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The Washington times., 1933-08-04
AYERS j. 8. CAN
KILL RACKETS

DUB UQUE, Iowa, Aug. 4
d.N.SO.-The Federal Govern
ment is the agency that can
crush racketeering, terrorism and
crimes of violence, Senator Louis
Murphy of Iowa declared today.
The Senator, a member of the
senatorial committee investigat-
ing rackets and seeking a way
to stop them, issued state
ment here today as the result of
his inquiry into crime conditions
IN Chicago, declaring
Looking at the system of
local government for what it
is, recognizing the fact that the
dependence of officials at the
top must be in thousands of
official agencies reaching down
to the bottom, and that recti-
tude of purpose at the top fire.
quently becomes venality at the
bottom, one is impressed with
tie need Of going outside for
a law enforcement agency that
is beyond the reach Of local
control.
"That agency is the Federal
Government. Its power got
CapOne. 1t will get every man
it goes after. Not the least of
its virtues is its detachment
from local influences"
The Washington times., 1933-08-04

tiOuS ObjectOrs. This is q fight
to bring cOntentment and plenty
back to millions Of American
homes that otherwise face an.
other winter of hunger and
misery.
eve must not fail. We dare
not fail. For God and for cOun-
try, the legion is again on the
march. AS patriots we can do
no less"
The President has made it plair
he is well satisfied with the re
covery news he has received daily
from Washington. He planned tt
devote today largely to rest. He
will spend the weekend swimming
and automobile riding.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
j, 8, IN EARNEST
IN CRIME WAR

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 GNs).-Po-
lice chiefs of the nation were
assured today that the Federal
government is in deadly ear"
nest" in it's new war on gangsters,
kidnapers and criminals.
Joseph B. keenan,, assistant to
the Attorney General of the
United States in charge Of the
campaign against the under
world, outlined the vigorous anti
crime war at the closing meet
ing of the police chiefs conVen-
tion here.
No attempt will be made to
substitute Federal for local law
enforcement, keenan, stated, but
the Government will adhere to
the following lines of action:
First, to enforce vigorously
and relentlessly the Federal
laws, with particular empha-
sis on suppression of the crimes
of kidnapping and other forms
Of threat and violence.
Second, to attempt in a law
full and sound manner to lend
itself as a cO-Ordinating and CO
operative law enforcement
agency in all communities"
The police chiefs in a resolution
pledged their cooperation with
the Federal authorities.
They elected Charles A..
Wheeler, of Bridgeport. Conn.,,
president of the chiefs association
to succeed Alfred Seymour, of
Lansing, Mich. The next conven-
ton will be held in Washington.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
NUDsM DANGEROUS, SAYS DR.. WHITE
Hospital Head Sees
Society Hurt by
Practice

mean that in a vicious sense, but
in the sense Of children, who
love to go without their clothes.
Zone of the chief dangers of
nudism is that it tends to mix
cultures, and you can not do
that too much.
MOdeSty Is Imperiled
"NudiSm tends to negate the
culture of mOdesty and common
decency which the human race
has developed. And we know
that where there are two levels
involved, the lower tends to pull
down the higher, rather than
the higher to elevate the lower.
"If nudistS wish to carry on
their practice, let them carry
it. on in privacy and not seek
to fOiSt their beliefs on Others"
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
DECLARES
BALLOT FRAUD
FOES TRICK
District Attorney Will Open
262 Boxes Before New
Grand Jury Monday

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4
G.NS0.-Ballot boxes in which
discrepancies were found in a
court recount were "tampered
with by my political enemies"
Senator Huey P. "Kingfish" Lo.g
charged today.
Meanwhile, a new grand jury
will be drawn Monday and
District Attorney Eugene Stanley
will ask indictments against IS
election commissioners charging
them with falsifying returns.
Promises Protection
Senator Long declared his
organization had nothing to do
with the selection of the election
commissioners, but promises them
the protection to which they are
entitled" He said:
81 am able to take care Of
myself and my friends, and no
one need fear but what any
election commissioner will have
the proper protection to which
he is entitled"
District Attorney Stanley, tax.
ing a recess until Monday, was
engaged in studying the court re.
count of six ballot boxes which
revealed discrepancies with the
returns made by the commission
erS.
Will Examine All
He plans to open and examine
the entire group of 262 ballot
boxes used in the November refer.
endum on constitutional amend.
ments, which anti-Long forces
charge contain proof of fraud.
Senator Long further declared:
"The surprise of my life is
that these ballots of the uncon-
tested election in November
from the worst precincts show
only 700 difference in major
tiles after the Sullivan crowd
had the open boxes in their
possession for five days and
nights"
The investigation threatens the
political rule Of Louisiana by the
Long forces
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
D. C.. Educator Talks
At Louisville Meet

