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Evening star., 1934-05-10
Dickinson May Resign Post,
As Thorp Confirmation Fails
Assistant Com m cree
Head Had Threatened
to Quit Place.

John Dickinson Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, determined to make
good his word, to submit his resigna-
tion as a member of the junior cabinet
today because DR.. Willard L. Thorp
was rejected by the Senate Committee
as director OF the Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. it was re-
liably reported today.
Dickinson. a brain truSter." was
one of the original supporters of Thorp
for the Commerce post. When it de-
veloped there was some opposition to
the Thorp appointment. Dickinson
announced that II Thorp was not con-
firmed. he Dickinson. would resign.
At noon today Dickinson made II
known he had a statement for the
press. which he will release tomorrow
morning. Friends of the Assistant
Secretary expected his statement
would be the announcement of his
resignation
As soon as Thorp's rejection was
made known yesterday afternoon,
Dickinson was among the first to say
that the Senate's action was merely
Evening star., 1934-05-10
RECEIPTS TAX PLAN
CARRIES IN GOTHAM
La Guardia Scheme Given Ap-
proval of Board of Estimate
Branch of Assembly.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 10.-Mayor La
Guardia's measure to take $1,000 600
a year in taxes from New York busi-
ness had the approval today of the
Board of Estimate branch of the mu-
nicipal assembly.
The bill would tax the 1888 gross
receipts of business in excess OF
s15,000-a levy OF l-10th of l per
cent would be placed on commission
business income and l-20 of / per
cent on other business.
La Guardia announced that COM
panion bill. imposing tax of / per
cent on the gross receipts of public
utilities. will be introduced.
The first measure, carried yester-
day by IL TO 2. was sent Immediately
to the Board OF Aldermen. with the
administration confident 1t will be
approved.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
WINTER WHEAT BADLY HIT.
Experts Fear Only 25 Per Cent Crop
in Week Ii Rain Fails.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 10.-Threatened
by light rains last night. but not dis
PEELED. the Spring drought of the Mid
die Western grain belt was viewed to-
day with grave concern by crop ex-
perts in many States.
Winter wheat. they agreed. was Sc
riously affected by the absence OF
moisture already. and some experts
predicted that unless substantial rain
fell within a week the crop would
produce as little as 25 per cent
Oats were regarded by the experts
as sharing the same fate as Winter
wheat. while most of them agreed
chances for a good corn crop were
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
POLICE WATCH STRIKE
OF RELIEF WORKERS
Several Are Injured in Demon
strations for Increased
Wages in Kansas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans., May l0.-Police
were under orders today to prevent
reorganization of 500 striking relief
workers who were dispersed late yes
terday following a clash in which
several policemen were injured
The demonstrators. demanding in
creased wages on Federal relief work
projects. assembled and marched to
one project where they stampeded
police and forced workers to lay down
their tools.
Moving to another project, they re.
pulsed police after clash in which
C. D. Murrell, a patrolman. was stab
bed in the back and another knocked
unconscious.
Police then took a position on
bridge. and aided by firemen using
streams of water, forced the workers
to disperse.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
.M0RGENTHAUPLAN
ON SILVER RAPED
Thomas Says It Is Mean.
ingIess and Doubts Ac-
cord Is Possible.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Dissatisfaction with what he ex-
planned to be the position of Secre-
tary Morgenthau on silver legislation
was expressed today by Senator
Thomas CDemocraD of Oklahoma,
while further conferences were await
ed between administration officials
and members of the Senate silver
bloc.
Morgenthau has reported to Presi-
dent Roosevelt on the results of his
meeting yesterday with Senators. An
other parley was planned for late to-
day or tomorrow.
Meanwhile some excitement devel-
oped for abandoning the proposal for
nationalizing silver. This, together
with raising the silver backing of
currency to IS per cent of the total,
constitutes the basis of the pending
discussions.
Thomas Fessimistic.
Thomas was frankly pessimistic
over the silver situation today. and
said that even if a silver bill is
passed. / don't think it will amount
to anything"
He explained that he drew his con-
clusion from the conference with
Morgenthau yesterday. and said Il
think it will take a crash to bring
them to their senses
The Oklahoma Senator took an en-
tirely different attitude after the sill
yer bloc talked with the President
Tuesday. and said then that he ex-
pected action which would bring re-
suits.
Thomas said the proposal the Sec
retary of the Treasury advanced to
Senate silverites did not contain the
plan to nationalize silver.
Holds Plan Meaningless.
"It merely stated that it was the
sense of Congress that silver stocks
should be added to the reserve" he
said, and did not declare that silver
should be regarded as money. I don't
think it amounted to anything"
Like Borah, Republican, of Idaho
Thomas sand the issue probably will
have to be carried to the country"
Some members of the silver group
hinted that unless Morgenthau
changed his attitude he might be the
subject of excoriation by Senators
who have been insisting upon COM
prehensive silver legislation.
Morgenthau talked by telephone
this morning with Senator King
Continued on Page 2. Column ID
Evening star., 1934-05-10
MINERS GO ON STRIKE;
CLAIM CODE VIOLATION
Workers Charge Kentucky Oper-
ators Are Selling Coal I'm
der Agreed Price.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAZARD, KY, May 10.-Charging
that mine operators violated the N.
R. A. code agreement by selling coal
to the Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road at Is to 20 cents ton below the
published code price of $l80 ton,
1000 United Mine Workers of America
went on strike today in the Hazard
coal fields.
Nine mines, eight in Perry and one
in an adjoining Letcher County. were
closed by the strike. The striking
miners. who have been receiving the
N. r. A. scale of $3.50 day, contend
that their working agreement with the
companies provides that the published
code prices shall be maintained in the
sale of coal, and that cut in price
is a violation of the contract.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Prospects Drop Millions of
Bushels, Report Will
Declare.
SITUATION is COMPARED
TO THAT IN 1894, 1890
Scattered Rains Give Slight Re.
lief in Midwest, but Dry
Spell Is Unbroken.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A rought-shrunken crop report
forecasting the years wheat crop al
many million bushels below the 49l.-
~" 200 estimated month ago. will
be made public this afternoon by the
department OF Agriculture.
Although the report itself was sur
rounded with great secrecy, farm Of
nclals predicted openly that continued
unfavorable weather in many parts
OF the country indicated severe crop
! damage.
Some went so far as to predict the
report would rival those of such low
years as 1880 anC 1894. Others pointed
out that it will show crop condition
only as of May l and that damage
apparently has become more severe
within the past 10 days.
Only 1894 Comparable.
Secretary Wallace. student of the
relationship between weather and crol
production. said present weather con-
ditiOnS have been accommodating ir
/ high temperatures and deficient pre-.
clpitation for at least six months. Only
, 1894 provides comparable conditions
! he said
| such May weather as the present
| he declared. lis almost unheard Of
and could be likened only to the ex.
ceptional record Of 1894 When such
a trend begins. he added. lit seem:
to breed on Itself
| The Weather Bureau in a croI
and weather bulletin yesterday. gave
official confirmation of crop damages
Lack Of Moisture Serious.
1t said Winter wheat has been de-
teriorating from lack of moisture, late
Spring wheat has failed to germinate
corn planting has been retarded be-
cause of dry son and that pastures
and meadows have been drying uE
| in some sections.
Wallace said the effect of the pres
ent drought cannot be sized up al
all ccurately yet"
Wallace said he believed 1t was one
Of the primary functions of the farm
administration to meet such condition!
as the present with necessary adjust
| ments. but thai the chances for q
, wheat shortage in this country were
about "one in 20" in view of the pros.
pective carry-over of 270.000. .00(
| bushels, more than twice the norma
! figure.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
n. R. A. TO RETREAT
ON SMALL TRADES
Petty Code Differences May
Cause Little Men to Be
Let Alone.
BY the Associated Press.

