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Evening star., 1934-01-30
ISSUE SENT BACK TO LOUISIANA
House Declares Sixth District Seat
Vacant.

Vacant.
BY the Associated Press
The sixth congressional district OF
Louisiana today had the fight for its
House seat deposited again on its own
doorstep. with the prospect that there
would be no representation in Congress
from that section during the present
session.
In adopting without a record vote
the report of House Elections Com
nlittee, which found that neither Mrs.
Bolivar E. Kemp nor J. Y. Sanders, Jr.,
vas legally elected to represent the
district, the House put the problem
tight back in the hands OF the Gull!
State. The fight for this House seat
has waged for more than six months
between the forces of Senator Huey P.
Long and those who are attempting 70
destroy his political machine.
Mrs. Kemp was elected without a
primary, December 5 at an election
called by Gov Oscar K. Allen. She
was the sole candidate named by the
District Democratic Executive Com
mlttee Sanders was named December
81 at an election called in protest by
q Citizens Committee.
Since Mrs. Kemp appeared in the
Capital with her certificate OF election,
Long has kept in the background.
He denied having personally support
ed Mrs. Kemp's election. She in turn
ssio she had not sought his support
but that he had supported her because
she was the strongest candidate.
The next step in the controversy Will
be Speaker Ralneys notification to the
Louisiana Governor that the seat is
vacant. A resolution to this affect was
adopted after the House voted the seat
vacant.
Senator Long did not appear on the
House floor during the debate and both
Mrs. Kemp and Sanders are in Lou!sl-
ana. Mrs. Kemp has not said whether
she would enter a new election, but be-
fore leaving the Capital last week, an,
ticipating the Houses action. she ted
newspaper men she would not return
to Washington again
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Will SELL - ACRES
COLORADO MINING CLAIM
LEGAL NOTICE.
McKENNEY, FLANNERY & CRAIGHILL.
Attorneys.
PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

Matte. IS hereby given this 10Th day OF
r fshsaKE BAKER RoBiNsoN withdrew f1em the
limited partnership Of 'Y. e. BOOhEET f1Tu
CO heretofore formed by GEORGE REM 1N :
VERTON e BOOKER, HARRY w rINnEi naEt !.
and T. BAKER ROBINSON as general pa, pa,
ners. ali residents Of the District OF Coiultt
bia. by certificate duly recorded IN lne VI
fice of the clerk OF the Supreme Couit u
the District of Columbia. on OctoDer "a
1929. and renewed by certlnca35e pd 60 ID
in said office on April 81. 1873: and sa,d and
limited partnership has been rens"1u porsr dnr
will be continued by Yelverton e. Booker Et3eIs
and George Hewitt Myers as speGiat Pee a.. Pa nur
ner under the same f1rm name ,astmsnt ior .ne pT
pose of transactins general len lnsea.ihhrii h,,si
banking and stock and bond prokecane n..u"her
ness. for the term expiring on Se SepuemueII en1neI
easseRs handTed Tth IND af3S
(Sl50, 00O). Of which the special paItnea,
Gore Hewitt Myers. has contrlnutea u o,e
hundred and tventy-hye thousand san T}nsrs d9,,srs
4hip will continue to be IN the AmesreaHt strsst
Security Building. $50 F1fteentn S.reef ef
NV. Washington. D. G. Inc ousiIese AZ
the partnership will be transacted py pyitt sH
general partners only. George He~liI. Hei.
fof Or susieet to any loss or liability be
yond the amount Of his Aforesaid contrlou-
GEORGE HEWITT MYEEa
YELVERTON T. BOOKER
HARRY w FTNNEY
9A3o.fe1 SO IS. 10, 1o,1::.I5.11-19.2123 %
Evening star., 1934-01-30
HUEY LONG BACKS
LOUISIANA POLITICS
Declares Other States and
National Parties Use
Dummy" Candidates.

Senator Long, Democrat. of Louisiana
returned from lost political battle in
New Orleans today and in the Senate
defended his State from the charges
of political corruption leveled against it
by the Special Senate Committee that
investigated primary expenditures in the
campaign of Senator Overton, his col
league.
Rising to a point of personal priv
ilege and waving his arms in charac-
teristic fashion, he shouted that the
committee had shown Overton, whom
he supported. was 'as clean as the
angels ghost" but in condemning the
use of dummy candidates in the 1882
election looked upon this practice as
something unusual"
He said this device was used in Iowa,
Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi and by
the national parties in the last cleo
ton.
He added he knew of one candidate
for the United States Senate who was
encouraged by his party to enter the
race, not to get the election, but to
divide the vote" and elect another man
with a promise the dummy would be
rewarded amply in some form or other.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
President Weighed
AS Baby by Butcher,
But Figure Missing

