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Evening star., 1933-08-13
Indiana Politics
State Chairman Peters Is
Central Figure in
Impending Storm.
BY HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER


Special Dispatch to The Star
4 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. August 12.-
Indiana got a forecast Of the next
campaign this week when a fac
tional row threatened to disrupt
the Democratic organization.
Central figure in the impending storm
Is r. Earl Peters. State chairman since
1925 and probable candidate for the
United States senatorship nomination
in 1884. The break came when sup
porters of Gov. Paul V. McNutt set up
separate organization to collect and
handle political funds.
Peters, with a debt hanging over the
State Committee and an agreement to
contribute at least $4,000 to the Ma
tional Committee, took the position that
any funds raised for political purposes
in Indiana should go through the State
Committee. The McNutt leaders, ap-
prehensive that Peters would use the
State organization to feather his own
nest, made the independent financial
setup. They came out in the open with
an incorporated club which Will collect
2 per cent monthly from the salaries
of State employees.
The Federal crowd of Office holders
aligned with Senator Frederick Van
Nuys have looked somewhat coldly on
the various moves. Judging, however,
from the appointments made by SEN
ator Van Nuys he is not interested In
promoting the State chairman's SEN
atorship candidacy. Almost without
exception the Senator's selections were
drawn from ranks that have been
hostile to Peters in the past.
As the situation now stands the party
organization is divided into three ele-
ments, one swearing allegiance to Van
Nuys and made up largely OF Federal
office holders; another standing Loyalty
by Gov. McNutt, and the third sup
porting Peters. If the Governor and
the Senator join hands it is likely
Peters will be squeezed out, but they
engage in a struggle for control the
chairman may come out victorious.
Many of the controversial points
were discussed by huge crowd OF
Democrats who assembled this week at
Lake Wawasee in conjunction with the
of the Indiana Democratic
Editorial Association. Gov. McNutt
surprised the assemblage by showering
Senator Van Nuys with praise, thus in
that he desired to work in
harmony with the Federal crowd. Sen
ator Van Nuys, of course, reciprocated
in spirit, but neither said anything
about the chairman.
Although the campaign is not due for
10 months, Senator Arthur R. Robin
son, sole Indiana Republican survivor
in Washington, has opened his drive for
denomination. Taking as his text
bitter attack against the administra-
tion's economy act, especially that part
reducing veterans compensation,
Evening star., 1933-08-13
NEW MEXICO INTEREST
ON SENATORIAL CHOICE
Governor Believed Favorable to
Col, J. D. Atwood as Sue
cessor to Bratton.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SANTA FE, N. Mex, August 12.-Who
Gov. Arthur Seligman will appoint as
Senator to succeed Judge Sam G. Brat
ton Is the point of interest in New Mex
ao. It has been for weeks and con-
tinues to be- The Governor "sits tight"
and says nothing; SO far as can be as
certainel by capitol politicians he has
not let a hint drop, even to his closest
political advisers.
1t is said he may oppoint Col. j. D.
Atwood of Roswell. and who recently
was in Washington for the oil code
conference It is said he may appoint
himself. Other prominent Democrats
have been mentioned as "availables." "
Etwood is a Democrat with pronounced
Progressive leanings. friend of Sem
ator Bronson Cutting.
In the meantime no appointment hav-
ing been made, Gov. Seligman has to
stay within the boundaries of New Mex
ico Otherwise somebody else might
make up his mind for him." Next in
line of succession the choice of Sem
ator would fall to Lieut.. Gov. A. w.
Hockenhull; but he wants a Federal
cffice and if he gets it. Mrs. Marguerite
B Paca, secretary of State, would be-
come the chief executive.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
ASK CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR FOR
LAW TO AID FiOME-LOAN PROGRAM
Democratic State Chairman and Others Ask Special
Session to Change Banking Legislation.

against s,02s in July. 1882. Until July.
each month this year had shown .
smaller total in each category than
the corresponding month last year.
