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Evening star., 1934-01-18
RECOGNITION NEARER.

Recognition of Cuba by the United
States within a reasonable time is a
possibility as result Of what the
administration considers the clarifica-
tion of Cubas affairs through the selec-
tion of Col. Carlos Mendieta as Presi-
dent and the cooperation of all diver.
gent parties, including the army and
navy, in the island.
State Department officials refused
to make any comment on the elevation
of Mendieta, but other administration
officials said they we're extremely opti-
mistic that his election would settle
Cubas difficulties.
Once the Cubans have demonstrated
that Mendieta is their choice and that
all conflicting groups have joined to
stabilize internal affairs, officials said
they saw no reason why the United
States should not recognize the new
government.
Acting Secretary of State Phillips
discussed the situation on the long
distance telephone with Jefferson Caf-
fiery, President Roosevelt's personal rep
resentative in Havana, this morning
and was informed officially that Carlos
Hevia, President for several days, had
resigned at 8 am.
Evening star., 1934-01-18

and earnings. Mr.. Bachman said that
since the consent decree under which
rates are fixed began its operations in
1925 the company had received net
earnings OF $40,750,650, Of which $10,-
837,856 were earnings in excess Of
per cent The total Of all cuts made
by the commission since that time, in
cluding cash returned to customers
which had been impounded when the
commission and the company were in
litigation, was $8,598, 600, he said. OF
this, 47.36 per cen. in the way Of re-
ductions had gone to residential con-
sumers, 4872 per cent to commercial
consumers and 3.92 per cent for street
lighting charges.
william NICK. Clayton, representing
the Federation of Citizens Associations
pointed out that the statement that
dollars was "a well-intentioned flction.
He pointed out that the company had
been allowed to keep all Of the money,
asked Bachman if he did not think 1t
would be fairer to return the annual
reductions to the customers in cash.
Bachman said that this was not done In
the case of any other utility and that
he thought the present system . per
fectly fair proposition"
Mr.. Clayton also pointed out that the
rate base on which the company II
allowed to earn does not include any
allowance for depreciation.
According to an exhibit to be intro
duced later by ]. M. Nicholson, statisti.
cal assistant to Peoples Counsel Rich.
mond B. Keech, the reduction Is pro-
posed by the company would be divided
as follows: 474 per cent among resi-
Dental consumers, sos per cent anone
commercial consumers and Ia per cent
for street lighting.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
STRIKE OF BUYERS
CUTS APPLES TAX
France Forced to Reduce to One
Third Its Levy on Ameri-
can Imports.
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
PARIS, January ia buyers strike
today compelled the government to re-
duce to one-third its import taxes on
American apples and pears, which i'm
porters had warned were prohibitive.
The taxes soon will be reduced from
125 francs Approximately 5000 to 40
francs approximately $2.55) quintal.
or 22O pounds, on apples; and from IT'S
francs currently s11.l5) to so francs
approximately $3.7O q quintal on
pears.
In preparation for the tax, recently
announced when Americas pear-apple
quota was increased in returned for
wine quota increases, French importers
Immediately raised prices here. This
resulted in such decreased sales, they
said, that not a single order has been
placed with the United States since
the taxes were announced.
The government, which had assured
the United States of importation Of q
full quota of $4,000 tons, faced having
unmarketable fruit or collapse Of ttl
wine quota with the United State2
Evening star., 1934-01-18

Democratic State Committee Of New
Hampshire"
In statement to the press, Jackson
declared he took no part in the dis
t-ibution of patronage and he declined
to represent clients who had matters
that would conflict in any way with the
administrations program.
IT found" he said, that the office
of secretary was a serious handicap
and an embarrassment in representing
clients"
Discusses Fitzpatrick.
Farley said he had heard nothing
Of any proposed resignation by Fitz-
patrick. He added he considered
Fitzpatrick in different category
from those members of the COM
mittee who had been under fire
for capitalizing their party connec-
tions while practicing law in Wash
ington. Farley said he understood
Fitzpatrick had been counsel for the
Van Sweringens for many years and
most Of his work representing them
was done in Cleveland.
Costello said he was sure the Presi-
dent did not have him in mind when he
made his comments regarding men high
in party Office who practiced law in
Washington.
Costello pointed out he had. because
of his position as national committee
man for the District, spent three
Evening star., 1934-01-18
C. W. A. HALTS BUYING
AS FUNDS RUN Low
Material and Supply Purchases
Stop as February 10 Limit on
Operation Looms.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Preparing for possible stoppage of the
civil works program on February 10 be-
cause Of funds running out, the Fed.
eral Civil Works Administration today
halted purchase of materials and sup
plies for use on projects throughout the
country.
The order. issued by Audrey williams
assistant administrator, on direction of
Harry L. Hopkins, represented-it was
stated-"a stock taking"
The States were ordered to submit
Immediately to Washington statements
of the amounts they have spent on ma
terials; obligations they have incurred
for materials and amounts needed to
complete projects. s-r-'
Il was stated at the civil works office
that pay rolls could be met until Feb
ruary 10 on present appropriations but
that additional appropriations by Con-
gress would be needed to continue the
work beyond that time. 1a
President Roosevelt soon will seek
such appropriations.
Evening star., 1934-01-18

