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POST TIMES: Circulation Largest Where Buying Power la Greatest POST TIMES: Associated Press Night and Day Wire: United Preu Day Wire. THE PALM BEACH POST FIVE CENTS Twenty Pages Today WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1938 XXX: No. 121 NEIGHBOR GOOD 'Beautiful', Says Boy On Seeing PITTSBURGH, June 30. W) Harold' Bleakley, who groped for 11 years in the complete darkness of the blind, looked upon man's and nature's creations again today and found evervthine "beautiful." iKiiliiWHii-tT'iOitll MMMNmA' vxj i 'Tim -i inrmn i i x. -v POLITICAL USE OF RELIEF FUND Walsh, Member Of Sen-ate Campaign Committee, Speaks Out WILLIAMS' TALK BRINGS COMMENT Questionnaire Approved And Will Be Given To Candidates 2l I i nii i "'ffT Ha (Photo by John M.

Benton Studio) FLAGLER MEMORIAL BRIDGE, LINKING TWO CITIES, TO BE DEDICATED TODAY This is how the new Flagler Memorial Bridge looks from the air. The picture shows the West Palm Beach approach, which has been named Loftin Street, extending west to the Dixie Highway. Also shown is the new thorofare connecting the east end of the bridge with County Road in Palm Beach. It has not yet been named. Prominent in the picture are the Breakers and Whitehall Hotels and a portion of the Palm Beach Biltmore also is seen.

The Palm Beach Yacht Club dock is seen at the extreme left. MONOPOLY BOARD POPE REAFFIRMS BOMBING STAND WASHINGTON, June 30. UP) Senator Walsh (D-Mass), member of the Senate Campaign Funds Committee, denounced any political use of relief funds today as dragging "the relief of human misery" down to the level of "gutter politics." Walsh began his statement by mentioning a recent speech in which Aubrey Williams, deputy WPA administrator, called on relief recipients to keep their "friends" in power. As a committee member, Walsh said, he would make no comment on this remark, but as a Democrat he was "constrained to say" that anyone using Federal funds to influence votes was a "traitor to President Roosevelt and the Democratic party." His statement was Issued just after the committee had decided to take no further action on the Williams speech which, earlier in the week, it called "unfortunate." The committee also approved a questionnaire to be filled out under oath monthly by all Senatorial candidates, asking whether they Rtised, or had any knowledge of the SSe of, Federal funds to influence election. TV committee decided that, lacking specific complaints from any candidate, It could take no action "at this time" on the re-' cent wPA wage Increases In Kentucky and Oklahoma, where Senators Berkley and Thomas, administration Democrats, are fighting for re-election.

1 From Senator Nye (R-N. apparently victorious this week In a primary contest for renomina-tion, the committee received an appeal that, regardless of the outcome of the election, it investigate suggestions of voting irregularities. Nye said he had been informed of "repeat voting" in several communities. Earlier in the week he charged misuse of absentee ballots but said today that this was confined to a few counties. The Walsh statement said that In the Senator's opinion, "the Flagler Bridge Dedication Program Will Open Formally Memorial Span To Traffic IS ATE President Condemns Way Some Natibns Destroy Art And News SAYS U.

S. MUST LEAD THE WAY! Freedom, Civil Liberties Must Be Brighter In America NEW YORK, June 30. UP) President Roosevelt condemned the burning of libraries, the exiling of scientists, writers and musicians and the censoring of news, literature and art in an address today to members of the National Education Association at the World's Fair site. Without naming any country, he said such things turn back "the clock of civilization." "If the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands," he said, "they must be made brighter in our own. "If in other lands the press is censored, we must redouble our efforts to keep it free.

"If in other lands the eternal truths of the past are threatened by intolerance, we must provide a safe place here for their perpetuation." "There may be times when men and women in the turmoil of change lose touch with the civilized gains of centuries of education," the President continued, "but the gains of education are never really lost. "Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth, like the yearning for freedom, lives in the hearts of humble men and women. "The ultimate victory of tomorrow is with democracy, and thru democracy with education, for no people can be kept eternally ignorant or eternally enslaved." He declared for State and local control of schools and their curricula with the Federal government supplementing only the resources of the poorer communities. Earlier, the President made a new declaration against war and reiterated the policy of the good neighbor as a model for the rest of the world in helping lay the cornerstone of the fair's Federal project. Thirty-five motorcycle patrol-men accompanied the President's ten-car motorcade.

