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Evening star., 1933-12-24
STORES IN INDIANA
REPORT LARGE SALES
c. W. A. Program Employs 100,-
600 Persons, With Pay Roll
of 100000.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December %.
A more cheerful atmosphere per-
vaded Indiana this Christmas season
than at any time during the last three
years.
With thousands of persons hereto
checks, stores throughout the State re-
ported unprecedented Christmas shop
ping. One the Of the largest depart
ment stores in Indianapolis last Satur-
day turned the largest volume of busi-
ness in fve-year period. All through
the week merchants augmented their
seles forces to handle the constantly
increasing crowds of buyers.
Nearly 100000 persons were on c.
w. A. work and the weekly pay roll
amounted to s1,800,00o. In addition
to that the State highway commission
had found jobs for an additional 26,-
600 persons, with a weekly pay roll Of
100000.
Although an absolute check cannot
be made yet, William Book, director of
the State welfare department, estimates
that the number of those on relief rolls
has dropped from peak of 10000 on
November Is to less than $4,000 now
One of the anomalies of the situation
noticed by him, however. is that de-
mands for poor relief have increased
under a mistaken impression that a
person must be in want before he can
obtain a c.. w. A. job.
Another indicator of better days is
found in the Indianapolis bank clear
ings, which rose from $8,458, 900 on
December 2 to $l0,053,000 on December
iS. This was In contrast 10 1892, when
in the week before Christmas bank
Evening star., 1933-12-24
COLORADO MARKS TIME
Extra Session of Legislature Fails Enact Revenue Raising
Laws and Unrest of JobIess Is
Increasing.

a general sales tax, leaders of that body
introduced and passed measure in
creaSing the gasoline tax from 4 to 5
cents per gallon. The Senate, anxious
to adjourn over the Christmas holidays,
has failed to take action on this
measure. Some members of the House,
tncensed over lack of leadership and
failure to devise some means of meeting
the States pledges to the Federal Gov
ernment to pass legislation that will in
sure a substantial Federal loan, are ex-
pected to attempt an adjournment for
at least two weeks.
Gov. johnson has declared that un-
rest is growing increasingly menacing
throughout the State because of failure
to enact relief legislation.
The 1-eent additional gasoline tax,
passed by the House, would provide,
according to its sponsors, a total of
S4,000,000. The tax would be pledged
as loan for this amount from the
Federal Government-$2,50 ,500000 to be
used for a work relief program, and
100000 for direct relief. The loan
with interest would be repaid over a
period of 10 years.
Third Session May Be Called.
Even while the legislators were en-
meshed in a serious tangle on revenue
measures, much talk pervaded both
chambers over determined efforts to
secure revision of the States liquor reg
ulatory laws. An attempt may be made
to have the so-called Grant liquor
control bill brought before the current
extra session, on the ground that II Is
revenue-raising. II unsuccessful IA this.
advocates of q change will demand q
third extraordinary session Immediately
Evening star., 1933-12-24
MOSQUITO CLEANUP
ENGAGES DELAWARE
C. C. C.. Project Supplants Usual
Forest Work-Will Be Con-
tinued Permanently.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, December 23.-
Aside from the jobs being created, Del
aware expects to derive another bene-
fit from the Federal assistance to
the States relief program. It lies in
the program of mosquito elimination
now getting under way with the assist
ance of two companies from the Civil
ian Conservation Corps. Lacking any
Sizable forest tract in which the c.
c. C.. might operate, Delaware urged
that C. c. C. work should center in
mosquito control.
The chief task of the civilian army
will be draining marshes throughout
the State, particularly in the southern
portion, and establishing permanent
drainage bitches. This task is expected
to be completed this Winter.
The State, in addition to this much
demanded work, expects to benefit by
the spending of approximately 1000, 900
for food for the conservation workers,
supplies and the workers own personal
expenditures. The State itself is also
expending large sum in cooperation
with the Federal Government.
This week Gov. C. Douglass Buck
named the State commission which will
have supervision of the mosquito under
taking, which, when it has once been
established. will be maintained per-
manently by the State. Members of
the board are: Harry L. Cannon,
Bridgeville; Mrs. H. B. Thompson,
Greenville: Frank M. Jones, George
town; R. G. Beckett, Dover; L. A.
