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The Washington times., 1933-03-16
TOBACCO law
HELD. VITAL

ANNAPOLIS, March 16.-Fail-
ure of the General Assembly to
pass pending regulatory legisla-
ton will endanger the entire
Maryland tobacco market, the
house ways and means and senate
finance committees have been in
formed.
H. S. Swami, of Prince Georges
county. urged adoption of meas
ure which would make grading,
along lines laid down by the De-
partment of Agriculture, compul-
sorry. He said that purchases by
French buyers Of top grade Mary
land tobacco have dropped from
100000 to 100000 pounds and
that they threaten to stop buying
because packs fail to conform to
samples.
The other buyers of the product,
Swami predicted, would be "the
so-called big three" American
cigarette. manufacturers. With
removal of competition, he pre-
dicted that prices will drop.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
BUDGET,.REPEAL
AND BEER BILL
WAIT ACTION
Maryland Legislature Has But
Little Over Two Weeks
To Clean Up Slate

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 16.
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie was to
confer with leaders Of the House
and Senate today on plans for
rushing through vital admins
tration measures. Only about
two weeks remain Of the session
Of the General Assembly. Gov
ernor Ritchie has been engaged
since March 4 confer1ing on the
banking situation in Baltimore.
Among matters the governor
expects to take up with the Sen
ate and House leaders Is pas
sage Of the, amended budget for
1884 and 1885 from which more
than 100000 has been pruned.
Enactment of legislation to
regulate sale of beer in the State
will be another important sub
ject as will the setting up Of
machinery for a State consti-
tutional convention to act on
the question of repeating the
Eighteenth Amendment.
Governor Ritchie said he did
not know what form the beer
legislation would take although
he hoped to get the views Of the
legislators before setting about
to draft an administration plan.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16

Rooms some with privilege Of
eating at the family table . . can be
rented through the Rental Columns OF
the WANT AID SECTION Of this news.
paper.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
RESIDENTS WIN
ZONE FIGHT

The Zoning Commission refused
to change the west side of Con.
necticut Avenue Northwest, just
south of Chevy Chase Circle, to
first commercial after a hearing
yesterday.
Owners of the property had
sought to have it rezoned to per-
init erection Of a store building
which would house 18 stores.
Other property owners of the
vicinity opposed the move on the
grounds that the deeds to the
property contained covenants for.
bidding the use Of the land for
commercial buildings.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
OPPOSES STATE
TAX On BEER

BALTIMORE, March 16.-Un-
restricted sale Of 80 per cent beer
without State or special taxes is
favored by Willis r. Jones, deputy
attorney general.
Jones contends that as the beer
authorized in pending legislation
would be nonalcoholic it should
be as free of special taxes as gin
ger ale, pop and other soft drinks.
Although nothing can be done
in the way of local taxation until
action has been taken by the Gen.
eral Assembly, City Solicitor R. E.
Lee Marshall predicted that the
only licenses which would prob
ably be required would be retail
ing fees.
Brewers say that they are ready
to supply market demands on
short notice as the beverage is
already aged. Many predict that
their product will retail for S
cents a glass.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
COLn1Ur Manor Told
To Keep Police Home

ANNAPOLIS March 16.-Col.
mar Manor police officers would
be barred from chasing an Of
fender outside the corporate limits
of the city under a measure
sponsored in the house of dele
gates by the Prince Georges
county delegation yesterday.
The action is reported to have
been taken by the delegation fol.
lowing complaints from neighbor.
ing communities.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
Her Divorce Suite
Ch0rQeS Deserti0n

Charging desertion, Rebecca
Marks, of Mt. Rainier, yesterday
filed suit for divorce from Will
Edward Marks, last known ad-
dress in the 14OO block North Cap.
itol ST., in Circuit Court at Upper
Marlboro yesterday.
According to the petition, the
couple was married in October,
1924, and separated in December,
1926. They have one child, MAJ
vim, whose custody Mrs. Marks
seeks,
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
High Court Admits
NeU York L0lDUer

Hubert T. Delaney, special
assistant United States attorney,
and a son-in-law of DR.. Emmett
j. Scott, secretary of Howard
University, was admitted to prac-
tice before the Supreme Court of
the United States yesterday upon
the motion Of Thomas Day
Thacher, solicitor general Of the
United States.
Delaney, as an assistant United
States District attorney for the
Southern district of New York, is
here to discuss with the Natural
ization Division Of the Depart
ment Of Labor several cases he is
prosecuting for the Government.
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IT. Group to Hear
. Health Official
w. H. MORELAND

