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Evening star., 1934-02-18
JERSEY AMENDS
RECOVERY ACT
TO END FIGHT
State Legislation
Found in Conflict
With N. X. n.
BY EDWARD M. GILROY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TRENTON, N. j., February IL
Legislative action has been started to
clear up the conflicts between the
National Recovery Administration at
Washington and the State Recovery
Administration. The assembly adopted
a resolution ordering j. Lester Eisner
of Red Bank, State administrator, to
present to the Legislature the pay
rolls of the administration, the num-
Der of codes approved and rejected
and the proposed assessments for the
State authority.
In the Senate action was taken to
speed the model State recovery act
sponsored by the N. R. A. and which
will be presented to each State Legis-
lature. The Senate bin, sponsored by
Senator Albert G. woodruff Of Cam
den, makes the national codes applica-
BILE to purely intrastate business and
makes their violation a State offense.
A repeater of the present State re-
covery act is in prospect. The State
act one of the first in the country,
permits State codes for industries not
regulated by the N. r. A. and also
permits variations from the national
codes where they are Incompatible
with local conditions. This feature
OF the State act is particularly un-
welcome at Washington and N. r. a.
officials take the position 1t permits
0oncpolistic pCacticeav
Evening star., 1934-02-18
BY J. H. GALBRAITH.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
~OLUMBUS, Ohio, February II.
4 Ohio Republican leaders
will meet here the first week
~ in March to take stock Of
their party organization. and
start something that many crystalline
party sentiment regarding the selec-
ton of O. candidate for the COVER
norship. State Chairman Edward
Schorr Of Cincinnati has announced
his intention to call such meeting.
He makes it plain that so far as the
State organization Is concerned "an
open-door" policy is TO be maintained,
so that all aspirants shall have an
even chance.
While on the Democratic side there
are three avowed candidates for the
nomination for Governor, with q
fourth tentatively announced, there
is not yet a single firmly announced
candidacy on the Republican side.
The name Of Representative Brooks
Fletcher of Marion has been added
to those of Martin L. Davey, William
G. Pickrel and Charles Sawyer, pre-
viously announced for the honor Of
leading the Democratic State ticket.
The Republicans, who have been
merely mentioned" for the guberna-
torial nomination, are d. E. Morgan
Evening star., 1934-02-18
MARYLAND FIRMS
.EARN|NGSREGULAR
C Consolidated Electric Light
& Power Maintains, Its
Dividends.
BY J. c.. DEPONAI.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 17.-Some
interesting facts are noted In the an
nual report Of the Consolidated Elec-
trio Light & Power Co. of Baltimore,
Just filed with the Public Service
Commission. In the first place the
Consolidated has the unusual distinc-
ton Of being one Of the very few
utility concerns in the Nation to
maintain its earnings during the de-
preston years, and as O consequence,
continue its dividends without con-
slant reduction, or as In so many
cases, elimination. Although net per
common share in 1888 slipped little
as compared with 1892. the dividend
Of $3.50 currently paid seems to be
adequately protected.
Most of the company's stockhold-
ers, it Is stated in the year book, live
within the territory it serves, which
includes Baltimore City, Baltimore
County, Anne Arundel, Carroll, How
ard and parts Of Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties. The company
also has the distinction OF being the
oldest gas light company in the
United States, gas having been first
manufactured here in 1916 by the
Baltimore Gas Light Co., which was
the parent company Of the present
corporation.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
LEGISLATURE NEAR
VERMONT WET VOTE
Action of Two Delegations May
Force Action by Gov
ernor.
specisl pispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BURLINGTON, VT, February IT,
Action taken by the Chittenden
County delegation in the Vermont
Legislature may 60 long way to-
ward inducing Gov. Stanley C. Wilson
to call q special session soon to pro-
vide some way for the sale Of liquor
In the State. Although the Governor
has given no intimation Of what he
intends to do. If anything, it has been
generally believed that he has delayed
action until the sentiment Of the
people OF the State had crystallized
to an extent that the session would
be q short one.
At the meeting of the Chittenden
County delegation. held In this city,
i6 -on@the. a. @Mmh9a aRacoAQgooenf,
Evening star., 1934-02-18
TENNESSEE MAY BE FIRST
in COTTON CONTROL PLAN
Extension of Time by A. A. A. for Final
MopUp Leads Agents to Expect
100 Per Cent Cooperation.