Some Of the inner authorities believe
the agreement will not be long in COM
ing. At least they hope it will not be.
Commodity Dollar Gone.
Then they expect Mr.. Roosevelt to
stabilize definitely on a gold basis with
out any such tricks as the Warren
commodity dollar. Some phases Of the
Warren theory will be adapted to the
final agreement, but the original War
ren commodity dollar Is already out
the window. That is, the idea of tying
the dollar to q fiuctuating gold base,
variable with the Labor Department S
commodity price index, Is now dead,
done and finished.
II Mr.. Roosevelt cared to disclose
his ,Dhole hand, he tUould say OF his
nelU money message:
1T means 80 per cent STABILIZED
ton now and the other 70 per CENT
as soon as / can get an agreement
tUith Britain"
At least that Is what his right-hand
men are whispering. 1t sounds sin
cere.
Mr.. Roosevelts associates thought he
was happier last Tuesday morning than
they had seen him since October %,
the date of his radio speech.
The reason for his eXuberance was
the reaction Of the country to his gold
message. Even such thoroughly sound
business and political men as former
Gov. Cox Of Ohio congratulated him.
Speedy legislation.
The progress we have made in the
science of legislation is clearly shown
bv the inside fipht between the Bank
ing and the Coinage Committees of the
House as to which committee should
handle the Presidents money bill.
Both committee leaders wayla.d
Speaker Rainey. They talked like high
pressure statesmen, each stressing his
own ability to handle the bill better
than the other.
Evening star., 1934-01-18

(COntlnueQ from f1ISI FdSc)
cent of the gross payment for the first
year $350,000, or $l7,500.
Postmaster General Brown didn't
have a favorable slant toward Robert
son." Sacks said.
He added that Brown criticised Rob-
ertson's action in selling Chicago-St
Louis route at a profit after getting a
mail contract Brown said he didn't
believe in mail lines being exploited" !"
Sacks said the Robertsons were try
ing to get q contract under the pro-
visions of the McNary-Watres act,
authorizing extension" without COM
petitive bidding.
Sacks, who was treasurer of the Re-
publican Committee for the District
in which L. E. Dyer was seeking a con-
gressional seat, denied he had asked
Robertson for q contribution to Dyer's
campaign fund. He said he had dis
cussed per cent fee with Robertson
Sacks said Brown told him he could
not award New Orleans-St. Louis
contract without bids, but that II Rob-
people I have greater faith in. VINO
have more stability" he might grant
an extension.
Brown said Robertson should COM
bine with the Wedell- Williams line to
Dallas, Sacks said.
"I presume he wanted to keep within
the law" Sacks explained, referring to
Brown.
Pratt & Whitney Failure.
Previously the committee today heard
testimony that the Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft Corporation. from whose shares
great fortunes were made, was an un-
profitable venture until it obtained I'M
portant Government contracts,
George J. Mead, one Of the corpora
ton organizers, said Government con-
tract for 200 engines was obtained
about the time c. w. Deeds was taken
into the company in 1927. The en-
gines were sold for about $500 each,
he added.
When Mead organized the Pratt &
Whitney Aircraft with F. B. RentscAler,
he said, the stock was not worth more
than 20 cents q share, the price he paid
His investment Of $207 in Pratt &
Whitney grew to $17.42S,572 in Febru-
ary, 1929. when it was exchanged Tor
United Aircraft & Transport Cor
poration shares, Mead said. In May,
1929, the United Stock was quoted at
$29, ,107, ,512. Mead said he had taken
cash profits Of approximately $4,000, 600
and still owned $4,000 shares.
Attorney General Cummings said TO-
day he had ordered observers to attend
the hearings.
Evening star., 1934-01-18