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. a.
Problems of colored schools were
discussed today by M. Grant Lu-
cas-, of Washington, president of
the Columbian Educational Asso-
citation, at the thirtieth annual
meeting of the National Associa.
ton of Teachers in Colored
Schools.
One of the chief problems, Lu-
cas- pointed out, is not so much to
teach the pupils books as to teach
them the necessity Of self-help to
the end that they may make
themselves self-supporting, up
right, intelligent, loyal American
citizens.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
STAR ROLE SEEN
FOR MOLEY IN
DEBT TALKS
Rift With Hull Minimized in
Capital; Crime Assign
ment Temporary"
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
BY International News Service

Prof. Raymond Moley, the Ad
ministration'S handy man." took
charge of President Roosevelt's
anti-crime drive today as Secre'
tary of State Cordell Hull neared
Hyde Park to make a report to
Mr.. Roosevelt on she record of
the London Economic Conference
Around these two figures, Hull,
the sincere internationalist, and
unrelenting foe of tariffs, and
Moley, the realistic nationalist,
who believes the United States can
recover independently of the rest
Of the world, sWirls world of
speculation these hot August days.
They had differences in London,
and on the basis of these differ
ences those who have always
scoffed at the brain trust" have
filled the Capital with rumors
that Prof. Moley is on the way out
of the Administration, in which
he has played such an important
part.
1M C0VVA VAWA
There is not much truth in
these rumors. Those on the inside
of the Administration know that
Prof. Moley is still very much in
favor with "The Chief" and that
in temporarily switching him from
the international to the domestic
field, President Roosevelt desired
to utilize Moley's peculiar quail
fications where criminology is
concerned.
The taciturn professor is one
Of the best known criminologists
in the country-a fact which
caused much satirical comment in
the London press while the World
Economic Conference m ark e d
time for week awaiting his ar
rival.
The irritation of Secretary Hull
and other members of the delega-
ton over Moley's mission to Lon
don was not due SO much to
Moley's policies or activities as
to the embarrassing position in
which his coming placed them in
London.
For a fortnight prior to Moley's
arrival in London. the confer
ence was in the doldrums with
the British press conducting a
daily assault upon Americas lack
of program and attributing this
to the inability of the American
delegation to function without
the brain trust"
Moley was daily pictured as the
one man who had Mr.. Roosevelt's S
confidence, with the delegates on
the scene being mere puppets, in.
cluding the Secretary of State.
Hull and his colleagues would have
been a little less than human had
they not resented it, for it placed
them in an extremely embarrass,
ing position.
Debt Dickers Due
When Prof. Moley failed to "save
the conference" the American
delegation, including Hull and
Moley, came in for more ribald
comment in foreign qua rters
which contributed to the dissen.
sion and gave rise to rumors of a
definite split between the two.
Moley's temporary change of
assignment to conduct the anti.
crime drive lent support to the
theory he was being removed from
the State Department at the
instance Of Secretary Hull. Those
in a position to know, however,
assert such is not the case.
And the betting on the inside in
Washington is that when the
foreign debt negotiations are
inaugurated here this fall, the
professor again will be at Mr.,
Roosevelt's elbow. For one thing,
he is realistic, and Mr.. Roose.
velt likes realistic people.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
Judge WOOlLs to Hold
No Court This Month

Judge William P. Woolls, Of
the Alexandria Corporation Court,
will hold no August term of the
court, it was stated today by
Elliott F.. Hoffman, clerk.
Several beer defendants await
ing trial probably will have their
cases nolle pressed if the legisla-
ture adopts a beer bill at the
special session.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
COOperdge Industry
Agrees on Pau Code

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 Q.N.SO.-A
wage minimum of 80 cents an
hour and a work week of 40 hours
with provision for a 48-hour
peak for not more than IL weeks
during any six-month period, to-
day had been agreed upon by the
tight cooperage branch of the AS.
sociated Cooperage Industries OF
America.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
Austria 'BrOlUn Book
Hits Ndzi Atrocities

