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Evening star., 1936-04-26
the purchasing power Of the worker

the purchasing power Of the worker
himself.
Reduction of costs Of manufac-
ture does not mean more purchas-
ing power and more goods con-
s,lmed. It means Just the oppo-
site.
The history Of the 1929 to 1888
period shows that consumption Of
goods actually declines with Q de.
clining price level. The reason Is
that in such periods the buying
power goes down faster than the
prices. -..-
If you increase buying power,
prices will 60 up but more goods
will be bought. Wages ought to
and must 60 up with prices. This
does not mean unsound imitation or
skyrocketing prices: this should be
avoided, just as we seek to avoid
defiation and bankruptcy sale val
ues. What we do seek are q
greater purchasing power and q
reasonable stable and constant
price level. It Is my belief, as I
think it is yours. that the industry
and agriculture Of America sub
scribe to that objective. Toward
that end, representative govern
ment is working. The objective
cannot be obtained in q month or
a year. But results-results proven
by facts and figures, show that we
are on our way-very definitely on
our way. Higher wages for work.
ers, more income for farmers,
means more goods produced, more
and better food eaten. fewer unem.
ployed and lower taxes.
That is my economic and social
philosophy, and, incidentally, my
political philosophy, as well. be-
believe from the bottom Of my
heart that it Is the philosophy Of
the 1896 America.
Evening star., 1936-04-26

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 25.-Political leaders
prophesied tonight that national bal.
loting tomorrow would bring a Sigh,
swing to the Left in the composition
Of a new Chamber Of Deputies.
Tomorrow's balloting will be the
first voting for new deputies to cope
with economic worries and the danger
of war.
Overshadowing the election is the
anxiety over Germany's rearmament
and reoccupation Of the Rhineland
Italys war on Ethiopia and the
League OF Nations sanctions.
Unrest and discomfort over the con.
tinued economic depression figure
largely, too, in the campaign. whose
and bread" which Is another way OF
saying peace and plenty"
Record Number Of Candidates.
For the 6l5 seats in the Chamber
to be filled for a four-year term, there
is a record number of 4,807 candi-
dates. Not all the seats will be fillec
tomorrow. A candidate in the first
vote must obtain more than half the
votes In his district to be elected. Ir
districts where the race is close to-
morrow, rln-of elections will decide
the winner next Sunday.
Political forecasters, even In the
right wing. predict further swing to
the left, where the peoples front OF
Communists, Socialists and many
Radical Socialists has concentrated
those forces.
On the other hand, some see pros
pect of the moderate center expand
ing at the expense Of both the right
Conservative and the left.
The prize that awaits the victorious
majority is the control Of Frances
government.
Not only does the Chamber majority
determine who shall govern France,
1t holds sway over the cabinets pol
icies, with power to overthrow the
government If the Chamber Is dis
pleased.
Lines Of Main Battle.
The main battle therefore will be
fought between the parties of the
peoples front and the rest, particu-
Evening star., 1936-04-26
GOOD NE|GKbOR"
POLITICS OUTLINED
Dr.. High Says Principle Is
Expression of American
Ideal.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
DR.. Stanley High, one Of the organ
izers Of the Good Neighbor League"
travelled with President Roosevelt last
night to New York to hear the Presi-
dents speech.
High, recently engaged in organiza-
tion work for the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. explained the po-
litical complexion of the league in
this way:
Some Of our ideals are those of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, while some he
has not heard of.
"The Good Neighbor League is a
partisan association of those who
believe that the principle of the good
neighbor is an expression Of the
American ideal and should be made a
fundamental policy Of the American
Government.
"The good neighbor recognizes that
human values come before property
values; that the longtime prosperity
of property requires the well-being OF
people; that the American answer to
the revolutionist is the removal OF
those injustices which make revolu-
ton"
Before catching the Presidents
train High was asked what the rela-
tionship would be between the Good
Neighbors" and the American Liberty
League because of the latter's persist
ent opposition to the Roosevelt ad-
ministration.
1--WE intend to go ahead with our
own program" High said, and if in
advancing our ideals, which are oppo-
site to those OF the American Liberty
League, we should seem to combat the
Liberty League, we would, neverthe-
less, go right ahead"
High added that the Good Neigh
bors had mo desire to revive the
American Liberty League, which is
rloribund, by combating it,
After its directors had been re-
ceived at the White House Friday the
league announced the President in
dorsed its principles.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
text of President Roosevelt's
/ speech before the National

