Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Cloudy, followed by rain late tonight; warmer tonight, with minimum tem- perature about 50 degrees; colder tomior- row. Tem] : Highest, 62, at 3:10 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 36, at 8 a.m. to- day. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 32,361, -— No. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. ch ¢ Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Sfar. | WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1932—FORTY PAGES. The only evening paper in Washington with Associated Press news service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 120,647 TWO CENTS. FHF (®) Means Associated Press. HOOVER ASKS NEW PAY CUT AND SALES TAX . HUNGER PARADE HELD AFTER PETITIONS ARE PUTBEFORE CONGRESS Marchers Pass Down Avenue Between Lines of Police Shouting and Cheering. CURTIS THREATENS TO OUST TEN | AFTER “INSULT” BY SPOKESMAN Greater Part of Communist Group to COMMITTEE GETS GLASS RESOLUTION T0 REPEAL DRY LAW Collier Sponsors Measure in House to Modify Velstead Act. BEER BILL HEARINGS TO BEGIN TOMORROW Senate Gives Unanimous Consent to Send Legislation to Leave City at Once, With One Con- tingent Remaining Overnight. The first column of “hunger marchers” will leave for Bal- timore at 4:30 p.m. today, it was announced at 2:45 p.m. * The motley horde of 2,7oflmd hunger marchers prepared to turn their caravan homeward this afternoon after a peaceful, but noisy, parade to the Capitol, where delegations of petitioners met with a lively reception—especially at the office of Vice President Curtis. The Vice President threatened to have his callers ejected unless they desisted from what he considered insulting language. He, like Speaker Garner, received the marchers’ petition for unemployment insurance and other “reforms.” After the main bedy of the marchers had waited at Constitution and New Jersey avenues until the return of the delegations from the Capitol, the parade continued up Pennsylvania avenue to; Thirtéenth street, turned up to M street and proceeded back to New York avenue internment area. There was no disorder and had there been it probably would have been short-lived as the four ranks of marchers were guarded by outside files of policemen, the police gas squad and several busloads of firemen sworn in as extra policemen. ‘The police made a count, of the marchers and announced that 2,699 were in the lile. Of these, 2,199 were white men, 154 white women, 294 colored men.and 50 colored women. ‘The Vice President was visibly angered by what he took as an Insulting remark from William Reynolds, chairman of the Unemployed Councils of America. | measure allowing modification of the Judiciary Group. By the Associated Press. The Senate today referred back to its Judiciary Committee the Glass reso- lution proposing repeal of the eight- eenth amendment and substituting a ban against the saloon. This had been suggested as the prob- able vehicle for early prohibition de- bate promised in the Senate, where both the Republican and Democratic leaders agreed today that the issue will certainly be threshed out this session. In the House, meanwhile, Chairman Collier opened the way for hearings to- | morrow on a beer bill by sponsoring a Volstead act. Referring of the Glass resolution to ccmmittee was the first legislative ac- | tion of the Senate this session and came at conclusion of the reading of President Hoover's annual message. Gives Unanimous Consent. ‘The Senate gave unanimous consent to the move at the request of Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, after he sald he had received “reasonable assur-, ance” the Judiciary Committes would give “prompt attention” to the legisla- tion and report on it. It was on the Glass resolution at the end of the last sesslon that there was ] The committee ieader attempted an apologetic explanation, but Mr. Curtis cut the delegation short with a curt warning against “speeches,” received the wriften petition handed him and dismissed the rrog summarily. The Vice President a short while later pre- sented the petition to the Senate. the meantime another committee, led by Herbert Benjamin and Miss Anne Burlak, members of the marchers’ board of strategy, was having a quieter conference with Speaker Garner, to whom a similar petition, demant loyment insurance, a cash dole to the unemployed and reforms,” was presented. Says Curtis Broke His Word, Tha verbal olash, between the Vice| Marchers Use New Weapon by Causing President and Reynolds occurred when the latter told the Vice President: Policemen to Laugh “We know there is no u-e in present- .ing a petitien to you—" “Don’t cast any reflection on me, sir,” the Vice President snapped, rising frem Rio cheir. ‘ “I meant ycur body, not you person- ally,” Reynolds attempted to apologize. * “Wel', don’t be casting any reflec- ticns, cr I'll have you put out cf here i1 a minute,” Mr. Curtis retorted. ‘When the del<gation, a motley aggre- BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Riga