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Evening star., 1934-03-04
Sno,c in Virginia
Brings Discomfort,
But Pr0rides Jobs
Fear Is Expressed for
Game as Commission
Acts to Feed Birds.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CpcCldl OlSpdtCN 10 Inc Stdr.
RICHMOND, Va, March s.-vir-
ginians spent the better part Of their
time this week in digging themselves
out Of the heavy snow which covered
every part Of the State. While the
snowfall brought great discomforts
its removal gave employment to thou
sands of persons who were in need
OF ready money. A noticeable feature
Of the snow removal was that the
workers were better clad and shod
than Is customary at such times.
Credit for this is generally given to
the prior activities of the C. w. A.,
which not only taught workers how
to prepare for Winter work in the
open but also enabled them to earn
sufficient money to purchase clothing
and footwear Of the kind used In
such work.
Fear is expressed that by reason Of
the snow lying on the ground for so
long, Virginia will lose q considerable
amount of its game supply, particu-
larly quail The State Commission of
Game and Inland Fisheries, however,
has been particularly active in rem
dering aid to the birds, large guam
titles of seed and grain having been
shipped out to the wardens for dis
tribution and a general appeal having
been made to farmers to scatter grain
in the places likely to be frequented
by the birds.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
INDIANA PREPARES
FOR PRIMARY TILT.
Warm Contests for State
Elections May 8 Are
Predicted.
Dispatch to The Star.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March s.
Hoosiers squared away this week for
an intensive campaign which will lead
up to the primary elections on May g..
Candidates for primary preference
have 30 days, beginning next Friday.
in which to file their declarations and
after that period will come the spirited
contests, mostly local in character.
The Statewide features Of the pri-
mary, which formerly plunged the
State into warm campaigns, have been
repealed, but candidates for Congress,
State Legislature, judicial positions
and county and city Offices will be
selected.
Delegates Center Of Fight.
Chief importance, however. will
center in the selection of delegates
who, in the State conventions to come
later, will nominate the candidates
for United States Senator and State
officers from secretary Of state on
down.
With an increasingly warm contest
for Senator stirring the Democrats
the drive for delegates will touch each
Of the 90 counties. r. Earl Peters,
formerly State chairman, already has
a big senatorship organization in the
field and plans to file states Of dele
gates in every county.
Latest to enter the field against
Peters is Sherman Minton, widely
known Legionnaire and public defender
for the Public Service Commission.
Three others, Harvey Cole, Peru;
George Rauch, Marion, and William
N. White, Covington, have also en-
tered the lists. None plan to utilize
organization strength like Peters, pre-
ferring to round up as many local
delegates as possible and then count
noses on the eve of the convention.
On the Republican side Senator
Arthur r. Robinson apparently has
clear sailing, although a movement
to postpone the G. o. p. State con-
vention until September has worried
some of his followers.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Maine Suffers
From, Heaviest
SnO,U IL, Years
transportation Crippled,
Damage Running Into
Many Thousands.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUGUSTA, Me-, March S.-Three
heavy storms. two Of them Of bliz-
Yard proportions, within six days,
buried all Maine in blanket Of from
3 to feet of snow. from which it
has not yet completely dug itself out.
It Is the worst snow condition which
the State has known since February,
1919, and has put the heaviest burden
on highway departments since the
plan of keeping roads open for Win
ter automobile travel was inaugurated
about eight years ago. It is impos-
sible to estimate the damage which
has resulted from the storms, but it
will reach hundreds Of thousands.
Snow removal equipment of cities,
towns and the State has suffered
severely. AS result, the work Of
opening roads has been delayed
greatly. With few exceptions trunk
line roads have been kept open, but
they were passable and no more.
Branch roads were left untouched
every effort being exerted to clear
main arteries. Some of the branch
roads are still impossible, except to
horse-drawn conveyances.
Two lives are known to have been
lost by the storm. One of these was
an elderly man in Yarmouth, who got
lost at night during one storm and
perished from exposure. The other
was a railroad engineer, killed in
Northern Maine when the snow plow
his locomotive was driving was de-
rallied In a huge drift, wrecking the
train.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Texas Legislature
Refuses to Enact
Mr.. A.COde La,C
Body Votes $5,OOO,OOO
Bonds to Finance State
Relief Program.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 3-The
Texas Legislature adjourned Wednes-
day, having refused to enact a State
law giving legal effect to codes ap-
proved under the National Recovery
Administration.
