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AL AR R AN, A—2 % UPWARD BUSINESS SWING 1S CITED Hoover Conference Statistics Show Many 1930 Gains Over Last Year. By the Associated Press. A cross-section of business conditions, summarizing reports from leaders in many branches of economic endeavor, was laid before the Nation today by Julius Barnes, the chairman of the National Business Survey Conference, organized by President Hoover. Without presuming to draw conclu- sions, it set forth the weak spots and the strong spots in statistical fashion, giving, when available, comparisons with the figures for the close of 1929 and the corresponding period of last ear. 7 In assembling the figures, Barnes said, he learned that “the importance laid upon construction as an influence in restoring industrial balance has not been overemphasized” and that for a revival of construction the “first re- quirement is adequate and reasonably priced credit.” The reports were received, he added, at a “time when we have passed through a sufficient portion of the year 1930 to make possible some formulation of reasonable expectations.” Employment Stationary. At the same time, the Federal Reserve issued its monthly bulletin on business and financial conditions, say- ing that industrial production had in- creased, employment had remained stationary, while wholesale commodity glm and money rates had continued decline e. The essentials of the Barnes report ‘were as follows: Bond issues for January and February were found to be 35 per cent larger ithan in the same period of last year, with prices trending upward and in- terest rates lower than a year ago. The general outlook in the investment fleld was termed vorable,” but the statement was added that “bankers continue warnings against artificial stimulation.” A general easing of bank credits was reported as making its way to the smaller centers. The total of bank loans was found to be increasing, although it was slightly less than & year ago. New York savings bank deposits are showing & steady net increase, sub- respondin, , port said, -dm tl‘utwme districts elsewhere show moderate increases over last year and in others declines have been noted. A 3 per cent gain in life insurance month last year was reported, together with a “mlr{:d increase” in the recdp!; pri struction was reported at least as high as last year. Construction Gains Expected. tinued signs of improvement were noc':: l.nu the construction industries, except the field of residential building. Contracts awarded in the week ending well under way.” ‘were found about 6 per cent this year, although merchan- ving into consumption was said be only 3 per cent under last year. slight decrease was found in the total employes of class “A” railroads, but pay roll total for February was what higher than for the same last . total of the year's contemplated expenditures by electric rail- set at $147,000,000, as against This program 257 8 g st ; i R of $700,000, contemplated for the year. The total last year was 000,000. light and power utilities re- gas in January were reported 2 per cent under January, 1929. Coal Production Decreases Slightly. A decrease in coal production, both anthracite and bituminous, was noted, ‘with moderate weather conditions and the level of industrial activity cited as|into the causes. Increased iron and steel production "nl; predicted, l‘:dd "cw;; sald mnttm? lustry operated a cent o ’upsclty for the third we of March, as against 94 per cent in the same week last year. Structural steel orders were found to be 4 per cent under 1929, al- moblle indystry were reported per cent greater in February than in Jan- uary and 28 per cent greater than in ber, Some curtailment was reported in the 17 cent 55, smatier wool an increase in book rinting and a drop in adver- tis} were shown in Barnes' statistics. Cautious buying in all retail and wholesale ilnes was reported, with 120 Communists in Police Cells. POTTSDAM, Germany, March 24 (#). +=—The police yesterday 'arrested 120 unists who were g liberate inmates of the Struvesso, or eformatory. ‘The director of the institution learn- h of the Communists, tel or the Pottsdam police. captives were loaded into three motor trucks and taken off to the police stations. Amfiwrcvencchll&mhvm B. Cul fox bu’n:‘lll hunts has » The Big Three ANDREW G. MELLON. SENATOR J. R. GRUNDY. GOV. JOHN S. FISHER. GRUNDY MAY QuIT RACE IN FAVOR OF FISHER FOR SENATE (Continued From First Page. fifth year of his life. “Wait,” he said, “until I live to be 100, and then come around and I will