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Evening star., 1934-08-12
DEMAND is RENEWED
FOR DRY PROTECTION
Alabama Anti-Saloon League
Head Asks U. s. to Patrol
Highways Into State.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August IL
Renewing his demand that dry"
States be protected, J. Bibb Mills,
superintendent of the Alabama Anti
Saloon League, today requested that
the Government place patrols at bor-
der lines on important highways to
prevent shipment of liquor into the
State.
The request was made in an open
letter to Attorney General Cummings
in Washington, similar to one last
week, in which Mills demanded that
the Federal Government protect dry
States as provided in the twenty first
amendment
Assistant Attorney General Joseph
B. keenan, replied to the first letter.
taking issue on Mills terming the
permit" issued to liquor dealers as
licenses" and also that the complaint
vas due primarily to failure TO en-
force State laws.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
DISCRIMINATION EXPLAINED.
U. S. Legally Unable to Tax Profits
on Seized Silver,

Treasury officials yesterday ex-
planned point in the silver national
ization order issued three days ago
spectators in silver. The silver pur-
chase act levied tax of so per cent
on all profits from the purchase and
sale of silver and silver contracts.
But under the naturalization order
those whose silver taken by the
Treasury at 500l an ounce will not
be taxed on their profit.
The result is that an individual
Continued on Page 5, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-08-12
FILM DIRECTOR SEEKS
$500, 900 IN LIBEL SUIT
George Webb Charges Defamation
of Character to Modern
Screen Magazine.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August ll.-A
$500,000 suit charging defamation of
character was filed in Federal Court
today by George Webb, film director,
against the Modern Screen Magazine.
Webb charged an article published
by the magazine about his recently
divorced wife, Esther Ralston. had in
jured his reputation.
Gould you have borne such pain?"
was the title of the article as quoted
in the suit. The article purported to
be Miss Ralston's life story.
Gladys Hall, who assertedly wrote
the article. and Walter Ramsay of
Hollywood were named respondents
in the suit.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Two Die as Canopy Falls.

CHILLICOTHE, Ill, August IL (P1.-
Two men were crushed to death and
three others seriously hurt today when
the wooden canopy over the porch of
a railroad mems club fell. The freak
accident was attributed to vibrations
caused by train rumbling out of the
station. The dead were Herman Beh-
renS, n, and Richard z. Gentry, IS.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Launches Vigorous Drive to
Nominate New Deal
Man in Nebraska.
DEMOCRATIC SENATE
RACE TESTS PRESIDENT
Retreat From Policy Of Hands
Of" in Congressional Con-
tests Grows.
BY THEODORE C. wALLEN.

