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THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D._C FRIDAY, JAN UARYS wk A—S FRENCH WOULD ASK U. 5. SECURITY PACT Trio, Posing as Bootleggers, ROBBERS BIND FOUR AND TAKE $349.000 IN GEMS FROM SAFE PAY CUT FEARED BLOW TO RELIEF Former Cabinet Minister Pro- poses Overtime for Treaty to Guarantee Aid. By the Associated Press PARIS, January 22.—Pierre Foregot, former cabinet minister, suggested yes- terday in the Chamber of Deputies that France ask the United States to come in on a pact guaranteeing mutual as ance for purposes of defense in cas ggress e hange. he suggested, France might reduce her armaments by 25 per Zent. He recalled that America had stepped in during the war and might do %o again, adding that “in the face of a Germany filed with a desire for re- venge, asset France could have would defensive aid of the United The Amer pact as he enormous step on d an signature on such a suggested would be “an the road to peace,” he /hy not ask her to do it?” he asked as the deputies applauded The arrangements he proposed would be of great benefit to the United States and would bring about the end of the present economic crisis which, if it con- tinues “will put an end to America’s prosperity,” said M. Foregot “The United States interrogated us publicly on our intentions” he said “Why not question them on theirs? One clear word would dispel these®tragic misunderstandings. It is to be hoped that America understands that some- thing must be done.” GERMAN STUDENTS RIOT. Universities of Nation Demand “Sub- ordination of Might to Right.” BERLIN, January 22 (#).—Classes at the University of Berlin were suspended today after police had been called in to subdue fighting among student olitical factions. » ‘Representatives - of _students and faculties of all the German universities issued a declaration today warning if the disarmement conference ~next month fails to “subordinate might to right” the ideal of peace in Europe will have failed. PASTORS OUTLAW WAR. Ohio Ministers Vote to Withhold Sup- port in All Future Conflicts. CLEVELAND, January 22 (@)—A resolution withholding its support from any future war was adopted by the Ohio Pastors'’ Convention yesterday after a irited debate. P The. resolution declared: “We will never again sanction or participate in any war. rooms or pulpits as recruitin, We deplore the action of making stations. of citizenship and military training in colleges a requirement. In any delemma of loyalty to country | or to Christ, we shall choose to follow Christ.” 2 The United States Supreme Court’s refusal of citizenship to Prof. Douglas G. MacIntosh_of Yale University, who said he would refuse to bear arms against his conscience in case of war. Was scored in another resolution | opted. e Convention declared it “solemnly refuses to acknowledge the obligation which the Supreme Court declares to be binding on citizens. We have not prom- ised expressly or tacitly to accept an act of Congress as a final interpreta- tion of the will of God and we will not | dogpo.” . DEBT STAND OF U. S. HIT BY HERRIOT IN CHAMBER ADDRESS (Continued From First Page.) France must not be expected to pay more than she recelved. M. Herriot deplored America's rejec- | tion of a proposal 12 years ago for a pact mutually guaranteeing the security of the two nations. He also criticized the statement of Chanellor Heinrich Bruening of Germany that Germany cculd no longer pay reparations, re- minding the Chamber that recourse could be had to The Hague tribunal and under the Young plan in event of Ger- many’s failure to pay The_attitude of the toward France in the and future” was criticized by Louis Marin, Nationalist leader, Who also alluded to the suggestion of Representa- tive Louis T. McFadden that colonial possessions of European debtors be ceded to the United States in payment of war debts 2 sht a response from Gratien | Candace, Negro deputy from the island | of Guadeloupe, who said: “Frenchmen we are, and Frenchmen we will re- main! M. Paul Reynaud, minister of col- onies, intervened to say that no official proposal for cession of the French Antilles had been received Asking the estion “what can be done if Germany does not pay?” in the newspaper Le Matin today, Stephane Lauzanne, noted editor, said two courses were open Fn'S\mm notify the Reichsbank that the Bank of France refuses to renew its $25,000,000 credit which expires February 1, thereby entailing a similar refusal by the World Bank Second, to denounce immediately the treaty of commerce concluded in 1927, which. “he said, particularly — ad- tagrous to Germany Premis Laval }r; United States “past, present ter on announcem reparations mber reached a expected after the Cl vote some time tc rell, the British Ambass: » issued the in- and there was would accept, if did not pre- It was understood that the object of the meeting would be to determine Whether the reparations issue may be decided now, or put off until May June France wants to put it off ur the elections, but England seems clined to favor immediate action PARLEY NOT ABANDONED. 