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about 15 degrees. est, 31, noon today; a.m. _I\' o. 32,091, post office, Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered ag second class ma ‘Washi: D. t lowest, 26, at 12:15 ch g S ¢ #p WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g L 4 - Star, Associated service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,453 tter ¥ (i3 n; WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY MARCH 11 1932—FIFTY-TWO PAGES. Lt (P) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. POLICE BAN QUESTIONS BY PRESS ON PROGRESS OF LINDBERGH Accuse Papers of Trying to Dictate. NURSE IS HELD NOT YET CLEAR Failure to Make Careful Search Near Home Intimated. By the Assoclated Press. BOPEWELL, N. J, March 11— Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, superintendent of New Jersey State police, announced today the P:llce would discontinue replying questionnaires on the Lindbergh kidnaping case and instead would issue bulletins twice daily—at 11 am. and 10 p.m. Answering the questionnaires, Col. Schwarzkopf d, “has taken a aiie“ deal of our time which really belongs to the advancement of the work,” and his formal state- ment expressed “regret the at- tempt that has been made to dic- tate to the police.” Assurance was given “that the moment anything definite de- velops, 1 issue a bulletin im- mediately so that you may have prompt and authoritative infor- mation.” Discrepancies Questioned. Col. Schwarzkoph's action was pre- cipitated by a questionnaire submitted to the police shortly gg il 5 i was: “Do the State police authorities feel completely satisfied that the baby has Eifdberyt home and. It oo How-do oy e and, if 5o, how arrive at that conclusion?” i d No. 7 was: “Will you please give us s definite to whether Col. kidnapers by newspaper advertisement, letter, tele- | hone or by other means, or whether has received any message * * which he believes to have come from the kidnapers? If the answer to this is the usual ‘no answer’ will you kindiy explain why the question is not an- swered?" The decision of Col. Schwarzkopf to discontinue replying to the question- naire, which has been submitted to the | police at regular intervals in writing, was announced in the following state- ment “The questionnaire that has just been forwarded to me is so involved and commentary that it would require sev: eral hours and considerzble discussion to answer it. The answering of ~(Continued on Page 5, Column $500,000 FIRE SWEEPS DAYTON SOLDIERS’ HOME Quartermaster Building Containing Records and Supplies Is Destroyed. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Ohio, March 11.—The quartermasters’ building at the Nation- al Soldiers’ Home here was destroyed by fire early today with a loss esti- mated at $500.000 to $750,000. The building, an old two-story brick struc- ture, contained records of the home and supplies. The blaze, of undetermined origin, was brought under control after a fight of several hours. The flames were dis- covered at 5: m AIR CRASH KILLS TWO Military Planes Collide in Spanish Maneuvers. BARCELONA, Spain, March 11 (#).— Two military airplanes collided in ma- neuvers 6,000 feet above Prat Llobregat | heit here yesterday. Aerodrome and fell into the sea today, y i T e e killing the two flyers. One ship was piloted by Capt. Ramon Sicilia and the other by Jose Naranjo. Ransom Deduction From Income Tax Asked by Banker By the Associated Press. GRANITE CITY, Ill, March 11.—Now that kidnapings are of such vital interest to the Amer- jcan people, the question arises whether ransom money paid to abductors is deductable from Federal income tax. Internal Revenue Collector O. G. Addleman says the answer is “No.” Charles W. Pershall, Gran- ite City banker, says it is “Yes.” He claims he paid $40,000 to kid- napers for his release last Feb- ruary and asks if he can deduct the amount from his tax. Collector Addleman is asking the Revenue Department at ‘Washington to give the answer. CAPONE PROPOS NIT KNDHN HERE Federal Officials Refuse to Comment Unless Formal Ap- plication for Bail Is Made. By the Associated Press. Attorney General Mitchell said today | the Al Capone offer to aid in the Lind- | bergh baby hunt has not been put be- fore the Justice Department. | “We are not doing anything about | it,” he said. | Other Government officials explained gangster leader might en- ter his offer in a plea to the courts for | freedom on bond. Then the United States Attorney might answer for the | ‘Government. Officials Are Silent. tion made to the legal manner, how- regarded. Capone of a reward for the child has attracted c’:l has offered 2 re 1,000 for the return of the 'BORDER LAW LAXITY | ward of $10,- child. | GHARGED