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Evening star., 1934-04-27
new ATTACK MADE
UPON STOCK BILL
Minority Report Being Drawn
in Reply to Essential
Claim.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A new attack on the stock market
control bill. in the form Of a minority
report, took shape today within the
Senate Banking Committee.
The minority statement was being
drawn in reply to a ma jority report,
which held that the projected Fed
eral regulation Of markets was "es-
sentiar to sustained prosperity.
Senator Walcott, Republican, of
Connecticut disclosed that the minor
ity report was under draft. but said
it had not been definitely determined
whether it would be filed. Eight
members Of the committee voted
against the bill and IL were recorded
for it.
Senate leaders plan TO call the bill
up for debate next week and predict
passage within two or three days.
The majority report filed late yes
terday by Chairman Fletcher found
Federal legislation necessary because
self-regulation by the exchanges mad
proved unsound. Referring to ex-
change authorities. the report said:
Their adherence to the view that
manipulation, pool activities and the
creation Of illuSory price mirages' are
proper and legitimate. except where
certain technical violations of their
rules are involved, Is inconsistent with
the type of regulation the public in
terest demands"
The committee cited the speculative
boom daSt Summer as evidence that
the country has learned little from
the catastrophe of 1929"
Discussing the proposal for regula-
ton Of margins. the committee report
ed Many thoughtful persons have
taken the view that the only way to
correct the evils attendant upon stock
market speculation is to abolish mar
gin trading altogether"
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Stir Up Business Men.

The poor little rich boys from Wall
Street have been doing everything
they could do to beat that lineup.
They started out by stirring up every
employe of every brokerage house
around the country to write and
wire Congressman. Lately they have
branched out, getting manufacturers
to bring pressure on the Congress
men. That is probably legitimate
because every manufacturer who Is
sues stock is affected by the bill.
The liberals recently made much
of this phase Of Wall Street lobbying
when Rayburn discovered that certain
amendments offered by the manu-
facturers really had come from the
stock marketers' mimeograph ma
chine.
The trouble with the Wall Street
efficiency is that most Congressman
would jump up and run if they saw a
Wall Streeter coming-that is, If they
thought any one was looking.
Strong Bill to Be Passed.
All the charges and counter charge.
will boil down in the end to exactly
nothing.
A strong stock exchange bill uiu
be passed Uithin the merit thirty
days. It's major provisions tciH
not be 1DTitten in either House Of
Congress. The real Dork ,cill be
done later in conference of COM
mittees representing both houses.
The way things are shaping bach
stage now, the House margins pro-
visions, with some modification. viii
finally prevail, as will the Senate
independent commission idea.
That means you may expect mini.
mum margin requirement of IS tt
AS per cent and the market will b.
regulated by a Federal commission
of three, to be appointed by the Presi.
dent.
Wall street will not like this, but
it can work under such an arrange
ment.
Roosevelt Answers Writ.
The best answer Mr.. Roosevelt fig.
ured out to the Writ furry was tt
take Barney Baruch to the base bal
game. Publicity experts considered il
master stroke. Pictures of tn,
President tossing ous the first bal
always get wide public circulation
and in them this year Mr.. Barucf
sat at the right hand of the Presi.
dent. 1t was the first time he hae
been invited to the White House II
long time.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Conduit Road Citizens Pledge
Aid to Better Homes Contest
Special Committee From association
Viii Push Drive in Potomac Heights
Section-Capt. King Is Speaker.

