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Evening star., 1934-08-01
.RUMAN|A TO PAY
|. PART OF INTEREST
Will Average SIS Per Cent in
Gold Over Three Years
on Private Loans.
ny CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The Rumanian government has de-
eided to play in part the interest due
on the 8I0i 900 900 American stabiliz-
alton loan. obtained in 1929. at
rate amounting to about so per cent
In paper dollars, Radu Florescu. the
Rumanian charge d'affaires, stated
today.
This is the first cheerful news
American holders Of foreign securi-
ties have had for years. With the
Germans defaulting on the Dawes and
Young plan bonds. with most OF the
South American countries poStponing
indefinitely the payment Of their bonds
and with Yugoslavia offering only a
10 per cent payment on its private
loans. the action OF the Bucharest
government comes as a pleasant sur
prise to those Americans who pur-
chased the per cent Rumanian
sterilization loan.
VIII Pay in Gold.
After protracted negotiations with
bondholders, the majority Of whom
are In Europe. the Rumanian govern
ment reached an agreement whereby
the interest due. SIS per cent in 1885
and so per cent in 1896.
These payments. the Rumanian
charge d'afIaires stated. will be made
in gold. Consequently while the
holders OF these bonds. who live in
countries which are still on the gold
standard will get an average of SIS
per cent during the next three years.
the American bondholders, taking
advantage of the depreciation Of the
dollar. will receive little more than
30 per cent of the interest due After
the third year, tire Rumanian gov
ernment believes 1t will be able 70
meet it's obligations on this private
loan in full.
Has Never Defaulted.
Mr.. Florescu pointed out that
Rumania Is making this serious effort
to meet its private obligations be-
cause, until now, 1t has never de-
| faulted on private loans. 1t Is true
that the Rumanian government has
| followed the example of other ma
tions and has defaulted on Its war
| loans. but officials have claimed that
was due more to political considera-
tions than the desire to evade its
obligations.
Rumania belongs TO the Little En-
tente and consequently is within the
orbit of the French political constel-
lation. Rumania also owes large
amounts to Great Britain and TO
France. Had it broken away from
these two countries and followed the
example Of Finland, Rumania would
have been placed in preearious posi-
ton. since its principal creditor, the
French and the British, might have
demanded payments on debts which
they have agreed to postpone, under
| the various arrangements reached
after the Lausanne agreement.
But there is no 'gentleman's agree
ment'' between the European nations
concerning private loans. Hence,
Rumania, by compressing draStically
its government expenses and by a
strict control of all foreign exchange
yielded by foreign trade, is able to
meet. its obligations, partially at least
and. what Is more important, trans
fer gold to the United States
Evening star., 1934-08-01
"CRACK DOWN" AT CHICAGO
Live Stock Merchants Demand Strike
Be Settled.

