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The Foening Star. . WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1932—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Incremnf cloudiness; not quite so cold tonight; minimum temperature about 31 degrees; tomorrow rain with rising tem- rature. Temperatures—Highest: 45, at 0 p.m. yesterday, lowest, 26, at 7:15 am. today. Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 32,067. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. ’ Yesterday’s Circulation, 124,080 J, Ei d cli ty ¥ - No. Entered asjasoond clést yacter UP) Means Associated Press. T'WO CENTS. LEAGUE TO APPEAL FOR PEACE IN CHINA: WONT RECOGNIZE ANY ANNEREDAREA Council Instructs Committee to Draw Up Plea Asking Japan to End Hostilities in the Far East. SHANGHAI AGAIN JOLTED BY HEAVY CANNONADING Feverish Activity Indicates Long- Expected Battle Is Near—Planes Held in Readiness at New l‘lyingI Fieli—Heavy Losses Inflicted on Chinese Cavalrymen. (Copyright. 1932, by the Associated Press.) GENEVA, February 16—A drafting committee of the League of Nations Council was instructed today to frame an urgent appeal to Japan, asking her to cease hostilities in the Far East and telling her that the League will refuse to recognize any territorial changes which have occurred as a result of “Japanese occupation.” ‘The committee got its instructions from the 12 neutral members of the Council today, and met to compose the appeal for submission to a Council meeting scheduled for 5 pm. The Council decided that the com- munication should also ask Japan to to reach an understanding with As for the “territorial changes,” ouncil told the committee to draft appeal on the basis of Article X f the League covenant, which guaran- tees territorial integrity of League mem- | be: 1 Simon Makes Appeal. The appeal was decided upon as the of a communication from Sir Simon to the effect that efforts r powers toward peace had come to naught and that as a result it was felt desirable to address a pressing Japan. uncil men did not deal with s request for a meeting of the -c Assembly of the League. A pub- council meeting will be held for this | ose Thursday. s learned that the Japanese ference here had received instruc- not to object to the holding of & f the Assembly, but to “let take their course.” Confers With MacDonald. The communication from Sir John 1 on efforts of the four powers ap- ly referred to the activities of and Italy, Only yesterday Sir John told the House of Commons that he hoped for a better turn of events in the Far East soon, and shortly afterward went into conference with Prime Min- jster Ramsay MacDonald and other cabinet members on “foreign affairs.” The urgency of the conference was in- dicated by the fact that it broke into a prescribed three weeks' Test period for the prime minister, who only recently had undergone an operation. NS POUND CHAPEL Chinese Cavalrymen, Spotted by Flyers, Lose Heavily in Shelling. SHANGHAI February 16 (®.—| Shanghai shook to the bombardment of heavy artillery firing across Chapel tonight after a day of comparative quiet It appeared the Japanese had brought up their biggest guns, for the cannon- ading was heavier than in several days. Before night fell there had been only one incident of importance. That was when Japanese air scouts, flying high over the Kiangwan district between here and Woosung spotted a large body of Chinese troops moving into the front v gave the range to the artillery and in a few moments the guns were ng the Chinese column to pieces. Chinese found cover but Japanese headquarters said heavy casualties had been inflicted. During the day Japanese troops ocs cupied strategic positions on the Chapei ung fronts, but there was no ‘The Japanese command said ispostion of forces could be ac- cepted as a warning to the Chinese to put an end to their hostile campaign and to withdraw. He intimated that warning would be issued, and a third so that heavy fighting might be avoided. Chincse Planes Tune Up. Behind the lines near Chenju, the Associated Press correspondent saw eight Chinese airplanes this evening, tuned up and ready for action when the mand should come. There were six pursuit planes and two " (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) PERIL FROM SHELLS PROTESTED BY U. S. Admiral Taylor Files Another Com- plaint With Japanese—No