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Evening star., 1933-05-04
BOND ISSUE
TO Be KEPT DOWN
Woodin Fears Large Offering
for Public Works Would
Ruin Market.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Strong indications were given today
in administration circles that the initial
bond issue for the projected public
works program would be within cne bill
lion dollars.
1t was said that the cabinet and Lewis
w. Douglas, director Of the budget, have
been brought almost together on the
question of how much money should be
sought at the outset.
Secretary Perkins Yields.
Secretary Of Labor Frances Perkins,
who has advocated a large figure to
stimulate employment, was represented
as perfectly willing to accept the judg-
ment of Secretary of the Treasury
Woodin and Mr.. Douglas as to the
amount of bonds.
The Treasury head has taken the
position that an issue of three billion
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1933-05-04
Mothers Plea
Mrs. McMath Advises
Kidnapers; Asks
Girl to Be Good.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARWICH, Mass, May "A pathetic
appeal to the kidnapers of their daugh-
ter Margaret was made today by Mr..
and Mrs Neil c. McMath.
Supplementing suggestions as to the
child's care. they asked their daughter
to be "a good girl" and do just what
her captors told her.
The appeal, which was in her moth
er's handwriting, follows:
If it is necessary to take the child
in an automobile, it would be wise to
have supply of chewing gum, as she
becomes car sick. Margaret likes meat,
is fond OF milk, vegetables and fruit.
She does not like turnips or spinach.
Her mother and her father both ask
her to be a good girl and do Just what
she is told to do
Evening star., 1933-05-04
SOCIAL AND CIVIC LEADER
IN ALIENATION SUIT
Mrs. Bessie Dobson Altemus East
man Charged With Preventing
Marriage of Divorced Husband.
W the Associated press

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-The Eve
ming Public Ledger in a copyrighted
article today says that Mrs. Bessie
Dobson Altemus Eastman has been sued
for alienation of the affections of a
husband from whom she was divorced
% years ago.
Mrs. Eastman Is the mother Of Mrs.
John Hay Whitney Of New York.
The article says the suit was brought
by Miss Estelle F. Maxwell, who alleges
that she has been engaged for years to
Lemuel c. Altemus, but that their mar
riage was prevented by Mrs. Eastman
and her son, James Dobson Altemus.
The latter is also defendant in the
action.
Both Mrs. Eastman and her son de-
MED they knew of the engagement. or
urged postponement Of the marriage.
Mrs. Eastman and Altemus were d.
vorced in 1911, and in 1924 she was
married to Maj. Medom A. Eastman OF
the United States Marine Corps. She
has been prominent in social, civic and
political affairs in Philadelphia, serv-
ing as chairman Of the Republican
Women of Philadelphia County.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
Most FIagrant Violation Case
to Be Acted on First by
Woodin's Aides.
JUSTICE UNIT EXPERTS
TO JOIN TREASURY MEN
Government Plats Course Cautious.
ly to Win Test Suit and Force
Other Holdings to Cease.

