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Evening star., 1934-07-09
GALL REPUBLICANS LOOK ALIKE
TO NEW NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

said it would be the chief goal TO stop
unconstitutional ways of passing legis-
istion," referring to the adoption Of
laws under suspension Of House rules.
He listed seven hopeful" States,
Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Indt-
ana, Oregon and Washington. in
which he predicted substantial
gains" for the Republicans this Fall.
He said the party would elect one new
Representative, if not two, In New
York
Fletcher said Midwestern head
quarters probably would be set up in
Chicago, depending on the party's
financial success As for supporting
the PrcgresSives and So-called wild
Republicans" he said:
~An Republicans look alike to me. :"
Evening star., 1934-07-09
LAND LOANS USED
FOR REFINANCING
Columbia, S. c., Farm Credit Ad-
ministration Says s3.3 Pet
Was Spent for That Purpose.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July s.-The
Farm Credit Administration of CO.
lumbia announced yesterday S33 per
cent of the 1905 .957 lent farmers
in land bank and commissioner s
loans during the year ending June
was spent to refinance Indebtedness.
Farmers Of the Carolinas. Georgia
and Florida, the district served by the
administration, paid out SAT ,943. .826
of their borrowings sor this purpose.
The administration statement said
they used SIS, 5,427, ,l20 to refinance
debts to banks, $3.0l9.333 for taxes,
$S77,578 for debts to merchants,
$3,224,283 on debts to insurance COM
panies and SIS ,385 ,O28 to pay private
mortgage loan companies. individuals
and unclaSsifled creditors.
This use Of the loans was taken as
an indication that the refinancing
program has resulted in very little
actual increase in the Indebtedness of
the farmers in the district" 1t also
indicated that Federal aid In this di-
rection was being diffused and felt
generally.
OF the money not used in re-
financing, $7,3S6.274 was spent 70 buy
land and equipment and to construct
or improve buildings and lands. ThG
balance of s2,220,8 ,857 was used to re,
deem or repurchase land previously
foreclosed. to buy National Farm Loan
Association stock and pay loan fees.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
CITY UNAFFECTED
BY LEAK IN CONDUIT
Water Supply in No Danger. En-
gineer SayS--Small Crack
Is Discovered.

One Of the two conduits which sup
ply Washington with water has
sprung q small leak. but the loss is
not expected 10 endanger the city's
water supply
Lieut.. Col John c. H Lee. the War
Departments new engineer, estimated
the leak at from 10 to Is gallons a
minute. 1t is at the Cabin John
Bridge. The conduItS bring water
here from Great Falls
The engineer said 1t may be pos
side to dig trench nesr the leak
80 let the water run off and thereby
delay repair work until q rainy DAY.
when the water consumption is al q
minimum. With two eonduits sup
plying the city, it is possible TO close
one Of them in case OF trouble and
make an interior inspection
Col Lee said the leak probably was
due to normal settling or cracks in
the concrete He said there prohshl
would be no leSSening Of the water
pressure.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
STEEL PLANT REOPENS

BUFFALO, N. Y. July R).-
With the retiring of three open
hearth furnaces, 5000 steel workers
of the Bethlehem Steel Co. plant in
Lackawanna went back to work today
after a weeks holiday" The plant
was closed down because Of lack Of
orders.
The Republic Steel Co. plant, en-
ploying about 1000 men, remained
closed today and officials said they
could not tell when the men would
be called back to work.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
N. R. A. WAGE ORDER
BLAMED ON UNIONS
Counsel for Baltimore Concern
Lays Action at Door of Anal
gamated Clothing Workers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. July s.-The L. Greif
a Bro, Inc, large manufacturers OF
mems clothing. through its attorney,
Leonard Weinberg. last night blamed
an N. r. A. order on the attempt OF
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers OF
America" and affliated manufacturers
ito force all manufacturers into this
union or out Of business"
The Compliance Board Of the N.
r. A. on Friday ruled that the Greif
company must choose between paying
employees upward of 100000 in back
wages or losing its Blue Eagle unless
1t is granted a special wage "exemp-
ton" under "the clothing code"
A report. brought TO Weinberg'S at
tention that the company was mailing
a check in settlement OF the wage
restitution. caused the counsel TO de-
clare ANY such rumor Is absolutely
false and without foundation"
The Gref attorney said the code
authority admits that the company
has complied in all respects with
the minimum wage scale. but has re-
fused to carry out the ruling reQuir-
ing 1t TO increase the wages Of all en-
ployes receiving above the minimum.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Kennedy Got Chair
manship to Make Up
for Liberals.
BY PAUL MALLOS.