A guard of honor of 2,000 Boy Scouts lined both sides of his route from the main gate of the fairground to the Federal project area where 300 regular Army men and 400 policemen were on duty. Before returning to Hyde Park, the President visited Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden who is ill in Medical Center. Mr. Roosevelt traveled in his open car over a mile of dusty road to tell thousands of teachers here for the NEA convention: "The only real capital of a nation is its natural resources and Its human beings. So long as we take care of and make the most of both of them, we shall survive as a strong nation, a successful nation and a progressive nation whether or not the bookkeepers (Continued on Page Two) THE WEATHER By Th Anoeiattd Prtu FORECAST Florida: Partly cloudy today and Saturday showers In extreme South portions today and scattered showers in South and East portions Saturday.

MA KINK FORECAST Hatteras to Jacksonville: Gentle to moderate northeast to east winds; partly overcast weather today. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Gentle variable winds, mostly east and southeast; partly overcast weather with scattered showers over South portion today. Western Caribbean: Gentle to moderate east and northeast winds; partly overcast weather today. WEATHER TABLE POLICY PRAISED GROUNDS Memorial Rites Are Held Early PACKANACK LAKE, N. June 30.

UP) Altho premature and anticipatory, this community conducted a "memorial service" today for "the Americans who will be killed in action during the next four days celebrating their independence." Harry Daniels, president of the Packanack Lake Dramatic Club placed a wreath on a stone marker inscribed "In Memoriam, Victims of July Fourth, 1938." The service also included a prayer for highway and fireworks casualties "expected thruout the nation," and taps were sounded while the Flag over the Country Club was lowered to half staff. "We hope in this way," said Daniels, "to stop in some irfeasure the annual July Fourth toll thruout New Jersey and other States." Former St. Louis Broker Selected As First Paid Chief NEW YORK, June 30. UP) Taking Wall Street completely by surprise, the New York Stock Exchange today chose 31-year old William McChesney Martin, as its first paid president, passing over a list of 200 names which included prominent men in bank' ing, education, business and the law. Climaxing a month-long drive for internal reform in the nation's top securities market, in the course of which Martin, a mem ber, had occupied the non-salaried position of chairman of the exchange, and was its acting presi dent, the young St.

Louis broker was lifted into office on less than 24 hours notice by a unanimous vote of the governors of the ex-change. To comply with the constitution of the exchange, Martin announced his retirement from the St. Louis brokerage firm of A. Edwards Sons, and arranged to sell his "seat on the exchange here. The office of chairman will re vert to Charles B.

Harding, of the New York firm of Smith, Barney who becomes "acting chairman. SEC Commissioner John W. Hanes was formerly a partner in Harding's firm. The nominating committee has the (Continued on Page Two) Called Illegal Delegation Of Legislative Power To Board PHILADELPHIA, June 30. UP) Pennsylvania's Supreme Court voided one of the Democratic State administration's major la bor laws today the 44-hour work week for men.

The high court found that a section which permitted the State Department of Labor and Industry and an industrial board to change general rules and vary work schedules was unconstitutional because it was an illegal delegation of legislative power. Another point, specifying that any changes in work schedules should conform to Federal regulations, was denounced as an attempt to "hand over to Federal authority" the power to regulate Pennsylvania working hours. Secretary of Labor and Industry Ralph M. Bashore called the decision a "blow" at the administration's efforts to "remedy sweatshop activities." A 40-hour law for women and minors is in effect and was not disturbed by today's decision. The law for men, which was to have become effective Dec.

