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" A2 = \ RMS CONFERENCE Delegates Optimistic Due to '\ spirit of Conciliation; Far East Big Problem. 'BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. By Cable to The Ster. GENEVA, February 13.—One week of keynoting by the principal powers, plus half dozen of lesser magnitude, has filled the entire disarmament con- ference, including especially the Ameri- can delegation, with feelings of hope- fullness that were 1ot evident 10 days ago. Predictions now encountered im; nearly every quarter are that some progress is possible. The v conceivably have been called under n spicious circumstances has y contributed to the belief that tangible results, although of a lmited scope, must and will be achieved. Because of the Far Eastern erisis overhanging Geneva like a great black pall, the speech of W. W. Yen, Chinese delegate, today sank deeper {nto the hearts and minds of leading delegates than almost any preceding it. , The Chinese statesman's address was § terrific indictment of the world's failure to make its vaunted peace ma- ehinery work. It was also interpreted a warning that if the supreme effort mow under way at Geneva to lay oundations for peace also comes to aught, China’s teeming millions per- force must turn their back on two thousand vears af pacifism and resort %0 cther methods for preserving them- PROGRESS CHEERS | fact the conference couldn't | Selves from such ruthlessness as that from which they are now suffering. Crisis Recognized. » Before the conference convened Feb- ary 2, few expected the opening statements of various countries to con- ®in much beyond pious platitudes. Practically without exception, they have vegistered conciliation, coupled with fvnumf' zpprec of the gravity of he international situation and an anxiety to relieve it by any practicable fuethods at the conference’s command. No single power launched an ultimatum r program from which it would be em- arrassing to retire. : Speaker after speaker sll down the line of European, American and Asi- atic delegation chiefs revealed that they are under a spell from that amazing demonstration in the conference hall a week ago, when statesmen for the first time in history “saw public opinion.” As petitions representing the world's war-weary millions—people inarticu- late where statecraft is conecermed— were piled high on the conference ros- trum by long lines of men and women who crossed the seas to present them, the hardest-boiled delegates sat up and took notice. The memory of that scene lingers. It is destined to have a far-reaching psy- chological effect in Geneva. While these various externalities and gener- alities leave the conference hopefully minded, nobodv blinks at the fact that ground must be laid either here or at the capitals most concerned for a group of political settlements before real dis- armament progress is attainable. Far East First Problem. ‘The foremost hurdle which must be taken is ending the war in the Far East. As long as it rages, with any hour capable of emovroiling other na- tions, no important government is con- sidered likely to spike its guns or de- commission its ships. The _second obstacle to be overcome is the Pranco- German feud, Today's report that France and Great Britain had reached 2 reparations agreement encourages the prospect of certain concessions to Ger- many which might facilitate progress at Geneva. Germany's demand for armament equality, or at least that her conquerors aftef 13 years of broken plages, as she views them, shall proceed to disarm themselves, must be met in some form. The French program, which acquired little suport during the week except from allied Poland, Czechoslovakia and friendly Belgium, makes no visibie con- cession to the German viewpoint. It is felt privately that France is in a less Uncompromising mood than appears on * the surface. The third great barrier to - actual achievement at Geneva is the " Franco-Italian controversy over naval parity. Here, too, the week developed Fome signs of reconciliation. Results Still Remote. . It is understood in all quarters that it is far too early to expect concrete lts in any of these major fields of olitical strife. It denotes progress even o recognize that they are in & condi- tion precedent to results. Realization on that score is universal. The view was ventured tonight by an authority who has taken trouble to make an analytical study of the keynote speeches that it would be possible with relative ease to conclude an agreement &t @eneva to do away with some if not every form of weapon ot so-called ag- #ressive warfare, such as tanks, heavy grtillery, bombing, aircraft, poison gas and submarines. + France and Japan emerge as the only stubborn advocates of submarines. The mume authority, after surveying the jeek’s avalanche of words, discerns in em & strong possibility that while the Rowers might not be disposed to reduce armaments pending political settle- ments they would not oppose limiting ‘maments to the present size . agree- g, in