The appointment by President Roose-
velt of DR.. Edward G. Dolan of Man
chester to be internal revenue collector
for Connecticut has brought the Demo-
cratic party's troubles over patronage
distribution into sharp focus again
DR.. Dolan is one of the original Roose-
velt men in Connecticut and leader
of the new guard faction, but his ap-
pointment was opposed by Senator
Lonergan. The announcement of the
appointment was almost simultaneous
with q small movement here to SUBJ
ordinate both the old guard, which is
the Smith wing Of the party, and the
new guard, which is the Roosevelt fac
ton, and make Senator Lonergan, who
now has no direct factional allegiance,
the boss of the party in the State. The
Lonergan cause, 1t appears, will be
much stronger in the State If he op-
poses confirmation of DR.. Dolan in the
Senate. but as yet he has given no
indication Of his course on that or his
willingness to become party Moses.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
POLITICS AND STATE FUNDS HOLD
INTEREST OF PEOPLE IN KANSAS
Uncoverng of Bond Forgery Scandal and Preparation for
Special Session on ''Beer" Eclipse Recovery.

being a financial wizard, until a ma
tional bank examiner, in June, discov-
cred $150000 of forged Kansas munich
pal bonds among the assets Of the lead
ing Topeka bank. Federal investigators
came into Topeka, quietly, and started
noSing around.
This week the storm broke. Young
Finney is out on bond, charged with
uttering forged bonds. How many no
one knows exactly. Double forgeries
of eight issues so far uncovered amount
to 1854, 900. One set of forged bonds,
1929 900 in face value" was accepted
by Tom Boyd, State treasurer as secur-
ity for deposits Of State funds in three
banks operated by the Finney family.
A duplicate set are reported to have
been sold to Chicago and Kansas City
bond brokers'
When Gov Landon last Monday, ig-
noring the State attorney generals Of
flee, directed the county attorney of
Shawnee County to have young F'inney
arrested on a charge of uttering forged
municipal bonds the market for Kansas
bonds ended for the time being.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
FARMERS GET AID
IN KEYSTONE STATE
Money Spent on Feeder Roads
Will Mean Much to
Dairy Owners.
BY WALTER d. ROOS.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HARRISBURG, Pa, August ia
little aid for the farmer, as well as
work for the unemployed, will be mixed
into the plan Pennsylvania will use in
spending the sl8,891, 600 in road money
allotted to the State by the Federal
Government.
More than 40 per cent of the total
grant will be spent on secondary or
feeder roads, and approximately 80
per cent each on the Federal high
ways and in municipalities. The
$7,72000 to be spent on feeder roads
Is expected to build more than 1000
miles of light macadam to link farm
centers with markets by a year round
road.
Pennsylvania has done much in this
form Of farm relief in the last two
years. To the $4,000 miles on the
State highway system two years ago
were added 10000 miles Of rural roads
of which more than half now have
been given the macadam surfaces. The
Legislature this year, although declin-
ing to make State highways of the
$4,000 miles remaining an obligation of
townships. did transfer the maintenance
costs of these roads to the State for
two years to relieve local real estate
taxes.
Milk Farmers Aided
The virtue, from a farm relief View
point, in the wholesale construction of
the byways lies in the greater assur-
ance that roads will be pessable for
milk trucks IL months of the year.
The importance Of passable route to
milk markets Is demonstrated by the
fact that the SIT 100000 realized by
dairy farmers last year was almost half
(494 per cent? of the total cash In
come Of Pennsylvania agriculturists.
Because Of the dominance of the dairy
industry, Pennsylvania agriculture an
ticipates more actual relief from milk
marketing agreements than from the
processing tax, for field crops produce
less than IL per cent Of the farm cash
income in this State.
With the aid of the Federal highway
funds, 1000 miles Of rural road will be
Winter, Q program Of 1000 miles
financed by other money having been
started within the past two weeks.
These road construction Jobs have
absorbed much of the unemployment IN
rural districts and smAu towns In the
past two years, 5000 lsbo9eTs having
been employed last year In two shifts,
each working three days . week.
Strike Ranks Dwindla.
As q result OF President Roo0ovsat's
plea for . truce In labor disputes until
the N r. A. can reach IT. stz1de, In
dustrial employment conditions have
improved in the State this week. Ths
number Of strikers, estimated at loo, 900
a week ago. dwindled, and the num-
Der Of new strikes fell of sharply
after the Presidents declaration.
In the bituminous field, where BE-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 miners were
reported on strike, the men began
marching back to the mines early this
week. In advance Of an N. r. A. arbi-
tration hearing, manufacturers of full
fashioned hosiery announced wage rate
increases for $4,000 workers in union
shops. and the hosiery union leaders
announced no new strikes would be
called, although those pending, with
recognition Of the union as the issue.
would continue until agreement could
be reached through arbitration.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
NEW YORK SPEEDS
ADOPTION OF CODES
Launches Educational and
Propaganda Campaign Simi-
lar to Liberty Loan Drive.
