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Evening star., 1936-03-12
CONTINUED W.P.A.
ASKED BY MAYORS
Roosevelt Urged to Assist
$2,340, 900, 900 Spending
for Fiscal Year.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Continuation of the Works Progress
Administration as a major agency of
unemployment relief was strongly
urged in a report made to President
Roosevelt to lay by the United States
conference of mayors. The confer
ence of mayors, composed of more
than 100 mayors of large cities in
the United States, declared the W..
P. A. method Of providing work re-
lief is the true American system, as
compared with the European dole.
Mayor La Guardia Of New York
City, president of the conference, who
brought the report to President Roose-
welt at the White House today, stated
that the minimum expenditure Of
the w. p A. for the next fiscal year,
beginning July l, should be $780,
100000. He emphasized that this
amount is regarded as the actual need
to meet unemployment next year. He
said that this is the unanimous
opinion Of the mayors.
Opposed to Dole Plan.
According to La Guardia, the
mayors, after long and thorough
study, are bitterly opposed to the
so-called dole system. In the re-
port. it is shown they are of the
opinion that the needy people of the
country do not want charity, but en-
ployment instead.
The report showed also that the
mayors are unanimous in the opinion
that there is useful work still to be
done under a continued w. P. A. pro-
gram.
In discussing the report, Mayor
La Guardia pointed out the signifi-
canoe of the unanimity of opinion
of the mayors, who actually are on
the firing line "of the battle against
destitution and unemployment"
The report was accompanied by
summary which explained that the
time has come when the Conference
of Mayors on behalf Of the larger
cities of the country, feels that it Is
essential to make public the views
and opinions of the mayors.
Merit of Projects Upheld.
The report declared that the in
tegrity and permanent usefulness of
the city projects under the w. p. A.
which have been approved by the
Federal Government, need no apology
from any one. 1t was pointed out
that these projects are the cities own
(see MAYORS, Page A-4)
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DR.. William Holland Wilmer,
Noted Eye Specialist, Dies
Sudden Heart Attack
Is Fatal to World
Authority.
Headed Institute at
Johns Hopkins--Had
Famous Patients.

DR.. William Holland Wilmer, world
authority on eye diseases, who has
numbered Presidents and Kings
among his patients, died this morning
at his home, 21Ol R street. He was in
his 73d year.
Although complaining of not feeling
we'll during the last few days, DR.. Will
mer had not been seriously i'll. This
morning, preparing to go tc his ONCE
at 1910 street, he felt i'll and called
his son. Richard H. Wilmer. Return
ing to bed, he died &C 9:15 am. His
death was due to a heart attack.
The body of Dr. Wilmer will be
inferred in the Chapel of st. Joseph
of Arimathea, Washington Cathedral.
Saturday. 1t was announced at the
Cathedral Offices this afternoon that
"the right of sepulcher has been ac-
corded in recognition of DR.. winners
Evening star., 1936-03-12
by WILLIAM S. TARyER.

