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Evening star., 1935-05-19
PUBLISHERS PLEAD
RIGHT OF SPEECH
Martyred Editor Honored.
Spread of Censorship
of Press Cited.
BY the Associated Prcss.

By the Associated Press.
WATERVILLE, Me-, May l8.-Two
noted publishers pleaded today for
unceasing battle against encroach-
ments on the freedom of the press
at a Colby College convocation COM
memorating the death Of an editor
who was slain because he refused to
be muZzled.
Col. Robert r. Mccormick of the
Chicago Tribune and Howard Davis,
business manager of the New York
Herald Tribune, both intimately iden-
titled with the American Newspaper
Publishers Associations fight against
restrictive code provisions, asserted
the threat Of Government censorship
had not ended.
The convocation honored Elijah
Lovejoy, militant abolitionist editor Of
st. Louis, Mo-, and Alton, Ill, who
was mobbed in the streets and shot
to death before the Civil War, when
he opposed vigorous attempts to gag
his newspaper.
Cites Hamilt0n's Views.
Col. Mccormick said that during
the debate over press freedom provi-
sions in the newspaper code, the
N. r. A. Administration quoted from
the writings of Alexander Hamilton
as its sole argument against the pub
fishers contentious.
Hamilton was not a believer in
democracy, liberty or the Republican
form of government" said the Chi
cago publisher. His political ideas
were all rejected $50 years ago. It
is monstrous that they should be set
up as American law today"
Davis called Government control of
radio IAN extraordinary example and
warning" Of the threat to free speech.
'The present system at Washington
Is travesty on the impartial control
that should prevail" he said.
Col. Mccormick and Davis were
granted honorary degrees of doctor
Of laws. The citations characterized
the Chicago publisher as soldier,
lawyer. editor" and termed Davis "a
distinguished figure in journalism"
Colby Is Toastmaster.
At a luncheon after the exercises,
Bainbridge Colby. Secretary Of State
in the Wilson administration and q
trustee of the college, acted as toast
master. Visiting newspaper men and
Evening star., 1935-05-19

but they always have borne the name
of Sweetheart.
A few months ago Dean Wilbur
and his wife left Washington for a
vacation in Florida. and his asso-
ciateS on the faculty know full well
that he is putting in as much time as
possible indulging in his one pet
hobby. They will return to the city
shortly before the commencement.
While Dean Wilbur will sever his
active ties with the university after
June 5, he has no intention of break
ing of the close relationships of 40
years. AS adviser and counselor his
services will still be available to DR..
Marvin and the directors of the in
stitution. At II, Dean Wilbur has
lost none Of his unfailing interest in
young people among whom he has
lived and worked so many years. A
hard worker, he Is quiet by nature
and, what is important in a teacher,
easily accessible to students, who have
never hesitated to take their troubles
to him.
Wife Shares Interests.
Dean Wilbur married Miss Hannah
Knapp of New York in 1889. They
make their home at 1916 Military
road. For many years Mrs. Wilbur
has shared her husbands interest in
the university and has been particu-
larly active among the George Wash
ington woman alumni
They have son, William Knapp,
their daughter Elizabeth having died
some time ago. A granddaughter,
who recently was graduated from
George Washington University, helped
keep up the Wilbur tradition.
Last year she was made an honor
ary member of the graduating class
of 1884 and that same year the stu
dent annual, the Cherry Tree, was
dedicated to him. Dean Wilbur al
ways presided at the chapel exercises
held at the university and seldom
failed to attend the functions of the
various student organizations.
He has been for years a member Of
the Cosmos Club. the Federal School
mems Club of Washington, the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Sciences. He is also q
member Of Delta Kappa Epsilon and
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternities.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
WOMAN OFFERS LIFE
TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL
Tells Newspaper She viii Submit
to Any Experiments Doctors
Would Make.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1s.-Harriet
Mary Hickman, 81, feet o inches
and weighing 1876 pounds, has of
fered herself for experimental pur.
poses to ANY doctors, surgical or
plastic" who would attempt to make
her beautiful.
IT don't want to live any longer
as I am" Miss Hickman wrote in q
letter to q Philadelphia newspaper.
II am perfectly willing to face death.
have no money, but will submit to
any experiment the doctor or doctors
wish to subject me to.
II am not doing this for any gain
other than to do something about a
body and face which have made me
50 miserable that I will take death
rather than 60 on" Miss Hickman
lives In Gloucester, N. j. She formerly
operated beauty shops in Connecticut
and Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
NEGROES ON JURIES
CALLED LOCAL ISSUE
Georgia Judge Declares Law Puts
Burden of Selection on County
Commission.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CARROLLTON, Ga, May 18.-The
selecting Of Negroes names for jury
duty in Georgia, a question brought
to the fore by the recent Supreme
Court decision in the ScottSboro case,
Is one for the jury commissioners of
the individual counties to decide,
Judge w. L. Stallings of Coweta, Ga,
said here last night in an address
before the annual meeting of the
Coweta Circuit Bar Association.
The Supreme Court ruled that a
prima facie case Of denial of equal
protection guaranteed by the four
teenth amendment had been made out
because names of qualified Negroes
had not been added to Alabama jury
rolls when a defendant in the Scots
boro cases was tried.
Judge Stallings cited the Georgia
law as to jury selection: 1.-The Jury
commissioners shall select from the
books OF the tax receiver, upright and
Intelligent men to serve as jurors.
They shall select from these a suffi-
cient number, not exceeding two
f1fths of the whole number, OF the
most experienced. intelligent and up
right men to serve as grand jurors &"
Evening star., 1935-05-19
REPORTER FILES APPEAL