the main reason. Is that the Govern
ment has put the cotton farmer on
his feet for the first time since the
depression. Not only did cotton farm
ers throughout Southern and West
ern Tennessee respond eagerly to the
plow-up program last Summer. but
they went in whole-heartedly for the
Government 10-cent loan. This loan
shot Christmas business up to unex-
pected heights and gave to Tennessee
business men a confidence and en-
thusiasm which Is carrying them on
today.
Memphis Loans Heavy.
OF the SIS, 1000, 900 in Government
loans distributed throughout the cot
ton belt q total Of sl7,221 900 was lent
through the Memphis office. This is
81 per cent Of the total. A condition
to this loan was that the borrower
would agree to reduce his acreage in
1894. Thus he is obligated to reduce
even If his enthusiasm for the pro-
gram should not force him to reduce.
A result is that between the two the
agents have had little difhculty in
convincing farmers Of the desirability
of acreage reduction. The greatest
drawback has been In getting some of
the tenant farmers to understand
what it Is all about.
So confident are the people Of
Tennessee that bad times are over
that for the first time since 1890
individuals are making plans for fu-
ture buying. The tax burden has
not been lifted altogether, but re-
stored confidence in the State gov
eminent is seen because Of the bal
ancing Of the budget. Tennessee for
the first time In years is paying U IT
goes and there is money in the treas
ury. This was made possible through
q SO 900 900 bond issue hoated last
Summer by which all of the old past
due accounts were cleaned out, and
by the mandate Of the Legislature
which required a reduction In sal
aries and cost Of government.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Ohio Republicans to Meet
In Cleveland Early IN March
Will Take Stock of Organization and
May Start Moue to Select Can
did0te for Governor.

and John A. Eden of Cleveland, for
mer United States Senator Roscoe c..
McCulloch, Frank w. Harrison OF
Alliance, Representative Tom L.
jenkins, former Secretary Of State
Clarence J. Brown, Nelson c. Sparks,
former Attorney General Alfred Bett-
man and Robert A. Taft. It looks Is
though Former Governor Harry L.
Davis would rest on his present
honors, won In the election Of mayor
of Cleveland, and not try for the
governorship again at this time.
Former Senator r. C. McCuloch
caused surprise this week by de-
claring in an address in his old
county of Stark, that the Republican
party must divert itself of the Mel
Ions and the Mills Ogden L.), indi-
caing that he intends to lead new
departure In his party, probably some
what in line with Mr.. Rooseyelt's new
deal. This may be an earnest Of q
split of the party in this State in the
campaign Of this year.
It is reported that the fact that
there are no absolute announcements
Of Republican candidates for the
nomination Of Governor is due to the
exercise of restriction on the part Of
the State committee, which wishes
time to get together on a plan Of CAM
paign to bring the party back into
power again.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
INDIANA UTILITY
RATES ARE SLASHED
Savings Of More Than Two Mil
lions Effected by Reductions
in Costs.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February II.
Utility rates to consumers have been
reduced $2,125,e37 in the last IL
months, according to q report issued
by the Indiana Public Service Com
mission. This was the greatest de-
crease ever recorded. Since the COM
mission was organized In 1913 rates
have generally ascended.
The largest single reduction made
was in Indianapolis, where the light
and power company, rather than face
an order to show cause why its
charges should not be cut, made 3
voluntary decrease Of approximately
. per cent. The savings 10 consumers
totaled about 4sz5,ooo annually.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
California Crops
Increased i'm 1888,
Reports Indicate
Special Dispatch to The star.
LOS ANGELES, February


LOS ANGELES, February
17.-Optimistic reports from
all parts Of California trickled
through the news columns dur
ing the past week.
California growers in all
branches of agriculture had the
best crop year in 1888 since
1929, according to Director
Brock Of the State Department
of Agriculture.
I'm field, orchard and truck
crops the increase in farm val
ue in 1888 over the previous
year was approximately SAL
100000" said Director Brock.
Current statistics ON the sup
ply and demand of walnuts in
dicate that walnuts will be job
bing at a substantial premium
in the near future, that there
is no possibility Of a carryover,
and because of a small crop the
1884 crop will probably sell at
higher prices.
Business on the Los Angeles
Stock Exchange Is now regis
tering a volume and value far
in excess of corresponding pc
riods of the previous month
and year, according to w. G.
Paul, secretary of the ex-
change, who reports that dur
ing the first nine working days
of the current month volume
of trading totaled 183,l80
shares, an increase of approxi-
mately 165 per cent over the
volume recorded for similar
working days of the preceding
month.
Wholesale building material
prices entered February with
an index number Of 86.2 as
compared with 86.5 for the pre-
ceding week end, with 7o.2 for
the corresponding period q year
ago.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
DEMOCRATS PLACE HOPE
ON PENNSYLVANIA SLATE
Roosevelt Faction, Headed by Joseph
Cuffey, Seeks Control at
May Primary.