TINE text Of President Roosevelt''
speech before the Nationa
Democratic Clubs Thomas
L jefferson dinner last night II
New York follows:
1t is a pleasure to be welcomed
this way to my home State OF New
York. It has loyalty supported those
progressive policies Of government
in the making of which so many
of us have had a part. New York
State has an unbroken record OF
almost a generation of liberal gov
ernment, each succeeding admins
tration of State affairs building for
the future upon the best which the
past has given us.
I want to take this occasion to
compliment the State on its good
fortune in the loyal, competent and
unselfsh service of its present
Governor, Herbert Lehman.
He has continued to extend and
strengthen the humane laws for
which this State has been noted.
History repeats itself. He has met
the same type Of opposition today
which some Of us as youngsters
met in the State Legislature 25
years ago. We won then and We
are winning today. -. ~
As a New Yorker am confident
that vast ma jority Of our citizens
this Autumn, as in the past, will in
vite Gov. Lehman to continue his
splendid work for at least two more
years.
Narrowed Horizons Formed.
America a century ago was re-
garded as an economic unity. But
as time went on the country was
cut up bit by bit into segments. We
heard about the problems of par
ticular localities. the problems OF
particular groups More and more
people put on binders; they could
see only their own individual inter-
ests or the single community in
which their business was located.
It is only in these comparatively
recent days that we have been
turning back to the broader vision
of the founding fathers.
The cities of the Nation and the
countrysides near them have come
to realize each others existence.
The same idea now is spreading on
a truly national scale.
That Is why while I may be
breaking another precedent-and
they say in Washington that my
day is not complete without smash
ing at least one precedent-I can
come here to the city of New York
and talk with you about the cotton
problem of Georgia, the corn and
hog problem of Iowa and the wheat
problem Of the Dakotas, the dust
storms of the West, the destructive
tornadoes of the South, the floods
Of the Northeast. In the same way
would not hesitate to discuss the
slum-clearance problems or any
other problems Of the big cities of
the East with a farmer audience in
Georgia or Iowa or the Dakotas or
anywhere else.
Prevention and Relief.
The strong arm Of the Nation Is
needed not In mediate relief alone
we grant that. It Is NEEDED also
in taking measures Of prevention
before natural disasters occur. It
is equally needed in taking meas
ures to prevent economic disasters
which are notnatural, but man
made.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
Roosevelt

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-26

larly the nationalistic conservatives Of
the national front.
The rightists have campaigned for
authoritative government stability Of
cabinets-there have been II in the
past four years-and limitation Of
the powers of Parliament.
The leftist slogan Is against fas-
cism," war and depression" Fascism
being the leftist term for its conserva-
tive enemies. The leftists also have
attacked the money powers"
OF particular interest in tomorrow's
election will be the effect of the newly
risen Croix de Feu forces Of Lieut..
Col. Francois de Ia ROGUE. National
istic in tone, although La ROGUE de-
nies they stand for fascism or Hitler
ism, the Croix de Feu number more
than 100000. They have no candi-
dates Of their own, but they have
been instructed to support national
ists.
SPAIN TO NAME ELECTORS.
Evening star., 1936-04-26

left, E. M. Graham. Mrs. Elizabeth K.
Peoples, Robert j. Cottrell, S. Percy
Thompson, Mrs. l. w. Hardy, Edgar
Morris, Col John w. Oehmann, Col.
Peyton G. hewitt. Maj. Edwin s. Bet
telheim, Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown,
Capt p. j. Carroll, Albert Clyde Bur-
ton. Curtis A. Hodges, Miss Bess Davis
Schreiner, w. E. johnson and Richard
S. Tennyson.
Plans for seating 10000 persons at
the fireworks display at Washington
Monument, climax of the days cele-
bration, are being made by Hayden,
chairman Of the Seating Committee.
Lodge will be In charge Of community
participation. Carl OF amplification,
and Jelleff Of illumination and
decoration.
Evening star., 1936-04-26

