Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1931, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy and somewhat warmer, with lowest temperature about 36 de- grees tonight; tomorrow fair and colder at night. Temperatures—Highest, 50, at 2:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 30, at today. Full report on page 9. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s cairier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion 15 delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, 119,150 " Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 No. 31,68, post office, Entered as secand class matter Washington, S D G WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, HEFLIN ASSALLS DUCE I SENATE, DEMANDING PROBE Asks Hit-and-Run Charge In- vestigation Before Disci- plining Butler. JOHN W. DAVIS MAY HEAD COUNSEL FOR GENERAL Rumors of Resignation Are Heard, With Contract for Lecture Tour Reported. Mussolini Cables Butler’s Remark ‘Already Forgotten’ By the Associated Press. Premier Mussolini cabled to Italian Ambassador de Martino today he had felt sure that he ‘would obtain “just and prompt redress from the fairness, the loyalty, and the friendship of the American Government and the American people, whose respect for the truth is well known to me” after the incident in which Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler of the Marines, made derogatory re- marks about him. The text was: Rome, January 30, 1931, 2 p.m. “His_excellency, De Martino, Royal Italian Ambassador, Wash- ington. “1 felt sure that I would ob- tain just and prompt redress from the fairness, the loyalty and the friendship of the American Gov- ernment and the American people, whose respect for the truth is ‘well known to me. “Will you please communicate to the Federal Government that I consider closed the incident, which, for my part, I have al- ready forgotten. ‘MUSSOLINIL."” By the Assoclated Press. Congress heard its first reverbera- tions from the court martial ordered for Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler today while preparations for his prosecution and defense went ahead. Premier Mussolini cabled the Italian Ambassador here, saying he considered the incident closed and had “already forgotten.” The court-martial was ordered, be- cause of derogatory remarks about the Italian leader, repeated by Butler in a Philadelphia speech as having been told him by an unnamed friend. An apology 'l:ld lini was made, and Il Duce his cablegram he had felt as- such “just and prompt re- Priends of Butler, meanwhile, con- sulted over his defense. The expecta- tion that his counsel would be headed | by John W. Davis, former Democratic presidential nominee, was expressed by them later. | Heflin Attacks Mussolini. In the Senate, Heflin of Alabama said he was “getting tired of this kow-tow- ing to the monarchs of the Old World. “Why should an American general ‘bow down and crawl in the dust to the most red-handed tyrant on earth— Mussolini—the monarch of the Old World?” he asked. He demanded that before Butler is | disciplined an investigation should be | made into the truth of the statement that Mussolini ran down a child and did not stop. “It sounds exactly like Mussolini,” Heflin said. “I stood here three years ago and | related storles of Italian Masons being murdered at the instance of Mussolini There were 137 of them in one night, if | 1 remember correctly. Thrown Out of Windows. “They were followed to the lodges and butchered and their bodies thrown out of the windows. The grand master of the Masons in Italy was sent to prison by Mussolini and put in a dark dungeon and kept there until his eye- sight failed Heflin said the reason the people in Italy have not risen against Musso- lini_is because they haven't any arms The Alabaman said he had read where Anthony Compagni of New York had been made an Italian count by the King of Italy, and protested against this, demanding early action on his bill to prohibit the conferring of foreign titles on American citizens Arrangements for counsel were dis- cussed this morning in the office of Maj. Henry Leonard, U. §. M. C., retired, a Washington attorney and close friend to Butler. With Maj. Leonard were Lieut. Col. J. J. Meade, Gen. Butler's chief of staff; Lieut. Col. P. F. Archer, quartermaster of the Marine post at Quantico, and Brig. Gen. Randolph C. Berkeley, acting commandant of the post. The four men were closeted together | for nearly two hours. Plans for Trial Proceed. Preparations for the court-martial ent ahead today at the Navy Depart- ert. T.ic peppery officer, under self-arrest at the Quantico, Va., Marine post he commanded until yesterday, asked Maj Leonard, an old companion under shell- fire, to aid him. A practicing lawyer here for years, Leonard immediately began studying the case At the Navy Department, Marine and naval officials were preparing a list of members for the court from among the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) 4BAD MAN,” 88, EXPIRES Mountaineer Reputed to Have Killed at Least 25 Men. POUNDS, Va. January 30 (P).