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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy; continued cold tonight; minimum temperature about 23 degrees; tomorrow increasing cloudiness, warmer. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 37, at noon today: lowest, 24, at 12:30 Full report on pag .m. today. e 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 ¢ Foening Sfar. ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION No. 31,642, Forehle "W Entered as second class matter G shington. D. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, HOUSE TEST VOTE BEATS 5000000 DROUGHT A PLA Jones Amendment Doubling Fund Defeated by Margin of 189 to 133. ROBINSON IDLE AID PLAN LOSES IN SENATE | Move Taking From Hoover Right to Allocate Funds Defeated by Three Ballots. By the Associated Pres. On a test vote the House today re- Jected the Jones amendment to in- crease the amount of the adminis- tration’s drought relief measure from $30,000,000 to $60,000,000. | By a vote of 42 to 39 the Senate a few minutes later receded from its sup- port of the Robinson amendment to the $116,000,000 bill for the relief of ‘unemployment, bringing the two Houses closer together on this relief bill. It was hailed as a victory for Presi- dent Hoover. The amendment offered by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the | Democratic “leader, would have taken from the President the right to allocate the funds provided n the bill as the conditions and emergency mifht war- rant. Party lines were disregarded, some Democrats voting to recede from the amendment and Republican-Progres- | sives voting against recession. Calling for a $60,000,000 authoriza- tion, Representative Jones, Democrat, | ‘Texas, pointed out only half of it might be appropriated at the outset, but more would be available if needed for later appropriation. Representative Fort, Republican, New | Jersey, opposed the Jones amendment, | saying, “You come here today pitting our untrained judgment against the most highly trained judgment in relief we have ever had.” “Those whose States will be benefited by this bill should hesitate before they vote against a $60,000,000 appropriation today,” Representative Aswell, Demo- crat, Louisiana, said. “This is a busi- ness proposition, not a matter of charity and relief.” The teller vote for rejection was 189 to 133. Under the rules, record votes are not permissible when a meas- ure is being copsidered in committee hur the whole House, as was the case ere. Representative Jones, Democrat, ‘Texas, who sponsored the increase, de- d & count by tellers, those for passing in line between the tellers. President Hoover continued to keep in close touch with the situation, con- ferring early with Representative Tilson. The House Republican leader told him the prospect was for House passage be- fore nightfall of the $30,000,000 drought loan bill, backed by the administration | - leadership. The figure is $5,000,000 higher than recommended by Secretary Hyde, but at that only half as high as that con- tained in the Senate measure. The Senate saw a renewal of de- termined and s0 far successful efforts to Teject & proferred compromise with the House on the public works bill. It de- cided also to seek more testimony on ‘unemployment relief, although the Ap- propriations Committee which is to take | it had not decided when to begin. Compromise Held Likely. The drought bill debate was wide | open in the House after the Republi- | cans yesterday suddenly abandoned ef- forts to force through their own meas- ure with the aid of special parlia- mentary tactics, and decided to rely on the sheer weight of the normal party majority to vote down Democratic at- tempts to amend it. Yet they antici- pated having to split the difference in conference with the Senate as to amount, perhaps coming out with a| $45,000,000 figure through such a com- | promise they hoped to kill off the pro- vision to authorize food loans, strongly opposed by the administration. The Senate, which yesterday refused to recedeSfrom two of the amendments to the public works bill which House ‘members d rejected in conference, | began today with debate on the major points at issue, with Democrats striving 10 keep in the bill a restriction on Presi- Prisoners Will Help l Convict to Freedom | Because of Pranks By the Associated Press. WHEELING, W. Va., Decem- ber 18.