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ROOSEVELT VIEWS
BEAUTIES OF PARK
Freezing Weather Greets
Party—Day Devoted
to Sight-Seeing.
By the Associated rress.
MAMMOTH 'HOT SPRINGS, Yel
lowstone Park, September 25.—Presi
dent Roosevelt saw the breath-taking
beauty of Yellowstone National Park
in freezing weather today.
Making his first visit to the wonder
land of the Rockies, the President
devoted the whole day to sight-seeing.
There were no speeches, and politics
were put aside while the Chief Execu
tive and Mrs. Roosevelt took in the
grandeur of rugged, snow-topped peaks
and wild, Rocky Mountain streams.
The presidential party left the
Seattle-bound cross-continental spe
cial train about 9:45 am. (Mountain
Standard time) at Gardiner. Mont.,
northern park entrance and drove
Immediately through Theodore Roose
velt Arch.
The temperature was below freezing
then. The President and his wife
were bundled in robes in the rear
seat of an open car. He wore a
tweed sport suit and light topcoat.
She wore a fur coat and hiking shoes.
Senator Murray. Democrat, of Mon
tana was with them. Representative
O'Connor, Democrat, of Montana rode
on the front seat.
Joined Party at State Line.
The Senator and Representative and
Acting Governor Hugh R. Adair
Joined the party when the train
entered Montana,
The President's first sight inside the
park was of scampering antelope
against a rugged mountain back
ground.
A snake-like motor trail along the
Gardiner and Boiling Rivers brought
him to these mammoth hot springs,
base of the presidential party during
its two-day park visit.
During a brief pause here. Edmund
T3 R-DOTrs: KlinprintJ’nrlpnt the norl/
took the place beside Mr. Roosevelt
In the open car. The President wore
a heavy navy cape with velvet collar
over his topcoat.
Climbing steadily toward the nearly
fi.ono-feet elevation of Yellowstone
Lake, highest point to be reached by
the party during the day. the motor
cade of cars and Yellowstone buses
passed along roadways often walled in
by stately buttes.
Bears Size Him I'p.
Several times the President had the
car stopped so he might look at black
and brown bears which lumbered out
of the timber to the roadside. The
bears looked at him. too.
For a good part of the wav, spike
topped Electric Peak, covered with
snow, was over the President's right
shoulder. Its 11,000 feet is the highest
In the park.
Smaller mountains along the route
were a patchwork of snow, brown and
red ore and green trees turning gold
from frost.
At. higher points on the road snow
was blown lightly from trees onto the
party.
Geese and swan glided across
mountain lakes in this wild life haven.
At Artists Point, on the Yellowstone
River Canyon, the party made one of
Its longer stops. There Mrs. Roosevelt
viewed from a high wooden platform
the ore-laden walls and. 700 feet be
low, the rushing river made green by
Its great depth.
Looks for Teddy's Laundry.
At the Dragon's Mouth, where wa
ter hot enough for shaving churns out
©f a mountainside, Mrs. Roosevelt said
she was looking for her Uncle Teddy's
laundry, lost during one of his stays
in the park.
She said President Theodore Roose
velt had described a hot pool where
clothes disappeared from sight dur
ing their cleaning and then reap
peared.
Elk could be seen at one point on a
distant mountainside.
The midday luncheon stop was
made at Fishing Bridge, where park
officials said more fish are caught each
year than anywhere else in the coun
try. It spans Yellowstone River just
below where the stream begins to
tumble from Yellowstone Lake.
During a pause at Canyon Junction
ranger station a well-dressed man
standing to one side of the President's i
car yelled: "Three cheers for the Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt, but don't
destroy the court."
The same man led a group, in
cluding several children, in a trio
of “hip-hip-hoorays.”
Rf»ar Holds ruroim»*
Literature describing the park was |
handed all members of the party. 1
One leaflet said: “Don't feed the
bears.” But some members of the
party did. One bear held up nearly
every car in the caravan for food.
During the late afternoon, the Pres
ident saw several buffalo herds. Deer j
grazed along slopes nearby, and one
fawn danced gracefully across be
tween two of the cars.
At several C. C. C. camps, which
the President passed, the youths in
best uniform stood at attention for
their Commander in Chief.
Waitresses in green and white
snapped pictures of the President
and First Lady as the party left the
cafeteria at Fishing Bridge, where
lunch was served.
President Doffs Coat.
The President took off his coat
there, displaying a rough sweater.
