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Evening star., 1936-04-28
ROOSEVELT BACK
At WHITE HOUSE
PIunges Into Routine Busi.
ness and Prepares for
Engagements.

President Roosevelt returned TO the
Capital early today after q week end
trip to New York City and his Hyde
Park home.
Arriving at Union Station on q spe-
cial train, he drove Immediately to
the White House, where, after break
fast, he plunged into accumulated
routine business and prepared for a
long list Of engagements
The President appeared cured OF the
head cold which kept him away from
the executive offices before his de-
parture for New York.
The Chief Executive returned rs the
House was nearing vote on his big
tax program. Congressional work on
the 81 500 900 900 relief appropriation
he has requested also was approach
ing the crucial stage.
Tour OF South Indefinite,
Mr.. Roosevelt intimated TO Gov.
Paul v. McNutt Of Indiana, who caiIed
to discuss the Presidents proposed
visit to Vincennes June to attend
the dedication Of the George Rogers
Clark Memorial, that his contem-
plated speech-making tour of the
South is somewhat indefinite at this
time. The first of the series of ad-
dresses would be made on June
at the Texas Centennial Celebration
at Dallas.
The President was represented as
being indefinite about the trip because
of the uncertainty of the adjournment
of Congress Gov. McNutt was as
sured, however, that the President
would go TO Vincennes sometime this
Summer should he be forced to post
pone the June visit.
Council TO Meet.
The President arranged for the
regular Tuesday afternoon meeting Of
the Emergency Council, which In
cludes members Of the cabinet and
the heads of all the emergency agen.
cies, and also scheduled his bi-weekly
press conference.
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau was a luncheon guest at the
White House. The President also con.
ferred with Louis Brownlow, former
District Commissioner and now an
authority on city management, who
recently was named by the President
to head special group making q
study Of governmental reorganization.
Other callers early today included
Secretary of Interior Ickes. who was
accompanied by Jerome Frank. q legal
adviser to the department; Secretary
Of Labor Perkins and Isadore Luhin,
Labor Department statistician, who
presented unemployment figures:
Senators Russell OF Georgia and Bu-
low Of South Dakota and Representa-
tive Sumner of Texas, chairman Of
the House Judiciary Committee. who
conferred separately with the Presi.
dent on legislative and State matters.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Debates bill to give aid to States
In providing vocational education.
: Finance Committee studies revenue
bill.
House:
Continues general debate on tax
bill and starts reading the measure
for amendment.
Appropriations Subcommittee meets
on deficiency bill.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May resume debate on alien depor-
tation bill.
Heuse:
Continues consideration Of tax bill.
Roads Committee begins hearings
on bill to create . super highway
I commission, 1880 an.
Subcommittee on Appropriations
continues hearings On deficiency bill,
1880 am. -
. District Committee nj It's, 1890 am.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
CHRIST CHILD UNIT
TO Dine. TONIGHT
Is Cities Represented at Conven.
tion-Speakers to Stress
Activities

With prominent church and Gov
ernment officials scheduled to speak.
the Christ Child Society will hold its
annual dinner at . O'Clock tonight in
the Settlement House. sos Massachu.
sets avenue northeast Fifty delegates
from l6 cities, who are attending the
society's national convention here,
will attend.
Representative O'Connen Of Rhode
Island will discuss the value of dental
care in relation to the Society's dental
clinic, which cared for more than
1000 children during the last year.
Msgr. John O'Grady is scheduled to
deliver q message from the Associated
Catholic Charities and Most Rev. John
j. McNarnara, Auxiliary Bishop Of
Baltimore, will be guest Of honor.
Other speakers include John Saul,
retiring president of the Washington
Board Of Trade: DR. L. D. Seckinser,
assistant health oficer of the Dis.
trict; Jane Hoey OF the Social Sc.
curity Board and Mary v. Merrick,
national president of the Christ Child
society.
The dinner Is part of a three-day
convention Of the society. which
opened yesterday. Today the dele
gates visited the fresh sir farm for
convalescent children at Rockville,
Md, and tomorrow they will hold
business sessions from 10 am. to 5
pm.
Addressing the convention in an
early mass at st. Matthew's Church
today, Right Rev. Msgr. T. L. Bucksy
paid tribute to Miss Merrick, who
founded the society. He praised her
for ''her task OF love"
Speakers on the program tomorrow
include Rev. John Curry Of New York
and Miss Louise MCGUIRE Of st. Paul,
MINI.
Evening star., 1936-04-28