The foundations OF the old l. c. c.
Building are TO be strengthened before
the new securities commissioners
move IN.
Every one agrees II would be dan
ger0ls 10 permit such strong person
alfties 70 assemble without extra
strong foundations They would shake
an ordinary building down In a week
Initial tremorz from the inside were
noticeable even before the commission
assembled for the frst meeting. These
we're caused by Mr. Ferdie pecora. the
financial bloodhound Ar Pecora
smokes big black cigars and what is
more, ne bites them. He gnashed one
TO shreds a few days ago when the
word was brought to him that Joseph
Kennedy was 10 be chairman Of the
commission.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
NAZ| PROPAGANDA
IS HELD MENACE
Moley Tells House Group
"StahIheIm" Drills Regu.
larry in New York.

~ the Associated Prsa-
NEW YORK. July s-RAymone
Moley. magazine editor and brain
trtmter.- today declared Han propa-
gandinng In the United States consti.
tuted q menace to the Nation.
Moley. formerly Assistant Secretary
of State, vas the flrst witness before q
Special House Committe on Unamer1-
can Activities In an open hearing
that brought acknowledgment from
another witness that stAhlhelm
groups drilled regularly in New York
City.
The committee. under the chair
manship OF Representative John w
Mccormack Of Massachusetts,, held It's
FIRST open hearing here. Other com
mittee members present were Repre-
sentativeS Samuel Dicllstein OF New
York and j. Will Taylor Of Tennessee
Moley was questioned particularly
about four articles which appeared in
the magazine To-day during March and
April, alleging to be an expose OF
Eszi activities in the United States.
staae~ments verifsed.
understatements rather than over
statements" Aoley replied to queries
concerning their authenticity. "Ail
OF the documents on the basis OF
which these statements were made
were verified and are In our posses
sion"
Asked by Dickstein If groups had
been drilling with the Stahlhelm and
wearing swaStikas. the German Eazi
insignia, Moley replied,
Precisely as their pictures are pub
lisned.''
THAT doesn't seem consistent with
our form OF Government" Dickstein
observed
whether an organic connection Is
proved or not proved with the German
government" Moley said. ''f an
organization in this country has the
same ideals as that In Germany II Is
q menace to this country"
Chairman Mccormack said that
the hearings in Washington brought
out testimony that former German
Consul Gen Kiep. while acting on
cially in New York City. had expended
$1,000 to finance propaganda against
Americans or people in this country.
whether Americans or not. because
Of race"
Acknowledges StahIhelm."
81 think" answered Moley. 'it is
thoroughly improper to do any such
subsidizing In the United States, and
especially by any one who is a German
citizen, and particularly so when he
occupies an official position"
Acknowledgment Of the existence
Of ';StahIhelm." war veterans. came
from Walter Feiee, who testified he
came to the United States from Ger
many June so, 1891.
He spoke brokenly and much OF his
testimony was given through an In
terpreter.
Six months after his arrival as q
member Of the "Stahlhelm," he testi-
fed. he Joined the New York National
Guard. Coast Artillery.
Did YOU ever receive any instruc-
tons from Germany" Chairman Nc
Cormack isked.
Feige replied the "Stahlhelm" In the
United states and the Stahlhelm In
Germany we're independent OF each
other.
Feige also acknowledged that he was
not a Citizen Of the United States
when he Joined the National Guard.
having taken out only his first papers
Under questioning designed to show
National Guard rifles were used in
Stahlhelm drilling. Feiee said he at
attended meetings Of both groups, but
that the Stahlhelm never used Guard
rifles.
Feige said he joined the National
Guard because he was "a good citizen
and a good soldier"
Evening star., 1934-07-09