He was at a long table, with news
paper men and others ranged across
the room. He laughed and chatted
amiably with the park superintend
ent and several local dignitaries.
Riding in one car not far behind
the President was Irwin McDuffie, the
President’s Georgia-born Negro valet.
He said he told Marvin H. McIn
tyre, the President’s Secretary: "You
Just can't leave me behind.” He de
scribed the park as wonderful.
The sun played hide and seek all
day, going down brilliantly against
its reflection in the snow-covered
mountains. There was one light snow
flurry before the party returned to
Mammoth Springs for the night.
Senator Pope of Idaho joined the
party during the day.
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EVANGELIST TO SPEAK.
Mrs. Mason to Conduct 2-Week
Series at Aurora Hills Church.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va„ September
25.—Airs. Coretta J. Mason, evangelist,
of Lynchburg, will open a two-week
lecture series at the Calvary Methodist
Church, Auroa Hills, tomorrow when
she will speak at the 11 a.m. and 8
p.m. services.
Mrs. Mason conducted a similiar
eerie* at the Calvary Church last year.
She also will present special mus»
at the services.
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When Political Foes Meet in Good Cheer
When President and Mrs. Roosevelt started their motor trip from Casper, Wuo., fo Fort
Casper, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, court plan foe, followed close behind. O'Mahoney is
standing beside the official car as the President's glance is directed into the crowd by Mrs.
Roosevelt, pointing. . —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
C. of C. Furnishes Treasury
With Results of
Survey.
As the result of exhaustive survey
made in an effort to assay the op
eration of surtax on undistributed
corporate earnings imposed by the rev
enue act of 1936. the United States
Chamber of Commerce has been able
to furnish the Treasury Department
with what chamber officials believe
to be proof that the tax seriously
"hampers the expansion of business
and industry, adversely affects em
ployment and imposes difficulties on
financing.”
The detailed report embodying con
crete examples of the inequities and
hardships imposed by the tax has been
laid before the Treasury for considera
tion in connection with the general
tax study under way. The weight of
the evidence adduced from representa
tive corporations in all parts of the
country and covering a wide range of
industry and commerce, officials of
the Chamber of Commerce are cer
tain. must be felt in any scheme of
tax revision to be attempted at the
next session of Congress.
Restricts Business.
In making public the results of the
survey yesterday, George H. Davis,
president of the chamber, declared
that practical experience with the sur
tax has fully demonstrated the validity
of the objections made by the chamber
when the tax was under congressional
consideration.
"Our study shows,” Mr. Davis stated,
"that the surtax in actual operation
is one of the most important factors
now retarding an increase in employ
ment. because it restricts normal bus
iness development at the same time it
produces great unevenness in taxa
tion.
"If the tax is to be retained, the
next congress should give„ attention !
to alleviating the outstanding hard
ships and inequities which have been
shewn to exist. The chamber has al
ready proposed corrective changes and
will be prepared to present further rec- j
ommendations for consideration of the !
next session of Congress.”
The most common complaint against
the surtax tax lodged by the reporting '
corporations, the Chamber of Com- j
merce notes, is that it “strangles” j
business growth by “freezing” the I
status quo and discouraging attempts
either of small and financially weak
corporations or new corporations to go
ahead.
Cite Effect on Employment.
The reports also frequently em
phasizes the effect of the tax on em
ployment which, to a considerable ex
tent, is the logical consequence of the
curtailment of expansion or inability
to undertake expansion. The adverse
effect on employment is manifest in •
two ways: First, loss of work for those !
who would build or install the ph.vsi- \
cal improvements, and second, the loss j
of employment opportunities by those
who might be engaged as an addi
tional work force for the enlarged !
plant. The reports further imply that
this effect will be particularly severe
whenever a business recession occurs.
Complaints most frequently reported
to the Chamber of Commerce are
summarized in survey as follows:
Corporations with impaired capital:
The surtax works exceptional hard
ships and inequities on corporations
which, because of impaired capital, are
prohibited by State laws from dis
tributing earnings.
Corporations with indebtedness:
Relief provisions of the statute ffire
inadequate and are illiberally inter-!
preted, with the result that most j
corporations having contracts which, I
in fact, restrict dividend payments I
cannot qualify for relief; debt retire
ment becomes impossible or can be
accomplished only with great diffi
culty and excessive cost.
Increases Cost of Capital.
