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1L SHPAN VAL STPS LD STAGE Conference Breathes Easier as ‘Macdonald Survives Mines Bill Crisis. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 28.—With imme- diate threat of fall of the British gov~ ernment removed, the Five-Power Naval Conference rode somewhat easier today. Pending return of a French delegation which will permit fuller negotiations, attention was centered on conversations between the American and Japanese delegations. The American and Japanese this morning continued active efforts to reach™an agreement and it was under- | stood the conversations were pending on & compromise that involved conces- sions by both sides. Japan May Get More Subs. Unofficial observers gathered the im- pression there was the possibility that the American and British concession might be giving Japan the right to be allowed to retain a greater proportion of submarines in relation to the United States and Great Britain than is allowed under the ratio of the Wash- ington treaty for capital ships. At the same time Great Britain and the United States would make a sharp cut in their tonnages for submersibles, On ‘the other hand, Japan would be asked to reduce her demand for a 70 per cent cpuiser ratio. A handful of Liberals staved off de- feat of the Macdonald ministry in the Commons on the second reading of the coal mine bill by voting with the gov- ernment. - Four Liberals voted for the bill and eight others abstained. The government won by a scant margin of mine votes, 280 to 271, Conference Almost Forgotten. British politicians shunted interest in Conference Unifed States Counter Offer Is Seen. ‘The status of the American-Japanese -— ‘h.z I;:“m luét America :io ffered Ja- cent cruiser ratio against Japan’s demand of a 70 per cent ratio. apan has remained adamant at her Some naval men close to the conference deduced that Senator Reed had n—mu’: some counter proposition or_eamprom: It was believed that if the American- Japanese question could be settled soon, m‘-uuld "t t: long w|ny w't'r.m remov- & matter largely extraneous to French interests so that when the French finally retum the bigger issues might be attacked. h-&;ru Matsudaira n:l“mhg Sena- Reed morning and they con- ferred briefly. At the same time ’;secrc- tary Stimson eon!erud with Arthur Henderson, British at_the British foreign omu Whatever may ultimately come in the way of an agreement, all the delega- tions have made it abundantly -ci they are striving for a five-power ar-| rangement. DOMINICAN. REBELS SEE OPPONENTS IN EFFORT FOR PEACE (Continued From First Eg_e) several citizens with a wWews to some one’s selection as minister of the in- to act in accordance with the constitution, both the President and vice president being without power. the night there was heavy in Santo Domingo, but this morning the city was quiet. It could not be determined immediately what 'W3s the cause or results of the shooting. There were reports that a British vlnmp Was en route to Santo Domingo. (The British lloun of war Wistaria left 8t. Thomas, Virgin Islands, yester- day for Santo Domingo in connection Wwith the revolution there.) CAPITAL CIRCLES HOPEFUL. Werd of Truce Reaches ‘Washington From Minister Curtis. ly the Associated Press. ‘ashington was hopeful today that the DOmann R!publlc s present revo- ln'-hnuy were ended. Deumnenz was in receipt ofed ) u:h from Minister Curtis that an been reached between the contending factions and that the basis of a penmnznt settlement had nuy been attal '-!me '.hzre wu word the cruiser m.