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Evening star., 1934-02-17
BY RALPH w. PAGE.

The key to the great American re-
vulsion against the philosophy, con-
troll and economic and social beliefs
that went with their old banking and
money system was the collapse Of the
farm mortgage structure and the re-
suits Of the accepted procedure on
the lives Of the people.
This, I found In my tour Of the
country, is the prevailing opinion In
every rural district in the United
States. The thoughts of these people
are unanimous.
Under normal conditions. billions
invested in farms and homesteads
were available in a fairly liquid credit
currency for the conduct Of all COM
munity enterprises.
The time came when there was no
sales value or income whatever from
the majority of American farms, and
consequently no income beyond sub
sistence In the myriad agricultural
centers.
The monstrous implication Of this
def1ation and its social significance
were not grasped by our financial
leadership and religion. We are all
saturated with the conviction that
debts and money were an end in
themselves and a law unto them
selves.
Seizure Right Persisted.
The appalling consequences fell
about equally upon the owners OF the
land and the great army of mortgage
holders. In the actual and realistic
world every one admits that the bond
and mortgage holders were entitled to
the income from their securities. But
there was no income in many. prob
ably a majority. Of cases. The method
OF creating cash value to pay either
income or principal by a sale simply
did not exist.
However, on the assumption that
there was an eternal method Of turn
ing land into money. the legal right
to seize property for taxes and mort
gage payments persisted. 1t was a
known mathematical fact that this
put into the hands of creditors the
power to enforce in American his
tory. Any mortgage creditor could
take the property at any figure he
chose, and demand any deficiency still
due him that he liked. There being
absolutely no buyers, and no posi-
bility of any, If his bank or mort
gage company was not satisfied with
the dwindled income Of the security
the mortgage creditor had the owner
at his mercy.
In a futile effort to wiring from a
distracted people what did not exist
the mortgage companies, banks, joint
stock land banks and insurance COM
panies instituted a reign of terror
over the United States, dispossesSing
and seizing every kind of property,
using threats, high moral statements
and a grim determination to drain the
last floating penny out of the country
side.
The joint stock banks. set up to
assist the farmers, led this slaughter.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Charles NJ. Schluab Is Easing
Up on Business at Age of y
Chairman of Bethlehem,
Steel Ciues More Time
to Bridge Playing.
Observes Anniversary
With Hope in Future
Prosperity of Country.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Charles
M. Schwab, 72 years old today, is
spending less time at business and
more at the bridge table.
Although he still finds the chair
manship Of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration "the one thing have that
holds the greatest interest in life for
me-" Is Tightening" his load.
II am not giving much time to
business any more" said the veteran
steel man yesterday. land am spend
ing only several hours a day at my
Office.
1T am finding quiet and relaxation
at my various clubs and in playing
cards"
Commenting on the +. r. A. the
manufacturer said:
with all my interests I heartily CO.
operate with the President in every
thing that he wants TO do In q vigor-
Gus and constructive manner"
Evening star., 1934-02-17
~ PRISONERS FACE
RIOT PUNISHM ENT
Held in Solitary Confinement as
Suspects in Disorder That
Killed Nine.

