Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1930, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D C, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 1930. MUSCLE SHOALS * DEBATE DUE NEXT Business Improvement Bills Slated for Early Con- sideration. legisiative jam in the Senate when the tariff is finally disposed of, Senator | Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, gives the first call to Muscle Bhoals legislation. However, House conference of yesterday, Republi- can congressional leaders are also pick- ing out all bills relating to the business improvement program for early con- sideration. Behind the tariff jam in the Senate are the bills to expand the public build- ings program, all of the annual supply measures carrying funds for next year's expenses of the Government, the measure increasing funds for Federal road aid. and the prohibition proposals. Hoover Wants Tariff Actien. But Mr. Hoover has told the Senate leaders his first concern is the tariff, and to the tariff they are reapplying themselves. The Republican leaders have passed the responsibility for the tariff over ‘to’ the coalition of Demo- crats and Western Republican inde- pendents, which has unaertaken to re- write the bill. All agreed today that the bill should be out of the Senate by March 10. The storm which broke on OCapitol Hill_following the general conference of Republican party leaders at the White House yesterday has done much 1o clarify the general situation, at least in the opinion of party leaders. The Senate chieftains believe there is a renewed spirit of determination to wind up the fong tariff debate which has been before the Senate since last June and under discussion on the floor since early last September. A sharp contest is in prospect over pfoposals for disposition of Muscie Shoals, but those interested in this issue believe it can be settled without pro- as a result of the White FERRY HEATH. BUILDING PROCRAM Heath to Explain to U. S. How Government Is Pushing Projects. How the Federal Government is push- ing forward its great Nation-wide public Ibufldlnl program will be explained to the American people direct by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Ferry K, Heath, in charge of this huge program, when he speaks tomorrow night in the National Radio Forum arranged by The Evening Star and sponsored by the Co- lumbia Broadcasting System. The speech will be heard locally through WMAL. The Federal Government is spending scores of millions of dollars in erect- longed debate. Ever since the war has been quarreling over ways and means of disposing of this gigantic war-time power plant in Alabama. Norris Plan Is Basis. ‘The resolution of Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, proposing Gov- ernment ownership of the plant, has Teported the Senate agricul- ture and will form the basis of the Senate discussion. FARM DUTY RAISES HELD UNFAIR. Massachusetts and New York Senators Protest Consumer Burden. A plea that “sane research” be ap- plied to agriculture tariff increase proposals, in order to prevent unfair burdens on consumers, was made in the Senate today by Senator Walsh, Demo- crat, Massachusetts, as debate con- tinued on farm rates. Protesting an increased tarif on $acked rates, the Massachusetts Sen- ator sald he realized ;.::dt vhne:re‘; a@ ‘Was proposed on a ‘product -fld be carried, but he asked that as full & study as was given industrial Tates be given the farm increases. “We lg at lefst inquire who would "By these increases and who are 1 be Perialized,” he asserted, adding ‘that there were several New flhfll industries, including shoes, still on & free-trade basis. Senator d, Democrat, New York, who joined Walsh yesterday in increased tariffs on cattle, o the first attempt today | to raise & farm rate as an unfalr tax | upon consumers. — STAND ON SECURITY ASSUMED BY AMERICA SEEN VITAL TO PARLEY (Continued From Pirst Page) edited into the joint statement issued at Washington at the end of the con- versations with MacDonald. The impasse at the present conference was clearly foreseen in Washington long before the conference convened. Stimson came here with instructions to yleld ground in many directions so long as it involved no sacrifice of American defensive needs. But his or- ders also were to go the limit in tempting to reconcile divergent view- points which don’t include any conces- sions which would carry political im- tions like security guarantees. No rican, not even the hardest-boiled irreconcilable on Capitol Hill, need lose any tleep on that score. But no mat- ter how much cold water rolls against an Atlantic security pact from our side of the ocean, London is going to rever- berate more or less continuously with this query: You Americans demand parity with British sea power. All right. You can have it. but how about parity of re- sponsibility for maintenance of world peace? Regarded as Gold Brick. Unless and until that question is an- swered, Great Britain will feel that Uncle Sam is selling John Bull a gold | brick. Britons tell American friends with uni frankness that the United States gave the world a baby called the League of Nations to be nursed, reared and maintained. Al- ready signs are multiplying that an Anglo - American naval parity pact which leaves the United States as heart-whole .and fancy-free as the League covenant leaves her is going also to leave behind a Great Britain con- vinced that America is 100 per cent for world peace provided she is obligated