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Evening star., 1936-04-02

understood, and should be able to
put across its slate Of delegates.
Rival States Appear.
In the Republican primary slate
of delegates pledged to Gov. Landon
of Kansas is running against a slate
of "uninstructed" delegates. The
1andon slate of delegates has the
backing of William Randolph Hearst
and his newspapers. The uninstructed
slate of delegates is supported, gener-
ally speaking, by Republican editors in
various parts of the State and is re-
garded as the Hoover delegation to
the extent that the delegation would
be ready to follow the wishes OF the
former President in voting for pres
idential candidate.
What the johnson Progressive Re-
publicans do in the presidential pri-
maries may decide the outcome
between the Landon and the unin-
structed delegates. Prediction was
made today that many Of the john
son supporters will be found voting
for the Landon delegates. The out
look is for q close fight.
Victory for the Landon slate Of
delegates In California would be q
tremendous boost for the Kansas Gov
ernor. At the same time 1t would oe
q severe blow to former President
Hoover and his leadership In the
party. It would leave him without
the support Of his own State delega-
ton in the national convention.
Evening star., 1936-04-02
REICH VISIONS NEW SET-UP.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April Germany re-
garded Adolf Hitler's new proposals
to the Locarno powers today for a
settlement of the Rhineland con-
troversy as a start in a movement
that ought to destroy the whole post
war system and revamp Europe.
Other European powers defeated
in the World War, officials said, prob
ably will follow the German lead
when they see that punitive measures
have not been applied to Germany
for its smashing of the Locarno pact
by remilitarization of the Rhineland.
Der Fuehrer's new peace program
was hailed as a masterful appeal to
British opinion to side with Ger
many and force France to negotiate
on terms removing any threat against
Germany's freedom of action.
Austria's institution of military
training in contravention of the
World War treaty of st. German
was cited by German officials as an
example Of spreading of Hitler's di-
plomacy.
Evening star., 1936-04-02
LONG ILLNESS FATAL
TO GEORGETOWN NUN
Sister Mary Josephine, in Convent
for 81 Years, Will Be Buried
Tomorrow.

Sister Mary Josephine, for the past
81 years a member Of the Georgetown
Visitation Convent, died at the con-
vent last night after an illness Of
several weeks.
Sister Mary Josephine had been a
resident of Washington and was the
daughter of the late Michael Hines.
who was a contractor here. She was
the sister of the late Paul A. Hines
and the late Mrs. Charles H. Clark Of
this city. She is survived by the fol-
lowing nieces and nephews:
Sister Mary Cecilia Of Georgetown
Visitation Convent, who was known
in the world as Gertrude c. Clark;
Mrs Joseph A. Hayden. Mrs. Michael
M. Doyle, Paul A. Hines and Charles
H. Clark of this city; Mrs. Thomas
Carroll of Villa Nova. Pa, and Bernard
A. Clark and Mrs. Donald j. Bradford
Of Detroit, Mich.
Requiem mass will be said at 8 am,
tomorrow in the convent chapel.
Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-04-02

The last official totals are for jan
uary. These show the total of F. F.
NJ C. obligations to be 81, 400, ,000, 900;
H. Q. L. c., 81, SOC, ,000, 900, and R. F. C..
at 1888, 600, 900. This comparatively
small r F c. sum is the portion Of
r. F. C. not included in the Treasury
public debt f1gures)
Totals S4,546, ,000,0
This grand unaccounted addition to
the debt totals S4,546 100000 as of
that date. 1t is probably around $4,-
100000 900 by now.
Note-Careful accountants also
would probably include some of the
unaccounted Federal Lank Bank
bonds and some Of the intermediate
credit bank debentures, although most
of the 2,0oO.000,o0o of land bank
bonds were issued before the depres-
sion. The credit bank debentures
amount to paltry s130,000,000.
If the Government were a corpora
ton, it would be required by law to
include these figures in its debt totals
The Securities and Exchange Com
mission would indict any one thus at
tempting to minimize his true debt
condition.
The logical excuse offered by the
Treasury is that these guaranteed OBJ
legations are back dollar for dollar"
by something mortgages, bank stock
or whatever the particular agencies
have taken in as collateraD.
The fact is they are backed, all
right, but no one has the slightest
idea tDhether the Government is
going to come out OF it dollar for
dollar" 1t will suffer some losses,
but if it accepted true depression
Ualudtions on collateral, it should
also hare made some excellent in
Destments.
Meanwhile, the books show nothing.
Behind the voice of Senate Leader
Robinson, as raised against costly flood
control proposals, was an order from
President Roosevelt The President
expressed it confldentally in a letter
to chairmen of the congressional ap-
preparations committees.
No Publicity on Text.
A Democratic Senator called the
White House the other day asking per-
mission to make the letter public. The
reply was my, my, no not that letter" 4"
The reason is that the President ex-
pressed in it strong opposition to GER
tain specific pending bills, including
food control.
Evening star., 1936-04-02

