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Evening star., 1934-08-22
FUTURE aIN LAP OF THE GODS"
MARY SAYS AFTER SEEING DOUG
Famous Film Couple Go for Auto Ride and
Dine, but Details of Meeting Are
Secret.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August az
The future of the royal family Of the
films, Mary Pickford and Douglas
Fairbanks, rested Gin the lap of the
Gods" today.
That is the way Americas sweet
heart described the status of the
once idyllic marriage which has found
its way into the divorce courts.
With a wistful smile she spoke OF
her meeting yesterday with Fairbanks
upon his return to Hollywood after
IA months in Europe. What tran
spired between the two, for whom
Hollywood hopes a reconciliation lies
ahead, nothing was known.
After the meeting, Mary said:
"Yes, I saw Douglas. Whether ]
shall see him again is in the lap OF
the Gods. Further than that ! can
say nothing"
Fairbanks Keeps Silent.
Fairbanks, true to the silence with
which ne has met all inquiries about
his private life," had nothing to say.
The famous couple met near fash
ionable hotel in Beverly Hills. A few
hours earlier, Fairbanks had alighted
from q special car at Los Angeles
He went to United Artists Studios,
where his romantic motion pictures
have been made in years past.
After an interval in which few knew
what happened and none would tell
he met Miss Pickford in Beverly Hills
entered her automobile and went with
her for q drive. It was after that that
she made her statement.
Her calm, pleasant demeanor seemed
to indicate that Hollywood had reason
to hope for q reunion OF the couple
who ruled its social destinies and cap
tured its public for so many years.
Despite the secrecy of their move
ments, it was reliably reported Fair
banks dined with Miss Pickford, al
Pickfair, the home where they often
entertained and where the actress now
lives. Later they went for another
drive.
There was almost certain to be an
other meeting, if for no other pur-
pose than to talk over business. A
business conference has been called
by Joseph M. Schenck, president OF
United Artists, which is supposed tc
bring together Miss Pickford, Fair
banks, Charles Chaplin and Samue
Goldwyn, producer.
Fairbanks and Miss Pickford jointly
own the physical assets of the studio
and Schenck has acted as executive
director Of it. He is due here today
It was felt that he might act as more
than a business liaison oflcer between
the couple.
Has Been In Europe.
Schenck has been in Europe with
Fairbanks for some weeks and reports
before he and the actor returned to
the United States cast him in the role
Evening star., 1934-08-22
BOARD RE|NSTATES'
DONOVAN IN N.R.A.|
Labor Relations Unit Hits
Johnson for Blow to Union
Activities.
Continued From First Page.)

fCOnLlnueO tTOIn FIISC FaSe.J
concerned, his job is here; but he
will have to toe the mark, and he will
have to understand that some Of the
acts tolerated from him in the past
will 10 longer be borne"
Gen. johnson himself had issued
no statement today. Nor had Dono-
van anything to say publicly.
The board held that the conduct
Of a delegation headed by Donovan
June 10 primarily led to his dis
missal In its decision the board said
Johnson's act was mot a conscious
and deliberate attempt to cripple the
self organization ct his employees"
It held Johnson's objection was not
to the union. but to being bothered
by the unions delegatiohs.
Action Held Blow to Union.
"But the case must be judged OBJ
jectiyely," the ruling continued, "and
It Is clear that Gen. Johnson's action
on the 18th, following upon his
previous refusal to deal with Dono-
van except as an employe. must be
considered In its effects, whatever the
subsection intent, as blow to legiti-
mate union activities.
where the normal processes OF
presenting grievances to an employer
are checked, If not destroyed, by the
peremptory discharge Of the union
leader without warning, without even
the suggestion of some alternative ad-
ministrative procedure for handling
grievances, and following upon refusal
to meet a delegation In its represent
ative capacity, we feel constrained to
hold that such action amounts to an
improper interference with union
activity"
Donovan himself was criticized for
being 'injudicious and needlessly
provocative" and said johnson was
Justified in resenting" some OF the
things he had done.
Referring to section Tad of the
national recovery act which provides
for collective bargaining on the part
of employees. the board said it was
confident that in any event the N.
r. A. would not wish to be guided by
any standard less exacting than that
which applies to industry under
the codes"
Later Conduct Considered.
Donovan's conduct subsequent to
his discharge also was considered by
the board. At the hearing August 10,
Gen. Johnsons counsel stressed his
activities. since hts dismissal as
severely interfering with the ofiicial
duties Of the N. r. A. administrator.
The board held that inasmuch as
there was no tribunal to which DON
ovan could appeal, and it was neces-
sary for him to resort to methods
Of agitation alone, his conduct was
justified.
The ruling was signed by all three
members of the board-Lloyd X. Gar
rison, chairman; Edwin s. Smith and
II. A Mills. - p,,.As
Donovan will be paid from July /, 1t
was stated today. Although dis
missed by Gen. johnson June 10, he
received his pay up to June 30.
Members of the union headed by
Donovan planned mass meeting to
celebrate his victory. but reports today
said 1t may not materialize. lest 1t be
considered failure on the part of the
reinstated adviser to toe the mark"
Union labor, however, has backed
Donovan from the start, particularly
the National Federation Of Govern
ment Employees and e. Claude Bab-
cock, its president, and celebration
is likely in the near future.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
GERMAN PRAISES
HOUSING PROGRAM
Foreign Developer Says U. S.
May Profit by Mistakes
Abroad.