Nazis None viii cooperate more
readily"
Domestic problems demand stten-
ton so inSiStently, qualified observers
said, that Maxi leaders can take no
chances on international friction to
aggravate them or hinder their So
luton.
Important among them is the
economic condition. made precarious
by exchange and import problems and
threatened crop shortages.
Speech Note Defiant.
Although Hess made peace over
lures TO France, his speech carried a
defiant note.
j want TO warn the world" he
asserted, against miStaking the Ger
many of today. the Germany of peace,
for the Germany Of yesterday-the
Germany Of pacifism.
Let this be remembered: Despite
our memories of the terrors of war
despite the fact that the younger gen.
Grafton wants war as little as does
the older the way is not open for a
stroll into our country.
The French trench soldier will
especially understand us If We say TO
those who play with the idea of war
Just you attack us, Just you dare to
march into Germany
The world would then learn to feel
the spirit of new Germany. 1t would
fight as no people ever yet fought for
liberty"
An editorial in the BerIiner Tag
blatt believed to have been inspired
by the German foreign ONCE. ex-
pressed diStruSt OF an Eastern
Locarno," referring to what it called
efforts of France and Russia to
guarantee peace IN Eastern Europe
War Danger Admitted.
No one can doubt that the danger
of war in Europe has become immi-
nent." the editorial said.
Germany has no use for coIlec-
tive non-aggreSSion pacts which are
simply vast graves of confidence. but
she is ready 20 enter into bilaterel
agreements
The Reichswehr. or standing army.
now in q powerful position. believes
nothing should be left undone to
reach an agreement with France and
the Hess speech was taken as an in
dication Hitler supports that view.
Hitler was praised at a NaH meet
ing in Oldenbllrg BY Robert Ley.
leader Of the labor front
In the history of the German peo-
pile" he said. there Is one great
tragedy-we have the best soldiers,
engineers. artists. poets. but always
lacked political leadership. until now
when National Socialism gave the
country the great political apostle
Hitler-a lonely man. but the greatest
| figure in German history.
tCopyrtSht 1884 by the Associated Plessl
Evening star., 1934-07-09
MRS. IDA WALLINGSF0RD
VICTIM OF LONG ILLNESS
Wife of Real Estate Dealer and
Builder to Be Buried at
Services Today.

Mrs. Ida M. Wallingsford, wife OF
Charles M. Wallingsford, real estate
dealer and builder. died Saturday at
her residence, 1925 Gallatin street.
after an illness Of about two months.
Mrs. Wallingsford. who was a native
of Washington. is survived by her hus-
band and three sisters, Mrs. James II.
Been and Mrs. Walter Beall of this
city and Mrs. George II. Shoemaker
of California.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon at O'Clock at the resi-
dence, followed by burial in Rock
Greek Cemetery
Evening star., 1934-07-09
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. July s.-Republcan
leaders headed by Henry p Fletcher,
new national chairman. opened q
three-day pep meeting" in Chicago
today to drum up congressional votes
in the Middle West and to get cam
paign funds
Ushered by George F. Getz, national
treasurer Of the party, Fletcher was to
lunch with 80 Illinois Republican
workers today. and talk politics to-
morrow with business men and bank
ers as the guest of Silas Strawn.
Representative Chester c. Bolton OF
Ohio. chairman Of the Congressional
Campaign Committee. declared chat
the party would win so to 90" rew
congressional seats In November and
Evening star., 1934-07-09
INSULL TRIAL SET

Judge Designates September Is
in Denying Defense Plea.
CHICAGO. July tP.-The last
technical obstacle to the trial of Sam
uei Insult for fraudulent use of the
mails was wiped away today and
Federal Judge James H. wilkerson
ordered the former utilities magnate
TO trial Septembed Is.
Judge WIlkerson refused the de-
fense its final preliminary motion.
request for bill Of particulars OF
the charges.
insult and l6 others who directed
the short career Of Corporation Sc
curities Co. we're accused of misusing
the mails in attracting investors to
buy the company's securities.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
BODY IS RECOVERED

Certificate of Accidental Death
Issued in Mans Drowning.
The body of Norman r. Allen. 3s.
OF 1896 Sixth street southwest, who
was drowned in the river opposite the
navy yard early Saturday afternoon,
was recovered by police of the harbor
precinct about 1880 pm. yesterday,
The body came to the surface while
police were dragging for it, DR.. A.
Magruder Macdonald. coroner, gave q
certificate Of accidental death.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
ANOTHER COOL DAY DUE
BEFORE HEAT RETURNS
Temperature Expected to Be
sliohtlv Ahov. so THE A.

