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Evening star., 1936-04-28

radium poisoning was described by DR..
Robley D. Evans of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Victims of this malady are persons
working in close proximity to radium
or patients of disreputable physicians.
Infinitesimally tiny amounts of radium
become lodged in the bones. usually
in the so-called "tuberculi," or ribs
inside the bones, around which is
packed the marrow. An amount as
small as a millionth of a gram is suf-
Evening star., 1936-04-28

These structures are the body storage
of calcium. When calcium is almost
completely removed from the diet. they
are drawn on to supply the deficiency
and tend to disappear in few weeks.
The process is aided by large doses Of
extract of the parathyroid glands
which control the calcium metabolism
Of the body.
With the calcium removed from the
inside of the bones into the general
circulation, it is in q position to be
Evening star., 1936-04-28

excreted, radium and all, from the
body. The bones, of course, are greatly
weakened by the process, but can be
built up again by a heavy calcium diet,
once tests have shown that the body
Is free of radium.
Evening star., 1936-04-28

Gives Concert at IL.
Tatina Angelini, a Swedish colora-
tura singer, aged. IL, recently gave O
concert in Queens Hall, London.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
LEADERS SEEK
KEYN0TERF0R
DEMOCRATS

One Of the pressing matters
that President Roosevelt Is ex-
pected to consider soon after his
arrival here today is the choice
Of the keynoter who will open the
Democratic national convention
at Philadelphia-the convention
which is expected to renominate
the President with loud whoop-
at the same time giving the field
generals the ideas as to how to
carry the Democratic message to
the voters.
Now, this little matter may
seem trivial to the ordinary per-
son, but to the Democrats it Is a
very, very serious one.
There has not been even a tiny
peep out Of the high command as
to who this keynoter will be. There
have been many suggestions on
the other side of the fence as to
whom the G. o. P. will choose,
but somehow or other the public
seems to have forgotten that there
is to be q Democratic convention,
with the need Of stirring up the
delegates to a point where they
can remain enthusiastic for a
whole week and then go home
with fire in their eyes and work
their shirts off for the Admins
tration's reelection.
Shy Of Orators
The Administration is shy Of
orators. The best one, in the
opinion of many, is in Spain
none other than Claude Bowers,
who has functioned as keynoter
with great success previously. The
public has been tipped off from
time to time that Ambassador
Bowers is on his way back here
but he never shows up. The lat
est news is that he is still expect
ed; but for some reason no one
seems able to give any hint as to
what Claude Bowers Is going to
do when he gets here.
Those who know a little bit
about things cannot believe that
Mr.. Bowers, who is virtually a
Spaniard by this time, will be
called ON to open the Democratic
national convention with a ring
ing speech.
One of the tough problems be-
fore the Democrats is how to keep
the convention going long enough
to make a show of it. The Phila-
delphians who were responsible for
getting the convention in the City
Of Brotherly Love seem to think
the show ought to last five days,
anyhow.
The managers of the convention
are now framing up ways and
means to drag the thing along
without putting anyone to sleep.
Must Be Shows
There must be shows, speeches,
climaxes, mysteries, rows, conflict
ing delegations, rumorS Of this or
that. If there are enough con-
tests to seat unorthodox delega-
tions there may be little excite
ment.
But there is small danger that
any unorthodox delegations will
be seated; the chances are that
there will be a more nearly unani-
nous convention than the country
has seen for many years.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Dr.. BunChe Directs
Series Of Lectures

Under direction Of DR.. Ralph
Bunche, professor of political
science, the Historical Society Of
Howard University will begin a
series of lectures on April 81.
The opening speaker will be
Joseph H. Evans, of the Resettle-
ment Administration, who will dis
cuss the reSettlement program and
its relation to the agricultural his
tory Of the negro. On May IL
George o. Butler, instructor Of
history at the university, will
speak before the group. Later in
May DR.. Howard H. Long, assist
ant superintendent of public
schools, division 1913, will address
the society. .....
The Washington times., 1936-04-10

WHY do 1--WE the people" in our
w Constitution restrict the powers
we grant to our government?
President John Adams, signer Of
the Declaration Of independence,
gives US the reason. "When kings.
governors or legislatures" he states,
e. instead Of exercising the powers
:. stated by the Constitution
prostitute those powers to the purposes
Of oppression, to subvert, instead Of
supporting a free Constitution; to de.
stroy, instead Of preserving the lives,
liberties and properties Of the people,
they are no longer to be deemed magis-
trates vested with a sacred character
but become public enemies and ought
to be resisted"
To protect US against tyranny and
to preserve our liberties, I'VE the peo-
pie" limit the powers granted to our
government and obligate our courts to
uphold our Constitution as "the su-
preme law Of the land"
tToMoRRow-OUR FEDERAL
C0URTS.)
Copyright. ISIS Kins Features Syndicate. Ine
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Our Protection Against
Tyranny 4.