TO OFFICER | | Representative Swing Warns Col- | lector of Customs at San Diego of Alleged Violations. | By the Associated Press. Representative Swing, Republican, of | California, announced today he would | | prefer charges against William H. EIli- | son, collector of customs at San Diego, unless nocturnal entries from Tia Juana and Mexicali through “holes in the fence” were promptly stopped. Swing made public a telegram he sent Ellison, closing with: “Unless you immediately end open countenancing of violation of Treasury Department orders I will prefer charges against you with the President of the United States.” The rest of the Swing telegram read: | “Pebruary 16th Assistant Secretary | Lowman furnished me a copy of orders |issued you prescribing procedure for customs guards to follow on the Mexi- can border after official closing hours, specifically directing you to have your officers detain all persons entering the United States at the gates or elsewhere along the boundary after official closing | hours. “Am advised by responsible parties you have made no move to enforce Treasury’s orders. Am specifically ad- vised that at Calexico 22,000 persons came through the hole without inter- | ference in February and 7,200 so re- | turned in nine days in March, in viola- | tion of your instructions.” Sl | - Cold Wave Reaches Cuba. HAVANA, Cuba, March 11 (#)—The temperature fell to 66 degrees Fahren- Observatory predicted for today the coldest weather of Cuba’s thus far mild Winter. Temperatures of 57 to 59 de- grees were forecast. POPE TO RIDE IN ON WORLD’S SMALLEST RAILROAD 600-Foot Line, Newly Completed, Is Also One of the Most M. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, March would | coat-of-arms in 11.—The Vatican's new railroad, said to be the | behind smallest line in the world, will be VATICAN TRAIN agnificent. hill which will be used as the “'yards." e line runs only from that point, St. Peter’s, t.h_el_?l Vatican State. i it a private coach in whi | may dine and sleep." A3 the ooy arises, there will be other coaches for members of the Papal household, the llar groups. All coaches are of steel, ul.m: dark each carries the Pontifical No has INQUIRY ew Story Told of Discovery of Crime. BABY WITH FATHER, MOTHER THOUGHT Nurse Had Just Returned to Estate From Visit in Englewood. (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Press) HOPEWELL, N. J,, March 11 (®. —Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh was on the same floor as the nursery when the kidnaping of her baby was discovered a week ago last Tuesday, it was learned today, and the mother and nurse were not immediately alarmed, both think- ing Col. Lindbergh must have taken the child downstairs. . All previous reports have indi- cated that Mrs. Lindbergh was downstairs with her husband and that Betty Gow, the nurse, found the crib empty and rushed down to *he parents with the announce- ment of the kidnaping. But it was authoritatively de- termined today that at 10 o’clock of that night Mrs. Lindbergh was in a bath room on the second floor, where the nursery is situated, pre- paring to take a bath. Nurse Noticed Absence. When Miss Gow, who had only been called to the Lindbergh estate that afternoon despite previous announce- ments that she spent the week end with' the baby, found the crib empty. She went to the bath room and asked it Mrs. Lindbergh had the child there with her. The mother said she did not have the baby, but even then no feeling of consternation was experienced by the two women, though Mrs. Lindbergh did immediately begin to dress. “I guess the colonel must have taken him downstairs,” Miss Gow is reported to have said, in effect, and she went down to ask the father. Girl Utters Scream. When Miss Gow learned that the colonel did not have the baby, how- ever, she suddenly realized the serious- ness of the situation and screamed that the baby had been stolen. By that time Mrs. Lindbergh was in Lindbergh joined her there. After a hasty search of house and grounds the police were notified and- the hunt began which. was still in full swing today without any palpable results. It has been repeatedly stated that |G Wood Miss Gow did not leave the Lindbergh house on the day of the kidnaping or during the previcus week end. This was literally true, but it was only learned today that it was also mislead- ing. Miss Gow did not leave the Lind- bergh’ home during that period for the very simple reason tha eTe. Sent for Miss Gow. The Lindberghs had been accustomed to leave Miss Gow at the Morrow home in Englewcod when they made their | week end trips to their estate here, and they followed this custom on this oc- casion. On Tuesday, however, they de- cided to remain here instead