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Evening star., 1937-06-22
LIBERTY THREAT
SEEN BY ANGEL
President of Yale Cites Ac-
tivities of "PoIiticaI
Medicine Men,"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. June 22.-Dr.
James Rowland Angel Of Yale said
today that liberty and democracy in
the United States are in danger de-
spite the "dogmatic assurance" to the
contrary OF political medicine men"
The retiring president of the uni
versity cautioned also in his prepared
address against winding up with a
bastard democracy"
1t was DR.. Angells final speech as
head Of Yale before the graduating
classes Of Yale College, the Sheffield
Scientific School and the School of
Engineering.
He attacked what he termed the
pressure group" which he blamed
for sit-down strikes, among other ac-
tivitiee. DR.. Angel also asserted that
freedom is menaced by many forces
besides the dictator, and said that
tyranny Is not less tyranny when
exercised by dictator, or an ire
sponsible Government bureau, or a
less responsible labor boss, than when
imposed by an economic royalist.'
Uses Courts as Basis.
Using the Integrity and independ-
ence of the courts" as the main basis
for his warning OF danger to free
dom and democracy DR.. Angel as
serted:
"One would like to accept at their
face value the dogmatic assurances
Of our political medicine men that
neither liberty nor democracy are in
peril in our land. To be sure, II one
conceiVes democracy as a system that
accords to numerical majoritieS, no
matter how slender, the right to exer-
else unlimited powers, then it is per-
haps at the moment not wholly out
OF fashion in the United States. -.
But, If democracy be conceived, as
men Of our lineage have for centuries
done, as involving the protection of
lndefeasible human rights through
the integrity and independence Of the
courts, then one must admit that
menaclng shadows have already fallen
athwart our path"
Technique Demonstrated.
I'VE may not be prepared" said
DR.. Angel, TO accept the common
Fascist doctrine that modern democ-
racy is merely the spawn OF a decay
ing liberalism, but we may we'll be
alert to see that in scotching some Of
the sins of industrial capitalism We
do not end up with a bastard democ-
racy deriving from communistic SEN
tlment and ideaology while employing
to gain its ends Fascist technique
Of irresponsible force"
The technique Of the pressure
group asserted President Angel,
has again and again demonstrated
in our legislative halls its malign
power over the judgment OF honest
but tmid men. The shameful his
tory OF our bonus legislation is an
object lesson which no citizen who
wants to see a true democracy pre-
served would ever forget.
The sit-down strike is an example
IN industry Of the same effort of small
pressure groups to terrify and coerce
ma1orities on behalf Of their purely
selfish interests"
Evening star., 1937-06-22
HITS TRANSIT CO.
AS INEFFICIENT
Obergh, Representative at
Hearing, Speaks to Lin.
coin Park Group.

More ineficiencies in the operation
of the Capital Transit Co. are being
uncovered daily. the Lincoln Park Cit
liens Association was told last night
by Louis I. Obergh, representing the
Federation OF Business Mems Associa-
tions, at the current hearing on tran
sit rates.
After aSsailing internal overload
ing OF buses and street cars" he at
tackled financial transactions OF the
Arm and said that before the hearings
were ended he would demand to know
the salaries OF every ofncer.
Arguing for the proposed reduction
in fares to cents. he cited Providence
and Los Angeles as cities where there
are firms making plenty OF money and
yet are operating on a scent fare"
The association went on record IN
dorsing the fight for the reduced fare
Joseph L. Gammell introduced a res
urging the District Commissioners to
prohibit children from bathing in the
Columbus Memorial Pool Gammell
charged the young people were dis
robing before going in.
President Alfred D. Calvert assailed
a proposal by the Joint Civic Commit
tee on Traffic calling for traffic study.
He declared that an appropriation of
$730,000 would be asked for the pur-
pose and described it as "just another
burden for the taxpayer to carry"
Calvert also charged that Govern
ment officials, by their opposition to
the erection Of a slaughter house, are
determined to wreck the Northeast
section" He said he believed there
would have been no opposition to the
packing plant If Secretary Ickes and
other Government oflicials had not
led the attack against it. The associ-
alton president expected to testify at
the House hearings on the slaughter
house bill today.
The association voted prize Of 50 so
for the neatest front yard in the sec
ton during the Summer and three
awards of 81 each for the yards rank
ing second. third and fourth. The
group voted a donation of $40 to the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
1t was the final meeting until
September.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
DR.. HAY TO SPEAK

