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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Fair, continued warm tonight and to- morrow, ‘Temperatures—Highest, 87, at 4 pm. yesterday; lowest, 63, at 30 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 he Fn WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o. 31,464, post office. Entered as second class matter Washington. . D. C. WASHINGTON, ening Star. in Associated service. The only evening paper Washington with the Press news Circulation, Circulation, D. C.,, MONDAY, NAVY PACT GIVEN SENATE BY BORAH No Accompanying Report Is Made After 16-to-4 Vic- tory in Committee. JOHNSON AND SHIPSTEAD PREPARING STATEMENTS Dissenting Senators Are Joined by Moses and Robinson of In- diana in Opposition. By the Associated Press. . The London Naval Treaty was laid before the Senate today by Chairman Borah of the foreign relations com- mittee after the committee had ap- proved it by 16 to 4. Interrupting debate on the veterans’ relief measure, the Idahoan submitted the pact merely with the notice that he was reporting a resolution from the committee. There was no accompany- ing report. Senators Johnson, Republican, Cali- fornia, and Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota, are preparing minority re- ports. They were joined by Senators Moses, New Hampshire, and Robinson, Indians, both Republicans, in opposi- tion to the treaty in the committee. Committeemen in favor were: Borah, Idaho, chairman; Capper, Kansas; Gillett, Massachusetts; Reed, Pennsylvania; Fess, Ohio; Goff, West Virginia; La Follette, Wisconsin, and ‘Vandenberg, Michigan, Republicans. Swanson, Virginia; Pittman, Nevada; Robinson, Arkansas; Walsh, Montana; Harrison, Mississippi; George, Georgis Black, Alabama, and Wagner, New York, Democrats. The committee still must dispose of the question of making public those documents relating to the treaty which Secretary Stimson has submitted. Sen- etor La Follette, Republican, Wisconsin, proposed the publication of these. President Hoover has refused requests for the other notes exchanged among the powers prior to the London con- ference. CHINESE WAR HIDDEN UNDER CENSORSHIP Shanghai Has Slight News of Re- newed Campaign Along Great Battle Line. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAL June 23.—Although the Nationalist armies were deployed over & great battle line from Central Honan Province to the Kiangsu border and thence northeastward along the south bank of the Yellow River, they were be- lieved today. to be renewing hostilities in an attempt to crush the northern elliance. ‘The apparent renewal of hostilities eame after a brief cessation of fighting which had been in progress for seven ‘weeks. During that time the rebellious mortherners threatened the existence of the Nationalist government. hai remained today with but slight knowledge of the battle trend. ‘Without explaining its action, which apparently was designed to withhold news from the war theater, the gov- ernment set up a news censorship in comparison to which simiar moves in the past were mild. ‘The government also increased its efforts in this area to round up persons suspected of activities inimical to the Nanking regime. Numerous Chinese suspected of disseminating northern propaganda against the Nationalists Were arrested. BLISTERING HEAT STRIKES MIDWEST Anna, I11., Hottest, With Thermom- | eter 110—S8t. Louis Mercury Reaches 102. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 23.—A heat wave that topped the century mark shoved the Middle West into the water yes- ‘The hottest spot in the central area was Anna, Ill, with a temperature of 110; Centralia, Ill, was runner-up with 105. St. Louis sweltered at 102 and Omaha, Nebr., was blistered with 100. Sioux City, Iowa, with 99, had its hottest June day since 1926; Cairo, IN.; Lincoln, Nebr., and Evansville, were 1 degree better off, with Pipestone, Minn., reported 96. Beaches, pools and lakes were crowd- ed everywhere. At Des Moines, Iowa, two were drowned while swimming; they were William Scribner, 18, and Lester Rees, 25. Although Chicago beaches will not be officially opened until next Satu day, thousands thronged them yester- day, despite the absence of life guards. South'Park beaches will have no guards until next Saturday and the. municipal ‘beaches will have none all Summer, due to the tax money shortage. FLYERS START HOME Brock and Schlee Leave Florida for Detrojt. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 23 (#).— ‘William 8. Brock and E 'd F. Schiee, who recently established a new speed record for a round-trip transcontinental flight from Jacksonville to San Diego, Theater to Replace Building in Which McKinley Was Shot By the Associated Press. AURORA. T, June' 23.—The building in which President Wil- liam McKinley was fatally wound- ed by Leon Czolgosz September 6. 1901, at Buffalo, N. Y., is to be torn down to make way for a $1,000,000 moving picture house here. ‘The building. which has housed Aurora’s largest movie theater, was brought here piecemeal from Buffalo, where it was known as the Temple of Music at the Pan-America Exposition, follow- ing its purchase by a group of local business men. At various times it was used as a dance hall and skating rink. WE BECONE THREE WHEN SON 1 BORN iCol. and Mrs. Lindbergh Are Parents on 24th Birthday of Latter. By the Associated Pres ENGLEWWOD, N. J., June 23.—Col. parents of a son. born at 2:15 yesterday afternoon in the home where his mother, the former Anne Morrow, was born. She became a mother on her twenty-fourth birth- day. Mrs. Lindbergh’s parents, Ambassador and Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, announced that mother and baby were resting comfortably. News of the arrival of the Lindbergh heir spread rapidly to all parts of the country and to foreign shores and with- in a short time a parade of messengers with congratulatory messages and bear- ing flowers began to arrive at the Mor- row home. Radio statlons interrupted their programs to brcadcast news of the event. Name Not Announced. A name had not been announced for the new arrival, but Charles A. Lind- bergh, jr. for his father, or Dwight Morrow Lindbergh, after his grand- father, were mentioned as probable choices. Preparations which had been made for Mrs. Lindbergh's reception in a New York hospital were canceled sev- eral days ago and hospital equipment and two nurses were installed in the | Morrow home. The arrival of messengers trooping up the drive to the house was the only sign about the Mcrrow home to indi- cate that so momentous an event had taken place as the birth of a young Lindbergh. There were even persons within the house at the time who did not learn of the birth until they left and were informed by outsiders. Among those were Mayor C. P. Kitch- ell of Englewood and Daniel Pomeroy, Republican = national committeeman, who had called on Ambassador Morrow. Mayor Is Surprised. “I am a bit surprised,” Mayor Kitchell said, “for I left Ambassador Morrow after 5 o'clock and he never said a word | about it. Come to think of it, a gen- tleman passed me in a bit of .a hurry | while I was in the house, but he | wouldn’t talk to me. He must have been the doctor.” Mrs. Lindbergh, who has been her husband’s constant companion in the air since their marriage May 27, 1929, continued her flying to within a few s of the baby’s birth. Last Thurs- day she flew with Col. Lindbergh from and return. had accompanied him in a test flight of a small monoplane. The only description of the baby was the statement of a servant in the Mor- row household who was quoted as say- ing that “he looks like his father.” He has blonde hair and blue eyes. Priends said Col. Lindbergh took the news of his son's birth with an appear- ance of outward calm, but that the grandfather, Ambassador Morrow, gave frank expression to his elation. They also said that the-arrival of a boy conformed to the wishes of both Col. Lindbergh and his wife for a son. Birthday Party Canceled. Mrs. {riends to celebrate her birthday with er. hastily put aside for the advent of young Mr. Lindbergh. Anne Morrow was with her parents at Ambassador Morrow's post in Mex- ico City in December. 1927, when Lind- bergh flew to the Mexican capital at the behest of the Government on a good-will mission. He was entertained at_the United States embassy. Before the end of 1928 Mr. and Mrs. Morrow_announced the engagement of (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) !MINISTER KILLS SELF IN 13-STORY LEAP| Minnesota Clergyman Jumps From Fire Escape as Hundreds Look On. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 23.