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Evening star., 1933-08-27
DES MONIES PLANS N. Ri
BUSINESS PARADE AUG. %
March Seen as "Kick- off" in Con-
sumner Campaign to Enlist
Blue Eagle Support.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DES MONIES. Iowa, August GA
large parade will be held in the Des
Moines business district Tuesday to Gel
ebrate virtually unanimous co-opera-
ton Of local businesses with N r. A.
The parade also will be the kick
of In the N. r A. consumer cam
paign" to be conducted through q
house house canvass In the city
The consumer campaign" will point
out to housewives and others that
N. r. A. will certainly fail unless con-
sumers do their part.
County N. r. A. organizations were
completed in practically every county
in the State last week.
1T Is the boards desire and hope to
make Iowa the best organized N R. A.
State in the Union" J. ]. Hughes,
chairman of the Iowa Recovery Board.
declared Wednesday when reporting
progress.
Harry Shaw of Waterloo. secretary of
the board, said it was planned to or
ganize an extensive information bu-
reau and Q speakers bureau to supply
well informed speakers to communities
wishing to hold N. r. A meetings.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
New MEXICO EXPECTED
TO JOIN WET STATES
Vote on Repeal VIII Be Held Sep
tember 1o-Grant County Has
Already Joined Ranks.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SANTA FE, N. Mex. August 26.-
New Mexico Is expected to Join the
ranks Of the wet States September 10.
The only indication 50 far Is Grant
County's vote on local option, the first
county to vote. 1t went wet August is
by l,507 to 128
Two prohibition questions are to be
submitted in all of the counties Sep
tember 10, three1n some. The first is
the election Of delegates to q State
constitutional convention to act on the
eighteenth amendment; the second, re-
peal Of the States bone dry" provision,
Article % Of the State constitution.
A liquor control law was passed by
the 1888 Legislature, to become effective
upon repeal Of Article % in so far as
the sale of beer and light wines Is con-
cerned; upon the repeal Of the eight
zenith amendment In so far as the sale
of sterner stuff is concerned. It Is known
as the Lane law, having been intro
duced by Miss Nancy Lane. daughter
of the late Franklin <. Lane.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Witnesses Guarded,
I3 Are Indicted II,
Urschel Kidnapping
Oklahoma City's Federal
Building Resembles
Armed Camp.
BY WALTER M. HARRISON.

BY WALTER NJ HARRISON.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, August 26.
Oklahoma City's great Federal build
ing resembled an armed camp this week
while the Government pushed through
13 indictments against the principals
in the Charles F. Urschel kidnapping
case. Armed guards surrounded every
witness as he came and went from the
court room to his automobile. guards
were kept with each witness through
out the proceedings. Automobiles ac-
companying witnesses on their trips
through the city bristled with machine
guns.
Joseph B. Kennan, Assistant United
States Attorney General, accompanied
by his aides, left Oklahoma City Thurs
day for Dallas to arrange for the trans
fer of Harvey Bailey, head Of the kid
naping ring, and the four Shannons.
The Government expects the trials to
begin In Oklahoma City not later than
September l and to continue until the
last person indicted has faced a Federal
jury.
A street railway strike was averted in
Oklahoma City this week when the
Oklahoma Railways Co. agreed to sign
the Presidents code, recognize q union
and cut hours of labor.
Rains continued general all over the
State. aiding materially the boil weevil,
who likes to work in damp cotton dur
ing the latter part of August. Only ex-
pensive boil weevil damage will prevent
Oklahoma from growing more cotton
than last year. In spite of the acreage
plowed up to get the Government
money.
Harry Hopkins. President Roosevelt's
No. Federal relief man, visited Okla
homa City for few hours this week
and put the great seal Of approval upon
the organization and administration Of
Gov. Murray. His o. K. followed the
Endorsement of Aubrey. Williams, a
Federal lieutenant who has been In the
State checking up criticisms of Mur-
rays extravaganza and political manipu-
lation of the Federal help.
Gov. Murray put A. L. Beckett, de-
posed head Of the State School Land
Department, In charge Of Fedesal rs-
lief. The Washington men have Qp-
proved his appointment and "AlAlfa
Bill" seems to be safely h tne saddle
for another hitch.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
FISCALPROBLEM ATTACKED
BY LOUISIANA OFFICIALS
s.. 900, 600 Default in Interest and Princi-
pal Oh Bonds of States Subdivisions
Shown i'm Tax Report.

