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Evening star., 1934-10-02
WORN CARS BLAMED
FOR ACCIDENT TOLL
Startling Increase in Violent
Deaths Reported at Safety
Experts Convention.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, October "A start
ling increase in all kinds of accidental
injuries and deaths was reported to
the National Safety Council in annual
convention yesterday by its president,
John E. E. Long of Albany, N. Y.
The increase is particularly notice.
able in traffic accidents. and it is
expected that the motor vehicle death
rate will show an increase of about 20
per cent over that of 1888" Long said.
Many causes for this increase have
been suggested. Many motor vehicles
now in use have become decidedly
unsafe through wear and neglect. The
newer automobiles provide greater
speed and power but there has been
no noticeable increase in the drivers
skill or discretion.
Added to these factors" Long said,
has been the increasing use of alco-
holic liquors by motorists. And to
make matters still worse, there has
been in many communities a deplor-
able laxity in the enforcement of
traffic laws"
Earlier today the convention re-
ceived letter from President Roose-
welt expressing hopes that the toll of
traffic accidents may be reduced.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
COMPANY UNIONS
| FIGHT ON TODAY
National Steel Labor Rela-
tions Board Tackles Com
pIex Problem.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, October 1.-The
National Steel Labor Relations Board
tackles its most complex problem to-
day labor VS.. the $4,000, 100000
United States Steel Corp.
The board takes up the complaint
of the Anlalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, that the
"compny union" is not representative
in the Duquesne plant of United
States Steel's Carnegie Co.
Precedent Established.
In earlier complaints filed by the
association, all against small concerns.
the board established by precedent:
/. Government-superv elections
will be forced where union proves
its workers are dissatisfied with exist
ing collective bargaining agencies.
2. The agents or agency selected by
a majority will deal for all employees.
3. Employers have no legal standing
before the board, but appear by SUI
ferance" only.
Last Summer the company union
III Tie OuqutoIe pldIlI Aiciu GA SiON'4OA-'
in which officials said 80 per cent OF
the workers participated. They inter
preted this to mean that number ap-
proved of their representation.
Conference Held.
Representatives of United States
Steel conferred last night with Car
negie officials regarding the position
they will take before the board. 1t is
one that likely will have an important
bearing on the final Interpretation of
section IA of. the N. I. R. A. for the
almost SOC, 900 workers in the industry.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
LABOR CHALLENGES
lNDUSTRIALISTS TO
OBEY GOVERNMENT I
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readmission, despite approval of their
applications by Green and the Fed
Grafton Executive Council.
Freedom for Tom Mooney was
raised last night when speakers before
the rank and file conference, COM
posed of A. F. of L. dissenters, de-
manded an immediate pardon for the
man convicted of the San Francisco
1915 Preparedness day bombing.
Louis WeinStock, head of the rank
and file group, declared the demand
for freedom should include Warren K
Billings. also serving life prison
sentence for the bombing.
Dunno to Lead Demonstration.
Another left wing" demonstration
was set for today with Bill Dunno Of
Washington. D. c., head of the Trade.
Union Unity League. announcing g
march" on the convention to demand
recognition
Both Weinstock and Dunno charged
that the federation was not truly rep
resentative of labor and that the prin-
cipal interest of its present leaders
was to protect their official positions
Green. who declared that the fed
Grafton was opposed to both Com
munism and FaScism. in reply to the
charges asserted that he expected tc
be annoyed by such demonstrations as
part of the convention routine"
The federation president yesterday
declared you can't preach Com
munism here" in denying a request OF
Jack Geraghty, machinists' delegate
from Vallejo, Calf, to report on a
mission to study Soviet Russia union
ism on which he said he was sent by
the Vallejo Central Labor Council.
Trouble in San Francisco.
As the convention went into its sec
ond day trouble broke out on San
Francisco water front-recent storm
center of the Pacific Coast maritime
strike-when longshoremen walked out
from piers of the American Hawaiian
Steamship Co. They charged the
company had violated an agreement
under which the maritime strike is
being arbitrated by employing non-
union workers.
Another labor disturbance, believed
to be one of the first of its kind ir
California, loomed in the famou:
Mother Lode country when gold miners
In Amador County voted to strike un-
less demands for higher pay and unior
recognition are met
Evening star., 1934-10-02
ICKES HINTS F STREET
ESTIMATE is TOO HIGH
Says MISUNDERSTANDING Job
Has Chance of Approval if
Found Reasonable"

