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The Washington times., 1934-01-02
KIN Of WAGNER
APARIS EXILE

PARIS, Jan. 2 GN.S0.-The
grandson of Richard Wagner, IA
nous German composer, was dis
covered today living in Paris as
a refugee from the NaziS. He is
DR.. Franz w. Beidler, whose
mother was Wagner's eldest
daughter, Isolda.
DR.. Beidler has no private in
come, he told International News
Service. He is living with his
wife picturesquely, but in modest
circumstances in a tiny hotel on
the Montmartre hillside. An an
cient windmill, the famous Mou-
lin De La Galette, is but a few
steps UP the hill, and art stu
dioS and painters are around him.
DR.. Beidler said:
II couldn't change my opin-
ions to fit in with Hitler'S."
He traced the reasons which
forced him to give up his work
in his native country.
The Hitlerites realized that 1t
was politically unwise to take
legal or violent action against
him, he said, and merely elimi.
mated the post he had been filling
which was doing historical and
statistical research in music.
DR.. Beidler was particularly dis
pleased with the fact that the Hit.
Ter government insists Richard
Wagner was its spiritual forerun
ner. He said:
Nobody can say today that
he knows what Wagner's reac-
ton would have been to Hitler.
But this much one can say with
all historical responsibility; un-
til about 1860 Wagner's views
were those Of q democratic So
cial-revOIutiOhist."
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
Community Chests
Raise S8O.OOO.OOO

Community Chests throughout
the country raised eighty million
dollars, which will be used to take
care Of those not on relief rolls
Of Federal, State and local gov
ernments, Newton D. Baker, chair
man Of the 1888 Mobilization for
Human Needs, told the President
in a letter today.
As an indication of better times,
Baker wrote the President, so per
cent of the Community Chests in
the farm belt" raised their quotas
in contrast with Is per cent Of
the chests in other sections Of the
country.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
new CONGRESS
HAS 8 WOMEN

Opening of the Seventy-third
Congress tomorrow will bring
more women to the Hill than at
any other time since women have
been enfranchiSed.
With one woman, Mrs. Hattie
CaraWay of Arkansas, in the
Senate, the total number of
women in Congress now stands at
nine. The election of another
woman, Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp, OF
the Sixth district of Louisiana, is
being contested.
OF the nine women, six are
Democrats. They include Mrs.
Caraway, Representatives Mary
r. Norton of New Jersey, who has
served many years and who is
now chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee; Virginia E.
JenckeS of Indiana, Kathryn
OLoughlin Mccarthy Of Kansas,
and Isabella Greenway Of Arizona.
The three remaining Republi-
cans are Representatives Edith
Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts,
Florence Kahn of California, and
Mrs. John D. Clarke of New York.
The greatest number heretofore
was about six years ago, when
eight women were serving in Con-
greSS.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
COOPER OFFERS
NEW PLAN

Despite action of the Treasury
today in rejecting the plan Of
Col. Wade H. Cooper for reopen
ing independently his closed
United States Savings Bank, it
was stated that there still re-
mains a possibility that an agree
ment on a reopening plan may be
Colonel Cooper presented his
new plan to Deputy Comptroller
Of the Currency Gibbs Lyons at
a conference today in the pres
ence of Theodore 8. Grape, A.
Lee Thompson and j. E. Smith Of
a depositors' committee and
George P. Barse, Treasury coun-
sci.
1t was stated that the rejection
of the plan would be transmitted
to Colonel Cooper in writing later
today and the latter will prepare
an answer, possibly containing
counter proposal, at another
conference tomorrow,
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
UNDERH|LLSE SEES
DEATH NEAR

SHAWNEE, Okla, Jan 2
GNSO Wilbur Underhill, cap
tured bank robber and desperate,
was fighting an apparently losing
battle with death today as ply
sicians reported his condition
growing steadily weaker.
An operation for the removal
of three Of the five bullets which
riddled him in a battle with Off
GERS brought a brief rally in Un-
derhill's strength. Doctors later
declared that the desperate was
growing worse.
R. H. Colvin, Federal operative,
said Underhill had admitted par
ticipating in a series of bank rob
berries in Kansas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Kentucky since he
led the escape of II convicts from
the Kansas State Penitentiary at
Lansing last Memorial Day.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
BATTLE LOOMS
OVER TARIFF
TREATIES
House Maps Plan to Give
President Full Power,
But Senators BaIk

