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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-02
Roosevelt in Deal
To Alter Terms of
Plat Amendment

WASHINGTON Feb. Accepting
the credentials Of Manuel Marquee.
Sterling, Cuban Ambassador, PreSi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday limited al
modification Of U. S.-Cuban treatiesV
which include the enslaving Plats
amendment.
In thus recognizing the immense
opposition to the Wall Street slave
treaties on the part Of the Cuban
masses, Roosevelt did not specify
what changes he proposed, but made
clear they have nothing to do with
a hands off Cuba" policy, since they
are aimed at establishing trade
agreements which will increase Wall
Streets financial strangle-hold ON
the island.
Big Strikes Face Mendie4a
HAVANA, Feb. /. -- The "stabIa
government" of Carlos Mendieta,
which President Roosevelt recognized
in such hurry, faces the threat OF
a general strike today.
Thirty thousand tobacco workers
went on strike in Havana province
yesterday, as did all bus workers.
The workers Of the Cuba Northern
Railways have been on strike for
several days.
Dock workers, transportation and
factory workers, and many smaller
unions Of the National Confederation
Of Labor have pledged support to
the strikers. Student demonstra-
tons, and demonstrations of Negroes
against race discrimination are TAX
ing place in many places.
A big demonstration Of students,
workers and unemployed marched to
the Interior Department building
and the American embassy to pro.
test against the arrest of students.
The Washington times., 1934-08-04
FAILURES Sc 7
14-YEAR LOW

Business failures in the United
States during July numbered 912,
the lowest monthly total since
July, 1920, according to a COM
pilation of Dunn and Bradstreet,
Inc.
The July total represents
decline of lit per cent from the
June total of 1893 failures. The
July, 1898, figure was 1921. The
reduction from July last year
amounted to 35.8 per cent. The
peak of business failures in July
occurred in 1882, when they to-
tailed 1886.
Liabilities Lower
Liabilities in the July failures
aggregated $19,325.517. This
amount compares with $23, ,e68,29
in June this year and $27, ,481, ,103
In July last year.
For the last month mentioned
business concerns encountered
fewer difficulties than in any
previous month that year. In
fact, it was at about that time
that the change from severely
trying time, which had covered
two or three years, first became
strongly evident, Dun and Brad
street, Inc, recall.
Before the middle of 1888 in
solvencieS had been numerous
and the losses involved were un-
usually large. This was par
ticularly the case in 1882, when
the number of failures ranged
high. for each month.
Seven-Month Drop
For the first seven months of
1884 the number of business de-
faults was 7,489, compared with
14,144 failures in the correspond
ing period of 1898. Failures in
the first seven months of 1882
numbered 20,029. The reduction
so far this year from the total
for the first seven months of
1888 amounts to 6,655 defaults,
or All per cent.
The aggregate of liabilities re-
ported for the first seven months
of this year was $171,119,277,
compared with $355,071,851 for
the corresponding period of 1888,
q reduction in loss of 51.8 per
cent.
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1894 Farm Earnings Increase Estimated
At 600 Millions Despite Drought

The administration definitely
has scheduled 800 million dollars
in benefit payments for 1884, with
an additional 100 millions slated
to come through cattle and sheep
slaughter programs.
A vast portion of the benefit
payments will go into drought
stricken areas.
Major benefit payments are
estimated as follows:
Corn-Hog, 800 millions, chief
ly in the parched Mississippi val
ley and Great Plains States; 100
millions to wheat farmers in the
same area: 12O millions to cot
ton growers; 40 millions to to-
bacco farmers.
In addition, q millions already
have been paid to farmers for
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COTTON CLIMBS
IN LAST HOUR

