Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1932, Page 2

A2 #E¥ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON . D G, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, BUS REGULATIONS URGED IN REPORT] 1. C. C. Told Stability of Rates and Relations Are Hit by Lack of Control. Comprehensive Federal regulation of interstate busses and trucks, covering rates, services and other phases of operation, is recommended in-a report | today to the Interstate Commerce Com- mission by Leo J. Flynn, attorney-ex- aminer, based on a nation-wide survey of rail way and water carriers. Declaring that “the tremendous and unregulated expansion of motor vehicle transportation is undermining the sta- bility of rate structures and relation- ships, and is not in the interest of de- pendable national transportation, * the report says that “the national trans- | portation machine cannot function with progressive efficiency, part regulated, part unregulated. Co-ordination of transportation agencies cannot reach its possibilities n econor ur omalous condition.” Coupled with the suggesti regulating highway carriers is the pro- rallroads which alrea SMEDLEY BUTLER'S DAUGHTER TO WED MARINE OFFICER. | D'Orsay DA ASKSDELAY ON DEBT PARLEY Postponement of Conference Until Spring Is Urged on England. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star PARIS, France, January 5—Post- ponement of the Lausanne reparations conference until Spring is being pro- posed by France to Great secret talks now taking place in Lon- don, the Chicago Daily News learns France in these talks is represented by the” permanent head of the Quai Philippe Berthelot. According to the plans under discus- siog, the reparations conference would veffitted into some sort of an inter- mission of the disarmament conference. The British view is that the disarma- ment conference should, of course, meet as scheduled February 2, and, in har- mony with the classic procedure of the League of Nations' annual assembly, he motor field be spec to engage in form ), that rust act b to take over “whenever such action is in the in of economy anc efficiency of opers and = verse to the public interes Limitation on Rights. With regard to its recommendations, | however, the report emphasizes that “legisl and regulation should no be with a view to preserving and p stent 10! of trans- ifling or restricting new tion which may be | better equipped perform certain | transportation functions.’ “The public,” it adds, “is entitled to | the best transportation service. ~No carrier by rail, water, motor vehicle or air has a vested right in the transpor- tation of a single passenger or pound of | freight.” | The report embodies the results of an investigation ordered late in 1930 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, covering the general matter of the co- ordination of rail and water transpor- tation with motor transportation, but is devoted almost entirely to the rail- motor phase of the study Hearings were held in 17 cities, and testimony taken by Commissioner Ezra { Brainerd, Jr., who has just retired from the chairmanship of ‘the commission and Examiner Flynn. There were 260 witnesses heard, these including leaders in all groups in any way having an interest in transportation. Findings to Be Argued. | The findings which are proposed for adoption by the commission will be argued on briefs and orally by parties to the proceeding, after which the com- mission will promulgate its own report on the subject for action by Congress. The commission set February 9 for filing briefs and March 1-3 for the | argument. | A vigorous fight is in prospect on the | question of truck regulation, and par- ticularly that which would include rate supervision, as opponents have con- tended that contract trugks, which con- stitute the majority of the public haul- ers, could not legally be subjected to regulatory control, and that this would throw the whole burden on the com- mon carriers. Flynn holds, however, that regulation of the contract carriers is legal. In all there are 50 recommendations made by the examiner. As a prerequisite to co-ordinated op- eration he says that “Congress should declare that the business of operating motor vehicles for hire in interstate commerce on the public highways is affected with public interest and is so interrelated with transportation b: other agencies that it must be col ered a part of the national transpor- tation system.” For the purpose of regulation there would be two classes of common car- rier busses and trucks set up— operating over regular routes or between fixed termini, and those operating as anywhere-for-hire carriers. (Taxicabs, local sightseeing and school busses would be excluded.) For the carryage of property a separate classification would be provided for contract car- riers whose operations in great part are the same as those of the anywhere- for-hire common carriers, in that they are available to the general public, but who in some cases confine their services to a limited group of employers. | Common Carrier Rule. For common carriers of persons or property (except the anywhere-for-hire carriers) this regulation is proposed (1) Certificates of convenience and necessity; (2) liability insurance or in- demnity bond or satisfactory financial responsibility that will assure adequate protection for the responsibility as- sumed All common