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Evening star., 1935-03-27
MOTHERS FITNESS
QUESTIONED IN SUIT
Mrs. Lydia Simpson Challenged
in Custody Case Involving
Washingtonians.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., March 27.-Fit-
ness Of Mrs. Lydia Simpson to rear
her children was questioned yesterday
in a district court hearing to de-
termine whether she or her husband,
DR.. G. G. Simpson of New York,
should have custody of Patricia Gay
lord, their 8-year-old daughter. DR..
Simpson is assistant curator Of the
Museum Of Natural History.
Dispositions containing testimony
as to the health of the four children
of the couple, both before and after
they were in Mrs. Simpsons care,
were introduced by Roland Boynton,
attorney for DR.. Simpson, and Mrs.
Simpsons mother, Mrs. Mary Pedroja,
who is opposed to her daughter In
the case.
The depositions were made by DR..
Simpsons parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Simpson Of Washington, who
now are caring for three OF the
children, and DR.. Joseph Jeferies OF
Washington, their physician.
All testimony was to the effect
the children were sickly, undisci-
plined and ill-mannered when they
first went to live with their grand
parents, but that both their health
and obedience had improved since.
Mrs. Pedroja also testified Patricia
was in poor health when she first
came to the Pedroja home two years
ago and that she Is In much better
eonditinn~uoW,
Evening star., 1935-03-27
ROOSEVELT SAILS
TOWARD BAHAMAS
Staff at Miami Awaits Word
of His Joining Astor
Party.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March 27.-President
Roosevelt looked today for old clothes
and fishing rods out on the Atlantic
where the game fish play.
Keeping his annual rendezvous in
this region for few days Of relaxa-
ton, he headed southwark along the
coast line with the Bahama Islands
as his objective.
He put OF sea in a Midsummer heat
yesterday afternoon from Jacksonville
His stan, establishing headquarters
here today, awaited word of his board
ing the yacht Nourmahal Of Vincent
Astor, from which he will do his fish
ing.
Mr.. Roosevelt made sure of his
work-relief plans before boarding the
destroyer Farragut He talked with
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief ad-
ministrator, who was confident Of a
quick start once final congressional
approval is given the $4,000. .ooo, 900
program.
Marvin H. Mcintyre, secretary to
the President, came here to establish
wireless contact between the Chief
Executive and the White House, where
the regular staff carries on under
Stephen T. Early, another secretary.
Apparently satisfied Of congress
sional progress. Mr.. Roosevelt cruised
into the Atlantic unaccompanied by
official aides and determined on q
real vacation.
Smiling broadly from the rail Of
the foredeck of the Farragut. he
joshed with members Of the party
who accompanied him from Washing
ton and returned the farewell wave
of the crowd lining the dock.
Capt. Wilson Brown, naval aide.
and Comdr. Ross T. Mcintyre, White
House physician who attended Louis
M. Howe, secretary to the President,
through the crisis of his illness,
boarded the Farragut with the Presi-
dent.
Once the President boards the
Nourmahal. the Farragut, one Of the
newest Of the Destroyer Fleet, will
trail by. Another destroyer, the
Claxton, which moved down the coast
last night behind the Farragut, will
head for the Florida coast to main
tain wireless contact with the presi-
Dental party.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
POLICE UNDER FIRE
AFTER DERN VISIT
Arrest of Two Quakers But One
Incident Greeting Plea
for Army.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27.-A
threat of legal action against police
for arresting two Quakers was thrown
today into the controversy over the
subject of war which has marked
almost every hour of Secretary Of
War George H. Dern's visit to Phila-
delphia.
Even before the Secretary arrived
here yesterday, the protests began.
Long after he finished a plea for
larger Army, Navy and Air Corps,
pickets led by Miss Mildred Young Of
the Friends yearly meeting paced
back and forth on the sidewalks in
front of the hotel where he spoke.
In his address. delivered as a part
Of the seventeenth anniversary cele-
bration of the establishment of the
Philadelphia Ordnance Department.
Dern termed the United States Army
of today as microscopic" and com
parable with those of Turkey and
Portugal.
He was the guest Of the Philadel-
phia Post Army Ordnance Association
and the Chamber of Commerce. which
Jointly sponsored an exhibit of arma-
ments on Reyburn Plaza, opposite
City Hall
The two Quakers, Matthias Shall
cross. 20, and John Adams. 81, were
arrested on the outskirts Of crowd
of several thousand spectators when
they reputedly created q disturbance
and distributed anti-war handbills.
These bore the names of several
Friends and other peace organizations.
Overhead scared an airplane, char
tered by the Pennsylvania Committee
tor Total Disarmament, which drop
ped other leaflets.
The threat of legal action was made
by Sophia H. Dulles, executive secre-
tary of the latter organization. who
said she had consulted an attorney
after reports that the pickets had
been ''manhandled" by police.
In his address Dern called Govern
ment ownership of munitions plants
impractical.
He declared "a reasonable defensive
posture" for America would necessi-
tate q Navy second to none and a
small but highly efficient Army, in
cluding, an air force comparable to
that Of any of the other leading ma
tions."
Evening star., 1935-03-27
FEDERAL SPENDING
PASSES 5 BILLIONS
$2,574,490, 900 of OUTLAWS
CIassed Emergency" in
Treasury Statement.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Government spending in the cur
rent financial year has passed the
f5, ,000, 100000 point.
Today's Treasury statement, cover
ing operations through March IS,
showed outlays since July l Of s5.-
006 .456,143.
More than half this amount went
TO expenditures classed as "emer-
gency" which took $2,574. .4s0, ,002.
General Government expenses
amounted to $2,43l ,96s.I4O.
Total expenditures for the corre-
spending period last year were $4,-
7o9, ,435, ,397.
Current Deficit Reduced.
The current deficit Of salts, ,2eo. .3s3
was almost a quarter Of q billion dol
lars under the comparable figure OF
last year. when the Government was
lin the red" to the extent Of s2,428,-
24l ,684. Increased receipts accounted
for the lower deficit
Through March IS, the Govern
ment had collected s2,s27 165. 76o as
compared with S2.281.193,7l3 last
year. The largest increase was shown
by income taxes which were s195, ,000,-
600 ahead Of last years figures.
Meanwhile, compilation of figures
from the principal lending agencies of
the Government disclosed that 1t lent
$2,907 900, 900 more in 1884 than 1t
did in 1888. This increase was en-
phasized by a report Of the Federal
Reserve System showing its member
banks lent $500 100000 less in 1884
than the year before.
Another important factor in con-
sidering Government lending figures
was the low ebb to which capital se-
curity issues dropped during 1894.
Only in recent weeks has the Secur-
tiles Commission noted an appreciable
break in capital market offerings, with
Swift e. Co. Of Chicago apparently
starting the trend with a large re-
funding bond issue. New registration
of issues for March now approach
5000, ,ooo, 900.
Long Term Loans.
1t was into the long-term capital
loan market that most OF the Federal
money flowed. as compared with the
| short-term loans. which make up the
greatest volume Of commercial bank
advances.
The Federal Reserve loan figures,
however. did not reflect the lending of
some 5000 State banks, which are not
members Of the Federal Reserve and
which do not report their activities to
Washington. Upward Of three-fourths
of the Nations banks are members of
the Federal Reserve, however, and
officials regard it likely that the opera
tions of non-members followed SINH
lar trend.
The four principal lending agencies
Of the Federal Government, the Re
construction Finance Corp, the Pub
lie Works Administration, the Farm
Credit Administration and the Home
Owners Loan Corp, lent $3,l54,0o0,-
900 in 1888 and s6,16l 900 900 in 1894.
The last report of the Treasury fig
ured that total of STATS. .o00, 900 of
loans were outstanding. Their fig
ures included several smaller agencies
whose loans were not included In the
big four" group Of lenders.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Roosevelt to Try
Ne,o Rod on Quest
For Smaller Fish
Gulf Stream, Ab0unds in
Game Variety Sought
BY President.

