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The Washington times., 1936-09-24
PARTY LEADERS
CONFER WITH
PRESIDENT
THE Presidents speech before
q New York forum on Page 81.
By GEORGE DURNO

BY GEORGE DURNO
HYDE PARK, Sept. "a G.N.SO.
President Roosevelt reached out
today to take the diverse elements
OF his campaign for reelection
into his own hands. Headed by
his running mate, Vice President
John N. Garner, and Democratic
National Chairman James A. Far
ley, group of Is representing the
New Deal high command had
been called to Hyde Park for a
conference this afternoon.
Strategems of the closing weeks
OF the campaign were to be out
lined and decisions reached as to
just what part President Roose-
Velt would personally play in the
appeal for votes against Governor
Alfred M. Landon of Kansas.
Three Cabinet Chiefs
Besides Garner and Farley, those
to assemble in the Hyde Park libra
ry included Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull: Secretary of Commerce
Daniel c. Roper; Attorney General
Homer c. Cummings; Senate Ma
jority Leader Joseph T. Robinson;
Senator Deames ByrneS of South
Carolina; Senator O'Mahoney OF
Wyoming; Senator Vic Donahey
of Ohio: Representative Pat
Drewry of Virginia. chairman OF
the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee; Representa-
tive Boland of Pennsylvania, whip
Of the House, whom Father Cough
lin is making a special effort to
defeat; National Treasurer w.
Forbes Morgan: Frank C. walker;
National Secretary L. w. Robert
and James w. Gerard. one of the
party'S ableSt money-raisers.
The President prefaced this i'm
portant political session by going
on the air last night with an ap-
pal for fair treatment by the
press OF the nation.
williams a Visitor
Aubrey Williams, acting head
of Works Progress AdminiStra-
tion, and Ambassador Cudahy
were among others scheduled to
see the President today.
Democrats of DutchesS county
held a big dinner rally in Pough-
keepsie last night to honor Alpha
r. Wilton, Democratic candidate
for Congress from the presiden-
tial district against Representa-
tive Hamilton Fish.
VOTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
More Jobs Are Found
For zoos u. 5. Youths
International News Service


An increase in private employ
ment of young people, between the
ages of 16 and 25, was reported
for the month of August today by
the National Youth Administra-
ton.
Total of 2,O65 young people were
placed through the Junior Employ
ment Service of NYA, DR.. Mary H.
S. Hayes, director of guidance and
placements, reported. This makes
a total of 8,51O youths placed in
private employment since the serv-
ice was established six months ago.
Offices are being established this
month at Louisville, KY; Detroit,
Mich; Jacksonville, Fla, and in
the District of Columbia.
Of the 5,337 who registered for
Jobs in August, per cent were on
relief and 40 per cent had no pre-
vious work experience, DR.. Hayes
said.
The Washington times., 1936-09-24
Two Counties Added
To Drought Aid List

Two more counties, Madison in
Illinois, and Clark in Ohio, were
added to the list of emergency
drought counties yesterday by the
Department of Agriculture drought
committee. This makes a total
of 1,151 Of the country's 3,070
counties now listed as emergency
drought territory.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

RUSSIA'S MODERN MAN OF
ARMS. He is outfitted now as
smartly and efficiently as any fight
ing man of Europe Cartridge boxes
strap over his heavy coat and the
new lines of his steel helmet give
maximum of protection. 9 A. p Photo
Evening star., 1936-11-29

LAUNCH ED ON
HER N AV AL CA
REER. To the f1utter
of pc n n a n t S and
cheers of the crowd,
the Navy's new TO-
000-ton cruiser Phila-
delphia is launched
at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. Speed is
her long suit.
Wide World.
LeJt: A u . Q D
SHIPS END. Broken
in two by pounding
surf on the Cornwall
coast OF England, the
lucklesS New York
frelghter B e Sse m er
settles to her doom.
Wide World.
Evening star., 1936-11-29

