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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-23

"a \ parsOn with a sense of humor
has just put up sign in his church ::
NO mistakes rectified after leaving
the altar
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-23
OR THE KITCHEN SINK

He on the beach Modern girls
Just love the water.
Mother of FOur-Yes. unless it hap
pens to be in the washtub.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-23

Britain takes more of our pork and
in return we take more of her Scotch
whiskey. Sort of trade of pig for
swig.-Wichita Eagle.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-23

The ambition in life of most peO-
pie seems to be to own a nice home
and an auto to get away from that
home.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-14
Friedensthal Nor avian
Church

On Wednesday, March 18th at 8 m.
the Friedensthal choir, assisted by DR.
and Mrs Roberts of Annals Hope, and
Messrs Melville Stephens and R.
Cruise Of the Vocational Institute, will
render the Cantata Saul King of Israel
by Simpson and Gabriel
We don't come often. but wnen we
do we try to put over something worth
whileCom and enjoy an evening ofgood
music
Admission Reserved seats 30cts
Unreserved 20cts
VIM ALLEN.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-14
Knapp shoes are Good Shoes
FIRSP-LAST- AND ALWAYS


TT is our policy to maintain our high
standards of quality under any and
all conditions. We do not propose
to lower our quality in order to meet
the low priced competition of the So
called depression shoes" now being
retaiIed in many stores. Knapp Shoes
must maintain their reputation for style
quality comfort service, and
will be sold at the lowest possible prices
consistent with such quality
Stop in at Anduze's Barber Shop
around 9 to O'Clock daily and see
actual amples and amazing prices to
suit your pockets.
V. C. KISSING
Christiansted. vi. U. S.A.
Local preventative
Knapp Bros. Shoes, Bosron. Mass.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-14
Order Of The Day

for the fifth ordinary meeting of the
Colonial Council of St. Croix for the fis-
cal year 1888 1884, Tenth Council First
Session, Wednes day. March 81, 1884, at
l:30 O'Clock P. M.
l. Colonial Council Bill No. q.
Continuation of LIST discussion on
Colonial Council Bill No. 81 draft
of an ordinance to create corpo-
ration to be known as the Virgin
Islands Company and to establish
and to define its powers. and for
other purposes. With Committee
Report
g. Colonial Council Bill No. "a.
Continuation of 1st discussion on
Colonial Council Bill No. "a, draft
of an ordinance to regulate aud
coutrol the manufacture and sale
of alcoholic beverages in the Mu-
nicipality of st. Croix, and for
other purposes With Committee
Report.
Colonial Council Office, Christiansted,
March 8, 1884.
ARNOLD M. GOLDEN,
Chairman
Evening star., 1934-04-12
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Writ Story Causes
Private Worry to
Politicians
BY PAUL MALLON.

Down deep, the administration 8
master political minds are getting q
little bit worried about the Writ revo-
luton yarn and all its phases. It Is
no longer a joke.
They are keeping up q smiling
front, but among themselves they are
beginning to recall what q fantastic
bugaboo did to AL Smith in 1928.
The mail being received by Con-
gressmen indicates that the radical
revolution story is rapidly getting In
that class. Typical is the letter re-
ceived by Senator the other day
from a Missourian. This citizen had
all the lowdown on the revolution. He
stated he knew that l68, 1000 rifles were
hidden at a certain spot in Chicago:
also, that trenches were being dug
around the city Of Toledo and were
being reinforced with concrete. He
wanted to come on here to testify
about it.
Stories Pass Around.
Such fantasies become serious when
they get into general mouth-to mouth
circulation.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
MISS B. A. TR0ULAND
INSTALLED BY UNION
Heads Local 105 of Bureau of
Engraving and Print
ing Unit.

Miss Belle A. Trouland was installed
as president of Local los, National
Federation Of Federal Employees, of
the women's union of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, by U. j.
Biller. seventh vice president Of the
national organization, at a meeting in
the Willard Hotel Tuesday Mr.. Biller
congratulated the group on the sue
cess Of its first Is years" as an Or
ganization
Other officers installed were: Miss
Mignon Miller, vice president; Miss
Gertrude McNally, corresponding Sec
retary; Mrs. Gertrude Schellhorn, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Mae G. Berge-
win. secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Minnie
D. Stevens, guardian, and Mrs. Leo
Williams. guide.
It was announced Misses Mar
garet Columbus, Marian Skinner and
Nicie Perull will receive special awards
from the national headquarters for
their work in the membership cam
paign. Miss Anna Dawson resigned
as chairman of the Sick Commit
tee because Of her transfer to the
Treasury Department. Mrs. Stevens
was named IN her place, with Mrs
Schellhorn, Miss Ella Buckley, Miss
Margaret Youart and Miss Maude Mil
Ter Is assistants.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