Finally one chairman told Rainey he
would promise to report the bill favor
ably to the House within a single day
When the other chairman heard
about that. he said he would pass on
the bill in less than a day, which would
hardly give his committee members op-
portunity to read the bill, much less to
digest 1t.
However, that is probably just as well.
Glass Answers Critic.
The latest story about Senator Carter
Glass is so we'll pointed it makes no dlf-
ference whether it is true. At least 1t
is being told around the inner govern
mental circles, and is accepted there as
true
II seems the Senator received q
letter from constituent telling him
Mr.. Roosevelt W1s going to separate
the sheep from the goats in his Con-
oressiondl household, and urged the
Senator to get right pita the White
House, and not be found among the
goats.
The Senator took his pen In hand
and responded in effect:
IT will take care of my own classlfl-
cation when the separation of the sheep
and goats takes place, but I know. sir,
that you will be in neither classif1ca-
ton, for your advice discloses you to be
an unmitigated beast of burden OF an
other species"
Veterans Anger Congress.
The recent trembling of the Capitol
dome was not caused by an earthquake,
but by the turmoil of statesmen in the
privacy of the House and Senate cloak
rooms They are not just merely angry.
They are mad.
It seems q new veterans magazine
has started, and is publishing what it
calls a box score Of how the Congress
men stood on veterans legislation. But
1t is grading the statesmen on only two
votes-25 per cent on the famous Con-
molly amendment and Is per cent on
the economy bill.
OF course, most of the legislators
! have averages of zero. Their wall runs
like this
Here I have been voting for vet
erans legislation all my life, and just
because supported the President on
two bills, I am crucified this way among
my constituents"
As matter Of truth, their walls are
| justified, because the veterans can
hardly pick their friends accurately
| from those two votes alone.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
PARADE Of FLEET
TO Be ELABORATE
CIockWork Motion of Vessels
Planned for Annual PreSi.
dental Review.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A flock Of seagoing "trafic cops and
q plan of ship movements as precise
as q clock are being arranged by the
Navy for its full feet review before
President Roosevelt in crowded New
York Harbor.
Probably only sailormen now appre-
ciate the huge job Of moving line Of
armored ships nearly Is miles long
through the thoroughfare of probably
the busiest harbor in the world at q
speed OF around II miles an hour.
The Navy Department already has q
Jump on the problem despite the re-
view being six months away. Talks
have been held with Coast Guard ON
cials, who will share the task Of trafnc
policing the parade.
But upon the shoulders of Admiral
David r. Sellers, feet commander, Will
fall the final responsibility Of seeing to
it that the affair moves with clockwork
accuracy and with full safety to men
and ships.
For thousands Of those who will wit
ness the parade from shore, 1t may be
the first and last Of such performances
for fleet reviews in waters close to shore
are rare. The last presidential review
in New York Harbor was by President
Wilson.
Since then, all presidential reviews
have been held near the Virginia Capes
Under the present plans, Se Presi-
dent will be in mid-hai 4 .board a
vessel, probably the cruiser T.. 1apolis
upon which he returned fl" . Campo
bello, New Brunswick, last Imlncr..
Leading the line Of vessels booming
out their 21-gun salutes Will be sellers
flagship, the Pennsylvania, followed py
nine battleships, three aircraft carriers
8 large cruisers and 10 light cruisers.
some rs destroyers, submarines and
auxiliaries.
Evening star., 1934-01-18

