Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and colder temperature about 28 degrees; tomor- row fair; moderate west and northwest ratures—Highest, 54 00 y; lowest, 38, at Full report on page A-6. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 winds. Tem pan. yester today. tonight, minimi ch 1S ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION No. 32438. vost _office. Entered as second class matter Washington, . D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, ¢ Foening Star. Associaty service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 122,044 FEBRUARY 21, 1933—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. *kk UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. JEHOL 1S INVADED BY JAPANESE ARMY THO TOWNS TAKEN; AR RADS STAGED 24-Hour Ultimatum, Warning! Chinese Troops to Leave Province, Prepared by Manchukuo. DECISION TO ANNIHILATE CHANG FORCES REACHED Occupation of Peiping and Tient- sin Held Likely—Tokio’s Formal | Notification of Withdrawal From League Will Be Issued in March. By the Associated Press. Japan'’s carefully planned inva- sion of the Province of Jehol appears to be under way, but the League of Nations, anxious that nothing be left undone if the dispute in Manchuria can be set- tled without more fighting, has 6elayed until Friday final action | on its Manchurian report. Tokio had word from Chinchow, in Southern Manchuria, that Japanese troops marched into Jehol, captured the town of Nan- ling, swept 8 miles farther to occupy Koupeiyingtzu, and l_(ept on going toward Deipiao, terminus of the railroad line from Chin- chow. The dispatches brought no detail, but apparently the Chinese Tesistance, if any, was futile. Chinese Camps Bombed. Simultaneously Japanese planes bombed Chinese camps near Kailu, an- other city in northern Jehol. Shaighai learned that the govern- ment of Manchukuo had prepared an ultimatum for delivery to Chang Hsiao- Liang and the Nanking government on | ‘Thursday demanding complete evacua- | tion of Jehol. At Geneva, the League went through ‘with its schedule, submitt! the Man- Jap- | ing negotiations. They will continue ese was objectionable to Tokio and | result in Japan's secession from League. port might the Battle at Chaoyangssu. A battle was fought last night at the Jehol village of Shaoyangssu, 30 fniles west of Chinchow, Manchuria. Mukden dispatches said the can- onading during the Chaoyangssu battle e there and that the city was | of troops and warfare paraphernalia. also had reached there of fight- the Chinchow-Peipiao Rail- at Kailu. The Japanese mili- | cler and stecl manufacturer, now is re- | turned from London with full instruc- Glass Is Content To Stay in Senate; His Decision Final Has Not Changed Mind, He Says, Regarding Cabinet Reports. By the Associated Press. | Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, when asked today about reports he had declined appointment as Secretary of the Treasury, said: “I am entirely content to remain in the Senate.” “I have not changed my mind,” Glass added. “My decision has always been final.” The Virginian, in genial mood, at a Banking Committee hearing, advised colleagues who joked with him about various published reports concerning the secretaryship to “never believe any- thing_you see in the papers mine."” William H. Woodin, New York finan- garded by many Capitol observers as likely to be chosen for the Treasury ost. P Giass was said by his friends to have | notified the President-elect of his de- | cision to remain in the Senate. A vig- orous address against inflation and Government lending was made by the virgian yesterday in the Senate, and some of his friends pointed to it as in- dicative of his decision againsi tsking the Treasury post. Some of those familiar with Mr. Roosevelt’s cabinet discussions believe he may turn to Woodin for that place and that Senator Swanson, Glass' col- league from Virginia, may be offered the post of Secretary of the Navy, which would be expected to result in former Gov. Harry Byrd being appoint- ed to the Senate. ROOSEVELT TALKS CENTER ON PEACE War Threats Chief Topic Discussed With British Ambassador. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. A pew orientation of the hitherto somewhat uncertain British forelgn pnucyuupectedmbethemultof;he British-American conversations Wwhich were begun yesterday in a two-hour conference between President-elect Roosevelt and Sir Ronald Lindsay, Brit- ish Ambassador at Washington, who re- tions to prepare the ground of the com- officially, after Ramsay MacDonald's arrival in Washington toward the mid- dle of March. In high quarters, great importance is placed in the informative talk which took place in New York yesterday. It is reliably stated that war debts and economic matters, while discussed at length, were considered of a second- ary importance only, while the main trend of the conversation covered the extremely dangerous and difficult politi- cal situation of the world. Some plans for a closer co-operation between the United States and Great Britain is CHINCHOW, Manchuria, decided upon so they could not here- ‘Manchukuo. thought occupation of Peiping and Tientsin might be involved. ‘WAR MACHINE ENTERS JEHOL. It was February 21 (#)—Japan’s mighty war machine rolled into Jehol Province today after a sanguinary night Battle border. Many Chinese were slain at Chao- yangssu, a Jehol village about 30 miles PAINTERS ON FEDERAL PROJECTS CALLED OUT Contractors and TUnion Officials Confer on Scale of Wages Paid Here. on the Painters on all large Government Jobs now under contract, including the new Senate and House Office Build- ing paintipg jobs, have been called out by their union and a conference was in progress this afternoon between painting contractors and union officials at union headquarters, to settle ques- tions relating to the scale of wages paid to painters here. Whether there were any charges of underpayments could not be learned this afternoon The scale in the District. under the Bacon-Davis act, is $11 per day. An fiicial of the Consolidated Engineering hich hss the general contract for Ho ffice B that no it. He terday the d that the WILBUR FIGHTS MERGER PLAN FOR DEPARTMENTS Denies A Offices Duplicate Functions in Attack on Bratton Proposal. E5 the Assoclated Press. Merger of the Departments of In- terior and Agrioulture into one gov- ernmental unit, as proposed in a bill introduced by Senator Bratton, Demo- crat, New Mexico, was opposed today by Secretary Wilbur on the ground it " would promote neither economy nor ef- ficiency. The views of the Secretary of In- terior were made known in a letter to Chairman Nye of the Senate Public Lands Committee, which has the bill under consideration ulture and Interior sought at present, in order to prevent the outbreak of such trouble through- out the world which may lead to a new catastrophe. ‘Worried Over World Affairs. Both the incoming and the outgoing American administrations, as well as the British government, are greatly worried over the unexpected turn for the worse world affairs have taken in the last few weeks. It is realized in both countries that professional optimism and diplo- matic “Coueism” can be of no avall, and unless there is a common front of the two nations which have an actual (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) FLOODS IN MISSISSIPPI THREATEN DELTA AREA Rivers, Swollen by Heavy Rains, Sweeps Over Thousands of Acres of Land. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, Miss., February 21.— The Mississippi Delta’s fractious streams rencwed their periodical flood threat to- day as the Tallahatchie, Cold Water and Yalobusha Rivers, swollen by heavy rains, left their banks in many places, sending the overflow over several thou- sand acres of lowlands. Numerous resi- dents evacuated to higher ground. After rising in the last few days at | the rate of a foot a day, the Talla- hatchie River in this area was within six inches of the peak reached in last month's flood and just four feet under the record stage of last Winter, when | disastrous overflows swept the delta. Numerous highways went under water this morning and reports from Yazoo City and Belzoni said those points were | making full preparations for a major Spring freshet, expected to crest during the weck. Levees near here were being guarded night and day against the pos- sibility of dynamiting. ROOSEVELT TALKS WITH FRENCH AND CANADIAN ENVOYS Conferences Today Follow Parley Yesterday With Sir Ronald Lindsay. PRESIDENT-ELECT PLANS TO ISSUE COMMUNIQUE Attempt to Lay Groundwork for Economic Readjustment in World Affairs, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 21—Presi- dent-elect Roosevelt extended his con- versations with foreign representatives today, conferring first with the French Ambassador and then with the Canadian Minister. Yesterday he conferred with the British Ambassador. ‘Willlam Duncan Herridge, the Cana- dian