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The Washington times., 1934-08-07

One of my friends, talking
about the drought, tells me
about the South American
bull roarer," used for rain
making. He found a native
mother in the Colombian
jungles, spanking her little
boy. He had been playing the
bull-roarer, and they already
had had too much rain.
The bull-roarer is an elabo-
rate affair of bow, strings and
sounding drum which gives an
imitation of a thunder storm
which, says my friend. would
have delighted the late David
BelaSco. It is Initiative
magic" used by primitive
peoples in many countries.
Water is mans first need
and the race has importuned
the gods for life-giving rain
in savage ceremonies, in intri-
cate and mystic rites, in
dances, chants, prayers, Sacri-
fices and incantations from
the dawn of time down to TO-
day.
Soviet Russia, hurting all the
power of its goddess oligarchy
against religion, finds the old
religious ceremonies and pro-
cesSions forming again as the
peasants make their Supplica-
tions for rain.
Just recently, as it happens, I
get word from the West that
through the drought-stricken
areas there is spreading the con-
viction that the drought is a
divine visitation for the sin OF
destroying surplus cattle and
grain. There is murmuring, "AS
the seven years of dearth begin
to come, according to what Jo-
seph had said, and the dearth is
in all lands"
Politicians keep a close
weather eye on this. They
know how things terrestrial and
things celestial are interviewer
in the mind of man. Back to
the dream time" of man goes
this outreach for a beneficent
power somewhere in the skies.
In fact, in the language of the
Arunta, a central Australian
tribe, the word "alcheringa"
means the early dream time"
of the race, whence is drawn
the only wisdom by which man
may commune with his gods.
Water is the totem of this
tribe. A drought brings to-
gether tribesmen painted in
red and yellow ochre and pipe
clay and decked in eagle feath-
ers, swirling for days in elab-
crate dances. These dances,
in their tempo and their eli"
matte movements cleverly iml-
tative of a storm, are followed
by chants of thanksgiving.
The Kartish tribe, also Of
Central America, continue an
ancient ceremony by which two
old men draw water from their
whiskers. They paint a rain
bow on the ground and into a
vessel toss fragments Of white,
symbolic Of clouds. The wives
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

Senator Cordell Hull, now Secre-
tary of State, seems to have
achieved success as a raconteur
when an associate justice of the
supreme court of Tennessee.
Many a moment has been
whiled away by Bachman's col
leagues listening to his anec-
doteS.
Bachman won a hard fight,
and in so doing prevented the
return to Washington of Repre-
sentative Gordon Browning, who
sought Bachman's Senate seat
without success.
They are interesting but
probably untrue, these reports
that Pat Hurley, former Secre-
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about ants getting into the
food at picnics. 1t is another
matter when you actually find
them embedded in your may
onnaise.
It wouldn't be SO bad if the
ants had any charm, but they
are totally devoid of it. They
have not got one single re.
deeming quality. Their famed
industry is a .fallacy. They
never really get anything &C.
complished except anthillS, and
if you call an anthill an &C
complishment then I rest my
case. Ants are continually run
ming around in circles, getting
nowhere.
One day, when an ant mis-
took my thigh for the Lincoln
Highway, I slapped him into
kingdom come, and I noticed
that when he fell to the
The Washington times., 1934-08-07
The Greatest Shoe,
On Earth
By Iohn Snure, ]r.

Har d-wOrking Govern.
ment Printing Office employees
are busy these days printing
thousands Of letters and
pamphlets containing recita.
tions of the achievement Of the
"New Deal"
With the majority of congress
sional elections just around the
corner, Democratic leaders are
insistent that the public must
not be uninformed of the &C
complishments of President
Roosevelt'S reg;:1i11.1.
The latest document issued is
entitled "The Accomplishments
of President Roosevelt and the
SeUenty-third Congress" Con-
tanned therein is a list of 1DhGt
has happened since March 4,
1888, to benefit the public u11-
der Democratic rule and q cat
GIogue OF all bills and their pro-
DiSions passed By the last Con-
greSS.
It also contains the reference
made by Majority Leader 10"
Seph r. Robinson to the Presi-
dents review of the Navy fleet
and his signal well DONE"
Robinson expresses the hope
that the people will review the
work of the Chief Executive
and the Congress and adopt
his own phrase of "Well done"
There has been some criti-
cism Of members of Congress
having the Government Print
ing Office issue the numerous
pamphlets going into circula-
tiOn on the assumption that
the taxpayers paid for them.
That is not true.
The documen is are sent
through the mails under frank,
but individual members of Con-
gress, the Democratic national
and congressional campaign
committees pay the cost of print
ing, so the taxpayer does not
bear the burden.
Recent Tennessee elections
sent a good story teller back to
the Senate, diSpIeGSe air and
ocean mail carriers and reduced
the House membership of good
teIloDS By one.
Nathan Lynn Bachman, who
was first appointed to the Sen
ate to fill the uneXpired term Of
The Washington times., 1934-08-07
Too Many College Graduates?