WHY do I'VE the people" in Our
w Constitution restrict the powers
Evening star., 1936-01-29
H.. TRAFFIC
N~ ms
SECOND OFFENsE SPEEDING.

SECOND OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Dudley NJ. Page. 3734 Northampton
street, IS miles. 500
Willard w. Smith. 1906 Seven
:eenth street northeast. 10 miles, s25.
FIRST OFFENSE SPEEDING.
James r. Lyon, 2408 Pennsylvania
avenue, 80 miles. ST.
Clifton II. Patterson, 1l06 Holbrook
street northeast. 38 miles. sl4.
Harold B. Watson, 1926 Wisconsin
avenue, 80 miles, IS.
Harry Hickerson, 1877 E street
northeast. 35 miles, $40.
Max Dorsch, 500 Fourth street
southwest. 33 miles. $40
John E. McKeever, 5000 Oliver
street. 40 miles. SIS.
Donald F. Jackson. North Caro-
lima avenue, 35 miles. $40
Marshall G, Mince, Virginia. 35
miles, $40
Benjamin C. Fields. 1744 Oregon
avenue, 33 miles, $40.
Joe M Struale. l3 F street north
east. 36 miles. SIS.
Raymond o. Duvan, 632 D street
northeast 35 miles, $40
Woodrow w Wilson. 1909 A street
southeast. 33 miles, $40.
Samuel M Policy, Baltimore, Nd,
35 miles $40.
Ezekiel Stephenson. 1874 Catherine
street northeast, As miles. SIS.
James 6 TolSon I35R Sorlnr road
80 miles, 81.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
LIBERTY LEAGUES
RECEIPTS PROBED
Lobby Committee Question
naire' Also investigates
Other Critical Groups.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
The Senate Lobby Committee has
quietly launched an inquiry to ascer-
tain "who truthfully contributed
funds to the American Liberty League
and six other organizations which have
been critical of the New Deal and
President Roosevelt's policies, 1t was
revealed yesterday.
A committee questionnaire was ad-
dressed to several hundred individuals
and corporations. 1t was prepared,
committeeman said, long before Alfred
E. Smiths administration league
speech Saturday night. Through it.
the investigators who probed into the
millions spent to defeat the utility law
sought particularly to find whether
there have been any dummy" donors.
Chairman Black refused to discuss
the purpose Of the inquiry except to
emphasize 1t was far from an attempt
to persecute Smith
Dummy" Donors Suspected.
Other members said the aim was to
ascertain If, as in the campaign against
the utility. holding company regulation
act. contributions have been made to
the private organizations by individuals
knowingly or unwittingly used as
dummies" to indicate mass opposition
or favor on particular question.
While the QUESTIONABLE was sent to
those who have taken "an active part
in the organizations as we'll as sup
posed non-active contributors, investi-
gators denied a copy had gone to
former Gov. Smith.
Investigators also said an effort
would be made to determine if any
OF the organizations had run afoul OF
the corrupt practices act in failing to
report political contributions to Con-
gress.
The Liberty League recently reported
it had received $483,275 in loans and
contributions and had spent $389.97l
in salaries, travelling and ONCE ex-
penses The Delaware Du Points were
listed as heavy contributors and
lenders.
Several Groups Listed.
Those receiving the QUESTIONABLE
were asked particularly If they had
contributed to the league-the Crusad-
ers, the Crusaders National Organiza-
tion, Inc; Sentinels of the Republic,
New York State Economic Council,
American Federation of Utility In.
veStors. Inc, now known as the Amer
ican Federation Of Investors, and the
American Taxpayers League.
They also were asked significantly:
Have you been reimbursed in any
amount by any individual or organiza
tion for any contribution made?"
Evening star., 1936-01-29