The two absentees from the Mon
day vote on the stock bill were Gore
and Barkley, both Of whom are sup
posed to favor the action taken. That
would make the real margin in the
committee IL to 8, instead Of 10 to 8.
as recorded.
The name which the liberals pri-
vately have for Mr.. Roosevelt now
is big Bertha" The only reason
for that appellation apparently Is the
fact that the big gun of the World
War was designated that way BY the
soldiers, and the idea Is that Mr..
Roosevelt's shooting is On . similar
expansive plane.
tCopyrisht. 1Q34)
Evening star., 1934-04-12

The Roosevelt political watchmen
realize there Is vast number OF
voters who do not read the newspapers
and keep abreast of the times and
who will fall for ridiculous stories like
that. In the backwoods and the cane
brakes you can never stamp out such
fairy tales when they get started.
Denials neuer catch up Nth
original stories, epen outside the
bdckDoods. There piH alpays be
people Uho ,DiH ,odg their heads
and say: "Where there is so much
smoke. there must be some fire"
The moment President Roosevelt
steps of the train here he will be
advised to do something strong
about 1t.
Story Demands Stopping.
It is q far more important inner
problem than the current opposition
put up against the administration by
business in connection with the stock
market and securities bills. Business
is not so highly respected as q poll
tical force. but the backwoods-well,
that story has got to be stopped.
You can readily see that such q
situation may have an influence for
moderation on current administration
policy.
Mr.. Roosevelt is also going to get
some advice from the other side Of
the fence.
In New York last Sunday there
was a quiet little conference between
a representative Of the Senate Bank
ing Committee, one of the authors OF
the original stock market regulation
bill and q close adviser to the Presi-
dent. They agreed that the adviser
should 60 to the President and ask
him to make q public radio appeal
for q stronger regulation bill than the
Senate Committee is writing.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
COMRLA|NTSF|LED
| IN MITCHELL SUIT
Curtiss.Wright Co. Makes
Declaration Of 100000
Libel Action.

By . Stan Correspondent Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 12.-Gen.
william Mitchell, former chief of the
Army Air Corps, referred to them as
"aeronautical racketeers" and delib-
erately made other damaging state
ments In an address at New York's
Astor Hotel March 3, the Curtiss-
Wright Corporation declared today in
its 5000, 900 libel suit against the Vir-
ginia sportsman.
Although memorandum Of suit was
hled IN the United States District
Court for the eastern district of vir-
ginia month ago and summons was
served on Gen. Mitchell through his
wife at their Middleburg home, the
specific complaints of the airplane
company were not made public until
the filing Of the declaration today.
The action was taken through Attor-
ney Gardner L. Boothe.
Named Seven Units of Firm.
The speech quoted in the complaints
was alleged to have been delivered at
a luncheon meeting Of the Foreign
Policy Association, Inc, and was en-
titled "Profiteering in Preparedness"
according to the suit. During a dis
cussion Of the structure of aviation
industry producing war plane engines
and war planes Gen. Mitchell, the
declaration alleges, named the seven
branches OF Curtiss-Wright and said
this group Of firms constitutes
another aircraft trust in the United
States and is about the size of the
United Aircraft & Transport Corpo-
ration, already referred to-" In all of
Gen. Mitchelps statements mentioned
In the complaints as libelous United
Aircraft Is mentioned along with
CurtiSs- Wright.
The Curtiss- Wright Corporation Is
likewise not free to make its own
decisions on aviation matters" Gen.
Mitchell was quoted as having stated.
Possibly all its technical and other
material also becomes quickly known
to foreign countries"
Mitchell declared, according to the
suit, that the two aircraft corpora
tions control the aviation INDUSTRY"
in this country and present. solid
front to any third party, including
the Government of the United States
and were subject themselves to con-
troll of their outside unqualified
flnancier masters"
Competition Prevented.
The former aviation head was
quoted as naming Curtiss- Wright and
United Aircraft as retarding the de-
velopment of war plane engines and
war planes in the United States and
as permitting foreign countries to
forge ahead Of this country in pro-
duction and development of the latest
type of war plane. through a policy
that prevented competition in the
design and production of aircraft and
aircraft engines.
The suit said that Mitchell made
his utterances with deliberate intent
and purpose of injuring the reputa-
ton, business and credit of the
plaintiff and the deliberate intent
and purpose to destroy the confidence
and trust of the public at large in
the honesty and integrity OF the
relationship, transactions and business
dealings Of the plaintiff in general
with the United States Air Corps
and the United States Navy"
Evening star., 1934-04-12
MENDIETA MOVES
TO END DISORDERS
Reforms Written Into Cuban Con.
stitution After Long Cabi.
net Session.
By the Associated Press,