BY the Associated Press.
On his fishing trip in Florida waters
President Roosevelt is carrying a new
rod, built to handle Il and 2 pounds
of fish"
Apparently the President seeks
small game instead OF the whoppers
that called to Herbert Hoover when
he fished of Florida in 1880.
Mr.. Hoover's record catch was q
45-pound sailflsh. Mr.. Roosevelt's
catch last year compared favorably
in quantity with other presidential
efforts. but his fish were smaller.
There are plenty Of the smaller
game fish in the Gulf Stream waters,
including Spanish mackerel, the king
fish, the wahoo and the cabio. These
fish travel in small schools, and are
lured with a trolling spoon hook.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
HARTMAN URGES
LABOR BILL DELAY
Asks Wait on Wagner Meas.
ure Until Court Rules
on Bargaining.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Henry I. Hartman, president Of
the Chamber OF Commerce Of the
United States, urged the Senate La
bor Committee today to hold up the
Wagner labor disputes bill until the
Supreme Court interpreted the re-
covery acts collective bargaining
clause
1T would De unwise," he said, Ito
plunge further into the morass OF
doubtful legislation"
The Wagner bill would outlaw the
company dominated union, create a
permanent Labor Relations Board
with added powers and give the labor
organizations chosen by the majority
of employees in plant the right to
speak for all employees
Hartman asked why unfair labor
practices should be limited to the
employer
Cites Other Abuses.
The employe, he said, needed pro-
lection from the flying squadron"
and the labor racketeer, as well as
from employer coercion.
Representatives of inside" labor
organizations from the Jones &
Laughlin Steel Corp, American Sheet
& Tinplate Co, Carnegie Steel Co.
and the Acme Steel Co. told the COM
mittee employees in those plants were
content with their employe repre-
sentative plans.
William B Hadden Of the American
Sheet g. Tinplate Co.-whose state
ment was typical Of all-said:
Il want to 60 on record with your
committee as opposed to the Wagner
labor relations act. We are opposed
to any legislation that would effect
the fine cooperation We have with
our employers, and we believe this
bill would stir up conflict in indus
try"
Jurisdiction Challenged.
L. w. Litchfeld, president Of the
GOODYEAR Tire d. Rubber Co, and
speaking for the rubber manufacture
ers, association, questioned the Gov
ernment's power to take Jurisdiction
in labor disputes.
The premise upon which the bill
Is constructed seems TO presuppo6e
the existence of an unalterable, an
tagonistic attitude between employer
and employe which cannot be changed,
compromised or abated in any manner
except through the agency Of the Fed
eral Government" he said.
We cannot agree that this premise
is sound or that it can be substan-
tiated by actual conditions prevailing
in the industries of this country"
Evening star., 1935-03-27