Secretary Ickes said today he had
made further inquiries into the need
of a 100000 P. w. A. grant for the
widening of F street, between Sew
enth and Ninth streets He indi-
Gated, however, the sum was more
than necessary for the project, which
would include elimination of the front
steps of the old Patent Office Build
ing.
1T is probable they do need this
improvement to meet traffic condi-
tions," he sad, land if this is a rea-
sonable request it will have a fair
chance of being approved"
1ckes said his first inquiries showed
the project was way down" on the
priority list of projects for the Ma
tional Parks Service He said he had
made further inquiries to determine
how it stood i'll priority for Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
SLAIN GIRLS PARENT
TELLS OF COURTSHIP
Mother of american Tragedy"
Victim Says Suitor Grew
Cool While in College.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, October a.
The commonwealth opened its testi-
mony today in the trial of Bobby Ed
wards. 81, charged with the Amer
lean Tragedy" Staying of Freda Nc
Kechnie, 26, by calling Mrs. George
McKechnie, the girls mother.
The mother told of Edwards court
ship of their daughter. Then she
said:
They had been very friendly be-
fore Bobby went to Mansfield College
After that their correspondence dwin-
died down"
She said Freda had another boy
friend. George Thomas" but she
broke off with him"
Just before she left the stand Mrs
McKechnie said Bobby told her Freda
understood" He loved Margaret
Grain.
Il said, Bobby, is there anything
wrong with Freda?'
He said, OF course, not. Freda and
are only pals I said. Bobby. you
are breaking our hearts"
Evening star., 1934-10-02

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more than the bullet-shattered thigh
bone, the hip that broke when slugs
knocked him to the ground. He picked
up newspaper.
Here they 60 again" he said, point
ing to an article stating that man
convicted of local gang murder had
been given stay of electrocution from
october to January.
Another thing" he added, who
ever heard of taking prisoners out of
the death row for an interview with
out searching them? But Mais and
Legenza weren't searched. They car
ried their guns with them and a guard
marched by their side"
At the time of the hold-up here
White was credited with saving valu-
able mail sacks, while the pouches
obtained by the gangsters were filled
with cigarette stamps and other rela-
lively useless stuff. The gang shot
him down almost on sight. as he
spotted them and, suspicious of the
neatly spaced line of strangers, started
for an inside telephone to summon
enough police to surround the place
But as White lay on the ground. a
thug standing over him with ma
chine gun pointed down at his face,
he shouted for help and the mob fled
leaving behind them the loot they
really wanted.
Arthur Misunas, who confessed par
ticipation in the robbery and turned
States evidence, told police here he
was the man who shot White The
victim himself thinks it was another
Of the six.
Well. it doesn't matter" he said
None of them will ever be tried for
it. My worry is getting this leg in
working order again. I don't sup
pose it will ever be any good again
but at least maybe I can get back
into the world. The pair in Rich
mond did,
Evening star., 1934-10-02
NAVY TO INSPECT
MERCHANT SHIPS
AS RESULT OF PROBE

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the crew aboard the Moro Castle was
not familiar with the working Of the
water-tight doors, and, in fact. they
had not been used effectively.
Officers Know Drills.
In the naval service drills for aban-
doned ship and fire protection are held
regularly, so that the naval officers
who are assigned to inspect the mer-
chant ships will be well acquainted
with first-hand experience with these
safety factors. In the regular Navy
also life boats are not only given a
thorough gong over, but they are &C
tually swung out on the davltS and
lowered at sea, and the crew is schooled
in handling the oars on the open
water.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Swan
son and high ranking naval authori-
ties are anxious that the crews Of the
merchant ships be brought up to a
high state of efficiency approxlmating
that Of the regular Navy. 1t is for
this reason. officials said today, that
the Navy is about to embark upon this
new program designed to give prac-
tical safety features to American
freight and passengers upon the high
seas.
In recent years the American Navy
has been making a drive to bring in
officers of the merchant service as
officers in the United States Naval
Reserve. It has succeeded in this to
a large extent, but it is known that
high n-ranking naval authorities favor
the enrolment of all merchant
marine officers as naval reseryists,
similar to the British system.
Seek Naval Reservists.
In the opinion of scme of the au-
thorities the crews of all the mer-
chant ships. likewise. should be en-
rolled in the Naval Reserve. In tEe
past there has been some talk of Civ
ing surplus graduates from the Naval
Academy assignments in the mer-
chant marine Also. there has been
discussion about placing officers OF
the Navy who have been past
over" for promotion under the mer-
chant flags
With Navy day, the anniversary OF
Theodore Roosevelt's birthday, COM
ing on October 27, the close tie-up
between the Navy and merchant ma
rine will be accentuated by speakers
over the country. There are those who
think that the Roosevelt administra-
tion has chosen psychological time,
shortly after the MORO Castle disaster,
of the ending of the official inquiry
and shortly before Navy day-to en-
bark upon the new program, designed
to give greater confidence to the
American public in its merchant ma
rlne.
Evening star., 1934-10-02

