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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
FIRST LADY GIVES
RED.CROSS HINTS
Says Making Known Human
Interest Stories Will
Aid Success.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the
American Red Cross a lesson In jour.
nalism today.
Addressing the annual convention
of the organization in the Chamber
OF Commerce Auditorium, she told the
delegates that to make the annual
Red Cross roll call a success. you
should pick out cases of human in
terest and bring them home to the
American people"
Urges Membership.
1.-THE Red Cross is a part Of the life
OF the country" she told the packed
auditorium. Every person who can
spare his membership fee should be
a member"
Instead Of dealing in generalities
in the annual drive, she urged the
members to choose vital, human cases
of where the Red Cross has been of
assistance to distressed people and
thus show prospective members how
the organization might help them in
time of need.
The First Lady echoed the con-
CALCULATIONS of her distinguished hus-
band, sent via telegraph from his
vacation yacht Monday, for the
whole-hearted support the Red Cross
has given the administration recov-
cry and relief drive.
THE Red Cross everywhere has
stood side by side with the admins
tration in helping solve the big prob
lens of relief" she said. For that, I
feel that by husband would want me
to deliver his thanks and greetings to
you all. am sorry, and I know that
he is sorry, that he cannot be present
to do 1t himself"
Greeted By Ovation.
Mrs. Roosevelt was greeted by a
tremendous ovation as she entered the
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Crowds thronged the entrance as she
came in. accompanied by Mrs. Will
liam K. Draper of New York.
Attired in blue serge cape outfit,
trimmed in white, she smiled the
famous Roosevelt smile as she entered
the auditorium and took her place on
the platform beside Henry Morgen-
THAI, ST., of New York, father of the
Secretary of Treasury in her hus-
bands cabinet. Morgenthau intro
duced her to the Red Cross delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
COAL PRODUCERS
FEUD IS Renewed
North and South Operators Clash
Over N. R. A. Wage
Provisions.
By the Associated Press.

os Vic hsSOCldCeQ PreSS.
The standing feud between
Northern and Southern soft coal oper.
ators f1ared up anew today at N. r. A.
hearings on new wage rates with pro-
oucers from the West Virginia
Smokeless" fields claiming their
Northern competitors had assumed
'unwarranted dictatorship"
For decades Northern and South
ern operators in the vast Appalachian
fields. stretching from Central Penn
sylvania to Tennessee, have fought
Tor rail rate advantages.
Today their feud concerned wage
dlfferentials. Since negotiations on
wage rates for their code started last
Summer, the South has maintained
1t was entitled to lower wages. The
code as finally approved. gave the
South basic wage Of 1920, as COM
pared with $3.50 for the North.
Under the new scale ordered by
N. r. A., the South would pay $3.50
and the North IS. That scale was an
proved in wage contracts with the
United Mine Workers of America
oy the Northern and high volatile
0outiieIu groups. Inc basic wage
also was approved by the smokeless
operators, but they were unable to
agree with the union on piece work
rates.
Speaking for the smokeless group.
w. A. Richards today challenged the
statement of Charles ONeal, spokes-
man for Central Pennsylvania Coal
producers, that declining production
in Central Pennsylvania has brought
about decline in tonnage output per
man. Richards quoted statistics of
the Bureau Of Mines which he claimed
proved the contrary and showed that
expanding production in the Southern
smokeless field was accompanied by
falling off in the daily production
per man.
Richards criticized the part taken
by O'Neill in drafting the wage scale
approved by Recovery Administrator
johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
JOHN 7. BARDROFF
EXPIRES SUDDENLY.
Assistant District Assessor
Is Victim of Angina Pee.
toris Attack.

