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D.C. FEARS EASED ON PAY GUT BILL Divorce Planned FELM ACTRESS AND HUSBAND HAVE SEPARATED. Police and Firemen Learn| Leave Status Left Un- changed. The fears of metropolitan, park and ‘White House police and District firemen thet the pending furlough bfll would cut off their annual leave and at the same time subject them to an 8'y per cent pay slash were allayed today by | Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, District audi- | tor, who pointed to a clause in the bill | by which their leave status is unchanged. | These classes, along with S(“l'mwl1 teachers. whose annual pay comes in | 10 monthly installments. sustain thel wage reduction provided in lieu of pay- less furloughs for “indispensable” work ers, but, as Maj. Donovan amplified. x| specific’ exemption preserves their | leave. bill says, Donovan continued, ' thet “all rights now conferred or au- thorized to be conferred by law upon any officer or emplove to receive annual Jeave of absence with pay are hereby suspended during the fiscal sear ending June 30, 1933,” and then further on, gives this definition i “The terms ‘officer’ and ‘employe’ * * * do not include * * * officers and mem- bers of the police department of the District of Columbia. of the fire depart- ment of the District of Columbia, of the United States Park Police in the District of Columbia. and of the White House Police. teachers in the public | obls of the District of Colum The police and firemen. however, still would be discriminated egainst to the extent of four days leave. inasmuch ns‘ their annual leave is 20 days. while those employes coming under the fur- lough gel 24 days for their pay loss. The District auditor estimates that the proposed set-up would mean a sav- ing of something under $2.000.000 for the year to the District, with. roughly. | $1.900,000 coming off the pavroll of reg- | ular annual employes and $200,000 from | per diem workers FURLOUGH DELAYED BY FIGHT IN SENATE OVER BAN ON LEAVE (Continued From Mirst Page) Senate without debate. Secondly, Sena- tor Robinson, Democratic leader, ex- pressed the desire that Senator Jones withhold his highly controversial report until the Democratic unemployment re- lef bill is out of the way. As a result the conference report may not come up before tomorrow or Friday. I know from the number of those who have been to see me,” saild Senator La Follette, “that there is bound to be | considerable debate on the conference report on the economy bill." . Senator Jones said he would be will- ing to withhold his report. although it is privileged matter. until Senator Rob- inson’s plan is carrfed out and the re- lie? bill cieared a “I think that would be wise action on _the part of the Senat he added. The chief complaint against the House furilough plan is the denial to those who may be exempt, of any an- nual leave with pay in the coming fiscal year. This exempted class, whose | services are described as “indispensable. will suffer a pay cut ranging from 8. to 20 per-cent. in addition to losing an- nual leave with pay. Oonsiderable t also has been made against the action of the House in changing the impounding clause in the economy bill. money saved by operation of the furlough or pay reduction back into the Federal Treas- ury. Under the impounding clause, be- fore it was revised. money saved from the furiough plan would be used in part to retain workers in the service. | This change. it was believed, might re- sult in many dismissals and additional payless furloughs on top of the gen- eral furlough. in view of the drastic reductions being made in appropri- ations. Another provision which has stirred considerable opposition provides for the dismissal of either & man or his wife, when both are in the Federal service, should personnel reductions become necessary in the event of insufficient | appropriations. Regardless of the opposition, Senator Jones is confident the conference re- port with the furlough plan of the House ultimately will be approved by | the Senate. Any changes made by the Senate. it was pointed out, would send the bill back to the House and thus delay final action. THREE SEVERELY BURNED IN BLAST OF LEAKING GAS (Continued From First Page.) brother of the injured youth, had been fishing. "1 was carried some distance down- stream by the current,” he said, “before 1 was able to get to shore. I climbed out and walked back to the scene of the explosion. When I reached the place a gas company man asked me to drive him to the nearest telephone to report the accident. He, Dove and myself got into my car. ‘I"stepped on the starter and a #olid sheet of flame seemed to spring up in our faces. The clothes of Dove and the gas company man caught fire. I think that mine would have, too, but for the fact that they were wet from jumping in the river.” The scene of the two explosions was where the gas main crosses the Po-| tomac River at Watts Creek. ‘The main itself did not explode, but a “gate.” or valve. of the main blew out. The gas flowing from the broken “gate” finally was stemmed by Charles Campbell of Rockville, who climbed down inside the main at the risk of | his life and worked the valve which shut off the flow. