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Evening star., 1933-12-24

ton Hotel, 1925; Washington Laundry
Louise Hand Laundry, SIS; Washington
Loan & Trust Co., S3,836.5 so; Washing
ton Mechanics Savings Bank, 1898;
Washington Plahograph Co., S62;
Washington Post, Sl2,15462; Washing
ton Preparatory School, 81; Washing
ton Rapid Transit Co., S435. SIS; Wash
ington School for Secretaries, S42;
Washington Terminal Co., S659 SIS;
Washington Times and Herald, $11 ,970;
Washington Tobacco Co, S240 so;
Washington Wholesale Drug Exchange,
So; Weaver Brothers, Inc, S638.95; West
End Laundry, S2l825; Westchester
Apartments, S38.70; Western Electric
Co., $1,000: Western Union Telegraph
Co. 1912 IS: Westinghouse Electric Co.
Willard Hotel, sl,oe7.5o; Woods's Sec
retar!al School, SIS, Woodward Build
ing. s11o: Woodward School for Boys.
SCI OF; Woodward & Lothrop, S28-
948.95: Woolworth S Co., S415; Wash
ington Board of Trade, s151,4 40. Wash
ington School Of Physical Education,
s26; Marjorie Webster School. $50. and
Washington Association of Retail
Credit Men, sl3.
Yale Laundry. S7.lO; York Theater,
SAT: Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
tion, s473; Young Mems Shop, s29;
Young WomenS Christian Association,
S73I.4 40.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
SWANSON IN HOSPITAL
OVER YULE WITH COLD
Secretary Improving as Ickes and
Dern Recover Sufficiently to
Return to Homes.

Secretary of the Navy Swanson is the
only cabinet officer who will spend
Christmas in the hospital. He is re-
covering from cold.
Secretary of Interior Ickes yesterday
made arrangements to leave the Naval
Hospital 10 spend the holidays with his
family at his Spring Valley home here.
The Interior Secretary will return to
the hospital about the middle of this
week, however, to receive further treat
ment for the fractured rib on his right
side, sustained when he fell on the ice
outside his home several weeks ago.
Secretary of War Dern, the third cab
met member who Is Ill, is still confined
to Walter Reed Hospital with an eye
infection. He expects to be at his
home for Christmas, starting tonight,
however, -
Evening star., 1933-12-24
F|NNEY HELD SANE,
. ADMITS FORGER|ES
Kansan to Follow Father to
| Prison in $1,O00,0OO
State Bond Fraud.

TOPEKA, Kans., December %
; Ronald Finney, central figure in the
Kansas million dollar bond forgery
/ scandal, pleaded guilty before District
Judge P. H. Heinz late today to 81
charges of forgery after failure of de-
fense attempt to prove he was insane.
Sentence was deferred until next Sat-
urday.
The 34-year-old Topeka broker,
taunty throughout a week of preSenta-
tion of State evidence, entered his plea
after a commission of three physicians
reported to the court they found he was
mot insane, not an imbecile, not an
ddiot and that he does comprehend his
position in making his defense"
Old Statute Is Basis.
The old statute under which the
question was raised provides that if
defendant shall be found insane by a
commission during his trial the court
shall forthwith commit him to an aSy-
lum. In the event of recovery later he
would be returned to the same court
for trial.
Finney was accused of forging and
selling $4,000 in municipal bonds,
which were manipulated through the
State treasurS, Tom BOYD, former
State treasured, and Leland Caldwell,
Ffnney's empleye, also face charges in
the case.
Warren W. Finney, 60. Emporia.
Kans., banker End father of the broker,
has been sentenced to from 36 to 60U
years imprisoEment for embeZzlement
of 500 900 frolla institutions he headed.
He has appea!sd.
President OF Three Banks.
The father was president of three
banks all of which closed soon after
Gov. ALI M. Iandon August ordered
prosecution OF the son on charges OF
uttering forged municipal bonds. Forged
bonds secure6 some of the Finney
banks deposits$
investigations. b. Fred NJ. Harris, spe-
cial counsel fCf. the Governor, disclosed
the forgeries. Scattered throughout the
State. totaled more than S1,000000
At least S370,0A0 in spurious securities
we're found in. the State treasury.
Boyd resigned under fire. William
NJ. Jardine, foSmer Secretary of Agri-
culture, was named to succeed him.
Finney spenf idle moments about the
court room this week soliciting funds
from officers, witnesses and spectators
for a Christmas dinner for his fellow
prisoners in tie county jail.
Gets More Than $50.
I'm broke. but I'm supplying you
entertainment, was his plea.
He obtained more than $50.
Thirty of the counts to which Finney
pleaded guilty carry sentences Of year
to 21 years IL, the penitentiary. The
other count carries a sentence of six
months in Jail to five years in the peni-
tentiary.
Lester Goodell, ShaVnee County at
torney. would not say What punishment
he would ask Judge Heinz to pronounce
other than that it would be a sub
stantial sentence"
Evening star., 1933-12-24
WILL SPONSOR SHOW

