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Evening star., 1936-01-15
Craudmother's Quick Action
Rescues -Four as Home Burns
ThrO,us Three Children to Porch Roof
and Leads Son to Safety as Canal
Road Home Is Destroyed.

helped the son to the front bed room
overlooking the porch roof.
Pushing Earl onto the roof. Mrs.
Powell then threw the children to the
roof and then climbed out herself.
As they jumped they were caught by
Harry Reid. a neighbor, and Daniel
Powell, another son Of Mrs. Powell,
who ran for the Fire Department in
his underwear after being awakened
by the smoke.
Helped Family Out.
Before leaving the burning house.
Daniel Powell helped his wife Alice,
26. and their two children, Paula Ann.
IS months, and Agnes. 8. outside and
saw that the upstairs occupants were
in a position to flee.
The fire. which broke out shortly
before o'clock. apparently started in
the kitchen The Powell family lost
everything but the clothes they wore
The family is staying with relatives.
Damage was estimated at $4,000, part
of which is covered by insurance
Mrs. Powell. widow, had lived in
the house since it was erected "a
years ago. Much of the lumber and
other builing materials used in con-
structing the dwelling we're taken from
the old Arlington Hotel when it was
demolished.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Police Deny Roosevelt Cartoon
Caused Custer of Long Aide
Welch Removed Because
OF Patronage Rule, Says
Capt. Orthn1an.
Drawings Lanpo0ned
the President and
Farley.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Capt William Orthman of the Cap
itol Police said today that j. E. WEIGH,
former bodyguard of the late Senator
Huey Long of Louisiana. had been
discharged as sergeant of the force
because of Patronage Committee rules
and not because he distributed anti
Roosevelt cartoons.
Welch had attributed his dismissal
to the circulation of cartoons showing
President Roosevelt and Postmaster
General Farley exulting over the tomb
stones of Long and the late Senator
Bronson Cutting of New Mexico. Each
marker bore the legend, ''victim of the
Roosevelt Double-C Cross"
Orthman, head of the force, said:
THE rule of the Patronage Com
mittee is that whenever a Senator or
Representative passes on, fellows who
got jobs through him are replaced
after 80 days.
Long died some months ago. but
Welch was carried on. Four or five
weeks ago told him he was due to
go and yesterday he got his notice.
1t was because of the ruling and
nothing else I only saw the car
toonS for the first time yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
RULE ON SPEEDING
BEGINS TOMORROW
Drivers Who Exceed Limit
Face Revocation of
Permits.

The order automatically SuSpending
permits of drivers convicted on speed
ing charges, announced 10 days ago
by Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, will 60 into effect tomorrow.
Forms for administering the new
rule were being distributed today while
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown signed
an order directing police officers to re-
port all speeding convictions i'm
mediately to M. O. Eldridge, chair
man of the Board of Suspensions and
Revelations of Operators Permits.
who will issue formal notices of sus-
pensions.
Virginia to Cooperate.
With the announcement came word
from John @. Rhodes, director of the
division of motor vehicles of Virginia.
that his department will cooperate
in the Districts campaign to curb
speeding.
Virginia laws provide for revocation
of drivers permit only on the third
conviction during a l2-month period,
but steps are being taken to provide
suspension for first and second Of
fenses, Rhodes said in letter to Van
Duzer. Maryland authorities also are
expected to cooperate by suspending
permits of residents of that State for
speeding convictions in the District.
but no word has yet been received
from them.
Maj. Brown explained his officers
will report convictions on speeding
charges to the Suspension and Revo-
cation Board, which will automatically
send notice of the suspension by reg
istered letter.
The schedule of suspensions for the
first offense involving speed of from
35 to 40 miles an hour is Is days;
from 40 to so miles an hour, 80 days,
and for more than so miles an hour,
revocation.
For the second offense within
year, involving a speed of from 35 to
40 miles an hour, the penalty will be
80 days; and for speeds of from 40 to
so miles an hour. As days. The third
offense within IL months will bring
a suspension of from three to six
months or more.
Eldridge explained that the schedule
is a minimum scale only, and will not
prevent suspension or revocation for
longer periods or for lesser offenses if
the board feels it is justified Revo-
cation can be ordered only after a
hearing.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
WEIGHTS CASE DELAYED

Cases involving % charges of short
weight against the Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Co. were called for trial
in Police Court yesterday and were
continued until February % at the
request of the defendant
The cases represent the second in a
series against the company made by
the District inspector of weights and
measures, the first trial on one charge
resulting in acquittal
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Club Officers Chosen.