NEW YORK, May 18 lR.-Habeas
corpus action to test a 30-day jail
sentence and $3.50 fine imposed on
Martin Mooney, a reporter for the
New York American, for refusal to
answer grand jury interrogation, Is
scheduled for hearing next Tuesday
In Supreme Court.
The sentence was reafirmed yes
terday before Judge Morris Koenig
in general sessions, where Mooney as
serted there is no court IN this land
which holds me in the contempt in
which 7 hold this grand jury"
He had refused to divulge sources
of information for series Of stories
on vice published by the American.
Judge Koenig said he would have
reduced the sentence in yesterday s
appeal to 10 days but allowed the
original sentence to stand so the ha-
beas corpus writ could not be
voided. Mooney is tentatively free on
the writ.
Evening star., 1935-05-19

special guests included several Of
Lovejoy's kin.
Free press has been destroyed in
virtually ell but English-speaking
countries since the World War,
Jerome D. Barnum Of the Syracuse
N. Y. Post-Standard, president Of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation, told the guests.
This" he said. was accomplished
under the stress Of economic and po-
htical unrest and was accompanied
by relationships. The death Of free
speech generally Is accompanied by
curtailment of a free press.
Freedom Of the press Is not privi-
lige for publishers alone, but Of all
the people. guaranteed them by the
Costitution. The publishers are
guardians of this trust"
Evening star., 1935-05-19
60lDSCHOOLBOYS
IN PATROL MARCH
Fourth Annual Procession
Held on Constitution
Avenue.

