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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

fanatical king of
Saudi Arabia, was
making war on the
ancient kingdom of
Yemen, determined to
conquer it,. Already
the Saudian army,
which is powerful and
equipped with all mod
ern arms, had cap
tured the Yemeni sea-
port Hodeida, and it
was advancing to at
tack Cana tho pan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

USBANDS and wives who want to
L L be divorced-and lots of them do
may now accomplish their purpose
in conjunction with pleasant visit to
Cuba, which is bidding for the Amer
lean divorce business. President Men
dieta signed a decree that shortens the
time required to get mutual consent di-
vorces from three years to six months.
1t also provides that, instead of three
appearances before the court at inter-
walls of six months, the parties may
make three appearances 80 days apart.
Four new causes are added to the
Is recognized as grounds for divorce.
They are bigamy, vice or immortality,
use of any drug, and disparity of char
acter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

recommend vt to any
one who is overweight
Mrs. A. Ropiak, So.
Milwaukee, Wise.
To win a slender,
youthful figure take a
half teaspoonful of
Kruschen Salts in a
glass of hot water first
thing every morning.
Whilo fat iS lnauinne-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

transported swiftly to Chicago. His
son, Samuel insult, Jr., had been per-
mitted to join him on the Exilona and
accompanied him on the trip west.
Landing on American soil, lnsuH
appeared to recover his old time con-
fidence. To reporters he said: Il am In
America to make the most important
fight of my life. l am fighting not
only for freedom but for complete
yindication. / have erred, but my
greatest error was in understanding
the effects of the financial panic on
American securities. and particularly
on the companies l was trying to
build.
ST worked with all my energy to
save those companies. l made mis-
takes-but they were honest mistakes.
They were errors in judgment, but not
dishonest manipulations.
"Arbitrarily, l had been instructed
to resign as head of these companies
which had built and which had
tried to protect. @
81 was told that l was no longer
needed. Tired from the fruitless
struggles to save the investments OF
thousands of men and women, dis
couraged in my attempts to save the
investments of my friends and asso-
ciates as well as everything I had, I
got out.
mo charges were brought against
me until I had been away for three
months. My return at that time would
have further complicated the prob
lens of the reorganization of the COM
panies.
''The whole story has not yet been
told. You only know the charges of
the prosecution. Not one word has
been uttered in even feeble defense of
me. And it must be obvious that
there also is my side of the story.
"Wne, it is told in court, my judg-
ment may be discredited, but certainly
my honesty will be indicated"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

LOW the League Of Nations pro-
> poses to aid China was told in a
long report, made public by the Nan
king government, covering the ar
rangement made by DR.. Ludwig Rajch-
man, representative In China of the
league. This plan, it is supposed, led
to Japan's recent statement Of policy
demanding that other nations keep
their hands off China. The document
was politically inocuous, being chiefly
the recommendations of technical adj
yisers for projects designed to attract
foreign capital to China and CONSOLE
date it as an independent nation. The
list of advisers did not include any
Japanese.
The chief interest in the report,
from the standpoint of the United
States, concerned the section devoted
to cotton. 1t shows that China must
purchase about S60,000,O00 worth Of
raw cotton annually, most of which
comes from the United States.
The. report also proposes an extern
sive road building program which is
likely to improve the market for Amer
lean cars as well as gasoline.
A Chinese national military and
communications commission has just
left Shanghai for the United States by
way of Europe. Its twenty-five mem
bers are instructed to learn how China
can acquire a modern war machine
and methods of communication that
are up to western standards.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
insult Brought Back for Trial. Defends Himsel-Ioken
Payments War Debts Are Barred-Compromise
Silver Bill Being Formulated.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

CAMUEL INSULT, once the grand
~ old man of public utilities, has
been brought home to be, tried for his
alleged sins after his long period of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

