Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1932, Page 2

\A—Z o - NEWPAY CUT LEFT OUT OF FUND BILL House Group Takes Stand Against Hoover Plan in First Test. (Continued From First Page.) Bervice, $85.800,000, against $33,650,000 this year (including $55.000,000 for tax refunds not appropriated for 1930): Bureau of Industrial Alcohol, $4,000,000, against $4,525,000; Bureau of Narcotics, $1,400,000, against $1,525,000: Coast Guard, $25772,950, against $28,172220; Secret’ Service, $679.000, against $703.- 000; Public Health Service $10,386,000, against $11.021,000. In addition to this there will be a further deduction for the fiscal year 1934 on account of a recommendation for suspenion of re-enlistment allow- ances in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the estimated amount of savings being $5,000,000. Changes Made in Proposals. ‘The committee in presenting the bill has accepted the budget recommenda- tions with certain modifications in the lenguage intended for the purpsse of clarification and with the following changes in the substance of the recom- mended proposals: First. The committee does not ap- prove the proposed elimination of the proviso which stipulates that the rate of pay of any employe furloughed under the provisions of the act shall not be reduced by the action of any wage board during the fiscal year and has restored this proviso to the section as continued for the fiscal year 1934. Second, the committee has restored to the section to be continued in ef- fect for the fiscal year 1934 the one limiting the total amount of expendi- tures and individual allowances for Senators and Representatives for sta- tionery. This section was not pro- posed for continuance by the budget submissions because it was a matter ;:]:m?lg exclusively to the legislative nc Third, that section of the present law relating to administrative fur- loughs in order to keep within appro- E:;huons was proposed for continuance specific reference. In leu of in- cluding this recommendation, the Ap- propriations Committee has re-enacted and amended two sections of the bill. In this re-enactment the scope of the section has been broadened to encom- pass in addition to situations arising in services because of reduced appropria- tions, situations in services in which there may be adequate appropriation for the number of officers and employes in excess of the number necessary therefor. Achieves Uniformity. There are some, Chairman Byrns stated, who believe that executive 9{3. cials now have the discretion and au- thority administratively to furlough any of the ofiicers and employes in & particular service where there is an ex- cess, to the extent practicable and nec- essary to distribute the available work among the whole number and thus avoid the dismissal entirely from the service of some of them. Even though not add to the author- 1ty which may have heretofore obtained, 1t will remove any existing doubt, and under its terms uniformity of action in administration should be secured by the rules and regulations which are Tequired to be promulgated by the President. In continuing these sections of the economy act for the next fiscal year, where this is done without specific re- mwl or umd.u’lf;:!’l‘lml.h m“el:’r purpose fiscal year 0 be con- Chairman , Byrns said, as the same as in the fiscal year 1932-33 and viewed as though the e: it ap- proved June 30, 1932, of the economy ;fitu’;lm alee 8 BBy smpmmade e e e 1933 and 1934. Differences Explained. In his report Chairman Byrns ex- m that the material differences the law for 1933 and the pro- mflulubmlmdmtheh et for fiscal year 1934 are as follows: ‘The section which prohibits the fill- ing of vacancies in absolutely essential positions under the written authority and approval of the President is proj to be discontinued as Tecommended by the President. The section which prohibits admin- istrative promotions is not continued b.;d!pedncd:é!e'r:nu but ul:hre-enlmd amen accom) - pl technical ons. The general restriction on print and binding expenditures and the g:g! eral restrictions on blank paper pur- roposed chases are to be 1954 P reduced for A new section providing for the re- duction in permanent specific appro- priations of the amount to be saved by application of the economy section is proposed es a substitute for the section which impounded savings in all appro- priations during 1933. PHILIPPINE BILL VETO IS FORECAST Amendments to Independence Meature May Kill Move Un- der Way in Senate. By the Associated Press. The conviction developed today, espe- clally in Filipino independence circles, that the Hawes-Cutting measure grant- ing Philippine freedom would not in its present amended form meet the approval of President Hoover. While the Senate, which is debating the bill, was in recess over the week end, Manuel Roxas, speaker of the Insular House, began efforts to have the Senate reconsider action taken yes- terday in providing for total exclusion of Filipino immigrants from the United States and stricter limitation of duty- free sugar imports. Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Ne- vada, served notice he would move re- consideration of the vote by which the Senate approved an amendment to per- mit only 615,000 tons of sugar free as compared with 850,000 as provided in the original bill Secretary of War Hurley has stated his opposition to granting is'and inde- pendence within the near future and in some quarters the feeling has been that Mr. Hoover would not approve the Hawes-Cutting measure, a feeling which was strengthened today by inclusion of the amendments. National farm organizations last night sent letters to Senate members, asking that complete independence be granted within five years with a graduated re- duction in free imports instead of 18 years as provided in the pending bill. ‘The Senate's action favoring total exclusion of immigrants and stricter limitation of duty-free sugar importa- tions was taken without 'a record vote. ‘The immigration exclusion amend- ment was proposed by Senator Johnson, Republican, of California, after authors of the bill had urged its rejection on the ground it might cause resentment in the islands. The bill as it came from committee proposed an annual quota of 100 from the islands. Johnson contended his amendment contained the same language as other immigration acts. It provides that “no person ineligible to me a citizen of the United States shall be admitted” under the quota of 100 Pilipinos of Oriental stock are in- eligible to citizenship, A Ay mu.lu\nklncuulumhxm ‘bank raflroad earnings. 1 | admission. EXT Saturday's “toy matinees” have captured the imagination of juvenile Washington, judg- ing from the early response. Already telephones are ring- ing, letters coming in—children want to know more of the matinees, if they may bring friends. Some suggest names for the gift list. “Where will the parties be held?” “At the 13 Warner Bros. Theaters,” the answer runs, “one in every neigh- ‘borhood.” The two-fold appeal has caught on, and if the idea sweeps the city as it promises now, there won’t be & disap- pointed child in Washington on Christ- mas morning. A tey, bright and new, or a bit of warm clothing for a destitute boy or girl—that is the only price of admission to the matinees. This year, because the need is three times as great, the toy matinees have been widened in scope. The poor chil- dren of Washington received 2,500 new toys through two parties last season— this year 12 theaters have been thrown open to the benefits, arranged by Warner Bros. in co-operation with The Star. “I am a little girl,” wrote one child, “—— 11 years old. I would like to come to your Christmas party at the Home Theater if that is all right. “Hoping to hear from yg\;-‘;ouqln. ‘The answer, Louise, is “Yes!” Come and bring a gift for some destitute child. A Santa Claus hopper will be ready in the lobby. Just drop in the present, and know it is going straight to the most forlorn child in Washing: ton, to brighten its Christmas mornin, The Home is only one of 10 neigh- horhood houses where the benefits will be held, in addition to the two down- town theaters, the Earle and Metro- politan, The latter shows start at 9:30 o’clock next Saturday morning, and those in gze community houses begin 30 minutes ter. ‘The idea is catching on, gathering lmpemn—\mfi_et\u enough, perhaps, to sweep despair from the darkest homes in Wi on Christmas day. At least 18,000 underprivileged chil- dren may awake to em)'ny stockings on that day. Fall in line for the toy mati- THE EVE ‘These stars in “Sooky,” Jackie Searl, Robert Coogan and Jackie Cooper, are three potent reasons why a large turnout of juveniles is expected at the Metro- politan and Home Theaters next Saturday morning. Ten other Warner Bros.’ Theaters will show toy matinee programs in co-operation with The Star, with & new toy or bit of clothing for some poor child on Christmas as the only price of nees, no child is too young, no man or woman too old, to resist the Christ- mas atmosphere of the gift parties! The following bills, with an especial appeal to children, will be shown: Ambassador — Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Delicious,” a Fox picture; also, Bosco cartoon, “You're Too Careless”; Mills Brothers in “I Ain’t Got Nobody.” Apolio—Marion Nixon and Ralph Bellamy in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” a Fox picture; also, Bosco car- toon, “Bosco at the Beach”; Our Gang comedy, “Free Eats.” Avalon—Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Sooky,” a Paramount pic- ture; also, Merrie Melody cartoon, “I Wish I Had Wings”; Laurel-Hardy comedy, “Any Old Port.” Avenue Grand—Jackie Cooper, “When a Feller Needs a Fried,” a Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer picture; also, Bosco cartoon, “Bosco the Lumberjack”; Laurel-Hardy comedy, “The Chimp.” Central—Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Skippy,” a Paramount pic- tsuere:hnlso. Bosco cartoon, “Bosco at the ach.” Colony—Mickey McGuire and Buck Jones in “High Speed,” a Columbia pic- ture; also, “Bosco cartoon, “Bosco’s at Edgar Kennedy comedy, Earle—Edna Mae Oliver, Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl in “If I Were King,” & Paramount picture. Home—Jacl Cooper and Robert in “Sooky,” s Paramount pic- ture; Ford Sterling comedy, “Twenty Horses.” Metropolitan — Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Sooky,” a Para- mount picture. ESavoy—Joan Blondell and Stuart Erwin in “Make Me a Star,” a_Par mount picture; Bosco cartoon, “Bosco’s Race”; Edgar Kennedy comedy, “Giggle Water.” Tivoli—Marion - Nixon and Ralph Bellamy in_“Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” a Fox picture; Melody cartoon, “I.