Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1933, Page 2

A——Z % GLASS BILL'S DEATH EXPECTED IN HOUSE _ Senate Approves Measure, 54 to 9, but Jam Believed Too Great in Lower Branch. By the Associated Press. Three weeks of bitter fighting were * over today with the Glass banking bill passed by the Senate. This ended one of the longest filibusters in the history of “lame duck” sessions. But the triumph probably was one in name only for this session. Every sign pointed to slow death in the House for the measure which Senator Glass, Vir- ginia, Democrat, has backed for two years, A House legislative jam seemed certain to block a vote on it before * March 4. Steagall Not Hopeful. The House Banking Committee will consider the bill, but Chairman Stea- gall said today he was “not as Thopeful as some” for acticn at this session. - Speaker Garner had just conferred with him behind closed doors. Both de- clined to discuss the meeting. Rumor was that the Democratic lead- ership may seek to force House action on the biil if the Banking Committee does not act within a reasonable time. Some of the Banking Committee al- ready have voiced opposition to the branch banking feature of the Glass bill. In its second successive night session, the Senate passed the Glass bill, making sweeping changes in the Nation's bank- ing laws, by a vote of 54 to 9. The vote came shortly before 7:30 o'clock. Offered Cloture Petition. Senator Glass, a former Secretary of the Treasury and mentioned as Presi- dent-elect Roosevelt’s choice for the same post under the new administra- '~ tion, won out over the time-killing fili- buster in the Senate last night by circu- lating a petition to invoke the rigid cloture debate-limiting rule. It was apparent that this time the cloture petition would receive the nec- essary two-thirds vote and in the face of that threat Senators Long of Louisi- ana and Thomas of Oklahoma, Demo- cratic leaders of the filibuster, gave up. * They sald they no longer would delay the banking bill, but predicted it was as good as “dead” when it reached the - Iiouse. "fi: b would make more than 25 cnanges in the national and Federal Reserve Bank laws designed to curb bank failures, assist depositors of closed > banks and stop the flow of Federal Re- serve credit to speculative channels. It would allow branch banking in nine States where State laws now per- mit this system and require national banks to drop their security affiliates within five years. In addition, it would create an $80,000,000 Federal corpora- tion to help reopen closed banks. Thirty-Seven Sign Petition. ‘Thirty-seven Senators, including a dozen or more Republicans, and five Senators who opposed it last week, signed the cloture petition in less than * an hour last night, making it evident the required two-thirds to adopt it was available if Glass entered it. In the face of this threat, Senator Thomas proposed a unanimous consent agreement restricting debate more se- verely than cloture would have done and calling for a vote before adjournment last night. He and Long both gave assurances of! © their good faith by withholding any < amendments, and in less than two hours after the agreement to limit debate was reached the bill was passed. Long, paired against the bill, was ab- < gent when the vote was taken. ‘Thomas, earlier in yesterday's debate on the bill, had voiced a threat to op- pose the confirmation of Senator Glass as Secretary of the Treasury, should he be named for that post. This threat followed the first reports that Glass was planning a second effort to secure passage of his bill by invoking cloture. ‘Threatens Confirmation. “If cloture is asked on this bill for | a second time by the Senator from Virginia,” the Oklahoman said, “he can prepare a second cloture petition and have it ready when his name comes before the Senate for confirmation.” Before passage of the banking bill two important amendments were sdopt- ed. One, by Senator Steiwer, Repub- lican, of Oregon, would give the con- troller of the currency permissive power 10 reopen banks on petition of de- positors representing 85 per cent of the deposits. The other, by Senator Gore, Demo- crat, of Oklahoma, would make it a misdemeanor for any executive officer of a Reserve member bank or his rela- tives to borrow from that bank. The maximum penalty for violating this sec- tion was fixed at one year in prison and . $5000 fine, while the banks involved would have to pay not more than $10,000. Gore said he had been informed by Teceivers of some banks that one-third of the bank failures were caused by borrowings by officers of the institutions and thelr reiatives and told of a presi- dent of one bank who borrowed $300,000 ‘when the limit was only $65,000, causing the institution to fail. Branch Foe Defeated. An effort by Senator Black, Demo- crat, of Alabama, to strike out the sec- tion permitting branch banking among national banks in the nine States ruthorizing this system among their own financial houses was defeated, 45 to 17. ‘The last day of debate on the bill, ‘which had been before the Senate since January 5, was featured again by de- mands for currency inflation, but this argument petered out several hours be- Zore the final vote. In this connection Senator