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The Washington times., 1934-04-07
BILL
RULES EASED
IN SENATE
Survey Reveals Committee
Will Submit Measure
Much Modified
BY International News Service


Probable chief provisions of the
stock market bill which will be
submitted by the Senate next
week were learned today in a
careful survey by international
News Service.
A majority Of the committee
favors the following terms OF
Stock Exchange regulation:
Margin Minimum Required
1. Flexible margin require
ments under control Of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board, with q
proviso that a 40 per cent mini
mum be required, subject to de-
crease only in an emergency"
but to unlimited increase at the
boards will.
2. Jurisdiction over the credit
features Of the bill. including
loans by banks, whether ma
tional or State, also conferred
upon the Federal Reserve Board.
8. Power to enforce a ban
which the bill would establish
against pools, wash sales, and
similar irregular practices would
go to the Federal Trade Com
mission.
BrOker-DeaIer Segregation
Segregation of broker-dealer &C
tivities, supervision Of specialists
and other minor questions have
not yet been decided by the com.
mittee.
Committee members in favor
Of a bill along the above lines
contend it will have teeth" and
at the same time be "Workable. -
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
RUSSIA

Universal Service Special Cable
MOSCOW, April 1.-THE United
States will build an embassy here
resembling the estates of the his
toric old South, particularly
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
home, it was learned today.
The site, offered for the en-
bassy by Soviet Russia and vir-
tually decided upon by America,
is the spot from which Napoleon.
when invading Russia, first saw
czarist Moscow, then his goal.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
INDIA
ATT,AHARAD India

ALLAHABAD, India, April Z
G.N.S0.-This city was thrown
into CONSERVATION today as 600
lepers, having forced the doors of
a nearby leper colony, paraded
through the streets demanding
restoration of q recent cut of one
third Of their food allowance and
pocket money. Authorities appar.
emily were unable to deal with
the group, which camped beside
the city's power house, refusing to
bulge unless their demands were
satisfied.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
JOHNSON BUTT
Of NEW ATTACK

CONTINUED from Page y
bitter shame, that under pres.
ent policies of the NRA, the
Steel Trust is stronger than the
United States Government
that it can and does openly
flaunt its defiance Of the Gov.
ernment-and that it is getting
away with it,"
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
NORWAY

OSLO, April Z. QN.S)-An
enormous crag broke loose from
a mountainside and crashed in
to the sea today near Tafjord,
in the Sunnmoer district, causing
one of the most tragic and un-
usual disasters in the history Of
Norway. Forty were killed by
the huge tidal wave which swept
over the communities of Tafiord
and Fjordaa as the gigantic rock
hurtled into the sea.
Detailed story on Page ~
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
8 MILLION BOYS
OUT Of WORK
AND SCHOOL
Education ParIey Warned BY
Dr.. GODDARD; Spend More,
Says Mrs. Roosevelt

