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WEATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and cooler tonight and tomor. row: fresh westerly winds. Temperature—Highest, 74, at 11 a.m. today; lowest, 56, at 3 a.m. today. ¥ull report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 No. 29,943, post office, FENNING T0 TAK STAND AND REPLY TOBLANTON TODAY Two House Committees Pur- sue Investigations of Commissioner. MAJ. ARNOLD FINISHES TESTIMONY ON VETERANS Two St. Elizabeth’s Patients Put on Stand to Support Claim They Are Sane. Two committees of the House to- day pursued their investigation of Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning's activities as guardian for mentally incompetent World War veterans in an indirect manner, and at 2 o'clock the long-awaited reply of the Com missioner 1o charges made against him by Representative Blanton, Dem- ocrat, Texas, and other members of Congress, will be given in the caucus room of the House Office Building. when the Commissioner himself takes the stand. The veterans' committee, inquiring into guardianship conditions in the District and throughout the United States, virtually concluded with its first witness, Maj. Davis G. Arnold, national guardianship officer of the Veterans'e Bureau, who has been on the stand for neariy a week. The House District subcommittee, investi- zating Commissioner Fenning and Dis- trict institutions heard testimony of two patlents at St. Elizabeth's Hos- vlal who were brought before it at the request of Mr. Blanton to support his contentlon that the rhen were of sound mind and should be released im. mediately. Testify Over Protest. Over the vigorous protest of Dr. Arthur P. Noyes, assistant superin- tendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the two patients, Francls Allen, a re- tired junior lieutenant of the Navy, and Frank A. Wagner, former mer- chant marine saflor, were placed on the stand before the House District subcommittee and allowed to testify in their own behalf. Dr. Noyes at- tempted to explain the diagnosis of the alleged allments of the men and was cut short by Representative Blanton of Texas. who, jumping to his feet, declared that the committee would make its own diagnosis. The clinical diagnoses of the men. wWere not made public, but were submittea to the committee for its own in- tormation. Both men then were al- lowed to answer questions propound- ed by members of the committee. Doubts Cost Increase. Before the veterans’ committee it was brought out that enactment of the Johnson bill, which provides for the centralization of Veterans' Bu- reau beneficiary estates under the Alrector of the bureau, and the con- trol and distribution of their property with the Government, would cost no more than it does today to properly supesrwise and check up the activities of the private guardians allowed these disabled men by the courts through- out the country This was the answer given by MaJj. Arnold to a question by Mrs. Rogers, representative from Massachusetts. Maj. Arnold explained the bureau it- self 1s not now maintalning a thor- ough check on thousands of guard- tans throughout the country, “as it would take a tremendous force to do it.” These guardians, however, are not without supervision in some form, the witness explained, stating that the bureau has the assistance of rec- ognized veterans, patriotic and philan- thropic organizations. MaJ. Arnold was questioned further today by Representative Bulwinkle, Democrat, North Carolina, on his tes- timony yesterday that Commissioner Fenning visited the Veterans’ Bureau Wednesday night to look up some papers In & case in which he was in- terested. Maj. Arnold insisted the conference was brief, that Mr. Fen- ning did not obtain the records for his personal examination, but that they were read to him. The purpose of the visit, Maj. Arnold added, was to determine what communications Mr, Fenning had sent to the bureau “4n the Norris case.” Attorney for Ilis Guardian. Mr. Fenning, the witness sald, is attorney for Norris' guardian. Chairman Johnson, Republican, South Dakota, declared the visit had been exploited as *“mysterious,” and asked the witness if he would grant such privileges to any one else. Maj. Arnold replied he saw no significance in the visit and it made no difference to him who called. “Then there was lots of fuss about nothing,” said the chairman. Mr. Bulwinkle, however, wanted to know if it were not unusual for a man under grave charges to go to the bu- reau at night and look up the records. Maj. Arnold replied the Commissioner wanted the information in the late aft- ernoon, but at his suggestion an hour in_the evening was selected. Mr. Bulwinkle, however, insisted that Commissioner Fenning violated the law in accepting a fee of $75 for acting a8 attorney while he occupies his present position. Maj. Arnold, asked to concur in this opinion, re- plied: “Although I am a lawyer I am not familiar with the law in the Dis- trict of Columbia.” Representative Luce, Republican, of Massachusetts, read into the record the maximum commission allowed guard- jans In other States. Several States had the maximum law of 10 per cent, which exists in the District. Repre- sentative Rankin, Democrat, Missis- sippi, opposed the insertion of the fig- ures in the record, declaring that ef- fort was made to detract attention from the 10 per cent commissions Mr. Fenning had received. Argument Follows. A discussion was precipitated when Chairman Johnson asked Mr. Rankin if the latter ever heard of the fact that several hundred veterans in Mis- sissippl have been illegally incarce- rated in asylums. Mr. Rankin denied knowledge of the statement and demanded that Chairman Johnson prove it. ‘Mr. Rankin, however, presented to the committes the case of a veteran who was a resident of Mississippi, was in & hospital in Towa and whose guard- ian lived in North Dakota. He wanted n adjustment iada_in_this_situa- (Continued @ Page 4, Column 2) intered as second class matter Washington, D, C. @h WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926—FORTY-TWO PAGES. MUSSOLINI, FIGHTING DISEASE, SOOTHES BODY’S PAIN WITH MUSIC All Italy Silent on Subject to Aid Heroic Battle, While Premier, Able to Eat Only Milk and Rice, Works Incessantly. By the Associated Press. BASLE, Switzerland, April 24.—Be- nito Mussolini, master of Italy, is & sick man. This was learned during a visit to Rome by a special correspond- ent of the Assoclated Press. But with the energy with which he has strus- gled for the new Italian unity he is striving, with all hope of success, to acquire victory over a disease upon which science has not yet uttered its last word. Vallant resistance to his malady has given him a lofty place in the hearts of the Italian people. Suffering from an ailment which has attacked his digestive organs, he works longer hours than any man in taly. He attends necessary official luncheons or dinners, but partakes only of milk or rice. He never complains, even to his intimates. When alone in his apart- ment after a strenuous day of physi- cal and mental effort in directing af- fairs of state, his body racked with pain, he takes from its case an old violin he has played since youth, and, by soft strains of music, which all Italians love, he seeks to render un- real and impotent his personal enemy, and his personal danger. The Romans know of the herolc struggle Mussolini patiently {s main- taining, and perhaps more than any other single thing it has increased their admiration for Mussolini the man. Some Italians told the correspond- ent that this struggle partly explained Mussolini’s exaltation of spirit, for he was trying to conquer the disease by realizing its nothingness and its in- capability of preventing him from go- ing on with his unfinished work of re- constructing the Itallan state. In this connection, a kind of un- written gentleman's agreement, based on common courtesy to a fellow man, has been formulated in Italy that the people generally shall stop talking about the premier's physical oondi- tion. The Itallans say they have ad- vanced far enough in the domain of mental science to be convinced that (Continued on Page b5, Column 2.) THREE FARM BILLS READY FOR HOUSE Haugen, Tincher and Chflis- Aswell Crop Measures Com- pleted by Committee. By the Associated Press. The House agriculture committee completed its work on surplus crep rellsf measures early today, after a long night session. It plans to report three of them next week without rec- ommendation and let the House take its cholce. .The Haugen bill will go to the House with two major amendments. Ona defers for two years application of the equallzation fee provision ad- vocated by corn belt leaders, to pro- vide a fund for marketing surpluses. The other increases from $250,000,000 to $375,000,000 the appropriation for a revolving fund. Losses during the first two years incurred in assuring the farmer of the world price for his surplus, plus the amount of import duties on the commodity, would be borne by the Treasury. Tincher Bill Amended. The Tincher credit measure, backed by Secretary Jardine, was amended by the committee to eliminate a provision giving the proposed farm marketing commission authority to issue deben- tures to the extent of 10 times its initial revolving fund of $100,000,000. Terms of credit extended to co-oper- ative marketing assoclations, origi- nally set at 20 years, also would extended to 33 years. ‘The Curtis-Aswell commodity mar- keting bill, the third of the series the committee has decided to report, was left unchanged. It calls for only a small appropriation to provide admin- istrative funds to effect establishment of Nation-wide commodity marketing assoclations with local or sectional subdivisions, all to be financed by the producers. Representative Oldfield of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic congres- sional campalgn committee, has ap- pointed a. specfal group of members of that party in the House from ag- ricultural regions to work out a pro- gram for their colleagues in the ap- proaching discussion of the three bills. S e e SKELE>TON8 3,000 YEARS OLD FOUND IN HAWAIl Discovery Casts Doubt on Theory That Polynesians Were First Island Inhabitants. By the Associsted Press. HONOLULU, April 24.