-Wish I Laurel-Hardy comedy, * Turn.” York—Zazu Pitts and Leon Errol in “Finn and Hattle,” a Paramount pic- ; Bosco , +'B0sco the comedy, FRANCE TO SET UP RESERVATIONS FOR FUTURE PAYMENTS —__(Continued Prom Pirst Page) ington’s to this second note, which e L render e to the attitude of Britain toward Laval Drawn in Talks. “M. Germain-Martin, the minister of finance, explained the nature of the payments due in December. He indi- cated the position of the debtors to- ward the United States and the position of the United States toward the debtors. He then examined solutions which could be envisaged and analyzed the conse- quences of the different solutions.” Former Premier Plerre Laval was drawn into the debt discussion again last night when he appeared with Pre- mier Herriot and the finance minister before the joint session of the Senate Foreign airs and Finance Com- mittees. ‘The former premier told the Associ- ated Press later that “I spoke freely and gave the interpretation of my visit to Washington which I think it should have, If I think it necessary I shall speak later on the floor of the Senate. My talk tonight was merely an infor- mative one.” An official communique issued after the session said that “former Premier Laval explained to the committee con- versations which he had- with President Hoover at the time of his trip to Wash- ington in October, 19831, and explained the nature and extent of these conver- sations and of the Franco-American REVOLVER THREAT LAID TO OVERWORK By the Associated Press. The Senate heard yesterday that one workers—Charles F. Pace, the financial clerk—had entered the press gallery, reporter against whom he had taken a grievance. to determine what action to take on the incident, which created considerable excitement at the Capitol. Friends of Pace attributed the act to overwork. He has been doing two men's lery yesterday afternoon and asked for Charles Stevenson, who wrote a maga- zine article recently relating to ex- penditures by Senate committees. Stevenson was not present, but, dis- playing a revolver, Pace is reported to have said he intended to meet the man. plex Senate financial records. consin later told the Senate about the incident. Senator Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire, chairman of the Rules Committee, replied that the af- fair had been called to his attention and that it was true. Today the Senate press gallery re- mained under guard of a policeman as Pace returned to'his office. The Sen- ate Rules Committee, which has juris- \ diction over the Capitol, postponed its meeting to consider the case from today until Monday. The magazine article did not men- tion Pace by name. It made a reference to the clerk’s office. A prodigious worker, Pace has re- fused to take any vacation for years. | When a fellow member of the office ; became 1ll he took over his work. l After discussion of his action yester- day he went ahead and finished the ?.fl’lyl:h work in his office just off the communique which resulted from these.” | § of its veteran and most conscientious | flourishing a revolver, in search of a | The Rules Committee has been called | work for months. He entered the gal- | He left the gallery without further ado | and returned to his job fixing the com- Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis-| NEWTON OFFERED CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP Political Secretary to Presi- dent Hoover Is Consider- ing Appointment. Walter H. Newton, political secretary to President Hoover, has been offered an appointment as Federal circuit judge in the eighth circuit, of which Minne- sota, Newton’s home State, is a part, it has been made known at the White House. Newton has not yet made known ‘whether he will accept the appointment, and allow his name to be sent to tix Senate for confirmation, but there has been some indication that he will allow the nomination to go to Capitol Hill. Democrats in the Senate, however, have sent out word that they will strongly oppose any nominations to Pederal positions sent by President Hoover, except where the filling of a post s an absolute necessity, and should it appear that Newton's nomin: tion would not be confirmed because of the Democratic stand, Newton probably will not accept the nomination. It has been known for some time that Newton desired a Federal judgeship. He has practiced law and served in the ouse from Minnesota before he took over the post of legislative and politi- cal secretary to the President. BROWN BUYS NEW AUTO WHEN EIRST FAILS TO FIT HAT (Continued From First Page.) carried a restriction that no part of it could be used for purchase of a pas- senger-carrying automobile. He said he | was successful in persuading the Senate 0 remove this restriction, but did not know whether the House would do so. Fearing that the House might not con- sent to its removal and that the 1932 appropriation would lapse, leaving the department with no car at all, he said, it was decided to