Live Stock Merchants Demand Strike
Be Settled.
CHICAGO, August l (P.-Live
stock commission merchants threat
ened today to "crack down" on the
handlers union to end the spreading
Union Stock Yards strike.
The commission men demanded the
matter be taken to the courts after
members of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers workmen ofsC.
A. Burnette 81 Co. walked out last
night.
This strike was not SO much of a
sympathetic gesture. it was reported,
as an internal dispute over seniority
rights. The union said 400 men were
involved. Company officials placed
the number at $50.
The demand of the commission men
was based on the ground they are the
heaviest losers in the strike, which
has locked the yards for more than
a week.
Leaders of the handlers union pre-
viouSly rejected the suggestion of
officials of the Union Stock Yards
and Transit Co. that Federal Judge
Philip L. Sullivan be called upon TO
construe an award he made May 81
at a previous arbitration hearing.
Some quarters hold the position of
the commission men-their refusal to
accept shipments of stock since the
strike started-haS been the chief fac
tor in averting violence in the yards.
But the commission men expressed
the fear that. with the Chicago market
closed, some of their clients who have
been selling stock in other markets
will continue TO ship there, even after
the strike is ended.
Oticials of the striking Stock Hand
lers Union were working with Federal
Department of Labor conciliators In
their own efforts to settle the differ
enceS.
Expected intervention of Gen Hugh
johnson, N. r. A. administrator,
dimmed somewhat Present plans of
Johnson. who is IN Oklahoma, leave
him time only for his scheduled ad-
dress tomorrow at the Worlds Fair.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
SWANSON WILLING
TO SEE NAVY CUT
Insists, However, That Pres
ent Ratios Shall Be
RigidIy Maintained.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Swanson told reporters To-
day he was willing for naval strength
to be reduced 20 per cent in all cate
eories of ships, but was convinced
existing naval ratios between the lead
ing naval powers should be MAIN
tanned.
The Navy Secretary said he was
expressing merely a personal opinion.
His statement was made In reply TO
questions as to his attitude toward a
statement by Keisuke Okada, Japa-
nese premier. expressing dissatisfaction
with the 5-5-3 naval ratio between
the United States, Great Britain and
Japan.
Position Is Unchanged.
ct take the same position I always
have" Swanson said. The naval
powers met in London and distributed
naval strength as they thought just
and right. Naval strength is relative.
If we abandon the present ratios,
there is no telling where we shall go.
II do not believe we should give
equality to Japan. That would be
sided. and we have been opposes
to this.
Nothing has occurred to change
my conviction toward naval ratios
since I was at the Disarmament Con-
ference at Geneva"
Swanson said he would not care to
say what the outcome of the 1888
naval parley might be in view OF the
Japanese position.
Asked whether there would be un-
limited building should the confer
ence fall down, the Navy Secretary
said that would depend on Congress
Believes in Strength.
"T believe in an American Navy
second to none" Swanson added.
"I am willing to abandon overaee
ships and refrain from replacing them
to an extent of 20 per cent. While
1 have not discussed 20 per cent re-
duction with the State Department. l
have already advised it in public
statements and reports"
Swanson said 20 per cent cut would
prevent the United States from build
ing naval vessels at this time, but
would mean an actual reduction in
existing ships for England and Japan
because their navies have been raised
to near treaty strength.
Asked what the frontiers of the
United States embraced in the light
of statement by Stanley Baldwin,
acting British prime minister, that
England's frontiers extended to the
Rhine, Swanson replied that "our
frontiers include our Far East terri
tories
I'VE are surrounded and determined
to defend ourselves" the Secretary
said.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
ACTION HERE DOUBTED.
War Department Believed without
Jurisdiction in Case.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Deferring a final decision until an
official request for a ruling is received,
Acting Secretary OF War Woodring
has informed representative of
Mayor T. Semmes WalmSley of New
Orleans that the War Department
probably would take no action in the
dispute between the Walmsley and
Senator Huey Long factions in
Louisiana.
Mayor WalmSley, political foe of
Long and Gov. o. K Allen, announced
in New Orleans he had appealed TO
the War Department for an investiga-
ton of Aliens action in calling out
the Louisiana National Guard to seize
the city voters registration Office
Woodring said today a represent
stive Of the Walmsley faction-whose
name he did not obtain--telephon
him from New Orleans last night
seeking information concerning the
departments attitude
He explained no official request had
been received from the New orleans
mayor, and that pending receipt of
cd1Al n iCQuCoN Lil6 NOulQ
take no official action.
The acting secretary informed the
Walmsley representative that the de-
partment sought to maintain neutral
tty in any political disput and that
since Allen. as Governor. was legally
authorized to call the National Guard
10 duty. he saw no reason why the
department should become involved
in any way
An official appeal from Walmsley
Is understood to have been sent by
airmail. 1t was due to be delivered
to Mai Gen. James F. Mckinley. the
adlutant general, some time today.
RAINEY is INDIGNANT.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Boy Dying in Lung
Receives Greeting
OfFeUO,U-Sufferer
mfa,tiIe Paralysis Vic.
TINS Courage Amdzes
Attendants.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf, August IA
fellowship Of pain between two
stricken young men who never have
seen each other, and perhaps never
will. began today.
From a respirator in Alameda
County Hospital in Oakland, where he
has lain SO days in his battle against
infantile paralysis, Raymond Rambo,
II. dictated a letter of encouragement
to Charles Lux, %. who for 46 days
has fought the disease in an iron
lung" in San Francisco.
"Of course, don't know you. nor
you me for that matter, but when two
fellows are in as tough a fix as we are,
that doesn't make any difference,
Rambo's letter read. A nurse acted
as his stenographer.
Don't let this thing get you down,
and when you get particularly blue,
remember there's another fellow who
is in o respirstor and who is pulling
for tou to win"
Physicians say Rambo, gradually
recovering the use OF his diaphragm
muscles, now has fighting chance 20
live. Lux's life Is despaired Of, but
he has amazed attendants by his cour-
age in the face Of almost certain
death.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
STRIKERS DEFY UNION.