-n Domlnp It was understood that no landing of troops ner my act which might be in- as the ship case it. ml‘ht. me-bcnn '.helmhhlenumwlnve llhnd ltmhurquhrl, the nnnflydue. Japan’s 70 per cent | ing Japan' MRS. LAWRENCE CRITICALLY Physicians Regard Condition of Hoover Secretary’s Wife as “Grave.” Indisposition Following - Re-| turn From Florida Becomes Suddenly Serious. | The condition of Mrs. Lawrence ‘Rlchty, wife of one.of President Hoo- | ver's secretaries, who has been critically | ill for the past week, was reported to- day as more grave than at any time since she was taken to Emergency Hos- pital three days ago, and at noon at- tending physicians could hold out very little hope for recovery. Both the | President and Mrs. Hoover, at their own request, have been kept advised constantly of her condition &nd both seemed deeply affected today at the ab- sence of any encouraging news. Lawrence Richey, who is looked upon generally as one of President Hoover's most intimate friends and closest asso- ciates and who personaily has charge of | the President’s private affairs, has spent most of his time at his wife's bedside since she has been at the hos- pital. He was there virtually all of yes- terday and last night, but there have been few moments during that long period when the patient was sufficiently conscious to recognize him or to speak. Diagnesis of Mrs. Richey's case by Dr. C. C. Marbury and other specialists two days ago revealed that her illness was streptococcic infection with a sec- ondary meningitis. She rallied some- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C... FRIDAX, kLo KUARY 28 1930. RICHEY LYING ILL IN HOSPITAL MRS. LAWRENCE RICHEY. —Underwood Photo. what after a blood transfusion Wednes- day night, but this improvement was only temporary, and she soon afterward lapsed back into unconsciousness, and has remained so virtually ever since. During her more than 10 years’ resi- dence in Washington, Mrs. Richey has made many friends, and her room at the hospital has been kept banked with flowers, The President and Mrs. Hoover have sent flowers daily. Mrs. Richey, with her husband, accompenied the President and Mrs. Hoover on their re- cent vacation trip to Long Key, FI and during that outln| Mn Richey ap- peared to in the best of health. She became slightly indisposed while return- ing to Washington, and it v7as not until several days afterward that her illness assumed serious proportions. EDWIN P. GROSVENOR. CRUISER IMPASSE BELIEVED SOLVED Settling of U. S.-Japanese Difficulties Held Near at Conference. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staft Correspondent of The Star. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, February 28—From & quarter in a peculiarly excellent posi- tion to know the facts, The Star cor- respondent has learned that the Jap- anese and American cruiser difficulties have been reconciled. Formal agree- ment over them is all but completed. Some further exchanges between Lon- don and Tokio m required to clear some minor points. upmne‘he cflnlermu will be informed that the snag, second only in mvlty to the French demands, has cleared away. The prospective lnu e Sriument, Which event: . The wl mmunlud m‘:m dechl‘v;e wel.hz vlth w.k-uuu and his colleagues, was assurance that the American (m for Japan, which is materially would be menl'-h!n Japanese acquiescence to the United States’ proposals. ‘These proposals go far iovllrd meet- Empire will n‘::h have mn v.han 60 r cent eight- cruisers— | this” was Amer‘t‘;u Insistent and irre~ ducible demand—but in smaller crul- possess percentage much higher than that * ot " American ships of the same categories. Actually Will Have 80 Per Cent. One of the factors which has per- suaded the Japanese to adopt a con- ciliatory attitude toward the big cruiser proposition is the circumstance that by 1936, on the basis of existing programs in both countries, Japan will actually have 80 per cent of American 8-inch gun cruisers. The United States with eight Shiflfl of the old program built or being and seven of the 1929 program to be completed during the next six years, E&It hllve 15. at time, possess 1 ‘When the history ol the Japanese and American negotiations at London can be detailed, it will be found that one of the trump cards the United States played was the ability to go on build- ing ships, especially costly battleships, in case the conference failed. Minseito Forces Safe. ‘The Mlnl:tw lovernmmthnnt: is safe enough, and strong enoug] power and does not need a “success” at Lon- don in perhaps the same t.lu Labor party craves one in Al et 3a “""""m"‘"’.