The Legislature voted issuance Of
$4,000 900 State relief bonds, raising
the interest rate to AZ per cent, but
rejecting all tax provisions for re-
tirement of the bonds. It enacted q
mortgage moratorium bill, effective
until next February Is, based on the
Minnesota decision, and it set up
machinery for holding a Texas CEN
tennial exposition in 1896.
Texas now is dropping $4,000 civil
works employees per month, to wind
up this program In three months.
Most Of the civil workers were re-
turning to relief rolls, though sea-
sonal farm work will start during the
reduction period.
The Legislature passed three laws
strengthening State control Of oil
proration and conservation, including
one to dry up a source of illegal oil
run through small reflneries in the
oil field.
AS the Legislature ended its relief
session six candidates for Governor
prepared to begin the State campaign.
They include Lieut.. Gov. Edgar Witt,
Attorney General James v. Alfred.
Senator Clint Small, @. O. Mcdonald
and Tom r. Hunter.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
CROP
CUTS OVER; SEED
LOANS RESUMED
Money Flowing From Both
Ends of Horn PaCifieS
Farmer.
BY THOMAS FAUNTLEROY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Snow
that the Federal Government has vir-
tually completed its acreage reduction
campaign in the cotton section of
Tennessee, plans are going forward
for the resumption Of seed loan oper-
ations. This incongruous situation has
given rise to much speculation, and
1t Is not yet known what the upshot
will be, but the cotton farmers are not
complaining so long as Government
funds are available at both ends of
the horn.
Memphis is the center Of the seed
loan activities. A recent action of
Congress made 100000 available,
and with the return of Spring, hun
dreds Of clerks and field agents are
getting ready in the five States of
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana and Arkansas to map out their
plans for loans. While money Is lin
tied and will probably benefit the lit
tie farmer only, it is nevertheless true
the little farmer benefited from the
plow-up campaign and still later from
the 10-cent Federal loan.
Loans Provide Food.
The seed loan this year will be
urged as a means for the little farmer
to raise enough foodstuff to live at
home. For generations. the tenant
farmer of the Midsouth virtually lived
out Of the plantation commissary. He
grew no garden, seldom had a cow
and never thought OF raising hogs.
The planter himself did little better.
He depended on the Middle West for
his corn and oats and hay with which
to keep his cotton mules going
through the Summer. The commits
sary furnished the big house as well
as the cabin. A result was that
canned vegetables and Iowa pork
made up the largest part Of the fam
lily menu.
After the big flood Of 1927 and the
drouth the following year, a tre-
mendous movement started for the
Southern farmer to "live at home"
The planters set the pace by allotting
certain amount of their land to the
growing of feed crops. Corn is not a
certain crop IN this part of the South,
but if planted early it frequently ma
lures beore the hot Summer days so
necessary for maturing cotton. Hay
grows in rich abundance, and all
kinds of legumes. Alfalfa has become
more than feed crop, and thousands
Of tons are shipped out now.
The planters have found II both
practical and economical to grow their
own feed. With cotton at a nickel
pound as it was in 1882, he did not
have money to buy feed. His live
stock ran down as it was. He also
found it necessary to abandon his
tractors and expensive farming ma
chinery, making the use of mules
more practical than ever. With the
return of the mule came the growing
OF corn and hay.
Unemployment Lessening.
As with the landlord, so with the
tenant. The planter arranged for his
tenant to have an acre for a garden,
and provided him with a range for
his COW. This encouraged hundreds
of tenants to remain at home during
the days Of the depression, and pre-
vented the constant movement Of Ia
Dor at time when returns from the
farm were at the lowest. In other
words, 1t made for a satisfied ten
antry, one of the most desirable fea-
lures Of plantation life.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
GROUP To PROBE
ASYLUMS NAMED
FOR WISCONSIN
Governor Assures Inquiry
by Selection of Medical
Committee of Three.
BY WILLIAM T. EVJUE.
Dispatch to The Star


MADISON, Wis, March 3.-A gen.
eral investigation of all Wisconsin
State institutions for the care of the
insane and other unfortunates was as
sured this week when Gov. A. G.
Schmedeman announced that he
would appoint q Citizens Committee,
including three medical men, to carry
on the probe.
