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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain changing to snow tonight, prob- ably ending tomorrow morning; colder tonight and tomorrow; lowest tonight about 32 degrees. Temperatures—High- est, 50, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 36, at 4 am. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as secol No. 32,413. post office, Washington, D. ¢ nd class matter The b WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g ening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. AMERICAN TRADE ASKS PROTECTION OF SPECIAL TARIFF Farrell Tells House Group De- preciation Abroad Demor- alizes U. S. Business. MOSES AND WALCOTT CALLED TO WHITE HOUSE Tugwell and Moley, Advisers of Roosevelt, Confer With State Department Heads. By the Associated Press. ' American business today demanded | ‘protection against imports from coun<[ tries that have reduced the value of their money. James A. Farrell put the appeal before £he House Ways and Means Committee in hearings on the Hill bill to reise tariffs against products from such tountries. The former president of the TUnited States Steel Corporation spoke @s chairman of the Foreign Commerce Committee of the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States. “The whole business structure is in- oculated in such a way as to be com- pletely demoralized,” he said in assert- ing that American business throughout the world was affected by the influx of cheaper products from these countries. Steel Not Protected. “In iron and steel, with which I am particularly familiar, we have no protec- tion at all under present depreciated currencies.” An appeal of the Legislature of Wash- ington State for such protection was delivered by Kathryn Malstrom, its only wcman State Senator. ‘The consideration of the step stretched to the White House, where President Hoover called in Senator Moses, Re- publican, of New Hampshire, and ‘Walcott, Republican, of Connecticut, to discuss action to remedy the situation. At the State Department, meanwhile, advisors of President-elect Roosevelt were informing themselves on related matters which will be discussed in the forthcoming debt and economic con- ferences. Hoover Favors Action. Mr. Hoover has been described as feeling that unless foreign countries stabilize their currencies, the United States may have to raise its tariffs, and House Republicans have recorded them- selves in favor of boosting duties to off- set the lowered value of foreign cur- Tencies. Senator Walcott said he informed th2 esident he intended to “expose” in a speech early next week a greater amount of dumping from foreign coun- tries than hitherto has been revealed. While this conference was going on at the White House, just across the street in the State Department Prof. Rexford G. Tugwell, an adviser of President-elect Roosevelt, was discuss- ing economic and debt questions with department experts. Prof. Raymond Moley, another asso- tiate of the President-elect, also was discussing that and similar problems with other Government officials and members of Congress. Moley spent con- siderable time yvesterday with Secretary Stimson, talking over the British repl; to America’s agreement to discuss Great Britain’s war debt. Neither Stimson nor Moley would say whether a reply would be sent to Great Britain’s note, but the general impres- sion in official circles was that none would be. The talk of Tugwell went into the de- tails of gathering information to be wsed in the discussion with the British. Means to End, He Says. In his appearance before the House Committee Farrell predicted that “all’ countries will get back to the gold standard when they have accomplished what they have in mind to accom- plish.” “You have in mind war debts?"” asked Representative Ragon, Democrat, of Arkansas. “Yes,” Farrell replied. are all a means (o an end, “What wculd be our position in a debt conference with this legislation?” Ragon asked, referring to the proposal ~ (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) MAN FLEES WITH BODY ‘These things Fund of $625.,000 For Distriet Relief Is Voted by House New Deficiency Measure Speedily Approved and Sent to Senate. ‘The $€25,000 item for emergency re- liof in the District, a pari of the second deéficiency bill, was passed by the House today and sent to the Scnate. When the House met, Chairman Byrnes of the Appropriations—Commit- tee asked for consideration at once of this measure, on which the Appropria- tions Committee today submitted a fa- vorable report. Only the requirement for reading the bill delayed action. ‘The new deficiency bill calls for an appropriation of approximately $3,000,- 000 and eliminates the controversial $28,000,000 for tax refunds, which caused the President’s veto. ‘The bill, which was returned by the President ' without his approval, had been reported to the House December HAY JON CABNET Montanan May Take Justice Proffer, Virginian Treas- ury Portfolio. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon- tana is considering acceptance of the office of Attorney General in the cabi- net of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is expected the Montana Senator will accept the position. If he does, one of the major positions in the cabi- net will have been filled in a manner entirely acceptable to the Democrats in the Senate and to Democrats gener- ally, and also to the group of Republi- 1can Progressives who followed Mr. sevelt in the presidential cam- | paign last year. | Scnator Carter Glass of Virginia ‘likewise has under consideration, it is | said, the office of Secretary of the | Treasury. The Virginia Senator today denied published reports that he ac- cepted the pest. He insisted “there is not a word of truth” in the reports of his acceptance. Three Places Filled. If Senator Glass does accept this cabinet office, an office which he held during the Wilson administration, and Senator Walsh also accepts the post | of Attorney General, three of the ten cabinet offices will have been definitely filled, since it has been known for some time that James A. Farley, chair- man of the Democratic National Com- mittee, was to sit in the cabinet as | Postmaster General. | Por the office of Secretary of State, | the men most widely mentioned have been Owen D. Young, Norman H. Davis and Bernard M. Baruch, all of New York. Mr. Young, it has been reported, might be prevented from accepting a cabinet office because of the fact that his business connections demand his continued services. If reports be true there revolves around the person of former Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia considerable maneuvering in connection with cabinet offices. Mr. Byrd, a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a strong supporter of Mr. Roosevelt dur- ing the campaign, is a dominating factor in Virginia politics. It is said | that Mr. Byrd is anxious to come to { the Senate and that when six weeks | or more ago it was suggested to him ! he might Lave the office of Secretary | of Agriculture in the Roosevelt cabinet he immediately said that if Virginia | was to have a cabinet office, it should | by all means go to one of the two Virginia Senators, Senator Glass or Senator Swanson. Senate Job Open. Should Senator Glass become Secre- tary of the Treasury, that would leave Mr. Byrd in a position to enter the did not wish to become Secretary of the Treasury, Senator Swanson might be prevailed upon to accept the office "~ (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) { —_ Weman Dies in Hotel Fire. DETMOLD, G:rmany. January 27 (®). | —One woman was burned to death in a | fire which destroyed Hotel Zur Trauble | this morning. Another guest was be- lieved dying and 10 others were taken to a hospital. Firemen experienced diffi- culty in fighting the flames becguse of frozen water mains. CONTROL OF LABOR CONDITIONS 15 LAID T0 BANK INTERESTS Interlocking Directorates Are Traced to Show “Strangle Hold” of Financial Group. FARRELL RESIGNATION BLAMED ON WAGE STAND Control of Washington Gas Pro- ducing Companies Citcd to | Show Methods Used. By the Asseciated Press. Tracing a direct line of interlocking directorates from New York banking houses to the Nation’s industrial front- line trenches, & spokesman for organ- 1zed labor charged before a Senate com- mittee today that the bankers absolute- ly control labor conditions. John P. Frey, secretary-treasurer of the metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor, cited the resignation of James A. Farrell as president of the United States Steel Corporation after he had advocated maintenance of wage levels to support the charge the bankers have a “strangle hold” on industry. He said J. P. Morgan was chairman of the board of the steel company and shortly after Farrell resigned the com- pany reduced wages. Cites Chase Organization. Testifying before a crowded commit- tee room, the gray-haired labor leader said the Chase National Bank had seven private bankers on its board of direc- tors and that Chase directors were rep- resented on the boards of 855 corpora- tions, including 69 other commercial banks. He cited this as an example of the conditions he had found in a nine- | month investigation of banker control of industry. Chairman Norris at