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The Washington times., 1934-01-10
HOARDER
To TEST Law
WILL ROGERS

DENVER, Col, Jan. 1o.-Charged
with boarding gold in violation OF
President Roosevelt's orders, Miss
Edith M. Thomas, daughter OF
former United States Senator
Charles S. Thomas, was indicted
on two counts by the Federal
grand jury here.
The first count charges that
last September she held $4,000 in
gold, while the second count
charges her with failing to report
her gold holdings to the collector
of internal revenue.
Admitting she possessed the
gold, Miss Thomas asserted 1T was
her property, and she refuses to
give it UP. She will take the case
to the United States Supreme
Court if necessary, she said. to
test the validity Of the presiden-
tial orders
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ACT
DEFENDED
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Strong opposition to modifica,
ton of the securities act was
voiced before the House Appro'
priations subcommittee on the
independent offices supply bill
by Baldwin S. Bane, counsel for
the Federal Trade Commission,
in hearings made public today
81 think the law is good
and workable"
So he said in reply to a ques'
tion put by Representative Boy
Ian CD of New York, who re.
ferred to the drive for revision
Of the act. Bane continued:
81 do not know of any sup
port for the complaint that
the securities act is tying up
capital. I think the liability
in the act is a workable liabiI-
ity."
Bane said the scarcity Of is,
sues, such as municipal bonds
and bank stocks, which are not
controlled by the securities act
is evidence that the entire secur.
tiles market is depressed for
general reasons instead of the act.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
BYRD INFORMED
BASE $50, K.

ON BOARD ADMIRAL BYRD's
FLAGSHIP EN- ROUTE TO
LITTLE AMERICA, Jan. 10.
Little America" Admiral Byrd's
headquarters during his last Ant
arctic expedition, is in the same
condition as he left it in 1880.
Word of that was received to-
day from Lincoln Ellsworth, who
is heading another exploration
party into the Antarctic.
BY radio from Ellsworth's YES
sci, the Wyatt carp, came a radio
message that he had visited
Little America" and found the
planes in good condition and the
radio towers still standing despite
terrific storms.
Considerable doubt had been
felt as to the condition of the
camp, and the radio message came
as welcome pieces of news to
Admiral Byrd, who is returning
to his old base, Wheer for IA
months he and his companions
lived.
The ships today are posing
through the Devils Graveyard on
their way to Little America.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
CLERK
DISAPPEARS

Miss Dorothy Ferris, 81, pretty
Dearborn, Mich, girl who came
here to take a position with the
Federal Alcohol Control Board,
mysteriously dropped from sight
last Monday, it was reported to
police today.
The girl arrived here last week
and registered at a hotel near the
Union Station. Monday she took
her bags and left the hotel to go
to the Y. w. c. A., but she never
arrived there.
Representative John Lesinski Of
Michigan telephoned to her home
in Dearborn, and when he found
she had not returned there he
notified police of her disappear
ance.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Milk Strike Problem
Also to Washington

Milk strikes in Chicago are
proving a problem not only to
the windy City, but also to Wash
ington. =.
Several officials of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
ton remained in the Department
Of Agricultural Building until 4
q. m. today conferring on the
milk situation, and burning wires
between here and Chicago in an
effort to adjust the strike.
One of the officials, a member
Of the press department, did not
go home after the all-night ses-
sion. He slept from 4 to 7 a. m.
on a table in the office of Chester
Davis, AAA administrator, in order
to be at work early this morning.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
KNIT W|ELDER
To GET TRIAL

Charged with running amuck
with a knife and assaulting two
men on January 8, Vasile Christy,
40, of the 1000 block Seventeenth
st. N. w., today pleaded not
guilty and demanded a jury trial
when arraigned in Police Court
before Judge Gus A. Schuldt. He
was released under $500 bond.
ChriSty was accused of assault
ing Myles Ford, S8, and Taylor
Fisher, %, roomers at the Seven
teenth Street address. His es-
tranged wife, Rae Helen ChriSty,
is also a roomer there. Jealousy
was the alleged motive.
Ford and Fisher fought Christy
in the hallway and cut his head
in the fight. They were taken to
Emergency Hospital for treatment.
According to police, ChriSty
was placed on six months proba-
ton by Judge Schuldt two weeks
ago after he attacked Ford with
q knife.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
BRIDGE
PAIR FEARED