—Commer- clal excavators are believed to have upset the theory that Polynesians were the first inhabitants of the Ha- walian Islands yesterday, when they discovered a group of well preserved skeletons buried in strata of pure white sand 60 feet below the surface, but above the lava and coral rock foundations, on a hill 500 feet above sea level near here. Herbert Gregory, professor of ge- ology at Yale and director of the Bishop Museum, says that it is pos- sible the skeletons are at.least 3,000 years old, which would place their burial 2,000 years before the settle- ment of Polynesians in the islands. The fact that the deposit of white sand, which is®more than a mile long, is so far above sea level is also bafing scientists, who pointed out that the sand is unlike any other of the strate in the islands. Scientists are divided in opinion as to the origin of the skulls, some contending they are of Nordic resemblance, while others say they are pure Aryan. 30,000 Oslo Miners Out. OSLO, Norway, April 24 (P.—A strike of 30,000 engineers and miners began here today. The government, through & mediation committee, tried in vain to evert the walk-out, the men flatly rejecting the proposed reduction in wages. “ TORNADOTAKES 3 LIVES IN OKLAHOMA Four Injured in Twister. Texas Storms and Floods Death Toll Is 11. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 24.—The death list and property loss estimates in the tornado, which late vesterday swept southeastern Oklahoma and in the week's floods and storms in Texas, were expected to increase today when wire service is restored to the af- fected districts. Three persons were known to be dead and four serfously injured in the Oklahoma tornado, while 11 lost their lives in Texas. A high wind, ap- proaching the velocity of a tornado, yesterday loosened roofs, broke light poles and caused considerable damage in Hannibal, Mo. The Oklahoma death toll: Mrs. Angle Callons, Fillmore. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Jackson, Voca. The seriously injured: M . J. Morton, Fillmore. M Nichols, Fillmore. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, Kenefio. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Cal- lons were killed and Mrs. Morton was injured when their homes were hurled through the air more than 100 yards and smashed to earth. ‘The tornado. striking near Fillmore, traveled southeast through Coleman, Caney-and Voca, cutting a path 200 yards wide and 12 miles long, leveling crops and razing farm buildings. The damage would have been greater had not the tornado lifted in places. Doctors from nearby Oklahoma cities arrived in the stricken area to- day with medical supplies, while bed- ding, clothing and food is being sent to the district this morning. Other sections of Oklahoma reported damage from wind and hail, Muscogee County being hardest hit when hail broke hundreds of windows and dam- aged fruit and shade trees. Flood warnings were issued for all eastern Texas rivers today where hun- ldl'e!ds of head of live stock have been ost. MOSCOW SUBURBS FLOODED BY RIVER Thousand Made Homeless by Ris- ing Waters—City, Itself, Is Menaced. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, April 24.—The Moscow River 19 at freshet and a half dozen suburban villages are under water. The river is gradually rising, and that part of the city lying along its banks is threatened with inundation unless the waters begin to recede. Traffic was paralyzed last night when fce floes were swept from the river upon the pavement at the Trotaky Gate, the principal entrance to the fameus Kremlin. The suburbs have been cut off by the waters, and thousands of persons have been forced to abandon their homes. Throughout the night boats bearing torches presented a fantastic sight on the river and its tributaries as rescue parties moved hither and thither to take marooned familles to higher gyound. Likewise pontoon bat- talions were busily engaged in res- culng peasants and their cattle. Field kitchens have been established at various points to feed homeless per- ®ons, and military barracks have been opened to give them shelter. Scores of houses iocated near the Bronze Bridge are flooded. Firemen in boats rescued the occupants. The river continued rising this morn- ing, reaching the 29-foot level. A heavy rain Increased the rapidity with which the flood was rising. Many States and Cities to Set Clocks