Minister, reached the Roosevelt home just as Paul Claudel, the French Ambassador, concluded a 45-minute conference with the President-elect. Claudel was accompanied by Em- manuel Monick, financial attache of the French embassy. Many Things Discussed. Asked if war debts had been dcis- cussed, the Ambassador spread his hands and said: “‘We discussed many things, every- thing. Mr. Roosevelt has a nice col munique for you.” The President-elect sent out word he would issue his statement at 4 p.m. It was not disclosed whether representa- tives of other nations would be called in during the day. ‘The office staff insisted it knew of no other engagements, but Mr. Roose- velt had about canceled plans to leave here tonight for Hyde Park. All signs pointed to the fact that President-elect Roosevelt is laying the groundwork for immediate economic readjustment in world affairs. The visit of the Canadian minister was linked wih the statement yester- day by Premier Bennett in the House of Commons that Canada is desirous of effecting a reciprocal trade treaty with the United States. Mr. Bennett, however, left it up to Roosevelt to make the first step. Reciprocal tariff agreements and stabilization of the monetary exchanges are fundamental points in the Roose- velt world economic program. At 10 o'clock this morning Mr. Roose- velt went into conference with a group of economic experts headed by Ber- nard M. Baruch and Prof. Raymond Moley. ‘The Roosevelt move gave fresh evi- dence that the President-elect is look- ing for an early World Economic Con- ference. First Attempt to Discuss, This is the first time he has under- taken any discussion at all with France, which failed to pay a December war Aebt installment. It is believed, however, that Mr. Roosevelt is now going ahead on the broader subject of world economics, in- cluding reference to monetary stabiliza- tion and tariff reciprocity, and that war debts have been temporarily submerged. William C. Bullitt, who was rumored recently in London and Paris to be representing the President-elect, was on the Roosevelt calling list just ahead of Ambassador Claudel. On his return from Europe Bullitt denled he had rep- resented any one abroad. It is believed M. Claudel was invited here as a result of last night's talk between Mr. Roosevelt and Ambassador Lindsay of Great Britain, Baruch May Be Head. The distinguished group of economists and political leaders which assembled with Mr. Roosevelt this morning looked like the line-up of an American eco- nomic delegation. Baruch has been expected to head this delegation. Others in the meeting were Judge Robert Bingham, Louisville, Ky., pub- lisher, who is slated for a high post in the diplomatic corps, Senator Blaine of Wisconsin, a Republican independent who supported Roosevelt: Herbert Feis of the State Department: Charles W. Taussig, A. L. Romine, James Warburg, E: E. Day, W. W. Stewart, Prof. E. M. Patterson and Prof. R. G. Tugwell. Mr. Rocsevelt, determined to under- | take ' immediately far-reaching nego- tiations in the field of foreign affeirs, is going to announce his Secretaries of State and Treasury and put them to work on the task Receipt of the British view cn the | “world economic and other situations” last night from Sir Ronald put Mr. Roosevelt in position to go ahead. A united front by America and Great Britain in the Far Eastern crisis ap- pears probable. Haling Sir Ronald to his home here from the decks of his inbcund liner late yesterday, the President-elect gave every «ign of desiring immediate action after his two-hour chat with the Am- bassador. He anncunced the conversation with Sir Ronald would be resumed at an early date. He announced also he would name publicly his Secretary of State—believed to be Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee—and have him con- fer with the Ambassador. The declination of Senator Carter Glass to accept the Treasury portfolio brings a realignment of the Roosevelt cabinet t-up. It looks as if the genial. gray-haired William H. Wood- in, president of the American Car & (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) By the Assoclated Press. | BERLIN, February 21.