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The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
PRES. ORDERS SHORTER WEEK
 IN GARMENT, INDUSTRY.

WASHINGTON, D. c. President Roosevelt's order reducing thee work week in the cotton garment indus try from 40 to 36 hours, became effective in 5000 plants.
 The recovery, administration had hoped 10000 more would be em- ployed. It was the first slash in working hours by an Executive order.
 With the shorter week went: iO per cent wage increasel to insure the industry's 165,000 workers the same weekly wage.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
RELIEF TAX PROGRAM BE- COMES NEW YORK LAW.

NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. S.-New Yorkys $S,OO0,OGO relief tax program including sales, utility and inheri- tance taxes, became law yesterday when Mayor LaGaurdia affixed his signature to the measure after 2 brief public hearing.
 The two per cent sales tax is ex- pected to yield $4,05O,O0O annually, and is being used in sevral states successfully.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
TWELVE LOSE LIVES IN THRILL ING SEA RESCUE

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-In q thrilling rescue during which one man was drowned for each man sav- ed, the British steamer Astworth saved the lives of 22 members of the disabled ship, Jean Zeddo, in the Atlantic, today. Of the 12 men lost 6 belonged to the crew of the res cuing ship. A huge wave engulfed the lifeboat and the, occupants were not seen again.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
MILLION DOLLAR INCOMES ON
 THE INCREASE.

NEW YORK, Dec.9.-Incomes are increasing according to the files of the tax buraeu. In 1884, 46 persons had incomes of $1,0OO,OOO or more, whereas last year only 20 enjoyed that privilege. In prosperous years about 500 persons had incomes of one million or more.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
CRIPPLED JAP STEAMER row.
 ED TO ENGLAND.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Japan csc steamer Victoria Maru which was reported in distress was today wrescued and lowed in a crippled condition to England by tn British steamer Amsterdam.
 The Maru was bucking heavy seas with her bridge torn off, her cap- tain and chief officer both dead and eight members of her crew injured.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
HITLER ESCAPES IN WRECK
 WHICH KILLS FOURTEEN.

BREMEN, Ger. Dec. 14.-Adolph Hitler received a severe shaking up today when the train on which he was a passenger crashed into bus killing IA and injuring 2. Hitler was returning from Bremen where he had attended the launching of a new steamer by the North German Lloyd Lines. The killed and injured were all passengers on the bus.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
WILL BE RETRIEVED

LONDON, Eng.-Th Home sec retary's office informed George Lansbury, Labor leader, that Mrs, May Brownhill, 62, the mother con demned to die for the mercy slay- ing" of her imbcile son, will be re preivd. Lansbury had been one oi the prime figures in the fight fo clemency for the mother.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
CONCERN GIVEN
 CONTRACT FOR no PLANES.

WASHINGTON, D. C. De-. It. A contract for 110 new flying ma chimes for the United States Army was awarded to a subsidiary corp oration of the Douglas Aircraft. The planes costing $2,O00,OOO will be built at Enflewood, California. Hav- ing top speed of 300 miles per hour they recently received the ap- proval of army officials.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
MARSHALL. III Dec. &

MARSHALL, H., Dec. 8.-Elec- tricity users received bills from the municipality-owned power and light plant, but they were all marked paid, with big Merry Christmas" stamp ed on the face of the bills. Offici- als of the plant said that income from the plant permitted the un- usual Xmas gift.
The Kusko times., 1934-12-15
ARMY FLYERS FORGED TO BAH
 OUT OF BURNING PLANE..
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-T

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 14:- Two army fliers, It. F. l.. Anderson and Duncan R. McAdean, narrowly es- capped death today when the plane they were flying caught on fire. The men were forced to jump with para chutes into the bay. Coast Guard boats picked the men up. They were unable to determine the cause of the fire.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Many Reported Arrested in
Drive Against Critics
of Hitler Regime.
SAAR FRONTIER CLOSED
WITH PLEBISCITE NEAR
Only Those Entering Basin on
Official Business to Pass
Leagues Guard.

