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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
LITTLE FELLOW
GETS MIRA AID
BY International News Service

Much of the sniping at the MIRA
has been by and on behalf of "the
little fellow" who has complained
that the codes inflicted upon him
unusual hardShips.
Impressed with this fact, the
Administration is considering the
establishment Of a special board
or department of the MIRA par
ticularly to deal with the small
induStrialist and small business
man who has been hard put to
increase his overhead and still re-
main in business.
Members of Congress returning
here for the session have brought
many complaints from their con-
stituentS engaged in this class Of
business. They are bringing pres
sure to bear on the White House
and upon Gen. Hugh S. Johnson,
Recovery Administrator, for some
sort Of relief.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
NEW COUNCILS
To TAKE OVER
RECOVERY
Blanket Code Extended Until
May |, When Johnson
May Quit His Task
BY International News Service

Organization OF the National
Emergency Council, which eventu-
ally will take over the task of
directing and coordinating the
whole far-flung recovery pro-
gram, including the MIRA, the
AAA and other units in the re-
covery drive, will be effected
within the next 80 days, it was
announced today in Administra-
ton quarters.
Appointment Of State directors
will begin Immediately. These
directors will form county coun-
ellis in each of the more than
5000 counties in the United
States, to handle the disputes
and pickering which inevitably
will arise in connection with To-
cal compliance. They will have
jurisdiction over all phases Of
the recovery activity in their re-
spective counties.
Extends Blanket Code
President Roosevelt signed an
executive order today extending
until May / the time for the
effectiveness of the blanket code,
in the expectation that by that
date virtually all American in
dustry and business in cities Of
more than $500 will have been
brought under permanent codes.
The date Of May may be
significant, as it will mark the
virtual end Of the organization
activities Of the NRA, for which
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson was
drafted.
johnson has repeatedly said
that when his job was ended"
he would retire and not before.
May may be the date, al
though President Roosevelt told
White House callers the other
day that General johnson would
be around "for a long time yet"
Modelled After Course
The recovery set-up, as worked
out by President Roosevelt and
his advisers, is modelled some
what roughly after the court
system of the country.
The country councils CORES
pond to county courts, the State
directors to State courts, while
here in Washington will sit the
national emergency council as
a sort Of supreme court Of ap-
peal for controversies that the
county and State organizations
are unable to work out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
Boy PIunger Started
Career With SIS Bill

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. G.N.S0.
Among the associates of Jesse
Lvermore, missing juggler Of mil
lions, none knew today whether
the Wall Street plunger was rich
or poor.
During his 80 years of gigantic
market operations, the former
farm boy was on top and at the
bottom of the financial ladder
at least a dozen times.
In the last few years, Liver
more was reported by Wall Street
to have fallen on lean days.
Moves His Office
He moved from his old Sump-
tuouS offices to a private office
with a downtown stock exchange
firm.
Against this report was the cir
culated story that he was making
another comeback" One friend
said that Livermore recently eS-
tablished trust fund for himself
which he could not touch even
in dire times.
Livermore returned to New York
several months ago from Chicago
where he had been operating in
the grain markets. His associates
were reported to have been Arthur
Cutten and Thomas Howell, the
two leading grain market oper-
ators.
Started with SIS
Livermore was born on a farm
in South Acton, Mass, 56 years
ago and started off his meteoric
stock market career as boy with
five dollars in Worcester, Mass.
He became board boy in BoS.
ton brokerage house, dabbling in
the market on the side.
His first wife was Miss Nettie
Jordan, of Indianapolis, who was
with him during his first pros
porous days: And when the mar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
Federal Employees
Unions Are BOOn1in0

The largest membership and
number of chartered local unions
in its 16-year-history, was reported
today for the National Federation
of Federal Employees by Miss Ger.
trude McNally, secretary. She
declared:
"The Federation does not
charter a union until assurance
is given that it will function
properly and efficiently. These
new locals therefore are not
mere paper memberships. In
each case a substantial number
Of employees have become char
ter members"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
$154,675 Livermore
Tax Claim Unpaid