vestigators Should q special session
be called in response to the commits
sion 81 request 1t would be possible for
the Legislature to consider prohibition
repeal at the time It has before 1t the
recommendations Of the tax reform
commission.
Recommendations made by the COM
mission during the last week include the
following changes:
l. An amendment to the constitution
to prevent the overlapping of districts
and subdivisions to double the amount
of taxes which normally would be voted.
2. Legislation requiring that informa-
tion concerning Indebtedness Of the
various subdivisions, and as to the spe-
cial and local taxes to be kept up to
date at all times, in order that the pub
lie may safeguard itself against excess
sive burdens.
3. Creation Of Q Louisiana special
tax beard out Of present State officials,
to pass on proposed increases in taxes.
requiring q vote Of two-thirds to pass
any special tax not approved by the
board. with simple majority being
sufficient with approval Of the board.
4. An amendment to the constitution
limiting the bonded indebtedness for
all purposes to rs per cent of the valua-
ton Of the real and tmmovable prop
erty valuation.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Three Thousand Boys
and Girls Taken to
SPECIAL Camps
FOOD AND MILK
PROVIDED GROUPS
State and Rotary Clubs Sup
ply Needed Funds for
i Encampment.
BY b. n. DORNER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, August
IS While the State officials are both
ering their heads about finding EN-
ployment for the heads Of their FAM
lilies, a new deal has been provided for
underprivileged and undernourished
children. Before September l, ap-
proximately 5000 boys and girls between
the ages Of and IA years will have
spent two weeks in q military" camp
and shall have partaken Of plenty Of
milk and food and shall have been
taught many things they never dreamed
of before.
When the National Guard troops
from the southern counties marched
out of Camp Conley. near Point
Pleasant, Mason County, a few days
ago, 500 girls from 80 counties rode in
and took possession under the super
vision Of Mai. Francis w. Turner, head
Of the State Welfare Department. Many
Of the children came from isolated min
| ing sections. They arrived in county
school buses. While at Camp Conley
! they consumed 300 gallons OF milk daily
and ate the best food that the farms in
the surrounding counties could produce.
Following the girls at the camp were
as many boys Of the same ages, and they
were treated similarly.
Another camp for the children in the
northern counties has been arranged,
to be held at Camp Dawson, near King
wood, Preston County.
| Mai. Turner explaind that only the
supervisors at the camps, were paid by
| r. F. G. funds, and they were persons
who already were on relief pay rolls.
Funds for the milk and food were pro-
vided by the State and the Rotary
Clubs provided the play equipment.
The camp idea Is new and was
originated by Mai. Turner, who hopes
to make 1t q permanent affair each
Summer
West Virginia, Is . State. hss been
slow to assirnilate the meaning Of
N. R. A. but developments Of this
week indicate that from now on 1t will
do its part.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Protest Code
White Woykmeu Of South
Show Signs Of Opposing
Differentiala
BY J. F. BOTHERNEH1.

D. F. ~ 4A1nAST1AS8s
Special Dispatch to The Star.
IN BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August 26.-
d The white workman Of the
South shows signs Of rebeMng
against the wage differentials being
Aeluded IN codes adopted under the
National Recovery Administration.
This attitude became manifest this
week when protests were made by EN-
sployes Of steel plants IN Alabama
against the minimum wage scale set
10 10 the steel code approved BY
sGeu. Hugh johnson and President
Roosevelt last Saturday, August 10.
S1lMs minimum wage is 20 cents an
Ai0lr In the Pittsburgh and Chicago
districts, 80 cents at Buffalo as COM
pared to n cents in the Birmingham
field and only rs cents in GadSden and
Anniston, other industrial cities OF
Alabama.
This differential is unnecessarily
large and reflection upon the white
workman whose work ranks with those
in similar work in other sections, ac-
cording to resolutions adopted by one
group of steel employees here. The aver
age low production per man, attributed
to use OF colored labor, should not
Ltu1tdtS aSaiiist tAe wiiAsc wa ANAL,
1t is argued.