the last gold rush. and the Treasury
received, 81, $3.50, IS, $40 and $40
coins.
81 Gold Pieces Rare.
Some OF this money was so badly
worn that the owners had to take a
discount. Gold coin is different from
either silver or paper money in that 1t
Is redeemed only at its intrinsic value
A so-called tolerance" in weight is
established below which a gold coin may
not drop without diminishing its actual
value. The Treasury weighed each coin
as 1t came in and for every grain of
weight below tolerance there was de-
Quoted from the money paid to the
owner sum Of 1 cents. The loss was
Of gold owners had to take q discount
because of this.
The 81 gold pieces are very rare now
and have not been minted since 1889.
They contain only 25.8 grains Of gold.
Among the strange offering Of yel-
low metal, turned into the Government
in this gold roundup, were several
gold coins which had been made into
jewelry The cash room Of the Treas
ury does not redeem jewelry as such,
but it cuts the coins out Of the mount
ings, whatever they may be, and re-
deems the coins at their intrinsic value
Some of this jewelry came in the form
of elaborate necklaces to which had
been fastened heavy gold coins.
Stickpins also have been among the
popular ornaments for smaller gold
pieces.
Jewelry Scrap Bought.
There Is no place in WASHINGTON
where the Government buys old jewelry
as such, but it may be sold TO any Of
the United States mints, such as the
one at Philadelphia, in lots Of two
ounces or more.
For this scrap the Government pays
at the rate of $2067 an ounce, which
is entirely different from the daily
established price for newly-mined gold.
It was emphasized that people should
not send any jewelry scrap to the Bu-
reau of the Mint here, but should direct
them to the Philadelphia Mint, and
never send less than 2 ounces.
The gold turned in yesterday to the
Treasury, whose cash windows closed
at 2 O'Clock, constituted only part of
the last roundup rush, because of the
fact that banks were open until later
hours, and the zero hour was at mid
night. Many banks here were send
ing to the Treasury this morning addi-
tional gold received late yesterday.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
Vu(E ON SEAWAY
MAY Be DELAYED
Democratic Leaders Indicate
Postponement for Fur.
ther Study.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
With opponents Of ratification Of the
st. Lawrence waterway pact still con-
tending they held the upper hand
Democratic leaders today indicated q
vote on the issue would be postponed
until more missionary work could be
done"
The opposing faction charged In the
Senate yesterday that q $500, 900 lobby
was behind the pact, and reasserted
military advantages for Great Britain
and Canada in event Of 0 conflict which
found the United States opposing them.
House Debates Project.
Treaty proponents countered that II
q lobby existed 1t could not influence"
any Senator's vote and contended
America would have the same "trre-
vokable" navigation rights on the Great
Lakes and st. Lawrence as Great
Britain and Canada under the pact.
While the Senate was arguing over
ratification. the House also devoted an
hour Of its time to discussion Of the
seaway. although the latter lacks any
power in treaty ratification.
The leader Of the House Republican
forces, Representative Smell, Repub-
lican. OF New York. declared that II
the United States did not ratify the
pact, Canada might proceed alone with
the construction Of the Great-Lakes-
to-the-sea route.
"If," said Smell. "you do not accept
this opportunity to join Canada now,
you may never get another"
In the Senate, administration leaders
are counting on the votes Of a group Of
Republican independents to help them
put throuph the treaty ratification.
Claims $500, 900 Spent.
Senator Clark. Democrat, Missouri, q
leading opponent Of ratification, which
President Roosevelt has urged, said an
organization which he did not name
had spent $500 900 in the last few years
in behalf Of the st. Lawrence waterway
plan.
He added he was not charging the
money was spent Improperly" or to
influence Senator'S" and was willing
to join other Senators in asking an in
vestigation of lobbies on both sides of
the question.
Senator pittman, Democrat, Nevada,
who is heading the administrations
ratification forces, said extensive in
vestigations already had been made Of
power" and other alleged lobbies and
added If there we're a lobby it would
mot influence any one"
Senator Lewis, Democrat, Illinois,
with characteristic gestures and flowery
oratorv, again called the Senate's at
tention to military advantages Canada
would have under the treaty and said
if waterway were to be built let it be
an all-American one to New York or to
New Orleans.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
What's What
Behind News
in Capital:
British M o ney Pact
Seen Behind u. S.
Gold Plan.
BY PAUL MALLON.

~HE big thing behind the new
money policy now is our secret
drive for an international cur
i rency agreement with Great
Britain.
That is the real reason Mr.. Roose-
welt asked Congress for $4,000, ,000, 900
from the gold profits to dabble in for
eign exchange. He clouded his pur-
pose by saying he also intended to use
the $4,000, 100000 for gold buying, pur-
chase Of Government securities and
maintenance of credit.
Naturally the drive must be con-
Quoted under cover. We want to force
as good a bargain as we can.
There is every reason to expect we
will
Mr.. Roosevelt can play a lot Of poker
with $4,000, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
FRANCE DEMANDS
ARMS SUPERVISION
Notifies Germany of Stand.
Must Be "Automatic, Peri.
odic, Equal"

