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Evening star., 1934-04-15
ROOSEVELT URGES
AMERICAS
Message Is Read by Presi-
dent of Pan.AmeriCan
Society.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., April 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today called upon the
peoples Of North, Central and South
America ito establish those currents
OF cultural and intellectual under
standing SO necessary to the develop
ment Of pan-American cooperation.
The Presidents message was read
by John l.. Merrill, president of the
Pan-American Society, as part of an
observance Of Pan-American day.
The message and Mr.. Merrill's ad-
dress were broadcast over Station
WOR.
"I wish to send to you and to the
members of the Pan-American
Society,"" the Presidents message to
Merrill said. "a warm word of greet
ing on the occasion of the celebration
of Pan-American day. The observance
of this day throughout the continent
serves to emphasize the essential unity
OF interests and community of ideas
OF the nations of the Western World.
1T must be source of qualification
to every citizen of our country that
ONA ANANeAoAAo "AtAA OAAC lCPubl4No "a
South America are closer today than
they have ever been before. What has
been accomplished by governmental
action must now be supplemented by
the people of North, Central and
South America in establishing those
currents Of cultural and intellectual
understanding so necessary to the
development of pan-American CO.
operation.
Permit me to express a sense of
appreciation for the important con-
tribution which the Pan-American
Society is making to this great
purpose"
very sincerely yours,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt"
Merrill, who also is president Of
All-American Gable Co., reviewed the
work of the Pan-American Society
during its % years of existence, and
pleaded for support Of its aims.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

was believed in the film colony Dane
had brooded over his inability to find
roles in recent pictures.
Dane, who was born in Copenhagen,
Denmark, had a featured role in the
Big Parade" and had appeared in
more than a score of pictures.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

nance with Roland Gilbert, screen
star.
Miss Talmadge isn't interested in
Gilbert any more" Carpenter said.
Last year Miss Talmadge threatened
to obtain a Paris divorce.
"I waited until all arrangements
could be made for a divorce in Jua-
rez," she said. when everything was
ready. came here and was well salts
fed with the short time in which !
obtained my freedom"
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Women's Club Delays Election.

SILVER SPRING, Md. April IA
Especially Annual election of officers
of the Woman's improvement Club of
Silver Spring has been postponed un-
til April 26.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
MOVIE ACTOR SUICIDE
Karl Dane Believed to Have
Brooded Over Long Idleness.

HOLLYWOOD. April IA [P.-Karl
Dane. At. motion picture actor. COM
mitted suicide late today by shooting
himself through the head with a pis-
tol Although police said they could
not definitely ascribe the motive, 1t
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Rayon Output Huge.
Rayon yarn produced in Japan last
year weighed over 90o,000,000 pounds.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
COLORED BOYD|ES
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Two Other Persons, IncIud-
ing 4-Month-0Id Baby,
Are Injured.

A colored boy was fatally injured
and two other persons, including a
4-month- old baby, were hurt in auto
mobile accidents late yesterday and
last night.
The dead boy is Roy Thompson, 6,
of the 1900 block of s street, who
was struck by an automobile near
his home. The machine which struck
him was driven by Horace w. Griffin,
80, colored, 1900 block of Vernon
street, police said. The boy was pro-
nounced dead at Freedmens Hos
pital.
The 4-month-old baby, Allen Grad,
1888 Newton street, was treated at
Childrens Hospital for cuts and
bruises received when the automobile
in which he was riding and another
machine collided at Sixteenth and @
streets.
The other person injured was Myr-
tie Patterson, 80, of 622 Lamont
street, hurt when an automobile in
which she was riding and another
car collided at Eastern avenue and
Perry street northeast. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
about the face and body and shock
and was under observation to see if
she was injured internally.
The young woman was riding in
an automobile operated by Willard
Patterson, 81, of the 600 block of
Lamont street, police said, while the
other machine was driven by James
Nash, 80, of Mount Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
JURY TRIAL ASKED
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Joseph A. Roberts Pleads Not
Guilty in Union Metal Work.
- -
ers' Skirmish.

