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No. 1.622-No. 33.591. 3BfcSS.'B,,S WASHINGTON,. D. C„ SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1936-118 PAGES. ** "
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ENGLAND JOINS FRANCE
IN AGREEING TO DELAY
ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS
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Penalties Now
in Effect to
Be Kept.
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NEW APPEAL
BY SELASSIE
Action Postponed
Until French
Elections.
BACKGROUND—
In war and peace maneuvering
Britain and France, World War
allies, have been at odds on two
vital points. When Italy invaded
Ethiopia last Fall France was em
barrassed that she could not rush
to England's side in demanding
punishment for II Duce. A previous
understanding stayed her. And,
more important to both countries,
was fact that when Hitler marched
into Rhineland in defiance of
treaties. England was making dip
lomatic advances toward Berlin.
Thus for a time two great na
tions were at odds. First to capi
tulate was the London government,
which withdrew from Hitler “flirta
tion" and stayed loyally by Paris
in demanding accounting from
Hitler.
GENEVA. April 18. — Great
Britain and France, long on op
posite sides of the diplomatic
fence in the Italo-Ethiopian1
controversy, were stated by au
thorities tonight to have reached
an agreement at last.
It was understood that France
agreed to accept, for the present, the
continuation of existing sanctions
against Italy in return for a clearly
defined British support of the recent
French proposal for a new security
system for Europe.
The agreement was said to be that
there would be no more talk of addi
tional sanctions against Italy until
after the French parliamentary elec
tions in May. It obviously was a blow
to Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie
telegraphed:
“Ethiopia has for seven months
vainly awaited measures to put an
end to this aggression. Despite the
good will of the States which are
members of the League of Nations,
the sanctions that have been applied
have proved ineffectual.
“The time that has been allowed
to elapse without the Imposition of
additional sanctions has enabled the
enemy to pursure with impunity his
aggression and his flagrant violation |
of the laws of war.”
Britain's Position on Sanction.
Until today Great Britain has !
steadfastly advocated the imposition
of more sanctions, other than the pres- j
ent economic and financial, against;
Italy if Mussolini continued the war
in East Africa. Ethiopia has de
manded that military action be taken .
against Italy by the League members.
Salvador de Madariaga of Spain,
president of the League’s conciliation
body, the “Committee of 13,” reported
to the League the findings of the
jurists appointed to Investigate
charges that Italy was using poison
gas.
The findings reached no definite
conclusions, and it was decided to
send It to the governments of the
belligerents to permit them to make
such observations as they desire.
The Committee of 13 met for an
hour, and it was understood Baron
Pompeo Aloisi, Mussolini’s delegate,
had promised Joseph Paul-Boncour,
French minister of state, at the ses
sion, that he would refrain from mak
ing any provocative remarks when
the League Council assembles Mon
day.
At that time it is expected all mem
bers will state their countries’ atti
tudes toward the war in Africa.
Monday’s session of the Council,
League officials announced, will be
(See LEAGUE, Page
BOMBED HOSPITALS
IN ETHIOPIA LISTED
league of Nations Committee Sup
plied Names of Open Towns
Also “Attacked.”
By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 18.—A list of 19
lied Cross hospitals and ambulances
alleged to have been bombarded by Ital
ian troops in Ethiopia was contained
In an annex to the report of the
League of Nations Committee of
Thirteen, made public late tonight.
The annex als<^ enumerates 54 al
leged bombardments of open towns,
13 poison gas bombardments and 6
bombardments or burnings of
churches.
The report mentions, in addition,
numerous atrocities which Italy
charges Ethiopian troops have com
mitted. In this connection, the report
observes sadly that any hope for
cessation of the conflict “must be
abandoned for the moment.”
This 1s all the more regrettable, the
statement said, because the belliger
ents not only are continuing to fight,
but lately have been accusing each
other of numerous violations of the
recognized rules of war and humani
tarian principles.