Pros and Cons Both Come from Colleges
A great debate is going about the colleges
Brickbas and bouquets the
campuss of the nations socaed institutes of higher learning
Are there too many them too few Do they turn out
too many graduates too few? Do college graduates make
good wives, not?
On each question, the pros and pretty equally
divided. But seems to notice simple fact
college graduates
Most successful persons in with the leaders of the
community whose views this subject being listened to-
important the fact that large number college and
not successful.
does show that college graduates do have better
chance Or any rate that with ability and ambition
do manage to 60 to college.
the at 1917
j.
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

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think of.
Furthermore, it is extremely
unlikely, observers say, that
Hurley could be induced to run
for the Senate. If the former
War Secretary went after any
thing, they contend, it would
be a bigger job than that OF
Senator.
Hurley is not apt to throw
away good money in Virginia
on a campaign that appears
futile although they say he
isn't penurious by any means.
That statement is borne out
by the story of the man who
entered Pats law office and
said:
Colonel Hurley you don't
know me and we have nothing
in common except that we are
of Irish descent. But I need
. loan Of $780,"
He got it.
Copyright. 1884. The Washington Tmes),
The Washington times., 1934-08-07
"HOgging" Bank Assets
Government AS a Depositor

Government AS DepOSltOr
The record of the Government leading up to the bank
collapse and the subsequent activities OF the Govern
ent in dealing with that collapse have frequently been
open to question but situation has arisen in Washing
ton which threatens to expose the Governments position
as being less admirable
IT NOW COMES TO LIGHT THAT GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES WHICH HAD DEPOSITS IN CERTAIN
BANKs-AT LEAST IN ONE BANK HERE-HAVE
ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THEMSELVES PREFERRED
CREDITORS OF THE DEFUNCT BANKS TO THE
PREJUDICE OF THE LESS POWERFUL DEPOSI-
TORS.
No substantial indication of the extent of this attempt
of the Government to hog the remaining assets OF
the closed banks is available.
But no matter how widespread the attempt may be,
the United States Treasury should take immediate steps
to clean the skirts of the Government and to render
Justice to the millions of depostors who are already
suffering through having misplaced confidence in the
integrity of the banking system as supervised by the
Treasury.
THE FACTS IN REGARD TO GOVERNMENT DE-
POSTS IN THE BANKS, AS DEVELOPED BY THE
WASHINGTON TIMES, INDICATE PLAINLY THAT
THE INDIVIDUAL DEPOsIToRs OF AT LEAST
ONE LOCAL BANK THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL,
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN ONLY FIFTY PER
CENT OF THEIR DEPOSITS WHILE SOME GOV
ERNMENT BUREAUS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBJ
TAIN A HUNDRED PER CENT PAY-OFF
It develops that when the Government agencies placed
their deposits in this bank they required were freely
given pledges of securities to guarantee the return of
the deposits When the bank failed these agencies were
either paid off in full or took the securities.
Now it is strongly indicated by decisions of the United
States Supreme Court that such practice is unlawful;
that the agencies cannot require such pledge unless
specifically authorized to do so by law; and that the
bank could not pledge the assets of the bank unless the
agency were authorized to require it.
: So far as can be learned the Commercial National
pledged almost two million dollars worth of its assets
to secure these Government deposits Also it has been
definitely ascertained at least part of the deposits
thus secured made by agencies which did not have
authority of law to demand the pledge.
Under the circumstances these agencies have right
only to their just proportion of the assets of the bank
the same as any other depositor.
When they receive full payoff the money that they
receive over and above the general fifty per cent dvi
dend belongs share and share alike to the other de-
positors.
THE DEPos1ToRs WHO HAVE ALREADY SUI
FERED AS RESULT OF FALSE BANK STATE
MENTS AUTHORIZED BY THE TREASURY DE-
PARTMENT, LOOK NOW TO THAT DEPARTMENT
TO CLEAN UP THIS SITUATION AT LEAST.
The Washington times., 1934-08-07
It's a Mountains Year
Mountains Outbidding Beaches for Record
Summer Travel