Senate approval Of tariff reci,
procity treaties would not be re-
quired under plans being de-
veloped by House Democratic
leaders to carry out President
Roosevelt's proposal for sweeping
power to make bargaining tariffs,
it was disclosed today.
The plan threatened to inject
rev controversy into the COM
ing Congress, since the Senate
always has defended it's right to
reject treaties made by the Execu-
tive.
Democrats Hit Plan
Objection of many Administra-
tion Senators to such q grant Of
power to the President is under
stood to have been one Of the
reasons the plan to seek tariff
powers for the President was
abandoned in the special session.
Representative Robert L. Daugh-
ton CD of North Carolina, chair
man Of the House Ways and
Means Committee, declared that
Congress must be prepared to
give the President absolute au-
thority if it embarks Upon a
tariff bargaining policy. He said:
The President must have full
auth -rity. If he were required
- submit to Congress . plan
which he had worked out, de-
Law of months might enSue, and
tie entire effect Of the reciprOc-
ity plan be nullified.
Me- SITUATION SEEN
81 favor giving the President
tariff reciprocity power, al
though there have been times In
ti-s past When I would have Op-
posed it. We are f. ing . new
tuatiOn.
"Othcr nations through high
tariffs, embargOes and counter
vailing duties have erected such
trade barriers to the United
States that any change can be-
effected only through diplO-
matte channels.
until some understanding is
reached between nations where
by q balance i'm trade relations
can be reached, we can never
attain our full measure Of pros
perity. We cannot be only an
exporting nation. We must
accept products of other nations.
''In my opinion harmonious
relations can be restored
through reciprocity agreements.
MAY RAISE DUTIES
1--WE cannot tear down or
modify our own tariff laws
until other nations cut down
their rates. We may even have
to raise the tariff duties on
some products where q flood
of imports Injuries specific in.
duStries."
The authority granted the
President in the recovery and
agricultural acts is now being
used to effect tariff bargains in
return for the American liquor
market.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
5000 Workers Clearing Up
Storm Debris on Coast
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r,illion dollars from Public Works
Administration funds to carry out
the county's comprehensive flood
cont. Ol program.
The Glendale city council was
in communication with Washing
ton officials regarding a proposed
Federal loan of, $1,O00,0 for re-
construction and rehabilitation
work.
Big Property Loss
Property damage will total mil
lions in the 24-hour storm that
brought S.27 inches of rain, fol-
lowed by the worst flood In
Southern California for many
decades.
All schools were closed in Los
Angeles.
The 81 known dead were
drowned. Some were trapped in
automobiles that were swept
away. Fleeing their homes after
being warned of the oncoming
rush of muddy waters, several
persons were trapped in the swirl.
ing torrents, knocked unconscious
by boulders and drowned.
Police and firemen in boats
and trucks rescued more than
100 families trapped in their
homes in the San Fernando VAL
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
BU|LD|NGB BEGUN
At LORTON

Capt. M. M. Barnard, superin-
tendent of penal institutions, to-
day reported to Melvin c. Hazen,
president of the Board of District
Commissioners, that 46 men have
begun work on the erection Of
six additional buildings at Lorton
Reformatory.
The buildings, which are to
relieve the congestion at the
prison. will house more than 400
prisoners and go guards. They
are being built as a Civil Works
Administration project. with labor
from Fairfax county. Captain
Barnard said he hopes to work
two shifts to speed up con-
Struction.
Mr.. Hazen has asked Barnard
to submit a detailed report on
the status Of a wall which is
under construction at the re-
formatory. The wall, designed to
form an incloSure for unruly
prisoners, is about one-third COM
pleted.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
AWAITING
RE-H|RE JOBS