f1dTrlIlldIlS pdTC Is DtulS AcpJ Qulct
for fear of disturbing the truce. Labor
does not like him and might withdraw
if it suspected his part.
Lewis Hardest to Sell.
It was as clever a bargain as ever
has been made by five poker players.
The hardest man to sell was Lewis.
He likes Richberg even less than Gen.
Johnson likes Huey Long In pre-
liminary conferences he fatty asserted
he would have nothing to do with
N. r. A. as long as Richberg was
connected with it. Yet under the
truce-peace Richberg is to be chair
man of N. r. A., and Lewis is over
joyed
There are two reasons why Mr.
Lewis now will concede that perhaps
Richberg has kind face. The main
one is that Lewis right-hand man
phillip Murray was put on the
N. r. A. Board of Administration. This
appointment was, of course, made
publicly.
What was not made public was the
fact that Mr.. Lewis also got an under
standing that Mr.. Richberg will re-
linquish the N. r. A. Craftsmanship
June l6 and have nothing to do with
N. R. A thereafter.
So all 1t really amounts to personally
is that Mr. Lewis has agreed for a
consideration to stop hating Mr. Rich
berg until noon, June 16.
What it amounts to politically is
that Mr.. Roosevelt's N. r. A. reorgan-
ization plan is rescued from the brink
Of the congressional Niagara.
At least the Borah-Nye opposi-
ton group suffered major loss
of strength phen the Green-LeWis
A. F. OF L. gang naked out on
them. The truce is supposed to
include specific understanding
that Green and LeWis Will CO.
operate in getting the ddministrd-
tion bill through the Senate. The
radical N. r. A. reorganization bill
f30-hour Ueek, etc. is to be
dropped by Mr.. Green.
What Mr. Green gets for being so
kind is supposed to be the Wagner
Labor Board bill. There seems to be
some disagreement about how Definite
the White House promise was about
that, but the labor groups are now
saying privately that Mr.. Roosevelt
will either come out openly for the
bill or attempt to jockey it through
the Senate before adjournment.
Regardless Of that, Mr.. Green also
will get some representatives on code
authorities which were hitherto made
up only of industrialists.
Richberg Solid as Ever.
All this criticism you have heard
and will hear of Richberg has not hurt
his standing inside the White House.
His job is to take criticism from all
quarters which might otherwise be
directed at a higher source. There
fore, in a way, the more he is criticized,
the more he fulfllls his real mission.
Today his standing is as solid as ever.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Laplander Tells of 5.Year Trek
Across Arctic With Reindeer
New Epic Written in Mans Struggle
With Frozen NOrtE,ldnd as Herd Is
Delivered After Long Journey.

