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Evening star., 1935-05-21
400 Ohio Miners to Instruct
Mrs. Roosevelt in Coal Digging

The Peoples University" was estab-
lished here by Stabley Hamilton, field
worker for the American Friends
Service Committee. The committee
asked Mrs. Roosevelt to make a study
of conditions here and speak to the
students.
The school, founded six months ago.
provides courses for adults in the COM
munity who wish to improve their
education. Mrs. Roosevelt's great in
terest In adult education and her de-
sire to see how coal miners actually
live and work caused her to accept
the invitation to speak.
Courses in speaking, music apprecia-
ton, citizenship, dramatics. English,
woodworking, home economics. knit
ting, sewing, contract bridge. parlia-
mentary law, municipal government
and other subjects are offered.
Preparations to accommodate l,500
persons at the exercises tonight have
been made.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
SENATE T0STUDY
|. ELECTION Of HOLT
Committee Will Meet June |
to Receive Response
to Hatfield.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections today planned to
20 thoroughly into the case of Sena-
tor-elect Rush D. Holt of West Vir-
ginia, who was elected last November
but who has not yet taken the oath
of office because he is not Of sena-
torial age.
The committee, of which Senator
George of Georgia is chairman, at q
meeting today decided to hold an
open meeting on June / at 10 am. to
receive Senator r-elect Hollis response
to the memorial and contest of former
Senator Hatfield and citizens of the
State. Senator George said that the
committee would also receive briefs
submitted by both sides and then will
decide whether to have oral argu-
mentS.
Will Be 80 on June 19.
Holt will not be 80 years old. the
senatorial age specified in the Con-
stitution, until June 10. Although he
was elected to the Senate last No
vember and the term of Office to
which he was elected began last jan
uary 3, he has never presented himself
to be sworn in. He has been assigned
an Office which he occupies; he re-
ceives pay and he occasionally sits
on the floor of the Senate, a privilege
to which he Is entitled as Senator
elect. He has. however, performed
none of the functions of Senator; he
neither takes part in the debates nor
does he vote
That Holt will be seated when he
reaches the senatorial age on June 1e
was confidently predicted today by
both Democratic and Republican SEN
atorial leaders. However, study o1
all the precedents by the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections is
likely to produce strong case against
the seating of Holt, which nigh!
change the attitude of a number Of
the Senators. It is known that ar
agreement was entered into by the
Republican and Democratic leaders
that If Holt would stand aside and
not present himself to take the oath
of Office until he became 80 years old
he would then be seated. Such an
agreement was made, it is said, just
before the present session of Congress
opened. 1t was made despite the
warnings of some Senators who had
looked into the precedents. The Sen
ate is the sole judge of the qualifica-
tions of its members.
1t may by majority vote do any
thing it desires regarding the seating
of Holt.
The main contention of the op-
ponents of the seating of Holt is that
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Griffith Buys Pitcher Ne,osom;
Price to Browns Put at $50, 600