You will hurt the feelings OF the
triple-A idealiSts if you deduce that
this was a put-up job. They admit
it looks rather suspicious, but they
say they had to check and double
check each individual contract That
held up their program for weeks, sc
that it just happened to come at this
time before the election.
1t seems. therefore. that it is
Just another of those happy CO.
medicines Thich GlWdyS are hap
pening nowadays to aid the Neto
Dealers, Dho are. as you must
knoU, mere babes in the political
noods. II you doubt that, you
overlook the fact that the triple-A
idedliSts, especially, dlUdyS haze
considered politics one OF the lo1Cer,
lodthSome arts, and beneath their
consideration.
One thing, however, cannot be de-
MED The smartest politicians in tht
world could not have done the corn.
hog job any better.
G. o. p. Getting Publicity.
It is no wonder the Republicans are
having hard time trying to make
the coming congressional election look
like a first-class argument. They ART
getting lots of publicity. A few inside
incidents have occurred, however
which indicate all is not as calm a:
it appears to be-.
There is. for instance. the case
of Republican Representative
running for reelection in the
Middle West. He has told his
friends that this is the Strdngest
campaign he ras euer in He is a
good speaker and he has been able
to drum up fair cro1rds, but he has
noticed the cro,rdS are openly bored
NTH his discussions OF issues. They
svdpn uhen he talks about the
Constitution, Gorernment spending
and such things.
Yet they have a deep interest II
political personalities, for they flocl
around him afterward and ask hin
what is the lowdown about so-and-st
in the New Deal, whether that officia
actually goes out dancing with hi
secretary, etc.
Prepares for Worst.
More significant Is the case Of az
Eastern Republican Congressman
who has served several terms. Hi
friends always have taken his re
election as a matter of course, bu
he dropped into town few days agC
with word that he did not expect Il
win this time. He has decided to 81
into business with his brother Law
and already has started in the bust
ness. despite the fact that he is il
the middle Of his campaign.
There is nothing doing in the con.
test over the Speakership of thu
House The contestants have no
been able to get very far in obtaining
pledges of support.
A lot of Representatives ,rere LETT
out in the cold lUhen the deal 1CdS
made for the Speakcrship tico
years ago. They pledged them
|. selues to candidates irho failed to
1Uin and, as result, they failed to
get any prominent committee jobs
for themselves.
This time, they apparently are
waiting to find out who is going tc
win and what they are going to get
out of it before they commit them
selves. A prize example is the Vir-
ginia delegation. which supported
Bankhead last time and got nothing
but is now wisely remaining non-
committal.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
is OPENED BY POLICE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, october 2-Medical
science became an established arm of
the Cincinnati Police Department yes
terday with the opening of special
police ward in Cincinnati General
Hospital. The ward will bear the name
of the Instute of Legal Medicine.
1t will be equipped with lie detec-
tors" microscopes, and other scientific
instruments.
Detectives and scientists will CO.
operate in making laboratory tests
of blood human hair, skin and other
such aids to solving crime.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
GEN. G. H. HARRIES
BURIED IN ARLINGTON
Funeral Services for Former Head
of D. c. National Guard Held
at Fort Myer.

