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Evening star., 1932-06-20
R. B. MELLON DELEGATES
HIS S3,OOO,OO0 CHURCH

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. June 20-Richard B.
Mellon yesterday laid the cornerstone
Of the costly new church being erected
where the Mellon family has worshiped
for more than century.
The edifice is the gift of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard B. Mellon to the congre-
CATION of the East Liberty Presbyterian
Church in memory of the donors
mothers. Estimates of its cost have
been as high as S3,000,000
All of the papers and articles in the
cornerstone of the old church built on
the same site in 1867 were placed in
the new cornerstone.
The new church is intended to be one
of the finest in the world 1t will be
of Gothic design. Beautiful lighting
arrangements have been prepared to
illuminate it within and without. 1t
is expected to be completed within 18
months.
More than 100 years ago plans for
the First Presbyterian Church in the
East Liberty Valley were discussed in
the home of the MELONS grandparents
They donated land for the first church
erected there.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
WORLD RECOVERY
HELD MORAL ISSUE
DR.. Jacob Gould Schurman
Outlines Four Ways Out in
Speech at Cornell.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
ITHACA N Y, June 2o-America
can recover her prosperity only in q
cooperative constructive effort on a
great international scale" said Dr.
Jacob Gould Schurman. former AM
bassador to Germany, in a commence
ment address at Cornell University
today
America Is now suffering. with the
rest Of the world, vast and devastat-
ing economic depression said he
America cannot recover her prosperity
in isolation from the rest of the world
The supreme condition for ending the
present terrible crisis, is not to
be found in any measures which Amerl-
ca or any other single power may un-
dertaKe. but in a cooperative, con-
Structlve effort on a great international
scale. That effort will, of course, en-
brace the fields of economics and
hnance, but the ultimate solution will be
found in higher domain. For the fun
damental cause of the world depression
is moral one"
-Four remedies for the worlds Ills
were offered in the address:
In the first place, justice and inter-
national law must be re-enthroned both
in the hearts of men and in the chan
cerleS of the world. The nations de-
ieated IN the great war must be given
back their absolute sovereignty and
equality with the victorious nations.
Secondly, statesmen and diplomats must
adapt their policies to actual facts;
especially must they adapt to economic
realities the fantastic and intolerable
burden of reparations. which was put
upon the shoulders Of the defeated
nations. Thirdly, barriers
must be set up anew against the exer-
else OF brute force over weaker neigh
bors by ambitions imperialistic powers
Fourthly, there must be a general re-
duction or armament.
The longer We refuse to cooperate
with European nations in stemming the
tide OF depression. the greater will be
our losses in the meantime. and the
more certain the impossibiltv of re-
covering in the future anything what
ever on the war debts
DR.. Schurman is a former president
OF Cornell
Evening star., 1932-06-20
SENATORS DISCUSS
DEMOCRAT PLANKS.
Party Group Holds Session
With Hull to Talk Chi
Cago Plans.

With their national convention only
Gratis met today to discuss the party's
prohibition and economic platform dec
larations, but those participating said
no agreement was reached
The meeting was held in the Office
Of Senator Hull (Democrat Tennessee.
who has been prominently mentioned
as the probable chairman Of the Reso-
lutions Committee which will draft the
platform.
Leaves Here Tomorrow.
Hull plans to leave for Chicago to-
morrow, and said he wanted to obtain
the views Of party leaders here before
departing.
Among those who attended the con-
ference were Senators Walsh of Mon
tana, George of Georgia, Pittman of
Nevada, Dill of Washington, Harrison
of Mississippi. Byrnes of South Caro-
lima, Bankhead and Black of Alabama.
Senator Dill has drafted a prohibi-
ton plan which has received favorable
consideration from a number of Sena-
tors. 1t proposes submission 10 TIE
people of an amendment to repeal tie
eighteenth amendment and would sub
nit no alternative.
Backing Roosevelt.
Senator Dill was one of the first
supporters OF Gov. Roosevelt of New
York for the Democratic nomination
and has been in close touch with him
for months.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
EX-ALDERMAN HELD
IN CHICAGO Staying
submachine Gun Used in Gangland
Killing Traced to Firm of
Titus Haffa.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 2o-Titus A. Haffa.
formerly an alderman, was taken in
custody for questioning today when the
police learned the submachine gun
found rear the scene of George Red
Barker's assassination last week was
purchased by a company of which
Haffa was president.
Serial numbers on the gangland
weapon showed it had been sold Janu-
AIRY ID. 1923, to the Haber Screw Ma
chine Products Co. At that time, Chief
OF Detectives William Shoemaker said,
Haffa was head of the firm, and he was
seized today at its Offices with another
MAJ whose identity was withheld
The gun was found in a vacant lot
across the alley from the Northwest Side
apartment, from which the gang eXecu-
toner leveled it at Red" Barker and
poured 36 bullets into his body Barker.
ex-convict and public enemy, had been
one of the most notorious labor and
liquor racketeerS of the Capone and
post-Capone era
TWO years ago Haffa himself went to
Leavenworth penitentiary as a penalty
for violating the prohibition act.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
Marriage Licenses.