The Governors action followed
several weeks investigation by legis-
lative Interim Committee of condi-
tions at the State Insane Asylum at
Winnebago, near Oshkosh. Complet-
ing their investigation this week, the
results OF which were set forth in a
sensational report filed with the Gov
ernor, the committee split to 2
against continuing its investigation
after 1t had spent a day at the State
Hospital for the Criminally Insane at
Waupun.
20 Workers' Removed.
As result Of the committees re-
port, 20 staff members OF the Winnie
bago institution have been removed,
including DR.. Peter Bell, superin-
tendent. who forestalled removal by
resigning. Gov. Schmedeman con-
ferred with the Board Of Control,
which has all State institutions un-
der its guidance, and the additional
19 hospital attaches were promptly
ousted from their jobs.
Various charges of cruelty to in
mates were heard by the Investigating
Committee and 1t Is reported that the
attorney general Is considering GRIM
inal prosecution for murder Of one
or more attendants Of the institution
Charges that the committee or at
least one or more Of its members were
playing politics" In the Winnebago
investigation were heard this week
and may have been responsible for
the split In the committee which
brought its work to an end
The committee is controlled by
Democrats
Those critical Of its work alleged
that II there were objectional condi-
tions at State institutions it was be-
cause Of the low salaries and none
| too-high caltber of help employed
They further declared that those ex-
posing State institutions had fought
every effort to better their personnel
with increased appropriations
Asylum and prison guards receive
salaries OF from s35 to $40 a month
for u to l6 hours work a day.
Political interest in Wisconsin this
week reached a new high for 1884 as
| more than 100 Progressive leaders
from virtually every county in the
State gathered in Madison to discuss
plans for the coming campaign. One
OF the leading questions of the State
wide conference, which began deliber-
ations today, was whether q third
party movement Of Progressives
should be started. Sentiment for such
move is reported on the increase
and already has q strong foothold in
various agricultural and dairying
areas.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette, jr.,
was expected to be In Madison for
the parley and will be one Of its chief
speakers. Sentiment among many
delegates was reported as strongly in
favor Of organizing third party, pos
sibly called the "Farmer-Labor" par
ty, under the leadership Of Senator
! La Toilette.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Jersey Politicians
Astir for Report
On nEconomyBody
Future of Three Com
nissiOners Depends
on Showing.
lnecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TRENTON, March 3.-New Jer-
sew politicians are awaiting with in
terest the presentation next week OF
the report Of the Economy and Re-
organization Commission to the Legis-
lature concerning its investigation OF
the State Sinking Fund Commission.
The sinking fund body consists OF
Gov. A. Harry Moore Democrat; State
Controller John McCutcheon and
State Treasurer Albert c. Middleton,
Republicans.
The significance Of the report Is its
effect on the political futures OF the
Is the probable Democratic candidate
for United States Senator against
Hamilton r. Kean, Republican in
cumbent. A strong adverse report,
condemning the Governors position
In various bond transactions, would
be a powerful factor in the senatorial
campaign and furnish Kean with an
issue where he has none.
Reelection Sought.
The Republican members, Middle
ton and McCutcheon, are candidates
for reelection by the Legislature to
their present high positions. Belief
is the report will prevent their re-
election. It still presents q serious
situation for the Republican party
however, because Of the certain tlr.
mol to select their successors.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
NEBRASKA is STIRRED
BY BRYAN SENATE RACE
Governor Includes Water Development
in Platform-Arthur Mullen and
Burke May Enter Campaign.

$500, 900 and the Columbus Genoa
81 300, 900 projects or not, the fact re-
mains that the Governor took quick
action after Secretary Ickes was re-
ported to have given him 10 days to
approve the water rights on penalty
OF the State losing the projects en-
tirely.
In his announcement for Senator,
the Governor included a water and
irrigation development plank and also
statement that he would be i'm
mune from "Washington's political
lobbyists"
Two men have been prominently
mentioned as possible contenders
against the Governor for the sena-
torial nomination-Arthur F. Mullen,
Democratic national committeeman,
who has ceaselessly prodded the execu-
tive in newspaper interviews to take
action on the two projects-and Rep
reSentative Edward r. Burke Of the
second Nebraska district. Both reside
in Omaha.
At the time of Bryans announce
ment, Senator w. H. Thompson of
Nebraska, Bryan appointee to fill the
vacancy left by the death Of Senator
R B. Howell, announced he would not
be candidate.
