Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gentle variable winds. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 84, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 64, at 5 a.m. today. The only enmng paper in Washington with the Augcinted Press news Full report on page 16. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 he Entered as seco! vost _office, No. 32,176. Washington, nd class ma tter D. C. WITH SUNDAY MORNING XDITION WASHINGTON, D. « 9 SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1932—THI DISTRICT 10 TRUCK| BONUS - MARCHERS AWAY FROM CITY ON NEXT THURSDAY Shelters Also to Be Closed Then and No Further Food: Bavaria Said to Be Pre- Is to Be Supplied for Ex- Service Men in Capital. DEPARTURE, HOWEVER, TO BE LEFT VOLUNTARY Reduced Rations Already Ordered for Demonstrators—D. C. Gov-! ernment to Convey Men 50 Miles on Road Toward Their Homes, | Using Publicly-Owned Vehicles. ‘The District Commissioners de- cided today to truck the bonus marchers out of town next Thurs- day. District trucks will be fur- mished, the bonus marchers will be asked to leave, and such of them as accept the invitation will be transported not to exceed 50| miles in the direction of their homes. Those who do not want to go will not be forced out, but they will have to fend for them- selves thereafter. The shelters now occupied by the veterans will be closed on that date and it is doubtful if there will be any further food available for them. Meanwhile, beginning today, the shortage of money contributed by residents of the District and the Veterans of Foreign Wars makes it necessary to ‘“materially re- duce” the rations which the men ¢ have been receiving. This has| been calculated on the number of men now in town and those ex- ected today. If any arrive be- fween tomorrow and June 8 that will mean further curtailing of the rations. Close Buildings June 9. ‘The warehouses and other buildings where the veterans are now housed must be closed June 9 as a sanitary ‘measure, the Commissioners decided. The bonus marchers who elect to stay in town after that date will find them- selves in the same position as Wash- ington's own 19.000 unemployed per- sons, except that they will be away| from home. The decisions were reached on rec- ommendations by Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, perintendent of police, ata three-and-a-half-hour extraordinary board meeting this morning. During the session & representative of Senator Metcalf of Rhode Island called on the Commissioners, but it was sald that the Benator did not influence the Commis- sioners reaching their decision. Police Commissioner Herbert Cros- by was asked if the program had been inspired by Secretary of War Hurley, with whom he conferred yesterday. Crosby sald it had not. He said that the Commissioners had been forced into the decision by the situation itself. He sald there was simply no more money on hand and no more in sight. Construction Abandoned. Gen. Crosby also said that the little money now left will be devoted en- tirely to food, which will mean that plans for grecting barracks on the Ana- costia flats and any other plans involv- ng_construction are abandoned. The plans now are that the men shall be fed their last breakfast early June 9 and at 8 am. that day the trucks will be ready to haul them on their way back home. Between now and next Thursday the trucks will be round- ed up and final arrangements made by Gen. Glassford. The District intends to use its own trucks and will not call on the War Department for assistance. A report “current this afternoon that the Capitol Limited of the Baltimore & ©Ohjo had been commandeered by vet- erans in Jersey City was denied at the offices of the railroad in Baltimore. It was explained that the train is made up in Jersey City. and tbat switching operations were delayed 20 minutes be- cause of the huge crowd of veterans congregated in the Baltimore & Ohio ards, Dr. Reichelderfer earlier asserted that “we are relying on the statements of the veterans' leaders themselves to leave Jm;‘e 8, after thuzyr "hliilve‘s‘l"c‘cmn- lished the purpose of their visit.” . “If the food runs out before that date they will be advised to leave before June 8, the Commissioner said. Both Dr. Reichelderfer and Repre- sentative Holaday, Republican of Illi- nois, who called on the Commissioners late yesterday. denied today there was any criticlsm of the activities of. Gen. Glassford in caring for the jobless veterans | It developed that a conference wasi held yesterday between Commissioner Crosby, head of the Police Department; Secretary of War Hurley and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff. De- talls were not revealed but it was re- ported the views of Gen. Frank T. Hines, veterans' administrator, were sought. Gen. Hines said he did not attend the conference. Publicity Deplored. “Tne purpose of the visit of Repre- sentative Holaday and Representative Cannon, Democrat of Missourl, was to et a general line on the situation,” mmissioner Reichelderfer said. “They did, however, deplore the enormous amount of publicity which has been spread over the country about the veterans being fed and housed.” Representative Holaday, a member of the District Appropriations subcom- | mittee, said “no provision will be made | %o feed them” by Congress. | = i dm“('.?nl:lk mtz‘:e is any chance in i ongress of ing the taxpayers’ money and paying lobbyists to come here,” | H declared. “The lobbyists have | HINDENBURG WILL RETIRE AND BACK HOHENZOLLERN FOR REGENT, REPORTS SAY! Declared Planning to Give Up Office in October. 