On the other hand, the fight put
up by Alabama steel leaders for the
wage differential has been hailed as
saving the steel industry in the Southl
Hugh Morrow. president Of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel & Iron Co., who rep
resented Southern steel companies be-
fore the N. R. A.. declared that any
increase Of the wage minimum in the
South would have meant virtual eX-
tiuction of the industry in this Sec
ton of the country.
Compared with wages in 1929, Mr.
Morrow declared the new scale rep
resented an increase for the South
as contrasted with a decrease for
Pittsburgh and other sections. The
1929 minimum wage for Pittsburgh, he
said. was A. cents an hour and for
Alabama "a cents.
There Is also an undercurrent Of
talk in other industries that the wage
differential is unfair to the Southern
worker in view of the fact that liv-
ing costs do not show correspond
ing spread between this section and
the rest of the Nation.
For the most part, however, these
complaints against working out of the
codes are but minor tones in the chorus
Of hope with which the national re-
Alabama. While some $50 complaints
have been reported to tthe local ad-
visory committees. this number is
small compared with the nearly $4,000
employers that have signed general or
special codes in the State and ap-
parently are making honest efforts to
abide BY them, ..--
Evening star., 1933-08-27
North Carohna's Revenue
Department Is Under
Changed Personnel.
BY ROBERT E. WILLIAMS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH, N c.. August 26.-First
months collections under North Caro-
plina's per cent general sales tax, the
fhighest in the country, have been dis
appointingly low, but public attention
has been centered more upon the in
ternal situation in the department than
upon the collections, as important as
they are for the maintenance of the
States newly balanced budget.
A week ago the situation in the reve-
nue. department. where numerous
changes In personnel are reported to be
In Prospect. was matched by q similar
tstustion In che highway and public
works commission, formed from q
emefger Of the highway commission and
the State prison However. that situa-
fion, which was for a while the more
acute Of the two, has sabsided and few
further changes are looked for m that
/ quarter.
Gov. }. G. 3. Ehrinshaus, after con-
sidering the matter for five months, re-
appointed the two most important ap-
pofntees Of the administration Of for
mer Gov. O. Max Gardner, Revenue
Commissioner A. J. Maxwell and E. B.
Jeffress, chairman Of the highway COM
mission. In the campaign Gov. Ehring-
haus was supported valiantly by Mr..
Jeffress and his appointment was taken
for granted until the action Of the
Eegislatire in consolidating the two de-
partmefts when q sharp contest de-
Vefoped.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
PROVIDENCE IS WARNED
TOeURTAIL EXPENDITURES
Statement BY Taxpayer Group
Brings Reply From City omoials
Economy Will Be Affected.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROVIDENCE, August 26.-A warn
ing to curtail expenditures, accom-
panied by an assertion that the city's
debt burden is too heavy and that
borrowing should be curtailed, was is
sued to the city government Of Provi-
dence by the Providence Governmental
Research Bureau, which Is financed
by a small group Of the biggest tax
payers. High real estate valuations
were criticized.
It brought q reply from the mayor
and other officials that every possible
economy will be effected, and subse-
quently an indication from City Hall
that the tax rate, at least, which is
$24.50 per 81 900 Of assessed valuation,
will not be increased. Although the
adoption of . balanced budget has
been announced at the beginning Of
each fiscal year. for the past two years,
1t has yet to be attained.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
POLITICS AND RECOVERY
South Carolina Feels the
Pinch Of Codes on
Smaller Employers.
BY FITZ HUGH McMASTER.

A1AS1'A<AS
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. August 26,-
There is a great deal Of whoopla in the
newspapers, and a widespread desire on
the part of the people not only to back
Democratic President, but also SIN
cerely to aid the country to put an END
10 the depression and to bring back
prosperity, but the way Is uncertain,
and among many employers there Is
CONSERVATION at the proposed enforce
ment of the codes in various lines.
Among the smaller. employers in various
lines where the employer has been
drawing very little more, and some
times less, than employees, and with
little or no reserves to draw upon,
there appears the option between nom
compliance and going out Of business.
Reports come from small lumber men
employing IL to 16 men OF proposals
to close down upon the enforcement OF
the code, and even with the larger busi-
ness concerns In other lines the pros
pect Is said to be most threatening.
