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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-30
EDITORIAL.

Once unknown to most of theAmerican
peopleand almost forgotten by the others
the Virgin Islands is today playing con-
sSicuous part in American politics,
The islands took part in the Presden-
tia campaign, sent delegates the Demo
cratic Convention and our people have
followed the operations of the New Deal
with considerable interest," e
When the people on the mainland were
wrapped in slumber the ST. Croix legis-
lature was fighting against the setting up
of Government monopoly of all indus
try and business,on the island. Is. ~
The ST. Croix Council knew that
the extremely socialisIle plan as present
ed in that charter was the stepping
stone to ousting individuals from the
industrial and commercial field and set.
ting up a system under which the officials
of the government would be the gods Of
the land.
The st. Croix Council refused to be
coerced by Department Interior officials
when influential newspapers on themaln-
land quaked with fear lest the Washing
ton cictators got at them for obstructlng
the New Deal
That little groupwho withstood thewrath
of Mr. Ickes and the determinations of
local officials can today hold their heads
high because they opened the eyes of the
American people.
In the presept Puerto Rican struggle
against dictatorship from Washington
and the changing of the entire social
order reference is made TO the fight of
the st. Croix Council when similar
deal was tried on Us.
What the Department of Interior
wanted was the ownership of all our
means of Industry. paying for these
things merely the physical value and
then sending horde of continentals to
give the natives hell.
With Washington officials controlling
all INDUSTRY and the local legislature
no having voice. natives might have soon
found themselves in restricted areas
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Co. /. .siQ 3 ~
Radio r! News


Washington. D., c.: Southern Senator'S
carried out THEN threat to prevent legis-
lative action on any Senate business to-
day. They are holding fifibuster against
the Wagner. Cpstigan anti lynchlng bill.
The southerners say that at FEAST a dog
en- long drawn out speeches will be made
in opposition to taking uD the aBtl.lynch.
ing bill They are determined that the
hill shall not each vote iu the Senate.
The administration is worried about the
southern filibus.sr President Roosevelt's
congressional leaders are afraid that the
fight over the anti-lynching measure
may block the administr alton efforts to-
call up the Harrison Bonus Compromise
measure,
Syracuse: Counsel for Dutch Schultz
rested their case 10 Federal court today
without letting the former Beer Baron
take the stand in his own defense.
Schultzs attorneys then moved TO, have
the former bootlegger acquitted of the
charges of failing to pay aHsincOme tax
on the grounds that he didn't know. he
was required to pay one. The motion
was denied Shortly before the defense
closed the jury seemed to be impressed
by the statement of Schultz witness
.hat the government had refused an of
fel of .ons hundred thousand dollars in
settlement of its tax claims against
Schultz
Kansas City, Mo: Mary McElroY's plans
to ask Governor Park TO save the life
of the man who kidnapped her. The
daughter of the city manager. II +. Me
Elrow plans 10 make personal plea TO
the Governor 10 commute the death SEN.
tence on Walter MCGEE. Miss NcElroy
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-30

with the pernicious American prejudice
strutting proudly over the land.
Such condition we fought to avoid
but. if we retire from the struggle feel.
Ing that all is we'll we shall event ually
be reduced to race of serfs.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-30