The first things he put into his
mixing glass were the reappointments
of his financial man Friday Governor
Eccles) and a sound liberal whom he
found on the board IN. S. Szymczak).
Only the insiders knew it. but Szym-
czak has frequently disagreed with
Eccles, notably against the Eccles CEN
tralization of the Open Market Com
mittee.
Next, Mr.. Roosevelt put in his old
friend, Joseph Broderick, superintend-
ent of banks in New York. Some
years ago, as Governor, he named
Broderick to the New York job
Financial men characterize Broderick
as man with his feet on the ground.
These three, Eccles, Szymczak and
Broderick, were the Roosevelt ideas.
Ransom Knows His Law.
Georgia Senators are understood to
have been behind the No. mar,
Ronald Ransom He combines the
legal with the banking type Of mind.
will probably be the composing spirit
needed on every board of directors to
get opposing factions together. After
all, it is not inadvisable to have one
banker on a Federal Reserve Board
governing banks.
The Ohio Senator Bulkley fcloSe
friend OF Senator Glass is sponsor
for the No. 5, John Mckee, but
| r. F. c. Chairman Jesse Jones is
ya hr4 NJ
ment oUer. Mckee ,rdS an examiner
| for Jones, and is also a solid citizen.
No. 6, Ralph Morrison of Texas, is
being credited on the inside to Vice
President Garner. but the Texas Sena-
tors were agreeable. No 7. Mr.. Roose-
welt withheld because he could not
find suitable farm man.
Thus did Alchemist Roosevelt draw
confrmatory strength from the Sem
ate and provide his own leadership for
the board. The result is key formula
to Mr.. Roosevelts fundamental meth
Cd of operations
Smith Rum0r Held False.
Note 1.-There is a story going
around that Al Smiths speech had
something to do with the selection of
the Federal Reserve Board. which
came out 36 hours later. It could
not possibly be true. because the cor
rect list Of new board men was in the
hands of Senators and certain banking
authorities confidentially several days
before they were announced.
Note 2-You may suspect that the
appointment of the seventh board
member will control the board, but
that may or may not be. The six may
or may not split equally on political or
economic lines
The overwhelming eagerness in
Congress to Dote the bonus ,Dds a
pripdte laugh eUen for some of the
Ueterans' lobbyists.
1t is a popular belief in Congress
that peterons' support is the best
an ambitious public man can get,
but there hnue been seperdl notable
unpublished experiences to prope
the contrary.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt will observe his
54th birthday anniversary tomorrow
night by having with him at dinner
in the White House the group he re-
fers to as the "old gang"-composed
principally Of those closely associated
with him during his campaign for
the vice presidency in 1920.
Mr.. Roosevelt and the "old gang"
have been meeting virtually every year
on the Presidents birthday anniver-
sary to celebrate and to talk over old
times.
Because Of the illness Of Louis Nc
Henry Howe, the Presidents princi-
pal secretary and a member Of the
"old gang" the other members Of
the little group did not hold their an
nual party last year.
Secretary Howe, who is still in Naval
Hospital, will be unable to be present
tomorrow night, but he will. in a sense,
be . part Of the celebration, never
theless. The President and some Of
the group will 60 to the hospital earlier
in the evening to have chat with him.
Besides Howe, the original members
of the "old gang" all of whom will be
at the White House party. are Mrs.
Roosevelt. Marvin H. Mcintyre and
Stephen T. Early, assistant secretaries
to the President; Kirk Simpson Of the
Associated Press, Stanley Prenosil. who
travelled with Mr.. Roosevelt during the
1920 campaign as q representative Of
the Associated Press and who Is now
in business in New York; Thomas
Lynch. appraiser Of customs OF New
York. who has been associated with
Mr.. Roosevelt in every one Of his cam
paigns since 1910. when the present
Chief Executive ran for the New York
State Senate, and Ames Sullivan, now
Evening star., 1936-01-29
[|GGETT Staying
SCENE DEPICTED
Reconstructed With Mans,
Charts and Pictures for
Minneapolis Jury.
BY the, Associated Press

By the, Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, January 29.-Pros-
ecutors marshaled charts. maps and
pictures today to reconstruct for a
Jury in the murder trial of Isadore
(Kid Cann) Blumenfeld the scene
where Walter Liggett, crusading week.
ly newspaper publisher, was slain
December 8.
The exhibits depicted the city block
around the victims apartment, where
a machine gun fusillade ended his
life as he stepped from his car with
his wife and daughter.
Fred A Pike. assistant State attor-
ney general, one of the prosecutors,
was selected by his two colles CUES, Roy
Frank, assistant attorney general, and
Peter Nelson, assistant county attor-
ney, to make the opening statement
to the jury.
Mrs. Liggett, widow Of the publisher
who, in the Midwest American before
his death, penciled bitter denuncia-
tions against what he called a liquor
syndicate and political corruption,
may be called to the stand the latter
part of this week, prosecutors indl-
Gated
She and Wesley Andersen, sales
man. pointed out Blumenfeld as the
slayer.
Selection Of the jury was COM
pleted yesterday after seven days de-
voted to examination of l03 talesmen.
Four of those chosen were women, all
housewives. The eight men represent
varying professions, credit and store
manager, electrician, insurance sales
man, real estate salesman. hardware
estimator and two W. P. A. workers.
Evening star., 1936-01-29