by tHc ASSOCIdtcu FicSs.
An early abandonment of attempts
to supervise every little business in
the land was definitely indicated today
at N r. A.
Badgered and burdened with petty
code differences. Hugh S. Johnson 5
chief aides are studying the ground for
retreat along this line. In guarded
utterances. officials admit a definite
reaction against wholesale code writing
and policing They foresee some diff
ficulty, however, in eXtricating them
selves.
Want Simplified System.
Almost unanimously. they want tc
quit supervising strictly local service
trades, such as pressing shops. BARRIERS
and bootblacks. An increasing num-
Der of officials want to junk compll-
Gated price maintenance and cost
finding provisions which are giving
trouble in many codes.
Two things, however. stand in the
way:
First. trade association groups which
demanded and obtained codes so as tc
extend their influence over unorgan-
lied competition, are fighting hard tc
hold this ground
Second. labor in miscellaneous trades
| almost unable to organize and act in
concert, Is ready to object nightly
at being left to fend for itself.
Would Be Made Voluntary.
Officials believe the two obstacles
may prevent doing what many would
prefer. which is to tear up what some
call the nuisance" codes and forget
them. They are. therefore. promoting
the idea of letting all service eStab-
lishments which want to comply with
wage and hour terms SO as to display
the Blue Eagle, do so. Then, If the
bulk of service establishments in any
one city insist on local code, they
may have one. But the N. r. A. will
not urge 1t on them.
The retreat probably will not ex-
terd to retail trade proper. Despite
the great number of small units in
volved, the retail codes are consid-
cred valuable to recovery purposes.
officials point out they cover rela-
lively well organized trade employing
few million people; that they reg
ulate the outlet which can police
coded manufacturers, and that they
check in considerable measure undue
competition of chain stores and mail
order houses with little business.
CHANGES ARE FORESEEN.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
|NSULL IS DENIED
BAIL REDUCTION
State Upheld in Plea That
100000 Bond Is Fully
Justified.
BY the Associated Press.