inches and weighs 1876 pounds, comes
to Washington with pitching record
showing no victories and six defeats
for this season, but in 1894, his first
year in the American League. he
proved one Of the mainstays of the
Browns staff by winning l6 games
and losing 20 with q ixth-place club.
His earned-run average was 4.o2;
his batting mark 1873.
The tall right-han6er, who will
make his debut in. Washington uni
form Thursday when the league-lead-
ing White Sox invade for the first
time this season, today was described
as lust the pitcher we wanted" by
Manager Bucky Harris. I'm spite of
his poor record so far this season, I"
declared Harris, Buck is one a. the
best pitchers in the league With
Newsom taking regular turn the
Washington club will gain plenty Of
pitching strength. And that's all we
need to do some climbing"
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PAR[EY TO SLASH
WARDEBTSASKED
Tydings Urges Roosevelt to
Call "Common- n-Sense"
World Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A resolution requesting President
Roosevelt to call an international con-
ference in Washington to consider a
"common-sense" cure for the world
depression, including fve-year
armament holiday and a lump-sum
settlement of the war debts, was in
troduced today by Senator Tydings,
Democrat, Of Maryland.
He also listed stabilization of cur
rencies by international agreement
and revival of world trade through
tariff adjustment as subjects for the
proposed conference. In a speech he
said these four questions were vital
for recovery and for the protection of
civilization"
As basis for discussion at the in
national gathering, he recon-
mended the plan "liquidating world
depression" recently advocated by
Salmon o. Levinson. Chicago lawyer
and authority on world peace.
60 Per Cent of Debt.
This plan proposes five-year world
armament moratorium and acceptance
by the United States of so per cent
of the $40 ,000, 900 900 war debt prin-
cipal. After credits are allowed for
payments already made, the debtors
would pay IL equal annual INSTALL
ments.
A similar so per cent, 12-year settle
ment would be made with respect to
German payments on her army of oc-
cupation and mixed claims awards to
the United States. and the plan also
would call for cancellation of the
10000, ,o00,00 of debts owing by the
European allies among themselves.
Let the United States" Tydings
said, propose to the nations to be
assembled at Washington new world
policy-a live and let live policy-and
dedicate it to the plain people of
both hemispheres."
Cites Saving on Arms.
Declaring no one expected the war
debts to be paid on the present basis,
Tydings said it was time to make a
common sense" settlement and get
what we could He asserted a FIVE
year armament holiday would be the
greatest single short cut out of the
depression for all the nations" and
"the first de facto world declaration
of peace in history"
He said the United States alone
would save about s300,000,000 a year
in regular construction appropriations
and the world at large from five to
six billion.
He said the -four horsemen" of the
World War-war debts, deprecated
currency, armaments and embargoes-
were still riding throughout Christen-
dom" and the only leader who could
down them was General Common
Sense"
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Clash Between May and
Maverick Enlivens House
Hearing.
KENTUCKIAN ANGERED
BY TEXANS QUESTIONS
Controller to Ask Amendment Re-
quiring Power Agency to Take
Competitive Bids.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Controller General McCarl today
criticized before the House Military
Committee the Tennessee Valley
Authority act as "haphazard legisla-
ton" that does not stipulate whether
a Government agency must make pur-
chases through competitive bidding OF
under open contracts.
The committee Is holding hearings
on bill to expand T. v. A. activities
McCarl was called to testify on an
audit by his Office which took ex-
ception to many T. V. A. expenditures
Before the controller appeared, the
hearing was enlivened by clashes and
threats of physical combat between
Representatives May, Democrat, oi
Kentucky, foe of T. " A.. and Rep
resentative Maverick, Democrat, OF
Texas, who is stanchly supporting the
power development agency.
McCarl Avoids Row.
Declining to become involved in the
controversy waging in committee over
the legislation, McCarl said the diff
Guilty with the T. V. A. act and similar
legislation IS that it does not specific
ally state whether competitive bids OF
open contracts are to be required.
He said he would propose an amend
Ynent to the r. V. A. act to compel
the agency to use competitive bids
we have been going far enough In
this haphazard way" he asserted.
The angry exchange between May
and Maverick, during which May Of
fered to settle the differences outside
the committee room, resulted from
Mavericks persistent questions about
extracts May had had made from an
audit of the T. v. AS first year of
operations by the Office of McCarl.
May explained that since he was too
busy he had asked James E. Cassidy
to look over the audit in McCarps Of
fee and make memoranda on matters
pertinent to the committees hearings
on the T. v. A. legislation.
Then, May said, he called up
friend in the National Coal Associa-
ton and asked him if he had q mime
ograph machine that could run of
copies of the extracts made by Cas-
sidy.
"A hl. oCdSlCy, oil dGIolLCy 1Ol Vic
Alabama Power Co., who was in his
Office, May said, offered to have the
nimeographing done without cost to
the Kentuckian.
Il don't have utility and coal Off
cials sitting around my Office" ;"
Maverick remarked, red faced.
rs that intended as a personal re-
mark?" May shot back, peering over
the top of his glasses.
You can figure 1t out any way you
please" said the short stocky Texan.
I'll figure it out outside if you
want" May retorted, removing his
glasses.
I'm afraid of you," Maverick
snapped sarcastically.
Please, please" interceded Chair
man McSwain. pounding his gavel
"Outside is the place"
Morgan Attacks Extracts.
The audit stirred up a storm at yes
terday's session. Arthur z. Morgan
T v. A. chairman, said it was filled
with evidence of lack of thorough
examination of the facts. Today he
added that Cassidys extracts con-
tanned many personal interpretations,
some of them erroneous.
After prying into CaSsidy's connec-
ton with the mimeographed abstract
OF the audit, Maverick shouted that
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j. s. BANS IMPORT
OF SILVER COINS
Treasury Acts to Halt Drain
on Nation and Then
Orders Secrecy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury statistics disclosed today
that silver coins of at least 10 coun-
tries would be forbidden entry into the
United States under the new import
ban.
The silver content OF the coins oi
the following countries wefe described
as more valuable as bullion than a
money: Bolivia, Chile, China, Costa
Rica, Colombia, Hongkong, Mexico
Peru, Salvatore and Uruguay.
This list was based on latest in
formation available TO the depart
ment.
Secrecy Ordered.
After taking the step, designed t.
prevent a drainage of silver coins
from other nations to the United
States. the Treasury today clampec
down the lid of secrecy on the next
move in its silver program.
A spirit of cooperation" the
Treasury said, prompted it to issue
its embargo order last night prohibit
ing the importation of foreign silver
coins except under license.
The Treasury policy of silver buying,
which has led to a rise in world
prices, has caused difficulties in sew
eral countries. Coins of some of them
became more valuable as bullion than
as money. leading to wide movements
to melt them down and sell them.
Three Nations Take Steps.
Among the nations that have ex-
perienced silver trouble are Italy,
which declared an export embargo;
China, which has an export tax, ano
Mexico. which called in silver coins.
Treasury officials said Canadian
money was not affected by the order.
The only coinage involved was that
where the silver content has become
more valuable as bullion than in the
form of currency.
Under the embargo order, which
was issued by Secretary Morgenthau
with the approval of President Roose-
welt, silver coins of a monetary value
equal at the time of entry to 110 per
cent of the market value of their
silver content may be imported with
out license.
LAS the price of silver has risen,
the Treasury said, "the silver content
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Evening star., 1935-05-21
PARIS POLICE DISPERSE
STRIKING MIDlNETTES
1000 Attempt to Picket Fashion.
able Dress House in Protest
Against Wage Cuts.
6v the Associated Press

