Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1932, Page 3

TASTEINLEARNIG SEEN BY EDUCATOR Dr. Burruss Proposes Pay- ment Plan at Land Grant Colleges Session. Tt must be-admitted there is waste in the administration .of public. institutions | of higher learning, Dr. J. A. Bun’ufl,l president of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, declared this morning at the forty-sixth annual convention of the Assoclation of Land Grant Colleges and Universities. This waste arises, he declared, through unrestricted admission of stu- dents without regard to their qualifica- tions to absorb a college education, Dr. Burruss urged that scholastically poor students be weeded out from land {‘rlnnt colleges and universities, rather an the adoption of arbitrary entrance requirements. 2 “It seems advisablé,” he declared, “for students to tuition in inverse proportion to their accomplishments at college. first-year student should be admitted without tultion, and if his marks fall below a certain standard, he | should be summarily expelled. If his | marks are only fair, he should pay for the education being given him, while | the excellent student should pay no | tuition,” The Teport on the effect of the pres- ent economic situatidn on land grant institutions was presented by Dean O. Lutes of the University of Maine, in the absence of Dr. H. S. Boardman, president of the University of Maine and chairman of the committee. Other Addresses. ‘The 500 educators attending the ctn- | véntion also heard an address by Wil- m John Cooper, eommissioner of edu- €ation of the Department of the Inte- ylor. Dr. Cooper predicted that the #ime will come when it will be necessary to have soclal control of business. Chancellor E. A. Burnett of the Uni- versity of Nebraska also spoke. Regulation, both privately and pub- Hcly, of land utilization was urged by Dr. F. D. Farrell, president of the Kan- sas Agricultural College. The convention convened yesterday and will continue through OTTOW morning. Special sessions aré being held on resident teaching, emperimental station work, extension work, engineer- ing, home economics and agriculture. Tonight there will be a report on the sgricultural situation and Dr. F. B. ‘Bomberger, chief of the division of co- operative marketing, Federal Farm Board, will discuss the relation of the Farm Board to co-operative marketing. Upholds College Standards. Closing of colleges during the depres- sion years would be preferable to lower- ing of standards, Dr E. O. Holland, president of Washingtun State College and head of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, de- clared at the opening session of the convention yestercay afternoon. Dr. Holland suggested it would be less costly to abridge th> Nation's road building program for a year or two than l‘fi have the educational system criPplzd. e said the two great perils facing the American educational system are the organised group seeking a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of public education and the “few self-coristituted leaders who protest against the whole scheme of American public education.” Last night, Dr. A. R. Mann, provost of Cornell University, asserted the re- lief of existing farm problems calls for collective action, and m,md that “an impartial investigation of the effects of our tariff policies on our for mar- kets for &!:dum' would aid the colleges in ‘harging their educational functions. Co-operation between educational in- titutions and governmental agencies is needed to solve the socal problems of rural America; Dr. A. F. Woods, di- rector of scientific research, Depart- ment of Agriculture, told the delegates to_the convention. Edward O’'Neal, _president of the American - Farm Bureau , brought greetings to the association and said the State educational institutions are the bulwark of the Nation. Dr. E. G. Nourse, director of the In- stitute of Economics of the Brookings Institute, warned the college repre- sentatives against & reactionary attitude in_the social sciences. Dean J. H. Skinner of Indiana spoke on adjusting cofleges to diminished revenue. = Sl PINEY BRANCH CITIZENS RE-ELECT CAPT. SHOREY Again Heads Association—Talk Given in Community Chest Work. Capt. G. L. Shorey was re-elected president of the Piney Branch Citizens’ Association Jast night at a meeting in Hamline M. E. Church, 4501 ‘Sixteenth street. Other officers chosen for the coming year were Frank C. Merritt, vice presi- dent; W. E. Hoffheins, secretary, and J. A. Pellen, treasurer. Capt. Shorey and W. H. Belt were named delegates to the Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions and Dr. E. R. Rice and R. C. Mc- Lane were voted places on the Executive Cozmittee. An_ address explaining the efficient eperation and widespread activities of the :ommunity Chest was made by H. 8. Fitz. SPECIAL NOTICES. ‘WANTED-LOAD OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI- ture to Dover, N. J., Nov. 23 or 24—to Bos- ton, Nov. 25 or 26_—to New York, Nov. 20. SMITH'S TRANSFER & STORAGE CO., 1313 You st nw. AT NOT RESPONBIBLE FOR ANY DEBTS GON- tracted other than by myself. J. R. CRUIT, 7 st. n.e. rud PURNITURE, ETC.