Not much change in the Civil
Service Commissions reemploy-
ment lists was made during the
past week, according to today's
tabulation. The list now stands
at 1888, as against S,625 q
week ago.
There were II names added
from the District and 40 from
the field during the week, a
total Of 80. Removals included
"A probational appointments and
eight for other causes.
There were II temporary ap-
pointments from the list during
the week, but the names Of such
temporary appointees continue 70
be carried on the lists.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

ley. The refugees were taken to
Van NuyS.
100000 See Parade
Schools in Glendale were or
dered closed. Authorities there
and in Los Angeles said that the
Easements of many of the build
ingS were flooded and an ex-
animation of each structure will
be necessary.
Despite the rain and many i'm
paSsable roads, more than 200,-
900 persons battled their way in
automobiles to Pasadena to wit
ness the annual tournament of
Roses New Year Day parade.
Among the spectators were
former President Herbert Hoover
and ' IS family.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

ST. PAUL. MINI, Jan. 2
UN.SD.-After a quiet home
wedding here; William Hamm.
jr., millionaire brewer and recent
kidnap victim, began a honey
moon today with his bride, the
former Marie Hersey Carroll, Of
st. Paul.
They were married at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E. l.. Heersey, the
brides mother, with members Of
the two families looking on. The
bridegroom declined to disclose
the honeymoon plans.
Hamm was the victim Of q
spectacular kidnapping here last
June IS. He was held captive
four days and was set free only
on payment of a 100000 ransom.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
-Four Hurt In Crash
Of TUricQb and Bus

After a collision between q
taxicab and a bus yesterday at
Thirteenth and @ Streets North
west, the following persons were
treated at Georgetown and Emer-
gency Hospitals: John F. King,
70, of the $500 block T st. N. W.;
Julian Schuler, IS, Of the $500
block w st. N. W.; Jacob E.
Fiddesop, so, of the 1900 block
Tunlaw Rd. N. w., and Mrs.
Flora E. FiddeSop, 40, his wife.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
CARRIED AWAY
|NFLO0D, GIRL
SAVES SELF.
GraSps Limb of Tree, CIings
There for Hours; Rescued
BY Legionnaires

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 Q.N.SO
A grim fight for life by hanging
to the limb of tree after being
swept five blocks through a raging
flood was told by Jean Beau
champ, IA, Of Montrose. She said;
81 was in the house alone
when I heard a roar, like q
wind storm approaching. The
roar grew louder and louder,
timbers crashed and above 1t
all heard the rush Of the
water.
II was too scared to run.
Then suddenly the flood struck
our home. The lights went out.
/ was thrown into the muddy
water. Rocks struck me as 1
tumbIed through the flood.
"FOr minutes thought 1
was drowning, but can swim
and I fought to keep my head
up out Of the water.
GRABS TREE LIMB
"Suddenly saw the trees
the oak trees, Of Honolulu
Boulevard. With all my strength
1 reached up, grasping the limb
Of an oak tree that still stood.
1 caught hold Of the limb with
one hand, then the other and
pulled my body out Of the
water.
with the last bit Of ny
strength / climbed into the oak
tree where / cIung for hours
until it got daylight and some
legiOnnaireS came to rescue me
and bring me to the Red Cross
station"
The home Of Jack Marsh, also
of Montrose, was splintered wreck
age after the flood and debris
struck it.
Marsh said:
II heard the roar and the
crashing Of homes as the flood
rush approached. It was too
late to run although 1 did think
Of it as / stood in the house.
with q force cannot de-
scribe, the flood struck our lit
tie frame structure home, which
folded up like q paper waste
basket. 1 was thrown into the
water, cut and bruised, but man.
aged to grasp the limb Of q tree
and save myself, hanging on
until the flood had SubSided and
I could wade through the muck
and mire to . firSt-aid station"
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
STOCK TOUT|NG
CHARGED IN
ATLAS TACK
N. Y. Investor Told to "Hang
On" When Securities Drop
ped From $34 to $40

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 G.NSJ.
Testimony on the touting of At
las Tack Corporation common
stock before it collapsed on the
stock exchange two weeks ago
was given today by a New York
hat manufacturer, who lost heav-
lily in the stock, as open hear
ings were resumed at the Bureau
of Securities here.
Harry Klein, the hat manufac-
turer, declared he bought 100
shares of Atlas Tack on the ad.
vice of McNeel's Financial Ser.
vice of Boston. He paid more
than $50 for the stock, which Is
currently quoted around $40.
Klein declared that when he
called McNeels during the break,
he was advised:
Buy more and hang on.
Everything will be all right"
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
LIST Of DEAD IN
COAST STORM

