Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1932, Page 22

MILLS MAKES PLEA | FOR HOOVER PLAN President Best Informed Man on Government, He Says, in Reorganization Appeal. By the Associated Press. A group of House members were in- formed yesterday by a cabinet member that since the President knows “more about the Government than any other living man” he should be allowed broad power to supervise reorganization in the interests of economy. Secretary Mills, in his appearance before the Expenditures Committee, supported the President's view that re- organization should be accomplished wulh the White House. atic leaders of the House, however, think they should be allowed to do the consolidating. The Senate yesterday rejected by two votes a pro- al to give the President powers he recommended he be given. Testifies on Merger Bills. Mills was testifying on several bills to merge all Government construction ac- tivities into & public works administra- tion. He indorsed the idea of the new ad- ministration, but suggested Congress create & new bureau and then let the President decide specifically what agen- cles to include in it, subject to the ap- proval of Congress in 30 to 90 days. The new head of the Treasury said the President “after all has a broader and more comprehensive understanding of the whole problem of administration than any one else.” He added that whenever Congress at- tempts “to effect one of these consoli- dations, if it is important, there is al- ways enough pressure from the ‘out- side’ to stop it. “That is what has held up the re- organiztion of the Federal Government for 20 years,” he said. Lakewarm to Martin Plan. Mills emphasized the necessary con- gressional approval under the plan he “If you don't like what is being done, you can knock it in the head,” he said. ‘The cabinet officer was lukewarm to- ward a suggestion by Representative Martin, Democrat, of Oregon, that Con- gress “maintain its integrity” by asking the President to make specific recom- mendations and act on them. Mills, using business as an example, replied that a corporation would author- ize its president to effect consolidations. subject to the approval of the board of directors. That, he added, would be “better business.” He agreed, though, that he thought something could be accomplished by following Martin's suggestion. WOMAN SELECTED HEAD OF CONGRESS IN INDIA Dictator Names Her Successor as Police Arrest Him; 24 In- jured in Riots. By the Associated Press. NEW DELHI, India, March 12—A woman became dictator of Indian Na- tional Congress today with the arrest of Maulana Abdul Kalan Azad, who nom- inated Mrs. Zutshi, well known Nation- -alist, as his successor. Mrs, Zutshl has three daughters in prison at Lahore for violation of the emergency ordinances while they were successively dictators of the provincial congress organization in Lahore Prov- ince. This was a turbulent day in New Delhi. Police charged, firing in the air, Wwhen a crowd .of 20,000 Moslems and Hindus gathered in violation of the law. Not until nightfall was the situation brought under control, and by that time 24 _persons had been hurt. ere also were six arrests for il- legal manufacture of salt. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Partly cloudy today and tomorrow; little change in temperature; moderate winds, mostly northwest, Maryland and Virginia—Partly cloudy today and tomorrow; snow flurries in exireme west portions today; not much change in temperature. West Virginia—Partly cloudy, prob- ably snow flurries in north portion to- day and tomorrow; not much change in temperatur Report for Last 24 Hours, Temperature. 12 noon . 2 pm. . 4 pm. . 6 pm. . 8 pm. . Highest, 38, at isgo ol - “ :00 pm. Year ago, 40. Lowest, 26, at 8:00 am. . Year ::g, 29. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Ooast and Ooodu_}gwsur\'ey.v ay. ‘Tomorrow. 6:07am 12:00 p.m. 6:57 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Rises Sun, today 6:24 Sun, tomorrow 6:22 oon. today.. 9:06am Automobile lamps to be lighted one- %alf hour after sunset { the State on a population ratio. In Tech Cast SCHOOL TO GIVE “CHIMES OF NORMANDY.” MISS LOUISE KENEIPP | Of 620 Rock Creek Church road, who | will play the part of haughty Serpo- | lette in “Chimes of Normandy," which | students of McKinley High School will present in their school auditorium Fri- day and Saturday. Miss Keneipp's cos- tume, as well as all the others in the large cast, and the stage properties were made in the school—Star Staff Photo. (OWATURNS WET, STRAN VOTESHONS Repeal and More Liberal | Handling of Liquor Prob- lems Advocated. Special Dispatch to The Star. DES MOINES, Iowa, March 12| (N.AN.A)—Iowans, usually dry and Re- | publican, opposed the present prohi- | bition laws in the final results of 8| straw vote anncunced by the Des Mines Register and Tribune in a copy- righted story. Approximately 57 per cent ¢f the votes cast on each of three guestions favored change and more liberal han- dling of the liquor problem. More than 70,000 persons, a total equal to 14 per | cent of the last general election vote, | took part in the straw balloting. | ‘Wets who pointed to the production | of corn, dry or liquid measure, and the | quantity of near beer plus alcohol con- sumed in the State, have frequently ac- cused Iowans of not voting their hab- its. Wets Claim Victory. | In this case the wets claim the vic- tory on the basis of the straw vote | figures. The totals showed 40,255, or 56.5 per cent of the votes on that ques- tion favoring a change in the present prohibition laws. The number oppos- ing a change was 31,009, leaving a ma- Jority of 9,246. Repeal of the prohibition amend- ment and legalizing of Government manufacture and sale was favored by 38,061, or 57.6 per cent of the votes on the question, and opposed by 28,419. The margin for repeal was 9,642 galizing of light wines and beer