Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1932, Page 3

ECONOMY APPEARS \ AIM OF CONGRESS I on Pay Cut and Reduction £ ¢ I Veteran Funds. BY MARK SULLIVAN. ©Of the alternative paths of Congress, @nd the alternative paths by which the eountry will try to struggle out of the depression, the one pointed out by President Hoover is Government sav- ing and balancing the budget. The other path, believed in by some sincere- Efimd by others favored as being po- ically the easiest way, is Government spending and inflation. At the moment, a summary of the atmosphere of Congress about the pro- gram of saving pointed out in the Presi- dent’s message would say that silence is conspicuous. The silence, is also, so to speak, vociferous. Two of the principal recommendations by the President are @ cut in Government wages and a cut in payments to veterans. Those are, of all conceivable topics, the two that Congressmen like least to talk about. ‘The number of Congressmen who owe their positions to those two groups is larger than the number dependent on all other elements of the electorate com- Contrary to assumptions about the importance of leadership, the true key to the thought and action of Con- gress is mainly and usually to be found in the circumstances in which the ag- gregate of individual members acquire; and keep hold of their seats. United in “Trade Union.” i In any congressional district, the | Jocal machine in both parties is made THE EVENING ST AR, WASHIN Children Give Santa Claus a Hand TOTS SHOW REAL ABILITY AS TOY MAKERS. up of office holders. In spite of the ahect primary, the almost universal rule is that congressional nominations are determined by the local party or- ganizations. In these organizations, Federal job holders, postmasters and the like, are comparatively few. If Federal office holders alone were con- cerned, & Congressman might feel, with some misgivings, free to vote the reduction of 11 per cent in Government ‘wages that Mr. Hoover recommends. But in any local political organization, Federal job holders are united with county, city and State job holders in s kind of trade union of each for all and all for each. An example of wage-cutting by the Federal Government would give impetus to wage-cutting in cities, counties and States. The job holders in local units of Government have so far_resisted cuts with general success. It is an fronic fact that those who live upon taxes have come through this depres- sion with less lowering of income than any group dependent upon private industry, whether wage earners or drawers of dividends. The payers of taxes have been savagely hard hit in their incomes, tk;‘e"?xwrs of taxes com- rratively very e. p-n_mlyms it is easy to see that Mr. ‘Hoover’s recommendation of a cut in wages of Government employes is un- palatable to Congress. As to his recom- mendation of a reduction in payments to veterans, the sufficient explanation of the reluctance of Congress lies in the fact that in any average congressional district, veterans and their relatives compose anywhere from 10 to 20 per cent of the electorate, and are a group exceptionally active and alertly intent upon self-interest. Some Think in Terms of Both. In spite of all this, the prevailing dis- position of leaders of both parties in Congress is to take the path of economy. The Republican leaders have no dis- position to go_counter to their own President. The Democratic leaders know Ahat their President-elect has promised to cut Government expenses by 25 per cent or about a billion dollars. They know further that any such extreme reduction as that campaign promise will call for even greater cuts in Govern- ment wages and payments to veterans than President Hoover has recommend- ed. To the Democrats it is a case of either reducing in the present Congress, or being obliged to reduce even more in their own Congress after March 4. In Congress and even more among business men there is & type of leader- .h{g which thinks in terms of taking both paths out of depression. They believe in reduction of Government wages and of payments to veterans in order to reduce taxes, and at the same time favor large Government bond is- sues for public works to, as they put it, “start the wheels of industry.” Pol- itically, however, the double path is almost ‘impossible. Congress acts large- 1y upon prevailing atmospheres and the atmospheres of economy and of lavish- ness displace each other as surely as two chemicals. If Congress sets up a spectacle of great Government appro- priations for spending, it becomes prac- tically impossible for a Congressman to answer the reproaches of Govern- ment employes and veterans who see