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Evening star., 1934-07-01
Niagara
Continued From Fifth Page.

Mrs. Anna Edison Taylor, the Auburn widow,
who was the only woman to go Niagara In
a barrel and come out alive, died in poverty
and seclusion without sufficient funds to defray
the expenses of her funeral.
Charles Emile GIavelot. known as Blondin,
the most renowned of all Nagaras stunt
artists He died peaceful country gentleman,
his feats having eclipsed all others before and
since.
After tight-roping his was across France and
London Blondin came to Niagara, where he
soon became a regular Summer attraction for
tens of thousands of thrill fans. Once he
walked tght-rope above the rapids, 18O feet
above the lower river. He stopped midway to
haul up bottle of water from the Maid of the
Mist. few months later he walked across
carrying his manager, Harry Colcord, on his
back, tc the delight of everybody except the
manager.
Big, jovial and air-haired Blondin enjoyed
his public and so two days later he crossed
the cable, chained hand and foot. On his re-
turn he carried cooking stove, fried omeIet
lowered it to the passengers in the Maid of the
Mist, and continued on his way. His next trip
across was with a bushel basket on each foot
and woman on his back.
When the Prince of Wales came to Niagara
Bondin reached his full glory. In the presence
of the royal visitor and thousands of other spec
tatorS. he strode across a rope stretched $50
feet above the whirlpool rapids. In midrtver
he somersaulted three times waved to the
crowds, and then somersaulted two dozen more
times
Above the roar of the whirlpool he heard the
din of the throngs like music. No sooner did he
reach the opposite shore than he reappeared
walking back on three-foot stills. When Blon-
din finally reached the other bank, the prince
groaned, Thank God. he's over"
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Terracing Preserves Soil

THE advantage of terracing to prevent loss
of top soil, the real wealth of farm land,
has been well demonstrated in erosion control
tests carried on by Government experts. Down
at Guthrie, Okla, three-year test showed
land under the same conditions varied greatly
in top soil loss, depending on the terracing.
In unterraced areas, "a tons of top soil were
lost per acre in the three-year period of OBJ
servation. On terraced land the loss was
slightly more than two tons.
The general difference was found in
other areas where tests were conducted.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Mechanical Control

THE agricultural engineer has been called
into action in the war on the insect and
disease pests which attack the growing crops
of the Nation. Many types easily removed
through deep plowing and narrowing with
harrow blades closely set together they
actually destroy the grubs which are near
enough the surface to be reached by the
blades
Mechanical methods of spreading poison
bats have also proved of value in putting down
leaf-eaters such as the grasShopper and various
beetles.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Road Oil Slumbs

HCENTRATION of public funds, either
IN road construction of the concrete type
public works other than oiled roads, the
bf road oil fell off almost one quarter dur
le past year. The oil, comma nding some
higher price, however, showed a net loss
ume of little more than -0ne-eighth.
Evening star., 1934-07-01

type. Now, you couldn't ask for better de-
scription of your Cousin Jessie than that, could
you?"
But, my DEAR" said Mr. Dwindle, Cousin
Jessie has just had all her teeth out That's
enough to make a hermit of anybody"
well, take another example, then. The book
says that slanting, updrawn eyes and a broad,
full chin indicate excessive vanity and a fond
for the pleasures of the table. That de-
scription fits Mrs. Chudwell to a T."
TT fits any woman who's had her face lifted"
he argued.
But" his wife countered, you must admit
that Mrs. Chudwell has very singular chin"
"She has very double chin" MIR. Dwindle
contradicted impatiently. But what, may
ask has all this got to do with me?"
According to my book on physiognomy,"
announced Mrs Dwindle, you're criminal
Evening star., 1934-07-01

A WAVE Of futile fury suddenly engulfed
" Mr. Dwndle He couldn't see the picture
or the mirror; all ne could see was a crimson
haze which covered everything. 'Poppycockr'
he cried again, hurting the offending book
through the open doorway with all his might
The book struck the wall at the head Of the
stairs with a thud that Jared the house and
then dropped over the balustrade out Of sight.
Somewhat Modified Mr.. Dwinde returned to
the dressing table mirror to ponder upon the
significance of his insignificant ear lobes.
1t exactly three hours later that Mr..
Dwindle was arrested for the murder of his
wife. The kitchen maid had found her on
the floor in the lower hall, her skull frac-
tured and a battered treatise on physiog-
nomy lying beside her body. Although her hus-
band strenuously protested his innocence, cir
cumstantial evidence pointed directly at him.
Evening star., 1934-07-01