eft Movie.
Special Dispatch to The Star
LYON PARK. Va. December as
The Lyon Park Citizens Association
and Womans Club will Jointly spOn.
sor the presentation of the film YER
sion of Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the
Lake III the community house here
Thursday afternoon and night for bene-
fit of the community house building
fund. Three performances will be
given, one at $50 in the afternoon
for children and two at night, 7:3c
and $50.
A meeting of the Citizens Associa-
tion vii! be held Tuesday night in
the community house
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15

sons oppose him, but not all on the same grounds Some opponents say that the president aim is laudable, but that he is going about it in the wrong way, that he should devalue the dollar a certain per cent, and stabilize the value of the dollar at that level.
 Others are afraid of any kind of imitation. and suggest that this country return to the gold standard at the old level of values. Still others oppose the president for po- litioal reasons. And still others, ex- treme inflationists, believe that the presidents methods are ineffective and inadequate; they urge printing of greenback money without me tallic base, or similar action.
 The average westerner feels that big eastern financial interests, personnified by Wall street, oppose the president therefore he fayors the presidents policies, even though he knows nothing of them. The ay- craze Democrat observes that the conservative Republicans are against the presidents monetary plans; therefore they feel sure the presi- dent is right, and support him re- gardless-
 Loyalty to the president and the administration is a fine thing. But blind loyalty does nobody any good when a problem is to be solved. The president has indicated that he is not afraid of criticism. If his policies are wrong, he wants to be set right. Offense and defense, on basis of prejudice and passion, will accom- plish nothing. A little cearer think
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
TWO CENT PRESS

Of the many interesting school papers which come to the Sentinel office none have been read with greater pleasure than the Two Cent Press which was issued last Satur- day, by the third and fourth grade pupils of the Wrangell Public School, via the mimeograph route.
 The teacher, Miss Aitken, is an exceptionally. able instructor and is particularly good in her English work.
 The issue is a collection of short compositions written by the children on the subjects nearest their hearts-home, Daddy, Mother, broth CT, sister, their pets, their own ad- ventures in Alaska and experiences while on vacation trips-all re- counted from a child's refreshing viewpoint. The copy submitted by the little folk was followed most faithfully by the typist regardless of spelling and the various conven- tions. Of special merit as a sample of rugged individualism. is the following article written by little Robert Shermer:
 "Once when I was hunting my uncle and I we met a deer that seemed tame. So we went closer and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
LOOSE THINKING

A lot of people form their opinions on questions withous ever thinking of the question; they merely see who is favoring the proposition, and who is against it; guided by ther preju- dices, they make up their minds, and proceed to whoop it up for one side or the other, without taking the trouble to find out what each side represents.
 The observation is prompted by the reactions of many persons to Presidents Roosevelt's monetary policies, and the criticism of those policies. The president is attempt- ing to raise commodity prices by de- pressing the value of the dollar through purchases of gold at an artificially high price. Many per
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
REGULATIONS
(Ketchikan Chronicle)

(Ketchikan Chronicle)
 Beer halls and restaurants should regulate themselves at least to the extent of prohibiting Bacchanalian riots which tend to disturb the con tented repose of residents within the radius of a square mile.
 Officials who have showed a dis position to play the game now want the vendors of 32 to get together and operate on a merit system whereby all may be served, but with in the bounds of decency and public morals.
 Of course the council will have to make a complete study of the situation before it imposes any re- gulatory plan. Ketchikan, like all seaport towns, presents a keen problem.
 A large percentage of the habitues of our parlors are transients and working men of the sea. They ar rive in town at all hours of the day and night. They leave at the same irregular intervals. They naturally
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
HEAVY PENALTIES PROVIDED
 EVASION PROCESSING TAX

Commissioner of Internal Rev enue Guy T. Helvering states that it has been brought to the attention Of the Bureau of Internal Revenue that in many instances farmers and others are slaughtering hogs and selling the products to consumers without payment of the processing tax. This is a violation of the Agri- cultural Adjustment Act and regu- lations promulgated hereunder
 which provide that any person who slaughters hogs for market must
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15

closer but It wold not run. It was a yong one and very poor Its Mother had got shot and his father had got killed too, so we took him aboard the boat, fead him then we went home. But on the way he died so we went onshore and beried him we
 got home
 that night
 at six o'clock
 in the morning."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15

fish nothing. A little clearer think ing, a little more effort to find out what the argument is about, will do far more good than bawling and shouting about a policy of which most of the arguers are completely ignorant.-Ex.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15

file appropriate returns and pay the processing tax thereon.
 The tax applies even in the case of the producer who daughters his own hogs and sells or otherwise dis poses of all or any part of the products.
 Heavy penalties are provided for violation of the law or evasion of the tax and any person who slaugh- ters hogs and sells all or any part thereof should confer with the col le tor of internal revenue for his district who will assist him in pre- pairing and filing the required re turns.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15

desire some conviviality and it seems just as natural and regular for local vendors of beer to sell legal commodity as it does for other mercantile establishments to mar ket the goods on their shelves.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15

