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Evening star., 1933-10-08
CHAOS IN WASHINGTON STATE
LIQUOR SCRAMBLE IS FEARED
Every Community in Need of Revenues
and Beer Has Been Carrying Burden.
Repeal Effects Awaited.

engaged in the Illicit handling Of liquor
under national prohibition, frankly de-
clare that the days of the bootlegger
and big money will return II the pro-
posed taxing Of the liquor trafnc y
carried out.
Washington for the last several years
has been slowly reaching crisis in its
tax matters. Today the State Tax Com
mission reports that there are now un-
paid and delinquent taxes amounting to
$72 100000 in the State, Of which sum
$21 .000,O and more Is in King County.
/ Taxing units feel that the liquor traf-
fic can be assessed to such an extent
that these lost revenues can be made
up. and herein lies the danger. So far
this year but ass per cent Of the 1888
taxes have been collected, although the
grand total was but $66,500.000.
The problem IS now before the State
administration. A special committee will
be named by Governor Clarence D.
Martin to study over the problem OF
liquor control, licenses and excise taxes.
and report back with recommendations
as to how to handle the Atuation.
whether by a special session OF the
Legislature or by some other means.
Millions to Be Loosed
While the State officials are ponder
ing over the tax problem and the COM
ing traffic in liquors. the relief commits
sion, cooperating with the Federal Pub
lie Works Administration, announces
that by November this State viii have
available many millions for work prof.
ects, and these will be under way. pro-
viding- direct employment to Is. 900 to
40. 600 workers Each worker directly
affected on the public works program
takes care of three behind the lines"
it is estimated, so that at least $4,000
now unemployed will be on a payroll
before the Thanksgiving holidays.
There has been slight Let down on
the N. r. A. employment and buy now
drive throughout the State. This has
been largely due to the slowness IN
getting public work under way. and also
due to the low market for lumber, the
basic industry of the State.
The marketing Of the grains and Or
chards products Is about over. While
wheat prices are much better, the apple
men are complaining. Their prices are
not as good as expected. The seasonal
workers are also drifting back into the
ranks of the unemployed.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
CRIME DISCUSSION
GRIPS INTEREST Of
MICHIGAN PUBLIC
Senate Probers Arrive Coin
CidentaI With Session of
Police Chiefs.
BY PERCY C. POWELL,
aInisnatcb IN The aYar

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, October 7.-Arrival Of the
Senate Committee Investigating Crime,
headed by Senator Royal s. Copeland
Of New York, di"erted for q time the
train Of thought In the public mind
which for nearly a year has been con-
centrating on the muddled financial
condition Of the State.
Coincident with the committees ap-
pearance an annual meeting Of the In
ternational Association Of Police Chiefs
was in progress here. A special COM
mittee Of the association proposed the
writing of the following changes in
Federal and State statutes to the COM
mittee as a means of aiding In the
Nationwide drive against crime:
l. Extradt1on Of criminals from one
State to another placed under Federal
law and removed from the power Of
State authorities.
2. Life tenure Of Office for all Judges
In courts having criminal Jurisdiction.
3. Appointment of all municipal
elective or appointive Offices; taking
the power Of hiring and firing police
heads from politically controlled
mayors.
Duplication Eliminated.
4. Regional integration Of law en-
forcement agencies within the State do
ing away with duplication Of police
service.
S. Denying the release by bond Of
persons arrested for major crimes II
they have previous police records.
The special committee Of the Liquor
Control Commission sent to the
Province Of Quebec last week to study
the liquor control system in vogue there
returned sold on the Quebec plan and
is now preparing a draft Of legislation,
which, If passed, at the special session
will put the same system in effect In
Michigan. This means establishment
o: State e-owned liquor houses in which
| probably in limited quantities without
permits. It also is expected to forbid
carrying an unsealed or partly emptted
bottle from one place to another.
Beer of old-time strength would be
sold by the bottle, glass or case by the
present license holders while wine OF
unlimited alcoholic content may be sold
in restaurants and hotel dining rooms
when the guests order food, as well as
in liquor houses.
Detroit Housing Plan.