1, never was enforced. The Dauphin County (Harrisburg) court, first ruled it unconstitutional and enjoined its enforcement on the plea of about 700 companies. North Refused Offer Of Cut, Says Whitehead WASHINGTON, June 30. UP) Ralph Whitehead, executive secretary of the American Federation of Actors (AFL) declared tonight that Ringling Brothers-Barnum Bailey Circus management "summarily rejected" efforts to compromise a wage cut dispute which sent the big show back to winter quarters. In a statement Issued by the American Federation of Labor, Whitehead, said John Ringling North, president of the show, violated an existing wage contract by demanding a 25 per cent cut while the circus was in Rochester, N.

Y. Whitehead added that in Scran-ton, the union's committee suggested a 12 12 per cent cut. DELIVERIES DECLINE WASHINGTON, June 30. UP) The Agriculture Department announced today that refiners' deliveries of sugar for domestic consumption amounted to 2,248,772 short tons, raw value, in the first five months of this year. This was about 500,000 short tons less than deliveries for the same period a year ago.

MARTIN NAMED MART PRESIDENT Sight restored by an operation in which new pupus were Dorea in his eyeballs, the 20-year old former student of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind celebrated his return home from a New York hospital by "just looking." "The things that man had nothing to do with the trees, the hills are the things I like. When I came down the street toaay it was the most beautiful sight I have ever seen and I'll never forget it." He was blinded by an arrow while playing "cowboy and Indian" as a lad of 9. 10 RUN 1 S1A1E Cabinet Okehs Allotment Of $5,406,366 For Year's Operation TALLAHASSEE, June The State Cabinet approved allotment today of $5,406,366 to the cost of general State government in the fiscal year beginning Friday. The expense, which Secretary Fred C. Elliot said was about the same as the year ending today, covers the expense of the Governor, cabinet offices and the courts.

It does not include the annual proceeds of gasoline taxation, the $11,250,000 going to schools and other large items. After a brief explanation from Elliot, the budget was adopted without discussion. It is subject to change at any time. The board referred to Attorney General George Couper Gibbs a dispute over whether the State can contribute to the State Tuberculosis Hospital at Orlando when part of the money is used for paying interest on bonds. Comptroller J.

M. Lee said he thought use, even indirectly, of State money to meet $68,000 of interest on debt was circumventing the Constitution, which prohibits State debt. Secretary of State R. A. Gray and Treasurer W.

V. Knott held the payment was valid. Departmental budget figures for salaries and operating expenses for the new year included: Governor's office $51,680, secre- (Continued on Page Nine) OCCUPATIONAL LEW Every City In State May Be Affected By Decision TALLAHASSEE, June 30. UP) Tampa's $60 occupational license for doctors, lawyers and other professional men was upheld by tne supreme Court today. Such a levy is not prohibited the court said, by the State occu pational license law.

It quashed a previously-issued mandamus di recting T. C. Keller, city tax col lector, to license E. W. Holloway and others for $5 each.

Lawyers here said the decision might apply to virtually every city in tne Mate, it charters contained necessary authority to fix license scales. Tampa imposed the license to raise money for matching Federal tunas allocated for various mumc ipal projects. Holloway contended the 1937 law fixing a State occupational license fee of $10 prohibited a county or city charging more than half that amount. The court said the law provides cities may not exceed 50 per cent of the State fee "except as otherwise author ized by law." Spanish Government Calls For Inquiry BARCELONA, June 30. UP) The Spanish government invoked today for the first time the British plan to humanize the civil war by asking for a neutral investigation of Wednesday's air raid on Blanes.

The request was dispatched to London, where it was presented to Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax by Pablo de Ascarte Florez, Barcelona's ambassador there, as Insurgent warplanes returned from a raid on Badalona. At least 45 persons were killed in Badalona, a workers' town five miles north of here. Nearlv 100 wounded were taken to this city in ambulances. Dick Powell A Father HOLLYWOOD, June 30. (.) An eight-pound girl was born to- dav to Joan Blnnrlpll nnrl nirlr Powell of the movies in a hospital nere.

