Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1932, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. W THER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly colder, with lowest temperature about 30 degrees tonight; tomorrow cloudy with slowly rising tem- perature. Temperatures—Highest, 52, at 2 pm. yesterday; lowest, 37, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets ,Pages13,14 & 15 ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. Saturday’s Sunday’s Circulation, Circulation, 117,843 128,181 Entered as secol post office, Wa No. 32,045. nd class matter shington, D. C. WASHING ON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1932—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. %%# (#) Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. THO SOUTHERNERS NAMED BY HOOVER, LOAN FIRM HEADS and J. H. Jones of Texas Get Board Posts. SPEEDY CONFIRMATION BY SENATE EXPECTED Action on Nominations and Passage of $500,000,000 Appropriation Remain for Operation. By the Associated Press Two Southerners were named today to the board that will direct a $2,000,000,000 injection to quicken the pulse of busi- ness Harvey C. Couch of Arkansas and Jesse H. Jones of Texas were appointed by President Hoover as two of the three Democratic directors of the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation. A third probably will be named in a short time. Quick confirmation of the nominations is expected of the Senate, along with that of Charles Gates Dawes, named to be president of the corporation. The nominations of the three were sent to the Senate shortly before noon. They call for two-year terms, beginning Jan- uary Only these formalities and the pas- sage by the Senate of the measure ap- propriating $500,000,000 are necessary fo get the corporation ready to function financially. Other Directors. The other directors are Eugene Meyer, governor of the Federal Reserve Board; Paul Bestor, 1arm loan commissioner, and Secretary Mellon. They are ex- officio members of the board, and Sen- ate_confirmation is not needed. Couch, a prominent financier, resid- ing in Pine Bluff, is well known in the Capital through his connection with various industrial and other activities. Jones was especially active in con- nection with the last Democratic Na- tional Convention held in his home city—Houston. The recommendations of Democratic congressional leacers had a large part in guiding the selections. Speaker Garner is & Texan and Senator Robin- son, party floor leader, hails from Arkansas. White House officials said today, shortly after the President named Couch and Jones, that the Chief Execu- tive now is interested primarily in legislation designed to relieve depositors in closed banks. At the same time, he is very much intent On continued re- duction in governmental expenditures o strengthen the Treasury’s position. Two bills for the relief of depositors in closed banks already have advanced in the- congressional machine. One, sponsored by Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, calls for & revision of the banking system and provides for a liquidating corporation. Senator Thomas, Republican, of 1daho, has in- troduced & bill, sponsored by the Presi- dent, for the creation of a $150,000,000 organization, with power to expand it- self up to $750,000,000 Quarters Prepared. Workers are ‘cleaning, painting and | patching up space in the old Commerce Department Building for the Recon- struction Corporation. This probably will be completed this week, after which furniture will be moved in. Mr. the actual making of loans. Within a fortnight the money is expected to be started on its way for the aid of busi- ness and industry An optimistic view of the probable effects of the new corporation was brought to the White House today by Secretary of Commerce Lamont, who has just returned from a trip into the West “Although the people I talked to dif- fered as to what they thought exact results would be,” he said after his talk with the President, “every one agreed the corporation would be beneficial” Mr. Couch began his business career re clerk in 1897, but rose to a position where he controlled lary power and light interests in Arkansas, Mississippi _and Louisiana. He was Federal fuel administrator of Arkansas during the war and now is a counselor for the United States Chamber of Com-~ merce Mr banking Jones is identified with several interests and is owner and publisher of the Houston Chronicle. He | is the owner of five hotels in Houston, 1so the tallest office building