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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04

now SdCrl1lClng themselves LOT us
that grateful playgoers, having
not in a mood to see their rescue
A. E. Thomas's new comedy, mo
More Ladies'" seems to be a fluent
outlet for the prevailing cheerfulness.
Smooth tongued and polite, it ro-
glishly lets us in on some of the en-
joyable secrets that disturb the bosoms
of New York's most exclusive hedon-
lists. Experienced in the ways Of these
pleasant voluptuaries, Mr.. Thomas
smiles. sometimes gravely, at their
butterfly raptures and veXationS in
well-oiled, f1oating-powered, semi
satire with easy knee-actiOnS. An at
tractive rake tMelvyn Douglass and
a free Southampton belle Miss Ruth
WESTON, having little else to do, hit
upon marriage as a reasonably fresh
adventure. Neither of them expects
that holy state to remain long I'M
profaned, but for the sake of its I'M
tried thrills they decide to give it
chance. Almost before the wedding
cake has been digested Mr.. Douglas
resumes his bachelor weaknesses. A
fair houri in one of Manhattans Ma
hogany Halls miss Marcella SWanson)
winks her inducing eyes at him, and
he stays away from home. Miss
Weston. meantime. waits for him I'M
derstandingly and without much i'm
patience. in their castle on Southamp-
tons "odorous. amorous dunes of
violet" if Stephen Phillips. dead and
turned to clay, will forgive me a rough
paraphrase.
Mr. Thomas work needs and de-
serves a good break in its casting, and
1t gets it from the propitiatory Mr..
Shubert. the sponsor of mo More
Ladies" For instance, Miss Lucille
Watson is hired to play a wicked and
witty grandmama. averse neither to
strong language nor to strong drink.
and whose old warhorse eyes fire with
Renaissance when she hears the
bugles calling the young folks into
action. Miss Watson, unlike most of
her Coincidence confrereS, knows that
dramatist gives a role all the ex-
cesses and exaggerations it can bear.
and that it is better for her to put
the soft pedals on, rather than the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
Carole With Jack.

CAROLE LOMBARD has been def
nitely set for the leading feminine
supporting role to John Barrymore in
Columbia's Twentieth Century"
Barrymore, who is mentioning with
his wife and children in Lower Cali
fornia waters aboard his yacht, In
fanta," will return to Hollywood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04

February l, and production d sched-
.uled to start Monday, February 10.
Howard Hawks, who will direct, is
in New York, comforting with Ben
Hecht and Charles Macarthur, CO.
authors Of the play. He will return
to Los Angeles late this week to put
the final touches to the screen adap-
tation which Arthur Kober has
written,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
Forest Fires Costly.

Damage exceeding 100000 was
done to pasture and timber lands In
Mississippi by forest fires last year, j.
C. Holt, State commissioner Of agri-
culture, estimates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04

The American Guild of Organists
will hold their regular monthly meet
ing tomorrow at 8:15 pm. in the choir
room of Epiphany Church, 1917 g
street northwest. The Executive Com
uaittss will meet ct 3 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
Roman Roads Expensive.

Roman highways. such as the APP
plan Way. built more than 20 centuries
ago, if built today would cost six
times as much as modern improved
highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04

more about the fight on the securities
act and the meaning Of the new
blue bird known as the Code Eagle"
These talks are given every Monday
at II m. in the Willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
Corn Crop Reduced.

Corn production In coastal counties
of North Carolina was reduced 40 per
cent because of damage done by two
hurricanes last Fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
15,022 Books Published.

Books published in Great Britain
1882 OF which were new.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
Children's Concert Saturday.

