Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1932, Page 2

A—2 w» BLANTON BLOCKS DISTRICT BILLS {Twenty-four Local Measures i Fail of Consideration on Technicality. | On the last scheduled “District day” tn the House yesterday, the opportunity of passing 24 District bills was frus- trated by Representative Thomas L. Blanton, Democrat, of Texas. Chairman Norton of the House Dis-| trict Committee and Representative Palmisano, Democrat, of Maryland, openly denounced Mr. Blanton for fili- bustering and obstructive tactics, and he replied to Mrs. Norton that h2 could not be swerved from doing his duty *By catty remarks.” Representative Loring Black, Demo- crat, of New York, pleaded for an op- portunity as emergency measures to put through two bills which will open up the Buzzards Point area between the Navy Yard and War College with an in- dustrial development on which $5,300,- 000 is to be immediately ex-ended, say- ing that “this is the first ray of light I have seen for unemployment relief.” Again, Representative Blanton insisted | on & point of no quorum and the House | sadjourned. Attacks Bowman Bill. | ‘The clash between Mr. Blanton and members of the District Committee came on consideration of the Bowman bill to regulate the sale of securities in the District. This measure has the support of the District officials and of the leading bankers and business or-| ganisations. Mr. Blanton contended that such legislation would allow con- victed defrauders to resume the sale of worthless securities under a license. Taking the floor in protest against d"r.tm tactics, Mrs. Norton said, in part: 1 “I am very sorry there seems to be a feeling in the House that the business of the District of Columbia is not the Nation's business. “Since I have been chairman of this. committee we have had a great deal of | trouble in bringing before the House legislation for the District of Columbia. It seems there are certain members of the House who are insistent upon block- ing everything that is for the benefit of the District. I appeal to the members for their co-operation, and I say to you there is not a harder working commit- tee in the House than the Committee on the District of Columbia. We work mxth“ committee without any personal gain. Asks Co-operation. “It does not make a particle of dif- ference to the people back home in our districts what we do for the District of Columbia; but since the people of the District have no vote, and since we are called upon to legislate for them, I cer- tainly think the members of the House ought to give us at least their co-oper- ation. May I say, too, that a majority of the members of the House have given us their co-operation. “Until the people of the District have 8 vote (and God knows I hope that day will be soon, so that it will teke away from us this resonsibility which no- body seems to want) it is our responsi- bility. I appeal to you gentlemen to support us. “Ever since I have been chairman of this committee there seems to be a cer- tain gentleman who has tried to block everything before the committee. I be- lieve in calling a spade a spade, and I am going to mention names. I find that the gentleman from Texas is op- {gud to everything that is brought to e floor of this House. The gentleman does not come to me as man to man and say to me, /T object to this bill and I wish to change it The gentleman comes on the floor and tries to filibuster 8ll day, and because we will not stand for his filibustering, then he resorts to other means to try to break up this committee. If the gentleman from | ‘Texas is going to succeed in there is no use of my trying to continue as chairman of the committee. I am trying to do an honest job. It has! given me a great deal of concern, and I have worked very hard to fulfill my :cin:racl with the people of the Dis- rict.” Interrupted by a request that she| state which gentleman from Texas she Teferred to, Mrs. Norton said: Time Is Wasted. “I refer to Mr. Blanton, of course. I [ all the members knew that. I} did not think it was necessary to state his name. The gentleman from Texas comes to me smiling and says, ‘I want| vfio help you,’ and % we bring in-our “Dots he help? I will-ask any of you| if you have ever ht he has given me any help? I say has given me no help, and I say i right to his face.| The lgst day the District Committee had the floor, when I happened to call attention to the fact that he had con- sumed some two hours of our day and spent a great deal of the Nation's money—for every single page ‘of the Col fonal Record costs $60—he did | not. -t very much. | ““This is the first time the lady from New Jersey, the chairmag of the com- mittee, has taken up any time of this House. I do not believe in taking up the time of the House on anything that 15 unnecessary, and any time I have ad- | dressed the House it has only been be-| cause I felt it absolutely a duty on my, part to do s0. If every member of this House was as careful of the time con- sumed by this House as I am, we would ! ‘have finished our legislation long ago :nd be ready to go home by the 10th of lune. Hurls “Vanity” Charge. “I think everybody in this House un- derstands the motive behind the ‘no quorum’ calls. It has been done con- tinually, and we know why. I do not| ask for any favors because I am a ' woman, as the gentleman from Texas' always intimates. I am a member of this House and have every privilege that any other meniber has, and I intend to exercise that privilege. I want to say further that I regret very much that it was necessary to take the floor to make | this explanation. Since I have been: chairman of this committee this