‘n&,.m‘“”"?: ) parties, 12 Tieid tettenchment. in ex- Dendlture ‘The necessity to build battle- ships was the one thing above all others that Wakatsuki did not want to take is due Senator Reed and Ambassador Matsudaira for bringing about the final accord between their respective governments. @ S L REFUSES HIGH PENALTIES UNTIL BRIDGE ARRESTS By the Associated Press. When police rest nne hdlu pla; prizes, thei d then cipal .vudu o W D uuvm tmpm stern penalties uj tleman ma p e-ulgm rolling uu dice for mn and pas He announced his judicial poliey in assessing & light fine & youth who pleaded guilty to “erapshooting.” - EDWIN GROSVENOR | OFFICER'S SLAYER FACES EXECUTION Aldridge Found Guilty of Shooting Policeman Mc- Donald July 6 Alfred Scott Aldridge, colored, today faces death in the electric chair fol- lowing his conviction late yesterday aftérnoon of murder in the first degree in connection vith the death of Poltee- man Harry J. McDonald July 6 last. A jury ‘n Criminal Division 1, before Justice Peyton Gordon, deliberated less than one hour before delivering its verdict of guilty as indicted. A former trial last month resulted in the dis- agreement of the jury. Attorney James Reflly, for the pris- oner, will file a motion for a new trial. Aldridge in his own defense contended that the officer was killed by Albert Aldridge, his brother, who was under arrest with him after a reported at- tempted burglary. After the brother had fired the fatal shot, the defendant said, he picked up the pistol and ran away with it after the brother had been killed by the policeman. Mrs. Alice McDonald, widow of the policeman, swooned on the witness stand when shown by Assistaut United States Attorney Walter M. Shea, who prosecuted the case, the bullet which caused the death of her husband. She recovered shortly and was taken from the court room to her home in an au- tomobile. McDonald had answered & call for & supposed housebreaking at Seventeenth and Q streets and Dllmd the two broth- ers under arrest. to the patrol box the prisoners opened fire on him and the duel resulted in the death of McDonald and one of the prisoners. Alfred, the other prisoner, escaped, onjy to be wpnhended later the same day. BRAZIL T0 ELECT DIES IN NEW YORK Authority on Trust Laws Was Cousin of Former Chief Justice Taft. Edwin P. Grosvenor, member of the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, of New York City, and a noted authority on trust laws, died at his home, at 455 East Fifty-seventh street, New York City, this morning after a brief illness. Mr. Grosvenor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Thelma Cudlipp Grosvenor, and two daughters, Miss Anne Somerville Grosvenor and Miss Loulse Taft Gros- venor, the latter named for Mr. Gros- venor's cousin, former Ohief Justice ‘Taft. At Mr. Grosvenor's bedside*in addi- ton to his immedate family was Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, his twin brother, who is president of the National Geo- GOVERNMENT HEADS President, Vice President, Senators and All Representatives Included. By the Associated Press. RIO JANEIRO, February 28.—The Brazillan elections will be held tomor- Tow, with a president, vice president, one-third of the Senate dnd the emtire membership of the Hotse of Repre- sentatives to be chosen. Fears of serious trouble during the election, which was indicaf country-wide clashes several ‘weeks llfl now seem unfounded, although it is thought there may be minor ‘isputes. The government ticket is headed by Julic Prestes, candidate for president, and Vital Soares, running for vice president. IMPORTING FRUIT FLY LAID TO PLANT BOARD graphic Society and editor of the Na- tional Geographic Magazine. - Mr. Grosvenor for several years has been general counsel for the National Geographic Soclety, and last unmber was eleeud lite m Soclety. Services wlll be