President Roosevelt's neutrality poll
icy for congressional contests was
suspended last night In a vigorous
effort to defeat Gov Charles w. Bryan
for the Nebraska Democratic sena-
torial nomination on Tuesday. With
the tacit consent OF the white House.
Nebraska was being widely circular
lied with the Presidents indirect but
unmistakable Endorsement Of Gov.
Bryan's opponent. Representative Ed
ward r. Burke, as the ideal exponent
Of the new deal.
The bars were lifted in the light Of
reports that Gov. Bryan, brother OF
the late William Jennings Bryan. was
showing great strength, and also that
the new deal candidates were In dan
ger in other States.
The Nebraska senatorial primary,
though only one Of four on Tuesday,
was of first concern to the admins
tration since 1t is TO put an end to an
immediate test President Roosevelt's
attempt to translate his personal pop
ularity into new deal votes in Con-
gress and control the wave of RADICAL
ism revealed IN the western primary
campaigns.
Anxious for Approval.
With Gov. Bryan outradicaling Mr
Roosevelt, the administration was es-
pecially anxious to have Nebraska
Democrats put their stamp Of ap-
proval on the candidate personifying
the new and most leftist new deal
platform, as laid down by Mr.. Roose-
velt at Green Bay. Wis. as the CLOS
ing utterance Of his transcontinental
tour.
Administration leaders conceded
last night that the nomination Of Gov.
Bryan would be q Reputation OF the
elaborated Roosevelt leftist program
and, aside from the element Of per-
sonal strength, would indicate that
Nebraska Democrats wanted TO 90
even further to the left. The Gov
ernor has not only denounced the A
A. A. as slashing the Nations throat
from ear to ear" and otherwise as
sailed the Roosevelt policies, but he
has proposed what administration fol-
lowers consider tantamount to can
collation. Of mortgages and other debts.
It was partly to hold his left wing
leadership In the face Of radicalism
that the President went beyond his
previous commitments, repelled the
conservatives appeal for a message TO
restore business confidence" took his
stand with the average man" and de-
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-08-12
c. OF c. LISTS IDLE
At UNDER 100000
Weekly Review Challenges
Labor'S Estimates as
Harmful Exaggeration.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States yesterday challenged
Labor unemployment figures as more
than 1900, 900 too high.
The federation's July report eSti-
mated 10,300,000 were out of work
The chamber said in its weekly Wash
ington review there were less than
100000 unemployed last month.
Current exaggerations of the num-
Der of unemployed has been an un-
settling influence" the review said.
Former Dispute Recalled.
The chambers statement was
reminiscent of differences over un-
employment summaries during the
Hoover administration, when the
Democrats regularly disputed Repub-
lican estimates as too law.
William Green's comment on the
federation's figures was that they
showed industry had not done its part
in the recovery program.
The chamber answered by saying
that more than a million persons
were added to pay rolls of manufac-
turing establishments during the
year ended in July and that lin fact,
the accomplishment was even larger
than the gross figure indicates"
1t said many of the tabulations
were based on figures taken from old
plants which are not advancing in
their activities and employment so
rapidly as many newer enterprises. :"
AS yet. there is no way to compute
the exact amount by which employ
ment in manufacturing is under
stated, but that there is understate-
ment there can be no doubt" the re-
view said.
Need Of Statistics.
eff a well known remark were to
be paraphrased, it would be that what
the country needs is not more statis-
tics but better statistics"
In his speech before the chambers
convention, President Henry I. Harri-
man estimated that 4.000,000 are out
Of work because of the depression. He
said some 3 3.000. 900 normally are un-
employed in this country.
The chambers review was more
conservative than Hartman. At leasg
2,000. 900, the chamber said, were un-
employed before the depression, leay-
ing 5000. 900 out of work as q result
Of the crisis.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Berry Exceedingly Happy"

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Evening star., 1934-08-12
"From Press TO Home
Within the Hour"

The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning 10 city and suburban
homes by The stars exclusive carrier serv-
ice. Phone National 5000 70 start delivery.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

70 q Weather besess Forecast
Generally fair today and tomorrow. not
much change Ia temperature. gentle 70
moderate noTtheast and east winds Tenn
peratGHes- Highest %. at pm. yesteT-
dag. lowest, "a. ~ 10 pm yesterday.
Ful report On page Z.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

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Evening star., 1934-12-23
lob RELIEF COSTS
HELD DOUBLE DOLE.
Corporations Report U. S.
Spends so Per Cent More
on Work Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Un-
employment relief provided by work
programs cost nearly so per cent more
than direct relief In the United States
as q whole, it was asserted today in
q survey by the National Industrial
Conference Board, an organization
supported by large corporations.
The cost figures for August, taken
from data published by the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration,
were $36.56 per work relief case and
s2483 per direct relief case. 1t was
reported.
In Delaware, the board found, the
cost per work relief case was $l09.92.
the highest in the country, against
an average cost per direct relief case
of $26l4. In Kentucky, however,
the average cost per work relief case
was shown TO be $l0,82, against 5000
per direct relief case.
Five States with work relief costing
more than $40 per case were Delaware,
Montana, New Jersey. Maine and New
Hampshire. In those States the high
est cost per direct relief case was
1886.
Five States with work relief costing
no more than $2126 were South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma and
Kentucky. In those States the high
est cost per direct relief case was
$14.61.
States where direct relief average
costs exceeded work relief costs we're
Maryland, where the costs were S78.04
and $377l, Virginia, Kentucky, Louis
lana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, West
Virginia and Arizona.
The average for the United States
in August was S2843 per work relief
case and Still per direct relief case,
it was shown.
From the standpoint of the unem-
ployed, work relief has the advantage
that, as rule, the receipts are greater
than in direct relief" the conference
board reported. From the standpoint
of the taxpayer, direct relief is prefer
able, for the reason that it costs much
less"
Evening star., 1934-12-23
CHINA INSISTS
REDS ARE BEATEN
Declares STAN Staying Is
Dying Gasp of Move
ment.
BY the Associated Press.