Casualties Reported. Admiral Taylor, commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, has filed another protest with Vice Admiral Namura as a result of Japanese shells falling in the United States Marine sector of the International Settlement today. T casualties were reported by Tay- o He added in his radio message that Japanese Army troops were relieving Japanese sailors in the Chapei sector d that the Japanese were extending lines in the Woosung area. he establishment of a second air field on the east bank of the Whang- poo River by Japanese also was re- ported. P Ancther message from the admiral said the Chinese 19th Route Army sol- diers have become national heroes be- causc of their determined stand against the Japanese at Chapei. A tense situation due to communis- Actress Dies MINNIE MADDERN FISKE. MRS, FISKE, STAGE STARSD) VEARS, DIES Actress of “Salvation Nell” Fame Expires at Age of .66. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 16.—Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, famous actress, died yesterday at Hollis, Long Island. She was 66 years old Her death was not announced until today. She had been ill for three months. She made her last stage ap- pearance on November 7 at the Blac stone Theater, in Chicago, in the play “Against the Wind." She was forced to cancel her engage- ment by her physician, who was alarmed at her condition, which was diagnosed as auto-intoxication. In Hollis she stayed at the home of her companion, Miss Mae Cox. For a time she was reported responding to treatment, but a week ago she devel- | oped heart weakness and yesterday at | noon a blood clot stopped the heart ac- | tion. Harrison Grey Fiske, the actress’ husband, said that before going to Cali- fornia last Spring Mrs. Fiske left writ- ten instructions with him signifying that in the event of her death there was to be no funeral ceremony of any kind and that none were to view her remains. She wanted her body cremated. “I shall carry out the instructions to the letter,” Piske said. The body has already been brought to & New York undertaking establish- ment. It will be taken to the Fiske apartment on West Eleventh street, probably Thursday, and then carried to the crematory. Disposition of the ashes has not been decided. In “Against the Wind” Mrs. Fiske appeared for two weeks in Rochester, N.'Y., and then for two weeks in Cleve- land. There were several other dates planned before opening the play at Chi- cago, but she was forced to cancel them and rest. During the second week of the Chi- cago engagement her physician ordered that she stop. Neither her closest friends nor her manager, George C. Tyler, knew that she had gone to Hollis. Mrs. Fiske's last appearance in this city on the stage was in a week of repertory, presenting plays which she had helped immortalize. These were given at the National Theater the week of last October 28 and included “Ladies of the Jury,” more recently seen here in the films; “Mrs. Bump- stead Leigh” and “Becky Sharp.” The latter was one of the most widely praised during her career. She gave but a single performance of it in Wash- ington during her stay here. Wins Universal Praise. A review of the American stage olumn 2.) (Continued on Page 2, LAVAL CABINET RESOASFOLLOWIG DEFEAT I SENATE | {French Government Upset on Confidence Question by Margin of 23 Votes. PLEA TO DELAY DEBATE ON POLICIES IS REFUSED | Tardien Will Return to Paris From Geneva Parley—Other Arms Delegates May Follow. | By the Associated Press. votes in the Senate, Premier Laval and all the members of his cabinet pre- sented their resignations to President | Doumer today, The vote was on the premlier’s re- quest to defer debate on the govern- ment's general policy until February 19 because of the importance of the negotiations now going on in the Dis- armament Conference at Geneva. By a margin of 157 to 134 the Senate turned him down, and as he had made the vote a question of confidence he proceeded immediately to confer with his political advisers and turned in his resignation. Today’s was the first defeat M. Laval has suffered since he became premier in January, last year, although this is his_third government since then. He resigned as a matter of form at the time of the presidential election last | May, and again after the death of M. Maginot and the resignation of M. Bri- and