Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1932, Page 1

(U. 8, Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gentle to moderate southeast and south winds. Temperatures—Highest, 86, at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 65, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 he b No. 32,174 post office, intered as second class matter Washington, D. C WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. THURSDAY, g JUNE 5 <y 1932—FORTY-TWO PAGES. ening Star. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. Yesterday's Ciunh_lion, 122,167 Ak Kok (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. NORRIS PROPOSES PAY CUT PLAN T0 EXEMPT SALARIES LESS THAN §1.30 Offers Senate Substitute for Flat 10 Per Cent Reduc- tion—Graduated Scale of Cuts in His Amendment. SLASH OF 25 PER CENT ABOVE $7,500 PROVIDED Various Senators Striving to Effect| Changes in Other Features of Legislation to Escape Necessity of Levying on Small-Income Fed- eral Workers. The first step toward modifying the flat 10 per cent pay cut for all Federal and District employes in the Senate economy bill was taken shortly after the Senate met to- day, when Senator Norris, Repub- lican, of Nebraska, introduced a substitute providing for a grad- uated scale of reductions. The Norris amendment would | save from salary cuts those em- receiving less than $1,500. | ng at that figure, the pay! would increase gradually, as | follows From* $1500 to $2,500, a 5 per cent cut; from $2,500 to $4,000, a 10 per cent cut; $4,000 to $5,500. 15 per cent: $5.500 to $7,500, 20' per cent, and above $7,500, 25 per | is explained during the | 5 amendment does not | $10.000 salary is reduced | To illustrate the way | nt would work, Senator d out that on a $4.000 sal- 1,500 would be exemp:. 00 would be reduced by 5 | .| emaining $1,500 would | 1 10 per cent | openirg skirmish over the | nv bill is centering cn the salary | vizion. a number of amendments been filed by various Sen- | ; medifications to cther fea- conomy program, which | committee with an esti- g of $238.605.000 n yesterday's debate, tage of the Govern- s are in the low-salaried at en exemption of $2.000, for would inate approximately 000 of the estimated savings. v, therefore. that the adoption vtion emendment will be fol- ! lowed by efforts to effect eccnomies in some other direction. As soon as Norris bad offered his sub- stitute. debete on the bill was resumed. with Senator Byrnes of South Carolina, | a Democratic nber of the Special | Economy Committee, making a plea in support of the prozram as submitted by the committee, including the uniform | 10 per cent cut. Leave Slash Permanent. As debate on the pay cut feature went | on in the Senate. it was emphasized in | stucying the committce report that, while the 10 per cent pay cut would be | a temporary step for the coming year the reduction of annual leave of employes from 30 to 15 days would be a permanent change. Senator Byrnes told his colleagues the special subcommittee went thor- oughly into the graduated scale of re- ductions as well as the President’s fur- lough plan, but came to the conclusion way possible to save the amount necessary to meet the exigen- cies of the occasion is to reduce every: body “from President to porter and from judge to janitor.” Senator Byrnes declared the previous ection of the Senate in cutting the al- lowances for personal service in the ap- propriation bills passed would mean dismissal of many employes without the flexible features of the pending econ-| omy bill. The Interior Department bill, the cnly one that has become law, was cut 33 per cent under current | appropriation Nothing would be more inhumane, Brrnes said, than to dismiss employes in view of the number already unem-! ployed throughout the country. He said e economy subcommittee tried to pre- vent that by several of its recommenda- tions. including the 10 per cent cut in| all salaries, the authority for department heads to make temporary furloughs, and the authority to use money saved under the cconomy bill for the payment of | salaries where dismissals otherwise would | be necess: To illu o. Byrnes explained that if nterior bill carries $10,000 less than urrent year for salaries in the Sec- retary’s oftice, it would mean dismissal ©t some employes, but that under the pending economy bill the flexible fea- tures would do away with the need for | i ing any one. 2id the difficulty with turning to ! slidging scale is