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Evening star., 1933-09-10
Gov. Conner of Mississippi
Faces Battle in Move to
Call Legislature.
CONTROVERSY is HEATED
Executive Wants Constitutional
Convention, but Counties Fear
They Will Be Abolished.
BY REX b. MAGEE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
JACKSON, Miss, September g.
Mississippi's proposed constitutional
convention is still in the political con-
troversy stage with backfire from the
county supervisors being built against
Gov. Conners plans.
The Governor for several weeks has
contemplated a special session of Legis-
lature, which, on Wednesday of this
week, had not been called. In his study
OF the situation and in his reluctance
ably cannot control, political sniping set
in, and both sides are now engaged in
heated controversy.
In the latest attack on Conner's pro-
posed constitutional convention, which
is to be provided for by the special
session OF Legislature, members of the
board OF supervisors in two counties
nave adopted resolutions opposing it.
This is due to the fact that the Brook
lngs Institute after a study of Missis-
sippi recommended that the State con-
solidate some counties and abolish some
court houses with the attendant po-
ltical jobs.
Opposed BY Murphree.
In fact, Gov Conner's fight over his
plan has become SO serious that he is
broadcasting his views to the State
Lieut.. Gov. Murphree once an oppon-
ent Of Conner for Governor, led the
opposition to Conner's plans for the
convention, which, it is expected, would
adopt new constitution for Mississippi
to replaca the one adopted in 1890.
Murphree is an announced candidate
for Governor, and his political move
against Conner is looked upon as
bid for public favor.
State Senator Jimmie Waddell of Me-
ridian circularized the State against
the convention Conner charged the
circular was anonymous. This Waddell
denied. In the meantime, the verbal
fireworks continue and some of the
leaders are requesting "fewer words
with a semblance of action"
All is not well among the State in
stitutions Three members of the board
of trustees of the East Mississippi
Hospital for the Insane are under grand
jury indictment charged with viola
ton of the purchasing power" as trus-
tees Of a hospital They are Judge
E. F. Leach Of Carthage president:
retary. and j. A. Price of Noxapater.
The charges in the Lauderdale Circuit
Court also include one of statutory
offense on the part of Judge Leach
with a woman nurse as the accuser.
Senators Kept Busy.
United States Senators Pat Harrison
and Hubert Stephens have been busy in
the State during the week. Harrison
was in conference with Gov. Conner,
but no announcement was made.
While Harrison was in the State, an
nouncement was made that Horace
- D,,I1 ~f
the Advisory Board of the Public
Works Administration, had been named
engineer to replace George Wells Of
Chicago. 1t is understood that Stansell
was indorsed by Senators Harrison and
Stephens. Harrison insisted that q
home State man be appointed
Senator Stephens in his travels over
the State is speaking in behalf CT the
N. R. A.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
M'AL|STER FACES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Lack of Response in Works
Fund Plan Problem
for Governor.
SLOW TAX PAYMENTS
BLOW TO MANY SECTIONS
Question of Legislature to Provide
States Quota Under
Consideration.
BY THOMAS FAUNTLEROY.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, September 9.-An-
other crisis In the administration OF
Gov. Hill McAlister is approaching.
This time, as before, when he had to
take an empty treasury and put the
State back on its feet, it concerns public
finances. In fact, it goes further. be-
cause IN the END 1t goes to the States
relief program during the coming
Winter.
The question is whether the Legisla-
ture shall be called into session to pro-
vide the States part of the S8,000,00O
which the Federal Government has
allotted to Tennessee for relief work.
A total of S2,000,000 Is required locally
to match the Federal allotment. With
out this 100000, the Government,
through Mr.. Hopkins, has f1atly stated
that there will be no Federal aid.
Gov. McAlister's Plan.
When the matter first came up for
consideration, Gov. McAllster hit upon
q plan of putting it up to the larger
cities and communities which would get
the lions share of the relief. Memphis,
with one-ninth of the States popula-
tion, Nashville, Chattanooga and Knox
vile were sounded. but there was no
response. The cities answered that the
relief work of the last two years had
thrown SO heavy burden upon them
that they could promise nothing. De-
hnquencies in tax payments, and conse-
quent falling off in revenues have re-
duced the cities almost to the point OF
scrip. The city of Memphis only re-
Gently emerged from an appeal to the
public to pay their taxes.
Legislative sessions are not popular
in Tennessee 1t is true that the last
session acquitted itself favorably, not
only because it reduced its legislative
expense from $500, 900 to around $780,
600, but because it diligently and
patriotically went about fulfilling the
pledge of Gov. McAlister and Topped
about 80 per cent off the States operat-
ing cost. This was in response to de-
mand which began in few Of the
larger counties and spread to every sec
tion Of the State. In its final analysis
this larger organization, taking the
form of the Tennessee Taxpayers
League, made detailed survey of the
States finances and virtually wrote the
appropriation bill which subsequently
was passed.
Works Program Progresses.
Meanwhile, the public works program
goes forward This will put many OF
the unemployed into the Wage-earning
class, but again, legislative action may
be necessary to enable the counties and
cities to get the full benefit. The Gov
eminent will put up 10 per cent of
the money.
The people of the State have accepted
the public works program with more
than ordinary enthusiasm. Col Harry
S. Berry, former highway commissioner.
a West Pointer and colonel of one Of
Tennessee's artillery regiments in the
World War. is chief engineer Of the
q guaranty that the projects will go
through as planned. and many of the
applications have been acted on. The
policy of the board is not to make the
approved projects public pending the
approval OF Secretary Ickes at WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
BY ROBERT H. HORNER.

