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Evening star., 1934-01-21
OHIO GOVERNOR ENTERS
RACE FOR u. s. SENATE
White Makes Surprise Announcement at
Lima Meeting-Clerelond Opposition
to St. Laurence Pact Surprising.

to sell whisky that will meet the strict
requirements of the Ohio law as low as
ST so a quart.
B. o. Skinner, State superintendent
of schools, announces a program for an
intensive campaign of teaching to the
pupils of the State schools the effect OF
alcohol upon the health of the drinker.
Charles A. Jones, formerly secretary
to the late Senator Frank B. Willis and
to former Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, has
been appointed executive secretary Of
the Columbus Community Chest organi-
zation. Until recently he had been en-
ployed as a liquidator of impaired ma
tional banks in Central Ohio.
State Senator D. j. Gunsett, one OF
the most influential members Of the
Legislature, announces that he proposes
to urge in the coming special session of
the Legislature that the deficit in State
revenues resulting from the constitu-
tional restriction on realty tax rates be
made up largely by State graduated
income tax. Income from corporation
stock is already taxed per cent under
the Intangible tax law, though that Is
not called tax on incomes.
Tax Study Made.
Carleton Dargusch, State tax COM
missioner, has instituted q survey Of
delinquent taxes in the counties with
a view to ascertaining how large a per-
centage of them is due from persons
who are not In financial distress at all,
but are availing themselves Of the laxity
of collectors because of the depression,
to avoid paying debts to the public
treasury which they could very we'll
pay. Six years ago the State enacted
o 10 Wy tbot y,rovidad that 1and could MT
be sold for taxes until the delinquency
has continued for three years, and also
that there be no publication Of lists Of
delinquents Commissioner Dargusch
believes the latter provision is the prin-
ciple cause of the unjustihable tax de-
linquency, and he would have the pub
lication of the delinquent lists resumed.
Upon the validity Of the newly en-
acted Annat bonding law, which has
been argued and submitted to the Su-
preme Court, will depend to q great
extent Ohio's ability to avail herself
Of Federal funds in her efforts to re-
lieve unemployment by public improve
ments. A decision Is anticipated Tues
day.
One of the principal arguments made
In support Of the act upon which Ohios
newly organized State highway patrol
Is established, was that it would give
the State an effective weapon with
which to combat banditry, but for the
last three weeks. Neal Bowman, an
escaped inmate from the State Peni-
tentiary for the Criminal Insane at
Lima. has been skipping about over
the State robbing and kidnapping with
out even being seen by the highway
force men, though nets have been spread
for him time and again.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
TOBACCO HOLIDAY
ENDS IN KENTUCKY
General Assembly Asks Fed
eraI Action for Relief of
Producers.
BY HARRY BLOOM.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, January 20.-The
farmers troubles again dominated the
economic scene in Kentucky this week,
centered in three commodities, tobacco,
bluegrass seed and milk
The tobacco holiday, played out by
common consent without formal pro-
nunciamento by Gov. Ruby Laffoon,
who invoked it, found markets. one by
one. resuming sales. Complaints Of
prices were as bitter as before the holi-
day, but leaders in the trade generally
felt there was nothing to be gained by
another holiday. The feeling of the
growers cropped out in petition of the
General Assembly to the Federal Gov
eminent to take quick action for the
relief of the producer The Senate
asked President Roosevelt to give an
immediate audience to a delegation of
growers; the House asked for prompt
aid.
istration floor leader, asserted prices
were entirely unsatisfactory, despite the
recent minimum price agreement worked
out IN Washington. He demanded that
steps be taken to compel the large
buyers to adhere to the IL cents pound
minimum agreed upon. in the event
they are violating it. Senator Thomp-
son pointed out that it could not be
determined until the end of the selling
season whether the agreement was
being carried out, because the average
is for the entire period and not for
individual sales from day to day. Cur
rent sales, he said, are not bringing
living prices.
The House also adopted a resolution
asking that men on relief rolls be
sent to aid over -burdened farmers" "
to be paid at c. w. A. rates. Tobacco
farmers are earning only half as much
as relief recipients, G. c. johnson,
author of the resolution, said
The bluegrass seed producers set out
to Great an artificial scarcity by burn
ing 100000 pounds of seed. Piled in
immense heaps on the farm of Wood
ford Spears and saturated with kero-
sene. the blaze was touched off by r.