By the Associated Press.
The Government intends to move
swiftly and surely against hoarders of
large sums Of gold.
Attorney General Cummings and Sec
retary Woodin have decided to act first
against the most fragrant violator
shown on the Treasury's records Just
as soon as the case can be prepared.
Experts now at work in the Treas
ury are to be joined at once by trained
Department of Justice men, who will
go into the field also to prepare the
first test case.
Cummings and Woodin studied the
situation yesterday and then drafted
a definite plan of action to be taken
under President Roosevelt's proclama-
ton, which has been challenged by
some, including Senator Borah Of Idaho,
as unconstitutional. Woodin Is ex-
pected to issue a statement soon.
CorreIate Mass Of Figures.
1t was said that several weeks might
elapse before Woodin's assistants could
correlate the mass of figures that have
come in during recent weeks from Fed
eral Reserve Banks showing large gold
holders. The Justice Department ex-
poets to move with the utmost care and
be sure of its case before taking 1t into
court.
A staff Of experts has been at work
for weeks at the Treasury studying the
reports so far received, and they are to
be Joined at once by trained Depart
nf Ttrc rrrk0 he.
directed into the field, also, in prepar-
ing the Governments first test case.
1t is accepted generally that this case
will be carried to the Supreme Court
The original proclamation issued by
President Roosevelt is understood to
have received the most thorough-going
legal study before issuance of any order
yet put out by the administration. and
not only did Attorney General Cum
mings uphold its constitutionality but
opinions were sought from other recog-
nized experts in constitutional aw.
Presidents Power Debated.
Despite this there has been q wide
dents authority to act to the extent
of limiting gold holdings to 500 by
an individual
In aiming at first at the major
hoarders, it was said the administration
was determined to prove its case at the
beginning in such manner as to force
others who are still holding their gold
to come forward
The same source said the challenge
of Charles S. Thomas, former Senator
and Governor of Colorado. for the Gov
ernment to arrest him for having l20
in gold would be ignored.
r7l~
time bimetallist wrote to the district
attorney yesterday asking that he be
placed in the penitentiary for not COM
plying with the Presidents order
He will have to raise his ante, $40
is not much risk" it. was said, indicat-
ing the drive would be made against
the larger hoarders.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
Roosevelt to Talk
On Radio Sunday,
Outlining Program
President to Discuss Re.
cent Acts for Benefit
of Public.

President Roosevelt next Sunday
night will tell the people throughout
the country what he has done so far
and what he is hoping to accomplish
before adjournment of Congress in a
Nationwide radio hook-up.
The message will be delivered from the
the White House at 9:45 pm. and will
be broadcast by both of the large radio
chains. The Presidents talk will be
in the form of heart-to-heart CONVEX
sation with the citizens of America. He
will talk in something Of the candid
and enlightening fashion Of his broad
cast the first week he was in Office
when he explained the bank mora
torium.
The Executives purpose is to have
every one understand just what is being
done to meet the present-day situation
to bring relief and to restore better
times. The President expects to make
his summary as brief and as plain In
its composition as possible.
Because of the importance the Presi-
dent attaches to this summary of &C
complishments the speech he is to de-
liver tonight at the banquet OF the
United States Chamber Of Commerce
will not be broadcast.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
AWAIT ROOSEVELT
TRADE AID POLICY
Business Leaders Expecting
Expression on Regulation
in Speech Tonight.