Hour Ahead Tonight for Daylight Time Associated Press. ‘W YORK, April 24—Daylight saving in various States and citley starts at 2 a.m. tomorrow and will remain in effect until September 26. Clocks will be set an hour fast com- pared with standard time. Rhode Island and Massachusetts will be entirely on daylight time. By local option daylight time will be ob- served by various cities in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware, Ohlo, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, Every large city in New York will use daylight time, as will also Philadelphia and Chicago. The Cunard, White Star and United American lines will go on daylight saving. The United States line, however, will stay ‘on eastern standard. The New York Stock FKxchange will open and close an hour carlier than it has been standard time. It 1s against the law in Connacticut for public clocks to show daylight- saving time, but business firms in the principal cities will go by the new time. The - New York, New Iiaven and Hartford Rallroad will remain on standard * time, but will change the time of its trains to correspond with the hours used by daylight time workers. The New' York Central Rallroad will inaugurate daylight time with a new train, christened the De Witt Clinton, which will run between Toledo, Detroit, Cleveland and Buf- falo, making the trip in about 16 hours. The time of Southwestern Limited will be changed. Passengers leaving 8t. Louis by this train at 9 a.m. will now reach New York at 10:10 a.m. the pext day, doing under WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION CHANCE OF FRENCH SETTLEMENT SLIM, DUE TO POLITICS Scars Left by Row Over Pact With Italy Are Likely to Prevent Agreement. COOLIDGE IN POSITION TO EFFECT CONCORD American Commission Proceeding Cautiously in Face of Many Obstacles Looming. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. There 1s only a bare chance that the French and the American Debt Funding Commissions will come to an agreement. It isn't the fault of France altogether, but the legislative situation in Congress has developel { unlooked-for obstacles to a Franco- American understanding on terms. Secretary Mellon wants to settle. He is favorably inclined to the pro- posals being made by Henri Berenger, | the French Ambassador, but Senator Smoot of Utah, Republican leader in | charge of debt funding proposals, is afraid he will encounter serious op- position if the terms.presented by the French are what they are reported to be, namely, a slight increase in the payments during the first 10 of the 62 years and heavy increases toward the end of that perlod. Italian Row Leaves Scars. The scars of the Italian debt con- troversy are still unhealed. Although the administration had a substantial majority in both houses in approving the Itallan settlement, this was due largely to the fact that the executive branch of the Government had al- ready committed itself and that pri- vate loans had been made and the whole thing was an accomplished fact. As for the French settlement, the minority grouns in the Senate particularly show signs of developing even more opposition toward a French than they did toward an Itallan agreement. So Mr. Smoot is cautious and will not agree to anything which he thinks he cannot get through the Senate. Secretary Hoover {s reported to be sympathetic with Mr. Smoot's idea that the French can pay more than they propose, and that the time. to make such an agreement is now in- stead of later, when Congress may have failed to approve and forced a renewal of negotiations. German Element May Balk. There are, of course, elements in the electorate who feel the French have been unduly severe toward the Germans, especially on reparations, and the German sympathizers, it is feared, may influence the representa- tives from German-populated constit- uencies to oppose the granting of lenient terms to the French. The Democrats alienated to a large extent the German-American vote in the last two presidential campaigns, and some of the Democrats here are of the belief, that on a sharp line-up as between an easy settlement for France and a postponement of the negotia- tions till France can pay more they would rather accept the latter course. President Coolidge really holds the whip hand in the situation. If he sides ‘with Mr. Mellon in the belief that un- less a settlement is made now there is likely to be none for several years, the chances are he can bring the whole American Debt Funding Commission to an agreement. If he takes no active part the negotiations will come to naught, as there are divisions of opin- ion almost too sharp to be reconciled. French Want Settlement. The French are anxious to make some sort of a settlement at once, so as to improve their credit situation. Big business and financial interests in America think the American Govern- ment should come to terms quickly