give you a real story.” ‘The Secretary was reminded that, ac- cording to mortality statistics compiled by life insurance companies, he should live seven year loi than his father, Judge Thomas Mellon, who died when he was vunn old. The Secretary’s mother 1 until she was 94. “Well,” said Mr. Mellon, “it’s too bad they did not start that mortality system about 200 or 300 years ago.” ith quiet unobtrusiveness in keeping with his character, Secretary Mellon, whom his friends call the greatest Sec- retary of the Treasury since Hamilton, today observed the seventy-fifth anni- versary of his birth. The cares of guiding the financial destinies of the world’s richest nation were left behind in Wi n, and the lithe, slender little man, whose seems undiminished by the years. returned to Pittsburgh, the city that for a lifetime has been his home, for t.h;in celebration. pon a life crowded % - '.l:“the‘ field of l; nance and then of governmen which has brought him world-wide renown and made him for nine years the center of one of America’s never- ceasing political controversaries. Lives Quietly in Capital. Entering public life at an agée when men count their days of activity as past and settle down to an innocu- ous old age of golf and a quiet corner in a quiet club, Mr. Mellon became a member of President Harding's cabinet n uwglng post-war days, served un- der ident Coolidge and now under President Hoover, giving him the dis- R e Treasury olio un- der three Chief Executives. In Washington he has lived quietly. He walks back and forth each day be- tween the Treasury and his aj ent near Dupont Circle, enters but slightly the social life of the Capital and spends eight or ten hours a day at work. He shuns publicity and makes but few speeches. Dry and Wet Attacks. For his_frequent conferences “with President Hoover he uses a side en- trance to the White House and thus avolds the main lobby of the executive offices and the cluster of newspaper men that gather there. The storm of dispute that has raged about his head since he first took over the cabinet post has been to him a source of little worry. Pirst he was assailed as unqualified for the Treasury post because of his industrial connections. Discussions of war debt settlements, the soldier bonus, farm relief and tax refunds have found criticism after criticism leveled at him. But the prohibition question has been the source of most of the attacks upon him. He has been assailed by the and wets alike for the enforcement policies_carried out by the prohibition unit of which, as Secretary of the Treasury, he was the directing head. Aside from his governmental and fi- nancial activities, Mr. Mellon has achieved much fame as an art collector. Dinner to be Given Mellon. A birthday dinner tonight was the only engagement to draw Secretary Mellon from the quitude of his Wood- land road residence. The dinner is to be given by Howard Heinz, A. L. Humphrey, H. C. McEldowney, Arthur V. Davis and James khart at Pittsburgh Golf Club. ALUMNI WILL ELECT Annual Intereity Meeting ‘Will Be Held Tonight. ‘The ual intercif election officers o: the Dodge Hotel. Dr. , president of the university, Horace L. Stevenson t, will preside Was| be & speaker. ‘ashington, THE EVENING TOKIO'S DECISION 15 DUE THURSDAY Indications Are That Cabinet Will Authorize Acceptance of Agreement. (Continued From First Page.) chiefs were taking M. Tardieu at his word that he would return to the con- ference when there was samething worth while for him to consider. Col. Stimson was accompanied by Ambassa- dor Morrow and Senator Robinson. An American spokesman fold the As- sociated Press that hope had not by any means been abandoned for a five- power ent. He said that as long as the flve nations represented at the conference were still there, there was still hope. Find Cause for Optimism. | For this reason the Americans were favorably impressed by Dino Grandi’s statement last week that he would re- main in London a week after everybody else had departed. Coupled with this is the statement of M. Briand, French foreign minister, that he is coming back here and never intended to quit the conference when he left last week for Paris. It was said in Japanese headquarters | this forenoon that there was no cer- tainty that the reply of the Japanese government to the American ratio pro- posals would be received this week. Jap- anese circles took this as a good sign and as portending full approval of the P . Prime Minister Macdonald brought in the other members of the British defe- gation for this morning’s conference with the