—Because Charlie Clark won't behave himself they want to put him out of the Ohio County jail Fellow prisoners who protest they can't stand his jokes and pranks any longer are raising a $25 fund to hire a lawyer to obtain a parole for him, Chief Jailer Eugene Muhlman said to- day. If this fails, it ic said, Charlie may be transferred to some other institution. Since Charlie arrived several weeks ago to serve time for “rob- bery without weapons,” he has cut’ up something awful, it is said. His latest prank, according to jail attaches, was to stuff cells locks with wire and pleces of wood. REPUBLICANS QUICK 10 DEFEND HOOVER |Glenn and Vandenberg Reply to Attack by McKellar on Handling Funds. By the Associated Press. Senate Republicans were quick today to strike back at an attack upon Presi- dent Hoover by Senator McKellar, Democrat, T:nnessee, who complained that Mr. Hoover had never given an itemized accounting of the $100,000,000 in Europe as American Food Admin- istrator. McKellar had called attention that the law appropriating th> $100,000,000 required an itemized accounting, He said Mr. Hoover had not made any. After McKellar had reiterated his complaint in asking that the provision of the $116,000,000 employment appro- priation giving the President power to allocate the funds be stricken out, Sen- ators Vandenberg of Michigan and Glenn of Illinois jumped into action. Answered by Glenn. “The only implication in this asser- tion,” said Glenn, “is that Mr. Hoover is a dishonest man and an embezzler of public funds. i “I resent the implication, and I deny the insinuation. “I'would do the same if the Presi- dent of the United States were a Demo- crat. I belleve every true American resents it.” Vandenberg said sharply, “Nothing is more futile than an effort at this late date to tarnich the war record of Mr. Hoover as food administrator.” B ‘The nesseean’s charge that the President “began a career of utter dis- regard of the proprieties of government” when he entered the White House was characterized by Glenn as “unjust and Hoover made “indecent and illegal” use of the Marines in building his Rapidan River lodge and the assertion that it was improper for him to use a naval vessel for his pre-inaugural trip to South America. Replies to Politics Charge. Replying to McKellar's terming as “a damnable charge” the President’s re- cent statement that some members were “playing politics with human misery” 1 in. proposing unemployment relief ren edles outside the administration pro- gram, Glenn said: “A'number of us here were touched by those words, but aren’t they true? “While we are here in short session and pressed for time we hear, and espe. cially from the Senator from Tenre: see, bitter personal and partisan at- tacks on the President. “If ever there was a time when party lines should be disregarded, it is now.” CHINESE AVIATORS KILL 500 REDS IN 24 HOURS Bombing Attack Staged in North- ern Hunan, Where Many ‘Were Recently Slain. By the Associated Press. dent Hoover'’s power to shift funds among the several projects, and also 4 | clause requiring employm’nt of local | labor at prevailing peak wages on all | ‘works. Chairman Jones of the Senate con- ferees, had moved that these provisions bhe abandoned along with those to re- lieve Alabama and Georgia of oblig tions to match certain Federal road| funds. It was the latter that the Sen- ators kept in the bill yesterday by a vote of 42 to 39. Holiday Seems More Distant. ‘The Christmas holiday, which would ave begun some time next weel ominal course, appeared more distant 85 the leadership of both parties in either house reasserted determination to get the two measures to the White Houte before resting. They realized the almost insurmoun able obstacles to passing all other es- sential legislation in the two months that will remain to this Congress after the holidays, unless these highly con- troversial issues are out of the WB&. Should the Senate persist in standing for its provisions in the public works bill, the House will be called upon to vote on the amendments or again call for a conferencs TWO HOLD-UP MEN SLAIN SHANGHAI, December 18.—National- ist government military aviators in the 24-hour period ending at 11 o'clock to- night, killed 500 Communists in North- | ern Hunan Province by dropping bombs. ‘The bombing attack took place in the area in which the Reds recently slew hundreds of persons in cavoturing the | caties of Lichow, Tsingshih and Kungan. Despite the aerial attack the Reds | continued their depredations. Red can- noneers along the Yangtze River con- | tinued to menace shipping. \POINCARE CONTINUES TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT | Friends of French Statesman Now Hope Hé Will Survive Sud- den Attack. 