It's mountains year.
That doesn mean that the beaches crowded Elbow
room premium reaches Of strand close to Cities
But the mountains beckonng vacaones urgently
year. perhaps because Of the heat than during any
of the last five seasons.
Railroad bus plane travel in general is heavier than at
any the beginning of the depression Americans
are seeing America first More of them travelling and
they're travelling farther.
Gains of from to thirty cent last year
ported for the most part in bargain trips While vacation
lists have money spend they careful about getting
their moneys worth
vacation isn't only lot of fun It's good investment
It makes you work better when you get back puts
into circulation makes jobs.
And this year less than before Make up your
mind Will it be beach the mountains?
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

return in the van of a thunder
storm.
There is a central African
tribe which, to bring rain, kills
a black OK and buries the
grass taken from its stomach.
In New Caledonia, certain
tribesmen paint themselves
black and exhume a dead body.
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

of the old men rush about,
flap their arms and scream,
initiating the plover, a bird
always associated with rain.
The Tjingilli tribe ceremoni-
ously releases a specially fat
tened bandicoot rat, with a
message for the rain gods tied
on it's tail. It is supposed to
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

OF the many
questions for
W h ich Mr..
Roosevelt and
the legion Of
his advisers
are striving
hard to find
the answers,
the following
is he one
most urgent
ly requiring
an immediate
answer:
What re
the chief OBJ
StaCleS that
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

tary of War,
is going to
oppose Sena-
tor Harry F.
Byrd for the
Sen a t oria !
toga in No
Vember.
Alth o u G h
Byrd has op-
posed the Ad-
miniStrat on
several times
on m a j o r
questions, he,
neverthele S S,
rates a better
C h a n e of
The Washington times., 1934-08-07

ground his corpse was imme-
diately seized by a much
smaller ant, which spent IS
minutes trying to drag the
deceased over a large blade Of
grass. CA really smart insect
would have known enough to
Evening star., 1934-11-09
This Changing World
Deputies Ambitions to Become Cabinet Ministers
Is at Root of Instability of French Governments.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

more political troubles. somebody in
France will take the matter in his
own hand and make a clean sweep
Of the whole thing.
CoupS d'etdt are not In taUor
among the French, but once in
1Uhile really determined man,
pho has the backing OF the army,
can do a good deal.
The two soldiers in the Doumergue
cabinet, Marshal Petain and Gen
Denain. have served notice to Presi-
dent Lebrun that they will not serve
in cabinet which contains Socialists
Of the Herriot type. And the army
and the navy are reported to be ready
to follow blindly its leaders. Denain
weakened in the last moment and kept
his Office Old Petain remained ada
mant and refused to join Flandin.
The best seller in England at the
present moment is book which
deals neither with fiction nor with
the life of kings or statesmen. 1t
is entitled THE Manual on First Aid
in Defense Against Chemical War
fare" 1t is being sold like hot PAN
cakes on a cold morning
1t gipes practical ddvice OF HON
to protect the eyes and respiratory
organs against gas and smoke at
tdcks and hotO to proutde efficient
gas shelters.
1t shows how rooms can be made
gas-proof and how, in case where
absolute air tightness cannot be in
Evening star., 1934-11-09

sured, air can be pumped in through
special filter and neutralizer and
maintained at an adequate pressure.
The book also draws attention to the
necessity of providing cellars or base
ments with bomb-proof superstruc-
ture in all new buildings. Ramsay
Macdonald and Arthur Henderson
are still talking about world disarma-
ment.
Criticism Spiked.
Baroness Won Neurath, the mother
OF the German foreign secretary, met
Reichsfuhrer Hitler soon after the
coup Of June 80, at a social function.
Being an old and respected lady, she
spoke out her mind to the Fuehrer,
expressing regret that the govern
ment had found it necessary to kill so
many men.
Hitler did not answer the old lady's
scolding. He merely pulled out of his
pocket paper with names of the
men who were listed to be killed by
the opposition of which he had Just
gotten rid few days earlier. The
flrst name of the list was that of
Baron Konstantin Won Neurath, the
son OF the old lady. She bowed and
scolded no more.
Evening star., 1934-11-09
COTTON ACREAGE
CUT CONSIDERED
A. A. A. May Reduce Crop
by Maximum of TO-.
100000 Units.