'DENIAL IS ISSUED paring to Ask Similar Rights. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, June credible sources the report came to- day that Paul von Hindenburg will | retire next Fall as President of Germany and leave the field to the Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, with the title of reichs- verweser, or regent. The editor of Alfred Hugenberg's most | important Naticnalist newspaper, him- self one of the most influential mem- bers of the Nationalist party, said def- " (Conunued on Page 3, Column 1) 4—From several | | FORMER CROWN PRINCE FRIEDERICH. CLEVELAND POLIGE BATTLE MARCHERS INRAILROAD YARDS Veterans Driven Off in At- tempt to Storm Round House for Transportation. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 4.—Police and about 100 bonus marchers clashed in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards to- day when the veterans made a futile attempt to storm the roundhouse to obtain transportation to Washington. Ore of the marchers was beaten into unconsciousness and several others fell before a charge by mounted J;ouce, swinging riot clubs from the saddle. The group of marchers numbered about 100, part of the main body of 2bout 1,000 men who earlier were quietly moved out of the yards by several hundred police reserves after blockading ;h‘ehlc’nuylvum main line during the ight. Moved From Yards. When order was finally restored oy | police and leaders of the main group of | marchers, the battalion was formed in lines and moved off toward Bedford, 1% miles southeast of here, as their destina- tion. There, the leaders say, they will renew attempts to commandeer a train. ‘The outbreak this morning was the first ncte of violence in the situation, which became tense during the night, when the veterans were threatened with | martial law and after all Pennsylvania | trains, blocked. After including & mall train, were more than 400 patrolmen, mounted policemen and motor cycle | men assembled Chief of Pollce George Matowitz ordered the ex-service men to leave the yard. They did so with- out any disturbance. A short time previously an attempt to bring a locomotive into service, with Chief Matowitz among those aboard, failed when the veterans surrounded the engine and draped it with three American flags. Requested State Troops. ‘The display of police came a few hours after officials of the Pennsylvania routed Gov. George White from bed with a request for State militia, but Adjt. Gen. Frank D. Henderson said local authorities were able to cope with the situation. The veterans, stalemated in their march to Washington when the rail- road refused them transportation last night, promptly took charge of the Pennsylvania yard, forced shopmen to “take the evening off” and announced no more eastbound freight trains would leave without them. The railroad held (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) AIR RAID EVIDENCE IS SOUGHT BY LEAGUE By the Associated Press. MUKDEN, Manchuria, June 4.—The League of Nations Manchurian Investi- gating Committee today for Chinchow to see at first hand the damage wrought by air raids before the Japanese seized the city. The inspection of Chinchow probably will conclude the Manchurian survey. Then the commissioners will go to Peiping again to interview Marshal Chiang Hsiao-Liang, deposed Governor of Manchuria. ‘Within a fortnight experts and assis- tants will begin classification of docu- mentary evidence that has been assem- bled prior to the commission's visit to Tokio. And subsequently the inyesti- gators will go to some quiet spot to write their final report, a task expected to take two months. 