— John W. Wright—the “Devil Judd Tolliver” of John Fox, jr's, “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” and picturesque bad man of the Cumberland Mountains, is dead. He died at his mountain cabin near here today. During his 88 years of life “Bad John" is reputed to have killed at least 25 men. U HOME OFFERED T Mrs. John B. Henderson’s mansion offered to the Government, to be used a O VICE PRESIDE at 2437 Fifteenth street, which she has s a permanent home for Vice Presidents. —Star Staff Photo. U. 5. OFFERED HOME FOR VIGE PRESIDENT Mansion on 15th Street Is Tendered as Gift by Mrs. John B. Henderson. BY JAMES MARTIN MILLER. Mrs. John B. Henderson today made a definite offer of her present home, 2437 Fifteenth street, as a gift to the Government for the home of the Vice President. She sent the following let- ter to Representative Richard Elliot, chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, House of Rep- resentatives: “My Dear Mr. Elliott: Ex-President Coolidge in his autobiography calls at- tention to the need of a permanent home for the Vice President of the United_States, and approves its estab- lishment. ernment, to give to the United States Washington, D. C., free and clear of any incumbrance, to be used as a home for the Vice President. to give early attention to this offer. “Paithfully yours, *(Signed) MARY F. HENDERSON.” has drafted a bill, which he will intro- duce early next week, providing for the acceptance of the generous gift from Mrs. Henderson. The bill will also ask for an appropriation of some $30,000 for furnishing the palatial home and $25,000 a year for the upkeep of the proposed “second White House.” ‘Tomorrow a preliminary inspection of the hcuse will be made by members of the Senate and House Public Buildings and Grounds Committees with a view to having Congress pass upon the offer at this session. Senator Capper has al- ready looked the property over. Sena- tors Jones and Keyes and Representa- tives Elliot and Gibson have arranged to_examine it tomorrow. If Congress finds Mrs. Henderson's offer acceptable it will save the Govern- ment from $400,000 to $500,000 in ac- quiring a home for the Vice President. Members of Congress and other high officials are agreed, regardless of party, that the acquisition of a home for the long be delayed. Shortly after Mr. Vice President, M “(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) HAVANA GAMBLING BAN Coolidge became Henderson _offered All Restrictions Removed and Lay- outs Are Installed in Virtually Every Public Place. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, January 30.—In an over- night metamorphosis, Havana has be- first time since President Machado came to power in 1925. All restrictions against games of chance have been lifted temporarily and gambling layouts have been in- stalled in virtually every public place in | town. Faro, bolita, silo, lottery, bacca- rat, monte and roulette all are available The sudden lifting of the gambling bans was not explained and it was not “I offer, in the interest of my Gov- | my home at No. 2437 Fifteenth street, | “I will thank the proper committee | Representative Gibson of Vermont | | $57.221.51. | licitations unit obtained $10,720.12 in | 1,651 donations, the Special Gifts Com- | | Arkansas, which convened on the sec Vice President is inevitable and cannot | IS LIFTED BY MACHADO | come a wide-open city where gambling | of every sort is being permitted for the | P! COMMUNTY GHEST DRNVE INTENSFED 181,276,756 Reported as Units Speed Efforts to Reach Goal of $1,950,154. Improvement over yesterday's work was shown today by solicitors as the Community Chest fund was increased by $157,340.23 for a grand total of $1,276,756.27. Gen. John J. Pershing, chairman of the Governmental Unit, attended a luncheon of workers in the Wil- lard Hotel for the first time. He was accorded the greatest ovation given any speaker since the drive opened. The Governmenta! Unit had the edge on the other groups today with 7,725 pledges for an aggregate of $62,485.19. Keen rivalry between opposing units coupled with unprecedented charitable needs today resuited in acceleration of the efforts of Community Chest solici- tors to complete a fund of $1,950,154.40. The fund stood at $1,116,757.70 today as a result of the addition of $134- 192.49, reported yesterday at a luncheon of workers in the Willard Hotel. The outstanding report of the day was 2,383 pledges for $58,033.35 by the metro- | politan unit. The governmental unit was a close second with 6,647 subscriptions for In addition the group so- mittee $7,070 from 15 sources and the schools unit $1,147 from 15 gifts. Banners Are Awarded. Edward F. Colladay, chairman, yes- terday awarded banners to the leaders with outstanding achievements. E. T. Frank, of the Federal Board of Vo- | cational Education, won recognition | for the highest percentage of quota. His group had raised 2261 per cent of the amount it was assigned. H. L. Hamilton, key-man of the Na- tional Electric Supply Co., drew | a banner for the highest average gitt with a figure of $31.67. The banner for | the highest percentage of quota for a group solicitation division was bestowed upon James E. Anderson, chairman of the Sanitary Grocery Co. division, with a mark of 75.11 Anderson’s _report disclosed 1,037 Sanitary employes had donated $5,- 578.31 while the company had given $6,000. These figures represented an increase of 95 per cent over last year. Store Window Wins. First place in the display window contest went to Woodward & Lothrop's for an exhibit portraying the work of Children's Hospital. The window was arranged by W. C. Bowman, display manager. The prize was a silver cup ented by Charles Schwartz & Co and won last year by the Hecht Com- pany. S. Kann's Sons Co. orable mention for an exhibit of Disabled American Veterans of the World War, arranged by Joseph Mc- Kann, display manager. Honorable mention also” went to the National Electrical Supply Co. for its Neighbor- hood House window and to_the Read (Continved on Page 2., Column 2.) won first hon- | | | known how long it would last. 1 e | “X,” She Says, Is an Unkn: By the Assoctated Pess LOS ANGELES, January 30.—Love letters written by a woman of 59 can be quite technical, Attorncy Arthur W Kennedy agrees. Kennedy asked Mrs. Adelaide Potten- ger Hanson, 59, Los Angeles club woman, in Superior Court what she meant by the “X's” end “O's” in her letters to his client, Wallace J. Blanchard, 58, who was suing her for $53,000 heart balm. “In college I learned that ‘X’ represents an unknown quantity,” replied Mrs. WOMAN PROVES LOVE LETTERS CAN HAVE TECHNIQUE OF OWN own Quantity and “O” May - Mean Either Much or Little. Hanson. to mean wha “And those ‘O's “Well, ‘O’ is an open letter. mean much or little.” “Now, Mrs, Hanson,” Kennedy pur- | sued, “didn’t you mean Kisses and hugs by those letters?” : “No, I tiought he could take thém any way he wanted to.” Blanchard lost the suit because at the time he esserted his heart was broken it was proved he was married to Carrie E. Blanchard, who lived in Boston. “I thought he could take them he wanted to” It can | than the Red Cross to distribute the | to farmers in the drought areas for the | sideration a bill authorizing a bond is- | | sue | contemplated by the amendment re- 'RELIEF MEASURES DEMOCRATS AGREE TOND CONPROMSE N RELEF QUARREL Party Conference Threatens Special Session in Block- ing Supply Bills. HOUSE REPUBLICANS PLAN $25,000,000 FUND DEFEAT Appropriations Committee Has Al- ready Voted to Reject Robin- sop Amendment. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. “No compromise” in the fight for the Robinson $25,000,000 Government fund to relieve the drought-stricken and un- employed was the word that came from a conference of Democratic Senators at the Capitol today. This ultimatum on the part of the Democrats threatens to bring about a special session of the new Congress after March 4. If the Democrats go through with the fight and continue to have the sup- port of progressive Republicans of the Senate they will inevitably prevent final action on some of the appropriation bills for the Government during the present session. There is no indication that the ad- ministration will yield in this fight. Robinson Issues Statement. Senator Robinson issued the follow- ing statement: “The conference recognized the im- perative necessity for the enactment of the following emergency measures: “Pirst, the amendment to the interior appropriation bill appropriating $25,- 000,000 for the general relief purposes. The opinion was unanimous that this sum, added to such funds as may be made available for distribution through charitable organizations, is essential in order to supplement the relief work now being carried on. “There will be no objection to the modification of the amendment in con- ference so as to specify another agency fund. Many of the Senators indicated a preference for the Salvation Army as a distributing agent. 