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Evening star., 1934-11-11

able but not in demand, Beckman said
that in nine Federal Reserve districts
the percentage of borrowing manu-
facturers experiencing credit difficulty
was over 40 per cent, and in no district
did this figure fall below 80 per cent"
Not Confined to Few Industries.
This condition, he added. was not
confined to few industries.
Again, IT'S per cent of the firms
reporting credit difficulty" he said,
had both current ratios and net
worth to debt ratios of 80, and over
1927 per cent Of the firms had both
ratios as high as 90 or better.
Almost two-thirds of these firms
were most acceptable credit risks, not
only on the basis of their sound
financial position, but also on account
of their credit worthiness as judged
by character or willingness to pay
their obligations at maturity and by
their capacity as determined by eff
cient business management"
From the point of view of long
term credit, Beckman said the situa-
tion was even more severe.
His recommendations were that Fed
eral bank examiners:
Be specifically instructed to stop
marking as SLOW loans" notes now
held by banks and made by small
manufacturing establishments of char
acter, which are properly secured;
Be instructed to consider the stable
character of small manufacturing es-
tablishments when auditing bank rec
ords with a view of extending rather
than restricting credit;
Cease their insistence upon loans
of a self-liquidating nature until such
time as new and permanent sources of
intermediate term credit are made
available;
Be instructed to obtain the view
point of industrialists in carrying out
their duties and mot maintain only
the financial outlook; and
That provision be made to super
wise the activities of bank examiners
to assure compliance with these regu-
lations rather than to leave the matter
to their individual discretion.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

friends Of hers. So are the Robert
Wood Blisses Che was former Ambas-
sador to the Argentine). When
Ogden Mills was here In the Hoover
cabinet he was a frequent guest at
her parties. Bascom Slemp, the Vir-
ginia Republican who marshaled the
party for awhile, haunted the house
before elections, as the two pored
over dope sheets.
Her deepest, dearest friend was, and
Is, Ruth Hanna Mccormick (now
Mrs. Albert Simms Of New Mexico).
Any one who Ruth wanted to
bring "up to Alice's" was everlastingly
welcome.
At the Hoover Inauguration, Mrs.
Mccormick had houseful of guests.
One was a nice, plain, fussy little
woman from small town in Illinois,
the wife Of judge. Mrs. Mccormick
showed her the town, took her to an
important luncheon, an embassy tea,
introduced her to half a hundred
page one celebrities. She was pleased,
but not particularly impressed.
A Typical "Alice" Story.
Along about o'clock that night,
Mrs. Mccormick mentioned, casu-
ally, they were going to dinner at
Alice's.
mot Alice Longworth's?" the little
woman whispered.
Certainly"
The judges wife nearly tainted
Get me a hairdresser," she finally
manged to gasp. And where can
get q facial? Is 1t too late To buy a
new dress?"
In vain, Mrs. Mccormick tried to
tell her that it was just simple din
rer. The poor lady tore about the
town; got her face and her nails
done" departed in agonized ecstacy
for the dinner.
And ended by playing boisterously
in charade.
Which is typical.
And now the house, scene of so
many a famous and informal party,
is for sale. Rumor says that Mrs.
Longworth and her young daughter,
Paulina, are looking for a place in
nearby Virginia If that's true, it
will be harder, physically to get there.
But there are lot of people in this
town who'd do it, if they had to walk.
Provided they could remark, at next
days tea-"as Alice said to me, last
might've dined there, you know"
(Copyrisht. 1884. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Sd. c. WOMENHUR
IN AUTO COLLISION
Driver of One Car Is Ar
rested at Falls Church on
Drunk Driving Charge.
n..,.lDispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, November TO-
Three Washington women were in
tured when their automobile and an
other machine collided head-on about
q mile east of Tysons Corner on the
Ieesburg pike early tonight.
The driver of the second machine,
listed as Luther F. Hummer, Vienna,
Va, was arrested at Falls Church on
q charge of driving under the inf1u-
ence of liquor, according to Town
Sergt. A. P. Shumate. He escaped
with minor injuries.
The injured were Mrs. Charles Ar
thur Jaquette, 54, $3.50 Thirteenth
street, washington, compound frac-
ture of leg, cuts and shock; Miss LOU
lse M. Jaquette, 80, her daughter, frac-
tured jaw and face cuts; Mrs. F. Eu-
gene Houghton, 28, 416 Oneida place
Washington, fractured leg and arm
cuts. Mrs. Houghton's two children
Robert, 8, and Ann, 2, were unhurt.
All of the injured were passengers
in an automobile operated by Miss
Elizabeth Chamblin, %, of 3100 Six
teenth street, Washington, police said
They were removed to Georgetown
University Hospital by Deputy Sheriff
Henry Magarity of Fairfax and DR.
William Meyer of Herndon. Miss
Chamblin was not injured.
Both machines were badly damaged
The first aid wagon of the Clarendon
Fire Department., which was first
called, broke down en- route to the
scene of the accident.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
PHYSICAL TESTS
INCREASE URGED
Mount Pleasant Citizens Ask
More Medical Examiners
for Schools.

