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Evening star., 1934-09-11
SESSIONS PLANNED
BY AMERICAN TRADE
Association to Scrutinize Vital
Subjects of Labor and
N. r. A. Here.

The vital subjects of labor and the
N. r. A. will be subjected to scrutiny
by the American Trade Association
Executives during a three-day con-
vention here September 1922, in
elusive
Seven of the fifteen scheduled speak
ers are from Washington. Local
speakers and their subjects follow:
THE N. r. A. From the Point of
View of Agriculture" Charles j. Brand,
secretary-treasu National Fertilizer
Association.
1.-The Place of N. r. A. in Self Gov
ernment in Industry" Blackwell Smith,
assistant administrator for policy,
N. r. A.
THE Place of the Trade Association
in Business Self lf-Government," Charles
P. Garvin, secretary and general man
ager, National StationerS' Association.
Self Government Through Market
ing Agreements; the Clingstone Peach
Agreement" Preston Mckinney, Can
ners' League of California, member of
National Industrial Advisory Board
Unemployment Insurance" Fred H.
ClauSen, president, van BrunC manu-
featuring Co.; director, United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Building Morale Within Industry"
Philip p Gott, manager, Trade Asso-
citation Department, United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Putting Two and Two Together;
Summary and Comment on Labor
Clinic" George M. Mead, chairman,
National Industrial Advisory Board.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
GRAFT IN MEXICAN
ARMS SALE AIRED
AT SENATE PROBE
Continued From First Page.)

1
Feely, who was represented in cores
pondence as expressing the opinion
that taking them on was the best
business that We have done here"
Lopez was described as the right
/ arm of the President" and more
powerful even than the President in
'all purchases"
Letters placed in exhibit, however
described Lopez as "one Of the few
honest men" in Bolivia, who would
not favor aviation equipment unless
1t was satisfactory.
Dismissed by Bolivia.
1t was brought out that Pozo was
discharged by the Bolivian foreign
Office when his outside business con-
nections were discovered and sub
sequently was discharged by the cor
poration.
Webster said his company knew of
Pozo's connection with the ministry
of foreign affairs when it employed
him.
At the outset of the hearing today
J. S. Allard, president of Curtiss-
Wright. told the committee his COM
pany was available for sale abroad
of munitions other than airplanes
whenever it was profitable on q
commission basis.
Letters he identified showed the
corporation recently evinced an in
tereSt in the building of a chemical
60
of getting in on some Chinese busi-
ness even though most Of the mu-
nitions sales there involved "uneth-
ical' practices.
Du Points Deny War Profits.
Chairman Nye, meanwhile, refused
comment on statement from the
Du Pont company that it made more
money out of peace than war. Execu-
tives OF that company have been sub
poened as witnesses tomorrow.
The statement from the Du Pont
company, Americas largest manu-
facturers of powder and munitions.
asserted they were not engaged in
fomenting war through their sales.
"The Du Pont company does not
want war and has vastly more to
gain from peace" said the statement
issued through its president, Lammot
Du Pont.
"The charges of conspiracy against
the peace of mankind which are cur
rently made against the munitions
makers Of the world have no founda-
ton whatsoever so far as the Du
Points are concerned" the statement
said.
Embargoes Criticized.
Discussing the hearings so far, Nye
told newspaper men this morning:
"Embargoes don't embargo"
He referred among other instances
to the recent presidential proclamation
barring sales of arms in this country
intended for Bolivia and Paraguay
in their Chaco warfare
Nye agreed with some witnesses
that international embargo agree
ments among all leading nations
manufacturing implements of war
were necessary to stop conflict, but
said these were difficult to enforce and
also that they do not 20 far enough.
Yesterdays hearing, the beginning
of the second week of testimony,
produced testimony that:
A futile effort was made by the
Soley Armament Co., Ltd, of London,
to have the United States Government
buy war materials from it to help
China against Japan.
Representative Britten, Republican,
of Illinois, accompanied representa-
tives of the American Armament Corp.
of New York to the State Department
last June to seek approval of an arms
shipment to Bolivia outside the presi-
dental ban.
The committee heard also that o
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Brazilian presidential adviser was to
receive $4,000 from the sale of arms
and that Peruvians had collected
$4,000 in "underhand commission"
on the purchase of British airplanes
by their government.
"A la Zaharoff," was the comment
on this by Senator Bone. Democrat,
of Washington, referring to Sir Basil
Zaharof, European arms salesman,
who called payments to offlcials do
ing the needful."
Aid to China Suggested.
The suggestion that the American
Government might buy machine guns
and others arms to help Chinese
struggles against the Japanese was
made by John Ball, director of the
Soley Armament Co., in a letter to
the American Armament Corp.
Nothing whatever was done toward
this" testified A. ]. Miranda, jr,
partner in the American firm.
Miranda was testifying when let
ter he wrote to his brother, I. J.
Miranda, in 1888 was read, saying the
"chefe de cabinet (of BraziD will
come in for so grand ($50, ,000)," If
some arms sales negotiations by the
American corporation with Brazil
were successful.
He identified 1.-The chefe de cabinet"
as q cabinet adviser close to the
President.
ut is necessary many times to
take care of everybody from the
President down." Miranda smiled, but
he added: "I know of no instances
Of bribes going to Presidents"
Commissions in Peru.
Webster, Latin American distributor
for Curtiss- Wright, disclosed the Pc
ruvian incident in q letter to his
concern in 1927.
He said Peru bought English planes
at a price $4,000 or more above
those Of the American company. and
this was his comment:
1T sounds like highway robbery to
me, and some one collected at least
100000 on the contract as com
mission"
Commission is the same thing as
Sir Basils doing the needful,' isn't
it?" Chairman Nye inquired.
II suppose So" Webster smiled. 81
don't know"
1T would be nothing unusual" Nye
said. Grease, commissions and
doing the needful apparently accom-
pany arms sales in South America"
Evening star., 1934-09-11
MUN|T|ONCHARGES
DENIED BY FLYERS
Amelia Earhart and Ruth
Nichols Brand Utility ]
Statement False.

