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The Washington times., 1934-01-08
Kingfsh Makes
Mystery Call
On Roosevelt
By International News Service

ny AnL0FuhGAOmA4 news SeEV1CO
Senator ,Huey P. Long. the
Louisiana Kingfish, gave the re-
porters who cover the White
House, something Of a shock to-
day.
Tho usually loquaciouS Huey
strolled into the Executive Offices
to keep an appointment with
President Roosevelt. He was
strangely uncommunicative. Piled
with questions, Huey simply
placed his fingers on his lips and
said "Sh-h-h."
Finally, however, he pulled from
his pocket a number of type
written statements, reading as
follows:
"If you want to know how
does it happen that I am here
in the White House, then all I
know is what / hear and some
body told me that Baruch and
Morgan and his partners, and
WOOdin and Eugene Meyer and
RaSkob have gone from this
house and wouldn't be back
soon.
"If that is so, then maybe
thelC is room for them to take
in q bOarder like me-"
And nonchalantly whirling his
cane, he disappeared into the
Presidents office,
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
WALLACE ENDS
EFFORT To FIX
MILK PRICES
Enforcement of High Retail
Rate Found impossible;
Plans CurtaiIment
BY international News Service

luESFn3tAOHAA
Virtual abandonment Of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration's effort to fix milk prices
to the consumer was admitted by
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
today in announcing a new policy
on milk agreements, emphasizing
prices to producers instead.
Enforcement of high retail
prices proved impossible" he
said.
A broad dairy production cur
tailment plan also is being pre-
pared for announcement soon as
a part of the new policy, Wallace
said. In his announcement he de-
clared:
Maintenance Of high fixed
retail prices to consumers, even
with the enforcement powers
Of the Administration, has
proved impossible In the cir.
cumStances. The AdminiStra-
tiOn, of course, has no interest
in interfering with the fair
retail price or reasonable profit
Of any distributor anywhere,
but it no longer will use its
powers under the Adjustment
Act to relieve distributors Of
the forces Of competition as
they tend to correct unjusti-
fable prOfit-taking in milk"
Wallace intimated that exam1-
nation Of the books of various
dairy interests had shown high
profits. He said:
"The administratiOn's new
policy on milk marketing agree
ments will place emphasis on
producer prices, 50 as to help
avoid delays that thus far have
resulted from efforts to adjust
conflicting interests on retail
prices.
"The announcement virtually
brings to an end the admins
tration's attempt to employ its
powers to enforce fixed resale
prices charged by distributors to
consumers"
He added that in addition to
subjecting retail prices to open
competition again, representation
Of the public on local milk con-
troll boards will be encouraged as
a safeguard to the consumer as
well as producer.
DR.. Frederic G. Howe, con-
sumers counsel Of the AAA, said
he expected the new milk policy
to result in lower retail prices.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
COOPER CALLED
BANkPLOTTER
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Justice accountants were then
called in to check the bank rec
ords. Baldwin and Samuel C.
Simon, accountant of the Depart
ment Of Justice, were witnesses
before the jury.
Colonel Cooper appeared at the
District Supreme Court today and
in a letter which he personally
handed to Levin P. Handy, fore
man Of the Grand Jury, requested
permission to lay his side Of the
story before the jurors. Colonel
Cooper said:
81 asked in the letter that
be allowed to go before the jury
and explain my side Of the story.
/ want to show the whole thing
is a frame-up by Treasury Off
cialS.
CHARGES CONSPIRACY
II asked Mr.. Rover some time
ago to present a conspiracy case
before the jury against Treasury
officials. AS far as the SOlvency
of both the Continental Trust
Company and the Commercial
Bank was concerned, the Treas
ury'S own records will show that
both were solvent until Treasury
officials wrecked them"
Colonel Cooper paced nervously
up and down the corridors outside
the jury chamber while his request
was being considered. He was in
formed the request had been de-
clined, and went to the court
clerks office, where he posted
bail.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
BILLINGS SMILE.
HIDES CHAGR|N

