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Evening star., 1936-05-18
Majority View
Is Given by
Sutherland.
PRICE FIXING
is CONDEMNED
Labor Provisions of
Act Also Ruled
to Be Invalid.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Gufey bill establishing little
N. r. A. for soft coal industry ,ods
under heavy fire from earliest con-
siderGtion in Congress. In dnS,Der
to critics charging unconStitution-
dlity. President Roosevelt asked
passage OF ld,D despite such doubts.
Case testing ld,U has been pend
ing In Supreme Court for many
Ueeks; conflicting decisions had
been rendered in lo1Uer courts.
The Guffey coal act, passed to
regulate hours and wages in the
soft-coal industry, was declared
unconstitutional in it's entirety
by the Supreme Court today.
The justices divided five to three in
their opinion, with Chief Justice
Hughes concurring in part.
Justices Cardoso, Brandeis and Stone
dissented outright from the majority
opinion.
Chief Justice Hughes wrote
separate opinion in which he held
the act and code may be sustained
in relation to the provisions for
marketing in interstate commerce.
and the decision of the courts below,
so far as they accomplish that re-
suit, should be affirmed"
In other respects he agreed with the
majority opinion.
Industry to Be Affected.
The unfavorable decision is expected
to have far-reaching consequences in
the soft coal industry. While the leg
islation was being drafted, President
Roosevelt considered it of such i'm
portance that he urged members of
Congress mot to let doubts as to its
constitutionality" stand in the way
of it's passage.
The majority opinion was delivered
by Associate Justice Sutherland, who
said in part
THE conclusion is unavoidable that
the price-fixing provisions of the code
are so related to and dependent upon
the labor provisions as conditions,
considerations. or compensations, as to
make 1t really probable that the for
mer being held bad, the latter would
not have been passed. The fall of the
former, therefore, carries down with
1t the latter.
THE price-fixing provisions of the
code are thus disposed of without
coming to the question of their con-
stitutionality, but neither this dis
position of the matter nor anything
we have said is to be taken as indi-
eating that the court is of the opinion
that these provisions, if separately en-
acted, could be sustained
Left for Future Decision.
IF there be in the act provisions
other than those we have considered,
that may stand independently, the
question of their validity is left for
future determination, when, If ever,
that question shall be presented for
consideration"
The opinion disposed of four cases.
One was suit brought by James Wal
ter Carter, president of the Carter
Coal Co. of West Virginia, against
his own company. Two others in
(See GUFFEY ACT, Page -
Evening star., 1936-05-18

street cars and 375 buses. The latter
carried 20,822. .408 passengers, while
13o,219,872 passengers rode the street
cars. Gross operating revenue from
street cars was $7844,855. while that
from bus operations was 81, ,488.0 .035.
These figures clearly demonstrate
that the street car Is anything but
passe in Washington. yet this i'm
portant mode Of transportation has
been allowed to fall on exceedingly
evil days.
An interesting side light on the
type of emergency service the transit
company is capable of affording is
set forth in the report of survey
made by representative of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission at Thomas
(See STREET CARS. Page A-5O
Evening star., 1936-05-18
TOUR IN GERMANY

a. American Students Off on Bus
Trip.
BERLIN, May 18 P.-Forty four
American exchange students from 36
colleges In the United States started
on a weeks bus trip through Germany
today.
The journey, under the auspices Of
the Carl Schurz Society. commence
rates the tenth anniversary Of the
ORGANIZATIONS founding.
The trip will end May % with
visit to Schurz's birthplace near
Cologne.
The students are attending 18 diff
erent German universities.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
DRUKMAN GRAND JURY
INDICTS PROSECUTOR
New York Detective Also Charged
With Conspiracy to OBJ
struct Justice.

