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Evening star., 1934-01-30
DILL RAPS MERGER
OF COMMUNICATIONS
Opposes Roper Committee Plan.
Advocates Combines Main.
tanning Competition,

BY the Associated Press.
The recommendation of the Roper
special committee for legislation ena-
bling the merger of all communications
systems was criticized last night by
Senator Dill. Washington Democrat.
In an address before the American
section of the International Committee
on Radio he asserted the Roper COM
mittee had not kept in mind sufficiently
the Importance of future radio devel-
opment
The Roper committee Dill said, pro-
posed to abolish competition by per-
hitting the consolidation of all services,
international and domestic. into one
giant communications monopoly. to be-
regulated by this commission that has
not yet been created
Referring to what he characterized
as the failure of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to regulate or con-
troll the telephone monopoly" Dill
questioned the feasibility of regulating
a combine partly owned by foreign
interests.
If we are to have mergers in the
communication services they should be
mergers that will maintain competi-
ton" Dill said.
An interdepartmental committee has
advocated regulation Of the commune
cations systems by single Federal
agency and favored mergers where
practicable. The report is before Dlll's
committee.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
S[UM AREAS HELD
HUGE CIVIC BURDEN
Contractors Told They Are
Centers of Crime, Disease
and Tax Evasion.

elum areas are financial and moral
burden in q community. R. H. Shreve,
director OF the Slum Clearance CON-
mittee of New York, told meeting Of
the building contractors division Of the
Associated General Contractors Of
America this morning at the willard
Hotel.
Speaking before one of three divi-
sional sessions in the second day OF the
convention here, Shreve outlined the
cost Of slum districts imposed upon
taxpayers Of the city.
Centers Of Civic Ills.
In the overcrowded housing condi-
tions OF slum districts will be found the
centers Of crime, disease. poverty and
tax delinquency all of which constitute
a strain on the financial structure OF
the city, he said.
Shreve spoke on the program of the
morning session after Fred F. French,
well known New York builder, who
discussed methods of financing pri-
vate construction. Originator of the
famous French plan of financing
building, the speaker described III de-
tail advantages of his system In ar
ranging for a so per cent mortgage
on a building marketing the remain
ing so per cent to the general public
in the form of preferred stock. and
issuing two shares of common stock
to one OF preferred. one to go to the
purchaser and the other to be re-
tanned by the company.
Sees Fifth Method.
He depicted the advantages OF this
method over three other systems OF
financing speculative buildings and in
sisted his scheme was fairest to in
vestors who supplied the funds. French
also predicted that eventually fifth
plan Of financing will be utilized, elm
mating all mortgages and obtaining
funds entirely in the sale of stock.
Members of the highway contractors
section heard Roy F. Britton. director
of the National Highway Users Confer
ence, launch a vigorous attack on dl-
other than highway construction and
maintenance. He charged that in re-
cent years public officials and legis-
lators have attempted to seize special
motor levies for general governmental
uses and balancing of shrunken budgets.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

west-priced cars you need not have your
ride spoiled by engine vibration!
You'll find all of these things in all
Plymouths - and it's the only car in its
price class where you will find them all.
They're not the only things that make
Plymouth the best engineered low-priced
car. But they're enough to show the funda-
mental difference between Plymouth and
other cars! They show the long established
Plymouth principle of giving the lowest
priced car buyer all the major features that
the buyer of high-priced cars gets!
Evening star., 1934-01-30
COOPER AND WARREN
DEMURRER IS FILED
Open Fight to Avoid Indictment
for Alleged Conspiracy to Mis-
apply Bank Funds.

The preliminary move in a fight to
nullify the indictment against Col.
Wade H. Cooper and Bates Warren. ac-
cused of conspiracy to misapply funds
Of the Commercial National Bank, was
made yesterday when their ATTORNEYS
filed a demurrer in District Supreme
Court.
The demurrer charged the indict-
ment was vague, indefinite and uncer-
tain in failing to inform the defend-
ants specifically what funds are alleged
to have been misapplied. The demurrer
was filed by Attorneys William H. Col-
Inns and John w. Staggers for Col.
Cooper and William E Leahy and Ed.
mund M. Toland for Warren.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

death In a closet after he had excused
himself from a bridge game to get
fresh pack Of cards.
Lon w. Harlow, one Of the card
players. said a revolver lay on q shelf
beside the cards and he believed Maj.
Comfort discharged the weapon as he
fumbled about for the deck
The revolver, a hammerless variety
which requires pressure on the handle
to discharge it, was found on the floor
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Richard W. Child Sues.

