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Evening star., 1933-12-27
TREASURY BILLS READY

800, ,000, 900 Issue Of 91-Day Notes
Now Opened for Bids.
Acting Secretary MorgenthH yester-
day invited bids on 500. .oO0.Ao0 Of o.
day Treasury bills.
They will be sold on q discount basis
to highest bidders. Tenders will b. re-
Evening star., 1933-04-03
new SIAMESE RULE
SET UP BY DECREE
Government in Power After
Quashing of Communist
Threat by King.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BANGKOK, Siam, April 3.-A new
SiameSe government was in power to-
day after King Prajadhipok issued a
decree quashing what he regarded as q
Communist threat.
A cabinet, headed by Phya Mano-
pakarana, representing conservative
elements, took over control. Armed
forces were placed around the palace
when the Kings order was announced
yesterday, removing Luan Pradit, who
had headed the government since last
June.
The King declared the Luan Pradit
group had convictions which cannot
possibly harmonize with the policy of
any nation not wholly communistic. I"
The action was taken after the group
presented an economic plan to which
the King objected.
1t was this group of so-called young
1dealists who set up the constitutional
monarchy, ending the historic absolute
powers of the King over his subjects
when the army and navy rebelled last
June "a. Most of the royal family was
taken in custody, but the King imme-
diately approved the change in govern
ment.
His manifesto was issued yesterday
from the seaside resort of Huahin. 1t
said: "A situation exists which would
force any government and any coun-
Try to take extraordinary measures"
A possible counter-revolt was consid-
cred unlikely since Luan Pradit is
known as patriot interested only in
bringing relief to the farmers and de-
Teloping health, education and other
matters
Evening star., 1933-04-03
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, April 3.-White
mice and black, studied in a natural
desert laboratory in the Tularosa Basin
of New Mexico, may contribute impor-
tant evidence in support OF Darwin'S S
theory of natural selection.
In the Tularosa Basin, an arid sink
about 80 miles north of Ell Paso, Tex,
colonies of white pocket mice, burrow-
ing rodents of the genus perognathus,
live in contentment on dunes of white
gypsum sand. A rifle shot away, sepa-
rated from the sands by alkali desert,
black pocket mice live and thrive on a
black lava formation.
DIR. Seth Benson, assistant curator of
mammals of the Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology of the University of California,
in a monograph prepared for publica-
ton by the university, said the protec-
tive coloration was the result of natu-
raj selection.
Hundreds Of Mice Studied.
Benson established a camp in the
sink and studied many hundreds of the
mice at first hand for more than a
month. The rodents, called pocket mice
because of the presence Of small cheek
pouches, are nocturnal animals and
much of the work was carried ON by
moonlight.
In an extensive study, which also
took into account the possible effect of
climate and diet on the mice, Benson
eliminated these as factors Diet, tenn
perature and humidity, he decided, had
no bearing on the coloration Of the
rodents.
"The lava flows and the white sands
Evening star., 1933-04-03
Minute Mysteries
SOLUTION TO
THE MURDERER'S MISTAKE

SOLUTION TO
THE MURDERER'S MISTAKE.
(See page A-3)
While the body had a knife
wound in the heart, below the
heart and in the pit of the
stomach, there were only two cuts
in the front of the vest. This
proved the man had been dressed
after being murdered. 1t later
. developed that Thorndale had
murdered the victim, cut his
own clothes and dressed the body
in them, hoping that it would be
accepted as his corpse, thereby
enabling him to collect his own
insurance. His mistake was in
failing to put the third cut in the
front of the vest.
SHOW YOU SWEET CAESARS
WOUNDS?
POOR, POOR DUMB MOUTHS,
AND BID THEM SPEAK FOR
'~-~ ME. Shakespeare.
Evening star., 1933-04-03