In cotton milling. with the processing
tax now in force, with goods piling up
and small sales. what the future holds
is by no means encouraging. In this
and In other lines there seems to be
the determination to try out to the
limit, in the hope that increased wages
will so increase purchasing power that
sales will commence and the present
threats dispelled. But it is the fact
that fear possesses the hearts Of many,
both large and small.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
KENTUCKY REPEAL
BALLOT ASSURED
s Governors Threat to Use Bio
Stick IN Tax. Fight
Causes Storm.
BY HARRY BROOM.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE. KY, August 26.-Ken-
lucky voters are certain to ballot on
repeal this year, even the drys with
drawing their opposition to a referen-
dunn. While the Legislature has not
yet approved the submission, it is GER
tain to do so.
Constitutional Amendment Commit
tees in the House and Senate have
approved bills for q repeal convention
to be held December II, the delegates
to be elected from the state -at-large
November T. The Senate bill provides
for IS delegates; the House for 18,
two to be nominated from each Of nine
congressional districts by petitions
signed by 1000 or more voters.
Dry leaders fought hard to elect, as
well as nominate from districts. but
lost In committee and their only chance
to accomplish this now is on the floor
when the bills are debated. The repeal
forces opposed election by districts on
the ground the State Is unfairly ap-
portioned as between rural and urban
legislators, which they said gives an
undue weight to the voice Of the
sparcely populated sections.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
DRY FIGHT PLANNED
BY METHODIST BISHOP
Edward Holt Hughes to Make
Eight Speeches in Vermont
Against Wet Cause.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opSelaI OlSpatCn 10 Inc star.
BURLINGTON, VT, August 26.-The
appearance of Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes OF Washington, senior bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
one of the country's leading drys, in
this State next week for a series OF
eight addresses will mark the high
point in the struggle of the drys to
swing the vote of the Vermont electo-
rate the day after Labor day.
Under the direction of the Vermont
Anti-Saloon League. with headquarters
In this city, committees to bring out the
dry vote have been formed in different
parts of the State. Thousands of
pieces of literature urging the people to
vote against repeal have been dis
tributed.
While the drys are actively at work
little is being heard from the vets. who
seem to be satisfied that Vermont will
fall into line with all other States that
have already voted and without any
campaigning.
Evening star., 1933-08-27

\ HW ORLEANS, La, August 20
n Louisiana is taking stock OF
its fiscal affairs, with a par
tial report by the Louisiana
Tax Reform Commission, Gre
ated by the Legislature in
1882, as the basis for its study.
The partial report shows that ap-
proximately 100000 interest anC
principal on bonds of Louisiana Subdi-
visions are in default. as of January
or July /, and recommends that some
of the local bond issues be taken over
by the State and that legislation be
enacted imposing further limitations or
the issuance of local securities.
Total Indebtedness Of the State and
it's subdivisions, excluding all munich
palities other than New Orleans. Is
listed by the report at S307 $50. .203 20
This Indebtedness totals approximately
$3.50 for every man, woman and child
In the State.
New Orleans City Debt
The report asserts that S13e,1l6, ,46C
Of the debt Is in State bonds. $50 ,664,
900 is the debt of the city OF New Or
leans (Which is synonymous with the
parish of Orleans, State subdivision)
S87,161, ,67446 is the debt of the various
parishes and subdivisions Of parishes
and s25, ,038, ,068 Sc is the debt Of the
States levee boards.
Release Of the report, signed by four
Of the five members OF the tax reform
group, who also are members OF the
Legislature. was said by the majority
members to have been opposed BY Sen
ator Huey P. Long, who is head OF the
political organization. of which Gov. O
<. Allen is member.
Members Of the commission said they
expect to release another partial report
soon, showing condition OF school
finances in the State and calling for q
special session of the Legislature to
adopt recommendations Of the tax IN
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Empire State Group
Studies Leisure
Under N.R.A. Scale
Grover Whoken Says City
WI Be Used as a
Testing Ground.
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CONTINUED From First Page)
businesses In the city and q total Of
more than 235 600 In this N. r. A.
district have been granted the Blue
Eagle, it can readily be seen that re-
employment has been extensive in this
area. This conclusion was supported
by a survey made by Edward C.
Rybich, Of the Department Of Public
Welfare's free employment agency,
which showed that IN "a industries
examined 81 reported gain in sales
and production over the previous week,
26 no change and only l loss.