NEW YORK, January 80 (P.-
Richard Washburn Child. author and
diplomat, yesterday filed suit in United
States Court against the author and
theatrical and motion picture producers
and distributors of "One Sunday
Afternoon" alleging plagiarism. Child
demands damages alleged to amount to
more than Sl,000,000.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

Individual Front Wheel Springing in every
model from the lowest-priced on up.
Three other Big Features
Nor is that the only big feature not offered
in other low-priced cars at the Automobile
Show. You'll find hydraulic brakes-which
no other ow-priced car offers. (.
You'll find big, roomy bodies that are
safer, as we'll as longer lasting, because
they're built of steel reinforced with steel.
You'll find Floating Power engine mount.
ings-which mean that even in the very
Evening star., 1934-01-30

dolyn Delaney, Sarah Dublin, Nellie Fox
Catherine Gaines, Celestine jackson,
Eugenia Jackson. Margaret jackson,
Catherine johnson. Dola Johnson, Ger
aldine Jones, Alma Lawson. Frances
Lee. Mildred Lewis. Thelma Pinckney,
Thelma Sands. Naydon Taylor, Ruth
Washington and Edith Williams.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Hybrid Lilies Developed.

Seven hybrid lilies resulting from
the crossing of Humboldt. Leopard and
Parry lilies have been developed at the
Department of Agriculture Bulb Sta
tion.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
IMPROMPTU DIRECTOR
OF TRAFFIC IS JAILED
Defendant on Drunk Charge Is
Certain He Works, But Is
Not Sure for Whom.

Plummer Tolliver. colored. isn't sure
whom he is working for, but he was
"assiduously directing traffic" at Four
teenth and D streets northeast about
4 am. Sunday, according to Officer
Spottswood F. Gravelly. of the ninth
precinct, who arrested him on drunk
charge.
Judge, works. was on my way to
work when the policeman arrested me-"
Tolliver told Judge John P. Mcmahon
in Police Court yesterday.
For whom do you work." Mcmahon
asked.
Il works for the c. & W. or the w.
& A., or whatever it is Whatever the
name of it is, that's who I works for"
The Judge took the case under ad-
visement.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

X71s1roRs to the Auto Show were quick
v to make big discovery. With all the
talk that there has been about individual
front wheel springing -.
The only car in the very lowest price
class with this big new feature is the
New Plymouth Six!
Individual wheel springing takes the
bumps out of your ride. It means level
lied ride for both driver and back seat pas
senger. Plymouth feels this extra comfort
belongs in its lowest priced line as we'll as
in the De. Luxe. So Plymouth has put
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Colored Commissioner Sworn In.

NEW YORK, January 80 LP).-Hu.
bert T. Delaney was sworn in yesterday
by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia as
commissioner of taxes and assessments.
Delaney, colored, is a native OF Raleigh.
N. c., and is a former assistant United
States attorney here. The salary will
be s10,84O a year.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
GUN DROPPED BY MAJOR
KILLS HIM AT CARD GAME
Infantry Commander, Looking for
New Deck, Pushes Weapon
Off Shelf.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. January 30.-A conclu-
sion that Maj. Norman B. Comfort. 46.
Infantry commander during the World
War. was shot to death by accident in
his home Saturday night. was an
nounced yesterday by Coroner Luke B.
Tiernon of ST. Louis County. The cor
oner held no inquest.
Mai. Comfort was found shot to
Evening star., 1934-01-30
18th Floating Power Hydraulic Brakes Safety-Stee Body!

