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ROOSEVELT TALK
SEEN CHALLENGE
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Observer, However, Points
Out Jobs Plan Has Been
Proven Unworkable.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
President Roosevelt has the happy
faculty of furnishing surprises in
politics, and his speech at Baltimore
before the Young Democrats was no
exception.
Just when it was assumed that the
President would deliver one of those
fiery political utterances of the “hic
them-again” variety which delights
the onlookers and listeners at a po
litical rally, Mr. Roosevelt assumed
the dignified, restrained and moderate
tone.
Had Mr. Roosevelt delivered his
etate-of-the-Union speech of last Jan
uary at the Baltimore rally, and had
he written his January message to
Congress in the vein that charac
terized his Baltimore address of this
fc’eek, there would have been little
adverse comment.
As a matter of fact, the Baltimore
speech is more in keeping with what
a President seeking re-election ought
to deliver. And, while there were
in that particular speech certain points
on which opinions will differ, espe
cially as to the practicability of the
solutions offered, it cannot be denied
that Mr. Roosevelt did what his Re
pubUcan opponents consistently fail to
do—he focused attention on the hu
manitarian aspects of the problems of
present-day America.
i>o i>ew rnnosopny.
Mr. Roosevelt's phrase, ‘‘social pio
neering,” is in itself a notable chal
lenge. The President Insists that the
Government has certain obligations
to the youth of the country. He
admits that experimens may fail, but
he asserts the principle of continued
attack on social problems and by in
ference calls on his opponents to show
wherein they have in any way met
the challenge.
The President’s speech reveals no
new philosophy, nor any new public
policy. He still clings to the idea
that all would be well in America if
the hours of work were shortened
and if industry paid the same for 36
hoars per week as It does for 40.
He maintains also that the increase in
purchasing power and increase in
jobs would come from such a pro
cedure.
Unfortunately, the President’s thesis
has been proved unworkable by such
disinterested and non-political agen
cies of research as the Brookings In
stitution. To reduce hours without
altering the pay envelope is but an
other way to urge an increase in costs
to the consumer. There can be no
doubt that industry in some instances
can do precisely as the President
asks, especially in businesses that are
prospering. But what can be said
of the textile industry, for instance,
where the world market for our cotton
goods has been cut down because of
the high prices for raw cotton set up
artificially under the A. A. A.?
irymg to Experiment.
* Mr. Roosevelt, however, was ad
dressing a political rally. He was
probably trying an experiment. He
endeavored to discuss the broad as
pects of the unemployment situation
*s it affects the youth of the coun
try. The address is vulnerable in
many parts, because, after all, the
Industrial system of America cannot
tion if Government is to control
id the real problem is how to
late such noble aspirations as
Roosevelt expresses into practical
achievement without at the same time
tweaking down the industrial ma
fhine as a whole.
Thus today industry is talking and
thinking and worrying about taxes.
Prices to the consumer will have to be
raised to pay for much of the new
taxes. And the taxes in turn are
Biade necessary because government
Is spending in unproductive ways and
In projects that are competitive with
Industry itself.
Notwithstanding these flaws in the
address, it was nevertheless an excel
lent political document. It may dis
appoint those Democratic chieftains
In the local machines who have come
to expect denunciatory, name-calling
gpeeches from Mr. Roosevelt, but It
■rill please everyone who wants to
*ee the coming campaign debate con
ducted on a level of Intelligent rea
soning and In good temper.
- If all the speeches of the 1936 cam
paign by the candidates are in the
lame tone as that delivered at Balti
more by Mr. Roosevelt, the American
people will have cause for rejoicing.
And, incidentally, whatever the re
publicans may say about the Roosevelt
address, it was, to be sure, provoca
tive. Where, it might be asked, is
the “social pioneering” of the Re
publicans or of other antt-New Deal
(roups?
may nave impeded Recovery.
It is becoming more and more evi
dent that a negative campaign may
be convincing to those who have al
ready made up their minds to vote
•gainst Mr. Roosevelt, but it will not
Win the votes of those who regard the
New Deal, with all its mistakes, as an
honest effort in the right direction.
The opposition will find it necessary,
therefore, to offer not necessarily a
detail program or panacea, but at least
• set of principles covering the social
responsibilities of the citizen as well
•s his Government. There Is plenty
of evidence, moreover, that, as Gov
ernment has Increased its interven
tion in economic affairs, the citizen,
through the dole and work relief, has
diminished his own sense of responsi
bility for his future. If the discussion
fc to turn on “social pioneering,” the
fluestion may well be asked whether
faulty relief methods have not been
»n impediment to human recovery in
stead of an economic aid after de
pression.