nd may I inquire where you are going
ressed up in your sleeping pajamas? q" he
rupted dryly.
ftzy looked down aghast "Oh, for good
sakes! Then suddenly she giggled. I'm
ng home. The folks have been sending
tening letters"
pw about letting me drive you?" he sug-
\. 1T mightn't be such a bad idea if
to meet your family"
tzy glanced up quickly. Sounds as If
entleman has honorable intentions"
that Nip swooped down, pausing just
enough to remark: eff he hasn't, the
can start swell breach of promise suit
Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-07-01

conscious that his wife was looking at
him IN a peculiar manner. There was
cold appraisal in her glance and some
times a hint Of surprise as If she had
Evening star., 1934-12-22
PATMAN PREDICTS
BONUS WILL PASS
Sees Prompt Action in Con.
gress Despite Move to
Block Payment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, December 22-Broad-
ening his mo compromise on the
bonus" fight, Representative Patman,
Democrat, Of Texas. predicted to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars here last
night that Congress would promptly
vote to pay the adjusted compensation
certificates.
Author Of the bonus bill, which
twice has passed the House only to
be stopped in the Senate, Patman ex-
planned the measure to the veterans
and then said:
Il predict that when Congress meets
there will be many different plans
proposed, which, as in the past, will
be designed to handicap the passage
OF H. r. / (his bilD.
1.-THE old trick Is to fall out on the
plan, on the details. I make the pre-
diction that at the next session OF
Congress there will be passed and be-
come a law bill, whether it is H. r. !
or not, that will indorse the principle
embodied in H. r. l."
Patman has emphatically said: $50
far as am concerned. there will be
no compromise"
American Legion and other veterans
organizations have taken q similar
position. Some Congressman, never
theless, hope that payment of the
bonus can be limited to NEEDY" vet
erans or spread over period of time
rather than be paid In lump sum.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
THREE ARE CONVICTED.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Decem-
ber 22.-Three men arrested in slot
machine raids at Capitol Heights by
Prince Georges County police last
week were convicted in Police Court
yesterday, while a fourth was dis
missed. All of those convicted noted
appeals.
Judge Waldo Burnside imposed fines
of $100 on James M. Toney and H. G..
Cottrell, both of the first block of U
street, Washington, who were charged
with having an interest In a gaming
table. Police alleged they were en-
ployes of the company which supplied
the slot machines to the merchants
Harry Kans, merchant, was fined
$40 ON a charge Of setting up a gam
ing table, while Harry Ferguson, an
other merchant in whose establish
lnent police claim to have found o
slot machine, was acquitted.
The men who appealed were repre-
scented by Attorney John Keane. 4
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Jacoby Challenges
The CuIbertsOnS
To 200 Rubbers
He and Burnstine Offer
5000 Points if Foes
Play O,cn System.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Oswald
Jacoby challenged Mr.. and Mrs. Ely
Culbertson today to play him and
David Burnstine a contract match of
200 rubbers.
The challenge was prompted by an
offer by the Culbertsons to play any
expert pair in the world.
I'VE have never been beaten in a
set match" said CulbertSon's an
nouncement. There is hardly a team
in these United States that is not
itching to take on the Culbertsons.
Well, let them come The challengers
must be of comparable caliber to
insure interest"
Jacoby offered to play at Culbert-
sons stakes. If the Culbertsons should
play the CulbertSon system, Jacoby
said he would offer them a handicap
of 5000 points.
Jacoby expressed preference for
team of -four duplicate match, saying
a challenge to Culbertson for such a
contest last year had been ignored
He and Raymond Balfe, who is not a
member of his team, once defeated
the Culbertsons by 10000 points, he
added
Evening star., 1934-12-22
NUMBERS FEARED
INFLUENCING BOYS
OdeII Smith of Board of
Trade Cites Conditions
on Waterfront.