Col. John T. Bardroff, "a, secretary
Of the Washington Board Of Trade
and assistant assessor of the District
Of Columbia, died suddenly early this
morning at his home, 14l2 Euclid
street.
He was stricken with an attack OF
angina pectoris and died within few
hours. Yesterday, while carrying on
his regular duties and attending social
functions. he complained of not feel
ing well, but no indication of serious
illness was evident, friends said today
At noon yesterday Col Bardroff at
tended a luncheon in the Occidental
Restaurant honoring DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer, former District Com
missioner. who has been Ill for sew
eral months.
Ill on Reaching Home.
Friends said he arrived at his
apartment shortly before midnight
and told them he did not feel amy
too good" He died at 800 am.
Col Bardrof served in the Quar-
termaster Corps during the World
War and was stationed for many
months at Brest, France. He re-
ceived his commission during the
war.
He also had been appointed as q
colonel on the stats of Gov. Sennett
Conner of Mississippi in 1888, and
prior to that on the personal staff OF
Gov. Bilbo of the same State. The
honors were bestowed for similar serv-
ices-those rendered by Col Bardrot
during the inaugural ceremonies here.
As secretary of the Washington
Board of Trade. which he joined in
1915, the colonel had taken part in
many Of the city's civic development
projects, and was prominently iden-
titled with advancement of Washing
tons interests.
Was Cruise Chairman.
Col. Bardroff was chairman of the
committee which conducted the an
nual boat cruise Of the Board Of
Trade, and already had started plans
for the trip this year. He was an
active member and officer Of its Pub
lie Order Committee and former
chairman of the Membership Com
mittee. He also served ON the trade
body's board of directors.
Col. Bardror was born in Balti-
more, but had been resident Of this
city most of his life. He had been an
employe Of the District government
since about 1900 and entered the
assessors Office in 1905, working his
way upward to 'the position he held
at the time of his death.
The colonel had been active in re-
cent weeks In work of the Cherry
Blossom Festival, in which he was &C
lively interested. He had been a
member Of various Masonic bodies for
many years.
He is survived by his father. John
Bardroff, who has been a resident of
La Plata, Nd, for many years.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Of George Won Dachen-
1889 Madison street, Friday,
at 3 p. m. Rev. Vernon N. Ridgely,
pastor of the Calvary Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will oflciate. Burial
will be in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
SILVER. MEASURE
GIVEN APPROVAL
Senate Committee to Make
Favorable Report on Bill
for Metal Buying.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Embodying a silver-purchase plan,
which was added in committee, the
Dies bill providing for exchange OF
American farm products for silver In
foreign markets was approved yester-
day by the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee.
Under the bill. surplus farm prod
ucts might be exhanged for silver at
a premium Of from 10 to IS per cent
above the world price. The Govern
ment silver-purchase plan was SUBJ
mitted by Senator Thomas, Democrat,
Of Oklahoma.
sl.29 Price Requested.
Under it, the Secretary Of the
Treasury would be authorized to take
title to all domestic silver and pay
for the metal with silver certificates
issued against the silver on q basis
of sl.29 per ounce
The price to be paid would be not
less than the highest world price paid
for spot fine silver on the day preced-
ing the issuance Of the proclamation
for the naturalization of silver. The
difference between the price the
Treasury pays and s12s per ounce
would be designated as seignorage and
accrue to the Treasury.
After January l, 1895, the Secretary
OF the Treasury would be authorized
and directed to purchase silver in the
world market at a rate not less than
so, O00, 900 ounces per month. Payment
would be made with silver certificates.
Bank Would Play Part.
The exchange of surplus agricul-
ture products would be ACCOMPLISHED
through the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Export Import Bank of WASH
ington. Silver bullion or coin received
for these commodities would be de-
posted in the Treasury and silver GER
tiflcates issued against the metal at
the rate of Sl29 per ounce.
The measure provides that the pur-
chases shall cease when the general
price level Of 1926 has been re-estab-
lished or when the price of silver in
the world market reaches sl.2s per
ounce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
AUTO D|EMAKERS'
! DEMAND'REFUSED
Employers Face WaIkout
Tomorrow of $4,000 Men
in Hour-Wage Row.