of return- ing to Englewood as they had planned because of the baby's cold. And so they telephoned to the Mor- Tow home and had Miss Gow come out. She arrived late in the afternoon. Col. Lindbergh got home at 8:30, half an hour after the baby had been put to | bed. and h= and Mrs. Lindbergh at once had dinner. the living room for a little while and then Col. Lindbergh moved to his desk in the room beneath the nursery and | | Mrs. Lindbergh went upstairs to take a bath before going to bed. Had Date With Sailor. Henry (Red) Johnson, Miss Gow's sallor friend, had a “date” with her for that evening in Englewood, and when he appeared to keep that en- gagement he learned the nurse had been called to Hopewell. He telephoned her about 9 o'clock to express his regret that they could not have their evening together Johnson, who formerly worked on the Lamont yacht, met Miss Gow at the Morrow Summer home in Maine, where | she took care of the baby while the parents were flying to the Orient and back. He moved to Englewood later, presumably to be near the girl, with whom his brother has sald he was deeply in love He had made three visits to the Hopewell estate with Miss Gow, or to visit her there. He has been ques- tioned at length concerning the kid- naping case and is at present held in Newark on a warrant charging illegal entry to America. e FIRE DESTROYS SCHOOL Junior High Wrecked at Cumber- land, With Loss of $200,000. Special Dispatch to The Star, CUMBERLAND, Md., March 11.—The Green Strect Junior High School Build- ing in the westside residential section was destroyed by fire early today, the blaze is believed to have originated from an over-heated furnace. The loss is placed at $200,000. The building, erected 24 years ago, had 26 rooms, library, work shops, as- sembly gymnasium and modern equip- ment. Eleven hundred puplls attended the school, which had 28 teachers. A high wind prevailed and the entire city fire department was out. Water pres- sure was low due to cold weather. Henry L. McGee, fireman, was overcome by smoke. Mexican Towns Feel Quake. MEXICO CITY, March 11 (#).— Btrong_earth shocks were felt at Ori- ba, Vera Cruz, and Puerto Mexico, at 5:04 pm. (central standard esterday. They lasted two min- utes, but no serious damage was re- Byron Canfield Dies. 52, B H. Canfield, 52, Board of the Bcripps-caneld. News- today from a heart attack. -Canfield pers are “53: and in las, Tex. ridden In & railroad » Pope ! train since 1870. five coast Radio ‘frunluvo- P_lge C7 After dinner they sat in | 1 | UNGLE, IF You'rL COME ACROSS I MYST! o / [ 1t W | i) L SOLVE THE ERY FOR YOU! "<& i RELEASED MONEY BRINGING RELIEF Results of Anti-Hoarding Drive Gratifies Secretary Mills and Others. While the local campaign to put idle dollars to work moved steadily forward | today, several encouraging reports indi- | cated generally improved financial con- ditions throughout the country. ‘The anti-hoarding drtve of the Pres- ident was credited with showing a marked increase in the number of dol- lars taken out of hoardmg and thrown into business and into baby bonds. Sec- retary of the Treasury Mills expressed | gratification. He sald, however, it would be impossible to estimate the amount of baby bonds purchased by citizens because they first must be purchased from the Treasury by banks. Locally the radio program against hoarded ued. Joseph P. President Wilson; Al rney, and George A. . t of the Washington Gas Light Co., last night. H. L. Rust, jr., will talk tonight over Station WOL at 7:15 oclock, and Joseph D. Kaufman over WJSV at 8 o'clock. Local Response Gratifying. Newhold Noyes, chairman of the local committee of President Hoover's t she was not | Reconstruction Organization expressed | gratification over the response here in Washington to the campaign. He felt that actual results were being achieved, and voiced his appreciation for the| co-operation of each worker participat- ing in the campaign. n%u?wm rrompc)?c District of Columbia Bankers Association showed that sales of baby bonds yesterday exceeded those on any single day since the cam- paign started. Many thousands of dol-, lars are being invested here in these ecurities of the small denominations of | $50, $100 and $500. Nationally, reports of the Federal Reserve Board were encouraging. Loans | to brokers and dealers in New York on| securities also rose, increasing $57, 200,000 to ssaz.oo]:).?oo. um_z:ncanm; in- ,ock market activity. crgfak?:dascctlvmes of the Anti-hoarding Committee were reflected in‘the weekly statement of the board. The largest drop in money in circulation since President Hoover inaugurated a drive to call hidden money into use was T atement showed that $39.000.