P. Taylor, Winchester, president of the
Kentucky Bluegrass Cooperative As
sociation, and r. w. Scearce, repre-
sentative of the Federal intermediate
Credit Bank. The burned seed covered
about 10 acres and the destruction was
approved by the Federal Farm Credit
Administration. Approximately 2,5l5,-
600 bushels Of seed we're pooled in
Kentucky during the past three years,
but the surplus was due chiefly to the
extraordinary crop Of 1881, when 1,S00,-
900 bushels were produced.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
South Carolina
State Shows Enthusiastic
Support for New Deal
Program.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., January 20.-A
young farmer taking his IL bales OF
cotton to a warehouse for storage so
that he could get Government loan
on it said; TT is very strange how one
man can change the conditions in a
large country such as ours, and 1t Is
wonderful when a man wants to dc
right as President Roosevelt wishes to
do. He told those rich fellows to turn
loose their money. They would not do
it. Now he is making them"
IT believe the people of this State
are 100 per cent behind President
Roosevelt" said man IN control OF q
large business.
"He is the first President in my
life time that has helped the laboring
man." said a night watchman.
Times are looking up in the State.
The banks are in better condition than
they have been for many years, and
the State treasurer recently boaSted
that the banks applying for member
ship in the deposit insurance fund had
been admitted 100 per cent compared
with 80 per cent average for the rest
Of the country.
But the lesson Of the depression
seems to have a hold of the law
makers, and over strenuous appeals
from office holders for increased pay,
the Ways and Means Committee Of the
House Of Representatives has proposed
appropriations which will not only keep
the State within its budget, but pro-
vides q surplus of 100000 Of estf-
mated revenue over proposed disburse-
meut&s ,-.....
Evening star., 1934-01-21

Statistics on individual industries
showed that the Women's and children's
clothing industry headed the list in re-
CARDS to improved employment and pay
rolls. In this industry. jobs increased
% per cent, pay rolls % per cent and
70 per cent of the concerns in the city
signed the Presidents Unemployment
agreement. In a number of other in
dustries gains in employment was from
20 to % per cent.
When the local N r. A. unit ceased
functioning here several days ago, Henry
F. Wolf, who had been chairman of
the New York City organization since
the resignation of Grover A. Whalen
two weeks ago. turned over the files
and management of the New York Com
pliance Board to James F. Hodgson,
manager of the New York office of the
State Director of the National Emer-
gency Council. Nathan Straus. jr.,
State director of the Emergency Coun-
c1l. and Mr.. Hodgson now are in charge
OF the permanent organization that will
administer the codes in this city
Drastic economy measures now are
being advocated forcefully by both Coy,
Herbert H. Lehman and Mayor Fiorello
H. LaGuardia. The Governor, in his
budget message to the Legislature,
recommended a reduction of s81, ,O0O,-
600 In taxes for the next fiscal year,
and urged that the gross income tax
law be amended so that persons in the
low income brackets could claim per-
sonal exemptions for 1888.
Tax Changes for 1934-35.
For the fiscal year l934-35 Gov.
Lehman recommended the abolishment
l 70
the entire gross income tax. He said
that these reductions could be made
because during the present year the
States deficit has been reduced from
$114, 100000 to s140OO,O0O. Under the
Governors plan the regular tax on in
comes, which is patterned after the
Federal income tax, would not be
changed.
The elimination of the gross income
the reduction in it for 1888, are con-
sidered certain, since this levy is un-
popular with all classes of voters
throughout the State. It was devised
primarily to tax persons of large in
come and made it so that they could
not dodge it by capital loss deductions,
but it also struck at every one with
an income. As it now stands, the law
reads that person must pay the State
l per cent OF MS or her income, re-
gardless of its total, and no exemptions
Of any kind are allowed.
However, aboliShment of the l per
cent sales tax will not be achieved with
out bitter fight. if at all The Re-
publicans, who control the Assembly,
have taken the stand that this tax
should be retained and if any change
Is made that it should be an increase.
The funds derived from the sales tax.
they contend, should be refunded to
Evening star., 1934-01-21
GEORGIA BANK
DEPOSITS JUMP
IN PAST YEAR
Statements in Re.
spOnse Call ShO,U
so Pct. Increase.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ga, January 20.-S.ate-
ments published in response to the calls
of the controller of the currency and
of the State superintendent of banks
indicate that bank deposits in Georgia
as a whole have increased more than
so per cent in a year.
