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Evening star., 1936-03-16
new TRIAL ALLOWED
Man Year in Jail Cleared by
Three in Labatt Kidnaping.

LONDON, Ontario, March 16 R).-
David Meisner, former Covington,
KY, bookmaker, who has spent more
than a year in Jail for crime which
his friends and others claim he never
committed, will get another chance
to prove his innocence when he ap-
pears in Supreme Court today for a
rehearing of the charge that he kid
naped John S. Labatt.
Meisner was granted second trial
when three men, already convicted in
the case. denied he had anything to
do with the abduction.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Society Had Grim Name.

In olden days they had grim names
sor philanthropic organizations, a Bir-
mingham, England, society of 1889 60
ing under the name of The Society
for Encouraging the Industrious Poor"
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Evening star., 1936-03-20
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South Africa Is suited to the life
of white men more than Canada or
Australia.
Evening star., 1936-03-20
WATER RECEDES
At BLADENSBURG
Traffic on Highway to Be
Resumed as Families
Return to Homes.

As the swollen Eastern Branch OF
the Anacostia River gradually recedes
today, traffic on the Bladensburg road,
blocked yesterday between Barney
street In Cottage City and the over
head bridge in Hyattsville. Is sched-
uled to be resumed this afternoon
and some 40 families, driven from
their homes in the lowlands in Bla-
densburg, Colmar Manor and North
Brentwood by the high water, are ex-
pected to return during the day.
The Lenox section of Colmar Manor,
embracing Lenox avenue, LawnSdale
street and Ashton avenue, harbored
the greatest amount of the back
water. One hundred acres in this sec
ton, according to estimates. were
covered, in some places as much as 5
feet.
Several families were aided in the
evacuation by boat borrowed from
the District harbor police, but the
majority of those who abandoned their
homes did so before the aid Of a
boat was required.
At the Peace Cross flood waters
reached a maximum height Of 412
feet. according to State troopers who
were stationed there for possible emer-
gencies. The water backed up De-
fense Highway to within a few feet
of the Alexandria branch of the
Baltimore g. Ohio.
At the Blandensburg plant of the
Washington Gas Light Co., usual pre-
cautions of erecting bulkheadS around
the fire room were taken, but water
did not reach that point.
Evening star., 1936-03-20