Don't wait to see Plymouth. Go see it at
the Auto Show-where you can compare it
side by side with others. Then see thenearest
Dodge, De Soto or Chrysler dealer-and set
Standard Models: 2-door sedan $535; 4-door sedan
$5S5; rumble seat coupe $545; business coupe $4o5.
De Luxe Models: 2-door sedan $5o5; door sedan
$3.50; convertible coupe $500; rumble seat coupe
$6l5; business coupe $575. All prices lob. Factory,
Detroit, Michigan. Convenient terms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-25
Today S Science
by DAVID DIETZ

CHEMISTS have Just completed a study to learn
~ what metals may be safely used for wine-mak-
ing equipment. The tests were conducted to find
the most useful alloys for undermining wineries
In the course Of the tests 125 brilliantly clear
samples of sauterne port and caret were lnnoculated
with the citrates Of different metals to determ-
inc the influence of metal wine making equipment
on the color brilliance, flavor and bouquet OF the
wines Four hundred and three tests were made to
determine the corroson rates of various metals
Results of the tests have been reported to the
American Chemical Society by H. E. Searle and
F. l. Laque of the International Nickel Company,
New York, and r H. Dohrow of the Canadian Wner-
les, Niagara Falls, Ont.
Nickel the three Investigators report may be
used throughout the winery without affecting the
color flavor or bouquet Of the wine 1t may be
used safely for bottlng tanks, juice tanks mixing
tanks and open fermenters. These deductions are
corroborated by the fact that nickel Is now IN sue
cessful use in a number Of wineries.
A N alloy known as inconel consisting OF 30 per
N cent nickel, per cent iron and 13 per cent
chromium is also adequate for all winery equipment
according to the report
Another alloy known 1873 alloy consists OF
per cent nickel, 10 per cent chromium and "A per
cent iron 1t is sufficiently resistant to corroson Tor
all stages Of manufacture except storage and possibly
fermenting and blending
Aluminium copper or rnonel metal, an alloy which
includes 20 per cent copper SO per cent nickel and
Is per cent IRON may be employed in equipment
in which the liquid does not remain for long periods,
copper alloys, aluminium and monel metal in pipe
lines, pumps, filing machines and the like
The use Of iron, steel and tin was discouraged
in the report
Wine will tolerate olly small quantities OF tin"
the report says and the metal has comparatively
high corrosion rate. 1t is self-evdent that plain
iron and steel dangerous materials TO use Tor
any winery purpose that involves contact OF these
metals with wines that being processed. Small
quantities Of iron induce turbidty or cloudlnesS IN
white wines, and react with tannln compounds IN
red wines to make them dark"
ID RILLIANCE of the vine, an important item for
ID marketing purposes, was effected by amounts
Of metallic crates too small to influence either the
flavor or the bouquet, the expermenters found
Iron made port pale, while tin gave 1t purphsh
cloudy cast. Claret became dark and muddy in the
presence Of iron and iron and tin caused sauterne
to become pale and turbid.
In the past wood particularly oak, has been the
favorite for winery equipment. Oak 1t IS believed
assists in aging and processing the wines.
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Let's Be Candid

II WISH It were possible 10 have perfectly candid
L campaign. In that case the issue would be clear
enough We would have the Republican party stand
ing for the retention OF the old order the Democrats
under Franklin D Roosevelt advocating an evolu-
tionarv and decidedly curtaied movement toward
modified capitalism by increasing governmental con-
trol and Socialists and Communists advocating col
lcCtivism.
The Republicans have a right to say that the
Roosevelt program Is more radical than their own.
bli II is perfectly silly for them TO call il Commu
rIsu Socialism or anything OF the sort
Nor is there any warrant at all to charge that the
Roosevelt regime has endangered democracy. My
own opinion is that President Roosevelt is on the
point of deciding that the OF Americans desire
p program far more radical than he has yet estab-
lShed or even suggested. The mass of Americans
NAV very well desire many things which would make
the hair Of Ogden Mills stand end like the fret
fuI uorCunine But that case 1t viii be the full
hImcnt and not the betrayal OF democracy to raise
q pompadour upon that noble brow.
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WIN Blame The Var