The United States is extremely for
tunate in beginning its definite hous-
ing program at this time. Ernest
Kahn, formerly general manager Of
public housing developments at
Frankfort rt-on-Main, Germany. said
today.
American cities may profit by the
mistakes Of European countries in
their housing and slum clearance
programs, he pointed out and viii be
able to develop their own programs
more expeditiously.
Other Experts Here. e;iisl
Kahn arrived In Washington this
morning with two other European
housing experts-Sir Raymond Unwin,
formerly in charge of the housing
work of the British government, and
Miss A. J. Samuel, who represents the
Women Housing Estate Managers Of
England. The three are to tour the
country after staying in Washington
for four days, under sponsorship OF
the National Association Of Housing
Oficials. They are being accompan-
led by Ernest J. Bohn Of Cleveland,
president of the housing of1ciak' or
ganization, and Henry Wright one OF
the Nations leading planning con-
sultants
The group conferred this morning
with Col. Horatio B. Hackett, head OF
the housing division of the Public
Works Administration, and his stan.
and this afternoon were scheduled to
visit the subsistence homesteads di-
vision and the new Federal Housing
Administration.
Tomorrow they will visit the Dis
trict Building, meet Commissioner
Hazen and other officials, then 60 to
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission ofices to see maps
and charts dealing with development
of the District. A tour of the city's
alleys and slum dwellings as well as
Of the new suburbs is to follow.
Friday will be devoted to small
group conferences on site planning
and house design and on the opera
ton and management OF housing
properties. These conferences will be
held in the Interior Building, and TO
them have been invited representa-
tives of local agencies especially in
terested in housing.
Plan Sightseeing.
Saturday the group will have a
short conference with local officials
and make trips to Great Falls and
Mount Vernon.
Before coming here the group spent
two days in New York City, where
they visited the East Sides slum areas.
From Washington the visitors will
60 to Boston, then to Cleveland, De-
troit, Chicago, Milwaukee. st. Louis,
New Orleans, Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Knoxville, Cincinnati and Philadel-
phia in an effort to give the benefit
of their experience to housing devel-
opments in the various cities.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

BY the Associated Press.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, August a.
Frank Dorbandt, famed Alaska flyer,
was safe In. Anchorage today-in jail
His return late yesterday ended the
mystery of his disappearance and talk
of an "aerial suicide" Likewise 1t
ended search Of a rugged territory and
fears of friends inspired by his strange
threat, you'll never see me again,
shouted as he took the air here Sum
day night in his big tri-motored plane.
The hero of q hundred northland
adventures said he left on his mystery
flight IN q fit of anger because Aero
nautics Inspector Murray Hall or
dered him grounded for breaking
aviation regulations. The intervening
two days he spent on Susitna River. so
miles away.
Waiting at the airport for Dorbandt's
return was Deputy Marshal Frank
Hoffman, who escorted him to jail.
Bondsmen, on whose bond the daring
aviator had been at liberty under Fed
eral fur smuggling charges, had with
drawn their backing.
Friends sought. today to raise $2,5o0
bail.
Besides the smuggling charges.
Dorbandt faces paternity suit
brought by 19-year-old girl
Evening star., 1934-08-22

