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Evening star., 1932-09-22
MILK PRICE CUTTING
BY DEALERS SCORED
Unpleasant Action Possible as Re-
suit, Says Emergency Corr.
mittee Secretary.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September % CPl.-G.
N. Allen, secretary of the Emergency
Committee of the New York Milk Shed
created at recent mass meeting in
Syracuse. N. Y, predicted today the pos
sibility of unpleasant action" if certain
dealers continued to cut prices
These men farners of the New York
Milk She'd are getting desperate" AL
len said in a formal statement. Per
sonally I am not in sympathy with the
methods that Western farmers have
been using. but I don't know how long
we can keep farmers in line if dealers
continue to cut prices. Farmers around
the plants Of such dealers are angry,
and when these men go back and tell
them what they have seen here there
may be unpleasant action.
Returns for milk are so low that
dairy farmers are desperate" said Allen,
who himself owns a dairy farm in
Washington County.
The prices we are getting now are
way below cost of production. Hun
dreds of farmers are faced with bank
ruptcy, they can't pay taxes, can't meet
notes. and lot of them don't know
how they are going to exist this Winter
The Dairymen Leagues price recentx
increased brought its base price to Sl.i:
per 100 pounds, or S2.36 for a 40-uuar,
cen of 3.5 milk in the 200-mile zone
but farmers contend many independent
dealers have cpt the price.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
SPAIN ARIST0CRACY
DEPORTED TO AFRICA
New Republican Government
Rounds Up Group Into
Prison Ship.
Py the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, September 22.-The soul
of the Old Spanish aristocracy, a for
lorn group of marquises, dukes and high
army officers whose ancestors COM
manded flotillas when Spain's power
was mighty en- the seas, was bound for
exile in fever-ridden Africa today. in
the rusty bunks of prison ship.
Rounded up by the new republican
government following the recent mon
archist uprising under Gen. Jose San
iurjo, the aristocratic group set sail
last night i'll the Espana V, while on
the dock, in the moonlight, weeping
wives and sisters, sons and brothers
waved sorrowfully, knowing many of
the deportees never will return.
Even fate seemed trying to delay the
departure. short time after the
Espana V departed, an anchor winch
was discovered to be broken. The ship
had to turn around and re-enter port
for hasty repairs.
The eXiles are bound for Villa Cis-
neros, in the Spanish colony of Rio de
Orc. down on the hump" Of the West
African coast.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
CURTIS En- ROUTE
TO CHATTANOOGA
Vice President Leaves Knox
vile After Opening Speech
Of Campaign in South.
By the Associated Press.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, September a.
Vice President Curtis, on campaign
tour of three Southern States, was en-
route to Chattanooga today, where he
will make his final speech In Tennes-
see tonight on behalf Of the national
Republican ticket.
The 72-year-old presiding officer Of
the Senate spoke before large crowd
here last night, emphazing what he de-
scribed as the administrator efforts
to meet present economic problems and
reviewing tariff legislation sponsored
by his party.
He said the present administration
had done everything possible to pro-
tect labor, farmers and banks.
Because of the steadfastness and
loyalty of the American people, we will
come out Of this depression stronger
than ever before" he added.
Inaugurated Building.
Party leaders from throughout the
mountainous sections of Republican
East Tennessee came to hear him.
Speaking at a theater, he told how
President Hoover "at the outset Of the
depression" called a conference of the
Nations leaders and formulated a
building program which provided en-
ployment for large number of Amer
ican laborers, created market for ma
terial and caused the expenditure of
millions of dollars"
He said There is quite wrong i'm
preston in regard to the loans made
by the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration"
While it is true that it has helped
some Of the larger banks, yet of the
$500 banks and trust companies as
sisted by it 10 per cent of the relief has
gone to banks and trust companies in
cities of less than 5000 population, 78
per cent in those Of less than 10000
and So per cent in those of less than
$4,000 population"
Figures on Loans.
In five months from the start of bus
iness to June 80, ne said, cut of a total
loan of $1,054, ,486.59. a total of
S642, 789, ,313.07, or three f1fths of the
money. went to the $500 banks and
trust companies, including $27.398, $50 to
aid in the reorganization or liquidation
of 316 closed banks.
continued, ARE institutions that lend
money that has been entrusted to them
Continued on Page S, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-09-22
DEFICIT CUT LIKELY
AS REVENUE SCARS
Gain of 18 Millions Shown
by August Receipts
at Treasury.