An interesting feature planned by
Conductor Kinder for the next chill
dren's concert, scheduled for Satur-
day at II am. in Central High School
Auditorium, will be a discussion Of
dance forms through the ages. with
the orchestra furnishing several Illus
tratiorfs.
The program will be arranged as
follows:
10th Century
18th Century
18th aT century-'The Slow and Quick E
Minuet."
''Minuet' ................B occherini
Early 10Th century-'Transition from
Minuet to Waltz"
German Dance" ......... Schubert
National Dances
Demonstration-.'Th Brass instruments"
Trumpet solo by Charles Yuki.
Some More Unusual Instruments-The
Saxophone.
'Minuet from Arlesienne Suite. .Bizet
Everybody sing: "Marsei,laiss" de Isle
The Greatest Dance of All-The Waltz.
'Wein. Webb und Gesang" :. Strauss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
Discussing Two New Plays
Observation-Disclosures FORK
mo More Ladies'" Comedy, Turns Back to
Sunshine and Cheerfulness-"Men
IN White" Is Hospital Story.
BY PERCY HAMMOND.

preponderance sunshine plays in the list Of this years
sccesses the heaer psychiatrsts to be due
the fact that dpreons darkness longer shrouds the
happy being almost here again, the COM
muny mpeled to its glee in dramas OF elang
though there enough gloomy spirits abroad to support
The ratio of wine to NORWOOD they
say approximately four including the comic
unusual majority support diagnosis
point among financial dsappontments of the
basphemous which the saving patriots
sacrificing themselves for Washington 1t their theory
having been delivered from the pit
not in a mood O their derded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
2-pc. Tapestry Living Room Suite

gracefully designed suite including long sofa and lounge
chair Splenddy upholstered ggrade tapestry resilient spring
construction and reversible spring cushions This very
fine suite and worth nearly double this sale price
An Oustandins Fsaurse Of OurF ebruaryS
It your
Evening star., 1934-05-18
TIN EXPORTS SEEN
AS MENACE TO U. S.
Bill Takes Cognizance of Japan's
Extensive Purchases
of Scrap.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Japan's purchases Of tinplate scrap
from the United States were described
to House Military Affairs Subcom-
mittee yesterday as constituting a
serious menace to this country's de-
fense plans.
Proponents of a bill, introduced by
Representative Faddis, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, to prohibit export of
tinplate scrap except by permission
of the Secretary of War, told the sub
committee Japan purchased more than
10 per cent of the total exported
last year.
w. J. Buttfield, representing the
Vulcan Detinning Co., Sewaren N. j.,
asserted Japan was making "every ef-
fort" to build up a chemical industry
Gin event of an emergency"
He said the present rate of export
Of tinplate scrap was "Wansplanting"
to japan an industry of vital i'm
portance to the United States in time
Of war.
Backed by the War Department, the
Faddis bill was described as designed
to prevent extinction of the few de-
timing plants in this country now
being closed or seriously handicapped
by shortage of their raw material
Faddis said tin was essential in
the manufacture of munitions and
that the detinning plants provided
the gas warfare service with valu-
able quantities Of tin tetrachloride
during the World War.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
INSURANCE
BOOST IS FAVORED
Congress Learns Roosevelt
Is Willing to Agree on
$1,000 Figure.
BY the Associated Press.


The word was passed on Capitol
Hill today that President Roosevelt is
willing to agree on the insurance of
bank deposits up to $4,000.
Under temporary insurance system
in effect now deposits up to S2,500 are
guaranteed. Unless further legisla-
ton is passed, permanent plan goes
into effect July l, 1884. insuring de-
posits up to $4,000 in full and larger
deposits in part.
The President wants this permanent
system postponed a year, however,
pending a satisfactory recheck Of the
SoundneSS of banks and reorganiza-
tion of some. House members who
conferred with him recently said he Is
willing to boost the $2,500 figure to
$4,000 pending the Inauguration of
the permanent plan.
That increase was interpreted as a
clear sign that neither the President
nor Congress intends to abandon Fed
eral bank deposit insurance.
Advocates of the $4,000 figure said
it could be established without any
additional charge upon banks which
have joined the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation and paid the re-
quired assessments.
The Deposit Insurance Corporation
began insuring deposits in its member
banks January this year. Its insur-
ance now covers around 55,000,0O0 ac-
counts and about $4,000, 900, 900 in
money.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
BY VINCENT TUTCHING.