in South, built in the same city Aided Red Cross Work. He is the owner also of big buildings not cnly in other Texas citics but also in New York. During the war Jones was designated by President Wilson to aid in Red Cross work and assumed a prominent role in thcse activities, A hearing on the Glass bill poned until tomorrow at the request of Senator Glass, who said he wished a more complet> attendance to hear his explanation of it The complex measure des pro- vision for a “liquidating corporztion 1o be set up within the Federal Reserve System to permit relief to unfortunate depositors in insolvent banks An administration measure contem- plating a similar corporation outside the Federal Reserve System is also in the committee. vas post- CHINESE BANDITS WEIGH FATE OF U. S. CAPTIVE American Gunboat or Consulate to Be Notified of Terms to Free Baker. By the Asscciated Press. HANKOW, China, January 25 message from the American gunboat Oahu last night said an emissary of the brigands who kidnaped Capt. Charles Baker, American, last week had arrived and reported his masters were delib- erating over Baker's fate The emissary said the bandits, sta- tioned 70 miles north of the gunboat’s position, would notify the Oahu cr the American consulate &t Hankow “when their demands had been determined.” China Arrests Dutch Seamen. HONGKONG, China, Janusry 25 (). —Capt. Ypma, Dutch master of the Panamalan schooner Marbella, which was seized by the Chinese customs on charges of smuggling last week, and two sallors were arrested by police yester- day. The Marbella was accused of smuggling Chinese and opium into Mexico, Dawes continues active toward | Long to “Rest” in Senate SENATOR HUEY LON UEY LONG proposes to take a | “rest cure” in the Senate. | i The stormy petrel of Louis- | J 1ana, who is just dropping the | | gubernatorial reins after four hectic years, arrived in the Capital this morning to take his delayed oath as a member of the Upper House of Congress. He declared vehemently he was glad to be out of the “maelstrom of politics” and “hoped to be able to rest for a good while.” | To make his goint clear, Senator Long, as he was already being ad- dressed by members of the party which | accompanied him here, told of & 250- pound constable in his country who | HOPES THAT “CURE” WILL LAST QUITE A WHILE. G AND MRS. LONG. —Star Staff Photo. knocked at the back door of a speak- easy and called to the occupants: Little Rene wants in."” The door was opened and a well | aimed cuspidor stretched the visitor on | the floor. He recovered consciousness, to be greeted with “Well, what does little | Rene want?” i “Little Rene wants out,"” plaintive answer. As @ laugh went up from his hearers, | Long admitted that he was in the| same frame of mind with regard to the governorship he is relinquishing. The new Senator reached Washing- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) was the LAVAL OFFERS NEW DEBT PROPOSIION Suggests to Britain Mora- torium to Carry Over Ameri- can Election Period. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, January 26—Premier Laval has made a new, debts and repa- rations proposal to great Britain predi- cated upon non-participation by the United States in any settlement agree- | ment, it was said today In well in- | formed quarters. | In a long talk with Lord Tyrrell, the British Ambassador, it was understood { he suggested a short moratorium on | reparations to carry over the American elections and to expire before Decem- | ber 15, when the next French payment | to the United States is due. After the | | French elections in May there would | ibe a conference at Lausanne or else- | | | where to negotiate a permanent agree- | ment. Payment to World Bank. Payment of unconditional reparations | installments would be made to the | World Bank and loaned back to Ger- many as under the Hoover moratorium. | At the expiration of the proposed new moratorium, it was said, the premier suggested that France and Great Brit- ain try to reach an agreement de- | termining the amount Germany is to | pay. | P was said that these proposals were thoroughly studied by the British Am- | | bassador and the French experts and | * | were transmitted to London British Reply Awaited. The foreign office was awaiting the British reply this evening so that prep- arations might go ahead for the inter- view between Premier Laval and Prime Minister MacDonald, tentatively sched- uled for some time this week | Low Temperatures Peril Fruits. | LOS ANGELES, Jenuary 25 P)— | Heavy smudging was resorted to by