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Evening star., 1936-09-15
JURY IN DANvILLE
ACQUITS MOVIE MAN
1ynchburg Show Manager, How
ever, Still to Face Court for
Running on Sunday.

Ey the Associated Press.
The spread of Sunday movies in
cities Of Virginia was given impetus
at Danville last night by the action
Of a Corporation Court jury in ac-
quitting Lem L. Long, projectionist,
Of a charge of violating the States
blue law.
Lynchburg's ministers, however,
served notice that they did not in
tend to cease their associations fight
against the possibility of shows there,
and appointed a committee to carry
the case to the Lynchburg Council.
Willis Grist, jr., manager Of the
Lynchburg Paramount Theater, was
arrested at the first Sunday show in
his theater and will be given hear
ing in Municipal Court Saturday. It
will be another test case. the theater
management having notified police Of
intention to show last Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
HARDING RUSHED
PARLEY ON ARMS
Announcement Put Ahead to
Keep Lloyd George From
STEALING Show"
By the Associated Press.


Long-secret documents disclosed
yesterday that anxiety lest Lloyd
George steal the show" caused Presi-
dent Harding to rush out announce
ments of the Washington Disarma-
ment Conference before final plans
had been perfected.
The documents were made public
by the State Department after being
held confidential for Is years.
They consisted of correspondence
between Charles Evans Hughes, then
Secretary of State, and George Har-
vey, then Ambassador to London, con-
cerning preliminary arrangements for
the conference, which met November
II. 1921.
Acting on information from Am
bassador Harvey that Prime Minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain planned
to discuss the conference before the
House Of Commons on Monday, July
IL, the Presidents announcement of
it was speeded to newspapers on Sum-
day for publication Monday morning.
Gables Buzzed Beforehand.
Dates and times on messages re-
vealed the cables between Washington
and London were buZzing for several
days beforehand as efforts were made
to perfect arrangements and be first
with the announcement.
Secretary Hughes instructed Am
bassador Harvey at pm. July 8 to
aty,x tot
participate in conference designed
to limit armaments.
Four hours later Harvey cabled the
department that Earl Curzon, minis
ter for foreign affairs, had on July S
requested him to ascertain If Presi-
dent Harding would call a conference.
Lloyd Georges Plans Revealed.
Curzon told him, the Ambassador
reported, that Lloyd George planned
to discuss the proposed conference
for a settlement Of pacific and dis
armament questions before the Com
mons.
Permitting Lloyd George to make
the announcement, the Ambassador
said, would allow him to achieve dis
tinction and place President Harding
in position which I consider harm
full and distasteful, of acting at the
instigation of Lloyd George, thereby
deprivng himself of his rightful
credit"
Harvey suggested that this be fore
stalled" by the President making the
announcement for Sunday or Mon
day newspapers. so that anything
Lloyd George might say would merely
repeat the Presidents announcement,
with IAN expression of the British
governments acquiescence, as 1t
should be-"
The suggestion was followed.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

fraternal organizations and the VOL
unteer fire department will be leading
incentives for social activity.
Braden frankly expects to encoun-
ter the usual ant-social difficulties
of the normal town. He Is aware Of
the many complexities Of colonial
ton experiment. Prompted by the
universal disparities of religious be-
liefs and temperament, the usual in
ter-family sQuabbles over children
and household pets will constitute a
major portion Of these difficulties. But
Resettlement is confident these inher-
ent social problems Of the community
can be solved. It Is confident that
town ownership feeling will permeate
the spirits Of the townspeople, will
gather its own momentum after i'm
petus by the administration
In planning for the community
recreation has played a major role
It is an important phase of healthful
living. an integral part of any ideal
social structure.
Greenbelt is a town dropped into
the midst of q natural recreational
area literally abounding with fields
and woods. Tugwelltown's facilities
are ample.
For instance, there Is the 24-acre,
nearly mile-long lake. fed by in
Vulnerable springs and draining a
600-acre area. Water is now slowly
piling up behind the earthen dam.
Workers are dumping gravel along the
wooded shore to form beaches. Re
settlement paints an attractive pic
ture Of the lakes use-children SWIM
ming. adults boating, others fishing in
the stocked waters while some picinc
amid the surrounding trees or in a
special area behind the dam. That
is the image of the future.
Ice Skating is Planned.
In the Winter there will be ice
skating and impromptu hockey games.
in the Fall, there will be walks
through the bordering woods. And the
lake perennially serves a scenic pur-
pose as townspeople gaze on the gilt
tering sheet from their homes on the
horseshoe slope at its head.
Original plans to construct wading
pool for children have been abolished
in favor of utilizing the site for a
playground for all residents-young-
sters and adults. But playground ap-
paratus-horizonal bars, swings, per-
haps a volley ball court or grassed
bowling alleys-must be supplied by
the town after settlement. The ad-
ministration will not equip the exer-
else space.
The administration feels" to quote
an official, that not too much should
be done for these people. Let them
fill out as much of this program on
their own initiative as possible. II
will build up community spirit and
save the Government money" A logi-
cal explanation, but is it entirely con-
sistent with other resettlement So
cialization plans? Will the people take
that initiative? How far should this
New Deal paternalism go? More
problems for these purveyors of the
more abundant life.
The sodded front yards Of the
Evening star., 1936-09-15
PEACOCK WINNER
MF|GHT|NGF|N|SH
Goes to Third Round by De.
feating TWeddeIl-Rippy
"a. Beaten.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM,
STAR Correspondent Of The Star.