BY tne Associated PreSs.
PARIS, May 21.-One thousand
screaming and shouting midinettes,
on strike in protest against wage re-
auctions, jammed the street beside the
ministry of marine today in an at
tempt to picket a fashionable dress
house.
Police were given busy half hour
handling the demonstrators, but they
finally were dispersed.
The host of pickets found little
difficulty in persuading others to join
their ranks, since today was the first
clear warm morning in many days
and the dressmakers' assistants were
quite willing to remain away from
their tasks.
The few who went to work asked
police to conduct them through the
jeering and kicking strikers.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
JANE ADDAMS NEAR
DEATH, DOCTORS SAY
Famous Social Worker Reported
Sinking Rapidly-Conscious
but Much Weaker.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 21.-Jane Addams,
75-year-old social worker, who was
operated on Saturday for abdominal
adhesions, was sinking rapidly, her
doctors reported at 6:10 am. Central
standard time) today.
A report issued by Drs. James Brit
ton, Charles Elliott and A. H. Curtis
said:
Miss Addams Is losing ground
rather rapidly. She is conscious at
times, but much weaker"
Miss Addarns took turn for the
worse early today after apparently
making satisfactory progress since
her operation. DR.. Britton was sum-
moned to her bedside and called
In the other members Of the stan
attending hey,
Evening star., 1935-05-21
ENVOY TO CHILE HOME
Hal Sewer Lands in New York

Hal Sewer Lands in New York
on Santa Lucia.
NEW YORK, May 81 (F.-Hal Sc
vier. recently resigned as American
Ambassador to Chile. returned today
on the Grace liner Santa Lucia to take
up permanent residence at Corpus
Christi, Tex
II liked Chile" the resigned Am
bassador said, but my health has
never been good since I went there
and finally decided that a sick man
has no right to represent his country
abroad. I came back about four
months ago and returned with the
hope that I could keep on, but found
it was impossible"
The diplomat was met at the pier
by Mrs. Sewer, who arranged for his
transfer to the Waldorf-Astoria.
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picture on Page A-2.)

