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DENOCRATS OFFER NEN RELEF LA Senate Bill Proposes Funds Totaling $2,300,000,000 for Economic Recovery. (Continued From First Page.) saw early last Winter that the tion of credit, no matter how nec it may be and no matter how benéficial it may be, was alone inade- quate to start into activity the indus- trial enterprise of the country. Two Definite Objectives. “I am glad to see that the President, ough he differs to some extent, has finally come around to this view. The delay has made the problem much more difficult; it has, I feel confident, not rendered it insoluble. “We have two definite objectives to utilie the powers of the Government: (1) To assist the Btates in preventing hunger; (2) to help in bringing about a ruumgfion of employment and re- vival of trade. These ends are all im- portant. The methods are open to adjustment. “In my judgment, we should choose the shortest routes to these objectives. To attain the first we should make relief available wherever it is required with the minimum of bureaucratic interven- tion. To attain the second we should initiate necessary Federal projects and finance local self-liquidating projects. Such a program will create a demand clear! liberal for commodities, employment and credit. | 1f the program is ample enough and is vigorously prosecuted, it will help to check deflation, and when that occurs confidence will not require any external stimulation.” Specific Proposals. Senator Wagner gave the specific projects carried in the bill as follows: “1. Por the Federal-ald highway sys- tems, to be apportioned among the sev- eral States under the Federal aid high- way act and to be available as a tem- porary advance to meet the provisions of that act as to State funds, $120,000,- 000. The advance made to a State is to be deducted over a period of 10 years from future Federal highway grants, beginning in 1938. a triangle of land at Constituti far from the Lincoln Memorial. 137 Newspaper Executives to UTZON BORGLUM, shown with his design for the memorial to Willlam. Jennings Bryan, which has been approved by the William Jennings Bryan Memorial Assoclation for erection here. Its proposed site is in ion avenue and Twenty-sixth street, not —Star Staff Photo. “2. For the emergency construction of public roads, $16,000,000. “3. For the prosecution of river and harbor projects heretofore authorized, $30,000,000. 4, For the prosecution of flood-con~ trol projects heretofore authorized. $15,500,000. “5. For the continuation of construc- tion of the Hoover Dam and incidental works, $10,000,000. “6._For air navigation facilities under the Department of Commerce and for the construction of lighthouses, vessels and other construction projects of the SALES TAX READY FOR REVENLE L | Walsh Prepared to Offer It in, Amendment Form in DISTRICT T0 SEEK BOUNDARY CHANGE Asks Maryland for Permis- sion to Move Marker in UBLISHERS CALL ON HOOVER TONIGHT Discuss Economic Problems at White House. In the historic Lincoln room on the second floor of the White House Presi- dent Hoover will confer tonight with 37 newspaper publishers and editors, princi- pally regarding the economic and other problems of the various communities represented by the newspaper men. The President has been represented 85 being desirous of gaining support from these newspaper publishers and editors in shaping public opinion in their respective communities with a view to improving economic conditions. ‘The meeting was called for 9 o'clock tonight and is expected to last at least two hours. Those invited by the President nan:t papers described as being within a convenient distance of the Capital. Most of those invited are from through whom the fine was paid; Edgar C. Snyder, marshal. In the photo, le ft to right, are: After counsel for Harry M. Blackmer, missing Teapot Dome witness, had turned over a certified check for his $60,000 contempt of court fine today, the United States marshal released seized in the National SBavings & Trust Co. 100,000 worth of Blackmer's bonds which had been : . H, Clements of the F. Butler, associate of G eorge Gordon Battle, Blackmer's attorney: Mr. Battle; John Marshall Boteler, custodian of safe deposit boxes at the bank; Steve Callahan, deputy United States marshal, and E. A._Plerce Co, —Star Staff Photo. sections east of the Mississippi River. ‘The official list of those who h: accepted the President's invitation fol- e s s r OUNTIO GONFESSION HIT BY YACHTSMAN News, who headed the President’s anti- hoarding campaign; Howard Davis, New | York Herald Tribune; Roy Howard, Skipper Says Norfoik Man Showed Him $50,000 Lindbergh Check. World-Telegram, New York; R. R. McCormick, Chicago Tribune; Lansing Ray, Globe-Democrat of St. Louls; E. D. Staire, Free Press, Detroit: Elbert H. | Baker, Plain Dealer, Cleveland: Walter Harrison, Daily Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; George B. Longan, Kansas City Star: Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Omaha World-Herald; J. E. Ridder, Staats- Zeitung. New York; Harry Grant, Mil- waukee Journal; Harry P. Wolfe, Columbus, Ohio, Evening Dispatch; Henry T. Claus, Boston Transeript; Joseph Medill Patterson, Daily News of New York; Carl Jones, Minneapolis | BY the Associated Press. Journal; Fred E. Murphy, Minneapolis| NEW YORK, May 25.