and her own life made easier II McGeea
death sentence was changed to life lm.
pTisonment MCGEE is sentencedto die
on May tenth. The State Supreme Court
today refused to reopen McGee's case.
Now only the Governor can save hlm.1
Miss McElroy's father paid thirty ,thouS-
apd dollars for her release.
= Berlin: The~Nazi government took
steps today 10 wlpe2out those nsw :, Or
gRns not controlled by the Na7i party.
All Catholic, protestant. and jewish
publications existing on 2 religious and:
racial basis have been officially banned.
The new press law was put INTO effect
by Maxamann. manager Of the German
press bureau. Maxamann. SAID the law
is designed to uo0opollze Ger man publ.
cations for Nazi ideals and ideas and TO
plase German news organs under control
of the NaZi dictatorship.
49, Flint, Mich, Charges against Herbert
NilkiD and James Walsh. Managers OF
The Flint Branch of the collapsed Guar
dian National Bank of Detroit were dis.
missed today in Flint. The court ruled
that the state courts nave jurisdiction
in the case of bank which ls rnem'
Der of the Federal Reserve System.
Paris: The French Air Ministry. an
nouuced this evening that the govern
menr is taxing steps toward policing he
country's Notifications along the Yves.
tern Frontier. Several complaints have
been received that planes believed TO be
from Germany have flown over the.
Gboundary forts. The Paris government
plans to take, drastic action TO stop this
practice. N + = :
Washington, D. C: Wholesale prices of
farm products and foods have reached
their highest level since 1870, the Bu-
reau Of Labor statistics announced today
The new high established by these pro-
ducts during the NGek ending April
twenty has forced up the general level
of wholesale commodity prices.
Brentwood, Ii six houses and a pickle
factory were destroyed by brush fire
which swept ten mile area 90 Long
Island today. Boys from nearby CCC
aided firemen 10 checking the blaze
Paris. France and Russia are expected
TO sign their treaty formutual assistance
in case of attack as soon as instructions
are received from Moscow by the Soviet
Ambassadors at Paris. ln speech today
Premier Laval of France said that the
FRANCO Russian Pact as he sees it 10 an
agreement to prevent war and not TO
provoke it,. - 80;
Chicago i'll Samuel insult. the former
utilities magnate and his brother Martin
insult with seven of their former assO-
GATES are going TO be tried on Federal
bankruptcy charges. This was disclosed
todayiby United States attorney Green
a conference with Attorney General
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as~OS~
A R D.

Mr.. & Mrs. ]. James thru this medium
express thanks for the uaany cards. cable
grams, gifts and every token of friend.
ship on the occasion of their silver we'd
ding. sf7+ 2 e',-'
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-30

The Arturo, arrived this morning
with mailsand passengers.
The 'vigllant" is due here on schedule
time today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
Miss M'Donald
Says Socialism
Present Need
BY CARROLL PEEKE
(Times Staff COrrespondent)

Copyright by The Washington Times)
Society must be reorganized-by
a strong Socialism" which will in
volve redistribution of wealth
before the problems of the world
today can be solved.
Sheila M &C Donald, brilliant
young daughter Of Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald of England
so declared to The Times, in Phila-
delphia last evening, in the first
interview she has given since her
arrival in this country.
An intense, dynamic young
woman who is keenly alive to the
problems of the day and hopes to
do her share in solving them,
Miss Macdonald came to Wash
ington today. She will be the
guest of the British ambassador
tonight.
Tomorrow she will leave the
Capital for New York and thence
for England, completing a trip
around the world during which
she has not been an ordinary
SightSeer. but has made a study
of national and world problems.
Attends Court
For instance, yesterday, in Phila.
delphia, she found time, between
parties in her honor. to go to the
Philadelphia Juvenile Court and
take her seat on the bench beside
the judge while he disposed OF
some 80 cases. Asked her reac'
ton to this procedure, she said:
ut was terribly depressing. I
always feel depressed when I
stop to think about the troubles
so many persons have, when
realize the narrowing sort of
existence they live.
Conditions brought about by
the poverty in the world must
be altered, and it will take a
strong, practical Socialism to
do it.
"The great trouble with the
world today is that too few
persons control too much Of
the wealth, while the bulk of
the population goes without.
can then there is no equal
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
HULL OPPOSES
HIGHER TARIFF
International News Service


Secretary of State Hull, in a
letter made public today, fatty
opposed higher tariffs or other
restrictions on imports.
The letter was addressed to
Chairman Doughton CD of North
Carolina, of the House Ways and
Means Committee, after he laid
the protest of cotton manufacture
ers against increased japanese i'm
ports before the Secretary OF
State.
Secretary Hull wrote:
GAS you know there is almost
continuous pressure upon this
Government from many groups
desiring increased protection
against competition, whether it
be from domestic or foreign
sources.
TRADE CURB FEARED
"In my opinion, it is not only
unwiSe as a general policy to
yield to the demands for greater
restriction upon imports, but
would be particularly unfOrtu-
nate at this time, since that
action could not but weaken the
leadership of the AdminiStra-
ton in the efforts that it is
making to reduce the many re-
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
JOHNSON
MAKES PLEA
FOR NRA
Admits Minor Errors But
Insists Recovery Unit Is
Benefit to Business
International News Service


