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BUSIESS ANNIOUS] [ spester] |TREASURY LAGEINGIC FOR CO-OPERATION; Change of Administration Attitude Welcomed as Harmony Is Seen. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Co-operation, the mystic word which covers a multitude of hopes and { desirés, but rarely is put into prac- tice. as between the Government and business, has come to the fore again as the slogan of an after-election +» psychology. The meeting here during the week | of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and | the gathering of business leaders for the conferences on unemployment in- - surance gave the National Capital its first opportunity to ascertain how business men digested the election re- sults. Virtually every one of the business ‘ leaders concedes the popular hold ! which the President has upon the country and all are agreed that busi- ness must not be put in the position of obstructing the administration program. Hence an active effort to help has been inaugurated. i Always Willing to Aid. The truth, of course, is that with few exceptions there never has been a time in the last year and a half when business men were unwilling or reluctant to come to Washington and assist in making the recovery program a success. And the sad truth also is that most of them found themselves rebuffed when they tried to “‘co-oper- ate.” But in recent weeks—and it began before the election—a changed atti- tude came out of the administration itself. Instead of calling business men by unpleasant names and at- tacking their integrity, much after * the fashion of radicalism in the past, the administration suddenly found that recovery might actually be re- tarded unless a better psychology all around were soon created. A capital strike had been developing which bade fair to reach serious propor- tions. Mr. Roosevelt by his consultations begun at Hyde Park, N. Y., and con- tinued here in Washington for the last several weeks unbosomed himself sufficiently to a picked group of busi- . ness men and financial leaders to in- dicate his feeling that, whether con- servatives liked it or not, they ought to work with a liberal administration lest they find the inflationist and the extreme radical hammering away at both the middle-of-the-road policies and the conservatives, too. Stand-off Attitude Opposed. Business men have to some extent begun to adjust themselves to this viewpoint. They see in the left wing and in the growth of unemployment serious dangers to the social order. Hence, any possible rebuilding of the country’s: economic machinery by co- operation between Government and business is much better, they reason, than a standoffish attitude on the part of business men or an atmos- phere of hostility created by Govern- ment officials themselves. Some idea of the changes may be derived from the way Undersecretary Tugwell of the Agricultural Depart- ment talks now, after his return from Europe. He believes America could well choose to be somewhat interna- tional for awhile. This conforms to the rather aggressive attitude toward foreign trade being taken by Secre- tary Hull and his able assistant, Francis Sayre, in the reciprocity ne- gotiations, and by George N. Peek in | the development of the export-im- | port banks. There is also a very decided change for the better, in the opinion of Gov- ernment officials, toward the durable goods industries, where most of the unemployment has been noted. For more than a year the durable goods group has been begging for consid- eration, and it was only when the housing program was put through | that it received the slightest en- couragement. Roper Is Well Liked. The events of the last few days have shown a co-operative attitude on the part of business, because the administration has shown a desire to meet business more than half way. Secretary Roper of the Department of Commerce has been an instrumental factor in the evolution of the admin- istration’s new approach. He is well liked by business men and he has the confidence of the President besides. The fact that Mr. Roper is a prac- tical-minded person, who knows some- thing about business and financial operations. His Planning and Ad- visory Council of business men has been meeting here this week. Broadly speaking, the adjustment of business men to the New Deal is one of resignation in part, but actual desire, also, to do anything which will really promote sound recovery. Budget Balancing Sought. The Chamber of Commerce state- ment on budget balancing will, of | course, please the admimst,rnnon‘l somewhat, since it does not ask the impossible. It does come out for a gradual reduction of expenses and; especially the elimination of the idea | that mere spending is at all helpful | for any length of time. It is the kind of spending that is done, the kind of lending and the methods that may be | used to find additional sources of tax revenue which engage the attention of | all thoughtful observers. * If the administration were to show signs of placing limits on its expendi- tures, business would say the budget was on the road to being balanced. Perhaps the most accurate way to express it is that business has with- drawn its demand for a fixed date for the balancing of the budget and has asked instead that the trend toward a balanced budget be firmly estab- lished in the public mind, not by words, but by acts of forebearance and restraint on what has seemed to | be an unlimited drain on the Treasury. (Copyright, 1934.) GENEVIEVE 'I"OBIN HURT - IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH Mother of Film Actress Also Is Seriously Injured in Skid- ding Accident. By the Associated Press. VENTURA, Calif., November 17.