Last rites for Maj. Gen. George
Herbert Harries, American COM
mander at Brest during the World
War and former head of the District
National Guard, were held yesterday
afternoon at Fort. Myer Chapel.
National Cemetery.
Gen. Harries, who had been living
in Los Angeles, Calf, died in the
Waverly Sanitarium of pneumonia.
He and his widow, Mrs. Alice Loveland
Harries, came here about a month
ago to visit friends. Mrs Harries will
remain here for a few days as the
guest of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. P. L.
Miles, 2146 Wyoming avenue.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
NEW LEAGUE CHARTERED
TO BACK CONSTITUTION
Reduction in Cost of Government
Is One of Aims of New
York Corporation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, October 2.-The
Constitutional Protective League,
Inc, has been granted a charter by
the Secretary of State ito uphold
and defend the Constitution of the
United States and the constitutions
of the 48 States of the United States" "
The organization also proposes to
work for reduction in the cost of
government, the limitation of immi-
grafton, deportation of undesirable
citizens and ito keep the American
schools true to American ideals"
Directors are Lester T. Hubbard,
Albany; Robert S. Marsh, Columbus,
Ohio; James E. Campbell and Louis
s. Phillips, Evansville, Ind, and
Ernest J. Rush. Dearborn, Mich.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
Runaway Back in School.

OMAHA, Nebr., October 2 R.-
Thomas N. Priddy. jr., 10, who ran
away from his home here Sunday
and started to join his grandmother,
Mrs. Anna Priddy. in Crenshaw,
Miss, was back in school yesterday.
The lads journey was interrupted
by authorities at Auburn, Nebr, early
yesterday and he was placed on Q
train that brought him back to
Omaha.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
i. s. LOSES MOVE
IN ROBERTS CASE
Justice Refuses to Grant
Temporary Injunction
Against Printers.

The application Of the Government
for preliminary injunction to pre-
vent alleged violations of the graphic
arts code by the w. F. Roberts Co.
one of the citys Oldest printing
houses, was denied in District Su-
preme Court yesterday by Justice
Jesse C. Adkins.
In refusing to grant the prelimin-
ary injunction, Justice Adkins said
that on the showing made by the
parties he was unable Ito find that
the denial of relief until the trial oc-
ours will work greater injury to plain
tiff (the Government) than would be
inflicted on the defendant if the relief
were to be granted"
Violation Is Charged.
One Of the defenses raised by the
Roberts company at the hearing be-
fore Justice Adkins was that the ma
tional industrial recovery act violates
the Constitution. and in this connec-
ton the court said:
Defendants contention that the
act Is unconstitutional raises impor-
tant constitutional questions which
are not free from doubt and which
will have to be passed on by the JUS
tice presiding at the trial of this case
irrespective of my decision. Since the
case must go to trial as to part of the
relief sought, think l should not at
this time pass on these questions of
law. but leave them all to be decided
at the trial"
Justice Adkins announced he had
advanced the case for trial and di-
rected that it be placed at the top OF
the ready calendar whenever issue is
reached on the facts. This means
the hearing on the application for a
permanent injunction will be heard
this Fall.
The Governments suit contended
the defendant was violating code pro-
visions with respect to the minimum
straight pay wage scale, the minimum
pay for overtime, the maximum work
ing hours provision and by failing to
post the code provisions in its work
shop.
Code Adherence Upheld.
Justice Adkins found the code was
not being violated with respect tc
straight pay and in one instance only
in the overtime scale. He found that
some employees had been worked more
than the maximum hours and the
code provisions had not been posted
He decided such violations as hac
been shown were not sufficient Il
justify the issuance Of the prelimi-
nary injunction.
Defense Attorneys F. Regis Noel anc
Harry A. Grant also contended tht
code was not valid on the theory Pres.
ident Roosevelt had neglected to sigr
the order approving 1t. Justice Adkins
held. however, that the President hac
! signed the order.
Evening star., 1934-10-02

It is not generally known that
there are number of large industries
without codes. notably telephone and
telegraph. packing, all dairy products,
natural and manufactured gas, and
tobacco. Nearly all are operating
under the Presidents Unemployment
agreement
Those on the inside at N R. A. say
that labor advisers objected to about
40 per cent of the codes now in
effect.
Walter Hamilton of the new N. r.
A. Board, was the liberal who led
the Amherst College fight to prevent
the ousting of President Meiklejohn.
The processing taxes are coming
fast enough to keep up with the A. A.
A. benefit payments. No official
figures are available. but Treasury
authorities say tax income and pay
ment outgo have just about reached
the balancing point.
The rumor which President Roose-
welt had in mind particularly when
he made that speech last week against
gossip was the one that
Banker Perkins of National City was
to- be made Treasury Secretary. II
was started in the New York finan-
cial district, where most of the specu-
lation nowadays is confined to the
Uranium.
(Copyright 1934O
Evening star., 1934-10-02
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Administration Sending
Million a Day in
Corn-Hog Checks.
BY PAUL MALLON.

