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Evening star., 1933-10-23

by these means" Johnson said. I've
believe We can protect the farmer
against price increases which do not
come as direct result Of the cost Of
Unemployment"
Prevents Selling at Loss.
Johnson explained the reasons for a
minimum price control provision in the
code as being due to the selling of few
items at a loss, especially BY chain
stores, in order to get people into the
store. The clause. as written into the
code, provides that no store under its
terms NAV sell an article for less than
It's invoice cost. plus at least a portion
OF the wages paid 10 employees in the
store
This is frankly an experiment" said
Johnson. "A DISTINGUISHED committee
IS to be appointed at once to watch
closely the operation Of this code and
to make recommendation on February
l."
Together with this explanation OF the
retail code. johnson made public a let
ter from President Roosevelt in which
the Chief Executive informed him it
was his understanding that there was
nothing in the labor clauses of the
industrial control law to interfere with
the bona flde exercise of the right of
an employer to select. retain or Advance
employees on the basis of individual
merit"
Today'S action made It possible for
the code to go into effcc- week from
today, at the beginning of the new
month.
The exemption for the small store-
keepers is policy expected to be car
rled through by the President in all
codes in order not to drive out of bust
ness the little man who finds it ir1lDos-
slble to carry out the terms of the N.
X. A. without going out of business.
The exemption Of stores in commune
ties under $500 population apparently
moved close TO one-third Of the coun-
try'S retail establishments from opara-
tions under the industrial control law.
The last accuIate figures. contained in
the 1880 census of distribution. showed
49l 00G OF the Country'S l,543O00 stores
were In the communities now exempt,
The number of chain stores in such
small towns formed only small propor-
ton at that time, since only 80 900 such
eSlaDllSrmPnlS were listed from cities
ot 10000 or less
The wave of bankruptcies which has
swept the country during the past four
years and which is blamed by N R A
omejaIs for, putting out OF business
100000 merchants may have materially
altered the figures since the census was
taken Officials however We're inclined
to believe the proportion between large
and small communities was not mate
rally altered.
OF the l5450OO stores listed in 1880,
about 482 900 handled foodstuffs exclu-
sively. Since the code covers almost all
lines of merchandise except food and
drugs. the number affected directly by
the present code is expected to be less
than 1000 OOO However. the PRINCIPLES
established in the present compact are
expected to be carried out in all other
retail codes, whether handled by N. r.
Continued on Page z, Column A.
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johnson Believes New n. r. A.
Course Will Relieve Farmers
of Price Mark-Ups.
HIRING LESS
THAN 5 PERSONS TO BE SPARED
Selling at Loss Forbidden in Move to
Prevent Little Men From Being
Forced Out of Business.

President Roosevelt the retail trade last
night the N program exempting
both from the code and from the voluntary unemployment
ment retail stores employing less than
or less The cooe will apply to chain stores in small towns
Making public the
Johnson said this
employment
is not enough to offset the hardship entaled"
The President asking those who
the former rule" Johnson
Eagle remains By all others the Eagle with the exemption
chevon "a white bar the face the embe
played This should relieve the
creased
Johnson at the same time revealed the President had approved
plan which will
make of alleged prohteerng- '--' ~
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BISHOP CANNON GETS
HIGH COURT REVIEW
Churchman and Woman Secretary
Charged With Violating Cor
rupt Practices Act.