conducted at the New York home tomorrow at 11 o'clock, with Rev. Tertius Van Dyke officiating. Interment will be at Washington, Conn., ;‘mhm Mr. Grosvenor had s country e. vmu in Wuhlncwn llr Grosvenor special assistant Ofllml and was lpcclu ntormy in & of s legal cases ler the anti-trust ll'!. Since lll‘ m has been & member of the law firm of Cad- walader; Wickersham & Taft of New York City. Mr. Grosvenor was a son of Dr. ld- win A. Grosvenor, for many years fessor of history at Robert College, > mnnogl:‘; later professor o(t European Al'l:' a noted writer on historical sub- Edwin Grosvenor was born at Con. ple, Oc'obor 28, 1875, attended school there, and also Wor- 5 ! in 1897, recelving the dmee of A.B. magna cum laude, and hfi Mtthedmeeo(Au lle for several years, being the !nrtmnAt of Latin and ureek lt m-:m He then enfered cal\llnhll University Law School, from which he graduated in 1904 at the head of a class the | of more than 400 men. Convicted “Night Riders.” In 1903 Mr. Grosvenor was admitted to the New York bar. His first nol-;rlc tions and prosecution of t, 1907-1911, Later, serv- ing as special United States attorney, he won the only eriminal convictions ltll.nlt flu Kentucky “nuht riders,” and he was special counsel in a series of toric cases involving the anti-trust and interstate commerce laws, During the World War, Mr. Gros- venor was a member of the legal ad- visory board of New York clty under the selective service act, and he was|jcan ad in me iutary Intelll- gence Division, Mr, orosvemr wu mnunr of the nl“onnl wmmmee on ;rhon & member of Psi Upsilon, hi Delta Phi and Phi Beta . day, University, Downtown, Coumhl.l University, Apawamis and New York Ambherst Clubs. Mr. Grosvenor has appeared in a number o( important cases before the United States Supreme Court and con: mua numerous articles on legal sul Jects to law journals. He was general counsel for Motion Picture Producers' and Distributin Assoclation of America and general counsel for the Asphalt Shiny and lloofln; Institute. ADMIRAL C. F. HUGHES’ CONDITION IMPROVES Chief of Naval Operations Is on ‘Way to Recovery, Ships and Stations Are Told. Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations, who suffered a slight mn some time ago, is steadily im- roving. m official bulletin of the Bureau of Ni p:hllc today at to the naval tered over the worl ”'!'Iulirflu‘:glhemimhm of the ment in w ot“ A Charles F. Hughes, chief of navi = ations. Those who know Atlz;.{.'l"r Hughes best fesl that the invincible fortitude and heaith which has e h for man: umpl 3 first serious, lliness.” -nl stations ‘The bulletin S L More than ‘half the cif apd cigar ettes made 1 in one Florida Inspector Denies Charge Made by Representative Wood of Indiana. By the Assoclated Press. ORLANDO, 28— 3 m February Charges ! the Mediterranean fruit fiy was “pllnted" in Florida by in- . | spectars for flu auu plant board were made here by Representative Wood, mmmm Indiana, chatrman or a congressional sub-commi ttee in- ting u': umd.lmre of funds for He luced an nmd-m from Por- rest filling station operator near llllt‘lumd which he saild corroborated Dr. sflmn Newell, commissioner of the plant board, denied the charges and presented affidavits made by a number of inspectors which ke de- clared substantiated his contention that mpmenuuve Wood's allegations were NOBLE N. PO POTTS DIES IN BROOKLYN HOSPITAL Former Department of Commerce Transportation Officer Ex- pires at Age of 68. Noble Newport Potts, husband of mf,a‘..m ver was Secretary of Commerce, dis in the United States Naval Hospital tn Brooklyn, N. Y. yesterday, according 1o advices received here today. He was about 68 years old. th Mr. and Mrs. Potts long have been widely known in this city. Potts is president of the National Pa. triotic Council and former president of the Daughters of 1812 of the District of Columbia. Mr. Potts had been 1ll for some time and had gone to the Naval Hospital in Brooklyn for special treatment after | er having been in Walter Reed