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Evening star., 1935-08-29
F|L|BUSTER BLAME
SHIFTED BY LONG
Says Roosevelt Tried to Kill
Deficiency Bill Aiding
Farmers.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, August 2e.-Giving
his version of his five-and-one-half-
hour filibuster, Senator Huey Long to-
day charged that President Roosevelt
tried to adjourn Congress to kill the
deficiency bill because it contained
relief for the cotton and wheat farm
ers."
1T kept the floor Saturday night
and also kept Congress from adjourn
ing and prevented him killing the de-
ficiency bill," Louisiana's "Kingfsh'
said.
Senator Long issued statement
through secretary. He declined tc
see interviewers, but through the Sec
retary said he had no comment tc
make on William Randolph Hearst:
proposal that Alfred E. Smith lead "a
Jeffersonian Democratic party ir
1886"
"On last Saturday night Mr. Roose-
welt tried to adjourn Congress and kill
his so-called deficiency bill. which he
now says was necessary for his so
called social security proposal. He
wanted to kill it then because it con-
tained relief for the cotton and wheat
farmers"
The Senator declared that Senator
Robinson, Democratic floor leader
said last Saturday night that adjourn
ment of Congress and killing of the
deficiency bill would not affect the
so-called social security proposals con-
tained in the deficiency bill, but woulc
only kill the wheat and cotton relief.
But on Monday" Longs statement
continued, Mr.. Roosevelt sent in {
frantic appeal that Congress must ad'
journ by midnight, and he would no
allow the Congressman to vote on tht
deficiency bill before adjournment un.
less they knocked out relief for cottor
and wheat farmers.
"Now he says because he was no
allowed to cut the throats of the cot.
ton and wheat farmers he lost socia
security proposals. When was thi
President telling the truth. and wher
was he handling the truth care.
lessly?"
Evening star., 1935-08-29
SECURITY BOARD
TOLAy PLAN SOON
Program to Be Outlined
Next Month With SkeIe.
ton Staff.

The new Social Security Board will
start laying the foundation for its
vast operations affecting millions of
persons about the middle Of next
month.
John G. Winant, former Governor
of New Hampshire, who will head
the board, is due back from Europe
September IL. Vincent M. Miles Of
Arkansas, another member, will
arrive here a few days earlier. Mean
while, Arthur ]. Altmeyer, Second
Assistant Secretary Of Labor, who
completes the board, is carrying on
as acting chairman.
A skeleton staff is to be set up If,
as seems likely, funds can be provided
for preliminary work. Work-relief
money probably will be tapped, but
whatever is obtained will be entirely
for administrative purposes, Prest-
dent Roosevelt and others concerned
having abandoned all idea of making
any payments until Congress recon-
venes and loosens the S76,000000
fund for this purpose tied up by the
failure of the third deficiency bill.
Jobs Not AppOintive.
Meanwhile, job-seekers are besieg-
ing the board Offices at the Labor De-
partment, but their quest is futile as
all appointments, other than attorneys
and experts, are TO be chosen from
civil service lists.
There Is one key appointment to be
L,,,E
this will await the convening Of the
board.
Plans were being hurried for Census
Bureau work which will lay the foun-
dation for old-age pensions and un-
employment insurance.
Oficials said $4,000 900 had been
provided from the work-relief fund
for two projects which would supply
statistical information that would aid
in setting the joint social endeavors
on their way.
One to be carried out in ST. Louis,
| will arrange the names and birth
dates of each person counted in the
| 1900 census in alphabetical order &C
| cording to States and towns. officials
said this would provide an easy method
of checking ages to determine the legal
age of persons applying for pensions
Business Census Mapped.
The other study, which will supply
information to be used in planning
for unemployment insurance, IS the
Census Of Business. This will be con-
Quoted from headquarters at Phlla-
delphia
incidentally, the lack Of the third
deficiency appropriation funds was
felt in another quarter, too. 1t may
force more than 600 employees of the
Steamboat Inspection Service to work
20 days without pay between Septem-
Der and June 80, 1886.
Joseph B. Weaver, director of the
Commerce Departments Bureau of
Navigation and Steamboat Inspection,
indicated that yesterday, recalling the
blocked measure contained $4,000 for
meeting a deficit in the bureaus rdy
roll.
However, Malcolm Kerlin, admins
trative assistant to Secretary Roper.
said he believed funds might be trans
ferred from some other bureau to
make up the deficit.
Weaver said that if the funds were
not forthcoming, it would mean can
collation. of all plans to administer
new regulations adopted this year to
promote safety at sea, and abandon
ment of a proposed technical staff re-
Gently organized to study compart-
ments of all American ships.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
Roosevelt Expected to Dispatch An
other Warning to Russia.