Borah, Re- publican, of Idaho, took the floor late in the day to deny an assertion by Senator Bingham, Republican, of Con- necticut, that he was among many who favored “‘cheapening the dollar.” He said he favored “an honest dol- lar,” that the present dollar was not in that category and that some means - must *be found for making it equally fair for debtors and creditors. Only four Republicans and four Democrats opposed passage of the Glass bill along with the single Farmer- Labor Senator, Shipstead of Minnesota. Twenty-eight Republicans and 26 Democrats joined in voting for passage. The roll call follows: For the bill: Republicans—Austin, Bingkam, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Fess, Glenn, Golds- ‘borough, Grammer, Hale, Hastings, Johnson, Kean, McNary, Moses, Oddie, Patterson, Reed, Schuyler, Steiwer, ‘Thomas, Idaho; Townsend, Vanden- berg, Walcott, Watson; 28. Democrats—Ashurst, Bailey, Barkley, Black, Bratton, Bulkley, Copeland, Cos- tigan, George, Glass, Gore, Harrison, ‘Hayden, Hull, Kendrick, King, McGill, McKellar, Pittman, Robinson, Arkan- sas; Russell, Smith, Trammell, Tydings, ‘Wagner, Walsh, Montana; 26. Against the bill: Republicans—Fra- wier, Howell, Nye, Schall; 4. Democrats—Bulow, Thomas, Okla- homa; Connally, Sheppard. - Farmer-Labor—shipstead, Pairs. HALE ASKS SENATE | 10 SPEED FUNDS Both Parties Urged to Co- operate in Providing Vital Federal Funds. (Continued From First Page.) President in his message of January 17, based upon modified estimates of ex- penditures. He taid it must be borne in mind that the crdinary running ex- pences of the Government have been reduced by the budget over the same running expenses for the current year by “a gecod many million dollars, and the House has made still further cuts.” Urges Tax Law Change, “Obviously, whatever further econo- mies may be made, no cut in any way commensurate with the probable de- ficiency for the year can possibly be made in these running expenses of the Government,” Senator Hale added. “Un- less the Congress sees fit to change existing law, either to produce mote revenue or to cut off obligations under existing law, we shall in next fiscai year, even with the suspensjon of any payment to the sinking fund, face a deficiency in balancing our budget of between four and six hundred million dollars.” After analyzing the table of estimated expenditures as given by the President in his message of January 17, Senator Hale stated: “From this table, it is made clear that of the estimated expenditures of $3,233,000,000 for the coming year, all but about $461,000,000 represents ex- penditures that may not under existing law or obligations of the Government be reduced, with the exception of the appropriation for the Army and Navy, which probably cannot, with due regard to the defense of the country, be further greatly reduced. The $461,000,- 000 represents the ordinary running ex- penses of the Government, aside from the Army and Navy, including the cost of running the Post Office Department over and above the Teceipts to the Gov- ernment from that department, and de- ducting cont;;gmml obligations, or about $22,000,000.” As soon as Senatcr Hale finished, Senator Oddie of Nevada obtained unanimous consent to proceed first with the detailed appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, leaving the general economy secticn of the bill until last. Senator Oddie, who has charge of Treasury - Post Office _appropriations, said that when the general economy program is reached he will ask Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut to explain that program. Bingham was chairman of the Special Economy Sub- committee. This procedure means thé pay cut, reorganization and other re- trenchment proposals are not likely to be taken up today. Oppose Further Cuts. During the two weeks or more the economy measure has been side-tracked, organized labor and the various asso- ciations of Government workers have been urging members of the Senate not to make a further reduction in the pay of Federal employes, as recommended by the Senate Committee. The com- mittee proposes to make & new cut of 12-3 per cent on top of the existing 81-3 per cent payless furlough, or a total cut of 10 per cent. There is known to be considerable opposition in the Senate to this further pay cut, and its opponents are believed to have a good chance of defeating it. If this is done the payless furlough in its present form would remain un- changed. The additional pay cut is not the only section of the economy program likely to produce debate in the Senate during the next few days. Would Broaden Powers. ‘The bill also seeks to give the in- coming President broader power to re- organize the Government service. It places personnel records of Government employes under the jurisdiction of the respective departments and agencies in which they work, instead of under the Civil Service Commission. Members of the Civll Service Commission have ad- vanced serious arguments against such a change. The commission favored elim- inating duplication in personnel records, but proposed that such records, if kept in the departments, should be under the jurisdiction of the commission. Other provisions in the economy section of the bill include: