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o] @he Sunday Star . WASHINGTON, D. €., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25 1936. ## MOVE TO INCREASE PRICES FOR- MILK Attorney, Filing Opposition, Argues Nearby Farmers " * “Best Paid” in U. S. DECLARES CONSUMER WOULD BEAR BURDEN Producers, Disputing Claim, As- sert Drought Brought Higher Costs of Feed and Labor. Arguing that dairy farmers serving the Washington milk shed are the “best paid In the country,” Roger J, ‘Whiteford, attorney, representing two dairies, yesterday filed two informal statements with the Department of Agriculture opposing the proposed 4-cent per gallon increase petitioned by producers. Such an increase, he said, must au- tomatically be passed on to the con- sumer, since the distributor now re- ceives a profit of only one-fifth to one-third cent per bottle. Whiteford filed his two statements in behalf of the Chestnut Farms- Chevy Chase Dairy and the Marcy Bros.' Arlington Farms Dairy. Sep- arately they opposed the proposal, which is now a subject of referendum before the Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers’ Association, whose mem- bers furnish 84 per cent of the milk sold in the Washington area. Producers Dispute Claim. THe producers, on the other hand, dispute the claim of the distributors that the rate of profit is as low as one-fifth to one-third cent per quart, and claim that at a retail price of 13 cents, the profit necessarily must be greater, since the basic price paid to producers is less than 3! cents per quart, or $3.02 per hundredweight. The petition for a 4-cent increase per gallon is the outgrowth of a mar- keting agreement entered into last September 21 in which a minimum price to producers was fixed. It is this minimum price, which ranges from $2.82 to $3.02 per hundredweight, that the producers hope to raise. Their arguments for the increase center around the fact that the Sum- mer drought injured the farmers’ forage crop, a necessity to dairymen; the same dry weather served to ad- | vance the price of cattle feed pur- chased through retailers, and the same price advance acted to raise the cost of farm labor. Referred to Producers. ‘The Agriculture Department, acting under the remnants of the A. A. A. law authorizing marketing agree- ments, referred the question to the members of the Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers’ Association. Under that provision two-thirds of the asso- ciation’s 1,100 members of two-thirds of the volume producers can deter- minge whether the increase shall be granted. Organization of the association, however, places its voting power in the hands of its officials, and they have not yet acted. ‘Whiteford’s statements yesterday, almost identical, and offering the same arguments, said, in part: “It must be conceded that pro- ducers in this area are better paid for their product, on the whole, than any producers elsewhere in the United States. Just why should a producer in this area receive more than any other producer in a similar area, and what virtue has a Maryland or Vir- ginia farmer that he should be paid better for the same product than a New York or Pennsylvania farmer?” “Agriculture Department records will show that producers shipping to Washington are paid approximately 20 per cent more for their product than the average producer throughout the United States; yet he pays no more for his hay or grain and no more for his labor. * ¢ * . “Feed prices have advanced. But certainly the farmer on the local milk shed pays no more for his feed than do farmers in other localities.” Florida Price Is Higher. ‘Whiteford informally argued that the only producers in the United States to receive more for their milk than local producers are those of the Palm Beach-Miami area in Florida, where the “season” lasts little more than three months and where the peaks in prices and demand are limit- ed to 30 days. 3 ‘The attorney also argued for Chest- nut Farms-Chevy Chase that any present increase in price would auto- matically increase production, but that a corresponding advance in re- tail prices would reduce consumption and, consequently, glut the market of milk and dairy products. The two statements disputed the assertions of B. B. Derrick, secretary of the producers’ association, that a milk shortage is threatened, and demanded that the assoclation pro- duce evidence to support such a claim. It was also claimed that the associa- tion itself encouraged a decrease in production in 1931, 1932 and 1933, with unsuccessful results. “The meticulous and sometimes frksome differences between regula- tions here and in other cities do not Justity the tremendous differential that exists in favor of the farmers operating in this area,” Whiteford's arguments concluded. ENGINEERS DECLARED AWAKE TO FUTURE President Potter of American Council Answers Roosevelt Letter on Subject. BY the Associated Press. Replying to & question raised by President Roosevelt, Dr. Andrey A. Potter, president of the American En- gineering Council, said yesterday that engineering educators “are fully ap- preciative of the responsibility of the engineer.” In a letter sent recently to the aeads of more than 100 schools and ‘colleges, Mr. Roosevelt asked them to consider whether. present engineer- ing courses were “blanced” suffi- ciently to equip futtire generations of engineers to meet the “social respon- sibility” of their profession. Navy day visitors for the through this 40-inch telescopgat first time will be able to look the Naval Observatory on Tues- day, but written permission must be secured from the authori- ties there first. 