- 000 less was in circulation the week ending March 9, as compared to the previous week, and made a reduction of $87,000,000 in circulation since Feb- ruary 10. On March 9 there was $5,544,000,000 in circulation in the United States, but the amount still was $990,000,000 greater than one year ago. Money in circulation includes money hoarded. ) Other Favorable Factor. At the same time other favorable factors indicating a more optimistic view of the national situation from the banking point of view and increased confidence in banks in general were seen by officials. The controller of the currency re- ported that there had been only two (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) GUARDIAN CASE DELAYED NEW YORK, March 11 () —Dis- position of the guardianship case of Patricia Kelly, 11-year-old tmveler, who arrived from South America February 29 with her father, James, must await her recovery fram pneumonia. The girl is a patient at Metropolitan Hospital, where her father was given temporary employment as an_elevator operator. When the case came up in Children’s Court yesterday Justice Wil- liam Young, informed of the girl's ill- | ness, postponed it indefinitely. France Bans American Apples. HAVRE, Prance, March 11 (#)— Twenty thousand barrels of American apples which arrived today on the Ile de France were not allowed to be un- loaded because of the embargo recently declared on fresh fruits suspected of carrying the San Jose scale. Stop Hoarding! HIS is ‘“anti-hoarding” week in Washington. Every citizen is called upon to put idle dollars to work. Money makes work—it is the lifeblood of Amer- jcan industry—and when money is idle, industry is slowed up, business is bad. Of course, you should save. Of course, you should not be reck- lessly extravagant. But place n:mr money where it will earn terest for you, give work to your neighbor and restore pros- i‘”flt’ to Washington and the Car Seizure Held Crime in Canada Despite Back Pay By the Associated Press. MONTREAL, Quebec, March 11—Selzure by a corporation officer of an automobile on which installment payments are in arrears was held to be a criminal offense yesterday by Chief Judge Perrault of the Court of Sessions. He sentenced J. M. L. Farrell, assistant manager of the Cana- dian Acceptance Corporation, to | a fine of $25 and costs after Crown Prosecutor Senecal had asserted “people who sell on time payments must not be allowed to constitute themselves judge, jury and bailiff. “FRAME.UP" DENIED IN HHACKING CASE Prince Georges Police-Sheriff Feud Intensified by Deputy’s Arrest. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 11— The “feud” between the Prince Georges | County police force and the sheriff's | office flared with new intensity today as a result of the arrest yesterday of Deputy Sheriff Newton James and Thomas Vernon (“Honey"”) Garrison, son of the chief deputy sheriff, on| | charges growing out of an alleged hi- Jacking. Following their own investigation of the case, Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins| and Chief Deputy Thomas H. Garrison said they were convinced the accused | men were “framed” and would be| “backed to the limit” in their efforts| to have the charges dismissed. Garrison Raps Police. Deputy Garrison became loud in his denunciation of the police force and implied that other developments may | be expected shortly. “If they want trouble we will give it to them,” he declared. The “frame-up” charges provoked & | categorical denial from County Police- |man Ralph Brown, the arresting of- ficer, who swore to four warrants ‘agsmsl. James and Garrison, three of them covering charges of hold-up and | robbery and the fourth alleging pos- sessfon of lquor. The accused were required to post $2,000 bond each. The warrants were rushed to Marl- boro yesterday morning for examination by State's Attorney Alan Bowie, who said all except those charging-possession involved grand jury offenses. Chief of Police J. J. Crowley also conferred with | the State’'s attorney yesterday and is | understood to have given him a report | on the case. Hearings Wednesday. James and Garrison are scheduled to be given their preliminary hearings and trial next Wednesday before Judge J. Chew Sheriff in Police Court. They re- | tained Attorney George Merrick of | Marlboro to defend them yesterday, and | conferred with a Hyattsville attorney, who said he had not yet been officially retained. | . Conflicting versions of the case given | by the accused and police have left the public mystified as to certain features | and added zest to the widespread in- terest the incident attracted. | “The chief points of disagreement are | on the question of what became of the automobile and 20 cases of liquor the two are accused of hijacking, and what led to the altercation preceding the arrest in which James received slight scratches and was handcuffed. NEEDLE IN BODY 66 YEARS 1 Went in Mouth, Finally Emerges| From Foot. ADAIR, IIl, March 11 (#).