lcitrus frut growers of California early today because of the lowest tem- ! peratures of the Wintr. In many agri- | cultural sections temperatures as low as |24 degrees had been forecast by Gov- | ernment observers. | & Economist Holds “Only Pro hibition Evasion,” But | | By the Associated Press. | Bootleggers and speakeasy operators | would be assessed a 25 per cent tax | on their gross receipts under a plan 1Submllu‘d today to the House Ways and Means Committee to help balance the Nation's budget The recommendation was made by Joseph J. Klein of New York, associate | professor of taxation of the College of | the City of New York and a member |of a firm of certified public account- ants. He made the recommendation | perscnally, he said In addition the committee heard | Senator Connally of Texas opposc & Federal tax on gasoline on the ground this revenue-raising method was pri- marily a State tax and they necded the money to build and maintain highways. W. C. Hushing of Washington, na- tional legislative representative of the American Federation of Labor, filed a statement charging the administration’s tax program “proposed that those who | have suffered the most during this de- | pression must pay the taxes of thosa| who have neither hungered nor wanted any of the necessaries of life.” “Regardless of our views of the vir- tues of prohibition,” Klein said, “it is & URGED AS FEDE source of almost univ | sources I have in mind, | be retrozctive to at least 1930 DRUMNOND QUITS ASLEAGUE OFFICIAL Secretary General Expects| to Retire at End of Arms Conference. | By the Assoclated Press. GENEVA, January 25.—Sir Drummond, who has been secretary general of the League of Nations since | its formation, submitted his resignation today at a meeting of the League Council, but the Council deferred action. In any case, it was understood, Sir Eric does not contemplate retiring until | a more convenient occasion arises, per- haps at the end of the Disarmament Conference, which begins next month. Eric | His action was not unexpected, and | there have been several explanations of | his desire to leave the post he has oc- cupied for a dozen years | Hurt by Criticism. It was sald the climate at Geneva is bad for Mrs. Drummond’s health; that Sir Eric has been wounded by criticism of the League's efforts to settle the Manchurian_controversy; that Great Britain wants him back at home to take a hand In domestic affairs Farlier reports said Sir Eric aspires to represent Great Britain as Ambis- sador in Washington or Paris There has been some agitation to open the important on of secretary gen- eral to other nations, and Italy, Ger- many and_several smaller countries have said the high League posts should be available to all League members _Sir Eric's salary was reduced about | (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Man Hurt in Fall. Burton Winchell, 26, of 1516 Twenty- first street, an employe of the Potomac Electric Power Co., was in an uncon- | scious condition at Emergency Ho: pital today from injuries received in a fall down steps at his home last night, police say Winchell is said to have a fractured skull and lacerations on the scalp. | said, he conferred with Wilton J. Lam- | his overtures had not met with definite | next 400,000 cubic feet, and 60 cents {out Spain today, REDUCED GAS RATE WILL BE ASKED IF NOT VOLUNTEERED Keech Plans Petition to Utili- ties Commission, Citing $500,000 Earnings in 1931. BENEFIT IS CLAIMED IN PREVIOUS LOWERING People’s Counsel Tells of Futile Efforts to Obtain Agreement With Company. Richmond B. Keech, people’s counsel, disclosed today he would file with the Public Utilities Commission tomorrow a petition for reduction in gas rates in the District, unless the Washington Gas Light Co., in the meantime, lowers rates voluntarily. There were indica- tions today that the company would announce a reduction late today or tomorrow morning. Returns for the first 11 months of 1931, and an estimate of the income for December, Keech said, indicates the | company earned approximately $500,000 last year. When the present schedule of rates was put into effect in October, 1930, the company estimated its income in 1931 would be $400,000 lower than the preceding year. Keech attributed the large earnings to increased business, due to the reduced rates. Voluntary Cut Urged. In an effort to persuade the com- pany voluntarily to cut its rates, Keech | bert, counsel for the company, but that response. However, he declared, he un- derstood the company had taken the matter under