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Evening star., 1934-12-13
DR.. WALSH DISCUSSES
OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS
Regent Of G. q. Declares if Sub
sides Are Discontinued U. s.

Speaking before the Propeller Club
of Baltimore last night Dr. Edmund
A. Walsh. S. j.. regent of the George
town University Foreign Service
School. declared that If ocean mail
contracts and frank subsidies to
American shipping are discontinued,
the Government will be forced to
take over the American merchant
marine.
Ocean mail contracts, he asserted,
simply were pretext for doing some
thing which public policy has proved
Evening star., 1934-12-13

necessary. and it was time, he said,
that the public realized as much.
DR.. Walsh's address was made at
the monthly dinner of the Propeller
Club at the Emerson Hotel. Mayor
Jackson Of Baltimore and about $50
officials and employees Of shipping
companies were present.
Evening star., 1934-12-13
Crittenton Board to Meet.

The Board of Managers of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home will meet to-
morrow at II am. at the home, 4759
Reservoir road. The meeting will be
followed by luncheon at l o'clock
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson is president
Of the hoard
Evening star., 1934-12-13
GERTRUDE STEIN VISITOR

Will Arrive December 90 to Be
Guest of Mrs. Anne Archbold.
Gertrude Stein, of Pigeons in the
Grass, Alas" fame, will arrive here
December 29 for a week end visit with
Mrs. Anne Archbold, 1905 Reservoir
road.
At Mrs. Archbold's home it was said
Miss Stein would stay here "over Sum-
day"
Evening star., 1934-08-17
Tangle Over Political Jobs
In Bureau of Mines Cleared
John W. Finch of Idaho
Becomes Director
After Mi.-up.
Scott Turner, Who Is Re-
placed, Failed to Re-
ceive Notification. /

BY the Associated Press.
A political mix-up which had kept
both Republicans and Democrats
guessing and fuming has ended with
the appointment of John w. Finch
of Idaho as director Of the Bureau
Of Mines.
Previous episodes included the as
sertion that arrangements had been
made to install Finch without noti-
fication to the man he displaced yes
terday-Scott Turner Of Lansing,
Mich. - and an investigation of
Finch's political past.
Turner stepped out without protest,
after making public letter to the
President, dated July 6. in which he
rendered his resignation.
Explains Position.
at came to my knowledge at 10
o'clock Monday morning, July g." he
wrote, that complete arrangements
had been made to install my successor
at that hour; no previous intima-
ton of the intended change had
reached me. At 10 o'clock one of the
group of Government officials instruct
ed to witness the ceremony arrived at
my Office and told me why he had
come. However, no others appeared,
and no ceremony took place.
Later, rumor reached us that the
plan to install a new director failed
Of execution at the last moment be-
cause the new appointment order had
not been signed"
Finch's appointment was scheduled
before President Roosevelt started his
vacation cruise to Hawaii. Finch ar
rived in the Capital with that under
standing, but there was delay. Post
master General Farley, apparently au-
thentic reports said, was looking into
the political ancestry of the pfospec-
tive director. There was a rumor he
had supported President Hoover and
that he had sought the post during
a Republican administration.
The President laid the matter aside
until his return. Finch was backed
by Secretary Ickes and Senator Pope,
Democrat of Ohio. Whether Farley
became convinced that the rumors
were untrue Is not known. Anyhow,
Finch gets the job.
Resignation Accepted.
Turner also made public the letter
from Mr.. Roosevelt accepting the
resignation. 1t was dated August Is
and thanked Turner for your
courteous attitude in withholding this
resignation so far as its effective date
was concerned until returned from
my trip"
Turner had written the President
that he had no objection to quitting
and that "as the matter now stands,
and in the light of attendant circum-
stances, ordinary self-respect leaves no
alternative but to resign"
He said also that a change with
the abruptness apparently in con-
temptation would have been without
precedent and that he had not sought
the post as head of the Bureau of
Mines.
The bureau formerly was under the
Commerce Department, but was trans
ferred to the Interior Department
early in the Roosevelt administration.
Ickes told reporters at the time
Finch's appointment was scheduled to
Evening star., 1934-08-17
RUSS SEEKS RICHES
THOUGHT LEFT IN US.
Heirs Of New Orleans Man Long
Barred From Hunt by Relations
Of Two Nations.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, August 17.-Al-
most blind and speaking only broken
English, Mordke Herdman, 55year-
old Mexico City silk merchant, was
in New Orleans today seeking admis-
sion to the United States to take
possession of a New Orleans estate.
He claimed his father, Ike Herd
man, who died in New Orleans on
December 9, 1915. left valuable prop
erty and that he was the sole heir.
immigration authorities sent Herd
man to the Marine Hospital after his
arrival aboard a ship to obtain a
diagnosis of his physical condition.
A decade ago the newspapers here
carried a story Of fabulous wealth
attained in real estate investments by
the elder Herdman, but the status of
the property today was more or, less
of a mystery. These accounts said
that Ike Herdman was an immigrant
who died and left fortune while his
children and grandchildren were
starving in the Russian, revolution.
On his death bed in 1915 Herdman
told the story Of his life to Felix j.
Dreyfous, a New Orleans attorney.
Dreyfous located Mordke, the son; the
husbands of Ike Herdman's two
daughters and several grandchildren
in Russia.
Mordke's wife, his two sisters and
other relatives died. The survivors
were blocked from coming here be-
cause of existing relations between
this country and Russia. Mordke
Herdman then led the procession of
remaining heirs to Mexico. and he is
now in search of the lost fortune.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
COUCH QUITS POST
ASR.E.C. DIRECTOR
Praises Roosevelt Leader
Ship-Robert W. Lea Re-
signs N. R. A. Position.