other words, to an i:definite gms holiday. - Long Step Forward. - That would, at any rate, be s long step forward. Foreign Minister Grandi's | ?:ech in many respects was the most statesmanlike utterance of all. He ad- wocated certainly the most conerete and = ?r reaching program barring Maxim itvinofl’s plea for total general dis- sgmament, which looks practicability. Chancellor Bruening's marked re- straint did not fail of its intended ef- fect. The German chancellor's speech } was well calculated to launch the con- ¢ ference amid that pacific atmosphere which must prevail if any kind of an . sgreement is to be forthcoming. { . The American delegation to Geneva { same to the conference convinced that &auy one thing is designed to drive e world's statesmen into an arma- ment compact, it is economic pressure. Every e?ealm- confessed his people have 4 reached the groaning point of exhaus- < gion under the adversity now encircling e globe. That, plus mankind's long- ipg for peace, as exemplified by the . petition demonstration February 6, " seems more than ever the weight which will _incline the Geneva scales finally -4 the right direction, ¢ ARBITRATOR IS NAMED Norway Envoy to Serve in Ger- /‘many’s Dispute With Lithuania. | < GENEVA, Switzerland, February 13 ) —Brik Colban, Norway's representa- ¢lve, was appointed tonight to study and aeport on Germany's complaint con- cerning the recent arrest of the m-Lm' &t Memel by Lithuanian authorities. R‘nth Germany and Lithuania presented eir cases to the League Council at & | m| gpecial meeting today. 'fuchen ':7ill Meet. -~ " LA PLATA, Md., February 13 (Spe- ~gial)—An all-day meeting of the high < chool teachers of the county will Teld Wednesday in the La Plata Con- soligated School. Dr. Samuel L. North ¢ of ‘the- State Department of Education will h‘m charge, General view shortly a THE SUNDAY S%.[ Afrport, Flushing, Long Island. after the craft apparently became unmi ford. Il a mechanic, was killed. . | HOUSE 10 SPEED CREDIT MEASURE Rainey Predicts Rules Will Be Suspended to Gain ' Quick Action. By the Associated Press. Legislative channels of the House have been cleared for consideration to- | morrow of the Glass-Steagall bill to | Joosen the credit machinery of the Federal Reserve system. | Representative Rainey of Illinols, the | came, up and Dixon decided not to | ington th. : | attempt & landing until necessary.|in; g re.inter Democratic leader, forecast the ad- ministration-sponsored bill would be | expedited under the seldom resorted‘ to proceedings of suspending the House rules if unanimous consent for its con- sideration cannot be secured. | A two-thirds majority vote is re- quired to approve the procedure. Chairman Steagall of the House Bank- [ ing Committee said if passage in this | manner could not be obtained, a legis- lative rule giving the bill right-of-way would be secured and the measure passed Tuesday. Speaker Garner indi- cated he favored quick action. Approved By Semators. The Senate Banking Committee also has approved the bill and action in that branch this week is probsbie. A formal report of the House Bank- ing Committec was fied late yester- amy by Cnawman Steagall, in Which | corped over this, however, inasmuch as | | passage of the measure would make gold | he saia: “1t 1s believed that this bill without | undue expansion, Wil resui in easier creait WimiCh Wil 810 in endiig OAns Iallures ana in improvement of business conailions generauy. | The bill's purpose, the report said, is 10 aflord & means of relies 10 banks tnat find themserves in urgent need of accommodations. Heferrmg to the pro- vision that permits governinent securi- | ties 10 be accepied by Keueral ieserve | banks for re-aiscoun. purposes, it said: ‘ ““i'ne subStilution ol governnent ob- ligations Ior eommercia. paper sumpiy | carries out the poficy expressed in wne original kederal Keserve act.’ | Steagall Explains Bill. | Explaining the bill Steagall said: | “The purpose of the measure is to broaden the credit facuiuies of the Federal Rescrve system to alford reliet from the distressing conditions that | now exist. rrovision is made for loans | to a group of member banks not less than Iive in number who ind them- | selves without collateral now eligible at at Federal Reserve Banks. “The loans may be made up on time or demand promissory notes. Groups | of banks applying for loans are re- | quired to put up with a trustee selected | by them such collateral as they may | & agree upon. No such loans may be made upon foreign securities, nor for a longer period than one year, and | must bear a rate of interest not less than 1 per centum in excess of the prevailing rate. It is thought that this will afford a practical method by which banks may merge their collateral and their credit resources and obtain relief for temporary emergencies.” Release $750,000,000 in Geold. Steagall said the bill would release $750,000,000 in gold by permitting the use of Government bonds as a basis for currency. At present, he said, the $2,900,000,000 in Federal Reserve