— Genevieve Tobin, 27, blond motion picture actress, and her mother, Mrs. Genevieve Tobin, 50, were injured seriously late today as their automo- bile skidded and crashed into a pa!m tree. Dr. A. H. Stoll, Oxnard, said a preliminary examination showed both had dislocated shoulders and probably other injuries. Witnesses said the highway was ex- tremely slippery because of a steady downpour. The Tobin car, driven by the actress, spun around several times in the center of the highway, then skidded- across the -pavement and crashéd backward int6 a palm tree. BORAHTODISCUSS iBelensed Under $500 Bond After | | the gaming laws when police aughtl SENATOR WILLIAM E. BORAH. RELIEF ON RADID Charge of Waste Will Be Expanded in Forum Ad- dress Monday. Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, whose recent charges of waste in Gov- ernment relief expenditures have focused public attention on that sub- ject, will be the speaker in the Na- tional Radio Forum at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow night. The National Radio Forum is arranged by The Washing- ton Star and broadcast over a coast- to-coast network of the National Broadcasting Co. Starting with this week, the forum program is being changed from Wednesday to Monday night. It is expected the Idaho Senator, one of the outstanding orators in pub- lic life today, will elaborate on his views of the emergency relief problem. Overhead Held Too High. Senator Borah is not opposed to the granting of relief to those in need, but in discussing the question recently he called for an inquiry into the cost of administering relief funds. He has declared that 40 to 50 per cent of the total funds in some instances go for administration. When he first called attention to the subject a week ago, Senator Borah said: “Every one wants to see those who need relief get relief, but millions never reached those who need it. The amount expended before it gets to those in need is appalling. I have had brought to my attention instances in which the cost, or expense of ad- ministering a fund was about half of the fund to be administered.” Conferred With Borah. Officials of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration took cognizance of the Idaho Senator’s charges, and several ‘days ago sent an investigator to confer with Mr. Borah as a prelim- inary step toward inquiring into the subject. Aside from the relief problem, Sen- ator Borah also has indicated recently that he has well defined views on the trend that future recovery legislation should take, and he undoubtedly will play an important part in discussion of these questions at the coming ses- sion of Congress. THREAT TO WILLARD JAILS RAIL WORKER Maryland Man Accused of De-| manding B. & 0. Rehire 15,000 Shortly. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, November 17.—A former employe of the Baltimore &| Ohio Railroad was jailed here to- night for threatening Daniel Willard, president of the railroad, and three other high officials, with death. Deputy United States Attorney James K. Cullen said the suspect's name was Walter E. Henry, 52. No charges were placed against Henry tonight, police stating he was being held for the Department of Justice, but said he would be charged before United States Commissioner Frank J. Supplee Monday with sending threatening letters through the mails. Cullen said the letter threatened the railroad officials with death un- less they re-employed 15,000 men shortly. The letter was sent Oc- tober 17, George M. Shriver, senior presi- dent; Charles W. Galloway, vice president in charge of operations, and George Emerson, superintendent of motive power, were the others Cullen said were mentioned in the letter. —— D. C. MAN IS ARRESTED ON POOL TICKET CHARGE Being Apprehended in Local Store. James Amidon, 40, of 32 Pranklin | street northeast, was arrested last | night and cnarged with violation of | him allegedly selling foot ball pool | tickets in a store in the first block| of H street northeast. He was released under $500 bond to appear in Police Court tomorrow for a preliminary hearing. Five other men were booked as wit- nesses. 1 ! | | FARMERS IMPORT FEED North Dakota and Montana Still in Drought Straits. MOOSEJAW, Saskatchewan, No-| vember 17 (#)—North Dakota lnd; Montana farmers, hit by a shortage of feed for live stock, are trucking | feed from this city and paying a duty | of 17 cents a bushel on oats, 45 cents a bushel on wheat and $2 a ton on| mill feed. \ The farmers are using immense | trucks with especially designed boxes capable of carrying from five to seven tons. Has taken in considerable extra rev- enue on the basis of 1 cent per ton per mile, which is imposed on foreign trucks using highways. The average round trip being made by most of the farmers who have been trucking 15 about 350 miles. = L) THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. hance of Winning Game Is Exactly 1,000 to 1 IN SPENDING RATE Roosevelt Had Planned for Outlay of $16,500,000,000 to June 30, 1935. By the Assoclated