Louis (Buck) Newsom, fast-ball
right-handed pitcher of the st. Louis
Browns, today was purchased by the
Washington base ball club for price
which President Clark Griffith Of the
Nationals declared was $4,000. The
deal, said Griffith, was strictly cash
and involved no other players.
The purchase of the 27-year-old
hurler. whose windmill wind-up is one
of the quaintest in the big leagues,
came as mo great surprise in local
base ball circles, for frequent rumors
this year have linked Newsom with
the Griffmen. 1t was felt, however,
that Griffith leaned more toward
George Blaeholder, another right
handler, who today was traded by the
Browns to Philadelphia for Outfielder
Ed Coleman and Pitcher Merritt
sugar" Cain.
The new National, stands 6 feet ~
Evening star., 1935-05-21
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED fleos'
BELLAIRE, Ohio, May 21.-Four
hundred miners, stained with coal
dust, became instructors today for
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Down in the Willow Grove Mine at
nearby Neffs cutters and drillers,
trackmen and leaders went about
their difficult tasks and waited for
their famous student.
Mrs. Roosevelt intends to visit the
mine, suitably attired for the occasion,
early this afternoon. She is expected
to arrive here late this morning from
Washington.
The First Lady expressed a wish 70
see q coal mine in operation when she
accepted an invitation to speak at the
closing exercises Of the Peoples Uni
versity" here.
The mine workers have been in
structed to 60 right ahead with their
work when Mrs. Roosevelt appears
so that she may observe the actual
working Of the uaiU.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Belgian Coal Miners Strike.

BRUSSELS, May 81 R.-Authori-
ties hurried several hundred gendarmes
today to Charleroi to reinforce the
local police because of q strike Of
miners In Is collieries.
Coal miners are protesting against
the suppression of family subsidies
and asking higher wages.
It Is feared . general strike involy-
ing 10000 miners nay result
Evening star., 1935-05-21
Cored by Elephant
During Rehearsal,
Herd Trainer Dies
BY the Associated Press.

by LIIt h06UNIdVtU ! ICbSs
LOS ANGELES, May 21.-At-
tackled and gored by an enraged
elephant during rehearsal of an
act for a motion picture, Joe
Reed. veteran circus trainer, died
in a hospital early today.
Reed was putting a herd of
8 elephants and IL tigers through
the act at the Al G. Barnes Win
ter quarters when the elephants
stampeded and Prince. leader OF
the herd, charged the trainer.
Evening star., 1935-05-21
3 HURT IN WRECK
Landslide Reported to Have De-
rallied Train.

MONTGOMERY, w. Va. May 81
R.-Three trainmen were reported
scalded today in the wreck of an
eastbound Chesapeake & Ohio freight
train near South Fayette. about 20
miles from Montgomery.
Reports received here were that a
landslide fell on the tracks and
caused the locomotive and eight of the
IL cars to plunge over an embank-
mert.
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WEATHER.

20. B weather Bureau F0recastJ
Fair and continued cool tonight and
tomorrow, lowest temperature tonight
about SO degrees; gentle to moderate
northwest winds. Temperatures-High-
est, 81, at 1915 pm. yesterday; lowest, 81,
at 6 am. today. Full report on Page AS.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

Notes of Art and Artists
BY LEILA MECHLIN

Washington Artists yearly show, got
a running start through the fact that
the cases in the atrium assigned to
their exhibit could not be hidden from
the public and therefore they opened
Tuesday as soon as installation was
effected. This exhibition is smaller
than in past seasons, but will be found
of much interest.
Little water colors Of landscape,
flowers and places occupy two cases
and have been contributed by Lesley
Jackson. Mrs. Dawson, Ruel p. Toll
man, Elizabeth Muhlhofer and others.
Two other cases have been given over
to drawings and etchings, unique and
charming. In this group are five
landscapes in color and crayon pencil
by Hattie E. Burdette, as well as a
drawing in charcoal of a head done
as a decoration, and a hthograph of
magnolias by the same artist. Here
also Is an amazing little etching by
John Taylor Arms of the entrance to
the Church of Sab Pablo, Valladolid,
much smaller than a mans hand, but
showing every detail of the elaborate
stone carving and sculpture. c. Allen
Sherwin is represented in this section
by little etching of Lucerne. To tiny
books, beautifully bound by Marian
Lane, whole case has been given,
with. as center feature, the copy of
Kuble Khan illuminated, illustrated
and hand-printed by Friedrich Won
DauchenhauSen-a gem in itself, well
worthy of the distinction. The minia-
ture portraits on ivory are the least
interesting feature of this exhibit, con-
trary to custom, but accounted for
by the fact that notable exhibition of
exclusively such works was lately held
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Note
worthy in the present showing are
works by Rosina Boardman Edith Hill,
Elizabeth King. Olga Sorenson and
Hattie E. Burdette. The last shows a
recently finished miniature of Mrs.
John Andrews painted from an old
portrait by Sully. The sculpture in
this exhibition is all shown in single
fiat case. and very effectively. Here
are two works in wax by Ethel Mundy,
a nude child figure in relief and a
small head in the round. Bruno
MaukoSki contributes a tiny figure
carved in ivory; Clara Hill is seen at
her best in miniature statues in bronze
and other material which have both
inherent bigness and precious quality.
Medals, delightful in design and exc
cution, by Herbert Adams and Albert
LaeSSle, issued in 1894 by the So
Evening star., 1935-01-13