tically Is per cent "of every dollar of
national income"
Now, our food bill for the entire
United States is Sill ,500,0 100000, or
nearly $1,000, 100000 less than our tax
BILL" said Borah. How long can we
stand that?"
Extra expenses had to be incurred
because Of the emergency. Borah said.
"I am now referring" he continued.
Ito the constant growth of the nor
NAL obligations of Government in the
United States. Aside from that we
have these extraordinary expenses.
During the last "a years our popula-
ton has increased so per cent, but
Jobs on the Federal pay roll have
increased $50 per cent. We have that
growth in bureaucracy year by year,
not, in my opinion, because of the
necessity, but because of the political
influence brought to bear on the ap-
pointing power to take care Of mere
partisan voters, and let me say in all
fairness that hasn't all happened since
1888. But the time has arrived when
the American people must support a
program which will eliminate every
bureau and every unnecessary oficial
and every commission and every agency
which is not necessary for the econom-
ical working of the Government.
II think that a bureaucratic Gov
ernment is q hindrance to recovery"
Borah said that after the Supreme
Court held the N. r. A. unconstitu-
tional, instead of economic conditions
growing worse, they Immediately grew
better" Recovery. he said. dated from
the decision of the court, "for the rea-
son that the American citizen can do
far better in running his business than
a bureau can in washington.
Few Farmers in Washington.
"The Government should never un-
dertake to do that which the citizen
can do as well or better than can the
Government ITSELF" Borah said. ma
man can run the American farm as
we'll as the man who made the farm
and lives on it. There are not many
farmers in Washington. The farmers
are out on the farms and there is no
need of taking the business out of
his hands"
Borah declared that while the
taxes levied by the Government took
IS per cent of the national income,
the taxes levied by monopoly" through
monopoly's control of prices amounted
to about 20 per cent of the national
income. do you think that a Repub-
lican can long exist under those con-
ditions?" he asked.
With the policy of scarcity" and
crop restriction Borah expressed the
utmost impatience. Instead of pay
ing the farmer to kill his pigs and pillow
up his acres and produce less, I would
pay the farmer to keep his high and
produce more for the American peo-
pie. 1t wouldn't cost any more and it
would be infinitely better for all"
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down and refugees have been cared
for. Four Of the IS houses here
were swept away and so were covered
by water at the height of the flood.
Bridges, Buildings Wrecked.
Meanwhile, with the greatest food
danger centered in this area, tension
eased at Brunswick. weaverton and
Haipers Ferry. Slime and mud greeted
citizens able to reach their homes
as the water slowly withdrew. Steel
bridges and buildings along the shore
were hopeless masses of wreckage.
Cumberland's business district prob
ably will be patrolled by National
Guardsmen until Saturday, officials
said. Plate glass was shattered In
virtually every store window, and
shopkeepers boarded up the great
holes as best they could against
looters.
Troops and police had difficulty with
crowds of small boys and some adults
who broke through restraining lines
TO rummage in piles of every kind
VA LciSIlduuASc dlOuB Lle SCTeetS.
Police said valuable diamond rings,
bracelets, watches and other jewelry
was scattered in the silt after the
river tore through jewelry stores.
In Annapolis, the General Assem-
bly,, in special session, heard relief
pleas from each of the stricken areas.
Hancock municipal authorities wired
that $4,000 was needed at once for
food, clothing and other supplies in
the town and $4,000 for the adjacent
area.
Cumberland's immediate needs were
set at 100000 or more, while author
tiles here postponed setting a definite
figure until the full extent of the dam
age had been surveyed.
Prior to his sudden trip here, Gov
Nice called a meeting Tuesday of
Federal, State and legislative officials.
together with engineering experts. to
consider development Of comprehen-
sive fiood-contro program.
In his statement pointing to the
emergency existing, the executive said
action by the General Assembly to re-
pair bridges and highways was i'm
perative."
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EXPERTS PUZZLED !.
BY FLOOD VOLUME.
U. S. Gathers Data on Why
City Was Not Hit
Harder.

First Lieut.. william J. Matteson,
acting District engineer for the War
Department for the Washington area,
frankly conceded today that he and
his associates In the United States
Engineer Once are puzzled over why
Washington did not get a greater
food. Careful study of data previously
available and consultation with the
Weather Bureau promised higher
waters here. The peak figures approx
mated those for the 1889 and 1924
floods.
So that more accurate data will
be available for future food control
work, Lieut. Matteson Is sending out
field parties to gather all available
information.
The lieutenant pointed out that
communities in the upper Potomac
Valley such as Riverton, Va, Harpers
Ferry, w. Va, Hancock and Cumber-
land Md, were apparently as hard
hit this time as they were in the
1889 flood. The hotel at Great Falls
was uluIludtcu do WClC SOiAiilAuAilLACo
at Seneca and Point of Rocks. Md.
Capital Held Fortunate.
On the basis of damage up the
valley, Washington was fortunate,
Lieut.. Matteson declared. The great
est previous flood here occurred in
May and June the lieutenant recalled.
The United States Engineer Office
today took stock of damage caused by
the high waters and found that it was
comparatively slight. The grounds
around the intake of the conduits that
carry the water from Great Falls to
the Dalecarlia filtration plant were
washed out. but the structures are
intact.
Water Plant Protected.
Sandbags were utilized to protect the
hydroelectric station down in the
valley from the Dalecarlia plant on
the banks of the Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal about a quarter of mile above
Chain Bridge. Thanks to protective
measures, the engineers were able to
keep this hydroelectric station in op-
Grafton. This generates power to carry
about two-thirds of the electric load
utilized at the Dalecarlia plant to
purify Washingtonis water.
Evening star., 1936-03-20

