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Evening star., 1935-01-09
PRICE FIXING SLIPS
AT REVISION TALKS
Industry Gets Last Chance
to Submit Evidence on
Code Changes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N. R. A. gave industry its last op-
portunity today to present evidence
before the Recovery Administration
lays out new policies expected to bring
wholesale revision Of codes and ehmi-
nate many price controls.
Some $50 code executives and bust
ness men came to discuss price policy
with the National Industrial Recovery
Board at an open hearing, the first of
several on N. r. A. problems.
Many business men were expected to
argue for the maintenance of some
price control, although they might give
up actual price fixing except in emer-
gencies. N r. AS stand was that the
burden Of proof was on industry, since
tentative. policies of the Blue Eagle
agency now are against price fixing.
Each Code Open to Change.
Each industry or group of industries
may debate with the board before the
new policies are applied TO specific
codes.
N. r. AS economists have prepared
a price study for the business men to
indicate the present stand. This,
officials say, shows that greater price
fiexibility is necessary to increase pro-
duction and employment-prime pur-
poses of the recovery act.
The study also cites evidence to show
that codes have tended to make prices
rigid. although it contends consid-
cradle rigidity existed long before
N. r. A.
Farm Prices Held Flexible.
The marked nexibility of farm prices
as compared to the industrial prices is
also noted and the ecoE omists find
that farm price decreases were caused
TO considerable extent by the rigidity
of industrial prices. The document
says "the net result of administered
(that is, rigiO prices is thus to impair
or destroy the adjustability of the
economy"
The hearings today were of particu-
lar interest to Congress, because con-
gressional critics have attacked price
fixing and what they termed mo-
nopoly.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
TRAFFIC INJURIES
FATAL TO VlRGINIAN
Charles Ashby, SO, Succumbs to
Hurts Received in Novem-
ber-Is Third Victim.

The third traffic death Of the year
occurred today, when Charles Ashby,
50, of Cherrydale, Va, died in Emer-
gency Hospital of injuries suffered
last November %, at Connecticut ave-
nue. and Porter streets.
The automobile which struck Ashby
was operated, according to eighth
precinct police, by Allen r. Grain, 2s4S
Tilden street, who was not held.
When Ashby was taken to the hos
pital he was said to have been suf-
fering from several fractured ribs,
and it was not at that time believed
his condition was serious.
While Ashby's death resulted from
an accident which occurred last year,
police are holding all such deaths as
a part of this years traffic fatality
toll
Evening star., 1935-01-09
Forecast Promises Restoration on At
iantic Seab0ard.

Atlantic seaboard shipping was still
TIED up, with at least seven vessels
waiting outside New York Harbor for
the fog to lift and q number of ships
anchored in Massachusetts, waters un-
able to move. For the second night
In succession, the Eastern steamship
inner Acadia was held In Boston Har-
Dor, thwarted by the fog from making
her night trip to New York.
Ferryboat movements In New York
We're uncertain. Two East River ferry
poats were lost for three hours last
night after one had gone aground and
the other had succeeded in pulling her
Tree. They finally showed I'D after
river police had started to comb the
river for them.
Ar travel was virtually at a stand
still in the East and parts of the West
where fog also prevailed.
The fate of an airplane heard fv.
ing blindly over Chicago last evening
was unknown. The ship, believed 10
have been private plane, flew through
a blanket Of fog for three hours try-
ing to find landing place, but with
the coming of darkness its motor could
no longer be heard.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
RADIO MEETING PLANNED
Engineers Will Hear Experts
After BANQUET Monday.

F. M. Ryan and F. x. Rettenmeyer
of the Bell Telephone Laboratories,
Inc. will deliver a paper on Radio
Apparatus for Mobile Applications" at
a meeting of the Washington Section
of the Institute of Radio Engineers
Monday night at the Potomac Electric
Power Co. auditorium, Tenth and e
streets.
The meeting will be preceded by an
informal dinner at Schneider's Res
taurant at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-01-09