Continued From First Page.)
on the train ride from Washington by
Jesse Jones, chairman of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation and
Harry L. Hopkins of New York, the di-
rector of the Works Progress Admin
istration.
After the singing of THE Star
Spangled Banner" Right Rev. Msgr.
Michael J. Lavalle said prayer.
Others at Head Table.
Others at the head table included
Secretary Morgenthau, w. Forbes Nor
gan, secretary of the National Com
mittee; Edward J. Flynn. Bronx lead
er; James w. Gerard, former Ambas-
sador to Germany; James A. Foley,
Frank Kelly and Mrs. Caroline O'Day,
q Representative Beside the President
was seated Thomas j. Mcmahon, pres
ident of the club. President Roosevelt
began speaking at 1925 pm.
introduced by Cornelius Collins,
chairman Of the Dinner Committee,
Mr. Roosevelt was given standing
ovation by the audience.
Before the President spoke the New
York audience twice vigorously ap-
plauded words of praise by Gov. Leh-
man for the purposes Of the now-dead
National Recovery Administration.
The President interpolated in his
prepared address a reference to the
New York Assembly of today.
After referring to old battles in the
State, he added:
The present Assembly faunts the
Constitution when it declines to meet
the debt requirements of the State.
It balks at meeting relief needs. But
we won then and Gov. Lehman will
win today"
Speaking of improved conditions
shown in financial pages, Mr.. Roosevelt
added: Il do not refer to stock prices,
although they, too, have passed beyond
panic prices"
Again he interpolated: IT propose
that the man forgotten in those olden
days shall not be forgotten again."
His reference to grass in the streets
drew laughter as did his words about
the newly organized brain trust
not mine"
The President went to his New York
home Immediately after his speech.
He will go to the family estate at
Hyde Park tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
SPAIN TO NAME ELECTORS.

MADRID. April rs oP.-For the
second time In two months. Spain will
hold elections tomorrow.
Her citizens are being called on tc
name presidential electors for the Sc
lection Of President to succeed Niceto
Alcala zamora, resigned.
An almost solid bloc Of Popular
Front 0eftist) electors is expected to
be returned, since the Monarchists and
Conservatives are abstaining from
voting.
Efforts to draft Premier Manuel
Azana as the sole presidential candi-
date, however, are meeting with OBJ
stacles interposed by many of his fol-
lowers who feel he should remain In
the premiership.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
45 YEARS FOR PATRICIDE
Son Sentenced for Beating His
Father to Death.

PRINCETON, H.. April IS R.-
For beating his father to death with
an automobile crank, Joe Trillett, %,
OF Spring Valley, ILL.,, was sentenced
today by Circuit Judge j. A. Davis to
serve IS years in the Joliet State
prison.
Trillett, who wept as the long term
was meted out. confessed he fatally
struck his father, Octave Trillett, after
the parent accused the son of forging
a check.
Evening star., 1936-04-26

range the WASH
ington observance
this year by Com
missioner Hazen,
it was announced
yesterday.
Assisting Sharpe
will be James E.
Collifiower a n d
Claude w. Owen,
vice chairmen;
Harold G. Hay
d n, H er m a n
Carl, Henry M.
B r u n d a 6 e, jr.,
Thomas E. Lodge,
George w. Beas-
Law Franz 2 Ial-
Evening star., 1936-04-26
.LEFT|ST GAINS DUE
AS FRANCE VOTES
New Chamber of Deputies
Will Be Selected
Today.
BACKGROUND

6ACh 1hOUNO-
Eighteen parties and q group
classified only as independents OF
no group" are represented In the
French Chamber OF Deputies. Ftue
parties cali themselves rtghtists and
haze q strength Of 101, sir are
center parties able to muster 129
Uotes and seven are lettists. riding
the udpes with 314 members. This
lettist majority has been strength
entng its potDer during recent
years as tasctsm appears more and
more q menace in Europe. Now on,
election epe further gains by
Socialist Con, ,p,untst. Worker coali.
ton are predicted.
Evening star., 1936-04-26
FOURTH OF JULY
GROUP RENAMED
Plans for Seating 10 600 Persons
at Celebration Are Being
Made.

The entire Fourth Of July Commit
tee. which handled the celebration last
year under Chairman c. Melvin
Sharpe, has been reappointed to ar
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
BABY POISON
CASE ON TRIAL