11 p.m. and scientists will point Sightseers will assemble in groups from 7 to out the interesting spots in the sky as a feature of the Navy day celebration here. MORE RELIEF GASH ISURGED FORD. . Needed for Emergency Care of Those Ineligible for W. P. A., Street Says. Additional District relief funds should be appropriated, so emergency care may be extended to employable persons who cannot be assigned to the W P. A. program, Welfare Di- rector Elwood Street declared yester- day in a report on the work of the] Board of Public Welfare during the | last fiscal year At the present time only those classed as “unemployables” can be | cared for by the public assistance | division of the board, Street said: “A year .ago the board pledged itseif to reduce as rapidly as possible the expenditures due to relief of those who are unemployed, or unemploy- | able or otherwise in distress,” he said. | “This pledge was lived up to. Transfer of Cases. “Following the cessation of Fed- eral Emergency Relief Administration funds in November, and with the change from the work relief program to the Works Progress Administration | program, thousands of cases were transferred from work rélief to the | W. P. A. | “Now sufficient money was available | in spite of a supplementary relief appropriation made by Congress, amounting to $350,000, to care for all the employable cases who could not be transferred to W. P. A. jobs. By the end of the fiscal year the Public As-| sistance Division was caring for only | those cases of relief in which there | was no employable person. “This reduction resulted in much hardship. It is the opinion of the Board of Public Welfare that suf- ficient relief funds should be provided to care for the needs, not only of the unemployable persons who are in dis- tress, but also of employable persons | who, for good reasons, cannot find work and who cannot be assigned to governmental work programs.” Urges Research Staff. Street also urged that sufficient ad- ditional funds be provided under a District appropriation for the estab- lishment of a competent research staft to carry on investigations of the “in- terlocking causes of dependency, disease, delinquency and defective- ness” and to prepare recommenda- tions as to ways of lessening the tax burden by a better co-ordinated pro- gram. He said the act creating the Board of Public Welfare requires that such studies and recommendations be made, but insisted the board had not been able to meet this requirement because of inadequate funds and the increas- ing demands for service by the welfare agencies. These and other welfare problems will be discussed by board officials Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the annual pub- lic meeting of the board, to be held in the Government Auditorium, ad- joining the Labor Department Build- ing. 1935 DISTILLED LIQUOR TWICE VOLUME OF 1914 Census Bureau Says Output of Malts Now Less Than in Last Pre-Prohibition Year. BY the'Associated Press. The Censlis Bureau reported yester- day that more than twice as much dis- tilled liquor was produced in the United States in 1935 as in 1934, de- scribed as the last normal pre-pro- hibition year for which eensus fig- ures were available. At the same time the bureau said less malt liquors were produced. Production of distilled liquors in 1935 was placed at 213,819,844 gal- ione, compared with 103,045,322 gal- lons in 1914. Malt liquor produc- tion showed a decline from 66,189,473 barrels in the first war year to 48 013,218 last year. The number of wage earners em- ployed by distillers in 1935 was more than double that in 1914, the report said, and represented an in- crease of 404 per cent over 1933. $21,622 in Bounties. Bounties totaling at least $21,823 will be paid South Dakotans - for coyotes killed from April through Au- gust, 1936. CUARDS OFFER T0 AID PARADE Militia Act to Free Police Halloween Night for Resi- dence Areas. To make a larger number of po- lice available for patrolling outlying | residential areas on Halloween this year, members of the District National Guard have volunteered for duty along the route of the holiday parade through downtown Washington. Arrangements to this end, suggest- ed by Thomas E. Lodge, vice. chair- | man of the Halloween Committee, | who is president of the Federation of Gitizens’ Associations, have been per- fetted with the consent of Commis- siener Hazen and Col John W Oeh- mann, commanding