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b - &2 ; ‘ FILIPNOS PREPARE T0 ACCEPT TERMS Insular Leaders Indicate Approval Likely for Freedom Law. (Oontinued From First Page.) tons of refined; coconut oil to 200,000 tons, and hem| oducts to 3,000,000 H 'x‘he-eparam virtually the present “covering such imports. Given Tariff Power. Beginning with the sixth year, the slands would be permitted to levy ex- port taxes amoemiing to 5 per cent of the American tariff in thai year, 10 per cent the seventh, and so on until Full duties would apply against Philippine goods after the 10-year period, although a conference between States and the islands is s the last year at which some Teciprocal trade agreement similar to the taxes reach 25 per cent in the tenth | year. | MANUEL QUEZON, President of the Insular Senate, who plans to come to Washington to study the new Philippines independence law to satisfy himself that all has been done to obtain the best possible measure. Cuban-American commercial relations tht be worked out. m‘f'he United States would be repre- sented in the islands by a high com- missioner during the transition instead of by a governor general as at present. The islands would have one resident commissioner here instead of two a5 at present (Pedro Guevara and Camilo Osias) with the right to sit and de- bate in the House, but without voting vilege. pflTheg{]nflA’d States retains the right to maintain whatever military and naval reservations in the islands it may deem fit to hold after complete inde- pendence, the lands to be designated by the President within two years after American withdrawal. The Presigent is directed to negoti- ate treaties with foreign governments looking to the “perpetual neutraliza- tion” of the new government. The Roll Call, The roll call on the motion to over- ride the President’s veto follows: ] Senators voting.to sustain the vew: Austin, Vermont; Barbour, New Jersey: Dale, Vermont; Davis, Pennsylvania; Dickinson, Towa: 3 Glen: Tilinois; Goldsborough, Marylan Grammer, Washington: Hale, Main Hastings, Delaware; Hebert, Rhode Island; Kean, New Jersey; Kayes, New Hampshire; Hampshire; Patterson, Missouri; Reed, Pennsyl- vania; Schall, Minnesota; Schuyler, Colorado; _Smoot, Utah; Townsend, Delaware; Vandenberg, Michigan; Wal- cott, Connecticut; Watson, Indiana, and White, Maine, Republicans; Copeland, New York, Democrat. Total, 26. Those Senators voting to override the veto were: Ashurst, Arizona; Bailey, North Carolina; Barkley, Kentucky. Bratton, New Mexico; ‘Bulkley, Ohio; ; Broussard, Louis- iana; ‘Bulow, South Da- kota: Byrnes, South Carolina; Mr: HAWES' FIGHT WON FOR PHILIPPINES Missouri Senator Is Happy as Islands Plan to Honor Work. By the Associated Press. One of the hagpi!sl men in the Senate is Harry B. Hawes, Missourl Democrat, whose long labors in behalf of Philippine independence have come to_a succeesful end. Behind a flower-covered desk he was enthusiastically surrounded by friends after the Senate had voted to override President Hoover's veto of island free- dom, thus enacting the independence bill. Streets in Philippine Island towns already have been named for Senator Hawes and Filipinos here are talking of erecting a monument in the islands to his name. ‘Work Dates From 1930. ‘The largest bridge in the Philippines was named for Representative William A. Jones, whose name is on the 1916 bill, which gave the islands their present form of autonomous government, But a bigger bridge may be built for Hawes, Filiptnos said. Hawes' active interest in Philippine independence dates from 1830, When he was & member of the Senate Insular Committee, which at that time was Caraway, Arkansas; c?nnn 3 yden, Arizona; Hull, Tennessee; Hendri ‘Wyoming; Tewis, Tlinols; , Kentucky; Long, ; McG Kansas: McKelar m: Neely, : mn_. N ; Pitt- evada: Reyn orth ” Ca: o Apkamoas; | Russel Sheppard, Texas; hm.h_, Virgicia; Thomas, m§ ok Waih, uml ? Democrats; Shipstead, Minnesota; i e e North. Dakota; 'anfle!,d, West N q ‘zens, Frasier, ia; Nary, H g ‘braska; North Dakota; Oddie, Steiwer, Oregon, Republicans. Total, 66; 45 Democrats, 1 Farmer- Labor and 20 Republicans, Vandenberg Defends Veto. fter two and a The final vote came A and higan—arose to defend the g independence unsound and President’s position that s would invite war. Five Republicans, led by Chairman Bingham of the Territories Committee and Chairman Borah of Foreign Rela- tions, assailed the President’s stand and those of his four cabinet officers— Stimson, Hurley, Hyde and Chapin, who upheld the President in a quartet of statements last Sunday. Word of the Senate result reached the White House immediately after the final vote was . Theodore Joslin, secretary to the President, after carrying the news to Mr. Hoover, sald there was “no com- ment” to be made. CELEBRATE AT MANILA. Students First to Rejoice Over Action; Poltical Leaders Silent. MANILA, P. I, January 18 () —Stu- dents of the University of the Philip- pines celebrated the congressional in- dependence act todsy in a mass meet- ing on the campus, while insular legis- lators. in(ommllymdh(ussed whether to t or reject the measure. ‘c%r?e Itudet]it celebration ‘was the first general expression of rejoicing by Fili- inos over their proffersd