by tUc hSSOSidtCb iSSS'
CHICAGO. May l0.-Samuel insult
today was refused reduction OF the
5000 900 bond under which he IS held
prisoner in the Cook County Jail
Judge Will M. Sparks OF the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals said
he felt the evidence did not entitle
the 74-year r-old defendant to any
lowering of the bond which Insults
attorney. Floyd E Thompson, asserted
was the highest ever demanded OF
a defendant in any United States
Court
insult in Jail Hospital.
Thompson had brought his plea
before Judge Sparks IN a petition
for a habeas corpus writ. insult re-
manned in the county Jail hospital,
where he has rested since Judge John
P. Barnes Tuesday fixed the bond on
his charges of using the mails fraud
ulently and violating the bankruptcy
act.
Forest A. Harness, special assistant
attorney general told Judge Sparks
the Government would show that
frauds involving SlO0,000.000 were
committed in the mail fraud case and
that S2,OOO,OOO was involved in the
alleged mishandling OF assets in
anticipation OF bankruptcy.
The importance CT these sums,
Harness said, entities the Govern
ment to assurance that insult will be
on hand for his trials"
Judge Sparks concluded the hear
ing with the remark:
Il do not see how any one could
refuse you a hearing, but 1 am going
to deny your application.
Says insult Is Broke.
Thompson a former chief justice
of the Illinois Supreme Court. had
told Judge Sparks that the erstwhile
multimillionaire was wholly without
property or funds and that to tx SO
great sum for his bond was tanta-
mount to denying HIM the right to
bail
insults son, Samuel. jr.. and his
attorney had prepared to supply
100000 bond # necessary, and said
today they could raise the extra
s50,000 the State demands on its in
dictments of embezzlement, but $780,
600. they insisted, was beyond their
power.
Nevertheless, refused any aid from
Judge Sparks. Thompson said that
two courses remained open. He may
appeal the habeas corpus proceedings
to the Circuit Court of Appeals. since
Judge Sparks was sitting today as a
judge of the District Court. or he
may seek to raise more funds.
Samuel. jr., left the court at the
close of the hearing to tell his father
of the adverse decision.
Previous Record S113,000.
In his argument Thompson said he
had searched the records of Federal
courts throughout the land and found
that $4,000 was the highest bond
ever asked. In Chicago the record
bond of $4,000 has been applied to
several defendants, among them A
Capone. now imprisoned for dodgine
his income taxes.
The second highest bond on record
in all Federal courts" Thompson in
formed Judge Sparks. was 100000
required of State treasurer ol
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Dickens Letters to His Wife
A Tragic Record of Love, Dsusionment and Farewell.