One agent uetS SS,VUV MOntHiy.
Details are hard to get, but GER
tain w. P A. publicity agent in one
Midwestern State is known to have
had his allowance increased to $4,000
per month. He can get lot of extra
good will in his State for the extra
$4,000 a month, because his field Is
not very large or important. Other
increases we're granted in other States,
presumably on a commensurate scale.
Headquarters here will probably
do little ercept pull the Uires on
the. inside and keep quiet.
The idea is to keep Mr.. Hopkins
Jump ahead of his opposition in Con-
gress, the Liberty League. the Repubh-
can National Committee and others
who have their spy glasses trained on
Washington but cannot keep track Of
the Nations outlying precincts.
He Just Had To Do It.
Mr.. Hopkins stealthy exploitation
venture was mothered by necessity.
For some time it has been
erident that not only his, but the
other, press agencies here hare not
been getting results. For one thing,
they are too obuious. Whenever
they issue q statement or make a
mope there are 500 neUSnten and
500 more dnti-NeU Deal press
agents, lobbyists and opposition
Congressmen ready to pounce on it.
These oppositionists not only ex-
pose. but sometimes deliberately mis-
interpret and exaggerate. so that even
a routine detail sometimes becomes
an ogre. Thus central publicity ex-
ploitations has become a New Deal
liability in some ways, rather than
an asset.
But out in the country it will be
different. The local press agents will
be able to get away with murder. OF
mayhem at least, and run little risk
Of getting caught. If they do, it will
be their own responsibility.
Money Talks-EspeciaIIy in Diplomacy.
The explanation Of many an inter-
national development may be found
hidden in the list OF international
loans. For example, British banks
and investors hold approximately
s210, 100000 in long-term German
credit and around $3.50, 0,00o, 900 in
short-term credits. Italy, on the
other hand. owes only around $40
100000. Foreign Offices take these
practical matters into consideration
in chosing their friends.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
U. S. TRADE BOARD URGED

Creation of a Federal board Of
trade and commercial policy to CO.
ordinate the Governments activities
affecting import and export trade was
proposed in bill introduced by Sen
ator Sheppard. Democrat, Of Texas.
The board would consist Of repre-
sentatives Of the State, Treasury, Agri-
culture and Commerce Departments,
as wen as representatives Of the Tariff
Commission and the Farm Admins
tration. Sheppard said the board would
centralize in one agency all Govern
ment activities affecting import and
export trade.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
CITE HIGH PROFITS
FROM LONG CALLS
F. c. c. Prober Testifies to
$4,000, 900 Over 6 Pct.
Return to A. T. &T.
BY the Associated Press.

by Inc 6bSOClAteu fTeth
Evidence that American Telephone
e. Telegraph Co. long distance opera
tions netted over $3.50. .000. 900 Of profit
in excess Of q 8 per cent return on
investments over 23-year period was
given today to the Communications
Commission.
Testifying at q hearing in the COM
missions investigation Of the big util-
ity. j. A. Krug, as F. c. c. accountant,
introduced exhibits, saying long-d
tance activities of the A. T. g. T. have
been relatively free from regulation"
The exhibit said "a remarkable
record Of high profit has characterized
the long-lines operation" of the A.
T. d. T."
Return Held Exceptional.
''The return earned on long lines
investment" 1t added, has been ex-
ceptional"
For the 23-year period ended last
December 81. Krug said. long line op-
erations netted over $400, 100000
This, he said, exceeded 6 per cent
return on the average net plant in
vestment by more than $50, ,0O0, 900"
and was lover sl43 900, 900 above a 7
per cent return on net plant invest
ments"
Krug compared earnings Of operat-
ing companies in the Bell system with
those of the long lines department and
said this comparison showed the ia
vorable earnings record" Of long dis
tance operations.
22-Year Average Cited.
During the 22-year period ended
last December 81. Krug said the aver
age rate OF return on net book cost of
associated companies (plant) was 6.72
per cent, compared with 1o.s per cent
for long lines.
The most significant fact indicated
by these comparisons" the witness
continued, lis the excess of the rate Of
return Of long lines over the return
earned by the associated companies,
many of which have been subject to
regulation by state commissions.
With these conditions existing. the
question may be raised as to whether
the comparatively high rate Of return
enjoyed by the long lines has been a
result of the level of toll rates charged
the public, incorrect ALLEGATIONS of ex-
penses between the long lines and gen.
eral departments Of the American
company, or inequitable apportion-
ments of revenue or operating costs
between long lines and the associated
companies. or . combination Of all
these possibilities.
Official Explains System.
In a statement commenting on the
Krug report, c. P. Cooper, A. T. d T.
vice president, said:
The net earnings in the last IS
years on all the money put in, or left
in, the Bell Telephone System lin
cludins long lines) by investors have
never in any year been as high as 8
per cent and were about So per cent
for 1888.
1T is inevitable that earnings on
various parts of . Nationwide system
will vary from time to time.
"As to the long lines department.
four separate reductions in long-dis-
tance rates, aggregating, on an annual
basis. $l4.500, 900 . year. were made
in the five-year period from 1926 to
1881. With improved earnings, q
further reduction Of 5000 900 was
made in 1885,"
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Ely for B0rah?

