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Evening star., 1935-09-29
WILLIAM J. BATES RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Native of Capital Was Employed
at Bureau of Engraving
1S Years.

Funeral services for William J.
Bates, 50. of 655 Morris place north
east, an employe of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing for 18 years, will
be held tomorrow at pm. at the
home. Burial will be in Congressional
Cemetery. Mr.. Bates died Friday after
short illness.
He was native of Washington, the
son Of James G. and Hannah Bates,
who were among the first settlers OF
Southeast Washington. His father
founded the first jewelry store in that
section more than century ago.
Mr.. Bates was in the clock repair
business most of his life and had
charge of time-keeping equipment at
the governmental bureau
He is survived by his widow, Mary
Ellen: three sons. Arthur, Walter and
Ralph Bates, and a sister, Mrs. Mat
thew Clark, all of Washington.
Evening star., 1935-09-29
DESIO RITES TOMORROW

Funeral services will be held tomor-
row at st. Paul's Catholic Church for
Mrs. Gerome Desio, 79, widow of a
pioneer Washington jeweler, who died
Friday at her home, 1903 Wyoming
avenue. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs Desio are four
children. Victor E. and Tanena Desio
OF this city; Jerome A. Desio of San
Francisco, and Mrs. Russell F. Didier
of Alexandria. Va.
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1n Mpnnrtart

BARBEE. SUSAN c. AND JOHN r. Today
d6sEyeoted mother Mrs SUSAN {. BAR
1881 also our beloved Ts 6othmoe 6rother. JOHN
BARBEE. who departed this life Oc-
tober y. 1902.
Sleep on. dear mother. you and
brother until the resurrection day.
Ihen. OH what a meeting there will be
over there. when We all get home to-
LGXISG STSsir DAgGETEEs .N1 T1g8s AND SISTERS.
CARTER. LYDIA l.. A tribute Of love 10
the memory of my beloved mother.
LYDIA L. CARTER. who passed peace
IulIy away fve years ago today, Sep
tember 20. 1880
There never was purer heart
Than that of my dear mother.
whose love and care went on and on,
r6F DEvoTE6 R6TTn5 bA6GHTER B., HihsTT; Pearl.
JOHNSON, ALBERT. In memory of nv
devoted husband. ALBERT JOHNSON.
who passed away September %. 1872
DESy3TED S0N WIFE BERTHA NEAL JOHN
LEWIS. wKLIAM W. In sad but loving
remembrance of our dear father WILL
LIAM w. LEWIS, who departed this life
Two years ago today, September 20,
No, one knows how We miss you.
No one knows the bitter pain
We Lave suffered since We lost you,
Life has never been the same
HIS DEVOTED DAUGHTERS. CATH
EIR1SE r. RERRic6ETEs s. LEWIS AND MRS. 1LLER
ROSS. TRAVIS. A tribute OF love TO the
memory Of our husband and father.
TRAVIS ROSS. who departed this life
t%%eenty7seyen years ago today. September
T., In memory you are ever near US. and
In our hearts you will ever live
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
Evening star., 1935-09-29

the old Ninth Street Railway, under
the Washington Railway & Electric
Co. Later he was superintendent of
construction of the Mcmillan Reservoir
and supervised foundation work for
the old Post Office Building.
In 1905 Mr.. O'Brien went to
Panama, where he worked as an
engineer in the building of the canal.
Some time later he was appointed a
Federal customs inspector, from which
post he retired in 1929.
Mr.. O'Brien and his wife, Elizabeth
O'Brien, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary December 80, 1884.
Besides his widow he is survived oy a
son, Thomas O'Brien, jr., and three
daughters. Mrs. Mary Ferris, Mrs.
Lillian Bissell and Mrs. Elizabeth
Ladd.
Evening star., 1935-09-29
G. |. TARBELL DIES;
RESIDENT As YEARS
Hauling Contractor for IS Years
Succumbs in Store-Heart
Attack Blamed.