GREENSBURG, Pa, Sept. 2
G.N.S.O.-Attorneys for Mrs. Jessie
Hankey, 24-year-old housemaid, on
trial for her life for the alleged
Staying of a 14-day-old infant, ad-
mitted today she had poured I've
into the mouth of the baby, Dor
othy Wagner.
The defense concession was
made shortly after it became
apparent the defense would be
based on a technically founded
on the Pennsylvania law. Accord
ing to the law of the common
wealth, killing by poison involves
a mandatory first degree murder
verdict, carrying with it death in
the electric chair or life impriSon-
ment.
Earlier, however, DR.. S. j.
Reuter-. testifying for the proSecu-
ton, said he had found no poison
in the stomach of the infant.
Mrs. Hankey has confessed,
according to authorities, to ad-
ministering the I've potion but was
quoted as saying she did so only
after her life was threatened by
her employer and alleged lover,
Kenneth Wagner, 80, who ordered
her to do so.
Wagner will be tried when the
present trial is completed.
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
ROGERS, WIFE
TO SEPARATE

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 Q.N.S).
Henry Huddleston Rogers, jr., 30
year-old son of the late multi
millionaire oil magnate, is prepar-
ing to wind up his marriage, the
Evening Journal said today in an
exclusive story. He was quoted
as saying:
"The matter is in the hands
of the lawyers and / don't care
to talk about it."
Chadbourne, Stanchfield and
Levy, his lawyers, also didn't want
to talk about it, the Journal said,
but it was learned Rogers has
agreed to pay his wife, the for
mer Virginia Lincoln, of Cleveland,
$4,000 yearly the rest of her life
if she remains unmarried. It will
be cut to $4,000 if she reweds, the
newspaper said.
First reports the couple would
separate came last summer when
Evelyn Hoey, Broadway singer and
showgirl, died of gunshot wounds
at Rogers country place at West
Chester, Pa. A grand jury decided
Miss Hoey had shot herself.
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
POLICE QUIZ
0RDE RED
BYBR0WN
Alleged Tips on Raids
To Be Investigated
BY Capt. Keck

While not zone lota Of evidence
has been developed so far in con-
Meeting Washington police with
gangSters," a thorough probe of
reports of police graft was ordered
today by Major Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police.
In naming Capt. Ira Keck, act
ing chief of detectives, to conduct
the investigation, Major Brown
said:
I'm view of the reports Of
members of the department
being linked with gangsters, it is
only fair to the entire force that
the whole matter be gone into
carefully"
e Major Brown expressed conf.
dence in his men, but at the same
time issued formal orders to Cap
tain Keck to conduct the inquiry.
Other developments in the stu
alton today were:
/. Two members of the War
ring gang, wanted in connection
with the shooting of Joseph
OBrien. surrendered to police
last night.
2. The police special squad
which has raided a score of al
legged gambling joints in recent
weeks searching for the gang
sterS, continued it's search for a
third member of the gang
wanted.
2 Detectives Cited
3. Two detectives were or
dered to appear before the
police trial board on charges of
loaning revolverS to civilians.
4. Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen declared the situation
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. 81
MATE
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
CHAT SUNDAY
BY PRESIDENT

International News Service
President Roosevelt will take to
the air Sunday night with IAN
important announcement concern.
ing unemployment of people on
relief rolls" White House Secre-
tary Stephen T. Early made
known today.
The speech, to be delivered be-
tween GAS and 1915 p. m.
E.S.TD from the diplomatic re-
ception room of the White House,
will be one Of the Presidents
first activities upon his return
from his current drought trip.
Details Secret
In addition to his discussion of
reemployment-details Of which
Early declined to reveal-the Pres1-
dent will make a report to the
radio public on his findings in
the drought-stricken areas of the
Northwest.
This speech was to have been
made tomorrow night from Cleve-
land, Early said, but complete re-
vision of the Presidents itinerary
necessitated by the death of Sec
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
POLICE TAKE
I IN SEX
Staying
3 Faint Clues in Muir
Killing Spur Roundup
On West Coast

