Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain this afternoon; fair, with a cold wave and Jowest tempefltufi degrees tonight; tomorrow, f: 'rmfi-mm——mut..u. at 4 pm. yesterday; lowest, 46, Full report on Page 14. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 about 26 , and cold. at noon today. | e o Entered as seco! post. office. Was No. 32,351 nd class matter shington, D. C. The WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1932—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. BRITAIN DRAFTS NEW BID FOR DEBT EXTENSION AS FRANCE STUDIES U. S. NOTE Poland Denied Further Time to Pay. Sterling’s Loss Is Cited by London. PARIS MAY ALSO RENEW ITS PLEA 2 Nations Will Not Act Together in Sending Notes. the Associated Press. .’LONDON, November 26.—The Pritish government proceeded to- day in the belief that arrange- ments could yet be made to pass $he December war debt payment %o the United States, despite ad- vice from Washington to the con- trary. To that end a mew note to Washington was in the making. It will follow up a note sent earlier in the month requesting suspen- sion of the $95,550,000 installment —a note to which Secretary of Staie Henry L. Stimson replied | yesterday. What the new note may con- tain was a matter of conjecture, but before its framers was an ex- pression of good will by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. “wIhe discussions with the United States are arousing no bad feel- ing between us,” was the Prime Minister’s statement. British Viewpoint. As summed up for the British tax- payer, the British viewpeint was ex- pressed thus by Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer: : 2 te of il ELST,S 8 make payments equivalent to another on the pound on our income nx.whlhatt.hsnmuma'erocdnd pothing from our debtors. “That would be a position which alike from the point of view of justice and mnm:rl:pomzo:mwo(nnpoummty of amounts to up it would the e tax it went prime minister’s statement came “:..m in a speech at Retford, the of the House of Commons con- cy of his 9 s. believe for a moment that, a real effort made together, can put themselves in the shoes, that no solution can be enable December 15 to be and the Mmfi to be emamlmclLs dered over and new agreemen! p?etweeu wmen of good will who rstand what the present unfortu- financial situation means to the world and the human beings who live t. h"’l‘he discussions with the United | tes are arousing no bad feelings us. (Here there was long and heering.) worl b““‘w: hmwg(.he position of the United | States, we know its political position. | They are just like ourselves. " “e have asked no canceliation, we have asked no reduction, we have asked nothing but that the legal date of pay- ment might be postponed while we bad an oppertunity of exchanging | views on the general situation.” Some Commendation. As for the American viewpoint, Chan- | ecellor Chamberlain hed this to say: | “T am very glad to see that Presi-| dent Hoover recognizes that our uest for a fresh discussion of the dif- $e0lt debt subject is a reasonable one, | and that he is apparently not averse to some means whereby it may once | more be the subject of conversations. ink we should do well for the (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) | DRY FIELD IS LIKELY | FOR ARMY-IRISH GAME Rain Stops Shortly After 7 AM. Grounds Covered by Tarpaulin Since Thursday. By the Associated Press. i NEW YORK, November 26.—Rain, | falling intermittently all night, ceased am. today, to be suc-| shortly after 7 ceeded by a cold wind from the north, | with prospects that the Army-Notre | Dame game wopld be played without | further precipitation. | The tempgrature was 45 2t 9 am., | with the probability that it would g0 | slightly above that figure by game time, 1:45 p.m. (Eastern standard tume). The playing field at Yankee Stadium has been covered with a trapaulin since the N. Y. U.-Carnegie Tech game Thursday, and even if there should be more rain beforc the game, the two feams will start at least on a dry field. - DAVIS VISITS HERRIOT Arrives in Paris for Conference With Premier. PARIS, November 26 (#)—Norman nvu. the American representative l'.g Disarmament Conference at Gen- eva, arrived today with a juridical ad- visor for a conference with Premier U. S. Debt Notes Allies Advised to Pay Now and Seek Terms Later. HE texts of the war debts notes handed to the British and French Ambassadors on Novem- ber 23 by Secretary of State Stimson follow: To Sir Ronald Lindsay of Great Britain: “Excellency: T fully appreciate the importance of the proposal contained in your note of November 10 and the seriousness of the situation upon which it is predicated. The mere fact that your government suggests the necessity of a review of the intergovernmental financial obligations now existing between our two nations presents a circumstance which must be given most' serious consideration. In a matter of such importance there must be allowed no opportunity for misun- derstanding or failure to reach conclu- sions satisfactory to both governments and peoples. “With this end in view, you will per- mit me to recall very briefly some of the essential conditions and limitations which would control on the part of this Government such a review and might (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) .S, DEBTS REPLIES SHOW DIFFERENCES Trade Payments Suggested to France, but Not to Great Britain. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. TImportant differences in the text of the notes sent by Secretary Stimson to the British and French governments in reply to their request for a post- ponement of the installments due on December 15, and for a thorough re- vision of the entire war debts question has aroused considerable comment in Washington political and diplomatic circles. The riote sent to Great Britain con- | the tains a paragraph which reads as fol- lows: “* * * In the light of the his- foric position of the United States that reparations are solely an European question in which the United States are not involved, I am sure that no inference can be intended that the set- tlement of German reparations at Lau- sanne was made in reliance upon any commitments given by this Govern- ment.” This paragraph disposing of ' the rumors circulated here and abroad that the United States had, directly or in- directly, eneouraged the allied powers to reduce substantially the German reparations holding forth some kind of hope that the United States Govern- ment would in turn “do something™ for the allies is entirely omitted in the note sent to the French government. Suggests Other Payments. On the other hand, the Secretary of State mentions for the first time offi- cially, that the United States Govern- ment might consider in the study of an | (Coptinued on Page 3, Column 4. ' CLEVELAND POLICE DISCOUNT DRY LAW Department Cannot Be ‘“Greatly Concerned” With Enforcement, Says Safety Director. By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, November 26.—A broad intimation that the Cleveland Police Department cannot be “greatly con- cerned” with enforcement of liquor laws was given in an address last night by Safety Director Frank J. Merrick. The safety director said a war of un- precedented intensity was being waged continually against racketeering, vice and many scrious crimes, but that he would not ask the people of Cleveland to be “so gulllible” as to believe that the police force in its present numbers “czn do anything more than scratch the surface in the enforcement of the liquor laws.” ; Continuing, Mertick said, “The great- est minds in the country have agreed that it is impossible to enforce the pres- ent prohibition law to any degree which might resvlt in the extermination of the liquor traffic. The two major polit- ical parties have gone on record col curring in this belief and President- elect Roosevelt also has agreed with this statement.” SIMILAR REPLY SENT TO PRAGUE |Congress to Oppose Hoover Proposal for Review Body. By the Assoclated Press. Acting Secretary of State Castle delivered the reply to the Polish request for a moratorium today to the chancellor of the Polish embassy, Wladyslaw Sokolowski. The reply to the Czechoslovakian note on debts was delivered a short time afterward. State Department officials said the contents of the communica- tions were similar to those deliv- ered to France, Great Britain and Belgium. In these, President Hoo- ver denied the request for a sus- pension of debt payments due December 15. Speculate on Payments. ‘The delivery of the notes put the next move up to the European coun- tries and interest in their attitude was mingled with that to the reaction of Congress, among latest developments being the opposition of Chairman Borah of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee to Mr. Hoover's suggestions that some of the debts might be pald in foreign currencies. In the event the President’s sugges- tion is approved, there was speculation as to how it would operate. It is not known whether the payments would be deposited in the banks of debtor, countries and earmarked for the United States, or transferred to the Bank of -International Settlements at Basel, Switzerland. Treasury experts had not worked out detalls. Money Due December 15. At the State Deartment there were also differences of opinion on whether concession would be extended to all debtors or only to those off the gold standard. ‘Ozechoslovakia is due to pay $1,500,- 000 on December 15. Thisis all principsl and is postponable upon a request to the Deartment. The total owed by Czechoslovakia was $167,071,- 02(:‘,1 and $18,304,178 of this has been peid. cember 15. With the exception of (Continued on Page 3, Columm 5.) . PRESS DISPATCHES CENSORED BY CHINA Foreign and Vernacular Corre- spondents Under Ban Applied Without Notice. By the Assoclated Press. NANKING, China, November 26— ‘The Nationalist government of China today clamped on a censorship against outgoing press dispatches sent by both the vernacular and foreign corre- spondents. The action began without announce- ment, and was taken to indicate the government's desire to avold mention of censorship, which appeared to be in effect on telegraphs, wireless, mails and telephones. The censors seemed to be working in secret, since rejected matter was not returned to senders or the latter noti- fied their dispatches had been held up. The foreign correspondents, especially the Russians and Japanese, were re- ported to be recelving close attention from military detectives. The Kuomintang, the Nationalist party organization; the foreign office and other governmental departments denied knowledge of censorship. Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, the military leader of the government, was believed in Chinese circles to have ordered mil- itary subordinates to set up censorship without reference to regular govern- ment channels. FOOT BALL PLAY FATAL | Student Dies of Neck Fracture Sus- tained November 4. WATERTOWN, N. Y., November 26 (#)—Donald Brown, 21, of Antwerp, died today of injuries received when he attempted to tackle a ball carrier of Canton High School in the annual foot ball contest with Antwerp High School on November 4. His neck was | broken. | | or Conque By the Assaclated Press. \ AURORA, Mo., November 26.—Resi- dents of this Ozarks area are not referring to wagt and hardship when they speak of the “wolf at the door.” Old Charlie, a fighting gray wolf, is appearing again at the outskirts of vil- | 1ages in search of food. Indian Jim, who has tried for three Bt o whose ve taken, will tell you the reider is re than 3 feet in height and weighs pounds. about 100 , perhaps, describe him even more fearsomely as they use him in lieu of a “ g b g ., ”Mn:nmn or witeh' 'HUNTERS BAND TO TRACK DOWN GIANT WOLF RAIDER OF OZARKS Lone Beast Levies Toll on Pigs and Poultry and Eludes rs Hounds. The wolf had & close call a week ago. A farmer saw him and called Indian Jim. Jim's hounds picked up the trail, Poland is to pay $3,302980 on De- | inf | booth has been set up for Secret Service Associated service. ¥R () Means Associated Press. The only evening paper in Washington with Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 117,630 TWO CENTS. HIGH HATTIN'. ROOSEVELT PLANS FARM CONFERENCES Congressional and Grange Leaders Will Confer With President-elect Today. By ths Associated Press. WARM SPRINGS, Ga., November 26.—President-elect Franklin D. Roose- velt turned his attention today to prob- lems that ha%e beset the farmer more than a century and arranged to inter- rupt his vacation for conferences with a committee from the National Grange and a group of members of the House Agriculture Committee. At the head of’ the group of farm leaders, comprising the Executive Com- mittee of the National Grange, who arranged to come to see the President- elect, was Fred J. Freestone, master of the New York State National Grange and an old acquaintance of Mr. Roose- velt's. The Grangers carried the plan of the for the rehabilitation lay before the Presi- Mr. Roosevelt had not been advance of what they pon::. In his speech at Topeka dt he sug- gested that the leaders the farm organizations. get and agree together upon & plan for aiding the. farmers. Allotment Plan Seen. Some of the advisers of the New York Governor at that time considered that the plan he outlined came nearest to a description of the domestic allotment lan under which the farmers would guaranteed the cost of production for all grain that was allocated to meet | domestic requirements. Shortly after the visit of the Grange committee, Mr. Roosevelt will receive the group of members of the House Ag- riculture Committee. With them he will discuss the plan by which the Democratic pfir& hopes to bring the farmer out of the difficulties encoun- tered in recent years. He has mot yet disclosed the detalls of this plan. ‘The groups will see Mr. Roosevelt in a little white house that has been changed considerably ‘since his election to the presidency. It sits just below the brow of & hiil on a slope overlooking the wooded foothills of Central Georgia. Living Room Is Nautical. At the entrance to the grounds a men, at which