BY the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, May 18.-An
assistant district attorney of Kings
County and a New York City detec-
tive were among eight persons in
dicted today by special grand jury
investigating the Drukman case.
The indictments charged con-
spiracy to obstruct justice in the pre-
vention of indictments and prosecu-
ton in the Staying of Sam Drukman.
Among those indicted were Assist
ant District Attorney William w.
Kleinman OF Kings County and
Giuseppe F. L. Dardis, former New
York City detective.
Also named in the indictment was
Henry G. Singer, former assistant
United States district attorney for
the New York district. Singer is
under a previous Indictment in the
case.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
COOLER WEATHER DUE
TO FOLLOW SHOWERS

Cooler weather Is due In the Capital
during the next "a hours, following
showers tonight, the forecaster pre-
dicted today.
This afternoon, however, will be
warm, with the mercury expected to
approach yesterdays maximum Of s8,
recorded at 4:30 pm.
The showers probably win let upsby
morning,
Evening star., 1936-05-18
U. S., FINLAND SIGN !
TRADE AGREEMENT
Pact Will Become Effective for
Three Years If Ratified by
Countries.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States and Finland to-
day signed a reciprocal trade agrees
ment designed to expand their com.
mercial relations.
The pact, marking the fourteenth
to be negotiated by this Government
with a foreign nation, was signed at
the State Department by Secretary
Hull and Zero Jarnfelt, Minister
from Finland.
Details of the agreement tempo
rarily were withheld, although the
State Department said 1t would be-
come effective for an initial period
of three years 80 days after 1t s
ratified by be two countries.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Pope's Coachman Dies at 81.

Rianldo Jacchini, who has just died
in Vatican City, Italy, at the age of
81, served in the Papal stables for II
years, under five popes. During the
long voluntary captivity" of Leo XIII
within the Vatican Jacchini had Or
ders to drive the Pope daily round
the gardens, and if the pontiff slept
to keep on driving until he awoke.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
ARMY COUP GUSTS
BOLV|APRES|DENT
New Council Ends Strike
and Lays Plans for So
ciaIistic State.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Tejada Sorsano became Presi-
dent of Bolivia BY coup in 1884.
His term Uould haze expired in
August. Continuance OF state OF
war after end of 1925 Chaco
conflict brought the administration
into disrepute and also iprecked the
Ciuilian Republican and Liberal
parties. A neU Socialist orgdnisd-
ton called for military Dictator
ship.
BY the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, May ia pro-
visional junta of soldiers and So
cialists ruled Bolivia today after the
civilian government of President Jose
Luis Tejada Sorzano fell in a peaceful
military coup.
The new council called war hero
Col. David Toro back from the Gran
Chaco to become President gained
suspension of a general strike move
ment and proclaimed as its objective
to orient the nation toward a social
istic state by prudent, gradual means,
without commissions"
Advices from the interior indicated
absolute tranquility prevailed through
out this South American state of al
most 100000 people.
Followed Paraguayan Upset.
The government overturn was the
second to arise in the aftermath of the
long Chaco War. Bolivia's soldiers
seized power just three months after
their former enemies in Paraguay
ousted President Eusebio Ayala and
installed Col. Rafael Franco as chief
executive.
Col. German Busch, acting chief
Of the Bolivian Army General Staff,
led the swift, successful La Paz coup
detat.
So sudden and unexpected was the
movement that President Tejada Sor-
(See BOLIVIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-05-18
BY John III. CLINE.

BY JOHN III. CLINE.
The street car always has been,
and still Is, the backbone Of Wash
ington's mass transportation system.
but 1t is gradually losing ground.
Slowly, the bus is taking over more
and more of the street car patrons
not because bus service is inherently
better, but rather because the street
car service furnished by the Capital
Transit Co. has become so abominable
on some lines that the public simply
refuses to ride the cars.
In 1885 the company owned 683
Evening star., 1936-05-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. May l8.-Leon Blum, pre-
mier-designate Of the incoming "Peo-
pies Front" government, has asked
British Foreign Secretary Eden to join
him in calling a disarmament confer
ence, the foreign affairs expert, Per-
tinax, reported today
Writing in the newspaper Echo de
Paris, Pertinax said Blum proposed
that Germany be invited to such a
parley in an effort to give the Reich
a legitimate military strength in pro-
portion to its status among the world
powers.
Pertmax said the French Socialist
leader agreed also to take no initiative
in the Ethiopian controversy, but to
follow London's lead sn its attitude
toward sanctions and Italy's annexa-
ton of conquered East African terri
tories
Blum conferred here last Friday with
Eden during the British secretary's
return trip from Geneva.
Favors Democratic Regimes.
The Leftist leader himself, writing
in the Socialist newspaper Populaire,
reafflrmed his desire for international
cooperation toward European peace
but announced Frances new govern
ment would look with greatest favor on
regimes with democratic ideals.
Blum, whose party won the greatest
representation in the new Chamber of
Deputies convening next Month, re-
peated the appeal for an international
peace campaign which he made last
Friday before the American Club.
The premier designate declared
France is drawn toward those nations
which remain faithful to democratic
liberties" but insisted peace was a
task for all nations and must be won
through system of collective security.
Labor Program Demands.
Leon Jouhaux, general secretary of
the Labor Federation, said today that
before his organization would enter
into the peoples front" government
it demanded program including i'm
mediate naturalization of the arms
industry, a 40-hour week without
wage cuts, workers participation in
industrial control and an increase in
the maximum school age.
He told the federation's National
(See ARMS, Page %
Evening star., 1936-05-18
NAVAL TREATY GOES
TO SENATE FOR VOTE
Walsh Terms Tri-Power Pact
"Disappointing''-Sees Limi-
tations Ended.

