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Evening star., 1936-09-04
Roosevelt Speech Text
Life of Early Mississippi Boyhood Was
Recorded by Writer.

never forget. With every American
who has ever been a boy I thrill
today at this great structure join
ing two great States in the COM
memoration Of youths immortal.
When old Moses D. Balls found
his way to the junction of the Han
nibal and the Mississippi, back in
1918, he little thought of the great
stage Of happy youth on which he
was lifting the curtain. Likewise.
he and the older folks Of the tiny
river settlement In Hannibal had
little thought that Sam Clemens,
playing about the steamboat land
ing. would live through the ages.
Likewise they had little thought
that the cabins and the frame
houses and the whitewashed fences
would give way to thriving indus
trial plants, modern buildings, a
splendid city hall and other i'm
pressive public structures. g.
Huck's School Replaced.
"In place Of the school house
from which Huck Finn lured Tom
Sawyer to truancy and the old
swimming hole you have l8 mod
ern grade schools, high school,
parochial schools and . fine IL
brary.
The old cabins and the oil
lamps which Tom Sawyer had to
fill are gone. In their place you
have one Of the most successful
municipal electric light and power
plants in the country.
And today we mark one more
step Of progress-one more imprint
of a changing order-this great
structure spanning the Mississippi.
The river ferry started to go when
the old railroad bridge joined Mis-
souri, and Illinois back in 1870.
AS the years went by this structure
carried the rail, the horse drawn
and the motorized commerce in
and out Of Hannibal across the
Mississippi. Time has now taken
another step and today We elm
mate the hazards of railroad cross
ings, Of high waters and mixed rail
and vehicular traffic.
This bridge stands symbolic of
what can be accomplished by the
cooperation of local governments
with the Federal. Here, in this act
Of progress, we find the Federal
Government. the city OF Hannibal,
the State of Missouri and the
State Of Illinois all joined in cor
related action. Together they have
given you this free bridge. Working
together in the days to come. they
will greatly further the prosperity
and convenience of the people Of
the United States"
Evening star., 1936-09-04
ROOSEVELT ASKS
FOR COOPERATION
Mark Twain Bridge Dedica.
tion Brings Plea for Fed.
eraI.l Teamwork.
b. the Associated Press.

HANNIBAL, Mo, September A.
While thousands of Missourians and
Hlinoisans looked on. President Roose-
velt today dedicated the Mark Twain
Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi
here as monument to Cooperation
between local governments With the
Federal"
Stopping here on his way to Spring
field, Ill, for another drought con-
ference. the President emphasized the
need for further collaboration between
Federal, State and local governments
in all undertakings in the interest Of
the people.
Working together In the days to
come" he asserted, they will greatly
further the prosperity and convenience
OF the people of the United States"
Officials on Platform.
On the flag-covered platform with
the President were Cows. Guy B. Park
Of Missouri, Henry Horner of Illinois;
Senators Clark and Truman missouri
Democrats), Dieterich (Democrat)
Illinois, and dozens of Federal and
State officials.
The President drove to the span
through several miles of city streets
lined with hundreds of citizens of the
two States 1t connects.
Other thousands grouped about the
speakers platform.
At the foot of Cardiff Hill, about
100 feet from the bridge, stands a
bronze statue of Tom Sawyer and
Huckleberry Finn, famous characters
OF Mark Twain, who spent his boy
| hood days here knocking about an
old steamboat wharf Two blocks
away stands the writer's boyhood
home.
Gov. Park. one Of the speakers, de-
scribed the bridge as another example
OF the CLOSE and kindly relationship
that has always existed and will con-
tinue to exist between these two good
commonwealths."
Gov. Horner spoke In similar vein
and said the structure was in line
with President Roosevelt's good
neighbor' policy in bringing the two
states closer together.
Likened to Lincoln.
Horner praised Mr.. Roosevelt as
one who had distinguished himself
as one Of the greatest American
Presidents" and compared him to
Lincoln.
He said. the people of Illinois were
grateful" for his visit. They relied
upon his counsel and leadership. {"
Horner added.
Mr.. Roosevelt prefaced his prepared
address with a statement he was glad
to visit Hannibal, not only because he
had experienced the happy privilege
as boy Of shaking hands with Mark
Twain, but because it was the home
town of the distinguished American
naval officer" the late Admiral Robert
Coontz.
The President served with Coontz
IN the World War.
The presidential party departed for
Barry, Ill, Is miles east, at 1885 am.
central standard time) after the cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
MRS. BARBARA SMITH
DIES AT AGE OF 81
Was Widow of Policeman Killed
in 1904 While Making Arrest.
Baltimore Native.

