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, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JUNE 19, 1932—PART ONE. SHOUSE INDICATES REPEAL VOTE TREND Democrats to Start Prelim- inary Work on Platform This Week. (Continued Prom First Page.) between the two parties because Al Smith came out wet and Mr. Hoover was regarded as the champion of the drys. Tile charge has been made here that th> Republican prohibition plank was “put over” in the G. O. P. National Convention by votes of Democratic es, the votes of “the solid South,” > insistence of the administration. 5 quite clear that if the Democrats repeal prohibition plank it will over by the votes of delegates the Republican States of the . East and some of the Middle Democrats, whase convent:g: opens Monday. June 27, are planning 1o t through with as much of the pre- ary work as possible this week An innovaticn is a meeting of ‘he members-designate cf the Resolution: Committee Thursday. Usually (hore has been no attempt on the part of this committe> to deal with the plat- form until after the convention has met and the ccmmittce has formally been elected. On Thaursday, however. the committeemen are to start hearings if the present plans are carried out, and complete them if possible before the convention gets under way. It is even planned to do some drafting work on the platform this week. By Thursday it is expected that practically all of the States and Territories will have desig- nated their members of the Resolutions Committee, subject to ratification by the national convention when it opens. Alreacy upward of 40 members have been designated. The list has not been made public, but it is understcod that A. Mitchell Palmer, former Attorney General, may be the District of Colum- bia’'s member of the committee, al- though originally it was reported that former Representative Charles Carlin of Virginia would have the post. Sen- ator Bulkley of Ohio will, it s said, present the Buckeye State on the atform Committee.” He has been a strong supporter of repeal of the eight- ecnth amendment. Group Named on Contests. A becemmittee of the Democratic National Committee has been appointed to hear the contests over the delegations from Minnesota, Porto Rico and Louis- 1, and the hearings will begin Thurs- day On Friday the Demccratic Na. tional Committee itself is scheduled t meet h The Minnescta contest is brought by the Hennepin County Demo- crat. ng Smith or any other n Roosevelt, and Y re were irregulal he conduct of the Minnesot ratic State Conventic I held a rump convention of their d a contesting delega- it is reported. there ezates. But Scnator d to have ccntrol of onven- ttees of platform, the delegates instructed or pledged to him in 30 States and three Territories, ng the District of Columbia. As ch State and Territory has one mem- it is clear that a majority committecs. The. Roose- ve made special efforts to supporters be 1 for membership in the Creden- Under t brought from | far, | Committee | ing of the; even though the National rould recommend the se nti-Roosevelt delegates o Creden- | als Comimiitee has the say about these contests after the convention has met, and finally the convention itself, where Roosevelt, if reports are correct, will have a clear majority of the delegates. All of the anncunced Democratic presidential candidates will have head- quarters here and most of them are ex- pected to be here in person. Al Smith is due Wednes Gov. Roosevelt has said he does not expect to attend, but there is a suite of rooms reserved for him in case he changes his mind. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland, Gov. White of Ohio, Gov. Murray of Oklahoma, Sen- ator Lewis of Illinois, former Senator Reed of Missouri, Gov. Byrd of Virginia and probably Speaker are exvected to take places on presi- dential rov.. Ritchie to Open Headquarters. Ritchie headquarters are to open to- morrow. Two great painted signs have been in evidence for weeks on Michigan avenue, saving “Win with _Ritchie.’ There_is quite a bit of Ritchie senti. ment here, where he is regarded as the wettest of the candidates outside of Al Smith. Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago banker, a potential candidate, also will be he One of the late rumors is that Smith and his followers are grooming Gov. Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts for the presidential nomination in the event it is possible to “stop” Roosevelt. There is doubt here, however, that Smith will bo able to dictate to the convention whom 1t shall nominate. control of a small group of del>gates. Ancther report is that Mr. Smith, if the Roosevelt people go through with their announced plan to ditch Joueit Shouse as permanent chairman of the Democratic_ National Convention and substitute Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, will take the floor and fl Roosevelt on the ground that the off was_promised to Shouse. Such tactics would be regarded as a fincl desperate effort on the rt of the anti-Roosevelt forces to prevent the nomination of (he New York Governor howing to the convention how bitter is the feeling against Roosevelt on the part of his cs and that he could not be elected if he were nomina J arley. Democratic Stat> W York, and Roosevelt frive in Chicago evelt forces are ted. Ro i teking no chances for a slip-up now | nd will be on the job in Chicago until | the convention is ov Lipsticks in Ceylon. Americen lipsticks are used in Caylon, ~dia. B0 % o0 ¢% ¢*1 ¢% - % ¢ % o2 % ¢34 RXTXTXENIHTX G X RS XN G X g Xd > GRADUATION GIFTS Shop at the friendly store—for that most cher- ished of all gifts—Gradua- tion o .. < & < * 00 % %0 o% o o XEXIRIXIXLXS be X3 b g3 X2 0.. 3 e XD Perfect Diamonds —and complete line of stand- ard and all-American made watches. o O s 9 e O K o oo ade cdo 4! ' Charge Accounts Invited M. 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SILVER SPRING, Md, June 18.— 1 The Maryland delegation to the Demo- | cratic National Convention opening at part of the national platform, it was announced here today by Maj. E. Brooke State. that has “proven the surest govern- mental plan of keeping the public ap- propriations of a democracy within constructive bounds,” and declared the legislative method now used to deter- mine appropriations must always con- tinue as “divergent, unco-ordinated, un- scientific and sectional as there are elected representatives who disagree in taken care of." most direct and certain method of keep- ing the national budget in balance, and vith annual surpluses averaging over 0 per cent, even in the present depres- sion. | It'is largely because of the operation of the Maryland system that Maryland {41, bonds sold for 10479 last week, Maj. Lee declared. System Is Explained. “Under the Maryland system.” he ex- ! plained, “the Governor Is responsible for the submission to the Legislature of |'a comolete and itemized budget of both rocable revenues and recommended ex- enditures. The State Legislature may ecrease or eliminate entirely anv item | of expenditure pronosed by the Gover- I nor. but the Legislature is not author- |ized to increase or switch appropria- tions “Should the Legislature vote to finance a State activity not recommended {bv the Governor in the State budget. ! the Legislature is also required to pro- vide 2dditional revenue from new types of taxation to finance the new pro- posals initiated by the legislative | branch. Nothing_ deters ventures into new fields of public spending as much | as to require advocates of a new or in- | creased expenditure to levy the tax to | pav the cost of their proposals. “This method automatically keeps | the Stote budget in balince, provided only the executive’s estimates of prob- able revenues are accurate. Gov. Ritchie's estimates of the Maryland revenues throughout his four adminis- trations covering 15 years have been marked by their exctness.” Would Provide National Viewpoint. | Through this system, Maj. Lee as-| serted. a national viewpoint would be | substituted for the sectional viewpcints which control appropriation bills in Coneress or in State Legislatures. | ““The President.” he said, “would be primarily responsible for the condition |of the United Stites Treasury, for he |15 charged with the direct responsibility of calculating the revenues for the budget period and of recommending a Cefinite schedule of appropriations, | { which cannot be increased. Now this| | responsibility is divided between the President, 96 Senators and 435 Repre- | sentatives.” The present plan, Maj. Lee charged. through legislative melees, trades and log rolling, increases the value of sec- tional blocs, exploits such conditions 2s the increasing competition between the Tural and the urban sections of the county and enables the always well in- formed representatives of special inter- ests to get the most for those they rep- Tesent. Responsibility on Governor. | He added that for the last several Congresses the President has been rec-| ommending unbalanced budgets to the Congress, the Treasury estimates of the | national income have contained enor- mous margins of error and the Con- gress has been subject to no constitu-| tionil enactment either to keep future| appropriations within the estimated na- | tional revenue, or to limit the national | budget at any total figure. | | In Maryland, Maj. Lee declared, the | , burden and responsibility of determin- | ing the revenues and appropriations | has been placed squarely upon the| elected executive. If the taxpayers of | the