—The Daily Tribune; Don Cowles, Des Moines | News, in beginning the publication in Register and Tribune; Frank P. Glass, | installments of the log of the yacht Montgomery, Ala., Advertiser; R. W. Marcon, quotes its skipper, Capt. Frank Bingham, Courier-Journal of Loutsville, | H. Lackmann, as questioning details of Ky.; Clark Howell of the Atlanta Con- |the confession of John Hughes Curtls, stitution; R. P. Choate, Boston Herald; | Lindbergh intermediary. Warren ' C. _Fairbanks, Indianapolis | , The yacht Marcon, owned by Charles News; Maj. Robert McLean, Evening CODSOIVO, was i naping “negotiations.” P e, Ftterson, | " Fackmann said Curtis had shown him ised by Curtis in his kid- | THREE DIE IN CRASH Motor Cycle Crash Fatal to South | r Carolina Boys. WEDGEFIELD, S. C., May 25 (#)— Three youths, riding a motor cycle, were almost_ instantly Killed late last night | | when their machine collided with an| automobile. | All ranged in age from 14 to 20 years. L. D. Goodmen, jr. and J. J. Qeddings. jr. died instantly. W. M. | S:{.-lng- died soon after reaching a hos- P Three other Wedgefield youths, Nor- wood Hair, Riley Jackson and Lowell Troiblefield, all friends of the victims, occupied the automobile. They escaped | with minor injuries. MARTIN DEFEATED ' BY BRITISH GOLFE Asheville, N. C.; John J. Jackson, New Haven Register; J. D. Barnum, Syra- cuse Post Standard; E. H. Butler, Buffalo News; Fleming Newbold, Evening Star, Washington, D. C.; Ira E. Bennett, Washington Post; Hulbert Taft, Cincinnati Times-8tar: Willis J Abbot, Christian Science Monitor; Frank Gannett, Rochester, N. Y.; L. K. Nichol- son, New Orieans Times-Picayune: Vic- tor H. Hanson, Birmingham Age-Herald, and Sevellon Brown, Providence Journa Adolph Ochs, president of the Ne York Times, was saild to have been in- vited, but was unable to be present. a check for $560,000. The check. he re- | lated, bore Lmdber'dh's Hgnal;‘m:. but —_— he was not permitted to see the name : . Lt of the person to whose order the checs YOUNG Californian Eliminated was drawn | Lindbergh’ beiieved mptietiy m-curt’ | IN Third Round of Cham- pionship. ! good faith, and I am certain that this belief must have been based on some | evidence more tangible than the sup- | posed confession would indicate.” ! | By the Associated Press 1 UIRFIELD, Engiand. May 26— David Martin, young California star, was eliminated in the third round of Schwarzkopf Explains. In Hopewell, in response to inquiries Col. H. Norman Schwarskopf, State po- | sembled Lighthouse Service in the Department of Commerce heretofore authorized, $7.500,000. “7. For the construction of projects heretofore authorized under the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Depart- ment, $10,000,000. Emergency Construction. “8. For the emergency construction of public-buildings projects in the con- tinental United States outside of the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury fr the allocated public-buildings projec specified in House Document No 788, Seventy-first Congress, third session, for which no appropriations have been made, $100,000,000. ~ Such projects shall be constructed within the esti- mated limit of cost specified in such document, and in selecting such proj- ects preference shall be given to places where Government facilities are housed in rented buildings, under leases which will expire on or before July 1, 1934, or which may be terminated on or prior to that date by the Government. “9. The remainder of the $500,000,000 is to be available for expenditure upon permanent improvement projects to be selected by the President for which appropriations have heretofore been made or shall be made for expenditures during the fiscal years 1932 or 1933. “None of the $500,000,000 fund is to Senate. Senator David I. Walsh of Massa- chusetts is prepared to offer his 1.75 per cent manufacturers’ sales tax as an amendment to the revenue bill after the Senate has completed considera- tion of the Finance Committee's amend- ments to the bill. The Walsh ameng- ment, estimated to raise $335.000,000, will be proposed as a substitute for many of the special excise or sales taxes : now carried in the bill, as well as some of the nuisance taxes. After the Senate has completed con- sideration of the excise taxes, admission taxes and other so-called nuisance taxes, it is believed the bill will be short of ralsing enough revenue to balance the budget. Under such circumstances, the Senate must then turn to new and additional excise taxes, must accept the Couzens’ proposal for higher income tax rates or must go to a general manufac- turers’ tax, such as that propcsed by Senator Walsh. Senator Walsh and other supporters of the manufacturers’ tax are hopeful