BUFFALO, N. Y. August ! LP.-
DefyIng union orders TO end their
strike, harbor tug firemen refused 10
return to work here today.
Other strikers we're back at their
Jobs, or were ready to go to work pro-
Vided the firemen agreed to man the
tugs
The firemen refused to obey the
order of their international president
in the face of a threat that their
local union charter would be revoked
il they disobeyed
Union leaders here said they under
stood strikers at other Great Lakes
ports had gone back to work today.
The union president. Joseph P.
Ryan OF New York. ordered the strike
ended. he said, because the employers
had agreed to resume negotiations as
soon as the men were back at work
His telegram said, If your member
Evening star., 1934-08-01
RAINEY is INDIGNANT.

CARROLLToN. III. August CP).
Speaker Henry T Rainey said to-
day, in commenting on the struggle
between Senator Huey P. Long and
Mayor T. Semmes Wslmsley for con-
troll OF New Orleans.
1t Is too bad that a Senator from
a State can so control matters as to
precipitate almost a civil war"
Who Is to control New Orleans
Police Department, the Speaker said
is matter for the courts TO decide
Evening star., 1934-08-01
AUTO MEN TO STRIKE.

DETROIT. August l (P).-Herman
F. He'll. business representative of the
Patternmakers' Association of De-
troit. said today the members had
voted TO strike because their demands
for 20 per cent increase in hourly
wages had not been met.
The association is an affiliate of the
American Federation of Labor, and
He'll said between 500 and 900 mem
bers were expected to go on strike,
probably today.
The strike. he said, was voted last
night at a meeting attended by 500
members. For the present, he said, the
walk-out will be confined to jobbing
shops. which turn out patterns for
new model automobiles TO go into pro-
duction il the Fall
He'll said negotiations with en-
ployers had been in progress for sew
eral weeks. but had failed 70 bring
about an agreement.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

Government business seers. with
these figures in front of them. take a
less excited view of conditions than.
for instance, the marketeers in New
York
They look on the drought as more
serious hazard to business than strikes.
Labor troubles can be settled. but the
drought cannot. Both are national
problems. but are localized.
There is another more t0ide-
spread national problem. less OBJ
vious, but possibly epen more i'm
portdnt in their 0ieto. That Is the
subject OF iphtch Mr.. Kennedy
spoke-the rat times irrational
uncertainty among some business
men.
when Mr.. Kennedy spoke as
chairman OF the Securities Com
mission, his Uoice i0as droiOned out
By the assassination Of DOllluss,
uhich occurred the same day His
cooling promise OF restrained and
sensible business relations Wds lost
in the face OF the hot blasts from
Europe 1t Uas lost only tempo
rartly.
From the way Mr.. Roosevelt's eco
nomic counselors are now murmurlng
among themselves, you can see very
plainly that they are going to meet
Mr.. Roosevelt at the pier with advice
that Washington turn the electric fan
on the business mans brow.
There will be more speeches like
that of Mr.. Kennedy-and more than
speeches.
Sales and Loadings Hit.
Meanwhile you can get a general
idea of how things have been going
from the table of business indices al
bottom. The average years 1923
1924 and 1925 are 100 for each index
except prices.
Neither the drought, strikes nor heat
had much to do with the decrease of
industrial production in July. 1t was
due mainly to increased prices of
steel and lumber and the fact that
textiles still are on a rs per cent
curtailment program. The drought
and strikes hurt department store
sales and car loadings.
Price Policy VoIuminous.
A General Motors executive walked
into the ~ r. A. headquarters the
other day. He was formerly connected
with the N. r. A. and just dropped in
for a chat Under his arm was fat
book about the size of the old
fashioned family Bible.
N. r. A. .'ers probably had neuer
seen a Bible and inquired about it.
They iUere amazed t0lten informed
that it iDdS the price policy OF Gen.
eraI Motors reduced to tDritin0-
The price policy of the N. r. A.
has neDer been reduced to tGriting.
Neither has the labor policy, except
in the most general terms.
That started a round of discussion
about the sdvisability of reducing all
N. r. A. policies to detailed writing,
so all the pickering and uncertainty
of the different code systems could
be avoided. There would be one rule
for all.
Ii could be done, but it would take
more print paper than there is avail
able in the world.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

lady from virginia-please don't park
there. Thank you"
And so ii went throughout the
cruise, which was interrupted at
noon while a broadcast was made of
the car in action at Fourteenth and
r streets.
Nobody seemed offended. all seemed
to take the admonishing In good
grace-but nearly every one was EN-
barrassed.
It's working fine. so far" q mu-
nicipal official remarked after the
first hour.
But wait until the Voice Of Safety
accosts the wife of some congress
man or other oficial-I fear the
worst!
Evening star., 1934-08-01
DISABLED TENDER
LIMPS INTO PORT
Former Eltel Friedrich Under Con-
voy of Coast Guard After
Accident.
Hx Ire Assoclatea Press