(Copyright. 1936.)
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COAST GUARD WARNS
: OF ATLANTIC ICEBERGS
Ships To and Erom Europe Are
Ordered to Use More South
ern Course.
By the Associated Press.
Warning of icebergs in the North
Atlantic, the Coast Guard has or
dered ships plying between the United
States and Europe to use track "B”—
• course 60 to 75 miles south of the
Tegular route.
Officials said patrol boats had sighted
icebergs north of track “C”—the reg
ular route—and that they would reach
-'the main channel in two or three
weeks
Z If necessary, there is a third route
—track “A”—lying about 75 miles
'south of track “B," which can be
k used. Officials said, however, that this
^ki- seldom necessary.
9k
What’s What
Behind News
in Capital
G. O. P. Brain Trust Is
Help, But Question
Is, to Whom.
BY PAUL MALLON.
THE Republican brain trust is go
ing to be a big help, but it is
not yet clear to whom.
The first-born brain child,
offered by one of the new appointees
to an old-line politico informally a
few days back, has caused inner ap
prehensions.
Said the new Republican brain
truster to the old-line Republican
politician:
"T’ve been thinking about this thing,
and it seems to me our trouble is that
our men in Congress are not on their
feet enough. The Republican Con
gressmen do not debate enough. I
think we should pick out a few of our
best men up there and prime them.”
The politician: “I think you have
something there. Whom do you have
in mind?”
The R. B. T.: “Well, what about
this fellow Tidings?”
Note—A* all conscious per
sons in Washington have known
for years, Mr. Tydings is the
able Democratic Senator from
Maryland, who has been on his
feet considerably lately, prais
ing President Roosevelt.
Nary a flicker of laughter or dismay
showed on the frozen face of the
politician, as he responded:
“You are absolutely right. What
you ought to do is to get Tydings on
his feet, along with Joe Robinson,
Pat Harrison and the rest of our good
men in Congress.”
The R. B. T. was pleased and indi
cated he would take the matter up at
the first meeting, but by that time the
politician was outside doubled up in a
paroxysm. He now fears the R. B.
T.’s will absent-mindedly elect Prof.
Tugwell as chairman at that first
meeting.
Should Have Taken Ickes.
President Roosevelt's first regret upon
his return from his fishing trip was
that he had not taken Messrs. Ickes
and Hopkins with him this time.
Behind their tussle, now again being
widely advertised, is a personal feeling
engendered by the fancy lobbying
activities of Ickes for P. W. A. funds in
Congress.
Ickes did not have to take six Con
gressmen out to live with him. as the
power lobbyist did. Nor did he have
to sit outside in the Senate lobby,
sending in his cards to Senators whom
he wished to Influence. As a cabinet
officer he has the privilege of the Sen
ate floor, although it may be related
that he never abused it by button
holing Senators at their desks publicly
in the presence of the galleries.
Wnat he did was to go right into
the sanctum sanctorum of the Senate
marble room, the library which no out
sider is permitted to invade. Seeing
him there so frequently of late, some
Senators have commented among them
selves, and one Republican Senator
started a personal Investigation to find
out what Icket was doing to influence
Congress into voting P. W. A. expen
ditures.
Would Chance Name.
The only answer he was able to get
from Ickes’ friends was that the cab
inet officer was promoting a bill to
change the name of the Interior De
partment.
Note—Senatorial authorities
believe Ickes has been furnish
ing senators with all the data
they have been using lately
about progress of certain P. IV.
A. projects. They say he even
has a Senate leader of his own,
a Midwestern Democratic Sena
tor, who is championing his
cause. The reason his cause
is popular in Congress is be
cause congressmen had a lot of
pet projects which were not
even good enough to be ap
proved under P. W. A. They
think they may get money for
these if a new P. IV. A. is set up.