independence. here was no demonstration upon re- ceipt of news the United States Senate had overridden President Hoover's veto nor upon word of any previous congres- sional vote. Looks to Roosevelt. Manuel Quezon, President of the Fili- pino Senate ' and opponent of the ‘Hawes-Cutting measure, made no com: ment, locally, but told newspaper co: respondents he was confident the i ‘coming Democratic Congress would ap- prove an act at least as good. He re- fterated immediate independence would 'be preferable, as the economic shock, without preparation, ‘“could not be worse than the acts proposed for the insition.” mfle said he would sail from Manila 11 via Europe atriving in Wash-| RN 1t He expected | ington, D. C., April 11. to¥efinitely Announce his stand after that trip. y | A canvass of the legislators, a large proportion of whom have already joined | Quezon in expressing opposition io the measure, revealed a general attitude of caution. Many urged that no final de- ciston be made until Quezon and the independence mission, now in Washing- ton, confer, and public opinion is form- ulated. Call Off Addresses. President Rafael Palma and Dean Maximo Kalaw of the university were| scheduled to address the mass meeting of students, but changed their plans to avoid a controversy with other members of the facuity. Both had previously aised the act P alaw, formerly connected with the mission, ' described it as an ‘“epochal triumph” and the first peaceable inde- hearing the pros and cons on the ques- jon. In the introduction of the book he wrote on the Philippine problem the Senator sald his interest first became aroused by contentions that the Fili- pinos did not want a free nation of their own. He went to the islands to see for himself. “There may have been, therefore” he said, “a bit of knight-errantry in the work I have given to this subject. I am willing to confess that there was. But the more I went into it the more serious it fous both for Americans and Pilipinos—and the more it seemed to be a challenge to the best American statesmanship.” Given Big Ovations. Senator Hawes was greeted every- where in the Islands during the Sum- mer of 1931 as the champion of Philip- pine liberty, He was criticized at home and by his countrymen in the Islands a troublemaker, grandstander and but he returned after his tour thoroug] convinced of the sincerity of the Filipinos in their demands for independence. He found sympathetic support from Senator Cutting, Republican, of New Mexico, who alded in drafti the new legislation; Senator Pittman, Domocrat, of Nevada, who engineered the political floor fight for the bill; Chairman Bing- ham of the Senate Territories Com- mittee; Chairman Hare of the House Insular Committee, and others. Hare was the author of the bill passed by the House and merged with the Senate measure. Hawes will retire from the Senate in March. $100,000 HEART BALM ASKED IN SUIT HERE Mrs. Nancye M. Lorleberg Accuses Mrs. Marie de Beauvais Richards. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) Mrs. Marie de Beauvais Richards, 2700 block Connecticut avenue, socially prominent wife of the vice president of the Dome Ofl Co., was named defend- ant today in a $100,000 suit charging alienation of affections, filed by Mrs. Nancye M. Lorleberg, 1741 Q street. In the suit, filed in District SBupreme Court, Mrs. Lorleberg charged Mrs. Richards took an ‘“‘undue interest” in her husband, Richard Lorleberg, a mu- sician, gave him valuable gifts and en- tertained him at her home. The Lorlebergs were married in 1907, and due to the actions of the defend- ant, it is_charged, Lorleberg left his wife last December 9. Mrs. Richards’ interest in her husband started Jan- uary 1, 1928, Mrs, Lorleberg told the court, Mrs. Attorney Jean Boardman. BAND CONCERTS. evening. in the sail loft of the Navy Yard, at 8 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, assistant leader. March, “The Call of the Trumpets” ....... .. Benter Overture, “In Bohemi: . .Hadley Clarinet solo, “Selected” Musician, Charles Brendler) Waltz, “Tales From Old Vienna,” Opus. 468 . . .Ziehrer Scherzo and ale from “Fifth Symphony in C Minor". .. . Beethoven “Prelude, Choral and Fugue” Bach ‘Tone poem, “Carnival in Paris” ....Svendsen March, “The Black Horse R AU R Sousa | “Anchors Aweigh"” ‘Star Spangled Banner By the United States Marine Band this evening, at the Auditorium, Ma- rine Barracks, at 8 o'clock. ‘Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur S. Whitcomb, second leader. Overture, “Geist des ‘Wojowode! Characteristic, .Grossmann pendence movement in history. But outspoken oppesition to the man- ner in which independence was offered, continued. Gov. Leon Guinto, presi- dent of the League of Provincial Gov- ernors, called the act “terrible.” The American-owned newspaper Bulletin editorially said the act cli- maxed years of agitation, which re- sulted in a “stampede” It said most the “votes were for cutttling,” but actian “clears the atmosphere for starting 2 sane course.” ‘The Filipino-owned Tribune and La Vanguardia congratulated the mission and 8! i mnnm pass upon the Moonlight” Flute solo, witl ment, “Suite in B Minor” (Boloist, Clayton Lin .Sibelius delssohn “Rosenkavalier” .....Richard Strauss “Slavonic