RITCHIE, Md. January IS (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Aubrey Ritchie has been
chosen local leader Of the Girls All
Club Of Ritchie, while officers Of the
club were announced as follows:
Katherine Berry. president; Christine
Sasscer, vice president; Marjorie
Allen. secretary. A broad program,
including establishment Of library
at the Glenn Dale Sanatorium, has
been planned.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
PLANS DISCUSSED
Bethesda-Newcomb Club Library

hesda-Newcomb Club Library
Due Further Study.
By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, January 15.-
Preliminary plans for continuing the
Bethesda -Newcomb Club Public LIZ
brary, Inc, were discussed last night
at meeting Of representatives of To-
cal civic, educational and patriotic or
ganizations.
A second meeting to formulate final
arrangements will be held within the
next month.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Rabbi to Speak Tonight.

Rabbi Edward Israel of Baltimore
will speak on Marriage" at forum
meeting of the Washington Institute
of Mental Hygiene at o'clock to-
night in Barker Hall, Y. w. c. A.
Building.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
COUNTY GETS $500, 900
Frederick, Nd, 1885 Road Funds
Are Announced.
" the Associated Press.

6y the hScOSldteu EIcSs
FREDERICK, Md. January Is
The Frederick County Commissioners
were notified by the State Roads Com
mission that 100000 has been get
aside for expenditure in this county
during 1886. OF that sum $480, 900 has
been allocated to the new alternate
highway between Hagerstown and
Frederick.
Grade-crossing work, including prof.
ects at Sabillasville and Thurmont, will
account for ano1her 100000.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Multinle Twins.

Eight Of the II children Of M. and
Mime. Cloez- Victor Of Guise, Aisne,
are twins. Z
Evening star., 1936-09-30
"RED RIDER" is TOPIC

The District of Columbia ''red
rider" amendment will be the sub
ject Of mass meeting of the newly
organized Student Association for
Academic Freedom, to be held Fri
day at 8 pm. at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, 1410 Colum-
bia road. Martha Strayer, Washing
ton newspaper woman, will be the
principal speaker.
The association describes academic
freedom as 'the right of teachers and
pupils to discuss freely in class rooms
any vital set of facts relevant to
their course Of instruction, the right
Of teachers and students to free as
sembly and expression, and the right
OF students to ready access to un-
censored source material"
The association is to meet BIZ
monthly on dates to be announced
later.
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Power
Continued From First Page.)

Lilienthal made a study of the public
private power grid" Of England in
preparing for T. v. A. developments.
Such pools are already in effect,
Lilienthal added, between private
power companies in some parts Of this
country.
A present pooling contract between
the T. v. A. and Commonwealth and
Southern Electric Company expires
next month, and New Dealers hope
more far-reaching pool may be writ
ten into the new contract.
Wendell L. Willkie, president OF
Commonwealth and Southern, and
Preston S. Arkwright. president OF
Georgia Power Company. were among
White House today. Lilienthal and
Arthur Z. Morgan, the chairman,
represented T. v. A.
other Government conferees in
cluded: Frank r. McNinch, chairman
of the Federal Power Commission;
Basil Manly, power commissioner;
Frederic A. Delano, vice chairman Of
the National Resources Board, and
Morris L. Cooke, rural electrifcation
administrator.
Besides Willkie and Arkwright.
others invited as representatives of
private industry were Owen D. Young,
chairman of the General Electric Co.:
Samuel Ferguson. chairman Of the
Hartford Electric Co.; Russell c. Lef-
fingwell of j. p. Morgan 81 Co., Louis
B. Wehle, New York attorney. and
Alexander Sachs, research director OF
Lehman Corp.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