By the Associated Press.
WALLA WALLA, Wash. February
i7-Twenty-two inmates Of the State
Fenitentiary now are in solitary con-
hnement as suspects in melting the
riot Of Monday which cost the lives
Of eight inmates and one guard,
Warden J. M. McCauley announced
yesterday.
Four bodies of victims have been
claimed by relatives, the latest that
Of Edwin Alonzo Ware, which will go
to New York City.
3. J. Lehrer, prosecuting attorney,
said his Office has not completed in
vestigations, and McCauley also is
probing further. He permitted in
mates to resume their normal routine
of taking breakfast in the prison din
ing room yesterday with satisfactory
results. Few industries have been
operated this week, however.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
DOHERTY ASSA|LS.
HOUSE TAX CRITIC
McF adden'S Attack "BaSe-
less and Vicious" Oil
Magnate Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative MacFadden, Repub-
lioan. of Pennsylvania, today found
counter charges Of 'lie" and libel
in his lap as a result of assertions in
the House that Henry L, Doherty and
his Cities Service Co. were tax
evaders.''
From his New York Office, DOherty
issued a categorical denial He said
MacFadden was untruthful in even
intimating the administration was
protecting him and in saying Cities
Service was lone of the biggest tax
evaders in the Nation"
Doherty said this was mot only
libel upon me and my companies, p"
but also "a baSeless and vicious at
tack on many honest public officials
and on the administration itself"
MacFadden had said:
Instead of the administration pro-
tecting this man notwithstanding the
feet that he is making every effort TO
prevent proper investigation, his COM
panys income taxes should be looked
into"
Involves Mullen.
The Pennsylvania. who tried to
lmpeach former President Hoover, as
serted Doherty was one of the largest
contributors TO President Roosevelt S
campaign fund and that the present
head of the Treasury tax division is
a friend of the New Yorker. He
added he was told" that Arthur Null
len was handling Doherty's income
taxes
Mullen, Washington attorney and
Democratic national committeeman
for Nebraska, said:
"I have never had any connection
with any tax matters for H. L.
Doherty or for the Cities Service Co."
Doherty echoed:
"Mr Arthur Mullen has never at
any time been consulted by me or
the companies in which I am inter
ested in connection with any tax mat
ters whatsoever"
Would Sue for Libel.
"Where he (MacFadden) not pro-
tected by a cloak Of congressional i'm
munity, which he cowardly hides be-
hind in his vicious and scurrilous at
tacks upon honest men," Doherty con-
tinued, II would sue him for libel
and slander in every court in the
land.
MY personal tax matters, and those
Of the companies in which l am in
terested have, without exception, been
presented solely by the proper officers
in charge of taxation for the COM
pany and presented openly and di-
rectly to the proper governmental Of
fcials."
Doherty contended MacFadden 'has
sought to besmirch the character Of
many honest people for his own self
ish ends, and will stop at nothing to
publicize himself.
MacFadden made his charges as
the House considered the S258,000 900
tax bill, which is worded to plug the
holes in the income tax walls through
which some wealthy individuals have
concededly avoided making certain
payments.
A final vote will be taken Tuesday,
and passage is virtually assured.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
New n. r. A. Mystery.

The N. R. A. is a most mysterious
place.
It's latest novelty is a secret sys-
headquarters telephones Washing
ton. An arrangement has been made
SO that whenever the New York boys
dial their own telephone number they
get Washington, on special wire.
But when Washington N. r. A.-ers
want to call New York they have to
do it in the regular way.
The fellow who figured out that de-
vice is supposed to be responsible also
for some Of the codes.
Credit Maneuvering.
Feelers were put out from the
Treasury a few days ago about the
proposal to establish a Federal COM
mercial credit bank. 1t appears to be
part of the campaign to make the
commercial banks loosen up on COM
mercial credit.
The Federal ReserUe crowd dp-
pdrently is not yet in on the deal,
although such Federal bank
mould apparently operate through
them.
The test of whether there will be
such bank rests with the undecided
question whether the private banks
are going to take care of commercial
needs.
New Indian Deal.
The mistreated misfit, 10 the poor
Indian, is apparently going to get the
newest deal of all.
A program to give him fair super
vision by the Government has been
devised by two well known Indian
advocates, John Collier, Indian COM
missioner, and Nathan Margold, solici-
tor OF the Interior Department.
The bill they have prepared will
restore the tribal set-up. protect lands
and funds, create a Federal Court for
Indian affairs and lay out a complete
Indian economic program.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
GREECE MAY EXPEL
INSULL WITHIN 10 DAYS
American Minister at Athens Says
Inclement Weather Allows
Magnate to Stay.
NJ the Associated Press.

NJ the Associated Press.
Lincoln MacVeagh, American Min
lister at Athens, informed the State
Department today the Greek foreign
minister assured him Samuel insult
would be expelled from Greece within
10 days or two weeks
Because Of the inclement weather,
the foreign minister told MacVeach
his government felt it was only
humane" to allow insult to remain a
while longer, the cablegram said.
1t added that, in response to a
question from MacVeagh as to
whether the Chicago utilities magnate
possibly would be compelled to leave
Greece at the end of that time, the
foreign minister replied in the affirm
ative.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
WEST VIRGINIA ASKED
TO RAISE MORE FUNDS
z. E. r. A Makes Last Allotment
Until State Provides
$3.50, 1000 Monthly.