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Jan. 8
UNSO.-Outwardly unconcerned,
but obviously hiding his disap'
pointment Of parole denial with
a nonchalant smile, Warren K.
Billings today rounded out II
years Of confinement Of a life
sentence in this prison with a
CHEEKY expression Of future hope
of walking out of liberty gate" ."
After q weekend post mortem
Of the parole board rejection Of
his application, Billings, con-
victed with Tom Mooney in the
San Francisco Preparedness Day
bombing outrage, expressed a
hopeful philosophy. He said:
"1'l make the best Of it
there are plenty Of other sources
Of justice for an innocent man.
I'm bound to get out of here If
I live long enough"
Mooney, serving a life term at
San Quentin prison, continues to
demand a pardon-"complete vim
dication or nothing.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
DENIES RACING
AMBULANCE

Dewey Woodward, Of the TOO
block of Eleventh st. N. W.. re-
fused to admit in Traffic Court
today that he was the driver Of a
car that raced an Emergency Hos
pital ambulance down I Street
Saturday and sideswiped it, caus-
ing $50 worth Of damage.
Woodward pleaded not guilty
before Judge Hit to charges Of
driving while drunk and leaving
the scene Of a collision and de.
manded a jury trial. Bail was
set at $500.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
KEMP ELECTION
FOES RENEW
ATTACK
Demand Made of the House
Election Committee That
Sanders Be Seated :.
International News Service


Hurting charges Of political
machination against former Gov
ernor o. K. Allan Of Louisiana,
foes of Mrs. Bolivar Kemp today
asked the House election COM
mittee to seat j. Y. Sanders as
Representative Of The Sixth
Louisiana District.
Edward Rightor Of New Or
leans, representing Sanders, con-
tended the election which named
Mrs. Kemp to fill the vacancy
in the House created by the
death Of her husband in June,
1893, violated the Louisiana
election laws. Sanders was chosen
for the House seat in a "citi-
zens election"
Laws Violated
Rightor testified the election
statutes specified the Governor
should proclaim an election 30
days before the people go to the
polls, which would give election
supervisors IS days notice to pre-
pare elections and allow 10 days
for notification to absentee
voters.
He charged Governor Allan pro-
claimed the election on Novem-
Der 81, and set the date for De-
cember S, only seven days after
the issuance Of the proclamation.
He further charged that Mrs.
Kemp's name was the only one
printed on the ballot, although
a blank space was left on the
ballot to write in names Of any
other candidates.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
FARM POLICIES
HIT BY c. O..P.
By international News Service

by AnLeFHaVIOnhI news ScFVlCO
The first step in a Republican
attack on the Administrators
farm policies was taken today
when the Senate adopted two
resolutions calling for information
from the Secretary of Agriculture.
The first, introduced by Sena-
tor vandenherg CR.) Of Michigan,
asked the Secretary to report how
much he had collected in assess
ment taxes" under the farm relief
bill up to December 81; the
amounts disbursed under the
taxes, and the cost of the collec-
tion and disbursement.
The second, by Senator Carey
(R.) of Wyoming, asked for a
lengthy report on the Govern
.ment's hog-buying campaign. The
Secretary was also asked to tell
why there was sharp decline in
hog prices between october 18
and November 8, last year.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
Park Police Arrests
We're l59: Fines S7I6

Fines resulting from arrests by
the Park Police in December
totaled 1886, while 81 taken into
custody forfeited an additional
$3.50 in collateral. Capt. P. J..
Carroll reported yesterday to c..
Marshal Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital Parks.
There were 159 arrests in all,
traffic violations with "a lead
ing the list. and drunkenness sec
ond. with %.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08

tOr-Say, I'd even let MIN DC .
newspaper man, IL he wanted
it,"
HANNAH GOING ALONG
Jack said he was going to be-
gin a six weeks refereeing tour
when he leaves New York, possi-
bly, Wednesday. The first fights
are to be in Oklahoma. Hannah
is going with him.
"Are you ever going to fight
again?"
"NOpe. the old man is all
through. OF course, I'll keep
my hand in-wiIl always be in
tereSted in fighting"
''What about the movies"
mot on your life. I think q
fighter looks sort Of screwey
trying to act-and I've seen
some Of them put on pretty rot
ten acts in the ring. Max Baer,
however, did a good job in his
movie"
Speaking Of Baer, what about
q Carnera-Baer match?"
"Wel, I'm still planning.
I've got Baer under contract,
and there seems . demand for
the bout. They not only asked
for it here. but both Chicago
and Philadelphia want it."
The Washington times., 1934-01-08