consideration and that| President G. A. G. Wood favored a| voluntary reduction. Keech pointed out there are several ways which the gas company could re- duce its schedule of rates and make it more equitable for various classes of consumers. Among these he mentioned the elimination or reduction of the de- mand charge and a change in sched- ule D, which governs the rates of large commercial users. He said large com- mercial users in some brackets are charged a higher rate than rates paid | by householders for heating purposes, which he considers improper. Current Domestic Rate. The current domestic rate for gas is $1 net per 1,000 cubic feet for the first | 1,500 cubic feet used in any month, | and drops to 90 cents per 1,000 cubic | feet for all gas consumed in'excess of | 1,500 cubic feet. The minimum bill | per month on this rate is 75 cents net. | The housc heating rate is 60 cents per 1,000 cubic feet net. A net charge | of $2 per 180 cubic feet of maximum hourly use also is made during the so- | called heating season from October to April, inclusive. This means that owners of gas furnaces having maximum consumption of 100 cubic | feet of gas per hour, pay $2 a month | in addition to the heating bill; those | with furnaces having a maximum con- sumption of 150 cubic feet an ho $3 a month, etc. Commercial and industrial services rates vary, starting at $1.20 net for the first 500 ‘cubic feet of gas used per month per 100 cubic feet of maximum hourly use, dropping to 90 cents for gas used in excess of that amount up t0 a total monthly consumption of 300, | 000 cubic feet; 80 cents for the next| 300,000 cubic ‘feet, 75 cents for the ur, | | {for all gas used in excess of 1,000,000 [ cubic feet in any month. | ~The company also has another com- | mercial rate for very large gas con- | sumers, “which is optional. It is known' as schedule “D” and was in- troduced last Summer. RED STRIKES FAIL | on Rails at Malaga Causes Slight Damage. By the Associated Press. MADRID, January 25—The Commu- nists' and Extremists’ general strike, widely heralded to take place through- eventuated only in Seville and Malaga, according to re- ports Teaching here up to shortly after Yarrow, Marine Engineer, Dies. LONDON, January 25 ()—Sir Al- fred Yarrow, noted marine engineer and shipbuilder, died yesterday at the age of 90. He was the founder of Yar- row & Co., Ltd, and designer of the Yarrow boiler BOOTLEGGERS RAL BUDGET AID fitable Industry Left Is Pro- Doubts Enforceability. sal chagrin that ger and the r to be im- the profits of the boo speakeasy operator appea mune from taxation. “While I have in mind specifically the speakeasy and bootlegging, I sup- pose that any effort to tax those en- gaged in this traffic must at least ap- pear to be a general endeavor to tax all sources of income unlawful under the Federal statutes, such as, in addi- tion to those mentioned, trafficking in narcotics, white slavery, etc ‘I should like to see a special excise tax on the gross receipts from the in lieu of the ordinary income ®ax, but in addition to all criminal penalties (fines and im- prisonments) provided by law “I suggest that a flat tax of at least 25 per cent be imposed on the entire gross receipts from all sources of the person or organization engaged in such unlawful activities, and that the levy “The proposal cannot be construed as in any way condoning trafficking In liquor, but merely as providing a sub- stitute for a tax which is admittedly ! small damage was done. i still. | Senate Judiciary Committee Fails { day approved the nomination of Daniel noon. A bomb was placed on the railroad track at Malaga at dawn, but only There was an exchange of shots between strikers and troops, but the city was quiet at noon. In Seville business was at a stand- Shops were closed and street cars were not operating. Troops were main- taining order. One small brush between strikers and soldiers occurred at dawn. A few shots were exchanged, but there were no_casualties. The failure of the promised strike was_credited to the strong-arm policy of Premier Azana, which rendered the preliminary strike revolt in Catalonia last week abortive and struck hard at the Extremist organizations before they could complete plans for a demonstra- tlon of strength today. Last night a number of Syndicalist organizations | withdrew their strike orders. The Syn- dicalists are stronger in Seville, how- ever, than elsewhere, and it was be- lieved the persistence in striking there was only a gesture. 