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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Cloudy, probably light rain changing to snow tonight and possibly tomorrow morning; slightly colder tonight and to- morrow. Temperatures—Highest, 39, at noon today; lowest, 36, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 3 Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 — | No. 32,369. post office, Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, RENCH LEADERS BACK HERRIOT TO BE HEAD OF NEW MINISTRY; DEBT DEFAULT ASSAILED HERE Reaction Study May Delay Decision. PEBATE BEGUN IN COMMONS Britain Announces Method of Paying. Italy Remits. By the Associated Press. . Two governments have fallen pfter decisions on the American ebts and, although payment will Ee forthcoming from others, offi- ftials at Washington agreed the Fituation is still badly tangled. Premier Herriot of France was gefeated by a vote in the Cham- er of Deputies. He advocated payment of the debt instalment tomorrow, with reservations. The Chamber insisted that payment be withheld until the United Btates should consent to revision of the debt structure. The Belgian government Tesigned Bfter voting unanimously to withhold payment of the $2,125,000 instaliment due tomorrow. In both France and Belgium there was talk of returning $he same governments to pover. England’s problem was debated in arliament, but, regardless of what ay happen there, the government mlready has decided to pay the $95,- 650,000 due tomorrow with the reserva- tions which have been made in a series of diplomatic notes. The Italian, government announced that its payment of $1,245,000 already has been made. HERRIOT MAY BE REINSTATED. | French President Advised by Leaders t.oi Keep Him at Helm. PARIS, December 14 UP).—A move to make Edouard Herriot premier again dezpite his overthrow by the Chamber of Deputies on the American debt ques- | tion became manifest today as Presi- dent Albert Lebrun began consultations with political leaders. | Henri Berenger, president of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and co-author of the Mellon-Berenger debt accord, announced after a consul- tation with the President that he advissd M. Lebrun to ssk M. Herriot to form & new cabinet because he had “magnificently defended the interests | of France under difficult circumstances.” | The President first received Jules Jeanneney, President of the Senate, and Fernand Bouisson, President of the Chamber of Deputies, as he began the task of bringing a new cabinet into existence. Francols Albert, chairman of the Chamber’s Forelgn Affairs Committee, | took a similar view to that of M.| Berenger. Policies Not Weakened. 1, like most visitors to the Elysee | Palace (the President’s residence), urged | Zebrun to select Herriot because Her- | yiot's prsonality and his policies ‘were ' not weakened by the Chamber’s vote,” | e said. “I believe he is the best man to negotiate with America, especally | a5 he was defeated in defending the cause of payment.” Another name favored by Senators was that of former Minister Albert Sar- raut, now a Radical Socialist Senator. | Great interest was created when for- fmer Premier Caillaux, regarded as one (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) FRENCH POLICE GUARD AMERICAN DIPLOMAT ®heodore Marriner Given Escort at Corner Stone Rites at du Pont de Nemours Fcundation. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 14.—Police pre- autions were taken tcday at the laying of the corner stone of a new students’ ilding of the Du Pont de Nemous undation. R French authorities insisted on putting licemen in the automobile of Theo- re Marriner, who represented Am- passador Walter E. Edge, during the Hrive from the embassy to the scene of the ceremony. ‘There was no untoward incident, however, A small, orderly crowd was esent. In a speech, Mr. Marriner, ho is counselor of the American em- bassy, declared that the foundation in- Bugurates another facility for carrying xon and strengthening cuitural relations Petween France and America. The foundation was established in fonnection with the French Welcome Eocxety. of which Mme. Boas de ouvenel was the founder. The purpose of the foundation is to ncourage the exchange of students be- jween the University of Paris and Delaware. The building now being rected is in the memory of Pierre 5{ uel du Pont de Nemours, ancestor the Delaware family. | mobiles in New England and Canada French Debt Action Arouses Doubts on Next Move by U. S. Diplomats Here Puzzled as to What America Can Do Defaulting in France’s History. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The French note advising the United | States Government that the installment due on December 15 will not be met is expected to reach Washington late this afternoon. The note was the last offi- cial act of Premier Herriot as prime minister of France. ‘The Belgians, who had preceded the French in defaulting, informed Secre- tary Stimson this morning through Ambassador Paul May that they will not be able to meet their obligations. The Polish government is expected to follow the example of the last two countries, while Greece has already preceded them, defaulting three weeks ago. The other nations which had bor- rowed money from the United States during and since the war, headed by Great Britain, will meet their obliga- tions tomorrow, hoping that the entire debt question will be reconsidered either by this or the next Congress. The news of the fall of the Herriot government and the decision of the French Chamber to default has plunged in Case of First the State Department in an atmos- phere of gloom. Since yesterday morn- ing, it was expected that such a thing would happen, but officials were hoping against hope that M. Herriot’s common- sense policy would pervail in the end and swing the Chamber in favor of payments. It was hoped especially that M. Herriot's arguments that France has never repudiated her sig- nature would have the desired effect on the House which heretofore has been so proud of France's good name and her reputation of always keeping her word. n high administration circles this very serious incident is deeply deplored, especially as it is felt that the whole matter could have been straightened out without much trouble had it not been for unstatesman like notes and speeches in the House of both countries, which have done nothing but rouse passions. There is not the slightest doubt that France could have paid the $20,000,000 without much trouble. Herriot knows this and has done his utmost to save the situation. But in the French Par- liament the feeling of the members of ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) GERMANY RETURNS 10 ARMS SESSIONS Small Nations Resent “Dom- inance” by Five Powers in Geneva Conferences. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, December 14.—Germany was welcomed back to the World Dis- armament Conference today at the first meeting of the General Conference Commission since July. It was a brief meeting, but it brought a flare of resentment from representa- tives of the lesser powers at what they called usurpation of the duties of the conference by the private five-power disarmament discussions of the past week. Maxim Litvinoff, the Russian member, sharply censured the five big powers for their “dominance.” Sir John Simon of Great Britain and Rene Massigli of France justified the conference of the “big five” on the grounds that they had succeeded in bringing Germany back to the table. “It’s no good,” said Sir John, “to look a gift horse in the mouth.” ‘The next meeting of the commission will be held on January 31. LIQUOR RING WITNESS GUARDED BY POLICE| Ten-Year Operations in New Eng- land and Canada Expected to Be Told Grand Jury. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 14—Chester Narcheault of Boston and Portland, Me., was prepared to go before a Fed- eral grand jury yesterday to reveal the secrets of a huge liquor ring, which, Federal officials say, has been operat- ing fleets of ships. airplanes and auto- for 10 years. Boston police guarded Narcheault through the night against possible re- prisals by racketeers. The Portland man was one of the chief witnesses expected to appear in the Federal grand jury's investigation of two greater Boston liquor ring lead- ers and some 30 lesser lights in the illicit trade. ‘The ring, Federal offi- cials said, was connected by investi- gators with a general conspiracy to violate the prohibition act by the sale, possession and transportation of liquoss. Officials said investigators had col- lected a mass of evidence, including several volumes of data much of it ob- tained by wire tapping. ‘Narcheault was one of five men taken | v in the capture of the ship Santa Rita at Boston March 4, with 500 cases of liquor aboard. Hooded Men Rob Bank. APEX, N. C., December 14 (#)—Two hooded and robed men today robbed the Bank of Apex of between $2,000 and $3,000 and left Cashier T. M. Herndon a prisoner in the bank’s vault for 2 hours. Herndon said the men were hidden under a counter when he en- tered the bank. Customers later dis- covered Herndon's plight and one of them manipulated the vault's combi- nation as Herndon called it out. JANITOR IS LIKELY TO “PAY” U. S. BRITAIN’S WAR DEBT INSTALLMENT {Method of Meeting Obligation May Be Reduced Merely to Change By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 14—Just an-| tther job for the janitor—that is one | wiew of how Great Britain’s installment ©f $95,550,000 will be paid to the United Btates tomorrow, with reservations, The gold itself lies in gleaming bars fn the deep vaults under the Bank of England. The Old Lady of Thread- needls Street could ship them by boat { to.Uncle Samuel, which is a method of ‘gpyment