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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
SESSION TO END
AS TAXPASSES
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Senate Democratic leaders to.
day formed the Spearhead in a
mass rush toward adjournment,
confident they can carry the new
tax bill along to enactment.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas,
majority leader, sounded the note
in so many words:
Gas soon as the new tax bill
conference report is adopted, we
will sound the gong for adjourn.
ment.
This decision simultaneously
sounded the death knell for much
pending legislation, including ship
subsidy, probably the Guffey coal
bill, and the utility holding com
pany bill.
Three to Survive
Measures described as "Stand.
ard" by Senator Robinson in
cluded the IVA conference re-
port, the AAA amendments and
the new banking legislation. The
Democratic leader believes all
three now in conference can be
enacted.
Senator Robinson and the chair.
man Of the Senate Finance Com.
mittee in charge Of the tax bill,
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Republican Chieftain
Killed by Live Wire

ORB, Neb., Aug. IA G.N.S0.
Marion ]. Cushing, At, one Of the
key men in the Nebraska Repub-
lican party and regarded as the
logical successor Of Senator
George Norris, was dead today OF
accidental electrocution.
He fell on a high tension wire
near his home, and died before
aid could reach him,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
D. E. SWELTERS
AGAIN TODAY

After scorching in record heat
of SO degrees yesterday, Washing
ton was to be mot so warm" to-
day, with the mercury probably
rising to a mere IS or SO.
But the so-called relief" from
the record heat of yesterday,
which Frustrated five persons
here, is not to last long. Tomor-
row, the prophets say, the temp
erature will rise again.
The temperature yesterday
equalled the record of July 20.
Only one other city in the United
States was as hot as Washington
and that was San Antonio, Tex.
Several Federal departments
and the District Government
closed shop for the afternoon
when the temperature mounted
way up in the COS.
While in Washington a brief
thundershower brought temporary
relief from the heat yesterday
afternoon, several Maryland COM
munities suffered severe storms,
considerable damage.
At Hagerstown, a hail and wind
storm damaged corn and gardens.
Hail also shredded acres Of corn
north of SharpSburg.
Baltimore dispatches said Bal
timore suffered the worst storm
of the summer. Winds Of hurrl'
cane velocity struck the city, caus-
ing considerable damage.
At Halethorpe, near Baltimore,
the large Transportation building,
which housed the Baltimore &
Ohio "Iron Horse" fair in 1929,
was struck by lightning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
THE TIMES INDEX

THE WASHINGTON TIMES
guarantees Home Delivery Serv.
ice every evening. Should you
fail to receive yours. call DIS
trict 1000 any time before 7:15
p. m. and your copy will be dis
patched by special messenger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
FLOOD AREA
FACES NEW
DANGER
Second Italian D a m
Near Collapse; 1000
Believed Dead

ROME, Aug. IL N.N.sJ.
First word of the Piedmont
flood which the government al
lowed to be printed today esti-
mated the death toll at 200.
Reports were held back until
nearly 20 hours after the dam
burst above the towns Of Ovada
and MOIare. The reports In.
dictated the death toll might
run higher.
One hundred of the dead were
killed at San MARITIME, a vii
lage which was completely
wiped out, the reports said.
The important newspaper
GiornaIe d'Italia gave no exact
figures of the death roll, but
said:
"From the first estimates, 1t
appears the dead number sew
eraI hundreds"
OVADA, Italy. Aug. IA UN.S0'
The stricken populace OF the
towns of Ovada and Molare'
where approximately 1000 persons
already are dead or missing in
floods resulting from a burst dam.
today feared collapse of a second
dam which would let loose a new
wave of death and destruction.
Government engineers, rushed
here from larger cities, were doubt
full dykes and a dam holding back
waters of an upper lake, above
Lake OrSiglieto, would remain in
tact in the face of heavy rains
which continued to fall relentless
ly throughout the day.
May Abandon City
The first flood occurred late yes
terday and early today when the
main dam at Lake Orsiglieto burst
under pressure of the high water.
AS a result of the new menace,
orders for evacuation of the yicin.
ity were anticipated.
Survivors of the flood went
Stampeding to the hills this morn.
ing as a false rumor spread that
the upper dam already had burst.
Thousands crowded onto hilltops,
many of them in night clothes,
until messengers brought word the
dam was still holding.
About 600 bodies have been re.
covered, police said. Nearly every
one Of the 700 inhabitants OF
Molare, the village hit by the Is,
foot torrent, has disappeared.
Ovada, although on higher
ground, reported $50 persons miss.
ing, and cloudbursts between here
and Genoa are feared to have
taken many more lives.
Hits War Plans
Fed by two swollen rivers until
its walls could hold it no longer,
Lake OrSiglieto smashed through
a 600-foot dam, raging over an
area of so square miles, crumbling
houses where peasants huddled
from the storm, sweeping away
bridges, and spreading destruction
running high into the millions OF
dollars.
Deep mystery enshrouded some
phases Of the flood. Despite the
fact it was the greatest italian
disaster since the earthquake of
1882, the italian press late today
had not printed a line about it.
The disaster hit Premier Benito
Mussolini's Ethiopian war plans,
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SUBPOENA
OF BLACK
SERVED
TODAY
Contempt Threatened
If Magnate Fails
To Show Up