chiga boo, Riga chiga boo, Ra, ra, ra. A rather handsome girl, in short 5 by ' Secreta: of the Treasury- Mills will be the first heard tomorro gation of whites and colored marchers, some drested in ragged overalls and alf Bearing evidence of being down and cut, entersd the Vice President’s office in the Senate wing of the Capitcl they Were told immediately by Mr. Curtis: “Ycu needn’t make any speech, just hand me the petition. I have only & few minutes.” Reynolds retorted with a charge the Vice President had broken his word in | not allowing a committee of 20 to call upon him. “I said only a committee of three,” Mr. Curtis replied. “Then there must have been some misuncerstanding,” zaid Reynolds, re- ferring to a conference earlier in the | day between David Levinson, Phi'a-| delphia hunger-march lawyer, and the Vice President, at which ~Levinson | claimed Mr. Curtis agreed to allow a | committee of 10. | After tke clash with the Vice Presi- dent, Reynolds, in handing the petition | to Mr. Curtis, said that the committee | Tepresented “the needs of 15,000,000 | unemployed ‘workers and their de-| pendents in this country, “and that the | petition asked only that they be given only the barest needs of life.” Réynolds said also: | #We are golng back to organize the | orkers of the country more effectively | %0 that we can obtain cur demands.” “Your petition will be presented. Good-bye to all of you,” said tha Vice President, as the group straggled out | of his office, surrounded by policemen | in uniform and plainclothes men. A representative of organized marine workers laid a petition on the Vice President’s desk with the words: “We presented this some time ago to Presi- dent Hoover, but he didn’t do anything about it.” Headley Halts Marchers. Originally the hunger March Com- | mittez had bcen composed of 25, even despite Benjamin’s claim that 20 men | were to b2 permitted to see the Vice President. Escorted from the parade point at Constitution and New Jersey avenues by a heavy detail of police, the | marchers were met at the steps to the | basement of Senate wing by Inspector Albert J. Headley, who forced them to halt end ewait word from the Viee President as to whether he would see | them. “Stop right where you are,” Inspector Headley shouted to the grcup, headed by Reynolds and Levinson, When the marchers continued to ad- vance the fnspector threw a solid line “(Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) PUT ON D. C. COMMITTEE Representative Davis of Philadel- phia Named as Member. Representative Robert L. Davis of Philadelphia - today wes appointed a amember of the House District Commit- tee and of the Committee on Public Bulldings and Public Grounds on mo- tion of Minority Leader Snell in the House. ‘The motion also carried the appoint- gment of Representative Estet of Penn- sylvania to the Ways and Means Com- mittec, Representative Biddle of Penn- lvania to the Committee on Coinage, eights and Measures, Revision of the s and the Committee on di- | unslung are deploying. They, are rather green skirt and white foot ball sweater, leads the lusty cheering for dear old Textile. A thousand voices join in the noise-making at this unprecedented “pep meeting” in the windy Winter dusk with the sun setting across the railroad yards in faint patches of orange-red through an all-pervading cloud of locomotive smoke. Over the leafless branches of the stately oaks | on the hillside, a pale crescent moon is rising—and the police with gas-masks irritatéd by this “dear old Textile” stuff. It is the vainglorious boasting of their old college rival. Later on even they will get into the spirit a lit- tle—just enough to relax into rather contemptuous; superior smiles. Then comes the “college song” of textile—one of those folk songs which has sprung up among the hunger marchers and seems to have about the same status as the fondly remembered “Mademoiselle From Armentieres” | among the A. E. P. It has a standard refrain to which new verses are at- tached .as the inspiration strikes any individual—verses,. humorous, profane, ironic, pathetic, bozstful or obscene, the passing mood. It is on Page 3, Column 1) HUNDRED AND WIFE | JAILED FOR 30 DAYS| Couple Remanded to Prison to Await Extradition by Mary- land Officials. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 6.