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Evening star., 1935-02-17
PORK PRODUCTION HITS
24-YEAR LOW RECORD
Hogs Processed Last Month De-
cline 43 Per Cent, Compared
With January. 1884.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 16-A "a
year low record for January pork
production was established last month,
according to an analysis made today
by the Institute of American Meat
Packers.
The number of hogs processed into
pork under the Federal inspection
during the month showed a decline
of 43 per cent, compared with Janu-
ary, 1884.
Approximately 100000 hogs were
dressed by the meat packing industry
during January as compared with
over 5,250,000 in January last year
The small marketing Of hogs was due
to decreased number of hogs on farms,
caused primarily by the Government
production-control program.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Ia GUARD|A ACTS
TO BLOCK STRIKE
Public Health Involved in
Threatened Tie-Up, Start
ing Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

1
NEW YORK. February 16-Appar
emily blocked in his efforts to aver
a threatening strike of 100000 build.
ing service employees, Mayor F. H
La Guardia planned tonight to seno
police, fire and health department
workers into the breach. The walk
out is scheduled to begin Monday
Although reluctant to invoke the
city's health laws, the mayor was rep
resented as determined to keep eleva-
tors running and furnace fires going
in buildings where these services are
vital.
A series of conferences having failed
to change the situation, union lead
ers went forward with plans for a
strike throughout the metropolitan
area, including Newark, Northern New
Jersey and possibly some points in
Westchester
Last Overtures Rejected.
"Our last overtures we're rejected, II
said James j. Bambrick, union presi-
dent. The strike will take place"
The conferences looking toward
settlement are expected to continue
tomorrow, however.
Meanwhile another strike was
threatened by spokesmen claiming to
represent 1000 technicians of the
Brooklyn Edison Co. If this walkout
materializes, they said, it would inter-
fere with electric and water service In
Brooklyn, Queens and downtown Man.
haitian.
In an effort to mediate the threat
ened building service strike, Mayor
La Guardia called in Ben Golden, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Regional La
Dor Board, and Benedict Wolf, exec
utive officer of the National Labor Re-
lations Board.
Reluctant to Invoke Law,
City administration was represented
as attempting to avert the strike
without resorting to the invocation
of legal measures.
Extra guards. we're placed at
strategic points to prevent further
outbursts of violence. Two men were
wounded and third struck over the
head with a base ball bat last night
in Harlem, where a walkout Of
elevator operators and porters began
Wednesday.
Building operators prepared for a
possible emergency in which union
leaders asserted 10000 structures, Of
flee buildings, apartment houses and
factories might be involved.
Labor leaders watched anxiously,
regarding the walkout as a test of
unionization in a field where many
employers have resisted it vigorously.
Building operators, having broken
off relations with the union, asserted
they were ready to meet the strike
threat and would maintain all serv-
ices, particularly on elevators.
Officials moved first to seek agree
ment that handling of food and neces-
saries of life would not be impeded.
The storm broke last night when
James j. Bambrick, president of the
Building Services Employees Interna-
tional Union local, refused to sign an
arbitration board award.
A few hours later ''rank-and-f file"
members of the A. F. of L. Union
shouted down attempts of leaders to
delay strike, and voted to walk out
Monday night unless satisfactory
terms were obtained.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
ETHIOPIA DENIES ADVANCE.
Official Version of Issues Issued in
Adds Ababa,

Adds ABABA, February is R).-
The Ethiopian government today re-
neWed its assertion that there has
been no advance of Ethiopian forces
anywhere along the disputed frontier
between this nation and Italy's col
onies since the border clash at Ualual
in December. ......
An official version of the issues con-
cerned in the Italo- Ethiopian contro-
versy contained this statement:
Ethiopian troops have not occu-
pied any place called Silar, which Is
unknown here, nor Afdub or any
other place since the Ualuai Incl
dent"
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Above: A view Of the great
mound at Tepe Gawra, In northern
Mesopotamia, where archeologists
of the University Of Pennsylvania
believe they have discovered re-
mains of q city $500 years old
most ancient ever discovered.
Trial trenches dug below the city
have revealed remains of at least
10 earlier civilizations, and the
explorers hope to push back the
threshold Of Mesopotamian cul-
ture to the fifth millennium.
Circle: Charles Bache, field di-
rector of the joint expedition of
the American School of Oriental
Research and the university mu-
scum
Lower: A few of the rosettes,
beads and other ornaments Of
gold and electrum which were
found In the tombs,
"A. p. Photos.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Soviet Planting Planned.