Kinnahan. Lynn c. Drake, Clyde
Bailey. Mrs. Harry Steiner, Mrs
Charles Goode, Grady P. Oakley. L.
Ring, Albert Lyman, Mrs. j. j. Ro-
bruck, w. A. Smell, c. J. Peterson and
A. D. Crumbaugh.
Leaders in the building trades point
out that Improvements still may be
made to homes at prices far below
the level Of normal years. In con-
nection with The Stars contest, it is
pointed out that cost of projects
undertaken will not figure in the Sc
lection Of winners Judging will be
based solely on the quality of the
improvement from the standpoint OF
convenience and INABILITY.
Economic Value.
Experts declare that dollar spent
in painting or redecorating a house.
installing better plumbing, or doing
any one OF the hundreds Of odd Jobs
that need to be done around the
house, means two dollars worth of
economic value added to the home.
Putting the house in orde- is re-
garded as profitable investment
rather than an extravagant esthetic
adventure.
Here is what one observer has to say
on this point:
The worth Of your rouse may reg
lister in market value or it may
register in other dollars and cents
ways. Having presentable home is a
financial asset to any man, whether
he Is working for wages or is president
OF a corporation. He is under con-
slant observation and he is constantly
being judged by his home. A man
with shabby. unkept home is a poor
business risk. any way you look at him
1t means slipshod methods, procrasti-
nation, slovenliness.
Marks of Good Citizen.
undermining. repairing. repainting
replumblng. remodeling-theSe are the
marks Of a good citizen, a safe man
with whom to have business relations VI
To enter the Better Homes Contest
it is necessary simply to fill out an
application blank. obtainable from The
Stars Better Homes Contest editor
or from your citizens association. and
submit 1t. accompanied by before
photographs, to The Star or to the
association. Later after" photos
taken from the same angle as the first
must be submitted.
Judging in the various communities
will be done by committees set up BY
the associations themselves. with the
Silver Star Model Homes Committee
composed of specialists in all fields OF
building and planning, selecting the
final winners.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
BY VINCENT TUTCHING.

The urge to modernize and improve
the home continued to spread through
new sections of the Capital and vicin-
ity today, spurred by growing indorse-
ments by civic organizations and
leading citizens.
Latest to join the rapidly-expand-
ing home-improvement campaign
sponsored by The Star is the Conduit
Road Citizens Association, which last
night pledged its support to the 81 900
Better Homes Contest and named a
special committee to push the drive
in the Potomac Heights section.
The special committee appointed by
this group Is composed Of the chair
men OF all standing committees of
the association. They are charged
participate in home Improvements for
the general objectives of beautifying
their community and increasing en-
ployment in the building trades.
King Outlines Contest.
The Stars contest was outlined to
the members Of the association BY
Capt. Ellis r. King, president, who
pointed out that in addition to the
81 900 in cash prizes TO be given for
Improvements completed during the
period Of the contest which concludes
September Is. cash award Of $l0O
will 60 to the citizens associa ton
which brings in the greatest percent
age Of finished projects in the contest
The cash prizes will be distributed
in two groups-for homes valued al
$4,000 and less. and for homes ap-
praised at more than $l2. 600. Prizes
in each class will be: First prize, $3.50;
second prize. 500; third prize, $50
and four honorable mention prizes OF
$25 each.
Supplementing these awards, several
business houses have informed The
Star they are prepared to put up ad-
dltl0nal prizes to create further in
ducementS TO home owners to mod
ernize their properties.
Group Progressive.
The progressive Conduit Road As
ISOLATION. which has worked success
1ully during recent years to bring
needed improvements to the section
including q wide boulevard to replace
narrow Conduit road, and the draft
ing of plans for replacement of Chain
Bridge. is In a position to tie in the
benefits of this modernization cam
paign with the public improvements
due to be brought to that commu-
nifty. it was pointed out.
Members Of the committee named
for the association are j. P. Hovey
John r. Minor, ]. F. Hessanauer, Pau
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Japan Reported to Demand Man
chukuo Recognition as Condition.
GENEVA, April 81 R.-Indications
that Japan may try to block the
League Of Nations 10-year plan for
the reconstruction of China unless
the great powers recognize Manchukuo
were reported today in reliable quar-
tiers.
International circles spoke also Of
the possibility the japanese will op-
pose Dr.. Ludwig Rajchman-the
Leagues envoy to China, who is now
returning here with a project for
helping China financially and social
ly-in the belief he wields political
influence among Chinese leaders.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
DIES AS CHUTE FOULS
Another Pilot Saved as Planes
Crash in Midair.