anyl could understand in Labels. with the barest knowledge of the mys- teries of international finance. What is considered to be a more likely method is that a bookkeeping entry will be made, and then a mere change of label on the gold stocks in the vaults will complete the transfer of ownership of the precious metal. Conceivably a humble, uniformed jan- itor will simply remove a ticket from one section of the bank's gold stores and put on another ticket. Then he will tell his grandchildren: “Yes, I paid that nineteen and a arf millions sterling.” g HOOVER “CENSURE” PETITION REJECTED Curtis Takes Objectionable Paragraph From Radical Marchers’ Bonus Plea. Vice President Curtis today refused to present to the Senate a petition submitted by radical bonus marchers because it contained a paragraph ‘“‘con- demning” President Hoover for calling out Federal troops to evict the B. E. F. last July. After a heated argument with Samuel J. Stember, Communist leader of the committee of five which called upon him, the Vice President accepted the petition with the understanding he :.ou;gm aelete any sections objectionable o ; ‘When one unnamed petitioner refused to shake hands with him, the Vice President told him, “Well, you can go to the devil.” Speaker Garner at the same time was receiving another committee of five, headed by James W. Ford, colored Communist vice presidential candidate in the last election, and Harold Hicker- son, self-styled “commander” of the new bonus march movement. The Speaker lighted a cigar while the three- page petition was being read to him. He raised no objection to that portion which demanded the “‘condemnation of Herbert Clark Hoover ” Curtis received his delegation in his office outside the Senate chamber, and listened attentively while Stember read the petitions which recited the suffer- ings of thousands of World War vet- erans, and which asked immediate pay- ment of adjusted service certificates and “not 1 cent off disability allow- ances.” Vice President Interrupts. When Stember came to the para- graph demanding the condemnation of President Hoover, the Vice President rose from his chair, saying: “Wait & minute; you will not reflect on the President of the United States, nor the Speaker of the House, nor eith- er branch of Congress, or I won't ac- cept_your petition.” “Do we understand that you sanc- tion the attack on the veterans?” asked Stember. retorted the Vice “No; I do mot,” e President, the color rising to his swarthy face. “We will understand—" Stember began, but was interrupted as the Vice President continued: “You will understand nothing, except that I will not present to the Senate anything that reflects on the President of the United States or the Speaker of the House or either branch of Congress. Either strike that part out or I will not accept your petition.” ‘Stember again attempted to continue reading the petition, but the Vice President once more halted him. Stember then asked Mr. Curtis for an expression of his attitude toward eterans. “I have always been in sympathy (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.), potp e sl HIGH WATER PERIL TO THREE STATES Streams of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi Overflow as Rains Continue. By the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala., December 14. —The rivers knocked at the doors of lowland dwellers in sections of three States today. Rain-drunk streams poured out of their banks and drenched the bottom- lands of Rome. in Northwest Georgia, where more than 300 persons were forced to evacuate. The boisterous Tallahatchie_and Coldwater, in the Mississippi Delta, pounded at bogsy banks, while the Coosa and Black War- rior threatened Alabama. Rivermen minimized immediate dan- ger, but worried about continued rains and the prospect of steadily rising headwaters. Some of the delta rivers were already lapping at the lowlands today and South Jackson, Miss. was threatened by the rising Pearl River, The Coosa gave Alabama chief con- cern, but the Alabama River also was reported rising at Montgomery. So far the Mississippi River, that val- ley_dwellers watch with mingled fear and admiration in the rainy season, has . behaved. Officials Silent on Possible Action. NATION ACCUSED OF INGRATITUDE End of Negotiations for Trade Pact Foreseen. By the Associated Press. France was envisioned in offi- cial and congressional quarters today as in an isolated position in consequence of the decision against meeting its obligations due to this Government tomor- TOW. Inasmucn as it had not as yet been advised officially that the $19,261,432 would not be forth- coming, the State Department awaited expiration of the time for payment before making any an- nouncement as to what action may be taken. President Hoover also was silent. But Senators and Represent- atives on Capitol Hill were far from reticent, one after another assailing