1 By the Associated Press. | _ PARIS, December 18.—Condition of | Raymond Poincare, Prench statesman, continues to improve, giving new hope to his thousands of friends that he will k in} | urday. The patient is understood to have ihfld a better night and his doctors feel some hope that he will survive the “Vascular spasm” which induced a tem- porary paralysis. food relief fund he administered in 1919 \ food relief fund for Europe in 1919 survive his sudden attack of last Sat- | morning and escaped with $4,000. 10 HASTEN APPEAL OF DRY LAW RULING Judge Clark’s Decision Will Be Held in Abeyance When Petition Is Filed. AUTHORITIES MOVE | | | |OTHER FEDERAL JURISTS REFUSE SIMILAR ACTION { Raids Continue in New Jersey | When Woodcock Orders Work to Go On. | By tie Associated Press TRENTON, N. J, December 18.— Federal authorities moved today to ex- | pedite to the Supreme Court Judge | William Clark’s decision invalidating the eighteenth amendment. Phillip Forman, United States at- torney, returned <from Washington, where he conferred with Attorney Gen- eral Mitchell and other officials. He said he planned to appear before Judge Clark today to have the legal machinery set in motion which will carry the case of the United States vs. Sprague _and Howey to the highest court. The necessary steps include en- | tering of a judgment by Judge Clark, filing of an appeal petition and the granting of an order for the appeal by the court. The effect of filing an appeal will |be to hold Judge Clark’s decision in | | abeyance . until it has been reviewed by the Supreme Court. Others Refuse to Follow. Although defense attorneys in New | Jersey and other States lost Mo time |in seeking to have indictments against | their clients quashed on the basis of Judge Clark’s decision other Federal judges refused to follow the invalidating opinion. | " Federal Judge Willilam Runyon at Newark, in the first liquor case before |him after the rendering of Judge | Clark’s opinion, refused to dismiss the | defendant on the ground the eighteenth | |amendment was invalid. He sald he | was not bound by Judge Clark’s deci- | sion and that the Supreme Court had | passed on the eighteenth amendment. | | In Boston, three former assistant | | United States attorneys, acting as coun- |sel for three liquor case defendants, | filed motions to quash the indictments, | basing their motions on the New Jersey {decision that the eighteenth amend- {ment was invalid. The United States attorney’s office said the Clark decision | was of no effect in that district. Two Cases Pending. ‘The decision also was invoked in PFederal Court in Chicago when attor- neys for George Morris filed a motion |to ‘quash an indictment charging viola~ | tion of the prohibition law. | Two cases in which the validity of |the eighteenth amendment is attacked are now pending in Federal courts in New York and Rhode Island. | The New York case is under advise- ment of three judges in the United | States Circuit Court of Appe: It is | ~ (Continued on Page 4, Colum: '$112,000,000 IS HELD | | MISSING FROM BANK | | Counsel for 1,200. Depositors of New York Institution Makes [ Charge of Shortage. | By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, December 18.—The charge that $112,000,000 “disappeared” from the Bank of United States be- tween the «date of its last report on September 24 and the date of its suspen- sion on December 11, was made before |a meeting of 1,200 depositors by Max | D. Steuer, their counsel, last night. | ““This sum,” Mr. Steuer said, “could not have disappeared if the affairs of the bank had been administered with | horfesty and diligence by its officers and | | director: | Joseph A. Broderick, superintendent | of banks, ‘today declared all assets of | the closed bank called for by the insti- | tution’s books been accounted_for. | “The banking department has been | closely and constantly in tonch with | the affairs of this institution for 15 months,” he said. “The assets as called for by the books have been sccounted for since the department has taken possession.” | | SEEKS TO SAVE MARKET A joint resolution seeking to postpone the closing of Center Market for a year has been introduced in the Senate by | Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary- | | 1and and referred to the District Com- | mittee, | Congress