Intermezzo”.Carl Flick-Steger Lotleberg was represented by ! fin THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18, /LABORHELD UNITED |OBSTRUCTION USED | Cimes Fo ON FIVE-DAY WEEK Green Denies Weinstook’s Claims to Leadership-at : House Hearing. By the Associated Press. A united front for legislation estab- lishing the 5-day, 30-hour week was ascerted before Congress today by the American Federation of Labor with & statement that John Weinstock, who had claimed to represent a wing of the federation in opposing the plan, was not a member of $ke organization. This disavowal of Weinstock on the part of the federation was made by its preiident, William Green. He told the House Labor Committee that “Wein- stock is known as an avowed Com- munist. ‘To say that he is connected { with the federation s an untruth.” ‘Weinstock, styling himself as head of the American Federation of Labor Trade Union Committee for Unemploy- ment Inurance and Relief, recently had vigorously attacked Green before a Senate tommittee and had cont the 30-hour week plan. His identifica- tion went undisputed upon that sppear- ance. Points to One Solution. Green told the House Committee that the country is faced with choice between the shorter work day and week “or maintaining a large and perpetual army of unemployed.” Amplifying on Weinstock, Green raid: "At the last national meeting of the federation. he attempted to lead a group of misguided workers to the convention. During the recent hunger march to Washington he came to our offices un- der police protection and attempted in an insulting way to intimidate me. He is not connected with our organization.” Meantime, at continuing sessions of the Senate judiciary subcommittee on this subject today, red P. Thom, general counsel for the Association of Railway executives challenged consti- tutionality of the measure, which would set up the shortened work week as a condition to entry of manufactures in interstate commerce. State Action Urged. Questioned by Senator Black, Demo- crat, of Alabama, Thom said he felt the court would be compelled to hold the bill unconstitutional even if it was shown that shorter work hours were necessary for preservation of civiliza- tion and the Government itself. He said if relief of that kind was needed it should be sought in State legislatures. Green indorsed Chairman Connery's bill to enforce the five-day week and six- hour day by prohibiting the shipment in interstate and foreign commerce of commodities otherwise produced. “More than 11,000,000 men and women are out of work and many mil- lion more are working part time,” he said. “In my opinion, 50 per cent of the entire population is very seriously affected. “Each day adds to the seriousness of the situation. Each day makes it worse, for more savings are dissipated and more people become dependent upon charity. “In the building trades alone 69 per cent are totally idle, 12 to 13 per cent are working part time only. So only about 18 per cent are employed ap- proximately steadily. in varying degrees “This goes al in all industry. economic situa- tion, of course, contributes, but back of | p; it all is the mechanization of industry. Even if we could suddenly reetore. the 929 peak it is estimated only 65 per cent of those entitled to work would be given employment. Adjustments Necessary. “Even if we introduce Yhe five-day | P& week and six-hour day there will still be some unemployed. But must make these adjustments. If we don't we must reconcile ourselves to livi a country with a constant standing army of 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 unem- ployed. “Relief machinery is breaking down. We can't keep people permanently on a charitable basis, and even if we could it is socially wrong and morally inde- fensible.” Athough Green was not prepared to discuss the constitutionality of the pro- posed bill, he said, “There some _change in the judicial attitude of the Supreme Court toward social and labor problems since the child labor opinion, and labor believes it now would take a broader and more liberal atti- tude. Therefore, we have reasonable grounds for hope it would be held ron- stitutional.” Green said his organization wanted the same “rate of pay” maintained under the shorter working time. GRAND JURY TO ACT IN “FAKE” HOLD-UP Bank Messenger and Other Colored Men Waive Hearings and Plead Not Guilty. Ellsworth Williams, 46, colored, mes- senger for the Bouthern Maryland Trust Co. of Seat Pleasant, who, police say, confessed to a fake hold-up to steal $5,215 from the bank, was charged with conspiracy to commit grand lar- oeny and held for grand jury action un- der 810,000 bond in Police Court today. Held on the same charge with Wil- liams were James A. Butler, Charles A. Rice and Rodney R. Rice, all colored, sald by authorities to be involved in the conspiracy. All waived hearings and pleaded not guilty. Judge Gus A. 3chuldt fixed their bond at $10,000 each. Williams told of being held up near the intersection of New York avenue and Fourteenth street by some one who used tear gas. His story was broken down by detectives, and a confession obtained in which he named the three alleged accomplices, who were to come By the United States Na‘\;‘y" Band this| up for