0'DONOGHUE’S COURT NOMINATION APPROVED to Act on Appointment of F. Dickinson Letts. The Senate Judiciary Committee to- W. O'Donoghue to be an associate justice of the District Supreme Court. The nomination of F. Dickinson Letts to be an associate justice of the same court was not considered today. The subcommittee, composed of Senators Blaine of Wisconsin and King of Utah, which considered both nomi- nations, recommended the action taken on the O'Donoghue appointment, but was not ready to make its report at more enforced in the breac) the observance. oty “I am not too sanguine either about the grlctlclbflll)’ or the enforceability 3!“: t!h pro;}o-sl], gtu!mfl's Just too bad e only profitable ind prohibition evasion.” YO TO TIE UP SPAIN| {Only Two Towns Affected—Bomb MAD OF RE NO BU = HEST 13 D, CERTIFIED BY DGET COMMITTEE F WASHINGTON MEN C%%)?IZED STANDING. COMMISSIONS ARE PAID SE 7Y C To COMMUNITY CHEST WORKERS OR SOLICITORS SUN FO AND CHEN RESIGN N GHINA Shanghai Occupation Aban-| doned Temporarily—Blast in River Takes 29 Lives. | By the Associated Press SHANGHAI China, January 25.—Sun Fo, president of the Executive Yuan, which is a post corresponding to that of premier of China, resigned today be- cause the government declined to ac- cept his policy of vigorous action against Japan. Eugene Chen, who resigned earlier in the day as foreign minister, said on his arrival hete from Nanking that he had quit for similar reasons, and that “the policy of non-resistance toward Japan sponsored by Chiang Kai-Shek is re- sponsible for the present tangled situa- tion.” “Chiang’s policy,” tual invitation to the Japanese to do as they please without resistance. I re- signed because the government declined to accept my positive policy, which in- cluded breaking diplomatic relations with Japan Declares Parley Necessary. “If such a policy were followed there wouldl result a situation in whith a con- ference under the nine-power treaty {and perhaps under the Kellogg pact would be necessary. Only through such a conference can China hope to settle the Manchurian question, “I warn China now that the outcome of Chiang Kai-Shek’s passive policy will be acceptance by China of Japan's de- mands for forcible suppression of the Chinese Nationalist movement, which exists throughout the country as a di less invasion, her brute force and in- | tolerable violence.” As a result of the change the govern- ment was understood to have begun to map a much more moderate policy, and W. W. Yen, Chinese representative at | the League of Nations, was to be given a complete new set of instructions by cable governing his procedure, as weil as an outline of the new plan to be presented before the League. Merchants Become Peacemakers. Chen, who is a well known journalist and perhaps the member of the new Chinese government who is best known in the United States, was a leader of the Canton faction following the split | which resulted in setting up two or- ganizations, at Canton and Nanking When Chiang Kai-Shek’s government resigned he succeeded to the foreign office post vacated by Dr. Wellington Koo. The threatened occupation of Shang- hai by Japanese Marines was tempo- rarily averted as a result of a two-hour conference between the Japanese con- sul general and the mayor of the Chinese cities. Mayor Wu Teh-Chen said that in view of the seriousness of the Japanese | demands calling for dissolution of anti- Japanese societies e could not give 2 | veply at present and would need more time for censideration. | Chinese merchants have stepped into the role of peacemakers, urging by Shanghai city officials of Japan's boycott organizations. An atmosphere approaching terror in the city was intensified by a terrific explosion in the Whangpoo River, in which a fleet of Japanese warships 's anchored. A lighter carrying a cargo of explosives blew up just outside the French concession, shattering windows in_the city. sinking a number of small " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE Families Flee to Streets Following Series of Blasts in Town Near Pittsburgh. By the Associated Press. . PITTSBURGH, January 25.