LjT,, SUNOCO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1934 FRANCE What a difference there is in France today! Paris is no longer an armed camp. Gaston Doumergue, the seventy year old statesman, who was called into the breach, came bach to Paris today. 'Wien his train pulled into the station, the aged ex-president found a cheering crowd, of thousands to welcome him. His arrival seemed to be a signal for the riot­ ing to stop. In fact, the sudden end of the trouble was as dramatic as its beginning. As though by magic, the picture changed. The streets immediately began to look normal. Detachments of extra police and soldiers disappeared. Side­ walk cafes brought out their tables and chairs. Women were seen shopping on the boulevards once again. The first thing that the venerable Doumergue did was to go to the Elysee Palace and have a long chat with President Lebrum. 'Alien he emerged, he announced that a political truce had been declared between all parties. The President and the new Premier have definitely arranged to form a cabinet of the leaders of all parties. He then went A later radiogram from Paris indicates still another plan for the new Cabinet^ —This information originated in jer ruig&r^-.tha^t~Tiras running aroxmd tho Chamber &£■ Deputies today ■ It will mmm a departure from the French political custom* foi.' Tay^for his asm Cabinet Premier Doumergue is going to pick^men who are not members of the French Parliament at all. For instance^ it is believed that his Minister of National Defense will be no less a celebrity than Marshal Petain, who waw one of the heroes of the World War. However, this is unofficial. NBC ___ t .. RETAKE gRAMCB « 2 into a conference with nine t'onner prime ministers of France, who probably will be members of his cabinet. Meanwhile, former Premier Harriot called a meeting of his party, the Radical Socialists, This meeting unanimously welcomed the choice of Gaston Poumergue, and promised to support the coalition government. on the French Stock Exchange. The price of the Franc promptly went up. One of the first reactions to all this was observed HBC . -r/?P’8 . . . . . . . . . . ADD FRAJMCE A later radiogram from Paris indicates still another plan for the new Cabinet^ —-^hi g inf or mat 1cm paginated in jg- ruimep-^istnras running-nronnd—tho Chaaber o£ Be^aties today mean a departure from the French political custom^ £on bhoy 1 cuy^for his xsem Cabinet Premier Doumergue is going to piek^raen who are not members of the French Parliament at all. For instance, it is believed that his Kinister of National Defense will be no less a celebrity than Marshal Petain, wfoe mmm one of the heroes of the World War. However, this is unofficial. NBC TOKYO Cabinet changes in Japan too. The Mikado*s Minister of Commerce has thrown up his job. The reason he gave was the one so often used by statesmen, ill health. However, it is believed that the real cause was that his policies have been attacked in the Japanese Parliament. KIDNAP The spotlight shifts to St. Paul, Minnesota. Edward G. Bremer, the rich young banker who was kidnapped, is back with his family. After more than three weeks he returned home this morning. His father, Adolph Bremer, the rich brewer, turned over the ransom money on Tuesday night. The amount is said to be two hundred thousand dollars. The money wae paid entirely in five and ten dollar bills. It became known today that the family physician made contact with the abductors four days after young Bremer was snatched. This was not admitted at the time, in fact the doctor had denied the report. Along with the money the elder Bremer sent a note to the abductors begging for the release of his son. Young Bremer was let go last night at Rochester, Minnesota. It took him all night traveling by bus to get home. He had spent the entire time of his captivity with his eyes tapped. When the gang captured him, they slugged him over the head. He himself declared the injury was not SDG a B The President today turned his attention to the sweet subject of sugar. He sent a special message to Congress urging amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act. These amendments would make sugar beets and sugar cane basic commodities and thereby bring them under the jurisdiction of the A.A.A. That would compel refiners and importers to get licenses from the Secretary of Agriculture to buy and sell sugar. The President also proposes a regulating system according to Y/hich each district that produces sugar beet or sugar cane would have its quota, that is, not produce more than a certain amount. Sugar sounds like Cuba, and the President gave Congress some information about his plans for a new commercial treaty between Uncle Sam and the sugary isle. The diplomats are going to start negotiating this business shortly* And one question they will consider will be an increase in the preferential now existing on Cuban sugars. It will give Cuba a better break. However, the VJhxte House is not tninking ox © putting sugar on the free list, at pi'esent. HBC KIDNAP - 2 RETAKE serious, but his physician says it is