know whether it would be better
to jump on Germany and lick her
now while she can, or sit and wait
until Herr Hitler is ready to
pounce upon her.
Japan is on the same spot. She
feels that she can lick Russia now,
but she wonders whether she
should wait until Russia is able to
pounce upon her.
This thing of living in an am
bilious nation is not what it's
cracked up to be.
We are certainly glad Mr..
Roosevelt announced that we have
about all the country we want.
suggested that if we could get
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
Smoking in Bed Costs
COLOred Man His Life

Smoking in bed cost Ruben Ray,
colored, of the 400 block of Della
ware Ave. S. E. his life.
Ray was found burned to death
in his bed yesterday. Relatives
said they had often warned him
about smoking in bed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
"LET 'EM EAT TURKEY"

'Let 'em eat turkey" was the
title of a playlet enacted yester-
day in a lunch room in the TOO
block Fourteenth st. N. W., where
some thief stole a stuffed turkey
and all the trimmings, Rush
Young, proprietor, told police.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
The Weather

District Of Columbia, mostly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday slightly colder
tonight. lowest temperature about SO
degrees; gentle to moderate northwest
and west winds.
Maryland. mostly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, probably local SHOWS in west
portion; somewhat colder tonight and in
southeast portion Tuesday.
Virginia, mostly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, probably light local SHOWS in
extreme west portion; somewhat colder
tonight and in southeast portion Tues
day.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY InternatiO News Service
Treasury balance, 1854 ,80Se
67627; M. I. r., $8,961 ,435. 10:
customs receipts, $5,004,513.43.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
WILL ROGERS Savs::

BEVERLY HILLS Cal Jan. 8-Poor old France
and Japan about in the same fix France doesn It
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

DEPARTUREs FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January I, 1894, 49.
Excess of temperature since January
Accumulated excess of precipitation
since January 1, 1894, 0.27.
1. 1884, OFT.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides, 1894 a. m. and
1:lS p. m. Low tides 700 a. m. and
7:52 p. m.
Tomorrow-High tides, 1:2S a. m. and
2:12 p. m. Low tides. 7:45 a. m. and
1855 q. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 1927 a. m. and
sets at 5:02 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 1897 q. m.
The moon sets today at 11:ls q. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at 1855
a. m. and sets at 11:4o a. m.
The Washington times., 1934-01-08

In fact, he even suggested that if we
decent offer, he would let some of it go.
Copyright. 1894 by McNaught syndicate)
The Washington times., 1934-01-08
Dempsey Heir May Possibly
Become New Yorker

tOr-say, I'd even let him be .
newspaper man, IL he wanted
it,"
Evening star., 1934-02-11
South Africa Will Use
Poison Gas on Locusts

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
Since the days of the pharaohs Afri-
cans have fought locust plaques with
nothing more than trenches and the
noise made by native beaters. Now
South Africa, threatened by the
greatest locust plague for the last so
years, is turning to weapons used in
the world war. The redwing invasion
is now on, but the real trouble will
come in a couple of months, when the
hoppers hatch out.
The government of the Union of
South Africa proposes to meet this
trouble as it would an invasion of
human foes-with poison gas and air.
planes. Appropriately enough, the
campaign is being organized by the
defense department. and farmers have
been given strict instruction to tele-
graph to Pretoria the moment any
hatchings are observed on their lands.
The entire agricultural community Is
being drilled to meet this invasion,
and the experiment Is one which the
whole of Africa will watch with vital
interest.
Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-02-11