carriers would be sub- Jected to the proviso that their inter- state fares and charges “be just, rea- sonab! d not unjustly discriminatory, unduly preferential or unduly prejudi- cial. ‘They would also be required to file and post their tariffs Contract carriers would be required to obtain a permit from the Interstate Commerce Com to operate, and for these the comm powered to fix rates, portation by forms of tra aum but not maxie a mileage or other sufficient to cover the cost of the sportation service performed.” These rates would not include compensation for any accessorial service. The exam- iner also recommends that “reasonable latitude should be permitted to pre- BC diff rates for different sec- of the country e anywhere-for-hire common car- rier also would be required to obtain a perr operate from the commission. | both contract carriers and any- jre common carriers it is regulation include pro- urance or indem- the public. e sul of less than carload of freight where motor truck n is particularly severe the poses that the rallroads con- whether economy and efficlency be promoted by handling all such ss through the Railway EXpress which is the affiliate of all railroads (but the Southern) for trans- porting express. Use of Express. ) than carload freight, it is pointed requires use of facilities out of proportion to its volume, and the idea is advanced that hauling it entirely by express would be more sat- tory in every respect. e examiner recommends also that motor vehicle common carriers be re- quired to handle mall, as are railroads The report holds that the country now has a “surplus of transportation,” and argues for limitation “Whether public convenience and necessity require transportation service by motor bus or motor trucks between points already adequately served by steam railroads or elestric rallways, so as they are adop! 0 render ade- service, involves new principles of the regulation of interstate commerce,” 1t says. “In the adoption of basic prin- ciples for the determingtion of this question broad discretion will have to be exercised. Congress should give spe- cific direction as to the manner in which that discretion should be exer- cised.” Through routes and joint rates be- Thi ! shown above, was ann | substantial extent, | The engagement of Miss Ethel Peters Butler, daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs., Smediey Butler, and Lieut. John Wehle, | son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wehle of | Norwalk, Conn., both of whom are unced by the for- A. P. Photos mer's parents yesterday. ! by law at present, the report says. I was explained that there was a differ ence of opinion among_witnesses as to the advisability of such a set-up, op- ponents believing that the indiscrimi- nate extension of rail rates to cover motor service would have a tendency to deplete rail revenues Working Conditions View. The report backs the contention of rail operators and rail labor that hours of service, working conditions, training and wages of highway carrier employes should be on a basis substantially simi- | Jar to those of railroad operating em- | ploves, with consideration being given %o the difference in the two services. | It suggests also that railroad employes displaced by the substitution of motor | r rail service should be transferred to | the motor service of the carrier where feasible | In proposing that rail lines be au- thorized Lo participate in interstate mo- tor transportation the report points out that they are increasingly engaging in this form of operation, either directly or indirectly, as supplemental to their | rail operations, and says that both rail | and water carriers should co-ordinate | their service with motor vehicles wher- | ever economies or more efficient opera- | tion will result, “Rall carriers should be permitted the same opportunity to engage in motor vehicle operations and upon the same terms as any other corporation or indi- vidual,” it says. “Should one or more motor vehicle operations be certificated to operate over a particular route, it} might be possible that another certifi- cate of convenience and necessity would not be granted, and a rail carrier, under the necessity of securing a certificate before commencing & motor vehicle op- eration, would under such circumstances be prevented from entering the field unless it purchased an_existing motor vehicle operation over the route. This it is not permitted to do under the pro- visions of the Clayton act if the effect would be to lessen competition to a If rail carriers are | y transportation so as to | mies in rail operation, well as improve their transportation service, it will be necessary for them to operate motor Vehicles over some routes that are now served by indcpendent motor vehicle operato It is in this connection that the re- port proposes Clayton act modification s a “progressive step to meet changed conditions.” Regulation by L C. C. | J to use high effect econ: The regulation of motor vehicle transportation would be vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission, and where the operation does not cover more than three States certain admin- istrative functions would be conferred upon joint boards whose members would be nominated from those States by the governors or Tegulatory bodies. but whose appointment would rest with the Interstate Commerce Commission Where more than