Hampered in its investigation by o
ruling yesterday by Chief Justice Al
fred A. Wheat of District Supreme
Court denying its right to seize large
numbers of kilograms by blanket SUBJ
poena, the Senate Lobby Committee
was attacked on another front today
when William Randolph Hearst asked
the District court for an injunction
to prevent the committee from obtain
ing a single message, which allegedly
contained instructions to an editorial
writer.
The publisher maintained that Con-
greSs had no authority under the
constitution ito regulate, interfere
with, restrain or restrict the business
Of the press"
Order Refused.
Saying the subpoena called for a
particular document, and thereby
seemed on its face valid exercise of
senatorial power, Chief Justice Wheat
refused to sign temporary restrain
ing order.
This left the Senate free to insist
that the Western Union Telegraph
Co., defendant in the injunction suit,
comply Immediately with the sub
poena. Elisha Hanson, attorney for
Hearst, gave newspapermen to UNDER
stand, however, that the Western
Union would come into court shortly
with its answer, thereby speeding a
hearing on issuance of a temporary
injunction.
No hint of the contents of the tele-
gram concerned was given to the
court, although Hanson stated in an
afidavit which accompanied the pc
tition that the Lobby Committee has
O copy of it and now wants the
original. E
The telegram, dated April 5, 1885.
was sent from Hearst in Chicago to
James T. Williams, jr., his chief
Washington editorial writer. On Feb
ruary of this year, T. B. Kingsbury,
superintendent here for the telegraph
company, was served with a Senate
subpoena ordering him to produce the
Evening star., 1936-03-12
NEW YORK STRIKE
PEACE MOVE. MADE
Employers Indicate Willing.
ness to Compromise With
Union Leaders.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Determination on both sides Is
being shoDn By building service
employees and realty management
as former continue city-pfde Ne,o
York strike In fdcor of increased
pay, shorter hours and closed shop
agreement. Strike began on March
2 and has spread steadily.
Meanwhile, f1eto complication
enters In circumstance that unqual-
lied substitutes and epen men NTH
criminal records haze been hired as
requirements In haste to maintain
building operations: in seperdl
cases tenants haze complained OF
dangers ertstent in presence of such
employees in apartment buildings.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March l2.-Repre-
sentatives of realty interests today in
dicated a willingness to compromise
with union leaders on the one ap-
parent obstacle to settlement of New
York's building workers strike-the
question of whether replacement work
ees should be retained as permanent
employees.
Even at William D. Rawlins, execu-
tive secretary of the Realty Advisory
Board, made the conciliatory gesture
officials of the Building Service EN-
ployes'' Union announced they had
called workers out of the Gotham,
Warwick and Dover Hotels.
Expresses Employers Side.
Informed that James J. Bambrick
local head Of the Building Service EN-
ployes' Union, had declared he would
participate in no further peace nego-
tiations if striking employees were not
re-employed, Rawlins said:
we recognize that the union has
an obligation Of taking care of its
member strikers. The employers, too,
have their problem Of taking care of
honest-to-goodness replacements who
have been assured of permanent jobs.
I'VE ought to work out some COM
promise plan whereby each would
make some contribution or each bear
some part of the burden"
Rawlins was optimistic about set
tlement Of the strike, and expressed
eagerness to continue the peace parley
which broke up early today after an
all-night session.
The union and operators repre-
sentatives in their all-night session
brought one of the first optimistic
notes of the strike by agreeing on an
impartial arbitrator and were baked
on a settlement by only one point
when they adjourned.
Adjournment Forced.
Adamant refusal Of both sides to
give in the issue of unemployment of
the striking Building Service Employees
Evening star., 1936-03-12
Churches Reopen.

MEXICO CITY. March u R.-An
churches in the State Of Campeche
have been reopened for religious serv-
ices, messages received here today re-
portd, after being closed for more
than year and half. The gov
ernor of Campeche informed Federal
authorities he had permitted the
churches to reopen.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
Slayer Must Die.

Albert Preston, colored, convicted
murderer of Clarence A. Yancey, also
colored, must die in the electric chair
March 20.
President Roosevelt has rejected all
pleas for clemency, his counsel, J. Y.
z. Allen, declared today.
Little hope was held for Preston,
who was reprieved i've times by SUE
preme Court Justices. though Allen
said he would present evidence to the
District attorney and ask q ,retriaL
Evening star., 1936-03-12
PATTERN FOR BL00MERS
SIZE SO IS SOUGHT
Director for W. p. A. Sewing
Project Declares He Is Unable
to Find Model.

BY the Associated Press. -.7
LINCOLN, Nebr., March 12.-Work-
ers at the Gordon, Nebr., W.. p. A.
sewing project are conducting search
in which Omar, the maker Of tents,
may have an interest.
They want q pattern for q pair Of
ploomers size So for Gordon woman,
and they can't fnd one. Mark Wer-
ner. district director reported:
THE supervisor has been unable to
locate q pattern to enable making the
ponderous garment"
Evening star., 1936-03-12
Repents by Installments.

LUBBOCK, Tex. R.-Three weeks
ago burglar nicked Gus Schantz for
$50. and just when he was about re-
signed to the loss up popped ap anony-
nous special delivery letter with -
one dollar bills. Grateful enough.
schantz holds hope for be other SIS.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
LOBBY COMMITTEE.
ATTACKED IN NEW
TELEGRAM BATTLE
Hearst Asks Injunction to
Keep Single Message
Private.
PUBLISHERS ORDERS
TO EDITORIAL WRITER
Black Group Already Hampered
by Wheat Ruling in Dis.
trict Court.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Empowered to Investigate actiui-
ties OF special interests toTso haze
attempted to influence course OF
legislation, Senate committee has
- directed principal inquiry at Amer
icGn Liberty League and pr:uate
utility interests.
Finding that wholesale tele-
graphic protest has been tdUorite
means OF ererting pressure against
individual members OF Congress,
committee, tDith aid OF Communi-
cations Commission, has been going
oUeT files of telegraph companies
in effort to trace source of mes
Sdces. Protesting, Chicago ldO firm
sought injunction against practice
on grounds it pioldtes constitutional
guarantee against unldDful search
and seizure.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
TWO UNHURT IN CRASH
Navy Officers Safe After Plane
Wreck In Philippines,