Continu- ation for another year of the right of department heads to place employes on “administrative furlough,” in addi- tion to the general “legislative fu lough,” when appropriations are i sufficient to maintain the entire force _throughout the year; application of the pay cut provisions of the economy law to enlisted personnel of the mili- tary and naval services, a 10 per cent cut in pensions and compensation pay- ments handled by the Veterans' Ad- ministration, where the amount is more than $1,000 a year. There are a num- ber of changes in the existing law re- lating to travel allowances for Gov- -nment employes. BEER REFERENDUM URGED IN DISTRICT TO TEST SENTIMENT (Continued From First Page.) Brewing Co. in Washington, was the next witness. He told the committee its consideration of this bill should hinge on the question of whether 3.2 per cent beer is intoxicating or mot. If it is intoxicating, he said, the meas- ure is unconstitutional and should not be_approved by the Congress. 1f it is not intoxicating, he continued, the bfil should be passed in the interest of real temperance. estioned by Representative Pat- mgl‘:‘ Democrat.yof Texas, Mr. Cooper said if he were a member of Congress he would not vote in favor of the bill if he believed the beverage it proposes to legalize was intoxicating. He pointed out, however, virtually all court deci- sions have held it is the duty of Con- gress or State Legislatures to determine what an intoxicating beverage is. Representative Palmisano of Mary- land asked the witness if he thought Congress should confer upon the people of the District the same privileges ac- corded to citizens throughout the coun- try. Mr. Cooper replied that if Con- gress should legalize beer for the coun- try, he did"not see any reason why the District should be made the Na- tion’s sahara, Discuss Saloon Classes. Pressed by Representative Patman, the witness sald places where beer is sold for consumption on the premises might be ci as saloons. He stated, however, he did not believe hotels and legitimate restaurants should be includ- his classification. Paired for, or announced for, the bill | gray were Senators Swanson and Stephens, Democrats, and Metcall and Short- ridge, Republicans. against, or announced 3 were Senators Long, Reynolds and ‘Wheeler, Democrats, and Robinson of Indiana, Republican. e HELD IN RADIO THEFT OMAHA, Nebr., January 26 (P).— Police last night took into custody three men after one had pawned & radio with the number filed off. ‘The radio was one of 50 in a truck £ m men were driving !rvm:mum W which he described as having a bitter taste. He said he had always Jbeen to the saloon and is still op) 1t, but there is a happy medium somewhere between the saloon and our present condition, which is sought in the Black bill. Bishop James Cannon, jr., obtained the committee’s permission to submit a copy of the resolution adopted at a mass meeting of dry representatives in the Masonic Auditorium last-Sundsy. THE EVENI Bare Knees Become Latest Style: for American Golfers Men’s Clothing Designers Announce Decision at Pkhiladelphia. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, January 26.—The International Association of Clothing Designers said yesterday it expects to bring about in the United States some- thing which all the Scottish precedent for the ancient and honorable game of golf could not do. Next year, the association announced at the close of its annual convention, the American golfer will go with knees exposed to eyes and breezes from all directions. . No more will slacks or baggy knickers and gay woolen stockings cover skinny shanks. It is the dictum of the style- makers for men. The well dressed golfer will wear— say the style-makers—shorts similar to those used by the Boy Scouts of America and rolled-do socks. Ray Gillbert of St. Louis, former vice president, was elected president of the association. The association selected Chicago for its semi-annual meeting in July. SENATE MAY VOTE SOON ON REPEAL Robinson Holds Out Hope for Action at Present Session of Congress. By the Associated Press. Final passage of the Glass banking bill gave new hope today to repeal ad- vocates for a vote in the Senate this session. But there were many complications. Appropriation bills must be taken up and an unemployment relief measure was to be brought in soon which the Senate would hesitate to lay aside for a prohibition debate. Sees Chance for Vote. Nevertheless, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, held that there was a chance for considera- tion of the pending repeal resolution before March 4. Meanwhile, other Democrats sought to speed up legisla- ;l;lr]e action on the 3.05 beer and wine Chairman Smoot of the Senate's Finance Committee announced yester- day that his committee would open hearings Monday on the proposal to moedify the Volstead act and that not only would the taxation features be collllsklered, but the general policy, as well. PFrom Senator Harrison, ranking Democrat on the committee, came an immediate challenge. He said it was uF to the members to decide the extent of the hearings. Harrison said he saw no reason for delaying a Senate vote by long hearings. The House already has passed a bill providing for 3.2 beer. Sent to