A daughter, who has been named Jean Elizabeth. was born to Mrs. Don Cameron on December ?, at St. Ioseph's Hospital in Tacoma. Mrs. Cameron was formerly Miss Kath- erine Harvey of Wrangell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10

"If at first you don't succeed, try.
try again" An age old saying. but
ever true. il you haven't been able to
locate the apartments you want, read
the WANT AID SECTION Of this news
paper,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
FAMILY DOCTOR
TYPE [AUDED

! Studies in pneumonia and
heredity as an influence in disease
were the main subjects today be-
fore the fifteenth session of the
Congress of American Physicians
and Surgeons and 10 affiliated as
sociationS.
The principal interest was CEN
tered today in the sessions Of the
American Neurological Association
in the Washington Hotel, where
several well-known brain special
lists are scheduled to speak.
The keynote of the congress
was sounded last night in the au-
ditorium of the National Museum,
when DR.. Harvey Gushing, emf
nent Boston brain specialist and
president of the congress, hit the
scientific doo-dads of modern
medicine and praised the old-time
general practitioner and family
doctor.
Mingling humor with science,
the doctor in his eXcor1atlon OF
modern medicine said:
Modern medicine is begin
ming to show the strain of Baby
IOnia hospitals. Too many of
us are functiOning under the in
fluence of the SaxOphOne and
speakeaSy, becoming city slick
ara"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
8 NATIONS JOIN
BRIDGE MATCH

NEW YORK, May 10 GN.S0.
Contract bridge is going to have
it's "Davis Cup" tournament.
Full details of a plan to pit the
outstanding bridge stars Of the
United States, Great Britain and
France in an annual tournament
were revealed to International
News Service today by Ely Cul-
bertson, who is sailing for Eng
land on May 81 to organize the
matches.
Play will take place some time
this summer and the winning
team will be the first to have the
names of it's personnel engraved
upon a valuable trophy. Culbert-
son described the tournament as
the first really intellectual COM
petition between the United
States and its European neigh
bors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
3 HELD IN HUNT
F0RF|REBUG

ELLSWORTH, Me-, May 10
QN.SO. Three men were ar
rested today by National Guards
men near the home of United
States Senator Frederick Hale as
search continued for the pyro-
maniac whose torch started the
$4,000 900 conflagration which de-
stroyed the business district and
part of the residential, leaving 400
homeless. -,
The three men, charged with
acting suspiciously, gave their
names as Roy Eldridge, 40, OF
Hartland, and Claude Wings, 3S,
and Henry Jordan, IS, of Liberty.
The Hale home was set afire
a few weeks ago, but the blaze was
discovered before much damage
was done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
DISEASE TESTS
PLEAMADE

A plea to the Government for
continuation of the nine-man ex-
pertinent at Soap Lake, Wash, for
cure of the dread Buerger's dis
ease, a form of gangrene, will be
made within a few days by Will L.
Williamson, AZ, war-torn veteran
and victim of 26 amputations as a
result of the disease.
Williamson is in Washington to
plead with the Government that
the experiments of curing the dis
ease with the mineral content Of
the lake water have been a sue
css and that to discontinue them
June 80 as is planned would be
disastrous to some TOO veterans
suffering from the disease.
The experimental cure was
started December, 1882, with an
initial appropriation of $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
BANK REF D R N
BILL STUDIED

Carrying safeguards for the
little fellow" and drafted to drive
giant banking houses, such as
that of j. P. Morgan, out Of
either the securities selling or
banking field proper, an Admins
tration supported banking reform
bill was before the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee to-
day.
The measure was formulated
and unanimously approved by q
subcommittee after assurance OF
White House support was received.
Under the new bill deposits OF
$4,000 and less would be fully
guaranteed, deposits from $4,000
to 100000 would be insured for
IS per cent, and larger amounts
would carry a so per cent guar
antee.
The measure also carried pro-
visions to curb use of Federal re-
serve credit in speculative cham
nels, and would insure the deposits
in Federal reserve member banks
through a $2,OOO,OOO,OOO corpor-
alton.
Operation of the deposit inSur-
ance provision would be postponed
until July, 1884, to provide time
for examination of some 1000
banks expected to participate in
the benefits.
Statewide branch banking pro-
visions of the old Glass bill we're
retained, along with the clause
which would divorce national
banks from security affiliates
within a tWo-year period.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
CUSTER ASKED
FOR WALLACE