1 after in- London Continues Preparations for Reparations Conference. LONDON, January The Brit- 4sh government's announcement that the Laus Reparations Conference wil be postponed does not mean the con ference has been ebandoned, it Was said yesterday in official circles Preliminary work for meeting is being continued, & competent spokes- man said, and the government hopes the conference ultimately will be held and will prove to be successful. No one in official quarters took seri- ously what one of the London newspa- pers described as a “new” plan to solve the reparations problem by allowing Germany to meet her obligations with raflroad bonds instead of cash ‘According to the published version of | this report, the cabinet had given “sym- | pathetic consideration” to the plan, but this was denied. The scheme is not new. It has been discussed on several occa- slons, most_recently in Paris. Ope au- thority declared it was a “dead issue It was annnounced Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald had been forced by the pressure of domestic affairs to de- cline with regret an inwtation from Premier Laval of France for & discus- slon of mutual problems over the week 29 () Slugs Butler to Enter Rich Residence. Harry Glemby, Wealthy Art Connoisseur, Victim of Huge Theft. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January- 22.—Three |Representative Connery Tells Catholic Charities Big Business Seeks Slash. Local charitable organizations will the needy in Washington if Govern- ment workers' wages are slashed, Rep- resentative William P. Connery of Mas- | sachusetts told the Catholic Charities not have sufficient funds to care for all{ We will not use our class| mili- | tary service, against conscience, a test | U MUVED | « Us | | men, posing as bootleggers, invaded the East Sixty-seventh street home of Harry Glemby vesterday, knocked a butler unconscious, bound four mem- bers of the household and scooped 41 | pieces of jewelry valued at $349,0600 i from a wall safe | They escaped through the service en- | trance just as a police squad car screeched to a stop at the front. The detectives were called by a friend | | with whom Mrs. Glemby was talking on | the phone when the trio entered. She | saw their guns and screamed, dropping | | the receiver. Her friend notified police. | | Glemby said the jewelry was fully in- sured. | Richly Decorated Home. Glemby, art connoisseur and mil- lionaire " cosmetics manufacturer, has one of the most richly decorated homes | among the Upper East Side homes of wealth which in recent months have been victimized to the extent of more than a million dollars by jewel thieves. | Mrs. Glemby is known ‘as one of the | best dressed women in America, She | recently reported the loss of a $25,000 diamond earring while attending a New Year eve party at the Waldorf-Astoria. It was subsequently found and returned, | but the earring and its mate, together valued at $50,000, were among the gems teken yesterday. The loot, Noel C.| Scaffa, * insurance company detective | said, also included a wide assortment of | | pearl necklaces, bracelets, rings, pen- dants and pins and watches. Glemby was having a shower and others in the household were engaged in | usual occupations when the service bell rang. The butler, Fred Hamayer, pressed the button’ that opened the downstairs _door _automatically, and presently three men arrived at the third-floor apartment. Butler Knocked Out, | The butler opened the door a few | inches and one of the men whispered | that they had “some liquor” for Glemby. It would be necessary, he said, to de- liver it personally. The butler refused | them admittance, whereupon the leader | hit Hamayer on the head With & pistol. | The butler sagged to the floor and the intruders stepped in over his body. They bound a maid. Mrs. Glemby saw them and screamed. Glemby stepped | out of the bath, wearing a robe. They BY SECURTY TALK Proposal in French Chamber for Treaty Meets Cool Reception Here. The proposal in the French Chamber | of Deputies that the United States guarantee the security of France by treaty to make way for drastic arms | reductions met with a cool reception here as determination of Washington to steer away from involvments in | European affairs became pronounced. Meanwhile, the receipt here of news that France intends to make a naval | arms reduction offer at Geneva. made | clear the American attitude that much | progress has been made in restricting | sea armaments, and the more urgent need now is to decrease land arms. | Nevertheless, careful consideration | will be given to the readiness in Paris to join a naval cut conditioned on an | agreement allotting naval strength on the basis of geographical requirements. | Believed Government View. Reiteration of the French position | on security in an official source Wwas | taken to reflect the Government’s | views. In that connection, it was noted | there was no reference in the official quarter to the United States becoming a military ally of France for defense purposes as had been suggested in the Chamber of Deputies by Pierre Foregot, | former cabinet minister. Consequently, although no official | siews were forthcoming, the disposi- | tion here was not to_take the Foregot | proposal_seriously. No objection was | expressed to the French insistance on | | security so long as the United States | | is not required to guarantee it. | "1t was recalled that much talk of | French needs for a ‘“security” pact | reaced these shores as Premier Laval | left Yor his visit to President Hoover. | | But, whatever he had in mind when he | left’ France, by the time he arrived it was so plain that any such treaty was | impossible that he did not bring the subject up. | Some surprise was stirred by last| | night's dispatch on the intentions of | Prance as to a naval arms slash. The | Geneva conference is open for any ef- | forts toward reduction, but this Govern- | | ment does not want the effort to limit | land arms to be hampered. | | Suggests 25 Per Cent Cut. At the same time, it would gladly co- | operate on efforts for France and Italy | sition to placing ar last night at the organization’s tenth annual meeting, held in the Willard Hotel. | " He charged that big business interests | are behind the legislative proposal to | cut Government wages so as to furnish | an “alibi” for the reductions they al- | ready have made. “These proposals were not made to | balance the budget or cut Federal ex- | penditures,” he declared. ~*The real | purpose is'to give big business, which has already slashed wages heavily, an ‘out” The bus leaders of the United States broke faith with Presi- | dent Hoover and cut wages. Now they | wish the Government to do the same so they can justify their betrayal of the President.” “Government workers now arg under- paid and that many of them remain in the Government service because they love Washington, although they could get five times as much with private organizations.” He pointed out‘that a wage reduction in the Government establishment would create need and want in Washington on such a scale that the Community Chest and its constitient organizations would be unable to cope with it. g The Catholic Church and the Ameri- can Federation of Labor are the strong- est bulwarks against communism and bolshevism in the country today, the Massachusetts representative asserted. Representative Mary T. Norton, New Jersey, chairman of the House District Committee, assured members of the Catholic Charities that the District Committee is ready to do everything possible to help the people of ‘Washing- ton. She said the District Committee will welcome ideas as to whaf the city needs and indicated that she 1s ready to place help for the needy before anything else. Mrs. Norton discussed her bill pro- viding for old-age pensions in the Dis- trict and expressed the hope that it will be passed & The Community Chest was praised as having enabled welfare workers to reach more unfortunates than “v,;ouldp hare then was directed to lead the way to the | been possible otherwise, by Mgr. Patt c wall safe. Terrified, she opened it. The |C. Gavan. Maj gdamt:s A;hg‘r‘.v ;i::: thieves scooped the jewels—diamonds, | Mander of the Salvation Army Rett emeralds and other gems collected by | and Walter S Ufford, general s v Mrs. Glemby here and abroad—into a | °f the Associated Char F e bag. leaving the velvet cases scattered | ,,The annual report o e Bl helter-skelter, ‘Then they yanished |Chatiles was presented by Dr. 1. J through the service entrance. Shehan, assistant director. It showed — i that the organization had $85738.53 in BY PUBLIC PRINTER tributed. Would Result in Loss to Gov- The report stated that 1208 families are being cared for, 456 having been ernment, Report to Con- gress Says. carried over from last year. Dr. She- MRS. HARRY GLEMBY. forced him back with their pistols and | tied his hands. One of the men was so nervous the | electric cord used for trussing the vic- | tims tangled in his hand. The leader snatched it from him and wired the | Glembys and the butler together. A | governess who had come into the room han said that 889 married cduples are receiving aid who would be self-support- ing in normal times. and 851 children are under care. He attributed one- third of the total number of cases to unemployment. Officers of the Catholic Charities were re-elected. They include Admiral William S. Benson, president: Dr. H. J. Crosson, vice president: Allen Pope, secretary, and Adam Weschlar, treas- urer. Dr. Crosson presided in the ab- sence of Admiral Benson, who k& ill. Dr. John O'Grady, director, also was not present because of illness. Resolutions of respect to the late Members of Congress today received copies of the annual report of the public_printer, in which he expresses imself as “firmly of the opinion that wages and salaries in the Government Printing Office are not to be reduced at this time. Any decrease in the present rates of pay would result in a corresponding loss to the Government by lessening the efficiency and morale of the most energetic organization in the Federal service,” he says. | Due to the reduction in overtime | work at the Government Printing Office to provide for the employment of more workers, Public Printer George H. Carter said, the