By the Associated Press.
washington had to start cele-
brating the Presidents birthday
today without having data on one
important fact-how. much he
weighed when he was born.
Reason: Scales were scarce In
those days. Right at hrst he
wasn't weighed. Later. he was
taken down and weighed on the
scales on the butchers cart. The
butcher is dead.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
SPONSORS MUSIC
Mrs. Roosevelt to Inaugurate
Mountaineers' Broadcast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The mountaineer music, which de-
lighted Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt last
August when she visited the White Top
Music Festival at Abingdon, Va, will
be introduced to the rest Of the coun-
try by the First Lady on February 81
On that day, she announced at the
White House yesterday. she will ini-
tiate with an address in the Executive
Mansion, series of seven broadcasts
to be made by folk singers at Rich
mond and one at Nashville. with Or
chestral introductions from New York.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
WHERE TO DINE.

Men and women prefer to eat where both
> REGULAR meal Is served also = IL carte
18TH CAFETERIA. 124 18th STREET
has this ADVANTAGE. Excellent Foods. Break.
fast. 25c-35c; Luncheon, csc. 35c. soc
Dinner. 35c, SOC. CSC. Chicken Dinner
nearly every night 81
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Eggs to Be Canned.

Eggs. pork, milk and poultry are to
be canned in q factory owned by farm
ers of WarWickshire. England.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

GEORGE HEWITT MYER6
YELVERTON T. BOOKER
HARRY w FTNNEY.
SA3o. .fe1 3. 6. 5. 10. H. II -19.21.23
Evening star., 1934-01-03
BALANCES
RECOVERY OUTLAY
Figure of fS1,152,972,595 Re.
ported for First Six
Months of Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Government ended six months of
the fiscal year today with an operating
deficit of s1.152 ,s72, ,595, virtually the
amount of emergency recovery outlays.
On general permanent expenditures
such as the routine cost of running
the executive departments-Trea
figures showed a S2,c00,O0O surplus.
The operating deficit on the same
date last year was S1.636 ,420,124
Emergency expenditures OF Sl,l55,-
825 ,3228S since July |, created this
years deficit. Extraordinary expendi-
lures for the same period of last year
amounted to SAT-, 1873 ,622 %, all by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
The R. F.. c. during the present year
again accounted for the heaviest OF the
extraordinary expenditures with s597,-
606.18825. but emergency outl3yS also
we're made in IA additional directions,
including public works and civil works.
Ordinary receipts for the first half
of the year amounted to 81 ,468 897,-
Gal % and ordinary expenditures to
81 .466, ,045 ,2l4l5.
The gross public debt at the end OF
the first half amounted to S23,8l3, $780,
735 SIS. an increase of more than s3,o00.-
10000 from the total Indebtedness OF
500, ,8O5, ,556,79l76 on the comparable
date last year.
officials said the size of the half
way deficit was not an indicator of what
the year-end deficit may be next June
30. The rate Of emergency expenditures
especially those on public works, is
expected to be accelerated greatly during
the next six months.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Bills Waiting
Liquor. Revenue and Sup
ply Measures Near Top
of Congress Calendar.

BY the Associated Press.
Here is a partial list OF legislation
that probably will be enacted by the
Seventy third Congress before the close
OF its present session.
A liquor tax bill. placing a levy OF
So a gallon on spirits. designed to raise
more than $500 000,0 900 in revenue.
A general tax measure, revising the
income staX law and tightening loop
holes, estimated to produce 100000
annually.
Eleven major supply bills. carrying
appropriations for ordinary Federal ac-
tlyitieS
Additional appropriation bills, pos
sibly carrying sums running into the
billions for emergency spending.
Authorization for continuation OF the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
and the Civilian Conservation Corps
Amendment of the basic acts under
which the N R. A. and Agriculture
Adjustment Administrations were found
ed. and some revision of the securities
2ct and. possibly. authorization for
the President to negotiate reciprocal
trade agreements without submitting
each to the Senate for ratification.
Additional legislation probably to be
debated. some of which is almost GER
tain of enactment, includes:
Ratification of the st. Lawrence
waterway treaty.
Revision of the existing banking leg
islation. including bank deposit guar
antee provisions.
Authorization to the President tC
declare arms embargOeS in cooperation
with other nations.
Regulation Of the stock exchanges.
Regulation of the communications
systems
Evening star., 1934-01-03