—More than 60 persons have been reported slain in political clashes throughout Ger- many since the first of the year, when | Adolf Hitler began his swift rise to| power. A tabulation made by an opposition newspaper showed less than one-quar- | ter of those killed were Hitler fo- | lowers, Two persons were killed last night 62 REPORTED SLAIN SINCE HITLER RISE IN GERMANY FIRST OF YEAR Less Than One-Quarter Killed Were Nazis, Opposition Paper Declares—Two More Victims Last Night. Von Papen coalition cabinet was sworn in January 30. Of these, it listed 37 as Commu- nists and Socialists, 14 as Nazis, 2 as policemen and others of unknown affiliation. A Catholic Defense Society mem- ber was killed and 20 others—only wo listed as Nazis—were injured in last night’s battle at Kaiserslauten. Dr. Bruening had just addressed a political meeting _of the Catholic party, op- posing the Nationalist coalition in the campaign for the Reichstag election The measure would establish a De-|in fights between Hitler's Nazis and | on March 5. partment of Development and Con- servation, headed by a cabinet member, ‘with Assistant Secretarics for Agricul- ture and Interior. ‘Wilbur said it is “distinctly not the ¢ase” that there is a duplication of functions by bureaus in the partments. two de-| 62 their foes in Frankfort-on-the-Main | and Kaiserslauten Bavaria. Former | Chancellor Heinrich Bruening had to be escorted out of the Bavarian town e e Morgen said e newspaper Mon! n persons were kfl!ed"getm Janu- ary 2 and Pebruary 18, The - Police escorted him to Mannheim, where he took a train to Berlin A Communist was fatally shot and another seriously injured in a Com- munist-Nazi fight in Frankfort. In Berlin numerous billboards bear- ing National Socialist election posters were burned last night. (T's ALL | HAVE LEFT BVT I'M WILLIN’ FOR You ENERGETIC 1 GENTS To TAKE \l |TAND DO THE BEST You N MITCHELL SALARY EXCEEDS MILLION Senate Group Hears Bank President Got $2,446,519 in Two Years. By the Associated Press. Evidence that Charles E. Mitchell received salaries amounting to more than a million a year during 1928 and 1929 as an officer of the National City Bank of New York and its security affiliate was presented today to the Senate Banking Committee. Testimony showed Mitchell received total compensation of $2,446,519 during 1928 and 1929. At the same time, the committee re- ceived from Mitchell testimony that, of the twenty billions of securities his company had handled, “I think there has been difficulty of one sort or an- other in something under $1,000,000,~ 000.” Questioned on Defaults. He gave the estimate in response to an inquiry as to how many securities sold by his company were now in de- fault. Mitchell was the first witness in the investigation into the operations of his company after the committee had con- cluded its Insull inquiry. Winding up its Insull investigation, the Banking Committee previously had questioned George W. Davison of the Central Hanover Bank and Trust Co. of New York. Davison, chairman of the ‘bank’s board, testified that in December, 1931, his bank had loans of $12,500,000 to| Insull companies, but that the loans were slightly reduced during that month. He testified under the ques- tioning of Ferdinand Pecora, the com- mittee counsel, that he did not know | of the Insull companies’ debenture agreements until February, 1932, when he talked with Owen D. Young. Discussed Agreement. The debenture agreements provided that the Insull companies should not incur obligations of more than 50 per cent of their assets. “Some time in February he (Young) | came in and talked about the situa- tion,” Davison said. “I think he asked our co-operation. The agreement made in December about not calling for additional col- lateral had not been signed by every- Dogyfler a few questions Davison was excused and Mitchell succeeded him | as the committee turned to an inquiry of the National City Bank’s security s. amr}::gn asked about the organization of the National City Co. Mitchell explained that stock in the National City Co. was held by a board of three trustees for the benefit of stockholders in the bank. Names Three Trustees. These trustees now, he said, are Beakman Winthrop, Percy A. Rockefel- ler and James A. Stillman, and “vote all the stock of the National City Co." Pecora asked whether, at “some time subsequent to 1911, the National City Bank had entered any arrangement or agreement” with the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. Mitchell replied there had been a merger in the Spring of 1929 and that the capital stock of the National City Bank was increased to effect it- Mitchell said he could not remember the terms of the merger, but that it was based on an exchange of stock. He could not recall, he said, a