'Let us scrub our infant off
spring vigorously but let us not
throw the baby down the drain
pipe with the dirty water"
With these characteristic words,
Gen. Hugh S. johnson today de-
Tended the NRA as an American
bulwark against a backward path
to chaos.
Improve the recovery unit and
extend it's life and the United
States will go forward to sound
economic prosperity, General
johnson argued.
Kill it, he said, and it will be
similar to burning down house
to get rid of a few rats in the
attic. aa..
Not only business as whole,
big and little, but the consumer.
the worker and the employer
have al been helped individually
by NRA, General Johnson said.
LABOR clause NecOS
The collective bargaining pro-
vision of NRA needs rewriting, he
said, as it is now so obscured with
interpretations that it can no
longer be accepted as a labor
policy. NRA has not yet fulfilled
all its intended purposes toward
labor he declared:
He is in sympathy with the 80
hour week bill introduced by
Senator Black CD of Alabama,
but it contains inflexibilities with
which he cannot agree. He said:
81 am firmly of the opinion
that we will never have full en-
plOyment and prosperity in this
country without further reduc-
ton in hours and increases in
hourly rates, and / think that
control of this must be kept in
the Government"
General Johnson'S appearance
drew a record crowd. The commit
tee moved into the large caucus
room in the Senate Office Build
ing for the hearing and this was
crowded for standing room. He
was accompanied by the ever
present Miss Frances Robinson,
"Robbie" of NRA days, who re-
mains as his secretary now.
Others Present
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Ed
ward F. McGrady, formerly asso'
ciated with General Johnson, was
on hand, too. Also present were
half hundred NRA employees who
used to call the General their
chief.
General johnson was in the
committee room early, before COM
mittee members appeared. When
he was seated, he dropped on the
table an SO page typewriter an.
alysis Of the recovery units as it
Continued on Page S, Col. -
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D. A. R. THR0NG
To POLLS

A long line of voters formed at
Memorial Continental Hall today,
balloting heavily in the most Bit
terly fought election in the history
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution while, in Constitution
Hall, the society demanded legis-
lation to make it a criminal Of
Tense to advocate the overthrow
of the United States Government.
In a resolution adopted early in
their session today, the D. A. R.
reaffirmed resolutions adopted
time after time which would make
advocacy of the overthrow of the
Government by force or violence a
crime punishable by severe SEN
tence.
The Daughters adopted an
other resolution calling on D. A.
r. State societies to deny the
benefits of their student loan
funds to advocates of unprepar-
edness in schools and colleges
throughout the country.
Radical Drive Cited
It was pointed out that an
organized effort is being made
to persuade American youth to
pledge themselves "never to fight
for country, while uniting them
selves with those who work for
it's destruction"
Campaigning continually in
full force in the corridors and
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
HIDDEN BAR HIT
At. HEARING.

The drive of local interests to
save hidden bars" in the Dis
trict today appeared to have
gained momentum.
Chairman Vincent L. Palmi
sano Cd. of Maryland, who
heads the judiciary subcommittee
of the House District Committee,
indicated that he would favor a
change in the Dirksen bill abol-
ishing hidden bars so as to give
the Alcohol Beverage Control
Board the authority to eliminate
those bars only when it decided
such elimination was advisable.
The Dirksen bill makes it man
datory that all bars be open.
The Palmisano plan would
merely give the board authority
to make hidden bars" open
when it deemed it necessary
Although Chairman Palmisano
was conducting hearings on the
ABC bill to strengthen District
liquor regulations and not the
Dirksen bill, he swung into con-
troversy on the latter measure
He would make open bars permits
sive.
Although he said that his plan
was to protect hotels and bars in
whom the District had faith
other persons expressed the view
that the Palmisano amendment
would ruin the Dirksen bill.
Testifying on the ABC bill
Charles E. Sands, representing
hotel and restaurant employees,
demanded legislation that would
prevent persons convicted under
the Volstead law and other pro-
hibition measures from having
any connection with preSent-day
liquor-dealing agencies.
Mr.. Sands said that in the
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
P. D. MEN FAIL
TO TRACE
AUTHOR
,Missives Returned TO BealI
Lawyer Who Turns Them
Over to Attorney Pugh

