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Evening star., 1934-02-16
room for a vegetable and flower gar
den or a large back lawn.
VIII Have Four Acres,

room for a vegetable and flower gar
den or a large back lawn.
VIII Have Four Acres.
But in addition, just beyond the
town on land selected for its fertility
by experts, each family may have its
subsistence farm plot Of about 4
acres. Here it will be possible to
raise most Of the fruit and vegetables
required for the use of the family
through the year. No man, unless he
so desires, need be altogether de-
pendent on his job in whatever indus
try arises at Norris There will al
ways be his farm" upon which to de-
pend during industrial slumps 1t will
stand between his family and complete
deStitution, regardless Of what hap
pens in the industrial world Of the
future
A constant threat to the mainte-
nance Of decent standards Of building
and land use in the vicinity OF towns
is the uncontrolled growth around the
outskirts Here the entire develop
ment Is surrounded with a protective
zone, consisting mostly of steep cliffs
along the river and creek valleys. In
addition, this protective belt contains
about 1000 acres Of ground, part of
which will be used for the subsistence
farms. There Is some woodland, but
the open spaces have good soil and
drainage conditions, making them
suitable for farming.
One Of the ma jor features for the
regional development will be a new
and improved road, using the top Of
Norris Dam in crossing the Clinch
River. The road will skirt the new
community. and connect at either end
with important existing highways. 1t
will offer a new route between Gin
cinnati and the Midwest and between
Knoxville and the South 1t is ex-
pected to become one of the most pop
ulsr tourist roads In the country, and
its scenic beauty will perpetually be
protected from road signs, hot dog
stands, etc, which clutter so many
other scenic roadsideS. The road will
encircle large part Of the new town.
site and add its protection to the other
barriers against influences detrimental
TO the continuing unity Of the town.
No GeometricaI Design
Norris will never look like a new
town. There will be no geometric
fOrmality in its design, of the sort so
dear TO the heart OF the community
Evening star., 1934-02-16
DOUMERGUE BANS
BERLIN ARMS TALK
New French Ministry Charges
Hitler With War
Preparations.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
PARIS. February 16.-Premier Gas
ton Doumergue, armed with the big
stick Of popular support in France,
showed a firm hand TO Germany to-
day.
His new ministry, with its eyes fixed
closely on Austria's troubles. openly
charged Chancellor Adolf Hitler with
having rearmed Germany.
Hence, said note to Berlin drafted
as one of the cabinets first acts, fur
ther Franco-German talks on arms
are useless.
Today the 71-year-old premier
worked to define a foreign policy
which will give us the necessary au-
thority to play a useful role in the
League Of Nations and international
conferences"
The German rearmament charge,
hurled in reply to Hitler memoran-
dunn in regard to further discussions
on. disarmament. was revealed while
cheers of the Chamber of Deputies
still resounded In the ears of the cab
met last night
In the Doumergue governments
first encounter with Parliament it won
the almost unprecedented support of
all save 1913 of the sos deputies.
This, it was recalled today, was a
bigger margin than was accorded the
beloved Raymond Poincare, "the
saviour of the franc" in 1926.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
EDDIE LARUE HELD
IN FLORIDA JAIL
Man Caught in st. Peters,
burg Questioned for
Auto Theft.
BY the Associated Press.

by Ihe AsSoeleed Pfes8.
TAMPA, Fla, February le.-Be-
hind an impenetrable screen Of
secrecy, Federal agents today CUES
toned a man described as having
borne the same name as a fugitive
wanted in a major kidnapping and the
greatest bank robbery Of all time.
The prisoner. rushed here yester-
day from st. Petersburg, Fla, under
machine-gun guard, was described as
Leonard E. Foley, alias Eddie Doll
alias Eddie Larue, wanted In Chi
cago for violating the Federal auto
theft act" A woman seized with
him was described as his wife, Doris
Foley.
The authorities were tight Tipped
as to whether the man is the Eddie
Larue wanted in Lincoln, Nebr., il
the $2,500 900 looting Of the Lincoln
National Bank in 1880.
An Eddie Larue is wanted In Illi-
nois also for questioning in the kid
naping Of James Hackett. Blue Island
Ill, gambler. who bought his free
dom in 1882 by paying a $4,000 ran
som.
The arrests came at a time when
the Government, with Attorney Gen
eral Cummings in command, was
squirting its efforts TO ssnash the un-
derworld. Raids have vvcn conduct
ed in the past few days, it was said.
at widely scattered points, such as
Portland, Me, New York, New Jersey
and Delaware.
The man and woman, arrested in
st. Petersburg Wednesday, where they
had lived since January /, were
questioned there while being held in
jail. Department of Justice agents
began arriving from all parts of
Florida and from Atlanta, Ca. Then
late yesterday 10 agents took four
machine guns and three automobiles
and made a flying dash TO this city
with their prisoners.
Through finger prints. pictures and
other comparisons. the agents said
they definitely established Foley's
identity as Eddie Doll or LArue.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
FORMER OFFICIAL
FIGURES IN PROBE
War Department Name Fig
ureS in SiIverman Con-
tract Inquiry.
Continued From First page)

