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FARM ALLOTMENT " PLAN SUBMITTED Agricultural and Commodity Groups' Give Views to Jones’ Committee. By the Associated Press. * A unanimous agreement on funda- mental farma relief principles closely appraximating the domestic allotment .‘fl prepared- by- Chairman Jones was submitted to the House Agriculture Committee today by spokesmen for nationsl farm and commodity organ- izations. The agreement, reached at a pro- longed conference held here, was out- lined to the committee by Frederick T.| Lee, attorney for the farm leaders. Three Majot Principles. | Lee named three major principles on which the farm gréups desire legisla- tion to be founded. They were: . “That the legislation in question €hould be administered by the Depart- ment of Agriculture. | “That it should cover four basic com- modities, wheat, cotton, tcbacco and hat the legislation should be | framed to the end of giving agricultural commodities their pre-war parity with other commodities—that is, the same Wurchasing power as agricultural com- s enjoyed between .1909 and ;%M 3 Cites Two Limitations. % On the problem presented by wheat otton and tobacco. Lee said the farm Seaders recommended: “That the producer be paid the dif- &erence between the world price and hat which would be obtainable on the 58 of the pre-war parity. This should | subject to two limitations: First, | #hey should be paid the difference only | on domestic consumption; second. no Sayments should be made unless there | hould be a 20 per cent reduction in reage. & “We recommend that on the first year there should be no contract but that the first of these limitations should be | placed on the farmer, who would make is statement before a notary public. (Continued From Pirst Page) of France's ablest financial experts, ar- rived at the Elysee Palace. After spending half an hour with the President, M. Caillaux said: | “The President honored me by con- tion.” He said, “I am always hopeful,” in reply to & question to that effect. M. Caillaux, now president of the Finan- cial Committee in the Senate, was men- ‘| tioned as a possible successor recently minister of | Eston! |to M. Germain-Martin, finance. Long Negotiations Seen. M. Bouisson expressed the conviction that the political situation would re- quire long negotiations before,a solution could be reached. “It’s not going to be easy.” he said. President Malvy of the Pinance Com- mittee of the Chamber, arriving at the palace, said: “There are imperious reasons which demand a prompt solution of the crisis. | T feel there is one man who lost nothing | of his authority.” the man, Malvy said course.” Today's newspapers expressed some apprehension regarding a statement by Neville Chamberlain, British chancellor of the exchequer, that no common front exists between the two countries and that England eventually may insist that France pay the debt she owes Great Britain. ‘When asked to name “Herriot, of Declaration Circulated. Several papers published a copy of & declaration which was circulated in the Chamber of Deputies with the uncon- firmed allegation that it was a copy of a notification by England ttat if France did not pay the December installment to America it vould mean the end of the Lausanne accord. There been considerable discus- sion as to whether postponement of the P ‘menv. by France actually means de- t M. Herriot slept through the morning and was unaware of activities looking toward reinstalling him as premier. Some of his friends expressed doubt whether he would accept an appoint- | ment in view of the unequivocal re- | jection of his plan for payment of the | debt instalment tomorrow. It was said he would undoubtedly |send to Washington an explanation of just what happened yesterday in the sulting with me on the political situa- | Chamber, with a copy of the resolution THE Debt Payments ! Due Tomorrow ‘The payments of pxglclpul’ and in- | terest due the United States ‘tomorrow from foreign nations on theirgwar debts are: 5 Interest. { Principal. $2,125,000 . 245,370 19,261432 ¢ . = 128,235 & 65,550,000 28,444 1.245.437 102,652 92,386 3,070,980 4 $1,500,000 111,000 58,000 30,000,000 12,285 746,200 1,357,000 .$91,849,936 $33,084,485 ‘It is the honor of the Frenfh family | which is involved. ~Whateéver may | happen. whatever may be the: passions and guarrels, let us remain faithful to | the signature given so that the flocu-\ ment signed will not be a scrap of paper.” N Applause and Pretests, Loud applause from the, Leftist | benches followed, but there were mur- murs throughout the hall and: protests | fram some sections. Practically all the deputies of the left arose in their places and acclaimed | their leader. Many rushed to his side | and wrung his hand as he descended | from the tribune. | When President Bouisson of the | chamber announced the government's project of payment with reservations | | had been rejected, Herriot, with his fel- {low ministers grouped campactly | around him, left the governmenz bench amidt the applause of his friends. Before adoption of the committee's | resolution, Lamoureux introduced a modification of the last paragraph, | necessitated by resignation of the gov- ernment. In its final form, the resolution said: “The chamber, while waiting for the general necessary negotiations, expresses | its judgment that payment on December | 15 should be deferred.” BRITISH PLANS DETAINLED. EVENING STAR. FRENCH LEADERS BACK HERRIOT . TO BE HEAD OF NEW MINISTRY | “parade.” | Capitol, the delegation of 30, by that WASHINGTON, D. C. HOOVER “CENSURE" PETITION REJECTED [Curtis Takes Objectionable { “Paragraph From Radical Marchers’ Bonus