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Evening star., 1934-01-28
Wolnsley Victory Seen Finish
Of |'Kingfish's'' Inpi,,cibility
Bitter Fight Expected, However, Against
Attempts to Deprive Him of State
Administration.

Mayor Walmsley broke an alliance
before the election, and candidates
with him on the old regular ticket
pledged their opposition to Senator
Long.
Many political observers believe that
the next manifest action Of this oppo-
sition will be an attempt to impeach
Gov. o. K Allen, elected in 1890 as
a Long follower of long standing. The
Louisiana Legislature is scheduled to
meet in May and some of its men,
bers are reported to be already pre-
pairing articles of impeachment against
Gov. Allen.
Having lost control Of the Louisiana
delegation in the National House of
Representatives. of which he boasted
until nine months ago. Senator Long
doubtless will contest bitterly attempts
to deprive him Of control Of the State
administration-which his friends and
enemies admit he now holds.
Klorer's announcement that he would
not enter a run-of was accompanied
by an explanation that his purpose
in seeking the mayors chair was a
desire to lower utility rates in New
Orleans and by an assertion that he
would accept the old regular organi-
zations statement that II will attempt
to lower these rates.
Following his defeat, Williams issued
statement expressing his disappoint-
ment that the people of New Orleans
apparently had reached the decision
that the old regular organization pro-
vided a better means for the defeat
Of Senator Long than he could offer,
nj raif I'M hi 1,A& :.
will continue to oppose the Long po-
litical machine.
Meanwhile, New Orleans is preparing
for Mardi Gras
Evening star., 1934-01-28
VERMONT STUDIES
TWO LIQUOR BILLS
One Provides Local Option
and Private Licenses, Other
State Store Sale.
BY w. B. GATES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CpcCihl OISpdLCH 10 Inc STAR.
BURLINGTON, VT, January 81
The special Legislative Committee ap-
pointed nearly year ago to make a
searching study of liquor control and
to present a tentative bill which might
form the basis of law upon the meet
ing of the General Assembly, has COM
pleted its findings and submitted them
to Gov. Wilson in the form of two pro-
posed bills. One, the first choice is
return to the principles of the former
Vermont law which provided for local
option and licenses of various classes
to private individuals: and the other,
State liquor store system somewhat
similar to that which prevails in the
neighboring Province Of Quebec and
with which many Vermonters who cross
the border from time to time are IA
miliar
Opposition, by at least q majority of
the committee. to the second plan is
based on the belief that the present is
an inopportune time for the State to
finance stores because of the temporary
high price of liquors and because of the
larger number Of stores that would be
required to start the system at present
After the production of distilled liquors
has increased and the number of towns
voting license has been determined
more accurately, the committee believes
the State store system can be consid-
cred with much less initial expense.
Proponents of State control Of sales
argue that once the State has en-
barked on license plan it would be
impossible to wrest control from private
interests, engaged in the business for
profit, and substitute a system of State
owned and operated stores without pro-
voking bitter controversy and endless
fighting.
Gov Wilson has given no intimation
as to whether he intends to call a Spe-
cial session of the Legislature to enact
some kind Of liquor law. and many be-
lieve he will hesitate to get the men,
bers together until or unless the senti-
ment of the majority of the people in
the State has been obtained in some
way The whole matter may go over
until the regular session next January
John o. Baxendale of Burlington has
been appointed by W. Frank Parsons,
national director of the United States
Employment Service, to succeed Her
bert R. Pierce of Montpelier as direc-
tor Of the National Unemployment
Service for the State Of Vermont.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
BY WALTER d. ROOS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
7 ARRISBURG, Pa, January n.
- The average level OF indus
trial wages in Pennsylvania
has risen SIS a week since the
N. R. A. codes became effec-
tive last Summer, according to State
labor statistics.
The increase amounts to 38 per cent
In the average weekly wage levels.
PENNSYLVANIA. which had dropped to
the second lowest wage level of any
of the Northeastern industrial States
during the depression, has forged ahead
from S13 to S18 week as the average
under the N R. A.. the Department OF
Labor and Industry reported.
If e-employment continues 10 gam al
the higher wage average, by spring
Pennsylvania industrial pay rolls Will
be $40 900 900 a week higher than they
we're in the Spring of 1888.