—Sixty- six years ago R. C. Raby, now 79 years old,” swallowed a needle. Yesterday he saw the point of it sticking out between his toes, so he reached down and pulled it out. During all the ‘years it was in his body it never gave him any trouble. POWERS TO blE IN WEEK CLARKSBURG, W. Va, March 11 (P)—Harry F. Powers will be hanged at the Moundsville Penitentiary at 9 p.m. March 18, W. B. Grimm, Harrison County sheriff, was advised yesterday by Warden A. C. Scroggins. Powers was convicted of murdering Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke, Northboro, Mass., divorcee, in his Quiet Dell garage near hore, T | | | | | REPORT 10 HOUSE APPROVES AKRON No Poor Workmanship or Faulty Material, Com- mittee’s Verdict. By the Associated Press. The House Naval Committee agreed unanimously today that there now is no “poor workmanship or faulty mate- rial” in the airship Akron. Without objection, it approved a report by a special subcommittee which said: “The subcommittee finds from the testimony submitted if there was any poor workmanship or faulty material used in the construction of the Akron that the same was corrected before the ship was completed.” The subcommittee emphasized that “no direct testimony was presented by any person who had first-hand informa- tion 0 sabot- Telative to the charges of age, faulty material, poor construction and overweight other than by repre- sentatives of the United States Navy.” Numerous Changes Made. ‘Then the report continued: “Informa- tion was given that numerous changes had been made in the ship relating to corrections being made wherever faulty material was found. “It was admitted by representatives of the Navy that the ship was over- weight to the extent of 18,000 pounds or more, and that the Goodyear Zeppe- lin Corporation had been penalized in the sum of $25,000, which is the amount called for in the contract.” Of the sabotage charges, the subcom- mittee said “while there might have been an attempt of sabotage, informa- tion was had in time to prevent any- thing of this nature occurring to the ship.” The committee said that because of the accident that prevented a con- gressional committee from making an inspection trip the report was based splely on testimony submitted. Only yesterday the Navy ordered Lieut. Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl, the Akron's commander, to sea after nine years spent in the Navy's airship service. Sea Service Required. The commander, whose home is in | Chicago, will be eligible shortly for promotion and must have sea service before taking a higher rank. His serv- ice will be aboard the U. S S. West Virginia, under the title of “first lieu- tenant” of the vessel, in which posi- tion he will be responsible for the ship's upkeep. Rosendahl first became Wwidely known in 1925 in the crash of the Naval airship Shenandoah. With the death of that ship's captain, Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne, Rosendahl as- sumed “charge at the wreck and di- rected relief efforts. He subsequently commanded the Los Angeles and later the Akron. Rosendahl will be succeeded by Comdr. Alger H. Dressel, now on duty at Lakehurst. ‘The Navy Department also an- nounced that Rear Admr. John Halli- gan, now at the Naval War College at Newport, has been ordered to com- mand of ajreraft, scouting force, succeeding Capt. George W. Steele, who will command the aircraft car- rier Saratoga. Capt. Prank R. Mc- Crary, now in command of the Sara- r,ohg; will join the next War College class. DRY AGENT GETS KIDNAPING THREAT FAR EAST PEACE PLANLAUNCHED BY | EAGUE ASSEMBLY Three-Point Program With- out Opposition, Oriental Delegates Not Voting. SHANGHAI NEGOTIATIONS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS Missionaries Protest Occupation of American Church Property at Changshu by Chinese Troops. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, March 11.