Joseph A. Roberts, IS, OF the 100
block of Pennsylvania avenue north
east was arraigned in Police Court to-
day on a charge of assault growing
out of a skirmish which is said by
witnesses to have occurred Friday
night at a meeting of union sheet
metal workers.
Roberts pleaded not guilty to the
charge and asked for jury trial,
which was granted. He was released
on bond of $1,000.
George w. Lehman, SO, of the 200
block of F street is alleged to have
fallen or been pushed over q railing to
the basement 40 feet below during a
scuffle at meeting of the Sheet Metal
Workers Union being held at 423 G
street. Lehman received broken hip,
fractured hand and abrasions to the
face and hip. He was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where his condition is
reported as satisfactory"
Evening star., 1934-09-10
AUXILIARY OPENS
SESSIONS TONIGHT
800 Women Expected to At.
tend Annual Legion Con-
vention Here.

The ninth annual convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary opens this
evening at the District Chapter House
of the American Red Cross Building
with approximately 800 women ex-
pected to attend. The convention will
close tomorrow.
Mrs. william H. Biester, jr., ma
tional president Of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, is scheduled to speak
at the opening session at 8 pm. This
is the first time the national president
has, addressed this group since II
was organized. j. O'Connor Roberts
department commander of the Dis.
trict American Legion. is also ON :hs
program.
Arranged by Mrs. Edythe M. O'Con-
nor, president, the program for today
includes Mrs. Anne Yage McGuffy
contralto, formerly with the Metro
politan Opera Co., who will present q
varied selection, accompanied by Mrs
Lee Adams Bron.
OF the 300 women attending the con-
vention, ITO are delegates from various
parts of the United States, acting as
alternates and the official voting body.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
C0RN-H0G PAYMENTS
HIT 100000 DAILY
$37 OFT 800 in Checks Sent Out
in August-$6o, ,473, 900 Is
Total to September z.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Payments to farmers in the corn
hog adjustment program have been
speeded by the A. A. A. until they
now average $1,000, 900 a day.
Through August farmers got $37,-
077,320 on their adjustment contracts,
an average of more than $1,000,000 a
day, DR.. A. G.. Black, chief Of the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
tion's corn-hog section, said today in
a preliminary report. Checks with
which payments were made totaled
423,oOo.
approximately $50, ,473, 900 had been
paid to more than 1880 participat-
ing farmers through September 7,
representing nearly one-half of the
estimated first installment of s133,-
100000 to be paid to the 1900, 900
farmers who have signed corn-hoe
adjustment contracts.
A total Of 740,766 contracts have
been received by the administration
OF this number, 1891 were early
payment contracts, received from sos
counties in II States, and 6l2.s55
were Of the regular payment type.
Regular payment contracts have been
approved for payment in 1922 coun-
ties In AZ States.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
CARDS ASK
FOR CLEAN FILMS
Pledges Made Available at
Federation of Churches
Meet Opened Here.

Fifty thousand plegde cards, promis-
ing cooperation with the Washington
Federation of Churches in securing
clean and wholesome motion pictures,
have been made available for distribu-
ton this afternoon at the first Fall
campaign meeting of the Protestant
churches of Washington, at the First
Congregational Church.
Mr.. F. A. Linzel of Chevy Chase
will outline the campaign program,
and Mrs. william T. Bannerman, Re-
ligious Education Committee chair
man Of the First Congregational
Church, will speak on the relation Of
the individual church to the campaign.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., committee chair
man on civic affairs of the federation,
and Mrs. Claude KEEPER will also
speak.
The pledge cards, If signed, also call
for a promise not to attend any per-
formance without first trying to deter
mine its character, and to discourage
friends from seeing any picture that
appears indecent.
Mrs. w. o. Tufts is chairman Of the
committee in charge of today's meet
ing, assisted by Mrs. Linzel, Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan, Mrs. G. r. Wilhelm
and Miss Barbara Staples.
1t is also planned to arrange for CO.
operation with other religious groups
and the parent-teacher associations.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
CODE EFFECTIVE TODAY
Establishes Maximum Working
Hours Ranging From 40 to
81 Hours Per Week.

