Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) marhing: mot rauch change In tomparn: ture; mintm temperature about 39 tures—Hi it 4 pm. Mmp?lovm. n . 47, ), at § - y. Full report on page 16. No. 31,630, Entered as gecond class matter post office, Washington, S D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1930—THIRTY PAGES, SUEAL DEOURATS HOLD FINANCE KEY I GERMAN GRS Republic Faces Bankruptey Unless Bruening Can (\iet Their Support. PARTY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MUDDLED AFFAIRS Program of Spending Adopted in 1927 Over Protest of Repara- tions Agent. BERLIN, December. 8 (#)— Chancellor Bruening today obtained a smashing vote of confidence, a Nationalist and Communist motion to revoke his emergency financial decree being defeated. ' BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER. By Radio to The Star. BERLIN, Germany December 6.— Only the “thin red line” of 143 Social Democratic deputies stands between a temporary housecleaning of Germany’s muddled finances and a virtual state of bankruptcy. s ‘When, some time this evening, the final vote is taken on the financial bills of Chancellor Heinrich Bruening, which for a time will balance the budget, it will be seen whether enough Germans have swakened from their long pipe dream of ignoring arithmetic to a sense of the realities to enable the so-called moder- ate parties which back President Paul von Hindenburg and Chancellor Bruen- ing to permit a legal solution of the mere pressing difficulties. For there is no question that with- liable support of only about 140 of a total of 577 Deputies. The opposition can count on about 250. A certain num- s | pany and to destroy ii8 records. - | Malone admitted, when confronted by with o Talian Soclalists stand 3 is, strongly for private capitalism. . Yet, while Herr Bruening respects the trade unions, the National Socialists and their Nationalist friends desire the extinction of all independent organized labor. Therefore, to the So- cialists Herr Bruening represents the Jesser of evils. (Copyright. 1930.) ! CHANCELLOR GAINS SUPPORT. [Eocial Democrats Decide 1o Back Brue- ning in Ratifying Finance Plan. BERLIN, December 6 (#).—The po- Bition of Chancellor Henrich Bruening, whose drastic financial program has by presidential de- cres, but still must face censure of ap- rronl in the Reichstag. was materially improved last night by action of the Bocial Democratic party. This group has been considered on the chancellor’s side heretofore, but @t a party meeting last night made its position definite—that it would vote &gainst all motions to revoke the presi- dential decree and also against all non- confidence motions. Thé new financial program was ex- to be put to a vote in the ichstag today as a result of Bruen- :?xl‘s demand that the debate be cut ort, He' prevailed upon the Council of The debate was not halted immedi- stely, however, and there came an angry flare-up when Fritz Kleiner, the == " renewed the attack on the government's policy in Poland. (e el S vy LAMONT WILL TELL OF JOBLESS RELIEF| EOOTPRINTS OF DINOSAURS FOUND Becretary of Commerce- Will De. scribe, Work in National Radio Forum Tonight. < ~done to relieve the ‘The work being t situation nationall: those in FOG ALONE GIVEN BLAME FOR DEATHS ALONG MEUSE Official Probe Shows Absence of Lethal Gas or Caustic Chemical in Mist Costing 64 Lives. LIEGE, Belglum, December 6 (#). —Fog, and fog alone, was the cause of more than three score deaths in the Meuse Valley during the past two days, the provinciel health commissioner anncunced this after- noon at the end of an official in- vestigation. ‘There was no lethal gas and no caustic chemical in the mist, he said. By the Associated Press. LIEGE, Belgium, December 6.— Although the death cloud lifted today from the stricken district of Belgium where 64 victims succumbed to suffo- cating fog within the past 48 hours, the region is still fearful of the terror that has passed. ‘The best medical opinion was that the numerous deaths by choking were entirely due to unusual atmospheric conditions of wet freezing fog rather than polsonous fumes. It is understood that unless post- mortem examination of the victims dis- closes the presence of some caustic chemical it will probably be held that sudden exceptional cold and dust-laden fog assalling persons with weakened systems had wrought the havoc by paralyzing or severely hampering the nzatural process of blood oxidation. ‘War-Time Days Recalled. Whatever the scientific explanation, the inhabitants cf the affected region seem unable to get over a haunting reversion to war-time days. Peasants and old women went about asking each other whether the terror had not come out of some sott of air raid and if a new war had started. The district presented a vivid sem- blance to danger zones in wartime when the -alarm had been given of the ap- proach of bombing raiders. Families Huddle Together. Inside of villagers' houses three and four