Bishop James Cannon, jr., and his
secretary, Ada L. Burroughs, were
granted a review by the Supreme Court
today of the ruling of the District OF
Columbia Court of Appeals, holding they
must stand trial on an indictment
charging them with violating the cor
rupt practices act in failing to report
contributions received during the 1928
presidential campaign.
The case was set for hearing on
December 4.
During the campaign Bishop Cannon
waged against the election of Alfred E.
Smith ne received SOS, 300 from E. c.
Jameson of New York, which the Gov
ernment alleged he failed to report.
When brought to trial he and Miss
Burroughs challenged the indictment as
defective. Bishop Cannon also attacked
the corrupt practices act as unconsti-
tutional.
The District Of Columbia court
quashed the indictment, but the Dis
trict Court of Appeals held it was good
and ordered the bishop and Miss Bur-
roughs to stand trial.
Bishop Cannon would have the highest
court pass on the questions he raised in
the lower courts. contending the trial
court was right in quashing the indict-
ment.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
RENO WILL APPEAL
FOR TRA|NMEN'SA|D
Calls Roosevelt Assurance of
Higher Farm Prices Pure
Sophistry.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PresS.
Seeking new allies. leaders Of the
national farm strike today said they
hoped to put a dent IN the Nations
food basket.
Milo Reno. president Of the National
Farmers Holiday Association, hurried
to Chicago to confer with A. F. Whit
ney. president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. in an attempt to
win their organizations moral sup
port He characterized President
Roosevelt'S assurances of last night that
farm prices will be raised, as pure
sophistry"
A few produce trucks, bound for SIOUX
City, Iowa. were halted by pickets near
James, Iowa, last night, but it could
not be learned if the picketers were Hol-
iday Association members. There was
no disorder
Wheat continued to move out Of North
Dakota despite an embargo order by
Gov William LANCER. Activities by
county sheriffs in an attempt to enforce
the order. were expected.
From North Platte Nebr.. came word
that Keith Neville would withdraw his
resignation as chairman of the Ne
braska N. r. A. board if employers of
less than 10 persons are exempted from
the provisions of the recovery act He
said there had been no indication
whether his proposal would be accepted.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
ROOSEVELTTOPUTMONEY
PLAN in EFFECT AT ONCE;
EUROPE APPROVES STEP
Sharp Price Rise
FOIIOlUS Notice
Of NelU Gold Plan
Stocks Jump 50 to IS,
but Drop Slightly.
Grain, Cotton Up.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Prices were given a sharp boost in
American financial markets today by
President Roosevelt's announcement of
the Governments plan to control the
price of gold.
Shares in the New York Stock Ex-
change jumped ST to S5. with a few
"inhaticn' stocks registering wider
gains. but slid back 81 to 50 or more
from the best levels after an early
wave of buying.
rose about 2 to 3 cents a bushel, and
oats l to cents. Cotton advanced
S1.15 to S1.50 a bale in New York,
rubber advanced about 4 of a cent
a pound and other staples responded
similarly
The dollar slid down moderately in
foreign exchange dealings, with ster-
ling quoted at New York at S461, up
8 cents. The French franc rose IL
of cent to 6.63 cents, and lost part
Of its gain
Wall Street was somewhat confused
as to how to Interpret the new gold
program. While it was generally con-
strued as inflationary, some observers
pointed out that President Roosevelt
had definitely indicated that imitation
would be stopped when prices reached
the desired level.
Bar silver futures at New York
quickly rose about % of a cent an
ounce.
The New York bond market was
somewhat irregular, with foreign gold
bonds strong, while the United States
Government issues receded moderately
The price of gold in London, con-
verted into dollars, rose 70 cents to
s29.73 an ounce.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
HULL WILL VISIT
LATIN AMERICA
Plans Good Will Tour Prior
to Pan.American Confer
enCe at MOntevideO.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Secretary Cordell Hull will start q
goodwill tour to the west coast OF
Latin America, on November 5, pre-
liminary to his attending the Pan
This was indicated by the secretary Of
State at press conference at the State
DeIartHnnt mr HH51 TOD s9Hayi Visit ,,,,v +,. ..n.,s
or the important cities situated on the
seacoast and will proceed by rail from
Buen0s Aires to Montevideo.
After the conclusion of the confer
ence the Secretary of State hopes to
be able to return to the United States
by the way Of the east coast and visit
the South American capital which he
is compelled to leave out at present.
OF course, there is possibility
that international developments should
compel the Secretary of State to alter
his present intentions, but the chances
OF his doing so appear today very re-
mote.
Roosevelt to Meet Litvinoff.
For the time being the only really
important issue Is the visit of Maxim
Litvinof to this country to discuss the
question Of the recognition of the
Soviet government.
Secretary Hull feels, however, that
once the preliminary work done, his
presence here will not be essential, espe-
Cially as the President has announced
that he will conduct the conversations
personally.
The technical issues have been placed
by Mr.. Hull in the hands of Assistant
Secretary Walton Moore, who was de-
scribed today by the Secretary of State
as one Of the outstanding lawyers in
this country. Judge Moore will be as
sisted by a staff of experts from the
State Department, including the special
assistant to the Secretary of State, VIII
liam G. Bullitt.
With this situation taken care of, Mr.
Hull considers that there can be MOTH
ing to prevent his voyage to South
America to attend the Montevideo con-
ference, which is expected to yield i'm
portant results for both continents.
Mr.. Hull probably will be accom-
panied only by his secretary. Hugh
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
NEW DOLLAR PLAN
D|STURBS BANKERS
Presidents Speech Widens
Rift Between White House
and Wall Street.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, October 23.-The
cleavage between Wall Street and
Washington, often-discussed phenome-
non of the Roosevelt administration,
was emphasized anew today by the re-
ception high finance gave to the Presi-
dents latest speech.
The New York Times, seeking to find
out what the leaders of this headquar-
ters OF monetary orthodoxy thought
by controlling the value Of the dollar
in relation to gold, interviewed several
OF them. The newspaper said:
out OF ten of the most important
banks and economists in Wall Street
who were asked to comment on the
plan, only two could find any favorable
aspect in the proposal, and these two
expressed the gravest doubts.
Some Frankly Disconnected.
THE others were frankly disconnected,
fuller study of the Presidents pro-
gram might reveal redeemlng features
which did not at first appear"
The paper said the plan "bewildered
orthodox bankers and economists" who
found it completely at variance with
tested monetary precepts- There were
some, however, who expressed the belief
that although II was "a new and un.
DE PFsttS GOOD it ssht turn out to
The Presidents reference to money
changers" the second such allusion
since Mr.. Roosevelt took Office, was not
lost upon the financial district. 1t was,
to observers, a further indication that
the heart of high finance and the heart
of the Government do not exactly beat
as one.
Divided Over Presidents Plan.
Monetary experts here were divided
over the Presidents plan. Some eX-
planned that it would give the Govern
ment a powerful lever with which to
lift prices; they saw the program also
as designed to protect the dollar from
buffetings in the foreign exchange
markets or the possible effect of deal
ings of the British equalization fund.
On the other hand, the Times found
extreme skepticism among bankers as
to the practicability of controlling the
internal price level through changes in
the gold value of the currency"
All we're convinced, however that de-
spite whatever critical shots might be
fired at him from the skyscrapers OF
lower Manhattan, the President was
definitely embarked in the direction OF
a managed currency.
Evening star., 1933-10-23