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Navy Band this evening at the Navy Yard bandstand at 7:30 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, assistant leader. March— “Light Cruisers”. ““Boler e ‘Trio for cornets— “The Three Kings” Smi Musicians Gardner, Walker and Courtney. Excerpts from “The Band Wagon,” Benter .Ravel Schwartz | Overture to “William Tell” Rossini ‘Valse, “Thousand and One Ni;hv&" rauss Suite, “Alsaciennes,” “Sunday Morning, “The Wine Shop, “Under the Lime Tree,” “Sunday Evening" @Grand scenes from the ope: “Andrea Chenfer”. 4 “Anchors Awelgi. “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at the bandstand at 5:30 o'clock. John Zimmerman, band- master; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “The . ..Lithg Overture, . Mendelssohn Grand ballet from “Coppelis Delibes Scenes from comic opera, Chimes of Normandy” Planquette Brazilian tango, “Buenos Aires”..Green ‘Waltz suite, “Forget-Me-Not,” g Waldteufel Pinale, “The Bon Ton"...Zimmerman Qe Star Spangled Banner.” | ELEANOR BOARDMAN. | By the Associated Press LOS ANGELES, June 22.—The Ex- aminer publishes a copyrighted state- !ment by Eleanor Boardman, film actress, that she and her husband. King Vidor, director. have separated and that a d vorce is imminent. Miss Boardman said she would ask custody of their two small daughters. Although their differences were not 8] fied, it was known, according to the Examiner, that relations have been strained for a year. They were mar- ried five years ago. The director for- merly was the husband of Florence violinist FRENCH PLAN STIRS DEBS PACT HOPES Accord With British Looms on Suspension Period in Reparations. By the Associated Press. { LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 22.— The prospect of 2 Franco-British accord on the question of reparations rose over tne conference of European powers here today and warmed what had been a virtual stalemate into new activity, The new hope sprung last night when Premier Edouard Herriot of France in- formed Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain that France was ready to adopt a new policy, differing widely from her previous attitude. and includ- ing the virtual scrapping of the Young plan. Meanwhile it was learned on high authority that Baron von Neurath, Ger- man foreign minister, had submitted to Mr. MacDonald & memorandum proposing & five-year consultative ece- nomic pact. Summarizes Situation. It summarizes why Germany is un- able to pay further reparations and sug- gests that all the countries represented at this conference agree for five years to take no steps likely to harm the trade of others without consulting all the signatories of the pact The new French plan has three main nts. It calls for W{. Suspension of German reparations payments for one. two or more vears. 2. Continuation of Germany's deliv- erfes in kind. 3. A suggestion that. at the end of the suspension period. France would ask that a final gicbal sum be fixed. spread among the United States and countries receiving reparations pay- ments. The new proposal had developed so far that the French and Belgian repre- sentatives even began a discussion of | how much this final sum ought to be. British Faverable. ‘The British delegation indicated the proposals met with some degree of favor with them and intimated that the new French policy might result in a Franco-British accord M. Herriot's suggestions, &s communi- cated to Mr. MacDonald. also asked for the reconstruction of Germany and Central Europe, with restoration of credits. If reparations payments were can- celed without the cancellation of the debts due the United States, however, a PFrench spokesman said, Prance would be economically ruined. MRS. HUDDLESTON FINED $50 ON TRAFFIC CHARGE Wife of Alabama Representative Pleads Guilty of Reckless Driving. Mrs. Bertha Huddieston, wife of Rep- resentative Huddleston of Alabama. pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving when arraigned in Police Court today and was fined $50 by Judge Ralph Given Mrs Huddleston had been arrested June 8 after a machine she was op- erating collided with two cars parked on West Virginia avenue northeast. She was first booked at the ninth precinct on a charge of driving while drunk, but the charge later was changed to reck- less driving by Assistant Corporation Counsel Stanley De Neale. A male companion of Mrs. Huddle- ston at the time of the collision was arrested for intoxication. but forfeited $10 without appearing for trial. Car That ow | The charred framework of the automobile in which Potomac, ydA A spark from the car ignited the gas in the air after a valve in a main at Vidor, now the wife-of Jascha Heifetz. ' THE EVENING BORAH AND GARNER STARTLE GAPITAL Senator Charges Brown, Hoover Aide, Wants Open Saloon. By the Associated Press A swift succession of starting devel- opments around the prohibition ques- tion today kept the Capital stirred to fever pitch. Hardly had political calmed dcwn from Speaker Gamer's unexpected declaration for repeal of the eighteenth armendment yesterday wher Senator Borah of Idaho told the Senate that Postmaster General Brown close political adviser to President Hoover, had said he preferred return of the saloon to present conditions, and that he expected to see it Teturn. | " Up to noon today this statement had gone unchallenged by Brown. After stating that “the Republican platform declared at least for submis- sion and that the Democratic platform wxill declare at least for submission.