—The League of | Nations Assembly formally launched | its three-point program for peaceful settiement of the Sino-Japanese con- flict today without opposition. Japan and China abstained from voting when the project came up for formal deci- slon. The plan adopted today was de- cided upon last night by the League's Drafting Commission and presented in the form of three resolutions, Chinese Thesis Accepted. The resolutions declare that agree- ments reached by military pressure will not be recognized, they accept China's thesis that the Assembly 1s competent to deal witir the entire Far Eastern question and they set up machinery in the Assembly to pursue the effort to bring about evacuation of Japanese forces. The last paragraph of the first of the three resolutions, which proclaims it incumbent on members of the League not to recognize any situation, treaty or agreement which may be brought about by means contrary to the covenant of the e, was amended on motion of Sir John Simon, British foreign min- ister, to include the Kellogg-Briand pact as well as the League covenant. Plan fo Take Recess. The first resolution also was strength- ened by the substitution of the word n?s for the word “discussions.” This made the paragraph read: ‘“Pending steps which it may ultimately take for the settlement of disputes which have been referred to it.” The Assembly adjourned at noon until 5 p.m., hoping that Naotake Sato and Dr. W. W. Yen, Japanese and Chi- nese spokesmen, would have their in- structions by that time. The Assembly planned next Monday if it is found impossible to end the ussions tonight, for many | of the delegates had arranged to go to | (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) 100 MORE RESCUED FROM ICE FLOES 300 Fishermen and Horses Still Are Adrift in Gulf of Finland. to recess until | | | By the Assoclated Press. HELSINGFORS, Pinland, March “11.— A second group of 100 fishermen, whose lives have been imperiled on an ice floe in the Gulf of Pinland since early this week, was rescued today. main on the floes, upon which they had been fishing earlier in the week and which broke away and drifted out to sea. A large number of horses also remain adrift. An icebeaker picked up the group of 100 today near Suursaari Island and brought them back here. Another group of 100 was rescued yesterday. The condition of those who still re- main on the floes was reported to be fairly good, but the horses were said to be suffering extremely. Three air- planes left Viipuri this morning, carry- ing sacks of oats for the horses. The group which still is adrift is somewhere in the extreme eastern por- tion of the gulf. AUTOIST IS JAILED Man Accused of Driving Hit-Run Car Convicted of Death. William Wright, alleged to have been 2 “hit-and-run” driver, was committed ;1:8 j‘;x‘llsm.yl £ -w;tc sentence follow- convietion by a jury in Crimi- nal Division 2 before Justice F. D. Letts of a charge of manslaughter. Wright was driving a car December 12 on Georgia avenue, near Emerson street, when he struck and killed Her- bert A. Birch, a pedestrian, it was testified. ‘The prisoner was said to have been under the influence of liquor. Assistant United States Attorne; Ir\;lin Goldstein conducted the prose- cution. Sir Malcolm Campbell Home. SOUTHAMPTON, England, March 11 (#)—Sir Malcolm Campbell, who set a new automobile speed record in Flor- ida recently, came back today to a civic welcome here. “It was a lucky break,” he said, speaking of his success, Hagerstown Official Is Warned Daughter Will Be Harmed if Money Is Not Left. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., March 11.—A threat to kidnap the young daughter of Ralph Tagg prohibition agent at- tached to the Hagerstown enforcement “but I hope to do still better.” Approximately 300 others still re-| BIPARTISAN FIGHT ON SUBSTITUTE FOR SALES TAX ASKED Treadway Urges Support of Revenue Bill in Face of La Guardia Threat. LUXURY LEVY OFFERED BY INDEPENDENT GROUP New Yorker Predicts Defeat of Manufactures Impost and Suggests Alternative. By the Associated Press. Republicans and Democrats alike were called upon today to unite in sup- port of the new revenue bill in the face of an independent threat to bring up an alternative to the manufactures' sales tax plan. Opening the second day of debate, Representative Treadway of Massa- chusetts, one of the Republican lead- ers, urged House members to put patriotism above local self-interest and vote for the bill to balance the budget. Defeat Predicted. Shortly before today's debate was begun, a prediction that the sales tax provisions would be defeated came from Representative La Guardia, Republican, of New York. La Guardia told newspaper men a substitute plan sponsored by the In- dependents would be submitted to the House leaders and later offered to the House. “After a very careful study of the bill, I believe I can state on behalf of the entire Progressive group that they are opposed to the so-called sales tax,” La Guardia said. “I can state, after personal confer- ences with my colleagues, it is my opinion that the sales tax feature will be eliminated from the bill.” Plans Substitute. La Guardia said he would be ready with a substitute plan late today or tomorrow. “All taxes are burdensome and un- pleasant,” he said. “The proposed sub- stitute in all likelihood will be, but it will not be taking bread from the mouths of working people.” La Guardia said his substitute would raise $400,000,000 through levies on luxuries. He added that a tax on beer was the logical solution, but that oppo- sition to it was apparent. sum the fi 2 the floor "“.