The best excuse for absence from
work has now been found. There is
no copyright on it. You can use 1t If
you want to,
1t 1Das discovered By a cub re-
porter here lDho happened to be
absent on his first day OF work. He
reported neTt day that he had been
chasing cockroaehes in Mr.. Roose-
pelt's sWiulming pool at the White
House.
1t Das true. The netDsman is
from a distinguished tanaily. As
he Reared the Office for his first
day OF labor, he met one OF the
younger Roosevelts pho Was his
friend. They decided to 90 saDim-
ming in the White House pool, be-
came absorbed in eradication OF
bugs ARtil it spas too late to work
that day
During the last few days, for the
first time, the New Deal has been
unable to direct the extent of its own
publicity. The Hauptmann trial un-
questionably detracted from popular
attention given the Presidents mes
sage end the budget could not COM
pete with Betty Cow on the stand.
Postmaster General Farley intends
to write a lot of letters next year
His stationery appropriation is being
increased IS per cent, allowing him
$4,000. 1t may be merely eoinci-
dental that Mr.. Roosevelt is up for
reelection next year.
Santa Claus will be glad to hear
that the Government is going to spend
$2,500 more for the care Of reindeer
IN Alaska next year. The total ap-
preparation will be $32,940. Ap-
parently the reindeer are fed caviar
In the off-seaSon.
(Copyrisht, 1850
Evening star., 1935-01-09
Immediate Pension
For Unen,ployable
Is Reported Near
Federal. State Program
Cost to U, S. Is Put at
$IOO,O0O,OOO.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An authoritative source today said
the administration was thinking of
urging that Federal-State system of
pensions for old people and needy
mothers be set up almost Immediately
so payments could start quickly.
This was described as an attempt
to take care of many of the 1900 600
''unemployables" the Government is
seeking to remove from its relief rolls
to the care of the States. Hitherto,
many observers have regarded such
pensions as plan for the more dis
tant future.
Large, joint contributions by the
Federal Government and the States
would be necessary If pensions we're
to start quickly under this plan. No
figure is mentioned, though Senator
Robinson, Democrat, of Arkansas,
majority leader, has estimated $780,
Oe0,000 would be necessary to operate
the Federal end of the social security
program -'inclpatng unemployment
insurance-for the FIRST year.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
D. J. AGENTS SLAY
BREMER SUSPECT.
MortaIIy Wounded Trying to
''Shoot It Out" With
Federal Men.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
CHICAGO, January 9.-Federal
agents have struck again in their war
on crime-this time to kill Russell
Gibson, 32-year-old suspect In th4
100000 kidnapping of Edward G.
Bremen, wealthy st. Paul banker.
Trapped in North Side apart
ment last night, Gibson, an ex-convict.
and reputed member of the abduction
gang of Alvin Karpis and Arthur
Barker, attempted to shoot it out with
a picked squad of 16 agents, but his
miniature machine gun jammed, and
lie fell mortally wounded.
Vest Proves Useless.
Two bullets from the quick firing
rifles of the Federal men hit their
mark and one of them found fatal
spot despite the fact that Gibson, who
was also known as "Slim" Gray, was
wearing a "bullet-proof" vest. The
bullet penetrated the vest. Gibson
died in a hospital early today.
Gibson attempted to flee out of the
back door of the apartment not far
from the spot where John Dillinger
was shot and killed last July 20, only
to meet the whitening fire of the
agents Gibson fired as he ran, but
was able to shoot but one bullet before
his weapon failed him.
Two Others Surrender.
Meanwhile the agents had flooded
the apartment with tear gas, forcing
the surrender of q man and a woman,
who identified herself as Mrs. Clara
Gibson, widow of the slain gangster.
The identity of the man was not dis
closed. He was at first identified by
the agents as Willie Harrison, q for
mer st. Louis golf professional and
member of the Karpis- Barker gang.
but later Harold Nathan, assistant to
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, an
nounced that the man was not Har-
riSon.
The raid was the elimination of a
weeks surveillance over the apart
ment where Gibson had been living
for three months. How the agents
discovered his whereabouts was not
disclosed, but their plans for their
latest thrust at the underworld ele-
ment were carefully laid.
Under the direction of E. j. Con-
nelley and others attached to the
local office Of the division of investi-
cation. the agents surrounded the
place before attempting to get their
man. When they knocked on the
door there was no answer, but almost
at the same time Gibson dashed out
of the rear door.
Admits Identity.
Before he died he was questioned
by Agent Thomas Myers, but ad-
mltted nothing except the identity of
himself and his wife. and to name
his male companion as a man named
Willie" He refused to answer other
questions.
In addition to the Bremen kidnap-
Ing Gibson was was wanted for the
robbery of $4,000 from a bank mes
senger in Oklahoma City carrying
funds from the American First Ma
tional Bank May "a, 1929. He es-
capped from the Oklahoma County
Jail in August, 1929, where he was
held Tor questioning in the crime.
Department Of Justice records dis
closed that warrants were outstanding
changing Gibson and his wife with
transporting a stolen car from ST.
Joseph. Mo-, to Oklahoma City in
May, 1929.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
FOUR SHOT BY MANIAC