Stearns, Newark Wilbur 8. Corkran,
Reroboth, had previously been named
director Of the work.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
VIRGINIA TO HAVE
LIVELY ASSEMBLY
Main Fight Of Legislators Will
Likely Be Over
Taxation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, December 23.-
Virginia's General Assembly session,
which gets under way next month, is
expected to be the ivest gathering of
the States legislators to be seen here
in many a day. The main fight will
likely be on taxation.
Despite economies put into effect by
Gov. Pollard the States expenditures
for maintenance and operation are on
the increase, while its revenues continue
to decline. This does not mean that
business conditions are not better, as it
takes fully IL months for business
upturn to he reflected in the States
finances. The report for the first quar-
ter of the present fiscal year shows that
despite a decrease of 279,902.19 in ex-
penditures for capital outlays the States
total expenditures, compared with the
first quarter of the last fiscal year, have
increased 1896, ,88007. At the same time
the report shows that the total of
State revenues has decreased S46o ,e4e 81
The financial condition of Virginia. IS
government is far better than that of
most Of the other States in the Union,
but Il e admitted that drastic steps
must be taken to get the common
wealth's budget balanced once more.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
TOBACCO HOLIDAY
FINDS APPROVAL
Kentucky Governors Sales
Edict Spreads to Six
Other States.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December 23.-
Kentucky lit a fire that ignited respon-
Sive tinder in six States when Gov.
Ruby Laffoon proclaimed a sales holi-
day in the tobacco markets because of
low prices being paid growers. Ten
neSSee, which had been eager for Ken
lucky to take the lead, followed suit at
once. Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and some
houses in Asheville, N. c., also with
drew the weed from the market.
Although popularly termed a proc
lanation, Gov Laffoons document is a
respectful request" to looSe-leaf ware
houses to close their doors. There Is
no legal sanction for a proclamation.
Il have been besieged by both sides on
this question" the Governor said. "Of
course, I have no authority under the
law to call holiday" He pointed out
that warehouse men are not obliged to
comply with his request, but they
promptly needed it in Difference to the
overwhelming sentiment among the
farmers. At the end of the week not
Kentucky floor was selling.
Gov. Laffoon took a realistic view of
the situation. Prices, he believes, are
a matter for the Federal Government
to solve. If they go up before the
warehouses reopen" he remarked, II
shall be praised. If they go down I
shall be severely criticized. So you see
the Governor is in precarious situa-
ton"
The Governors request is limited TO
such time as the A. A. A. requires to
sign growers to acreage reduction agree
ments. In the meantime warehouse
men are making cash advances to farm
erS whose crops have been delivered
to tide them over the holiday season.
Immediate steps to sign growers to
acreage agreements were taken at meet
ings held in Frankfort, Paris and Hop
knsville. The Frankfort meeting at
tracted growers and public officials
from other States, including Gov. Hill
McAllister, Tennessee; o. E. Van
Cleave, Tennessee commissioner Of ag-
riculture; United States Senator Alben
w. Barkley and Representative Virgil
CHAPMAN,
Evening star., 1933-12-24
BY J. ]. MULLEN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER, December 23.-The Col
orado Legislature, in its second extra
session, limped along today without ac-
complishment Of any revenue-raising
legislation, and under the shadow OF a
scandal of asserted padding OF travel
expense for many of its members.
Begged down in a muddle OF inde-
cision and non-action, the situation has
become sufficiently serious to precipitate
a warning from Harry L. Hopkins, Fed
eral relief administrator, that Colorado
would be cut off from Federal relief
after January unless the State does
its part
Regarding our desire to cooperate
with Colorado Hopkins telegraphed
Gov. E. c. johnson, I'VE must request
that Colorado also cooperate by match
ing Federal funds up to its ability.
One-third of the unemployed In Colorado
have been taken care of by direct re-
lief. The Legislature up to this time
has done nothing.
"It is not my intention to grant
further funds after January ! unless
Colorado does its part"
low, Democratic floor leader Of the
House, admonished the legislators:
There are going to be thousands
starving unless this State does It's part
Senate Fails to Act.