last January, | Overthrow in Senate Unusual. | It was the third time in the past seven years and the fourth time in | French parliamentary history that a | government has been overthrown by an adverse vote in the Senate. Usually it | is the Chamber of Deputies which votes | a ministry out of office. The Senate overthrew Andre Tardieu in 1930 and Edouard Herriot in 1926. Although the defeat was ostensibly on the request for postponement of de- | bate, actually dissatisfaction has been | growing among the opposition for some time. At bottom it arose from dissatisfac- tion with the results of the premier's | trip to Washington, where he failed to | get an agreement with the United | States regarding reduction of the war debts. | The active opposition came to a head last week when the electoral re- form bill was jammed through the Chamber of De; tions of the “lefts,” who walked out of the House in a body following their leader, former Premier Her- | riott. | Wken the premier presented his res- | ignation to the President this evening it was accepted immediately. ‘The President will begin consulta- tions tomorrow morning leading to the formation of a new government. M. Laval's cabinet will function in the | interim. ! As he left the Elysee Palace the pre- mier announced that he had resigned | and expressed the hope that the situa- | tion “will be solved quickly in the in- terests of the nation.” Four Prominently Mentioned. It was expected the President would | try to form a ministry with a member | of the Senate as premier. | Louis Barthou, Albert Sarraut and Joseph Paul-Boncour all are members |of the Senate and former Premier | Tardieu also is among those prominent- | Iy mentioned. |~ One of the most difficult posts to fill | will be that of foreign minister, so long held by Aristide Briand. | TARDIEU TO LEAVE GENEVA. | —_— }Ofller Members of Arms Delegation 1 May Go Back to Paris Also. GENEVA, Switzerland, February 16 BATTLE THREATENS Decisive Clash Between Rebels and Loyalists Impends as Quesada Leads Cour. By the Associated Press. PANAMA CITY, February 16.—Dis- patches from the Republic of Costa Rica, where a revolt broke out yester- day as an aftermath of Sunday's presi- dential election, said the situation was very tense and a decisive battle appar- ently was impending. Loyalists and rebels fought the first battle in the streets yesterday, these dispatches said, and a number of per- sons were-wounded. The trouble started when Manuel Cas- tra Quesada, who ran behind Ricardo Jiminez in the election, seized command of the Bellavista military barracks, and a group of 1,500 rebels gathered there, the reports said. The rebels were also reported to have taken over the Pacific Railway and were using it to transport volunteers, war materials and provi- sions to San Jose, the capital. President Gonzalez Viquez remained in the artillery barracks where he took Tefuge after fleeing from the palace with members of his “cabinet. Fabio Baudrit, minister of finance, who was seized by the rebels when the revolt began, was reported still held by them. IN COSTA RICO REVOLT | (#).—News of the defeat of the French government burst upon the Disarma- ment Conference today with startling effect. Andre Tardieu, French minister of war and head of the French conference delegation, prepared to leave for Paris immediately, and it was thought that dther members of the delegation would follow him. In the French delegation are Charles Dumont, minister of marine; J. L. Dumesnil, minister for air, and Paul Reynaud, minister of colonies. M. Tardieu's departure comes on the eve of Germany's submission of her concrete plan for disarmament, sched- uled for tomorrow. These proposals will attack the French plan, submitted on the day the conference opened, and will demand that the former World War al- lies disarm to the point forced upon Germany by the treaty of Versailles. It had been expected that M. Tardieu would reply himself to these proposals. Joseph Paul-Boncour will remain here as chief of the French deiegation, and the fall of the government will not interrupt the conference at least for the present. General sessions will continue until all the countries which want to regis- ter their views shall have had an o?; portunity fto do so. It was thought likely that M. Paul-Boncour would make the French reply to Germany's disarmament proposals. —_— Five Slain in India. BOMBAY, India, February 16 (#)— Five persons were killed today when police fired on crowds of members of the Nationalist Congress in Thana and Tarapur, near here. By the Associated Press. DENVER, February 16.