Committee. Harrison said the bill had been sent to the Judiciary Committee for con- sideration of legal questions and said it was referred to the Finance Commit- tee for study of the tax provisions. Later Smoot explained he did not plan ‘“extensive hearings” and would hear no witnesses who have testified before other committees. He said the hearings would begin Monday, at 10 a.m. and indicated Sec- retary Mills would be called to estimate the revenue that might be expected. Ask to Testify. Four prohibition group Representa- tives have asked time before the Fi- nance committee. They are, Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, chairman of the Woman's National Committee for Law Enforce- ment; Mrs. Jessie W, Nicholson, presi- dent of the National Woman's Demo- cratic Enforcement League; Rev. Wil- liam Sheafe Chase, superintendent of the International Reform Federation, and Rev. Albert T. Perkins, Temper- ance Committee of Methodist Epis- zopal Churches of the Cumberland, Md., and Pledmont and Keyser, W. Va,, dis- tricts. The first three having already testi- fled or presented petitions before other committees, may not be permitted to testify. DISABLED VETERANS OPPOSE REDUCTIONS Spokesmen ‘Assail Plan to List Fig- ures on Beneficiaries in Post Offices. By the Associated Press. Spokesmen for the Disabled Ameri- can Veterans presented to the Joint Congressional Committee today further opposition to suggested economies in expenditures for former soldiers. ¢ ‘Thomas Kirby, legislative representa- tive of the D. V., and Ralph Chambers, chairman of the organiza- tion’s Rehabilitation Committee, of Washington, objected particularly to tampering with benefits paid those in- jured in service. Such benefits, Kirby said, “are not in any way, shape or form a concession, charity or a dole.” Opposition to the recommendation of the National Economy League for post- ing in Federal buildings throughout the country the names of and amounts paid former soldlers was expressed by Kirby, who said this would be “ a cruel policy,” and said the Government had pledged veterans this information would be confidential. —_— SIX STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS SUSPENDED FOR PAYING GRATUITIES (Continued Prom First Page.) would in most cases handle the dis- tribution of the orders. ‘The substance of the charges against all six members suspended was, accord- ing to the official announcement, that “each of them had paid or caused to be paid without the approval of the Committee on Arrangements of the New York Stock Exchange,, sums of money to employes of the exchange stationed at the cabinets of the for- eign bond crowd.” the w of gratuities. Lal utge g:w York Curb Exchange | Seiyukai ITS AIR DEFENSES Military Leaders Reject, However, Proposal for Separate Ministry. By the Assoclated Press. TOKIO, January 26—Gen. Sadao Araki, minister of war, and Admiral Mineo Osumi, minister of the nmavy, replying to an interpellator in the House of Peers today, said the army and navy were striving their utmost to provide the empire with adequate air defenses. They contended that national interest in aviation was greatly heigntened and that the 1933-1934 budget appropriated nmd:s for further important improve- ments. Admiral Osumi rejected the idea of an air ministry in addition to the army and navy departments, asserting that Japanese leaders concurred with Amer- ican leaders in recent studles leading to rejection of such & plan. It was authoritatively disclosed that the navy building pre Admiral Osumi announced January 23 will add several squadrons to naval aviation, increasing the numbers and units of ?h.nn nearly 50 per cent in the next four years. Meanwhile the cabinet is delaying its decision whether Japan shall withdraw from the League of Nations until the government learns the exact nature of the recommendations for settling the Sino-Japanese conflict, which will be made by the League Assembly’s Com- mittee of Nineteen. “Great Danger Ahead.” This was learned from an authorita- tive source after newspapers carried an account of a special cabinet session at which Foreign Minister Uchida warned his colleagues they must prepare shortly to make a decision of grave import. The newspapers printed stories of the cabinet meeting under such bold head- lines as “Grave Decision Confronting Empire” and “Great Danger Ahead.” The ministerial session was held after Count Uchida had been informed that the League had virtually aban- doned efforts to obtain a conciliatory settlement of the dispute with China. It was generally believed that the gov- ernment would feel compelled to with- draw from the League if the Commit- tee of Nineteen's report accused Japan of territorial aggression or violation of the League covenant, the Kellogg- Briand pact or the nine-power act. The crisis over Manchuria has re- sulted in new parliamentary repercus- slons. Following reports that discus- sion of the Manchurian policy in the Diet Monday caused a sensation in League of Nations circles in Geneva, a | demand was made that Hitoshi Ashida, | who questioned the government con- cerning its activities abroad, retract statements made in the lower house. | Ashida Amends Speech. | Mr. Ashida had said that “a gloomy situation” ruled relations