Difficulty of building up from earn
ings working capital essential to in
crease business: As business increases,
working capital must also be in
creased; on earnings retained to build
up necessary working capital, the sur
tax must be paid; this increases the
cost of such capital and may make
unprofitable the use of current earn
ings for such'purpose.
Business expansion seriously ham
pered by the surtax; The surtax places
a high, and at times excessive, cost
on the normal method of corporate
expansion, which is the plowing back
of earnings into the business; the re
sult is a tendency to "freeze" existing
conditions and hamper normal busi
ness expansion, particularly of small
or woak concerns.
Undesirable effects on competitive
conditions; The usual difficulties en
couiJ'e;-»d by small or Inadequately
financed corporations in obtaining ad
ditional capital from outside sources
menaces the necessity of such cor
porations to retain earnings and con
sequ-pMy to pay the surtax; they are
thus placed at a competitive disad
vantage as compared with larger and !
more strongly financed corporations
which are able to avoid the surtax by
distributing earnings and can obtain
capi'a! at going rates.
Earning* are Tied Up.
EaViUsigs not available for distribu
tion-: usually some, or all, of current |
earning are tied up in inventories, J
accounts receivable, physical equip
ment. :'V in other forms not available !
for vizh dividends and, in many j
thousands of cases, can not otherwise j
be distributed; earnings undistribu- 1
table because not in suitable form are :
subject to the surtax.
Accumulation of reserves for fu
ture business recession discouraged:
since any amounts set aside from
current earnings .and designed to
tide ever a recession of business are
subject to the surtax, accumulation
of such reserves is discouraged. The
surtar thus undermines business and
lavs the foundation for deeper de
pressions.
Adverse effect on employment and
labor policies; As a result of deterring
business development and discour
aging the accumulation of reserves,
employment is adversely affected at
the present time and will continue
to be retarded in the future.
Excessive dividend payments—be
cause of the pressure of the surtax,
corjoorations are encouraged to de
clare excessive dividends, thus weak
ening financial structures.
Unreasonable requirement as to;
the time of dividend payments—re- ,
quirement that if credit is to be j
'iOrt/4 ta vaUIa i vi a! am/i a mi i at Ua
paid and must be received by share
holders prior to the close of the tax
able year imposes an unreasonable
and usually impossible condition.
Must Employ Experts.
Increased and excessive cost of
preparing income tax returns—the
complexities of the law added by the
surtax, require more time on the part
of the permanent stafT and employ
ment of additional expert assistance
in preparing tax returns; from a tax- \
payers* standpoint this additional cost
is equivalent to an increase in rates.
Taxation of fictitious income—vari
ous lt»ms, such as. for example, cap
ital losses, which, according to
accepted accounting principles, must
be deducted before determining in
come. are not fully allowed for income
tax purposes. The result is taxation
and penalty for nondistribution of
nonexisting income.
Inadequacy of methods proposed for
replenishing capital — the reports
stress the impossibility in most cases
of corporations replenishing capital
funds if earnings are distributed to
minimize the surtax penalty; they
cannot satisfactorily make public
offerings of stocks, bonds, or other
evidences of indebtedness, obtain the
necessary capital from present share
holders, or borrow the needed funds
from credit agencies.
Delays in determining tax liabil
ity—there may be a lapse of years
before final settlement of tax liability.
There is no protection afforded
against this high graduated penalty
tax in the event of redetermination of
net income after the close of a tax
able year.
Surtax paid by corporations less
able financially to pay—available in
formation indicates that strong, na
tionally known corporations are able
to avail themselves of the option of
reducing the surtax by distributing
dividends and that the most severe
impact': of the surtax must be borne
by those least able to pay.
. ) (Copyrieht, 1937.)
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G.O.P. FORMS LINES
IN PENNSYLVANIA
G. E. Green Named State
Head as Party Prepares for
Comeback in ’38 and ’40.
By the Associated Press.
ALTOONA. Pa . September 25. —
Pennsylvania Republicans formed their
battle lines today for an attempted
"march back" in 1938 and 1940.
Responding to pleas of national and
State leaders, that factionalism be
forgotten and harmory restored, a
special convention of the State Com
mittee elected G. Edward Green, portly
Pittsburgher, State chan man.
.Green has been acting chairman
since M. Harvey Taylor of Harrisburg
resigned some months after the No
vember election.
Green pledged his office to construc
tive policies designed “to return the
party to power.”
