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wdiy Star, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by ‘The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair today and tomorrow; colder to- night; moderate to fresh northwest winds, diminishing by tonight. Tempet- atures—Highest, 62, at 10 p.m. yester- day; lowest, 51, at 8 a.m. yesterday, Full report on page 4. The B WASHINGTON, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION (/) Means Associated Press. FIVE CENTS [ TEN CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS ELSEWHERE CHEST DRIVE GETS. SPECIL RULE BARS No. WARSHIPS SPEEDED = 24, 1932.—102 PAGES. * Oy MORNING, JANUARY S —————— Entered as second class matter post office. Washington, D. C. 1,401—No. 044. D. C., SUNDAY Reds Cripple City ' 10 SAN SALVADOR BY THREE NATIONS _Communist Revolt Forces Ac- tion of U. S., Canada and Great Britain. SAFETY OF FOREIGNERS IS FEARED THREATENED Serious Radical Uprising Throws | Tiny Central American Nation Into Turmoil. By the Associated Press Reports of a serious Communist up- rising in the tiny Central American republic of Salvador last night sent six warships to the scene, including three American vessels, to protect foreign lives and property. Communists were attacking the City of Sonsonati, according to reports to the State Department, and were fight- ing at two other towns within a few miles of San Salvador, the capital Earlier private dispatches said lhp; Communists were centered at Santa | Tecla, Gargoza and La Libertad. They seized several towns in the interior last night, these reports said, but govern- ment forces reoccupied the towns An American cruiser and two de- stroyers, a British cruiser and two Canadian destroyers were ordered to Salvador, the State Department and diplomatic representatives of the two countries said. | State of Siege Declared. The provisional government of Sal- vador previously had declared a state of siege, equivalent to martial law, in six departments because of Communist ac- tivities. A Communist plot to overthrow the government was frustrated by po-| lice Tuesday night and the leaders were arrested. The police said they found bombs, dynamite and subversive leaflets | 1n the house where the men were seized. Salvador has been ruled by & military junta, headed by Gen. Maximiliano H. Martinez, since the overthrow of Presi- dent Arturo Araujo by & coup d'etat a little more than a month ago. The junta has been arranging for municipal elections, The United States Govern- ment withheld recognition from the Martinez regime because it came into power through a revolt and had not been constitutionally reorganized. i Failure of the country’s army to re- ceive its pay for three months was given in published accounts as the rea- sons for the uprising against former President Araujo. Italy Demands Action. Spurred by a formal demand from tre Italian consul genersal for protection of his countrymen, the Navy Depart- ment ordered the cruiser Rochester | and two destroyers—the Phillips and the Wicks—from Panama to Salvador. The Rochester, flagship of the| special ~ service division station at Penama, carries Rear Admiral Arthur St. C. Smith and Comdr. L. P. Tread- well. It will take about 48 hours to run to ' Salvador, while the two destroyers will make the trip in 24 bours. The first information of the serious disturbances came to the State Depart- ment late yesterday Zrom William J. McCafferty, charge d'affaires at San Salvador, the capital He advised that Communists were at- tacking Sonsonati, and that there was fighting in at least two other towns within a few miles of the capital Telephone communication has been cut off, he reported, the railway near Sonspnati had been torn up and dis- orders were general in the cities Energetic Measures Taken. He added that the author taking energetic measures to suppress | the disturbances The State Department was in com- munication with both the British em- bassy and the Canadian legation on the situation. It said it was informed that| the Italian consul general, the British charge d'affaires and McCafferty felt the presence of the war vessels on the | Salvadorean coast would have a bene- (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) HOOVER OPPOSES ! BIG NAVY MEASURE Message Through Britten Fails to Deter Backers of $616,- | 250,000 Bill. By the Associated Press Word of the President’s disapproval yesterday reached congressional advo- cates of new warships, but their cam- | paign went on just the same. Mr. Hoover let it be known through ! Representative Britten, Republican, of Iilinois, that he thought his ideas on | decreasing expenditures should include pending bills to authorize for ships Britten had made