You may make note now that
there will be no major food control
legislation at this session. A few sur
veys may be authorized to appease
certain localities, but nothing else.
A private understanding has been
reached by congressional leaders and
the White House whereby the Presi-
dent will tap the relief till for the go
or 70 million dollars to carry on the
c. c. c. work der landed by Congress
men. Government experts estimate
that it vii require that much money
to keep all the camps and maintain
the c. G. G. at $4,000 men. (The
Congressman do not care much about
the men. They want to keel the
camps because in them lies political
prestige and patronage)
This will ease the budgetary con-
sciences of all, just as the seed loan
relief tapping did. =.
Best lawyers reject the popular
theory that the Supreme Court
stdetracktng of the (Burco) utility
holding companies case affords any
hint that the court Diu uphold the
act. They reason that, If the court
intended to uphold the act, the
Burco case tDould haze been suit
able. But If the court doubts the
constitutiondlity OF the act, it
would haze demanded better
case, tDhich it did.
The Supreme Court is one Govern
ment agency which says it Is economic
ing Most of its marble staircases
were barred to the public the other
day. The excuse offered by guards
was that the court could not employ
enough charwomen to wash them.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-02
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
u. S. Hired Hands Fig
ure Debt Lower Than
Outsiders.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
TREASURY bookkeepers took out
their green ink bottles at the
end of the quarter-year and
l. computed their Federal debt
at approximately $31 500, 900. 900.
CThey generally use green for the debt.
Continuous use of red Is hard on the
eyes. Also the contrast imparts
some appropriate Christmas spirit to
the books the year 'roundD
More meticulouS unofficial book
keepers on the outside used blue ink
on the same day and got an entirely
different total. They computed the
debt at $36 900 600, 900, a boost upward
of s4,500, 100000.
The disparity lies in the fact that
the Treasury book artists Gppar-
emily haze been keeping in inuiSible
ink the rising total OF obligations
fully guaranteed by the United
States.
A line on this uncalculated portion
Of the debt may be found in the Fed
eral Reserve bulletin for March II
you have magnifying glass. The line
is down at the bottom corner of page
ITO.
It shows the continuous growth ir
importance of the obligations of the
Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. and the
Home Owners Loan Corp. both Of
which are fully guaranteed by thu
Treasury as to principal and interest
Not a month has passed since thes'
activities started which failed t
record an increase in their outstand
| ing obligations.
Evening star., 1936-04-02
1000 to Get Forest Land.

British forestry commissioners have
acquired 100000 acres Of land in the
vicinity of distressed areas, and will
provide for the establishment Of 1000
forest workers holdings. The gov
eminent Is increasing the grant in aid
of forestry to $500, 900 a year to en-
able the commissioners to expand
their ordinary planting to 10000 acres
q year.
Evening star., 1936-04-02