Hospital. He w# n veteran of the Spanish-Amer- ar. After his retirement from the Govern- ment some by V! here n 1239 New Hlmp-hlu avenue. It is expected that burial will be here. While taking them | GIVES GRUUP REST Members of Committee Wel- come Week End Inactivity After Busy Period. A week end lull in the dry law tur- moil, stirred up by anti-prohibition forces, afforded the -House judiciary committee a weloome breathing spell today as lines were being drawn for a Iast stand by the wets when the hear- ing is resumed next Tuesday. Decision to give the pmhlhluon an- tagonists another day before opening the gates to the drys was reached yes- terday afternoon when Chairman Gra- ham learned that a number of impor- tant “antis” remain to be heard. The ly will begin their de- fense some time Wednesday. A return to the States of authority to regulate manufacture and sale of liquor was advocated repeatedly by wit- nesses before the committee. tionalist Church at Cincinnati, who was heard late in the day, declared the only way to enforce prohibition was to turn re- sponsibility over “to a fanatical group who believe in it,” adding, “then you would have a state of terror” worse than pre-prohibition conditions. Other Late Witnesses. Other late witnesses included Ray- mond Pitcarn, a Philadelphia manufa turer; Alexander Lincoln of Boston, Robert M. Harris, a New York broker; Fablan Pranklin, a New York author; Henry Alan Johnston, representing the voluntary committee of lawyers of New York. and Cole E. Morgan, a reporter | for the Hearst newspapers. All assailed the dry laws as bringing about a lawless condition in the coun- try and destroying a principle of Amer- fcan government. In an exchange with Representative Moore, Republican, Ohio, Rev. Mr. Ma- lick said that the public schools in Ohio had not been teaching “scientific mmpermee " but “scientific prohibi~ tion.” Repnlcnuflve LaGuardis, Repul wet, New York, remarked thl! "'hlmver they taught in the schools, the people are drinking.” Would Forget Law. Pitearn said the people more and more were ignoring the eighteenth amendment, and suggested that “‘we forget it” in order to devote the Na- llflll’lm'l time and money to curbing “real crime.” Onie of the high lights of the session came when Pierre 8. Du Pc chair- mmolthehmrdofflul Dul’ont emours Co., of Wilmington, Del., uid he had concluded after a five-year study ition was a fallure and ldmhd establishment of State control through commissions of Anti- Bl League members, ministers and o cf‘au ‘chrhlwhmn Re) ntative - uhuunmlwm Dakota, muodmd ln the House yesterday two bills to carry out in & modified tions ment Commission to strengthen dry form the recommen- ing mewspaper men a bulletin on fl"fllvfllhflul‘l&mfl. TAFT’S LIFE EBBS; SLIGHTLY WEAKER, HIS DOCTORS SAY (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) mediately. The bulletin was issued at 11:40 am. It reads: “The former Chief Justice is slightly wemr Is able to take very little nt. There is no decided d:l;:,l’e in his condition since yester- It was signed by Dr. Thomas A. Claytor and Dr. Hagner. Mrs. Hoover Calls. Ho Mrs. Hoover l:‘.lhd at t?‘e Taft home ate ress her sympa and solicitude to xlzr! ‘Taft. w Evans Hughes, who succeeded Mr. Taft as Chief Justice, and Mrs. Hughes also visited Mrs. Taft for a few minutes. law enforcement. One would amend | eff the United States criminal code to de- fine petty offenses of all ca ries, in- stead of singling out prohibit ‘The other would provide for summary trials of petty offenders, without subjecting them to double jeopardy. 