—The dis- patcher for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad said togay he had been informed a combination passenger and freight train, stalled for three days near the top of Cumbres Pass, backed into Alamosa late yesterday. Another passenger train from Du- rango reached the top of the Conti- nental Divide and was reported making slow prcgress down the blizzard-swept tic agitation was reported at Wuhu by the United States Parrott, which has returned to Nanking from Wuhu. The Parrctt said, however, that Wuhu L quiet at present. mountainside toward Alamosa today. Both the passenger trains and the freight fought snow drifts fcr mor- than 72 hours on the Durens. A™>m-: branch line of the railroad. 'TRAINS CARRYING 37 REPORTED SAVED FROM MOUNTAIN STORMS | Efforts to Reach Two Buried Under 20 Feet of Snow on | Continental Divide Had Been Abandoned. Earlier in the day reports from Ala- mosa said efforts to move the trains had been abandoned. Engines and snow sweepers were to be utilized to bring out the 16 passen- !era and 21 trainmen, marooned in 20- oot snowbanks, which are reported to have virtually buried the trains. There was sufficlent food and fuel on the trains to prevent cold and hunger. | An unceasing gale has blown snow back onto the tracks as fast as three rotary sweepers and seven plows have been ‘able to push it aside, railroad offi- cials said. Avalanches of snow, up- ==t trees and track bar- workers. -~ end huge = ‘,fi\-e adi e‘:‘ further and endangered the | viers PARIS, February 16.—Defeated by 23 | puties over the objec- | HOUSE APPROVES LAME DUCK BILL AFTER TEN YEARS iMeasure to Go to Conference to Settle Date for Con- gress to Open. RATIFICATION REQUIRED BY STATES IN 7 YEARS Change Will Start Legislative Ses- sions Two Months After Fall Elections. By the Associated Press. { A resoluticn proposing to the States a Constitutional amendment to abolish the “lame duck” session of Congress | was adopted today by the House. ‘The vote was 335 to 56. It was approved by a two-thirds vote as required for a proposed constitutional amendment. Having already been ap- ;proved by the Senate, it will be sent to conference where minor differences will be composed. Ends 10-Year Controversy. By not fixing a limit on the second annual session, the Democratic House {terminated a 10-year-old controversy between the two branches. The reso- lution must be ratified by three-fourths of the States within seven years. It provides that a new Congress shall meet two months after the November | elections, instead of 13 months later as at present. Terms of Representatives would begin on January 4 and of the President and Vice President on Jan- uary 24. As the measure was adopted by the | Senate, Congress would convene Jan- uary 2 and the President and Vice l;;esldenl. would take office on January | {DEMOCRATS PLANNING EXECUTIVE REFORMS McDuffie to Propose Committee to Make Survey of Offices Not Necessary. 1 Prompt and thorough reorganization {of the administrative branch of the | Government is one of the main objec- tives of the Democratic party, now in control of the House, according to a statement today by Speaker John N. Garner. Representative McDuffle of Alsbama is to introduce a resolution today providing for appointment of & committee of five to make a careful survey and report as soon as possible showing how many superfluous Federal offices may be abolished. “The administration has been talking about this for three years and has been doing nothing,” said Mr. Garner. “We propose to see that a businesslike job is done.” Speaker Garner emphasized that the passage yesterday of the Glass-Steagall bill is legislation which has been ad- vocated by the Democrats for many years. The same proposition, he point- ed out, was advocated by Jones of Arkansas in 1900. “We are trying to give the country a real demonstration of economy,” continued Speaker Gar- ner. “The administration has been making gestures and writing theses. We are doing the work." Speaker Garner said that he hoped unification of national defense would be reported out of the House Commit- tee on Expenditures in