BY the Associated Press.
Harvey Couch of Arkansas. STEP
ping out as a director OF the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, says President
Roosevelt's leadership and the efforts
Of the r. F. c. and other units have
turned the tide" toward recovery.
He told the President so yesterday
when his resignation was accepted.
effective September /. Couch, q
Hoover appointee. plans to return to
business in the Southwest.
Lea Also Resigns.
The resignation Of another impor-
tant member Of the emergency agen-
cieS-that Of Robert w. Lea as as
sistant N. r. A. administrator for in
dustry-alSo was announced formally
yesterday in a statement, which said
Lea will become consulant for several
important manufacturing and banking
interests, including the Hammond
Lumber Co. of San Francisco. 1t was
announced more than two weeks ago
that he planned to resign.
Lea has been with N. r. A. since
its early days and. among others.
handled the construction, cement,
furniture and cotton garment codes.
He will begin his new Job immedi-
ately after his resignation becomes
effective next Tuesday.
Couch was nominated for the r. r.
C. board by President Hoover in Janu-
airy, 1882, and confirmed after bitter
criticism by Senator Blain (Repub-
lican) Of Wisconsin for his record as
utilities and railroad man.
In his letter of resignation Couch
said:
With the feeling that your leader
ship and the efforts of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, as we'll as
other agencies set up to conquer the
depression, have definitely turned the
tide, wish to return to my own busi-
ness in the great Southwest. There
fore, with your permission, I tender
my resignation as director of the above
corporation, to become effective not
later than August 81, 1894"
Reply of President.
The President replied:
My dear Harvey
"Appreciating fully your reasons for
submitting your resignation as di-
rector of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp, I am reluctantly accepting 1t,
effective as Of September l.
Il want you to know first appre-
ciate very much your willingness to
hold up your resignation submitted
June 26 until after my return tc
Washington, and, second, the fine anc
loyal service rendered.
Il want to have the opportunity for
little talk with you In the next few
days."
Evening star., 1934-08-17
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Army Band
this evening at 7:30 o'clock, at the
east front of Capitol, one of series
of concerts in the Greater National
Capital Committee music week. Capt.
William J. Stannard, leader; Thomas
F. Darcy, associate leader.
March, "Defile". "............... Haney
Tone poem, "Finlandia". Sibelius
Cornet solo,
Spanish Serenade". zee. Eilenberg
(Ralph Ostrom)
Russian Sailors Dance"
from The Red Poppy. ..... .Gliere
March, The Post Commando" Yassel
Overture to "Elverhoi". ..... .Kuhlau
Xylophone solo,
Down South. ........ .Myddleton
(CharleS D. Hershey
"Marche Slav" .Tschaikowsky
Selection of Latin American
melodies, "Panamericana"
Compiled by Stannard
Scene from the "Nibelungen
Ring" THE Walkyrie" go. Wagner
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-08-17