three States were olved the commission at its option could refer the matter to & joint board created for the purpose Where the States failed to nominate such boards the commission could act It would also have the right to review any board ruling. The report proposes a curb on “brokers” obtaining passengers for mo- tor vehicles which have no operating certificate, favoring either a flat ban or a licensing requirement to protect | the public. i It is recommended also that rail subsidiary, affiliated or holding com- panies now controlling motor operations and that freight forwarding companies should be made subject to the Inter- state Commerce Commission The commission i5 urged to direct at- tention to the necessity of ascertaining whether highway carriers for hire make contribution toward construction of roads commensurate with the use they make of them. Freight Packing Rules. Other recommendations include lib- eralization of the rail regulations for packing freight shipments and the es- tablishment of uniform safety regula- tions for the highway carriers. ernment to see that adequate and effi- cient transportation service for the pub- lic % maintained,” Flynn says that “the t bortation situation must be con- sidered with vision, intelligence, fair- ness and courage.” “Unless this consideration is given and followed by eflectual action,” his report continues, “it may well be that when the present business depression passes and commerce and industry en- ter upon & period of prosperity that in the normal course of progress will sur- pass any that has gone before, the na- tional transportation machine will not be able to respond and function with the efficiency required to furnish promptly transportation adequate for the unobstructed and steady flow of commerce. “What rail transportation means to the continued prosperity of the country is indicated by the statement of the Secretary of Commerce in 1922 (Hoover) before the commission—that car short- ages during a number of years preced- ing and a corresponding deficiency in motive power were paid for at tre- mendous sums in commercial losses and consequent unemployment. He said: tween rail, highway and water common carriers where the busses and trucks hold a certificate of convenience and essity from some regulgtary body uwd be authorized but Hpt required by basing such losses on the experience we have already had, to calculate a loss to the American people of a billion dollars for each one of these periodic transportation shortages.'” Holding that “it is the duty of Gov-' ‘“There would be no difficulty whatever, | should devote the first phase of the | proceedings to speeches by the dele- gates expounding each national view d intended peshaps partly for home consumption. As there will be more than 50 delega- this will take several weexs, it is hought. Work will then be begun, it is uggested, in commissicns, while the ull conference adjourns for a month. It is in this month that the French are urging that the reparations con- ference be held. The French and Ger- ma election: it is hoped, would meanwhile be over and a new light would possibly be obtained on the Amer- t t 1 |ican viewpoint in the problem of war debts and reparations. (Copyright REACHES BERLIN. 1032.) EDGE to Sackett Is “Purely Social” Ambassador Says. BERLIN, January 5 (P).—Walter E. Edge, American Ambassador at Paris. arrived today for what he sald would be a few days’ “purely social” visit with Ambassador Frederick M. Sackett. Despite the assurances that the visit s purely social, some observers ex- pressed the opinion that because Of Ambassador Edge’s recent trip to Washington some “business’ may be discussed during his stay here CREDIT EXTENSION Visit S| Berlin Expects Year's Delay When Pres- ent Agreement Ends. BERLIN, January 5 of German short-term credits for an- other year at the expiration of the pres- ent agreement on March 1 was indicated in political circles today, but there been no word from the Bankers' Con- ference, which has been trying to reach | an agreement since before Christmas. It has been said by German bankers and financiers for some time extension is imperative, but the inter- national bankers have been unable thus | far to reach an agreement on the condi- | tions under which an extension could be granted. Among these conditions are the interest rates involved and the amount of partial payments to reduce the total credits Members of the American delegation to the conference declined to talk for publication. R e YEGGS BLAST SAFE OF P. 0. IN VIRGINIA | Shot Fired Into Air Foils Attempt ! to Loot Money Compartment at Fairfax Station. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX STATION, Va., January 6. _Folled by the alertness of a neighbor, | robbers, who last night attempted to loot the safe of the Fairfax Station Post Office, secured only about $10 in stamps and coins before they were forced to flee. The outer portion of the heavy.double safe was blown to shreds by a charge of nitro-glycerin, but the inner com- | partment containing the money resisted the explosion. The blast was timed to coincide with the passing of two ireight trains, which hid the noise from every one except O. W. Chesley, whose home | is opposite the store of James Wycoff, in which the post office is located. Ches- ley's daughter is acting postmistress ‘Awakened suddenly about 1:30 am. by the explosion, Chesley fired his re-| volver to awaken other residents. He then phoned for Sheriff E. P. Kirby Chesley says at least two men fled at the sourd of his revolver. They had parked their sedan, with Maryland li- cense plates, several hundred yards from the store with the wheels resting in a ditch. The men could not start it and, after working on it a few minutes, aban- doned it and fled on foot. In the car Sheriff Kirby found an overcoat. Maryland and Washington police were notified. M'COY ACCEPTED FOR LEAGUE POST Army Officer Chosen as U. S. Mem- ber of Inguiry Group in Manchuria. The State Department has informed the League of Nations that the appoint- ment of Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, commander of the 4th Corps Area, as a member of the League’s inquiry com- | mission on Manchuria would be ac- ceptable. Gen. McCoy's name was mentioned to the league after Walker D. Hines of New York, former director of railways, had declined & post on the commission The league had asked for the names of persons who might be ‘“qualified” for membership Gen. McCoy supervised electiops in Nicaragua in 1928 and has had a wide experience in colonial and insular mat- | ters. 'BROKEN NECK FATAL T0 CAR CRASH VICTIM ‘Miss Aileen Wilson, 26, of Luke, Hurt Christmas Eve When /Auto Skidded. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md. January 5— Miss Afleen Wilson, 26, daughter of Mrs. Mayne Wilson, Luke, this county, died last midnight at Memorial Hospital of a broken neck received in an auto- | mobile upset on the McMullen Highway | December 324. The machine skidded on the slippery roadbed and John E. Grindle, jr, Lona- coning, athletic coach, Bruce High School, Westernport, driver of the car, was released followigg official ques- tioning, e Britain in | (#).—Extension | that an | REPUBLICAN PARTY FACES WET FIGHT Prospect of Controversy May Overshadow Democratic Battle on Issue. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. A row over the subject of prohibition is looming for which may make the difficul | Democrats over that contro look like a side show. Prospects of the Republican contro- versy over prohibition were developed today in conversation among Repub= licans on Capitol Hill just when the Democratic National Committee is pre- paring to come here to hear what its chairman, John J. Raskob, has to say about prohibition. Mr. Raskob already is in Washington and is expected to make a statement regarding his views on the liquor issue within the next 24 hours. In some quarters it has been suggested that Mr. Raskob will under- take to softpedal prohibition However, there has been nothing yet to indicate that he has abandoned his proposal that the Democratic party write into its platform this year a rec- ommendation for a referendum on his so-called home-rule plan. Convention Fight Expected. The wet and dry factions in the Re- publican party are feeling more and more bitter toward each other as the time for the Natfonal Convention ap- proaches. At the recent meeting of the Republican National Committee in Washington it was found possible to avoid a reference to prohibition in the open sessions. However, the feeling for and against prohibition was smol- dering uncerneath the surface. Only the fact that the Republicans have made it a rule not to attempt in National Committee meetings to com- mit the Republicar. party on any plat- form issue made it pessible to keep the prohibition issue under sover. Predic- tion was made today in wall informed Republican quarters that ide matter would be -fought out vigorousiy when the National Convention meets in June. So far, no possible compromise for the Republicans has been suggested The talk of a referendum, put forward by wet Democrats in the hope of sat- sfying both the wets and drys in their party, has been matched by some of the Republican wets The referendum proposal, however, has made no appeal to the Republican drys, whatever the effect on the Demo- cratic drys. In some quarters there has been talk of taking the prohibition issue out of the campaign by having both the Republican and Democratic_platforms carry a referendum plank. The Repub- licans have shown no willingness so far to agree to any such a plan Republican drys and Republican wets both are fanatical in their positions today. es of h ersial issue | | | Hoover Stand Urged. President Hoover has been regarded by the dry Republicans as the cham- pion of the prohibition cause, although in his statements on prohibtion before the last campaign Mr. Hoover only went so far as to say that prohibition was an experiment, noble in purpo: which must be worked out construc: tively. The President is being urged by wet Republicans to come out some kind of a plank in the party plat- form which will be pleasing to the lib- erals. So far he has shown no incli- nation to make such concessions to the wets. his nosition of support for the dry laws and the eighteenth amendment The Republican party in the past has been the party of prohibition. It has been in control of the National Gov- croment ever since the eighteenth amendment became effective more than a decade ago, and has had charge of enforcement of prohibition laws. In the last few y s, however, there has been a growing spirit of revolt among the Republicans in some of the most populous States of the country This spirit of revolt has manifested it- self particularly in