Temperature Expected to Be
Slightly Above 80 This Aft
ernoon-Warmer Tomorrow.
The break in the heat wave should
bring Washington at least one more
day Of moderate weather.
With temperatures IN the comfort
able 7es this morning. the forecast
said fair tonight and tomorrow;
slightly warmer tomorrow"
Yesterday was the coolest day in
Washington since June Is. The
mercury did not climb above 80 de-
grees and pleasant breezes swept the
city.
The mercury is expected to mount
slightly above 80 degrees this after
noon.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
Cosmetics Law Restrained.

PORTLAND. Me-. July Q lP).-Two
orders restraining State and county
officers from enforcing Names COS
metics Law, which taxes toilet prepar-
ations and requires manufacturers to
disclose ingredients therein. were
issued today by Federal Judge John
A Peters.
Evening star., 1934-07-09

When Senator Borah said in his
speech over the n. b C. radio chain
that he would report again on his
bureaucracy issue in mid-October. II
he could get radio time, the Colum-
bls chain representative here IHarry
Butcher) went to him and promised
him the time. Ii was arranged for
Borah to speak on a national net
work on or about October IS.
Plans mean nothing to MIR. RooSe-
velt. His itinerary provided definitely
that he would not go aahore in Haiti
but. when he got down there he de-
ci0ed he wanted to go ashore and
did
One OF the varsity brain uuSters
walked into the Treasury the other
day and approached the policeman
at TIE door asking: Where IL the
freshman team?" The policeman did
not request any further identification,
1 but responded et once: Room 306.
That is where Mr. Morgenthsu's new
| freshman brain trust hangs out
lcopyrtxht. 1a34l
Evening star., 1934-07-09
Roper Honored at Anchorage

ANCHORAGE. Alaska. July Up.
Secretary of Commerce Roper and his
party were honored guests here yes
terday before leaving westward On the
Gutter Shoshone.
Evening star., 1934-07-09

Every one concluded that It vas be-
cause the White House had failed to
notify Mr.. Pecora that he was not to
be chairman. That is not exactly cor
rect. What happened on the inside
was this:
President Roosevelt followed the
recommendations OF his liberal 2dvis-
ers and picked three liberals first for
the commission-Landis, Mathews and
Healy. lands was 10 be chairman.
Scouting around for two more, Mr..
Roosevelts eye struck Pecora. Mr.
Pecora was asked II he would take the
Craftsmanship of the commission He
said he would for one year only. That
was satisfactory to Lands, who under
stood that the chairmanship would
rotate every year and that h. probably
would be the next chairman after
Pecora.
But then Mr.. Roosevelt noted his
commission had four liberals and
no one from Wall Street. TO euen
matters mp, he made Kennedy the
NTH member, representing wall
Street. The liberals thought that
pds epen-tour Jor them aud one
for Wall Street.
Some one suggested Wall Street
might find out that one tods not
halt OF dUe, for the sake OF dp-
pedTGnces, ii tOas agreed that Mr..
Kennedy should be the chairman.
1t looked better. That is, il did to
every one sape Mr.. PecOrG, tcho had
not been consulted.
lands Is Peacemaker.
When Mr.. Pecora heard about 1t, he
intimated to O friendly newspaper
man that he might not show up to be
sworn with the others. That news
was flashed around town and the
liberal inner circle started circum-
scribing itself trying to locate and
placate Mr.. Pecora. The of1leial
swearing was delayed three hours
while Mr.. Pecora was being patted on
the back and urged to be quiet.
Mr.. Lands appointed himself peace
maker. He put Kennedy in one room
and Pecora in another and shuttled
between them,
MIR. Pecorass position was that he
had spent a long time digging up the
dirt on Wall Street. that among the
dark nuggets he had panned was the
same Mr.. Kennedy. and he'd be
doggoned II he would let such man
be his boss. That was q hard one to
answer. Mr. Lands spent some time
at IL before he finally got Messrs. Ken
nedy and Pecora on speaking terms.
Immediately after the election Of
Kennedy by the commission. however,
Mr.. Pecora went of to New York, ex-
planning he had to settle up little
private business, Up to the time this
New York. He did not attend the last
half dozen conferences or meetings OF
the commission.
Has Chip on Shoulder.
Mr.. pecora will come back all right
eventually, but it is clear that he is
going to serve out his year with a chip
on his shoulder.
Kennedy is really ind for the
chGirmdnship from publicity
standpoint. He is good ndtued.
makes friends easily and is Ger
tain to become an outstanding
Washington personality. Already
all Rewsmen Who haze come in
contact nth him are singing his
praises. He speaks their Ian
CHdge.
There Ieas one reporter pho in
sisted on asking embarrassing
questions at seUeral press confer
eRceS. When the reporter spoke
up agnin at The last conference,
Kennedy broke in and said Say,
don't you eper 90 array on pdca-
tioa or somsthiHg?"
1t SAW Kennedy from answering
the question
Evening star., 1934-07-09
Iekes Finds Use for Oil.