contended the supplies he was to re-
ceive for the underwear were use
less" to the Army.
Silverman is reported to have
planned to dispose Of the supplies 70
foreign government.
1t was learned today he had sent
word TO Government officials that he
is willing to tell all he knows about
his various proposed deals at the War
Department, but there was no indica-
ton today his offer would be accepted
by the grand jury.
The inquisitorial body resumed ac-
tive questioning Of new witnesses
today, one of them-Robert Fechner,
head of the Civilian Conservation
CorpS-called for questioning about
Silverman's efforts to sell the Gov
eminent clothing for the forest camp
ers. Silverman's activities in this
connection were inquired into nearly
a year ago by Senate committee in
vestigating camp toilet kit purchases.
C. c. C. Stove Purchases.
There was a report that Fechner
also might be interrogated about the
purchase of thousands of stoves and
fire extinguishers for the c. c. C.
camps. Certain stove manufacturers
are reported TO have complained about
the manner In which stove contracts
were divided up.
The grand jury reverted today also
to further scrutiny of allegations in
volving specifications for Army motor
trucks. Witnesses summoned for teS-
timony on this point included Joseph
D. Cotton Of Chicago, vice president
of the Four Wheel Drive Co., and
Thompson Short, local representative
of that company.
This pair Is understood to have
been called for questioning anent
charges that truck specifications were
drawn up to include q certain type
of four wheel drive, so as to give
preference in the bidding to one
concern.
Inquiry Next Week.
The grand jury probably will not
complete its inquiry before the middle
of next week, it was indicated at the
court house today. Important new
evidence is said to have been uncov-
cred by the Department. of Justice
agents and more witnesses are being
Subpoenaed for appearance early next
week.
Extension Of the proceedings will
afford the Justice Investigators more
time in which to locate Frank Spell
cher, tire company agent, who disap-
peared as the grand jury was pre-
pairing to call him for quizzing about
efforts to sell puncture-proof tubes to
the War Department.
Harry H. Woodring, Assistant Sec
retary Of War, who already has testi-
fed before the grand jury, will be re-
called as one Of the last witnesses, it
has been stated.
Evening star., 1934-02-16

What the administration apparently
wants to do is use silver to stop the
rise of the dollar abroad. Prof. War
ren's job has been to find e way to
do 1t.
There is just one chance that the
administration may ditch the idea.
In case Treasury Secretary Morgen-
thau'S inquiry into the Identity OF
holders of silver stocks discloSes that
the silver supply is concentrated in the
hands of few wealthy persons, then
the President will be diSinclined to
use the silver method. He would not
want to put a Government premium
on silver prices for a few rich men.
Gag Rule Necessary.
The gag rule imposed by House
Democrats on the tax bill may not
sound like a good argument for the
democratic form Of government, but
1t was practical necessity.
The bald truth is that the House
does not knoW enough about tIrv
subject to pass on such bill.
The chairman of the committee
which drew the bill was Doughton of
North Carolina. He frankly told the
Rules Committee he did not under
stand the technical administrative
sections. Few do. These sections
were worked out by experts who have
devoted life of study to the problem,
They conceived a balanced scheme to
block tax evasions and spent months
on the job,
II some Of their plans are rejected
the bill will be thrown out Of balance.
They figured out that if the COM
munity property section of the bill was
eliminated it would take them two
months more to get the bill back in
balance again. Everything else would
have to be changed.
Evening star., 1934-02-16