Plea. (Continued Prom First Page.) lw“.h the veterans,” the Vice President re] L Finally Stember handed Mr. Curtis the petition and asked that he cut out | paragraphs he deemed objectionable. “If that is your wish,” said Mr. Curtis, | “I will azcept your petition and slrlkv{ out paragraphs which refiect on the, | President.” Whereupon the committee, consisting | of two colored men and three whites, | trooped out of his office. More than 100 of the marc! walked up to Capitol Hill for the pres- entation cercmonies. One delegation of 30, which had intended splitting into committees of 15 to call upon the’ Vice President and Speaker, had marched in formation all the way from the marchers’ headquarters at 905 I street to the Capitol. Although, in the eyes of the law, their march was interpreted | as a parade, they were not molested. except for a moment when one police sergeant asked the purpose of their Stember and Hickerson ex- plained their mission and the scrgeant waved them on their way. Stember Shouted Down. Approaching the Senate wing of the | | | hers had L in Sherman Square Christmas eve. time increased somewhat, was stopped | by Inspector Albert J. Headley of the | Metropolitan Police, Who advised the | marchers they must choose two squads | of five each to call upon the Vice Presi- | dent and Speaker. “Who are your leaders?” Inspector CAROLERS T0 TOUR For the year 1934, we would have the ry_of Agriculture. if he finds it | referable, to require contracts. Where- we would have a mandatory 20 per ent reduction in 1933, for 1934 the uestion of reduction would be left to the administrative officer. | ‘We would hay no time limit on o} ‘eration of the Will. but would have it| ©perate automatitally when prices are | low the pre: parity and stop when | Rhat parity exists. > Would Pay in Certificates. “We would make payments through nefit certificates. To prevent even a | ‘temporary drain on the Treasury we | would provide for payment of the first | half of the face value of the certificates | within 30 days after issue and the other half six months later. | . “We recommend a tax on processing in the equivalent amount of the bene- fit_to be paid.” ~Peter Cary, president of the Chicago | Board of Trade present as Lee testi- fied, told newspaper men he saw three major objections to the domestic allot- | ‘ment plan of the farm leaders | “In the'first place,” Cary said. “it is fa tax on one group for the benefit of the farmer. That raises a grave ques- | jtion of constitutionality. _Secondly. it %s & distinct burden on the processor. .because he will not be able to pass on sthe full amount of the tax. =il i “In the third place. by increasing “prices it will force consumers to cheaper jpubstitutes.” St However, Cary said, so far as grain ‘exchsnges were concerned “this plan is “j6ss Hmrmtul thai FRE i NCH DEBT STAND - PLUNGES DIPLOMATIC | OFFICIALS INTO GLOOM | (Continued From First Page) all parties from the Extreme Right to | the Extreme Left were aroused by the statements received from Washington indicating that Great Britain would receive more lenient treatment than France, . The French Deputies, of course, had no remson to be worried about sucH statements, if France played the game and paid the installment due on De- cember 15, but it_appears_that the members of the French Parliament thought otherwise. They. went on the assumption that the opinjons expressed by a number of Congressmen actually represented the feeling of both Houses and. acting under the impression that France would be seiected to pay for broken pots, decided to burn their bridges and default for the first time | in the histery of that country. V. S. Puzzied on Procedure. Chamberlain Analyzes Government Debt | Policy in House of Commons. LONDON. December 14 (#).—Neville Chamberlain told the House of Com- mons today that payment of England's $95.550.000 debt installment will be adopted by Parliament for postponement of the December payment. 'This was considered to be a natural function of | the cabinet which. although it has re- signed. is empowered to carry on cur- | rent business. until a new ministry is | established. i made in gold in New York tomorrow, | U. S. Reaction Awaited. or by arrangement between the Federal The premier’s \friends recalled that Reserve Bank and the Bank of England. he announced before this crisis that he ' The chancellor of the exchequer made | would accept neither a new premier- | this statement in the course of an ex- ship nor a post in a new cabinet if his A POsition of the government's debt policy government should be overthrown. (In the House of Commons. The mem- The impression among French news- | bers cheered his announcement. Headley shouted to the mob. When Stember started to make a speech, Inspector Headley shouted him down and demanded 10 men be chosen immediately or he would “disband™ the outfit. Stember then addressed the march- | ers, and asked if committees of five would be acceptable. He was answered by a shout of “aye” and proceeded to pick the delegations. to the respective offices of the Vice | President and Speaker, where they were granted audiences after brief delays. Ford read the petition to Speaker Garner, who accepted it in silence. Strong extra details of metropolitan police had been thrown around the Cap- itol grounds with orders to prevent any marchers from entering the Capitol Both committees | | were escorted under heavy police guard CITY AT YULETIDE Many Groups Will Be Repre- sented in Singing Pro- gram. | ‘The citywide celebration of Christ- | mas eve this year again will be marked | by the singing of Christmas carals by many groups. touring the city in the garb of troubadors