George L. Tarbell, SO, Of 2020
Klingle road, hauling contractor
employed by the United Clay Products
Co., for 18 years, died suddenly last
night while in grocery store in
Takoma Park, D. c. A heart attack
is believed to have caused his death.
Born in Mason, N. H., Mr.. Tar
bell came to Washington at 18. He
worked for three years in a grocery
store and at 81 established grocery
business Of his own in Takoma Park,
D. c. Later, he took up the haul
ing business and was employed as
a contractor. He was a Mason.
Mr.. Tarbell is survived by his widow,
Mrs Mary L. Tarbell. and daughter,
Mrs. Mary K. Kenestrick.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed.
Evening star., 1935-09-29
RITES TOMORROW
FOR THOMAS O'BRIEN
Washington Engineer Helped
Build Panama Canal-Held
Customs Post.

Funeral services for Thomas O'Brien,
Washington engineer, who helped build
the Panama Canal and aided in con-
struction of the old Post ONCE Build
ing and the Mcmillan Reservoir, will
be held tomorrow at $50 am. at his
home, 5403 Ninth street.. There also
will be services at 8 am. at the
Church of the Nativity. Burial will be
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. OBrien. who was IT, came to
Washington from his birthplace at
Little Falls, N. Y, in 1884. His first
position here was superintendent OF
Evening star., 1935-09-29
G. w. u. WOMEN TO MEET

The Columbian Women Of George
Washington University will hold their
first meeting of the season Tuesday at
4 pm, at the Burlington Hotel, it
was announced yesterday.
Tea will be served, followed by
short business meeting and the read
ing of the past years history. on
GERS elected in May will officiate for
the first time,
Evening star., 1935-09-29
DICKERsoN. RIsHnP A 8 I uisb to
J. DIcKEPSON.
JONES. LEWIS wish m exnress NV
Draths.
BANKS, HARRISON T. On 8,

BANKS. HARRISON T. On Saturday. Sep
tember 70. 1898. HARRISON T. BANKS
Of 1872 1th ST. south. Arlington, Va,
husband of Beatrice Banks. Remains
resting at FrazierS funeral home. 3S9
r. I. ave. NV. Notice of funeral later.
BATES. WILLIAM J. On Friday. Septem-
ber -. 1885. at his residence 655 Nor
loved husband Of Mary Ellen Bates (nee
Morrisonl and father of Arthur j..
Walter w. and Raiph-E Bates. Funeral
from his late residence on Monday. Sep
tember 80. at > pm Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Congress
sional Cemetery.
BOWIE. WILLIAM A.. On Friday, septem-
Der -. 1873. at 1925 am. at his resi-
dence, S53 Vernon ST. NV, WILLIAM
A. BOWIE. beloved husband OF Mrs Car
rie L. Bowie adopted father of Mrs. Eva
Crowder devoted brother of Mrs. Fila
NJ. Gunnell. Walter Bowie. Mrs Cora B
Newton: the late Mary E. Hawley and
Egbert Bowie. Remains resting at Fra
Zer's funeral home. 3s9 Rhode Island
ave. NV. Funeral Sunday. september
20. at ] pm. from the Metropolits n
wesley Zion A. NJ. E. Church, st
between md and 3rd sts. sw. Rela- =
tlveS and friends invited Rev. J. w
Mccoy ofhciating. 1nterment Wooc-
lawn Cemetery
Evening star., 1935-09-29
KO0K RITES PLANNED
Memorial to Be Observed at 0hev
Sholom Synagogue.

Memorial rites for the late A. j
Kook. chief rabbi of Palestine, will
be held at pm. tomorrow at the
Ohev Sholom Synagogue, Fifth and
I streets.
Rabbis George Silverstone, Jacob
A. Dubroff, Julius Loeb, Aaron Volk-
man, Solomon Metz and Moses Levin
son will deliver eulogies, and repre-
sentatives of various Jewish organi-
cations will present resolutions OF
tribute. Rabbi Zemach Green will be
chairman.
Evening star., 1935-09-29
MRS. ROTH RITES TODAY
Services for First Spiritualist
Church Member at 2 PM.

Funeral services were to be held at
2 pm. today for Mrs. Katherine Roth,
80, of 1O17 o street, member of the
First Spiritualist Church Of WASH
ington for many years, who died at
her home Friday
The services will be conducted at
Hines funeral home, 290l Fourteenth
street by Rev. Alfred Terry. The
body will be cremated.
Mrs. Roth is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. c. w. Kemp and Mrs. D.
w. Clark.
Evening star., 1935-09-29

eenth street. Mrs.
Broun, who was
66, came here
from Russia 80
years ago.
She is survived
by five sons, Nor
ris. John. Sol,
Marion and New
m a n ; t h r e e
daughters, Mrs,
Jean Kal, Mrs.
Rose ROdman and
Mrs. Celia Peven-
stein, 26 grand
children and two
great grand chill
drntn
Evening star., 1935-09-29
MRS. SARAH BROUN
DIES AT AGE OF 66
Mother of Joe Brown, D. c. Radio
Announcer, to Be Buried
Tomorrow.