that one amendment | r another will be offered, each one raising the exemption higher and there- by caucing the resulting economy to shrink lower each time the exemption s raised. Logan Discourages Cuts. Senator Logan, Democrat, of Ken- | “tucky said he thought he would vote to cut salaries above $3.000, including his own salary, but argued that econ- omies should ‘be accomplished without { this. He said he was not in favor “of | leaving the pork barrel untouched and cutting the salaries of Federal em- ployes” who have given years of serv- ice o the Government. He said he had heard the argument advanced that it would have a good | psychological effect on the country if Government, salaries were reduced, but added, “Let's not try any further gov- ernment by psychology.” Answering the argument that ~(Continued on Page 3, Column FREE STATE EXCLUDED LONDON, June 2 (#).—J. H. Thomas, recretary for dominions. told Parlia- ment teday that the Irish Free State had been excluded from discussions which the government has been carry- ing on with the dominions preliminary to the imperial conference at Ottawa this Summer. He raid no good purpose would be | State Senate. Logan Tells Senate He Was Not Eager to Become a Member By the Associated Press. The Senate had the unusual experience today of being told by a member that he never was very anxious to enter it and that now he was there he thought less of the privilege than he did before. The galleries laughed loudly as Senator Logan, Democrat, of Kentucky, discussing Government economy, said he would vote “to make all the members of Con- gress dollar-a-year men,” if it were proposed, and added: “I don’t have to stay here. I never had any great desire to be here and I have much less desire to be here than I did before I came.” CONFEREES RUSH TAX BILL RAISING 1112000000 TOTAL Measure, With Total Yield Intact, Expected to Reach Hoover Next Week. Prediction of an agreement on the revenue bill between House and Sen- ate conferees by tonight was made late today by Chairman Smoot of the conferees as the conference was resumed. Congress swung into the home streich of the sesslon today, forging ahead fast on the tremendous task of balancing the national budget and re- asserting to all the world the stabiity of the Government. Early this morning the conference work requirec to bring together the Senate and House on the $1,115,000,90C tax bill was undertaken in an atmos- phere of supreme confidence. The expectation was that the present total vield of the bill would be kept intact, ond that the measure would be sent to the President for signature early next week. While the 10 conferees met in secret session, the Senate on convening at noon faced the crucial test on the na- tional economy program whose $238.- 000,000 cut in Government expendi- tures is required if the revenue bill is to meet the expenditures of the next fiscal year. As the tax conferces began the ad- justment of differences, leaders of all factions confidently predicted the rev- enue funds would be kept up to the new and last-minute goal set by Presi- dent Hoover in his message Tuesday. This message was the subject of con- siderable discussion 2gain yesterday. the Senate taking & few minutes to hear denials of newspaper assertions that Mr. Hoover's message had speeded the rev- enue legislation to passage. Senator Harrison of Mississippi, Dem- ocratic tax leader, without criticizing the appearance or the message of the President, reminded the country that the Senate had been ready on Monday night to approve the tax bill and had waited only to receive the eleventh-hour appeal from the administration for ad- ditional levies. Others, including Senator Borah of Idaho and La Follette of Wisconsin, | joined in saying that the only delay in enactment of the tax measure was in awaiting the administration's revised estimates of Tuesday. The conferees representing the House are Chairman Collier of the Ways and Means Committee, Representative Crisp of Georgia, who acted as chairman during the hearings on the revenue bill; Representative Rainey of Illinois, the Democratic leader, and Representa- tives Hawley and Treadway, Repub- licans. The Senate conferees, named by Vice President Curtis immediately after passage of the bill early yesterday, are Senators Smoot, Watson and Reed, Re- publicans, and Harrison and King, Democrats. No word on the conference's prog- ress will be given out until definite con- clusions have been reached. RIVER