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The Washington times., 1934-04-07
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Measure Based on Findings
of Local Inquiry Boosted
BY Secretary

With the Senate Committee on
Agriculture having received direct
word from Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wallace that he favors the
national milk investigation. pro-
posed by Senator Pat McCarran
Cd of Nevada. favorable re-
port on the measure is expected
to be made to the Senate next
week,
Secretary Wallace previously
had informed the sponsor of the
resolution expressing approval Of
the investigation, but the COM
Ynittee followed the usual pro-
cedure in asking the Secretary to
give his views to the committee
in writing.
The resolution has been before
the committee for several weeks,
and Senator McCarran had been
promised a hearing on it two or
three times, but in each instance
the date was postponed. It is now
felt certain that the committee
will be called next week to consider
and act on the proposition.
The Nevada Senator introduced
his resolution as a result Of the
investigation made of the local
milk industry by subcommittee
of the Senate District Committee,
Of which Senator McCarran was a
member.
He feels that the evidence pro-
duced before the District group
has given sufficient basis for a
probe into the nations milk
industry, in which, he believes.
there are certain groups which
have ga4. ID practically q mo-
nopoly.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Pay Bank DepositorS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS:

As an important help toward national recovery the
undersigned urges that the United States Congress make
possible for closed banks to pay off depotors in full
Toward this end urge immediate passage of the Nc
Leod bill. This directs the Federal Govern
ment through the RFC to pay of in full all depositors
Of closed banks which members of the Federal Re-
System. In return the RFC would take all
the assets Of these closed banks. The RFC will hold
these assets for ten years. Their liquidation this
period in the rising markets which bound to
with recovery would bring about the great stimulus
necessary, with cost to the Government
The many business men and individuals whose de-
posits tied up in these closed banks and who
their money to put in circulation This plan in my
opinion would be an important step in restoring the
natural processes Of business The money would be in
immediate circulation.
In my opinion if this is DONE the value of the frozen
assets will go up automatically.
Thus, the benefits Of this currency will not be
limited to the bank depostors The result will be bene-
ficia to all other business and to individuals
urge immediate congressional consideration.
Name .
St0ee ....'".."..
you uDish to support this mOUement, please sign
should be written VERY clearly. Mail at to
Closed Bank DepOsitOrs Department, the Washing
ton Times, 1917 II St. ~ W., Warrington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
SOVIET { ENvO !
DEMOCRATIC
MID LUXURY
Alexander TroyanoVsky Finds
1t Hard to Be Simple in
80-Room Palace Here

The problem now confronting
Alexander Troyanovsky. Soviet
ambassador to Washington, Is
how to be simple and democratic
in an 8O-room mansion, furnished
in priceless Oriental rugs, equally
valuable Russian antiques, and
Louis XIV. furniture.
The antiques are mus eu m
pieces. once the property of the
imperial Romanoffs, sent to
washington from Moscow at the
request Of Eugene Schoen. of New
York University. in charge of the
work Of redecorating the old en-
baSsy building. on Sixteenth
Street. They include rare bits Of
furniture, priceless Oriental rugs
(upon which the feet Of imperial
princesses and grand duchesses
once trod), silver candelabra
bearing the imperial monogram.
and a rare chandelier of the Six
teenth century with crystals Of
brilliant quartz glass.
Envoy Lost i'm Luxury
The entire effect Of the man.
sion is a bit awe.inspiring when
the background Of the furnish
ings is considered. The ambas-
sador himself. a boyish person,
seems almost lost in his gor-
geouS surroundings.
In conducting party OF news
paper people over the building
yesterday Mr.. Schoen explained
that he had suited the furnish
ings of the building to its original
decorative scheme. He was told. ne
said, to spend as little money as
possible and guard was put
over him to see that he did not
exceed his budget. In only one
place was he allowed a free hand,
financially-the kitchen.
Kitchen His Pride
That spot is the pride Of his
heart. It is equipped to prepare
a meal for anywhere from two
to 200 persons. Special EN-
phasis is placed on the utensils
for keeping fish "a favorite Rus
sian dish, Mr.. Schoen explained0
He was celebrating on the
completeness of its equipment
when one of the attaches Of the
embassy popped his head in the
door:
'It may have been arranged
for caviar, but / smell hamburg"
Russian Tone Lacking
The Russian note is entirely
lacking except in the private din
ing room of the ENJOYS family.
The furniture is Russian peasant
in oak and was brought by the
Troyanovskys themselves from
their home in Moscow. A bust OF
Lenin, taken from the old head
quarters of the Soviet Union on
Massachusetts, Avenue, stands in
the ambassadors study. And his
cigarette boxes are filled with ISus-
sian smokes.
The building before Mr.. Schoen
began work last November con-
tained 72 rooms. The large en-
trance hall and one or two her
rooms were cut up to make the
extra eight needed for office space.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07


