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Evening star., 1933-10-29
BY THOMAS FAUNTLEROY

Special Dispatch to The Star
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 28.-With
A~A a gloomy prospect ahead for the
schools in both the rural and urban
districts throughout the State, and
with the State again running behind In
its income, there has come sharp re-
vival of talk about a general sales tax
in Tennessee. The talk has not yet
reached anything like 8 Cruading point
and 1t is not Of sufficient Importance
yet to command consideration in a pos
sible special legislative session, but in
looking about ior something to pull the
State out Of hole, the sales tax is
gaining favor.
The latest convert is Representative
Brack Sans Of Bristol, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee. Mr.. Sans
vigorously stood against a sales tax in
the last Legislature He followed the
view Of Gov McAlister and administra-
ton leaders that the budget could be
balanced by Topping of jobs and reduc-
ing salaries. Asserting that he expects
to continue his support Of drastic econ
omies In government, Mr. Sans declares
that a sales tax Is inevitable, and expects
to support it as the next major form OF
revenue.
There was strong movement
throughout the State last year for a
sales tax Its main opposition came,
not from the taxpayers. but from those
who fear that it would go the way of
the gasoline tax, that Is. not only be an
added burden, but continue to grow. Its
supporters could not guarantee the tax
payers that a sales tax would eliminate
the Scent land tax and nuisance taxes
of various Sorts or that 1t would remain
stationary. It's opponents cited the gas
oline and tobacco tax. both Of which
started out in q moderate way. but
which grew in leaps and bounds until
today Tennessee buyers Of gasoline pay
combined State and Federal tax Of 8
cents, and smokers pay cents to the
State every time they buy a popular
brand of cigarettes.
Mississippi's experience with the
sales tax has been closely watched by
Tennessee. 1t has proved money raiser,
and has enabled Mississippi. with the
help of bond issue, to pay its obliga-
tions and get on a pay-as-you-go basis;
Evening star., 1933-10-29
ROOSEVELTTALK
SPURS WORKS
LOANS IN TEXAS
Trust LaiU Relaxed
to Conform, to Ma.
tional Program.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatCn 10 Inc otar.
AUSTIN, Tex, October 28.-TeXas
dependent upon live stock, agriculture
and oil, this week responded with en-
thusiasm to President Roosevelts pub
lie address last Sunday, hailing his
declaration as a step in Government
policy ranking with the national recov-
cry program A squirt of renewed con-
fldence was the reaction, and it was
stimulated by public works loans.
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson made effec-
tive Immediately the law recommended
by the national recovery administration
to relax the stringent State antitrust
laws to conform to the national recovery
program. The Texas law makes COM
pliance with any approved code full
defense to any antitrust proceeding. It
did not attempt to insert penalties for
violation of the codes. this having been
unconstitutional under the State con-
stitution
Gov. Ferguson announced she would
veto bill on suggestion Of Secretary
Ickes, public works director, that would
have prevented municipalities from OBJ
tanning public works loans and grants
without confusion and delay and elec-
tions on each project.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
ALFALFA BILL
MURRAY NAMES
HIS SUCCESSOR
Announces Anglin
to Succeed Him
as GOUernOr.
BY WALTER M. HARRISON.