Green was nominated by J. Ernest
Lsherwood of Waynesburg. State com
mander of the American Legion, who
criticized the "New Deal's vain prom
ises of economic security,” and efforts
"to pack the Supreme Court." and
urged the party to "throw off differ
ences and restore the powers of gov
ernment where it belong.', to the
American people."
Miners 'Being Bobbed.’
The convention adopted a resolu
tion declaring miners and other Penn
sylvania workers in the anthracite coal
fields were "being rebbed by the
dumping of Russian roal and German
coke in the United States.” The reso
lution urged steps to "correct this evil
and return the coal markets of
America to American workmen ***.’’
Senator H Styles Bridges of New
HamDshire. the nrinrinp.l srv nkpr was
introduced by United States Senator
James J. Davis as "ore of the real
strong men of the Senate ”
Davis, who last night formally an
nounced his resignation from the
State committee and whose term in
the Senate will expire next year, is
prominently mentioned ■>$ a candidate
for governor. He said todav however
he "Hasn't got the bug for anything."
Bridges said The Republican
party is building anew, removing the
deadwood and getting mor» in tune
with the times,” and added it “is vi
brant and ready to go’ forward.
"It has for a nucleuc an enthusiastic
and substantial group of people in
every State in the Union who have an
open-minded attitude towards the
rights and privileges of all.
Democrats Are Split,
"It is clearly evident that the Dem
ocratic party is badly split and the
breach is growing wider da” by day.
The left wingers are apparently in
command of the administration
* * * **
He said this was causing a "loss
of support” for the Democratic party
"which may be laid directly at the
door of Franklin Delano Roosevelt”
and the "brain truster's and brain
twisters who surround him.”
"The people.” he added. "Do not
want autocracy * * * all the sources
of ecnmonic and political power locked
up in the hands of one man or * * *
our Government to go bankrupt.
“The American people want secur
ity, and to have security they must
get stability in their Government.”
Bridges declared the Republican
party "is in favor of sound social
security” and wants the American
people "to be able to look to the fu
ture without fear * *
He said he opposed the present
social security act because it excluded
so many workers.
Glasgow. Scotland, will greatly in
crease its educational system.
BLACK’S ARRIVAL
MAY CLEAR AIR
!
Justice to Arrive This Week
May Make Statement
on Klan Issue.
The answer to the widely discussed
question of Hugo L. Black's fitness to
serve on the Supreme Court may be
forthcoming thi> week when the
former Alabama Senator returns to
this country from a vacation trip In
Europe.
Justice Black is expected to land
at Norfolk on Wednesday or at Balti
more Thursday.
On arrival, the Alabaman, if he sees
fit to do so, can clear up once and for
all the controversy raised by published
charges that he is or was a member
of the Ku Klux Klan. An outright
denial by him of the allegations would
effectively muzzle those who have as
sailed his qualifications for the judicial
post on the ground he is a Klansman.
However, the fact Justice Black
has steadfastly refused as yet to
answer the charges, going to great
length to avoid reporters in Europe,
has led many to belief he w'ill seek
refuge in continued silence. Should
this be the case, he will take his
seat on the high court October 4
under a cloud that may color the
political scene for years to come.
Not Likely to Resign.
The belief Mr. Black will have noth
ing to say concerning the Klan
charges has been strengthened by
President Roosevelt's departure for
the West at a time which will prevent
a personal meeting with the new
justice until after the latter has taken
his seat on the bench. At a press
conference Mr. Roosevelt said he
would have no statement on the
charges against Justice Black until
after the latter had returned to
this country. The impression was
obtained that Mr. Roosevelt intended
to discuss the matter with his ap
pointee, but he cautioned reporters
not to conclude that a statement
necessarily would be forthcoming.
That the situation is extremely em
barrassing to the President and the
other members of the court is beyond
question, but it seems unlikely that
any graceful way out can be found.
There is a chance, of course, that
Mr. Black will resign, but that is high
ly improbable. Friends of Mr. Black
believe he will take the position that
both the President and the Senate
knew or should have known of his
Klan background before his nomina
tion and confirmation for the judicial
post, thus relieving him of any pres
ent obligation to sacrifice himself to
relieve them of embarrassment.
Petition to Disqualify Him.
Another possibility is that the court
itself may disqualify Mr. Black on
legal grounds set forth in a petition
now awaiting action by the justices.
Most observers expressed the belief,
however, that it is not likely that the
justices will bar the new member of
the court. The general belief is that
the petition will be dismissed on the
ground the petitioner has no interest
in the matter that entitles him to a
hearing.