SNyS ~
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7
U.NSO.-If Communism ever
comes to the United States, it will
be nurtured by "the lost genera
ton" of today-youthS out Of
school and out Of work.
This warning was given here to-
day by DR.. Henry H. Goddard, Of
Ohio State University, speaking
before the Ohio Education Con-
ference, which continued the dis
cussion of the nations educational
dilemma following the conclusion
Of the National Citizens Confer
ence on the Crisis in Education
last night.
Blame Put on Public
In the concluding session of the
citizens conference, the school
problem of America was laid on
the shoulders of the public in
resolution which called upon IAN
aroused public opinion to ensure
the children Of the country edu-
eational advantages as adequate
Is those made available in past
years to present-day adults"
It has been estimated that at
She present time there are 3,000,-
900 young people grouped around
the ages Of 18 to 20 who are out
Of school and out Of work. They
ere, in the characterization of
educators, "the lost generation"
Federal SUPPORT Urged
Prof. George D. Strayer of
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity, urged Federal support for
education today, without interfer.
ence with the organization, ad-
miniStration and supervision Of
education by the States.
Paul c. Stetson, retiring presi-
dent Of the department of super
intendence of the National Edu-
cation Association, took an op-
posite stand. He decried attempts
to make the national Treasury a
source Of support for the public
schools, asserting that Federal
support in any large measure
means Federal control"
Mrs. Roosevelt Worried
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
took the public to task for a
selfish attitude at a time when
the need "is the ability to CO
operate with each other to work
for the good of the whole ma
tion."
Mrs. Roosevelt declared that
the public must spend more on
the education pf teachers upon
whom rests the Guidance Of fu
ture generations. She said:
'Tt requires more education
to educate for cooperation than
merely for individualism."
In a paper read at the closing
session Of the conference, former
Governor Alfred E. Smith Of New
York said the problem OF public
education cannot be solved until
tax systems have been revised to
relieve general property, especially
agriculture.
Tap those sources OF revenue
1CHxC6C44UCA Ny A44NOAAAN GSA4A 6SoAS
cation Of wealth. He wrote, ex'
planning:
Educational problems cannot
be solved until the State-each
State-has found an equitable
means Of taking the States in
come where it is and diStribut-
ing such income through equita-
BILE means wherever the children
are. State tax systems must be
Overhauled. The State itself
must guarantee q reasonable
standard educational OppOrtu-
nifty within its borders"
Newton D. Baker, former Sec.
Fetary of War, addressed the con.
ference briefly and asserted:
''If war comes again it will be
because education has mot been
given people whose emotions
make war;"
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
BACKUS TELLS
HOW BANKS GOT
HIS COMPANY
IS Million : Dollar Properties
Taken Over for 5 Million by
ManipuIat0rS, He Says
sy International News Service

BY International News service
Charges that power and bank
ing interests engineered an en-
forced receivership of his com.
panies so that International Paper
and Power Company could gain
control were voiced today by E. w.
Backus, of Minneapolis, president
Of Minnesota and Ontario Paper
Company and affiliated concerns.
Mr.. Backus told the Senate spe-
cial committee investigating Fed
eral receiverships that Chase Ma
tional Bank Of New York; Halsey,
Stuart & Co., Of Chicago, and the
First National and Shawmut Ma
tional Banks of Boston forced his
concerns into receivership so that
the International Paper and
Power Company could gain con-
troll of the 75-million-dollar assets
for about five millions. The as
sets, he added, are being diSsi-
pated rapidly, with a loss of more
than IL millions already recorded.
Mr.. Backus said:
"The banks squeezed me to
the limit when they could have
helped. We averaged ten mil
lions net profit q year in good
times. They wanted the profit
and finally an effort was made
to bribe me into being unfair
to my bOndhOlders.
BROKE PLEDGES
"The high points of my in
dictment against the Chase
National Bank, the First Ma
tiOnal Bank Of Boston, and
others, are as follows:
Forcing receiverShip after
pledges were broken by the
bankers, who appropriated over
$1,1OO,OOO of the cOmpany's
cash.
Organization Of q bOndhOId-
ers protective committee, con-
trOIIed by the banks and fiscal
agents and forcing an irOnclad
contract, giving all the bonds
deposited with said committee
to that committee.
"The attempt Of the presi-
dent of the International Paper
and Power Company to bribe
me to the detriment OF our
bOndhOlderS and creditors and
to the benefit of the Interna-
tiOnal Paper and Power Com
pany.
FORCED HIM OUT
Forcing me out Of the re
ceivership after nine month
service, although at that time
1 had a cash balance Of over
$2,OOO,OOO and I had not Sacri-
ficed any Of the current assets
or sold any of the capital assets
of the estate.
Depressing and manipulat-
ing the market for the bonds of
the Minnesota and Ontario
Paper Company from near par
to the low point of $3.25.
"SaIe Of properties, by the
receivers, approved by the
court. resulting in huge losses.
This included the sale Of the
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
in which a high official Of the
Chase National Bank was in
vOlved.
"The action to fOreclOse un-
der mOrtage; strip the stock
holders and creditors Of all
equities and deliver the estate
to the cOnspiratOrs who have
bought the bonds at depressed
prices and thereby virtually
cOnfiScate for approximately
$5,OOO,OOO the estate valued
cOnServative1v at S75. .C)()0. .0OO."
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
P.-T. A. MEETS THURSDAY