Clements said, and were kept in q
vault at o. A. r. P headquarters. Rec
ords Of early bank deposits will be on
hand by Monday, he said.
Did you establish your own print
ing plant?"
mo, sir. it was done by the Com
mercial Press"
Copies Of all advertising contracts
are being sent here, he said.
Clements, at order Of Sullivan, had
with him records showing all cash as
sets now available to Old Age Revolv-
ing Pensions, Ltd, either here or in
regional Offices; records of similar as
sets for the Prosperity Publishing Co.
and of income Of the publishing COM
pany since its incorporation in August,
1884; advertising rate schedules for the
Townsend Weekly, advertising con-
tracts on hand and lists Of employees
of either o. A. r. P. or the publish
ing company who are making more
than $1,000 per year.
Upon direction Of Otter he also had
additional information about the list
OF contact men" working for the
Townsend movement on Capitol Hill,
with salaries and expenses" paid
them.
Meanwhile, DR.. Townsend and Nc
Groarty. original Townsendite in Con-
gress, continued their bitter public
fight.
Answering McGroarty, who was an
swering Townsend in the first place,
the doctor last night released an open
letter In which he said:
your erroneous statements con-
cerning my attitude are unfortunate
and confusing. I note in the
papers your statement that I have
changed the Townsend plan and
abandoned the transactions tax. This
Is totally In error and should be i'm
mediately corrected by you"
The Townsend organization, the
doctor continued, will not at this
time exhaust its political energies in
the support Of any presidential candi-
date, including yourself"
MY reference to how much We
could get for a Currier tablet ad was
an effort at levity," Clements ven
tured.
"An ad containing part Of your
statement about DR.. Townsend and
the Currier tablets would be down.
right fraud" Lucas said sharply.
Townsend's letter also contained the
following statement:
"I am now and always have been
committed to the transactions tax.
It is my opinion that the transactions
tax is the best medium"
Yet in a foreword dated January,
1896, to Sheridan Downey's book
why I Believe in the Townsend
Plan." Townsend says:
1T am not, as many Of my critics
seem to believe, irrevocably welded to
the transactions tax"
Downey, incidentally, proposed Is
suance Of 10 billions Of tax-exempt
bonds as o means Of raising funds
for the old-age pensions.
Lobby Charges Hurled.
The request for information about
the contact men" resulted from the
scorching finish which the COMMITTEES
put on for yesterday afternoons ses-
sion.
Virtually ready to recess for the
day shortly before I PM, the session
was prolonged more than half hour
when Representatives Hoffman, Re-
publican, Of Michigan and Dittel
threw at Clements charges that the
Townsend headquarters here had beer
un1fioning a . gigantic congres'
sionH and legislative lobby.
Evening star., 1936-04-02

company to produce at hearing rec
ords from which 1t could be deter
mined whether the company was en-
gagged in interstate commerce or in
business affecting commerce and
thereby came under the jurisdiction
of the act"
The company petitioned the court
for an Injunction and obtained rule
to show cause why the board should
not be restrained from further prose.
cution Of the complaint.
The board moved to dismiss the
injunction suit and its motion was
granted today.
The four cases decided by Justice
Adkins bring to 20 court victories by
the Labor Board as against II defeats
In only four Of these, however, die
the courts 60 deeply into constitu-
tional issues. Two decisions upheld
constitutionality Of the act and in two
it was declared void on constitutional
grounds.
Evening star., 1936-04-02
CLIFFORD TO STUDY
LOBBYING ACTS
A. T. & T. President Plans
Careful Scrutiny of
Testimony.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Walter S. Clifford, president, told
the Federal Communications Commis-
sion today he would study very care
fully" testimony concerning lobby
ing'' activities by the American Tele-
phone g. Telegraph Co. to determine
whether Legislative standards" might
be raised.
As the r. c. C. continued its in
vestigation of the giant utility, Gf-
ford voiced a hope that nothing will
happen in this inquiry unfairly to in
jure the reputation Of the telephone
industry"
Referring to scores Of letters in
troduced by Samuel Becker, special
F. c. c. counsel, to trace lobbying"
by A. T. & T. representatives, Gif-
ford said:
II don't think you can get all the
information just by reading through
letters"
He added, however, that he was
hopeful of good results" from the
commissions investigation, and said
II am very anxious to get anything
constructive I can out Of these hear
ings."
Clifford called attention to an ex-
hibit introduced yesterday showing
that former Senator Kean, Republican,
of New Jersey had written him a let
ter in 1884 giving information as to
the status of a resolution to investigate
the A. T. & T.
| Il did not ask Senator Kean for
this letter." Clifford said. 1T was en-.
tirely gratuitous and was surprised
| to get it."
Becker asked Clifford what he meant
by an earlier statement that he was
mot the keeper Of legislators con-
sciences"
The Kean communication, Clifford
said, indicated his meaning in that
what Senator Kean did he did on his
own responsibility-that's what I NEAR
when I say I am not the guardian oi
Senator Kean's conscience"
Evening star., 1936-04-02
5RAzr!1

SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Vincent l.. Tolson. 3141 Mount
Pleasant street, SIS.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Charles M. James, Maryland, SIS.
Hele L. Reynolds, 212s Connecticut
avenue, $40.
Philip Nachman, Alb Upshur street
$40.
william H. Lartz, navy yard, $40.
Samuel G. Folk, Maryland, $40.
Robert B. Law, Maryland, $40.
Clarence H. McCree. 1911 Lamont
street, $40.
Nancy H. Symington, Maryland. $40
Leonard c. Eckenrode, Maryland
$40.
Pattie w. Edmonston, Maryland
$40.
Edith MacRae, 1922 Nineteenth
street, $40.
Thomas Brown, 13 Gessford Court
southeast, $40.
Marion D. Weide, Maryland, $40.
Bernard G. Robey, 24l3 Seventeenth
street, $40.
Lloyd Shamac, Maryland, $40.
Alexander w. Brown, Pennsylvania
IS.
Charles A. Richardson, l774 I
street. IS.
SUSPENDED PERMITS.
Edward 9. Betz, s14 T street. 81
days.
clinton A. Brown, 25l3 Fairlawr
avenue southeast, IS days.
Wilmer M. Burch, Walter Reed Hos
pital, 80 days.
william B. Burleigh, 2124 street, Is
days.
Robert M. Burroughs. l40l Monta
que street. second offense, IS days.
William j. Busch, 1881 Thirtietl
street southeast, IS days. %
John T. Capper, jr.. 1923 Trinidad
avenue northeast. revoked.
Samuel A. Coates, 1742 Rhode Islam
avenue, revoked.
Alvin M. Cole, 5o4O rev HampSnlr
avenue, Is days.
Martin J. Cooks, jr, 1884 Thirty
ninth street, revoked.
Sidney Cowen, 1888 Woodley place
IS days.
Cleveland B. Dennis, jr., 213 c street
revoked.
Herman M. Diener, ITO c stree
northeast, IS days.
Oliver w. Durity, SAT Fifteenth
street northeast, 80 days.
Rayond r. Edwards, 1921 Twelftl
street northeast, second offense,
days.
Henry W. Eibee, ss2s Calvert stree
Is days.
Stanley r. French, 2237 Front stree
southeast. 80 days.
John B. Goetz, 1000 Cathedral ave
nue., 80 days.
Harry E. Grier, 1923 Palmer plac
southeast, Is days.
Robert e. Ward. 1850 Universit
place. IS days.
James v. Washburn, $40 Fourt
street northeast, is days.
Charles E. Welsh, 144 Bryant stree
Is days.
Nellie v. Wilson, 5o4 Oglethorp
| street, revoked.
Abraham wolman. s22 Irving street
Is days.
Saul Yacknitz, SIS Thirteenth stree
| 30 days. ..
Evening star., 1936-04-02
Day in Congress
TODAY,

Senate:
Debates Capper stock yards bill.
Interstate Commerce Committee
hears testimony from Eugene Grace,
head Of Bethlehem Steel on anti
basing point bill.
House:
Considers four departments Estate,
Justice, Labor and Commerce) appro-
priation bill.
Veterans Committee continues in
vestigation into death Of veterans in
Florida storm.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearing on tax bill.
Special House Committee continues
investigation of Townsend old-age
pension movement.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Meets again as court Of impeach-
ment, followed by either Mississippi
flood control bill or immigration bill
Education and Labor Committee,
2:30 pm, silicosis hearing.
Subcommittee on District appropria-
ton bill continues executive hearing
House:
Convenes ut noon and discusses
State. Justice, Commerce and Labor
appropriation bills.
Ways and Means Committee. re-
sumes hearing on revenue BILL. 10 Am
Bell Comlfttee, continues investiga.
J tion Of old ke pension plan, 10 am
Evening star., 1936-04-02
Siberia to Get New Bridge.

Construction of bridge, more than
1000 feet long, across the Angara
River has been started at Irkutsk,
Eastern Siberia. It is to be completed
by November Of this year. 1t Is be-
ing constructed by the Soviet govern
ment, and will cross the turbulent
stream In four spans.
Evening star., 1936-04-02
King Georges Pony Rests.

Jock, the late King Georges favorite
pony, has been taken to Windsor
Castle, in England, to live in retire.
ment. He has been given a cosy stall
in the royal stable, and his compan-
ions are the famous Windsor Greys.
The walls of his stall are panelled
with glazed tiles, and above his man
aser is the name Jocknln pale blue
Evening star., 1936-04-02
Silence to Stop Betting.

In q war on illegal betting, the po-
lice Of Queensland, in Australia, are
enforcing silence by disconnecting all
telephones from places found to be
used for such practice. One Of the
first places to be so affected was a
hotel in Brisbane, and now guests or
management cannot get. telephone
service,
Evening star., 1936-04-02

time Landon has been well In the CONVERSATIONAL
lead and now q certain amount Of the delegate
strength that counts is lining up for him. Un-
less the other active candidates acquire enough
votes to bring about deadlock, there is fair
chance that uninstructed delegations will hasten
to climb aboard what may seem like q sizable
bandwagon.
The result of the primaries could change
the picture But ut the moment Landon has
the edge.
He has spoken very little and Is perhaps
holding on for two reasons. One may be that
he is letting the issues develop, the other may
L. .,oiisa,irasr his delixerx
Evening star., 1936-04-02
Six.Day Week in Russia.