Presented by Albert Levitt, former
Federal judge in the Virgin Islands
and until recently a special assistant
to the Attorney General, the petition
contends the Alabaman is ineligible
because no vacancy existed on the
Supreme Court and because Mr. Black
was a member of the Senate when
that body voted an increase in the
emoluments of Supreme Court jus
tices.
Levitt bases his argument on the
; recent legislation permitting justices
I to retire at full pay of $20,000 a year
after becoming 70 years old and serv
ing 10 years. This, he argues, increased
the emoluments of the office and dis
qualified Black. Availing himself of this
privilege, Justice Van Devanter re
tired June 2. Levitt contends that
legally Van Devanter is still a member
of the court and will remain so until
he dies or resigns, leaving no vacancy
for Black to fill.
Ruling Seen October 11.
It is expected Levitt’s petition will
be considered by the justices during the
week beginning October 4 and an an- j
nouncement made October 11. The an
nouncement, if in the usual form, will
be either "granted" or "denied." Should
the petition be denied, that will be
the end of the matter, but if it is
granted a date must be set for argu
ment and a final decision rendered. In
this event. Black could be represented
by counsel and probably could par
ticipate in the decision. In all like- 1
lihood, however, he would disqualify
himself in the case.
Another contention being advanced
Is that the law permitting justices to
retire had the effect of repealing the
law fixing the number of justices at
nine and authorized an increase to
10. This theory is not covered in
the Levitt petition, but may be pre
sented to the court at a later date.
It has also been suggested that,
if it is established that Mr. Black is
a member of the Klan. an attorney
for a Catholic, a Jew or a Negro,
against w'hom the Klan oath of mem
bership discriminates, might make
a motion that Black retire from the
particular case. In such event, the
court would have to make some dis
position of the motion.
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Petworth Mothers to Meet.
The annual party of the Petworth
Mothers’ Club will be held at 8 p.m.
Tuesday in the home of the president,
Mrs. P. W. Le Due, 817 Varnum street
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Black Just Before Sailing
Justice Hugo L. Black of the Supreme Court photographed
in London shortly before leaving the British capital to motor to
Southampton, where he and Mrs. Black sailed for home on a
small steamer. During his stay abroad the justice maintained
strict silence over the storm of controversy that broke over his
alleged membership in the Ku Klux Klan.—Wide World Photo.
Anti-Nazi League Deplores
Visit in Advertisement in
Trade Papers.
By the Associated J-ress.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September
25.—II Duee's 20-year-old son. Vittorio
Mussolini, came to the film capital
today to learn the mechanics of mo
tion picture making.
A police g-uard took him in hand
shortly after he stepped from the
plane that brought him from New
York, but there was no sign of any
anti-Fascist demonstration.
Tile Hollywood Anti-Nazi League
for the Defense of American Democ
racy, however, deplored the presence
of the youth by running a paid ad
vertisement in film trade papers this
morning.
"Today Benito Mussolini confers
with Hitler in Berlin.” the advertise
ment said. "Vittorio Mussolini ar
rives in Hollywood. He asked for—
and received—the privilege of being
the first Fascist aviator to bomb help
less Ethiopians.
"Any one has the right to be in
America, but we submit that his
presence here is not an occasion for
celebration or social fetes. Those who
welcome him are opening their arms
to a friend of Hitler and an enemy of
democracy.”
Many were at Union Air Terminal
to welcome the youth. He posed for
photographs and made a short speech,
in broken English, for the newsreels.
Spectators cheered when he said
something about California weather.
Mussolini added:
"This is my first visit to America—
but I think California is very beauti
ful.”
With a police escort, the Mussolini
party was whisked to the home of
Hal Roach, film producer, who will
be the youths host and instructor
during his stay here.
REGATTA AID GIVEN
Maj. Brown Thanks Reserves for
Watergate Assistants.
Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, com
mandant of the Marine Reserve, has
received from Maj. Ernest W. Brown,
superintendent of police, a letter
commending the Reserve's 5th Bat
talion for aiding police in patrolling
the Watergate during the President’s
Cup regatta pageant last Thursday
night, Maj. Harvey L. Miller is in
charge of the battalion.
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Club to Hear Madden.