the French action in such terms as “unwise” and “un- grateful.” Meanwhile, it was recalled the Brit- ish decision to pay the $85,550,000 due from it had been welcomed by this Government after Washington had ad- vised London that meeting the obliga- tion would make more auspicious op- portunity for re-examination of the debts as a whole. The “conditions” stipulated by Great Britain are not con- sidered here to be binding on the United States, however. May Sees Stimson. Ambassador Paul May of Belgium conferred with Secretary of State Stim- son this morning on the Belgian deci- sion against meeting the $2,125,000 due trga:‘ th:’tl ,:hmmm e Ambassador us Filipo- wicz, also had a mlermcmlth secP::- tary Stimson on the debt situation, but did not deliver a formal note. The Becretary refused to indicate whether the Polish government had told him of any decision on the pay- ments due tomorrow. Negotiations between France and this country for a commercial treaty prob- ably will be suspended automatically with default tomorrow, as conditions :111" not be favorable for their continu- ce. Trade between France and the United States is at a low ebb and the United States has felt for some time that France has administared tariff quotas and regulations in such a man- | TePe ner as to discriminate against American ex_lla%rtem = e Unif States might impose re- taliatory tariffs against France as a protest, but in official circles no such :!ep is foreseen in the immediate fu- ure. _ Expressions of congressional ind!gna- tion against France first rose in Demo- cratic quarters, Senator McKellar of Tennessee saying it was clear that Ger- many is not the only European nation that treats its obligations as “scraps of paper.” Called Ungrateful Act. “I think it is the most ungrateful act | ton in the career of any nation in the world,” he added to newspaper men. One congressional view given to re- porters, by Chairman McReynolds of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was that “France has less excuse not to pay than any other nation. “The settlement made with her was only 75 per cent of what she receiyetd after the war. “There is no question about France's ability to pay. “I ‘admire very much the strenuous fight made by Premier Herriot, but ap- parently the opposition ran wild.” Senator McNary, assistant Republican leader, expressed surprise at the French decision, adding: “I can't foresee what we may be up against.” Bingham .Surprised. Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut said he had not supposed “the French, whose business sense is 30 acute, would default.” “They. forget that had we been un- willing” to loan them the money they needed when they needed it and on reasonable terms, the result would have been fatal to France,” he. said. Senator Harrison, ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said “Prance's attitude is incomprehensible to me.” One prominent Democratic Senator who refused to permit his name to be used, held the view “the result will be so embarrassing to France that she will (Continued on Page 4, Column 4) MOSCOW PAPER DEFENDS AGREEMENT WITH CHINA Meets Japanese Expressions of Dis- trust With Challenge for Similar Relations. By the Associated Press. ‘MOSCOW, December 14—The news- paper Izvestis, commenting today on expressions of vhe resumption of Russia’s relations with China, challenges Japan to sign a pact of non- with Russia if she thinks this country’s new relations with China are harmful to peace with the Far East. “Nothing unusual has happened,” said the editorial, “two nations merely have resumed normal relations. If China has diplomatic relations with Japan it’s quite all right, but if it establishes a Telationship with Soviet Russia, it is, bad in the opinion of the Japa-, sign and | marks reflecting resentment against re- | an investigation yestercay that a hid- Ji really considers with China harmful it suspl ‘would be 3 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932—FORTY-SIX PAGES. #*% t HOPE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE DOESN'T FoLLOW THAT LEAD ¢ ROOP GIVES VIEWS ON OFFICE MERGER Believes Reorganization Should Be Left to Roose- velt, He Tells Probers. Col. J. Clawson Roop, director of the budget, testified before the House Ex- penditures Committee today that, in his personal opinion, any drastic plan of governmental reorganization such as that recently proposed by President Hoover, should be left to the incoming administration. Col. Roop expressed his opinion in Tesponse to a question by Chairman Cochran, who asked if he did not think reorganization for efficiency and econ- | omy could be achieved more expedi- tiously on recommendation of an in- coming President on a platform pledged to reorganization than on the recom- ‘mendation from an outgoing President. “I think that would be wise,” he answered. Refuses Savings Estimate. ‘The committee tried