Copyright. 1884. by the Associated Press.
SAARBRUECKEN, Saar Basin Ter
ritory, December 27.-A new blood
purge parallelng in severity that OF
last June was reported tonight in the
newspaper Volksstimme.
Volksstimme says that 100 have
been murdered and 1000 arrested in
another June 80 directed against the
S. S. (Storm Troopers) and Hitler
Youth"
The newspaper. edited by the anti
Nazi leader, Braun, quotes another
publication, Weltbuhne, as saying 23O
were slain and 5000 to 1000 arrested
in Berlin alone.
300 Arrested in Berlin.
The Nazi paper Abenblatt printed
an obviously official story from Ber-
lin saying 300 were arrested for a
sexual abnormality "in a new clean
ing action"
The paper charged the anti-Nazi
press with "abominable attempts tc
stir up trouble"
(Reports from Berlin last night
said new blood purge was consid-
cred likely with Monarchists as its
particular prey. The reports said the
arrest of q group of sexually abnormal
persons who were accused of plotting
Hitler's overthrow was apparently
being seized upon as the excuse fol
the latest move)
Saar Frontier Closed.
In move to shut out all possible
troublemakers until after the Saar's
January 13 plebiscite, the League OF
Nations Governing Commission closed
the frontier today.
Undesirables and the curious will be
barred from entering the wealthy lit
tie territory until January 26 Only
persons who can prove they have
urgent business here or are merely
travelling through will be allowed tc
enter.
Passport and customs men made ar
inspection of the Frankfort-ParisE Ex-
press, which entered the territory
shortly after midnight and was the
first train subject to the new regula-
tions.
Another object of the order was tc
relieve the serious housing shortage
Some $4,000 voters returning from
distant places, including the United
States, must be housed.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Gold and Platinum Points
Stolen From, Monument Tip

The company will have to replace
the stolen points out of its own pocket,
it was said.
Altogether there are ITO points atop
the shaft, and although guards were
posted to catch the thief who might
return for the other tips, they have
been unable to catch any one.
Above the 500-foot level, wooden
platforms, protective wire and other
adjuncts to safety, are being removed.
When the job has been completely in
spected and approved by engineers of
the National Park Service of the In
terror Department, the contractor will
then begin taking down the steel
framework. This is expected to be
done in the next three weeks, bringing
to an end the task of waterproodp
and cleaning the Monument.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Bootleggers More
Numerous in City,;
Warned by Judge
Violations Declared as
Prevalent as During
Prohibition Era.

Declaring bootlegging is becoming
as prevalent in Washington as during
the prohibition era, Justice James
M. Proctor served warning on liquor
violators in District Supreme Court
today that they are facing heavier
sentences in the future.
II am going to treat these cases
more seriously" Justice Proctor an
nounced, because we are getting the
same thing we had before repeal OF
the prohibition amendment. There is
no excuse for bootlegging now, and
this makes the otfense all the more
serious"
Justice Proctor's announcement was
made in the case of Irving West, col
ored, who had pleaded guilty to the
illegal possession of gallons OF
liquor. West, who had already served
four months in Jail following his ar
rest, was given an additional -four
months despite plea by his attorney
for leniency.
1t was pointed out violators of the
liquor taxing act have been receiving
relatively light sentences in the past
An increase in the number of such
offenses has been noted, however, re-
sulting in the determination to impose
sitter penalties.
Evening star., 1934-12-27

Even the tip Of the washington
Monument is not safe from thieves,
It developed today.
One hundred and seven gold-plated
platinum tipped lightning rod points,
valued at approximately 1856, or So
apiece, have been stolen.
The points are used in the lightning
protective system for the shaft to pre-
vent discoloration Of the shaft, and
the expensive metals are necessary
since copper tips would not prevent
corrosion, spokesman for the Alexan-
der Howie Co., Inc, said today.
The contractor for the cleaning and
repointing of the Monument today
began to take down the first sections
Of the scafolding and, as result OF
the theft, placed q strict ban on al
visitors, some Of whom are blamed
Cfor the disappearance Of the points.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
animals Reported In'n,uniSed
Against Sleeping Sickness