Americans and the whole con- ference situation was surveyed. ‘The British prime minister planned to meet Minister Grandl of Italy this afternoon in another effort to bring the French and Italians together in their parity disagreement. The efforts of Secretary Stimson and Prime Minister Macdonald this week will be directed, until such time as they appear futile, toward achieving an agreement between all the powers pre- sented here embodying not only limita- tion but possibly paper reduction and such other points of agreement as are possible, Failing, the two leaders almost in- evitably will turn to a three-power pact between Japan, Great Britain and the United States, affixing their naval standings very much in accordance with the Rapidan agreement and hinging them upon maintenance of the status quo_ in Europe. It Prance or Italy should build new war craft to an extent any of the three signatories might regard as endanger- ing her security, that nation might, upon giving due notice, increase her own construction programs with a con- sequent proportional increase in the levels of the two other nations. Dumesnil Back From Paris. Until Andre Tard! French premier, and Briand return m Paris their efforts probably will consist largely of marking time. Jacques-Louis Dumesnil, French minister of marine, came back from Paris today, but his two confreres may not reach here for several days, possibly next week and possibly even considerably later. Both were quoted in Paris dispatches as wishing to allay any suspicions that France had walked out on the confer- ence. They assign as reasons for re- maining in Paris necessity of forcing the budget through the Senate by April 1. M. Tardieu previously had said he would not return to London before there ::'nd something definite he could do re. As to procedure when he does return, the ly Herald, Labor said that, if within a re time donald, as chairman of the conference, will call a plenary session to make a final appeal to the powers to compose their differences. British Press Quoted. At this plenary session, according to the Herald, he will repeat Britain's wil- lingness tfi ?oltpom battleship con- struction, limit cruisers and abolish or limit submarines, having in his offer the full support of the Americans and Japanese. The Daily Mail, Conserva- tive, said the prime minister's plan ‘would give a “spectacular finish” to the Walt a few days ‘more ‘before. cuting wait a few days more before this session. A three-power treaty will not be as easy of attainment as has been pre- sumed in some quarters. There may be much opposition from the British ad- miralty, from a section of the British cabinet and possibly even from the United States and Japan. It is, of course, contingent upon an arrangement of American - Japanese differences. Japan to date has not accepted the Afi:flm proposals looking to this so- ution. Mr, Macdonald returned to London | in last night from Chequers, where he nt the week end. He appeared cheerful. Col. and Mrs. Stimson went walking Sunday at Stanmore, returning to London today. DIVING BOMBER, LOADED, IS PUT THROUGH TESTS Pilot Drops Approximately a Mile in Series of Demon- strations. Carrying a 1,000-pound bomb and full load of gasoline and oil, William H. McEvoy, chiet test pilot of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, today put the new Navy Martin diving bomber through a series of vertical power dives and acrobatics at the Ana- costia Naval Air Station. The demonstration was part of the official tests of the plane, which is ex- pected to revolutionize the method of bombardment attacks on naval vessels. McEvoy dove approximately 1 mile sev- eral times, starting from an altitude of about 10,000 feet. At the same time, altitude tests of the new Boeing high-wing all-metal pursuit monoplane, also under flight tests at Anacostia, were being made by Lieut. F. M. Trapnell of the flight test section. Trapnell carried gen breathing apparatus and full m load in the little combat plane, which is ga m;n %\oggg‘l‘nm ever tested by the avy for fig] . Figures on the altitude rmm withheld by the Navy as military secrets. SUMMERALL CRITICIZES OFFICERS AT ABERDEEN By the Associated Press. A cryptic statement to the effect that he does not approve the actions of cer- the | tain officers at the Aberdeen proving grounds was made today by Gen. Sum- merall, chief of staff of the Army. War Department officials appeared nonplussed as to the cause of the gen- eral’s announcement, although they said the chief’s ire had been aroused - day during an inspection of the artil- oY deportment of f the of “The ent of some of the of- TS m'rdun," said the announce- ment, “was not satisfactory and -cor- rective action was taken on the spot. 8o far as Gen. Summerall was concerned the ident is closed and no further dhcl'fimry action will be taken unless by commanding officer at Aber- A Upper, left to right: John Henry Mears, Clifford McMillan, Dieudonne Costes and Herbert Faney. Lower: The R-100. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., GRAVELY GRANTED ASSAULT CHARGE CASE CONTINUANCE (Continued From First Page.) Swortzel, Crotts and Elgin to “shake down.” Among the other wit- nesses will be Hugh C. Hummel of Plainfield, N. J., who was in Miss Fos- ter's apartment at the time; Burke and Gravely and Inspector Thaddeus R. Bean, who has been in charge of the police investigation of the case. Charles Murray, assistant district at- torney, told reporters today that he had nolle prossed & charge of conducting a disorderly house placed against Miss Foster in November, 1929, after he had been assured Miss Foster had left town. He declined to say who had given him the assurance, explaining he had no desire to enter into any newspaper con- troversy. He added he ordered the ar- rest of Miss Foster last week on the same charge as soon as he learned she had returned to the city. Policemen Accuse Burke, Burke had been named in statements made to Inspector Bean by Herbert G. Wanamaker and A. D. Mansfield, first precinct policemen, as having prevailed on Murray to nolle prosse the charge against Miss Foster by telling the as- istant district attorney the young ‘woman had left the city and he wanted to have the case dropped because he had arranged her bond. Wanamaker and Mansfield declared in their state- ments that Miss Foster had told them she was near the Police Court when Burke interceded in her behalf and had not left the city. Burke denifed Miss Foster was in W n when he went to see Murray in her behalf. He contended it was not unusual for a policeman to be instru- mental in having cases nolle prossed when the defendants had left the juris- diction. Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, announced that a man said to have been with Miss Foster the night Crotts was shot had been located by detectives and would be questioned. WICKERSHAM ASKS' LIGHTER PENALTIES FOR DRY VIOLATORS (Continued From First Page.) 6,000,000 gallons of the special de- natured alcohol.” ‘While the old “Rum Row” off the Atlantic Coast has been broken up, Wickersham said, there were still a number of fast ships operated from St. Plerre et Mignelow, off Newfoundland coast, equipped with tanks with a de- lievry hose. “They make a connection,” he re- ported, “probably by radio, with some point on the coast, run in and dis- charge their cargoes into tank wagons a very brief space of time and are Off. A great deal is brought in that way. How much, nobody knows.” Senator Walsh inquired if any of these ships were ever caught, and ‘Wickersham asserted that “quite a num- ber were seized. Tllicit distilling and diversion of in- dustrial alcohol were the other sources of liquor supply, he said. Importations Increase. Referring to importations of liquor, ‘Wickersham said the exportation of liquor from Canada and from St. Pierre, the West Indies and Bermuda in- creased last year by 900,000 imperial gallons over 1926, aggregating 1,259,66 gallons for the year ending March, 1929. “In all probability,” he added, “that increase largely came into the United States through some of the ports along the Atlantic Coast or the Gulf.” ‘Wickersham testified the commission had not found the prohibition service “handicapped in any way by the secur- ing of inefficient or dishonest officials who secure these appointments by vir- tue of political influence.” On the contrary, he said, he had in- terviewed many of the prohibition ad- ministrators, and only one of them would he question. “Many of them I met, and they have impressed me as very straightforward, honorable, upright, vigorous, fine offi- clals,” he continued. “I can think of one or two pre-eminently, and I have wondered that you could get such men tary | for the salary.” Even the best of the salaries now are not large. Complain of Social Ostracism, \ “And, as one man said to me—said Not only to me, but to the committee |, 8" listening to him—he spoke of the social ostracism to which he and his wife were !ub{::dm i the two or three years that he been in that position. He said they were not invited to anything. The people in the neighborhood, people who went to the country clubs and so forth, where he and his wife normally would have gone, just ostracized them because he was known to be trying to carry out the duty of his position. Now, you have got to consider all that.” - LOSES $50,000,000 SUIT Rich Mexican Cattle Rancher Is “Fined” as Revolutionary. MEXICO CITY, March 24 (#).