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 G.N.SO.
With a team from Washington,
D. c., furnishing the chief "out Of
town" threat, play for the first
annual pair championship Of the
United States Bridge Association
went into it's final phase today.
The Washingtonians, A. p.
Stockvis and Leroy Thurtell, were
in fourth place with an aggregate
of 1865 match points. The Phila-
delphia team of Capt. F.. G. French
and Mrs. Olive Peterson, held
eighth place with 1865 points.
Ely Culbertson, sponsor of the
tournament, staged rally during
last nights session and with his
partner, Teddy" Lightner, led the
field with an aggregate of 498.5.
Close behind the leaders were
Michael T. Gottlieb and Howard
Schenken, with 497 points. Others
high up among the 20 surviving
finaliSts were Mrs. Josephine Cul-
bertson and Albert Morehead with
483.5 points and Walter Beinecke
and Harold MattheyS with 483.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
TRANSIENT AID
GIVEN 300

More than 300 men and boys
and 80 families were given aid
by the transient bureau of the
Board of Public Welfare during
the week ended January 8, &C
cording to the weekly report Of
Arthur S. Rosichan, director.
The report, filed with George
S. Wilson, director of public
welfare, will be forwarded to
Morris Lewis, assistant to Fed
eral Emergency Relief Director
Harry L. Hopkins. It shows that
during the week 282 men over
II years old and 81 boys under
II were aided in addition to the
80 families.
Mr.. Wilson said the tentative
project of establishing a camp
for transisnts near Washington
had been abandoned and that
an effort will be made to have
such wards of the local bureau
as should be sent to camps ap-
portioned to the various camps
in Virginia.
He pointed out that the money
for the camps is all provided by
the Federal Government and
that, therefore, it would appear
permissible to send men from
Washington to other camps.
Rosichan will go to Richmond
this week to confer with Vir-
ginia authorities on the plan.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Chamber Suggests
DOdging Meetings

Alexandria's Chamber Of Com
merce is today sending out letters
to all organizations in the city,
suggesting a clearing house to ar
range for meetings of the various
bodies.
Monday night, when the annual
meeting of the Chamber was held,
there were four other meetings
scheduled in the city and it is the
purpose of Business Manager Hol-
lenga to attempt to eliminate sim
ilar situations due to the limited
number Of places available for the
holding Of large meetings.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Gas Station
Is Raided by Thugs

Three holdup men, who have
been making almost daily raids
on filling stations, appeared again
early today and used their usual
tactics at a gas station in the
1900 block Conduit Rd. N. w.
Claude Will, the manager, was
forced into a rear room by three
men, all armed, and bound with
wire. The men then seized 500
from the cash register and es-
capped in an automobile.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ONE-WAY RULE
FOR 18TH ST.

Thirteenth Street N. W. between
Massachusetts, and Kansas Ave-
nues will become a one-way thor
oughfare during rush hours be,
ginning next Tuesday at a. M,
it was announced today by Traffic
Director William A. van Duzer.
From 8 a. m. until 9:30 a. m,
only southbound traffic will be
permitted to use the street, while
from 4 to 6 p. m, only northbound
traffic will be permitted to flow.
During these hours parking will
be prohibited on the street.
Signs notifying drivers of the
new regulation will be posted on
the street before Tuesday, Van
DuZer said.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
DUE
TO Be RESUMED
IMMEDIATELY
Truce Preceded by Continued
Violence As PiCkets Defy
Federal Court Order

CHICAGO, Jan. 10 G.N.S0.
Mayor Edward .. Kelly announced
today that the milk strike, which
has gripped the Chicago area
since Saturday, had been called
off and that milk deliveries would
start this afternoon.
The mayor said that a truce
to end the strike was signed in
his office after a two-hour con-
ference.
Mayor Kelly said the question
Of price to producers would be
arbitrated by a board of three
men, one to represent the pro-
ducers, one the distributors and
q third to be selected by the
other two members.
Violence had continued in spite
Of conferences that were under
3 way looking toward settlement
and in defiance Of Federal court
Injunction.
Woman Dealer Beaten
A woman independent milk
store operator was choked and
severely beaten by a man today
as she started from her home to
get milk for babies of her Gus
toners. The victim was Mrs.
Jewell B. Ogden, whose store was
wrecked Sunday night.
The sixth raid on railroad
trains occurred at Wadsorth, ILL.,,
when a mob of pickets halted a
mail train on the Milwaukee rail-
road by compelling a towerman
to set the block signals against
the express.
Taking control Of the train, the
pickets held it up for 20 minutes
while they searched the coaches
for marketbound milk shipments.
Gunplay resulted when Emil
Beisner, an independent, at
tempted to keep a mob Of 800
pickets from raiding his farm near
Itasca, Ill. Shots were fired and
threats were made to lynch BeiS-
ner before county police routed
the invaders.
Rail Ties Ablaze
Only the prompt work Of rail
road flagmen prevented a serious
wreck at Rondout, ILL.,, when a
Milwaukee road express freight
train smashed into a barricade OF
blazing ties. A passenger train
following was stopped in time to
avert a rear-end collision.
Both trains remained stalled
for an hour while the picketS split
the freight train, broke open the
seals on go box cars, and removed
some of the merchandise.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
z, HELD
To GRAND JURY