this state- Chairman Vinson of the Naval mittec predicted that group on to- | ill approve his me to au- | thorize $616,250,000 for 120 new ships. | I'm g by the plan for a treaty Navy,” Georgia Democrat said. He is confident he will muster enough committee votes to approve the | bill ( Vinson added he had not heard an effort would be made in the committee to provide that none of the money au- thorized should be spent until the bud- get is balanced. Britten, who was Naval Committee chairman in the last Congress, said, summarizing his conversation with the President “He gave us the impression that be- cause of his very sincere desire for economy in every branch of the Gov- ernment, he questioned the wisdom of even trying to pass the bill at-this time “He seems to feel that to the people generally. passing a bill to authorize $616,000,000 for ships would mean ac- tually beginning to spend that much when as & matter of fact the money would have to be appropriated and be spent over more than 10 years. «] did not ask the President how he felt about my $60,000,000 bill, because I | money mor \ | Prelude to Strike All Activities Halted ; Gen- eral Walkout Planned Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. BARCELONA, Spain, January 23— Extremist workers today put on a prel- ude to the nation-wide general strike called for next Monday and succeeded Barcelona. Trolley cars were halted and the streets were almost deserted except for soldiers and police early in the day, but later on many stores, cafes and offices were opened and the authoriti-: said they soon would succeed in ending the trouble. Military reinforcements arriving from Palma were unable to unload supplies because dock workers refused to lift a hand. Numerous smaller factaries operated, | but almost all large industrial plants were shut tight. The only municipal employes to join the strike were the street cleaners, and the Socialists and independent workers remained aloof | from the movement. The strike was called last night at a { L o | (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) | a5 ROOSEVELT ENTERS PRESIDENTIAL RACE NDAKOTAPRIMARY 'Duty to Serve if Called, He Says, Consenting to Presen- tation of His Name. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., January 23.—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for- mally enrolled today as a candidate for the presidency by consenting that his name be entered in the North Dakota Democratic primary on March 15. “If it is the desire of our party lead- ers in your State that my name be pre- sented as a candidate for the Demo- cratic nomination for the presidency,” Mr. Roosevelt wrote F. W. McLean, secretary of the State Central Com- mittee, Grand Forks, N. Dak., “I will- ingly give my consent, with full appre- done me.” Mr. Roosevelt's letter was in reply to Governor of the indorsement he re- ceived at the Valley City Convention on January 14. The Governor's an- nouncement came just a week before his 50th birthday anniversary. “Duty to Serve.” The full text of the Roosevelt letter follows: “If it is the desire of our party lead- ers in your State that my name be pre sented at your coming primaries as a capdidate for the Democratic nomina- tion for the presidency, I willingly give my consent, with full appreciation of the honor that has been done me. “It is the simple duty of any Ameri- can to serve in public position if called upon. One who believes in new stand- ards of government for meeting new problems, in the translation of forward { looking thought into practical action | must welcome a chance to do his share | toward that end. “As Governor cf a State containing nearly 13,000,000 people, I am, espe- cially at this time, obligated to a still higher duty. These people, when they re-elected me in 1930, gave me a great confidence that I would continue the task of helping to solve the serious problems which confront us “Our Legislature is mow in session If T am to be faithful to this trust, I must devote myself to the obtaining of progressive laws, and the immediate (Continued on Page 5, Column 4) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—24 PAGE 2] News—Local, National Ge n Schools and Colleges—Page B-2 Public Library—Page B-7 Organized Reserves—Page B-T. Spanish War Veterans—Page B-8. PART TWO—8 PAGES. | Editorials and Editorial Features. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 5. Y. W. C. A. News—Page 5. W. C. T. U. Notes—Page 5. News of the Clubs—Page 6. Disabled American Veterans—Page 6. D. A. R. Activities—Page 6. Veterans of Foreign Wars—-Page 6. Marine Corps News—Page 6. PART THREE—10 PAGES. ciety Section Kathleen Norris’ Article—Page 10. PART FOUR—8 PAGES. Amusement Section—Stage, Music and Radio. Music News—Page 3. In the Motor World—Page 4. Radio—Page 5 Aviation—Page Fraternities—Page 6. American Gold Star Mothers—Page 8. Army and Navy News—Page 8. American Legion—Page 8. aval Reserves—Page 8 PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. PART SI Screen, 6. 