average earnings of employes, furthermore, have been reduced $116.17, or 5 per cent less than for the preceding fiscal year. | This contribution toward unemploy- | ment relief, he cited, had been given cheerfully. | ‘The public printer also records oppo- of the Govern- ment_Printing Office employes under the jurisdiction of the Classification | Board, which, he say as little prac- | tical 'knowledge of industrial wage problems.” “The public printer is fully in ac- cord with the action of the American | holiday labor, he added. Federation of Labor in opposing the| “The great reduction of overtime proposal to include Government skilled | Work has, of course, decreased the av- trades and related occupations in new | erage earnings of employes, although legisdation for final determination of | there has been no reduction in the rates their wages by a Personnel Classifica- | Of Wages during the year,” the report tion Board. Such a change would seri- | continues. “The average earnings per ously disrupt the organization and op- | employe during the fiscal year 1931 was eration of this office and serve no good | $2,121.42, a decrease of $116.17, or 5 purpose.” per cent less than for the preceding Loysity. 1 Warti fiscal year. Yally in Wartime. “This decrease in average earnings Commenting further on the “unfair- | may properly be regarded as a contri- ness” of any pay cut at the present|ktution of $116.17 each from the em- time, Mr. Carter stated ployes of the Government Printing “Many of the employes of the Gov-|Office for the employment of other per- ernment Printing Office remained in its | sons to assist them in the work they service during the World War period | formerly had to do in overtime. without any material increase of pay| “It is gratifying to note that the de- for the long and arduous hours of es- | creased average earnings for 1931 were sentlal war work they chase to do for | accepted willingly by employes, Wwho the Government instead of yielding to | were not only giad to be relieved of the allurement of higher war-time | the longer hours of labor, but were wages elsewhere. There are also 870 | happy also to share their jobs with the veterans now employed in the Govern- | additional employes required to produce ment Printing Office, who likewise | in the regular 8-hour day the work that served the Government during the | formerly necessitated hours of daily World War without thought of specia: | overtime. reward. “Employes of the Government Print- “These faithful adopted. e R S the wage situation, Mr. Carter cited in the report the fact that the Joint Com- mittee on Printing, in accord with the public printer’s support of the present wage standards, had adopted his rec- ommendation that the committee Te- serve the right to revoke any Govern- | ment contract for paper made by work- men whose wages are reduced during the contract year. That the provision may be of benefit to a considerable number of paper mill workers, he | points out, is shown by the annual re- quirements of the Government Printing | Office for approximately 54,000,000 pounds of paper. During tht last 18 months, the pub- lic printer states, there has been a de- crease of approximately $527,560 in ex- penditures for overtime work at the printing plant. For Additional Force. This sum has been available for the employment of an additional force to | do the work which formerly had to be handled with overtime, Sunday and Representative Connery added that| Charles W. Darr and B. F. Saul »\'ere! was | to get together on naval matters, which and loyal employes | they left unsettled at the London con- | have now come to enjc 1 i | compensation from 1 M. Foregot suggested that for a pact | they served so well du the United States and France to |it would be grossly unfa Government g the war, and r to take from a fair rate of | ing Office have also responded splen- didly to every appeal for assistance to the less fortunate. Their contributions to the Washington Community Chest for 1931 amounted to $23,395.70, well or elp each other if attacked his country | ht cut her armaments 25 per cent..| If argument along this line is advanced t the Geneva Corference it can be | ated now that the American delega- will resist. n if it were conceivable that the | er administration would sanction | | & Franco-American treaty, the Senate | certainly could be expected to reject it. | Yesterday afternoon, for:example, Te- | fon in senatorial quarters to talk of a pact was that it is absurd. Senator Moses, Republican, of New | Hampshire, a member of the Foreign | Relations C:mmittee, said practically | the same idea as sponsored by Foregot had been proposed in the treaty with | France in 1919, | “The United States didn't support it > said. “I-don't see any reason y should now.” | CLUB GIVES DINNER Addresses, Music and Skit Includ- ed in Abracadabra Program. Addresses, musical selections and a skit, “Meet the Duke” made up the program at the birthday dinner Wedw nesday night of the Abracadabra Club. About 50 attended the dinner, held at | the Y. W. C. A., at which Sherwood D. | Shankland served as toastmaster. Mrs. | Velma S. Barber, J. A, Linke, Mortimer | B. Morehouse, Dr. J. Orin Powers, pro- | fessor of education at George Wash- | ington University, and Mrs. Lena S.