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Evening star., 1934-08-06
Voices Of Safety.

Voices Of Safety.
fAre you a student of classic lit
erature?"
"I was for awhile" answered SEN
ator Sorghum, "but some it it needs
censoring. So I'll Just wait for the
good old Congressional Record. What
ever else you may say against our
speeches, they don't need expurga-
ton"
Jud TunkinS says everybody claims
to be working for posterity-including
the munitions makers.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

Massachusetts, Democrats are Won
dertng If the Roosevelt administrator
Will finally take 3 hand IN the fight
for the Democratic nomination for
Evening star., 1934-08-06

81 admires fiyin." said Uncle Eben,
but as turns my admiracious gaze
upward, do say dat chewin' tobscker
ought to be forbid hV law to svistors.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

Kitten with a ball of yarn
Makes q pretty tangle,
Lets the rats romp In the barn
While old felines wrangle.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Business in Politics.

Business In Politics.
do you believe in business in
politics?"
Yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
But never yet saw 9 campaign
fund that didn't have trouble with .
deficit"
"a musician" said Hi Ho. the sage
Of Chinatown, "is valuable In keeping
the ear entertained with sound in the
hope that sooner or later sense will
be associated with it,"
Evening star., 1934-08-06

ifth ~ ard PEnnAFlTania Ava.
Nsm Yegk C&Ea. 1fa Kast 41na o.
Chseaso 0fnres Lake MieniEan T.uil6sHK.
European Crac9s Il 4 Resent g.. LCnaon.
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rhs Evsnins Star NswspApsr Company

THEODORE w. NoYEs. Editor
Evening star., 1934-08-06

Q. What are the Coventry Plays7--
M. G..
A. The Coventry Plays were q set
OF AZ plays combining the morality
and the mystery, acted during the
sixteenth century at Coventry or
thereabouts on Corpus Christi day.
They were probably written by the
clergy and we're widely attended.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

@. Who founded the Faber lead.
pencil industry?--7J. S. II.
A. The business was founded in
1850 at Stein, near Nuremberg, by
Kaspar Faber.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

@. When was the year without a
Summer?-A. B.
A. The year without Summer was
1916. There was ice and snow in
every month, according to contempo-
rary writer's, and people wore over
coats in July.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

W As H I y O = o n, D. C.
MONDAY. August 9, 1884
Evening star., 1934-08-06

State Will re-elect him, and a great
many of them are inclined to agree
with his criticism. In the Senate the
Virginia delegation, Byrd and Senator
Carter Glass, are as ''unreconstructed
rebels" against the new deal as are
any of the Republicans. The opposi-
ton to the new deal has cropped out
in widely separated spots geographic
cally, among the Democrats. Gore OF
Oklahoma regards many of the new
deal policies as fantastic, ridiculous
and in violation of the spirit and the
letter of the Constitution. Bailey of
North Carolina has been outspoken In
some of his attacks on the new deal
policies, and Smith of South Carolina,
chairman of the Committee on Agri-
culture, refused to swallow the NOM
ination of Tugwell to be Undersecre-
tary of Agriculture. 1t is obvious that
most Of the opposition on the Demo-
cratic side which has so far come into
the open is from Southern Senator's.
Long of Louisiana is another OF the
new deal critics, but that Is largely
because he is fighting for his own
political life in Louisiana and the ad-
ministration has been inclined to help
his opponents, especially with Fed
eraI patronage.
The fight which Long is waging IN
Louisiana for political dominance has
been without a parallel in other States.
He comes nearer to being an Amer
ican Hitler, in a modified way because
he has operated over only compare
lively small section of the country,
than any other man in public life. He
seeks to use the State militia as a
kind of Brown Shirt army, to enforce
his demands 1t looks as though he
would go as far as civil war in Loui-
siana to have his way. Just how long
the people of Louisiana are going to
put up with their dictator is an in
teresting question.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

@. What Is the purpose Of the
numbered dial on the mast Of bat
tleships?-C. 8.
A. The dial on battleship Is called
a concentration dial. II gives ranges
down to hundreds Of yards, and Is
used in concentrating the f1re Of more
than one ship on the target.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

@. What is the height and weight
Of John Barrymore2-E. s.
A. The height of John Barrymore
Is s. feet 10 inches. and his weight
is approximately $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
ENGLAND PLEDGES
CHINA AID, SEE SAYS
Envoy Declares League Treaty
Binds British to Prevent
External Aggression.