to do nothing to preserve it. ‘These things aren’t being cried from the London housetops, but they're-being sald in numerous quarters that count. Settlement Seen Possible. ‘When the full text of Senator Robin- son’s address today at noon before the American Correspondents’ Association comes to the attention of the confer- ence, it is bound to revive hopes of at least- limited American adherence to a guarantee pact. Senator Robinson conspicuously re- frained from saying the United States ing public buildings, mostly post offices and court houses in every State of the Union, at a time when President Hoover has called upon both public and private enterprise to throw every shoulder be- hind the wheel of industrial progress to counteract the effects of the recent Wall Street crash. Plans of the Government for using its own construction program to help in this matter will be discussed by Mr. Heath, who will speak from intimate personal knowledge of the bullding plans. Mr. Heath is expecting to discuss not only the ideals which the administra- tion has for meeting needs for more facilities in the field, but also the plans for providing long delayed public build- ings to house the departments of gov- ernment, where many of which have been struggling along for years in rented quarters. Not only future plans, but present and past actual accomplishment, can be dis- closed to the American taxpayers, who are paying the bill, because the Treas- ury Department, chlrfed ‘with the enor- mous responsibility of carrying out the building plans, is now well underway in '&‘;f. stupendous task of providi X g publi¢ building program,. in to further satisfy the great aemnn in this country, where population and business has far outstripped the Federal housing facilities for urrylnr on the rapidly ex- panding Pederal vities. s ¢ WITNESS CHARGES WICKERSHAM WITH BIAS ON.DRY LAWS (Continued Prom First Page.) by the States was asked by Willilam H. Stayton, chairman of the board of directors of the Association Against the P':gm“mthme”l?mk'nid slumn ar- gued that the people lost respect for the Government because of the dry laws and that the Government had employed thi and defended murderers in enforcing them. At the outset today Michener put in the record statements from Gov. Green of Michigan and four circuit judges of Michigan, issued Saturday, chal- lenging Liggett's testimony that they had attended a “wild party” at a road house outside of Detroit on the night of November 5, 1929. Stayton recommended return to the States of the powers of local option and expressed a belief that each State could ?ell with its own local liquor situation pealed. Stayton said he testified as a repre- sentative of the directors of the asso- ciation, explaining the board was com- posed of 232 members engaged in nearly every kind of business. He asserted it had conducted an exhaustive investiga- tion into conditions resulting from pro- hibition and had reached a conclusion “that all was not well under national prohibition laws.” Michener asked if the association fa- vored the return of the legalized saloon. Stayton answered in the negative. Con- tinuing, Michener then asked if the eighteenth amendment had not done away with saloons, and Stayton said: “No. There are three now where one blade grew before.” As the witness concluded there was applause. Chairman Graham rapped smartly for order and reprimanded the audience. NEWSPAPER TO SUSPEND. MANILA, February 19 . —An- nouncement was made today by the Manila Times, the oldest American daily in the Philippines, that it would suspend publication March 15. One of the reasons given by stock- holders for the action was the unfavor- able outlook for the future in view of the uncertain political situation. With the Times gone, only one American daily, the Manila Daily Bulletin, will be left in the islands. The Times was founded March 13, 1898. [0.BE FORUM TOPIC y ha8 | avoided, so confident are they that will not send his nomination to ‘the nate in th:hhcs of existing conditions. ‘Three' of the organizatio f the eighteenth amendment were re- | DOUMERGUE HALTS CABINET SELECTION Tardieu Remains Dominant Figure in Attempts to Form Government. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 19.—President | Doumergue has decided to walt until |9:30 a.m. tomorrow before calling upon |a statesman to form a ministry which will succeed the ,defeated cabinet of Andre. Tardieu. Camille Chautemps, Aristide Briand and Tardieu are most | prominently mentioned for the job. Tardieu, France's energetic former premier, was still the dominant figure in President Doumergue's search to- | day, but there was a likelihood that even if asked to succeed himself he would refuse until some of the opposi- | tion had tried and failed. The Péesident went on with his po- | 11ti¥%l consultations and this afternoon talked things over with the active party leaders of the Chamber of Deputies and | the Senate. Leon Blum, the Soclalist chief, and other leaders of the Left parties were summoned to the Elysee Palace this | morning and all afternoon representa- | tives of the various groups had appoint- | ments to see the President. Chautemps, leader of the Radical So- cialists, the most important party of the Left and despite its name less ex- treme than the Socialists, was frequent- ly mentioned as most likely to be asked to form a cabinet. “Come Back” Is Talked Of. Many political observers, however, thought that President Doumergue first might ask Tardieu as