Additional thousands Of men will be
employed as a result Of the action OF
the Federal Public Works Oommis-
sion in making available to the city
S44. 200 900 for the construction Of the
Borough Bridge. 1t is believed
that the work on the main span, con-
Meeting Manhattan, the Bronx and
Queens, Will start within 30 days, be-
cause plans for the gigantic structure
already are complete. The Govern
ment's offer is an outright grant Of
$7,20O0OO and Q loan Of $37,000,0 900
which must be amortized In 20 years.
The plan Of the Tri-Borough Bridge
Authority Is to charge 25-cent toll
for each vehicle passing over the
bridge. and George Gordon Battle,
chairman Of the authority, Is of the
opinion that the entire loan can be
paid In this manner.
Order Lowers Power Rates.
The Public Service Commission issued
an order this week for five concerns
supplying this city with electricity to
reduce their rates per cent on Sep
tember for q period Of one year. This
will result in q saving to the con-
sumers estimated at total of $8,-
100000. The Westchester Lyhtin Co.
is to slice its rates 8 per cent during
the same period. The reductions were
ordered after 1t had been brought out
In hearings before the commission that
most of the electric light companies
during the depression years built up
large surpluses, increased their earnings,
declared large dividends and paid
higher salaries than ever before to some
executives. Off1cials Of these utilities
have announced that they would fight
the order and they have contended
that the commission has exceeded its
powers. All Of the concerns affected
are controlled directly or indirectly by
the Consolidated Gas Go.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
Political History
May Be Repeated
In Tennessee Race
Republicans Seek to Un9,
Drys as Dem ocrats
Prepare Opposition.
BY THOMAS FAUNTLEROY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. August 26.-WHh
two United States Senators. Cover
nor and a Legislature to be CHOSEN
next year, the political leaders are al
ready casting about IN Tennessee try,
ing to determine which way the Wlno
Is blowing. The Republican State Or
ganization Is quietly undertaking 10
unity all drys with the idea OF making
a campaign for the preservation oI Ine
State 'bone-dry laws. The regular
Democrats are preparing to meet the
issue.
Old political observers are wondering
whether the political history OF 1910
will be repeated.
In that campaign, which followed the
enactment of the Statewide bone-dry
law by the Legislature, the regular
Democracy led by Senator Robert l..
Taylor. went down to defeat at the
hands of fusion ticket Of dry Demo-
lcrats and Republicans. The victory OF
cthe fusionists was repeated two years
ter when Benton McMillin was de-
eated, and when Taft and Roose-
velt divided the Republican vote IN
Tennessee.
The Democrats have been put on
their guard next year by the narrow
squeeze they had last month in the
Statewide referendum on the repeal OF
the eighteenth amendment. The re-
peal majority finally settled down to
$500 out of total vote Of around
25 900. In the Republican sections Of
East Tennessee, the amendment was
supported by old-time Republican ma
| jorities, and If it had not been for q
| tremendous outpouring of repeal Demo-
Gratis in Memphis and Nashville, Ten
nessee would have been the first State
to refuse its assent to the repeal CAM
paign.
Unopposed for Senate
Tennessee Democrats realize, also,
that they must go into the campaign
next Summer and uphold the national
administration. This means the nomi-
nation of the two Senators. Senator
McKellar comes up for his fourth
term. and Senator Bachman will be up
for the four-year unexpired term va
Gated by Cordell Hull. So far, neither
of the Senators has any opposition.
Although Tennessee has had three Re-
publican Governors since the carpet
bag days, the State has never elected
Republican to the Senate. Newell
Sanders served q short while in 1912,
but it was by appointment from a Re
J publican Governor.
Evening star., 1933-08-27
LUE GIN GONG ORANGES
READY FOR HARVESTING
Florida Fruit Produced by Chinese
Grower 80 Years Ago Is Real
n. r. A. Performer.

been obliged to leave out of the budget
number Of things that had been ten
tatively planned for construction and
improvement in utilities and various
other city activities.
Evening star., 1933-08-27

Special Dispatch to The Star
\ I HW ORLEANS, La, August 26.
n Louisiana is taking stock OF
its fiscal affairs, with par
" tial report by the Louisiana