Charges by Ethiopia and other
sources of Italian atrocities likewise
are cited. The annex concludes with
a letter to the Italian minister by
Salvador de Madariaga, chairman of
the Committee of Thirteen, stating
that the group does not regard the
Italian desire to punish alleged Ethi
opian Inhumanities as any “justifica
tion for the use of asphyxiating
poisonous gases.” *
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Britain Must Not Prevent
African Peace, Churchill Says
“Feeble Sanctions” Only Aggravate
Situation9 He Holds, Urging Accept
ance of “Realities” to End War.
A critical review of the handling of the Ethiopian situation by the
Baldwin government is given here by Winston Churchill, who has been a
member of several British cabinets. He was chancellor of the exchequer
from. K24 to 1929, and during the World War was secretary of state for
war and for air.
n 1 ninsiu.v uum mill.
LONDON, April 18 (N.A.N.A.).—Where does Great Britain stand In
regard to Italy and Ethiopia? The past unfolds a lamentable tale. When,
last June, Stanley Baldwin became prime minister in name, as well as in
fact, his first step was to remove Sir John Simon from the foreign office and
install in ms stead one oi ms closest aunerenis, j
Sir Samuel Hoare.
This accomplished minister had at length j
succeeded In carrying into law the India con- i
stitution bill, upon which Mr. Baldwin's heart
was set. His promotion to the foreign office
meant not only a reward for his achievement,
but was a special mark of the confidence his
chief felt in him.
In order, however, to preserve a most inti
mate control over foreign policy. Baldwin }
adopted the extraordinary experiment of having
a second foreign office representative in the
cabinet. He appointed the youthful and able
Anthony Eden as minister for League of Na
tions affairs. Such an arrangement was clearly
unworkable except upon the basis that the
prime minister himself would give constant
personal guidance. Having practically made
two foreign ministers, he was in a position to
hold a balance between them and control both.
We are bound, therefore, to attribute to the
prime minister a degree of responsibility even
Wrnston Churchill.
oeyona wnai is inseparaoie irom nis mgn omce. au pu^cr wcu> m
Let us then recall the main features of his policy.
A general election was approaching in which foreign affairs must play
an abnormal part. Earlier in the year the League of Nations Union had
See CHURCHILL, Page A-4.)
TO TOPUP. FIELD
Borah and Knox, However,
Press Fight for
Nomination.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The pace in the contest for the
Republican Presidential nomination
has been jacked up to a high point,
and until the national convention
opens in Cleveland June 9 the Presi
dential aspirants will extend them
selves in one way or another.
Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas at
present is out in front of the field,
and many are predicting his nomina
tion by the close of the second ballot
taken in Cleveland.
Senator Borah of Idaho and Col.
Frank Knox of Chicago, who both
claim advantages gained in the Illi
nois primary last Tuesday, are any
thing but willing to grant Landon
victory.
The Idaho Senator and his friends
believe the race he made in the Illi
nois primary has helped Borah's
chances for the nomination greatly.
They Insist he will have 27 of the 57
members of the Illinois delegations,
leaving 30 to Knox. The Knox man
agers on the other hand say the dele
gates will all be found voting for
Knox except one, when the roll is
called.
Decide Against Maryland Race.
Borah's managers, who had been
flirting with the idea of entering the
Idaho Senator in the Maryland pri
mary, decided finally yesterday that
Borah w'ould not be entered. This
primary takes place May 4, and the
time for filing ended yesterday. It
has been expected that Gov. Harry
Nice would be a favorite son candi
date, with the backing of the Mary
land delegation. The Borah people
considered the possibility of enlist
ing the anti-Nice sentiment among
the Republicans as well as Borah
sentiment in the State and entering
the presidential preference primary,
but they gave up the idea.
Col. Knox, who came here yester
day to attend the dinner of the Grid
iron Club, predicted the development
of an early nucleus of 130 Knox dele
gates at the national convention. With
(SEE POLITICS, Page A-5.)
Five Hurt in Bioting.
BUENOS AIRES, April 18 OP).—
Two rival factions of law students
clashed tonight during an election to
choose student councillors to form a
faculty board, and at least five per
sons were wounded by bullets. Po
lice arrested about 200 students.
