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The Washington times., 1933-12-28
RA|NEY URGES
j. 8. SEIZURE
Of PACKERS
Industry Is Refusing to Pass
Processing Taxes to Con-
sumner, Says Speaker
Bx international News Service

BY International news SerVIc0
Charging meat packers with
blocking the farm relief program,
Speaker of the House Henry T.
Rainey today proposed the Fed
eral Government commander and
operate the industry.
He urged control similar to that
exercised over some industries
during the World War.
The meat packers, Rainey said,
are refusing to pass the process
ing tax levied to raise funds for
the Government corn-hog pro-
gram along to the consumer.
Making Farmer Pay
Instead, he said, they are max
ing the farmer pay it by taking
the tax out of the price of hogs.
The result is, he added that the
packers are blocking the Govern.
ment's effort to raise prices to the
farmers on these products. Said
Rainey:
"The meat packing industry
is a monopoly "a trust.
Through direct buying of live
stock they control prices. The
Chicago meat packers are the
real culpritS. Others follow
them.
"By refusing to pass the
processing tax along. the meat
packers stand in open defiance
of the recovery program. The
thing for the Government to
do is to commander the plants
and operate them"
CATERING TO CONSUMERS
Rainey said the excuse of the
packers is that if they passed
the processing tax along to con-
sumers the price of meat would
be raised and the packers would
face competition with other and
cheaper foods which they could
not meet. He continued:
"Other industries meet com.
petition of like character and
submit to Government control.
Other industrie Sare co-Operatr.
ing with the Government. The
textiles for example is cooper.
ating although it has opposed
to it the great rayOn industry"
The Washington times., 1933-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Testi-
mony that he is perfectly willing
to use a portion Of his $4,000
year income for the support Of
his wife's children was given by
August Spreckels, San Francisco
sugar magnate, as he took the
witness chair yesterday in the
court contest over the custody
of his wife's two sons.
The children. Jack and Michael
De Ruyter, were given to the
father, Jack De Ruyter, by agree
ment when Mrs. Spreckels and
he were divorced in 1882.
The children stayed with De
Ruyter's mother, Mrs. John l..
De Ruyter, at Leonia, N. j., last
summer and fall. and it was
testified by two household SER
wants at the Leonia home that
the grandmother drank as much
as dozen bottles Of gin a day
and was habitually under the
influence Of liquor.
It was asserted by E. E. Hits,
of Lexington, Va, a friend Of
De Ruyter's, that the children
were treated very well while at
the home of the grandparents,
but not so we'll when their mother
was hiding them from their
father at Mountain View, N. j..
This was denied, however, by
Mrs. Matilda Bull, who had
charge of the children at Noun
tain View.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Texas Infant Hurried to Johns Hopkins BY
Speed Pilot, Declared in No Immediate
Danger of Death -
BALTIMORE, Dec. % G.N.sO.

BALTIMORE, Dec. % GN.s).
Five month old Sue Trammell,
whose spectacular journey to
Johns Hopkins Hospital by plane
from Houston. Tex, thrilled the
country, is resting comfortably,
awaiting the decision of brain
specialists who are to operate to
save her life.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Trammell, watched at her side
while James R. Wedell, speed
pilot, rested in washington after
the 12-hour flight.
No Immediate Danger
DR.. Paul Kunkel, resident in
neuro-surgery at the hospital, as
sured the parents the child is in
no immediate danger. DR.. Wal
ter E. Dandy. brain surgeon, is
expected to operate late in the
week.
Worried because of little Sues
sud den illness, Trammell, a
wealthy oil operator, prevailed
upon Wedell to attempt the flight.
An older child previously had ex-
hibited similar symptoms and
died from what was diagnosed as
water on the brain" Wedell
brought the child, her parents,
and an uncle in his plane.
May Operate Tomorrow
DR.. Dandy does not expect to
operate before tomorrow. He said:
"There will be no immediate
operation.
"The child is suffering from
a StOppage of the tract of the
cerebral-spinal fluid, which is
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Suit Against Lamont
On Bonds Dismissed

NEW YORK, Dec. % G.N.SO.
Supreme Court Justice Alfred
Frankenthaler today dismissed an
action brought by Silas Ezra, of
Chicago. against Thomas w. La
mont, as chairman of the inter-
national committee of bankers on
Mexico. Ezra wanted the COM
mittee restrained from returning
more than $6.000,000 to the Mexi-
can government. which it held for
payment on interest and princi-
pal Of Mexican bonds.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
WedeII Wants Company
On Flight Back Home
BY International News Service