, Dacoit, like many other American
0lleS, Las 1looHaAs P.S.A H.ePI0'
which has been submitted to the Pub
| lie Works Administration, which Is re-
ported to have approved, in part. How
ever, the motor city has a problem 10
! obtaining the Federal credit necessary
to carry out this plan, as well as others
which are under advisement, due to the
fact that Detroit has repudiated its
bonds, excepting those Of the municipal
water works and street railway. In
view Of this fact Federal authorities
are asking whether there Is any system
that can be worked out which will in
| sure repavmentS.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
NEVADA SEES IMPETUS
IN BOOM OF METALS
State Banks on Rising Price of
Gold and Silver to
Recover.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RENO, New, october THE rising
price of gold, now approximately $40
an ounce more than was obtainable in
making sales to the United States
mints, is proving the best thing that
can happen to Nevada. The fact that
silver also appears to be on the rise,
being in the neighborhood of 40 cents
to Nevada.
It means that mining in this State
Is picking up. 1t means not only the
operation CT many small properties that
could not be worked when gold sold at
$40 IN ounce, but many Of the big
properties which had exhausted their
known deposits Of high-grade ore are
now able to reopen and work on the
lower grade ores.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Los ANGELES GETS
UNION STATION IN
BUILDING PROGRAM
california Rail Commission
Orders Structure-Many
Schools in Project.
BY WALLACE C. BLAKEY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, october Con
struction of the proposed $8,900,000
union passenger station on the plaza
site was ordered on october 4 by the
California State Railroad Commission
Although the order fixes no time for
completion of the project, Vincent D
Kennedy. examiner in charge of the
Los Angeles Office, said work will be-
gin at once. The order directs the
Southern Pacific and the Southern Pa
cific Railroad to join with the Santa
Fe and Salt Lake in construction anC
operation of the terminal.
Creating for Long Beach a larger
and thoroughly quake-proof system of
school structures to replace the rem
nants of those flvished by earth shocks
last March, a great construction pro-
gram involving 38 schools soon will be
started.
The contemplated expenditure of
about S7000,000 is the result Of S4,-
100000 bond issue recently voted by
Long Beach, requested Federal finan-
cial grant, and a balance of $500 900 in
the school districts building fund.
Building Height Limited.
While the exact designs for these
structures have not been completed, it
was made known that wherever ground
space permits, the new or reconstructed
buildings will be one story in height,
and where area will not permit the
height will be limited to two stories.
Preliminary work now is under way
to replace the Polytechnic High School
which was destroyed in the March
earthquake, with a quake-proof build
Ing costing Sl,000,000.
A million dollars in Southern Cali
fornia homes centered around Los
Angeles have been saved from fore
closure through the operation of the
home owners land bank, according
to figures released this week by Mon
roe Butler, State manager of the Fed
eral agency.
The application of Los Angeles Coun-
ty for S33,000,00O for flood control
projects was filed in revised and final
form with the California Advisory
Board of the Federal Public Works Ad-
ministration this week.
The county's application for public
works appropriation was supported by
40 municipalities and civic organiza-
tionS. The projects will furnish en-
ployment for 10000 men and women,
1t was said, and construction will avert
danger of a major flood disaster such
as would be possible if more than S
inches of rain fell within "a hours on
saturated soil
New Movie Equipment.
Four new sound stages will be erected
Immediately on the Warner Bros-Firs
National lot in Burbank at cost of
approximately 100000, with an addi-
tional outlay of 100000 for electrical
equipment and 100000 each for stage
settings, according to the announce
ment of Jack l. Warner
More than l 100000 barrels of cement
will be used in the construction of the
giant San Francisco Oakland Bay
Bridge now under way.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
STATE PUZZLED
BY REPORT OF
KIDNAP PLOT
Philip La FoHette
Sees Political Foes
as Instigators.
BY WILLIAM T. EVJUE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MADISON, Wis, October 7-Wiscon-
sin was both startled and puzzled this
week by the sensational report that an
attempt had been made to ambush and
perhaps kdnap Former Gov. Philip F.
La Toilette and Former Representative
Thomas r. Amlie.
Mrs. Amlie reported to her husband
and La Toilette when they arrived
late last Friday night at the Amlie cot
tage located at a lonely spot on Lake
Geneva, popular Summer resort. that
she had twice been terrorized by two
masked men who came to the Amlie
cottage demanding the whereabouts of
La Toilette and Amlie.
In statement to the press, La
Toilette declared he believed there had
been an attempt against him because of
his political views. His political op-
ponents generally ridiculed this view,
although offering no explanation for
any possible attack on the former
governor.
Crowds Hear Speeches.