Mrs. Barbara Smith, 81. resident
here for three quarters of a century,
died of a heart attack yesterday at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Loretta
Rinehart. 616 Quincy street. where
she had lived II years. She was the
widow of John J. Smith, a policeman
killed in 1904 while attempting to
make an arrest.
Born in Baltimore, Mrs Smith came
here as a girl and was educated in
private schools. She was a member
of the Third Order of the Franciscan
Monastery, the Ladies of Charity and
st. Gabriels Catholic Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Rinehart and Mrs. Edith Rupertus,
two sons, William F. Smith and Ed
ward L. Smith, and IA grandchildren,
all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Gabriel's at 9 m. tomorrow following
brief services at her late residence.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
7 ANN1BAL, Mo, September
IL 4.-Following Is the text
of President Roosevelt's
4 L speech in dedicating the
Mark Twain Memorial Bridge here
today:
"It Is with earnest American
pride. .and with a glory in Ameri-
can tradition that I enjoy this
happy privilege today joining in this
tribute to one who impressed him.
self upon the lives of youth every
where in the last fourscore years
and ten.
ITO look out across this pleasant
vista where the life of Mississippi
River boyhood was captured and
recorded for posterity and to have
part in its commemoration is q
privilege am happy to expert
ence.
mo American youth has know
ingly or willingly escaped the les
sons, the philosophy and the spirit
which beloved Mark Twain wove
out Of the true life Of which he
was q part along this majestic
river. Abroad. too, this peaceful
valley is known around the world
as the cradle Of the chronicles of
buoyant boyhood.
Town No Longer Small.
Mark Twain and his tales still
live. though the years have passed
and time has wrought its changes
on the Mississippi. The little
white town browsing in the SUM-
shine of the days of Huckleberry
Finn and Tom Sawyer has become
metropolis Of Northeastern Mis-
souri,.
THE tiny handful Of complacent
population has grown to $4,000
souls, the seventh largest city in
your State and the fourth in bus
tling industry. The old steamboat
landing still is there-the rail-
roads and the busses and the trucks
have not ended water transporta-
ton on the river.
1T was my privilege last year
to have a part in the opening of
the centennial commemoration of
Mark Twain's birthplace. On that
occasion from the White House I
pressed q key which caused a light
to shine from the tall tower on
Cardiff Hill-the Mark Twain Me-
mortal Lighthouse. The perpetua.
tion of Mark Twain's name, BIRTH
place and the haunts Of his youth
are very dear to me, especially be-
cause !, myself, as a boy, had the
happy privilege Of shaking hands
with him. That was Q day I shall
Evening star., 1936-09-04
FRENCH INDIGNANT
AT AID FOR REBELS
New 0utburst Results From
Report italian Ship
Brings Planes.
BY Radio to The Star.

BY Radio to The Star.
PARIS, FRANCE, September A.
A fresh outburst Of indignation
against Italy and Germany as de-
liberate war-mongers has been caused
here by the news that "a bombing
planes destined for the Spanish rebel
forces were unloaded from an Italian
ship at Vigo three days ago-1O
days after Italy announced 1t had
placed an embargo on all arms ship
ments to Spain.
The italian hint, coming at the same
time, that should the neutrality ac-
cord be violated by any one OF the
signatory powers Italy would feel it..
self free to recover its liberty of ac-
ton, is not well received here, to say
the least.
Reticent on Neutrality.
Germany's share of French unpop-
ularity as regards the Spanish crisis
Is due to its reticence in agreeing
to the constitution in London of a
sort Of control commission to enforce
the French neutrality plan.
The setting up of this commission
as soon as possible Is considered of
the utmost Importance by the French
for two reasons: First, the govern
ment here is faced with the renewal
of popular insistence that, until all
the powers abide by the neutrality
agreement, the Spanish government
should be supplied by France with
arms and munitions.
The last time this question came up
Premier Leon Blum convinced the
restive Popular Front elements that
the best way TO assist the Spanish
republic was to maintain an attitude
OF neutrality. But as this attitude
seems to be having a contrary effect,
the situation seems to be arising again
where Blum will have TO do some more
convincing, unless the non-interfer-
ence plan is quickly put into action.
Opposes Commission.
Secondly, the London commission
for neutrality control would also be
an agency for the settling of any new
international incidents which might
recur in the Spanish conflict. The
Reich's position is that it does not
quite see why a control commission
is indispensable to make the neutrality
plan effective; and, anyway, it wants
to be sure that the scope Of this
commissions purpose will not extend
to the settlement of the Spanish civil
war as a whole
The British government is making
a demarche to Berlin today and
French government quarters here are
hopeful that Germany's acceptance
will come as a result.
Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-09-04
|ARMY AIR CORPS.
PROMOTIONS MADE
Number of Officers in Wash.
ington in War Depart
ment List.