—A dis- patch to El Universal today from Her- mosillo sald a court order had been signed for a judgment of 100,000,000 pesos ($50,000,000) against Jose Maria Romo, rich cattle rancher, because he | would draw was one of the signatories to the plan of ‘Hermosillo' that led to the Escober revolt last year, | | NAVY WILL LOSE MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1930, DIPLOMAT WHEN ADMIRAL LONG RETIRES Noted Linguist Will Leave Service April 6 on Reaching 64. Distinguished Career of Of- ficer Extended Over 47 Years. The Navy will lose one of its out- standing diplomats and linguists when Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long, U. 8. N, retires from the service on April 6, upon reaching the age of 64 years, Acting Secretary Ernest Lee Jahncke an- nounced today in inaugurating a new policy at the Navy Department, under whu:‘ he proposes to give each out- standing officer leaving the service a farewell message, “It is with deep regret that I an- nounce the retirement of Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long, U. S. N, on April 6, 1930, after a distinguished career of 47 years on the active list of the Navy, said Mr. Jahncke in his official an- nouncement. Na Attache at Paris. Admiral Long was born in Iredell County, N. C, April 6, 1866. He was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1883 and during his service, before be- coming a _cap! in 1813, he had mastered French, Italian and Spanish, as well as devoting himself to ‘German. He took a keen interest in hydrography and was on duty as naval attache in Rome and in Paris. During the World War Admiral Long served as commanding officer of the U. 8. S. Connecticut and later of the U. 8. S. Nevada and c0-0] ted with the British fleet in Banry Bay, Ireland. The distinguished Service Medal was bestowed upon him for this service. He was liaison officer in Paris with the supreme war council, from October, 1918, until after the armistice. He served as director of naval intelli- gence, with chief of staff of the United States Atlantic fleet and hoisted his flag as vice admiral, commanding forces in European waters, on the U. 8. 8. Utah. This duty enabled Admiral Long to give further expression to his ability 25 a diplomat. As chief of the Bureau of Navigation, in July, 1923, Admiral Long began a tour of duty in Washington that will close with his retirement. He was a member of the General Board of the Navy and in August, 1928, became its executive committee chairman. In 1925 Admiral Long was a delegate to the conference on traffic in arms at Geneva and in 1926, 1927 and 1928 he was naval adviser to the Geneva pre- paratory commission for disarmament. In 1927 he also was technical adviser in the three-power conference at Geneva. Honored by Other Nations. In November President Hoover ap- proved the nomination of Admiral Long as the United States Government candidate to fill the vacancy on the board of directors of the International Hydrographic Bureau at Monaco, which resulted from the death of Rear Admi- ral A. P. Niblack, U. S. N, retired. Portugal, Belgium and France as well as his own Government have bestowed decorations upon Admiral Long. HOUSE VENTILATING PLANS ARE CHANGED TO SAVE CITY WATER (Continued From First Page.) dvised the Water Department of the approximate amounts of water to be , giving 929 gallons per minute as the maximum, there had been no defi- nite plans made for the water service for the building. “We had not begun to put anything on paper at that time,” he declared. “T have felt all along,” Weschler said, “that 929 gallons a minutes would be too much water to take out of the District mains. Of course, the water would not have been used at that rate continuously over a 24-hour period. It would have been the maximum amount required with & temperature of 95 de- ees, Moreover, the ventilating system 'would not be run continuously for 24 hours. The changes, however, will make the system decidedly economical in the use of water.” New Plan Shown to Oram. Weschler has just returned from Cin- cinnati, and said he had not advised the Water Department of the decision to install a cooling tower, which would obviate the water requirements he had previously outlined to the