By International News Service
Jimmy Wedell, speed pilot who
braved winds and SHOWS to rush
five-months-old Sue Trammell
from her home in Houston, Tex,
to John Hopkins Hospital in Bal
timore, was rested from his IL.
hour flight and planned to return
today.
AS the parents of the child will
remain in Baltimore, Wedell is
seeking six free ride passengers
for the South, just because he
wants company"
While in the Capital the speed
ace conferred with Federal aero
nautical officials on plans for the
$55,O00 England-to-Australia air
race to be held next October.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Shapley Heads Survey

DR.. Harlow Shapley. director of
Harvard Observatory. and his as
sistants conducted the survey of
the known universe. It showed
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The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Cab DriUers Chided
For Unfair Tactics

DIRTY driving" on the part of
taxi drivers loses them many
friends who sympathize with
their troubles in making a living.
M. o. Eldridge, assistant director
of Vehicles and Traffic. said last
night at the banquet of the Ter
minal Taxi Association.
He cited the taxi drivers who
deliberately slow down to get
caught on red lights and those
who cut in and out of lines of
traffic. He said few of the drivers
know the right-of-way laws. L. N.
Mousser, president of the asso-
citation. said he favored annual
physical examinations for all cab
drivers.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Burned Mail to Keep
Warm, Carrier Held

CHICAGO, Dec. % G.N.s0.
Robert B. Smith, substitute mail
carrier, today faced prosecution
on charges Of making bonfire
Of 200 letters to warm his hands
during the cold wave. Arraigned
before a United States commits
sioner, Smith denied the charges
but was held in $1,000 bail.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28

vital to the life Of every human
being.
THE condition Is serious.
There is no doubt about that.
The mortality rate in such cases
is about 25 per cent.
However, the child UNDER
went the trip with remarkable
success"
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
P POS|TRON 33'S
CHIEF SCIENCE
DISCOVERY
Way to Prevent Birth Shock
Weight Loss Also Hailed
As important Event
By LEIGH MATTESON
International News Service Science
UHikaH

Undeterred by political upheav.
ais and economic uncertainties,
scientists Of this country and the
rest Of the world during 1888 con-
tinued to explode old theories,
evolve new ones, and add heavily
to the factual knowledge of the
human race.
Discoveries made during the
year ranged all the way in human
interest from a method Of pre-
venting birth-shock weight loss in
infants to a survey Of the uni
verse IS megaparsecs outward
from the earth. A megaparsec is
the distance light travels at a
rate Of 10000 miles per second
in the course Of 3,260,000 years.
POsitron Discovered
From the strictly scientific
point Of view the most important
event Of the year was confirma-
ton of the existence Of fourth
fundamental unit Of matter, the
positron. The four known
bricks" of which all matter is
composed, now are the proton,
the electron, the neutron, and the
positron.
DR.. kenneth T. Bainbridge, Of
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia,
proved the existence Of the posi-
tron, a positively charged particle
about the same size as an elec-
tron, which is charged with mega
tive electricity. He used a ma
chine weighing well over a ton to
find the new type Of particle, OF
which it takes thirty-siX million
billion to weigh an ounce.
One of the favorite popular
theories exploded by research was
the notion that brain size made
human beings intelligent or great
or both.
Frances Brain ClCeu
After pointing out that the brain
of Anatole France, celebrated
French satirist and novelist,
weighed only two pounds and four
ounces, or one pound less than the
brain of the average farm laborer,
Prof. Henry K. Donaldson, OF
Wister Institute of Anatomy and
Biology, University Of Pennsyl'
vania, announced that the struc-
ture of the blood vessels in the
brain covering completely deter
mined human intelligence.
He said that size, weight and
number of folds in the brain had
nothing to do with intelligence.
The important thing was an ade-
quate blood supply.
DR.. I. Newton Kugelmass, Of
New York, announced that feeding
newborn infants with a gelatin.
sugar-salt solution every two hours
during their first day of life would
hold their average birth shock
weight loss to less than per
cent. Previously many newborn
children died from excessive
weight loss Immediately after
birth.
Shapley Heads Survey
DR.. Harlow Shapley. director of
Harvard Observatory. and his as
sistants conducted the survey of
the known universe. It showed
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Evening star., 1933-05-14