Also they are spreading the
word that, if their projects had
been* started under P. IV. A.
there would have been no flood
this spring. It is difficult to
put down such pork barrel
rushes in Congress in an elec
tion season. -
It may have been told before, but
at a public meeting here some time
back, both Secretaries Wallace and
Iokes were on the program for
speeches. Agriculture’s Wallace arose
and read a prepared speech. No one
noticed anything wrong with It. In
terior’s Ickes then got up and cast
aside his prepared speech, saying:
“Ghosts walk up and down the In
terior Building leaving things like
this speech on my desk, but I am not
going to make the same mistake as
Wallace, who preceded me.” Then
it was discovered that Wallace had
read aloud the following line of
parenthetical Instruction, written into
his speech by his ghost writer: "In
sert joke here to relieve monotony."
Complain of Balds.
Government department heads are
complaining that the new social se>
curity organisation Is conducting raids
on their employes. Social security
is under civil service, but, instead of
bringing in new people, Its personnel
men are soliciting good clerks from
other departments, offering higher
rating and more mo^ey. Apparently
the New Deal is not even safe from
itself.
Mr. Roosevelt looked better this
time upon returning from his fishing
vacation than he has on previous oc
casions. The rest was even more
beneficial than the published photos
indicated.
WHIST EXPERT DIES
NSW YORK. April 16 OP).—O’Con
nor De Cordova, 70, secretary of the
New York Bridge Whist Chib for 20
years, and a contributing editor of
the Bridge World, died of heart dis
ease yesterday after a brief Illness.
fat a time he was vice president at
the old Consolidated Stock *■**»«§*
Dr. Bocock Tells How Load
of Work Is Handled to
Block Deficit.
Gallinger Hospital has 446 em
ployes, contrary to the report by Chair
man Thomas of the Senate Subcom
mittee on District Appropriations
that the workers number 401, while
the supply bill provides for 476 jobs.
This was learned today when Dr.
Edgar Bocock. superintendent of the
medical haven of the District's poor,
made a recapitulation of his pay
roll.
“If we had to pay these 446 every
day for 12 months a year, we would
spend more than the amount of money
appropriated to us for services,” Dr.
Bocock said, In refuting the declara
tion he is able to provide for 478.
These 446 were caring for 904 pa
tients on April 1, when each of the
most Important wards at the Institu
tion, the male and female medical
and surgical, were overcrowded.
The obstetrical, tubercular, pediatric
and psycopathlc wards were not filled
to capacity, but the organization of
the various departments makes It Im
possible to treat one type of patient
in another type of ward.
"But,” Dr. Bocock explained, “if
85 per cent of the beds are filled, the
hospital Is caring for just about aU
it should be asked to handle."
Average More Than Triple.
From 1929 to January. 1936, the
daily average census of Galllnger has
risen from 271 to 914, more than
tripled. The number of employes,
however, has been less than doubled
from 226 to 446.
The largest group of employes are
the 188 nurses—160 students and 28
graduates. They work on a double
shift, which divides the 24-hour day
into half, but each nurse works 10
hours with the other 2 hours of her
shift off.
The distribution of these nurses
among the various wards, and the
number of patients they were caring
for April 1 was as follows:
Female medical wards—Capacity,
80; patients, 87; 10 day nurses, 2 night
nurses, 1 graduate nurse.
Male medical wards—Capacity, 80;
patients, 94; 9 day nurses, 3 night
nurses, 2 graduate nurses.
Male surgical wards—Capacity, 80;
patients, 94; 10 day nurses, 2 night
nurses, 3 graduate nurses.
Female surgical wards—Capacity,
80; patients, 79; 10 day nurses, 3 night
nurses, 3 graduate nurses.
Obstetrical wards—Capacity, 192;
patients, 124; 11 day nurses, 4 night
nurses, 5 graduate nurses.
Tubercular wards—Capacity, 158;
patients, 150; 8 day nurses. 4 night
nurses, 3 graduate nurses.
Isolation wards—Capacity, 84; pa- ]
tients, 67; 15 day nurses, 2 night
nurses, 6 graduate nurses.
Pediatrics wards—Capacity, 160; pa
tients, 78; 11 day nurses, 3 night
nurses, 5 graduate nurses.
Psycopathic wards—Capacity, 186;
patients. 131; 9 day nurses, 3 night
nurses, 6 graduate nurses.
The medical staff numbers 55 and
the other employes include the fol- :
lowing:
Dieticians, 37; hydrotherapists, 4;
laboratory worker*, 6; X-ray workers,
3; female attendants, IS; male order
lies, 49; clerks, 24; power plant em
ployes, 14; sewing room, 2; nurses'
home. 10; laundry, 16; grounds and
buildings, 12; ward maids, 11; phar
macy, 2; occupational therapy, 4.
