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FTA—2 %% ‘RELCH AND FRENCH " CABINETS, RESIGN Paul-Boncour Budget PlanI Fails—Hitler Causes Von Schleicher’s Fall. (Continued From First Page) definitely hopedulhis peaceful atmos- here would continue. 2 sulm after new year, however, political clashes resumed with great acerbity. Attacked on All Sides. National Socialists, rightly or \1’32;1): made him _responsible for President von Hindenburg's failure to appoint Adolf Hitler as chancellor. The Nationalists, mainstays of the Von Papen regime, opposed Chancellor von Schleicher’s program for dividing big Eastern estates into small settlements. Industrialists charged him with choking exports by “kowtowing” too muuh' to agriculture, Centrists were filled with resentment at his toppling over Chan- cellor Heinrich von Bruening and his cabinet last Spring. Socialists and Communists fought him because they regarded him as reactionary. Thus Von Schleicher suddenly found he had even less support than had Baron von Papen. He therefare staked his hopes on Hindenburg’s investing him with powers to rid himself of the eichstag. R’l‘ho c]%.-mcfllor apparently overlooked that Baron von Papen’s personal rela- tions with the President continued to be most cortiial and that the Nazis and Nationalists were constantly ~working both to arrive at an agreement ‘between themselves and, through emissaries, to undermine the President's confidence the chancellor. mVarinus metropolitan dailies forecast- ing the chancellor’s downfall openly, stated this morning that Von Schleicher, Who was famous as ‘“unmaker of cabinets,” fell victim to tfe same methods he employed against others. Hitler ¥s Candidate. esident von Hindenburg, it became kx:&n. impressed upon Col. von Papen that what he wants most of all is & cabinet strictly in accordance with the constitution whose authority will rest upon co-operation of the Reichstag. All the signs indicated that either the colonel or Adolf Hitler will be the xt chancellor. B will have the call if he can ee a stable government, with supj of the Nationalists and at least foleration by the Centrists, which would give him a majority in the Reichstag. If he should remain unwilling to play with the other parties, or if th'e Centrists should refuse even a benev- olent neutrality the post probably would %o to Col. yon Papen. If von Papen should get the job he probably would be invested with dictatorial powers such @s no previous chancellor has had. Hermann Goering, speaker of the Reichstag, announced he would -not call the session scheduled for next Tuesday until the cabinet situation is straight- ened out. Instead the Reichstag Coun- cil of Elders will meet Tuesday to dis- cuss the program, LEBRUN SEEKS NEW PREMIER. Paul-Boncour Government Falls After 40 Days in Power. IS, January 28 (®).—The gov- en?!:filt headed by the veteran bushy- haired fighter, Joseph Paul-Boncour, resigned today & few hours after being overthrown on a. taxation issue by & boisterous shouting Chamber of Depu- ue‘;‘resldenfi Albert” Lebrun called' for immediate consultations with party Jeaders in an effort to select & New remier. AN P he Paul-BoncaiF cabinet fell st dawn, fighting for & balanced budget, with former Premier Edouard Herriot vainly trying to rally support. The vote was 390 to 193. The fall of the 40-day-old govern- ment, Finance Minister Henri Cheron said, would cost the country $50,000 an hour and on Tuesday Paul-Boncour, who will carry on current business, or his successor, must ask for February credits on the basis of a miliion and & quarter dollars daily deficit. President Lebrun summoned the pres- idents of the Senate and Chamber, Leon Blum, leader of the Socialist garty, which _caused the overthrow; Herrlot, and other leaders for consultation. Deserted by Socialists. The 59-year-old premier, who had been war minister under Herriot, lost his post because the party with which he formerly was affiliated, the Socialists, deserted,_him. “They-broke up the Radical Socialist and Soclalist combination which had sustained his cabinet as well as that of Herriot for six months by refusing to accept a 5 per cent increase on income and other general taxes. = Edouard Dladier and Camille Chau- tems, ministers under both Herriot and Paul-Boncour, and Juls Jeaneny, Jobless Teacher’s Favorite Music Prevents Suicide By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, January 28, —Police in a cruising car, who investigated music coming from shrubbery in Golden Gate Park, said they'found Ernest Bosch, 48, unemployed school teacher, lying yesterday beside & portable pho- he was despondent and planned to die listening to his favorite ture: “The Moonlight Sonata.” He said he recently came here from Cleveland. U. 3. OPENS DRIVE ONFOREIGN AGTORS Wholesale Exodus Predicted by Garsson—IJohn Farrow, Scenarist, Arrested. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, Jan 28—A wholesale exodus of foreign talent from Hollywood was forecast today by Murray W. Garsson, special assistant to Secretary of Labor Doak. Garsson announced all foreign actresses, actors and technicians were under scrutiny. Garsson _ inaugurated the long heralded Government drive against aliens illegally residents of Hollywood by arresting John Farrow, screen writer and a familiar figure at the film col- ony's social gatherings. Garsson predicted new arrests today, but said they probably would involve only minor actors and actresses. Lead- ing foreign stars and directors, he said, apparently are legally in the Unit States, but their permits will be in- vestigated. Farrow Arrested at Dance. Farrow, allegedly a native of Aus- tralia, was arrested while attending a fashionable hotel dance .with Mona Maris, South American actress. He was released on $2,500 bond and will be given a hearing Tuesday or Wednesday on charges he overstayed his leave in this country. Author of many short stories and screen plays, Farrow was alleged to have first entered the United States as a seaman and left the country under the threat of deportation, only to return. Farrow frequently had been rej engaged to various Hollywood beauties, including Dolores De Rio and Lila Lee, before their marriages, and Maureen O'Sullivan. His screen plays include “The Wheel of Life,” “The Wolf Song.” “Ladies of the Mob” and “The Woman From Moscow.” Renaldo’s Deportation Sought. Farrow 1is the second Hollywood notable to be arrested within the last few months by immigration authorities, The first was Duncan Renaldo, featured player in “Trader Horn.” He was con- victed of giving false information in applying for a passport to Africa for the filming of the jungle picture. Re- naldo is a Rumanian by birth, and fltfinps now are being taken to deport Garsson said many of the foreigners under investigation have signified to him their intention of returning to their own countries at the expiration of their permit time in order to be eligible for legal entry. Many, he said, already have apparently overstayed their per- mits and these will be subject to arrest. SENATORS T0 HOLD LOUISIANA PROBE Campaign Funds Committee Decides to Send Group to State for Public Hearings. By the Assoclated Press. The decision to send & subcommittee to Louisiana to hold public hearings on charges of fraud in the Overton-Brous- sard senatorial primary last year was reached yesterday by the Senate Cam- paign Punds Investigating Committee, upon recommendstion of Gen. 5. T. Ansell, retired, one of its investigators. The committee held a meeting to discuss a report recently received from Gen. Ansell in Louisiana, and later Chairman Howell announced plans for sending a majority of the five members to t‘:le Southern $tate some time next week. Howell said Ansell's report concluded there were sufficient grounds for hear- Ings. Investigators have been in the president of the senate, were considered likely to be called by President Lebrun to form a new government. The gossip was that Daladier would accept an appeintment only if he were given extensive powers such as Ray- mond Poincare had when he stabilized the franc. * There seemed little chance that Her- riot, who made a last minute plea for the taxation measure, would receive an invitation again. He was declared in unequivocal terms that he will not re- sume the office until France has agreed | they to make the month overdue debt inter- est payment to the United States. The Socialists, wha turned against Paul-Boncour this morning, also had bolted from the bloc supporting Her- Tiot on the debt issue. Paul-Boncour had not attempted to break the dead- lock on the debts since he formed his cabinet December 18—four days after the memorable early morning chamber session which refused to pay the'United States on the due date. Encouraged by Afternoon Vote. But the stocky, little premier was threatened by many pitfalls in attempt- ing to put over his cabinet’s plan for balencing the budget. The all-night session began yesterday evening with the cabinet encouraged by the cham- ber's favorable vote of 348 to 243 in the afternoon to take up the government's program. But the unwillingness of the Socialists to accept the higher:tax rate shattered the bright prospects for survival. The chamber was packed and in great confusion when Paul-Boncour, as famous an orator as the eloquent Her- Tiot, Tose to stress the opinion of the cabinet that the tax increase was essential. “That is why I ask the majority— Wil it accept or ask other men to sub- mit other solutions?” he shouted. The Socialists greeted his appeal with icy silence. ‘This was the conclusive indication of the result of the vote which was soon to follow and nullify a week's work by Finance Minister Cheron to unite fac- tions behind the program. The Chamber Finance Committee a few days before had cut the govern- ment’s budget project, which called for 10,000,000,000 francs in new taxes and economies, to 2,530,000,000 in new taxes and 915,000,000 francs in economies. Finance Minister Cheron was dissatis- fied and sought restoration of the original budget program. Agrees to Compromise, The premier, however, seeing trouble ahead, agreed to compromise if the chamber would keep the new taxes in proportion to the economies in govern- ment expense. Cries and shouted arguments punc- tuated the long debate as it reached|g the controversial matters early this morning. The chamber had worked steadily through routine matters, b South two months looking into various charges, including those of fraud made by Senator Broussard, who was defeated for re-election in the primary by Rep- Tesentative Overton. Overton had the backing of Senator Huey Long. Besides Howell, a Nebraska Repub- lican, the Campaign Funds Committee is composed of Senator Carey, Wyoming, and Townsend of Delaware, Repub- licans, and Connelly of Texas and Brat- ton of New Mexico, Democrats. Howell said he did not know which Senators would make the trip or just what day would leave. -— VETERAN EDITOR DIES Arthur Reed Kimball, 77, Served at Waterbury, Conn., 41 Years. Conn., January 28 (P).