| Sylvester were among the speakers. Characters in the skit included Mrs_‘ Yeba J. Hall, Mrs. Margaret V. Brum- baugh and Mrs. Home McAlllsber.‘ Joseph H. Braft was producer. Mrs. Mabel C. Lindsay off vocal selec- | tions and accompanisd Melville D. Lindsay in violin i | | | \ exceeding their quota for the year. To the Community Chest and unemploy- ment fund for 1932 the employes also liberally contributed $50,014.19.” them the belated reward for their de- voted services to the country during the war. In connection with this discussion of A. KAHN INC. 39 Years at Same Address Members Amsterdam Diamond Exchange Solid Platinum Wedding Band A Beautiful Band with 12 cut bril- liant Diamonds set in chan n((“; p}]’elclt. $50 FEDERAL PAY GUT FIGHT IS DELAYED Representative Wood Not to Press Amendments to Ap- propriation Bills. balancing the budget by starting at the top and determining how far down we should go to relieve the Federal Treasury. “I believe,” continued Mr. Snell, “that we should deal with this problem in such a way that it would not be con- fused with other questions. I am not ready to express my own personal views regarding pay cut. I am merely stating that if and when this problem is pre- sented to the House it should be pre- sented on its merits and in a manner which will permit an intelligent vote without prejudice or coercion through other matters involved. “I believe,” Mr. Snell continued, “that the question of salary cutting should be withheld from decision until the fiscal course and policy of the Govern- ment has been more definitely de- termined. We should not talk of cut- | ting salaries either in blanket form or rere and there. The latter course of piecemeal would inevitably result jn inequality, which we have been en- deavoring’ for several years to correct. “When we get through with the ap- propriation bill and when we have an opportunity to see what must be done about taxes in order 4o balance the budget, regardless of whether we cut salaries or not, then it is time to see where we must go to get additional revenue or to conserve the resources of the Treasury.” Granfield Scores Cut. The proposed salary cuts was de- clared to be both unfair, unjust, un- scientific and inopportune by Repre- sentative William J. Granfield, Demo- crat, Mass., and & member of the House Appropriations Committee, speaking in the House today during consideration of the agriculfural appropriation bill. “It is unfair,” explained Mr. Gran- fleld, “because Federal employes get- ting salaries less than $5,000 per year have given faithful and loyal service. It is unjust because thousands of these employes have remained in the public service during periods of inflation and prosperity, at small wages, while thou: sands of other citizens received’ higher wages by reason of prosperous condi- tions. “As a reward for loyalty it is urged on the floor of this house that dur- ing these times of great distress and trial they be penalized by salary cuts “To legislate a general reduction on all Federal salaries is unscientif Government_employes Teceiving a sal- ary of $1,300 a year would sustain a reduction of $130, which they can ill afford. I do not believe there is a man in America today earning a salary of $1,300 a vear who is not in debt at the end of the year. Common sense must indicate that Federal employes earn ing $10,000 a year suffer less by a 10 per. cent reduction than the employes who are forced to accept a reduction of 16 per cent on salaries of $1,000 to $3,000 per year. “Against Hoover Policy.” “Certainly a reduction of salaries at this time is inopportune, and such a policy is diametrically opposed to that urged and advocated by President Hoo- ver a year ago when he called into con- fetence our nationally known leaders of industry, At that time President Hoover stated that wage cuts would interfere and retard our return to prosperity. “It is_inopportune because after two years of the worst industrial business and economic depression in the history of the world this wage-cut program is recommended at a time when all of the hope, as predicted many times, that prosperity is ‘just around the corner.’ “To those Federal employes who are in debt this policy will add to their already heavy burdens. It is inoppor- tune because our citizens are urged to spend liberally, to stop hoarding, to consume more, o that momentum may be given to the wheels of industry and the return to prosperity accelerated. Those slogans of business cannot be effectively carried out unless Govern- ment and private industry maintain present salary levels. This is a time to place money into the hands of the people by the payment of fair salaries so that it may be freely spent by them. “It is the plain duty of representa- tives of the Government to point the way to private industry to the end that industry will follow the example of Government. This is no time to indicate to private- industry that wage Hello, Folks: “He who hesitates 1s lost,” and he who waits too long for the Bargain below may be left at the post. Step on 1t! e Hundreds of $25—$30—935 New Suits‘ and O’Coats New Spring Topcoats, 1975 Open a Budget Account Pay only $4.75 cash, balance $1.50 a week, A. Kahn Jnc. Arthur J, Sundlun, President 39 Years at Precious Jewels or $3 twice a month. L 4 Home of Smith Smart Shoes A-'ki'ulur Haney Back D4 Kaufman,- SOUTHEAST 'SORNER et aive”Y: 935 F Streefy cuts are the order of the day. It is| the duty of the Federal Government on | the other hand to set & good example for private industry and retain the present, wage scale to encourage private industry to follow the same course. 