trial with him today. ORRECTIO! In yesterday's Star, Earl F. Goodwin, 43, of the 1800 block of Potomac avenue southeast, was mistakenly mentioned as being under arrest in connection with' the case. Mr. Goodwin had nothing to do with the case in connection with which the four colored men were ar- rested. All of the alleged participants Goodwin is a white man. The Star re- grets the error. “DOPE” USER CONVICTED Eight Counts Against S8amuel Kil- lian Sustained by Jury. Samuel Killian, 42, who admitted use of narcotics, was convicted last night by a jury in Criminal Division 2 on eight counts of an indictment charging violations of the Harrison narcotic act. District Supreme Court Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue remanded to Jail to await sentence Friday. ‘Three weeks ago Killian caused a mis- trial when his case was before Chief Suite, “Caucasian Sketches”....Ivanow :g&m oF the Sardar” Marines’ “The of Montezuma” “The Star Spangled Banner” Justice Wheat as it was reported he had been severely at e fire in his] father's box fi in the 1200 biocl of Pennsylvania avenue. Assistant United States Attorney J-gxu l..hfil:klmd conducted _;.‘he cution, while Attorney Harry T. appeared for Killian, the theft are colored, while Mr.| | 10 FIGHT CLOTURE Thomas Refuses Unanimous Consent to Allow Watson to Make Address. (Continued From First Pa { been discussed and approved by inter- national bankers.” In the Senate, Glass resumed his speech on the banking bill where he left off yesterday. Referring to a provision which pro- vides for the divorcement of national banks from their security affiliates within three yeats, he directed the at- tention of his colieagues to ‘an opinion ufurding affiliates prepared by a solicitor general under President Taft. That opinion, he said, ‘conclusively proves “that these affiliates.are back- stairs institutions, have no legal exist- ence and are practicing’ a business denied them” by the letter and ipirit of the national bank act. Long interrupted Glass at ene point to propose five amendments. The prin- cipal one would permit banks to con- tinue t0 buy and sell Government, State and municipal securities through se- %'%m posed keeping th proj eeping the Secretary of the Treasury on the Federal Reserve Board. Three p: s for modifying the Senate's traditional rule of unlimited debate were inspired late yesterday by the filibuster as aroused Democratic leaders sought to break the rebellion within their ranks by cloture. May Force Rules Change. The deep schism on the Democratic side of the Senate was sharply outlined as 29 members of the party signed the cloture petition directed at a minority led by Long. Making the rule effective depended upon Republican support, which Sen- ator Watson predicted would not be given. A vote will be taken tomorrow. A two-thirds majority is necessary. The proposals for changing the Sen- ate’s historic and oft-criticized rule of unlimited debate indicated, however, that the filibuster may have even more far-reaching _consequences. One of them came from Benator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic lead- er, who sought to make it possible to limit debate by a majority instead of a two-thirds vote. Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary- land, who revealed he was considering resigning “in disgust” at the Senate's procedure, proposed & rule limiting de- bate for the remainder of the session, while Senator Hastings, Republican, of Delaware suggested making a perma- nent limitation of two hours on speeches, subject to extension by the Senate. Glass Hits Filibusters. With the Senate in a turmoll over the parliamentary situation, Senator Glass took the floor yesterday afternoon to defend his bill and denounce what he termed the “circus performance” of the filibusters. Without naming Senator Long, the diminutive Virginiun lashed into many of his statements as “misrepresenta- tions” and “falsehoods.” Glass referred to “oratorical rubbish and elecutionary misrepresentations” with which he said opponents had “be- spattered” his bill. He asserted in a voice shaking with feeling that “never in the history of Congress has any serious measure been | proposed which received more extensive or intensive inquiry than this pending nk measure.” He said the bill had the approval in general of both President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt and that the implication the bill had been rushed into the Senate was “as false as any that was ever uttered by any human Asserting that real opposition to the bill was based on its provision for di- vorcing banks and their security affili- n | ates. Glass said certain financial in- terests had incited opposition to other features in order to kill this portion of the bill. Defeat of the security affiliates clause, he said, “would enable them again to fill the portfolics of the banks of this country with their investment securities which our whole investigation made it conclusive was the greatest contributor to _this depression.” Turning to the provisions of the bill permitting branch banking, Glass said he had letters from thousands of busi- ness men and bankers urging it and challenged any one to produce & letter “from a single business man who