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The Washington times., 1935-05-10
HELW|G GIVEN
TRADE DINNER

The membership committee Of
the Washington Board Of Trade
last night honored its retiring
committee chairman, Harry H. R.
Helwig, at a dinner at the May
flower Hotel.
Tribute was paid Mr.. Helwig
for the successful campaign, in
which he secured more than 900
new members for the board, by
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
John Saul, new president Of the
board; Wallace B. Robinson, new
chairman of the membership com.
mittee. and Edgar Morris, first
vice president.
Robert v. Fleming, past presi-
dent, sent a message of congratu.
lations from 2inehurst, N. c.,
where he is attending the conven-
ton Of the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION, of which he is presi-
dent.
Plans we're announced for the
boards forty-first annual Shad
bake May 10 at Quantico, Va.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
Phoney G Man
Held AS Auto Thief

DETROIT, May 10 U.NSO.
Accused of posing as a &c Man"
and carrying credentials stolen
from the New York hotel room Of
Charles A. Allen, Department Of
Justice employe, Lester Polacsay,
20, of Cleveland, was held by De-
troit police today charged with
impersonating a Federal officer.
The youth also faces a charge
Of stealing the automobile he was
driving when a scout car crew ar
rested him. Tn! .out car crew
recognized the license number
which had been broadcast as that
Of a car stolen in Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
REDS TAUGHT
WITH RELIEF
CASH, CHARGE

NEW YORK, May 10 G.N.SO
Twenty thousa students
throughout the nation are being
taught Communism through the
use of Federal relief funds, the
Federal Grand Jury Association
for the southern district of New
York charged today in protest
to the Senate Appropriations
Committee
In a letter signed by James H
Burnett, president, the associa
ton declared it's members had
first-hand knowledge of subver
sive activities directed against
the American form of govern
ment gathered through their ser
vice on Federal grand juries. The
letter said:
Convincing evidence has
been brought to our attention
that public funds of the Fed
eraI Emergency Relief Admins
tration were used to pay adult
students So per week to be
taught Communism and sub
versive doctrines.
10000 STUDENTS
1--WE understand that there
were some 10000 such students
in more than 20 schools for
workers scattered throughout
the country and that the grad
yates were to become inStruc-
tors and leaders in activities in
tended to bring about the over
throw of our Government"
Among the subjects taught in
the schools, the association dis.
closed, were:
"How to fOment a strike"
"HOw to take over the in
dustries of the United States,
especially the munitions
plants"
"How to bring about the
general strike, and then seize
and operate the plants"
"HOw to overthrow the
United States Government and
establish q Soviet Union"
PROTEST VOICED
The letter concluded:
"There should be little or no
curtaiIment of free speech in
this country, but we submit
that it is an abSurdity mot to
use stronger termS) for q
government to supply funds to
persons seeking to destroy it.
Therefore, we respectfully
and earnestly ask that your
committee take such action as
will prevent relief allotmentS
being used to support schools
for Communism, their teachers
or their students"
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
Virginians to Use
NaIneless Ballots

SOUTH BOSTON, Va, May 10
(speciaD There won't be any
names on the ballot in the town
election Of June II. All the candi:
dates running failed to register
their intentions within the 6O-day
limit prescribed by law and Attor-
ney General A. P. Staples to whom
=. c. Lacy, clerk of the court,
turned in the dilemma has ruled
that it is too late to do anything
about it except to hold the cleo.
ton and allow voters to write in
the names.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
BY MAX BAER

ASBURY PARK, N. j., May 10
U.NS0.-Well, pals, this Is the
morning after the great shooting
party and yours truly Is still alive
and kicking.
AS q matter Of fact, I wouldn't
have o worry in the world If the
doc hadn't said there was q pos
Sibility Of lockjaw. Nothing could
be worse than that. Boy, can
you imagine little Make with q
locked jaw. I'd have to put
everything in writing then.
I was shot, but I don't know
who did it. Here's how it hap
pened. Jerry CaSale was stand.
ing to my left. To the right Of
me was Goldie Wilson, a girl
who acts as my secretary in a
radio skit. Alongside Of her, as
I recall, was AL Sinton, who pro-
Yides the sound effects.
However, AL says he wasn't
there, so I guess it was a couple
Of other guys from Buffalo or
Callipolis. Anyway, Jerry was
packing q big rod which he said
we should use in the act because
it made more noise than the little
pistol al had been firing in other
yehearSalS.
I was busy reading the script
when all Of a sudden there was a
big bang-boom! I felt burning
sensation on the left side Of my
chest. I saw Goldie grabbing her
cheek and I saw blood oozing
through her fingers. Plaster began
falling from the ceiling where a
blank cartridge wad had hit.
I'll be doggoned if I know
whether Jerry fired that shot, or
whether it was from AL Sinton's
gun. Jerry says he fired the shot
and AL says he wasn't there, so
maybe I ought to consult an ocu-
list. All I know is that I was
shot and both of them had guns.
Hereafter, if I got to be around
guys with guns only one can get
in the room at a time. I've got to
know in the future who winged
me. Little Make can take it, but
they've got to stop making a shoot
ing gallery out Of me.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
Church Will Mark
/. 18th Anniversary