8,000,000 Idle in Nation.” “Already in America there are 8,000,- 000 men and women idle, many of whom are depending on public and private | charity. Others are dependent for the | bare necessities of life upon relatives who have employment. These 8,000,000 | and their dependents, who number sev- eral millions more, are not consumers in the real sense today, If we ever hope to returnto normalcy we must maintain | the wages of those who are fortunate enough to have work, and our Govern- ment must as speedily as possible find employment for those who are idle. “I am unalterably opposed to any policy or program which means to re- duce_the salaries of Federal employes earning less than $5,000 per year. Dur- | ing my public service I have advocated | passage of legislation to better the | working conditions ‘and to make sal- | aries commensurate ‘with the services | rendered by those men and women in | the humbler stations of life. I refuse to stultify that service today. A reduc- | tion of salaries as urged in this Con- | gress would destroy the fruit of years | of effort by -faithful employes, and I | refuse to be & party to any such | program “I am opposed to any legislation that | will place the responsibility for the| failure of leadership in Government upon the shoulders of those hard-work- | ing, small-salaried employes who have no part in“~the management of the Government, but that would be the result if legislation were approved cal ing for a reduction of Federal salaries. La Guardia Fights Slash. Representative La Guardia of New York, Republican, vigorously assailed | in the House late yesterday any at- tempt to slash salaries. Referring to the attempt last year of Representative Wood to reduce wages, La Guardia said: “We licked him in the first appropria- tion bill, as we will lick any attempt | that is made to reduce a living wage and bring down the American standard of wages during this session. “This attempt to reduce Government wages is tbe result of an insidious and organized attempt to tear down the standard of living throughout the country. R “I want to say to the gentleman frorh Indiana—although I can not speak with authority as to the White House —that I do not believe his statement that the President is in favor of a reduction in salaries is spoken with authority. I believe that statement is about as accurate as his statement that fresh eggs are available in Washington at 16 cents a dozen. If I find any eggs at 16 cents a dozen, I will ask th> gentleman from Indiana to eat those eges. | Blanton Suggests Economy. Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, during an attack on extrava- | gance of the present administration | suggested that President Hoover should | dispense with a footman, valet and any | other superfluous help at the White | House—as Speaker Garner dispensed | with an officlal automobile. He said | in part: | “Mr. La Guardia and myself a few days ago joined hands on the proposi- tion that we would fight against any | effort to reduce proper salaries. Because | we did that the press has heralded broadcast that we were fighting against | all decreases. Just the opposite is the | fact, speaking for myself, and I don't | think that it has ever been in the mind | of Mr. La Guardia not to fight against | improper salaries. I have been making a fight for years against paying the sal- ries of $10,000, $12.000, $15,000, $20,000, | in order to keep the purchasing power $25,000, $35,000, $40,000 and $50,000 | of the Nation at the highest possible that some Government officials have | Jevel, since 95 per cent of the market been drawing. And, if we could ¢:t|for American products is in the United these big salaries that are never earned, | States. properly reduced, I would be willing to ‘-;fow it is proposed, under the Wood Teduce my own salary 15 per cent, but | cheeseparing plan, to lop from the I want to begin at the htop with the re- | salaries of Federal employes & sum ducing and come down. and not let the ' estimated by Representative Fitzpatrick little fellows have their needed income |at betwen $80,000,000 and $100,000,000 taken away. “Mr. Wood said in his speech Tues- | day that he would try to get a rule to reduce the salaries of all Government employes placed as a 1ider on the agri- cultural appropriation bily and further stated that the President” was in favor of it. The President gets a salary of $75,000 a year that we can not touch. He knows the Constitution will not let us reduce it: and the judges