a matter of form to reorganize his ministry and quite probably to ask him again should the Left leader fail. Tardieu in any case was talked of as “coming back,” wheth- er in a few days or a few months. The former premier, who was il from an attack of grip when his min- istry fell, was improved today. Precedent for Reappointment. ‘There is a recent precedent for M. Tardieu's reappointment, going back only to March, 1924, when M. Lasteyrie, minister of finante in the Poincare cabinet of that year, was defeated in the absence of the premier. President Doumergue held that M. Poincare had not been overthrown personally. Hi asked M. Poincare to reform the min- istry. Once the budget is disposed of M. Tardieu might return to Lon-on. It appeared doubtful that CI temps would be able to command a majority in the Chamber and there were indica- tions that France would be without a government several days. CROSBY FOES AWAIT WHITE HOUSE MOVE UPON APPOINTMENT (Continued From First Page.) Georgia Avenue and Columbia Heights Business Men's Associations. Opinion among several of those lead- ing the opposition against Gen. Crosby is that any action which would tend to antagonize the President should be ns ‘that ha representatives in the eonference group, it was pointed out, already have taken the first step to show thelr sentiment by opposing the appointment, thus plac- ing Mr. Hoover in a position to make the next move. ‘Two courses of action are open, it was said, if the President appoirts Gen. Crosby. One is to wage a vigor- ous campaign to preclude confirmation by the Senate. The other is to test in the courts the legality of the ap- pointment should it be made. Neither of these moves, however, is contem- plated at this time. The Army and Navy Register, for the second time in the last two weeks, gives editorial support, in the current issue, to the contention of President Darr of the Chamber of Commerce that Gen. Crosby is ineligible to become a civifan Commissioner. Six decisions of Controller General McCarl are cited to uphold the contention that Gen. Crosby will not be a civillan upon his retirement March 21. “The Secretary of War on Monday is- sued a statement defending the pro- posed appointment of Maj. Gen. Her- bert B. Crosby, U. S. A., as Gne of the two civilian Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia,” said the editorial. “Mr. Hurley based his comments on | the ‘ability’ of Gen. Crosby, a5 a result of his long military training, to dis- charge the duties f the office. It did not require this memorandum from the Secretary of War in defense of the ap- pointment of Army officers to civil of- fice to justify the selection of Gen. Crosby as one of the two Commission~ ers ‘from civil live’ of the District of Columbia. “In the first place, that officer is not eligible for any civil office that the law requires shall be occupled by a civilian.’ An officer on the retired list of the Army is not a civillan, and that is a block to the appointment, regard- less of whatever view may have been furnished by the President and at- tributed in press statements as coming from the Attorney General. “Gen, Crosby has a fine Army record and is qualified in every way and to an unusual degree to undertake any important civil position. However, the revised statutes set forth the laws with regard to the qualifications of the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia to which it is proj to appoint Gen. Crosby must be fllled by a ‘civilian.’ The Vincent B. Costello Post of the American Legion came to the defense of Gen. Crosby last night by adopting a resolution describing the criticism of “such an able officer” as unjust. ‘The resolution, introduced by Maj. Gen, Willlam Nicholson, declared that “Presidents of the United States, through their appointive powers, have always selected able men to serve as Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia” and that “we resent the unjust criticism against such an able of and distinguished American as Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, he being a military man.” would not assoclate itself in a purely consultative pact. 3 As the address was punctiliously pre- pared and worded, observers now are inclined to believe that as a possible way out of the French impasses, the del might assent to an arrange- ment strictly confining America’s par- tic o & readiness to consult the tories in the event their peace is threatened. Senator Robinson is privately quoted as believing the Senate would reject even & consultative .pact. Senator Reed, on the contrary, is understood to hold it would be able to command the requisite two-thirds vote for ratifica- tion. Imperial Parley Date Is Set. MELBOURNE, Australia, February 19 (#).—Official announcement was made here today that the imperial confer- ence will open September 30 in London. ‘The conference, usually held every three years, was postponed a year ago in view of the then unsettled state of British politics and the British Labor government’s endeavors-to arrange the present Naval Conference. HUSBAND LEARNS WIFE’S DIVORCE: PLAN BY LOAFIN Casual Visit to Kill Time Continuance of Case. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 19.