DR.. Alfred Sao-Ke SEE, the Chinese
Minister. in statement last night
asserted Sir John Simon, British for
eign minister, had told only half the
truth when he said Great Britain was
not pledged to preserve the integrity
of China.
at is evident that, when drafting
this statement, Sir John employed his
great abilities as a lawyer to con-
struct what would appear to be a
comprehensive denial and yet avoid a
direct conflict with fact" DR.. See
said.
(The British foreign minister was
reported to have told the House of
Commons that: at is not true that
we (Great Brittany have ever signed
or any one else has ever signed a
treaty with China in which he have
pledged ourselves to use all our forces
to preserve the integrity and political
independence of China."D
"It is true" DR.. SEE said, "that
Great Britain has not, in so many
words, given treaty pledge to use
all her forces to preserve the integrity
and political independence of China,
and thus Sir Johns statement may
be said to lie within the confines OF
fact meticulouslv viewed But, there
is also the fact that Great Britain has
signed the treaty of which the COW
enant of the League of Nations is a
part, and that, Great Britain. in
common with other members of the
League, has undertaken not only to
respect but to preserve as against ex-
ternal aggression the territorial in
tegrity and existing political indie
pendence of all members of the
League, among which members China
is included"
Evening star., 1934-05-20

had made no effort since leaving
Office to have any person appointed.
IF the Department of Justice has
in it the square dealers I think it
has," he concluded, ut will not lend
its great influence to political re-
prisals. 1t will Immediately remove
from Office the assistant to the At
torney General, Mr.. Dalrymple, who
has set up against private citizen a
false, malicious, cowardly charge of
conspiracy, and used the Department
of Justice to sustain him in his
slanderous attack"
John 8. Hurley, former head of the
Justice dry unit and now employed
in the Internal Revenue Bureau,
whose name was given as one of the
alleged conspirators at Pat Hurley's
home, also demanded a public vindi-
cation of "these false and libelous
charges"
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, Of
North Carolina told the committee
that, "to the best of his vague recol-
lection" John s. Hurley has failed
to keep a promise to appoint North
Carolina man in the dry unit. Hur-
ley replied that he had made the
promise only with the proviso that
the appointment would hinge On the
mans ability to pass character in
vestigation, which, he said, the man
failed to do.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
BOY, 3, AMONG 10
REPORTED MISSING
Police Told Man of IS Disap.
peared, Remarking He Would
Do Away With Self.

Police last night were seeking 10
missing persons. one of them s.
year-old boy. Eight were persons
from out of town, who were thought
to be in Washington.
The missing boy, Teddy Thornberg
has been gone from his home. 1921
c street northeast, since yesterday
afternoon. He was described as hav-
ing blond hair and blue eyes and wore
blue pants ond a blue and white
jacket.
William r. Peters. IS, who left his
home in the 400 block of F. street
southwest yesterday, was reported to
have said he wa going to do away
with himself" according to the police
report.
Others sought were: Walter Fer
guson, AZ, said to have left his home
at Cortland, N. Y, to come to Walter
Reed Hospital, but failed to arrive
Robert B. Brown. Is, missing from
Greenfield, Ind, since April 80; Clar-
ence E. Patterson. IS. missing from
Elk County, Pa, for 10 years; Ran
dolph Ward Aldridge, lS. missing
from Lyells, Va, since April 18; AL
bert Harris, 19, missing from Brook
lyn, N. Y. since May IL; Jedru s.
Minnick, %, missing from Hoadley,
Va, since April 18. and Paul Mesler,
25, and Harry Huffman, 81, missing
from Burlington, Iowa
Evening star., 1934-05-20