Business leaders of the Nation, stand
ing on the principle Of new measure
of regulation as way out of the
troubles which beset industry, today
awaited a hoped-for expression from
President Roosevelt as to the extent to
| which the administration will go to
meet them.
An indication is expected to be given
tonight, when the President addresses
the annual dinner of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States, which
has brought business men here from
throughout the United States. The
Presidents message was to have been
broadcast by radio over both major
chains, but this feature was called of
late yesterday.
Majority opinion in the chamber
supports a plan for temporary relaxa-
ton of the antitrust laws so that
trade associations within their particu-
lar industry could act under Govern
ment supervision to end ruinous COM
petitive methods and wage slashes. A
committee Of Senators, economists and
,, Federal officials, headed by Senator
Wagner, Democrat, of New York, is at
work on a measure drawn along these
lines and the President Is considering
request to Congress for authority to
provide such action during the emer-
! gency The necessary legislation would
be included in the s2,000,0 900, 900 public
works bill which is now taking shape
| and upon which the administration is
banking heavily to cut down unemploy-
| ment.
Bulkley Talks on Banking.
The subject was brought into discus
sion today when Silas H. Strawn, Chi
cago lawyer, at a luncheon meeting, be-
spoke amendment of the Sherman
| antitrust act to permit such trade
agreements. Meanwhile today the busi-
| ness men heard another plan sponsored
| by Democratic leaders for bettering con-
diticns when Senator Bulkley Of Ohio
discussed the provision in the pending
Glass banking reform bill for guarantee
| of bank deposits. This bill would
insure entirely accounts of $4,000 and
under and give protection ranging up to
| so per cent for deposits of $50,000 and
over.
Recalling the wave OF bank closures,
| the Ohio Senator declared that I'VE
cannot afford to suffer repetition of
our recent experience"
! The same session heard John W. Ross,
president of the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce declare his belief the current
| conferences of the President with world
Sstatesmen would bring about a success
full conclusion Of the Economic Confer
| ence at London. The delegates were
hopeful of hearing some of the workings
of the administrators economy pro-
gram at this meeting, but Lewis w.
Douglas, director of the budget, who was
to have spoken, was forced by press of
business to cancel the engagement
| At another session of the chamber
delegates the proposal of President
Roosevelt for setting up machinery for
operating the country's rail systems
under a co-ordinator came in for sup
port from w. w. Atterbury, president OF
| Continued on Page 2, Column IL
Evening star., 1933-05-04
U. S. TO GET Benefit
OF BRITISH TARIFF CUT
Will Be Extended to Countries
Entitled to Favored Nation
Treatment, Runciman Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 4.-Conutries entitled
under existing treaties to most-favored-
nation treatment will enjoy the benefit
of any reductions now given under
Britain's new trade treaties, Walter
Runciman, president of the Board of
Trade, announced today in the House
of Commons.
The United States has such treaty
with Great Britain.
man said, proposes to undertake nego-
tiations with other foreign countries
and the government certainly will not
be prepared to continue indefinitely to
afford full INSTRUMENTATION treat
ment to countries which show them
Selves unwilling to meet the reason
1kae requirements" Of Britain with re-
3Ard to United Kingdom goods.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
ARMS PARLEY PLANS
FACTS COMMISSIONS
Group in Each Capital to Estab-
ish Aggression Data Pro.
posed at Geneva.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May 4.-The creation In
each world capital Of a commission
which shall be empowered to establish
the facts in the event of aggression or
threat of aggression in violation Of
peace treaties was agreed upon by the
Security Committee of the General
Disarmament Conference today.
The proposed commissions will CON-
sist of diplomatic agents and military,
naval and air attaches and will report
to the League of Nations.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
BODY OF SLAIN WOMAN
DISCOVERED ON ROAD
Farm Hand Finds Unidentified
Brunette, Shot Five Times,
Near Ann Arbor.

BY the Associated Press.
ANN ARBOR. Mich, May Shot
five times, the body Of young woman,
an attractive, well dressed brunette,
was found lying in the middle of q
lonely country road near here at am.
today by farm hand en- route to work
The woman, about as, had been shot
three times in the head, once In the
neck and once in the shoulder. The
body, lying face up on the road, bore
no signs Of struggle, and police said
there was scant clue to the slayer.
Philo Forshee, the farm hand who
discovered. the body, said his employer,
Mrs. Efiie Kingsley, reported hearing q
disturbance ON the highway early
today.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
Woman Indicted in Poisoning.

HAMMOND, Ind, May R.-The
Lake County Grand Jury yesterday in
dicted Mrs. Daisy Harman OF Ham
mond on charges of first degree murder
for the death of her ward, Anthony
Braubender. Police said she confessed
giving the boy rat poison, but at the
inquest Mrs. Hartman refused to admit
the reported confession. An insurance
policy had been taken out on the boys
life.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
SHOE WORKER WOUNDED
Substitute in Strike Region Is Shot
in Face.

TYNGSBORO, Mass, May 4 R.-An
automobile carrying men described as
substitute workers in strike-affected
Lowell shoe factories was fired upon
from ambush today and George A.
florence, 20, Of Hudson, N. H., was
wounded.
florence was struck in the face, head
and one eye by small shot apparently
discharged from q shotgun while the
automobile was halted at q filling sta
ton Hospital physicians said the sight
Of his eye was endangered.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
Bayonets Stop Communists.

IENER-NEUSTADT, Austria, May
R.-The gendarmerie resorted to the
use Of bayonets to disperse Communists
other nearby communities last night
Since May ! nearly 200 Communists
have been imprisoned.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
Three Drown in Floods.

PONCE, Puerto Rico, May 4 R.-
Three persons have been drowned in
the town of Salinas by floods caused
by recent heavy rains. The swollen
river has destroyed many houses and
several persons have been injured.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
D. c. SELECTIONS WAIT
Farley to Make Kentucky Trip
Before Commissioners Are Named.