-HE most significant inside news
of politics right now is that
the administration is sending
L out corn-hog checks at the
rate of million dollars a day.
This money is going to 1.250.000
MidWeSt farmers Dho hare about
four million Uotcs in their families.
And the election is only month
atCdy.
Figures may not be interesting, but
no better way has been found of
counting dollars and votes. The
figures show that, two months ago,
the A A. A. had paid out only
Sl8,527, 600 in corn-hog benefits. A
few days ago, the paid-out total
reached sl0O,O64. 900. The significance
is plain. AS election drew nearer, the
checks went faster
Evening star., 1934-10-02
HOPES FOR ARMAMENT CUT.
japanese Admiral on Way to London
Believes Plan Possible.

VANCOUVER. B. c., October 2 IP).
Belief that substantial reductions
in ornaments are quite possible" was
expressed here by Admiral Lsoroku
Yamamoto of Japan, en- route to Lon
don for discussions preliminary to the
1885 Naval Conference
Even if it proves otherwise it is the
duty of the powers to do their best to
that end"
Evening star., 1934-10-02
MISSING YOUTH SOUGHT

w. J. Brewer Asks Police Aid
in Search for Son, II.
w. J. Brewer, 823 Jefferson street,
today asked the police to search for
his son, Bobby Brewer, II, Roosevelt
High School student, who disappeared
Saturday.
Worry over her sons disappearance
has made Mrs. BroHr i'll. he said.
Evening star., 1934-10-02


OF the negotiations will have a catas-
trophic political effect. especially in
the Far East.
Two Questions at Issue.
The negotiations between the two
governments are divided into two
parts: The settlement of the debt
to the United States and the ques-
ton of credits.
An agreement has been practically
reached on the question of the pay
ment of the old debts But that
settlement is subordinated to the will
ingneSs OF the United States to ex-
tend long term credits to the Soviet
government
The Moscow government is adamant
in its request to obtain credits ex-
tending over period Of Is or 20
years. The State Department main
tains that any credits over a period
Of FIVE years are no longer credits
but loans, and none of the State De-
partment negotiators is willing to
accept the responsibility Of granting
new loan to Russia even though
the Soviets are willing to undertake
TO use those credits exclusively for
purchases in the United States.
Political Aspects Lost.
In the protracted negotiations, both
governments seemed to have lost
sight Of the political aspect of the
situation.
The wooing of Russia by the prin-
cipal European powers and its tri-
umphal entry into the League of
Nations has made the Soviet leaders
forget that the principal reason for
seeking the renewal of the American
Soviet diplomatic relations was
prompted mainly by political reasons.
Despite the re-entry Of the Soviets
in the concert of world powers. the
political Importance Of closer rela-
tlons between Russia and the United
States remains the same as II months
ago. Russia is not menaced in
Europe, but the danger of trouble
in the Far East remains as potent
as it was year ago. The Soviet
leaders are astute politicians and
realize that the protestations of
friendship from the principal Euro
pean powers will remain platonic
should the Soviets get into trouble
in the Far East.
Understands Situation.
Ambassador Troyanovsky is said to
understand the situation even better
than his superiors in Moscow. He
is reported to intend to drive home
this point during his visit to Moscow
and hopes to return to Washington
with full authority to break the dead
lock.
On the other hand. one of the
determining factors which has in
duced this administration to renew
its old relations with the Soviet was
the expectation to obtain from Russia
substantial orders which would help
reduce unemployment The matter
of the length of credit is really of
secondary importance, if the credits
obtained by Russia will be spent OF
substantial orders in this country. It
is true that the State Department is
standing on the question of principle
But, it is believed in we'll informed
quarters. that if the Soviet govern
ment adopts more flexible attitude
and is willing to meet the American
Government half way the unbending
attitude Of the State Department may
be changed, too.
Evening star., 1934-10-02
u. S. Consul Under Knife.

GIBRALTAR, october 2 R.-Rich-
ard L. Sprague, veteran United States
consul was taken to hospital this
morning for an immediate operation.
He was seriously Ill with diabetes and
doctors stated the operation was a
case Of life or death.