—A ocourt room is an interesting place, choking with drama and O. Henry finishes. There was Thomas England Stinson, with an hour to kill. The Circuit Court room of Judge Lynch was handy. Stinson went in, slipped into a quiet seat among other spectators. Divorce actions were being heard. Day after day Judge Lynch sits there, hearing the stories of husbands and wives who can't get along—can't get A "Woman jook the witness stand. G IN COURT ROOM \ Gives Mate Surprise, Then “My name is Harriet Catherine Stin- son,” she sald, “and I was married October 31, 1928. A month later he started going on sprees. He kicked me—beat me—beat me once so that police came to my rescue.” Back among the spectators Thomas England Stinson stood up. He came forward and stood before Judge Lynch. “I did not know,” he sald, “that my wife was contemplati divorce. We have had differences, t I belleved them sgitled. This action has come as a smrprise and I would ask a con- tinuance.” Next Tuesday - Stinson'ffly going to court again, and specifically state that the position ! Gov. John H. Trumbull, Connecticut’s flying governor, was badly shaken up at the Newark, N. J,, Airport when he cracked up on his first flight in a glider. The above pictures show him before the take-off earth after it had obtained an elevation of 25 feet. d the glider_crashing to —Associated Press Photo. PULSE RATE DEC OF DISTRESS ON WARM DAYS| LARED CAUSE Life Insurance Tests Reveal possibility of Combating Heat P rostration and Re- ducing Personal Discomfort. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 19.—Discovery that the real index of distress on a sweltering day is neither the heat nor the humidity, but-the pulse rate, was reported to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers today. The discovery can be used to reduce danger of heat prostration. It may even help relieve personal discomfort. At any rate the temperamental can learn exactly how close they are to “stifling,” and why some folks remain so cool. Human Beings Tested. ‘The report was made by Dr. k McConnell o° '\~ Metropolitan Life Insurap~- He told how human bein:: i .larily were tried out in a special, cork-lined heat chamber built by the United States Bureau of Mines and operated jointly with the American Soclety of Heating and Ventilating Engtneers. “The observations indicate,” he sald, “that when the pulse rate exceeded 135 pulsations per minute, the subjects complained of discomfort. They became restless and firritable and acquired a headache and palpitation of the heart. w. J. They became very thirsty. They noticed a_ metallic taste and spoke only with effort.” At 160 beats a “floating on air” feel- ing came on with discomfort so unbear- able that tests stopped for fear of heat stroke. “The experimental evidence acquired in these studles,” Dr. McConnell said, “has many practical applications. It is possible to predict just how human beings will respond to certain tempera- ture conditions, and to suggest the most efficient. system of combating certain exigencies ‘of environment.” Body Resists Temperature Rise. ‘The pulse rate is connected with | Physical changes and with disturbances {in the circulation that begin at certain heats because of the body's effort to lresm rise in its own temperature. These top temperatures, beyond which the bodily changes begin, vary with humid- ity, breezes and physical work. a person at rest in still air and high humidity. A breeze of only two or |to 95. But if muscular work is at- | tempted, the temperature limit is 80 degrees. Above that the body may work |at s handicap. NOBLE FILES SUIT FOR ACCOUNTING IN MEMORIAL PROJECT (Continued From First Page.) said was the result of an attempt to collect a claim for compensation for 15 months' work and expenses, Is 71 Years Old. “I am 71 years of age,” Noble said, “and this is the first time I have ever been charged with criminal offense. It seem$ I-am starting out rather late in life to become a notorious character. I feel that all my friends know that I am innocent and I fully appreciate their confidence. I have no fear of a trial upon any charge that may be brought against me, because I have done no criminal act.” The statemeént opens with a brief outline of Noble's career, and leads up to the history of his work on a design for a memorial to the motherhood of America, which led to his meeting Mrs. Callioun, and subsequent selection as the designer and sculptor for the Woman’s Universal Alliance. “M Calhoun insisted that I drop all my other work and devot: my en- tire time to the bullding of a scale model of my memorial, which I did, sald Noble's statement. “I devoted 15 months of continuous work to the prep- aration of the model and the other necessary preliminary work preparatory to the actual construction of the memorial or larger work. It was under- stood that a formal contract should be entered into between the Woman's Universal Alllance and myself, defining the duties of myself and providing for the payment to me of my expenses, and remuneration of my time, as I was working on a written acceptance of my design from Mrs. Calhoun. “Mrs. Calhoun had caused me to change my original model, which was to have cost $5,000,000, to a model cost- 1!