‘.?,' presentative iway supported bill In its entirety and declared it was to face the issue of balancing the budget. “We as fare of our country,” Treadway said. “This is no time for ), it is no time for perso: gain. It is a time when we must meet a crisis frre- spective of any personal, political, local and sectional feeling.” “The crisis faces us in this House at the present tige,” he continued. “If any member thinks s vote on this bill or any portion of it is likely to do him political injury, he can show his pa- triotism by rising above his local self interest or his own political life and support the Government in its time of need.’ Treadway said “the one aim of all Government officials, from the Presi- dent down, is to balance the national budget in 1933.” Under fire from many angles for their sponsorship of the sales tax, Dem- ocratic leaders are retaliating with an assault on the $4,000,000,000 Federal budget of current years. Both Senator Robinson of Arkansas and Representative Crisp of Georgia, in strategic positions for their party dur- ing the tax consideration, are clamoring for radical surgery to cut the Govern- ment expenses to indispensable needs. Budget Is Assailed. The sales tax burden has been hoisted on Democratic shoulders by force of cir- cumstance. It is sponsored equally by the leadership of both parties, but the Democrats this year control the House and the committees in which fiscal legislation originates. So the attack is centering on the leadership of that party. With no attempt to defend the tax except as an unavoidable emergency measuré and the least harmful alterna- tive, the leaders, therefore, are expound- ing the theory that responsibility be- longs on the Republican administrations which have permitted the enormous growth of expenditure. After both Robinson and Crisp had hammered at that argument in floor debate yesterday, the Senator took the issue to the radio with a declaration (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) DIVORCE CODE EFFECTIVE Spain Will Recognize Civil Separa- tions for First Time. MADRID, March 11 (#).—Spain's new divorce code went into effect today with publication in the official gazette of the new law recognizing civil divorce for the first time in Spanish history. Heretofore divorce has been the func- tion of the ecclesiastic authorities. The civil courts look for a busy time in the next few weeks. The lawyers, icularly the outstanding woman wyers, aiready have numercus divorce cases on file. headquarters, was contained in a letter Teceived last week by Tagg. the police revealed today. The letter, mailed at the local post office, demanded $1,500 be placed at an old mill at Funkstown, about three miles from here, last Monday night \;ender pain of harm to Tagg's daugh- T. Because the roads were blocked by snowdrifts, it was impossible for the police to watch the spot. The letter wamed Tagg to ‘keep his mouth shut.” Theater Robbed of $1,000. NEW YORK, March 11 (#).—Three men, two of them pointing revolvers, last night held up the doorman and manager of the Selwyn Theater in the heart of the midtown thestrical section and escaped with about $1,000. $ Wi nians will reath for their galoshes tomorrow if a weather develop- ment noted by forecasters today be- haves as it is expected to do. Snow will begin falling some time tonight and continue through Saturday if a disturbance over the Gulf of Mexico today follows the channels usual for such disturbances, Weather Bureau of- declared. Cold weather will con- tinue, and last night's low of 25.7 degrees will be equaled tonight. The rise in temperature last night was general throughout the country, ac- cording to Weather Bureau reports, thwfi:lh: new low for this season was established at Sheridan, Wyo., with 20 degrees below zero. Snow was reported In Southern Texas ioday, wiih freezing SNOW FORECAST HERE TONIGHT; COLD WEATHER DUE TO CONTINUE Storm to Last Through ‘Saturday If Gulf Disturbance Follows Usual Channels. !e“r}:penhuu in the vieinity of Browns- ville. ‘The present gulf situation is due to bring rain o the South Atlantic States and snow north to Lake Erie and New England during the next 36 hours. Local public utilities have succeeded in establis! an almost normal state of service following the storm of last Sunday night, they announced today. Telephone and electric light service has been resumed on all main and trunk* 98 per cent of the automobile highways passable, though a few sec- ondary roads in Maryland and to the noréh stlli are cloced. 1 L S