that when the show- down comes the Senate will pick the manufacturers’ tax as the fairest and most certain to raise the revenue. Issues Statement. be spent outside continental United | States. None of it is to be spent in the District of Columbia, where a large program is already under way. None of it 1s to be spent upon projects employing convict labor. “In addition to these restrictions, the bill contains the very important provi- sion that both Federal construction con- tracts and Reconstruction Finance Cor- gofllon loans shall, wherever practicable, e conditioned upon the 30-hour week ‘The construction program, both Federal and local, which this bill contemplates will thus open employment opportunities for the greatest possible number of per- s0ns. 700,000 Destitute Families. “This, in my judgment. is as con- servative a program of legislation as the severity of the present emergency will permit. We cannot overlook the fact that, according to the Department of Labor, there are in 123 cities, holding less than one-third of the Nation's population, more than 700,000 families ‘who are living on charity ‘“The Federal public works program represents but a quarter of the total volume of construction contemplated by the bill, but its emergency value is far greater. We have lost so much time that it is essential that some part of the construction program be initiated at_once. “The Federal public works are en- tirely in the control of Congress. The | minute this legislation is enacted into law they can go forward. “Furthermore, the bonds to finance the public works need be issued only as funds are required to pay for them. Obviously, but a portion of the $500,- 000,000 will be required during the com- ing. year. The carrying charges can at most be & very small amount com- pared to the $195,000,000 which under the bill is lifted out of current appro- priations. To that extent the program of Federal construction authorized by this legislation will help to balance the budget and relieve the pressure of taxa- tion from the taxpayer. “The President has expressed himself in og.pomlon to the enlargement of the Federal works program. His first objection is that it involves borrowing. Extravagance vs. Investment. “Every business man distinguishes between borrowing to pay current ex- penses and borrowing for necessary permanent improvements and capital expenditures. The one ir extrava- gance, the other is investment. “Mr. Hoover has himself frequently recognised this fundamental distinc- tion. He approved the legisiation cre- ating & Reconstruction Finance Corpo- ration, although that involved the United States the direct borrowing of $500,000,000 and the prospective guarantee of bonds amounting $1,- 000,000 ‘There is no merit. in the President’s criticism that public works protide but transitory employment. Surely transi- tory employment is better than none. Futhermore, Federal public works do ot differ in that respect from local toll bridges and tunnels which are! agreed to by the President. “There are other matters upon which issue can be taken. It is not my pur- pose to emphasize the controversy, but to secure the enactment of legislation.” Republican leaders in the Senate, afier Senator Wagner completed his discussion of the rellef bill, said tha$ they would give it careful study. Sen- ator Fess of Ohio objected to the pro- vision of the bill calling for a $500,000,- 000 bond issue to carry on an increased blic works program. He admitted, owever, that there. was a- strong sen- timent in favor of having the Goves ment itse!! take steps to increase em- this gountiy. I Fishermen of Scotland are using Senator Walsh late yesterday issued a statement explaining the general manu- | facturers’ tax which he will offer as an | amendment to the revenue bill. In his | statement he said that the Senate would | be forced to make a choice between his | plan, which he calls “an emergency | manufacturers’ excise tax.” and the | selective excise taxes in the bill. He | aild his proposal was in the main similar to the House Ways and Means | Committee plan, limited to two years. ' The rate would be 1% per cent, which | the Treasury estimates would yleld $335,000,000. Senator Walsh sald: | I am proposing to exempt from this | All foods, including tea and coffee.: N‘edmnex. “3. All clothing, excepting shoes cost- ing more than 86 a pair, and articles of clothing costing more than $35 each, which are not exempted. “4. All agricultural products (and the definition of agricultural products is as broad as possible), fertilizers and ferti- | lger ingredients: agricultural imple- ments and agricultural machinery and | workmen’s hand tools. 