GARDEN CITY. Long Island. N. Y,
September 15.-Roger Peacock, top
ranking amateur golfer of the Capital,
came from behind today to win sec
ond-round match in the national
amateur golf championship here,
beating Or. William Tweddell, cap
tain of the British Walker Cup team,
! up. His victory advanced Peacock
to the third round, where tomorrow
he meets David G. Davis of Austin.
Tex, who today beat Ross Somerville
Of Canada, the 1882 champion.
Claude Rippy, Washington's other
outstanding hope in the tournament,
was ousted. down, by Max B.
Kaesche of Ridgewood, N, J.
Rippy. public links finalist. was un-
able to produce that brand of golf
that has characterized his play in the
District. -.-
Z, Two down with three to 60. Peacock
put on a garrison finish to nose out
the redoubtable Britisher in one Of the
big upsets Of the second day of match
play in the championship. Roger did
not play too WE'LL scoring 70 for the
round, but he had the punch when
he needed 1t.
;. Two down at the turn to a SO for
Tweddell, the Washington boy faced
almost certain defeat as he stood on
the sixteenth tee down.
:. But there Tweddell began exploring
the bunkers. The stalwart Britisher
found two bunkers to lose the sixteenth
to by Roger, and the local lad won
the seventeenth with par when
Tweddell again was wild through the
fairway. They went to the last hole
square, and Peacock knocked a No.
iron 80 feet from the cup, while Twed-
dell found the pot bunker in front of
the green. Roger, away, putted up
inches from the hole, while Tweddell,
cut of the bunker. Is feet away, missed
his putt for the half.
rrTI-
Evening star., 1936-09-15
CO[LADAY SEES
VICTORY OMEN
G. or Committeeman Here
Calls Maine Results Lam
don Weather Vane.

Predicting the Republican victory
In Maine marks the beginning of a
triumphal procession throughout the
country, Edward F. Colladay Repub-
ican national committeeman for the
District, returned to Washington to-
day after a speaking campaign in the
Pine Tree State. He left Chicago
Tuesday for Maine and spoke four
times during the last few days.
1T was very intense campaign"
he said, with both sides putting
forth every effort to win. I believe
the sweeping Republican victory rep
resents definite solidifying of cpin-
ion among the farmers and small
business men against the New Deal.
Supporting the Democratic ticket
was an impressive array of speakers,
including a member of the cabinet,
an ambassador and Jack Dempsey,
but their combined efforts could not
stem the tide. Personally. think
this sweep of Maine is significant and
presages a national victory for Gov.
Landcn in November"
SOllnOdy ddFcIcu 4IOIIl HOTJldIlQt
Me, to Albany, N, Y, and was
strongly impressed by the size Of the
crowds that turned out to greet the
Governor en- route.
He said he talked with former Presi-
dent Hoover on his trip and was ad-
vised by him not to waste time on
doubtful outlying States. The Re-
publicans, he quoted Mr.. Hoover as
saying. should center their efforts on
big States like Pennsylvania and
Michigan.
Colladay said he expects to spend
much of his time between now and
November working in Maryland, where
he thinks the Republican CHARGES are
good. He also still has hope Florida
will be in the G. o. P. column.
He said the absentee vote In the
District will turn out 100 per cent
strong, and that local campaign f.
nances are in good shape.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