graver than he thinks Tonight the hunt is on. The United States authorities are determined to get those kidnappers. HBC The President today turned his attention to the sweet subject of sugar. He sent a special message to Congress urging amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act. These amendments would make sugar beets and sugar cane basic commodities and thereby bring them under the jurisdiction of the A.A.A. That would compel refiners and Importers to get licenses from the Secretary of Agriculture to buy and sell sugar. The President also proposes a regulating system according to which each district that produces sugar beet or sugar cane would have its quota, that is, not produce more than a certain amount. Sugar sounds like Cuba, and the President gave Congress some information about his plans for a new commercial treaty between Uncle Sam and the sugary isle. The diplomats are going to start negotiating this business shortly. And one question they will consider will be an increase in the preferential nowr existing on Cuban sugars. It will give Cuba a better break. However, the White House is not thinking of putting sugar on the free list, at piesent. me ELECTRICITY Senator Norris of Nebraska today at /s. A public utilities corporations. You will recall that it was Senator Norris who voted for the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority, by which Uncle Sam g^r^into the business A of producing and selling electric power. Today, a resolution by Senator Norris was favorably reported by wh±Kte the Inter­ state Commerce Committee. By this pcoolutiooj the Federal Power Commission Is instructed to investigate all the rates charged for electric energy. That includes not merely the power sold to factories and business houses, but ix also to private individuals awiixiiuBix in their homes CONTRACTS Vi The scandal about air contracts In Washington is turning Into a man-sized story. Sparks began to fly today at the hearing before the Committee on Military Affairs of the House. The principal witness was no less a celebrity than Brigiidier-General William Mitchell. ^SBQt 'SUM ^Mitchell who got into so much trouble with his superiors because he criticised the air policy of the army and wfe* resigned in consequence. General Mitchell almost stunned the representatives with one statement that he made. He said that of the eighteen hundred planes now owned by Uncle Samis Army, only two hundred and seventy- six are fit for service in case of war. There's something to think aboutl But that wasn't all the stormy General tettcheda. told the representatives. He hinted that Congress, if it probed real deeply, could dig up a volume of dirt that nobody at present dreams of. He said ±h2ct the question of the profits that had been made out of Uncle Sam from planes only scratched the surface of what has been going on. || | q | ; I 111 lit I r i m iji I 1 lin CONTRACTS - £ He said for instance that certain business men had con trolled two departments of the government. In other words, they had laid down the law to Uncle Sam not only in the matter of selling planes but of letting airmail contracts* -*■**#* In the matter of those mail contracts, there will be a dramatic sf^ry tomorrow, for Mr*A MacCracken, who was President Hoover^s Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Is due to appear before the Senate to answer charges of contempt, together with three officials of air companies^ and^-th^ty trial is likely to be A a spectacular affair* "W*. 11 L atv J-M me : i: ikji . ,,, ^ , J 17 PEACE Appar-en't-iy-THeref s no end. to the number of investigations the Congress is going to undertake. Senator Nye of North Dakota has fn idea for one he would like to see put through* This calls fisr an inquiry into the actions of ail individuals and corporations that either manufacture, sell, import or export implements of war, A resolution to this effect was turned- over to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate today. Senator Nye explained that the idea behind it was to promote peace. In other words, he wants the Congress to find out how much of the troubles and squabbles and agitations that lead to war are instigated by people interested in selling ammunitions, df-waas CHECKS No more two cent* tax on your bank checks — that is, not after this year. The Ways and Means Committee of the House voted to abolish this* tax. At the same time, the representatives approved the present raten postage stamps on first class mail - two cents local and three cents if the letter goes to another city. 1 lp£ % Uncle Sam is now after the people who are hoarding silver. A This was announced today by the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Morgenthau^ agents are beginning this work in New Xork, running down those who are hanging on to their silver supply. GOX£ A stream of gold is pouring into the United States. It began today. The German liner BREMEN brought ten million dollars in gold. And on the BEKENGARIA, which will dock tomorrow, there are twenty-five millions more in gold bars. The CAXJSDONZA is sailing from