DR.. William Howard Hay, diet and
health authority. whose articles under
the heading "The Hay Daily Diet"
were published in The Star q few
years ago, will lecture at pm. Fri
day at Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth
street.
Speaking under the auspices of the
District Medical Freedom Society, the
District Anti-Vtvisection Society and
the Humane Education Society, the
Hay Will discuss diet as 4 means of
ootaaning and keeping health. He
Will advocate Representative Lemke's
bill to abolish compulsorv vaccination
and Representative Quinn's bill to
prohibit the vivisection of dogs.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Tree Destroyers Defeat Costly
Work Of Beautifyii',g Capital
With "Thoughtless Realty Developers
Denuding Wooded Tracts, Officials
Cite Expenditures and Park ASSETS.

While "thoughtless real estate de-
velopers' are sashing down trees
that are 100 and $50 years old to
make way for the building Of cheap
homes in the District, the Federal
Government has spent hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars here in the past
few years to plant trees and aid in
beautifying the city, park officials
said today. Total park holdings in
the District are valued at $780,
1882.
Oficials said this does not include
any value placed on the trees them
selves. 1t would cost millions of
dollars to duplicate these trees, they
explain-but even then, Washington
would have to wait for three genera
tions or so to secure the advantages
the Capital now possesses in its park
trees
In the Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway alone between K street and
the Lincoln Memorial, c. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent of the Ma
tional Capital Parks, has supervised
the spending of $4,000 in planting
trees and other landscape material.
Even though a food came in and swept
away the development, the job was
done over again, so anxious is the
Federal Government to nurture trees
in the Capital.
Many Jobs Cost Thousands.
For planting oaks on Memorial
avenue in the Arlington Memorial
Bridge development, the Government
has spent s2l. .955. In Meridian Hill
Park thousands of dollars have been
expended in plant life, the latest
contract alone amounting to S57,234,
although large sums previously were
expended there
The Government has spent s7,272
for elm trees in the Mall, while In
Union Square at the head of the
Mall for tree work and landscaping
generally it has expended S48,4 8,498
Along the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway new planting Just finished
cost $4,000 as screen effect to
blot out the view of the railroad
tracks along this scenic drive, although
previously many thousands of dollars
were spent there in trees and plants,
all the way to Mount Vernon.
In addition to these recent ma ajor
jobs OF planting trees. thousands of
dollars have been put out for the
planting of new trees elsewhere in
the Washington park system.
Maintains Tree Surgeon Staff.
Frank T. Gartside. assistant super
intendent of the National Capital
Parks, said five tree surgeons are reg
ularly employed to keep the trees in
healthy condition. For tree surgery
recently the Public Works Admins
tration made available $81 900 and
this has now been expended. Regu-
larly $4,000 IS expended on tree work
each year.
With this work accomplished, Cart
side said, experience is showing the
expenditure was we'll worth while.
Trees were pruned and supported with
cables where necessary; the diseased
portions were cut out and in addi-
tion the trees were artif1cially fed to
Evening star., 1937-06-22
RAIL WORKERS
T0GETPREFERENCE
Provision Is Made in Pension
Measure Sent to
Senate.

