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Evening star., 1934-01-24
First California Cold Strike
Made Just sc Years Ago Today
$4,000 Miners Still Seek YellO,U Metal il,
Fields Where Rush Began After
Discovery at Suffers Mill.

at Monterey. California then was a
Mexican province.
Soon the gold rush of 40 began.
Soldiers deserted their barracks at San
Francisco; merchants abandoned their
shops, blacksmiths quit their forges,
sailors fled from their ships and from
the four corners of the world seekers of
wealth rushed to the gold fields, en-
during severe hardships to reach the
West.
The yellow metal had been mined
previously in California for so years by
Mexicans, but never before had it been
found by an American, nor in such
paying quantities.
Men overnight became wealthy be-
yond their widest dreams
Even Chinese coolies flocked to the
gold fields and participated in the rich
strikes.
Gold Spent Recklessly.
Ironically, Capt. Sutter himself suf-
fered personally from the discovery of
gold on his property. The rush swept
like tidal wave over his lands and
miners dug into the ground for the
magic metal.
Towns sprang up like mushrooms and
the hillsides were dotted with red
shirted miners. Carrying their pokes,
they stomped into the settlements to
visit roaring dance halls and gaming
Evening star., 1934-01-24

tration card: to have kicked IN . win
dow at the police station, and to have
assaulted two other policemen in the
station. He also Is said to have failed
to answer charges Of no permit, dead
tags and driving on the sidewalk last
November. so these, too, were added.
The charges were disposed OF as fol-
lows:
Disorderly conduct, fined $40; assault
and destroying property, trial set for
February an bond fixed at $500; dead
tags, suspended sentence; no registration
card, So fine; failure to show permit
(two charges, driving while drunk, jury
trial set for February 8 and bond set at
$7o0; driving on sidewalk, suspended
sentence
Evening star., 1934-01-24
MAN FACES FOURTH
POLICE COURT TRIAL
James Mcfarland Fined for As
saulting Police and Destroy
ing Property.

James Mcfarland, 20, who yesterday
began tour of Police Court branches
by visiting three of them, is scheduled
to reach the fourth and last February
l, when he will face jury on charges
of assault and destroying property.
Mcfarland, an employe OF the Senate
sergeant at arms, was arrested at Con-
necticut avenue and Calvert street
Monday night by Officer r. L. Ham
mann of the eighth precinct He an
swered 10 charges in three branches of
the court yesterday.
He is alleged to have assaulted Ham,
mann when the policeman sought to
arrest him on drunk driving charge;
to have been without permit or regis
Evening star., 1934-01-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, January "a
Flinging a handful Of scales Of pure
virgin gold on a table before him.
James w. Marshall announced to the
world sc years ago today that "Thar's
gold in them thar hills" in California.
Thinking the mans brain was
touched" Marshall'S employer, Capt
John A. Suffer- was tempted to use G.
gun when Marshall informed him he
had information that would put us
into possession Of unheard Of wealth.
millions and millions of dollars"
But the virgin gold was proof and
Capt. Sutter was fairly thunderstruck."
Thus was the discovery chronicled in
a rare lithograph printed In San Fran
cisco in 1854. This document and many
others, including collection of prints,
letters, diaries, books and manuscripts,
revealing facts little known of that
early Cay period on the Coast, are in
the famed Huntington library at San
Marino.
Secret Leaked Out.
For time Sutter and Marshall fu-
tilely tried to keep secret the discovery
OF gold in the mill race at Suffers mill
in the Sacramento Valley. But it leaked
out, just as news does these days, and
in letter on June l, 1848, addressed
to James Buchanan. Secretary Of State.
the discovery was officially announced
by Thomas o. Larkin, American consul
Evening star., 1934-01-24
ALEXANDRIA DEMOCRATS
COMPLETE DANCE PLANS

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January "a
Plans for the red, white and blue ball
to be held here Tuesday night, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's birthday, were indorsed
andria after they were outlined by
Representative Howard w. Smith at q
meeting here.
j. Reese Duncan, president, appointed
a committee Of IL members to sell tick
cts for the ball In each CT the six wards
Evening star., 1934-01-24
BISHOP SPEAKS TONIGHT
IN HAMLINE M. E. CHURCH
Short Organ Recital Will Pre-
cede Lecture by Edwin Holt
Hughes.