™ Representative Andrews (Republican, of New York) today urged the House to act immediately to submit prohibition to the people. Chaltenges Opposition. “What is to prevent working on it now and not waiting six months more?” Andrews shouted. drawing applause from both sides of the aisle Andrews began by referring to the thousands of bonus marchers camp- ing in_Washington, and said some of their leaders had come out against prohibition. “I want every man in that outfit to know how every State voted on the prohibition question.” he said. ews then read the numerical vision of votes cast in the House of Representatives from Southern States, from which most of the strength for the cash bonus bill came. “1 want these men to write their nen and tell them to vote for submission,” he said. Borah's second spectacular prohibi- tion declaration in as many days, was the direct outcome of his speech to the Senate Monday condemn- ing and rejecting the Republican plat- form and all its planks, particularly the resubmission one. In that speech he said Brown and Secretary of the Treas- ury Mills were for repeal Both denied it. Brown's statement of denial revealed a private conversation he and E. A. Van Valkenburg of Phila- delphia had with Borah in which, he sail, both opposed naked repeal Gives Different Version. This stirred Borah to give his version of the meeting “I said in that conversation that I had been for months undertaking to devise a plan by which you could pro- tect the States which wanted to be dry. and secondly. by which you could prevent the return of the American saloon. That is precisely what I stated to Mr. Brown “I said that T had made progress with reference to the question of pro- tecting the States which wanted to be dry, but that I had reached the con- clusion that once you legalized ihe sale of intoxicating liquors in the United States there was no possible way to prevent return of the American saloon. That is practically word for word what I said. “Mr. Brown replied: ‘I think you are right. Once we legalize the sale of intoxicating liquors I do not see how you are going to control the meth- od of selling them’ He said: ‘I ex- pect to see the return of the saloon, and I would rather have it than the present, condition of affairs.’ " Borah then read to the Senate the prohibition plank draft which he had urged in vain upon party leaders prior to the convention. It declared for enforcement of the law until the peo- ple chose to change the eighteenth amendment through the election of members of Congress. Quotes Mills' Letter. As for the Treasury Secretary’s denial that he was for repeal, Borah quoted a letter written by Mills in 1926. In this Borah said Mills held the eighteenth amendment an “object of scorn and contempt™” and “a festering sore on the body politic." Garner’s declaration for repeal has caused political appraisers. who weeks ago consigned his presidential chances to the outer darkness, to revise their ideas. Today they were estimating the potential consequence of his dramatic anti-prohibition and willing-to-run nouncement The Speaker timed and staged h's statement in a manner that hard'y could have been surpassed for effective- ness. It hit just on the rising tide of final pre-convention tumult, with the anti-Roosevelt preparations in Chicago at fever heat. He had been absent from the congressional picture for 10 days, kept to his bed by iliness. The House was all but done with its work for the session, his job as Speaker, to which he | ascribed earlier silence, virtually com- pleted for the time. | " Those who watched him had ex- pected him to say yes or no just before the convention or at adjournment of Congress, to the support given him for the Democratic_nomination by Texas or California. But, so much had his presidential stock gone down after the House dealing with vital legislation twice burst all the bounds of control exercised by him and his group of leaders, that they were not prepared for | what happened yesterday. Newspaper men went to his noon conference—a daily fixture since he be- came Speaker—to ask him how he feit after his severe bronchial attack and maybe to glean & word or two on the unemployment relief question or some other legislative issue. Almost any- thing, in fact, but his militant words inviting the presidential nomination. The extreme definiteness of the en- tire platform he enunciated, with the declaration that prohibition “ought to be repealed,” that the Government must provide work to keep pecple from starving at any cost, that tariff walls must come down, that the cost of gov- ernment must be cut one-third, and Ignited Gas, Burning Three three persons were TAR, WASHINGTO MAYOR KILLS MAN 10 HALT ROBBERY | Bt BP0 South Chicago Heights Exec- | utive Returns Bandits’ Fire. Second Befieved Shot. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, June 22.—George Hahn, mayor of suburban South Chicago Heights, Tl early today engaged three hold-up men in a pistol fight when ‘Washington they accosted him on a highway, kllkdi one and expressed belief his bullets fatally wounded encther. Mayor Hahn said the bandit car drove alongstde of his on United States High- way No. 20 near Chicago Heights, about 20 miles south of the Loop, and its occupants opened fire when he dis- regarded their crder to stop. Three bullets crashed into his wind- | shield and one into the side window, | narrowly missing him, Hahn said. He |drew his pistol and returned the fire. As the bandits turned to flee, he said. saw one of them fall from the car to the highway. He did not stop, but continued to enlist aid of the Chicago Heights police. They were unable to find the fallen | man, but continued a search for what Mayor believed was his body Meantime, attaches of St. James' Hos- pital reported a dead man, idéntified as Dominick Gaiczino, 22, of Chicago Heights, was brought into the hcspital. Mayor Hahn expressed belief Gaiczino was orre of the men he shot. PROGRESS CLAIMED ON D. C. FISCAL BILL Conferees Compromise on Minor Issues, but “Lump” Sum and Relief Still Unsolved. Senate and House conferees on the 1933 District appropriation bill disposed of a number of minor controversial is- sues in the measure at their initial ses- sion today The two main points of difference— the amount of the Federal lump-sum contribution and a $600.000 item for | emergency relief—were laid aside for | future consideration The first meeting lasted from 10 o'clock this morning until nearly 1:30 this afternoon. At its conclusion Sena- tor Bingham of Connecticut, chairman of the Conference Committee, an- nounced that considerable progress has been made. the House receding on some of the points in difference and the | Senate on others Altogether. a very good spirit of co- operation was manifest,” Senator Bing- ham said The real battle. however. will come | over the amount of the Federal con- tribution. Senate conferees intend to insist on $8.550.000, and the House con- ferees have indicated they will hold out for $6,000.000 | CAREY W. MARTIN ' DROWNS IN RIVER Body of Former Member of Sena- ! tor Robinson's Staff Is | Identified. The body of a man found floating in the Arkansas River was identified at Little Rock today as that of Carey W. Martin. 38. former member of the secre- tarial stafl of Senator Joseph T. Rob- inson and a resident of Washington for about five years. According to an Associated Press di patch, Mr. Martin had been missing from his home in Little Rock since Sundayv. An autopsy disclosed no marks | of violence. Mr. Martin was employed as Senator Robinson's personal stenographer short- ly after his discharge from the Army | on returning from France at the close of the World War. He remained in that capacity for sev- eral years, and at one time served as temporary secretary to the Arkansas Senator. A bachelor, he lived in the 700 block of A street southeast while in Washington Mr, Martin left here about five years ago to take a position with Senator Robinson’s law firm in Little ‘Rock, Robinson. House & Moses. He left that position during the past vear to take a job with the Little Rock branch of the Retonstruction Finance Corporation. Freeze Filipino Fruit. MANILA (#)—A new process of freezing the mango.- which may better preserve this tropical “tree-mellon” for shipment to temperate gzones has been announced by the insular department of agriculture. Secretary Rafael Alunan says the system will preserve the taste and texture of the fruit that war debts must be collected to the extent of the foreign nations’ ability to pay. did impress both friend and foe. Garner’s supporters in the past have argued that he was exceedingly “avail- able”—the favorite political phrase to describe one against whom none had complaint to make. He had said noth- ing on prohibition, standing on his votes against adoption of the eighteenth amendment but for enforcement laws once the Constitution was changed. Also he had not drawn down the “pork barrel” accusation flung at him for the diffuse public works bill he eventually drafted and put through the House. With the exception of ultra-drys in his train, his supporters today beileved the bold stand against prohibition would be helpful. And even the drys (did not waver in their support. burned by s explosion this m blown out. Arrive for Reparations Conference SPOKESMEN FOR THREE POWERS AT IA“‘ANN!. GROUP of prominent delegates as they arrived at Lausanne, Switzerland, for the Reparations Conference. the center is Chancellor Von Papen of Germany and to his left can be seen Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain and Prime Minister Edouard Herriot of France. Hoover Text President Makes Five Pro. posals as Basis for Future World Peace. (Continuwed From First Page ) confidence throughout the world We can still remain practical in maintaining an adequate self-defense among a&ll nati we can add to the assurances of peace and yet save the people of the world from 10 to 15 billions of wasted dollars