THE LONG RUMORED
is CONFIRMED. Buddy
Rogers and Mary Pick
ford finally let the public
in on their big secret
they're going to be mar
ried in the Spring. Here
they are at the Los Ange-
les air station to greet
Buddy's mother on her
arrival from his home
town of Olathe, Kans.,
for the formal announce
ment party. 9 A. P. Photo.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
SUICIDES DEPOSIT
Of $13,5)DFOUND
Stocks and Cash Discovered
in Safety Box of De-
troit Official.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT. March 16.-stocks val
ued at approximately $4,000 and
$500 in cash were found today in
the safety deposit box of Harry M.
Tyler, assistant city controller, who
killed himself Thursday night a few
hours after a $4,000 embezzlement
OF city pension funds was disclosed.
Examination Of the box came short
ly after Controller William ]. Curran
said he had participated in a number
Of stock speculations with Tyler. Cur
ran said he also was a heavy stock
holder in the Detroit Cripple Creek
Gold Mining Co. of which Tyler was
president.
Much of the stock in Tyler's strong
box consisted OF shares in the gold
mining company, city officials said.
Among leading developments in the
investigation was the announcement
by William G. Comb, chief assistant
Federal district attorney, that James
j. OShea, assistant vice president of
the National Bank of Detroit, would
be questioned by agents Of the De-
partment of Justice.
Mayor Frank Couzens and other
city officials issued statement Sat-
urday charging that the bank was re-
sponsible for the loss. and declaring
that O'Shea had shown lack Of judg-
ment" in approving Tyler's with
drawals from the trust account.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Continued From First Page)
Hearst kilograms obtained from the
wire companies.
When the furry caused by entrance
OF the deputy marshal had subsidized,
Schwellenbach continued with the in
terrogation of Smith.
Senator Schallenbach charged that
Smith prevailed on Congressman to
invite their colleagues to Smiths
home ION the pretext of meeting some
Western Congressman"
When these members of Congress
accepted the invitations, Schwellen-
bach asserted, they were not told
that Smith was "a lobbyist paid by
the power companies"
Smith, bald and horid, objected
strenuously to picture-taking by the
photographers.
Am I here to pose for the photog-
raphers or testify?" Smith demanded.
The photographers retired Smith
was asked to specify some of the
members Of Congress he had enter
tained. Calling for q congressional
directory, he first named Rep
resentative Zioncheck of Wash
ington, Ekwall of Oregon, Costello of
California, Murdock of Utah. Chavez
of New Mexico (now a Senator) ,
Greenway Of Arizona, Knutson of
Minnesota, Christianson of Minnesota,
Ferguson of Oklahoma. Fuller of Ar
kansas, Gregory Of Kentucky and
Dirksen of Illinois.
Later he added the other names al
ready listed.
Smith testified that prior to forma-
ton Of the National Conference of
Investors last year he was with the
National Securities Owners Associa-
ton on the Pacific Coast.
Meanwhile, in another section of
the Capitol, a morning-long session
of the Communications Commission
drafted a report TO the Senate on its
activities in aiding the Lobby Com
mittee procure copies of telegraphic
messages.
Revamping Report.
The commission apparently was re-
vamping a tentative report prepared
by special committee.
Commissioner Norman Case, head
of the committee, said the report
might be forwarded to the Senate late
today or tomorrow.
The report, ordered in a resolution
by Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho, is expected to detail the COM
missions activities in designating en-
ployes to work with Lobby Committee
investigators in the office of Wash
ington telegraph companies.
This assistance was authorized in
a commission resolution last Septem-
ber. setting out that the messages
were to be made available ain the
name Of the Federal Communications
Commission"
Evening star., 1936-03-16
PERIL TO j. S. SEEN.
IN BIRTH DECLINE
Need of Culture Stressed by
Edward Wiggam at
Town Hall.

A prediction that weak and unin-
telligent portions of the population
will inherit America unless the lead
ers in our national life are willing to
make personal sacrifices and repro
duce brains" was made at the Town
Hall of Washington last night by
Albert Edward Wiggam, author and
lecturer.
"It Is leaders who make culture"
Wiggam told his audience at the
Shoreham Hotel, "and the sections Of
the population which have produced
the greatest number Of leaders in
past generations are rapidly vanish
ing" He advocated birth control and
sterilization as a means Of preventing
the lower classes from contributing
more than their share to the popu-
lation"
"One-half Of the American people is
dying out-they are simply vanish
ing species of animal from the face
of the earth." Wiggam asserted, land
it is chiefly the half that has made
America what 1t is and given 1t its
culture and ideals"
Rural Population Gains.
Declaring there Is a definite trend
toward an increase In the proportion
Of inhabitants in rural areas, Giggam
said: "All the large cities in America
are having too few children to re-
place the present population, and un-
less they are recruited from the coun-
try they will in time become merely
the empty monuments Of vanished
race"
The speaker praised the efforts Of
educators and the Government to raise
standards of country life. Since our
future population is going to come
largely from the small town and
FARMS" he said, nothing Is more i'm
portant than that our country life
should be kept at q high level Of cul-
ture."
One member Of the panel. Oliver
Baker, economist in the Department of
Agriculture, supported Wiggams con-
tention regarding population trends
with figures gathered by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. He disagreed,
however. in the problem of birth con-
troll. ITO circulate birthcontrol in
formation among the so-called lower
classes at this time" Baker said,
would result only in extending to
them the questionable ideals Of the
middle classes" He argued the cul-
tural advancement in the United
States depends largely upon the su-
perior classes.
Would Convince Brains"
Katharine F. Lenroot, chief Of the
Childrens Bureau. who also partici-
pated in the panel discussion, declared
herself heartily in agreement with
Wiggam's argument that brains pro-
duce brains" "Our essential prob
lem" she said. 'is to encourage brains
to have children"
Answering question propounded by
Representative Brooks Fletcher of
Ohio. Wiggam insisted the "steriliza-
tion laws now ready for use in %
States should be applied diligently"
He said he agrees with sHitier's pro-
gram on sterilization in Germany.
Hitler got his ideas from reading
American books on eugenics while con-
fined in prison in Austria" the speak
er added.
approximately 1000 people heard
the address and open discussion which
followed. Huston Thompson, chair
man Of the Town Hall trustees, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
TRAFFIC INJURIES
FATAL TOD. c. MAN
Waiter Hit by Car Is Years
18th ViCtim-TWo Are
Killed Nearby.

