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WALKER BALKS AT CROSS-QUIZZNG BY SEABURY
HEARING BEFORE ROOSEVELT
MARKED BY CLASH
Of ARCH FOES

by two legal advisers. At a table
few feet from Walker sat Sea-
bury and his seven assistants.
Governor Roosevelt at the open
ing of the hearing read state
ment in which he clarified two
points over which, he said, there
apparently had been some misun-
derStanding.
Seabury May Question
First, the governor said, he in
tended to ask Judge Seabury II
he had any questions to put to
Mayor Walker.
And second, he pointed out,
there have been contentious made
concerning the status of testi-
mony taken before the HofStad-
ter legislative committee in New
York city.
He declared Seabury had
turned over to him voluminous
documents dealing with this
testimony.
He reiterated that if the mayor,
or his counsel. desires to dispute
this testimony through the call
ing of witnesses, he shall require
the attendances of such witnesses.
Committee ASSaiIed
Mayor Walker and his attor-
ney, John j Curtin, have claimed
the Seabury sessions were ex-
parte and therefore unfair to
Mayor Walker.
Attorney Curtin arose at
Mayor Walkers table and as
sailed the manner in which the
Hofstadter legislative testimony
was taken. asserting that at no
time was the case fairly repre-
Sented during those sessions,
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Curtin said he had had no time
to analyze the lengthy testimony
before the Hofstader committee,
and therefore would be handi-
capped in conducting such an
examination. He pointed out, he
was new in the case whereas the
Seabury hearings had been in
progress for months. He asked:
"Why not produce the wit
nesses here and start from
Scratch?"
Errors" Cited
Curtin said he should not be
called upon to assume the bur-
den of saying what witnesses
should be called. He demanded
a ruling on that point. No
ruling was made at the moment,
however, as Curtin continued:
This evidence, sO-calIed,
cannot be relied upon as truth
J full. will cite you an ex-
ample. Yesterday Seabury got
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Pennsy Puts Back
1000 on FurLOugh

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 12.-As
a result of the cooperative effort
of men and management to sc.
cure a wider distribution of en-
ployment, more than 1000 fur.
loughed employees Of the Penn
sylvania railroad we're put back
to work during July. it was an
nounced today.
The employees thus restored to
the payrolls are distributed all
over the system, between New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington on the east, to
Chicago and st. Louis on the
west.
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OHklHuG0 IEOH dk0 4s/
the contention Of Donnelly, the
way will be open for the mayors
counsel, John J. Curtin, or Don
nelly, to carry the fight to the
Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals is in re.
cess until october 3, and it was
pointed out that if the fight is
taken to that court a decision
would be unlikely to be made be-
fore election as considerable de-
liberation would be required.
Clash With Seabury
Mayor Walker clashed sharply
with Seabury when the latter
sought to cross-examine him to-
day. He declared:
you have no more right to
cross.examine me than 1 have
to CrOSs-examine the governor"
Governor Roosevelt questioned
the mayor closely regarding the
equitable bus franchise, granted
in 1927 but never carried out be-
cause the company was not Suf-
ficiently financed.
He also asked the mayor con-
corning Seabury's charge that
Walker acted in the equitable
matter to benefit a group of per-
sons, including his friend, State
Senator John A. Hastings. All
the charges Mayor Walker vigor-
Ously denied.
In lieu of a witness stand,
Mayor Walker answered Governor
Roosevelt's questions from his
seat among a group of lawyers.
The governor sat at a table in
the center of the room, flanked
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elected to the
council of
t h e Trai !
Riders of the
C a n a d / a n
Rockies.
r e t u rned
from a four.
day trip over
unfr equented
trails to Mt.
A S S ! n iboine
t h e Trail
r i d erS at
their annual
p0W-woW here
have honored
tho rnUo1 1ifn
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hat on and
walk on after
it."
T his was
the ADVICE of
&c orge M.
Cohan, W h o
has spent his
Ii f e t ime in
t h e theater
and has aid
e d hundreds
in attaining
+ a m e, to
stage . struck
70 t h S of
today.
COhan came
-,
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Broadway to film a picture and
was much interested in the
methods 4sed. He said:
Beginners have never been
faced with more of a stone
wall in the theater than to-
day. The chief cause is the
decline of vaudeville and al
most total elimination of stock
companies. These were train
ing schools for Broadway"
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Hoover Speech Staggers
Professional Drys