Sweeping denials of certain charges
made before the Senate Munitions
Committee were contained in Asso-
ciated Press reports today from vari-
Gus sections.
Two famous woman flyers, Amelia
Earhart and Ruth Nichols, were
among the first to brand as a false
hood the statement of A. j. Miranda
Of the American Armament Corp.
that they had been most useful in
the pursuit of business"
Held Most Unjust.
From New York came a statement
by James H. Strong, former naval
officer, that the attempt of the Senate
committee 'to connect an innocent
stock transaction with the present in
vestigation is absurd and most un-
Just" while in Wilmington, Del.
Lammot du Pont, president of E. I.
du Pont de Nemours & Co., declared
his firm free of ENHANCEMENT with
an international munitions trust"
Miss Earhart, in New York, declared
Miranda's letter saying he was "inti-
mately acquainted" with her and has
found her useful in the pursuit of
business" was "a deliberate mis-
statement" and an outright false
hood"
IT am particularly distressed at the
unfair use of my name by one who
seems to be a professional arms lobby
ist and salesman" she declared, "for
I am Fundamentally aligned against
war and the makers thereof. I can
think of nothing that ever would do
to help munition manufacturers, and
nothing not dishonorable would not
do to oppose their growth"
Retraction Demanded.
In Rye, N. Y, Miss Nichols said
she had asked Chairman Nye to de-
mand a retraction from Miranda Of
his statement relating to her. She
declared she had been shocked" by
Mirandas statement, and at no time
ever had such dealings with him.
Being by belief as well as by in
heritance an advocate of peace and
finally having been actively working
on specific methods of preventing
war" she wired Senator Nye, "I feel
1t is most urgent to hereby respect
fully request the Nye Committee to
demand an explanation from Mr.
Miranda as to the meaning of his
statement that he finds me along with
others most useful in the pursuit of
business and ask that he make clear
true declaration that I have had no
connection whatsoever with such
matters"
Strong's name was brought into the
investigation in connection with de-
fense plans which were drown up for
the government of Colombia.
Denies Acting as Salesman.
Statements that I had acted as a
salesman for the briggs Ordnance g.
Engineering Co. in connection with
these defense plans" he declared, ARE
without foundation and are most en-
phatically denied.
With regard to the stock transac-
ton, Strong said "the stock was bought
and paid for by me on purely specu-
lative basis on margin, with !. ].
Miranda acting as my agent"
In denying that the du Pont COM
pany has any connection with an
international munitions trust" du
Pont, at the same time, said his COM
pany neither aids in carrying on
anti-peace or pro-war lobbies, nor
does it proflteer in armament sales to
the Government.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
REPORTER is EULOGIZED