Press. Despite the rapid rate of Govern- ment spending, the Treasury was shown yesterday to be hundreds of millions,of dollars behind President Roosevelt's estimate of expenditures for this fiscal period. In his message on January 5, the Chief Executive made prowsion for expenditure of $16,500,000,600 in the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1935. ‘While Treasury figures showed yes- terday that $2,603,977,000 had gone out of Federal coffers in the four and one-half months since June 30, ex- perts figure that about $6,800,000.000 would have to be spent In the remain- | der of the fiscal year to fulfill Mr. Roosevelt's estimate. Deficit Over $1,232,000,000. ‘This condition stands in the face of a deficit that already has surpassed $1,232,000,000 for this fiscal year. Further, Federal spending is contin- uing at a rate that causes veteran of- ficials to hark back to the feverish days of war time for comparison. If the present lively spending rate continues, however, around $6,900,- 000,000 will have been spent ¥p to next June 30, leaving a sum of about three billion dollars below ihe esti- mates made by the President. Mr. Roosevelt expressed the hope of balancing the budget in the fiscal year beginning next June 30, but Treasury officials have said little about that lately. Privately, most concede this projected balancing is out of the ques- tion. $1,314,946,000 for Emergency. An examination of the spending thus far in the present fiscal year shows emergency outlays have totaled $1,314,946,000, or a little more than the deficit, as compared to $1,285,030,- 000 for routine governmental outlays. All revenue sources, however, are providing more money than last year with the exception of customs receipts. The Treasury has collected $1.371 485,000 this year as compared to $1.- 076.270,000 during the same period in 1933. The fact that around 17,000,000 persons are still on Federal relief roles is a prime reason for lack of discus- sion of budget balancing lately. The figures also show relief has cost more than any other emergency item thus far in the fiscal year. The item for the Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministration so far is $476,391,011, with Winter coming on and little like- lihood of any immediate lightening of the load. $182,992,662 for Roads. ‘The next highest emergency expen- diture is for public roads. $182,992,662. Other spending items are: Agricul- tural Adjustment Administraticn, $100,473,975; Farm Credit Adminis- tration, $17.367.442; Federal Land Banks, $15918282; Civil Works Ad- ministration, $9,280,706; Emergency Conservation Work, $151.470,947; De- partment of Agriculture (relief), $61,018,461; Public Works, Tennessee Valley Authority, $11,320,393; loans to railroads, $53,558,000; loans and grants to States, municipalities, etc., $69,692,062; Boulder Canyon projects, $9.681,489; river and harbor work, $72,468.644; subsistence homesiead, $1.817,821; all other, P. W. A,, $127,- 159.359; Federal Savings and Lcan Association, $6,244,031; emergency housing, $1,544,439; Reconstruction Finance Corp., $5476,871; Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., $51,725,82! Administration for Industrial Reco ery, $3,759,601. P. W. A. Pocketbook Empty. Meanwhile, along with the first offi- cial accounting for its billions, Public Works Administration yester- day waved an empty pocketbook over the Nation as a signal of readiness to put to work immediately a new >ublic works appropriation as large or as small as Congress might care to! make it. A 92-page figure-crammed report on how public works money was used up to November 1 made two primary disclosures: 1. P. W. A on that date actually was “in the red” on allotments. 2. Non-Federal projects financed from the original $3,300,000,000 fund were 85 per cent completed, under construction or contract and Federal projects were advanced even farther, Expansion Outlined. Secretary Ickes, whose views carry weight at the White House, has out- lined a broad field for expansion of the public works program. His aides, moreover, said yesterday's accounting by P. W. A. indicated the present pro- gram would be cleared away to such an extent by the time Congress could provide more funds as to give abso- lute assurance that there would be no delay in directing additional money into new, job-creating projects. Scores of them already have gone through the intricate mechanism of P. W. A’'s technical divisions and await only a replenished cash supply before final approval. ‘The voluminous record of allotments showed that by November 1 P. W. A. had obligated every dollar of the $3,700,000,000 total provided by Con- gress and $10,135431 obtained from the sale of bonds through the Recon- struction Finance Corp.—and $239 431 besides. Since then a few more mil- lions have come from bond sales. The largest portion of benefits from the P. W. A, program remain to be realized. however, as the Treasury has disbursed less than $1,600,000,000 of public works funds. ABYSSINIANS KILL ITALIAN EMPLOYE Rome Makes Strong Demand for Capture and Punishment of Offenders. By the Associated Press. . ROME, November 17.