Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1934, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and much colder with lowest tem- perature about 38 degrees tonight; to- morrow fair; Monday rain. Temperatures—Highest, 68, at 10 am. today; lowest, 56, at noon today. Full report on page A-3. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 -— No. 33,086. post office, Wa 1S, AND ENCLAND RAP MANCHOUKLD Objections to Monopoly Voiced to Japan for Third Time. DISPUTE WITH TOKIO REACHES TENSE STAGE Vigorous Notes Reassert Claim That “Open Door” Is Being Violated. By the Assoclated Press. ! TOKIO, December 1.—The United ' States and Great Britain today, for | the third time in five months, had | concertedly notified the Japanese government of their objections to the Manchoukuo oil monopoly in diplo- matic representations. It was officially admitted today that Sir Robert Clive, the British Ambas- sador, gave a note on the subject to Foreign Minister Koki Hirota Novem- ber 24 and it was authoritatively learned that Ambassador Joseph C. Grew of the United States delivered a similar note to the foreign minis- ter's residence this week end. Situation Grows Tense. With these diplomatic moves, the Anglo-American oil controversy with Japan was regarded by observers as having _entered a more tense stage. The British note, vigorously worded, reasserted Great Britain’s contention that the monopoly violates the treaty rights of the open-door principle of China, and insisted that Japan can- not escape responsibility for the ac- tions of Manchoukuo. A high official said the latest diplo- | matic moves have not shaken Japan's refusal to admit responsibility for the | actions in Manchoukuo. “We cannot admit any contention,” he said, “which ignores the indepen- dence of Manchoukuo. The Japanese government cannot be held responsible for this matter. Diplomatic action cannot bring the solution nearer. Fundamentally, it is a matter of busi- ness and the business men involved should negotiate directly with the Manchoukuoan government.” This official added that the dis- patches from abroad describing the Anglo-American concert was stiffening the reaction of the Japanese people. P. W. Parker, president of the Standard Vacumm Oil Co., arrived at Yokohama from New York, but told interviewers he was in Japan merely on a vacation. It was learned that Parker intends to continue his voyage to Shanghai, there to meet high offi- #cials of the Standard Oil Co. of New York and the Asiatic Petroleum Co. t & conference expected to review the future policies and prospects for Anglo-American companies in Japan and Manchoukuo. Japanese Finance Monopoly. The Manchoukuan government, which governs the state Japan cre- ated in China two years ago, an- nounced about five months ago that commercial sales of petroleum would be handled in the future by a na- tional monopoly. The monopoly was to be assigned to the Manchoukuo Oil Co, a concern financed chiefly by Japanese capital. Because of British, American and Dutch oil company operations in the same territory, Great Britain and the United States objected that such a monopoly was in violation of the nine-power pact under which the sig- natory nations concerned had guar- anteed the “open door” of China. DEMURRER FILED IN RECOUNT FIGHT Pugh Asserts Law Makes No Pro- vision for Additional Tabulation. Holding that Maryland laws make no provision for the recounting of votes cast in the election of State's attorneys, a demurrer attacking the petition of Walter W. Dawson for a Tecount of therrecent State's attorney contest in Montgomery County was field in Circuit Couri at Rockville ! today by James H. Pugh. | It was pointed out in the demurrer of Pugh, Democratic candidate, who was given a majority of 46 votes over Dawson, nominee of the Fusion party, in the official returns from the No- vember 6 balloting, that Dawson’s petition and the “relief for which it prays” is a violation of that sec- tion of the State constitution deal- ing with the election of State's at- torneys. AGENTS PUSH HUNT FOR NELSON WIDOW Mrs. Gillis Believed Dangerously Wounded in Battle Costing Three Lives. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 1.—The Gov- ernment’s ace investigators pushed their hunt for Mrs. Helen Gillis, young widow of George (Baby Face) Nelson, today with renewed intensity. ‘Their was a growing belief among some investigators that Mrs. Gillis is | hiding out somewhere in the Chicago | area, possibly dangerously wounded. ‘This belief was based on the state- ments of some witnesses of last Tues- day’s battle at Barrington, in which | Nelson and Federal Agents Samuel P. Cowley and Herman E. Hollis were | mortally wounded, that a woman, be- | lieved to have been Mrs. Gillis, had to | be dragged from a ditch at the scene of the fight and placed in the auto- mobile of the Government agents in ' Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. @b WASHINGTON, D.