State approve the manner in which | the exccutive discharges this respon- | sibility, he said, they are able to sup-| i port the executive effectually and di- { rectly, while if they object to the re-| i sult obtained, they can cure the situ- | ation with one vote. | G. L. BRANDT SHIFTED George L. Brandt of this city, now American consul at Cologne, Germary, | has been essigned to become consul at| Genoa, Italy. i Announcement of this change was included in a list of transfers in the| |p P Department of State. Chicago June 27 will urge the adoption | Tinilg | of the Maryland budget system as de- |of the National Federation of Federal veloped under Gov. Albert C. Ritchie as | Employes, said in a formal statement Lee, member of the Resolutions Com- | declared would work permanent harm mittee for the convention from this(to all Federal employes, Mr. Steward Maj. Lee praised the system as one | visions herein cited where negligible the appropriating body and areas and | of the Personnel Classification Board constituencies to be represented and |t the Civil Service Commission, say- |ing it would create again the unsatis- He predicted enactment of the Mary- | factcry conditions which existed before !land executive budget would prove the | the hoard was organized. pointed out that through this system | ployes traveling on official business to | | Gov. Ritchie has always been able to | gefray part of their »xpenses from their maintain ample State treasury balances | oum pockets. | the Saturday half-holidays eliminated | | espectally curing the cooler months. or | | out. | tire, the opening of a drawbridge or ! | than a full day can be charged against fore‘gn service issued yesterday by the new industry. From them are produced ! various drugs, soap and water softeners, © ® 0600000 0000 Don’t Worry Any More--- We INSURE Your Lenses Free! against Loss or Damage of Any Kind! At no extra cost to you, we insure your lenses. Anything may happen to them. added protection and save yourself from worry. OPPOSITION GROWS | 10 GUT IN LEAVE Federal Workers Fight Action of Conferees for 15 Days in Permanent Law. A storm of opposition apparently was brewing last night among Federal em- ployes against the action of Senate and House conferees on the general economy bill making as permanent law what had been believed to be a temporary emerg- ency reduction of arnual leave of Fed- ral workers from 30 to 15 days. Although the provision was in the bill as pasced by each House, it was noz‘ realized by a majority of employes that it was intended as permanent, accord- ing to representatives of the workers. They said there has been no time to organize a concerted protest against the conference action, the full efect of which did not become known to the employes as a whole until late yesterday. Protests to Be Sought. Efforts will be made tomorrow morn- ing. it was indicated, to organize im- mediate general protests against the proposal in advance of consideration | of the conference report in the Scnate nd House. #7CAn examination of the items upon which the conferees on the so-calle economy bill are in agreement strikingly discloses the fact that under the guise, of temporary legislation to cope with an emergency, there have been inserted items of permanent legislation under- the entire Federal personnel " Luther C. Steward, president last_night. After listing a number of items in the conference agreement, which he! said that “with regard to th: pro- savings are involved. there has been exhibited inhumanity, wretched em- ployment practice and a palpable lack of understanding of the Federal per- sonnel structure. Taken as a whole it is a sad commentary on the legis- lative genius of its authors.” ! Mr. Steward objected to the pro-| vision for transferring the functions| Reducticn in travel vav and ellow- ances, he said. will require Federal em- “Perpetuates Discrimination.” Dealing with the leave provisions of tha conference report. Mr. Steward said the action of the conferees “perpetu- ! ates as permanent law a discriminatory condition.” Mr Steward branded the varlous provisions ot the report which tend to MASS MEETING TO PROTEST PLAN AFFECTING WIVES IN U. S. SERVICE Woman’s Party Will Take Up Recommendation of Economy Bill Conferees Today. The National Woman's Party will hold 3 mass meeting at 4 o’'clock this after- noon to protest against the recommenda- tion of the House and Senate conferees on the general economy bill that in the event it should become necessary to keep within appropriations wives whose hus- bands also are in the Government serv- ize should be the first to be dismissed. The meeting will be held at Alva Bel- mont House, 144 B street, where about 2 manth ago, at a similar meeting, it was sugeested that if Congress