5. Tobacco and cigarettes, because | they are already subject to & high ex- clse tax. | ~ 6. Newspapers, magasines. period- icals, books for the blind, Bibles and other religious articles. | Eliminates Excise Taxes. “The substitution of this general manufacturers’ excise tax will insure the elimination of the following special excise taxes imposed by the House bill and. although not contained in the Senate bill, likely to be restored in con- ference: “Tax on tollet preparations, includ- Ing soaps, perfumes, toilet waters, cose metics, tooth and mouth washes, 10| per cent. ‘r'urs e | Jewelry | Yachts and motor boats. Mechanical refrigerators. Sporting goods . Cameras Matches . *4 Candy .. % Soft drinks ..12-12 | “It will permit the elimination of the following special excise taxes now contained in the Senate bill: Passenger automobiles Automobile trucks .. Parts and accessories ... Automobiles tires . Automobile tubes . Chewing gum Radios *Four cents a thousand. tFive cents & thousand. +Two cents to twelve cents a gailon. “It will raise the limit of exemption in the case of the 10 per cent tax on theater admissions from 10 cents, as reported in the Senate bill, to 45 cents, as contained in the House bill. “It will eliminate entirely the taxes ‘Admissions to horse and dog races. “Real estate conveyances, at the rate of 50 cents per $500. “Oll transportation by pipe line, 3 per cent of charge. “Lubricating oil, 4 cents per gallon. “It will exempt, from the proposed increase In first-class letter postage, letters delivered in the same communi- . 10% | 10% | 10% 5% 10% 10% proposed increases in second-class postal rates and reduce the tax on checks from 2 cents to 1 cent. i scout ships which search for schools of fish, and when one is found, the signal is sent to vessels waiting in the harhor. | today _ defeatin, imposed | ty where mailed; eliminate entirely the | Police Dispute. ‘The District Highway Department to- day asked Maryland officials for per- mission to move a boundary marker, | near the intersection of Eestern avenue and Rhode Island avenue northeast, in a final effort to clear up doubt on the | part of policemen of the fifth precinct as to the exact location of the District line. A’ouestion over jurisdiction arose sev- | eral weeks ago when fifth precinct of- ficers arrested a score of motorists for failing to stop behind a street car while | it was taking on passengers at the Dis- trict line stop. One of the victims in- | sisted the car stop was in Maryland, | where Washington police had no juris- diction. An investigation by Highway | Department officials and Inspector E. | W. Brown, 1n charge of the Traffic Bu- reau, proved the driver’s contention. Not only did the check-up show the car stop is in Maryland, but it also re- misplaced—that it was about 20 feet behind the Maryland line. Maryland authorities erected the marker, but Dis- trict officials are willing to move it to its proper place, if permission is given. highways, believes an artistic and clearly defined boundary marker should be erected at the District line, but District officials are without funds for this work. Eastern avenue, which parallels the Maryland-District line on the east, also is slzmlr off line in the vicinity of Rhode Island avenue, but highway offi- clals have planned to correct this con- dition in the near future when the roadway of Eastern avenue is improved. MRS. MOODY WINS WITH SIDNEY W0OD American Pair Score Straight Set Victory in French Cham- pionships. By the Associated Press. AUTEUIL, Prance, May 25.—Mrs. Helen Wills Moody and Sidney B. Wood, jr., today advanced to the quarter- finals of mixed doubles in the French tennis champlonships in a straight-set victory over Cecile Durand Mercier and g’r_l]ncou ‘Terrier. The scores were 6—3, Both members of the ranking Amer- ican combination were in fine form, in contrast to their shaky -start yesterday, when they dropped the first set to Frau Dros Canters and Franz Matejka and had to work hard to win the match. 3“ played easily and confidently to- . They will meet the French combina- tion of Ida Adamcfl and Christian Boussus in the quarter-finals, the latter Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree and G. P. Hughes, 3—6, 6—4, 6—3. 8ingles play will not start until Pri- day, with Rene Lacoste, making a return to championship competition, piaying the first featured matc] DISCUSS NEW BUILDING Commission to Consider Pharma- ceutical Structure. % | The Pine Arts Commission’ will meet Friday at its quarters in the Interior | Department, at which time plans for % | the erection of the American Pharma- | ceutical Association Building will be . | Qiscussed. | s | _The building will be on Constitution avenue neer Lincoln Memorial. for the Jane A. De] morial. to be erected on the grounds, also will be discussed. N BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band this evening, at the Army Medical Center, Walter Reed General Hospital, at 6 o'clock. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader. March, “Swinging Down the Line,” Brockenshire Overture, 12”.. ... .. Tschaiko Patrol, “The Old Soldier's Dream. Fanciulll Cornet solo, “Pantasie Onpncclos&" 3 em] Musician, Winfred Kemp. from “The Mikado" Exce ..Sullivan Trombone solo, “Thoughts of Love.” vealed the boundary marker had been | Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of | lice_head, said “In an effort to help you clear up points which seem to be in doubt in your minds it is stated that at no time | was any check for $50,000 made out nor exhibited to any one in connection with the Curtis negotiations. “Mr. Curtis claimed to have seen con- | siderable of the ransom money. He was | asked several times to get the bills of the ransom money and stated the kid- napers with whom he was negotiating would not exchange bills with him. At no time did he show Col. Lindbergh any bills purporting to be part of the ran- som money. Nor did he at any time cffer Col. Lindbergh any part of the 'aby’s sleeping garment or any picturs, camera or films having a picture of the baby. $4,000,000 IS PAID U. S. BY BLACKMER FOR INCOME TAX ___(Continued From First Page) his civil liabilities has not purchased immunity frorp criminal prosecution for Blackmer. He must still face a criminal indictment in Federal Court in Colorado charging him with fraud to evade pay- ment of income taxes. Pays Fines Today. | Blackmer is scheduled to pay to- | day. through his attorneys at Washing- ton, two fines of $30,000 each for failure to appear as a witness in two cases brought in Federal District Court there in connecticn with the Teapot Dome oil scandals. The News says any assumption that Blackmer has bought back his citizen- Bhlph by the %fltl;mern'ilol his tax cases is shattered by the following statement | y;;1" \rics Gay transmitted a message Ny S 1 Sy Sasrbte | purporting to come from Hilda, how- “No settlement or compromise was | vl lda. made of Mr. Blackmer's criminal liabil- | *VE5, Without stating that she was HilEe, ity and if found within the jurisdiction | (pduie) Bruce gore ol questioned in he will be prosecuted under the indict- | tne course of the investigation of the Miss Gay Believed “Hilda.” “Hilda was the name Curtis used for the woman purported to be the wife of the head of the kldnlpJanfi. | _ “Several times when Miss Gay (Ruth Gay, a stenographer) called him on the | telephone when he was in the presence | of others he told those present that {he was talking to Hilda At another the English team of | ments pending in the United States | District Court cf Colorado.” ‘The home town that Blackmer has not seen for five years speculated today as to whether the oll croesus would divest himself of the “man-without-a- country” tag. May Be Tired of Paris. In some quarters it is believed that Blackmer, tired of life in Paris and on the Riviera, was planning to come home. tion Blackmer was dissatisfied with his self-imposed expatriation. Contentedly eating American breakfasts of ham and eggs in exclusive hotels at Paris d golfing at Monaco, Cannes and e, he said he took no interest in American legal procedure. Once, however, there came a dispatch saying he was preparing to look at his old Denver home on a film. After the Teapot Dome scandals broke, his presence was sought as a witness in the trials of Harry F. Sin- clair and Albert B. Fall, former Becre- tary of the Interior. He stuck to his refusal to return from Paris. Liberty Bonds Seized. Following the revelation of the cir- cumstances surround; the leases of Teapot Dome and Elk Hills naval ofl reserves a law was passed giving the Qovernment power to punish witnesses who refused to come from foreign coun- tries to testify. A summons was served on Blackmer, who was supposed to know much of the transactions of the Continental Trad- ing Co. which bought ‘Teapot Dome ofl after the ofl reserve passed to a Binclair company. He paid no_ attention. The Government seized $100,000 in Liberty bonds he owned and he was fined $60,000. FRIGID “JULY FOURTH” BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 25 (#)—Today was Argentina's “Fourth of July,” and it was the coldest day of the | year. The usual military display was omit- ted on this 122d anniversary of Argen- tine independence, but Buenos Aires teemed with men and officers of the Up to now there has been no indica- | some of the | Curtis story. None of them admit ever | having seen Hilda and Mr. Curtis | ims Hilda is one of the fictitious | characters he orizinated. | “Mr. Curtis was reflentedly requested {to bring a letter with the proper sig- nature or tangible proof that he was mn contact with the actual kidnapers. At no time did he bring any tangible proof. | “However. his claims of having seen parts of the ransom money. his de- scription of the kidnapers, his descrip- | tion of their methods and the logical excuses he gave for the fallure of the | kidnapers to give him tangible proof, | left enou,h of a story to require posi- | tive proof or disproof. g | “It was the attempt to establish this | proof or disproof of Curtis’ story that caused Col. undb'rgel-o make the | sea trip with him. ling that self- | protection was necessary in case the | kidnapers should attempt an attack of | |any kind when contact was made at | sea. a machine gun was loaned to Col. Lindbergh to take along.” MORATORIUM GETS DEBTORS’ APPROVAL AFTER 11 MONTHS (Continued Prom_First Page.) Ambassador