debt moratorium, the creation OF
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration, the reduced budget, the
inSiStence upon governmental
economy, reform of the banking
laws, the strengthening of the Fed
eral land banks, the easing OF
credit, creation Of the system Of
home loan banks, and so forth.
At one point he exclaimed, with
obvious feeling:
1--WE of this generation did
not build the great ship of state.
But the policies l have inaugu-
rated have aided its navigation
in this storm"
Mr.. Hoover also confirmed that
the Republican strategy in the
oncoming campaign is to make an
issue between Democratic radi-
calism" and Republican conserva-
tiSm."
Scores Democrats
After recounting the "construc-
tive measures" sponsored by the
Administration, he declared that
the Democratic opposition in the
House of Representatives had tried
to raid the Treasury" to the tune
of $3,000,000,000. This was in ref
erence to the Houses passage of
the bonus bill, entailing an eSti-
mated outlay of $2,5OOOOO, 900,
and some $500,OO0,OO0 in addi-
tional public works. He said:
But they have been stopped,
and 1 shall continue to oppose
raids on the Federal Treasury"
His reference to war debts left
many of his hearers in some
doubt as to just what the Ad-
ministration policy is on this sub
ject. He said:
"My views in opposition to
cancellation of war debts are a
matter of detailed record in
many public statements and a
recent message to the Congress.
They mark a continuity of that
policy maintained by my pre-
deceSSOrS.
81 am hopeful of such drastic
reduction of world armament
as will save the taxpayers in
debtor countries a large part of
the cost Of their payments to
us. If for any particular annual
payment we were offered some
other tangible form of COM
penSatiOn such as the expan.
sion of markets for American
agriculture and labor, and the
restoration and maintenance of
our prosperity, then 1 am sure
our citizens would consider such
q proposal. But it is a certainty
that these debts must not be
Cancelled or the burdens trans
terred to our people"
How Europe could be relieved
of the debts without the Ameri-
can taxpayer assuming the
liquidation of the Liberty bonds,
which represent the money loaned
to Europe. he did not explain.
In many quarters, his refer
ence to the war debts was in.
terpreted as a bid for the sup,
port of Senator William E. Borah,
who recently came out for read
justment of the debts. provided
Europe would diSarm and pro
vided further that advantageous
trade arrangements could be
made with the debtor countries
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(COntinued from Page ~