Edwin Holt Hughes, resident bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will
speak tonight on My First Church." at
the Hamline M. E. Church, Sixteenth
and Allison streets.
Bishop Hughes was ordained in 1892
and his first pastorates were at Newton
Center and Maiden. Mass. He was pres
ident of De Pauw University from 1903
to 1908 and at present is trustee of
Northwestern, De Paw Ohio Wesleyan
and Boston Universities. He became
senior bishop in 1882.
Edith 3. Athey, organist, will give
short recital preceding the lecture.
Evening star., 1934-01-24

Of the city. Carlos Harris was named
chairman of Program Committee to
secure a prominent speaker for the Feb
ruary ! meeting of the club.
The club voted to hold a dance on
jackson day, March IS. in observance
Of the birthday of Andrew Jackson.
Evening star., 1934-01-24

New Motor Ships Ordered.
Twenty-four new motor ships were
ordered built in various parts Of the
world in November.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
LAW LEADER RAPS
INSURANCE BILL
Says Measure to Aid Un.
employed Is Invalid and
UnWorkabIe.
BY the Associated Press.


A spokesman for the American Bar
Associations Committee of Unemploy-
ment Insurance Law today called the
presidentially supported Wagner-Lewis
unemployment insurance bill unsound,
unconstitutional and unavoidable.
Charles DENLY, jr., of Philadelphia,
chairman of the Law Committee, told
the House Ways and Means Subcom-
mittee he was speaking for his group
but not for the Bar Association mem
bership as whole.
He suggested as a remedy for un-
employment that the national debt
should be reduced through high taxes
debt may be expanded in emergencies
to meet such demands.
The measure. by Senator Wagner,
Democrat. of New York, and Chair
man Lewis of the subcommittee in
general, provides for an excise tax OF
8 per cent on the pay rolls of en-
ployers of 10 or more persons, against
which they would be credited with
payments into State insurance funds.
The bill would place an additional
burden on employers at time when
a great majority of them are strug-
Cling to keep going, Merwin K. Hart,
president of the New York State
Economic Council. yesterday told the
subcommittee.
Ernest Draper, New York business
man, approved legislation, but sug-
gested the tax be or 3 per cent
William Green, president of the
American Federation Of Labor. Sec
retary Perkins and others had spoken
In favor of the bill.
Evening star., 1934-03-30

Treadway of Massachusetts. leader of
the Republican opposition, were
bowled over rapidly.
One proposed that before the PreSi-
dent changed existing duties on ar
ticles for trade pacts the cost of pro-
duction should be investigated by
the Tariff Commission, and another
that interested parties be given op-
portunity to be heard before new
rates were promulgated.
Representative Cooper, Democrat,
of Tennessee, said these struck at
the very heart and purpose Of the
BILL" explaining that it was only
through broad discretionary power
the President could accomplish the
intent of the legislation.
Another amendment by Treadway
to provide for the equalization Of cost
of production of domestic and for
eign products under trade agreements
to be entered into also was defeated.
Treadway, concluding debate for
the Republicans, said the Democrats
administration and the brain trust"
and were being led under dictator
ship, but that he did not propose to
be led that way.
1--WE welcome a vote Of the Ameri-
can people on this question next No
vember," Treadway said after review
ing the Republican charges made
through the long debate that the
measure would sacrifice industry.
agriculture and labor for the benefit
Of foreign interests"
Evening star., 1934-03-30
RAINEYS BLACKLIST
BECOMES LENGTHY
Only About 25 Democrats Have
Always Supported Admin
istration.
BY the Associated Press.


