Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1933, Page 2

FRANCETOLONS. N £OLD PROPOSL Will Aid Move to Get Britain | on Old Basis at World y Parley. 28 (Continued From First Page.) Jooking teward general world recovery. The French premier—at present Edcuard Daladier—will head an impor- tant delegation, including the foreigm, finance and commerce ministers. Reich Favors Wide Scope. all - ph“l .:u' the e\nfue:- set previous ns - ence there and the new government has not outlined s policy. Dr. Alfred Hugenberg, the new minister of eco- nomics and agriculture, is likely to be the principal figure in the delegamm,l With Chancellor Hitler taking the spot- light at the opening and closing cere- | monies. | Germany b ence as inclusive as possible. view German pertaini the realm of munl ce l:;lld md‘g should find a place on the agen that a solution for the world's troubles can be found by international co- delegation, a new “ Nations” as a means of by former Corporation Minister Giuseppe Bottai before the League of Nations Astembly in 1931 Italy is coming to the conference 'lth in with the of currency. Ttaly has suffered, 2s the United States is suffering, from an influx of gold from debased currency countries. Italy quick- 1y imposed super duties to protect home industries, but with 1 trade gmny declined, she favars lowering by bilateral treaties tlumm through ‘Beonomic Imof Na- 'Mm—dw 'fllundnubtedly known as Italy's Ewing's o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with the |9 in’ Right Rev. Dr. James a?i‘ f i i problems to be different other major coumtries, possibly no delegate would be sent. CHECK-UP IS ASKED ON SENATE GROUP IN STOCK INQUIRY (Continued Prom First Page.) or | member of University, the Meadowbrook, the Rid. been a special investigator for the committee’s stock market inquiry. protest agal attempt to “whitewash” Wall Street, but nld he would have a statement later 'l‘he Stock Exchange Reform Co mittee, functioning under the nmncu of the Manhattan Board of Commerce, ‘was created in 1930. James F. Meehan of New York is general chairman of the committee, ‘which set up as its first objective a far- sweeping inquiry into the Stock Ex- change and market practices, A resolution adopted by the Board of Commerce attributes to the commit- tee's work the senatorial investigation of the stock market, but adds that committee members—after investigating the work of the Senate committee— found “it is practicing a deception™ on the people of the country. In New York, officers of the Stock Exchange pointed out that the Stock Exchange Reform Committee had no connection with the exchange. A meeting that the Senate Banking Committee had set for tomorrow to re- sume its market investigation was post- poned today by Chairman Norbeck. The chairman said counsel for the committee had been given access to all the records in the National City Bank and it would be unnecessary to hold a hearing before February 21, at which time Charles E. Mitchell, president of the National City Bank has been sum- moned. “We had the same trouble with a Chicago firm in connecticn with the Insull matter,” Norbeck said. “After they were ordered to come to Washing- ton they capitulated and our investiga- tors now have accass to their books.” CONNECTION IS DENIED, Exchange Officials Declare No Mem- bers Belong to Reform Group. NEW YORK, February 9 (9 —Offi- cers of the New York Stock Exchange said today that the “New York Stock Exchange Reform Committee,” one of the groups demanding senatorial in- vestigation of the Banking Committee, had no connection with the exchange and that it was not composed of ex- chapge members. Immediate efforts to reach either f-\n Reform Ccmmltue or the Manhat Board of Commerce were unavailing, for neither had & listed ’ r * Dies in New York THOMAS EWING, JR. THOMAS EWING, R, DIES IN NEW YORK President of Carpet Company Was Former Resident of Washington. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 9.