Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1940, Page 20

A—20 * Fpreifin Silvér Buying |/ckes Names Rupert Emerson Is Hailed by Foes of |Chief of Territories Division Townsend Proposal Continuance Justified By Economic Benefits, Senate Is Told By the Associated Press. . Bupporters of the Government’s foreign silver purchase program contended in the Senate yesterday that its continuance was justified because of its economic benefits at home and because it was “buying good will” among other silver-pro- ducing countries. With Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah leading the attack, the group sought to defeat a proposal by Senator Townsend, Republican, of Delaware to terminate the pur- ehases. ‘The Townsend proposal had the backing of a majority of the Senate Banking Committee, which reported that the purchase program was a “demonstrable failure.” Citing purchases of Mexican silver in support of his contention that “intangible” benefits flowed from the program, Senator Thomas told his colleagues “the peace and se- curity of the government of Mexico is worth something of intrinsic value to the United States.” Senator Townsend, however, ar- gued that although the Govern- ment was trying to increase the proportion of silver in the base of the monetary system, it was farther from its goal than when it started. He quoted Chairman Marriner S. Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board as saying that “we might as well purchase seashells as buy foreign silver.” Senator Thomas and Senator King, Democrat, of Utah asserted in reply that a continuation of the program would ultimately help to establish silver as a monetary base in major nations of the world. During the day Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada offered an amendment which would permit purchases of foreign silver when the | money would be used to buy Ameri- ! can agricultural products. He pro- tested when Senator Thomas re- ferred to it as a “compromise.” as- serting that it was “offered for the purpose of giving a value to this act.” Federal Architects ‘ Elect Karl Hartig Karl W. Hartig of the Navy De- partment was elected president of the Association of Federal Archi- tects at the annual dinner of the e organization Tuesday night in the Rouman- ian Inn. Other officers : were H. A. Mag- nusson, vice president, of the Agriculture De- partment; B. Hibler, secre-! tary, Navy De- partment, and L. Dufty, treas- urer, Public Buildings Ad- i ministration. Mr. Hartis. The following directors were chosen: E. R. A. Lit- 2au, J. J. McMahon, F. J. Ritter, C. J. Dorman, W. R. Taylor, F. W. Bouthworth, F. A, Elliott, J. H. Swaf- ford, I. C. Miller, L. C. Darnet, C. S Moss and H. E. Forsberg. Coffee Shipped to U. S. Costa Rica is shipping to the United States nearly all of the coffee | that normally would go to Germany. — L TN An economical paint that makes your house whiter at the start . , . and keeps it whiter after years of wear, $2-99 GaL, in house job lots $3 .09 for single Gel. Prices for White & Standard Colors FLOOR & DECK ENAMEL Gleaming beauty . . . lasting pro- tection . . . durability. 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He will succeed Mrs. Ruth Hampton, acting director since 1939, when Dr. Ernest Gruening was appointed Governor of Alaska. Mrs. Hampton is expetced to continue as assistant director. Surveyed Colonial Administrations. Prof. Emerson, who has been at Harvard 13 years, has obtained a leave of absence to take over the administrative affairs of more than 2,000,000 territorials. As a student of government, he conducted surveys of colonial administration in the British Malays and the Netherland Indies. His book, “Malaysia, A Study in Di- rect and Indirect Rule,” is a fre- quently used reference work. Officials said the appointment is non-political and was brought about by a non-partisan group interested in bettering conditions in American possessions. Mr. Emerson has given particular attention to American territorial | matters. He will be directly re- | until 1946, sponsible, under Mr. Ickes, for the| development of policy and co-ordina- ' tion of Federal activities in Alaska, three children. He attended Middle: THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940 sex School, Concord, Mass., and in 1921 received his B. A. degree from Harvard after serving in the Navy during the World War. He was a re- porter on the New York Sun, but left the paper after a while to enter the London School of Economics, where he studied under Prof. Harold Laskl, an authority who has visited Washington a number of times. ulty is directing the comedy. Mem- I Edward Palden, Don Carroll, Francis bers of the cast are Margaret Barry, | Draley, George Linthicum, Clair Joan Calhoun, Betty Callis, Mnry\McMullen, Norma Wlwrholder,l Jane Clifford, John Cook, Bettle Ann | Kenneth Richter, Joyce Dawkins, | Crockett, Bob Davis, Perry Gastell, | Elsie Van Ness and Joe Clements, David Hewitt, Harvey Holland, Jack Mehserle, Jeanne Meiners, Lillian Milstead, Doris Sharrar, Mary Eliza- beth Smith, Dorothy Snell, Erle Stacy, Robert Hobbs and Arthur| Despite the aversion in Ind‘a to Tyrell. destroying life in any form the de- Assisting in the production are' mand for insecticides is increasing. GARDEN SPECIALS Fri. and Sat., May 3rd & 4th india Uses Insecticides Montgomery Blair Play Set Tomorrow Montgomery Blair High School's annual senior play “What a Life,” will be presented tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. in the school, Silver Spring, Md. 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