—Kenneth Hundred and his allegedly bigamous wife were remanded to city prison to- day for 30 days pending arrival of ex- tradition papers. Both are wanted as fugitives from justice in Maryland. Coples of the indictments returned against them in Maryland were pre- sented in court. They charge Hundred with burglary of the home of Mary M. Slack of Baltimore on November 25, last, and Mfts. Hundred with receiving stolen property. ‘The Hundreds were arrested last week in the Pennsylvania Station as Mrs. Hundred was arriving from their home in Washington. Hundred told police he had committed burglaries both in Washington and Baltimore, but that Mrs. KIDNAP SUSPECT SHOT VERA CRUZ, Mexico, December 6 () —Juan , said by police to be one of the principal leaders of the gang which kidnaped Jose Maria Ri- ande, 6-year-old son of & merchant, was shot and gravely wounded today by police when he attempted to escape. Police are seeking the body of the Hundred knew nothing of his|the sympathy of the jury saved you | fllegal activities. recorded for the first time a vote on the q;wsmm of considering prohibition ‘The resolution proposes to repeal the amendment and substitute a provision in the Constitution making it illegal to sell in saloons, but permitting its sale hlm and munnh.h also would provide protection of dry States from the hw,% The beer bill sponsored by places slcoholic ‘content of -beer af by weight. This percentage was simply as a basis cn which to work, It will be for the committee to deter- mine the content desirable,” he said, $5 a Barrel Beer Tax. ‘The same is true of the tax rate, he went on, noting that his bill would levy :‘nl:x;mx u‘?._::eertndflo cents a on na wines made “without the ;ddme of distilled L ‘Witnesses designated .75 ry w. Advocates of modification in the House immediately turned inquiringly toward the Collier bill, inasmuch as he heads one of the most important committees slated to go into the matter. The meas- ure would become effective 30 days after enactment. Only a majority is required in House and Senate to enact such a bill, as compared with the - two-thirds vote needed for approval of constitutional amendments such as that rejected in th: House yesterday by a 144-to-272 vote. That vote showed a 128 majority in favor of outright prohibition repeal, and a change of six votes would have given a two-thirds margin. Would Yield $300,000,000. Coilier estimated to newspap:: men that his bill, after being in operation for a while, would yield $300,000,000 an- nually in revenue. Meanwhile, Senator Tydings (Demo- crat) of Maryland sponsored a bill to strike one-half of 1 per cent from the Volstead act and allow the courts to PAIR GIVEN 18 YEARS IN TEA HOUSE CASE Wallace and Zalenski Ask Mercy of Court—Receive Maximum Sentence. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LA PLATA, Md.,, December 6—Con- victed of taking part in the Old Colo- nial Tea House murder at Bladensburg last year, John Wallace and James Zalenski of Baltimore were sentenced to 18 years each in the Maryland Peniten- tiary by Judge William M. Loker today. The men were convicted of second- degree murder by a Circuit Court jury last week, and the sentence imposed was the maximum under the law. Zalenski's sister was carried sobbing from the court room. Six policemen surrounded the prison- ers and the court room was heavily guarded. Both men asked the court to “please have mercy” when asked if they had anything to say before sentence was assed. Judge Loker said: “It may be from capital punishment."” GIRL FLYER, 16, KILLED JACK,OL' DEAR. 1JuST CAl poit! MILLION BELIEVED LOOT-IN DAYLIGHT ROBBERY OF MAILS Five Masked Bandits Ambush Carrier and Guard in Chicago Loop. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. December 6.—In a dar- ing mail robbery in the heart of the Loop teday, five masked bandits sur-| prised a postal carrier and his_ escaped with a pouch of 1 mail destined for the First National Bank. Unafficial estimates placed the loot at 81,000,000 in stocks, bonds and checks not easily negotiable. Bankers said nene of the mail came from the East, where large money shipments originate. Drawing up to the curb in a sedan just as the carrler and his escort started for their early round of de- liveries, four masked men left their companion at the wheel and shoved the two Government men into the lobby of the Edison Building, just across the street from the downtown post office at Adams and Clark streets. Third Grabs Sack. One man pinioned the guard’s arms. Another snatched his revolver. A third poked a gun into the carrier's ribs, grabbed the sack of registered mail, raced back to the car and sped away. The guard commandeered a taxicab and z;r:/z chase, but the bandits were | Tost Loop trafic quickly. Few pede-trians were in the neighborhood at the early hour and the masks prevented identification. E. E. Brown, vice president of the First Union Trust & Savings Bank, affiliate of the First National, ex- pressed doubt that “the robbers would realize much from their desperate raid. Much of the daily shipment consists usually of non-negotiable :ecurities, sometimes a small amount of mutilated currency turned in for redemption, sometimes shipments of coupons from customers fcr collections. At this time of the month, however, coupon collec- tions would be small, Brown raid. 25 Per Cent From Chicago. At the First Naticral Bank it was stated that 25 per cent of today’s mail was from Chicago senders and some of it from Indiana, Illinois and Michigan; none from the Eastern banks. Alexander Jamie, director of the Secret Six, offered his rervices to the Government and said he heard the loot might reach $1,000,000 or $2,000,000. He did not reveal his source. Postal inspectors said the loss would not be known for a week or more. o Fashionable Hotel Auctioned. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., De- cember 6 (#).—The fashionable Broad- moor Hotel here went under the ham- mer at a receivers' sale yesterday, but Temained under the control of Spencer Penrose, Colorado Springs capitalist. The El Pomar Investment Co., headed by Penrose, submitted the only bid, amounting to $600,630.76. False Sick Reports Become Wearying To Sinclair Lewis By the Assoclated Press. SEMMERING, Austria, Decem- ber 6.—Sinclair Lewis, who is try- ing to learn to ski at this Winter resort near Vienna, is getting weary of answering reports that he is in bed with pneumonia at London. “For heaven’s sake,” he said to an Associated Press corre- spondent today, “tell anybody who'’s interested that I have com- Ppletely recovered from a cold and I'm working hard at the art cf sliding downhill gracefully.” CALL FOR SPECIAL SSION EXPECTED Friends of. President-elect See Strong Possibility. " Vacation Ends. By the Associated Press. WARM SPRINGS, Ga., December 6. —The possibility of a special session of Congress early in his administration istc&ofl forth today as President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt brought to an end his stay in Warm Springs. Taking as thelr cue the vote of the House on the resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment, some of those who have been close to the President- elect during the series of conferences he has held here regard a special ses- sion as a strong possibility. While cxgreulng the view that farm relief and budgetary legislation formed the keystones of the legislative arch upon which they believed Mr. Roosevelt would insist, they said legislation to legalize beer would fit_into the second category. ’ Roosevelt Silent on Vote. Word of the House action on the re- peal resolution reached Mr. Roosevelt shortly before he started on a visit to his farm, near Warm Springs. He de- clined to comment. At the farm he saw the thoroughbred cattle he has been attempting to mix with the common strain paraded before him by his plantation manager: After ;‘ short stay he returned to his cottage ere. Meanwhile plans were completed for his departure for New York and Albany late this afternoon. Among the few callers before Mr. Roosevelt leaves was Senator Bratton | of New Mexico, a Democrat, who fol- lowed close behind Senator Cutting of the same State, one of the Republican Indepéndents, who supported Mr. Roose- velt in the campaign. Leaving This Afternoon. Leaving Warm Springs at 5 o'clock Mr." Roosevelt is expected to arrive in Washington at 1:30 p.m, Wednesday. There he will pick up James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Mrs. Farley, and then the train will speed on to Jersey City. Yesterday brought Mr. Roosevelt numerous visitors from Georgia and other States. Among the first was Gov. Harry Woodring of Kansas and Guy T. Helvering, national committeeman from that State. They discussed agricultural subjects. > SHERIFF'S MACHINE GUNS OUST FARMER FROM HOME IN “WAR” Man Resisting Foreclosure by Elkhorn, Wis., Bank Gives Up After Battle Rages Around House for Hour. By the Assoclated Press. ELKHORN, Wis,, December 6.—Max Cicshon, farmer, resisting a mortgage Plane Crashes in Thick Fog on Italian-Indian Hop. CAIRO, t, December 6 (#).—A lu-mr—oldflm hnnrl'&yer. Signorina Gabi Angelina, Wi from Italy to India, was kil :‘oy on u.nche:“ around Medellin. Five Enriquez’ alleged accomplices have arrested. The child ws kidnaped November 26 and was said to have been killed three days later. Authorities satd Enriquez confessed. He was arrested nd Representative Stull of Penn- to the Committee on the yesterday, and today attempted to dash ‘when Ler plane crashed a thick fog. The girl was due fo arrive here today, = Saturday. to freedom though an open jail door. foreclosure action, today held off 20 deputy sheriffs with shotgun and rifie fire, and surrendered only after a battle during which many bullets struck his home. Sheriff James Mason estimated that his officers fired more than 300 rounds of ammunition with rifies and machine cowered in a corner of a bed room for the hour the battle raged. No one was struck by the bullets. Cleshon was injured slightly by glass. ht to the Walworth B, T unty on a cl of an officer. S Sheriff Mason prepared his assault on the farm six ‘miles northwest of here e venmo‘. Mdhm::; e up & for HDBEMMM his men from a clump of trees on a nearby hillside. surrounded - the house Sheriff Mason him his home was sur- GERMANY 1 COL TOU.S PROPOSA FOR ARMS LASH |Light Sought on Several Points Before Expressing Definite Opposition. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6.