is expected to adjourn for | the Christmas holidays early next week, | however, and existing law provides that | the Secretary of Agriculture shall cease | to operate Center Market after January {1 “The Treasury Department ‘already has awarded a contract for the tearing down of the market. LONE ROBBER GETS $4,000 PLAINFIELD, Ind.,, December 18 (#). —-A lone robber held up the First Na- tional Bank & Trust Co. here this ‘The robber herded several employes and customers into a room and awaited the arrival of Chester Pike, cashier. ‘When Pike arrived the man forced him to open the vault. He left the bank without being noticed. DECEMBER 18, The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. 1930 —FIFTY-FOUR PAGES. LT3 (#) Means Associated Yesterday’s Circulation, 112,821 Pre TWO CENTS. , REFORM IN EXPERT TESTIMIONY SOUGHT Psychiatric Abuses in Courls‘ Scored by National Cri_me Commission. Striking at th: “scandal attendant | upon the prevalent system of psychiatric testimony,” the National Crime Com- mission today recommended four re-| forms in court and institutional pro- cedure, including establishment by courts of psychiatric clinics to test the sanity of criminals. ‘The changes are designed to abolish | the spectacle of “a battle of the ex- perts” in criminal trials, such as fea- | tured the Loeb-Leopold case some years ago. | Through its subcommittee on the | medical aspects of crime, the commis- | sion condugted a comprehensive survey | of the problem of expert testimony by psychiatrists and psychologists in criminal trials and arrived at the fol- lowing recommendations: Favor State Action. 1. That the several States establish | as rapidly as practicable appropriate | institutions for the various types of offenders, in order that a greater degree of classification may be brought about. 2. That the larger courts be en couraged to establish their own psych atric clinics and that the State estab- lish, so far as possible, facilities which shall be available to the smaller courts, to the end that each court may have available to it & psychiatric service made up of competent and impartial psychi- atrists, psychologists and social in- vestigators. 3. That the several States extend the principle of the ind:terminate sen- tence and the greater discretion of judges fn disposing of “eases. Massachusetts Law Cited. 4. That as a means of avoiding the candal attendant upon the prevalent tem of psychiatric expert testimony, the several States be urged to adopt a law similar in principle to that know in Massachusetts as the ‘Briggs Lav.'| providing for the impartial and routine examination under State authority of | persons held in criminal charges. /The | extent of the groups so examirable | might _well the laws of the pariicular State and partly on the availability of compe- tent, psychiatric personnel. ‘The committee adds that its members are, “cognizant of the fact that trai psychiatric personnel is in many places inadequate in numbers,” but that they | are convinced “the, supply will follow the demand and if a substantial interest on the part of the States can be shown in personnel of this sort, properly trained individuals will in increasing numbers follow this line of service.” ‘The report was made public by J. Weston Allen, who succeeded Newton D. Baker as acting chairman cf the commission. Baker now is a _member of the President’s Commission®on Law Observance and Enforcement. The Crime Commission, in its report, ex- presses hope that the President’s Com- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Things in the Stores Smart and stylish things predominate in many ad- vertisements in today’s Star., More attractive and in- expensive merchandise is being offered this season than for years past. For instance, men’s clothing is better made and much cheaper than since the war. be dependent partly on | “Let’s Go, Daddy,” But It Wasn’t Dad’s Car, Girl Soon Learns By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 18. —Miss Ester Hill, 25, stepped into the big automobile parked at the curb, sank back in the seat and said, “Let’s go, daddy.” “0. K., baby,” said the man at the wheel, but it was not her father’s voice, as she expected it would be. The car shot forward as it dawned on Miss Hill that she had entered the wrong machine. She told police later that she was forced to fight off the advances of the driver before the car slowed down for traffic and she managed to leap from it. GUATEMALA QUIET AFTER BRIEF REVOLT Third Government Establish- ed Within Week, With 57 Killed or Wounded. By the Associated Press. GUATEMALA CITY, December 18.