Special Dispatch to The Star
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October
28.-That old fox, Gov Murray, who
manages to keep most of the boys won-
dering what he is going to do next,
grabbed the front page again this week
with an announcement fer his successor
as Governor
Here it Is eight months ahead Of the
first primary in July, 1894, with Christ
mas holidays and hard Winter yet
to come, yet it was not too early for
Alfalfa Bill" to declare without reser-
vations for Tom Anglin of Holdenville,
Speaker in the last House of Repre-
sentatives.
The Oklahoma constitution fixes four
years as the term of Office for the Gov
ernor and prohibits the States elected
executive from succeedin himself i'm
mediately. Gov. Murray has been stay
ing awake nights trying to frame
situation that will enable him to name
his successor.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
BY GEORGE HoYT SMITH.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October %
Miami has been all wrought up
the hast week ON account Of the
~ visit Of the great German dirig-
ible, the Graf Zeppelin, and the
promise of regular international air
service In the somewhat near future.
The Graf, under the expert direction Of
DR.. Hugo Eckener, reached the place
especially prepared to receive 1t, prac-
tically on schedule.
The fear that something might hap
pen II the crowds were allowed to come
close prevented most Of the people
from much more than q mile-od view,
but DR.. Eckener and his passengers all
came ashore" and were entertained
variously with great and unusual pro
lection" assured by advice Of Gov.
Sholtz. II and when the transatlan-
tic airline shall be established Miami
will likely be more famous and the
prestige Of such selection as a landing
place will bring the city into the ma
tional limelight.
BuIlfrog Farm Announced.
But aircraft are not the only things
that hop" in and around Florida.
Tampa Is announcing the FIRST bull
AAoS Ao4 WilClC AAO6o uAC PAo4AIC0
on a commercial scale, and when fat
tened are sold as frogs legs" at SO
cents pound. The enterprise is said
to have started only a short time
ago. but Is fourishing.
Another big enterprise is said to be
the Tampa rabbitry, which markets
upward Of 10000 dressed rabbits and
as many pelts annually. The promoters
of this rabbit farm are working on q
scientific basis, and 1t Is claimed that
the skins sold are the finest procurable
anywhere. They are in blacks and
whites, browns and grays.
Sales Of rabbit skins To makers Of fur
coats Is profitable and the industry Is
increasing in importance. While rabbits
are raised in various parts OF the State
In some numbers, for sale dressed and
for the skins, the Tampa rabbitry is
understood to be one Of the largest In
the country.
From Wauchula comes the report
that shipments of frog legs are now
Evening star., 1933-10-29
BY KENNETH W. SIMONs.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BISMARCK, N. OAK, October 28-
Resignation of Chief Justice L. E. Bird
zell Of the State Supreme Court to ac-
cept the job Of counsel for the Federal
Bank Deposit Insurance Corporation
started a political whirligig in North
Dakota this week.
Following Birdzell's resignation. Gov.
William LANCER appointed George H.
Moellring, Judge of the Fifth District
Court, to the supreme bench and At
torney General A. j. Gronna, jr., to the
District Court in Moellring's place.
Gronna resigned the attorney general
ship to accept the judicial post, thereby
giving LANCER opportunity to appoint
his successor and thus gain control Of
the important Industrial Commission.
Gronna and John HUSKY. third COM
mission member. have been opposed to
some Of Langers policies and the ap-
pointment Of new attorney general Is
Evening star., 1933-10-29
$2,5OO,ODO ASKED
FOR COOPERATIVE
HOMESTEAD UNIT
U. S. Expected to Answer
Sponsors of Proposal by
November |.
BY EDWIN CAMP.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ga, October 28.-The
board of regents Of the University OF
Georgia has asked the Federal Gov
eminent for S2,500,000 with which to
establish cooperative back to- the
farm project on $4,000 acres in the
northern part of the State.
Tentative details Of the proposal have
been in the hands of Washington
authorities for several weeks and an
answer to the request has been prom
ised by November /. The regents hope
that the project may become a model
for similar farm groups throughout the
nation.
The Georgia plan contemplates self
mum interest rate of 312 per cent.
In submitting the project, the re-
gents said plans are not perfect and
are subject to revision for adaptation
to local conditions and climate after
the area shall have been selected. At
present they are based on an Occu-
pancy of 100 families.
50-Acre Units.
The central point of the proposal
Is the establishment of maintenance
units of so acres for each family, Of
which 80 would be cultivatable and the
and forests. The hundred families
would thus occupy 5000 acres. leaving
1000 to be handled from community
standpoint or as cropping areas for the
maintenance farms.
Each farm is to be equipped with q
residence, barn, hog house, poultry
plant, farm machinery and animals To
value of $4,000 Including the In
dividual and community land. the in
vestment. for each family would be
$500.
Responsibility for the maintenance
unit would be assumed by the individual
farmer
Two Plans Considered.
One of two plans is proposed to
establish responsibility for the COM
munity or corporation farm. The
maintenance unit should receive an
share Of stick and tSs
lnunlty Incorporated farm, or the
ownership of the stock should be
definitely tied to the maintenance unit
Government of about $3.50 year for
30 years would take care Of interest
and full amortization.
1t is proposed that the incorporated
organization have a general manager
and such trained and technical assist
ance as the enterprises of the incor-
porated farm demands. The manager
and his aides would be dictators Of the
cropping system of the community
project and general advisers for the
plans and crops Of the maintenance
farms.
Families would be selected who have
indicated their ability and willingness
to work. Preference would be given
those having two male members capa-
BILE of performing an ordinary days
farm work. 1t is anticipated that the
plan would appeal to city dwellers who
have had some farm experience.
Among the enterprises suggested for
the corporated farm are a gin, fer
tilizer mixing plant, community smoke
house and meat storage plant, grist and
flour mill, packing sheds, canning
plants, custom spraying. threshtng and
harvesting, and an incorporated COM
munity store.
University Of Georgia experts drew up
the plan on the suggestion Of the pro-
vision in the national public works
act which sets aside $25,o00,000 for
subsistence homesteading.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
IDAHO
COLD TO HOLIDAY
Plea Made That They Join
Strike Meets With Small
Response in State.
BY THERMAN r. EVANS.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc Star-
BOISE, Idaho, October 28-Agitation
for Idaho farmers to join the national
farmers holiday" movement Is being
made by a group operating under the
name Of the Committee of Action of the
United Farmers League. Thus far,
Idaho farmers have been reluctant to
join the farm strike movement. The
group Is mainly active in Southwestern
Idaho where apple growers recently
banded together and agreed to let the
crop rot on the trees before accepting
"cut-throat' prices offered by certain
representatives Of Eastern buyers.
Other apple growers placed their fruit
in storage, awaiting better prices.
Following a conference of State Off
cials with Idaho and Federal reclama-
ton experts, a committee was named
this week to draft request for an ad-
ditional 100000 900 to $4,000, 900 of Fed
eral funds for development Of reclama-
tion projects on Lower Snake River in
Southeastern Idaho.
Idaho mining interests are vitally in
terested In President RooSevelt's deci-
sion to authorize Government purchases
of new gold Millions of dollars worth
of gold were removed from Idaho's min
ing regions during the Civil War period.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
FORT PECK DAM IN MONTANA
ALLOTTED $9,5OO,0OO MORE
BY ALFRED BURKHOLDER.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