ards used 500, 900 as the poulation for
Washington. But the latest estimate
of Washington's population is the
estimate of July !, 1888, which was
495, 900. For all the other cities ex-
cept Milwaukee, the assessor used the
last actual census of April ], 1880.
For Milwaukee the assessor used the
population estimate Of June ]. 1890,
of $50, 400; whereas the comparab BILE
population figure for Milwaukee
should have been 578,249
Use Of Population Figures.
The population figure. which is
used as the divisor in estimating per
capita tax burdens, is, of course, i'm
portant. Had Mr.. Richards. in his
comparisons for the Senate Commit
tee, used the population for WASH
ington as of the same. date that was
used for other cities. the result would
have shown Washington's per capita
tax burden about dollar higher.
For instance: WashingtOns per
capita tax burden, using 100000 as
the population, is s35.05. Using the
figure 486,869 (the 1880 census), it
would be shown as $3.50.
When the 100000 population esti-
mate is used, Washington's per capita
tax levy is greater than that of Is of
the cities with which it is compared
eliminating State and county taxes;
when the 486, 1853 census figure is used,
Washington's per capita is greater
than 16 of the cities. Including State
and county taxes, Washington's per
capita tax levy is greater than eight
of the cities with which it is COM
pared. when the 100000 estimate is
used and greater than nine when the
census figure is used.
While Washington's population now
spproximates 100000, and in using
this figure Mr.. Richards Leaned over
backwards" to avoid any appearance
of favoritism TO Washington, the
comparison would have been more
exact had the actual census figure of
he same date been used throughout.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
FRATERNITY HONORS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Omicron Delta Kappa of Pitts
burgh Initiates Him Into
Society.

Attorney General Cummings last
night was initiated into the Circle of
Omicron Delta Kappa Society of the
University of Pittsburgh.
A delegation of fraternity members
from the university inducted Cum
mings into the society, among whose
members are Secretary of State Hull,
recently initiated by the George
Washington University Circle. The
fraternity leaders were guests of
Cummings at dinner at his home,
2700 Tilden street, last night.
Members representing the Pitts
burgh Circle here for initiation we're:
John P. Brscken, president, Omicron
Delta Kappa: Leroy Lewis, manager
of foot ball; John B. Holbrook, presi-
dent of the Y. M. C. A.; James A.
Danahey, vice president of Student
Council; John Grove, editor of the
year book; Jules Green, student
councillor, and Raymond McCune,
chairman of Student Relations Com
mittee, all of the University of Pitts
burgh, and DR.. William M. Brown OF
Washington, national secretary of o.
d. K, and Wendell H. Balm, presi-
dent, George Washington Circle.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
PLAN
SESSION IN CHILE
Pan-American Countries to
Be Represented at Sep
tember ParIey.

Plans for participation in the con-
ference of the Latin American Feder-
alton of Education at Santiago, Chile,
September I-i6, were discussed yes
terday by a group of prominent edu-
Gators comprising the National CO.
operating Committee for the United
States.
Twenty-one American republics will
take part in the conference, the first
in which Pan-American countries
have arranged to seek a common solu-
tion to their varied educational prob
lens.
The committee met with its chair
man, DR.. George F. zook, United
States commissioner Of education.
While general plans for American
participation are still in a tentative
state, it was decided to arrange for
a representative educational exhibit.
There will be other meetings from
time to time.
Organized in Atlanta.
The federation was organized sew
eral years ago at conference in At
lanta, Ga, and was formed at the
suggestion of DIR. Glen Leon Swiggett
of the National Educational Asso-
ciation.
DR.. Swiggett explained last night
that the political and diplomatic con-
ferences of the American republics
had failed to solve the problems for
the masses. BY series of educational
conferences, he said, it was hoped to
lay the basis for better citizenship,
solution of basic educational problems
that involve, among many things,
teaching people to fit themselves to
better their condition in life.
At Yesterdays meeting, the invita-
tions to various institutions were con-
sidered and left for the chairman and
secretary to make out the list.
Members Of the Cooperating Com
mittee in attendance, in addition 10
DR.. Zook and DR.. SWiggett, we're DR..
Lotus A. Ccffman, president of the
University of Minnesota; DR.. John
Dever of Columbia University, hon
orary president of the National Edu-
cation Association; DR.. George John
son, secretary general National Cath
olic Educational Association; DR..
Henry Lester Smith, dean School OF
Education, University of Indiana; Dr.
Anson Phelps Stokes, president and
chairman of the Educational Commit
tee, Phelps Stokes Foundation, and
DR.. Augustus o. Thomas, secretary
general World Federation of Educa-
tional Associations.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
MOTOR ACCIDENTS
CLAIM TWO LIVES
Injuries Fatal to Robert
Maliff-CoIored Boy
Is Killed.