With ideal weather conditions pre-
vailing, almost 5000 children marched
down Constitution avenue yesterday,
bringing to a successful conclusion
Washington's fourth annual national
schoolboy patrol parade.
Spectators lined the route and the
uniformed boys stepped proudly to
their plaudits and the music of IA
bands. In the column also were occa-
sional units of girls.
AS the marchers passed the review
ing stand between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets, Secretary of Commerce
Roper appealed over the air for Ma
tion-wide cooperation toward greater
safety on the highways, emphasizing
the message of the parade.
$50 rapidly is travel on our high
ways increasing and so tragic are the
accidents that result from speed,
careleSSneSS and reckleSsneSs, that all
of us must be aroused to our duties in
better protecting human lives" he
said.
Invites Cooperation.
"I invite cooperation from all
groups and from every citizen in this
educational and patriotic service. Let
us find out first the responsible causes
for accidents in each community,
study those causes and determine that
those causes shall be removed or so
controlled as to reduce materially the
number of accidents during the next
II months"
The official police count of the
parade showed 5,649 persons took part.
This total included 1878 out-of town
marchers and 3,671 Washington
marchers. There were 20 floats. One
hour and nine minutes was required
to pass given point.
Eight States were represented in
the parade-Vermont New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia and
Maryland.
Among the marchers we're seven
crack drill teams which competed
after the parade. The Committee OF
Judges, headed by Brig Gen. Perry
L. Miles, and including Capt. Carlton
Smith and LieutS. John Hill and H
E. Smyser, awarded first prize to one
of the two Reading, Pa, teams. Sec
UIlu dIlQ WcIlJ W TOIJS-
town, Pa, teams. All three winning
units received silver cups, donated by
the American Automobile Association
sponsors of the parade, and the team
members we're presented with distinc.
tive ribbons.
Ropers in Reviewing Stand.
Besides Secretary and Mrs. Roper
those in the reviewing stand included
Senator Duffy of Wisconsin, whose
son, student here, was one of the
marchers; Representative Snyder Of
Pennsylvania and Mrs. Snyder, Col
Dan I. Sultan, District Commissioner
who was grand marshal of the parade;
Supt. of Police Ernest w. Brown
Mrs. George Thorp. chairman of the
local motor clubs Safety Committee;
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman and Mrs
Mark L. Bristol, members of the com.
mittee; Mrs. George Barnett, widow
of the former commandant of the
Marine Corps. and Mrs. L. B. Castell
president of the District Congress oi
Parents and Teachers.
The parade started from Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue at
1915 am. and the last unit cleared
the reviewing stand at l1:45.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Man Found Dead in Auto.

VINCENNES, Ind, May 10 R--A
tourist found the lifeless body Of
Horace J. Uland. 46, Of Vincennes in
Uland's automobile on a highway near
here today. The coroner attributed
death to heart disease. Uland was an
employee Of the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
DEMOCRACY A FAILURE,
SIR JOSIAH DECLARES
Bank of England Head Addresses
Seniors at University Of
California.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, May 18.-De-
mocracy everywhere has failed tc
make good its promise" Sir Josiah
Stamp, scholar and executive director
OF the Bank Of England, told the
graduating class of the University OF
California yesterday.
The internationally known econo-
mist and scientist asserted civiliza-
ton itself was in peril unless per
sistent education of mind and SOUL
which he also recommended as q
safeguard against the pitfalls of de.
mocracy," comes to its support.
Sir Josiah received an honorary
degree, the twelfth conferred upon
him by British and American uni.
versities.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Dean Wilbur, Retiring at II,
To Be Honored by Thousands

~ EVERED as friend and teacher
by thousands in Washington
N who are numbered among his
4 \ former pupils, DR.. William
Evening star., 1935-05-19
MAN SAVED FROM MOB

Texas Prisoner Charged With
Assault to Murder Two.
DALLAS, Tex, May IS R.-A col
ored farm hand was rescued from an
angry mob of 40 white men on the
public square at Richardson today and
rushed to the Dallas County jail.
The prisoner, Allen Samuel, 80, was
reported by Justice Of the Peace v. 8.
Blewett to have engaged In fist fight
with Jack Holland and later to have
attacked w. T. Jones.
A crowd gathered quickly, took two
knives from the prisoner and started
beating him, Blewett said. Samuel
was charged with assault to murder
two
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Police Courtesy
Wins High Praise