the Guard. Police will be on hand along the parade route, but use of 100 or more volunteers from the Guard will per- mit a larger number of police to be sent to residential areas, where thou- sands of dollars of private property was reported damaged last year Will Be Large Affair The celebration Saturday, spon- sored and generally financed by the Greater National Capital Committee of the Washington Board of Trade, | promises to be the largest and most interesting affair of the kind ever held here It will be the first time the huge, inflated figures so popular elsewhere have been shown locally There will be 15 of these in the parade, which will start at 7:30 p.m. The majority of figures will be 14 feet in height, with some reaching to 32 feet In addition to hundreds ef costumed and individual marchers, there will be eight bands and many civic and com- mercial floats. Advance entries show the District playgrounds will be the best represented group in the parade. Boys and girls in the 30 playgrounds are working day and night in mak- ing their own floats, planning deco- rated vehicles and making elaborate and comic costumes. Miss Sibyl Baker, supervisor of play- grounds, reports entry blanks from the playground division already include 4 decorated private vehicles, 3 floats, 34 individual costumed marchers and 21 group marchers. The deadline on entries for selection of Miss Halloween VI and her court is 6 p.m. tomorrow. The contest will be held Tuesday. Deadline Is Friday. Entry blanks for the parade may be obtained from the Greater National Capital Committee, 204 Star Building. Since the deadline is next Friday, Col. E. Goring Bliss, celebration chairman, has asked that entries be sent in as quickly as possible to facilitate mak- ing up the parade order. The list of entries already received, exclusive of the playgrounds, follows: Costumed group marchers—Thom- son School, Community Center De= partment, Community Center Départ- ment (southeast), Job's Daughters, Bethel No. 10; Job's Daughters, Bethel No. 1; Job’s Daughters, Bethel No. 2; Boys' Club of Washington, Merrick Boys' Club, Northeast Boys’ Club, Hap- py Valley Girls’ Club, Military Order of Cootie. Commercial floats—Gunther Brew- ing Co., George A. Ford Co., James E. Collifiower Co., L. S. Jullien, Inc.; Quality Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co, Chestnut Farms, Chevy Chase Dairy; National Electrical Supply Co. The Evening Star Newspaper Co., Ross Jewelry Co,, Light House Electric Co. Civic entries (floats)—Southeast Washington Citizens’ Association, Fed- eration of Colored Civic' Associations, Women’s City Club, Community Cen- ter Department; Boys’ Club of Metro- politan Police, District of Columbia; District of Colunfbia Tuberculosis As- sociation, Kenilworth Citizens’ Asso- ciation, House. Bands—District of Columbia Fire Department, _Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars, Boys® Club of Metropolitan Po- lice, District of Columbis; Sons of American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, Elks' Boys Band, Loew’s Fox Cadet Band, Knights of Columbus Band, Washington Gas Light Co. Band. —_— Engaged to English Girl. LONDON, October 24 (Special).— _| The engagement was announced today of Stuart Seaton, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seaton of Washington Grove, Md, to Miss Peggy Mary Loudon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lou- don of Bournmouths England. 2000 - EXPECTED Flights, Deep Sea Diving and Parades to Be Among Many Activities. 21-INCH TORPEDO FIRING IS SPECIAL FEATURE Swanson Hails Officers and En- listed Men—Message to Be Broadcast. Air flights, deep-sea diving, band concerts, parades, drills of various de- scriptions, life-saving demonstrations, various activities of civilian workmen in shops and & sham battle will be presented on Tuesday—Navy day— at | the Washington Navy Yard. Although the attendance last year at this yard, was 171,240, officials are anticipating on Tuesday a crowd of 200,000, the largest ever. The firing of a 21-inch torpedo will be a special feature this year. The new museum at the yard is now in full operation and uniforms of the Navy at divers stages of its history will be exhibited on wax figures. Secretary Swanson, in a special message made public today, hailed the officers and bluejackets of the Navy; | expressed gratification that “we are | approaching those limits which states- | men of the major parties have con- | sidered the minimum naval needs for national defense” and voiced the hope that “the newly-formed Maritime | Commission can do as much for our merchant marine as recent legislation | has done for our combatant Navy.” Message to Be Broadcast. A written message from Secretary Swanson will be broadcast to radio | amateurs from naval radio stations here and in San Francisco in a recetv- ing competition conducted by the American Radio Relay League. The cabinet officer will award a special | letter to those whose reception is per- fect. A message will be sent from Ad- miral William H. Standley, chief of | naval operations, to United States merchant vessels all over the world. He will speak to the Propeller Club at Baltimore on Tuesday evening at | 8 oclock. He likewise will speak over the National Broadcasting Co.'s network at 10 o'clock that evening. Participating in this broadcast will be Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, com- mander in chief of the United States Pleet, aboard the flagship U. S. 8. Pennsylvania at San Pedro, Calif. Rear Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, chairman of the General Board and former commander in chief of the fleet, will speak at Atlanta, Ga., on Navy day Celebration in Alexandria. Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, | Navy Department, will speak at the | Gadsby Tavern, Alexandria, Va., at a | Navy day celebration to be held under ‘Amerlcnn Legion auspices. Station | WISV will broadcast this at 7:30 p.m. Branch 4, Fleet Reserve Associa- tion, comprising men who have served 16, 20 and 30 years in the Navy, will participate at noon on Tuesday at the John Paul Jones Monument in the ceremonies to be conducted there by a group of patriotic and fraternal organizations, honoring Navy day. The Fleet Reservists will then go to the Commodore John Barry Monument in Franklin Park and place a wreath on that memorial. A dance and card party will be held that eyening at Almas Temple, 1315 K street. - Col. James J. Meade, commanding the 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, Quantico, Va., will furnish two Infantry companies, two sections of Artillery, a Chemical section and the aviation force for demonstrations at the local Navy Yard, incident to Navy day. The troops will be commanded by Maj. Donald Curtis. Air Show te Be Exciting. The air show that will be staged at the local yard by planes from the Fleet Marine Force, Quantico, Va., under command of Lieut. Col. Roy S. Geiger, at 3 o'clock will be particularly exciting, officials promised. The sham battle, to be staged at «:30 o’clock, will be a high light of the occasion, with Quantico Marines simulating landing operations against a hostile shore. Sailors from the receiving ship here will represent the opposing force. Rear Admiral George T. Pettengill, commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, and a special committee have been working for some months, per- fecting the Navy day program. The yard will be open to the public from 8 am. to 6 p.m., officials announced this day-long program. 8 a.m.—Colors at main gate. 8:05 a.m.—Drop forging gun parts, forge shop. 8:30 to 9 am—Band concert by band from the Navy School of Music. 9 a.m.—Formal guard mounting in Leutze Park by Marines from Marine Barracks. 9:05 a.m.—Miscellaneous forging in the forge shop. 9:10 a.m.—Special exhibition of deep sea diving from diving boat Crilly. (See NAVY DAY Page B-3.) | W. P. A. WORK OUTLINED New Issue of Magazine Includes Article by Allen. & A new outline of the accomplish- ments and the work being performed u~der the W. P. A. is presented in P. A, issued 3 ‘The issue includes articles by Com- missioner George E. Allen, District W. P. A. administrator; Rexford G. Tugwell, Resettlement Administration head; Mrs. Ellen 8. Woodward, Fed- eral W. P. A. director of women’s and Louis Traffic Director William A. Van Duger and James Ring, administrative assistant to the District Alley Dwelling Au- thority. OF STREET -CARS Data to Guide Commission in Replacement: Pro- gram. ELGEN FOR AT LEAST FIFTY NEW VEHICLES Schedule of Improvements- for Next Year Being Prepared by Transit Co. BY DON §. WARREN. Experts of the Public Utilities Com- mission soon will complete a teci- nical examination of the entire fleet of street cars of the Capital Transit Co., showing how many should be re- placed immediately, Commission Chairman Riley E. Eigen announced yesterday. “ Such a survey, now being directed by Fred A. Sager, chief engineer for the commission, is expected to serve as a guide to the commission for a possible order for a systematic an- nual program of replacement of the | oldest, most worn-out equipment, as proposed Priday by Chairman Elgen. In a statement to the company, El- gen bluntly suggested that the street car ownership could afford to finance a systematic program of replacement of old rolling stock, and proposed the purchase of not less than 50 new.