jority of $4,000 Dupont Morgan dol
lars. Whatever congratulations are
exchanged among the Liberty
Leaguers and the titular head of the
minority party will be quite all right
with us-but it does not seem like
very much to brag on"
Farley declined to amplify his men
ton of a possible recount in the sena-
torial contest, but said that Gov.
Louis Brann, who opposed the Re
publican incumbent, Senator Wallace
H. White, jr., would come to New
York tomorrow for q conference at
national headquarters.
John ID. M. Hamilton, chairman of
the Republican National Committee:
THE results in Maine are splendid.
They forecast, in my opinion, SINH
lar victory in November. The major
ties received by the various candidates
were more than we possibly hoped for
The returns that I have at the time
Of giving out this statement are prac-
tically complete. They show that we
have reelected a Republican Senator,
elected a Republican Governor, re-
elected Republican Congressman
and taken the two other seats in the
National House
THE net result in Offices is that we
have retained the seat in the United
States Senate, the one seat which we
held in Congress. and we have gained
the Governorship and two additional
seats"
Senator Frazier, Republican. Of
North Dakota-"I expected the State
to 60 Republican. 1t Is normally Re-
publican, and I believe things are
swinging back toward normalcy."
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of Ok
lahoma-"The result was to be ex-
pected. Nobody is surprised and no
Democrat is disappointed. Maine Is
a Republican State and it Is natural
that the voters should express their
party sentiments. Maine has got on
Its feet, and there is tendency on
the part Of the voters to fall back to
their old party lines"
Evening star., 1936-09-15
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band In the
bandstand at $50 pm. today. John
S. NJ. Zimmerman, bandmaster:
Anton Pointner, assistant bandmaster.
Program.
March, "The Elite" ----Zimmermann
Overture, Poet and
Peasant" -----Von suppe
Two songs,
(a) Londonderry Air" (Old rhh)
composer unknown
(b) Song My Mother Taught
Me
Scenes from the opera,
Der Rosenkavalier" Strauss
Waltz suite,
Strauss Autograph" .....-Warren
Trombone novelties.
Slick Slide" -Hufer
"Skidden" -Briegel
Messrs. Robert z. Clark and
Frederick Muhlhausen.
Finale, THE Empire
State Hickman
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1936-09-15

got the floor and announced he pro-
posed to speak when the resignation
was taken up.
A recess delayed this discussion, but
it was in prospect for today's ses-
sion, as the presiding officer. George
Googe, representative Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, who came
here in the role Of peacemaker, held
that Babcock was entitled to talk as
soon as the convention moved to act
on his resignation.
Applauded Wildly.
Babcock was wildly applauded as
he made his first appearance before
the delegates, and observers immedi-
ately began to speculate on the in
f1uence he would WELD in the pre-
sumed election of his successor, which
also was scheduled today under a
special order of business.
The faction that previously has been
behind Babcock now is supporting
Charles I. Stengle of the headquarters
staff for the balance Of the presidential
term expiring next September, while
the opposition is divided among other
candidates. Babcock has declined to
say what his course will be in the
election, asserting his only interest in
the convention is to force a show
down with faction In the council he
says Is making him the goat" for
mistakes Of their own.
Liberals Show Strength.
Stengle, former member of Congress
from Brooklyn. claims the majority
necessary to put him in Office, but
the liberal opposition showed unex-
pected strength in the early maneuver-
ing Of the convention.
The council, in recommending that
Justice Department Lodge 81 be sus-
pended, reafirmed the action taken a
month ago, when the unit was charged
with picketing in protest against the
dismissal of eight of its members en-
ployed in the Bureau Of Investigation.
The second suspension was voted after
the council had recanted on its
original action pending q hearing for
the lodge.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Chief weeps at Work..

LoRAIN, Ohio. OP).-Police Chief
Theodore Walker wept at his work
for several days without knowing
why. Then he opened the bottom
drawer of his desk and discovered q
box of old tear-gas shells. They had
been there at least two years and the
heat had melted the wax, allowing
ths gas to escape.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Jesse Guilford Eliminated, 4 and 3,
In Rain.