1t was reported from authoritative
sources this week that La Toilette
has definitely decided to become can
didate for governor, although conflrma-
ton was lacking from La Toilette
himself This will put two La Follettes
en- the ballot next year, with Senator
Robert M. La Toilette. jr, seeking re-
election to the Upper House of Congress.
Phil La Toilette has been attracting
large crowds in a number of speeches
he has made to political and civic Or
CARNATIONS throughout the State. Re-
Gently at Osseo, a tiny town in Trem-
pealeau County, 5000 people gathered
to hear him as the speaker at county
Progressive picnic.
Conservative Republicans and Demo-
Gratis have been criticizing the La Fol-
lette brothers for their attitude on the
N. R. A. program. Phil's speeches are
critical of the rehabilitation program
and the method of carrying it out and
they are particularly hostile to that
the destruction of crops and livestock
in an attempt to balance production
with consumption. Senator La Toilette,
on the other hand, has been acting as
a State speaker for the N. R. A. and
has indorsed its principles if not
what has been done to apply them. The
Senator has. however, vigorously criti-
cized the delay in the administration
of the public works program and has
made repeated demands that work be
gotten under way.
Coalition Proposals Fall Flat.
Coalition proposals designed to bring
unity to the Progressive and Conserv-
ative factions Of the Republicans fell
fiat at the Conservative Statewide
meeting called at Wausau last week
Progressives had already expressed their
collness toward such a proposal, and
the Conservatives demonstrated that
they, too, would have none Of it.
George L. Gikey, chairman of the
G. o. P. State Central Committee who
called the conference, told the county
leaders he was positively against
coalition moves, and Howard T. Greene,
prominent Conservative leader, seconded
his views with heated denunciation
of all Progressives.
The State and national Democratic
Evening star., 1933-10-08
IDAHO APPLE GROWERS
HOLD FOR CODE PRICES
Assert Eastern Buyers Are Seeking
to Fool Them After Flight
From Valley.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOISE, Idaho. October Idaho ap-
pie growers, declaring Eastern produce
buyers are attempting to ''gyp" them,
have banded together and refused to
offer their fruit for sale until prices
In accord with the National Recovery
Administration marketing code are
guaranteed.
Growers of Payette Valley took the
lead in the fight for higher prices.
Following a mass meeting representa-
tives Of Eastern buyers were ordered
to leave the valley. Southwestern
Idaho fruit men agreed to '1et the crop
rot" before accepting prices offered by
the buyers and started campaign to
enlist IN other 1daho fruit men with
Evening star., 1933-10-08
November Z Vote
Keeps Drys Hard
At Work in Utah
BY FRANK p. STEWART.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
October THE Fall conference
Of the Mormon Church Is the
headline event this week, not
only in Salt Lake City and Utah,
but through large parts Of Idaho,
Nevada and Arizona, where
members of the church have
settled.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
IOWA REPORTS FORESEE
BETTER TIMES AHEAD
News Optimistic With Peace in
Coal Regions, Hog Prices Better

and Farm Recovery Seen.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DES MONIES, 1owa.-Peace has re-
turned to the Iowa coal industry.
The business men are getting behind
the farm recovery program Of the ma
tional administration.
The decline in hog prices seems to
have been stopped.
And the Republican party is again
in control of the Iowa Senate.
These are the phases Of Iowa news
in the last week which have earned
most attention.
Practically all Of the Iowa coal miners
who struck several weeks ago against
the wishes Of State and national mine
union yofncials axe back at work under
the new code. p
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Road Projects Give
Two Thousand Jobs
In Arizona Plan
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PHOENIX, Ariz., October T.
Road projects in Arizona under
contract, or for which bids have
been called, will provide work for
1900 men, according to a state
ment issued by Thomas S. O'Con-
nell, State engineer.
The projects will aggregate an
expenditure Of $3,563,193, or more
than twice the amount Of work
that had been contracted for or
for which bids had been called
for in the same period last year.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
MILLIONS TO BE SPENT
ON PUBLIC WORKS PLAN
Massachusetts Will Put Thousands
to Work on New Projects Be-
fore Winter Season Starts.
BY W. Z. MULLINS.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOSTON, October before the
snow flies the municipalities Of Massa-
chusetts and the State itself expect to
be launched actively on public works
projects involving the expenditure Of
more than 5000 900 in conjunction
with the national recovery program, but
this expenditure will not include Mayor
Curley's proposal to spend $500. 900
Boston.