s166, ,645,sol; State relief, s48, ,202, TIL;
-nquidating projects, 24.s5s ,372:
disposition of agricultural surpluses,
s438. 900: allocated to the Secretary of
Agriculture for crop production loans,
$500, 900; payments ON Federal Home
Loan Bank stock, s5,70o, 600.
The report also showed that the Sec
retary of Agriculture had asked $780,
100000 of the S90,000.0o0 authorized
for crop production loans for the new
crop year
Funds will be advanced by the COR
poration as the Secretary requires" the
corporation said.
OF the loans approved for financia,
institutions and railroads, some OF
which had not been disbursed at the
close of February, s89, 1858. .507 went to
banks and trust companies, including
S3,624, 200 to aid in reorganization or
liquidation of closed banks, S2,817 900 to
building and loan associations, $780,
500 to insurance companies, S31 ,657 ,958
to mortgage loan companies, 81 ,083, ,S22
to joint stock land banks, S240, 900 to
agricultural credit corporations. $20.-
758,400 in rediscounts to regional agri-
cultural credit corporations, S33 900 to
live stock credit corporations and Sl9,-
449, 1922 to railroads.
One Of the largest loans reported was
to the Hibernia Bank g. Trust Co. of
New Orleans. For that institution, $16,-
$50 900 was authorized. The Cleveland
Trust Co. also was shown to have bor-
rowed SIS, $50 900, but the corporation
appended the notation that this had
been repaid in FULL
Evening star., 1933-04-03
CATHOLIC CHARITY MEET
TERRORIZED BY GUNMEN
Three Bandits Rob Five Secretaries
of 80, 500 and Make
Getaway.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Kans., April s.
Three gunmen yesterday terrorized 500
men and women at Catholic charity
society meeting, robbed five secretaries
of approximately S2,50o and escaped
after a revolver fight with pursuing
police.
The robbers made the rounds of five
secretaries scattered about the room at
desks, collecting money which had been
paid as dues by the members.
Leaving the hall, the robbers waved
aside a group of children playing about
the entrance and opened fire upon
Leonard Theno, motor cycle officer. He
returned the fire.
Other policemen hastened to the
scene A patrol car was disabled by
the bullets of the trio.
One of the robbers fell, apparently
wounded, as they raced to a motor car
parked near the society's quarters, but
| his companions carried him to their
machine
Blood was found on the pavement
where the bandit stumbled, together
with cigar box containing 1925 OF
| the loot.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
GRAND JURY MEETS
IN VOODOO MURDER
witnesses to Be Heard in
Strange Religious StrangIing
E & Mrs. Lucinda Mills.
" the Associated Press.

" the Associated Press.
NEZ, KY, April 3.-The Martin
County grand jury met here today to
hear witnesses unfold the story of a
strange religious service that culni-
mated in the sacrifice of an elderly
mother In mountain cabin near Toma-
hawk, a small village in the Eastern
Eentucky mountains.
Son Held as Slayer.
The victim. Mrs. Lucinda Mills, In
her late COS, was found choked to
death and her body bound in chains
last February Shortly afterward her
son, John H. Mills, 33, was bound over
at a preliminary hearing as the actual
slayer. Eight others, all relatives, were
held as accessories. John Mills and
Ballard Mills. 10, grandson of the
slain woman, are still in Jail, but the
others were freed under $4,000 bond
each.
Should the accused be indicted and
brought to trial. S. M. Maynard of de-
fense counsel indicated pleas of insanity
will be entered.
At the investigation that followed
Mrs. Mills death witnesses said the
tragedy resulted from a misinterpreta-
tion of divine message telling how to
demonstrate "the death of SIM" Others
had first been chosen for the sacrifice,
Commonwealth Attorney j. B. Clark
was told but all resisted when the final
test came and proved their "unfitness
TO die"
Victim Held Willing.
The victim herself, others said dur
ing the first investigation, was willing
to make the sacrifice in the belief i
would help free her son, Leonard, who
was sent to an, insane asylum a year
ago. Still others claimed she would
have been brought to life three days
after her death.
Neighbors of the accused termed them
rBible crazy" according to county Of
f1cials. and told of religious services that
include shouting and singing and
'swording ng"-passing Bible across one
another's throat.
Evening star., 1933-04-03

More than 100000 bags of coffee
were shipped from Colombia last year,
q gain of 100000 over 1881.
Evening star., 1933-04-03

develop protective coloring. The fact
that the isolated races have developed
such coloration Is explained by the fact
they are not exposed to interbreeding
with animals not subjected to the same
sort of selection.
1.-THE areas of sand and lava on
which the black and white groups of
the same family are isolated provided
a perfect natural laboratory for the
study"
Evening star., 1933-04-03
EVIDENCE FOUND TO SUPPORT
THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
Isolated Colonies of Black and White Mice
Studied by Scientist Checking
Darwins Hypothesis.

