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Evening star., 1936-08-10

tives of IS State league organiza-
tions.
Before the convention was over,
Berry said, every State in the Union
would be represented.
Thomas Mcmahon, president of the
United Textile Workers; David Du-
binSky, president of the Ladies' Gar
ment Workers, and Harvey Fremmine.
president of the Oil Field and Re-
f1nery Workers, were among the gath
ering Of between 100 and 200 persons
at the convention.
Berry appointed q Committee on
Resolutions which met while Hill
man elaborated on the leagues objec.
tives to say the campaign issues
transcend old party lines.
I'VE know from the decisions Of
the Supreme Court" he said. that
unless we have a Government SYM
pathetic to labor. We have no other
way to work out problems like unem-
ployment."
To Demand Decent Wages"
mo matter who is elected. We pro-
pose to demand. after November, leg
islation outlawing the sweat shop and
paying decent wages in industry.
The only way to solve technologi-
cal unemployment is by such legisla.
tion. We know the Presidents posi-
ton, and from the Democratic plat
form that maximum and minimum
wages must be the concern of Gov
ernment. We also know that the Re-
publican andidate-chosen by men
organized against everything decent.
the National Manufacturers Associa-
ton, the Chamber of Commerce and
the misnamed American Liberty
League-what will happen to this
legislation if Landon Is elected.
They call such legislation 'regimen-
tation' because it would interfere with
their liberty to oppose liberal and
humanitarian legislation, which is the
record Of the Roosevelt administra.
ton"
The delegates interrupted Hillman
with applause when he demanded
minimum wage legislation, despite
the action of the Supreme Court in
invalidsting the New York minimum
wage law.
Before today's session Berry spoke
Of the union band the league had lined
up for the convention.
In this connection" he said, ''at
Gov. Landon's acceptance ceremonies
at Topeka, Kans.. last month there
were no union bands in the parade
preceding his address.
In fact. one Of the most notorious
anti-union organizations in the State
of Kansas had one Of the loudest
bands in the Kansas Governor
parade"
Evening star., 1936-08-10
SURVEY REVEALS
N.R.A.LEFT GAINS
Business Prospects Linked
to Spending Curb by Com.
merce Bureau.
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
Death of the N. r. A. at the hands
of the Supreme Court, the Commerce
Department reported today. did not
wipe out the real gains" achieved
under It's minimum wage, maximum
hour and child labor code provisions.
Citing that invalidation of this vast
piece OF New Deal machinery had
eliminated codes affecting 20,000,0oO
workers, the report added that there
is little evidence that the decision led
to immediate economic repercussions
Of great consequence"
The report, survey Of world busi-
ness conditions in 1895. also discussed
the interrelation of business prospects
with the size of the public debt, say
ing:
Future business prospects are in q
degree conditioned upon the possibility
Of bringing expenditures more in line
with receipts and thus eliminating,
partially at least, the uncertainties
prevailing in connection with future
taxation and other budgetary prob
lens.
a
the national revenues, it said, the
public debt has continued to mount
rapidly" This was attributed to
emergency expenditures springing
from the root Of unemployment"
AS to the N R. A.. the report said
limited data available and other fac
tors precluded adequate appraisal Of
effects of its invalidation. But it con.
tinued
Generally speaking, the real gains
achieved have been maintained"
Discussing Government expendi-
lures in relation to business progress,
the report contended that the out
lays have had an influence in many
directions-for example, on retail
sales. on farm income, on the growth
of bank deposits and on the prevail
ing level of interest rates"
Recovery in the past three years.
the document declared at another
point, has been substantial, though 1t
still leaves business "far from a con-
dition in which it gives full employ
ment to labor and utili2es productive
eqr'1ment to its maximum"
Estimating the gross Federal debt
at s3o,557 ,0Oo, 900 at the end Of 1885
the report said this was rs per cent
above the total for 1894 and about
double that for 1890. 1t added that
the gross debt of State and local
governments, however. has changed
but little during the past three years"
State and local debts were listed at
about sl7,5oO,o 900 for 1880, in
creasing to $4,000, 100000 in 1882
and remaining practically unchanged
since.
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all but the last dive, the front Jack
knife with a half twist, in which he
placed second to Japans Shibahara.
The Detroiter's performances: Front
somersault, 1880 points; back dive
1913; running front gamer. 1929;
cutaway, 1898; front jack knife with
a half twist. 1886.
Wayne's performances: Front SOM
ersault, l4.22; back dive, l4.7e: run
ming front gamer. 1872: cutaway.
1850; front jack knife with a half
twist, 1914. The crowd raised a big
ruckus when Wayne failed to re-
ceive a higher score on his last dive
With MaSanori yusa, Shigeo
Sugiura, Shoji Taguchi and Shigeo
Arai swimming in that order, the
japanese lowered the 80O-meter relav
record Of 1884 set by the 1882 Jana
nese team in the Olympic final at Los
Angeles. Yusa swan the third leg
four years ago.
The fashy victory carried the
japanese foursome to 30-meter
triumph over the Germans, who were
clocked in 9:21.4.
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= (continued From First Page)
last month. but the department said
"tfe active market for both passenger
and commercial cars has held produc-
ton to a high level. consideration
being given to the lateness Of the
season"
The report said the high light in
consumer goods industries this Sum-
mer had been In cotton textiles. where
rapidly mounting sales prevented the
usual seasonal decline. Rayon out
put has been maintained near Ca
oacity levels, it was said, but the silk
goods output remained low.
The drought was described as the
-tprincipal adverse factor in the pres
ent situation. aside from the con-
tinuing large volume of unemploy-
ment."
For the present" the department
said. the major effects of this de-
Velopment are seen in rapidly mount
ing prices of numerous farm prod
ucts. q movement which has been
accompanied by rising prices of food
ct retail"
Evening star., 1936-08-10
LEOPOLD DEBATES
WITH j. S. AGENTS.
Parole Prediction Cale d
Science by Killer, in
Joliet Prison.