Mrs. Sarah Brotsky Broun, mother
of Joe Brown, Washington radio an
nouncer. died Friday at her home
in the Ashley Apartments, 2038 Eight
Evening star., 1935-09-29

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at 1890 am. at the chapel of
Bernard Danzansky. 3501 Fourteenth
street. Burial will be in Ohev Sholom
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-09-29
GarnH nf Chunks.

BLANKENSHJP. ELLIOTT Z. We wish to
extend sincere thanks for the kindness
and remembrances during the illness
and at the death Of our beloved husband
and father. ELLIOTT E. BLANKENSHIP.
MRS: NANCY NJ. BLANKENSHIP AND
CHILDREN.
CLARK. SARAH NJ. We wish to express
our sincere thanks to our many friends
and relatives for their kind expressions
of sympathy during the lingering illness
and at the death of our beloved one,
SARAH NJ. CLARK. THE FAMILY.
DICKERSON. BISHOP A. 8. I wish to ex-
press my sincere appreciation and
thanks to many friends and rela-
tives and the many personal friends Of
the deceased for their expressions of
kindness and the beautiful floral re-
membranes during the illness and at
the death of my dear husband. BISHOP
A. g. DCKERSON.
FLORENCE G. DICKEPSON.
JONES. LEWIS 7 wish to express my
sincere appreciation and thanks to my
relatives. many friends and neiehbors
Tor their beautiful floral tributes and
kind expressions of sympathy at the
death of my dear husband. LEWIS
JONES. ELEANORA JONES.
Evening star., 1935-09-29
LOST.

Lust.
LoSt and round advertisements
for the daily Star tril be accepted
Mondays to Fridays, tnclusire, up
to noon day OF issue. Saturdays
and legal holidays up to 10 am.
day OF issue. For the Sunday Star
up to II pm. Saturday.
ACCORDION. in black case, 4s-base Gel
lini" No a55S: also sheet music; SO re-
ward Call week days. during bus. hours,
A Henry Natl. 1915. 1915 Eye 81. NV.
BRIEF. CASE. containing books: left on
Goth and 3lst stS. Kindly return at once
place NV: West ::91. or Evening st. Star
CAT-Large, brown tabby; answers to
name Brownie: strayed from :5sla Nor
rison st. NV. Reward. Cleveland S444.
CHILD'S GLASSES, in case. between West
chester apt. and the Horace Mann Scnooi'
Phone V. C. Boggs. Emerson loo.
with White face. tag 355i5. Reward for
return TO 1895 eth st. NV.
DIAMOND RING, mans. -3-karat. single
Phone North S5a4 5a4---
DOG, white and tan. small. resembling
Spitz. name Nellie" Saturday afternoon
from 34l3 Fessenden st. NV. Reward.
FLAT BOOK-Any one knowing of a fiat
book containing stories cut from Peter
sons Magazines and brings it to NJ. r. P.
loo! 10Th St, will receive reward OF $40.
GLASSES OF gold-rimmed glasses in
Selinsers case Reward. Georgia 800.
GOLD BRACE for upper teeth in small
brown pasteboard box. outside Palace The
ater yesterday between $3.50 and IL 80.
Reward. Cleveland 0S14.
GOLD BRIDGE WORK last Sunday in
downtown section suitable reward. r.
Medallion 81 5Is H st. NV Apt 80. Paone Pho
PIN. yellow gold, loveknot. set with dia-
mond. lost Wednesday night in vicinity Of
Meridian and 18th, near Fourth Church;
or on Albany ave. Takoma Park. Will
finoer please call Shepherd 254"?
PIN. pearl crescent. from 3735 Jenifer st;
to Wisconsin ave. and Van Ness ST. Gail
Emerson 2001.
POCKETBOOK. brown. lady's. containing
Sl5 and keys Phone Adams 1s1S-M.
POLICE DOG male. named Rex" gray
and black, 2Ia years old. vicinity sth st.
ne. Liberal reward. Phone Atlantic 4075-J.
PURSE-Florentine leather purse between
Valley Vista Apts and JOG Vermont ave.
NV Reward District 5642.
PURSE. blue leather. containing money.
check book fountain pen. keys; lost in
tayicab Saturday. Sept. 2l Reward. Phone
District 6SS3. Evenings. Emerson 2196
RING-Diamond engagement ring, lost
around public buildings or parks; senti;
mental value. 500 cash reward Call
Emerson 2160.
WRIST WATCH. small. diamonds. Conn.
ave. between Woodley Park Towers and La
Sale or vicinity Dupont Circle. Reward
WRIST WATCH and bracelet. lady's, white
gold. Sat. morning between. s Seaton pl.
n W and North Capitol and SITS. Re-
ward. Potomac 1871.
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FOUND.
Cemetery.