session. In the eighth district Repre-
sentative Crawford. Republican. will
be opposed by former Representative
Hart. Democrat. The Republican in
cumbents, however. seem to have the
better of the situation in these con-
gressional districts.
Here in the fifth district Repre-
sentative Carl Mapes. veteran Repub-
lican, is running against Tom Nc
Allister. q Democrat. whom Mapes
beat in 1884. The total vote cast in
the Republican primary was 1894
in this district, and the total Demo-
cratic primary vote was 1928. 1t
looks as though Mapes should win,
although his opponent is conducting
an active campaign and has been
at it for a long time. The city is
likely to 60 Democratic--an indus
trial center-but the rest of the dis
trict is counted on to make 1t Re-
publican.
Evening star., 1936-09-30
SUIT WOULD VOID
CH|CAGO'S VOTES
Court Asked to Declare
Permanent Registration
Law Invalid.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. September 3o.-Legal
definition Of emergency legislation
within the province Of the State Leg
islature was a main issue today as a
taxpayers injunction suit was pressed
II successful, it would keep Chicago's
voters out of the November presi-
dental election
Judge Cornelius J. Harrington was
asked by counsel for Mrs. Grace Herr
berger. the plaintiff. to declare the
city's new permanent registration law
invalid on the ground it was passed
at the wrong special legislative ses-
sion.
The attorney, Louis Greenberg, con-
tended at the first day Of the hear
ing yesterday that failure of the legis-
lation to pass when offered at this
years third special session of the
General Assembly was in effect de-
cision by the lawmakers that no
emergency existed
He argued that If such was the
case. passage of the bills at the fourth
special session two months later as
emergency" measures was illegal.
But Attorney Francis x. Busch, de-
Tending the case for the Election
Board, declared that Gov. Henry Hor-
ner. who called the special session,
was the sole judge of what constituted
an emergency.
Mrs Herzberger's complaint asked
that election officials be enjoined from
performing their duties as set forth
in the act. The Election Board said
1.117,653 persons already had placed
their names on the permanent lists
as Of last Saturday and that with only
six days of registration remaining, the
effect of an injunction would be to
disfranchise them.
The Cook County (Chicago) Re-
publican Committee instructed an at
torney to file an interviewer in defense
Of the. law.
Mrs. Herzberger did not disclose the
purpose Of her suit. Greenberg iden-
titled her only as "a taxpayer"
Evening star., 1936-09-30
z IN BLACK CULT
FACE LIFE TERMS
Sentence for Seven Found
Guilty in Terrorist SIay-
ing Mandatory.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
DETROIT, September 30-Twelve
Black Legion night riders faced pos
sible life imprisonment today for the
roadside execution" of Charles A.
Poole, which unmasked the secret
terroristic society.
For seven men convicted of first
degree murder, life terms are man
datory under Michigan State law.
Four others, found guilty of second
degree murder, may receive any
sentence up to and including life at
the discretion of the judge.
Trial Judge Joseph A. Moynihan
planned to withhold for several days
pronouncement of sentences on the
IL defendants who stood trial and
on Dayton Dean, chubby, self-styled
BLACK Legion triggerman." who
pleaded guilty and then testified for
the State. Defense attorneys worked
today to perfect appeals from the con-
victions to the Michigan Supreme
Court.
Fifteen other cases, ranging from
fioggings to murder conspiracies,
await trial with prosecutors unde-
cided which to start next
A routine police investigation of the
Poole death spread net which
enmeshed at least 10 men in charges
growing out of Black Legion activities
which. the State, charges, terrorized its
members and sought to impose its
racial and religious prejudices or
politicians in cities of the Detroit area
A jury of nine men end three women
deliberated only IS minutes before re-
turning the verdicts yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

place while he is still alive, and W,
hope the secondhand car works wei
and that he has perfectly swell time
ABSENT MINDED.
Books are being Dritten daily
and psychologists are lecturtng
from American platforms nightly
about the ualue of concentration.
You will succeed, we are led to
beliepe, IT you are able to brush the
outside ,Dorld a,Ddy-close out ring
ing telephones, sirening dn1bulances
and nert-door radios.
LeDis Boyer, local engraDer. dis
agrees NTH oil the authorities, and
says that in the future he. for
one, is going to cultiuate letting
his mind jump freely from one
thing to another. As Boyer tOdited
for q bus yesterday he tDas reading
his newspaper about the siege OF
Madrid and mounted the first
pehicle that came along ioithout
lifting his eyes from the printed
page.
Eventually, conscious OF the pas
sage OF time, he looked up to find
himself in Suitland, Md. He iras
late to Dork and the boss didn't
seem to like it much.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