Winnie Horton, so, a waiter, of
2505 Champlain street, died in Emer-
gency Hospital at 8:45 am. today.
He was the nineteenth traffic victim
Of the year.
Horton was struck March on H
Sixteenth street by car operated by
Francis Shipman, 20, of 1901 Twenty
third street. He was taken to the
hospital, where it was found he was
suffering from, possibly, a fractured
skull. fractures of both legs and in
ternal injuries.
Shipman was charged at the third
precinct station at that time with
reckless driving and released in $1,000
bond. He was booked again today,
pending action of the coroner.
Two other persons were killed yes
terday in traffic accidents near Wash
ington. Aubrey Breeden, 10, of
Brentsville, Va, was killed near Fair
fox, Va, and an unidentified white
man about so years old died in
Washington Sanitarium. Takoma
Park, after being struck by an auto
mobile on the Colesville road. near
Silver Spring, Md.
Breeden was pinned beneath car
which overturned when it collded
with another machine on the Gen.
terville-Manassas road. His three
companions we're taken in serious
condition to Georgetown Hospital.
They are Kenneth Breeden. %, q
brother: Emery Cornell. 10, and
Ralph Cornell. 10, all of Brentsville.
Joseph N. Yearwood, colored, of the
600 block Of T street. driver of the
car involved in the Colesville acci-
dent, was charged with reckless driv-
ing and released in $500 bond.
Six other persons received minor
injuries in traffic mishaps yesterday,
according to police reports.
The victims included two children,
Emil Leucher, 4. Of s34 Farragut
street, who suffered cuts on the lips
and face, and James Mallas, 9, of sl8
First street, who was taken to Sibley
Hospital with broken leg.
Fireman Edward J. Barnowsky of
the Boulevard Heights (Md) volun-
teers was thrown to the street from a
firetruck when the apparatus suddenly
rounded a curve on the way to fire
at Nicholas avenue and District line
southeast. Barnowsky suffered
sprained ankle.
Other victims included Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mitchell, 1922 Jefferson street,
who suffered cuts and bruises when
their car overturned on the Baltimore
Boulevard near Berwyn, Nd, and
Ralph and Emory Cornwall, brothers,
who were shaken up in an accident on
the Lee Highway near Fairfax, Va.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Congress Aini Brief |
-
TODAY,

Senate:
Debates whether to consider changes
in stockyards act.
Lobby Committee hears Robert E.
Smith of the National Conference of
Investors.
Banking Committee studies housing
legislation.
Finance Committee analyses pro-
posals to change liquor tax laws.
House:
Considers private bills.
Appropriations Committee meets on
four-department Estate, Justice, La
bor, Commerce) appropriation bill.
Ways and Means Subcommittee con-
tinues study Of tax legislation.
Special committee meets to start
work investigating Townsend old.age
pension plan.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will debate motion to take up
packers and stockyards bill II War
Department supply bill Is disposed Of.
Interstate Commerce Committee
meets at 10 am. on anti-basing point
bill.
House:
Considers private calendar.
Patents Committee resumes hear.
ings on copyright bill, l0:l5 am.
Committee on post ofices and post
roads considers star route bill. 10 am.
Special trafic subcommittee Of
District Committee resumes trafnc
study. 10 an.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
MANPUT IN JAIL
INTUITION THREAT
Son of Countess Barbara
Named in Alleged Kidnap
Hoax Note.
BY the Associated Press.