curing the next 10 years. Proposals Made. “I propose that the folloving prin- ciples shoukd be our guide “First. The Kellogg-Briand pact, to which we are all signatories, can only mean that the nations of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for defense “Second. This reduction should be carried out not only by broad general cuts in armaments. but by increasing the comparative power of defense through decreases in the power of attack. “Third. The armaments of the world have grown up in general mu- tual relation to each other. And, speaking generally, such relatis should be preserved in making re- ductions “Fourth. The reductfons must be real and positive. They must effect economic relief. “Fifth. There are three problems to deal with—land forces. air forces and naval forces. They are all in- terconnected. No part of the pro- posals which I maka can be disasso- ciated one from the other. One-third Reduction Asked. “Based on these principles, pro- pose that the arms of the world shouid be reduced by nearly one- taird “Land Forces—In order to reduce the offensive character of all land forces. as distinguished from their defensive character, 1 propose the adoption of the presentation already made at the Geneva Conference for the abolition of all tanks, all chem- ical werfare and all large mobile guns. This would not prevent the establishment or increase of fixed fortifications of any character for the defense of frontiers and sea- coasts. It would give an increased relative strength to such defenses as compared with the attack. “I propose, furthermore. that there should be a reduction of one-third in strength of all iand armies over and above the so-called police. com- ponent. Favors “Police Component.” “The land armaments of many nations are considered to have two functions. One is the maintenance of internal order in connection with the regular peace forces of the country. The strength required for this purpose has been calied the ‘police component.” The other func- tion is defense against foreign at- tack. ~The additional strength re- quired for this purpose has been called the ‘defense component.’ While it is not suggested that these different components should be separated. it is necessary to con- sider this cdntention as to functions in proposing a practical plan of re- duction in land forces. Under the treaty of Versailles and the other peace treaties, the armies of Ger- many, Austria, Hungary and Bul- garia were reduced to a size deemed appropriate for the maintenance of internal order, Germany being es- signed 100,000 troops for a populs tion of approximately 65,000,000 people. I propose that we should accept for all nations & basis police component of soldiers proportionate to the average which was thus al- lowed Germany and these other states. This formula, with neces- sary corrections for powers having colonial possessions, should be suf. ficient to provide for the mainte- nance of internal order by the na- tions of the world. Having analyzed these two components in this fash- ion, I propose, as stated above, that there should be a reduction of one- third in the strength of all land armies over and above the police component. Bans Bombing Planes. “Air forces—All bombing planes to be abolished. This will do away ‘with the military possessions of types of planes capable of attacks upon civil populations and should be coupled with the total prohibition of all bombardment from the air. “Naval forces—I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of bat- tleships shall be reduced by one- third; that the treaty tonnage of aircraft carriers, cruisers and de- stroyers shall be recuced by one- fourth: that the treaty tonnags> of submarines shall be reduced by one- ;hllxr‘d, lndbthat‘:o nation shall re- al a submarine tonn: i than has,om}. : L “The relative strength of naval arms in battleships and aircraft car- riers, as between the five leading naval powers, was fixe. by the treaty of Washington. The relative strength in cruisers, destroyers and submarines was fixed, as between the United States, Great Britain and Japan, by the treaty of London. For the purposes of this proposal, it is suggested that the French and Ital- fan strength in cruisers and destroy- ers be calculated as though they had Jjoined in the uulw n1( London on approximating the so- calied -ml\f of Marc~ 1, 1931. There are various technical consid- erations connected with these naval discussions which will be presented by the delegation. Deciared “Folly” to Go On. “‘General—The effect of this would be to effect an enormous zl‘-‘r: ing in cost of new construction and replacement of naval vessels. It | planes, gas, smoke, | to do is lop off personnel and substi | citize In —Wide World Photo. RECEIVERS NAMED FORFOX THEATERS Equity Ac(io'n in New York Court Requested by $410,190 Creditor. YORK. June 22 —William E president of Fox Theaters Corporation. and John F. Shsrmar were today appointad recelvers I equity for the corporatibn, under a loint bond of $100.00 The appointment. made in United Staves District Court. was consented to It wAs made upon application of Sulli- van & Cromwell. attorneys for the Chi- cago Title & Trust Co, & creditor to the extent of $410.190. The petition for an equity receiver- chip was based upon alleged lack of liquid assels and also upon the asser- tion that “an individual creditor as to whom default has been made’ may erter judgment within the next few days for $355.000. with interests. Consent to the receivership was made by counsel for the corporation, who acknowledged such action was neces- sary for the protection of the company and its creditors. Both plaintiff and defendant stated that the corporation’s asvets greatly exceed liabilities The petition scts forth that on March 4. 