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May
10.-A Solemn Mass will be said
at II q. m. Sunday in commemora-
Hon Of the seventy-fifth annivers.
ary Of st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The service will be in High School
Auditorium.
The sermon will be delivered by
the 1T. Rev. Felix Kaup. apostolic
administrator Of the Richmond
diocese, in the absence of Bishop
Brennan, who is III. A musical
program has been arranged by st.
Mary'S choir, under direction of
Miss Catherine Long, organist,
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
Red Cross Seeks
Baby Carriages

An appeal for discarded baby
carriages, cribs and beds was
issued by the District chapter Of
the American Red Cross today.
The articles are needed to care
Tor the wants of destitute fami-
lies here. Donors are asked to
call the chapter headquarters,
National 1910.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
COL. BIRDSEYE TO TALK

Col. C. H. Birdseye, of the U. S.
Geological Survey, will speak on
Surveying the Grand Canyon"
supplemented with motion pic
lures, at a meeting of the George
Washington Chapter of the Amer
lean Society of Civil Engineers to-
night at 8 o'clock, in LIZ.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
Mother of 29
Leads Race
For Prize
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico,
May 10 CU.SO.


PUERTO RICO'S Mothers
Day prize will have to be split
six ways If investigation fails
to establish the claim of a San
Juan mother to 20 living chill
dren.
Sponsors Of the contest al
ready have an even gross of
children on their lists, the off
spring of six families of "a
children each.
There may be a consolation
prize for Sergia Berries, who,
at IS, boasts 81 living chill
dren. A San Juan newspaper
and store will honor the moth
err of the largest family on
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
Program Planned
BY Girl Reserves

"Girl Reserves Around the
World" a program of music and
dancing representing 80 coun.
tries, will be presented by Girl
Reserves of the Y. w. c. A. at
Barker Hall, Seventeenth and K
Streets Northwest, May II and
18, at 8:15 p. m.
Almost all of the countries in
which the Girl Reserves are or
gained will be represented in
the pageant.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10

ton University tomorrow at 1880
p. m. at the Kennedy Warren. Ro-
len Olsen, retiring president of the
club, will act as postmaster.
The Washington times., 1935-05-10
SHOT PUZZLE
To INJURED
MAX BAER

In the tolloUino story, Mae
Bder, world'S heduytDeiGht cham
Dion, oiveS his DUN verSion OF the
accidental Shooting" yesterday
which may possibly bring about
a postponement OF his torthcon1-
ING title bout Nth Jimmy Brad
dock.
Evening star., 1935-05-06

features of the act were designed to
promote the social security OF certain
classes Of employees and not to regu-
late interstate commerce.
In signing the measure last June
80, President Roosevelt said it was
"crudely drawn and will require many
changes and amendments at the next
session of Congress"
Action has been deferred pending
q decision by the high court.
The legislation would compel both
the workers and the employers to
contribute to . retirement fund, the
latter giving twice as much as the
former, unless otherwise specified; the
employees would contribute per cent
of their compensation.
In holding it invalid, the lower
court declared the act exceeded the
power of Congress in that it made
no distinction between employees "en-
gagged in interstate commerce and
those not 50 engaged"
1t also ruled that the provision Of
the act requiring payment of an
nuities based in part on services rem
dered before passage Of the legisla-
ton constituted an unlawful taking
of railroad property. The railroads
estimated this would cost them $4,-
400 600 600.
In addition, the act was held un-
constitutional In 50 far As it applied to
persons who had been employed
within . year before passage and who
had not returned to railroad service.
The decision was to 4. Chief Jus
tice Hughes wrote dissenting opinion
in which Justices Brandeis, Stone and
Cardoza joined.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
MARKET RALLY BRIEF.
Sharp Rise Of Rails Wiped Out o.
Replaced by Losses.