GOLD BRACELET. found at Conn. ave.
and Calvert st. NV. Call Cleveland o. IA
FOR LOST OR WANTED ANIMALS apply
Animal Rescue League. II o ST. NV.
Phone North D 80
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TAYLOR. GRACE GREEN Departss

life on Saturday. September Is. 1885,
al her residence. ] 903 New Jersey ave
NV. GRACE GREEN TAYLOR, daugh-
yer OF jeremiah and Amelia Green. She
also leaves TO mourn their loss three
QncIeS and many other relatives and
Irlends Remains resting at the NAL
van Schey funeral home New Jersey
ave and ST. NV Funeral Tuesday.
CctooeF at = pm. from the above
parlorS. Rev. Hollarman offciating' In
termen5 Lincoln Memorial Cemetery 3u
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THOMAS RFRFCCA on Erid.v G..

tenlber -. 1888, al her residence. 4559
Douglas, ST. ne. REBECCA THOMAS,
Loving daughter OF Herbert and Ruby
tnoHaS. She also leaves three brothers.
three sisters. other relatives and many
TRENDS Remains resting at the John
l. RhlneS funeral chapel. 3rd and I sts
S-W-; until pm. Saturday; thereafter
at her late residence Funeral al >
pm. Sunday. September 20 from her
Late residence Interment in Lincoln
friends invited.
Evening star., 1935-09-29

SWAMI. CHARLES A. Suddenly. on FRI
day: September -, 1875: At Garheld
husband of Mary E. Swami and father
OF Charles A Swami, jr. Funeral from
the w. W. Chambers Co. funeral home.
1000 Chapin st. NV. on Monday Sep
tember 30 at 1910 am. Relatives
and friends are invited Interment
Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Nd.
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IAKBELL, GEORGE L. Suddenly. on Sal
urday. September -. 1885 GEORGE l.
TARBElL of 2U20 Klingle rd NV, be-
loved husband of Mary L. Tarbeu Re
mains resting al the s. H. Hines Co fu-
neral home. POL l4th st. NV. Notice
OF funeral later
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this life at Freeomeu's HOSPITAL sYfVII
dSBELL SPYBUCK devoted mother OF
Sylvia 1sbell Richardson and loving
grandmother OF Norma and Normal n
Richardson. tr. Remains resting at the
Mcguire funeral home. 1920 9th 81.
NV. Funeral from the above named
establishment on Monday, September 80,
at = pm. Relatives and friends invited.
1nterment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
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INn.NLn' HLDEhI =. OH FIIudY, 6epIen-
St. Sc. ALBERT S TURNER. beloved
husband Of Mary Titus Turner. father
OF Albert S. Turner. jr.. and son OF Sam
uel A. and Ella Carroll Turner He also
is survived by two brothers and four sis
tiers. Funeral from the above residence
on Monday. September 30. al = pm
Relatives and friends are invited In.
termsnt Cnngress1nraI Gan,ctnE-. o.
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ZIEGLER: GEORGE HENRY. Suddenly.
on Friday. September -. 1885 at the
residence of his niece. Mrs Edwin T
Holland 30lS Rodman St NV. GEORGE
HENRY ZIEGLER. brother Of Mrs
Margaret " Smith Remains resting at
the Lee funeral home. 4th ST. and Mass.
ave ne. where services will be held on
Monday. September so. at 10 M
Relatives and friends invited Inter
ment at Leltersburg. Md. tHagerstovn,
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tember 3S 1875. at his residence "a,
@th ST; ne. RICHARD / WADE. the
61eioyed husband OF the late Della /.
WADE. Funeral from the James T.
RYAN funeral home. 81 Pa ave Sc
on Tuesday. October !, at Q 80 am:
thence OF ST. Joseph's Church End and
sts. ne. where requiem mass will be
offered 10 m. Relatives and friends
are invited. 1nterment in Mount Olivet
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
President Seeks Way
TORebuild NRA