tcopyrieht, 1886, by the Associated Presso
JOLIET. H.. August Jonathan
Leopold, one of Americas most motor
ious criminals. was engaged today IN
an argument with the U. S. Depart
ment Of Justice over his standing as
a scientist
The brilliant student-killer carried
on his end of the debate from the Il
linois Penitentiary cell where he must
spend the rest of his life for the
perfect crime" Staying of wealthy
Bobby Franks. IL years ago.
Bone of contention was system he
had helped develop as prisoner to
predict which of his fellow convicts
would go straight If they were freed
on parole.
Leopold contended the system was
accurate enough to be claSsed as a
science.
Ray L. Huff. parole executive Of the
beard of parole of the U. S. Depart
ment of Justice, took an opposite view.
The unique debate was carried on
in the pages of the Journal of Crimi-
nal Law and Criminology. a North
w5itern University publication issued
a. Evanston. III.
Leopold started it late last year, be-
fore his partner in crime, Richard
Loeb, was slashed to death in a prison
bath room by fellow convict who
resented Loeb's advances.
Writing under the pen name of Will
liam F. Lame. Leopold told Of the
work he had done in the Office of Fer
ris F. Laune, prison parole actuary
VINO was experimenting with parole
prediction.
Prediction methods on which some
State parole boards now base their
recommendations include only items
which appear on the prisoners record:
His environment at the time of ar
rest. his age, his sentence, and so forth.
Laune's system. Leopold explained,
vas based on the assumption that con-
victs knew more about their prison
fellows than an outsider could posi-
bly learn. If these opinions could be
sorted into factors and tabulated, it
was contended they would be a more
accurate basis for predictions than
records alone would be.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
SMITHSONIAN HAS
9OTH ANNIVERSARY
Laudatory Messages From
Roosevelt and ickeS
Received.
AZ the Associated Press.