DR.. v. L. Ellicott, Montgomery
county health officer, and Super
intendent of Education Edwin w.
Broome will be guest speakers at
the meeting of the East Silver
Spring School Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION Monday evening.
Men of the association are to
present a humorous skit entitled,
THE District Schoolhouse." The
association will vote on the coun-
ty-wide school program mapped
at Bethesda.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
". F. Rushe Delegate
To Fire Convention

Noble F. Rushe. chief Of the
Hyattsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment, who is a candidate. for
the presidency of the Maryland
State Firemen'S Association, has
been named a delegate from his
department. to. the convention of
the State organization in West
minister, June IA, is and 16.
other delegates will be j. j.
Fainter, treasurer; j. Wells
Fainter, assistant chief; Ernest
A. Davis, captain, and Charles
E, Trott, captain. Delegates will
be Thomas E. Latimer, Albert
Degges. Joseph Vincenzo, E. S.
Dorrelle and George w. Will.
coxen.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
Falls Church Fire
Group Plans Dance

The Volunteer Fire Department
of Falls Church, Va, will spon-
sor a benefit minstrel show and
dance in the Madison School Au-
ditorium on Friday and Satur-
day evenings at 8 o'clock.
r. w. Howard will be inter-
locutor; Earl Martin, Boyd Case,
Robert Copeland and Gabriel
Weetman, end men. while Clar-
ence Shotwell will direct the
music.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the de-
partment will assist in the sale
of candy. Funds will be devoted
to work Of the department.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
Pern1itIess Driving
Costs MOtOriSt SIl

F. w. Luke, of Mt. Rainier, was
fined $40 on a charge of driving
with no permit. 81 for driving
with no registration card, while
reckless driving charge against
him was dismissed inPolice Court
at Hyattsville yesterday.
Luke was arrested by Mt. Rain.
ier Policeman Eugene Plumer fol-
lowing a collision with the auto
mobile of Isadore Jewel, Sunday
night. Jewel refused to prose
cute.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
CLEARED In SHOOTING

Marshall Euell, colored, Of Hy-
attsville. was cleared of charge
of shooting James Peterson, also
of Hyattsville, when he was ar
raigned in police court at that
town yesterday. The shooting oc-
CURED after an argument in a
group of colored men at Mellrose
last week. Peterson could not
certainly identify Euell as his as
Sailant.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
HGgerstOIUn Damage
Suit Fails in Court

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March
16.-Unable- to agree after 20
hours of deliberation, the jury
which heard the $4,000 damage
suit brought against the mayor
and city council by Mrs. Carrie
Hertzler has been discharged by
Judge Frank G. Wagaman in Cir
cult Court.
Mrs. Hertzler claims that she
was permanently injured when
she tripped over a wire fastened
to a tree and charged the city
with negligence.
The Washington times., 1933-03-16
NEW POST TO MEET

The newly formed Bethesda
Chevy Chase American Legion
Post No. 105 will hold a combined
business and social meeting at the
Bethesda County Building next
Tuesday evening. Curtis Walker,
Of Chevy Chase. is commander.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
8 WOMEN SEEK
SEM|F|NALS

KENWOOD COUNTRY CLUB.
Finals in all but the champion
ship flight were reached here to-
day in the District Women's an
nual golf tournament.
Play continued in the champion
ship flight, with eight contestants
seeking place in the semi-finals.
Results Of the days play in the
lower flights follow:
Second Flight-Miss Susan Hac'
ker, Chevy Chase, defeated Mrs.
Douglas Tschiffely, Washington, l
up. Mrs. A. E. Fisher, Beaver
Dam. eliminated Mrs. McCook
Knott, 4 and 2.
Third Flight - Mrs. Leonard
Schloss, Woodmont, won from
Mrs. C. s. Teal, 3 and 2. Mrs. l..
B. Platt, Chevy Chase, was victo-
rious over Mrs. Theodore Peyser,
Woodmont, 6 and 4.
Fourth Flight-Mrs. H. j. ST.
mons, Manor, defeated Mrs. j. T.
Powell, Manor, 4 and 2. (Only
match played)
Fifth Flight-Miss Sue CAN'T,
Kenwood, defeated Mrs. c. H. Mer-
illat, Washington, l up. Mrs. D:
M. Mcpherson, Manor, eliminated
Mrs. Jack Schulman, Woodmont,
3 and 2.
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ORDEAL
Willis BUCK