Sharp Rise Of Rails Wiped Out o.
Replaced BY Losses.
NEW YORK, May 8 R.-Stock
market tubilation over the Supreme
Courts fnvaiidation Of the carrier
pension law was short-lived today, de-
spite an estimated $66 5000, 900 annual
saving to the roads.
While rail stocks and bonds ad-
vanced vigorously Immediately after
the Washington tidings reached Wall
Street, initial advances Of q point or q
little more were shortly largely erased,
and in some cases converted into mi
nor losses as compared with Satur-
days closing levels.
The decision, which had been
awaited for weeks in financial quar-
ters, was quickly met with realizing,
brokerage circles said. In some quar-
ters It was reported that Spectators
were willing to accept quick and mod
crate profits because Of the poor rail
traffic and earnings reports which
have recently been appearing.
The high court ruling, however,
may prove q difficulty as well a. .
saving to the roads in the long run,
some railroad authorities said. II has
been known for some time that rail
labor circles would utilize . favorable
decision for the roads as an argument
against any institution of new wage
reductions in the near future. The
recent complete restoration Of q 10
per cent wage cut had revived pre-
dictiona that railway ohicials would
again seek pay cuts as an onset TO
increased costa
Evening star., 1935-05-06
PEEK AND HULL
D|FFERON TRADE
Special Advisers Report
Questions Claim That
U. S. Is Creditor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Sharp differences Of opinion be-
tween President Roosevelt's two fore
most advisers on foreign trade were
UNDERSIGNED today after George N.
Peek had laid on the Presidents desk
mentab underlying Secretary Hulrs
trade policy.
Peek did not mention Hull by name.
or refer specifically to his program
Of negotiating give-and-take trade
treaties with foreign lands. But he
called pointedly for "a review Of all
national policies based In whole or in
part upon our international creditor
status"
Hull, like many other advocates Of
lowered trade barriers. has stressed
Americas Transformation from
debtor Nation to q creditor Nation.
Only last Thursday he declared that
American policies Of raising tariffs In
postwar days were not consistent
with our newly achieved creditor
position"
Peek Doubts Hull Report.
Peek;s report, made as special ads
wiser on foreign trade. raised Z doubt
as to whether the United States Is
now as big a creditor as generally
supposed.
His study sought to show that at
the end Of 1884 the United States was
q book creditor" to the extent Of
SIG. 1897, 600 900. But, he said, our
status as a creditor appears to de-
pend upon the value Of our direct in
vestments in foreign countries and
that Of the war debts"
War debts comprised $40 .304 900 900
of the sic, ,897, ,000, 900 owed the United
States. he said, and the present value
of these debts, with the exception of
the Republic of Finland. cannot be
estimated"
A second item stressed as doubtful
was $7,82s ,000, 900 of direct United
States investments abroad. Peek
He quoted the Department Of Com
merce as saying in 1888 that it was
probable the recorded values of direct
AfncElCau ufcStiucutS ADi Oao WILL
have to be reduced"
Says Foreigners Bought Bends.
Explaining other figures in his re-
port. Peek said foreign countries had
several hundred million dollars in this
country last year which might have
been used to buy merchandise, or serv-
ices, or be applied on the war debts.
Instead, the money was used to buy
securities"
This recalls statements by Hull and
others that foreign countries cannot
buy American products unless the ex-
change with which to pay for them Is
made available through imports.
Peek's contention Is that last year for
eign nations had exchange which they
did not use for the purpose. Peek and
Hull have differed before. Hull Is
conducting his trade negotiations on
an unconditional most favored
nation" basis. For example, tariff re-
ductions granted one country in .
reciprocal trade treaty are extended to
all nations which accord the United
States equality of treatment. Peek.
on the other hand, favors bilateral
trade agreements, with benefits ex-
tended to other nations only condi-
tionally.
Evening star., 1935-05-06