YIELDS MAN’S BODY Victim Had Mysteriously Disap- peared in December. CHESAPEAKE, Ohio, June 2 (#)— The body of Edward C. Fielder, the second of three Huntington, W. Va. men who mysteriously disappeared last December, came to the surface of the Ohio River last night, near here. It is believed to have been dislodged by dynamiting. The body of Willlam T. Davis was found a month ago floating on the river near Ironton. The trio disappeared during alleged [ negotiations with a liquor ring, which recently was broken up by Federal agents. Dry Referendum Sought. BATON ROUGE, La, June 2 (P — A referendum on the eighteenth amend- ment at the general elections in Louisi- ana next November was sought in a resolution edopted yesterday by the The House has not taken action. SUBSTITUTE RELIEF PROGRAM PLACED - BEFORE CONGRESS jAdministration Measures Are Along Lines Suggested by Hoover. |GARNER PLAN ATTACKED BY MILLS AND HURLEY Cabinet Members Say Huge Outlay Would Give Comparatively Little Employment. Byt relief program was put before Congre today while two cabinet members were assailing the public works phases of Democratic measures before Senate and House | committees. Representative Hawley, Republican, of Oregan introduced the administration measures, which, he said, were drafted along the lines sug- gested by the President in his speech to the Senate a few days ago, At about the same time, the pro- gram was being explained to the Sen- ate Benking Committee by Secretary Milis during his attack upon the pro- posed bond issue for public works car- ried by the Democratic program. Relief Loans Provided. The admnistration program called ! for $300,000,000 for relief loans to States and $1,500,000.000 more borrow- ing power for the Reconstruction Cor- poration for loans on self-liquidating projects. The Treasury head said the Demo- cratic proposal for a bond issue would “‘unbalance” the budget Both he and Secretary Hurley, wha! was appearing at the same time before the House Ways and Means Commil | tez in opposition to a bond issue for public works, said the huge expendi- | turss involved would give compartively little aid to unemployment, Mills piled this cbjection upon the contention that fssuance of bonds to carry cut such projects would “break down a sound financial policy pursued | since the beginning of th> Government” | and open “a breach which I am fearful will be oniy too promptly widened.” | He said that of the $500.000.000 pro- | posed by Senate Democrats for public | works. $265,000,000 would give work to | only 53,943 men. Work “Chiefly Mechanical.” Hurley contended that river and har- bor work was chiefly mechanical. Dis- cussing different projects totaling $15: 399,750 under the Rainey bill, he said | that expenditure would furnish jobs to only 63442 men. | The Hurley attack was directed ageinst that section of the Garner plan which calls for spending $500,000,000 on | rivers and harbors works. Altogether the Garner plan calls! for $1.209,000,000 to be spent on all | sorts of public works. 1 On the Senate side of the Capitol, Mills voiced approval of those parts of the Senate Democrats’ bill which call for @ $300,000,000 fund for direct re- lief loans to States; for a $1.460,000.000 fund for loans on self-liquidating con- struction projects and $40,000,000 for | financing agricultural sales in foreign countries, f | __Mills’ approval of the proposal for a $300.000.000 fund for direct relief was qualified by the suggestion that addi- | tional restrictions should be placed on | loans under it. “The only limitation is the certification | by the Governor as to the necessity for such funds,” he said. “This does not | seem to be adequate. Advocates Definite Tests. “Certain definite tests should be spe- cifically provided in the law adequate to demonstrate that the State needs the funds and has exhausted its own avail- able resourccs before it shall be per- mitted to turn to the Federal Govern- ment for relief. “Whether the State has complied with these requirements should be determined by cGuly authorized agents of the Fed- eral Government. I know of no con- ceivable reason why great, rich States | like New York and Pennsyivania should | receive a grant from the Federal Treas- | ury or be invited to accept one. They are well able to take care of their own “The bill should b> drafted so as to provide for an emergency fund for the | States that need it; not for a gratuitious | distribution to all States on a per capita basis irrespective of nced or resources.” While Hurley was testifying before the Ways and Means Committee, Speak- | er Garner entered the room and took | a seat facing the Secretary. Hurley said the regular budget ex- penditure for new work on river and harbor and flood control provided ir the appropriation bill for next vear amounted to $69,529,850. and would | provide employment for 29,264 men. | | | IT LOOKS LIKE A HARD PROBL | WALKER REMOVAL DENAND SEEN SOON |Federal Agents Begin Probe‘ of Income of Mayor’s Brother. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, June 2 —Speedy prepara- tion of removal charges against Mayor James J. Walker w teday. Samuel Seabury’s inve of the mayor's office, in which 14 months of totlsome inquiry reached a climax in a spectacular verbal duel between Sea- bury and the mayor, wound up late vesterday. Newspapers predicted ouster charges would be laid before Gov Franklin_D. Roosevelt soon, pessibly next week. Because Gov. Roosevelt In a candi- date for the Democratic presidential ncmination and Mayor Walker is an adherent of Tammany Hall, the possible effects of the Walker case on natforal poltical picture have come more and more to the fore. Mayor’s Brother Quizzed. different from the Very flaming | battle between the mayor and Seabury was the set-to yesterday between the investigator and Dr. William H. Walker, the mayor's brother. A stout man who sat uncomfortably in the witness chair and bit his eyeglasses until they broke in two, Dr. Walker heard Seabury pro- duce evidence to show his bank de- posits in the last four years were $431,- 258. Agents of the Federal Bureau of In- ternal Revenue, it was learned today, have started investigating the income and income-tax returns of Dr. Walker. This has been the procedure they have followed with respect to ail per- sons whose incomes the investigation has indicated were large. Less than a week ago, it was stated. they were in- | vestigating the mayor’s income. To a question suggesting possible graft, Dr. Walker entered a denial. He acknowl- edged he split money with a group of doctors who received large fees from the city for treating injured employes. but denied splitting city fees, except with one doctor. ith this doctor, he | said. he had a joint bank account. in which both deposited, and the money was split “ffty-Afty.” He said it was just a coincidence that payments by another doctor to him were exactly half of city fees received by tha: doctor. Charges Unfairness. Seabury's charge that Mayor Walker had, under the city charter, forfeited his right to office by holding bonds of a corporation doing business with the city brought a rejoinder of “‘unfairness from Mayor Walker, who is in Detroit. | ! He said he didn't know the Reliance Bronze & Steel Co. had a $43,000 con- tract for new traffic standards on Fifth avenue. No more public hearings until Fall are expected in the $750,000 investigation of the city, which has been conducted by a legislative committee with Seabury as counsel Sensational disclosures have marked the hearings. one of them leading to the removal Thomas M Farley for failing to ex- plain swollen bank accounts. the | of Sheriff | Under $154.399.750 of projects that ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) ‘While Mayor Walker was on the wit- ness stand he was called on to answer, among other things, implications that Jugoslav Dies at 12 NIS, Jugoslavia (#).—The village of Grabovinei has lost its grand old man, a banker who was interested in changes |in city regulation of taxicab rates. and | that an agent for a bus company for Radenko Stefanovic, a peasant. who! ™= e S | died recently at the alleged age ot 127.| _(Continued on Page 2. Column 3.) | Stefanovic is survived by a son, aged | = 196, and by a brother, who claims to| be 115 DOOLITTLE TO FLY OVER ROUTE WASHINGTON TRAVELS COVERED Aviator in One Day Will President 150 Days to Reach. In commemoration of the part played by George Washington in founding the United States Postal System, Maj James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, holder of the transcontinental speed record, will fly between dawn and dusk over the routes covered by George Washington during his_travels. ‘The flight, planned by a committee of the Aeronautical Chamber of Com- merce, will be mace during the week marking the anniversary of the found- ing of the Postal Service late in July. Post Office day is to be observed July 26. Maj. Doolittle’s flight will demon- strate the great advance made in meth- ods of transportation since Washing- ton’s time. Where Washington averaged about 20 miles a day, Doolittle will cover some 3,000 miles in a day. 