at Washington, and will be signed when it arrives there in & day ! or two, it was learned today. agreement was drawn up here wl"(gm“:rm“r Andrew W. Mellon and it marked the first post-moratorium step in British war debt payments. Officials here said the terms of the agreement could not be made public until it was signed, but it was learned on good suthority that it would not make necessary supplemental provisions in the British budget to take care of the suspended annuity. Whenp-)r;evflle Chamberlain, chancel- |lor of the exchequer, presented the | budget in April to the House of Com- mons it was widely commented that there was no provision for the pay- ment either of war debts or the sus- army and navy, here to attend the funeral of former Dictator Jose Uri- buru Friday. President Augustin Justo opened a drive for the government's $126,000,000 patriotic loan. pended annuity. It was understood that the begin- ning of the Tepayment of the unpaid annuity would be sussequent to & re- sumption of normal annuity payments. Each Dollar Invested in Your Home Now Will Save Many Later Of course, “it's smart to be thrifty.” However, thrift doesn’t mean neglect- ing the necessities of living. Thrift doesn’t mean sewing your savings up in the mattress. “Characterized bf: economy and good management”—is the dictionary’s defini- tion of “thrifty.” Protect your home investment by keeping it in good order. It is a symbol of thrift and good judg- ment. A DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR EARNED the: British amateur golf championship today by H: Shaw of Timperley, 3 up. Martin had won his second-round match by defeating Bernard Darwin, the English golf writer, 2 and 1. He defeated L. G. Crawley, 1931 English native champion, in the first round yes- terday. ‘Defeat of Martin left only the Sweeney brothers, Robert and Charies, America; born Oxford students, in the competi- tion for a championship which only Bobby Jones and Jess Sweetser have been able to win for the United States | in the past. The American contingent | numbered 11 at the start of the tourna- ment. | The American delegation dwindled | to one when Robert 8weeney was | eliminated by A. J. Peech, 1 up. | Martin this afternoon was bunkered on five of the first nine holes. He Was bunkered again at the twelfth and | played the thirteenth loosely. failing to | get on the rreen with his runup when the ball rolled back down the slope. | Charles Sweeney defeated W. W.| Sharpe of England, 3 and 1, in the| second round. Robert advanced to the third round yesterday. | E.R. Tipple of Addington, who de- | | feated the American. Douglss Grant in the second round yesterday, defeated Andrew Jamleson, conquercr of Bobby. Jones in 1926, in a third-round mateh, | 6 and 4. Lister Hartley, a member of this year’ | British Walker Cup squad, was defeated | by 8. L. McKinley, 3 and 2. Other third-round results: T. A. Torrance, England,” defeated R. A. McKinna, England. 4 and 8. Robert Harris, England, defeated P.D. m!l%:r. En| lngg. 3 ungnz Rigiand | ymon penteimer, . de- | feated Scott Graham, England, 6 and 4. | e TARIFF PROPOSALS ARGUED AS SENATE DEBATES TAX BILL | (Continued From First Page.) | voted by the House was rejected, 39 to _30. Before the Senate recessed at 10:20 | p.m. leaders of the bi-party coalition | quickly rallled a majority, however, to revent elimination of the auto truck levy, retaining the 2 per cent rate, 40 to 29. A sharp warning by Senator Harri- son of Mississippl, ?..mmuc tax | X combining with the high TOup to wreck the excise schedule rought a reversal in the line-up on| the second roll call. Cousens Leads Fight. Only $2,000,000 was cut from the billion-dallar measure by the Senate in Tejecting the 3 per cent truck tax, but it was the effect of revision on the delicately framed compromise which concerned the leadership. Senator _Couzens, Refubncm. of Michigan, who previsiously tried un- successfully to put the high war-time income taxes on the bill, the sul cessful fight against the 3 per cent auto truck tax along with Senator Vanden- berg, Republi of Michigan. ey got the support of Senator Walsh, 'mocrat, of Massachusetts, leader of the sales tax group, and of the Western independents who voted for the high income rates rejected by the Senate. When the test came on complete elimination of the truck levy, however, the Western Republican independents who are opposing the sales tax switched over and supported the 2 per cent rate. The Norris amendment, whica would of farm relief to the bill, was rejected, after Senator Robinson of Arkansas, | the Democratic leader, pleaded that the door be closed against further tariff re- vision lest the bill es for consideration of farm re- lief legislation at this session were made by inson and 3.6 per cent alcohol by volume .15 per cent by weight as a substi- tute for the ile tax increase and indjcated he would seek a vote on this ition today. that he favored a general sales tax, Senator Reed, Republican, of Penns; told the forces were | s income tax SOLE “JAFSIE" CLUE FOUND ERRONEQUS Dr. Condon Picks Wrong Photo After Search of Rogues’ Galleries. By the Associated Press. HOPEWELL, N. J., May 26.