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the car and sat alongside the
driver"
She said after they had driven
some distance, the man told her
to get in the rear seat.
"He said if you hOller I'll
ChlorofOrm yOu."
Did you know what he
meant?"
Eyes; he'd kill me-"
Upon defense objections the
answer was stricken out.
The kidnaper, she went on.
bound her legs and arms with a
rope that looked like clothes
line"
She turned to the jury at the
district attorneys request, and
demonstrated how her legs and
arms had been, bound. She was
asked:
"What next did he dO?"
"He gagged me-"
The reply was stricken out, too.
Peggy testified the kidnaper
placed a piece of cloth across her
face. He then blindfolded her.
Secreted In Shack
When the car stopped the man
took her into shack and put her
on the floor, she said.
She was kept in the shack
"until late that night" The
kidnaper removed the cloth from
about her mouth but made the
blindfold more secure.
Then the kidnaper took her
across some fields. He told her
he was going to put her in a
house where there was mattress.
They walked across the fields,
Peggy holding on to his coat"
Finally they reached a vacant
house. He told her to remain
where she was as he was going,
for a flashlight. She said:
"He came back with the
flaShlight and told me to follow
him.
81 crawled after him on my
hands and knees, into the
basement and when / came to
. mattress 1 sat down. 1
wasn't tied at the time"
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
Jobs and Higher Prices Goal
Of Recovery Program

While the domestic recovery
program, now getting up steam.
aims at mass improvement. the
primary interest of the nations
122 millions-more than 10 per
cent of who are out of work
is how It will effect them indi-
vidually.
How will each benefit? If he
is out Of work, will that person
get a job? If he has q job, will
his pay be increased? His hours
Of labor shortened? Will his
cost Of living go up?
The program seeks two major
things:
l. Increased commodity prices
that is, farm products, such
as wheat, cotton, raw materials,
like copper-in an effort to
ease the debt burden and bring
profit to the farmers.
2. Return the 100000 idle
to work.
The abandonment Of the gold
standard, the appointment of an
agriculture dictator. the farm
credit relief program, the Federal
Reserve credit-easing operations
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
MITCHELL JURY
CONSIDERING
CHARGES
Told 1t Must Decide Whether
Banker ''Intended" Illegal
Sales of Securities

NEW YORK, June 81 H.N.S).
The case of Charels Mitchell, on
trial for alleged evasion Of income
tax payment in 1929 and 1880,
was placed in the hands of a
Jury at 1927 p. m. today.
The former head OF, the Ma
tional City Bank faces a maxi
mum sentence of 20 years in
prison and $4,000 fine, if con-
victed on both counts Of the in
dictment.
Federal Judge Henry w. God
dard began his charge at 1882
a. m. before consigning the fate
of Mitchell into their hands.
Judge Goddard thanked the IL
man jury, including two alter
mates, for their extended service
on the involved case.
Reviews Indictment
He reviewed the indictment
against the defendant, pointing
out that there were two counts:
l. Charging Mitchell with evad-
ing $2,879,000 payment Of income
tax in 1929 by claiming a loss of
millions through the alleged sale
of stock to his wife and also by
omitting $666,666 received from
the management fund of the
National City Bank from his tax
return.
2. Charging Mitchell had
failed to pay $758,OO0 income tax
in 1890 by claiming a loss
through the alleged sale Of stock
to w. D. Thornton, Copper Com
pany executive.
In both cases, Mitchell repur-
chased the stock later, Govern
ment evidence shows.
Entitled to Doubt
Judge Goddard declared that
the defendant was entitled to any
benefit of doubt.
The jurist pointed out that
like most income-tax cases, this
was a circumstantial case. How
ever. he added, this made no
difference in the returning Of a
verdict of guilty, if they judged
the evidence to be against the
defendant.
Judge Goddard declared that
the jury must decide whether or
not there was "a genuine Sale''
and what the intent" of the
defendant was in connection with
these transactions.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
HEAVY IMPORTS.
DEPLORED BY
REP.KEL[Y
Administrator Asked for Rule;
Creosote Monopoly by
Japanese Is Cited