China. That route is the old caravan
route. now an auto road, across the
Mongolian plains from Urga to Kalgan,
a point on the Peiping- -Suiyuan Rail
road. into Peiping, hence into North
China.
The trade of North China in years
gone by used to travel through Peip-
ing to the seaport, TientSin. and so
to the outer world through the ports
Of the China Sea, the Yellow Sea,
the Pacific. Tientsin as a port is
today decidedly third rate.
If Russia still wishes to enjoy trade
with North and West China. she must
keep the caravan routes of the Central
Asian plain open. Urga can still
feed the trans-Siberian railroad and
her accumulated products and goods
can still reach Europe through Russia.
Japanese designs upon Inner Mon
golia, Chahar as it is known, seem
to threaten Russian trade supremacy
In Inner Mongolia. Japan can take
this same North na-Mongolian
trade to the newly established rail-
heads IN Manchuria and can bring
the goods down through Dairen to
the sea, or through Korea, or again
through her newly created ports on
the east coast of Korea, the ports of
Seishin and Ranan and Kyojo.
Japan intends to extend a railroad
into Jehol and out upon the Inner
Mongolian border.
On January IS there is the proba-
bility that Manchukuo will declare
Chief Executive Henry Pu vi emperor
of Manchukuo and of Mongolia. The
Mongolians are believed friendly to
this move, for Pu VI is the last of the
Manchu emperors, and the banner
men Of the Mongolian tribes are ex-
pected to show loyalty to him. In
directly the Mongolians will therefore
be kindly disposed to the Japanese.
In Keeping With Plans.
This is all in keeping with Japan's
Pan-Asia movement, for a league of
Asiatic nations: Manchukuo, Mongo-
liza, China, Siam, AMMAN, India. the
Philippines, Burmah, and of course
Japan. Russia is to be squeezed out
Of Asia, her Pacific maritime prov
inces wrested from her: Russia Is to
be denied access to the Pacific; also to
the trade OF North China.
AososzaahA 4eeAl
Evening star., 1934-02-11
Japanese, Chasing Bandits, Press
Into Chahar, Extending Empire

SHANGHAI, China. February 10
Silently, efficiently japanese military
forces and japanese officered Man
chukuo troops are penetrating into
Chahar, according to reports here
from North China which is directly
involved in this encirclipg movement.
Chahar Province, so named by the
Marking government, is in reality In
ner Mongolia, the home and pasture
lands of nomad Mongolians and their
immense herds of sheep. The osten-
sible reason for this penetration is to
round up rowing bands Of armed
Chinese. These are the remnants of
the famous defenders of Jehol Prov
ince. many of them volunteers sup
ported by popular subscription and
then left to die or wander over the
Northern reaches when they so ig-
ANONYMOUSLY deserted the battlefields
and allowed japanese to take over
Jehol and its immense opium revenues.
Japan Extends Empire.
The real reason for this Japanese
penetration. however. lies deeper than
the mere annihilation of bandit gangs
of Chinese. Japan is extending her
empire further westward. The Kin
gan Mountains, the natural barrier
of Manchuria and Jehol against Rus
sia, at first sufficed as the island
empire pushed onto the Asiatic con.
tinent. But today Japan is going
further.
According to reports here-and their
logic is sound-Japan is not going to
stop until she has reached the famous
caravan route, now an auto road, be-
tween Kalgan, to the west Of Peiping,
and Urga. famous trading point on the
Mongolian-Soviet border.
The story of that vast territory Is a
story Of trade routes and railroads.
The Chinese Eastern Railroad enters
into it. This is Russia's only means of
exit to the Pacific. Japan virtually
owns the Chinese Eastern, that
stretches across North Manchuria, and
by holding the border town of Man
chuli. the western extremity of North
Manchuria, Japan is a threat to the
famous Trans-Siberian Railroad, that
stretches from VladivoStok to Moscow
10 Berlin.
Russia sti1 has trads ynata INTO
Evening star., 1934-02-11