Approaching their maximum yields,
taxes collected under the billion dollar
revenue law are beginning to indicate
slashes in a Federal deficit that al
ready has climbed to nearly 100000
900 since July l.
August brought $79,940310 into the
Treasury from the new levies on gaso-
line. electrical energy, bank checks,
stock transfers and other miscellaneous
sources. This was an increase of Sl8,-
253,843 over July receipts and of SILL
546,170 over miscellaneous collections in
August, 1881.
But Treasury officials believe this
yield still is short of returns which
may be expected under the 1882 act
Further increases are forecast in the
monthly receipts as accumulated stocks
of taxable merchandise dW1ndle ana
payments are made on retarded excise
tax collections.
The gasoline tax paid s8,944,857 in
August as compared with $538,46l in
July; the check tax, $3,364,25l, as COM
pared with $l,094,287; the automobile
levy, $886.655 against s47,629; their
parts and accessories, S224,24l against
$42,452, and motoa trucks, $l0l ,342
against $3,331.
Other Big Gains Shown.
Other August receipts from new taxes
with comparative July figures included:
Radios, $76,445 and $32,848; cameras
and lenses, $10,663 and $452; candy
and chewing gum, $176,762 and s52,324;
soft drinks, 1887. 1852 and S89, 9,569; cleo
trical energy $967,612 and $50, ,196;
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column S.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
TERROR PICTURED
IN LEVEE CAMPS
Both Women and Men Beaten
and Wages Taken Away,
Witness Charges.

Miss Helen Boardman, former Red
Cross worker, today testified before
Brig. Gen. G. B. Pillsbury, assistant
chief OF Army engineers. on conditions
she found in an investigation of % con-
tractors labor camps on Mississippi
flood control projects.
The hearing was closed, but an ad-
vance statement on what her testimony
would be. given out in behalf of Miss
Boardman by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People,
described conditions without exception
unspeakable," with brutality the rule. "
Women were beaten for not having
meals ready on time" Miss Boardman
was quoted as reporting. Two men
were beaten and discharged for refus-
ing night work after having worked all
day.
Some of the contractors and fore
men were armed with rifles. I saw
them myself. The heat was terrible.
The men were driven in temperature
of l20 degrees IN swamps filled with
mosquitoes"
Blames Contract System.
Miss Boardman described the work
ers as terrified and afraid to talk" the
statement said. She blamed the con-
tract system used by the War Depart
ment for the worse abuses.
I always talked to all Of the white
people in charge of the camps said
kIisS Boardman. "and to rs many col
ored workers. both in the camps and
III the vicinity as I was able to contact
The admissions of the white contractors
and foremen corroborated what the
colored men charged
Il saw Negroes living in ragged, miser-
able and overcrowded tents, unscreened
from mosquitoes and flies. surrounded
in scme cases by piles of garbage. The
men worked from II to Is hours day
On the outskirts of some of the camps
there were groups of hungry unemployed
men waiting for any vacancy. a condi-
ticn of which the foremen took full ad-
vantage. Wages amounted to from 81
to $3.50 day, but by the use of a trick
commissary system, even that amount
was seldom paid.
The workers were forced to pay a
weekly fee of 81 or SIS whether they
Continued on Page 2. Column -
Evening star., 1932-09-22
EDGE LEAVES PARIS
FOR RETURN TO U. S.
Ambassador to Confer Here on
Proposed Franco.American
Commercial Treaty.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. September 22.-Ambassador
Walter E. Edge left Paris today for
Havre to sail for the United States.
He plans to consult with the ad-
ministration at Washington over the
proposed Franco-American commercial
treaty and to give his own impressions
of the Far Eastern situation and the
disarmament question.
One Of the Ambassadors ambitions is
to contribute to the settlement Of the
war debts question before he retires
from his post. but there is an unofficial
understanding between France and the
American Government that this issue
will net be discussed until after the
American presidential election.
1t was thought likely, however. that
the Ambassador, on the present visit,
would ask ior instructions for the future
negotiations and present his own views.
In the proposed commercial treaty,
the United States, in return for de facto
most favored nation treatment from
France, would extend administrative
protection to such French goods as dress
models and chemical and medicinal
products.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Statement Is Presented to
Hoover by Group Of
Union Leaders.