When the Lower House defeated
proposals for q tax on cigarettes and
Evening star., 1933-12-24
WEST VIRCINIA'S SENATE
STIRRED BY FISTIC ROW
Week of Disagreement Is Brought to Climax in
Physical Encounter-Senator's AssaIant
Is Committed to Jail.

County Jail to stay until the Legislature
adjournS sine die.
While the majority Senators were
stay at their homes over Christmas,
leaving a minority to hold perfunctory
sessions at three-day intervals, it was
whispered about the legislative corridors
that the conservatives in control were
seeking to delay measures which were
being sent over by the liberals in the
House of Delegates. Guided by this
sentiment, the liberals in the Senate,
prompted the move which caused the
absentees to return and eliminated in
the Morris-Henderson episode.
The citizens OF West Virginia are ap-
preaching the new year as one taking a
tax-limited joy-ride which is soon to
end. They are aware that certain
things are bound to happen, including
the raising of a large amount of reve-
nue. to meet an emergency and a tense
situation.
State Given Warning.
Ringing in their ears at this time are
the words of Howard o. Hunter, field
representative of the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration, who a
week ago told joint session Of the
legislative bodies that while, within the
last II months the administration had
contributed S18,o00,o00 to relieve the
States unemployed and destitute, the
State itself had shown no disposition to
contribute anything; that the admins
tration was growing tired of the do
nothing policy and unless its Legisla-
ture made up its mind to contribute at
least a third the Federal Government
would withdraw its entire support Mr.
Hunter showed that during last Winter
Spring and Summer one out of every
three persons in West Virginia was
living on the Federal Government, but
the ratio had been changed recently to
one out of every four, because the Pub
lie Works Administration had placed
10000 persons in jobs.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
Ultra Conservative
Pennsylvania COP.
Going Progressive
New Deal, Republican
Defeats and Democratic
Fears Cause AbOut.Face.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
HARRISBURGH, Pa, December o.
Pennsylvania Legislature, for years
dominated by an ultra-conservative
Republican organization, has reversed
the stand it took eight months ago in
regular session upon a number Of i'm
portant progressive issues.
Influence of the new deal" at Wash
ington, Republican defeats in last
months elections, fear Of Democratic
success in the 1894 State campaign, and
the Democratic program of liberal
legislation combined to accomplish the
about face.
Bar Child Labor.
Both houses voted this week to ratify
the child labor amendment to the
Federal Constitution. The Senate. by
margin Of one vote, saved the resolution
by defeating a motion to recomnlit. The
House suspended rules and discharged
committee to force action on the same
measure. Half decade ago Pennsyl-
vsnia rejected the same amendment
decisively, but since then some textiIe
manufacturers who opposed It at that
congressional action on child labor
regulation as the only means Of re-
ducing competition with Southern
States.
BY virtually unanimous votes both
houses adopted a plan of old age
assistance. That achievement is little
short of legislative revolution IN this
State. In the past such proposals
seldom emerged from committee: il
they did, they received humping de-
feets. The new plan, effective Deem
Der l, 1884, proposes to pay $50 q month
to indigents over 70 years. Estimated
10 cost $l2,00O,00O 0 year OF first, the
money is to be provided from profits of
State liquor stores.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
BY r. Fl. HORNER.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
)HARLESTON, w. Va, December
23.-The knocking down of a
State Senator and the sentenc-
~ ing to jail of his assailant last
Wednesday represented the
elimination of a senatorial game Of
hide and seek which began in the extra
session of West Virginias Legislature
10 days ago, when the liberal House of
Delegates refused to join the Senate
In prolonged recess over the Christ
mas holidays.
The blow that sent the Senator
Lewis E. Henderson of Doddridge
County-tumbling against the Senate
chambers marble wall and to the floor,
was delivered by C. C. Morris, an at
tache, who, on the day before, had
served as a deputy sergeant at arms,
assigned to the duty of bringing in
absentee Senators.
The absentee Senators came in of
their own accord when they heard the
minority was sending for them and in
speeches upon the floor, denounced
their fellow Senators, whom, they said,
had 'sent for us like criminals" Dur
ing Senator Hendersons speech, he re-
ferred to one of those deputized to bring
in the absentees as a criminal" To
this remark, Morris took exception, and
on Wednesday, just before the body was
to convene, he passed Henderson stand
ing at his desk and Henderson, reaching
out to shake Morris hand, received a
blow on the forehead instead. Hender-
son went down and Morris pummeled
him severely before other Senators came
to the rescue.