of old. The carolers, representing many lead- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932. ICAMPBELL URGES FURLOUGH REPEAL AT SENATE HEARING ___ (Continued From Pirst Page.) where an administrative furlough is for an extended period, it should be sur- Front row, left to right, are Jack Norris, Margaretta Eckloff, Elinor Oliver, Claude Rollins and Gutemi Musayama Back row, left to right. Willilam Bruchart, Pranklin Hynson, Bruce Beard and Grant Code. oto. PAY CUT RUMORS —Star Stafl Ph | | | y Social Wi PLAN D. . RELIEF¢ PLEA IN CONGRESS orkers Expected ito Ask Prompt Action on «. $1,250,000 Fund. ‘The critical relief situation in Washe ington will be placed before the Amer~ ican Association of Social Workers, an organization with branches in 100 cities, at a meeting in the Dodge Hotel tonight. The local chapter of the association is expected to appointment a committee to confer with local relief workers, pre- paratory to appealing to members of Congress for, prompt action on the $1,250,000 relief appropriation for 1933, This figure is $250,000 lower than the estimate submitted to the District Com- missloners by the Board of Public Wel- fare, several days ago. This appeal for funds has been forwarded to the House Appropriations Committee, and it is ex- pected the subcommittee on deficiencies of the House District Committee will meet early next week to consider the legislaiion. Have Spicial Training. The Associztion of Social Workers is compy of more than 6.000 members throughout the special training work. The orga; nization probably will devise a progregn for national relief Here are the Carolers of Gordon Junior High School, who will sing at the Community Christmas Tree ceremonies | work to be submitted to Congress early in 1933. In the meantime. however. the local members will be asked to use their influence with Congress to relieve the acute situation here. Chairman Byrns of the subcommittee on deficiencies said yesterday he favored approval of the local relief program, which has been submitted to Congress. “80 long as ft is understood this amount will come out of District appro- priations and be paid for by District taxpayers imstead of the country at large. I persomally see no reason why the deficiency should not be allowed,” he declared. HIT CHEST UNIT | Allowances Reduced. rounded by the same procedure that ! paper men was that President Lebrun was Wwaiting to be informed of America’s reaction to the decision in the Chamber of Deputies before designating a man to form a new ministry. * The indications were that official France, which now lacks a govern- ment invested with real powers, was groping for the light and hoping some suggestion might emerge from Wash- | ington for rescuing the debt problem from the stage of deadlock. The chamber’s decision to defer pay- ment was regarded by the press as voicing the will of the French people that the debt problem must be settled soon once and for all, and that France cannot pay “tribute” to America, as the newspaper Action Francaise says, for 60 years. Steck Range Is Small. The influence of the cabinet crisis on the stock market was confined chiefly to French rentes, which reacted | heavily. Other French groups,registered moderate declines without important losses, On the whole there was little activity and the price range was limited. Herriot and his' Cabinet - résigned after the Chamber of Deputies post- poned the payment of less than $20,- 1 000,000 interest due tomorrow. The Chamber decided to defer the debt payment until an international debt conference can be held. An over- | whelming 380-to-50 vote approved the action. The premier's plan for pay- ment with reservations was defeste: shortly before by a vote of 402 to 187 When the Herriot ministers handed their resignations to President Ledbrun ... The Federal Reserve Bank," he said, | | “will provide tomorrow the amount of gold required by the United States Gov- | | ernment, and the Bank of England will | | earmark in London simultaneously for | the account of the Pederal Reserve Bank | an_equivalent amount of gold. | . “This gold will be shipped later by the Bank of England as required. | “This will involve a budgetary deficit equivalent to £29,500.000." Alternatives Described. Dealing directly with tomorrow’s pay- }mem, Mr. Chamberlain described the | various alternatives which the govern- | ment faced. “The government was unable to template default,” he said. “Default by the British government on a sum which they could not truth- fully say they were unable to pay would rebound all around the world. It might have been taken as justification for | other defaults. “It would have administered a shock | the moral sense of our people. | “It might Rave had a profound effect | on the whole conception of the meaning of obligation, public or private, with consequences which could only be, ssed at 1 “That course could not be contem- plated.” - Wants Final Settlement. The chancellor laid great emphasis | | on a passage in the last British note | | which insisted that tomorrow's payment | | must not be taken as implying a revivall of the system in operation before Hoover moratorium. con- | | Capitol, automobile parking was for- Building, except the 10 to be permitted | ing choral groups and musical organi- to see the Vice President and Speaker. } zations of the Capital, will present their Yuletide melodies before and after the Warns Against Conflict. | lighting of the community Christmas Before leaving thelr headquarters tree in Sherman Square. They will the marchers were instructed by travel by hospitals, orphanages, homes their leader, Emanuel Levin, Com- | for aged and infirm and