"Poison pen" letters written
more than year ago to Mrs.
Josephine Beall, of Jamestown,
Md, will be introduced in .evi-
dence Saturday when Mrs. Anne
Lyddane, 30-year-old blonde bank
clerk, is given a preliminary
hearing in Rockville Police Court
on charges of plotting the death
of her husband, Francis, and
Mrs. Beall.
Mrs. Beall named Mrs. Gyd-
dane correspondent in a divorce
suit q year ago against Arthur
Beall, Al, handsome garage
keeper of Jamestown. The suit
was withdrawn following a prop
erty settlement, and a formal
reconciliation effected.
States Attorney James H. Pugh
announced today that he planned
to offer the letters in evidence,
although he declined to reveal in
what manner he hopes to asso-
ciate the letters with the death
plot charges. He asserted he
would not attempt to show that
Mrs. Lyddane had written them.
Letters with Pugh
Post office officials who have
tried for more than a year to
trace the authorship of the sour
rilous notes turned the missives
over to Mrs. Beall and her attor-
ney, Edward Peter, Of Rockville,
this morning. Mrs. Beall imme-
diately gave them to Mr.. Pugh.
The letters, couched in obscene
terms, taunted Mrs. Beall with
statements to the effect her hus-
band was carrying on a love al
fair with Mrs. Lyddane.
It was learned also that Prose
cutor Pugh is pinning his case
against Mrs. Lyddane and three
men accused with her upon the
testimony he expects to be given
by five surprise" witnesses.
He has refused to name the lat
ter, but he asserted today that
each claims to have knowledge Of
meetings between Mrs. Lyddane
and the three men held in Rock
vile Jail on similar charges.
Will Take Stand
State Senator Stedman D. Pres
colt, chief counsel for Mrs. Lyd-
dane, declared today that she
would take the stand in her own
defense at the preliminary hear
ing Saturday.
Reports were current today
(Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
Soviet Food Buyer
Needs Guard

When there happened to be tea
and sugar in home, there was
no kerosene with which to boil
water.
People spent entire evenings in
the dark, in front of empty tables.
The hostess had house full OF
visitors. She felt abashed and
kept repeating:
eff 1 could only offer you
something to eat! What kind
of a hostess am I, to serve moth
ing to such guests?"
She wiped her tears. Some of
the guests spoke up:
"WhO wants to be served! We
don't need treats"
An American journalist in Mos
COW had warned me:
"If you want to pay a visit to
a home, you must go first to one
of the TOrgsin stores, where
goods are sold for foreign cur
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Won BUELON.
CITES DUTIES
Of POWERS
UNDERPACT
Asks If They Would Act
Against France in Case
She Were AggresSor
BY PIERRE ]. HUSS

BERLIN, April 10 GN.SD.-Act-
ing swiftly in the light of the
League of Nations strong resolu-
ton criticizing German rearma-
ment, Germany today lodged .
protest with Great Britain and
Italy over their attitude at Stresa
and Geneva.
State Secretary Won Buelow Of
the Foreign Office delivered the
protest to Sir Eric Phipps, British
ambassador, and to the Italian
envoy, calling their attention to
the responsibilities Of their re-
spective nations as guarantors OF
the Locarno treaty.
In effect, Germany was under
stood to have asked whether they
would feel obliged to take action
against France in case of aggreS'
sion as well as against Germany.
Disappointed in Britain
While text of the protest was
was generally assumed Won Bue.
low, giving voice to- the govern
ment's attitude as expressed in"
formally on several occasions
during the last 48 hours, made
clear the Leagues action served
to render impossible Germany'S
return to Geneva.
Significantly, Won Buelow asked
to see Phipps before summoning
the Italian ambassador. In gen.
eral, Germany is believed to be
most disappointed with Britain
for siding with France in spon'
soring the strong resolution
adopted at Geneva.
From the beginning Of the
present difficulties, Germany has
looked to England to play mod
crate and more or less neutral
role, and until the Stresa parley,
these expectations had been full
filled.
Hitler Reply Awaited
Meanwhile, speculation was rife
over what declaration Chancellor
Hitler himself will make as a re.
suit of the Geneva action.
That he is in constant touch
with the situation was attested
yesterday when, Immediately after
the League voted its resolution,
Foreign Secretary Won Neurath
contacted the chancellor in South
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
California Girl, Is,
Vanishes in n. Y.