25 MIDDIES TO GET MARINE CORPS JOB | Commissions as Second Lieutenants Await June Graduating Class. ‘Twenty-five midshipmen will be as- signed to the Marine Corps and com- missioned as second lieutenants upon their graduation this yur the Navy Department announced tods; The names and lddrun- of those will receive their Marine Hughes of Kansas City, Mo.; H. Glunts of Toledo, Ohio; Wil McKean of Salt Lake City, Utah; Glen G. Herndon of Norwood, Colo.; Fred D. Beans of Clerbourne, Tex.; Francis Wil- lams of Tampa, Fla.: Bruce H. Trip- | cu pensee of Toledo, Ohio; Harold Bauer of Alma, Neb.; James T. Wilbur, of Kalamasoo, Mhh Edward C. Renfro of Brighton, Colo.; Ernest W. Fry, Jr, of Minneapolis, ‘Minn.; Willlam Stelner of St. Louis, Mo.; Fran ‘Wagner of Kelso, Wash. Greene of Burlington, Vi Neal of Little Rock, Al Johnson of West Point, Miss.; Frank N. Reinecke of Louisville, Boyle of Kearny, N. J.; of New Rockford, Dak. Lloyd of Moxm:‘ % Montgomery of Au m:r'oo Price, Lutharvflle, Md. Hat Tmnblu of the Turk. At the entrances of the Turkish mosques there is now to be seen a rack conteining & rather miscellaneous col- lection of hats and shoes, which are umw.nrfly discarded by the worship- Good Moslems are embarrassed by the le‘llly required hats with brims, which make it 1t for them to touch the ground with their foreheads. A ban is on the fez, but not a few are unable to break away from the head covering that they have been used to so long and they wear a hidden fez. In this case they leave the hat with the brim at Chl: door. :|FANTASTIC NEW WORLD SEEN BY EXPLORERS IN NEW MEXICO Party of New York Men Charting P#ssages in Carlsbad Caverns’ Depths Never Before Penetrated by Man. By the Associated Press: CARLSBAD, N. Mex., February 28.— Frank Ernest Nicholson, explorer, has seen a new underground world. . Surrounded by fantastic creations of cave marble and flowstone perhaps un~ seen by man previously during the mil- lion or more years of their formation and perhaps never before touched by light, Nicholson penetrated a previously unexplored room of the Carlsbad Cavern. i ¢ i 8 g5 : the gorgeously arrayed King's Palace, tn:m"whlcn b'nnchu to the right the Green Room” and to the left the m)lfl' Lo ition, hn'ever as an expedition, 3 has not lhiud concentrated wo) Alr Siohoien i m’m;n:mnz m mapping out & for directing his party. He will con- fine himself to unexp! ‘with distinet air currents and follow thote rooms and tunnels, if possible, to their ds. - | sort ever broadcast and was ‘3 lll‘w"-hflutl’mlfllo'-htte i | health of T | peibing 2 o e g not g then his strength hu ebbing away and any mnmvgl‘e:‘énhl: might show now, the doctors say, will be only temporary. PRAYER FOR TAFT BROADCAST. Bishop of Washington Conducts Inter- cesaional Service in Chapel. ‘The voice of Bishop Preeman calling the Nation to prayer for former Presi- mz and Chief Justice Taft went out of Bethlehem Chapel over a coast-to- B- | coast network of radiosstations yester- afternoon day as William Howard Taft lay in the shadow of death at his Wy- om!nz avenue home, prayers were ken from the of w-nhlnmn‘ o lllfle Bethlehem Chaj , wherein ‘bodies mothcr former Pruldcnl-. ‘Woodrow Wil- son; Admiral Dewey, Melville Stone and other famous Americans. ‘The service, which went out on the B.| columbia_Broadcast: tem network 3 ing Sys here, was the first of the ut on the ious con- victions of Mr. Taft, who is a stanch Unitarian. Listening in while Bishop Freeman yed, “Hear, O Lord, we beseech \ee, our prayers as we call upon Thee j|on behalf of this, Thy servant, Willlam Howard Taft, and bestow upon him the | D¢ Thy merciful eonmllufln through Jesus Christ, our Lord,” Mrs. Taft and the tormcr Chief Jlm- nlee'- daughter, Mrs, Helen Taft Man- . both of whom have stayed close e bedside of the stricken jurist llnne he beum Bishop pre!ued the service with un mllmvln{md ouncement : ral in the c.plm a N-wm-me call to prayer is made at this hour in behalf of one of Amer- ica’s foremost sons. Former Chief Jus- tice” Taft lies critically ill in his_home. Hll incomp-nblu service to the Nation as Secretary of War, President of the Republic and Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court gives him unique place in our history. We bid our people to rly- er for one who universally is hel the most beloved of the Nation's OIIG- tan public servants. May the God er of us all h:uu in His choir of Lord Is My S the 130th, “Out of the I Called Unto ‘Thee, O Lord.” The was “My Faith Looks Up to Thee.” The service was conducted by the Rev. Raymond L. Wolven, Clnon of ashington. Music o, vas under the di- Was rection of Edgar Priest, organist and choirmaster of the Cl!hedl’! JONES LAW UPHELD BY COURT'S RULING U. 8. Tribunal in Missouri Refuses to Reverse Convictions on Plea Attacking Constitutionality. | By the Associated Press. S8T. LOUIS, February 28.