—TOMORROW'l Weschler's Auction. 915 E st. n.w. suites and desirable odd piece m in the home: new and use DIVIDEND OF ONE AND THREE- srths per cent (1%%) on the ‘common “ock_of the Washingion Raflway & Elec- iric Company has been declared payable De- cembere 1. 1932. to dolders of said com- mon stock of record at close of busi- ness on November 18. 1 books of the common stock w from the close of business on November 18, 1932 to the opening of business on No- vembe: 1937 n accordance ~ with action ~heretofore taken. the books for the transfer of the pre- ferred stock of the Washincton Railway & Electric Company will be clcsed from 'the close of business on November 18. 1932, the opening of business on Novembe 1932, for the payment on December 1, 1 of the balance ‘of the ffty-seventh semi- annual dividend H. M. KEYSER, Secretary DAILY TRIPG FULL AND PAR’ 3 Baltiore. Philadeisiia New: Sork. Bosion: Richmond_and a1l way points: T NRTIONAL TRLiVERY ASSOC 1317 New York Ave o unexcelled INC a5 o .____Local Moving Also. CHAII R _RENT. @i 3L} BRIDGE PARTIES bariaucts. weddines oy meetings. 10c LIH per day each: new chairs also invalld rolling chlerA for rent or sale | " Metropolitan «0' e 0 HONEY. pure strained Y. Ky clover: 5 1bs.. . delivered city Dist. 4671. 1213 N. Capitol. . 5-LB. CAN, PURE, 8¢ DELIVER- Ph or _Ohio proper. HONEY. for folks who can't eat sugar. NEY POT. West 0654, before PO A e er_of 4 2 pcomptroller of the Currencr. persons who ' “The Departmental *. ‘Washington. C.. that the same wrt be Frum W. B. Allman Re- ver. with the legal proof thereol. within {firee ‘months from this date or they may Be' disatiowed. | RD J. PLARR. 1 Hayes’ Home Cooked Foods —now located in New Center Market, cor., just at K st. Stand 607. NEED A ROOFER? is_ap " 933V St N.W. North $473 - { an hour before the next station, the ¢ but far-reaching 'A glance abead of thesirain, however, G STAR, WASHINGTON. Conduit Citizens Take Cup STAR TROPHY AWARDED from A. K. Shipe, general chairman of was made at the District FOR HALLOWEEN FLOAT. Lucian Jordan, president of the Conduit Citizens’ Association, is receiving the Halloween Committee, The Evening Star Cup, first prize for the best civic float in the Halloween parade. The award Building. —Star Staff. Photo. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Spec:-1 Dispatch to The Star. ABOARD PRESIDENT HOOVER'S SPECIAL TRAIN, en route to Washing- ton, November - 15. — As President Hoover's train is winding its way back he has sufficient leisure to study the station crowds and to come to the con- clusion that it is unwise for a Presi- dent, traveling about the country seek~ ing re-election, to include these huge, cheering, waving throngs in his calcu- lations on the outcome of the election. Mr. Hoover drew tremendous crowds everywhere his train stopped and at the places where he spoke throughout the more than five weeks of intensive electioneering. Some of the crowds were unprecedented in the matter of size and have been heartening to the President and his party. Of course, lfi:n:iooverlyr?fllmd t‘}-ahe:t many were on merel pay their to the Presicent of the United States, regardless of their political con- nections or intentions, and many came just out of curiosity. But, just the same, the turnouts were so large and the cheering go genuine that he nat- urally was deceived to some extent. Remarks on Crowds. This is not a supposition. . The Presi- dent virtually has admitted it. He men- tioned the size and enthusiasm of his crowds while speculating upon his cam- paign as he sat talking with a group in his private car before election day. In his calculations Mr. Hoover laid some little emphasis upon the size of his crowds. He mentioned that he even was drawing bigger crowds than greeted him durh:g his campaign four years ago. At the same time, he wanted it understood that he was mindful of the fact that his being the President must be taken into consideraticn in the fig- uring of ble election results. With journey back, however, has come a very happy revelation. Hig greetings along the way are sufficiently large and enthusiastic to hearten him in facing his task of the next four months. Moreover, the manner in which he is being acclaimed now cannot help but always be a pleasant and gratifying memory. ‘The station crowds have been keenly watched by the members of the Presi- dent’s party. Before the homeward trip was started, there was considerable speculation on the possible reaction of the public to the result of the election and as to Mr. Hoover's own n to the public. From the very start of the journey, when more than a tiousand people were on hand to wave an affec- tionate farewell as the train pulled out of Palo Alto, to the present, when nearly half of the distance East has been cov- ered, the crowds have reacted wender- fully. Then, too, the President has re- acted to it all in such a