Increased buying power and the re-
sultant increased employment hold the
prospect of making unemployment re-
lief funds now in sight sufficient for
1884. without another special legislative
session necessary to provide additional
funds.
The decreased burden on relief funds
Is partly due at present 10 the ald
which employment on c. w. A. projects
Is furnishing,
240,0OO C. w. A. Workers.
While employment of more than 300,-
900 on c. w. A. jobs has been author
lied, the number actually at work has
not reached that figure in any week.
Last week 24O,O0O persons were at work
in PENNSYLVANIA on c. w. A. projects,
with a total weekly pay roll of S.
100000. Reduction of working hours
is estimated to cut the c. w. A. pay
roll by 100000 week.
Approximately one-third of the c. w.
A. workers have been recruited from
relief rolls, meaning that approximately
1000 workers are no longer on full
time relief lists as result of the c. w. A.
Operation of the C. w. A. is esti-
mated by relief officials to have re-
duCed State relief expenditures in De-
cember by $l,75000O to $4,000 900 be-
low November's costs. Because C. w. A.
employment did not reach its peak
until after mid-December, a larger
saving in relief costs is estimated for
January
With close to $4,000, 600 already saved
in relief expenditures by c. w. A. and
private employment in the last 10
WCChS 1CllCl dUOlo dllliIlpdpC
$6,O0O,00O additional savings may be
realized by continuing the Civil Works
Administration until May /.
The increased buying power of in
dustrial and c. w. A. workers is ex-
pected to cause more private employ
ment, resulting in taking more persons
off relief by Spring, when the seasonal
gains in outdoor work also will reduce
the number of families supported by
relief monies.
Relief officials estimate that by
Spring the cost of supporting Pennsyl-
vania's unemployed from relief funds
Evening star., 1934-01-28
BY GEORGE HEALY, JR.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
n YEW ORLEANS, La, January
nj 27-Senator Huey P. Longs
| Y once powerful political organi-
zation stands divested Of its
claims of invincibility, and
many citizens Of Louisiana are con-
vinced that its days are definitely
numbered.
Defeat Of the Long organization in
the New Orleans mayoralty primary
Tuesday is cited by opponents OF the
erstwhile "Kingfish" as indiSputable
evidence of it's loss of power.
Running against two avowed anti
Long candidates. John Klorer, choice
of Senator Long, polled only 20 per
Democratic primary and led Francis
Williams, who had no patronage sup
port, by less than 5000 votes for sec
ond honors in the three-cornered race.
Margin for WaImsley.
Mayor T Semmes Walmsley. backed
by the old regular organization and
its city employees. in round numbers
polled $4,000 votes to 10000 for Klo-
rer and $4,000 for Williams.
So definite was the trend against
Long that Klorer, although entitled to
run against Mayor Walmsley in q
second primary. declined to enter a
run-off Several hundred anti-Long
leaders from other sections of LOui-
siana came to New Orleans for elec-
ton day. anxious to witness the de-
feat of Senator Longs ticket. These
leaders, many Of whom hoped that
williams would be victorious. expressed
their conviction that Klorer's defeat
marked the definite beginning Of the
end of Senator Longs political ma
chine
Evening star., 1934-01-28
NEW HAMPSHIRE c. w. A.
COMPROMISE REACHED
Those With Fewest Dependents
Dropped to Comply With
Reduction Order.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANCHESTER, N. H., January 27-
c. w. A. officials have announced an
agreement has been reached to stop
those with the smallest number of de-
pendents in reducing the number Of
men employed on projects in New
Hampshire. Reduction to II 900 made
it necessary to drop 1900 men, under
an order from Washington. In Man.
chester $50 men we're dropped from the
four C. w. A. projects, and the remain
ing number will work three 8-hour
shifts per week.
Gov. John G.. Winant still refuses to
call special session of the Legislature
despite petitions, editorials, letters, tele-
grams and personal interviews. 1t is
understood that pledges will be OBJ
tained from members of the Legislature
assuring the Governor that no other
business but the repeal of the State
liquor law will be considered. This
would save the Governors pet project,
the State welfare relief program, from
being tampered with.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
VIRGINIA TIED Up
ON RED|STR|CT|NG
State Again Expected to Be
Forced to Elect Representa-.
tives at Large.