The refusal Of State financial ofncials
to approve the mayors request for au-
thority to engage In this ambitious con.
struction project As . means Of pro-
viding jobs for Boston's unemployed
has resulted IA bringing Boston's 20.
operaton pretty much 70 . seanesem
Evening star., 1933-07-30
FIRE UNDERWRITING.
SLASH IS SOUGHT.
Bethesda Officials to Confer
With Insurance Heads
Within Few Days.

BY q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
. BETHESDA, Md, July 29.-Omcials
of the Bethesda Fire Department will
confer with Maryland fire underwriters
within the next. few days in an effort
to obtain lower insurance rates for local
business establishments. it was learned
here tonight.
The 70-odd mercantile houses located
in the Bethesda area have recently
passed q rigid inspection made under
the supervision Of Fire Chief J. Fred
Imirie and every fire trap and. hazard
found existing in this section has been
eliminated, according to report made
to the Bethesda Fire Board.
that a slash in the present insurance
rates can be obtained for Bethesda
merchants as a result OF the fine show
ing made during the inspection work
and will confer with the State under
writers to determine what steps are
necessary to bring about the rate cut.
During the inspection work Imirie,
who also serves as fire marshal, and
two aides, Assistant Chief Arthur Old
field and Jesse Barber, made an in
tensive examination of every establish
ment in this vicinity and then prepared
reports on the conditions Of the various
shops in which fire hazards or flre traps
were found.
Letters explaining the dangerous con-
ditionS existing in their business places
end the methods of eliminating them
were then mailed out to the merchants
and a second tour disclosed that every
fire hazard and trap reported had been
eliminated.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
LOANS MAY DELAY
HAMILTON OPENING
R. F. c. to Make New Study
Before Advancing Funds
for Merger.

Several major developments are un-
der way looking toward the opening
of the proposed Hamilton National
Bank merger, with no definite pros
poets yet as to when the bank will open.
Among the outstanding problems now
Is the reorganization of loans between
the eight member banks and the Re
construction Finance Corporation. A
meeting of officials on this question yes
terday resulted in postponement of
decision, pending a more careful study
of the facts by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation.
With more than 100 900 letters in the
mail from conservators to depositors in
the eight member banks, with inStruc-
tions and official blanks. the response
has been not only speedy, but in vol
ume, officials say. No one can get credit
for his so cents on the dollar, made
available in the Hamilton National
Bank. until he signs the necessary doc
uments. 1t was explained by conserva-
tors. Most of the response to the con-
SENATORS letters has been by mail, but
many persons have been calling in per-
son at the various banks.
Bank officials are also working on the
knotty problem of leases between the
Hamilton National Bank and the mem
Der banks. The bank buildings are to
be leased, not bought. These contracts
have not yet been concluded.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
HORSE EXPOSITION
IS AUGUST Z AND 3
Prince William Show and
Races to Be Held Near
kOkeSviIIe.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va.,. July 29.-The
Prince William horse show and races
which succeeded the Prince William fair
will be held this year on the grounds
of the association near Nokesville, on
August and g.
The fair is being sponsored largely by
Melvin c. Hazen, surveyor OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, who is large land
holder Of the vicinity and one Of the
leading sportsmen of Northern Virginia,
and by H. w. Herring, stock raiser Of
Prince William County. The latter is
president Of the fair association.
Prize Lists Mailed.
Prize lists have been mailed by E. W.
Hale of Nokesville, secretary Of the fair
association. Entries for the races, Mr..
Hale states. close at 1890 am. the day
preceding the races.
There will be five races on the first
day. These are the half mile, one mile,
six furlongs. steeplechase 0wo miles)
for ali races.
The racing card on the second day
will include the same races as on the
first day except that there will be one
extra race, the Mount Wesley Cup race
which is open to 2-year -olds only. The
others will be free for all.
Show Classes.
The show classes include halfbreds,
sucklings and yearlings, handicap jump,
hack and hunter for the first day. For
the second day green hunters, touch
and out and hunter trial
The gates will open to the public
each day at $50 am.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
REVOLT NOW LOOMS
IN WORKERS GROUP
Civil Service Reinstatement
League Members Demand
Action by Their Officials.