fashion as to reveal himself virtually in a new light. Shows More Warmth. In responding to thesé crowds, the President has shown more ease and confidence in himself. Some who have | been watching him say he's showing more real warmth. At any rate he is entering into all of it with a freer and friendlier spirit. He appears more ready |to engage in conversation with those | closest to the rear platform rail at the end of his train. Much of his self- consciousness and shyness seems to have ed. | disappeared. There have been some interesting if not actually touching incidents during these station meetings on this return trip. At one of the recent sutlnnl crowds an elderly woman, plainly dressed and hatless, managed to edge her way through the mass about the | rear of the train, sufficiently close to call up to the President who was leaning | over the rail, bowing and smiling, “Oh, you dear man. What have they done 1o you?” Mr. Hoover’s kindly smile of apprecia- tion at this touching greeting changed quickly when he saw that tears were coursing dcwn the old woman’s cheeks as she finished her little speech. Mr Hoover appeared greatly amused |at a tall, raw-boned woman whose | weatherbeaten face told a story of many | years close to the dry, hard soil of northern New Mexico, who stood near | the front of the station crowd at Tu- cumcarl. This woman waved and clap- ped in & most enthusiastic menner and when the applause died down, she called | up to the President, “Mr. Hoover, please look about you at this sorry land. Please get us a dam. All's we need in this| God's country is water. Please do that for us!” Mr. Hoover's reply was not audible, | but the eloguent advocator for a dam | seemed pleased. She was smiling and waving as the train started on its way. At many of the stations on this return trip there have been bands to serenade | the President. At all of the stops, ex- cept st night, there have been many school chil in the crowds. In Ari- and New Mexico stations the dark | counted in large numbers. the ! halt at Yuma, Ariz, most of the presi- dential party left the train to make purchases from the ‘women squatted along the station platform. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, with Secretary of | Interior Wilbur and Mrs. Wilbur, looked on at this familiar sight from their ob- servation platform. Train Stops for Cattle. Later, as the special train was speed- ing with a stretch ahead of more th:‘n ir brakes were applied so nly that there was considerable coneern lma% board. The train came to & fi either side 201 skins of Indians and Mexicans could be | 'HOOVER HEARTENED BY CHEERS OF CROWDS ON" JOURNEY HERE President Reveals Self in New Light in Meeting Public After Defeat—Greater Warmth and Freer Spirit Are Revealed. told the story of this sudden and un- scheduled stop. Trooping slowly across the tracks, about 200 feet ahead of the engine, was a herd of cattle, probably 100 in number. The noise of the ap- proaching train with its shrieking whistle failed to hurry them. Finally the last of the herd had crossed and the train resumed its journey. Mr. Hoover has been enjoying a real rest. He has not been rising as early as is his custom in Washington, and almost every afternoon he has enjoyed a long nap. He has been about 10:30 or 11 o'clock. As he nears the end of his trip he divides his. time between work iné¢idental to the debt problem and the budget preparation and to just sitting in front of his car window look- ing off at the prairie scenery while he chats with members of his party. Frank M. Hitchcock, former Post- master General under President Taft and at one time chairman of the Re- publican National Committce, now a newspaper publisher in Tucson, Ariz., boarded the President’s train when it reached the bustling prairie town and rode with the President for two hours until the next station was reached. (Copyright, 1932, by North American News- WTH ARNS PLAN Reich Press Declares Many Points in Proposal Need Elucidation. By the Associated Press, BERLIN, November 15.—Editerial comment in Berlin morning papers to- day approached the French disarma- ment plan with extreme caution and, it one case, even expressed distrust of possible pitfalls hidden in the French reasoning. The view was mairtained that the plan needed elucidation many points. ‘The industrialist Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung said Germany's equality de- mands must under no circumstances be allowed to be undermined by spec- ious argument. Admitting the plan af- fords a basis for negotiations this journal said the concession of equality must come first and foremost and that no “empiric settlement” will be con- sidered. ‘The Catholic newspaper Germania said “Germany will not be the only country to say this French plan is un- workable. Germany's standpoint 1s that Europe must first be reformed, root and branch, before the status quo of the continent can be laid down in such a schematic, apodictic manner for an indefinite time to come * * * we are unable to see