- C, Navy Favored to Defeat Army On Muddy Philadelphia Field 80,000 Swamp Pennsylvania City 0L POLICY AGAIN Service Game—Borries Is Nucleus for | of Attack by Admirals. FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadel- phia, December 1 (#)—A terrific downpour of rain swept the battle- ground for the Army-Navy foot ball game today and drenched most of the capacity crowd of 80.000 spectators huddled in the University of Pennsylvania Sta- dium. The clouds unloaded a wind-swept torrent less than an hour -before the Kkick-off was scheduled and turned the gridiron into a quagmire. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, December 1.— Army and Navy, brothers in defense of national security, turned on each other in play today and Franklin Field shared with the country, with ships at sea from China to Suez, with every soldier outposts from Alaska to Hawaii the excitement and glamour of the| thirty-fifth foot ball duel of the| services. If there was anything in signs, I!} was a day for Navy, for there wasl| water everywhere—rain that had fallen | for 48 hours on admirals and generais alike, on the Secretaries of War and Navy, on Government officials of high and low degree, all part of the 80,000 that had taken over the city, jammed its hotels and tangled its traffic for the annual climax of the regular foot ball season. There wasn't a seat to be had in the huge horseshoe stands, sold out weeks ago, and, despite the threat of show- ers all day, speculators, with only a few hundred tickets to start with, com- manded whatever price they cared to ask. Bids of $50 for a single ticket were common. For the first time in years the mid- shipmen from Annapolis, headed by their brilliant ball carrier, passer and defensive star, Fred “Buzz” Borries of Louisville, Ky., were favored, though slight as 7 to 5, to break the spell the | Army cadets have woven around the | classic since 1921, when Navy last won one, 7 to 0, in New York. In the 10 (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) FRANCE DECLINES TODESERT TREATY Consents to Participation in Abrogation Only if It Is Unanimous. By the Associated Press. TOKIO. December 1.—France, in a note handed to Foreign Minister Koki Hirota, declined today Japan's invita- tion to join in abrogation of the Wash- ington naval limitations treaty. A Japanese official source disclosed that Fernand Pila, French Ambassa- dor, in his reply to the Japanese pro- posal, said the sentiment of the French government concerning naval ratios was well known. The French government, this source revealed, declined to adhere to the sec- tion of the London treaty limiting auxiliary warships because she was op- posed to the extension of the Wash- ington ratios to auxiliary categories. ‘The Washington treaty set the naval ratios of the United States, Great Britain and Japan at 5—5-3, re- spectively. i France would be willing to join in abrogation of the Washington treaty, this official pointed out, if such action were unanimous by all the signatories, but lacking such unanimity, France declined. Italy, to whom Japan proposed sim- ilar action, has not yet replied. Tokio, nevertheless, has decided to denounce the treaty before December 31 be- cause Washington and London thus far have turned a deaf ear to her de- mands for parity. NEW TREATY LOOMS. Japan Agrees to Adopt Compromise Basis. LONDON, December 1 (#).—The possibility of a new tri-power 10-year naval treaty was seen today as a result of new proposals made by Japan. Ambassador Tsuneo Matsudaira of Japan told Norman H. Davis, the American representative to the naval parley, that Japan was willing to try to reach an understanding on the basis of recent British compromise proposals. However, the British suggestion that Japan’s right tc equality in theory only be granted and that equality in fact be withheld was flatly rejected by the Japanese. Consequently, the new Japanese move brought little satisfaction to the delegates to the conference, since it was made clear that Tokio insists on the abolition of the 5—5—3 ratio, which the United States and Great Britain are equally determined to maintain. All the Japanese are willing to do, it was stated, is to try to reach an agree- ment if the British and Americans are prepared to concede full equality to Japan. S L T FIVE KILLED BY POMAKS Bulgarian Guards Fired On While Pursuing Families. ATHENS, December 1 (#)—Five men were killed today when Bulgarian frontier guards, pursuing a number of Pomak families (Bulgarian Moslems) who were attempting to reach the Greek town of Drama, opened fire. Several women were wounded be- fore the guards succeeded in confining the Pomaks to Bulgarian territory. An inquiry will be made into the charge that the killings occurred on | Monday, it