12 PAGES. tising. gerial Story, “Spite Wife"—Page 4. District National Guard—Page 4. At Community Centers—Page 12. Magazine Section. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 14. Reviews of New Books—Page 15 Cross-word Puzzle—Page 16 The Bridge Forum—Page 17 The Boys' and Girls' Pages—Page 18 Highlights of History—Page 19. GRAPHIC SECTION—S$ PAGES. hardly thought that was necessary, since he was so outspoken on the other pro- Ask censtruction bill that was presented -Q:thm, Britten replied: “He might.” World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—8 PAGES. Mrs.: Moon Mullins; The Timjid Soul Reg'lar Fellers; Little Orphan Annie; Tarzan, and Mutt and Jefl, J JAPANESE TROOPS [ Of Barcelona as | in crippling activities of all sorts in | ciation of the honor that has been | one written by McLean notifying the | and | Financial News and Classified Adver- j tending a mor | crease in LAND 10 ENFORCE SHANEAADENANDS Threaten Seizure of Native Section as Reinforcements Raise Force to 1,700. ELEVEN WAR VESSELS FREPARED FOR ACTION Chinese Mayor Quoted as Saying Resistance Will Be Offered to Forceful Invasion. 1 | I By the Associzted Pr SHANGHAL January 24 (Sunday).— Five hundred Japanese Marines have been landed here to enforce demands that Chinese cease anti-Japanese dem- onstrations Japanese naval headquarters said that if the demands were not met the 1,200 Marines now here probably would oc- cupy Chapei and Nanta, large sections in the Chinese part of Shanghai; head- quarters of the Kuomintang (National- ist) party and of the Chinese munici- pal government, and the Kiangnan ar- senal on the outskirts of Shanghai. The additional marines, who arrived : ate yesterday on the cruiser Oi, landed with a full complement of rifles, ma- chine guns, ammunition and othey military stores. Wait Reply to Ultimatum. As Japanese armed forces here con- solidated themselves for whatever might cventuate, Japan's consular and naval officials awaited the Chinese re- ply to their ultimatums. Consul General Murai said complete Chinese compliance with the Japanese demands was required. The demands called for abolishment of local anti- Japanese societies, accused of responsi- bility for promoting the boycott against | Japanese goods. The Chinese would be allowed a “rea- sonable time” to reply, he said, sincel the Japanese will regard the reply as embodying the attitude of the Chinese government at Nanking. He emphasized, however, that “no un- warranted delay or frivolous interrup- tion would be tolerated.” The Chinese reply is expected to be made Monday. Apology Considered. { The North China Daily News quoted | Mayor Wu Teh-Chen as saying his reply would state that he was considering the Japanese demands for an apology, com- pensation, etc. for the recent anti- Japanese disorders, but that the Chi- nese authorities had no right to sup- press “a people’s movement as long as it is within the bounds of Chinese law.” This would refer to demands for aboli- | | tion of the anti-Japanese associations. The mayor declared he was prepared to meet the situation in event the Japanese considered the reply unsatis- factory, the newspaper quoting him as saying, “We will resist forceful inva- sion.” Edwin 8. Cunningham, American consul general, and J. F. Brenan, Brit- {ish consul general, denied they were participating in the present negotia- tions in any way. More Ships Arrive. Five more Japanese ships of war dropped anchor in the Whangpoo River today, ready for action. The newcomers brought to 11 the total of Japan's warcraft ordered to (Continued on Page 4, Cclumn 2.) ess | | | | | PERU FOREIGN DEBT MORATORIUM VOTED, Bill Extending Service Which Was Suspended Last May Is Sent to President. By the Associated Pre LIMA, Peru, January 23.—A bill ex- atorium on foreign debts was approved by the assembly tonight and will be sent o the President for enforcement. Service on Peru suspended last May and the new law that moratorium “While the not permit the obligations cont loans. all fiscal b | deliver their | entire revenues ministry of finance,” th i | Official qu ined that the measure was mad sary by a de- Peru’s the treasury having closed th a deficit of 22,000,000 soles and 1931 with a deficit estimated at 4,000000 soles 7 (The sole 15 worth 5 ceerry MCRthlY Service on the foreign debts would amount to about $7.840,000, or 28,000,- 000 soles, leaving only about 70,000,000 soles for national expenditures, which would be insufficient to cover the ad- ministration's requirements RAID POLITICAL CLUB New York Police Seize Champagne foreign debts was intil December 31 s passed to extend | resources will| iment to fulfill | under foreign | and Rum; Four Arrested. NEW YORK. Jan dreds of bottles of champagne, ale.