1 see no obje tion to imposing the task on the Su geon General of the Public Health Serv- ice, the Secretary of Labor, the Secre- tary of Agriculture or these three as a commission. Unless this amendment be agreed to or & satisfactory modifica- tion of it in conference, it is expected that the Interior appropriation bill will fail of passage, as likewise any reso lution that may be offered making available sums equivalent to those ap- propriated for the current fiscal year for the use of the Interior Department. Stand for Farm Loans. “Second, it is also expected that Sen- ator Caraway will present again in the early future, when a general ap- propriation bill is under consideration, the amendment authorizing loans | through the Secretary of Agriculture urchase of food necessary to Crop pro- duction and that the amendment, if | incorporated, will be insisted on to the nd. This provision has already se eral times passed the Senate by over- whelming votes. 1t is to be noted that the General Assembly of the State of ond Monday in January, has under con- provide funds for loans of this character. According to an Associated Press report in yesterday afternoon papers, a bill to that effect has passed the House of Representatives. Whether such bonds or obligations of the State, if their issuance be authorized, can be successfully disposed of is a question which only the future can disclose. In any event, the $15,000,000 Federal fund to ferred to will be necessary. “Third, the resolution by Senator Capper which passed the Senate some days ago and which has been included as an amendment to the Army appro- priation bill, is regarded by the confer- ence as an essential emergency meas- ure, and the final passage of this amendment will be firmly insisted upon. “Fourth: plan to use as capital ~(Continued vn Page 5, Column 5) TAKEN AT DANVILLE Plea to Red Cross Planned for 3,600 Seeking Jobs as Strike Ends. By the Associated Press. DANVILLE, Va., January 30.—Family relief and re-employment for former textile strikers loomed today as major details of reconstruction work follow- ing the termination yesterday of the four months’ strike among union em- ves of the Dan River and Riverside overwhelmingly to return to work, was taking steps today to secure aid for those unable to obtain jobs. A new appeal to the Red Cross was planned now that the strike has been ended. Approximately 3,600 union workers are seeking re-employment. Francis J. Gorman, vice president of the United Textile Workers of America left_today for Washington. Otowds of former strikers gathered today at employment offices of the mills seeking old jobs, but only a few were taken back. The greater part of the number were told that the mills were row operating with no vacancies. The plans of the national union leaders were not certain today. C. S. Garrison, publicity representative for the American Federation of Labor, said some of the officials would probabiy re- main at Danville for a time to help in the work of readjustment. The strike ended yesterday by a vote of the workers. Today would have begun a fifth month of the contro- versy. JANUARY 30, 1931—FORTY-TWO PAGES. he Fpening Star. F¥H (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. Yl NEW BRADY TRIAL HOTON I FLED Second-Degree Conviction in Bombing Case Is Returned by Jury. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 30—A motion for a new trial for Leroy Brady, convicted last night of second-degree murder in the Seat Pleasant bombing, in which the Washington automobile mechanic's sister-in-law, Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady, 18 years old, and her little brother and sister were killed on Jan- uary 1, 1930, was filed in the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court today and will be heard Thursday. This action was decided upon late last night in a conference between the convicted man’s four attorneys, Hamp ton Magruder, Nicholas H. Green, for- mer State's attorney for Anne Arundel County; State Senator Lansdale G. Sas- scer and Frank Hall. Brother's Trial Speeded. Judge Robert Moss, before whom Brady was tried, consented to hear the motion Thursday. Meanwhile State’s Attorney Allen Bowie of Prince Georges County, who helped prosecute the case, plans to speed the trial of Leroy's brother Herman, who also is charged with the murder of his wife and the two members of her family. The verdict against Leroy was re- turned at 8:55 o'clock last night, after the jury hours. ‘Throughout the deliberations_it was said, the jurors stood seven to five for acquittal. Second-degree murder, which carries a maximum