other similar munist head of the Workers' Ex- |organizations. singing their greeting of Service Men's League, not to march | Christmas. Hotels also will be included upon the Capitol in a body, in order to| in the itineraries of the wandering avold clashes with police. He told them | troubadors. to take as many different streets as| The groups—between 15 and 18 of possible, pointing out the various | them—will be under direction of Mrs. thoroughfares over which they could | Gertrude Lyons, president of the Dis- reach the Capitol. | trict Pederation of Music Clubs. Mrs Detectives had been stationed all | Lyons is also chairman of music of the morning around the left wing bonus | community Christmas tree. On this army headquarters with orders to re- | committee also are Haus Kindler, di- port immediately to police headquarters | rector of the National Symphony Or- any large movement of veterans. Maj. chestra, and Capt. Taylor Branson, Ernest W. Brown, police superintendent. | had;r of the United States Marine made & personal inspection of the scenc | Band. about 10 o'clock and said he was pre- pared for any eventuality. Inspector Headley was placed in command of | Glee Clubs, directed by Dr. Robert How metropolitan police outside the Capitol | Harmon, will be in cynu'f: o S T the | Sical program at the Christmas tree With the group en route to | ceremonies, The ceremonies will be fea- . tured also by the aj ince of tl bidden in the broad plaza in front of | Gordon. Junior Tigh® Seheel Corolore it. but Kenneth Romney. sergeant at ynder the direction of Miss Mary M. arms of the House, said he was with- | Wilkins. _ Attired in Christmas cos- out any definite information on plans | tumes, this group will present a carol of the group. | Processional. Police estimated the strength of these | Another group from Gordon Junior veterans in the city at about 500, but | High School, under Miss Wilkins' di- lvfiun‘na‘ officials said 700 was nmrei‘rmtum. known as the Treble Clef Club, ike it. will go to Mount Alto Hospital Decem- . As the group approached the Capitol | ber 20 and to the Home for the In- its broad grounds rapidly took on the curables, Home for Aged Women and appesrance of an armed camp. Sev-|the Home for the Blind on December 22. Carol Processional. The George Washington University the | eral hundred policemen ook up $ta- | The carol-singing program. actually | tions on the plaza fronting the eastern | hegan last night at the Louise Home, he asked them to continue to transact current business until their successors | were appomted. It was announced in lobbies that it would be Herriot's duty to transmit to Washington the text of the Chamber resolution. The Chamber’s resolution urged an international conference “having for its purpose to adjust all the international | obligations and to put an end to all international transfers not having a | counterpart, & conference which would | be in liaison with the World Economic Conference charged to make sound the | monetary situation and to restore credit.” It went on to declare the Chamber For more than an hour he held the attention and won the obvious sympathy of the whole House. “We are earnestly desirous of making a final and satisfactory settlement with the United States which, it might be hoped, would benefit not only our two ccuntries, but the whole world,” he said. “It is important that we do all we | possibly can to save the Lausanne agree- | ment. Upon the preservation of that settlement must depend the continuance of harmony among European nations. | Upon that settlement also largely de- pends the stability and security of the | financial situation in a large part of | authorized payment of the December | the world.” 15 obligation only at such a time as an | A call for the earliest possible beginning | international conference on debts could | of conversations between Great Britain be held. ‘What will and what can the American The premier’s plan was that the pay- Government do now that France has|ment be made with the stipulation that | decided to default? Everybody in th€ | it be credited as a capital payment on State Department is puzzled about it.|g future debt accord and not as interest A high official stated some time ago‘N defined by the present debt agree- that in matters of in!rmuior&:l dfiht‘: | ment. here is no sheriff to be sent to collecf them, The sheriffs, in international af- Closing Hours Tense. fairs, are represented by the Army and | The closing hours of the historic Navy, and it is beyond the conception | Chamber session were among the most of any one that they will be used in | thrilling in France's long parliamentary such a case. | history. In congressional quarters there is a Herriot. a master orator, fought good deal of talk about retaliation. tenaciously for his cause. & ranging from the suggestion that the He made much of the point that a American Ambassador at Paris should | special situation existed in the United be recalled forthwith to putting into | States because of the interval which effect retaliatory provision of the tariff comes between adjournment of the old bill. In other quarters it is suggested Congress and the convening of the that in the event of Congress adopting | new. a measure permitting the -selling of | He begged the Chamber, at the mo- beer and light wines the French wines ' ment it seemed determined to reject his should be barred from this country alto- | measure to realize that the measure in- gether. even if the wines other | volved the problem of a credit of 180,- countries were permitted to enter this | 000,000,000 francs (more than $7,000,- country. 