TAX BILL GETS O.K.J
BUT YIELD IN DOUBT
Democrats Agree to Cut
“Windfall” Levy to
85 Per Cent.
BACKGROUND—
Congressional eagerness for early
adjournment in election year was
given a jolt almost two months
ago when President Roosevelt asked
not only a tax increase, but the
levying of t new type of corpora
tion tax—on the surpluses, instead 1
of on income. After long and acri
monious hearing the Ways and
Means Committee chiefs decided
to shelve the processing tax sug- I
gested in the President’s message.
Purpose of the taxes is to pay the
bonus and the obligations due
farmers who curtailed crops,
riy the Associated Press.
Democrats of the House Ways and
Means Tax Subcommittee gave final
approval late yesterday to the new
tax bill, but still lacked complete esti
mates as to its prospective yield.
One final change was agreed on—a
reduction of the rate for a proposed
“windfall" tax from 90 to 85 per cent.
Administration leaders prepared to
speed early passage of the bill to
facilitate plans for final adjournment
of Congress. Speaker Byrns said
Wednesday was being held open for
general debate to start on the House
floor. Arguments are expected to last
the remainder of the week.
Chairman Samuel B. Hill of the
subcommittee wearily told newsmen
as yesterday’s gathering broke up:
“We’ve finished it up. We expect
to it go to the full committee Tues
day, and we expect it to be intro
duced Tuesday, in the hope of its
going to the floor of the House Wed
nesday.”
Tax “Easier to Get.”
The reduction in the “windfall” tax
rate, Hill said, should not make “any
substantial difference" in the $100,
000,000 revenue expected from the
(See TAXES, Page A-5.)
Escaped Convicts Captured.
MARTINSVILLE, Va„ April 18 (IP).
—Three men who escaped from a
North Carolina State convict camp by
jumping from a truck in Rockingham
County, N. C„ Monday afternoon, were
captured this morning as they slept
beside the highway near Ridgeway.
The prisoners were listed as Ralph
Scott, Monroe Deiapp and Percy Man
grum.
Wallace Shifts Stand to Favor
Publicity for A. A. A. Benefits
CtV the AccnMeteH
Secretary Wallace yesterday ap
pealed to Chairman Smith of the Sen
ate Agriculture Committee for quick
passage of the Vandenburg resolution
which would require publication of
names of individuals who received
more than $10,000 a year in A. A. A.
benefit payments.
A. A. A. sources said Wallace’s ac
tion—a reversal from an earlier posi
tion—was prompted by the fact that
details concerning a number of the
larger payments have come to light
from various outside sources in recent
weeks.
Official said they believed accurate
Information about all of the larger
payments should be made public at
one time, and Smith was reported to
have told Wallace he would try to
get the measure through the Senate
this week.
Although various individuals have
made statements about benefit p|y
a:
ments tney have received, A. A. A.
officials have declined to name ad
justment contract signers, or to con
firm reports of large payments.
They said yesterday that some pa
pers relating to benefit payments have
disappeared from their files, and that
an effort was being made to find those
responsible. They did not reveal the
exact nature of the missing papers.
The resolution by Senator Vanden
berg, Republican, of Michigan calling
on Wallace to furnish a list of those
who received $10,000 or more annually
in benefit payments has been approved
by the Agriculture Committee, but has
not reached the Senate floor.
Vandenberg launched his fight to
learn the names of big A. A. A. bene
ficiaries after the House had rejected
a resolution similar to the one he in
troduced in the Senate.
Almost immediately Wallace protest
(See WALLACE Page A^J.)
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FEATURES OF THE SPRING DINNER OF THE GRIDIRON CLUB._
Kidnapers of Hamm Traced
Through Gas Cans and Lights
Hunt Leads to Capture of Illinois Post
master and Tito Other Accused
Abductors of Rich Breiver.
BY REX COLLIER.
Some discarded gasoline cans and signal lights caused the downfall of
the Karpls-Barker gang, three alleged additional members of which are in
custody of G-men under charges of participation In the $100,000 kidnaping
of William A. Hamm, jr., wealthy St. Paul brewer.
One of the captured trio. Edmond Conrad Bartholmey. postmaster of
Bensenville, 111., was taken from his home town to St. Paul yesterday
afternoon and held under $100,000 bond. When arraigned he pleaded not
guilty. Postal authorities here announced his dismissal from the service.