The explanation ordinarily would
have been accepted by every one, but
cabinet officer almost simultaneously
told story which did not jibe. He
was trying to show that it was impos-
sible for the silver naturalization an
nouncement to have leaked to Wall
Street. He said the reason the market
advanced two days previous to the
announcement was because the Gov
ernment itself was boSting the price
up. In other words, the Government
itself forced the silver price up to
49% cents three minutes before the
President spoke.
1t is understood the quarterback of
the New Deal team is going to take
steps hereafter so they will all tell
the same story.
Tugwellians Sought Peace.
The Tugwellians tried to make peace
with Senator Smith Of South Caro-
lima, on the sidelines, few days ago,
but there is to be no peace.
You may recall that Senator
Smith ,Ods Prof. TpotOels seuer-
est critic az the last congress.
When Tugtoeu iods arranging to
speak recently in Smiths State,
an emissary ,Dent to Smith and
asked the Senator to appear NTH
Tug,OeH and to introduce the pro-
lessor The anstDer t0as no, en-
phdticouy no.
Instead. on the eve of Tugwell's ap-
pearance Senator Smith issued state
ment blasting all dictators.
Howe Really 'Writhing."
Mr.. Roosevelt's political maestro,
Louis Howe, picked up a weekly news
magazine not long ago and read that
he had been writhing on q bed in the
White House as Mr. Roosevelt left for
Hawaii. He did not recall writhing OF
being in bed, as he had accompanied
Evening star., 1934-08-17
TIGERS SHUT OUT
BY YANKEES, so
Gomez Allows Eight Scattered
Hits as New York Takes First
,s@ of Double-Header.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August l7-Lefty
Vernon Gomez shut out the league
leading Detroit Tigers with eight
scattered hits as the New York
Yankees punched their blows of Vic
Sorrell in two innings to take the
first game of today's double-header,
5 to o, played before a crowd Cf
5000.
The victory reduced ths Tigers
lead to Az games
Gomez, who was knocked out of the
box in the first game of the series,
never gave the Tigers a chance to-
day as he hung up his twentieth VIC
tory for the first pitcher in the
American League to reach that total
this year. The victory also evened
%he series at two-an.
The Yankees got only six hits of
Sorrell, but four of them came in
the first inning, when they scored
three runs. In the sixth Tony Lazzeri
hit a home run with Sellxirk on base
to account for the other two runs.
Evening star., 1934-08-17

go through that Turner had not SO
much as come into the Secretary's Of
fee after the transfer. Ickes said he
thought it was not too much to ex-
pect that the chief of the bureau at
least would pay his respects to new
boss.
Opposed Transfer.
Turner is reported to have opposed
vigorously the transfer of the bureau.
He told reporters yesterday he had
written IckeS expressing willingness
to discuss bureau matters with him,
but had never received a call from the
Secretary.
Finch is native of Lebanon, N. Y,
and attended Colgate University. He
was once an instructor at Colgate and
at the University of Chicago, and from
1925 to 1929 held professorship In
mining geology at the Colorado School
of Mines.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
MAN IS ARRESTED
AS
Charged With Taking Girl
to His Home on Pretense
of Being an Officer.

Harry Franklin Stinson, %. employe
of an ice cream firm, was held today
while police investigated charges that
he impersonated a detective last night
and took a l3-year-old girl to his
home in the first block Of New York
avenue, where she was found this
morning.
Stnson was arrested by Head
quarters Detective Eugene Davis, who
said he found the young man at home
with his wife and child and the girl
sleeping in an adjoining room. The
girl was reported missing last night
from her home in the 1900 block Of
Thirteenth street.
Driver Gives Address.
This morning a taxicab driver,
Percy L. Moore, 1900 block of WASH
tngton Circle, went to headquarters
and told Davis a young man had i'm
personated Davis last night while rid
ing about the city in his cab with a
girl He added the fare had failed
to pay his bill. Moore gave Davis the
New York avenue address.
The officer, on investigating, learned
the girl had attended a moving picture
show and was on her way home when
Stinson accoSted her on Ninth street.
Said Girl Was Arrested.
StinSon Is said to have accom-
panied the girl home. Her mother was
out at the time, but the girls grand
father said a man told him the child
was under arrest" and that he was
a detective. Stinson, it was charged,
then left with the child.
Police quoted Stinson as saying he
had been drinking last night and
could not recall what had occurred
While he was held the girl was sent
to the Receiving Home for Children.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Government Is Hest.
tant to Issue Figures
on Drought.
BY PAUL MALLON.