notes was backed by $2,000.000.000 in gold and $900,000,000 in eligible rediscount | paper. | It was never contemplated, he said, nor was it considered desirable, that more than 40 per cent of gold should be carried as protection for currency. Steagall said a situation has devel- oped in which “we find that it is neces- sary to maintain sbout 80 per cent of gold against notes issued by the banks.” He added: “This results from a shrinkage in eligible collateral brought about by the deptession. There are outstanding neatly $3,000,000,000 in currency se- cured by $900,000,000 of ellgble paper and $2,000,000,000 of gold. By pemit- ting the use of Government bonds as & basis for the issue of currency as pfo- vided in the bill, we release about $750,- 000,000 in gold. This will strengthen our finahcial position for all purposes by increasing the amount of free gold available. “The bill méets & widespread demand for liberalization of our credit and cur- rency. This demand has grown day by day among members of Congress. The members of the Banking and Currency Committee have been giving it much thought and consideration with a pur- pose of passing some such legislation during the present session of Congress. | The administration has found it desir- | able as supplementary to the Recon- struction Finance Corporation act. i UNIFORM PENSION 0.K.’D Affects Widows and Children of | Veterans of All Wars. Widows and children cf veterans of all United States wars would be granted uniform pensions under a bill approved yellunhy by the House Pensions Com- ttee. It is estimated the measure would cost $35,000,000 the first year, and would reach a maximum of about $280,- 000,000 in five years. Widows up to 40 years old who had lived with their husbands five years would recelve $20 a month, upon be- coming 40 years old, $30, 50 years, $40 and 70 years, $50. A pension of $6 & month for éach child under 16 would be allowed. | candidates, RUNAWAY BLIMP WRECKS BUILDINGS; MAN KILLED JUMPING (Continued From First Page. ground Blair either jumped or was thrown out and killed. As it was blown along close to the ground, the blimp struck several garages and tool houses, then sheered off two or three telephone poles. As it brushed against a house it knocked Edward Cralg, 63, from a ladder on which he was standing. Cralg was cut about the face. The blimp finally ended its bouncing and landed on railroad tracks in a concrete company's yards. Dixon crawled from the wreckage unhurt. There was little left of the blimp. The gondola was smashed and the gas bag torn to shreds. The blimp had been up since Shortly before noon a strong west 9 am. ‘wind Several hours later, however. his supply ran low, and he tried to land at the airport. STOCK PRICES SOAR IN BRISK SESSION Union Pacific Leads Advance, U.S. Steel and A. T. & T. Set 1932 Highs. ~ — (Continued From. First Page) abundantly available to meet all foreign requirements and still leave more than an adequate base for cwrrency and eredit. The turnover in stocks of 2,626,120 shares was the largest for a two-hour Saturday session since May 3, 1930, when 4.867530 shares were traded in a swiftly declining market. was at the pace of 6.500,000 shares for a full five-hour session. The ticker | fell a few minutes in arrears at times. The price average of 90 representative issues gained $5.40, as compared to $5 on Thursday. Bonds Move Ferward. Commodities and bonds also moved forward, although more modestly. Sev- eral bonds gained $10 to $60 per bond of $1.000 face value. advanced about 2 points a bushel, and cotton, 60 to 80 cents a bale. The following table indicates the ex- tend of the two-session advance in several leading issues, showing Wed- nesday's low prices, as contrasted to today's closing prices, as well as in- dicating today’'s net gains: Wed. Today Today Close. Close. Gain. 31.15 712 pt 24 Allied Chemieal . zaesge e Brs ssnuysseieegid s uniie FEEEREE 33 1 - ow. fistat et U. 8. Steel .. Standard of N 2 Curb ‘Market, Cities Bervice rose $6.50. Electric_Bond & Bhare, 50; Aluminum Co., $3.50 to 356, Bmitn, $5.75 to $46.87. Om_the 50 cents s 3137 to § and A. O. NAZI WILL OPPOSE VON HINDENBURG President Refuses to Sacrifice Bruening for Support of Socialists. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, February 13.—Nomination of & National Soc'alist candidate to run against President Paul von Hindenburg in the next German election was indi- cated tonight by a Nazi announcement that the President had declined to ac- cept & demand of right wing parties that he sacrifice Chancellor Heinrich Bruening as the price for their sup- port Leaders of the “Steel Helmet” or- ganization conferred with President von Hindenburg ostensibly to renew the Nationalist insistence that he would have to dismiss Chancellor Bruening from the government if they agreed to an extension of his term. He was reported to have said that he consid- ered himself the sole candidate of all parties save the Communists. In view of his reported decision not to be a candidafe if the Natiomalists put up cne, a definite pronouncement from the President as to his plans was anxiously awaited. Several names have been mentioned in political gossip regarding likely Nasl including Prince August zl‘nhflm, fourth son of the former — AMERICAN POISONED Clifford Harmon Recovering After Mistake in France. CANNES, France, February 13 (#).