}5 $10,000,000, making it more of an office building than a true memorial, which has never met with my approval. I am now going back to my original design. “Mrs. Calhoun had many receptions and was herself at my studio constantly for a year and a half. Many of her friends and acquaintances called and my studio was the common meeting place of many persons interested in the erection of the memorial. Popular sub- scriptions were solicited and recetved by the alliance upon the assurance that the money was to struction of my memorial. Our pro- posed contract provided for the pay- ment to me of certain amounts as the work progressed and as funds were raised by subscriptions. Through dis- agreements and misunderstandings, no formal contract was ever entered into between myself and the Woman’s Uni- versal Alliance, or myself and Mrs. Calhoun, but it was upon the strength of Mrs. Calhoun’s representations and her promises to pay for my time and expenses that I devoted 15 months to the work in question. I have always felt, and I feel now, that for those r | Xpenses and that time I had a just and legal claim for a reasonable compensa- tion and reimbursement for expenses against the Woman's Universal Alliance and Mrs. Calhoun, and particularly against the funds raised and received by the alliance and by Mrs. Calhoun upon the design and model created by me. . “I have always felt, and now feel, that I had a legal right to assert my claim against the alllance and Mrs. Calhoun as its principal officer, but I took no active steps to enforce my claim, and | never sent any one to Mrs. Calhoun or O to the Woman's Universal Alliance to| ppess collection thereof or to represent | me in the matter. I have been indicted and charged with conspiracy to black- mail in mpting to collect my claim for compensation for 15 months’ work and expenses. This is the whole story.” —_—— SUPERVISORS CALLED. ‘The House today adopted a resolu- tion rcalling for the appearance before a House elections committee of mem- bers of the Maryland board of election supervisors in the contested election case of John Philip Hill, lupuhlwat, against Vincent Palmisang, Democrat, TENDEAD, 51 HURT IN NAPHTHA BLAST Score of Injured in Critical Condition—Many Doomed "to Blindness. | By the Associated Press. | ELIZABETH, N. J, Pebruary 19— | Long rows of hospital cots occupied by bandage-swathed workmen today attest- ed to the horror of flame which took 10 lives and injured 51 in a naptha explosion at the Bayway refinery of the Standard Ofl Co. of New Jersey. Nearly a score of the injured were in critical condition with little hope for their recovery, while surgeons said many of those who survive their burns were doomed to blindness. Broken Gas Line Blamed. ‘The dead are: Dominick Bioni, Wil- liam P. Casey, Joseph Lukasicwicz, Arthur Lukasiswicz, John Lugas and liam 8. Duffy, Howard A. Holliday and Clarence Croft of Bayonne; Arthur Croft of Union and George Robertson of Roselle, ‘The explosion yesterday afternoon in the alcohol plant of the refinery, accord- ing to J. ymond Carringer, general manager of the plant, was caused by the breaking of a naphtha gas line, fumes from which were ignited by portable forges used by workmen constructing a new building near the one-story struc- ture housing the alcohol plant. The night shift of 1,100 men em- ployed on the 100-acre reservation occu- pled by the plant in Linden, a suburb, had been on duty 55 minutes when there was a terrific explosion followed imme- diately by two lesser blasts. Long tongues of blue flame from alco- hol fumes shot from the windows and doors of the building and from gap- ing holes torn in the roof and walls. Workers Hurled to Ground. About 20 feet from the alcohol plant @ force of masons, carpenters and labor- be used for the con-{e'S Was working on the new building. The force of the explosion threw them from scaffolds while flames set their clothing afire. ‘Workmen emplo; plant rushed out, ti and many groping their way, bl‘nded by the fire. ey left four of their fel- low workmen dead in the plant. Prosecutor Abe J. David sald today d in the alcohol eir clothing aflame were detected escaping from the distil- lery & half hour before the explosion. Workers telephoned the supply house half a mile away, he said, but the blast occurred before the supply was cut off. Colored Prisoner Dies. Stricken by a heart attack while in his cell at the second precinct, yesterday, Willilam Wormsley, 53 years old, colored, :;el.heéa? block of hVI street, died in pa wagon while being rushed to Preedmen's Hospital He had been arrested on a charge of drunkenness, BAND CONCERT. the United States Marine Band estra this evening at the audito , Marine Barracks. Taylor Bran: son, leader; Arthur S. Witcomb, sec- magr leader. “Ride of the Valkyries" Overture, “Leonore,” No. a Southern 1] r Simon Second Leader Arthur 8. Witcomb. Trombone solo, “On the Wings of Song” . ...y Mendelssohn Principal Musician Robert E. Clark. ::lwt from “Lucia”..........Donizetti for the seat from the third Maryland district, es’ hymn, “The Halls of Monte- Ninety degrees is the upper limit for‘ | three miles an hour raises this limit| John Sullivan, all ‘of Elizabeth; Wil- | he learned that naphtha gas fumes | SAYS HOOVER TRIED. SHOALS SOLUTION Witness Tells Lobby Commit- tee of Attempt to Get In- terests Together. By the Assoclated Press. Testimony that President Hoover, while Secretary of Commerce, had at- tempted to ald in solving the long- standing problem of Muscle Shoals by an effort to reconcile the divergent views of the power and chemical groups, was heard today before the Senate lobby committee. The information was received in the form of a letter written to Claudius H. mittee of the Tennessee River Improve- ment Association, on July 25, 1927. The letter sald Huston and Worth- ington in the Fall of 1925 “did our utmost to bring the power and chem- ical group together, and we made a dismal. failure.” Tells of Hoover Effort. It added that Huston, a former pres- ident of the Tennessee River Improve- ment Association, “along