where genuine dis- armament comes in." The Democratic Vossische Zeitung's military contributor expressed the opin- jon that the plan “bristles with con- trovertible points” and is likely to be declined by the German people. “We should like to applaud its positive fea- ture, but we do not want to feel we are walking into a trap.” the de- clared. He concluded the French plan was designed to prolong the present unequal status indefinitely and “is too inyolved to bring comfort to a sorely disillusioned nation and too impracticable, militarily speaking, to be an attractive proposi- tion.” District’s Heroes in the World War Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel. 8 recorded in the official citation, Philip B. Peyton, colonel, 61st Infantry, 5th Division, Ameri: can Expeditionary Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Serv- ice Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services in a position of great responsi bility. He took command of & regiment which had undergone six days of intense mont, Doulcon, and, after crossing the Meuse River, to capture Hill 292, Duyn - sur - Meuse, Cote St. Germaine, Chateau Charmois and Mouzay, thereby displaying the highest order of lwdmm“‘g‘ and ex- hibiting the masterful qualities of a commander. ~Residence &t appoint- ment, Washington, D. C. With the Tank of csptain, he is Te- tired and resides at the y and Navv Club, Seventeenth and I streets rorthwests: ‘| that ‘while many -of the in | this AMERICA T0 INSIST ON DEBT PAYMENTS U. S. Dectared Willing to Dis- cuss Problem After Decem- ber Obligations Are Met. (Comtinued ‘From Pirst Page.) Republican leaders are inclined to be more lenient toward the foreign nations if the Dis- armament Conference is successful, the Democrats, while intensely interested in this question, do not believe that the icon people should pay for the disarmament of other nations. The whole matter of reduction or cancellation of debts hinges entirely on what adequate compensations the Euro- pean nations can offer to American raw or manufactured products, if the Amer- le agreed either to cut sub- ly the debts or even cancel ‘The. principal reason on which the debtor nations base their request for & drastic cut of the debts is that the transfer of large quantities.of gold from one group of nations to the United States has caused a serlous disturbance in the economics of the world and has proved conclusively that those trans- armful to the creditor them. argument. But as America, must be compensated for the loss sustained b: an eventual reduction of debts, it be_necessary for. the debtor nations to open the gates which have been shut in recent years to most of America’s trade and facilitate a freer economic intercourse. To Keep Open Mind. The Democratic leaders, who agree that there must be a quid pro quo in | such an operation, are willing to discuss | s e e e eaa at the coming international economic and monetary conference an eventual reduction of American tariffs in favor of certain European products. The conversations regarding these questions are likely to be d)mtncud. but America is willing to indicate that it will attend the eco- nomic conference with an open mind. This is the maximum concession, it is sald in well informed quarters, that this country can make to the European na- tions in answer to their requests as ex- pressed in the British and the French notes of last week. But pending a final agreement based on concessions on both sides—financial as far as America is concerned, and economic as far as Eu- rope is concerned—the installments due on December 15 must be paid. May Prefer Default. Closeiy watching developments, legis- lators alr were voicing differing views. But from them protruded the possibility that Congress may prefer a default of any or all of the $123,000,000 due from European nations December 15, to a further moratorium pending & debt conference. This would leave the obligations on the books at their present figures, as| was the apparent intention of Congress when, in approving the one-year mora- torfum, it voted overwhelmingly against further reduction or cancellation. Nor have possibilities of a default been lost sight of by the administra- tion, whose leaders felt such an occur- rence would affect world economic eon- ditions adversely. . But they came to believe also that further afd for our European debtors depended primarily on a self-help program for settling cur- rency, armament, tariff and other con- troversies in a fashion so militant as to impress American public thought. McAdoo Wants Rejection. It was one of the Democratic legis- lators—Chairman Collier of the House ‘Ways and Means Committee—who yes- terday said bluntly: ; “If the debtor nations can't pay, let | them owe us.” Some others of his party were in spparent accord with the Mississippian, who last year led the fight for the moratorium. Senator-elect William Gibbs McAdoo, who handled most of the loans as Secretary of the Treasury administration, the British and PFrench proposals be rejected promptly.” Chairman Byrns of the House Appropriations Commit- tee omeed extending the moratorium. Joining in this view was Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, while Sen- ator Bratton, Democrat, New Mexico, was quoted as favoring Jetting the debts default if payment cannot be made at time. Two other attitudes also found ex- pression at the Capitol. One, that debt concessions must be accompanied by European concessions in other matters, was adhered to by Senator Borah, Re- publican, Idaho, who linked debts and armament expenditures. The second is that the United States should re-examine the debt situation. Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio, took this view, favoring an international conference looking toward ‘“readjust- ments,” but not toward cancellation. Secretary Mills said America’s everl- tual action rests chieby with the Demo- cratic House of Representatives, and noted that neither the British nor French note suggested December. in- stallments would not be paid. PARLEY EXPECTED NEXT WEEK. Roosevelt Probal Will Come Here Monday or Tuesday. ALBANY, N. Y., November 15 (#).— President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, who last night accepted the invitation of President Hoover to a conference on governmental matters, is waiting to complete plans for his Southern trip before setting a date for the meeting. Tentative arrangements for his trip to Warm Springs call for Mr. Roose- velt’s departure November 20 or 21, which might put him in Washington Monday or Tuesday next week. Most of this week, Mr. Roosevelt is expected to devote to the State budget, on which he resumed work today. This he will turn over to Herbert H. Lehman, the Governor-elect, who will succeed Mr. Roosevelt in the governorship Jan- uary 1, about three weeks after he re- turns from Warm Springs. The cold which confined the Presi- dent-elect to his bed over the week end has nearly disappeared, and he came downstairs to his study for tele- phone conferences with his advisers. Commenting on en invitation which was sent to Mr. Roosevelt yesterday to visit San Antonio, Tex., for a suggested good-will conference with President Abelardo Rodriguez of Mexico, members of his staff said the President-elect is considering no invitations for at least the next four weeks. The suggestion was made by Herman H. Ochs, presi- dent. of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and Presciliano Elizando, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Monterey, Mexico. POLAND AWAITS ACTION. ‘Warsaw Will Ask New Deal if Other Debtors Get Better Terms. WARSAW, Poland, November 15 (#). —Poland’s position on the war debt question was summed up for the Asso- clated Press by an official spokesman today as follows: Poland under the terms of the 1924 debt agreement asked in September for postponement of the 39,500,000 loty (currently about $4,350,000) installment due December 15 in accordance with the three-month notice clause. Nothing was said about the future and no steps were taken for obtaining ® new deal. Should France and England, however, succeed in making & new a * then Poland will also request revision on the that, the oud{\hm was under which the 1924 made has changed racScally since D6y TUESDAY, SUPERVISION OF ALL CARRIERS URGED Porter Favors Creation of| Supertransportation Reg- ‘ ulatory Set-up. Special Dispatch to The St HOT SPRINGS, Ark., November 15.— Creation of a supertransportation regu- latory body that would have supervision | over land, water and air carriers, such | as now 1s ‘exercised over raflroads, was | | urged today by Claude R. Porter, chdl'»; man of the Interstate Commerce Com- | mission, in a ch before the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners. | Under the proposed set-up, bus and truck regulation would be added to the jurisdiction exercised over railroads by the which would be the land transportation division of the agency which Porter proposes to desig- nate as the “Bureau of Transportation.” The Shipping Board would constitute another division for water carriers and the aeronautics branch of the Depart- ment of Commerce would be the third division, for air commerce. At the head would be a director appointed by the President for 10 years, subject to con: firmation by the Senate. 