penalty of 18 years' im- prisonment, finally was decided upon as a compromise verdict, it was added. Brady Calm at Verdict. Nearly every seat in the court room was occupied when the verdict was an- | nounced. As Thomas W. Williams, fore- man of the jury, intoned the verdict— “Not guilty of murder in the first de- gree; guilty of murder in the second degree”—Leroy retained the composure he had displayed throughout the trial, which opened Monday. As he was led from the room, how- ever, he staggered slightly and had to be steadied by a deputy sheriff, His mother and wife, both seated near the front of the room, showed no emotion. ‘The verdict came as a distinct sur- prise to Leroy’s attarneys, who admit- tedly had counted upon an _acquittal. " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. GIRL TRIES SUICIDE IN FRANKLIN PARK Believed Dying as Result of Shoot- ing Self in Public Rest Room. Miss Edith Mary Blodgett, 25 years old, formerly of Warren, Pa., was be- lieved to be dying at Emergency Hos- pital from a gunshot wound self- inflicted, police say, while in the woman’s rest room of a small public building in Franklin Park, near Four- teenth and I streets, shortly after noon todav M. K. Raspberry of the United States Park Police was in an adjoining room when he heard a report of a pistol shot. He found the young woman slumped over a bench inside the rest room. The policeman carried the girl to_the hospital. Police obtained _identification _from papers found on Miss Blodgett. She is attractive, well dressed and no motive could be advanced for her act. From the floor beside the bench police re- covered a heavy caliber pistol contain- ing one exploded shell and two car- tridges. Police learned that up until three months ago the young woman had been living in an apartment in the 1400 block of K street. Little information could be learned of her associates here or of her present address. Authorities were making an effort to get in touch with her parents in Pennsylvania. Doctors say they hold out little hope for her recovery. Radio Programs on Page C-4 had deliberated exactly five | | k77 \ L, 4Judge Talks to Self To Assess Fine for Traffic Violation By the Associated Press. EVANSTON, 111, January 30.— The traffic violation business in Evanston_has reached the point where Police Magistrate Harry H. Porter has started talking to him- s self. “All defendants,” he said when he opened court yesterday, “will please step to the bench.’ Nobody came, which prompted him to look for the arrest slips. There was but one. It notified the judge that he had violated the law himself. “Judge Porter,” he said to him- self, “you are charged with park- ing your car in front of the State Bank, in a 15-minute zone, for longer than that time. What do you plead?” “Guilty,” he mumbled to him- self as he wrote down $1 and costs on the court record and marked it “Paid.” ‘BUYING' IN BAYARD CANPAGN CHARCED Witness Declares Raskob and Du Pont Backed De- feated Democrat. By the Associated Press. Allegations that former Senator Thomas F. Bayard’s Democratic nomi- nation for the Delaware senatorship was “bought and paid for” were made today before the Senate Campaign Funds Committee. Wright Dizer, unsuccessful Demo- cratic candidate for Congress from the State, made the charge. He attributed Bayard's nomination to John J. Raskob, Democratic national chairman, and P. S. du Pont of Wilmington. Bayard défeated the late Josiah Marvel for the senatorial nomination at the Delaware State Convention. Raskob, said Dizer, who said he was favorable to Marvel's candidacy, ap- peared on the platform at the conven- tion “to see goods delivered that were bought and paid for.” “It was the general suspicion,” Dizer replied to an inquiry of Chair- man Nye, that “the huge expenditure on Bayard's behalf lay between Raskob and DuPont.” Previous witnesses testified they had been informed by Bayard supporters there were “millions behind” Bayard. One of these, John Hammond of Georgetown, Del., druggist, told the committee that a majority of delegates to the convention were elected with in- structions to vote for Marvel, but changed their votes at the convention. “They go to a fellow individually in our State, pay a price for his vote,” he said. Hammond said he was approached by Bayard supporters who sought to swing him to the former Senator with statements ‘“there are millions behind Bayard.” Expenditures in Sussex County, Ham- mond added, were “lavish.” “It was something I had never seen before,” Hammond said. “They went out and bought votes for Bayard.” SHOREHAM HOTEL RECEIVERS NAMED Federal Probe of “Possible Criminal Activity” Nears Completion. Three receivers