hy the Associated Press.
The new tri-power naval treaty
signed by the United States. Great
Britain and France went before the
Senate today for vote on ratifica-
ton.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mas
sachusetts, who is expected to be-
come chairman Of the Naval Affairs
Committee as successor to the late
Senator Trammell, yesterday de-
scribed the treaty as disappointing"
Walsh said the pact "sets aside the
slight restrictions and limitations that
were established in the Washington
and London treaties on the amount
OF naval arnnan1ents permitted each
signatory."
The treaty attempts to limit the
size of ships in various categories,
but does not restrict their number.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
HOEPPELS. LOSE
PLEA TO COURT
Appeals Tribunal Rules
Against Representative
and Son.

The United States Court Of Appeals
today upheld the recent conviction of
Representative John H. Hoeppel of
California and his son, Charles J.
Hoeppel, of conspiracy to solicit 81, 1000
in payment for West Point appoint
ment.
Soon after the courts decision was
made known, Assistant United States
Attorneys David A. Pine and Samuel
Beach announced they would nolle
PROSE- another Indictment still pend
ing against the Hoeppels, which
charges the father and son actually
solicited the $1,000 involved in the
conspiracy case.
Convicted about month ago, after
a long trial before District Supreme
Court jury, the defendants each re-
received a sentence of from four
months to q year in prison.
They are expected to see a review
by the United States Supreme Court,
rather than accept the decision by the
local appellate tribunal.
Campaigns for Reelection.
Representative Hoeppel now is in
the midst of heated reelection
campaign. while at liberty under
$4,000 bail. Because of the effect on
his campaign Of the pendency of the
second indictment, Hoeppel two weeks
ago asked United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett either to nolle PROSE-
it or to bring him and his son to i'm
mediate trial.
Last week, Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoghue, in final ruling on this
request, held it would be improper to
try the second case while the conspir-
acy conviction was still under con-
sideration by the Court of Appeals.
During the trial, the Government
contended the Hoeppels conspired to
accept $1,000 from James w. Ives,
(See HOEPPEI, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-05-18

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes told a Senate Ap-
preparations Subcommittee today that
"a way out" of the Public Works Ad-
ministration's financial position might
be found in the expansion Of the
$3.50, ,000, 900 P. w. A. revolving fund
and the relaxation of statutes govern
ing its operation.
The p. w. A. administrator, whose
organization is scheduled for curtail-
ment under the $2,364,22e, ,712 relief
deficiency bill before the subcommit-
tee, testified behind closed doors.
Downtown, as he spoke, the District
Of Columbia Court of Appeals held
that the 1885 relief appropriation act
transgressed the Constitution. The
pending bill. with its SLABS, 900 900
relief fund, Is modelled along similar
lines.
Senator Hayden. Democrat, Of
Arizona, told reporters after Ickes
testified that the Secretary had Sin
dicated" that his needs in securing
Evening star., 1936-05-18
BLUM ASKS EDEN
TO JOIN IN CALL
F0RARMSPARLEY
Would Include Germany in
Move to Give Reich
Legitimate Army"
MAY FOLLOW LONDON
ON ETHIOPIAN STAND
French Socialist Leader Repeats
His Appeal for international
Peace Campaign.