PENSACOLA, Fla, April u R).-
Lieut.. Frank E. Highley. jr., of Phila-
delphia. plunged to his death near
here yesterday when his parachute
fouled in his ship following a COLI
sion Of two airplanes from the Pensa-
cola Naval Air Staten.
Lieut.. Highley's plane colhded with
one piloted by Ensign George A. Hat
ton while they were flying in a for
nation OF student pilots. Ensign Hat
ton bailed out and landed safely in
field. Their land planes were de-
molished.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Col. Mary Booth Better.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April n

R.-After an X-ray examination
yesterday, physicians attending Col.
Mary Booth, leader Of the Salvation
Army in Denmark. reported that in
juries she suffered in an automobile
accident likely will not prove TO be
serious. :.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
ECKENER ENTERS CLINIC

FRIEDRICHSHAFE Germany.
April q @.-Dr. Hugo Eckener,
commander of the Graf Zeppelin, has
been suffering the past four or five
weeks from an intestinal trouble. his
son said last night. and has entered
q clinic at Esslingen.
"Since last Monday my father has
been under observation and probably
slight operation will be necessary.
which will be not at all dangerous. =
the son said. We expect him back
home next week"
Evening star., 1934-04-27
WASHINGTON FACES
DARKENING OF FIFTH
OF STREET LIGHTS
Continued From First Page.)

the problem then would be to turn
out proportion Of the lights in each
block of the residential section in
order to come within the money
available.
There are now some 81 900 street
lights. all Of them electric arc or in
candescent lamps, except for remnant
Of 49 gas lamps which were slated to
be replaced this year
Should the appropriation s.-nd as
It passed the House, 1t would be i'm
possible to put up new lamp post on
. newly opened street, except as the
result Of savings by cutting out addi-
tional lights in sections already
built up.
Ne Requirements Possible.
1t also will be impossible, 1t was
said. to replace any Of the Is per cent
OF old style lights remaining under the
replacement program which started
in 1925.
The street lighting appropriation
Tor the 1888 fiscal year was 81, ,006, 900.
For 1894. the current fiscal year, this
was cut to s825,00O and, in spite of
the Budget Bureaus recommendation
for an increase the amount carried
for the 1885 fiscal year IN the bill as
passed by the House, Is further reduced
to $700, 900.
The same appropriation cuts 4
Budget Bureau recommendation for
$40, 500 for maintaining and replac-
ing fire alarm and police control cables
to $4,000. OF this latter amount, 1t
is expected that about $13,500 will be
used for labor. leaving q balance not
sufficient to buy cable requirements
for any Of the large fire alarm cables
which might be put out Of service as
. result of accidents during the 1885
fiscal year.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Glider Record Claimed.

AVIGNON, France, April 26 @-
A world altitude record for gliders was
claimed yesterday by the noted Aus
trian expert, Robert Kronfeld. who
reached 1900 meters (5.24o feet) in
. 2H-hour night. He was towed to
q height Of SIS feet by a plane.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
.|NSULL IS UPHELD
IN RECE|VERSH|PS
Court Declares Action of
Former Magnate Was
Not Fraudulent.
The Associated Press.

16Sthe Associated Press
ffssG CMGAGO, April 27-Insull receiv-
erships were not fraudulent, accord
ing to Federal Judge Walter C. Lind
ley, who announced two major find
ings about how the parent company
OF the insult set-up was put into re-
ceivership.
One vas that the court was some
what misled by creditor banks when
he appointed insult himself as one OF
the receivers.
The other was that the two Chicago
financiers to whom the company was
intrusted after insult had been dis
missed have managed the giant bill
lion-dollar concern creditably.
Receivership Declared "Steered'
The judge handed down a 51-page
opinion after hearing in which a
stockholder had charged that insult
and Chicago and New York bankers
'steered" the receivership. Testimony
was that with insult still seeking to
| dominate, the bankers met. selected
| the company which would start court
action and agreed on the receivers.
In this and in charges that the re-
ceivers were too deeply Interested to
serve. Judge Lindley found mo evil
dence that fraud or collusion was
practiced on the court" He named
insult, the late Edward N. Hurley and
Charles A. McCulloch as receivers in
| April, 1882.
AS for himself, in appointing In
| sull. the judge said:
The appointment Of insult was
made for the sole reason of giving the
| other two receivers the benefit OF his
knowledge and experience
But the creditor bankers should
| have advised him. he said. Of insults
previous sanction Of questionable use
of Middlewests funds"
This Is not 4 judicial finding that
i. there was fraud In failing to disclose
these facts" the Judge continued,
but it indicates what should be done
in these consent receiverships.'
II told Mr. Hurley and Mr.. Nc
Culloch. in Mr.. insults presence. that
I expected them to keep a drastic
curb on insults well known tendency
| to domineer and dominate"
They evidenced their own sim
cerity when. after it had been dis
covered that insult had transferred
corporate funds. they told Mr.. insult
| he must resign"
| Crucial Charge"
| The crucial charge" and the hear
ing. Judge Lindley said. was that since
both Hurley and McCulloch were in
terested in banks which were heavily
in" the insult company. their ap-
pointment was disqualified.
On this he held that the two had
no power, as receiver. to sue their
banks or others TO recover insults Sc
curities. and so had no duty to do so
| As to the secret conferences over
throwing the huge holding company
into court, the four Chicago banks
which were represented had q proper
interest, the judge found. They held
as collateral against loans more than
300, 900 shares of Middle West COM
mon stock" he said.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
st. Paul Elects Gehan.