~ HARLESTON, W. Va, Septem.
Der 9-The greater portion oi
l Southern West Virginia is look
ing forward hopefully fol
~ material benefits from the
Federal Governments new
series Of locks and dams in the Kama
wha River which will give the water
way a nine-foot channel all the way
from the head Of navigation rs miles
east of Charleston to Point Pleasant
where 1t empties into the Ohio River
so miles to the west.
Completion Of the entire river projec,
was authorized last week when the
Public Works Administration turned
over to the War Department $4,000, 900
for rivers and harbors. Plans for the
projects which had been in the course
of preparation for the last several
years, are ready and bids on one o1
them were advertised this week. They
will be opened September 25. Twenty
days later bids on the second big project
will be opened.
It is estimated that about $500 men
will be put to work ON the two projects
Evening star., 1933-09-10
r. F. C.. Aids State
Federal Funds Puts New
Hope in Thousands of
South Carolina Homes.
BY FITZ HUGH McMASTER.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

BY F1TZ HUGH McMASTER.
Special Dispatch to The Star
- OLUMBIA, S. c., September g.
South Carolina is distinctly look
~ ing up. r. F. c. money put hope
into thousands of homes whence hope
had fed, and men and women took
new courage when they had been
faint-hearted before; the fruit and
early truck crops were good and fair
prices were had; the tobacco yield was
excellent and better prices than usual
obtained for what has been sold; with
money coming in for the cotton that
crop being gathered from what re-
manned; with tens Of thousands of dol
lars In excess Of what the cotton mills
had paid formerly being disbursed each
week; with shorter hours of work and
more recreation, spirits have been re-
vived and 1t Is easy to understand the
ejaculation of cotton mill employe
that If he had seven sons he would
find q way to name each one Of them
after President Roosevelt.
There are 16 forestry camps with 200
or more young men IN each, which
means 5000 young men gathered In
one out of every three counties of the
State. Eroded lands are being pro-
CeCVcQ, 1OTSoIS dIc uCAAS ACpA7I1tCO. huO
these young men are being taught les
sons in sanitation and In living gen.
orally that is giving them a new out
look upon life.
Hundreds Of old grave yards through
out the State, where lie buried the
ancestors, Revolutionary and other
wise, Of those now living in the State
have been restored. Walls, granite
walls, in many instances, for the stone
Is plentiful In many places. have been
built around them, and they have been
put in better than presentable condi-
ton, and the pride Of those whose an
cestors lie in these sacred places has
been aroused and they have seen done
that for which they desired but for
which they had no hope of accom-
plishing.
Only last week a memorial in one
of these graveyards was erected to So
Revolutionary War soldiers who had
been members Of that church, and most
Of whom were buried around it.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
Boston GiUen BIO,U
By Rejection of
Subway Loan Plan
CurIey Scores State Com
mission for Unsympa-
thetic altitude.
BY. w. E. MULLINS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, September 9.-The first
violent interruption to the smooth
preparations in progress here Tor tax
ing advantage of the operation OF the
industrial recovery act occurred mere
this week when the State commission
supervising the public works construc-
ton projects of the cities and towns
rejected Mayor Curley's request for au-
thority to borrow Federal funds Tor
construction of an S8,500,000 subway
extension in the city of Boston.
The mayor told the five members OF
the board that they should resign their
positions forthwith on the ground that
their attitude Is entirely out OF sym
pahy with that of President Roosevelt
In his endeavor to aid in the financing
of such projects for the speedy re-em-
ployment of idle workers. The mayor
also said it was the clear duty of Gov.
Ely to remove the board members from
Office.
Governor Not Interfering.
The Governor does not propose to
interfere with the activities of the board
he created with the aid of the Legis-
lature. This board has broad authority
In handling the distribution of Federal
funds, particularly the money allocated
by the Government under the provisions
of the Wagner-Lewis legislation for
public welfare expenditures.
The board has ordered the mayor to
institute retrenchments in municipal
expenditures and to set about an i'm
mediate and drastic reduction in cur
rent real estate valuations as measure
of relief from high taxes for industry,
business men and home owners.
The disagreement has broken out
Just as a free-for-all contest for the
mayoralty' had begun. Boston elects