Democrats. who bolted Smith in 1928,
also has been encouraging the anti
Guffey group.
The Guffey candidates pledged ad-
herence to a liberal platform for the
primary campaign. 1t includes wide
variety of social and labor legislation,
a State income tax for school pur-
poses and revision Of the State con-
stitution.
The Democrats platform, however.
is silent on the issue which has been
raised most frequently in recent weeks
by several potential Republican candi-
dates for Governor. That Is console
dation of the 5,6l1 minor governmental
subdivisions into larger units for
economy In administration.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
VEST VIRCINIAS HUGE POWER PROJECT READY in 90 DAYS
Opposing Party
Views Reused by
Moses N.R.A. Rap
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, February Ire
publican reaction to the Lin
coin day address delivered here
by former United States Sena-
tor George H. Moses Of New
Hampshire reflected two widely
divergent opinions.
The politicians were appre-
hensiye lest the extent of his
denunciation Of the Roosevelt
administration cause the loss
OF the votes Of thousands Of
independents and Republicans
who have profited from the
stimulation OF business pro-
duced by the N. r. A. and
the various alphabetical agen-
cies organized by the Govern
ment.
The ordinary Republican OBJ
server regarded 1t as a militant
demand for the immediate
functioning Of a minority party
that will challenge the enlarge
ment Of Government activities.
Lieut.. Gov. Bacon, Republic
can candidate for Governor, mas
been a warm supporter Of the
industrial recovery act and the
Roosevelt recovery policies in
general. Following Moses
speech an official demand was
made on Bacon by Joseph A.
Maynard, chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee.
either to repudiate the former
Senator's speech or else to state
publicly his opposition to the
Roosevelt policies.
There are many thousands
OF beneficiaries OF Roosevelt
prosperity IN Massachusetts,
through the expenditure of
millions Of dollars in public
works projects Of all description.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
P. w, A. MAY DENY
Wilmington FUNDS
Formless Condition of Charter
Blamed for Failure to
Get $450, 900.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, February IT,
The present formless condition of
Wilmington's city charter may exclude
1t from any participation under the
Federal public works act. Criticism
directed at city officials for their
failure to obtain approval of their
s450, 900 program resulted in the dis
closure Of the situation by Mayor
William H. Speer.
Wilmington's charter, which dates
back into the past century; has not
been codified since 1910. Under Federal
p. w. A. regulations all requests for
projects by municipality must be ac-
companied by the completed charter
with all changes up to the present
Hm1 .1oted.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
BY WALTER d. ROOS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DpeClhi DlspatCu W ne OSnis
Y r ARRISBURG, Pa, February
1.-THE Roosevelt faction
has launched a ticket Of
i i Democratic candidates to
which it pins its hopes Of
clinching control of the party's State
organization in the May primary and
turning Pennsylvania Democratic in
November.
Joseph F. Guffey, the Roosevelt
leader in Pennsylvania and former
national committeeman, heads the
His running mates are: For Governor.
George H. Earle, Sd, Haverford, United
States Minister to Austria; lieutenant
governor, Thomas Kennedy, Halle
ton. secretary of the United Mine
Workers; secretary Of internal affairs,
Thomas A. Logue. Philadelphia; judge
of Superior Court. State Represent
ative Chester A. Rhodes, Stroudsburg.
Despite Endorsement of those candi-
dates by the pro-Guffey Democratic
State Committee as harmony"
ticket and the regular" slate, Guf-
fey'S foes in the party have refused
to accept 1t. Their weakness thus lar
has been inability to agree on an
opposition ticket representing actual
political strength.
Earle Termed Republican.
They have denounced Guffey as
using his position as Federal Job dis
tributor to advance his personal po-
Itica1 fortunes. They object to Earle
as a man who voted Republican until
1882 and still is enrolled in that party.
Loeue, an al Smith floor leader In
the Chicago convention in 1892, was
slated to reconcile the Smith faction.
Various prominent Smith followers
have refused to be reconciled. John
R. Collins, State chairman in the
Smith campaign in 1928, has been
aiding the opposition. Vance C. Nc
Cormick, former Democratic national
chairman and a leader of the dry
Evening star., 1934-02-18
CANAL FROM TENNESSEE RIVER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Representative McDufie Of the first
Alabama district Is author Of the
plan which would construct the canal
from near Guntersville, Ala. on the
Tennessee, to the Warrior River near
Birmingham. This, he argues, would
be q shorter route than the one being
sponsored by Representative Rankin
Of Mississippi. The Mississippi route
would run from Bear Greek, below
Muscle Shoals, into the Tonlbigbee
River. Both the Tombigbee and the
Warrior now into the Alabama River.
which empties In Mobile Bay. The
Rankin canal. however, would b en-
t4nalY4nsAE nu1nnn1
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
n n EMPHIS, Tenn, February II.
M Tennessee will be one Of
Vt the first States to answer
1 / here" when the final roll
is called to ascertain the
number Of States that have checked
in on the Government acreage re-
duction program for cotton. An
nouncement by Gully A. Cobb. A. A.
A. administrator, that the time would
be extended beyond February Is in
order that q final mop-up might be
made will enable the agents to bring
Tennessee up to the top. It is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the total will
show 100 per cent cooperation.
One reason for this, and probably
Evening star., 1934-02-18
KEYES' CANDIDACY
ENDS WINANT HOPES
Senator's Announcement Kills
Governors Desire for I'M
contested Field.
Special Dispatch to The star.