| cars by the middle of 1937. Improvements Considered. E. D. Merrill, vice president and general manager of the transit com- pany, said yesterday his firm was considering a program of improve- ments for the next year, but that it had not yet been completed and he had no statement for publication. Belief that the company would seize upon Elgen's proposal as a means of suggesting further extension of the company’s fleet of one-man cars was voiced yesterday in some circles at the District Building. In reply, Elges | and Commission Vice Chairman Rich- mond B. Keech both said: “We will cross that bridge when we come to it.” Both said the commission had no pre-conceived policy of permitting the company any unlimited expansion of one-man cars. Decision on the num- ber of one-man cars, they said, would rest on factual data as to the need for new cars, the financial ability of the company to buy new two-man cars and other conditions. Elgen'revealed that Sager was mak- ing a elose physical examination of each car operated by the company. A report is expected within two weeks. While Elgen proposed a five-year starting Wwith the purchase of at least 50 new cars by the middle of 1937, he said the commission would be guided as to the final figure by the facts developed in Sager’s survey. Suggéstion to Elgen. ‘The suggestion of 50 new cars per year was made to Elgen, he said, by records indicating that as many as 43 cars now in service have served their normal lives, that the company to date has collected from the riding public sufficient depreciation reserve funds for their replacement by mod- ern new street cars. He is not committed finally to that figure, however, although convinced that the company must soon prepare | a program of annual replacement of the worst of the oldest cars in service. Sager now has a record of when each of the existing cars was placed in serv- ice. What he. is doing is to examine the physical structure, the motors, the brakes' and other facilities of each vehicle to determine how soon it must be taken out of service. Many believed that the commission had left the door open to further ex-« pansion of the number of cars in one- man operation when it recently per- mitted the company to convert to one- man operation the 20 new streamlined cars it has purchased since merger of the two old street car companies. At that time the commission said that any further extension of the one-man fleet would have to be by provision of cars of the modern type. Elgen and Keech both said yester- day the question of additional one- man cars would be considered an the question of the financial ability of the Capital Transit Co. Elgen declared, further, that if the company proposed new street cars of the one-man type, he would seek an expression of public sentiment before reaching a conclusion. One-Man Cars Hope. Some critics have suggested that| the company, apparently, hopes eventually to convert all its more than 600 street cars to one-man opera=- tion. Figuring the saving in labor costs to the company at about $2,500 per year for each car, the company would save some $1,500,000 per year if all 600-plus cars were on one-man operation as opposed to 100 per cent two-man operation. One suggestion was that if such a move were adopted, though it is not expected, the commission might find itself in a position to consider a re- duction in street car fares. The issues may come to a climax soon, since the company has re- quested higher fares, through an in- for parading on the sidewalk. Upper: Herbert Benjamin (left), vice president, and David Lasser (right), president of the Workers’ Alliance of America, wait with Capt. A. E. Miller, third precinct, for the patrol wagon to arrive after their arrest in front of W. P. A. headquarters Lower: John Kelly, county organizer from Pennsylvania, who-also was arrested, is shown with Benjamin and Lasser as they were about to leave for the third precinct. —Star Staff - Photos. Formal Verdict on Stream- lined Ends to Be Made by Utilities Body. Traffic Director Willlam A. Van Duzer yesterday called a halt to his program of placing streamlined ends on street car loading 2ones, to await a formal decision on the plan by the Public Utilities Commission. He bowed to the insistence of Riley | E. Elgen, chairman of the commission, | that the program of reshaping the | zones required commission action, but | far was in the nature of an “experi- ment.” Some weeks ago loading zones on lower Seventh street were given the zones south along Wisconsin avenue from the District line to M street. When Elgen learned of that exten- had approved the plan and insisted the shape of the zones, as well as their location, was a matter requiring the approval of the joint board consisting of the Utilities Commission and the District Commissioners. Legal Angles Raised. Apparently, Elgen has won that ar- gument, for Van Duzer last week filed a plan for general adoption of the streamlined zones throughout the city. Elgen forwarded the plan to the corporation counsel for advice as to whether the change had any effect on legal angles, particularly as to pos- sible damage actions against the Dis- trict. The opinicn had not been com- pleted yesterday. Elgen has not yet stated whether he will approve or disapprove the new plan, which was copied from the style of zones used in Milwaukee, which has set a record for traffic safety. Van Duzer said yesterday he had conferred with Pred A. Sager, chief engineer of the Utilities Commission, and gained his verbal approval of pro- ceeding with the reshaping of the zones. At that time Elgen was on sick leave. Commission Vice Chairman Richmond B. Keech, who made an