To serve the entire community, q
complete town center has been laid
out adjacent to a l4-scre public rec
reation ground. Here will be grouped
the public hall and administration
building, the bus station. service gar
age and other community features as
the need arises. Centered on the main
axis Of this group will be the public
school. away from traf1c, yet so To-
Gated that designated section of the
park can be used as q playground.
On a low ridge, somewhat isolated,
but easily accessible, is the hospital
location. Small neighborhood parks
and Fairgrounds are also provided for,
as is a well equipped demonstration
farm.
Among the novel features now
planned for Norris is a single store
grocery. drug hardware. dry goods.
etc. Ordinarily there would be eight
or nine mercantile establishments in
such a town There will be a central
purchasing system, with each depart
ment in charge of its own manager
Following the completion of Norris
Dam the community will serve ade-
quately to house the permanent forces
employed in its operation, in reforest-
ration and erosion control, and those
in charge Of the management Of ad-
Jacent T. V. A. properties. Also this
community is expected TO serve the
workers engaged in the various small
industries and craft shops which are
expected to be one outgrowth Of the
T. v. A. work school system of guild
ing the native people into a self -suffl-
cient group Of individuals.
In none of its aspects is this to be
considered a model town develop
ment, says Earl H. Draper, designer
Of Norris. "A thoughtful and con-
scientous effort has been made here
to smooth out and eliminate, where
practical, and without wasting money
on frills. some Of the crudeness and
haphazard development of the typical
small town. But the local conditions
met with are In many ways unique,
and there is no inclination TO set
forth this new community as a model
for all new towns and housing de-
Velopments. 1t will, however, dem
onStrate that the unduly congeSted.
insanitary. matter of fact ueliness can
be avoided ineXpensively. In its broad
est sense, it is an attempt TO make
rural conditions more nvable for its
inhabitants"
Evening star., 1934-02-16

developer who hourished in the real
estate boom days following the Woric
War when towns would have met the
unqualified approval OF sergeant
major The roadways will be moulded
into the natural contour of the ground,
sweeping into broad curves and result
ing in Irregular shaped plots Of ground,
bringing about an informal, but re-
lated grouping of the houses. Dead
end streets are being introduced wher-
ever possible to prevent through tra nc
on residential streets. In placing the
houses on the lots thorough considera-
ton is being given to the areas to be
used for lawns, ornamental plant
ings, vegetable gardens and orchards.
Instead of an expensive sidewalk sys-
TEN, improved paths, independent of
roadWayS In most instances, will lead
through the residential blocks There
Will be no "whiteway." although street
lighting will be adequate. But it will
not follow any geometric C0nhguratl0n.
Norris is town in Tennessee-not
in Italy or China. The designers are
keeping this constantly in mind. The
ornamental paintings will be. so far
as possible, Of native shrubs and vines
such as are found growing in pro-
fusion in the nearby hills. There will
be no fora introduced from the other
side Of the world simply because it
happens to look pretty. The same is
true of the designs Of the houses
They will be Tennessee houses, in
tended to meet Tennessee conditions.
There will be no East Indian bunga-
lows, English cottages, French cha
teauX, Italian villas, Virginia planta-
tion houses, New England farm houses.
All these styles Of architecture arose
to meet the needs OF particular en-
vironments. They are fine in their
places. In a Tennessee industrial vii
lage. 1t is believed, any Of them would
be decidedly out of place. There will
be no uniformity Of house design. An
interesting development is the apothe..
osis of the Tennessee dog run" house
two rooms separated by an open.
roofed-oyer runway. 1t is common
through the East Tennessee and
Northern Alabama countryside. As
seen by the roadsides, unpainted and
dilapidsted, it is probably the ugliest
Of all civilized human habitations.
But 1t Is native" 1t arose out of local
living conditions. In the hands of
the architects IL has been made a
thing of beauty in Norris. So with
other local types Of housing.
Evening star., 1934-02-16