000,000). All these various suggestions are dis- ‘Where is there a French peasant, counted in administration quarters as|where is there a citizen who would cri- being useless and as i is up to the |ticize a deputy for reflecting before President to decide upon the recall of [mkm; a decision which is destined to the Ambassador or the enforcement of | have repercussions upon his children the article 323 of the tariff act. it is |and his grandchildren?” asked Herriot. considered as most unlikely that he | ‘Turning toward the Rightist benches, would permit such measures to be | he cried: taken. “You are going to make an enormous s mistake. Remember that on the recom- mendation of Poincare you voted to recognize the debts.” Difficulties for Successor. He expressed the conviction that any man who would succeed him as premier would have an extremely difficult sit- uation to face because he would “lack the moral prestige which he will need to continue negotiations.” Turning toward the Socialists, he ex- claimed: “You, also, are wrong. You soon will recognize your error. First of all, you are going to isolate France.” chamber to what he termed the prob- ability that if Prance does not pay, | England cannot definitely pay America { without in her turn asking payments | from Prance. | “I have warned I have never lost sight of the ronstant solidarity of PFrance and England and now you are | golng in the direction of returning to | separate accords. If the commeon front |is destrcyed and if England treats separately with America, it will not be my_responsibility.” he said. Declaring it his judgment that not to pay constituted & unilateral decision by Prance, he said “good ethics, after all, are something very simple and of perfect, clearness.” “There is a simple truth standing cut in this' fragic debate and that is the signature of France,” he continueé Watch The Star - for Further Details and the United States regarding re- vision of the war debts agreement ap- peared today in newspaper comments. ‘There was talk of a possible visit by British ministers to Washington early in the new year to participate in the desired conversations. ‘There was speculation in _political lobbies that President-elect Roosevelt might co-operate with President Hoo- ver in the hoped-for conversations. Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin, for- | mer premier and lord president of the | eouncil in the MacDonald cabinet, and | | Walter Runciman, president of the | Board of Trade. were selected by p | litical gossips as the likeliest repre | sentatives of Great Britain if the con- | versations were held. POLAND'S POLICY UNDECIDED. Receives U. S. Reply to Request for Debt Postpomement. ‘WARSAW, Poland, December 14 (). —The foreign- office announced today that it had received the American reply to Poland’s last note requesting post- ponement of the $3,303,000 debt in- stallment due tomorrow, but there was no announcement as to what the Polish policy will be. BELGIUM ACTS ON CABINET. King Asks Count de Broequeville to Form New Mimistry. BRUSSELS, December 14 (#).—King | Albert today requested Count Charles | de_Brocqueville, who resigned with his | cabinet yesterday after it voted to re- fuse to make the debt payment to the United States tomorrow, to form a new usly to re- ment on the ground that payment was impossibie. ROME PAYS INSTALLMENT., Anmeuncement of $1,245,437 Remittance of Interest Is Made. ROME, December 14 (#).—Announce- ment was made today that Italy has paid the $1.245437 interest installment due tomorrow on the American debt. e R e “Brotherhood” Is Organized. RIVERDALE, Md, December 14 (Special) —A. PF. Vierhellar of the ex- tension service of the University of Maryland has been elected president of the “Brotherhood,” the first men’s or-o ganization to be effected here, spon- sored by the local Presbyterian under the leadership of Rev. Other offcers are John Williams. 5 33;?:% o Greasurer, 5""“" 4 entrance and at every door. Inside. metropolitan, and Capitol po- | lice strolled in every corridor. It was the same at the Senate and House | Office Buildings. ~Bluecoats Iiterally | swarmed about both places. Plans for the presentation of their petitions to the Vice President and Speaker had been made last night at a meeting of the veterans in the audi. tortum of the Typographical Temple. | 423 G street. At this meeting, Levin | addressed 250 ragged ex-se-vicemen and | pleaded for a “united front” of all for- mer service men in the fight to ebtain bonus payment legisiation. | The meeting, presided over by Harold ; Hickerson, who calls himself “com- mander” of the bonus marchers, osten- sibly was under the direction of the ‘Washington Open Forum. Fred Walker, secretary of the union, previously had cancelled an agreement to rent the hall to the Communist-controlled marchers. Later, however, he countermanded the cancellation and allowed the meet- ing to proceed. Among other speakers who urged s “united front action” were Brady, B. E. F. registration officer; C. W. Stevens, former B. E. F. member: James Ford. who fought overseas eight months, and E. J. Williams of New Jer- sey, a member of the “Khaki Shirts," aBn 't:n'gnimuon that grew out of the Earlier, a committee of five called at the Veterans' Administration and dis- cussed with Dr. G. M. Hyland, who represented Veterans' Administrator Frank T. Hines, the possibility of fur- ther relief for the veterans. GOSLIN TO RETURN TO NATIONALS IN TRADE; WEST GOES TO BROWNS —_(Continued Prom Pirst Page) games last season, as against a total of 19 defeats, has failed to quite break even on the hill with the Browns dur- ing his six seasons of service with them, for which period his record shows 73 victories, offset