Chairman J. Warren Madden of the
National Labor Relations Board will
discuss the work of the board in ar>
‘'off-the-record” speech at the first
of the Fall series of luncheon meetings
of the National Press Club at 12:30
p.m. Thursday.
sms CROP USE
FOR RELIEF URGED
Lonergan Asks Wallace to
Adopt Broader Policy
This Year.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
and the Surplus Commodities Cor
poration were urged yesterday by Sen
ator Lonergan. Democrat, of Connecti
cut, to adopt a broader policy this
year in acquiring surplus agricultural
products for distribution to needy
families on relief.
Agriculture has enjoyed abundant
crops this year, Lonergan said, only
to find that market prices on some
commodities have been lowered be
cause of surpluses. He suggested a
survey of all surpluses affecting a fair
price level for farmers, and that such
products be listed as a distribution
guide for the Surplus Commodities
Corporation.
Purchases by the government of
products from that list in larger
quantities, and their distribution to
relief agencies, would maintain a
higher price level for farmers and pro
vide food for those unable to buy com
modities at any cost, the Connecti
cut Senator said. The abundance of
potatoes in the East was cited by
Lonergan as an instance in which
farmers find practically no market
for their product except at prices be
low production cost.
Distribution of surplus commodities
to needy would be an effective emer
gency step until Congress meets to
consider a new agricultural program,
he argued.
ALPHA PHI TO INSTALL
38TH CHAPTER AT A. U.
Initiation, and Banquet to Be
Held Saturday, With Delegates
From 28 States.
Alpha Phi International Fraternity,
a sorority dating from 1872. will in
stall its thirty-eighth chapter at an
initiation and installation banquet to
be held Saurday at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Delegates from 28 States and Can
ada will attend the ceremonies. They
will hear an address by Miss Claudine
MacDonald of the National Broad
casting Co.
The new chapter has been organized
at American University.
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American bathing suits will be In
troduced into Lima, Peru.
Children Will Be Asked to
Sign Six-Point Pledge.
“Caution” Is Creed.
With "caution” as its password and
strict obedience to a set of six traffic
safety rules its creed, the Capital
Safety Club is being organized among
public and private school children of
Washington.
The movement, inaugurated by Gil
bert Hahn, of William Hahn <5s
Co., has the indorsement of the
Board of Education and the active
cooperation of teachers. Thousands
of membership certificates, bearing a
six-point safety pledge, and buttons
inscribed with the "caution” signal
symbol of the club, will be distributed
to pupils of the city’s elementary
schools this week, it was announced
yesterday.
gY signing the certificates the chil
dren pledge themselves to: 1
Obey traffic signs and signals. 2.
Cross only at regular crossings, 3.
Stop, look and listen before crossing
the street. 4. Be careful going to and
from school. 5. Never to play in the
street. 6. Always try to help others
prevent accidents.
In a letter to the Board of Educa
tion Hahn said the club was formed
"for the purpose of combating the
alarming increase in accidents that
involve the lives of children in the
District of Columbia.”
Teachers have been instructed to
conduct brief safety lectures in the
class room of primary grades and
present the students with the cer
tificates and buttons. Parents will
be asked to sign the certificates for
their children.
FEDERAL BAR MEETING
DRAWS CAPITAL GROUP.
Annual Session to Be Held in Kan
sas City—Horace Russell
Heads Delegation.
A delegation of Government lawyers,
headed by Horace Russell, president of
the Federal Bar Association, left
Washington yesterday for Kansas
City, Mo., to attend the annual meet
ing of the American Bar Association.
Russell, general counsel of the Home
Owners’ Loan Corp, will preside at a
meeting of the section on real prop
erty, probate and trust law Tuesday
afternoon.
Other members of the Executive
Council of the local association who
will attend include William R Val
lance, William E. Reese. Robert E,
Freer, Heber Rice. John T. Vance,
William A. Roberts and James O.
Murdock.
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Boys’ Book Written
Only 36 Years Ago
Becomes a Rarity
Library of Congress
Seeks Mate to Only
Copy on Record.
Bt the Associated Press.
A book for boys. published only 36
years ago and sold then fot a small
price, has become one of tlSose rari
ties which book collectors hint for.
The book is entitled ‘'White Horse
Fred or Julian Among the Out
laws.” It was written by Hhrry Cae
tlemon. who in real life was Charles
Austin Fosdick. a pleasant, scholarly
man. who lived at Westfield, N. Y.
It was published by a Philadelphia
firm in 1901.
Only one copy of the book Is on
record, and the very existence of the
title had dropped out of knowledge
until recently. The one copy is at
the rare book room of the Library of
Congress, and V. Valta Parma, the
curator, is looking for a mate for it.
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