BACKGROUND
Leon Blum, president OF the
French Socialist party, emerged as
pictor in recent Deputies elections
and tUiH head Frances nert c1bt-
net. The stuing to the Left, seen
in the uote for Blum's Peoples
Front" has been considered a
mandate OF the people for swift,
decisipe action to stimulate employ
nent, keep credit conditions stable
and Improve Frances relations
abroad.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Fla,us IN Street Cor Seruice
Turn d. e.. Patrons to Buses
Irregular Schedules and Increasin civ
Slo,c Speeds of Trolleys Found
Cause of Loss of Passengers.

This is the second OF series of
articles on the transportation prob
lem in the Capital.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
?. WAS WAY OUT
IS SEEN BY |CKES
Suggests Aiding Unit Finan.
ciaIIy by Expanding $780,
100000 Revolving Fund.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Administration is asking $780,
100000 to finance relief program
TOR coming fiscal year. With none
OF funds earmarked for either P.
w. A. or Resettlement, it seems Ger
tain that Hopkins and W. P. A. wiu
be big spenders. As both of former
agencies made plans for curtdl-
nent or discontinudnce on July I,
hoDeuer, President announced they
may be continued in modified form
by ALLEGATION from w. p. A. to them.
Evening star., 1936-05-18

(See BLANTON, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-05-18

(See ICKES. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-05-18
WEATHER.

%. O. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Showers tonight, probably clearing to.
morrow morning; slightly cooler tonight.
cooler tomorrow; gentle to moderate
shifting winds. Temperatures-Highest,
SO. at 4:30 pm. yesterday; lowest, 81.
Full report on page B-8.
Evening star., 1936-05-18
Campaigns for Reelection.

(See HOEPPEL, Page a.
Evening star., 1936-05-18

lSes WkyKoUT. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-05-18

(See TAX, Page A-2.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
Helps
Out K. ofC.

Little Shirley Temple, through
her parents, has sent to tn e
Knights of Columbus the doll she
used in her late picture THE
LittleSt Rebel" to be featured in
the knights of Columbus Kermess,
an indoor carnival which opens
at the local clubhouse on Febru-
airy l and continues for one full
week.
The doll will be awarded to one
of the patrons of the affair on the
final night of the Kermess, Feb,
ruary 8.
Another feature of the Kermiss
will be the Arabian Village" in
whic'I will appear each evening
some local theatrical celebrity or
some one of the players at local
theater.
Arthur Reilly, Arthur Godfrey,
Mabelle Jennings, and a number
of radio personalities will be in
vited to attend. Ted Moseley, one
of Washington's well-known tap
dancers, will be manager of this
feature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
Buck At R-K-O
In Person

Frank Buck is to appear in per
son with his newest adventure
film, Fang and Claw" at RKO
Keith'S beginning Friday. The
theater management had hoped
to have Buck here for the entire
week during which his picture
will be shown but the appear
anceS will have to be limited to
Friday and Saturday only due to
previous contracts that Mr.. Buck
could not postpone.
Buck is well known to many
Westinghouse who met the eX-
plorer last year when here with
his wild Cargo" at a reception
at the Willard and then at the
National Press Club where that
picture was shown for the first
time. His then recounting of his
thrilling and perilouS experiences
in Bring EN- Back Alive" gave
clear evidence of just how inter
esting his personal appearances
at RKO' Keiths will be to the
patrons of the Fifteenth Street
theater.
Truly nature seemingly saves
her greatest thrills for Frank
Buck, and to have Buck in per-
son for the first two days of the
engagement showing of his latest
picture, Fang and Claw" which.
incidentally, advance reports have
the best of the three, the Keith
management considers itself for
tunate indeed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
HoWord-Mu
Vote Leaders

The Petrified Forest" and
The Story of Louis PaSteur," two
new Warner Brothers productions,
were the favorites in the first
days voting by ladies in the
Earle Theater audience who this
week are being allowed the leap
year privilege of proposing" the
four attractions to be presented
at the Earle during February
leap year month.
Leslie Howard and Paul NUM-,
two of the screens finest actors,
appear in the two pictures which
have received the most votes.
Nearly a thousand votes were cast
the first day. Every picture on
the list of 10 had its supporters,
however, and other favorites in
cluded Colleen" with Dick
Powell; THE Singing Kid" with
AL Jolson; Lady of Secrets"
which stars Ruth Chatterton,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
BY LLOYD PANTAGES