by 74 re- verses, it must be taken into account that he has been performing with a comparatively weak outfit and that with a consistent first division club, such as the Nationsls, may be expected to perform much more capably. The new Griffithian boxman Was born at Soarta, Tenn., September 23, 1900, is 6 feet in height and weighs about 170 pounds. His best campaign to date was that of 1930 when he won 20 games and lost 12. Goslin, whose achievements are fairly familiar to Washington fans through the fact that he broke in here back in 1921 and served the Nationals continu- ously then until 1930 when he was shifted to the Browns in the trade that brought Heinie Manush and Alvin Crowder to the Nationals. The Goose has a lifetime average that tops the .325 mark, and 1928 was his banner season. That year, athough his throwing arm was practically use- less, through a training camp injury, he batted .379 for the Nationals, wihning the American League batting cham- pionship from Manush by a single point. Last season Goslin slumped to 299 in his hitting, but is regarded a natural slugger who will add punch to the team through his penchant for ex- ira-base e 7,000,000 cigarettes were made Near] mnnglmmmummn when the Madrigal Singers, directed by | per cent of that pitifully small salary | No. 4, reported 9.631 gifts for a total of Mrs. J. M. Sylvester, sang their first Christmas carols of the season, which they will repeat on December 20 at the Congregational Church Home, and after Christmas at the John Dickson Home. Next week the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Male Chorus, directed by Robert H. Davidson, will sing at the Salvation Army headquarters and other downtown agencies, The Club, directed by will sing carols M terian Church Home and at the Episco- pal Church Home. The Student Nurses’ Glee Club, directed by Miss Esther Linkins, will sing two programs at St. | Elizabeth's Hospital December 22 and on Christmas eve. The Chaminade Glee Club, directed by Miss Esther Linkins, will sing on Christmas eve at the Industrial Home and at Walter Reed Hospital. The Claviarco Glee Club, directed by Mrs. C. F. Williams, will sing in the Epiphany Church Home. Many of these carolers have sung each year since the “Christ- mas Gift of Song” was instituted in the Capital city. One of these is the Eliza- beth Somers’ Glee Club, directed by Miss Mary M. Burnett of the Young ’Wolnen‘l Association, which will sing this year at the Children's Hospital, Emergency Hospital and at the Travel- ers’ Aid at the Union Station. Mount Pleasant Singers. Christmas carols at the Tuberculosis Hospital will be sung on Christmas eve by the Mount Plemsant Congregational Church Choir, dirested by Norton M. Little, and the Young Peoples’ Society of First Congregational Church, in charge of Paul Sedgwick, will sing at the District Jail and Gallinger Hospital. Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Musical S(;’u"lg ;flm at g)olumhh Hospital, Nax and Walter Reed. Miss Grace Powell is president of this society. Each day new offers are being re- ceived by the Community Center De- t from groups desiring to take part in_ this “service of song” and wherever possible, such groups are be- ing assigned by Mrs. Lyons to a share in the k ’mls mbado:;st&l, George Washington University a; Estelle Wentworth Opera Group 2re the recent additions to the carolers of 1932, Government.agencies and national or- | ganizations are assisting in the annual preparations for the lighting of the na- tional community Christmas tree Satur- day, December 24, at 4:30 p.m. The Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks is this year in charge of arrangements at the tree and the plac- ing of the grandstands for the presi- dential party, Marine Band and the George Wi University Glee Club. The President is expected to push the button that sets myriads of | lice and Ma). . W. Brown. superintend- ent of District of Columbia police, will be in charge of traffic and public safety at the tree and the vicinity on Christ- mas eve. ol st ol WILL PRESENT PLAY ‘The Notre Dame Alumnse Association . The Wflh J. a department head is required to take in the case of an outright dismissal. Several members of the committee made it clear, however, that they have serious doubts as to the wisdom of leav- ing department heads with authority to order administrative furloughs. believ- ing that it might result in some em- ployes beng furloughed while others would suffer no reduction. At the request of Senator McKellar, officials of the Civil Service Commis- sion said they would put in the record later a summary of the number of ad- ministrative furloughs that have been ordered under the economy law. There was considerable discussion over whether the married persons clause should be continued. Mr. Campbell ar- gued the theory of civil service adminis- tration is to select employes on their efficiency and qualifications and that the marital state should not be made a condition of service. The clause in the existing law provides that where a re- duction in force is necessary in a de- partment, married persons must be dis- missed first if the husband or wife also is in the Government service. With respect to the Treasury-Post Office bill in the House, the special rule passed vesterday shut off all points of order, but did not prohibit the offering of amencments, and several members are preparing to offer these. | an, of New York, who has been leading the fight for restoring their full salary to the Government workers, will seek to knock out section 5. which, he con- | tinued, makes & double furlough pos- sible by permitting the budget director | to