Temporary promotion Of ISL Army
Air Corps officers, a number of them
on duty In Washington or we'll known
here, has been announced by the War
Department under provisions Of the
temporary promotion act of last June.
The list includes the following
lieutenant colonies promoted to the
rank of colonel-Arnold N. Krogstad,
Walter H. Frank, Frank D. Lakeland,
Harrison H. c. Richards, Ira A. RAIDER,
Douglas B. Netherwood. Lewis H.
Brereton, Hugh j. Knerr, Eugene A.
Lohman, Herbert A. Dargue, Follett
Bradley. Shepler w. Fitzgerald, Les
lie MacDill. Lawrence s. Churchill,
Clarence L. Tinker, Martin F. Scan
son, Walter G. Kiner and Henry w.
Harms.
The group of new colonies includes
several pioneer Army aviators, who
were flying as early as 1912. All the
officers in this group are known in
Washington, having served here at
one time or another. Col. Scanlon
was commanding officer at Boiling
Field until a few months ago.
Thirty-one majors have received
temporary promotions to the grade of
lieutenant colonel, among them Ross
G. Hoyt, assistant chief of the Infor-
nation Division, office Of the chief Of
Air Corps: Carl w. Connell and Lyn-
wood B. Jacobs Of the Supply Division
of the same office: Harrison w. Flick
niger, Richard H. Ballard and Harold
NJ McClelland, recently on duty in
the War Department.
The remainder of the promotions are
from the grade Of captain to major.
This list includes number of officers
on duty in Washington and also officers
who have participated in many of the
outstanding Air Corps achievements Of
postwar days.
Evening star., 1936-09-04

crossed the frontier at the last mo-
ment, laden like moving vans.
Most Of the refugees saw their be-
longings 60 up in smoke in the burn
| ing town.
Boat loads OF fleeing residents ar
rived at st. Jean de Luz, France, and
others went as far as Bordeaux and
Poitiers.
A regiment of French soldiers from
Bayonne was brought up to reinforce
the gendarmes at the border.
The battle continued in Behobia and
Irun, and the rebels occupied the Irun
City Hall by midafternoon.
But a handful of Socialist militia
men still held the International Bridge
while machine gun fire from the iso-
lated defenders retarded the rebel oc.
cupation.
Resistance Of the government forces
rapidly weakened under the terrific
onslaught OF the invaders.
The militiamen were believed to be
running out of ammunition. But
they were holding on to their scat
tered positions as long as possible.
In fleeing the main part of Irun
they sprayed automobiles parked in
front OF the British and Norwegian
consulates with gasoline and set them
afire. Other cars. lining the roads
near the bridge, we're burned to pro-
vide a smoke screen for the retreat.
One hundred and fifty French SOL
diers arrived at Hendaye in buses
to reinforce the border patrol. Thir.
ty OF them went to the besieged
bridge.
The Fascists had paused long enough
In their sweeping advance to throw a
guard around the bridgehead at Irun,
Then one column resumed q quick
paced advance on the BASQUE resort
city which the rebels once held and
lost.
A second column was already en-
route to San Sebastian after occupying
the small town of Lasarte this morn
ing.
Ricardo Alvarez, a Socialist Deputy
from Jean Province. asserted some of
the government troops had been
mutilated by Moorish legionnaires as
the insurgent advance swept through
the city.
Gen. Emilio Mola, rebel commander
on the northern front who personally
directed the advance on Irun, was re-
ported to have left for Burgos after
the capture Of the city.
The downfall of Irun, objective of
the Fascist campaign on the northern
front for the last seven weeks, came
with conveyance of rebel columns
advancing from Spanish Behobia and
San Marcial.
The insurgents seized the approach
on the Spanish side of the tnterna-
tional bridge leading from Irun to
Hendaye after furious machine gun
battle.
The capture Of the Hendaye and
Behobia Bridges cut of the last source
Of supplies by land for the government
defenders through the northern coast
Of Spain.
Inc suooen rout OF the government
troops was blamed by their COM
manders on lack of ammunition.
Hendaye became q bedlam, with
thousands Of refugees and wounded
and dying soldiers in the streets.
Bullets from the fight around the
international bridge whistled into the
main street Of Hendaye. Panic strick-
en-, many refugees rushed into private
homes for shelter.
French physicians improvised first
aid stations and summoned army sur
geons from Bayonne. The emergency
hospitals were flooded quickly with
injured and dying government SOL
diers carted across the bridge in
wheelbarrows and on stretchers and
the backs of their comrades.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
COURTESY.
c. (RED) WATKINS, Wash