TRENDS and tendencies can be marked Ger
Il tain prophecies upon the part of wise men IN
the past have come true Others have Jagged ana
few OF the best formulated guesses no longer seem
likely I rise then not in any dogmatc spirit 10
DENY that there are such things as natural forces
Of recovery" but I would like to hear IN what way
they have at any time been made manifest "A HCCle
evidence Is better than none at all
Il NAV be pointed out TO me that on numerous
cvccaI occasions America has fallen into periods OF
depressions and eventually crawled out INTO some
thing little better But If there were benehcence
IN natural law We ought find that these economic
disasters came less frequently and with a marked
decline IN severity
That is not the fact The earthquakes are
spaced more closely and far more violent In par
ticular the growth of unemployment throughout tile
world has been on a steady upcurve. one famlar
excuse about our present woes has been TO say
But all this Is on account of the World war
1t seems to me that the war was an lneVltabie
consequence Of the economic system. Let nature
take IT'S course under the present dispensation and
there is excellent chance OF having another. m
deed wars seems to be set upon a cychcal OASIS
just like panICs.
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nations of the continent stew in
their own juice.
4
THIS attitude, it is charged,
u has led Germany to believe
she can go the limit in rearming
and Britain will not interfere.
And if France occupies the
Rhineland, or otherwise resorts to
force to stop Germany, Britain
will let them fight it out between
themselves.
This Britain could do, despite
the Locarno agreement, by
claiming that France, as well as
Germany, was the aggressor and
that the treaties, therefore, no
longer bound her to come to the
aid of the victim.
France, on the other hand, more
and more convinced that she may
be left to face her rearmed and
aggressive neighbor alone, is on
the point not only of strengthen
ing her fighting forces, but is al
ready reinforcing her ring of al
liances about Germany.
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indianapolis Tomorrow

Prohibition party, Twelfth Dis
trict, Berea Church of Christ,
2 p. m.
Purchasing Agents, luncheon,
Washington.
Rotary Club, luncheon, Claypool.
Gyro Club, luncheon, Sphinx
Arms.
Mercator Club, luncheon, Colum-
bia Club.
Architectural Club, luncheon, Ar
chitects and Builders building.
American Chemical Society,
luncheon, SEVERN.
Universal Club, luncheon, Colum-
bia Club.
Phi Delta Delta, luncheon, Co.
lumbia Club.
Retail Lumber and Building Ma
terial Code Authority, Claypool, all
day.
Variety Club, luncheon, Claypool.
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DO Nothing at Ar

IF understand the political philosophy Of Ogden
| Mills America even now would be rolling IN
peace and plenty If the government kept us HdLuo
Of The American business man and allowed him to
proceed in his Utopian way quite free OF Codes col
Iectivisn" and RECOMMENDATION" This experiment
within the vivid memory of all of US was tired our
inc the term Of President Hoover. Not only
was no improvement noted, but on the contrary
the economic situation at its blacklist when
the Republican leader quit Office.
I wonder whether Mr. Mills honestly oeheVeS
that If would have been a good idea to leave the
openinc of the banks to the natural forces OF
recovery" He himself sat in conference at that
time and I would Be surprised to hear that his
counsel was do nothing at all
As a matter of fact Mr. Mills and the other Re-
publican orators have their own doubts about
natural recovery" They have and always have had
their own panaceas. There is that famous party
axiom When IN doubt raise the tariff. At the
moment We Will waive the question as to whether or
not this counsel is sound, but must insist that 1t
Is distinctly an interference with natural recovery
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Just q Suggestion

T THINK that is a nice way of putting it, at that,
Il gentlemen. 1t sounds much nicer and more in
keeping with the prestige of your company than to
say slapped into the boob or tossed into the can.
1t is not up to me to make suggestions to the
army of the United States Steel Corporation, but I
wonder if you would take it amiss if I should pro-
pose plan which might promote the convenience
of both your army and the people of the United
States.
would suggest that your company turn out
coOred map showing the national boundaries of your
companys territory and its provinces and princt-
palities with wide border in another color denotng
the zone of operations in which American citizens
might encounter your patrols. AS matters stand,
if I should go down to the customs house to see the
about that income tax, I might be picked up
a mile from your office and detained How do
know what they might do if they should pick me
up as they did my friend Powell on American terri
tory rush me over the national border into your
territory and talk about locking me up overnight?
If they can lock me up overnight maybe they can
shoot me, and I am writing to you to avoid all
trouble. Just tell me where American citizens may
go. Also, now that I am pouring out my soul to
you, I wish you would tell me how fellow goes
about it to get permission to keep private army
in this country. always thought the United States
army was the only army that allowed to operate
in the United States But I am not very bright and
learn something new every now and again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-25
Your Health
-BY DE. Morris FIsHBEN