prohibition was a noble thing
which must be preserved and
strengthened.
At that, they got a little solace
out of the speech. For the PreSi-
dent spoke out strongly against
any return of the old saloon, and
he insisted that prohibition be
kept in the Constitution, where
the vets contend that it should
never have been placed AS for
modification of the VolStead act
to permit beer, he ignored it com,
pletely.
Under the circumstances, the
speech was pleasing to neither
the extreme vets nor the ex-
treme drys. But the important
thing politically is that his advo-
cacy Of a change will give the
influential Republican vets from
the Atlantic seaboard an excuse
to support the national ticket,
and his condemnation of the
saloon and his promise Of pro-
lection for the dry States will
give the moderate dryS an alibi
for supporting it, too.
DryS to Announce Stand
The allied dry organizations
will decide shortly what they are
going to do. They promised a
statement late today on their
campaign intentions. They have
rather a Hobson's choice, for the
Democratic platform and the
Democratic candidates stand for
flat, outright repeal Of the
amendment, as against Mr..
Hoover'S qualified modification
of it.
Mr.. Hoover spoke only three
minutes about prohibition. He
spoke for more than an hour
about economic issues, and in
that hour he proclaimed his
willingness to go to the country
on the record which his admins
tration has made in dealing with
the depression.
He made it crystal clear that he
expects the campaign to be
fought out on economic issues.
A Fighting Speech
He recounted at considerable
length the measures which his
administration has taken to COM
bat the depression. and he chal-
lenged the Democratic opposition
to find fault with them. In this
connection his speech Of accept
ance was a fighting speech.
Not since the Civil War, he
said, has The country been faced
with such an emergency as has
confronted it since 1929.
1t began, he said, with too much
optimism, too much expansion,
and too much speculation. Of
itself, he asserted, the country
could have recovered from this
era of wildnesS in 18 months,
had it not been for the collapse
in Europe.
But poisoned springs of politi-
cal instability lay in the treaties
that closed the war" and fears
and hates" dictated maintenance
of enormous armaments. with the
ultimate result that collapse sue
ceeded collapse abroad, with an
inevitable effect upon this coun-
try.
Cites Achievements
Mr.. Hoover met the Democratic
accusation of 'lack of leadership"
in the economic crisis by enumer-
ating at great length the measures
which he has sponsored to relieve
the situation at home-the war
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Roosevelt read from testimony
taken before the Hofstadter COM
mittee that Hastings was put on
the Equitable Company'S payroll
at 81, 200 a month.
Attorney Curtin wanted to know
who had given that testimony,
and it was revealed by the Gov
ernor that it was Charles B.
Rose. Curtin protested that 1t
was not direct testimony. He
characterized it is "hearsay."
Turning from Curtin to Mayer
Walker, the governor asked:
did you know Hastings was
placed on the Equitable payroll
in 1887
II did not and I don't know
yet" retOrted the mayor,
sharply.
Did you know Hastings had
a stock interest in the COM
pany?"
II did not and 1 don't know
it yet"
Did you talk with Hastings
about franchises before it was
granted?"
eyes, / did"
But if you didn't know he
had financial interest in the
company, what did you think
his interest waS?"
II didn't think about it. A
GOOD many people talked to me
about franchises"
Mayor Walker, in response to
another question, said it was not
until the Seabury Investigation
was started that he knew what
persons had been identified with
the Equitable Company.
Admits Attending Party
The governor asked him if he
had attended a party along
about the time the Equitable
franchise was signed by the
mayor. Walker said he had at
tended the affair. He said it
was a costume party, adding:
1T was by no means a
celebration as a result of the
signing Of the franchise. That
suggestion Is a miserable mis-
representation made out of
whole cloth. The party had
nothing to do with frachises."
WAS Hastings there?"
"Yes."
Roosevelt wanted to know if
others from the Equitable were
at the party. Walker could not re-
call.
The governor then inquired
about the $4,000 letter of credit
brought to Walker in August,
1927, just before Walker sailed on
a trip to Europe. He asked:
"On August 9, 1927, when
Hastings brought you the letter
of credit, where was his Officer"
Il don't know"
Seabury charged that Hastings
at that time was occupying office
quarters with j. Allen Smith, rep.
resentative Of the Equitable.
do you know he had an Of.
flee with J. Allen Smith?"
II did not and 1 don't know
it yet"
Walker admitted he knew Hast
ings was interested in Equitable
obtaining the franchise but he de-
MED he knew Hastings had a ii,
nancial interest in the company.
Owen d. Young Mentioned
After the governor had read
from Walkers testimony before
the HofStadter Committee, the
mayor made this statement:
"YOur Excellency, if this Is
a charge that 1 am a friend of
Hastings, 1 will admit it. If it
is a charge that 1 was against
any watered stock, 1 will ad-
init that"
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BAND PLAYS TONIGHT

A band concert will be played
tonight at Franklin Park, Four
teenth and I Streets, Northwest
by the Community Civic band
from 7::30 to 9 o'clock.
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members who last year showed
such great interest in the
orders work of maintaining the
old trails and opening new
trails in the Banff,Lake Louise
area.
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CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of August
10, $492, ISL ,672.54; expenditures,
$9,872,3S4.52; custom receipts, ST.
985, ,457.41.
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Cohan Tells How
To Get on Stage

WOOD, Aug. IL
UN.SD.-"The best way to get
on the stage is tC throw your
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Satisfy yOur home service needs
through the Business Service Directory
announcements In tOday'S Classified Sec
tiOn.
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PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Siamese King Elected
BY Trail Riders

BANFF, Alta, Aug. liking
Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai-
barni of Siam have just been
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Cites Achievements

Mr.. Hoover met the Democratic
accusation of "lack of leadership"
in the economic crisis by enumer-
ating at great length the measures
which he has sponsored to relieve
the situation at home-the war
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I'VE, like any other person on
Evening star., 1932-05-22

propriety among the local artists. is Emily Bur-
ling Waite (Manchester), two of whose sensi-
tive etchings Of outdoor themes have been
honored by inclusion.
From Dosey Potter Tyson have come two
color etchings of Oriental subjects-very at
tractive-and among the Autographs one notes
with pleasure three examples Of the work Of
Albert w. Barker, landscapes subtiy rendered,
and three equally interesting works by Bolton
Brown the most skillful Of hthographic printers
as well as an accomplished artist, and two or
more virile works by Stow Wengenroth, an ex-
hibition Of whose autographs was held during
the past Winter at Gordon Dunthornes, Great
ing most favorable comment. These are some
what in modern mode but without exaggeration.
Wayman Adams Is represented by one Of his
Southern Negro subjects, full OF animation and
excellent feeling. There are charming wood
cuts by Nason-works fine that they almost
come within the field Of engraving. Golinkin,
who is best known. perhaps by his Autographs
Of prize fights and boxing matches is represent
ed here not only by one of these popular themes
but also by two powerful renditions Of boats, o
freighter and q steamer sailing at night both
Evening star., 1932-05-22