Outsiders may have dificulty un-
derstanding why the administration
cannot choose its own congressional
leaders when it is in control.
The truth is that congressional
leaders are chosen for eUery other
reason ercept advocacy of admin
istratson principles. The dominant
influence in their choice usually
is personal politics.
As a rule, the eligible candidates
line up a personal following among
House members by promising appoint
ments to important committee assign
ments and other personal favors If
elected.
If support tl.us accumulated Is not
sufficient for the election Of any one
man, the leading candidates ordi-
narily negotiate among themselves.
Two candidates usually decide to
pool their support 50 one can become
Speaker and the other floor leader.
If the White House tries to mix in,
it usually gets its fingers burned.
Tidal Wave Problem.
AL bIllS uUco IlOb ulco1i tAldb eiAC
downtown new dealers here have any
thing against Floor Leader Byrns.
The Rainey-Byrns dynasty was not
very popular with the downtown new
dealers at the middle of the last ses-
sion, but by the time the session ended
misunderstanding over the bonus and
other minor matters had been fairly
we'll cleared up.
The main trouble with the House
Democrats last session was that In
their ranks we're q number Of men
who never should have been elected
to Congress. They were not Of con-
gressional caliber. They did not ex-
pect to be elected but were swept in,
to their own amazement, on the
Roosevelt tidal wave.
The new Securities Commission has
been unable to move into the old I.
c. C. Building and get started be-
cause the flooring in the new I. c. G.
Building has not been completed, and
the I. c. c. cannot move. Thus the
feet of both agencies are still of the
floor.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

Mr.. Morgenthau's freshman team Of
brain trusters has been working in
air-cooled Offices with a detective and
is supposed to be finding ways of in
creasing tax receipts without raising
rates. They have q pile of statistics
tha-a-a-at high and are supposed to
have found out more about the Ma
tion's finances than was ever known
before.
The Offices of nearly all the top
ofhcialS are now air cooled.
The pery day that the A. A. A.
publicly announced 1t Dould prose-
cute food code violations, private
Office memo tpds sent around
through the A. A. A. urging every
one to keep Mum on that subject.
The NJ r. A. mail reception boys,
who open all letters, came across a
prize one some time back It was an
intimate communication from a lady
in New York to an N. r. A. official.
When it reached him, three days later,
it bore hundred flngerprints.
The under-cabinet officials are re-
organizing their luncheon club to meet
weekly at an exclusive downtown club
for private discussions Of the new deal
They suspended during the Summer
Under State Secretary Phillips is in
charge.
No less than one Senator and two
Representatives are claiming exclusive
credit for the grazing bill in their cam
paigns for reelection. 1t is very pop
ular in the West.
Prof. Moley may not be in the new
deal. but he still has enough influence
to hold train (as he did Monday
to get back to New York.
tCopyright. 1934J
Evening star., 1934-08-22
HIGHER SILVER PRICES
HELD TRADE INCENTIVE
Sir Henry Deterding, Oil Mag
nate, Tells Reporters Texas
Output Bad World Factor.

BY the Associated Press.
The increased price Of silver must
result In a better world trade, ac-
cording to Sir Henry Deterding, the
oil magnate, who had luncheon yes
terday with President Roosevelt, and
James A. Moffett, head Of the Hous-
ing Administration. General eco
omics was the topic Of discussion.
Sir Henry, in talking with reporters,
said the uncontrolled production OF
oil in Texas was bound to interfere
with international restrictions.
He said there was little use in
talking about international discipline
unless your house is in order" Asked
about the housing program, he re-
called its success in England and ex-
pressed belief the effort would be use
full to build new homes and modernize
old ones in this country.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
PRESIDENCY is CHANGED

BERLIN. August 20 (P.-Chancel-
lor Hitler today ordered the name of
the Presidents Office changed to the
presidential chancellery.
This change was regarded as a nat
tral sequel to Hitler's assumption Of
presidential power. The presidential
chancellery is expected to continue
such functions as receiving foreign
ambassadors, with the chancellery
conducting the usually more political
activities.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
LISP LEADS POLICEMAN
TO $40 UNDER TONGUE
"Thearch me, Thith Ith an In
justith," Thays Thuspect,
and Lotheth.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 22-This turned
out to be one Of those cases where
money doesn't talk. It Just hsped.
Leo Scech stopped Policeman John
Scherping and gasped:
That man (pointing at John Goo
ley) robbed me Of So"
Protested Cooley:
"Thay. I never thaw that man be-
fore. I haven't got. hith money.
Thearth me. Thith ith an injustith. I"
The policeman was suspicious Of
the enunciation. He probed under
Gooley's tongue and there he found
o ten spot.
Cooley didn't thay a word when a
Judge assessed him 10 days.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
FESTIVAL TO OPEN