On Sunday The Star begins publication of series of
articles presenting for the first time the letters of Charles
Dickens to his wife whom in later life he separated
These letters were placed hands of daughter
by Catherine shortly before the atters death in 1879
with the stimulation they should be
made public wife of Charles Dickens and the mother
of his 10 children wished to show the world that her husband
once loved her; that the parting not her fault.
The recent death Of Sir Henry F. Dickens C. the the
the mass of Correspondence deposited in the British Museum
The letters group naturally into three class
fcatons-those suitor the young and unknown
Journalist those from the husband and father and widely
acclaimed novelist written his travels and those
from the lost husband.
The first article will They will continue
appear in daily In
The Sunday Star The Evening Star
Evening star., 1934-05-10
HOME ECONOMICS GRADS GAIN,
AGRICULTURE OFF IN CANADA

pective graduates Of universities, not
to the great number of girls learning
how to cook in seminaries, or the
boys watching the crops rotate at
strictly agricultural institutions.
Arts. science and engineering will
turn out practically the same number
Of graduates this year as last. Arts
and science still remain the mainstay
of the 16 representative institutions
included in q survey at exam time.
Books score q little victory all their
own One well-known university has
Is candidates for the degree OF
bachelor Of library science. Last year
1t had 10. z,
Evening star., 1934-05-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED PfeSS.
TORONTO, May l0.-Canada Is in
for q greater number of scientific
housewives and fewer scientific farm
ers, II graduation figures Of her COL
leges are a guide.
Degrees in household science or eco
nomics will be granted this year to
1l6 co-eds in six representative uni
versities, an increase Of "a over 1898.
At the same time, graduates in agri-
culture of five institutions. including
four in the West, will drop from rs
to 66.
These figures sqply only to pros
Evening star., 1934-05-10
CHANGES ARE FORESEEN.
Darrow Report Said to Suggest
Radical Revision.

NEW YORK, May 10 R.-A special
dispatch from Washington to the
Herald Tribune says the majority re-
port of the Darrow Board, which
President Roosevelt yesterday referred
to three Government agencies for pre-
liminary digesting, recommended a
drastic reorganization of the N. r. A.
CONTINUED on PAD 2, Column -
Evening star., 1934-05-10
BY the Associated Press.

6y tHS hSSUCldlcu FIeSS
NEW YORK, May 10.-Use of
public funds to pay the cost of child
bearing to end a reckless waste of
lives" was advocated today by DR..
Thomas Parran, jr., New York State
commissioner OF health.
He told the Maternity Center As
sociation that there occur in New
York State each year more than
1000 deaths as q result of "our mis-
management of the child-bearing
function"
His plan would provide State
money to pay the entire medical. hos
pital and nursing costs of child bear
ing for every woman unable to pro-
vide the best of care. for herself
There would be no pauper's oath or
similar humiliating conditions, he
said
THE need Of s""h plan Of public
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Puerto Rico Troops
Find Four Asiatics
Hiding Near Airport
BY the Associated Press.

PONCE, Puerto Rico, May 10.
Puerto Rican soldiers today ar
rested four men described as be-
ing "of the yellow race" found
lying in a jungle near the big
island airport where the United
States Navy air squadron of 22
planes landed yesterday.
The men were believed to have
come from Hongkong. A Fed
eral prosecutor will take action.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
PARTISAN MOTORISTS
REPULSE COMMUNISTS
One "Red" Dead and Several
Wounded as Drivers Make
Coupfer Attacks

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, May l0.-The motorists OF
Paris. victims of repeated attacks in
connection with Communist outbreaks,
finally have retaliated.
One Communist Is dead and sew
cral lie wounded and injured as a
result of rioting last night in which
motorists repulsed a Communist at
tack.
Police said before they could reach
a section where Communists had
reared barricades and attacked pass
ing drivers, one motorist fired point
blank into the ranks of the rioters.
In sharp fighting, which ensued be-
tween police and Communists later.
many more Communists were injured
and three policemen were hurt.
The disorders took place at Livry
Gargan, a suburb.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
EX-OFFICIAL INDICTED
Former Mexican State Governor
Accused in Prison Break.

AMECAMECA, Mexico, May 10 (P).
-Aurelio Manreque, former governor
of San Luis Potosi and leader of the
opposition party, was indicted today
charged with aiding the escape of
several prisoners. Manrique. it is
charged, went to the Jail following a
meeting in support of the candidacy
of Gen. Antonio Villarreal. last Sun
day, and aided several prisoners to
escape
Evening star., 1934-05-10
PRESS SEES LITTLE HOPE.
Declares Europe Will Refuse to Pay
War Debts.

LONDON, May 10 t4p.-The British
Press, commenting widely on President
Roosevelts S declaration on the war
debts. saw little likelihood today of
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Soviet Police Head Dies.