'WHALEN HEADS CITY BODY
$3.50 New Jobs Seen in Depart
ment and Women's Apparel
Shops.
'WHALEN HEADS CITY BODY
BY THOMAS COMPERE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 12.-An educa-
tonal and propaganda campaign SO
extensive that 1t is reminiscent Of the
Liberty Loan drives during the Worlo
War was pressed to the utmost here
this week by local. State and Federal
agencies to speed the adoption of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's blanket code by hum
dreds of thousands of firms in this
area. Already more than 100000 COM
panies and corporations in this district
have compiled with the regulations
necessary for the display of the Blue
Eagle, and the code is being adopted
daily by an additional 10000 to $4,000
businesses.
The City Recovery Committee. under
the direction of Grover A. Whalen, gen.
eral manager of John Wanamaker. New
York, and the State unemployment Or
ganization. of which w. Averell Harri-
man is the head, are cooperating with
James Finn Hodgson. director of the
N. r. A. in this area, by giving impetus
to the campaign with radio addresses,
news stories, personal contact with busl-
ness executives and the organization
Of civic, business and political leaders
ID support of the recovery program. One
phase of their activities will be mass
meetings, at which every effort will oe
made to persuade recalcitrant employers
to adopt the code.
Not to Boycott.
The Whalen-Harriman groups an
Sollnced that they would not urge boy
Eotts against firms failing to come under
Tie blanket code, and stipulated that
at least for the present" they would
confine their efforts to an educational
campaign. They hold that the re-
Ectance of many employers to sign the
agreement is due to lack OF knowledge
Of it, rather than opposition to the
N. R. A. Plans are being drafted. how
ever, for the speedy prosecution OF
firms which display the Blue Eagle with
out complying with the conditions OF
the code.
An illustration Of the manner in
which the recovery program WILL spur
re-employment are figures derived from
an independent survey made this week
Of 20 leading department stores ana
women's apparel shops in the metro.
politan area. Under the codes total
Of 4730 new jobs will be created, Wnicn
Is an increase of approximately 1lH2
per cent in the number of persons en-
pIoyed in these stores. Most of these
Jobs will be filled on September l, since
most department stores here are on q
fiye-day week during the Summer. Busi-
ness in the department stores was COM
paratively good during July, dollar sales
being within per cent OF those during
the same month in 1882.
Proof that the recovery movement Is
continuing to gain in this State was
contained in a report issued several days
ago by Elmer F. Andrews, State indus
trial commissioner, in which he said
that factory employment and wage pay
ment had advanced for the fourth sue
oessive month From the middle OF
June to July Is, the number OF persons
employed in 1920 representative fac
tories increased AZ per cent and the
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Evening star., 1933-08-13
BY CLIFF STRATTON.
DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TOPEKA, August 12.-With State
House bond scandal being uncovered.
and with beer" special session Of the
Kansas Legislature due next month,
public interest over the State this week
has shifted from economics and agri-
culture to politics and State finances:
Starting last March. some wonderful
tales have been told over the State OF
the marvellous rise to financial power OF
one Ronald Finney of Emporia, son OF
w. w. Finney. Emporia banker and
telephone manager. Young Finney
played the market; he installed ofhces
in Topeka's leading hotel. where ne
kept In touch with New York, Wash
ington, Chicago. He was reputed to
have made a quarter Of million dol
lars on the rising wheat market early
this Summer, and to have lost that
much or more when the market
crashed
Young Finney was on the road to
Evening star., 1933-08-13
BY ]. H. GALBRAITH.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 12.-To
provide for weak district schools and
for poor relief Is given as his reasons
by Gov. George White in his proclama-
ton convening the Legislature in spe-
cial session. Eight hundred districts
will be unable to open their schools in
September unless they get State aid,
and the Governor says no funds are
provided by existing laws for such pur-
poses.
The load on the State for relief of
the unemployed poor, he says. will still
be enormous for the remainder of the
fiscal year. and the old local community
chest method of taking care of this
burden will be wholly inadequate. The
local enterprises will have to look after
the ordinary welfare organizations; the
State to take up the load due to un-
employment
pm. next Wednesday. The Governor
intimates that in his opinion it should
not take the body longer than the re-
mainder of the month to complete its
work. Only one other subject is to be
presented-the proposition to provide
the death penalty for kidnaping-and
that in the present popular state of
mind In this State should not take long.