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 G.N.S).-
Small routine price-fixing orders,
combined with a scarcity of con-
tracts, brought a good-sized rally
into the cotton ring in the last
hour today, and the list registered
gains running to so cents a bale.
There was some short covering
for over the weekend.
P" Neither the current map and
forecast nor the official long-range
prediction for cotton stages, indi-
Gated relief to the western Belt
drought.
Closing prices were up 6 to 10
points, with october up 8 at 1905;
December up 10 at 1917; January
up 8 at 1921; March up 9 at 1885;
May up 8 at 1897, and July up 6
ct 1S.42.
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Farm income in 1884 will be
600 million dollars more than last
year despite the most disastrous
drought in the nations history.
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration officials estimate.
Tabulation of reports indicated
nearly a two billion dollar rise in
farm income over 1882. The fig
ures are: 1884 (estimateO 1000
million dollars; 1888, 6,400 mil
lions; 1882, 5,140 millions.
Benefit payments by AAA will
account for a major portion of
the increase this year, with higher
prices produced through market
ing agreements helping to offset
loss of so to rs per cent of all
growing crops in % major agricul-
tural States.
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drought-stricken cattle slaught-
cred for canning and the total
will be 95 millions if the maxi
mum number of 7 million head
are slain.
The sheep killing program,
scheduled to start as soon as
some legal technicalities can be
overcome, should result in 7 mil
lions more for livestock raisers.
The Farm Credit Administra-
tion has loaned 5000 million dol
lars in drought areas.
In addition the AAA has nego-
tiated more than 10 marketing
agreements, 40 of them covering
milk with an estimated increase
of 20 millions over 1888 for dairy
producers,
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speech on his return to this coun-
try.
The lack of buying interest was
the big factor in the decline
rather than volume of selling.
Trading was at an extremely dull
pace throughout.
Two important issues, Chrysler
and Pennsylvania, hit new lows
for the year, while Atchison ou-
plicated it's previous bottom.
Mine Shares Drop
Mining shares were depressed
despite the persistent initiation
talk, U. S. Smelling falling two
points. Rails were weak through
out on yesterdays traffic show
ing. Steels were down with the
rest, losses running to a point.
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STORAGE
DROP SHOWN

Stocks Of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum totaled 341,313,-
600 barrels for the week ended
July %, the oil administration
reported Friday. This was a de-
crease of 1,298,OOO barrels from
the total of 342,611 900 barrels on
hand at the end of the preceding
week.
Reports of the industry for the
current week in comparison with
the previons week indicate that
daily average crude oil production
declined approximately $4,000
barrels, that imports doubled and
that runs to stills increased about
s., 900 barrels daily.
The indicated balance of crude
for the last week, in barrels, is
as follows: Crude production
100000 plus imports of $1,000
barrels minus a decline in stocks
of 1876 900 barrels equals runs to
stills of 1925, 900. Export losses,
etc., totaled 257.OOO barrels.
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Dollar Rallies
After Slump

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 N.N.S.).
The dollar rallied today after
yesterdays sweeping decline on
initiation talk, during which
there were indications of a Eu-
rOpean "raid," led by French
spectators.
Reports on the Paris BOurse
were that the United States
Treasury was using its twO-biI-
liOn-dOllar StabilizatiOn fund in
Paris and London to force the
pound sterling higher. This
sent the franc up in the French
capital, but it declined here. The
table:
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REPORTED.
IN ENGINEERING

Engineering contracts fell off to
a total of $19,825, 900 this week, of
which $17.672,oOO is public work
and $2,153, 900 private. according
to Engineering News-Record. Fed
eral awards amounted to $685.
900. Comparison with last year
shows this weeks total is "a per
cent higher average August week a
year ago.
New capital for the week totaled
IS ,657 900 in municipal bond sales,
the summary says.
For the month of July, the re.
view declares, engineering con-
tinued upward, with the highest
volume since November, 1888. The
month as a whole ran 1875 per
cent ahead of last year on dollar
value of awards and 81 per cent
ahead after adjustment was made
for the highest cost index. Total
for the month was $118.0O0,0 900,
including $100,161 900 in public
awards and $17,839 900 in private
construction. Public construction
includes a high Federal figure of
$40 1885, 900.
The new capital curve shot up
this year month ahead of it's
rise last year due to the rapid rate
at which PWA allotments were
made from the new fund, to the
ALLEGATION to States of the highway
fund provided by the Hayden
Cartwright bill and to high total
in municipal bond sales.
The Washington times., 1934-08-04
Commodity Index
Highest Since 81

The wholesale commodity price
index compiled by Dun and Brad
street rose nine-tenths per cent
during July to the highest point
since January, 1881, it was an
nounced.
Advances in foodstuffs, cotton
and cotton goods as a result OF
the protracted drought in grow
ing areas was held responsible.
The index on August stood at
$9.3126 against $92351 on July l
and $9.O095 on August /. 1888.
The current figure is the highest
for any month since January,
1881. when the index stood at
$9, ,5O82,
The Washington times., 1934-08-04
100 BANKS OPEN
DURING JULY