Roosevelt Expected to Dispatch An
other Warning to Russia.
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt was believed to
be ready today to make the next
move in the Soviet-American dispute
over Communist propaganda.
The nature of the move was kept a
secret. Observers believed, however
that one logical probability was a
blunt warning that friendly diplomatic
relations between the two nations
would be severed unless Soviet Russia
curbed activities of the Third Inter-
rationale.
Plans for intensified Communist
activity in the United States were
discussed at a recent meeting of the
prompted the United States to accuse
the Soviet government of fragrant
violation" of pledges to curb inter-
ference in American affairs. The
Soviets rejected the protest note on
the grounds the Russian government
had no connection with the Inter-
rationale.
Though Secretary of State Hull has
been comforting with President Roose-
velt, neither he nor any other official
would comment as to the course to
be taken. It was believed, however,
that the President would act within
q day or two.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

tences for petty offenses, and there
fore not considered a serious menace
to society.
They steep more human beings in
the bitter lye Of criminality every
year than our State and Federal
prisons do. Penologists express the
opinion that an offender is likely to
suffer more harm-to be more surely
directed and impelled toward a life
of crime-by 80 days In Jail than by
an equal period in State prison. They
say that many an offender might be
Strengthened out during the course of
his prison sentence If it were not for
the embittering, case-hardening effect
of his jail experience.
Declared Cages.
Why is this so? Because in most
jails offenders are thrown indiscrimi-
nately into what is little better than
a common cage; hardened offenders
and beginners, old and young, sick
and we'll, guilty and innocent. II
you are well, you may be issued un-
sterilized blankets that were used last
night by a diseased person.
II the jail is crowded, as it usually
Is, you may be locked into cell with
a consumptive or an insane man. II
you have no money, you eat monoto-
nous, insufficient, badly cooked food;
If you have money, you may eat good
food at table run by the jailer's wife
at so much per day, or have meals sent
in from a restaurant.
Moreover, If you have money. ir
some jails you can sit in every night
on a poker game for which the jailel
rents the cards at So deck, or you
may go down town to party, or have
some liquor or drugs sent in.
Breeding Places Oh Crime.
There are in America at least 4,00C
of these breeding places of crime. They
receive under sentence-usually from
one day to one year-about 100000
persons a year; men, women, boys
girls. How many they receive await
ing trial nobody on earth knows; often
the jailer cannot tell you how many
prisoners he has without making q
physical count.
If any one thinks this is an exag-
gerated picture, let him consult the
files of the United States Bureau OF
Prisons, which is forced to board Fed
eral prisoners in more than 1,20C
county jails and inspects them as often
as possible. Conditions of neglect and
corruption are recorded time after
Evening star., 1935-08-29


The most significant change lately
has been in prices. They are higher
than at any time in five years. The
recent bulge of food and farm prices
(meat and hogs, particularly has
drawn the index up. Industrial prices
are generally unchanged.
New Buying Psychology.
People seem to have developed new
buying psychology. They are pur-
chasing electric refrigerators. vacuum
sweepers, washing machines, autos,
cigarettes and clothes. They are TAX
ing trips to Europe. But they are not
buying liquor, homes, real estate or
making investments, at least not to a
commensurate extent.
For instance, July production Of
cigarettes set new record of 13 bill
lions. But the amount of building
contracts awarded in that month was
only "a per cent of normal, even
with the P. w. A. stimulus.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

not absorb the millions on relief more
rapidly because the administration
refuses to allow business and industry
to function in the way business and
industry believe they can function
effectively to bring about re-employ-
ment. The result is that the $4,000
100000 fund probably will not achieve
the objective sought and there will
be an army Of unemployed long after
November 1 Of this year.
That's why the predictions being
made by cabinet officers and others
in the Government are unlikely to
be realized. The unemployment stu
alton is not materially changed from
what it was a year ago and that
is why all the agitation about the
social security to take effect three years
hence, utility holding company dis
solution to take effect three years
hence and most of the other bills
passed by the Congress that has
just adjourned is really a smoke
screen to hide the failure of the
New Deal to put back to work the
10000, 900 men who have been wait
ing patiently in the breadlines for
the answer to their prayers.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
LOBBY QUIZ PLANS
PROBE OF WEIGHTS
Cities of East and West to
Be Checked for
Violations.
BY the Associated Press.