German Atmosphere Provided for
Four-Day Event.
A four-day German festival, with
all the atmosphere of Old Heidel-
berg, win open tonight at the I'M
maculate Conception Hall, Seventh
and N streets. Harry j. Froehlich is
in charge, assisted by q committee Of
five. There will be music, entertain
ment, food and games.
Composing the committee are Miss
Dorothy Nesline, Miss Mamie Keefe,
Mrs. M. O'Brien, Mrs. M. Schweitzer
and Mrs. Robert I. Miller.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
FEDERAL AGENTS QUIZ
ASKEW ON KIDNAPPING

By the Associated Press.
: GoLDSBORO, N. c.. August o.
Department Of Justice agents were
closeted today with r. H. Askew, 28-
year-old -four square" evangelist who
claimed he was kidnapped last week.
> n DR.. r. B. Miller reported Askew
: was better" today and allowed the
2 agents to talk with him.
The evangelist disappeared between
y here and Smithfleld August 13 and
: the following day his 50-year -old wife
received a typewriter note demand
ing $4,000 ransom.
: : Nashville police were skeptical Of
bis story.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
PHILIPPINES SELECT
new COMMISSIONER
Islands to Have One Representa-
tive Here After Commonwealth
Government Is Set Up.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclkLeQ fIess.
MANILA, P. L, August GA new
figure will be the sole representative
of the Philippines in Congress next
year after the islands inaugurate their
commonwealth government.
Francisco Delgado. now an insular
representative, was made resident
commissioner today, succeeding Camilo
Osias. Pedro Guevara was unani-
reelected resident commits
sioner, but he said he would resign
as soon as the commonwealth set
up. The islands will then be entitled
to only one commissioner in Con-
gress instead Of two.
Osias' term expires next March 8,
but Delgado plans to leave for Wash
ington, D. c., in November.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Sam Rayburn Reported
White House Choice
for Speaker.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
~ Fl the record, the White
A House crowd would like to
I see Sam Rayburn get the
~ speakership Of the House.
The liberal new dealers
are especially hot for him. He was
closer to them baekstage during the
last session than any other member
Of the House. He piloted at least half
their legislative program through Con-
gress.
Euen the Roosepeltized er-eon-
serudtiues, Vice President Garner
and Jesse Jones of the r. r. C.
ure privately strong for him.
You might think that. with all this
sub-rosa backing, he is O ctnch for
the job, but he is not. The new
dealers dare not campaign openly for
him, or even confess publicly that
they are for him. The White House
particularly must keep its hands out
of the matter unless 1t chooses to
offend a dozen other good Democrats
already in the race.
Decide I'M January.
Consequently, the matter Is very
much in doubt and viii remain so
until the caucus Of House Democrats
meets in January to choose Speaker
Rainey's successor.
A little cautious missionary work
Is being done among some House
Democrats by new dealers who have
no official position In the administra-
tion,. but they are carefully watching
their steps.
As things stack up now, 1t appears
most likely that Floor Leader Byrns
will become Speaker and that Ray
burn may be chosen floor leader, al.
though he will have strong competi-
ton from Bankhead of Alabama and
perhaps others.
Evening star., 1934-08-22

Of a conciliator, although Fairbanks
denied in New York that such was
Schenck's position
How long Fairbanks will remain
here was not known. When he left
his train he said he had come here
for business reasons alone. Questioned
about the possibility Of making" up
with his famous wife, he replied with
a scowl:
There Is no use asking me about
that"
While here he will live at the home
Of his late brother, John Fairbanks.
where he said he would study plans
for o new picture program.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
BETRAYED BY HAIR

Waves on Wife and Daughter
Reveal Relief Gouger.
CAMDEN, NJ ]. @.-Permanent
waves put q kink in John Romoseris
income.
An emergency relief investigator.
noticing the snappy coiffures of Ro-
noser's wife and daughter, found he
was regularly employed at $21 q week.
recently received o s200 soldiers
bonus, and accepted $37l In relief
orders while posing as jobless.
Romoser promised the judge he
would return the relief money.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
Storm Course Uncertain.