the administra- tive department and that when mem- bers of the House understand the pro- posal that they will support it. COL. PEIRCE QUITS | UTILITY DIRECTORATE President of Central Public Service Corporation Resigns From Local Board. Col. Albert E. Peirce, president of the Central Public Service Corpora- tion of Chicago, which contrdls a chain of utilities throughout the coun- try, today resigned as a member of the | board of directors of the Washington and Georgetown Gas Light Cos. His resignation was accepted at the regular meeting of the board today. His place has not yet been filled. News of Col. Peifce’s resignation was sent out to newspaper men in a brief statement from the directors’ meeting without any explanatory matter. Col. Peirce figured prominently in the history of the local companies since their control passed out of Washington hands by purchase of a majority of the capital stock. The purchase was engi- neered by Harris, Forbes & Co. (now Chase, Harris, Forbes) and the stock was placed in an intricate series of trusts and corporations, heading up in Col. Peirce and his Central Public Serv- ice Corporation. At a hearing before the Public Utilities Commission Iast Fall evidence was uncovered tending to show that the Central Public Service Cor- poration and its officers, including Col. Peirce, exercised a positive control over the affairs of the local companies, indi- cating an ownership of the local prop- erties in violation of the La Follette anti-merger act. The Public Utilities Commission decided to bring suit to have the sale set aside. The action has not yet been filed. More recently there have been in- gc;lllonsl that Ou‘lu fiu‘s control of e local. compan been_slipping. There is a rumor to the effect that the recent offer of the companies to reduce gas rates was made over his protest. The offer in question will come before the Utilities Commission | for action at a public hearing begin- ning at 10 o‘clocE tomorrow. Begins Tunis Hop. VILLACOUBLAY, France, February Shani and s passenger, Happsd o T ic and a " of or Marseilles y en route to Capri Island, og ’zlplu, Italy, in & trail- g g the Paris- Marseilles Air Line to Tunis. He will fly via Rome on the last leg of his flight to Tunis. Coste Radio l’ro;uv.gu Page C-3 ] [ BLAGDEN, DRUGGED, ESCAPES KIDNAPERS ‘Sportsman Staggers FromL Truck After Knocking Down Guard in Cleveland. By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, February 16.—After a spectacular escape from kidnapers who ger, since last Thursday, Harry H Blagden, 45, wealthy Eastern sports- man, staggered early today into the home of a friend in Cleveland. He was suffering from knockout drops, | Tough treatment and fatigue. Blagden, prominent in New York and Washington society, had been held for ransom since last Thursday, when he was kidnaped from a cottage ab Sara- nac Lake, N. Y. Relatives had feared he was murdered. He said he was brought to Cleve- land by his kidnapers after many hours of traveling and probably two days' imprisonment in a windowless room above a garage, which he believed was in Albany, N. Y. All of the time his life was in danger and once the ab- { ductors threatened to kill him. Shortly after their arrival in Cleve- land two of the kidnapers, known only as “Jim” and “Zeke,” went into a house to eat, leaving Blagden lying in the back of the truck under guard third man, called “Curly.” Knocks Down Guard. Blagden feigned sleep, he told poncel relaxed his | later, and, when Curly vigilance, the sportsman summoned all his remaining strength and knocked the guard to the floor with a blow to the stomach. ‘Wrestling a revolver from Curly’s/ hand, Blagden struck him with it se eral times and then ran until breat! less. He said. he had no idea in whi city he was until he inquired of a| passer-by. Then, exhausted from his harrowing experiences, he went to the home of his friend, Claude J. Peck, and summoned police. There Blagden related how he was kidnaped. He said he was preparing to retire for the night in the Saranac Lake cottage. when he heard a knock at the rear door. Answering it, he was | confronted by a man who asked to use the telephone. Blagden admitted him and started to enter another room. ute,” the man said, and Blagden turned to find himself looking into the muzzle of a revolver. Despite the cold weather, the captor refused to allow