—Arthur Reed Kimball, 77, asso- ciate editor of the Waterbury American for 41 years, died of a heart attack at his home last’ night. He was born in New York City, Feb- ruary 1, 1855, and was graduated from Yale .University in 1877. He studied law at Yale and in a Chicago law of and was admitted to the bar in that city in 1879. The following year he joined the staff of the Des Moines Reg- ister, later becoming city editor. CUBAN .BUDGET OFFERED Machado Estimates 1933-34 Reve- nues at $52,699,997. HAVANA, Cuba, January 28 (#)— President Machado today sent to Con- gress his annual budget message which set 1933-34 expenditures at $51,389,777 and estimated revenue at $52,699,997. It is expected, however, that when mnglrssaml Cut:m1 mme:g '_hlnd the Eco- nomics Commission get thro the estimates, the budget tot‘.xn'l: v}'x'fi"'é! between $35,000,000 and $40,000,000. $51.000000, Dut Deeber e bttt ,000,000, but 'mber’s horizon slash cut that to about sn,m.ooo.m —_——— leaving these dangerous issues for the government to the last. Paul-Boncour was active in trade unionism more than 30 years ago and before he Was 40 he held his first cab- inet post. After his return from the war-he allled himself with Leon Blum's Socialist party. He has had great influence at the League of Nations, where he was Prench delegate for many years and was scheduled to head the Prench delegation .to the Disarmament Con- ference meetings last year until an at- tack of measles prevented him joing. He held the portfolio of foreign min- gmuwenum,uxa’fiu one, flice | Republic Bank of u | 3%, \ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., R.F.C.RALLOAN BOMB KILLS WIFE | PROBERS NAMED! OF FORMER CONSUL: Couzens Heads qupo’inmit- tee Appointed by Senate Banking Chairman. BY the Assoclated Press. Norbeck of the Senate Banking Committee today named & sub- committee to investigate Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to railroads in considering the Cousens resolution to suspend such advances. Five were named, headed by Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, who introduced the resolution yesterday. Couzens opens hearings Tuesday, and indicated a broad inquiry would be made, Other members of the subsommittee are Senators Goldsborough, Republican, of Maryland; Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin; Filetcher, Democrat, of Flor- lxz,l;;kmd ‘Wagner, Democrat, of New Couzens yesterday explained his reso- lution to delay rallroad loans with the statement that it is “perfectly appar- ent that a number of roads are n l}llfl'l!-n " It also perfectly apparent” he s\d, “that the PFederal Government cannot maintain that capital structure.” Couzens asserted that unless some provision is made for their recapitaliza- tion, many of them “have got to go through receivership.” Applications Pending. Couzens sald there was pending an application from the Missouri Pacific for a $3,800,000 loan “which they want by February 1.” He added there was another application for $3,000,000 de- sired by March 1, and said there will be maturities May 1 of $34,000,000. “The credit of the taxpayers cannot be used indefinitely to support this cap- ital structure” Couzens asserted, “and yet we have the house of Morgan an Kuhn, Loeb & Co. coming to the Re- construction Corporation and begging for these loans.” Couzens said these banking as- sure the corporation that the security “all right” and yet are unwilling to accept it themselves. “They not only urge that the loans be made, but assure the Government the security is adequate,” Couzens add- ed. “If such is the case, it is time for the Federal Government to stop making the loans and leave it up to the bank- ers.” \ Couzens sald much of the $14,000,000 loan to the Missouri-Pacific had “gone to the relief of Kuhn-Loeb and the Morgan interests.” . Would Delay Action. The Reconstruction Corporation, he said, has loaned an aggregate of $250,- 000,000 to $300,000,000 to the railroads, adding there would be a greater rush than ever for loans between now and July 1, when the bonds mature. Couzens said he proposed suspension of the loans until Congress acts on the bank- ruptey bill now pending in the House, which he said might act “as a buffer to this situation” through some of the rallroads availing themselves of its provisions. “It would be wise to support any policy that would prevent the Govern- ment from owning & lot of bankrupt railroads,” commented Senator King, Democrat, of Utah. Couzens also told the Senate yester- day there was “divergence” in the cor- poration’s reports to his committee and to the House on the now famous loan to the Dawes Bank of Chicago. A short time before Couzens intro- duced a resolution to block further loans by the corporation to railroads without the consent of Congress. Couzens said the corporation’s report to his committee as of July 15 showed a loan of $90,000,000 had been author- ized to the Central Republic Bank of Chicago, but that only $40,000,000 had been advanced.. $3,000,000 Was Repaid. Of that $40,000,000, he said, the cor- l;p:&né«;x; reponi:i lle'cu'e than $3,000,000 n repa ving the total in- debtedness a little xl::re than $36,- 000,000. “Officials of the Reconstruction Cor- poration assured me personally they had $120,000,000 in securing for the loan,” Couzens added. The report to the House, made pub- lic yesterday, Couzens contended, shows $90,000,000 was actually advanced to the bank, of which about $23,000,000 has been repaid, leaving a balance of more than $66,000,000. Couzens said he was calling the mat- iter to the attention of the Senate be- cause of the “divergence in the reports.” Collateral Is Questioned. Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis- consin, asked if ‘the collateral on the loans did not include & large proportion of Insull securities, but Couzens said his committee had been unable to in- vestigate the collateral because it was not held in Washington. Couzens told Senator Norris, Repub- lican, of Nebraska, he did not say the the R. F. C. report showed the secur- ity for the Dawes bank loan, but he had been informed the estimated secur- ity was $120,000,000. “The report in hand does not show the security given and that is true of enator Broospars “Bepuni ator Brookhart, blican, of Jowa, said he had investigated the Dawes loan and was informed by R. F. C. officials “if & final settlement is made there would be %‘310& of between $25,- 000,000 and $30,000,000.” Brookhart said he also was told the loan was $90,000,000. DAWES WON'T COMMENT. CHICAGO, January 28 (#).—Gen. Charles Gates Dawes, head of the City National Bank of Chicago, yes- terday he had “no comment to make” li v‘vuhlnmn t:rrem o public at cover- ing a loan to the bank. The loan was made to the Central Chicago, which since has become the City National Bank. Vice President in the Cool admin- istration, Gen. Dawes re as Am- bassador to land to become chair- Corp ortla:lheby tment “Hn.n?e ] Presi- S Ve BEDELL SENTENCED IN SAFE ROBBERY Man Suspected in Salvadorean Le- gation Hi-jacking and Envoy At- tack Must Serve Term. am 8 L mistaken identity.” James E. Grove, also indicted for the Breyer safe looting, was given a term of one to two years, and August Pag- liocchini, & third will serve from | from two to four years in the peni- tentiary. Assistant John J. tlon, United States Attorney .conducted the -prosecu~ —_— Philadelphia Home Destroyed by Blast, Injuring 12, Anti- Fascists Blamed. By the Associated Press, PHILAD January 28.—An explosion attributed by police to an anti-Fascist bombing today killed Mrs. John M. di Silvestro, wife of the su- preme master of the Order of the Sons of Italy in the United States, injured at least 12 other persons and demol- ished the Di Silvestro home. . Di Silvestro, an attorney and former Italian consul here, was not at home at the time of the blast, but arrived about five minutes later to find the place in ruins and rescuers searching for his family. _ Mrs. di Sllvestro's body was recov- ered at 9 am. today from the cellar of the house. Four of Di Silvestro’s children and his wor re injured. BT T e & bomb, rocked the neighborhood, 'w residents from their beds and shattered every window within the ra- dius of more than a block. The ex- plosion, was heard in suburban sectiens miles away. Di Silvestro is a close friend of Pre- mier Mussolini. Friends of the family said Di Silves- tro, bordering on hysteria, was too up- set to give any opinion as to who might be Tesponaible for the explosion. MILK STATION BOMBED. Five Working In Bronx Plant Escape Injury. NEW YORK, January 28 (#).—With a blast that shattered acores of win- d | dows in the neighborhood, & bomb ex- ploded early today in a one-story milk station in Bryant avenue, the Bronx. ‘The explosion tore 8ut a side wall and used part of the roof to cave in, but ve employes working inside the plant were uninjured. e workers were loading milk for today’s delivery when the bomb was in an open window. Police beliew¥ labor trouble or recent price cutting in the milk industry was responsible for the bombing. EXECUTIVE'S HOME BOMBED. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Official Es- capes With Family. By the Associated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, January 28. —The home of A. W. Smith, general superintendent of the Campbell | Sheet & Tube Co., was slightly dam- aged early today by the explosion of & small bomb. The front porch of the house was damaged and two windows were broken. Another bomb, made of a 3-inch pipe with a candle and a powder train for & fuse, was found intact after the ex- plosion. The bomb which did explode Wwas believed to have been smaller. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, their two small daughters, and a maid were in the house. None was injured. ‘The unexploded bomb apparently had been made in the steel company's plant. smlvi’h could assign no motive for the boml! DEBT NEGOTIATIONS ~ SEEN COMPLICATED BY FRENCH CRISIS . i 2o e =—(Coutinued From Fiest Pape)s Thursday’s visit of the British Ambas- sador to the Senate floor in violation of the rules. Ambassador Lindsay's name Wwas brought into the Senate debate by Robinson, of Indiana, who, in present- ing his resolution, charged that the other Robinson had run afoul of the by bringing Sir Ronal T. N The Arkansas Senator calmly admit- ted he had made & mistake, but said it was a social visit in which inter- national debts had played no part. The Indiana Republican sought an immediate vote on his anti-revision resolution, but the Democratic chief forced it’ over under the rules and reiterated that Congress could not stop the President or President-elect from negotiating with the British and. other nations who have met their debt pay- ments and who desire to discuss future payments with the United States. Referring to newspaper ,reports that the British Ambassador had been in- vited into the chamber and had carried on an effort for debt reduction there, 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. sands of Americans desire reduction o their debts, but let them try to get onto the floor to state their case.” ‘Admits His Mistake. Robinson of Arkansas, replied that he personally had invited Sir Ronald into the chamber. “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.” Robinson and Senator Reed, Repub- lican, of Pennsylvania, yesterday had explained that the Ambassador had brought an intance of theirs, the Marquis of Lothian, to the Capitol for nfi’m’t«y eall and luncheon. binson of Indiana. thing inst the fin’:‘u“x‘: hfmbh-'-d “nof agal e - sador or his people,” but added: suying, thogh Tt be i Heh crces lobbying, t! for cancellation of the British debt, and the other lobbying you see around the Capitol_corridors.” ‘The Indianan’s resolution was placed on the table at the suggestion of the Democratic leader, who said he would ask its reference to the Foreign Rela- tions Committee at some future date. Can’t Pre-Judge Matter. “T tfully say to the Senator rom Indiama.” ;ln‘t & matter e that can fairly be pre- L estop by a declara- tion now or a reaffirmation of a pre- vious declaration a future Congress from giving such consideration to this sub- Ject as it desires. “Nor can we the President or I 4 ' & | the reduction and Struthers works of the Youngstown|had refused consistently to do in the | ! SATURDAY; " J Damage Caused by Gale on Jersey Coast HOME WRECKED BY STORM AT SEA BRIGHT. home of Wiliam H. Hinkleman, a 15-room structure at Sea Bright, N. J., worth in the neighborhood of $35,000, which was partly wn‘hed into the sea and destroyed by storms and high tides that swept the Jersey coast. The NUARY 28, 1933, bouse was not occupled at the time. —A. P. Photo. | ADDED GUTS FAGED INDRY LAW COSTS House Girds for New Votes After Siash and Curb on Activities. By the Assoclated Press. House members today faced new votes on slashing the cost of prohibition en- forcement 10 per cent and binding what money was left with such rigid restric- tions that officials who're famillar with | Delhi was being tossed helplessly today | 10day by Representative Swing, Repub- the problems of administering the law in high seas off the Nova Scotia coast. | lican, of California. | A 70-mile gale was spreading destruc- | termed them “a severe handicap.” The House voted dvesberday to make 0 other things it past—such as providing that none of the $8,440,000 should be spent for wire | City of Lille, at midnight. The City of | tapping, to buy liquor for evidence or | Delhi had lost its propeller and was | fornia. which to_pay informers. But these amendments were adopted part way through consideration of the bill appropriating money for the Jus- tice Department, and therefore there was a chance for any member to de- mand s separate vote on any of the amendments approved. 1% that were done the final outcome was unpredictable. For instance, the amendment by Representative Griffin, Democrat, of New York, limiting the bureau’s allocation for 1934 enforcement to $8.440,000, against the $10.250,000 allowed this year, was adopted by an 11-vote margin—129 to 118. A few changed minds would switch the result. As members considered today Jjust how they would vote on a possible roll call, they met criticism from some drys- and’ acclaih from some wets, Dry Chief Held Powerless. Sald Edward B. Dunford, general counsel for the Anti-saloon League: “Some of the amendments will cer- tainly hamper prohibition enforcement and are a long step e nullification of the Constitution. Agreed Rufus S. Lusk, national legislative officer of the militant wet crusaders nization: “If the o;igo‘use amendments become law, on that day prohibition will offi- clally collapse. If Col. Woodcock, the director of prohibition, has torn from himm his most powerful weapons—stool pigeons, the informer and the right of entrapment by the purchase of evi- dence—he might as well resign. His Jjob is hopeless now. It would be im- Possible then.” Wire-tapping, banned by the House, already has been limited to big com- mercial operators. Only 101 of the 90,000 cases made by the Prohibition Bureau were through evidence gathered on_tapped’ wires. This_information was given to the House last session. Then, it beat an identical amendment by Tinkham, Re- publican, of Massachusetts, 132 to 103. Yesterday, it reversed itself and in- serted the amendment 122 to 107. These votes did reflect considerable | change in the general attitude of House members since before the last election. But regardless of what they did today, the Senate and the President had yet to act upon the bill, Sharp Words Exchanged. The debate yesterday evoked sharp words and rapidly rising tempers. Among those who participated were Representatives Britten, Republican, of