in vain to draw from Col. Roop a general estimate of the amount of savings that could be made under the President’s plan. He explained the economies would come through co-ordination of activities within the departments after the re- grouping. The hearing was marked by vigorous opposition to the proposal to transfer | rivers and harbors work from the War | to the Interior Department. | Throughout the hearing there were ated demands for some showing of economy before the President's pro- | gram would be approwed. This came | from both Democratic and Republic: members of the committee. Sees Increased Cost. Representative Schafer, Republican, | of Wisconsin, insisted that the shifting of large blocks of services from one de- partment to another would result not only in lack of efficiency dut also would increase the cost of government. Col. Roop estimated it would be sev- eral years after’ the regrouping under executive orders before there could be a showing of .economy through co-ordina- of those activities within the under administrative crat, Mississippi, protested against langyage in the President's executive order directing administrative officers “to consolidate, eliminate or redistribute the bureaus, agencies, offices or activi- ties” without having to come to Con- gress for approval of the proposed elim- inations. Col. Roop said that under this pro- gram there would be power to relieve Army officers from rivers and harbors work, replacing them with civilian en- gineers. Whittington argued that the divided | authority, through detail of Army En- gineers to work - under the Interior (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) ROMAN TROOPS GUARD JUGOSLAV LEGATION Demonstrations = Halted . Pending Statement of Fascist Re- gime's Attitude. By the Associated Press. ROME, December 14.—Fascist author- ities ordered students to cease anti- Jugoslav demonstrations as the Senate prepared to interpellate the government today on “violence perpetrated against living and dead Italians in Jugoslavia.” ‘Thousands of troops and police block- ed all streets In the vicinity of the Jugoslav legations to Italy and the Vatican. Heavy reserves were hidden in surrounding court yards. anti-French Although no general demonstrations were held in connection and also around the French embassies to Italy and the Vatican. ‘The Venetian Institute of Science sent a telegram to Premier Mussolini protesting against the dynamiting of Venetian lons in the town of Trau, ia. learn what the government planned to do in connection with alleged destruction of Italian monuments in the neighboring country, and the foreign ministry was to reply. Premier Mussolini told thousands of demonstrators last night that history Will not forget “the acts of vandalism.” Interspersed with shouts sgainst Jugo- slavia were numerous anti-French re- lations with those countries. 3P 15020 Rogio Programs o Page Db Zhyin cordons of wl I. C. C. Corner Stone| Ceremony Not to Interrupt Workl Commission Will Miss Laying Exercises To- morrow Afternoon. The corner stone of the Interstate Commerce Commission Building, now rising at Twelfth street and Constitu- tion avenue, will be laid tomorrow after- noon, but without the formal participa- | tion of the commission. the ceremony, including a speech by | President Hoover, which dovetail in | with those for laying the corner stone of the Labor Department Building, at ~(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) GRIFFS GET COSLIN IN 3MAN TRADE West, Reynolds “and Brown Go for Goose, Stewart and Fred Schulte. ‘MY TOM DOERER, “From Press to Home Within an Hour” ‘The Star’s Carrier system coverseve: city block and the regular delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. George B. McGinty, secretary of the | commission, said today that plans for | 8t Correspondent of The Star. YORK, December 14.—Goose is coming back to the Nationals obtain this trio the Washington club is | sending to St. Louis Pitcher Lloyd | Brown, also a lefthander, and Outfield- ers Carl Reynolds and Sammy West, | in addition to an unspecified amount of | cash. This deal, which was hinted at in these dispatches in The Star last Mon- | day, was announced today by President Griffith of the Washington club, fol-| lowing a series of confabs with officials of the Browns, which had their incep- tion on the train bound for New York last Sunday evening when the Capital prexy was in conference with Manager Bill Killefer of the Browns for several hours. So far as the Nationals are concerned the acquisition of Stewart may be re- | garded as the most important consid- eration. He is a capable left-hander who has proved consistently effective against the Nationals ever since he broke into fast company with the Browns in 1927. __Although Stewart, who won only 15 (Continued on Page GUY ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGE Long Beach Police Detain De Larm as Material Witness in Wan- derwell Case. By the Associated Press. LONG BEACH, Calif., December 14.