Arrested with Bartholmey as spe-<
cial agents of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation struck swiftly and se
cretly in scattered places were Charles
J. Fitzgerald, 60-year-old ex-convict
and notorious safe-blower, once an I
alleged member of the old J. S. Mor- I
gan gang of desperadoes, and John
P. Peifer. alias Jack Pfeiffer. Fitz
I
gerald, captured in Los Angeles, will
be removed to St. Paul for arraign
ment. Peifer was taken in Minne
apolis. AH three were seized Friday.
Bartholmey's home, identified by
Hamm as his kidnap jail, is a few
blocks from the Harold Alderton home.
(See KIDNAPING, Page A^TiTj
NEW CALL RISES
FOR P1AJFUNDS
Beiter Heads Move to Pe
tition White House for
Approval.
BACKGROUND—
With the administration of relief
the readiest target of New Deal
opponents, one of the bitterest
arguments of the present Con
gress is expected over the White
House request for tl,500,000,000
additional funds.
President wants to spend the
money as he sees fit. A congres
sional faction wants to earmark
the money and grant much of it to
Secretary Ickes’ P. IV. A. rather
than the W. P. A.
B) the Associated Press.
Another call for new public works
funds was raised in the House wing
of the Capitol yesterday despite
President Roosevelt's disapproval of
the effort to set aside $700,000,000 of
the new relief fund for P. W. A.
Some indications arose, too, that a
Democratic caucus might be de
manded to sound out sentiment on
the President's proposal to give all
of the $1,500,000,000 to Harry L. Hop
kins’ Works Progress Administration.
Representative Beiter, Democrat, of
New York, leader of the P. W. A.
advocates, said they were "going
right straight through” with the
work of obtaining as many signatures
as possible to petitions for public
works funds. The plan is to take
these to the White House Tuesday.
200 Signatures Promised.
Beiter said 200 Democrats had
promised to sign the petitions. He
sent a new letter to his colleagues
yesterday urging them to sign. Only
(See RELISP, Page A-3.)
RED SIEGE ENDS
Missionaries Report Chinese City
Saved by Troops.
TAIYUANFU, Shansi, China, April
19 UP).—Missionaries who were in
the city of Pingyangfu during a re
cent siege by Communist troops ar
rived here today and reported that
the Reds had moved to the west.
The missionaries said the city had
been saved by the bravery of a small
twee of government soldiers, police
and shopkeepers who manned the
walls and kept back the attackers.
The siege at the city of Hungtung
also had ben lifted, they reported.
(Chinese reports on April 4 said
the sieges had been raised from the
two Shansi Province cit^>
New Deal and G. 0. P. Done
to Turn by Lampoons of
Witty Punsters.
National politics in a lighter, if
stinging, vein was the major theme
of the fifty-first annual Spring din
ner of the Gridiron Club at the Wil
lard Hotel last night. The maneuvers j
of the G. O. P., striving to return to j
power, and the efforts of the Roose- j
velt Democrats to sit on the lid. were I
depicted in skit and song, while Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and a long
list of distinguisheds guests looked on.
The famous newspaper dining club
used the gridiron impartially, searing
the New Deal, floundering about in
a sea of Federal relief amidst consti
tutional reefs, and scorching the pre
tensions of the Republicans and their
presidential candidates.
All Climb on Wagon.
Nor did the Townsendites, the
Coughlinites. the Liberty League and
other independent political organiza
tions escape the prongs of the grid
iron. All of these, in the end, were
found on the good old American band
wagon, rolling along. Even those two
most prominent figures in American
political life who have threatened to
“take a walk” in the event the na
tional conventions did not please them
—A1 Smith and Senator Borah of
Idaho—climbed aboard, although a
female Impersonator of the former
New York Governor sang a song in
sisting that “heaven will protect a
walking girl" and Senator Borah
(Continued on Page A-16.)
WYATT EARP TO DOCK
Ellsworth Ship and Crew to Be
Welcomed by New York.
NEW YORK, April 18 04>).—The
Wyatt Earp, base ship of the Lincoln .
Ellsworth Antarctic expedition, will ;
end her return cruise half-way around '
the world here tomorrow when wel- '
coming city officials greet her and her j
crew in New York's bay.