mitted in the field of business
and industrial regulation.
But it is realized that such a
course would take many months,
even years, if it could be followed
successfully at all. 1t takes two
thirds of the Congress and three
fourths OF the States to amend
the Constitution. Most Stae leg
iSlatureS are now in adjournment,
some not to meet again for a
year.
Amendment Slow
Observers see many obSacleS to
the constitutional course. They
believe Southern States especially,
with cheap white and negro labor,
would be extremely loath to give
the Federal Government specific
constitutional power to step in
and regulate labor conditions.
1t is true the Constitution was
amended in the short space of 10
months, in the case of the Eight
eenth Amendment, but the coun-
try was prepared for that. There
is real doubt whether the country
is similarly prepared for a vast
grant of increased Federal power
such as would be calculated to
reach the present situation.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Roosevelt is 60
ing to "sit tight" for while and
await developments.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
BELG|ANSHONOR
j. 8. WAR DEAD
International News Service

King Leopold of Belgium ad'
viSed President Roosevelt today
that flowers would be strewn over
the graves of Americas war dead
in that country. Belgium was the
only one of the former allied pow
erS to send a message of remem-
brance on this day devoted to the
memory of those who died in the
service of their country. His mes.
sage:
"On this day of remembrance
the Belgian people with CRATE
full hearts StreW flowers upon
the graves Of your soldiers who
fell upon our soil during the
World War.
81 join in this act of homage
and, together with my COM
patriots, address to the Amer
lean people our wishes for their
peace and prosperity"
In a message of reply to the
Belgian king, the President said:
To-day, when America pays
homage to the memory Of its
valiant soldier dead, our hearts
are filled with grateful appre-
citation of the tribute paid by
Your Majesty and Your Maj,
esty'S subjects to those Ameri-
cans inferred in Belgian soil
who gave their lives for q great
cause"
The Washington times., 1935-05-30

naped boy, is in Minnesota. The
WeyerhaeuSer fortune is rooted
in lumber companies and their
subsidiaries which operate from
St. Paul and Tacoma. Likewise,
the interests of Edward Bremen
extend westward.
The city of Bremerton, Wash,
where two of the kidnaperS are
believed to have purchased emer-
gency clothing for the kidnapped
child, was named after a close
relative of the st. Paul Edward
Bremen. Both the WeyerhaeuSerS
and Bremen fortunes started in
lumber.
George CMachine Gum Kelly
hid out in Tacoma for some time
before he took part in the kid
naping of Charles UrSchel. Kelly.
Alvin KarpiS and Harvey Bailey,
now doing life on AlcatraZ Island
for the Urschel snatch, were asso-
ciates, within the last few years.
There have been several major
confidence jobs in Tacoma,
allegedly committed by men be-
longing to a ring of counterfeiters
working out of Reno, New, for
several years, which has been a
landing spot for "Old Creepy"
and his gang; the entire mob
hurried there after the Bremen
KIDNAPPING and for months hid
out in the Nevada city.
Also, comparatively close by,
the Karpis crowd has on several
occasions used hide-out in Mon
tana. A member of the mob once
ran a dance hall there and still
has an interest in it.
Edward Bremen was kidnapped
in the morning, shortly after he
had taken his 8-year-old daughter
to school. George Weyerhaeuser
was kidnapped at noon on his way
home from school.
The st. Paul Weyerhaeusers are
said by citizens of Tacoma to be
even more prominently identified
with the vast lumber interests
than the Pacific Coast family. It
is asserted that much of the ran
som money raised by the family
to pay the demanded 100000
came from St. Paul.
Continuing, there have been re-
peated statements that the
Weyerhaeuser child was seen in a
car with three men and woman.
Three men and a woman stand
out prominently in the Alvin Kar-
pis gang-Harry Campbell. Vol
ney Davis. "Old Creepy" himself,
and the unidentified woman.
The renting of the apartment
was a typical Karpis gang action.
It was done in the Bremen case.
The KarpiS crowd follows the Gus
tom Of remaining in one spot until
a job is pulled. Immediately this
is done, the gang Scatters.
After the Bremen kidnapping,
members Of the mob hurried
forth and rented new apartments.
Then, through their confederates,
they sent word to their women
they must move from old sur
roundingS-that the gang was
hot" and that it must be ION
the shake" This was done at
several places both in st. Paul
and Chicago.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30