The Parent Teachers Associa-
ton, Of Burroughs School, will
meet in the school building
Thursday at 8 p. m. Mrs. Aud
rey e. Koons, president. will pre-.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
)ANGER OF COMMUNISM SEEN IN LOST GENERATION HERE
APPLE BLOSSOM QUEEN

Mrs. Whitney,
of Philadel-
phia and
and Loudoun
County, Va,
will be
Queen Shen-
andoah XI
at the
Winchester
Apple
Blossom
Festival in
May, it
was an
nounced today.
Mrs. Whitney
will be
the first
resident of
Virginia to
act as queen
in four
years, the
last one to
receive the
honor having
been Mrs.
Herbert L.
Boatwright,
the former
Suzanne
Pollard,
daughter of
Ex-Governor
Pollard of
Virginia.
Mrs. Boat
wright was
queen in
1880.
Mrs. Whitney
is the wife
of. clock"
Whitney,
noted
New York
sportsman.
Upon their
marriage in
1880, Mr..
Whitney
presented
his bride with
Llangollen,
a magnificent
estate of
1900 acres
in Loudoun
county.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
ITALY
Universal Service Special Cable

Universal Service Special Cable
ROME, April 1.-The national
wheat conference got down to
business today in its attempt to
stabilize the world wheat price
substantially above present levels.
The morning session was devoted
to a French proposal that i'm
porting countries which reduce
wheat production should receive
commercial benefits by means Of
appropriate trade agreements. The
delegates appeared sympathetic
toward this idea.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
CONDITION OF TREASURY

ny International News Service
Treasury balance, $4,731,5 $685.
S47.91; internal revenue, $6.867..
064.A: custom receipts, $3,267,'
662. .19,
The Washington times., 1934-04-07

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The Washington times., 1934-04-07
COLOMBIA

CALI, Colombia, April Z
G.N.SD D.-Recuperating from an
experience in the Choco jungles
few could have survived, Newton
C. Marshall, of Milwaukee, an
"old-timer" of the mines and
jungles of the Andes, awaited to-
day a joyful reunion with his
wife. Mrs. Marshall, who had be-
lieved her husband dead since the
Scadta airline plane Won Krohn
crashed on March 10, was en-
route to Pereira, where Marshall
was taken late yesterday from
Bolivar, from Andogoya, in the
Choco district.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
GERMANY

BERLIN, April z GN.SO.
The central committee for Ger
man Catholic Days" today de-
cided to cancel a program Of
ceremonies for this years Catho-
lie day schedule to be held at
Gleiwitz, in upper Silesia, mark,
ing one more stage of the con-
flict between the Hitler govern.
ment and the Roman Catholic
Church.
MUEHLHEIM-O Mt H E-RUHR,
Germany, April Z GN.SO.-Gen.
Karl Won Einem, one Of Germany's
most famous military leaders and
the man who introduced the A.
centimeter big Bertha" gun into
world war fighting, died at his
home here today at the age of 81.
At the end Of the war General
Won Einem was commander Of the
German forces in the Champagne
sector between Argonne and
Reims, leading the fighting against
the Americans until the armistice
BERLIN, April z G.N.SD.
Three young Nazi leaders who led
an unauthorized raid on a meet
ing Of Catholic youth at Hennigs-
dorf, Berlin suburb, on Palm Sun
day, were under suspension today
by personal order Of Chancellor
Adolf Hitler. The chancellor acted
after Catholic leaders had pro-
tested to the ministry of the in
terror. The Nazi youths, it was
revealed, assembled a band of
their followers and broke up a
Catholic meeting which about
1,500 were attending.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
PENWOMEN MEET
IN Ell CENTRIC