erson Streets Northwest be ex-
tended to Chillum Heights and
other sections.
Michigan Park. Takoma Park
and Brookland Citizens ASSocia-
tions will be asked to join in
this move for improved service.
The Takoma-Manor Park rec
reation center Is nearing CON-
pletion and the swimming and
wading pools will be opened May
is, it was announced by A. w.
Cline, secretary.
James G. Yaden, president Of
the Federation of Citizens ASSo'
Citations, addressed the meeting
on the subject of the proposed
reorganization of the District
Government.
He declared he favored this
provided it was done along "safe
and sane" lines. He expressed
the opinion that the Health De-
partment and the Board of Pub
lie Welfare should be combined.
but he opposes placing the Board
Of Education under the control
of the District Commissioners.
Mr.. Yaden announced that he
will not be a candidate for re-
election as head of the Fed
Grafton next November.
MEETINGS
The following citizens associa-
tions will meet next week:
MONDAY NIGHT
Brookland, Masonic H all,
Twelfth and Monroe Northeast;
Congress Heights, congress
Heights School; Forest Hills, Ben
Murch School; Hill Crest, East
Washington Heights Baptist
Church: Kalorama, washington
Heights Church; Park View, Park
View School; Piney Branch,
Roosevelt School; Stanton Park,
Peabody School; Takoma Park
Takona Library; Northeast Wash
ington, Ludlow School.
TUESDAY
Arts Club, 2017 st. N. w.
Burleith, Mt. Tabor Church;
Sixteenth Street Highlands, A. R.
Shepherd School.
WEDNESDAY
American u University PARK,
Hurst Hall; Benning, 103 Benning
Road.
THURSDAY
Washingtonians, Brig hton
Hotel: Arts Club, 2O17 I st.
FRIDAY
Brightwood, Paul Junior High
School.
SATURDAY
Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant
Library.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
PUPILS GIVE PLAY

"Love Pirates of Hawaii" an
operetta, was presented by the
Glee Club of the Franklin Sher-
man School, Mclean (VaO last
night in the school auditorium.
Mrs. Palmer Annestad and Miss
Hannah Crawley were in charge
Of the performance.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Rockville Educator
Heads ROtQru Club

Loren F. Schott, principal Of
the Rockville High School, has
been elected president of the
Rockville Chapter of Rotary IN
ternational for the year 1934-35,
it was disclosed today. Mr.. Schott
succeeds DR.. j. w. Bird, president
of the Montgomery County Cen
eral Hospital at Sandy Spring.
Other officers elected are Porter
Ward, vice president; Sydney
Karr. secretary; and DR.. Wood.
son T. Birthright, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
IMPROVED c A R
SERV|CE,PLEA
Of CITIZENS
ChiIIum Heights Group Plans
Appeal to P. U. c.; Yaden
To Refuse Candidacy
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Failure Of the Capital Tran
sit Company to take any action
on appeals for improvement in
service was struck at q meeting
of the Chillum Heights Citizens
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
c. N. T.C. QUOTA
GIVEN COUNTY

Joseph c. Cissel, chairman of
the procurement committee for
the Citizens Military Training
Camps for Montgomery county,
said today that Montgomery
county had been allotted Is as its
quota of boys for this years camps,
to be held. from July 10 to Au-
gust 10.
:. According to Mr.. Cissell, 10 of
these 1S applications have been
received, and members Of the
committee, feeling that no diff
Guilty will be experienced in fill
ing the quota, have determined
to use their efforts in securing
those applicants who are the most
deserving and who would bene-
fit most by attending one Of these
camps.
Information concerning tn e
camps and application blanks
may be received from any mem
ber Of the committee or at the
county building in Silver Spring.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07

POLICEMAN
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Sullivan
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
INQUEST HOLDS
M0TOR|ST

James w. Chochos. Al, of the
1000 block Blaine st. N. E., was
held for the Grand Jury yesterday
by the coroner's jury following an
inquest into the death of Harry
Krupsaw. 20. Of the 700 block
Newton Pl. N. w.
Mr.. Krupsaw died in Emergency
Hospital from injuries received on
April 3 when he was struck by an
automobile driven by Mr.. ChochoS.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
National Symphony
Still S18,838 Short

