Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1940, Page 5

Pittman Says Time Is Ripe for Neutrals To Press for Peace War to Go On to Bitter End if Armistice by Summer Fails, He Asserts Senator Pittman of Nevada de- elared last night that the time is ripe for neutral countries to “ham- mer for the thought of peace” and warned that unless an armistice is effected before summer, war in l}u;ope will continue to the bitter end. | The chairman of the Senate For- eign Relations Committee said that U an armistice could be induced for 30 days and fear allayed for that space of time, there would be an opportunity for the neutral powers to “offer their services” to- ward & settlement of the differ- ences responsible for conflict. He characterized the mission of Undersecretary of State Welles as a “splendid undertaking on the part of the President,” and said Mr. Welles had been sent abroad to “make further efforts to bring about & cessation of war and an adjust- ment of the controversies that are the cause of war.” Speaks at S. A. E. Banquet. Senator Pittman spoke at the B4th anniversary founders’ day ban- quet of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- ternity, of which he is a member, at the Carlton Hotel. His talk was broadcast to the Nation. Tracing the course of war in Europe and Asia, Mr. Pittman de- plored the invasion of peaceful na- tions and said the Scandinavian countries other than Finland were “threatened with extermination,” that Rumania is being forced into an “untenable position” and that the Balkan states are “trembling in fear of conquest.” X “When this war reaches the apex of its intensity,” he said, “its re- sults as far as destruction of life and civilization are concerned will be as a mountain to a molehill by comparison with the last war.” “While the invocation of the Neu- trality Act and the keeping of our shipping from war zones has prob- ably prevented the -destruction of lives and property, the United States has not been immunized against the dire effects of the de- struction of the lives of the best people in the world and the chaos that must follow,” Senator Pittman said. Sees Sino-Japanese Accord. He foresaw an eventual adjust- ment of the troubles between China and Japan, and said that both Ger- many and Great Britain realize more fully now the costs of war, making them more amenable to arbitration. “It is inconceivable that the war- ring powers should refuse an armi- &tice to permit of calm discussion of the alleged causes of war and ob- Jectives of such war,” he said. “To refuse such an undertaking is to carelessly and selfishly pronounce the doom of civilization.” Mr. Pittman declared that the | drawing into the war of Italy and the Balkans would mean long post- ponement of peace. “If there is not an armistice before the summer coammences,” he said, “the chances are that the war will continue to the bitter end.” Federal Communications Commis- sioner Paul A. Walker, toastmaster at the dinner, introduced Senator Pittman. Other speakers included Dr. Arthur E. Brown, eminent su- preme archon of the fraternity, and Allen Dewey, eminent archon of ;V-.shingmn City Rho Chapter of . A. E. Future of Railroads Will Be Debated ‘Two prominent railroad men will debate on “Do the Railroads of the United States Face Nationaliza- tion?” Friday night at 8:15 o'clock at the Cosmos Ciub at the monthly meeting of the District of Colum- bia Section, American Society of Civil Engineers. The speaker for the affirmative is Col. William J. Wilgus, formerly vice president and chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad and deputy director general of trans- portation for the A. E. F. during the World War. M. J. Gormley, execu- tive assistant, Association of Ameri- can Railroads. will take the negative side. A panel representing private and public interests will question the two speakers at the conclusion. South’s Fishery Products Valued at $13,073,000 Commercial catch of fishery prod- wucts in the South Atlantic and Gulf States in 1938 amounted to 621,- 858,000 pounds, valued at $13,073,000, the Bureau of Fisheries announced yesterday. ‘While the catch represented a 14 per cent increase in volume, as compared with the previous year, the dollar volume was 8 per cent Jess. Florida ranked first with re- spect to both volume and value of the catch. Production in that State amounted to 241,443,000 pounds, val- ued at $4,988,000. There were 48300 persons em- ployed in the fisheries, of whom 29,600 were fishermen. Manufac- tured procucts produced a value of $11,762,783. Candidate, Answering Rival’s Attack, Dies By the Associated Press. TACOMA, Wash., March 9.—State Benator G. B. Kerstetter, 58, a can- didate for mayor in Tacoma's final municipal election Tuesday, col- Japsed and died yesterday while making a speech. He began to speak after his op- ponent, former Mayor Melvin Ten- nent, had addressed the same audi- ence, attacking Mr. Kerstetter's record in the State Senate. Mr. Kerstetter’s name will remain on the ballot. -Hour Serviee FRE Elllnfié- MENT 15t e e i e DEVELOPED 2 c & PRINTED mfi. sizes 127—120— 3: - SERVICE t. l.z;‘.ll G Ready dii s THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 10, 1940—PART ONE PALM BEACH.