American manufacturers seri-
ously affected by foreign imports
today appealed to Col. Donald H.
Sawyer, administrator OF the
$4,000, 100000 public works, to re-
uuire use of American-made ma
terials in all projects.
Unless drastic action Is taken,
Colonel Sawyer was informed,
many of the work-creation projects
will contain imports from nearly
every other country in the world.
Fails In the Senate
While a specific provision re-
curing use Of American-made
materials was put in the indus
trial recovery bill in the House,
1t was knocked out in the Senate.
But manufacturers declare there
is precedence in other legislation
for such action.
The manufacturers propose that
q BUY American" clause be writ
ten into every contract, and con-
tractors be allowed to use for
eign materials only in rare cases.
Representative Clyde Kelly (R0
Of Pennsylvania, who accompa-
MED one group of manufacturers
on this mission, said he was
strongly hopeful the order would
be issued. He said:
eve have q specific instance.
CreosOte will be largely used In
public building construction,
and so per cent of its cost is
labor.
COMES FROM JAPAN
cat the present time creOsOte
is being imported from Japan
at very low prices. The Japa-
nese have already taken the
Pacific Coast market. Unless
protection is given these manu-
facturers, the creOsOte used in
building operations in many
sections will be imported from
Japan"
The Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, in making loans
under the $1,50O. 100000 self.
liquidating public works bill Of
last year, requested contractors
to use American materials but
enforced no order. Kelly said:
I'VE think the provision
should 60 into every contract.
The purpose Of the law is to
create jobs, and it would be
defeated if it is used to create
Jobs in other countries.
"There is an added prOvi-
sion in the industrial recovery
act that the President can
place an embargo on impOrta"
tions If they break down the
price increase expected under
p the industrial recovery bill"
Definite regulations for the let
ting Of contracts under the public
works program are expected to be
issued within the next two weeks.
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CONTINUED from Page y


ference depends upon what Moley
will have to say for the United
States regarding tariffs, currency
stabilization and general economic
policy. 81. ,F
Meanwhile, conference circles
were thrown into a furore by a
report the steering committee
conference, attended by Prime
Minister Macdonald and confer
ence committee heads, would dis
cuss the American attitude to-
ward currency stabilization.
ENJOYS Make Disclaimer
After the meeting, the British
and American delegates present
insisted this point was not dis
cussed, but this disclaimer was
regarded merely as a formal or
diplomatic" denial.
International News Service e
learned that efforts to push sta
bilization discussions to a point
which will permit establishment
Of lines Of international coopera-
ton by the time Moley arrives.
This is being done to place him
in the position of answering
Eyes" or mo" to the European
question: "Will the United States
also cooperate?"
And unless Moley can give as
surances of positive, concrete CO.
operation, the European nations
are preparing to place the re-
sponSibility for possible prema-
ture adjournment of the World
Conference on the shoulders of
the United States.
Inability of the Americans here
to discuss debts or temporary
stabilization Of the dollar, which
are the only two subjects in which
Europe is Immediately interested,
has made America the william"
Of the drama of fast fading hopes
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
DeadIoCked on Wheat,
ParIeV Takes Recess

GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, LON
DON, June 21 Q.N.S).-First con-
crete efforts to lay a ground work
for a general wheat production
understanding ended in failure to-
day as representatives Of the four
big wheat-producing nations tenn
porarily abandoned negotiations
Delegates Of Canada, Argen-
tina, Australia and the United
States, reinforced by a flock OF
experts, met in an upper room Of
the Geological Museum and at
tempted to reach some agree
ment. But after an hours dis
cussion they adjourned for two
days.
This tacit admission of at least
temporary failure to settle the
The Washington times., 1933-06-21

for the conference, in the opinion
Of other delegates.
Recess Is Discussed
There is discussion in some
quarters of the advisability Of re-
cessing the parley until the situa-
ton clears up, but it is understood
this proposal has not passed the
stage of informal discussion.
The French are standing firm
on their thesis that no agreements
on tariffs and other agenda sub
jects are possible until the dollar
and pound are stabilized.
Adjournment talk, however. Is
largely ascribed as one means OF
bringing pressure on America to
hurry stabilization. If so, it has
failed. for the Americans have
definite instructions to leave
stabilization strictly to Washing
ton,
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
johnson Ready To War
On Stacker Industries

through the purchase Of Govern
ment bonds, and the wheat and
cotton acreage control plans ell
aim at improving the commodity
price level.
The Rail Program
The industrial act, with it's pro-
vision relaxing the antitrust laws,
shortening the working hours,
spreading of employment and
raising of wages, and the public
works program are all designed
to reduce unemployment.
The railroad program, with its
coordinator, fits more into the
first classification. as it is in
tended to make the railroads Of
the country solvent, thereby
making their debts-bonds held
by banks and insurance compa-
nies-good.
So first of all it means higher
prices. This spells a higher cost
Of living-a jump in the family
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feeling the pinch of this at the
grocery store and meat market.
Clothing, furniture, and dry goods
merchants have been little
slower to mark up prices, but
they will be forced to when they
have to pay the manufacturer
and wholesaler more on replenish-
ing their already diminished
stocks.
Wages on Increase
Rents, fuel, and nearly every
thing else that goes to make up
the family budget-even gasoline
for the automobile-will be SINH
larly affected.
This is where the industrial re-
covery act is supposed to play its
part. AS the cost of living rises,
wages are supposed to be in
creased. Already some of the
bigger corporations have increased
wages. These increases, though,
may be offset in a measure by
shorter working hour and spread
ing of work.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
Rail Heads Ponder
DeferrinQ NeU Cut