To the Editor Of The Times:
For the last II years 7 have
lived In Washington, D. c., and
have read ALL Of the newspapers
that are published here with more
or less interest but not with ap-
proval. The Letter to the
Editor" has always been an in
teresting column because it gives
an indication on various subjects
and a sort Of reflex action on per-
sonal views. However, I never
read any letter, until today, Tues
day, September 3, that was as
full to running over with ignor-
ance and venom as that signed
by one VeSter White and stating
that the Police Department was
discourteous.
The Police Department Of Wash.
ington, D. c., including each and
every branch, is q monument OF
pride erected and built up by a
Capital City to protect all citizens
against all squirtS, grafters and
law breakers Of every description.
No mounted officer, no motor
cycle officer, nor any other officer
ever squalls at anybody. Any
statement to the contrary is a lie.
Our police force, from top to the
bottom is as brave and courteous
as you can find anywhere on
earth. c. G. DEGMAN.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Letters to the Editor
Words of Praise
For Dr.. Rutland

To the Editor Of The Times:
In this time when the lambast-
ing Of public officials seems to be
the order Of the day, may I take
a little time out and voice, not
words Of scorn, but q few words
Of praise for the ceaseless. untir-
ing efforts Of our diligent Health
Officer, DR.. George c. Ruhland.
He is truly making Washington
a cleaner and better place to live
in and for that deserves the most
heartfelt thanks Of every resident
Of the city. I have been a keen
observer Of health conditions here
for the past 20 years and it is most
gratifying to note the decided
change for the better that has
taken place since his appointment
to office. His reforms have all
been good. Here's hoping he may
carry them all out without hind.
rance and that he may long reign
as Health Officer Of our fair city.
DANTE AMOROSO,
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
SPIDER BITES
FAIL TO HARM

FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 27.-All
black widow spiders don't have a
poisonous bite, according to Mrs.
John T. Debell, Of Fairfax, who
was bitten by two Of them here
yesterday and suffered nothing
worse than a couple Of red spots
on her arm.
This was a case Of "biting the
hand that feeds you," for the
spiders that bit Mrs. Debell were
being fed their morning fly.
Here's how it happened:
John Debell, son Of Mrs. De-
bell,. found five black widow
spiders on his parents farm re.
Gently. Leaving for college, he
took four of them with him, and
left the fifth because it was
just about to become a mother.
The spider gave birth to sew
eral hundred young spiders in
its small bottle in which it was
being kept. Traditional with the
breed, the mother died.
It was yesterday that Mrs.
Debell allowed several Of the
youngsters to escape as she was
feeding them,
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
i. 5. BUILDS UP
CASH BALANCE

In q move to build UP its cash
balance, the Treasury yesterday
offered two series of six and nine
months bills aggregating one hun
dred million dollars for its weekly
offerings instead of the usual fifty
million dollar issues for nine
months. The additional fifty mil
lion issue is for six months.
Vast expenditures in relief and
WPA funds are contemplated by
the Government in its drive to
wipe out the dole, officials said.
This was understood to be back
Of the change in the offerings.
Acting Secretary of the Treas
ury T. j. Coolidge said the in
creased offerings would be made
weekly indefinitely.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Plan New Railroad

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 27.
Contracts for the construction Of
28.5 miles of railroad in Buchanan
county. Virginia, a line which will
tap rich bituminous coal deposits
in the upper watershed of the
Levisa River, have been awarded
by the Norfolk & Western Rail
way Company.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
D. {. 0ptometrists
Will Attend Clinic

Washington optometrists will
attend the Graduate Clinic in Elk.
animation and Correction of chill
dren'S eyes which will be con-
Quoted in Baltimore beginning
Sunday. The clinic will be con.
Quoted by DR.. A. M. Skeffington,
Of Chicago, under auspices of the
Maryland Association of Optom-
etriSts.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Gold Necklace Stolen

Margaret Lindsey, 2211 H St.
N. w., reported to police today
the theft of a gold necklace, set
with a diamond, from her room.
She values the necklace at $50.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27
Contract Bridge Glasses

Glasses in contract bridge will
start Monday at 8 p. m. in the
Hine Junior High School, Seventh
and C SITS. S. E, under auspices OF
the Southeast Community Center,
it was announced today.
The Washington times., 1935-09-27