their baggage and upon their re-
turn pay a months rent.
They left the apartment and
have not come back.
Were this the extent of the
bits of evidence which today
pointed strongly TO- Alvin Karpis,
Harry Campbell, Volney Davis
and an unknown woman as the
mainsprings of the most Spectacu-
lar kidnapping since the Lindbergh
case, it would be worth nothing.
Insist 1t Was Davis
The natural assumption would
be the man and woman were
merely engaged in a liaison at the
expense of an innocent apart
ment house superintendent. The
three apartment house attendants
insist there were no evidences to
support this theory, and in addi-
ton point insistently to the mid
die figure of a group photograph
Of Karpis, Davis and Campbell,
saying:
"That is the man, the one in
the center. 1 am positive Of
that"
Their physical description of
the man also agreed with that
of Davis.
This is only the beginning of
an amazing mass of circum-
stantial evidence pointing to "Old
Creepy" and his gang. First of
all, there is the crime itself.
Why, for instance. should Amer
ica's Public Enemy No. / come,
for no reason whatever. into a
town far from his usual run OF
acquaintanceship and kidnap the
child of a man, of whom he
never had heard?
Kidnapings are carefully plan
ned affairs. There must be a
finger man; there must be pre-"
parations; there must be hide.
outs and confederateS and
accompliceS.
It would seem impossible to the
average person that such condi-
tions could exist in Tacoma for a
man like Alvin KarpiS and his
crowd, Middle WesternerS by
birth, with former headquarters
in Kansas City and st. Paul.
Definite Tieup
The truth is there is a definite
tieup between Tacoma and st.
Paul and between the kidnapping
Of Edward Bremen in the Mime
sofa city and the kidnaring Of
George Weyerhaeuser in Tacoma,
and even a faint one leading to
the only other 100000 kidnapping
in the recent history of SnatcherS
and that of Charles F. UrSchel Of
Oklahoma City.
These are so clearly defined as
to be almost irrefutable and they
are so numerous they must be
tabulated in the briefeSt possible
form.
The finger man who caused
the snatch Of Edward Bremen in
st. Paul had known him upon
a business basis for more than
eight years. During that time it
was almost impossible for him
not to know much about the
Weyerhaeuser family.
The home of Frederick Weyer-
haeuSer, grand uncle Of the kid
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
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in a way that will please the Su-
preme Court and meet the objec-
tionS raised.
In many respects, this is the
most difficult course Of all to
take, but it is the one which is
uppermost in the minds of Mr..
Roosevelt and his advisers. The
question is: How?
The Supreme Court raised two
principal objections to the NRA as
constituted: Cd That it was an
unconstitutional delegation of
power from Congress to the Presi-
dent, and (2) that it attempted
unconstitutionally to fix hours and
wages for industry that was intra-
state.
Codes Part of Law
The courts first objection, the
delegation of power, probably
could be met by having Congress
define more clearly the rules and
standards, perhaps even adopt the
codes themselves as a part Of the
law. It would be difficult job,
but lawyers think it probably
could be done.
The second objection, concern
ing intrastate wages and hours
and conditions, presents far
greater difficulties. For the court
observed in passing that mining
and manufacturing, as such, were
intrastate enterprises, not inter
state, and jealousy reserved for
itself the power to determine the
border line in such cases.
To attempt by statute to sepa-
rate the intraState sheep from the
interstate goats in mining and
manufacturing is job that most
constitutional lawyers do not be-
lieve can be done satisfactorily.
Constitutional Change
Besides, it is argued, if mining
and manufacturing, under mod
ern conditions of transportation
and distribution, do not take on
interstate character, then what
sort of business does?
Critics of the high courts de-
ciSion growl that the court rem
dered its verdict with their eyes
on the horse-and-buggy days, and
before the fast express, the auto
mobile and the airplane operated
to rub out State lines as applied
to commerce.
One other course remains
amendment Of the Constitution to
give the Federal Government
greater authority than is now per-