BY the Associated Press.
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, September
15.-Continuing to play consistently
good golf, despite o drizzling rain,
Onaha's Johnny Goodman advanced
to the third round in his quest of the
United States amateur golf champion
$hip by eliminating the veteran ex-
champion, Jesse Guilford of Boston,
4 and 3, in a feature second-round
match today.
: Guilford. champion in 1921, gave
the Nebraskan battle on the outgoing
side, bagging two brides and being
only one down at the turn. The vet
eran's game cracked up, however, un-
der the pressure of Goodman's par
shooting in the stretch. Johnny won
four of the last five holes to close out
the match.
] Ray Billows Of Poughkeepsie. the
Wisconsin product who won the New
York State amateur title last year,
emerged with an exciting 1-up tri-
qmph over the New Jersey amateur
champion, Charley Whitehead. Bill
bws made succession of brilliant re-
ooveries in the closing stages to save
dis winning margin.
Blevins Beats Sweetser.-
! Walter Blevins of Kansas City,
Mo-, continued his giant-killing prog
ress by eliminating the 1922 title
holder, Jess Sweetser. 2 and /. Yes
terday Blevins staged a brilliant rally
to beat Harry Bentley, the English
closed champion.
Hector Thomson, the present Brit
ish amateur title-holder, caught
Tartar meanwhile, in Hank Kowal,
the Colgate University star, and was
four down to the turn in the biggest
surprise of the morning play. Kowal's
outward 81, even par, had Thomson
pressing.
The veteran former champion and
Walker Cup captain, Francis Oui1net
of Boston, came through his first test
decisively, trouncing John NJ Biggs,
Raleigh, N. c., and 8. After draw
ing flrst-round bye. This put Oui-
met into the third round. with Larry
Lloyd of Portchester, N. Y, as his
next opponent tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

70 Some Of the more envious members
of the party aver the camp is sub
ddized by the railroad company and
claim the Indians are professional
chief" makers. Be that as 1t may,
Mr.. Steuart now carries the title of
Chief Nee-ste-ta-pee-yee, which stands
for Lone Person, as befitting the past
imperial potentate, and Mr.. Potts Is
Chief Christ-ta-kee-a-ko-ma-pee, but
If you have trouble with that cogno-
men, just address him as Chief Beaver
Boy.
If you are the least bit curious they
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Washington
W'ayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
GUIDES.
I v WHICHEVER motivates them,
malice or ignorance. Wash
W. ingtonians are >the worst
direction giverS in the coun-

AhNNtASAA 6A'Se0 AAA tAAN SO~ee
try. So says a graduate Of the Whar-
ton School who makes the oldest uses
of the education he obtained in how to
conduct miscellaneous research.
He has just completed an elaborate
study of how to be misdirected by ask
ing Washington citizens Can you tell
me the way to-?" The blank has
been filled in with such cities as Balti-
more, Hagerstown, Leonardtown, Marl-
boro, Fairfax, etc. Only once have the
elaborate directions been of the char
acter which would land the questioner
at his objective.
The absolute pinnacle of misdirec-
ton was reached by chap on Wiscon-
sin avenue who, when asked the direc-
tions to Leonardtown, replied:
You keep right on out this street
through Rockville to Frederick. Turn
left at Frederick and it's about
we'll, about 80 miles"
THAT sounds like Hagerstown," the
direction seeker observed.
1T Is" said his guide. II don't know
where Leonardtown Is"
PROBLEM.
At the rate stories OF automobile
bumper lockings are being reported
in Washington. it Is beginning to
look like q problem for the techni-
cal men In Detroit to tackle-it
not for the 1887 models, at least
those for 1888.
The man Uho toUed huge
machine for q full block doUn
Thirteenth street the other night
has an idea that IT it cannot be
done by rearranoing bumpers, the
designers ought to cut engine
potDers doDn to a point 1Uhere you
could tell w1en an extra car got
| tackled on behind.
y X u
| FADING.
THE first color of Autumn has ap'
peared in Washington. And, thu
consensus among considerable grouT
reporting on the subject is that 1t Is moi
one of Falls most glorious shades.
The color. which is all around you
is that haitian. half-white which be.
gins to afflict the out-doorsy type wher
1t begins to fade along about Labor day
1t testifies to an increasing obliquenes:
of the suns rays, briefer days and tht
coming of the interval when man!
thought will be dominated by foot bal
and anti-freeze for the automobile.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

locality the use Of political pressure and the fan
tastic projects for wasting public money that
are going on in the neighborhood. Both sides
in campaign can generali0e in patriotic plati-
tudes, and one may be about as convincing as
the other. But specific examples of local boon
doggling and improper partisanship In ones own
town, county or State is more convincing than
any amount Of high-fiown oratory.
Something Of the kind Is under way in
Pennsylvania, where the New Deal activities are
being taken apart and publicized. An instance
cited is that Of W. p. A. labor gang that
worked for four days shoyeltng snow to make
path for New Dealers COW. There Is con-
many of these typical cases. but it ID costly
(copyrisht, 1850 49, I.@G
Evening star., 1936-09-15