inspection trip to Milwaukee with Van Duzer and other officials, thought well of the streamlined loading zones, but apparently the traffic director did not have a formal approval from either the District Commissioners or the utilities body for reshaping the zones here. Action may be taken this week by the utilities commission, settling the dispute over authority. The new style zones are lomger than the old onmes, the extra length being afforded by the streamlined ends. The theory is that motorists spotting the traffic buttons on the extended por- tion will have more chance of swerv- ing to the right to avoid running through the zone proper. ‘Engineer | DAIRYMEN TO DISCUSS ROD LOCATES LIQUOR MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 24 (#).— City police have devised a “divining rod” to help them locate caches of MARKETING AGREEMENT Loudoun County Milk Producers Will Meet at Hamilton October 31. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAMILTON, Va., October 24.—Lou- doun County dairymen will gather at the Hamilton Milling Co. plant here October 31 for an all-day meeting. R. D. Alpin, market administrator for the Washington' area, will explain the provisions of the marketing agree- ment at the morning session, and afternoon session will explain the dairy improvement program for the State. The Hamilton Milling Co. will be hosts to the crowd at lunch. sion, he immediately questioned who | NEW TYPESAFETY |PLAY TOURNAMENT ZONES STYMIED WON BY TROUPERS ‘ | explained that what had been done so | streamlined form and more recently | Van Duzer extended the treatment to | East Washington Commu- nity Center Group Scores in Competition. By winning the final competition last night in Roosevelt High School Auditorium, the Troupers of "East | Washington Community Center bested 13 competitors to win first place in the one-act play tournament conducted by the Community Center Depart- ment. The group gained the award of the | judges with their version of “The Flattering Word,” by George Kelley. Arthur Rhodes directed and doubled | as a member of the cast, with the other players being Geraldine Wells, | Patricia Paige, Ethel Selby and Wil- | liam Milton. Second award went to the Jewish Community Center Theater for their production of “Gloria Mundi” au- thored by Patricia Brown and directed by Morris Arkin. “Fixins,” by Paul Green, gained third place for the Langley Lambs, with M. Forney Reese directing. “Not ‘Tonight,” an original play by George O. Riggs and Mannix Walker, entry of The Players of the American As- sociation of University Women, was fourth. Mrs. D. Carison and Alice Jewell were the directors. ‘The $100 prize money, subscribed by ‘Washington newspapers, was appor- tioned as follows: First prize, $50; second prize, $25, and third and fourth prize, $12.50 each. The judges were F. J. Carmody of The Star, Betty Hynes, the Washington Herald; Nel- son Bell, the Washington Post; Don Craig, the Daily News, and J. W. Baine, the Washington Times. Musical selections were contributed by the Washington Civic Orchestra, S. Page Ford conducting. FARMERS CALLED CHIEF GAMBLERS Federal Experts Suggest They| to Trim Losses by Betting on Several Crops. BY the Associated Press. Concluding, after long study, that farmers are the gamblingest group in the world, Federal experts sug- gested today that they could trim their losses by betting on several dif- ferent crops instead of “shooting the works” on one. Statisticians, who have been assem- bling data on crop risks, with a view to shaping a Government crop in- surance plan, reported the average farmer takes these chances: Too little moisture, too much mois- ture, floods, frost, hail, hot winds, storms, - plant diseases, insect pests, animal pests and price changes. ‘These findings resulted in advice against depending upon a single crop, such as cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco or_others. Pest and climatic damages to dif- ferent crops even in the same locality are unequal, the risk students sald. The farmer with several crops avoids the risk of being wiped out by any single hazard, they asserted. “Diversification is a form of self- insurance,” explained V. N. Valgren, agricultural economist, who has made a study of crop risks and damages that dates back to 1909. How to Warm Heart. MINNEAPOLIS (#).