| Wine, cordials and rum were seized to- day by prohibition agents 3 rooms of the Michael e Brooklyn political organizatio, rested four men Among the prisoners was I, - batino, who police said is a bor\(lxl:h:'nl;f a city magistrate. The Democratic leader whose name the club bears was expelled by unanimous vote Monday because he had supported a candidate for county judge who opposed a candi- date supported by the rest of the or- ganization. BLAST DAMAGES PLANT Loss to Slfln—;vfll’d OITVVC’(J Placed at Several Hundred Thousand, BATON ROUGE. Ia, Januan () —Damage unofficlally estimated fi several hundred thousand dollars was caused in an explosion and fire today a and ar- ! Those Were the Happy Days—Page 20. ed if the President would veto|Keeping Up With the Joneses; Mr. and | the blaze. The damage in the “cold distilling” pl; | Standard Ofl Co. refimery pat,°f the | The explosion occurred in a battery of a dozen “chillers” or drume of naphtha. No one was hurt, but' it | By the Associated Press () —Hun- | i Club, a; R, REFUSAL TO INDICT IN HAWAI CHARGED. P Mola Swax - GTIRS H0JISE BODY Officials Silent on Reports| Grand Jury Voted to Let ‘ Americans Go. HONOLULU, January 23.—Officials were silent today in the face of street reports that a grand jury, which yes- terday halted deliberations without ex- planation, had voted not to indict four Americans charged with the slaying of | Joseph Kahahawai, Hawaiian. Indictments were sought against Mrs. | Granville Fortescue, soclally prominent in Washington and New York; Lieut.| Thomas H. Massie, U. S. N.. her son-| in-law, and two enlisted naval men.| Kahahawal was an alleged assaulter of Lieut. Massie’s wife. | Attorneys pointed out that a presid- | ing judge had the right to reject the findings of a grand jury. This gave | rise to a report that the grand jury had voted & “no bill” and Presiding Judge A. M. Cristy had refused to accept it. Police Changes Ready. Meanwhile, municipal officials com- | pleted arrangements to turn over the Honolulu police department to the new- | ly appointed police commission created | by the swift action of the territorial | Legislature, called into special session to aid in a clean-up of a so-called Honolulu crime situation. The commission February 1 will take control from Sheriff Patrick Gleason, | whose administration was widely criti- | cized as a result of the recent succes- | sion of crimes. A police chief. named by the commission, will have direct su- pervision of the force. The chief is to be named next week. I Members of the commission said the | new body would occupy quarters in the | police station and keep in constant touch with the chief. | Territorial Senator Charles A. Rice cod{xy attempted to communicate by radlo telephone with Senator Robert La Follette in Washington regarding & bill before the Hawaii Legislature to| provide for a change in the system| but failed. Capital's Attitude Sought. Rice sought to ascertain Washing- ton's attitude over the proposal that to take the place of the present city | and county attorney, an elected official. | Rice sald he would attempt to talk | to La Follette Monday. | A motion for dismissal of the Police | Court murder charge against Mrs. | Fortescue, Massie and the two_enlisted men, E. J. Lord and Albert O. Jones, | will confront City and County Attorney | James F. Gilliland Monday. | The motion was filed by defense | (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) | SOUTH DAKOTA CATTLE | ARE FACING STARVATION Chamber of Commerce Makes Ap- peal for Hay and Grain to Save Livestock. By the Associated Press. GEDDES, S. D.. January 23.—Half the livestock of this territory under present weather conditions would starve to death before Spring, the Geddes Chamber of Commerce declared today. unless funds or feed could be quickly obtained. | A Chamber of Commerce committee has reported that livestock of this sec- | tion, deprived of this season’s scarce | forage by cold weather and deep snow, | is dying daily. An appeal has been issued for dona- tions of hay, grain and other suitable | feed to b2 shipped to the Charles Mix | Red Cross organization, which is now caring for several thousand persons | GLASSFORD, IN SOUTH, DENIES 3 RUMORS HE PLANS TO RESIGN For: Him to Drive to Waterloo, Anti-Hot Air Bill Passes Senate as Mock Session Presiding Officer Lets $20,000,000 Appropriation By. By the Associated Press. Bills to approxima.e $20,000,000 