this matter and organize a movement
TO correct the situation.
we cannot afford TO economic in
providing education to our peoples she
asserted
Representative Jenckes said she
thought completion of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway would
do more for the genuine development
of the Capital than any other project.
She pointed to the tremendous increase
in property values following construc-
ton of the Westchester Parkway in New
York as an example of what might hap
+ pen here.
Suter on Representation.
Jesse C. Suter first vice president of
the Citizens Joint Committee on Ma
/ tional Representation and president of
! the Society Of Natives, said it was un-
/ fortunate the resolution for national
/ representation of the District is before
( the Judiciary Committees rather than
/ the District Committees, which. he pre-
dicted, would give it more favorable
/ treatment
/ He said no movement in the District
/ is SO thoroughly organized as that for
representation in Congress. He stressed
! the sympathy woman members of Con-
greSs have displayed for this cause
The citizens voted to oppose the con-
/ structiOn Of an a National Guard Ar
/ mory. of the preparation of plans fol
/ such a structure at this time, because
/ of what was said to be the greater
need for school and library facilities
and for a municipal center
! Legislation prohibiting the use of soft
| coal or other fuel that emits a dense
volume of smoke, unless a smoke elimi-
nator is used, was urged on Congress by
the citizens 1t was said the existing
/ smoke regulations are not enforced with
! the same strictness as in the past.
/ Treating with similar subject, an
! other resolution was adopted asking for
an appropriation to permit the opera
| tion of the larger of the two incinerators
! said to be idle at present because OF
/ lack of funds. The resolution stated
that refuse now is being burned in
! furnaces and on dumps throughout the
| city, causing a considerable smoke
nuisance.
| Although informed that the Columbia
| Heights Business Mems Association. a
sister organization. favors distributing
! point for liquor in Columbia Heights
! the citizens association reiterated its
| stand against the sale of liquor within
one mile of the Soldiers Home, which
| includes practically all of the aSso-
! cations territory.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
WARNS OF GREATER
CONTROL OF BANKS
New York State superintendent
Demands Better Manage.
ment and Ethics.
By The Associated Press


ALBANY, N Y. January Sub
mitting his annual report to the Legis-
lature today. Joseph A Broderick,
State superintendent OF banks. Gaid
bankers must improve the quality of
management and raise their standards
of ethics "Or the Government will be
obliged to assume even greater control
Of the banks than it has today"
His report, hailed as the fact most
worthy of note in an eventful year the
setting Of the stage for the unification of
all banking institutions through mem
bership in the Federal Reserve System,
the first step being in the Federal De-
pOSit Insurance Corporation.
Banking institutions are organized
primarily for the promotion of the
public convenience and advantage. and
in their relations with the communities
they serve, this purpose should be strict
~ observed" he reported. In the fu-
ture there will be no place in the bank
ing business for selfish practices and
unfair and unbridled competition"
OF recommendations for changes in
the State banking law, 10 are intended
to make the State law uniform with
the Federal law. three would make for
four others are for liberalization of
present restrictions
The report opposes granting any ad-
ditional authorization for private bank
ing.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
DANCE STUDENTS TO SEE
HINDU COMPANY PERFORM
Uday Shan-Kar and Is Artists to
Appear at Constitution Hall
Oh January II.

Students of dancing from private
schools. as we'll as those in the instruc-
ton classes Of the Community Center
Department, are making arrangements
10 attend the performance Of Uday
Shan-Kar and his company OF famous
10 Hindu dancers and musicians, at
Constitution Hall on the night OF
january It.
II Will be the second American tour
of the artists from India. who were
well received in New York last Winter
One feature of the presentation will
be a Hindu orchestra Of l10 different
instruments. Folk and religious dances
OF India and the dance art of the
Nautch girls Will be included in the
program.
Among the dance schools which will
be represented at the concert are those
under the direction of Miss Lisa Gar
diner. Miss Evelyn Davis, Miss Maria n
Chace, Lester Shafer, and the many
groups under instruction furnished by
the community CenterS.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
{25,0D0,0]) URGED
FOR HARBOR BILL
Maj. Gen. Brown Recon-
mends S13.18O,OOO for
Flood Control.
BY the Associated Press