The essential mood of the city appar-
emily is one of melancholy. long. deep
sigh half of remembrance for the days
just passed, the other half Of yearning
for those which are Just around the
corner. .s. .....
A check Of last years files indicates
1t was about the same at that time
and that things grew steadily better.
So perhaps there is nothing to worry
about after all.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

will show you an imitation certificate
signed by "Bullchild, weasel Feather
Fish Wolf Robe, Middle Calf ant
Eagle Calf"
HOME.
We've heard of all kinds of
pigeons, including hon,ing, but now
there comes to light the story of a
kind 1hich must haue q fifth sense,
mind reading.
DISCOVERED on an dUninp oDer
one OF the apartments OF Fdlkstone
Courts recently pds q nest of
pigeons, wfth q hen protecting
three young squads.
But the strangest OF all tDas the
fact that they had chosen for their
home the awniro ouer the apart
nent OF W. r. Dtsn,er, a pigeon
tdncter, tUho has kept birds TOR
oDer 80 years at his Iott-fre
blocks dDdy!
Evening star., 1936-09-15

Deal spending would place the value
Of insurance policies in jeopardy.
A. A. Ballantine, Undersecretary of
the Treasury in the Hoover admins
tration, in statement issued by the
Republican National Committee at
Chicago, said the administration was
frightened to death of votes against
President Roosevelt by alarmed life
insurance policy holders, owners of
savings bank deposits and others who
will see their dollars gradually shrink
unless there is sharp check on
Roosevelt spending"
John D. M. Hamilton. Republican
National Committee chairman, de-
clared yesterday the Presidents con-
ference was undoubtedly fixed to off,
set the bad news which he will have
tomorrow morning from Maine"
Democratic replies to the Republi-
can attacks were expected to follow
in the wake Of today's conference.
KNOX REAFFIRMS ATTACK.
By the Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont, September 15.-
Col. Frank Knox, Republican vice
presidential nominee. aimed at Presi-
dent Roosevelt today declaration that
the Presidents own 1882 statements
bore out Knox's recent charge: mo
life insurance policy is secure. no
savings account is safe" under present
New Deal policies.
Knox made the assertion, reafarm-
ing an Allentown, Pa, speech Sep
tember S, as insurance company execu-
tives prepared to meet with the Presi-
dent.
Knox received word OF the confer
ence as he toured Montana yesterday.
He threw away the major portion Of
a speech prepared for delivery in
Helena last night and wrote q new
one, reopening his assault on the
Allentown topic.
His characterization "did not refer
to the condition of any bank, any in
surance company or any other private
enterprise" but instead refers solely
to the value of the money in which
insurance Is paid and savings are
kept" Knox said.
After Knox spoke in Allentown, a
Pennsylvania official threatened to sue
the nominee, citing a State statute
which forbids imputing insolvency to
q financial institution.
His Allentown statement, Knox said,
could only refer to the blind squan-
dering and credit adulteration by the
Government"
But partisan and publicity seek
ing political department head of Penn
sylvania has seen fit to question this
statement, and deliberately construe
1t as an attack on the banks and In.
surance companies"
Evening star., 1936-09-15
TIE-UP.

A MOUNT PLEASANT car. bound
downtown. stopped suddenly in
the middle of the curve of Dupont
Circle, to the surprise of passengers.
After pulling up the center floor
board. the motorman declared he
could see the cause of the trouble but
couldn't reach it.
He advanced the car about S feet
and the two cars waiting behind
started moving forward, thinking the
coast was clear. Then the conductor
jumped out of the car and waved them
back frantically to their former sta
tions, so as to leave the space, clear
for him to investigate" the cause
of the trouble.
He reached down and picked up his
pencil. He had dropped it through
hole in the floor. Resuming his place,
he pulled the cord and the car pro-
ceeded.