—Three explosions and a resultant fire dam- aged five buildings today in suburban Wilmerding. Several families fled to the street from their apartments on the upper floors, but none was injured. Damage Wwas estimated by police at $30,000. The principal explosion wes in a con- fectionary store. Patrolman Pulmer Churchfield, who was across the street, sald the front of the building tcppled out from the force of the first blast. The other business housed on the ground floors, the Carmen Trink barber shop, the Freidmen department store, a pool rocm and a Great Atlantic & Pa- cific Tea Co. store Occupants of the buildings could ascribe no cause for the explesions. Part of the property was owned by the this meeting on Justice Letts. No time has been fixed for another meeting of the subcommittee on the Letts ap- ent. W}{Lfi nominees already are serving on the bench under recess appointments given them befors Congress convened. Volpe family, members of which re- cently have been involved in an alleged political-liquor ring. Radio Programs on Page B-9 rect result of Japan's savage and ruth- | the government to order acceptance demands for suppression of Chinese & DAMAGE FIVE BUILDINGS | |U. S. ENVOY ASSAULTERS GET YEAR AND BIG FINES | Three Policemen Are Convicted for Attack on A. E. Southard in Abyssinia. | By the Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Abyssinia, | 25 —Thtee policemen were today to one yezr each in prison end | to pay heavy fines upon their convic- | tion for participation in the beating last week of Addison E. Southard, United States Minister Mr. Southard reported. after the in- cident, that his automobile, driven by his chauffeur, had slightly injured a | native woman. A traffic hauled the chauffeur out and struck him, and when Mr. Southard intervened he too was mauled. RAIL LABOR VOTES ON PAY CUT PLAN January sentenced he said, s a vir- Latest Proposal of Carriers! Is Weighed Secretly by Union Groups. By the Associated Pre: CHICAGO, January 25.—Labor took a secret vote today on the proposal of the railways to trim wages 10 per cent. In secret meetings the 850 general chairmen of brotherhoods and unions read the iatest pronouncement of the raiiroad presidents on the wage and unemployment issues. “Big Four” Opinions Weighed. Some of the smaller labor organiza- tions had already delegated plenipo- | tentiary authority to their repretenta- | tives on the committee of 21. The | opinion of others, notably the “big four” | of the conductors, the engine men and | firemen, the engineers and trainmen, | was being weighed in group meetings. The view prevailed about the confer- | ence that the latest dictum of the rail- way executives conceded little more than previous statements, but was drafted, Chairman Daniel Willard of the Presidents’ Committee said, ‘“to meet more nearly the view of labor.” The presidents were in but there was no joint meeting sched- | uled today. The railroads marked time as labor scrutinized their “definite answer” to a | program asking relief for 700,000 jobless and 600,000 partly employed. Answer Asked by Unions. | 1t was an answer the labor unions requested last week before taking a vote |on the pay reduction the carriers have | asked them to accept to improve rail- | way credit and quicken economic recov- That the rail reply contained broader concessions than heretofore granted | was indicated by Daniel Willard, chair- man of the committee. He said it was intended “to meet more nearly the view of labor,” but on the contents he was mum, and the se- cret was as closely guarded by Robert- | son | Up to Friday the rails have declined to go beyond the statement they would do everything in their power individ- |vally to take up the unemployment | slack in replying to the chief demand of labor for a guarantee of jobs on a par with 1930 the | policeman | conference, | 36.273,000 LOPPED OFF INTERIOR BILL 'House Committee Reduces Total for Department to $50,431,000. By the Associated Press. A sharply trimmed Interior Depart- ment supply bill was reported today to | the House by its watchful Democratic- | controlled Appropriations Committee. Carrying out Chairman Byrns' policy of pruning Government recommenda- | tions where possible, the committee | slashed $6,273,000 off the budget esti- mates and allowed the department | $50,431,000 for its numerous activities in the coming fiscal year. This is $18,- /911,000 below the appropriations for the current year. The permanent and indefinite ap- propriations, which are made automat- | ically by previous enactments, total | $13,921,000, as compared with $15, | 952,000 for this year. Other Estimates Shaved, In this bill, the Agriculture Depart- ment measure still under consideration in the House, and the first deficiency bill, now in conference, the Appropria- tions Committee has shaved a total of $31,000,000 from the budget estimates. In none has it deviated from its policy of not increasing a single appropriation above a budget estimate or adding a | single new item. | In addition, the