HAVANA, April 12.-Reforms' call
culated to quiet political turbulence
were written into the constitution to-
day.
They were announced by President
Carlos Mendieta this morning after
another long session of his weary
cabinet
President Mendieta also decreed a
15-day period of mourning for DR..
Alfredo Zayas, fourth president of the
Cuban Republic and widely known
historian. who died yesterday at the
age Of 73 years.
Military Honors Planned.
Arrangements were made TO- him to
be given full military honors at the
burial at o'clock this afternoon.
Among the minor constitutional re-
forms are rules governing The func-
tions of the new council Of state.
Other reforms include:
Amendments stipulating that mill
tary courts only may have jurisdiction
in military cases, even when constitu-
tional guarantees are suspended; and
permitting conflscation of the prop
erty of persons found guilty of mis-
appropriating public funds-"especially
during the period from May 20, 1925
to August IL. 1888" This was during
the term of the deposed President
Gerardo Machado.
New Secretaries Named.
At the same busy session, the cab
met decided to appoint two new Sec
retaries without portfolio and to name
. secretary Of commerce.
The Communist problem came to
the forefront again during the night
after police raided so-called Com.
munist district school," the object OF
which was to teach red doctrines to
school children. Three men, said to
be citizens Of Soviet Russia. were ar
rested and held for deportation.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
COTTON MEASURE
AGREEMENT DUE
Conferees Expected to Lop
Some Major Amendments
From Bill.

BY the Associated Press.
Conferee signatures were due today
on compromise agreement to sever
some Of the major Senate amendments
from the Bankhead cotton bill.
Details Of the agreement have not
been made public. but there were hints
that these changes had been ap-
proved:
Elimination Of the Senate amend
ment to exempt from, tax provisions
Of the measure six bales Of cotton for
every producer:
Reduction in Tax.
A reduction Of the tax on surplus
cotton from the IS per cent ad valorem
approved by the Senate to the so per
cent favored by the house;
Mobilization Of Q Senate amendment
that would have limited operation Of
the bill to . single year. SO Is to give
the President power to apply it an
other year;
Restoration of penal clauses
changed by the Senate.
Five Year Basis Favored.
Acceptance of the House proposal
to make the past five years the basis
for establishing production quotas,
rather than the Senate plan to make
output for the past 10 years the basis
for allotments.
The measure Is intended to stabilize
cotton prices and cut the surplus by
limiting cotton output to 10000, 900
bales during the next crop year and
by levying the tax on excess produc-
ton.
President Roosevelt has voiced ap-
proval Of the compulsory principle
embodied in the measure. which has
been assailed by its critics as uncon-
stitutional and a step toward regi-
mentation of all farm products.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

Committee provision, although he
himself was opposed to both the tax
and the amendment.
The roll call on the Couzens
amendment follows:
Democrats for: Ashurst, Bone,
Brown. Bulkley, Caraway, Clark, Co.'S
tigan. Dill. Duffy, Erickson. Fletcher,
Hatch. Hayden. King. Logan, Long,
McCarran, McGill, Murphy. Neely.
O'Mahoney. Overton, Pope, Reynolds,
Russell, Sheppard, Thomas (Okla-
homa) and Thomas (Utah)-2S.
Republicans for: Borah, Capper,
Couzens. Cutting. Frazier, johnson,
La Toilette. McNary, Norris, Nye,
Robinson Undiana), Schall, vanden-
berg and White-14.
Farmer-IAbor for: shipstead-1.
Grand total for-43.
Democrats against: Adams, Bailey,
Bankhead. Barley, Byrd, Byrnes,
Coolidge, Copeland, George, Harrison,
Lewis, Lonergan, McAdoo, McKeilar,
Robinson (Arkansas), Thompson, Van
Nuys, Wagner and walsh-19.
Republicans against: Austin, Bar.
pour, Carey. Davis, Dickinson, Fess,
Gibson, 0oldsborough, Hastings. Hat
field, Hebert, Keyes, Patterson, Reed,
steiwer, Townsend and Walcott-l7.
Grand total asainst-36.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