—Rev. Clarence E. Singleton, Baptist minister of Fari- bault, Minn., jumped to his death last night from the thirteenth floor fire escape lending of the Y. M. C. A. Hotel. Hundreds of people on udjacent buildings, watching a squadron of Army airplanes overhead, witnessed his leap. Although Rev. George W. Kehoe, pas- tor of the First Baptist Churck. of Fari- bault, whose assistant Singleton was, could offer no motive for the suicide when reached last night, notes in Singleton’s room indicated he had been brooding over some undisclosed prob- lem of conduct. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh are the | The baby, weighing 73; pounds, was | | Other Teterboro Alrport to Hartford, Conn., | Ten days previously she | Lindbergh had invited a few | Plans for the birthday party were | EUROPE LAUNCHES U. S. TARIFF FIGHT, BRUSSELS REPORTS Anonymous Official &uoted as Saying Negotiations Are Under Way. MOUTHPIECE OF LABOR WARNS ON REPRISALS Advises Efforts for Cuts in Certain Items and Concerted Action With Other Countries. | 85 the Ascociated Press. | BRUSSELS, June 23.—An “anony- | mous high official” today was quoted by | Le Peuple with the statement that joint | negotiations already are under way among European countries interested in the effects of the new United States tariff, Louis Debrouckere, voicing the views | of the Belgian labor party in the same newspaper, warns against tariff reprisals | and advises negotiations for cuts on certain items. In this he recommends concerted action by Belgium with the | other interested countries. Debrouc- kere, delegate at the lnwrnlflonll; Labor Bureau in Geneva, predicts the[ American tariff policy will greatly foster European solidarity. Louis van Berckelaer, secretary gen- eral - of the International Diamond Workers Syndicate, today expressed the opinion that the tariff would result in an immediate improvement in the Euro- pean diamond industry. He explained that during the tariff discussions in Washington American diamond dealers | refrained from accumulating new | stocks. | Reduced tariff on uncut diamonds of 10 per cent instead of the previous 20 per cent will result, he sald, in New York becoming an important market for rough stones and bring to a stand- still the well organized smuggling of gems that has been going on. He predicted that while the large stones would be cut in the United States, the branch of European industry would hardly be affected by the new situation. Similar optimism today prevailed among other diamond dealers, who ex- pressed belief that America by August or September, would be a more im- portant buyer in the diamond market than ever before. FASCIST LEADER HITS TARIFF. Peoples Have Become Italy's Exigent Creditors, Turati Says. By the Associated Press. 'BOLOGNA, Italy, June 23. k- ing on the present economic situation in Italy, Augusto Turati, secretary of the Fascist party, yesterday made the first public reference by any repsonsible Italian official to the new Hawley- Smoot tariff. “If we are suffering something to- day,” he said, “it is because other peo- ples, forgetful of what we gave ope handedly during the sad laborious hours of the war, have become exigent credi- tors for us. “Not content with having made us pay our debt to the last centesimo, they would now pretend to take us by the throat economically, in order to make us slaves.” Previously Turati had said: “Though our lot be hard, people abroad are not smiling. They are not smiling in America, where the richest banking market is crumbling. They are not smiling in the streets of London, where innumerable columns of unem- ployed pass by. “They are not smiling in rich France, where they are tormented with trying | |to rescue the small savings of French rural economy.” FRENCH FAVOR GOING SLOW. Opposing United Retaliation Measures, Will Take Direct Action. BY CAMILLE LEMERCIER, By Radio to The Star and the Daily News. Copyright, 193( PARIS, France, June 23—Although a few other European countries already | have approached the French govern- ment in*order to study the possibility | of common action vis-a-vis the Ameri- can tariff, France will not favor con- | certed retaliation measures, but Arst | will try to obtain through normal and | direct negotiations with the American government_alleviation of the allegedly excessive duties on certain French goods. |~ The French ministry of commerce is now studying the intricate clauses of the Hawley-Smoot tariff and is trying to value possible efects on French ex- | ports to the United States, but being fully aware of the vital importance of her’ imports of American raw materials like cotton, oil, gasoline and copper for French industry, the French gov- ernment will handle’ the whole matter | with the greatest care and in a_spirit of friendly collaboration with the United States. As soon as the necessary survey is completed the French government will transmit to the American Government a general memorandum fully explain- ing’ the French point of view and ask- ing for modification of some items on the new tariff. There is so far no sug- gestion in responsible circles of de- nouncing the most-favored-nation clause lgnnrlr;;g by France to the United States | . Chicago 0. | Airplane Crushes Two. | HELSINGFORS, Finland, June 23 (#).