1929 COPPER POOL DEALINGS TRAGED INSTOCK INQUIRY Senate Counsel Questions Ryan, Chairman of Ana- conda Company. By the Associated Press. Operations of a gigantic copper shares pool in the Spring of 1929 were ' | hunted in the Senate stock market in- vestigation today by Willlam A. Gray, committee counsel, through testimony "ol John D. Ryan, chairman of the Ana- conda Co. | Ryan Tells About Merge. Ryan told his connection with the copper company, and said he was also a director in the National City Bank. Then he recounted the absorption by the Anaconda Co. of the Andes, Chile and Green Cananea Copper Companies in 1929, Questioned by Gray, Ryan told of ac- quisition of the companies by transfer of stock. ‘The witness said $211,000,000 of Ana- conda’s funded debt was retired in 1929 by the issuance of new stock. He named the United Metals Selling Co. as a sub- sidiary of Anaconda, and said it sold the parent company's metal. It was also an intermediary between Anaconda and the banks, “United metals did a good dea! of ':;akdcidnl in the market in 1929?" Gray Ryan explained that the Chile com- pany was largely owned by Guggen- heim and that the transfer of stock conda for each share of Chile stock. Price Level Not Explained. “It was desirable,” Ryan said, “that the Chile and Anaconda stock be brought together on the market so | that when the final exchange was agreed upon Chile would not be so high that there could be no exchange, or Anaconda so high that stockholders would feel their interests would suffer.” “In other words,” Gray replied, “you were buying and selling in order that the prices might be maintained so that the conversion could be made at the ratio agreed upon.” Ryan explained that the ratios were fixed by “engineering data without con- sideration to stock market values.” Gray tried to get an explanation from Ryan of how the market prices had been maintained, but the witness did not explain. He pointed out, however, that 98 per cent of the Chile stock was converted 5o the attempt was successful. At the beginning of 1919, Ryan said, the United Metals Co. had 40,000 shares and at the end of the year held 202,- 000, after the conversions had been made. Directors Accused. Gray charged yesterday that directors of the National City Bank, which has financed the copper company for years, participated in Anaconda pools and ".'lt':'loml City Co, affiliate of the bank. e Mitchell, testified the National City Co. had bought Anaconda stock because it found there was a good deal loose, “ap- parently speculatively held,” and con- sidered itself duty bound as banker for the copper company to enter the mar- ket. He denied knowing of the pools or of participation in them by directors of the bank. Two of these were named by Gray: Percy A. Rockefeller and James ‘fi‘flfl“fi“‘m d e] under questioning that he did not belleve their operation Was proper. At yesterday's hearing John J. Ras- kob, chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee. was charged with (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) 'BONUS BRIGADE ON WAY AFOOT, MARYLAND REFUSING 400 A LIFT Trucks Take Veterans Out of Baltimore and Leave Them on Washington Boulevard. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 4—Four hundied bonus “marchers” actually were march- ing to Washington from here todsy, because the Maryland State Roads to be brought all the way to the Capital by trucks, hut the Roads Co: we m'gea ‘Washingt were on the on Boule- vard outside the city limits. ‘The trucks had to make two trips to a perfect right to come here, but I don’t | Commission refused to transport them |get all the veterans out on the Wash- '.hfik they shoul Ington ld expect the Congress to_support them.” Meanwhile, Chairman Bymns of the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) SENTENCE 15 TO DEATH TASHKENT, Russian Turkestan, June 4 (A —Two women and 13 men were sentenced to death here today for hold- ing up and robbing freight trains on ¢ Dol Aan "Batiwir in_trucks. The men, one-third of whom are colored, came from Chicago to Perry- ville, Md., outside of Baltimore, by freight train over the Pennsylvania Railroad. From Perryville they marched to Swan Creek, where they caught a Baltimore & Ohio hfl;ew which was the outskirts of Baltimore, the contingent were picked up by trucks furnished by the city and brought into town, fed and housed for §ne night. This morning they were Boulevard. Those who waited at the shelter for the second trip occu- | pled their time by shaking contribution gnm improvised from empty tins under passing pedestrians. Alto- T, the veterans said, they had col- lected about $100. “Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile,” sang those riding through town. When they had sung all the words they knew to that song, they switched to ere,” and “There’s a Long, Long Trail a Winding.” was arranged on the basis of 73-100 of | “unloaded” on the public through the, bank’s chairman, Charles E.| SENATE DEFEATS 2300 EXEMPTION FOR SALARY CUTS Johnson Plan Turned Down, 51 to 25, but Other Pro- posals Loom. BLAINE DELAYS ACTION IN VIGOROUS ATTACK Raps “Subsidies” and Waste of U. S.