w tie hosOSihbeu EACcos
Celebrating its ninetieth anniver-
sary Of its founding. the Smithsonian
Institution today was possessor OF
laudatory messages from President
Roosevelt and Secretary Of Interior
Ickes.
Writing from his Hyde Park, N. Y.
home to DR.. Charles G. Abbot, sec
retary of the institution. President
Roosevelt said:
II cannot allow this anniversary
to pass without assuring you and,
through you. your devoted associates
Of my sincere appreciation Of the
work which you and they are doing.
THE Smithsonian Institution,
through nine decades, has abundant
ly justified the hopes and expecta-
tions of its founder, James Smithson,
who in his will provided for an 'estab-
lishment for the increase and diffu-
sion Of knowledge among men,"
Smithson was an English student
of chemistry and mineralogy.
Ickes said "the halls of Smithsonian
contain exhibits which tell more
forcibly than words the enormous
advances of scientific achievement
during the lifetime Of the institution"
He added:
1T is significant to me that the
institution, with all this panorama
of the past. has prepared an exhibit
on power for the benefit of the
Third World Power Conference which
is to meet in Washington shortly. To
me, this is proof that the contribu-
tions of the Smithsonian today are
as vital as they we're In that distant
day 80 years ago."
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Uyn,pics
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnClnue0 from F1rSC Page.D
Flanagan was runner-up to another
son of Japan, Shozo Mankind.
A third Japanese ace, Shumpei Uto,
set o new Olympic record of Ass in
winning his heat. Medica, cooked in
1850, won his heat and qualified
with Macionis and Flanagan.
In diving, however, American pros
poets looked bright as Dick Degener of
Detroit. Marshall Wayne of Miami and
AL Greene of Chicago placed first, sec
ond and fourth at the end of the CON-
pulsory dives Of the springboard event.
In water polo, the American team
suffered its second defeat, bowing to
Belgium, 4-3. and was eliminated from
the competition.
Holland captured the monotype gold
medal and Germany won star class
honors as the first two Of four Olym-
pic yachting divisions were decided
The 6-meter and 8-meter champions
await the result of tomorrow's races.
The United States. the 1892 Olympic
yachting champion, made its best
showing in the star class where Will
liam Waterhouse and Woodbridge
Metcalf of California finished fifth.
A German girl, Giseia Arendt. led
Miss Mastenbroek by almost length
at the halfway mark of the 100-meter
race. and then the Dutch star and
Jahet Campbell Of Argentina caught
ner 20 meters from home and fought 1t
out between them with Miss Masten-
brock hitting the finish line inches in
front. Miss Arendt was third.
For the second time Miss Masten-
brock lowered the Olympic record as
she was clicked in 1:05.9-five-tenths
of a second faster than her time in
yesterdays semi-finals. Miss Camp
bell and Miss Arendt also broke Miss
Madison's former record. timed in
1904 and 1865. respectively.
Neither Miss Rawls nor Miss Nc
Kean ever were in front. although
they kept up with the leaders almost
to the turn and were only / meter be-
hind the pacemakers halfway down
the home stretch. The Americans
dropped back rapidly when Miss Mas
tenbroek and Miss Campbell started
their duel.
Degener and Wayne. competing in
separate diving groups in the Olympic
Stadium under a warm sun cooled by
q slight breeze, led their rivals at the
completion of the opening tests.
Degener. who finished third In the
1882 Olympics, topped his rivals In
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Rv the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
The text of President Roosevelt's
letter to George L. Berry, president OF
Labor's Non-Partisan League, read at
the leagues first national convention
today, follows:
My dear Maj Berry:
1t gives me real pleasure to extend
a word of greeting through you to
Labors Non-Partisan League upon
the occasion of the meeting Of its
State chairmen in Washington.
am certain that you and your
associates are coming to Washing
ton to join in a thorough consider
alton of the vital issues of the time
and to consider how best to cooper
ate in the great task Of promoting
national progress and of enlarging the
sphere of human rights through
democracy Of opportunity.
It is fully realized by all of us that
you are gathering to support a politi-
cal cause, but that merely makes it
the more certain that you are de-
termined to enlarge the scope Of
human welfare IN our Natlon.
should like to have you know
that l am sincerely proud that you
are gathering in support of my cam
didacy. This could not be the case
If YOU did not know. out of the ex-
perience Of the past three years. that
the present administration has en-
deavored to promote the ideal Of
Justice for the great masses Of Amer
ica's wage esrners and to make that
ideal reality.
We all know that our country has
been going through profound changes
and that these changes have necessi-
tated special reconsideration Of the
problems of the wage earners and the
farmers. Automatic machinery, the
device Of corporate ownership and
management, the monumental accu-
mutations of capital-these are some
Evening star., 1936-08-10
BOTTLE DISTRESS NOTE
is BELIEVED "FAKED"
"Help-All Drowned but Three of
U.s." Says Message, but Ad-
dress Is Not Real.
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August l0--Coast
Guard officers investigating a distress
note found in a bottle floating off
Brigsnt.ne. N j.. said tonight that a
Los Angeles street address mentioned
in the note had proved fictitious.
The note read:
July II. Help Ms. Morris down
Saturday. All drowned but three of
us Small land of Cuba. East end.
Eberhart, O'Boyle. Mcintosh alive.
Notify Mrs. Eberhart. 33l Johnson
street, Los Angeles, Calf. Send this
to sea reserves"
The bottle containing the note was
picked up by Edward Sorenson. q
life guard.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Text of Presidents Letter
Message to Head Of Labor's Non.Partisan League
Read at First National Con-
ventiOn.
venti0n.