refuse the continuance of that
mandate.
The settlement of the dispute Is
placed at the present moment In the
hands of the Brazilian secretary of
State, Melo Franco.
Although there Is little time to be
lost, Melo Franco does not seem to
realize the importance of acting
energetically and lets things slide.
State Department Acts.
The State Department has cabled
Ambassador Hugh Gibson in Rio de
Janeiro to draw the attention Of the
Brazilian minister Of foreign affairs
to the importance Of bringing the
negotiations to . happy ending; but
there have been no satisfactory re-
ports from Gibson, 80 far.
The concern Of the State Depart
ment in the present Colombian
Peruvian dispute appears clearly in
the statement issued by the State De-
partment last night when It was said:
"The policy of this Government with
regard to actual or potential con.
ficts between countries on the Amer.
lean continent. Is to give all possible
assistance toward Q peaceful settle
ment, but to refrain scrupulously
from permitting its facilities to be
used by either party In preparation
for possible hostilities."
Evening star., 1934-04-12
EIGHT PERSONS DIE
IN ETHER EXPLOSION
Fluid Is Ignited While Being
Prepared for Smuggling to
Poland From Germany.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROSENBERG, Germany. April IA
An ether explosion In q smuggler's
cottage at the village Of Kutsoven.
near the Polish border, last night
killed or burned to death eight per-
sons, including i've children, and seri-
ously injured five others.
The fluid became ignited. said re-
ports from the village, while being
carelessly poured preparatory to snug
Cling into Poland
The children Of Peter 0rutzka,
owner Of the cottage; Grutzka's
mother-in and q Polish smuggler
were killed. The reports said they
were unable to escape the flames that
swept the cottage after the explosion.
Six other Polish smugglers, badly
injured. managed to stumble across
the frontier into Poland, where one
Of them died shortly afterward.
Three Of the others ana also Grutzka
and hiS wife were placed IN hospitals.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

The most amazing thing about DR.
Wirt's public appearance here was the
fact that he was counseled by for
mer Senator Jim Reed. All Washing
ton started speculating as to how Jim
Reed ever got mixed up in that thing
The fact seems to be that Wirt's
crowd asked Reeds assistance
after reading dispatches from
Washington indicating that the
House Committee iDas going to pill
lory the school superintendent from
Gary. Resistance to that sort of
thing appealed to Reed. He has
neuer cared much for the Roose-
Delt boys anyDdy.
Reed was a good man for the job.
He was master in the gentle art
of legal pillorying when he was In
Congress- No more hard-boiled. adroit
and relentless cross-examiner ever sat
on a congressional committee. Joe
Grundy will testify to that.
Backstage. the Writ examination
was a spectacular political sideshow.
Speaker Rainey chose three Of
the hdrdest-shelled examiners in
the House as Democratic members
of the committee. The Republf.
cans named their tUo members
with similar apreciation of the po-
htical aspects OF the situation.
The Democrats tried to make Writ
appear ridiculous. The Republicans
tried to make him Q Napoleon
Neither quite succeeded.
New Milk War Looms.
A new milk war is brewing under
the surface In Chicago. It may ex-
plode within week.
The trouble is rooted In the fact
that the farmers are not getting paid
Dealers assert that price-cutting has
put them in a position where they
cannot pay. Yet still further price.
cutting Is In prospect.
The matter will not be easy te
settle.
The Senate Banking Committee
spent most of its secret session Tues
day crying about the press reports
interpreting its action on the stock
market bill as "acceeding to Wal
Street demands" The man who un-
dermined the committee against the
liberals was not Wall Streeter, but
Senator Carter Glass. who Is sup.
posed to harbor within his soul con.
siderable disgust at Just about every.
thing the liberals are trying to do.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
COMMITTEE 0. KS
DEPOSIT MEASURE
House Group Puts Limit of So, 500
on Amounts Paid,
However.
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Banking Committee to-
day approved legislation to pay of
depositors in closed national banks,
but limited the amount which may be
paid in full to $2,500.
This action came as l3l names
were obtained to q petition to force
the measure by Representative Nc
Leod, Republican, of Michigan. out
OF the committee to the House floor
for a vote. A total Of las signatures
Is required for that procedure.
S2,5o0 Limit Provided.
Also. Speaker Rainey had Just
ruled that publication of the names
Of the signers would be improper"
until the full las were obtained.
The provisions in the bill. as they
now stand, provide for payment to
depositors in all national. State and
private banks which were closed on
or after January /. 1880, up to $2,500.
The $500 payment also applies to
banks which are now closed, or which
have reorganized or reopened without
payment in full.
The Speaker made his ruling after
Representative Warren, Democrat, of
North Carolina, had asked by what
authority any member of the House
or any employe had given the names
Of the signers to newspaper men.
Ruled by Garner.
After a lengthy dispute in which
Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
the Democratic leader. criticized the
rule by which las members may sign
a petition and force a vote on a bill
not approved by q committee. Rainey
held:
Speaker Garner once ruled: The
signatures cannot be made public
until the required number have
signed The publication of names
before the petition has been COM
pleted invites outside pressure upon
members who have not signed to do SO
and upon members who have signed
to withdraw their names.
"The publication of the names be-
fore 145 members have signed is i'm
proper, and it should not have been
DONE"
Evening star., 1934-04-12
TAX CASE AGAINST
S|DL0 IS DROPPED
Government Indicates Pol.
icy of Compromise Will
Be Followed.