TIME Austrian government is wor-
ried. Herr Schuschnigg, the
Austrian premier and Prince
i Won Starhemberg live in eter-
nal fear that Hitler will soon call them
to the BARRIERS chair to be groomed for
Naziisn.
The famous Vienna cafes are ex-
cited. International spies, comfortable
Viennese, secret policemen are all
talking about the impending move.
To-day the Rhineland," they say,
tomorrow Austria, in a year Czecho.
slovakia, in five years the whole
Danubian valley will be taking orders
from Berlin"
Prince Starhemberg still believes
Italy's military power in Europe will
prevent Hitler from enforcing his
pan.German policies. But at heart
the Austrian leader is skeptical. He
is beginning to doubt that Italy would
jeopardize her colonial aims by en-
tangling herself in war with Ger
many. If France and her powerful
allies don't dare curb Germany's
power how can anyone expect Italy
to tackle the Reich single handed.
Evening star., 1936-03-20

while and were not on the way to
Tripolis as the Italian captains ex-
planned.
The prospective peace In Europe
will be an armed peace. Nations are
still so scared after the last Rhine
land incident" that they are not
willing to slow down the armament
race.
Britain is proceeding with the ST.
500 900, 900 naval, air and army re-
armament program.
The French government Is add
ing supplementary appropriations
to the already oDerburdened ma
tiondl defense plan. Sutherland is
spending 100000 for a nep
chain OF tortresses on the German
border. Denmark is spending halt
that amount for the same purpose.
Holland Is merely increasing her
military forces in Europe. In the
Far East the meeting between the
British commander in chief and the
head of the Dutch naval forces will
bring about plan to coordinate the
action Of the Dutch and the British
feet in those waters.
1t is unlikely that this armament
race, the most stupendous the world
has ever seen in peace time will end
soon. Nations believe there are too
many dangers for any Of them to
relent.
Evening star., 1936-03-20

Some time ago British destroyerS
of Malta were doing active exercises.
They were fighting imaginary sub
marines and were discharging blank
depth charges.
To the great surprise OF the COM
mandino officers, these blank
charges brought startled italian
submarines to the surface.
Their commanders explained to
their British colleagues, apologetically.
that they had lost their way. The
British knew better. The submarines
we're there ready for action for quite
Evening star., 1936-03-20
Maryland

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-03-20

The truth is that the German
minister, Won Papen, holds the fate
of Austria in his hand.
During the two years he has repre-
sented his former antagonist Hitler in
Vienna he has done a remarkably
good job. The Nazi party has been
strengthened and the pro-Nazi ele-
ments throughout Austria are sure
now of the whole-hearted cooperation
Of the Reich, when the order comes
from the German legation to proceed
to take over the government of the
Republic.
4 X Il Il
Nobody expects German troops to
cross the border and take over the
government. The movement will come
from within. The Austrian national
Socialists will simply overthrow the
present regime and replace it with
one independent in form. dependent
on Berlin, in fact
Evening star., 1936-03-20
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Evening star., 1936-03-20
writing the G. o. P. platform and
nominating the party candidate.

writing the G.. o. P. platform and
nominating the party candidate.
Seeks to Secure Nomination.
"I had a letter only this afternoon,
he said, from what seemed to be a
very brilliant young lady, saying that
she understood that I was not in all
sincerity a candidate; that I was just
out to secure power to help control
the convention.
swell, now. if can be nominated
by any honorable means, am going
to take the nomination. And I am
going to use all honorable means that
] know of in order to secure it."
Pointing to the low ebb in the tide
of the Republican party, with only a
corporal's guard in the Senate and a
small minority of the House and three
or four Governors Of States, Senator
Borah asked:
Does not the Republican party need
some voluntary support? Some one
who is willing to make fight to bring
it back in accord with the rank and
file, the men and women who once
made it the greatest party in the his
tory of politica power?
What Ohio does in the way of mov-
ing toward a more liberal party and
a more liberal candidate will have
great power in the convention. sub
NIT to you tonight, as citizens. do you
not think that Dan Morgan, John Nc
knight and former Senator McCul-
loch and the men associated with them
supporters of Senator Borah) are
better capable of writing liberal plat
form and knowing liberal candidate,
who ever he may be, than Walter
Brown?"
Brown Backing Taft.
Brown was Postmaster General In
the Hoover administration and is Re-
publican national committeeman for
Ohio. He is committed to the
'favorite son" candidacy of Robert A.
Taft, son of the late President and
Chief Justice. 1t is this organization
which Borah must fight in the
primary, which is set for May IL.
Borah said the opposition to him
claims that "the great problem before
the American peopel today, is that Of
constitutional integrity of our Govern
ment." His opponents. he said, ask
that the campaign be determined sole
ly upon that question. No one, Borah
insisted, is more devoted to the Con-
stitution of the United States than
himself.
But, my friends" he continued,
'the Constitution was made for the
people and not the people for the Con-
stitution. 1t is to be used to insure the
happiness, the prosperity and the lib
erty of the people of the United States.
And it must be used for that purpose
If it is to be preserved"
Pointing out that 12,5o0,o00 per-
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Borah