his prisoner to get an overcoat, and marched him up a hill behind the cottage where they were joined by ancther man. “You are being kidnaped,” they toid . “Step along lively. ‘The prisoner was forced into an ex- pensive sedan in which a driver was waiting. They drove several hours he said, and then stopped m a wooded sec- tion, where sandwiches and beer were | produced from a basket. “I'm not very hungry,” Bladen told his _captors. “You eat and drink anyway,” one of them threatened, “or well kill you right now.” Dope in Beer. Blagden said he ate a sandwich and drank some of the beer. There must have been knockout drops in the beer, he told the detectives, for he felt him- self losing consciousness. ‘When he recovered his senses, he was in a windowless room. Although he be- | lieved he was in Albany, he said he was not certain. There were eight men in the room. Blagden said he lay for several hours pretending unconsciousness and listen- ing to the conversation. One of the men finally expressed the belief the prisoner was dead. Then another shook him and Blagden opened his eyes. “Is the paper right?” one of the ab- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) YACHT BURNS AS MISSING RACING SLOOP IS FOUND Owner of Craft Destroyed in Gulf of Lower California Was on Boat Long Overdue. By the Associated Press. 1LOS ANGELES, February 16.—Al- most coincident with the finding of the overdue racing yacht Aimee had Gulf of Lower California, with the 18 ns aboard safely reaching shore. Strangely, Edward Carpentier of Senta Barbara, Calif., owner of the Marin, was aboard ghe Aimee when it u}xht fire. > Kilkenny of the Aimee was received here by his flancee, Mrs. M. C. Bene- dict, um the Gulf disaster. “Almee ed and sank 12 _miles south of Lorete, Baj afternoon.” it sai GUymas tomarTow, had kept him prisoner, his life in dan- | of a “Wait a min- | $34,000,000 Taken | Out of Hoarding, ’ Hoover Declares |President Reports Turn of Tide Since Cam- paign Started. | By the Associated Press A turn in the tide of hoarding that has brought $34,000,000 back into cir- culation since February 4 was an- nounced today by President Hoover. While the President spoke today of an “entire turn” in the movement to- ward withdrawal of funds from banks and investments, financial leaders of the Government considered the issu- ance by the Treasury of a new issue of short-term bonds of small denomi- nations. Frank Knox. chairman of the Presi- dent’s Anti-Hoarding Committee, has (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) WET BLOC T0 TAKE - FIGHT INTO HOUSE, Plan Follows Rejection of “Home Rule” Proposal by Committee. By the Assoclated Press. A proposed constitutional amendment for & “home rule” plan of dealing with | prohibition was voted down, 14 to 9, today by a House committee. Its proponents immediately gave no- tice they would press for a House roll call. ‘This action was taken by the Judi- clary Committee on a resolution spon- sored by the House wet bloc. They planned to demand a vote on the floor through the new House rule permitting such action on a petition bearing 145 signatures. Meanwhile, a Senate Judiciary Sub- committee was receiving_testimony on | resolutions by Senator Bingham, Re- publican, Connecticut, which would give the people greater voice in the ratifica- tion of constitutional amendments. ‘hairman Sumners laid before his House judiciagy group a basketful of proposed dry law changes, numbering more than 100. ‘The home-rule amendment—embody- ing principles advanced by John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic National Committee—is sponsored by two men: Representative Linthicum of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic wet bloc, and Representative Beck of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Repub- lican wets, While the Judiciary Committee un- dertook this prohibition study, the wet bloc leaders were busy preparing amendment to the Volstead act to legal- ize beer. It is the second major pro- posal on which they will demand a vote this session. SIX DIE IN .SNOWSLIDE ’ ISTANBUL, February 16 (). —Six | people were killed yesterday in a snow- slide off Mount Zigana, near Trebizond, reports reaching here today said, and réscuers were dl(lmf in the huge snow pile for other possible victims. The slide swept away a hotel and one pri- vate home. A blizzard raging