Despite numerous efforts to effect
peace in the Nebraska Democratic
political field, Gov. Bryan for months
withheld appointment of Senator
though extremely Ill for months him
self Senator Thompson says nothing
as to existence Of any agreement as
to his future course when he was
named, but his announcement that he
would not again be q candidate, was at
hand the instant the Governor decided
to make the race.
Already there are indications Of a
Bryan and anti-Bryan fight to the hilt
In the primaries The Democratic
World-Herald in an editorial charges
that the Governor, though protesting
friendship for President Roosevelt's
policies. actually Is doing all he can
to impede them. The Governor has
for months urged the use Of P. w. A
funds for good roads projects rather
than irrigation and power projects and
1t was charged he did so because the
contracts under such projects would
place the expenditure entirely under
his own control, while the funds now
will be expended under Government
supervision. The two projects were
urged by many in the Democratic
party who are not on Bryan's side
of the fence, though they are so large
as to have general support.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
BY ]. J. MULLEN.

bI j. j. MULLENs
Special Dispatch to The Star.
~ ENVER, March 3-Definite
assurance that Denver and
- Colorado are marching in
step with the rest Of the
Nation toward q brighter
economic future was seen this week in
numerous reports covering general
trade and business conditions IN this
city, and intensive mining activity
throughout the State.
Retail sales in Denver were pushed
up between / and per cent over the
previous week. Winter merchandise
was moving in volume for the first
time, due to cold weather which had
held off through the months Of De-
cember, January and most of February.
Employment in several lines showed
q brisk upturn for the same reason,
part Of the reduction in c. W. A.
workers being absorbed by private In
dustry.
Bank clearings in Denver for Janu-
ary totaled $83 ,043,526.86, an increase
Of 22.3 per cent over the same month
last year, when they aggregated $67,-
888, 1872.
Wholesale collections Spurted up
ward from to 8 per cent over year
ago, and retail payments showed an
even greater improvement.
Mining camps, which gave Colorado
- jvH 6n
of the last century, were again hum
ming with activity. Reports Of re-
newed interest In mining investments
Wed with news Of new strikes" OF
rich ore.
An extension Of the famous Black
Diamond ore shoot in the Cripple
Greek field was reported discovered
First shipments Of rough ore from this
vein are expected to run several ounces
Of gold to the ton. Screenings to be
shipped later have an estimated gold
content Of between IL and IS ounces
per ton.
The Hidalgo properties at Cripple
Greek were also reported turning out
good gold values, after penetrating SO
feet on the fifth level
The Ajax mine in the same field is
assembling equipment with which to
sink shaft 225 feet below the pres
ent 2,000-foot level.
The War Eagle at Breckenridge, and
the Old Hortense at Buena Vista, are
being reopened. The Old Hortense, a
silver property, has been closed for AZ
years.
Beet sugar interests in Colorado
were still hopeful of a favorable solu-
ton OF the sugar problem, which Gre
Evening star., 1934-03-04
POLITICAL BATTLE
GROWING INTENSE
Dominates Interest in North Da-
kota as G. o. P. Prepares
for Campaign.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BISMARK, N. Oak, March s.
Political considerations held the head
lines in North Dakota this week as
the Non-partiSans, members Of the
dominant wing Of the Republican
party. gathered in county conventions.
The issue was the same as that
presented at precinct meetings a week
ago. where lines were drawn on the
basis of support or enmity for Gov.
William LANCER and his policies.
The LANCER forces renewed their
precinct victories in the county meet
ings and the same cry of pay rollers"
was raised again. Opponents Of the
administration contend persons on the
pay roll are being used to pack politi-
cal gatherings which formerly were
dominated by farmers.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Long Charge of c. ". a. Funds
Use Against Him Is Denied
Director of Louisiana Activities and
Mayor Walmsley of Ne,o Orleans
Unite in ANSWERING Senator.

only too glad to do 50. In fact,
have been fighting to get more jobs
for all of Louisiana, as well as for
New Orleans"
Senator Longs reference to the use
Of c. w. A. jobs in New Orleans was
made during the course Of his attack
on Postmaster General James A. Far
ley, whom he accused Of making a
flight in an airplane furnished by an
airmail contractor to Shreveport
where he made an anti-Long speech"
A group of Shreveport citizens
Tuesday took issue with Senator
Longs charge that the Postmaster
Generals talk there was Of political
nature. Mayor George w. Hardy of
Shreveport and other citizens issued
statements asserting that Postmaster
General Farley made no reference to
Senator Long or to politics in his
speech there.