their incomes cut in the midst of an atmosphere of Government lavishness. ‘The net of all is that the spirit of economy and the imperativeness of balancing the budget has made such headway as to render probable a cut in Government wages and, perhaps, even the political miracle of reducing payments to veterans. Unique gymnastic displays are being given by the Irish Free State Army. —_— SPECIAL NOTICES. | NTED_LOAD OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI- | ture to Waterbury. Conn., Dec, K or U; from | Ber N0 RS’ ThARSFER & sTOR: 28k o SMITH'S TRA! ¥ 3135 You st. n.w. =9 SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL and part loads to all points within 1.000 iles; padded vans: guaranteed service, Bione M2 ho. N, DEL. ‘ASSoC": INC. 1317 N. Y. ave. WAl God _made it _impossil r a baby to be baptized! E. Hez Swem, Pastor, Sun. § p.m. Centennial Bap. Ch.. 7th & Eve ne. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD- ers of the Federal-American National Bank and Trust Company will be held at its bank- , G streets north- as may properly come before tne meetin; Polls open from 1% noon to 1 p.m. JOHN POOLE, President. ON AND AFTER THIS DATE I WILL NOT debts contracted by myself. JOHN F. A?H‘ y that othy might be con- | than ~myself | 15626 D st LEFT e it 08 1 wWILL E Rl previous bills or an iracted in the future personally. W ne.___ BICYCLE. TINRIOIL NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. “The_annual meeting of the stockholauers of the NATIONAL CAPITOL REPUBLICAN CLUB, INC.. will be held in_the clubhouse, Southwest corner Sixteenth street at Scott Circle, otherwise known as 1234 Sixteenth street’ and 1600 Rh Island avenue. on Monday, January 9. 1 at 4 o'clock p.m., Yor the clection of a board of fiteen di- Tectors. (irustees) to serve for one year and for the |lrln’snfuou of ;ut;h ol‘hher h\::el‘x;e;‘ say lawlully come before, the meetin R ALNEY E. CHAFFEE, Secretary. _ THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATION- i Homeopathic Hospital Association Will be Beud "Gt R Bemitalon Thuraday. Dec. 16 Bt 11:30 a.m. i N M. BRANSON. Secretary. _ CHAIRS POR _RENT, SUITABLE _FGR BRIDGE PARTIES. banquets. weddings and meetings, 10¢ llfl1 per day each: new ch: Also invalid rolling ehairs for rent or sale ITED STA GE CO.. 418 10tn st nw_ Metropolitan 1844 HONEY., 5-LB. CAN. PURE. 90c DELIV- ered: for folks who can't eat sugar. Phone HONEY POT, West 0654, before 10 a.m. * 1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts contracted by any one other than my- self. W. G. HUGHES, 122 Hickman st. ON AND AFTER THIS DATE 1 WILL NO' e other than myse TRACY. 1357 Spring rd. n'w Carlos Ralon, Adele Bressler and Robert Henderson. HESE little folks at the Raymond School are among those who made the playthings which are shown in the picture. At the Raymond School, where the picture was taken, the handiwork of children in the eighteen schools of the third division is on display today and tomorrow. In the picture, left to right, are: Alfred Isaacs, Aileen Edmonston, | the Chamber tonight if the committees ~—Star Staff Photo. MORE NAVAL COSTS SEEN BY ROBINGON Admiral Declares Sea Force Has Been Handicapped by Long Overhaul Periods. An increase in expenditures for the | forces afloat is in prospect, “if our ships are to be adequately maintained,” be- cause of the increasing age of the ves- sels, Rear Admiral S. M. Robinson, U. S. N,, chief of the Bureau of Engineer- ing, said today in his annual report. ‘The bureau “has been seriously handi- capped in effecting many of the neces- sary replacements and improvements in battleships and’large aircraft carriers because of the statutory limit as af- fected by the 18-month overhaul inter- val adopted by the department.” He said “the bureau has recommended the enactment of necessary legislation to adapt the statutory limitation to the 18-month interval between navy yard overhauls.” Generally, Admiral Robinson consid- ered that “the material condition of the machinery of the ships of the fleet has been satisfactorily maintained with- in the limit of the funds available,” but this has been possible “only be- cause of the very material assistance of the forces afloat,” in arranging their schedules to meet requirements. ‘Turning to the future, Admiral Rob- inson said: “With treaty limitations. our Navy can excel only by building better ships and operating them more skillfully. In order to build better ships there must be highly trained designing engineers, and in order to operate them skillfully all naval officers must be well grounded in engineering principles, and those intimately connected with the op- eration of important machinery