9y the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 11.-Representa-
tives of 81 shops employing tool and
die workers in Detroit today refused
to entertain wage and hour demands
OF the Mechanics Educational So
ciety, which has threatened to walk
out at midnight Thursday unless
satisfactory answers" were received.
The refusal was made known after
meeting of the employers repre-
sentatives with Matthew ]. Smith.
general secretary of the Mechanics
Society. The workers had demanded
wage increases of 20 per cent and a
36-hour, five-day week.
Executives of the trades. union i'm
mediately called conference to con-
slider their future course.
$4,000 Wait Strike Call.
Union representatives have esti-
mated that approximately $4,000 tool
and die makers employed in the local
shops would respond to a strike call
and that, as in the case Of the Motor
Monday, the effect would be felt
shortly in many leading automobile
plants.
The strike Of the Motor Products
workers forced suspension of pro-
duction by the Hudson Motor Car Co..
but operations were in full swing in
the latter today, following the settle
ments of the parts company strike.
The threatened walkout of the tool
and die makers was the only present
obstacle to complete peace in the au-
tomotive industry, and Federal medi-
alton agencies today were endeavor-
ing to bring about a compromise.
Quiet prevailed this forenoon at the
plant of the Detroit Michigan Stove
Co., where intermittent disorder has
marked the two-day-old strike in
clashes between strikers and workers.
McGrady to Return.
Hugh S. Johnson's right-hand man
Is so sure that the auto industry has
a green light ahead that he is going
back to Washington today without
waiting for Showdown" conference
In the threatened strike of tool and
die makers.
! II am satisfied that there is no
further need for any disturbance of
relations between workers and en-
ployers in the automobile industry
here" said Edward F. McGrady be-
fore leaving.
1.-THE problems of the employers and
the workers can be handled very well
here by the Auto Labor Board, which
President Roosevelt set up for that
very purpose" he added
The Auto Labor Board was not ex-
pected to be in the conference today
The Mechanics Educational Society
is not affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, which has a rep
resentative on the board. Instead, it
is competing for members with the
A. F. of L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
CUBA DECLARES
LOANMORATOR|UM.
Morgan and British House
to Receive Only Interest
for Two Years.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, April ll.-Cuba has de-
clared a two-year moratorium on
about $50000,o0o in loans from
American and British houses and
leaders said today it may be extended
even longer.
It was q case. government oficials
explained, Of letting national obliga-
tions. including salaries of public en-
ployes. 60 unpaid, or Of suspending
payments on certain international
obligations. Cuba choose the latter
course.
Under the moratorium, approved
by the cabinet of President Carlos
Mendieta last night, nothing will be
paid on the principal Of bonds foated
through Speyer & Morgan from 1904
to 1927, Is follows:
Speyer, s per cent, 1904, 10000
600; Speyer, ~ per cent. 1909, $10,-
600 900: Morgan, s per cent, 1914,
$4,000, 900: Morgan, 511 per cent, 1928
and 1927, $4,000, 900 and $1,000 900
respectively.
Interest to Be Paid.
Oficials emphasized that the inter-
est will be paid.
Although the moratorium was an
nounced for two years, Treasury Sec
rotary Joaquin Martinez Saenz said
1T really will be effective until a time
when Cuba can sustain the burden
without danger to its economic Struc-
ture."
He said this time would come when
the gross income of the government
reaches $50, 000,0 900 annually.
In announcing the moratorium
President Mendieta disclosed that an
investigation had been ordered of the
debt owed the Chase National Bank.
Before Mendieta came into office
former President Ramon Grau San
Martin told bank officials the obliga-
ton was "illegitimate" because 1t was
contracted by the deposed President
Gerardo Machado without the ap-
proval "of the Cuban people"
Debts Thorn in Cuba's Side.
The Speyer and Morgan debts
along with other foreign obligations
have long been thorn in the side of
Cuban presidents.
Former President Machado, who
serviced the debts consistently, was
under fire from certain Cubans who
insisted he was starving the country
to pay Wall Street"
During his brief reign after the
overthrow of Machado, Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes was severely criticized at
home because his administration ex-
pressed the intention to service foreign
debts.
Later Grau San Martin paid the
interest on the debts and the Mendieta
government has been bending every
effort to solve the problem. The
cabinet reached its moratorium de-
cision only after a 12-hour session.
In the same session the body ap-
proved a 1920. 900 appropriation for
public works and hiked the minimum
salary Of government employes-many
now paid as little as SIS q month
to $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
SPEECH ON TARIFF
PUZZLES OFFICIALS
No Overtures Planned for Nego-
tiations With British
by U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
State Department officials could ad-
vance no reason last night as to why
Walter Runciman, president Of the
Board Of Trade in London. had in
formed the House of Commons that
the present was not an appropriate
time to negotiate new tariff agree
ment with the United States.
Of1cials here said the United States
has made no overtures for q negotia-
ton Of q new tariff agreement with
Great Britain and there was no pros
pect that this country would seek to
institute any such negotiations in the
immediate future.
Secretary Hull has let It be known
several times that the State Depart
ment would open no tariff negotia-
lions with any nation until Congress
has granted President Roosevelt In.
creased tariff powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
RICHARD DIX TO GIVE UP
MOTION PICTURE WORK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, April ll.-Richard
Dix, movie actor, declined yesterday
to renew his contract with R-K-O
Radio Studio, where he has worked
the past several years. saying he has
wanted for 10 years to take trip
around the world, and now plans to
sail within two weeks.
Dix present contract expires on
completion of his current picture.
Besides his desire for travel. Dix has
not been altogether satisfied with his
contract friends said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11