HOLLYWOOD, September II P).-
Rupert Hughes, the writer, eulogized
James E. Mitchell, 43, newspaper re-
porter, at funeral services held for
him yesterday.
William S. Hart and Norman Kerry,
longtime friends of Mitchell, who
had covered Hollywood for a Los
Angeles newspaper for 10 years, rep
resented the film industry. Mitchell,
who died last Friday, was a native
Of Kentucky and began his newspaper
career in Paducah.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-09-08
Various Candidates
Endorsed By Club
Will Be Present

The Young Republicans Club
will sponsor a mammoth mass
meeting. Sunday. September 3. al
Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Willis
and Brush.
There will be present various
candidates in) person, who have
been endorsed by this group OF
young people. with new ideas
about the political situation. Each
candidate Is invited with the
understanding that he must put
in his personal appearance.
The Young Republicans Club is
permanent organization. They
meet every Tuesday and Friday
euenfng, at BrewAter ! Center
Everybody is invited TO their
meetings.
The club endorses the follow
ing candidates who are seeking
nomination.
Hon. Frank Fitzgerald, for
Governor; Conner Krise, for pros
eculing attorney; Attorney CHAR
les III. Mahoney, for congress.
William G. Porter. counay trea-
surer; Aaron g. Toodle, state
senator: Dr. James l.. Hendson,
coroner Wayne County
The officers % the club are
Ronald Marshal, presidentPercy
Jones. first vice-presidcnt Q. a.
Parish. second vice, c. Griffith,
secretary: George Heath, treasur-
err: G. {. Russian, organizer;
Miss Louise Ray, publicity.
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THOUSANDS INSPECT

office furnishings. Messrs. Mahon-
ley, Blount and Walker visited De-
troit's most exclusive firms deal
ing in office furniture and pur-
chased the up-to-date accessories
with which the establishment is
provided. thereby making the sur
roundings harmonic with the dig
nifty and success OF the business
institution.
Officers Quarters
The new headquarters is three
stories and basement. In the base
ment are located the dining room.
kitchen. and gentlemen's smoking
room. On the first floor, we find
the offices of l.. c. Blount. secre-
tary and manager; the board of d.
rectors assembly room. the print
ing and supply department. the
medical department. under the
supervision OF DR.. Greenidge: and
the policy auditing and book-keep-
Ing departments. under the super
vision OF Miss Henderson. On the
second floor. are the offices of At
'orney Charles Mahoney. president
and general counsel; Moses l..
Walker. yice-president and trea-
surer, Albert r. Kinney. vice.
G. Collins Miller. agen-
cy director; and William Henson
and Hershel L. Richey. superin-
tcndenls. On the same floor is the
igcnts' assembly room. and the
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-09-08

nifty and well-appointed ladies
lounge.
The third floor is composed OF
an agents work room and the jani.
tors quarters.
Strong During Depression
In considering the growth OF
J the company. II is interesting Ia
note that II. Is one OF the institu-
lions that not only survived the
oppression. but promptly met its
obligations TO the public and its
employees. Officers point out that
the financial condition OF the com
pany was 30 well established whom
the banks closed in the spring OF
1898, that 10 death claim or bill of
any ssrt was postponed for pay
ment
The concern has written more
than $4,000 paid-for applications;
has paid TO office and field forces
upward of 100000; and TO bene-
ficiaries OF policies for death
claims over $4,000.
Officers Active In Civic Affairs
The officers of the Great Lakes
Mutual Life Insurance Company
believe il is their duty TO particle
pate in the civic. economic, religi-
GUS and educational affairs OF the
commonwealth. Charles III. Ma
honey. the president and general
counsel, has practiced law In
Michigan for more than twenty
years. and is a Republican candi-
date for nomination 10 congress
from the First Congressional dis
Irict. Moses l.. Walker. vice presi-
dent and treasurer, Is ". S. Gus
oms officer and is prominent In |
Deal. civic and religious affairs.
ilbert +. Kinney. vice president.
or long period was special
'fficer Of the Pullman Company.
=. c. Blount, vice-president and
ecrctary, is president of the local
!. A. A. c. =. and is one of the
insurance experts OF
he country. DR.. Robert Greenidge
ledical director. Is superintendent
Fairview Sanitarium and popu-
lr In medical and civic circles.
cnry w. Holcomb, chief inspector
member OF the board Of directors {
I'd for many years an outstand- {
u salesman. &. Collins Miller, II
,ency director. member OF the /
.ecutive committee OF the n. A. A. [
Il. and prominent in local civic a
e. Miss r. Louise Henderson, [
lief accountant is active in social. Il
vic and uplift work Other off Y
RS OF the company are: Mrs. n
yncs Bristol Everett l. Watson. n
illiam Osby. John Roxborough, n
d Julian Holder. h
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-09-08
Hobbs Election To
Legislature Urged