MANILA, March 12 R.-Two
naval officers narrowly escaped death
today when their seaplane crashed az
it attempted to land in San Juanico
Strait, near Tacloban.
Lieut.. L. c. Simpler, executive Of
ficer Of the U. S. s. Augusta, and
Comdr. o. o. Kessling were picked UP
uninjured by nearby motorship.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
HOLT CALLS W.P.A.
INQUIRY FRAUD
Senator Says Sending Hop
kins There Like Nelson In
vestigating DiIIinger.
BACKGROUND

BACkGROUND-
Senate Republicans retired to the
sidelines and enjoyed themselves
hugely oDer period OF some three
tUeeks, starting in middle February,
Dhile Rush Holt, young West Viz
ginid Democratic Senator, hurled
biting charges at Harry Hopkins.
New Deal Spender No. I, and the
w. p. A. administration In West
Virginia. Md5or complaints were
that Senior Senator Neely wds
using administration to build up
political machine and that brother
OF Holt had been discharged NTH
out due cause.
Such attitude, arising from DEM
ocT1tic side, may lead to s,Deeping
national repieaD of W. p. A. admin
tstratton, already sought by seperol
Republicans.
b. the Associated Press.
Calling Administrator Harry I
Hopkins investigation Of the Wes
Virginia Works Progress Administra
ton "a sham and a fraud" Senate
Rush D. Holt, Democrat. of Was
Virginia, planned a new attack OF
the w. p. A. in the Senate today.
Hopkins report said mot a persor
on relief rolls in West Virginia OBJ
tanned work through political infiuenc,
on w. P. A. projects" It exoneratet
Senator M. M. Nicely, Democrat, O
West Virginia of Hollis charges tina
he sought to build up political ma
chine through debating w, p. A. ap
pointments.
In addition, Hopkins upheld F
Witcher Mccullough, State w. P. A
administrator, in dismissing MattheV
s. Holt, ST., brother Of the Senator, a!
w. P. A. engineer in the Parkersburl
district. Hopkins asserted all w.
A. appointments we're made on th'
basis of merit, ever so per cent hav
ing no political Endorsements.
Hopkins sweeping report brushes
aside Hollis charges Of political ex
ploitation and domination of tn
State w. P. A., his criticism Of ad
ministrative costs and his attacks ol
the fitness Of Administrator McCul
Tough. The report branded the &C
cusations as .tinfounded."
Holt Immediately issued state
ment saying there "is not enougl
whitewash in the world" to concea
the things which he intends to tax
directly to the people.
Using MIR. Hopkins own favorit
expression" Holt said, "he is to
damn dumb to know what Is going o.
in West Virginia"
The Senator said an Investigation
(See W. P. A., Page a.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
SECOND IN CRASH DIES
Third in Serious Condition Aftel
Arizona Wreck.

AJO, Ariz., March IL N.-William
Cuthbertson, jr., %, died today of in
juries received last night in an air.
plane crash that killed Daisy zitlau,
20. Ross Murphy, IS, pilot, was in a
serious condition.
The plane fell 800 feet soon after
the takeoff. A
Evening star., 1936-03-12
DAY OF GRACE ALLOWED
Income Tax Penalties Deferred

Income Tax Penalties Deferred
Until After Monday.
Income tax payers will be allowed
one day of grace in filing initial re-
turns on 1885 incomes.
Because March is, the date first
installments are due, falls on Sunday,
they will be permitted to file returns
until midnight the following day.
All returns postmarked before mid
night March l6 will be accepted by
the Treasury without penalty.
Evening star., 1936-03-12

great services to the church and to
science" DR.. Wilmer was trustee
Of the Cathedral.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Re Smith Wilmer; two sons, Richard
H. and william H. Wilmer, jr., and
(see WILMER, Page 13)
Evening star., 1936-03-12
Germany, France Reaffirm
Determination as Locarno
Signers Meet to Discuss
British "Compromise."
LONDON WILL INSIST
ON CAREFUL HANDLING
Flandin Has Every Confidence"
He Says, Believing He Has
Virtual United Front on Issue
of Violated Pact-Sees 49,.
100000 Men Armed.
BACKGROUND