As an outgrowth Of "a short weight
charges against employees of chain
store system here, the Special House
Committee investigating "superlob-
bies" has called on police departments
of the major cities to supply the rec
ords Ct any similar cases in their juris-
dictions.
The Washington cases have not yet
been tried and the first is set for
hearing on SeptemLcr cr IT.
Representative Bloom. Democrat. Of
New York. chairman of the eastern
division of the committee headed by
Representative Patman, Democrat, Of
Texas. said yesterday he had re-
quested the records and disposition of
all cases in the United States involv-
ing chain stores, "as far back as the
records 60"
My idea is to find out the number
Of such cases." he said, land just
what purpose is served in giving short
weight and just who benefits by it."
Executive Session Planned.
The findings, Bloom said, will be
discussed in executive session along
with other phases of the investiga-
ton.
Another major phase Of the inves-
tigation was started when four secret
agents Of the committee were sent to
New York to investigate the buying
operations Of chain grocery. drug and
department stores and the selling
o.erations of the manufacturers deal
ing with them.
These secret Investigators were ex-
pected by Bloom to complete their
findings and report in time for the
committee to meet in New York around
the middle of next month.
The investigators will go to Boston
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Kansas City
and the Pacific Coast after completing
work in New York. The committee
has $500 to carry on its operations
until Congress assemblies again in
January.
Hearing Officials Chosen.
Bloom will conduct the sessions In
New York and possibly Chicago, while
Patman will preside over hearings in
the West.
Public hearings in Washington were
completed July 10, after officials OF
large chain store companies testified
on buying operations.
During the hearings 1t was revealed
that General Foods Corp. paid $780,
900 annually and Standard Brands
Inc, paid s350,00O annually to the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. to aid pro-
motion of their products. These pay
ments were described by Bloom as
rebates which operated to the disad-
vantage of the independent grocer.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
PROBE Of LONGS
EMPIRE IS BEGUN
Congressional Committee Is
Named to Investigate
Senator's Activities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Investigated many times with little
results. the political empire of Senator
Long. Democrat of Louisiana, today is
faced with the prospect Of close scru-
tiny from House committee drawn
from all sections Of the East, South
and Midwest.
Headed by q Massachusetts DEM
crat, Representative Granf1eld. the
committee includes Representatives
Wilcox, Democrat of Florida; Thorn,
Democrat of Ohio; Lewis, Democrat
of Colorado; Barden, Democrat OF
North Carolina; Lehlbach, Republican
of New Jersey, and Hancock, Repub-
lican of New York. They were named
last night by Speaker Byrns.
Probe to Be Rushed.
With this formality out of the way
and performed to the satisfaction OF
anti-Long members of the House,
efforts today we're directed toward a
prompt beginning of the investigation.
An anti-Long group of Louisianans
in the House, led by Representative
Dear, will seek immediate appointment
of a subcommittee and announcement
of a date for hearings in Louisiana.
Mentioned as a possible candidate
for Governor in the primary to be
held in January, Dear said he did
not plan to leave Washington until
definite action is taken by the COM
mittee.
Although the resolution, to all ap-
pearances, was the routine one au-
thorizing inquiries into expenditures
of candidates for the House, it further
authorized the committee "to act on
its own initiative and upon such in
formation which in its judgment may
be reasonable and reliable"
Organization to Be Probed.
The Louisianans explained that this
empowered the committee to investi-
gate Longs political organization, in
cluding his five-day State legislative
sessions, and their effect on the re-
publican form of government guaran-
teed by the Constitution.
1t was expected that the committee
would be invited to investigate the
Long political machine by some out
standing Democratic political group In
Louisiana. Dear said he would like
to see some group. like the Young
Democratic Organization Of Louisi-
ana" take an active part in pushing
the investigation.
The anti-Long House group. which
Evening star., 1935-08-29
PRESIDENT WEIGHS.
HOUSING MERGER.
Seeks to Coordinate All
Scattered Agencies in
One Administration.