— | Guatemala had its- third government within a week today after an hour of brisk fighting in the streets of ‘the | Capital Tuesday afternoon in which 57 | persons were killed or wounded. The new President is Gen. Manuel Orellana, who says he will serve only until Gen. Lazaro Chacon, the elected President, has recovered from a severe illness and cerebral hemorrhage. Bau- dilio Palma, who was designated to suc- ceed Gen. Chacon by the council of ministers last week, is understood to be |a refugee at the German legation. Minister of War Slain. Among those killed fighting was Gen, Mauro De Leon, min- ister of war, and first designate as an alternate to succeed Gen. Chacon in the event of his incapaci berto Aguilar Bonilla, a member of the presidentiai staff, and J. Grijalba shot and killed each other in a personal duel in which both fired at the sam: ime. The city and country are quiet and it is believed that completely normal conditions will be restored by tonight. Various garrisons and civil authorities tion of all officials who served under his successors, Gen. Chacon and the civillan Baudilio Palm: Gen. Orellano explains the brief re- volt against Baudilio Palma as brought about _through dissatisfaction of mili- tary elements with his selection to suc- ceed Gen. Chacon. It is alleged that, althcugh' he was only second designate as a presidentia! alternate, he prevailed upon the council of ministers to pass by the first designate, Gen. Maura de Leon, who was minister of war, and appoint him. Adherence Signified. The various garrisons and civil au- thorities throughout the republic have signified their adherence to the new | President, whose popularity apparently was increased by the fact that he neither arrested nor dismissed any of them«‘::ncm.s who served under Baudillo Palma. o Constitutional guaranties have beenl maintained. Guatemala’s _trouble began (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) GANGSTER REPORTED IN FINANCIAL PINCH Judge Lyle Cites Inability of Ac- in Tuesday's | Col. Fili- | of the session. Service Committee calendar day this session, it will be necessary for Dallinger either to se- after HALF-HOLIDAY COST - HELD §27.000000 |Budget Bureau’s Estimate| | Disclosed by Dallinger’s Call on President. | It will cost nearly $27,000,000 a year | |to put the year-round Saturday half- | holiday into operation, the director of | the budget has reported to President | | Hoover. | This was disclosed today, following a conference of Representative Freder- ick W. Dallinger, Republican, of Mas- | sachusetts, with the President at the White House. Mr. Dallinger did not bring away the impression that the President, on this acount,, would be opposed to passage of legislation for | cutting down the work-week of Govern- ment employes, both in Washington and in_the field service. Held Relief Measure, Representative Dallinger, a member of the House Civil Service Committee, who succeeded in having this measure favorably reported during the last ses- sion of Congress, is now trying hard to expedite approval of it by the House. “As an emergency relief measure I believe Congress should immediately pass this legislation,” saild Representa- tive Dallinger today. ‘The Senate Committee on Post Of- fices and Post Roads favorably reported yesterday a companion measure, the Kendall bill, which has already passed the House, viding for a 44 instead of a 48-hour work week for postal em- ployes. This action, which provides the shorter work week for one branch of | the Federal service, is expected to have a strong influence in passing the general bill which covers all employes of the Government. The bill now awaiting action in the House was originally introduced in the House my Representative John W. Mc- Cormick of Massachusetts, but owing to the fact that ne is a Democratic mem- | ber, it was made a committee bill, in order to expedite action upon it. Includes Postal Cost. ‘The Massachusetts Representative em- | phasizes that the budget estimate of $27,000,000 a year as the cost of put-| | ting the 44-hour week into operation includes also the extra cost of giving the postal employes one afternoon a week off. It has been stated that the cost to the Post Office Department by putting the Kendall bill into effect would be approximately $13,000,000 an- nually, so that Representative Dallinger figures that the