The Senate was so much in doub
about the Treasury condition last weel
that it tried to tack lot of new un
needed taxes on the revenue bill. A
the same time, Speaker Rainey mad,
speech in which he stated "our re.
covery up to the present has cost u!
nothing at ALL"
The truth Is they are both wrong.
Far Below Estimates.
If you get a gross of lead pencils
and some bi-focal glasses and some
expert assistance from the right peo-
pie, you will find President Roosevelt's
deficit for the first year is going te
be about Az billions. He estimated
in his budget message it would be
IA billions.
The secret behind that is he
thought he mould spend money a
lot faster than he has been able
to.
He promised he Mould spend
$4,000, 900 900 before the end OF
his first fiscal year, June 30, in
emergency relief measures. So far
he has been unable to spend
$1,000, 100000.
There are two reasons for that
The main one is that Public Works
Director Ickes has strained and GRIM
aced Theoretically. all his s3,000.-
900 900 fund is gone. But it Is not
being spent. 1t has only been allotted
The other reason is the c. w. A
The cost there has been below esti-
mates
Regular Budget Balanced.
When you put Mr.. Roosevelt's two
budgets together, you can see that
he expected to have his total cost Of
Government this fiscal year amount
to 1912 billions. At the rate he 1.
going. the actual cost to be expected
at the end of the fiscal year, JUNE
80. is about 6l2 billions, or 4 billion:
short.
His regular budget OF running
expenses ,DiH Just about balance,
despite the peterans and pay res
tordtions. Assertions notD being
made that congressional action
threD the budget out OF line are
not justified by the figures. The
amount inuolDed is not SUFFICIENT
to haze any influence on the gen.
eral budget set-up.
The amount of money coming ir
is satisfactory. 1t is running at just
about the rate on which the budget
estimates were based. Up to April
/ the income tax brought $500, 900 00(
clinking into the till. You can expect
about s250.000,000 from that source
in April. May and June.
Considerable applause has beer
wasted on the fact March income
tax returns were 20 per cent above
last year. That Is true, but it L
also true that the returns were con.
siderably (not slightly, as ad"ofised)
below what had been expec'
1t means income receipts u.r run
short of the budget estimate of
sS64,000,000.
The miscellaneous tares brought
in 90 per cent more this March
than last, but that is no surprise.
A fair guess would be that about
s370,000,00 will come in during
the merit three months. Therefore,
you can erpect that the miscei-
laneous tares will bring in little
more than the budget estimate by
June 30.
That is because of beer and liquor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
MINISTER MAY QUIT

TOXIC, April II R.-Gen. Sen
juro Hayashi, minister of war, offered
to resign today because his younger
brother, former deputy and mayor of
Tokia, has been convicted of cor
ruption and sentenced to 10 months
in jail.
Gen. Hayashi visited Premier Saito
and expressed a desire to leave ONCE
because of the blot on the family
honor.
The premier urged the minister to
remain. 1t was believed he even
tually would agree to do 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
Iowa Professor Honored.

MADRID, April II R.-Prof Ed
ward Barlow Of the State University
OF Iowa was made an honorary men,
Der Of the Academy Of Sciences yes
terday during q meeting Of the Inter-
national Chemical Congress.
John v. Dorr of New York ad-
dressed the convention on chemical
and Mechanical Aspects Of Sewage
Disposal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
ITALIAN CLAIMS RECORD
ALTITUDE FOR AIRPLANE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, April ia new worlds
airplane altitude record was claimed
today by Pilot Renato Donati, who
announced that he went up $4,000
meters (49,212.5 feet) this morning
over Monticello Airfeld. He new q
Caproni plane.
The present recognized international
altitude record for airplanes was set
by G. Lemoine Of France at 1861
meters (44,819.4l8 feet) on Septem-
Der 20. 1888, at Villacoublay. France
An official announcement Of Donati's
flight is to be made shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
What's What
BehitndNews
In Capital
Roosevelt Turns Gut
to Be Failure as
a Spendthrift.
BY PAUL MALLON,