instal- lations must be specially trained. There is a growing appreciation among naval officers of the importance of engineer- ing training and experience, with a consequent upward trend in the quali- dflc:’tions of officers for engineering luties.” CASH BONUS DRIVE STARTED IN HOUSE Patman, De- clares Outlay Would Provide Needed Currency Expansion. L By the Associated Press. The annual drive for imiediate cash | Sponsoring Move, House today by Representative Patman, | Democrat, of Texas, with the statement that the outlay would provide needed | currency expansicn. [ Patman, sponsor of the bill passed by the House and killed by the Senate last Spring, said on the floor that there is too little money in circulation. His| speech was the first made in the House on the bonus since the closing days of the last session, when the galleries were crowded with veterans who had marched | on the Capital. Patman said he had “never yet found | a plan” that would assure safe cur- rency expansion except “paying the ad- justed service certificates.” Currency expansion, he said, must be achieved “without jeopardizing | sound money, * * without endan- | gering the gold standard” and must | be spread all over the Nation as a pay- ment for services instead of as a dole.” BREADWINNER DIVORCES | HOUSEKEEPER HUSBAND! ‘Wife Says He Took His Duties Too Seriously and She Finally Moved Out. By the Associated Press | SAN FRANCISCO, December 8 —The story of a man and wife who reversed the usual arrangement, she acting as | breadwinner for two years while he| kept house, brought a divorce to Mrs. | Chester Willilam Tierney here yesterday. | Mrs. Tierney testified her husband | considered it unfair for two members of a family to be wage earners and voluntecred to keep house while she continued at work. She said he came to take his duties so seriously he ob- Jected to her washing her hands in run- | ~mrtxg water and that she finally moved | out. R. F. C. VOTES WISCONSIN | $1,962,283 FOR RELIEF By the Assoclated Press. Emergency relief totaling $1962,283 was voted to Wisconsin today by the Reconstruction ~Finance Corporation. | The money is to be used for relief dur- ing the remainder of the year in over 56 _political subdivisions, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Office of the Comptrolier of the Currency. Washington. D. September 22, Notice 1s hereby given to all persons who B have claims against “The Departmental k,” Washington. D. C. at the same t” be presented ‘to 'W. B. Allman. Re- T, with (b lesal propt inereol. within from this date or they may - ) (8) WALT, G. AWAL’ - ¥ of the Currency, The corporation report said that with | exception of one or two of the more | populous cities, the towns and counties | in the State hadibeen unable to take{ care of their destitute. Funds were | needed to care for the situation until | January 1. The State previously had received $3,000,000. 3 + Wed Against Will, Society Girl Says, Annulment Granted By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, December 8.— ‘The socially prominent Mrs. Marion Conelly Abell, 21, who told the court she mnever luved her husband and was persuaded into marrying him against her will, was granted an_annulment of her marriage to Willilam G. Abell of Warren yesterday. Mrs. Abell is the daughter of Brig. Gen. L. S. Conelly, com- mander of the 73d Infantry Bri- gade, Ohio National Guard, and ;érmdem. of the Conelly Realty 0. In granting the annulment, Judge Alva R. Corlett comment- ed: “I think that both these young people ought to be spanked.” INTRUDER CHASED 5 BLOCKS BY MAID Found Attempting to Enter Home—Robbery Victims Report $3,500 Loss. More than $3,500 th of loot was obtained in the last 24 hours in a series of housebreakings and other forms of | thefts reported to police. | In one instance a 17-year-old colored youth was captured by a fireman lfter: being chased approximately five city | blocks by a colored maid when found attempting to rob the home of J. B. Skinner, 3107 Seventeenth street, as- sistant cashier of the Liberty National | Bank. Running from the house when | discovered, the youth was fallowed to | Fourteenth and Irving streets by the | maid and pointed out to Fireman John | R. Gray, acting fire inspector, who overhauled him after a short chase. The youth, John F. Locker, of the 2400 block of Thirteenth street, was booked | for investigation at No. 10 police station. | | The mald, Beulah Sparks, had dis-| covered the intruder in a clothes closet. | ulated and taxed by the Government | asked today He threatened to shoot if she made an | outery. The maid started in pursuit and at one stage succeeded in grabbing | the boy