to | eliminate the manufacture of “hot au"" in the Senate and to surround each member's desk with a sound proof box were passed in the Senate chamber yes- terday, but— They were approved in a mock session by the Senate pages while the real Sen- ate was in recess for the week end. The boys who run errands for the Senators during_sessions and listen to all the talk had a big time acting as statesmen. During the debate one of the pseudo Senators asked: “What is the bill before the Senate?” “Darned if I know,” the presiding of- ficer replied. “That’s a good bill,” the conscientious statesman replied. RHEEM INVESTORS MAY GET §220,000 |Receiver Estimates Possible | pose of Chairman Collier to begin' the Recovery in Report to Supreme Court. ‘The receiver take over the ently appointed fo ssets of Edmund D. Rheem, former head of Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co. informed the District Supreme Court yesterday he expected to recover about $250,000 for the benefit of investors who lost money in the company. The approximate estimate was con- of criminal prosecutions in Honoluly, | tained in a preliminary report filed by | Attorney George C. Shinn, who was ap- | pointed receiver by Justice F. D. Letts | after Rheem had been adjudged a | bankrupt. Justice Letts yesterday | signed an order appointing William E ceiver in litigation incident to the re- covery of assets. Wife Takes Furniture. The receiver already has taken pos session of Rheem’s $100,000 home at 2343 S street and hopes to sell it in the near future. Mrs. Rheem has moved from the home, taking house- hold furniture, and negotiations have been started looking toward possible recovery of the furniture. The report also stated $80,000 worth of stocks, promissory notes were found in Rheem's (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) COLOMBIA CONSIDERS NATIONAL BANK RELIEF Plans for Credit Corporation Based on President Hoover’s Sim- approximately ilar Proposal. By the Associated Press. BOGOTA, Colombia, January 23.— Oficlals of the National Banks met today to consider plans for a national credit corporation to handle frozen assets and collect dcbts owed to the National Banks. The idea is based on President Hoover’s similar plan. In the past week there have been in- dications that the National would accept the proposal, but 1t was not thought likely foreign’ banks oper- ating in Colombia would participate in the corporation. Police Chief, Now at Savannah, Has Recovered From Cold and Will Return During Week. Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glasstord is | not, going to resign as superintendent of Washington's police force. Reached in Savannah, Ga,, last night | by The Star Gen. Glassford emphat- | jeally denied rumors that he is going to give up his Job with the Police Depart- ment. These rumors, emanating from required an hour's effort by tp, 7 fire-fighting equipment to n:ugl:unl:; o bl s Was prineipally ‘The cause of the explosion was not an unknown source, but supposedly an antagonistic one, have been widely cir- culated throughout the city and caused Gen. Glassford some embarrassment even before he left Washington, - Just before he left on his Southern trip, there was a report that Commis- | | sioner Herbert B. Crosby believed the | crashed into an | climate in Washington was bad for Gen. | = Glassford’s health, and had suggested that he resign. This report was brand- ed as false and was officially denied. Gen. Glasstord has fully recovered from the cold which was bothering him before he left on his trip and he is expected back in Washington this week. He is visiting an old Army friend in Savannah, having gone there from Aiken, S. C. Commissioner Crosby received a letter from Gen. Glassford Friday, stating that he would return next Thursday, the prosecutor be an appointive officer | BECo, dion as attorney to aid the re- | L0 RAVe representatives of the minority Banks | POWER TAX PLEA Proposal Discussed Widely as | Revenue Bill Nears Draft- | ing Stage. | BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The House Ways and Means Commit- tee this week begins actual work draft- ing a Federal tax bill designed to raise revenue much needed to aid in balanc- ing the Government budget | As the committeemen were prepar- iIng to get under way with the bill, | there was wide discussion of a newly suggested proposal that a tax be levied on electric povor. In some quarters it is believed that such a tax would materially increase the revenues. Rep- | resentative Crisp of Georgia advanced | the suggestion first at a hearing before | the committee. If such a plan of taxation were | adopted, it was said, it might be wid- ened to cover other public utilities, in- | cluding