H. C. Hopson, who left a
House lobby committee hearing
OstenSibIy to come Immediately
before Senate investigators at
1880 a. m. today, had not re.
appeared As minutes later.
The Senate committee was
assembled, waiting and fidgety,
at 1915. Its chairman, Senator
Black d., Alabama, said he
would "wait another half hour"
No message from HOpsOn had
been received at that time.
After the Senate investigators
had waited more than an hour
q report reached them that
HOpSOn had slipped away from
the Capitol in a taxicab.
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In an almost comic opera set
ting, rival Congressional commit.
tees, mad" at each other, con-
tinued their investigation today
Of the big utility lobby which was
instrumental in defeating the
Administrations withholding COM
pany legislation.
Howard c. HopSon, so-called
master mind" of the Associated
Gas and Electric set-up, which
admittedly spent close to a mil.
lion dollars in fighting the bill,
was again before the House Rules
Committee. The House commit
tee found Hopson while agents
for Senator Blacks Senate COM
mittee were searching for him.
On the Senate side, Senator
Blacks committee had Hopson'S
attorney, William c. Hill, Of Bos.
ton, on the grill as to the reasons
for Hopson's evasion of the Sen.
ate's agents. House officers yes
terday prevented the Black com.
mittee'S agents from serving q
subpoena on the portly utility
magnate, leading Senator Black
to conduct an investigation Of
the House committees action.
Come Near Blows
A near physical encounter be-
tween HopSon and Representative
Cox CD Of Georgia was one Of
the high lights of the House ses-
sion today. Representative Cox is
rather out of sympathy with the
manner in which the Rules Com
mittee chairman, John j. O'Con'
nor of New York, has been con-
Quoting the probe.
At one point, Hopson said Rep
resentative Cox'S questions were
Internationally" concerning the
stock-floating campaigns Of the
A. G. and E. Half-rising, Repre-
sentative Cox shouted:
IF you don't withdraw that
remark, I'll kick you out Of the
ROOM
Hopson said, hastily:
"All right, I withdraw II"
While Hopson testified, Sen
ate agent, Joseph Mccarthy, who
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA
QN.S). - With genuine diplo-
macy, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody
sidestepped a tennis controversy
today after learning Fred Perry
had picked Helen Jacobs to de.
feat her when they again meet on
the tennis court, and Kay SIAM
mers of England to beat both
American Helens. Mrs. Moody
said:
81 never engage in arguments
Of any sort. That lets me out,
guess. I'm not greatly con-
cerned, and besides, who cares?"
Asked if she didn't care to pick
some one to beat Perry, Mrs.
Moody graciously commented:
THAT would be rather diff.
cult to do, wouldn't itI''
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Barbara and Count
Are Mum on LEGACY

PARIS, Aug. IA G.N.S0.-Un.
rufflel by their minor motor col
liSion at Bruserup, Denmark, yes
terday, Count Curt Won Haugwitz-
Reventlow and the Countess, the
former Barbara Hutton Mdivani.
arrived here today. They imme-
diately left their hotel together,
declining to discuss any possible
legacy to Barbara under the will
Of Alexis Mdivani, her former
husband, killed in a motor acct
dent in Spain.
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Musicians and Pigs
Face County Ban

other prohibiting farmers from
raising pigs within close proximity
to their neighbours houses were
included in a public nuisance ordi-
nance proposed by the Arlington
county board today.
The ordinance was ordered ad-
vertised before adoption.
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ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE,
Va, Aug. 14.-Pigs and musicians
must be kept in their places in
Arlington county, or they will be
termed a public nuisance"
An ordinance prohibiting would
be musicians from practicing at
all hours of the night, and an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
WASHINGTON FORECAST
MEAN TEMPERATURES