CREAT BRITAIN and Japan are on
NJ the verge of a big trade war. The
British have threatened to take strong
action to protect their textile export
interests against increasing Japanese
competition, although the British gov
eminent officially declares it will do
everything to maintain amicable rela-
lions with Japan. The official position
in Tokyo Is that Japan can take care
of herself, and there was every indica-
ton that it would not yield to the Brit
ish ultimatum that it must modify its
trade program and tactics. The Brit
ish already have begun to impose
quotas on Japanese goods, but trade
leaders in Tokyo said this would not
hurt their country seriously, especial
ly since Japan's imports from the
British Isles in 1888 totaled 100000
ven or almost as much as was export
ed there, S0,000,000 yen. Hence. they
said, the Tokyo government would be
able to make reprisals.
Trade with the British dominions
is considered far more important and
the Japanese are confident the domin-
ions will not follow the mother coun-
try's lead-especially Australia, which
sold to Japan in 1888 four times it's
purchases, and Canada, which sold
seven times as much as it bought.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

The foreman of the jury was Will
liam Beeson, bank clerk. Among
others on the jury were five laborers,
two farmers, two engineers, two me-
chanics, two clerks, one plumber, one
carpenter, lumber dealer, and
writer.
Mr.. Mellon said: II am of course
gratified that l have been exonerated
by a jury of my fellow citizens. The
fact that the grand jury reached a
sound conclusion, notwithstanding the
unusual methods pursued in my case,
is proof of the good sense and fairness
of the American people,"
The finding of the jury probably
ended finally the affair, Mr.. Cummings
saying the government would not chal-
lenge the decision. 1t may also put
an end to the not infrequent attacks
on Mr.. Mellon in congress.
DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is again
grandfather, for down in Fort
Worth, Texas, a daughter has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt.
The baby, who weighed six pounds
six ounces, has been named Ruth
Chandler Roosevelt.
"A IR mail flying by the army has
= come to an end, and the routes
are being taken over by commercial
aviation as fast as the short term
contracts are let.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

Utah said he hoped for bill which
would nationalist silver bullion and
provide for the establishment of %
per cent silver reserve for currency.
Probably the measure will be manda-
tory as to policies and permissive in
leaving to the discretion of the Pres
ident the means of carrying out the
policies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

ITO AVOID impending defeat by the
l. senate, the President withdrew
from it's consideration the names of
two men he had appointed to office.
One was Willard L. Thorp who had
been made head of the Commerce de-
partment's bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce. The senates objec-
ton to Mr.. Thorp, who has been serv-
ing as head of the commerce bureau
pending action on his nomination, was
based on the fact that he once regis
tered as Republican in Massachu-
sets primary.
The other withdrawal was of Rene
A. Viosca as United States attorney
for the Eastern district of Louisiana.
He was opposed by Senator Huey P.
Long.
a NDREW w. MELLON, the ven
"A cradle and wealthy, ex-secretary
of the treasury and former ambassa
dor to England, came out on top in his
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18
LOST 81 POUNDS OF
FAT DIDN'T CUT
DOWN ON FOOD

81 lost 81 lbs. by taking Kruschen
Salts and it had no ill effect on me.
didn't cut down on a single food
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

. EPORTS from Cairo, Egypt, told
~ somewhat haZily about fierce
fighting that was going on in the Ara
bian peninsula where Ibn Saud, the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

"A CCORDING to the unanimous re-
( \ port of a house committee of in
vestigation, Maj. Gen. Benjamin d.
Foulois, chief of the army air corps,
acted '.in clear violation Of existing
law" in the proposed purchase of air
planes costing $7,500,000.
Coupled with the criticism of Foulois
was a commentator of Harry ii.
Woodring, assistant secretary of war
The report stated that late In 1888
the Public Works administration set
aside $7,5O0,O00 for the purchase OF
army airplanes. 1t asserted that
Foulois had decided to buy the planes.
without competition. from the North
rup corporation. the Boeing Airplane
company and the Glenn L. Martin
company. On Woodring's insistence,
the plan for direct purchases was
dropped and specifications drawn on
which competitive bids were asked.
q by Western Newspaper Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