and the brain. they sought in the
brains of the animals for the hoped
for vaccine. They took per cent
solution of the mouse brain and treat
ed them with formalin, which killed
the sleeping sickness virus.
This dead virus they then injected
into 100 healthy mice It immunized
all the animals so that they could not
afterward be infected with sleeping
sickness. Furthermore, the vaccine
itself had no apparent bad effect on
the mice.
A new class of radicals, at least
"parlor pink" ones, has been built up
among American colleges and high
school students by the depression,
two educators today told the scientists.
There was large and significant"
increase in liberal attitudes toward
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Evening star., 1934-12-27
MATS IS REPORTED
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Said to Be Growing Weaker as
Police Pursuit Bars
Medical Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, December 27.-
Police, hunting for Robert Mais, fugi-
tive killer, said today they have
learned from questioning several sus-
poets that he is seriously wounded.
He was shot in the abdomen, inves-
tigators said, when he and Walter Le-
genza shot their way last year out OF
a Richmond (Va.) prison, where Mais
was awaiting execution for the killing
of a postal employe. Since then. de-
tectives said they have learned, he
has grown weaker.
Unable 20 seek medical aid because
of the hunt for him, he has been de-
pendent on remedies furnished by
friends, police disclosed, adding they
believe blood poisoning had set in
the wound.
Mais is sought in connection with
the activities of gang alleged by
authorities to be involved in the kid
nap-slaying of William Weiss. night
life figure, and in the $4,000 hold-up
last week of a Philadelphia electric
company branch Office.
Detectives say they believe most of
his band was rounded up in series
of raids two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
CODE PR|CE-F|X|NG
IS HELD invalid
Congress Said to Lack
Power Over Figures in
Interstate Deals.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, December 2T.-
Cooe price fixing under the N. r. A.
was ruled illegal by Judge Merrill E.
Otis IN Federal District Court here
today.
Congress has no power to fix
prices even in transactions undoubt-
edly a part of interstate commerce" 4"
Judge Otis declared.
The ruling was made in denying
temporary injunction sought by the
Government against Robert Suther-
land and Mae G. Sutherland operat-
ing as the Sutherland Lumber Co.
The company, with headquarters here,
operates lumber yards in Oklahoma,
Iowa and Nebraska on a cash and
carry" basis. 1t lost its NJ r. A. Blue
Eagle last March for continuing its
scale of retail prices below those fixed
in the lumber code. but was not
charged with violation of the wage
or hour provisions of the code.
Action Began Last June.
Maurice Milligan, United States dis
trict attorney, filed : petition for the
temporary injunction June 20. He
asked that the company be restrained
from selling at prices below the code
list.
In holding that Congress did not
have power to fix prices or to au-
thorize the President to do so, Judge
Otis said:
The only suggested support for the
asserted power is the constitutional
provision (article l, section 81 that
Congress shall have power to regulate
commerce among the several States
The court pointed out that in any
case this power extends only to what
either is interstate commerce or di-
rectly affects interstate commerce.
THE defendants, who sell for cash
out of their lumber stock at their
yards, just as any merchant sells goods
over the counter, are not engaged in
interstate commerce." the opinion
said.
Goods Crossed State Lines.
After declaring that the fact the
bunch of shingles involved was trans
ported to Oklahoma from Oregon did
not mean that the vendor was en-
gagged in interstate commerce, the
most significant point in the opinion
that Congress has no power to fix
prices even in transactions part OF
interstate commerce" was reached.
In case the commerce clause of the
Constitution had been made to read
that "the Congress shall have power
to regulate commerce among the sew
eral States, including the power to
fix prices at which persons may sell
in such commerce." it undoubtedly
Evening star., 1934-12-27
REYNOLDS Estate
accord Approued
For Actress Son
Despite Anne CannOn's s
Protest Counsel Accepts
$7,OOO,OOO A,Uard.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINSTON-S N. c., Decem-
ber 27.-Counsel for Christopher Rey-
nolds, posthumos son of Smith Rey-
nolds, today filed formal notice of ac-
ceptance of a proposed settlement of
the tobacco fortune heirs estate under
which he would receive s7,000,000.
The acceptance was filed by r. c.
Vaughn, as next friend" of the infant
son of Libby Holman Reynolds. The
proposal in question was made by the
surviving heirs of R. J. Reynolds,
founder of the vast tobacco company
bearing his name, and approved by
the Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co., CO.
guardian of Anne Cannon Reynolds,
I'd; Smith Reynolds daughter of his
first marriage to young Anne Cannon
Anne and her mother. Mrs. J. F.
Cannon, who is co-guardian with the
bank tor little Anne, have filed answers
bitterly attacking the proposal.
Under its terms, little Anne would
receive $4,000 900, minus $4,000, ,000
release" settlement made at the time
her mother obtained Reno divorce.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Bomb Found in Athens.