Aboard the ship will be Sir Hubert '
Wilkins, Hollick Kenyon, Ellsworth’s
pilot, and other crew members of the
Wyatt Earp, on which Ellsworth made
three trips to the Antarctic before he j
flew the 2,500-mile stretch across the
South Polar regions. The explorer,
who came here by train a week ago, !
will attend the welcoming ceremonies (
sponsored by a committee appointed
by Mayor La Guardis. ]
PRESIDENT PLANS
VISIT TOCAHADA
.ord Tweedsmuir’s Invita
tion Expected to Develop
‘Good-Neighbor’ Policy.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Within the next two months. Presi
dent Roosevelt plans to journey across
;he Canadian border for a personal
visit and heart-to-heart talk with
Governor-General Lord Tweedsmuir
it the Governor’s palace in Ottawa,
i conference of high International
importance.
The President definitely has ac
:epted Lord Tweedsmuir’s invitation,
ind although the date has not yet
been announced, he probably will
visit Canada about the second week
n June. The tentative date has been
vritten down for June 9.
Unless something unforeseen pre
sents itself in the meantime, Mr.
Roosevelt at that time will spend
two days with the Governor General.
According to the President’s pend
ing traveling plans, he is going to
he Southland early in June to
make several preliminary campaign
speeches, including one in Little
Flock, Ark., at the request of his old
friend, Senator Robinson, majority
eader of the Senate who is up for
re-election this year, and in Dallas on
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-5.)
Readers’ Guide
PART OSE.
Main News Section.
General News—Pages A-l to
B-12.
Changing World—A-3.
Washington Wayside—A-6.
Lost and Found—A-13.
Death Notices—A-13.
Vital Statistics—A-13.
Sports Section—Pages B-6 to
B-ll.
Boating and Fishing News—
B-ll.
PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial Articles—Pages D-l to
D-3.
Editorials and Editorial Fea
tures—D-2.
Civic News and Comment—D-4.
Women’s Clubs. Parent-Teacher
Activities—D-5, D-7.
Veterans’ Organizations, Nation
al Guard and Organized Re
serves—D-5, D-6.
Cross-word Puzzle—D-7.
Resorts—D-8.
Educational—D-9.
PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society News and Comment—
Pages E-l to E-9.
Well-Known Folk—E-2.
3arbara Bell Pattern—E-8.
PART FOUR.
Feature Section.
tfews Features—Pages F-l to F-4.
lohn Clagett Proctor’s Article
on Old Washington—F-2.
‘Those Were the Happy Days,”
by Dick Mansfield—F-2.
hadio News and Programs—F-3.
Stage and Screen—F-5.
Automobiles—F-6.
Aviation—F-6.
Children’s Page—F-7.
highlights of History—F-7.
PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
rinancial News and Comment,
Stock, Bond and Curb Sum
maries—Pages G-l to G-5.
Stamps—G-5.
Classified Advertising—
TWO DEAD, 13 KURT
IN 2 AUTO CRASHES
ON NEARBY ROADS
Mrs. Mary Eckloff Killed,
Five Companions Hurt
Near Baltimore.
TAXICAB DRIVER DIES
IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
Eight Others Seriously Injured
in Wreck on Mount
Vernon Boulevard.
i»u accidents on main mgnways
out of Washington last night resulted
in the death of a woman, a man and
injury to 13 other persons.
In the first crash on the Washing
ton Boulevard near Waterloo, Mrs.
Mary EcklofT, 27, of 2842 Belair place,
northeast, was killed and five com
panions injured.
The second accident took place on
the Mount Vernon Boulevard near
Alexandria and resulted in the death
of a taxi driver tentatively identified
as Fred J. Kammerer, about 30, of
3411 Thirteenth street, and injury to
eight other persons.
Mrs. EcklofT lost her life when the
car in which she was riding was in
collision w'ith a truck just leaving a
weighing station.
Collision Near Radio Station.
Kammerer was believed to have been
the driver of a taxi which was in
collision with a car near WJSV Radio
Station.