BY r. L. C.. BARRET.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 27-Con-
gressional redistricting is worrying lead
ers of the Virginia General Assembly,
now in session. Following the Federal
census us-apportionment act reducing the
States representation in the national
House Of Representatives from 10 to 9
members. the General Assembly at its
1882 session passed an act dividing the
State into nine districts.
The act was declared unconstitutional
by the State Supreme Court of Appeals
on the ground it violated the State
constitution, which provides congress
sional districts must be compact and
of contiguous units and, as far as
practicable. Of equal population. This
left the State without congressional
districts and, as consequence, all
Representatives chosen in 1882 were
elected from the State at large.
Knowing that not much general
legislation would be accomplished until
ICulSGi lCClll6 was OuG Vi tAiC way, CiiC
General Assembly leaders brought the
matter to the fore soon after the pres
ent session convened and Senator Holt,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, introduced
redistricting bill. which. with slight
changes, received a favorable report
from his committee. This week it came
to the floor of the Senate and sailed
through the amendatory stage without
opponents being able to make any
changes. But when it came up for
passage, Senators who had been favor
ing it Topped over one by one until its
patron, seeing defeat staring his meas
ure in the face, yielded to a motion to
recommit
The change in sentiment was caused
by an honest belief or the part of a
number of Senators that the measure
was as unconstitutional as the one
adopted in 1892 1t is anticipated the
effort of the committee to frame what
will be virtually a new bill will pro-
woke as much opposition as was the
case with the original Holt measure.
and 1t may be that Virginia this year
will again elect its Representatives at
large.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
PAGE ADVISES SENATE
TO HOLD RUMP SESSION
Former House Clerk Counsels
Rhode Island G.. o. P. on Nam
ing of State Police Head.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
% PROVIDENCE. r. l. January a.
Walter Tyler Page, former clerk Of the
United States House of Representatives
and an authority on parliamentary law,
advised Senate Republicans here to con-
duct a rump session and to elect their
own candidate to the superintendency
of the State police.
Mr. Page advised that Lieut.. Gov.
Quinn had taken away the rights of
the Republican Senate majority when
he railroaded the appointment of Ed
ward j. Kelly to the job through the
Senate two weeks ago, and that the
Senate Republicans who wanted to vote
to keep Col. Everitte st. j. Chaffee on
the job, now had right to hold rump
session. Courts, he said, would find the
procedure legal, and he cited precedents.
The Senate Republicans, however, de-
clined to take the advice, and in caucus
voted not to hold the rump session.
On orders of Washington, because Of
recent exposures of the use of C. w. A.
here for political purposes, State Ad-
ministrator Cody has created new
division which will take final selection
Of workers out of the hands of the Fed
eral Unemployment Service.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
TENNESSEE SEEN
READY TO KEEP
THEIR LEADERS
McAHster, ,McKeHar,
Bachman Likely
to Keep Posts.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 27.-
With the State budget balanced and
the Roosevelt program still going
strong. Tennessee Democrats are pre-
pairing to take the aggressive in the
political campaign now in the offing.
The lineup, determined several weeks
ago, will be McAlister for Governor
and McKellar and Bachman for United
States Senators, against the field.
It seems pretty well determined that
the opposition to this triumvirate will
be up against a huge task. Whether
there will be opposition in the August
primary is still uncertain, though more
than one prospect has been looking
around to find weak spot in the COM
bination Lewis S. Pope, who ran Nc
Alister a close race two years ago in
both the primary and the general elec-
ton, is still reticent, and Andrew l..
Todd, who was defeated in the same
primary by Cordell Hull, has not cast
aside his ambition to be a Senator
However, it is the general election
to which Tennessee political leaders
are looking. The prohibition question,
which came so very near putting len
neSsee in the same column with the
Carolinas, is not dead. but it will re-
quire considerable pumping to get it
into the campaign as a live issue. The
Democratic majority will not volun-
tarily take it up, and any effort by
the Republicans to do so will promptly
ha noSSod the LEGISLATURE
The expert opinion OF the best OBJ
servers that the Legislature to be elect
ed this Fall will be dead against much
modification of the Statewide prohi-
bition laws incidentally, these laws
are about the tightest in the Union.
Doctors prescriptions are not lawful
nor can drug stores handle whisky.
There is a provision permitting the
outflow of alcohol to be used in the
arts and trades, and this outflow Is
carefully guarded.
What is attracting the political lead
ers right now is the possibility OF
continued change in East Tennessee.