Appropriation of SOS 900 900 for river
and harbor work and Sl3.l80 900 for
flood control during the next fiscal year
was recommended to Congress today by
Mai Gen. Lytle Brown, Iormer chief
of Army Engineers.
Since succeeded by Maj. Gen. Edward
NJ Markham, the former Engineer
chief in his annual report recommended
expenditures of less than one-third the
total Of 6586. 1861 spent IN the last
year
Many new undertakings. however
have been provided for under the public
works program A total Of Sl92 377 ,808
for new work on rivers and harborS and
for food control was allotted under the
punic works program up TO October
15 last
At the beginning Of the next fiscal
year. it was estimated b. Cen. Brown,
there will be an unObligated balance OF
S5 940414 which. with the S25 600 600
requested. would provide $50 940,4l4 for
maintenance and existing contract
work
Maintenance of harbors and channels
will require S14.8O3.2l9. of which the
Atlantic Coast needs S8.0i6 0l9, Gulf
Coast 50 $50 500, and Pacific Coast
50 .204. 700. Intrac coastal waterways re-
duire Sl,4765O0. inland waterways ST.
053 ZOO. and the Great Lakes system
50 .354 900. For flood control. the Mis-
SiSSippi River and its tributaries. under
the Mississippi River Commission. re-
Quire s12.335 600 and the Sacramento
River s645 900.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
SWIFT ACTION SEEN )
ON FREE SILVER
Senate Bloc Plans to Take
Steps on Controverted
Wheeler Bill.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Despite signs of coolness from the
administration, Senate silver bloc lead
ers today planned swift action on the
controverted Wheeler bill for free silver
coinage at l6-to-l ratio with gol..ll.
Senator Adams Of Colorado. chairman
OF the silver subcommittee of the Senate
Banking Committee said he would call
an early meeting to consider the meas
ure and asserted quick favorable re-
port was likely.
Adams said he saw no need of hold
ing hearings. Silver bloc leaders showed
no apparent encouragement despite -
ports OF presidential opposition and
failure to obtain recognition for white
metal bills in she tentative legislative
program outlined by administration
chiefs.
Wheeler's free coinage bill drew an
adverse report last year from former
Secretary Of the Treasury Woodin, who
suggested that in view of the silver pro-
visions of the Thomas initiation amend
ment there was no need at that time
for further silver legislation.
number OF other silver bills also are
before Adams subcommittee, but the
chairman SAID he saw no reason for
dCtHls vi LHcIH uIllu dlLeT tne Wneeler
measure has been disposed of one way
or the other.
Personnel of the subcommittee indi-
Gates the lines will be closely drawn on
the silver issue, despite Adams forecast
Of favorable action. Only three of the
nine members voted for the Wheeler bill
last session, but silver leaders were
hopeful of changes in ranks since that
time
The four epublicans-Walcott of
Connecticut, Townsend of Delaware,
Steiwer of Oregon and Kean of New
Jersey-all voted against it. together
with Gore Of Oklahoma and Bankhead
Of Alabama, both Democrats.
Gore and Bankhead made it plain to-
day their attitude had not changed
Silver has every attribute of money
except value" Gore said. You might
just as well remonetize zinc or buffalo
chips"
The Oklahoma Senator added that to
his mind bimetalism was no more pos
slble than perpetual motion. while
Bankhead said he favored leaving the
money question IN the Presidents hands.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
WIFE SUES LUMBERMAN
FOR $4,000 PAYMENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January SUIT for
$4,000 against William M Ritter.
Welch w. Va, lumberman. was begun
yesterday on behalf of his former wife,
Mrs. Gretrude Webster, who contends
h4 owes her that amount under sep
eration agreement.
Her attorney told the court the
amount represented the balance due for
1892 under an agreement made in 1881,
under which Ritter agreed to pay her
$4,000 a year for life in addition to
giving her s5OOoOO in cash. a town
house in Washington, D. C.. and a
country house in Manchester. N. H.
The agreement. he said, was drawn
By former Ambassador James w.
Gerard and the late Ebert H. Gary,
former chairman of the board of the
United States Steel Co.
Ritter's lawyer said the agreement
was invalid as 1t was drawn up in Phil
aGelphia while Ritter's legal residence
was in West Virginia. West Virginia
law. he said, banned such agreements
if both parties contemplated divorce.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
BRITAIN TRAILING
|NNAV STRENGTH
United States and Japan Lead
in Data Published in James
Fighting Ships