ST. PAUL. April 27 CF.-Mark
Gehan was elected mayor Of st. Paul
Tuesday by majority of 444 votes
over william Mahoney. incumbent. Of
ficial returns showed yesterday. Tine
vote was Gehan. t7,t96; Mahoney.
47,051.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
ARMY FLYER HONORED
Capt. Meredith Given Cross for
Rescuing Injured Man.

AeSCuIuS 1HJuIeu MAu.
NEW YORK. April ~ F.-Capt.
Russell L. Meredith, former Army
flyer, has received the Distinguished
Flying Cross for rescuing an in
jured man on Beaver Island in Lake
Michigan one year ago. The pres
entation was made on Governors
Island by Maj. Gen. Dennis Z. Nolan.
While attached to Selfridge Field
in Michigan Meredith learned an in
jured man, whose name was not given
in the citation. vas lying near death
on Beaver Island. He voluntarily
made q hazardous fight to aid tn .
binding snowstorm.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

You cdn bet your last cent that
Germany ,piH not get export credits
here as long as she continues her
interest = detaulting policy on her
bonds. Those pho are uorking out
the export policy are agreed on
that.
The independent stock market COM
mission idea was considered Wall
street victory at first, but the liberals
are coming around now to accept It
They realize Mr.. Roosevelt will ap-
point the commission and their group
will be represented on 1t.
The House leadership failure wa.
discussed at Mr.. Roosevelts Cabinet
meeting last Friday.
The State Department continues tt
send up TO Congress bills for pay.
ment of claims to French subjects
The House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee knows more than to report these
bills to the House. There Is not q
chance of French subjects getting
their claims as long as the French
war debt policy continues.
Some oNcials in the Indian Bu-
reau, housed in the east new Post
Office Building, have suggested
that rations and compdsses be
cached in DdTi0uS parts OF the
building for callers Tho become
lost.
The nickname they have for. Sec
retary Perkins In the Labor Depart.
ment Is Sis" 4s
(Copyrisht, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Used to Kill Flies.

An extract of derris root Is being
used in sprays to kill house hies.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Byrns and Rainey Busy.

Speaker Rainey and Floor Leader
Byrns have been working furiously
on the administration legislative pro-
gram since the story got out that Mr.
Roosevelt might change leaders next
year.
Their feverish activity has not only
virtually killed the Mcleod bill, OBJ
jectionable to Mr.. Roosevelt. but also
is having an influence on silver.
Rainey always has been a brazen
silverite, but lately the silver bloc has
been complaining that it is unable
to get a word out of him on that
subject.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
i$316,228, ,991 BILL SIGNED
Fund for War Department for
Year Beginning July /.