There are some members Of the
House who are experts on the subject
Included in that group would be such
men as Fred Vinson Of Kentucky anc
Sam Hill Of Washington.
The sensible thing seemed to be fol-
/ the leaders to take their word for the
statement that the measure is a good
bill and let it go.
Members of the House realized that
and supported the leaders to protect
the measure from amendment. Nc
revolt was threatening. No specific
adverse action was feared. The boys
just decided to play safe.
Roosevelt Has His Way.
1t appears anything Mr. Roosevelt
wants to do is all right with Congress
That reaction was evident again
when the President Cancelled the air.
mail contracts. No one except the
conservative Republicans on the hill
seemed to have any objections.
The rest thought COL Lindberoh
wds tooliShly nliSled by his COM
pdny in making his protest.
The idea is fairly generally accepted
that the airmail subsidy system as q
whole cannot be very easily defended
1T least that idea has suddenly be-
come popular in Congress since Mr.
Roosevelt acted.
Short on StenOgraphers.
So many hearings are going on in
Congress now that the House COM
mittees ran out of stenographers a
few days ago.
Such an aviation big shot as Vincent
Bendix was kept waiting on the stand
for 20 minutes In the House Naval
Affairs Committee while members ran
around trying to find stenographer
to take down his testimony
Finally the Weights and Coinage
Committee thoughtfully adjourned
and let the Naval Affairs Committee
have its stenographer.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
ADD 65 IN FIGHT
ON RELIEF WASTE
Emergency Stations to Pro.
vide Workers Maximum
of 100 Cases.

approximately SIS case workers are
to be taken en- by the Districts Emer-
gency Relief Administration, follow
1g tour of inspection of its stations
yesterday by Commissioner George E.
Allen.
Mr.. Allen said that he intended
to see to it that case workers were
limited to 100 cases each. At present
there is one worker who has 900
cases, he said, and none with as few
as 100. The result, he said, was that
applicants for relief now have to call
at the Offices and wait endlessly be-
fore receiving any attention. The
examination of their cases is so super
ficial that many worthy cases are
ignored or sighted, and many who do
not deserve relief are ON the rolls.
To Concentrate Work.
In future, he said, he hoped to con-
centrate the work of the division in
the homes Of the applicants. Those
who ask for relief will be Immediately
sent back home and told to await
the visit of the case worker, except
in cases where the need is desperate
and immediate. This, said Allen, will
help to prevent the overcrowded con-
ditlons now visible at all relief sta
tions except the Banneker Center. At
that station there is room enough for
all, but at the other stations there are
people sitting on steps. in halls, and
anywhere they can find vacant spot
Many of them wait all day, he said,
going without lunch, hoping to get an
interview with a case worker.
There are now $4,000 cases on the
relief rolls The addition of 65 case.
workers will bring the number up to
14O, making one worker for each 100
cases.
Check-Up Necessary.
''I feel that we have been penny
wise and pound foolish" Mr.. Allen
said. by spending so little on case
workers we have probably lost large
amounts IN payments made to un-
worthy cases, and at the same time
have ignored cases where there Is
genuine need. The way 1t works now.
the relief goes to those VINO can make
the most convincing sales talk as to
their distress. There isn't much time
for checking up at the homes, which
is where relief work should be con-
centrated. We hope to provide for a
check at least once in two weeks on
the cases Of relief, to see that the
need still exists"
Previously the relief administration
was limited to per cent of the ap-
preparations for relief to be spent on
administration. With the exhaustion
of the District appropriation of
$780, 900, however, this limitation
has been dropped. The District re-
lief is now being operated solely on
Federal funds, and it is understood
that the FERA has tentatively ap-
proved the program for the increase
in the number of case workers.
Evening star., 1934-02-16
ROBINSON DECLARES
HOLIDAY FOR SENATE
Recess Is Taken Until Monday
Because of Chambers Legis-
lative Record.
BY the Associated Press.

by Ine Associated ETeSS.
Senate Chieftain Joe Robinson Of
Arkansas is so pleased with the
chambers legislative record that he
declared a holiday today and talked
of code" hours for the future.
Believing the members had earned
a rest, Robinson had the Senate recess
until Monday, when by unanimous
agreement, the touchy veterans and
Government pay angles of the inde-
pendent offices measure will be taken
up. The $57O, 100000 Naval construc-
ton bill will follow.
Just to show the country it can
legislate effectively if given an oppor-
tunity, the Senate yesterday passed
the $4,000, 900 Interior Department
appropriation bill in less than is min
utes and approved all -contro-
versial items in the $58S, ,000, 900 in
dependent ofices bill.
Robinson believes the Senate has
established its best record in history,
considering the session Is only month
and . half old.
Evening star., 1934-02-16