took such action against marrixd women, the remedy for that would be for the mar- ried women whose husbands also were in Government service to secure legal separations to retain their jobs. The provision agreed upon by the con- ferees is as follows: “In any reduction of personnel * * married parsons (living with husband or wife) * * * shall be dismissed before any other persons * * * if such husband or wife is also in the service of the United States or the District of Columbia. * * * In the appointment of persons to the to persons other than married persons living with husband or wife, such hus- band or wife being in the service of the United States or the District of Columbia.” Members of the Nationa Woman's Party have steadfastly maintained that dismissal of a woman from the Gov- ernment service because her husband happens to be working for the Govern- ment is unfair, and has carried on an active campaign against the propesal. 5.0.P. LEADERS SEE FURLOUGH VITOR McDuffie Equally Sure Pay, Cut Will Win in House Battle Tomorrow. (Continued From First Page) tion of all public works agencies of the Government. They would, however, give the President broad powers of reorgani- zation under which he could merge public works activities with the consent of Congress. A further agreement calls for a con- solidation of the Bureau of Navigation and the Seamboat Inspection Service in the Department of Commerce. Drastic Provision Modified. The conferees modified the drastic House provision requiring compulsory retirement of all Government employes who have reached the retirement age | prescribed by law by inserting a clause authorizing the President to grant ex- tensions to employes when in his judg- ment the operation of the service re- quires their continued employment. The Senate amendment stipulating that retirement deductions shall be based on the regular rate of salary be- fore any reduction was ordered was re- tained in the conference report. A compromise was reported on the question of extra pay for overtime, night and holiday work. It was agreed to re- duce this differential by 50 per cent, and to provide thai such labor should be distributed among employes not on a full-time basis, whenever possible. The Senate accepted a House amend- than 12 per cent of any appropriation for an executive department, independ- ent establishment or the municipal government of the District for the 1933 fiscal year shall be transferred to any | other appropriation under the same de- partment or establishment. The amend- ment further provides that no appro- priation shall be increased by more than 15 per cent by such transfers. A mandatory reduction of 10 per cent on the litait of ccst on all public construction and improvement project: is required in another Senate amend hent accepted by the conferees. This provision affects all projects irrespective of whether an appropria- tion has been made. As to such projects where a contract has been made at a cost less than that upon which the authorization was based. the provision stipulates that the cost shall not be in- creased by any changes or additions not essential for completion of the project as originally planned. In another Senate amendment ac- cepted by the House there is a pro- vision which stipulates that in cases of leases hereafter made or renewal of leases previously made, the rental paid | for any building used for Government | purposes shall not exceed the annual rate of 15 per cent of the fair market value of the property at the date of the lease. This provision does not apply | to leases of buildings in foreign coun- tries for the Foreign Service of the United States. The per diem fees for jurors is fixed in another Senate amendment on which the House receded at $3 during the 1933 fiscal year. This is a redué- | tion of $1 a day. In the same section per diem fee for witnesses is fixed at $1.50 instead of $2 and per diem ex- penses of subsistence of witnesses is suspended. | Amend Reorganization Plan. The conferees left in the bill a Sen- ate amendment_authorizing the Presi- dent to reorganize and consolidate cer- tain executive branches of the Govern- ment, subject to the veto by either house of Congress. The conferees, how- ever, inseried an amendment exclud- ing the War and Navy Departments. In cast aside ccnsiderations of efficiency ment limiting the combined income of (né case of these departments the pro- and of the merit system in the Fed- eral service as “a destructive wave of hysteria, which is certain to prove most costly in the long run.” “The so-called economy measure.” he said, “was ecvolved in secret. hearings denied and conctructive sugg s‘icns re- pelled or ignored.” The cutting of annual leave to 15 days, it was exlained. would mean that very few