MOSCOW, February 16 CP).-Spring
sowing plans for the Soviet Union,
announced today, showed little change
from last year. The soWn area will
be 93,800,000 hectares $4,000. 600
acres, an increase Of only $1,000
hectares over 1884 OF this, $4,000 900
hectares will be planted in wheat and
100000 in cotton.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
BOND USE AS BASE
Of MONEY STAYS
Federal Reserve Notes to
Keep Present Backing
Until 1887.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Acting to insure an ample supply of
Federal Reserve Bank currency, PreSi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday continued for
another two years the use of Govern
ment bonds as security for Federal
Reserve notes.
His proclamation, dated February IA,
did not affect the requirement that
all Federal Reserve notes must be
supported by a 40 per cent gold
reserve. Since naturalization Of
gold, this has meant Reserve banks
must hold at least 40 per cent Of the
value of their note issues in gold
certificates representing metal actually
deposited in the Treasury.
Extended Until March ;, 1887.
The presidential proclamation ex-
tended until March 8, 1897, an emer-
gency remedy forced in the early
days of 1893, when the short-teFm
commercial paper ordinarily employed
as collateral for Federal Reserve notes
the bulk of the everyday money
supply-dwindled to vanishing point.
This situation demanded the use Of
more gold as collateral. At one time
Reserve note issues tied up as much
as 70 per cent of the Nations gold
supply and left the Treasury in a
precarious position in the face of
heavy European Withdrawals of the
metal.
On the recommendation of Ogden
Mills, Secretary Of the Treasury under
Herbert Hoover, who told Congress q
larger supply of free gold was needed,
the Reserve law was amended TO per-
NIT the use of direct Government
obligations as Reserve note collateral.
Authority in Bank Act.
The authority was extended one
more year by the banking act Of 1884,
which gave the President power to
extend 1t for another two-year period.
This was the authority Mr.. Roosevelt
exercised In his proclamation.
On the basis Of present Federal
Reserve Bank holdings of Government
bonds, the system could issue up to
$4,050 100000 in circulating notes.
The new banking bill just sent Con-
gress by the Treasury would empower
the Federal Reserve Board to define
the collateral for Reserve notes.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
DOGS LEASH KILLS BOY
Mother Finds Victim in Basemen

Mother Finds Victim in Basement
Dying of Strangulation.
BUFFALO, N. Y, February l6 R).
Raymond Mackiejewski, 13, was
killed today when his dogs leash
wound around his neck while they
were at play.
Raymond and the dog were In the
cellar. When their noisy play ceased,
his mother went to learn the cause.
She found the boy unconscious, the
leash wrapped several times around
his neck.
. A rescue squad from o fire station
failed to revive the lad.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Orchard Spraying Fought.

OKLAHOMA CITY, February 16
R.-A bill providing a fine for
spraying orchids, because spraying
isn't necessary and means death TO
millions of bees" was introduced in
the Oklahoma House Of Representa-
tives today by Representative Tupper
Jones of Dewey County.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
First Aid Glasses Planned.

The District Chapter Of the Amer
ican Red Cross, 1880 I street, will
organize . standard first-aid class
next Wednesday. Glasses will be held
twice g. week for five weeks.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
| Outing, Red Triangle Outing Club,
meet at Seventeenth street and New
York avenue, 1880 am.
Town Hall of Washington. debate
by H. v. Kaltenborn and George e.
Sokolsky on Should the United
States Enter the League of Nations?"
Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Smoker, Nu Omega Fraternity.
Hamilton Hotel, I pm.
Dance, Sigma Phi fraternity. Ham
ilton Hotel, 10 pm.
Play, Almost a Tragedy" Jewish
Community Center, 8:15 pm.
Luncheon, North Dakota State So
ciety, Lafayette Hotel, 1850 pm.
TOMORROW.
Buffet supper and meeting, Federal
Bar Association, University Club,
pm.
Board meeting and dinner, Business
and Professional Women, Lafayette
Hotel, $50 pm.
BANQUET. Jacoby Society. Lafayette
Hotel, Z pm.
Lecture, Miss Janet Richards, vii.
lard Hotel, IL am.
Musical program, Chevy Chase
Chanters, before fourth degree group
Of Knights Of eolImbuss AayAewr
Hotel 8 pm. \
Evening star., 1935-02-17
BENEFIT DANCE