The formal charging Of 40 bank
officers and directors in connection
with the closing of two New Orleans
banks and their failure to reopen on
an unrestricted basis after the ma
tional bank holiday interested thou
sands of depositors.
Bills of information charging them
with violating act 108 of 1884 by &C
cepting deposits when they knew the
banks with which they were con-
nected were insolvent or in failing
circumstances were filed by District
Attorney Eugene Stanley against 13
officers and 16 directors Of the Inter-
cfo 70 rA-,,ct qy 10 rLi,o n In lin,,ido -
ton, and against eight officers and IL
directors of the Continental Bank &
Trust Co., In liquidation.
Cases Of the accused officers and
directors are scheduled to be allotted
without delay to the five divisions Of
the Criminal District Court for ar
raignment and trial.
Seven bills of information were filed
against each Of the 40 bank officials.
Lynn H. Dinkins and James j. A..
Fortier, presidents, respectively, of
the Interstate bank and the Conti-
mental bank, were placed under bonds
aggregating $1,000 each, and bonds
fixed for the other persons charged
total $4,000 each.
Officers Of the Interstate bank who
were charged, in addition to Mr.. Din
kins. are: Charles Kohlmeyer and E..
Q. Yates, vice presidents; Charles W..
Hogan, cashier; r. G. Klotter, G. H.
Bernard, Charles Karst, jr.; H. T..
Andressen and Robert H. Hammer,
assistant cashiers; P. G. Sitges, trust
ohicer; Myron Turtitt, assistant trust
officer; John Mangiaracina, jr., audi
tor, and r. w. Brady, manager Of
the foreign department.
Directors of the Interstate bank
charged are A. Albert, Louis Capepa,
Leigh Carroll, Henry H. Chaffe.
Thomas F. Cunningham, George
Danziger, e. F. Dickinson, Erasmus
D. Fenner, E. G. Flowers, Charles
Green, Charles Karst, ST.; Joseph w.
Lennox. Charles Mcclellan. E. H.
Michel, =. w. Reimers and John
Reiss.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
COLORADO KEEPS in STEP
ON MARCH TO PROSPERITY
Trade and Business Reports Indicate
Improvement and Mining Industry
Humming With Activity.

ated tremendous stir throughout the
State when it was intimated that De-
partment Of Agriculture officials In
Washington were opposed to aiding the
industry-because, they asserted, 1t
was economically unsound.
Colorado's much discussed prison
situation was again In the limelight
due to spirited criticism from the
bench. bar and public officials Of the
present system Of computing good
time" allowances for prisoners. Under
the method that has been In vogue
for many years prisoners are allowed
to leave the penitentiary before they
have served half Of the time for which
they were sentenced.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
HALLS
MARKET OUTLOOK
Orange Sales in January Be-
speak Continued Demand
Through Season.
BY WALLACE c. BLAKEY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, March S.-Con-
sidering all factors, the January
orange market was encouraging and
the outlook for the rest Of the season
is better than at this time last year
the California Fruit Growers Ex-
change reports in its monthly review
There was q more active demand
than a year ago, heavier consumption
a more optimistic attitude on the part
Of the trade, better regulation OF
California shipments and higher
prices on California oranges, the re-
port states.
Gold mining activities all over the
State received an additional impetus
this week. Reports from various
centers show increased pay rolls, new
buildings erected and new machinery
installed.
Providing the sum Of S304,O0o as
a grant from Federal funds for street
realignment and improvements In
connection with the Los Angeles
Union Station project, contract viii
be mailed to city officials, Mayor
Shaw was informed by Col. H. M
Waite Of Washington, deputy public
works administrator, combined WIZ
a balance of s983,735 to be supplied
by the city itself, the money Is to bt
used. in addition to street improve
ments, for sewer construction and the
providing of earth for station site
fills and grades.
A special meeting was called thi.
week in Los Angeles to approve tht
first rehabilitation plans which have
received the sanction Of the Stat
architect and the actual launching o.
the s31 ,000, 900 rehabilitation program
together with the announcement that
a consensus Of opinion of the mem.
bers is that new high school should
replace the present structure at Sar
Pedro.