Odell Smith, chairman Of the Pub
lie Order Committee, the Board of
Trade, is anxious that all Washing
tonians become aroused against the
numbers game because he believes 1t
is working havoc with the morals of
youth.
In commencing The Star, the Post,
the Herald, the Times and the four
radio stations in trying to abolish the
numbers game by SuppreSsing totalled
numbers from the race tracks, Mr..
Smith says:
THE numbers game ought to be
stopped. 1t Is doing far more harm
than the average person realizes. If
I had my way, I'd arrest any one !
caught at the numbers game.
Many people believe that the game
itself is not so bad. They condone it,
but they cannot approve of the re-
suits it leads to-for the reason that
it destroys the moral fiber of our
youth by teaching boys and girls they
can get something for nothing"
AS treasurer of the Norfolk & Wash
ington Steamboat Co., Mr.. Smith
knows conditions down on the wharf. u
He says the boys on the washington
wharfs are constantly playing the
numbers game, that they are losing
money they have no right to gamble
with
Not only boys on the wharf," says
Mr.. Smith, "but bell boys in hotels,
the numbers. This is not hearsay. ]
know it to be fact. Boys in all walks
of life, boys in school and out of school
have been lured into the numbers
game. If there was no other reason
for stamping out this evil would do
it on the grounds Of protecting boy
hood. The numbers game is bad in
fluence and it should be stopped"
Evening star., 1934-12-22
.SCHAFFNER JOINS
HUNT FOR WIFE
Diver Is Hired to Seek Body
on Bottom of Gene
terry Bay.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARMEL, Calf, December 22.-The
determined hunt for Mrs. Eliot Boke
Schaffner has been extended to the
bottom of Cemetery Bay. Joseph
Schaffner, her husband and wealthy
clothing manufacturer, is directing the
hunt.
Reluctant to abandon all hope that
Mrs. Schaffner might be found alive,
despite fruitless four day search, the
husband conceded, nevertheless, that
the circumstances of her disappear
ance indicated something dreadful
has happened to her"
Schaffner arrived here yesterday
from Chicago at the same time a
diver, Oscar Lager, was called into the
case.
Schaffner broke down twice when
he told of her failure to answer a wire
he sent proposing Christmas plans.
"She had been melancholy recently"
he said. "She was a virtual invalid
the last 10 years and when her hear
ing began to fail she could no longer
enjoy her one recreation, music"
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Republican, beat the gun. with his
III. r. l." which friends received the
other day. It is a bill TO provide
for an abundance Of JOY, happiness
and prosperity for all folks, for a
merry Christmas, a happy New Year,
and for all other glad purposes"
Festooned NTH holly, it probably
neper 1DiH reach the filing clerk
of the House. But it ,0iH reach
DirkSen's congressional colleagues,
including the Democratic ones
against DEom this youngiSh Re-
publican wiH be debating uigor-
ousiy in a tetD ,Deeks.
Notice: A Personal Party.
No need for manuvering mothers
to rush around to the White House to
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Nevada U. to Give
Course in Marriage
To Prevent Divorce
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, December o.
Aware that both divorces and
marriages have increased con-
siderably in Reno during the
past year, the University of
Nevada today took steps to save
its students from unhappy mari
tai ventures.
DR.. James r. Young, head Of
the department of psychology,
announced a course in marriage,
homemaking and divorce will be
offered to upper class men and
women next semester.
The course, DR.. Young said,
will comprise "a frank discussion
of marriage and divorce prob
lens" and it will be almost iden-
tical with a course offered by the
University of North Carolina.
Evening star., 1934-12-22