1927, Herbert Lubin of California sold certain stock to the defendant for the amount now demanded. with in- terest, upon the Fox Theaters Corpora- tion agreeing to pay in full on or before March 24, 1932 On June 20, 1927, Lubin transferred | part of his claim to Marie Lubin and the remainder to Arthur H. Sawyer, both of whom shorily thereafter trans- | ferred their claims to the Chicago Title| & Trust Co. The petition says the Fox Corporation is indebt=d to unsecured creditors to the extent of $1.619.688. of which $500.- 000 is now due. that it is indebted $1.160.946 to wholly-owned subsidiaries and $1.599.901 to affilisted companies which are partially secured Indebtedness of $546.647 is alleged to the Fox Film Corporation and $1.118.- 763 in ccnnection with purchases of securities and other properties. There is also said to be a contingent obliga- tion, net described in detail, of approxi- mately $6,000.000. Current assets are listed at $204.808 and investments in and advances to going subsidiaries at $24,800.000. In- vestments in subsidiary companies in receivership and in real estate as to which mortgage defaults have been made are listed at $21,360,000. CONGRESS LEADERS FAVOR ARMS PLAN OFFERED BY HOOVER (Continued From First Page.) will be able to bring about a world- wide reduction to minimize the dan- ger of war and save money." Chairman Collins of the House War Department Appropriation Subcommit- tee, safd: “I n't think Mr. Hoover | knows anything about modern warfare or he wouldn't want to reduce the only things that are any good—air- machine guns, tanks and the like. The only thing tute machines.” - Representative James of Mlchfinn. ranking Republican on the House Mili- tary Affairs Committee, said: “Didn’t Mr. Hoover in his message to | Congress on economy say that the-Army |and Navy strength should not be re- duced? And didn't the Republican plat- form adopted at Chicago just last week say the same thing? Since we have to maintain adequate police forces in Pan- | ama, Hawaii. the Philippines and Porto Rico—and that's all we have there now —1 don't see how the personnel strength of the Army could be reducted unless we took men away from the Army schools, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, the military training camps and the National Guard. And our Army Air Corps already is woefully short of the minimum and prescribed strength.” Chairman Byrns said: “I am heartily in favor of a reduction in military and naval armaments. But it seems to me the President’s appeal would have been more timely before both houses of Con- gress had passed huge appropriations {or next year's Army and Navy expend!. ures. “When Congress did try to cut we were fought every step of the way by administration officials. This was es- pecially true of my bill to consolidate the War and Navy Departments and save from $80,000,000 to $100,000,000 annually for the taxpayers. With a lit- e co-operation from the President we would have Jed the way toward the re. duction now urged on the world by Mr. Hoover.” would also save large amounts in the operating expense in all nations of land, sea and air forces. It would greatly reduce offensive strength compared to defensive strength in all e s are simple ‘These proposals are ple and direct. They call upon all nations to contribute something. The contri- bution here pmrm{ will be relative and mutual. I know of nothing that would give more hope for humanity today than the acceptance cf such & pre im with such miner changes s might be necessary. is folly for the world to go on breaking its back_over military expenditure, and the United States is wiling to take its shere of responsibiity by making definite that will relieve the world.” HOOVER PROPOSES DRASTIC ARMS CUT President Urges One-Thirdj Reduction Upon Geneva Delegates. (Continued From First Page) be most important et this time. ang could be taken to expedite economic re- covery. He added that the world must make headway against a mutual fear, and friction arising out of war arma- ment, which he said kill human confi- dence throughout the world. In his opinion. nations can still rem2in prac- tical in maintaining an adequate self | defense among all nations. Sees Hope for Humanity. i Mr. Hoover declated he considers his | propos:ls as simple and direct in trat | they call upon all nations to contribute comething. He said further he knows ! of nothing that wculd give more hope for humanity today than the acceptance { of such a program with such minor changes as might be necescary. He con- siderdd it folly for the world to go on breaking its