William Hastin, %, colored, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, was today held
for the Grand Jury action after
pleading not guilty to a house.
breaking charge at a preliminary
hearing before Judge. Gus A.
Schuldt in Police Court.
Hastin was arrested several
days ago after it was learned
that he sold watches and jewelry
to a secondhand dealer in the
first block of G st. S. w. He was
accused of breaking into the store
of Abraham j. Marks, of the TOO
block of Princeton Pl. N. w., on
December 27, and taking watches,
jewelry, and clothing valued at
$767. Marks identified As watches
and several pieces of jewelry.
Judge Schuldt asked the de-,
fendant what he wanted with so
much time.
In lieu of $500 bond, Hastin
will remain in Jail.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
.BAYONNE PROBE
HEARS MAYOR
ON SCANDAL
Manager of PaWnshop Also
Faces Questions; StaVisky
Widow Goes to Paris

PARIS, Jan. 10 U.N.S0.-With
the Chautemps government fac
ing possible downfall at tomor-
rows meeting of the Chamber of
Deputies when the "Stavisky
affair" comes up for discussion,
interest centered today on an
official inquiry at Bayonne, haed-
quarters of the defunct Municipal
Pawnshop.
The feature of the hearing was
the scheduled meeting of Joseph
Gerat, member of Parliament and
mayor of Bayonne, and Gustave
TiSSier, former manager Of the
organization headed by Alexandra
StaviSky.
Wife Avoids Mistress
While RoyaliSts, Socialists and
Moderates increased their charges
that Stavisky was murdered" to
protect high government officials
involved, the body of the master
crook" was placed in a crypt in
Camonix Cemetery to await dis
position.
Nine. Stavisky, after sitting up
all night in a ChamoniX hoSplta!
with the body of her husband, en-
trained for Paris without having
met his mistress, Mile. Lucie Dal-
beras, who remained in a village
hotel between sessions Of ques-
tioning by police.
Police said they found three
letters written by Stavisky, one
to his wife, one to his youngest
daughter, and one to a daughter
by a former mistress. In one
letter Stavisky was said to have
threatened suicide.
Another Arrest Made
Police netted another prisoner
this afternoon with the surrender
of M. Hayotte, manager of the
Empire Theater, a music hall fl.
nanced by Stavisky to enable his
friends to enjoy the company of
beautiful actresses.
His arrest had been demanded
by M. Huault, examining magis-
trate at Bayonne, who has been
conducting an investigation into
the scandal.
It is understood Stavisky in
Sured himself in his wife's favor
for 100000 francs ($305 ,OO0)
which, under the law, must be
paid to her. Stavisky left little
other assets, it is said, out of the
many millions which passed
through his fingers.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
VE is MULCTED.
IN GUARDIAN
RACKET
Sponsors Are Negligent, Says
Representative GrisWoId;
Investigation Sought
BY International News Service