TIME Government has been very
cagey about giving out drought
figures.
Il The new dealers prefer to talk
in general terms. They act
dumb if any one asks how much food
prices are going up, or the extent to
which farm purchasing power will be
affected.
They have good reasons for such
caution. They learned from the pre-
ceding administration that prophecies
are dangerous. Also, they know all
initial estimates must necessarily be
inexact.
But, If you look in their inner coat
pockets, you will find a few unoflcial
expert guesses which show ray OF
good hope in all the gloom of wide
spread misery and desolation. These
are at least the best possible estimates
of prospects at this time.
81 Corn Is Foreseen.
The food experts privately guess
that the general level Of prices will in
crease less than per cent. They
think corn will go to 81 bushel by
November and wheat possibly to s1.15,
unless the Government steps in. Meats
also will increase much beyond the
general level. Vegetables, however,
should increase but little.
The per cent expectation is not
alarming when you consider that the
general level of food prices increased
but per cent from its extreme low
of last year In 1924. food prices rose
9 per cent without hardships, although
the people had more money then
than now.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
NEWSPAPER EXECUTIVES
ON SECOND DAYS HOP
Leave San Juan and Will Spend
Night in Georgetown,
British Guiana.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. August IT.
- The airplane Brazilian Clipper,
bearing a party Of newspaper execu-
tives, took of at am. today on the
second day of her maiden fight to
South America.
The great airliner headed into a
windlesS, cloudlesS sky toward Port
of-Spain, Trinidad, from where 1t will
carry on before evening to George
town, British Guiana, where the
party will spend the night Today's
flight was to be 1900 miles. The
party would circle the Virgin Islands
on today's fight.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
CAPITALS RAINFALL
FOUR INCHES IN WEEE
Nation at Large Shares in Pre-
cipitation-Water Shortages
Alleviated. -

Bringing the total Of rainfall in
Washington to almost 4 inches In
the week ending this morning, a
steady downpour fell on the city
yesterday. Precipitation was 1872
inches within the "a hours terrni-
mated at am. today, the Weather
Bureau said. Since August IL the
total has been 1886 inches.
Early forecasts were for clear skies
over the week end.
The nation at large shared in the
rains, according to Associated Press
reports. In Missouri, Kansas, Illinois,
Southern Minnesota and other farm
ing areas, crops benefited from almost
torrential rains. Some of the major
harvests were too far gone to be
saved, but water shortages were al
leviated and late crops insured
maturity.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
NATIONALS BEAT
INDIANS IN FIRST
OF DOUBLE-HEADER
Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Galatzer popped to Travis. Travis
threw out Knickerbocker. No runs.
WASHINGToN-ManuSh famed.
Cronin popped to Hale. Travis sin
gled to left. Myer sent long fly to
Averill. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
CLEVELAND-whit threw out
Averill. Trosky lined to Schultz
Harris ran to the right-field wall for
one-hand catch of Hale's loft. No
runs.
WASHINGTON-Bolton sent long
fly to Ayerill. Kamm threw out Har-
ris. Whitehill dropped a single in
short left. Schultz flied to Averill
No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
CLEVELAND-Cron threw out
Kamm. Seeds flied to Manush. Berg
flied to Schultz. No runs.
WAS HING TON-Knickerbocke
threw out Susko Manush singled to
right. Knickerbocker went back for
Cronin's pop. Travis singled to left,
ManuSh stopping at second. Myer
singled to center, scoring Manush and
sending Travis to third. Bolton lined
to Knickerbocker. One run.
SEVENTH INNING.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rolled to
Myer. Myer threw out -Galatzer.
Knickerbocker fouled to Travis. No
runs. --'
WASHINGTON-S came in for
diving catch of Harris hoist to left.
Whitehill flied to Averill. Schultz
singled to left. Susko bounded to
Trosky. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING. .7"
CLEVELAND D-Averill famed.
TroSky flied to Manush. Hale singled
to left. Kamm singled to right,
Hale stopping at second. Seeds flied
to Manush. No runs.
wASHINGTON-Hale threw out
Manush. Kamm threw out Cronin.
Travis walked. Hale threw out Myer.
No runs.
NINTH INNING.
CLEVELAND-Berg tripled to CEN
ter. Hildebrand popped to Susko
Pytlak ran for Berg. Galatzer singled
to left, scoring Pytlak. Knickerbocker
drove into a double play, Myer to
Cronin to Suska One run.
WASHINGTON-Pytlak now catch
ing for Cleveland. Bolton doubled
down the left field line. Harris dou-
bled to right, scoring Bolton. White
hill sacrificed, Kamm to Hale, cover
ing first. Schultz singled to left, scor-
ing Harris with the tieing run. Susko
flied to Seeds in left center. Hale
threw out ManuSh. Two runs.
TENTH INNING.
LEVELAND-Travis threw out
Averill. .Trosky singled to center.
Hale forced Trosky, Travis to Myer.
Kamm flied to Manush. No runs.
WASHINGTON-K made a
bare handed stop in back OF third
and threw out Cronin. Travis singled
to center Myer singled to center,
Travis stopping at second. Bolton
singled to center, scoring Travis. One
run.
Evening star., 1934-08-17