Man Empties Pistol at Group at
Bar in Pottsville, Pa.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, January Q R).
Three men and a woman were criti-
cally wounded in a taproom in nearby
st. Clair last night by a man who
strobe into the place through back
door and emptied the contents of a
pistol at those who stood before the
bar.
The first shots went through the
clothing of Leo Halocovich, l1-year-
old boy, who answered the mans
knocks at the rear door.
The next hit Annie Halocovich, "a,
In the abdomen. Other bullets struck
Meg Geba, 20; Andrew Gutz. "a, and
Michael stianko, Go, in the legs and
abdomen.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
POOR VISION Is BLAMED
FOR POISONING FAMILY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, January a.-The
failure Of Mrs. Henry j, Legendre to
put on her glasses when she pre-
pared breakfast was blamed for the
poisoning of seven members of her
family with insecticide.
Mrs. Legendre said she picked up q
portion of substance from the wrong
sack ON the kitchen shelf and, al
though the cornbread in which she
always uses q little wheat flour didn't
look quite its golden color that morn
ing. members of her family ate it.
Six of them became violently i'll and
were brought here for treatment. All
had recovered today sufficiently to be
taken back to their home.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
Senate Ladies Lunch at Capitol

Wtpes and daughters of Senators yesterday re-
suned their weeky nche0ns at the CAPITOL The t0Oen
do all the ,0ork, Including the serping of the meals
Aboue Mrs Warren BARBOUR ,oite OF the Neu Jersey
Senator serpsng mrs John Garner utte OF the wee
Hull ,Dte OF the Secretary OF State, is at the ett
-UndertOoOd Photo.
Belo,o: Miss Ida Gufey sister of the Pennsylvania
Senator Iett) and Mrs. James j. Davis ioite of the
other Pennsylvania member, chatting at the luncheon
Wide World Photo.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
CATHOLIC TEACHER DIES
Aloysius A. Nusang Active in
Church Since Civil War.

KANSAs CITY, January 0 B.-
Aloysius A. Nusang. 90, active In
Catholic affairs In the United States
since the Civil War. died at his home
here yesterday,
Mr.. NusanG, q native Of France,
tauah In Catholic scheals at La Crosse,
Wis; Gilbert, Iowa, ana Kanzhurs,
q. Oak.
Evening star., 1935-01-09
December Circulation
Daily y..119,616
Sunday ay127,803

District Of Columbia SIS:
s. H KAUFFN ANN Assistant Business
Manager of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY
STAR does solemnly swear that the ac-
tual number of copies of the paper named
sold and distributed during the month Of
December AID. 1894. was as follows:
Evening star., 1935-01-09
ROOSEVELT TO RETURN
TO DESK IN AFTERNOON
Press Conference Is Postponed
Has Lunch Appointment With
New York Lawyer.

BY the Associated Press.
Deciding his head cold was about
cured, President Roosevelt arranged
today to return to his desk in the
executive Office.
The hour for the regular press con-
ference was moved from 10:30 am. to
4 pm. to permit him to stay in the
Executive Mansion this morning.
His only other appointment was a
luncheon with Roland Redmond, New
York lawyer and friend.
Evening star., 1935-01-09

livery one seems to have jumped
- to the wrong conclusion about
President Roosevelt's relief
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
Bids For Medicine Lake
Project Finally Called For

On March 5 bids for work on
the Medicine Lake project were
advertised in the Great Falls Tri-
bune. One set of bids is to be
opened, on March 20, including:
270 cubic yards of concrete in
place; ITO cubic yards class A
riprap; 9,965 cubic yards class C
riprap; $500 cubic yards class C
excavating; 22,40O cubic yards of
miscellaneous excavating; 45,9OO
cubic yards class Baembankment;
S0,000spounds reinforced steel in
place; 15,400 metal work in place,
and five sluice gates.
Another bid will be opened on
March % on the following items
One service building; one. resi-
dence building; one barn, one
boathouse; one toilet; one septic
tank; one entrance gate; one pump
house; one steelslookout tower, and
concrete footings.
All laborers and mechanics are
to be paid prevailing wares.
By depositing SIS, plans and
specifications can be had by ad.
dressing Chief, Division of Pur-
chases, Sales and Traffic, u. S
Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, d. c.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
Hearing q Two Dele dants
In Contempt OF Court Case
Is Postponed Until March Is
Kay Heika, c. P. District Organizer Out on So 500
Bail, Wallace on ST. 900 Bond; Organizations
Urged 10 Send Further Protests