oy b8lc AsSoClt.tcu FEcoSs
NANKING, China, December o.
National government officials insisted
today that last weeks tragic events
in Ahnwei Province-the barbaric
Staying OF Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Stam,
American missionaries-were but the
ment in China.
While deploring the STAN tragedy
and kindred affairs, Gen. Chang Kali
Shek and lesser officials expressed the
belief these happenings were an inev-
liable reaction to the governments
relentless pressure against lawless ele-
mentS.
The Communist movement, without
any doubt, has been smashed, the
government believes, and henceforth
such elements will be forced continu-
ally to keep on the move, thus has
tening their disintegration and REIN
corporation into ordered society.
Chang Kai-Shek today was en-
route to his native town of Fenghwa,
in Chekiang Province, to pay his re-
spects at the graves of his parents,
but before leaving he said the gov
ernment'S future energies will be Wig
orously directed toward suppressing
Communism.
The national government will not
rest until the Red armies which are
resisting its authority are overcome,
he said, Just as the armies in Kiangsi
Province, former base of Red activi-
ties, have been cleared out.
The Communist hordeS from Kiang-
81 were reported in pell-men retreat
westward and, unless blocked, are ex-
pected to join Red forces in Shensi,
Kansu, Szechuan, Kweichow and HUI
nan Provinces.
Gen. Chang painted black picture
Of conditions in the recovered terri
tories in Kiangsi Province, where
Communist troops had been In occu-
patton for six years.
TT is appalling" he said, ''to re-
cord that some 100000 people have
been rendered homeless and driven
into exile and suffering, while 1,000.-
900 innocent victims have been slaugh-
tered in cold blood by these ruthless
raiders"
Evening star., 1934-12-23
CHRISTMAS SEAL
APPEAL is MADE
Robert v. Fleming and William
Green Urge Increased
Purchases.

After an announcement yesterday
that the sale Of Christmas seals Is
running approximately $4,000 short
of what is considered necessary for
tuberculosis work in the District dur
ing the coming year, appeals for the
purchase of more seals were issued by
both William Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, and
Robert v. Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank.
In his appeal Green said tuberculosis
Is markedly on the increase because
of economic conditions and that,
therefore, tuberculosis work is urgently
needed. "This Is O most worthy
cause" he said, "and for that reason
] hope that every one Of our people
will contribute to the extent that their
funds will permit"
The purchase Of Christmas seals
was declared by Fleming to produce
dividends because ut Is an investment
in health"
An appeal was also made by the
tuberculosis Association for those
who have not received seals sent out
on approval to secure them from the
various self-service boxes In Govern
ment buildings, drug stores, post Of
fees, hotels and Junior Leagues booth
at the F street entrance to Woodward
q Lothrop.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
CODE FOR MEAT SHOPS
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
4S-Hour Week and Minimum
Wage of $40 to SIS a Week
Prescribed by N. r. A.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt yesterday ap-
proved a code for retail meat stores,
calling for a maximum work week OF
48 hours and a minimum wage of $40
to SIS a week, depending upon popu-
lation.
The South was given a $1-a-week
wage differential, and a separate
schedule approved for kosher stores.
The code is to take effect December
81 and to cover stores where meat
sales account for more than so per
cent of total sales.
The kosher wage minimum is to be
$25 in cities over 100000 population
and $40 elsewhere for employees en-
gagged in cutting or preparing meats.
Messenger boys and delivery boys in
the South are not subject to the mini
mum wage provisions, but must re-
ceive at least 20 per cent more than
they got last June Is.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
CITY CARRIERS NAME
C. B. BUCK PRESIDENT
Transportation Club Selects OFF,
GERS for Year-Plans Ban.
quet in February.

Charles B. Buck. vice president Of
the Merchants Transfer & Storage
Co., was elected Friday night as presi-
dent of the Washington Transporta-
ton Club.
Other officers elected were: Louis
H. Curry of the special bus depart
ment of the Capital Transit Co., first
vice president and secretary-treasurer;
G. Murray Campbell, assistant general
freight agent of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co., second vice president,
and r. D. Luce, freight representative
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
assistant secretary-treaSurer.
The Board of Governors consists Of
Charles H. Bates, attorney for the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. and retired
attorney for the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Co.; r. B. Armstrong, vice presi-
dent of the Los Angeles Steamship
Co.; Frank e. Greenip, traffic auditor
of the Navy Department; william M.
Hayghe, chief Of the traffic section,
Procurement Division, Treasury De-
partment; J. Barker Morris, traffic
manager, S. Kann's Sons Co., and
G. W. Nickless, freight and passenger
agent of the Norfolk g. Western Rail-
way Co.
The club will hold its annual ban
quet February IL at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