for the new Shoreham Hotel, which consented to a receivership petition brought by creditors, were ap- pointed today by Justice William Hitz in District Supreme Court. The hostelry was originally financed by Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey, bank- rupt mortgage banking house, and operated by the Shoreham Hotel Cor- poration. The receivers named to take over the property are Francis H. Duehey, John E. Laskey and Spencer Gordon. They were required to furnish bond of $25,000 each. Federal Probe Near Completion. Meanwhile, there were indications that the Government's investigation of “possible criminal activities” in connec- tion with the conduct of the affairs of Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey was nearly completed. Nugent Dodds, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the inquiry, said that the findings would not be an- nounced until the investigation is com- pleted, however. Auditors employed by the receivers for the mortgage house, Julius 1 Peyser and Henry P. Blair, were continuing their examination of the company’s books under the direction of Wayne Kendrick. It is expected that a thorough audit of the books may re- quire several weeks, and in all proba- bility there will be no official announce- ment as to the intrinsic value of the various securities sold by the firm until this examination has been completed. Schedule Proving Difficult. ‘The auditors were also encountering considerable difficulty in drawing up a schedule of assests and liabilities of the mortgage house, and it may be several weeks before this is ready for filing. It was pointed out, however, that unless this schedule is filed the company will not receive the benefits which would otherwise accrue to it under the bank- ruptey laws. It is understood the examination to date has disclosed assets in excess of $2,000,000. The Government investigation, under the general supervision of Mr. Dodds and Assistant United States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw, is being conducted by Special Agents Louis Loebl, Charles T. Malone, Aaron W. Jacobson and E. J. Armbruster of the Bureau of Investi- gation, Department of Justice. PATENT SUIT FOUGHT Restaurant Group Votes Defense Fund in Tray Rail Case. CHICAGO, January 30 (#)—A fund of $100,000 to fight attempts by holders of cafeteria tray rail patents to collect royalties was voted by the National Restaurant Association yesterday. If Colorado courts approve a suit filed by patent holders, 20,000 cafeterias will be required to.pay for their use over the last five years, I. O. Mills of Ci:‘lidrmafl, president of the Association, said. BALLISTICS DEFENDED BY PRATT; DENIES SETBACK IN BAKER CASE Theory **Stood Up” During Trial of Campbell, House Quiz Told by Police Head. The value of science of ballistics in criminal investigations was strongly de- fended by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, super- intendent of police, during the recent hearings before the House Subcommit- tee on appropriations on the 1932 Dis- trict appropriation bill. Maj. Pratt told the committee the theory of ballistics “stood up” all through the trial of Herbert M. Camp- bell for the murder of Mary Baker, and that nothing which occurred in that case “should be construed or consid- ered as diminishing the value of ballis- tic testimony in courts.” Maj. Pratt said the Campbell case | tio was given to the jury before Col. Calvin Are Needed More Than Ever Before This Year in the Goddard, noted ballistics expert, had completed his examination of bullets used in the crucial gun test, not because of any loss in faith in the science of bullet identification, but by other causes unrelated thereto. Col. Goddard ad- mitted to him, Maj. Pratt said, that he had underestimated the time re- quired to make his study. In response to questions by Repre- sentative Holaday of Illinois, Maj. Pratt, however, agreed that the science of ballistics has developed to a point where, it ht.hledre lzh !umeunl% money on each side, each can employ experts that will testify t‘posmvely"ltn d!recpt! opposi- n. “That apparently was se in Campbell case,” he n{d. s a D.C. BILL, CARRYING 45,596,288 FOR 193,15 REPORTED $318,704 Under Current Ap- propriations and $242,789 Below Budget Estimates. SCHOOL BUILDING FUND RAISED TO $2,720,000 Simmons Says Committee Felt Lump Sum Should Be Undis- turbed for Present. ‘The District appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1932, beginning July 1 next, was reported to the House today. It carries a total of $45,596,228, as com- pared with appropriations totaling $45,914,932 for the current fiscal year and $45,839,017 recommended in the