between the United States and Japan. He had pre- | dicted that unless these relations were improved they would result in renewed armaments competition and possibly in a world war. His statements in the Diet were made ; as spokesman for the Seiyukai party. He did not retract them, but he did ex- Fnr:;: ;eirrfl"mlnt, be;nu.u he did not imself clear, he apparent!, been misunderstood. . oy Mr. Ashida explained he meant to uphold the government's policy toward the League, but he believed that the Manchurian problem was vital to Japan and that the cabinet ought to do its utmost to solve it. Count Uchida, the spokesman continued, had failed to bend his energies to this pur- pose. He urged the foreign minister to assist in efforts to break the Man- churian deadlock. TUAN HELD EMISSARY. Shanghal Press Warns Against Former Premier, SHANGHAL, January 26 (#)—That Marshal Tuan Chai-Jui, former premier of China, came to the Yangtse Valley with a proposal to the National govern- ment from Japan, seeking negotiations on the crisls resulting from the battle of Shanhalkwan, is the latest report {:or;‘cemmz the Sino-Japanese dead- lock. ‘Tuan, now in Shanghai, insisted, after participating in important conferences at Nanking, he had come to pledge his allegiance to the National government. This statement was ridiculed in the ver- nacular press, which warned the gov- ernment the “Chinese Republic will not have any of Tuan's innocent-appearing advice nor a betrayal by Nanking.” Reports from the north state that the military situation is unchanged. Japa- nese advices say, however, that Mar- shal Chang Hsiao-Liang, North China military leader, is holding 15 divisions in readiness for any emergency. OLD BILL, ALLIGATOR GAR, CONTRACTS PNEUMONIA Diagnosis Made After Illness of Month in Aquarium at Com- merce Department. Old Bill, an alligator gar in the Com- merce Department’s aquarium, has contracted pneumonia, Director Fred G. Orsinger said today. Attendants have been ordered to watch the giant fish's tank night and day. ‘The fish has been ailing for a month, but it was only determined today that his trouble was centered in his lungs— this species being among the rare few with such a breathing system. Gill- monia is common among other fish, ex- perts say. Old Bill was bought about five months ago from the shad aquarium in Chi- cago, Fish Commissioner Henry O’Mal- ley giving 12 rare Alaskan dogfish for him. He had been on exhibition in Chicago about 3 years. Old Bill is more than 5 feet in length and has more than 100 teeth in his long-jawed mouth. His tribe roams the mmfllzg ‘}.Hver from St. Louis to the r Louisiana swamps, troying other fish, o = THREE HELD FOR JURY IN ROBBERY OF SAFE ‘Thomas P. Hankins, 19-year-old re- ceiving clerk, and two colored ac- cused by police of robbing the safe at the Palais Royal warehouse, 1100 block. First street northeast, Saturday, after tying h: !t.he ms'l-yur-n!d , were or the grand jury in' Police Court today .on charges of - robbery. Bond was set at $10,000 each. Held with the clerk, who lives in the 1300 block Clifton street, were Dan- iel Adams, 26, 1300 block R street, and Brunson, colored. Jose] Grant , 24, both P. Ashford, the watchman, sald the two colored men bound and|h him and All m"’m‘“;w not guilty. OFFICER DAVIS RETIRED Police Lieutenant Placed on Inac- tive List, Effective February 1. Police Liept. John H. Davis was re- tired by the Commissioners be- ‘cause of disabilities incurred -in‘line of He was granted & pen- the|sion of $127.08 per month, effective | day at her residence here. NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1933. IAPAN T0 BOLSTER Mrs. Roosevelt Addresses Famous Authors NEXT FIRST LADY TELLS OF HER INTEREST IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. i U RS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, wife of the President-elect, with famous authors at the dinner and reception given to “authors of the year” at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, yesterday. Mrs. Roosevelt ad- dressed the group, taking as her subject “Why I Am Interested in Books for Boys and Girls.” right: Gene Buck, Mrs. Julia Peterkin, Mrs. Rooseveit and Claude G. Bowers. Seated, left to Standing, left to right: Dr. George J. Ryan, Lion Feuchtwanger, noted German author; Carl Van Doren, Phil Stong, Stuart Chase, T. S. Stribling and James Branch Cabell. MRS. BELMONT. 0, EXPIRES IN FRANCE Leader of New York’s “400” to Be Returned to Amer- ica for Burial. . By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 26.—Mrs. Oliver H.