general half holiday bill, which he is pushing, would cost | only about an additional $14,000,000 an- nually. , ‘The Senate passed last session a Sat- urday half holiday bill, which was re- ferred to the House Committee. Though | Representative Lehlbach is the chair- man of this body, Mr. Dallinger was asked fo write the report, and to take charge of the measure on the floor. The committee asked him to do this as a recognition of the strong interest which he las evidenced in the measure. In the past few days Dallinger has had conferences on the subject with Longworth, Tilson and Snell, the three men who really control the program As the House Civil does not have a ure a special rule, or bring the measure up under suspension of the rules. Donate Wages to Needy. DAVENPORT, Iowa, December 18 () —All employes of at least 25 Daven- port business firms have agreed to do- nate their wages for one day each month during the Winter for the re- lief of unemployed here. ‘William Heuer, finance chairman for FINAL ARGUMENTS Burkinshaw Declares Three Defendants Caused Loss of Million to Firm. LAMBERT INTERRUPTS TO ASK FOR MISTRIAL |Jux"y Expected to Get Case Tomor- row After Dodds Concludes Statement for Government conspirators,” Assistant United States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw today asked the jury sitting in the F. H. Smith Co. case, in District Supreme Court, to con- vict G. Bryan Pitts, C. Elbert Anadale and John H. Edwards, jr. ‘The three men, all former officers of the Smith Co., are charged with a con- -spiracy to embezale the corporation’s funds and destroy its records. Charges $1,000,000 Taken. “These men,” Burkinshaw declared, “entered into a conspiracy which re- sulted in the treasury of the Smith Co. being looted to the tune of more than a million dollars.” At one point in his argument, Burkin- shaw was interrupted by Defense Coun- sel Wilton J. Lambert, who took excep- tion to one of the prosecutor's state- ments and made his fifth motion for a mistrial. The motion was promptly de- nied by Justice William Hitz. Burkinshaw opened the case for the Government. His argument will be followed by Defense Attorney Frank G. Raichle, who will make the opening remarks in behalf of the defendants. Mr. Lambert will close their side of the case. Special Assistant to the Attor- ney General Nugent Dodds will then make the concluding arguments for the Government. May Go to Jury Tomorrow. ‘When the arguments are over, Jus- tice Hitz, who has granted 8 of 21 prayers requested by Defense Attorney Rudolph Yeatman, will then instruct the jury on the questions of law in- volved. After that, the 10 men and 2 ‘women, in whose hands the fate of the defendants rest, will retire to the jury room to determine their verdict. In all probability, the case will not be given to_the jury until tomorrow. Burkinshaw opened his argument by explaining to the jury that a conspiracy need not be in writing. “It is enough,” he said, “if by their acts these defendants have con you beyond a reason of doubt that they entered into such a Y. Burkinshaw described Pitts as “the master mind, whose wizard like memory served him well, while testifying favor- ably for himself, but who lapsed into the most extreme depths of vagueness when pressed by the Government.” Insurance Check Cited. Directing his remarks to the other defendants, Burkinshaw asked the jury to “draw in their own minds a picture of Anadale trotting down to the bank to deposit the checks which enabled Pitts to embezzle the money of the Smith Co.” Burkinshaw urged the jury to give serious consideration to the testimony of an employe of the Mutual Life In. surance Co., who said on the stand that he received a $6,000 Smith Co. check, signed by Gerald R. Trimble, former secretary of the company, in payment'| of a premium on Pitts’ $385,000 insur- ance policy. “That item must bulk largely in your minds,” he declared. ‘The prosecutor described Pitts’ method of making bank deposits as cover-up scheme.” Time Limit Lifted. “Would an honest man, entitled to this money, have gone to the trouble of cashing Smith Co. checks and then sending the money all the way down to the Southern Maryland Trust Co. to be deposited to his credit?” he asked the jury. “No, there was a method to this madness. Pitts preferred to deal in cash, because he was afraid that the checks of the Smith Ce. might be traced to his account.” Justice Hitz yesterday told counsel on both sides that they would be lim- ited to three