! that she was under the impression
that was playing the hand at one
club. She hastily shifted to the deuce
of diamonds. put up the 10. East
covered with the queen and ! won
with the ace. Having nothing better
to do at the moment, I returned a
spade. West held of until the third
round. when she was forced to win.
She then made the strange continu-
alton of the nine of diamonds, more
or less setting up my suit.
To make everything complete, East
fell in with the spirit of the thing
and returned the nine of clubs. !
eventually had to give up another club
trick. but by that time had made
three no trumps.
1t is true that I had a presentiment
that a few North and South teams
might go down on the hand. but plus
$50 should ordinarily be a good score
When I opened the slip, however,
discovered that I was next to bottom
Two teams mad been doubled at two
no trumps, making it. One team had
bid and made three! And the rest of
the North-South players had opened
the bidding fourth hand to run into
CHEEKY little set ranging anywhere
from 2s0 to 500 points.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
PRISONERS RELEASE
ENDS STRIKE SUIT
Presiding Judge Dismisses Action
Against Alleged Might
Rider"
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
ATLANTA, January PA National
Guard prisoner today refused efforts of
labor leaders to obtain hh release in
Federal Court, and the presiding Judge
dismissed the case.
The prisoner, Charles Williams, Is
one of more than 80 men held under
military charges at an internment
camp here. They were arrested at
Rossville, where a hosiery mill strike
is now in progress, charged with being
might riders" or agitators.
In the meantime. at Rossville, at
the Tennessee line. Col L. c. Pope. in
command of a detachment of $50
Guardsmen patrolling the Richmond
Hosiery Mill property, continued an
investigation into night riding.
The colonel heard one worker tell OF
his home being threatened with dyna-
hitting unless he quit work at the mill.
Mill and labor union officials con-
tinued their conferences there in an
effort to bring an agreement. but no
indication Of success was in sight to-
night.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

ciety Of Medalists to its members, are
also shown. This society Is modelled
on one of similar name and aims in
England of which for many years Allyn
Williams Of London and Washington
was president. 1t has delightful po-
tentialities. Miss Clara Hill Is chair
man.
AN EXHIBITION Of paintings by
Olin Dows and Robert r. Gates
opened in Studio House January S, to
continue throughout the month. The
major portion of this show consists
of paintings by the former and in
cludes quite a number Of landscapes
painted In Vermont in rather, for him,
a new manner, last Summer. OF Mr..
Gates 10 paintings, several just COM
pleted manifested new influences at
work. This exhibition. Of which more
later, had q most auspicious opening
inasmuch as within the first two
days six of Mr.. Gates paintings and
four of Mr.. Dows found purchasers.
A T THE Public Library, main build
= ing. a collection Of water colors
by Richard Sargent is now on view
Mr.. Sargent Is one Of the artists
brought into prominence by the p
w. A. project. His little paintings OF
views of Washington have been very
favorably received. He has also done
some excellent interiors.
X X \
THE January exhibition scheduled
by the Howard University Art
Gallery is of paintings by Charles
Burchfield. circulated by the College
Art Association.
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w. L. Brown Bengal Tiger" and
"Hippopotamus" Then there are
Lillian Hirschi's "Huntress." which
received honorable mention, "Madre
Dolorosa" by Paul Yaffe and few
other things. the majority in modern
manner.
This exhibition will continue through
February 3. This afternoon members
of the Society of Washington Artists
and those exhibiting will be in attend
ance in the gallery.
X y
THE Society Of Miniature Painters.
Sculptors and Gravers. whose
annual exhibition was to have opened
simultaneously with the Society Of
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Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest liDing contract and auction
player. He ,oas captain Of the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, no,D disbdnded,
and has Uon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, uhich
includes the one-oper-one principle,
phich the Sims group OF players uas
the first to employ and deUelop.