the outset of the | | hearings expressed doubt whether his | committee should undertake an investi- gation of the labor leader’s charges or| turn the evidence over to the Senate | stock market investigators. Senator Black, Democrat, of Alabama, | author of the 30-hour week bill, in- sisted, however, that Frey be allowed to present his case in connection with that measure. Frey told the committee his testimony was based on a nine-month investiga- tion of New York “banker control of inductry,” which he sald was used con P’refr called attention to & statement Farrell had issued opposing reductions | in wages as ecomomically unsound. Resigned After Statement. “J. P. Morgan” he added, “is a chairman of tf\: board of directors of the United States Steel and his banking company is deeply interested in the steel company. “Not I« after Farrell's statement, he resigned as president and imme- diately steel reduced wages.” Questioned by Senator Black, Frey Morgan partners— said two other Thomas W. Lamont and James Spencer Morgan, jr—were directors of United States Steel. |~ Frey's first ¢harges of banker control | of labor wcre made at the committee | hearing yesterday. Frey went through the list of steel | | directors, showing the membership of | each on the boards of other banks and | industrial concerns. | Detailing his assertion yesterday that the directors of eight commercial New York banks hold directorships in 3,741 " (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) e nte OYSTER CAPTURES RAT Bivalve Clamps Shut on Cafe Ro- dent’s Foot. TARBORO, N. C., January 27 (). Harvey Pittman, cafe operator, has a type of rat trap he's willing to bet is; | something new under the sun. Pittman went down to open s cafe | for business and found an oyster that previously had showp no signs of aggres- sion, had captured & rat. The bivalve had imprisoned one of the rat's feet between its shells, so Pittman killed the rodent and put his rat trap on display. PINNED ON HIS CAR|GENATE’S OWN EXPENSES RANGE | Hit-Run Driver Sought in Pitts- burgh After Remains Are Dis- lodged Eight Blocks Away. F January 27 —Fleeing iy of his vicum pinned be- tween the fender and radiator of en automobfle, a hit-run driver early today eluded police after a 2-mile chase. The body, tentatively identified as that of Lawrence Sutton, 43, breeder and yacer of homing pigeons, was jarred from the car eight blocks from the pomnt where he was struck. Two patrolmen saw the accident. They commandeered a passing automo- bile and gave chase. Later Joseph Rand, 32, a motion pic- rojectionist, was arrested for ques- ng.” His brother, Louis, reported a ine Joseph had borrowed to visit a f-iend in a suburb had been stolen. 1 knowl:dge of the acciden CIMATE SIFATE DEMOCRATS KEZP BAN ON APPOINTNENTS Cling to Policy in Refusing to Pass Hoover Belections of Three New Envoys. By the Assoclated Press. Senate Democrats today clung to their policy of not confirming any Hoover #ppointments except routine promo- tions, after considering proposed relaxa- tion to permit confirmation of new Ministers to Canada, Pcland and Czacho- slovakia. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the' perty leader, announced the decision. He said th2 Democrats had considered at his suggestion the “advisability u(l confirming the three nominations, but reached the conclusicn “that no action 45 recommended at this time.” President Hoover has nominated Nathan William MacChesney of Tllinois Minister to Canada, F. Lammot_Belin ©f Pennsylvania, Ambassador to Poland Henry Frank Holthusen of New ‘ork Minister to Czechoslovakia, Barbering, Mineral Waters $4,116,4 By the Associated Press. A Senate pledged in campaign utter- ances to economy in Federal costs today had for its study—if members desired—a private report of the Senate secretary on its expenditures showing money paid out for everything from aspirin tablets to hair tonic. The total involved—covering appro- priations and expenditures for all the fiscal year 1932 and parts of other | periods—was $4.116,455 Actual exvenditures were totaled as of June 39, 1532, at $123,227 less than , that. iin the report by Edwin P. Thayer, the | secretary—invclving small sums in_the fiscal vears 1930 and 1931 and about $200,000 in 1932, aggregated $240,846. Some items contained in this, in ap- proximate amounts, covered such ex- penditures as about $8,000 for the bar- ber shop and $9,000 for mineral waters, the price of the latter ranging from $7 to $11.75 a case, with hundreds of cases bought. Free barbering has been avail- able to the legislators for years. Distribution of the report, which is scmewhat in the nature of a confiden- tial matter, is lim'ted to two copies per Senator, for them to do with as they will. mHl‘re are a few itoms to be found it: Two batiles cf One prir ¢t ¢ ! Eighi hundred , cents a hundred. H Ttvl.