its mayor on a non-partisan basis al
though the city is Democratic by more
than 2 to /. There are II candidates
already in the field, with the prospect
of several more.
Farley's Aid Sought.
Efforts have been made to enlist
the services Of Postmaster General
James A. Farley in move to weed
out several Of the Democrats and focus
strength on one candidate as means
of preventing the election of former
Mayor Malcolm E. Nichols, a Repub-
lican. Under the city charter Mayor
Curley is not eligible to seek another
term until four years have elapsed.
Federal officials were here today to
teke official possession OF the new
$8,O0O,O00 Federal building which Will
house the post Office and the Federal
courts. Postmaster General Farley was
due to be harassed during his visit
to this city by the numerous dlsap-
pointed Democrats who had been seek
ing Federal appointments.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
SENATOR CARAWAY
FETED AT JONESBORO
Farmers From Five States Pledge
Cooperation in Cotton Con-
troll Campaign.
BY THOMAS J. BRANSFORD
Dispatch to The sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, September o.
Senator Hattie w. Caraway was honored
by 5000 friends when she returned to
her home at Jonesboro last week. Mod
est, as usual, Mrs. Caraway, in the main
address, said the celebration was for
the name "Caraway" and not for her
personally.
Seven thousand farmers assembled at
Mariana last week from Arkansas.
Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi and
Louisiana unanimously pledged to Gully
A. Cobb, chief Of the cotton production
section Of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration, that they would CO.
operate in whatever form Of cotton con-
troll plan may be adopted by the ad-
ministration for 1884.
Many Of the farmers favored COM
pulsory control plan, but Mr.. Cobb said
that the reduction must be voluntary.
The gathering was the annual field day
of the Cotton Branch Experiment Sta
tior of the University Of Arkansas Col
lege Of Agriculture. near MaFtanna.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
PLAN TOP PUT JOBLESS ON FARMS
IN CONNECTICUT URGED ON u. S.

money. emphasized this week by pub
lication Of the State treasurer's report
showing the income of the State is OFF
$500 900, or slightly more than 9
per cent, from that Of the preceding
fiscal period
Two separate State agencies, the
highway commissioner and the State
Water Commission, are pressing for
Federal aid for public works projects,
the one advancing an extensive road
program and the other a sewage dis
posal and waterworks developments.
The water commission program has
received a boost from Archibald Nc
Neil chairman Of the State Public
Works Advisory Board, who has re-
quested that Connecticut be granted
$25 ,000,0 in excess Of the probable
allotment for the State to combat
stream pollution as it affects the oyster
beds in Long Island Sound.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARTFORD. Conn. September O.
Connecticut is watching with some in
terest, but no great enthusiasm as yet.
the efforts of the chairman of its State
Fish and Game Commission, Thomas
H. Beck, to interest officials in Wash
ington in his plan for relief and re-
habilitation of the unemployed. Though
details are withheld, in broad outline
the plan would have physically able
unemployed placed in settlements on
abandoned farm land in the State, to
grow some crops for their own sus-
tenance and do some work for the
State to develop timber and wild game
as crops.
For this work they would receive di-
rect cash payments from the State.
One great obstacle in the way Of State
support for the scheme is lack Of
Evening star., 1933-09-10
MAINE VOTERS EXPECTED
TO FAVOR REPEAL MONDAY
Ballots, However, Will Bear Names
Only, Without Designation Of
Wet or Dry Candidates.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUGUSTA, Me-, September 9.-Mon-
day Maine will express herself on ma
tional prohibition. Those who should
be best informed as to the result pre-
dict q wet victory. Some are so con-
fldent Of it that they forecast q two
to-one vote for repeal. This is prob
ably little high, but there is only one
point upon which there Is reason to
doubt the certainty Of decisive wet
vote It is the form of the ballot upon
which the voters of the State will ex-
press their sentiment. Voters will have
nothing to guide them as to whether
they are voting wet or dry when they
mark the ballot.
The vote of Monday Is not to be a
direct yes or no on repeal, but to
elect delegates to q constitutional con-
vention which will make the final de-
cision
Evening star., 1933-09-10
VERMONT'S REPEAL VOTE
SURPRISES BOTH SIDES
Only Q Of ID Counties in State
Gave Majority Against
Proposal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