The calls were for statements of con-
ditions prior to the Inauguration of
Federal insurance, so the return of
timid money, which had been general
since January 8, and which now totals
large figure, had little or no part in
the so per cent increase last year.
Nor was the distribution of Govern
ment industrial aid an important fac
tor. for Georgia has Jagged in qualifying
for most of the recovery projects.
The great improvement in financial
liquidity came primarily from the
largest income Georgia farmers have
had since 1880.
Official figures of the Georgia crop
reporting service Of the United States
Department of Agriculture tell the
story eloquently. In part the state
ment says:
with an II per cent decrease in
farm acres from 1882, the estimated
value Of all Georgia crops shows an in
crease of 90 per cent over last season.
The reason for this favorable compari-
son Is two-fold-recent improvement in
prices and substantial increases In pro-
duction over last year for the main
cash crops" Comparisons Of total val
ues by years follow:
1933-S128, 1868, 900.
1932-S67, ,029, 900.
1931-S101, ,528, ,000
1930-$179, ,422 900.
This year Georgia ranks eighth in
the country in order of importance of
total crop value.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
State Operation
Of Ne,U Jersey
Schools Proposed
Surrey Chairman Says
System You'd RemOre
All Duplications.
special Dispatch to The Star.

opeClAl DlSpdtcn TO Inc Star.
TRENTON, N. j., January 20.-Ad-
ministration of all educational func-
tions by the State of New JERSEY "on
greatly curtailed budget" has been
proposed by Thomas N. McCarter
chairman of the State School Survey
Commission, in disagreeing with the
commissions report.
Mr.. McCarter, president of the States
largest utility corporation, declared he
was not going back on the commits
sion's report, but, rather, was giving
his own ideas, which were not accept
able to the commission. He spoke his
mind at a meeting of members of the
Legislature and the school commission,
called to prepare the commissions rec
concentrations in the form of legislation
The school report asks the Legisla-
ture for fixed budget to be appor-
toned among the school districts on a
basis of need, regardless of their as
sessed ratables. The program totals
close to s100,oOO,OOO annually, which
the commission asks be made available
directly to school administrative officials
and not to municipal governments.
Solution Radical"
But Mr.. McCarter disagreed. He de-
elared the time has come when we no
longer can afford to pay 100000. 900
for schools, however laudaple their work
may be- We owe the children of the
State a practical education, but do not
have to teach them golf, beauty shop
work and elaborate dancing courses.
my solution" said MIR. McCarter,
(which I realize was far too radical for
any such commission as headed, was
for the State to administer all educa-
tional functions. A high-minded State
Board of Education could work out
courses and policies designed to put the
educational system on uniform basis,
instead of having each municipality
trying to exceed the other in school
programs and expenditures. A single
administrative officer, or superintend-
ent Of schools, in each Of the 81 coun-
ties would be sufficient to carry out the
boards policies, thus eliminating the
countless duplication of school officials"
The proposals Of Mr.. McCarter made
4 profound impression upon the Legis-
iature, but aroused immediate opposi-
ton of educators. Despite this op-
position, experienced legislators realize
some remedial action will have to be
taken.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
INSURANCE DATA
CONFIRM UP TREND
Sustained and Substantial
Improvement Forecast for
Year Ahead.
BY J. c. DEPONAI.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
BALTIMORE, January 2o.-Insur-
ance being generally accepted as one Of
the best business barometers, the an
nual reports of three of the four large
casualty, surety and bonding COM
panies here made public this week
show conclusively that business Is on
an upward trend.
The first bonding company in the
United States was started here. and
Baltimore has long been known as the
home of the bonding insurance busi-
ness, four Of the largest companies
in the country being located here.
Three Of these companies-the
United States Fidelity & Guaranty,
the Fidelity & Deposit and the Mary
land Casualty-are starting the new
year with their executive heads con-
fident of sustained and substantial i'm
provements during the rest OF 1884.
Few lines Of business have been
more seriously affected by the long
continued depression. With premium
volume shrinking and losses in nearly
all departments piling up, these insur-
ance companies have been forced to
face one severe crisis after another
fading assets, defaulting realty mort
guarantees and bank failures being
among the major problems.