Opening of banks, as reported
to the American Banker, dropped
to 100 during July. OF these 81
were national and 50 State-char-
tered institutions. The banks re-
ported opened last week num-
bered 33, 18 being State and Is
national institutions.
Banks chartered as replacement
institutions, and reopeningS Of
previously restricted banks during
1884 now total 1866. Of which
705 were under State charter and
361 national.
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SALES Up
DURING JUNE

Passenger car retail sales dur.
ing June, 1884, totaled 223,642,
an increase of 2 per cent over
May sales of 219,163 cars and
1887 per cent more than June,
1898, total of 174,219, according
to final registration figures COM
piled by r. L. Polk & Co.
June sales, which were the
largest in any month this year
bring total for the six months to
995, ,121 passenger cars compared
with 682,481 in the first half of
1888.
Commercial car sales in June
totaled 34,778 units compared
with 39,831 in May, a decrease
of 1859 per cent, but 1885 per
cent over June, 1888, total Of
23:254. During the first six
months commercial car sales
totaled 194,754 compared with
90, $3.50 in first half of 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-08-04
Output of Beer
High in June

June beer production ip the
United States was the largest
for any month since legalizatiOn
of the beverage in April, 1888,
apprOximating 4,SOO,OOO barrels,
the United States Brewers AS
sociatiOn estimated.
Federal taxes collected on
beer, ale, etc., in June approx
mated $22,S72,OOO, compared
with $19,S6O,OOO in May and
$12,9SS,OOO in June last year.
The associated estimated that
employment in the brewing in
dustry increased 7.S per cent
over May levels, while average
weekly pay rolls rose 8.S per
cent.
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GRAINS STRONG
IN FAST TRADE

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 GNSD.
Grains were strong here under
the stimulus of a sharp rise at
Liverpool and bullish crop news.
Trading was brisk with wheat
&c higher, rye, 21ac, advanced
under active buying. September
wheat was carried up to $1.045s.
Near mid-session values were
at the top, wheat being Ia to &c
up, corn, 1b to 11ac up; oats,
u to 5sc up, mad rye, 2A to
212c up.
Winnipeg wheat was "a to 1c
higher near mid-session. Liver
pool closed 15s pence higher.
The liverpool and Winnipeg
markets will be closed for a holi-
day Monday.
Estimated carlots: Wheat, "a;
corn, 292, and oats, 10.
The Washington times., 1934-08-04
Sale Gain Reported
By i. S. Rubber Co.

Net sales for the six months
ended June 80, 1884, by the United
States Rubber Company amounted
to $52,495,958. Sales for the first
six months of 1888 were $36, ,494,-
$50. The profit from operations.
after interest on funded indebted
ness of $1,861,511 but before pro-
vision for depreciation, amounted
to $3,018,948. Provision for de-
probation was $2,992 800 and the
net increase in surplus account
amounted to $26,588.
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u. S. Playing Card
Earnings Higher

U. s. Playing Card Co. and sub
sidiaries for the first half Of
1884 report a net profit of $371,-
095 after charges, equal to 81
cents a share, comparing with
$50, 400. or IL cents a share in
the first six months, of 1888.
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CHEMICAL DIVIDEND

American Agricultural Chemical
Company declared an initial quar-
.terIy dividend Of so cents share,
payable September 20 to stock OF
record September 20. The last
dividend paid was on the old pre-
fcrred stock in 1921.
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COLUMBIA REGULAR

Columbia Pictures Corporation
has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of rs cents on the pre-
ferred stock, payable September l
to stock of record August Is.
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t a c e Of o u t.
S t a n d / n 6
S t r en- g tn in
grains.
Losses ran to
4 poin t S with
such inv e S t.
ment issues as
Union Pacific.
du Pont, Allied
Chemical a n d
Liggett & Myers
B leading the
decline.
w all Street
found cold COM
fort in tn e
Presidents first
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DIVIDEND RESUMED

Crown Cork and Seal Company
resumed dividends on the common
stock, with a quarterly declaration
of IS cents a share, payable Sep
tember 6 to stock Of record August
%. This is the first payment since
June 20, 1892.
The Washington times., 1934-08-04
3 Western Roads
Traffic Improves