The need for more medical exam
liners for the students Of the WASH
ington public schools wes stressed last
night at the meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association In the
Mount Pleasant branch library when
they adopted . resolution asking that
the children be given more physical
examinations.
| WftA these two requests was q third
asking that no pupil be allowed to
enter . higher grade If his durable
physical deficiencies have not been
corrected.
The resolution, which will be sent
to the District Commissioners and the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
followed the reading Of a letter sent
to the civic body by DR.. Charles
Cambell, Chairman of the Public
Health Committee of the federation.
DR.. Cambell was unable to attend the
meeting because Of illness.
1t was decided by the group that
no action be taken on the proposed
vigilance committee, that the fedora
ton has asked each association to
appoint, until the association was
of1cially notified.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Showing 9 howtheG-E OH
Furnace traps heat, makes
it pass three times over
heat-absorbing surfaces.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
Meeting, Upsilon Lambdi Phi Fra
ternity, Lafayette Hotel, 4 pm.
Meeting, Deborah Club. Lafayette
Hotel, pm.
Dance, Kappa Sigma Tau Sorority,
Lafayette Hotel, 10 pm. to l am.
Dance, Damenchor Society, Ar
lington Hotel, 9 pm. to am.
Tea, Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority.
Mayflower Hotel, S pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting. Alpha Chapter, Zeta Kap-
pa Psi Fraternity, 1850 Connecticut
avenue, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Local No. Al, Internal
Revenue, American Federation of
Government Employees, Harrington
Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting, Col James S. Petit Auxili-
airy. United Spanish War Veterans,
Naval Lodge Hall.
Dinner, Dome Oh Co., Hamilton
Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Texas Co.. Hamilton Hotel,
7:30 pm.
Meeting, Internal Revenue Post.
Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phi Frater-
nifty, University Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, faculty of George Wash
ington University Law School. Univer-
sity Club, 1890 pm.
Banquet, Jacoby Society Of Wash
ington, Lafayette Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet, Public Order Committee,
Washington Board of Trade, Lafayette
Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting, Treasury Department,
Local No. 262, National Federation of
Federal Employees. ITO Fourteenth
street, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
FOUR BODIES SOUGHT
IN VIRGINIA EXPLOSION
BY the Associated Press.


NEWPORT NEWS, Va, November
10.-Search of the debris left by
Thursdays $2,000,0O0 grain elevator
fire here for the bodies of four men
trapped in the structure had not been
successful tonight.
About dozen workmen were rak-
ing over the huge pile of wheat, rye
and oats, mingled with fragments and
machinery from the building.
Jacob Ellis, jr., one of the men in
the building when a dust explosion
ignited 1t, said today that there were
two explosions-a small one followed
almost Immediately by a larger blast
which blew out part Of one side Of
the building and started the flames.
The victims of the fire are Ellis
father, Jacob Ellis, ST.; George F.
Martin, George E. Thomasson and
Charles B. Sheldon Ofiicials ex-
pressed doubt their bodies would be
found intact.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
BY GENEvIEvE FORBES HERRICK.