Young Mems Community Club
Now Has 800 Members.
A holiday dance will be held in the
Roosevelt High School Armory Tues
day night for the benefit of the
Young Mems Community Club.
Prizes will be offered for the best
exhibition dancing. The club was
organized last october with only IS
members and has increased to more
than 800,
Evening star., 1935-02-17
CONFIDENCE AIM
Of FEUROPEANP PACT
England, France and Italy
Join Forces to Hold Ma
tions Together.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 16.-Britain,
France and italy have Joined forces
to keep Europe's peace until the re-
turn of confidence makes their polio
ing unnecessary, authoritative circles
disclosed today.
That, 1t was revealed, was the sole
purpose in the Anglo French accords
drafted at London two weeks ago, to
which Adolf Hitler was invited to ad-
here.
AS the government studied Hitler's
noncommittal reply to the proposals
for an inclusive security pact to solve
all Europe's trouble -fraught questions
simultaneously, these sources pointed
to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonold
as the man who conceived the scheme
and to Sir John Simon, foreign secre-
tary, as the man who executed it.
The two, they said sought restora-
ton of confidence on the continent
order to restore trade, and thus eco
nomic prosperity, hoping to make
Britain's traditional leadership in
-;orld affairs once more secure.
Peaceful Means.
If Germany ultimately decides to
enter the accords, it was said, this
restoration of confidence will be
achieved by peaceful means and in
ternational cooperation.
Should Hitler reject the essentials
of the plan, Britain, France and Italy
will join their armed forces to assure
peace until normal conditions make
the big stick" no longer necessary.
Meanwhile, Britain and France were
attempting to come to an early agree
ment as to the tenor of their re-
sponse to Germany's guarded reply to
the London proposals.
Anxious to Negotiate.
Both governments we're described
here as anxious that every effort be
made to get negotiations with Ger
many under way. It was reported
France already has assured Britain
she will not stand in the way of the
separate Anglo-German talks request
ed in Hitler's reply
1t was understood exchanges of
views between London and Paris be-
gan through diplomatic channels soon
after official receipt of the Germany
note and messages from the two ma
tions' Ambassadors in Berlin Thurs
day night.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
MUSS0LINI ROUSES
NATION AS TROOPS
LEAVE FOR AFRICA

Continued From First Page }
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Price Minimums Fixed.

Argentina has established minimum
prices for wheat, corn and fiaxSeed.
Crude oil production in Mexico In q
recent month totaled 3,393,770 barrels.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Dance, Sigma Phi Fraternity, Ham
ilton Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
DECISION ON GOLD
TOMORROW SEEN
IN COURTS SILENCE

Continued From First Page,)
Evening star., 1935-02-17
TOMORROW

Luncheon, North Dakota State So
ciety, Lafayette Hotel, 1850 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Play, Almost q Tragedy" Jewish
Community Center, 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Banquet. Jacoby Society. Lafayette
Hotel, 7 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Buffet supper and meeting, Federal
Bar Association, University Club,
pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Smoker, Nu Omega Fraternity,
Hamilton Hotel, I pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Board meeting and dinner, Business
and Professional Women, Lafayette
Hotel, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Lecture, Miss Janet Richards. VIII
lard Hotel, IL am.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
By Eddie Ash
TOWNSEND BOYS PLEASE COACH
MICHIGAN LIKES LOCAL METERS

y AY FISHER coach of the University of Michigan fresh
basketball team, has advised Varsity Coach Frank
lin CappOn that hghcass talent will be available for the
Wolverines Big Ten quintet next Two Indianapolis
lads figure in Coach Fishers optimistic prediction They
John Townsend and Earl Townsend brothers.
The Townsend boys held down the forward assignments
the Michigan yearng squad Earl had year of collegiate
competition at De Paw and John Tech High Schools
star center during the 1884 season.
Fisher declares John The best player
products VIII bid
Joe Rnaldi Of Ekhart William Whitehead
Of the l93435 viii return
f0r campaign
Townsend brothers
freshman numerals Michigan
Conference this Cappon look forward
eagerly 70 me time Wen ne can work with the
turned BY Coach Fisher thinks the bows
trained freshman by Fisher
IN Wolverine basketball may be ended
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
Happy, Though Broke
boxing fans of