MONTEVIDEO, Mimi, May 10
GNS0.-A request for the re-
moval of Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, voted by the Minnesota
Farm Holiday Association in con-
vention here, was forwarded to-
day to President Roosevelt.
The 1000 delegates also voted
a resolution stating that associa-
ton members would not pay debts
or interest until 1.-The value of
the dollar becomes an honest
measure of value"
They demanded that the Gov
eminent take over all banking
and declare a national morato-
rum of mortgage foreclosures on
farms and city homes.
In asking the removal of Secre-
tary Wallace the convention ex-
planned that he opposed the "cost
of production" clause in the farm
relief bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
RESERVE To BUY.
/, s, JOB BONDS

If the Government authorizes
large bond issue to meet the cost
of a public works program, the
Federal Reserve Banks, to a large
extent, are expected to finance
the operation.
Officials pointed out today that
the banks have partly financed
the huge deficits of the country
during the last few years through
the purchase of Government Sc
curities in the open markets. The
reserve banks are now holding
$1,837 100000 in Government Sc
curities.
Much consideration has been
given to an expanded open mar
ket operation in connection with
the public works proposal. The
So, 900 100000 bond issue proposed
to be ftoated by the Treasury
to finance the program, both di-
rectly and through the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation,
might be in part purchased by
the Federal Reserve Banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
More Racketeering
What Are You Going to Do About t?-

outstanding Developments in the racket
Suation indicating spread through variouS cities:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10

CHICAGO
Two hundred coal merchants
today allied themselves with
Mayor Edward j. Kelly in his
campaign to smash the racke-
teer-inspired strike which shut
down 1877 yards in the city
when members of the Chicago
Coal Transfers Union walked
out.
A lockout may be resorted to
as a means of combating the
strike which was called in an
effort to force dealers to join
the trucking and transporta-
ton agency, which. authorities
claim, is the $500, 000-a-year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
BROTHERDRAWS
. SYMPATHY Of
COMMUNITY
Cyril Believed Kenneth Was in
Hands of Others and Wanted
to Get the Child Back

HAIR WITCH, Mass, May 10
ONS0. -Kennet Buck will
"pay the price" for the kidnapping
Of Peggy McMath. His brother,
Cyril, his tool, may get a break"
This was the sentiment gener-
ally today as the authorities,
clearing up the loose ends of the
case, proceeded with plans to
have special grand jury indict the
pair within a fortnight with a
view to bringing them to trial as
expeditiously as possible.
Alone to Blame
Kenneth Bucks new "confes-
sion," sworn to and signed, that
he alone was to blame and re-
SponSible for the kidnapping effec-
lively disposed of his previous in
timations that some one else"
was "in" on the job who had not
been apprehended.
AS a result of this new state
ment, reversion to Kenneth's
confession of last Saturday night,
police activity died down to al
most a standstill today.
In contrast with the plight Of
Kenneth, the predicament of the
41-year-old Cyril is exciting some
sympathy in the community.
CyriPs attitude at the arraign-
ment Monday, when he wanted
to proceed at once" while Ken
meth was asking for a delay,
has convinced many that Cyril
is telling the truth when he in
sists he has nothing to conceal.
Wanted Peggy Back
Cyril claims he refused to act
as contact man for Kenneth
until he became convinced that
his brother was ION the spot"
the tool of someone else.
He thought he would help get
the child back. So he consented
to contact Nell C. McMath, father
of Peggy. He said:
Each time I talked with
Mr.. McMath 1 suggested he
tell the police. Mr.. McMath,
fearful of his daughters
safety, thought it would be
best not to call in the police"
McMath said he did not recall
Cyril Buck having made these
requests. But he added he was
much agitated at the time and
it was quite possible Cyril did
ask him to notify the police.
McMath seemed anything but
bitter toward Cyril.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
MRS.ROOSEVELT
SEESHOSP|TAL

JERSEY CITY, May 10 G.N.S)
Mrs. Roosevelt motored here
from New York today to visit
the Margaret Hague Maternity
Hospital.
Driving her automobile, Mrs.
Roosevelt was accompanied only
by her secretary. She was met at
the Jersey City exit of the Hol-
land Tunnel by Mrs. Frank
Hague, wife of the mayor, and
Representative Mary T. Norton.
A police escort accompanied
them to the hospital where the
party was greeted by Gov. A.
Harry Moore and Mayor Hague.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-10
1000 Pupils Burn
Effinu of Danes

CHICAGO, May 10 QN.SO-
Four thousand high school stu
dents, protesting against failure OF
the city to pay their teachers, last
night burned in effigy Charles G.
Dawes, former vice president OF
the United States.