Others "Paper” Jobs.
“The other 30 of the 476 jobs Sena
tor Thomas was talking about are
paper jobs," Dr. Bocock said. “They
exist in theory but never in fact. We
have barely enough money to pay
those actuaUy working here.”
There is a basic salary allowance
of $494,000 for the current year, but
by a system of deductions only $394,
000 in cash ever reaches the employes
of the hospital, it was learned.
Many of the workers receive their
meals, for which a deduction from the
base pay is taken, and another group
receives meals and maintenance at a
cost of $25 a month, taken from the
wages.
“There is another arbitrary reduc
tion of $11,000,” the doctor said, “to
bring the figure down to $394,000. It
is up to us to make this saving by
furloughs and leaves without pay.
"Par from being privileged to hire
476 men, we are going to have to give
a lot of days off between now end the
first of July to save $200 and prevent
piling up e deficit. It’s e criminal
offense to make e deficit.”
BUS DRIVER HEADS LIST
WITH SAFETY RECORDS
1,772,651 Miles in 20 Year* With
, out Accident—Next High
Haa 976,800.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.—Ernest R.
Haselwood of Omaha beaded a grow
ing list today of bus drivers whose
driving records over a long period are
free of chargeable accidents.
In 20 years Haselwood Is credited
with driving 1,772,851 miles safely, an
average of 240 miles a day for two
decades.
Another is Owen Meredith of Enid,
Okie., who has driven 978,000 miles
in 12 years without an accident. A
third is Ancel Mistier of Sedalia, Mo.,
who has covered 950,000 miles without
an accident in 14 years.
The list is being compiled by a
trade magazine for a contest in which
awards will be made later this year.
MAN, 108, FEELS SPRY
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Likes to Make Tripe to Get “the
Old Wagon Oiled.” '
PHOENIX. Aril., April 15 C40.—
Edward McGinley, 108-year-old
patriarch of the Arizona pioneers’
reunion here yesterday, said he'd like
to Uve another 100 years.
And, what's more, he predicted,
"I’ll live 300 more."
McGinley said his hobby is “going
to the saloon.”
He explained he walks downtown
about every week “to get the old
wagon oiled.”
LOWDEH EMBARKS
NEW YORK, April 15 OW.—Frank
O. Lowden, former Governor of Illinois,
Mrs. Lowden and Alaneon B. Houghton,
former Ambassador to England and
Germany, sailed on the Europe last
night to take health treatments at
Baden-Baden, Germany.
Lowden told reporters he had nothing
to say about pdUtlca, but intended to
participate in the campaign.
STREET DISPUTE
STRUMMED
Man Fails to Carry Out
Threat to Block Arling
ton Route.
Br a BUS Correspondent ot The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va.,
April 15.—The possibility of any
settlement between Robert W. Gaines
and the county board over the status
of North Hartford street was post
poned again at nocc today until the
board holds a special meeting on
the question, which members said
probably will be called tomorrow
morning. In view of the continued
consideration of his offer by the
board, Oaines failed to carry out a
threat to close the road again at
noon.
Earlier In the day Gaines had
said he would barricade the street
unless the board accepted a proposal
he submitted to it yesterday.
In the proposal he offered to sell
the small triangle where the disputed
street joins Highland street and Wil
son Boulevard, to dedicate the dis
puted section of Hartford street and
to throw In 4 feet alctig its east
border as a sidewalk, for a consider
ation of $1,000.
In connection with approximately
$5,000 in overpayments the county is
said to have made because of alleged
ditch depth discrepancies along its
Rosslyn-Four Mile Run sewer line,
the board was Informed that the ex
tra payments are being adjusted by
the contractor by reductions in sub
sequent estimates.
Tne Doara set *iu a aay as me rate
of compensation for three assessors
who will start a reassessment of all
county real estate as soon as they are
appointed by Judge Walter T. Mc
Carthy of the Circuit Court.
Audit Authorized.
It authorised the employment of
T. Coleman Andrews, former State
auditor of public accounts, to make a
complete audit of county finances for
the year ending June 30. A sum not
to exceed (1,000 was appropriated
for the audit.
Upman and Adams. Washington
architects, were instructed to draw
plans for the proposed remodeling of
the old section of the court house, i
which is to be improved as soon as
the addition is completed.