the President to the ship, hurriedly
discussing lot of last-minute business.
Friends out in the country poured
letters in on HoiOe, sympdthizing
Nth him, until he began to torithe
in earnest Replying to one
friend, he stated: 81 decline to be
buried until I am dead"
Howe feels better and is more chip
per than at any time since he has
been in Washington.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
UNDERSLU UNG LINERS fi
LATEST FOR SEA Travel
Lowering of Center of Gravity
Would Reduce Tendency to
Dip When Making Turn.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 17-Under-
Slung ocean liners are indicated as
the next move in naval architecture.
For liners, underslung means lower
ing the center of gravity, or center
of mass, by shifting the weight
downward.
The change would reduce the
'heeling" Of fast ships, or their
tendency to dip to one side when
making a turn. The discoveries in
dicating that this change is possible,
were made public today at the Sperry
Co. and described by r. P. Hodgkin-
son.
They came from 18 months study
of the action at sea of the first stabi-
lized liner, the Conte di Savoia,
whose three gyros reduce rolling in
rough weather.
Evening star., 1934-08-17

representatives of the United Textile
Workers"
johnson "Not High Enough"
He added that Gen. Hugh johnson
N. r. A. administrator, was mot high
l enough up to be able to "do anything
about the strike"
The convention yesterday ordered
the unions Executive Council to call
a general strike of the cotton workers
on or before September l.
Reelection by acclamation of Nc
Mahon, who lives in Providence, r. l.,
was a surprise development in view
of the successful maneuvering of in
surgent groups at yesterdays stormy
sessions.
The insurgents threw their support
to Mcmahon following a series OF
early morning conferences.
Emil Rieve of Milwaukee. who yes
terday led the insurgents in the move
to call strike affecting 100000 work.
erS, presided as temporary chairman
during the election.
An attempt was made to present
the name Of Morris E. George of
Lewistown, Pa, rayon worker and
leader of a strike against the Viscose
Co., but George declined in favor of
McMahon.
May Extend WalkOut.
The threatened walkout would be
the largest since passage of the ma
tional industrial recovery act. Cor
man said the convention would vote
today or tomorrow on whether to ex-
tend the walkout to the silk, rayon
and woolen-worSted fields.
Half a million persons work in the
cotton mills and quarter million in
other textile plants. The union claims
q membership of 100000.
Most of the mills involved are in
New England and the South. Dele
gates from strike-torn Dixie, one of
them SCARED and limping, led the
fight for the mandatory strike call.
Only II hours notice of the strike S
actual start is to be given employers,
but the 'deadline" for the walkout was
fixed as September /.
German said the unions three
major objectives are:
Better enforcement Of minimum
wage standards.
Adjustment Of the "stretchout," or
giving operators extra machines to
watch.
Elimination of discrimination against
union workers.
Alabama Called Worst"
Charging that differentials are not
being maintained, German said 1.-The
minimum has become the maximum u
Skilled workers get as little as s12 a
week and others as little as $3.50, he
said.
More than 500 local union officers
have been discharged on the grounds
OF "inefflciency," German asserted
adding that Alabama is the worst
place for this discrimination"
In Atlantic City, William Green
president Of the American Federation
of Labor, expressed the hope that
labor would obtain representation
without striking. He said the textile
workers were entirely right" in in
sisting on representation on code au.
thorities
In the meantime, however, the an.
nouncement had come from Wash.
ington that Mcmahon had beer
named to the Labor Advisory Boarc
Of the N. r. A. The two developments
were said to be unrelated.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
EDISON SET SOLD
Ford Gets Instrument on Which

Ford Gets Instrument on Which
Inventor Learned Code.
FORT ERIE, Ontario, August IT
R.-The ancient set of telegraph
instruments on which the late
Thomas Edison learned the Morse
code have been shipped to Henry
Ford at Dearborn. Mich, 1t was
learned yesterday.
The set will be displayed first at
the Worlds Fair at Chicago, after
which they will be placed in Mr..
Ford's permanent collection. The
price was not disclosed.