purchase the small car. Then, when the House consented, the larger car was purchased, but the department was left with the smaller one also on jts hands. Insisting there was no extravagance in the purchase of the two expensive cars, however, Mr. Brown told the committee: “These cars, as all of you know, are used by the wives of the heads of the department in meking their official calls and performing their official duties, | which, while they may not seem | portant, are very considerable. There is | not _any automobile that is in service | every day. It cannot be kept in service every day, because it must be serviced, greased, the valves must be ground, and | there are always some minor repairs to | be made. My opinion is that in our de- partment it is economical to have two good cars to perform the service that is demanded of them. I think there is a substantial economy in having high- | grade cars, which will stand up and | perform service. I believe you will find that you will save money by it, instead of trying to operate cheap cars.” Island Judge Resigns. ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, De- cember 10 (#).—Prentice iufln of the District Court of the V. resigned todsy. JIN, NEW NATIONAL WAR Widespread Campaign Education Mapped Out by Leaders Here. of (Continued From First Page.) To do 80,” continued the speaker, “is to vote with the wets in the first step of their program. The wets bave no substitute plan to propose because they know of none but the saloon. If liquor comes back the saloon will be back, and they dare not defend the saloon. Declaring the wets had been “whip- ped at every turn in congressional elec tions under a non-partisan program, Dr. McBride charged, “they have prov- en themselves poor sports. When they saw they could not win fairly,” he said, “they set out to manipulate party platforms in an effort to coerce dry members of Congress. There s not, nor can there ever be, a mandate that will exceed a Congressman’s own con- sclence and the wishes of his constitu- ency. If a Representative in Congress 80 descends as to become merely & rub- ber stamp of a wet party platform committee that rly represents his district, his constituency should be in- formed of that fact and should be given alchlnce to elect some one else in his place.” “Not Wet Mandate.” Bishop E. G. Richardson of Phila- delphia, president of the league, said he was convinced that the recent election was not a wet mandate, but that the majority sentiment of the Nation still was_dry. “We are resisting repeal,” he declared, “because the traffic in alccholic bev- erages is now an outlaw and we wish it so to remain. If the traffic in in- toxicants is as respectable as many are now claiming it s, it should be treated exactly as all other lines of business are treated. We are resisting repeal because the agitation for repeal has been based on misleading, erroneous, and false statements. “The economic distress under which we have been suffering in common with aimost the entire world has been cap- italized to secure sympathy for repeal. The claim has been made that be- tween 800,000 and 2,500,000 unem- ployed will be put to work. In order to do this, the manufacture and con- sumption of liquor would have to be many times what it ever was. In order to secure the amount of tax that the proponents of repeal say can be se- cured, from 6 to 12 times as much liquor would have to be consumed as ever was consumed. Who would be re- lieved of taxation? Those who can best afford to pay taxes. Every dollar collected in taxes from the sale of in- toxicants means at least $3 to 85 divert- ed from useful channels of trade. “The farm products now are used in the production of commodities that bring much more revenue to the farmer than could possibly accrue to him from the manufacture of alcoholic bever- a “;‘;lmher ‘we are resisting repeal be- cause the example of our nearest neighbor, Canada, proves that prohibi- tion repeal carries many evils in its train. The consumption of liquor has already jumped to two and one-half times the amount that was promised. Along with this increase in consumption of alcohol, there has been a very great increase in major crimes. “We are resisting repeal because we believe that when the furor groused by the indiscriminate use of large sums of money contributed by wealthy people has died down and the country has come to sober second thought, it will be glad still to have the eighteenth traffic in intoxicating liquors as out- law.” “New Leadership” Need. Dr. Arthur J. Barton of Wilmi N. C., chairman of the Executive mittee of the Anti-Salon League, d president of the National Conference of Organizations Supporting the Eigh. teenth Amendment, declared Americ: needed a “new political leadership,” and predicted the possibility of a new party whose principles and purposes might be indicated by some such name as “Progressive Constitutional Party.” “In such a party,” he said, “all the moral and progressive forces of the country could unite on issues that really mean something. Such a party could fight for principles instead of becoming an aggregation of subservient politicians seeking and adopting every political expedient for the sake of se- curing office.” “Bach of the