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 20
G.N.SO.-The State tax depart
ment today announced that it
would attempt to collect an ur1-
satisfied judgment against Jesse
Livermore, missing Wall Street
plunger, for failure to pay per-
Sonal income taxes during 1880
and 1881.
The judgment filed on Novem-
Der % in New York totaled
$154, 675.69 and was returned to
the tax department a few days
ago marked "unSatiSfied.'
Seth T. Cole, counsel to the
tax department, said the State
would now follow the usual pro
cedure" in attempting to collect
judgment. He said:
1--WE will find out If Liver
more has any property and If
so we will enforce collection Of
the judgment or at least as
much of it as can be obtained
from the property"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Ganna
Walska said today she's going to
put q roof garden on her Park
Avenue house. That is, she's going
to start thinking about it when
she gets the elevator running, the
telephone talking, and the spots
off the walls. The opera singer
explained:
"When I built this house, back
in 1918, there was q lovely gar
den across Ninety-fourth Street,
which took up the whole block.
It is five years since 1 have lived
here and look at that apart
ment which fills up the garden
I used to see. So, now I must
make my own 'jardin.'
But Chateau WalSka has q
funny shape. It's about one
house long, two houses high, and
q half house wide. For this rea-
son, Nine. Walska explained, she's
not going to have flowers in her
garden. She went on:
'My garden will be so very
small. I shall have it all green.
I shall have it a garden like the
garden Of Louis XIV at YER
saiIles-Only smaller"
Asked why she always sang in
concert dressed in the costume Of
the Second Empire, Nine. Walska
replied:
'Tt is because look just like
the Countess di CastigliOne, that
clever woman friend of NapO-
leon III. Everyone in Paris has
told me So"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
ELIGIBLE LISTS
GET EXTENSION

Agreement has been reached by
the Civil Service Commission on
the extension Of eligibility for
persons on the unemployment reg.
listers, it was declared authorita-
lively at the commission today,
and action toward such extension,
presumably indefinite in duration,
is expected to be taken shortly,
The two members of the com
mission and the head of the
Fourth Civil Service district, in
which Washington is situated, are
in accord on the general policy.
it was said, and the present one.
year eligibility for the reemploy.
ment lists will be heightened.
There are now 3,755 names on
the unemployment lists, although
presumably about 400 will be re.
moved fairly soon when reports
Of CWA employment of tenn
porary help are received.
Reports that Mrs. Lucille F.
McMillin, one of the commission.
ers, had been opposed to exten.
sion of eligibility were said today
to be incorrect. Mrs. McMillin
attended the conference at which
the extension was agreed upon
and concurred with its findings.
Some names have already been
removed from the lists through
expiration of the one-year eligibil-
ity, and whether those names
can be restored is problematical,
in view of the feeling in some
quarters that the commission
could hardly act retroactively.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20

~
Fox Film Company's man in Lon
don. He said the English stocked
up on our securities during these
days of low prices.
There is a real weather vane.
There is nobody with his feet
more on the ground than an old
conservative Englishman. He sees
further than our rich men, That's
why the British are coming out of
their mess ahead of US.
Another thing, too. The fellow
sitting off looking at you can tell
better how you are doing and what
your prospects are than you can
yourself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
Chicago Milk Pact
Ended by Wallace
BY International News Service

ny 1hGeFMaIIOhHI MOVIE SeFVIC0
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
today terminated the Chicago milk
agreement. effective January /, at
the request of the Chicago Pure
Milk Association, headed by Don
N. Geyer. The Chicago marketing
agreement was the first of such
regulations to be approved under
the agricultural adjustment act.
and became effective August !,
An emergency measure, it was
hurried through by the AAA at a
time of threatened strikes and
disorder in Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
By THOMAS F. CULLEN :