VETERAN boxing fans OF Indi-
V annapolis VIII. recall Grover
Hayes. the former lightweight who
used 10 fight in local rings He re-
tired from the resin dust along
about 1914 after a trouncing by
Johnny Dundee.
Hayes me- with an accident dur
ing the World War while employed
in the shipyards at Hog Island.
Philadelphia He tumbled 85 feet
and suffered a spinal injury which
paralyzed his left size He was on
crutches from 1919 10 1893. The gov
eminent finally advised an opera
ton two years ago and Grover is
back on his feet and happy to es-
cape the ranks Of the hopeless Grip
pies.
He is unemployed. however. and is
I'm Chicago trying TO find something
10 do Hayes SAYS he earned more
than $4,000 in the ring and has not
a dime TO show for IT, 1T was a
brutal game in my time and most of
the boys gave little thought 10 the
future Grover remarked the other
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
Pulls IN Horns

nIZZY DEAN says ne was mis-
II quoted At any rate Dir has
changed his tune on the Babe Ruth
subject and declares he meant to
welcome the BambinO to the Ma
tional League rather than defame
him. II is said the other St. Louis
Cardinal players pointed out 70
Dean that popping of about Ruth
was Ike going skating on rubber ice.
AT any rate Dir has called of the
sO-called feud with the statement
he will pitch to Ruth just like any
other tough hitter and then hope
for the best Says Dean: I won't
hesitate to pass him If he comes up
m a pinch. I know how he can
lather that ball. and even if I didn't
the rest Of the Cardinals are taking
plenty Of pains 10 tell me all about
him"
And with that Dizzy made an even
money bet that Ruth won't hit a
home run of him in the first four
times at bat Dean has the edge in
that bet. The Cardinals and Braves
clash for the first time in champion
ship play early in Nav in Boston
and the right field fence at Braves
Field is 364 fec. from home plate.
Left field is 35c feet and center
field AT feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
Indiana Defends
Big Ten Mat Title
Nine Conference Teams in
Meet at Chicago.

By United Press
CHICAGO, March 8.-Wrestlers
of nine Big Ten universities will
grunt and groan their way to cham
pionships in the University of Chi
cago gymnasium today and tomor-
row in the annual conference meet
Purdue has no entry
Indiana, undefeated in dual COM
petition this year, has two stellar
performers in Frank Krahulik, 1855,
and OIden Gillum, IT'S, who won
titles last year, and three promis-
ing newcomers to conference mats.
Illinois brought two defending
champions, Pete Pakutinski, 1876,
and Blaine Adams, 1875.
Iowa and Michigan we're rated
among contenders for the team
title.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
AH-AmericG Selections

A n all-America college basket
IA ball team for l934-35. based on
information submitted by so lead
ing coaches throughout the country.
will be announced for the first time
on the kellogg College Prom broad
cast, starring Ruth Etting and Red
Nichols and his orchestra. over an
NBC-WJZ network on Thursday.
March Il. at Gas p. m.
Ward Lambert. basketball coach
o. Purdue University. 10 which the
kellogg College Prom will be dedi-
Gated that evening. Will announce
the all-America team. as well as all
East. all-WeSt. au-SOuth and all
Southwest teams. The announce
ment OF the teams Will represent
the conclusion Of thorough survey
Of the current season carried on by
Les Quailey. Kellogg sports analyst.
Early IN the season Quailev IN
vited each Of so leading coaches Ia
submit an all-Star opponent team.
PICKED from the teams his COLLEGE
played during the year. The results
are now being tabulated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
KESSLER ON ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Four QuintetS
on Edge for
Regional Here
Anderson Is Favored to
Push Through Strong
Field Tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the big day for "a
high school basketball teams in In
diana. SiXty-four survivors of sec
tional wars will match forces and in
three short hours of actual battle
the field will be whitfield to Is.
Striving for a position among that
popular Big Is" at the local Tech
gym will be Anderson, Plainfield.
Ben Davis and Fortyille. Two games
tomorrow afternoon and one tomor-
row night will be needed to elimi-
nate three contenderS and leave but
one ready for the jaunt to the But
Ter fieldhouSe, March Is.
1t will be the first time since 1924
that an Indianapolis team has not
/ participated in the regional trials,
but attendance is not expected to
suffer as indianapolis fans have
tied their enthusiasm to the diligent
Ben Davis Giants and will be on
hand in large numbers to boost the
suburban warriors.
A Fighting Chance
The big Ben Davis cagers dis
played bright prospects in elimina-
ting Washington, Southport and
Shortridge in the local sectional
last week and are conceded a fight
ing chance.
Anderson is top-heavy favorite
with state experts and the majority
of HooSier fans Coach Chadd's
Indians finished strong near the end
Of the season, drubbing several
prominent rivals. The Indians
pushed through the Madison County
sectional without a scare.
Plainleld is represented by vet
eran combination that has tuned
for this occasion since dropping a
heart-breaking one-point decision
to Tech in the Anderson regional
last year. Plainfield and Ben Davis
will clash in the first game of the
afternoon session tomorrow at 2 p.
m. This tilt is anticipated as the
feature attraction of the afternoon.
EortviIle Shows Promise
Anderson is favored to advance
over Fortville in the second game
at tomorrow, though the Deacons
gave promise of strong resistance in
their sterling performance in the
sectional at Greenfield last week.
The final 1racas at 8 tomorrow
night will bring together the two
winners of the afternoon contests,
tagged by many as Plainfield and
Anderson.
Birch E. Bayh and Orville Jones
will be in charge of the whistling
duties in all three games.
The winner here will meet the
victor at Bloomington in the state
finals next Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08