—Two women were killed and eight other persons injured yesterday when | an airplane landed in the midst of a | crowd at Pertho Oesterbotten. The aq | cident occurred when Lieut. Piponius, | during a demonstration of looping, ilflund it necessary to make an emer- gency landing. CAN BE GIVEN Calif., hopped off here today for their home at Detroit. They had been delayed several days awaiting repairs to their plane, damaged in landing upon completion of their ‘West-to-East hop, made in 16 hours 10 minutes. Bulgaria Holds Macedonians. SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 23 (#).—Many Macedonians have been arrested in FIRE LADDIES FIND SAMARITANS VARIED REWARDS Found Joy in Caring for Starving Man, But Now They’re Out Clothes and Cash. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 23.—The fire laddies of Truck Company 14 have been done dirt by Kenneth Thompson, who said he was from Detroit and probably was. ‘Thompson dropped in two weeks ago, hungry, and the boys held forth the Sofia and other Bulgarian cities by|feed bag to him. They gave him a government order. ‘upon, A number of them |place to sleep. They were pretty nice ve been released, but the others today | to him. Kenneth sald he sure appre- &:’:fln‘ detained for further exami- political charges, clated it. acting as He continued to sfick around, valet, handy man and semi- official fire fan. He loved his blazes. But vesterday when the truck com- pany volleyed forth in answer to an alarm Thompson remained behind. When the laddies got back Kenneth was gone. So were the firemen's clothes and their money. ‘The next time anybody comes around JUNE 23, Ay /:/'6 ; SvaTimisomyn, 0y Sty Aty 4 HIRTY-TWO PAGE (#) Means Associated Pr TWO CENTS. REED AMENDMENT il I —= HUSBAND ILL. MRS. WILEY TAKES STAND IN SENATE DRUG HEARING Testifies on Charges of Lax- ity Against His Former Associates.| Denies He Complained of Points Brought Out in Current Inquiry. By the Associated Press. ‘While her pioneer husband lay criti- cally ill, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley testi- fled before the Senate agriculture | committee today on charges made by | him against his former assoclates in | enforcement of the pure food and drugs act. | The committee is investigating charges | of lax enforcement of drug standards by the food, drug and insecticide ad- ministration of the Department of Agriculture, with special emphasis on | alleged failure to enforce regulations on | the drug ergot and on digitalis and | ether. Dr. Wiley has adversely eriticized officials, but, his wife eyplained, his complaints were with reference to other points than those brought out in the current investigation. | After Dr. Wiley had testified, Sena- | tor Wheeler, Montana, said the views MRS. HARVEY W. WILEY. expressed by him had corroborated vir- tually every charge brought against the present drug administration officials. Mrs. Wiley said the 86-year-old doc- tor was not aware of her voluntary tes- timony. for he has been top ill during the last 10 days for her even to keep him in touch with the progress of the investigation. RALLY IN STOCKS FOLLOWS DECLINE Early Losses Overcome as Market Develops Stronger Tone in Afternoon. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 23.