officials. David Lynn, supervising architect of the Capitol, however, dispelled the fears of Water Department officials Saturday by disclosing the new plan to Capt. Hugh Oram, Assistant neer Com- missioner, who has administrative su- pervision over the Water Department. Lynn told Capt. Oram that the nor- mal water ‘usage in the new bulldin would amount to approximately 100,003 gallons a day. He said at one of the two proposed connections which Weach« ler had advised the Water Department peak load, 690 gallons a minute, while the maximum drain under the revised plans would amount to 190 gallons a ute., ANDREW T. LONG. [PUBLIC MUST BEAR STUDENT FARE CUT, GEN. PATRICK SAYS (Continued From First Page.) about $1,000,000 per year. “Ruinous” Competition Threatens. “There is another provision of the proposed legislation to which very lit- tle attention has been pald. By it the merged com?lny is to be given reason. able profection against ruinous compe- tition. iready there is some of this right now and more is threatened frow time to time. “If the companies remain separate and share the higher rate of fare, it is quite possible that public convenience and necessity may demand establish- ment of competing parallel transporta- tion lines, 1If this is urged by any one, naturally the Public Utilities Commis- sion will be compelled to give it careful consideration. It is not inconceivable that with the higher fares the two companies will be worse off than at present.” After Gen. Patrick had read his state- ment to the committee, John H. Hanna, president of the Capital Traction Co., told the committee that he presumed Gen. Patrick had relerence to him when the utilities chairman mentioned the $1,000,000 estimate of savings under the merger “made by the president of one of the companies.” Hanna Corrects Statement. “The record of one of the committee hearings a vear or two ago,” Mr. Hanna said, “shows that I did say the uvlng might be as much as $1,000,000, an while I don't deny having made such a statement, I must say I have no recol- lection of it whatever and that I al- ways have been quoted eleswhere in connection with much lower s, 1 thought I had aways avoided such large res because the probabilities are against a saving anywhere nearly approximating $1,000,000, If I made such an estimate before, and I don’t deny it, I had no idea it was to be taken :fllfi{'_?ufly and I wish now to cor- William ' 8. Ham, president of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., spoke briefly in contradiction of an estimate made earlier in the hearings that the merger would result in an immediate saving of $587,000. Mr. Ham declared this estimate to have been predicated on several incor- rect premises. He challenged accuracy of the commission's contention that $50,000 would be saved in overhead, namely, salaries and similar administra- tive costs, pointing out that under the bill the companies would have to bear fl:‘e‘ cost of a revaluation of their prop- erties. Power Saving Questioned. A $90,000 saving in power costs, which he said the commission held out as a possible saving, was questioned by the ‘Wwitness, who declared it was the under- standing that the cost of power to the merged company was to be the same as the cost to the separate companies. ‘The commission's reference to an in- terest saving of $200,000 also was chal- lenged, Mr. Ham asserting that the in- terest to be pald after the merger would be exactly what it is today. The whole question of interest sav- Ings, he declared, “is irrelevant.” The estimated saving in traffic policemen is *‘doubtful Mr. Ham continued, since the estimate was based on police costs of two years ago, before the automatic signals were installed. The companies already have been saved $17,000 in salaries of special policemen since the lights were placed in operation, he stated. George P, Hoover, attorney for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. and the Washington Rapid Transit Co., appeared before the committee to pro- test inst the provision of the mor&:r bill which defines the rights of utilities to h:rpnl from decisions of the com- mission, Opposes “Arbitrary” Power. Mr. Hoover sald he understood from the bill that an appeal could be taken to court only regarding matters of law, and that no appsal was to be per- is on record as having estimated at| ATTACKS POLITICS IN FRAMING TARIFF Ramseyer, in House, Urges Removal to Sphere of Economics. By the Associated Press. A demand that tariff revision be “transferred from the sphere of politics to the sphere of economics,” was