the Unemployment Council, on
charges of impeding, interfering
and intimidating the court. Bond
was set at $500 for Heikilla and
$1,000 for Wallace. A bank rob
Der with record in every prison
in the northwest, lodged in the
same cell block with these COM
rades, was held on $500 bond, he
apparently being a less danger
Gus" individual than these that had
dared to write their names to re-
solutions demanding freedom for
those who had been unjustly held.
Fingerprinted
Both Heikkila and Wallace were
fingerprinted Immediately upon
arrival without even having the
opportunity of seeing a lawyer.
Finally q hearing was set for Feb.
25. In the meantime protests be-
gan to flood the prosecuting at
torney and the Judge in still great
er numbers. The day of the hear
ing we were informed that District
Attorney Lanier was suddenly TAX
en- i'll the previous evening and a
postponement until March 25 was
made. The assistants Of the dis
trict attorney were in town but the
prosecution evidently wished ia
have the district attorney, who was
made known in the Divide county
case, in charge personally.
Every worker and farmer, who
supports the struggle to maintain
the civil rights we have gotten in
the course of the years of strife
and struggle, must again get into
the battle and rally all forces fol-
this test. Only the organized force
of the workers and farmers car
beat this attack on the most milit.
ant organizations. The life of al
labor depends on what we do il
this struggle. Farmers organiza
tons will grow if they become &C
tive in fighting such manifesto
tions of fascism. Organize protes
meetings, send resolutions to Judge
Miller and District Attorney p. w
Lanier Of Fargo, N. D. Cattle,
funds for the defense and send t,
Arvo Husa, Belden, N. D., who i
on the United Front Defense Com
mittee for the Divide county de
PENDANTS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
Dagmar Coop
Store Annual
Mar. y
Financial Statement Shows
Profit of $1,000 for
Past Year

The annual meeting OF the
Farmers Cooperative Association
of Dagmar will take place Friday,
March %, at 2 p. m. at Dagmar,
Mort. The election of three new
directors and other business will
come before the meeting.
Notice of the meeting, together
with a financial statement, has
been sent to all stockholders of
the association, and big meeting
is expected.
The popularity of the store,
which goes far beyond the Dagmar
community, is revealed by the fig
ures shown in the financial state
ment. During 1884 the store real
lied a net profit of $6,091.87
Cash sales for the same year a.
mounted to 3,894.22, perhaps the
largest sale of any business enter
prise in the county.
The Reserve store, which was
established by the organization
only last year, had cash sales a
mounting to $18,824.54. Although
this store did not realize any pro-
fits during 1884 but showed loss
of $685., it has proved to be an
excellent addition and has been Of
tremendous service to the farmers
Of the county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
disney Gets
Soviet Award
~
Iwenty-one Countries Send
Pictures to Film
Festival

MOSCOW, March 12.-Walt
Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse"
won third prize in the information
al film festival, participated in by
Il countries, which ended here last
week.
The jury awarded first prize to
the Leningrad Cinema Factory for
the exceptionally artistic film,
Chapayev, which combined ideo-
logical depth, truth to life and
simplicity with a high quality OF
skill, acting and operative work"
The second prize was awarded to
the French film, "The Last Mil.
lionaire," by Rene Claire as oar
interesting attempt at social sa.
tire presented with considerable
formal skill" Disney was compli
mented by the jury for his Skill
full and artistic multiplication film
and the high genius of his car
looming"
The ten-day competition consist
ed in watching and comparing tn,
films produced since the Venice ex
hibition. Seventy-three picture,
were sent to the festival, amonG
which 23 were artistic films ant
three cartoon films (eight Sovie
and 10 foreign).
The exhibition showed that tn
Soviet films were ahead of al
others in the sense of the vivid
ness, purposefulness and truth o
subject, and also in the sense o
their originality in the methods o
production and the living expires
sion of ideas and subjects in tn
scenario. In the technical sphere
it was judged, Soviet films hav
not yet reached such a high per
lection as distinguishes some for
eion pictures. After the Sovie
films, the great interest of tn
festival was caused by the Frenc
and American masterpieces.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15