by his coat tail and holding on until he broke away again. | An intruder also was frightened yes- | terday from the home of William W. | White, 4203 Thirty-seventh street. Jewelry valued at $2,355 was taken payment of the bonus was begun in the | from the home of Mrs. Lillian R. De- | system. land. 3707 Harrison ctreet. The loot (one valued at $600 and one at $250), $100 in cash and other jewelry of lesser value. Plumbing fixtures and four cosl stoves valued at $600 were reported taken from four vacant houses in the first block of G street. The report of the| thefts was made by the owner, Louis P. | Shoemaker, shortly after they had been discovered yesterday. | Miss Mary G. McCusker of the first | block ¢f M street reported to police | her pocketbook, containing $30 in cath and a $50 Government bond, had been snatched by a colored man last night. | Loot of a smaller value, ranging under $50 in most instances, was obtained in several other hcusebreakings. | CLOTHING ALLOWANCE IS REDUCED BY NAVY | Admiral Upham's Letter An-; nounces Figure Will Be Cut | to $87.80. | The Navy moved today to save money | on_its expenditures for_clothing. Rear Admiral Prank B. Upham, chief | of the Bureau of Navigation, in a circu- lar_letter addressed to all ships and stations, announced that on January 1, the value of clothing, bedding and sim- | ilar outfits to be issued to recruits will | be only $87.80. Originally, the cloth- | ing allowance to men on their first| enlistment was $100. Then, with costs | dropping, Secretary Adams obtained | legislation that trimmed the clothing allowance to $93.50. + Naval officials attributed today’s re- duction to lowered costs, brought about | by the economic depression, The Sec- | the clothing allowance now. DUST EXPLOSIONS POWER I SHOWN Eight Experimental Blasts Are Witnessed by Chemi- cal Engineers. ‘The destructive power of certain dusts was demonstrated by eight experimental dust explosions at the Agriculture De- partment testing station at the Arling- ton Experimental Farm this afternoon for the benefit of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The chemists witnessed the effects of grain elevator, starch, soap and sulphur dusts. There are 28,000 industrial plants in the United States subject to the dust hazard, according to Dr. David g’, Price, who conducted the demonstra- on. Discuss Farm Surpluses. Some of the economic problems con- fronting the chemical industry claimed the attention of the institute this morn- ing. The chemists discussed the possi- bilities of utilizing agricultural sur- pluses, of. rectifying the chaotic condi- tions in the transportation industry and the settng up of systematic methods of cost accounting. ‘There is no limit to the amount of agricultural raw material waiting for chemists to find some use for it, said Dr. Henry G. Knight, chief of the Bu- veau of Chemistry and Soils of the Department of Agriculture. He cited | the evolution of levulose from a farm waste, formerly carted away and dumped in streams, to a product of which the annual production now is valued at $133,000,000 because of its use in the manufacture of feeds and fertilizers. Chemists, he said, are learning to ap- preciate more and more each day the| opportunities for the utilization of ligo- cellulose contained in straw and corn- stalks, which constitutes 60 per cent of the material removed from the soil of American farms. It can be used for paper, building board, and_insulating material as well rayon, celluloid and laquers. “Too Much Theory.” The present chaotic condition of the national railroads is due largely to “too much theory and too little practicality.” according to Harry M. Mabey, New York traffic expert, who acdressed the chem- ists this morning. The railroads, he said, have been reg- during a time when competing carriers have grown tremendously with the aid | of Government subsidics, tax relief, and freedom from regulation. The railroad, he said, is the primary agent of trans- portation and all other forms are but supplementary. He maintained that national defense requires the mainten- ance of a complete and healthy railroad Stabliity in the freight rate structure, he said, is of paramount im- | included a $1,000 wrist watch, two rings | portance to all industrial activities. CLOUDS OVER OCEAN HELD FLYING HAZARD James H. Kimball Declares Most Obstacles of Sea Have Been Overcome. Dr. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 8—So far has aviation conquered transatlanti With this conclusion, Dr. James H. Kimball, the “weather mentor” of all transatlantic flyers from Lindbergh to the present, summed up the prospects of coming Atlantic air service before the American Society of Mechanical Engingers today. “Improvements in planes, motors and instruments,” he said, “have minimized the dangers of storms and failing mo- tors, once regarded as the twin terrors of ocean flyers. “It is clouds which form the greatest hazard, for who can look with com- placence on a flight that must require a long struggle in a blinding, turbulent medium threatening the plane with ice or_dismemberment?” predicted that the “‘Southern” course via Bermuda and the Azores will be the transatlantic flying route. There, he said, the air is “gen- erally clear, fogs infrequent and storms | mostly local.” |, Children of England are turning| | retary of the Navy is empowered to fix | from German dolls to toys made at home. FOLLOW THE TREND TO AMERICAN SHIPS To Ireland, England, For Christmas in Evrope LEVIATHAN us/ France and Germany : Gala New Year's Eve at Sea fioec. 28 Apply to your local ageat, He knows ROOSEVELT STEAMSHIP CO., Inc., Gen. Agents revel values, of to Company's offics. 743 14th Street N.W. National 1645 )N, D. C., THURSDAY, HERRIOT T0 SEND PLEA 0 HOOVER Will Ask President to Make Last Effort to Stave Off December 15 Payment. om Pirst Page.) (Continued because he was suffering with a se- vere cold. M. Herriot was accompanied by R. Coulondre, director of commercial ac- cords at the foreign ministry. Louis Germain-Martin, minister of finance, and Jacques Bizot, under- director of the general movement of government funds, who accompanied former Premier Laval to Washington last year, also were present. Mr. MacDonald was accompanied by Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the tary, Noel Butler. No More Meetings Today. Shortly after the conference opened, the British embassy announced Mr. Chamberlain planned to leave for London this afternoon and Mr. Mac- Donald for Geneva, tonight. When it was over M. Herriot returned to his office and it was announced there would be no more meetings today. Mr. Mac- Donald is going back to Geneva tonight. Meantime, the Socialist group of the Chamber of Deputies voted that the debts issue should be discussed today by the Finance and Foreign Affairs Committees even if M. Herriot declined to appear before them, and that debate on the debts should begin in- the Chamber on Saturday, instead of Mon- day. Several Socialist members said they would force discussion of the debts in failed to meet today. ‘Two deputies, Pierre Cot, Radical, and Rene Brunet, Soctaiist, filed a joint Tesolution proposing settlement of the debts by “arbitration based upon equity.” They explained that this would be different from juridical arbitration as at The Hague, and would be founded on considerations of equity under the existing Franco-American accord. The two Socialist deputies, Marquet and Ramadier, advocated payment of the American debt, contending that France is honor bound to pay, but the majority of the party opposed payment. ‘World Bank Bills Proposed. Another Socialist resolution, already presented for consideration by the “mber, proposes issuance of interna- tiv. 1 bills by the World Bank, to be paid off by the debtor countries over a period of six years. The United States and France each would deposit gold with the bank to the value of 12,600,000,000 francs. and England, 1,000,000,000. deposit 18,000,000,000 francs form of customs bonds, England 3,000,- 000,000 in the same form, and other debtor nations 4,000,000,C00. ‘Thereafter the bank would issue in- ternational bills to the value of 50,- 000,000,000 gold francs, giving the United States and France 12,000,000,000 {each and England 1,000,000,000, repre- senting their gold deposits. ‘The remaining 25,000.000,000, in the form of international bills, would be turned over to the United States in |payment of the European debts, and could be used by the United States on a gold basis in payment of customs on goods sent to Europe. The bills would be amortized within six years by payment of currency into the world bank to the amount of the customs charges levied by the respec- tive countries. Eventually the bills re- | maining in circulation would be en- tirely covered by gold deposits and the ! nations would then decide whether the | gold deposits should be restored. LONDON GETS U. S. REPLY. | Early Publication of Debts Reply Is | Expected. | LONDON. December 8 (#.