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 18-France has in
formed Germany that automatic. Pc
riodic and equal supervision" of all
ornaments must be the foundation Of
any disarn ament agreement, it was
learned today.
The stand was taken in a memo
randum transmitted to Berlin January
l. The German answer is expected
daily.
Nine Points Brought Out.
The memorandum, it was learned on
highest authority, makes the following
points
:. Any new non-aggression pact must
offer additional guarantees of security
without weakening the old ones.
2. Supervision of armamentS must be
accepted by all nations signing the pact.
3. Any consideration of German army
strength must take into account police
and other organized forces, such as the
Nazi storm troops.
T. France is willing to reduce her
army on parallel with transformation
Of the German army into short-term
corscript army.
Two Phases in Plan.
S. France is willing to hall her arma-
ments at the present Level of ornaments
and forbid the manufacture of cannon
Of higher caliber than that accepted
by other nations.
6. The plan is to be divided into two
phases, the first OF which would be
experimental.
z. France Is willing to abolish bombing
planes and to destroy so per cent Of
her present equipment if this Is ac-
cepted by other states.
8. The internationaiization of all air
forces is desired
9. Negotiations must be made at
Geneva within the League of Nations.
Evening star., 1934-01-18

(COntmue0 From First P0ge.)
publican and supporter of President
Roosevelt in the 1882 campaign, that
Farley should not continue as national
chairman while serving as Postmaster
General. Here and there q Democratic
Senator has privately expressed the
opinion that Farley would not continue
as national chairman. But the belief
was expressed today by Democrats in a
position to know that Farley will con-
tinue as chairman.
Jackson's letter under date of Janu-
ary s. to Farley, discussing his resig-
nation, follows:
Dear Jim:
Il hereby tender my resignation as
secretary Of the Democratic National
Committee.
"The association with you. Frank
Walker. Jack Cohen and the other ON
cials and members of the committee
has been a happy experience.
Il am forwarding my resignation as
a member of the committee to Robert
G. Murchie, who is chairman Of the
Evening star., 1934-01-18
FOOCHOW QUIET AGAIN

FOOCHOW, China, January 1e LR.
Nationalist government military forces
began consolidating in this region today
as soldiers continued pouring In from
the North after their successful cam
paign against Fukien Province rebels.
The city was quiet again, after days Of
disturbances and fears Of fighting here.
Nationalist leaders put the city un-
der absolute military control. but en-
couraged the reorganizins of the civil
government.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
Policemen to Wear
Bullet.PrOOf Vests
In Hunting Cunmen
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 1S.-When
engaged in tracking down gun
men and criminals In the future
Chicago's police will be equipped
with bullet-proof vests costing
$50 apiece, Commissioner of Po-
lice James P. Altman announced
today.
With this move the police de-
partment hopes to materially de-
crease police casualties, which
rose to Is last year, in engage
ments with law violators.
Although the city Is not finan-
cially able to buy the vests for
all Of its 5000 policemen, it is ex-
pected enough will be provided to
equip the detail now engaged in
hunting escaped convicts under
the direction Of Capt. John
Siege.
Evening star., 1934-01-18
FIGURE is CORRECTED
Ratio of l in 10 for Convictions
Applies Only to Traffic Cases,

Persons held for the action of the
grand jury by coroner's inquests into
fatal trafi1c accidents have q l0-to-I
chance Of never being convicted in
court. figures prepared by J. Bernard
Mccoy. superintendent of the District
Morgue show.
A headline on an article prepared
from the report, published in last Tues
days Star, failed to show the figures
covered trafic cases only.
Dr.. A. Magruder Mcdonald, District
coroner, stated today the average Of
convictions on all cases handled by
coroner's juries Is much higher than
10 to /,
Evening star., 1934-01-18
BABY BURIED IN WRECK
OF BUILDING UNINJURED
Residence and Store of Steuben-
Vile, Ohio, Man Demolished by
Bomb Following Murder Trial.

Ey the Associated Press.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, January l8.-
A 2-year-old baby was buried for half
an hour in the debris of the home and
store Of Emanuel Espasanda at Piney
Fork near here, when IL was wrecked
by a bomb early yesterday. She child
escaped serious injury.
The store and residence were blown
apart and windows hundreds Of feet
away were shattered by the blast. Eight
other persons, including the 2-year-old's
parents were buried in wreckage. None
vas hurt seriously.
The bomb had been planted between
the store and the dwelling, police be-
lieye. Mrs. Espasanda and Lewis Rad
tokeski, another Of the persons caught
In the explosion, testified last week In
the grand jury investigation Of the
Carlo Ferra murder case.