The injured on the Baltimore pike
were:
Charles EcklofT, 30. the dead wom
an’s husband, a Capital Transit paint
er, who suffered a fractured skull.
Bernard Reidy, 24, of 417 Sixth
street southeast, who received internal
injuries.
Mrs. Violet Reidy, 27, his wrife, lac
erations.
Edward J Marks. 24. of 110 Fourth
street, lacerations.
Mrs. Sarah Marks. 21, his wife,
iacerp.tions and a fractured collarbone.
Truck Leaving Scales.
The accident occurred. State police
said, when the car, driven toward
Baltimore by Marks, collided With the
truck, which was pulling away from
the State Roads Commission's weigh
ing scale on the east side of the high
way, near Waterloo. The party had
left there about 9 o'clock, bound for a
party in Baltimore.
Circumstances surrounding the ac
cident caused C. Ferdinand Syb=rt,
State’s attorney of Howard County, to
direct an attack against the State
Roads Commission for failing to pro
vide scales on the west side of the
road, which would eliminate the neces
sity of southbound vehicles cutting
across northbound traffic in order to
be weighed.
All those injured in the accident in
which Kammerer was killed were re
ported in serious condition. A man
identified as Walter Mooney, about 23.
a Government employe, of 3629 Jenifer
street, and Miss Dorothy E. Vize, 20,
3321 Sixteenth street, were at Emer
gency Hospital, where Kammerer also
was taken.
Six in Alexandria Hospital.
Three men and three women in
jured in this accident were taken to
Alexandria Hospital. Two women were
identified as Mrs. Irene C. Johnson,
3708 New Hampshire avenue, and Miss
Mary Schuler, address unknown,
while one was unidentified. The men
were identified as John C. Williams of
Bethesda, Md.; Carl Jones, 3709 Rock
Creek road, and Herman J. Mecklen
burg, 22, a United States Navy ensign.
Both cars, one a sedan, were almost
demolished. The cushions were soaked
with blood.
The sedan was hurled through a
wooden guard railing on the east side
of the boulevard. It belonged to
Mooney.
RAPS RAISE HOPES
FOR TRAPPED TRIO
Men Listening at Tube at Moose
River Gold Mine Report
Distinct Taps.
By the Associated Press.
MOOSE RIVER. N. S., April 19
(Sunday).—Men listening at a tube,
which had been sunk in the Moose
River gold mine, where three men
were trapped last Sunday by a cave
in. reported they had heard distinct
rappings at about 12:30 a.m. today.
Dr. D. R Sutherland of Middle
Musquodoboit, to whom the listeners
immediately telephoned, advised them
to send a small bottle of cocoa and
1 ounce of brandy down the pipe
line.
The tube had been made by a dia-.
mond drill, brought here this week in
an attempt to make a hole through
which small articles could be sent
to the entombed men if they were
found to be still alive. It was di
rected toward the 141-foot level, where
the trio was believed to be.
Fears for the men’s survival, if
still alive, had arisen late last night,
when Minister of Mines Michael
Dwyer said the mine was filling with
water.
. ARTICHOKE JURY HUNG
NEW YORK, April 18 UPi.—Tht
second trial of four men charged with
violating the Sherman act by control
ling the small artichoke business In
New York ended In a jury disagreement
today.
The jury was dismissed by Federal
Judge Julian W. Mack late this after
noon after considering the case since
2 pjn. yesterday.
Texan Sentenced to Die.
MARSHALL, Tex., April 18 (A1).—
Charles Wair, 32, Longview oil oper
ator, was sentenced to death in the
electric chair today for criminal as
sault on a 13-year-old crippled Long
view girL .
LOUIS HOI DIES
CALMLY IN SLEEP
AT NAVY HOSPITAL
President’s Secretary Long
III With Heart and Chest
Ailments.
__
ROOSEVELT’S ADVISER
MORE THAN 20 YEARS
Chief Notified of Passing Upon
Return to White House From
Gridiron Dinner.
Louis McHenry Howe, President
Roosevelt's secretary, and for more
than 20 years his close friend and
political adviser, died last night at
Naval Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Howe, who was 65 years old,
had been in the hospital for more
than a year. He died peacefully in
his sleep at 11:10 o’clock, death being
due to heart and chest complications.