Randolph Bragg. %. and Pansy c. LILY.
2l. both o: Orange, Va: Rev. William PIER
Philip Applestein. "a. and Anna T.
Schwartz. "a. both of Baltimore, Md Rev.
j. T Loeb
Everett Hogan. %. Purcellville. Va. and
Rosa L. T,nsman. 30, Norfolk Va Rev l.
Raymond B. WASHINGTON. 20 1929 Cor
coran ST. and Elizabeth Coleman, 10, 1873
Corcoran st; Rev E. C Smith.
Charles A. Helbins, "a. and Mary J.
Holm; q. both CT Baltimore. Md; Rev Al
Frank ". Weaver. 26. 172a st. and
Frances H. Jefress. IS. 1872 st; Rev. H.
william Nelson. %. 1870 champla.n St.
and Frances G. Curtis. l8. 2370 Champlain
st: Rev. George NJ Rankin.
ave. and Joceiyn n' + johnson. Johnson - Silver
Spring. Md; Rev. James s. Montromery
Melvin z. Keys, 49, 34l8 r st, and Edna
E L9nserbsam; 1nS l9 1910 Wisconsin ave-
Che. Chestey Miller, "a. Norfolk. Va, and
joseph T, Kennedy,
Frederick c. Scheuch. 30. North Beach.
Md, and Betty Kranzlein, IS, ISL 18th st.
Sc: Rev: Paul A. Men2el
Will H Jones. so. Colonial Beach, Va.
and Cora S. Bartlett. 27l6 10th st. ne;
Hugh S, Vert %. 1890 llth st. and
Dorothy NJ Darby. 81. 427 Buchanan ST.;
Rev. Henry J: Smith.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
BANK DEPOSIT BILLS
KILLED FOR SESSION
Senate Subcommittee to Pass on
Measures Urging Guarantee
Legislation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Senate Banking Committee to-
day decided to turn all bills urging
bank deposit guarantees over to sub
committee Of five, which concededly
kills action at this session
Included is the Steagall bill, approved
by the House, and measure sponsored
BY Senator Fletcher Democrat, Of
Florida, who moved that the subcom-
mittee be named to consider them.
Chairman Norbeck of the full COM
mittee will appoint the three other
members within a short time. He and
Fletcher will be members.
Action IS considered by leaders to be
impossible because of the few remain
ing days in which Congress is expected
to remain in session.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
FORT BACKS PLANKS
FOR RESUBMISSION
New Jersey Dry. Defeated by Nor.
row in Senate Race, to Speak
in Boston for G. 0. P.

Former Representative Franklin W.
Fort Of New Jersey, who as a dry can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Senator in New Jersey two years
ago was Overwhelmingly defeated by
the late Dwight w Morrow, who ran
as wet. said at the White House TO-
day. following talk with the President
that he approves of the Republican
platform adopted in Chicago in its on
tirety and will speak in support of it
during the campaign.
Mr.. Fort Will make the first speech
OF the campaign Saturday night at a
political gathering in Boston. He said
his plans after that are indefinite.
When asked, on his way out Of the
White House executive Offices, If the
so-called liberal liquor plank in the
Republican platform suited him. the
New Jersey dry exponent answered by
saying. L am going to support it and
am going to speak for it,
Evening star., 1932-06-20
SH0ELESS SUSPECT
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
Man Charged With Attempted
Burglary in Chicago Loop
Hotel.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. June 2o.-Minhael Polin-
sky. 25, of Wilkes-Bare, Pa, shoeless
raced number of policemen through
the Loop early yesterday and lost.
He was charged with attempted bur-
glary and held as parole violator from
Sing Sing prison. Doris McEntee. %.
of Cleveland, who, police said. lived
with Polinsky at Loop hotel for five
months. was also held.
officers said Polinsky was rrowling
through the fifteenth floor of the hotel
without shoes, and guests called for aid
Polirsky saw the detectives and fed
still shoeless. He had lock picking in
struments in his pockets. police said
Records showed petty larceny charges
In Ohio and California.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
EMPLOYEES PLAN PLAY
Federal Union, No. 2, to Presen
Comedy at Jewish Center.