—A serious incident has arisen between Italy and Abyssinia as the result of an attack by an armed group on the Italian consulate at Gondar, near Lake Tana, in which one Italian was killed and two were wounded, it was learned tonight. The consulate guard, made up of members of the Italian colony of the | But Determining Possible Number in Numbers of NOVEMBER 18, 1934_PART ONE. LONG, ATPINNACLE, EYES WHITE HOUSE Three-Digit Combinations Scientific- |Makes No Secret “Share- ally Stumps Reporter—and Others. What are the mathematical chances to win in playing the ‘“numbers game"? In other words, using the numerals 0 to 9, how many combinations of three numerals can be made? ‘The odds against the numbers game player are a thousand to one. The three numerals can be combined 1,000 different ways. But the reporter, who started out | to get exact, scientific information on the subject—and let what is some- times known as common sense go by the board—had his troubles cut out for him. He telephoned one of the recognized mathematicians in the Government service. The scientist was busy with other things but he said, “I haven't got time to work it out exactly, but the number of combinations would run into the millions—or you might say there are an infinite number of | combinations.” The Argument Begins. The reporter includea that in what he wrote. The printer who put the story in type offered some friendly advice. “There are a thousand combina- tions,” he said. “You can't get any- thing else out of it.” “But this scientist said there is an | infinite number said the reporter. “Well, he ought to know,” said the printer. But when the story appeared in of combinations,” The Star there came a call from the | business office. “There are 1000 combinations,™ said the gentleman versed in what he scornfully alluded to as “simple arith- metic.” “There isn't any other possi- bility.” The reporter sought additional in- formation. He talked to a college pro- fessor of mathematics. The professor paused a few minutes before replying. “There are 999 combinations,” he said. Astronomical Total. ‘The reporter called an astronomer. The astronomer said he would call back in a few minutes. He did, and gave the reporter the figure 720 and provided him, in addition, with a ref- erence to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, where, he said, the formula would be found. The reporter called still another mathematics professor. The professor said the number of combinations was 900. The reporter called another pro- fessor. The professor said it was an interesting problem; that he would like to take a little time to work it out. He said he would call back. | He did not, and when he was called | later he said he was still working | on it. ¢ ‘The reporter took his problem direct | to another mathematician, calling him on the telephone. The mathematician thought a few moments and then an- swered: “I would like to work it out, | but it might take a little while. Come | over to see me.” A Formula Fails. The reporter and the mathemati- | cian got together for three hours and discovered this formula in a textbook: nPr=n(n—1) (n—2)....(n—r+41) In the formula n represents the | number of digits, which is 10; r rep- resents the number of digits in the combination, which is 3, and P repre- sents the unknown quantity. In multiplying n—1, n—2, etc.. by n the multiplication is continued until | n—r plus 1 is equal to 8. In this | case the formula, translated into fig- ures, would be: P=10x9x8 —which produces 720 as the result. But 720 is not correct. The reason it is not correct, said the mathemati- cian, is that it fails to take into con- sideration the use of the same nu- meral twice or more in the same com- bination, such as 333. Found—at Last! ‘The mathematician said he knew | the answer should be 1,000. but could | not express it by formula. So the mathematician went to bed and the reporter went home with a headache. Next morning the mathematician called and said the formula should b2: P=n raised to the third power |n is 10, the number of digits. and i there are three digits in the combina- tion. P is therefore 1.000. If there were four digits in the combination | P would be raised to the fourth power, | or 10.000, etc. | The mathematician seemed much relieved. So was the reporter. | still another professional man, spe- | clalizing in applied mathematics, said the number of combinations would be 12,000. “But,” he added, “you better verify it.” In the meantime, the gentleman in The Star business office had figured the problem out by setting down the numerals 001, 002, 003, etc. until there were 999 combinations. He im- mediately discovered that the .single remaining combination, 000, brought the total to 1,000. GRAIN TRADE ACT DISBARS CHOANS Pair Dropped for Six Months After Hearing on Transactions. By the Associated Press. The first disbarment of a grain ! trader under the 13-year-old grain futures act came yesterday when the Grain Futures Comniission ordered withdrawal of trading privileges for six months from Adrain Ettinger and Ewing W. Brand of Cleveland. Ohio. Enacted in 1921 to curtail activities of market speculators, the law had not been used until January 1, 1934, when the action against Ettinger and Brand was instituted. The case was based on their market transactions during May, June and July of 1933. Subsequently the commission cited Arthur W. Cutten of the Chicago Board of Trade for alleged short mar- ket operations. evidence on the case presented at a hearing last Spring. Action is ex- pected within a short time. Proceedings Begun. Secretary