BY GENEVIEVE FORBES HERRICK.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth's house
Is for sale-asking price. $4,000. II
memories had q cash value you
couldn't touch 1t for q million.
For In this 25-room home dts tor
informal to be dubbed q mansion)
Lady Astor has giggled out her real
opinion Of Lloyd George. Billy Sun
day has beat the table and shouted
salvation. Father Coughlin has beat
the table and shouted imitation. Lind
bergh has fingered over the details
Of his flight to France. Ray Moley
has smoked his pipe.
Priest and prince and maybe q
pugilist or two, congressman, diplo-
mat, writer, old dealers and new
they have all been up to supper at
Alice's."
always at Home"
Stuffy Senators who mouth plati-
tudes-they never got invited-at least
not more than once. Clever ones
whatever their political complexion,
went there often. Silly ladies, wor-
ried lest they bend down the wrong
corner Of their visiting card, when
paying formal calls, got no further
than the butler. For Mrs. Longworth
was never "at home" in the bloodless
way prescribed by Washington eti-
quette. Always at home amy day
after S" to the people she liked.
BY people she likes she means
simply people who interest her. The
bores she discards quite as briskly
as. in conversation, she drops stodgy
topic.
When Alice Roosevelt and Nicholas
longworth were married they went to
live in a far less pretentious house
Later. they moved into the f1ve-story
town house. Nick was Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives. Alice was
a gallery fan. When the official day
was done, back to the Longworth
house would troop most Of the
celebrities Of the official world.
IF had my way" Mrs. Long
worth once remarked, I'D have sup
per, not dinner, but supper. at $50:
no frills."
Witty, Formal Dinners.
They gave formal dinners; formal,
that is, as far as fine food and the
proper sequence of wine and the but
Ter were concerned But never any
solemnity. And always good talk.
Mrs. Longworth loves to insist that
her brother Ted, as she always calls
Evening star., 1934-11-11
W orth Millions IN Memories.
LOng,v0rth Home Goes on Sale

him, had 1t right when he described
her as "less wit than mimic; more
wit than WISE" Her mimicry Is re-
lentless. For instance, her take-off
Of Cousin Eleanor" over the radio.
Because she likes to mock and
mimic, she likes charades. Many a
gay party ends by distinguished guests
with titles borrowing cap from the
chauffeur, coat from the butler and
playing some ridiculous role.
One Of the gayest Of such parties
just short while before Nick's death
In celebration Of their twenty fifth
wedding anniversary. Too good a
sport ever to be vain, Mrs. Longworth
rigged herself out in the costume of
her bridal day, with funny hair-do
and all. The guests, most of whom
had been present at the famous we'd
ding, also came In costume. It was
q rollicking evening.
Her tea parties, too, were always
different. No ITS a lovely day.
twaddle.
Interested In Father Coughlin.
Anybody who got past the butler
was likely to be opinionative, argu-
mentative.
Last year, when Father Coughlin
was making the headlines and ths
airlines, she had him up to tea one
afternoon; talked two hours. Invited
him up for the next afternoon; talked
three hours.
Lady Elizabeth, American-born wife
Of Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British
Ambassador, Is one Of her good
friends. So, too, is Isabella Greenway
Democratic Congress-lady from Ari-
zona. Gen. Hugh johnson, founding
father of the N. r. A., who Stunned
Washington society, went gladly to
sup with Alice.
Will Rogers, as soon as his airplane
landed in Washington, rushed up to
the Longworth residence to kiss the
hand of Princess Alice" A certain
Supreme Court justice loves to argue
with her. Henry Fletcher, impre-
sario of the Republican party, is an
old friend. Dave Reed, who went
down to defeat in the Pennsylvania
election, is pal. The Reeds came
often to her house. She often went
walking Sunday afternoons; appeared,
sweater-clad, at their home, and, of
course, quite stole the show from
velvet-gowned gals.
Castles Devoted Friends, Too.
The Reeds next-door neighbors,
the William Castle, jt.'s. are devoted
Evening star., 1934-11-11
PAY CUT RESTORED

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
November 10 (P).-The restoration of
half the 10 per cent pay cut made in
the 1884 university budget on fac
ulty salaries of $1,000 a year and over
was announced yesterday by the
Board of Trustees.
The reduction was made with the
agreement if income or savings were
more than anticipated the faculty
would benefit by the surplus. There
now Is surplus.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Laytonsville Meeting Monday.

LAYTONSVILLE, Md, November
10 Especially A special meeting of
the Parent Teacher Association will
be held in the school Monday at 7:45
pm. Following business a film de-
picting the necessity of immunization
of young children against diphtheria
will be shown by Miss Martha Keys,
public health nurse.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Dance Scheduled.

SEAT PLEASANT, Md, November
10 (SpeciaD A dance will be given
in Watkins Hall November 20 under
auspices Of Bethel No. IL, Jobs
Daughters.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
Powerful Interests Behind
Creation of Special Herd
District

Not content with having their pc
tition for the creation of a horse herd
district turned down last fall by the
county commissioners, a couple of
sheep men, with the aid of a few
other land owners, have filed a Sec
ond petition for the creation of such
a district in the region Of "The
Hump"
The creation of such a district
would work a hardship on the small
ranchers for miles around, because
they would be compelled to keep their
horses on their enclosed land, while
the sheep men would have all the pas
ture in that vicinity.
By far the greater portion of the
land in the proposed district is owned
by the A. c. M. Co.
The hearing of the petition and of
opposition thereto took place on Feb
ruary 81, 1884, at II O'Clock a. M, at
the offices of the county commission
ers in the court house.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
MINERS UNION
ASKS
.CWA BOARD HERE
Asks REMOVAL OF CWA DIRECT
OR AND OTHERS; COUNCIL
ENDORSES REQUEST