President Roosevelt is seriously con-
sidering co-ordinating all the scattered
housing activities of the Government,
1t was learned today.
To this end, he conferred today with
Secretary Ickes, Administrator Of
Rural Resettlement Rexford Tugwell,
Chairman Fahey Of the Home Owners
Loan Corp, Stewart Mcdonald, acting
head Of the Federal Housing Admins
tration, and James A. Moffett, retiring
head of the F. H. A.
The President has no definite idea
yet, but it is felt very certain that
when Congress again assemblies, he
will be in position to suggest the
necessary legislation.
Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Works
would have attended the conference
today had he not been out Of the city
on brief vacation.
Because of the great growth of vari-
Gus home and housing activities under
the New Deal, the President is con-
vinced there are certain complexities
and confusions. and feels confident
better and quicker results will be OBJ
tanned by putting all of the scattered
activities into one big administration
division.
For instance, the Home Owners
Loan Corp, which is actually a bank
ing establishment and not a real estate
agency, finds itself in possession of a
large number of homes acquired
through mortgage foreclosures. Then,
there is the Rural Resettlement Ad-
ministration with its huge funds for
rural and suburban resettlement; the
old Subsistence Homestead Admins
tration, which has been consolidated
with the Rural Resettlement Admin
istration and the Works Progress Ad-
ministration. In addition the Public
Works Administration is engaged in
a certain amount Of housing activity
in its slum-clearance program. There
are other activities scattered about, the
most important and widespread being
those coming under the Federal
Housing Administration.
Inasmuch as virtually all these ac-
tivities have been provided for by acts
of Congress, consultations or mergers
cannot be effected by presidential
order. The President must appeal to
Congress.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Business Holds to Seasonal
Trends With Prospects
Favorable.
BY PAUL MALLON.


~ USINESS men have been mur-
- muring from habit lately about
instability. If the Govern
- ment figures do not lie, this
country has experienced the most un-
usual period of stability in its history
during the last eight months. The
trouble is the stability is caught,
hooked and fastened on plane about
80 per cent of normal Q923-1925
being considered normaD.
The Government business chart
shows that the main business indiceS
have clung closely to seasonal lines
since January. Industrial production
today is figured at 88 per cent of nor
NAL, which is only two points of since
January. Factory employment today
has been improved only half point
since January, pay rolls "a points,
freight loadings off 8, department store
sales up 10. building contracts up 10,
prices up IT.
Chart Shows Trend.
You can trace the trend for your
self from the chart which follows.
Each figure represents the percentage
of normal existing at the times stated.
Normal (1O0) is the 1923-1925 average
for each index except prices. They
are based on 1926. All figures have
had the seasonal warp eliminated.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