with Mr. Hoover, attempted to do so later and that Mr. Hoover even undertook to bring these interests together through Owen D. Young and failed.” Young is a former chairman of the Radio Corporation of America. W. G. Waldo, consulting engineer of the improvement association, was on the stand today. He testified that the Nashville ' Railway & Light Co. had | contributed- $200 to the association in 1916. or 1917 and that the Knoxville Rallway & Light Co. might have made | o contribution, A clash took place between Waldo and Chairman Caraway of the com- mittee after a reference was made to Worthington. “He's the man who is ill, isn't he?" Caraway inquired. | ‘Walde Makes Retort. Springing to his feet, Waldo re- torted angrily: “As an_American citizen I want to say that I don't like the way you gen- tlemen talk about sick people.” “If you had been candid in your testimony there would be no question of being fair,” Caraway replied. Caraway had charged that Worthing- ton, who is at Tate Springs, Tenn., was feigning iliness in an effort to “dodge” the lobby committee. BONNER IS CALLED " AS KING ASSAILS POWER COMPANIES (Continued From Pirst Page.) if it tried, until it was able to enforce | to consider it, rather than running a | statement that it would be better “to |lation during the last Congress, an LEHLBACH CLAIMS | HOOVER APPROVAL Sponsor Intimates President Prefers His Proposal to Dale’s Measure. (Continued From First Page.) on when Congress had plenty of time risk of no legislation at this time, due to possible objections to the substitute Lehlbach bil)~ or prolonged discussion of the new measure in the Senate. | Mr. Steward fell back again upon the sound out the authority where the most serious opposition to retirement legisla- tion had hitherto been met.” Questioned more closely, he said that he meant that President Coolidge had brought more liberal retirement lej :; did not think President Hoover would oppose the new Lehlbach bill. Mr. Jeffers and several other mem- bers of the committee intimated that the Senate would have to be reckoned with, and that in “another body where there is unlimited debate” the Lehlbach bill, an entirely new and unfamiliar plan, might fall by the wayside. Mr. Steward's testimony was given before a large crowd of active and re- tired Government employes. Walting o be heard were representatives of the joint conference on retirement and the League of the American Civil Serv- ice, two organizations which have been opposing vigorously the new Lehlbach bill and asking for the passage by the House of the Dale bill, which already has passed the Senate. Before Mr. Steward took the stand, several other witnesses had given gen- eral approval to the new Lehibach bill, all of them having been called at Mr. Steward's suggestion. One or two of them, however, made various sugges- tions for changes in the bill. Ramspeck Questions Robbins. At one point Representative Rams- peck asked L. O. Robbins, representing employes of the Department of Agri- culture, a series of questions about de- tails of the new bill, over which there is considerable controversy. “This discussion may delay action be- yond this Congress,” remarked Mr. Ramspeck. “Would not you rather have the Dale bill now than wait until the next Congress?” “Yes,” replied Mr. Robbins. ‘When the hearing was resumed this morning, U. J. Bllller of the Pension Bureau, chairman of the subcommittee on retirement of the National Federa- tion of Federal Employes, continued the testimony which he began yesterday afternoon. He referred to several tables prepared by himself, indicating that certain classes of employes in the lJower-salaried under the new Lehlbach bill than under the Dale bill. Previously he had testi- of $1,200 about equally. Dallinger Wants Number. low salaries in “were going to disappe; ‘There was considera! ised. "“lxn't the tontine plan only a smal! year regardless of any annuity which the employes may be able to purchase ative MacCormack of Massachusetts, Mr. MacCormack wanted to in the bill for a deduction of ice, Biller Hesitates to Reply. | Was & of his position,” replied Mr. grade would receive larger annuities fied that the two bills would benefit employes receiving in the neighborhoos Representative Dallinger of Massa- | chusetts asked how many of the 400,- 000 Government employes were receiv- ing salaries less than $1,200. Mr. Biller replied that he was not informed on that subject, but he felt sure that the Government service ok gle discussion ot the tontine plan, which has been in- eorroulcfl in the new Lehlbach bill, to which many objections have been part of the bill, since the Government proposcs to give an annuity of $900 a under the other plan?” asked Represent- Mr. Biller sald that he would rather | have an actuary answer that quelktxl’on. ow what Mr. Biller thought about the at- titude of an employe who knew or ex- pected he would not remain in the Government service toward the propos-! $1 a month from his salary, which would be forfeited upon his leaving the serv- “Such an employe would know that not mind SOVIET RELIGIOUS BAR IS ASSAILED Christian and Jewish Organi- zations- Unite in' Protest Against ‘Persecutions.’ By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 10.