The following communication was
sent Administrator Harry Hopkins by
the Butte Miners Union with the en-
dorsement of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council.
Facts pertaining to the appoint
ment of T. C. Spaulding, director of
relief; Alex Mcdonald, asst disburs-
ing agent; and the personnel of the
local CWA Board; and knowledge of
their favoring and prejudicial atti-
tudes toward individuals and famil-
les of this community have caused
this body to go on record in favor of
their immediate removal from the
government positions which they hold
and successors, men representing la
Dor as well as corporations be in
stalled in their places
Sincerely yours,
REID ROBINSON, Secy.
(Seal attached.)
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
RAYON WORKERS
WATCH LABOR
BOARD HEARINGS

49,
900 rayon workers have their eyes on
Washington for the scheduled national
labor board hearing Feb. 16 on union
charges that the Viscose Co. refuses
to recognize unions affiliated with the
Federated Council of Rayon Workers.
All efforts at collective bargaining
have failed, the union charges. Adj
ditional complaints are made against
the stretchout system, the method of
computing piece rates, wage differ
entails and discrimination against the
United Textile Workers, with which
the rayon workers are affiliated. The
Viscose plants are situated at Marcus
Hook, Lewiston and Meadville, Pa,
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
FIRMS GOUGING
u. S. GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON-(FP) - Curtiss-
Wright, Pratt & Whitney, General
Aviation and Boeing airplane COM
panies compose an "air trust" which
split army and navy plane contracts
and steal 75c of every government
dollar, the House military affairs
committee was told Feb. 10 by James
V. Martin, aviation pioneer. Plane
contracts are let secretly and col
lusively" and the war and navy de-
partments are "honeycombed with
agents and employees of this trust"
Martin asserted.
At the same time the House naval
affairs committee heard Lawrence
Grammar Of the Gumman Aviation
Co. testify that the Aluminium Co. of
America has a 100 per cent monopoly
on that metal, essential for planes,
and that 10 per cent of the cost of
planes went to the Mellon firm.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
DOCTOR SEWERS
ABSOLVED

The grievance committee, at the
request of the Miners union, absolves
DR.. Sievers of Butte, of all respon-
sibility in the lockout at the Liberty
Montana Mine in jefferson County.
DR.. Sievers has done all in his power
to have the men put back to work but
the president of the company, Mr..
DesChamps, Of San Diego, has chosen
to stand by Resident Manager Mac
Gregor, in locking out the men be-
cause they have chosen to affiliate
with a recognized labor union. The
president of the company has refused
to listen to the arguments of DR..
Sievers that the men be allowed to
continue work until the directors can
meet and decide upon the case.
The Miners union has placed an as
sessment of $1,000 against the Com
pany and $500 against Manager Mac
Gregor for the action taken. The
affair has also been presented to the
National Labor Board for adjust
ment.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
MINING REVIVAL
AT %PHILIPSBURG

There has been a general revival
of gold mining operations at Philips
burg recently. Advices received at
the office Of the Montana Labor
News tell of extensive developments
in this picturesque town, and the ship
ment of several profitable consign-
ments of gold ore. The Gold Reef
and the Henney mines are among the
recent shippers. Under the auspices
of the CWA a road has been butt to
the Gold Reef and Stewart Lake. An
electric power line has also been ex-
tended from Philipsburg to Stewart
Lake to supply electric energy for
operations.
The City of Philipsburg is build
ing a new pumping plant at Stewart
Lake as a new source of city water
supply.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
MINERS UNION
TO HOLD BALL
WINTER GARDEN TO BE SCENE
OF GALA AFFAIR

Butte Miners Union No. 1, n
unce a ball to be held at the Win
ter Garden Ball Room, Thursday,
March 9Th. The Miners invite all
members of organized labor and their
wives and ~sweethearts to attend in
full strength. Admission is to be 40
cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for
ladies. The Columbians will furnish
the music.
This is the second of such balls
sponsored by the Miners union. All
who attended the first will be sure to
attend this one. The Miners announce
that if this ball is a success or as sue
cessful as the last they will sponsor
a series of such labor balls in the flu
ture.
Remember the date and place:
Thursday, March 8 at the Winter
Garden Ball Room.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
OF
COUCH DEMANDED