First official meeting of the Ell
Centro branch of the National
League of American Penwomen took
place yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Don c. Bitler, 525
Len Rey avenue.
The valley branch has just COM
pleted organization and yesterday s
meeting was the first to take place
since the group was officially de-
clared branch of the national or
ganization.
After a business meeting, original
manuscripts were read by Mrs.
Davis and Mrs. Bitter after which
the members enjoyed an interest
ing informal talk by Mrs. Robert
Hays on travelling as an aid to
writing. Mrs. Hays closed her re-
marks with tribute to Mrs. H. j.
Ingram for her work in organizing
the local group.
Mrs. Bitter served tea to her
guests: Mrs. H. j. Ingram of
Calipatria, Mrs. w. A. McFadden,
Mrs. Hollis Woods, Miss Ruth Per-
cival, all of Brawley, Mrs. Robert
Hays, Mrs. Earle G. Davis both of
FL Centre.
Next meeting of the group will
take place on the first Tuesday in
February at the home Of Mrs. IN
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
MUSIC TEACHERS
ENJOY PROGRAM
BY MISS KRAUSE

Sixteenth century music was the
subject of the interesting program
given last night by Miss Lucille
Krause for members of the Imper-
ial Valley branch of the California
State Music Teachers association
The meeting was held at the Oria
Kenah studio, $50 Olive avenue.
Miss Krause sketched briefly the
history of the sixteenth century
stressing the achievements in the
fields of literature and art as we'll
as in that of music.
AS an illustration of the music
of that period, she presented a
double quartet which sang a group
Of songs written in the sixteenth
century.
Members of the quartet are: Mrs.
Guy L. Hatch, Mrs. r. A. Chestnut,
sopranos; Mrs. A. H. Keller, Miss
Alberta Patterson, altos; Guy L.
Hatch, Eugene Waterman, tenors,
and R. R. Taylor and R. A. Ches-
nut. bassos.
A brief business meeting was con-
Quoted last night and the evening
ended with the serving Of refresh
ments by the hostess, Mrs. Kenah.
Miss Marian Bayless of Imperial
was q guest of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR BILLY COX

Billy Cox, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Cox, celebrated his birthday
yesterday at the Cox home on the
Dahlia canal.
The youngsters enjoyed an after
noon of games, Clark Norris,
Charles Ritz and Peggy Cox, VIM
ming the prizes. After the game re-
freshments of Ice cream ana cake
were served, Mrs Roy Wells and
Mrs. Sam Cox assisting the hostess.
With its decora tionS in green and
white, the table made an attractive
picture, white cake with seven
green candles being the centerpiece
Places were marked by candlesticks
made from gum drops and the
guests received balloons, fruit and
candy as favorS
Those present were Jeane Case
Charlotte Case, Bobby Norris, Clark
Norris, Charles Ritz, Peggy Cox,
Barbara Cox, Peggy Wells, Estelle
Lott, Doris Gay, jim Carson and
the guest of honor, Billy Cox.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
Chicken Dinner
Planned By Guild

Friday, January 26, is the date
set for the dinner to be sponsored
by members Of the Presbyterian
guild. January 80 was originally
selected but because it conflicted
with the President IS ball, the date
was changed.
This dinner planned by the guild
will be put on by some Of the best
cooks in the city and will be a real
chicken dinner with all the accom-
panying dishes.
Plans for the dinner were dis
cussed at yesterday s meeting Of
the guild held in the church and
preceded by a delicious luncheon
served by the January circle.
Yellow pompom chrysanthemums
and greenery decorated the lunch
eon tables at which places were set
for 40 women. Members Of the
committee in charge Of the lunch
con are Mesdames II. w. Witt,
Romeo c. Smith. J. c. Neale, r. P.
Moore. Merrill Cole, c. B. Collins,
Dwight Smith r. J. Clevenger, E.
J. Horton, Rodney jenkins and
George z. Mann.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
ST TYLF CHATS
with ALMA ARCHER