SIOUX FALLS. 8. OAK, October 2S.
After several months Of negotiation
between officials of the Public Works
Administration and Northwesterners
who are pushing the development Of
the Missouri River. with view to plac-
ing the river in condition so that
steamboat traffic can be resumed. 1t Is
announced that an additional allot-
ment of s9,500,0 900 has been made for
the Fort Peck Dam project in Mon
tana.
The additional allotment makes q
total of 25,000,00 now set aside for
the project. The additional money was
made necessary by the fact that tun-
nels must be constructed to divert water
while the dam is under construction.
The dam will create an immense
reservoir, In which millions OF gallons
of water from the Spring freshets OF
the Missouri River will be stored for
release during the dry parts OF the
Summer to maintain . stage Of water
Evening star., 1933-10-29
SALES TAX RECEIVES ATTENTION
AS TENNESSEE SEEKS REVENUE
State Running Far Behind In Income Needs
New Levy; Former Foes Now
Supporting Measure

but the tax is far from popular. 1t has
not eliminated other taxes. In fact, the
land tax in Mississippi IS much higher
than it is in Tennessee
1t is probable that the tax problem
will become one of the major issues in
the Tennessee campaign next year. In
Nashville it is freely predicted that
Lewis S. Pope, who came pretty near
Evening star., 1933-10-29
In the river to assure river traffic
throughout the Summer.

There has been an unexpected delay
in the starting OF the construction of
about II miles OF highway paving from
Sioux Falls to the Minnesota boundary
line east Of the city, for which the
contract had been awarded by the
State Highway Commission at a price
Of over 100000. The Federal regional
ONCE at st. Paul, Mimi, has declined
to approve the contract. and accord
ingly it is believed it will be necessary
to obtain new bids before the work can
start. With Winter coming on, every
day of delay is regretted by those who
are seeking to place unemployed men
In positions.
A large number of men had been
assembled to work on the highway paw
ing project, and had expected to start
work last Monday. Relief highway
projects are being pushed in . number
Of other points In the State and are
giving employment to needy farmers
and Others
Evening star., 1933-10-29
BY GEORGE HEALY, JR.