The fanciest stunt Of the chamber
meeting was the one by which the
New Dealers tried to Offset the cham.
ber break by having the Roper Busi-
ness Advisory Council call at the White
House at the same time. The idea was
to show that not all business was
against the New Deal.
This caused . ludicrous situation.
Some of the chamber leaders are also
members Of the Roper Council. They
including ex-Presidents Hartman,
Lund and others) had to dash out Of
q convention criticizing the New Deal
TO join the White House conference.
At the White House, as Roper coun-
cillors. they approved the principle of
the Federal social security program,
but. at the chamber, rs delegates,
their convention had opposed any Fed
eral social security program
In this incident, you raav find
the real significance Of business
support and antaponism to the
New Deal. They pilI stand up for
their opposition pie,Ds. and try to
cooperate occasionally.
One recent piece Of publicity which
the New Dealers did not like very
much was the story about the Presi-
dents political conference at the White
House. He had . half dozen political
advisers in for . confidential chat.
Some of them were angry when the
story was published and began per-
sonal inquiries to determine who had
told. II they find the culprit. he will
not be invited to the next conference.
1t did not get out at the time. but
it Is a fact that the White House tried
10 get Kennedy to take over relief
entirely and give up his securities job.
Kennedy is supposed to have de-
INJURED, saying his present Job waa
still in the formative stage and he
wanted to finish 1t. A compromise has
established him in . general advisory
capacity which will not interfere with
his s. e. 6. duties.
tcepyrisht, lssso
Evening star., 1935-05-06
HOOvERSAYSU.S.
ZOO THREATENED
Theory of Security With
RECOMMENDATION" Branded
as National Menace.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 6.-Crea-
ton Of economic and social security
through augmentation" today bore
the arraignment Of former President
Herbert Hoover that "our people are
not ready to be turned into national
Zoo"
Mr.. Hoover in an address before the
California Conference Of Social Work
here last night assailed any attempt
to make the Government the major
source of security efforts.
"You may produce an efiicient eco
nomic or governmental unit by
manufactured. regimented. imposed
environment" Mr.. Hoover asserted,
last night, but "you will not produce
q free individual In short. you
will not produce an American
Our people are not ready to be
turned into a national zoo. our citi-
zens classified, labeled and directed
by a form of self-approved keepers"
Both he and his remarks were
given hearty applause by approx
mately 1000 delegates gathered at
their opening session to hear him.
Increased Activity Noted.
The speech re-emphasized the in
creasing frequency with which the
ex-President recently has made public
appearances and statements to pune
ture the seclusion and silence ne
generally has maintained since his
retirement from ofice.
Recent utterances have included
comment upon the Supreme Courts
gold clause decision. in which Mr.. HOO
yer advocated a return to the gold
standard. His letter to the California
Republican Assembly at Sacramento,
and talks made on trips to New YORK
as an insurance company director.
Only this past week end also Mr..
Hoover, together with his wife. took
an active part in q reunion OF the
pioneer" graduating class OF STAN
ford University.
The former President said there
was need for far more than economic
security if civilization Is to march
forward to social security"
He said the people must be taught
to cling to their family life, to their
homes, to their individual Self-respect,
to their rights. to their individual
liberties.
They must be taught. not to change
their souls and spirits for the falla-
cious promises of material comforts.
1t Is the unfailing record Of mankind
that in such an exchange the indivi-
dual finds himself robbed of all that
he had, both spiritually and ma
terially. I"
We need constant and persistent
research and survey. and I would In
deed suggest that we also need an in
stitution for guiding foolish persons
who are loose on the landscape with
only part Of the facts and imbued
with . great emotion"
Doctrine Of Plenty Praised.
Mr.. Hoover defined what he said
were outstanding changes in Ameri-
can civilization in the last so years.
The first of these, he said. was
"America's triumph in the age-old
struggle to produce q plenty through
chronological development.
The second he called "a certain ILL
defined but no less positive attitude
of responsibility toward each member
of the community" citing that the
public conscience has slowly and sure
ly crystallized to the fact that we
must find reasonable economic secur-
ity for those who have the will to
work and we must care for the unfor-
tunate"
Evening star., 1935-05-06
DINE AT WEST POINT

WEST POINT. N. Y. May 8 R.-
Members of the Little Congress"
composed of secretaries and clerks Of
United States Representatives, in
spected the United States Military
Academy yesterday. but a heavy rain
caused postponement Of a full-dress
parade scheduled in their honor.
The $50 secretaries ate dinner in
the mess hall with the cadet corps,
made tour of inspection of the acad-
emy, and met cadets appointed from
their districts.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Roosevelt Becoming More
Hard.boiled in Dealing
With Associates.
BY PAUL MALLON.
DIFFERENT inner atmosphere
has been noticeable inside the