The clowns of fancy stayed in
town just long enough to see the
New Year under way and now are
showing off on all manner Of
cruises. Some will go to the in
evitable Bermuda to see the gold
fish and laws of nature at work,
and some will zoom over to Haiti
to do trail tWiSters. Anyway, no
matter how, or why, or where you
take your sunshine, get busy on the
rsardrobe, and don't forget that
your best outstanding cavorting will
be done in shorts Shorts in doe
skin broadcloth, linen, ginghams,
or knits are available, and the un-
beatable type of outfit is the shirt
short-skirt combination. That takes
care of shipboard, tennis, bicycling,
beaching, and even Haiti trail
climbing. Knitted baby pants are
smarter than last years rubber
bathing suits; and wool sweaters,
wool divided short dresses and wool
anything must be on the windy
Bermuda list in preference to silk.
Even a wool challis printed evening
dress has salient meaning in Ber-
muda.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE
REPORTED BY MISS FLORENCE GLENN

Highlights of the recent farm
home conference of home demon
stration agents held jointly with
that for farm advisors at the Uni
versity of California, Berkeley. are
given by Miss Florence Glenn. local
home demonstration agent, who re-
turned yesterday from a week OF
strenuous study.
Organization work, demonstrations
of various sorts, and program plan
ming occupied a greater part Of the
session. Miss Glenn was particu-
larly interested in the work of DR..
Agnes Morgan of the household sci
ence department OF the university.
DR.. Morgan has done great deal
of research on the effects Of meth
ods Of preserving fruits and Vege-
tables on the vitamine contents OF
these products. For example, 1t was
discovered that string beans lost
vitamine B in canning or when sun
dried. but retained it when pre-
served by the dehydrating method.
The women enjoyed a trip through
the laboratories where the effects
Of foods preserved by different
methods on animals are noted.
At another meeting Dean Hutch
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
! OF Interest to Women
THEATRE TO PRESENT
FOUR ENTERTAINING ONE-ACT PLAYS

countrywoman; Barbara Sterling as
the whitefaced girl, Louise Stewart
as the stylish lady and Eleanor
Jarvis of Calexico as the serving
maid.
Mrs. Pearse IS also new to FL Cen
tro audiences but has had consid-
cradle experience in stock and will
give an excellent performance. FL
eanor Jarvis will be remembered for
her work in Quality Street, pre-
sented last year by the junior COL
lege. Barbara Sterling and Louise
Stewart have appeared in previous
Experimental theatre productions
and may be counted upon for good
performances.
A rollcking Russian farce, The
Anniversary directed by Reming-
ton, by Anton Chekhov. will close
the program. This play has all the
speed and humor of the first sue
cess of this group, The Proposal ..
George Carter will play Hirin, Bill
Peterson, Shiputchin; Winifred
House. Tatyana; Mrs. N. P. Pearse,
Madame Mertchukin. Miss House
has played in a number Of high
school and junior college produc-
tions and Bill Peterson appeared in
the last production Of the theatre
where he made the most of his part
as "Anatol s. friend
Musical numbers will be present.
ed by Estelle Livingston, talented
pianist. who will play the overture,
entr 'acte numbers and the incident
al music for 'Will-o-the-WiSp
On display in the lobby will be
collection of representative art
work from the children Of the city
elementary schools under the direc-
ton of Dorothy Shiyeley, art super
visor
Tickets for the production, which
will be given January II and y
may be secured at Clements drug
store or at the door. The perform
ance will begin at $50 in the See
ley theatre. Blocks Of tickets will
be set aside for theatre parties and
those who wish a group of seats set
aside for them are asked to call 978
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10