pro- vision in the charter of the National City Co. permitting transactions with its officers. Transactions Frequent. He agreed such transactions had been jrather frequently engagd in. “Since 1925 the National City Co.s transactions in buying and selling se- curities to the public increased tre- mendously year by year, did they not?” asked Pecora. Mitchell replied that “Sales of se- curities by the National City Co, over a 10-year period averaged about a bil- lion and a half a year.” The “high” point, he said, was about $2,000,000,000 a year in 1927 and 1928. Senator Couzens, Republican, Mich- igan, asked who determined the ulti- mate “spread,” or profit, to the com- pany on various issues. “The man in charge of the negotia- tions,” Mitchell replied. “The spread depended on the gulli- bility of the public and the nature of the securiiy?” Couzens asked. Mitchell took exception to the “gul- libility” phrase, but added, “There is a great deal of difference between selling (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) Radio Programs om Page C-5 | \ THE RENOVIZER. f / Plane Falls 18,000 Feet and Cracks Up; Pilot Is Uninjured By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 21.—At an altitude of 18,000 feet, wind blow- ing 80 miles an hour and the thermometer registering 40 de- .grees below zero, the motor of Ray Colton's plane uttered sev- eral discouraging coughs and gave up. And Colton crashed to earth today with a report that wasn't in the line of his routine job of providing the Federal Govern- ment with readings of weather conditions aloft. His goggles were not even scratched. Colton's plane struck several telephone wires and toppled to the ground, right side \:g Both e plane Y ACTONSEEN LY ON WAGNER BL pected on Relief Measure Passed by Senate. By the Associated Press. The Senate-approved Wagner bill, calling for widespread expansion of the Government’s unemployment relief program, is expected to receive early consideration by the House. Passed by the Senate, 54 to 16, yes- terday, it provides an additional $300,~ 000,000 for relief loans to States and liberalizes the terms for construction loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. As the measure awaited a decision by House leaders on when it would be considered, Congress drove ahead in a vigorous effort to push the vital appro- priation measures toward enactment. Measure a Substitute. The Wagner measure was substituted for the long-pending La Follette-Cos- tigan bill, which would appropriate $500,000,000 as an outright gift to the States for destitution relief. _ Action came after Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, had denounced both bills, urged the abolishment of the Reconstruction Pinance Corpora- tion and characterized the Home Loan Bank system is “abominable.” Senator La Follette, Republican, of Wisconsin, one of the sponsors of the $500,000,000 bill, opened the debate with a speech asserting the Wagner substitute program would “continue the process of pauperization.” ‘The fiery young Wisconsin Senator said relief now was being administered on a “semi-starvation basis” and would be continued that way if the Wagner bill were adopted. “We can no longer shirk our respon- sibility by hiding behind theoretical divisions of Government responsibility which are no longer applicable,” La Follette asserted. Similar Views Given. Similar views were expressed by the other sponsor of the bill, Senator Cos- tigan, Democrat, of Colorado, who said the Wagner principle of administering rellef has not “saved us from poorly administered, unstandardized and for )l}'n; most part cruelly inadequate re- Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New York, sponsor of the bill which finally was apprnveg. ’dc!ended his measure t FRETS AT DELAYS Sir Malcolm Campbell Hopes He ‘Will Not Wear Welcome Out. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Februa: 21 (#)—Sir Malcolm Campbell, Britis sportsman, fretted by long _delays awaiting ideal conditions when he may make an attempt to better his own world land speed record of 253 miles an hour, today was faced with the pros- pect of still further idleness whether he likes it or not. Meanwhile Campbell resigned him- self to watchful waiting, hoping he “would not wear out my welcome” be- fore the beach smoothes out. NO 5:30 TOmOl‘l’OW Because of the holiday there will be no 5:30 or Night PFinal Editions of The Star tomorrow. DEBATE 1S BEGUN ONREORCANIZATION House Republicans Not to Offer Organized Opposi- tion to Proposal. By a roll-call vote of 226 to 145 the House today refused to reserve the right to veto the reorganiza- tion program of President-elect Roosevelt by refusing to write into the Treasury-Post Office appropria- tion bill the same language that was in the economy act, by which the House. rejected the Hoover reorgani- zation program. Upon the outcome of a vigorous three-hour debate that agitated the House today depended the Democratic proposal to give the mnext President authority to cut Government expenses by abolishing bureaus and their func- tions. The plan was put up to the member- ship by Chalrman Byrns of the Ap- propriations Committee with an an- nouncement that no effort would be made by the leaders to enlarge the presidential authority to include reduc- tion of statutory payments, such as vet- erans’ compensation. Though desired by Speaker Garner and others, this was dropped, said Byrns, because: “We did not want to include any matter * * * that might provoke a discussion at the other end of the Capitol that would preclude action at this session. “If it is desired to change this it can be done in the special session.” Previously the Republican leader, Representative Snell of New York, let it be known there would be no organ- ized opposition by his party to the re- organization plan offered, which already has been passed by the Senate. Convene Early. Snell’s announcement was made just as the House convened, an hour éarlier than usual, to work on the economy dmendments to the Treasury-Post Of- fice supply bill. Republican opposition to the reor- ganization proposal was led, however, by Representative Wood of Indiana, former chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He declared the three branches of Government, legislative, ex- :fi::t!ive and judicial, “must be kept dis- ct.” “To put this power into the hands of one man is to confess this form of government a failure,” Wood said. “It is butting our heads against the Con- stitution, made to protect us from auto- cratic despotism. “It is up to us today to say whether or not we are worthy of those who have handed down to us through the ages the responsibilities of this Government." MecGugin, Kansas Republican, asked Wood if he had any confidence that Congress would abolish any bureaus for economy. “That is up to the courage of the in- dividual Congressman,” Wood replied. Wood said the plan was to give Roosevelt “greater power than ever given a king since the days of absolute monarchy.” He said Speaker Garner was correct in saying that Congress was controlled by organized minority groups repre- | senting special interests. Chairman Byrns at the outset of today's session distributed coples of an amendment he will propose, re- taining the Senate’s reorganization pro- visions but eliminating the Bratton amendment for a horizontal 5 per cent st.ll“h iin expenditures below appropria- ons. Byms in offering the controverted (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) RENOVIZNG LAUDED 1S BANKERS START LOANS MACHINERY Senator Capper and Mrs.| Norton Join Other Leaders in Supporting Drive. CAPITAL MOVE CALLED EXAMPLE FOR NATION Printed Forms for Home Owners Seeking Aid From $500,000 Pool buted by Association. As indorsements of the Renovise Washington Campaign continued to come today from leaders ‘= [ _.c and, private life c. . <.pial, the banks were setting in motion the spec'al ma- chinery through which home owners may secure home improvement loans from a $500,000 credit pool creattd by the District Bankers' Association. Senator Arthur Capper, Republican, of Kansas, chairman of the Senate District Committee, and Representative Mary T. Norton, Democrat, of New Jersey, chairman of the House District | Committee, were among members of | Congress who expressed approval of the :clty-wid: work and trade stimulation | drive. They declared the Capital move- ment should set an inspiring example for other communities. Printed Forms Distributed. The District Bankers' Association has distributed to the banks printed forms on which applications for the small loans for home renovation, repair and remodeling may be submitted. Printed statements of the detailed loan plan are available in the banks for the information of any one con- templating filing an application. ‘The regulations state that applicants must be home qwners with an equity and whose taxex)d mortgage interest are paid up. If\the applicant is