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Evening star., 1934-01-17

A trust funds Of the Union Guardian
to banks outside the State just before
the State banking holiday was de-
scribed by Langley as "a readjustment
of repositories"
He told the committee he was not
familiar with the purposes Of all the
transactions but that it was the banks
desire to realign its funds.
Peora Cites Transfers.
Ferdinand Pecora. committee counsel,
read into the record more than a score
OF Withdrawals of class A funds from
the trust company up to the closing OF
all the banks in the State which were
placed in banks in New York, Chicago
and Pittsburgh.
Longley testified to the withdrawal Of
total Of $3.525,069 from the variocs
repositories Of the trust company after
the State banking holiday was pro-
claimed last February.
He said it was turned into cash and
placed in the vaults Of the bank for
the trust depositors because Of the acute
need for funds when the banks were
closed
1T was the custom to withdraw
funds from our old repositories and
clear them through the trust COM
pany first, before sending them to the
new ones" Longley said.
I'VE didn't care for some Of the
banks outside the State to know just
where the funds were going"
Evening star., 1934-01-17
BANKHEADREVEALS
ford WITHDRAWAL
Says EdseI Took $104,000
From Guardian Shortly
Before 1t Closed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Evidence that depositors. including
three directors Of Detroit banking inter-
ests. among them Edsel Ford, withdrew
total of s1,576,7s7 from the Union
Guardian Trust Co. of Detroit just be-
fore the crash was presented today to
Ser ate Investigators
Ford's withdrawal, the evidence
showed, was $l04359. The other direc-
tors were George w. Trindle and Muir
ray w. Sales, who took out $4,000 and
S25 900. respectively, between February l
and February IL.
One of the largest Withdrawals listed
for the period from January l to Feb
ruary IL was 100000 by the Guardian
National Bank of Commerce, a unit Of
the Guardian Detroit Union Group. Inc.
President on Stand.
The Withdrawals we're testified to by
Clifford B. Longley. a former president
Of the trust company.
Disclosure Of the 100000 taken cut
by the Guardian Bank brought the
comment from Senator CouZens. Re
publican. of Michigan. that it was "a
very substantial withdrawal from one
OF your associates at a time when you
were in distress"
Shifting Of millions Of dollars Of class
Evening star., 1934-01-17
-FOUR NEW BRIDGE
MASTERS CROWNED
Burnstine, Jacoby, GottIieb
and SChenken Win Team
Championship.
1y the Associated Press.

oy JHc hSsOSIdtcu 1lCos'
NEW YORK. January 17-Four new
champions of contract bridge were in
stalled early today.
They were David Burnstine, Oswald
Jacoby, Michael Gottleib and Howard
Schenken, with Richard Frey getting
much of the honor as substitute who
saw some of the hottest fighting They
piled up lead Of 5000 points to win
the first team of four championship OF
the newly organized United States
Bridge Association.
Leaders from the start of the~1 90
board finals, they had an even more
impressive plus of 6,22O when last
nights dinner recess was taken. The
losers-Sidney Rusirow, Walter Malo-
wan Lee Langdon and L. Bachner-
were still fighting. however. and in last
8 nights final boards held even honors
At one time, indeed, they had reduced
their deficit by $500 points, whereupon
the champions again put on the pres
sure, retrieving all except bare 900
points. The final count was one Of the
largest margins in the history of ma
jCr tournaments.
The winners came through a fine
field to win. Seventeen teams originally
In the field had been selected in haro
elimination tournaments in every Sec
tion of the country Besides New York
skilled players were present from Bos-
ton, Chicago. Admission, Ala; Philadel-
phia, Albuquerque. N Mex; Portland
Greg; Madison. Wis; ST. Louis, Indian
apolis and Washington.
Evening star., 1934-01-17