is the fourth day we have been on the floor, | and we could have finished our business and made way for other members who had important . legislation to bring up for action. We do not want to take any undue portion of the time of the House 4n the consideration of District business, but it does seem that much of the time of the House is taken to appease the wvanity of one particular man.” Representative Palmisano of Mary- Jand, joined Mrs. Norton in emphasiz- ing how Representative Blanton by ob- structive tactics has been blocking the District Commitee. When Representative Blanton had fnade another point of no quorum and Mrs. Norton had moved to adjourn, Representative Black made his appeal %o the House to afford unemployment gellef by passing the two Buzzards Point bills. He said: Cites Employment Need. “Mr. Speaker, I am going to ask the fady from New Jersey not to insist on her motion to adjourn, because we have two bills from the District Committee ‘which are vitally important to the Dis- trict and vitally important in the wa of employment. We havggtwo bills whlcg permit the closing of streets and the: extension of a railroad spur at Buzzards Point fo: the purpcse of the erection of a new power plant. It is estimated that about $4,000,000 will be spent in the District by the erection of this plant. If these bills are passed, they must be passed today if they are to perve their purpose. I understand we rfll not have another District day in he House. I hope therefore this House :111 not adjourn without giving this pportunity of relief through the ex- ppenditure of money for construction work. This is the first light I have seen [ 5 n’w of relieving unem{ibyment {11, 7 Marine Wins THE Purple Heart 'WOUNDED IN ACTION WHEN BUT 15. T was on the banks of the Meuse, in the Argonne, as the 2d Division made its heroic crossing to silence the Germans intrenched on the heights of the river, blocking the allles' advance, that Paul G. Chandler, as & youth of 15 years, was brought down by shellfize. ‘Today, scarcely 29 years old, he wears a purple heart as evidence that he was wounded in action. Of course, Sergt. Chandler—he's now a sergeant in the quartermaster's of- fice, Marine Barracks, at the navy yard here—got into the ranks by a de- ception. He told them he was 18 when he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio, in 1918. In the hustle and rush of recruiting, foo much attention was not given to verification of ages, and so the youth went “over there” with the next to the last detachment that left these shores. Hit on Mavember 11. Strangely cnough, he wounds in the only actual warfare in which he took part and received them at 8 o'clock the morning of November 1918, the day the armistice wes signed. Of course, he was with the 24 Division all through the drive on the Hindenburg line, which started in Oc- tober. - ‘The night before the armistice the 2d Division started the crossing of the Meuse under the heaviest of opposi- tion near Mouzon and Letanne. It was, it so turned out, the final Ameri- can drama of the World War. At Mouzon the bridges were shot away as fast as the engineers laid them and the Germans poured a deadly machine- gun fire into the troops. At Letanne the Americans were bridging the river with rafts tied end to end, while the unsuspecting enemy fired over their heads. But when the Germans discovered what was going on the bridges became almost impassable under the hail of bullets that covered the river. Here it was that the 2d Division made its gallant advance, and here it was that the 15-year-old ma- rine was shot down. Knee Caps Shot Away. Chandler was discharged from the service in 1919 an account of his dis- | ability—the high explosives had shot away his kneecaps, but he reinlisted in | received his | PAUL G. CHANDLER. —Star Staff Photo. | 1920, and because they still have his | war-time record on hand he continued | to_add three years to his age. | In 1929, however, when asked to pro- duce a birth certificate, his deception | was finally brought out, but he was old enough then to be a marine anyway. He was in the Philippines at the time, and the records were straightened out from there. Chandler came to Wash- ington for duty at the Marine Bar- racks last year. He lives with his wife at 529 G street southeast. RACE IN ARLINGTON DRAWS U. S. FIRE; “POLITICS” ASSAILED (Continued From First Page.) in Arlington County, Va. may become candidates for and hold local office in such county and may participate in campaigns for election to such offices. “In the cxercise of the privilege granted by this order, officers and em- ployes must not neglect their official | duties and must not engage in national or State politics in violation of the clvil service rules. If there is such violation, the head of the department or independent office in which the per- | son is employed shall inflict such pun- ishment as the Civil Service Commis. sion shall recommend. “Officers and employes elected or ap- pointed to offices requiring full-time service shall resign their positions with the Federal Government. If elected or appointed to offices requiring only part- time service, they may accept and hold same without relinquishing their Fed- eral employment, provided the holding of such part-time office does not con- flict or interfere with their official duties as officers or employes of the Federal Government. Principle of Home Rule. “‘“This order is based upon the facts that Arlington County is substantially a municipality; that a considerable number of the residents and taxpayers are employed in the Government service; that service as local officers in such county