Speaker Rainey's self-styled black
list" of Democrats who have voted
against the administration has grown
so long that only about 25 members
of the House majority party now lack
black mark.
In fact. since Rainey started to
add the names of the Republicans
voting against Roosevelt measures,
what some call "the little black book
has become almost unwieldy.
The white-haired Speaker said
today, however. that possibly this
week end, and certainly next week. he
will remind the country of the Re-
publicans who have voted against the
President.
His tabulators were busy today add
ing SO Republicans to that list-they
vote6 yesterday against the admins
tration's reciprocal tariff bill.
The tabulators have Just about
finished with the 107 Republicans who
balloted to override the presidential
veto of the independent Offices bill.
Democratic names still were being
added, for the Speaker decided to in
clude the 209 of that party who
helped pass the independent Offices
bill over the veto. The II Democrats
whose names went on record yester-
day against the tariff also were
added.
The Speaker still says he doesn't
intend to use the Democratic list, but
just wants it around Sin case"
Evening star., 1934-03-30
Kinsoluing Fauors
Denying Congress
Vote on Veterans
Says President Should
Haze Full POlUer to
Combat Lobby.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-Charles
M. Kinsolving, national head Of the
American Veterans Association, yes
terday advocated a constitutional
amendment to remove the considera-
ton Of veterans affairs from Con-
gress for all time" and to vest full
powers with the executive branch.
Intimidation and coercion, how
ever altruistically conceived in the
minds of minorities," he said, "invari-
ably, If successful, open the way to
abuses and graft, which bring about
inequalities and injustices in the re-
suits of the Governments efforts to
secure fair treatment to the war
wounded. the dependents Of the war
dead and to the American people for
whom the war was fought.
THE veterans lobby in Washington
today is perhaps the strongest infiu-
ence on Congress since the heyday
of the anti-saloon lobby. It will take
years to contravene its strength. just
as it took years to stiffen the back
bone Of the members of our legisla.
tive branch who cringed before the
lash Of the Anti-saloon League lob
byists."
Evening star., 1934-03-30
MOVE TO |MPEACH
1HAYER REPORTED
Charge Senator Was Paid
by Utilities Company
Rouses Albany.
Continued From First Page.)

public utilities and to permit munic-
ipal ownership Of electric plants, re-
fused any direct comment. He did.
however, say:
lin for letting the light In. Gov
ernment should not be run in the
dark
Chairman W. KingSland Macy Of
the Republican State Committee. who
charged few months ago that "Old
Guard" Republican State legislators
are dominated by power interests,
described the Thayer letters as very
interesting"
The Associated Gas & Electric Co.
denies ever paying money to Sena-
tor Thayer to influence legislation.
There is nothing secret or sinister
in connection with payments made by
a subsidiary of Associated Gas &
Electricity to Warren T. Thayer," it
said in a statement yesterday.
Mr.. Thayer was for many years
prior to 1924 one of the owners of
Chasm Power Co., a small electric
company operating in Northern New
York, and was vice president and gen.
eral manager of that company.
Control Sold In 1924.
Late in 1924, Mr.. Thayer sold
control of this company to associated
interests, although he continued as
an officer for some time thereafter,
and in his contract agreed that the
company had good franchises for the
territory in which it operated. It
later developed that the franchise in
the village of Chateaugay had ex-
pired and Mr.. Thayer undertook to
secure a new franchise for the COM
pany. He merely did what any hon.
orable private citizen would do, at
tempt to make good on his contract.
THE expenses referred to we're in
CURED in this connection and the
election referred to was the village
election at which the issue of this
franchise was in question. As a mat
ter of fact. the company was not
granted the franchise.
The efforts to twist the payment
of expenses of Mr.. Thayer in the
franchise matter into charge of i'm
proper political activities is merely
another indication of the extent to
which the foes of utilities are willing
to go to mislead the public in an un-
justified campaign to create hostility
against the utilities in New York
State"
Thayer's letters, addressed to off,
GERS of the Associated Gas g. Electric
Co. and its subsidiary, the J. G. White
Management Corporation, included
references to Thayer's service to the
utility groups in the Legislature from
the fact that many detrimental bills
which were introduced we were able
to kill in my committee"
Evening star., 1934-03-30
Points to Two Groups.