estimates by the Budget Bureau. The bill as reported today is $318,704 less than the current appropriations and $242,789 less than the budget estimates. It contains $9,500,000 as the Federal contribution, the same as for the present year, and a provision that the present tax rate on real estate and tangible personal property shall not be reduced during the next fiscal year. Chairman Simmons in his report on the bill in explaining the $9,500,000 lump sum contribution said: “A select committee of the House, appointed by the Speaker under the authority contained in H. Res. 285, of July 3, 1930, is engaged in an investi- gation of fiscal relations between the United States and the District of Co=~ lumbia. The committee felt that the present contribution should not be dis- turbed pending the report of the Select Committee.” Of the total carried in'the bill $2,- 000,000 is payable from the gasoline tax fund and $2,354,220 from water rev- *In addition to th n a n to the regular appropria- tions for the distinctly munlgl‘gllpuc- tivities the bill carries appropriations for the park areas under the jurisdic- tion of the director of public buildings and public parks, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Zoological Park and for certain work being performed under supervision of the Engineer Department of the Army. Available for expenditure this year, the school building fund was ine by the committee from $2,430,000 as recommended by the Budget Bureau to $2,720,000, and ‘an unexpended balance of $80,000 also made available. The in- crease includes four new school build- ings added by the committee. Increase Held Unusual. Chairman ' Simmons explained that thil: - represents an un increase in scl propriations, The eomnumemfl:l: ':Ig! it results in an unbalanced budget,” he emphasized. “The increase should not be n as & precedent for similar appropriations next year.” An increase of $199,200 in teachers salaries over the current appropriations, but $16,600 less than the budget recom=~ mendations, is included. Other impor- tant increases are: For salaries of police force, $327,540, and for the ad- ministrative force, $2,820; for salaries in the Pire Department, $266,480, and for permanent improvements, $46,000; for the Public Welfare Department an increase of $294,724; for public build- ings and public parks an increase of $146,560; for extension of streets and avenues an incregse of $250,000; for the collection and disposal of refuse an in- crease of $404,260, which includes $300,000 for completing construction of high-temperature incinerators. ere is a new appropriation of $250.000 for the Children’s Tuberculosis Sanitarium. The bill carries an appropriation of $1,500,000, immediately available, for beginning the construction of the first unit of the new Municipal Center, as recommended by the budget. The Com= missioners are authorized to enter into contracts to a limit of cost of $6,000,000. It also appropriates $1,000,000 for re- payment to the United States on the loan for acquisition of land for park purposes. In explaining the question of salary increases under the uniform policy in all the appropriation bills Chairman Simmons said: “Apart from the schools, police and fire departments and the park police, the budget estimates for 1932 contain increases in compensation for employes of the District government aggregating $111,500, distributed throughout the sev- - eral departments and services. In the several appropriation bills previously re- ported to the House by this committee similar salary increases have been elim- inated. Like action has therefore been taken by the committee in connection with this bill. Proposed increases in wages of per diem employes also have been denied.” / Transfer of 41 Employes. ‘The transfer to the regular rolls of 41 per diem employes now scattered throughout the several departments of t ist: DO-X PLANS TO TAKE OFF FROM LISBON TOMORROW Giant Seaplane Completes Tests for Flight Over Ocean to Rio de Janeiro. By the Associated Press. LISBON, Portugal, January 30.—The DO-X, giant German seaplane, will taken off at 7 a.m. tomorrow (2 a.m. E. 8. T.), weather permitting, for the first lap of a transatlantic flight to Rio de_Janeiro. Its final test flights completed, the plane, which came here several weeks ago from Altenrhein, Switzerland, was pronounced ready for its long delayed transatlantic start. The first lap will be to Madeira. From there the pane will go to the Ca Verde Islands, the Canary Islands, across the open ocean to Natal, Brazil, and down the coast to Rio de Janeir Nineteen persons, of whom 13 are of cers and crew, will make the trip. Community Chest d Red Cross {