VIENNA, Aug. 4 GN.S).-The
Austrian government today cir
culated a drown book" contain
ing an account of alleged Aus
trian Nazi atrocities and charg-
ing Austrian Brown Shirts were
receiving support from Germany.
Police raided the Nazi secret
headquarters here, arresting seven
persons, ,...-,.,.-,.,..,-,
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
Wealthy Banker, So,
To MQrru Waitress

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4 Q.N.S)
Robert F. Welsh, wealthy head of
o banking firm, and Miss Frances
Sewzuk, 20, the Sandwich shop
waitress, whom he wooed and won
over a lunch counter, today had a
license to wed. Welsh, who is So,
said the ceremony will take place
in several days.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
D. C.. Youths Jailed;
Called Gas Thieves

Two young Westinghouse IS
were sent to Jail for 10 days by
Judge Snow in the AleXand "a
Police Court this morning f)r
stealing gasoline.
They gave their names as Ed
ward Martin, 800 block G S..
S. w., and Ellsworth McOskell, SOC
block D st. S. w.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04
Constance Cummings
Rack From London

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 G.N.S).
Constance Cummings, screen ac-
tress. will arrive here today from
London, accompanied by her hus-
band, Benn Levy, playwright
She is en- route to Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1933-08-04

that the majority of nudists are
childish and naive, saying:
probably the majority Of the
nudists are uncivilized. ] do NOT
Evening star., 1933-12-29

of quantity lots of metal ribs, engine
cowlings, fuselage parts and fitting of
all descriptions, the production of en-
gines, instruments, tires and brakes,
and other parts.
Regulation Studied
Federal officials today began a study
of the manifold problems of regulation
which must be met when thousands Of
small planes begin to crowd the air.
ways and landing fields of the country.
1t was pointed out that the Aero
nautics Branch Of the Department of
Commerce at present Is organized on
a basis of regulating the activities Of
only about 1000 licensed aircraft and
$4,000 licensed civil pilots.
AS the small-plane program takes
shape and production and sales begin,
Commerce Department officials realize,
they must take steps to bring about an
immediate expansion Of the regulatory
forces of the Federal Government or
must undertake a complete revision OF
governmental regulation Of aeronautics
State and local governments also
must begin work at once on problems of
local aviation control. 1t was pointed
out unofficially that if the program de-
velops as it is anticipated it may, the
District of Columbia, for example, may
find itself the home of 500 or more
private airplanes. This will entail a
vast amount of preparatory work on
landing fields. hangar storage space,
repair and service facilities and a
steadily growing amount Of student
pilot instruction work.
Evening star., 1933-12-29
DETAILS DEMANDED
ON U. S. EXPENSES
McCarl Rules Statement
Must Accompany Vouchers
for Emergency Funds.

In a decision obviously designed to
keep a closer check on emergency ex-
penditures, Controller General McCarl
holds that vouchers making payment
from such funds must be accompanied
by supporting statement showing that
the disbursement is a proper one under
the law
The decision was given to the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture following a COM
plant from the director Of the Office
of Personnel and Business Administra-
tion.
The Department Of Agriculture off,
cial had declared that this innovation
was unnecessary, adding that all vouch-
ers from Federal appropriations contain
no other evidence than the title of the
appropriation that the expenses were
incurred for purposes within the appro.
priation. He said the additional certi-
ieation as to legality would be only
perfunctory and that. further. it would
throw an unnecessary burden Of work
on the Forest Service.
THE emergency conservation fund"
he told McCarl, seems to offer no
special temptation to misuse, no special
susceptibility to error in administration
OF expenditure.
In response McCarl said: Ordinarily
the very nature of an expenditure, the
place where the articles are to be deliv-
cred or the services rendered and the
official title of procuring or certifying
officer es shown by voucher will indi-
cate whether the appropriation stated
on the voucher is the proper appro-
priation to be charged herewith
But where as in the case of these
conservation funds emergency funds are
allotted for expenditure by the same
administrative organization-that is, ex-
pending regular appropriations and pos
sibly at the same place and for the same
or similar objects-it becomes necessary
that there be made proper showing
in connection with each item of ex-
penditure charged to the emergency
fund to enable a determination that
the obligation discharged was in fact
incurred incident to carrying out the
purpose for which the funds were made
available"
Evening star., 1933-12-29
FRANCE INCREASES
TAX ON IMPORTS
Heavy Restrictions on Agri-
cultural Products Will A.
feet All Countries.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, December 29-The govern
ment today promulgated a three-ply
trade weapon by tightening import re-
strictions with three quarters OF the
quotas reserved for countries favoring
French exports
Agricultural quotas, as set for the
first three months of 1884, revealed
heavier restrictions on imports, an
extension of the quota system, and the
taxation Of import licenses.
An import license tax of ITS francs
per 220 pounds Of pears and 125 francs
per 220 pounds Of apples was fixed
about $3.50 and 81, respectively.
Lard and other cooking fats were
brought under the quota system, with
lard taxed at 80 francs to each 220
pounds, or about $l,2S.
American Fruits Affected.
This development came on the heels
American imports of fine woods and a
large number of products exempt here
tofore were included in French plans
for extending the import quota system
The move was decided on, it was
said, as a direct outgrowth of the
abolition Of the is per cent surtax on
British imports.
Commenting on the plans made
known last night. importers of Ameri-
can fruit said apples and pears now
brought into France might be exported
again to Germany and England in the
event high import license taxes should
be applied.
The quotas are global. it was an
nounced. the shares Of various coun-
tries to be specified later.
Fruit Quotas Increased.
The apple and pear quota was fixed
at 24,20O tons for the first quarter of
1934-an increase of IL 900 tons over
last quarter and GIT tons over the
first quarter of 1888.
The new cooking fat quotas, by tons,
include: Lard, 1926 suet, 258;
margarines, 2,871: other animal fats,
885; vegetable oils. 6,545; vegetable
fats, 280
The Oil cake quota was set at $4,000
tons
Evening star., 1933-12-29
CATHEDRAL HONORS
WILSON'S BIRTHDAY
Bishop Freeman Offers Prayer and
Pays Tribute to War Presi-
dent at Service.