Wallace yesterday an- nounced institution of proceedings against Thomas M. Howell, also of the Chicago Board of Trade, charg- ing that he and nine associates cor- nered the July corn futures market in 1931 and engineered a 14 per cent price rise for a period of three days. The commission, in announcing the banishment of Ettinger and Brand from all United States markets, de- clared the light punishment was or- dered because the two men were ig- norant of the law and its regulations. Both admitted, the commission said, most of the essential charges of the original complaint, which alleged that they violated the act by failing to keep records, by concealing trans- actions on the Chicago Board of Trade, by making false reports, and by giving the names of fictitious per- sons as parties to trading transac- tions. Fictitious Names. The commission said they also ad- mitted carrying accounts of grain fu- tures contracts under the names of fictitious persons on their books. They denied making false reports, but ad- mitted such reports were made by an employe. The commission ruled that employers are responsible under the act for such actions of employes. Ettinger and Brand testified at the hearing that their experience in the grain market was limited, that they followed what they thought was a general practice in carrying accounts under fictitious names, and that they did not know they were violating the act. Institution of the three proceedings brought the charge in Congress last Spring that Secretary Wallace was attempting to influence enactment of further commodity exchange regula- tion measures. Wallace denied that any such pur- pose was behind the proceedings, pointing out that some of the actions were begun before such legislation was submitted to Congress. —_— CARDINAL GASPARRI’'S CONDITION IS CRITICAL By the Associated Press. ROME, November 17.—The condi- tion of Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, for- mer papal secretary of state, taken ill with influenza four days ago, contin- ued grave tonight, his doctors said. A bulletin issued at 9:30 p.m.’said the “pulmonary complication con- tinues its development, but there is fair reaction of the organism in spite Eritrea, repelled the attack, but three! of the pre-existence of deficiencies in ‘The provincial motor license branch | Italian casualties resulted from the | blood circulation and kidney function- exchange of fire. ‘The Rome government has in- structed its Minister at Abbis Ababa to make energetic representations to the Abyssinian government, demand- ing prompt capture and punishment of the assailants. A | l ! The cardinal is 82 years old. The pneumonic condition deevioped yes- terday. He received extreme unction at noon today. Pope Pius was being constantly in- formed as to his condition. L2 It is now studying | GOVERNOR SEIZED BY VOLATILE HUEY Mississippi Executive Has to Be Pulled Into Long’s Big Parade. By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss, November 17.— | Huey P. Long burst in on Jackson today, astonished the populace, awed | the politicians, watched his Tigers :u\'erwhelm the University of Missis- |sippi and went back home on his | foot ball special. | Jackson had never seen anything like it before. Huey was more of an attraction than the biggest circus. He had to use eight of his Louisiana motor cycle police to hold the crowds back and permit him to pass at the ead of his famous L. S. U. Band. Huey loves that band and enjoys | showing it off. The band is famed | for having two of the fanciest strut- ting bandmasters at large, but the “Kingfish” outstrutted them when it swung into his favorite martial tunes. He would swing his arms windmill fashion and cakewalk down the main street. Governor Is Abashed. He gave the public a great show, but he slightly embarrassed Missis- sippi’s own public men. The mayor met him at the beginning of the parade, but Gov. Sennett Conner had to be pulled off of the front porch of the mansion by a Long aide before he woula join the parade. A bit abashed at the hearty and robust invading Senator, Gov. Conner took his place beside Long and marched from the mansion to the new Capitol, where the Louisiana and Mississippi bands gave a concert in which the crowd sang songs, led by Long Conner told Long he couldn't get through the crowd to the station to greet him and his party of 400. Senator-elect Theodore G. Bilbo was not in evidence during the pa- rade. He sat in a box at the game next to Gov. Conner, but did not go out to greet Long when he crossed over to the Mississippi side before the game. Refuses to Speak. Long invaded the foot ball field at the head of his band, but deserted it at the goal posts and started out to greet friends. The crowd yelled for a speech, but Huey said: “I didn't come up here to politic. I came up here to see a foot ball game.” On the way up, Long expressed re- sentment over published accounts that he was using the university foot ball team for his own political ad- vancement. “Why, that's crazy talk,” he said. “I love foot ball. We have the finest team in America and I am ready to prove it.” PILOT DODG SAN FRANCISCO, November 17 (P)—Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, harassed by autograph hunters and admirers since he landed at Oakland from Hawaif a fortnight ago, locked himself in a hotel suite today. His manager, John S. W. Stannage, said “Sir Charles must have rest and quiet. If need be I'll take him away to some remote spot in the hills. He has been pestered no end and he’s bloomin’ well tired of it all.” | | e Drive to Open on Religion. MOSCOW, November 17 (#).