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The Evening Star. . . 29,735 2d Newspaper 3d Newspaper | Fort Le Boef, Fort Stanwix, Sche- 1:f§mdyN an“wuh svom‘t.m"ncondemxl. 4th Newspaper any. Newburgh, West Point, Ta | Fort ‘Tee, New ork esd Newarer | >th Newspaper Maj. Doclitile plans to drop small Other fan, parachutes with letters addressed to Total iewssavers) prominent _ Government and aero- nautical officials at each city so that he had accepted $26.000 in bonds from geived by further negotiations with the | would have taken Washington about Free State until it shows that it is|150 days of steady traveling to visit all ready to observe existing agreements. of the places which will be flown over ‘The Free State will be represented at by Maj. Doolittle in one day. the Ottawa conference, nevertheless, ‘The proposed ht tart from t |they may be canceled with the same day’s postmark. Radio Programs on Page C-2 Yesterday The Star’s circula- tion was 122,167, and was read in 15,000 more homes than in boom times of three or four years ago. I - Banker Dies EDWARD J. STELLWAGEN. NATIONALS BEAT BOSTON S0X, 64 Rally in Late Innings After Jolley Ties Score With Homer in Fifth, BY JOHN B. KELLER. BOSTON, June 2—The Nationals made 1t two straight victories over the Boston Red Sox by defeating them in the opening game of a double-header here today. The score was 6 to 4. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer doubled to left center. Manush was safe when McManus fumbled his grounder. Myer going to third. West flied to Webb, Myer scoring after the catch. Cronin lined to McManus and Manush was | doubled off first, McManus to Watwood. | One run. BOSTON—Watwood lined to Cronin Reynolds came in for McManus' looper. Webb hoisted to Manush. No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Reynolds poj to Watwood. McManus threw nutpp.n'fdxe. Bluege fanned. No runs. BOSTON—Jolley was safe when his grounder was fumbled by Weaver. Pick- ering sacrificed, Bluege to Judge. Cro- nin threw out Oliver, Jolley going to third. Rhyne walked. Tate grounded to Judge. No runs. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Berg doubled down the left-field line. Weaver bunted to MacFayden and Berg was out at third, MacFayden to Pickering. Myer grounded to Watwood, Weaver going to second Manush = singled to center, Weaver. West singled to center. Man- ush stopping at second. Cronin took a third strike. One run. | BOSTON—MacFayden flied to West. Watwood walked. Bluege knocked Mc- Manus' hot grounder and threw him out, Watwood going to second. Webb | doubled against the left-field fence, | scoring Watwood. Jolley singled to | right, scoring Webb with the tying run. | Pickering singled to center, sending | Jolley to second. Cronin threw out Oliver. Two runs. | FOURTH INNING. | WASHINGTON—Rhyne threw out | Reynolds. Judge drove through Mec- | Manus to center for a single. Bluege | beat out a bunt to Pickering., Judge go- ing to second. Berg hoisted to Jolley. ‘Weaver fouled to Tate. No runs. | BOSTON—Rhyne doubled down the left field line. Tate walked. MacFay- | den sacrificed, Judge to Myer, who coy- ered first. Cronin took Watwood's grounder and threw tos late to Berg to get Rhyne at the plate, Tate going to | third. Weaver threw out McManus, | Tate holding third, while Watwood went to second. Webb bounded to Judge. One run. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer singled over second. Manush hit into a double play, | MacFayden to Rhyne to Watwood, West walked. Cronin doubled to left, and when Jolley fumbled the ball, West scored. Reynolds flied to Oliver. One run, ‘BOSTON—Jolley hit a home run into the left field bleachers. Pickering filed to Reynolds. Oliver flled to Manush. Cronin threw cut Rhyne. One run. SIXTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Judge was out, Wat- wood to MacFayden, who covered first. (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) scoring | i | ‘\\ i N = 15l i - 3 ol Iml\l 3 E 1 STELLWAGEN DS AT AGEOF T |Chairman of Board of Union | Trust Co. Succumbs to liness of Year. Edward J. Stellwagen, chairman of the board of directors of the Union Trust Co., and for 32 years president of that institution, died of paralysis shortly before noon today at his home, 2301 S street, following an illness of about a year. He resigned as president of the bank about a month ago He had been growing gradually weak- er for some time. and about two weeks ago suffered a stroke of paralysis. He became slighty better shortly after the stroke, but succumbed this morning about 11 o'clock He was years old. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Epiphany Church, with interment in Rock Creek | Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Charlotte Pisher Stellwagen. Native of Washington. Edward James Stellwagen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles James Stellwa- gen, was born in this city in 1855 and reached his seventy-seventh year last October. He was educated in Emerson Insti- tute, of which Charles B. Young was principal, later attending the Gonzaga College, graduating from the Columbia Law School, now the George Washing- ton University, and serving for a time in the United States Navy as a drafts- man. In his first business venture Mr Stellwagen was associated with Wil- liam B. Webb, practicing law, but after a few years he joined the real estate office of Thomas J. Pisher & Co., then fl;\e largest real estate house in the city. Here he met Thomas M. Gale and. after the death of Mr. Fisher, formed. in connection with Mr. Gale, the Thomas J. Fisher Co. both Mr. Gale and Mr. Stellwagen marrying daugh- ters of the head of the old house. Heads Union Trust Co. ‘When the Union Trust Co. was or-| ganized in 1899, Mr. Stellwagen be- came president and thereafter devoted most of his attention to its operation, Mr. Gale, up to the time of his death. (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) ILLINOIS DRY FORCES MAY RUN INDEPENDENT Demonstration Group Planning Hint Candidate in Race for Governor. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 2.—A hint that the dry forces might put up an independent candidate for governor in Illinois was thrown out today as the various organi- zations supporting the eighteenth amendment prepared for their “loyalty convention,” June 10-13. Along with the announcement of the details of the big demonstration of the prohibitionists came the statement that “it is highly probable that an an- nouncement of importance concerning the dry attitude and political action in Tilinois will be made.” | All of the active temperance and prohibition organizations in the State have banded together as the Illinois Conference of Associations, supporting | the eighteenth amendment. They have | enlisted the aid of national leaders in | the convention. BRITISH HOPE U.S. WILL TAKE PART IN LAUSANNE PARLEY | ence Held Wholly Separate From Renarations Study. |REPORT SAYS AMERICA WILLING TO PARTICIPATE | Officials Encouraging Possibility Because of Difficulties Faced in Calling Separate Meeting. By the Associated Press LONDON, June 2—There | dence today that British official circles were inclined to encourage the possibil- ity that the United States Government would participate in the second half of the Lausanne Debts and Economic Conference this month instead of in- was evi- don to consider remedies for the world's | economic ills. Responsible persons pointed out that there is a sharp line of demarcation be- | tween the reparations phase of the Lau- sanne program and that section of it which deals with world economic con- ditions. Since the ranking statesmen of the countries chiefly concerned will be gath- ered at Lausanne, and since the impe rial conference in Ottawa and other in- ternational meetings pending are likely to make another London conference in- convenient, there is a strong hopz in London that the American Government will see fit to announce its participation at Lausanne. Report Unconfirmed. a report today that the es would be willing to do | _There United St this, but neither the foreign office nor | the American embassy had any confir- mation of the report and in other au thoritative quarters it was strongly doubted The consensus was that the next step was up to America, perhaps in_the form of an answer to remarks in Par- liament yesterday by Sir John Simon, the foreign minister, who said that the possibility of American participation had not vet been ruled out British political quarters showed in- dications of being nettled today over what they considered a premature dis- closure in the United States of plans for the conference. Some members of the House of Commons made a sug- (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) GIRL