In proof of these points he added:
Il notice the popular organization
of labor in your country is the A. F.
of L., which Is a non-radical institu-
ton. For your veterans it is the
American Legion, also relatively q
conservative outfit.
They typify the spirit of your
people.
"RadicaliSm is q great equalizer
Dhich Uould better the liUing con-
dttion of your poorest, but your
ambitious people ,Uould neuer &c.
cept it. They are inherent GAM
blers 1Uit1 fortune 1U1lo 1Utll take
chance on poverty il they can also
haze chance for success.
"I will bet you that no matter what
kind of stock market regulation bill
you pass, your ingenious crowd up
there will figure out way to get
around it and will have boom mar
ket within six months"
Brain Trusters Weak.
Half the insiders in Washington
probably would agree with this analy-
sis of the fundamental situation. The
brain trusters would not. Their obitu-
ary notice was published some time
ago, but probably DR.. Writ did not
see it. At any rate, his dissertation is
founded mostly on what one Of them
is supposed to have told him last
Summer. A lot of water has gone
over the dam since last Summer.
Also, if DR.. Writ could get any
tuo brain trusterS to agree on any
method OF procedure about any
thing, medal is dUuiting him at
the White House.
Here is what happened: Mr.. Roose-
welt called in the college professors to
help him formulate his reform pro
gram. He found college professors are
great on abstract logarithms but poor
on political exigencies. He found one
or two who could soften their theories
to practical necessities. But by and
large, they would die for their prin-
cipleS.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
INDUSTRY RENEWS|
WAGNER B|LLF|GHT|
Illinois Manufacturers See
Labor Dictatorship in
Proposed Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A group of Illinois manufacturers
today opposed the Wagner labor bill,
one saying 1t means turning over
management of industry to union
labor representatives" and another
terming 1t "a primer from Moscow"
The author of the first quotation,
delivered to the Senate Labor Com
mittee, was c. S. Craigmile of the
Belden Manufacturing Co.
The other was uttered by Roy F.
Hall, general counsel for the National
Lock Co. at Rockford, ILL.,
Hall detailed his company's dispute
with the National Labor Board, citing
the case as an example of unfair
treatment employers would get from
permanent board.
The group was headed by James L.
Donnelly. executive vice president of
the Illinois Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
Craigmile said his company, which
he described as a typical small in
dustrial enterprise, had been operated
for the past 13 years for almost the
exclusive benefit of the employees"
He added that over that period the
company pay roll had been SIG, 1872 900
while its profits had been only $135, 900
Dividends were $3.50 900, or lis pei
cent year. he said.
The bill by Senator Wagner, Demo
crat of New York, would outlaw en-
ployer-dominated company unions and
would make permanent the National
Labor Board, of which he is chairman
Evening star., 1934-03-30
u. S. SAVES EMBASSY
STAFF FROM EVICTIONS
State Department Gable Shown
Paris Landlords-Salary Ad-
justment Promised.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS. March 30-One hundred
and fifty employees Of the American
embassy today showed their landlords
copies Of cablegram from the State
Department.
The slips of paper, in lieu Of money,
became the employees security that
they would pay their rents. due April
l. for the second three months Of
1884.
The message from Washington told
them 1t was expected Congress would
soon pass an appropriation bill COM
pensating them for their decrease in
salaries due to the decline of the
value OF the dollar abroad.
So the landlords will get their rent
If they wait long enough.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
PRESIDENT SAILING.
BAHAMA WATERS.
Plans Brief Visit at Nassau.
"Good Fishing" Is
Reported.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March 30-Sailing
the warm blue waters Of the Bahamas
in absolute relaxation, President
Roosevelt neared Nassau today for a
brief visit.
He planned a stop in this capital
of the British Bahamas, but the
schedule called for a departure by
noon.
The first full day out at sea yes
terday brought good fishing" for the
President. but the details of the catch
were lacking.
Vincent Astor, owner of the yacht
Nourmahal and host to Mr. Roosevelt,
reported last nigh to Marvin H. Nc
Intyre, secretary to the President
established at headquarters in the
Miami Biltmore Hotel here:
Now under way for Nassau after
good fishing day. Leaving about noon"
Once before since taking Office Mr..
Roosevelt entered British territory
stopping for a day at Campo Bello
Island last Summer Just over the
Canadian border. His brief visit today
at Nassau is not regarded as having
any particular significance from
Government standpoint.
Evening star., 1934-03-30