ATHENS, Greece, December 81 R.
Discovery Of an unexploded hand
grenade in a garden adjoining the
foreign Office led police to express the
opinion today that an attempt to as
sassinate a government official may
have been prevented.
The authorities said they believed
the grenade was dropped by a would
be assassin. who became frightened
and fed,
Evening star., 1934-12-27
To REDUCE
RATE IS IMPLIED"
Federal Deposit Insurance
Action on Interest Upheld
by Chairman Crowley.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Leo T. Crowley, chairman, said to-
day the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corps action in reducing maximum
interest rates on time and savings de-
posits of insured banks was based on
implied authority" to prevent discrim-
ination and to grant equal rights to
all members of the corporation.
The corporations action in cutting
the maximum rate from 3 to 212 per
cent in insured banks not members of
the Federal Reserve System was chal-
lenged a few days ago by Senator
Glass, Democrat, of Virginia. Glass
contended there waS mo authorize
ton of law" for the4order.
Gov. Mariner Eccles of the Fed
eral Reserve Board last night explained
that his board took similar action on
member banks only after the insur-
ance corporation had acted.
Crowley said the corporations legal
counsel advised the board the i'm
piled Authority" arises out of the ne
cessity Of preventing discrimination
between Deserve members and non
member banks, and of providing all
banks with the same opportunity OF
enjoying the benefits Of insurance.
Authority Held Bounded.
Crowley said the corporation as
suned it had no authority to regu-
late interest beyond the extent neces-
sary to prevent any discrimination
arising from the regulations of the
Reserve Board and that any power
not expressly delegated was open to
question. He explained the corpora
tons action in reducing interest rates
placed all banks insured on an equal
footing.
"If our action should not have
proper legal sanction" Crowley said
the entire responsibility rests upon
this corporation, as the Federal Re.
serve Board had no part in the adop-
ton of our regulations.
Crowley said he had exchanged let
tiers with Senator Glass in which the
corporations viewpoints were set
forth, and he was confident the con-
troversy would be adjusted on the
Senator's return to Washington next
week.
In his statement disclaiming re.
sponsibility for reducing interest ir
Continued on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-12-27
300 sAARLANDERS SAIL.
Leave on Deutschland to Strains of
German Music.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 27-The
strains of The Wacht Am Rhine"
fioated out over the Hudson early
today as the Deutschland slipped her
moorings and made her way down the
river, carrying 800 erman-Ameri-
cans back to their native land to
vote in the Saar plebiscite.
Before boarding ship, the 300
marched around the huge pier behind
a 3O-piece band of the steel helmets.
clad in the field grey of German
Army uniform.
At the head of the procession four
flags were flown: The Stars and
Stripes, the German national colors,
the Nazi swastika and the imperial
ensign. AS the swastika passed, sail
ors, baggage men and spectators alike
raised their arms in the Hitler salute.
The delegation was the last of
three, totaling about TOO, to 60 from
this country to take part in the
election.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, December 27.-A
promising start toward vaccination
against sleeping sickness was an
nounced at the American Association
for the Advancement of Science today.
For sleeping sickness, the vaccine
has been tried only on animals.
The new experiment was described
briefly by Morris Brody, M. D., of the
New York Health Department at a
meeting of the medical section of the
association. He is working under the
direction of William H. Park, M. D.,
of the New York Health Department.
They took sleeping sickness virus
from human patients in the st. Louis
outbreak and inoculated mice, thereby
producing sleeping sickness in the
animals.
As this disease attacks the nerves
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Robinson Tip Fruitless.

LOUISVILLE, KY. December 81
R1.-A filling station employees belief
that he recognized Thomas H. Robin
son, jr., alleged Stoll kidnaper, in
car with Indiana license plates proved
unfounded today when police located
the car. It's occupants identified
themselves and were not detained.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
MRS. VANDERBILT
LOSES new PLEA
Guardianship of Gloria Denied
Mother-Another Hearing
Set for January 8.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 27.-Surro-
gate James A. Foley today signed an
order formally denying an application
of Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt for
her appointment as guardian of her
heiress daughter, Gloria, 10.
Hearing on a companion applica-
ton that the mother be appointed a
co-guardian of the child's property
was set for January at 1920 am.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
TOXIC SOUNDING
NAVAL PACT DOOM
Gives Informal Notice in London
as Americans Prepare
to Depart.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 27.-The jap
anese unoficially advised the British
today that the Toxic government
would denounce the Washington
naval treaty of 1922 this Saturday at
Washington.
The delegates to the preliminary
naval conversations among Great
Britain, the United States and Japan
long have been given to understand by
the Japanese that the Washington
treaty will end December 81, 1886.
BY the terms of that treaty any
denunciation must take place before
December 81 of this year, conse-
quently the Japanese have been ex-
pected to make their formal move
toward ending the treaty before the
end of this month.
Admiral Yamamoto of the Japanese
delegation is taking steps to obtain a
conference with the British in the
next day or so.
British, American and Japanese
delegations began final study Of the
naval situation today, although the
tripower conversations ended officially
last week.
Hirosi Saito, Japanese Ambassador,
has let 1t be known here unofhcially
that he will deliver Japan's formal
denunciation of the Washington naval
treaty to Secretary HUI Saturday
Emornlng.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Twice An Exile.