Losses in 1888 were gigantic, no
doubt of that and at the annual stock
holders meetings of the companies
this week many of the distressing
statistics were made available without
any attempt to gar-coat the situation.
Business of the U. S. Fidelity &
Guaranty Co. turned upward after the
middle of last year, and each of the
last four months of 1888 registered an
increase in volume over the corre-
spending months of 1882, E. Asbury
Davis, president, reported at the an
nual meeting.
The gross volume Of premiums writ
ten in 1888 was 9,l01 1886, and after
deduction of reinsurance, net premiums
earned totaled S28823,201.. This COM
pares with net premiums Of s30,473, ,46S
for 1882.
Total income from all sources was
$30.674,545. which compares with $32,-
017.454 reported for 1882.
Total premiums written by the
Maryland Casualty Co. during the year
aggregated $20,02l 900, which repre-
sented loss of approximately $5,oo0,-
600 from 1882. This loss, however,
was more than Offset by the reduction
in claim and operating expenses.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
Vest Virginia Tax
Collections Act
Causes Showdown
Governor Asks Legisln-
ture to Repass Bill
With Changes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, January
Following the fourth refusal OF
West Virginia Supreme Court of A.
peals to hold legal acts of the Legi
lature designed to authorize counties (
collect their regular property tax rev'
nues, Gov. H. G. Kump appeart
before a joint session of the two lav
making bodies this week. and told the
to repass, with slight changes, a
which the court already has invalidate
as the only possible way "out Of L
confusion which has existed in h.
places"
Regarded as Challenge.
The Legislatures prepared to follc
the suggestion Of the governor ar
also a broad hint from Attorney Ger
eral Homer A. Holt. who announce
that "the proposed bill is the LegiS-
lature's last stand for the maintenanc-
of constitutional government and sup
port of the schools" If, the ATTORNEY
General added, the Supreme Court fall
to sustain the new plan, then the only
thing left for the Legislature to do will
be to appropriate funds to maintain
State police forces in the counties
make provision for supporting the
courts and go home" This statement
implied the closing of all schools anc
cessation of all other local governmental
functions, that are now going unpaid
The Governors and the Attorney
Generals words were regarded as chal-
lenges to the five Supreme Cour'
Judges, who on the different acts, previ-
ously invalidated, have split several
ways.
Gov. Kump qualified his challenge
Describing Chief Justice Hughes opin-
ion in the Minnesota moratorium case
he said: This is a mandate of prog
ress. A constitution must be regardec
as living thing, but government mus
keep abreast of changing conditions.
He added: IF the opinions of the dis.
senting judges are adhered to, local gov.
ernment will have failed"
Tax Tangle Continues.
Legislative wrestling over the State
tax tangle, has continued for l81 days
overshadowing all other activities II
West Virginia The dilemma wa
brought about because of an Oversight
in the extra session of 1882, when au
thority to counties to lay additiona
levies to pay the bond debts was ex
cluded from the resolution proposin,
constitutional tax limit on property
which the people approved in the elec'
ton of November, 1892.
Under the bill which the Governor
indorsed, S25 900, 900 of last years prop.
erty tax revenues could be collected fo
the support of local governments anc
the schools, at the same time contem'
plating additional levies for bond debts
Evening star., 1934-01-21
INDIANA RELIEF JOB
CONTROVERSY ENDS
Van Nuys' Choice Fails, but
New Appointee Is
Democrat.
BY HAROLD FEIGHTNER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January 40
Indiana Democracy rocked this week
with a controversy which ragged over
the appointment of a director OF the
new emergency relief council.
Disputants even went to the very
doors of the White House, and while
a lot of views we're aired, compromise
finally resulted The man named is
Fred Hoke, Indianapolis manufacturer
and chairman of the Governors Unem-
ployment Commission.
His selection resulted in a partial
victory for Senator Frederick Van Nuys
who insisted that at least a Democrat
should be named to head the council.
Van NuyS first choice was Richard
Werneke. Terre Haute Democratic lead
er and close personal friend of POST
master General James A. Farley. Hoo
sier newspapers viewed the selection
as purely political and foresaw that
Werneke, with his organizing genius,
might build formidable machine with
his newly acquired powers.