— Clifford B. Harmon, American aviation enthusiast, was recovering tonight from the effects of having drunk & quantity of disinfectant which he mistook for medicine prescribed by his doctor. e ‘The doctor said he had shown great presence of mind in of hot water, which served as an emetic, after he had disgovered his error, Trading | Wheat futures | Wreckage of Blimp Affer Fatal Crash fter the Goodyear dirigible Columbia crashed Saturday into a freight shed near the Holmes in a 40-mile wind. John Blair of Rock- —A. P. Photo. TRADE EXECUTIVES SEEK LAW CHANGE | President of Group Holds Re- vision Must Protect Public Against Excessive Prices. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 13 —War- ner S. Hays, president of the American Trade Assoclation Executives, who acted | as chairman of the group of 125 busi- | ness executives In conference in Wash- _. int reference to obtaln- retation of the Sherman |and other anti-trust laws, ssid today | the next step would be to obtain the | co-operation of Congress. | In a statement, Mr. Hays said the | conference included presidents of 70 in- dependent manufacturers and distribu- | tors. “President Hoover,” he said, “received |our group very cordially and sympe- thetically. He fully appreciated, as we all did, that some revision or modifi- cation of these restrictive laws was nec- essary If the evils of cut-throat competi- tion are to b2 cured. “He pointed out, however, that any new interpretation of these laws must provide for the protection of the pub- lic against excessive and unreasonable prices. “The President also pointed out that any plan to accomplish the result de- sired by the conference would only be the non-te-operating minority found in every business group and which, if not controlled, would destroy the effective- ness of any plan. | “Our next step as an informal group of independent business men,” said Mr. Hay's statement, “is to urge upon and co-operate with Congress in the ap- peintment of a joint committee to study the cugrent operation of the Sherman and Clayton acts to determine what changes are necessary, if any, to meet the present emergency which is threat- ening American business with wide- spread disaster, continuing and increas- ing unemployment and a depletion of dependable sources of public revenue.” =, RAILROAD RELIEF BILL House Interstate Commerce Com- mittee Plans Legislation to Lift $361,000,000 Burden. By the Associated Press. Legislation to lift a $361,000,000 bur- | den from the Nation's rallroads soon | will be drafted by the House Interstate Commerce Committee. ‘This amount is involved in repeal of the transportation law provision author- izing the recapture of excess carrier sarnings being due from the railroads, in | addition the Interstate Commerce Com- mission has $10,600.000 already paid in which would be returned to the roads. Chairman Rayburn announced yes- terday that a bill embodying recapture repeal and revamping the rate-making provisions of the law will be the first of a three-fold program to better rail- road conditions that will reach the House this session. ‘The committee this week will receive testimony cn the Rayburn bill to give the Interstate Commerce Commission supervision of railroad holding com- panies. The third step in the program would set up Government regulation of Inter- | state motor-bus transportation. It is expected the House will pass the same bill it sent the Senate last year. Benefit Play at Barcroft. BARCROFT, Va., February 13 (Spe- cial) —The young people of the Nation- al City Christian Church of Washing- ton will sponsor three 1-act plays, to be given in the Community House here Wednesday, at 8 o'clock. The Garden Club and Civic League of Barcroft will Teceive the benefit. workable if it provided for cemtrolling | SOON WILL BE DRAFTED | WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FEBRUARY 14 1 CONGRESS PILES UP INQUIRY REQUESTS Unusual Number on File, but Action Is Unlikely on Many. By the Associated Press. Inquisitive members of Congress have piled up another record for themselves in the number of investigations asked | #t this session, but only a few have been accepted by either the House or Senate. Among the subjects they want looked o security” ad B markeis: | y and agricultural ets, antl-trust law enforcement, causes of depression and the silver mleltlfln-f ranging on to the question of publicity activities of Federal agencies. | The chances are that many of the’ several dozen proposed inquiries will| die in committee or on the floor. Word | has passed along in the House, it is| understood, to make passageway hard. | Most of the proposals so far have been | held up behind President Hoover's | emergency