DANIEL L. HAZARD
CHIEF of the Terrestrial
Magnetism division of the
U. s. Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, is one Of the country's
outstanding experts on earth
quakes. Harris Ewing Photo.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
Mail Ship Sailings

MOHAWK (Ward)-Havana January
20, Progreso January 20 and Vera Cruz
January 80: Mails close l p. NJ; sails !
p. m. Mails fors Cuba (ordinary printed
matter), Campeche and Yucatan and
'other mail for Cuba and "other parts
of Mexico; parcel post;
PETEN Omitted Fruit)-Havana Janu-
ary 2S, Kingston January 80, Cristobal
February 1 and Port Limon February 2:
Mails close p. M; sails p. m. Mails
for Jamaica and Costa Rica, Scuba.
'Canal Zone and Panama; parcel post
for Jamaica and Costa Rica.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD (Dollar) -
World cruise via Havana January 28,
Cristobal and Balboa February l, LOS
ruary q. ETC.: mo mails carried on this
voyage; sails p. m.
QUEEN OF BERMUDA (Furness Ber-
muda)-St. Georges and Hamilton, Ber-
sails p. m. Mails for Bermuda;
parcel post.
sTATENDAM (Holl and-America)-
West Indies cruise via st. Thomas
January %. Martinique and Barbados
20. Trinidad 80, La Guayra February
and Curacao 2. Mails close $3.50
p. M; sails midnight. Mails for st.
Thomas, Saba, st. Eustatus, St. Martin.
Martinique. Barbados, Trinidad. Carl
pito. Ciudad, Bolivar Guiana. Curacao
except Aruba) and Venezuela.
TALIsMAN (Kerrl-Bahia February
u Walls ClOSe ll:3U a. IN. mails 10c
Bahai and Sergipe; parcel post.
Sail Friday
AMOR (Royal Netherlands)-Turks
Islands January 80, Cape Haiti 81,
Port de Paix 81, Gonaives February l
and St. Marc /. Mails close 40 p. M;
sails p m. Mails for Turks Islands,
Cape Haiti Port de Paix. Gonaives and
St. Marc; parcel post for Turks Islands.
COTTICA (Royal Netherlands) Port
au-Prince January 80. Curacao February
2, Maracaibo 3, Puerto Cabello 3, La
Guayra 4, Georgetown 9 and Para
maribo 10. Mails close 1870 p. m.;
sails p. m. Mails for Haiti Except
Cape Haiti, Port de Paix, Gonaives
and St. Marc). Curacao Except ArubO
and Venezuela Except Caripito and
Ciudad Bolivar): parcel post for British
and Dutch Guiana.
MUNARGO (Munson)-Nassau Janu-
ary %, Miami 20 and Havana 30.
Mails close noon; sails p. m. Mails
for Bahamas; parcel post.
SCANPENN (American Caribbean)-
st. Thomas and st. Croix January 30,
st. kits 81. ETC.. to Trinidad Feb
,ruary 4 and Georgetown I. Mails close
9 a. m. supplementary mails 10 a.
m.); sails noon. Mails for ST. Thomas,
st. Croix. Saba st. Eustatius, st.
Martin, ST. Kits, Nevis Antigua, Mont
serrat, Guadeloupe, Martinique Bar
bados, st. Lucia. ST. Vincent and
Guiana and "other destinations; parcel
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK Jan. % G:Ns);
Copper sales abroad today continued
in moderate volume with the price
again dipping to $50 to 6.S5 cents a
pound C. i. f. Hamburg, Havre and
london, as compared with 6.295 cents
early Wednesday and complete range
of 6.S5 to 6.925 cents for the session.
In the domestic market it was re"
vealed that the best tonnage for a
for on Monday, almost 1000 tons.
sales continue in good volume with
the price unchanged at 3 cents
pound delivered to the end Of April.
Although automobile, steel and other
industrial production figures are still
ascendant certain warnings may not
be disregarded The fact that much
of the production is in anticipation of
future needs may lead to recession
in activity if absorption does not keep
pace. AS copper consumers, letdown
in these industries would directly affect
metal demand.
yesterday continued for two months
the arrangement by which custom
smelters take the first $500 tons of
business per month.
Lead was in moderate demand to-
day, as buying for February needs
began to assume better volume. The
price was unchanged at $40 cents New
York and 3.35 cents a pound St. Louis.
Zinc prices slipped points late yes
terday to $40 cents pound East st:
Louis as zinc sales figures for last
week were revealed as unusually light.
World zinc production in December
was higher, totaling 11954S tons,
against 116, 35S in November and 103,-
S13 year ago.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
IRON AGE PUTS
STEEL RATEUP
High Low las