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (I.N.SD.
The torrenttGl rainStorm that
drenched Southern California
took a toll of 81 EnoDn dead. The
toIIo1Dino 1S Uere identified:
IDENTIFIED DEAD:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Moore and
daughter, Martha, !, Of San
Gabriel. Drowned as automobile
plunged into stream.
Sherman Hubbard and TOOtS
Hubbard, brother and sister,
Wilmington. Occup ants Of
Moore automobile.
Mrs. Dorothy Carter, MOnter-
rey Park, drowned beneath her
husbands stalled automobile.
MariIyn GhOslin. 4, Glendale,
drowned as stream swept away
family home Of Mrs. Myrtle
Adams, MOntrOSe.
EIwOOd Plumb, IS, Long
Beach.
Clyde DOwell, CWA worker.
Camp No. 9, Tujunga.
Frank Gereghty, As, North
Hollywood. Drowned at Big
Tujunga Wash.
Mrs. Phyllis L. Reihl, Mont
rose.
Mrs. Margaret Smith, 81, La
CreScenta.
Chester Herrera, IL, Los
Angeles. Drowned when raft
capSiZed.
Clark Harmon, IS. MOntrOse.
Sam Wilson, 10, MOntrOSe.
Betty Lorraine KlaaS, 10
months, MOntrOSe.
Mrs. Vera Kahn. 40, La
CreScenta.
Homer HigIey, 20, MOntrOse.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

to CalltOrnla. Feople see lou OF
sandy creek and river beds, with
not a hot-water bottle full of
water in 'em, and think they are
a big joke. They wonder what
they are for.
Well, yesterday they showed
what they were there for. We old
settlers, who have been here five
or ten years, never saw anything
like it before. We are so tickled
to see rain out here that we put
on a big parade in honor of it.
l saw the big game in the Mud
Bowl. I am about half mad be-
cause Nicholas Murray Butler
didn't come out here with his
team. Somebody ought to have
Republican convention. Attending
his principal relaxation.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
s Killed In London
FOu, Worst In Years

LONDON, Jan. 2 GN.S).-At
least six deaths and scores Of in
juries today were attributed di-
rectly to a traditional British "pea
soup" fog which enshrouded
Southern England. One Of the
densest in years, the fog brought
an types of traffic to a virtual
standstill. Vehicular traffic pro-
ceeded through London's streets
at a snaiIs pace, with torch-bear.
ers preceding the tram cars and
the conductors of motor buses
running ahead to clear the way.
visibility" vas about two feet.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
of Renlls
Saves State S5O.OOO

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 2 q.N.
SO.-Franklin Dodge, the prohibi-
t agent who sent George
RemuS, Cincinnati bootleg king.
to the Federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, and who later occupied
a cell in the same institution, Is
saving Michigan $4,000 q year
checking State employees expense
accounts, according to John K.
Stack, jr., auditor general.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Fair and slightly
colder with lowest temperature ABOUT ~
degrees tonight; Wednesday cloudy, fol-
lowed by rain ,fFsa or snow W gen seHtS winds no
Maryland-Fair slightly colder In east
portion tonight; Wednesday cluooy, rol-
lowed by rain on the coast and rain or
snow in the interior,
and central portions tonight; Wednesday
cloudy. followed by rain on the coast
and rain or snow in the interior.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Iooay a
n. m,,. 50 4 a. m........ 40
m57 8 a. m........ IS
Midnight ...... 46 Noon .......... %
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
s,nce January /, 1884. 204.
Excess of temperature since January
Accumulated deficiency Of precipita-
tion since January l. 1888. IL
Deficiency of p 'ecipitation since JAN
uary /, 1884. IL.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides. s:O5 a. m. and
s:16 D. m Low tides 1887 a. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, 9:44 a. m.
and e:51 m. Low tides, +:l7 a. M
and 4:20 p. m
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today, 1921 q. m. and
T The IS sun rises tomorrow, 1927 a. m.
The moon rises today, $40 p. m
and sets SAT a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow. S:G1 p m.
and sets s:1S a. p
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY international News Service
Treasury balance, $1,057 ,256,-
690.85; Internal Revenue, 8l0,.
719,529.61: Custom receipts, 924..
021, ,97l.S1.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
WILL ROGERS Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Jan. 2.-Everybody comes
to California People lot of great, wide, rocky,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31
Confrafernify Group
 Elects ReU c. ReilIey