A new element was injected into
governmental hiring policies today,
when the railroad retirement bill went
to the Senate with provision requir-
ing that employees come from civil
service registers, but giving a prefer
ential employment status to those
with railroad experience.
This would apply to all classes Of
workers and, so far as civil service
officials recalled today, is without
precedent.
Hitherto veterans have been the
only class given preferential employ
ment in the Government, but these
are now subordinated, so far as the
Railroad Retirement Board is con-
cerned, to former railroad workers.
Bill Passes House.
The bill, which sets up a federally
supervised pension for approximately
100000 railroad workers, passed the
House yesterday. The House wrote
the civil service provision into the
bill. which, as it came from the COM
mittee. would have made the board
a non-civil service agency. The Civil
Service Commission had protested
this intended exemption, pointing out
that the board set-up under the old
pension act. which the new measure
Is to replace, was civil service estab-
llShment.
The new bill also has a provision
which will allow a number OF adiudi-
Gators who failed to pass a civil sery-
ice examination to retain their posi-
tons II it is desired by the board
which has absolute control over its
own personnel.
Ihe bill, which is supported by both
carriers and employees, takes the place
OF former measure which the rail-
ROADS themselves tied up by court
night after they had been successful
IN an attack on the validity of still
another act that was knocked out bv
the Supreme Court.
Pensions Up to $40,
The bill would provide monthly pen-
SlonS ranging as high as sl2O for re-
tired employees. Labor officials have
predicted that its enactment would
result in the voluntary retirement Of
approximately $4,000 workers the first
year 1t is in effect This, they said.
would make room for at least 10000
new employees in the industry.
Separate legislation providing taxes
to pay the pensions WAS approved YES
terday also by the House Ways and
Means Committee. 1t would impose
levles starting at q. per cent each on
workers wages and the railroads paw
roll. The tax would increase to g.,
each by ls4s. Only salary up to $500
monthly is taxable.
The two bills are designed TO provide
social security" for railroad workers
who were exempt from provisions of
the general act bearing that title.
Evening star., 1937-06-22

extend their life After storms now
he said, the benefit OF this work car
be seen. as only a few branches are
swept down and the parks are no,
Uttered with branches and twigs a.
they used to be after heavy blow.
Trees live far beyond the span OF
human life. Gartside observed, so that
it is incumbent on the present gen.
GRAFTON to pass on TO posterity In
good condition the trees We have in
herited. He lauded the foresight OF
President George Washington and
Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant in Gre
atlng park lands in the District and
saving the trees for future genera
tions.
Vision Saves Millions.
To replace these areas today would
cost many millions of dollars. the
assistant park chief asserted. Many
cities are now finding this out to their
cost in large sums of money. where
it Is necessary, in order to create park
land, to go in and demolish improve
ments, topsoil the area and then plant
starting from scratch" he
said. Washington is far more for
tunate because OF the vision of the
men who have gone before.
I'VE are enjoying the benefits OF
some one else's sacrifice" said Cart
side. Where would we be today II
some one had not laid money on the
line several years ago and preserved
Rock Creek Park for us?"
At one time, he recalled, it was pro-
posed that Rock Greek valley be filled
in. so that houses might be con-
structed. Government officials, espe-
cially those of the Fine Arts Com
mission and the National Capita
Park and Planning Commission, urge
that real estate developers make 6
special effort to preserve all possible
trees and mold their plans to tn,
topography.
Pointing to the millions in potentia
taxes that Washingtonians of today
are saved through the foresight O.
olden officials in preserving trees anc
SNesAAAe VA oASoo 4Ol pal n ldllusS, NIdl I
side declared that the area now covered
by Lafayette Park has an estimated
value of sl0,621,2 $50 East Potomac
Park value Of s20,O9l ,068, Franklin
Square, s2,7l2,868; the grounds south
Of the White House. with the mag
niflcent elms, 11.42O,865: Farragu
Square, s2,o63 .272; Mcpherson Square
s2,l6l $50, and the Washington Monu.
ment Grounds, s24,588.97s.
Altogether the estima ted value of thu
principal parks and reservations under
the jurisdiction Of the National Capi.
tai Parks is placed at upward O.
sl5o,ooO,OOO.
With such vast fortune in trees
in public ownership, civic-mindec
citizens believe that the real estate
operators should make every effort tc
preserve the comparative few remain
ing trees in the District, particularly
those that have existed here for q
century and half-and longer. They
say intelligent realtors are doing Jus,
that, rs evidenced by the develop.
ments where trees are saved-anc
these men realize this Is a payins
proposition.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
LA CUCURACHA!


A DRAMATIC episode between IN
accordion player and Ia cucu-
racha (cockroach to you) occurred
Saturday evening at a local roof
garden, which diverted the assem-
blage OF Saturday nighters far more
than either the music or the stars.
Rendering "Humoresque" on the ac-
Gordon the musician could not help
but notice that large and active
cucuracha had joined MIN in the spot
light. apparently attracted by the
touching strains Of the old number.
Crys came from the audience and
every one pointed. The musician
played with one hand while he, too
pointed. A waiter stole out OF the
darkness and stepped on cucuracha.
The musician made further gestures
Of distaste whereupon the waiter re-
turned to the spotlight and removed
the corpse with napkin.
Every one turned sadly to their high
balls while the accordion player COM
pleted "Humoresque" 3 shade hur-
riedly.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
::Congress in Brief
-
TODAY.