economic program. Two Probes Approved. In the House, which has agreed to two major investigations so far, the revenue bill and the Democratic tarifl program have blocked some. Two major inquiries have been decided upon by the Senate and the first one, which went into the sale of foreign securities in the United States, has been com- pleted. Action on the other within a few days is expected. This will go into air and ocean mail contracts and public build- ings in small towns along with mail rate increases. It was asked by Sen- ator McKellar (Democrat, Tennessee). A Post Office subcommittee is to be named soon for the job. Members of Congress are becoming more questioning yearly—but some of the investigations made or started at the last session provide marks at which to shoot. Among these were the lobby inquiry, the Elections Committee’s delving into the 1928 campaign, the Banking Com- mittee’s gnnmg of the Federal Re- rve system and the inquiry by Rep- Tesentative Fish _ (Republican. New York) and & committee mto Commu- | | nism. This session’s total so far is pointed to as a record for numbers. Information Is Asked. Many of the resolutions ask inferma- tion from governmental departments |and some have been complied with, suech as g data on employ- ment in breweries and the amount of ingredient ndproducta used prior to prohibition a & report on buildings that might be started. Other to be replied to include re- ports from the following: Radio Com- mission, on air advertising: Tariff Com- missiongfcn the effect of depreciated torelgn RBurrencles on wood pulp and pulpwood imports; Department of Jus- tice, on criminal law enforcement in Hawall. Several proposals for congressional investigations into conditions in Hawaii are being held up in the Senate Terri- tories Committee pending this latter report. Just now the Senate Agriculture Com- mittee has before it a concurrent reso- lution from Senator Norrts (Republican, | Nebraska) for an inquiry into the oper- | ations of the Farm Board. It also | would look into agricultural exchanges. A Senate resolution by him for the same purpose once was reported out | by the group, but the qu:stion was sent back because House opponents of the | board wanted to look into it, too, and the concurrent resolution was H‘AL" mitted to provide a joint committée. Utility Inquiry Due. | On the other side, the first inquiry ordered was into public utility owner- ship and control. The Interstate Com- merce Commitee put this into the hands of Dr. Walter M. W. Splawn, former president of the University of Texas, |~ The second prime inquiry authorized | by the Houte will go into the causes depressing the price of silver. It will be made by the Coinage Committee and was agreed to Monday without a record vote. | A number of proposals for delving into_short selling of securities are in the hands of the Senate Banking Com- mittee. Action has been delayed by the President's emergency program and Federal Reserve matters. Senator Couzens, Republican, Michi- gan, who urged an investigation into the condition of the railroads obtained | = favorable report from the Interstate { Commerce Committee, but it was sent back largely at his request. The Senate Judiclary Committee has | before it resolutions from Senators King, Democrat, Utah, and McKellar, on the anti-trust laws, to see if they | should be strengthened and how they jare being enforced; and one from | Thomas, Democrat, Oklahoma, for a Federal grand jury to look into short selling. Senator Walsh, Democrat. Montana, wants the causes of depression investi- gated, and his proposai went to the Banking Committee. Other inquisitorial matters resting with committees in- clude: Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, labor conditions at Hoover Dam; Reed, Re- publican, Pennsylvania, effect of de- preciated foreign currencies on imports; Sheppard, Democrat, Texas, cotton short sales: Dill, Democrat. Washington, refinancing of Radio - Keith - Orpheum [ o 32—PART ONE. " Hurley at Fiery Hearing before he wa “called a lar Senator Hawes 5 HURLEY AND KING AGREE TO WITHDRAW IMPUGNING WORDS (Continued From First Page) Bingham of Connecticut on the right. but you cannot say it and let me re- main here, because you are a member of the United States Senate. And I have not stated an untruth and I de- cline to let you call me a liar.” “I have not,” said King. “I will not remain before this com- mittee and permit it.” shouted Hurley. “All right,” said King. Leaping to his feet, Hurley, in ring- | ing tones, exclaimed “now you can run your star chamber proceedings in here ‘and browbeat your witnesses, but you must mot call me a liar and per- mit me to take it. It have taken just about all I can stand from this com- mittee. You won't permit the truth to be told.” Shouts Parting Words. The stalwart chief of the War De- partment vas striding toward the door as he shouied, "I told you in the be- ginning that the cbjective cf United States was thre d; that is was the social, economic and political development of these islands