5 Uniform Regulations Sought. In outlining his plan, Chairman Porter said with regard to land carriers that busses and trucks in interstate commerce “should be placed so far as practicable under substantially the same regulation as now pertains to the rail- roads.” ‘The Shipping Board, he said, should have its jurisdiction “extended to cover fully and completely all our coastal | water carriers and those operating on the inland waterways of the country. They should have in the main as to power and authority over rates, equality of treatment of shippers, and estab- lishment and abandonment of new lines that the Interstate Commerce Com- mission now has over railroads.” In transferring the position of Assist- ant Secretary of Commerce for Aero- nautics and the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce to the new agency, they would retain all powers now possesed, he explained, and in addition chould have authority to insure reasonable rates in carrying pas- sengers and property and make certain equality of treatment for patrcns. Stabilized Rates Declared Need. In thus co-ordinating all kinds of transportation, inciuding pipe iines whoe rates are now subject to the commission, Chairman Porter taid that a unification would be brought about not otherwise possible. Porter declared that stabilization of rates for all carriers is greatly needed. He also criticized those who argue for less regulation for railroads, de- claring that they are too prone to generalize. While railroads are suffering now because of general business conditions the Interstate Commerce CommisSion head said that when conditions im- | prove the railroads will “no doubt en- Joy a fair share of prosperity.” MRS. RUSSELL MAGNA HONORED BY FRENCH President General of D. A. R. Is Made Chevalier of Legion of Honor. Mrs. Russell | ‘William Magna of Holyoke, Mass., president general of the Daughters of the American Revolu- | tion, has been made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, it was an- nounced here today. Formal presentation of the cross will be made in the near future by a repre- sentative of the French government. The award was made in recognition of the recent Rflmnuge to Paris in- augurated by the society to dedicate a reproduction of the tablet at York- town, Va., bearing the names of 133 French soldiers who gave their lives for the United States in that cam- paign. Several members of the party which made the pilgrim: to Paris already have been honored. Mrs. James T. Morris of Minneapolis-and Washington, who was responsible in large part for preservation of the Yorktown shrine and who assembled the names of the French dead of the campaign after long and painstaking research, was invested with the Cross of the Legion of Honor by Gen. Duball, grand chancellor of the order. Mrs. David D. Caldwell, vice presi- dent general for the District of Colum- bia, was invested with the Cross of the Legion of Honor by Gen. Gouraud, mili- tary governor of Paris. Appointments as officers of the academy were awarded to Mrs. John M. Beavers, Washington; Mrs. Stanley Forman Reed, Washington and Kentucky; Mrs. William Louis Dunne, Washington and San Antonio; Miss Ada H. Johnson, vice regent of France, now in Washington, and Mrs. Randolph D. Hopkins of Washington. BAPTIST ASSOCIATION TO CONVENE TONIGHT Columbia Group of Churches Will Hold Its Annual Mid- Year Meeting. The midyear meeting of the Co- lumbia Association of Baptist Churches will get under way tonight at the Calvary Baptist Church and continue through tomorrow. The program tonight is to be de- voted to young people’s work and dele- gations from all Young People’s Unions in the District are expected to attend. ‘Twenty-seven churches are represented in the association. The principal address at the opening M. Cranfield of the Logan Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa. There will be & report of the Committee on Young People’s Work by Z. C. Hodges, jr., and a supplementary report by Frank H. Spencer, president of the Columbia Federation of the Baptist Young Peo- ple's Union. A prayer will be sald by Rev. P. G. Murray and the benediction by Rev. W. D. Moore. Sessions will continue tomorrow morning and throughout the after- noon and evening. RODRIGUEZ-R.a)SEVELT CONFERENCE PROPOSED San Antonio C. of C. Head Urges| Good Will Parley in Wire to President-elect. By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., November 15.— A good-will conference between Pr:dm; man H. Ochs, president of the San An- tonio Chamber of Commerce, and Pres- | ciliano Elizando, president of the Cham- ber_of Commerce of Monterey, Mexico. The telegram urged Gov. Roosevelt to visit San Antonio and declared ‘; session will be made by Rev. Clarence (OB NOVEMBER 15, 1932. Roosevelt’s Telegram President-Elect Asks That on'War Debts Be “'W holly Informal and Personal”—Sets No Date. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, November 15.—Franklin D. Roosevelt last night .agreed to visit President Hoover at the White House for “g. wholly informal and personal” meeting. at which the twb could go over :!!:eu entire situation” regarding war “The text of the teléegram follows: “The President, “Pratt, Kans, ; “I appreciate {gur cordial telegram. On the subjects to which you refer, as in all matters relating to the welfare of the country, I am glad to co-operate in every :ggropfllte way, subject, of course, to req nts of my pres- ent duties as Governor of this State. “T shall be delighted to confer with you in Washington, but I have been confined to the house with a slight cold, and I am therefore 1ot able to suggest Conference With Hoover a definite date. T shall call you on the telephone as soon as the time of my de- | parture for the South