A maximum reduction OF cotton
planting, which would take about TO-
600 900 acres of cotton land out ol
cultivation in 1885, and increased
scales of payment to cooperating
farmers, is under consideration by the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton. according to a copyright dis
patch today by the Associated Press
The story also reveals that negotia-
tions are under way for deal with
Germany involving barter of 100000
bales of cotton for German goods, in
an effort to offset the chief factor in
the decline in cotton exports-Ger-
many's decreasing purchases of the
American staple.
Other factors involved in the un-
official determination to order the TO-
OOO,0O0-acre cut, it is said, are;
Reduced consumption in America.
A cotton carryover on August l OF
more than 100000 bales, the thirc
largest carry-over on record.
Estimates that yield approaching
1l,800,000 bales would be grown next
year even if every farmer eligible tt
sign-up reduced in accordance with
the 25 per cent direction.
cotton forecast yesterday which
estimated production this year at
9,634,0O0 bales, an increase Of 19l,.
600 over the October forecast.
A. A. A. officials report that ar
increased scale of payments to the
cooperating farmers will be ordered
by Secretary Wallace unless it should
be found that funds will not be
available.
Evening star., 1934-11-09
CASE
DATA TO Be ASKED
Defense Counsel Will Ask
Bill of Particulars and
Jury Minutes.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PENNINGTON, N. j., November o
Edward j. Reilly of Brooklyn, chief
defense counsel for Bruno Richard
Hauptmann. announced he and his as
sociate, Lloyd Fisher, will ask the
State to furnish them with a bill of
particulars In the case and also with
the minutes of the Hunterdon County
grand jury, which indicted Haupt-
mann for murder in the Lindbergh
kidnap-slaying.
Reilly made the announcement after
a conference with Fisher and a visit
to Hauptmanns' cell. He said he and
Fisher also would ask that more than
100 letters sent to Hauptmann since
he was brought here be turned over
to the prisoner.
Among the things the defense will
seek to have set forth in the bill of
particulars. Reilly said, will be the
actual time and place Of the Saying,
who was present. whether Hauptmann
was present, whether he Is regarded
as an accessory who was not present,
and whether the State will charge at
his trial that the Staying was pre-
meditated or simply committed in the
commission of felony.
Reilly said he had sent a registered
letter to James M. Fawcett, Bronx
lawyer, whom he replaced as chief de-
tense counsel, asking Fawcett to turn
over all the data he assembled in the
case.
While the defense lawyers were in
conference Attorney General David T.
Wilentz, his five aides, Col. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, head Of the State police.
several other State police officers, and
Prosecutor Anthony J. Hauck. jr., of
Hunterdon County held a conference.
Evening star., 1934-11-09
Irau Building Active.

Iraq has a construction boom, new
roads, bridges. buildings and irrigation
projects providing work for many men.
Evening star., 1934-11-09

president Of the Federation of Busi-
ness Mems Associations, and George
Beasley, president Of the Federation
OF Civic Associations, were named on
a committee to study the question of
whether there is an adequate police
force in the District.
Noel said he hopes to have prelim-
mary reports from the subcommit-
tees in time for submission to an
anti-crime conference here December
10 called by the American Bar Assc-
citation and Attorney General Cum
mings.
The bill submitted by Prettyman to
civic groups is the same proposed by
United States Attorney Leslie c. Gar
nett at the last session OF Congress.
The bill passed the Senate, but died
in the House during the legislative
jam of the final days.
Possession Of tickets, certificates,
slips, tokens or other device" would
be prima facie evidence under terms
OF the bill Of purpose to violate the
law by selling. transferring, exchang-
ing or negotiating the same"
Persons convicted of setting up a
gambling table would receive man
datory prison sentences with a
maximum Of five years. The bill
enuraerates the following gambling
devices:
ABC, faro, bank EO, roulette.
equality, keno, thimbles or little joker,
numbers or ANY kind Of gaming table
or gambling device adopted, devised
and designed for the purpose of playing
any game of chance for money or
property."
Evening star., 1934-11-09