wants credit and is aj it.” He added: “All this talk about the cold and shivering and starving people is from Senators who haven't 1i heir fingers to_help them.” ‘The Virgini denounced as a_“wan- ton falsehood” the statement that he sponsored legislation to permit bank notes to be issued on the basis of worth- less foreign securities. “There is no difference in the cul- pability of one who originates a lie and the one who disseminates it,” Glass said, asserting that statement had been sponsored by a member of the Senate. “It is a thing that gentlemen scorn, that never appeals to an upright and honorable man. The whole purpose wi Lx;uc_:gm. approbrium upon me or on t! Several times during his T«ch Glass referred to “any respectable Senator” as his colleagues smiled. Quotes Two Platforms. He quoted from the Democratic and Republican platforms and President- elect Roosevelt’s Columbus campaign speech to show the demand for banking reform. He said the bill's provision for a cor- poration to liquidate closed banks and pay off depositors some $2,600,000,000 owed them was highly essential, and pointed out the Government could ex- pect repayment for its ap) m:riunom lividends for the corporation througl derived from its activities. “Why are the people out of employ= ment and clothesless and hungry?” he asked, adding: “Because this $2,600,000,- 000 of deposits in closed banks has de- prived them and fear has taken posses- sion of the minds of depositors who withhold deposits and force the banks to decline to extend credit to commerce and industry.” Meanwhile some Senators who de- plore the failure of the Senate to legis- late and yet are opposed to use of the cloture opened negotiations with Long for a compromise. The signers of the cloture in addition to Robinson were: Glass, Bulkle] Barkley, Tydings, Bailey, Byrnes, Fletcher, S8mith, Bulow, Bratton, Pittman, Walsh of Massachu- setts, Walsh of Montana, Harrison, Copeland, Hayden, Coolidge, Kendrick, McKellar, n, Swanson, Bankhead, Broussard, Hull, Stephens, Neely, Ash- urst and Wagner. With 47 Democrats in the Senate, 18 either refused or were not asked to sign the petition. GLASS WOULD SNUB LONG'S 0. K. FOR POST By the Associated Press. Senator Glass could not be induced to become Secretary of the Treasury if he had to obtain the permission of Sen- yumdtg. Blm. & Virginia mentioned that he.once hu: ‘been head ve been tol A A’ 1933. rming for G. O. P. Control Fight E LOOMS OVER BELEC'I'!OII OF NATIONAL C OMMITTEE CHATIRMAN. QUIET back-stage struggle between old guard Republicans and followers of President Hoover for control of the party organization is expected to break into the open after March 4. The main contest will center about the chairmanship of the National Committee, now held by Everett Sanders. Sanders desires to relinguish the post and both camps are scouting about for his logical successor. Talk among Republicans is that ‘Among pos- sibilities discussed by the old guard are J. Henry Rorabach, vice chairman of the National Committee, and Henry P. Fletcher. been heard. On the Hoover side the names of Secretary Ogden Mills and Walter F. Brown, Postmaster General have —A. P. Photo. SUPPORT URGED FOR DISARMING Van Kirk Appeals to Peace Mind of Nation at War Cure Session. ‘The ‘“peace-minded people of the United States” were asked today by Walter W. Van Kirk, in an address before the Conference on Cause and Cure of War, to mass their influence behind a three-fold program to make the World Disarmament Conference & success. Kirk, representing the Commission on International Justice and Good-Will of the Federal Council of Churches, led a forum on how to help the peace cause in Geneva. He advocated: Full co-operation by the United States with the World Disarmament Conference when that parley resumes sessions late this month. Additional appropriations by Con- gress “‘to provide respectable headquar- ters for the United States disarmament delegation at Geneva. Abolution of Weapons. Complete abolition of such weapons of attacks as tanks, heavy Imllery, battleships and submarines. “It is nothing short of an interna- tional scendal that millions of men should be without bread at the very moment when_billions of dollars are being spent on Howitzers and bayontes, said Van Kirk. “The only way people have of reliev- ing themselves of this burden is to compel the rumlcmu to act. Diplo- mats and politicians, as a rule, will not move until they are forced to move by an indignant and outraged public. “A campaign of peace education must be initiated.” Carrle Chapman Catt, 7T4-year-old peace campaigner who mapped the work of the conference, today turned the thoughts of her followers definitely to the Arms Conference scheduled to reconvene later this month in Geneva. ‘Women, who yesterday listened to Miss Mary E. Woolley, only American woman delegate, tell the difficulties of “debt debacle” and Far Eastern “men- ace” confronting the conference, were asked today: “What can we do to help the situation in Geneva?” Miss Woolley herself, making two ap- pearances before the group, suggested that they concentrate their efforts on “four I's"—information, interest, in- fluence and impact—explaining the last word was chosen to indicate the course to take with