- c. (RED) WATKINS, Wash
- ington business man and pop
ular golfer at the Columbia
~ Country Club, Is convinced
that those pretty little courtesy badges
which county police departments hand
out are so much junk. Watkins, it
seems, was up Long Island way a few
weeks ago, vacationing. and friend
wangled deputy's badge for him. one
of those pretty gold-plated things,
with his name on it. Twas a Nassau
County badge, and he felt pretty
proud of it.
One evening he went for a drive
through the country and hit it up a
little on a Queens County road. A
traffic cop came along, motioned him
to pull over, and the usual palaver
started. Watkins flashed his badge
and asked for little courtesy. admit
ting he may have been going over the
limit little bit.
The cop stuck his foot on the run
ming board, took the badge in his
hand and listened to the argument.
Say. that's right pretty-that badge
amt it?" he said.
Pretty little thing. all gold plated.
Got your name on it, too" Watkins
felt good about it. Here, he thought,
is going to be sample of county reci-
procity. yep. it's right pretty" said
the cop. "All gold plated. Tell you
what you do. Sharpen up those cor
ners, so when you stick it down your
throat it won't hurt so much. Here's
your ticket. See the judge in the
morning and don't do ar more speed
ing in this county"
FIRE SALE?
The operative tgho reports now
and then on the Water street mar
ket district tells OF being attracted
to the area allotted to truck farm
ers by load OF luscious looking
lUatermelons.
A closer inspection disclosed that
the vehicle Uas shiny. red hose
truck OF the HydttsUille Fire De-
pdrtment-dnd NTH fireman -tUnter-
melon Dendor asleep on the seat.
X X X
TARGET.
A RUDE and disconcerting reception
awaited one Of the Navy pilots
who a few days ago completed fer
rying flight from California to the
East Coast. Flying utility airplane
destined for service at Norfolk, Va,
he completed the long. arduous flight,
rolled down his wheels. circled the
field in the most orthodox manner,
and glided in to a perfect landing.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
FRED B. SMITH DIES;
WAS RELIGIOUS LEADER
Chairman of World Alliance for
international Friendship
Ill Three Months.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, September
4.-Fred B. Smith. 10, chairman Of
the World Alliance for International
Friendship and a former moderator
of the National Council of Congre-
gational Churches, died at his home
here last night fater three months
illness.
A native of Lone Tree, Iowa, he
entered Y. NJ. c. A work in 1889.
For II years he was chairman of the
Religious Committee of the Inter-
national Y. M. c. A. Committee and
travelled all over the world and served
in Y. NJ. G. A. camps during the
World War
He was moderator of the Congre-
gational Church Council from 1919
until 1881, and later served as chair
man of the Executive Committee Of
the council
He is survived by his second wife,
Mrs. Lillian EberenZ Smith, and by
five children of his first wife. Funeral
services will be conducted at White
Plains Saturday.
Evening star., 1936-09-04

On and on they talked, beyond the
time set for adjournment. Faces were
flushed. the whole room was hot from
the fray-or so they thought-until
one Of their number happened to
glance into the adjoining room. What
he saw caused a recess.
The awning at that window was
flaming and most of it already de-
stroyed, the flames were eating into
the metal supporters and the heat had
cracked the glass window. The fire
engines had arrived. The Civic The
ater just did get the window shut
before the powerful stream Of water
hit it and the awning remnants.
The meeting soon adjourned.
u X
DIMES.
Baili1 Harry Wells, deputy United
States marshal for more years than
you could count on your fingers,
discouered recently that he has not
Uorn out his shoes In udin ,DdlEing
around the corner to get them
shined.
"Where's Joe?" he asked the
other day ,ohen the latter turned
up absent after years and years.
at Saratoga" iras the reply OF
Joe's substitute.
Wells, Uho has seen Summer
after Summer slide past WITHOUT
bringing Saratoga into his oiDt
life, Just sat there nsarveling at
what other persons con do uitH
his dimes. =,
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Model Villages Houses Now s. Per
Cent Empty.