President Roosevelt today signed a
bill providing s3l6,22S,ssl for main
tenance Of the War Department In
the fiscal year beginning July !.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
SENATE APPROVES
. C|TY'SP. v. A. BILL
Measure Allowing District
to Borrow for Projects
Goes to House.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-04-27
HOSIERY WORKERS
DENIED BARGAINING
BY LABOR BOARD

Continued From First Page.)
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-26

Scarlet Tanager Yellow bellied Sapsuck
err. Canadian Warbler and Black Swift
have been recorded on our island. The
story in connection with the capture of
the Scarlet Tanager is 50 good that at
the risk of incul ing the ire of the major
actors in this little drama must publish
1T.
School was in session at Peters Rest.
Mr.. Carlisle book in hand STOOD by the
open door peering at his class over his
sp9ctacles.
A young man on horse, gun in hand
was passing by on the road. Suddenly
an animated patch Of scarlet whisKed by
and settled on the g1b tree in front of
Mr. CarIisle's house. The young man
on the horse jumped as if an electric
current had been applied to him. He
got off the horse trembling with excite
ment, watched the beautiful red bird so
close to the house and the school. eyed
Mr.. Carlisle suspiciously, then Bang!
The fiuttering red bird had hardly
touched the ground before it was picked
upAby lanky youth who had vaulted
the barbed wire enclosure at one bound,
and was even now halfway across the
yard back to the horse The man at
the school door. as if he instead of the
bird had been shot. watched as If trans
fixed. Children now burst out of class
someon shouted. Mr.. Carlisle recover
ing himself, grabbed stout stick and
raced out after this hold intruder, but
Mr. Harry P9atty was already a hun
drel yards up the road going like h! -.
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Respectfully.
(sf MILES MERWIN
1st Member for Frederiksted Town.

The Chairman: That concludes the
reading of the communications received
since the last meeting. should like to
report also that End Member for Fred
eriksted Country District IN. NJ. Skeoch)
has asked to be excused from attending
this meeting on account Of sickness.
The Chaplain of the Council is off the
island and has asked one of his Brethren
to act in his stead. Rev. Fthr. Murray is
the one acting in his stead.
have received petition from num-
Der of gentlemen in regard to the game
law. If members desire to have it read
will do so, if not it will be laid on the
table for perusal.
have also received petition from pu.
pills Of the Senior High School. 1t is
matter covering transportation and di-
rected to the Chairman of the Colonial
Council. the Chairman of the Municipal
Committee, Member Chabert and Mem.
r er Ans. Fabio. will lay this matter on
the table and mem oers will decide what
action they want taken on it later.
To be Continued
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-26
September 5. 1884,

The Chairman of the Colonial Council,
Municipality of ST. Croix,
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Sir:
have the honor to transmit here
with draft Of ordinance to establish a
loan fund for the purchase of fire en-
gines. and draft of amendment to the
budget to cover the loan established in
that ordinance into the budget for the
fiscal year 1875. with the request that
these bills be placed on the Order of the
Day for the meeting of the Colonial Coun-
Gil to be held on September IL for intro
duction as Government measures.
Copies of the above bills are being
transmitted to the Honorable the Chair.
man of the Municipal Committee under
Ioday's date.
Respectfully.
HARRY E. TAYLOR,
Acting Lieutenant GoVernor.
September 18th 1884.
Honorable Arnold NJ Golden,
Chairman of the Colonial Council,
Christiansted.
Sir:
Owing to recently having the FLU, -
and not feeling strong enough to make
the trip to Cnristiansted. beg tc be ex.
cused from the Meeting of the Coonia
Council to be held today.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROlX

Contin usd from Tribune September 25th
September s. 1884.
The Honorable
the Chairman of the Colonial Council,
Municipality of ST. Croix.
st. Croix. Virgin Islands.
Sir:
/ have the honor TO trlnsmit here
with draft of am andment to the budget
for the fiscal year 1885 to provide for an
increase in salary ard a change in the
rating of the messenger in the Judiciary
Department, and to provide funds for
the reconstruction of the sanitation she'd
Ia Frederiksted which was recently des-
troyed by fire, with the request that this
draft of amendm INT be placed on the Or
der of the Day for the meeting of the
Colonial Council to be held on September
IL for introduction as a Government
measure
A copy of this dra # of amendment is
being transmitted to the Honorable the
Chairman of the M unicipaf Committee
under toda7's date.
Respectfully.
HARRY E. TAYLOR,
Acting Lieu fe nant Governor