Illinois; Schafer, Republican, of Wis- consin; Clancy, Republican, of Mich- igan, g’ in opposition to, and Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, and Moore, Rgvubnc;‘n..m?f Ohio, on_behalf of prol on. presmhl]i,ve Griffin, in making his motion for the cut in the appropriation, told the House: “Both parties stand for repeal. Most of the members of Congress are com- mitted to repeal. The reduction is in conformity with the economy program.” But, replied Beedy, Republican, of Maine, the real question is “shall we obstruct the officials in the Justice De- rnmt who are sworn to uphold the w?” ‘The $8,440,000 allotment was ap- proved after the House had rejected, 113 to 128, another amendment by Grifin to cut the total to $7,199,986. The total approved contrasts with $10,- 250,000 appropriated for enforcement bth“h y'eu and $9,599,948 asked by the g{:térd-y‘l House action differed widely from what was done a year ago, he asserted, “that this|before the last election. expected to be of very short duration, the Prulmt-eu:tw&nm negotiating on | Dot lasting more than a week, but in nlnal'l,unmr which the Constitution P the preamble to his resalufion, the said it currentl) ly wal reported | 81 countries foreign were conferences with America f debts, but that foreign na- prehension as to the definite position of the United States on this question.” Robinson of Arkansds, during the de- ‘bate, called attention Roosevelt’s statement denying as ‘“unfounded” reports that William C. Bullitt was. in Great Britain as his agent or that he, Mr. Roosevelt, was committed to an 80 per cent cut in the VISIT HELD IMPORTANT. Sir Ronald Lindsay May Help Select " Delegation to Washington. fiu’?’:‘.‘ Jumr‘ml.l 7). from on the debt WM qun;ms it is considered portant. m‘suymm, it is felt, will be able to ive Prime Minister MacDonald and the other ministers vital first-hand in- formation concerning American senti- ment, and he may be invited to help select the personnel of the British mis- sion to go to Washington in March. unex| d_return from Geneva Sir John Simon, the for- + | First toward attempted | sc] SHIPPING POUNDED AS COAST FAMILIES FLEE NORTHEASTER __ (Continued Prom Pirst Page) Fauct's skipper, Cspt. Leo F. Doucette, “All we can do is keep the bow in the wind and hope the engines will stay with us. It was these little fishermen that the Coast Guard was particularly anxious about. Coastal shipping remained in port and many transatlantic craft anchored just within the protection of the harbor to wait until the storm had passed. FREIGHTER IN DISTRESS. 'AX, Nova Scotia, January 28 HALIF, (#).—The disabled freighter City of | tion along the coast and endangering other vessels in the North Atlantic. The City of Delhi broke loose during | the storm from a sister freighter, the | being towed oy the rescue ship when | the line broke. Its position was about 120 miles east of Sable Island. ‘The disabled ship, a 4,371-ton freight- adelphia when the propeller was lost. It sent out a distress call early Mond: ‘when 250 miles south of Cape Race, the City of Lille, bound for Boston from put a line aboard. Several ships were overdue here in- cluding the 8ilvia from New York, the dalusia from Jamaica. Others were prevented from leaving the harbor by the terrific storm. Scores of small boats and wharves were carried away along the coast and | several schoopers were damaged. Mountainous waves rose over bluffs 50 feet at Chebucto Head to silence the great fog horn for the first time during any storm in years. Yarmouth also reported a paralysis | of shipping operations and half a dozen ners were making temporary shel- | ter at Liverpool. Fishermen lost much of their gear. |MRS. ROOSEVELT TOURS WHITE HOUSE WITH MRS. HOOVER ~— (Continted From, NIt Page).” Room, where she was joined s few moments later by Mrs. Hoover. After an informal chat, they started on their inspection tour. | the White House, having been a fre- | quent visitor during the administration | of President Wilson, when her husband | was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, | and during the administration of her uncle, Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt’s visit lasted an hour and fifteen minutes. As she left the White House she declined the use of Mrs. Hoover's private limousine, which was stationed close by at the front por- tico, and walked through the grounds to Pennsylvania avenue where at the corner of West Executive avenue she hailed a passing 20-cent taxicab and started in the direction of her hotel. Arriving in Washington at 7 o'clock from New York, Mrs. Roosevelt went to the hotel, where she received callers until shortly before 11 o'clock, when she started her walk to the White House with a friend, Mrs. Leola Hitchcock. The latter, a newspaper woman, walked only as far as the west gate to the White House grounds. Although Mrs. Hoover had offered to send a car, Mrs. Roose- velt declined, saying she liked to walk. Phones Mrs. Garner. One of the first things she did after breakfast was to telephone Mrs. John N. Garner, wife of the Vice Prgld;nt- rs. Gamnér was going to be at home, she might drop in and see her after she was through at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt had never met Mrs. Garner. Mrs. Garner suggested, however, that . Roosevelt and stop in before Mrs. Roosevelt left for the