Mr.. White. member of the educa-
ton committee, refused to go along
with other members and allow the
bill TO die in committee last night
and the bill will be reported out to-
day without recommendation and
sent to the printers, according to
Senator Ward G. Biddle, Bloom
ingtOn, chairman.
Floyd l. McMurray, state Superin-
tendent of public instruction, and
Arthur Campbell of Anderson APP
peared before the committee and as
serted there was no need for the
bill since the state school board
could take care of the situation
through direct dealing with the In
diana High School Athletic Associa-
ton officials.
Trester Attends Session
A. l.. Trester. 1. H. S. A. A. COM
missioner, was in the Senate cham
Der while the ocommittee was in
closed session, but did MOI appear
before the group.
Affidavits have been obtained to
contradict the charges made on the
floor of the House, where the bill
recently passed. that high school
authorities were "murdererS" and
that players on Jasper and Frank
tort high school teams died from the
effects of basketball tournament
strain. The attending physician for
Edward ROttet. Jasper, star forward
on last years tournament team who
died last August, stated that the boy
died of typhoid fever. He had played
baseball for two months after school
closed in May.
Similar statement from the county
health officer at Frankfort as well
as from high school authorities there
state that death OF one of the ex-
Frankfort players resulted from an
automobile accident and that others
succumbed to diseases in no way
traceable to basketball tournament
strain.
Gives Physicians Views
Mr.. Campbell pointed out if the
legislature is to pass laws regulat-
ing the athletic activities of growing
youth, then laws that take in all
youths and not just those partici-
pating in high school basketball
should be framed.
He said Indiana high school ath-
letics are the best regulated in the
country. Physicians examine the
boys on regional championship
teams participating in the final
games and have not recommended
changes, Mr.. Campbell claimed.
Mr.. Campbell points out that even
if the law is passed and the high
school tournament would be abol-
ished there would still be the grade
school. Boy Scout, Sunday school.
independent and countless league
tournaments to continue playing as
many games daily as they desired.
Fred R. German. Technical High
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
Neal Jones Boosts
Lead in Cue Event

Neal Jones retained his undefeat-
ed ranking in the Indiana three
cushion billiard tournament stand
ings last night by outclaSsing Sonny
Pilz, so to 80, in 60-inning match
at Coolers parlor. The victory
marked the sixth in row for Jones,
who is the only undefeated title
seeker in the field.
Harry Cooler and Al Hurst meet
tonight at 8 at Coolers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
Central Nine Ready
to Drill Outdoors

Coach Harry Good has announced
his Indiana Central College baseball
team, which has been working out
daily in the gym, will be taken out
side for practice as soon as the
weather affords an opportunity.
The Greyhound squad has been
strengthened by return of John
Simon. veteran third baseman
Centrals pitching staff is expected
to be composed of Robert Pattie
and Bill Mcnamara, members of
last years team, and Potter, Dor
ton, Mckinney and Kinghan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
MAY BOYCOTT TOURNEY
By United Press

D " Z WfFf " TtoO
KANSAS CITY, March 8.-Mem-
beers of the Missouri Valley A. A. U.
League today threatened to boycott
the National A. A. U. basketball
tournament, which opens in Denver
a week from Monday. Members con-
tended they were promised trans
portation costs one way, but that
the promise has been withdrawn.