Washington Cathedral, where Presi-
dent Wilson worshiped and where he
is buried. observed his birthday yester-
day with brief services in Bethlehem
Chapel. Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, offered prayer
and paid tribute to Mr.. Wilson's ideals
and labors for world peace.
wreath of bay leaves tied with
red, white and blue ribbon was placed
on the tomb of his predecessor at the
instance Of President Roosevelt. Lieut.
Col Edwin NJ Watson. military aide,
brought the token from the White
House
Bernard M. Baruch, Mr.. Wilson's
friend and adviser, brought q wreath
Of orchids and chrysanthemums: and
California admirers sent a wreath of
immortelles and native flowers
Roland S. Morris. former AmbaSsa-
dor to Japan. presented a wreath of
laurel in the name of the woodrow Will
son Foundation. He was accompanied
TO the chapel by Miss Eleanor Sayre
and Mr. Francis Bowes Sayre r.,
grandchildren of the wartime President.
Among others present at the service
were Mrs. Charles Simonson, Miss
Esther Oracle Ogden. Mrs. Charles S.
Hamlin. Mrs. Cary T Grayson, Mrs.
Kate Trenholm Abrams, Mrs. j. Fred
erick Essary, Mrs. H. E. C. Bryant, Mrs.
Morris and Norman H. Davis.
Evening star., 1933-12-29
PLANE
PROPOSAL STUDIED
Conference of Industry Ex-
pected Following S5O0,000
P. w. A. Allotment.

Federal officials today began arrang-
ing with the airplane manufacturing
industry a program of light airplane
construction, which is expected to
change the entire trend of aviation
progress
Various Federal aeronautical organ
izations and representatives of the in
dustry probably will be called together
within few days to launch the pro-
gram under an allotment of $500, 900
Of Public Works Administration funds
to the Aeronautics Branch Of the De-
partment Of Commerce yesterday after
noon.
The allotment is to be devoted to de-
velopment of inexpensive, volume pro-
duced airplanes for private flying pur-
poses and it is hoped that production
may reach a. total OF 10000 or more
planes The AeronauticS Branch al
ready has collected list of approx
mately $4,000 prospective purchasers of
such a plane by canvassing the coun-
try's licensed airplane pilots and avia-
ton mechanics.
Price About 500.
While plans for application of the
$500 900 fund have not been worked out,
it is expected large part or all of it
will be applied to setting up facilities
for the quantity production of small air
planes designed to sell at approximately
$500 each.
The actual manufacturing processes
will be carried on by private industry,
with cooperation of the Government.
1t is not unlikely the automobile manu-
featuring industry will be called into
the picture to assist the aviation IN
dustry or that a combination of the
aviation and automotive industries viii!
be effected for quantity production of
the airplanes. There never has been
quantity production of aircraft, it was
pointed out, while the quantity produc-
tion of automobiles has reached a
higher development than almost any
other similar industry can show.
Many processes of quantity airplane
production will be similar to those in
the automobile production felG and
could be carried on in the automobile
plants, 1t was pointed out. These
processes would include the stamping
Evening star., 1933-12-29

