spent a large part of her time. Her only relative, a niece, Mrs. Al- bert J. Beveridge of nearby Beverly Farms, was at her beside when she died. Known for Philanthropies. Mrs. Field was known for her many philanthropies. In 1907 she accepted the chairmane ship of the Civic Health Commission n Chicago to investigate milk being distributed in that city. She organized 55000 clubwomen in a drive against adulteration of milk and won commendation from city officials. Walking was one of her favorite pastimes. When she was 65 years old she said, “I walk 4 miles every day.” LEADER IN SOCIETY. Had Taken No Active Part Here for Several Years. Noted for her lavish entertainments, Mrs. Field was one of the leaders in Capital society during the decade em- bracing the World War period, but had taken no part in social affairs here for the last several years. As one of Washington society's “grand dames,” Mrs. Field always ‘wore large pearl pendant earrings, a black pearl in one ear and a white pearl in the other. She was noted as a patron of music and frequently entertained distin- guished guests at musicales in her house at 2600 Sixteenth street. Fail- ing health forced her to seclude her- self more and more during the last few Winters she spent here, but she occasionally attended Mrs. Town- send’s morning musicales, about five years ago, with an attendant. 8he Wwas not able to see even some of her best friends during the last Winter. ‘The house was purchased from Mrs. John B. Henderson, who built it, with many others in the vicinity, to make Sixteenth street a fashionable thor- oughfare. It was occupied by Secre- tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac- Veagh while they were building the house, now the Mexican Embassy, across the street. Mrs. Field left the house, which was filled with rare antiques and art treasures, in charge of a caretaker and gardener when she went to Mas- sachusetts for the Summer Ilast month. PICTURES IMPROVE Passport Photographs Reported More Like SBubjects Now., Mrs. Ruth B. Shipley, the State De- partment’s passport chief, said yester- day that passport pictures are im- proving. Recent pictures submitted by pros- pective travelers look more like people. Less like store-window dummies. Air Conditioning Creating Problem For Water Systems Commerce Figures Dis- close Facilities of Cities Nearing Capacity. Increasing use of air conditioning equipment, which consumes large quantities of water, using it once anc discharging it into sewerage systems, is constituting & serious and grow- ing problem o municipal governments, aceording to studies by the market- ing research division, Bureau of For- eign and Domestic Commerce, Com- merce Department. Installations of air eonditioning units have increased by about 1,400 per cent from 1933 to the end of 1936 and the trend continues upward more aharply than ever before, the studies show. The need for water for this purpose & becoming a matter of concern not only for city water au- thorities but for manufacturers, it was explained. Thirty-eight of the 92 cities of 100, 000 population or more have informed the Commerce Department that they already have taken steps or are con- sidering steps to limit use of water- using air conditioning equipment. Many of the cities already are taxing the capacities of their water supply or sewerage systems and cannot tak re of the extra load demanded f« :‘ conditioning, it was explained. Msamy other large cities now are using from 75 to 90 per cent of available ity.