they stop and question all persons seeking admittance. Beyend this, passing along a little roadway through ‘the oaks and pines, the visitor comes to a four-columned white cottage set just below a two-car garage. Inside the delegations will meet the President-elect in a long living room with a stone fireplace, flanked by bullt- in bookcases. Over the mantle stands a model of a three-masted schooner. Along the walls are displayed pictures of ships. And telow, at a plain oak desk, 8 cigarette holder clasped between his tecth, sits Franklin D. Roosevelt, ready to banter or to argue, as the case may be. GRANGE SEEKS INFLATION. Want Currency Level Raised to That of 1926 to Pay Debts. ‘WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. November 26 (P).—The National Grange had thrown its support today behind move- ments to have the next Congress inflate the currency. Before adjourning its sixty-sixth an- nual convention last night the Grange adopted a resolution calling upon Con- gress to “assume its constitutional du- tles to regulate the value of money and inflate currency, which will raise commodity values to the point they were in 1926, in order that all debts, both private and public, may be justly liquidated.” Immediately upon adjournment the organization's Executive Committee left for Warm Springs, Ga., for an appoint- ment today with President-elect Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, presumably to discuss thll\em Grange's legislative p'%grun with -——— PACT HEARINGS MONDAY but the wolf took to a creek and shook off his pursuers. The woll’s raiding tactics are well known. He drags his prey for about 50 feet and then kills by seizing it about the throat and throwing the m{n:)ver his sh:o\:lder. d)l:’l"mm recent was_ & 50-poun belongin, to Ed Hutchinson. . Old Charlie, a lone worker, has been known -to attack a small pack of coyotes, He has been cornered by hounds, but fought his way out, killing or crippling the dogs. Hunters are prenl'r&nt to join to- gether to hunt the Jim will be among: them, Friends of St. Lawrence Treaty to Be Heard, Says Borah. ‘The Senate Foreign Relations hearings Huge Pulpit Bible, Left in Auto by Minister, Is Stolen By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, November 26.— A huge pulpit Bible, its pages yel- lowed by 90 years of service, was stolen from Rev. C. W. Maus yes- terday. ‘The minister left the volume in his automobile in front of a hospital while he and his son, A. E. Maus, underwent blood transfusion operations to save the life of a member of the pastor's congregation. When they re- turned it was missing. Mr. Maus is pastor of the Se- wickley Presbyterian Church of %fl{fi.l. Pa., which was founded A.F.OF L. SEEKING PRESIDENT DELAYS GERMAN CABINET Appointment of Chancellor May Not Be Made for Several Days. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 26.—President von Hindenburg held a “crown couneil” with his closest advisers today and de- clded to postpone the appointment of a new chancellor for the Reich for several days. The delay was believed due to the fact Hindenburg wished to ascertain WAY T CUT WERK ‘52 Convention Also Takes Up Problem of Racketeering. Job Insurance Studied. By the Assoclated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 26.— One ‘plan rejected, the American Feder- ation of Labor. turned today to other proposals for shortening the work week. A resolution that the federation agl- tate for a Federal constitutional amend- ment requiring a six-hour day and five- day week was voted down almost unan- imously yesterday. “We're for the shorter work week,” President William Green _explained, “but a constitutional amendment isn't the proper means.” Other Groups at Work. How the desired reduction is to be sought, he said, will “not be determined until the proper time, when other com- mittees, also considering the question in different lights, make their reports.” Repercussions of an_anti-racketeer- ing stand by the United Brewery Workers’ Union, in a separate session here, sounded in the federation’s con- vention yesterday. “For the present,” Green said, “I am content to say merely that the federa- tion is strongly behind and effort to fight racketeering in union ranks.” Joseph Obergfell, secretary of the Brewery Workers’ Union, said his group was “united in the determindtion to keep the brewing industry out of the clutches of the gangsters and rack- eteers.” Meeting this morning, the convention found no committees ready to report, so it adjourned until Monday. The convention yesterday expressed opposition to a sales tax, denied wom- en’s auxillaries a representative, reaf- firmed the A. F. of L.'s stand for equal- ity among workers regardless of race or color, voted