also includes Representatives Sandlin,
Wilson, Sanders and Montet, openly
denounced Long a few weeks ago,
after a conference in New Orleans,
and stated a full anti-Long ticket
would enter the State primary in
January when the Congressman come
up for reelection.
Long said the statement came from
tex congressman" and that his or
ganization would defeat the i've Rep
resentatives for reelection.
Administration Aid Sought.
The latest move on the part Of the
Represe. tatives was to try to obtain
administration aid in fighting Long
and through the proposed committee
Investigation they hope to break his
political domination Of Louisiana.
Byrns said Inauguration of the
committees work would depend on the
chairman. He said he did not know
gate Immediately as first primaries
were set for January. When it was
suggested by reporters that Longs
State might be subjected to scrutiny
at once, Byrns grinned and remarked
that there might be some elections
between now and January.
President Roosevelt named an anti
Long leader as Federal marshal for
the eastern district of Louisiana yes
terday. 1t was the first appointment
the State has received from the White
House this year. No nominations
were sent to the Senate because ad-
ministration leaders were satisfied
Senator Long would oppose their con-
frmation.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
GOV. TALMADGE DIETING
|. FOR NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, August 2e.-Gov. Eugene
Talmadge of Georgia, who already has
been testing his oratorical powers
against the Roosevelt administration,
now is engaged in getting down to
hard muscles" for the 1896 national
campaign.
BY eliminating sweets from his diet
Talmadge said he has cut his weight
25 pounds.
Its all for the 1886 election, he
explained. Il always go in training
before a political fight. Don't horses
and boxers train?"
Talmadge has been an open foe of
President Roosevelt for some time and
is out to try to block his renomina-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
IN BENDIX
RACE GET PLACES
0rtman to Leave First in Cross.
Country Dash To.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August 2e.-Speed
pilots put finishing touches to their
planes today in preparation for the
annual Bendix Derby from Los An
geles to Cleveland, Ohio.
Eight of the Nations leading flyers,
headed by the ruling cross-country
speed king, Col. Roscoe Turner, will
take off tomorrow in the annual
trophy event, staged in connection
with the national air races.
Weather reports were anxiously
studied and schedule Of take-offs,
agreed upon yesterday, will not be
revised unless flying conditions change
adversely.
With $12,500 in cash prizes Of
fered in the Los Angeles-Cleveland
derby, a bonus and a wealth of fame
awaits any flyer who flys on to New
York and lowers Col. Turner'S trans
continental record of 10 hours,
minutes.
Under the schedule of departures,
Earl Ortman, Los Angeles, flying a
Kith rider racer, will take off from
Union Air Terminal at 4:30 am,
Eastern standard time.
Thirty minutes later Royal Leonard
and his Qed ship will leave.
Turner is slated to take his rebuilt
wedell- williams Sky Rocar into the
air at am.
The rest Of the schedule follows:
Jacqueline Cochrane in q North
rup Gamma, 6:15 am.
Cecil Allen in a modernized Geebee,
No. z, 6:45 am.
Russell w. Thaw in a Northrup
Gamma, z am.
Benjamin o. Howard.in the Mister
Mulligan, which he personally de-
signed. 7:10 am.
Roy o. Hunt In . Lockheed Orion.
tbs an.
Evening star., 1935-08-29
TWO GIRLS ADMIT
KIDNAPPING FAKE
Report They Were Seized to
Cover Up on Trip
to Park.
BY the Associated Press.

by LOo hSSOSldteu E4Ssos
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 29.-
Under police questioning, Catherine
North, 13, and her sister, Mildred, 10,
admitted early today that their story
of having been kidnapped by three COL
ored men was untrue.
Their sister, Adeline, 8, started
widespread police hunt last night when
she tearfully reported to her mother
that the two girls had been seized
and carried away by colored men in
an automobile. The three sisters had
been given a dollar and sent to a
grocery to buy broom.
Mildred and Catherine, after an
hour and half of coaxing by county
patrolmen, said they had spent the
money and gone to park to spend
the night. They came home when it
got cold.
Evening star., 1935-08-29

This 1CdOe is undoubtedly q bad
outgro1th of the depression era. in
which some people lost their SaU-
ings. They do not Uant to saue
now. They iUdnt to spend for par
ticnldr loU-priced comforts.
The immediate outlook Is good
During the last three weeks steel
operations have been pushed up to
about so per cent of capacity. In
early July they were 80 per cent. The
improvement is based on wide buying
of many kinds-agricultural imple-
ments, wire, tin plate (for canning
Soon there will be auto demand
for steel (new cars). The best au-
thorities therefore are sure that
there will be an increase in steel
operations during the next few
months.
Electric power production is set
ting a new record. Lumber is better.
An industrial production figure of
perhaps 90 is looked for in Sep
tember.
The improvement in building con-
tracts is due almost entirely to
P. w. A. The governmental influence
was felt in the last week of July
and since. Private residential con-
struction is holding up fairly well
after Summer squirt, but it is
nothing to buy stocks about.
The strength of department store
sales may be due, in part, to q
defect in the adjusted figures. There
Is reason to believe that sales lately
have been good, but not that good
The erratic fiuctuation in coal fur
nishes the influence behind the car
loadings figures. One week the con-
sumers fear a strike and are stock
ing up. The next, they are yawning.
The yawn appears to be better
grounded than the excitement.
(Copyrignt. l935.D
Evening star., 1935-08-29
$1,000 PIN LOST

Mrs. Elizabeth N. Hempstone
Asks Police to Aid in Search.
Mrs. Elizabeth N. Hempstone, 1850
New Hampshire avenue, today asked
police to aid In the search of q 81 900
pin she lost last night either at the
Shoreham Hotel terrace or in .
taxicab.
The pin, Of platinum. is set with q
large diamond in the center and sur
rounded by Is small ones. It Is Of
oval shape and Of q leaf design.