vantages amounting to many millions
of dollars, the MIRA authorities de-
claring these are not fairly held.
Among the things 1t would abolish
are: Exclusive rights of the Western
Union Telegraph company to some
thing like $25,0O0,O00 worth of bust
ness annually; use by many corpora
lions of private wire circuits leased at
figures alleged to be out of line with
regular charges for the same volume
of business, and free use of these cir
cults by clients of the lessees to the
tune of millions of dollars worth of
words each year.
DRASTIC reorganization of the
~ NRA to give the federal govern
ment a permanent balance of power
between large and small industries
was recommended in the majority re-
port by the barrow board, which Pres
ident Roosevelt decided not to make
public in its original form but referred
to three government agencies for pre-
liminary digesting.
On the theory that the NRA has
shown business incapable of self-regu-
lation, the 5-to-1 majority report pro-
poses to scrap all the present code au-
thorities in favor of an entirely new
set-up in which the federal govern
ment, big business and little business
have equal voting representation.
COME sort of a compromise on silver
~ legislation that will be acceptable
to both the White House and the
silver bloc in congress is likely to be
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

OLD AGE PENSION INFORMATION
Send stamp.
JUDGE LEHMAN Humboldt. Kan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18

= Ing OF AILOTHCy dcAeIdi OuHi-
mings and there is danger that all the
plans for re-establishing trade with
that country will go awry. Mr.. Cum
mings was called on to determine
what nations would be barred by the
johnson act from marketing their Sc
curities in this country or in any way
receiving financial assistance. This he
did by announcing the six foreign
nations that are not in default to the
United States government on their
obligations. These are Finland, Great
Britain, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Latvia
and Lithuania. Finland has met in
full all installments on it's war debt.
The others have made token payments
on recent installments.
Immediately after the attorney gen.
erals ruling was made public it was
authoritatively stated in Washington
that President Roosevelt had decided
to accept no more token payments;
therefore England and the others that
have made such payments will fan in
to the default class on June Is, when
the next payments are due. Even Fin
land may now default. If the nations
proffer token payments they may be
accepted by the treasury as ION ac-
count" but the nations will still be
held in default and thus will be shut
out under the new Johnson act from
obtaining any government loans in the
United States.
The President will inform congress,
it is reported, that he desires no legis-
lation at this time with respect to the
debt question.
Soviet Russia fell in the default
class because it ignored obligations of
the preceding czarist and Kerensky
governments.
"a MING directly at the American
~ Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany and the Western Union company,
both of which are said to have defied
him, Recovery Administrator Johnson
made public a drastic code for the
wire communications industry pre-
pared BY his own staff. Imposition Of
d code is regarded to all intents the
same as writing law for the industry
affected, equal in scope to the author
ization for licensing industry. Moth
ing like 1t has been resorted to here
tofore.
IN the telegraph case, with all but
one minority group fatty opposed to
any code, the NRA is proposing to
change long-standing conditions and
alter the internal economy of the In
dustry on the ground that existing
conditions burden commerce and re-
duce employment. A date for hearings
WIS set, after which the President
was to be asked to take action.
The code. If adopted, would deprive
extensive interests OF financial adj
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-05-18
Kidding
the MIRA


however, the talk develops jbes and
jests and ofttimes they are not pleas
ant for the ardent advocates Of a
proposition to swallow. For instance,
until recently discussion of NRA had
been confined to serious argument,
very often of a heated character.
Lately, however. jokes and puns about
NRA have been emerging with greater
frequency and there are now con-
siderable number of them. The lat
est, and one of the best that / have
heard, runs as follows:
N. r. A. me down to sleep,
I pray Thee, Lord, my codes to keep;
If / should bust before I wake,
A. F. of L. my plant win take.
heard already that the American
Federation of Labor considers the ref
erence to it In the doggerel to be close
ly akin to unfair practice. or what
ever it is organized labor says about
those who are not its supporters. Cen
eral Johnson's reactions are not vet
matter OF record, although know he
has seen the thing.
@ by Western Newspaper Union.
Evening star., 1934-08-15

said. "If they failed to exercise that
right, submitted to the jurisdiction
of the court, were fined or forfeited
collateral, I am convinced no court
will give them their money back"
While Dolby expressed confidence
that the town would not face bank
ruptcy" by being forced to return
fines to motorists, American Automo-
bile Association officials were unwill-
ing to accept Dolby's Interpretation
of the status of those fined in the past.
Legal Opinion Asked.
Their legal staff, it was disclosed,
was instructed to give an opinion on
the possibility of other victims" be-
side Mrs. Smith recovering collateral
or fines.
Other developments expected as a
result of the Circuit Courts decision
include a renewal of the agitation on
the part of Councilman John T. Due
yer to have the town police justice
and all town policemen placed on a
salary basis.
Meanwhile it Is predicted that
business as usual" will be the slogan
in the local court because the situa-
ton condemned in the courts decision
was remedied in October, 1888, when
a town ordinance was passed provid-
ing that the police justice be paid in
Evening star., 1934-08-15