A scandal of national proper
tions in the handling of estates
of mentally disabled World War
veterans was promised today by
Representative Glenn Griswold,
CD of Indiana if the House.
approves his proposal for a con-
gressional investigation.
Veterans have been robbed Of
millions of dollars through the
guardianship racket" Griswold
declared. He charged the Veterans
Bureau with failing to guard their
interests.
Estates Wiped Out
Under the policy of the Veterans
Bureau, Griswold said, efforts
have been made to build up
estates for incompetent veterans.
Griswold said:
Tn many instances estates
amounting to thousands of dol
lars were built up as a result
Of compensation payments and i.
then wiped out because the ..
guardians unlOaded worthless
securities.
"The guardianship racket is
widespread. The Government
pays salaries to lawyers in the
Veterans Administration to
check these guardian reports.
Their policy is to approve them
before the courts pass on them,
and the lawyers have told the
courts that unless they approve
them, compensation will be
cut off.
EITHER the lawyers assigned
to this work by the Veterans
Administration have been in.
efficient and incompetent or
they have been wilfuIIy blind.
1t is time the. people Of the
country know about it."
Some of the instances of alleged
waste of funds were cited BY
GriSwold as follows:
Zone guardian for nearly 100
veterans sent a Christmas
present to the hospital and
charged the veterans for it.
I'm another case, where the
insane veteran could not be
brought into court, the guardian
reported expenditure of an
automobile and motorcycle for
the veteran in a 13 months
period for nearly $1,6OO al
though the veteran could not
obtain a permit to drive either"
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Women Exceed Men
In Maryland Relief

Females exceed males by 4 per
cent in a census of those getting
relief in Maryland, a report to the
Federal Emergency Relief Admin
istration showed yesterday. And,
despite the fact that colored
families make up less than a sixth
of the population of the State,
they comprise. more than third
Of the number Of families receiv'
ing relief.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Fireworks Blast
Seriously InjlGreS Ia

MEXICO, D. F.,-FOurteen per
6 MS were seriously injured at Los
Reyes, a village near Mexico, by
the accidental explosion of large
bundle of fireworks when a Gig
arctic butt was dropped on them.
Residents Of the village were pre-
pairing to celebrate q religious hol-
idaYn
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Dupont Circle Trees
Are to Get NeU Deal

Trees in Dupont Circle are to
have a new deal. The office of
National Capital Parks asks that
bids be submitted for trimming
and making surgical repairs on
the score or more trees in the
circle. The bids will be opened
January %, work to begin about
February 81.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ASKS BANKRUPTCY

Robert F.. Litaker, of East Rose
mont, Alexandria, has filed a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy.
listing his liabilities as $1,251 and
his assets at $125, with the United
States Court Of the Eastern Dis
trict Of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
WILL ROGERS Saus:
RIVERSIDE CAL. Jan. 1O.-The Republican National
Committee has out strongly against Roosevelt's

OOIululICSC udo CO111C OuI SC1O1S
economic policy.
Yet the recently y announced def
cit of the Republican National
Committee is the biggest on rec
ord.
There is nothing like one man
who is broke telling another one
how to run his business.
California's Supreme Court has
ruled that if male students of
State university take all the ad-
vantages of free education, a little
military training is not asking too
much of them.
If you are going to exempt con-
scientious objectors, nobody would
take anything but football, swimn
saxophone playing, all of which Il
provide.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
BATTLELOOMS D D 8
OVER BUDGET
Of R.F.C.
Congress Bloc Will Oppose
$3.50, 100000 Allotment
To Corporation
By international News Service

A clash between the Admins
tration and it's critics loomed to-
day as Congress was asked to
appropriate $3.50 100000 for the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton and to restore slashes in al
lowances for veterans and pay for
Government employees.
The RFC appropriation was
written into a bill approved by
the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee. 1t will be con-
sidered during the day by the
House Banking and Currency
Committee.
Bitterly Fought
The old economy program was
reincorporated in the independent
offices appropriation bill. The
economies, which provoked a bit
ter battle in the Senate last sum-
mer, were relaxed. only to the
extent of reducing the pay cut
for Federal employees from Is to
10 per cent of their salaries.
The battle will start in the
House, where a bloc has lined
up to force restoration Of the
old pay rates. The Administra-
ton undoubtedly will win, in
view of the demand for economy
since President Roosevelt re-
vealed a $7,300,0O0,000 deficit
for the current fiscal year.
This economy move will die
about the time Congress acts on
the RFC bill for $3.50, ,OOO, 600.
This measure will extend the life
of the corporation until Febru-
ary /, 1885. This was the COM
promise, approved by the Senate
committee, after Jesse L. Jones,
RFC chairman, asked for 81 1,000,-
100000 and a three-year exten-
sion.
o. X. by President
President Roosevelt is willing
to accept the compromise plan
voted by the Senate Banking Com
mittee under which the loaning
authority of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation would be eX-
tended for one year, and $50 mil
lion dollars in debentures, au-
thorized.
This information was given to
the House Banking Committee
today by Jones.
Jones revealed the corporation
needs $815, 10000 to carry on
the recovery program. An ad-
ditional $35, 900, 900 was written
into the bill to give the RFC a
little cash on hand.
Nine Point Program
Jones explained the funds were
needed for these purposes:
$5O0,OO0,0O to open banks and
release frozen deposits.
$75,00O,000 for mortgage COM
panies to aid little businesses.
$75,000,000 each for railroads
and to finance agricultural eX-
ports.
$33,OOo,OO for drainage dis
tricts.
$30,000,000 for regional agri-
cultural credit corporations.
$10,000,000 for building and
loan associations, which could
not qualify under the Home
Loan Boards terms.
$10,000,000 for insurance COM
panies.
N$5, 100000 to liquidate joint
stock and land banks.
$1,000,000 each for private
agriculture and livestock credit
corporations.
There may be some opposition
to the $75,OO0,0OO fund for rail-
road loans, in view of Jones re-
port that there is a deficiency Of
$50, ,OOOO 900 in the collateral put
up by IA railroads for previous
loans.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ELks of Alexandria
To Welcome Ruler