Andrew Bahr, Laplander who Is
called "the best reindeer man in
the ioorld," describes here his er-
periences in the unprecedented
drtpe OF reindeer from Western
Alaska to the Mackenzie Riper
delta in Northwestern Canada. The
reindeer had been bought by the
Canadian government for delirery
to the Canadian Eskimos, tOho tOere
facing starvation. Bahr's story is
told here by Miller, the newspaper
reporter pho came suddenly into
fame toith the publication OF u
Coper the Waterfront"
Evening star., 1935-03-27
BULLET WOUND SERIOUS
Prof. Pierce Of Yale Said to Have
Attempted Suicide.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, March 27 (P)
Prof. Frederick Erastus Pierce, ST,
associate professor Of English at Yale
University, was in critical condition
in a hospital last night after what
was described by Coroner James J.
Corrigan as an attempted suicide"
The coroner said he had received q
report from DR.. Frank Toole that DR..
Pierce had fired q .22-caliber bullet
into his mouth.
DR.. Pierce was found lying uncon-
scious on the floor of the bath room
at his home by members Of his family,
who were forced to break down the
door. Coroner Corrigan said the pro-
fessor had been melancholy. He was
believed to have been worried over an
illness.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
BYRD'S PILOT PREFERS
LIFE IN LITTLE AMERICA
Civilizations Foods Are Nice"
but Flyer Still Wants to Re-
turn to Icy World.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. March 27-Fresh
vegetables and fruit are nice" but
William 5. Mccormick, 22-year-old
flyer who piloted Admiral Richard z.
Byrds autogyro on the Little Amer
lea expedition, prefers the world Of
ice. He said so yesterday.
There's something about that part
of the world which grips q fellow"
Mccormick said.
Mccormick spent 13 months ION
the ice" N Little America without
seeing a newspaper or receiving
letter from home. He ate out of
cans, froze his hands and face.
cracked up his autogyro and broke an
arm-but he still wants to 90 back.
He landed here last Saturday with
seven other members Of the expedi-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Farmers to Ask Shelter Belt.

DENVER. March ~ CP).-A delega-
ton of Eastern Colorado farmers de-
cided yesterday to ask Federal public
works funds for the planting of
shelter belt of trees to supplement the
huge north-and-south belt planned
by the Government to combat soil
shifting winds. The farmers conferred
here with Clifford Noxon. registrar of
the State Public Lands Board.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Threes Fill Womal's Life.

MEXICO, Mo. [P.-There's q crowd
Of threes in the life Of Miss Emma
Gibson. She is the third child, the
third daughter, third grandchild, a
third granddaughter, and her birth
day is on the third day of the third
month in the year.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.
TODAY.

BY the ASeo6lAted FTeSS,
TODAY.
Senate.
Resumes debate on pink slip repeal.
Munitions Committee hears Bernard
M. Baruch.
Joint House-Senate Conference
Committee studies work-relief bill.
House.
Debates naval legislation.
Ways and Means Committee works
on economics security bill.
YESTERDAY.
Passed s9o7 100000 Post Once
Treasury appropriation.
Debated pink slip repeal bill.
Labor Committee heard attacks by
industry on Wagner labor bill.
House.
Sent work relief bill to conference
over opposition Of silver infiationists.
Foreign Affairs. Committee hearing
on Withdrawing Russian recognition
ended abruptly when Representative
Tinkham, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts. would not agree to keep testi-
mony secret.
TOMORROW
Senate.
On floor: Routine bills on calendar,
or agriculture appropriation bill, II
proposed repeal of income tax public
ik1, dieYOeAA nf tRdnU
Senate District Committee, 3 pm,
on small courts building bill.
Probable meeting OF Senate SUD-
committee on District appropriation
bill.
House.
Special District day in the House
for consideration Of auto liability bill
and three ether measures regarding
demolition OF unsafe buildings, con-
demnation Of unsanitary buildings
and excess condemnation bill.
Labor Committee, 10 am. open
Labor disputes bill.
Indian Affairs Committee, 10 am,
open-Subcommit on administra-
tion bill Tor settlement OF grievances.
Rivers and Harbors Committee.
1890 am. open-Across-Fl Florida
Canal
Education Committee, 10 am, open
Bill for meeting immediate crisis
in public education.
Agriculture Committee 1880 am
Executive, to consider amendments 10
A. A. A.
Irrigation Committee, 10 am. open
Moratorium bill. -
Evening star., 1935-03-27
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
Symphony Orchestra, in the band
auditorium, Marine Barracks, this
evening at o'clock. Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader. Arthur 8. Witcomb,
second leader, =
Evening star., 1935-03-27
HICCOUGHING TO END
Miss Moskowitz of Cle veland
Promised Relief in 10 Days.