Morris Sent to Jail.
An hour later Morris was brought
before the bar of the Senate and pleaded
guilty to the assault. He apologized and
Henderson asked the Senate not to
punish him, but the Senate went into
executive session, and under its own
rules, sent Morris to the Kanawha
Evening star., 1933-12-24
Tennessee Farms
Obtain Relief on
Four Major Crops
Cotton, Corn, Tobacco
and Hog Plans to Bring
i'm $l4,OOO,OO
snecial Disnatch 10 The star.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 90
Unique in the distinction of being
probably the only State in which four
reduction campaigns will be carried on
under the A. A. A. plan, Tennessee has
set its machinery in motion with the
objective of finishing the work in four
months and thereby bringing to the
farmers of the State nearly Sl4,00O,O00
in Government funds. County agents
are busy completing their programs
under the adjustment plan, following
a meeting last week in Knoxville.
Cotton, corn, tobacco and hogs will
make up the separate campaigns. The
100000 bales OF cotton grown in West
Tennessee put the State in tenth place
among the cotton-growing States; the
112,000,000 pounds of tobocco grown in
the middle and eastern sections give it
third place in the South as producer of
tobacco; the 2,700000 bushels OF corn,
and the 100000 hogs scattered
throughout the State, put it second in
the South in both those clasSificationS
The appearance in Memphis last
week or Oscar Johnston, finance dlrec-
tor of the A. A. A, aroused much en-
thusiasm throughout the Midsouth. Mr..
Johnston is the director OF the Delta
g. Pine Land Co., in the Mississippi
Delta, one of the worlds greatest cot
ton plantations, and long has been a
proponent of acreage reduction. He
outlined the 1884 reduction plans be-
fore 5000 planters, cotton merchants
and business men, and there was a
hearty pledge to make the program a
success.
This enthusiasm has been reflected
in the readiness with which the plant
ers took advantage of the Government
l0-cent loan, the condition of which is
that the borrower must agree TO a 40
Der cent reduction. So general has
been the response in the Memphis sec
ton that the spot cotton market here
has been virtually at a standstin for
several weeks, .--.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
CHRISTMAS TRADE
CHEERS ALABAMA
Stores and Merchants Enjoy
Best YuIe Business
Since 1929.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December 23.-
If proof has been needed in Alabama
that the tide has definitely turned for
the better, this Christmas week has
supplied it. Not since 1929 have stores
and merchants experienced the business
that this Christmas has brought them.
While definite figures of December
business will be several weeks in COM
ing, of course. such few indicators as
are available confirm the general OBJ
servation that Christmas trade was well
ahead of recent previous years and that
the general industrial outlook is Stead Oily
improving. For example, postal receipts
in the States three largest cities,
Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery
for the first half of December averaged
12 per cent ahead of the same period
last year.
IIaly Get Civil Jobs,
Another indicator Of improving en-
ployment conditions is found in reports
from court officials. 1t has been the
practice in Alabama in the last two
years to use unemployed men, if other
wise qualified in jury duty. Circuit
judges are reporting that this practice
is now making it difficult to get enough
men on jury panels, and will probably
have to be discontinued.
Executives of the Civil Works Ad-
miristration this week received reports
from throughout Alabama that many
men who had been receiving work in
c. W. A. projects were withdrawing to
take jobs in civil employment.
Alabama was heartened this week
also by announcement in Washington
that the time for filing applications for
P. w. A. projects had been extended
beyond the former deadline of January
l. No new deadline was set, but Sena-
tor Hugo Black has informed Alabama
authorities that it is the desire of
P. w. A. officials to give the over
burdened Public Works staff in the
State full opportunity to complete ap-
plications already initiated.
The Birmingham district, already
heartened by the resumption of work in
the steel mills of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron g. Railroad Co., largest steel
company here, was further encouraged
this week by the announcement that
the Central of Georgia Railroad was
letting a S650,000 order in the district
for rails and cars. The business is the
first expected to come this way through
loans made by the Federal Government
to railroads. Two thousand six hundred
men were re-employed by the Ten
neSsee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. last
week.