—ENJOYING FLORIDA VACATION—The Arch- duke Franz Josef of Austria and his wife, the former Baroness Kabhler, shown at the Chamboro restaurant here. The 34-year- old Archduke is a nephew of the Archduchess Marie Valerie, daughter of the late Emperor Franz Josef. Before Archduke Frang Josef inherited his share of the Hapsburg fortune he worked in a garage in Madrid for $5 a week.—Wide World Photo. A gambling raid on an establish- ment at Sixth and D streets N.W.— located so close to police headquar- ters that almost all the department officials could see it from their win- dows—resulted in the apprehension of 20 men yesterday, two of whom were charged. The raid was on a barber shop at 600 D street—police headquarters standing at the juncture of D street, Indiana avenue and Fifth street. It was not conducted by the head- quarters raiding squad, but by four officers from the first precinct. Blick led the raiders into the place about 5 pm. and found it crowded. All entrances were blocked and two patrol wagons were summoned. Twenty men were taken to the first precinct for questioning. Two Detectives B. F. Bean and Roy| Gaming Devices Found in Raid Near Police Headquarters men, both colored, were identified as proprietors of the place and were charged with operating a lottery, possession of lottery slips and setting up a gaming table. They were Joseph Jackson, 42, of 319 T street N.W. and Robert Shaw, 52, of 204 D street N.W. They were released later on $1,500 bond and ordered to appear before United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage Monday. Police say they found a quantity of numbers slips and other gambling devices in the place. It was the second time within the day that there had been evidence of illegal activity within sight of headquarters. This morning, bur- glars entered the Courthouse Cafe, which is just one door removed from the police building. Crime (Continued From First Page.) they had fled, Mr. Cohen made his way to the living quarters in the rear of the store where his wife, Sarah, not 20 feet .away, had slept through the holdup. Fake Call Lures Messenger. At 10 p.m. Philip Rollins, 23-yeer- old colored delivery boy for Lari- mer’s Wine & Liquor Shop, 1727 Connecticut avenue N.W., reported to police he was assaulted and robbed of more than $40 by a white man and colored man who appar- ently Jured him to the rear of an apartment house at 1630 R street N.W. by a fake telephone call. On returing to the dark alley behind the house after disccvering that no one at 1630 R street had telephoned an order, Rollins said he was overpowered by the two men, one of whom slashed him in the left side with a knife. The delivery boy's eye glasses also were broken and he was bruised on the face. Both his assailarts were young men, Rollins declared. Mrs. A. O. Hayward, occupant of a first-floor apartment at 1107 Six- teenth street N.W. told police a young colored man forced his way into her apartment through a win- dow shortly after 10 o'clock last night, but fled when she screamed. Mrs. Hayward said her brother, W. H. Alger, was visiting her when the incident occurred. At 10:15 three colored boys, one of whom carried a gun, invaded the grocery of Hyman Camerman at 420 O street N.W. and obtained $6. Three customers were in the store at the time, but were not robbed. District officiais had become so thoroughly sold on the effectiveness of the extra police that they had urged the addition of 100 men to the police force at the District Building meeting called by Commissioner Hazen yesterday. The Commis- Make the change jrom win- ter to spring complete—even as to your timepiece. Choose this 21-jewel man’s BULOVA, $42.50. Pay 75c @ week. sioner announced he would ask for the men in the next budget. Meetings Planned Every Month. Another result of the round table on means of improving Washing- ton’s crime control machinery was an announcement by Commissioner Hazen that he would call similar conferences each month, for an ex- change of ideas between law en- forcement and prosecution officials. Mr. Hazen announced the new practice of detailing 125 additional policemen for extra hours duty after nightfall would be continued indefinitely. “We could use as many as 500 more policemen,” said Mr. Hazen, “but, of course, we do not expect to get that many. I will suggest an increase of 100 men during hearings on the 1941 fiscal yel.\; budget. I hope we can get some that we have proved the case for more men.” Other Developments. Among other developments of yes« terday’s conference, which was at- tended by more than 25 police and prosecution officials, including United States Attorney David A. Pine, John J. Wilson, an assistant prosecutor; Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal and many high police officials headed by Maj. E. W. Brown, super- intendent of police, were: Decision by Commissioner Hazen to assign two additional men to duty in the second precinct, which was described by Capt. Jeremiah Sulli- van as one of the most difficult areas to protect; announcement of an ar- rangement by Mr. Pine to call into conference the policeman who made the case whenever a charge'is to be nolle prossed, ‘and sugestions from some members of the conference that the District’s vagrancy law should be strengthened. The Amazing sound qualities of the new VACUUM TUBE AGOUSTICON - Anywhere AT OUR EXPENSE! Here's an opportunity to try the new Acousticon at the peint of use. Take it with you to the theater, to & concert, to your church, and test it. You'll soon join the hundreds who have been acclaiming this marvelous new aid to the hard of hearing. O ACOUSTICON INSTITUTE Suits 650 Rarle Bidy., 13th & E Sts. ncrease. It seems to me Ulterior Mofives % In Census Income Questions Seen . Data May Be Used for Tax Purposes or Army Mobilizing, Tobey Says - By the Associated Press. Senator Tobey, Republican, of New Hampshire declared last night that the people’ were becoming suspicious that census information might be used as a basis for ad- ditional taxation or for Army mo- bilizing. The author of a resolution to eliminate questions regarding per- sonal income from the 1940 census, Senator Tobey said in an acdress prepared for radio delivery: “There is a growing suspicion that the Government has ulterior mo- tives in inquiring into the salary income of the low incame groups for the first time, because the national debt has almost reached the $45,000,000,000 limit, snd the Government must find new sources to tap for tax purposes, and is anxious to learn the wealth of all classes to be taxed if we get into war, Mobilization Plan Ready. “In addition,’ all male citizers, 14 years and over, are required to tell the census taker what type of work they are physically able to do. Note that the question dosen’t ask what they are mentally equipped to do, but physically. If this in- formation were sought for purposes of re-employment, it would include both mental and physical capacity, and women as well as men. “We know that the War Depart- ment has a mobilization plan drawn up and ready to be put into effect on immediate notice, and the opinion is growing that this information about your physical capacity is sought for war purposes.” Senator Tobey's resolution, ap- proved, 3 to 2, by a Senate com- merce subcommittee, will be acted upon by the full committee Tuesday. Senator Tobey said last night that there would be a close vote, and urged that citizens write to their Senators in protest against the in- come questions. Noble Disputes Contention. Senator Tobey contends that the census law does not authorize ques- tions about income, but this was dis- puted by Edward J. Noble, Under- secretary of Commerce, in a letter yesterday to members of the Senate committee, Mr. Noble said the law authorized “inquiries relating to * * * unem- ployment.” He added: “If you engaged an auditor to make study ‘relating to’ a motion- picture theater, for the purpose of evaluating that neighborhovd and that theater, you would not expect him to come back merely with a report that 125000 people bought admissions. It would be vital for you also to know whether they bought 10-cent or 50-cent tickets, * ¢ ¢ \ “The Nation never yet has had a complete picture of the extent and effect of unemployment and under- employment. The census of 1940 can give you this picture if the in- quiries on wages and salary are retained.” Broker Who Failed For 20 Million Dies By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 9.—George M. Pynchon, whose brokerage firm failed in 1931, owing almost $20,000,000, died today of pneumonia. The firm, Pynchon & Co., had been in business 36 years and had branches in many American and European cities, WON'T TALK—For a man who is going to direct the ask- ing of plenty of questions be- ginning April 1, Willlam L. Austin,- director of the 1940 census, had little to say after conferring with the President yesterday on the -question- naire which some people think is too “nosey.” His only comment was “No comment.” —Harris-Ewing Photo. Electrical Students Guests of Institute Student members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at George Washington, Maryland and Catholic Universities and at the Bliss Electrical School will be guests of the Washington section, A. 1. E. E, at a meeting at 7 p.m. next Tues- day at the Harrington Hotel. Addresses will be delivered at the meeting by Dr. Charles Felton Scott, New Haven, Conn., professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Yale University, who is past presi- dent and founder of the A. I. E. E. student branches and an honorary life member of the institute; F. Mal- colm Farmer, New York, national president of the institute, and H. H. Henline, New York, national secre- tary. A motion picture, depicting scenes in Dr. Scott’s career, will be shown. Dartmouth Glee Club To Give Concert Here The Dartmouth College Club of Washington : will hear Dartmouth College’s glee club at a concert and dance in the Washington Hotel March 30. The glee club, directed by Prof. Donald Cobleigh, will present a pro- gram of college songs and choral music. Washington will be one of the stops on its annual spring tour of Eastern and Middle Destern cities. Among® the glee club members is Wayne K. Hill, who participated in operettas at Theodore Roosevelt High School from which he was graudated in 1937, Members of the Committee on Ar- rangements are N. Page Worthing- ton, Charles Grant, .Winston E. Hobbs, Lawrence C. Reeves and Barry Sullivan. Ambassador to Speak Count Rene de Saint-Quentin, the French Ambassador, and President Harold W. Dodds of Princeton Uni- versity will