mates for expenditures, after passing
review beoore the District Economy
Committee and the Commissioners. are
sent to the Budget Bureau for a re-
examination before they are forwarded
to Congress for consideration.
Before Congress acts on appropria-
tions, he said, each item of proposed
expenditure is studied by subcommit-
tees Of the House and Senate Appropri-
ations Committees.
Maj Donovan explained that IS per
cent Of the proposed 1886 budget. so
far as it affects general District rev.
enues, would 90 for schools. fire and
police departments and the agencies
under the Board of Public Welfare
While appropriations for most depart
mentS have decreased in recent years,
public welfare expenditures have in
Evening star., 1934-01-17
Mrs. Oscar Str0us
At APlans to JOir,
african Expedition
Aunt of ENJOY to France
Sponsors Trip for
Field Museum.
Hv thA Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. January 17-At "a, Mrs
Oscar Straus, widow Of the Secretary
of Commerce during the Theodore
Roosevelt administration and an aunt
of the Ambassador to France. Jesse
Isidor Straus, today was looking forward
to joining Field Museum expedition
in West Africa.
The expedition. headed by Rudyard
Boulton. assistant curator of birds at
the museum. was scheduled to leave for
New York today by automobile and a
supply truck preparatory to embarking
for the ocean voyage.
Mrs. Straus. who is sponsoring the
trip, said she would join the others
early next month at Dakar. French
Senegal and would accompany the
party during two months Of prelim-
mary work and travel.
1t will not be an exactly new ad-
venture for her. for in 1929 she
financed and headed another expedition
of the American Museum to East
Africa.
Evening star., 1934-01-17
ESTATE OF $2,OOO,OOO
ilEFT BY J. H. STRONGMAk
BY the Associated Press,

Dy VIC hsoOClhltu FIcos,
NEW YORK, January l7.-An estate
Of approximately $2,000,O00 was left
by John H. strongman Of Honesdale,
Pa, who died in Miami, Fla. December
II last. The valuation was set forth
in probate petition filed with his
will yesterday.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of
Bethany. Pa, and the Wayne County
Memorial Hospital of Honesdale. Pa,
each receive common stock of F. W.
Woolworth Co. valued at $4,000.
The widow. Caroline Strongman. was
named residuary legatee. Other speci-
flc bequests include Mrs. Hortense S.
Miller of Honesdale. a daughter. and
Richard H. Strongman of Berlin, a
son. each receive stock valued at $780,
900; Mrs. Charlotte S. Chapple of Mid
dletown, Ohio. daughter, receives the
life income of stock valued at Sl60,000;
Mrs. Jessie S Hau->r of Honesdale, a
sister, and Arthur c. Robertson of Chi
cago, nephew, receive $4,000 each;
Martha C. Strongman, also Of Homes
dale. receives a life estate in stock
valued at $4,000. and sister-in-law
Mrs. Mary B. Strongman, Honesdale,
is bequeathed the life use of a house.
Evening star., 1934-01-17
CENTER RUIZ CAFES HERE

Justice Department officials said to-
day the work of cleaning up prohibition
cases would be centralized in WASH
ington.
Branches OF the department have been
ordered to forward all data and rec
ords OF dry enforcement officers to
Washington
John S. Hurley, head of the depart
ment's alcoholic beverage unit. said the
move had been dictated by reasons Of
ECONOMY
Evening star., 1934-01-17
HOW DID HE KNOW?
(For Solution See Page A-9)

Perhaps you have a story or problem
you would like to submit to Prof Ford
ney. If so. send it to him care Of this
paper He will be delighted to re-
ceive 1t.
Evening star., 1934-01-17
MONDAY EVENING UNIT
HEARS BUDGET TALK
Donovan Explains That District
Draft Passes Through Many
Hands.

Belief that the District budget is
subjected to q more exacting scrutiny
than that OF any other city in the coun-
try was expressed by Maj. Daniel j.
Donovan, District auditor and budget
ofncer, in an address Monday night be-
fore the Monday Evening Club.
He pointed out that District esti-
Evening star., 1934-01-17
Actually Kills Colds in a Day

eases away ache and pain. Fights of
cold germs. You feel like new per-
son in jiffy. and your cold goes
in a day. A cold is too serious to
trifle with. Get rid of it this PROVEN.
FASTER WAY. Ask any druggist
for the genuine HILLS CAS-
CARA QUlNlNE tablets in the
rod tin box.
Evening star., 1934-01-17

later. he, his ship or his crew were
never heard of again
Right. Joe. But read this" Kelley
said, handing him a piece of paper he
had taken from a tight bottle.
Whoever finds this, please have
the authorities broadcast by radio
my location as somewhere near
18 degrees south latitude and 179
degrees west longitude. I am the
sole survivor of my yacht, the
Burktonian, wrecked four months
after left New York. and l have
been living on this island without
sight of human being or any in
dication of civilization for year.
While there is food in abundance.
shall go mad unless soon rescued.
Will Try and hold out until help
arrives
(Signed.) EDWARD BURKTON.
The criminologist took out his cigar
case. handed Kelley a Corona and re-
marked with a smile, THE location is
undoubtedly one of the Fiji islands, and
while some of them I know are unin-
habited, that message is not from the
mysterious Edward Burkton!"
HOW DID HE KNOW?
(For Solution See Page A-9D
Evening star., 1934-01-17
The Missing Millionaire.
BY H. A. RIPLEY,

TINE day following their return to
New York after the close of A
Century of Progress package
i was handed to Kelley as he and
the professor sat in the formers
Office at police headquarters Examin-
ing the contents the inspector said.
well. Joe, this may be the solution to
Evening star., 1934-01-17
Carson Will Speak.