— | Formally charged with the murder of Capt. Walter Wanderwell, adventurer, William James Guy, 24-year-old Welsh soldier of foriune, today faced arraign- ment on the complaint in Municipal Court. His chief alibl witness, Edward de Larm, Indian aviator, was detained by police as a “material witness.” Named as witnesses in the complaint against Guy were Mrs. Aloha Wander- well, widow of the slain man; the county autopsy surgeon; Cuthbert Wills, chief engineer of the around-the-world yacht Carma, aboard which Wanderwell ‘was killed, and police officers. Filing of the complaint will supersede hearing on a petition of habeas corpus seeking release of Guy and De Larm, De Larm, eliminated from possible connection with the case other than as a witness when said he was not in Long Beach the night of December 5 when ‘Wanderwell was shot. De Larm has insisted Guy spent all night of December 5 at his home. Po- lice said there were certain contradic- tions in his story which caused them to hold him as a “material witness.” Search for Body Fails. EL PASO, Tex., December 14 (#).— Two vice consuls reported to the Amer- ican consulate in Juarez, Mexico, after den grave found in the mountains of Northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, does Yesterday’s Circulation, 120,724 (P) Means Associated Press. CAMPBELL ASSAILS FURLOUGH SYSTEM Urges Repeal of Legislative Provision Retaining Admin- istrative Lay-off. - Recommending repeal of the legisla- tive furlough applied to Government employes this year, Gov. Thomas E. Campbell, president of the Civil Service Commission, told the Senate Economy he Foening Slar. = TWO CENTS. MILS SAYS BEER REVENUE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH ALONE Secretary and Rainey Clash Over Treasury Estimates of U. S. Income. CABINET MEMBER URGES SALES TAX ENACTMENT Declines to Voice Either Approval or Disapproval of Collier Bill at Hearing. By the Associated Press. At & heated session marked by & controversy between Secretary of the Treasury Mills and Representative Rainey, the Democratic House leader, over the former's estimate of the deficit, Secretary Mills today gave the House Ways and Means Committee an esti- mate of the revenue a beer bill might bring in, but left it to draw its own conclusions as to whether the President would give the signature that would start beer to flowing. The BSecretary said legalization of beer would not produce enough revenue by itself to balance the budget. He estimated it would bring in between $125,000,000 and $150,000,000 a year, but did not voice either approval or dis- .p’%‘:"{;:: the measure. e T provisions of the Collier bill were described as practicable of edministration—the wine section “im- possible.” Non-Partisan Program. Mills urged a non-partisan program to balance the budget by adoption of & general manufacturers’ sales tax. Questioning the Secretary about the beer bill, Representative Rainey asked: “Will President Hoover sign pee “Oh, Mr. Rainey,” replied Mills, with & shrug, “You know no one for the President.” “Do I understand that the adminis- tration favors the bill?” pursued Rainey. Committee today economy could be ac- | G complished by reducing appropriations. He suggested the administrative fur- ‘lough section in the existing economy law could be continued as a means of enabling departments to stay within reduced appropriations without making outright dismissal of employes, but rec- ommended restrictions in cases where a furlough is for more than 90 days. Meanwhile the House was expected to ass the Treasury-Post Office appropria- tion bill late today, with, according to all indications, few, if any, changes in the provision for continuing the fur- lough for Government employes and other items in the economy measure. That apparently was the temper of the House. Percentage Reduction. In the course of the Senate 'y Committee meeting Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, asked Mr. Campbell if he did not think it would be fairer to the employes as & whole for Congress to make a flat percentage reduction of 8, 9 or 10 per cent, rather than have department heads admin- ister furloughs, to stay Wwithin appro- riations. Mr. Campbell said. assuming there is going to be some form of reduction, that would be the fairest way. After hearing the views of the civil service commissioner on various fea- tures of the existing economy law, Chairman Bingham announced the Senate economy group would go into executive session tomorrow morning to begin reaching a decision on what ‘Econom: | should be done during the coming fiscal year. Mr. Campbell said the legislative fur- lough, so far as its monetary effect is concerned, is merely an 8!3 per cent cut. He explained how the Civil Serv- ice Commission kept within reduced