case Of acquittal as well as convic-
ton.
OF the ST assessed in traffic light
cases, $3.50 goes to the judge and
$1.75 to the officer. The money is not
paid directly but first goes into the
general town fund and is later dis
burSed.
Was "Test Case"
Mrs. Smiths case was brought be-
fore the Circuit Court last September
by the American Automobile AsSocia-
ton as a "test case" She was repre-
sented by Charles c. Collins, A. A. A.
attorney, and State Senator Lansdale
c.. SaSscer.
Commenting on the courts decision,
Ernest N Smith, executive vice presi-
dent of the A. A. A, said today:
THE effect will go far beyond the
particular incident and the case in
volved. 1t deals all but fatal blow
at the thoroughly discredited fee
splitting system of arrests and trials.
Scores of our members had been
victimized as a result of the situation
at Mount Rainier. We contended
that they could not receive justice
under the existing conditions.
"The Circuit Court has now vindi-
Gated this viewpoint.
Evening star., 1934-08-15
$1,000 SW|NDLE
CHARGEDBY Jury
Louis Lawrence Is Indicted,
Accused by Fellow Men,
bers of Church.

Louis Lawrence, former secretary to
Representative Charles A. Wolverton
of New Jersey, was indicted today by
the District grand jury on charges
of grand larceny and embezzlement
in connection with an allegedly fraud
ulent scheme by which he obtained
more than $4,000 from his fellow
church members.
The Government charges Lawrence
became acquainted with his victims,
most Of them women, as result OF
his church associations. 1t is alleged
he told them he had a money-making
plan which would pay large dividends.
but did not tell them its nature. On
this representation, it is charged, he
obtained money from Jessie S. and
Emma L. Davies, Jessie N. Grymes,
Howard A. Burns and Edna Schulz.
Four Held as Gamblers.
1t is alleged he paid a few "divi-
dends," but that these stopped after
he told his associates the bulk of the
money advanced had suddenly been
called for by the principal he was
representing.
The jury also indicted four men on
gaming charges in connection with a
raid August l at 1928 Pennsylvania
avenue. They are Peter T. Pape, %;
Frank Pape, 81; John Midolo, 35, and
Thomas Ryan, 38. The indictment
charges they had operated race horse
betting establishment from January ]
to the date of the raid.
Alphonzo Cardwell, 43, colored, was
charged with first-degree murder in
connection with the killing of Robert
Matthews, 81, also colored, who was
fatally stabbed July IA at Second
street and Virginia avenue southwest
A second-degree murder charge was
returned against Hillard R. johnson,
colored, II, in connection with the
death of Walter w. Smith, colored, 81,
who was hit on the head with a brick
at Seventh and M streets on July %.
Sincie w. Douglas, "a, colored, was
charged with manslaughter. Using
his fist, he allegedly fatally injured
Pendleton Carter, colored, 46, during
a fight in front Of 1916 Florida ave-
nue..
Other Indictments.
Other indicted, with the charges
against them, are:
Grover G. Botkin and Vernon H,
Holt, non-Support; Albert Marshall,
Richard K. Gideon and Richard
Adams, joy riding; Frank Haynes, joy
riding and grand larceny; John Bren-
ner, William j. Quirk, John w. King,
John Bell and Thomas Foster, grand
larceny; Charles Branch, jr., and
Spencer Berger, grand larceny
and joy riding; Walter West,
HOUSEKEEPING: Harry Pelham, VIII
fred Devenger, John w. Pelham, Will
liam Brooks and Charles C. Thorne,
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; John F..
Kelly, William Brown, Joseph Wood,
Casper Shepherd and Harry Hall, as
sault with a dangerous weapon;
Samuel Stevenson, robbery and as
sault with dangerous weapon; Wal
ter E. Harde, assault with dangerous
weapon; Walter Hill and George Parr,
receiving stolen property; Jerome
Diggs, Carlis Sims, Prentiss c. Hutch
inson, Edna Benson, Raymond Potts
Joseph Kelly, Lee white and Edward
Evening star., 1934-08-15
ATTORNEY FOR DRYS
WINS LIQUOR CASE
Spokesman for Takoma Group
Successfully Defends Capt.
tai Dealer.