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-03-20
SENATOR TRAMMELL,
ILL, SUFFERS RELAPSE

OdplLol 6HyslCluu, 1oWcNcI, AL
nounces He Is Responding
to Treatment.
Senator Trammell, Democrat. of
Florida, has suffered a very severe
relapse from an attack Of influenza"
according to q statement issued today
by DR.. George w. Calver, physician
at the Capitol. The doctors bulletin
continued:
He has been very critically Ill. but
Is responding nicely to treatment. It
viii be several weeks before he will
be able TO resume the duties of his
office."
Senator Trammell, who is chairman
Of the Naval Affairs Committee, was
taken sick nearly week ago and Is
at his home.
Evening star., 1936-03-20
WORKER IN D. c. STORE
QUARTER CENTURY DIES
Miss Julia A. Welch Succumbs in
Emergency-Funeral Rites
at 10 AM. Tomorrow.

Miss Julia A. WEIGH, employe OF
Garflnkels department store for Is
years, died Wednesday in Emergency
Hospital after a brief illness. She
lived at 1928 street
Funeral services for Miss WEIGH,
who came here from Rochester, N. Y,
will be held at st. Patrick's Church
at 10 am. tomorrow. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Surviving her are a niece and two
nephews, Miss Rose S. and J. E.
Heberle. both Of this city. and John
J. Heberle Of New York City.
Evening star., 1936-03-20
This Changing World
Schuschnigg and Starhemberg Fear Hitler Will
Cali Them Soon to Be Groomed
for Naziisin.
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

a while and were not on the way to
Tripolis as the Italian captains ex-
planned.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Mrs. Roosevelt Hostess
At White House Today;
Attends Morning Concert
British Ambassador to Entertain for Retiring
Diplomat-Othe Members OF
Corps Hosts.

apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel for the remainder of the season.
The first secretary Of the Argentine
Embassy, Senor Don Hector Diaz
Leguizamon, returned from New York
yesterday, where he has been over the
week end.
The newly appointed United States
consul general to Oslo, Norway, Mr..
William H. Beck, and Mrs. Beck, were
guests of honor at dinner party last
evening at the Shoreham. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beck are at the Shoreham, hav-
ing come from his former post at
Ottawa, Canada, where he served four
years as United States consul general.
They will be in Washington until Fri
day when they will go to New York,
and will sail January 90 on the Man
haitian of the United States lines for
Oslo.
Among those attending the dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Syme, Mr..
and Mrs. George M. Hostettler, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene G. Gott, jr.; DR.. and
Mrs. Coleman Fishback, Dr. and Mrs.
William B. Sims, Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
son Houghton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ham,
ilton Knox and Mr.. Theodore Cogs-
well. Mr.! and Mrs. Syme gave q
cocktail party before the dinner.
Evening star., 1936-01-15

n FRS. ROOSEVELT attended
M Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's
V morning musicale today at
4 L the Mayf1ower, having as her
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Parties Add Interest
To Social Season

Mrs. E. M. Pickens entertained at
luncheon at the Shoreham today. hav-
ing as her guests Mrs. c. p Close,
Mrs. G. S. Richardson, Mrs. A. F. Vier-
heller, Mrs. S. S. Steinberg, Mrs. Writ
Harrison, Mrs. w. A. Holbrook, Mrs.
Geery Eppley. Mrs. R. c. Wiley, Mrs.
L. j. Hodgins, Mrs. lie Roy Ingham
Mrs. L. J. Poelma, Mrs. A. L. Schrader
and Mrs. v. G. Burnett.
Maj. and Mrs. Joseph Clinton Trib-
by have issued invitations for an at
home Sunday afternoon from S to Z
o'clock in the dining room of the West
chester Apartment.
Maj. and Mrs. Tribby entertained at
cocktail party last evening, when
their guests were members of the
debutante and subdebutante set. The
company later went to the hop at Fort
Myer.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Luncheon Parties
Follow Musicale