White House. “She sounds nice,” was Mrs. Roose- velt’s comment after the telephone con- versation. ‘The t to the White House was y a luncheon with friends, and egrly in the afternoon Mrs. Roose- velt planned to leave for Atlanta by with her son who ac- jied her from New York. They tonight and wmmmy anniversay Monday. Distinguished Visitors. During her stay at the hotel Mrs. Roosevelt occupied the same suite as monuhe{mthechlme”motmm 4 e tration, as & preside, , %o suggestions as to any amke t Of course, any drastic presidentia) home. er, was bound for New York and Phil- | Port Sald, swerved from its course to| Talaralite from St. Jchn, and the An- | at the harbor entrance here. jumping | POUD! Mrs. Roosevelt is not a stranger to | ofl:: COLDER WEATHER DUE 0 | pera TARIFF PROTECTION FROM JAPAN URGED Representative Swing of Cali- fornia Asks Higher Rates Adjustment. By the Associated Press. A plea for upward tariff adjustments to protect Pacific Coast industries from Japanese competition, made sharper by depreciated currency, was made to a | House Ways and Means subcommittee He urged passage of the ‘Hill bill for | | automatic increases in ad valorem rates | against foreign countries with depreci- ated currencies. “In support of this bill I am speak- ing for the Democratic State of Cali- ve your party a 450,800 | majority,” Swi told the Democratic- | | controlled committee. “There is no question of the effect upon the business and labgr of this country of foreign depreciated curren- | | cies, especially on the Pacific Coast | where we feel it from Japan.” fwln' cited the tuna fish industry, which. he said, had $50,000,000 invested In packing plants and $8,000.000 in fish- ing boats which employ 8,000 men in | fishing llox;:, “We no longer can compete,” Swi 'snd “‘Japan can offer wholesalers tm ]mh at $435 a case. The wholesale price of the same grade of domestic tuna fish is $5.75 a case. “Japanese exports of tuna fish to the United States have increased 530 per cent over 1931. In the first 10 months of 1932 fmports were nearly 5,000,000 ds in excess of 1931. “The industry can't live this way and vnless we act it will be added to others already on the rocks.” | Swing said much the same argu- ments applied to fruit and vegetable chipments from Mexico and other lines of Japanese goods. —_— 'PAY ROLL SLAYING | INQUEST RESUMED }Plan to Call Additional Witnesses Today in Killing of Einer R. Ecklund. into the death of Einar R. Esklund, kilied- in the Browning Painting Co. pay roll hold-up attempt, was to be resumed in the District Morgue today, despite the fact four men already have been indicted on murder charges and two others as ac- cessories. pleaded not guilty on arraignment yesterday. Acting Coroners A. Magruder Mac- Donald and Christopher J. Murphy began the inquest Wednesday, just be- iore the indictments were returned. Ab- sence of several witnesses resulted in continuance of the inquest. The men indicted for first-degree murder are: Claude Myers, 28, and Fe- wel Workman, 23, both colored; Albert E. Cash, 20, and Everett Blackwell, 22. Cash’s brother, Oscar, 25, and their brother-in-law, Clyde Templeton, 30, are under indictment as accessories after the fact. Justice O'Donoghue, before' whom the men were arraigned, fixed February 14 as the date of the murder trial. No date was set for trial of Templeton and Cash, however. COL. RICHARD S. HOOKER RITES IN ARLINGTON Col. Richard 8. Hooker, late com- manding officer of the 4th Regiment of United States Marines in China, will be buried in Arlington National Ceme- tery at 2 p.m. Monday with full mili- tary honors. Capt. Sydney K. Evans, Chaplain CofPs, U. 8. N., will officiate. ‘The Navy Department has announced this list of honorary pallbearers: Col. H. C. Relsinger, Col. Charles B. Taylqr, Col. Douglas C. McDougal, Col. Presley M. Rixey, Col. James J. Meade and Lieut. Coi. Percy F. Archer, all of the Marine Corps. ton Navy Yard. . 8. M. C. ber 24 at FOR CAPITAL TONIGHT and fresh winds A rising barometer from the Northwest are brin ‘Wash- ington clear, but colder, weather {g ’s minimum temperature will hmh%wrmoffl followed by slowly rising tem- tures tomorrow afternoon and an- drop to about the 28-point mark morning. which started 37 of inch of precipitation, an 3 most of which melted as soon as it fell. partially snow- o -blamed for ind for tying hour INFLATION ADVISED 10 HELP FARMERS Allotmert Plan Will Fail Otherwise, Simpson Says at House Hearing. John A. Stmpscn, president of the National Farmers' Union, told a House Committee today the emergency do- mestic allotment bill “will fail” without an expansion of currency and eredit. “You can pass this bill and three months from now the army of unem- ployed will be greater in numbers, more banks will have closed their doors, more farms have been foreclosed and the price of farm crops be cheaper -than today,” Stmpson said. “In other words, this bill is nct a remedy.” “If we were to reduce the value of our dollar as measured in commodi- ties to the value it had January 1, 1920, we would increase the cost of produc- tlon in every foreign country to such an extent that with our present tariff rates and their precent tariff rates the advantage in trade wculd be favor- able to this country. Crowther, New York Republican, asked Simpson how he would inflate, Would Pass Wheeler Bill. “First I would