MOSCOW. May 10 (P.-Vyacheslav
RudolpMenzhinsky, chief of Soviet
Russia's Secret Police Ogpu, died to-
day at the age of 60 years.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

lowering the status of the position
from efficiency to partisan politics.
Yesterday President Roosevelt with
drew the nomination of DR.. Thorp.
DR.. Thorp had been serving as di-
rector on a recess appointment an
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-05-10
WEATHER.

90. 9. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Fair tonight and tomorrow, probably
preceded by local thundershowers late
this afternoon or early tonight; cooler
late tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures
Highest, 50, at noon today; lowest. 66.
at $50 am. today. Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Continued on Page 2, Column S.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-18
SIOUX CITY

Sioux City, july 18.-(P)-U. s.
Dep. Agr)-Cattle $500. including
$500 governments; slaughter steers
and yearling market not established.
largely bidding weak to Is lower; fat
she stock slow, steady to weak: stock
ers and feeders uneven: better grades
little changed; others very dull; de-
sirable medium weight beeves held
above 8.25; load lots choice 900-1OOO
pound yearlings 10000: most grain
feds salable around 575-75o: choice
heifers held above $50: beef cows
largely 200-3.Oo: low cutters and cut
tiers mainly 1855; few good light
stockers 4.65; common and medium
grades 400 down; odd lots choice light
feeding heifers up to 400.
Hogs 1000: market butchers mostly
steady to shippers; packers inactive;
sows steady to strong to all interests,
top AS; bulk better grade 1920
pound weights 3.75-425, lighter
weights down to 800; sows mostly
10000; few 3.95; thin roughs down to
500; feeder pigs up at 2.75.
Sheep 1000; market salable supply
two double decks wooded lambs around
one third feeders: one double clipped
lambs and around 400 truck-ins;
done early; prospects steady;
asking upward to 700 or above for
best lambs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-18
Tribut1e's Grain, Livestock and
Market Report for Wed, JULY Is
STOCKS GENERALLY
show GAINS FROM
FRACTION UPWARDS
More Hopeful View Of Pacific
Coast Situation Aids
Sentiment

New York. July 10 - B - Al
though the trading volume Wednes-
day dropped substantially under
that Of Tuesday, stocks generally
pointed upward for gains Of fractions
to 2 or more points. A more hopeful
view Of the Pacific coast strike stu
alton aided sentiment. The close
was firm. Transfers Appropriated
10000 shares.
While most Of the boardrooms were
virtually deserted. so far as customers
were concerned. brokers reported that
scattered bids for various equities en-
countered . relatively scarcity that
pushed up prices on small transact
tons. Several new highs for the year
or longer were recorded and number
Of the recently depressed stocks dis
played signs Of recovery.
Equities were still in retirement,
however, when compared with COM
modities, although the latter quieted
down considerably under profit TAX
ing. Wheat and corn reached new
peaks for the season with advances Of
q cent or more bushel before relax
ing. Cotton attained another four
year top, but yielded some Of Its gains
In the afternoon. Rubber and silver
futures were higher. Bonds turned 4
bit irregular, although U. s. govern
ment securities improved. There was
q better tone to international dollar
rates.
New 1894 highs were established by
shares Of U. 8. Smelling, up nearly s
points: Eastman Kodak, up 3: Thilip
Morris, up z; American snuff up near.
" /. and Lily Tulip Cup up 2. Others,
up about l to more than 2. included
Dupont, U. 8. Steel, Case, American
Can, General Motors, Chrysler, Bor-
den, Celanese, Hazel Atlas Glass,
Westinghouse, Johns-Manville, Co.
lumbar Carbon. Santa Re, Unon Pa
cific. N. Y. Central. McKesson, u. s..
Industrial Alcohol, American CONNER.
cial Alcohol and Howe Sound, Celotex
preferred dropped l and Packard was
fractionally Oft to . new years low.
The utilities were narrow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-18
Wheat Control Group
Plans 1885 Program

o. w. Brostrom. Wilton. was named
to succeed D. q. Barkman, Arena,
as vice chairman Of the board Of con-
troll. Burleigh county wheat production
control association. in the only change
made in offices at the annual bust
ness meeting Of that group held there
Tuesday.
Axel Solder. Wing, wss reelected
chairman and the other members Of
the executive committee, John Benz,
Moffit, and w. B. Falconer. Bismarck.
will continue In their present posi-
tions.
Plans for the handling Of the 1885
wheat allotment business were dis
cussed and budget tor the fiscal
year which began July was drawn
up.