NAVY. Va. January IT (SpeciaD -
The local Home Demonstration Club
will meet at the home of Mrs. j. B.
Hornbaker at l pm. tomorrow. at
which time DR.. A. L. Carson, jr., county
health director, will speak.
Evening star., 1934-01-17

creased to meet conditions resulting
from unemployment.
Commissioner George E. Allen told
the club he would make every effort
to secure enactment Of worth while
welfare legislation and expressed deep
interest in the social welfare programs
Evening star., 1934-01-17

Wiz oAco PNAA oAANN
of the millionaire
Burkton. who alb
seconded on his
yacht with over
two million in bills
and gold bullion.
Remember?
"Distin c tly y"
Fordney replied.
Lets see, now; it
was just 26 years
ago this month
when Burkton left
New York, and
after being sighted
by the S. S. Bill
lings in the South
seas three months
Evening star., 1934-01-17
Telephone Exchange Inspected.

A tour Of inspection Of a telephone
exchange was held last evening by en-
ployes of the North Central once for
the subscribers in that district. The
inspections will be continued this eve
ming and tomorrow for patrons OF the
telephone company at the Fourteenth
and r streets building.
Evening star., 1934-01-17

You'll say it's amazing what couple
of HILLS COLD TABLETS and a
couple of glasses of plain water, now
and then, do to a cold. Relief is
QUICK AND SURE. Because HILLS
gets at the root of the trouble and
does three things necessary to break
up a cold. Banishes poisonous mat
ter from system. Checks fever and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
Irish Farmers
Increase Fight
On Land Taxes
Blocka d e Roads, Hah
Traffic To Prevent
Sales of Cattle

DUBLIN, Aug. 20.-Irish farmers
particularly in Cork County, are in
creasing their resistance to the pay
ment of land annuities and against
cattle sales for tax.
Trees are being felled throughout
the county to blockade roads and
halt automobiles and other traffic
These measures are taken by the
farmers to prevent the De Valera
government agents from forcing the
sales.
The expectations Of violence
against government officials at
tempting to force annunities pay
ments and carry through tax sales
is increasing, as the farmers are in
a determined mood.
The fascist Blue Shirts, led by
owen ODuffy, are attempting to
utilize the growing opposition to the
De Valera government in move
ment favorable to British impe-
rialiSm under the slogan Of ere
establish the markets in Great
Britain"
Most of the farmers are fighting
against all annuities payments,
whether to the De Valera govern
ment or to British imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
Hiding the War Danger

4 LONG with the feverish war prepare
"A tions, and the intensified possibility of
the momentary outbreak of war, the Amer
lean capitalist press has launched a cam
paign of soft-pedaling the facts of the
danger of war.
Foremost is the obvious burying of
the danger of Japanese imperalist attack against
the Soviet Union, and the armed seizure of the
Chinese Eastern Railway.
1t is the avowed policy of Japanese imperialism
as stated in the Tanaka document, and through
thousand deeds in Manchura, to seize the Chinese
Eastern Railroad by armed force as a preliminary
step to war against the Soviet Union. Not for
moment do the japanese military rest in their
daily preparations in Manchuria for war on the
USSR.
Whatever may be the daily fluctuations of the
immnence of war, every imperialist power is gear
ing its whole economy to war preparations Gigan-
tic war expenditures made in every capitalist
country in the world Navy and air armament
races are on the order of the day. Increased con-
ficts for world markets proceed side by side with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
Ordoqui in Hiding