tions the delegates were about evenly
divided on the desirability Of faculty
censorship and Of the handling Of ma
tional and international news by COL
lege papers.
Thomas Addresses Group.
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma
in an address before the federation
last night. said the United States may
be a year or more returning to gold
standard He said this country should
not go back to the gold standard be-
fore Great Britain does So
Late yesterday afternoon a special
session for the promotion of friend
ship between college students of the
United States and Latin America was
held in the Pan-American Building.
There were addresses by DR.. Ricardo
Alfaro, Minister from Panama; DR..
Esteban Gil Borges assistant director
of the Pan-American Union: Cyril
Wynne, head of the State Departments
division Of research and publications;
Robert Marcus. an American Univer-
sity student, who is chairman of the
convention, and Ramon Marchante, >ep-
resenting Latin American students.
Evening star., 1933-12-29
ROOSEVELT SPEECH
GETS BIG REACTION
Nations Told Plainly Why
U. S. Has Returned to
Policy of Isolation.

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1933-12-29
SEEN
LACKING FOR YOUTH
Editor of N. {. A. Journal
BIames Breakdown of
Economic System.

The gates Of opportunity are closed to
American youth. Dr. Joy Elmer Morgan.
editor of the Journal of the National
Education Association, told the National
Student Federation Of America, in ses-
sion today at American University.
Discussing the economic and social
crisis facing the youth Of this country,
Dr. Morgan said that unless something
is done to afford young people opportu-
nifty for development In economic and
political fields, the coming generation
will develop an attitude Of bitterness to-
ward society He said there were 3000.-
600 young people in the United States
for whom there are neither jobs nor
schools
For most of these youths he de-
clared, there does not exist even a toe
hold by which they can climb the path
way of life"
The present economic breakdown is
not failure Of men, but the failure Of
an entire system, DR.. Morgan said. and
youth must play the leading role in the
building up of new social order.
Schools for Recovery.
The instrument of recovery, he as
serted. is the schools He condemned
the movement to abolish free high
schools and said that If this were done
it would mark a turning point toward
establishment of caste system In
America.
After DR.. Morgan's address the $50
delegates adjourned into two discussion
groups, one for consideration of fra
ternity and non-fraternity relations,
and the other for discussion OF college
publications.
In the fraternity and non-fraternity
group, the concenSus was that scholastic
averages among fraternity men and
sorority women is higher than the aver
ago for the general student body. A
dissenting voice, however, came from
student Of the University of Colorado,
who said fraternity men there were
Door students.
In the discussion group on publica-
Evening star., 1933-12-29
SLAYER'S APPEAL DENIED

Life Imprisonment Sentence Of
Oregon Man Stands.
SALEM, Oreg., December 29 P).-
The Oregon Supreme Court yesterday
denied the appeal of Llewellyn A.
Banks from second degree murder
conviction and a sentence to life i'm
prisonment for the Staying at Medford
last March 16 of Constable George
Prescott
Banks, former editor and orchard
ist of Medford, shot and killed Pres
colt when the officer went to his resi-
dence with warrant for Banks ar
rest on a ballot-theft charge Banks
insisted he shot in defense of his home
The shooting climaxed months of fac
tional strife in Jackson County.
Evening star., 1933-12-29

of the Economists National Committee
on Monetary Policy. "A definite policy
of return to the gold standard should
be adopted Immediately.
Announcement of the adoption of
this policy would tend to dissipate the
widespread fear of imitation and reduce
the financial Generalization now re-
tarding recovery"
On the committee are DR.. O. M w
Sprague of Harvard, who recently split
with the administration over its poll
cies; DR.. Edwin w Kemmerer of
Princeton, internationally known for
his work in reorganizing finances of
nations: Dr. Ray B. Westerfield of Yale,
and IA others.
Evening star., 1933-12-29
Retiring Worker Honored.

Mrs. Nellie T. Halleck, 2221 Hall
place. was presented with handbag
and floor lamp by fellow workers in
the disbursing department, Veterans
Administration, at luncheon and cere-
monies which marked her retirement
after Is years service She is the
widow of Capt. Walter F. Halleck,
Evening star., 1933-12-29

Locusts Threaten Crops.
Locusts are threatening heavy dam
age to crops in Argentina.