—Lasses of $1 to $5 a share were replaced by gains | of similar extent on the New York Stock Exchange today, after the latest | wave of liquidation swept violently over | the market during the early hours of | trading. Stocks were sold in blocks of | 10,000 to 40,000 shares during the first | few minutes, but trading turned ex- tremely dull after midday. g | United States Steel tumbled about $3 to a new 1930 low at $152.50, only |the land to be purchased would cost | $2.50 above its November bottom, then rallied to above $156. American Tele- phone dropped $2.75 to $200.25, then shortly recorded a gain of over $1 Radio and*Bethlehem Steel, after sell- ing off more than $1, to new lows, rallied to record moderate gains. American Tobacco “B" dropped $9.50, then recovered much of its loss. J. I Case sold up about $9. American Cln‘ was well supported from the first, sag- ging only 50 cents, and by afternoon gaining more than $4. of New Jersey was also well supported, and sold up more than $4. Losses of | $5 to $7 in Columblan Carbon, West- inghouse Electric and Worthington ‘were regained. Heavy Selling at Opening. fell upon the market as trading was re- sumed. Several initial _transactions were in blocks of 10,000 to 40,000 shares. A long list of stocks lost $1 to $5, and United States Steel and American Tele- phone reached new low levels for the ear. Y*Large transactions at the opening ap- parently represcnted the bunching of | eavy accumulations of selling orders| with the $300,000 available, and to leave | over the week end. The action of the market on Saturday was disappointing, and with nothing in the week end news to change the outlook, liquidation of | holdings _and aggressive professional short selling was in huge volume. i Wheat futures opemed with heavy | acres more are now in process of con- | Cronin, ss. selling pressure at Chicago. The July | ition sold at 91 cents a bushel, a net | oss of 11, cents and another new low for the season. | Cotton futures sagged about $1.25 to | $1.50 a bale in the early transactions. | Some of the initial transactions on the New York Stock Exchange follow: Net 3 2585 2823% 1 1 000 Standard of | 000 000 American Telephone .- 301.60 American Tobacco B and American Machine & Foundry each lost $5. A few shares opened higher. Chesa- | Truck Company 14 and announces himself as starving to death he may get unch, in the nose in memory of peake & Ohio was up $2 and Byers and | Allied Chemical, each $1. Radio Pngn- o Page B-16 | sible the HYDE APPROVES ARBORETUM FUND $200,000 Would Be Used to Complete Purchase of Land for Project. A favorable report on the McNary | bill, authorizing an additional $200,000 for purchase of land to complete the development of the national arboretum in this city, has been received by the Senate argriculture committee from Secretary of Agriculture Hyde. The Secretary pointed out in his report that in 1926 when the national arboretum bills were ‘under considera- tion in Congress it was estimated that $500.000. and that amount was named |in the Pepper bill, as reported from | the Senate agriculture committee. This was subsequently reduced to $300,000, the amount authorized and appropriated by Congress, in order to conform to the financial program at that time. “When the arboretum purchase Public Service | money became available in December, | Porter, rf 1927," the report continued, “it was found by Secretary of Agriculture that 1$300,000 was not sufficient to buy the | Averill, of. whole of the area required. The be- | ginning of purchases was delayed for | J. Sewell, 3b. Another avalanche of selling orders Several months, while an attempt was | Myatt, e.. made to obtain supplementary gifts of |land sufficient to make up the neces- | Bean, sary ‘acreage, but the effort failed. Finally, after conference with Presi- dent Coolidge, Secretary Jardine gave instructions to proceed with the pur- chase of‘such land as could be acquired | to future authorization the purchase of | the necessary remainder. “With the $300,000 already authorized and appropriated, 190 acres have been purchased for the arboretum and 78 demnation, a total of 268 acres. “The $200.000 authorized in the present bill, 5-4586, would make pos- purchase of the remaining parcels of privately owned land from M street and Mount Olivet road, on the south, to R street, on the north, and eastward to the Anacostia marshes, to- taling 126 acres. The eastern border of the area would extend from M street northward to the Pennsylvania Rail- road. The land available for arboretum purposes would then lie in a fairly symmetrical compact body, much more equal and convenient ' and more economical of operation than the un- consolidated parcels thus far acquired. Because of the study advanced of land values in that section and the proba- bility that such advance will continue as additional streets are opened, pur- chase of the land at an early date is mportant from the standpoint of economy as well as to make fiuible the orderly and effective dev ent of the arboretum project.” NATIONALS BUMP CLEVELAND. 