BY the Associated Press
The Governor of West Virginia to-
day was informed by the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration that
no more money, beyond a $3.50,
allotment made today, would be given
that State until provision was made
to assist in caring for its own desti-
tute.
Harry L. Hopkins, relief admins
traitor, allotted the money, which will
carry relief in the State for 10 or IL
days. He told the Governor that this
was the. last money available from
Federal sources until the Legislature
provides a minimum of $250,000
month for relief.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
POLICE LAY HANDS
ON SLOT MACHINES
Liquor vioIators Decrease,
Prince Georges Of
ficers Discover.
BY stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY staf Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Febru-
ary 17.-With liquor violations on the
decrease since repeal, Prince Georges
County police within the last few
days have inaugurated a drive against
gambling in the southern part Of the
country.
The campaign chiefly has turned
out to be a war on slot machines.
Most of the machines seized have
been the type In which nickels or
quarters are inserted, on the chance
of winning larger amounts OF cash.
Some Carefully Disguised.
A few have been the kind played
with pennies for the purpose of win
ming candies or gum. Police say any
machine played for prize is a
gambling machine, but some are so
ingeniously built that it is often diff
cult to distinguish between the gam
bling devices and those played solely
for the purpose of sport"
The officers have expressed a will
ingness, however, to investigate all
complaints, and point out that raids
may be made without a warrant.
Suspects are charged with setting
up and maintaining gaming table. "
In several raids slot machines have
been ccnhscated. but the proprietors
of the establishments have not been
arrested.
Sunday ViOIator Bailed.
The first recent liquor arrest was
made by Policeman r. Arnold Naylor
Yesterday, when Thomas Wilson, col
ored, was taken into custody on
charges Of selling liquor on Sunday
and selling liquor on which the tax Is
not paid. He posted $500 bond.
Naylor said that Harry S. Hender-
son of Benedict obtained the war
rants for Wilson.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
BANK OPENING DELAYED
OVER CHOICE OF HEAD
Import-Export Institution Waits
Decision of George N. Peek
as to Acceptance.
BY the Associates Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Establishment of the Import Export
Bank Of Washington has been delayed
pending the decision of George N.
Peek on accepting the presidency Of
the institution.
This became known at the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation when
Chairman Jones was asked whether
legal technicalities were holding up
opening of the institution, which is
designed to finance trade with Russia.
Jones said 1t probably would be sew
eral days before a decision would be
made. He added, however. that the
bank is practically ready to operate
except for the selection Of Ito presi-
dexk
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Children's Event Slated.

GAITHERSBURG, Md, February
II Especially A special children's
program will be given in the Grace
M. E. Church South, Gaithersburg,
this evening at o'clock under the
direction Of Charles Clark Clark has
been conducting classes with the chill
dren of the community in connection
with the revival services being held in
the church by DR.. Frank A. Tyler,
pastor.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Quits Revenue Bureau.

Joseph K. Meyer, attorney. who
has been associated with the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue for IA years
as chairman Of the Special Advisory
Committee and senior technical ad-
wiser, has resigned hAe position. and
will open offices for general law prac-
tice in the Peoples Life Insurance
Co. Building here, 1t was announced
today.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
PRINTERS GO ON STRIKE

WICHITA, Kans., February II Up.
Union printers on Wichita's two
evening newspapers, the Wichita
Beacon and the Wichita Eagle, went
on strike today, having failed to ne
gotiate a new union contract with
the publishers.
The pressmen, stereotypers and en-
gravers remained at their posts as
the deadline for first editions came
and passed with preparations still in
complete for publications Of the
papers. Approximately 100 printers
were involved.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
JOIN HOSPITAL GUILD

Get Benefits for Yearly Mem
bership Charge.
Meeting last night at the Bureau
Of Standards, local No. 260 Of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes unanimously voted to join the
hospital guild of local No 2, largest
unit Of the organization in the city.
The action automatically opens hos
pital benefits to all employees of the
bureau who possess membership in
the federation and will add a con-
siderable number of members to the
300 now on the guilds rolls.
Four weeks of treatment in hos
pital are available to guild members
for yearly membership charge of IS.
The meeting, which was presided
over by DR.. j. Franklin Meyer. also
adopted a resolution to submit list
of unemployed or furloughed persons
to Sterilization Committee of the
federation, which has been asked for
such a list by personnel officers to
several of the Government emergency
administrations.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

He has never lost the feeling dur
ing this period of temporary depres-
sion" that ultimately this country
will have happy and prosperous days
as before"
Schwab said he would observe his
birthday quietly ct home with Mrs.
gchwah.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
What's What
BehindNews
In capital
Diplomatic Set Hears
War to Start in Two
Months.
BY PAUL MALLON.