| P. Belmont, leader of New York's 400" for a period 6f many years bg{ore and after the turn of the century, died to- Bhe was 80 years old. Mrs. Belmont, who lived in France since 1924, suflered a paralytic stroke | last May and again last November. She passed away peacefully at™6:50 a.m. Her daughter, Mrs. Jacques Balsan, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, was at | her bedside. Dr. Edmund Gros, head of the American Hospital, said her death was due to a gradual weakening following | swept by a strong northwest wind today. | the paralytic strokes. She seemed ready to pass a qulet night and slept fairly peacefully. Sons Are Absent. She was conscious at the end, but uttered no final words. Her sons are William K. Vanderbilt, in New York, and Harold Vanderbilt, understood to be on a cruise. Mrs. Belmont's death occurred at her home, 9 Rue Monsieur, where she has lived & number of years. ‘The funeral services here were set for 11 am, Saturday and will be held in the American Cathedral. The body will be taken to the United States on the steamship Berengaria, sailing February 4, accompanied by Col. and Mrs. Balsan. After another service in New York, interment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in that city. Was Suffrage Leader. ‘When Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont “lent a hand” to an emancipatory movement for women, tea-table tacticians threw up their hands in deprecation—and usually defeat. A forceful person from early girlhood, Mrs. Belmont demanded action in a campaign, and plenty of it. ‘When she acted in her belief that the only way in America to gain the vote for women was to “fight politics with politics,” the el eipatory movement Tecived an effective impetus. ®he linked arms with the militant Alice Paul and helped draft the “plan of attack.” One of the first women of great wealth publicly to espouse the en- franchisement cause when it was not fashionable, the “Lady Rhondda” of America was a realist and a tactician. rage porated in the Constitution in A 1920, Mrs. Belmont began a ive through the militant organization, for the repeal or amendment of various laws, State and Federal, limiting wom- en’s rights as to inheritance, employ- ment, night work, compensation and other similar subjects. ‘Went to France in 1924. ‘Then in 1924 she went to France and made her home in that country thereafter. She dropped the social life which she had followed in the United States, but from her home in Paris and her chateau at Augerville-la-Rivi- era directed many charitable and fem- inist activities. ‘Working through the League of Na- tions, she was instrumental in obtain- ing appointment of women delegates to a conference at The Hague in 1930 on the codification of international law. ‘When, as Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, she took the fort of New York's exclusive four hundred, in the elegant days of '79, her weapon was a&.show of power. It won the-Astors. The young Mrs. Vanderbilt, nee Alva Smith, born in Mobile, Ala., January 17, 1853, daughter of a cotton planter, Murray Forbes Smith, and fresh & “gverybody of Lheegception of Astor! Divorced in 1895. ‘When emissaries were sent to find out why the admitted leaders of the select 400 had been omitted, Mre. Van- derbilt said she could mot invite Mp;l; | moorings in Barnegat Bay. Net Carle- | harbor, and the sea was breaking across THREE PILOTS FEARED LOST FROM YAWL IN AMBROSE CHANNEL (Continued Prom First Page.) was imperiled today when the station threatened to topple over after being pou:ded by a flerce northeast storm all | night. A message, heard over the Coast Guard wires today, was believed to have come from the beleagured station, and the crew of the bonds station put out to the rescue in a surf boat. Earlier, two men, risking their lives in the harbor, lashed to fury by the high wind, rescued a husband and wife and their 3-year-old son from a sinking | houseboat as it was being swept toward | the sea. Pounded for several hours by the storm, the houseboat, with Floyd Boger, | 22, his 18-year-old wife, Phronida, and | their son aboard, tore loose from its ton, a friend of Boger, and Ivins Pharo, | put out in a 12-foot rowboat attached | to a rope which men on shore held and | saved the family. GALE SWEEPS CAROLINA. Waters From Sound Flood Streets of Manteo. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., January | 26 (P).—Bastern North Carolina was: Reports reaching here from Manteo said waters from the sound were sweep- | ing through Main street there and had | reached a depth of 2 feet. | Sam_Midget, driver of the Manteo- Elizabeth City bus, which arrived here at mid-morning, said the water started rising at Manteo about 4 a.m., and was still rising when he left. Merchants were standing by their, stores prepared to move stock shoul the water continue to rise when left. ; All boats there were confined in the both Manteo Bridge and the Wright Memorial Bndzle. between here and the island community. The road from Kitty Hawk to Caro- lina Beach was reported blocked with sand and th; e to Manteo Bridge was under water. Thie gale blew down & tree in Eliza- beth City, severing several electric wires mfi blocking trafic on Main street. Between Gregory and Belcross, in Camden County, eight telephones poles were blown down. . FISHING SLOOP WRECKED. Driven Ashore by Gale and Battered to Pleces. —A. P. Phota FUTURE FIRST LADY TALKS T0 AUTHORS Mrs. Roosevelt - Considers Love of Books Vital to “Being Educated.