—Validity of the Jones law, prohibition measure providing heavy penalties, was upheld the | by the United States Circuit Court of The convictions, however, were re- versed on other grounds, mainly that insufficient The conmmgon-my of the act was under the eighth amendment, Mufium“ fines and cruel Dr. Francis A. Hagner, one of former President Taft's physicians, is shown the condition of his di istinguished patient —Associated Press Photo. REVEALS OIL TALK WITH PRESIDENT =22 Witness Tells Lobby Commit- . tee He Consulted With Hoo- ver on Pending Tariff. By the Associated Press. Testimony that he had talked 'llth t Hoover and a number of ht a uul ot poll p mumhedmmnplyw.mm from Representative Stone, Republican, of Oklahoma, which lnlonned him that chlucnuuv: ‘Tilson, tbe ican leader, had sald assist Oklahoma and Texas dzlqmmu lined up for it. Franklin, w] president of the American !ndcpcnflem P:mltum M- sociation, said his raised $50,000 to Advu-u & duty of $1 & barrel on crude ofl and 50 eenu refined bill. uulfl.hn no one to represent them and Wumcthdro'neue The support of Sen- -wnurnum for uu oil tariff, mqwmmuumzmmw PR, e s o e 'igmlnnflflflol?“t'i‘t he um the Republican nation tee, ane Letter Presented. Walsh rud & letter from !uprmnh- tive Sproul of Kansas to Pranklin on Fel “I th you might be interested in kn«¢ mg“ Ww. ?Hfimmc& of the Prairie Oll & Gas Co. has been for some time in Washington, and while here has been stopping with National Republican Chairman Huston and while stopping there has dined with ')lc President. predoctasen. Ser B PTG gt s 3 amp one of the lobbyists for the oil company, and I flun.k likewise, Mr. Frank Mon- dell of Wyoming. You will remember mn whon I luecceded Mr. Campbell chairman of the rules commit- tee, & comlnm;:o vhlch at that flrlna had 8 ey e tremendous power over legisla- tion. The committee still has a great powr. but not so mueh. Mondell, as you may know, the nx-m:uhlh:ln fioor leader of (he House, and has the reputation of being = b:fl the hlch-powand lobbyists for l-u'u Adnrthh( Walsh -ho md anklln‘l reply which, Walsh said, indicated that the witness “was not greatly interested.” In response to a question, Franklin, referring to the reported combination considered between the lulll'. lumber and oll forces, explained: “It has been l’lll'.“d that if Senators 'uuld “. ?!okmd that it would help w un He said, however, that he knew noth- ln[ of a letter sent by Charles Flint f Tulsa, Okla., to & Mr. Brown, who wu Tepresented as a member of Franklin's group. This letter spoke of talking to “Senator Dale of Vermont,” and also of seeing Benlwlul:lye of North Dakota. It added sald that he mind yet.” Mrs. Willebrandt Mentioned, A telegram was read which discus- sed th. employment of Mabel Walker Willebrands, former Auuunt Ammey General, but Prln.klln that nothing. d had been lll’l ‘Willebrandt and that he she could be employed for Mellon - Gives Plarj ‘to Avoid Levying on Same Income by Several Nations. By the Assoclated Press. Reciprocal exemption as the best method of avolding the taxation of the same income, profits or property by this and one or more other countries was advocated before the House ways and means committee today by Secretary Mellon. Appearing at a hearing on Chair- man Hawley's bill to reduce interna. tional double taxation, in which_have been incorporated his recommendations as to the manner in which this Govern- ment could participate in a world-wide effort to solve this problem, Mellon said there were two lines of approach. The first, he sald, is by treaty with one or more countries, which involves