The N. r. A. code for the $56.000,-
600 commercial aviation industry was
put into effect today, establishing
maximum working hours ranging
from 40 hours per week for clerical
employees to 48 hours for mechanics
and mechanics helpers and 81 hours
for watchmen, caretakers and general
field utility employees.
The effect of the code, it was ex-
planned by the N. r. A., is "the Or
ganization Of hitherto unorganized
industry toward the utilization of its
full productive capacity"
The code provides that no employe
shall be paid less than at the rate
of SIS weekly In places of more than
$4,000 population or in the immediate
trade area of such places, nor less
than $13 a week in places Of less
than $4,000 population. Provision Is
made for special adjustment of wages
above the minimum.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
u. S. WILL TAKE UP
SWEDISH TREATY
Reciprocal Trade Agreement to Be
Tenth for Increasing Com
merce.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The State Department announced
today it Immediately would negotiate
reciprocal trade agreement with
Sweden, increasing to. 10 the nations
with which the United States will soon
seek new pacts In the hope of lncreas-
ing trade.
The principal Swedish exports to the
United States have been wood pulp,
newsprint, iron and steel, matches,
cattle hides and iron ore.
Sweden has furnished a good mar
ket for American wheat, fruits and
nuts, tobacco, cotton, hemp, automo-
bile tires, gasoline, kerosene, lubricat-
ing oils, copper, machinery, automo-
biles and sulphur.
Hearings on the proposed Swedish
agreement will be conducted Novem-
ber 5.
Trade between the United States
and Sweden has fallen to almost one
third Of the value represented in 1929.
Exports to Sweden have declined from
$58, ,703,501 to $18,597, $50, while Swed-
ish exports to the United States, which
were valued at $50, ,985, ,698 In 1929, de-
creased to $50, ,972 ,309 last year.
Sweden Is the second European
country to enter into trade negotia-
tions- A similar agreement is to be
negotiated with Belgium.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
i. 5. employees
HEAR Ia GUARD|A
|NF|RST SESSION
Crowded Calendar Listed
for Annual Meet in
New York.
NEXT CONGRESS HELD
FACING CRITICAL ISSUES
Convention Adopts Memorial to
John J. Manning-Capital :.
Group Arrives Sunday.
BY ]. A. FOX.

Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW YORK, September 1O-Facing
a crowded calendar embracing legis-
lative proposals of constituent lodges
for bettering the lot Of Federal work.
ers, the American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees today launched its
annual convention at the Pennsylvania
Hotel.
Mayor La Guardia of New York
welcomed the federation after he had
come into the hall, unattended, to be
greeted with shouts and applause.
La Guardia, former member Of Con-
gress, was introduced by z. Claude
Babcock, president of the federation,
as a standard bearer in every single
fight for the underdog while he was
in Congress.
Says Times Are Vital.
81 sometimes wish I were back In
Washington, particularly in these
times" La Guardia said. IF ever
there was a time in our country that
demanded the undivided time and
thought OF our national legislators, it
is now. I am sure that the next Con-
gress will have before it some Of the
most important problems ever faced
by any Congress in history, not even
excluding the Civil War period"
LRsGuardia, whose election stopped
the Tammany. machine of municipal
control here, got laugh at the con-
clusion of his talk when he invited
the delegates to look over our city, and
added, with emphasis, "I1l assure you
I've been looking it over in the past
six months"
George Marshall, publisher of the
Washington Times, another speaker,
touching on the situation in Washing
ton, told the delegates that in a city
unrepresented in Congress, your sole
voice is the newspaper.
The convention adopted a memo
rial to John j. Manning of Washing
ton, veteran labor leader, who died
recently.
Officers Duties to Be Defined.
Along with the regular convention
grist, it seemed likely that the dele
gates would be called upon to define
clearly the scope of authority of the
president and secretary treasurer, q
difference of opinion having arisen
between E. Claude Babcock and Miss
Esther Penn, occupants, respectively.
of these offices. The issue, which has
been before the executive council, is
coming up in the Committee on Con-
stitution today, and opinion was that
it would get on the floor Both off,
GERS were elected year ago for two
year terms.
The bulk of the Washington delega-
ton, comprising the principal group
at the convention, arrived yesterday
afternoon, bringing additional resolu-
tions that will be offered. Among
them is one providing for automatic
annual promotions within grade, until
the maximum is reached, for the en-
tire classified service, along the line
of the principle followed now for sew
eral classes.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
u. S. Weather Maps by Radio
May Be Next Step for Flyers