JOAQUIN oRDOQUI, secretary of the
Cuban National Confederation of Labor,
who faced the gravest dangers at the
hands of the Mendieta Wall Street regime,
the Daily Worker learns with the greatest
joy, has managed to escape from those
who had threatened his death.
Comrade Ordoqui had been ordered
arrested by the Mendieta regime He disappeared
for some time and the Havas News Agency in
Havana reported that he had been seized. The
Daily Worker Immediately started a campaign for
his release 1t later learned that Ordoqui
managed to escape the clutches of the Mendieta
butchers and the A.B.C. fascist gangs and went
into hiding in Havana. From his hiding place he
cabled the Daily Worker his thanks for the cam
pagn to win his freedom and against the terrorist
activities of the Wall Street-backed Mendieta gov
eminent.
With the growing strike struggles and class
battles against the Mendieta regime accompanied
by increased terror against the Cuban revolutionary
workers, it is more than ever necessary now to
cement our solidarity with our Cuban brothers in
the fight against the Roosevelt regime whose bayo-
nets protect the Wall Street bankers in Cuba.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
Los Angeles Socialist,
Enemy of United Front,
Joins Fascist 'Utopians'

LOS ANGELES, Cal = Declaring
that the Fascist Utopian Society
should be supported, Stanley Rogers,
member of the State Executive
Committee of the Socialist Party of
California, publicly signed an ap-
plication for membership card of
the society, at a recent meeting OF
the New Fabian Society.
The New Fabian Society, COM
posed principally of members and
former members of the Young
Peoples Socialist League, was or
ganized about three months ago fol-
lowing the collapse in Los Angeles
count 20 fall circles of the YPSL.
Rogers signed up for membership
in the Utopian Society following ar
address in the New Fabian Society
given by an official speaker of the
Utopians. His lead was followed by
one other member.
Obviously, Rogers step to the
right was taken in the hope Of
preventing the continued drift Of
the New Fabian Society to the left
Several have already joined the
Young Communist League and the
Communist Party.
Rogers consistently has been op-
posed to a United Front with Com
munists, but seems to see nothing
inconsistent about United Front
of the SIP. with the Fascists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
General Strike
lis Threatened
In Philippines

MANILA, P. I, Aug. 21-A gen.
eral strike in Manila threatens in
support of 5000 cigar and cigarette
workers. Many labor unions are
voting to walk out in support of
the tobacco workers. A number Of
saw-mill workers have already
come out in a sympathy strike.
The cigar and cigarette workers
are striking for the restoration of
the 1880 wage rates, recognition Of
their union, and enforcement of
the eight-hour day.
City and government officials are
modifying police and constabulary
forces in preparations for the gen.
eral strike.
After the arrest of a number of
strikers, crowd of 5000 marched
to the Luneta district police sta
ton, demanding the release of
those Jailed. They we're informed
that 25 women we're released, but SIS
men we're still held.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22

rapid development of the armed forces to gain
mastery Of these markets
IT is to deceive the toilers into the belief that the
cry of the danger Of has basis in fact
that the capitalist press the swift develop
ment of factors for a new imperialist war.
William Randolph Hearst, for example, the most
jingoist propaganda for preparations and war
particularly for war against the Soviet Union,
turns from Europe to declare that war is not In
the cards
no do not think there Is going to be war"
he states. In the first place, war costs money,
immense amounts Of money No European nation
has enough money to make war"
With every capitalist power spending billions for
war, increasing their budgets manifold above
the period before the last world war Mr.. Hearst's
argument becomes a mockery.
1t is true that the imperialist robbers have no
money when it comes to unemployment Insurance.
or wages, but there is never lack Of money for
ornaments, for war preparations and war.
japanese imperialism has no money; it faces
bankruptcy. But not for moment since 1881 has
it stopped its war ventures in Manchuria, has 1t
hesitated in increasing its navy and air forces,
planning war against the Soviet Union.
There are hundred spots in the world in which
tors for mature rapidly necessarily, terribly.
The basic general crisis of world capitalism grows
apace the hunger for colonies for plumber, for ter
ritorial expansion devours the Imagination Of the
mperialists, and drives them forward to an
attempted armed solution of the crisis
THESE are the facts to be kept in mind and to be
fought against No matter how hard the prop
agandists of the bosses try to lul the workers into
a false security, matter how thick the screen
they place before the maneuvers and prepara-
tons, the struggle against imperialis prepara
tons, against its fascist accompaniment, must be
speeded with all haste. The forces against war
must be rallied for the inevitable day (Which may
come at any time) when the robber powers will
attempt their new murderous adventure
The greatest immediate point OF mobilization
against war is the Second United States Congress
Against War and Fascsm to be held at Ashland
Auditorium in Chicago September %, % and 30.
This United Front Congress should see the greatest
mobilization Of forces against imperiaHst war and
fascism the United States has ever witnessed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
Neav Threat to Thaelmann