THE administration does not
want Congress to know yet, but
it is getting around to the
L point where 1t Is about ready
to confess it is not nearly as
good spendthrift as it thought it was.
The double entry bookkeeping sys-
TEN in the Treasury Department has
confused the exact cost Of the new
deal so well that Congress never will
find out about 1t unless some one tells
them. The system has the Congress
men dizzy. The administration prob
ably will leave them that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
Grazing Bill Passes.

The Taylor grazing bill to give
the Interior Department control over
173,000,000 acres of public domain in
ii Western States was passed today
by the House. 1t now goes to the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
March Circulation
Daily ..12O,138
Sunday 128,958

District OF Columbia, IS:
FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Manaeer
OF The EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR.
does solemnly swear that the actual num-
per OF copies OF the paper named sold and
distributed during the month of March,
AID. 1884. was as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
Blind Fund Gets $4,000.

NV The British Radio for the Blind Fund
has received an anonymous donation
of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
Bolivia Fixes Prices.

The government Of Bolivia is fixing
retail prices Of necessities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
Illinois Primary Results
BY the Associated Press.

BY the
Illinois
primary election
District Democrat. Republican.
Harr aker Priest"
. RAYMOND McKeough p.
A Kelly Frank M.
P. Beam Frank g. ZeeNnsh
A. j. SABBATH A. Stanek
Thomas j. O'Briens Ii
w. Raymond j. Peacock
Leo Kocialkowsk.
James McAndrews Fred A. Britten'
Maoney Ralph E. Church
Howell Chauncey w Reed
- B. T. Buckbee'
Wright T. Allen
G. Allen
j. Leroy Kepo1
L. M. Dnksens
Frank I.
A K.
c. Dobbins" Charles H. Fletcher
20 Henry T. Rainey' Warren Wright
a Harry Frank M.
M. Schaefer" n.
Hednger
E. Harry Wilson
.
Michael I. Igoe C. Wayand Brooks
Martin A. E.
incumbent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11

These figures are neither exact nor
official, but they are sufficiently good
guesses to warrant emphatic con-
illusions. Under existing expectations
they will not turn out to be far
wrong.
What they should mean to the
man in the street Is that most Of
the yelling lately on all sides as to
the condition of the Treasury Is
atmospheric static: that the Treasury
condition is less than two-thirds as
bad as Mr.. Roosevelt last December
announced It would be.
1t means, further. that Mr.. Roose-
velt's eventual budget-balancing inten-
lions will not work out. A large
portion of what he is unable to spend
this year must be spent next year be-
cause it is already allotted and appro-
priated. Thus his deficit next year
will be above his expectations, possibly
three to four billions above, although
it is too early to tell about that yet.
Worries About New Budget.
There are inner indications that Mr..
KSOOSCNCaI Aoo oSSuh w "oAAy ~~
that subject. His next years (begin-
ming July y budget is framed. Con-
gress has passed most Of the appro-
priation bills for it.
His efforts probably UtH be d.
rected theoretically touard bal
dncing the budget the tollowtng
year, as promised, but hoto he IL
going to do it no one knotDs. 1t
depends entirely upon relief de-
nldndS
The deficits, of course, 90 on the
debts and 1iH haze to be paid OF
eventually.
The Senate got its wires crossed
completely on the tax BILL Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau only wanted the
loopholes plugged 30 the Virgins,
Mitchells ct al, could not escape fair
taxation. He did not want revision
of the tax rate structure. Back In
his mind Is an idea that next year he
will be In q position to propose .
complete revision Of the Federal tax
alton structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11
"ANGEL" DISCLOSES
100000 MORE THAN
HE PAID TO CANNON

Continued From First Page)
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FLYERS RESCUE 81
RUSSIANS NARROWED
ON ARCTIC ICE FLOE

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-11

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day Of April AID. 1884.
(Seal0 ELMER r. YOUNT,
Notary Pubic.