has been de- | rmined. ; “May I take the liberty of st that we make this m lly ‘ormal and persohal? You and I can go_over the entire situation. “I had already arranged to meet a | number of the De; leaders of | the present Congress late this month at Warm Springs.. It will be helpful for me to have your views and all pertinent information when I meet with them. hope that you also will see them at the | eayliest optmmmlzy, because, in the last | immediate question raised by the British, French and other notes | creates & responsibility which rests upon | those now vested with executive and legislative authority. “My kindest regards. “FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.” KANSAS, FLORIDA, TEXAS GET LOANS R. F. C. Authorizes $1,652,-| 947 for Relief in Various Communities. By the Assoclated Press. The Reconstruction Corporation to- day authorized relief loans to.Kansas, | Texas and Florida totaling $1,652,947. The Kansas loan for $686,206, is for use | in 99 counties. The Florida one of $729,734 is for 59 counties. Texas gets $237,097. ‘The Lone Star State advance specifi- cally is for relief in the following cities and countles: Harrls County and Houston, Tarrant County and Fort Worth, Jefferson County and Beaumont, Neuces and Port Arthur, Travis and Austin, McLennan County and Waco, Anderson County | and Palestine, Robertson County and | Heurne, Bexar County- and - San An-[’ tonlo, and Potter County and Amarillo. Drought Brings Destitution. Drought in the western of Kan- | sas was nromd by the Governor to | have made it impossible to produce suf- ficient food for farm families. The relief problem in industrial cen- ters has become such that it wes said to be impossible to raise enough funds by private contributions to meet the increased need during the Winter, The funds made available today are | to be used from November 16 to De- | cember -31. Kansas previously had re- cefved $463,634 for use in 94 counties. ‘Texas has received $1,161,966 for emergency relief, the subdivisions pro- vided for todny having received $237.- | 097 for use from October 1 to Novem- ber 15. The sum just made available is el:’mdfll with that previously al- it lotted. Florida already had received $835,715 for relief. The present fund is to be used there from tomorrow to Decem- ber 31. Applieations Withdrawn, ‘The Kentucky & Indiana Terminal | Railroed Co., recently was author- ized by the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to borrow $800,000 from the Reconstru drew its application. The reascn for the withdrawal was not made public. The road operates be- tween ville and New Albany, Ind-, SALES AND BEER TAX FAVORED BY BRITTEN Two Levies Advanced as Quick Solution of Government’s Financial Problems. By the Assoclated Press. Representative ‘Britten, Republican, of Illinols, today in a formal statement urged passage of a manufacturers’ sales tax and the levytnf of a beer tax at the coming session of Congress. “The most important legislation con- fronting the coming session of Con- gress,” Britten said, “will be steps ward the relief of the taxpayer him- self and this can most quickly be done by the immediate passage of a manu- facturers’ sale tax which would bring not less than $400,000,000 into the Fed- eral Treasury through a uniform, but modest levy on everything but food- stuffs and the cheapest kind of wearing apparel. “The tremendous wet vote through- out the country would justify the modi- fication of the Volstead law and a revenue tax on beer before Christmas, which would immediately place in cir- culation $200,000,000 for the rehabilita- tion of the brewerles of the country, ulate employment generally doubtedly promote one of the happlest holiday seasons in the his- tory of the country, including revenue for the Federal Treasury of approxi- mately $50,000,000 a month from the very outset.” Britten, has been an advocate of beer consistently and is a militant leader in the House wet bloc. 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The President has expressed himself as opposed to cancellation in any form, but has held that the United States shonld be receptive to proposals from debtors unable to pay that would en- large American markets abroad. , Works on Problem. In his telegram to Roosevelt, seeking a conference, he said that if the requested negotiations are undertaken they can- not be completed during the present ad- ministration, and pointed out that any action taken must be limited by the resolution of Congress. | He told the New York Governor also | that if there is to be any change in the | attitude of Congress “it will be greatly affected by the views of those members who recognize you as their leader and who wil: probably desire your counsel and advice.” | in preparation for the parley, the Chief Executive spent almost his entire day yesterday at an improvised desk in the private car of his train as it rolled | across New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. 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