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 d.N.S0.
Jesse L. Livermore, newly-married
market operator, may have been
seized from the street a short
distance below his home by kid
napers.
It is possible and quite prob
able, If he were kidnapped, that
he has been watched for some
time by those responsible for his
disappearance.
Easy From Walk
Seeing him decline to use his
car but walk down the street may
have given the kidnapers the OPP
portunity they had been seeking
for some time. It would be
easier for them to snatch him
from the sidewalk than from his
automobile.
The fact that no one so far
has been located who saw exactly
what happened would mean very
little and would not defeat the
kidnapping theory.
KdnapingS are not always
through violent approaches to the
victims but may be by means Of
what would appear to the OBJ
server as a very casual meeting.
A gun concealed in the pocket
Of the criminal and a few words
of quiet but forceful talk and the
parties might take a taxi, and
then change to their own car,
to take the victim to the hide
out"
Subject of Plot
Word concerning Livermore
may not be received for some time
if he was kidnapped. His captors,
if any there be, may hold him in
communicate until such time as
they think advisable for a contact
with his friends through a ran
som demand.
It is said that he was the sub
ject of a kidnap plot many months
ago, but nothing came of it.
An approach for ransom may
be made by telephone or by mail.
Both methods are frequently used,
one to supplement the other, and
phone calls do not bear finger
print impressions.
The "Snatchers" may decide to
wait until the excitement incident
to his disappearance has ceased.
Kidnap negotiations cannot be
conducted in the glare of wide
spread notoriety.
If he was kidnapped days may
elapse, therefore, before some mes
sage is received which will def,
nitely establish that he was taken
for ransom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
Department of Justice
Enlisted in Search

BY International News Service
The Department of Justice to-
day was enlisted in the search for
Jesse Livermore, missing New
York stock market operator.
The department was notified
this morning of Livermore's unex-
planned disappearance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
France, u. S. at Odds
On Wine Quota Issue
international News Service

France and the United States
today reached a diplomatic i'm
pasSe over the question Of increas-
ing the French wine quota in re-
turn for better treatment for
American fruit products. Follow
ing a conference between M.
Garreau-D ombasle, French COM
mercial attache, and Frederick
Livesey, assistant economic advisor
to the State Department, it was
said the question at issue still re-
NAMED unsettled and the outlook
was diScouraging.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
DID NOT ENTER
CAR, WALKED
FROM HOME
Wheat PIunger Had No Worries
Wife Ayers; Was in Good
Health, She Declares
Continued from Page -

Continued from Page y
the Livermore's triplex apartment
at 100 Park Avenue.
He spent several minutes in
conversation with his wife. Then,
without saying where he was go
ing, he arose to leave.
Mrs. Livermore accompanied
him downstairs as was her Gus
tom. She noticed the limousine
parked in front Of the door with
the chauffeur waiting. She said
good-by to her husband in the
foyer and did not wait to see
him leave the building.
That was at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Livermore has not
been seen since.
Married Three Times
Livermore has been married
three times. He had been mar
ried and divorced when, in 1918,
he was married to Miss Dorothea
Fox Wendt, of Brooklyn. They
had two sons, Jesse, jr., and Paul
Livermore. In September, 1882,
Mrs. Livermore obtained q Reno
divorce and two months later she
was married to M. Walter Long
cope, q former prohibition agent.
Last March Livermore was mar
ried in Geneva, ILL.,, to Mrs. Har-
riet Metz Noble, of Omaha, Neb.
Livermore was born Sc years
ago on a farm at West Acton,
Mass.
q. S. Joins Search
Detectives were summoned to
the Livermore home last night.
Mrs. Livermore, who was former
ly q concert singer, became alarm
ed because she had not received
the hourly telephone calls her
husband had been in the habit
Of making lately. He had failed
to keep dinner engagement last
night at the Waldorf Astoria.
And then-at 1882 o'clock this
morning-the police sent out a
confidential message over the
teletype system, instituting a
search for Livermore, which in
an incredibly short space of time
spread to five States and soon
had the cooperation of the Fed
eral authorities.
Livermore's age was given as
S6, In the terse alarm sent out by
the police. He was once known
as "the boy plunger" who made
and lost more than three million
In q single day in audaciouS Wall
Street operations.
Mrs. LivermOre Ill
Mrs. Livermore was in q pan
lcky frame Of mind in her hand
some Park Avenue Apartment
today, as the authorities bent
their energies to locate her huS-
band. She is the former Mrs.
Harriet Noble. They were mar
ried in Geneva, Ill. She is 49,
yearS-old.
This morning, deputy chief in
Spector Francis j. Kear and two
detectives from headquarters
went to the Livermore Apartment
and held conference with Mrs.
IiVermore.
Mrs. Livermore sent word to
reporters through a butler that
she could not see them as she
was feeling ILL.," She waited
until midnight for his telephone
call, then, overcome by her fears,
she called police headquarters
and two detectives were sent to
interview her.
Livermore, she declared, was in
excellent health and unworried
over his business. He was tenn
perate in his habits, and there
were no domestic difficulties.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY International News Service
Treasury balance, $1,234.122,-
561.26; Internal Revenue. &c.
$50, 092.01; customs receipts, $751;
500, 425.6
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
The Weather