along the Black Sea sank the Turkish Cargo Loutfie off Eregli, but all the members of the crew were saved. In tribute to George Washington, who expressed & belief in the future of the balloon as an aerial transportation the base of the Washington Monument this afternoon. The crew of the air- ship placed a wreath at the base of the Monument, at the request of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission. e il tope. o the grounds bepween lween the Monument and the Sylvan Theater, the ai ‘was caught in a down cur- rent of air and the tail h of a large agent, the Army airship C-71 landed at | the DEFEAT FORECAST - FOR RELIEF BILL \Democratic Leaders Expect $750,000,000 Measure | to Be Rejected. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The La Follette-Costigan $750,000,000 | relief bill stood in the shadow of defeat | today as the Senate began what is ex- | pected to be its last day of debate on the measure, | Prediction was made by some of ‘he Democratic leaders and also some Re- | publicans in the Senate that the bill | would be beaten when the showdown comes. One Democratic Senator, & power in his party, made the forecast that not more than 15 or 16 Democrats would vote for the passage cf the bill. can have far greater support from | the Democrats than this would indicate there seems no chance st «ll ior the passage of the bill. Watson Not So Sure. Republican Leader Watson was more inclined to admit that the relief bill had a better chance in the Senate, al- though he, too, expressed the opinion that the measure probably would be de- feated. He said he expected the vote to be extremely close. He put the Re- publican strength for the bill, however, at not more than 15. In addition to the group of Republican Progressives. so called, who have lined up back of the bill, it is understood that probably Senators Steiwer of Oregon, Thomas of Idaho and Davis of Pennsylvania, will vote for the bill. If the Republican opponents of the bill have the support of 15 or 16 Demo- | crats, and lose only 15 votes on the Re- publican side, it is clear the bill cannot Unless the supporters of the measure | | | pass. The Republican strength in the Senate is 48, the Democrats 47 and Farmer-Labor 1. If the predictions of the Democratic leaders are correct, and less than a score of Democrats vote for the passage of the bill, there seems no chance whatever of its passing. Hoover Against Bill. Defeat of the La Follette-Costigan bill, which calls for a direct appropria- tion from the Federal Treasury for the relief of the unemployed and destitute in this country, would be regarded as a distinct victory for the administration. President Hoover and his advisers have contended that relief of the un- (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) MELLON AT PITTSBURGH; TO SAIL NEXT MONTH New U. 8. Ambassador to Great Britain Expects to Go Abroad Alone. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, February 16.—Andrew W. Mellon came home today to attend to private business affairs before sail- ing next month to begin his new duties as Ambassador to Great Britain. ‘The former Treasury Secretary, look- ing hale and strong, granted no inter- views. He went directly to his home in Woodland road to breakfast. He will rest there and visit with his son Paul for the remainder of the week. Mr. Mellon plans to sail for London in the middle of March and probably will be there on his seventy-eighth birthday anniversary, March 24. While he has not completed all his plans, it wlu learned he expects to go to England alone. . ARMY BLIMP DAMAGED LANDING TO PLACE WREATH AT MONUMENT Temporary Repairs Are Made to Broken Rudder of Ship. Crew Pays Tribute to Washington. ‘The ‘was not sufficient to in- terfere with landing, and temporary rs were e landing was led as one of most difficult attempted any airship in the vicinity of the Capital, in view of the broken slopes surrounding the monument, which deflected the air currents in various directions. Landings with this type of airship had been made at the Lincoln Memorial, on the Capitol Plaza and on the roof of the State, ‘War and Navy Building. Officials said that it was doubtful at first if the ship would be able to make her way "Zy lm‘:'tl Field, but there was [ ld, TAX ON' GASOLINE, ELECTRICITY, GAS ASKED BY MILLS IN REVISED PLANS Treasury Seeks, 1-Cent Gal- lon