Trafic accidents claimed two lives
in Washington yesterday.
The victims were Robert Maliff, 81,
of 14O8 Fairmont street, who died in
Emergency Hospital Of injuries re-
ceived when struck by an automobile
on Connecticut avenue, near Dupont
Circle, last Tuesday, and William
Oliver, 3, colored, 200 block of Third
street southwest, fatally injured late
yesterday when hit by a car near his
home.
Theodore w. Lowrie, 81, of the 1900
block of r street, was arrested as the
driver of the machine which struck
Maliff. Later, however, he was re-
leased in the custody of his attorney,
pending an inquest.
Henry c. Berry, 26. colored, 700
block of Harvard street. operator Of
the automobile that hit the Oliver
boy, also was arrested and held for
an inquest.
Three persons were hurt in other
accidents. They are:
Leslie Brooke. 20. OF 1903 Forty
first street, seriously injured when
struck near his home by a car driven
by Frederick B. Richey, Chevy Chase,
Md; Albert Shaw, IL, of 220-A Bates
street, injured when his bicycle was
struck by machine operated by
Chester r. Wrapper, 80, of the 100
block of L street northeast, and Mrs.
Joseph A. Nagel, 1925 Perry street,
Mount Rainier, Md, hurt when a
taxicsb, in which she was a passen-
ger. stopped suddenly at First street
and Florida avenue.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Marriage Licenses.

Samuel H. Manchester. 25, zoos Wiscon-
sin ave. and Mary A. Donlin, 25. Il27
wiliam W ". g ponaidson. Of o97a: a. 5oo4 18th st.
ne; n,;. and Mary R; Smith. a, ao6 west
Gftam 9urasaTa desTsee Rey N ao9s &
and Theima c. Appiebs M so0s q. rG55sr 5os la Is:
c.os9e m9nt st.; w,Isen Eey; a aoI stoekdale
=. st. SCI Rev. A. F. Poore.
Red aed Z GSSIdien, Ss2ie is, 1881 D St: St: Sc;
II. ?. wentworth. nfs':! Is. 44ss Fessenden st.,
chshes aES HasrssS a q 5 1850
iith St. ST. me-; Rev: John INV; Weidiley. i"'
M. Z. Tucker. 81, 1912 Euclid st.. and
AiiGs I; Poors Taylor. 2l' 112o G St; Rev.
s'FTs FIza Msiisn MaaSsn e. s south
A; BAYLOR, 20, Balty. va; Rev. W.
Mary MsIaashiln: I 81. Lsnehburs;' Gsi Hs;' 1a. saG
MiIson Ei s Benton. II nhc@aS sa. New York City, and
Frances Papsrno 20. Brooklyn, N. y;
'a%si BUfb r. TS5fh Snilmo4:. a2 and md cspl 49,
Msehell ss s"sot s9th Of fas Rosslyn. Haoia Va; l.
N. o. Anderson, "a, and Pearl Husong.
e., both OF New York City: Judge
George Williams, nU' 80. 1920 Fairmont st..
and Annie M. BaineS, "a. 9O5 R ST.;
Rev. j. J. Albert.
r. 1. Mills. 23. 800 9th st. ne. and Ruth
H. Dameron, FL, sos Minnesota ave.
ne; Rev: A. F.. Poore.
Sidney s: Jones, 21. and Audrey L. Rus
sell. 81. both Of 2O5 c ST.: Rev. A. F.
Poore.
Herman Leader, Al. and Elizabeth Brann,
80, both Of Baltimore; Rev. H. M.
Hennig.
George M. Pulver, As. New York City.
and Grace W. Pulver, 26. 1887 N ST.;
Rev. Z. L. Buckley.
Evening star., 1934-05-20