in the basin are suncnded by and
isolated from each other by stretches
of alkali desert" Benson said today.
ut seems probable that a concealing
coloration has developed as a result of
natural selection and isolation In
other words, dark mice, living in the
black background, being better pro-
tected against the ravages of birds and
beasts Of prey, survived because mice
with protective coloring lived and passed
on their protective color characteristics.
Perfect Natural Laboratory.
Similarly, mice with white, or partly
white, coloring, survived and bred on
the white sands. In time this produced
q white race, truly survival of the
fittest
Larger mammals, able to range be-
tween the black and white areas did not
Evening star., 1933-04-03
|RA|NEY D|SCLOSES
r. F. c. LOAN REPORT
Advances Totaling 262 Mil.
lions Included Despite
Pleas for Secrecy.
Nv fhe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Speaker Rainey today continued the
practice of his predecessor, Vice Presi-
dent Garner, and made public the Re-
construction Finance Corporations
monthly report to Congress showing it
had authorized advances of $262, ,346,-
044 in February.
Just before Garner ended his term
as Speaker he released the report for
January despite numerous appeals for
secrecy Similar appeals had been
made to Rainey about the first report
transmitted to Congress since he be-
came Speaker.
The report showed that during Feb
ruary, loans authorized by the corpora
ton had been Financial institutions,
Evening star., 1933-04-03
NAMED RAIL TRUSTEES

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today added four names to the
standing panel of trustees from which
Federal Courts throughout the country
pmay select trustees to operate railroads
which take advantage of the new Fed
eral bankruptcy law.
w. c. Fankhauser. Allan P. Matthew
and Max Thelen, all of San Francisco,
and George r. Sykes of Pinedale, Calf >,
were added to the list.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
Doctors Keep Swallowed Spoon. :"

LOS ANGELES, April UP).-Sur-
geons of the Police Receiving Hospital
are keeping the spoon Jack Mannheim
swallowed. They were skeptical when
he was brought in for its removal, con-
tending they had never heard of such
case. An X-ray, however, located the
spoon far down in Manheim's throat
where he said it slipped in treatment OF
cold
Evening star., 1933-04-03
CHECKS RETURNING
TO BUSINESS USE
Money in Circulation Drops
on March 29 to
$6,353, 900, 900.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 3.-The use of
checks, rather than actual money, for
the conduct of corporate and personal
affairs is fast returning to normal pro-
portions, is is revealed in an analysis
Of bank statistics just made public.
In the days which led to the banking
crisis the demands for cash reached
unprecedented proportions. Money in
circulation on March 8-the first weekly
report following the declaration of the
national banking holiday-reachedt the
most stupendous figures in the history
of the country.
Money Begins to Emerge.
With the return of confidence in the
Nations fiscal strength, which rapidly
became evident following the admins
tration's aggressive banking reform
policies, money began to emerge from
hiding places, and on March 20 the
figure was down to $6,353 ,000, 900, a
drop of 81, ,185, 100000.
A study of the records shows that
bank deposits in this country in 1929
totaled approximately $4,000, 600, 600,
whereas the aggregate of check clear
000, ,000. 900, something like 1917 times
all deposits. But the total amount of
money in circulation during that year
was only about IS 600, 100000.
These figures serve to bring out the
fundamental truth, bankers explain,
that money Is primarily standard of
value in the world of business, but
plays only q minor part as the actual
means Of payment.
Payments Cancel Out.
The fact that some nine-tenths of
all payments are made through checks
which cancel out when brought to-
gether, Is not a matter of chance under
normal conditions It works out this
way because the financial transactions
of each country, and between countries,
naturally cancel out in the settlements
Thus the whole system Of the use of
checks, essentially refinement of the
barter process, demonstrates where real
buying power originates-not in money
in a sock or safe-deposit box, but in the
products and services which the people
desire to exchange.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
GUESTS FLEE BLAZE
Small Early Morning Fire Alarms
Monmouth Hotel Residents.

Monmouth Hotel Residents.
Smoke from a small fire filled an
hnnex of the Monmouth Hotel at 1915
q street early today and caused hasty
exit of guests, two of whom descended
70 the street on fire ladders raised to
thiro-foor windows. Six or eight other
pnen dodgers went down the stairway
after the smoke cleared somewhat.
The fire started shortly after 2
O'Clock near electric meters in the store
room of restaurant on the ground
moor. Firemen searched the smoke
filled building for some time before
they located the blaze. 1t was extin-
Euished after it had caused several
hundred dollars damage. Guests then
teturned to their rooms.
Evening star., 1933-04-03
PRESENT CHURCH DRAMA
League Offers "On the Third Day
at Wardman Park Theater.