voiced today by Representative Ramseyer, Re- publican, of Iowa, a member of the House ways and means committee. ‘Taking the floor of the House as the Senate undertook final action on the pending tariff bill, the Towan urged that both the Republicans and Democrats consider the tariff from a non-political standpoint and enable the Federal tariff commission to the best econo- mist. of the country to deal with the problem. Ramseyer saild the time when the tariff aroused intense partisan feeling had_passed. “Protection to American agriculture, industry and labor has become a fixed national policy.” the Iowan said. “There are not many free-traders left in this country and there are but few Demo- crats in Congress who still advocate the policy of a tariff for revenue only. Origin of Practice Traced. “The practice of political parties to take this attitude or that attitude on s0 vital & problem as a matter of - gy and tactics rather than of conviction should be concemned by every well- wisher of the Republic.” Ramseyer scored the practice, which, he said, was begun 55 years ago by the late Pernando Wood, & Tammany Democrat, then chairman of the House mitti y to Ertm te in the for- mulation of mu:' Attitude Condemned. “I have no alzmplthy," he said, “with the attitude the minority eitheér on the pending tariff bill or on any tariff bill that has been reported under this practice in absolving themselves from all feeling of duty and responsibility to present their views in a concrete form and to do all in their power to get their views before the country and enacted into law. The party hldtb.; an minority should to serve and to promote the public in- terest. McMillan, who has flown in air der- He added that there was no justi- bies in this country plans a New York- | fication for the practice of excluding London flight, a crossing not before| the minority’ members because their made, and if successful may continue tion would eliminate charges on around the world. Mears’ and|of ulterior purposes. Fahy's crossings from Newfoundland to ST N N PR TO ADOPT REVISED TARIFF BILI: TODAY bergh blazed. All of the flights are dependent on developments, financial (Continued From Pirst Page.) executed with a brave ef- and_other. The total of announced flights this frontry r.hrc“u without parallel in the annals of the Senate. year is far helow that of any other Spring since Lindbergh made ocean fly- ing fashionable and the announcements draw little attention. The famous transaltantic runway at 1t Senator La Follette said he was aware although still one of the longest in the country ‘and in much better condition | bi", %S e - an was when e flying colons headed nose toward Paris. ::n?'b:‘nmm‘;: clauss, the Norria amend- Fahy Would Take Wife. smendment doiog away with the 0: le pro lons of e law soloy 50 far as ow Dlenned. " Faly | Were constructive. He himself, he said. plans to take ois wite. vota ARty 3 n bably both t mnmi e et sown seeds of international il will,” Among other long-distance flights for | continued Senator La Follette, “which this year are a non-stop, refueling flight | the United States is already reaping in from New Haver Conn., to Buenos|the form of retaliatory measures. This Afres, a short-stage flight from Berlin | bill as it stands today, will I pelieve, do to New York via Moscow, the Aleutian | more to create sectional ill feeling than Island and Seattle, a Pacific Coast-|aDy measure that has been before the Tokio flight, a New York-Bermuda hop | Senate within the memory of its oldest to test the Armstrong seadrome, and | member, three or 'more planned air journeys “By placing - excessive duties ‘upon across the South Atlantic, where weath- | bullding materials it strikes a blow at er conditions ars ideal much' of the|the program of public and private con- e TR TP ey bve | M o e Wi % - ceeded, ew failures. e L MARCH INCOME TAX_ COLLECTIONS DRO Surplus on March 21 Gains and Re- ceipts This Fiscal Year Also Are Higher. AMBITIOUS AIRMEN PLAN FOR “SEASON” OF ATLANTIC FLIGHTS (Continued From First Page. and Clifford McMillan, American com- mercial pilot. Roosevel Field, once the object of awed attention of visitors, is now just another runway, “The Grundy tariff bill is an absolute violation of the President’s urgl a ted revision of the for the of agriculture and for the protection of .those industries in which there has been, to quote the President’s ‘a exact substantial slacken- ent Blames Party Leaders. Senator La Follette said that a coali- tion of Progressive Republicans and ‘The Treasury said today that