For the District Of Columbia-Rain
this afternoon and early tonight,
minimum temperature tonight about 40
degrees; Thursday fair: not much
change in temperature: moderate east,
shifting to west winds.
For Maryland-Cloudy, preceded by
rain this afternoon and possibly early
tonight; Thursday partly cloudy, slight
ly warmer in central and east portions.
For Virginia-Cloudy, slightly colder
in extreme southeast and preceded by
rain in north portion this afternoon
and tonight; Thursday partly cloudy.
slightly warmer in northeast and
slightly colder in extreme southeast
v.,,. LOCAL TEMPERATURE So,
5 p. m...:.... Il a. m....:... ~
Midnight ...... AZ Noon ......... ~
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess Of temperature
since January !, 1898, 500.
Excess Of temperature since December
1, 1898, ~.
Accumulated excess Of precipita ton
since January 1, 1888, S.25.
Deficiency of precipitation since De-
cember l, 1898, 1.54.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides 1898 a. m. and
II p. M; low tides 4:S7 a. m. and
5:13 p. m.
Tonhorrow-High tides 1850 a, m.
and 1853 p. M; low tides $40 a. m.
and sos p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today 1928 a. m. and
sets 4:46 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 7:24 a. m.
and sets 4:46 p. m.
The moon rises today 1927 q, m.
and sets 9:11 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 1885 q. m.
and sets 1929 p M
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
COT
K|DNAP THREAT
MONTHS AGO
Ex-JustiCe Agent Says Actual
Snatching Could Have Taken
Place Quietly on Street

Thomas F. Cullen, former
head of the Department of JUS
time In Ne1D York, in the tollo1O-
ing article outlines the probable
procedure in the case OF Jesse
L. LiDer more, stock market
plunger, if he tDere kidnapped, as
is noU the theory of the po-
lice. As q Department OF Jus
tice agent Cullen became an e.
pert on kidnapping cases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
WILL ROGERS Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Dec 2O-I just had long
talk with mighty well-informed man, Mr. Hutchinson,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20

Hutchinson says England looks US bad boy
who has been out foot, but will sober up change
of his ways, and be better boy for it.
- Copyright 1885, BY Mcknight syndicate> =
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-06
Arnistice Committee
To Convene Tonight
More Floats and Bands Sought for Celebration Satur-
day-Plans Progressing Nicely

The big push to arouse public
interest and to win the support of
more organizations In having delo-
cations, bands or floats In the Ar
mlstice day parade opens tonight.
Tho general committee meeting
will check up on nearly two score
of groups, which have promised TO
be In the line. Meetings of Corporal
Frank Coyle post, American Le-
gion, d. A. v. and the John Barry
Navy and Marine clubs are sched-
ulod for tomorrow evening In the
respective quarters Of the organiga-
lions mentioned.
The get-togother Of the general
committee tonight In city hall will
be q signal for exertlng any pres
sure needed to swing gorups into
line and to make the parade Sat
urday ono Of the largest IN the his
tory OF the city. Major J. William
Carroll will add the finishing
touches to his general parade or
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-06