—The religious policy of the Russian Soviet government was the subject of protest today by Christian and Jewish organiza- tions and defended by friends of the Soviet. Developments in the movement of protest included: An appeal to President Hoover by the American committee on religlous rights and minorities to ‘withhold recognition of the Soviet government until the re- ligious persecutions cease. Designation of March 2 by the Lutheran World Convention as a day of prayer in the interests of the Chris- tlan churches of Russia. This was in line with similar action by Pope Pius XI, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in England, the chief rabbl in London and Bishop William T. Man- ning of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York., A statement by the American Jewish Congress denouncing “the unspeakable repressions” of religion in Soviet Russia and pledging co-operation with all other faiths to put an end to it. Adoption of & resolution by the Na- tional Council of the Episcopal Church directing its acting president, Bishop ‘t’a‘mn de Wolf Perry of Rhode Island, perpare and issue for use in the church a prayer for the sufferers in Russia, Communists Deny Stories. Adoption of a resolution of s thy for the Christians in Russia’ by the Ne‘v‘v Yar:“mue Assembly. eanwhile the Communist parts issued a statement denying the lccu! racy of reports of religious persecutions emanating from Russia and declaring the stories were inda ired by the fear of the capitalistic world of the rapid strides Soviet Russia is mak- ing in Communistic production. Preparations also were being made by the Communists, members of radical unions and friends of the Soviet Union o hold a mass meetine on March 16, the day designated by Bishop Manning {:7: united prayer for Russian Chris- ns. mrrm;:. of tl:,e Soviet Union said their oposed meeting was backed by the Needle Trades Industrial Unlnn’. the National Textile Workers' Union, the Independent Shoe Workers' Union, the Hotel. Restaurant and Cafeteria Work- ers' Union. the Building Maintenance Workers' Union, the Trade Union Unity League, the Communist party, the Inter- national Labor Defense, the Workers' International Relief and the Labor Sports Union. All of these organiza- tions are left wing groups, PELSECUTION IS DENTED. 1 Head of Synod Aftacks Recent Papal Encyclical. MOSCOW, February 10 ‘(#).—The nul’mwer of the Ruul;':l?nhodox Church & movement raj reading over most of Christendom nro’!gauu “herse- cution” of religion in fhié- Soviet m has been voiced by the Holy Synod's acting head, Metropolitan Sergius. 'n'ne answer is an attack on Pope Plus’ recent encyclical against “perse- cutions of Christians in iwu" and & denial that such “persecution” exists. The metropolitan censured the Pope's encyclical in uncompromising terms, He also assailed Bishop Harry Sherman Longley of Towa, of the Epsicopal Church, declaring that Bishop Long) not only had identified himself wit the views“of the Pope, but also had urged “crusaders against the Soviets” not to stop even at “sanguinary cone flicts” in attempting to--r:scue the Russian Church. SECOND MAN TAKEN ON CAPITOL HILL AS Biller. "Personally, I would I . Cormack. high-salaried people, isn't it? If we want to help the low-salaried -people, merely wanted the committee to un- derstand what appeared to be the pur- pose of this part of the bill. Fank G. Ashburn, biologist of the cal Survey, Depart- rules of valuation and accounting, rules in order to arrive at “net costs of in- gate the companies’ securitles. elaborate Russell's power companies in reports to mission on valuation had included large sums actually spent for lobbying. King responded with a list of com- panies and sums he said were paid for lobbying and included in valuation. He listed them as a subsidiary of the Alabama Power Co., $7,000; Niagara Falls Power Co., $7,500; Irrigation & Development Co., $24,300, all paid, the witness said, to H. J. Plerce, who was in Washington for several years before 1920 in connection with power legislation. All those items, King said, were charged in reports, to “fixed capital accounts.” The White-haired accountant corrobo- rated testimony by Russell that there was dissension in the commission. May Call Russell Again. Russell, who has sided with King throughout the controversy with F. E. Bonner, executive secretary, sat be. hind King waitig to be called to testify again. Chairman Couzens and other Sen: tors conducting the investigation allow- ed King to complete what he called “a general picture” of the controversy without interruption. ‘Then the committee members went into questioning to develop more com- pletely charges that the commission's personnel was inadequate. “But Bonner has sald that no addi- tional personnel is needed,” interposed Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana. The witness sald this was true. He sald Bonner had testified no help was needed in a hearing before a House committee. “Two weeks earlier,” sald King, “an contention that Bureau of Biolog ment of Agriculture, representing a vestments,” and until it could investi- | committee of ,professional employes of | mittee that department and also a general Chairman Couzens asked King to |committee of 50 representing employes | dry law enforce: of the Department of Agriculture, was al the com- | the next witness. He said that the|Jones, Wash group for which he spoke was favor- able to the new Lehlback bill. Mr. Ashburn sald his present salary is $5,600 a year. He appeared to be a young man, but did not give his age. He said the group of employes to which he belonged would not be eligible for Washington | retirement until they reached 68 years| ever, of age. Wants Discrimination Removéd. “My group feels