For the benefit of the office base ball
team and to provide funds for estab-
list ment of a separate branch CT Fed
eral Employees Union, No. 2. the Civil
Service Commission thespians will pre-
sent the comedy Helen Whattagirls
Dilemma" Thursday night at the Jewish
Community Center, Sixteenth and @
streets.
Further entertainment will be pro-
vided by Phil Hayden's Dancers, the
radio section of the Nordica Orchestra
Of Walter T. Holt's School, Edith Reeds
Kids, Hilton's Jubilee Singers and Saxo-
phonist Jimmie O'Brien. all donated
acts.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
HOUSE TO EXTEND
BUSINESS INQUIRY
Committee Plans Hearings in New
York and Kansas City After
Recess.

Chairman Shannon Of the House
Committee investigating Government
competition with private business said
today the committee would visit New
York and Kansas City in its search for
facts
New York hearings on clothing sold
by the Government in competition with
private business will begin Just after
Congress adjourns and last three or
four days
Those in Kansas City. expected to
last longer. will begin the middle Of
July. Then in September the commit
tee will return to Washington to resume
hearings which will be recessed this
week
Bacon Arranges Hearing.
Representative Bacon. Republican
New York. arranged the New York CITY
hearings, which Shannon probably will
not attend because of the Democratic
National Convention. They will 60 into
the question of civilian clothing sold at
wholesale prices through Army. Navy
and veterans stores The manufacture
of clothing at the Atlanta and Leaven-
worth Penitentiaries also will be con-
sidered.
The Kansas City survey. Shannon
said, has been arranged largely because
of the mass of complaints from the
Southwest"
He said the committee there will hear
in detail how the Government competes
with makers of artificial limbs, banks,
chemists. coal dealers coffee roasters,
cotton and wool manufacturers, dairies,
druggists. grain merchants. grocers. in
surance companies. jewelry stores, laun-
dries live stock rasers, musicians,
printers, railroad and barge lines, shoe
manufacturers, restaurants and cafe
terias. hotels. nurseries. map publishers
and lithographers, doctors. leather and
papermakers and numerous other lines
Of business.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
TAX BOOSTS TIRES
Il TO 15PER CENT
Leading Firms Announce In
crease, Expecting Good
Market Results.
BY the Associated Press.