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 28-To
press we go. After being barred
from Mexico for five months due
to high taxation. American and
Mexican film officials have eff
fected a compromise and Holly
wood films again will be shown
to our Latin neighbors. A break
for all, we calls it. In May
RKO will launch their first tele-
vision receiving sets in New York
and at the comparatively small
price df you can call it that OF
two hundred bucks per set. Dur
ing the infancy of televiSion you
will be treated to only two hours
of the day and two hours of the
night reception until it is further
perfected.
The very, very famous char
acter Death valley Scotty before
you could say "skat." I'm sure
will be making a series of shorts
for MGM. Mr.. Death Valley" by
the by, has a castle erected
right in the middle of that desc
late inferno, Death Valley, that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
M OVIE
CLOCK

FOX-GladyS Swarthout In
Rose of the Rancho" IL a. m.
1:44, 4:28. 1922, 1906 p. m. Stage
1926, $40, 9;04 p. m.
EARLE-Jean Arthur in IF You
Could Only Cook" 1900 AM, 1885.
4:25, tbs, 1915 PM.
Stage-12:35, 1925, $40. 900
PM.
RKO-KEITH'S-Irene Dunno in
1.-THE Magnificent Obsession, "
1876 a. m, 2:07, 4:38. TOO, 9:4C
p. m. March of Time, 11:15 a. m.
1:46, AIT, 6:48, 9:19 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Joe Morrison ir
TITS a Great Life" 1910, 2:05
400, 500, 7:55, $50 p. m.
HOWARD-Carole Lombard II
Hands Across the Table" 1915
2:45, Sis, 7:45, 1915 p. m. Stage
1885 Edition Black and White
Revue, 1880, 400, $50, 900 p. m
PALACE - Claudette Colbert in
THE Bride Comes Home" 1910
2:30, 4:50, tbs, 9:35 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Gail Patrick
in Lone Wolf Returns" 1925 a
M, los. ESQ, 4:35, $40, 800
GAS p. m.
LITTLE-"The informer," 1925
1870, 1888, 5:37, TAO and 9:44
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
SIS in Cash Prizes, Tickets.
For Best Contorisms

Strike me pink If your editor
doesn't think that this new Wash
ington Times contest isn't the
tops in fun, laughs and prizes.
"CantoriSm" is the new game.
It's really very simple. All you
do is start your "CantoriSm" with
the words strike me pink" and
you finish it up with a wiSecrack.
We're giving away $40 in cash
to the best "CantoriSm" sub
mitted, a second prize Of $3.50,
IS to the third best entry and q
fourth cash award Of $2.50.
These awards are to be supple
mented with 10 others consisting
of a pair of free guest tickets
to Loew'S Palace Theater, where
you'll see Eddie Cantor'S latest
comedy and musical hit, Strike
Me Pink" starting Friday,
So get busy and strike up your
"Cantorisms," and you'll be tickled
pink when one of these four
checks or pair Of these tickets
come floating your way. Remem-
Der, all you do is start a sentence
with the words strike me pink"
and then add a wisecrack. Maybe
this will help:
Strike me pink If I can smoke
a herring"
Strike me pink, but not on the
head, MawruSs."
Strike me pink, If a cigar can
box"
Now you go ahead. These Can
torismS" need not rhyme. Any
thing silly or clever or witty, or
all three. Send them to the
Strike Me Pink" Contest Edi-
tor at The Washington Times.
Your entry must be in his hands
by midnight Friday.
Strike Me Pink" is said to be
Eddie's funniest comedy. Ethel
Norman, ParkyakarkaS and car.
load of talent is embodied in this
provocative new musical comedy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-28
Picture Star Burned
In Powder Explosion

Charles Boyer narrowly escaped
death and Walter Hoffman, a
workman, was painfully injured
recently when a pistol was acct
dentally discharged during the
filming of a motion picture scene
near Triunfo, Calf, according to
word received in Hollywood.
Hoffman, in charge of a powder
cache. was testing the gun before
handing it to Boyer. 1t exploded
in the workman's hands, bArning
his face and cutting his nose. He
was taken to Triunfo for emer-
gency treatment.
Although the Paramount &C,
tors hair was singed, he escaped
injury and was able to resume his
role in the picture, Il Loved a
Soldier" in which he is appearing
opposite Marlene Dietrich.