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Evening star., 1934-02-11
High Price of GOh
May Cause Mining
Boon, in Neradr
Silver Properties CiUl
Unusual attention in
Western State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RENO, New, February 10.
is on the verge Of a mining boom, i
there is anything to be taken from
indications. The passage of the new
monetary bill fixing the price of gold
at s35 an ounce has spurred mining
men Of the prospector type to seek
new gold properties. 1t appears that
they have found some backing, for
they are going into the hills well
grubstaked.
Silver properties also are attracting
more than ordinary attention, prin-
cipally those where the ores carry a
large content of high-grade silver.
There is only the uncertainty Of how
long the 6412-cent price will prevail
that hinders development of some
properties that are known rich in
the white metal There was disap-
pointment, of course, over the failure
of the 16-to-1 silver measure, but
the GAL cent price would be salts
factory if there were some absolute
assurance it would remain there over
d IOIlS peIlOO O1 years.
Old Camps Considered.
There is New York syndicate, for
instance, looking over ground at the
old camp of Austin, producer Of more
than S60,O0O,00O in rich, ruby silver
Old-timerS say the camp was never
worked cut, and this syndicate, II 1t
goes into the old camp on a big scale.
may obtain big returns. There seems
to be one trouble with these Eastern
erns, say mining men. They send
mining engineers out here, probably
competent ones, but men too young to
know the history and geology Of Ne
vada, and these engineers are ''too
smart" to take any advice from an
old-time miner. As a result they
miss something that the old-timers
know is actually under ground.
Business conditions look better in
this State despite the fact that c. W.
A. employment has been cut down.
The pay roll difference last week was
$50 900 below that of the previous
week.
Good Sheep Year.
Sheep raisers are looking forward
to a splendid year, but the cattlemen
are very low spirited. The prices for
wool and lambs are looking much bet
ter and if the lambing produces even
q crop of go per cent they figure they
will be in good position. The Win
ter has been so mild, hardly any
Winter at all, that there may be a
100 per cent crop in some sections
Evening star., 1934-02-11
MOVE FOR MERGERS
IN COLORADO GAINS
Governor Gives Approval to Consolida-
tion of Counties es-Smallest Unit in
State Also Favors Plan.

ers. Statistics show that the potato
crop will be worth s7.500,000 and the
onion crop 100000. Potato prices
have practically doubled in the past
60 days. The onion crop is bringing
a price nearly 10 times that Of last
year.
And the Federal Governments pro-
gram of expenditure in the State for
public works and civil works projects
is estimated to have a potential dis
tributing power Of 100000, 900. in
cluding more than $40,000,000 for
eight great water projects that aim to
capture some 100000 acre feet Of
native water that now escapes either
to the Pacific or the Gulf of Mexico.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
KENTUCKY c. WA.
WORKERS REJOICE
Prospects of Se5O,OOO, 600
Appropriation Lifts Gloom
of Last Week.
Dispatch to The Star.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February 10
The gloom that descended over civil
works employees a month ago, when
Federal Administrator Harry L. Hop
kins ordered the pay rolls tapered oil
in view Of anticipated revenue exhaus-
ton, lifted this week with congress
sional sanction apparently in sight for
q new $3.50, 600, 900 relief appropriation.
From a peak of $4,000 workers
drawing about 100000 a week the
rolls last week dropped to $4,000 en-
ployes receiving about $565, 600, the
States low since the civil works pro-
gram gained momentum. Lacking in
structions on the States prospective
allotment from the new fund, State
administrative Offices expect to expand
to the previous personnel quota until
warm weather comes or private con-
struction takes a squirt. The State
commission, anticipating early re-
sumption Of increased disbursements,
began appointment of county admin
istrators where vacancies existed. Rev.
Charles w. WEIGH, chairman OF the
commission, said he also looked for a
more expeditions distribution in view
of the fact that the allotments are
made direct to the c. w. A. instead OF
passing through the P. w. A.
Encouraging Signs.
There are a number of encouraging
signs on the economic horizon. Louis
vile bank statistics have taken de-
cided squirt over last year. Aggregate
clearings for the year are running
about $25,O00,000 ahead Of last yC&r.
Debts to individual accounts, which
the business world regards as a sound
er index than clearings, also show a
tremendous increase A typical day,
February 6, showed in this item
$5 1863 ,2O8, compared to $3,707, ,321 for
the same day last year. The sixth
week of the tobacco market opened
higher, and Lexington's average Of
S1423 per hundred pounds on Monday
was the highest of the year. Despite
this improvement, the tobacco growers
feel there Is room for considerably
more, and this week delegation went
from five counties - Grant, Carroll,
Warren, Nicholas and Scott-to ask
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to
take definite steps to produce higher
prices. Their complaint is that the
majority of growers are not receiving
the average of IL cents a pound prom
ised by the tobacco buyers In their
agreement with the A. A. A.
Evening star., 1934-02-11