os lne associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Leading tire
and rubber companies will observe the
inauguration of new Federal excise-tax
schedules tomorrow by marking up
prices from IL to Is per cent.
This increase will take care of the
added 10 per cent tax and will leave a
little over for added sales profit.
The rubber industry for over three
years has been operating under the
heavy handicap of declining prices
both for crude rubber and for finished
products-and welcomes the increase as
boon. Some. executives believe it may
Sgnalize return to orderly market
conditions in the industry.
Fluctuation Of Prices.
The presidents of the large rubber
companies have been continually beset
by the nightmare of violently fluctuat-
Ing prices of crude rubber. There are
lew industries in which speculation is
SO vital a risk in the days business as
In the making of tires. The companies
have been obliged to make huge pur-
chaseS of crude rubber, running into
millions of dollars. on market which
might completely wash out the profits
OF a seasons hard driven sales program
by sudden downward sWoop of prices.
In 1881, the SIX leading American
manufacturers of tires sold $500, 600
600 worth of products. Yet, they
suffered an aggregate loss Of sl5,000,-
600. Further recession in crude rubber
prices more than wiped out the profits
from intensive selling.
Manufacturers are beginning to feel
little hopeful. however. that crude
rubber prices can not go through the
bottom now. on the theory that they
are already there. Crude rubber is now
quoted at figures representing less than
the cost Of production.
Exports Control Failure.
The cataclysmic drop in crude rubber
prices followed the failure of the Eng
lish-born Stephenson plan to peg or
stabilize rubber prices by artificial con-
troll Of exports. The failure has fire.
quently been cited as an argument
against similar schemes for govern
mental or other efforts to peg commod-
ity prices.
From SIPS a pound in 1925. crude
rubber began its avalanche. 1t had
reached level around cents at the
end OF 1881. and now is around %,
cents. Meantime. manufacturers of
rubber products. who periodically have
TO set value on their own holdings Of
crude supplies. have been constantly
writing of inventory losses. Their in
Ventories deprecated about so per cent
in 1880 and last year they suffered a
similar shrinkage.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
NOM|NATOR IS OLD
ROOSEVELT FRIEND
John Mack Helped Launch
Career of Governor ~
Years Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 2O-The man
who was Gov. Roosevelts political god
Cffce % years ago will nominate him
for the presidency at the Democratic
National Convention in Chicago next
week.
He Is John E. Mack, tall, dignified
country gentleman farmer. prominent
attornev. neighbor of the Roosevelts for
years famous in his community for his
homely speeches in language tuned to
the common people"
Mr.. Roosevelt announced the selec-
ton of his nominator last night. It
came after weeks of speculation as to
who would place the Governors name
before the delegates and was somewhat
a surprise. dozens of names having been
picked over by political observers with
out any guessing it would be Mack until
today. Then, lust before the Cover
nors announcement. there came reports
that his friend and old neighbor would
be named.
Not Listed as Delegate.
Mack is not a delegate. and some
body in the New York delegation will
have to give up his convention seat to
enable him to lake the speech.
Mack was the Democratic district at
torney of Republican Dutchess County
In 1910. when he groomed young Frank
lin Roosevelt to run for State senator
Roosevelt won, and two years later was
reelected. It was during this period
In the State Legislature that Mr.. Roose-
Welt made a name for himself as an
nti-Tammany Democrat, blocking the
Tiger in a fight over United States
senatorship which is historic in New
York State. Mack is not Tammanvite.
Mack was an attorney in the divorce
fight Of the James A Stlllmans
and represented Edward Browning in
"Daddy's' legal troubles with his young
wife. Frances Peaches" Browning. With
Martin Conboy he is helping the Gov
ernor in his study Of the Seabury evil
dence against Mayor Walker Of New
York. 1t was while the two attorneys
were at the Executive Mansion last
night conferring with Mr. Roosevelt on
the Walker case that the announcement
was made.
Wagner First Mentioned.
There were rumors on Capitol Hill
last night that the Governors first
choice for his nomlnator was United
States Senator Robert F. Wagner but
that he was prevailed upon by John F
Curry, Tammany chief, to select some
one else Tammanys opposition TO
Wagner was reported based on the idea
that the Senator had failed to aid the
Tiger in its efforts to block the present
city investigation by the Legislature.
Curry has not said which candidate
will get the support of the powerful
tiger, claiming to control some so New
York votes Curry Is personally very
friendly with the Governor. although
political observers generally list Tam
many's votes for former Gov Alfred E.
Smith and the stop Roosevelt" move
ment in the early balloting.
The decision as to the next step in
the Walker case was a secret, but gen.
orally it was believed Mr. Roosevelt
would follow his usual course in such
cases and ask the mayor for an answer
to the Seabury charges. That would
mean the case would not be settled be-
fore the Democratic National Conven-
ton meets.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
SALES TAX BACKED
Associated Business Papers to Hole
National Drive.

SHAWNEE. Pa, June 30 P.-In an
effort to draft an acceptable substitute
Tor the excise and sales tax bills re-
Jected by Congress, Associated Business
Papers. Inc, at its annual meeting. has
authorized a study of the problem.
national educational campaign to
prevent another defeat for this type of
legislation is planned.
Warren C. Platt Of Cleveland, pub
Usher Of the National Petroleum News.
retired yesterday after two terms as
president of the association. j. H. Nc
Graw, jr., vice president of the NC
Graw-Hill Publishing Co, New York,
was elected to succeed him.
Samuel o. Dunn of CHICAGO, vice
president of the Simmons Be ardman
Publishing Co., was elected vice presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
ANTI.CIGARETTE GROUP
TO MARK ANNIVERSARY
Founding in District Ten Years
Ago to Be Celebrated Wednes-
day a. First Congregational.

The tenth anniversary Of the found
ing Of the Anti-Clgarette Alliance Of the
District Of Columbia Will be celebrated
at O'Clock Wednesday night in the
east parlor of the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G. streets
Speakers include DR. Daniel II. Kress.
president of the alliance: Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. DR. w. Sinclair Bowen.
Rev G. w Kerstetter lecturer and or
ganizer of the alliance; Rev Charles H
Butler, Rev. Thomas E. Boorde and
Rev w J. Hubbard
Moving pictures will be shown follow
ing the address. and temperance play
will be presented under direction Of
Mrs r. T. Stout of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
NAVY OFFICER ORDERED
TO DUTY HERE DIES
Comdr. Gromer, Native Of Ne
braska, Was to Have Come to
Navigation Bureau.