Gov. White says that he will suggest
to the Legislature three ways to get
the necessary funds. First is by a
selective sales tax, omitting the neces-
sites. Second. an income tax-say
about one-third Of that which the in
dividual pays to the Federal Govern
ment now. The third is State bond
issue. AS the latter will require pub
lie vote, it is not likely to be adopted.
In favoring the selective sales tax
the Governor Is in a manner standing
by his guns. He was persistently in
favor OF general sales tax two months
ago. but was overruied by the Legis-
lature. Now his State tax commits
s1oner, r. G. Dargusch, Is advocating
the South Carolina selective sales tax,
and as there is favorable popular re-
action to this. it seems likely that it
will be favorably received in the Legis-
lature. 1t is likely that the Governor
will oppose the new 2-cent bottle beer
cap tax He signed the act only be-
cause additional revenue was urgently
needed. The beer interests arranged
case with which to test its validity
in the courts this week.
The Supreme Court forgot to issue
writ to Secretary of State Myers in
the case in which it decided that the
State constabulary law and the auto
mobile license act of the last Legisla-
ture were not subject to the referen-
dunn. and adjourned for the Summer.
In this case Secretary Myers proceeded
to order the county election boards to
put the propositions on the regular bal
Evening star., 1933-08-13
DELAWARE FAR AHEAD RHODE ISLAND SHOWS
GETTING UNDER N,RA. ADVANCE IN BUSINESS
approximately rs Per Cent of
States Employers Now Working
in Compliance With Codes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, August H.
Delaware and its principal industrial
centers are far ahead of neighboring
States and cities in the proportion Of
response to the national recovery act.
Nearly rs per cent of the approx
mately 1000 employers are now signed
up under the blanket or separate in
dustry codes with about 10000, or the
bulk of those gainfully employed in
Delaware, placed in position to realize
the benefits of shorter hours and higher
wages. In many cases the code has
become operative at once.
Accompanying this situation is a ris-
ing business trend arching on the scale
considerably higher than normal Busi-
ness generally throughout Delaware re-
ports improvement, but, 1t is believed,
it Is still much too soon to gauge the
results of the N. R. A. campaign. OFF,
cials handling public relief in the State
report decreasing demands, but are
awaiting a longer period of N. r. A.
operation before testing its influence.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
Conditions Much Improved Over
Last July-Car Registration
More Than Doubled.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., August 12.-De-
cisive gains in business in this State In
July as compared with July Of last year
were revealed this week.
Department store dollar sales in
creased sharply, reail sales of automo-
biles as shown by new car registrations
were more than doubled, carloadings In
four cities showed marked improve
ment and Providence bank debts rose
substantially.
The store increases approximated 9k
per cent; new car registrations for the
month totaled ,461, gain Of 1902 per
cent; bank debts rose to $113. 900,
a gain OF 29.6 per cent, and carloadings
jumped 26.1 per cent. with the excep-
ton Of department stores experiencing
the seasonal drop, the other three ba-
rometers of trade also showed increases
sver the preceding month Of June
Adjustments under the N. r. A. code
formed the bone Of contention in the
strike Of 1000 wool spiners " dye
Woonsocket planta
Evening star., 1933-08-13
IOWA STRIVES TO GET
UNDER BLUE EAGLE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DES MONIES, Iowa, August ia
Iowa industry labored last week to
place itself under the outstretched
wings of the N r. A. Blue Eagle.
Grocers awoke Monday to find that
they had cut their store hours more
than the administration of the act
would permit, and hasty meetings were
held in most Of the larger Iowa cities
to revise store hour schedules to con-
form with the minimum of SO hours
week asked by Administrator Hugh
johnson.
Many minor industries in the State
were holding city and district meetings
to offer plans for codes which will be
presented later by their national rep
resentatives in Washington.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
Works Underway
New Jersey Public Building
Program Started After
Political Tiff.
BY EDWARD M. GILROY.
Special Dispatch to The Star
PHAYTOY NJ A.na,ef

Special Dispatch to The Star.
.--RENTON, N. j.. August IA
Road construction work under
the Federal Public Works Ad-
ministration finally got under
way In New Jersey this week
after political differences over the fund
allotment threatened for time to de-
lay the entire program.