gas, telephones, etc. Everything possible, it was said last night, ‘would be done to expedite the | revenue measure in committee. The hearings, scheduled to close tomorrow, may run through Tuesday because of the large number of | waiting to be heard. But as soon as they have besn completed, it is the pur- consideration of the bill Speed Held Essential. Doubt still remains as to whether the changes in the income tax law, which are to be made in the tax re- vision bill, are to be retroactive. If they are, speed is particularly neces- | sary, for tax returns must be filed | under the law by March 15. After the | House has dealt with the tax bill it must run the gauntlet of the Senate and the conference between the two houses. ~ Some - of th2 Democratic leaders have scored the retroactive fea- | ture of the tax program advanced by the administration The Republican members of _the | Ways and Means Committee who have | been sitting with the committee dur- | ing the hearings now closing will be invited to sit with the Democrats in | drafting the bill. It is not unusual | party take part in the committee work Indeed, it has been a custom to do so. With a bill to in- | crease the taxes being drafted, the Democrats may well desire to have the Republicans take part of the responsi- bility. And with a Republican admin- | istration in office, this is a responsibil- | ity that the Republicans could not | dodge if they wished to. | Accept Mellon’s Plan. | It looks now as though the Demo- ‘on a revenue bill. mittee would undertake to draft a bill | | which would raise the whole amount of | | additional revenue recommended by Secretary Mellon of the Treasury De- partment. At first some of the Demo- cratic leaders were inclined not to pro- pose additional taxes, raising only part of | the $390,000,000 which the Melion plan | would raise during the remainder of the present fiscal year and of the $920.- 000,000 which the plan would bring in during the next year. They saw no reason, they said, why the Government should not borrow a considerable por- tion of the money needed to meet the Treasury deficit. But there has been |a change in sentiment. It is obvious | that if the Democrats do mot give the | Secretary of the Treasury the addi- witnesses still | UNDER WAY TODAY WITH HUGE RALLY Symphony Concert, Speakers to Spur Wo.kers in Re- lief Campaign. DAY TO BE MARKED IN ALL CITY CHURCHES Letter From Archbishop Curley Calls for Greater Response This Year in Crisis. With a program ranging from a symphony concert to speechmaking the Community Chest drive proper will be launched at a spectacular rally in Constitution Hall this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock. The doors will open at 2 o'clock. The workers will be told of the stu- pendous task of relieving distress re- sulting from unemployment faced by charitable organizations affiliated with the Chest. They will be urged to seek glfts of a third more than last year in order to attain the enlarged goal o $2,601,000. Government workers already have pledged $1,000,000 of this amount and a Special Gifts Committee is ex- pected to raise $800,000 more. The concert of the National Sym- phony Orchestra, beginning promptly at 2:45, will be conducted by Hans Kindler. Several selections of special significance will be offered. Rabbi Wise to Speak. Among the outstanding speakers will be Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York, one of the best known welfare workers in the country; Frank J. Hogan, newly elected president of the District of Co- lumbia Bar Association; Dr. Luther H Reichelderfer, president of the Board of Commissioners; John Poole, Chest president, and Edward F. Colladay, general campaign chairman. Leaders to be introduced will include Clarence A. Aspinwall, special gifts unit; Lloyd B. Wilson, group solicita- tion ‘unit; H. L. Rust, jr._ metropolitan unit; Thomas E. Campbell, govern- mental unit; Sidney F. Taliaferro, schools unit:;” Mrs. John J. O'Connor, information unit; James A. Councilor, auditing unit: Joseph D. Kaufman, speakers' unit; Ernest S. Johnston, Publicity Committee, and Joshua Evans, jr.. Budget Committee. Group_ singing will be led by Cyril Mee, veteran song director who has thad’ charge of such programs in all parts of the world. He has conducted groups which appeared before several Presidents, the Prince of Wales and other celebrities. Mgr. Edward L. Buckey of St. Mat- thew’s Roman Catholic Church will of- fer the invocation, while Rev. William F. McDowell, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will give the bene- diction. : Churches Mark Day. “Community Chest Sunday” will be observed today in Washington churches. Contributions will be requested by every