There are no cars as yet in existence that com.
pare with these Automatic Studebakers.
Your starting is done at keys switch. And
should you stall, your Automatic studebaker
automatically and Immediately starts itself again
without gesture of help from you.
There's no choke button. Your spark, your
carburetor and choke operate automatically
and correctly under all conditions. You stop
at the touch of your toe tip-smoothly, surely
thanks to Power Brakes, the standout auto.
Evening star., 1933-05-14
W. C.. T. u. News

The Stella Clayton Union met May
at the Rosedale Methodist Church. Mrs.
Walter Ernest led the devotions. A play
was presented, Cleaning up the
Movies" Miss Maud Aldrich, repre-
sentative Of the Federal Motion Picture
Council Of America, spoke. Two medal
contests were held by the L. T. L., and
were won by Virginia Emmett and Rex
ford Blaine.
The Edna Taylor Young Peoples
branch of the union met Monday eve
ming at the home of A. Scott Pollock, in
Sixteenth Street Heights. Carl Carl
son. president, presided. Plans for the
Is were completed. Gordon Barns will
be the speaker Musical numbers will
be given. Onicers reporting were Miss
Jane Grouse and Miss Ethel Newell.
Columbia Union met May at Gunton-
Temple Church, Mrs. Giles Scott RAfter
presiding. Mrs. James Trimble led in
singing and Mrs. Lum conducted the
devotional service.
Mrs. Grandfleld gave a resume Of the
address Of Miss Janet Richards at the
quarterly meeting April l3.
Mrs. Roy Prince sang q group Of
songs, accompanied by Miss Firor.
Mrs. Lum and Miss Pettes. recently
returned from Florida, spoke Of temper
ance work in that State. Miss Stone Of
the Columbia Bible School announced a
concert to be given May 80 at Willard
Hotel.
The next meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Rafter on June 3.
Evening star., 1933-05-14

Local National Guard officials are
going ahead in routine way. making
the usual preparations for the annual
field training encampments OF the
local outfits, in the absence OF any
definite orders from the War Depart
ment canceling the proposed training
periods There seems to be belief
in some circles. however, that the War
Department might abandon the field
training camps as an economy move.
especially in view of the fact that all
drills of the fleet Naval Reserve and
the proposed annual cruises have been
ordered suspended by the Navy De-
partment.
Although the suspension of camps
and the cutting down OF drills was
proposed several months ago for the
National Guard. it is known that
tremendous pressure has been brought
on both the War Department and
members of Congress not to do this.
The National Guard as a whole wields
tremendous political power in the
States and it has been pointed out
that a cutting out or shortening the
number of drills would deprive many
OF the men of funds which are just
about keeping them off the welfare lists
of their respective communities. The
drill they attend and for the period
OF the annual encampments.
Even the proposal to cut down the
number of drills from the present al
lowance of 48 a year met with op-
position from the members OF the
Guard However, it was pointed out
that the Guard is expected to bear its
share Of the governmental cuts as are
the regular services. On the other
hand, there is the argument that with
a material reduction in the Regular
forces. that the citizen soldiery should
be kept at a higher state of training.
so as to be able to quickly take the
field in time of national emergency.
There is the hope among the mem
bers OF the local Guard that the War
Department will not suspend the en-
campments this year. and also that
the drills be continued.
Congratulations have been extended
TO the rifle team of the National
Guard for it's work in defeating a
team representing the midshipmen at
the United States Naval Academy IN
a match at Annapolis last week by
Mai. Gen Anton Stephan, command
ing the local militia.
Il congratulate you and the members
of the team which represented the DIS
trict OF Columbia National Guard In
the rife match with the United States
Naval Academy for the most excellent
showing made, and your very decisive
defeat of the Naval Academy team" y"
wrote Gen. Stephan in a letter to Capt.
Just c. Jensen ordnance officer, and in
charge of local rifle practice. The
scores made by individual members OF
the National Guard as whole indicate
a very thorough preparation, and I am
confident that any renewal of the ma
tional matches will find the District of
Columbia National Guard in position
ais.
Please accept my thanks for your
efforts in connection with the training
of this team and please express to the
Evening star., 1933-05-14