be principal speakers at ceremonies at Brown University May 4, marking the reopening of University Hall. The hall has been rebuilt from its original structure dating to 1770. NEED HEATING P~ Hot-Water Heating Systems I~ Arco Oil Burners B Arco Flame Oil Farnaces PWF~ Arco Gas Burners W~ Premier Oil or Gas Air- conditioning NO MONEY DOWN IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION Ist Payment & Inferest Begin Oct. 15th Then Take 3 Whole Years to Pay ARCO OIL Amerier BURNERS installed $259 Fully Guaranteed Estimates Free Includes AMERICAN HEATING * N.W 1005 N. Y. AVE lanning on ddng ol any wl burner .. . or Winter gonditioning” - ke s hed ‘Washingten and for dein ~ARCO FLAME OIL FURNACE Ineludes Oil | Burner. Oil Furnace and contrels. Fully suaranteed — in- $370 Estimates Free Radiater Hot Water Heat new Aree GINEERING IMPANY NAt 8421 Syracuse Chancellor Deplores Hurrying Of Student Training ¢;¢hflm Favors Giving Opportunity to Follow Through With Any Idea Chancellor Willilam Pratt Graham of Syracuse University last nizht de- plored the type of high school and college instruction which harries the student and judges results by grades and hours expended. He tavored a form of liberal train- ing to allow a student enough time to grasp the fundamentals of a sub- Ject before shifting hurriedly to something else. Chancellor Graham .mnfb“m several hundred mem- Cfiifis Dimand ~ Government Control Of Liquor Sales Mt. Pleasant Association Urges House Survey of Distribution System More rigid control of liquor sales in the Distri¢t was demanded by the Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Associa- tion last night. Urging ' Government control of lquor distribution, Dr. Edward W. Thompson declared “one failure of the present sales system of spiritu- ous liquors lies in the strong compe- tition existing. I favor the Virginia method of State distribution as com- pared to the present evil system.” Malcolm Talbott, championing tion | free competition, said it was fully and guests at a dinner at the Shore- ham Hotel. “Why is it,” he asked, “that so many young people go through high school and college and come out with not much more than a record of grades and hours; without any real acquaintance of the subject matter covered, and with more or less contempt for the educational process?” The answer, he said, is found in the last report of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Research conducted shows that students never have any opportunity to follow through with any idea. Two outstanding at- tempts to eliminate this tendency in the educational processes, he said, are being conducted at St. John's College, Annapolis, Md, which is concentrating on the mastery of some 100 of the world’s classics; and at the University of Chicago, where a similar experiment is being tried. Dr. Graham said Syracuse Uni- versity would maintain the tradi- tional form of liberal training, with the liberal arts school as a center of the entire institution. He said he did not think higher educational training should be strictly vocational in character, as is advocated in some schools, but that vocational training could properly be worked in with a program which emphasizes a sound preliminary training. Former Judge Clarence N. Good- win introduced Chancellor Graham, following brief talks by Charles A Lee, jr, alumni association field secretary, and Miss J. Winifred Hughes, association executive secre- tary. Dean Ernest Grifith was toastmaster. A concert by the Syra- cuse Alumni Glee Club followed the banquet. Ernest Bryan, president of the association, was general chair- man of the dinner. Guests of honor included Senator James M. Mead of New York, who spoke briefly, and Mrs. Mead; Repre- sentative Robert Rich of Penn- sylvania and 'Mrs. Rich, and Repre- sentative Clarence E. Hancock of New York and Mrs. Hancock and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Davenport. Safety Society Meeting Burton W. Marsh, director of the safety and traffic engineering de- partment, American Automobile As- sociation, will address the Wash- ington Safety Society at a dinner meeting at 6 pm. Wednesday in a dining room at the Government Printing Office. His subject will be LANGROCK SUITS KNITTED TIES “Putting Pedestrian Protection to | as important to the liquor industry as to any other business. The asso- ciation, however, voted to ask the House District Committee to make & survey of the distribution system here with the view to presenting a more satisfactory plan. Home Racing Opposed. Declaring the association was un- equivocably opposed to horse rac- ing ar.d the pari-mutuel betting sys- tem here, John De La Mater intro- duced a letter which was sent to Senator William H. King, chairman of the Senate District Committee, stating the views of the group. Mr. De La Mater declared that in addi- tion to moral opposition, the eco- nomic system of horse racing was evil in that the profit went into private hands. Quoting figures from Providence, R. I., the speaker said business had fallen off drastically with the introduction of horse rac- | 5 ing in that city. “I do not think horse racing, with its accompanying gambling evil, could be called a civic improverent, 1405 K St. N.W. 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