modify the appropriation bill by Te- | ductions superimposed on the compul- sory furlough without pay. “This is a very dangerous precedent to establish,” La Guardia pointed out. “The whole pay cut program is cruel, heartless and nonsensical. “It is predicated on the false hope of balancing the budget, but the loss will be more than the gain. Condi- tions are getting worse and Congress | is contributing to the falling off in | | business and industry by setting an ex- | | ample for all industry to cut salaries and put more people out of work. There are folks now on the Government pay roll at $7 and $8 & week who have 8 1-3 deducted. “There is hardly any one on the Government pay roll who is not now supporting_several others who are out | of ‘work. Slashing Government salaries | il take & bare living, and charity, | from many of the most needy peopie | everywhere throughout the country.” | The section in the bill which La Schubert | Guardia seeks to have eliminated. on | Mrs. Beatrice Taylor, the ground that it would permit a | politan unit, of which onday at the Preshy. | further cut in addition to the furlough, |is chairman, up fo 102.12 is as follows: “Section 5. Each permanent specific appropriation available during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, is hereby reduced for that fiscal year by such estimated amount as the director of the Bureau of the Budget may deter- mine will be equivalent to the savings that will be effected in such appropria- tion by reason of the application of the sections enumerated in section 4 of this act.” | | ROOP HOLDS MERGER OF OFFICES SHOULD BE LEFT TO ROOSEVELT (Continued From First Page.) Department, probably would prevent either efficiency or economy. He also referred to the authority to detail offi- cers to rivers and harbors work and the omission of similar authority for flood control work. Col. Roop admitted that was “an oversight.” The budget director was ssked sev- eral times by committee members re- garding the proposal for Army and Navy consolidation, and admitted that was not contemplated in the Presi dent’s reorganization program. Representative Davenport of New York argued that the transfer of large groups from one department to another a transfer of rivers and harbors work from the War Department might lead new administrative ageney in charge lacked the long-time coniidence built up by the Army organization. Col. Roop explaned that the re- grouping of agencies and activities would not mean a revamping of all the appropriation bills, since the executive order provides for transfer of appro- priations as well as personnel. Cites Accounting Office. Representative Schafer insisted that there could be no showing of economy through the transfer of important duties from the controller general to the have undivided charge of that the establishment of accounting and administrative supervision of accounts should remain in the vari- ous departments under the budget system. Schafer also argued for consolida- tion of law enforcement activities in the Justice Department, saying the Bureau of Investigation now has only about three or four millon dollars for its activities in enforcement of many laws, Tilions Jor enforcement. of ome . en one law. dation of Representative La Guardia, Republic- | Government $504,348 Underj Goal as Final Figures Are Submitted. | Reports of additional pay cuts and rumors of changes in the civil service system by the incoming administration were attributed today by Gov. Thomas E. Campbell, chairman of the govern- mental unit’ for the 1933 Community Chest, as the principal reasons for the failure of his group to attain its quota. He pointed out the extension of the campaign by his unit to December 10 had raised approximately $25,000 addi- tional. H~ added, however, that the solicitors had encountered many diffi- | culties, especially among the higher- salaried employes, who declared the campaign was for support of the Chest in 1933 and that they probably would not be in office after March 4 and did not feel they should contribute to a| year's support of a city's relief when they would be here only several months longer. These emploves suggested. he raid. that efforts be made to get con- tributions from their successor The Chest cam according ‘to final figures prepared by the audit unit. showed the ecampaizn fell short by $504.348.70 of its goal of $2.419.787. The figures showed 114.107 pledges for a total of §1.915438.30. | Final Figures Given. | | The final figures were submitted to | the Campaign Committee at a meeting | yesterday. It was shown that the group solicitation unit, of which Llovd B. Wil- | son is chairman, led all other units, raising 111.51 per cent of its quota. S.| Percy Thompson, chairman of the first | | area’in this unit. obtained 6.195 pledges | for a total of $46.768.06, or 12298 per | {cent of his quota. Ben T. Webster. | chairman of area No. 2. reported 6.053 | gifts for a total of $41,737.44. or 123.27 per cent of his quota. William W.! | Everett. chairman of area No. 3. re-| | ported 15,143 gifts for a total of §108, | 558.28, or 10372 per cent of his quota. | ‘Workers under di¥ection of Leroy A. Halbert, director of cmergency relief, ay began putting into effect the re- | duced allowances which have been or- | dered to make funds now on hand last through the first two weeks in January. The relief organization has on hand approximately $54.000 of an appropria- tion of $350,000 and $100,000 donated by the Comreunity Chest. This gives ft about £22.500 a week for actual relief work after deducting administration ex- penses. In order to make the fund now on hand last through the first half of