LA JOLLA, Cal, Sept. 2 Q.N.S0.
Three faint tangible clues and sew
eral shadowy reports were all that
guided an army of detectives here
today seeking to solve the myster-
ious moonlight sex murder of
Miss Ruth Muir, wealthy 48-year-
old Riverside (CalD Y. w. C. A.
secretary.
Meanwhile police rounded up all
known degenerates" and other
suspicious characters. seeking a
mass fiend murderer" thought 10
be responsible for this and seven
other unSolved sex crimes in this
region. More than 80 ragged and
suspicious looking men were ques-
toned by detectives and all but two
released.
The two held "for further ques-
tioning" were E. Carl Ekdohl,
itinerant, and Leon Russell, a
Negro.
village IN FURY
With this little seaside resort
village in a fury over the shock
ing murder of the homeloving
spinster. police received report
after report of strange furtive
figures seen in the neighborhood
at the time set for the attack
$50 p. m. Monday.
With the skull battered in and
horribly ravished, Miss Muir'S
body was found in a clump of
bushes by Seawall shortly before
noon yesterday.
Out of the maze Of reports,
however. detectives concentrated
on three tangible clues:
/. A few strands of brown
hair found under the woman'S
fingernails. These were being
checked with microscopes and
compared with samples taken
from the rounded up suspects"
Bloody Towel Found
2. Blood-soaked paper towels
found in the Mushroom of a
filling station a short distance
from the crime scene. This
blood was being analysed by ex-
pertS.
3. A tan suit discovered IS
miles south in San Diego, Calf,
in cleaning establishment with
stains thought to be blood.
From reports from neighbors
and from physical evidence, po-
lice reconstructed the horror
crime.
Miss Muir had taken a months
leave of absence from her Y. w.
C. A. post to visit here at the
Happy Hollow" summer home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Muir, of San Antonio. Tex.
Crime Constructed
AS was her custom she walked
down along the beach Monday
night, and seated herself on
lovers bench" overlooking the
moonlit surf. NoiselesSly the killer
crept up behind her, battered her
over the head, criminally raviShed
her, stole a bracelet she had on
her wrist, and fled.
Miss Muir is thought to have
been left unconscious by the
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
| unTE AmEbIRAu
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
LEE DICKSON

BIRIATOU, France, Sept. q
QN.S0.-Determtned insurgents.
acting under personal orders from
Gen. Emilio Mola, stormed two
Strategically located heights over
Irun today, driving loyalist de-
tenders back and scoring a victory
apparently the most important Of
six days fighting.
In addition, a column Of Q
thousand insurgent legionnaireS,
led by two standard bearers,
stormed nearby San MarciaI fort
and, amid bitter fighting, man
aged to raise the royaliSt flag.
Loyalist forces, after steadfast-
ly holding out against inSurgent
onslaughtS for nearly week, sur.
rendered Puncha Hill and much
of Mount Turiarte under heavy
field gun fire, abandoning en-
trenched positions fortified with
Sandbags and strongly armored.
Civilians Desert City
These two heights control the
road to Irun, a town now deserted
by civilians but defended feroci.
ouSly as the probable key to con-
troll of the extreme northern ter.
ritory.
A violent artillery barrage pre-
pared the way for the infantry
advance. Foreign legionnaires.
regular army insurgents, faSciStS
and carlists waited anxiouSly to
go over the top.
The signal was given at 1870
r. m. Speed of the onrush was
irresistible. It seemed to take the
leftist defenders by surprise.
Five Hostages Executed
The insurgents advanced rapidly.
and at one point came within 600
yards of the settlement of Behobia,
which had been evacuated.
The inSurgent launched their
attack in the afternoon after re.
ports were received here that the
radicals had executed five insur-
gent hostages at Fort Guadalupe
in reprisal for yesterdays inSur-
gent attack.
The royalist flag was raised on
La Puncha, completely won by
the insurgents and the yellow and
red banner was hoisted also on
Mount Turiarte, most of which
was won in the drive.
Heavy artillery fire accompa-
MED the onslaught. On Mt. Turf
arte the loyalists were believed to
have formed the main bastion Of
their defense of Irun and the road
between Irun and San Sebastian,
large resort city on which the
insurgents are expected to drive
next.
Train Used as Shelter
Fighting continued late in the
day along a wide front. A govern.
ment armored train on a track
parallel to the frontier poured out
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
Boy Dies Of Burns
InChemiCaI Blast

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. "A
4-year-old boy died in Alexandria
Hospital early today from the ef-
fects of third-degree burns suf-
fered when a can of chemicals ex-
ploded and splaShed on, his head
and body.
The boy, Clarence R. Moore, jr.,
was the son of Clarence Moore, q
civilian electrician employed at
Fort Belvoir. Mr.. Moore said two
other boys were experimenting
with the chemicals when they ex-
ploded, and his son was standing
nearby at the time. The lanes
of the two were withheld.
The Washington times., 1936-09-02
Terms Made 10 Avert
Utility Plant Strike

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. 2.
Union and company officials last
night reached a compromise
agreement that probably will
avert a threatened strike of
workers at the Narrangansett
Electric Company which furnishes
power and light to an area of
100000 population. The agree
ment, understood to call for a
71a per cent wage increase, was
granted.