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A—2 kkx__ NORRIS SAYST.V.A READY TO COMPETE Senator Declares Rate War May Be Brought On by Stockholder Suits. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Since so many holders of securities | of electric light and power companies throughout the country are interested in the effect of governmental policy on the future of their investments, the writer today interviewed Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska, father of the Federal policy represented by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Sitting in his room on the top floor of the Senate Office Building, he an- swered questions unhcsfl.anng]y. “The investors in public utility se- curities,” I said, “have been restive lately. What can be said of their future?” “Well, if we take what is happen- ing in the Tennessee Valley as an ex- ample,” he replied, “the T. V. A. of- fered a fair price for the properties' it agreed to purchase, as at Knoxville, and I feel that the price was what the property was really worth after de- ducting all the water and write-ups. Would Make Purchases. *“I am not in favor of ruinous com- petition between municipalities and private power companies and think that wherever possible the private | company's facilities should be pur- chased at their real value. This should protect those investors who are entitled to protection. I do not believe public funds should be used to pay off any investors who are the victims of mismanagement by pri- vate companies.” “What of the litigation that has developed in the Tennessee Valley cases?"” he T. V. A. made fair contracts and the companies agreed to sell. But now several stockholders have ob- tained injunctions. I suspect that some of these companies are really back of this litigation, and if they are, they are guilty of bad faith. It will take a long time for these suits to be adjudicated, especially if they | are carried to the Supreme Court of | the United States. Meanwhile, there | is uncertainty.” “Yes,” 1 commented, “the public is interested in what steps are to be taken in view of the litigation.” “Well,” the Senator replied, “the T. V. A. certainly can't stop what it is doing. The municipalities have voted to buy power from the T. V. A. and there’s nothing left to do but | for the municipalities to build their own distributing systems with funds from the P. W. A.” Foresees Competition. “But will not this mean injurious competition?” “Indeed, it will,” said Norris, “and the private companies will lose money and so will the T. V. A. But as long as stockholders block these agree- ments by lawsuits I don't see any- thing else that can be done about it but go ahead with the next step— competition.” Do you think the public will really be getting lower rates if the taxes which private companies pay are eliminated?” I queried. “I have said before,” said the Nebraska Senator, “and I believe most of the municipalities are following the suggestion that they should set aside an amount exactly equal to the amount of taxes that private. com- panies would pay. They oughf to do this for their own protectioh. If eficiency were equal and taxes just the same as under private opera- tion, I belicve the municipalities would still have the better of it be- cause they can borrow money more cheaply than the private companies can. Lower Rates Is Goal. “All T am interested in is lower rates to the people and increased consumption of electricity. The pri- vate companies have brought the present situation on themselves largely by their inter-company fees and management charges and interest and dividends on stocks representing & write-up.” “Do you see any w " I inquired, “that the situation now confronting | the owners can be handled so that private companies may continue to | exist and buy power from Federal | projects?” “The law would have to be changed,” Senator Norris answered, “as now only surplus power can be sold. There are certain sections of the country where power will doubtless be supplied as heretofore, But the de- velopment of a national policy de- pends on how the yardstick in the Tennessee Valley works out, and at present the injunction suits have made | 1t difficult to say just what the future will bring unless all parties are ready to look at all the facis of the situa- tion and find ways and means of giving the people at low rates the benefit of civilization's greatest bless- ing—electrictiy.” Situation Studied. At the other end of Pennsylvania avenue inquiry as to what the future policy would be was met with the statement that the matter was being given careful consideration by Presi- dent Roosevelt and that for the pres- ent the P. W. A. would not make Fed- eral funds available to Knoxville