bill carries pro- visions preventing the filling of any | vacancies in the department except by | the order of President Hoover and dis- | allowing any increases in salaries. It does not seek to reduce any salaries, | however. For the first time in meny years the | allotment for the Bureau of Indian Af- | fairs was reduced below the previous | year. A total of $21,758,000 was al- | lowed, exclusive of tribal funds, a de- | crease of $3,231,000 below the current | year and $404,500 less than the budget | cstimates. The appropriation of $2,- 476,780 from the tribal funds, held by the’ Treasury, was recommended. This | is $799,000 less than the current ontlay | and $70,000 below the budget. | Dam Funds Cut. The Reclamation Service was allowed $11,089,000, of which $8,000,000 is for continuation of construction of Boulder Canyon Dam. This is $10,981,000 be- low appropriations for this year and $3,279,000 less than the budget. The committee cut $2,000,000 off the $10,- 000,000 asked for Boulder Canyon Dam, pointing out that $15,000,000 appropri- | ated for this year and $1,000,000 of the | total for 1931 remained unexpended. | The National Park Service was given | 8,140,000, wkich is $1,377,000 less than the current outlay and $1,136,000 be- low the budget. Of the total, $5,000,- 000 was allowed for construction of {roads and trafls, §1,000,000 less than requested. | Substantial reductions were made in | avpropriations for virtually all _the | other " activities. The Geologlcal Sur- | vey received $2,279,000; the Education | Office, $425,000;” Alaska, $781,400; Ha- | wait, $68.900; Virgin Islands, $412,000, and the General Land Office, $1,958 000, | | | | The new Democratic chairman of the | House District Committee, Mrs. Mary T. feat on her first bill in the House today. This was the first House District day of the session and less than 10 minutes were devoted to District legislation. Mrs. Norton was recognized to call up her bill for incorporation of the Dis- trict Bicentennial Commission in order that it might have authority to grant | concessions for stands and other pur- | poses in connection with the Bicenten- | nial Celebration, which starts on Feb- | ruary 22, Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, spoke briefly in opposition to the broad powers for granting concessions carried in this bill, and cited the pres- ent situation in regard to taxicabs, dur- ing which, he said, the people have lost | Norton of New Jersey, met a quick de- | BICENTENNIAL INCORPORATION BILL DEFEATED IN VOTE OF HOUSE First Measure Offered by Mrs. Norton as District Chair-| man Loses When Blanton Opposes It. Upon a vote the bill was overwhelm- ingly defeated, and Speaker Garner | uickly recognized Representative Bu- chanan of Texas, who moved to call up the Agricultural appropriation bill for consideration. |~ Mrs. Norton was decidedly displeased | by the stern consideration given her in | presenting her first bill and by failure | to receive any support from members | of her committee. She said that she had not expected to have to engage in debate in defense of a bill which had | been_reported unanimously from both | House and Senate committees. Mrs. Norton claims that she raised her voice in demand for a division vote, but that in the hubbub following the yell of “No,” the Speaker protested that | he had not heard her demand. Mrs. confidence in the Public Utilities Com- | Norton's reply to Speaker Garner on mission. He emphasized that under the | this was that she was not keeping order proposed legislation, concessions could ‘ in the House and should not be penal- be granted to taxicab companies and to | ized because there was not sufficient many other groups, which should not | order so that the Speaker could hear enjoy specinl.pflvuegu. her request for a division vote, SUCCESS OF CHEST DRIVE IS ASSURED, SAYS MRS. HOOVER Capital Glad to Contribute to Needy, She Tells Workers at Luncheon. RALLY SPURS ACTIVE START OF CAMPAIGN Rabbi Wise Appeals for Support Effort—New Donations of $23,879 Reported. Washington residents will gladly con- tribute more than enough money to assure success for the Community Chest drive, Mrs. Herbert Hocver predicted today at a luncheon of the metropolitan and group solicitation units in the Wil- lard Hotel. Mrs. Hoover said she felt sure the goal of $2,601,000 would be oversub- scribed by 15 to 20 per cent. She said many people who would find it neces- sary to ask aid of Chest organizations this year probably would be in better circumstances next year and then would