Showers late this afternoon and Thur
day, not quite so UarH1 tonight.
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weather Details on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-12
AYERETT COLLEGE

Founded 1859. Two years junior college
and two years COLLEGE preparatory Music,
Expression, Library Course Home Eco
Monies, Physical Education, Art. Business
Course, Hockey. Soccer Gym, Pool, Golf
Riding. Members Southern Assn and fully
accredited with all universities. Moderate
rate. For conferences with Washington
%. c., representative, call Mrs George r
Belt. United Schools Assn. Room 99S Ma
tional Press Bldg. Ma. 1870. Write Box
AVERETT COLLEGE. Danville, Va.
J. w. CAMMACK. Pres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-12
CIVIC GROUP BACKS.
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
American University Park
Association Pledges to
Support Drive.

Unanimous support for The Stars
Safety Council campaign was voted
last night at the first Fall meeting of
the American University Park Citi-
zens' Association, at Hurst Hall of
American University.
Thomas E. Lodge, chairman, Laws
and Legislation Committee, and for
many years delegate to the Federation
of Citizens Associations, was author
of the motion. Lodge reviewed the
efforts, in the past, of local officials
and citizens to curb the Districts
high traffic fatality rate.
Listing the IL promises in the Safe
Driving Pledge" Lodge declared:
They should be called the IL COM
mandments of traffic common sense.
I think The Star should be highly
commended in its efforts to keep the
District from having its seventy
fourth traffic death-the seventy third
occurred today"
Fight Zone Entertainments.
Unanimous action was also taken
expressing opposition to the location
of any commercial zone within the
area of the association and to rezone
the area, now rated first commercial,
between Forty-eighth and Forty
ninth streets on Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. to A-reStricted territory.
The motion was the result of
report by William T. Belts. president,
that during the Summer recess of the
group movement was under way
to locate gasoline station on Massa-
chusetts avenue between Forty eighth
and Forty-ninth streets. A separate
resolution opposing the construction
of this station was also adopted.
D. S. Burch declared all residents
of the area are opposed to the pro-
posed project and its construction
would open the territory to other
| undesirable commercial establish
ments. He cited Connecticut and
Wisconsin avenues as an example OF
this.
School Census Voted.
In another measure passed by the
body the Education Committee was
instructed to take census OF the
community of children of school and
pre-school age as a basis of a plea
to the school board for school site
| in American University Park.
Expressions of appreciation to the
Capital Transit Co. for efficient bus
service it voluntarily gave the COM
munity was expressed by several OF
the members. Burch presented q
resolution, which was adopted, thank
| ing the utility company for this
service.
At the next meeting the annual
election of officers will be held. A
Nominating Committee composed On
Burch, Jet Weyland and H. A
Donovan was appointed. William T
Belts. the president, presided at last
nights meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-12
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair tonight
and tomorrow; slightly warmer to-
night; light variable winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight; tomorrow
increasing cloudiness, probably show
ers in afternoon in extreme west por-
ton; not much change in temperature.
Virginia-Generally fair tonight and
tomorrow; slightly warmer tomorrow
in the interior.
West Virginia-Fair and slightly
warmer tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness, possibly showers in after
noon in extreme north portion; slight
ly warmer in south and central por-
lions.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy today.
N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-12

Seventy-five thousand trout were
planted in streams in Monterey
County, Calf, in two days recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
Battle for Control of Vast
Organization Already Is
Under Way.
ALLEN NEXT SENATOR
Governor Expected to Give
Way to Noe, Take
Huey'S Seat.
Copyright. 1885, by united Press