sure to happen, banked sharply to
the right and at about the same mo-
ment the meteor burned out and dis
appeared
Sheridan said he was unable to say
just how far the meteor missed the
plane. but said he thought it barely
missed"
When first noticed the meteor. it
apparently was just entering the stra-
tosphere and it gave off a dazzling
blue-white light that blinded me. 4"
Sheridan said. "As it came closer ii
lost its brilliance until at the time ii
reached the altitude at which I was
flying it was just a glowing red ball.
1t went out completely just after it
passed me-"
ADRIAN, Mich, February is LP).-
Stuart H. Perry, publisher of the
Adrian Telegram and an authority on
meteors, said today that Hiram Sher-
idan, airmail pilot who reported that
his plane nearly was struck by a me-
teor near Texarkana, Ark. last night.
probably was further from the falling
body than he supposed.
The aviator had an extraordinary
and thrilling experience" Perry said,
"and there is no reason to doubt that
he relates the occurrence exactly as
it appeared to him. 1t Is impossible
for single observer to judge the size,
distance or path Of a meteor at night.
observers often say that a meteor
dropped a mile away, or less, when
the actual distance was 100 miles, or
more. Distance and direction can be
established only by reports from a
number Of observers widely separated.
"The fact that he saw 1t disappear
is conclusive proof that ne was not
very close to it, because falling meteorS
cease to glow at a height of about
miles,"
Evening star., 1934-02-16

Controller O'Ccnnor cited in his
annual report among the accomplish
ments Of his Office the fact he had
made seven administration speeches
during the past year. He has made
two more since his report was printed.
Senator Jim Byrnes was the best
news source for newsmen in Congress
last session, but has shut down COM
pletely this session. The reason is
that he knows everything that is going
on and is afraid he will let it out If
he talks.
There is no disposition in Con-
QreSS to resist the Presidents plan
for early adjournment 10y April I
if possible. The Dhole House and
one-third OF the Senate are up TOR
reelection this year and rant to
get home.
Postmaster General Farley's selec-
ton of william Bray as his new sec
retary is a Shrewd move. 1t may help
considerably in getting Farley on a
more friendly basis with House Demo-
Gratis who have been ranting about
lack of patronage. Bray knows every
Democrat in the House by his first
name. His job will be TO keep them
happy.
tcepgztght. 1sS4.J
Evening star., 1934-02-16

'SOAAbAAAuCA lOAA4 A4AcA hNC.l
would remain at a. a week in cities
and is in rural areas.
10000 Dropped.
The rural demobilization, which
started last night with the dropping
Of between 10000 and 200, 1000 work
ers on Federal projects, will be car
ried on at the rate of approximately
10 per cent a week through March.
After that, it is scheduled to be ac-
celerated until the entire force of A.
100000 men and women will have
been demobilized by May l.
The rehabilitation order affects
every State equally. in so far as it
has gone out, Hopkins said.
The new regulations, as Hopkins
outlined them:
l. All persons living in households
where another member is working,
whether on public or private employ
ment, will be dropped first.
2. All persons who have other re-
sources.
Civil works will be maintained at
present strength in all Industrial
cities.
The wage scale under the new ar
rangement will be the prevailing
scale for the type of labor done in
the local community, with a mini
mum of 80 cents per hour for COM
mon labor
One Of the projects on which the
administration will concentrate dur
ing the remaining 10 weeks is con-
struction OF flreproof consolidated
rural schools in States which have a
consolidated school system. Hopkins
said other similar major projects
which can be completed by May l
are under consideration.
Contracts Permitted.
He also said that construction Of
school buildings might be done by
contract-a distinct departure from
the early months of c. w. A., when
all work was done on force account.
When the civil works ends, Hop
kins said, all needy persons will be
given emergency relief.
State administrations will be ex-
pected to examine local charges of
unfairness through social workers as
Investigators.
The rural areas were selected for
the first rehabilitation because many
thousands of tenant farmers and even
persons who own their own farms
have been working on civil works.
Hopkins feels that these men having
made seven or eight weeks wages or
even more should be able to 60 back
to their farms and raise a crop with
out suffering
Hopkins earlier had indicated he
would shape plans to provide for the
contingency that some employees must
be retained after May 1. One factor
probably will be how many of those
discharged show up on the direct re-
lief rolls.
President Roosevelt late yesterday
signed the 100000 C. w. A. re-
lief bill without comment. Both he
and Hopkins hope industry can be in
duced to absorb most Of those to be
discharged