was forecast. RISING POTOMAC PERILS PROPERTY National Highway West of Middletown Blocked by Monocacy Flood. The Potomac River was rising rap- idly above Washington today after four days of torrential rains which aggregated nearly 5 inches in parts of the Upper Shenandoah Valley. Some flood damage is feared along | the upper river. Reports from Hagerstown, Md., said the national highway west of Middle- town was blocked when Little Monoc- acy Creek left its banks. State police- men were stationed at the bridge and scores of cars were held up, it was reported. At Chain Bridge the river was only 3 or 4 feet above normal at mid- morning, but was rising rapidly. In ‘Washington, Harbor Precinct reported, the river was “about normal.” The Shenandoah and Upper Potomac Riv- ers were out of their banks in places, with a flood stage of 14.2 feet at River- ton and 10 feet at Harper's Ferry, and the water still rising. Much Cooler Forecast. ‘The Weather Bureau today forecast a breaking up of the abnormal weath- er of the last few days during this | afternoon, with “much cooler” weath- er tonight and tomorrow. There will | be nothing even approximating a “cold wave,” however, it was fore- cast, and the temperatures probably will not be down to the average for early December. The lowest tempera- ture tonight probably will be about 38 degrees. Although the heavy rain of the last few days apparently has let up, there | may be another shower today, clearer | weather tomorrow, and more rain During the three-day storm which began to break up this morning, Washington had 3.74 inches of rain, according to Weather Bureau read- ings. This brought the total for November to approximately 4.25 inches, this figure being subject to final correction, exceeding the normal rainfall for the month by nearly zi inches. Since midnight there has} been .9 inch of rain here. The Weather Bureau river observa- tory reported that the Potomac above Harpers Ferry was “bank full” and spreading out over its lower banks and that this height probably would | be reached below Harpers Ferry today and tomorrow. It usually takes two or three days for high water at Harpers Ferry to reach Washington, it was said, and with a let-up of the heavy rains of the last few days, this probably will be sufficient to prevent any serious damage. Small Streams Flooded. At Winchester, Va., small streams were out of their banks after 3.5 inches of rain since last night. Low- lands were flooded and numbers of secondary roads were impassable. Fruit growers and farmers welcomed the end of a drought that had assumed menacing proportions. The November rainfall of nearly 7 inches was the heaviest since records | were begun by the Virginia Research | Laboratory at Winchester more than | 20 years ago. At Hagerstown 2 inches of rain' ¢ Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION i cial o Sfar SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1934—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. NEW OPPORTUNITY OFFERED GERMANY 10 REGAIN SAAR Laval Says League May Transfer Jurisdiction Fol- lowing Plebiscite. CHALLENGE OF PEACE IS SENT TO HITLER Foreign Minister Demands That Reichsfuehrer Translate Words Into Deeds. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 1.—Foreign Min- ister Pierre Laval today publicly of- fered to Germany a second chance to regain the Saar territory if the January 13 plebiscite favors remain- ing under League of Nations juris- diction. He told the Chamber of Deputies that France was not opposed to a possible decision of the League Coun- cil to give the Saar to Germany if after voting to continue under the League the Saarites later wish to return to Germany. Socialist Deputy Leon Blum, bitterly attacking Nazism in the continuation { of a debate on the budget and France's foreign affairs, declared a ‘“moral quarantine” should be established against Hitlerism. Make Peace Move, The Socialists, however, appeared sol determined in favor of re-establish- ment of peace that Blum advocated direct conversations with Germany, saying, “We should reach out to clasp any hand stretched toward us, even hands of blood.” Another parliamentary duel was threatened when Municipal Councillor Robert Monnjer asked a veterans’ publication to name a “jury of honor” to consider the controversy with Dep- uty Franklin-Bouillon, who last nignt mentioned Monnier in connection with the announced disposition of French veterans to negotiate privately with Hitlerites. Franklin-Bouillon accused Monnier of being an informer for the Surete Nationale and an accomplice of a no- torious spy. Challenge Issued. A French challenge to Hitler to “translate his words of peace into deeds” was carried direct to him today 2y his personal emissary, Gen. Joachim von Ribbentrop, He returned to Berlin from the French capital after hearing Laval call upon Germany