for a competitive fight untfi further canvass had been made of the entire situation. Conferences are to be held at the White House beginning today, with various executives and representatives of utility companies, including Newton D. Baker, who recently rendered a legal opinion that the Tennessee Val- ley act was unconstitutional and that the T. V. A. was exceeding its au- thority in its sale of power to mu- nicipalities and in the purchase of the properties of private companies. It is believed, however, that within the next few weeks a Federal policy governing the relations of private companies and the Federal Govern- ment will be formulated. because the P. W. A. is getting applications from various municipalities to erect power plants. (Copyright. 19034.) SCIENTIST TO LECTURE Dr. H. A. Spoehr of Carnegie In- stitution Speaks Tonight. The second in a special series of lectures on the influence of science and research upon current thought will be given under the sponsorship of the Carnegie Institution at 8:30 o'clock tonight in the auditorium of the National Museum. ‘The lecture, open to the public, will be delivered by Dr. H. A. Spoehr, chairman of the division of plant biology of Carnegie Institution. His subject will be “The Nature of Prog- ress in Science.” Chiropractic Sogiety to Meet. The District of Columbia Chiro- |ganda in this country. | yet. What’s What Behind News In Capital Davis Gave Dipolmatic Warning of Pacific Naval Race BY PAUL MALLON. HE secret of diplomacy is not to | say what you mean, but to let the other fellow know what you mean without saying it. What our Ambassador at Large, Norman Davis, meant without say- ing it, in his speech at London last week, was that this Government is prepared to enter a naval race in the Pacific whenever Japan tries to build up beyond the five-to- three relationship between our Navy and hers. The speech was in effect an indirect ultimatum. Spokesmen for the international branch of the New Deal made sure that every one understood it that way. Before Davis had finished speaking in London the proper interpretation was passed around in official stage whispers What they were secretly aiming at was the meeting of the privy council in Tokio. That council is a group of elder statesmen, sometimes accurately described as old mossbacks, who ad- vise the Emperor. They were just getting ready to meet to advise him about naval policy. No one had any hope that these old boys would recommend a change in Japanese policy. But it was thought that strong words might have some moderating eflect on them. That is the only reason Davis spoke. Mr. Davis told the Japanese the| same thing in private many times at | London. They wouldn't believe him. Albo, they seem to have an idea that our Congress will revolt one of these days against big Navy expenditures. While Mr. Davis delivered the speech, he was not the sole author of it. Secretary Hull really inspired it. The State Department spent three days working on it. So many messages were sent back and forth that you imight say accurately that the speech was drafted on thg cable lines. Worried by Propaganda. A contributing reason for the speech was the fact that our officials were worried about current Japanese propa- Ambassador Saito's recent speech here, the articles published here under the name of former Premier Saito of Japan and the general propaganda out of Tokio | made it appear that Japan's security | was menaced by the American and British Navies. The propaganda appdrently fooled two United States Senators into issuing comments recommending @ compromise with the Japanese. Mr. Davis sought to erplain that what Japan wanted would give her superiority rather than equality in the Far East. All authorities here still look at the whole situation as a diplomatic_dis- pute, rather than a martial one. They are not very excited about it. Plot Discovered in Russia. A complete explanation of the! slaughter in Russia may be a long | time coming. Those on the inside of | Russian affairs here say that the Red | government discovered recently quite | a serious secret movement instituted by a foreign gangster element. They liken the execution tech- nique to the method employed by the Justice Department here in the Dillinger case and to similar po- litical purgings by central European powers. They insist that the plot- | ters were not Russians. If that is the true story, it repre- sents the growth in popularity of primitive political methods throughout continental Europe. The Republicans here may be thankful that is one method the Democrats have not tried Crisis Minimized Here. The Yugoslavian-Hungarian _crisis did not knock any of our boys off their feet. Their private diplomatic dis- patches indicated that Britain, France