BY International News Service
Three more western roads have
reported gains in loadingS last
week compared with a year ago
but only one, the st. Paul, topped
the preceding week.
Individual reports compare as
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LOSSES REACH.
4 POINTS ON
DULL MART
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 U.N.So.
Weakness dominated today'S short
session in the stock market in the
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writer for
The Wash
| n = t o n
Times, will
be away
until Sep
{ e m b e r.
His daily
G olu m n
viii be re-
suTned in
this space
at that
{ 1 m e.
Watch for
his articles
on the de-
VelOpment
Of the gene
alton.
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Hdney Away Till
September

Lewis Haney, professor Of
economies Of New York Uni
versity and daily financial
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a1 Optional stock %, Partly extra &c, Extra
stock and cash. in
~ On of accumulations Gg, resular rate
latest payment Payable in stock. m Special.
tn) Paid this yea: fww) With CxwD without
("I Ex-dividend. (+) Ex-rightA
Dividend dollars parentheseA CNote) Extra
dividends published through dividend
The Washington times., 1934-08-04

Canada
NntreaI fDndS In New York Sl55O
prekium at $1,000.
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29% 20 Texas Corp d.. % % 2:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-11

the campaign fig hit to issue an an
i IN junction against scratching OF
nc Georgia voters will decide Wed
nssdav whether to continue in
n n for another two years Gov
az ernor Eugene Talmadge, - bitter
critic of many "new deaP' pol
icies. n,, :: .od
IN The Democratic primary by cir:
emit llr Judge Claude Pittman of
Gainesville, and Ed Gillian. At
ianta alderman. The Democratic
nomination is equivalent to cleo
ton.
Talmadge bases his appeal for
reelection on the claim that he
has fulfilled all his campaign
promises of two wears ago includ-
ing cheaper auto license tags,
reduced taxes and utility rates.
Judge Pittman, his leading OPP
ponent. has attacked Governor
Talmadge for his opposition to
policies of the NRA. FERA CWA
and other "new deaP agencies.
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Leagues Council
Votes to Welcome
Soviet In Circle
Form Of Invitation to Per-
manent Membership Is
Undetermined
By WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA. Sept. 11.-(UP).-
The council of the League of Ma
tions. in closed session last night,
agreed in principle TO welcome
Russia into the league and grant
the Soviet Union a permanent
seat on the council.
The approval moved Russia
swiftly toward full-fledged mem
bership in the league-a gesture
desired by the major powers. led
BY France. Some opposition re-
mains, but it was generally be
lieved MoscOw'S emiSSary would
be sitting as a member of the
league by the end Of the month.
The issue was one Of the major
problems facing the 18th league
assembly, which convened at 1880
a. m.
Argentina and Portugal an
nounead they would abstain from
voting on granting Russia a per-
maneut seat on the council. Po-
land announced she would vote IN
favor of it. despite strong oDpoSi-
ton in recent weeks. A unanimous
vote hence was arranged.
The form Of invitation 90 Mos
COW remained undecided. Wide di-
yergencies appeared on this issue,
and another secret council meet
ing was expected today.
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Address your envelope Julia Boyd TmesNews Bureau O'
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out with an extlngulsher.
"Then," said Warns, "a lock-
err in the writing room burst into
flames. 1t was due to something
like oil or gasoline.
81 sounded a general fire alarm
shortly before 8 a. m. The crew
responded in five minutes. told
them to get out all passengers, to
beat tin pans or anything"
Warns said no time was lost
in sounding the alarm but the
passengers, many of them, retus-
ed to leave their cabins.
"Some were reported very
drunk" he said. ~ was told
that five or six girls were car
ried to their cabins earlier. They
were drunk"
The crew was playing water on
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the flames in about six minutes.
The SOS was sent out shortly
after 3:15 a. m. Warns told how,
from the bridge, he shouted ord
ers to the stewards to close fire
doors.
When the emergency "stand
by" call was sent out at 3:l5;
Warns thought that 1--WE could
hold the fire" The radio opera
tor came back in a few minutes,
and the order for the SOS was
given. .,o+
Warns told the inquisitors that
the locker in the writing room
exploded. This led him to my
personal belief that the fire "a vac
started by someone" though ne
confessed he had no direct eN-
dence to support the theory.
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Aldridges Will
Conduct Service