There Is q wise old bird in the tall
est tree on the Capitol grounds who
will tell you that Gov. Ely. the Mas
sachusetts Democratic pal Of AL Smith
is considering coming out for Senator
Borah. Other similar breaks among
conservative Democrats are being
talked Of, any one of which might
place slightly different color on the
existing political situation.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-28
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
New Deal Decentral- l.
ICES Press Agent Sys.
tenn in Secret.
BY PAUL MALLON.
ME New Dea, Is developing some
smart new tricks In its polit-
ical defense program.

smart new trlckS IN ltS pout-
ical defense program.
\ The press agent system, for
one thing, Is being secretly decentral-
ized. The exploitation organization
here is being used less and less for
heavy work. More and more de-
pendence (and money! is being placed
in the various State and district pro-
motion agencies out in the country.
This keeps the big propaganda activ-
tiles far, far away from the central
collection of critics and political OBJ
servers in Washington.
No one is supposed to kno,D about
it. but Harry Hopkins ,Dorked out
just such a scheme at confidential
gathering OF his district publicity
purueyors here about two weeks
ago. He did it so ,DeH that no out
slider has yet discopered that there
tDaS meeting.
His boys planned w. p A. good
will campaign to be conducted locally
in each district through the radio
and the newspapers. particularly the
smaller ones. They have already
started to work.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Telephone Rates Cut.

RALEIGH, N. c., April % R1.-Re-
duced rates estimated to save 26,700
customers Of the Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph Co. 81. 900 annually were
filed yesterday with the State Utilities
Commission The company's new
schedules will 60 into effect June / in
its a. Eastern North Carolina ex-
changes.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
1875 DROUGHT CHANGED
CIVILIZATIONS TREND
Dry Spell of 90 Years in South
west Ruined Indians Agri-
culture.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz, April 2s.-A
23-year drought, beginning about
1916, changed the entire trend of
civilization in the Southwest Alfred
F.. Whiting, of the Northern Arizona
Museum. yesterday told the South
western Division, Association for the
Advancement of Science.
Exploring ruins of once thriving
villages, Whiting and his associates
have pieced together the story.
The appearance of corn in Arizona
when Rome was young and England
was considered wild west" Whiting
said, brought rev development to
the Indians.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
JOSEPH P. KENNEDY
MAY GET MOVIE POST
Paramount Publix Reported An
Cling for Former s. Z. c.
Head as Commander.
BY the Associated Press.

by lEe ASSOCIHte0 fISSS.
NEW YORK, April 28.-The Amer
ican said yesterday that Joseph p.
Kennedy, former chairman Of the
Securities ard Exchange Commission,
has been offered an executive position
in the Paramount Publix Corp.
Kennedy was quoted as saying
the matter is too indefinite" to COM
ment upon.
It was stated that acceptance OF
the offer would place Kennedy ir
virtual command Of the motion pic
ture organization. although he might
carry the title Of adviser"
Evening star., 1936-04-28