A few days ago Mr.. 1ckes an
nounced he had decided to let" the
Justice Department go ahead with the
prosecution OF that oil code test case.
The fact is that Mr.. Ickes' Interior
Department has tried in many devious
ways to get the Justice Department to
prosecute the case. The Justice De-
partment has steadily declined The
inner situation between the two de-
partmentS became q bitter issue.
Mr.. Ickes' use of the word "let"
clearly indicates that he has dis
covered that oil may be used on words
as well as machinery.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
WEATHER DELAYS
BALLOON ASCENT
Preparations Are Complete
for kepner- Stevens
Stratosphere Trip.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
RAPID CITY. s d. July g.
Everything except the weather was
ready today for mans latest venture
into the thin upper air.
Ofhcials Of the National Geographic
Society and Army Air Corps waited
hopefully for the favorable weather
they must have for the safe stratos-
phere voyage Of their , 1000 .0oo-eubic-
foot capacity balloon
Maj. william e Kepoer and Capt.
Albert w. Stevens. who will be pilot
and scientific observer. respectively.
announced all preparations had been
completed for an immediate ascent.
Named the Explorer.
Disappointing civic leaders, who
hoped the balloon would be called
Miss Blackhills. Geographic Society
and Army officials in Washington
selected the Explorer as the name
for the air-tight metal gondola.
An official statement announcing
the name said 1t tells in a word the
above the earth" and added.
The gondola of the balloon which
soon viii rise far into the stratosphere
is more fully equipped for explors-
ton than any that has been taken
into the region before. The expedi-
ton viii explore the upper strato-
sphere itself and the unseen forces
so vital to the world below that play
on its outwardly calm spaces. It is
hoped to bring back to earth rs a
result Of its explorations new facts
from q new world as truly as did
Columbus when he crossed an un-
known sea of water"
Christening Tomorrow.
Pouring upon it liquid air from one
OF the containers to be taken on the
flight, Mrs. Tom Berry. wife of South
Dakota's Governor. Will christen the
gondola In a ceremony at the expe-
dition's camp. Moonlight Valley. at
$50 pm. CMountain standard time)
tomorrow.
No mention was made in the Of
fetal statement of the champagne
which was brought from Denver by
airplane especially for the christen-
ing. but presumably the flight spon-
sors reconsidered in view of South
Dakota's rigid dry statutes.
A slight leak in the ballast dump
ing device. revealed by the 6 hour
''sealed-in" test Saturday was re-
paired yesterday by Kepner and
Stevens. At the same time Mai. E. L.
Hoffman. designer of the 85-foot
parachute intended to retard the
gondola drop In case the balloon
leaks or is damaged, made alterations
in the rigging as a result of observa-
tionS of the trial fight Saturday.
Clear Weather Necessary.
The weather station established in
Moonlight Valley receives reports
from all parts of the country. For
the flight clear, still weather must be
in prospect. not only at the take
off point. but 500 to 800 miles south
east. where the landing is expected.
Downtown scores of persons were
recording with the American Legion
guesses as to where the huge craft
would land. GueSses ranged from as
near as 40 miles from Moonlight VAL
ley. scene Of the take-off, to Quebec,
Canada, approximately 1900 miles.
Evening star., 1934-07-09


controller Of the
the banks which failed to at
holiday March 1888 Of which
consolidation The Franklin National
absorbed by the Wash
changed
its deposo
the Franklin paid SIS cent In
hands of receivers but
in nquidang
creditors Efforts still being made
o reopen the Industrial Savings Bank.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
Estonia Improves.

Economic conditions in Estonia are
much better than o year ago.
Evening star., 1934-07-09
FRENCH DISCOUNT
PEACE GESTURE BY
NAZI SUBlEADER

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-05-12

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