6peCIHI Oisp1sCtf 20 1f1e Se~1'
BURLINGTON, VT, September g.
Vermont's vote Of slightly more than
2 to l for repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment was q surprise to both the
vets and the drys. The former ex-
pected to win but admitted 1t might
be close. The latter were prepared for
defeat, but hoped that with fair weather
the voters tn the rural districts would
60 to the polls in sufficient numbers
to in a measure balance the wet vote
in the cities and large towns. The
weather was all that could be desired,
but only 2 Of the IA counties IN the
State gave majorities against repeal
Lamoille, with q dry majority Of 263,
and orleans, with "a majority Of 44a
against repeal. The total vote was
ll,3l0 for reDeal and 20.592 against.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
Infested Silage O. K. for Cattle.

ANIES, Iowa lP.-Cattle can eat
chinch bug infested silage without
harm-that is the answer Iowa State
College entomologists gave to hundreds
of farmers confronted with the prob
lem of feeding that type Of silage or
having to purchase other feed.
Evening star., 1933-09-10
American Forestry
association Praises
Roosevelt Ne,U Deal
Leaders From Every Sec
ton Rejoice Orer Prog.
reSs at FrancOnia.
BY ]. ]. MCCARTHY.

MANCHESTER, N. H, September O.
President Roosevelt was praised for the
new DEAL in forestry at the annual
meeting of the American Forestry As
sociation held at Franconia, N H., this
week. when leaders from every section
OF the United States gathered to re-
joice over the progress made in the 81
years since the last national meeting
was held in New Hampshire
James E. Scott of Laconia, N. H.,
supervisor of the White Mountain
National Forest, declared the forest
program carried on the past two
decades is proof of the value of the
new deal in forestry that is being ap-
piled. He contended that private own
ership of this vast area of gorgeous
mountain country could not possibly
have maintained the standards neces-
sary to meet public demand today.
Mr.. Scott pointed to reduction in
fire losses to almost nothing and to
man in the forest prior to start of
Government ownership was destructive.
The primary job in the national forest,
he said, is its recovery as forest. Dis
cussing the scores Of woodworking
plants about the State, it was his
opinion most of them could be relo-
Gated near the national forest, to the
gain of owners and the great gain OF
the workers who would be removed
from the crowded cities. Supervisor
Scott praised the work of the Citizens
Conservation Corps and its purpose and
declared the corps should be placed on
q permanent basis.
Labor day week always inaugurates
the country fairs in New Hampshire.
This week the annual Lancaster fair
attracted the citiZenry Of the North
Country while the Pittsfield fair brought
together the residents of the Suncook
Valley. Both fairs reported big daily
attendance.
Welfare Shows Reduction.
With various lines of business and
industry adopting the N. r. A. code
and reports from various centers
throughout the State that the welfare
lists show a reduction, New Hamp-
shire seems to be progressing on the
recovery road as well as any of the
New England States. This week, here
in Manchester, the welfare gardens are
being harvested and canning bees are
being held, when vegetables and fruit
are being preserved for the Winter
months.
Up in Tamworth the townspeople are
sorry that q camp Of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps Is located within the
town lines. At any rate, that Is the
report made by the town selectmen to
Secretary Edgar c. Hirst Of the New
Hampshire State Tax Commission. The
c. C. c. camp threatens to bring &C
tual loss, Mr. Hirst was told, and al
ready Tamworth officials have been
asked to allow reductions in property
valuations because of it. Several per-
sons who have country homes near
the camp have said they will not re-
turn to Tamworth If the camp still Is
there next Summer, and the town Sc
lectmen say the situation IS causing
them much concern. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-24