6N tIfe ASScCtStSu Press.
SEATTLE. August Under con-
voy of two Coast Guard cutters the
Alaska eannery tender OtSego. one
time German World War raider Eitel
Friedrich, limped into Dutch Har-
Dor IN the Aleutian Chain today with
water in her forward hold
Capt. Max DarSkie wireleSsed the
ships 500 passengers. salmon can
neTy workers whose seasons work
in the Bristol Bay region Of Western
Alaska had ended, were safe.
The OtSego ran on the rocks of
Cape Mordylnof. on the Northwest
ern head Of Unimak Island IN the
Eastern AleuttanS. early yesterday
morning
With fair weather and calm seas
the tender had no trouble hmping
along under her own power
The former German war raider
vas on her way out from Bristol Bay
with the csnnery workers and a
heavy cargo Of newly packed salmon
when she struck She Is owned by
LIBBY, Mcneil & Libby.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
18 PACKING employees
ILL FROM CANNERY FOOD
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO. Calf. August L.
Eighteen employees Of the California
Packing Corp. cannery here we're taken
violently III yesterday two hours after
they had eaten lunch in the cInnery
cafeteria.
DR.. Herbert F. True, city health
officer. said the victims we're suffering
from an inflammatory gastric condi-
ton probably caused by pudding they
ate
The victims were taken to hos
pital, where attendants said they would
all recover.
Immediately after the employees
were stricken DR.. True ordered all
fresh and staple foods. except canned
goods, In the restaurant destroyed.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
FLYER BOARDS STEAMER

REYKJAVIK,> Iceland, August
CP.-John Grierson, British fiier
whose seaplane crashed here during
an attempted fight from Rochester,
England, to Ottawa. left today for
Leith, Scotland, aboard an Icelandic
steamer, with the damaged parts Of
his machine The parts will be re-
paired in England and GrierSon said
ne hoped to return within two weeks
and resume his fight to Canada.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

Inside the N. r. A. organization the
morale is not what it used to be.
Gen. johnson has been carrying the
rules and regulations Of that outfit
around in his head since the start.
They have never been put on paper
either
The result is that since johnson has
been away there has been considerable
interoflce confusion. conflicts OF su-
thority. disputes as to procedure Some
executives have become disgusted.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
ARTIST SERIOUSLY ILL

PITTSBURGH, August LP).-Blue-
eyed John Kane, who turned from
painting houses to create q new
''promative" style in art. is seriously
i'll in his second-f1oor fiat along
traffic laden Fifth avenue.
Friends today expressed concern
for the aged mans recovery. He
gained recognition several years ago
after exhibiting his paintings In the
international exhibit.
But, although Mrs. John D. Rock
erfeller, jr., and other prominent per-
sons purchased his pictures, Kane
has had to struggle for living He
was to have attended exhibitions of
his art work in New York this Fall
Evening star., 1934-08-01
HELD UP BY HIKER
HE HAD GIVEN LIFT
Victim Tells Police of $35 Loss
to Man Who Said He Was
Senator's Chauffeur.

A hitch-hiker thrust a gun in the
ribs of billiard J. Skaggs. 2420 Penn
sylvania avenue, about noon today,
robbed him of s35 and forced him
to drive from North Capitol street to
the Soldiers Home grounds.
Skaggs told police he picked up the
man in front of the Continental Hotel
when he asked for a ride, and had
carried him as far as North Capitol
and H streets There the passenger
drew a gun and held him up, Skaggs
reported.
Police said Skaggs had told them
he was a chauffeur for a Senator. but
police did not obtain the Senator S
name.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
LIQUOR STORE IS FINED
$3.50 ON TWO CHARGES
Hopfheiser Co. Convicted Of
Falsely Stamping Products
Second Breach Costs $500.