a heart break and the club finesse
working, seven Is laydown. South
played the ace Of hearts and was
grieved to see the queen drop. Play
ing against inferior opponents, South
might handle the hand thus: The
ace of clubs and the queen of clubs.
If East wins with the king. South can
get rid Of diamond on either the
fourth club, or the lone queen Of
spades. But if East is the nasty type
(and East distinctly was), he might
hold of the queen of clubs, In which
case South is bound to lose a diamond
as well as club.
There is another way Of playing the
hand. 1t involves giving up an un-
necessary trick, but this illusiorary
sacrifice pays dividends in the long
run South got rid Of the blocking
king of spades in his own hand, then
played a small heart to the dummy.
East must win with the 10 spot. Now
South has a re-entry In the nine of
hearts to get diamond on the queen
Of spades. Since the club flnesse Is
good, he will make his small slam.
With a diamond opening. South
can't even come close. When you
gamble, however. as some one said
truthfully, you must be prepared to
lose. South merely happened to win.
TOMORROWS HAND.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

from Yale University and the degree
of doctor Of philosophy from Harvard,
has had wide teaching experience, in
cluding instructor at Yale and lee
turer at the University of Bordeaux.
He is member of the editorial board
Of the American Association of Uni
versity Professors and a member of
the advisory board of the Yale Uni
versity Alumni Association and Is
author of numerous books and articles.
DR.. Kaufman's lectures will be given
at 5:35 pm. Mondays and Thursdays.
History has a prominent place on
the schedule of courses in the Ma
tional University's School of Eco
nomics and Government in which DR..
Bernard Mayo will present four
courses In American and European
history. In his course on History
of American Foreign Policy" Dr. Mayo
will review the struggle for neutral
rights and the War Of 1912; territorial
expansion, Monroe Doctrine, War
with Mexico, early relations with
China and Japan. diplomacy of the
Civil War and expansion into the
Caribbean and the Pacific.
In his course on United States
Since 1865" DR.. Mayo will cover the
life of the Nation from the post-Civil
War problems through to the World
War and the problems 1t produced.
His course on European History" will
review England's Stuarts and the
Puritan revolution; France under
Louis XIV; the rise of Russia and
Prussia; Britain and France in the
eighteenth century; the French Revo-
luton; Napoleonic France, and the
social. economic and intellectual cur
rents Of the nineteenth century.
The course on English History"
will treat of the Tudors, the age of
Elizabeth, conflict between king and
people, rules Of individual kings and
the struggle with revolutionary and
Napoleonic France.
Evening star., 1934-12-23


MYTH classes dismissed for the
w Christmas recess, members of
the faculty Of George Wash
ington University will leave Washing
ton to participate in meetings of sci
entif1c and learned societies in various
parts Of the country.
Dean William Cabell Van Week, DR..
Walter Lewis Moll and Prof. John
Albert McIntire of the law faculty
meeting of the Association Of American
Law Schools. Dean Van Week is chair
man of the Committee on Torts and
will preside at the session of that
round table.
Many members Of the medical fac
ulty, and of the mathematics, physical
sciences and natural sciences depart
ments will go to Pittsburgh for the
meetings of the American Association
for the Advancement of Sciences and
allied associations.
Papers will be read before the asso-
cations section on medicine by Dean
Earl Baldwin Mckinley, DR.. Randall
Thompson, DR.. Vincent du Vigneaud,
Dr. Leland w. Parr, DR.. John H. Hanks
and DR.. Alden F. Roe.
DR.. Robert Fiske Griggs, head Of
the botany department, and other
members of his staff will attend the
meeting of the Botanical Association
of America. DR.. Lawson z. Yocum
will read a paper at this meeting.
The Modern Language Association
meeting in Philadelphia will be at
tended by Dean Robert Whitney Bol-
we'll, Dean Henry Grattan Doyle, Prof.
Irene Cornwell and other members of
the departments of English and Ro-
man languages.
Prof. Harold F. Harding Of the de-
partment Of public speaking will go
to New Orleans for the convention of
the National Association of Teachers
Of Speech, where he will read paper
on "Broadcasting English in England"
The meeting Of the American His
torical Association, which will take
place In Washington December 27-29,
will engage the attention Of many
faculty members. Dean Elmer Louis
Kayser is chairman Of the Committee
on Publicity, and DR.. A. Curtis Wilgus
is a member of the local Committee
on Arrangements.
DR.. Lowell Joseph Ragatz, executive
officer of the history department, will
read a paper before the meeting on
The West Indian Approach to the
Study of Colonial History"
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Bishop Ryan Speaker.