to unionize chain store employes and to accelerate activity to- ward enlisting laundry workers. ‘Women labor auxiliaries will have to wait at least another year for repre- sentation in conventions of the A. F. of L. Wives and sweethearts of the dele- gates knocked yesterday at the door of the convention and answer was: “We doubt our ability to control women if they got in here.” Feminine Gallery Glares. While a large feminine gallery glared the ccnvention voted almost unani- mously not to recognize a fraternal dele- gate from the Federation of Women's Trade Union Auxiliaries next year. ‘They may get in year after next, how- ever. A resolution on the matter was referred to the Executive Council and will be reported at the 1933 parley. Three women are official delegates at the convention, but they spoke mot a word on the floor for their auxiliaries. The galleryites had a male champion, though. John P. O'Connell of the United Textile Workers of America said: “Women control 85 per cent of the purchasing power in this country. We should give the auxiliaries repre- sentation so as to get them sold on the idea of buying union label goods.” But Frank X. Martell of Detroit, rep- resenting the Typographical Union, couldn't see it so. He foressw “more women being admitted as fraternal dele- gates from auxiliary groups if one was R ¥hur 0. Whartan of presi. 8 wur O. Chicago, - dent h?zlu. the International Association of “Scmebody said the other day that an Machinists, said optimist is a bartender who kept on paying ders’ union dues after prohibition. Well, I think an optimist is one who thinks he can control the womenl!'s —_—— Representative Martin Ill. PORTLAND, Oreg., November 26 (P). —Charles H. Martin, Representative in Congress from the third Oregon district, was admitted to a hospital here last ‘Who will be the next chancellor is still anybody’s guess today. 'menlm rumors mention the name of DELEGATION ASKS U. 5. TO HANDLE HUNGER MARCHERS C. of C., Trade Board, Feder- ation and Other Groups See Attorney General. A MITCHELL PROMISES TO CONSIDER PLAN Police Duty First to Protect Citi- zens, Says Spokesman—Prepared- ness to Maintain Order Urged. A delegation representing united civic and business organizations of Wash- ington appealed to Attorney General Mitchell today to induce the Federal Government to assume responsibility for the hunger marchers scheduled to come here December 4, provided their num- ber is too large for the metropolitan police to keep in order without neglect- ing their duty to the people of the District. The delegation, representing the Washington Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade, the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations, the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, the Real Estate Board and the District Medical Soclety, conferred with the Attorney General for approximately an hour, at the end of which time, they said, he stated merely that he would give the Konstantin von Neurath, the von Papen | pre! 1 minister, who leaves for Genqva shortly. It was reasoned that he could com- bine the chancellorship and the port- folio of foreign affairs as did former Chancellor Heinrich Bruening. Al- though von Neurath possesses the Presi- dent’s confidence in a marked degree, informed circles considered his appoint- ment unlikely. CUSTOMS MEN HELD Six Arrests in Moscow Due to Turkish Envoy’s Trouble. MOSCOW, November 26 (#).—Six customs officials have been arrested, jailed for short terms or dismissed for violating the immunity of the personal luggage of the Turkish Ambassador to Moscow, Huseyin Ragip. The incident was believed to have occurred recently when the Ambassador returned to Russia after a trip to Turkey, but few details were given in the announcement of disciplinary action against the customs employes today. The announcement said the customs officials had detained the Ambassador’s baggage at Odessa and later inspected it at Moscow. The director of the Odessa customs and three subordinates were arrested and jailed for short terms and expelled from the service. Two offi- clals at the Moscow office were dis- charged. GARNER T0 PERMIT VOTE DECEMBER 5 ON REPEAL ISSUE Motion to Suspend Rules Will Be Recognized, Speaker Announces. SENATOR McNARY BACKS EARLY CONGRESS ACTION Vice President-Elect Convinced Legislators Should Ballot on Amendment Before Beer. By the Assoclated Pre: Speaker John N. Garner today an- nounced he would recognize a motion to suspend the rules for a vote on the resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment on the first day of the coming session of Congress. ‘The Vice President-elect said “both parties have demanded an opportunity to vote on it, and I'm going to let them vote on it on December 5.” Only a moment before, on the Senate side of the Capitol, similar sentiments had been expressed by Senator McNary of Oregon, the Republican leader. Submission of a repeal amendment to the States would require two-thirds (:(te those voting in the House and Sen- McN: told view of the actions of the ;‘5&;"?’ Py ventions, he would urge an early con- gressional decision. % Senators Undecided on Form. W2 s st y Wi lorm resolu- should take * i They Senator Glass, Democrat, ,of Virginia, wanted his resolution which Senate last STUDY IS PROMISED McNary Offers to Co-operate With House Democrats to Draft Short Session Program. By the Associated Press. Speedy agreeing to hold early hearings on such n legislation. Pelham D. Glasiford, former_superin- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) SECOND AIR VISIT Mrs. Roosevelt and Col. Howe Here 10 Minutes Tomorrow. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Col. Louis McHenry Howe, adviser to the President-elect, with a party of four or five, will stop for a few minutes at ‘Washington-Hoover Airport tomorrow afternoon en route from Warm Springs, Go., to New York, as passengers aboard the regular afternoon Eastern Air Transport plane. The plane is due to arrive at the airport at 3:45 and to de- part at 3:55 p.m. A special plane will be sent to Warm Spr to pick up the party and fly to Atlanta, where connection will be made with the regular passenger plane. This will be Mrs. Roosevelt’s second air visit to the Capital since the elec- tion of Gov. Roosevelt. HOBOES OF WORLD MAKING WAY TO CHICAGO FOR SESSION| Problem of How to Treat the “Depression Stiff” Main Business of Annual Convention. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 26.—Hoboes are riding the freight trains and ‘the cattle boats to their annual convention. They will hold it at Hobo College on Chicago's West Madison street—and it will start whenever all the delegates arrive, which should be any time now. “We can't depend too much on when they'll get here” Jack McBeth, su- preme prexy of the college, e “Freight trains run on slow you know, and some of our delegates are guests for 30 days of cities along Chairman McNary of the Senate group offered to co-operate with House ‘Democratic leaders who are drafting & farm program to be acted upon in the forthcoming short session. The export debenture, equalization fee and domestic allotment plans, with various modifications, will be taken up by the committees. President-elect Roosevelt, in confer- ences with Democratic leaders here this possible, but Representative Snell of New York, the Republican leader, warned day that such a controversial issue as farm relief would be difficult to solve before March 4. Philippire independence, which is linked with farm relief, comes before of Utah predicted yesterday that it would be approved by Congress before or soon after Christmas. MRS. WILSON IN CHICAGO Widow of War President Pays Rel- atjves Brief Visit. CHICAGO, November 26 (#).—Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the war President, arrived in Chicago today, compared the cold weather here to the balmy weather in Japan, declined to be interviewed, and left the station for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Wilson has Jjust returned from Japan where she at- tended the wedding of a relative. Mrs. Wilson plans to spend a few days in Chicago, at the home of a niece, | before returning to her Washington “At the convention we'll decide whether to teach the depression stiff g;.\r sign language or continue to ostra- ze him.” Many of the “depression stiffs” will get steady jobs when times improve— something a regular hobo never would do—McBeth said, so they can’t r.;-ufiht too much of the lore of the open Conditions nemin[li have had a healthy effect on the hobo college. Its quarters are more luxurious than ever| pr before. - There are chairs for all stu- dents, two stoves, an assembly hall large enough for 200—and a . potato marshes. elysian fields appears on the painting: “Oh, the ‘buzz of the bees in the cigaret Near the soda water fountains; And the lemonade springs, where the bluebird _sings, In the big Rock Candy Mountains.” Culture also is on the uj in the home. JAPAN PLAN.S PAVILION Will Erect One Costing $124,200 at Chicago Fair. CHICAGO, November 26 (#).—A Jap- anese pavilion costing $124,200 will erected on the grounds of a Century of ogress Exposition here, Kiyoski K. Kawakami, correspondent of a Tokio newspaper told officials of the fair. Kawakami visited the grounds Friday and said the new cabi- net reversed action of the Austen Chamberlain Ill. LONDON, November 326 - (P).—Sir Chamberlain n(woexw.fi-xfluam- mild attack of indigestion u-uowm-qu;flfi