Bf GEORGE HEALY, JR.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La, october 60
~ Inland waterway transportation ap.
pears to be approaching its greatest de-
velopment in the Lower Mississippi
Valley
Trafdc on the rivers and bayous has
passed the climax Of iy comeback" 10
Evening star., 1933-10-29

the importance which 1t knew In Mark
Twain's day, and continued develop
ment Of new channels threatens to give
Southern rivers and canals a utility un-
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
Rockville Top-Floor Jail
To Get Burglar Alarm

Two Of them have been recap
tured.
The plan for the burglar alarm
leaked out yesterday when one of
the county officials began look
ing for some electric wire to COM
pletely modernize the Jail. He
said it was intended to put a
burglar alarm in the building to
warn the keepers when some one
tried to take French leave.
Shocks Awaiting
Today a group of architects
we're looking over the building.
They denied any knowledge of a
move on foot to put in the siren
or bell that is usually attached
to such modern equipment, but
they went over the building thor
oughly and paid. particular atten'
ton to the top floor, where room
for IS prisoners has been provided
in two "bullpens, two cell blocks
and a group of detention rooms.
Cells, ventilators and rain
spouts will be wired so that any
one in a hurry to get out will be
shocked.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
North Carolina's Prison Plan
Cuts Costs Down

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 25.
Other States faced by the prob
lem of making their penal sys.
TENS as nearly self-sustaining as
possible should find much of in
terest in North Cardinals new
plan of prison administration.
This includes the consolidation
Of the States prison and high
way departments into single
department of highways and pub
lie works, which is expected to
result in a saving of several
thousand dollars year: more
flexible parole system to reduce
the prison population by 500 or
more and the purchase of addi-
tional farm lands with a $4O0, 900
fund that had been set aside for
the building of a new central
prison.
North Carolina by legislative
action has come under the pro-
visions of the Hawes-Cooper act,
the Federal enabling legislation
to control the sale of convict
made goods in interstate COM
merce. Because of strong oppo-
sition from industry and labor,
this State has never used Its
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
ADVERTISEMENT

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The Washington times., 1933-07-25

The Rockville court house
most modern edifice of it's kind in
the surrounding districts to be
improved.
A burglar alarm is to be in
stalled.
A year and a half ago the court
house was finished. All red brick
and nice white limestone. Off
cials and proud citizens of Mont
gomery county were present at
the cornerstone laying. It was a
credit to the community. 1t will
be still a greater credit when the
little matter of keeping the pris-
oners from escaping from the Jail
on the top floor is attended to
today.
Three Have Fled
Since the erection of the build
ing three prisoners have escaped.
The Jail was built on the top
floor after the manner of South
ern jails to keep. down lynchings.
In the building, however, are
ventilators, and outside are rain
spouts, and the three men took
advantage of these and VamooSed.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
BOO 7 TLEGGER
CAPTURED

Captured after five,mile chase
along the Seventh Street Pike,
Roosevelt Rogers, colored, 900
block Brown Court, was lodged in
the police detention room at
Silver Spring late last night,
charged with transportation and
possession of eight cases Of
whisky.
Rogers was arrested in Silver
Spring by Montgomery County
Policeman Charles Barnes. The
chase began at Glenmont, and
ended when Barnes SO manipu-
lated his automobile as to block
the fleeing mans path.
Rogers, police said, used a
smoke screen in his effort to
escape. A man who was riding
with Rogers leaped from the
automobile at Silver Spring and
fled.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
ILLNESS Al
To COUNTESS

d, The Countess Fumasoni-Bio
died at Garfield Hospital yester-
day. The wife of Count Leoni
Fumasoni- -Biondi, Washington cor
respondent for the Stefani News
Agency, she had lived at 1925
Seventeenth st. N. w., until June,
when she was taken to Garfield
Hospital.
Prior to her marriage the count
ess was Miss Mary Mcguire. of
New York. She first met the
count in Italy, and again in New
York when he went there as a
magazine writer.
The count is nephew of Cardi-
nal Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, for
mer apostolic delegate Of the Cath
Olic Church to washington.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
APPOINTMENTS n
SEEN BLOW To
REP. SMITH
Opponents of Brother Get
Virginia Jobs on Eve of
Primary Drive