6peclai DiSpttcn 70 Iuc StaEs
MANCHESTER, N. H., February II.
The announcement that U. 8. Sena-
tor Henry w. Keyes Of Haverhill. New
Hampshire's senior Senator, would be
candidate for fourth term, II the
biggest news Of the week among polit-
ical circles Of the Granite State.
The Senator's announcement comes
to Offset the report, which had been
freely circulated, that he would not
be q candidate for reelection. The
Senator by his statement indicates
that he win be o very active candidate
to return to Washington in 1886.
Senator Keyes' ayowal Of his candi-
dscy sets at naught theories that
Gov. John q. Winant. who is widely
rmored planning to seek the New
Hampshire senatorial seat, win have
IN Uncouteste6 11eld In the race for
tho Denn1la1icnu s10Uiun1fon
Evening star., 1934-02-18
pi.petch to The star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, February IL.
"A short route from the Tennessee
River In North Alabama to the Gulf,
long q dream of many persons. has
been revived, with both Mississippi
and Alabama seeking the canal in
separate movements centering on
washington.
The canal, which would connect the
Tennessee River with rivers flowing
into the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile,
would cost approximately $50, 900. 900.
Bills authorizing 1t viii shortly re-
cetve hearings before the Rivers and
Evening star., 1934-02-18

pilots shown at Mitchell Field Long Island
they begin fly the airma keeping with
the Municipal Airport Chicago
preparations by the out the mail
Air mail
being Washington
Evening star., 1934-02-18
RELIEF FUNDS
waste FOUGHT
BYARKANSANS
State AvOids Losses
of Money by Graft
or MissPending.
BY THOMAS J. BRANSFORD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, February II.
Arkansas is unusually fortunate in
receiving Government aid, and in ap-
probation is cooperating in getting
rid of petty graft and staying within
its quota. Following up the retrench-
ment program, 5000 were cut on the
pay rolls last week.
A total of 1920, 900 for expenditures
on materials and equipment to be
used on C. w. A. projects was au-
thorized for the State last week, an
increase of $4,000 over the week be-
fore. In an effort to aid 100, 900 fami-
lies on the relief rolls to become self
sustaining, the Emergency Relief Ad-
minktration bought 100000 sets Of
garden seeds to be given to them.
This represents an expenditure of
about $4,000.
3s,547,eee Committed.
Twenty-eight projects involving total
commitments Of $3,547,7s0 for nom
Federal Public Works Administration
projects In Arkansas have been ap-
proved In Washington, but no further
applications will be considered. The
largest project for Arkansas Is for
completion Of the new State hospital
at Benton, for which $1,769,000 was
allotted. The next largest was ST.
900 for new buildings at the Uni
versity Of Arkansas.
Plans have been made for expendi-
ttre Of between 100000 and 500. 900
n Faulkner, Whits and Cleburne
0ountias On soll scosion projects.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-02
MAYOR PLEASED WITH SURVEY
OF FARM HOUSING IN COUNTY