A DIFFERENT inner atmosphere
n has been noticeable inside the
~ White House lately. For one
4 4 thinN the President has been
stricter in personal dealings
with his associates. His public state
ments do not as yet reflect 1t. but there
have been evidences that he is deter
mined to be less easy going, less pa
tient. harder boiled.
In line with this tendency, he seems
to be working out a shift Of personnel
which amounts more or less to an in
side reorganization among his ad-
visers. Furthermore. he Is tightening
up the administration all along the
line.
You cdn see one phase OF it be-
hind the neD relief set-up. No
announcement has been made. but.
as an instance, Business Man Joe
Kennedy has been quietly pressed
into the relief set-up as right
hand man.
Kennedy is what is known among
insiders as "a good man." that is he
is capable He has solid business
foundation. Apparently he Is being
pushed up front with Business Man
Frank Walker as a restraining inf1u-
ence of the Ickes- Hopkins end
of the new relief team.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY
SLAYS ROANOKE GIRL
Child Dies From Chest Wound
After Bullet Crashes Through
Wall Of House.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, May 6.-Geraidine
Elizabeth Lanter, 10, was accidentally
killed in the kitchen of her home by
. bullet from . .22-caliber rifle held
by her 12-year-old brother yesterday.
The gun was fired from the yard,
the bullet ripping through the wealth
er boarding and plastering before
striking the child in the left chest.
She was rushed to . hospital, but
died within q few minutes after being
admitted.
Earnest Lanter, jr, her brother,
was said to have accidentally dis
charged the rifle while another youth.
James Floyd Hobbs, jr., 16. was ar
ranging q target.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
Boy, IL, Hunting
AbalOnes Attacked
By 9-Foot Octopus
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE. Calf. May 6.-Joe
Prentiss. IL. reported he narrow
" escaped death In an attack by
a 9-foot octopus while he was
hunting abalones on the coast
yesterday.
His father. Charles Prentiss,
8. E. r. A. ofiicial, and a friend
dashed through surf TO the res
cue when Joe yelled for help as
q soft, snakelike arm whipped
about his wrist.
Caught in deep water, Joe said
he beat the octopus with the
iron bar he used to pry up the
mollusks, but he was weakening
rapidly when help arrived.
Combined efforts Of the party
loosed the octopus from the rocks
and II was dragged ashore
Prentiss brought the creature
here-along with the limit bag OF
abalenes.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
COMEDY, TO BE GIVEN
st. Marks Players Will Present
'For Pete's Sake"

Special DtspAtch to The Star
FAIRLAND. Nd, May Ga three
act comedy. For Pete's Sake VIII
be presented by the st. Marks Play
ers Of St. Marks Episcopal Church
Thursday night at 9 O'Clock In the
parish hall.
Ms. Writ Ellin, chairman Of Ar
rangements, is being assisted by Mrs.
Walter A. Adams and Miss Elizabeth
MeCulloch. The cast Is composed
Of Clark Adams, Warren Adams. Earl
Lehman, Sylvia Eilin. Elizabeth Nc
Culloch, Blanche Lank, Frances Mar
shall. Mrs. Taylor Lohr, Adeline Ellin,
Louis Becraft, RuBel Whip and A.
fred lcCeney.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
STUDENT AVOIDS CROWD
LANDING BROKEN PLANE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Nd. May Give
hundred feet above the ground Frank
E. Carson of New York saw the pro-
pellor Of his airplane ripped Oh its
shaft-and below him was . crowd in
the path of the in-gliding ship.
1t was Q tough spot for a student
pilot making his third solo flight, but
Carson chose the hard way out. He
landed In q peach orchard instead Of
on the crowded field. He was not hurt,
but the plane was badly damaged.
THE ship had too much momentum
to land on the field and avoid striking
that crowd" he said after the forced
landing yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-05-06
Fifteen RESCUED
FROM BURNING BUS
Driver and Porter Heroes of Bat.
terry Box Accident Near
Salisbury, Nd.
BY the Associated Press.


SALISBURY. Md. May 6.-The
driver and porter of a Norfolk -to-New
York Great Eastern bus rescued Is
passengers without serious injury last
midnight when the bus suddenly be-
came enveloped in flames, s miles
south of here
All but one of the passengers were
asleep at the time and several had TO
be carried to safety.
When the flames burst from the
battery box. near the front, Hugh
Kitchens. the driver, made a futile
attempt at suppressing it. then Joined
Earl Hunter, colored porter, in rescu-
ing the passengers. Personal effects
and some Of the baggage were de-
stroyed
Another bus, arriving shortly after
ward. carried the passengers on to
Philadelphia.
The bus interior was soon a charred
mass.