Reports submitted yesterday at
the meeting Of the National Sym
phony Orchestra Association, at
the home of Mrs. Tracy Dows, re-
vealed that $1S,83S.6O is still to be
raised if the orchestra is to con-
tinue next season.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07
Brush Fire InaperiIs
LU11dOUer Church

The First Baptist Church at
fLandover, Md, was threatened by
a brush fire late yesterday when
an acre Of brush ignited, coming
within 40 feet of the church.
Volunteer fire departments from
Bladensburg and Cottage City ex-
tinguiShed the fire.
The Washington times., 1934-04-07

A s s o cia t 10 n
last night.
It was de-
cided to regis
ter an appeal
with the Pub
lie Utiliti eS
Co m m 1 S sion
asking tn a t
double tracks be
substituted for
tn e switches
on K e n n edy
Street and that
the bus ser
vice which now
terminates at
TsTH1o a~I CM~
Evening star., 1934-09-30

Autograph hunters still pursue
them. And William Powell and
Jean Harlow smilingly oblige as
they occupy a box together at a
Los Angeles tennis tournament.
q Wide World Photos
Evening star., 1934-06-22
new JUDGES OF HE'LL
BOMB SCARES PARIS
Sent to Cafe Owner, It Fails to
Explode-Mailed in Labor
District.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June PA twelfth bomb
was found in the mails today in the
sinister campaign of terror revived
yesterday by THE Three Judges OF
He'll"
After several days of inaction police
believed the criminal they call a mad
man had been scared of. Resump-
ton of deliveries revived widespread
fear here. The latest bomb was
found with mail taken from box
in a populous workers district near
the Place Voltaire.
Police and postal authorities were
in a fever of activity. examining all
suspicious bundles Scientists studied
the bomb sent yesterday to a cafe
owner. but which did not explode.
Authorities are convinced an in
sane person, brooding over the
Stavisky scandal. is responsible for
the fiendish campaign in which sew
eral persons have been injured.
The first bombs carried notes
threatening President Lebrun, Pre-
mier Doumergue and other officials,
signed 1.-THE Three Judges of Hell. y
American firms have received the
deadly packages. and one was sent
to Andre Citroen, "the Henry Ford
of France"
Evening star., 1934-06-22
\. OIL. c. MAY BUY
/. OFFICE STRUCTURE
Has 0verfIoWed New Quar-
tiers and Faces Acute
Space Problem.

The Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton. whose rapidly expanding activi-
ties already have filled to overf1owinS
its recently assigned quarters in the
new Post Office Building, is negotiating
for the purchase of the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Building at l01
Indiana avenue, it was learned by
The Star today.
Faced with an acute problem with
respect to Office space, the corporation
has been 'dickering" for the lease or
purchase of other Office buildings and
even an apartment house has been
considered, it was said. Recently, the
H. o. L. C. sent a representative to
Baltimore to survey the space situation
there with the probability Of moving
some of its divisions to that city.
Units Need Space.
1t was understood the corporation
does not intend to move its executive
branch from the new Post Ofice
Building. but additional space must be
found for various other units. such as
the legal. statistical, technical and
other branches. The establishment CT
a home unit in the H.
o. l. C. also has added tremendously
to its activities.
The corporation already occupies all
available space in the Standard Oil
Building and within the past month
took over space in the Mather Build
ing.
Negotiations for purchase of the
Acacia Building we're expected to
come to a head within the next few
days. Officials of the company de-
clined to comment on the deal other
than to say that they had been ap-
preached, and that their building
might change hands If details could
be satisfactorily ironed out. The
Acacia Building. appraised at about
$1,000, 900, has 10 floors.
Executive Order Needed.
Funds for the acquisition of a
building for H. o. L. c. probably
would come from the appropriation
for the corporation, but it is unGer-
stood a presidential order wouln be
required. A bill had been introduced
in the Congress appropriating 81 .0O0,-
900 for the construction of building
for the corporation, but failed of
action.
P. w. A. funds. it was pointed out
by officials of that administration are
not available for acquisition of exist
ing buildings, but for the constrIc-
ton of new buildings, providing elm
ployment.
Evening star., 1934-06-22