NEW YORK, Jan. % I.N.S).
Under impetus of expanding auto
mobile production and demand
from miscellaneous sources, steel
operations this week chalked up
another advance of 21a points
to 5112 per cent Of capacity, o
rate not reached last year until
the middle of April, the Iron
Age summary revealed today.
Scrap quotations in most mar
ket centers have lost much
of their buoyancy, with the Iron
Age composite for heavy melting
steel remaining unchanged at
$12.53 for the third consecutive
week. However, this current
hesitancy is generally regarded
as temporary reaction.
Ingot output is up 4 points to
36 per cent at Pittsburgh, 2 to
SO at Chicago, 6 to IS in Phila-
delphia, to 63 in the valleys
and to 95 in Wheeling. Opera
tions are of 2 points to 81 per
cent at Cleveland and 4 points
to Is per cent in the South.
The Iron Age composite prices
for pig iron and finished steel
are unchanged at $3.50 q ton
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
FEWER FREIGHT
CARS REPAIRED

Class / railroads on December
81 had 392,017 surplus freight
cars in good repair and immedi-
ately available for service, the
Association Of American Rail
roads reports. This was a de-
crease Of 5,646 cars, compared
with December IA, at which time
there were 397, 1868 surplus freight
cars.
Surplus coal cars on December
81 totaled 111,458, a decrease Of
11,075 below the previous period,
while surplus box cars totaled
228,404, an increase of 1,464, COM
pared with December IA.
Reports also showed 26,474 sur
plus stock cars, an increase of
2,739, compared with December
IA, while surplus refrigerator cars
totaled 9,912, an increase of 303
for the same period.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
SPEC|ALT|ES Up
IN IRREGULAR
CURB TRADE
BY THEODORE KOsLoW

NEW YORK, Jan. % INS) -
The curb market displayed con-
flicting cross-currents today, with
sharp run-ups in a miscellaneous
list Of issues contrasting with
softness here and there along the
line.
General Tire and Rubber pre-
ferred, a usually inactive issue,
featured the specialties with 6
point squirt to 591a, before giving
way slightly. !
Selected oils were in demand,
with Standard of Kentucky bid
UP almost a point to a new four
year peak at 21A. Hiram Walker
Sagged 70 to 2S5s among the al
coholS. Utilities turned in a bet
ter performance, with American
Gas and Electric and Northern
States Power A edging fractional
ly higher.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
FEDERAL BONDS
FEATURED DULL
DEALINGS
BY SAUL LEHRER

NEW YORK, Jan. %. d.N.S).
Strength in United States Gov
ernment obligations featured an
otherwise colorleSs and moderately
heavy bond market today.
Treasury, Home Owners Loan
and Federal Mortgage liens were
in demand from the opening and
moved forward for substantial
gains. Treasury 314s of 1884, 3s OF
194S and 31ss of 1852 climbed to
all time highs.
Speculative rail liens after de.
veloping a somewhat firmer tone
in the forenoon tended to become
slightly easier apparently in sym.
pathy with the softness in the
rail shares.
Medium priced rails also were
in moderate supply with the Great
Northern 412s off l to n, while
New Haven, Southern Pacific and
Erie issues were fractionally lower,