—The Central Council of the militant God- less League today mobili- zation of the laboring masses in Rus- S, The campa from November 25 to January 25, which period includes = the Mo- hammedan Ramadan, and Epiphany. ¢ ES ADMIRERS| Wealth” Plan Is Designed | for U. S. By the Associated Press. | | BATON ROUGE, La, Nnvemberl 17.—With Huey P. Long seated on a ' i newly-bedecked and higher-reared ' | throne of political power, the people ! of Louisiana are asking themselves: | “What next?” | | The fabulous special Legislature; | session which has just ended lfl-!l’i conferring on the Kingfish in five brief days every new power he wanted or could think of, marked not only, the pinnacle of Long's dictator ascent, | but & major milestone in his career, as a politician. 1 It was a milestone beside bisectional sign posts. One sign pointed toward national) political pre-eminence for Loulnlnl'l; senior Senator who has presidential ambitions, and who has not hesitated to declare his “share the wealth” and | “debt moratorium” project constitute a “revolutionary national campaign” for cancellation of debts. Conquest of Nation. In fact, Long has given every indi- | cation of planning a conquest of the | Nation except to say in so many words | that he intends to run for President. ! The other sign post points to as vague an unknown road for Huey. It is turned in the direction of con- | tinued power confined to the State boundary. The second road is obscure because there is nothing to indicate what Long may do to increase his dom- i inancy or exercise it. His new laws | give him almost unlimited power in the rule of Louisiana. Legislature submissiveness followed | Long’s smashing of ballot opposition | on major fronts in the State. It fol- | lowed his victory over the New Or-| leans city government’s “old regular” | faction which had controlled munici- | pal politics for nearly half a century. and his putting down of a rebellion | in Southwest Louisiana. Opposition *Attitude. H When the Legislature was sum-' moned at his decree through his po- j litical lieutenant, Gov. O. K. Allen, the | voiced attitude of his minority op- position toward his 44 debt mora- torium and other power-augmenting measures was: “What can we do about it?” the questiomr carried its own answer. Leg- islators visioned the Kingfish sound trucks rolling over the State con- veying Long's bellowed appeal to the “common people,” while the sturdiest of the oppositionists exercised their right to vote against his bills, they did little but vote “no.” Bankers, business men and credit men have pressed skepticism of the Long debt moratorium, or “debt can- cellation,” even though Long declared in a formal statement that it would| not impair the credit and that the, State would continue all its obliga- | tions in full Charles G. Cobb, secretary of the | New Orleans Credit Men’s Associa- tion, said “the psychological effect of | the moment will doubtless restrict credit and slow down sales.” “The law only applies to debts in existence at the time the bill was passed,” Cobb said, “but the harm, comes in because some people may think this applies to all debts.” Long’s opponents said his new civil service act gave the “Kingfish” ad-| ministration authority to wipe out| local self-government by removirg ap- pointed heads..” New Orleans was stunned by the suspension of a loan of $1,800.000 and grant of $750,000 by the Public Works | Administration in Washington to their | city sewerage and water board, which | was preparing to hire 2,000 men for 18 months under an improvement pro- ; gram. The legal department of the P. W.| A. announced the deldy pending study of Long's new legislation which gave his State forces control of the board | which administers the works program. | Long has passed 309 bills in this year's three legislative sessions. One report today said he planned to re- write the constitution in convention and another said he would have another legislative session in January. SUBWAY FIGHT ENDS IN ARREST OF THREE, Riot Squad Called When Guards and Rider Beat Up Alleged “Slug” Passer. NEW YORK, November 17 (#).—| Three men arrested today on a chartei of assaulting George Howard, 31. last | night during a near riot in the Times Square Subway Station were released in $1,000 bail each for appearance to- morrow in court. Two special subway guards, Frank J. Walsh and John Corbett, and Harold Woolins, a passenger, were ordered arrested by the district at- torney after witnesses testified they attacked Howard for allegedly using & brass slug in the turnstile coin box. | ‘The assault complaint was signed by Charles Goldfarb, a passenger. Howard is in critical condition at a hospital. An angry crowd of 2,000 persons jammed the underground station. Spectators said later a “lynching” was | narrowly averted by the arrival of a | riot squad with drawn guns. | Some 175 persons appeared at the Forty-seventh street police station last | night to complain of the attack. | ROOSEVELT REGRETS DEFEAT OF RITCHIE. Republican Son of Former Presi- dent Among Many to Write Governor. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, November 17.