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Assails Legislation for War!, Department Control of ’ Flood Projects. Wy the Associated Press. t President Roosevelt yesterday vetoed * • bill for War Department planning of flood control, power and ronserva- r ttnn projects, declaring he would pre- n sent to Congress next January a t "comprehensive national plan” pre pared by all Federal agencies con- t eerned. j. The vetoed legislation. Mr. Roose- c veil said, is out of line with his "thor- P oughly democratic'’ proposal of June 3 s to create seven regional planning authorities. It would make the War. Department, the national planning ! • gencv, he continued, and ignore 1 Initiation of projects by local and regional units. Another reason given in his veto message was that the bill provides for j no prior review of projects bv the | President "from the standpoints of i national budgetary considerations and national conservation policies.’’ The President's seven-region pro posal. under which as many boards would consult local authorities and aubmit projects for approval to the National Re.-ources Committee and the President, still is pending before congressional committees. Referring to it yesterday, the Presi dent said: "I expressed the belief.that such a process of national planning should start at ihe bottom through the initiation of planning work, in the State and local units, and that it should contemplate ihe formulation of programs on a regional basis, the Integration of fiscal and conservation policies on a national basis and the submission of a comprehensive development program to the Congress by the. President." He contended the reverse of such a process is prescribed in the vetoed measure. Experience Insufficient. While praising ihe Army engineers. Mr. Roosevelt sa:d their experience and background are not alone suffi cient for planning a comprehensive program for development of all the multiple uses of water. "The planning of the use and control of water and related sources,” he said, "is distributed by law among numerous governmental agencies, such as the Departments of Agriculture and In terior, the Federal Power Commission, the United Stales Public Health Serv- ' Ice, the Internationa] Boundary Com mission and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The joint resolution encroaches upon the functions of these agencies, ■ nd ignores and duplicates the co ordinate planning work a'readv in progress under the general guidance of the National Resources Committee " " I GAS AND CHAIR USED, 2 DIE FOR MURDERS ! First North Carolina Killer Com- ! mitted Slaying Frior to New Law. • • 'he Astoclatcd Press. RALEIGH. N, C . August 14.—lethal gas and electricity each waa used yes- I terday to lake the life of a NegTO mur dprer at State's Prison. James McNeill, 23, of Harnett County was electrocuted for the slaying of his sweetheart, Sudie Eason, in June, 1935. | Leroy McNeil, 18. of Robeson County, ; convicted of the poison murder of Mrs. Andrpw Cox last February, was gassed a few minutes later. The electric chair last was used In North Carolina November 13—also a Friday. lethal gas was substituted for elec tricity by the 1935 General Assembly. The statute provided, however, that persons convicted of crimes which oc curred before July 1, 1935. should be electrocuted. FARLEY TALK ADVANCED ' Young Democrats to Hear Him Friday Instead of Saturday. INDIANAPOLIS. August 14 (yPi1 Alvin C. Johnson, Indiana president of the Young Democratic Club of Amer- j lea. said yesterday James A. Farley, ) Postmaster General and Democratic national rhairman. will address the national meeting of Yottng Democrats here next Friday night instead of Sat urday. as planned earlier. The national meeting will open next Thursday. James Roosevelt, son of the Presi- ! dent, will speak Friday morning and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak • t noon the same day. f _ I STEAMSHIPS. < hrRMtIDA—VIA_ E U R N ES S T S 8 tf~upT":round trip with private bath on Monarch of Bermuda and Queen of Bermuda. Pre- l fluent sailings Ask your travel agent. 3 r __— . —» RESORTS. ; REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. Itehobnth Beach. Delaware. High class cottage, residence or tea room Sale or rent. Sacrifice. Telephone Decatur Ext, ___ _• VIRGINIA BEACH. VA. MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THAN ANY RESORT HOTEL IN THE WORLD! a. Dancing, at no extra charge, every afternoon and evening with Johnny Lcvig and his Cavalier Beach Club Orchestra. W rite for new illustrated folder in color and aurprisingly low A'tigust rates. Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club s /VED UNDER ‘PRESSURE/ GEORGE BRENT ASSERTS j«wyer for Hi* Estranged Wife Fails in Effort to Have Testimony Stricken. It i hr Associated Press. L08 ANGELES, August 14.