New York, Penns: vania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Illinos. Even in Ohio which was formerly the home of the Anti-Saloon League, there has been a change in sentiment among some of the Republicans. Beck Challenges Davis. Representative Beck of Pennsylvz yesterday issued a statement declaring that the next Republican candidate fo the Senate from Pennsylvania must b wet and calling on Senator Davis, who is up for re-election this year, to de- clare_himself on the prohibition issue Mr. Beck Is the leader of the wet Re- publicans in the House. He indicated that if Davis does not announce him self a wet that he, Mr. Beck, would enter the primary against Davis. The drys among the Republicans however, have on several occasions shown a willingness to have a Repub- lican wet candidate defeated at the ., even by a wet Demac In 1930, the dry Republicans in New York declined to go to the bat for Tuttle, Republican gubernatorial candidate. who had come out wet | Roosevelt was< elected Governor by | more than 700000 plurality. A few vears earlier, former Senator Wads worth of New York, came out for repeal of the eightee amendment, was defeated because of dry Republican defections. Other in- stances of the refusal of Republican drys to support wet Republican can- didates have been numerous. DEMOCRATS FACE FIGHT, i | | | | Prohibition to Be Issue Before Com- mittee Despite Opposition. By the Associated Press. Democratic leaders converging here showed a certainty today that prohibi- tion discussion will be Injected Into the Natonal Committee conferences over the week end, despite determined ef- forts to avoid it. Iul)n is speculation on the possibility of an out-and-out Ritchie-for-President headquarters during the meeting Howard Bruce of Baltimore, sup- porter of the Maryland Governor for the presidential nomination, has re- served 10 rooms at the Mayflower Hotel for Friday and Saturay. The reservation was made | name of the “Maryland delegation” and | the big suite, whicih has a number of large reception rooms, will be occu- pled Friday morning On Thursday night Bruce will be one of the hosts at a big dinner for Ritchie in Baltimore. Democratic leaders are watching this dinner with great interest as it may be the scene of the offictal launching of the Ritchie campaign. Chairman Raskob, who turned the {last National Committee meeting into | an uproar with certain prohibition pro- posals, arrives in Washington late today. He is expected again to bring up pro- hibition, The party will hold its annual Jack- son day dinner Friday night, at which time former Gov. Smith, John W. Davis, and James M. Cox, all Democratic presidential candidates in years past will speak : The contest for a convention city, shoved aside temporarily in pre-com- mittee talk, apparently has norrowed down to a fight between four cities, Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco and Atlantic City. Chicago and At- lantic City were pitted against each other for the Republican convention only a few weeks ago, Chicago winning overwhelming A very definite campaign for Kansas City as the convention place has been started within the past week. The trength of the movement, however, {s as yet unmeasured: in the the Republican party | for | Indeed, he is not expected to change | Franklin | Republican, who | Running a_close second to that ques- | | of between $1,000,000 and $1.25 WILSON COMMANDS HOMICIDE SQUAD Dowd Succeeds Detective at No. 1 Precinct—Other Shifts Made. Detective Sergt. Harry K. Wilson to- day assumed command of the homicide squad, succeeding the late Detective . James A. Springmann, who died December 26. Wilson, member of the department since 1903, has filled numerous assign- | ments. He has served as detective in [ No. 1 precinct since the reorganization | of the detective branch of the police | service Michael J. Dowd was sent to No. 1 | precinct to succeed Wiison. He will serve with Detective Sergts. H. E { Brodie and Leo Murray. | Several other shifts in the detective service also became effective today. W. J. Dubusky has been assigned to duty with the clothing squad, succeed- ing Dowd. O. W. Mansfield today was given his | third change in assignment in two weeks. At the time of the reorganiza- tion he was sent to No. 7, remaining ther one day, and then sent to 13 Today's change places him in No. 8 E. F. Lewlis, recently promoted, was given an assignment in No. 6, formerly cinct detective prior to receiving a pro- | motion. A. M. Tolson, promoted while serving in No. 7, was assigned to duiy there, while Earl P. Hartman of No. 1, was detailed with the homicide squad, taking the place of Robert Barrett, un- der sentence in one of the police bru- | tality cases. 