URGE CONDITIONING OF AID
ON maintenance OF PAY
Workers Officials Suggest Use Of
Credit Being Extended to
Carriers as Club.

Rail labor today asked the Govern
ment to step in and balk the 20 per
cent wage cut which the carriers are
proposing.
A statement presented to President
Hoover by the Railway Labor Execu-
tives' Association declared: I'VE submit
that our Government cannot be indif-
ferent to the menace Of such a program
not only to the railway employe, but to
every one interested in promoting re-
vival of business. We submit that every
effort to reduce wages, thereby further
reducing purchasing power. will retard
the forces of recovery
The statement said the matter was
being presented to the President par
ticularly because in the line with his
policy the Government has been extend
ing the aid of the national credit to
maintain the credit of the railroads.
Can Impose Condition.
I'VE believe" the statement said, THAT
in the present situation the Government
Of the United States has the power in
the case of the railroads, which are
seeking, and will evidently continue to
seek. the aid of the Government, to
impose condition of such aid that
the Government shall not participate in
the unsound and destructive policy of
reducing wages, breaking down the
standards of living and reducing the
purchasing power of the wage earners,
on which the prosperity of all essen
tlal industries must depend.
We desire to suggest that when the
Government is called upon to lend pub
lie money to the railroads the Govern
ment can, at the same time, properly
insist that the railroads refrain from
starting or from joining in any suicidal
program to reduce wages and to cur
tail services and thereby to nullify ef-
forts of the Government to promote
economic recovery.
II public credit can be properly de-
voted to the protection of private in
veStmentS in public service enterprise 3"
the statement said. lin order that its
service to the public may not be i'm
paired. then the same protection should
be extended to the human beings whose
labor Is essential to the public service
for the same reason and for the addi-
a Government depends upon preserving
for its citizenship ample opportunity to
earn livelihood"
To bolster their arguments that the
railroads are not entitled to seek a wage
reduction, the labor leaders, who rep
resent all organized labor of the rail-
roads of the country, declared the
railroads, while suffering from a severe
loss of traffic are receiving the same
revenues or increased revenues for the
service they render"
Therefore" the statement continued,
'the attempted justification for the
payment of lower wages which is ad-
vanced by employers who have been
compelled to reduce materially the
prices of their products, cannot be
urged as any justification for reducing
the wages of railroad labor Labor
when used and property when used in
Continued on Page 2, Column 2)
Evening star., 1932-09-22
League and Arms Parley
Both Under Cloud Caused
by Toxic and Berlin.
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW
IF TWO NATIONS QUIT
Great Britain and France Drawn
Closer Together as Alarm
Grows Over Crisis.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER,

By Gable to The Star.
GENEVA, September 22.-Under-
meath the usual calm outward appear
ance. there is a tremendous disarray
in Geneva. The Disarmament Confer
ence. as well as the League of Nations
Council and Assembly meetings, is un-
der a cloud.
Germany is boycotting the Disarma-
ment Conference. Unless its demands
are granted, 1t appears to threaten to
denounce Part v of the Treaty of ver-
sailles. withdraw from the League and
rearm.
Japan is girding itself for the cru
cial diplomatic battle over the Lytton
report on Manchuria. Unless its view
point is recognized, it seems to intend
to withdraw from the League
The Lytton report. which arrived
here today, is being kept strictly secret
pending translations and printing of the
text. This document, of some 100000
words, embodies the findings of the
commission, headed by the Earl of Lyt-
ton of Great Britain, who with repre-
senatives from the United States,
France. Germany and Italy, surveyed
the Manchurian dispute in China,
Manchuria and Japan for the League.
Others May Withdraw.
According to current rumors, II
Germany and Japan withdraw, Italy,
Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Turkey and
possibly other countries will follow The
attempt to establish universal peace on
will have collapsed.
Great Britain and France, alarmed at
the prospect. are drawing even more
closely together and seem for the mo-
ment to have the sympathy Of the
United States. Italy, which has been
flirting With Germany and Russia in
order to annoy France, but which wants
to keep close to Great Britain and
the United States, seems disconnected
and hesitant.
Russia. having failed to get any prom
Use of American recognition with view
to possible cooperation in the Far
Eastern crisis. is beginning to negotiate
an agreement with Japan. on the one
nand, and. on the other, Is once more
drawing closer to Germany.