The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter were ranking guests today
at Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's lunch
con given at the Mayfower following
the morning concert. The artists in
whose honor the luncheon was given
included Mr.. Ernest Schelling. pianist,
and the members of the Musical Art
Quartet, Mr.. Sascha Jacobsen, first
violin; Mr.. Paul Bernard, second vio-
lin; Mr.. Louise Kievman, viola, and
Nine Marie Roemaet- Rosanoff, vio-
lincello.
Other guests at the luncheon were
the charge d'affaires of Poland and
Nine. Sokolowska, Mr.. Anthony de
Balasy, counselor of the Hungarian
Legation; Mrs. Grant-Cantacuzene,
Mr.. u Grant Smith, Mr.. H. Blackison
wilkins. Mrs Anne Archbold, Miss
Mora Archbold, Mrs. John Matthew
Whittall, Mrs. Truxtun Beale, Capt
and Mrs. John H. Gibbons, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Garrett, Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Miss Julia Schelling, Mr..
Lynch Luquer, Mr. Paul Wilstach, Mr..
Percy Atherton, Mr.. Oliver Strunk,
chief Of the music division of the
Library of Congress. and Mrs Strunk,
and Mrs. Hugo Hesselback, president
of the Music Teachers Association.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose enter
tanned in her box at the concert Mrs.
Merritt Ireland, Mrs. Frank Knox,
Mrs. John c. Fremont. Mrs. Daniel
C. Stapleton and Mrs. George Barnett
Mrs. Loose later entertained her guests
at luncheon.
Mrs John Henry Dwight had guests
with her at luncheon at the May
flower after the concert. Among
other luncheon hostesses were Mrs
Wrisley Brown, Mrs John Allan
Dougherty, Mrs. Wade H. Ellis. Mrs.
Oscar Jarecki, Mrs. Charles H. w.
Vaudeville. Mrs. Charles o. Mas,
Mrs. Norman Smith, Mrs. Davenport
White and Mrs. j. Thompson Wales.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens had an interest,"
ing group of guests at, luncheon today
at the Mayf1ower in compliment to
Mrs. Copeland, wife of Senator Royal
S. Copeland of New York, Mrs. Stew
ems home State
The ranking guest was Mrs. Daniel
Evening star., 1936-01-15
COhen.Goldblatt
Nuptials Last Night

The wedding Of Miss Lydia Gold
blatt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Benjamin Goldblatt of Norfolk, Va,
and Mr. Lester Cohen of Washington.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Cohen of
Norfolk, took place last evening at 8
o'clock in the home Of the brides
parents. DR.. Louis D. Mendoza, Ohef
Sholom Temple in Norfolk, off1ciated.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and was attended by Mrs.
Lewis Hall of Baltimore.
Mr.. David Cohen Of Norfolk,
brother of the bride, was the best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Colman
Stein and Mr.. Raymond Gerber Of
Washington.
Mrs. Cohen Is graduate Of
Goucher College in the class of 1888
and Mr. Cohen attended the Univer-
sity of Virginia for two years and re-
ceived his IL. B. from Georgetown
Law School in 1885.
Evening star., 1936-01-15
Mrs. Pomeroy Gave
Party Last Night

Mrs. Theodore L. Pomeroy Of Green
wich, Conn.,, entertained at dinner
party at the Shoreham last evening
for her niece. Mrs. Theodore Prentice
Noyes. and Mr.. Laurence Green, whose
wedding will take place at S o'clock
today in the home of Mrs. Noyes'
sister, Mrs. Harold Smith. Mrs. Pome-
roy is a sister of Mr.. Frank B. Noyes
and of Mr.. Theodore w. Noyes Of
Washington. Guests at the dinner
included Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Beach,
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkeley L. Simmons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kurtz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel H. Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Crosby Noyes Boyd, Mrs. James a.
Vaughan, Mrs. Beach Pennebaker,
Comdr. Thomas c. baltimore, Lieut..
Lionel L. Rowe and Mr.. Franklin
Lane.