political parties be- trayed its constituents,” declared Dr. Barton. “The Democrats went over bag and baggage to the liquor traffic and espoused the wrong side of a moral question just as it did concemlnfl the matter of slavery. The Republican party, if possible, is even more cul- pable. It belied its own record and betrayed its own constituency in its | recent surrender on the liquor ques- tion. “We are now in a pitiful plight,” declared the speaker who said he was a Democrat, “with the affairs of the Nation placed virtually in the hands of Tammany Hall, the most corrupt and corrupting political machine the Nation has ever seen.” A copy of the pink “Night Pinal” of The Evening Star was read before the audience by Dr. Barton, as he com- mended” wet Representative La Guardia of New York for saying be- fore the House Ways and Means Com- mittee yesterday: “The brewers and dis- tillers are up to their old activities, which brought about prohibition * * * Brewers and distillers have no right to help draft a bill to modify the Vol- stead law.” Message From Bishop. A message from Bishop W. N. Ains- worth, Methodist Episcopal Church South, at Birmingham, Ala. was read by Bishop James Cannon, jr. in part as follows: “Civilization cannot get away from the fact that science puts opium, co- caine and beverage alcohel in the same category as narcotic habit-forming heealth-destroying drugs . . . The State has no right to maintain itself by the debauchery of its people.” Declaring that it was virtually “pagan” for America to balance her ! national budget by & tax on a criminal anti-social liquor traffic,” Bishop Ains- worth said: “The responsible men that dare to do it may make exciting ‘whoopee’ in the delirlum of & mo- mentary triumph. It will not last long. The political party that serves the liquor interests of America will dig the pit of its own damnation. The march of civilization is the other way, and the Congress under whatever presidential lead that allows it, that atlempts to legalize illegal beer in the face an unrepealed eighteenth amendment will go down in history as the arch nullifiers of the country’s con- stitution.” Others on the program last night were: G. W. Morrow of Detroit, Dr. Homer W. Tope of Philadelphia, Dr. PFrederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church of this city; O. G. Christgau, conven- tion manager: Homer Rodeheaver, and the Tennessee Mountain Quartet. At the noon luncheon yesterday at | the Raleigh Hotel, the speakers in- cluded: Sergt. York, George H. Wilson of Quincy, Il; R. N. Holsaple of De- troit, Mich.; Bishop Richardson, Dr. McBride, and Dr. Melbourne P. Boyn- ton of Chicago. A dramatic touch was given the luncheon &s the assemblage rose, and amendment in the Constitution, and| ‘esterville, Ohio, e, held their clenched h in the air and re-|Carma but with loud voices, LR Sooky Plays in Toy Matinees | T} SALOON OPENS] e 2o STARS IN 1 OF 12 CHILD BENEFIT BILLS NEXT SATURDAY. Only Nine Months, Hearing Informed By the Assoclated Press. Most people don’t keep them that long, but a $1 bill lasts only nine months. That's the testimony of Wil- liam 8. Broughton, commission- er of the public debt, before the House Appropriations Commit- Years of experience have shown: “It takes one and one-third $1 bills to last a year. The $1 bill wears out in nine months.” INCREASE IS SHOWN INRUM SMUGGLING Admr. Hamlet Says Beer Bill Will Not Reduce Work of Coast Guard. Definitely predicting two years of mm rum-running operations, the t Guard already has noted an in- crease in liquor-smuggling activity since the November elections, with more for- elgn vessels off the North Atlantic OO‘IX’!DI than at any time since May 3, This observation was given by its commandant, Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, before the House Appropria- tions Committee during hearings on the Treasury Department’s supply bill. Adiniral Hamlet said rum-running syndicates have the impression law en- forcement will be more lax. adding that legalization of beer of low alcoholic content “will have no effect whatever on the smuggling of distilled spirits into the United States from the sea.” Smuggling Increases. In relation to its anti-smuggling ac- tivities, the Coast Guard’s head analyzed the effect of the national election, modification of the Volstead act, State prohibition repeal votes, resubmission of the eighteenth amendment and repeal of the amendment. He said: “The first effect of the national elec- tion has undoubtedly caused a resump- tion of smuggling activity on a far greater scale than has been attempted in the past few years. * * * Inter- national rum-running syndicates are quite evidently under the impression that law enforcement will be more lax than formerly. * % “It is the opinion of this office that the authorization of the sale of beer of a low alcoholic content under the Volstead act will have no effect what- ever on the smuggling of distilled spirits into the United States from the sea. There is no smuggling of beer on the Atlantic, Gulf or Pacific Coasts. * * * ‘This market for distilled spirits will continue. * * * Larger Burden on Guard. of their State enforcement acts will un- doubtedly throw a larger burden on the Coast Guard and other