\’o bottles of Bromo Seltzer, at $1.25 | each. Several pounds of soda mints, at 60 cents a pound, and several &\:fl of around same medicated alcohol, at One rubber laprobe for the Senate figure, «$ | “Miscellaneous items"—as tabulated | FROM ASPIRIN TO HAIR TONIC and Other Items Listed in| 55 Tectal. | store forcign markets; second, to main- garage, $225, and four feet of rubber tubing for the library, 72 cents. To the Christian Heurich Brewing Co., :;g}. for 66,050 pounds of ice in June, In.August of that year the ice bill paid the same company was $219 for 75,650 pounds. Folding documents at the rate of $1 a thousand, $12,000 as salaries for the folders. Upkesp of the Vice President's car, from July 15, 1931, to June 30, 1932, | 86,672, which included lots of cloth and polish for keeping it shiny. as | well as gss and ofl and chauffeur's| salary. | Aside from salaries, the largest sin- gle item in the report was $457,933 for investigations, of which $358,980 was in the fiscal year 1932. Salaries of officers and employes of the Senate took up $1,850,003, while the mileage allowance and compensa- tion of Senators, which includes their arkes, 'i“ sl,flW,‘G‘l; event some ane to make it appear he is sa m'hn;emmw Lewis of Illinois, the only 4 beard, wants it known he been in the shop. Taking cognizance of newspaper ac- | counts of senatorial expenses, he issued tor with never scced at home ry goccrolly, I e never-ben in thz, Seocl r chop in my life, nover ! while in this term of the Senate and never while I was in the Senate in the dents of " acquaintance ,with the .de- partments outsida the Seaate duties.” to prevent improvement of working fiflom. o “From Press to Home Within an Hour” ‘The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed, Yesterday’s Circulation, 121,015 P UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. t RaoseveL awo GA doiBeLy A GARN { CARRYING EgONOMY Too FAR! 2 RAIRY COTION AD PLAN CALLED SHLESTAY Farm Bill Puts Hardships on Thousands of Mill Workers, Senators Told. By the Assoclated Press. Opposition to the domestic allotment | farm relief bill as it applies to cotton | was expressed to the Senate Agriculture Committee today by Ernest N. Hood of | Salem, Mass., president of the National | Association of Cotton Manufacturers. | His views went into a record of tes- timony which already included the re- action of live stock producers, dairy farmers and creamery operators. William Anderson, president of the| Bibb Manufacturing Co, Macon, Ga., | appeared on behalf of the American | Cotton ~ Manufacturers’ Association, comprising Southern mills. Anderson | likewise opposed the bill. Indications were that the hearings would extend until the end of -next week, after which the committee hoped to whip the bill into shape and get it to | the floor of the Senate. Foes of the measure predicted that even if it should | ;!ul it would be vetoed by President loover and that enactment would probably have to await the new Con- Acreage Cut Scouted. Hood asserted it is unlikely cotton production would be decreased by the Dew plan and contended it might be in- creased instead. He told the Senators the bill would raise the cost of cotton 800ds leaving the mill by 18 to 70 per cent and “greatly reduce consumption of cotton products in this country.” He described the bill as an “‘enormous | Crown Prince, Priedrich Wilhelm, who OF LUKE LEA CASE manufactures sales-tax” on a necessity of life, which would increase greatly the cost of overalls and other low-priced clothing needed by working people and m:{ jpoor. | sald the bill would work hard- ships on hundreds of thousands of em- | ployes of the cotton mills. In many | m.{ p}lxle said, this r‘mul\‘l lremove the | source of employmen | who.lle‘;g‘mmunum. e an McNary, Republican, of Oregon, placed in the recDord a tele- gram from Thomas R. Cain, president of the Farmers’ National Grain Dealers’ Association, opposing the bill as a “huge | costly experiment.” It was sent from | Bloomington, Iil, and said in part: | “The allotment plan bill now before your committee is a huge costly ex- periment, a price-fixing, tax-increasing measure doubtful in accomplishment | :figulflng huge administrative machin- Revolt Declared Brewing. “Farmers are opposed to it both be- cause it is ineffective and because it Pplaces Washington officialdom in direct control of every farm in the country. The farmers lose control of their own affairs under such a plan. “A