that the discrimina- tion should be removed that has rested against the higher-salaried employes.” He went on to explain tifat the higher-salaried employes, at the rate of 314 per cent reduction from their sal- aries under the present law and as in both new bills, were contribut- ing a much larger sum to the retirement fund than the lower-salaried employes, and yet, on account of the maximum retirement pay fixed in the law aad proposed in the Dale bill, they couid never receivé) after retirement pay in proportion to the amount of money they had contributed. “We feel that the new Lehlbach bill s removes this discrimination to & great extent,” said Mr. Ashburn. Mr. Ramspéck suggested that the con- tributions made by the higher-salaried employes to the retirement fund might be helpful to the lower-salaried em- ploye, but Mr. Ashburn said he did not think so. the Department of Agriculture, who said {that he was nearly 60 years of age and had been about 31 years in the Govarn- ment service and now was recelving a salary of $3,500. He said he hoj to original letter and recommendation had been sent to that committee giving in- stances of need of additional funds.” This memorandum, King asserted, was withdrawn a few hours after “the power companies” learned of it. The memorandum, King said, was Preg:red by O. C. Merrill, predecessor of Bonner as executive secretary. King added it contained examples of “irreg- ularities.” Couzens then ordered an original copy of the memorandum placed in the record. “Do. you know why it was with- drawn?” ubdqgawnr , Re- publican, Delaware. repeated it was at the instance. of the power Senator Couzens object companies covers a wide ted that “power field.” British Ship Runs Aground. SAN PEDRO, Calif,, February 19 (). —The British motor ship City of Lille went aground early today at Nes Beach, but was not in mm.e:zs vi danger, a radié me: Fecel harbor officials here i"-?f retire at 68. Has Comparative Figures. Mr. Robbins said that he had worked out_the retired pay he would get each ear under the Lehlbach and the Dal ills, If he retired at 60 . figured he would get $1,207 under the xl;o}llblch bill and $1,200 under the Dale 1l If he retired at 70, he ed, would get $1,285.84, under the Lehlbach bill, which would be just $85.84 greater than under the Dale bill. Mr. Robbins then said that the group represented by him considered it highly desirable that there be incorporated in any bill that is passed & new provision providing for voluntary retirement at 60 years of age after 30 years of service. He thought this could be done at little extra nlwnu to the Government and little extra expense to the employes. He aid not he said, that many employes take advantage of such a r'mvblm.' it he thought it would help those who are not physically abled, in the opinion of an examinin doctor, bul have ‘4 (down, lost Let's be frank,” declared Mr. Mac- “As & nmtter of fact, this part of the bill is intended to help the we only have to grant them a pension.” ‘When Mr. Biller hesitated to reply Mr. MacCormack remarked that: he ‘The next witness was Mr. Robbins of [ Mitted the Government, he | much extra anpiity ¥ T migh BOOTLEGGING SUSPECT ____(Continued Prom Pirst Page. and C streets northeast, just o the Senate Office Bufldtn: l.ho“u;: g b case today because of the al it Chief Prosecutor David A. l-hz° n;?. at liberty under $2,000 3 aside o ol a com) by the Senate into the whole subject of ment, the arrest of roused the curiosity of Senator leader. Senator Jones ves! i arrest. “I think we ought to more about Cassidy,” he said, *aod certainly we ought to know where he was go'i.n: .1; nu‘oéne- building. How- not_detective: not know how to find out‘"‘ D the'I; &rip, burned out and find it hard “Every such retirement would be absolute financial benefit to the Oo‘\r'-| ernment,” sald Mr. Robbins, He then read the text of an amend- ent he had drafted to cover this point. Steward Is Next on Stand. Mr, Steward was the next witness. After announcing that the federation had given “its unqualified support to the pnm:lxle of the new Lehibach bill, he led to give the reasons. , he said he liked the new bill because it included in the retirement 'm certain employes hitherto ex- cluded, for instance, employes of the Soldlers’ Home here, State rtment :msloyu at foreign embassies, ?:nzbnn and consulates, employes of the Indian Service, etc. . ‘The next reason cl'od by Mr. Steward for favoring the bill was that it “com the Government for the first time definitely to the payment of its share of the retirement system.” said the Government now was & sum of money each year into P ::lru:};nc fund ‘but the: m&d the Government to pay any specific amount, while the Lehl- bach bill provided definitely that the Government would pay & basic annuity every retired employe 01::! to $30 ear of service up to 30 years, of $900, which meant that every retired employe after s service would receive $900 a year from ¢t e abie able to purchase wi money deducted from his 3 . Biller Gives Testimony, ‘When Biller took the stand yesterday he first presented a series of interest- ing tables showing the way the present retirement law has been working. “Nothing that we to hap- pen has happened—or very little,” said Mr. Biller, “But everything that has happened has been to the advantage of the Government.” Cross-examined by several members of the committee. Mr. Biller said that neither the new Lehlbach bill nor thie Dale bill would give a perfect retire- ment system.