KILLED, 7 HURT IN MARYLAND CRASH Several Small Those Injured at Sargent and Chillum Roads. Miss Lucille Markward was Killed | early this afterncon and seven other persons were injured in an automobile crash at Sargent and Chillum roads, in | Prince Georges County, about a mile from the District line. Among the injured were several small children and a 13-month-old baby. Most of the injured were ad- mitted to Silbley Hospital for treat- ment. They are Mrs. E. Markward, 4419 Ivy street Brentwood, Md.. mother of the dead girl Blanche M. Markward, another daughter, Harry Markward, 5 years old Robert Fletcher, 4, 3838 Henry street, | Brentwood, who is believed to be suffer- ing from concussion of the brain. Ada Fletcher, 22, his mother. Jean Fletcher, 13 months old. Mrs. Katherine Painter, daughter of Mrs. Markward | There were nine persons in_the car carrying the Markwards and Fletchers when it ccllided with a heavier machine containing two persons. The lighter car |is said to have overturned near a cul- vert. | —e . MELLON AT DINNER IN KNEE BREECHES {Attends Tady Ellesmere's Derby Day Function Clad in Court Dress. By the Associated Press LONDON. June 2.—United States Ambassador Mellon appeared in knee breeches last night at the Derby day dinner given by Lady Ellesmere at Bridgewater House. the King was entertaining racing friends at the_traditional Derby day stag dinner in Buckingham Palace. Invitations to the dinner at Bridge- waier House specified court dress. It is understood that Mr. M-l'on has de- cided that when he attends a palace function as the American Ambassador he will dress as he would at a similar affair at the White House, but when he is invited merely as Mr. Mellon to places where court dress is pre- scribed he will wear breeches. MILLIONAIRE DENIES HIMSELF LUXURIES, BUT FEEDS CHILDREN| Pupils in Eight 1 - By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 2—A millionaire who denies himself the luxuries of life, but who has furnished money for 97,- 411 meals for hundreds of poor Chi- cago school children, protested today that his philanthrophy was “nothing.” William E Turner, 78-year-old bachelor, who wears inexpensive old- fashioned clathes, rides in a 1924 model automobile and takes a day coach when he goes to his Winter home, in Foley, la.. because he “can't afford” a Pull- | is the philanthropist. ‘'m not doing anything,” he said. “I just told C. Edgar Johnson I would furnish the money. He's really han- dling the whole thing.” Johnson, who is assistant cashier of the First Tkn Trust & Savings Bank, {Chicago Man Rides 1924 Automobile, but Cares for Public Schools. revealed that Mr. Turner had been feeding hundreds of pupils in eight North Side elementary schools since last Winter, and that he was “ready to keep it up as long as necessary.” As many as 3.982 meals a month have been served at a single school. Principals of each school have set aside one room as a lunch room and order the food. The mothers of the children come to school early each school day to do the cooking. Mr. Turner appeared to be embar- rassed when asked about his generosity, “Iguess I don't keep up with the news so0 very well,” he said. “I didn't know |Economic Phase of Confer-‘ sisting upon a separate meeting in Lon- | Children Among | silk | Queen Mary and | the Duchess of York were there, but FEDERAL AGENTS - PROBE COMMUNIST BONUS ACTIVITIES Uncover Reds’ Appeal to ‘Get Behind March™—Levin Called by Police. |GLASSFORD TO ERECT “TENT CITY” IN PARK | Thousands More Unemployed Vet- erans Reported on Way to | Capital With Demands. | Pederal agencies have been secretly investigating reports that Communist leaders have issued a general appeal to all members of its party and its affiliations to “get behind the bonus march and make June 8 in Washington (@ red letter day.” it was learned today |in high official quarters, This revelation came as Police Chief Pelham D. Glassford announced a “tent lcity” would be erected in Anacostia Parkway to shelter the 4,000 World War veterans reported to be on their way here, 1,200 of whom are expected | tonight, to augment the 2,000 already { here to press the fight for immediate | bonus payment At the same time Glassford sent out a call from police headquarters for de- tectives to “get in touch” with Emanuel Levin, a Communist leader, and “in- | vited" him to call on him for question- | ing as to his activities in Washington. | Arrived Here Yesterday. Levin arrived here yesterday from New York