Mr. Roosevelt was informed of his
old friend’s death when he returned
to the White House from the Gridiron
dinner at the Willard Hotel. Mrs.
Roosevelt immediately telephoned to
Mrs. Howe, who is at the Howe home,
in Pali River. Mass.
Shortly after midnight the White
House said that no funeral arrange
ments had been made.
The announcement of Howe'3 death
was made by Stephen Early, a secre
tary to the President, at 12:10 a.m.
The President, deeply grieved at the
passing of his old friend, made no
statement after receiving the news.
White House attaches said there was
no doubt, however, that he would at
tend the funeral services wherever
they were held.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
made what was to be their "good-by”
to Howe on Easter Sunday afternoon
after they had attended church. The
President had planned, it was said,
to make another visit to him today.
Stricken Last Spring.
Howe was stricken early last Spring
with a bronchial ailment and pluerisy
which aggravated a weak heart. He
amazed his physicians, who looked for
immediate death, by rallying suffi
ciently to permit the President to mak"
his Florida fishing trip last year.
But although able to see a few in
timate friends, including members o.‘
j the Roosevelt household and Post
master General Farley, he remain' 4
bedfast, and an oxygen tent was us4
frequently to conserve his ebbir
strength for many weeks.
Loyalty of President.
Without the intimate testimony r
Franklin D. Roosevelt, no true est.
mate of the place Howe merits in ti
political annals of his country coui
be formed. No one but the Presides
knowns how often in dark hours i
was the staunch faith, the limitlc
unselfish devotion of this old frien
and keen councillor that kept his ov
heart high, his own resolution to pre
on firm against every adversity.
For Franklin Roosevelt and “Louir
Howe came to the White House, th
one as President, the other as secre
tary to the President, the least knowr.
least seen and least understood secre
tary to the President Washington
has ever known. Twice in that doubi.
decade of their friendship, it wa.
Howe's fate to stand at the bedside
of the man on whose ultimate eleva
tion to the Presidency he had staked
his very life and press unwaveringly
on against seemingly impossible odds.
Then It was the President’s turn,
amid the rush and hurry of great
affairs, to watch the slow ebbtide of a
life sacrificed, gladly given, in his
service.
Louis Howe had been dubbed “king
maker,” "Warwick,” "mystery man,"
“politician supreme” of the New
Deal. That his shrewd insight into
the practical politics, his keen sense
for public reactions, his astute read
ing of men and their hidden motives
helped make history, none can doubt
In the first Same of elation over his
victory that election night, Roosevelt
himself gave chief credit to two men,
Howe and James A. Farley. Yet
Howe’s share was far the greater. It
reached back through the years,
where Farley’s covered only the brief
final laps of Franklin Roosevelt's
march to the White House.
It included those hours that fol
lowed the crushing stroke of infantile
paralysis that cut Mr. Roosevelt down
Just when the chance actually to plan
for a try for the presidency seeme<
at hand.
Courage at Right Time.
Howe’s knowledge of Roosevelt’s
own psychology, his understanding
that it was the game of politics and
the business of government that most
engrossed the mind of his stricken
friend, that the greatest lure to live
Roosevelt could have was to convince
him that a political future still was
possible for him despite that blow
played a part in awaking the high
courage that carried his friend tri
umphantly through that crisis in his
own mind, sent him gallantly onward
ignoring every physical handicap.
As surely as his own will power
taught him to walk again, it was Louis
Howe’s unflagging faith in his destiny
that helped teach Franklin Roosevelt
that he could keep stride with march
ing events, even outpace them, when
a lesser man would have resigned him
self to a career ending in a wheel
chair.
Louis Howe was bom in Indiana on
- (See HOWE, Page A-2.)
LIBERTY LEAGUE FILES
Organization Incorporates in Cali
fornia After Short Delay.
SACRAMENTO, April 18 The
American Liberty League, “to defend
and uphold the Constitution,” filed
articles of incorporation in California
today.
Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan
at first refused to receive the papers
because another group some years ago
incorporated with a similar name.
Jordan found, after investigation, tha
organization no longer was in exist
ence. j