'LAUNCH THIRD PARTY INWASHINGTON STATE Progressive Republicans Organize to Back Insurgenuts in Congress and Independent Candidate. | By the Associated Press, EATTLE, Wash., “third party by a group of “Progressive Republicans of Washington” here today to give “or- ganized, effective support” to insurgent Republicans in Congress and to cam- paign for an independent candidate for President if Republican and Demo- cratic nominees are unsatisfactory. The announcement of the formation { of the group signed by H. F. Love | of Tacoma as chairman, John E. Bal- laine of Seattle, W. W. Drake of Yakima and John H. Binns of Tacoma, members of the Executive Committee. |~ Love is general chairman of the Com- | mittee on Conciliation of the Employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. Ballaine has been prominent in Alaska and Washington State politics for many years. Drake is a member of the Executive Board of the State Grange and Binns is an at- | torney Nationally known figures who Bal- laine said had been consulted during | organization include Senators Borah of {Idaho, La Follette of Wisconsin and | Norris of Nebraska | 'Ballaine said the organization would |send a representative to Washington, | D. C.. soon to co-operate with repre- sentatives from other States to ‘‘map out a course of action for the approach- ing presidential campaign.” —A | | | January EY HITS REPORTER iATTORN [ [ D. C. Newspaper Man Struck by Anne Arundel Prosecutor. Spectal Dispatch to The Star ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 5.—| Linton Burkett, 34, correspondent of the Washington Times, was struck in the mouth by States Attorney A Theodore Brady, at the court house here today after Burkett made a state- | ment reflecting on Brady. Burkett| sald he spoke in fun, but Brady re-| sented the remark. | When court had adjourned for lunch- | eon recess after hearing the case of County Officer George Harrison, who is | being {ried for accepting graft in the operation of road houses in Anne| | Arundel County. Burkett is sald to have made a remark to Benjamin Micnael- | on, defense counsel. reflecting on the | manner in which the case was being | prosecuted by Brady | When the remark was passed along to Brady the State’s attorney ap- proached Burkett and struck him in the mouth. Burkett is sald to have apolo- gized to Brady, but he was ordered to appear fn court tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock to make & formal apology. ISLAND DISPUTE.ENDS ISTANBUL, January 5 (#).—A Turco- Italian treaty, amicably ending the con- flict over the islands between Castel- lorizo and the Anatolian coast was signed at Angora yesterday, according | to an official communique issued today. | The communique said the treaty fixes | the Turco-Ttalian martime boundary to | the full satisfacton of both parties. .000. eight towns and cities in the vicinity In Wake of Dov MATED AT OVER $1,000, FOUR-STORY building, covering an entire city block, was destroyed by fire in Dover, N. H., Sunday with a loss | For a time the whole center section of the cit seven business establishments were wiped out, throwing hundreds out of employment. was threatened. Twenty- Ald was summoned from —A. P. Photo. IIC( ads Squad | I | HARRY K. WILSON. HOOVER TO OPPOSE ANY PAY REDUCTION FOR U. S. EMPLOYES __(Continued From First Page.) 13, where he performed duty as pre- | appealed to industry and business not g to do. Meanwhile Senator Borah's campaign to cut the pay of cabinet officers and members of Congress is attracting wide attention. - So much, in fact, say the clerks of the Senate document room, they are besieged with telephone calls for copies. Government employes and divisional chieftains, they say, are among those asking for them. Bar Oppeses Reduction. A brief, summarizing current argu- ments against the proposed salary cuts for Federal employes in general, is be- ing mailed today by the Federal Bar Association to the President, the cabi- net, members of Congress and mem- bers of the association. Willlam R. Vallance, president of the legal body, said this morning that the movement was launched | Federal Bar Association hopes in this | way to lay its case more clearly before governmental authorities and the American people and combat proposed legislation to reduce Federal salaries in the interest of economy. Reasons against salary slashes are grouped into seven sections, which pre- sent the following points: An “exaggerated idea” of the extent of recent salary increases appears to exist in some quarters, although pras- ent salaries have been reached only by slow processes since 1870 and at no time have reached salary rates paid for similar services in commercial fields. For scveral years the provisions of the classification act authorizing promotions based on higher efficiency ratings have been inoperative due to failure of Con- gress to appropriate the necessary funds. Salary cuts would cause fear and un- ‘ertainty of income, thereby decreasing purchases of manufactured products and arding recovery from the eco- nomic depression This decrease in purchases would be in excess of an amount justified by the amount of the salary cut. If ‘salaries are cut, Federal employes will have difficulty meeting their fixed obligations, and in many instances will be unable to make their payments, with resulting loss of their homes or other | purchases, which would disturb further the already unsettled real estate market. Many Federal employes are support- ing relatives or friends, who are in financial difficulties owing to the de- pression. Salary cuts would cause these dependents to become public charges. Below 1!, Per Cent. The sum which would be saved is in- finitesimal in comparison with the total expenditures of the Government, being less than 1% per cent of the total amount. The precedent set by the Govern- ment would lead to general wage re- ductions in _commercial of all wage earners. Summing up, the Federal Bar Asso- clation makes a plea for thoughtful consideration of its arguments, and states that a pay cut would amount to