MIAMI, Fla, August 20 CP.-The
tropical disturbance reported in a
Washington advisory today is approx
in1ately l,l00 miles southeast of
Miami. 1t is too far distant from
Florida for meteorologists to make
any comment regarding its future
course.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Army Band
this evening at $50 o'clock at the
tuberculosis Associations Childrens
Health Camp. Thirteenth and Allison
streets. y Capt. William J. Stannsrd,
leader; Thomas F. Darcy, associate
leader.
BY the United States Navy Band
this evening at 1880 O'Clock at the
Navy Yard bandstand. Lieut.. Charles
Benter, leader; Alexander Morris,
assistant leader.
BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at 7:30 O'Clock at the
Capitol Capt. Taylor Branson. leader:
Arthur 9. Witconb, second leader,
conducting.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
MRS. WHITLOCK RETURNS

Wife Brings Uncompleted Manu-
- z scripts by Late Envoy.
g NEW YORK, August % OP.-with
three uncompleted manuscripts by her
late husband. Mrs. Brand Whitlock,
widow Of the former American Am
hassador to Belgium, arrived today
on the liner Roma.
nShe said she would confer with her
husbands former publisher. The
manuscripts are a biography of An
drew jackson, a biography of Thomas
Jefferson and fragment of an un-
finished novel
Mr.. Whitlock died four months ago
ct Cannes Mrs. Whitlock was on her
way to their former home, at Toledo,
Ohio, today.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
Bank Bandits Get $500.

NATCHTTOCHES, La, August "a
R.-Two unmasked bandits, neatly
dressed, held up and robbed the Bank
Of Cloutiervi1le, near here. of approx
mately s2oo this morning shortly after
the bank opened.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
MRS. M0LLISON HAS JOB
Woman Pilot Employed by Cross
Channel Service.

LONDON, August "a R.--Amy
johnson Mollison will be the first
woman pilot on the regular Cross
channel airplane services. She ac-
cepted a post as q commercial pilot
with Imperial Airways yesterday, ex-
planning she wants the maximum
practice before she enters the London
to-Australia air race with her hus-
band next October.
Evening star., 1934-08-22
R0BBER STAYS OFFICER
Burglar Entering Business Place

Is Surprised by Policeman.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, August "a up.
"A Lock Haven policeman, Robert
Probst, was shot to death early today
by a robber he surprised in the act
of breaking into q business place.
Drawn by the sound of the shots.s
another policeman, Martin Peters,
came to Probst's aid. The fleeing
thief shot twice at him. but he re-
turned the fire, and il believed to
have wounded the slayer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-07

Won SEECKT, like the present General Won Blom-
berg of the Reichswhre, was quite willing to
use the Nazis against BosheyisEn, but they did not
want them to inftrate the Reichswehr, the last
bulwark of German capitalism. Il have little in
clination," he writes ito throw the army open to
a gang of dope-takng homosexuals like Captain
Roehm" General Won Blumberg must have echoed
this not so long ago.
Recognizing the role of Won Papen in opening
the way for Hitler the Communist Party proposed
a united front with the Social Democratic trade
unions Faithful to their class collaboration polces
with Won Papen the Socialist leaders refused. The
General has a word or two to say about it.
THE Social Democratic Trades Union League
have declined the Communists offer to form a
united front. Good. When anyone wants to COM
nit suicide, he shouldn't be hindered. The Social
Democratic press is jubilant naturally, over this
heroic decision. Long live the Party!"
But the Red trade unions themselves! Splendid
fellows and splendid idea
Again, as a mhtarist and strategist who for
his own reason has no love for the Fascsts, de-
clares:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-07
Hits S. d. Police Chief

QECENTLY the Nazis butc1ered number of Com
~ munists because of the Altoona events of July IL,
1882 At that time, the Nazis in order to provoke
the workers, marched through the workingclass dis
trict of Altoona with the protection of the Socialist
police chief Grzesinsky. (Grzesinski now, alas has
joined Won Seeckt In service to the Chinese
butcher, Chang Kai Shek0 Won Seeckt, in his
Diary is merciless with his comrades in misfortune.
"The attitude of the chief of police Social
Democrat, is incomprehensible, even criminal; he
expressly authorized the Brown Shirts to march
through the streets where only workmen live.
And he did this although he was urgently warned
from every side, even by the Reichswehr in Altoona.
OF course he knew better; when has enc of these
petty despots ever not known better. The consti-