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 26—A large part of “being educated” is the love of books, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pirst Lady-elect, said last night at a dinner and reception to “authors of the year.” She announced that she will continue after March 4 her association with the editorial board of the Junior Literary Guild, assisting in selecting the most meritorious child’s book each month. Other such editors are Angelo Patri, Carl Van Doren, Helenr Ferris and Mrs. Sidonie Gruenberg. Influenced by Books. “I think of politics as being very much influenced by books,” said Mrs. Roosevelt. “Writers have perhaps more to do with citizenship in a country than they realize or than politicians realize. “Education, to my mind, is far more an ability to read and care about books than the actual technicality of attend- ing school. We should go on through lel:ge‘l;ellit educll:glcndv byh‘b,ei‘n’g lev.iu- , 1 mean we &l learn to love books.” & Others on. Program. Others on the program were Claude G. Bowers, Mrs. Pear! Buck, Gene Buck, James Branch Cabell, Stuart Chase, Leon Feuchtwanger, Clarence B. Kel- land, Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia; William McFee, Mrs. Isabel Patterson, Mrs. Julia Peterkin, Burton Rascoe, T. S. Stribling and Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Carl Van Doren presided. Earlier in the day Mrs. Roosevelt spoke briefly at the Federation of Pro- testant Welfare Agencies, urging co- operation to reduce overlapping and waste both in welfare work and Gov- ernment, which, she said, had similar problems in that regard. DE VALERA'S PARTY LEADS IN DAIL VOTE: COSGRAVE SLUMPS \ (Continued From Pirst Page.) LEWES, Del, January 26 (®.—The Maude E., out of Sea Isle élfit;m N.flg.o.pwu driven cn shore todsy and ‘quickly battered to pieces. Capt. rtin C. Horn and the four members 8f his crew were to Coast Guardsmen. “!xe'l?e hg!s_{wt boat. which had been anchored in the breakwater last night, was torn loose from its moorings by the northeast storm and carried through the heavy waves. TUG REQUESTS AID. Cutler Rushes to Craft Helpless in Storm. NEW YORK, January 26 (#).—Coast Guard headquarters here reported they received a message today from the tug Menominee off Barnegat, N. J., saying she was unable to handle her tow of three barges. Thektul and tow are Do e St Guasd dispatched & cutter to the acene. Richard Dix Has Daughter. LOS ANGELES, January 26 (®)—A daughter welghing 7 pounds and 8 ounces was born last night to Mr. and llru.n.u:hndnll)lx. u’lxhwuutx first child of the mo! picture and his wife, who was Winifred Coe, prominent in society. that she was in love at the time with & young American. in the Alva Belmont House. The Flag house was hauled in salute to the it ] i topped that of Lord Mayor Alfred Byrne, n‘gm{nz. who long has set the pace Willlam Norton, leader of the Labor pxagty. probably will be returned from Two Women Win. Only two women thus far have been assured of seats. Mrs. H. Concannon of the P!.ll).nd lfl Et‘lhg 'ruaufed and Mrs. of [amous Waterford family won in that city. She is a Cos- grave supporter. Mrs. Collins O'Driscoll, sister of the late Gen. Collins, and Mrs. Reynolds were in danger of losing seats they held. James Geoghegan, minister of justice, his in Longforth-West Meath. He was the only minister in peril. Dr. James Ryan, minister of ag- riculture, won by a small margin. De- fense Minister Aiken headed the poll in Louth. Gen. Richard Mulcahy, a former Cos- grave minister, was re-elected in Dub- lin North. Ernest Blythe, Cosgrave finance minister, probably will be de- feated in Monaghan, where he was fight- ing for last place against an independ- ent nominee. Returns Come Slowly. As counting resumed, the results came slower owing to the distribution of elected members’ surpluses. Fail headed the poll in 13 out of 15 constituencies and the other party members were doing very well. Late returns showed the ministers, in most cases, were at top positions. Minister Ruttledge of the De Valera cabinet was among these in addition to those previously mentioned. It was impossible to state any gains except & Fall gain in the Na- tional University district. ‘The results have occasioned surprise, as the Planna Fail, while expected to succeed, was not e: to S0 Te- markably well. In almost every case De Valera's candidates have increased poll. Dr, Thomas F. O o and a nephew of Timothy H. Healy, the first governor-general of the Irish Pree State. He was a Cosgrave candidate. Gen. Sean McKeon, known as the blacksmith of Ballinalee, one of the in the troubles of returned to the Urged for Attorney General. LINCOLN, Nebr., January 26 (#). Mullen of Omaha was recom- tional committeeman liner, FARM BOARD URGED {FOR AID CONTROL Live Stock Men Want Power Shifted From Secretary of Agriculture. By the Associated Press. New waves of controversy swirled around the domestic allotment farm relief bill today before the Senate Agri- culture Committee. Major alterations urged by repre- sentatives of milk producers, creameries and stockmen included a new proposal —that administration of the act be placed in the hands of the Farm Board instead of the Secretary of Agriculture, It was advanced by Charles A. Ewing, president of the National Live Stock Marketing Association, Chicago, who also advocated inclusion of cattle and sheep in the bill along with hogs. The measure provides for a bounty to the producer to be raised by taxing the packer or other “processor.” W. F. Jensen, secretary and manager of the American Association of Cream- ery Butter Manufacturers, Chicago, sought elimination of dairy products, included in the bill along with wheags, cotton, tobacco, hogs, rice