for in- dependence. “Now you distort everything that I say, and then call me a liar. Now you have your meeting. I will not appear before a committee where I have got to be called a liar.” In the silence that followed his exit, the Senators looked at each other for & moment without speaking. Then Senator King turned to Chair- man Bingham and said “that ends this session, does it? Bingham de- clared the hearings closed and the gToup went into executive session. Earlier Secretary Hurley had been accused by Senator Cutting. Repub- lican, New Mexico, one of the inde- pendence advocates, of making “a stump speech” when asked to reply to & “simple question.” “When I say anything here,” Hurley exclaimed, *if it appears in opposition to the profound wisdom of you gentle- men, it is & stump speech, but what you gentiemen say is the height of statesmanship.” Statement Issued. ‘What passed in the executive sessiol of the committee was not disclosed, ex cept that it related to the restoratio of harmony. Senator Bingham went to his office and talked with the Secre- tary, and the two were joined by Sen- ators Pittman and Hawes, Senator King | was later called in and, after he and the Secretary had arranged a truce, Senator Bingham issued the following statement : “Secretary Hurley and Senator King met in my office this noon. The meet- ing was cordial and friendly. After a full discussion of the incident, Senator King said to Secretary Hurley: “‘I regret the incident in the com- mittee meeting this morning. I had no intention of questioning your veracity or impugning your integrity. If the record carries words from me in a form hat questions or impugns your in- tegrity, I withdraw them.’ “Secretary Hurley replied as follows: “‘Thank you very much, Senator. If I said anything that impugns your integrity or is derogatory to you in any manner, I withdraw it. intention of reflecting on you and I left the room only because I under- stood you to question my veracity.' “In view of what has taken place, the Secretary has signified his entire willingness to appear before the com- mittee if and when desired."~ While he was in the office of Senator Bingham, awaiting the result of the executive session, Secretary Hurley said he would not have left the hearing had | Senator King made his remarks im- Co.; Carey. Republican. Wyoming, ag- ricultural credit situation. . WAR GALLERY URGED House Bill Asks Portrait of 139 Commanding Generals. A World War portrait gallery of 139 commanding generals of the A. E. F, all by the same artist, is the aim of a bill introduced yesterday in the House. Representative = McLeod, Republican, Michigan, its author, explains the Smithsonian Institution already has 47 of the portraits painted overseas by Joseph Cummings Chase. He asks a $50,000 appropriation to buy the re- maining 92. Is Your Home Safe? You require character recommenda- tions before employing domestic help, but what do you know of their health? The cook handles the food. Are you sure she ig healthy? The nurse handles your baby. Are vou sure she has not been exposed to active tuberculosis? All members of your household in daily contact with tuberculosis patients sh.opld be examined often by their own physician or the free Health Department Clinic 512 Eye St. NW. Adults’ Clinic Every Tues, Thars., Sat., 1:30 P.M. Friday, 7:30 P.M. * Children’s Clinic Every Monday, 9-11 AM. Friday, 9-11 AM. For Further Information Telephone Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis 1022 11th St. N.W, Telephone District 8311 personally. low a Senator who was “immune” to assail him as Senator King had done. Denounces “Tyranny.” “I'm not walking out because I can't stand the fire,” he asserted, “but I want to emphasize the tyranny of these com- mittees if the opinions of the witnesses do not coincide with theirs.” Senator Bingham, in announcing he would poll the committee as to its at- titude on independence, made this ad- ditional statement: “The committee adjourned to meet next Saturday at 10 o'clock, at which time the members of the committee will be asked to send in their votes regarding five points® “1, Whether it is desirable that there should be a plebiscite in the islands or not. “2, As to the date at which sald plebiscite should take place, or, if none, when independence should go into effect. .“3. As to the relative advisability of tariffs or a limit on Philippine ex- ports in the meantime. “4, As to whether there should be any graduated system of stepups of tariffs during this period, as provided in the Vandenburg bill, or whether it should be a definite arrangement all at once, as provided in the present Hawes-Cutting Bill. “5. As to the question raised. in the last clause of Senator Vandenburg's Bill, whether this act should not go into effect until approved by the | Philippine Legislature. . ‘When the hearing opened, in & ‘room near the - Senate chamber, crowded with spectators, including a number of the Filipino leaders, Secretary Hur- ley once more expressed his wish to see the Philippines gl:’enb-i‘:d:epdmdt;nge but said permanen n le must first be attained; otherwise the effect on the Islands would be “‘severe.” As to the previous hearing, the Sec- retary objected to fixing a time limit for independence. Funeral Rites Today. BARCROFT, Va., February 13 (Spe- cial) —~Puneral services for the Rev. David-Hicks, former pastor of the Bar- urch,” who was da Mfl.