ID EFORE YOU so swimming, IN pool or at bath
ID ing beach. this summer. especially where many
others use the facilities YOU should see that
proper sanitation exists. This a vital factor in
maintaining your health and the health Of your
children.
To keep public pools clean and free from intec-
ton certain rules usually are enforced and it is i'm
portant that those who use these pools abide by
the rules.
Swimming Is one OF the most enjoyable and
healthful sports. Under proper conditions. it is
stimulating and agreeable However under I'M
proper conditions 1t may develop into real menace.
Many swimmers doubt the safety of added chlor-
inc or copper Sulphate which are necessary for de-
ally If the chemicals have not been properly mixed
with the water excess may slightly irritate the
ewes and nose
However. this seldom is sufficiently irritating TO
produce permanent trouble OF any kind.
CwIAINUNG is not a healthful exercise Tor sick
fer from heart disease disabilities OF any organs
medical consultation.
The diseases most commonly spread through
swimming pools are those affecting the skin and
the nose nd throat.
To avoid skin diseases the body should be
washed thoroughly in a shoe bath with soap be-
fore the swimmer enters the water. Tbs bathing
suit should rot be at the time To walk through
2 shower with a bathing suit on is no help 10 the
elimination OF skin diseases
The bathing suit should be thoroughly washed
and sterilized after each time that it is used.
Boiling and hanging the suit IN the sunlight to
dry VIII accomplish The purpose.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-25

Wired Polk: You are just the
man for the place. Your expert
ence in Mexico untangling revolu-
lions ought to help you a lot in
this new job" The morning
after the senate agriculture COM
mittee's interrogation of Professor
Rex Tugwell was a sad occasion
for Cotton Ed" Smith. who had
led the hue and cry against the
young brain truster. Cotton
Ed" read every morning paper he
could lay his hands on, and what
he found turned his heart to stone.
.. To visitor he cried bitterly:
The press of the country has gone
to the dogs. These stories are
mass of inaccuracies. Why, the
biggest event of the hearing, the
applause that greeted my speech,
is completely suppressed" If
only Uvalde, Tex, could see Vice
President Gamers new official
limousine! "A new super
stream-line model; long, slinky,
and as shiny as a new dime, it is
the last word in class"
When the stocky little VP settles
back in its luxurious cushions, he
is practically lost to sight.
The new membership drive pam
phlet of the National Republican
Club is one of the most effective
political documents put out by any
party in a long time. q. . That
perennial juvenile young Teddy"
Roosevelt, distant cousin" to F. D.
R. according to Mrs. Alice RooSe-
welt Longworth), is author of the
booklet. Miss Frances (Robby)
Robinson. secretary to General
Hugh Johnson, continues to dazzle
feminine Washington with her
attire. Her latest is an en-
semble, obtained in New York,
consisting of a red hat, white
jacket, candy-striped blouse chat
looks like crepe paper, but isn'0,
navy blue skirt, and blue-and.
white shoes.
(Copvright 1884. by United Feature
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-25
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs
Scripps-Howzrd Foreign Editor
fCor-~so1s 1914 MIA Sarr-ire Tuc

Europes critical hour since 1914 with
all desperately looking leadership Britain her
nearly leaderess than she has been in generation
British foreign
destined more tragic figure than the
Falodon) the VINO might
have prevented a world but failed"
position where she might we'll turn the
nid hesant body he has
the world
Manchuan crisis of 1881
1882
BY taking told again and again on
head of
European
But these added with faces Sir John Simon
predecessor Edward Grey mayand apparently
deav S late