back over military expendi- ture “The United States is wiiling to take its_share of responsibility by making | definite proposals that will relieve the | world,” Mr. Hoover said ! In reducing the air forces by one- | third, the President proposed the aboli- tion of &l bombing pianes. This, he said, would do away with the military possessions of types of planes capabie of attacks upon civil populations, and | should. in his opinion. be coupled with | the total prohibition of all bombardment | from the air. Would Bring Large Savings. In general. the President made it plain he is convinced the effect of his pian | will be to bring about an enormous saving in cost of new constructions and replacements of naval vessels, and also will save large amounts in the operat- | ing expense in all nations of Jand, sea ! and air forces, as well as greatly reduc- ing offensive strength. compared to de- fensive strength in all nations. The President’s announcement fol- lowed & eeries of conferences during the past several davs with Secretary Stim- son and other cabinet officers, as well as transatlantic telephone conversations with Ambassador Hugh Gibson, chair- man of the American delegation at Geneva, and other members of the | delegation. In diccussion of the proposal in ad- ministration quarters today, it was said | by the highest authorities that the pro- | posed naval reduction, as affecting this country. would not _interfere with! | present construction. The question of personnel and the subsequent unem- . ployment problem also would not be | affected, it was said. | | T. S. Cuts Already Made. | In regard to a one-third reduction | in strength of the land armies over the so-called police component. it was pointed out by officials today that the American Government has gone for- | ward in_this direction, the National | Guard Reserves and other military forces already being reduced below the ; so-called po'ice strength of the Euro- | pean countries. | It was the concensus in- administra- tion circles that for the program to be | successful the United States must have | the co-operation of all other of the greater powers. | Esceeds Nine-Point Plan. | President Hoover's suggestion today goes further than the original American nine-point_program submitted at Ge- neva, orn Februery 9, by Hugh S. Gib- son, acting head of the American dele- gation. The Hoover plan embraces additional cuts in naval armaments in the battle- ship and cruiser classesgand is a radi- cal mcdification of the® program sub- | mitted by Gibson. The latter advocated | the abolition of submarines. while the | doover proposal permits the retention of a tmall submarir.e tonnage, probably a concession to France. Gibson particularly stressed the neces- sity for the reduction of offensive nnm.( that is great mobile guns and tanks which are suitable for attack upon a | forelgn power rather than defense. This form of armament has been particular- ly discussed by the American dele- rta at Geneva as the cause of the ear of attack from outside which has prevented mxyfln nations from agree- ing to any reduction. Gibson and his associates have pro-l posed limitations in various oategories in a very general way. HILL BURSTS OPEN IN MEXICAN QUAKE leten;r Falls and Cyclone Sweeps Oazaca to Climax Series of Earth Shocks. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 22.—A dis- patch from Oaxaca today said earth shocks which began at 11 o'clock last night climaxed near mignight when a large hill known as “Guichilona,” notth of the city, suddenly burst open with 8| roar and a torrent of water flowed from the erevice. At the same time. the rej said, & light over meteor fell, easting a brigh the vicinity. 'rn“ s i followed by & , it said. eyclonie The people fled outdoors to sleep the rest of the night. 1 erans. VETERANS 0PPOSE All-or-None Attitude Greets Trammell Amendment to Relief Bill, Although Senator Trammell, Demo- ecrat, of Florida has offered an amend- ment to the Wagner unemployment re- ltef bill authorizis the yment of one-half of the 2.000.00";.{700 out- standing in adjusted service certificates, the Bonus Expeditionary Force served notice today it would accept no com- promise. “The whole bonus or nothing.” was the attitude expressed by the leaders of the bonus army, now in the midst of its fourth week of occupation here. The Trammell amendment, offered Iate vesterday. not only would pay one- haif of the remaining half of the bonus, less outstanding loans, but would cut in half the present interest rates on the loan. This latter provision would mean & reduction from 4 to 2 per cent, retro- active to the dates the loans were ob- tamed. For Consideration Today. The amendment was scheduled for consideration by the Senate today as it m-d debate on the Wagner bill ssed demonstration against t bill was planned by leaders of the bonus army. “Convention” to Be Held. With internal dissension threatening wide splits in the ranks, bonus army Jeaders last night decided to hold a three-day “convention” next week in an effort to keep the men in line and perfect a permanent organization of “rank and file” veterans interested in legislation affecting the ex-service man More than 