FrOm1Sed HeIIe1 III 10 Days.
CLEVELAND, March 27 (R.-After
hiccoughing intermittently for 16
days, Miss Lillian Moskowitz, az, was
cheered by her physician last night.
He said the attacks would cease within
o week or 10 days.
She has lost 10 pounds and lot
of sleep because of the hiccoughs,
which occur at irregular intervals.
The physician said a nervous condition
started the affiictionA
Evening star., 1935-03-27
DOG CAUSES LAWSUIT
Jury Absolves Man of Response
bility for Community" Canine.

bility for Community" Canine.
OKLAHOMA CITY (P.-Just be-
cause a dog hangs around mans
house is no case If some one Is bitten,
q jury held.
Damages Of $1,000 were asked for
Frances Leclair, l3, whose lawyers
eontended William F. Spencer was to
blame for her bites because the dog
spent most of its time at his house.
Spencer held 1t was Community
dog"
Evening star., 1935-06-09

gave her funds enough for breathing while
in Paris Would he meet her when she arrived
Hope revived again. He waited in ecstasy
for the diligence she rode in. He was ready at
last to follow Irving's advice and take her as
Shelley had taken her. He would seize her
and carry her off with him to America
anywhere - everywhere. His heart was re-
solute as he saw in the dusty distance toy
horses drawing toy coach He watched them
grow bigger and noiser till they drew up and
halted before him with blast of horn. a
chaos of hoof-beats and scream of brakes.
The footman flung open the door. Payne
stood back Of him with arms outStretched
And Mary fell into them. But she rather
swooned than sprang into his embrace Her
cheeks were crimson. and the hand he clasped
burned in his. When he made to kiss her, she
put up the other hand to check him, whisper
ing huskily: Don't touch me! I'm afraid for
you. I'm very i'll"
Terror froze in him, and he hurried her
to her hotel. sent in haste for physician.
His verdict was. "Pet,te rerole -- how YOU
say, the small pox''
Through her long danger Payne could
only hover about the place in an anguish OF
fear. Even when he had word that she would
live, it was long while before she would
admit him to her presence, and then only in
darkened room.
Il am monster to look at, she said. You
will never want to see me again
When he could persuade her to take the air
and the sunlight in drive about the Bois she
wore heavy veil. But the wind blew it aside.
and he saw that her skin was not marred
though its radiance was a little dimmed
Continued on page IS
Evening star., 1935-06-09
illustration BY
Walter Biegs

Payne ignored the thrust, thinking only of
Mary.
She has had only sorrow. and she must
have happiness. implore you. Make her
happy. Keep her happy"
Irving was one of the few who ever saw the
greatness of John Howard Payne's batfled
soul He paid him tribute now:
You're not ridiculous. You're not tragic.
You're just lost in the wrong world. If my
heart were as big as yours. I'd try to make you
and your Mary Shelley happy by a self
sacrifice like yours. But I'm not up to it. Go
back to England and she'll forget me. She'll
learn to love you if you'll have little courage
Do what Shelley did He kidnapped her,
dragged her through hell and high water. She
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Payne's unpretending little

lar in the United States. and his plays
were seen there on every stage Friends
wrote and rebuked him as an expatriate; but
Mary begged him to stay in England He
answered:
You ask me to live here. but they won't
let me. If | we're in America could make
fortune But don't want to live there so far
from you. Come to America with me-
She shook her beautiful head I've had
enough of foreign lands My boy life is here
| have to live for him
This stabbed deep Sheleys child had re-
placed Shelley in control of her destiny
Payne tore himself from her and went back
to France. But soon she was writing him that
little windfall of luck in the sale of novel