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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weathar Bureau Rain tonight snd st.) ‘probably OrTow morning; colder tomorrow; lo ‘Temperatures: 44, at 12 noon toda pam. yesterday. Ful Highest, lowest, 33, at 11 report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 No. 32,424, post office. Wa Entered as second class matter -0 shington, he WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, TU SDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1933—THIRTY pening St PAGES. Associated service. ¥R (#) Means Associated The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 120,686 TWO CENTS. Press. DEBT SETTLEMENT BY ONE LUMP SUM FRON AL NATIONS HELD BRITISH PLAN $2,000,000,000, or 17 Per Cent of Obligations, Is Re- ported to Be New Proposal Now Being Considered. FLOATING FOREIGN BONDS| IN AMERICA HELD LIKELY Lindsay Presents American Views,; Declared Backed by President-! Elect Roosevelt, at Parley of “Big Five"—Members Expected to Come to Washington. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The British cabinet today was reported considering a proposal to suggest to the United States that the entire war debt of $11,- 500,000,000 owed the American Government by European nations, ! be paid in a lump sum of about| $2,000,000,000 or about 17 per cent, it was learned from authoritative quarters here today. | London dispatches overnight | declared that the cabinet was econsidering a settlement of the British debt, but reports received in diplomatic quarters here in-| dicated that the British suggesfi tion would be a payment to cover the war debts of all the European | debtor countries to the United | States, Great Britain thus becom- i ing once more the spokesman of Europe in her dealings with| America. Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Am- | bassador, arrived in London yesterday and reported to his government the re- sults of his canvassing the debt situa- tion with President-elect Roosevelt and i with the most prominent members of | Congrses. It appears that Sir Ronald was able | to convey the impression to his gov- | ernment that a lump-sum settlement | would be accepiable to the American Government and to the Congress under | specific conditions. Most European countries expected to settle their indebtedness on the basis of the Lausanne agreement, whereby Germany was allowed to reduce her reparations by 90 per cent. The offer which Continental Europe expected to make America was just a little over $1,000,000,000. The British government, acting upon the advice of Sir Ronald, agreed that such a sum could not be acceptable to the American people, and has tentative- Iy suggested a settlement amounting to about 17 per cent of the actual debtedness. Financing Discussed. Paris and London markets are report- ed to be willing to finance Europe to| dissolution of the present Reichstag and the extent of $2,000,000,000 at a rea- sonable rate of exchange not exceeding|came in rapid-fire order in the past|AaPparently with no more chance of 3 per cent. The opinion of the princi- pal bankers is that at such a rate of interest the issue could be oversub- scribed in America alone within less than 24 hours. The French and British | bankers think that they could finance whatever portion of the loan might be | alotted to them, in no time. The main difficulty which may arise at the coming negotiations will be the | question of the economic counterparts | Europe may have to make in order to induce the American Government to ac- | cept. such a settlement, For the time being, the British gov- ernment stands pat on its determina- | tion not to complicate the debt nego- tiations with economic discussions such | as a possible reduction of the tariff rates and the return of Great Britain to the gold standard. May Change Attitude. But there are clear indications that the British may change their attitude within the next few weeks. MacDonald has kept remarkably silent during the | last few months on the whole matter of debts and eccnomic agreements, A good | many pronmnent Englishmen, like Lord | Snowden, have come out frankly against | the Ottawa agreements, and men like ! "(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) HOUSEWIFE SHOOTS | HUSBAND'S ATTACKER| Victim Says He Was Hired to Go! From D. C. to ““Scare” Char- lotte, N, C., Man. By the Associated Press. CHARLOPTE, N A fast-shooting C., February 7.