become Chest contributors. The First Lady was accorded a rising vote of thanks when she finished. $23,879 Gifts Reported. Contributions totaling $23,879.96 were reported today, making the grand total to date, $1,784,204.33. An additional $10,000 was announced by the special gifts unit, while the metropolitan unit received $7,136 and the groups solicita- tion unit, $6,743.95. Edward F. Colladay, general cam- paign chairman, announced Mrs. Mary T. Norton, chairman of the House Dis- trict Committee, would be the honored guest at tomorrow’s luncheon. Ferdinand G. Fraser, commander of the District Department of the Ameri- can Legion, pledged the support of his organization. Rally Spurs Drive. Encouraged by speakers at a monster mass meeting yesterday in Constitu- tion Hall, the Chest “army,” today re- newed the task of raising its quota. An air of optimism was added to the rally as speaker after speaker predicted successful culmination of the drive. Talks were made by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York, noted Jewish wel- fare leader; Edward F. Colladay, gen- eral campaign chairman; John F. Crosby, a former Assistant Attorney General; John Poole, Chest president; Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president of the Board of Commissionersyand El- wood Street, Chest director. Prolonged applause was won the National Symphony Orchestra for a series of selections presented at yester- day's gathering. Conducted by Hans Kindler, the orchestra offered, “Marche Militaire” (Schubert); “Balletmusick,” from “Rosamunde” (Schubert), and “Espana” (Chabrier). Meets Every Cause. Rabbi Wise told the aidience he had been warned by a New York friend that he faced a big job because he would “try to get money from the people of Washington that doesn’t come out of | the United States Treasury.” The rabbi said he did not need to make a case for the Community Chest. He declared the Chest's case “has been made beyond all possibility of a dis- senting voice. All the needs of all groups, all classes, all faiths and_ all races are included and embraced with- in the wide range of service offered by the Community Chest of Washington. Genuine human need is the one pass- port to the help rendered day by day by the Community Chest.” Rabbi Wise declared the solicitors are to decide by their efforts “whether philanthropy is to prove itself in the end to be just a pleasant pastime of the-days of prosperity or is to prove a true gauge of the morals of the country.” Answering Chest critics who demand Federal aid for victims of the depres- sion, Rabbi Wise said if Government funds are provided they should be “the end, not the beginning and must not serve as an excuse for our own failure to give to the maximum of our power and capacity.” $900,000 to Be Raised. Mr. Colladay announced the govern- mental and special gifts units already had accomplished so much that it would be necessary for the other units to raise only about $900,000. He predicted the thermometer in front of the District Building would register more than $2,601,000 a week from today, scheduled to be the last day of the campaign. “Our task,” Mr. Colladay said, “is to raise money and tc distribute in a most economical way to those who need a helping hand. Our slogan must be as that great citizen, Herbert Hoover, has said, ‘None who deserve shall suffer.’ " ‘The chairman drew wild cheers when he quoted Will Rogers, the humorist, as saying, “There’s not an unemployed man in this country who didn't in better days contribute to the wealth of our country’s millionaires.” “Around us on every side,” said Mr. Crosby, “countless men and women as (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) $616,250,000 NAVAL MEASURE APPROVED House Committee Not to Report Vinson Bill Before Next Session, However. By the Associated Press. The House Naval Committee today approved the $616,250,000 Vinson naval construction bill, but postponed indefl- nitely future action by the Congress. The bill likely will not be reported formally to the House until at least the next session. After the committee voted 18 to 0 in favor of the bill Chairman Vinson is- sued this statement: “In view, however, of the very abnor- mal econcmic conditions which now confront us at home and abroad, and in the hope that some substantial result may be achieved at Geneva, the com- mittee in agreement with the chairman has voted—for the time being—not to report the bill to the House.” ‘Two members present did not vote, They were Regrmncltlvu McClintic, Democrat, O joma, and . Re-