not a | depositor at the bank, he must secure, the indorsement of a depositor. Loans up to $500 will be granted. That the credit pool plan instituted here in support of the property im- provement of the Board of Trade and co-operating business and civic organi- zations is attracting wide notice was attested by the fact that bankers of Philadelphia were called into confer- ence yesterday to discuss creation of a similar pool there. This action was taken after a telephone consultation with Arthur B. Heaton. chairman of the Renovize Washinglon Campaign Committee, who explained full details of the Washington program. Commended by Capper, The “Renovize” plan to create work for unemployed mechanics in Washing- ton, and at the same time improve the appearance of property in Wi won the immediate commendation of Senator Capper. ber of the District Committee, also commented on the campaign, as fol- lows: “I am in favor of anything that will create opportunities for work.” “The plan of the banks to make $500,000 available for small loans to home owners for the improvement of their properties should prove extremely helpful in this period of unemploy- ment,” sald Senator Capper. “There is no doubt that present eco- nomic conditions have fallen heavily upon mechanics because of the shrink- age in the volume of work generally throughout the country. The creation |of th. therefore, by encouraging the making of repairs and improvements now will do far more good than if the work were done at some other time.” “Should Inspire Country.” Representative Norton, who in- the House District Committee, who in- troduced the bill authorizing the Dis- trict to borrow up to $2,500,000 for emergency relief from the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation, and who helped get the $625,000 relief item in the District appropriation bill, said: “This plan of District business men and bankers to relieve the city unem- ployment, coupled with general im- provement of the Capital, is wonderful, practical, and should be an inspiring | example to communities throughout the country. Especially interested as I am in the District of Columbia, it is most gratifying to me that the people of the District should bring out this (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) PORTUGUESE GUNBOAT SINKS SPANISH TRAWLER Senator Kean of New Jersey, a mem- | I Vi | ratification by State conventions GOVERNORS SENT REPEALER COPIES; [STATESINLEAD Stimson Dispatches Papers. Roosevelt Pleased, but Urges Beer Vote. CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERTS DIVIDED ON PROCEDURE Differ on Congress’ Power to Set Up Conventions—Drys Call for New Coalition Party. By the Associated Press Copies of the resolution for repeal of the prohibition amendment, together with covering letter, were sent to the 48 Governors by Secretary of State Stimson this afternoon. The communications were sent by Tegistered mail and those which would not reach a Governor in 24 hours by ordinary mall were airmailed. Accompanied by Letter. The letter of the Secretary of State | accompanying the certified coples of the resolution said: “It is requested that you cause this joint resolution to be submitted to a convention in your State for such action as may be had and that a certi- fied copy of such action be communi- cated to the Secretary of State as re- quired by section 160, title 5, United States code.” Even before the communications were sent out, 15 States, spurred on by & de- sire to be first, definitely had set out on fhe road toward repeal a few hours after Congress put the question be- fore them. Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his en- couragement within a few moments after the House had spoken with a 15- vote margin to let the Eovh decide whether prohibition should prevail as the law of the land after 13 years of Bt With his expe ui e tification ring with the S€nate, the President- :Lmt hltl?l'l)ot éltcd a Igu‘l‘e:dhope that e present Con s fmd fulfill bln?'{::: Demofl'ly& pdl:{~ orm pledge by legalizing beer. Senate Democratic leaders out b‘ sides, ggn will receive prior considera- n. Enough Legislatures are in session now to set up the conventions neces- sary to strip all from vept that provided ?