Comdr. James Gillespie Blaine
Gromer, U. S. Navy. navigator of the
U. S. S. Saratoga. who was ordered to
duty to the Bureau of Navigation, NAVY
Department. died yesterday in Seattle,
Wash, of pneumonia.
Comdr. Gromer's widow. Mrs. Belle
Burns Gromer of Seattle, survives him.
Born in Nebraska August ~, 1889,
Comdr. Gromer served aboard a num-
ber of destroyers during the World War
and after the conflict was engineer Of
flcer of the U. S. S. South Dakota.
Later he served on the U. S. S. Texas
and then followed a tour of duty on
the Pacific Coast. Recently he was with
the Naval Reserve Officers Training
Unit at the University of Washington.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
CARNIVAL TO BE IN JULY

A meeting of the Albright Brother
hood and ladies Bible class of the Al
bright Memorial Church, Fourth and
Rittenhouse streets. will be held Thurs
Cay evening at 7:45 o'clock to complete
pans for a carnival to be held by the
Two groups about July Is
The organization plans for many
amusing features, such as costume
prizes, pie-eating contests and fortune
telling.
Rev. George E. Schnabel has charge
of program arrangements and Dewey
Gardner sausis arrangements.
Evening star., 1932-06-20

cratic floor leader Of the House Of
Representatives were among eight who
received honorary degrees today at the
herst College.
The honorary doctor Of laws degree
was conferred upon Charles Francis
Adams, Secretary Of the Navy and
Evening star., 1932-06-20
GALES IN NEW YORK
Arrives With Wife, Who Is to
Undergo Operation.

NEW YORK, June 90 tP).-Senora
Leonor Gales, accompanied by her
husband, Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales
former President of Mexico arrived
from Mexico City today for medical
treatment and a possible operation
Sonora Gales was taken Immediately
to the French Hospital for diagnosis
of her illness.
DR.. Joseph Jordan Eller. son-in-law
of Gen. Gales, who met the train at
the Pennsylvania Station. said that the
nature of Sonora Gales illness had not
been determined Dispatches from
Mexico City which announced her de-
parture from the Mexican capital last
Thursday state she was suffering from
kidney ailment. Other reports said
she was suffering from meningitis.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
BARROW TO MAKE PLEA

CHICAGO, June 20 (P-Clarence
Darrow. the attorney. will appear be-
fore the Illinois Supreme Court We'd
nesday to make plea in behalf of Rus
sell McWilliams, 17-year-old Rockford
H. slayer. sentenced to die Friday.
McWilliams is in the death cell" at
the old penitentiary at Joliet
Evening star., 1932-06-20
DEGREE GIVEN ADAMS

Navy Secretary and Representa-
tive Rainey Honored by Amherst.
AMHERST. Mass. June 20 LP,.-The
Secretary of the Navy and the Demo-
Evening star., 1932-06-20
JOBLESS FUNDS GONE
Philadelphia Committee Asks Pin
chot to Call Legislature.

PHILADELPHIA. June 20 tP)-The
Philadelphia Committee for Unemploy-
ment Relief, after distributing Sl4500,-
900 in the past l8 months. yesterday
announced it had decided to dissolve
forthwith" because of lack Of funds
At the same time it appealed to Gov.
Pinchot to call another special session
Of the Legislature Immediately to con-
slider relief for the unemployed and for
State-aided institutions, asserting ST.
900 families will face actual Starva-
ton" with the suspension Of the COM
mittee's activities.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
CONCERT TONIGHT

Army Band to Present Latin Amer
lean Program.
A concert of Latin American music
will be rendered by the United States
Army Band tonight al the District of
Columbia World War Memorial at 1880
o'clock
William j, Stannard will he leader OF
the concert, and Thomas F. DscE.v, sec
ond leader. Cart .-SdaJ' j. Fielder
Will be commaa hn4 sf: 4.
Evening star., 1932-06-20

Representative Henry Thomas Rainey,
Democratic leader Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, by President Arthur STAN
ley Pease today at the 111th COM
mencement exercises Of Amherst College.