— housewife, Mrs. Lee Buchmen, sent a bullet into the fore- | heac-of a man she accused of assailing | her husband with gun and blackjack | today. The wounded man, who said he was “Shorty” Williams of Enid, Okla. told police he and a companion Who escaped were hired to come here from We ington, D. C. and “scare” Buchman. | He refused to disclose the “higher- | ups” who hited him, but police re-| tembered that Buchman had been arrested several times on charges of running a lottery, and they indicated | they would seek the men in the ranks of lottery racketeers. | Buchman said he was returning from | & bridge party and had driven his car into his garage, when two men with blackjacks and revolvers jumped into it. Struggling, he cried out, and his wife dashed out of the house and shot ‘Williams. —_— Rome Bonds Oversubscribed. ROME, February 7 (#).—A bond fs- sue of $51,000,000 for the Institute for Financial Reconstryction, offered yes- terday, has been oversubscribed. Premier Mussolini recently announced the formation of an Institute for Finan- | Safeguarding Reports Ex-Kaiser Is Planning Return To Germany Denied By the Assaciated Press. DOORN, Holland, February 7. —Reports that the former Kaiser Wilhelm II, in exile here for the last 14 years, was awaiting a call to return to Berlin as a result of the establishment of a Rightist government there, were officially denied today. An investigation of reports that Wilhelm's baggage had been for- warded to Berlin disclosed that only some packets for charity purposes were sent to Germany, which was quite the usual order. HTLER T0 LANGH EAEHES LD Presidential Decrees Impose | Drastic Limitations on Freedom of Speech. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 7.— Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s return today from Munich was the signal for the real beginning of the vote-winning drive of his Nazi legions. Any possible indiscreet activities by his opposition has been forestalled ap- parently by the most drastic limita- tions on freedom of speech and as- sembly in the republic’s history. How effective will be the muzzling decrees approved by President von Hinden- burg remains to be seen. Now it remains for the Rightist combination of National Socialists and Nationalists to try to capture undis- puted control of the National and Prussian state governments in one of the biggest balloting splurges of mod- ern times. In three weeks about 600 new mem- bers of the Reichstag, or National Parliament, and about 400 new mem- bers of the Diet, or state assembly of Prussia, are to be chosen. A week later tens of thousands of city and town councillors throughout Prussia are to be chosen. Will Set Date Tonight. The date of the Diet elections will not be definitely set until tonight, but it was a foregone conclusion that Hit- ler’s decision to have them held on the same day that the Reichstag voting takes place will prevail. President Hans Kerrl of the Diet, a Hitlerite, will meet with a Diet committee to- night to set the date. On the crest of the wild enthusiasm of his followers as a result-of his ele- vation to the chancellorship, Hitler hopes to win a clear Nazi majority in both the National and Prussian gov: ernments. He may still need the sup- port of the Nationalists, who made possible his present status as head of a coalition cabinet. At present the two parties hold only 41.3 per cent of the Reichstag seats, of which the Nazls have 33 per cent. Although Germany went through five major elections last year—the presi- dential “primary” and run-off, two Reichstag elections and a Prussian state election—Hitler decided quickly to go in | for more campaigning and orders for CANIPAIGN WITH HIS |today as the government of Premier EXPECTED IN D. €. SUPPLY MEASURE Report Probably Will Provide 10 Per Cent Discount for Prompt Payment. FURTHER REDUCTION LIKELY IN NEW BILL! | Subcommittee Told Revenues Are| Considerably Above Requirements Under Present Schedules. The District appropriation bill, which is expected to be reported on Thursday, will probably carry a provision for a 10 per cent discount on water bills which are paid promptly, it was indicated to- day. The subcommittee had been as- sured during hearings that the water revenues were considerably in excess of requirements under the new rates, which went into effect July 1, 1930. ‘The subcommittee felt that it had not sufficient time to make a careful study which would justify it in making any big cut in water rates, but contemplates such a study during the coming year, with the prospect of a further reduction in water rates in the next appropriation