— Proposal pffered by the American dele- gation to the World Disarmament Con- m in their present form not “to “Germany,” German dele- gates indicated shortly after statesmen from five leading rations resumed their conversations this afternoon. The suggestion known as the Davis plan is bazed on the “necessity for im- mediate action” and advances the idea of a convention dealing exclusively with disarmament. It proposes to scale down arms immediately and provide a permanent commission tp work out the details of security, equality and other points which the nations have been considering for months. Baron Von Neurath, the German delegate, however, before _expressing definite mozpoemgn to the Davis plan to the other conferees, asked for the elucidation of several points. The German foreign minister said he would transmit answers to his ques- tions to Berlin. He evinced a desire to examine the proposals minutely. When the afternoon session was re- sumed ne was accompanied by Dr. Frohwein, the German delegation’s technical expert on disarmament. Indications at the half-way mark in the afternoon meeting were that Ger- many’s final yes or no might not be delivered this evening, since Premier MacDonald of England and Premier Herriot of France were leaving for Paris. It was their intention, it was from reliable sources, to consider the debt problems which confront both na- tions. Premier MacDonald is due to return here Thursday, and Premler Herriott's return is set for Saturday. Meanwhile, Sir John Simon, English delegate, and Joseph Paul-Boncour, French emissary planned to continue the conversations unofficially with Nor- man Davis of the American delegation and Baron von Neurath. Statesmen of five nations—The United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy—today started consideration of the so-called American plan. Known .as the Davis plan from the name of the American delegate, the American scheme would look toward the early beginning of an exclusive dis- armament convention. BELIEVES ROOSEVELT DELAYS FARM PLAN 0'Neal Says President-elect Awaits | Bureau's Legislative Program. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 6.—While the American Farm Bureau Federation listened today to recommendations for tariff equalization and a flexible dollar, its president, Edward A. O'Neal, said the Democratic chiefs had received orders, purportedly from President-elect Roose- velt, to hold up all farm legislation in the short session until the Farm Bu- reau’s program was approved and pre- sented to Congress. The Farm Bureau's legislative de- mands will be announced in its final agri versity, told delegates that tariff and monetary systems were now unsatis- the dollar as with a rubber Dr. Warren criticized having “a fixed weight Oklahoman Tests Rice. be- An on nine acres on the farm of J. M. Dennis proved so successful that Dennis is planaing to MERGER OF AGENCIES PROPOSED IN EFFORT TO REDUCE EXPENSES President Would Keep Furlough System and Reduce Salaries 11 Per Cent Over $1,000. $830,000,000 REDUCTION SOUGHT IN BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS Executive Groups War Debts, Arms and International Economy—Banking Reforms Recommended. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, A manufacturers’ sales tax, covering virtually everythin§ but food, and an additional pay cut of 11 per cent for all civilian'Gov- ernment employes were recommended to Congress today by President Hoover in his annual message. The pay cut provision is linked with an exemption of the first $1,000 annual salary and the President estimates that by the con- tinuation of the present furlough system the total reduction in Federal salaries for the year beginning July 1, 1934, if his recom- mendation is accepted by Congress, will be 14.8 per cent. Rigid economy in governmental expenditures, so as to bring about a balanced budget with as little increase in taxation as possible, is the keynote of the message. Regarding the sales tax, the President said: “The time has come when, if the Government is to have an adequate basis of revenue to assure a balanced budget, this system (that now already adopted) of special manufacturers’ excise taxes should be extended to cover practically all manufactures at a uniform rate, except necessary food and possibly some grades of clothing.” Consolidation of Agencies. The Chief Executive's message dealt almost exclusively with the economic situation. Where it touched upon foreign affairs it stressed the need of international co-operation to bring not only this country but the world out of the slough of the depression. -He promised that within a few days he would send to Congress, as a further means of bringing about Government economy and a balanced budget, a number of executive orders “grouping or con- solidating over 50 executive and administrative agencies including & large number of commissions and ‘independent’ agencies.” The President told the Congress that the executive budget for the fiscal year would propose reductions in aj itions below those enacted by the last session of Congress over $830,- 000,000. His proposals for reorganization of the Government would Thes i setetiont o6 sppropeistions ot il b “These sums in reduction appropriations ever, offset,” continued the President, “by an increase of lfiont ,000,000 in uncontrolable items such as increased debt services, ete.” Furlough Sets Example. [TALY WILL MEET DEBT IN DECEMBER recommend that the furlough sys- :IE installed ah‘n ngflr be continued not but because, being tantamount to the five-day week, it sets an example which should be followed by the country and because it embraces within its workings the spread work principle and thus Fascist Council Decides to Pay $1,245,000 After Ad- dress by Mussolini. By thg Associated Press. . ROME, December 6.