The child is Miss Rlnnrlell's spp. ond and Powell's first. Powell re cently adopted 4-year-old Norman Scott Barnes, his wife's first baby. The Powells' daughter will be christened Ellen. UND IS APPROVED triumphant election by the (Continued on Page Two) But Says Boake Carter (Covyrtcht, MM.

Ltigrr iyniUtU) It'i tough to be crucified because Hone vour iob efficiently. Our London ambassador, Joe Kennedy, seems in a fair way along the route to such a crucifixion. Some of his well-meaning, but misguided, friends, are the ones busily erecting tne cross. Arrangements for holding the Flagler Bridge dedication exercises at the Elks Home this afternoon, in the event of rain, were made Thursday by the committee in charge. Senator C.

O. Andrews and ex-Senator Scott M. Loftin, who will be the principal speakers, are expected to reach the city about noon. They will be entertained informally Until the dedication program starts at 2 o'clock, with a parade, to be formed at Rosemary Avenue and Clematis Street. The Jay-Cee School Band, city is Searchers Believe One Sighted Is That Of Missing Youth ALBUQUERQUE, N.

June 30. UP) A body, believed to be that of missing Medill McCormick, Chicago publishing heir, was found tonight on a cliff, north of Sandia Peak. A statement issued by Frank C. W. Pooler, U.

S. regional forester, said: "While positive identification has not been made, it has been established with practical certainty that a body found early this afternoon on a cliff north of Sandia Peak, is the body of Medill McCormick. "The discovery was made by an organized crew of Isleta and Sandia Indians, under the leadership of Marion Peace of the U. S. Indian Service, while working in close proximity to a Forest Service searching party.

"The body was in such an Inaccessible spot that it will be impossible to recover it until late Fridry. "On the basis of present information, it now seems that Medill McCormick's body was found approximately on the opposite side of the cliff from where the body of Richard Whltmer was recovered last Friday." Negus Wins Point LONDON, June 30. UP) Exiled Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia won a point today in his suit for JE10.613 (about $53,065) against the Cable and Wireless Company. The court of appeal granted the Negus the right to have his suit tried in English courts, ordering it sent back to chancery court for trial. TO MEET TODAY Capital Hunters Will Or-ganize During Their Session WASHINGTON, June 30.

UP) -'The Capital's monopoly hunters will set out on the trail of "concentrated economic power" Friday with an organization meeting and a "gabfest." The 12-man committee six members from Congress and six from the executive branch of the government intends to meet for the first time, elect officers and survey the field it was appointed to investigate. The general expectation was that Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.) would be elected to the chairman ship and Representative Sumners (D-Texas), or a member from the departments and agencies, to the vice-chairmanship. Committee members said the first job would be to "get organized," not only by election of officers but by establishing a committee staff of economists, statis-(Continued on Page Two) RLUNGAMERICA Browder Tells Probers Of Many Kept In Schools NEW YORK, June 30. UP) Earl Browder, secretary general of the Communist party in America, testified today his party maintains units in hospitals, schools, city and State government buildings and home relief stations, but denied existence of a Communist conspiracy to overthrow the government. He said he saw no difference in Russian Communism and Americanism as practiced in this country, and added he believed American democracy was growing stronger.

It was Browder's second day before the New York State joint legislative committee investigating subversive movements. He apparently enjoyed his tilts with Senator John C. McNaboe, chairman, who solemnly remarked "God forbid" when Browder said he hoped that headquarters of the Communist Internationale would some day be in New York instead of Moscow. Browder, Communist candidate (Continued on Page Two) YOU STILL HAVE TIME! To get your classified ad In The Post and The Times over the week end, and receive the benefit of the 10 discount by running your ad for three consecutive days. Classified ads are real business builders and business getters they reach a host of readers and find a responsive market.

They reach the greater number of prospects for whatever you might have to sell. Reach the prospective renter for your room, apartment or house. The prospective buyer of your lot, house, or your dog, car, or any other miscellaneous article you might want to dispose of. And at such a surprisingly low cost. As little as $1.22 for three consecutive days, CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT PHONE 6161 The persistent reports that Kennedy is harboring the Presidential bee in his bonnet have reached the Hopeful That Civilians Will Be Spared In China And Spain CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, June 30 The Holy See reaffirmed its' abhorrence of bombings of civilian populations in pronouncements today on both Spain and China.