NEW YORK, April 18 G.N.S).
Belladine Curtis, 25-year-old Cali
fornia beauty, was missing today.
Since the death of her beloved
chow dog, Chang, Miss Curtis
was reported to be hysterical
with grief. Neighbors said they
last saw the young distracted
stenographer wander away from
her Brooklyn apartment in
pajamas over which she wore q
caracul coat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
Cunliffe-Owen, Is,
To WedU.S. Woman

LONDON, April 10 G.N.SO.-En.
gagement of Sir Hugo Cunliffe-
owen, 65-year- old millionaire to-
bacco magnate, to Miss Mauritia
Martha Shaw, "a, an American,
was announced here today.
Cunliffe- Owen, noted financier
and capitalist, is chairman of the
BritiSh-American Tobacco Com
pany. His first wife was Helen
Oliver, daughter of the late James
Oliver, of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18

(ThiS is the fourth of a series
of articles on conditions TN
Soviet RuSSie. Mr.. Lang 1DGS
born in Russia in 1888. He
came to the United States In
1904. For a number OF gears
he DdS labor editor of the Je1D'
iSh language Daily ForDGrd, a
Socialist newspaper. He IS
noU q member of the editorial
staff of that ne1DSpGper.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-18
BAN LOANS
TO EUROPE,
BORAH ASKS
Senator Says Funds Going
Abroad Will Buy Arms,
Make War Certain
International News Service

International NoWB service
In an effort to prevent Ameri'
can financial support to any bel
igerent European nation, Senator
Borah (R.O Of Idaho, this after
noon introduced a joint resolutin
in the Senate proposing a Federal
ban on all private American loans
to European or ASiaStic govern
ments, firms, corporations or in
dividualS.
The resolution was referred to
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. It would not apply
to Canada, Mexico or South
American countries. Any viola
tons would be punished by TO-
year Jail terms or 100000 fines.
Cites War Preparation
Senator Borah charged Europe
was preparing for war. He de-
clared any loans made now to Eu-
ropean governments, firms or in
dividuals would be used in "in'
crease ornaments and make war
more certain"
The resolution was entitled "to
prohibit the extension Of credits
and the issuance Of foreign
loans" It declared:
"That on and after the
passage of this act, 1t shall
be unlawful for any person,
firm, partnership or corpora
ton to make any public or
private loan of money or to
extend any credit to any gov
eminent, or the national Of
any government except govern
mentS on the American con-
tinent, or to any firm, part
nership, association or corpora
ton, acting for, or on behalf
Of, any such government, or
national thereof.
RENEWALS EXCEPTED
provided, however, that this
act shall not apply to renewals
or adjustments of existing in
debtedneSS.
"Any person violating, or aid
ing, or abetting in the violation
of the provisions Of this reSOlu.
ton, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be imprisoned for not
more than ten years and shall
be fined not more than $780,
OOO."
Senator Borah said:
"The European governments
are now preparing for war. It
may not come within the next
two or three or five years, but
the preparation is going on.
Any money loaned TO them is
in aid Of war.
"The best authorities on Eu-
ropean conditions give it as
their opinion that war is prac-
tically inevitable within the next
five or ten years. Therefore, we
are practically contributing to
its preparations by any loans we
should make.
eff war breaks out and we
have large investments in Eu-
rope, they will be a powerful
factor in bringing us into the
war.
Furthermore, loans in Europe
are unsafe. They are not good
investments for our people. Eu-
rope has repudiated about H..
900 million dollars which was
loaned under the most sacred
circumstances.
"Article 297 of the treaty Of
Versailles undertook to make
confiscatiOn of the private prop
erty Of nationals Of defeated ma
tiOnS PesnectahIe'
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TIMES INDEX

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BY HARRY LANG

When evening came, 1 found my
self in the home of a large family
All the members were gathered
here to give me an opportunity to
bring back to thir relations in
America the tidings of their lives.
I already knew by experience
that the custom of treating a
guest was no more in Soviet Rus
STA. There was nothing to offer.
There was no tea. And when
there was tea there was no sugar.