pass the Wheeler bill to remcnetize silver and then if neces- sary 1 would have the Government i:sue paper money. “Then if that didn't do the jcb I would be proud of a sprinkling of coun- terfeit. Every counterfeit d/llar that goeo into general circu.ation today helps commodity prices. “If you transferred the Government's B obligations on interesi-bearing yellow paper to non-interest-bearing green Ppaper you could wipe out the debt.” Meanwhile an Iowa hog raiser—Henry Wood of Moville—spoke out against tha domestic allotment farm relief bil so far as it applies to hogs, as hearings were restmed today before the Senate. Agriculture Committee. *“T would welcome anything that would double the price of hogs if it could be done,” he said, “but aiter & study of this bill I see nothing that would be of lasting value to the hog raiser.” Acreage Provisions Opposed. Acreage control provisions of the bill were opposed by J. T. Sanders of Still- water, Okla., head of the department of agricultural economics at Oklahoma Agricultural College. The cut in pro- duction, he contended, would “weaken our position” in world markets. The farmer, Sanders said, “should be left to run his own business like any- body else.” On Monday the packers’ side of the argument is expected to be heard, with indications that their representatives will voice vigorous opposition to in- cluding hogs. Under the measure, passed on January 12 by the House, a tax would be levied on the packer or other “processor” of the seven products to provide funds with which to pay the farmer who agrees to cut production 20 per cent, a bounty sufficient to give him the pre- war price on the share of his produce which goes into domestic consumption. Veto Expected. While the Agriculture Committee hopes to conclude the hearings at the end of next week and report the meas- ure in some form promptly thereatter, friends of the bill see no hope that it will become a law until after March 4 because of the belief that President Hoover would veto it. Already in three days of hearings the committee has heard the reactions of dairy farmers, creameries, live 'stock raisers and cotton spinners. ‘The cotton manufacturers, on the stand yesterday, assailed the bill as & “severe boomerang” to the cotton pro- ducer, contending it would so raise the price as to decrease cotton consump- tion seriously. Instead they proposed that there be written into the bill a substitute proe vision in regard to cotton, which aims to bring about a 50 per cent acreage reduction and allow the farmer to pur- chase the other 50 per cent of his projected crop outright at the Jow mar- ket price, using funds loaned by the Government for the purpose, . Varlous Demands. ‘The dairy farmers’ representatives demanded an increased tax on oleomar- garine to maintain “sales parity with butter,” the creameries’ spokesmen wanted dairy products eliminated from the bill and the live stock man wanted cattle and sheep inciuded in the bill along with hogs. These were foremost among many amendments proposed by the witnesces so far. ‘The bill as a whcle was flatly opposed by the president of the Farmers' Na- tional Grain Dealers Association in & telegram to the committee, Senatorial interest and concerns have been shown by the number and nature of questions asked from the beginning of the hearings. SENATE APPROVES D. C. RELIEF BILL IN EARLY VOTE TODAY (Continued From First Page.) Chief Executive at Warm Springs, over the week end, conferred with Costigan immediately on their return, and La Follette called the committee together to draw up a program. The bill provides for direct Federal grants to the States, with the Recon- struction Corporation to act as fiscal agent. The half billion would be raised by empowering the corporation to in- crease its security issues. Administra- tion would be under a board of three. Federal Responsibility, The new blll, the committee refort said, “proposes to remedy vital defects in existing policies.” It substitutes di- rect grants instead of loans to States ag well as setting up a separate agency to supervise the flow from Federal coffers into the needy's hands. It predicted that the estimated 3,000,000 families now obtaining relief “will increase in coming months,” and contended that “the existence of a Fed- eral responsibility and duty to co- erate with the States in mitigating pmlkn: distress is no longer open to ent.” the Marine Barracks and the Washing- | argume State co-operation with localities in relief, the report continued, was ham- pered by constitutional restrictions in most Commonwealths, while the exist- ing Federal Government's brought on new difficulties, local Governments more into debt, and: “will only result in them fo the point of default.” ‘The report said fears that State and local agencies would relax relief efforts if the Government aided were “not well-founded” on the basis of the past year's experience. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, this evening at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock; John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. Grand march, “Marche Aux Flam- Overture, “Rumanian Festival,” the Rumanian national air.Kretschmer Sulte (a tone journey) “mumipbhu" ol “Father of Waters,” “Huckleberry Pinn,” “Old Creole Days,” “The Mardi Gras.” Grand scenes from .... cpers, “I Pagliacel” .. Leon