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, February
lo.-The estimated buying power Of
South Dakota agricultural products,
according to the monthly economic
review and outlook compiled by the
farm extension service at the South
Dakota Agricultural College, rose 3
points from December Is to January
Is, but is still only So, as compared
to base of 100 before the World War
South Dakota farmers were selling
their commodities at 81 per cent of
the pre-war level and buying articles
for common use at 118 per cent of
pre-war. The farm price level was 81
points higher than January Is a year
ago, and 3 points lower than last
November.
The review shows the level Of
things the farmer buys for living and
production was 118, which Is the same
as for December. It was IA points
higher than for January, 1893, and 26
points lower than the 10-year jan
uary average.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
BY ROBERT HORNER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


~HARLESTON, w. Va, Febru-
4 ary 10.-The flooding of the
Governments new dam at
~ Marmet, 10 miles east of
Charleston, last week was the
first step toward completion Of the
project which is to give the Kama
wha River q 9-foot channel from its
mouth to the head of navigation, rep
resenting nearly a 100-mile penetra-
ton into the richest coal fields and
growing industrial centers of South
ern West Virginia.
Sponsors Of the entire $4,000, 900
project claim that its completion will
open up the Kanawha Valley to river
navigation for large barges-twice the
size Of those that 60 over the river
now, and to craft twice as fast as
present ones-to go over 5000 miles
of waterways, from Pittsburgh, to
New Orleans, to the Northwest and
TO the lakes.
Maj. Fred W. Herman, United
States district engineer, stationed at
Huntington, and Q staff Of assistant
Army engineers supervised the flood
ing Of the new Marmet Dam.
Four Dams Planned.
Construction of the new system,
which is designed to provide four i'm
mense dams-three In the Kanawha
River and one in the Ohio River, at
Gallipolis, to back water into the
Kanawha-to displace the 10 old
dams-was begun in 1881 and repre-
sented the Governments first move in
this section to provide work for the
unemployed. Since then, as new
money was made available, many
hundreds of men have found jobs.
Greater numbers than ever found
employment last Fall when work was
begun ON the dams and locks at VIM
field and Ga1lipolis. Work has con-
tinued unabated since then and about
1000 men are now engaged ON all
four Of the dams and locks. Com
pleticn Of all the dams and locks II
expected in about two years.
At the London and Marmet Dams
the Kar1awha Valley Power Co., sub
Evening star., 1934-02-11
GOV. FERGUSON GIVES
LEGISLATURE TAX PLAN
Bill 10 Legaliss Liquor Under
Doctors Prescription, L Also
introduced.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUSTIN, Tex, February N.-Gov.
Miriam A. Ferguson late this week
submitted the subject Of taxation to
retire State relief bonds to the special
session of the Legislature, which has
voted issuance Of 100000 supple
menting $500, 900 previously issued.
A bill to legalize the sale Of al
kinds Of liquors, under doctors pre-
scription and drug store plan not con-
flicting with the dry constitution, was
introduced by Representative T. H.
McGregor of Austin, its revenues to
60 to the bond retirement fund.
Other tax bills proposed to increase
the States levy on legal race track
betting, on life insurance premiums,
on insurance, on chain stores, and to
require q tax license of every motor
car driver. The Legislature extended
to April /, the time for registering
motor cars, decreasing present fees by
making them cover q 1s-month In
staad a one-yeAr period,
Evening star., 1934-02-11
CONNECTICUT REVIEWS
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Republicans Publish NJ IN thly
State Magazine and Demo-
Gratis Organize Patronage.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARTFORD, Conn, February 10
Major party politics in Connecticut is
beginning to show signs of recovery
from the coma that descended when
the Legislature adjourned last June,
with the Republicans launching a
monthly State magazine and q move
hy certain Democrats to organize their
State patronage. Joe Mitchell Chappie is
editor of the G. o. p organ. the Con-
necticut State journal. with William
A. Hendrick Of New Haven as pub
Usher. The first issue gives no clue
10 whatever thoughts the party lead
ss may have on candidates, but it
does indicate that the State liquor
control act, put through at command
Of Gov. Cross, will be one Of ths main
Republican targeta -
Evening star., 1934-02-11
BY J. j. MULLEN.