—Sliding Scale and Hoover's Programs Weighed. By a vote of 51 to 25 the Senate today defeated the amendment of Sen- ator Johnson, Republican, of California, which would have established an ex- emption of $2,500 in connection with the 10 per cent pay cut for Federal and District employes in the economy bill. The Johnson smendmedt also con- tained a clause providing that a reduc- tion on compensation above $2,500 would not operate to reduce a salary below the $2,500 exemption mark. This would have protected salaries just above $2,500 from a 10 per cent cut. ‘The rejection of this amendment, the first to be voted on, does not neces- sarily mean no change will be made in the flat 10 per cent cut ell along the line recommended by the Appropria- tions Committee in revorting the bill. There are a number of other amend- ments pending providing for various sliding scales that would exempt the lowest salary groups and apply & pro- portionate percentage of cut as the salaries increae. Other Amendments Up. Beveral of these remaining amend- ments probably will be voted on. ‘Twenty-six Republicans and 25 Dem- ocrats joined in voting against the Johnson amendment, which placed a higher exemption on the pay cut pro- posal than some cf the other pending amendments. Thirteen Democrats, 11 Republicans and the 1 Farmer-Labor member voted for the amendment. The'| roll call follows: Immediately after defeat c{ the John- son amendment Senator Moses of New Hampshire presented an amendment intended as a complete substitute for Title I of the economy bill. The Moses amendment would provide for estab- lishment of President Hoover's furlcugh plan in the Federal service. The amend- ment was ordered printed and to lie on the table. Senator Norris of Nebraska then in- troduced another amendment provid- ing a new graduated scale of salary cuts. Salaries up to $1,500 would be exempt. In excess of that amount the scale would be as follows: Five per cent on salaries from $1.500 to $2,500; 10 per cent on salaries from $2,500 to $4.000; 15 per cent on sal- aries from $4.000 to $5.550; 20 per cent on salaries from $5550 to $7.500, and | 25 per cent on all salaries in excess of $7,500. Vote for Rejection. Against the amendment: Republicans —Austin, Borah, Couzens, Dale, Dick- infon, Frazier, Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Howell, Jones, Met- | calf, Moses, Norbeck, Norris, Nye. Pat- terson. Reed, Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas of Idaho, Townsend, Vandenberg, Wat- son and White—26. Democrats against the amendment— Bankhead, Barkley, Bratton, Broussard, Bulkley, Byrnes, Cohen, Connally, Fletcher, George, Glass, Gore, Harri- son, Hayden, Hull, Kendrick, McKellar, Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard, Smith, Stephens, Thomas of Oklahoma, Tram- mell, Tydings, Walsh of Montana—25. Democrats for the amendment: As- ~(Continued on 2, Column 8) 10,000 WILL MARCH ON AVENUE TODAY Junior Mechanics and Auxiliary Sponsor Tribute to George ‘Washington. The Junlor Order of United Ameri- can Mechanics and its auxiliary, the Daughters of America, today will pay tribute to George Washington as a part of the District’s Bicentennial cele- bration. To the strains of martial music, nearly 10,000 members of the organizations, including a dozen State delegations, are expected to march down Pennsyl- vania avenue from the Peace Munu-g ment west of the Capitol, beginning at 3 o'clock. Led by the Navy Band, the colorfully costumed marchers will proceed west- ward on the Avenue to Fifteenth street, thence to Constitution avenue, where & reviwing stand has been erected for special guests and officials of the Dis- trict and the United States Bicenten- nial Commissions to view the column. The procession will disband on Seven- teenth street near the Tidal Basin. Nearly a score of floats, some of | which have been several weeks in prep- aration, will be in the parade, which will march in four divisions. Review- ing stands, for which the District Bi- centennial Cmnm‘l;!lonmwnm&ud llt the beginning of the nine-month cele- bration, have been constructed for this procession all along the route of march. Special police arrangements for the parade have been announced by Asst. Supt. of Police L. I. H. Edwards, in- cluding parking bans on the several streets adjacent to the assembling point at Peace Monument this after- noon. Asst. Supt. E. W. Brown will have charge of police handling the crowds, assisted Inspecfors A. J. Headley, J. F. Beckett and T. R. Bean. A motor cycle escort will precede the procession. Visiting delegations to participate in the parade include groups from Vir- ia. u-xyhnii. Nonhwt{-{nm‘x]n, New ork, Pennsylvanig, irginia, Georgia and as far 'West as Ohio and Indiana. Samuel Hubacher is grand marshal of the parade. SCORNS NEW POST OFFICE BRYAN, Ohio, June ¢ (#).—Members 's Associa- “Over toda; Foening Star. RTY PAGES. *odeokok service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 120,366 (P) Means Associated Press. — TWO CENTS. | CANGET \ RED SOK DEFEAT NATIONALS, 410 Nick Crowder in Second and | Seventh—Manush Out With Leg Injury. BY JOHN B. KELLER. BOSTON, June 4 —The Boston Red Sox defeated the Nationals here this afternoon in the first game of a double- header. ‘The score was 4 to 2. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON — Myer was called | out on strikes. Manush was out on a fine play, Watwood to Kline, who cov- | ered first. Rice was retired on an- | other great play, Watwood to Kline. | No runs. BOSTON—Bluege made a one-hand | catch of Watwood's line drive. Me- Manus bounced a hit off Bluege's legs. Webb bounced into a double play, Crow- der to Cronin to Judge. No runs. SECOND INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Cronin was tossed out by Kline. Reynolds popped to Mc- Manus. Judge walked. Bluege popped to McManus. No runs. BOSTON—Jolley singled to center. Pickering forced Jolley, Cronin to Myer. Oliver singled to left, Pickering stopping at second. Rhyne shot a triple to the right fleld corner, Pickering and Oliver scoring. The squeeze play was put on, | Crowder to Judge, | Rhyne scoring. Kline singled to right. | Tate sacrificing, ‘Watwood filed to Reynolds. Three runs. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON — Berg wx‘kred. Crowder tapped to Pickering. who fhrew him out. Myer hit to McManus, who threw to Watwood, but Watwood drop- ped the throw for an error, Berg scor- ing. McManus threw out Manush. In rounding first Manush pulled up limp- ing, and it looked as though he had in- jured his leg. Myer took second. Rice flied to Jolley. One run. BOSTON—Manush had to retire and Harris was sent to left field. McManus walked. Webb tried to sacrifice, but popped to Crowder, whose throw to Judge doubled McManus off first. Jolley doubled to left center. Pickering hoisted a high one to Rice in left cen- ter. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Jolley climbed the embankment in left fieild for Cronin’s long high fly. Reynolds singled to right. It was the first hit off Kline. Judge lined to Webb. A ball allowed Reynolds to go to third. Bluege drove to Jolley in deep left field. No runs BOSTON—Cronin whipped out Oliver. Rhyne fanned. Myer threw out Tate. No runs. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Berg dropped a single in short center fleld. Crowder tried to bunt but forced Berg at seccnd, to Rhyne. Myer doubled to right cen- ter, Crowder going to third. Harris hit to Rhyne and Crowder was out be- tween third and home, Rhyne to Tate. Myer was trapped off second on the play and was doubled. Tate to Mc-| Manus to Rhyne. No runs. BOSTON—Myer threw out -Kline. ‘Watwood bunted to Judge, who beat the runner to first base. McManus dou- bled down the left field line. Webb walked. Jolley lifted to Harris. No runs. SIXTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—RIce flied to Webb. Pickering threw out Cronin. Reynolds walked. Judge doubled to right, scor- ing Reynolds. Judge took third on the throw to the plate. Bluege struck out. One run. i BOSTON—BIluege made .a leaping one-hand catch of Pickering’s line drive. (Continued on Page 12, Column 2.) — e Summer Styles in the Shops Advertisements in tomorrow’s Star will point out many reasons why you should buy things now, whfle rices are so vegd_law. Sum- mer styles and new gs are in evidence everywhere. It will pay you to read about them in tomor- row’s Sunday Star. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) The Evening Star . . . 63,435 2d Newspaper. . ... 22,543 3d Newspaper. 9,976 4th Newspaper . 5,686 5th Newspaper. 4,835 Total somsivers...... 43,040 Attends 25 Schools In 15 U. S. Cities to | | Receive Her Diploma By the Associated Pre COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 4.—The famed Mr. Pinnegan who walked right in, turned around and walked right out again had notkting on Miss Dorothy Felker, 17, of Council Bluffs. Miss Felker last night was graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School here after having been a student in 25 different schools in 15 cities. The frequent shifts of her father, F. Ray Felker, theater manager, accounts for the many schools she attended. HAUSNER'S PLANE STILL UNREPORTED Friends Unworried So Far, However, as His Ship Carried No Radio. By the Assoclated Press. Stanislaus Hausner sailed today the route of high adventure—the airway over the Atlantic from New York to Europe. Since 5 o'clock yesterday, Eastern standard time, there has been no word of his progress. He had no wireless, and the only possibility of news of him | rested in the few ships ploughing the waters over which his huge Bellanca monoplane charted its course. But there was no worry. This after- noon, perhaps, if he is unsighted or un- reported, there may be occasion for con- cern. The early part of today, how- ever, presumably finds the Poland-born | American droning along, at 100 miles an hour, over lonesome seas. At three p.m. yesterday his mono- plane was reported seen over Halifax and two hours later over Sydney, Nova Scotia. This indicated he followed the coast line until he reached the tip of Cape Breton. In the event 525 gallons of gasoline proved insufficient for the 4,375-mile hop, Hausner planned to descend either at London or Paris. Weather conditions across the At- lantic were favorable when he took off at 8:56 am. eastern standard time, Friday. A tail wind favored his plane. U. S. VICE CONSUL DIES Raymend Lanctot Expires at Van- couver, B. C. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 4 (#)—Raymond Lanctot, 35, United States vice consul here, who had previously held posts in French Indo- China and Java, died in a hospital yesterday. SAFE YIELDS NOTHING Michigan County Vault Opened by Foolish Bandit. STANTON, Mich., June 4 (#).—Some- body went to a lot of trouble to sneak into the Montcalm County treasurer’s offic to loot the safe. There was exactly no money in the safe. In times like these they should know better, VILLS RELIEF BILL REAGHES SENATE | Administration Plan Would | Use Reconstruction Cor- poration Loans. By the Associated Press. ‘The administration's relief bill, spon- sored by Secretary Mills of the Treas- ury, was introduced in the Senate to- day by Senator Barbour, Republican, of New Jersey. | The bill was similar to the one previ- ously introduced in the House by Rep- resentative Hawley, Republican, of Oregen. Barbour sald he presented the meas- ure at the request of Secretary Mills on behalf of the administration. In many respects the new measure was similar to the Barbour relief bill intro- duced May 23. ‘The new bill would amend the Re- construction Finance Corporation act to provide additional employment through construction of economic projects. Would Provide Jobs. to make loans to States, municipalities, public agencies, such as port authorities, lor to private corporations for the financing of new construction or the replacement of antiquated equipment. These projects must be designed, under the bill, to provide immediate employment for a substantial number of persons. The loans would be subject to the same | loans of the Reconstruction Corporation and could be made for only five years. A resolution for distribution of 50,000,000 more bushels of Farm Board wheat through the Red Cross to the needy was introduced by Senator McNary, Republican of Oregon. Similar | legislation has been presented in the House. ‘This would bring to 90,000,000 bush- | els the amount made available. | _ Senate leaders intend to seek prompt passage. Teachers Ask Help. Meanwhile, an appeal for Federal re- lief for themselves, other educators and school systems was presented to the Senate Manufactures Committee by a group of Chicago teachers. Charles B. Stillman, president of the Jjoint conference of teachers and prin- cipals of that city, headed the delega- tion, which urged legislation to permit Federal loans to cities against the value of school properties. Stillman suggested this procedure where tax collections have been delayed for a year or more, the amount loaned to be sufficlent to give back pay to teachers and enough to carry them through the coming year. Meanwhile, the iron hand of party rule had been clamped down on inde- Endem’spmud Democrats of the louse, compelling all members of the party to vote for the huge Garner re- Lief program. It will be taken up Tuesday and probably passed in fairly short order on the strength of the Democratic ma- Jority, despite Republican plans to fight it with everything they've got. ‘The Democrats were bound to the bill last night in party caucus by a mllorlg' vote obtained only by tremen- dous effort, over spirited opposition of (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) Autoist Dies in Wreck. DANBURY, N. H,, June 4 (#).—Roger E. Perkins, jr., 21, of Los Angeles, was killed in Danbury when his automobile overturned. Relatives in Providence, R. I, were notified. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 4—Ar- thur Maillefret, 19-year-old prisoner, night by the chain placed about his neck to prevent escape, and officers said he had chosen death as & final way out of confinement. Prison guards said Maillefret, serving & nine-year sentence for robbery and grand ny from Volusia County, had deliberately held his feet off the cell floor to himself was strangled in a road camp cell last| g7 CONVICT, 19, STRANGLES TO DEATH IN CHAIN COLLAR AT ROAD CAMP Florida Guards Claim Prisoner Wanted to Kill Self After Penalty for Idleness. leather straps about his neck and body as a punishment for refusal to work lor several days. He chewed these slipped out of his clothes and After his recapture, the road camp officials said, the chain collar was sub- ;mtuud ltgr the le-t'!;n’u ‘m:‘p- -; Maille- ret aga: work, and begged " geverat ronths ago the pris- veral - e oner escaped-from- guudsmnlaniz was to Volusia County for Handcuffed and in the darkness, he lea) from the automobile and dived from a bridge B‘:u‘coh the Halifax The corporation would be authorized | beg! limitations placed an present | % HOUSE APPROVES CONFEREES, VOTE ON TAX MEASURE Bill Nears Enactment After Three-Hour Debate on Provisions. CRISP CALLS SALES LEVY STILL THE BEST PLAN Says “People Will Begin to Realize It” When They Pay Heavy Excise Imposts. The new $1,118,500,000 