Russia is generally on the six-day
week, five days Of work followed by q 4
dag Of rest. -
Evening star., 1936-04-02
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGwORTH

reports coming delegates pledged to Gov Landor
begin make look the Republican Convention might
all that has expected For some
Evening star., 1936-04-02
Alice Longworth.

Col Knox only good speech. but he has the
delivery the Republican aspirans The President how
remains the only real spelbinder either sdA
1880
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Labor

Continued From First Page.)
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Lincoln

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-02

SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Vincent L. Tolson. 3l4l Mount
Pleasant street, SIS.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-01-24
Dancing for Debutantes
By
Margaret E.
Sangster

/ private :: He went to bed with a
guilty thought nestled close to his
brain. And on Saturday afternoon,
when he left his office, he found him
SELF going in a direction that led away
from the committing train and home.
1T doesn't matter" he alibied to
himself mn II I'm late; Bella's not wait
ing. Nobodys expecting me-"
The studio of the advertisement was
as pr1m as Todd Pearson's own office.
The young lady who glanced up at
him from across a flat topped mahog-
any desk was as slim and dark gowned
ana gracious as his own secretary.
Ihere wasn't even flicker of tor
menting music to be heard. Todd,
gard, felt rather more at ease than
ne had dreamed possible. But when
Sne waited for him to make the OPEN
Ing ne suddenly discovered that he was
blushing.
Perhaps" he said, almost as shyly
as schoolboy. would have said it,
this isn't the right placer"
The young lady smiled with an un-
expected comradeship. She said:
1T Is. You've never been here be-
dore, 1et.,t have nay you? But you do dance
Todd heard himself saying, when
l was In college did the two-step and
the Boston, but not very well. haven't
danced since I was married. I've been
married more than Is years."
The young lady rose lithely from
1eh1nd her desk. She came over to
Todd's side and put her arm around
his waist She said
Don't stiffen up, my intentions are
| strictly honorable. Show me how YOU
college,"
Quite incredibly Todd did!
a letter from Bella said that the
bathing was divine, and that she was
two shades darker, and that she had
learned new hair-do and a new
rhumba. Pretty good, considering I
nave haven't been away a week." she
That afternoon Todd said to his
instructor (pardon me, instructress y
and she justified the advertisement
by being very competent
Gould I ever learn to rhumba, do
The instructress smiled. Rather, she
beamed. She was just as comradely as
the young lady at the desk had been,
Just as slim and gracious and darkly
That's what I admire most about
you, Mr.. Pearson" she said.
What do you admire about me?"
queried Todd, as he one-stepped per-
The instructress said, "Your ambi-
t1on. OF course you can learn to rhum-
ba! fancy you could learn to walk
tlghtrope if you set your mind to it.
you're already one-stepping like an
angel, and this is only your fourth
CTo Be ContinueO
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-01-24

On the island of San Salvador, a VOL
cano serves as lighthouse The flash
of its light by night has guided mar
iners for centuries.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-01-24
The
Man Who
Knows

Whether the Remedy
You are taking for
Headaches, Neuralgia
or Rheumatism Pains
is SAFE is Your Doctor.
Ask Him
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1936-01-24
Don't Entrust Your
Own or Your Family's
Well-Being to Unknown
Preparations

REFORE you take any prepara-
- ton you don't know all about,
for the relief of headaches; or the
pains of rheumatism, neuritis or
neuralgia, ask your doctor what he
thinks about it -in comparison
with Genuine Bayer Aspirin.
We say this because, before the
discovery of Bayer Aspirin, most
so-called pain" remedies were ad-
vised against by physicians as being
bad for the stomach; or, often, for
the heart. And the discovery of
Bayer Aspirin largely changed
medical practice.
Countless thousands of people
who have taken Bayer Aspirin year
in and out without ill effect, have
proved that the medical findings
about its safety were correct.
Remember this: Genuine Bayer
Aspirin is rated among the fastest
methods yet discovered for the relief
of headaches and all common pains
:. and safe for the average person
to take regularly.
You can get real Bayer Aspirin at
any drug store - simply by never
asking for it by the name aspirin
alone, but always saying BAYER
ASPIRIN when you buy.