shculd in-mo way involve eral partisan political activity, and that the principal of home rule and local self-government justifies such partici- pation. “‘The permission granted by this| order may be suspended or withdrawn by the Civil Service Commission when, in its opinion, the activities resulting therefrom are, or may beccme, detri. mental to the public interest or inimical to the proper enforcement of the civil | service rules.” “The commission's recommendation for the issuance of this order was based very largely upon assurances cf Arling- ton County residents who appeared be- fore the commission, to the effect that partisan politics would not enter into campaigns for election to county offices and that the holding of such offices would in no way involve partisan politi- cal activity. This is spec!.flculvy0 set forth in paragraph 4 of the order. “Notwithstanding these assurances and the provisions of the order you be- came the candidate of a political party for election to the county board.and let it be known that you were running on & party-ticket and on a party plat- orm. This course of action constituted partisan political activity -contrary to | the. understanding and expressed lan- lmfll of the executive order of May 20, “The commission deems it advisable to inform you and the proper authori- ties of Arlington County that, if, in the future, -any- classified employe of the Federal Goernment accepts party nomi- natlon or engages otherwise in partisan political activity In connection with campaigns for election to county offices the commission -will be constrained to suspend and perhaps withdraw the privilege granted by the executive order of May 20, 1931.” It. was emphasized at the commission that where Government workers take advantage of this right fo join in coun- ;zy governmental activities it must be as | independents. ELABORATE éUPPER CcLuB TAKEN OVER BY RAIDERS Ey the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 24.—The flourish of a ginger ale bottle waved in the air by & chief of prohibition agents sig- naled the Federal raid that left the fashionable Spa, a West Fifty-sixth az,{iean supper club, a comparative wreck ay. The agent arose from his table last night, waved the ginger ale bottle before the startled eyes of several score diners and announced that he and seven others (who arose at his signal) were taking the place over in the name of the Government. Diners were permitted to finish their supper and leave. Eleven arrests were made, and the agents reported seizure of a quantity of liquor® as well as con- fiscation of the elaborate furnishings. ST e BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, this evening at the bandstand, at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmer- man, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as- ‘ . sistant. March, “The American Colors"”..Panella Overture, “Beautiful Galatea”...Sup] Suite romantic, “Ballet of the Hovg! ers” “vidlet, Lily ey, “Daffodils,” “Gardenia.” Excerpts from the opera, “The Gondoliers” .....Sullivan 'm Happy if You're Lak “The Star Spangled Banner.” and it means a great deal to the District of Columbia.” Again Mr. Blantos demanded a quo- rum and Mrs. Norton renewed her mo- tion to adjourn. Not one of the 24 DMACt bills, eight or more of which have al- ;nd.y passed the Senate, were ac 8€N- | them transportation to VETERANS USE TRUCKS IN CROSSING STATE ON BONUS MARCH (Continued From First Page.) dividually. This campaign is not bro- ken up by a long shot. { _“The men may have to go through | Illinois in groups, but they will get to- gether further eastward and continue their march to Washington. TRAIN HELD 2¢ HOURS. National Guard Troops Called to Illinois City. | EAST T. LOUIS, 11, May 2¢ (B)— | After delaying a refrigerator train for | 24 hours and bringing National Guard | troops to the scene, 300 World War vet- | erans gained their objective today—an- | other ride on their way to Washington, where they will plead for bonus legis- lation. The men, on their way from Port- |land, Oreg., to the National Capital, ;ce‘ntel’ed their attentions on a refrig- | miles east of here, when Baltimore & | Ohio officials refused to give them transportation. Clambering ahoard ¢he train, un- coupling cars, .and using other means, they succeeded in delaying the train more than a day—until Sheriff Jerome Munie of St. Clair County promised ‘Washington, Ind, on motor trucks. Await Trucks. With that promise the Doughboys released the train and peacefully pitched camp to await the arrival of the trucks. Meanwhile National Guard troops from six cities arrived here to- day and prepared to go to Caseyville if necessary, to preserve order. ‘When the troops arrived, however, the need for them apparently had passed. as the veterans at Caseyville, 8 miles from here, had released the train and were peacefully camped in a rail- road yard. Col. Davis sald he under- | stood his men would not go to Casey- | ville unless new trouble arose. | _ W. L. Moody, chief of the State high- way police, said he was advisin ville, and it was’ understood a similar recommendation was made to Adjt. Gen. Carlos Black at Springfield. Troops Not Needed. “The veterans will leave today, per- haps by noon,” Sheriff Munie announced at Belleville, the county seat. “There will be five trucks and a number of service cars to haul them. The East 8t. Louis Chamber of Commerce is pay- ing for it all. “Also I expect to ask Adjt. Gen. Carlos E. Black to call in his National Guards. They aren't needed. There's no trouble with these veterans and no demonstrations. When it looked a little like trouble at Caseyville yesterday, it wasn't the veterans I was concerned about, but the sympathizers. There was & crowd of several thousand along the B. & O. tracks, and they were all yelling and cheering for the former soldiers.” . L. Moody, superintendent of the Illinois Highway Police, arrived at Casey- ville early today with 40 troopers. He | was there, he said, to escort the men |acroes the State line and to preserve order on the way. AUSTRIA IS READY TO DELAY DEBTS Transfer Moratorium Must Come Unless League of Nations Grants Loan. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, May 24—Austria’s trans- fer moratorium will be announced Sat- urday, the newspaper Der Tag said today, unless the League of Nations comes to her rescue by a new loan, which the greatest optimists doubt. Pessimistic reports to the cabinet by President Kienboeck of the National Bank regarding his negotiations at Geneva have convinced the cabinet, the newspaper said, that the final step must be taken in order to safeguard Austrian currency. The cabinet an- nounced it was preparing the declara- tion of the moratorium, which will be P | submitted to Parliament. It was pointed out that Austria is willing to fulfill all its obligations, but is not able to transfer interest pay- ments in forelgn currencies. ‘Whether the Lea) of Nations loan would be hit' by the moratorium was still undecided, the newspaper said. It was pointed out that in the event of a moratorium interest due creditors would be deposited in the National Bank in local currency. Exportation of Austrian schillings would not be per- mitted, but a new regulaticn would allow creditors to buy Austrian with schillings, thus enabling them to utilize their schilling accounts. Political and industrial leaders as- serted the measure would bring some relief to unemployment. Rabelais Letter Sold. A letter signed by Rabelais in 1552 was auctioned in meeror $2,644. EVENING | erator train of 30 cars. at Caseyville, 8| STAR, REVISION OF DEBTS Reparations Action Likely to Be Delayed Pending Elec- tions in U. S. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Although the United States will not be represented at the coming Lausanne reparations parleys even by the cus- tomary “unofficial observer,”.the Treas- ury and the State Departments are fol- lowing with keen interest the private negotiations which have been started in Europe between representatives of the various powers. ‘There appear to be three schools of thought in fegard to the reparation problem. The Germans say they cannot pay any longer; the French say that whatever reduction may be made in the reparation payment must have its coun- terpart in the American war debt, and the British want to postpone settlement of the entire matter until after the American presidential election. The German position seems to be the clearest of all. Germany, her spokesmen say, is required to pay some $400,000,000 a year, to say not! of the interest on her private debts. While the foreign powers are expecting Ger- many to pay this important amount, all kinds of trade restrictions have been put by all countries in Germany's way, thus seriously reducing her trading power. The new British tariffs, the French quota, the increase of the pro- tective tariffs in almost all other coun- tries in the world and the depression from which the South American states are suffering have all contributed to reduce substantially Germany's foreign trade, her main source of income to meet her international obligations. Trade Far Behind Normal ‘Thus, in order to meet the payment of the private debts alone, Germany must have a monthly foreign trade balance of $40.000,000. In the month of April that balance dropped to $10.- 000,000. Hence the determined atti- tude of Herr Bruening, who says Ger- many cannot pay any longer and will not {e able to pay until normal trade relations give her an opportunity to sell sufficient goods abroad to restore. to a small degree, the prosperity of her working classes and obtain enough profits to pay some of her indebtedness The French have informed the world through their future prime minister, Edouard Herriot, that they are willing to discuss an eventual reduction of the German reparations as established un- der the Young plan, on condition that the United States make a similar reduc- tion in the war debts the European na- tions owe this country. This stand of M. Herriot can be easily understood because the French people have been educated to the idea that for every cent that France may give up from Germany a similar amount will have to be re- mitted by the United States. On the other hand, while the French have not been nearly as hard hit by the world depression as Americans or Germans, the French budget is likely to show by the end of this year a deficit of some $200.000,000. In order to cover that deficit, new taxes will be necessary and it is unlikely the French Chamber would be willing to impose new burdens on the French people, renounce German repa- rations and continue to pay some $50,- 000,000 & year to the United States. British Must Save Face. The British are more or less in the same position as the French, with the difference that they pay the United States a much larger sum than the French. But Britain is anxious to maintain her reputation of never de- faulting, and would like to reach some international agreement whereby she could get out of her predicament with- out repudiating her obligations. Many people in London believe that, while it would be unwise to ask the American Government to consider a re- duction or cancellation of debts. the present adamant attitude of the admin- istration might change after the