Protests apparently reached the White
House and confirmation was held up
When Senator Van NuyS made inquiries
he was shocked with word that a Re-
publican. William Fortune. was favored
To further muddy the waters R. Earl
Peters, announced candidate for the
senatorship nomination, proposed to
Washington that Albert Stump twice
his rartys nominee for senator, be ap-
pointed. Floods of kilograms poured
into Washington from aroused Hoosier
Democrats and finally Hoke was named
What made the matter more ironical
was the fact that Werneke's Terre Haute
friends had given him a banquet in
honor of his appointment. The switch
to Hoke was viewed in Indiana as an
indication that the President will not
tolerate too much partisan politics in
his relief organizations
One effect of the affair was that it
served to still further widen the breach
between Senator Van Nuys and Peters
Evening star., 1934-01-21
LONG POWER STAKE
|NLOU|S|ANA RACE
Sensational Campaign in
New Orleans Ends With
Rallies.
BY GEORGE HEALY, JR.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, January 10
The mayoralty campaign here, on the
result of which hinges the future OF
Senator Huey P. Longs political ma
chine. was climaxed with closing ral-
lies last night. Citizens Of the city will
60 to the polls Tuesday to express
their choice in the Democratic primary
after a three-cornered political battle
which started mildly and ended with a
series of sensational developments.
Tickets in the field are headed by
Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, candidate
for reelection on the Choctaw Club
slate; Francis Williams, member Of the
Louisiana Public Service Commission
and a bitter political enemy since 1925
of Senator Long, and John Klorer, for
mer engineer for the Orleans Levee
Board and choice of the faction headed
by Long.
Mayor Walmsley's break with the
Long machine four weeks ago, after an
alliance starting in 1890, which elected
0. K. Allen to the governors chair
and sent John H. Overton to the
United States Senate, was the opening
development in a series of events which
included the jailing temporarily OF
Registrar of Voters c. S. Barnes, a
Long partisan; inauguration of an in
vestigation by the Criminal District
Court of conditions of the registration
rolls and the sequestration of regis
tration books by the civil sheriff.
Candidates on the Choctaw Club
licked, headed by Mayor Walmsley
have promised the elimination from
public life of Senator Long in the event
of their election; and the first plank in
the Williams ticket platform commits
the candidates to retirement Of the
Senator to private life.
Candidates on the Klorer ticket, who
have the open support OF Senator
Long, argue that they are independent
and will not be ruled, in the event Of
their election, by the senior Senator.
Evening star., 1934-01-21

The fire OF criticism which has been
directed against the C. w. A. in tn
past 10 days reached the proportion
Of barage Republicans and Demo
Gratis both have complained Of political
favoritism in job placement. Charges
of discrimination and Of unfairness il
allocating jobs to geographical districts
have been followed by complaints that
employees are not selected from those
on relief rolls, that men have been
drawn from private employment to bet
ter C. w A. jobs, and that the c. w. A.
wage scales are higher than prevailing
rates, with the result private employers
have been unable to hire help even If
they advertise.
Investigations Launched.
Investigators have been sent into sew
era1 larger cities. In Pittsburgh there
is an inquiry into charges that former
union workers are not given C. w. A.
employment unless they pay portion
Of their earnings to reinstate their
union membership.
Center Of the storm h been Eric Fl.
Biddle, who, besides being c. w A. ad-
ministrator for Pennsylvania, is direc-
tor of the State Relief Board. Or
dered by Harry L. Hopkins. Federal ad-
ministrator. to clean up the situation"
in Pennsylvania, Biddle retorted in a
telegram to Hopkins that the Depart
ment Of Commerce has been handpick-
ing C. w. A. workers politically for q
business census being made by that de-
| partment. Biddle also said he has Is
sued repeated orders to county admin
istrators against any political choice Of
workers.
The situation became more tense this
week when Biddle refused to dismiss a.
! his assistant controller a man con-
victed of misuse of funds as a bank
official. Asserting Hopkins was aware
Of the mans history, Biddle announced
his own willingness to resign II his
course embarrassed the Federal admin
istrator. A few hours later Hopkins
ordered the assistant controller dis
missed. Gov. Pinchot, Biddle's imme-
diate superior in his paid relief board
job, praised the dismissal order by Hop
kins as ''the only thing he could have
done" Biddle, however, stood by his
guns. accepted the controllers resigna-
ton but did not submit his own.