—Themas Ewing, jr., president and director of the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Co, of Yonkers, N. Y., which was founded by his great- grsndrather Alex- ander died last night at his Smith, home, 720 Park avenue, New Yo; Private funeral services will be held at Mr. home here at 12:30 Edward Free- Interment wu?‘: i the family piot in Oakland . Yonkers. Mr. Ewing was the son of Thomas Ewing, who was United States commis- sioner of patents in President Wilson's has been June 20, 1926. lnuwfllhemhfi THE EVENING STAR, WASHI MOLLISON STARTS ILeaves. Senegal for Brazil Nine Hours Ahead of Time Set for Departure. NATAL, Brazil, Pebrusry 9 (P — Capt. J. A. Mollison landed here to- day at 620 pam., Greenwich mean time (1:20 pm., Eastern standard Mollison, noted British aviator, hopped 12:50 am. (4:50 am. Eastern time) today for Natal, Brasil, i last year made | fiight across left Lympne, Eng- (712 here Morocco, lnfl Vills de Ore, before reaching um’e' fl_l{m‘xnum to Cochran was another uncle. i g g the Racquet ing, Whippany River, Turf an the' River and St. Andrews Golf CI the Brook and the Yale Club. He was Il.'l expert polo phyer being ranked as three-goal year by the American Polo_ Association: He hed nhyed at Whlppnny River, at Alken Meadowbrook. He was Flel MRS. RUTH BRYAN OWEN LIKELY WILL BE NEW MINISTER TO-DENMARK (Continued Prom First Page.) tives for which she was defeated for rencmination in the last election. Miss Perkins is the New York commissioner of labor. The roll of women under serious con- sideration for other important of- fices in the new Government includes almost a score of prominent workers. There is Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, for- mer Governor of Wyoming, who is men- tioned for the Ctvil Service Commission, and also Mrs. Stanley V. Hodge of Minnesota, who is talked of for.post- mistress for Minneapolis or for collector of internal revenue. James A. Farley, the national chair- man, who is busy here compiling the tentative slate of appointments to the vast Federal machine, has made a promise that women shall receive greater consideration. His list is understood to include the following for various appeintments: Mrs. Emily Newell Blair of Missouri, Mrs. Emmy Guffey Miller of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Caroline M. O'Day of Rye, N. ¥.; Mra.|e¢r Ethel Childress, national committee- woman for Tennessee, and Mrs. Benton McMillin of Tennessee; Mrs. John C. Greenway of Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Sam Connor of Bardstown, K Mrs. J. C. Bucchinal of Fairmant, W. Mance Langley of Pbrest Grove, Oreg.; Mrs. Jean Whittemore of Puerto Rico. This tentative list does not preclude other feminine selections. Just what Ppositions nome of these women will be nflered also , but it hl.l been made kno'n that no d or bureau of the Government is ck‘lfl! to_them. ‘With Mr. Roosevelt continuing his fishing and swimming cruise in the Bahamas Islands, there is no way, either, of getting any official word on Jjust who is going to be who. Signing the message from the yacht Rio off 3 the ground with a heavy gasoline on a second attempt. motor and rolled down about midnight, but was He returned to t-hc and then made his suc- stationed heard the am, m"gs f EEEEE I E" his pass indicating he miles in six hours. His speed was expected to increase steadily as gasoline consumption lighten- ed the plane. along plane ?a L3 ol a § AGROSS ATMNHBf | Singer Buried SERVICES HELD FOR NOTED BARITONE. HEINEICH MEYN, Retired concert u-ca'. ‘whose hmenl services were yesterday St. Thomas” !Dhctmll Uhurch fonowlng his death Morday night stt.hehomeof 1his brother-in-law and sister, Mrs. Carlten Van Vi 3 l'lu Church street. Mr. Meyn, who was T0 )nr- old, 'u a baritone whase voice 7 RIST APPROVES D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1933. When Sandino Made Peace FORMER NICARAGUAN OUTLAW IN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE. ISTATE HEADS MAKE CONFERENGE PLANS any Governors to Attend Roosevelt Parley March 6. meet the ecoromic situation were being polished in gubernatorial minds in many President-elect Roosevelt will hold in the White House March 6. Responses to Mr. Reosevelt’s