The Rev. and Mrs. Ellery Gil
bert Aldridge. who are in Hender-
sonville representing the Bible In.
stitute Colportage association, OF
Chicago. will hold a service at the
Grove Street Gospel church on
Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
The program will consist of vo--
cal and instrumental music and
the preaching of the gospel.
Rev. and Mrs. Aldridge recently
came here from New York, where
they conducted a return service
with the Rev. Billy Sunday.
The work consists Of preaching
and visiting churches, hospitals,
prison camps, CCC camps, local
iails. and county homes
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SQUAD FAILS TO STOP
WORK In KANNAP0LIS

Continued from page one)
of them went to jail in default
of bond.
c. n. Fox of the cotton textile
national industrial relations board,
was in Danville. Va, directing
strike plans.
Workers at the National Cot
ton Mills, Lumberton, armed
themselves with Machine guns
today. for use in case Of violent
picketing, local union 1910 an
nounced.
At Morganton, the Alpine Cot
ton mills. employing 200, re-
opened Monday after five days
of idleness. "Waldeian weavers"
of the Valdese mills, were still
striking. and were reported or
ganizing to Join the union walk
out.
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the acting captain that smoke
was coming from ventilator on
the port side, aft. Warns sent a
man down to the library with a
fire extinguisher. Then the sa-
loon Waterman sent word that
the library was in flames. The
fire indicator on the bridge, &C,
cording to Warns. ? registered
only after he himself had seen
flames leaping from a doorway.
Warns was virtually alone on
the bridge and, what with the
heavy seas and the gale, he
could not leave his position. An
aide came and told him the fire
was in the writing room. The
ceiling seemed to be burning
there and a seaman put the fire
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MAINE BACKS
UP NEW DEAL

Continued from page one)
nomination, equivalent in oou'h
Carolina to election. ooo o+os
Approximately 100000 votes
are expected to be, cast: +ook
Five citizen arbitrator TOOK t.? x
charge of New Orleans elece.o, Il
machinery last night. enforcing a
peace pact between Senator nue .
p, Long and the city adminlstrai,
tom on the eve Of Louisiana
congressional primary.
The arbitrators have recrulteo
400 armed men to enforce thelr
orders. which will be absolute
over all election matters.
Under the agreement, Long
1000 national guardsmen, mob y
lied here to harrass Mayor L. >
WaImsley's administration, vii.
keep away from the polls. Sc
will Walmsley's city police.
All indications were for quiet
election, under the watchful eye
of Judge Wayne G. Borah's fed.
eral court, which took a hand l
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OFFICERS TELL
OF EFFORTS TO
SAVE PEOPLE
CONTINUED from page one)

(COnClnueQ ltOm EdSC OhSJ
drinking parties on board the
night of the disaster, and that
six girls had to be carried to
their cabins. they were so drunk.
The acting captains said they
must have been burned to death
in their beds.
Warns said he did not know
how the death of Captain Will
mott affected the morale OF the
~ never left the bridge after
the captain died." he said. The
crew felt very sad but there was
no hint of lack of discipline. l
was very sorry. =, Inc act
inc captains head dropped and
again the tears coursed down his
weather-lined face. -,
It had been bad weather all
the way up from Havana, Warns
declared, and the rain fell IN tor
rents on that fatal night.
Then came the first report that
fire had broken out. Harold
Forsyth, a Waterman, informed
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SENTENCED To DIE

TYLER, Texas, Sept. II. (UP)
The grim shadow Of the Texas
electric chair today hung over
John B. Willis, 41-year-old former
Louisiana convict. A jury late
yesterday found him guilty of
criminal assault upon Mrs. Max
we'll Hecr;nr 19-year-oid bride,
and decread tk, death sentence.
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SEEK MISSING GIRL

DENVER Colo. Sept. II. (UP)
Miss VIRGINIA Ewing Gates, daugh-
ter # TI~'r~s s Gates. president
Of nc University If Pennsylvania,
tod" W. ren0C'CI miSSir-~ from
'i'-'-" rich somewhere in
W~0y1;l~.
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RACER DECAPITATED

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. IL
(UP).-Hurled from his skidding
racing car into the path of an
other racer, roaring along at more
than 70 miles an hour. George
Braved, 80, of Barneveld, N. Y,
was decapitated yesterday in the
1O0-mile feature auto race at the
state fair grounds. Frank Brisko
of Milwaukee was driving the car
which killed Braven. The latter's
mechanic, David Damon OF syria
cuse, was taken to the hospital
his skull possibly fractured in the
smashup.