A bird sanctuary. characterized by
c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital Parks, as
having possibilities for being 1.-The
greatest in the East" will be con-
structed at Reaches Run on the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
under plans approved today by Robert
Fechner, head of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps.
Finnan announced that this project
will occupy 100 enrolled in the G. G.
C. for three months. Work win be
started immediately ano> Is expected
to be completed by October l.
Fences win be built to protect the
wild birds from vandals, stray dogs
and other enemies. Pollution OF
Reaches Run will be prevented by
carrying OF the water that now
empties into It through culverts and
pipes into the Potomac River and a
flood gate viii be installed to prevent
TOO wide a variation in the tide
within the run.
Evening star., 1934-06-22
BIRD SANCTUARY is APPROVED
ALONG MT. VERNON HIGHWAY

A parking area for motorists, to ac-
commodate 100 automobiles, will be
built. Finnan emphasized that this
will not be for fishermen. but for those
wishing to watch the wild birds. The
National Park Service, last November
decided to stop fishing at Reaches Run
for a year. but Finnan conceded today
that construction of the wild bird
sanctuary materially lessons the
chances for permitting fishing there
again.
All types of Eastern migratory birds
are expected to be attracted to Reaches
Run. The park superintendent re-
called that recently the Audobon
Society in a three-hour trip observed
96 different species of birds.
This does offer the possibility OF
being probably the greatest in the
East" saio Finnan.
The National Parks Service in es-
tablishing the wild bird sanctuary
here. has the advice of expeEs from
the Presidents Wild Life COMMITTEES.
Evening star., 1934-06-22
Prisoners Protest.
But Metal Eater
Remains in Jail
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 22-If Robert
E. Buckley wants to eat light globes,
stray bits of metal and such things be-
tween meals. other prisoners of the
Los Angeles County jail will have to
put up with it.
It's his stomach and his diet. al
though some of the metal he munches
may belong to other prisoners. And
the countys psychiatrists insist his
unorthodox taste is no sign that he is
insane. So Superior Judge Charles S.
Burnell overruled the protests of
Buckley's annoyed cellmates, and sent
him back to jail for six months for
receiving stolen property.
Buckley ate that sort Of thing in a
circus act.
Evening star., 1934-06-22
STEEL MAN KILLS
WIFE AND HIMSELF
Wounds Two Others of
FamiIy-Packing Official
Ends Life in Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIDDLETOwN, Ohio, June 22.-
Sidney R. Rectanus, 46. former vice
president of the American Rolling
Mills Co., today beat and shot and
killed his wife. Alma. ~, shot and
wounded two other members of his
family, and then killed himself
The wounded were his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Elesa Rathman, rs, shot
in the neck. whose condition is said
to be serious: and daughter. Shirley
IL, wounded in the right side, condi-
ton fair.
Two other children, daughter
Jane, Is, and a son, Daniel. Is, said
they were struck by their father III
his rampage and fed from the house
The daughter. Shirley, despite her
wound, was making her way to the
garden of their home wheI police
reached the scene.
Resigned Two Years Ago.
Rectanus has been a member Of the
engineering staff of the American
Rolling Mills Co. since 1910. He re-
signed as vice president in charge oi
operations in 1882.
Coroner Cook ascrfbed the act to
temporary insanity from some un-
known cause.
The children, still horror stricken,
said that as far as they knew. their
father arose from his sleep early to-
day and began striking his wife. Alma,
AZ, with his fist. Her screams aroused
other members of the family.
Crowding into their fathers bed
room, they found he had shot their
mother through the heart with one
of three pistols he owned. Jane and
Daniel were struck by pistols in their
fathers hands and brushed aside.
Shoots Self in Head.
Then, they said, their father shot
down Mrs. Rathman in her room
across the hall, wounded Shirley and
then, returning to his own room, shot
himself through the head.
The two wounded were rushed to q
hospital. Mrs. Rathman's condition
was said to be serious. An emer-
gency operation on the youngest child
brought successful removal OF the
bullet.
Evening star., 1934-06-22
BERLIN THREATENS
BREAK OVER DEBTS
Warns Protesting Nations Com
mercial Relations Would
Be Severed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June ga warning that
she would sever commercial relations
was Germany's answer today to
threats of other nations to enforce
collection of interest on her foreign
debts.
r DR.. H. Jalmar Schacht. president Of
the Reichsbank, said bluntly: 1T is
no use to threaten or scold u.s."
Following the Reich's recent six
month moratorium on its obligations
France and England have discussed
creating clearing houses which would
impound German commercial funds
to meet payments frozen by the
moratorium.
"I should not wonder, however, but
what this nonsense Of clearing ar
rangements must be gone through
with, too" DR.. Schacht said, after
all the rest of the nonsense the
world has had to face"
He explained the Reichsbank's s
stand to foreign correspondents and
diplomats yesterday. suggesting re-
turn to Germany of her former col
onies as a possible solution of the
debts problem.
Evening star., 1934-06-22
WAR DEBT DELAY
SCORED IN BRITAIN
Parliament Hears Demands That
U. S. Be Paid-Lump
Suggested.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 22-New demands
that Great Britain pay her war debts
to the United States we're made on
the floor of the House Of Commons
today.
Members Of the Labor and Con-
servative parties Joined in an attack
on the delay in the settlement of the
problem, which some members as
serted was harming Anglo-American
relations.
Col. Josiah C. Wedgwood, Laborite,
took advantage of a debate on the
finance bill to declare:
Il want from the chancellor a def
mite assurance that England is going
to meet her bond In the long run and
pay her debt to America"
Capt. Victor A. Cazalet, Conserva-
tive, suggested that the government
consider a lump-sum payment offer.
stating that some quarters had men,
toned a payment of 81 .000, ,000. 900.
Evening star., 1934-06-22
PARK SAV|NGSSU|T
REMAINS IN COURT
DepoSitor Wins First Round
in Recovery Action Against
Directors.