oy LIlc ASeOCIatcu EASoo.
MANCHESTER, England, March le
Alfred Molyneux, 81, Of Lancashire
was jailed today on charge OF at
tempting to extort f2oo $1,000 from
Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-
Reventlow by pretending to reveal q
plot to kidnap her newborn son.
Police said that Molyneux had ad-
mitted writing a letter during mo
ments of depression" offering to dis
close the plot" He was remanded
In custody for week.
The prisoner was trapped by police
when he went to keep a rendezvous
with a messenger from the countess. +"
He told the police that no kidnap plot
existed.
Molyneux was arrested last Satur-
day. The letter went into details as
to how contact between Molyneux and
an agent from the countess should be
made IN Manchester.
Reply Specified.
It ordered: LET your messenger be
outside the long bar at the Gaumont
Picture Theater March IA at pm,
and let him have q red silk handker-
chief in his left hand.
He will be asked, 'Daily?' and must
reply, NO weekly
IF you intend to heed this, put ar
answer in the personal column Of the
Manchester Evening Chronicle March
r."
Detective Inspector Forster told the
Police Court that the Countess gave
the letter to her lawyer, who informed
the police, whereupon the requested
advertisement was inserted in the
newspaper.
On Saturday, the inspector said, q
detective carrying dummy package
stood outside the theater while other
detectives watched. Molyneux was
arrested when he appeared at the
stated time and received the package
from the detective.
The inspector said Molyneux told
the police: Il admit I wrote the letter
knowing perfectly well that / know u
no such plot or any persons who IN.
tended to kidnap the child. I wrote
it in moments Of depression as I am
without money and with a wife and
two children to support on 80 shillings
($750) a week.
"I sincerely regret my action and
hope I have not caused the Count and
Countess any worry or anxiety"
Molyneux did not testify at today's
hearing, saying he had nothing to add
to the statement given to the police.
The Haugwitz-Reven baby was
born February "a and, by the fact Of
birth, became heir to the estates of
his Danish father, Count Court
Haugwitz- -Reventlow, and to the for
tune of his American mothers side
which is estimated at 500, ,000, 900. The
mothers fortune Is part of the Wool
worth estate.
At the time of the child's birth, ..s.:e
British press printed reports that the
count and countess would make their
home In England on the grounds that
they feared kidnapers in the United
States.
The count, however, denied these
reports and said the child would be
taken to the United States in the
near future.
Shortly after the boys birth the
countess became seriously Ill and. for
O time, her life was in danger.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
FALSE FIRE ALARMS
CHARGED TO Three
Two Soldiers and Georgetown U.
Student Are Arraigned Before
Judge 7. r. HIT.

Three persons, two soldiers and a
Georgetown University law student,
today were arraigned before Judge
Isaac R. Hit In Police Court on
charges Of turning In false fire alarms.
The two soldiers, who identified
themselves as Earl E. Campbell, %,
and Edward e. Dennison, q, both
members of Headquarters Company,
1900 G street, were turned over to
Capt. r. w. Minckler Of the United
States Signal Corps for action. They
entered pleas Of not guilty to the
charge of turning in false alarm
at Nineteenth street and New York
avenue early today.
The case Of Joseph F. Meglen, the
Georgetown University student. was
continued until April 4. He was
charged with turning in false alarm
at Thirty-sixth and N streets early
today.
When the students case is called
April 4, Judge Hit will be in another
court and will not try the case.
william H. McGrath, assistant cor
poration counsel, asked that the case
be continued, according to notation
on the inside Of the paper. George.
town student" was also written inside
the paper.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
COMMUNIST LEADERS
0USTED BY PARAGUAY
Red Leaders Are First to Feel
Weight of Decree by New
Government.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, March 1e.-Re-
ports from Asuncion today disclosed
that Communists are the first to feel
the weight Of the new Paraguayan
governments decree declaring Para
quay totalitarian state.
Several Communist leaders were ar
rested in Paraguay over the week end
and deported to Argentina. They in
cluded Oscar Cryedt, former student
leader.
The Communist party long had
been banned from Paraguay, but when
Col. Rafael Franco overthrew the
Ayala government by revolution last
month the Communists resumed their
activities.
AS President, however, Col. Franco
banned all political activities except
those eminating from the state and
the liberating revolution"
The Franco government was recog-
nized by various nations, including
the United States, last Saturday.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
LESS THAN BILLION
RELIEF PLEA SEEN
Byrns Hints Roosevelt Re-
quest May Be Held to
7.Month Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