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept.
Ex-senator Huey P. Longs
death threw his all-powerful
political machine into confu-
sion today. Beneath the sur
face of profound mourning
of his followers, a bitter con-
test for advantage and lucra-
tive position was believed to
be developing.
First indications were that
Gov. o. K. Allen would resign,
permitting Lieut.. Gov. James
Noe to succeed him. Noe then
would appoint him United
States Senator to succeed to
the seat vacated by Longs
death.
At Jackson Barracks, three COM
panies of the National Guard
awaited a summons to the capital
where the sub-leaders of the Long
organization were taking every pre-
caution against any untoward move
by the Square Deal Association, or
other militant anti-Long leaders.
Struggle {. arIy Forecast
The coming struggle was clearly
forecast within an hour of the
Senator's death by Leo o. Lester,
vice president of the Square Deal
He warned members OF the LegiSla-
ture to heed the example of the
man who just passed away"
Louisiana was assured a complete
change in politics. most observers
agreed. They saw the Long sub
leaders, none of whom approach the
strength of their dead chief, as
fighting one another to succeed to
the throne until all were politically
dead. Longs organization was
strictly a one-man organization.
Observers believed the change
might not come until the 1886 state
elections, although some thought 1t
might come suddenly and violently.
Whole System Is Doomed
The whole strange system of po-
litical rule that Long devised for
Louisiana and presided over so jeal-
ously was doomed.
There was no leaders to carry on.
There were enemies on all sides.
The ties that bound together va
rious state officials and depart
ments snapped. All they ever had
in common was an allegiance to
Long.
The Legislature was stranded in
the midst of a special session. 1t
was assembled by Long to enact 81
new dictatorship" laws. Now
there was no dictator to admin
lister them.
From the standpoint of actual au-
thority Gov. Allen was in COM
mand. Yet he, who had the most
power, was in worst condition to
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
Capital Awaits
Last Roundup
of Huey's Bloc

By United Press
ASHIN GTON, Sept. 10
Death struck a smashing blow at
the radical political movements in
the United States today when
Senator Huey P. Long died num-
bling of his college boys in a
Baton Rouge hospital.
Long died as he had lived with
the eyes of a nation upon him.
From coast to coast the Kingfish
left his impress.
The Capital and wise men OF
politics throughout the country
some in fear and many in hopeful
confidence-await now the first
bending echoes of the collapse in
Louisiana of a political machine
the like which had not been
known in this country since re-
construction days Of the South.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
.HOLDUP WOUND
PROVES FATAL
TO MESSENGER
Ralph Sutton SuCCumbS to
Bullet Fired by Bandit;
Shot in Spine.
LEAVES WIDOW, BABY
Young Father Mistaken for
Policeman by Filling
Station Gunner.

kidnapping charges will be filed
against Frank Klize, Illinois des-
perado and one of the suspects in
the Staying of Ralph Sutton, it
was learned this afternoon. De-
tectives are expected to ask $780,
900 bond, it was said.
Shot in the belief he was police
man when he inadvertently inter-
rupted holdup, Ralph Sutton, 25
of 2459 Park-av, drug store mes
senger, died early today at Meth
odist Hospital
Mr.. Sutton was delivering some
sandwiches to a gasoline filling sta
ton at 46th and Illinois-sts while q
holdup was in progress. One OF two
bandits shot him through the spine
and liver when he drove his motor
cycle into the station.
Held for investigation are Frank
Klize, &c, Illinois desperate, wounded
by police bullets when cornered in a
rooming house; Gilbert Potts, %;
Eugene Schneider, %, and Stanley
RIDES, %. All are suspected of sew
eral holdups and robberies in Indi-
ana and Illinois. Potts, first of the
quartet arrested. was captured by
deputy sheriffs near Glenn's Valley
The case has been turned over to
the homicide squad headed by Lieut.
Roy Pope. Detectives are to make
tests to determine il the .45-caliber
bullet which pierced Mr.. Suttons
body came from gun of that cali
Der found in the gangs effects.
Mr.. Sutton is survived by his wife
and one child.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
ARGUMENTS ON GAMING
CHARGES POSTPONED
Legal Tilt Caused by Motion to
Quash Affidavits.

Arguments to quash gaming affi-
davits against three defendants, ar
rested by Sheriff Otto Ray in a raid
on July 6 at 217 N. Illinois-st today
were continued to Sept. II after a
legal battle in the court of Mu-
nicipal Judge Dewey Myers.
Judge Myers held that evidence
should be suppressed against two of
the defendants. C. E. Burke, East
gate Hotel, and Sam Elston, 1921 N
Alabama-st. The third defendant is
Nate Ceiner of the Illinois-st ad-
dress. Nineteen persons are charged
with visiting a gaming place in con-
nection with the sheriff's raid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
MONARCHY is URGED
BY GREEK PREMIER
Backs PIebiSCite to Curb
Present Unrest.