ed to have these two officials re-
main in the relief office. How
ever, it was obvious to the en-
tire audience that this plea was
very much influenced by the fact
that Commissioner Olson's daugh-
ter is working in the relief Of i
flee. There was no criticism made
about this but still Olson had pre-
viously defended" himself, with
out having been accused, stating
that he had not used any pull to
get this job for his daughter.
Then there was Art WankeI,
secretary of the Holiday Associa-
ton. Mr.. Wankel was opposed to
the motion because, he said, the
whole system is rotten to the core.
He strongly advocated that the mo-
ton be voted down.
After another speaker had ex-
planned that, although the entire
relief administration might be
"rotten" there is still a difference
between local administrators and
that the people of the county did
rot need to put up with any man
who makes it his business to dis
tribute as much misery as posi-
BILE, who cuts relief to the bone
and returns money to Helena, the
motion was passed and not one
hand was raised agairst it.
Mass Support Necessary
Then the question was raised
what power and authority the
grievance committee would have,
Speakers pointed out that farmers
and workers should not develop
any illusions about the power and
efficiency of the committee. They
stated that it would depend en-
tirely upon the mass backing the
committee could get how much
power and authority it could ex
ercise. 1t was explained that il
Continued on page three)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
MIDWEST YOUTH
ASKS ABOLITION
OF AAA PROGRAM
Favor Social Order Based
On Production For
Use

ST. PAUL, Minn.-The resolu-
tions committee of the Midwest
Youth Congress, held here recent
ly, asked for immediate repeal of
the agricultural adjustment act
and federal subsistence farming
projects.
Organizations which sent dele.
gates included the Farmer-Laool
junior association clubs, college
political organizations, Y.M.C.A.I
and Y.W.C.A.'s, Wisconsin progress.
sive clubs and allied groups.
The youth congress, asserting
that Capitalism had failed" I'D.
vocated a "new social order based
on production for use and not frl
profit" They voted "never *
bear arms nor support an imperi
alist war" and adopted proposal.
aimed at abolition of capitalism.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
COUNTY GETS 300
TONS OF HAY AT
$2l PER TON

About 800 tons of hay were I'M
loaded in the county last week,
Twenty carloads were left in Plen-
tywood and several other carloads
were unloaded at Reserve, Medicine
Lake and Homestead. Four more
carloads are expected to arrive this
week.
The hay is to be sold through
rural rehabilitation channels to
farmers at $21 per ton, price
much higher than the price Of 10.
cal hay. How farmers are to feec
their cattle on hay they buy al
these prices with the little feeC
loans they are receiving, remains
unexplained.
Sheridan county's delegation was
told at Helena by Mr.. Quinn, ad
ministrator of relief hay and fec
for the state, that eve have s0'
tons of hay in Sheridan count!
now"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
Fl. l.. Mencl1en Sees
New Deal Waterloo;
Predicts Revolution

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Criticiz-
ing the "New Deal" in a radio adj
dress here yesterday, H. L. Men
cken, we'll known Baltimore writ
er, stated:
"How long will the people of the
United States stand for this reign
of reputation and false pretenses,
of hi-jacking and porch-climbing Z?
I don't believe it will be long. The
supreme court decisions have clear
ed the air. They are too long for
most people to read, but what is
in them will quickly get about.
When it soaks in there will be a
real revolution-but it won't be
operated by pink professors and
chicken farmers"
Mer"loen sees the "Waterloo' of
the New Deal and says: millions
who fell for its hooey only yester-
day have been disillusioned by the
plain words of the supreme court.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15
Former Comertown Man
Dies In Minnesota Town

Bert King, old-time resident of
the Comertown country, died at
Seaforth, Mimi; last Monday at
the are of 78.
Bert King came to this country
in 1920 when he started farming
six miles north Of Gomertown. In
1925 he went back to his home in
Minnesota, leaving the farm here
in the hands of his nephews. To-
day, his son Howard is farming
the place.
Old man King leaves to mourn
him his wife and five sons at Sea-
forth, Mimi, his son Howard King
of Comertown and two daughters,
Mrs. Horace Lavadure of Raymond
and Mrs. Hank Olson of Missoula,
Mont.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-15

up their belts for the conference.
We're found to send a truckload
o. farmers to Sioux Falls. If we
can't get the truck or cars, we'll
get to the conference even if we
have to walk all the way"
To Speak On Russia
Professor Neils E. Hansen, head
Of the horticultural department of
South Dakota Agricultural Col
lege, will be present at the CON
ference. Prof. Hansen has recent
ly returned from his seventh scion
tific tour in Russia. He will speak
on his observations on farming in
Soviet Russia. Tho struck by the
drought, Soviet Russia was able ia
produce, in 1884, 100000 tons OF
wheat over her bumper crop Of
1888.