Levy on Fuel and 7 Per Cent on Light and Power to Increase Revenue Receipts. $17,000,000 ALSO SOUGHT IN CORPORATE INCOMES Raise Is Urged to Get More From Capital Stock Sales—Decision Not to Allow Retroactive Stand Formally Afirmed by Commit- tee Vote. ‘The Treasury Department today submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee revised pro- posals to raise taxes. Secretary Mills proposed a 1- cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline to yield $165,000,000, modification of income surtaxes to yield an ad- ditional $50,000,000 and a 7 per cent tax on electricity, manufac- tured and natural gas, to bring in $94,000,000. Another increase recommended as 1 per cent in the corporate income taxes, bringing it to 13 per cent. This is expected to yield an additional $17,000,000 over the original increase of one-half of 1 per cent first proposed in the ac- ministration's original program. A 1-cent increase in the tax on capi- tal stock sales was proposed over the original recommendation, which would bring it to a total of 4 cents, with an estimated additional yield of $11,000,000. Decision Affirmed. The House Ways and Means Com- mittee, already agreed not to make the taxes retroactive on 1931 incomes, af- firmed the decision by & formal vote. Acting Chairman Crisp said that the Treasury figures were based on making the increases retroactive and estimated &h:! as a result vah; ‘gx‘z«‘:flve yield of requested a ion would fall short about un'l.ooo.'l’;xo%',“- Mills informed the comm the Treasury maintained its original opinion that a limited group of se- lected excise taxes is a preferable method of raising the required revenue” instead of a manufactures sales tax. Its administration and the basic eco- nomic considerations was given as the reason for the Treasury stand. The tax, he said, might yield $600,- 000,000 provided there were no substan- tial exemptions. List of Surtax Rates. loz‘}:e proposed new surtax rates fol- Incomes of $6,000 to $10,000, 1 per cent; $10,000 to $12,000, 2 per cent; $12,000 to $14,000, 3 per cent; $14,000 to $100.000, 4 to 38 per cent: $100,000 to $200,000, 39 per cent; $200,000 to $300,000, 40 per cent: $300.000 to $500,- 000, 41 per cent; $500,000 and over, 43 per_cent. The Treasury originally recommended a maximum of 40 per cent, with the surtax beginning on incomes of $10,000 or over. MISS SLADE ORDERED * T0 LEAVE BOMBAY Police Tell Gandhi Disciple to Abstain From All Unlawful Activities. By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, February 16.—Madeline Slade, former London society girl, who is now one of Mahatma Gandhi's chief aides and almost the only one still at liberty, was ordered by the government today to leave Bombay within 24 hours. and to abstain from all unlawful ac- tivities. ‘The order was signed by Sir Patrick Kelly, commissioner of police, and was issued under the emergency powers ordinance promuigated to put down Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. Miss Slade, the daughter of a British admiral, was ordered not to return to Bombay without official permission. “Come any time Thursday morning and you will find me still here,” she was reported to have declared when confronted with the government's order. “I don't propose to leave Bombay to oblige the police commissioner and 1 shall carry on with my usual work. “If you are going to arrest me. please don't disturb my sleep at midnight.” BURGLARS LEAVE NOTE Disgruntled Cracksmen Promise to Burn Plant on February 27. Although they took nothing with them. the burglars who were disappoint- ed by an empty safe in the Columbia Specialty Paper Box Co.’s plant at 228 Pirst street left a note behind. Harry Jeffrey, manager. discovered it pinned to an electric light fixture when he opened for business yesterday The burglars, disgruntled because an unlocked safe yielded nothing for the trouble and risk of searching it, prom- ised to ':‘x‘f:‘: 'pohnc a‘r;’ fl"h h&m“{n 27, They fa! specify why they chose this date for their return. NOBEL PRIZE HOLDER DIES BEAUVAIS, France, February 16 (#) —Ferdinand-Edouard Buisson, 91, long a noted worker against war, and holder of the Nobel Peace Prize, died today at his home at Tielllg-sfl.nl Antoine. M. Buisson formerly was s member of the Chamber of Deputies and pre: - dent of the League for the Rights of Man. Among his works were ties