a] propriations this year without dismi: ing any one by applying an admin- istrative furlough to those of its em- ployes above $1,500 a year. Would Avoid Dismissals. He indicated his belief that the ad- ministrative furlough authority would be good administration practice in per- manent law to avoid dismissal when- ever appropriations are reduced, but suggested amending it to require that (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) CALIFORNIA WET MONDAY Date Set for Abandonment of State Prohibition Law. SACRAMENTO, Calif., December 14 (#)—California will be without & State prohibition law next Monday. The date for banishment of the law repealed by the voters at the Novem- ber election, was set today by Secre- tary of State Frank C. Jordan when he announced the official count of bal- loting. sion, Rainey engaged in a heated dis- cussion with Mills over the accuracy of Treasury estimates of the deficit that might be expected. Hearings End Todsy. ‘Rounding out a full week of hearings on the Collier measure, the committee heard the first %_m from & rep- resentative of the sdministration before listening to the protest of F. Scott McBride, puperintendent of the coholic content and tax in any bill re- ported. ‘The present heari) have been held on the Collier bill, which fixes the al- coholic content of beer at 2.75 by weight and the tax at $5 per barrel. Speaker Garner said yesterday that " (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) YEN MAY BE CHINA’S ENVOY TO MOSCOW Press Enthusiastically Approves Resumption of Diplomatic Relations. By the Associated Press. NANKING, December 14—In Na- tional government circles it was indi- cated today that the re-establishment of Sino-Russian relations is expected quickly to be followed by the exchange of Ambassadors and consular officials between China and Russia. The belief is current that the Na- tional government already has chosen its Ambassador to Russia. This Ambassador may be Dr. W. W. Yen, head of the Chinese delegation at Geneva, who, with Maxim Litvinoff, Russian foreign commissar, announced the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the two nations in Geneva this week. Meanwhile, the Chinese press en- thusiastically approves the reinaugura- tion of Soviet relations, broken off in 1928, when China accused the Soviet government of spreading Communist propaganda in China. Conservative journals, however, warn against any over-estimating of the value of the new diplomatic accord in assisting in the desired settlement of the Chinese-Japanese dispute in Man- churia. DR. W. S. THAYER WILLS BODY TO SCIENTISTS FOR RESEARCH Hopkins Medical Authority Who Died Here Leaves Instructions for Necropsy. Authorization of the use of his re- mains by medical friends for scientific purposes is given in the will of Dr. William S. Thayer of Baltimore, in- ternationally known authority on in- ternal medicine and a member of the board of trustees of the Carnegie In- stitution. Dr. Thayer, who was professor emeri- tus of m of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, died here Sunday of a heart attack. The will was filed today in Orphans Court, Baltimore. The will began by saying: “I direct that on my death a ne- cropsy be performed upon my body for the purpose of scientific study at the earliest possible moment after my death, preferably by my dear friend, William G MacCallum. 1 should like especial- 1y to have the condition of my coronary arteries and heart muscles carefully explored. “Especially do I desire that my friend Dr. Adolph Meyer, may, if he so desire, have every opportunity to study my brain. The interest which may attach to this lies in the circumstance that I have the body of H. P. Taylor, N. Mex,, raacher, a had for about 14 years, since a resec- tion of my nassal septum, & complete Aanosmia.” The will further directs that any “useful parts” of the body may be pre- served and the remains be Cremated and the ashes buried at Sleepy Hollow Graveyard, Concord, Mass. It was further stated that Dr. Thayer's wife, the late Mrs. Susan Read Thayer, had wished her remains cremated. The physician regretted not having made such an arrangement and directed that “her coffin be removed from the grave and that her remains be cremated” and interred with his beside the grave of their only child. He left directions that inscription on his tombstone be simple and that he husband of Susan Read ‘Thayer.” ‘The residue of Dr. Thayer's estate, estimated by court officials at about $30,000, is left to his sister, Mrs. Sarah Ripley Ames of Cambridge, Mass. A codicil to the will leaves $5,000 to Mary Magdalen McCandless, 1526 Thirty- for the benefit of her adopted children, provided the sum is not more than one-tenth of Dr. Thay- er's securities and insurance, in which case the sum is to be reduced. Many rare books and man uscripts are bequeathed to several libraries and relatives. 4