An exile under the Czarist govern
inent, which he risked his life to over
throw, Leon Trotsky today is an exile
from the Soviet Russia he labored to
establish.
In 1916 he was an outcast revolu-
tionary struggling for existence in
New York, whence he had fed after
wandering through Europe and Asia
after escaping from Siberian exile.
Two years later he stood side by
side with Nikolai Lenin in the cru
SADIE 20 socialize the newly emanci-
pated Russian republic
While Lenin lived, Trotsky stood
in the front rank of the Soviet re-
gime. His expectations that he would
become successor to Lenin received
their first rebuff when the all-Rus-
sian Congress ignored him to ap-
point triumvirate to rule during the
premier's illness.
Stain Took Over Reins.
The trlumvirate was composed OF
Gregory Zinovjaff, Leo Kameneff and
the man who eventually was to oc-
cupy the niche Trotsky had coveted
Joseph Stain.
WIN IenlnS death, Stain cOnSOl1-
dated his power, discarding Zino-
vief and kacleneff in the process.
These latter Two only last week were
reported to have been remanded for
trial because Of activities hostile to
the Stain regime.
The rift between Stain and Trotsky
widened as lLIey clashed over eco
nonic policy. An exponent of i'm
mediate and relentless socialization,
Trotsky opposed the concessions the
right wing of the Communist party
led by Stain was willing to make
to capitalism to maintain its power
His opposition led by successive steps
to his expulsion from the Communist
party, his removal from Office and his
banishment to Siberia late in 1927.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Is HELD AS TERRORISTS.
Trotsky Linked to Plot to Slay Stain
and Seize Government.

and Seize Government.
MOSCOW, December 27 R).-The
Soviet government acted speedily today
against band of young Communists
charged with having plotted the as
sassinations of Joseph Stain and
other high leaders with the aid of the
exiled Leon TrotSky.
The aSsaSsinationS were to be fol-
lowed, the Government alleged, by
"the intervention of capitalistic pow
ers."
Fifteen alleged plotters, including
Leonid Nicolaieff, held since the Slay-
ing of Sergei Kiroff, high party Of
ficial, at Leningrad December /, were
turned over to a military collegium Of
the Supreme Court for trial.
Quick Executions Ordered.
Swift justice for terrorists and i'm
mediate execution of those convicted
has been ordered by the government
in its drive to stamp out terrorism,
and 103 already have been sent to fir
ing squads since Kiroff's death.
After weeks of grilling Nicolaief,
members of his family and associates,
government officials issued an an
nouncement that he had confessed,
duplicating the others and Trotsky
now in hiding in France.
Foreign Consul Implicated.
The confession quoted Nicolaieff as
admitting he received 5000 rubles
(about $4,000 from an unnamed for
eign> consul at Leningrad for support
of terroristic activities.
Sent to trial with Nicolaieff were
Ivan Kotolinoff, Nikolai Shatsky,
Vladimir Rumiantzeff, Sergei Mandel-
STAN, Nikolai Miasnikoff, Vladimir
Levin, Leon Sositsky, George Bokoloff
Ignaty Yushkin, VASTLY Yushkin,
VASTLY Zvezdoff, Nikolai Antonoff
Leon Khanik and Andre Tolmazoff.
Evening star., 1934-12-27
Walls of Buildings Shattered.
Many Towns Hit.

Many Towns Hit.
SEBASTOPOL, U. S. S. R., Decem'
ber n R.-The Crimea was shaker
by earthquakes December 26. They
were felt most severely at Alupka
where the walls of a sanitorium vert
cracked and the plastering was shaker
from many houses.
The Quakes came at 3 am. and
am. and were felt at Simferopol
Yalta, and here in Sebastopol.
The Yalta seismographic station
said the center of the disturbance was
in the Black Sea, about 20 miles from
Yalta.