presi- dential election. America, it is said in certain well informed quarters in Lon- dom, realizes that she cannot collect her debts under the present circum- stances. The American bankers, more than any other people in this country, realize that a complete overhauling of the present debts and reparations prob- L Davis not to bring his troops to y- | lem would start the wheels of world trade moving again. A number of American statesmen are of the same opinion, it is said in England. Conse- quently, the best thing to do would be to postpone the issue until after the presidentiel elections and see what could be done with the new adminis- tration. Since the Hoover moratorium ex- pires June 30, it is necessary to have the Lausanne Conference. But, the British say to the other Continental powers, let us make a temporary agree- ment and postpone, as far as Germany |is concerned, the Hoover moratorium for another year. May Call Conference. When the American President 1s elected it will be easier to discuss the whole matter with him and obtain, if possible, his consent to discuss the en- tire problem of debts and reparations at another conference to be held after his inauguration. In the meantime Great Britain and France had better pay the December installments of the interest due to the United States. Such a proposition is being discussed at present between the principal Euro- pean powers. The German attitude is passive. The Germans are not in a position to pay anything and consequently have no ob- jection to any kind of postponement. They are quite willing to accept a tem- porary solution which would avoid any further payment this year and await the results of a conference such as the British have in mind. ‘The French are anxious that, at least in form, the Young plan should be saved and may agree to Germany-pay- ing into the Bank of International Set- tlements the amount due on July 1 and reloan that amount to Germany imme- diately, as was done in the case of the Hoover moratorium. In this way, Her- riot’s face would be saved until a new conference Wwill settle finally the entire problem. — BRITAIN REPORTED READY TO PAY U. S. WAR OBLIGATIONS (Continued From First Page.) reached with the co-operation of the United States, and Mr. Borah undoubt- edly spoke for the great mass of his countrymen when he said that the American taxpayer would refuse to con- sider any concession over debts until assured that it would bring about a real improvement in world economic con- ditions.” Great Britain's resumption of its war debt payments to the United States, whether Germany and the allies de- faulted or not, would not in the least mean abandonment of pressing for com- | plete cancellation, which the British have been advocating ever since 1922. It merely means facing the fact that the Americans will not agree—yet. Meanwhile, Great Britain turns toward Ottawa, where in July the mem- bers of the British commonwealth of nations will meet for the Imperial Eco- nomic Conference. A determined ef- fort to form the empire into an eco- nomic self-sufficient unit as-well as a desire to arrive at & common currency policy with the United States will be the British F““"’ from now on. (Copyright, 1933.) WASHINGTON UBHDAY, THIND locked gates, protected from all outsiders by private guards and a pblice MAY 24, 1 |IAFSIE ASKS ‘JOHN dog, Dr. John F. “Jafsie” Condon, Lindbergh intermediary, awaits the arrival of a mysterious message in the cottage (above) of Walter Goodwin, a friend, of New York, on Center Lake, Becket, Mass. Dr. Condon went in an automobile, driven by Mr. Goodwin, | here with Walter to the cottage from New York yesterday. —A. P. Photo. | 0. K. OF SALES TAX Reports That House Will Agree to Proposal Revive Hope for Measure. surgents in defeating the manufac- turers’ sales tax have changed their views.” Rainey said “Whether enough of them have changed to assure its passage, I do not know. But if the Senate should adopt the general sales tax plan, I believe the House would approve it in a conference report.” With the four controverted tariffs snug in the bill, the Senate today faced an attempt to tack the export | debenture farm relief plan onto the tax-increase legislation A vote on this, then disposition of the excise taxes and the end of the grind will be sighted. | Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Com- | mittee decided to substitute a 10 per cent sales tax on automobile tires and tubes for the import levies now in the bill calling for 3 cents per pound on | tires and 5 cents on tubes. | Among other phases of the legisla- | tion considered, it was concluded %o | leave the 2-cent check tax collection up to the banks, and to lower to 10 per cent from 25 per cent the proposed | admission tax for race track tickets. | The House provisions exempting | mutual insurance companies from cor- poration and income taxes were ap- proved. ‘The Senate yet has to act on these | provisions, Wore Down Fillbuster. The Senate last night wore down the first filibuster threat against the bill to approve the lumber and copper import levies—Ilast of the four tariff items in the measure. ‘The copper and lumber import taxes carried by comfortable margins as the tariff coalition completed the job it began in preserving the oil and coal duties in the bill. The lumber vote was | 36 to 24; that on copper, 42 to 25. Senator Tydings (Democrat of Mary- land), opponent of the tariff provisions, | carried out his threat early in the night to seek 500 tariff amendments to the tax measure, but after three proposals were swept aside by 2-to-1 votes, he gave up the job, temporarily, at least. Senator Norris (Republican Nebraska), another determined foe of the tariff items, picked up the fight, however, as he offered the oft-proposed export debenture plan of farm relief as a “rider” to the revenue bill. Norris withheld his controversial farm-aid proposal to permit the roll call on the copper duty. The outlook for a vote on the export debenture and the result of that roll call is doubtful.