Congress. Conference Open Forum. ‘The conference resolved itself into an open forum under Mr. Van Kirk to concentrate on the problem pronounced by Mrs. Catt the most important be- | country whl rise, like Buayan's Pligrim, | from its ‘slough to despond’ and again fore this country so far as peace is concerned. ‘When she was questioned on default of war debts and other world economic roblems, Mrs. Catt pronounced the rst objective in world comity the suc- cess of the Geneva Conference. “The rest can be taken up later,” she said. Prof. James T. Shotwell, director of economics of the Carnegie Peace Foundation, yesterday urged moral disarmament through an international congress as more vital than “arithmet- ical reduction.” “You must beware that modern science has in its grip a capacity of destruction which outranges all artil- lery in existence,” he sald, in contend- ing that nations first must have the wish for peace. Speaking over the radio in connec- tion with the conference, Prof. Shot- well said that there is a complete mis- understanding in this country of the League of Nations. Its potency, he ex- lained, is power to prevent conflicts 'rom breaking out. Plans fcr the Wellesley Summer In- stitute for Social Progress, open to men and women in active life, were an- nounced at the conference last night. ‘This project has been launched by a joint committee of prominent New York and Boston men of affairs, economists and alumnae of Wellesley College. The attendance will be recruited from a variety of people and occupations, the idea being to disseminate knowledge to a cross-section of society. The institute will be operated by a board of l{:;lemors including the fol- lowing: 1 Compton, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology; Henry Dennison, president of the Dennison Manufacturing Co.; John H. Williams, professor of economics and | one of the experts representing the| State = Department in _ the World Economic Conference, and others. THIEVES BIND AND GAG YOUTH, THEN ROB HOME Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 18.— The story of how he was grabbed by three colored men when he went to answer the door bell of his home last night, carried into the house and his hands bound by his three asasilants, who then proceeded to steal $30 in money from the house, was told police last nl’% by Albert Roy Thomas, 15, of Mr. and Mys. Albert Thomas, of 134 Pitt avenue, Mount Ida. police. not at home at the time. LUSK MISQUOTED Does Not Favor Mandatory Jail Terms Under Beer Bill. In reporting the testimony of Rufus 8. Lusk of the Washington Branch of the Crusaders, anti-prohibition organiza- tion, The Star yesterday quoted Mr. Lusk as saying he did not favor jail sentences for violators of the District beer bill. Mr. Lusk testified before the Judiciary Subcommittee of the House District Committee that he did not favor man- datory jail sentences for violators. The Star regrets the error. FRANKLIN SPIRIT 1S URGED BY BECK Depression of 1757 Recalled, When Individual Reliance Was Watchword. America needs to regain the old-time spirit of Benjamin Pranklin to lead it from the morass of the economic de- pression, Representative James M. Beck of Pennsylvania declared yesterday in a radio tribute to the inventor and| philosopher on the 227th anniversary of his birth. The speech was broadcast by WRC and an extensive network of other National Broadcasting Co. sta- tions. Citing the industrial depression of 1757, Mr. Beck recalled that Pranklin sought to rally the people of the country from profound discouragement by re- minding them of some of the funda- mental truths of life in his pamphiet, “The Way to Wealth.” The funda- mental philosophy of this common- sense sermon, Mr. Beck sald, “is that to cure hard times the individual must rely mainly on himself and not on the Government or any agency. The Gov- ernment can help and has helped in the present crisis by creating new op- portunities for employment, but, as great as are these appropriations, they are but a drop in the bucket. Work for Each to De. “All that the Government, or the Red Cross, or any philanthropic agency can do will never restore prosperity | unless each citizen remembers that life is not a constant feast of pleasure, but that each man and woman to the ex- | tent of his or her capacity must do his or her work and do it well, and, having done it, and obtained an honest wage, to save a little against the evil day of depression. “This seems hard philosophy at a | time with every disposition to work, there is so much unemployment. Soon- er or later this great, virile and wealthy face the ‘delectable mountains’ of our old-time prosperity. But let us hope when that time comes the American people will be regenerated by the very evil times through which they have passed and will regain the old-time spirit of Pranklin, whose distinguished qualities were self-reliance, tireless | energy and thrift.” “Father of Americans.” Mr. Beck described Franklin as “the father of all the Americans,” and de- clared that he laid the foundations of Amerjcan independence when Wash- ington was an unknown boy of 16. “It was Pranklin,” he said, “who first sub- mitted a concrete plan for an organic union of the Colonies in 1754, and it is