commerce in charge of air navigation,
said that both the transmitting and
receiving systems are compact and
could be set up for operation by plug
ging them In in place Of the micro
phone on the transmitting set and Of
the loud-speaker on the receiver.
The characters of a typewriter
message may be sent at rate Of rs
words a minute, preliminary tests
have shown.
Its peculiar advantages over other
systems of radio transmission In which
written or typed messages are repro
duced automatically" Martin ex-
planned, "is that the message can be
sent through static or heavy back
ground noise and still be legible at the
receiving end. Static win not produce
errors. It sometimes biurs some char
acters, but the message Is invariably
distinguishable."
Evening star., 1934-09-10
Found Mysteriously Hurt.

Maryland police today were con-
Quoting an investigation to determine
how an unidentified colored man was
injured early today on the Baltimore
Boulevard near Hyattsville, Md.
The man, about % years old, was
found unconscious on the road and
taken to Casualty Hospital by the
Bladensburg fire rescue squad and
treated for broken leg, head in
juries and shock. Washington police
were aiding Maryland authorities in
trying to establish the mans identity.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
JEWISH new YEAR
HERALDED IN CITY
10000 Hebrews in Synagogues
of District Take Part in
To-Day Penitence.

The Jewish New Year Of $685. Is
being heralded today by over 10000
Hebrews throughout the IL syna-
gogues and the observance of Rosh
Hashanah, opening the 10 days Of
penitence, will continue until to-
morrow evening.
Blowing the shofar in symbolic OBJ
servance of the giving of the law on
Mount Sinai, Washington ceremonies
began early this morning in the first
day Of Assereth Yemay Teshuvah,
the Today period when mans con-
duct is judged by the light of his
repentance, and local synagogues are
expected to be crowded by visiting
Jews who make the annual pilgrimage
to the Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
RELIEF PURCHASE
OF MILK TO BEGIN
Seal Is Awaiting Replies to
QueStionnaires Sent
Dairy Firms.

Elwood H. Seal, assistant corpora
tion counsel of the District, who has
been placed in charge Of the new
surplus milk relief plan, hoped today
to have all details in shape to begin
the purchase of this vital food for dis
tribution to needy families by the end
Of the week.
While awaiting replies to question
naires to dairy companies as to the
estimated cost of pasteurizing and
bottling the milk, which is to be
bought direct from the farmers, he
plunged into the task of perfecting
arrangements for purchase and dis
tribution.
Purchase Limit Likely.
Although there was no Official pro-
nouncement forthcoming, it was ex-
pected that, in order to discourage any
further production by the dairy
farmers, a limit would be set on the
quantity which the District would buy
each day, with the possibility 10 per
cent leeway over and under the
amount fixed.
Under the plan as announced last
week by Commissioner Allen that the
producer would be paid the flair" cost
of production, Seal probably would
obtain from President Frank S. Walker
of the Maryland g. Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association his figures on es-
timated costs and have them checked
by economists of the dairy section of
the Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration.
During last years Senate milk in
vestigation testimony was offered that
it cost the farmers in this area up
to "a cents gallon. Seal tentatively
has set the figure at % cents.
Initiates One-Price Plan.
The effect of the new relief plan,
which is calculated greatly to increase
the consumption Of milk among FAM
lilies on relief rolls, win be to inaugu-
rate the much discussed one-price
plan on the market.
The independents" at that time
filed with the A. A. A. proposed
marketing agreement calling for the
one-price plan with a limit on pro-
duction, above and beneath which the
farmer could not 60 more than 10 per
cent. No hearing ever was set on this
agreement and, in fact, the farm ad-
ministration has never given any in
dication such plan has been before
1t for consideration.
Evening star., 1934-09-10