old age are common enemies against
whom the Nation should present a
united front.
An advance has begun-and no
man has right 10 call halt. We
must-as a nation and in the Amer
lean spirit-seize the occasion TO in
sure the blessings of security to our
selves and our posterity."
Replies to Criticism.
Replying to Coy. Landon's criticism
OF the act, he said at one point:
He wishes TO use the States as
laboratories to work out the problems
involved in this type of legislation.
Either the nominee has not read the
social security act or his advisers
have misled him as to the essential
provisions of this subject.
The act already provides for the
very f1exibility and opportunity for
experimentation which the Republican
nominee says he wants
Winant argued that Republican
proposals on social security meant "a
dependency dole-a dole with means
test"
In every country in the world"
he said, progress has been made by
substituting thrift, savings and in
surance for the dole, the pauper's
oath and relief. Surely we will never
create social security by encouraging
individual insecurity"
Replying to the Landon address
point by point, Winant said:
The candidate protests against the
Federal movement, in its administra-
ton of the act, prying into the affairs
in individuals. Yet in social security
the Government does only what 1t
does in other fields of taxation; 1t
seeks only the minimum Of informa-
ton on a mans income essential to
the administration of the act. since
benefits are based on thrift and stead
iness of employment measured by a
mans total earnings. And the can
didate ignores the usual methods
which attend his own proposal OF de-
f1ciency relief with its means test"
Compulsion to Save.
Regarding the Republican nominees
assertion that the law enforces savings
on the working man, Winant said
Landon "forgets the greater compul-
sion to savings which came from the
fear of the lack of job and from the
fear of old age"
Winant said the act enables work
ing men and women by acting together
to meet hazards which would over
Whelm them If faced alone"
Landon had criticized as unsouu
the arrangement for building up a
huge reserve fund composed of Gov
eminent bonds to finance old-age
pensions. Ee advocated instead pay
as-you-go plan for pensions to the
needy aged administered through the
States.
The Government bonds in which
the reserve funds will be invested"
said Winant, will have the backing
of the entire wealth of the Nation,
just as do all Government bonds"
Where Landon had questioned the
tax on workers pay, which will, in part,
build up the reserve fund, his critic
said under the Republican proposal
all must pay, but the improvident
chiefly will benefit; and the greater
the degree of improvidence, the greater
the benefit. Thus is thrift discouraged.
family responsibilities broken down,
real security lessened.'
Evening star., 1936-09-30

this season with an even score of
victory.
To what extent the chilly weather
would affect the box artistry was a
question. But 1t was not expected to
interfere with the normal efficiency
Of the veteran Ruffing His opening
skirmish, regardless of its outcome.
was bound to find at least one rec
ord cracked. for of Hubbelrs Is vic
tories registered this season the last
Is have been consecutive, while the
Yankees have a record of IL world
series victories in a row, having
taken four straights each from the
Pittsburgh. Pirates in 1927, the st.
Louis Cardinals in 1928 and the Chi
cago Cubs in 1882.
Evening star., 1936-09-30
DEBT NEGOTIATIONS.
DENIED BY .BULLITT
New Ambassador to France Ar.
rives in Paris to Take Amer
lean Post.
b. the Associated Press.

by the hSSOclkteo FEeSS.
PARIS, September 30.-William G.
Bullitt, arriving to take his post as
Ambassador to Paris, denied today
reports there have been new negotis-
tions for settlement Of Frances dest
to the United States.
In an interview, Bullitt said no steps
had been taken in that direction up
TO the present" and declared his mis-
sion was purely and simply that of
an ambassador, answering mo" when
asked whether he came expressly" to
settle the debt question. ~,
He described Franco-American re-
lations as entirely friendly and based
on a mutual policy of democracy and
human liberty"
The Ambassador said he believed
the American Government naturally"
would take defense measures against
any sharp reaction in the American
domestic market as the result OF
French devaluation. He added, how
ever, the necessity for such action
was not anticipated.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

This ad inserter seems to be cele-
brating q complete right-about-face in
his attitude toward the world and he
has immeasurably frightened our day.
We are thinking Of selling our burial
plot and putting the proceeds with
funds set aside for cabin cruiser we
hope to buy next Summer.
Apparently this man is no longer
concerned about where he will be
buried, but Is intent on going some
Evening star., 1936-09-30