of the factors that have made it neces-
sary for our country and its Govern
ment to look at men and measures
from a new point Of view, seeking new
means for the restoration of equality
Of opportunity.
During the past three years. We have
endeavored to correct through legisla-
ton certain Of the evils in our eco
nomic system. We have sought to put
a stop to certain economic practices
which did not promote the general
welfare.
Some Of the laws which were enacted
we're declared invalid by the Supreme
Court. 1t is a notable fact that it was
not the wege earners who cheered
when those laws were declared invalid.
1 greet You in the faith that future
history will show. as past history has
so repeatedly and so effectively shown,
that a return to reactionary practices
Is ever Short-ived. Having tasted the
BENEFITS of liberation, men and women
do not for long forego those benefits.
I have implicit faith that We shall
find our way to progress through law.
Your support is a priceless contribu-
ton toward continued faith in that
outcome.
What is Of vast Importance at this
critical time is the fact that We have
a common heritage Of principle and
That we are bound, with millions of
our fellow Americans in a common
determination to preserve human free
dom and enlarge its sphere and to
prevent for ever return to that des
potism which comes from unlicensed
power to control and manipulate the
resources of our Nation, and the des-
tiny Of human lives.
In extending to all who attend your
meeting my hearty fluctuations, I am
heartened by the conviction that we
are all working for the same ideal
the restoration and preservation of
human liberty and human rights
Evening star., 1936-08-10

When the mechanism was running,
GoofuS was at peace. When 1t
was inactive, the dogs barking be-
gan anew. His master has taken the
problem philosophically. OF course,
electricity costs money, but Goofus'
little popularity has become q stub
born habit yielding neither to coax
ing nor more forceful measures. Be-
sides, his master hates to see Goofus
unhappy. The machine will prob
ably run all Winter.
II X Il X
TINES FLIGHT.
PERHAPS this sudden jump in the
march of time would not have
occurred If Postmaster General James
A. Farley had not been on leave from
the Post ONCE Department. Then
again it might have.
At any rate, one Of the Washington
banks received letter recently clearly
postmarked Washington, d. c., Au-
gust 81, 1886" instead of July 81,
1886.
The advance date caused consid-
cradle surprise. the banker receiving
the letter wondering If his vacation
had gone by without him knowing 1t.
"Tempus fugit," he said to himself.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
TINES FLIGHT.
Swedes Buy Super.W .Whaler.

BREMEN, Germany CP).-Claimed
to be the biggest whaling ship afioat,
the Terje Vixen, 1880 gross register
tons, was launched on the Weser
River for Swedish firm. As mother
ship" to nine smaller whalers, she
will begin operations in the Antarctic
next Fall.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Showers to-
night and probably tomorrow morn
ing; somewhat cooler tomorrow: mod.
crate shifting winds, becoming north
erly.
Maryland and Virginia-Shower
tonight and possibly tomorrow morn
ing: somewhat cooler tomorrow.
West Virginia-Thunder showers
this afternoon or tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy with moderate temper
ature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear today.
Evening star., 1936-08-10

revenue would approximate s155,0oo
annually. If to this is added the
per capita tax Of the c. I. o. group.
about $4,000. the total revenue
would amount to some s275,000 an
nually, as compared with the fedora
tion revenue Of twoSthirds its present
per capita tax from international
unions, about .e260, 600.
Evening star., 1936-08-10

Listen. Sis. got that 50 today"
Sixty-nine was Just the name Of D
certain brand Of liquor to her. But
soon she understood. He had been
trying to break 10 for a week or so
and that was the day he had accom-
plished the feat.
SCOFFER.
A rduen at the Zoo has learned
to mock the harsh cries OF the ped
cocks Which parade their fine
feathers In front OF his cage. The
honely tello,o seems to be making
fun OF the dudes.
X
A. MI.
A MER1CA's high standards Of liv-
= ing, with frisidaires. washing
machines, "a car in every garage
and whatnot. have invaded the ami
NAL kingdom.
Goofus, a great. awkward, shaggy
dog. has the good fortune to be the
pet Of young local gentleman whose
bed room contains an air-cooling
unit. The pup seeks surcease from
the heat by crouching for hours next
to the rumbling apparatus.
With the recent relief from 100
degree temperatures here, Goofus,
paradoxically enough, began a long
siege Of barking in seemingly illogi-
cal complaint against the coolei
weather. His master was puzzled
until he found the source Of pro-
test-a discovery made by astute OBJ
servation.
Evening star., 1936-08-10