TIME latest word in our oficial
diplomatic set is that Russo
Japanese hostilities will open
l. on the North Manchurian front
within two months.
Apparently our people received the
tip confidentially from the Russians.
1t does not mean war is certainty,
merely that the Russians consider 1t
certainty. They are not going to
start it. They expect to be attacked.
The last word on that subject,
therefore. should come from the Jap
anese. Our boys have no inside tips
from Toxic, except that they know
Japan is ready for such an attack II
she wants to make it.
Subtle pressure of the world powers
against threatened Japanese agrees
sion seems to have had some effect In
Nippon. Japanese militarists were
shouting war talk until they got their
huge military budget through the Diet
recently. Lately they have quieted
down.
They should know by now that the
whole world Except possibly Ger
many will be against Japan in any
war move against Russia.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

Continued From First Page)
needy women receive equal considera-
ton with needy men,"
He added:
Least desirable projects should be
discontinued first. Reductions to be
made in educational program and any
other Federal projects will be ordered
through Federal departments and
you will be notified. Any new en-
ployment for requirements or for any
other purpose shall be on the basis
Of need"
The telegram also dealt with the
question of wages. Hopkins stating:
Effective not later than March 2
wages paid employees will be the pre-
vailing rate of wage for the kind OF
work performed in each local comn1u-
nifty, but in no case less than 80 cents
per hour. Detailed instructions will
follow.
Work Hours Same.
"Hours of work will remain at "a
hours per week in urban communi-
ties and is hours per week in rural
areas anu open country penang 1ur.
ther instructions
Rotation or staggering Of different
groups Of employees Is hereby pro-
hibited.
Projects now under way may be
continued without resubmission. Care
must be exercised to retain SUFFICIENT
clerical employees to complete all the
county records for all projects.
civil works service projects here
with become civil works projects and
must be transferred within two
weeks
Hopkins notified civil works ad-
ministrators that they would be adj
vised not later than Monday as to the
amounts of money to be allowed for
the purchase of materials to be used
during the remainder Of the G. ". A.
program.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

This is the thirteenth in a serbs
OF daily articles by Ralph W. Page,
economist and Driter, tDho toured
the country to discover tohdt its
people think OF the national re-
couery program, and has put his
findings into tDriting.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
One Killed in Clash.

MADRID, February II P.-One
person was killed and several wounded
in series Of clashes early today with
authorities. growing out Of the con-
struction strike. which is reported to
be on the verge of settlement.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

Democratic ldwyer lobbyists. You
may hare noticed only ttUo re-
signed in the uprodr follot1tng Mr.
Roosevelt's attack seDeral Deeks
ago. There Uil be more.
1t looks as If there is an inside
split among the young Liberals, with
the Tugwell group not getting along
with the Frankfurter -Brandeis crowd
as regards the stock market bill and
some other matters, Of which more
viii be heard later.
eGapwFag1,k. 8e0kN
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Man Plunges to Death.

CHICAGO, February II (R.-An
elderly man who had registered at
the Hotel Sherman February 8 as
George Althrop Of Tulsa, Okla,
plunged to death from al upper story
window tedaA
Evening star., 1934-02-17
GANGSTER SENTENCED
Dillinger Associate Gets 20 Years
for Hold-Up.