crowded with patrons, only a few
persons were in evidence. Lieut..
George Little, head Of the vice squad,
said there was very little, if any, ac-
tivity within the great gray brick
house, but he was less optimistic over
the possibility of making any further
arrests.
Il don't think they will come out
Bladensburg road any MORE" he said.
Now they will probably sneak in the
back way so we can't get at them" +"
Little appeared confident the grand
jury would return indictments against
at least three of the eight-those
carrying numbers slips. On many
previous occasions, however, the grand
jury has declined to return true bills
against alleged gamblers, where the
evidence was possession of slips on
which numbers have been written
down. 1t was this that led to agita-
ton for an anti-gambling law with
teeth" in it.
However, the charge of operating
a lottery" is comparatively new twist
in the police strategy. In all but one
other case the police have sought in
dictments on charges Of permitting
gaming, accepting bets or similar ac-
cusations.
In the "harassment" campaign
against Jimmy's, the police high COM
mand believes it has succeeded In
making the place strictly a problem
for Maryland authorities. However
Alan Bowie, States attorney for Prince
Georges County, holds to the belief
there would be no criminal activity
within his jurisdiction If it were not
for the proximity of Washington.
ID. C. Offers Data.
Bowie said he was trying to pre-
vent illegal operation of gambling
machines" in the county, but Maj
Brown said today if the Prince
Georges County prosecutor wished to
obtain any information about Jimmy's
the District police would be glad to
furnish it and cooperate 100 per
cent"
Thus far, no one in authority In
Prince Ceorges has called for the
information, which consists chiefly Of
a list of patrons whose names and ad-
dresses were taken from automobile
registration cards and drivers per-
mits.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
bill TO EXPAND
| CURRENCY PUSHED
Frazier-Lemke Farm Mort.
gage Measure Sets Three.
Billion Limit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Supporters of the Frazier -Lemke bill
to refinance farm mortgages-a meas
ure which has Just been revised to set
a $4,000, ,000, 900 limit on expansion OF
the currency-started a drive today
to have the next Congress enact it.
The $4,000, ,000,000 limit was an at
tempt to smooth its way to passage
One criticism aimed at it in the last
Congress was that it would permit
imitation up to $4,000, ,000, 900 OF
$4,000, 100000 through new money
issued to reflnance mortgages.
Representative Lemke, Republican
Of N. OAK, said he would toss the
revised measure into the hopper the
opening day. He said he was con-
fident of enactment because "senti-
ment for the measure Is stronger than
it ever has been and a good many
Representatives were elected because
they promised to vote for it."
Fund More Than Enough.
Lemke said $4,000, 900 900 used a;
a revolving fund would be more thar
enough" to ref1nance the mortgages
He estimated farm mortgages amount
now to around $4,000, 600, 900, of which
about $4,000, 100000 are in a bad
way"
The bill would authorize the Farm
Credit Administration to reflnance
farm Indebtedness by making real.
estate loans, secured by first mortgages
on farms, in amounts equivalent tc
the fair values of properties, plus hall
the values Of insurable buildings anc
improvement.
IL Per Cent Interest.
The loans would call for IL pei
cent interest and the principal woulc
be repaid 1l2 per cent yearly. New
currency would be permitted to finance
the program.
IF this bill were enacted" Lemkt
said, I'VE would not have to continue
the dole.
"Our whole trouble is that we have
been bGndly pushing the Nation
farther into debt because we haven't
the sense to expand the currency in.
telligently Only such expansion will
enable us to pay our debts and agair
resume normal business.
Expansion of the currency woulC
mean that again there would be credit
that hoardings would be brought out
and put into safe investments at rea.
sonable rates"
Evening star., 1934-12-22
$4,000, 900 OF &C C.
WAGES ARE SENT HOME
Fechner Report Shows Cost OF
Program $474, 10000
Since May, 1888.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Robert e. Fechner, director of emer-
gency conservation work, said last
night that approximately $113, 1000, 900
has gone into the homes of Civilian
Conservation Corps workers since the
program was started in May, 1888.
Fechner, sending greetings to the
c. c. G. workers over radio network,
said the total cost of the program
was s474, 500, 900, of which the work
ers received $143, 900, 900, the bulk of
it going to their dependents.
Stressing the importance of the
c. C. c. work done in forest areas,
Fechner predicted that before the
end of decade one of America S
principal natural resources, namely
timber, will show an increase in both
volume and value that will go long
way toward paying the expense OF
the operation of the corps"
Evening star., 1934-12-22