The Hopfheiser Co. Inc, a liquor
selling establishment IN the 500 block
of Twelfth street. was fined a total
of $3.50 in Police Court today on
charges of failing to afix the proper
stamps 10 bottles of liquor and the
sale OF liquor on premises other than
those described in the company's sales
license.
The stamp evasion charge specified
the sale of 30-ounce bottles of alco-
hoic beverages with stamps attached
denoting that tax had been paid on
25 ounces. The corporation vas fined
$3.50 on this charge by Judge Ralph
Given and $500 for selling from q
place of business other than the adj
dress in the license.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Seasonal Recession is
Slight in View of
Drought, Strikes.
nv pAI'I MAIION

TIME figures show Joseph p Ken e
nedy told the truth when he
said business wss better than
Il business confidence.
Oncial and unofficial tdi'VIdtaons
indicate that ne are IN a Summer
recession iohich IS nor about per
cent more than seasonal That ts
hardly GrHaEinO IN Ufrto OF the
drought, strikes, heat and inner
bustHess skittishHess You mould
naturally erpect the recessioH 10
BE- Of least three times that much,
IN the face Of all these troubles.
The seasonally adjusted monthly
business chart proves that production
was Of about 4 points in July, en-
ployment 2, wages and sales !.
The only things higher In July we're
the price index and the thermometer
The price level was higher than IL
has been for two years The drought
did II.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
MRS. CALNAN'S FUNERAL
TOMORROW MORNING
Son and Nephew, Both Priests, to
ohiciate at Services at st.
Martins Church.

Funeral services for Mrs Isabelle
Calnan. SO, who died Monday in
Emergency Hospital from complica-
tions developing from an appendicitis
operation, will be held at am. to-
morrow in ST. Martins Catholic
Church, North Capitol and T streets.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
Her son, Rev. Thomas Calnan. pas
tor Of st. Michael's Church, Silver
Spring, and her nephew, Rev. John
Harvey, will ofieiate at the services
Mrs. Calnan and her husband,
Michael Calnan, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on April
% last. She lived at 212s Third
street northeast.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Calnan
Is survived by six children, two
brothers and two sisters.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
WALMSEY FORCE
FACESLONC ARMY
Mayor and Senator Marshal
Police and Guard for New
orleans Battle.
CONTINUED Prom Pars, Page ;

CONTINUED Prom Fslrst Page
The Eleventh and dozens Of other mad
men Who have arisen 20 almost TN
limited power
Calling out the militia vas described
By Walnsley a. unconstitutional and
disgrace
Here ia the south's greatest city
disgrsced by troops sent in by Huey
Long He has set up his guns 10 de-
stFoY every ycstige Of independence
this city has Huey Long made only
one truthful statement In his radio
address He said II was war 10 the
end. Let Mr. Long be advised now
that this Is q battle 70 the end. with
no quarter asked and no quarter given.
This battle will never let up until this
r1sdman has been driven from power
Poresees Roman Holiday"
Senator Long is attempting 70
wreck the 6ouths largest city 10 that
he may enjoy Roman holiday
Long. in his address reiterated his
charges that vice and debauchery
are rampant In the city and declartc
again his determination to clean IL up.
The Senator said that his State
controlled registrar Of voters had re-
moved 24.500 names OF Illegal voters
from the books in the office now held
by the militia.
He said these names had been illeg-
ally placed on the books by Walmsleys S
forces an investigation showing that
sometimes as many as 80 and more
persons we're registered from some
little hole in the wall
Under Aliens order Of martial law.
It was suggested that each faction
place watchers in the registration
ONCE during the tenure OF the Ma
tional GuardSmen
Did Mayor Walmsley send his
watchers around7" asked Long No.
And you won't see him do IL. He
doesn't want TO watch the books He
wants to get possession of them and
write back those names we took of "
Boasts Of Radio Appeal.
Long spoke more than two hours.
He discussed nearly all phases OF the
situation here. At the end Of his sec
ond hour on the air. he announced
that the station wanted him to con-
tinue as long as he wished
I'm about the best drawing card
they got. he remarked. why, every
station In town is trying to get me. :"
Walmsley in his speech had said
that II Long got control of New Or
leans the little gambling places would
be replaced by Longs big gambling
places" and also had charged that
the Senator was running gambling
houses In Jefferson and St. Bernard
Parishes. adjoining New Orleans.
Long in his reply said. IF you stick
q gambling house every rs feet in JEFF
ferson and st. Bernard, you'd not have
as many as they got in New Orleans.
never raided a gambling house in
New Orleans. / raided them four
times in Jefferson and ST. Bernard
Mayor Walmsley says he'll resign
II I'll resign. Well, he needn't think
I'm gonna resign" The mayor had
said he would resign If Long would re-
sign as Senator and enter special
election with him for Longs ofice.
ACTION HERE DOUBTED.