and peanuts, Jensen said his organization was sympathetic toward measures to help the dairy farmer, but asserted “we eo not think it would work.” Points to Substitutes. “We think the effect would be just the opposite,” he said. “It wculd re- sult in much disturbance and disaster to_the cream producers.” It the bill became a law, Jensen said, the consuming public would hot pur- chase creamery butter at the increased price. Even at present prices, he said, many have turned to butter substitutes and the trade does not know how to bring these consumers back to butter, Earlier at today’s hearing a spokes- man for 350,000 milk producers told the committee that to help them, the bill must be amended to tax oleomargarine “to maintain sales parity with butter.” Charles W. Holman, secretary of the National Co-operative Milk Producers’ Association, favored the bill with this and other amendments. He said he thought its application to dairy products would be practicable. Urges Other Provisions. Besides the oleomargarine amend- ment, Holman advocated two other pro- visions. One would provide that the Secre- tary of Agriculture could reduce the “adjustment charge” to be paid the farmer if there should result a surplus of dairy products due to undercon- sumption. The other would seek to pre- vent new interests from going into the dairy business on an intensive scale after the first year of the act, in order to secure its benefits. Senator Capper, Republican, of Kansas asked Holman's views on the produc- tion-control features of the bill. It pro- vides that dairymen agree not to in- crease their production and that other producers cut production 20 per cent, to receive the benefits of the act. “I do not think the bill can work with any profit without production control,” said Holman, adding: “I do not think that the dairy people could bear this legislation without con- trol of their crops that would prevent abandoned acreages from going into uses that would produce more milk.” One Still to Be Heard. One of the three big farm organiza- tions still remains io be heard from, as no representative of the National Grange attended yesterday’s opening hearing. The American Farm Bureau Federa- tion, through its president, Edward A. O'Neal, expressed itself as strongly fa- voring the bill. The Farmers’' Union, on the other hand, was described by its president, John A. Simpson, as regard- ing the measure as only “a pittance of remedy.” It should be changed. Simpson con- tended, to guarantee the farmer cost of production. In the welter of farm relief discus- sion there appeared late yesterday & new gigantic proposal. Senator Robin- son of Arkansas, Democratic leader, in- troduced a bill calling for upwerd of $1,000,000,000 in Federal credit to help the farmer meet his money problems. This bill, which went to the Banking Committee, rounds out the farm organi- zations' program of which the allot- ment plan is a part. Generzl sympathy with any program on which farm lead- ers could agree has been expressed by President-elect Roosevelt, and hopes are running high for its enactment at the special session to be called this Spring. One main feature of the new bill is provision for a billion-dollar emergency agricultural refigance corporation to lend money to farmers. Other provisions would place the Treasury Department's Tesources back of the Federal land banks to enable them to take over sound farm mortgages wherever held, grant extensions and lower interest rates. EVIDENCE FINISHED AGAINST CRAWFORD Fugitive in Ilsley Slaying Probe Faces Prima Facie Case at Boston Hearing. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 26.—Assistant At- torney General Stephen D. Baciga- lupe, at the conclusion today of evidence presented by the State of Virginia, said a prima facie case had been made out identifying George Crawford, colored, held in Boston as the man wanted for a double murder at Middleburg, Va. Counsel for Crawford, which includes J. Weston Allen, a former Massachusetts attorney general and Butler R. Wilson, president of the Boston branch of the Society for the Advancement of the Colored People, were to present their case this afternoon. They made re- peated objection to the offering of papers and other evidence by Common- wealth's Attorney John Galleher of Loudoun County, Va. Galleher, on different occasions, offered strenuous objection to the delays which he said were being introduced by Crawford's counsel. The colored man is accused Mrs. Nina Buckner, a year ago. Plans to have Crawford brought to the State house to be placed in a line- up failed to materialize, el BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at Stanley Hail. John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “March Triumphal”. Kempinski Overture Russian, “Rusglan and Lud- Suite of four contrasts, “May Day and Gray Day”. veeeers. Elliott “Lilacland” lo cerpts from musical comedy, Cat and the Piddle”....... trot, “Have a Li ), America” “The Star Spangled Banner.” ‘Woolworth Heiress to Sail. SAN FRANCISCO, January 26 (A).— Miss Barbara Hutton, Woolworth for- tune hemeooflchk o!edthz_ uw::on Navigation . announcs est Y, will sail Friday on the comnu{on cruise to the South Seas and the Orfnt on the new Lurline, which arrived