County Manager Roy S. Braden was
instructed to employ an assistant to
the plumbing inspector, and the elec
trical code ordinance was amended to
increase the personnel of the Electri
cal Board from three to five members.
As increased, the board will have two
members in addition to Ray Cogswell,
electrical inspector; H. W. Beattie and
Barrett Chamberlain, previously ap
pointed.
CURTAILED RELIEF
BRINGS EVICTIONS
War Veteran’* Family Is Ousted
Despite His Return to
Rolls..
Evictions of four colored families
were executed by the United States
marshal's office today, with curtailed
relief being a factor in the rent de
linquencies involved.
In one of the cases the head of the
family was a veteran of two years’
Army service during the World War
and was among the border-line cases
of "employables" cut off the public
relief rolls on April 1. Last Saturday,
after a physical examination, in which
his employability was disproved, he
was restored to the relief rolls.
The owner and rental agent, how
*ver, already had Instituted court pro
ceedings for an eviction and had re
ceived judgment against the man.
This morning, in spite of the fact the ;
man had In his possession a relief
check for $9 made out to the rental
agent, the latter refused to counter
mand the eviction order. Rent for
the dingy, second-floor flat was $30
per month.
Five children are in the evicted
family, their ages ranging from 1 to
17 years.
A case worker of the Public As
sistance Division assured the family
rent would be guaranteed as soon as
a new dwelling place is located. The
latter requirement however, is be
coming a real problem, the worker
continued, because of the reluctance
of property owners to take in relief
tenants even when rent is paid
directly by the Relief Administration.
NEW SET OF QUINTS
Two Boys and Three Girls Report
ed Born to Rumanian Gypsy.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, April 15
W*!.—Reports of a birth of quintuplets
—two boys and three girls—to a gypsy,
Maria Ljnguraru, 35 years old, came
today from the village of Hodos In the
Bjhor district of Transylvania.
The five children were described as
living but born two months pre
maturely, extremely small and with
abnormal features.
Superstitious villagers became ex
cited at the birth, the reports from
Hodos said, and took the mother and
her babies to Oradea, the nearest
larger center.
Gov. Henry Horner of Illi
nois. candidate for the Demo
cratic renomination, elated by
telephone reports.
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Primary
(Continued From First Page.)
strongly dominated by the Democrats.
The Republican strength has been
down State. The tremendous interest
in the race between Homer and
Bundesen, Republicans claimed, had
induced many Republicans throughout
the State to go into the Democratic
primary.
Roosevelt was expected to amass a
vote 460.000 greater than the com
bined vote for Knox and Borah.
Horner was campaigning against
Bundesen, the choice of the Kelly-Nash
Chicago organization, on the issue of
"bossism ” The victory of Homer,
while it may result in smashing the
Kelly-Nash organization to a con
siderable extent. Is believed to be an
aid to the Democratic ticket in No
vember. If Bundesen turned up a
winner, many of the supporters of
Horner might be lost to the Demo
cratic national ticket, it was said.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis.
Democratic, who was without serious
opposition in the primary, was over
whelmingly renominated for his pres
ent office. His projected plurality, on
the face of partial returns, was esti
mated at 1.000,000 votes. In the Re
publican senatorial primary, former
Senator Otis Glenn was apparently
nominated over former Representative
Hull. Glenn had a total of 296.152
votes in 4,637 precincts against 119,
362 for Hull.
in the Republican primary, C. Way- j
land Brooks. Chicago lawyer and
former assistant State'* attorney, was
the apparent victor, the result* at the
three-quarter poet showing him 162,
000 votes ahead of his nearest rival,
former Gov. Len Small.
The emergence from political re
tirement of William Hale (Big Bill)
Thompson, former Mayor of Chicago,
appeared today to have been in vain,
for Thomas V. Sullivan, his candidate
for the Republican nomination for
attorney general, trailed in the race, j
With more than half the votes
counted, Charles W. Hadley of Whea
ton was in the lead with 192.848, fol
lowed by Sullivan with 158,097.
Thompson broke t long silence to
campaign for Sullivan, asserting that
the only way to keep the Democrats
from "stealing" the Chicago vote was
to elect Sullivan.
Rooaevelt Leads In Nebraska.
Returns from the Nebraska primary
showed President Roosevelt in the
Democratic presidential primary with
a big lead In the number of votes
cast over Senator Borah In the Re
publican primary.