trail were home
steaders. T h e y
took their wives
with them, and
plows and seed
corn; the Forty
miners who went
to California had
shovels on their
shoulders-and il
you can believe
the S U S a n n ah
song-banjoes on
their knees. But
if it came to a
pinch, they threw
away the banjoes
first. Because
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Roosevelt WiuFete ''Old Gang''
To Mark 54th Year Tomorrow

in business in Boston, who was Mr..
Rooseveit's private stenographer in
1920.
Those who have since been added
to the "old gang" and who will be
at the party are Mrs. Malvina Schei-
der, Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary; Miss
Marguerite LIE Hand, who has been
Mr.. Roosevelt's private secretary
since 1920; Miss Margaret Durand,
who has been secretary to Secretary
Howe since 1920; Miss Marion Dick
erman, associated with Mrs. Roose-
velt in the furniture business, and
Miss Nancy Cook, also an associate
of Mrs. Roosevelts.
During the years before Mr.. Roose-
velt was President. or even Governor
of New York, he and the "old gang"
would get together on his birthday,
either in Washington or at his New
York City or Hyde Park home. While
Mr.. Roosevelt was Governor the
birthday celebrations were held at
the Governors mansion at Albany.
With the exception Of last year, they
have been held in the White House.
AS usual the party tomorrow night
will be marked with fun and frolic.
Mrs. Roosevelt is chairman of the
group arranging for the entertain
ment, and 1t is understood several
skits and stunts" have been arranged
for the occasion
During the festivities, the Presi-
dent will excuse himself from the fun
making long enough to 60 to the
microphone and extend greeting to
the thousands of people throughout
the country who are attending anni-
versary dinners in his honor, the rev
enue from which will be devoted to
hospitals and the care and study OF
irfan nfDAlvAiS
Evening star., 1936-01-29

Continued From First Page.)
give me air!!" when the psychiatEst
examined him yesterday.
The doctor referred to the fatal bat
tie in the shower room, from which
Loeb staggered with Sc razor wounds.
This episode seemed in the nature
Of panic reaction, on Days part. ="
the doctor said. He called the young
convict IAN egocentric personality"
treated in 1882 for hysteria" 2"
1t was his impression" the psy-
chiatrist said, that Day was otherwise
normal.
Aided Loeb in School.
Coroner Kingston brought out that
TO assist Loeb and Leopold IN their
college.
Apparently Day himself intended TO
testify today, but reconsidered.
He blurted the statement that he
had been miserable" in prison. was
rect answer on whether he was will
ing to testify, and said: i DO not
want to testify
DR.. Joseph Duffy of the prison staff
said he counted 56 wounds from Days
razor, and DR.. Frank Chimlik added
that every one went to the bone )"
Loeb oIed within two hours. de
spite frantic efforts of eight physi-
clans who resorted 10 blood transfus-
sion. Death was attributed to shock
and loss of blood by DR.. Lester E.
Frankenthal. the Loeb family physi-
clan.
Leopold Silent.
Nathan Leopold. Loeb's partner in
what they planned and executed as
the perfect crime. refused TO discuss
the latest crime, answering all ques-
tions of prison officers with L de-
cline 20 answer"
The body Of Loeb who was 30 years
old, was taken from the prison to
Chicago secretly. States Attorney
McCabe said he understood the VIC
tim would be buried in Chicago at
9 am. but that Loebs family de-
clined to make public any of the de-
tails.
Capt Austin Humphrey of the pri-
son staff, who heard Loeb's screams
and rushed into the corridor, reported
Day handed him a bloody razor. say
ing: Here's the razor. / killed in
self-defense That man Loeb tried
TO attack me"
McCabe quoted Day as saying that
he went to Loeb and said Il want to
straighten out that difficulty with
you now"
Loeb's reply, he said, was I'm busy
now. III see YOU in about minutes"
A short time later the two met in a
1avatory.
Although Loeb was of the Jewish
faith. the warden said he called for
the Catholic prison chaplain, Rev,
Father Flgius Wier
Before the chaplain arrived. the
warden said, Loeb gasped, Il think
I'll make it." and sank into coma.
With him at the time of his death
was MS brother Ernest, real estate
dealer III Chicago, and DR.. Franken-
thai. They were notified by telephone
of the stahhing.
Evening star., 1936-01-29