Indicating adoption Of q new policy
Of compromise in income tax cases In
volving so-called wash sales" and
similar alleged tax-evasion devices.
Attorney General Cummings today
announced cancellation of grand fury
proceedings instituted recently against
Thomas L. Sidlo Of Cleveland, who,
with Andrew w. Mellon, Thomas S.
Lamont and James j. Walker, was
listed for criminal prosecution
Sidlo Is q law partner of Newton
d. Baker and Is controller Of the
Scripps- Howard Newspapers.
1t was learned at the Department Of
Justice at the same time that no
settlements have been reached in the
Mellon, Lamont and Walker cases. al
though Cummings refused to discuss
the Mellon or other cases when ques-
TONED by reporters.
Large Number Considered.
"The Department of Justice, as has
heretofore been announced" the At
torney General said, "is considering q
large number of tax cases. Many Of
these cases involve so-called wash
sales and similar unwarranted tax
exasion arrangements. In previous
years such transactions have, to .
certain extent at least, been counte-
nanced In practice or have been over.
looked.
"Of course, it is the purpose Of the
Department Of Justice to deal fairly
with the taxpayer. and, at the same
time, to insist that the ends Of justice
shall be satisfied In q substantial num-
Der Of these cases. which have been
under consideration. Voluntary offers
Of settlement have been made by
taxpayers on the basis of payment
In full Of the definciency In the tax,
together with interest thereon, and the
SO per cent penalty fixed by statute.
Settlements Approved.
I'm passing upon offers of this kind,
the department has taken into ac-
count all the circumstances Of each
case, including the actuating motive.
possible matters Of aggravation or de-
fense, the legitimacy Of the source
from which the profits were derived
and the previous record Of the tax
payer.
"A number Of settlements on the
basis Of payment Of the full deficiency
tax, with interest and penalties, have
been approved today. Among the
cases 80 settled Is that Of Mr.. Sidlo."
Evening star., 1934-04-12
SPAIN DENIES CLASH

MADRID, April 12R.-dovernment IL
officials yesterday denied persistent
rumors that there was . clash between
soldiers and natives on the scene Of
an airplane crash In Ifni, Western
Africa. which Spain now Is planning
to occupy.
Published reports had said one Of
flcer and several soldiers were wounded
when unfriendly tribes attacked.
The government announced Al. air
plane had fallen. injuring the pilot
seriously and an observer slightly. A
detachment Of troops, en- route.to Ifni
BY gunhoat. y expected to reach there
today.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
Disappears Again.

PHILADELPHIA, April IL R.-
Edward Leberman, identified in a hos
pital as the man who disappeared
from his Akron, Orio. home In 1910,
is missing again. He walked out Of
the hospital alone yesterday.
Leberman was formerly Q health
ofacer IN Akron. His wife. believing
him dead, obtained q divorce and
married Or. T. K. Moore Of Akron.