invita- | taxes; Federal aid to the unemployed; reforestation, eliminating of marginal lands and flood control; attend to ideas st present. Cmnmenz garnered from Idaho—Gov. C. Bm Ross, uvinx he FLECTRI SEALE 22 Signs Order Agreeing to New Modified Sliding Figures on Rates. found | (Prom the 5:30 Bdition of Yesterday's Star.) F & g9 il I § i E i g6 i i f i g ; E : : e M g Enggg | §4% Rex Meeumc:mmm- the way late today | for the Publlc Utfllties Commission to | is carry out its plan to Teduce electric Capt. | rates February 20. In signing an order, requested by the Potomac Electric Power Co. the commissicn and People’s Counsel Rich- mond B. Keech, Justice Luhring agreed to a new modified siiding scale, by which electric rates will be fixed in the future. The decree modified Justice Luhring’s opinion of last year and was submitted to the court in accordance with an Monday W Keech, the commission and attorneys for the power company. It reduces the percentage of excess profits applicable for rate reductions. The sliding scale set up by the agree- ‘Where the return in any one year is greater REGROUPING PLAN FOUGHT BY SNELL, FEARING DICTATOR (Continued ¥rom Pirst Page.) 4 be served by any Preisdent’s reorgani- momning and they fo mainder of the this point. Cnytord and Nicholetts, M'!'fl, said they did not definitely konw their Hndln. that their supply - T s was run. FRENCH FLYERS DELAYED. Two Plan Attempt on Distance Mark Held By Britons. 9 H.uh winm today caused Lucien ®.— | order. ich nym. putwne-pm rm‘budmflmwemnn Nicholem who set a new kml-d.llhnce non- record England to Walfish Bay, Union of South Africa. Marmoz Plans Return. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 9 (#).—Jean . Marmoz, who flew hare recently in his plane Arc-En-Ciel (Rain- bow) after crossing the South Atlantic, intends to start to Istres, rmnce tonight or tomarrow, weather conditions. He intends to fol- low the route he covered when he flew from West Africa to Natal, P.-T.A. TO CELEBRATE Burroughs School Group Plans An- miversary Tonight. ‘The John Burroughs Parent-Teach- Association vtn celebrate its Found- ‘when it will meet Va.; Miss | Anson Hughes. ped sen-w bglnAafll 15, .wnl forth himself, Mr. Roosevelt reported last night that one of the y—Judge tan ' Frederic C. Kernochan New York City, had fought & 15-round draw with ® shark and that “both escaped” General Smith | savings eould.:: effected f he satisfactory. Brazil, —Calm, hot National Telegraphs l t messages Am ¥ used 1 [editerrs of not to confirm Sahara Dasert. % ey m. & program dust siorms and they again .| 1t could began to circ mune ization proposals made A during the remainder of the ‘manually. hi It is Democrat, distance to Dounhl until reached the bay. '-he;wl co-operating wit 1c8 they landed. suggestions to ISTRES, Prance, Pebruary S Maurice Rossi, Fren jected take-off signatur the y had organizat] spurred by Squadron Leader Gayford Flight by fiying from t] back depending u) general Brazil. e For instance, the . | economy and - * | Democrat, of to today develo) by the Reconstruc. Alfred corporation New Yorkers chasing and Al uvdded in the new economy pro- reorganization orders would hke fim 60 days after being pointed out, therefore, that if Mr. Roosevelt submitted & at the opening of the speclal session expected to be called about the middle of April, it take effect at the of the fiscal year, July 1, if not disap- proved by Would Fit In With Bl In this connection, it was suggested in Democratic Jes that any reorgan- effective early in the new fiscal year would fit in with the provision placed in the eammny bill by the sem'e. to require all depart- ments and independent offices to save 5 per cent of their total appropriations Ior the coming year. Imdenmod tr-t Senator Dyrnu Testattve. nemn., of Arizona, both of whom have worked Gt had made pesce with ted second mr Salvatiena. 