serve. 232S Twentieth street northwest,
and Second Lieut.. Morris H. Mills, Coast
Artillery Reserve, q resident Of Takoma
Park, Md Both officers have been Or
dered to proceed to Fort Monroe, Va.
District Reserve combat units sched-
uled for active duty training this Sum-
mer include the 3l3th Field Artillery,
Col. Leroy w. H. Heron, commanding;
the 343d and 376th Engineers, 320th
Infantry, 913th and 622d Coast Artil-
lery, 306th Cavalry, 462d Armored Car
Squadron, the 428th Infantry and 429th
Infantry. The date of this training
and the number Of ofIicers that will at
tend these camps are 3l3th Field
Artillery, field officers, 80 company
officers, at Fort Hoyle, Md. from Au-
gust 20 to September 2; 343d Engineers,
field ofhcer. IL company officers, and
the 376th Engineers, field of1cer. 8
company oficers, both regiments at
Fort Humphreys. Va, from July. % to
August s.; 320th Infantry, field ON
GERS, 80 company officers at Fort George
G. Meade, Md, from July 23 to Au-
gust S; 9l3th Coast Artillery, field
officers. ~ company ofhcers. at Fort
Monroe. Va, from July % to August
5: 622d Coast Artillery. field officers,
4e company officers, at Fort Monroe.
Va. from August to l9; 306th Cav
airy, 8 field oficers, 20 company ofhcers,
and the 462d Armored Car Squadron,
Evening star., 1933-05-14
Organized Reserves

Effective July /, Air Corps Reserve
ofdcers who are rated Is airplane pilots
will receive training on active and in
active duty status in accordance with
the following priorities. Priorities are
known As q, b and C.. Priority (a) In
cludes Cd Air Corps training center
graduates not engaged in commercial
aviation; (2) those graduates engaged
In commercial aviation; 90 airplane
pilots trained by the Army prior to
January /, 1924, qualified to ny service
type airplanes. Priority (b) includes
airplane pilots not included in O, ca
or 90 above who are engaged in COM
mercial aviation. Priority (c) includes
airplane pilots not included in priority
(a) or o. above who are qualified to
pilot service type airplanes. There are
approximately l65 Air Corps Reserve
officers in the District.
This Reserve flying will be supervised
so as to assure the maximum AMOUNT
of practical training, such as combat
exercises for pursuit. attack and bonn
bardment, aerial gunnery. lombard
Evening star., 1933-05-14

ment, Photographic missions. communi-
cation missions, actual or simulated in
fantry. cavalry, artillery and other
branch liaison contact and other CO.
operative missions. No Reserve pilot
will be allowed to pilot Army aircraft
more than 4s hours per year, including
the l4-day active duty training and in
active duty training.
Members of the 428th Infantry meet
at District Reserve headquarters to-
morrow evening under the direction of
Lieut.. Col. c. B. Moore: Infantry Re-
serve officers at headquarters Tuesday
evening under Maj. T. NJ Chambliss; !;
Maj. John NJ Mcdowell, Field Artillry,
will be in charge Of the Field Artillery
assembly Wednesday evening: Cavalry
Reservists at headquarters under the
direction of Maj. H. c. Dagley, Thurs
day evening.
Two more officers of the District and
vicinity have been ordered to six months
active duty with the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps They are First Lieut..
Henry G. Sheen. Field Artillery Re-
Evening star., 1933-05-14
American Legion

will head the delegation to represent
the post at the massing Of the colors
at National Cathedral at st Albans
May %. In cooperation with local
chapter of. the Jewish War Veterans.
exercises at local Jewish cemetery will
be conducted by Costello Post with
participating delegation headed by
Charles H. Kohen and composed Of
Julius I. Peyser, Meyer Taske, Isadore
Semsker, Joe RosendaN, Issaac Jacob
son. Maurice Kressen, Seymour Levy
and Hyman Popkins.
National Comdr Louis johnson has
approved the work Gone in planning
for the fifteenth annual national con-
vention to be held in Chicago October
2 to S.
arrangements are being made Tor a
parade of more than 2i2 miles The
business sessions of the convention will
be held in the Chicago Stadium, which
has a seating capacity of approximately
100000.
The Americanism Commission an
nounceS arrangements have been COM
pleted to carry on through this season
the junior base ball program. 1t Is ex-
pected 100000 will participate this
Summer. Organized base ball this year,
for the first time, was unable to lend its
financial support as in the past, but
this difficulty has been overcome by q
change in arrangements whereby spon-
sors Of boys teams will bear the expense
of travel to and from elimination con-
tests.
The task of selecting cities where re-
gional and sectional tournaments are to
I,< al ,IAv~ vv,fkI.
merous applications from cities all over
the country. A mandate of the last
national convention decreed that the
world series this year should be he'd
in New Orleans.
When a State or department cham
pionship team has been determined,
that team enters the regional tourna-
ment and the winning team Of the re-
gion is entered in the sectional tourna-
ment. The winners of the Eastern and
Western sections then compete In the
little world series for national cham
pionship honorS.
Cities entertaining the regional and
sectional tournaments this year will be
required to bear the local expenses IN
connection with their respective series,
with the exception of the travel Of the
teams. Experience has shown that
gate --ceipts more than meet the local
expenses. The Legion post or city
sponsoring a regional or sectional tour
nament will receive the entire gross
gate this year All elimination contests
within State will be held in such
manner as each State department OF
the Legion determines.
The National Americanism Commits
sion has arranged to finance the travel
of the two sectional championship teams
from their respective sectional centers
to the world series city and return
home
Evening star., 1933-05-14