and Italy brought tremendous private diplomatic pressure on both involved nations. They were confident at the outset that the “big three” would keep matters from getting into a general European conflict. The cause of the crisis was the simple fact that Yugoslavia has been giving its border citizens a free hand in maltreating Hun- garians because.the assassin of the Yugoslav king is supposed to have been trained on Hungarian soil. The way the “big three” stepped | | into that situation in a hurry was proof enough that the pacifying ac- tions of European statesmen speak | louder than their warlike words, | Capable Chairman Kennedy of the | 8. E. C. flies to Boston every week end | to see his big family (nine children). He will move then here after two re- cover from illnesses, because he will be here a long time. The hottest subject of discussion at the N. R. A. right now is the uncoded tobacco industry. Certain aroused N. R. Aers want to impose a code carry- ing a 35 cents an hour minimum. The companies want 25 cents. A well:known critic of the New Deal | lamented in private the other day, “I| find it very hard to shoot at a moving target.” A priceless newspaper clipping is the one quoting Controller O’'Connor as saying, in effect, after his defeat for the governorship of North Dakota many years ago: “I got more votes from women than from men, which proves that women have more sense than mén.” Which proves also that Mr. O'Connor should be in the diplo- matic corps. = ‘g Bridge Tournament Planned. The University Club will hold its second annual duplicate bridge tour- practic Society will hold its monthly meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the ‘Thomas Circle Club. ‘. nament next 'Nadgmn :.:d clu:y. Arrangements are g e Godfrey L. Munter, chairman of the Games Committee. s THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., TUESDAY, 'DECEMBER 11, 1934 INSURANCE URGED Move Starts to Make Large Institutions Bear Heavier Share of Cost. By the Associated Press. A move to make large banks bear a heavier share of the cost of insur- ing bank deposits is developing on Capitol Hill. The change will be pro- posed for inclusion ffi the administra- tion's banking bill. Under present insurance laws, only deposits up to $5,000 are insured. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. may assess a bank a maximum of one-half of 1 per cent of its total insured de- posits. So far,» however, the assessments have been only one-quarter of 1 per cent. Leading Congressmen and offi- cials, including Chairman Leo T. Crowley of the F. D. I. C., suggest the assessment should be fixed -definitely by law. * Large Banks' Share Is Small. A number of Congressmen have adopted the view that if the premium is to be made definite, it should be only ‘one-eighth of 1 per cent and assessable against all deposits, whether insured or not. Many banks in financial centers have comparatively few accounts under $5,000. They get deposit insurance by paying only a few thousand dollars in assessments. In smaller banks, the proportion is the reverse. One advocate of the proposal calcu- lated today that whereas a New York City bank now pays only $230,000 for deposit insurance, the flat one-gjghth of 1 per cent levy would increase the payment to around a million dollars. A “minimum” of banking legisla- tion, Secretary Morgenthau reported yesterday, will be suggested to the new Congress. Co-operative Step Seen. His statement, made at a press con- ference, was generally interpreted as promising another step toward the business-banking-Government co-op- eration proposed by President Roose- velt in his speech to the American Bankers' Association. It also was in line with results of & recent question- naire conducted by Chairman Fletcher of the Senate Banking Committee in which bankers reported that new legislation of drastic character was undesirable. ‘So far as I am concerned, the less the better,” was the way Morgenthau ut it He added that there will be a bank- ing bill, and that any legislation | dealing with a uniform examination system will be included in that mea- sure, o ROTH LIABILITY UPHELD Court Holds Bank Stockholder Must Pay $4,027.77. A judgment against Martin Roth for $4,027.77, representing his liabil- ity as a stockholder in the Commer- cial National Bank, was sustained in a decision of the Court of Appeals yesterday. Roth was assessed for $16,700, with interest, as a holder of 167 shares of the bank stock. He had in the bank deposits exceeding this sum. The bank declared a 50 per cent dividend, which yielded Roth $13,- 22069 as his share as a depositor. This amount was allowed as a set- off against the stock assessment and | a judgment for the difference, with interest, was