minister. In some instances the clergymen will relinquish their pulpits to lay speakers. A letter from Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be read in all Catholic Churches as an added inducement to obtain subscrip- tions. The communication follows: “Year after year I have appealed to the priests and people of the City of Washington to give their fullest sup- port to the Community Chest during its drive for funds to meet the needs of the less favored members of our popu- lation. The Chest officials will admit, I am sure, that our people have been generous in their response. '~ “Once again I am asking our Catho- lics of Washington to continue their willing service of the.past and if pos- sible do more than ever before to make the drive an unprecedented success. “If the need was great in 1931, it is still greater in 1932. over the Nation. In the Capital City we have men, women and children whose hands are outstretched for aid, who in the midst of plenty are hun- gry and who are without sufficient means at times to purchase a Wash- ington paper to peruse the story of brilliant social functions of all kinds. “My appeal is not made on the grounds of any mere cold philanthropy. It is sent to you in the name of Jesus Christ, divine lover of the poor, who This is a fact all bonds and | crats of the Ways and Means Com- | will judge us by our practical works of charity. Appeals to Wealthy. “In Washington the Community Chest is the organized agency of all re- lief units, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish.” With all other groups we shall share in the funds collected. I make a special appeal to the wealthy members of our congregat.on to give even more generously than in the past. “Our investments in God’s poor will never be lost. Wall street can never manipulate them to our ruin. The Bank of Heaven never fails. I beg you then. beloved priests and people, to of- fer your willing services to the Com- munity Chest as workers if needed and to give in good messure to the funds | tional amount of taxes he has recom- | mended and the fiscal affairs of the Nation go wrong, there would be a loo hole through which to attack th: Demccrats. | Tre administration has vroposed | (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) MED SOLDIERS KIDNAP BALTIMORE PHYSICIAN i |AR d., and Rob Him of $20. ‘Wrecked Car Is Abandoned. Two armed soldiers kidnaped a Bal- timore physiclan early today and forced him to drive to Waterloo, Md., where they robbed him of $20 and | threw him from his automobile. Con- | tinuing toward Washington, the car embankment near Beltsville, and they abandoned it and | fled. Both men were said to be drunk. The physician, Dr. Harry Wasser- | man, told Maryland State police the | men leaped upon the running board of | his machine in Baltimore. When they forced him from the automobile, he now being sought. Those vho are kind to the poor will always have God's bl>ssing on_ them.” Increised demands for aid were re- sponsible for the greater goal of the campaign this year. Chest director, reiterated yesterday “Every penny of this increase,” Mr. Streret “said, “is necessitated by in- creased demands for aid brought about by the unemployment situation. To start with, the Chest must raise a defi- cit of $137,000 made necessary through the funding of the family welfare welfare agencies for unemployment needs last year in excess of the expec- tations of the Budget Committee; every (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) Rabbi Stephen S. Wise Speaks This Afternoon At Constitution Hall in Behalf of the Community Chest walked to the State police substation at Laurel and reported the robbery. The police stopped all cars headed toward Washington and asked officers here to do likewise. Later, however, the abandoned machine was found. - R P.M.—WRC 2 4 Elwood Street, PAY INCREASES IN AGRICULTURAL BILL Also Prohibits Filling Vacan- cies in Federal Service Until July 1, 1933. SIMILAR LIMITATIONS . | FOR OTHER MEASURES Further Effort to Cut $495,000 From Agricultural Pay Roll Expected Tomorrow. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. The first afirmative step toward prohibiting increases in salary and the filling of vacancies throughout the Federal service until July 1, 1933, was taken by the House yesterday in adopt- ing a special rule brought in by the Rules Committee making tn order such prohibition as carried tn the agricul- i tural appropriation bill now under censideration. Similar limitations are to be in- cluded in the Interior Department ap- propriation bill, which lsp expected ':fl be reported to the House on Monday, and in all the departmental supply bills which carry the funds for the S):\;f&'nment pay roll, amounting in numbers to a $1,000,000,000. Py Further effort to cut $495000 in salaries from the pay roll of the De- partment of Agriculture m the Distriet of Columbia will be made, probably tomorrow, by Representative Robert G. Simmons of Nebraska, ranking Repub- lican on the subcommittee which drafted the bill, and who says that the adoption of his motion “will make the savings to the taxpayer under this bill apyroximately $2,040,000." Proposes Congress Cuts. In the meantime, Representativi D. D. Gover, Democrat, 0? Arkansn:_ who is serving his second term in Con- gress, forced the issue of cutting their own salaries upon all members of Con- gress by introducing a bill providing that the salary of the Speaker be re- duced to $12,500 and that of the other members to $7,500, with similar reduc- tions applicable to all Senators, Rep- resentatives and territorial delegates. Representative Charles A. Karch, Democrat, of East St. Louis, 11, further complicated the situaticn by introduc- ing a bill for a 33-hour week for Fed- eral employes. The action of the Rules Committee in reporting the special rule, and the action of the House in adopting it, makes the section in the agricultural appropriation bill prohibiting salary increases and promotions, proof against any point or order that might be made { against it. These prohibitions are effective from the date of the approval of the act dur- ing the remainder of the fiscal year 1932 and the entire fiscal year 1933. The intention is to deny all increases in compensation except such as may occur incident to the filling of vacant positions through the advancement of qualified incumbents from lower grades, and to prevent the filllng of vacancies which may occur in the offices and po- sitions in the department, except in absolutely essential places, the filling of which the President only may ap- prove. The section covering the limitation on salaries and promotions comes at the very end of the agricultural ap- propriation bill, which, it is expected, will be reached late Monday. While not subject to a point of order b cause it is in the nature of a legis- | lative rider on an appropriation bill, | it is subject to amendment the same as any other section of the bill. Simmons' Proposal Last. Representative Simmons' effort to effect a wholesale cut in the force employed by the Department of Agri- culture in the District of Columbia will come when consideration of the bill, section by section, has been completed, and it is ready for final passage in the House. He has been contending for & 5 per cent reduction in the force, and met with bitter opposition, especially from Chairman Byrns of the Appro- priation Committee. His determination to continue his fight to the last possible opportunity was announced by Mr. Simmons late yesterday in a letter to his colleagues, sa}lcmng their support, in which he said: “I expect to offer a motion to recom- mit the agricultural appropriation bill when it is up for final passage, that {will cut approximately $495,000 in sal- {aries from the rolls in the District of | Columbia. This is based upon, first, | the belief that in times like these the department can and should operate on a reduced personnel; second, the field forces and activities of the department have clearly been reduced in excess of the departmental forces, whereas I feel that activities directly touching the | farmer should be the last and not ths first to be curtailed. Under the budget set-up a large number of District activ- ities took no reduction of employes. Some actually asked for an increase. I feel sure that this reduction, if prop- erly administered, can be effected with- out any material adverse effect upon (Continued on Page 5, Column 5. SHORTER WORK DAY SUGGESTED FOR U. S. Commander of American Legion Says Plan Will Obviate Personnel Reductions. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 23.—The sug- gestion that civil service employes be asked to accept a “six-hour day, six- hour pay” basis in order to obviate pos- sible reductions in the personnel was contained in a telegram sent by Henry L. Stevens, jr., national commander of the American Legion, to the House Civil Service Committee today. Saying taxpayers who contribute to the civil service pay roll have either accepted cuts in wages or reduced busi- ness, Mr. Stevens urged Congress to ask Government employes to accept & shorter day. Such a move, he said, would increase the number of those employed by the Federal Government without an increase in the total ex- penditures of the various departments. “To dismiss large numbers would be false economy,” he said. “It would add to the existing unemployment condition, s well as retard business recovery,”