Three Northern Virginia ap-
pointments in the past few days
prove substantial blows to Repre-
sentative Howard w. Smith, Of
Alexandria, Va, it was claimed to-
day.
Smiths brother, w. Worth
Smith, is one of three candidates
for governor in the Democratic
primary. The Representative has
been actively supporting his cam
paign and has made speeches in
his behalf.
The first blows to the Smiths
came with the appointment of H.
Bruce Green, of Arlington county,
as manager of the Home Owners
Finance Corporation for the
Northern Virginia district. Green
is manager for Northern Virginia
of the campaign of Judge George
c. Peery, leading opponent Of
Worth Smith.
The second blow came when
Delegate Hugh Reid, of Cherry.
dale, was named attorney for the
Home Loan Bank in Arlington
county. Reid is another Peery
supporter.
The final blow came when
Claude o. Thomas, another Peery
man, was named appraiser for the
Home Loan organization OF the
county.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
OWNERS
SWAMP LOAN
OFFICES
Fifty Apply for Aid in First
Two Hours; First Bonds
Go to CheVerIy Man

The first day for the regional
office Of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation at Hyattsville proved
to be a boom one.
The office was officially opened
yesterday at 9 a. m. by Thomas
l.. Payton, manager.
In the first two hours more
than so applications for loans
we're filed with Mr.. Payton and
his two assistants. At the end
of the day 225 applications had
been received.
All of the applications are given
careful consideration and then an
appraisal made Of the property in
volved.
The first reply by mortgage
holder in this territory also was
received at the regional office.
James T. Fryd, of Cheverly
signed up for $4,000 of Federal
bonds in temporary payment for
the principal on a Cheverly home
Fryd will receive 4 per cent in
terest on the bonds for Is years
from the Government. At the
end of that time he will be paid
the principal.
Most of the applications re-
ceived yesterday were from home
owners in Prince Georges and
Montgomry counties. They were
mailed in and brought by per-
sons interested in loans.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
ONT|NUED D. c: CAR SERVICE ASKED IN KENS|NGTON
Ex-KaiserRich?
OMcialRep!y
Strongly NO.

BERLIN, July IS Q.N.SJ.
In a determined effort to put
an end to recurring reports
that former Kaiser Wilhelm re-
mains the wealthiest of all Ger.
mans, the Hohenzollern admin
istration issued a formal state
ment today declaring his for
tune does not even approach
one-tenth of the 100000, 900
marks ($175, 900, 900 at pao gen.
orally attributed to him.
1t must be considered, the
statement said, that the ex-
kaiser is obliged to support II
princely households and 40
members of the former imperial
family, as we'll as numerous
former employees.
Five-sixths of his fortune, it
was said, has been assigned to
the benefit of the state.
The Washington times., 1933-07-25
TWODA|LY TRIPS
PROP POSED
BY MAYOR
Old Line to Resume Service
August 10, Making rs
Daily Round Trips

Proposal that the Capital Trac-
don Company, whose lease of the
old Kensington-Sandy Spring line,
expiring August 10, will not be
renewed, operate a twice a day
schedule, morning and night, has
been made by Mayor Alfred L.
Geiger, of Kensington.
Mayor Geiger said today that
the two runs of the Washington
company would supplement the
Is round trips of the old line
which will resume service under
the management of R. H. Phillips,
president. The short line stops
ut Chevy Chase Lake.
According to Mayor Geiger the
plan will be laid before the Mary
land Public Ut lies Commission
at the hearing on the subject
tentatively set for tomorrow.
During it's ten-year lease of the
old line the Capital Traction
Company has run on schedule
of 81 round trips daily.
The Kensington line has been
supplied with three new cars by
the Washington company. Its
own old cars, left out in the rain
and snow for 10 years, are not in
o condition to be used. The new
ears are modern in design and
equipment.
According to Mayor Geiger
there are about 500 employed
men and women in Kensington
and its suburbs who use either
: their own cars or the railway
daily. Said Mayor Geiger:
"The majority, of course,
have their own cars, a fact
which made it impractical for
the Capital Traction Company
to continue to operate on the
"a daily round trip schedule"
The Kensington Chamber of
Commerce will meet tomorrow
night to discuss the plan pro-
posed by Mayor Geiger.