Not all home owners who desire to
recondition their properties are elig-
ible to borrow from the Home Owners
Loan Corporation to finance the work.
This is made plain in a statement
issued by the H. o. L. C. today in
which 1t seeks to clear up a misun-
derstanding as to the purposes of the
recent amendment to the Home Own
ers' Loan Act, which empowers the
corporation to allot up to 5000 900 900
for repairs and modernization Of
homes.
The misapprehension, the corpora
tion says. has led to a flood of re-
quests for financial aid from home
owners not eligible to receive it from
the H. o. L. C.
Aid Only for Needy.
The corporation, 1t is emphasized. is
authorized to lend money for recon-
ditioning only to home owners in
financial distress, and in most cases
only in connection with its refinanc-
ing operations. The groups of home
owners eligible to receive loans for
reconditioning fall into three classifi-
cations:
/. Those who have already OBJ
tained loans from the corporation.
2. Those who are eligible to have
their mortgages taken over by the
corporation. (To be eligible home
owner must be financially unable to
make payments on his present mort
gage, unable to obtain financing else
where and actually faced with fore
closure or tax sale; the property must
be dwelling for not more than four
families, worth not more than S20,-
900 and must be the owners hcme or
homestead)
3. Those who own their homes clear
Of any mortgage; but only Il they
cannot get loans from any private
lending agency.
Will Supplement Trusts.
From these stipulations. it appears
the corporation Is authorized to make
loans for reconditioning only to those
home owners who are in some form
of credit distress. Virtually all loans
for reconditioning will be in addition
to loans for refinancing mortgages.
since 1t is believed doubtful II owners
Of unencumbered properties would
Evening star., 1934-05-18

set the stone, instead of the marble
settlers. The plasterers struck to en-
tiations they went back to work
Negotiations, according to the plas-
terers representatives appeared to be
reaching a point where the marble
settlers were to agree to allow the
plasters to set half of the stone. in
accordance with terms of an agree
ment between the two international
unions, whereby they were to split
such work $3.50. Such a split. how
ever never became c fact on the Gov
ernment Auditorium Building, and
again the plasterers struck day before
yesterday to enforce their demands.
The marble settlers were faced with
a shortage of acuostical stone to go
forward with their work. Yesterday
men carrying union cards of the
Bricklayers. Masons and Plasterers'
International Union went to work
casting the stone, in place of plas-
terers belonging to the Operative
Plasterers and Cement Finishers' In
Ucl xASSOCldtlOn WllO 4ld0
struck the day before.
Today the work was going forward
in the auditorium without any men
employed from the Operative Plas-
terers' Union. There were about Z
casters and 10 marble settlers at work.
Agreement Held Violated.
James M. Myles, vice president of
the Operative Plasterers' Interna-
tional, today directly charged the
Bricklayers' Union with violating an
agreement of 1880. whereby the set
ting of accoustical stone was to be
split $3.50.
Myles charged that the men who
were filling the jobs as casters today
were "strikebreakers, although they
carried permits from the Bricklayers'
Union to work.
E. A. Burnap, superintendent of
James Stewart g. Co., general con-
tractors for the Government audi
torium said his company had been
trying for months to get the two
unions to reach an agreement on
their jurisdictional dispute.
The strike of engineers, fremen and
oilers employed in the Carry and
Southern Diaries ice cream plants
continued today with neither side
making overtures toward settlement.
The factories employed strike-break-
ers when the union men walked out
Wednesday and their operation has
not been interrupted.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
CITIES SERVICE NEXT
ON PROBE SCHEDULE
Federal Trade Commission to In
quire Into Doherty Firm.
Hearing May %.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Cities Service Co. of New York
top holding company for the Henry L
Doherty's group of power and gas util-
tiles, will be the next concern to be
examined in the Federal Trade Com
missions investigation of utilities.
The commission has scheduled the
hearing on Cities Service for May %
and announced a report will be pre-
sented covering organization, control
general growth and capital assets OF
the company. Later a further report
Is to be introduced.
Last year the commission held hear
ings on Cities Service Securities Co..
the corporation marketing securities
issued by the Cities Service group.
The commission said Cities Service
Co. produces and distributes electric
light and power, natural gas and
petroleum with utility subsidiaries de-
scribed as serving 5000 customers
in % States and 1000 communities.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
BROKER IS FOUND
WITH THROAT CUT
New Yorker, Here on "Im.
portant Business" Had
Worried Over Finances.