S14,061,676 Given by P. w. A.
The Birmingham district is expecting
to share considerably in the $51 ,O00, 900
which the railroads will receive for the
purchase of steel rails and rail fasten-
ingS and other railroad equipment.
Assurance to this effect was given this
week by Secretary Ickes in a COM
munication replying to complaints that
Alabama was not receiving its proper
tionate share of P. w. A. funds. In the
same statement released through Sena-
tor Black, Secretary Ickes pointed out
that up to December IA, the P. w. A.
had allocated Sl4,06l,676 for public
work projects in the State Of which
S2,678,000 was for non-Federal projects.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
new JERSEY PUTS
100000 IN C. ". A.
Roads, Parks and Airports to
Be Improved Under
Program.
BY EDWARD NJ. GILRoY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TRENTON. N. j.. December 23.-
More than 100000 persons are working
in New Jersey under the Civil Works
Administration program. The State
exceeded its quota of 10000 jobs by a
sustained drive of State, county and
municipal officials.
A new class of workers was created
overnight and the States direct emer-
gency relief rolls greatly reduced. John
Colt of Princeton, State director of c.
w. A. and state relief administrator, Is
well satisfied with the success of the
program. Despite the rapidity with
which the workers were placed, he de-
clared, great care was taken that no
wasteful expenditure of public funds
would result merely to create jobs.
Most Quotas Reached.
"After a careful survey of the State"
Colt declared. "I feel safe in saying that
the taxpayer will get his moneys worth
in the G. w. A. program. Some prof.
ects have been turned down"
Only two of the States 81 counties,
Monmouth and Sussex, failed to reach
their employment quotas. Several far
exceeded the allotment. Burlington en-
ploying three times its quota.
Work being performed is scattered
throughout the State. Much OF it Is
being directed toward road repairing,
park improvements and airport develop
ment. Newark Airport will be consid-
erably enlarged and runways improved
if the program is carried out.
One of the major public benefits
under the C.. w. A. is in recataloging
books of the Newark Library and re
binding its collection. The city could
not afford to undertake this work, but
the large investment in the library is
being protected by C. W.. A. funds.
Curtailed Federal, State and municipal
services are being restored to their
former status.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
SOUTHEAST RECORDS
BIG BUSINESS GAIN
Atlanta Bank Clearings for Week
Ended December 13 46.7 Per
Cent Over Week in 1882.
BY EDWIN CAMP.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

optCldl OiSpdJCn TO Inc star.
ATLANTA, Ga, December 23.-Two
indices. taken in this section as unfail-
ing, indicate the tremendous business
recovery that is taking place in the
Southeast.
For the week ending December 49, as
reported by Dun g. Bradstreet, Inc,
Atlanta'S bank clearings increased 46.7
per cent over the same week of 1882.
This contrasts with an increase of 7.8
in New York City and of 65 for the
country as whole. The increase was
II per cent more than that of any
other city in America, Dallas, Tex,
being the nearest with 20 per cent.
The second index is the Atlanta mule
market. Even more accurately than
bank clearings, the activity and the
prices prevailing in these auctions are
accepted as a barometer of agricultural
conditions and prospects. It is a cash
market and farmers do not buy unless
they have the money and an outlook
for profitable use of the mules. Num-
Der Of draft animals sold In the local
market, which is the biggest In the
country, has quadrupled that o. last
year and is the largest since 1926.
Prices are IS per cent above 1882.
Evening star., 1933-12-24

OHIO CHRISTMAS WHISKY
HOPES DASHED BY SENATE
House Provisions Attacked, With Debate
Promised That Will Prevent Sales
Except in Depleted Drug Stores.
BY ]. ii. GALBRAITH.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


)OLUMBUS Ohio
nd
4 Cow Whie
~ wishes state monopoly and sales by the drink by hotel restaurants
and therefore Immediately effective
Committee recommended
indicated that the clause could
Evening star., 1933-12-24
BUYING POWER INCREASED
THROUCHC. w. A. PROGRAM
FulI-Time Work at Livable Wage Has
Boosted Morale of
Unemployed.
BY THOMAS COMPERE.

9th
of
l915H
both
employed here recently during 1929
Morale Of Unemp
of direct charity has large been bnhd by the A. which
roll