January, it will be necessary to reduce from $470 to $4 the weekly allotment to each family of four persons now re- ceiving help. If Congress, however, should act on the deficiency appropria- tion before the middle of next month, it will be possible to restore the allow= ances to the $4.70 figure CAPPER MAKES PLEA FOR CHRISTMAS SEALS Urges Capital Citizens to Accept “Challenge to National Pride and Love of Children.” Pleading for the purchace of Christ- mas seais to aid the battle againsy tuberculosis, “a preventabls disease, which kills more than 12,000 Americag children every year,” Senatcr Capper of Kansas, in a radio address over station WRC last night. urged every citizen of the District and the United States to accept the “challenge to nationsl pride and the love of chidren” and buy as many seals as possible. The work of the National Tubercue losis Association. sponcors of the Chris- as seals. has cut in half the American death rate from tubereulesis in the last 26 years, Senatcr Capper said. but there is =till much work to be dcne.™ Money derived from the seal sales of 000 branches of the National Assoe il v i | | William Montgomery, chairman of area | ciation provides a major source of ine | come for anti-tubercuiosis activities. he pointed out. and it is therefore impore | tant for every one to take “not just a§ | many seals as you can use, but as many as you can buy.” Miss Frances Brophy. field represente | ative cf the association, will deliver & radio addre:s over station WOL tonight |-at 7:15. $79.270.80, or 11840 per cent of his quota. George Vass. chairman of area | No. 5, which included the banks and brokerage houses of the city. ob! | 1,853 pledges for a total of $25,56385,' or 12532 per cent of his quota. The total for the unit was 38,875 gifts amounting to $301.89843. a total of 11151 per cent of the quota. 1} Belated retwrns broughl the metro- | H. L. Rust, jr. | i cent “of {its quota. J. B. Wykofl, chairman of area No. 1, reported 6.306 contributions amounting to $159,799.45. or 116.28 per BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Marine Band this ening at the auditorium, Marine barracks. at 8 o'clock. Artin is not a safe procedure and that such | to extravagance and corruption if the | feent of his quota. Frank A. Bergfeld, chairman of area No. 2, reported 3,475 pledges amounting to $56.218.43, or 99.82 per cent of his quota. Thomas G. Groom, chairman of area No. 3, re- | ported 1915 gifts amounting to $31,- 701.35, of 94.02 per cent of his quota. | Archie K. Shipe, chalrman of area No. | 4, reported 3,245 gifts for a total of | $66,325.37, or 95.14 per cent of his| quota. Dr. Kelly Miller, chairman of | region No. 2, which included the entire colored population of the city, reported 2,583 gilts for a total of $14.082.29. or 13453 per cent of his quota. From area No. 5. which was designated to | have gifts from nearby Maryland and | Virginia, came 37 pledges for a total of $848.25. The metropolitan unit ob- | tained 17.561 gifts for a total of $328,- |975.18, or 102.12 per cent of its quota. Schoojs Quota Exceeded. The schools unit, of which Dr. Harold G. Moulton was chairman, obtained | 779 gifts for a total of $17,753.44, or 101.15 per cent of its quota. Gov. Campbell reported 56,115 gifts for a total of $521,669.76, or 53.98 per | cent of that unit's quota. Clarence A. Aspinwall, chairman of the special gifts unit, reported a total of 777 contributions amounting to $745,~ 14149, or 88.40 per cent of his quota. The report showed a total of 114,107 givers who contributed $1.915,438.30, or | 7915 per cent of the total quota set by the Chest, In amplifying these figures at yes- | terday’s meeting of the Campaign Com- | mittee, Chairman Aspinwall of the spe- icm.nm unit said that some of that | unit’s prospects are out of town and | | some abroad, and that his unit in- | tended to clean up on every card in its | Possession before considering the cam- | paign definitely closed. Chairman Rust of the metropolitan unit said that his organization was ready to help in any way but expressed | little hope of raising any more money now, 5 W. B. Clarkson, reporting for Lloyd | B. Wilson of the group solicitation unit, sald that outside of a few odds and ends, his unit had pretty well cleaned | up its prospects. | Gov. Campbell said that the morale | of the Government enp) been | shaken by suggestions. for additional pay cuts and by statements which had crept into some of the newspapers of other cities in which it was suggested | that the entire Civil Service Depart- ment be abolished and all jobs thrown open again. These factors, he said, to- gether with the effort o’ ceriain Demo- cratic Senators to conduct a “patronage | poll” to show what jobs not under civil service would be available after March | 4, had so shaken the departments that many of the workers are hanging on to comb, second ieader. condus March, “Thomas Jefferson, Overture. “Force of Destiny Characteristic, “Rustic Echoe. “Southern Rhapsody” Scenes from “1I Trovator “Scenes Pittoresques”.... “Marche.” “Air de Ballet.” “Angelus.” “Fete Boheme.” Grand march, “Heroique”. .Saint-Saens Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.™ “The Sar Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band this evening at the band auditorium, Navy Yard, at 8 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, assistang leader. March, “The Trumpet's Call” nter Overture, “The Bartered Bride Smetans Tone poer: 3kyward” An epic o <omdr. Byrd's flight to France. Harp solo, “Wooden Shoe Dance,” ‘William Cameron. soloist. Rhythmic effects by Roy Watson. “Bolero” . 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