1. . PROBES DEATH good may be expected to result from the conference. Connecticut—Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, after , sald: “Tt initiative be taken for between the States and the Federal Government on the &mmmwmmz- M-l-*y. New Mexico—Gov. Arth m wmhnnbdddmuwu he approved the inquiry into double taxation. “This thing of the Govern- anflhe,hmmh ‘wrong.” Wisconsin—Gov. A. G. Schmedeman, saying he' would be happy to attend, added: “I am particularly pleased to see that one of the subjects to be dis- cussed has o do with mortgage fore- especially on farm 'w Jersey—QGov. A. Harry Moore -Hle'uuumnmmll OF BABY AT “FARN e Child, 2 Months Old, Is Found Suffocated While Sleeping With Woman. The death by suffocation of & 2- month-old infant at a children’s board- "Mu‘n Mmdmmxnn unemploy- Mnlm Pl transmitted to Congress. It was| o the 7,500 DEPOSITORS WILL GET $375,000 FROM 2 CLOSED BANKS (mtmm Page) according to the last sta ment of Receiver Claude H.”Wood on economy dnrkn‘ the M year, are | total, Sherley, a former Democratic member of the House, id an informal n.udy of reor- ganization| be considered by the new administration. At present a reorganization order can be stopped if one branch of Congress passes a resolution within 60 days fol- orters "Umter e Sew pn ler new th bnnchu would have to Nn. goun. Tesolution within the.60-day period. In accordance with receivership cies of the controller’s office, depositors | yn, probably will be required to call for their “dividend” checks, as none usually are mailed out. Brightwood Statement. ‘The condition statement of the Md. She since had paid board autopey at the EN. AUGUSTO SANDINO, who has been a Nicaraguan outlaw for more than five years, shown in the presidential palace at Managua after he —Wide World Photo. MOTIONS T0 FREE WAMPLER ARE VAIN Counsel Attacks Indictment on Tax Charges at Removal Hearing. Countering with a barrage of ob- Jections based on a variety of grounds, counsel for T, Morris Wi , under which Wampler is with tax evasion in 1930 and n&lh to corporations and not individu that his thm not been properl identified as the person in the Indlmmt that flu indictment _itself not_properly made out; bow of the indictment introduced in the infant died of suffoca- | had it ant vealed tha tion, and Dr. A. mother of seven children, nnumm.umummwdu nmmnolmeeflnlthehouuholdu- yun ¢ der her cu'e" of are un . T e e M W] Bee s ‘i ot understand how it mllh& hl'e smothered to death. Cites Regulations. ‘would inspector to vestigate whether Mrs. Zollinhofer is actually conducting a boarding estab- lishment for children. The sloners’ regulation on the subject, he said, prohibits persons from accepting 2s boarders children under the age of 15 unless they obtain & permit from the oners. The records of the that he ‘Commissi Health Department do not disclose t.hlt = issued Since s joint resolution requires the | $3 e of President, if he should veto a resolution dlnpprvvl'.l‘:& his re- lon phnu 2 two-f vote of both houses of Congress would be necessary to override the veto and pre- vent the reorganization from taking effect. Andnllutmwnuldmnh tton amendment, requiring all de- partments and commissions_to save 5 per cent of ‘the sums finally allowed them by Congress for next yw The economy program is tied z the end of the Treasury-Post Office considerab and the eonld:rea will find amendments to the Treasury and Post Office sections of the measure, as well as in the general economy section. the Senate cut out en- tirely the $19,000,000 fund for airmail service, with the work to on Senate expectation that some })rovhlon will be made for the service ollowing & study of airmail contracts. Sharp cuts also were made in the al- the | $325,144.0¢. On the Hablilities side of the ledger, the statement showed secured liabili- of suspension of $25,000, liabilities at the same date additional Nal a total total Expenses of the recelvership was shown as .