inson stressed the fact that while
much attention has been given to
over production as a cause OF the
financial situation, still attention
should be given to the problem Of
underconsumption.
Mrs. Mabel D. Ahart, state home
chairman Of the farm
bureau, gave a talk in which she
stressed the fact that home depart
ments and farm bureaus should do
more toward sponsoring All club
work, and also that they should do
more along the lines of educational
work.
That women should make the men
realize that they are a vital part
of the farm bureau and that their
function is not solely the bringing
of well filled baskets Of food to
farm center meetings was another
point made by the speaker. Mrs.
Ahart also urged formation Of farm
centers. stating that in many in
stances there are active farm home
departments where there are no
centers, two such existing in the
county.
Another particularly interesting
meeting was one on dairying where
a group of noted authorities spoke,
all pointing cut the necessity Of at
tacking the problem Of undercon-
sumption and the necessity of
maintaining absolute cleanliness
from the source TO the point Of util-
ization. Necessity Of pasteuriZed
milk TO secure safety against tuber-
culosis and undulant fever was
stressed by many as well as the i'm
portanee of milk in the diet. Pas
teurized or boiled milk is as easily
digested as raw milk according to
researches quoted by one speaker.
Many other interesting things
were taken up which Miss Glenn
hopes to incorporate in her work.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
Society
Clubs

For their January production,
which viii take place on Thursday
and Friday of this week, members
Of the Experimental theatre have
chosen four entertaining one-act
plays which are sufficiently varied
in style and theme as to afford a
highly enjoyable evening for their
patrons.
Barbara -. a delightful draw
ing-room comedy, the work of Ken
meth Goodman who was intrumen-
tai in the organization of the little
theatre movement, will open the
program.
Cast for this play, directed by
Phil Remington, includes Marjorie
McRae as Barbara. George Carter
as Eccles and Leroy Rumsey as
Archie. Mrs. McRae, while unknown
to valley residents. has had consid-
cradle experience along this line and
FL Centrans are locking forward to
her appearance in this play.
George Carter, who played the
lead in the last production cana
tol'' and whose ability as an actor
- OAtEbdAAAAAAAEf may bN ~ bASNN0 ~
play his part in his usual excellent
fashion.
The second act will feature an
adaptation, IndiScretion -, Of one
of Guy De Maupassant s gayest
short stories, the typical gaiety and
subtlety of De MaupasSant having
been retained in the translation by
Leroy Rumsey who is also director.
Ada BeSse Beynon, who will be re-
membered favorably for her excel
lent work in other productions by
the organization, will play the part
of Henriette and George Carter,
that of Paul.
A striking contrast will be afford
ed in the next play, "Will-o-the-
Wisp", a supernatural fantasy by
Doris Halman.
This play is a product Of George
Pierce Baker Is original At Work
shop at Harvard and is a splendid
example of excellence in one-act
play production Leroy Rumsey is
directing it with the following cast:
Mrs. N. p. Pearse of Seeley as the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-10
M, E. Aid Society
Sponsors Dinner

Those who enjoy a good home
cooked dinner will find just what
they like in the dinner to be given
tomorrow night, Thursday, Janu-
airy IL, in the social hall of the To-
cal Methodist church.
Members of the Ladies Aid soci-
ETY. are sponsoring the affair and
a number of the best cooks in town
are in charge. The affair is open
to the public and those who plan to
attend are asked to make their res
servations with Mrs. w. H. Rhodes.
telephone 1893.
After the dinner, those who wish
to do so, are invited to remain for
a lecture on the Foo Chow area,
China, by Frank T. Cartwright.
Members of he Aid society in
charge of the dinner are Mesdames
Leo Madden, Joe E. King, Harry
McNutt, j. d. Foss, E. Provost, H
G.. Jones.