Radio transmission of typed or
hand-written messages, maps and SIM
liar material may be the future method
of handling weather information on
the Federal airways system If ex-
periments now under way In Wash
ington prove successful.
Facsimile transmission tests now are
being conducted with the Washington
airways radio station at Silver Hill,
Nd, as the sending point and re-
ceiving center In the Department of
Commerce Building as the other end
of the system. A number of test mes
sages have been sent without serious
distortion, even under conditions Of
heavy static.
The Silver Hill experiments are
based on the system Of the scanning
beam used in transmitting photo
graphs by telegraph wire and radio.
Rex Martin, assistant director Of air
Evening star., 1934-09-10
THREE ARE KILLED
AS CAR 0vERTURNS
Fourth Critically Injured in Ac-
cident in Bland
County, Va.
BY the Associated Press.


BLUEFIELD, w. Va, September
l0.-Three men were killed and an
other critically hurt as the automobile
in which they were riding overturned
on the highway at the foot of Walker
Mountain in Bland County, Va, late
yesterday.
The dead are:
Howard Perry, Salem, Va.
John Yopp, Salem, Va.
Walter E. Farris, Salem, Va.
Perry and Yopp were killed in
stanrly. Their skulls were crushed.
Farris died from a fractured skull q
few hours after being admitted to q
Bluefeld hospital.
Connie Gabriel Of Swan, N. Y. was
reported dying. His skull was frac-
tured. Officers said all Of the men
were between 20 and 30 years old.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
WIDOW, is, is RELEASED
IN DEATH OF HUSBAND, 70
Charges Dismissed in Winchester
When stepson Fails to
Appear.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, September 10.
Mrs. Virgie Anderson Calvert. 16-
year-old widow of D. Landon Calvert.
70-year-old Frederick County farmer.
Saturday was dismissed on an assault
and battery charge in connection with
his death in hospital here recently,
The charge had been brought, and
Ray Calvert, son of the farmer, was
to have been the principal State wit
ness after urging that his young STEP
mother be prosecuted. She was in
court Saturday with her lawyer, but
Calvert failed to appear, and the
charge was dismissed.
It was charged that early in the
Summer, shortly after her marriage,
Mrs. Calvert started to dig some pota-
toes. Her elderly husband objected
and, it was alleged, the girl wife struck
him with hoe, inf1icting compound
leg fracture. DR.. II. !. Pifer testified
Calvert's death was directly due 10
pneumonia
Evening star., 1934-09-10
CAN NDIDATES TALK
ON RADIO TONIGHT
Ritchie and Conley- Will Appeal
for Votes-Nice Speaks
Tomorrow.
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BALTIMORE. September lo.-Pol-
itics will take to the air tonight as
the rival Democratic gubernatorial
candidates wind up their primary
compaigns with radio broadcasts.
Gov. Ritchie will go before the
microphone at station WBAL at 6:I5
pm.
At 7:45 DR.. Charles II. Conley of
Frederick, who is contesting Gov.
Ritchie's bid for the Democratic nom
ination Wednesday, will speak from
the same station.
Tomorrow at 1880 pm. Harry W.
Nice, one of the Republican candi-
dates for Governor, will discuss the
banking situation "and other issues
paramount in the minds of the
voters" over station WFBR.
Evening star., 1934-09-10
Wife of Policeman Is Rescued
From Railing of Taft Bridge

street, who were passing over the
bridge stopped and rushed to the
railing. They caught hold of her
wrists and while themselves in a
perilous position succeeded In dragging
her back up on the bridge.
She was then placed in the taxicab
operated by Fentres and rushed to the
hospital.
The rescue was witnessed by large
Sunday afternoon crowd of motorists
who were passing over the bridge,
Mrs. Van Meter, police say, is the
wife of Policeman Garrett E. Van
Meter Of No. / police station and
living at Riverdale, Md.