fore the Senate subcommittee was
created, and before the crash in which
Senator Cutting was killed." johnson
said.
Mounts separation from the serv-
ice had nothing in the world to do
with the activities of this committee,
ard. in fact, was delayed by the de-
partment in Difference to the COM
mittee"
Case Is Reviewed.
johnson testified that Mounts sep
aration from the service was the
result Of an apparently improper at
tempt to collect Government funds
for an unauthorized trip to Atlantic
City. 1t was recommended by Post
once inspectors, who investigated for
the General Accounting Once, that
Mount be dismissed.
johnson said that when he took Of
fice last year. large file on the case
was placed before him, but he took
no action until last August. He said
tllc Recommendation AOl Mouit Oio
missal had been rejected by the de-
partment, but that Mount had been
removed from his post as superin-
tendent of maintenance. reduced in
salary from $4,000 to $500. and as
signed to field post.
"On August Of last year. Mount
asked me for an interview, which was
granted in the presence of Director
of Air Commerce Vidal" johnson said.
After we had talked quite a long
time about the case, asked Mount:
What are you doing in Washington?
have been advised that you have
been given position at less pay and
assigned to duty In the field"
Mount replied he had heard gossip
to the effect that he had been denoted
and sent away from Washington. but
he had no official information of the
fact. johnson said on investigation
he found Mount not only had ac-
cepted the demotion, but had taken
the oath for his new job only five days
before the interview.
Held Up Removal Action.
"on the basis of those facts" john
son told the committee, II, on August
10, recommended his immediate re-
moval from the service to Secretary
Roper. Before the recommendation
was acted upon, I heard that your
committee wanted Mount to appear
and sent word to have the recon-
mendation held up"
johnson revealed he had gone to
New York to interview Copeland about
the Mount case, and the Senator had
made no recommendation. Believing
the subcommittee was through with
Mount, johnson said. the Air Com.
merce Bureau demanded his resigna.
ton, which was submitted last Sep
tember.
Action on the proposed reorganiza.
ton has been postponed, johnson sait
because Of the Senate investigation.
This reorganization would bring the
bureau in line with methods success
fully employed by the railroads and
should improve its efficiency" johnson
testified.
johnson said that. as q result Of
European activities in military and
civil aviation. the United States Is IN
danger of losing its leadership in the
air unless Government activity is In
creased. He said the safety factor on
American airiines has steadily In
creased and every branch Of civil
aeronautics is growing.
Units Funds Simmer.
Despite the increased demands on
the Air Commerce Bureau as a result
Of this growth. the units appropria-
tions have fallen steadily for the last
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Film Inspires Rioting.

BERLIN. April 28-tR.-The news
paper Morgenpost, IN q dispatch from
Bratislsya, Czechoslovakta, said yes
terday that 800 students were ar.
rested during anti-semitic demonstra-
tions resulting from the showing Of
the JsviA aim "dolem."
Evening star., 1936-04-28
CECIL HEADS
NEW PEACE MOVEMENT
Wold Program to Include Recog-
milton of Sanctity of Treaties
and Arms Profit Curb.

and Arms Profit Curb.
BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 2s.-A worldwide
campaign for peace Is to be launched
during the next few months, the In
ternational Peace Workers, under the
Craftsmanship Of Viscount Cecil Of
England. decided yesterday.
The movement has . four-point
program:
/. Restoration Of the sanctity Of
international treaties.
2. General disarmament, with the
elimination of profit making from the
manufacture of armamentS.
g. Recognition Of League sanctions,
even those Of q military character. as
q means Of insuing collective security
If conciliation fails.
l. Recognition Of the need Of treaty
revision. but only by peaceful means
and after negotiations with the parties
concerned.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
BOY STRUCK BY CAR
Rodney southerland, B, Suffers

Five-year-old Rodney Southeriand,
318 Mclean avenue southwest, suf-
fered o fractured eollarbone today
when struck by an automobile at
Third and NJ streets southwest. Ae-
cording to the police investigation.
the boy disregarded the warning OF
q schoolboy patrolman.
Police said the car was driven by
Robert T. Ludwig, who gave his al
Evening star., 1936-04-28

speech.
The Democracy as represented by Mr.. Roose-
welt has so far departed from Jeffersonian ira
ditions that it would have been sheer hunbug
to claim that it still follows in those illustrious
footsteps At all events he didn't make the
attempt. He contented himself with ringing the
changes on his desire to see re-empoynent and
reduced taxes, in which every one joins. But
his figures on the return Of prosperity offer small
comfort to those on relief and to those who must
pay the taxes to keep them there.
His main emphasis was on the farmer-labor
combination that is being so well cemented to-
eether by the public money.
40 grass growing in the New York streets but the
nlain budget is unbalanced and IL million
Evening star., 1936-04-28

ANceL L1nrVo
There may growing in the New York streets but the
writing IN the wall plain unbalanced million
unemployed are wanting jobs
1851
Evening star., 1936-04-28
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH

HE has not forward after the lapse Of
eral days. with concrete suggestions how to
the wishul thinking the Presidents day
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Air

Continued From First Paee.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-02-13
WILLOW RIVER

Clementine Doboszenski was here re-
Gently visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. julius DobosZenski. She remained
two weeks and returned to St. Paul.
where she is employed.
The village school was closed Monday
but opened Tuesday. The attendance
has been poor on account of driited
roads and cold weather.
Art Anderson on the mail route out
of Willow River is making pretty good
time in serving patrons of the route
snOwmobie and has made the full route
with the exception of two miles on the
west end.
Mrs. Herb Johnson and daughter.
Sharon. Mrs. c. G. Sexton and Mrs. f..
B. LinSley returned from ST. Paul Fri
day. Mrs. Johnson, as a member Of
the local school board, attended the two
day convention of school board members
at the Nicollet hotel Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pattee and daugh-
ter, Lorraine, who were here to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Pattees father last
Tuesday. left for Chicago Saturday
morning. They were detained in Min
neapolis until late Monday on account
of drifted roads.
The following whose names were in
advertently omitted last week. attended
the E;rick Olson funeral: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Olson, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn OIL
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Olson, Walter
Olson and Charles Swanson. all of Stur-
geOn Lake: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pattee
and daughter. Lorraine, of Chicago.
Mrs. Swanson of Sturgeon Lake. was i'll
SO could not attend the funeral of her
father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-02-13
BRUNO

Mr.. Metcalf returned Saturday from
Detroit. Mich. where he has been Wis
iting relatives.
Mrs. e. w. Adams was called to Du-
1uth Friday because of the illness Of
her daughter. Mrs. Anderson. At this
writing Mrs. Anderson is a little bet ter.
Dorothy Berglund and Mary Murphy
went to the Twin Cities Friday morn
ing. returning Sunday.
after having been ill lately.
Mr.. Shawl and Mr.. Tripplet were in
Willow River Monday. Mr.. Tripplet
went to see a doctor.
Karl Won Schenk was in Duluth over
the weekend.
Miss Betty OConnell and Miss jean
cite Hansen went to Sandstone Satur-
day. returning the next day.
Arthur Bre land came home Sunday
from Minneapolis where he has been
working.
Rev. Harrington returned to his school
duties in Minneapolis Monday afternoon.
School was closed Monday. the roads
Being impossible. Some of the busses
came in Tuesday.
Mrs. Sprague will entertain the Pres
byterian Ladies' Aid at her home. We'd
nesday. Feb. 10. Her helpers will be
Mrs. Lingren. Mrs. Stafford. Mrs. OAR
ling and Mrs. ORGY Plaisted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Gross took
their baby son to a doctor Monday. The
baby is suffering from heart attack.
Mrs. Putnam and Mrs. Leslie Darling
went to the city Tuesday of last week,
and returned the next day. They
brought the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Darling home. The babys heart
is still in a serious condition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-02-13
GLOVER TOWNSHIP
Lem Irons took Frank Wind to Clio

Lem Irons took Frank Wind to Clio
Verdale Monday.
day evening at the Earl Crow home.
Ben Irons purchased new radio re-
Gently.
On account of the school bus being
out. of commission. Gordon Thompson
took the school children with the team
Wednesday of last week and spent the
day at the John Stewart home.
CurtiSS Alderman went to MinneapO-
lis Tuesday on business.
Christ Rasmussen and son. Delbert,
made a trip to Pine City Monday to col
lect the bounty on the wolf that Del
bert had the good fortune to catch
in his trap recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Beaufeaux and sons.
Irons home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nelson and Harry
Hendricks had Sunday dinner at the
Ben Irons home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hamm accompa-
MED Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Irons to Sand
stone Friday.
Mrs. Sacre called on Mrs. Grow Mon
day afternoon.
meeting of the club Wednesday of last
week on account of the cold weather.
The next meeting will be announced
later.
o., mr.. and Mrs, Mrs Crow were callers at
Gordon Thompson went to ST. Paul
Tuesday with cattle for Jack Grace. Mr..
Gay and O. b. and Geo. Steen.
birthday Friday by having her son. Or
vii Harmon, daughter. Ruby, and her
husband and baby and another daught-
ter. Mrs. Phoebe Alters. to spend the
day with her.
The north road from Fred Browns
corner to the old Daley corner was
plowed out Sunday so cars can go
there.