Postmaster General Farley, patronage
dispenser for President Roosevelt, said
after q conference with the President
today that the Commissioners will not
be appointed for at least week.
Mr.. Farley is leaving Washington to-
day for the Kentucky Derby at Louis
vile and afterward will 60 to Chicago
and will not be back in Washington
until next Thursday. He said the COM
missionerships will not be disposed of
until his return
Evening star., 1933-05-04
CHURCH LEADER DIES
Right Rev. Dominic Reuter- Was

Former Head of Franciscans.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 4 CP.-Right
Rev. Dominic Reuter-, former general OF
the Franciscan Order, died at st.
Josephs Hospital today after a brief
illness. He was stricken at the Fran
ciscan College on Sunday night.
Though blind, he celebrated mass
daily and was in good health until his
illness on Sunday.
Evening star., 1933-05-04
FEDERAL JUDGE QUITS
George A. Carpenter of Chicago
Sends Roosevelt Resignation.

CHICAGO, May R.-United States
District Judge George A. Carpenter re-
signed yesterday.
Senior jurist Of the Federal Court
of this district, he sent his resigna-
ton to President Roosevelt to become
effective June 80. He will be 81 years
old next october.
Judge Carpenter was appointed by
President Taft to succeed Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, who quit to become
base ball commissioner.
Evening star., 1933-05-04

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23
CURRENT BOOKS REVIEWED BY
E centric PUBLIC LIBRARY

Once, and sometimes twice, a
year, for he is a prolific writer,
E. F.. Benson offers us another of
his witty, detached observations
Upon men ard women and their
manners. His second book this
year-the first was a novel,, "Tra-
vail of Colds a biography Of
King Edward VII of England. cd
ward VII, E. F. Benson, Longmans,
Green 81 Coz
One gathers that Mr.. BenSon's
major purpose is to endoW Albert
Edward with a posthumous cloak
Of greatness. He has surrounded
the somewhat thin material at Lis
disposal, for he apparently does not
regard certain aspects of the pri-
Iate life of his subject as available
for serious biographical! purposes,
With careful Recommendation and
really fine an0 concise resume o.
late and post-Victorian politics, but
the very richness Of the background
serves only to emphasize the prince
regents greatest gifts, personal
charm and a zest for living. One
is reminded Of the apple tree Al
colt was to evolve from his inner
consciousness: Mr.. Eenson shakes
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the Uni
ted States weather bureau0
Maximum yesterday ........................89 SO
Minimum today ................................ 40
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23

/ TIE tree of reminiscence and hear
say and the effort is fruitless, no
great statesmen, no new Or amaz-
ing personality emerges
The book contains brilliant
study of the prince consort, and
vastly entertaining analysis of
the relations between Victoria and
Albert Edward. All in all. this is
good formal biography and excel
lent informal history.
Hero PubIiciZed
j. B. Priestley has abandoned his
customary style and subject in
terests, for the moment, to relate
the simple stoly of a young man
turned by the magic wand Of pub
licity into a headline hero. (Won-
der Hero, j. 3. Priestley, Harper
& BrotherS.) While one constantly
suspects Mr.. Priestley OF being just
about to revert to his familiar gar
rulity, he avoiCs the pittall OF over
writing very neatly, and the result
is a compact novel of great charm.
You have heard by this time, no
doubt, that the Nobel prize for lit
eratIre is awarded this year to
Ivan Bunin, a white" Russian,
now living in France While Bun
in has not had a wide audience out
size Russia, although several OF his
books have been translated into
French, German. and English, he
was awarded the Pushkin prize in
1903, and il 1905 was elected to
honorary membership by the Rus
sian Academy of Science. a distinc-
ton corresponding to that of the
40 French linn ortals.' Maxim
Gorky, commonly regarded as the
foremost contemporary Russian
man of letters, has described Bun
in as the greatest living Russian
writer.
The public library collection in
cludes two books by Bunin, Mitya's
Love, novel translated by Made
leine Boyd. and The Gentleman
from San Francisco, a collection of
short stories translated by D. H.
Lawrence, S. S. Koteliansky, and
Leonard Woolf.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23
INTEREST IN
VALLEY DATES