‘l’oh;lr:hy while 8U] ‘wrecking building, Mflhhzldltthe family home on Columbia Pike, Barcroft, Va., tomorrow. ECRETARY OF WAR HURLEY (center), photographed yesterday at the start of the Scnate committee hearing on Philippine independence, shortly out of the hearing, asserting that he would not stay to be the | He said he could not al-| | cf Missouri on the left and Senator —Wide World Photo. DEFENSE AIR FORCE ASKED FOR GAPTAL Flying Club Tels Representa- tive Maas Danger to City in Case of War. Declaring the Naticnal Capital would | be the first point of attack in case of | | war, the D. C. Air Legion, local private | flying club, yesterday called upon Rep- | resentative Melvin J. Maas of Minne- sota, World War combat pilot and Ma- | rine Corps Reserve fiyer, to sponsor leg- |islation for the creation of a National Guard aviation squadron for the Dis- | triet of Columbia. In a letter sent to Representative | Maas by George M. Stone, president of llh! legion, it was pointed out that there are nearly 300 licensed pilots in the District. The legion, it was stated, 150 active members, 75 of whom have progressed beyond the point of their first “solo” flights and have completed | ground school training. In his plea for creation of the squad- ron, Stone explained that the D. C. Air | | Legion is composed of members who | banded together to purchase their own | training plane and share the expenses | of learning to fly. Legion members, he said, “wish to be at the call of their country in case of | war, but feel that they are entitled to sufficient training in military aviation.” In making public Stone’s letter to Representative Maas, John A. Shaw, chairman of a special legion committee appointed to conduct the campaign for | creation of the squadron, said: “During the last war, to my own per- sonal knowledge, boys went to the first | ! line trenches in the latter part of 1918 no more capable of fighting than I am of flying the Atlantic. “If there is anything we of the legion can do to prevent this from happening to fiyers during the next war, we are oing to do it.” DEATH HOAX PROBE GETS UNDERWAY; GIRL, FIANCE AIDS ___(Continued From First Page) and advised her “on no account re- | turn.” | They are also interested in the man- ner in which Miss Cook died. as the | death was first ascribed to pneumonia, | but now is the subject of invest i | The Carrols said they were not awar | of Miss Cook's engagement to Arnold. | " Arnold was at his little apartment | today with his mother awaiting word ‘(rom official sources on his plea that | they investigate the cablegram. As soon £s he learned of the fake cable- gram. he appealed to the American consul at Gibraltar, the State Depart- ll':‘e,'nt and Senator Glass of Virginia for | aid. Arnold was graduated from Randolph- Macon College in his home town of Ashland, Va, in 1926 and came to Massachusetts Tech for a graduate course. Both Arnolds were puzzled by the case. Mrs. Arnold said she knew and approved of her son's engagement to Miss Cook, but could assign no reason for any one to send Miss Cook such a message. Her son was equally puzzled. Gets Death Message. Miss Cook was at Naples planning to sail for America on February 4, when, Just before the hour for sailing, she received the message telling of Arnold's death and advising her not to return home. She sailed regardless, aboard the steamer Chinese Prince, but died when the ship was nearing Gibraltar, where she was buried. With her mother she had spent most | of the last five years abroad. Her father, H. M. Cook, of Hornell, N. Y., died five years ago. . In his South End apartment, har- ‘Issed by the shadow of mystery which | surrounded Miss Cook’s death, Arnold declared he had no idea who “Helen James” could be. | The Arnolds are not wealthy. In |fact, he worked his way through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The matter of the financial position of | the respective families is the only ques- tion which ever threatened to come be- ‘t‘i?n Miss Cook and himself, Arnold said. | Inquest Adjourned. Late tonigh{,Armold was advised by the State Defartment that the coro- ner's inquest at Gibraltar had been' adjourned pending a report of an analyst. This Arnold interpreted as meaning that organs of M'ss Cook had been subjected to chemical analysis, de- spite announcement of steamship officials that the girl died of pneu- monia. State wired Arnold: “Telegran from American consul at Gibraltar, February 12, reports Capt. Howard Uncles, of the Chinese Prince, at coroner’s inquest held February 8 concerning death of Elizabeth Barrett Cook, stated in evi- dence that a telegram announcing the death of her flance had been found