hours each in presenting their arguments. This ban was lifted today, however, and the attorneys were given’ unlimited time. Justice Hitz, however, instructed them they must be reasonable in this respect. “I don’t intend to sit here until the eve of Christmas while you argue,” he informed them. it CAVALRY FLEES FIRE Ammunition Explodes After 200 Men Reach Safety. DES MOINES, Iowa, December 18 (#)—Fire forced 200 Cavalrymen out into the snow and destroyed a bar- racks at Fort Des Moines at an esti- mated loss of $50,000 early today. ‘Witnesses reported hearing explosions of ammunition, which the cavalrymen had not been able to remove. Much clothing and equipment was lost. 19 INJURED IN CEASH CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 18 (#). —Nineteen persons were injured, two seriously, when a street rallway bus skidded on an icy street today and crashed into a street car. Thirteen injured persons were taken the Unemployment Committee, said the donations already total close to $30,- of to General Hospital and six were sent to £t. Mary’s Hospital. Officials estimated about 45 passengers were on the bus. Describing the defendants as "lrch-l 6040 RATIO PLAN Edward F. Colladay Presents Plea for Equitable Fiscal Treatment by U. S. VARIOUS REASONS CITED FOR BIGGER CONTRIBUTION Substantive Law Provisions Point- ed Out in Argument for Larger Sum. A plea for equitable fiscal treatment of the District by the Federal Govern- ment was renewed today by the Citi~ zens' Joint Committee on Fiscal Rela~ tions before the special committee ap- pointed by the House to investigate the fiscal relationship between the two Governments. The committee urged specifically a return to the appropriation practice of the 60-40 definite proportion plan as provided By existing substantive .law, and to prevent glaring inequity during continuance of the temporary lump sum plan it recommended that the amount of the annual contribution be increased in some roughly approximate relation to the increase in the District budget. The appeal was made on behalf of the Citizens’ Joint Committee by Edward F. Colladay, its chairman. He filed with the committee a petition Ill’!h‘l: a return of the 60-40 fiscal policy an cited various reasons for larger con- tributions by the Federal Government toward the support of the District, Discusses Other Plans. Mr. Colladay also discussed formulas offered to the House tee by previous witnesses for arriving at a fair tax burden for the District in comparison with other cities of like size and declared that these and other tests will not work out to even a sub- stantially accurate amount. The only solution, he said, is a return to the method which worked satisfactorily through so many years of the con- tribution by the Federal Government . of a fixed proportionate amount. Representatives of a number of or- gzil:rgml .mwg;&g the Citizens’ ommittee af P Xl Ay Y rd of Trade; Mark Lans- burgh, president/of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ ~ Association; Bliss of the Washington ce, Edward D. Sha various Mr. Colladay poinf rgu- ment for an lfi'creue':d Pfi:& - crease of the basic lump sum appropria- tion would be in juuzp relation to the steadily increasing” current_taxes and ::'::”o‘:.:xl: elmamum and” that the O annt Da) be increased specifically e to national projects included in the .~ District appropriation bill. Cites Reason for Increase, “We of Washington urge,” said Mr. Colladay, “that: 1. Exl:‘un: substan- tive law authorizes increase of the $9,000,000 lump-sum payment, now $9,500,000, up to an amount equal to 40 per cent of the total sum carried by the bill. 2. at the amount of the annual lump-sum payment should be increased in some roughly approximate relation to the increase of the Distriet budget. If justice requires the Nation to contribute so much when the Dis- trict’s annual budget is so much, the mote ‘when (o District” bemeet e W] e ic doubled. s “The practical suggestion is that the amount of the fixed payment should be readjusted if there is any notable in- crease in the National Capital's an- nual expen( mdlt::z‘ lAn immediate in- crease of the basic lump sum appropri- ation, for example, be in just relation to the steadily increasing current taxes and annual expenditures; 8. The amount of annual payment should be increased specifically in proportion to national projects included in the Dis: trict appropriation bill. “Whether or not there is a general readjustment of the lump-sum contri- bution, there should be specific in- creases in that sum representing in each year the placing in the District budget of primarily national projects, . which it is conceded should be paid for wholly or in part from the National Treasury, but which, by inclusion in the District bill and under the lump-sum- payment plan_as practically applied, are paid (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) —_— UPTREND IN STOCK MARKET IS RESUMED Many Shares Advance $1 to $4 Despite Profit-Taking Sales. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 18.—The stock market kept its courage today and boldly extended yesterday’s gains. Many active shares advanced $1 to $4 aboye Wednesday's closing prices. BEGIN IN SMITH C0. | FOR DISTRICT FUND - CONSPIRACY TRIAL| URGED BY CITIZENS MAKES WEEK’S TOTAL 6| Chicago Robbery Racket Seen Be- An interval of profit-taking just be- fore noon ate into a morning rllly. but the market's answer to these stock that had GEORGE 1. KELLEY, 69, RECAPTURES Reading advertisements in The Star is profitable, TR DISLIKING WIFE’S HAIRCUT, HUBBY| coming More Pangercus—Third Man Badly Wounded. By the Assoclated Press. lona, 20, Richard Seibold, a policeman, now owner of a butcher shop, and Arthur Howard, 31, when his gun was discharged during a scuffie wi Martin Franta, a patron of a soft drink parlor. A robber, Joseph Shore, 35, was selled by six siots Iman Michael Nmm . r‘d“‘l’ll‘or Patrolman ael Neery, gua a hat store. Escalona and identified as former dance orchestra Jeaders. Howard's body bore three bullet wers s than ds, whicl said, ere i the 24 bowss olds . | By the Assoclated Press. DETROIT, December trimming " said he. Forthwi barber wife's hair?” Kirsch, busily worki ll.——.vo;eph' Woznick took one look at his wife's haircut and said flatly he didn’t like it. “I'm going to give that barber a ith he went to Heary Lienau's shop. “Which one of yow fellows cut my he demanded. Charles on a customer, WORKS ON BARBER, LANDS IN COURT Detroit Resident Pays $100 Damages and $10 Fine for Avenging Tonsorial Effort. trim up you hair like you did my wife's.” He seized a pair of shears and fell to. The hair flew as tonsorial work was suspended and all hands rushed to Kirsch's defense. Lienau received sev- eral jabs with shears. The whole af- fair wound up in court yesterday, when Woznick was ordered to pay Lienau 100 damages. He also paid a $10 fine disorderly conduct. ge Dok . Wil é@.uéxm Zisies ... casas sk o 1 especially just at this time. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display). The Evening Star. . .48,446 2d Newspaper. . ... ..26,939 3d Newspaper . .....12,153 4th Newspaper . . ... 5,133 S5th Newspaper..... 3,217 Total e 47,442 Four Other Newspapers. Shopping in"the Morning Cash Bond. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 18.—A financial pinch is being felt by Chicago gangsters, Judge John H. Lyle, their militant judi- cial foe, says he belleves. “They have stopped coming into court with $1,000 bills,” he said. “Their war chest is getting low. They are almost broke.” The jud, the ex O'Donnel $10,000 cash bond when arraigned for vagrancy and in consequence was sent back to jail. Several others have had similar experiences in the last fa night, including Frank Rio, thé personal Capone, No. 1 on Chi- was moved to comment by nce yesterday of Bernard by has won 8 matches out of 12 held d Feak, SPELLING TITLE FROM GIRL RIVAL, 14 heen bought ‘st the af recent lows was to turn extremel; Alicia Mooney’s Three-Win Record Tied When Present Champion Downs Opponent With “Impedance.” Successfully spelling the word “im- pedance,” George I. Kelley, 69 years old, of 4501 Georgia avenue, the oldest mem- | word “im; ber of the Capital City Spelling Club, ;wn back the club championship from its He was unable to furnish a | of the Mount Pleasant Branch of the Pub- lic Library last night. ungest member, Alicia Mooney, 14, 30 University piace, in a match in Miss Mooney, three times ¢hampion, was third in the match. Mr. Kelley, y virtue of his winning last night, also e, lace of the * t of the club, at last night's made that the was spelling mast match. v‘ p the Mount | the en next tch will be held Pleagant. branch, public libMg 21. ~Any persons iring mateh will be supplied wil some 250 words to be studi at_ghe next mecting by J. F. , January enter the B2 0 5) Vlfi’- P Vau dull mdtbenqualwunmnmpfimzlfiu ville . American a hesitant, but rose about ‘l.l'o‘.. A few rails failed to llinois tral,