his lasting glory that his name alone, among all his great contemporaries, is to be found upon four great documents which made us a free nation, namely, the Declaration of Independence, the treaty of alliance with France (due al- ‘most e’ntfl'e]i to him), the treaty of peace with England, and last, but not least, the Constitution of the United Btates. Mr. Beck also pointed out that Frank- lin's period of public service cov- ered nearly 70 years, and that no burden seemed too great, or sac- rifice too severe. “He loved to do things,” Mr. Beck said, “not merely for profit, but for the joy of achieve- ment, and he set a commendable ex- ample to all Americans when, after amassing a financial competence at 42 years of age, he gave the rest of his long life to the public service. What a country this would be if some of our captains ©of industry would imitate Franklin's example.” COUNEL RESIGNS . IN STOCK INQUIRY {Seabury-Trained Man Says Norbeck Interfered With Work. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 18-Irving Ben Cooper, a young investigator trained in the Samuel Seabury school, has resigned as counsel to a Senate inquiry into stock market practices, | but information from Washington to- day was that the inquiry would pro- ceed. In announcing his resignation last night, Cooper said Senator Peter G. Norbeck of South Dakota, chairman of the Investigating Committee, had denied him a “free hand.” Norbeck, in Wash- ington, declared the senatorial power could not be delegated. Norbeck Not Disturbed. | “The resignation is not important,” | Norbeck said. “The investigation will | proceed.” Until yesterday Cooper apparently had been proceeding with preparation | of material for the inquiry, which was expected to delve deeply into the Kreu- | ger & Toll and Insull bankruptcies. He was said also, the New York es de- clared, to be seeking information on ].ul%e Lnlcome lg'lx u'vm%‘;{; et s resignation, per dec] Norbeck, after agreeing to give h}r‘n a free hand, had informed that an agent of Norbeck's was to be stationed in_Cooper’s office to direct the inquiry. |, This agent, Cooper said, was to de- | termine “not only as to matters which | I was to present to the committee, but |those which I was to refrain from { mv%lgl:ll_‘ng." “The investigation which you pose I should make under the chctmvm: stances recited above,” Cooper said, “I | regard as one not calculated to elicit | the facts which should be disclosed and I refuse to be a party to it.” Norbegk Defends Action. selmtnr Norbeck issued this state- ment: “Mr. Cooper seems to have created a my““’{'h‘ ere in fact there is no mys- tery. e ‘agent’ to whom he refers in his letter of resignation was John Mar- rinan, who has been on the staff of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency since the stock market inquiry began and who conducted the recent investigation into Kreuger & Toll. Over a period of 18 years Mr. Marrinan hafi k;leer;“: :’el N Newspaper man and he d responsible positions in the Federal aervlce.pm "It was suggested to Mr. Cooper that Mr. Marrinan serve as a cohtact man between him and the committee. At no time was there any discussion with Mr. Cooper regarding specific cases or individuals to investigated. Says He Was Relieved. “He has been relieved merely be- cause I, as chairman of the commit- tee, declined to ‘delegate to him powers of the Senate which I, as a Senator, would think it unsound and dangerous to delegate to any one. The comm! tee cannot surrender its powers or give any ome authority to hamper the in- vestigation. “By granting Mr. Cooper’s demands for unlimited authority, the committee would have lost control of the investi- gation.” Cooper, 31-year-old lawsyer, was one of Seabury’s chief aldes in investigations of New York City. He was credited with revelations that led to a shake-u in the vice squad and to the rémoval of Sheriff Thomas M. Farley. e STATE MERGER STUDIED Nebraska Bill Asks All Power Be Given to House of Representatives. LINCOLN, Nebr., January 18 (£).—A constitutional amendment to vest the legislative powers of Nebraska in a House of Representatives only was in- troduced yesterday by Senator John G. Boelts (Democrat) of Central City. If passed by the Legislature the pro- posal would & submitted to popular vote at the November election in 1934. championships and was the contract bridge player. CONTRACT BRIDGE A DAILY LESSON By ” e Phil Hal SIMS - * IN THE EVENING STAR Mr. Sims has been the winner of 24 national brid recent bridge experts poll to choose: America’s greatest Begins Monday, January 23d e overwhelming victor in tfie BANERSPROTEST MPES TAXBLS Urge 60-40 Retention in Let- ter to Capper—Senators to Consider Action. As the Senate District Committee prepared to assemble in executive ses- sion this afternoon to consider the fo: Mapes bills, by which the House is seek- ing to increase the tax burden of resi- dents of Wasnington by approximately $4,000,600, District Assessor William P. Richards and Assistant Assessor Charles A. Russell called on Chairman Capper to discuss the present trend of local tax collections. Another development just before the meeting began was the receipt by the Senate committee of a letter from the District Bankers' Association defending