George E. Sullivan, attorney, who
has been active in the dry cause, to-
day scored victory in defending a
liquor dealer who faced possible loss
of his license for alleged violations of
the liquor regulations.
After hearing arguments for the
defense made by Sullivan, the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board dis
missed the charges against Arthur
Seagren for lack of evidence. Sea-
gen, who operates store in the 1900
block of Connecticut avenue, for
which he has license to sell bottled
liquor, was accused of having permit
ted several customers to drink the
liquor at the place, in violation of his
class A license.
The board found the evidence was
not conclusive.
Sullivan is a spokesman for the dry
faction of Takoma, D. c., which is
fighting to keep that area free from
liquor-selling establishments.
Evening star., 1934-08-15
AGREEMENT SEEN
ON MILK PRICES
Consumers and Producers
Believed Uniting Against
Distributors.

A combination of milk producers
and consumers against the dairy COM
panies was in the making today as
Mrs. John Boyle, jr., chairman OF
the Consumers Council of Washing
ton, announced that Frank S. Walker,
president of the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Milk Producers Association
had consented to meet with her group
this afternoon to discuss prices.
The dairy farmers, represented by
Walkers organization, are agitating
for 2-cent per gallon increase in
the farm price for milk, while Mrs
Boyle'S council wants 2-cent per
quart reduction in the retail price.
MIR. Walker has undertaken to pro-
duce the evidence juStifying the pro-
posed increase of 2 cents a gallon
for milk" said Mrs. Boyle, in an
nouncing the meeting would be held
in the Ouray Building at 4:30 pm.
I'm long discussion I had with
him, I endeavored to make it clear
that before my council can approve
the proposed price increase, the
farmers must prove to the consumers
that their production cost has in
creased enough to justify a higher
price.
Should the farmer be able to prove
this, I am certain consumers counsel
will insist that no part of the pro-
posed 2-cent a gallon increase be
passed on to the consumer. The dis
tributors here have made and are
making an enormous profit"
Evening star., 1934-08-15
DISTRICT TO RETIRE
FOWLER IN AUTUMN
Extension in Age Limit Refused
in Case of D. G. Health
Officer.

Health Oficer William c. Fowler
will be replaced when he reaches re-
tirement age November IA, it was an
nounced today by Commissioner Mel
vim G. HaZen.
The Commissioners have informed
President Roosevelt they would be
very reluctant" to urge an extension
of the service of DR.. Fowler because
of the Presidents announced policy
against extension of service of Gov
ernment employees beyond retirement
age, except in special cases where the
individual is in the midst Of important
unfinished work.
The President established this policy
in denying a request for extension of
the service of Harry o. Hine, veteran
secretary of the Board Of Education.
DR.. Fowler recently asked the Com
missioners to appeal to the President
for extension of his service. 1t was
indicated at the time the Commission
ers would not accede to the request.
Evening star., 1934-08-15
DEEDS TO SHENANDOAH
PARK GIVEN TO ICKES

Deeds to the Shenandoah National
Park. comprising $4,000 acres. were
turned over to the Federal Govern
ment today by William E. Carson,
chairman of the Virginia State Con-
servation Commission
Secretary of the Interior Ickes &C
cepted the deeds, subject to their ap-
proval by the Attorney General and
with the understanding that his Office
and the Virginia officials will COOP
crate in providing for the 465 families
who have not yet moved from the
park area. 1t is excepted a ConSid-
cradle number of these moved from
the park area. 1t is expected a con-
siderable number of these families
will be provided for through the Sub
SiStence Homestead Service of the
Federal Government
The park area cost 100000, of
which Sl,000,000 was provided by the
State OF Virginia and the other half
subscribed by $4,000 individuals.