Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1937, Page 5

PRESOENT VETOES BL N PLANNIG Assails Legislation for War Department Control of Flood Projects. By the Associated Press. | President Roosevelt. yesterday vetoed & bill for War Department planning of flood control, power and conserva- tion projects, declaring he would pre- sent to Congress next January a “comprehensive national plan” pre- pared by all Federal agencies con- | cerned. The vetoed legislation, Mr. Roose- velt said, is out of line with his “thor- oughly democratic” proposal of June 3 WED UNDER ‘PRESSURE,’ GEORGE BRENT ASSERTS Lawyer for His Estranged Wife Fails in Effort to Testimony Stricken. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 14.—George Brent testified yesterday ‘“pressure” was brought to bear in his marriage to Constance Worth, actress, in Tia uana, Lower Calif., May 10. The actor seeks an annulment on the ground they did not comply with Mexican marriage laws. “We were going to Tia Juana to be married,” Brent testified. “I finally agreed because of the pressure. By that I mean—" Louis B. Swarts, Miss Worth's at- torney, interrupted and sought - to have (hat testimony stricken, but the court refused. The nature- of the Ppressure remained unexplained. Brent said they separated July 14 Have to create seven regional planning authorities. It would make the War | Department the national plnnnmg} agency, he continued. and ignore ' Initiation of projects local and regional units. | Another reason given in his veto Mmessage was that the bill provides for | no prior review of projects by the | President “from the standpoints of | national budgetary considerations and national conservation policies.” | by The President's seven-region pro- Posal. under which as many boards would consult local authorities and submit projects for approval to the National Resources Committee and the President, still is pending before congressional committees. Referring 10 it vesterday, the Presi- dent said “1 expressed the belief that such & process of national planning should start at the bottom through the initiation of planning work in the State and local units, and that it should contemplate the formulation of programs on a regional basis, the integration of fiscal and conservation policies a national basis and the submission of a comprehensive development program 1o the Congress by the President.” He contended the reverse of such & process is prescribed in the vetoed measure on Experience Insufficient. | While praising Mr. Roosevelt le Army engineers, sa.d their experience 8nd background are not alone suffi- clent for planning a comprehensive program for development of all the multiple uses of wate “The planning of the use and control of water and related sources,” he said, “is distributed by law among numerous governmental agencies, such as the Departments of Ag ire and In- terior, the Federal Power Commission, the United States Public Health Serv- ' ice, the International Boundary Com- mission and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The joint resolution encroaches upon the functions of these agencies, and ignores and duplicates the co- ordinate planning work already in progress under the general guidance of the National Resources Committee.” GAS AND CHAIR USED, | 2 DIE FOR MURDERS ! First North Carolina Killer Com- | mitted Slaying Prior te New Law. Br the Associnted Press | RALEIGH. N. C,, August 14 —Terhal &as and electricity each waa used yes- | terday to take the life of a Negro mur- derer at State’s Prison James Mc 23, of Harnett County was electrocuted for the slaying of his sweetheart, Sudie Eason, in June, 1935 | Leroyv McNeil, 18. of Robeson County, | eonvicted of the poison murder of Mrs. Andrew Cox last February, was gassed & few minutes later. | The electric chair last was used in North Carolina November 13—also a Priday. Tethal gas was substituted for elac- | tricity by the 1935 General Assembly. The statute provided, however, that persons convicted of crimes which oc- curred before July 1, 1935, should be electrocuted. i | FARLEY TALK ADVANCED Young Democrats to Hear Him Friday Instead of Saturday. INDIANAPOLIS. August 14 () — Alvin C. Johnson, Indiana president of the Young Democratic Club of Amer- | fea, said yesterday James A. Farley, | Postmaster General and Democratic national chairman, will address the national meeting of Young Democrats here next Friday night instead of Sat- urday, as planned earlier. | The national meeting will open next Thursday | James Roosevelt, son of the Presi- dent, will speak Priday morning and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak at noon the same day. | | STEAMSHIPS. BERMUDA VIA FURNESS. $60 up, round | trip. with private bath on Mona of Bermuda and Queen of Bermuda. Fre- quent sailings. Ask your travel agent. RESORTS. REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. | Rehoboth Beach. Delaware. High class | eottage. residence or tea room. Sale or rent. Sacrifice. 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Chairman Jones said the House Agriculture Committee will approve the same resolution Monday. The House membership will concur willing- ly, he predicted. Mr. Roosevelt had refused t6 permit loangs on this year's cotton crop, selling low because of heavy production, until he won definite assurance that con- trol measures will be enacted before 1938 crops are planted. Leaders said the amount of the ) cotton loan had not been determined, | but that if it is 10 cents a pound | the Government will grant a subsidy | of 2 cents a pound. They explained the Joan might be set at 9 cents, with | & 3-cent subsidy. The subsidy payments would not be made next August. The only pro- ducers eligible would be those who fulfilled agreements under the surplus- control legislation to be enacted in the meantime. Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Mis- sissippi predicted similar assistance growers if their markets falter SEMTEVOTES BIL ON ARNY HOLSIG $1,893,188 Added to Meas- ure for Building of Bar- racks Here. The Senate late yesterday passed a | $25,587,456 Army housing program for various posts throughout the country after adding $1,893,188 for purchase of land and construction of barracks for the Headquarters Provisional Brigade and Washington quartermas- ter depot in this city. The measure previously had passed the House, but | goes back there for action on this| would be given corn, hog and wheat | 8nd other amendments. At the same time the Senate also put through a $6,099,057 housing au- thorization measure for naval tions, in which the nearest item of interest to Washington is for expan- sion and improvement of naval radio facilities at Annapolis. In addition to the amendment for new barracks here, the Army bill also authorizes other nearby projects as follows: y Fort Humphreys, reproduction plant, | 874,880, and telephone construction, | $3,500. Fort Myer, Va. hospital additjon, | $9.000; barracks, $275.000, and tele- Phone construction, $500. Fort Washington, Md, quarters, $30,000. 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