The country's railroad man.
ayers today took under advise
ment a suggestion of President
Roosevelt conveyed to them by
Joseph B. Eastman. Federal CO.
ordinator of transportation. that
the proposed 221a per cent pay
cut for railroad labor be post
poned. Eastman had a lengthy
conference yesterday with a group
of railroad executives, and he
also conferred with representa-
tives of the 81 standard railroad
labor unions.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
SAILS, IS
'ERRAND BOY
To PARLEY I
HuII's Aide Mum; He Takes
Domestic Background He
Says, to Conference

NEW YORK, June 81 G.N.SO.
Prof. Raymond F. Moley, Assist
ant Secretary of State, sailed to-
day on the United States Liner
Manhattan in what was regarded
as an outstanding attempt to
bring order out of confusion at
the London Economic Conference.
Refusing to answer a barrage
Of questions on the American
viewpoint he would bring to the
conference directly from President
Roosevelt, Professor Moley de-
clared flatly that he had been
given no specific orders. He in
sisted that he was only liaison
agent-"an errand boy' was the
way he put it.
He said:
A Contact Man
81 am looking forward with
pleasure to seeing Secretary of
State COrdell Hull and the other
members Of the delegation.
II feel that the two weeks Of
preliminary work at the con-
ference have been useful in the
direction of exploring p0SSibili-
ties of action and the American
delegation is ready to pursue
vigorously the plans which they
developed in the weeks before
they sailed.
II am, as the President stated
yesterday, serving as a means of
contact between the Admins
tratiOn here and the delegation"
Misses Seeing Baruch
He was asked:
"IS there any possibility Of
President Roosevelt going to
the cOnference?"
"NO. Not q chance"
"I'm going over there be-
cause 1 can be useful in giving
background on the domestic
situation. Things have changed
so rapidly in the past few
weeks"
The crush of persons about Pro
fessor Moley was so great that Ber'
nard M. Baruch was unable to
talk with him. Baruch made a
special trip from the Capital for
the purpose.
Herbert Bayard Swope, former
executive editor of the New York
World, sailed with Mr.. Moley as
assistant to the errand boy"
Herbert Bayard Swope, jr., and
Arthur F. Mullen, jr., of Ne
braska, completed the party.
Prior to sailing Professor Moley
telephoned part of his last-n'inute
instructions from the President to
the American delegation in Lon
don.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
Er-IlLinOis Officer
Short in Accounts

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 81
Q.N.SO.-A cash shortage in the
accounts Of the State Department
of Finance of $174,190.15 on Jan
uary 81, 1888. when Garrett D.
Kinney was director of the de-
partment. was revealed today in
a report submitted to State Di.
rector of Finance j. j. Rice by
Ralph Turnbull & Co., Chicago,
certified public accountants.
In addition, Kinney is known to
have deposited $352,000 of State
funds in two banks now closed
the Ridgely- FARMERS State Bank
Of Springfield and the Ayers Ma
tional Bank of Jacksonville.
The Washington times., 1933-06-21
France Pushes Drive
For Stability Pact

LONDON, June 81 Q.N.S).
Undaunted by refusal of the
Roosevelt administration to be
hustled into a currency StabiliZa-
ton pact, France launched her
stability campaign anew before
the World Economic Conference
today.
Addressing the moneary sub
committee, Finance Minis g r
Georges Bonnet of France out
lined the "evilS" Of instability
and insisted the problem was not
merely one Of money. He said:
without stability there can
be no durable confidence. Con-
tinued instability is dangerous
for the whole of national econ
Omy.
1--WE must get capital to work.
But how are we going to do it
If nations transfer economic
warfare to the monetary field?"
Bennett said he saw in insta-
bility only an incentive to spec
ulation, with boarding of goods
replacing boarding of gold.
The French cabinet officer
ended his address with an appeal
for a "plan of action-not merely
a lot of signatures"
Senator Alberto Beneduce Of
Italy followed Bennett. He said
Italy favored immediate stabil-
ization and then a period of
plentiful cheap money, as pre-
viously advocated by Chancellor
of the Exchequer Neville Cham
berlain of Britain.
Beneduce urged that the money
supply be kept under strict con-
troll Of the various central banks
to prevent misdirected credit es-
tabliShment.