an additional tax on Government em- ployes, who already are subject to all existing revenue-producing legislation. The brief is signed by President Val- lance, Ralph G. Cornell, secretary of the Federal Bar Association, anl Charles W. Flora, chairman of the as- | sociation’s Committee on Professional Standards. BEER CURB DEFEATED Unemployed Married Men Lose on Plea to Ban Sale in Alberta. CALGARY, Alberta, January 5 (). —The Unemployed Married Men's As- soclation wants beer parlors and liquor stores closed until times get better. The association drafted a petition to the City Council on the subject. The Councl referring it to the pro ment for action. vincial govern- enterprises, | thereby reducing the purchasing power I voted 6 to 5 last night against | BINGHAM WILL AD MAPES BILL STUDY Capper to Invite Him to Lend | Assistance at Senate Com- mittee Discussion. When the Senate District Committee begins consideration of the House bills | relating to taxation and fiscal rela- tions, Chairman Capper of that com- | mittee plans to invite Senator Bingham of Connecticut, who handles District appropriations, to give the leg! committee the benefit of his assistance. Senator Bingham is chairman of the District of Columbia subcommitee of the Senate Appropriations Committ2e This subcommitiee handles the annual appropriations bill for Washington. The Mapes bills, proposing various forms of increaed taxation and sceking to re- peal the substantive 60-40 law, being new legislation, have been referred to the District Legislative Commiitee Senator Capper indicated he would | invite Senator Bingham tc co-operate | when the bills are being considere: |~ As chairman of the Subcommittee on Local Appropriations, Senator Bingham | s become thoroughly versed in the problem of fiscal relations between the United States and the District headed the conferees, who, in 1930, brought about en increase from $9.000,- 00 to $9.500,000 in the annual Federal share of District expenses. Senator Capper has not vet fixed a time for the first meeting of the Dis- trict Committee to take up the Mapes bill. TRAPPED SLAYERS KILL THEMSELVES IN HOUSTON HOME __(Centinued From t Bagey took & bus to the suburban Ship Chan- | nel after being informed that his wife | was not at the house. Police combed the Houston under- yworld and all hideouts in the vicinity of the Ship Channel without being able to apprehend either of the Young brothers. It was feared they had siowed awav on a ship and slipped through the dragnet. Heavy guards were posted at all gulf ports and along the Mexican borde |to prevent the fugitives leaving the country. Trail Picked Up Sunday. The fugitives' traill was picked up Sunday at Strectman, Tex., when the overturned automobile in which they had fled from Springfield. Mo.. was found beside a highway. In it were a rifle and shotgun. Two men who crawled from the wreck accepted a farmer’s offer to right thelir car, but while he was going for a team of mules, they deserted the car and ccntinued their flight south. Be- fore leaving they took the Missouri li- | cense plates from the car and hurled them into a fleld Officers learned that the fugitives were picked up by the driver of a road- | ster. “The car passed the men as they stood by the road, then turned back, and after a brief conversation the men | boarded the car and were driven away. Found in Bath Room. The officers believed the hunted men had skulked in the cottage, a one-story | small green structure, throughout the | night, considering it would have been | impossible for them to have left it for | any length of time without being recog- | nized. It was learned the Young brothers were in the bath room when the offi- cers came. Heard and Beverly fired about 12 pistol shots through the closed door, the bullets lodging in the casing | of the bath room door. | " Then three shots were heard from within before officers heard the call “We are dead, come and get us.” A pause and then there were three more shots. MOTHER IS HYSTERICAL. ow That My Sons Are Gone, T Want God to Take Me Home,” She Says. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., January 5 ().— Mrs. Young, mother of the Young | brothers, became hysterical and nearly | prostrated when told that her sons were | dead. “Why did God let this happen?” she_sobbed “Now that my sons are gone, I want God to take me home.” BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at Stanley Hall at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, 'bandmaster: Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “The Fighting Yanks”...Crosby Overture, “The Hunt for Fortune,” Suppe Entr'acte— “By the Waters of Minnetonka,” Lieurance “Sing, Smile, Slumber”......Gounod | Excerpts from musical comedy— “The Rose of Algeria .. .Herbert | Fox trot, “Now That You're Gone," Florito and JOBLESS SET OUT ON CAPITAL MARCH Priest and Followers Leave Pittsburgh to Stage Dem- onstration Here. | By the Assoclated Press PITTSBURGH, January 5—"Cox’s army"” of jobless set off for Washington today to plead for work. More than 20 blocks were jammed with crowds this morning as Rev. James R. Cox, a Roman Catholic priest, mar- shaled his followers for the trek to the Capital. Father Cox estimated that 45, 000 persons were there. A last-minute change of plans forced hundreds of men to start the march afoot. Approximately 600 automobiles and trucks, some of them