—Theo- dore Roosevelt, son of the late for- mer President, is among many well | known men who have written Gov. | Ritchie expressing disappointment at his defeat for a fifth term. Roosevelt, himself once mentioned as a Republican candidate for the presidency, asserted that had he lived in Maryland he would have spoken and voted for Ritchie, a Democrat. Others writing the defeated Mary- land Governor included former Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, James A. Farley, National Democratic chair- man; Bernard M. Baruch, New York financier, and Dr. Samuel Harden Church, president of the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. Above: Mrs. Maude= Meyer, chair- an of health and student aid of the Blair-Hayes Parent-Teacher Association. Below: Mrs. Edwin Green, presi- dent of the association, who will lead the mothers tomorrow morn- ing when they plan to take their children out cf school. —Star Staff Photos. NEW SCHOOL HEAT SYSTEM STUDIED Hazen May Ask Congress for $100,000 to Replace Hot-Air Plants. Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen is studying a suggestion that the Com- missioners ask Congress as soon as it convenes for a deficiency appropria- | tion of $100,000 for replacement of all of the 26 hot-air heating plants still being used in school buildings. This was revealed last night during discussion of the declaration by more than 100 mothers of children in the Blair School that they will take their children from their classes tomorrow morning unless they receive a written promise by that time of early replace- ment of the 50-year-old heating plant in the Blair building. They contend the furnace sends soot and gas into the class rooms, endangering the chil- dren’s health. Hazen made it plain that he has committed neither himself nor the Board of Commissioners to request the deficiency appropriation and the matter merely is under consideration. Furnaces Lacking., Both District and school cfficials have stated that they would lik> to see the Blair School furnace, and all other school hot-air heating plants re- placed, but cannot now see their way clear to finance the work. It became apparent yesterday that one of the reasons the Commissioners hesitate to grant the demand of the Blair School mothers is that they fear parents of children in the 25 other schools with antiquated heating equipment will press them for similar concessions. A request for a deficiency appro- { priation would be decided on only after careful weighing of needs of other District departments, Hazen declared. Outsiders Offer Aid. Meanwhile Blair School mothers | were strengthened in their determina- tion to strike by the promised support of many outsiders who besieged the home of Mrs. Edwin Green, president of Blair-Hayes Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation, with telephone calls through- out the day and evening. Among these callers was Mrs. John Boyle, jr. chairman of the District Consumers’ Council, and member of the School Lunch Committee, who said she would be at the school Mon- day morning. According to the mothers’ plan, they will accompany their children to school tomorrow, and if no word has been received from the District Building, take their children back home. “And we'll keep them home until we hear we are going 1o get & nice new heating plant,” said Mrs. Green. The demand of the women was refused yesterday by Engineer Com- missioner Dan I. Sultan on the grounds that a chemical analysis of the air failed to disclose noxious gases. Later the Board of Commissioners backed up his stand that the furnace will not be replaced until next Sum- mer unless an emergency develops. The board decided the threatened strike does not constitute an “‘emer- gency.” Ballou Opposes Closing. Col. Sultan reported he had talked to Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin- tendent of schools, and said Dr. Ballou is opposed to closing the school for repairs unless an emergency exists. When the Commissioners were asked if they would make a personal inspec- tion of the Hazen said he was willing to do it Monday. Col. Sultan said he did not know whether he wanted to “do any sniffing around.” He said he had had practically every one from the District Repair Shop already there and had reports from all experts. Later he agreed to make a personal inspection also. ‘The report on the school atmosphere he thought this condition could be remedied by vacuum cleaning the air ducts of the heating system. “We will watch the plant like hawks,” said the Engineer official, “and if conditions change, creating an emergency, we will take drastic and immediate action.” “I don't care what they say,” Mrs. Green declared. “We know the air in the school is bad for our children.” 4 IROOSEVELT VISITS T.V.A.EXPERIMENT | President Receives Ovation at Nashville—Tupelo, Miss., Next Stop. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Correspondent of The Star. | ABOARD PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL "'I‘RA!N, SHEFFIELD, Ala., November ‘ll—Belmln( happily in appreciation if a tremendous ovation received earlier today at Nashville, Tenn. President | Roosevelt today concluded his inspec- |tion of the Tennessee Valley Power jand Flood Control System which is | part of his economic planning “lab- i oratory.” | The President’s train tonight is | speeding on toward Tupelo, Miss., the first municipality to contract for Tennessee Valley electric power. He { will remain there two hours tomorrow { morning before heading for Warm | Springs, Ga., to remain until the first | week in December before returning to | the White House. { There was no mistaking that Mr. Roosevelt, now that he has seen | progress in what has been described as his “dream” in economic planning, | is gratified by the rapidity with which it is becoming a realization. | Thrilled by Nerris Dam. | Following his inspection of work | on the Norris Dam project yesterday, | the President expressed himself as “thrilled.” The same could be applied to all he saw this afternoon at the Wheeler Dam, being built on the Ten- nessee River, about 15 miles above the Wilson Dam, built during the war period on Muscle Shoals. After a three-hour ride from Nash- ville, the President disembarked from his special train at Town Creek, Ala., the nearest railroad point to the | Wheeler Dam project, shortly after i3 o'clock. A long caravan of auto- | mobiles and a large group of Tennes- | see Valley Authority officials, headed | by Dr. A. E. Morgan, chairman of the | authority, were present to take ths | President and his party to the project | named in honor of Gen. Joe Wheeler, { and to the Wilson Dam. |, There was no question about the | insziring effect of this power project as the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, ! and the others in his party, including | Secretary of Interior Ickes, and Sen- | ator Barkley of Kentucky, stood on the side of the southern embankment and visualized tbe magnitude of what is being undertaken. Cost to be $20,000,000. | Mr. Roosevelt was delighted to find | this dam more than one-third com- pleted. When finished in 1936, it will have cost $20,000,000. It was pointed | out to the President that the Wheeler | Dam will be 6,000 feet wide, 50 feet | thick at the base and 70 feet high from the bed of the river to the road- way on_top. | The Wheeler Dam, like other Ten- nessee Valley Authority dams is a | unit of the integrated flood control, | navigation and power system of dams included in the President’s so-called | “experiment.” There is comparatively little room for storage of water behind | Wheeler Dam, although a reservoir of water approximately 100 square {mflu in area will be created. It will be a substantial aid to navigation on the Tennessee River below Chatta- ihwll- It is now figured that the | initial power installation will consist | of one generator of 47,000 horsepower. Following this inspection the Presi« dent motored to the famous Wilson {Dam. This dam is nearly a mile in | width and is 107 feet high from base {to level of the lake, and 101 feet | thick at the base. The President also spent four hours in Nashville. Besides motoring over virtually the entire city, Mr. Roose. | velt visited the State Capitol grounds, | where he honored the memory of | President James K. Polk by having Mrs. Roosevelt place a wreath upon | his tomb. Pays Tribute to Jackson. During a visit to the Hermitage, the jold plantation home of President | Andrew Jackson, he paid a similar | tribute at the tomb of this picturesque American figure. The President also saw Vander- bilt University, Ward Belmont School, Peabody College and Fisk University. At the latter, which is one of the | leading colored institutions of learn- ing, the President listened to the university’s famous jubilee singers present half a dozen songs and rituals. During his two-hour stay in Tupelo, Miss., tomorrow morning, which the President will reach at 8:30 o'clock, Mr. Roosevelt will visit the home- stead subsistence project on the out- =kirts of the city and will attend Sun- day religious services at the town | square. ~ Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi will head the delegation to welcome the President and accom- pany him on his visit. —_— GOLD BLOC LOAN BY U. S. REPORTED Chicago Tribune Says 25 Million Borrowed by Bel- gium. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 17.—The Chi- cago Tribune today said it learned that the United States has lent Bel- glum $25,000,000 in support of efforts to prevent the remaining gold bloc countries from being forced off the gold standard. The paper asserted that rumors of some such deal which involved taking an equivalent amount of Belgian gold as security were first heard more than a week ago, but that both Treasury Department and Reserve Bank au- thorities have maintained silence on the subject. According to the Tribune's account, the disclosure of the loan was patent to money experts when a new item, “foreign loans on gold,” began to ap- pear in weekly statements of the Federal Reserve Bank November 7 The Tribune said extension of the $25,000,000 gold credit was effected by the Federal Reserve Bank to the Central Bank of Belgium. In Washington the Belgian embassy said it knew nothing of the reported transaction. ORPHANS GET $10,000 Col. £ R. Bradley Again Aids Underprivileged Children. LEXINGTON, Ky., November 17 (#)—Col. E. R. Bradley today mefled checks totaling $10,000 to Kentucky's orphans and underprivileged chil- dren. Col. Bradley has been making outright gifts since discontinuance of his private one-day charity race meet- ing at Idle Hour Farm here. This | year's contributions represents a per capita gift of $3.10. t Y