in a speech to the Chamber of Deputies to make known ‘whether 1t “accepts or shuns” the duty of maintaining the present frontiers of “anxious Europe.” France, Laval warned, “will not shrink from her obligations in the sit- uation created by Germany’s rearma- ment.” Laval suggested that the way in which Germany could prove her de- siro for peace would be signing an Eastern European pact for mutual assistance. This project, commonly known as the “Eastern Locarno pact.” has long been one of France's aims in foreign relations. Von Ribbentrop, whom Hitler often has dispatched abroad on confidential errands, was geported to be seeking a | cordial understanding between French and German war veterans. An offi- | communique issued in Berlin, however, said his Parisian visit was of a purely private nature. Be that as it may, he was sitting in the chamber gallery when Laval out- lined the foreign policies of the gov- ernment of Premier Flandin to the nation’s lawmakers. Mentions Russia and Italy. Germany was not the only foreign country upon which Laval touched; he also spoke of Russia and Italy. “Russia,” he said, “is fully in ac- cord with us on the conception of a collective enterprise (the Eastern Locarno pact) in which she shares the initiative with us. Franco-Soviet solidiarity is expressing itself openly for the benefit of all and for the con- solidation of the peace of Eastern Europe.” While saying that the projected Franco-Italian understanding would be incomplete unless it assured “all guarantees of closer relations between Italy and the little entente, especially Yugoslavia,” Laval said that negoti- ations between France and Italy for improved relations were proceeding “satisfactorily.” Von Ribbentrop published a state- ment defending German armaments, declaring “An army, in the present state of international relations, is an attribute of adult nations. Have not we the right to be an adult nation, too, without being suspected of belli- cose intentions?” fell from sundown yesterday to 8| am. today and the Potomac at Williamsport was rising 6 inches an hour. Martinsburg, W. Va., reported that Back Creek, Mill Creek, Tusca-! rora and other smaller streams were | all out of bank and the heaviest property damage in that region was the Greek side of the border. expected along these streams. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. The enerosity of the Army Athletic Association at West Point, aided to & lesser degree by the corresponding mour- pockets through a re-sale of Army- Navy foot ball game tickets, but it found Kenneth Romney, sergeant at arms of the House, on the list of victims. Romney disclosed today that he had paid $6 for one of the pasteboards which had oeen issued “complimen- tary” to a member of Congress. He was offered several others at $10 each. The ticket profiteering has arisen, it was learned today, through the custom of the service academies in offering ticket privileges to the annual game to members of The which Nelson’s accomplice escaped. A plea that Mrs. Gillis surrender | “rather than face Government bul- Jets” was made public by her father, John Wawrzyniak, last night. West Point Association, most generous in the matter, offers each member two tickets upon payment of tax only. In addition, they offer the privilege of purchasing virtuslly unlimif |Capitol Hill “Ticket Scalping” Bared by Army-Navy Game ply at the regular admission pricey The Navy Association follows the lat- ter practice. Accordingly, it has developed that many of these tickets come to the hands of secretaries, clerks, or other attaches of indulgent Representatives or Senators. - Application of some smart marketing tactics usually re-' sults in a profit. In the opinion of some, this condition has been worse this year than ever before. . “It is disgraceful as well as illegal and the practice should be stopped be- fore it becomes a scandal,” said Mr. Romney, who sent his officers out to try to round up tickets for members who had been unable to get them from the Army Athletic Association after they had made promises to friends and constituents. “There should be a congressional investigation, not only of the ‘scalp- ing,’ but of the entire method of dis- tributing tickets for this game,” said '25 ARE RES CUED IN LAKE WRECK Crew of Whalebacker Reach| Shore Safely After Ship Hits Breakwater. By the Associated Press. MUSKEGON, Mich., December 1.