consolation in attending the Thurs
day evening prayer meetings. But
since in the audience there we're sure
to be pacifists and secessionists, among
whom the presence of the wartime
President was distracting. even un-
welcome. he used to come as incon-
spicuously as possible and sit with
door ajar in a darkened ante-room.
Only the pastor and the secret service
men knew that he was there.
Known by Big Feet.
One Thursday night. so the story
runs, two youths dropped into this
room, saw the gaunt stranger huddled
there and returned Uide-eyed to
whisper to the pastor. That was Lin
coin! No one else in Washington has
such big feet!"
But Dr. Gurley swore them to Sc
crecy and the lads kept their promise.
The story Of Lincoln's midweek devo-
tions did not leak out until after his
death. It is interesting that one of
these curious lads later became an
elder in the church.
Evening star., 1934-02-11
BY ANNA E. HENDLEY.
Zach year as We read the eulogies

Each year as We read the eulogies
of Lincoln, born February IL. and
Washington, February %, one is led
to consider the similarity of charac-
teristics found in these two great
leaders and the outstanding feminist
leader of our Nation. Susan B. An
thony. We pay homage to Susan B.
Anthony, who, as the years pass, will
more and more be recognized as one
of the greatest figures in history.
These leaders possessed ability, a
quality to be admired. Ability dedi-
Gated to benevolent work is a quality
to be venerated; ability consecrated
to the service of humanity which in
wolves self f-denial and personal saci-
flee, bespeaks nobility of mind. heart
and soul. and has the prototype of
the Man of Galilee. Susan B. An
thony was essentially unobtrusive, a
lover of peace and quietness. but her
duty, as she saw it, repeatedly led her
into places and postures which caused
her to appear as paradox of her
true feminine self
Every reform movement demands
first, a leader whose whole time.
energy and ability can be utilized in
the PRONUNCIATION of the ideal toward
the ultimate attainment of the final
victory
The never-failing courage of a small
group Of supporters, who understand
the purpose of the movement and
who have a glimpse, at least, Of the
prophetic vision of the leader, is most
nCContio1 fo jfc
was Susan B. Anthony and such sup
porters we're those loyal pioneer vom-
en- whose services gained hearty ap-
probation from their leader.
Battled for Half Century.
For nearly half a century Susan B.
Anthony went to Congress asking for
an amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution giving women the right to
vote. The suffrage procession never
ceased climbing the hill to the Ma
tion's Capitol until the nineteenth
amendment to the Constitution was
ratified in 1920. When she could no
longer be the leader. DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Gait
led the saffrage army to victory.
Miss Anthony was not only the
acknowledged leader of the women of
America, but because of her more
than 60 years of devotion to suffrage
and all other reform movements of
her time. she was loved and honored
in all parts of the world. Shall the
women of America wait until me-
MORALS shall begin to raise their
stately heads in other countries be-
fore one is built to honor our great
leader at home. We are justly proud
that out Of the youngest of the great
nations of the earth arose the great
est leader of the world.
Is it not interesting to note the
grea. contrast between the national
and international representation of
women at the Worlds Fair in Chicago
in 1893 and that of the corresponding
representation of women at the Gen.
tury of Progress Exposition held in
Chicago in the past year of 1888.
Refused Invitation.
1t was through the influence of
Susan B. Anthony that the Board Of
Lady Managers was appointed, but
during the first months of the Worlds
Fair In Chicago In 1893 Miss Anthony
refused to sit on the platform. lest
Evening star., 1934-02-11
.Buckingham Studio Photo.


Today this darkened ante-room, on
the first floor of the church, under
the auditorium, has been formally
made the Lincoln room. at the insti-
cation of DR.. Sizoo. President Hoover
assisted in its dedication on February
II last year. Here are assembled a
dozen old pews donated by various
church members. the funny little old
organ used by the church in the COS
and other Lincoln relics to which the
church has fallen heir.
Most valuable among them is one
Of Lincolns own letters hanging
framed on the wall, written to Eliza
P. Gurney, a member of the church,
dated The White House, September
4, 1864
Il have never forgotten" Git begins)
probably never shall forget-the
impressive occasion when yourself and
friends visited me on a Sabbath fore
noon two years ago. Nor has your
kind letter written nearly year later
ever been forgotten. In all it has been
your intention to strengthen my re-
lance on God"