Federal en- forcement agencies. * * * The repeal of State enfcrcement laws * * * has undoubtedly greatly encouraged the smuggling syndicates. * * * The Coast Guard will, therefore, be called upon for more rigid patrol than heretofore.” Hamlet said that while in the last fiscal year smuggling was controlled to a far greater extent than during any previous perizd, “at the precent time smuggling syndicates are making prepa- ration to resume smuggling operations on a larger scale than has been the i case in the past six years.” BIGGER YIELD SEEN FROM 3-CENT STAMP Inrown Says Extra Postage Brings in $94,000,000 More Than 2-Cent Rate. By the Associated Press. The Post Office Department still be- lieves the three-stamp is a money maker. Appearing before the House Appro- priltlom_ Subcommittee considering the annual supply bill for the Treasury- Post Office Departments, Postmaster General Brown said, however, the ex- perts were a little off in their estimates on what the 3-cent rate of first-class mail would yield. The post office figured it would yleld an additional $130,000,000 during the present fiscal year. The year won't be over until next June 30, but Brown told Chairman Byrns: “If we had the 2-cent rate we would be_$94,000,000 short.” He explained that this estimate was on the basis of returns already in and that he meant the 3-cent rate would yield about $94,000,000 more, all things considered, than would have been re- lemed J( the 2-c;'nt stamp were still e motive power for the average letter. The Postmaster General told the committee that the gross deficit this year would probably be about $135,- 000,000, with a net deficit of about :‘Bu,ooo.ouu for “purely postal opera- s> [SENATOR BORAH TO SPEAK AT PRESS CLUB PARTY Radio Networks Will Broadcast Christmas Eve Program. Choir Will Sing. Senator Borah of Idaho will be the guest speaker at the National Press Club's Christmas eve party this year, to be held in the club lounge Saturday afternoon, December 24, according to an announcement today. From 1:30 to 2 p.m., the program will be broadcast over the Columbia and National Broadcasting systems, and re- broadcast in Europe, South America and South Africa. The National Capital Choir of 36 voices, under the direction of Dr. Albert Harned, will sing a group of Christmas songs as part of the en- tertainment. B. N. Timmons, president 'o( the club, will preside. | WOMAN IDENTIFIES SLAYING SUSPECT IN WANDERWELL CASE (Continued Prom First Page.) Edward De Larm, an aviator, all of Monday night. De Larm and his wife, however, could not recall having seen Guy after 9 pm. Police originally had figured the slaying of Wanderwell took gl.u‘e |:!bcnuc D;}Iblnp.;'ol. u'x:e De Larm ome is more miles Beach Harbor. e ‘While lice were seeking further clues in the mysterious slaying of the adventurer, Mrs. Aloha Wanderwell, the widow, said plans were being made for burial of the body at sea. e said the services would be kept secret and held far out of sight of land. Lord Edward Montagu, son of the Duke of Manchester, another of those who had ed on the crew of the the adventurous voyage, was released by Federal authorities we shall see this was “The repeal by certain coastal States | by SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1932. R. B. WILLIAMSON DIES AT AGE OF 22 Heart Attack Is Fatal to Vice| Chairman of Federal Power Commission. Ralph B. Willlamson, 52, vice chair- man of the Federal Power Commission, died suddenly early today after a heart attack in his apartment in the West- chester. He had been in ill health for & year or more. Mr. Willlamson 1is survived by his widow, two daughters, Margaret and Helen, who are in school here, and a sister, Mrs. Edith Bice of Seattle. A son died a few years ago. Arrangements for the funeral, which will be at the home in Yakima, Wash., are expected to be made today. Mr. Willlamson was one of the three Republican members named to the Power Commission by President Hoover in December, 1930, at the time it was reorganized, and had been its vice chairman since then. He recently had completed a study of the 11-year operation of the Federal power act, which had formed the basis of recommendations by the commis. sion for amendatory legislation to tighten its provisions. Mr. Willlamson was born in Tama, Towa, on July 31, 1880, and after grad- uating from the Harvard Law School, went into the Western country as a lawyer for the United States Reclama- tion Service. A few years later he em- barked in private practice in Yakima. where he remained, until his appoint- ment here, which was sponsored by the late’ Senator Jones of Washin 3 His term would have expired in June. Backed Conservation Measures. During his practice, he had actively supported conservation measures, and friends recalled today that Willlamson was one of those instrumental in_get- ting through the Washington State water code. He had also been Interested in the Seattle Light & Power System, s mu- nicipal plant operated on a Federal- licensed site, and in the past few days, in association with J. D. Ross, the su- mnwndent, had appeared before the onstruction Finance Corporation in benk;:ll of & loan sought by the enter- prise. ‘The Power Commission was closed ;od:g on account of Mr. Williamson's