DICTATOR HITLER has gone to his villa
~ at Berchtesgaden ito rest while and
think" But before he left he vented his
rage on the nearly 100000 courageous
anti-fascists who braved the most savage
terror to express their opposition to fas-
csm.
He threatened to move against the
opposition with typical Naz speed and thorough
ness" This is the speed of the machine gun
bullet and the executioner's axe.
Since the most outstanding figure in the oppo-
stion fight against fascism was Ernst Thaemann,
the imprisoned leader of the Communist Party of
Germany, and since Hitler demonstrativey carried
on a vicious campaign against Thaelmann, the
threat raises the greatest fears of Thaelmann's
life.
Thaelmann has been repeatedly tortured in the
Naz dungeons, and it is only the tremendous world
wide demonstrations fighting for his freedom that
have preserved his life up to now
One Of the problems on which Hitler will con-
centrate in his Berchtesgaden retreat will be how
with typical Nazi speed" to destroy Thaelmann.
Recently in the United States the campaign for
the release Of Ernst Thaelmann, Torgler and other
imprisoned anti-fascists has Jagged, We may be
to the ground waiting for sign of let-up in the
world vigilance of the workers and anti-fascists
1t is at these moments, when the greatest dangers
threaten Thaelmann.
ESPECIALLY now, with the bold threats of the
- Nazi bloodhounds, with the greater dictatoriaI
powers granted to Hitler, and with the oninous
rapidly growing antfascist opposition it is neces-
asry for us to intensity, to broaden and to speed
the campaign for the release of Ernst ThaeImann
BY modifying hundreds of thousands of Ameri-
can workers for his release by penetrating all labor
organizations, all trade unions fraterna organiza-
tons, and all anti-fascist groups, rallying them
behind the demand for the release of Ernst Thael-
mann, we will be helping the struggle of the German
workers for the overthrow of Hitler victory for
the release of Thaelmann would be the greatest
single blow we could help deliver to the fascist
butchers in Germany
The campaign must be given new life. The new
dangers to Ernst Thaelmann demand this Rally
the broadest forces for the freedom of the leader
of the anti-fascist front in Germany
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
Mella Club Secretary
Held by Cuban Police
for Anti-War Work

HAVANA. Aug. 81. = Armando
Ramirez, leader of Spanish -Ameri-
can workers of New York, was ar
rested here yesterday. Ramirez
came to Cuba as a representa-
tive of various Spanish revolution
airy organizations to attend the Ma
tional Congress Against War, Fas-
cism and Intervention, held here
illegally on August /. He is
charged with Communist activities,
and "fomenting revolution" for
which he receives money from the
Cuban Club Julio A. Mella in New
York"
NEW YORK. Ramirez now held
in Havana by the Wall st. puppet
government of Mendieta and Ba-
tista, was chosen Communist Party
candidate for Assemblyman for Dist.
II.
The Cuban Club Julio A. Mella,
1413 Fifth Avenue, of which Rami-
rez is general secretary, held q mass
meeting to protest his arrest last
night. kilograms were sent to
President Mendieta, and commit
tee has been elected to present pro-
tests to the Cuban Consul here.
Frank Ibanez, leader Of the Cuban
workers and cultural director of the
club, made a stirring appeal to all
workers, American and Spanish,
Negro and white, to picket the Offices
of the Cuban Consulate as long as
Ramirez is held
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22
War Supplies Loaded
For Poland and Japan

BOSTON, Aug. 21-Active NUM-
tons shipments are going from
here for Japan and Poland. The
S. S. Eli was loaded with war ma
terials for Japan, and the S. S.
Vigor left here with 5000 tons Of
No. l and No. 2 steel scrap, the
largest load ever to be shipped out
of Boston,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-22

the revolutionary movements IN
China and India, and on the con-
tinent of Black Africa itself. The
Chinese Soviets, the Chinese Red
Army, the Soviet Revolution in
China. these facts have no lessons
for Padmore. "Semper novi quid
ex Africa" concludes Padmore.
Freely translated from Latin this
phrase means. New things always
come from Africa"
Petty bourgeois nationalism leads
only into the camp of the enemy.
Only proletarian internationalism
assures the victory of the proleta-
riat, the liberation and freedom Of
oppressed peoples.