bill. The Federation of Citizens’ As- sociations had urged a reduction in water rates. The proposed cut, it is said, will {ake the form of a 10 per cent reduction if bills are paid by a certain date, the same plan authorized by the Public| Utilities Commission for payment of electric and gas bills. Rates in Effect Since 1930. The present rates were established in the appropriation act for the fiscal year 1931 and went into effect July 1, 1930. They represent approximately a 40 per cent increase over the old rates. The PFederation of Citizens' Associations pointec out that at the close of the fiscal year 1934, unless rates were re- duced, there would be an accumulated surplus of something over $1,000,000 which could not be used for other mu- nicipal purposes. The _subcommittee considering the (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) TALK OF DICTATOR HEARD IN FRANCE Necessity for Emergency De- crees - Held Evident in- Budget Deadlock. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable t The Star. PARIS, France, February 7.—“Can any French cabinet succeed in rehabili- tating the nation's finances without re- sorting to drastic steps, such as emer- gency decrees?” The question is asked generally here Edouard Daladier introduces its Diet and of municipal bodies in Prussia few days. | Communists Warned. } The Communists were worried today whether the present decrees limiting the | activities of newspapers and public meetings would be the end of the gov- | ernment’s protective measures. Wilhelm Peich, Communist member of the Reich- stag, has declared in public meetin that he has information that the go ernment would outlaw the “Commu- nists” from politics. | Such an actien would make the po- | litical races in the next few weeks al- most free-for-alls. The Communists have 100 seats, or 17 per cent of the Reichstag, and they are comparatively | more strongly entrenched in Prussia. | Two persons were slain and eight in- | jured in political disorders in the Reich | yesterday. A Socialist laborer was shot | dead by Nazis at Harburg while a Nazi was & victim of unidentified assailants’ shots in Hamburg. Three were seriously | injured in Berlin. | Belated reports said one Communist and one Nazi died as a result of last week end's clashes at Dormagen. | Anti-Semitic Outburst. National Socialist members of the| Reichstag’s Standing Committee for Parlfamentary Rights | shouted anti-Semitic epithets today at Paul Loebe, who is not a Jew, creating such disorder that it was impossible to continue the meeting. | Herr Loebe was in the chair when the meeting began, but it had hardly been called to order when Hans Frank, | a Nazi, declared his party considered it | an insult to meet under Loebe, who, he | said, had in a campaign speech de-| scribed Chancellor Hitler as “Adolf the | Slovak.” | The charge threw the meeting into | an uproar, Loebe was unable to speak, the Socialists and Communists left the meeting and Frank, vice chairman, | called & rump session. The Nazis par- | ticipating declared Loebe, by insulting | the chancellor, had demonstrated him- self to be unfit to preside ‘ The government ignored the session, | sending no representative. | man. posals for balancing the belated budget, seeing them accepted by Parliament than his predecessors, Edouard Herriot and Joseph Paul-Boncour, had with’ theirs. In some quarters there seems to be a growing feeling that even emergency decrees are insufficient and that what France needs is a dictator. Indeed, it is noteworthy that the word “dictator” figures Jargely in conversations where people congregate, i posters, on bill- boards—old-fashioned method of airing one’s views still favored in France— and in newspaper editorials. Strong Action Held Vital Such manifestations, however, must not be taken too seriously. Yet there is general agreement that the situation of France today calls for strong action n some form or other. Parliamentfry circles favor the solution of giving the state “reinforced authority”—both Paul- Boncour and Daladier have made allu- sion thereto 1n their ministerial decla- rations—while some nonparliamentary circles retort that it is the regime it- self that is at fault. Parliamentary democracy as it ob- tainus in France at present, say the lat- ter, makes for legislative impotence be- cause tne political parties are so di- vided into groups and subgroups that (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) DR. L. F. ABBOTT DIES; PUBLISHED OUTLOOK Secretary of New York Life Insur- ance Co. Was Associate of Theodore Roosevelt. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 7.—Dr. Law- rence F. Abbott, secretary of the New York Life Insurance Co. and one-time publisher of the Outlook when Theodore Roosevelt was a contributing editor, died today at his home. He was the son of the late Dr. Lyman Abbott, noted clergy- By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, February 7.—A dispatch from Kharkov today implied in effect that a nephew of Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky, prominent member of the old nobility, will be refused a passport en- titling him to live and work there or in any other large city of Russia, because of his family background. The case is typical of the situation facing most of the remnants of the old SOVIETS BAN NEPHEW OF RUSSIAN 'NOBLE FROM EIGHT BIGGEST CITIES Relative of Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky Must Leave Job in Aviation Factory Because of Background. “Class Enemies Reaching Out fpr Soviet | Passports.” | The story mentioned casually that the prince’s nephew, who is employed at an aviation factory in Kharkov, “tried to get a passport.” The story did not mention whether the passport had been refused, but the fact that he was cited publicly with Kulaks and similar anti-soclal elements made the fact of the refusal obvious. Without a passport he not only cannot continue elal Reconstruction to prepare Italian upper classes under the new passport |in his present job but he will not be ndustry for the anticipated return of petter times. requirements. It was revealed today in the newspapers under a headline: permitted to live in any of the eight large cities of Russia. | WATER RATE SLASH [COUZENS PROTESTS MORE DISMISSALS OF U. 5. EMPLOYES Senator Says Five Per Cent Saving Is Silly if Workers Are Forced From Jobs. DECLARES FUNDS WOULD GO TO PROVIDE CHARITY Michigan Leader Warns Congress Against Losing Its Head in ‘Wave of Economy. By the Associated Press. The Senate today voted to ex- clude salaries from a proposed blanket cut of 5 per cent in Gov- ernment expenditures. In a vigorous protest against further wage cuts or dismissals in the Govern- ment service in order to save 5 per cent of appropriations, Senator Couzens, Re- publican, of Michigan, told the Senate today it is “silly” to add to the unem- ployed at this time, in order to make this saving, and then appropriate mil- lions to feed them in the bread line. “Congress recently appropriated $625,- 000 for feeding the bread lines in the District of Columbia,” Senator Couzens declared, “and now we are talking about amendments to lay off more Fed- eral employes, or reduce their salaries to a point where they will need Fed- cral assistance. “Furthermore, I am informed that thousands of Federal employes are using part of their money to keep rela- tives out of the breadline back home. Is this the time for Congress to lose its head in a wave of economy?” Unable to Understand. Senator Couzens said that only a few days ago a Senate subcommittee sug- gested a further authorization of $300,- 000,000 to be used by the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation in feeding breadlines throughout the country. “Isn’t it silly to spend time talking about taking 5 per cent off somebody's salary and laying off some poor devil getting a few thousand dollars a year?” Senator Couzens said he was unable t‘o icomprehend such an economic propo- sition. The Senate is heading toward votes this afternoon on amendments to the pending economy bill—to lop 5 per cent Off the total to be appropriated for each Government department, the new pay cut of 125 per cent in Federal salaries and the conferring of wide power on the incoming President to reorganize Uncle Sam's agencies. Senator Costigan, Democrat, of Col- orado, opened his fight at ncon today ‘making ‘wage cuts or in order to save the 5 per cent contem- piated by Brattoh amendment. ‘When Senator Bingham of Connecticut, in charge of the bill, argued that the Costigan proposal would result in the outright dismissal of hundreds of em- ployes who might otherwise be re- tained on temporary furloughs, Senator to prevent department heads from further. Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, told | “that there is no justification for a| the Senate it can avoid such dismissals by voting against the Bratton 5 per cent amendment as well as the Costigan amendment. Senator Costigan said he was per- fectly willing to prohibit dismissals as well as further wage cuts, but had felt that would not meet the wishes of the Senate. He said if the Senate is will- ing to prohibit dismissals also, he would | Present and addressed the meeting." A | be as happy as any one to approve it. On Indefinite Furloughs, “What I am trying to do is to save as much as possible of the wage stand- ard and living condition of Government employes,” Costigan said. He declared himself opposed to the Bratton amend- ment. Costigan said he wondered if Sena- tors realized there is already in the economy bill a continuation of the “administrative furlough clause.” Un- der that provision, Costigan declared, “many employes have been given inde- | terminate furloughs which are in ef- fect dismissals.” Costizan _quoted Senhtor Bratton as having said last night he believed de- partment heads could save 5 per cent without touching personnel. In view of that statement, Costigan said, he has been hoping Bratton would amend his proposal so thal there would be no wage cuts or dismissals. Senator Bratton explained that he had also pointed out that if a depart- ment head should find it necessary to go into personnel to accomplish the 5 per cent savings, the Costigan amend- ment would require dismissals rather than pay cuts. The Bratton amendment was among the chief issues remaining to be decided when the Senate recessed at 10 o'clock last night, after nine hours of work in which nearly all other sections of the general economy measure were acted on paragraph by paragraph. The principal steps taken during the afternoon and evening were: Approval of the section subjecting enlisted perconnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard to the pay cuts ordered for civilian employes, estimated to save $7,633,000, approxi- mately $2,000,000 of which comes from retired men. Approval of the section to abolish the Bureau of Efficlency, with an amendment to make it effective at the beginning of the third calendar month following passage of the act. Agreement on the continuation of the “administrative furlough” clause for another year with an amendment by Senator La Follette, previding that " (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) PERSHING’S éROTHER BELIEVED NEAR DEATH By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 7.—Little hope was held by physicians today for the recovery of James F. Pershing, younger brother of Gen. John J. Persh- ing, who has been a patient at Man- hattan General Hospital since Decem- ber 20. Pershing suffered a stroke of par- alysis at his home, December 20. When he was taken to the hospital Gen. Pershing came to New York from Wash- ington and remained for some time, visiting his brother daily. Yesterday Pershing became uncon- scious and his wife and son, James, jr., were called to his bedside. Gen. Persh- ing was located in'Texas and in a telegram received this morning asked the attending physician for further particulars regarding his brother's con- dition. A reply was wired immediately. Radio Promn; on Page B-11 ] —_ A S RN N N ORGANIZED LABOR THREATENS STRIKE 10 AID CARPENTERS Building Trades Leaders Pre- pare to Resist All Wage Scale Reductions. ‘The union wage controversy in lo- | cal building trades on Government buildings today grew increasingly acute. Threat of a general strike on six major public structures appeared more likely than ever, despite continued ef- forts to swing the force of the Bacon- Davis prevailing wage act into action to save the situation. Organized labor at two different sessions last night determined to save the present union scale which is threatened with a breakdown, not only among carpenters, but possibly among -other building trades. General Strike Threatened. ited meeting last night formally de- cided to resist a wage cut. “We af- firmed our position,” said R. A. Dickson, | president of the Central Labor Union, | wage reduction at this time wages would retard recovery from de- pression. Any attempt of the con. tractors to reduce the wages of build- ing tradesmen would mect with a gen- eral strike throughout the building trades.” ington Building Trades Council, was meeting of the council has been called for tonight to take up the question, he explained, and will probably take defi- nite action. “Our policy,” he said to- day, “is to combat any cut.” The situation is expected to come to a crisis next Thursday morning when carpenters report for work at the six Government jobs, where subcontractors have posted formal notice that carpen- ter's wages will be cut from $11 a day to $8 a day. Regarded as “Lockout.” If the carpenters are refused their regular scale of $11 a day when they report to work on' Thursday morning, Mr. Locher explained, that would amount virtually to (Continued on Pa; URGES WOMEN TAKE INTEREST IN REPEAL Mrs. Fra{klin D. Roosevelt Sees Possibilities of Extremes if Prohibition Goes. By the Associated Press. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 7.— Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged wom- en to take an interest in the problems which may arise from repeal of the eighteenth amendment in an interview published today by the Yale Daily News, undergraduate publication. “Although I am a dry, I am for repeal because I am not satisfied with conditions as they are” the wife of the President-elect said. “The thing has not been successful, “But we are a Nation that leans to extremes. Just as in 1920 we plunged 1o the limit as prohibition got under way, so if repeal goes through we are in danger of going to the other ex- treme. It is a serious problem, and I would especially like to see the women of the Nation really take an interest in the matter. I believe, too, that we must all, both young and old, co-operate in a program to meet the problems re- peal will bring forth.” Mrs. Roosevelt described herself as “an incurable optimist” and expressed the opinion that although the “world has changed tremendously in recent years” people are “fundamentally the same.” 30 QUIT ANNAPOLIS Deficiencies in Studies Cause Res- ignation From Academy. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md ‘Thirty midshipmen the Naval Academy as a resuit of defi- clencies in studies during the first half of the scholastic year, it was announced today by Lieut. Comdr. Iynde D. Mc- Cormick, aide to the superintendent. Seventeen of those obliged to resign are members of the plebe ‘or fourth class; 11 are third classmen or sopho- mores, and one each from the second and first classes, 0 The Central Labor Union at & spir- | John Locher, secretary of the Wllh-' Premeditated Slaying Wife and Self Three Years, Note Declares LOS ANGELES, February 7.— L. C. Palmateer, 70, critically wounded his wife with a shotgun discharge and then committed suicide with the same weapon in their home here last night. He left a note saying: “This crime has been premeditated for 3 years. She was planning to send me to the poorhouse.” JONES EXPECTED TOBER.F. C.HEAD Speculation Also Places W. H. Woodin in Cabinet as Com- merce Secretary. BY the Assoclated Press. MIAMI, Fla., February 7.—Jesse H. Jones of Texas appears destined to head the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the Roosevelt administration, Through this glant sgency and its billions of credit, Mr. Roosevelt is look- ing for a strong hand in his plans for assisting the Nation on the upward | swing which he believes will result from his “new deal.” appoiniment by President | Hoover was blocked, together with all | other nominations, by this session of | the Senate. This and other gossip emanated from the temporary Democratic national headquarters established here at the | Miami Biltmore Hotel by James A. | Farley, national chairman, during the | fishing cruise of President-elect Roose- | velt In Southern waters. Woodin Leads for Commerce. The whirl of speculation Democratic leaders also put William | H. Woodin of New York in the cabinet as Secretary of Commerce, and brought out the names of Henry L. Stevens of North Carolina, former commander of the American ion, for Secretary of War and Archibald McNeil of Connec- ticut and O. Max Gardner of North Carolina for Secretary of the Navy. There is every indication the Presi- dent-elect 1s leaving the War and Navy posts to the end in his selection of cabinet members. While intensely in- terested in these offices, he is giving primary consideration 'to the _vital State, Treasury and Justice Department portfolios. It now appears that Sena- tors Hull of Tennessee, Glass of Vir- ginia and Walsh of Mantana, respec- tively, will fill these key positions. In this connection, reports have it that J. Bruce Kremer, national com- mitteeman from Montana and the Roosevelt chairman of the Rules Com- mittee at the Chicago Convention, will "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Tobacco Warehouse Burns. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, February 7 (). —Dsamage estimated at $45,000 was caused by fire early today in the Galli- polis tobacco warehouse. The ware- house was owned by the Tobacco Pool Association of Ripley, Ohio, and the contents belonged to the Huntington, W. Va., Tobacco Co. MORTGAGE RELIEF ENAGTMENT AIME AT THIS SESSION Senate Subcommittee Makes Decision on Emergency Measure. By the Associated Press. A decision to draw up and push toward enactment this session an emer- gency measure for farm mortgage relief was made today by a Senate Banking Subcommittee. considering the problem. ‘The subcommittee, headed by Senator Fletcher, Democrat, of Florida, decided it would be useless to seek enactment this session of any of the huge perma- nent proposals introduced for revising the whole agricultural credit structure. The group decided to meet tomorrow in executive session and with- out !nrnm'l':l to formulate a bill ive from that have Vmsdu- farm beit. ‘ “Must Get It Out This Week.” “If we can't get the bill drafted and out this week, it will be no use to try to get it through this session,” said Senator Steiwer, Republican, of Oregon, p | & member of the group. “Those tic plans into wifi “be dropped for this ses sion,” he said, referring to permanent Steiwer added the committee might work on such a program after the close of the present session to have it ready for enactment early in the next Con- gress. In the meantime the immediate need, he said, is to hit upon some plan for a foreclosure moratorium and a means of permitting the payment of delinquent taxes on mol ed farm property. Steiwer indicated, the committee might combine some features of emergency bills introduced by Sen- ators Hull, Democrat, of Tennessee; Harrison, Demograt, of Mississippi, and possibly others. ‘The Hull bill would permit from $500,- 000,000 to $1,000,000,000 loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to holders of farm mortgages to pay on delinquent taxes and installments on condition there be no foreclosure for two years. The Harrison bill provides for loans for the payment of delinquent taxes only. New BAl Asks $1,500,000,000. The committee had before it & print of a new bill calling for outlays of $1,- 500,000,000. It combined feature of the Robinson “emergency farm credit” and other measures, but members felt this too comprehensive to get through in the short time remaining. Meanwhile, a plan designed to put $700,000,000 in negotiable certificates into the hands of farmers within 45 days of enactment was laid before the Senate Agriculture Committee as a re- finement of the “domestic allotment bill passed by the House.” The revised plan was submitted in legislative form at the committee’s re- quest by W. R. Ronald, editor of the Evening Republican, Mitchell, S. Dak., and one of the leaders in developing (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) By the Associated Press. While recognizing “the potency of donated favors” the Board of Tax Ap- peals today refused to let Lenore Ulric, | star of many emotional dramas, deduct from her income tax $11,130 spent in entertaining critics and others. Miss Ulric sought a redetermination of deficiencies amounting to $1,140 in 1927 and $237 in 1928, explaining that she spent $7,000 in 1927 and $4,000 in 1928 in making contacts, exchanging ideas and other similar things designed to help her along“n the show business. She listed a good deal of the money as spent in meeting and entertaining authors, critics, directors and news- paper writers generally, including in the entertalnmgnt dinners and theater tickets. Tickets alone, according to an item entered in February, 1927, amount- ed to $1,956. “The potency of donated favors, éspe- cially of food in securing nce, is recognized,” the board said, but it offset | that remark with: | “Friends are a great assistance to | the petitioner, but so they ‘are to all | others in whatever business they may ’ ' TAX BOARD LAUDS USES OF FOOD, BUT NOT AS INCOME DEDUCTION Lenore Ulric Denied Exemption of $11,130 Spent for Entertaining Critics. be engaged, but they cannot be pur- chased in a business way even directly.” Miss Ulric played “Lula Belle” and “Mima” for the latei David Belasco in 1927 and 1928. The board in making up its mind said that Belasco, from testimony by the actress herself, never entertained. The actress said she had a gross income in thé former year of $69,533 and $42,922 in 1928. In the decision handed down, the board said: “Legend tells us that Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday and that his death was hastened if not caused by partaking of hospitality supplied by himself in entertaining his friends, Ben Jonson and another poet. * * * “Francis Marion held together his dispirited troops by