\e htl:mmmdm X lor new ent—protection importation of Forty-two Legisiatures are now meet- ing and two more—California and Florida—convene in the . Only our—} and Kentucky—will not meet for a year lere was that Tatimcation by the Recessary” 36 States within seven years would not come without further resistance from dry organizations. They immediately answered the echo' of the 298-to-131 vote in the House with a call to rally and “fight to the finish” in the States. Procedure Is Problem. Congress, which first thought it had dismissed the oting for in- stead of Legislatures, as has been cus- tomary in the past, found itself still in n of a difficulty. Constitutional authorities were split lc.: to whn‘:er "&he State Legislatures or ‘ongress shoul ovide for setting of the convenuag‘ s ‘e 2 Such eminent students constitu- Pennsylvania Republican, and former solicitor general, and A. Mitchell Pal- mer, former Democratic Attorney Gen- eral, took opposing views. with the lat- (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) —_— AUSTRIA REJECTS ARMS ULTIMATUM Cabinet Said to Have Decided Not to Destroy or Return Guns to Italy. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, February 21.~The Socialist Damages Vessel After Firing Shot When It Is Found Fishing off Coast. By the Associated Press. LISBON, Portugal, February 21.—The Portuguese gunboat Lidador last night sank the Spanish trawler Segunda of newspaper Abend reported that the cabinet this morning had decided to reject a so-called Franco-British. “ulti- matum” demanding the return or de- struction of an arms shipment by Italy. In government circles it was oficially confirmed that the arms question had been discussed by the cabinet, but the conclusions, if any, were kept secret. The foreign office intimated that an Huelva, which it found fishing off the coast near Faro. When the Lidador appeared the trawler took up its nets, doused its lights and sped away in the darkness, with the gunboat pursuing. The Lida- dor’s searchlights picked up the trawler and a shot was fired across the bow, causing the Segunda to heave to. When a boat was lowered from the Lidador the trawler allegedly attempted to ram it. but the Portuguese retaliated, and the trawler was damaged so severely it sank. The crew was rescued and taken aboard the Lidador. Harvard—Size Eight By the Associated Press. LIMA, Ohio, February 21.—A 30-year- old self-taught astronomer, who wecrks at selling automobile accessories by day, has signed his fourth new comet in recent years. s ¢ Leslie C. Peltler of near Delphos bought his first telescope in 1918 for §15 with money he earned at odd jobs. He then was a high school student. The knowledge of the ctars he since has act by h’tgne study has made the field and he reports regularly to Harvard, SELF-TAUGHT FARM ASTRONOMER REPORTS FINDING FOURTH COMET Latest Discovery by Salesman-Scientist Is Recognized by and Half Magnitudes. Princetcn and Yerkes Observatories. | "His latest discovery, made from an | observatory he constructed near his | farm home, was recognized by Harvard | scientists to whom he first reported it recently. | | ~“The new comet,” he said today, “is in the constellation of Cephus, one of the polar constellations. It is moving | toward the southwe:t, but cannot be | seen with the naked eye. “Its size I estimated to be about 814 magnitudes. A comet of sixth magni- | | tude is visible to & perscn with normal eyasight.” announcement ht be tonight. e It was said in official quarters in London Saturday that joint representa- tions had been made by Great Britain and France to Austria that a recent arms shipment from Italy had violated the treaty of St. Germain. It was added that the note was in no way an ultimatum. Italian newspapers indignantly charg- ed that France, in joining in the representations, had made its request appear as an ultimatum which was “camouflaged” to draw attention from anti-Itelian military preparations. Both Austria and Italy have denied the arms shipment had any war con- nections. The arms, Italy explained, were old Austrian guns which had been sent to Italy for repair and then were shipped back. -— EUGENE G. HAY DIES Former U. S. General Appraiser Was 79 Years Old. SUMMIT, N. J., February 21 (#).— Eugene Gano Hay, 79, lawyer and for- mer United States general appraiser, died today at the Hotel Beechwood after a long {llness. - Hay, who was once United States dlis- trict attorncy for Minnesota, had been retired for seven years. He had made his home in this city for a quarter of a century. He is survived by his widow, Elenora Farquhar, formerly of Indianapolis, and two sisters, Miss Flora Hay of In- finfl Mrs. Writ Humphrey, }, \ made public i Lk il i