A hint that President RooseVelt's
forthcoming request for relief appro-
priations may fall short Of $1,000, ,000,-
600 was given today by Speaker Byrns.
Replying to questions at his press
conference regarding the relief mes
sage. expected by Thursday. Byrns
said Of reported plans to limit the
relief extension to seven months:
81 didn't hesitate to say to the Pres
ident that that would be the wise
thing to do; there is no way Of telling
what the revenues or amount of en-
ployment will be, making it hard to
plan too far in advance.
IT don't think it (the relief request)
is going to be nearly as large as some
of you expect. don't say that it will
be well under billion, but it may be. +"
The Speaker was of the opinion that
any efforts to earmark the relief funds
probably will be for the c. c. c., as
there is considerable sentiment for
that"
He referred apparently to petitions
that have been circulated in the House
requesting Mr.. Roosevelt not to cut
the G. c. c. to 100000.
Asked If there would be much of a
fight on the relief question, he replied
dryly:
THAT depends on how big it Is"
"It is a good thing to send it up
here now" he said, Ito let the country
know what it is and so the committee
can get to work on it. There is no
reason why it shouldn't come up this
week if the President is ready"
The Speaker said that personally
I'D hate to see the c. C. c. camps
abandoned, because they have been a
wonderful thing"
Mayors Ask $3.50, 100000.
The United States Conference Of
Mayors renewed its drive for
s2,340. 100000 appropriation to con-
tinue the Works Progress Administra-
ton, in making public statements by
heads of more than go cities presenting
"a unanimous opinion" that w. P. A.
must continue, at least on the present
basis Of employment, throughout the
next fiscal year."
Most of the statements defended
w. P. A. projects against recent criti-
cisms. AL agreed that the cities
must have Federal help to provide
for the unemployed.
Paul v. Betters, director of the
mayors conference, said the appeals
were made regardless of party and
that administration of city affairs was
largely "non-partisan."
He announced that mayors of New
England and the Northeastern States
would meet in Boston Friday and
Saturday to 60 over relief conditions.
Pacific Coast mayors, he added, will
meet in San Francisco April 20.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
PLOT TRIAL OPENS

VIENNA. March 16 tP.-Thirty So
cialists went before Vienna court to-
day, charged with q revolutionary plot.
Socialist leaders of many European
nations sent protests against the trial
The British Labor party sent an OBJ
server.
The high treason charges against
the Socialists were based on allega-
tions that they attended party meet
inss in Czechoslovakia and Austria.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
KlBITZER is JAILED

LOUISVILLE, KY, March IS Cp).-
While Coast Guardsmen dragged the
Ohio River here for his body" yes
terday, Talbot r. Allen, 26, sat on
the bank and watched them, even Of
fering advice.
firing, after nearly an hour, Allen
walked to his automobile, on which
several hours previous police had
found . suicide note pinned. Allen.
denying he had written the message.
was arrested on o charge Of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

State. When interviewed about the
w. p. A. protest sent to Washington
against his shake-down activities. he
said: Relative to these men who
signed Q telegram to Hopkins. will
say: Don't bite the hand that's feed.
ing you"
(oopv1ssAk isse3
Evening star., 1936-03-16
HITS MEXICAN POLICY
x. c. Official Pledges Continued
Fight in Persecution.

NEW YORK, March 16 CR.-
Francis ]. Heazel of Asheville, N. c.,
supreme director of the knights of
Columbus, yesterday pledged the Or
der to continuance Of its efforts to
bring about recognition of the
rights of prosecuted Catholics in Mex
ico.''
Heazel told members Of the orders
New York State Council at a meeting
here that Mexico's political leaders
were "a gang Of culprits," and the
Omitted States should assure free
speech and worship In Mexico.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
FORD EXECUTIVE SPEAKS
Compares Economic and Social

Compares Economic and Social
Progress to Advance of Army.
DETROIT, March 16 R.-Com.
pairing the economic and social prog
ress of the Nation to the advance Of
an army by salients, William ]. Cam
eron said last night that when critics
attempt to prevent advance because
the entire line cannot be thrust for.
ward at the same time, they are re.
actionary-they attack from the rear"
I'VE are as free as ever to make
progress" the Ford Motor spokesman
said in his regular Sunday radio adj
dress, "but II we would keep what
progress We have, we must make
more"
Evening star., 1936-03-16
G. W. HILL, JR., TO WED

Son Of Tobacco Magnate to Marry
Gretchen Uppercu.
NEW YORK, March 16 P).-An-
nouncement was made last night of
the engagement of Gretchen Uppercu,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Inglis
Moore Uppercu Of Rumson. N. j.. to
George Washington Hill. jr., son Of
the president Of the American To-
bacco Co.
Miss Uppercu made her debut in
1881.
Hill was graduated from Yale Uni
versity In 1881.
No date has been set for the wed.
ding.