severe ice competition with his prop
erty and he is beginning to squeal.
He is now anxious that the Council
effect a compromise of the matter for
the property.
This information comes from the
superintendent of the L. & N. Rail-
road Co.. Memphis. a former citizen
of Paris. and who was helpful to us
in securing the original contract"
The commission, temporarily ,at
least. exhausted testimony concerning
the relations of Senator Thayer with
the company.
s1,4o0, 100000 Revenue.
Up to the middle of 1888 the COM
missions investigation had covered
companies with an aggregate gross
revenue in 1929 of nearly S1400 000,-
600. They included nearly all the
larger producers.
The testimony, which has been pre-
sented to the Senate in interim re-
ports since 1923, encompasses more
than IS large volumes, covering every
aspect of public utilities from pub
licity methods to accounting pro-
cedure.
The commission is empowered only
to make the investigation and to re-
port it with recommendations to the
Senate. The inquiry involves no
punitive action against any company
Much of the testimony has dealt
with complicated financial procedure
and related to events long past.
The parts of the inquiry which has
received most public attention up o
now has been that dealing with propa-
ganda. Activities of public utility
companies in employing college pro-
fessors, helping to write text books
and putting publicity in newspapers
and other publications.
Other testimony has concerned al
legged manipulations in the stock mar
ket, bookkeeping said to confuse the
true state of company's affairs and
property value "write-ups."
Investigations recently have in
cluded hearings on the Middle West
Utilities Co. group, erstwhile insult
company; the Cities Service Co. group,
Niagara Hudson Power Corporation
group, Midland United Co., Associated
Gas & Electric group and others.
Introduction of Letters.
Letters purporting to bear the sig
nature of Senator Thayer were intro
duced at the hearing yesterday as
evidence that Senator Thayer re-
quested political campaign expenses
from an affiliate of the Associated
Gas & Electric Co. of New York.
McDermott said they were taken
from the files of the j. G. White
Management Corporation, a sub
Sidiary Of Associated Gas d Electric.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
Tariff Changes
Bill Empowers President to
Enter Treaties Without
Approval of Congress.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Here are the principal provisions of
the administrations reciprocal tariff
measure as passed by the House:
Empowers the President for three
years to enter into foreign trade
agreements without approval Of
Congress.
Authorizes the Executive to raise or
lower existing tariff rates so per cent
in making bargaining agreements.
Power of Suspension.
Grants power to the Executive to
suspend the pacts where it is shown
foreign countries discriminate against
American products.
All pacts made under the act are
subject to termination at the end Of
not more than three years or upon
six months notice thereafter.
Rates proclaimed by the President
in a treaty with one foreign country
are made equal to all other countries
to prevent violation of the 48 favored
nation treaties.
Flexible Clause Kept.
Retains the flexible provision Of the
1880 tariff act on articles not included
in trade pacts to permit an increase
or decrease in existing rates upon the
recommendation Of the Tariff Com
mission.
Prohibits the President from trans
ferring articles to or from the free
list, but authorizes him to promise
foreign countries they will remain on
the free list as long as trade agree
ments are in effect.
Retains the existing preferential
tariff rates 10 Cuba.
Retains existing law affecting mill
ing of foreign wheat in bond for ex-
port to foreign countries.
Prohibits cancellation or reduction
Of foreign debts under its terms.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
POISON PROVES FATAL
TO TWINS, AGED THREE
Brothers Die Within Two Hours
of Taking Drug During
Absence of Mother,

BY the Associated Press
CHESTER, Pa, March 3O.-Law-
renee F. Tinker, 3. and his twin
brother, Ludwig A., died in hospital
two hours after they ate a quantity
of poison at their parents home in
Upland, near Chester
Mrs, Raymond Tinker, mother of
the boys, was placing clothes on a
line in the yard yesterday when the
youngsters climbed on a chair and
obtained tube of poison from a
closet Their mouths smeared with
the substance, they were discovered
by their sister. Caroline, 10.
The twins died within Is minutes
of each other.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
N. F.F. E. LOCALS CHOOSE
NEW OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Leo A. Reigel Heads I. C. c. Unit,
A. C. Edwards Elected by
Agriculture Group.

Officers have been chosen by two
units of the National Federation of
Federal Employees.
Interstate Commelce Commission
branch of Local has chosen this
slate:
Leo A. Reigel, president; Lee c.
Hosley. vice president; Miss o. c.
CLANCY, secretary.
Agriculture Department branch OF
the local will be headed by A c.
Edwards with the following staff: Miss
Lottie L. Anderson, first vice presi-
dent; Arthur H. Howell, second vice
president; Mrs. Daisy S. Edgerton,
third vice president; Mrs. Marie Heis-
ley, secretary.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
What's What
BehindNews
In Capital
Business Renounces
Deathbed View
and Fights.
BY PAUL MALLON.

= F that brain truster were whisper
ing the truth in Prof. Wirt's ear
today, he would say this:
i The Roosevelt revolution Is
Just about over"
What is bringing 1t prematurely to
a conclusion is business recovery.
There UuS time, about a year
ago, Uhen Mr.. Roosevelt could
hare done some sensational LETT
handed reuoluting. Business ,Uould
haze stood for anything. So 1Dould
hare finance. There tOaS no politi-
cal opposition nor any other kind
OF opposition. The President could
hate done anything.
Since then things have changed
The opportunity has slipped. Busi-
ness and finance have found they are
not going to die after all. Their
death-bed psychology is gone. They
are half way back to health. They
feel their strength and are using it.
Stronger Each Day.
Each passing day makes them
stronger, and the prospects OF q
Stalin-like revolution DINNER.