Major objective OF Hitler since
coming to poiCer in Germany has
been to return nation to place
among Uorld's frst-rank powers
rather than leDel of subjugatior to
which Versatile treaty consigned it.
Open reconstruction of army and
nGuy. started about year ago, was
first effective step.
Movement of German troops into
Rhine zone, revealed last Saturday,
seemingly iods In dnstoer to French
ratification Of alliance NTH Souiet
Russia. Britain, not dnrious for
Dar. holds key to present situation
as France calls upon allies and
signers OF Locdrno pact to pledge
force OF arms against Germany.
In midst OF situation, Italy sees
opportunity for concessions In
Africa: Japan. planning further er-
pension in Orient, UditS to see
tOhether Russia or Britain are to
become inuolred in Europe.
BULLETIN.
(copyright. 1886. by the Associated Press.
LONDON, March IA high
source disclosed today that France
has drawn up virtual ultimatum
to other Locarno treaty signatories
limiting that single-handed action
against Germany might be neces-
sary if no agreement is reached in
diplomatic discussions here.
This disclosure followed within 2
hours a German government an
nouncement, issued in Berlin, that
Reichsfuehrer Hitler would with
draw his recently offered peace pro-
posals if other powers tried to
force Germany to cede any of her
sovereign rights.
Such sovereign rights, it was un-
derstood, included Germany's thesis
that she could move troops wher-
ever she chose in Germany.
Copyright. 1885. by the Associated Press
LONDON, March 12.-The French
announced today that unmoyed by g
German threat to seek isolation, they
would insist absolutely on the remova
Of German troops from the Rhine.
land.
This announcement came as dele
gates from the Locarno treaty sig.
natories met to discuss a British plar
which informed sources said they be.
lieved sought middle course of actor
in the present crisis.
There was no immediate official him
as to what the British plan con.
tanned, but 1t was believed that i
stopped short of laying down an ulti.
matum to Germany to remove it,
troops from the Observation-Disclosures
zone.
"Act, Then Talk Peace"
A French spokesman declared: "Ws
shall not discuss the peace proposal
made by power which has broker
treaties until the broken provision,
of those treaties are restored"
The British were understood to bt
insisting that the situation be handled
firmly but carefully.
The British argument, it was said
did not change the French position.
Said the French spokesman: 1--WE
are not interested in Hitler's propo-
sails as long as his troops stay on
the Rhine"
The German threat of isolation
came in a warning to the rest oi
Europe that If any attempt is made
10 force the Reich to renounce SOW
sreign rights, the peace offers made
(see GERMANY, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-12

(See LOBBY, Page So
Evening star., 1936-03-12

(See STRIKE, Page So
Evening star., 1936-03-12
WEATHER.

20. q weather Bureau ForeeastJ
Mostly cloudy and colder, probably light
rains tonight; lowest temperature tonight
about IS degrees OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
so, at 3:l5 pm yesterday; lowest. 80, at
1890 am. today. Full report on Page ALL.
Evening star., 1936-03-12

The only evening paper
in Washington with the
Associated Press News
and Wirephoto Services.
Evening star., 1936-03-12

(See TAX, Page 2.)
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FIGHT FOR WAR
DEALS Barred

CONTINUED from Page II
ment is thinking of making Bon
bright & Co. fiscal agents for
their war supplies in this cOun-
try. know that 1t would be
beneficial to them to have Bon
bright & Co. do this work, and
/ h6pe that we will succeed in
getting this agency from the
French government.
FATHER WOULD HELP
81 know that father would
gladly help in this matter on
account of my interest in your
company and I think he has
already told Ambassador JUS
serand about BOnbright & Co.,
and Of my interest in it. but, as
you know, in his position he
would be severely criticized If he
used any effort in our interest
In this matter"
81 am sure, however, that he
would be pleased to say that
the reputation of BOnbright
g. Co. is of the best, and that, If
given the agency, it would use
its best efforts for the French
government.
81 think it would be advisable
for you to see Ambassador Jus
serand and tell him about
BOnbright g. Co. and who is as
ISOLATED with the company"
Cabled Warning
Later, a message from Bon
bright & Co.'S Paris offices to the
New York branch practically
warned that the Morgan firm was
after the business.
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CONTINUED from Page II