3705 Griffmen Bunch Blows in the1 Fifth and Seventh Frames | to Clinch Victory. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Bunching blows in the fifth and | seventh innings, the Nationals defeated | Cleveland, 9 to 5, at Griffith Stadium | this afternoon in the first game of a double-header. Manush, Shires and Harris featured in the hitting, FIRST INNING. CLEVELAND—Burnett popped to| Myer. Porter walked. Morgan singled | to right, sending Porter to third. Ho- dapp tripled to left, scoring Porter and | Morgan. Averill flied to Loepp, and | Hodapp scored after the catch. Jamie- son singled to left. Sewell walked. Myatt filed to Harris. Three runs. ‘WASHINGTON-—Myer walked. reached second and Loepp first when Burnett fumbled Loepp’s grounder. Manush fanned. Cronin singled to left, scoring Myer, Loepp stopping at second. Harris flied to Porter, Loepp taking | third after the catch. Shires lined to | Burnett. One run. | SECOND INNING. | CLEVELAND—Miller singled to cen- ter. Burnett singled to right. Crowder knocked down Porter's liner and threw to Cronin, forcing Burnett, Miller hold- ing third, Morgan doubled to right, scoring Miller. Porter tried to score, but was out at the plate, Crowder to Spencer. Crowder threw out Hodapp. One run. WASHINGTON—Miller threw out Bluege. Burnett threw out Spencer. | Miller tossed out Crowder. No runs. | THIRD INNING. CLEVELAND—Averill bounced a sin- gle off Crowder’s glove, beating Bluege's throw to first. Jamieson flied to Manush. Cronin _went back for Sewell's pop. Myatt flied to Loepp. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Myer flied to Averill. So did Loepp. Manush singled to cen- ter. Cronin walked. Harris singled to center, scoring Manush and -sending Cronin to third. Shires’ bounder glanced off Miller's hands to right for a single, | scoring Cronin and putting Harris on | |third.” Bean, a right-hander, relieved | Miller. Shires was caught stealing, Myatt to Hodapp. Two runs. | FOURTH INNING. CLEVELAND—Bean_fanned. - Myer threw out Burnett. Porter hoisted to | Manush at the foul line. No runs, | WASHINGTON—Sewell- threw out Bluege. He also threw out Spencer, Burnett threw out Crowder. No runs. FIFTH INNING. CLEVELAND—Cronin threw out Mor- | gan. He also threw out Hodapp. Averill (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) '| Box Score | CLEVELAND. FIRST GAME. AB. R. H [ Burnett, ss.. 2 1 | Morgan, 1p & | Hodapp, 2b | Jamieson, If. KmbCHmCSChP | Miller, p p. SRR D ccccceccomnt 1 2 1 1 [ 1 0 1 | Falk ® 2 : 81 :Flll batted for Bean in ninth, | WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. g ) 0 1 3 2 2 - Myer, 2b | Loepp, ef | Manush, 1t. | Harris, rf Shires, 1. | Bluege, 3b. | Spencer, ¢ | crowder, p 1 o 0 CUmARERm=3D ERTEIET ! SCORE BY INNINGS: | 12345678 5-R |Cleveland..3 1 0 V0 00 b 1— 5/ ‘Wllhlnltonl 0203030x— 9 Summary: v ©) innings. Umi . Hildebrand, Ormsby and | President Harris to | 0 | ashore WOULD CUT FUNDS FOR VETERANS' AID Vigorously De- nounces Bill Which Threat- ens Tax Increase. |MELLON WARNING CITED IN OPPOSING MEASURE Executive Tells Watson Service Men Themselves Do Not Desire Compensation Plan, By the Assoclated Press. With a final vote due before night- fall, Senator Reed, Republican, Penn- sylvania, today proposed an amendment to the World War veterans’ relief bill providing for a maximum allowance of $40 a month to an estimated 300,000 veterans who cannot trace disabilities to service origin. Denying he spoke for the administra- tion, Senator Reed nevertheless vigor- ously opposed the pending finance com- mittee measure, He had read President Hoover's letter to Senator Watson of In- diana, the majority leader, saying enact- ment of the bill would result in in- creased taxation next year. Reed said the committee bill would mean an additional cost of about $192,- 000,000 the first year while his amend- ment would cut this to $85,000,000, Substitute Conference Fails. Senate Republicans at a conference today discussed, but failed to agree on substitutes proposed for the bill under consideration. Reed contended the present bill would | benefit only about one-third, or 100,000 | of the 300,000 veterans having disabil- ities not of service connection with the ultimate annual cost reaching $225,000.000. His amendment, he said, would take care of all non-service