—Warming the heart with radio waves is reported in the Journal of Medical Progress as a relief for coronary occlusion, the heart trouble which kills many brain- workers. The heart-warming 1s part of & “planned life” treatment de- LEADERS SEIZED INNEW DEAL ROW Demonstration for Higher Relief Pay Wins Hearing. SECRETARY M’INTYRE MEETS COMMITTEE David Lasser, Head of Organiza- tion; Benjamin and Kelly in Scuffie With Police. A day of public demonstrations against New Deal relief policies, re- sulting in the arrest of three leaders of the Workers’ Alliance of America, was climaxed yesterday afternoon when, after the prisoners had been released on bail, they were permitted to present their demands for in- creased W. P. A. wages to the White House and Works Progress Admin- istration. They claimed a “moral victory"— won only after some had been man- handled by police—for it was their first successful attempt to obtain a White House audience, despite re- peated efforts since early Summer. ‘They succeeded, also, in forcing the W P. A. to accede to a few of their demands, one being the right to get time off to vote November 3. At the White House, where the gates had been closed to them three hours before, a committee of seven was re- ceived by Marvin H. McIntyre, presi- dential secretary, but was not al- lowed to see President Roosevelt. The committee members protested to Mc- Intyre that the arrests constituted “the most disgraceful incident in Washington since the bonus marchers were driven out in 1932." They re- peated the protest even more v hemently, a bit later, to Aubrey Wil- | liams, deputy W. P. A. administrator. 300 in Demonstration. The arrests were made in front of W. P. A. headquarters as 300 mem- bers of the alliance demonstrated after picketing the White House in an orderly but vain attempt to gain admission to the executive offices. Those arrested were David Lasser, resident of the Alliance; Herbert Benjamin, national organizer, and John Kelly, organizer for Lackawanna County, Pa. They scuffied with police after protesting their right to “walk” up and down when half a dozen po- lice, under Capt. A. E. Miller, third ~ precinct, ordered them to “move along.” During the scuffiing, Kelly claimed he was struck in the mouth by Policeman Joseph Comiskey. His mouth was bleeding. At the precinct station Lasser and Benjamin were booked for parading without a permit. Kelly was charged with disorderly conduct. In about an hour Gardner Jackson, Washington representative of the Civil Liberties Union, bailed them out for a total of $60. He said he would have legal action brought against Kelly's alleged assailant. Kelly later said they would all appear in court Tues- day and be represented by an attor- ney for the Civil Liberties Union. Williams flatly rejected a request for a 20 per cent increase in W. P. A. wages, with a minimum of $40 month- ly. He also turned down a proposal to pay local trade union hourly rates on W. P. A projects, contending W. P. A. wages actually were above the prevailing wages paid in most lo= calities. Order 44 Protested. The Allianee also demanded elim- ination of order 44, which dock work- ers for time lost through no fault of their own. That brought from Wil liams a reply that the problem was under consideration. When that was met with jeers, he promised a definite ruling by December 15, “at the latest.” That also brought protests that “snow would bring suffering before then.” After leaving the White House, where Lasser protested “not even an office boy was reported to be inside,” the crowd milled through the streets, two by two, to relief headquarters. There the arrests occurred. Meanwhile, a delegation waiting on the seventh floor in the Labor Rela- tions Board office, threatened to stage a “sitting-down” demonstration until their leaders were released. They re- fused to see Willlams until Lasser and Benjamin were able to go in with them. Outside the building, police guarded headquarters as about 150 or 200 men and women continued to march up and down the sidewalk. Finally, Nels Anderson, Labor Rela- tions official, gave orders for the police “leave them alone.” When Lasser and his two assoclates were released an hour after their ar~ rest, they came to W. P. A. headquar- ters and the Alliance president got into touch with the White House by telephone. He talked with McIntyre, In response to some query the White House secretary made, Lasser said things were “not so well.” “The abundant life in Washington does not agree with us very well,” Lasser added. The group of seven, headed by Las- ser, presented themselves a few mine utes later at the White House gates, Possibly through a misunderstanding, only six of them were admitted. MclIntyre denied their request to see President Roosevelt for “five min- utes only” at Camden, N. J., where ohl:ly mnnw "n:u'ndqy He l;vould agree present an n letter to President. ik = Responsibility Denied. Responsibility for the arrests was denied by Willlams during the cone ference that followed at W. P. A, ‘headquarters. Lasser had charged these were an example of the “hard-boiled policy which this administration intends to follow with regard to the unemployed.” He said he had received warnings the night before that the police were going to “break up their meeting.” Williams regretted the incident, but continued neither President Roosevelt, himself nor any other person connecte ed with the administration had “any« thing to do with it whatever.” He suggested that the Metropolitan Police alone were responsible. The W. P. A. official took the oppor- tunity to “spike” a persistent rumor scribed by Walter C. Swann of Hunt- ington, W, Va. 4 circulated by the Workers' Alliance (8ee WORKERS Page B-5.)