A papal appeal to the Japanese government to spare non-combat ants as far as possible was disclosed as Pope Pius personally expressed his pleasure on receiving promises from Generalissimo Francisco Franco, Spanish Insurgent leader, "to limit victims and suffering of war." A Vatican news service said the Pope had appealed to Tokyo to "spare the civjl population insofar as possible" in conducting aerial bombardments in China. Repre sentations were made thru the apostolic delegate in Tokyo, Mon-signor Paolo Marella. The news service said the Japanese government had replied to the appeal by saying it would be (Continued on Page Two) IB Involves Two Women In Plot To Collect On $900 Insurance WAYCROSS, June 30. (Pi-Solicitor General John S. Gibson said today a father's confession disclosed the shooting of a 10-year old boy as an "insurance killing" in which two women "drew straws" to determine the role of executioner.

The solicitor said the father, Harvey Nelson, roadhouse and filling station operator, named two employes, Verna Mae Fowler and Mary Kent, as fellow conspirators in a plot to collect $900 from a policy on the life of his son, J. C. Nelson. The boy was shot to death on the porch of the father's place of business near here May 26. Gibson said Nelson informed him the Fowler woman fired the shot, after drawing the long straw.

All three, the solicitor added, are in jail charged with murder. Verna Mae Fowler, questioned after the shooting, accused Nelson of shooting his son, Gibson said. Phineas Jordan Rests At Army Base Hospital GETTYSBURG, June 30. UP) Several veterans here for the 75th battlefield anniversary today were taken to the Army base hospital, suffering from exertion. Thev included: Phineas Jordan.

96, West Palm Beach, GAR, 79th Indiana Infantry. Varieties Program An orchestra program, to be an nounced, will open the varieties entertainment at Flagler Park tonliiht Rt 8 o'clock, under auspices ot the City necreauun commission. Other numbers will Include! Tnri. In. Blanche Burgess, courtesy nf Mn.

Conk; vocal solo. Yvonne Malloy; accordion solo, Elizabeth Moore; tap dance, Leon Slkes, vocal solo, Stanley Clegg, violin solo, Ruth Bishop, with piano accompaniment by Lillian B. Kuppers; tap dance, Lucy Jane Efflnger and song and dance numher, Helen Reims, by courtesy of Skeetcr Reams Studio: vocal snln Dave Webster, Orton'l String Band, and county officials and distinguished guests will be in line. The procession will move east on Clematis Street to Olive Avenue and thence north to Loftin Street, where it will turn east to the west end of the bridge, where the exercises will take place if the weather permits. They are scheduled to get under way at 3 o'clock, with Mayor James Owens of Palm Beach acting as master of ceremonies.

Senator Andrews and Mr. Loftin will give the principal addresses (Continued on Page Thirteen) Two Youths Arrested Following Wild Night Chase By JOE HILL PoWmie Staff Writer It was fun while it lasted, said James F. Underwood, 18, and Roy Ward, 17, of Miami, after their capture Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, following a chase 6y police officers that began the previous midnight. They will be arraigned in police court this morning on charges of automobile theft, speeding and driving the wrong way on a oneway street, police said. R.

J. Trabert came here from Miami Thursday to claim his car, which Miami police said was stolen the day before. Police said the boys abandoned it in Lantana after blowing out a tire and tearing up the town hall lawn, and eluding pursuing officers. Police of West Palm Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana tracked them for a distance of miles before they were overtaken west of Lantana by Chief G. S.

Sanders of Lake Worth and Detective Sergeant Jack Thompson of West Palm Beach. Others who assisted in corral-ing them were Mayor Andrew Kilby and Officer Brooks Norton of Lantana, Officers S. H. Schlap-pich, Frank Fales of Lake Worth, and Sergeant Jake Schwarz, Detective Sergeant R. C.