Roosevelt and Borah were the sole
entrants In the Nebraska presidential
primary. Gov. Landon of Kansas de
clined to have his name entered In
the Republican primary there. How
ever, many of Landon's friends wrote
his name on the ballots yesterday
and the Landon ballots so cast were
about one-flfth of the number cast
for Borah. In Nebraska the presi
dential primary is merely advisory
and not binding upon the delegates
to the national convention. Landon’s
supporters insist that when the show
down comes in the convention the
delegation will be found voting almost
solidly for the Kansas Governor.
An upset victory In the Nebraska
Democratic race for the senatorial
nomination was in sight for former
Representative Terry Carpenter, a
Townsend pension plan advocate.
With 1,417 of 2,025 precincts tabu
lated, he led J. C. Quigley, chairman
of the Democratic State Committee,
by 4,000 votes. Quigley was not out
of the running, but Carpenter seemed
to hold the margin.
Returns indicated no general re
sponse to a last • minute campaign
to write-in the name of Senator George
W. Norris, veteran Republican-Inde
pendent, for re-election on both party
ticket*. In the Democratic primary,
585 votes were recorded for him and
In the Republican, 628.
Observers were in doubt about the
meaning of the preferential vote for
a Republican nominee for President.
Borah, the only candidate to have his
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Central Figures in Illinois Voting
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher, watching returns
which showed he led Senator William E. Borah throughout the
State in the Republican presidential preference primary.
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Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, right, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor. With him ore Mr. and Mrs. I
Herman N. Bundesen, jr. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos.
name on the ballot, polled 41.717 votes
In 1.264 precincts. Landon drew 9.147
write-in votes; Knox, 128, and Her
bert Hoover, 200.
Some G. O. P. Prefer Landon.
Nebraska's 14 delegates to each of
the national conventions will be unin
structed, however. Several Republican
delegates expressed tentative prefer
ence for Landon and a few indicated
they would abide by the Nebraska
preferential vote for the first few bal
lots at Cleveland. Most delegate can
didates declined to commit themselves.
President Roosevelt was unopposed
in the Democratic primary and the
Democratic delegate candidates all ran
on New Deal platforms. The Presi
dent's vote was 79,354 in 1,264 pre
clncte.
Senator Edward R. Burke held a
6-to-5 lead for Democratic national
committeeman over former Repre
sentative Dan V. Stephens of Fre
mont.
Gov. R. L. Cochran was renomi
nated by Democrats in a 4-to-l walk
away from Anton H. Jensen. He will
be opposed, as he was two years ago.
by Dwight Grisw-old of Gordon, who
rated the same margin over his near
esv rival.
Robert G. Simmons of Lincoln, for- |
mer Scottsbluff Representative, won
his second consecutive Republican
nomination for United States Senator,
holding an easy 4-to-l margin over
Harry O. Palmer.
The Illinois primary was the first in
which two of the leading aspirants for
the Republican presidential nomina
tion locked horns. Generally It had
been expected that Col. Knox would
be a winner over Senator Borah.
Months ago the Republican State or
ganization and the Republican Cook
County organization had Indorsed
Knox. No one was able to gauge the
Borah strength id the State, and Sen
ator Borah had little organization
there to fight for him. Borah, however,
was born in Southern Illinois and
lived there as a boy and young man.
Edward A. Hayes, manager of the
Knox campaign for the presidential
nomination. Issued a statement in
which he declared that Knox had
made a "big stride" toward success
in the Illinois primary yesterday. The
claim is made by Knox supporters
that he will enter the Republican con
vention with 200 delegates ready to
vote for him on the first ballot and
with many other delegates ready to
go to him later. Former Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, a close
friend of Col. . Knox, according to
Associated Press dispatch, said today
that Knox already has substantially
130 delegates in the bag, including
the Illinois group. Knox is a na
tive of Massachusetts, although he
now rates as a Midwestern candidate.
A drive is being made to line up the
New England delegates solidly behind
him. His victory, if the final re
turns give him victory against Borah,
who has been a national figure for
years, is a matter upon which Col.
Knox and his supporters will naturally
congratulate themselves.
CHAINED SUSPECT FLEES
AND THEN HUNTS LAW
Oklahoman Slip* Bonds in Barn,
but Buns After Officers to
Give Self Up.
By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY.—Suspicious of
"moonshlnlng" officers arrested Bill
Radcliff and chained him to his barn
while they went on to search his farm.
When they came back he was gone.