| President Hoover has opposed this sys- tem of farm relief. Previously Senator Nye (Republican of North Dakota) had | proposed the export debenture, thei equalization fee and an allotment farm .relief plan as a “rider” to the bill. $3 Per 1,000 Feet. The lumber tax was put at $3 a thou- | sand feet. There is now a tariff of $1 | 8 thousand feet. The copper import levy was fixed at 4 cents & pound. ‘There is now no tariff on copper. Hardwood flooring was exempted from the! lumber S\:ty, since it carries now an r cent tax. Almost tg'e same combination of Re- publicans and Democrats lined up for the lumber and copper tariffs as stood together to keep the oil and coal im- port taxes. The Senate virtually got over the tariff hump in the tax fight with the | two roll calls. At adjournment last night the billion-dollar compromise bill | stood in the same form in which it was reported by the Finance Committee. After the Norris export debenture contest the fight over the excise rates and the admissions tat opens. ‘There the bi-party coalition sup] the compromise measure meets one of its After ve up his struggle ts. lings g8 and the mber and copper duties were voted, Senate leaders were willing to call it a night, although they had been prepared to stay on indefinitely to meet the Tydings threat. x Shipstead Changed. i break in the contest over hnThfleencuunged the leadership to be- lieve the end is mow in sight on the tax debate, although what will happen on the Norris proposal was in doubt. The lumber tax was supported by 12 Democrats, 23 Republicans and Ship- stead, Parmer-Labor, of Minnesota, who | changed to the affirmative to move re- | consideration. It was opposed by 13| Democrats and 11 Republicans. Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mis- sissippl, switched his vote to the affirma- tive on the copper roll call to enter a motion for reconsideration. This tax was supported by 25 Repub- licans and 17 Democrats, while 13 Democrats, 11 Republicans and the Farmer-Labor member opposed it. The vote for the lumber tariff was: For: Repul Goldsborough, diana, ‘Thomas of Idaho, Vandenberg, Walcott, Watson and White—23. | Democrats—Ashurst, Bailey, Caraway, ' Connally, Dill, Hawes, Hayden, Ken- | drick, Long, McGill, Sheppard and Trammell—12. Farmer-Labor—Shipstead—1. Total, 36. Against: Republicans — Barbour, Blaine, Borah, Cutting, Fess, Frazier, H\)Hel.l. La Follette, Norris, Nye, Schal! Democrats—Barkley, Cohen, Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan, George, Hull, Logan, Robinson of Arkansas, | which was approved without a word of | debate, follows: | | For: Republicans—Capper, Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Davis, Goldsborough, Hale, Hatfield, Hebe e] rt, Johnson, Jones, Keyes, McNary, Moses, Oddie, Reed Robinson of Indiana, Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas of Idaho, Vandenberg, ‘Walcott, Watson and White—25. Democrats—Ashurst, Bailey, Bratton, Broussard, Caraway, Connally, Dill, Har- rison, Hayden, Kendrick, King, Lewis, Long, McGill, Neely, Sheppard and Wheeler—17. Total, 42. Against : Republicans—Barbour, Blaine, , Fess, Prazier, Howell, Kean, La Follette, Norris, Nye and Schall—11. Democrats—Bankhead, Barkley, Co- hen, Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan, George, Hawes, Hull, Logan, Robinson of Arkansas, Smith and Walsh of Massa- chusetts—13 Farmer-Labor—Shipstead—1, Total, 25. Pairs on Lumber. On the lumber tariff roll the follow- ing pairs were announced: For: Republicans—Bingham, Water- man, Hastings, Carey. Austin, Town- i;:l]d Hatfleld, Metcalf, Patterson and e. Democrats—Pittman, Fletcher, Gore, Neely and Walsh of Montana. Against: Republicans—Brookhart and Norbeck. Democrats—Glass, Swanson, Black, Bulkley, Bulow, Byrnes, McKellar, Mor- rison. Tydings, Wagner, Bratton, King and Bankhe MRS. MOODY WINS IN FRENCH DOUBLES She and Sidney Wood Defeat Dutch-Austrian Pair at Roland Garros. By the Associated Press. AUTEUIL, France, May 24.—Mrs. Helen Wills Moody and Sidney B. Wood, jr., ranking American players in the 'Prench tennis championships, made theif first appearance in mixed doubles today and defeated Frau Dros Canters and Franz Marejka, 9—11, 6—3, 6—0. ‘The French audience in Roland Gar- ros Stadium saw Mrs. Mody unnerved for the first time as she and Wood mede a shaky start against the Dutch- Austrian combination. Wood was wild and Mrs. Moody could not get her serv- ice to working, losing it three times in the long first set. They got their strokes to working in the second, however, and were going at full speed in the last as the attack of Matejka, Austrian Davis Cup player, and his Dutch partner failed. “Mrs. L. A. Godfree, the former Kitty McKane, and Freda James, both of England, defeated the French combina. tion of Doris Metaxa and Mme. Jung Henrotin, 6—3, 4—6, 7—5, to enter the quarter-finals of women's doubles.” Senorita Elia de Alvarez and Josanne | Sigart defeated Rosie Berthet and Mrs. Dallas Corbierre, 6—4, 6—2, to enter the quarter-finals of women's doubles. They are expected to meet Mrs. Mood and Elizabeth Ryan in the semi-finals. Miss Ryan, American, and her French | partner, Jacques Brugnon, advanced to the third round of mixed doubles, de- feating the Anglo-French pair of J. 8. Olff and