Glasgow with ten millions aboard, the PBESIDEUT HAKDIHG from Southhampton with fifteen millions. And a still bigger shipment, forty millions, is on its way aboard the DBUTCHLAHD. Some of this is gold coming back home, is precious metal shipped abroad when we went off the standard. Gold! Goldi Come home to Papa, Harama will give you a loving welcome. HBC Jy ^d* v€s\ liiTRO TO VICTOR BSRGE And now — something about drums. (SQU23D OF DRUMS) Victor Berge, the master pearl diver from the South Seas, is here tonight and he has brought his drums along. In fact, the South Sea spirit has got him. And he*s over there in the corner bumbling away on those barbaric drums. HeTs brought them over here from the Hotel Gotham, They are weird looking too. Hollow things, six feet long. They are carved, and colored in gaudy red and green. I suppose the tom tom music of those outlandish drums takes Victor Berge, in imagination, back to the dark savage jungles of Mew Guinea. Xx A year ago I had him on the air. And that time he has been he chanted for us a Solomon Island war song. Since then,^on another of his annual trips adventuring in the pearl fields of Timor Sea and then to Paris to sell his pearls. This time, on his stop off in Mew York, he has brought with him a set of drums these drums you are hearing. He got them from the black head hunters of Mew Guinea. Say Victor, tell us something about the drums of the head hunters FOR VICTOR BKRGK Sure, I’ll tell you* When the head hunters go to get so .e heads of their enemies they have a war dance. Then you should hear them beat on their drums. Like thiss- (LOUDKR - THUMP - THUMP) In the other village, where their enemies live, the people are on the lookout. They are always on the kraw lookout. They want to keep their heads. They want to keep their heads right on their own shoulders. Pretty soon the news comes that the raiding party of head hunters have started out. Here*s how they get the news - on the drums. That * s the way they talk, from village to villag-e, on the drums. The sound can be heard for miles and miles. And the drum beats say: "The head hunters are coming." You can say anything on the drums. You can say: "I love you." You can say: "Lend me ten cocoanuts." Like this, in a Hew Guinea chant FOLLOW VICTOR BERGE And I suppose that*s the way you would do a New Guinea news broadcast, Victor? # \)>%r uy-tr^y~J( 'to 'tz2)l arv^e------- aJi-x7vtk ~bt^j} flAT.V.SU-RN The City of Meddeleen in the Republic of Columbia has a new idea. It*8 going to tax traveling salesmen. I suppose two dollars a story* Uo# I’m wrong. It’s this way:- Any outsider who tries to sell anything in Meddelin will have to pay fifty centavos a day. Every salesman will have to go to the city hall and get himself a license. And if he stays more than thirty days, the rate goes up. And that will leave many a drummer too speechless to tell a story. He’d have to tell it on the drums. (Drums) NBC MERGER People who travel to Europe on British lines will be interested in this. The Cunard and White Star Linea have agreed on the terms by which they will get together. This amalgamation has been talked about for a long time. British Government advance the new combination fifteen million dollars to finish building thef"new giant liner ±x which was started quite a while ago. NBC There's one place In the United States where the list of people receiving public relief is fading fast. A telegram from Detroit informs me that the automotive industry is hitting such a fast pace that every factory is behind in its orders. And here,s an indication of how the number of unem­ ployed is declining. For the first time in three years, factories are advertising In the papers for certain kinds of skilled labor. The DeSoto Company has sixty-three hundred advance orders for its air-flow cars. Auburn reports its biggest volume of sales since 1931. And for the first time in many months the Hudson Company is working three production lines. xA Similar reports come from Toledo, Elmira and Pgntlac. And Henry Ford has raised the pay of twenty thousand of his workers ten per cent. Schipper GAb TiOC Every motor car ovmer ought to honk three rousing honks for Senator Capper, of Kansas. He has introduced a bill to abolish completely the federal tax on gasoline. One-half cent of the gas tax was wiped out at the beginning of the year by Prohibition Repeal. Senator Capper1s measure would do away with the remaining penny a gallon. Figure sharks have calculated that this measure v/ill save motorists about a hundred and eighty million bucks a year. Leaders of both the Senate and the House are for it. They say that state taxes alone are enough of a burden for father and the family car. So as I am both a father and driver of the family car, bound for Woodbridge, New Jersey, this evening, I would gleefully honk three rousing honks. Only I haven’t k anything handy to honk. So let's have three equally rousing thumps on Victor Berge's South Sea War Drums. Go ahead Victorl (DRUMS) And by the way Victor, how would you say so long until tomorrow in that New Guinea Drum language? (DRUMS)