Half a mile away they came upon
him running through the woods and
ihouting: 'Here, laws, here I am. I
was Just looking for you all."
“Sweetest Girl” Weds.
OAKLAND. Calif., April 15 (JP).—
Marriage united Gloria Poy. musical
comedy actress, and Paul Kent, in
turance man, yesterday. Miss Foy,
once won the American Legion’s,
‘sweetest girl In the world” contest
Jobless Problem Concern
Continues as $258,000
Is Sought for D. C.
Concern over the District's un
employment problem continued today
as the Commissioners waited for
Acting Budget Director Daniel W.
Bell to act on their plea for a second
supplemental relief appropriation of
$258,000.
The request was sent to Beil about
two weeks ago after the Commis
sioners' first plea for $608,000 from
District revenues had been cut to
$250,000 by the Budget Bureau and j
raised to $350,000 by Congress.
No Notice of Hearing Date.
There has been no notice yet of a
date for hearing. Bell said today he
had been busy with budget matters
at the Capitol and had not been
able yet to study the request. He
could not say when he would reach
a decision.
As word to this effect reached the
District Building. Welfare Director
Elwood Street told Commissioner
George E Allen 4.470 families, rep
resenting 10,574 persons, now are re
ceiving relief payments. On April 1,
due to drastic diminution of District
relief funds, thousands of individuals
were cut off.
Street estimates 4.138 cases, repre
senting about 13,107 Individuals, were
dropped. After Investigation, the wel
fare head said. 313 cases were taken In
last week, bringing the total "active
open case load" to 6,421, not all of
whom are receiving relief. The report
that 4,470 cases are receiving payments
would Indicate that 1,950 of the "open”
cases are not receiving cash.
1,335 Dependent Child Cases.
Street reported that of the total
case load 1.335 are cases of dependent
children, that 247 are home-care cases.
The Board of Public Welfare, he
said, has received 1.261 applications
for old-age assistance and 84 appli
cations for assistance to the needy
blind, none of whom yet are receiving
aid.
Controller General McCarl has noti
fied District officials of his approval of
their plan for old-age assistance. The
board has approved applications for 23
cases, who would receive $675 a month,
or a little less than $30 a month.
AUCTION SALE PLANNED
AT IRANIAN LEGATION
Last Incident in Series Ending
Representation of Country
in United States.
Exotic Persian art objects, furniture,
silverware and other trappings of the
Iranian (Persian) Legation at 2315
Massachusetts avenue will be auc
tioned publicly next week, thereby
marking the close of a diplomatic epi
sode.
Advertisement of the sale was the
last Incident of a series which began
when Ohaffar Djalal, Iranian Min
ister, was arrested for speeding by
Elkton. Md„ police, and culminated
with DJalal’s recall and a recent order
from the Shah withdrawing all his
emissaries from the United States and
: losing the legation and consulates.
The articles for sale, said the ad
vertisement, were "gathered d if ring
many years by the widely known con
noisseur, His Excellency M. H. Ghods,
former charge d’affaires of the Im
perial Iranian Legation.”
HUBBARD MEDAL
9
President Presents Award
of Geographic Society
to Explorer.
In the cabinet room of the White *
House President Roosevelt today pre
sented the Hubbard Medal of the Na
tional Geographic Society to Lincoln
Ellsworth, the Antarctic explorer.
In making the presentation Mr.
Roosevelt paid high tribute to the ex
plorer and praised the Nationa. Geo
graphic Society for its part in promot
ing geographic studies.
After praising Ellsworth, the Presi
densaid: .
"It gives me greater pleasure to pre
sent this because you have shown that
the world still holds opportunity for
high adventure.”
In response, Ellsworth thanked the
President, and added:
"May I tell you that the most Im
portant Incident of my flight across
Antarctica was when X raised the Stars
and Stripes over 350,000 square miles
of territory and claimed it for the
United States. It was the last un
claimed land on earth.”
This presentation of the much
coveted medal was made in the pres
ence of a gathering which Included
Mrs. Ellsworth, wife of the explorer.
Gilbert Grosvenor. president of the
National Geographic Society; John
Oliver LaGorce, vice president; George
W. Hutchison, secretary; Melville B
Grosvenor, in charge of the society's
lecture course, and Frank Fisher, its
art director.
CITIZENS APPROVE
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park
Group Also Sees Movie
About Virginia.