$7,51293, or ”.Dllfl less than interest collected which was shown as §11,425.35. Cash in hands of and con! 624.30. . Raymond L. Schreiner, presidi the defunct bank, whose admiti ‘:’nt ks bulemm ummu caused nerev‘l’:xl:" of the in- stituf now is prison - tence in’the District Reformatory, Lor- Teceiver was placed at $185,- lowances for the Customs and Internal | ton, V: Revenue Bureaus, Senate Asks Information. Closely related to the lub}ecl of ition two each, Onemdnumumnnlfldcpun— ments and independent establishments wnwtw'-hemtmdhm formed, the -u- mnrny for euh. and the cost, including wcoununl. collecting, pur- chasing and personn ‘The other resolution requests the to what rough re- Cantroller e} , Va. e E. F. GOODWIN RELEASED Jury Refuses to Indict om Dyer any permit has been to er. %5 \WILE WILL ADDRESS CAPITAL CHAMBER Health Officer William C. Fowler sald | not assign an year 1930, 15, 1981. for the year 1931, 4 pointed out that returns for 1930 did have to be filed until 1931 and those for 1931 until the year following. Before adjournment yesterday tha Government put on the stand its lone proof tha Mrs. | named by the grand jury. Your Income Tax Neo, 11 Gross and Net Income. ASK LOANS T0 B RAL RECEIVERSHPS Lines Appeal - for Liberal Credit, Declaring Financial Structure Threatened. for more liberal Government credit to prevent receiverships which thelr spokesmen suggested would bring “wreck and ruin” to the financial struc- ture of the Nation. Alfred P. Thom, general counsel for the Assoclation of Rallway Executives, testified before a Senate banking sub- committee that suspension of loans to nurouh would mean “abandoning” He acknowledged that a “topheavy” financial structure of the roads might force reorganization of some, but urged Questioned by Chairman Ccnueu, i Thom said it was generally Tegarded that proper railroad financing was based on a ratio of 60 cent per cent stock. Per cent bonds and 40 Couzens replied that some of the President Juan B. Sacasa. Photo shows Sandino | roads in most dim in center, with his parents and delegates, including Min- T (o that exceeded this ratio, He sald the Baltimore & Ohio had 65 w cent bonds and the Missourd ne 2 pert h?nt “It seems t some of the Pacific's troubles may be dmw financing,” Couzens remarked. b dan't know,” Thom commented. Ballantine was then called :‘o the u;!&nw‘:nflhenmuc mlntk“etodh- E railroads,” Bai Xll'- “nuhldlflectol'lthdtlm - port would be felt by every one. ”» “As to how far we should extend it I can't give you an apswer. It involves what our resources are. “Hew much mrum-un we go in 2" Couzens asked, “I don't know,” Ballantine answered "I'.Nnk'll.hmlfl ahead. This is like a war. dm’tlnwvhn.hun lick the enemy or.not. But we must expend our last resource.” Couzens said he was “ Ballantine express doubt -“' L, confldent we can defest the He added x:ne were :‘b“m structure” e financial system, - mt “'e should shoot our n:- lfl.l“.“‘..“ Outstanding. Questioned by Couzens, Ballantine ;alodhv.ha Government has $20,800,000,- that a | the Ballant cerned 'lth protpecu durln' the mxt few months. Cougzens said the bonds might be backed by a “streak of rust” 100 years from now, if some other form of trans- ition replaced railroads. his approved a loan to the hmm Line of about $1,500,000 & month that has not been ap- proved M'&A Reconstruction Corporation. BARRY LIBEL CHARGE DROPPED IN SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION Two of the terms used in the income | Ash! tax law, namely, “gross income” and “net income,” should be noted particu- larly, inasmuch as they are vitally im- portant to the whole subject of the income tax. Political Commentator to Be Guest|is gross ‘With Admiral Grayson and Aides in Inaugurel Groups. Plans were completed today for the February meeting of the Washington Chamber of Commerce at the May- flower Hotel tonight, with Frederic Wil- ‘Wile, political commentator, as tht ‘honor and T, pletion, -contributions, etc. understand deductions againsf come and credits against net income has resulted in numerous errors on the rt of taxpayers. iz Having arrived at the net income, necessary nnnm-ndendoluehunbh year. lawyer, doctor, lmhlbect.phyfldln, tist, clergyman, author, or other must l.nchldl in mum tl world, oral or printed, I am willing to undertake my own defense—courts are too busy and too slow.” —— BAND CONCERT. By the United Sf “Till 1 Wake, Pctpourrd, “Mester Melodies, No. 2, Itre Bee! Waltz l\llh “Woodland Dreams,” ‘Waldteufel