with the French because of the stim- ulus it would give international trade. They think a golden opportunity was lost last year in not reaching an agree- ment with the Caillaux mission, espe- cially on the offer which Mr. Mellon was reported at the time to have fa- vored informally. The politics of the situation would seem to imply doubt and delay in handling the French debt. In the first place, any settlement proposed now would mean protracted debate and pos- sibly no action at this session of Con- gress, yet this might in the end prove an advantage to those who favor the terms now being offered by France, because, if the question is left to sim- mer during the Summer months, the tide mey run toward ratification later on. There are, on the other hand, dangers in delay, especially since the opposition to the Italian debt was de- veloped as a result of the length of :1me allowed to elapse in its considera- lon. DECISION 1S DELAYED. Commission Proceeding Slowly, With Some Hope Felt. By the Associated Press. America’s debt conimission proceed. ed cautiously today in its study of France's new debt offer, delaying a decision until Monday after an hour and a half of discussion. Expressions of hope of an early set- tlement were voiced by some mem- bers, however, after today’'s session. Tt was indicated that France might be asked to yield still further on its proposed settlement, but there was no indication that a counter proposal would be offered. The fact that Ambassador Beren- ger's proposal, formally submitted yes- terday, went beyond that offered last (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) Washington’s Business Is Prospering A review of conditions in the District of Columbia for the first quarter of 1926 re- veals interesting conditions. Tt Will Be Found on Page 13 Today. ‘| Senate last -Monday, DA R CONVENTID NEARS ENDINPEACE Delegates Move Back Into Historic Hall—Sessions Close This Afternoon. The thirty-fifth Continental Con- gress of the Daughters of the Amer- fcan Revolution, the most peaceable in the long history of that soclety, swung into the final day of its ses- sions this morning with nothing but routine business to be completed be- fore adjournment. There was one note of especial in- terest in today's sessions, however, for they found the delegates back in thelr historic home, Memorial Con- tinental Hall, which has seen the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion grow from a small organization to such a popularity that its pre- cincts. were no longer large enough to accommodate even the delegates to the annual congresses. Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook called to order her last session as presi- dent-general at 10 o'clock this morn- ing. The report of the resolutions committee, completion of unfinished business and consideration new business were the only three sub- jects on the program before recess was taken for lunch. This after- noon the delegates will reassemble and formally install their new na- tional officers. urged Stricter Naturalization Several of the resolutions adopted by the Congress had direct bearing upon action of the United States i Congress. One of these, characteriz- | ing existing naturalization laws as “meager and Inadequate,” recom- mended the passage by Congress of an amendment which would necessi- tate the accomplishment of a strict educational test before a candidate for naturalization should achieve that estate. ‘Another pointed out that & movement {s now under way to have the great highways of the Nation numbered instead of named in honor of his toric persons, events or places. By adopting the resolution, the Daughters of the American Revolution put themselves on record as favoring unanimously a retention of the idea of giving America’s highways signifi- cant names instead of meaningless numerals. The third resolution to be adopted recommended appointment of a com- mission by Congress to study all bat- tlefields in the United States and transmit to the President by Decem- ber 1, 1929, a. comprehensive plan for marking each one. Other Resolutions. Additional resolutions, which receiv- ed unanimous indorsement, were as follows: Reaffirm the support by the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion of the National Defense act and urging the establishment of military training 1in colleges, schools and camps; ordering the withdrawal of the soclety’s indorsement to any park at Yorktown which does not include the battlefleld and the fleld of sur- render; authorizing the transfer of certain Philippine bonds to the newly issued bonds for Constitution Hall, and thanking Vice President Dawes for his address last night. The sttention of the delegates was directed to an exceptional honor that was paid Mrs. Cook and, through her, all members of the soclety, in the ‘when Senator Goff of West Virginia sought the unanimous consent of the