Prominent among the candi-
dates for the Stale Legislature al
the approaching primary election
appears the name Of Robert r.
Hobbs. Republican candidate who
is seeking office on a platform OF
reform In state government. Mr..
Hobbs. II elected. will do all In
his power TO bring about legisla-
ton for the repeal OF the sales
tax. and the adoption of state
income tax 10 compensate Tor
money losses Of the State from
this direction. repeal Of the poll
tax. insurance for the unemploy-
ed. and old age pensions for per-
sons 60 years OF age and over
Mr. Hobbs promises II elected. "a
work most earnestly to give the
people ~ this city, just and hon
est representation In all legisla'
ton relative 10 their Interests.
MIR Hobbs is war veteran
and lives al PSI Erskine street. ii'
Is native horn American citi
zen and has lived in Detroit FOL
the past IS years. He is "A years
OF age and member OF many
social. political and fraternal or
CARNATIONS.
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Establishment OF Poor Mans
division of the Probate Court
where the settlement OF small es-
tates may be handled in an infor-
NAL manner thus avoiding expen-
sive trust company and attorney
fees. is the aim OF Judge Joseph A.
ellis. candidate for the Republic
can nomination for Judge OF Pro-
bate.
Judge ellis whose Inaugural
ton Of the Cancellation Division
OF the Common Pleas Court has
proven d tremendous saving in
time and money TO both creditor
and debtor, believes that he can
in a similar manner cut the cost OF
adjusting small estates. which have
under the present regime in the
Probate Court been mulcted in
many cases of over half their ORR
ginal valuation.
Judge ellis asserts "If elected
Judge OF Probate l intend TO put
an end TO the present bureaucra-
tic attitude of the Probate Court,
which has made a practice OF ig-
noring relatives and friends OF de-
ceased persons and even when the
deceased has designated special
friend or attorney has appointed a
rust company TO administer the
will intend TO put stop 10 the
Illegal practice of law by trust
companies. I VIII eliminate the
granting of illegal and excessive
ees to trust companies. which
lave invariably been allowed by J
he present probate court without |
proper showing as TO what 'eX-
raordinary services performed
AVE consisted Of My recent in
estigations have disclosed that in
many Instances these 'eXtraordi- ,
Iary services have been minor in
lature and could easily have been
handled by friend or beneficiary
Without cost TO the estate"
To correct these and other abus-
IS | propose TO set up in the pro-
,ate court an auditing system with
clerks TO pass upon all
bills submitted for the cost of adj
and expenses, and in
every case shall insist upon
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short snatches OF gaiety OF those
black, River giants who toll at
the foot Of Beale on the Mississip-
pi to the rhythm OF minor melo-
dies"
The author contended that 1.-The
Negro living on this little tho
roughfare, rambling from the
docks OF the Mississippi River TO
the muddy bottoms OF East
Street, has his own brand OF
metropolitan sophistication. en-
tirely different from that OF the
white peoples Main Street. or the
Negroes OF Harlem" He then pro-
ceeded to describe the many types
OF Negroes TO be found on Beale
Street. their struggles and the
colorful and dramatic background
out OF which the world famous
Blues of Handy grew. telling OF
the exodus OF the workers to the
North, the trials and tribulations
OF the exploited tenant farmers
and OF the cynical wit OF the
black poems, one OF whom said at
the end OF a profitable year:
well, won't tell mule 10 git
up anudder year less he Is set
in in nah lap"
Declaring that most OF the
books written about Negroes de-
scribed them as either unreal
perpetually crucified fig
ures OF tragedy. or as sweet
OF the plantations
Mr.. Lee continued: II have never
known any OF these three charac-
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-09-08