eath, Two Vacancies on Board. ‘The death of Mr. Williamson leaves two vacancies on the Power Commission which may not be filled until after Franklin D. Roosevelt takes office. The renomination of Marcel Garsaud of Louisiana, which was not acted upon by the Senate last session, has not as yet been renewed by President Hoover, n]or has another been named for the place. Remaining on the board are Chair- man Smith and Commissioners Claude L. Draper of Wyoming and Frank R. McNinch of North Coralina. They con- stitute a majority and can transact usiness. LEGAL WINE ASKED FOR USE AT MEALS BY GRAPE LEAGUE He estimated consumption of light or wine would amount to 125,000,000 gallons annually. Devries said the Federal Government had encouraged grape growers to ex- ‘oduction, but that, since , they had been impoverished. He contended light wines were “non- intoxicating,” but said pre-prohibition California wine averaged about 9 per cent alcohol. Congress has recognized the difference between distilled spirits and wine and beer, he said, because the Volstead act permits the manufacture and sale of whisky—intoxicating in fact—for other than beverage purposes. “The Volstead act excepted naturally fermented wines, as non-intoxicating in fact, from enforcement,” Devries said. t has been this section which wets have contended for years allowed farm- ers to make homemade wines and hibited the city dweller from mlm home brew. % Test Case Is Cited. The witness cited the case of John Philip Hill of Baltimore, former Rep- resentative, who made wine from fruit Juice of alcoholic content up to 11 per cent in his home and invited arrest to make & test. A jury held the product nol toxicating. Devries said “there is lly no practical : drunkenness in France, Italy and other wine-drinking nations of Europe.” He called wine a food with many elements of benefit to the human body. He said the Federal pure food law classified natural wines as food. “Few wine drinkers will consume as much alcohol at one sitting as one per- son will consume in one drink of liquor,” Devries said. Representative La Guardia, Republic- an, of New York, threw the commit- tee room into an uproar yesterday with a demand that distillers and brewers “get out and stay while the I ition is L. The earlier they left, he said, the bet- ter it would be for the anti-prohibition movement. La Guardia, long an active anti- prohibitionist, stalked into the quiet committee room and injected into the e on the Democratic beer bill what he termed an “unpleasant but truthful statement.” He testified after a score of representatives of the brew- ing and allied industries had told the group that Federal revenue, employ- ment and commerce would be improved by the legalization of 4 per cent beer. Told Brewers Were Invited. La Guardia the witness stand rewer “should have in drafting a bill ef- fecting the liquor laws. Representative Rainey of Tilinois, Democratic floor leader, who was pre- “I am just telling personal opinion. I want to advise the wets that if this bill becomes law and abuses of it follow, the eight amendment will never be repealed.” Shopping Days ‘il Christmas 12 Dies Suddenly e RALPH B. WILLIAMSON. —Underwood Photo. BLANKET OF SNOW MELTS ASIT FALLS More Than Inch . Recorded, Resulting in Minor Traffic Accidents. yesterday had moderated somewhat today, with slightly higher temperatures in the Great Lakes region and Northern Rockies. Wash- ington’s minimum for last night was 30 degrees above szero, five points higher than the previous night, al- though the thermometer had to 29 shortly before moon. A ht rise was reported on an already barometer. ippery yards at Fourth and T streets northeast was blamed for the *| up” of sey- eral automobiles, bound downtown early today. One of the cars overturned, but no injuries were Se! country GARNER FORECASTS BAN ONTRANSFERS Speaker Says Congress |Is Against Taking River and Harbors From Army. (Continued Prom First Page. transferred from the War to the In- terfor Department, with Chairman ‘Mansfleld of the House Rivers and Har- bors Committee, who leads & large bloc, terming the proposal “ridiculous” and “the worst thing that could happen.” A bill to take the rivers and harbors and flood control work out of the hands of the War Department did not get far in the last session of Congress, it was recalled, principally becau that if civilian engineers were intrusted with the work they would be subject to political influence. Even Representative Cochran saw danger in {ransfer of this work, declar= ing, “We must safeguard against poli- tics in rivers and harbors work.” Rep- resentative Schafer also opposed this transfer. Savings Chief Concern. The principal concern of members of both houses of Congress appeared to be whether the President’s recommenda= tions would effect real savings in Gove ernment cost or merely be a shifting about of establishments in the interest of greater efficiency after the attendant disorganization is resolved. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader in his branch, said, “The indications are that those pro= visions not requiring legislation will go into effect at the end of the 60-day period by law.” Several of the House members indie cated that after they had studied the message a little more they might int duce resolutions to keep Mr. Hoover's nryhenm the zucfnonwmmmnldn jons, proposals submitted and whether they will also make for greater emz(:::n‘chy.. Special Economy Appropriations Committee, to which the (Pnddent'l reorganization plan was re- “There is & certain amount of dis- 3 veral | SCOnOmY minor accidents were on roads follows: I Dearby Maryland and Virginia. -~ vised schedules, up to noon. C. 6. ROSS ELECTED GRIDIRON PRESIDENT Looal Writer for 8t. Louis Post- Dispatch Heads Newspaper Club. Charles G. Ross, Washington corre- spondent of the Bt. Louis Post-Dispatch, today was elected president of the Grid- iron Club. He succeeds Walter S. Buel of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. C. K. i Evening Star, Arthur S. Henning of the Chicago Tribune and Byron Price of the Associated Press. Ernest G. Walker was re-elected historian of the club. the ng tch in Weshington f o pai n for many years and is recognized as one of the ablest writers in the corps of Washington correspondents. Ross was vice president before his tion to presidency today. i ‘FRAME-UP’ ON U. S. SEEN ON WAR DEBTS BY PARIS AND LONDON (Continued Prom First Page.) offices will both, it is felt, draw up plausible explanations to try to con- vince Wi that such is really not the case. But if the American statesmen accept that, observers here say, they will merely be continuing the guillibility of the last 10 years when, walking around Europe from conference after conference table, they were say- ing, “we are greatly satisfled with the progress made,” and, “we have reached an agreement on all major points” (because never did a European con- ference fail without announcing that the statesmen had reached an agree- ment on all major points). They at last see a Europe -pendlng vastly more on armaments than it die in 1924 calmly telling the United States that it no longer has a right to dictate terms on the settlement of war deébts Europe owes, Superior Statesmanship. People séarch for obscure reasons as to why, in the final showdown, the British during the last 10 years have always caved in, as regards fore! policy, to the dictates of Prance. The reason is not mysterious at all; it is merely that the British do not possess either a single statesman or diplomat equal to the brand the 'Orsay sends out. “Neither, it is obvious, has the United States. The five-poyer conference at Geneva yesterday is & case in point. Both the British and the Americans are adver- tising the prospects for cess.” The fact is that ready won a terrific French victory, completely torpedoing the Disarma. raent Conference, by getting the British ind Americans to agree to shelve dis- armament into a three-year permanent commission, without grant! the Ger- e e A ot G e Pranen one ant e ] have feared. 1tself elec- like & N M&c«nflmu 1932.) Zasu Pitts Seriously Il LOS ANGELES, December 10 (P).— In a rerious conditi‘n as a result of complications following an abdominal operation, Zasu Pitts, screen comedienne, will pass the crisis of her iliness within ™ e b taries have been created to offset in a measure any saving which President Hoover’s plan might bring about, so that instead of being & proper and adequate outline for the reorganization of the Government's administrative structure, it is merely a suggestion of doubtful value. Other Comment. Other . It should have been made in 1929, certainly in 1930. But nothing was done until it was known the other fellow would have to do the work of carrying it out.” Representative Britten, Republican, of Ilinois—"“Upon inquiry in various direce tions, I can find no one who says that a saving will accrue from a transfer of the non-military work of the office of the chief of engineers of the Army to the Department of the Interior.” Chairman Vinson of the House Naval Commltte]e—-“Amx; March 4 we'll do some real reorganizing.” Representative %fimn, Repub- lican, of South Dakota—"In general, I agree with his recommendations. Wheeler Not Impressed. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, said today he was not much impressed by the President’s reorganization plan because it appeared jo be “just a shift ing of agencies fromi one place to an- other.” He said he did not see that much could be accomplished by trans- ferring agencies and indicated he thought there should be more elimina- tions. At the same Bime, Senator Wheeler has taken a stand against salary reduc- tions in the Government service. He urged restoration of wage scales by the Federal Government and in private em- ployment as well. PRIMITIVE LIFE SAVES ROCKFORD, Ill. (#).—Forty Illinols folks have solved the problem of the financial recession by that dot the Rock River and there have made homes where there’s no landlord to worry about. One of the inhabitants has a “man- sion” built from discarded telephone poles. It never cost him a dime. BAND CONCERT. By ttl;x.h United Bu:aslslflnlf;;"];l%,m: Band evening g al 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster “The Far West”. Entr-Acte— “Venetian Serenade”. “Vesp;r Belh™:. ... Scenes from the opera, Verd! Characteristic, “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” Lampe Waltz, “Hawalian Moonlight,”