they were looking for gold. But in
the beginning those who came to
Texas carried rifles and kept their
eyes peeled They were looking for
trouble. And, lawsy. how abundantly
they found it,
For nobody dreamed then of the
incredibly rich and fertile empire this
would be. The only prospect was for
a fight against wilderness, climate.
desolation, against red savages and
white men more savage than the red.
The heritage lives on: Texans still
take chance. A native waylaid me
today. First he offered to bet cool
million Mr.. Hoover would be nomi-
mated. Then he tried to borrow 20.
Both Of us came out even. He saved
his million. I kept my 20.
But the spirit OF the true adven-
turer was there. You've got to admit
that.
(Copyright 1936)
Evening star., 1936-01-29
OHIO MAPS FIGHT
T0BAN JAIL GOODS.
Labor and Lawyers Watch
Case Involving Rights
on Commerce.
BY the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. January %
Labor interests and legal authorities
Of several States watched closely to-
day as Ohio completed its briefs in
case which will determine whether
the United States may delegate to
States permission to enact prohibitory
laws involving interstate commerce.
Attorney General John w. Bricker
will lead fight in the United States
Supreme Court next week against the
appeal Of Asa H. Whitfield of Ala
bama from a conviction for violating
State law prohibiting sale of prison.
made goods In open markets
Case Called Novel.
Bricker described the case, a test
of the State law and the Federal
Hawes- Cooper act. as lone of the most
novel in recent legal history and one
of great importance to labor interests
everywhere"
The Cooper law, enacted by
Congress in 1929, gave the States the
right to impose the same restrictions
against prison made goods coming
into their open markets as the States
themselves imposed upon goods manu-
factured in their own prisons.
Ohio passed prohibitory law in
compliance with the Federal act.
Whitfield, an agent of the State Of
Alabama. was fined $25 in Cleveland
Municipal Court for violating that law
October 2. 1894.
Violations Charged.
Whitfield pleaded, when arraigned,
that the Ohio law not only violated
the State constitution, but also pro-
visions of the United States Constitu-
ton guaranteeing equal rights and
protection to all States and citizens
and giving Congress the sole power to
regulate interstate commerce.
He contended Congress could not
delegate its authority to the States
to regulate interstate commerce
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed
his appeals
Both New York and Minnesota,
which have laws similar to the Ohio
statute. have joined Ohio in attempt
ing to uphold the Federal Hawes-
Cooper act and their own State laws.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
New Federal Reserve
Board Shows Rare
Mixing Talents.
BY PAUL MALLON.

~ RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
l. dexterity as an alchemist was
never better illustrated than
4 in the selection of the new
Federal Reserve Board. The man IN
the street may not know it, but that
board means more to his everyday
life than any other official authority
in Government. 1t runs the finances
of the country; which is to say. 1t
runs the country. Mr.. Roosevelt may
be the janitor of the Government
house, but the F. r. B. is the control
valve for the heating and cooling
systems.
His problem DnS to renoDdte the
board, remope old banking cob,Debs.
protect it from selt-conl bustible
frebrands-dnd get. GoD. Eccles
confirmed past Senator Glass.
With scientific methods in his
White House lab, he composed the
contrary political influences into a
substance which is not by any means
pure gold-but at least Is board with
few splinters IN it.
Half-and- Half Mixture.
Half of the new board was his own
idea and the other half was to get
around Senator Glass.
Evening star., 1936-01-29
Congress Gin Brief
TODAY,

Senate:
In recess.
Agriculture Committee drafts farm
relief law.
Foreign Relations Committee studies
neutrality legislation.
Appropriations Committee considers
deficiency bill.
House:
Meets at noon to consider Interior
Department appropriation bill.
Agriculture Committee studies farm
legislation.
Labor Subcommittee continues sill
COSTS investigation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will resume debate on the Air Corps
technical school bill
Commerce Committee may continue
hearing on food control.
House.
On the floor, debate on the Interior
Department appropriation bill until
Friday
Labor Committee continues hearing
on Ellenbosen textile bill.
Judiciary Subcommittee continues
hearing on District Of Columbia -Vir-
ginia boundary bill
Special committee investigating
bondholders' reorganization continues
hearings on defaulted bond issues in
Pennsylvania