Ira } Kreger. who Is the Repub-
lican candidate for the office OF
Treasurer OF Wayne County, pro-
poses sound. common sense par
.iai payment plan of all delinquent
| taxes that would be r""' service
to the over burdened taxpayer.
Mr. Krcger has had two years ex-
Ipcrfencc in the office OF Wa"~c
I County Treasurer as Deputy Coun-
" Treasurer and is thoroughly
familiar with the problems OF the
taxpayer AIR kreger's partial
payment plan IS based on a COM
mon sense business policy and in
short is just this as Treasurer OF
WaNne County / Will accept part
ia payment on all delinquent tax
cs To suit the means OF the indivi-
dual taxpayer These payments 10
be held IN Il special trustfund until
isueh time that sum sufficient TO
pay the entire tax has been de-
posted with the Treasurer At
such time the Office Will then is
sure paid tax receipt. An indivi-
dual record card will be issued the
tax payer during the course OF the
payments. "a duplicate OF which Is
retained by the Treasurer, 80 u
complete record OF the account IL
available at all times.
"This plan, 10 assist the taxpayer
viii In NO way burden the OFFICE
with additional work or expense
but will make possible the collec-
ton OF taxes which after all Is
the duties OF the Treasurcr's Of
flee. l furtheer pledge to place at
the disposal OF the taxpayers OF
Wayne County n picked personnel
that will at all times render
prompt. efficient and courteous
service as we'll as conduct the
business OF that important office
on a sensible economic basis"
MIR. kreger, now Detroit bus.
, mess man has been student
, OF government economy for many
years and as Mayor OF Wyandott,
= for two terms gave To that city 8
made possible one OF the loves
tax rates in It's history Mr. Kregel
. standing safely on his record /,
Icminently qualified for the offic,
p he seeks and his partial tax pay
: ment plan, is worthy OF the con
y sideration OF all taxpayers whci
:. exercising their franchise on Sep
TENDER 18th.
:, --Advertisemon
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New lOrk-Speaking over bta'
ton WEVD Wednesday evening al
$3.50. George w. Lee OF Memphis
author OF the popular "Beals
Street; Where the Blues Began
told the radio audience how ne
came to write his book and some
of the difficulties encountered es-
pecially from. the Memphis under
world.
when the Information got 10
the newspapers that / was writing
a book on Beale Street and told
the story OF the Ballomany black
book scandal" the author declar-
ed. Involving bribe-taking Off
GERS and underworld characters,
threats poured in from every
quarter OF the underworld TO the
effect that II didn't pass up the
black book scandal. dire things
would happen. But | took the
chance OF writing my story.
Following on the heels OF this
rfp he advice from friends or
Stanley Puryear that IL would be
best TO forget about the Puryear
case. kept on getting threats
and kept on writing the book"
Mr.. Lee, In explaining how he
came TO write his book, said
Since my childhood. Beale Street
has been the worlds most thrill
ing center to me. The Saturday
night cries OF the gay, care-free
people who pass along the street
In never-ending parade, the guitar
players strolling down the street
with their girls singing TO the ac-
compartment, the high yellows,
he high browns and dark girls
who throng the pleasure palaces.
blind men singing on the street
corners and the preachers bark
ng in Handy's Park. 80. along
With hog-nose restaurants and
cafes have fingered in
ny mind like the music OF a
drumming banjo ........ Every
where the people seem 10 have
wanted to know more about the
TRANCE customs and habits OF
hose that lived on the glamour
us little street in Memphis.
II saw fit to mention also the
title shop keepers, the doctors
nd the insurance men as well as
living to the best OF my ability a
icture OF drudgery along with
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-09-08
O'Grady Pledges A
B e tier Detroit

Mr.. OGrady is a self made man
who worked his way through
school with tho earnings he real
izod from job with the Bell Tsle-
phone Company Of Michigan.
while he was gaining his school
ing. At Iwesent be- 81 Proper. z
Executive for tho Homer Warren
Company OF Detroit and thorough
~ familiar with property valua-
ton and other elements 90 valu-
ablo TO the people IN a Council
man. He was born IN Bay City SO
years ago and Is graduate OF
the University OF Detroit. lie 10
married, has three children. II q
tarpayeT. and iivss at llea Beard
avenue. XFyence Il. O'Grady In a
membeu q many civic and frater-
nal OSCILLATIONS ana OF the Delta
sigma Phi Fraternity. lie 10 sup
ported in his candidacy by all OF
the organizations Of which he IL
q member and countless others.
Advertisement
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tiers. The Negro I know thinks In.
dependently and takes life as II
comes, philosophically and with at
least his share OF human plea
sure"
He gave particularly vivid
picture OF Saturday night on Beale
Street, asserting that Three
o'clock in the morning Is under
takers hour. But In the
morning Beale Street goes on Its
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Lee Wrote "Beale Street" Despite Threats

orderly way as one Of the most
thriving business thoroughfares
In the world"
Following his broadcast, Mr..
Lee was the guest OF his publish
err. Robert o. Ballou, and q num-
Der OF prominent literary folk At
supper at the smart Steubeu
Tavern on Times Square, one OF
the new dining palaces at the
Crossroads Of the World.