families huddle together for shelter | and companionship in danger, real or fancied, while in the street men went about with the lower. parts of their faces (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) 'SMITH CO. DEFENSE T0CLAIM ERRORS { Presecution Accountant Con- fronted With Hypothetical Facts Upsetting Testimony. Under persistent cross-examination, a Government accountant, testifying in the P. H. Smith Co. conspiracy case, admitted today that the prosecution “might have been wrong” in 3 of the 95 alleged acts of embezzlement charged against the defendants. This surprising testimony came came shortly before Justice Willlam Hitz ad- journed until Monday the trial of G. Bryan Pitts, John H. Edwards, jr., and C. Elbert Anadale, three former Smith company officers, charged with a con- spiracy to embezzle funds of the com- The fendan! gvveflmwnt Has charged the de- stances, basing study of bank records accounts of the defendants. On cross-examination today, however, the defense documentary @vidence | in conflict with his conclusion, that he might have been mistaken in.conclud- ing that money had been embezzled thrze of the instances. He 'pot:mad out, however, that the cases cited by the defense constituted only a part of the transactions detailed in the bill of particulars. Hypothetical Statement Figures. To & extent, Malone's amission that he it have been mistaken was based on the assumed truth of a hypo- thetical statement of facts, which the | defense announced it would prove. After Malone had finished his direct testimony he wes turned over to De- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) U. S. REPORTED PROBING CHICAGO POLICE CAPTAINS Investigation of Incomes Latest Move in War on Crime, De- clares Newspaper. By the Associated Press. . CHICAGO, December 6.—The Chi- cago Tribune today said it had learned of a new move along the crime front— an investigation by the Government of the incomes of Chicago police cap- tains. The newspaper viewed this as the “latest development since' Attorney General Mitchell announced in Wash- ington that the Government was forti- {ying its crime-fighting forces in Chi- cago,” adding that “such an investi- gation would substantiate reports that United States Attorney E. Q. Johnson attributes a large measure of Chicago’s crime to grafting policemen.” There are 52 police captains in Chi- cago. All of their incomes, according to nfi;fl from the Federal Building, the une said, were under scrutiny. A captain’s salary is $4,000 a year, yet the Tribune reported that it had heard rumors that the Federal agents had found: one captain who built and paid for zzhcm costing more than $40,000 in 1928. The county grand jury meanwhile was reported to have voted an indict- m}ennt l'l.\nn’l prol;llmu.l bondsman, charging ury. ven persons are ‘unders to have been indicted in connection with a campaign against bond evils. matic corps, large de tions House and len‘:h:‘:'&. ving crisis in'the Capital. D. Butler, the mfl at 1:10 o'clock, followed closely 25,000 EXPECTED AT SERVICE GAME Hoover to Head Noted Group at Clash of Grid Teams for Job Relief. A sulky sun refused to lend its color this afternoon to the colorful pre- game festivities at Griffith Stadium, where at 2 o'clock the United States Marines and Coast Guards are to bat- Ue it out on the gridiron before a crowd expected to reach 25,000 for the benefit of the ‘unemployed of the Dis- | hart trict and the President's Cup, for seven years the symbol of service foot ball supremacy. Nevertheless color aplenty was Pprom. ised with the most distinguished gathering of official, social and business Wllhlngnn preparing to be on hand to awatch the 0w to be put on by three monster bands, 1,200 martnes and 600 coast guardsmen. Led by President Hoover, the diplo- from the ‘Govern- a that m bade fair Ball game in the Was pre 150 o Jone wey ng wa; the lmtmp.laymen{ President to Attend. President Hoover was expe rive at the presidential box :mhf yard line at about 1:40 o'clock this :‘l‘wmn. The m“m Wwas one of e persons e Capital tickets for the game whe'nmlt!w':; Zlg ar- 50- in | cided to turn the recey ts over the families of the unemplgyei H? box' will be flanked by those of foreign diplomats, decorated in the flags of their respective nations, The big contingent of marines from Quantico, led by Brig. Gen. Smedley was_scheduled to march on by about 600 coast yuardsmen from seven ships tied up at the Navy Yard last night, and carrying with them the big bands of the Marine Corps and the ggsn Guard Academy at New London, nn. From the arrival of the marines the pre-game attraction schedule will be full of parades, cheers, concerts and songs. Nick Altrock, base ball's famous comedian, and one of the most famous marines, Sergt. Maj. Jiggs, 2d, Just out of his stall of honor at the dog show, arrived early and kept the vanguard of the crowd amused while they waited for the distinguished groups to arrive. Seats Reseived for Disabled. Seats today were reserved for all dis- abled war veterans, who are physically able to attend, and they were to be transported to and from the game in big (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) DEBT PACT IS ATTACKED Mexican Senate Calls on Treasury Head to Explain Policjes. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 6.—The Montes de Oca-Lamont agreement ar- ranging eventual liquidation of the Mezxican foreign debt was subjected to & sharp attack in the Senate last night, Senor Montes de Oca, secretary of the treasury, was severely criticized. The session ended with approval of a motion to summon the finance min. ister before the Senate to explain his policy, which one Senator termed to be in open rebellion to his obligations to Congress, Isadc Diaz de Leon, Senator from Aguas Calientes, led the attack on the debt agreement, declaring it would be shameful on Mexico’s part to hind her- self by this pact to keep her hands off own customs receipts until an amount sufficient to make the debt pay- ment is collected each year. ’ | SETTING NEW NORTHERN LIMIT Discovery Along Peace River in British Columbia Shows Wider Range of footprints mmwmam“mpn&. i ] 8 ¥ of Creatures. the most northerly in SENATE PROMISES FIGHT FOR HIGHER PAY FOR WORKERS Dale and Brookhart Out of Sympathy With Action Taken by House. {HEAD OF FEDERATION CONFIDENT OF VICTORY Representative Wood Argues Con- dition of Country Does Not ‘Warrant Increases, The action of the House yesterday in eliminating from the Treasury Post Office appropriation bill provision for salary increases within grades under the classification law during the next fiscal year, will meet strong opposition in the Senate, it was indicated today. Senator Dale, Republican, of Ver- mont, chairman of the Civil Service Committee, and Senator Brookhart, Re- publican, of Iowa, also a member of that commiitee, both declared they were out of sympathy with the policy fol- lowed by the House in passing this first of the annual appropriation bills. Both Senators sald they would oppose the House amendment when the bill reaches the Senate if, as they understand, the proposed increases which- the House eliminated were intended to correct in- equalities. ‘The amendment which led to the controversy in the House, and which ‘was adopted by vote of 139 to 90, was in the nature of a llmtutlon,gmvidm( that no lpf)mpnav.lom confained in this bill could be used to increase the compensation of any position within the grade to which such position has been allocated under the classification act of 1923. Dale for Measure, “If Congress was sincere when it passed the Welch law and the Brook- law, to correct inequalities in salaries, it should go through with it,” Senator Dale said. “I know perfectly well, that the argument will be made that we have to be careful with the expenditure of money, and that we are short on account of the financial de- pression, but I believe that. such sf as the proposed salary adjustment 1 help to get us out of the depression.” Senator Brookhart, who has “taken an active part in salary legislation for Government employes, said he intended to study this guestion carefully before it comes up ‘in the Senate, but that from what he has learned regarding it, he ‘would h»T-ad‘w the restric- tion placed in the House bill. Senator Brookhart said that if the increases within grades which the House amend- ment prohibits were recommended by the Budget Bureau and the administra- :’lnn. he would be with the administra- on. Senator Caraway, Democrat, of Arkan- sag said that he did not believe this was a good time to hold down on salary items. He said he was inclined to be- lleve the Senate would not be sympa- ;lhem: to the limitation proposed in the ouse. For Recommendations. Senator Capper, Republican, of Kansas also said he favored following the budget recommendations for salary adjustments within grades under the classification law. It was announced today by Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Employes, that the federation, “as the authorized spokesman of the Federal workers throughout the world, does not accept the action taken in the House today as final and will present the issue to the United States Senate with the firm belief that the final outcome will be reflected in a verdict for fair dealing and not arbitrary abuse of power.” House action on the first of the big supply measures affects practically every Government employe in Was| except. lhfi Postal "lnfltk!l'l and other groups whose pay increases are pro- vided by special mandatory law. The action of the House knocks out of the budget recommendations ap- proved by the President for approxi- mately 30 per cent of the $14,400,000 estimated as required to bring all under average salaries up to the average. LaGuardia Led Opposition. Chairman Wood of the House Appro- priations Committee led the forces which emphatically declared for this “emergency” program of holding sal- arfes during the fiscal