country revolution is brewing, not against government, but against false farm leadership trying to hang upon us an allotment plan or other unsound legislative experiments.” Further, Cain’s telegram said the way | to aid agriculture is first by establish- | ing reciprocal tariff adjustments to re- | tain full tariff protection for agricul ture and chut out foreign substitute third, abolish the Farm Board and its subsidiaries; fourth, provide financial assistance to prevent general farm fore- closures, and fifth, reduce governmental e nder the bill passed by the House, hogs, products would be taxed to pay the farmer a bount{ to bring the price to the prewar level. Senator Smith, Democrat, of South Carolina, has proposed that cotton be removed entirely from the allotment " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT East Gets Rain as Low Pressure iand his son. Luke Lea, Area, Now Over Indiana, Moves in This Direction, Snow, which began falling .m., at 10:50 to continue thr the ving visiting-the free barber shop J. Hamilton | rain should temperat dred feet above the earth drop & de- gree or so. Falling temperatures dur- ing the night are exmc'ed to bring & return of the snow, however. Althcugh thermometers ot the earth’s surface registered 38 dezrezs when the sncw . began, egther Bureau cxpars aid the colder afr et the highes e e 4 the snow to ferm. A ligh xtxa’l;mczsb wind accompanied the snow- ell. A low pressure area, moving eastward and centered over Indiana early today, is bringing precipitation to most of the eastern half of the United States, it pa e s, B vt Ume ol souf tonigEk oF early Kaiser Celebrates His 74th Birthday Quietly at Doorn Chapel Service and Lunch- | eon Held—Sons Attend | Ceremonies, By the Assoclated Press. DOORN, Holland, January 27.—Wil- helm Hohenzollern, former Kaiser Wil- helm II of Germany, celebrated his | 74th birthday anniversary today. The observance included a service in | the chapel of Docrn Housé, his exile since his flight from Germany Novem- ber 10. 1918. It was conducted by Dr. Schneller, his pastor. This was fol- lowed by the family luncheon Several Dutch friends were invited to a dinner this evening, after which a patriotic film was to be shown. Among members of the family with the former Kaiser and his second wife, Princess Hermine, were the former now is 50 years old; Prince Eitel Pried- rich, Prince Auguste Wilhelm and a grandson, Prince Louis Ferdinand. CRUMP ASKS PROBE Tennesseean Suspects De- lays in U. S. Prosecution Due to Influence. ROBINSON SCORED By the Assocated Press. Representative Crump of Tennessee has protested to Attorney General Mitchell “against the delay and ap- parent dillydallying which has charac- terized the handling of the Govern-| ment’s prosecution of Luke Lea.” ‘1 Lea, Tennessee publisher and former | United States Senator, was indicted by | a Federal grand jury in Tennessee on charges of violating the national bank- ing laws, but the case has not been brought to trial. It was kept in abeyance during North Carolina’s trial and conviction of Lea jr, and was again delayed recently pending North Carolina’s effort to extradite the two to serve sentences for their part in the failure of an Asheville, N. C., bank. Unable to Understand. “It is quite beyond my comprehen- sion,” Crump wrote, “why the trial of this convicted thief should have been deferred until this particular time, when he is standing in the shadow of the North Carolina Penitentiary, to which he will very shortly be com- mitted to serve a sentence imposed by the State courts of that Common- wealth " | Crump said there were a number of | aspects in the case to which he wished to call Mitchell's attention. He said | ‘William J. Carter, United States district atiorney for the Eastern district of Tcnnessee, was, “I am reliably in- | formed.” nemed to his post on the| recommendation of former Representa- tive B. Carroll Reece. “Following his indictment by the Federal grand jury at Knoxville,” Crump said, "Ik':,hldl a b{:)fl:e;&t Reece ap- poigted & lucrative tion in the Horton State administration, which he (Lea) completely controlled and dominated. Suspicions Aroused. “This may or may not have been & mere circumstance, but in the light of the all but interminable delay in bring- ing Lea to trial, it has all the earmarks of ‘wheels working within wheels’ and certainly calls for an explanation if not a searching investigation. I respect- it is just certain cases as this that tend to weaken the entire structure of our courts and breeds contempt in the minds of criminals in high places for the laws of the land * * * | provided for President-elect Roosevelt fully submit, Mr. Attorney General, that | “There has been an unnecessary, y an intentional delay, and that is what I am concerned about,” KREUGER EMPLOYE FREED Chief Accountant for Match King Acquitted After Trial. STOCKHOLM, January 27 (#).