—The one clue which Dr. John F. Condon, Bronx mediator in the Lindbergh kidnap case, has been able thus far to pick up in his search of thousands of rogues’ gal- lery pictures collapsed today. Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf{ an- nounced in his morning bulletin that Dr. Condon, the “Jafsis who paid $50,000 ransom in a futile attempt to obtain return of the baby, had picked out one picture in his search for a likeness of the “John” to whom he handed the ransom money in a Bronx cemetery the night of April 2 The picture that “Jafsie” said re- “John” was that of John Swenson. police of Swenson's activities. Col Schwarzkopf said, disclosed he had “no | possible connection with this case.” Will Look Over Others. Police, however, appeared undismayed by this development and pointed out Dr. Condon, now on a fishing trip in T achusetts, still is scheduled to lcol rogues' galleries in the large citles of New Jersey before concluding thi phate of his search for “John.” New possible clues were injected into the case today with the taking to Tren- ton of two notes, roughly written on white paper and found in the pocket of 8n overcoat hanging on a fence around | a children’s home at Camde: blanket also was found n Schwarzkopf also announced | that Gilbert McCann of Mount Rose. N. J., who was picked up for question- ing yesterday, had been turned over to the Federal Narcotic Bureau, as he had admitted he was wanted on a charge of selling narcotics. Rush Trial of Curtis. The State laid plans today to rush the indictment and trial of John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk for his hoax negotia- tions. His grand jury tomorrow. Although au- thorities hope to avoid calling Ool. Charles A. Lindbergh as a witness, the fiyer will not hesitate to testify at the trial if Curtis is indicted and such tes- timony is required, it was made plain. Prosecutor Anthony Hauck, jr. de- cided to proceed at once against Curtis after conferring with Schwarzkopf. “I believe the evidence justifies in- dictment and that it will be possible to try Curtis in June,” he said. Dr. John Grier Hibben, friend of Col. Lindbergh, spurned the idea the fiyer's dislike for publicity might prevent his appearance at the trial. “He will certainly not seek to avoid his responsibility as a citizen in any way," Dr. Hibben said. In Norfolk, W. C. Pender, for Curtis, denied Teport that his client still believed- the Lindbergh child alive. Bqually erroneous reports regard- ing Curtis were shown to be unfounded by New Jersey police. Police were checking Curtis' Philadel- phia connections and in Norfolk Federal agents sought Sam Goldberg, indicted liquor smuggler, who once was men- tioned by Curtis as “contact” man in his “negotiations.” Meantime, Morris Rosner, undercover man for.<Col. Lindbergh, who, on at least one occasion voiced the belief the baby was alive and would be recovered, was taken before the Bronx (New York City) grand jury, which has been pur- uing an inquiry into the futile pay- ment of $50,000 ransom by Dr. Condon, Rosner signed a walver of immunity. Rosner appeared for an hour and counsel ‘| 45 minutes. Gregor F. Coleman of the newspaper in which Dr. Condon in- serted his advertisements was ques- tioned for an hour and Detective James Finn of New York testified for 15 min- utes. The inquiry then was adjourned until June 2. An lprllumn at the State Capitol for additional funds disclosed that State po‘l:u hf:rv' spent $19,300 in their us far. - e FIRE MENACE CLOSES NEW YORK’S FORESTS By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., May 25.—Acting Gov. Lehman today ordered all forests in the State closed to the public im- liately when the conservation de- med partment reported the worst fire hazard in_years. have added the export debenture plan | 4 82 SIGN BONUS PLEA Patman May Force Vote if Col- leagues Approve. The petition filed last week b; - resentalive Eatman. Demsosrat. of Toebs force a Hbuse vote on the $2,000, cash issue today had An investigation by State case will be called before the | LETTER OF CREDIT ° DENIED BY WALKER Teks Seabury He Never Heard of Bus Agent Said to Have Financed Tour. (Continued Prom First Page.) replied. “It's been a pleasure deferred for four years.” Once, when Beabury started to inter- rupt the mayor, McNaboe shouted "Judge, you're our lawyer—nothing Seabury had been questioning the mayor about the backing for the Equitable Bus Co., and in answer to one question Walker said: “I do not know any such thing, and until I hear it from Mr. Delaney I won't believe your statement that it is 50.” John H. Delaney is chairman of the city transportation board “I don’t care what you think,” Sea- bury replied. “And that goes double!” Walker re- torted. Again during an excited speech about the connection of the late Anson W. Burchard, former vice president of the General Electric Co., with