sustained. . BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, Staniey Hall, this evening at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster. Anton Pointner, assistant leader. March, “The Hero of the Isthmus,” Lampo Overture, “Schauspiel” .........Bach Entr'Acte, “Whispering Flowers,” “Woodland Whispers”...Von Blor Excerpts from musical comedy, “The Waltz Dream”..... Strauss Fox trot, “Adios My Senorita,” Zamecnik Valse lente, “Visions of Salome,” Joyce Finale, “Imperial Edward”.....Sousa “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band Symphony Orchestra this evening at 8 o'clock in the sail loft, Navy Yard. Lieut. Charles Benter, leader; Alex Morris, assistant leader. “Wotan's Farewell” and “Magic Flame,” from “The Valkyrie” Richard Wagner “Concerto in D Minor” Franz Joseph Haydn Solo for violoncello. “Allegro Moderato.” *“Adagio.” “Allegro.” Musician Joseph Taglialavoro. “Symphony No. 5, E Minor” P. Tschatkowsky “Andante.” “Andante Cantabile.” “Valse.” “Finale.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” OF PENSION PLAN $200 a Month for All Over 60 Will Be Urged on Congress. By the Associated Press. The Townsenders set up Capital headquarters today. The gray-haired and slight Dr. F. E. Townsend, formerly of the Long Beach (Calif.) Health Department, called a press conference first thing to tell of plans for pressing his plan upon Congress. Under it, persons over 60 would get $200 a month from the Treasury, on condition the money is spent within 30 days. The originator seeks to have 15,- 000,000 signatures to a petition to Congress. He sald the House delega- tions from California, Arizona, Colo- rado, Washington and Oregon are “virtually solid” for his plan. He in- dicated that Representative Smith, Democrat, of Washington, and Repre- sentative-elect Burnham, Republican, ;o( California, might sponsor the leg- islation, although this has sot been definitely settled. The Washington office of the or- ganization will be in charge of Charles Hawks of Long Beach, father of the aviator, Frank Hawks. Townsend said Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona, also had in- dorsed his plan. He said his plan was not so much a pension proposal as it was a measure to bring about recovery by “buying ourselves back to prosper- ity.” He estimated 8.000,000 persons over 60 would be eligible for the $200 per month. This would require an outlay of a little more than $19,000,- 000,000 annually, he said. Tire Blas; Hurls Iron Tool, Killing Young Virginian [* A freak accident yesterday causea the death of James Pearson, 19, of Clarendon, Va., who died in Emer- gency Hospital of injuries received when a tire he was repairing exploded, hurling a tool against his head with such force that it fractured his skull. Pearson, who was an employe of the General Tire Co.’s plant at Fourteenth and Q streets, had gone to First and C streets, where he was repairing a tire on a truck when the accident occurred. Life’s Like That BY FRED NEHER. “OH, MR. BURKELMAN—THAT FIGURE SHOULD BE 928 INSTEAD |® 'gon'v OF 923" (Copyright, 1934.) I i Pléas for cial Shows to The Star Expedition film, “Search for Santa Claus,” a thrilling moving picture record of the airplane trip to the For North, presenting the first scenes ever made within the home and workshops of Santa Claus, and which has been drawing large crowds, is being presented today at the AVENUE GRAND, and will be shown tomorrow and Thurs- day at the APOLLO. It may be seen Friday at the HOME and at the YORK Theaters. A creasing numbers at the Council of Social Agencies, at | the Warner Bros.' offices and at The Evening Star, which are all co- operating in the Christmas toy mat- inees to be held in 11 Warner Bros.' theaters Saturday. These letters are brought for final | attention to the Council's Christmas Exchange, which is preparing a list of Washington's needy families. Each one is a pitiful story of tragedy and human misery. Prac- tically all of them reveal the sad fact of a child dependent wholly upon the generosity of those mare fortunate if they are 'to share in the joy of Christmas. Each is & pathetic appeal. And the large num- ber of them is striking proof of the vast amount of help necessary. Tell of Pain and Heartaches. We would not wish upon you the painful task of reading all of these letters. We could not wish to burden any one with such a prodigious weight of human woe. Were you to read but a small part of them you would return to your home heavy- hearted. That is the task of those kind- hearted people and volunteer workers Wwho gather at the Council’s Exchange, tolling late and long for the relief of the unfortunate and the unhappy at_Christmas. But we can give you a sample or two, picked at random from the pile, in order that you