The Alexandria Lodge of ElkS
has voted to make the visit
of Grand Exalted Ruler Walter
Meier on February IL the lodges
outstanding event of the last ten
years. Past exalted rulers night
will be observed and tentative
plans are under way for a ban.
quet before the meeting and q
public reception in the auditorium
after the meeting.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Q.N.S0.
Peggy Joyce's lingerie-minus the
glittering Peggy-was in court to-
day, in a fashion, and Nine.
Frances, fashionable coutourier,
hoped Peggy would also show up
there in the immediate future.
Miss Joyce, she charged, still
owes her $485 on a $2,370 bill.
Peggy, the coutourier claimed,
bought lot of dresses, some
hats, and much flimSy attire, in
cluding black velvet pajamas and
chemises, and failed to pay the
the latter apparel, quoted at $3.50
net for the pajamas and $3.50 for
the chemises, as well as for a few
other trifles.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-07-23
EDITORIAL

Several liquor dealers have expressed
dissatisfaction with the excise tax on
liuuor recently introduced. 1t ls claimed
that in additions TO the already high lm-
mort duty the excise tax on liquor forces
the selling price to the point which gives
the bootlegger on opportunity to expanc
his business, This will be true so long
az our good liquor is imported from for
eign. countries. If the trade should
shift to Am arican sources no dutv would
be collected and there would therefore be
no public revenues from the sale CT
liquor.
This was an argument advanced In
support of excise tax
We have always felt that. under the
present conditions of the liquor trade
the excise tax would tend TO decrease,
rather than increase revenues from the
sale of liquor The time when American
manufactured liquor will take the place
of foreign liquor on the local market Is
in the distant future.
Like all other legislation, the present.
laws are subject to amendment. But
a fair trial should be made of the law.
and its failures would be the grounds
upon which to move for modification.
There is an import am point that should
also be cor sidered in connection with
this question. Ii is whether reduction
or complete abolition of the excise. tax
would be sufficient TO put down boot
logging The import duly will remain
even though the excise tax be removed.
and in this the bootlegger has an advan.
tage over the legal liquor dealer. Ii the
bootlegger De licensed dealer ne has
numerous opportunities for lodging the
custom house dues, and this puts him In
position to carry Oh unfair competition
against those who would not violate the
law.
If the municipality 10 to gain from the
repeal of prohibition and the licensed
dealers who respect the law are to De
protected the police must take the ca
forcement of the liquor laws seriously az
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-07-23

The Christiansted Theatre was filled to
canacitv last night. Night Court"
was the special attraction and those VINO
witnessed the screening of this fine mas.
fer. production saw what crooked stan
If ins,ice comes off to. Long at ter the
show mere were people standing on the
Street corners discussing Night Court.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-07-23
CRICKET NEWS
Australia versus England in Fourth
Test Match

AustTaIla versus EnRIdUu III TOuIIH
Test Match
Saturday morning at ten O'Clock AUS
tralia continued their first innings:
Fridav afternoon they had lost three
w;ckets for 80 runs. Epgland hadHbeen
mt out for 200 runs in their. first in.
ninqs. While things looked gloomy
enough for England it certainly looked
much worse for Australia.
Somehow or other the unknown al.
WAYS seems to crop up at the crucial
mement in cricket aud the unknown"