things that make legislative SER
vice attractive to its members.
He found parallel in last nights
gathering of old friends and neigh
bors and asserted he was doubly
honored. by the welcome accord
him and by the confidence placed
in him in choosing him for I'M
perial county's assembly repreSen-
tative.
In opening his talk, Senator
Hulse explained that he had prom
ised the committee in charge of
the meeting to give brief ex-
planation of state budget matters
and other legislative bills of in
terest to Imperial county.
The budget for the last bien-
nuim. he pointed out, was $685.
$4,000. The governor submitted
to the legislature a. budget calling
for $3.50, 100000; the assembly ways
and means committee recommend
ed a budget of $243,000,000 and the
senate budget called for $249,O00.
Cites Budget Cuts
The latter figure was concurred
in by the assembly and was signed
by the governor. In explaining the
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-24
JAPANESE To REFRAIN FROM
CAPTURING CHINESE CAPITAL
Truce Reported Declared AS Invaders Halt
Within Few Miles Of Peiping From Which
All Chinese Troops Are Withdrawn.

TOXIC, May "a. U.P)-A govern
ment spokesman announced today
that Chinese and Japanese mill
tary officials had agreed upon a
preliminary armistice under which
japanese troops would refrain from
capturing Peiping and Tientsin.
Japan would be permitted to
maintain its battle line from Chang
ping, northwest of Peiping, south
eastward to Lutai.
Changing is 20 miles northwest
of Peiping. Lutai is on the coast,
80 miles southeast of the capital
and 35 miles northeast of Tientsin.
Details of the armistice, the
spokesman said, would be arranged
at a conference of military officers
at Miuyn, As miles northeast of
Peiping The initial cessation, he
said, would be preliminary to for
NAL negotiations in which China
must agree to stop provocative ac-
ton.
By HERBERT r. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent
PEIPING. May "a. Gen. Ho
Ying-Ching, war minister, ordered
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-24
We 7 AND DRY
SLATE CHOSEN
Forty-Four Candidates Named
For Election To Decide Re-
peal Of 18th Amendment.

SACRAMENTO, May "a. U.P)-
Twenty-Five candidates favoring re-
peal of the 18th amendment and a
like number favoring retention OF
prohibition were certified today by
Secretary of State Frank c. Jordan
for the special election June 27.
OF the total number of wet" and
dry" candidates to the convention
by means of which California will
determine its stand on the liquor
question, two for each side were
nominated "at large" and one for
each side for each of the 20 con-
gressional districts of the state. No
mination was by petition.
At the election, however, the
vote will be by the state as whole
and every voter will be given a bal
lot with the following candidates:
Favoring repeal of the 18th
amendment: H. H. Cotton, San Gle
lemente; S. F.. B. Morse, Pebble
Beach; Sheridan Peterson, Santa
Rosa; Roy II. Hardy, Susanville;
James M. Murphy, Sacramento;
FELTON, Taylor and William B. Horn
blower, San Francisco; Henry E.
Harwood, Oakland; Grace Mont
gonery, Berkeley; r. l.. Hughes, Sa-
linas; B. w. Gearhart, Fresno;
John Parma, Santa Barbara; DR..
Patrick M. Walker, Pasadena; Ell
eanor Banning MacFarland, San
Marino; Earl G. Anthony, Gurney
E. Newlin, Byron c. Hanna and Asa
v. Call, Los Angeles; John T. Gaf-
fey, San Pedro: Roland G. Swat
field, Long Beach; Mrs. Imogene
G.. Hook, Victorville; Edward, j..
Kelly, San Diego.
Favoring retention of the 18th
amendment: Robert P. Shuler, Ell
Monte; Alonzo L. Baker, Mountain
View; William NJ. Hottie, Sebasto-
pol; Ira G. Maxwell, Corning; Fred
M. Owen, Sacramento; Forbes Har-
ris Brown and j. E. White, both
of San Francisco; George Wallace
Phillips, Hayward; Elmer E. Mich
olds, Berkeley; Hugh Jackson,
Palo Alto; G. L. Aynsworth, Fres-
no; Phillip T. Dennis, Bakersfield;
Ronald Shero, Altadena; Mrs. Maud
P. Reaben, Claremont; Mrs. Eva
Craven Wheeler, George Winfield
Scott, Nathan Newby, Los Angeles;
Richard K. Candy, Santa Monica;
w. Rufus Page, Torrance; Mary
A. Ruckle, Long Beach, j. F. Burke
Santa Ana; Joseph S. Campbell.
San Diego.