Mme. Bella Pons, 6—2, 6—1. Miss Ryan and Mrs. Moody won their way to the quarter-finals of the women's doubles yesterday. The other American entrant, Helen Jacobs, was eliminated from mixed doubles yesterday with her American partner, Gregory Mangin. SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES REPORTED ON SICK LIST Abernethy, Boylan, Chapman, Lea, Tuc_ker. Murphy and Seiber- ling Recovering. Seven House members were reported | on the sick list today at the Capitol. They were mwnmuves ‘Abernethy of North Ca a, Boylan of New York, Chapman of Kentucky, Lea of California, and Tucker of Virginia, Democrats, and Murphy and Seiber- ling, both Ohio Republicans. All were re by Dr. George W. Calver, Caplf cian, to be recov- ering. Family Long in Commons. With the retirement of J. G. Hart, superintendent of the members’ cloak rooms in the English House of Com- mons, recently, he completed nearly 39 years’ service there. His grandfather, grandmother, mother and aunt also served in various positions in Commons. AMERICAN BEATEN . BY IRISH GOLFER tle-Known Player After Trimming Title Holder. | | By the Associated Press MUIRFIELD, Scotland, 24 —M. Crowley, a little-known Irish gclfer from Portmarnock, today defeated Leonard | Martin. metropolitan champion of New | York, i the second round of the Brit- | 1sh amateur golf championship, 2 up. Martin yesterday defeated Eric Mar- tin Smith of London, the defending champion, and was a strong favorite | to defeat Crowley. Douglas Grant, a former California | champion, also was eliminated in the | second round by Edward R. Tipple, the | well known tournament player from | Kent, 2 and 1, reducing the American ‘ccnungcm. to four. | Andrew Jamieson, conqueror of Paul | Azbill and the man who defeated Bobby Jones in the 1926 British amateur over this same course, continued his tri- umphant way, defeating William Sut- iten, former English native and Irish | champion, 5 and 3, in the second round. Martin won after a tedious, pains- aking match, which required more han twice the. usual time to play. | The Englishman frequently was in bunkers and his fine approaching and putting went for.naught as he wasted stroke after stroke in the yawning | traps. | Martin had to sink a seven-yard putt | to beat Crawley on the last hole, how ever, as the Engiishman lay much ‘nmm' the vin with his approach shot. Joshua né, th> Boston veteran, was upset i another first-round match, pesiponed from vesterday because of darkness, by S. Forsyth of Edinburgh, ! 15 t 2 up. Chartes Sweeney, captain of the Ox- ford University geam, defeated E. B. Tipping. 4'and 3, to join his five fellow Americans in the second round. He was the last of the 11 Americans en- | tered to play. Robert Harris defeated J. T. Camp- bell, 4 and 3. Raymond Oppenheimer «defeated Dr. John MacCormack. former Irish champion, 1 up. T. A. Torrance, Walker Cup player, defeated G. T. Ghiene, 4 and 3. Timbucktu Honors Scot. In honor of Alexandria Gordon Laing, the first European to set foot in the mysterious city of Timbucktu, a memorial tablet was unveiled there re- cently. The ceremcny was held in |front of the house in which Gordon |Laing had lived more tHan a century |ago. Over the entrance was placed a | plaque. which had been presented by |the African Society to commemorate the exploits of this native of Edinburgh, | Scotland. Niles,Ohio.Children To Plant Tree as Baby’s Memorial Jimmy Dejute, Once Kid- naped, to Turn Earth for Lindbergh Willow. By the Associated Press. NILES, Ohic, May 24.—One of this country’s saddest tragedies, the Kkid- naping and death of little Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr., will bring a new and greater significance for Memo- this community. ‘Tots not much older than baby Charles will join with all the school children of Niles in a special tribute to his memory. And leading them will be cne of their own number, who also ‘was kidnaped, but who, fortunately, was rescued unharmed. With simple ceremony the children of Niles will plant a weeping willow tree beside a wading pool, where its branches will shade children at Elely for many years to come. This will be their memorial to the murdered child. ‘The first spade of dirt in the planting will be turned by James Dejute, jr., 11, the Niles boy who was kidnaped March 2, just & few hours after the Lindbergh baby was stclen. Jimmie was rescued three days later, with two captors, in a secret chamber of a deserted gambling sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary, while a third suspect is under arrest. Numerous civic organizations also will join in the Lindbergh memorial. Each Dollar Invested in Your Home Now Will Save Many Later Woman’s job is the home, Man’s job is to provide the house. Unless the house The home cannot No one can do a The house is the make the home. and she will do is kept in order be kept in order. job without tools. tool with which to You do your share hers, A DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR EARNED :Leonard Martin Bows to Lit-| rial day this year to the children of house. Both of these men have been | T0 RETURN $50000 {Excellent,’ Says Dr. Condon of Jersey Action in Offering $25,000 Reward. By the Associated Press. HOPEWELL, N. J, May 24—The State offered $25.000 reward today in the hope some one with inside knowl- edge would “squeal” and break the Lindbergh murder mystery wide open. The reward measure passed the legis- lature at Trenton overwhelmingly last night. and Gov. A. Harry Moore signed it and issued & prociamation this morn- ing. “No crime has ever tugged at the heartstrings of the world as has the kidnaping end killing of the Lindbergh