revenue bill neared final enactment today with adoption of the conference report by the House. Next the Senate must act and then the compromise bill goes to President Hoover for signing House approval was by a viva- voce vote. By the Associated Press. In a drive for quick enactment of the billion-dollar revenue bill, the House agreed today to vote after three hours® debate on the measure levying $1,118,« 500,000 in additional taxes next year. Meeting two hours earlier than the usual noon convening time, it quickly reached this decision while many mem- bers shouted for an immediate vote to speed the bill to the Senate and White House. ‘Their cries were stilled, however, by Acting Chairman Crisp of the Ways and Means Committee, who said he did not believe the House “should vote on & bill of this magnitude without know- ing something about it.” Already Senate and House conferees bave adjusted differences between the two branches in a record burst of speed. 1t the House wants any change in the conference report further conferences will be necessary. House leaders be- leve that unlikely. Opening the debate, Crisp, who piloted the measure through the Ways and Means Committee, said: “While we are not at war, the suf- fering of the people is more acute than it was during the war.” Likes Sales Tax Best. “That is the reason I am willing to vote for this bill. Many of its pro- visions are obnoxious to me and I would not support them in peace times, but we face a crisis and the bill must pass. * * “Every man knows that the welfare of the country and the welfare of every man, woman and child depends upon a balanced budget, for the Government cannot continue paying out more than it takes in." Crisp said the Ways and Means Com- mittee felt the manufacturers sales tax would have been “least burdensome on the people, but the House, in its wis- dom, did not accept it." “I thought then and I think now that the manufacturers’ excise tax was the most equitable,” Crisp shouted amid epplause from both sides of the chamber. “When the people of this country in to pay these heavy excise taxes in this bill, T believe they, too, will be- gin to think the manufacturers’ sales tax the most reasonable” Crisp de- clared. “They will begin to look on the :u:tuununn' sales tax in a different ght.” It was hoped that the bill would get through the House early enough today to permit action by the Senate so that the bill could be immediately forwarded the White House. Hoover at Rapidan Camp. President Hoover was at his Rapidan camp, however, so even if he were will- ing to waive the customary period of examination before signing, the bill could not becorfie law before next Mon- day or Tuesday. As agreed to by conferees for the two branches, the fax bill actually was highor in expected yield than at any time during its hectic career through Congress. This was possible because, although conference rules forbid inser- tion of ftems not approved by one branch of Congress or the other., the conferees were free to adopt any tax approved. by either House, modifying it within maximum limits previously set. Except in details, however, was substantially as passed by the Sen. ate. The most marked change was teration of the 3 per cent electricity tax so that it will be paid directly by the consumer on his monthly bill. As the Senate had ed it, each utility com- pany would have paid probably without being able to pass on the tax until new rate_schedules were approved by local regulating commissions. The House was successful also in amending {he corporation income tax rate to try out a differential between single and consolidated corporation re- turns, the rates being 133, and 143 per cent, respectively. No word of objection was raised in either branch when the managers of the conference reported the result of their labors, and though many mem- bers in the jast have registered strong objection to many of the rates imposed, the disposition to get the task done was counted upon to outweigh any other considerations at this late stage. MRS. PUTNAM JOINS LEGION OF HONOR Awarded Cross at Paris as Crowds Follow Her Through Streets. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, June 4.—Amelia Earhart Putnam, only woman to fly across the Atlantic alone, today was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor. She had drank a toast in buttermilk when, continuing a round of receptions in her honor, she was a guest of Leon Bailby, publisher of the newspaper L'Intransigeant, in the editor’s office. All day crowds followed her thrmfih the streets and she was obliged to make & graceful little speech from the office window as admirers cried for her ap- pearance. George Palmer Putnam, her husband, went with her to the home of Mme. Nungesser, mother of the French flyer lost on a transatlantic fight, but she was ill and unable to receive them. This afternoon there was tea at the American pliot on the trip to Italy. ldi,hqnn-hn!»‘