income Democ{lu ‘had worked fnxumtal“ ~ arch 21 amounted | Prevent an upward revision 3 Lo 850313280, & doch, ot $1885A61 S e R T compared to the same day last year. sald revision,” Senator La Follette. Total collections for the month also | “This is the result which they sought showed a drop for the same number of from the bfimflm. and which they achieved in end, with the assistance days in March, 1929, of a few tariff hungry members of the For the first 21 days of the present | OPposition’s party, who exalted sec- month the collections have totaled | tional interests above the common $401,700,996, while in March, 1929, the . collections aggregated $526,088,827, mak- | Senator Le Follette sald that ' he ing a decrease of $34,000,000. The Treasury statement showed, how- | Stands and when it tomes back ever, that on March 21 there was a surplus of $105,869,734, while on the TELEGRAM ROUSES BLAINE. same ;:lyto. o:{le“sa'%o 3"“ ]mrplul amount ly $3,438,520. Income tax collections for the fiscal year start- | BY the Associated Press. ing last July 1 showed an increase of [ Another attack on the in t $133,000,000 over the similar period of | Oll producers was made in the Senate _ | today by Senator Blaine, Republiean, S50 Pravions fassl yenr, SoMing 01T | wreconedi; atter he had read a fele: Total receipts of the Government this | 87am from e Republican na fiscal year also were larger than last | Committee woman from Wisconsin, say- year, aggregating $2,939,038,034, as com- | ing she had been informed of a move- pared to $2,804,442,598 last year. Ex-|ment in Oklahoma to “boycott Wiscon- penditures were slightly larger than last | Si0 products” because of Blaine's op- year, amounting to $7,833,168,299 this , Position to an oil tariff. year, as compared to $2,801,004,077. The telegram forwarded to LARGE AIRCRAFT PLANT e PLANNED IN GEORGIA other telegram she had received from R. D. Pine of Okmuilgee, Okla., whom Blaine said he understood to be the “brother and business partner” of Sena- tor Pine, Republican, Oklahoma. The By the Associated Press. AMERICUS, Ga., March 24.—One the largest aircraft factories in the United States will be built here by the Farman Aircraft Corporation, newly Pine message, as quoted by Blaine, reads: to be spontaneous boycott organized subsidiary of Farman Broth- ers, French airplane manufacturing “‘Appears against Wisconsin products starting tn company, it was announced, following the purchase of Souther Field by the Midcontinental oil flelds because of Senator Blaine's attack on our oil or- ganization. Boycott seems to be grow- French concern. Using the Army war-time as a base, the company will start work ing, although apparently sponsored vy no organization. Wire us any informa- tion you may have that will stop this boycott.” immediately and expects to be at peak production within 18 months, represent- atives sald. The factory will employ between 400 and 500 men. A of tri- of he Blaine asserted he was “convinced the Only the large Pullman t; tel did not tell the truth” and ype motored planes will be built, it was said. he did not believe that “people of Okla- homa we sanction a boycott of prod- ‘The plant will be the center of Farman operations in the United States, uets of any State because of the vote or actions of representatives from Greek Brigand Is Slain. those States.” ATHENS, March 24 (#)—Tzatzas, He added, however, that “if Senator Pine’s brother told the truth, it is very the notorious Thessalian brigand, who last Autumn captured 70 inhabitants evident that these same oil inlerests were attempting by way of a_boycott against the products of my State to influence the vote upon this proposi- of Trikkala, one of them a Senator, was killed Sunday with his band after a fight In which two gendarmes also were killed. tion of the representatives of my State Heads of the dead brigands were car- in the Senate.” ried to Larissa for exhibition. A collision with another soccer ————eeeree— sent James Holmes, 45 years mitted in the event of “an unreasonable | 1426 Twenty-first street, to Walter decislon” in which legal issues were not | Hospital for treatment for involved. Such a provision, Hoover said, |and bruises of the head would deprive the utilities of their right | noon. of due process of law and tended to| Hol make bt:ne Public Utilitles Commission an “arbitrary” body. He advocated legislation ities the right to ask for a of the commission's lons les concerned felt that they had treated trepted unfairly or unreasonably. taken to " ey P SOCCER PLAYER IS HURT IN COLLISION IN GAME