—The | United States Government's reply to Britain’s second appeal for extension of its debt due next week arrived to- day_and its contents were transmitted to Prime Minister MacDonald in Paris and other cabinet members. | " Early publication of the note was | expected, probably in_tomorrow morn- ing’s newspapers. The government's | future procedure in regard to its debt depended on what was revealed in the American document | If the situation is considered urgent { Mr. MacDonald may come to London from Paris for a cabinet meeting, al- | though his plans were to return to Geneva for the five-power disarmament parley. George Lansbury, leader of the Labor | opposition in the House of Commons, that debate on the war ! debts be opened in the House, insisting that this be done before the govern- | ment finally determines its debts policy. Stanley Baldwin, acting head of the government in Mr. MacDonald's ab- sence, said he would have to consult the prime minister and asked Mr. Lans- | dale to bring up the question again on | | Monday | In parliamentary circles it was ex- | pected that America will refuse to post- | | pone the payment due December 15, and | | the discussion centered on how the pay- ment is to be made. The consensus | {appeared to be that the gold reserves, offer the only method of meeting the | | obligations. TENSION LIGHTENS HERE. Comment Lacking on Paris Developments. Indications from Paris that England would pay her war debt installment on December 15 and that Premier Herriot Official {would recommend to Parliament that France pay interest due, lightened the | atmosphere in Washington today, but ' failed to bring any official comment. Secretary Stimson was completing | fiying obstacles that clouds now are the ' | greatest hazard. Brighten-Up for the Holidays Regular 60c Pint “Jap-a-lac”"—45¢c Add|Samathing to Your Home AS A CHRIST- MAS PRESENT TO THE EN. FAMILY —such as a Corner China Cabinet| We show an assortment of ex- cellent Curtis designs from $29.75 to $8 As sketched, unfinished, $49.75. Your selection can be expertly finished and installed under our supervision, if desired, at actual cost. CALL, WRITE or PHONE— T [liher &BBro. by LUMEBER «ud MILLWORK 30th & K N.W, WEst 2370 exchequer, and Mr. MacDonald's secre-; DECEMBER 8. 1932. Crew Is Saddened By Mascot’s Death On Minesweeper “Rosie,” Monkey Ac- quired in Virgin Islands, Paralysis Victim. “Rosie” is among those missing on the minesweeper Grebe, here to tow the venerable frigate Constitution out of her slip at the Navy Yard. “Rosie,” for the benefit of those who never met her, was a monkey, the mas- ! cot of the crew of the U. 8. S. Grebe. She died Sunday of “natural causes” and was accorded a military burial the next day. ‘The gift of the grateful captain of a French ship which the Grebe pulled off shore in the Virgin Islands, “Rosie” was acquired by the minesweeper's crew in February, 1931. She had been an in- separable companion of the sailors ever since, except for two weeks recently when {ll health necessitated her enter- ing a hospital at Norfolk. Blinded temporarily and the victim of partial paralysis, “Rosle” spent her last days in the warm fire room of the tiny minesweeper. OLD IRONSIDES’ DELAY MAKES NEWLYWED HAPPY Sergt. O’Sullivan of Marines, Sta- tioned Aboard Frigate, Has Extra Day for Honeymoon. A welcome surprise came yesterday to Sergt. Francis J. O'Sullivan, U. 8. M. C., 24 years old, in charge of the marine detachment aboard Old Ironsides, because a 24-hour delay in sailing enabled him to see again his one-day bride. Believing Tuesday that the U.S.S. Constitution was to leave Washington yesterday morning, shortly after day- break, Sergt. O'Sullivan was wed to 22-year-old Miss Nora Lehman, of Nor- folk, Va., by Rev. J. Harvey Dunham, pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church. Sergt. O'Sullivan has been on duty aboard Old Ironsides now one month. Prior to coming to Washington he served with the Marine detachment at the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Hospital. There he became acquainted with Miss Leh- man. Mrs. O'Sullivan proposes to join her husband at San Diego, Calif., about the middle of Febrpary, after Old Ironsides has passed through the Panama Canal | and inaugurated her West Coast tour. RENO DIVORCEE WEDS Ceremony Performed Two Days After Decree Was Obtained. NEW YORK, December 8 (#).—Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey Allen. divorced last | | Monday in Reno, was married yesterday to David Rumsey at the Colony Club. The bride is the daughter of Samuel C. Bailey of Cleveland. On her mater- nal side, she is a descendant of Moses Cleveland, for whom the City of Cleve- land was named. She is the former wife of Ralph Seward Allen, This is Rumsey’s third marriage. the American answer to France's sec- ond note requesting postponement and reconsideration, and the State Depart- ment announced this reply would be handed to Ambassador Claudel today or_tomorrow. The answer to Great Britain, made yesterday, it was indicated, probably wanld be made public in both countries through tomorrow morning’s papers. A few hours after renewed opposition to reducing the foreign obligations had been heard in Congress, Secretary Stimson last night gave Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, the United States reply to Britain's newest request for suspension oi payments. It was assumed in official quarter: that the note said again that Congress alone could change the debt situation, that the President would ask creation of an agency to study it, and advised that payment be made. At least six countries have asked for a new moratorium, the Belgian gov- | ernment making a second appeal yes- | terday. President Hoover is expected | soon to transmit a special message on the debt question to Congress. POLAND SENDS NEW NOTE. Repeats Request for Postponement of Payment, WARSAW,. Poland, December 8 (#). —The Polish government has sent to| the Ambassador at Washington its sec- ond note regarding the $4,430,000 due the United States on December 15. It contains additional data to support the request for postponement of this pay- ment and revision of the 1924 debts CLINIC DEDICATION SET FOR SATURDAY Judge Robert E. Mattingly to Deliver Chief Address at Ceremonies. The District’s new combination fire engine house and policemen’s and firemen's clinic on Thirteenth street, between K and L streets, will be for- mally dedicated Saturday night with elaborate ceremonies under auspices of the Midcity Citizens’ Association. Judge Robert E. Mattingly of the Municipal Court will make the dedi- catory address. He will be introduced | by A. J. Driscoll, president of the| clvic group. Officials to Be Present. High public offictals, including the District Commissioners, Maj. D. J. Donovan, auditor for the District, who will dedicate the Dr. James J. Kilroy Firemen's and Policemen’s Memorial Clinic, and former Commissioner John A. Johnson will be among those present. The program will be ushered in with a band concert by the District Fire Department’s band. Besides the talks of Judge Mattingly and Mr. Driscoll, speeches will be made by Dr. Daniel 1. Borden, chairman of the board of surgeons for firemen and policemen, who will discuss the needs of the clinic and others. Medals to Be Given. A feature of the affair will be the | presentation of medals to members of the Police and Pire Departments by Fire Chief George S. Watson and Police | Chief Ernest W. Brown. Special guests will include Represent- ative Mary T. Norton, Mrs. James J. Kilroy, Odell Smith, Charles J. Waters, James J. Kilroy, 2d: Representative Frank Oliver, Dr. Prank E. Gibson, Deputy Chief Charles E. Schrom and heads of several civic and trade organ- izations. HUNGER MARCHERS LOAF | IN GARBAGE-FILLED ROOM | Demonstrators Pay No Attontion to Refuse as One of Num- ber Plays Piano. When D. C. health inspectors visited the “commisary” of the hunger march- ers, at 3034 Fourteenth street, yesterday they found a vacant hall over a candy store with a great accumulation of gar- bage—remains from the cooking for three days—in the middle. Around the garbage pile were reclin- ing about a dozen hunger marchers, ob- livious to the odors and being enter- tained by one of their number playing a piano in a corner of the room. Orders were given that the garbage be disposed of immediately and the hall cleaned up. It was explained that the occupants would be out of the city in a few hours. BURGLARY INSURANCE and insurance against theft and pilferage may be had through our insurance depart- ment, BURGLARY - PROTECTION We make and install cover- ings for windows and doors to be used when houses are closed, and also devices for protecting French doors and windows. COMPLETE SECURITY for valuables by sending them to our depository. 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A Story You'll Read With Delight PARIS LOVE By Nina Wilcox Putnam About @ mother and daughter who had sur- prising ideas about Lovel Beginning in Monday’s ‘Star l Lady’s Gruen Wrist Watch Sturdily made 15-jew- el, metal band is at- tached. New design. Gruen Wrist Watches, for men...alsoat .. ;2 385 Lady’s Gruen Wrist Watch 14-kt. gold case, 15-jewel movement, attachs ed. - metal band Man’s Hamilton Watch 17-jewel Hamilton, radium ;40 dial, white or green gold filled. styles. Choice of several Fine Wrist Watches Strongly made watches with jeweled movement. $Q75 Elgin Pocket Watch Man’s in 14-kt. pocket watch solid white 519.75 or green gold case. We have one of the most comprehensive assortments of watches to be found A STATIONERS Kahn Jne. PLATINUMSMITHS Arthur J. Sundlun, President 40 Years at 935 P St.