baby.” said Senator Emerson L. Richards f Atlantic County. ““The world is waiting to see what New Jersey is going to do. Under the cir- cumstances we are justified in offering this large reward.” Jatsie Sends Message. At Becket, Mass., Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon, ransom negotiator, who came . Goodwin of the ! Bronx, N. Y., to the Summer shack of ! the latter, through a representative of |a Springfield newspaper dictated a I me="ege to the mysterious “John" to | wirom the doctor tossed $50.000 of Col. | Lindbergh's money in a Bronx ceme- | ie"y. The message was dictated after 1 had been informed that ey had offered the reward. The messege was as foillows “Jol Money I gave you is useless. | You t get rid of it. Return to Col. Lindber Get your $25,- 000" reward (signed) JAPSIE." | Dr. Condon said, in his opinion, the offering of the reward was one of the cellent actions since the child’s Ci gh in time. He said he was convinced that “John"” would accede to his personal request if he should see it and return the $50,000 in some manner to Col. Lindbergh. A report this morning that Jafsie, with his host, Goodwin, had left the | Goodwin camp last night proved with- tout foundation. Dr. Condon and Good- |win both remained at th: camp { throughout the night. Condon said he hed enjoyed his first 10 hours’ continu- | ous sleep since he started his negotia- |tions with the alleged kidnapers early |{in March. The aged negotiator said his plans for the present included two days' stay in the Goodwin Camp, which he will spend in seclusion, guarded by jthe German | police ¢og Nero and his Lost. Probe Philadelphia Clue. Two members of the New Jersey State police went to Philadelphia to investi- | gate “one of the many angles” of the | myrder mystery. They asked the Phil- | adelphia police for assistance. and two | city detectives were assigned to them. | “It has nothing to do with the story of John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk hoaxer, nor has it anything to do with the | ‘Jafsie’ phase of the case,” police said. Editor Before Grand Jury. | In the Bronx, District Attorney | Charles B. McLaughlin resumed his grand jury inquiry into the futile ran- som payment. The first witness was | Gregory F. Coleman. editor of the | Bronx Home News, which carried the | Jafsie advertisements whereby Condon | negotiated with the persons who got | the $50,000. | In a day or two Prosecutor Anthony | M. Hauck, yr., will start presenting evi- dence to the Hunterdon County grand | jury on tne alleged attempt of John Hughes Curtis, hoax negotiator, to ob- | struct justice. | Coleman, a former pupil of Dr. Con- | don, was before the grand jury for one t hour and after he emerged from the | jury room Morris Rosner, an inter- | mediary, was called. Rosner signed a | waiver of immunity. Coleman had not been asked to sign a waiver. { Clue Found Worthless. At Trenton Col. H. Norman Schwarz- kopf, superintendent of State police, anncunced in his morning's news bul letin that a clue in the case submitt>d by Supt. Crowley of the Boston, Mass., | police had proved to be of no value Supt. Crowley announced last night he had sent Jersey police the name of a man believed to have been involved in the kidnaping and subsequent pay- ment of a futile .000 ronsom by Dr. Condon. The name was not made public. Col. Schwarzkopf added that all in- vestigators were out on various phases of the inquiry and that there were no developments to report. FLYER TO BE QUIZZED. Norfolk to Examine Lieut. Richard, Curtis Pilot. NORFOLK, Va., May 24 (#).—There was only one more witness to be ques- tioned today before an official “finis” can be written to the Norfolk investiga- tion of the John Hughes Curtis hoax. Commonwealth’s Attorney John M. Arnold said that Lieut. George L. Rich- ard, the naval officer who served as pilot for the three would be questioned. No evidence has been found thus far, he added, upon which a charge woull be lodged against Curtis for his part in the Lindbergh case. DENIES BELIEF BABY ALIVE. “Intermediaries,” Curtis’ Attorney Terms Statement Attributed to Hoaxer Untrue. NORFOLK, Va, May 24 (# —W_ C. Pender, couns:l for John Hughes Cur- tis, denled today a report that the self-confessed hoaxer in the Lindbergh kidnaping case still believed that the baby was alive. “That statement is absolutely un- true,” Mr. Pender said, upon his return to Norfolk from a three-day visit to Curtis at Flemington, N. J., where his client is held in jail. The attorney refused to discuss the case. $19,300 SPENT IN HUNT. New Jersey State Police Make Second Request for Funds. TRENTON, N. J., May 24 (#).—The State police have spent $19,300 so far in their investigation of the kidnaping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. The police applied to the State House Commission today for $9.300 to meet expenses incurred since their last appli- cation, which was for $10,000. BLOCK CLOSING OF 200 AS ECONOMY MEASURE Fishermen Object to BSacrificing Things That Afford People Pleasure. By the Associated Press. CROWN POINT, Ind, May 23.—The Crown Point Zoo will not be destroyed, | thanks to the Izaak Walton League. i /| The county commissioners had decided | ito do away with the 200 on the grounds i the money speny, in keeping it up could better be used to feed needy families. The local chapter of the Walton League stepped into the breach and premised to support the zoo. “People do mnot dig up thelr flower beds, tear up their roses, kill their canaries, strangle their parrots, drown their Angora cats, eat the league in resolu- lon. “It is not necessary to sacrifice ihe things that afford people 2