dilapidated, were filled to capacity. Father Cox said he would ask mors fortunate followers to surrender their seats later to those on oot Sees “Glorious Success.”” “It's a_glorious success” said the priest. “We'll get every man to Wash- ington. Some way or other, they'll ‘all get there.” The marchers began gathering last night in Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, near the Allegheny River. Police and firemen were detailed to maintain order. There was no disorder Father Cox agreed to lead the march, he said, because he feels it is some one’s duty to impress upon governmental | leaders in a sane way the dire straits in which these people and others find themselves In the caravan are broad-shouldered millhands, coal miners, railroad work- ers and “white collar men,” who have been unable\to find any kind of work Every man on the march has & blanket and a six-day food supply. Fifteen truckloads of bread are in line. Hot coffee and soup will be served at various points by civic and fraternal organizations. Due Here Thursday. The route is across Pennsylvania, through Maryland to the Capital. Father Cox will speak briefly at each stop. Tonight's objective 'is Huntingdon. The motorcade expects to reach Wash- ington Thursday At Harrisburg tomorrow_the column 1l be addressed by Gov. Pinchot. After arrival in Washington the marchers will go to Arlington National Cemetery and pray at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The prayer will be that the spirit of the Unknown Soldier will bring® realization to governmental leaders of the distress facing the un- employed. Later, petitions asking jobs will be presented to President Hoover, the House and the Senate. POLICE PREPARE FOR JOBLESS. | wil Escort to Mect Marchers at Wisconsin Avenue Upeon Arrival Here. An_ orderly group cf 2,500 jobless marchers are en route here from Pitts- | burgh, Pa. to present to Congress & ion asking relief for the unem- ployed. With receipt of word here that the ers leit Pittsburgh at 7 o'clock morning, Brig. Gen. Pelnam D. polize chief, called a confer- police cflicials T this afternoon to map out plans for receiving them. Escort Is Planned. ‘The marchers, under ion of Rev. Father James R. Cox, pastor of Old St. | Patrick's C Pittsburgh, traveling | chiefly in motor trucks, will proceed over | the Willlam Penn Highway to Wisconsin a where they will be met by & otor cyele escort. siord said that Father Cox him late today as to the e of their arrival here. According to a letter received by Gen. Glassford from Father Cox, the marchers will first visit the Capitol, where effert will be made to present t ion to Congress. Then, after g the Unknown Soldier's Tomb, they will leave the city. 7 Have Own Food Supply. letter pointed out that S 11 carry but one ban- which will bear the inscription, her Cox's Jobless March.” He mised orderly procequre while here. Gen. Glassford said he did not intend to provide the marchers food or sheiter, stating that half the marchers were | financially able to care for themselves. | The oth will e benefit of six- { day rations provi | retatl merchants | under | being neld. The marchers intend to stop over at Harrisburg and Gettysburg, Pa.,, and | Frederick, Md. TWO BOYS CONFESS BURNING 8 TO DEATH | Nailed Doors and Wirdows So Vie- tims Couldn't Escape, Sheriff Says. I polic | By the Assoclated Press GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, January 5.— Sherift Charles Swanson announced to= | day that two inmates of the Boys' In- dustrial School at Lancaster confessed they made a funeral pyre last Spring out of a Gallia County log cabin, burn- ing eight persons to death. Revenge was the motive, Swanson said, adding that the boys confessed be- cause of stricken consciences. The boys were Albert Reymer Gallipolis and Elsworth Mowyer Bucyrus. ‘The cabin was occupied James White, 40. He and seven of children died in the flames. Before setting fire to the cabin, the youths said, they nailed up the doors and windows so there would be no escape for the victims The sheriff said Reymer and Mowyer admitted the crime to himself and Assistant Supt. Lamb when they wvis- ited the youths at the institution. Reymer said he burned the family to death as a reprisal against White, with whom he had fought a short time before the father moved to the cabin. Reymer also held a grudge against him, he sald. ¢ Occupants Cremated. The tragedy occurred last April 7. | The log house was only a smoulder- | ing ruin when discovered and its occu- pants were practically cremated, The remains of White and his chil- dren, who ranged in age from 7 to 21, were put in a receptacle no larger than a shoe box, and buried in a single grave. While recovering from burns, George, the only survivor, told officers his father died trying to carry twin girls to safety. He said the cabin walls collapsed and pinned White in the flames, with one girl under each arm. REYNOLDS OFF T0 INDIA North Carolina Sportsman Leaves Le Bourget in Plane. LE BOURGET, France, January 5 () —Smith Reynolds, North Clr?l’lnn :flpurl&m:n. w)‘;o has been touring urope by airplane, took off t Delhi, India. S e of of by his | waltz suite, “Sobre la Sola: the Waves”) “Fluffy Riffles”, . Star Spangled (“Over Rosas Green Finale, I ir With him was Jean Assolant, French :rlmsnhntr;c fiyer, who will pilot the ane as far as Naples, alter which eynol& will fly alone to India.