chamber to have printed in the Congressional Record that day the entire text of Mrs. Cook’s patriotic addyess of wel- come to the newly arrived delegates to the thirty-fifth congress. The re- quest was granted by the Senate and a copy of the Record was exhibited in Memorial Continental Hall today, containing the president general's re- marks, beginning on the first page of the Record and continuing through several more. . Dawes Praises Women. The American woman is “the bul- wark of all good things in America,” Vice President Dawes told the dele. gates at their session last night. * used to be against woman suffrage, he confided, “‘and it was only when I was elected to my present office that I changed my mind. In the last cam- paign I saw woman at work, and I don't care whether she is a Republican or a Democrat, a wet or a dry, the American woman believes in what she works for.” The Vice President described him- self as the “official listener of the United States Senate” and the “‘offi. clal diner-out for the administration.” In the first capacity, he said, he got a superabundance of oratory and in the second he suffered from a mini- mum of home cooking. In introducing (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) ¢ Foening St » U. S. Planes Score 19 Hits Out of 40 in Panama Bombing‘ ssoclated Pres PANAMA, April 24.—Flying at 80 miles an hour at an altitude | of 3,000 feet, five Martin bombers | from France Fleld, the United States Army air base in the Canal Zone, carrled out bombing prac- tice yesterday at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. They dropped 40 bombs. Tortilita Island, which is about the size of a battleship, was a target. Nine- teen hits were plainly observed. Others will be determined after photographic records are ezam- ned. ‘The winning plane made 100 per cent hits. Lieut. Westside T. Larson, the bomber in this plane, has been selected as a member of the team to represent the Panama Canal department in the national ‘bombing match to be held shortly at the Langiey Fleld, Hampton, Va. RUSSIAN-GERMAN AMITY PACT SIGNED New Agreement Supplements Locarno Concord, Berlin Officials Declare. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April 24—The Russian- German amity treaty was signed today. Foreign Minister Btresemann af- fixed his signature in behalf of Ger- many and Ambassador Krestinsky in behalf of Soviet Russia. The treaty between Russia and Germany, which has been in process of negotiation since December, 1924, has been the subject of much specu- lation among European nations. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular cdi tion is delivered to Washington hontes as fast as the papers are printed Although the terms of the agree- ment have not been made public, su- thoritative quarters in Germany rep- resent it as®an important step in safeguarding the peace of Europe. They maintain that it does rot es- tablish an alllance between the two countries, but rather parallels and compliments the Locarno pact. In governmental circles it was said that the treaty does not conflict in any way with League of Nations regula- tions, “A bridge between Moscow and Berlin is a much better safeguard of Buropean peace than a Polish army" was the way one foreign office spokes- man put it recently. The treaty, according to authorita- tive sources, has only “limited appli- cation"—that is, it invoives only the relations between Russia and Ger- many and not the relations of those countries with other European pow- ers, being in no way a defensive or offensive alliance. Suspicion echoed in some quarters that Germany would be obliged to re- port to Moscow all confidential ne- gotiations with other powers and the League of Nations affecting the inter- ests of both, has met with resentment in Wilhelmstrasse. This suspicion was regarded as nothing short of an affront. Considerable surprise has been ex- pressed in German government cir- cles over the excitement caused in the European capitals over the treaty. It has been asserted that England, France, Belgium and Italy were in- formed that these negotiations were going on, the only objection being made as to their time. Snell, Congressional Traffic Cop, Finds Legislative Horns Tooting on All Sides By the Associsted Press. Representative Snell, Republican, New York, who heads the House rules committee, that acts in the ca- pacity of a traffic cop in directing legislative procedure, is in hot water, as traffic cops usually are in rush hours. Just as a traffic cop can't let traffic run both ways at the same time with any degree of safety, Chairman Snell has found that tax reduction bills and appropriation measures won't mix. He has led his troubles to press correspondents at the Capitol, not as an excuse but as an explanation. score of members clamoring for action on pet bills, and if he ould give in to all of them, he pointed out, it would cost the Treasury about $200,000,000. Wesides, he added, bills Yesterday's (UP) Means Associated Press. NEW MONEY BILLS =2 HT BY CODLIDGE President Warns G. 0. P.