Robert M. Heffernan, 81. a New
York Investment broker, was found
with his throat cut about am. today
in a hall on the eighth floor of the
Arlington Hotel. A razor was lying
nearby.
According to Policemen ]. L. Bill
man and E. K. O'Brien, second pre-
cinct, Heffernan was found by Tim
Evans, hotel engineer, who heard the
broker calling for help.
At Heffernan's request, Evans sum-
moned an ambulance. and the broker
was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where his condition was termed mot
serious"
officials of the hotel said Heffernan
has been a guest there at frequent
intervals for several years. A Can
adian veteran of the World War, he
lives in Great Neck, Long Island.
Heffernan, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from New York,
is married and has two children. His
partner. Edward j. Wiley, jr, was
quoted as saying he left for Washing
ton several days ago on important
business"
Declaring he could not believe"
Heffernan had attempted to end his
life. Wiley said:
HE was greatly worried. however.
Like so many of us, he suffered severe
financial reverSes the last few years"
Evening star., 1934-05-18
WORLD PARLEY
ON SILVER SEEN
Far Eastern Situation A.
ready Is Subject for
Informal Talks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS
Speedy international silver talk is
likely to follow the formal launching
Of the administration silver program
As President Roosevelt put final
touches on his special white metal
message. which probably will go to
Congress early next week. it became
known that the Far Eastern silver
situation already is subject for infor-
NAL transpacific discussions.
Prof. James Harvey Rogers, Roose-
velt silver emissary to China, has de-
livered preliminary reports on the Sit
uation m the Far East, and although
no work on his findings has been
forthcoming, some officials close to the
President have suggested that care be
taken lest the projected silver pro-
gram upset China financially.
These Treasury experts believe too
high a boost in the price of silver
might break" China, which. with
India, is the worlds biggest storehouse
of the white metal.
From within the Senate silver bloc,
meanwhile. have come forecasts that
the projected silver program would
result in the calling of an interna-
tional silver conference. Both Sena-
tors King OemocraD of Utah and
Borah (Republican) Of Idaho voiced
this view. Neither expect any imme-
date parley, however.
President Roosevelt also is known
to believe that a general silver con-
ference is something for the future,
but it has been indicated that earlier
individual discussions would not be
taboo.
Swift action in Congress after
receipt of the Presidents special mes
sage appears assured. A bill is ready
for immediate introduction declaring
mandatory a policy of backing the
Nations currency with 25 per cent
silver and rs per cent gold. Authority
Tor naturalization of the metal would
be lodged in permissive clause.
Chairman Smith of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, which re-
ported out the House-enacted Dies
bill, said the new program probably
would be substituted for the pending
measure. And that in all likelihood
hearings would not be held.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
HARTMAN BACKS
HOUSING MEASURE
Chamber of Commerce Head
Sees Big Advantage
to Employment.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The administration housing pro-
gram was praised today by Henry I
Hartman, president of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States
as one that would have a double
social value in putting men to work
and improving living conditions.
-'I very heartily commend the bill"
Hartman said, referring to its general
outlines.
He estimated there was a shortage
Of from $4,000, 900 to rs 900 900 rooms,
which he said would provide Q To-
year rehousing program. not counting
the homes which need rebuilding and
improvement.
There is at present less than one
room per capita for the Nation as a
whole, he said, adding that one and
one-half rooms would not be excess
sive.
Hartman told the Senate Banking
Committee the Nation is suffering pri-
marily from lack of employment in
the durable goods and construction in
duStries
Other Industries Back.
Consumable goods industries have
come back pretty well. he said. and
are now running at about 80 per cent
of capacity.
If the durable goods industries can
be brought back, he added, the Ma
ton can pay of the bills caused by
the depression, otherwise the situa-
tion will be very serious.
This measure" he testified, "is one
Of the most important presented for
your consideration. It attempts to
give the necessary encouragement to
private capital to go into the con-
struction of houses"
Senator Couzens Republican) Of
Michigan suggested that the bill was
putting the cart before the horse"
and that instead of trying to guaran-
tee mortgages, workers salaries should
be assured.
Whats the use of putting the peo-
pie further in debt when there is no
assurance of income?" he asked.
Admits Problem Difficult.
Hartman suggested that was diff
f1cult problem, but Couzens, obviously
referring to employment insurance,
said:
Senator Wagner and I can do it."
II thoroughly agree that unemploy-
ment insurance is coming" Hartman
said.
John H. Fahey, chairman of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, who
helped draft the housing bill, also was
to be heard today:
The first opposition witness to the
housing bill, Maco Stewart, Galveston,
'2Sx., building and loan association
preshent, yesterday told the Senate
Banking Committee the bill sis un-
workable."s
Centering Sp the provision which
for new construction. Stewart said:
If the Federal Government insures
all mortgages, in the next depression,
we'll all 60 broke" 4
Stewart said, however, he felt Z
hcme building program necessary and
he proposed to tear down 1000, 900
"insanitary houses in this country" to
give it impetus.
He said cities could use police pow
ers to prevent tenants from living in
insanitary quarters and this would
force landlords to build new struc-
lures,
Evening star., 1934-05-18
Recorery Lnapeded
By Brain TruSters,
Declares DR.. Writ
Reform Schemes Pushed
in Midst of Normal
improvement.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GARY, Ind, May 18.-The charge
that brain trusters" seized upon nor
NAL recovery to sell America their
''evolutions," and revolutions" was
made by Dr. William Writ.
The Gary educator last night told
an audience of fellow townsmen that
business activity in the first part of
1888 went from So to 80 per cent of
normal, and called it three times the
greatest advance ever experienced in
this Nations history.
But the brain trusters would have
none of this recovery" he declared.
They repudiated recovery, I believe,
because they were so enamored with
their reform schemes that they would
go to any length to obtain them.
Hence, the so-called emergency
recovery acts which impeded that
recovery were pushed through. These
persons realize that this is the only
chance they will ever have to sell
America their evolutions and rev.
olutions."
Evening star., 1934-05-18
EVENING WASHINGTON D. c, FRIDAY, 49,
H. 0. L. c. Credit Aid Limited
To Those In actual Distress
Agency Issues Statement to Clarity
Eligibility Requirements, Follo,o-
ing General Misunderstanding.
have difficulty obtaining loans through