the Equitable application, Walker declared he had once summoned Owen D. Young to find out about it. Denies Woodin Conference. | “At that time you were counsel for | the bus magnates, too!” he shouted at | Seabury. “Never mind that. We will have | the attacks on me later,” Seabury said ‘Walker denied he had ever discussed the franchise with William H. Woodin. “When the franchise was granted, you knew, did you not, that the Equi- table’s only chance of securing finan- cial support was by selling stock?” Seabury asked. “I did not. And you know it. too” the mayor answered. Walker denied he had ever been in touch with Charles E. Mitchell, 2{&1- dent of the National City Bank, to finance the Equitable Bus Co. Me said he did ask Mitchell to make a study as to whether the Equitable franchise was financiable. The trac- tion interests had closed the doors of several of the banks to the Equitable Co. He said Mitchell replied the franchise was not financiable because it favored the city too much. “That never happened.” Walker an- swered when Seabury asked him if he | ever told Btate Senator John A. Hast- | ings he required his assurance he had |'no stock in the Equitable before he | would help find financial backing for the Equitable franchise. “1 told Hastings and everybody else the same thing, I wanted no watered stock in this proposition.” Describes Board Meetings. Walker then proceeded to describe what he said happened at meetings of the boerd of estimate while the Equi- table franchise was pending — “at- tended” he said, “by representatives of the traction companies, disappointed politicians and Communists. 1 never knew what Hasti " inter- in the Equitable was,” Walker said. “Did Hastings ever ask you to sup- ;gr:.! the equitable bus applicaticn?” | bury asked. “He knew better than that.” “Did vou hear that those connegted | with the Equitable refused to tastify at | an_investigation by the deputy con- troller in February, 1929?" “I did not.” “Who's on trial here?” Walker de- manded. “You're Td‘km‘ a speech, Mr. Mayor,” “Well, they're good speeches, Judge " | Walker retorted. “Did you ever n | to one of them?” “It's & better speech than you made in Cincinnati” Walker added while the crowd laughed. “And I don't have to go_to Cincinnati to make speeches, elther.” The questions had begun with matters of some years ago and in several in- stances the mayor replied that he ld not remember detalls. “I never recommended the Equitable | franchise; I voted for it,” Walker said in answer to a question. Denies Urging Franchise. “You yrged it amagng your political colleagues, didn’t you?" he was asked “I did not. The mayor never has in six years asked the Board of Estimate to vote for or against anything." ! " The hearing had not gone far before | & brief verbal tilt occurred between the | mayor and the gray-haired former judge. Seabury was still asking about the Equitable franchise and questioned the mayor as to why he voted for it Mayor Walker leaned forward to ad- | dress his examiner. | 7“I don’t think you have any more | right to question an executive and croas- examine him on the official working of i his mind,” the mayor asserted. “than you have to question the Governor on {an intment or the President of the { Un States * * * However——" Applause drowned out what he was going to say. A few minutes later Seabury engaged in a brief argument with one of the members of the committee as to the purport of recent testimony. “And you ask me’~ the mayor ex- claimed to Seabury, “to remember things that happened five or six vears ago, when you can’t remember what happened here last week.” A burst of laughter resounded through the packed court room and the committee chairman threatened to clear the room. Seabury asked the mayor again re- garding his vote for the bus franchise and he answered: “I can ol repeat what I said before —that I voted for the Equitable franchise because it provided an initial 5 cent fare, which I have consistently advo- ted. “"wnn was the financial support you understood :‘n'n Equitable to have?” Sea- hug asked N ‘alker said he remembered repre- sentatives of J. 8. White & Co. appear- ing at a hearing and stating they were prepared to back the Equitable Co. of the extent of $20,000,000 and could back it to the extent of $1,000,000,000 if necessary. Denies Knowing Burchard. Beabury asked Walker if he ever saw or a written statement that urchard was going to finance the Equitable Co. “I never saw any such statement and I never saw Mr. Burchard in my life,” Walker replied. “The only thing I know is that the J. 8. White Co., known all over the world, was willing to back the *ontinusd- ripii ripplies of subdued a plause and hu{:flr led Seabury at og; point to remark to the ma; seemed to have “an audience.” “I don’t have to come here to get an appreciative audience,” Walker replied, and there was more laughter. Senator all through the WOMAN ENDS 42-YEAR TERM IN U. S. SERVICE 34 ] She the ment 70 years on May 16, 1928, but her value to the bureau, ed two [ & 3 : tifii i