EAST PORT. Me-, September 4
R1.-Announcement from Washing
ton today that the Passamadquoddy
Bay tidal power project buildings
would be used as a training school
by the National Youth Administra-
ton came as the structures were be-
ing vacated as part Of the uquida-
ton of the s4o.o0o,o00 development.
Capt. Samuel D. Sturgis. jr, acting
district Engineer. said prior to the
Washington announcement that de-
mobilization is proceeding steadily
and buildings which once hummed
with activity gradually are being
closed.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Quoddy
Continued From First Page.)

90 It's operation can be started within
the next few weeks.
Official circles have discussed what
should be done with the Psssama-
quoddy facilities ever since Congress
refused to appropriate money to con-
tinue work on the project.
1t was originally estimated the job
would cost $4,000 900. approximately
s7,0O0.000 was spent before work
was halted.
Construction was in charge of the
Army Engineers, who have maintained
q small maintenance staff at 'Quoddy
Village. At the peak, about 5000 per-
sons were employed. Now there are
only about 500.
On a recent trip to Campobello Is
land, New Brunswick, President Roose-
welt told Campobello and Eastport
residents, I'VE are going to have
'Quoddy. believe in 'Quoddy, and I
believe you do, too"
BUILDINGS BEING CLOSED.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Towns Tax Levy Cancelled.

MOUNT ETNA, Ind, September I
@.-This Huntington County village,
which lies in four townships, despite
q population of less than 200, decided
yesterday to levy no tax for town pur-
poses in 1887. Town officials said
they had almost enough money for
the year and would not need to assess
property holders.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
BELGIAN BAGS LEAD
Poland's 3-Year Grip on Bennett
Trophy Thought Broken.

WARSAW, September 4 P).-The
Belgian balloonists. Demuyter and
Holman, apparently broke the hold
Poland has held three years on the
Gordon Bennett International contest
today. landing near Archangel in
North Russia after covering 1.75o
xiiometers approximately l ,OS7 miles,
Two German balloons and three
Polish bags still were unreported, but
omcials doubted they would equal the
performance of the Belgica.
Evening star., 1936-09-04

AS the plane rolled to stop. you
could almost hear the sigh Of relief
such ferry pilots heave. -s
Imagine his surprise and consterna-
ton, however, as he heard a siren
and saw an ambulance. crash truck.
fire engine and crash car dart out
toward him as he TAXED toward the
line.
His injured feelings were somewhat
soothed, however, when it was ex-
planned that the crash crew really did
not anticipate his crashing but was
merely conducting a routine crash
drill at the time and he served as the
unwilling target"
Evening star., 1936-09-04

PASSENGERS on Mt. Pleasant car
were interested spectators when
the thin man and fat woman who got
on above Dupont Circle entered into
a mad race for the only available seat.
And they were amused spectators
when the race came to its crushing
finale.
The man won the dash so far as
getting the seat was concerned, but
both competitors lost in the matter
of retaining their dignity.
Just as the man slipped around the
woman's last great curve and into the
vacant seat, the car gave a lurch
which plunged her right into his lap.
Then the fun-for the PASSENGERS
began. The woman struggled to get
up, making great. flabby and entirely
unavailing gestures. The man tried
to help, making small, weak and
equally futile gestures.
Eventually, of course, they got un-
tangled, but it was great fun while
1t lasted. our informant says.
II X
FIERY SESSION.
THE Board of Governors of the new
ly organized and ambitious WASH
ington Civic Theater sat in the office
of the Washington Board of Trade
and indulged in heated discussions of
plays and players and people and
profits.
Evening star., 1936-09-04

manshlp to assure us with each new announce
ment OF rising debt that deficits do not entail
increased taxation These proclamations arouse
no enthusiasm, because people are aware that
public debt can be paid only by taxing the public.
Treasury hnanciers are piping down on any
talk OF further bond issues. A very good reason
for this is that the vaults of every bank in the
country are packed with Federal bonds for which
there is no waiting line Of customers The satura-
ton point must be somewhere. The administra-
ton is not exactly anxious to find where it is
before election day.
tcopyright ie36l
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Detroit Bakeries Head Dies

DETROIT, September 4 R.-Phil
H, Grennan. president of Farm Crest
Bakeries, which is reputedly the largest
independent concern in its field, died
today in a Detroit hospital. He was
49 years old.