| Leaders Proposed Appro- | priations Must Be Blocked. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Coolidge again served no- tice on Congress today that the efforts | to enact legislation involving appro-| pAlations must he blocked if the Treas- | ury 1s to be saved from a big deficlt | next year. The warning was given to a groupn of Republican leaders in the Senate | and House, who were the Executive's | guests at breakfast, and he made it very plain that they must wield the' economy ax if the Government is to! be kept on a sound financial basis so | far as operating expenses are con- cerned. The President very candidly sald he s greatly disturbed over what | he belleves to be outside pressure | upon Congress to pass legislation in- creasing the cost of government in| the face of an almost certain deflcit | during the next fiscal year. | During the conference the Execu- | tive also discussed the entire legisla- tive situation. Pending agricultural | legislation is known to have come in for a large share of the discussion Those whom the President had at this conference were, Senators Curtis of Kansas, Republican leader of the Senate; Smoot of Utah, chalrman of the finance committes; Wadsworth of New York, chairman of the military affairs committee, and McNary of Ore- gon, of the agricultural committee: and Representatives Longworth of Ohlo, Speaker of the House; Madden of Iliinols, chairman of the appropria- tions committee; Tilson of Connecti- cut, House leader; Dickinson of Iowa, of the appropriations committee and author of the Dickinson co-operative marketing bill. and Begg of Ohio, Re- publican “whip” of the House. The President has been advissd of the outside pressure upon members of the Semate and House to rush through bills authorizing permanent annual appropriations, which call for an outlay of many miliions and which, if passed, would be a most serious drain upon the Treasury. It was pointed out by him that there must be no false impression from the reported increase in revenues. He said that, although the Treasury has received unexpected tax returns, this was due to several causes and cannot be expected to continue. He gave a reminder of the tremendous tax reduc- tion made by Congress as an argu- ment in favor of his continued plea for economy. Roads and Pension Bills Listed. The President said he is satisfied that the tax cut made this year reach- ed a point so far above the $300,000,- 000 suggested by the administration, principally because of the outside pressure—such a pressure as is being brought now for big outlays of public moneys not provided for in the regu- lar budget estimates. The President sald he appreciates the business-like manner in_ which the Congress has performed during this session, and he would ‘dislike very much to disagree with Congress now, but there is a strong likelihood he will be compell to do so if some of the pending sj clal appropriation bills are passed. ‘Among the latter mentioned by the President were the public roads bill authorizing $75,000,000; increased pen- stons for Civil War veterans to cost about $70,000,000; increases for vet- erans of the World War, amounting to $40,000,000; increased annuities for retired employes of the Federal Gov- ernment, and increased pensions for veterans of the Spanish War, and their widows and orphans, amounting to about $18,000,000. approximating nearly that amount are expected to be reported soon by various committees. He did, however, make three defi- nite commitments. Farm relief leg- islation will be given right of way; sonfe form of legislation liberalizing compensation for World War vet- erans will be taken up, and any Muscle Shoals legislation that may be recommended by the congressional commission now considering bids will be_expedited. Mr. Snell sald the amount of reve- nue to be produced by the new tax A | bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1 was uncertain and that Congress must go slow. Radio Programs—Page 4—2 | you. general’ Circulation, 103,394 TWO CENTS. ANDREWS OPPOSES SALE OF BEER IN FLAT STATEMENT Declares Previous Testimony Had Been Result of Mis- understanding. AGAINST CHANGING LAW, HE TELLS SENATORS W. C. T. U. Issues Statement Ex- pressing Confidence in Program . of Dry Chief. BY G. GOULD LINCOL Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews, hean o the prohibition enforcement, does nei favor a change in the prohibition law to permit the sale of light beer. This he told the Senate judicii: subcommittee at its hearings on pro hibition today, replying to a questior put him by Senator Harreld of Okl homa, chairman. Senator Harreli said that he believed that Gen. A: drews' previous testimony in reply 1o a hypothetical question put him 1 Senator