The Rosary Confraternity society of the Immaculate Conception par- ish held it's regular meeting last evening at the church basement at which time Rev George F. Reil1ey was elected chaplain and treas urer of the group. The president of the society, Mrs Anna B. Daly, presided at the meeting and in torducer Father Reilley to the members. The keynote of her in- troductory talk was leadership and she stressed the fact that the work is by no means new to Father Reilley and that his untiring ef- forts in the past had made him many undertakings most success full.
 During the evening a program of vocal selections was given by Will jam O'Brien accompanied by Pro- lessor Frederick Harmon. Mrs Daly reported on the success of the re- cent food sale and thanked the members for their cooperation.
 Plans were also discussed for a card party to be held at the No- vember meeting of the society.
 Following brief discourse by Father Reilley the meeting ad- journed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League
Makes It

Stout Heart Needed-Heres Spade Contract That Looks Like Easy Loser, But Courageous Finessing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31

Hall next entered dummy with the jack of clubs an dreturned another small spade. This time East put up the ace, and returned a heart. Declarer has several op- tional methods of play from this point, but he elected to discard a small diamond rather than shorten his trump.
 West led another heart, which Hall conceded by again discard ing diamond.
 The best defense is to continue the heart suit, forcing declarer to ruff with dummy's last trump, and thereby preventing another spade fiinesse. On this heart lead, de- clarer discarded club. Two rounds of diamonds were taken, the finesse being successful, and this was fol- lowed by two rounds of clubs.
 The last club trick was taken in dummy, and, when a diamond was led at the twelfth trick, East was forced to ruff with either the queen or ten of spades.
 Declarer promptly over-ruffed, winning the last two tricks with the king and jack of spades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31

Mrs William J. Dunphy and Mrs w. H. Byrnes, 545; and Mrs c. H. Granger and Herman Rehm, 536.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31

In the recent Masters Team-of- Four championship, Charles A.. Hall of Cincinnati and Louis J.. Haddad of Chicago established record for precise bidding.
 However, no bridge player is in fallible, and today's hand is one of the few on which Messrs Hall and Haddad failed to reach the right contract. I shall not attempt to justify their bidding on this par ticular hand, but is does serve to show how errors in bidding some- times may be offset by resource full play, combined with a little luck.
 The Play
 The king of hearts was led, and as soon as Hall saw the dummy he realized that his contract was a difficult one, which could be made only through a most fortunate ar of cards. He therefore planned his play to take full ad- vantage of whatever gifts the gods of chance provided, and hoped for the best.
 After winning the first trick with the ace of hearts in dummy. Hall led a small spade. When East did not cover, the nine spot was hn- essed successfully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31

be qualified for the final matches which are to be played at the Ho- tel Elton in this city on Saturday afternoon and evening, November IT.
 The opening rounds are being played in Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven and Bridgeport. A minimum of seven pairs will be qualified from each district, the remaining eight pairs to be divided among the districts on the basis of the entry list of each. Last year Bridgeport and Waterbury with 72 players entered in each city, quaii- fled 10 pairs each. Hartford, with 60 and New Haven with 62, each qualified eight pairs. x
 Each competing player may have a substitute once during the oual- flying rounds, but no substitutes will be allowed in the finals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-31
Weddings
Local Girl Named
 To GLee CIub

Katherine M. Phelan, daughter of MT and Mrs Finton J. Phelan of Lexington avenue has been accept- ed as a member of the Glee Club of the College of New Rochelle, according to recent announces ment.
 { The Glee club is one of the most popular organizations on campus with a program which contains concerts to be given in conjunction with other college glee clubs and an important concert featured in the commencement exercises for the entertainment of the parents and friends of the graduation class.
 Miss Phelan, who is freshman at the college, has joined also the Long Distance club which was or ganized to entertain students who are remaining on campus for the week end. The Long Distance club plans theater parties, boat and bus expeditions to surrounding places of historical interest, tea dances, contract and knitting lessons.