More interest is being manifested
by the public in Imperial Valley
Gates than ever before, according
to the staff of he El Centro CHAM
ber of Commerce. Robert Hays.
manager of that organization, states
that numerous letters have been
received from various parts of the
country concerning the purchase
Of fresh Imperial Valley dates.
Some of these inquiries come FROM
persons VINO have never visited this
community but have sampled val
ley dates, others have visited here
and purchased dates in Ell Centre,
Usually from the Highway Date
Ranch.
A small display of date varieties
at the chamber grown in the val
ley is also attracting much atten-
tion Hays states. These sample
boxes were prepared by George A.
Swami of the Highway Date Farm
and contain four varieties of large.
luscious, fresh dates. The chamber
plans within tie next few days to
add to this exhibit and have on
display before the tourist season be-
gins a greater variety to advertise
The local date industry
Many persons in the United
States have never tasted fresh
dates Hays stated today, land to
these persons local dates are an un-
usual treat. Swami has prepared
a number of styles of boxes for
mailing and these appeal to tEt
eastern tourist to send home or
take with them as gifts. Letters
which we have received usually ir-
Quire about dates in small quanti-
ties. but one concern has asked for
dates in quantities exceeding 500
pounds, an unusual demand at the
Ell Centre chamber where dates had
heretofore not been regarded as a
particularly important valley crop"
In addition to the fancy packed
dates the Highway Date Farm Of
fers cooking dates and bread dates,
The latter type steadily gaining ir
popularity as healtl: food, he re-
ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23
NOPEDDLER'
SIGNS READY

Robert Hayes, manager of tie FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce,
states that the chamber still has
a supply of mo Peddler" cards for
distribution to the public and that
these will be given out to persons
who call at chamber headquarters
for them.
These cards were first distributed
TO every residence in Ell Centro two
years abo but they become marred
or destroyed ard it has been found
that each fall there is a demand for
them. Because of the number of
calls which have been received at
the chamber in the past week or
two Hays wishes to announce that
any person who desires one OF
these cards may obtain one free
at the chamber. The card reads
Notice to peddlers, agents and Or
der takers, no admittance. We do
not need your goods, we trade in
Ell Centro."
The cards have been found very
effective in past years in keeping
peddlers away from houses and, al
though some reports have been re-
ceived to the effect that peddlers
rang the door bell in spite of the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23

cards, the fact that house-to- house
statesmen have reported to the
chamber that the signs had stop
ped their sales and have even
threatened to bring suit, indicates
that the cards are effective and
would be more SO if there was one
on every house in town.
1t has been noted that the usual
influx of house toulouse statesmen
has arrived. as happens every year
in the pref Christmas season. While
some cf these statesmen do repre-
sent reputable houses, many are
selling questionable merchandise
and tie woman who buys from
them takes a chance on the quality
of goods which will be delivered to
her. If there is dissatisfaction in
most cases the salesman has left
the city and the purchaser has no
recourse.
Whatever the peddler is selling"
stated Hays today, before the
housewife buys she should see if
her local merchant cannot duplicate
the product. We have examined
many products being sold from
house 10 house and in no case have
we found it cheaper to purchase
from the peddler than from the To-
cal merchant when the quality of
goods is taken into consideration.
Every housewife in Ell Centro las
signed a pledge to support the NRA
and certainly this includes the sup
port Of the local merchant who has
given employment to local men snd
is doing his part to relieve unen-
ploYment."
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23

man Of Indio visited Mrs. Giles
pies aunt, Mrs. I. Stooksberry.
Thursday they will visit Mrs. Gill
lespie's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Coleman, in Ell Centre.
Sherman Gumm is slowly improv-
ing in health.
Bill Williams, Harold Bell and
James Adams are leaving for Ari-
zona to work in the lettuce.
The ball game between Heber and
Seeley Sunday resulted in victory
for Heber, the score bing 10 to z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bradford ana