the law under which Congress estab- lished the 60-40 ratio of apportioning the expenses of the Capital between the, District and Federal Governments, the repeal of which alto was recommended by the Mapes Committee of the House. The bankers’ association deplored the }nar‘,ner lrt\’ which the House passed the four tax bills without holding he: on their specific terms. - Group Vitally Interested. In a letter accompanying the resolu- tion, F. G. Addison, jr, chairman of the Law and Legislatiin Committee of the association, told Senator Capper the organization is “vitally interested im the question of taxation for the Dise trict of Columbia, and respectfully re- quests an opportunity to be heerd in opposition to HR. 5821” (the income tax bill). The income tax measure would be in lieu of the intangible personal property tax, would apply to all incomes above a certain exemption, and would be in addition to the Federal income tax. m;[he other three’ Mapes tax bills pro= e: An increase in the gasoline tax from 2 to 4 cents per gallon; a tax on all motor vehicles by weight, and & tax on estates. Won’t Discuss Relations. It is not expected the committee will discuss the fifth bill, seeking to repeal the 60-40 fiscal relations law, because Senate hearings have not been held on that measure as yet. Senator Capper sald hefore the meet- ing that the officials from the District assessor’s office who called on him were in favor of having a local incoms tax in place of the intangible personal tax. He said they devoted most of their discussion to that phase of the Mapes program. Mr. Richards made no comment re- garding the conference with Senator g:eml; except tg tsny his m(;fllce was ng some data on drift of tax collections. b Senator Capper said the District offi- clals explained how local tax revenues are being affected by prevailing condie tions, pointing out, among other things, that the city is not izing as much from tax sales as it did formerly. Bankers” Resolutions. The resolutions sent to the Senate committee today by the Bankers' Asso- cht;g}:a t":gfg in part: “Tha association s disapproval of the mnerugxl"whlth the four tax measures, otherwise known as the Mapes bills, were passed by the House of Representatives on December 16, 1981, without giving the residents of the District of Columbia an oppore :g\lty c& obdes hzlnrd muconnecuon e me! of taxation s&ld‘n’?flls. e P “That tl association unite other business and civic mmm in the District of Columbia in Worke ,:-n!c tm; the r:mertmon and the e of an act of Congress which piY 1 vides for meeting the expenses of District of Columbia by taxes aggres gating 60 per cent of said expenditures, m cgm':buugn by the Federal Gove en! ward said expenses of sum equivalent to 40 ‘per cent a-‘ total expenses. Refers fo Committee. “That the president of this associa= tion refer the matters herein set forth to any standing committee of the asso ciation which may have jurisdiction over the subject, or, with the approval and consent of the Council of Adminis- tration, appoint a special committee to represent this assoclation in a confer- ;g:f muzm:f.he;’ Inui?us and civie les on subject of the legislati Senate committee also has before it a bill drafted by Senator Capper re- writing and changing the rates in the existing law taxing public utilities and certain other corporations on the basis of gross receipts. - The Senator said he :’:1151 not ‘SRIIJJ;E mh“ ti;lls bill would e up, a oon. Hear! have not yet been held on it. oy mAaot:lr:r bill, r!lltlmng to the taxation isurance companies, has just lntrotduced at tlheprequelt of jth: ml: ration counsel’s office seeking to elim- g?ale & distinction which that 0&:- says exists under the District Code in the manner of taxing certain kinds of insurance companies, as dist! from certain other companies. The corporation counsel advised the Senate committee there seemed to be no reason for this distinction, and he recommend- :gbjtentnmmdment to the code on the ct. SAM BEARD FOUND GUILTY IN TAX CASE BY BALTIMORE JURY —(Continued From Pirst Page.) Beard’s bail would be increased from $10,000 to $20,000. This announcement followed a conference with Charles G. Page and Cornelius Munday, Govern~ meht prosecutors. In answer to the Government'’s elaims that Beard failed to pay approximately $50,000 in income taxes during the years in question, Beard’s lawyers conténded during the trial that their client was not aware in 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927 that he had to make a tax return on ine from an illegal business. Beard internal revenue all wanted to know about income ing that time, the defense sdid. $275,000 Kept in Trunk. About $275,000 in cash, which was said to have kept first in a ra trunk and later in a safe proved_one of the main case. The defense claimed gradually was converted into real and securities, but did not représent in- come, because Beard had it before tax law went into effect. ‘The Washington gambler estimated his average income at $18,000 during the years in question, while the Govern- al out the defendant admitted his tax returns were wrong because filed amended returns which amount of his inclusive, FIRE CREATES PANIC NEW Y arose day e fater raised hxnumcwfl man down