Continued From First Page.)
soldiers on motor cycles buzzed about
the streets Of Saarbruecken.
The arriving troops were received
by Saar residents for the most part
in stony silence, but merry regiment
of British -'Tommies" singing Its
Long, Long Way to Tipperary' sue
ceeded in thawing the crowd at Saar-
bruecken Station as their train passed
through en- route to Neuenkirchen.
Cockney faces crowded to the win
dows of the coaches and the Tommies
shouted "hi hi-hullo!" Smiles began
to appear on the faces of the crowd,
among which were several thousand
school children. Soon most of them
began waving, some giving the NaZi
salute.
It was the first time, observers
noted, that foreigners had received
any sort of greeting from the Saar-
landers. British and italian troops
arriving yesterday and the day before
said they felt "chilliness" in the at
mosphere. They had been welcomed
warmly at all the stations they passed
in France.
Flags Blanket City.
The mass of swastika and black,
white and red German flags in pro-
test against the Saar Governing
Commissions "verboten" completely
blanketed Saarbruecken. The ban on
flags followed acceptance of both sides
of Christmas political truce begin
ming tomorrow.
League of Nations officials said the
Nazis' use of flags was a means of
"impressing upon foreigners and voters
that strong Nazi sentiment exists. :"
Nazi organs called for defiance, hint
ing that they do not expect to observe
the ban, since the government cannot
put everybody in jail.
It was all in preparation for the
plebiscite January 13, in which Saar
residents are to determine their future
sovereignty. The entire lack Of en-
thusiasm for the arrival Of foreign
troops was apparently entirely ac-
ceptable to League authorities who had
been concerned lest the arrival of the
international patrol be made signal
for an outbreak Of Nazi hostility.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
Kingfsh Machine
Cracks Down on
Students Father
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, Decem-
ber 22.-The father OF Sam Mon
tague, Louisiana State University
student recently expelled fer pro-
testing Huey Longs alleged CEN
sorship Of the school newspaper,
was told yesterday by the Louisi-
ana Public Service Commission to
stop using the highways for his
motor truck service.
The Long-controlled commits
sion notified George Montague,
operator Of the motor freight line
between New Orleans and Baton
Rouge, the action was taken be-
cause he delayed filing an annual
report and let his liability and
property damage insurance lapse.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
WILL REMEMBERS AGED
AND FORGOTTEN AT YULE
Woman Provides $25, 1000 to Cheer
Residents of Old Folks Home.
Each Gets $43 Check Today.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, December 22-"I, being
mindful that while there are many to
remember the child on Christmas day,
there are few who think of the aged
and forgotten =. This was writ
ten in the will of Mrs. Caroline Nc
Gilvra Burke, pioneer Seattle resident
She provided that $4,000 be put into
a Christmas trust fund for residents
OF the Kenney Home for Old Folks.
She died two and half years ago
Today the terms of the will will
be carried out for the first time. The
Sc residents of the home will celebrate
at a dinner. Each will receive a
check for SAB.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
EASING OF CREDITS
GOAL OF BANK BILL.
Relaxed Eligibility Rules on
Rediscounting Held Basis
of Treasury Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury experts worked yesterday
on a projected new banking bill, to
be submitted for White House consid-
Grafton. one part of which would seek
new powers for the Federal Reserve
Board in an effort to unloose billions
in dammed-up bank credit.
The plan was described by one au-
thority, who would not be quoted by
name, as founded on relaxed eligibility
rules for the rediscount of CONNER
cial paper by the Reserve banks.
This portion of the measure ap-
peared likely to prove the most contro-
versial of all on Capitol Hill. The
placing of new authority in the Re-
serve Board would tend further toward
central banking system, managed
from Washington.
Discretionary Power Asked.
Specifically, the drafters propose
that the Federal Reserve Board be
given wide discretionary power to say
what type of paper shall be eligible
for rediscount. They would repeal the
present limitation that eligible paper
shall not exceed 80 days maturity, or,
if agricultural or live stock paper
nine months
Those studying the proposal con-
tend long-termed industrial and mort
gage loans make up most of the pres
ent demand for credit. Through new
eligibility rules, they argue, banks
could meet this demand without en-
dangering their liquidity.
1t has been estimated that a por-
tion of from 13 TO Is billion dollars
in time deposits could be employed
in these channels. Another conten.
tion is that from Is to 20 billions in
credit could be created by turning
into the long-term field the excess re.
serves now idle because of the virtua,
disappearance of 90-day paper.
Alternative to U. S. Lending.
Putting banks into a position tc
make the long-term demands has beer
considered as an alternative to heavier
direct Government lending. Direct
Federal Reserve Board control, the
drafters assert, would operate to pre-
vent any imitation threats which might
arise from the change.
The recent report on bank credit
made to Secretary Mergenthau by DR.
Jacob Viner and Dr.. Charles o. Hardy
urged making sound working capital
loans rediscountable at Federal Re-
serve banks. 1t recommended that
the eligibility rules be modified so that
paper should not be ineligible merely
because it has a maturity as great as
six months nor because of the num-
ber of times it has been renewed"
While Morgenthau has said bank
ing legislation should be held to a
minimum, some measure is certain.
Evening star., 1934-12-22
DR.. ROWE HONORED

RICHMOND, Va, December % up
The Pan-American School here last
night honored DR.. Leo S. Rowe, di-
rector general of the Pan-Americar
Union at Washington, extending him
its recognition of his distinguished
and constructive service in the cause
of pan and in furthering
international cooperation and mutua
understanding between the American
republics"
The honor was conferred by Col
Leroy Hodges, chairman of the ad-
viSory board, of which DR.. Rowe is 9
member. He was recognized as Q
friend of the Americas"