and women in farm homes to see
that farmers are to be regarded
again as consumers and employ
ers, "says Mayor A. V. Edwards,
in speaking of the survey. "Ihey
have wanted new houses, or new
rooms or porches or repairs or
furnaces or electricity. For too
many years, they have had to bud
get their crop returns with the
utmost care to provide for food
and clothing and taxes and inter-
est. In too many cases there
hasn't been enough income 10
paw for the repairs that every
good housekeeper and every farm
er knows are necessary to keep
the property from running down,
and there has been practically
nothing for new equipment.
"The community in general, l
feel sure, will be interested IN
the tabulations that will be made
after the field survey. These Will
show farm house conditions and
if they have adequate equipment
"Not every county will be sur
viewed but in those selected farms
will be visited. Full information
will be obtained as to the condi-
ton of the house and equipment
and the need for repairs.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-02

While business men are taking
their January inventories to see
how they are to prepare for 1884,
the farm families of Henderson
county will be having another
and interesting inventory of their
own plants, the farm homes,
through the medium of the rural
housing survey to be conducted
bv the bureau of home economics
in Washington and the home eX-
tension agents in the various
states. =,
Here in Henderson county the
work, which began in earnest
yesterday, is directly in charge
of Miss Evelyn Haynes, working
under the direction of Miss Helen
Estabrook, state director OF ex-
tension work, in North Carolina.
The survey has been approved as
a federal CWA project. and the
field work will be done by women
who will be appointed from the
unemployment rolls in the coun-
ty. Employment is thus made
available to those who need it
while valuable information is col
lected as to the present adequacy
of farm homes and the needs and
resources for improvement.
at is .heartening for the men
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-02

Unit CHANGED
Complete Shake-up Marks
Reorganization of
the AAA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. (UP'
A complete shakeup and reorgan-
ization in the agricultural adjust
ment administration was an
nounced last night as an after
math Of the diScord which led last
month to the resignation of TO-
mer Administrator Geo. n. Peek,
Chester C. Davis, new admins
traitor, announced the reorganlza-
ton ito establish compact Or
panization to deal more effective
" and directly with major prob
lens confronting American agHi-
culture"
To soften the blow to Peek Da-
Wis explained that ''now the hrsi
rush of emergency is over" anu
at is possible to institute econo-
mics in personnel" Actually, how
ever it was evident that the re-
organization was a natural result
of the lack of harmony between
Peek and the more liberal mem
bers of the agriculture depart
ment and was designed to ehmi-
nate the Peek policies with which
Secretary Wallace, Assistant Sec
retary Tugwell and Davis dis
agreed.
The reorganized administration,
Davis said. will concentrate IN
tensively upon problems of the
most pressing and immediate con-
Continued on page Six
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-02
WEATHER IN 50
Was : DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL
every Unusual" Situation
Reported by 7. W. VAL
entine, U. S. Observer
BY r. w. VALENTINE
u 8 Weather Observer

The weather for the year 1888
in Hendersonville was character
lied by almost uniformly high
temperatures and a variable rain
fall which totaled somewhat less
than the normal.
Two of the months showed a
temperature which was exactly
normal. Two others were within
one-ffth of a degree of the nor
NAL: (one-ffth of degree is less
than the probable error in meas
urement). One month, August
was about one degree below re
normal; the other seven were
above the normal by amounts
ranging from nearly one degree
to nearly eight degrees. The two
months which exceeded the nor
NAL by the greatest amounts were
January and December. The Win
ter months averaged 81 degrees
above normal; spring, 2 degrees
summer. half a degree; fall. IL
degrees.
Four months showed precipita-
ton above the normal, and eight
months below. The shortage was
about II per cent; but the dlstrl-
button was very good. -,
The following table shows the
temperature for each month and
the amount by which it differed
from the normal:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-02
Hearing On Milk
Code To Be Held
Here Friday Am.

A public hearing on the local
retail milk code will be conducted
at 9:3O a. m. Friday in the court
house by representatives of the
Agriculture Adjustment Corpora
ton of Washington, it was al
nounced today.
Milk dealers in Henderson coun-
ty are operating under an NRA
price and fair practice code adopt
ed some time ago. and the hear
ing Friday will be held for the
purpose of determining whether
the tentative code is to be made
permanent. While members of the
industry will be most vitality az
fected by the hearing, it was
pointed out that consumers also
should be interested.