LONDON P).-Facts and figures pur-
portedly showing a serious weakness OF
the British Navy in comparison with the
navies of the United States and Japan
are amassed in James Fighting Ships
1888 edition. rated as most complete
and authoritative handbook On navieS OF
the world. 1t is published in England
The British cruiser programs have
been limited in numbers. sizes and
armament by the one-sided concessions
made by our representatives at the Lon
don Naval Conference, with the result
that our constructors have been faced
with the disagreeable necessity Of pro-
viding us with ships definitely inferior
to their opposite numbers abroad" says
a publishers foreWord
Details of Warships of all nations, in
addition to 5000 photographs and illus
trations, are pointed TO as justifyina
this statement Aside from the inter
pretation and expressions of opinion il
the foreword, the book is a sort Of nava,
encyclopedia.
Comparisons Are Given.
Britain's new 8,390-ton Exeter, armed
with six 8-inch guns and capable O.
80 .25 knots, is compared unfavorabl,
with latest foreign ships of the samt
category. They are listed as follows
United States-Astoria, 10000 tons
nine 8-inch guns. 325 knots.
Japan-Chokai, 10000 tons, ten 8-!ncl
guns. 33 knots.
F'rance-AIgerie 10000 tons, eigh
8-inch guns, 80 knots
Italy-Bolzano. 10000 tons, eigh
S-inch guns, 355 knots.
In the next class of cruisers. unde
the London treaty. Britain's latest ex
ample, the Amphion, 1000 tons, armet
with only eight 6inch guns and capabl
of 325 knots, is compared unfavorabl,
with the following:
United States-Savannah 10 900 tons
fifteen 6-inch guns, speed unknown.
Japan-Mikuma. $500 tons, tifteel
6l-inch guns, 33 knots.
France-La GaliSSOntere. 1929 tons
nine 6l-inch guns, 81 knots.
Italy-Garibaldi 5,855 tons, eigh
6-inch gurs, 81 knots.
Summary Of Navies.
A feature of the 1888 "Jane'-as tn
book is popularity called-is a summar
Of navies. 1t shows the principal power
possessing the following craft:
Evening star., 1934-01-03
AST0R WEDDING FEB. 6

NEW YORK. January 3 LP).-Miss
Eileen S. S. Gillespie and John jacob
Astor, Sd. will be married at st.
Thomas Episcopal Church on Tuesday
afternoon, February 6, It was announced
yesterday.
The Rev. Stanley Carnaghan Hughes,
rector of Trinity Church. Newport,
R. l., and the Rev DR. Roelif H. Brooks.
rector of St. Thomas Church. will off,
ciate. Plans for the wedding have not
vet been completed.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
SEEK SHOOTING SUSPECT

Augustus Carroll. colored, IS, janitor
of a building in the l400 block of T
street was being sought by police fol-
lowing the shooting early today Of
Thomas Rorls. colored. 27. and the
stabbing of Edna Rorls. also colored, %,
during a brawl in the hallway of the
, building.
The man was shot through the thigh
and the woman cut over the left eye.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
LONDON SEES PRESIDENT
OVERCOMING OPPOSITION
Roosevelt's Message Eagerly An
ticipated by British-Press De-
scribes Republican "Collapse.'
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 3-President
Rooseyelt's message to Congress is
awaited here with interest and curiosity
today far in excess Of that usually
shown in American affanS-eSpeCiauy
American politics.
For days leading newspapers have
emphasized what has been described
here as the collapse" of the Republican
opposition.
The one certainty in the situation" Z"
said the London Times editorially, lis
that wherever President Roosevelt may
decide to lead Congress and the country
will follow"
Today the Presidents familiar por-
trait faces readers of several London
newspapers, accompanying special arti-
cleS and editorials.
The consensus is that the President
will carry Congress completely, or at
least with negligible opposition.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Senate Signs Rule
Relaxed to Permit
Blue Eagle ON Door
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FIeSS.
The Blue Eagle had a hard
time maintaining its perch on the
Office door of Senator Sheppard
of Texas, but by special dispensa-
ton has at last come to ropst
there.
After signing the Presidents
unemployment agreement on be-
half of his employees recently,
Senator Sheppard put a big Blue
Eagle ON his door. The Senate
custodian promptly asked him to
remove it, explaining there are
rules against signs"
Senator Sheppard appealed to
his colleague, Senator Copeland
of the Rules Committee. plead
ing for permission to post at
least a very small" eagle. His
request was granted.
The placard on the door now
is only inches high, with a tiny
eagle at the bottom.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
Master Plumbers to Elect.

The Master Plumbers Association of
Washington will hold an election meet
ing in the Pythian Temple tonight at
9 o'clock President Joseph A High
has announced a 300 per cent increase
in the associations membership during
the past year.
Evening star., 1934-01-03
55 ARE RE-EMPLOYED
Number. However, Fails to EquaI
Additions to Civil Service List.

The unemployment registers of the
Civil Service Commission furnished 55
workers for the Government in the
week ended December 90, according to
the regular report Of the Civil Service
Commission.
OF these. Al were probational, and
1 temporary. There also were go per-
sens added TO the registers. IL here and
49 from other points making the total
O.. t.c 49, 800.