opening the doors
to millions Of
aliens now bar
red out under the
quota laws, which
also would legal
ize the presence
here of a great
mass of the for
eign born, some
of them crimi-
mails, some misfts
and malcontents,
some ayowed en-
emies of our Gov
ernment. som e
paupers on Fed
era1 raiief xulan
Evening star., 1936-08-10

bllity was ever suggested Is that they are headed
by such prominent. important and loyal party
men as Ex-Governor Ely. Ex-Governor Smith, ex-
Senator Reed, Mr.. Colby and Col Breckenridge,
who might have been reluctant to support the his.
toric opposition.
Mr.. Roosevelt himself and his co-innovators,
are solely responsible for the situation which
makes it not only possible but inevitable that
Democratic opponents of the New Deal should
determine to cast in their lot with the opposing
party.
The theories Of government formulated by the
Brain Trust have no more relation to the Democ-
racy of Jefferson than they have to the Republic.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
2 Ceorgians Enter
Contest for Office
That Doesn't Exist
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, August 10. Two
Georgians are running for an
office that doesn't exist.
The post is that of Lieutenant
Governor. De Lacey Allen. for
mer State American Legion COM
mander. and State Senator ]. FL
lis Pope are the candidates.
Democrats will choose one
nominee at the September o pri-
mary. but the winner will not
know whether he has gained an
office or an empty honor until
voters in the November election
act on creating the position.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Irwin s, Cobb
Says:
Congress Candidates
Need Views of People
on Alien Evils.

SANTA MONICA, Calf, August
to.-No matter which party controls
Congress, watch at the next term for
this: A campaign for legislation
Evening star., 1936-08-10
CONFUSED.

RERNADINE POORE of the Greater
National Capital Committee was
astounded the other day when for a
minute she thought her brother had
taken to drinking. 1t came about
this way:
This brother is a golf professional
and is connected with a country club
in Pennsylvania. Bernadire drove up
to visit him over the week end. When
she arrived he ran out to greet her
with the following exclamation:
Evening star., 1936-08-10
for Last 4S Hours.

Record for Last 2I Hours.
from noon yesterday to noon today.)
Hishest. ST. at pm. yesterday. Year
aEo. So
Lowest. o6. at an. today. Year
sso. 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 105, on July 10.
Lowest. 0. on January 30.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 20 per cent. at 6 am. today.
Lowest, 33 per cent. at las pm. yes
.erday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.l
49,, Today. Tomorrow.
Hlrh ---- 1:27 am. 2:oa am.
Low ---- 6:23 am. 9:27 am.
High ---- 1857 pm. 800 p m.
Low ---- S:29 pm. e:35 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 5:l6 T:10
sun. tomorrow -- 5:l7 7:0S
Moon. today 11:41 pm. 1888 pm.
Automobile liahts must be turned on
one-hslf hour after sunset
Evening star., 1936-08-10

anism Of Lincoln The Democrats who Detroit
action not deserting their party Mr.
platform, gone oversde
with coterie Of theorists up flag of own
1850
Evening star., 1936-08-10
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGwORTI.

EvERLY HILLS Calf August 10-Of course the Democrats
who oppose the New Deal will form party Of
fight Roosevelt The only why any such posi-
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
WATER.
THAT well being dug in Judiciary
| Square. If you have wondered
about il Is to nrnvide mater
WATER.

L
THAT well being dug in Judiciary
Square. If you have wondered
about it, Is to provide water
that will be used in the air.
conditioning equipment of the new
Police Court Building.
Water which will be drawn from
the well will have a temperature Of
around so degrees. some 20 or as de-
grees lower than that taken from the
taps of the city system. AS q result:
there will be very considerable saw
ing in the amount Of air. r-conditioning
equipment which will be used IN the
new building
So far the we'll has been dug to a
depth of 1875 feet. quite q bit below
sea level, but it will have to be still
deeper to assure an adequate reserve
for all conditions.
1t is estimated by District officials
that 500 gallons of water per minute
will be pumped by the air-cooling ap-
paratus.
He KNEW.
A tart driuer tells this story: He
picked up a passenger at linton
Station. ,Uho instructed him to take
him to the House Office Building"
The drtver asked uhich one, nen or
old. The passenger said he Uas
going to see Representative Flor
ence Kahn OF California.
mighty nice lady" commented
the tartman. Every one likes
her"
Thanks" replied the out-ot-
towner. Il like her, too. She is
my mother"
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Berry

Continued From First Psge.)
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Precipitation,

Automobile liahts must be turned on
one-hslf hour after sunset
Evening star., 1936-08-10

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1936-08-10

Monthly precipitation in inches IN the
Cepital (eurrent month to date):