adding to their love of home and country some ash-baked sweet potatoes. Cannibals have been turmtd from a hostile to a friendly at- titude by a cup of salt. Arabs, it is said, will not attack those with whom they have broken bread. Men, women and children have always been willing to follow a leader who can provide food in a desert place, if for no other fl.lhmn than because of the loaves and to reform the farm | N COMMITTEE VOTES T0 REMOVE BARRY; REFUSES TO ALLOW OFFICER TO RESIGN Senate to Act on Case Finally Late Today—G. W. U. Pro- fessor Denies Teaching Congress Is Corrupt. MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS MAY BE CALLED IN PROBE Youthful Clerk Also Testifies and Recounts Lecture on Lobbying Methods — Sergeant at Arms Again Defends Outlook Article on Bribes. By the Associated Press, Immediate removal of David 8, Barry as Senate sergeant at arms for writing in the magazine art~ icle that some members of Con~ gress accept bribes was recom- mended today Judiciary Committee. The case comes up in the Senate automatically late this afternoon for final determination. It was generally conceded the committee’s recommendation would be adopted, Barry already being under suspension. A motion by Senator Robinsom, Republican of Indiana, to ree~ ommend permitting the 73-year- old officer to resign was rejected by a vote of 11 to 4. Professor Yestifies. Immediately prior to the drastic com- mittee action, Prof. Willlam C. John- stone of George Washington Universit; mmremmtmmum{ his political science students there was corruption among the national legis- fecting ‘oo ihe Antegrity o Gongrems’ on Y P he told the emm 1~ ‘was not questioned. had testified he was in the article against a wide- :rrunhllefhmmmmlfld ted Johnstone's teachings. mm;-}nmmxmmum o(lmmmurfitym-hfi- York State ‘Thursday trict of Columbia and courts for :fln:-“l c.u'“‘"".EZ." to take up. Vote on Resignation, to _permit B‘:’ywt: resign, 1« 3 For—] Hastings, Hebert and Austin, all Republicans, = sk crats, ‘Waish, Dill. Bratton, Black eely. Senator Walsh told n per men he would insist on action Thursday on his libel resolution, directed at publish- ers of the magazine as well as Barry. He believes his resolution would force these publishers to produce proof of the charge that members of Congress sell voted or make them admit they have none. Investigation of charges of lobbying and influencing members of Congress was proposed in a resolution today by Representative Patman, Democrat, of ‘Texas. investigation would be directed at statements made by Sen- ators Glass of Virginia and Thomas of Oklahoma, and Barry. ‘The committee would consist of three members of each the Senate and House. Barry on the stand today reiterated he had no intention of attacking the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) DISTRAINT FOR RENT SALES DEALT BLOW Bidders at Hagerstown Auction Let Woman Buy Back Property for $4.26. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., February 7. —Distraint for rent sales here will probably cease as the result of an ex- perience by a property owner who sought to sell out a family who was unable to pay the rent. Sixty men and women gathered at the forced sale yesterday and permit- ted the mother of four children, against whom the distraint was levied to buy in her property for $4.26, which was not enough to pay for the distraint and the auctioneer, so the owner of the house was the loser. A total of 29 pieces of furniture was sold. A five-piece parlor suite brought 25 cents, bed 4 cents, cupboard 5 cents, two chairs 1 cent, stand 5 cents, stove $1.50, dresser, 10 cents and table 5 cents. Cries of “Don’t bid, give it to the woman were heard when the woman's bid was raised on one article. And then the bidding ceased, the remainder of the articles being sold for the first bid. Mrs. Harry Baker, motner of four children, whose husband is ill and has been out of work for Some time, re- covered all her property. SUNDAY MOVIES WIN IIl, Council Overrides Mayor's Veto. EVANSTON, IIl, February 7 (#).— This North Shore suburb will have Sun- ddy movies. The question has been bitterly fought over for several years. After Mayor Charles -H. Bartlett last night announced his veto of an ordi- Evanston, nance permitting motion pictures to op- erate on Sunday, the council overrode him by a vote of 11 to 5. The original vote had been 9 to 7 for the ordinance, “It is traditional with residents of Evanston that Sunday shall be a day ol rest,” Mayor Bartlett said in sup- port of his veto,