The mountains are traditionally Re-
publican They were so in Civil War
days, and with few exceptions they
have continued so. But about 10
years ago Democratic Governors be-
gan to build roads and lay out parks
In East Tennessee. A result was that
Democratic Governors began to carry
some of the rock-ribbed Republican
counties.
Now the national administration Is
doing things in East Tennessee. The
tremendous Muscle Shoals project and
road building work is bringing mil
lions into East Tennessee, putting thou
sands to work. and developing the sec
ton rapidly. The political leaders Won
der if the gratitude of the Republican
voters. extended to Democratic Cover
nors, will finally be extended to a
Democratic President If so, then some
Interesting upsets are ahead IN Ten
nessee politics.
So far opposition to the sitting Rep
resentatives Is scarce and few II any
upsets are looked for.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
Involved Primary
Keeps Edge From
Governors Race

TRENTON, N. j., January 81
New Jersey Republicans are split
into several factions as a result
Of the announcement Of Walter
E. Edge, former Ambassador to
France, that he would mot be q
candidate for Governor in an in
volved primary fight"
While Edge would be a candi-
date if assured Of the nominal
tion, there seems little chance Of
conciliating the other candidates
and prospective candidates. Rob-
ert Carey Of Jersey City, former
judge, announced his own candi-
dacy few hours before Edge is
sued his statement, an obvious
move by Carey to prevent being
sidetracked.
Senator Emerson L. Richards of
Atlantic City, enemy Of Edge,
and hailing from the same coun-
ty Of Atlantic, is circulating his
nominating petitions. Richards
declared Edge could help the Re-
publican party most by remaining
out Of the race and said that
for himself he has no intention
of stepping aside.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
LA CUARDIA WAGES WAR
ON CRAFT in NEW YORK
New Mayor Strikes With Both Fists at
Racketeering and Corruption in
City Departments.

criminals they protect undoubtedly win
be Of importance nationally before 1t
progresses much further.
In q measure 1t Is a tremendous
test If the La Guardia administration,
with its undoubted integrity and free
dom from political domination, smashes
the racketeering that costs the resi-
dents of this city hundreds of thou
sands of dollars yearly and curbs dras-
tically the corruption that permeated
the entire city government during the
long reign of Tammany, the stimulus
for better municipal governments
throughout the Nation should be pow
erful Failure of the administration on
this point undoubtedly would tend to
spread the already prevalent belief that
local government in this country can
not be efficient, incorruptible and pro.
tector of the people.
Racketeers Attacked.
La Guardia and his very able staff
Of non-political lieutenants have been
striking with both fists at both rack
eteers and maladministration in city
government. One Of the most amazing
examples of vicious administration and
widespread corruption to become public
in years was ripped open in WELL
timed inspection of the city's peniten.
tiary on Welfare Island several days
ago by Austin H. MacCormick, the new
commissioner of correction.
Mr. MacCormick. squad of trusted
assistants and detectives and several
newspaper men reached the peniten-
learned of the visit. Almost unbeliev-
able conditions were uncovered. Scores
of prisoners were armed with knives,
scissors. raZors, clubs, etc. Heroin,
morphine and cocaine were found in
quantities Empty whisky bottles were
in some Of the cells
Two gangster prisoners, who. were
said to have had almost complete con-
troll Of the prison, were found living in
almost sumptuous quarters in the hos
pital. One of them had a pigeon cote
in his room containing 200 pigeons.
| a big police dog. Scores of prisoners,
who were perfectly healthy but had
money, were living in comparative luxu-
ry In the hospital, while others needing
medical care were in ill-kept cells be-
cause they had been unable to pay
bribes or exert political influence.
Gamblers Rounded Up.