—George Irent testified yesterday "pressure” .as brought to bear in his marriage r> Constance Worth, actress, in Tia uana, Lower Calif., May 10. The actor seeks an annulment on he ground they did not comply with lexican marriage laws. "We were going to Tia Juana to be tarried,” Brent testified. "I finally greed because of the pressure. By hat I mean—” Louis B. Swarts. Miss Worth's at trney. interrupted and sought to ave that testimony stricken, but the ourt refused. The nature of the ressure remained unexplained. Brent lid they separated July 14 WALLACE DEVISES Wurk Begun on a Schedule to Peg Crop at 12 Cents in Senate Bargain. Bj tht Associated Press. Secretary Wallace began work to day on a crop loan schedule to carry but President Roosevelt's share of a bargain with worried Congressmen from the cotton belt. Mr. Roosevelt agreed yesterday to jrder the price-bolswring loans, which in effect will peg cotton at 12 cents a pound. In return, the Senate pledged itself by resolution to put crop-con trol legislation at the top of Its slate for next session. Chairman Jones said the House Agriculture Committee will approve the same resolution Monday. The House membership will concur willing ly, he predicted. Mr. Roosevelt had refused to permit loarys on this year’s cotton crop, selling low because of heavy production, until he won definite assurance that con trol measures will be enacted before 1938 crops are planted. Leaders said the amount of the t cotton loan had not been determined, but that if it is 10 cents a pound the Government will grant a subsidy of 2 cents a pound. They explained the loan might be set at 9 cents, with a 3-cent subsidy. The subsidy payments would . not be made next August. The only pro ducers eligible would be those who fulfilled agreements under the surplus control legislation to be enacted in the meantime. Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of Mis sissippi predicted similar assistance would be given corn, hog and wheat growers if their markets falter. SENATE VOTES Bill ON ARMY HOUSING $1,893,188 Added to Meas ure for Building of Bar racks Here. The Senate late yesterday passed a | $25,587,456 Army housing program for various posts throughout the country after adding $1,893,188 for purchase of land and construction of barracks for the Headquarters Provisional Brigade and Washington quartermas ter depot in this city. The measure previously had passed the House, but goes back there for action on this and other amendments. At the same time the Senate also 1 put through a (6,099,057 housing au thorization measure for naval sta tions, in which the nearest item of interest to Washington is for expan sion and improvement of naval radio facilities at Annapolis. In addition to the amendment for new barracks here, the Army bill also authorizes other nearby projects as follows: Fort Humphrey*, reproduction plant, *74,880, and telephone construction, *3,500. Fort Myer. Va„ hospital additjon. *9.000: barracks. (275.000, and tele phone construction, *500. • Fort Washington, Md., officers’ quarters, *30,000. As it came from the House the Army bill called for a total of *21. 480.688. to which the Senate added more than *4,000,000 in amendments. ...■-■■■■■ ■(-■■■■ Coronation Films Pre*erYed. Two-color films of the coronation procession are to be preserved per- \ manently in the British Film Insti tute in T nnrtnei POLES ARE ISSUE f __ Board Hears Power Com pany Re-Erected Wires • After Complaint. By rhs Associated Press. DAYTONA BEACH. Fla.. August 14 —A Federal board weighed today tes timony that the Florida Power Ar Light Co. re-erected power line poles near the Daytona Beach Airport after once having removed them on complaint < of the Department of Commerce. 1 The investigating group sought to 1 complete by tonight its inquiry into i an Eastern Air Lines plane crash which i killed four persons Tuesday. The 1 i -— Jk ilane struck a power line pole across he road forming the south boundary if the field. Richard C. Copeland, district man Lger for the Bureau of Air Commerce, estifled last night that the power ompany had put poles along the edge if the airport prior to the time the >ig transport planes began landing here some two months ago. He said the company removed the mles on complaint from his office and le had not been advised that any tad been re-erected. I The company had asserted prevj >usly it had a right to place the poles here, and said It had been done a lumber of times before. Girl in ‘‘Iron Lung” Bjtter. DENVER, August 14 </<P).—Hospital .ttendants reported improvement yes erday in the condition of Shirley Crause, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. Carl Krause, who was placed n an "iron lung" for treatment for nfantile paralysis. /•'■ ' Woodward & lothrop 10th 11th F and G Streets Phone district 5300 i lit , Hand-Hooked Rugs Twelve <Jistinctive designs in bright or ontique color i tones. These artistic, pure wool rugs harmonize espe cially well with Early American and Calonial furniture. A large number of patterns can be had in matching | sizes. Size Regularly Now 9x!2 $74.50 $59.75 8x10 $62.50 $54.50 6x9 $38.50 $32.95 4x7 $22.50 $17.50 3x5 $11.75 $9.95 27x54 $7.95 $6.50 2x4 $6.50 $4.95 2x3 $4.50 $3.95 Rom. Fifth Fuiot. 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