The current dean-up campaign in
augurated by the city government laj
week received the informal support of
the Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park
Citizens’ Association last night. Mem
bers were urged to co-operate by keep- *
mg their premises clean and respect
ing regulations governing rubbish dis
card.
The association, meeting in the par
ish hall of St. Alban’s Church, heard
a report on the activities of its dele
gation to the Federation of Citizens’
Associations. The report was given by
J. R. Van Fossen.
Mrs. Olive Geiger Fairdoth, secre
tary, was asked to write the Capital
Transit Co. requesting establishment
of a bus stop at Thirty-sixth place and *
Massachusetts avenue.
The meeting was devoted principally
to the showing of a travelogue movie
about Virginia. Issued by the Virginia
Conservation Commission and ex
hibited here under American Automo
bile Association auspices.
SILAS B. MASON DIES;
BIG DAM CONTRACTOR
3xygen Rushed to Grand Coulee
From Spokane Fails to Save
Heart Stroke Victim.
Bt the Associated Press
GRAND COULEE DAM, Wash,
April 15 —Silas B. Mason, 65, one
->{ the builders of the Grand Coulee
Dam and president of one of the Na
tion's largest contracting concerns,
died at a hospital here last night, 15
hours after a heart attack.
Oxygen was rushed here from
Spokane by plane, but Mason’s condi
tion grew steadily worse, and he lost
consciousness about 8 o'clock.
Mason collapsed in his office early
yesterday. He was conscious when
Dr. Ross D Wright, head of Mason
City Hospital, arrived a few minutes
later.
His wife, nationally-known sports
woman, was at their home near
LouisviUe. Ky. She immediately
boarded a plane for the West.
TWO ALTITUDE RECORDS
CLAIMED BY SIKORSKY
Flying Boat Soars to 27,950 Feet
With 500-Kilogram Fay
Load.
By thy Associat'd Press.
STRATFORD. Conn.. April 15.—A
Sikorsky S-43 type flying boat soared
i to a height of 27,950 feet with a 500
] kilogram load yesterday, and estab
lished a claim on two international
I altitude records.
The huge craft made a perfect
take-ofl from the Mollison Airport
shortly after noon and. after remain
ing aloft for 1 hour and 31 minutes,
landed on the Housatonic River. Capt.
Boris Sergievsky. Sikorsky’s chief test
pilot, was at the controls.
The aircraft concern announced
that the craft Improved on the abso
lute altitude record of 18.642 feet
established January 25. 1935, by Harry
Richman. the entertainer. In an S-39
type Sikorsky ship and the payload
record of 17.877 feet with 500 kilo
grams credited to Lieut. R. L. Burke *
of the United States Coast Guard in
a Grumman amphibian on June 37,
1935.
In addition to Capt. Sergievsky. the
giant flying boat carried Igor Sikorsky,
designer and Inventor of the craft,
and a plant mechanic.
ess in Brief |
TODAY.
Senate:
Votes on impeachment charges
against Judge Halsted L. Ritter of
Florida.
Lobby Committee questions John
Henry Kirby of the Southern Com
mittee to Uphold the Constitution.
House:
Considers resolution authorising
110,000 to Senate Lobby Committee
to employ counsel. '
Appropriations Subcommittee meets
on deficiency appropriation bill carry
ing $1,500,000,000 relief item.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will resume debate on Kerr-Cool
idge immigration bill.
House:
Considers Federal highway aid legis
lation.
Labor Committee begins hearings on
Ellen bogen textile bill, 10:80 am. ^A
Subcommittee on AppropriaUaoa^fl
continues hearings on deficiency bUjifl
10 am.
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH
THE President's Baltimore address was delivered with habitual
mastery of histrionics. All the vocal modulations that his
radio audience has learned to expect were included with a
tew new ones for good measure when be inter
polated the words "captains of industry."
That allusion to his favorite “whipping boys”
for the ills the New Deal has failed to remedy
came out with a crescendo of meaningful in
flection.
Practically the only definite thing in the
speech was the threat or promise, depending
upon how you feel about it, that N. R. A. will be
revived if Mr. Roosevelt gets in again.
The only novelty was the suggestion to "limit
the active working age at both ends," which
opens the vista of an "old age” labor amend
ment to*supplement the proposed child labor
amendment. .
One of the great difficulties facing the administration is how
to raise the money for the things the President is advocating.
Everything he hints at entails the continued expenditure of vast
sums. How to get them without further endangering our economic
equilibrium la left to the imagination.
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