mutual concessions in respect of the taxation of nationals of the treaty- making countries. He gave as objections to this plan that the concessions were more likely to be based on bargaining than on sound pnnciplu of taxation, and that this method resulted in the taxation by the Unlud States of the nationals of different countries on dis- cimilar bases. Second Plan is Explained. The second plan, he explained, vas exemplified by the present law coverl the taxation of shipping profits and a: thorizing the exemption of foreign ship~ ping profits providing those of Ameri- can companies are exempt from taxa- tlon in foreign countries. “While there are some obvlaus l vlnucg in t.he tmty method - th‘ t belies Ihnxmyulluurec mllexem v tion method is the noumr;r f the :30 and more in sccordance with Ameflm.n pow:y E of the items of Inmnu wnlldered should not mean a of tax revenues by the United States, he sald, but an eventual gain. Ha exymned also the workings of va- er provisions of. the plan, and ln increase in revenues should re- sult in other instances. Machinery Is Simple. The Secretary said the mlnhlnery for putting te g et efloe was simple, o( th- prlnc gu of reci of shipping Prom‘ to d!vldcnaa Mmt and other items of income af “It is hoped,” he concluded, “that other countries may meet this offer of lonal previously agreed that “no further ternal revenue legislation” would taken up at this session. Mellon Explains. » . The Secretary replied that the meas- ure was of a different character than tax reduction and did not come within the terms of that lmmen Chairman Hawley agree- ment was made only on uom g.(uwlu: tax rates and not to a ve bills. Garner asked if am administrative change ht not have a very l.uterlll | effect on: mflon sald fiulhl wley 'bill would -not luva lmt on’ revenue, FISH SCORES SOVIET IN ASKING THAT U. S. - DENY -RECOGNITION (Continued From First Page.) ‘hristian and Jewish worshipers af Mh persecy- thm.h all the uu. rism f the Russian secret police had been l-hn fl.!!t to drive the Jewish people away from their ancient teachings. Vatican Action Is Cited. He then told how the Vatican at Rome had refused flatly to establish relations with the Soviet government. “On February 8, 1930, the Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican paper,” Fish said, “published a letter of protest from Pcpo Plus XI on the religious per- secution in Russia, an extrict from which is as follows: " ‘We are deeply moved by the hor- rible and sacrilegious crimes repeated d-u and daily becoming more tm!nus st and the souls of the gren Russhn {opuhuon' It further ulled upon not the Roman Catholic clergy but the whole of the Christian world to mln I.n suplication and prayer on March ‘The m‘ponu of most Christian de- nominations was prompt, and the New | S ol 5 s By and Yor and, o1 :lllnl;ll.n‘ in t'luez York, Imdmhm:: or a prof rayer meef e held on March ;l,l and lhlt. other churzhel also had joined the nove- men! th lppe-led to the House members and the people nt the country to prwut the actions of the Soviet d"lx‘"dmu te to the eri: & never vof urge the Ameri- can wnle. through diplomatic 1= tion, to place pronl uj govern- e continues a relent- ign to persecute and duu'w and Jewish faiths MALTBIE IS NAMED T0 NEW YORK POST Suoceeds Prendergast as Chairman of State Public Service Commission. o zononoo ted dly cvunpr-en as being friene with the President and with ol thel'nl'nll.h’lnflmnld.lmfin( t Hamilton arranged an interview wh.u:h 'Was not S By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 28.—Gov, Franklin D. Roosevelt today announced the appointment of Milo R. Maltble as chairman of the State public service commission to succeed Willlam A, In-huum“" 1 4] the ) ,lm presence o Stam. Mviu- tour- ‘were and put i H EF T z ? ] ! } Maltble, tive of & native 2 I nd formély protaor of methe: matics and my“mnmh College, tmm.. regarded :-nuun public uthlity regu-~ Hovulnumbnoffinldvhory ) mvlhufimolm lllltol!ll. “w m :'huedmmuun cosmetics last, year. s