City and said he had been named “chairman of the National | Bonus March Committee of the Work- ers’ Ex-Service Men's League,” a radical organization He admitted that the league origi- nated the Nation-wid> bonus march to Washington after the Patman bill, calling for cash payment of adjusted service certificates, had been shelved by the House Ways and Means Com- | mittee. In the committee’s “bulletin No. 1." | circulated among the veterans. a warn- ing was issued to the marchers: “Do not be fooled by the fake moves of friendship” on the part of Washington police. It also charged that “Gen. Glassford is trying to divide us and | hinder the other delegates from com- ing to Washington.” The police official expects to confer with Levin late today. While Glassford was consulting the National Guard and War Department | officials to obtain tents it was reported | that the secret investigation in Com- munistic activities in connection with the bonus march has been going on for the past month. Meetings Are Reported. Ranking Communist officials have been quoted as saying that if “the bonus marchers are successful it will be a great, big feather in our caps.” Stenographic reports of meetings of members of the Communist Party and | affiliated organizations in various sece | tions of the country are now in the hands of investigating officials. All Reds Called Upon. All Communists in this country have been called upon to get veterans to wire their Representatives and Senators demanding a favorable vote on the bill. Other Communist instructions sent out from headquarters in New York City, and now in the hands of Federal agents, are “Distribute ballots to veterans wher- ever you find them. regardless of their veteran organization affiliation. Get them to vote, “Concentrate on rank and fille mem- bers of the American Legion, Veterans of TForeign Wars., Disabled American War Veterans and Workers' Ex-Serv- | icemen’s Leagues to organize Provis- | fonal Bonus March Committees. “Include representatives from vet- |erans in factories, mines, labor and other organizations. Urges Demonstrations. “Hold demonstrations and parades to city halls and State capitols de- manding that city and State officiais memorialize Congress for immediate cash payment of the bonus. “Demand local press to give full pub- licity to your activities. “All contingents to be organized in orderly and disciplined formation. Ar- | range that city authorities en route prepare food and lodging. suggest use of armories, public buildings, etc “Representatives of the National Provisional Bonus March Committee will meet all arrivals in Washington.” With indications that the War De- | partment may be asked to assist in taking care of the veterans, the Senate District Committes has been called by Chairman Capper to meet at 2:30 this afternoon in executive session to settle the problem. Subcommittee Named. | Senators Capper of Kansas and | Copeland of New York. who were des- 'ignaled a subcommitiee to study the | question, following a hecaring yester- day on the Costigan relief bill, are ready to report to the committee this afternoon. | Gen. Glassford said he already has | received authority from the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks to use Section “C" in Anacostia Park for the encampment. He declared he would “contact” the District Natfonal Guard and War Department at once to obtain tents for the veterans. Withholds Evacuation Order. ‘The police superintendent has not yet placed in effect the 48-hour evacuation order which he has threatened to im- pose if it is found the city no longer can care for the jobless veterans. Hungry, without jobs or money, the veterans were journeying here from ~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 2. gl g FIRE THREATENS MILLS Cotton Plant and Oil Presses En- dangered by Lumber Blaze. ORANGEBURG, 8. C., June 2 (#).— Fire. eating its way through huge piles of lumber in the yard of the e- burg Lumber Co. at 10:45 a.m. today, was threatening the Santee Cotton Mill and the Southern Cotton Oil Co., both near by. Sparks from the flames, whipped by a strong breeze, resulted | the kids were so badly off until I heard | in calls to the fire departments from neighbors say that some of the school | three other sections of the town. children in our district were actually A call for help was sent to Colum- starving. So I told Mr. Johnson to ar- bia and two fire trucks were rushed range to help them.” ’ from that city, < 1