IS WASHINGTON property too
/ highly assessed?
Does the effort of an honest
i assessor to live up, as FAR as
humanity possible, to the letter of
law requiring 100 per cent property
valuation for tax collecting purposes
impose a heavier burden on Wash
ington property owners than that
which is borne by property owners
elsewhere?
During the course of the hearings
before the Senate subcommittee on
District appropriations on the pend
ing appropriation bill, Assessor Rich
ards introduced a table in which the
total assessments, tax levies and per
capita tax levies of 81 cities were
compared.
The results OF this comparison
showed, according to Mr.. Richards,
that Washingtonians are bearing
"fair" real estate tax burden and are
not favored by low taxation.
But another comparison. which is
possible by using Mr.. Richards fig
ures. produces interesting facts con-
cerning the thoroughness Of assess
ment here as compared with that In
other cities.
Much Higher Than Average.
The results of this comparison are
shown in the table accompanying this
article. Washington's assessed valua-
tion per capita is shown to be almost
a thousand dollars above the average
assessed valuation per capita of other
cities, when the latest assessment fig
ures are used, and is more than a
thousand dollars in excess of the
average per capita assessment of
other cities when the assessment un-
der the $l.70 rate is used.
The only two cities which approach
Washington in per capita assessment
are Cincinnati and Boston, Cincinnati
being a little smaller than Washing
ton and Boston being much larger
than Washington.
In his comparisons Assessor Rich
Evening star., 1934-05-20
u. s. JUDGE DEN|ES|
POWERS OF n. R. A.
Labels Invasion of States
Rights "Boldest Type
of Usurpation."
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May ls.-Fed-
eral Judge Charles 1. Dawson, who re-
Gently granted temporary injunction
to restrain prosecution OF }. Western
Kentucky coal operators under the
national recovery act, today handed
down q written opinion, declaring the
N. r. A. as applied to local affairs
was "the boldest kind Of usurpation."
Judge Dawson's injunction, under
which the western Kentucky mines
are paying miners 81 for a seven-hour
day, in place of the $3.50 decreed by
the N. r. A. code, enjoined the dis
trict attorney from initiating any
prosecution to enforce code penalties.
In support of his order, Judge Daw-
sons opinion today said that no con-
stitutional justification for attempted
regulation OF local affairs could be
found.
Tolerated" by Public.
ut is the boldest kind OF usurpa-
tion," it stated, dared by the su-
thorities and tolerated by the public
only because of the bewilderment of
the people in the present emergency.
Every person at all familiar with the
Constitution and our scheme OF Gov
eminent under 1t knows that no such
power exists and its mere academic
assertion would be amusing, but its
determined exercise is tragic"
Discussing the recovery act, the
opinion said:
Apparently none of the activities
Of man are acknowledged as beyond
its reach. If the existence of such a
power in the national Government be
admitted, it means the end of consti-
tutionsl Government in this country,
under which individual effort and in
itiative have been fostered and en-
couraged. and the people generally
have enjoyed a degree of liberty of
person and security of property un-
known to the rest of the world"
Would Protect States.
II know of no higher duty of the
national courts" he continued, the
judges Of which are sworn to support
and defend the Constitution of the
United States. than to strike down
such unwarranted invasion of the re-
served powers of the States and the
rights OF the people"
Even Conceding Congress the power
to act, Judge Dawson said, the law
would be unconstitutional delegation
OF that power to the President, as it
sets up no standards to guide him in
carrying out the legislative will and
policy.
Quotes Supreme Court.
The opinion held that to hold the
new coal code binding because the
operators had consented to the old
code would be not unlike treating
the unresisting march of the con-
demned criminal to the gallows as his
consent to his own execution"
Judge Dawson cited Supreme Court
decisions which he said held that min
ing coal was not commerce and the
fact that it was mined for use in the
operation of trains in interstate COM
merce did not bring it under the COM
merce clause of the Constitution.
Quoting from one Supreme Court
opinion, he said, Goal mining is not
interstate commerce, and the power
of Congress does not extend TO its
regula ton as such"
Evening star., 1934-05-20
GUNST0N HALL CLASS
WILL HEAR ARIZONAN

Representative Isabella Greenway
of Arizona will give the address to the
graduates of Gunston Hall School at
its commencement exercises Tuesday.
May 20.
The graduating class will hear its
baccalaureate sermon next Sunday at
II am. in st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church. Canon Anson Phelps Stokes
will preach. Glass exercises will be
held the following Monday morning.
The commencement exercises on
Tuesday will be held at II am.
There will be 16 graduates Of the
academic class and eight in the col
legiate class. A class play next Satur-
day night will be a feature of various
pre-commencement events. The play
will be Moliere's lie Medecin Malgre
Lui" and will be presented in the
school auditorium.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
SEMINARY WILL HOLD
COMMENCEMENT RITES
Martha Washington School Will
Present Diplomas to Ten
Graduates Tuesday.

Commencement exercises at the
Martha Washington Seminary, when
10 graduates will receive their diplo-
mas, will be held Tuesday at $3.50
pm at Oakcrest, 3640 Sixteenth
street.
DR.. James Shers Montgomery,
chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives, will make the address to the
graduating class. The young women
will receive diplomas from DR.. Edward
w. Thompson, president of the semi
nary.
A professional and occasional will
be sung by the high school students.
There will also be a musical program
by Mrs. Helen Heinl, pianist: Miss
Catherine Riggs, harpist, and Mrs.
William T. Reed, vocalist.
Glass night exercises will be held
tomorrow evening and will be COM
bined with Latin fete.