Geneva Thinks U. s. Is Swinging to
Britain's Gold OPHcy.
GENEVA, October % R).-President
Roosevelt's gold pronouncements gen.
orally were viewed in League Of Ma
tions' circles today as gradual move
toward a stabilized currency.
League experts hesitated to interpret
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech on the basis Of
the abstracts received here, but they
believed the United States was swinging
to the gold policy hitherto observed by
Great Britain.
These experts thought the Presidents
move means that If there is a Specula-
tive or a bear raid against the dollar,
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
will step In to break It. If, however,
the dollar shows tendency to depre-
ciate because of a rise in prices, these
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-10-23
BOMBING AND STRIKE
ADD TO CUBAN ILLS
Presidents Supporters Reported
Continuing to Slip Away
Amid Dissension.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, october ga bomb
rocked suburban Vedado; fears of
general strike increased; a government
financial crisis threatened-and so.
today, the harassed regime of President
Grau entered its seventh hectic week.
Threats of a general strike. predicted
by some observers before the end of
the week, gave the government gravest
concern. No one was hurt in the bomb
explosion.
A company of infantry and one of
national militia moved into the interior
toward Oriente by train to quell dis
turbances there.
Meanwhile. in the capital labor
leaders in communication, transports
tion and food distribution fields urged
a combined walkout. At the same timc
Grau supporters were reported continu-
ing to slip away. leaving him only TIE
student group-and dissension was rife
among them.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Maj. r. Y. Stuart, Forest Chief,
Plunges Six Floors to Deat1,
Health Impaired by Over.
York in Handling Con.
seruatiOn Camps.
authorities Unable to De.
termine Whether He
Fell or Leaped.

Maj. Robert Young Stuart, chief for
ester OF the United States Forest Serv-
ice Of the Agriculture Department, was
killed this morning when he jumped or
fell from a seventh-story window of an
Office adjoining his at $50 F street.
Maj. Stuart's body was picked up
from the alley in the rear Of the Forest
Service Building and taken to Emer-
gency Hospital by the Fire Rescue
Squad ambulance He was pronounced
dead by doctors upon arrival
Mai. Stuart's home was at 8 West
Kirke street, Chevy Chase He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Janet Wilson
Stuart, and by two daughters. Janet
Crichton and Helen
A colored employe of the Forest Serv-
ice. William H. Terry. saw Maj. Stuart's
body come hurting down into the alley
Evening star., 1933-10-23