—Herr Hennig, chief accountant of Kreuger & Tell Co., who was arr:sicd lesi May on charges in counection with irrcgularities of the ccimpany’s ac2ounis, was acquitted today. The court held that Ivar Kreu- ger; head of the company, who commit- ted suicide in Paris, was responsible for certain criminal manipulations and that Hennig had no suspicion of what was being done. tomorroW, P%- |, Radio . Programs on Page C-3 { FOR LINDSAY VISIT Robinson of Indiana Says| Rules Were Violated—Would Block Debt Cut. By the Associated Press. Offering a resolution for Congress to reaffirm its expressed opposition to war | debts revision, Senator Robinson, Re- publican, of Indiana, told the Senate this afternoon that the Democratic leader—Robinson of Arkansas—had violated Senate rules yesterday by in- viting the British Ambassador into the | legislative chamber. ‘The Arkansas Robinson, who twice | already this week had clashed with the Indiana Robinson, of opposite political faith, acknowledged that he had made | a mistake. Reading newspaper headlines that Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, had been invited into the Senate by Robinson, and had carried his campaign | for reduction of the British debt to the floor, Robinson of Indiana said: | “I submit a foreign Ambassador has no right on the floor of the Senate.| Every one knows his chief interest is| to get his nation’s debt reduced. “Thousands of Americans desire re- duction of their debts, but let them try | to get onto the floor to state their case.” Admits His Mistake. Robinson of Arkansas replied that he had invited Sir Ronald onto the floor. | “That was my mistake,” he said. “I| did not refresh myself on the rules.) It was an unintentional disregard of the | rules. The subject of international debts was not even mentioned, much less discussed.” The Indianan’s resolution on debts had to lay over at least a day under ihe rules. | In it he sought to have Congress ex- | pressly register opposition to debts cancellation or revision, as it did in ratifying the Hoover moratorium. Asserting he had “nothing against” the British Ambassador or his nation, the Republican Robinson asked his colleagues: “What difference is there between lobbying, though it be in high circles, for cancellation of the British debt, and (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) LICENSE MON.EY LACKING, HORSES PULL MACHINES | Farmers Near Argyle, Minn., Are | Without Funds to Pay Car Fees. By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, January 27.—Some rural owners of automobiles near Argyle, Minn,, unsble to pay license fees, are transporting themselves by hitching horses tq the vehicles, Secretary cf State Mike Holm was told yesterday. Mrs. Fred Peters of that community, in urging a 50 per cent cut in the fees, as provided in a measure before the | using thcir cutomobiles at all because | of lack of funds. X | DEMOCRATS MODIFY DRASTIC TYDINGS CUT IN FEDERAL EXPENSES |Caucus Substitutes a Proposal to Bring Costs to Estimated Revenues. SENATORS DETERMINE TO ACT “AT EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME” Marylander’s Motion to Withdraw Re- coemmittal Measure Is Delayed on Floor. Reduetion of the total cost of the Government down to the level of estimated revenues “at the earliest practical time,” which does not mean that it will have to be completely accomplished at this session, was fixed as the economy goal by the Democrats of the Senate in a two-hour party conference today. The conference was called to decide what the party policy should be on the motion made in the Senate yesterday by Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, to send the first regular appropria- tion bill—the Treasury-Post Office measure—back to committee for further reduction. This motion was a preliminary step to the con- sideration of a plan advanced by Tydings which would have directed the Appropriations Committee to cut nearly $500,000.000 frcm the budget estimates for the entire Government service in an effort to bring expenditures for the coming year down to estimated revenues. The Democrats, however, struck a snag shortly after the Senate met when Senator Kean, Republican, of New Jersey, objected to the request of Senator Tydings to withdraw his motion of yesterday to recommit the Treasury-Post Office bill in order to clear the way for presentation of the substitute adopted in the conference. The Vice President ruled that ordered yesterday on the motion since the yeas and nays had been to recommit, unanimous consznt would be necessary to withdraw or amend it. $18,039,000 Boost In Veterans’ Funds Sought in House By the Associated Press. Approving an increase of $18,039,000 in veterans' expenditures next year and anticipating that something drastic will be done about the Farm Board by next December, the House Appropriations Committee today reported the billion dollar independent offices supply bill to the House for action. It would allow $1,002,890,000 to run the many independent offices during the 1934 fiscal vear. 