The Catholic Daughters Of Amer
lea, Court No. IL, will benefit from the
presentation of the religious drama.
"On the Third Day." at o'clock to-
night at the Wardman Park Theater.
The drama was arranged by Arthur
Bradley, from the play by Belford
Forest, and will be presented by the
Drama Study League.
Tomorrow night the performance will
be presented for the benefit of St.
Martins Catholic Church Of Gathers
burg, Md. Drama Study League mem
bers in the cast include Grace Spruce
bank, Agnes Walter, Romona Raley,
Mary Leversedge, Jean Gill, Maurice
H. Jarvis, Robert Trebor, John Dom
nelly, Joseph Day, Luke O'Reilly and
Robert Heath.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
BY international News Service

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Regular
Government expenditures for pub
lie works to eliminate catastrophe
ups and downs in business and
ensure success of democratic in
stitutionS were urged by Edgar N.
Rhodes, Canada's minister Of
finance, before the twenty-seventh
annual convention of the Associa-
ton of Life Insurance Presidents
here.
Characterizing as "waSteful and
needless" the expenditures which
governments make in good times,
he recommended cutting to the
bone during prosperity and laying
by the surplus to make jobs dur
ing trade slumpS.
Vast Savings Cited
Estimating average yearly pub
lie works expenditures in the
United States at 3,5O0, 900, 900, he
pointed out savings Of Is per
cent in five prosperous years
would build up backlog Of $4,-
375, 100000, and asked:
"Can it be doubted that with
this huge sum available when
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
OIL IN STORAGE
Up IN WEEK
BY International News Service

ny AnteFnatlOnal NeWS SeFVlCo
Stocks of domestic and foreign
crude oil at the close of the week
ended December 2 amounted to
343. $4,000 barrels, an increase of
It'll 900 over the preceding week,
Harold L. Ickes, administrator Of
the petroleum industry code, an
nounced today.
This was a daily average in
crease Of approximately 253,000
barrels, compared with a daily
average withdrawal Of 141,000
barrels during the preceding week.
Stocks of domestic crude totaled
$40, 1926, 900 barrels, an increase
Of 100000 over the total re-
ported last week, while stocks
Of foreign crude held in the
United States amounted to 2.705,-
900 barrels, an increase Of 105,-
900.
There was an increase of 149,-
600 barrels in receipts of foreign
crude oil as compared with the
preceding week. Daily average
crude runs to stills were 2,245. 900
barrels, a decrease of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
Depression Cure Seen
In Public Works

the grim specter Of depression
appears on the horizon it can
either be entirely dispelled or
kept at a harmless distance"
Fred A. Howland, president Of
the National Life Insurance Com
pany, told the convention pay
ments to policyholders and bene-
ficiaries this year would set a
new high record at $3,100, ,000, 900,
Of which Salts, ,000,0 900 goes to
living policyholders.
Assets Over Fl Billions
The report Of Bradford H.
Walker. president of the Life In
surance Company of Virginia,
which revealed that assets of in
surance companies will show an
increase of about 1881 100000 in
1888. This will bring the esti-
mated total to $21,135, 900, 900.
Americas natural resources
constitute the backlog of national
recovery and conservation of this
wealth is the only guarantee Of
the nations future prosperity, the
meeting was told by Gurney E.
NeWlin, Los Angeles attorney and
former president of the American
Bar Association,
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
State, City Financing
Hi0her for November

State and municipal financing
during November totaled $780,
084, ,869 as compared with the
revised figure of $96,905, ,949 dur
ing October, according to the
Daily Bond Buyer. Total for No~i
vember. 1882, was only $47,726.-s
263. Included in last months
total are $45, 5,442,911 of PWA
loans as compared with $1S,97l,~
507 RF'C loans in November, 1899.
Total for the II months ending
November 80 was 1851 ,758,523s
including $204, ,777,4 of RFC
loans and $184,821,943 of PWA
loans. The total for the corre-
sponoing period of 1882 was $771,-
687,78G. including $78,605,68 Of
RFC loans.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Dec. GN.sJ. -Buty
ter-Market steady. Sailed and un-
Salted, creamery, higher scoring 22H d
23lac; creamery extras; 32@22i3c Q
creamery frsts, 17921%c; ladies. fresh.
extras 17Q17l2c.
Cheese-Market dull: average run. IL.
Wisconsin, whole milk, fancy young
American. 13& Q1S1ac.
Eggs-White weak; mixed steady:
nearby, white, specials. 29@3Oc; stand:
ards, csc: mediums. 22hs Q2Sc: nearby
brown, specials, 900 33 lsc; standards, 81
29c; mixed specials, 29@32lsc; stand
ards, 27q29c; mixed specials. 29@32B c:
standards. 27@2sc; firsts, 23c; mediums,
2S y q 24c. ~
The wholesale price is $223 per 100
pounds No. fluid milk within the 201-
210-mile zone
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
MANY DECLINES
ARE LISTED
ON CURB