Home owners, faced with the loss OF
their property, took President Roosevelt
at his word last night and flooded the
of1ices Of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation today with kilograms ask
ing for help.
So great was the tide of telegraphic
messages that the Offices of A. E.
Hutchison, general manager, and James
A. Hoyt, assistant general manager,
spent the entire forenoon sorting the
messages, first by States and then by
nature of the requests.
The same response, however, was not
forthcoming from farmers facing fore
closure. At the Farm Credit Adminis-
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STANDS FIRM on STRIKE.
Reno Says Fight Will Continue Until
Goal Is Reached
The national AGRICULTURAL strike, a.

ready marked by picketing. faced its
of the country today, and apparently
is to continue despite President RooSe-
velt's assurances of higher farm prices.
The information that the buying holi-
day will not be halted was given out
by Milo Reno, president of the National
Farmers Holiday Association, last night
before his departure for Chicago. where
he said he planned to confer with A.
F.. Whitney, head of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen. in the hope of
enlisting moral support" Of that or
gan;zation.
Reno said that President Roosevelt's
statement last night contained no ray
of hope there will be changes in policies
which SO far have proved ineffective.
Says Fight Will Go On.
"The President failed to even mention
cost of production. We're not going to
stop this battle until we get what we
want and have demanded-cost of pro-
duction"
Reno said the Continental Congress
of Workers and Farmers and the Tech
nocratic Federation Of the World for
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1933-10-23
CRAF ZEPPELIN MOORS At MIAMI:
is CLOSELY GUARDED BY POLICE

to the field glided in circles overhead
while the landing was accomplished.
Dressed in a white suit, white shirt
and black bow tie, Comdr. Eckener,
standing at the controls, waved to the
official welcoming party which included
Mayor E. G. Sewell, members of the
Miami City Commission and others,
Preparations then we're made for the
discharge of the II passengers before
the dirigible was pulled into position
and lashed to the mooring mast.
Thousands of automobiles lined the
roads around the air field. half mile
from the mooring mast, which was as
close as visitors were allowed No one
was admitted inside the field prior to
the landing, and all were searched be-
fore being permitted to enter. No ex-
(CQntinued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-10-23
NOTED HYBRTDIST DIES

SIMCOE. Ontario, October % R.-
Harry H. Croft. 80, widely known gladi-
ola and iris hybridist, died suddenly
Saturday
His success in the hybridization OF
gladioli gained him worldwide fame.
In 1904 he won the gold medal, grand
prize at the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
His gardens here, containing more
than 1000 varieties. were selected last
year as the official show plot OF the
American Iris Society.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
BY the Associated Press.

by Cn6 ASsUCIdIeu fIeSs.
MIAMI, Fla, october 23.-The Graf
Zeppelin, its silver hulk glistening IN a
brilliant sun, moored at the Opa-Locka
naval base today for a days stop on its
flight from Rio de Janeiro to Chicago
Riding gracefully at 1,o00-foot al
titude. the Graf appeared over Miami
from the southeast and headed direct
for the Opa-Locka base.
When It had descended to 100 feet,
guide ropes were dropped from the nose
to q ground crew Of 800 men which
quickly deployed on both sides OF the
bag and brought it to halt in mid-air.
While DR.. Hugo Eckener. the COM
mander. shouted orders to the men
below, the ground men carefully brought
the craft to earth
A single plane that escorted the Graf
Evening star., 1933-10-23
FIVE SHOT IN BATTLE
Kentuckian Slain, Three Held After
Drinking Partv