McGriff and Officer W. D. Lockjeer of West Palm Beach. While cruising in the southern section of the city Wednesday night, Lockleer saw the boys driving the wrong way on the Dixie Highway. They sped up their car when he followed and doubled back south on Olive Avenue.

Lockleer pursued them to Greg-continued on Page Eight) In Palm Beach, totals for the month aggregated $81,100, with four new residences store and a number of alterations, bringing the year's total to $461,350 with 15 new houses, according to Inspector Edward Ehinger. New houses for the month were as follows: George Yetter, for self, Orange Grove Road, Samuel Taylor, Pendleton Avenue, City Estates, Sea Breeze Avenue, Palm Beach Modern Homes, Ocean Boulevard, $25,000. The Bruckenworth Realty Corporation is building a new store on Worth Avenue for $11,000. staee where they can easily de stroy the benefits of public service of one of the few sane public servants in the New Deal circus. It long has been the White House custom to casually out et-fectively remove, nullify or ie- stroy any one whose name was mentioned too often in the public prints.

The victim list is long and dotted with many names Moley, Sprague, Douglas, Tugwell and on down the line. In many instances in fact, in most instances none of the vie tims sought the public prominence that they received. It was thrust upon them, willy nilly, by their friends, journalistic and otherwise, In the end, in each instance, it killed them in public service. It Is no little embarrassing, therefore, for Kennedy to be forced by some of his well-mean ing dui misguiaea inenas 10 march into the presence of the man who handed him his present Lowest Highest Wednesday Station Thursday Night Alpena '70 60 Ashevllle 82 56 Atlanta 82 62 Atlantic City 72 SO Birmingham 84 68 Boston 74 56 Buffalo 76 60 Burlington 74 44 Chicago 74 64 Cincinnati 80 54 Cleveland 76 60 Denver 86 60 Detroit 72 62 El Paso 84 70 Galveston 88 78 Havre 76 62 Jacksonville 84 66 Kansas City 92 72 Key West 90 74 Little Rock 86 64 Los Angeles 72 58 Louisville 82 62 Memphis 86 68 Meridian 90 64 Miami 86 74 Mlnn-St. Paul 82 62 Mobile 88 66 New Orleans 88 72 New York 76 62 Norfolk 82 64 Pittsburgh 80 52 I Portland 70 54 Richmond 80 58 St.

Louis 84 64 San Antonio 94 74 San Francisco 66 56 Savannah 84 66 Tampa 88 68 Vlcksburg 86 66 Washington 83 58 Wilmington 82 62 West Palm Beach 85 7t Twin Cities Building Total Above Million Dollar Figure job and start off with an apology and vehement denial that he harbors any thought about the Presidency; that his one and only desire is to concentrate on the job to which he is now assigned and do it well until it is completed. So many persistent stories about the Kenedy Presidential bees are not likely to promote friendlier ifeetings between the man who is the servant, the ambassador, and the man who is employer, the President. Enough drops of water dripping from the same source upon the same spot, sooner or later wear away the latter's resistance. Ken-ndy may protest his innocence of all the Presidential aspiration-buzzing surrounding his name, but it becomes Increasingly difficult for him to convince the man who hired him, that he, Kennedy, is not surreptitiously trying to steal his (Continued on Page Seven) With West Palm Beach building activity steadily mounting, permits for the Palm Beaches forged past the million dollar mark for the half year, reaching $1,161,554 at the close of June. A total of 22 new houses started in June brought the total of new residences in West Palm Beach for the first six months to ,107.

the permits to $700,204 for the year to date and to $154,193 tor the month. Two new apartments were also started last month. Statistics compiled by the office of Inspector Wilson Rowan have showed a steady increase in build ing in the West Palm Beach are. Rainfall (to p. Inch.

Barometer (at midnight) 30.01. Prevalline wind. SW: highest. SSW 22 (at 2:41 p. lowest, calm (at 3:41 a.

Sunrise 5:29 g. m. sunset 7:18 p. m. Moonrise 9:38 a.

m. moonset 10:23 p. m. INLET TIDES TOUI High, 12:17 p. m.

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