— Twenty-five members of the whale- back freighter Henry Cort’s crew reached shore safely this morning, 11 hours after the ship struck the Musk- egon Harbor breakwater last night in a 60-mile gale. Making their way to the breakwater, hand over hand, on a line shot to the freighter by Coast Guardsmen, the sailors fought their way over a mile of the wave-lashed breakwater to shore. All were exhausted and suffering from exposure. Some had to be as- sisted to shore, apparently injured. So far as could be told, only 25 men ‘were on the Cort when it struck. The rescue of all of them was con- sidered an amazing feat in view of the high sea that was running and the 60-mile gale. ‘The , pounding against the rocky protuberance, seemed from shore to be settling and little hope was felt that it could be saved. ‘The only fatality was the drowning of John Dipert, 23-year-old Coast Guardsman, who was lost when & small boat was swamped last night while trying to reach the Cort. Dipert was e JACK GARNER'S DREAM! as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 1 Some Returns Not Yet Receive e g’(g Rosichan’s Removal Reported Recommended by Investigator Replacement without prejudice of | Arthur S. Rosichan as director of transient relief in the District has| been recommended to Commissioner George E. Allen and Federal Emer- gency Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins by Daniel Sands, special in- vestigator of the local transient relief set-up, it was reported today. Sands, who is the transient relief director of Illinois, submitted his re- port to Commissioner Allen yesterday and ‘eft last night for Chicago. He handed a copy to Aubrey Williams, deputy administrator of the F. E. R. A. in the absence of Hopkins, who is in Warm Springs, Ga., conferring with President Roosevelt. No official comment on the report ' was forthcoming either from the District Building or the F. E. R. A,, however. Commissioner Allen is in Philadelphia to attend the Army- Navy game, and at the F. E. R. A, it was saild no statement would be made pending Allen’s return No action has yet been taken on Sands’ report, but from reliable sources it was learned that Rosichan will be replaced, probably in the next | week or two. Richard Gebhardt, director of tran- sient relief in Missouri, has been de- tafled by Allen to continue the in- quiry begun by Sands, who had to leave for Chicago before he could wind up his investigation. It was un- derstood unofficially that Gebhardt | duct an investigation into the ldmin-i might succeed Rosichan. Rosichan will not leave the relief administration, however, unless he chooses to do so, it was said, but will be offered a post, the duties of which { more nearly fit hisspecialqualifications, it was understood. Commissioner Adlen is said to feel that to remove him im- mediately would only add to the hue and cry which has engulfed the tran- | ARTHUR S. ROSIC] sient relief division in controversy | | since a group of disgruntled transients demanded Rosichan’s removal several | weeks ago. | It was after a committee of the transients called on Hopkins and Allen that Sands was named to con- | istration of the transient relief di- vision. | “sands’ report to Allen was under- stood to state that while Rosichan is an able welfare worker, he has | had insufficient experience in the | administration of a bureau handling | as many cases as the transient relief division. This view is understood to have been concurred in by Allen. ROOSEVELT READY FORD.C.TAXSTUDY Census Bureau Experts May Be Assigned to Gather Comparative Figures. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. WARM SPRINGS, Ga., December 1.—There is a possibility that Presi- dent Roosevelt may assign expert statisticians of the Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, to the study of taxes in a number of cities to serve as a guide in determining whether or not the people of the Dis- trict of Columbia are paying too much | or too little in local taxes. The President announced this week that he would institute such a study of taxes, -and mentioned Department. He will not make a decision as to what agency of the Government should be given this task, however, until after he has talked it over with Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, who will arrive here next Monday. The President said yesterday after- noon that he planned to look into the matter of having his tax investigation conducted by the division of financial statistics of cities, Census Bureau, which has been making comparative studies of tax burdens for many years. It was said there was possibility of the use, at any rate, of statistics al- ready gathered by census officials. The President seems confident that a check-up on taxes in other cities in comparison with those of the District of Columbia will make it possible to determine “just how matters stand in Washington,” and help him in his announced effort to end the “hit or miss” policy of appropriating for the He will discuss the proposed survey\ with Secretary Morgenihau Monday, but will defer any definite action until after he returns to Wash- ington Thursday. Soon after Mr. Roosevelt gets back at the White House he will know whether or not the answering his first call to er-nvml‘ obs: ted sup- | — Continued on Page 3, Colwmn &) - duty. that he | might use tax experts of the Treasury | FAMILY FEUD CLUE NABES DEATHS Brother of Noakes Gives Possible Explanation for Flight East. By the Associated Press. CARLISLE. Pa. December 1.