'This total was said to be $1657,000 under amounts asked by the budget. ‘The budget request of $945988.000 for the Veterans' Administration was allowed in full, although attempts to reduce the amount 10 per cent had been talked up. This 1s $18.039,000 more than was appropriated this year. Cuts Farm Board Fund. ‘The committee proposed reappropria- tion of $500,000 for the Farm Board against the $1.000,000 asked, explain- ing its action in these words: “In view of the present agitation for the abolition of the board and of pend- ing legislation respecting reorganiza- tion of the executive branch of the Government, whereunder the Presi- dent is given authority either to abolish any such independent establishment or to transfer and consolidate the same with any other part of the execu- tive branch, the committee has decided to provide funds for the board’s opera- tion only to and including December 31, 1933, and has made $500,000 of unexpended balances available for that purpose. Before that date the Congress will have ample opportunity to make such further provision for the board as d | the exigencies may require.” The only increase above the budget shown in the Teport was a $50.000 item for the White House. That money is to be available immediately to make alter- ations and build a swimming pool for President-elect Roosevelt. Trade Group Gets Cut. A reduction in the total allowed the Federal Trade Commission from $1,109,- 550 to $510,000 also was approved. The committee said it took this action be- cause it “did not approve of the initia- (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) GALSWORTHY NO BET]’ER \ Condition Continues “Very Grave,” Say Reports. LONDON, January 27 (#).—Reports last night from the bedside of the Brit- ish noyelist, John Galsworthy, were | State Legislature, said others were not | that his condition continued very grave. The Nobel prize winner is suffering from ancmia, following upon cold. WHITE H_OUSE SWIMMING TANK INCLUDED WITH $50,000 REPAIRS Special Provision for Roosevelt’s Health Placed in Appropriations Measure. The White House is going to be re- done snd a swimming tank is to be after he takes office in March. ‘The usual $50,000 appropriation made every four years for repairing and re- furnishing the historic mansion was allotted in the independent offices ap- propriation bill reported today to the House by its Appropriations Committee. Out of this will come the charge for installing the swimming tank. Representative Woodrum of Virginia, chairman of the subcommittee that drafted the bill, in the course of hear- ings asked Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and parks in the Cepital, ab-ut some provision for swimmirg. Voocrum said it had been suggested | by scme of Mr. Roosevelt's friencs th:t a suficb’, yet econcmical, swimming crrargement be made at the White Houe in the interest of the President- elect’s health. you ttee “Please state what information may be able to give to the rusnt to my along that In reply Ool. Grant said he had been told by Admiral Cary T. Grayson, per- sonal physician to the late Woodrow Wilscn, that he considered that it would be necessary, or at leest advisable, that tome such provision be made. “Did Admiral Grayson consider the matter of a tank?” Woodrum asked. “Yes, sir, as a matter of health; but I have no information directly frcm the President-elect authorizing me to ask for any such fund. On the other hand, it seems to me that, in view of the action previously taken making a small sum available to each successive Presi- dent, it would be only in accordance with precedent to make this appro- pristion that is asked for, and that would be entirely adequate to provide such swimming tank. * * * “I believe that would cover almost any sort of swimming tank that would be found necessary and in addition provide enough for what is actually necessary | | at the precent time in the White House.” Grant said that some new furni-hings were urgently necded, “bccause during the last two years, in order to kecp the exp:nses down as far cs possible, and becau'e the President and Mrs. Hcover have been using rugs and furni- | ture of their own, those items have not been replaced.” placed. ‘The witness referred to worn-out some of in need Tugs, curtains and hang! which were recent of repair. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Dar cratic leader, announced tt ference unanimously agreed o stitute for the Tydings rescluticn, which was prepared by a D: ratic Subcommittee composed of Tydirgs, Bratton, New Mexico, and Byrues of South Carolina. The substitute resolu- tion reads as follows: “Resolved, That it is the declared policy of the Senate that the appro- priations, in the aggregate, shall be re- duced at the earliest practicable time, to a sum equal to that of the estimated revenues, and that the Committee on Appropriations is instructed to make & survey of all appropriation bills and to make reductions therein wherever pos- sible Without impairing the efficiency of essential services, and conforming to a policy of strictest economy.” Less Drastic Plan. ‘This substitute is more flexible and less drastic than the original Tydings plan, which stated the estimated rev- enues for next year to be $2,949,100,000, and which would have required the committee to take from all appropria=- tion bills whatever total was found nec essary, after leaving out debt retire- ment provisions, to bring expenditures down to that level. Explaining the action of the Demc- cratic conference, Senator Robinson said that it was estimated that a further reduction of somewhere between $35.- }000‘000 and $50,000.00C could be made |in “the pending Treasury-Post Office bill through amendments to be offered {on the floor, but the nature of these amendments and what they will effect {are not being made known in advance | of their presentation. The Treasury- | Post Office bill, as it now stands, car- | ries a total of $961.441.,597. “As much reduction as possible, un- der the principle announced, will be attempted as the various bills are pre- sented, the aggregate amount of which reduction will depend upon the action of the Senate and House,” Senator Robinson added. No estimate was given, however, of what this aggregate reduction from all of the bills is likely | be “The Appropriations Committee in | future bills,” Senator Robinson con- tinued, “is expected to Tespond to the principles of the resolution, but it is not expected that all possible reduc- | tions will be accomplished he action rof the committee, nor is it contem- plated that the final goal of restoring a satisfactory proportion between rev- enues and appropriations will be reached until material changes in au- t;wnu!lon shall be made by legisla- tion. “The aim is to do as much as may be possible during the present session and to speed up in every practicable way the accomplishment of the ends set forth in the resolution.” This reference to the necessity for amending some of the existing laws on which many annual appropriations are based is a recognition of the point em- phasized in yesterday's debate that the Approtriations Committee faces a dif- ficult problem in holding down the an- nual expenses of the Government be- cause of the number of separate enabling. acts passed by Congress each year that require the inclusion of new funds in the annual appropriation bill. During yesterday’s debate, sentiment increased on the Democratic side for drastic reduction of Government ex- penses in all the appropriation bills for the next fiscal year. It all started shortly after the Treas- ury-Post Office bill was taken up, when Senator Tydings move 0 recommit the measure a¢ @ >relwninary step to seeking action on his pending resolu- tion to cut all appropriation bills so the total to be spent next year will not ex- ceed the estimated income of the Gov- | ernment for the year. If the Senate should adopt this reso- lution it would mean slashing $492,000,- 000 from the budget estimates and mak+ ing no provision toward retirement "~ (Continued on Page 5, Column 5.) BULLITT GOES TO PARIS; CONFERS WITH PREMIER Believed Emissary of Col. House Instead of Roosevelt—More Interviews Expected. | By the Associated Press. PARIS, Jenuary 27.—William C. Bul: litt conferred with Premier Paul-Boj cour l1:st night, the foreign office dis= cloced today. A foreign office spokesman said Mr. Bullitt had arrived yesterday, ostensibly as an emissary of Col. Edward M. House instead of as a direct envoy of President-elect Roosevelt and that he was received out of courtesy for the previous roles he has played in Ameri- can politics. The interview last night Was b{ but others pected m:.m are ex] o l