may understand better why you, too, should lend your willing aid in a cause so appealing. One mother writes: “Please send my children some toys, for they won't get any unless some one helps them. Their father is unable to work. He has been injured, and we can hardly make a go of it. I have eight chil- dren, so you see it is very hard. I would be glad to get anything at all you can send, for now there is nothing I can give them, and Christ- mas is only a few days off.” A Little Will Do Much. Can you fail to be touched by that plea? There is anguish in every line of it—the supreme anguish of a mother’s heart. Another writes: “Please remember us this Christmas, as my husband is out of work and I have two little boys who are waiting for Santa Claus to come. I will appreciate anything you may do for them.” And from another: “I have four lit- tle children who are hoping each day that Santa Claus will not pass them by, but it is all their father can do to buy food and fuel, and I don't see any chance of Santa coming here. If you can just spare them one little toy aplece, it will help so much.” Then a little penciled note from a boy brings this message: “I am Writ- ing to ask if*you could help me get some toys or clothes for Christmas. I am 12 years old and have two brothers and two sisters. My daddy is working on the relief and he hardly makes enough to feed us, so I know we won't get anything for Christmas unless you can help us. I certainly would thank you if you could.” Weeping at Christmas. And here is the last one we picked from that high, wide pile of woe. It is written on a card and says: “Please include these children on your Christ- mas list, because Santa won't find them unless some agency takes them gifts and they are a family who are worthy. (Here the names and ad- dresses are listed.) The father and mother both have poor health and the children are none too strong. They were completely forgotten ‘Thanksgiving, and I pray this poor but deserving family will be assured there is at least a Santa Claus. I donate my time for welfare work and visit lots of families and could send long list besides this one.” there you see that along the highways and ‘byways of Washing- . S CHRISTMAS draws near letters asking for aid have begun arriving daily in in- SHIFTINBANKING | Forgotten! Don’t Let Christmas Pass Them by This Year You can help to prevent such Christmas tragedies as this by bringing or sending new toys or articles of clothing to a Star-Warner mas matinee to be held in 11 theaters next Saturday, December 15. TONNSEND TELLS | Yule Cheer Mount; Toy Matinees Hope to Fill Gap With Hundreds Asking Gifts for Needy Tots, Social Workers Look to Spe- Provide Help. ton, back of its beautiful avenues, back of its fine homes, behind its lights and shadows, there are those who weep at the thought of Christ- mas. It takes so little to make a child ‘happy. And it is so easy for you who will to make this Christmas Jovtul for all The Star-Warner Bros.’ Christmas toy matinees offer you that oppor- tunity next Saturday. On that day, December 15, these matinees will be held in 11 Warner theaters. To attend you are asked to bring a new toy or some new article of clothing. That is all. Gifts May Be Sent Now. Whatever you bring will be dis- tributed to somé poor boy or girl who is depending upon you in full and simple faith that you will not fail. Consider the need and be generous. One toy will go a long way, but the more you can bring, and the more you choose to bring. the more cer- tain you can be that every needy child in Washington will be remem- bered. You need not wait another day. You can send your contribution to any one of these theaters now. A great many gifts have been brought to them already. But go by all means to the mat- inee—and bring as many youngsters with you as you care to, giving each a new toy as his price of ad- mission. Yours will be a double reward. The reward of knowing that you have brought happiness to some needy child, and the reward of a splendid entertainment—carefully planned to please you. And yours will be a merry Christmas. Read over the list of programs which follows and choose the theater you wish to attend. List of Shows. Here is the full list of theaters where The Star-Warner Bros.’ Christ- mas toy matinees will be held: Tivoli—Shirley Temple in “Baby Takes a Bow,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, “Busy Bodies”; “The Night Before Christmas” and “The Man on the Plying Trapeze,” a Popeye comedy. Ambassador—Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery in “Treasure Island,” “The Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives” and “Can You Take It?” a Popeye comedy. % Savoy—Joe E. Brown in “The Cir- cus Clown,” “Bedtime Worries,” an Our Gang comedy: “Touchdown Mickey,” a Mickey Mouse comedy, and “Let’s You and Him Fight,” a Pop- eye comedy. Colony—Shirley Temple in “Little Miss Marker,” “Wild Poses,” an Our Gang comedy, and “The Night Before Christmas,” a 8illy Symphony. York—Joe E. Brown in “Son of a Sallor,” “Dirty Work,” a Laurel and Hardy comedy, and “Touchdown Mickey,” a Mickey Mouse comedy. Avenue Grand—Shirley Temple in “Little Miss Marker,” “Dirty Work,” 8 Laurel and Hardy comedy, and “Sockabye Baby,” a Popeye comedy. Shows Include Comedies. Apollo—Joe E. Brown in “The Cir- cus Clown,” “His Neighbor,” an Our Gang comedy, and “Mickey’s Good Deed,” a Mickey Mouse comedy. Home—Bruce Cabot in “Midship- man Jack,” “His Nelghbor,” an Our Gang comedy, and “The Three Lit- tle Pigs.” Metropolitan—George O'Brien in “The Last Trail,” “Oliver the Eighth,” 8 Laurel and Hardy comedy, and “The Big Bad Wolf,” a Silly Symphony. Earle—Charlotte Henry in * e in [ Bros.’ Christ= U. 5. FARM SUBSIDY DANGER 15 GITED Myers Says Growers Should | Be Independent as Per- manent Policy. | By the Associated Press. | NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 11.— W. I Myers, governor of the Farm | Credit Administration, sounded today | | & call for farmers of America to be| independent of Government aid as | a permanent policy. | Asserting “emergency refinancing” 10( farm debts “must continue as long | the creditors press for liquidation.” | Myers said, however, that “as a per- | manent policy I think it is a mistake | from the farmers’ point of view to ask for Government subsidy.” In an address prepared for the six- teenth annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Myers expressed the opinion that “the further we can divorce farmer credit from Government aid and the possi- bility of political control, the sounder ! we will have built and the better our | system will serve agriculture.” Chester C. Davis, administrator of the agricultural adjustment act, spoke on the Bankhead cotton production control act and referred to criticisms | which he said had been raised against it. “One popular illusion,” he said, “is that the cotton program. in and of itself, is causing the loss of the export market.” “The cotton program is not to| blame,” he continued. “The principal reasons are the development of for- eign exchange restrictions, the luwi level of foreign purchasing power and the increasing nationalistic trend of | foreign cotton-consuming countries.” | " JOHNSON SAYS N.R.A. IS AS DEAD AS DODO Not Offering Suggestions, Because That Was His Trouble as Director, He Declares. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK December 11.—Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, once champion of the N. R. A. summed it up with these words yesterday: “The N. R. A. is as dead as the dodo, which is not only dead but extinct.” Asserting the N. R. A. had ceased to operate, he answered questions whether he would offer suggestions to its new officials by saying: “That was just the trouble. Too many peo- dme were trying to tell me what to| 0. N.R. A. ENLARGES SET-UP Four-State Regional Organization to Have Cleveland Headquarters. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 11 (#).—A new regional set-up in the N. R. A, with Cleveland as the head- quarters for four States, was an- nounced yesterday by John Swope, N. R. A. compliance director. The office here will be expanded. Within the regional jurisdiction will be Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and Kentucky. The Cleveland office now has jursdiction over Ohio only. Benedict Crowell, present director of the National Emergency Council in Ohio, will be the regional director. Wonderland” and “Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives.” Avalon—Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery in “Treasure Island,” “Santa's ‘Workshop,” a Silly Symphony, and “§hoein’ Horses,” a Popeye comedy. $30 IN PRIZES FOR WASHINGTON BOYS AND GIRLS. time, boys and girls, to write your letter, “Why I know Claus and why every poor child in Washington should itor of The Star. DON'T DELAY, send it in NOW to the be fine to win that prize of $15 offered by The Star for the best letter. and maybe little brother or little sister will win one of the other awards. Don't forget, you must not be more than 12 years old if you write your letter. The third prize is $5. best letter will win a prize of $15, second prize is $10 and the Your letter must be at the office of The Star not later than mtd- night of Saturday, December 15. Announcements of the winners, with their letters, will be made one week later. Please write on one side of the paper only, and get your letter in early. UNEVEN INCOMES HIT BY LEADERS Borah, Thomas and Wheeler Discuss Causes of Shift- ing Wealth, By the Assoclated Press. Those who would distribute the Na- tion’s wealth differently found new stimulus today in the Treasury figures showing an increase in the million- dollar class in 1933 and a sharp de- cline in the number of persons with net_incomes up to $5,000. Though the contention at N. R. A. is that this recovery unit is not re- sponsible for the change, Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho asserted he would renew the fight to restore operation of the anti-trust laws. “The day of reckoning is coming," he said. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma said the figures showed the need for further devaluation of the dollar, while others took them as in- dicating the necessity for more vig- orous prosecution of the administra- tion’s recovery efforts. Drastic Action Hinted. Hinting at some drastic Federal ac- tion, Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana said: “If business leaders cannot help in a movement to get a better distribution of income than this, two years hence they may be looking back on the present adminis- tration as their golden age.” Borah said it was “quite evident that this is another proof of the power of monopoly and that the little fellow is being more and more chiseled out.” “The monopolies,” he added, “are still raking off and gathering in the dimes and quarters of the poor and putting them into the coffers of the wealthier. “I have never been able to accept the view of taking from those who have not and giving it to those who have.” Senator Costigan, Democrat, of Colorado, was not surprised at the trend shown by the tax returns “Such a result is to be expected,” he said, “particularly in a period of frozen credits and widespread unem- ployment. At such a time only those with financial resources are able to take and hold the country’s valuable assets. Recovery Haste Demanded. “Here is proof, as strong as any yet advanced, of the need for hastening by every practicable means the success of our national recovery program.” Thomas said the figures showed conclusively that the “rich have their wealth in Government bonds and the interest is paid promptly.” “They have a regular income and are able to report it promptly,” he added. “The common people have no | business and their income is dimin- ished if not vanished altogether.” The Oklahoman said redistribution of wealth “can be attained best by further decreasing the gold content of the dollar and thus taking the advan- tage of greater purchasing power {rom the creditor to the debtor class.” HAUPTMANN GOES T0 COURT FOR PLEA ON PARTICULARS BILL (Continued From Pirst Page.) month, that the carpenter was brought into the court room for the second time since his arrest. The justice’s suggestion wes en- tirely unexpected. As presiding jus- tice for Hunterdon County he was present at the court house for the opening of the December term of court—the term in which Hauptmann will stand trial—and Hauptmana's counsel appeared before him to file notice of motions. The accused man stood by the de- fense counsel table while Justice Trenchard addressed him to make certain who were his attorneys. “I want to make it definite who is making an appearance for the defen- dant,” the judge said. Associate Defense Counsel Fisher stepped to the bar and said he and Frederick A. Pope were appearing for Hauptmann. “Mr. Hauptmann, you understand now that these gentlemen represent you in this case,” inquiried the judge. “Yes,” was the answer from the prisoner. This was to clear up the uncertainty that has existed over the defense counsel staff make-up since James M. Fawcett, Brooklyn attorney, withdrew from the case. LUNCHEON PLANNED Special Dispatch to The Star. LAUREL, Md., December 11.—The Library Association, assisted by the Women'’s Club of Laurel, will serve a luncheon to the public in the Library Building Thursday at noon. The pro- ceeds will be used to buy furnishings for the new addition to the library. R guv crmisTws SEALS X e 7 Children of Mexico try fo burst condy filled dolls ot Christmas parties shopping days to Christmas 12 MEXICO The Posada, & semi-religious af- fair commemorating the Nativity, is celebrated at Christmas. After certain religious ceremonies the hostess hands out earthenware jars filled with candy or pulque (native wine). When each one has had his fill, three or four large pinatas are lowered from the ceiling. These are grotesque figures made of fancy paper in the form of clowns, ballet dancers, huge turkeys, etc., and are filled with candy. Each guest in turn is blindfolded and given =« certain number of strokes at them. Finally some one, hitting a pinata more squarely than the others, breaks it, sending a shower of can- dy over the floor. 3