Copyright 1888. BY United Press
ATHENS. Sept. 10. - Premier
Panagiotis Tsaldaris moved to end
an urgent political crisis today by
recommending constitutional
monarchy, to be voted by a ma
tional plebiScite.
TSaldaris'S recommendation was
in answer to demands by RoyaliSts
that he declare at once for restora-
ton of former King George II.
TSaldaris said that a monarchy
constituted along Democratic lines
was the natural regime for Greece.
Severe fighting occurred late last
night on the steps Of the parlia-
ment building when Royalist men,
bers of the chamber of deputies
were forcibly ousted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10

DR.. Weiss was buried yesterday
with full rites of the Roman Cath
ole Church, and ceremonies imput-
ing to him almost the status of a
martyr.
Thousands of persons stood in
Roselawn Cemetery in a driving
rain to see him buried and in the
van were outstanding anti-Long
leaders, including Rep. j. Y. Sand
ers Jr., former Gov John M. Parker,
and many leaders of the militantly
anti-Long Square Deal AsSocia-
ton.
Only Family Sees Body
Among dozens of floral wreaths
banked over the coffin was one bear
ing card from Friends of the
Democratic Party of Henderson,
N. c."
Except for the brief ceremony
over the rain-swept grave, DR..
Weiss family kept his funeral as
private as possible. Only his close
relatives saw his bullet-riddled
body. His young wife, who is left
with a 3-months-old baby, watched
his burial with expressionless face,
though she showed signs of recent
emotion.
DR.. F. o. Pavy, DR.. Weiss uncle,
said he spoke for the entire family.
There is only one answer to
! 11a
was temporarily unhinged by brood
ing over the suppressive form of
government he felt existed in
Louisiana.
Tears Stream Down Face
"He was an intense and earnest
lad. and lived for humanity. He
was distressed over conditions in
Louisiana. He never talked much
about it, and he certainly never
confided to any member of his fam
lily any plot to shoot Senator
Long"
A prominent Baton Rouge sur
geon, who asked anonymity, re-
counted an incident which corrobo-
rated DR.. Paws theory.
Several of us were sitting around
one afternoon recently in the am
phitheater of a local hospital talk
ing" he said. DIR. Weiss was sit
ting on the operating table. The
talk veered to politics.
Several of the doctors panned
Senator Long. The conversation
became heated.
Suddenly I looked across at DR..
Weiss. He had said nothing, but
tears were coursing down his cheeks.
He got up from the table and
walked out of the room, never say
ing a word. I firmly believe ne
brooded because he thought Senator
Longs dictatorship of louisiana was
an oppression to the people, until
his mind snapped"
The inquest made only slight
progress yesterday, two witnesses
establishing only the known events
of Sunday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
CURB ORDERED ON
TRANSIENT RELIEF
New Applicants Barred After
Sept. 20.
BIZ THitcd Press

By Jaitcf Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-Acting
under the administration plan to
end direct relief, Federal Emergency
Relief officials today ordered a
sharp reduction in transient relief
activities throughout the country
Aubrey " Williams, in charge Of
FERA activities. ordered state re-
lief administrators to accept no
more transients after midnight of
Sept 20.
Transient relief, officials, ex-
planned, will be curtailed by not
taking new cases. They explained
the order does not mean that eX-
listing transient shelters and camps
will be discontinued on that date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
ICKES-HOPKINS
RIFT W|DENS
Showdown Seen Tomorrow
in Presidents Farley
With Secretary.
Earlier Details on Page 100


WASHINGTON. Sept. IOWA
Administrator Harold l.. Ickes
chuckled grimly today when he an
nOunced plans 20 see President
Roosevelt tomorrow. presumably for
a showdown in his controversy with
WPA Administrator Harry L. Hop
kins on the New Deals campaign
to end direct unemployment relief.
Il am following the President
program" Secretary Ickes said
The President called me up last
night and asked me to come to
Hyde Park. 1 thought 1 would CO.
He asserted that every project
which Mr.. Hopkins had rejected
there we're some 1000 reflections of
WPA applications involving Fed
eral grants of 1882 100000 for al
most every state-waS a good one
and that the costs, contrary to Mr..
Hopkins contention, were not too
high.