indorsed in 36,927, or 57.2 per cent of the votes, and opposed in 2 giving & majority of 9,339, Drys had claimed the last victory in Iowa when Hoover swept the State in 1928. This has been disputed because of other factors entering into the selec- tion, such as the fact of Iowa being the State of Hoover's birth. The last | direct vote on the question was take in 1917—before woman's suffrage w adopted—when a State constitutional | prohibition amendment was defeated | by the narrow margin of 932 votes. The Legislature put Towa in the dry col- umn by statute, despite the p)pulflr‘ i | vote and the State was without sa- loons when national prohibition was enacted An analysis of the straw vote as to| its source showed women favoring the present prolibition laws by 536 per cent of their ballots. The war cf the sexes on the prohibition question was | epparent in figures which show:d that 62.6 per cent of the men voters opposed the Volstead statutes. Cities Firmly for Repeal. Cities were firmly on the side of modification or repeal. Sixty-five per cent of the city vote was against the present system.- The towns of less than 5,000 population formed a battle- ground which the drys won on two guestions by slight majorities and the repealists won on the other, also by a narrow margin. The farm vote was equally close but opposed’ prohibition- and favored the substitute plans. The percentage of rm vote for a change ranged from 52.2 t 51.6 on the three questions. The ballots were evenly spread ov S two per cent were from men and 3i | er | from women Iowa has one wet and Democratic | Congressmen. The rest of the State's Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in (current month to date) 2. Average. Record 3.55 7.09 684 884 9.13 10.69 10.94 10.63 14.41 10.81 857 November 869 December . 1.56 Weather in Various Cities. ~Temperature.— Pre the | cipl- tation: & Sat.p.m. to D g Cinc! Cheyenne, Cleveland. | decided to tighten official register is dry and Republican, as generally has been the case. The election of B. M. Jacobsen of Clinton to | Congress on a wet platform created a decided stir in the State in 1930 Iowa's early prohibition history was varied. A loose prohibition law was in force until 1880 when the Republicans it. A Democratic administration was elected as a ction. Alarmed by this unusual tical development, the Republicans 1to effect a local option plan whick continued until the 1917 election and State prohibition. The option plan was on a county basis The State has a traditional connec- tion with ecorn. but actual drinking habits tend more toward reformed in- dustrial alcohol inserted in the top of a bottle of near beer. From the method of mixing by clamping a thumb over the mouth of the bottle and tipping it & new word, “shovelthumbs,” has been applied to Towa drinkers since pro- hibition. Stamp Collections 0Old Coins Autographed Letters BOUGHT AND SOLD HOBBY SHOP 743 14th St. N.W. DL TOASTED | EN \OAF Copuriont 933 . P Wharion Whole Milk Fried Chicken 13 Indiyidual Pleces —in @ luscious toasted and buttered 1oa/ of specially baked Fremch brend. £RVIRILLIILONG! in 30 lzelivend HOT l .00 123 [CHARITY RACKETEER - e g HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. F MARCH" 13, 1932—PART ONE. WALKER IS WARNED AFTER “COLLAPSE” Magor Unconscious 5 or 10 Min- utes Under Doctor's Care, but Resumes Official Duties, i by his personal physician |over & meeting of the Board of Esti- yesterday that he must slacken the pace mate for several hours, when he or risk serious danger to his health. |learned that Aldermsnic President Jo- Dr. Willlam Schroeder, jr., revealed seph V. McKee was ill with a cold, and in a statement that the mayor had suf- | later went to his office to greet & group fered a collapse in the presence of of visiting Olympic athletes, three physicians Thursday and had lost i eyl FORD PARADERS QUIET consclousness for 5 or 10 minutes. He was not able to leave the institute for CLEVELAND, March 12 (#).—Be- tween 60 and 70 men and a few women an hour. | “We found no definite pathology of and children marched around the Ford Motor Co. plant here today, jeering and the heart.” Dr. Schroeder said, “but the mayor’s present run-down condition carrying banners labeled “Protest the Detroit Massacres.” Three watchful is a warning that unless he conserves police squads reported the demonstra- his physical and nervous energy some- None the less, Mayor Walker presided ' tion “uneventful.” Astounding Value! $ ‘ 4-Piece Bedroom Suite —Mayor | nent affection of the heart is likely to % while | develop.” nstitute, | Massive Spanish design, with handsome decorations and panels. Construction is solid oak. Each picece of this suite is substantially constructed and designed for utility and beauty. As photographed—full sized bed, chest of drawers, large dresser and beautiful Hollywood vanity. Ordinarily this suite would he a bargain at $150. For Monday this suite is specially priced at $95. er was ordered taken into cus- Mym'::mmn an appeal bond although the court allowed 60 days for perfecting ""E'.%‘é'u" J. Kennedy, assistant United States district attorney, sald the evi- dence showed Karchmer himself pock- eted about 90 per cent of the funds collected ostensibly for free-milk dis- tribution. tributions to pay salaries and expenses of his stafl, was sentenced to two years in Leavenworth Penitentiary today and fined $1,000. Karchmer was found guilty earlier this week by & jury in U. 8. District Court, which convicted him on three counts of using the mails to defraud. Florence Johnson, clerk in Karch- mer's Chicago infants’ free-milk depot office, furnished the convincing evi- dence. Sent to spy out evidence of racketeering, she obtained her position in the office and then took notes of the daily receipts and expenditures and sup- plied the Government with the evi- dence. 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