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 UN.S).
The Curb market turned in .
highly irregular performance to-.
day, with substantial profit-taks
ing, resulting in generous sprin-,
king of declines along the line. E.
Utilities ION SkidS
Utilities, in particular. found the
going rough, although Electric
Bond & Share was we'll absorbed
at all time, and held generallys
around it's previous closing. =.
Oils were spotty, with Humble
again in the limelight with a gain
to it's previous high of 10224, Gulf
and Standard of Indiana held
about unchanged.
Pioneer Gold Active 81
Pioneer Gold was in renewed
demand in a mixed metal group
Alcohol shares were in supply. 4
Selected specialtieS showed
strength, with Great Atlantic and
Pacific Stores up 2 at 1877. -:
Curb bonds were higher in spots.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
Faith in Early 1884
UDturn Seen Rising

While the monetary debates
now raging have thus far proved
of little help in clarifying the
domestic business outlook, conf
dence in the prospect for an in
dustrial upswing Of comparatively
satisfactory proportions during
the early months of 1884 is grow
ing, says the Standard Statistics
Company, adding:
"The increase in October ex-
ports to $194,OOO,OOO, the high
est level in two years, can be
attributed in large part to the
advantage gained by Americans
in world markets through de-
probation of dollar exchange,
and in part to the shipment Of
commodities abroad, without
repatriation Of the proceeds, as
an incident in the flight OF
capital."
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
BALE ESTIMATE
13,177,000
By International News Service

The report of the Crop Re-
porting Board today showed an
estimated production of 1917, 900
bales of cotton of 500 pounds gross
weight, from this years crop, and
an indicated yield of 1904 pounds
of li'4t cotton per acre after re-
mova!, plus abandonment of 26.4
per cent of the 30,144,000 acres in
cultivation on July / last.
The Census Bureau reported
that 12,1O8,292 running bales,
counting round as half bales,
was ginned from this years crop
prior to December /, compared
with 11,635,089 for 1892.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
RAIL STRENGTH
IS H|GHL|GHT
IN BONDS

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 G.N.S).
Continued strength in rails was
again the highhght in early bond
market dealings today, with scat
tered irregularity prevalent else
where in the list.
United States Governments con-
tinued sluggish, despite announce
ment Of the success of the new
Offering. Treasury IS we're high
er, but declines were sustained
in the Liberty 31as, Liberty
Fourth 4As, Treasury 4As and
Treasury 414s of AS.
Investment loans also dipped
after their protracted advance
with Consolidated Gas SIS and
Atchison General As off y point
each.
French Is firmed up about
point in the foreign division.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
COTTON STEADY.
W|THPR|CES
ADVANCED

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 GN.SO.
With the Governments final crop
estimate about in line with ex-
pectations, cotton held steady
here today.
Liverpool cables were to 10
American points higher than due.
The trade, Wall Street, the
Continent and professionals were
on the buying side, with Southern,
hedge and Far Eastern selling
supplying the contracts. There
was scattered liquidation preced-
ing publication of the report.
Midday prices were up 4 to 7
points with January, up 4 at
1000; March, up S at 1915; May,
up 7 at 1890, and July, up 6 at
10.41.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
Loans to Brokers
Increased in Week

Loans on stocks and bonds to
brokers and dealers by reporting
Federal Reserve member banks in
New York city increased $3,O00,-
600 in the week ended December
6 to a total of $723, 100000. This
compares with $720,000,000 last
week and with $392,000,000 a
year ago.
Demand loans constituted
$477,O0O,000 of the total, against
$478,000,0OO last week. Time
loans were $246,OOO,O0O, against
$242,000,000.
Loans on securities direct to
non-broker customers by reporting
New York city member banks de-
creased $18,OO0,0OO to a total of
81 1,025 100000. This compares
with $1,043, 100000 last week and
with $1,249,000,O0O last year.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
Briefs OfGOOd
Trade Meus

One company increases,
four declare extra and five
resume dividends in one day
:. November automobile pro-
duction Of N. A. C. of c.
members as Der cent above
like 1882 month. Chicago
packers boost wages Of 49,
900 workers. .KresS Com
pany sales in November Is
per cent above year ago. ..
Failures last month 40 per
cent below like same 1892
periO d.. Employment on
railroads increases in No
vember to top 1882 level. :.
November building 55 per
cent over that of correspond
ing month last year. Re
serve bank credits rise as
excess reserves and loans
increase.
The Washington times., 1933-12-08
Dividends Deferred
To DOdge Excise Tax

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 G.N.SO.
Directors of the Industrial Rayon
Corporation yesterday postponed
dividend action until January S,
1884, to eliminate the per cent
excise tax imposed on corporate
dividends by the Federal indus
trial control act which expires
January /.
Midland Steel Products took
similar action. postponing to Jan
uary 4 consideration of 8 per
cent preferred dividends.