4oOA1.
Senate:
Debates $500, 100000 relief bill.
Soint Labor Committee ends hear
!nge on wage-hou bill.
House:
Considers bill to set up new custer
machinery for Federal district judges
Joint Tax Evasion Committee re-
eurnes hearing on tax-dodging devices
Agriculture Subcommittee studies
crop insurance bill.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will take up War Depart
msnt Appropriation bill or Federal
nuisance tax bill
Commerce Committee opens, 10:
a.W, on several bills.
Further hearing by Joint Commit
teeron Regulation of Wages and Hours.
6ouse:
Considers miscellaneous bills on
calendar.
Immigration and Naturalization
Committee considers StArnes bill,
1870 am.
District Committee considers mis-
cellneous bills. 1890 a.m.-
Evening star., 1937-06-22
ANTI-CiGARETTE DRIVE

Ine Anti-Cigarette Alliance Of the
District will celebrate its 18th an
niversary at public meeting Thurs
day at 7:45 pm. at the Foundry
Methodist Church.
Rev. Charles H. Butler will preside
over the program, which will include
moving picture, several brief ad-
dresses and music by the Young Peo-
pleh Orchestra Of the Washington
Missionary College, Takoma Park,
Md, and BY members o4 Boy Scout
Troop No. -. Refreshments will b
served st the eloss eS the program.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair tonight:
tomorrow fair, slowly rising tempera-
lures: gentle northwest winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight; tomorrow
fair. rising temperatures in central
and west portions.
Virginia-Fair tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy, possibly local thunder
showers in extreme south portion,
slightly warmer in north portion to-
morrow.
West Virginia-Fair tonight; to-
morrow, fair, slowly rising tempera-
ture.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah very
muddy today.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
OFFICIALS SELECT
FLAG FOR REGATTA
Miss Gladys Fielding of D. C.
Wins First Prize for Design
for Standard,

Miss Gladys Fielding, 170l Kalmia
ROAD, won f1rst prize in the contest
to select an of1icial design for the
nag to be used in the Presidents CUP
Regatta. 1t was announced yesterday
by James Councillor, general chair
man of the 1897 Presidents Cup
Regatta.
Miss Fieldins's design was selected
from among 2s5 entries. It shows an
eagle in flight bearing An anchor and
II stars, symbolizing the 2l-gun presi-
Dental salute. The colors of the fg-
ures are gold against a background of
Of blue.
Other winners were Elise v. Tyson
OF Chestnut Hill, Pa, second prize;
Miss Brownley Leesnitzer, 1901 Web
ster street, third prize; Eugene ia
cobs, 7400 Fourteenth street, fourth
prize: Edward Denton, 1903 Six
teenth street, fifth prize; Harry j. L.
Powell, Mckinley High student OF 9l9
Maryland avenue southwest, sixth
prize, and Edgar F.. Russell, 37o5
Reservoir road.
The new design, which will be used
In all future regattas. will be flown
for the first time tonight on the
Gold Cup cruise" on the steamer
Potomac
A country fair" side show tent
Will feature entertainment on the
cruise. to be held under the auspices
OF the Sponsors Committee of the
Presidents Cup Regatta Association.
Hundreds of Waslingtonian and
yachtsmen from nearby cities will be
guests on the cruise. In addition to
the side show tent on the salon deck,
entertainment will be provided by
band and two dance orchestras.
During the trip q radio will be
tuned In for the Bradock-Louts fight
IN Chicago, ofiicials said.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
BOXERS BOND TAKEN

Judge Walter J. Casey again took
the personal bond of Felix Dstritto
blind former boxer, as we'll as that
ofaDistrittos wife. Mary, when they
were arraigned before him yesterday
in Police Court on charges of vending
in a public park.
arrested because he sold ice cream
ana his wife peanuts. Distritto, who
lives in Takoma Park, Md, told the
judge he wanted no sympathy be-
cause Of his blindness but only an
opportunity to make a living for his
wife and their seve. small children
Judge Casey took Distrittos persona,
boyd In another case last week.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
KNOCK.
WOMAN whose mar