Many representatives Of the local
Mems bible GLASSES will attend the
annual convention Of the Connect,
cut Federation OF Mems Bible
classes In Danbury, Saturday after.
noon, November 18th, Charles
Doescher of this city IN q member
OF tho committee completing plans
for the sessions. Others include:
Clarence G. Shaffer OF Danbury,
Henry r. Thomas OF Ansonla,
Frank B. E'lorian OF Glastonbury
and A. w. Louks Of bridgeport.
Governor Wilbur l.. Cross will
DO one Of the principal speakers
at the conference.
Indications are that this will be
the best attended convention since
the federation was organised In
Brldgeport October 1875,
The song leader, Harvard Wade
Kinisey OF New York city, Ii con.
nected with the Chinatown mission
In New York, which Tom Noonan
Is IN charge Of.
The Ideal Bible Glass Session.
conducted by the fsveryman's Bible
Glass OF Bridgeport, will be or
great interest. This class observed
their tenth anniversary last Decem-
Der. It was through the Influence
of this class that the Bridgeport
City Federation was formed, and II
also had o great deal to do in spon-
soring he convention which organ.
ICED the Connecticut state Founda-
The Sunday attendance last year
was the highest In tenyears, being
inl the neighbcrhood OF s2b per
Sunday. Charles X. Calhoun, tho
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-06
The AIR CIRCUS IN
MERIDEN SUNDAY
Plans Discussed for the
Event at St Joseph's
Hall Yesterday

Delegates from several cities In
tho state attended o meeting OF the
general committee at st Joseph's
hall yesterday when plans for the
air circus to be held IN Meriden
next Sunday were discussed. DR.
John Stanoslow OF this city is
chairman and Thomas Matas OF
Waterbury Ii vice-chairman OF the
general committees.
According to plans discussed yes
terday, Joseph James, Lithuanian
aviator, will do some stunt flying
and Will carry passengers. A para
chute jumper Will also be included
on the program. The committee
will sponsor the show next sunday
afternoon ct the Meriden airport.
Funds derived from the show Will
be used to dofray expenses for o
Transatlantic hop by James from
New York to Iithuania. This 10 the
same flight that was attempted last
summer by the two two Lithuanian
aviators who were killed when their
plane fell q short distance from
their objective,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-06
BUSINESS In The
POLICE COURT
Young Men Fined for MAX.
ing Disturbance In
Bank Street Tavern

Three participants In a disturb.
anoe In O Bank street tavern were
fined sb and costs by Judaa John
n. MeGrath In city court today.
The trio, Timothy o'Neill, SO, his
brother, Thomas, 20, both OF ais
1ounsbury street and William
Sweeney, 40, Of $40 Bank street.
were charged with taking part In
Arthur Jay, 80, Of Pierpont road
was discharged OF violating the
rules Of the hoad, Judge McGrath
stating the case could be settled
In tho civil courts. Jay was arrest
eddy Patrolman Charles Insolvency.
following n collision between jays
car and another machine on East
Main street and Meridon road.
Joseph Groske, ~, Of 3b Brews-
ter street, charged with intoxioa-
ton ana breach Of the peace was
granted q nolle.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-06
Fence Chalk Line
Slaves Off Satan
Rumanlan Peasants to Take Great Stock In Similar
Simple Precautions

Evil spirits are another problem,
especially those restless ancestors,
who keep returning to see that
everything is all right.
The best way to stop that IL to
call in the village priest. he can
fix II, and 10 glad to do It, because
1t means q nice fee. In fact, thu
spirlt-laying business IL 80 good In
many. parts Of the country that
most OF the inhabitants Of a village
are deeply In debt to the priest,
Priests have ANOTHER good source
II Is o jealousy guarded prerog-
alive. At one time private firms
brought out a Bible edition which
bid fair to undersell the Official
product. There were loud priestly
objections, some instances OF indlg-
nant salesmen being driven from
villages, and finally the gnvornnnent
had to restore peace,