JACKSON, KY, october % R.-
Ambrose Francis, SO, is dead, four
others are wounded, three seriously, and
three persons are in Jail here as the
result of a pistol battle Sunday night
in a home near Ned, 20 miles south OF
Jackson, in Breathitt County.
Earl Francis, 16, seriously wounded
was brought to the Bach Hospital in
Jackson. Miss Mary Duncan, Is, and
Miss Susie Fugate, 40, each shot
through the body, are not expected to
recover. Alex Combs, 80, wounded;
Tolbert Noble, 18. and Gobel Sizemore,
%, were arrested on shooting charges
by Sheriff Lee Combs and deputies.
Officers were told drinking preceded
the shooting.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Semi Stabiliza.
ton Move
Hailed.
GENEVA LOOKS
FOR RAID CURB
Creation of Big U. S.
Market Forecast by
London Paper.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The announcement of President
Roosevelt that the United States
would 60 into the market for the
purchase of gold was interpreted
in some foreign capitals as an
indication that America had de-
cided upon stabilization on a
sound money basis.
League of Nations circles viewed
it as a move toward a stabilized
currency, some of them COM
menting that a rise in prices
would make the payment of fixed
charges easier.
Paris observers saw a virtual
stabilization in the plan, one OF
them describing it as a rejection
of imitation with IAN inflationary
bubble broken"
Comment was lacking in Berlin
pending a more complete report
of the Presidents remarks.
The Evening Standard in London
was sympathetic. saying "a currency
kept stable in the terms of commodities
by continuous government action will
be something new in the history of
economics"
The Standard foresaw an immense
renerCnSSiOr frin
President Roosevelt succeeds by the
methods outlined
"A stable dollar" the newspaper con-
tinued, will create a money market in
America, and big one. The other
countries will then have to consider
whether they ought not to manage
their currencies In the same manner so
as to produce the same results. One
outcome of the American policy might
be the creation Of dollar area along
side the existing sterling area"
Evening star., 1933-10-23
PARIS WELCOMES MOVE.
Sort Of Stabilization. Says Paris Finan-
cial Authority.

cial Authority.
PARIS, OCTOBER % R.-President
Roosevelt's gold procedure was well
coined here today as virtual stabiliza-
ton on a sound money basis, but his
whole system was criticized In some
quarters as an Intellectual attempt to
lift it by its bootstrapS.
This really is sort of stabilization," !"
said high financial authority. 1T will
be without effect on the franc, but 1t
will affect sterling. because both Amer
ica and England will be utilizing equalt-
zation procedures"
This authority was pleased at what
he considered President Roosevelt's in
tention to reject imitation and stick to
gold.
Leading economists we're unwilling to
be quoted in the absence of the exact
text and were skeptical Of the price
raising effects.
AN iniationary bubble broken" said
one. He declared the American preSl.
dents recovery plan had nothing to do
with raising prices, which have gone up
as a part of the world movement"
STABILIZATION SEEN.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Settle Set to Ascend.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Press.
CHICAGO, October 23-Preparations
were going forward today by Lieut..
Comdr. T. G. w. Settle Of the Navy
for his second attempt to ascend into
the stratosphere for study of cosmic
rays.
A previous attempt during the Sum-
mer ended disastrously when leaking
gas valve caused the balloon to crash
10 minutes after it had assembled from
Soldier Field
Evening star., 1933-10-23
HOME OWNERS APPEALS FLOOD
OFFICE AFTER ROOSEVELT SPEECH

tration not more than so requests were
received. It was explained this number
is below the normal daily number. On
October 3. Henry Morgenthau, jr.. ad-
ministrator, offered to pay the cost Of
messages in cases Of foreclosure and a.
a result his office has averaged about
100 letters and kilograms each day
asking for relief. This was given as the
explanation Of the smaller number Of
requests today, 1t being the belief ut the
Farm Credit Administration that most
Of the emergency cases have already
been cared for.
Hutchison and Hoyt estimated their
kilograms In the hundreds, close to 200
Evening star., 1933-10-23
QUEZ0N SAYS PHILIPPINE
INDEPENDENCE ACT DEAD
Minority Faction Favoring Accept
ance Not to Join in New Mis-
sion to Washington.
BY the Associated Press.

MANILA, P. T., October 23.-The
Philippine independence act Is dead
and buried" Manuel Quezon, dominant
political figure Of the islands, asserted
In spirited debate in the Senate today.
The debate eliminated in an an
nouncement by Senator Sergio Osmena
that the minority faction favoring ac-
ceptance Of the act would not join Q
new mission to Washington, D. c., seek
ing revision Of the act.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
LUPE TO WE'D IN WEEK
Actress and Weissmuller Set Cere-

mony for About October 80"
HOLLYWOOD, october % R).-Lupe
Velez and Johnny Weissmuller will be
married in Las Vegas, New. about
october 30," the little Mexican actress
said today.
Two weeks ago the couple obtained
a marriage license at Las Vegas. but
decided to delay the marriage although
they had made quick trip to the
desert Gretna Green.
Miss Velez said she and Weissmuiier
will occupy her home in Beverly Hills,
which is now undergoing alteration.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
WEATHER

~. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
colder tonight; moderate north WINDS.
Temperatures-Hgh, II, at $3.50 pm.
yesterday; lowest. 46, at 1880 am. To-
day.
Full report on page AS.