disabilities. The “disability allowances or pensions,’ as Reed described the provisions of his amendent, would be $12 a month for 25 per cent disabilities, $18 for 50 per cent, $24 for 75 per cent and $40 for total disabilities. If the committee bill passes, he argued, there would be no chence of this year's 1 per cent tax cut being continued next year. On the other | hand. he said, the burden would have to be raised “when we meet here next December.” A roll call today on the pending measure was assured by a unanimous consent _ agreement entered into last week. It had already been passed by the House and with the Senate voting its approval it would go to conference, as it was considerably modified by the Senate committee. In vigorous fashion, President Hoover set forth his objections to the bill in a letter to Senator Watson, the Re- publican leader, which was given out at the White House for publication today. Calls Measure Unsound. He criticized the measure as “un- |sound,” and opposed to the best in- terests of the veterans themselves. He | warned that its enactment would probably necessitate increased taxes, if a deficit at the close of the next fiscal | year is to be avoided. President Hoover's letter follows: “In accordance with our discussion, 1 am sending herewith communications | from Secretary Mellon and Gen. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bureau, on the subject of the World War veterans' legislation now before the <ongress, showing the result of their investiga- tion into the effect of the bill reported this week to the Senate. These memorandums confirm the views which | T have expressed during the past few | weeks and 1 believe the Congress and | the public should be informed thereon. “Gen. Hines states that the bill which | has been passed by the House of Rep- resentatives will add directly to our present _expenditure for World War (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) BARRERE LOOKOUT BROADCAST TODAY Baker Murder Suspect Sought by Shelby Throughout En- tire Country. A lookout for Herman Henry Barrere, 37-year-old World War Veteran, wanted in connection with the slaying of Miss Mary Baker, was broadcast to police of all larger cities today by William S Shelby, chief of detectives. A detailed description of the veteran was sent out after search by Depart- ment of Justice agents in and near Philadelphia proved futile. Barrere first entered the case several ‘weeks after the murder, when informa- tion in the hands of investigators led police to suspect him. Barrere suddenly disappeared from this city. Several weeks later Depart- ment of Justice agents intercepted a | letter written by Barrere to his wife. The letter was postmarked Philadelphia, and * Justice agents were dispatched there immediately. Barrere had left the city when the agents arrived. Bluejacket Critically Stabbed. CHERBOURG, France, June 23 (). —An American sailor from the bat- | tleship Arkansas today was in a critical condition following a stabbing affray last night. The bluejacket, whose name was said to be Plec, was stabbed in the back when he tried to stop a fight betwen French and Polish | seamen. The blade penetrated his lung. 3 them. NEW CONFERENCE ON DISTRICT FUND BILL IS APPROVED House, Agreeing to Senate’s Request, Votes to Retain Lump Sum Stand. CRAMTON WANTS RECORD VOTE IN OTHER BRANCH $1, 1°0,000 Item for Starting Work on Park Development Removed by Committee. Promptly after the Senate adopted a | motion requesting a conference with the House on the District appropria- tion bill which has been in a deadlock for more than a month over the fiscal relations provision governing the Fed- eral contribution, the House today ac- cepted the Senate's request and voted to resume the conference with further insistence that the House conferees dis- agree to the Senate amendments. The principal contention between the two houses is that the House bill au- thorizes a continuance of the $9,000,000 lump-sum contribution from the Fed- eral Treasury, which the Senate amend- ed, increasing the amount to $12,000,000, The Senate conferees have been en- deavoring to get some compromise be- tween $9.000,000 and $12,000,000, with the House conferees standing firm against and increase over the $9,000,000 amount, Cramton Speaks on Motion, When the motion to disagree further and send the bill to conference was made in the House today by Chalr- man Simmons”of the subcommittee