year 1932 just where they will be found on July 1 next. Representative LaGuardia of New York led the brief, but spirited op- position in the interests of the Gov- ernment workers. This fight came on the last section of the bill, written in by the commit- tee just before the bill was reported to the House, but which followed ex- tensive conferences, as follows: “No appropriation available during the fiscal year 1932 shall be used dur- ing such fiscal year to increase the compensation of any position within the grade to which such position been allocated under the classification act of 1923, as amended, nor to in- crease the compensation of any posi- tion in the field service the pay of which is adjustable to correspond so far as may be practicable to the rate (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) LORD ASTOR IN CAPITAL ON QUIET TOUR OF U. S. British Peer Will Visit Greenfields, in Warren, Va., Home of Lady Nancy Astor. Lord Astor, husband of Lady Nancy Astor, arrived here today for a brief stay. This is the first time in more than six years that he has vmt:g‘w-m- dinosan ington. He is a guest at “vn_ pric | flower. No'oflloill:.l'c had been made for peer. time of his arrival. He making a quiet tour of this country. Lone Robber Gets $40,000. CHICAGO, .—A Tob- ber 6 () M,Wm alone, held up the "5'&5 f , on the fody s obtatned CARNELL ENTERS NOT-GUILTY PLEA Arraigned in District SUpren_le Court in Slaying of Louis Bush, Loquacious in verbar admissions, but adamant in refusal to sign a written confession, Willlam J. Carnell, 31 years old, under indictment with two others for the murder of Louis Bush during an attempted hold-up October 6, chat- ted with detectives at headquarters this morning of his hand-to-hand encounter with the wealthy bus line owner in the 1| darkness of the latter’s garage behind his home in the 3500 block of Fulton street. Later Carnell was taken to the Dis- court \is teyiees of AR ‘The granted the request of sistant District Attorney Willlam Collins to set Decerlnber 15 as the date for Carnell’s trial. Carnell, who was returned from Pitts- i burgh last night and joins the other | two accused in the District Jail later today, was qlllmdh:gr ‘;‘n t‘x’our morning, photographed, thumb prinf and tumeg over to the United States marshal’s office for transmission to the Jail. Neatly attired in & brown overcoat, red muffler and gray felt, with shoes neatly and necktie carefully tied, the composure of the wiry metal worker was proof against the grilling and the boom of flashlights which greeted his arrival at Union Station last night. Says Bush Put Up Fight. Carnell, detectives say, admitted he was the man who grappled with Bush, while Frank Mahoney, one of trio indicted, waited in a nearby alley be- hind the wheel of his automobile. Carnell saild Bush disregarded his order to “stick 'em up” and came at him with fists flying. In the struggle, Carnell said, his head banged against the automobile which Bush bhad just in the ‘znn and against the ng. He said Bush obtained possession of the gun, pointed it at him and that he had to leap in to save his own life. Bush, who was 56 years old, and a man of build, fought desperately, Carnell said. ‘The prisoner said he was half dazed by the blows before Bush obtained pos- session of the gun. Carnell said he too Fang out. " Bush appeared to weaken after that and, Carnell sald, he was able to get the weapon agein, dashing off, Staggered in Home and Collapsed. Mahoney, however, had fled at the first sound of the shots, he said. Bush, still in possession of a wallet which contained about $50, staggered into his hol;!le .Rdl cfi:hfitl!.w(gln%‘ll Emergency Hospital the following day. an!y and William C. McKay, the third man under indictment, were arrested late iIn October. Y, as he stepped from a bus at Pittsburg, and McKay in Washington after Mahoney (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) ISCOT MINERS’ STRIKE ENDS BY AGREEMENT Delegates Under Conciliation Order Vote to Return to Work on Monday. By the Assoclated Press. GLASGOW, Scotland, December 8.— Striking miners in the Scottish coal flelds were ordered back tp work im- mediately today by a conciliation board of owners and union delegates. The delegates voted yestorday to re- sume work in the ming SOLUTION KILLS TWO KENEL, 8. Dak,, December 6 (#). Ben Show n.nd Jerome Yellow, fat (“;’W‘ of some car anti- passession ?g-:w-h ad!tlelo jped the weapon just as two shots’ “From Press to Home Within the Hour”_ The - Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to W on homes as fast as the papers are printed. CAPITAL TO VIE WITH CITIES _ |5os GHTING DISPLAY | & Treasury Architect Studies Plan of Flood- |} ing Parks, Statues, Edifices and Streets in Way to Give Beauty Night and Day. OF NATION IN LI By the Associated Press. A new and alluring Washington by night is in the making. New York, with its blazing, blink- ing Broadway; Chicago, with its spec- tacular lake front; Los