of the Su- preme Court, the Chief Justice drawing a salary of $20,500 and the Associate Justices each drawing salaries of $2),000 a year. We cannot touch their salaries by legislation and Mr. Wood knows that. ‘Would Begin at Top. | per annum_ which' would mean that by just that sum the purchasing power in the United States would be reduced. “It is proposed in this advocacy of ashing Government salaries to take | directly from the pocketbooks of 620,- | 000 Federal employes scattered through= | out the country that sum' of money. ‘There are’ 616,837 Federal workers in the civil service list, of whom 71,693 ~are in Washington. These figures do | not include legislative or judicial serv- |ices, nor the commissioned, warranted or enlisted personnel of the military, naval, Marine Corps or Coast Guard | services, nor the government ‘of the | District of Columba. “Neither are 33,077 clerks in fourth- | employes in the White House I cap do class post offices and 22,147 mail mes- sengers included in these figures. Work- men at shipyards or in warehouses or employes on vessels are not included. “There is not the slightest question but that ‘big business’ and small busi- | nesses all over the United States would If ¥ can do on ome butler and one foot- | follow the lead of the Government and man, I am going to cut the others off | would slash wages and salaries. The the pay roll. If, instead of having 60 | movement to reduce wages and salaries, | so 1ung fought by Mr. Hoover himself, I warn_you, would sweep this country | like a forest fire in dry timber if the Government should do this pernicious thing. . “I am against this proposed reduction, either under the Wood proposal or the Borah proposal. “The President should do as our dis- tinguished Speaker has done. He should say, I am going to cut loose from all of this kowtowing and mim:cking royalty. If I can do on a chief cook and one assistant cook I am going to Go it. ot. 20, T will discharge the other 40, 1f he can dress himself without a valet he ought to dispense with the valet. “We ought to begin this economy at the top. Our Speaker began at the top | and saved $5,000 by furnishing his own transportation to the Capitol. He has set an example, and all of us ought to| “The effects on the morale of the set an example. | citizens of this country, when a general Representative Karch, Democrat, of | wage slash immediately followed the Missouri, censured Mr. Wood's pre-|example to be set by this Government sumption in quoting President Hoover's | under these proposed acts, would be ishes in contradiction to White House | damaging beyond calculation. A wave reports saying the Wood proposal for | of fear would sweep this country that a blanket wage slashing would be “a [would result in an era of hoarding by complete reversal of the administra- | wage earners and salaried people which tion’s policy.” He emphasized that it | would make the present hoarding, of would break down the moral of workers | which former President Coolidge and generally. He said in part: | the bankers so loudly complain, seem “The President of the United States | like a minor incident. has throughout the entire period of | “The very mention of such a slash in the depression so far advocated main- | Federal salaries undoubtedly has pro- tenance of wages and salaries, and he | duced a bad effect and a wave of fear | has urged supreme efforts to keep the | throughout the ranks of the 620,000 greatest numter of workers employed ' Federal employes.” FOUR STARS! JOHNNY SLAUGHTER and His Orchestra Come down to Madrillon any evening from 6:30 p.m. ’til 1 am. and dance to the rhythms of Johnny Slaughter and his boys while dining. No cover charge at any time, FIFTY-FIVE CENT LUNCHEON Rudolph Schramm and Trio Bring your friends and enjoy a complete Madrillon Luncheon while Schramm’s Trio entertains you with music that is different. Quick service. FPifty-Five Cents is the only charge. Music broadcast over WJSV every day at #2:15 pm. $1.00 DINNER WITH DANCING You can enjoy a special, full-course Madrillon dinner every evening from 6:30 p.m. 'til 9:30. Johnny Slaughter and his boys play while you dance. Floorside tables. $1.00 covers everything. LATE SUPPER WITH DANCING Come and spend a full evening with Johnny Slaughter and his band. You will find delectable sandwiches, crisp salads, and deliclous drinks. Have a delightful evening. Popular prices. Dancing is continuous from 10:00 p.m. 'til 1:00 a.m. Come in tonight. NO COVER CHARGE AT ANY TIME RESTAURANT MADRILLON PETER BORRAS—Host. who refuse to wear cheap clothes now gives you a grand choice of “the cream” of our regular higher-priced English designed Two TROUSER our entire stock-of $13.34 for our $20 coats $16.67 for our $25 coats $23.34 for our 35 coats Plenty of blues and pxford grays in all sizes SUITS You've seen all of them in our stocks, at their regular prices. Now you can buy them at the lowest price in our history. Most of them aze expensively tailored worsteds. All of them are rare bargains. Selections are complete in every detail. These are no picked-over “odds and ends”. *Ten Pay Service — no extra charg