Similar raids have been made c
public markets about the city az
racketeers who have been levying tri-
ute on legitimate business, there
raising the price of all sorts of fo.
stuffs, have either been arrested or r
| to cover. The Department of Marx
and the Police Department have b.
cooperating perfectly in this VIC:
The men now in command of the P
lice Department are lifelong enemies {,
racketeers and gamblers. For that
reason, during recent Tammany ad-
ministrations they Jared badly. being
given poor commands in sparsely set
tied districts. Now they have a free
hand-an iron hand-and they have
been using it like trip hammer.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
REACTION LIGHT
ON WHITE ENTRY
IN SENATE RACE
Less Vigorous Role
in Legislature
Session Seen.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
OLUMBUS, Ohio January 27.-
Gov. Whites announcement of
I his candidacy for the Demo-
~ cratic nomination for United
States Senator was so thor
oughly discounted that it caused
scarcely ripple in politics. Being a
candidate 1t is expected he will be far
less vigorous in the special session of
the Legislature that he has called to
meet next month to consider the whole
subject of State taxation, than he has
been in the recent special sessions held
under his proclamations. He is known
to be believer in the sales tax, but as
the retail business of the State is strong
against such tax he will hardly care
to invite opposition from that quarter.
His principal adviser on the subject
OF taxation. Carleton Dargusch of the
State Tax Commission, is urging an in
divldual income tax and a per cent
sales tax to bring the State revenues
up to requirements. He also urges that
the law on delinquent taxes be
strengthened, and that realty which is
income e-producing but delinquent on
taxes, be placed in the hands of re-
ce1vers to collect taxes from the rents
received
policy adopted by President Roosevelt
w. A. Julian. United States Treasurer,
will resign as member of the National
Democratic Committee for Ohio. and
that will precipitate an interesting con-
test for the honor w. W. Durbin, who
was formerly member of the national
committee for Ohio, is known to have
ambition to serve in that capacity
again, but being register of the Treas
ury he is also barred.
Lieut.. Gov. Charles Sawyer and VIII
liam G. Pickrel rival candidates for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor, have started a hard fight for
the honor, Pickrel advocating the
abandonment of the primary election
method of nominating candidates and
a return to the convention system,
and Gov. Sawyer stoutly defending the
primary system now in vogue.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings of Della
ware has been secured to give the prin-
cipal address at the celebration of Nc
Kinleyis birthday here next Monday
evening instead Of Senator James E.
Watson of Indiana, who, on account
of illness, was unable to attend.
The State Emergency Board has
authorized credit of $3,500,000 to the
State Liquor Commission to be used tn
stocking up the State liquor dispen-
saries under the new law regulating
that traffic
Mrs. B. Gwynne Huntington OF Co
lumbus, who Is chairman of the organ.
iZation for the observation Of the birth.
day Of President Roosevelt and the
raising Of funds in connection with
the Presidents Warm Springs welfare
movement. states that organized move
ments for like observation of the same
event have been set on foot in l68
different localities In Ohio.
A legislative committee investigating
methods employed in justices Of the
peace offices in rural parts Of Ohio ID
developing a situation that Is likely to
result in legislation placing these ON.
cials on straight salaries instead. -
fees.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
81 Pct. of Delaware
Income Sales Paid
By Capital Citizens

WILMINGTON, Del, January
27.-The burden which Whining
ton carries in State taxation is
shown in the announcement this
week by the State Tax Commis-
sion that the citizens of this city
had paid SIG per cent, or $780,
702, of the income taxes received
on 1882 earnings. The total for
the entire State was $704,080.50,
of which New Castle County, in
addition to Wilmingtons share,
paid S305, ,191.81. or in all 96.6 per
cent of the State total from this
one county.
OF the taxables. 1,848, or 68
per cent, we're residents of Will
mington, which includes approxi-
mately 40 per cent of the States
population. New Castle County,
exclusive of this city, had 395
persons, or 213 per cent Of the
taxables. Kent County had 88
taxableS, 1.6 per cent Of the State
total, and paid into the State
treasury S13,91617. while Sussex,
with 10 taxables, At per cent of
the State total, paid $14,27o.53.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
PAY ROLLS MAY BIB UP $lOOOOOOO BY SPRING
WAGE LEVEL S. A WEEK
HIGHER INKEYSTONE STATE
Labor Statistics Credit n. r. A. Codes fol-
Improvement Since Last Summer.
Increased Buying Power Felt.

may have dropped to little more than
S4,000,000 a month, compared to nearly
S7,000,000 month last Spring.
If the relief costs can be cut to that
figure, available relief funds will be
sufficient until the Legislature meets
in regular session next January.
The special session last month appro-
priated S40,00O,000 additional in relief
money, effective April l, when present
funds are expected to be exhausted
Maintaining the treasury will not
stand a grant of that size, Gov. Pin
chot this week reduced the appro-
priation to his original recommendation
of $40, 100000