—A | new clue to the mysterious deaths of Elmo J. Noakes, his niece and three | “babes in the woods” cropped up to- | day—a family feud. | “There’s been trouble in the family for years” said R. U. Noakes, his brother, in possible explanation of the migration across the continent of the five lonely figures, and the tragedy that befell them. The American Legion, meanwhile, | arranged for burial of the children in | a circular spot of land set aside for them in the rugged hills. The cere- mony was one usually reserved for the Nation’s hero dead. The dissension mentioned by the brother came to the surface again. Two sisters of Noakes were given suspended sentences in Roseville last night after Russell Pierce, brother of the 18-year-old niece, Winifred Pierce, charged them with disturbing the peace, “abusing and cursing” his mother, Mrs. Pear] Pierce. ‘The women were ordered not to at- tempt to see Mrs. Pierce again during 90 days of probation. Noakes' sister, Mrs. Winnie Chafth and Mrs. Kate Gibby, said they had called on Mrs. Pierce to help establish identification of the dead girl in Pennsylvania. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, December 1.—De- cember arrived today to find Winter Winter Ravages Western U.S. While East Enjoys Mild Wave GANBLERS FAVOR MACETRACKTOTAL |When Source of Information Is Stopped They Must Look Elsewhere. | Why do gamblers operating the | numbers game depend on printed | pari-mutual totals from the race | tracks for the promotion of their racket? A numbers racketeer has given a Star reporter some “low-down” in- formation on this point. ‘To begin with, four out of five who | play the numbers game do not know | how to add the numbers, he said. On the face of it, the process looks simple. Yet, any five men asked to| | total the race results, and bring out | | the winning number, will give dif- | ferent answers. 80, as authority, racketeers have relied on the news- | papers to print the total of the first | three race results, at any g:ven track. This total, of course, has no interest . | to anybody outside the numbers game. | “If all the newspapers stopped | | printing the total of the first three | | races, publishing a number we can all | | accept as authoritative,” this gambler | | said, “we would have to get some! other number. But so long as any one paper prints the totals of the races for us we do not have to get another | number.” So far, the refusal of four of Wash- | |ington’s five newspapers to print, the numbers has thrown a number ! of obstacles in the pathway of the gamblers; but it has not stopped their | play, according to this man’'s ad- | mission. ' “Our clients,” he says, “looked each 1dly to the newspapers, or listened to | the radio, for the winning number | until The Star, the Post, the Herald | and the Times stcpped printing xhei winning number—and the radio sta- | tions stopped, too. While any one | paper is giving this service we are| safe. When that source of informa- | tion is stopped we will have to use our wits to find another number. | “Even that will not be so good, at | first, because we will have to educate | the numbers players. They all know where to find the winning number | |now. You must remember that half | the players in Washington, if thrown | on their own resources, would not know how to add up the winning| numerals. This does not apply only | to the illiterate. This goes for edu- | cated men and women, too. They | have not been taught just how the | winning number is derived from the race results. “If you want to try this out, ask any five men or women of your ac- ! quaintance how to add up the race | results and get the winning number. | Like as not, you'll get five different answers. Almost certain, only two | will be right. Try it sometime, and | e | the numbers | S | FIRST LADY RETURNS Roosevelt Back to Do Pre- Christmas Work. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt returned | to the White House today after spend- ing Thanksgiving with the President at Warm Springs. Ga. | She arrived a few days ahead of Mr. Roosevelt, who will not return until | December 5. Mrs. Roosevelt had some Christmas work to be done. Mrs. City, Okla., in the high panhandle, reported 14 degrees above zero. A new snowstorm was sweeping the intermountain country of the West. Weather observers said the storm ex- tended from , WYyo., 8cross Utah to Elko, Nev., and north into Idaho. On the West coast, violent winds mm %Ffi:&m d ways an disrupting communications. Southern ther. away small bridges thousands of acres of Norta UP) Means Associated Press. | Society Sports 23,955 ed. TWO CENTS. FUTURE OF RELIEF ANDNRA. STUDIED AT WARM SPRINGS Roosevelt Confers With Hopkins and Richherg on Policies. MESSAGE TO CONGRESS WILL REVEAL PROGRAM Secretary Ickes to Report Over Week End—Morgenthau Sched- uled to Arrive Monday. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, 8taft Correspondent of The Star. WARM SPRINGS, Ga., December 1 —The coming today of Harry L. Hop- kins, relief administrator, and Donz:d Richberg, co-ordinator in chief of the New Deal’s recovery drive. to the “Little White House™” on the slopes of Phe Mountain is looked upon as in- tensifying President Roosevelt's clos¢ study of the administration’s genera. national policy. This is particularly applicable tc that part of the administration’s polic; regarding the reshaping of relief plans, Both Administration Hopkins and Co- ordinator Richberg are conceded to bt Mr. Roosevelt's closest advisers upo: matters relating to the relief portion of his general program for recovery. Silent on Relief Plans. Aithough President Roosevelt ha: been giving no end of thought anc study to relief policies, especially since coming to his Georgia retreat twc weeks ago, he is maintaining a strict | silence regarding his thoughts or hi ! ideas for new or altered policies. He | has spoken freely, both off and on tae | record, about power and housing. but ! when asked about relief he declinet { to answer. He generally replies tc ; such questions something to the effect { that “You will learn all about it wheu | I send my annual mesage to the nex: | Congress on January 3." He fre- quently adds something to the effeci that anything you write before thai date will no doubt be wrong. Another arrival at the “Little White House" today will be Frank C. Walker of New York, former chief co-ordina- tor and formerly treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. Scon to follow will be Secretary of Interior Ickes, Postmaster General James A. Farley and Dr. Rexford Guy Tugwell, Undersecretary of Agriculture, who still occupies & position in the fore- rank of the President’s so-called “brain trust.” Dr. Tugwell spent three days with the President last week, but it is presumed that the President wanted him to sit in during his fur- ther conferences regarding his gen- eral national policy. Morgenthau Due Monday. On Monday Henry Morgenthau, Sec- retary of the Treasury, will arrive here for a conference. Looking over this group the fact stands out that it is a regular “brain trust” reunion. There is reason to know that Ad- ministrator Hopkins is being consulted by President Roosevelt not merely as relief administrator, but as a known authority on housing problems. Hous- ing, which is looked upon as being closely linked with relief, has been one of Mr. Hopkins' studies. Because of all this there is reason to feel certain that he will have a prominent if not leading role in the President’s new low-cost housing program. The problems of business recovery, the N. R. A. and matters relating to the co-ordination policy of the admin- istration will be discussed at length between the President and Mr. Rich- berg. It is understood that he has brought with him to Warm Springs a tentative dra*. of legislation providing for the continuation on greatly modi- fied lines of the N. R. A. after its present temporary structure expires by law next June. Outlined Plans in Speech. In a speech a few nights ago in New York Mr. Richberg outlined a part of his plan for the N. R. A,, based principally on flexibility, in attacking the problems of vastly varying in- dustries, and preservation of section 7-A guaranteeing labor's right to or- ganize. The President had a rather easy day yesterday so far as conferences and work were concerned. But even in his leisure moments he was con- fronted with problems not associated with the Nation or the Government which he heads, but with his 1,750- acre farm a few miles from this place. He has about 40 head of beef cat- tle on his farm which he is anxious to dispose of as soon as possible, but | |is confronted with a price for cattle so ridiculously low that even he can- not figure anything but a loss. When asked if he was going to complain to the administration about | the low price for beef cattle, the i President laughingly remarked that he was afraid it would do no good. To_work out these farm problems | the President motored to his farm yesterday afternoon and spent more than an hqur with Otis Moore, his farm manager. 12 Macedonians to Die. SOFIA, Bulgaria, December 1 (#).— In a determined drive to wipe out ths Imro, the international Macedonian revolutionary organization, a military court today sentenced 12 Macedonian revolutionaries to death for numerous assassinations committed during re- cent years. I Guide for Reader I Page. Amusements .B-12 Churches Comics ......coo0n0. Features Financial .. Lost and Found. Serial Story Short Story «.B-6-7