Last Thursday Mr. Scott celebrated
his birthday anniversary ana re-
celved from Mrs. Muchmore q tiny
fir, ready for planting, with card
attached reading, Now you can bathe
in peace"
Mr.. Scott has planted the young
tree outside his bath room window
and hopes that he will not succumb
OF old age before it reaches protec-
tive proportions. Firs, in case you
don't know, take decades to reacn
maturity.
- y X n
REGRETS.
NEXT time his caddie makes a re-
mark to him, william Ullman,
Congressional Country Club golfer. is
going to pay more attention.
Ullman has favorite caddie, named
Clifford Jones, who always totes his
carefully selected clubs around the
golf course. For years Ullman has
taken Clifford's advice on what club
to use and how to play shots, and has
acquired the habit of indorsing Cliff
ford's advice without question. So
when Clifford mumbled something on
the eighteenth green the other day
Ullman said, Sure" without knowing
what had been said.
He hurried, as usual to the club
next day. Clifford. please" Ullman
said He isn't here" answered the
caddie master.
We'll, give my clubs to another
boy"
Your clubs aren't here, either"
said the head caddie.
Clifford took them away with him
to play in golf match" was the
reply. HE said you told him he
could"
Ullman remembered Clifford's ques-
tion the day before. He's waiting for
Clifford to return and then he swears
he'll never miss a word he says from
here on.
REVERSAL.
WILL exchange two cemetery lots
w for a secondhand car" read q
classified advertisement appearing in
The Star recently.
1t inspires reflection, curiosity, and
an overwhelming desire to clap and
shout, cat boy!"
Evening star., 1936-09-30

Continued From First Page)
next ball. pitchout, Powell scrambled
back to second base ahead of Man
cuso's throw. Tony passed up two more
wide ones, to obtain the first pass off
Hubbell. On the second pitch to Sell
kirk, Powell and Lazzeri essayed a
double steal, but jake was tagged
sliding into third on Mancuso's good
peg to Jackson. as LazZeri took second
After the count had gone to three and
two on Selkirk, play was temporarily
interrupted when Hubbell called for a
fresh bag of resin. The Giants ap-
peared to be stalling bit. Selkirk
then went down swinging. missing
roundhouse curve. No runs.
GIANTS-With the steady rain
showing no signs of abatement. Man
cuso lofted Rulings first pitch to
Rolfe Whitehead took strike, fouled
another and then took two balls before
being victimized on strikes. Offering
at Rulings first pitch, Jackson sent an
Cdoy AOAACL " SIOSClbl. 4NO
Yankees, !; Giants, o.
FIFTH INNING.
YANKEES-At this stage a ground
keeper visited the pitchers box with
a pail of earth to remedy the slippery
footing for the moundsmen. Ruffing
took a ball and two strikes sbefore
missing with a swing for strike three.
Crosetti had two strikes and two balls,
when he fouled to Mancuso. After
taking two straight strikes, Rolfe
passed up as many balls before pop
ping to Whitehead. No runs.
GIANTS-Hubbell was in the hole
with two strikes and a ball. when he
rolled to Lazzeri Offering at Ruff
flng's first pitch, Moore fouled to
Dickey. After carefully inspecting Ruff
fing's repertoire, Bartell pulled a home
run into the upper stand in left field
to tie the score at IL, as the crowd
voiced its approval With the count
one and one, Terry rolled to Lazzeri
One run.
Yankees, 1; Giants, 1.
$4,000 Brave Elements.
Under overcast skies that bore threat
of rain, some $4,000 overcoated and
bemuffied fans jammed into the his
tortc Polo Grounds to see the start
of the first all-New York world series
in 13 years The weather. more suit
able for foot ball than the great ma
tional pastime, failed to deter the
base ball-hungry Gotham fans from
converging on the National League
stronghold for a set Of battles that
promises to produce stirring action.
Nor did the low temperature in
huence Manager Terry of the Giants
to switch from his selection of Carl
Hubbell as his pitching choice in the
initial affray, although the ace left
handler performs best in hot weather
and under a strong sun.
Opposed to Hubbell on the mound
was big Red Rufing, ace Highlander
of the Yankees, who led all his mates
Evening star., 1936-09-30
No Labor, No Game Courts.

FORT LAUDERDALE R.-The
city was forced to delay building 20
additional shufiieboard courts for its
Winter tourists because dt could not
Immediately find contractor to do
the work. All available construction
men have been employed on larger
projects.