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Drive an Automatic Studebaker today. Well
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even though you're not thinking of buying. .
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Evening star., 1933-05-14

quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, s4.42; Battery. 6, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1897; Company Z, 121st
Engineers. 1857: Company A. s372d In
fantry, $500: Company G, l2lSt En-
gineers, 1856: Company r, l2lst Era
gineers, 1899; Company D, 12lst En-
gineers,. 1891; Company B, 12lss
Engineers, 75.44. te =.
Corpl. George L. Garland, Headquar-
tiers Detachment, Special Troops, 18th
Division, has been ordered promoted to
the grade Of stan sergeant.
Corpl. Garrett G. Rush, jr.. Headquar-
tiers Detachment, 29th Division, has
been ordered promoted to the grade Of
sergeant.
Pvt. CFirst Class Robert L. Mickey,
Headquarters Detachment. 29th Divi-
sion, has been ordered promoted to the
grade Of corporal.
Regimental and separate organization
commanders have been ordered to sub
nit reports. as Of June 80 next, show
ing the names of enlisted personnel Of
their commands who hold commissions
IL the Omcers' Reserve Corps. The re-
ports must be in the brigade headquar-
ters not later than July Is.
The officers who made the trip to
Frederick. Md, to study the battlefields
in that vicinity we're: Maj. Gen. Ste
phan, commanding the 29th National
Guard Division: Col John w. Oeh-
mann, commanding 121st Regiment of
Engineers; Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt,
Maj. Sidney Morgan, Inspector Gen.
erals DEPARTMENT: Mai. William T. Roy.
Special Troops, 29th Division; Capt.
Fletcher F. Bernsdorn, Quartermagter
Corps. and Sergt. Harold A. Mayer,
| Quartermaster Corps.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the Reserve to the
active list Of their respective organiza-
tions: Pvts. Herbert F. Mitchell, jr.,
Battery A. 260th Coast Artillery: Or
vile A. Platt, Battery A. 260th Coast
Artillery; John F. Maher. Battery e.
260th Coast Artillery, and Jack D.
Major. 29th Division. Military Police
Company.
Evening star., 1933-05-14
District National Guard

members of the team my appreciation
of their very effective work"
Master sergt. Ira F. Krider. Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division. at
his own request, has been ordered hon.
orably discharged, having completed
one year of three-year enlistment.
Second Lieut.. Merrill D. Reich, 29th
Division Military Police Company. has
been ordered to appear before MAJ.
Lindsay Med Sylvester. president OF
an Oficers' Examining Board. for ex-
animation for promotion to the grace
of first lieutenant Of Infantry.
Capt william F. Jorgensen. Company
c, 121st Engineers, will act as one o!
the Judges of the competitive drill OF
the cadets of St. Johns College, to be
held on the Ellipse May "a.
For the three months of January,
February and March of this year, the
Special Troop, 29th Division. headed
the list in the matter Of attendance,
according to figures compiled by Bri-
gade Headquarters. This unit has a
percentage Of 1897. The other organi-
cations in this larger group and their
standings follow: 260th Coast Artil-
lery. $3.50: 121st Regiment of En-
gineers. sO.5e; 372d Infantry, $500.
The smaller units and their percent
ages follow:
29th Division Military Police Com
pany, 1855; Headquarters Detachment,
29th Division. 9572 Headquarters De-
tachment, Special Troops. 94.58; Bat
terry E, 260th Coast Artillery, 1896;
Medical Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery 86.7l; State Detach-
ment. 1922; Battery B, 160th Coast
Artillery. S6.88; Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train. 260th Coast
Artillery, 8646: Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, 9133; Company A, l2lst En-
gineers. 84.56: Band, 12lst Engineers,
$3.50; Medical Department Detach-
ment, l21st Engineers. 1882: Heao-