Special Dispatch to The Star
~ ENVER, February 10.-The
movement to consolidate
j Colorado's 63 counties into a
more cohesive and economical
group of 80 governmental
units was given great impetus with
the announcement by Gov. Edwin c.
johnson that he was heartily in favor
Of the plan.
Large economies would be effected
through such plan, johnson believes,
and the tax machinery of the State
would be greatly simplif1ed.
Already, the plan has received
Endorsement from Hinsdale County,
smallest county in the State. Hinsdale
officials succeeded in having a bill
introduced in the recent Legislature
permitting its consolidation with ad-
joining counties, but no action was
taken on the measure because of the
impasse that developed over relief
legislation. The Hinsdale-Sponsored
bill is expected to be taken up again
next year, when the Legislature con-
venes for the Thirtieth General
Assembly.
Colorado has no statute regulating
consolidation, so action will have to
await the next legislative session.
Tax Measure Vetoed.
Gov. johnson has vetoed the meas
ure providing for compromise of
delinquent payments. In addition to
an opinion by Attorney General Paul
p. Prosser that the bill was uncon-
stitutional, the Governor discovered
what he called "joker" in the bill.
The measure would have permitted
payment of 1888 taxes up to October
"a, 1894, without penalties or interest;
and would have permitted the COM
promising of all previous delinquent
taxes on a so per cent reduction basis.
The Governor declared the Joker" lay
IN the fact that If delinquent tax
payers paid their 1888 taxes, they then
would be given practically unlimited
time in which to pay up previous
delinquencies.
Business and industry throughout
Colorado has taken on increased &C
tivity, with a noticeable step-up in
confidence The Presidents action in
setting the gold price at $35 an ounce
has resulted in continued feverish
mining operations all over the State
unheard of open weather permitting
operations. (January was the warmest
month in the States history, and the
thermometer during early February
went over the 10 mark several days.)
The latest weekly survey of COM
mercial and industrial conditions in
the Denver area shows a steady i'm
provement in all lines, with wholesale
orders per cent above a year ago,
and larger retail sales.
A bumper potato and onion crop Is
bringing millions of dollars to farm
Evening star., 1934-02-11
NORTH CAROLINA SEEKS
SCENIC HIGHWAY FUNDS
Hopes to Build sic, 100000 Road
to Connect With Shenandoah
Park.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RALEIGH, N. c., February To-
North Carolina, which has shared in
public works funds to very small
extent In proportion to Federal taxes
paid IN the State, is now making
vigorous efforts to secure the route
for the proposed $16,000.000 scenic
highway to connect the Shenandoah
National Park In Virginia and the
Great Smokey Mountain National
Park, which lies half in North Caro-
lima and half in Tennessee.
Tennessee is seeking a route which
would follow closely the State line
and which would give to Tennessee
all the official entrances to the park
and would leave the country around
ASheville, which has for years been
noted as resort center. developed
largely because Of scenery.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Vermont Leaning
To State Stores
For Liquor Sales
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BURLINGTON, VT, February
10.-Notwithstanding a report
made by a special legislative
committee favoring a return to
the principles of the former
Vermont liquor law which pro-
vided for local option and
licenses of various classes to
private individuals, the senti-
ment of the States newspapers
and of the people themselves, so
far as has been shown, seems
to favor an alternative bill pro-
posed by the committee, which
would set up a State liquor
store system.
Two of the daily papers in
the State printed ballots which
gave their readers an oppor-
tunity to vote on the two sug-
gested methods and both papers
reported large majorities for
the State store system.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
BY L. M. THAYER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
= 7 ELENA, Mont, February 10
Montana, for more than half
a century one of the chief
i i gold-producing States in the
Union, Is certain to benefit
immeasurably from the action of
President Roosevelt in fixing the gold
content of the dollar and the price Of
gold.
There will be no immediate BOOM
and, indeed, at this season Of the year,
work is impossible In many sections
but eventually gold mining Is certain
to receive impetus.
Already there are indications Of a
Evening star., 1934-02-11
By GEORGE HEALY, JR.