Angeles, with its tall, Brave-beaconed City Hall and iHumined mountain heights, soon may look to the National Capital for a light{ scene less flamboyant, but perhaps more poetic.' - plece, to please alike the aviator in the sky and the night watchman on the That night watchman is a Carrying no key to the light picture. fire - insur- No “Jazz lighting,” syncopated flares | thing diff and glares will the Federal architects have, but instead an art illumination of the official Washington scene, utiliz- but ' “preserving - the 10} . BT e B nue ground is fast being cleared. Each new as it arises, each parkway project, will_be pleture deliberately painted in one dovetailed into a night |right by DEFICIT THIS YEAR T0 BE §355,000,000 Routine Expenditures $180,- 000,000 Behind, Not Includ- ing Relief Projects. By the Assocated Press. The deficit expected by the adminis- tration at the end of this fiscal year will be at least $355,000,000. This figure has been arrived at by adding the appropriations for unem- ployment and farm relief to the routine expenditures, which alone will account for the $180,000,000 deficit estimated in the President’s budget message. It was figured also on the basis of $25,000,000 for farmers' seed loans. Should the’ $60,000,000 figure advanced in Congress prevail the deficit would total $390,000,000. Any further appro- priations not included in the President’s recommendations to Congress would, of course, push the figure still higher. The administration considers the budget recommendations and . supple- mentary relief expenditures advocated reach the limit to which the Govern- ment may go without increasing taxes. There is a distinct disapproval of sug- gestions - that money be borrowed for relief financing, the sentiment being | 88 based on a theory that this would take up capital which is needed urgently by private enterprise. Upon the latter a large share of the rellef burden is ex- ted to fall. k“Addmol!ll .ilalorm:éw:y g fl;mfld- program advanc e ident is that many of the.projects included already have been advanced through the prel ary stages, so actual employ- ment of labor can begin as soon as the monlg becomes available or contracts are 8,39 UNEMPLOYED LISTED IN DISTRICT Census Head Apnounces Re- sult of April Inquiry—Total Is Analyzed. The unemployment inquiry made April as a part of the tion sus in the District of Columbia showed that there were 8,999 ‘women and men here, the director of the cen- £us announced today at the Department of Commerce. Pérsons repo: I~ tul occupations a; ted 243,859 out of the city's total population of 468,869, The director reported that the job- Jast cen- less group. “able to work and for & job” formed 1.8 per cent of the total population and 3.7 per cent of the Whole number of gainful workers. The total included 6,418 men and forming 4.1 per cent of the whole num- ber of male gainful workers, and 2,581 ‘Wwomen and girls, forming 2.9 per cent of the female gainful workers. The director's report asserted that persons having jobs, but on layoff with- out pay,. :xnludi:! those sick or volun- ::uley idle, totaled 1,676, 1,280 of them Analysis of Census. THe report pointed out that out of a job and unable to Work ‘bered 726; or aving. Jobs, idle ?;!':v, rdelch:dll.“'l; 3 and_nof ted 332; red i, whil ‘sess having " jobs , while persons and drawing pay, though not at work (on vnc;luon. annual leave, 2tc.), numbered ‘popula Jjobless l’flngsnln looking boys, TAX-EXEMPT HERE - Assessor Richards GIvEs Es~ timate to House Fiscal Rela- tions Committee. CAPITOL.T'I.'—SBOO,WO. LARGEST SINGLE PIECE Suggestion Made for Income or Tu- heritanoe Tax to Replace That on Intangible, 1 §§ g E%?z T i i 2 2 3 Chairman Mapes brought out Some persons have contended that , Column’ (Continued on Page umn’ 6.) GUNMEN BIND PARENTS AND KIDNAP DAUGHTER Girl Later Released as Men Fail in Plan to Rob Banks in Indiana. By the Assoclated Press. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Three en planning to Stockwell State Bank, near vaded the home of its casl 2,201, tively ; o Relatively more unemployment existed | Reis! amo colored msnp ng among white workers, the report pointed out, the e i mhi s 5 ed as ess 1217, or 2. of the total, while 511, or 1.2 per cent of colored gainful workers were repre- sented as laid off without pay. In the category of persons “out of a (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) WOMEN IN POMPE GOVERNMENT EXCAVATORS II WERE VAIN, FIND Unearth Room With Costly Jewels Just Like Lady of House Left It 1,941 Years Ago. ing rooms other treasures of what 'have been' a very wealthy family Helen, a_higl into the Chicago avenue at 3 am. today and told her 5 Gangtters, Tmocked Sk Besilans cago TS, door at 10 p.m. yesterday, the girl said, n% mm: ‘her parents to , ‘The . manr-&a;n of robbing the bank and using girl as a hostage. i 104 ARRESTED IN RAID ON COAST DANCE HAI?L Spectators Turn on Police in th!- o8 ed Battle—Four Women Among Prisoners.