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Resigna-
ton of Harvey c. Couch as director
of the Reconstruction Finanance Corp.
was demanded Feb. 10 by Congress-
man Rankin, D., of Mississippi, fol-
revelation that Couch received
nearly $4,000 last year in salaries
from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi power companies.
"The Couch interests have been to
the south what the insult interests
to the NORTH" said Rankin.
"They are today plundering the peo-
pie of Mississippi with power rates,
throwing every obstruction in the way
to prevent towns and cities from own
ing and operating their own power
plants or securing power from the
Tennessee Valley Authority at Muscle
Shoals"
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
POLISH GETS
SUPPORT FOR MID
DLE-ACED

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Represen-
tatives of the Polish Chamber of La
Dor, seeking legislation for middle
aged workers thrown out of industry
and denied new jobs, were assured of
support by the U. S. Labor Depart
ment. At least 500 letters from work
ers between 35 and so have been re-
ceived by the department in the last
few months complaining of discrim-
ination in employment and actual dis
charge because of age.
If Senator Lewis of Illinois, who
told the Polish Chamber spokesman
that he would support legislation to
aid middle-aged workers, will devise
a suitable bill as proposed by the
chamber, the labor department will
favor it. Industrial group insurance,
the department pointed out, is re-
sponsible in some measure for the
present discrimination.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
WOULD RATHER CLOSE THE MINES
THAN HAVE UNION MEN WORKING
MINERS ONLY ASK FOR RECOGNITION
COMPANY FAILS TO RAISE WAGES
DESPITE RISE IN GOLD PRICES.
COUPON CLIPPERS AGAIN DEMAND
FULL PROFITS FROM GOVERNMENT

DR.. Sievers of Butte, a resident di-
rector Of the company has so far fail
ed to give aid to the miners who with
their families are unjustly being
starved out. Although the Miners
made no demands other than a re-
quest for recognition they had ample
reason for making drastic demands
regarding wage scales. Miners, work
ing for this company are pair $3.50
for an eight-hour day. Although the
price of gold, through the philan-
thropic spirit of the government, has
increased some 20 per cent the COM
pany has not seen fit to increase the
wages Of the miners one red, copper
cent. 1t is probably through fear Of
a demand for increased wages that
the company objects to the men or
ganizing for the purpose of collective
bargaining.
Only a half-dozen men have seen
fit to work since the shutdown. Lew
McLenegan reports a wonderful spirit
among the locked out miners. When
the boarding houses closed the mar
ried miners and their wives took the
single men into their homes and are
seeing that they have shelter and
food. Such a spirit on the part of
newly organized men shows that there
is a deep fire of resentment against
past injustices burning in their
hearts. Such a spirit cannot be
quenched by greedy managers and d.
%rectors who hope to grow fat on the
suffering of others, Butte Labor
sends its greetings and encouragement
to the lockout workers in Jefferson
county and will leave no stone un-
turned in aiding them in their fight
for their God-given and constitutional
rights.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
Lindbergh Earning His Fees
AT Last

WASHINGTON-(FP)-"A last
commented Sen. Norris, R., of Neb-
raska, "Lindbergh is earning the
$250,000 stock fee and other fees
which he received from the aviation
industry for the use of his name.'
Lindbergh sponsored a statement
criticizing Pres. Roosevelt for can
ceiling the fraudulent airmail con-
tracts.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
MERCHANTS" E
ED u. S. WAR

WASHINGTON-(FP)- CONNER
cial interests, which he termed "mer-
chants" have wrecked" the U. s.
military aviation program and "plun-
dered" the treasury, stated Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell, testifying Feb. s,
before the House military affairs
committee. For an expenditure of
S1S7, OOO, 900 a year, Mitchell said, the
army has only At bombers, $50 OBJ
solete pursuit planes and 70 observa-
ton planes.
The entire aviation program is in
the hands of racketeers, Gen. Mitchell
declared. Their sole interest is in
profits, and not in national defense.
He advocated a special war aviation
service, freed from the control of
army and navy "bureaucrats."
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
SPEAK IN BUTTE

Louis Weinstock, national secretary
of the Rank and File Movement, will
speak on the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill at the Transfers hall,
Saturday, Feb. "a, at 7:30 p. m. All
workers interested are invited to at
tend.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-22
EAST HELENA SMELTERMEN ORGAN
EE A. F. OF L. UNION

After the attempt of the smelter at
East Helena to organize q company
union, workers from that district
asked the International Union of
Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers to
come to East Helena and organize a
local there. Geo Coles Of the Inter-
national visited the workers and a
charter was granted.