Federal emploves would be able to take vacations of as long as 10 | days and that employes from distart States would be prevented from going | home. A majority of employes, it was indi- cated last night. are bitterly opposed ! to the conference reduction of annual | leave and would much prefer to have even, as an alternative, having the sick leave reduced to five days a vear, ex- | clusive of Sundays and holidays, ‘pro- | vided this five-day leave were made | cumulative from year to year All emergency absence of Federal em ployes from their posts are charged | against annual leave, it was pointed | 1f an employe is late because his street car is tied up, because of a flat heavy snowfall, his lateness is charged | against annual leave. Absence because | of the illness or death of a member | of his family or a friend is charged against annual l-ave. If he must tak: | time out during the day to have dental work cone or for medical treatment, such time must be charged against an- nual leave. If an employe is sick in the morning, but recovers and returns to work in the afternoon, the half day of ebsence must be charged against annual leave, it was explained, because nothing less sick leave. The same is true if an em- ploye works in the morning. but be- comes ill and misses the afternoon. Vacations Are Reduced. After deducting all emergency time lost in one way or another and reserv- ing a day or two for emergencies which | may occur during the latter part of the year, it was szid, the vacation time | of the average Federal employe is seriously reduced. If the 30-day annual leave is cut to 15 days, in the opinion of representatives of the employes, the average Federal worker probably will find his vacation time cut to from a | week to 10 days at most. Efforts will be made tomorrow morning through the Federation of Federal Employes and other employes’ organizations, it was stated, to have the Senate and House conferees sub- stitute for the permanent reduction of annual leave a reduction of the number | of Saturday half-holidays. If the Saturday hali-holidays were eliminated during eight months of the year, from October 1 to May 31, the| same saving in time would resuit as from the cutting in half of annual leave without working as great hardships on the body of Federal employes, it was explained. As a second alternative, it was sug- gested that Congress leave the 30-day annual leave undisturbed, but reduce annual 30-day sick leave to five days, with & provision that the unused por- tion of the five-day leave, if any, be made cumulative from year tosyear. - Drugs From Cactus Plants. Cactus plants form the basis of a | Get this Just 50c a Week! [ Americ."; Qldest Credii Jewelers. 1004 F St. N.W. [ J [ [ (] “0 ® [ J [ [ J [ ® [ [ a retired Army or Navy officer holding a civilian officer to the compensation plus the allowances he received im- mediately before his retirement from the service. This provision will affect Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. Police Commissioner; Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick. chairman cf the Public Utilities Commission, and Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, super- intendent of police. It will not apply. ver, to any perscn whese retired pay. plus civilian pay, amcunts to less than $3,000. The whcle section exempts emergency officers suffering from dis- abilities incurred in combat. The conferces agreed to the House provision which stipulates that in the event of necessity of dismissals in the service and in the case of the employe whose hushand or wife is also em- ployed in the Government service, one or the other shall be released. In fu- ture appointmenis to classified Civil Service positions preference will n to persons whose husband or wife s not already in the Government service. Agree on 15 Days Leave. ‘The conferees agreed to fix perma- nently the annual leave of Government employes to 15 days, excluding Sun- days and holidays. This amendment, which was written into the bill by the Senate, provides that the part of leave unused in any year may be cumulative for any succeeding year. Civilian offi- cers and employes of the Panama Canal Zone who are American citizens or em- ployes of the Fore:gn Service outside the United States are exempted. Sick leave as authorized under existing law is not affected. The amendment fur- ther authorizes the President to formu- late regulations to obtain uniformity affecting sick leave. The confere:s agreed to another Senate amendment authorizing depart- ment heads to furlough employes in- definitely in order to keep within the appropriations for the 1933 fiscal year. The provision requires that the higher- salaried employes shall be furloughed first whenever possible without injury to the