A revolt is threatened in the ranks
Of the Civil Service Reinstatement
League, formed three weeks ago under
the auspices Of a group of officers of
the American Federation of Govern
ment Employees to press for re-employ-
ment of the Federal workers, dropped
IN the retrenchment program.
1rked at the failure of the league to
meet for the past two weeks, some 20
members. of both races, headed by Miss
Eleanor c. Nelson, who is employed in
the Labor Departments Women's Bu-
reau, yesterday afternoon visited the
Federation of Government Employees
headquarters in the Ouray building, to
seek an explanation from John P.
Simpson, league chairman.
Simpson, who is employed at the In
terstate Commerce Commission, was not
present, and David r. Glass, vice presi-
dent of the federation, could not clear
up the matter.
Conference Is Planned.
The upshot was appointment Of a
committee of seven, headed by Miss
Nelson, to wait upon Mr.. Simpson at S
pm. tomorrow
If he doesn't call a meeting of the
iSdS uc lOT IleAt SATURDAY, We Will 90
SO ourselves, and form a new organ
ization and get some action" Miss Mel
son asserted
Simpson, who told the league at the
last meeting two weeks ago that Pres
ident Roosevelt favored, if possible. a
liberalized Interpretation Of the marital
status law that would permit re-em-
ployment in the emergency agencies of
men and women who have -salaried
spouses in Government service, said last
night he was awaiting a decision from
the Cabinet Committee on Re-employ-
ment on this point before holding any
more meetings. He did not know if a
session would be arranged next Satur-
day or not.
Ruling Believed Pending.
1t is understood that Secretary of
Commerce Roper has asked Attorney
General Cummings for a ruling on the
Unemployment question.
Miss Nelson has taken a vigorous part
in the proceedings of the league which
has more than 200 members. Leaders
headed of a resolution she sought to
put through two weeks ago. calling for
reinstatement of all ousted workers in
the jobs they originally held, with funds
to be provided from the recovery act
or elsewhere. She proposed that a pa
rade be organized to present these de-
mands to President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
LOUDOUN TO SEND GROUP
TO RURAL LIFE MEETINGS
Large Representation From County
Is Promised by Demon
stration Agent.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. July 29-Miss Ma
tilda Garner, Loudoun County home
demonstration agent, has announced
this county will have a large repre-
sentation at the rural life meetings.
which will be held at Virginia Poly
technic Institute August l to 4. These
are the combined meetings of the
American County Life Association. the
Institute of Rural Affairs, the Virginia
State Farmers Institute and Virginia
Homemakers' Association.
Those who will attend from Loudoun
County are: Mrs. o. L. limerick of Pur-
cellville, who is Northern Virginia
Homemakers' Association, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. A. W. Hopes, Mrs. c. M
Turman, Miss Genevieve Schneider
Miss Margaret limerick, Miss Hazel
Downs, Mrs. Frank Posten, Mrs. Anna
Robey, Mrs. Kate Cromer, Miss Myrtle
Leonard. Mrs. H. w. Beatty, Mrs. J. s.
Patterson, Mrs. James Carruthers. Mrs
Joe Rogers, Miss Janet Patterson. Miss
Eliza Lunceford and Miss Matilda
Garner.
The party Of delegates will go by
private automobiles, leaving Purcell
vile on Tuesday morning, August /,
from Mrs. o. L. Emerick'S residence at
6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-07-30
HOME DEMONSTRATION
ACTIVITIES OUTLINED
Montgomery Agent Announces
County Program for Current
Week-Lawn Party Planned.

special DSpatch 10 Tne star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 29.-Miss
Edythe M. Turner, home demonstration
agent for Montgomery County, has an
nounced activities for the coming week,
of which she will be in charge, as fol-
lows:
Monday, second day of chair can
ing school, in office of home demon
stration agent. Rockville court house;
Tuesday, canning demonstration at
home of Mrs. Joseph Kurz, Takoma
Park, and All quick bread demonstra-
tion at home of Mrs. George Robertson,
Takoma Park; Wednesday, all day can
ming work from Community Garden,
Poolesville, by Dickerson women;
Thursday, All clothing work at Wood
field and organization at Shady Grove
of All Club; Friday, clothing work at
meeting of Damascus All Club at Da-
mascus Public School.
Miss Turner has also announced that
there will be a lawn party at the Pooles-
vile Public School Tuesday evening to
raise funds for girls to attend All Club
week at College Park next month.