Maxim Litvinowv Soviet commiSsar of
foreign affairs, made a speech yesterday
in Germany's behalf and announced
that. unless a real reduction of arma-
ments were decided on Immediately,
Russia will boycott the Technical Com
mission Of the Disarmament Confer
ence.
Herriot May Call.
Nobody seems to know what unex-
pected diplomatic explosions may oc-
cur from one minute to the next
Edouard Herriot. French premier, came
all the way to Geneva Tuesday night
because he thought there might be
some sort Of crisis yesterday. But the
League personnel is highly skilled ir
sidetracking disagreeable issues. Nothing
happened Herriot sat quietly, working
in his hotel all day, and went back
to Paris last night, promising to re-
turn Monday.
The first question confronting tht
Disarmament Bureau. wherein the
United States is represented by Hugh
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
STRANGE MALADY TAKES
11-YEAR.OLD BOYS LIFE
Three Other Children Ill From
Mysterious Disease in Can
ton, Ohio.
Az the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON. Ohio, September GA
strange malady today caused the death
of 11-year-old William M. Johns. His
two sisters and brother are in a
critical condition
After an autopsy and examination of
his vital organs by six physicians and
Coroner T. c. McQuate, they said
nothing was discovered to reveal the
cause of death. Further examinations
will be conducted.
The boy was stricken several days
ago. his temperature mounted to los
degrees and he became unconscious. A
short time later other members of his
family became i'll and developed high
temperatures. They too, lost con-
seriousness.
All except William recovered con-
sciousness early today, but remained In
Q critical state.
Examination of the fluid in the boys
spinal column indicated, Coroner Nc
Quate said. the child was not q victim
OF infantile paralysis.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
ROOSEVELT OFFERS
EIGHT POINT PLAN
FOR UTILITIES RULE
McAdoo Joins Nominee as
Train Reaches California
After Portland Speech.
SAYS HOOVER is AGAINST
GOVERNMENT. OPERATION
Governor Declares Public Should
Continue Possession of Natural
Hydro-Electric Power.
~ the Associated Press.

ROOSEVELT SPECIAL, En- Route to
San Francisco, September 22.-After
writing into the record of this presi-
Dental campaign his views in speech
at Portland on the regulation and con-
troll of public utilities dealing in cleo
tricity, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt to-
day was in California, whose swing from
John N Garner assured Mr.. RooSeveltS S
nomination at the Chicago Democratic
Convention.
William Gibbs McAdoo, who an
nounced the swing during the fourth
roll call, last July /, had flown to Red
ding to meet the nominee and escort
him through the State. McAdoo is the
choice of California Democrats for the
United States Senate.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in the Portland address
last night, the third Of the four major
utterances he will make on his 21-day
tour of the West, outlined his views on
Government ownership, public Utility
regulation and Of President Hoover,
whcm he designated my distinguished
opponent"
Says Hoover Did Nothing.
He said: Since 1928 my distinguished
opponent has done nothing to enforce
the regulatory sections OF the Federal
water power act.
He has done nothing to block the
financial operations incident to the
great postwar development as planned
by its promoters.
my distinguished opponent is against
giving the Federal Government in any
case the right to operate their own
power business"
In his peroration, which the crowd
frequently interrupted with cheering.
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
To the people of this country have
but one answer on this subject, the
natural hydroelectric power resources
belonging to the people Of the United
States or the several States shall re-
main forever IN their possession.
Judge me by the enemies I have
made Judge me by the selfish pur-
poses of these utility leaders who had
talked of radicalism while they were
selling watered stock to the people and
using our schools to deceive the coming
generation.
Remedies Proposed.
MY policy is as radical as American
liberty, as radical as the Constitution
OF the United States. Never shall the
Federal Government part with its SOW
ereignty and control over its power re-
sources while I am President of the
United States"
Of his remedies for the regulation
and control Of public utilities engaged
in the power business and companies
Continued on Page 10, Column -
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Hands and Feet Bound To.
gether by Rope and Gag
Placed in Mouth.
PECULIARLY TIED KNOTS
BACK SLAYING THEORY
Name of Thomas N. Innes Found
in Personal Effects of
Victim.

The body of a welI-dressed man.
who apparently had been murdered was
found floating in the Tidal Basin this
afternoon, his hands and feet bound
, together by strong rope and the REM
nants Of a gag in his mouth.
The body, bearing no signs of
bruises, was discovered near the boat
house at the foot of Seventeenth street
by Frank Sweeney SO, of Scranton.