have difficulty obtaining loans through
private sources.
Operation of the H. o. L. C. plan
expected to affect upward of 100000
homes-will begin within the next two
weeks. officials indicated today.
The jobs which may be included in
the H. o. L. c. program will extend
all the way from very small advances
for repairs to substantial loans for re-
construction of old homes, according
to Horace Russell, general counsel OF
the corporation.
Locally, 1t is estimated between 60C
and 1000 homes may be repaired ano
reconditioned with funds obtained
from the H. o. L. C. Such work
If undertaken between now and Sep
tember Is. would make each home
eligible for entry in The Stars $1,000
Better Homes Contest, now in prog
ress.
Competition Wide Open.
This competition. designed to stim-
ulate work in the building trades, and
at the same time further beautify
Washington homes, is open to all
home owners in the Washington met
ropolitan area. Any project of home
improvement and landscaping, regard
less of cost, may be entered. The Is
cash awards will be given for out
standing improvements, judged from
the standpoint Of merit, taking into
consideration the increased comfort
and greater INABILITY resulting from
the project.
Financing Of improvements which
cannot be arranged through the
H. o. l.. c., 1t is expected, may soon
be taken care of under the admin
istration's housing plan, now before
Congress, which would tend to free
credit for home modernization, by
placing a Government guarantee be-
hind loans made by private institu-
tions.
Prizes in The Stars contest are d.
vided into two groups, for homes
valued at $4,000 and less and fol-
home appraised at more than $12 900
In each class the following awards
will be made: First prize, $3.50; Sec
ond prize. $l00; third prize, $50, and
four honorable mention prizes of S25
each.
Entry forms and particulars may
be obtained from the Better Homes
Contest editor of The Star, or from
the citizens association in your COM
munity.