in | deceased No copy of telegram was put in evidence or taken. Coroner's inquest has been adjourned for report of analyst. Chinese Prince sailed 8 for Boston direct. Consul states he holds d 's passport and that captain takes with him all Department ATTACK ONMELLON DROPPED IN HOUSE Impeachment Move Shelved Without Debate or Rec- ~ ord Vote. | By the Assoctated Press. ‘The House yesterday formally drop- ped impeachment charges against An- drew W. Mellon as Secretary of the Treasury. ‘Without debate or a record vote, it adopted a Judiciary Committee recom- mendation to discontinue further con- sideration of allegations that the vet- eran financier engaged in private busi- ness contrary to law during his 1 in the cabinet. Byt Sumners Presents Repert. Chairman Sumners presented the re- port saying that before completion of the committee’s investigation of tre charges filed by Representative Pa man, Democrat, Texas, Mellon had va- cated his Treasury post to assume the ambassadorship to Great BEritain. It was read to the House by the clerk, together with a minority report signed by four members—Representatives La- Guardia, Republican, New York, and Browning of Tennessee; Condon of Rhode Island and Tarver of Georgia, Democrats. ‘The minority said it cancurred with the majority in the b t e P man charges were based on law p: viding “for acti:n in the nature of ouster proceeding,” but added: Oppose Continuance. “It is cur view that Andrew W. Mel- len, the former Secretary of the Treas- ury, having removed himself from that office, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the investigation of the charges filed by Wright Patman. “We desire to stress that the action of the undersigned is based on that reason alone, particularly when the law in question is not applicable to the office now held by Mr. Mellon.” ‘The House was only sparsely attended when the repert was adopted, and the attitude of the members was in sharp contrast with the tenseness which pre- vailed when Patman stood on the floor a month ago and made his accusations. The Texan silently sat becide Sum ners during the few minutes requ ta read and gdopt the repor ARMY FLYERS GET WARNING IN ‘STRIKE’ Advised Against Taking Leave to Fly Planes of Century Air Line. an By the Associated Press. The Secretaries of War and Navy were urged yesterday by Representa- tive Maas, Republican, Minnesota, to discourage military pilots on leave from flying Century Air Line planes during that company’s pav controversy. In a letter to cabinet officials, M himself a pilot, said In my opinion, the Century Air Lines put into effect drastic and un- warranted slashes in the pilots’ pay amounting to 40 per cent at one stroke. The operators of the line have re- fused to arbitrate with the pilots or even to further discuss the matter with them. The pilots have all been locked out. “I wish urgently to request that you advise all Army pilots against being enticed by the Century Air Lines to take leave of absence from the Army for the purpose of fiying for $his line during the dispute. It wodd bring disrepute upon the Army and in the end would work irrcparable harm upon national defense. “It would be a most serious. if not fatal, blow to both commercial and future military aviation if the pay scale of commercial pilots is forced down to the point where it will re- duce flying from a profession to a menial trade. Since a pilot when he leaves the ground is captain of the ship, it requires the highest caliber of man and the pay must be adeguate to attract such men into the field of YOUTH CONFESSES MURDER OF GIRL, 7 Strangled Little Dorothy Lutz to Death, He Admits to Phila- delphia Police. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 13.—Po- lice announced _tonight that Willy Brown, 16-year-old colored youth, has confessed he strangled 7-year-old Dor- othv Lutz and then attacked her. The child’s body was found last Mon- day in a second-story bed room of a vacant house at 1021 North American street, seven doors from her home. She had been missing five days. Brown was arrested vesterday. police revealed. two days after he disappeared from his home. He lived in the rear of the house in which the Lutz child’s body was found. His confession said in part: “I coaxed her into the house on & promise to give her a skipping rope. I choked her, gagged her and then at- tacked her. It was in the neighbor- hood until Wednesday but the sight of so many cops around scared me and I ran away.” January Circulation Daily . .118,226 Sunday, 125,567 District of Columbia. ss.: FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Mapager of THE NING AND SUNDAY STAR, does solemnly swear fhat the actual number of copies of the paper mamed sold and dis- tributed during the month of January, A.D. 1933, was as follows: DAILY. Days. 39 16 . ] 1 E BREECcmaanamn Less adjustments . v Total net daily circulation. steamship | 5 Dally average net eirculation. SUNDAY . Less adjustments .... Total Sunday net_circulation. 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