A WOMAN whose name appears
n regularly in the public prints.
~ but not this time because she
4 a probably would get angry.
became chauffeur to party the other
night. 1t just seemed better that she
should drive the car, that's all.
1t was not merely a perfect Job Of
chauffeuring she did but solicitous
one. She kept worrying about 4
strange noise that came from the rear
OF the vehicle, noise that sounded as
if something were seriously amiss with
the machinery.
The car seemed to be running all
right, however, so she drove along for
a while until her nerves could stand 1t
no longer. At last she stopped, but the
noise didn't. 1t proved to be coming
from the host, profoundly asleep and
snoring loudly on the back seat.
Evening star., 1937-06-22

store tax would increase the cost of
food and put many shops out OF busi-
ness.
The federation passed a resolution
viewing with deep regret" . threat
TO deprive the women of Ecuador
of the ballot which they have been
privileged to exercise since 1929
President FREDERICK Paez was urged
to use his good Offices to see that
this right is safeguarded in the con-
stitutional revision to be carried out
In August.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
WAGE.HOUR BILL
AMENDMENT URGED
Representative Lewis Asks Legal
Sanction of Right to
Work.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Lewis, Democrat. of
Maryland, today proposed amendment
of the lack-Connery wage-hour bill
to give legal sanction Of the right
to work IS is provided for the rights
of property"
Testifying before the Joint Labor
Committee considering the bill, Lewis
suggested creation OF a National Trade
Association for each industry.
These trade associations. he ex-
planned, would be placed under a
legal duty to give each laborer a
share OF the work available or pay
him the wages it refuses him a chance
to earn"
Lewis said his plan would require
an excise tax of l per cent on the
gross income Of corporations employing
10 or more persons.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
SAD STORY.

Figures do lie, and heart break
tn1ly, too.
They told that kind OF lie to a
Dor,an Uhose bank account sud-
denly blosson,ed the other day NTH
about $500 more than she had
deposited.
She k,,e1o the money 1ods not
hers, had no intention Of keeping
it, but for just te,p minutes she
,cdnted to reuel in the feeling OF
being 1900 North like Croesus.
The bank 1oould not gipe her
euen that little satisfaction. She
had not even started thinking
Dhat she tDould do Nth the money
before it Uas on the phone asking
her, NTH shame in its poice, il she
mouldn't come right oDer and help
them straighten things out.
She soent, Dith tears In her heart.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Appointments Confirmed

The Senate yesterday confirmed
Louis A. johnson OF West Virginia
to be Assistant Secretary of War. The
appointment Of Lawrence W. Cramer
Of New York. rs Governor Of the
Virgin Islands also was confirmed.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
REPORTS COMMISSION
DENIED PRESIDENTS SON
Boston Paper Says F. D. Roose-
welt, Jr., Fails to Pass Physical
Test as Reserve Ensign.

By the Associated PreSS.
BOSTON, June 22-The Herald said
yesterday Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.,
son Of the President. will not be award
ed an ensign's commission in the
United States Naval Reserve upon his
graduation, as will other members Of
his class who have taken the four year
course in naval science at Harvard.
Members of young Roosevelt's naval
unit suggested, the paper said, that the
commission was withheld from the
Presidents son because of failure to
pass required physical examination
as result Of his illness during the
Winter. He was confined to hospital
for several weeks with . throat infec-
ton.
University authorities. declined to
comment on the repof.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
TACOMA PAPER STOPS
Daily Ledger Suspends Publica.
tion After 81 Yearl

TACOMA. Wash, June az (P,.-
The Tacoma Daily Ledger. for 81
years this city's only morning news
paper, suspended publication today.
Frank S. Baker. publisher of both
the Ledger and the afternoon News-
Tribune, said Nation wide trend to-
ward afternoon newspapers caused the
suspension.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Kansas Milling Industry.

Kansas has the largest hour milling
industry In the United States. averak-
ing more than 1S,0oo, 900 barrels .
year. ss