500 delegates, represent- ing every unit and every State as- sembled in the Catital, will be sum- moned to the convention by the B. E. P. Legislative Committee to agrec on matters of policy. The question of sup- porting a _third-party movement event candidates of the two leading parties fail to come out for payment of adjusted service certificates. prob- ably will come up for dectsion, though leaders of the army are reticent on this subject. The third party question already has caused & split in the ranks, with the Legtsiative Committee in favor of such & movement and the Executive Com- mittee and Commander in Chief Waters oppased to it. These two ruling groups ere expected to be brought together on this and other controversial iscues at the three-day sessions. Where the meeting will be held and the exact dates await the formal enrollment of the veterans in the permanent B. E. F organization. beginning Thursday, when regular membcrship cards will be is- sued and the records of the veterans “double checked” to see that none but bona fide ex-service men are ad- mitted. Seeking Railroad Ald. While straggling groups of veterans continued to leave for home. Gen. Glassford late yesterday disclosed a plan he is working on to have the men transported home by the railroads. Be- lieving the thought of riding home “on the cushions” as regular passengers would entice more to leave than the present truckage onlv 50 miles out of the Capital. the police superintendent wrote the representatives of roads lead- ing out of Washington and requested them to confer over a special fare to be levied for this purpose. That a special minimum rate could be made effective was revealed to Glass- ford by Representative Baldridge of Nebracka, who advised that the Inter- | state Commerce act provides for the transnortation of large bodies of in- digent men at reduced fares. Glassford also disclosed that “several” members | of Congress have approached him about ng the veterans to get back to their homes. Hew the railways would be paid, should they undertake the task of evac- uating the veterans. has not vet been worked out by Glassford. However, he said he hopes to come to some agree- ment whereby each State would cone tiioute toward the return of its vete In this scheme he is believed t5 have the backing of certain members of Congress. FRANCE OPPOSES ARMS CUT PLAN: OTHERS APPROVE ___(Continued From First Page.) the world can be reduced in any way | which does not diminish the security of any country should be welcomed.” was & sharp difference in at- titude noticeable in the reception of the plan by members of the British delegation, speaking privately Prime Minister MacDonald spoke with restrained cordiality, but Sir John's comments were Irigidly polite rather than friendly. The difference merely emphasized a division of senti- ment on foreign policy which has exist- ed for some time in the British cabinet. The French antagonism was revealed even before Mr. Gibson presented the | President’s message. Reductions and abolitions p: by the President. they asserted. would merely increase the French insecurity. AS & matter of fact. they said, Germany would not be reduced cqually with France in fighting strength. for she does not many of the arms which would be ected. In addition to these objections, the Prench also professed to be offended at the manner in which the proposal was launched. They criticized it as smacking too much of the snirit «X ap ultimatum. The Germans hailed the Hgover suge gestions with enthusiasm. fnamg 1 them much for which thev have long contended. Thev did not consider that it fulfills all their desires. especially their demand for equality in the right to_arm. The Italmn delegates hearty approval of the plan. New French Plan. Meanwhile France presented a set of swee) proposals in regard to civil and military aviation, which included: (1) Prohibition of chemical, incen- &nry t:nfl bacteriological warfare from e air. (2) Prohibition of serial bombard- ment, ‘?’mpt over tdhe field of battle, over and over long-range artillery emplacements. . (3) Pixing of a maximum tonnage per unit for military airplanes. and fxing of & limit on the number of machines over the stipulated tonnage deamed essential for defensive pur- poses, machines in the latter classifi- cation to be lne%-t the disposal of Nations. the ations. (4) Continental nationalization of commercial and transport aviation. (8) Fixing of similar bases of maxi- mum tor unit fof non-inter- nationalized ing to the per civil airplanes, correspond- private manufacture of and trade in arms. expressed measures conhcerning the Regarded European Problem. At & meeting of the air commission this morning Allen W. Dulles, the American member, said that if Buro- peon governments decide to interna- tionalise commercial air forces the United States will “consider sympa- thetieally any method of national supervision of American civil aviation to prevent its becoming a military menace to other countries. America would do this, he said, in the interest of disarmament and world security. although the United States considers the plan to internationalize civil aircraft as primarily a concern,