s.,vv--aHE fine arts department Of the Library
Of Congress has lately placed on
view in of the galleries assigned
for exhibitions the very considerable
collection of prints acquired during
the past year through purchase.
These recent accessions etchings, hthO-
graphs and woodblock prints, and the majority
are by American artists which Is not only
gratifying but it should be.
From q purely local standpoint there Is
reason for pride in the fact that at least three
Washington artists are represented IN this
collection. They are Joseph c. Claghorn, who
has three works to his credit, one a color
etching; Benson B. Moore, who Is represented
at his best by an etching of a blue heron, and
q very serious and skillful rendition in the
same medium of Georgetown University build
ings as they mass picturesquely with their tow
ers against the we-tern sky, and Eliot O'Hara,
who is represented by three Of his Sgrafitte
prints of local SUBJ 5ecis.
1t is interesting to observe. however, that
the ps:nts purchased for the Library Of Con-
gIe-s' permanent collection come from no one
12lity, but from all over the United States.
here are prints, and very excellent ones of
Southern California subjects by Mary J. Coul-
ter; charming little Winter landscape by
Arthur Hall of Kansas; group OF seamen ON
the deck Of a vessel, by Sears Gallagher Of
Boston: etching entitled Easter Morning.
Death valley, an extraordinary renoltlon OF
incident in the midst Of gigantic space meas
ured to the scale Of towering mountain, by
Arthur Dodge. president of the California Print
Makers Society. Mr.. Dodge is also represented
by an etching, "El Canine Real" a street
scene with a strong Mexican favor.
Clifford Beal is seen at his best in a figure of
b fshermans daughter, strongly etched, and
his well known theme. Polling Seine Boat"
Hutty. who is usually associated with etching
of trees and Southern scenes-occasional land
Bcapes-is represented here by q portrait etch-
ing of DR.. William Henry WEIGH, an uncom-
monty large. strong and significant plate. Cad
wallader Washburn Is represented by three
superb heads, character studies OF men Of
varied nationalities and two subject etchings.
Auerbach-Levy Is seen at his best In portrait
studies as well as subject themes. There are
three Of the irte George T. Piowmans etch-
anGs. two Of which are Of typical covered
bridges There are three sxcefient examples
Evening star., 1932-05-22

of Roi Partridge's work-strong and individual.
Partridge, it will be remembered, Is Californian
and head of the art department of the Uni
versity Of California at Berkeley. Margery Ryer-
sons sensitively rendered and exquisite etch-
ting entitled big Sister" Is here, as are other
well known favorites-Heil with his birds MIS-
bet with his typical New England landscapes.
Roth and Rosenberg with their exquisite inter-
pretations Of European architectural themes.
Here. too. is Martin Lewis in his etching Of Q
young woman with New York rooftops as a
background entitled GLOW Of the City,
superb plate-Simmons with his animal sub
jects eched invariably with not only skill but
a nice sense of humor, Andre Smith in varying
moods under the influence of tradition and,
more lately, the modern spell.
Levon West is represented by one of his
scenes IN our great Western country. where
man dwindles almost to insignihcance in COM
parison with vastness of natures scale. Others
equally well represented are Grant Reynard,
Charles JAG Young Power OMalley, Hopper.
Hornby and Handforth the last one Of the
youn3eCt and the most versatile of our con-
temporary school.
Included in this collection, and possibly with
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Calendar of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. SeUen-
teenth street and NeD York Avenue.
Permanent collection. "Wdshington
and His OGctdl Family" special Bicen-
tenniaI Exhibition, March to NoDen-
Der. Special exhibition of paintings by
EdtOdrd Bruce, April 26-Mdy 81.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY, 1900
T10enty-frst street. Permanent collec-
ton NTH recent acquisitions and group
OF paintings By Washington artists.
Special exhibition OF paintings by Rob-
ert Spencer. April and May.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Tenth
and Constitution aUenue) streets
northwest Bicertennial Exhibition,
March rs to Nouember a.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Troelttlt
and B streets southwest Permanent
collection.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Print DiUi-
sion, First street betioeen East Capitol
and B streets southeast. Special eTfti-
bition OF recent accessions. PenneH
Lithographs.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division of
Graphic Arts, United States National
Museum, Etchings By Elizabeth E.
April rs to May %.
ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON, zo17
street northwest. Oil Paintings, Water
Coiors, Etchings and Dratofngs By
Washington artists, April 20 to Octo-
Der 29.
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 1880 S street north
a0est. Rugs, tapestries and other ter
tiles of the Near and Far East. Open
Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays,
to o'clock. Admission By card obtain
able at the Office OF c.. II. Myers, 73J
Fifteenth street northwest.
SEARS, ROEBUCR & CO.. 1f06 Con-
necticut dUenue. Special exhibition, in
cIuding Rembrandt EtchingS from the
Lessing RoSen1OdId Collection. Water
ColorS By Wolcott Clarke Wdg0dmdn,
Oil Paintings by Arrdh Lee Gdul and
Mdrgdritd H1usman, Water Color Car
toon by Ket Zaal, Oriental objects
dart, May to 81.
MOUNT PLEASANT BRANCH, PUBLIC
LIBRARY. Exhibition OF Water Colors
By members of the Washington Water
Color Club, Nay 4 to 81.
Georgetown Exhibition for Children.
Toys. Paintings, etc. Nay 1880.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GAL
LERY. italian Color Print. lent bp the
Library OF Congress, and japanese Color
Prints lent by Prot Herring. Special
exhibition OF Paintings by Negro artists,
May 1926.
WOMENS CITY CLUB, 73e Jackson
place. Exhibition of Paintings By Edith
Hoyt, May 22-29.
OKIE GALLERIES, 1910 Connecticut
aoen1e. Exhibition Of Gamers Portraits
by Mrs. M JueptneT- StHayts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-21
Rabbi Talks
on old Race
Anin1OSitieS