service. It also authorizes the President to prescribe rules and regu- lations with a vi»w to securing uni- form action by heads of the various departments to prevent any favoritism. The House conferces accepted a limi- tation on expenditures for printing and binding cf $8.000,000 in lieu of th $10,000,000 provided in the House bill. The House conferees likewise agreed to a Senate amendment reducing th° membership of the Shipping Board from seven to three. The house bill reduced the membership to four. Ti pr{;em salary of th> commissioners wil House recedsd on a provsion which would have reduced the pay of mem- | bers of the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corperation to $10,- 000 a year. Accept Fund Transfer Amendment. The conferces agrecd to a Senate amendment providing that not more GORHAM STERLING AT STANDARD PRICES ON EASY PAYMENTS FAIRFAX A Whole Year to Pay With No Inter- est or Carrying Charge. Never before have you been able to buy Gorham “Ware on such liberal terms at such low prices. SPECIAL “The Bride’s Set” 4 H. H. Knives 4 Forks 4 Teaspoons 3 ;lnd. Salad Forks ay 75c 67 Weekly $33 New Tax Bill Goes Into Effect June 21—Open an Account Now Before Prices Advance Also Featuring the famous “Baltimore Rose” 1004 F ST. N.W. r remain unchanged because the | vision applies only to the merging of such activities except those of a purely military nature as in the judgment of the President may be common to both. The House also receded on a Serate mendment transferring the duties. powers and functions of the Personnel Classification Board to the Civil Service Commission. The House bill authorized the Presideni to make the transfer by executive order. In this connection the conferees restored the position of director of classification, which was abolished by the House bill. The trans- fer of the Personnel Classification -Board under the amendment will take effect October 1 next. Employes of the radio division of the Commerce Department. which is transferred to the Federal Radio Com- mission, will be retained in the Govern- ment service. Under the House bill all officers and employes who in the judg- ment of the President are not needed in the service would have been dis- missed. In one of the final sections of the bill the conferees agreed to a Senat” OFFICES Civil Service, preference shall be given | BUSH MAY CHANGE AMERICAN DESERT Transplanting of Karroo From Africa Thought Likely | to End Dreariness. By the Assoclated Press. TUCSON, Ariz., June 18.—Much of the appalling dreariness of the vast desert stretches of the Southwestern United States may be blotted out with- in the next generation, if the expected success of a botanical experiment be- | ing conducted by the Boyce Thompson | | adoretum materializes, A humble looking shrub known as karroo bush, imported from Africa, is the agency counted upon to effect the | change. If the achievements of this shrub in Africa can be duplicated here, the | face of the great empire of desolation | may be transformed into a “sweet” | bush veldt capable of supporting big | herds of cattle and game animals. Section Now Desolate. A large area in Southwestern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada is now chiefly the habitat of the almost worthless sage, mesquite, greasewood and brambly brush, and of the prairie dog, ground squirrel, desert rat and rat- tlesnake. ‘Two years of research work have dis- ‘('losPd that transplanting the karroo bush does not affect its fighting quali- ties, particularly in regions where soil and climatic conditions are similar to those in Africa. The karroo grows about 2 feet high | and spreads like devil's grass, its| branches taking root wherever they | touch ground. Its sweep across even, barren terrain is almost irresistible, and this characteristic, it is believed, would enable it to crowd out the waste vege- tation and in time reign supreme where | nothing of value now grows, Roots Active In Freezes. The roots on the African shrub re- main active at freezing temperatures | when desert plants are dormant, and will grow at various levels, the Boyce | Thompson Arboretum has ascertained. ! Patches have been planted at eleva- | tions of 1.800 feet, 2.400 feet and 4,500 feet and found to thrive. Unwatered karroo bush ylelds 121} per cent of protein, which is almost as | much as irrigated alfalfa. No matter how often it is eaten to the ground it comes up again, juicy | | and dcggedly persistent to spread. | If given reasonable protection at the | start it is believed tae shrub will soon | get a fosthold on the desert areas, in ding out the vegetation which | ates them. OLDS COMPANY GUILTY | Motor Works Is Convicted on 30 Counts in Elkins Law Charges. 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