The French people are painfully
impressed by this lghtheartedness
Of their rulers. There is no doubt
that this is the most inopportune mo-
ment to have a cabinet crisis. Not
only is Frances internal situation pre-
carious, but there are international
problems of intense gravity looming
in the background, the foremost of
which being the question of the Saar.
The real reason tDhy Papa Dou-
mergue" ,Uas kicked out is that he
tOdnted to change the constitution
in order to glue his country the
possibility OF hdDing stable gou-
ernment. And the only Uay to
achieUe his Uds to make the min
iStry Independent of the Uhim of
a tew oUer-ambitious cheap poll
ticidnS.
AS the situation stands today. every
time group of Deputies are not salts
fled with the prime minister they vote
against him on some trivial matter
which they raise in the Chamber.
If the government is put in minority
by one vote only, the cabinet has to
resign. The demagogues shout that it
enjoys no longer the confidence of
the people. and out must go a some
times able and energetic government.
Aspire to Ministership,
Behind all this is the ambition Of
every member of the Chamber to BE-
come a cabinet minister if it were
only for week. Being in the gov
ernment, for a day, gives the man the
right to be called Monsieur lie minis
tre" for the rest of his life.
Until some 10 years ago, this
business OF being minister for
te1u days had another advantage.
The ldD proUfded that the salary
OF the members of the cabinet
must be paid for whole year,
eUen it the member serued only "a
hours, as it sometimes happened.
The law has been changed now and
all the ministers are entitled to, is
months salary in advance.
If one takes into consideration that
every law student, when he graduates,
wishes to become member of Parlia-
ment, and every member of Parlia-
ment desires to become a minister. It
Is easy to understand why there are
so many ministerial changes in France
and why the Chamber does not want
the constitution changed to make
governments more stable.
Aimed at Dissolution.
Doumergue wanted to give the
power to dissolve the Chamber to the
President alone. Now it requires
vote of the Senate with two-thirds
majority, to obtain a dissolution.
Furthermore, he wanted to take
away from the Chamber the initiative
OF expenditure. President Lebrun is
in favor of such a constitutional re-
vision. So are the French people. The
politicians are against it. 1t is likely
that If the Socialists and the Radical
Socialists are adamant and precipitate
Evening star., 1934-11-09
KRAMER DICTATED
BAN ON FOOT BALL,
DANIEL CHARGES

Continued From First Page)
have been transmitted to the SUPER
intendent," DR.. Kramer interjected
If the board had objected to my rec
ommendation, it would not have been
made"
Daniel countered with the remark
Il think the principals have another
idea about it."
Daniel said he did not witness the
fight between the foot ball players.
Students Ordered to Leave.
Near the beginning of the hearing
Quinn. noticing that students were
attempting to crowd in at both doors
Of the board room and were standing
in the halls. suggested that all students
not authorized TO attend be ordered
Immediately to return to their classes
This was done by DR.. Hayden John
son, board president. Not a student
moved.
4 suggest that the principals note
who are here without their permission
and take disciplinary action" Whit
we'll said.
Approximately so students immedi-
ately started moving from the build
ing and corridors.
School Discipline Raped.
What We have just seen is a visual
exhibition of the state of discipline
existing in our schools" Whitwell de-
clared. I'VE should not allow this
matter to rest here. but should find
out who these students are and take
strong action. There is law against
truancy."
The injection of the student strike
rumor into the proceedings by Quinn
was objected to by Henry Gilligan, an
other board member, who protested
that it was newspaper talk" and no
evidence Of such movement had been
produced.
THE student demonstration against
DR.. Kramer at Mckinley Stadium and
at DR.. Kramer's home Wednesday
night is sufficient basis to think that
such feeling exists and to serve notice
on the students that no strike will be
tolerated" Quinn answered. THAT
demonstration gave ample evidence OF
the feeling that has crept into their
minds that they can influence our
actions"
Unofficial Witnesses Barred.
Persons who had no evidence to
offer as to the happenings at the
Tech-WeStern game or at the meeting
of the Board of Principals were not
permitted to testify. School officials
said that a number of unofficial ap-
plications for opportunity to make
statements were received, but all were
turned down.
The National Student League, which
styles itself an organization of high
school and college students to pro-
tect the rights of students, announced
it would send delegation to the hear
ing bearing petitions signed by more
than 1000 students against cancella-
ton of the foot ball series. No such
group appeared this morning, however.
Daniel told the board he had a
petition on his desk signed by 200 and
300 students protesting against can
collation.. He denied that any large
number Of students at his school were
in sympathy with the rowdyism in the
demonstration against DR.. Kramer
Wednesday night. At that time DR..
Kramer was burned in eff1gy in the
Mckinley Stadium and a brick was
thrown through a window of his home.
Daniel told the board today he felt
that most OF the demonstrators were
not his pupils. suggesting that many
probably were drawn from the night
school ranks.
Questioned as to the probability of
a strike, Daniel replied: II have no