Continued from Page II
waged every four years centers
around two conflicting policies
of government, with the candi-
dates Of the two parties each
representing one side Of the con-
trOyersy.
1.-THE campaign Of 1896 will
not be this. 1t will befa cam
paign of defamation on ahe part
Of our adversaries Let me
tell you now that our opponents
will make this the bitterest and
certainly the dirtieSt political
struggle that any Of US here
remember.
81 have not the slightest
doubt of its outcome, but I
feel it my duty to warn you
that you will have to combat
Misrepresentation, Outri 6 hit
lies and every form Of foul
whispering you can imagine.
Moreover, you must realize
that the assault ON the ROOSe-
welt Administrator will be fl.
nanced with the largest SIuSh
fund on record, contributed
for the most part by those
who have neither public con.
science nor private scrupIe.
EXPLOITERS ASSAILED
"They are men who are in.
terested only in getting back
the inordinate privileges which
have enabled them to exploit
the people in the past and
who will hit below the belt,
or do anything else that they
think may give them hope Of
regaining their private ascend.
ancy.
I'm the ranks Of our foes you
will find not only the financial
gSngsterS whose ext0rti0nS
were so largely responsible for
bringing on the Hoover panic
but others who, for one reason
or another, hate Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, or who are acces.
series Of the explOiterS." .
Probably no national commit.
tee meeting of either party ever
opened on such a fiercely partisan
q note. Farley continued:
"Our adversarieS are trying
to represent the party conflict
as q battle between the bust
ness interests Of the country
and a mythical group bent on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-09
GOV. TALMADGE
VOTES mo- ON
PRESIDENT
He Is Only Dissenter
In Party Ballot on
Endorsement

President Roosevelt was given
the unanimous" Endorsement Of
the Democratic National Commit
tee today, although there was one
mo" vote.
The unanimous approval Of the
Roosevelt Administration was
asked in a resolution introduced
at the opening Of the meeting Of
the Democratic National Commit
tee at the Willard Hotel by Mayor
Frank Hague, of Jersey City, N. j.
1t was unanimously" carried ex-
cept for the vote of Gov. Eugene
Talmadge, of Georgia, perhaps the
most outstanding critic Of the
President.
Governor Talmadge caused
slight CONSERVATION in the har-
mony of the meeting when he
quietly voted mo" over the re-
sounding AYE" vote.
The Georgia governor also was
not on the list Of those members
of the committee who had &C
cepted the invitation Of the Presi-
dent for lunch at the White House
today.
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D0HERTY Writ
ATTACKED

The District Supreme Court to-
day was asked to decide whether
the person who crashed the Grid
iron Club dinner last month to
serve court process on Henry l..
Doherty, utilities msgnate, was o
deputy marshal or an "elisor."
Gerald w. Sickler, a student,
dressed in tails and boiled shirt,
crashed the dinner and handed
Mr.. Doherty a handful Of court
summonSes in cases in which his
company had been named defend
ant.
It was explained later by At
torneys Alvin L. Newmyer and
David G. Dress. who represent the
plaintiffs in the suits, that the
regularly appointed deputy mar
shals had been unable to effect
service on the magnate and that
an "eliSor," in the person Of Mr..
Sickler had been appointed by
the court.
An elisor, according to common
law, Is a person appointed by the
court to return a jury and serve
other process when the sheriff and
coroner have been declared incom-
petent.
Today the law firm of Ellis,
Houghton & Ellis asked the court
to quash these services.
If Mr.. Sickler were acting in
the capacity of a deputy marshal
the service is invalid, counsel say,
because the law does not give the
court the power to appoint depu'
ties.
If, on the other hand, Mr.. Sick
Ter were indeed acting as an ELI
sor, counsel claims the service
should likewise be invalidated be-
cause the code of the District Of
Columbia makes no provision for
such offices and the requirements
Of the common law are not met
in the present suit.
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NEW AAA PLAN
TO DISREGARD
BRAIN TRUST
Congress Irritated, Set
To Write Own Bill
Without Experts
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
international News Service

Having seen the Brain Trusts"
AAA dashed to the ground by a
Supreme Court decision, congress
sional farm leaders today decided
that they alone will shape sub
Stitute program.
After a long conference on the
plight of the AAA, after the SUI
preme Court held it unconStitu-
tional, the House Agriculture Com
mittee united in the decision to
ignore dictated" legislation.
While the Senate and House
farm leaders planned to seek the
advice Of Secretary Of Agriculture
Wallace, his experts and farm
organizations, they were firm in
their determination to write the
new measure.
Handed To Congress
An undercurrent Of resentment
against trainers Of the agricul-
tural adjustment act, which was
handed" to Congress during the
hectic days of the first months Of
Roosevelt Administration. was re-
ported by members Of the COM
mittee.
Meantime, farm leaders were on
their way to Washington for a
conference called by Secretary
Wallace to devise !, means Of re-
placing the AAA scheme of rails
ing the price Of farm products.
Republicans in both Senate and
House pledged themselves to aid
Democratic members of Congress
sional committee in seeking new
legislation and also to frame their
own program.
Chairman Jones CD Of Texas
Of the House Agriculture Commit
tee would not agree with other
members that resentment against
the Brain Trust" affected the de-
cision of congressional farm lead
erS. He said:
"The committee feels that it
has the responsibility of franz
ing new legislation, and il in
tends to accept that response
bility.