special D1Spatch 20 Tne star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, February 10.
Having dedicated its $4,000. 900
lakefront field for land and seaplanes,
named Shushan Airport after A. L.
Shushan, president Of the Orleans
Levee Board, New Orleans is engaged
IN the enjoyment Of It's first Pam
American Air Races and the climax
Of its 1884 carnival season.
Dedication Of the airport Friday
preceded the Inauguration today Of
q four-day series Of races, which
have attracted some Of the Nation s
best known speed flyers to the city.
Today's program at the airport in
cluded events for light planes, and
the schedule for Sunday will include
the speed dashes for high-powered
planes and stunts by aerobats.
Prepare for Large Crowds.
Sponsors Of the races say that ac-
eommodations have been provided ct
the airport for 42yo0o spectatorA. and
Evening star., 1934-02-11
GOLD MINE IMPETUS
lis SEEN IN MONTANA
Many Small Claims Are Expected to Be
Worked in State as Result of
Dollar Devaluation.

return Of capital to the industry and
before Midsummer gold mining should
have put many men to work.
Let there be no rush to this State.
Gold mining is not an enterprise for
the man without capital. But mining
on modest scale with modicum Of
capital is common and hundreds and
perhaps thousands of small claims
probably will be worked as a result of
the new deal"
Spirit Is Optimistic.
As regards the return of better
times, the Montana Standard Of
Butte quotes w. E. Pierce, Montana
manager of the Dun & Bradstreet
commercial agency, to the effect that
merchants and bankers in every part
of the State feel the effect of the
expenditure of Government funds
In addition, there were only five
commercial failures in the State in
January, with total of $29,100 in
volved. This is the most favorable
showing in decade, with the excep-
ton Of January, 1888. Mr.. Pierce
says the funds of the P. w. A. and
C w. A. are being felt generally and
the spirit through the State Is op-
timistic.
No State is more interested in the
reconciliation of silver than Mon
tana, and hence the recent declara-
tion of Lewis Penwell of Helena, COL
lector of internal revenue for Mon
tant, attracted wide attention Mr.
Penwell, returning from a trip to
Washington on official business, said,
as quoted by the Helena Independent,
that great progress is being made to-
ward reconciliation and that sub
stantial results had been accomplished
in the East by the camDaign of United
States Senator B. K Wheeler of Mon
tant for the white metal Mr.. Penwell
said that while reconciliation at once
Is not likely. there is great hope for
the step in the future.
Heavy Benefits Seen.
A new concrete storehouSe is to be
erected at the Fort Harrison camp
grounds of the Montana National
Guard, according to Erastus H. Will
liarls, adJutant general of Montana.
Gen. Williams has received authority
for the work from the War Depart
ment. The storehouse will be used
for preserving heavy equipment of the
State Gaurd, which drills on the
grounds every Summer.
Judge j. j. Greene. a member of the
Montana State Board of Equalization
says Montana will benefit heavily from
the national recovery program every
industry will benefit. but the FoEt
Peck dam project, of course, is the
outstanding item. Judge Greene said
all industries will feel impetus from
n r A. soon and he is confident
prosperity soon will return to til
State.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
NEW ORLEANS is AIR-MINDED
AFTER DEDICATING NEW FIELD