Mrs. Fannie Crittendon. 1708 New
ton street, a depositor in the Park
Savings Bank, today won prelim-
mary victory in her suit against seven
directors for losses of more than
$4 900 when Justice Jesse c. Adkins
refused a plea of the defendants to
suspend action in the case. This
keeps Mrs Crittendon's case before
the court along with the complicated
equity case in which the liability OF
directors is being established, and in
which Justice Adkins rendered an
important decision yesterday.
In his decision yesterday the court
held the directors were liable as
liquidating trustees for assets coming
into their hands before the charter
expired in August, 1929. but could
not be held liable as co-partners for
the assets coming into the bank after
the charter expired.
Mrs. Crittenden put her money in
the bank after the charter expired
and sued seven of the directors for
losses of $4,250.38. The directors
filed a plea to have the case abated,
or suspended because of the fact that
the receiver was hquidating the
bank, and the court was without
Jurisdiction. Mrs. Crittenden, through
her attorneys, E. Hilton Jackson and
william E. Richardson, who are
counsel for the Depositors' Commit
tee, filed a demurrer, and asked the
court to keep the case before it with
out suspension.
Demurrer Sustained.
Justice Adkins in sustaining the
demurrer of Mrs Crittenden said:
In my opinion the plea (of the di-
rectors) does not state good defense
or cause for abatement or suspension
of the action. Therefore it is over
ruled and the demurrer sustained
Neither party has suggested that this
demurrer has opened up the record
I have assumed that it does not and
have not passed on the sufficiency OF
the declaration"
Mrs. Crittendon charged the di-
rectors with Misrepresentation, be-
cause they were running the institu-
ton as a going bank when as mat
ter of fact under the Alabama law
they were supposed to be liquidatine
trustees hquidating the bank. She
also charged them with being CO.
partners operating a partnership
Further litigation in the Park Saw
ings Bank case is expected to follow
the decision of Justice Adkins yester-
day, which split the liability of ot-
rectors by the date of the expiration
of the banks charter.
Justice Adkins held the directors
were liable as liquidating trustees for
assets coming into their hands before
the charter expired, but not for assets
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-06-22
ARMOUR OFFICIAL SHOT.
Dies of Wound Believed to Have Been
Self Inflicted.

CHICAGO, June % R.-FBed
James Reynolds, So, vice president Of
Armour & Co.. in charge of purchas-
ing, was found fatally wounded in the
bath room of his Glencoe home today.
He died at Highland Park Hospital
a few minutes later.
His wife, Margaret, found him
PROSTATE and summoned police and a
physician. but Reynolds died without
regaining consciousness. Apparently
he had taken his own life. A revolver
was found on the floor beside the
body.
None of the family had heard the
shot, but Mrs. Reynolds detected a
noise in the bath room as she walked
past the door and tried to open it..
Her husband had fallen against it.,
however, and she was unable to force
it wide enough to enter until the
police arrived.
The officers said Reynolds had been
i'll for some time. Besides his widow,
two daughters, Muriel and Dorothy,
survive.
Oficials of Armour & Co. said
Reynolds had suffered a nervous
breakdown some time ago. He had
been an employe of the packing firm
for more than 80 years.