4OI AAO4U- p
INDIANAPOLIS, February II R.
Hilton Crouch, a member of John
Dtllinger's bandit gang. today was SEN
tenced to serve 20 years in prison
when he pleaded guilty to a charge of
participating in the $4,000 hold-up
here of the State Bank of Massachu-
sets Avenue.
Crouch, a former automobile race
driver, was captured in Chicago De-
cernber % while police were searching
for members of the Dillinger gang.
Police said Crouch named Dillinger
as member Of the gang that COM
naitted the local robbery.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

Secretary Morgenthau is making o
bigger hit with his Treasury employees
than Mr.. Woodin did. They have
marked him down as practical per-
son who wants to consider things as
they are, and not as what the theor-
lists would like to have them.
The politicians are already talking
in the smoking rooms about the big
senatorial battle in Texas, where
Senator Connolly Is being closely
pressed by Joseph Bailey, son of "Old
joe" They say 1t is q toss-up at
this early date.
Mr.. KoToenthdu b supposed to
be p5G1Rtss q HeW sttoek aeetass
Evening star., 1934-02-17
C. w. A. TO DISMISS
4,500 HERE SOON,
NEW ORDER SHOWS

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-03-28
FIGHT IS RELATED
IN K|RWAN TRIAL
U. S. Puts Key Witness on
Stand-Purser's Aide
Tells of Dispute.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 28.-The Gov
ernment put its key witness on the
stand today in the trial of Andrew
Donaldson Kirwan, accused in Fed
eral Court of murder on the high seas.
The witness was willard S. Frost.
assistant purser on the S. S. Presi-
dent Garfield, on which Gillian Ses-
SONS of Seattle was mortally stabbed
on February 10.
Frost related in detail the events
that brought Seasons and Kirwan
together and into a gin influenced
religious argument. He was preceded
on the stand by Ywong Rah Mai, Chi
nese cabin boy, who testified through
an interpreter.
Frost said he met Kirwan on the
boat deck on the afternoon OF Feb
ruary 10.
Had Drink in Room.
81 suggested getting a bottle" he
said, and then they made an indefinite
date to meet in Kirwans cabin.
He went into Kirwan's room at Sis
pm, ne explained.
What occurred them" asked Dis
trict Attorney Martin Conboy.
''I sat down on the bed and we had
Q drink.
Then"
I'VE asked Seasons to come in and
have a drink. Seasons said, Come
in and have a drink with me- so Kir-
wan and I went in and had drink
with him"
Frost said he left Seasons and Kir-
wan in the latter's cabin and went to
do some work in the purser's office.
He returned later and the three OF
them had Just got into Kirwan's room
when the o'clock dinner gong rang.
I'VE poured a drink" he testified,
and. walking to the Governments S
chart, indicated that Seasons sat on
the starboard bed himself on the port
bed and Kirwan on a chair between
them.
we were talking of different
things" he said. Mr.. Seasons said
that unless he was met by his sister
in-law in New York he wouldn't know
how to get around.
Suggested Going to Church.
"Kirwan said. I'll give you my ad-
dress Then they got to talking
about what they would do. Kirwan
suggested they might go to church
some time. He said he was Catholic.
Seasons said, I'm thirty-second
degree Mason and I wouldn't go into
a Catholic Church
"Kirwan said, Well, I'm good
Catholic, but I'll be broadminded and
go to your church. You be broad
minded and go to mine.
Then what happened?' asked Con-
boy.
"Kirwan went to trunk and turned
around with knife in his hand. He
walked toward me. I jumped up and
tried to grab the knife. He yanked
1t out of my grasp. and as he did so
he cut me on the lip and coat"
Tried to Grab Knife.
Conboy told Frost to go on with his
story.
Frost demonstrated, taking the
knife In his hand and raising 1t back
hand. and related again his attempt
to grab 1t.
After he cut me, I said don't,
Evening star., 1934-03-28

you've hurt me- then I called to Ses-
SONS and asked him to give me a
hand here. He walked over and put
his hand on Kirwan's arm.
"Kirwan dropped the knife. ! saw
Seasons bend over. I said, oh. Mr..
Seasons, you've got a cut on the
wrist.
II saw Seasons walk out and Kir-
wan fall down. I went into Seasons
room and asked him to help me pick
up Kirwan. He didn't answer me. !
went back to Kirwan's room and tried
to pick him up.
Then I went back to work in the
purser's Office
Kirwan, his attorneys and all the
members of his family held con-
ference in the marshals Office during
a recess and then Conboy took the
witness back for a few more ques-
tions. In reply to them Frost re-
described the alleged stabbing as fol-
lows:
"Kirwan dropped the knife. I saw
Seasons bend over Seasons walked
out. Kirwan stepped aside to let him
out. AS Seasons went through the
door Kirwan fell down."
Frederic Coudert, jr., defense coun-
sell announced:
Il have no questions to ask this
witness