Pa. He notified employees at the boat
house and Park Police, and the BODY
was brought ashore in a boat.
The victim was about As years old.
Murder Theory Backed.
Police were inclined to view the case
as murder rather than suicide because
CT the peculiar way in which the mans
hands and ankles were tied The
hands had been bound together and
then tied between his legs Just above
the knees.
Headquarters Detective H. K. Wilson
sad 1t was possible the man might
have tied the knots himself before
jumping in the water, but police were
more inclined to the murder theorv for
the present. Wilson is being aided in
his investigation by Headquarters De-
tectives Clement Cox and Floyd Pres
colt.
Found Clothes on Bank.
Sweeney said he sighted the body
shortly after he found on the river
bank a hat, shoes and some other
clothing which apparently belonged to
the victim. Police later discovered
nearby a notebook. Is cents in cash, a
box of foot powder and several photos.
Written on slip of paper inside the
notebook was the name Thomas N.
1nnes, and members of the Homicide
Squad were working on the theory this
was the dead mans name.
The notebook and other articles were
found in place little frequented,
and police cited the possibility these
effects might have been there for some
time
A private physician who saw the
body said, however, he did not think
the man could have been dead more
than 80 hours. The body was turned
over to the coroner, who was expected
later to fix the time of death
The paper which bore the name
Times" was an Elks lodge card from
Plnehurst. Long Island. The same name
later was found on letters of recommen-
dation, one of which was from an Iowa
firm. A Union Station baggage check
also was found among his belongings
The man was of medium height and
weighed from las to $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
OKLAHOMA FARMERS
HOLIDAY IN EFFECT
Movement Applies to Cotton as
Well as Grain and Live
Stock.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, September 22-
The Okla homa farmers. selling holiday
was in effect today, applying not only
to grain and live stock, as in other
States joining in the movement, but
also to cotton.
At Oklahoma City and Muskogee
there was no diminution In live stock
receipts yesterday, the first day of the
holiday Prices were slightly lower
than a month ago.
Unless prices reach the cost of pro-
duction levels within the 3O-day period
the holiday associations also plan to
withhold produce from market.
Frowning on violence, the leaders of
the State movement said peaceful
picketing would not be opposed.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
CHAPLIN SPURNS $1,000 LIMOUSINE
AND WILL DRIVE OWN SMALL COUPE
Secretary Also Returns Appropriation for Another
Expensive Machine to Treasury.

Prior to entering the cabinet, Mr..
Chaplin was chairman of the board of
the Hudson Motor Car Co., and it is
understood this factory will supply the
new cars.
Mr.. Chapin's move Is not without
precedent here. When Andrew w. Mel
lon was Secretary of the Treasury, he
refused the car rendered him by the
Government and used his own, said to
have been one Of the most expensive
machines on the market Speaker Gar
ner also rejected the use Of a Govern
ment machine.
Up until July l the department had
three expensive limousines for the use
Of the Commerce Secretary and his two
assistants. However, Congress cut out
the upkeep appropriation for the cars
Of the assistants and they were sent to
q storage garage.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
MRS. LOOSE IMPROVES
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ROCHESTER, Mimi, September 22.-
The condition of Mrs. Jacob Leander
Loose, 70, society leader of Kansas City
and Washington, D. c., who yesterday
underwent an operation, was reported
! tonight by her physician to be very
good"
Mrs Loose still was confined to the
oxygen room of the Kahler Hospital,
to which she was taken after the op-
Grafton.
DR.. S. w. Harrington Of the Mayo
Clinic said Mrs Loose spent a good
! day and her condition tonight IS very
good. She will be kept in the oxygen
room another day or two. Her COM
plete recovery virtually Is assured
Evening star., 1932-09-22
VOTE AFTER 80 YEARS

NEW YORK. September % R.-
There was great rejoicing in Sailors
Snug Harbor, on Staten Island, yester-
day, when the 800 retired seamen
learned they would be able to vote in
a presidential election for the first
time in 30 years.
S. Howard Cohen, president of the
New York Board of Elections, ruled
that the inmates were entitled to ex-
ercise the. franchise il they met resi-
dence requirements, inasmuch as the
home was self-supporting. In 1902,
Supreme Court Justice william j. Gay
nor. later mayor, disqualified them be-
cause they were living In charitable
institution. ,,t...