THE MOST REV. JAMES H.
i RYAN, bishop of Modrs and
rector of Catholic University,
will address an estimated audience of
5oo0o.0oo people over an international
broadcast sponsored by the National
Press Club of Washington tomorrow.
The broadcast is held in connection
with the annual Christmas eve pro-
gram to be given by the club.
The Catholic University rector is
the only scheduled speaker for the
hour, and his talk is the first ever
given by churehman on the yearly
program. The address will be carried
by the three, major radio chains in
the United States and will be trans
mitted abroad by means of short wave.
David F. James, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert E. James Of 278 Fiji
teenth street northeast, was elected
president Of the Shahan Debating
Society at the last meeting of the
year last week He succeeds William
j. Barron of Trenton, N. J. Joseph
A. Spitzig Of Lakewood, Ohio, is
the newly-elected secretary-treasurer.
James and Spitzig will cooperate
with the new moderator, Ansel F.
Luxford of Omaha, Nebr., in the
organization of the schedule for the
season, which will be announced
soon.
Rev. DR.. Peter Guilday, secretary
and founder of the American Catholic
Historical Association, will direct the
fifteenth annual convention of the
group, which will be held at the
Mayfower Hotel from Wednesday to
Saturday. Papers will be read by Dr..
John R. Fitzpatrick of Columbus
University, DR.. Henry Grattan Doyle
of George Washington University, and
Dr. John j. Meng, Rev. DR.. Francis
Borgia Steck, o. F. NJ, and Rev.
Robert J. White, all Of Catholic
University.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
LOAN INSURANCE
FORM APPROVED
Set-Up Complete for Issu-
ance of Mortgage
Surety Here.

The Federal Housing Administra-
ton yesterday completed plans for
the issuance Of mortgage insurance
when it made public the form of the
deed Of trust which will be used in
the District in carrying out Title II
of the housing act.
At the same time Deputy Admin
istrator j. Howard Ardrey stated
that the financial institutions which
have been approved as mortgages in
Washington have submitted only three
mortgages for insurance. These ap-
plications will be acted upon innmedi-
ately.
New Forms Similar to Old.
The Capital is the first section
where arrangements have been fin
ished so that Government insurance
of mortgages under the terms of the
housing act may be started. The new
deed forms are similar to the ones
in use in the District for years.
1t is planned TO make public soon
the forms for the deeds of trust or
mortgage forms for the 48 States,
which have been drafted to meet re-
quirements of the various sectional
laws.
Is Institutions Approved.
Ardrey also stated that Is Wash
ington financial institutions have
been approved as mortgages under
Title II: American Security & Trust
Co, Bank of Commerce & Savings,
Hamilton National Bank, Liberty Ma
tiOnal Bank, McLachlen Banking
Corporation, Munsey Trust Co., Ma
tional Bank of Washington, National
Metropolitan Bank, National Savings
IL Trust Co.. Riggs National Bank.
Security Savings & Commercial Bank,
The City Bank, Washington Loan g.
Trust, Union Trust Co., and the
Lincoln National Bank
Ardrey said he had not received
an application from any building and
loan associations here.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
SIR WILLM0T LEWIS
TOWN HALL SPEAKER
English Journalist to Contrast
Recovery in United States
With England.

Omitting this weeks meeting, the
town hall Of Washington will resume
its forum program next Sunday, De-
cember 80, with the speaker being
Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington cor
respondent of the London Times. Sir
Willmott will contrast recovery meth
ods and progress in England and the
United States.
In preparation for what is expected
to be an analytical discussion of the
American governmental structure and
its adaptability to economic and So
cial conditions such as now exist, DR..
George F. Bowerman, librarian Of the
Washington Public Library, has recon-
mended the following references: C.
A. Beard, Economic Interpretation
of the Constitution Of the United
States; Bertrand Russell, Freedom
versus Organization, 18l4-1914, and
Democracy and Plutecracy in Amer
lea, Part 81; F. j. Turner, "The From
tier in American History"
The meeting will be held in the
Shoreham Hotel ball room, starting
at 8 o'clock. The panel Of questioners
for this session has not yet been Sc
1ected. it was said.