on District appropriations, Representative Cramton. Republican of Michigan, ai | thor of the original provision for the lump-sum contribution, was the only speaker on the motion. He pointed out that the House, after disagreement had been reported, by a record vote of nearly 20 to 1 insisted that the House conferees remain firm in their disagreement. “As yet_there has been no record vote in the Senate” sald Representative Cramton, and he argued that “there should be a record vote in the Senate so that the House membership can know what is the real.sentiment of the Senate. “I hope,” he said, “that the House conferees will not be in any hurry to compromise on this Senate amend- ment until the Senate membership has been given an opportunity to express their views by a record vote.” The Speaker named as conferees for the House Re) tatives Simmans of Nebraska, Holladay of Il!inois, Thatcher of Kentucky, Cannon of Missouri and Collins of Mississippl, $1,000,¢ Item Taken Out. " Another important development came this afternoon when the Senate appro- priations committee struck from the second deficiency bill the $1,000,000 approved by the House to begin ci out the Cramton park development pro- gram. It was learned that members of the Senate took the view that Washington has all of the parks an crdinary city of this size would want, and that the additional parks contemplated by the Cramton bill are desirable because this is the National Capital. It was in cated that the Senators felt that if Congress is willing to bear a larger share in the cost of maintaining the Capital, then the purchase of more parks could be carried on, but if there is not to be an increase in the Federal share, then they take the view that the parks should not come aheau of school buildings and other similar local needs. The action of the Senate committee in_eliminating the park item, if ap- proved by the Senate, would make this item subject to final settlement in con- ference. The striking out of the park item from the deficiency bill, therefore, has a close bearing on‘ the disagreement between the two houses over the amount of the Federal contribution toward District expenses. The indications were that the final decision as to whether the $1,000,000 for parks is to be restored or left out of the deficiency bill will depend largely on whether the Federal contribution toward the Na- tional Capital is increased above the $9,000,000 now allowed. Bingham's Request Granted. The Senate opened the way for a renewal of negotiations by granting the request of Senator Bingham, Republi- can of Connecticut, for the reappoint- ment of conferees. Immediately after the Senate had convened Senator Bingham asked that the local appropriation bill be | taken up, that the Senate further in- | sist upon its amendments and that the Vice President appoint conferees. The motion was agreed to by unanimous | consent and without discussion. Same Conferees Named. The same conferees who have been working on the bill thus far were named—Senators Bingham, chairman; Phipps of Colorado, Capper of Kansas, Glass of Virginia and Kendrick of Wyoming. It is expected the conferees will ar- range a meeting without delay, in view of the approach of the close of the ses- sion, but just what proposals will be put forward in conference are not known, ‘The reappointment of conferees has revived hope that the bill, carrying ap- proximately $44,000.000 for ‘the 12 months beginning July 1, may be enact- ed. If the bill does not pass the only alternative would be to adopt a resolu- tion continuing the current appropria- tion for routine operating expenses of the city government, but this would not make possible any new construction wgrk| m’ll sch‘ool.!. street paving and other physical mprovements aj jating nearly $14,000,000. et . o WALES 36 YEARS OLD Congratulated by Royal Family and Others All Over World. LONDON, June 23 (#).—The Prince of Wales, Britain's bachelor heir, cele- brated his thirty-sixth birthday anni- versary today quietly. He spent the morning at his country residence, Fort Belevedere, and in the after he noon drove to Buckingham Palace to meet King George and Queen Mary, who arrived from Windsor to convey their congratulations with those of other members of the royal family. A steady stream of mess: and telegrams of congratulation arrived at York House from all parts of the em- pire and many foreign countries, the prince spending