Reed of Missouri regarding the beverage use of beer non-intoxi in fact had been generally mis Senator Reed's question had been in effect whether the use of such beer would not improve cond tions. “When T answered Senator Reed's question,” sald Gen. Andrews, “T had in my mind home consumption of non intoxicating cereal beverages—as of fruit juices, now possible. Did Not Favor Change. “The question of distribution such cereal heverages, however, vital. T believe that the sale would be disastrous. No one knows how we could distribute. When I answered Senator Reed I gave a sincere an swer.”" “You did not mean to say that you would change the law.,” sald Senator Harreld. “T certainly did not,” replied Gen. Andrews. “You do not mean testimony you gave here before, isked Senator Reed “No," replied Gen. Andrews. A statement was issued by officiais of the Woman's Christian Temperance Unlon expressing their confidence in the program of Gen. Andrews. W. C. T. U. Upholds Andrews. The statement follows: * “Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president; M= Ida B. Wise-Smith, vice president, and Mrs. Ellis A. Yost, Washington repre sentative National Woman's Christian Temperance Unifon, called on Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews late yesterday afternoon, and make the followinz announcement: “Gen. Andrews is not advocating Government control of heer or an modification of the law that will bring back beer. On the contrary, he has proposed legislation to strengthen the Volstead act. These officers of the National W. C. T. U. express confi dence in the constructive program. including his proposed legislation now pending in Congress, and they assured him of their support in all efforts for law enforcement.” Andrews Last Witness. Gen. Andrews was the last witness at the prohibition hearings. When he concluded his testimony today at noon the commlittee recessed until 2 o'clock and it was with the understanding that the “afternoon session would be given over entirely ments for the ‘“drys"” Wheeler, general counsel of the Ani Saloon League, and for the ‘‘wets" by Jullen Codman of Boston, who has conducted the case for the anti-pro hibitionists. A large crowd assembled to listen to the closing testimony and argu ments before the Senate committee in the mafority caucus room in the Sen ate Office Bullding today. Just be fore the session began this morning, when Senator Reed of Missouri en tered the room, there was a burst of applause. Senator Reed had been an outstanding figure at the hearings be- cause of his cross-examination of the witnesses. Senator Reed, at the out set of the hearings today requested the audience to be as quiet as possi- ble so that the proceedings could be heard. The_ first witnesses put on today were Russell Lee Post, chairman of the Yale Daily News: Greely Sturdi vent, jr., managing editor of the Yale Daily News, and Albert B. Wells, con nected with the News, all students at Yale, ‘Who testified in regard to a re. cent poll taken at Yale showjng that the students and members of tha faculty were in favor of a change in the Hquor laws and a large majority were against the present Volstead act. They were put on the stand to re- fute the testimony given earlier by Prot. Irving Fisher of Yale, who had told the commlittep that there was less drinking at Yale today than there was before prohibition, and that con ditions had improved at the university because of prohibition. Prof. Fisher Returns. Immediately after they were heard Prof. Fisher again took the stand and told the committee that he considered it unwise to ask students at Yale, who had been from 11 to 15 years old when prohbition came into effect, whether conditions at Yale were better or worse today than they were In pre-prohibition days. He said, also, that the average member of the fac. ulty probably had not examined the records to ascertain whether condi- tions had been better at Yale before prohibition than they are today. The “drys” sought to have included in the record of the committes hear- ings several statements sworn to by President McBride of the Auti-Saloon League and other leading “‘drys,” whom they said had been in atten- dance at the committee hearing, but had been unable to go on the stand Bishop Cannon, a member of the “dry” committee in charge of the hearings, made the request. He called attention to the fact that the com- mittee had received a statement from George E. Brennen of Chicago, a wet candidate for the Senate on the Demo- cratic ticket, who did not appear on the stand, and that many members of Congress had been given the privilege of being sworn and submitting state- ments without reading them. He said that the “dry” witnesses, whose state- ments he now wished included in the record, had not remained off the stand to change the do ntinued on Page 2, Column e

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