Rabbi Milton Steinberg spoke on
Things That Devide and Unite" at
a luncheon of the community well
fare department of the woman's
Department Club Wednesday, de-
claring that ties of common hui
mainly unite Jews and Gentiles.
The rabbi traced prejudices against
Jews for more than 1000 years, con-
tending that Christian churches
could help solve the problem By
adopting a more tolerant attitude
toward the crucifxion episode. No
human being can go through years
of constant rebuffs without be-
coming resentful. or developing an
inferiority complex, he said.
Rabbi Steinberg suggested that
one of the first steps in diminishing
this prejudice would be to aid Jews
and Gentiles to understand each
other, b. learning what each repre-
sentS.
Mrs. Christian Olsen. chairman
of the department, presided Rabbi
Steinberg was introduced by Mrs.
Everett NJ. Schofield, department
club president.
Mrs. C. A. James, chairman of
the municipal affairs committee, re-
ported on activities of the commit
tee concerning the conditions at
city market. A general discussion
of conditions at the market fol-
lowed.
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been in the ministry for, twenty
eight years.
Miss Vera Morgan is chairman of
the program committee.
The club will have a night meet
ing and Valentine costume party
for members. Feb. Is. The enter
tainment will include the exchange
of valentines, and program suit
able to the season.
Other future activities of the club
will include the annual card party
at Monday night, Feb. 8, at the
Marott. Miss Jessie jolly is gen.
eral chairman, and reservations may
be made with her.
The Altrusa Club will join with
other service clubs in the city in
presenting a program during the
week Of Feb. 20 in celebration of
the bicentennial of the birth OF
George Washington. Complete plans
for the program will be announced
later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-21
Ball Is
Bride of NaUaI
Man in Mnncie

Marriage of Miss. Adelia Ball,
daughter of Mrs. Edmund Burke
Ball, Muncie, to Lieutenant Robert
NJ Morris, United States navy, took
place Wednesday afternoon at st.
Johns UniyerSalist. church, in Mum
Gle. The Rev. Arthur w. McDavitt
read the ceremony in the presence
of the immediate families and close
friends.
Mrs. j. w. Myers, Evanston, Ill,
was the matron of honor, and Miss
Mary Ellen Kuhner, Muncie. was
the maid of honor. Lieutenant VAL
entine Pottle and Lieutenant Lewis
Miller of the Great Lakes naval
training station were best man and
usher, respectively. with Andrew
Rose, Muncie, as the other usher.
A reception followed the cere-
mony. The bridegroom is the son
of Mrs. F.. G. Chelf, Harrodsburg,
KY, and a graduate of Annapolis.
Lieutenant Morris and his bride
will make their home at Deerhath
inn, Lake Forest, Ill. He is sta
toned at Great Lakes.