that n crowds Sunday and Tuesday,
when the star" numbers Of the Sc
ries will be presented, I'LL expectations
the Pan-American Air Races, like
carnival, will become an annual
event In New Orleans.
The amusement program Sunday
will be the fullest in the recent his
tory Of carnival. The air races will
vie with q special program at the
fair grounds, horse racing course, for
favor. Proceeds Of the special pro-
gram at the horse racing plant will
60 to an orphans school near New
Orleans.
Besides the air and horse races,
New Orleanians viii have opportunity
Sunday to take their guests TO prac-
tically numberless teas, balls and
other carnival entertainments.
Night Parade.
The. tempo of carnival will quicken
Monday night with the first night
parade Of the season, that Of the
knights Of Proteus. Height Of cele-
bration, Of course, wiz b yoached
Tuesday, MarH 0ras.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
SOUTH DAKOTAFARM
BUYING POWER UP
Rises Three Point+Mayor Of
Pierre Invites Stratosphere
Flyers.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
STnI1x FAILS 6 Dak Tob,-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Roosevelt Cover n m e mt
Again Falsifies
Statistics

erS of increased unemployment, cuts
in relief, sDeed-up, wage cuts and
high prices for necessities.
This attempt of the employers and
their federal government to maintain
profits at the cost to the workers of
unemployment, wage cuts, relief cuts
and speed-up. brings the working
class face to face with the necessity
of a united fight for security, against
unemployment and starvation. IN
employment is increasing. The esti-
mate Of 100000 unemployed is IT.
self conservative. 1t is being added
to from month to month The I'M
employed army is permanent.
The Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill (H.R. 1899 Is
now before Congress. This bill,
backed by the Unemployment Coun-
ellis, and by many hundreds of thou
sands of workers in the A. F. of l..
unions and other workers organiza-
tons, is the only bill which will wrest
this security from the employers and
the Roosevelt government.
Only mass campaign, on the basis
of the broad unity of all workers, no
matter what their organization, only
a fighting program, only real fight,
can win the workers this security
The war funds of the government,
the profits of the subsidized employ
ers, must be turned over to the starv-
ing jobless. This is the lesson Of
Perkins figures on unemployment,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Socialist Leaders
In POttSVille Aid
COpSFightCWAMen
S trik e-Breaking Acts
To Prevent Fight
Against Firing

By G. w. A. Worker Correspondent
louisville. Pa.-On Jan. 81 the
Laborers' and Farmers Unemployed
Union held mass protest meeting
against a cut in hours, layoffs and
discrimination in handling the Jobs
out on C.WA. projects.
Before the meeting took place.
Jan. %, the Philadelphia Record
printed a statement that the Unem-
ployed Council of Pottsville is organ
izing strike on the G. w. A. in
PottsYilie, and that all available
police force will prevent mass pick
citing.
Some Of the leaders of the L. g. F.
Union of Pottsville and the members
Of the Socialist Party went to the
city police office and told them that
they are good and loyal boys to the
government, but only the Commu-
nistS are creating the trouble here.
On Jan. 80 some Of the leading fig
ureS Of the L. & r. Union Of Potts
vile and members of the Socialist
Party had a special session with the
Chief of Police, the Mayor and the
City Councilmen in the City Hall Of
Pottsville. The consequence was that
the police force was sent in to the
L. g. F. Union mass meeting in
Ar1nory Hall, in order to bar the
Communists from taking the floor
and urging the C. w. A. workers to
go on strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
Unemployment Went Up
for 4th Straight
Month
b. CARL REEVE

NEW YORK.-Total employment
decreased another 100000 in the
month of January, according to the
figures of Mrs. Perkins Department
OF Labor, issued Feb. 20. For the
fourth consecutive month unemploy-
ment has increased, it is admitted by
these government figures, which are
themselves colored as highly as pos
slble to conceal the substantial in
crease in unemployment. In Janu-
airy. payrolls declined another IS, AGO.
900 below the December figure.
Taking the average for the year
1926 as 100, Mrs. Perkins figures adj
init that, in manufacturing, the index
for employment in January is only
69.3 and that payrolls are 49.4 Of the
1925 average. In non-manufacturing
industries, the figures show an even
greater decline.
Decline In Building
Mrs. Perkins said: "The COM
bined decline in employment In the
manufacturing and non-manufac-
turing industries is estimated to
have aggregated approximately
100000 wage earners and the COM
bined fall in weekly payrolls ap-
proximately S5,40O,000.'
But these figures of the Roosevelt
government by no means tell the
whole story. Mrs. Perkins admits,
Public Works construction projects
provided employment for more than