New Jerseys Federal allotment Of
$6,346, 900 will be augmented by $2,500,-
600 State funds. The entire construc-
ton program will be spread over 16 Of
the States 81 counties as the schedule
now stands. although efforts are being
made to force additional changes
As prepared originally by the State
Highway Commission. the construction
program would have been limited to IL
counties. These building projects were
chiefly completing major highways in
the more populous areas and the rural
sections and secondary roads were
largely ignored. This was decided upon
because highway engineers estimated
the State would receive the greatest
benefit through such expenditures al
though the employment benefits would
nave been secondary.
Politicians Protest.
But politicians with an eye ON the
November election protested their coun-
ties were being ignored. They de-
clared the spirit Of the public works act
was to provide employment in all Sec
tions Of State and not to be limited
to certain areas. Senate President
Richards. a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor next year,
led the demand for a re-allocation Of
funds. This caused the Federal Road
Board to withhold approval Of the en-
tire program.
As result. q proposed $450.00 ex-
penditure for an Ocean County road,
recognized as political obligation. was
abandoned The money for this will be
divided among several counties. Rich
ards Is still fighting for q minimum
$50, 900 ALLEGATION to every county and
indications are this will be done.
One Of the major construction prof.
ects Is the junction of routes Is. 21
and 20 at Newark Airport. affording
traflc from New York opportunity to
take any Of the three, major highways
through New Jersey without encounter
ing cross traffic or passing through Jer-
sey City or Newark traffic. The esti-
mated cost is $l50.000.
Other Items Being Built.
Another is an underpass on Route Is
under the Central Railroad tracks at
Elizabeth. estimated to cost $450, ,000
Most of the remaining items are COM
pletion Of highways and connecting
links already under construction.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
BY ROBERT ID. BYRNES.

SPECIAL OlSpdLCu 10 1ue 6tdI.
HARTFORD, Conn, August 12.-
Representations are being made to Gov.
Cross by Democratic State Chairman
David A. Wilson and Peter M. Kennedy,
State manager of the Home Owners
Loan Corporation, to call a special
session Of the Legislature to make the
State banking laws such that the cor
poration can function In the State.
Such bonds, guaranteed as to interest
only, are not now legal for savings
banks, which hold most Of the mort
cages in the State. Such legislation
would be permissive only, and there is
some question whether the banks would
take many Of the bonds, even II they
were allowed to do SO.
One of the most encouraging indi-
cations of renewed confidence came
this week from the State Motor We
hicle Department, which announced
that car registrations for July we're
15,483 as against 9,523 in the same
month of 1882, and operators licenses
issued In July this year were 1876 q
Evening star., 1933-08-13
10000 MILL WORKERS
GET $1,650, 900 MORE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANCHESTER, NJ H., August IL
Amoskeag worsted operatives 60 on the
new scale next week. boosting the COM
pany's pay roll $500,0 900 a year. With
increases in the cotton and mechanical
divisions also the 10000 workers will
draw 81 $50 900 a year more than they
did before MIRA" became effective.
All business and manufacturing con-
Germs have announced new hours, new
wages, and welfare rolls are showing
the start Of a decrease.
Paying old obligations and contract
ing new ones have been reported from
all New Hampshire mill and manufac-
turing centers.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
Other Items Being Built.

Another is an underpass on Route Is
under the Central Railroad tracks at
Elizabeth. estimated to cost $450, 900.
Most of the remaining items are COM
pletion Of highways and connecting
links already under construction.
Evening star., 1933-08-13

CONTINUED on Page 3, Column
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-18
CHURCH NOTABLES
 COMING NEXT WEEK

Advices received by Rev. F. Bushfield this week announced the coming next week of Rev. George H. Wilson, D. D., Sup erintendent of Missions in Brit ish Columbia for the United Church of Canada, and Capt. ain, the Reverend R. c. Scott, of the Mission boat Thomas Crosby, who performs mission services along the British Col umbia coast. The disting- uished churchmen are sched- uled to arrive here on the Cros- by Saturday, February 25, and will remain over the weekend, holding services in the United Church in Stewart at 8 D. m. Saturday evening and in Hyder and Premier at II a. m. and 7:3O D. m. Sunday, February 26. There will be special sing ing by. Capt. Scott and his brother, who is engineer of the Crosby. The public will be well comed at all of the services.
 Dr. Bushfield plans to leave here next Monday to attend the annual presbytery meeting in Prince Rupert and will return with the visiting party.