—Premier Musso- lini' disregarded the postponement ac- tions of other debtor nations today when he decided Italy would pay the $1,245,000 due the United States De- cember 15. ‘The Supreme Council of Fascism rec- ommended the action—and it is tanta- mount tc definite decision—afier the premier himself had addressed the body. Mussolini joined the other debtors, howeer, in insisting on debt revisions, adhering to the often-voiced Fascist policy that the war debt slate should be wiped clean. Italy also made it plain she regarded debts and reperations as interdepend- ent. The decision supports the policy that Italy will respect her obligations, but at the same time leaves the door open for her to press for a “radical type” of’ debt settlement before the June payment is due. The next payment in- volves principal, while only interest is to be paid this year. The council said & new accord should be based on ‘“the recent declarations” of President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt and should take into account Italy’s present situation and rights. The council's communique said “pay- (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) INSULL EXTRADITION PAPERS TRANSLATED Three Indictments of Cook County Grand Jury and Five Deposi- tions Are Included. By the Associated Press. ATHENS, Greece, December 6—Ex- tradition papers for Samuel Insull, which are being translated, consist of a demand from the Governor of Illinois that the American Department of State issue an extradition petition, and the petition from the Federal Government to Greece. Attached are three indictments re- turned by the Cook County grand jury, Martin Insull with em- arceny and larceny by described as the Middle West Utilitles Mm}l‘& 2 from the Middle West Utilities, the Iflll‘llli';l)%i Valley Utilities Investment Co. ere - also are five depositions. Translation of these papers will be turned over to the Court of Appeals and the extradition proceedings will begin. serves to maintain a number of public servants who would otherwise be de- prived of all income. I feel, however, in view of the present economic situa- tion and the decrease in the cost of living by over 20 per cent, that some further sacrifice should be made by salaried officials of the Government over and above the 8% per cent reduc- tion under the furlough system. I will recommend that after exempting the first $1,000 of salary there should be a temporary reduction for one year of 11 per cent of that part of all Govern- ment salaries in excess of the $1,000 exemption, the result of which, com- bined with the furlough system, will average about 14.8 per cent reduction in pay to those earning more than $1,060.” The Chief Executive made no men- tion in his message to the prohibition | question. He did say, however, that he intended to send to Congress special messages dealing with “other special subjects.” Under this promise he might yet deal with the eighteenth amendment if he deemed it necessary. Among bis chief recommendations to the Congress was a reorganization of the banking system, which he declared to be inadequate. “As a system our (Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) [RULING ON COAL TARIFF BY MITCHELL IS SOUGHT Decision on Whether It Violates Treaties With Britain Will Be Requested. By the Associated Press. Attorney General Mitchell will be asked to rule on whether the anthra- cite tariff violates treaties with Great Britain and Germany. Senator Reed (Republican) of Penn- sylvania told newspapermen today he had obtained an agreement from Sec~ retaries Stimson and Mills to refer the question to the Justice Department. Levying of the import tax recently was suspended upon representations that the law enacted last Spring con- travened treaty stipulations. The Pennsylvania Senator, accom- panied by Brice Disque of New York City, executive director of the Anthra- cite Institute, conferred with Stimson early today. He received Mills’ consent at the White House when the Secretary of the Treasury momentarily left a conference with the President. SEEKS 31,00.0,000 BALM Divorced Wife Sues Heiress Who Wed Dr. Kinard. ETROIT, Deeemh%r 6 (P).—Suit for rter Kinard of Kansas City, Mo, against Gail Stephens Kinard, Detroit heiress and sportswom an, who was married to Dr. Kerwin W. Kinard, Kansas City surgeon, last Kinard and his it wife masried sfter a romance which said began 25 years ago and was broken -| up when they believing the m‘“"‘”f“hhl’m‘n?uo C-8 | Vember 11