Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1933, Page 2

PmeA 2 s ECONOMIC PARLEY INMAY IS SOUGHT U. S. Bending All Efforts to Speed Up Preliminary Discussion. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. With the Disarmament Conference temporarily out of the way, having ad- journed until the middle of April, the tate Department is doing its utmost to speed up the preliminary discussions of the International Economic Confer- ence, in the hope that the date of that parley might be fixed for some time be- tween the end of May and the -begin- ning of June. l;’lgegoumions tending to crystallize the main trend of the conference are being carried on in Washington as well as in Europe. Secretary Cordell Hull has left the details of the many questions which are coming up for consideration in the State Department to his subordinates, concentrating almost exclusively. on-the Economic_Conference. In Europe, Am- bassador Norman Davis, who will arrive in England tomorrow, will devote most of his time and energy to straighten out the existing difficulties and convince the principal European nations of the tremendous importance of having the Economic Conference meet at the earliest possible moment. London is still tentatively set as the meeting place of the conference, but there is a tendency in Europe to make Washing- ton the headquarters. It is stated au- thoritatively that if the European states really want to meet in Washington. the administration will offer no opposition. Debt Discussions Avolded. ‘The reason for haste in calling the conference is twofold. The administra- tion, and especially Secretary Hull, is convinced that all the ills of the world will be cured easier if the economic machinery of the world can be set in motion again, and the debtor nations would like to know how they stand in regard to the June 15 payments at the earliest possible moment. For the time being Secretary Hull is carefully avolding discussing debts with the debtor nations. But he can- not avoid listening to the Ambassadors of the debtor nations when they want to open up this controversial matter again. “The creditor owes this ele- mentary courtesy to the debtor.” the American Secretary of State said. A revision of the foreign debts, be- fore some positive agreement regard- ing tariffs and other such matters, which must form the counterpart of any American concessions on the debt question, 1s impossible at the present moment, however. This America’s debtors know full well and are not like- ly to ask the American Government to make any reductions now. But ali the same, the June payments are sub- stantial—England alone will have to pay close to $80,000,000 on that date— and it is most improbable that either the British or any of the other debtor governments will make these payments. As a matter of fact, when the British government made the last payment, on December 15, it was announced formal- 1y that this would be the last payment under the old funding agreement. The same applies to all the other debtor nations. Moratorlum Desired. ‘Europe desires a moratorium on the next debt payments pending an agree- ment whereby these debts will be either canceled or reduced. President Roosevelt, under the pres- ent circumstances will find it difficult to grant such a moratorium unless the International Economic Conference has already started and that must happen before the debtor nations have been compelled to default. With the Economic Conference in full swing and promising to yleld results much greater than the collection of the debts, it will be only natural that the President should ask and obtain from the Congress a postponement of the June installments, either for & period of six months or for the duration of the conference. Such an extension would ease the general situation and permit the con- ference to be held under more favor- able auspices. The principal debtor nations consid- er a moratorium or any other form of extension of their June payments as essential for the successful conclusion of the economic parleys. The admin- istration refuses for the time being to discuss the debts with all the nations together, although it listens to the individual points of view. Bound by Agreement. ‘But the European nations, and espe- clally France and Great Britain, are bound together by the “gentleman'’s agreement” reached at Lausanne in July, 1932. They must stand or fall together on the debt question and are unlikely to accept a different treatment in the revision of their debts. All the debtor nations agree with the point of view of the administration that a satis- factory soluticn of this question will be much easler if the economic con- ference proves successful, but all the same they will not, or cannot, pay the June instaliments under the old funding agreements and insist that something should be done :0 as they should not be forced in the position of defaulters. It is for this reason that the admin. istration, through its officials in Wash- ington and its representatives abroad, is doing its utmost to summon the economic conference at the earliest possible moment and is likely to find sympathetic collaboration from the principal world nations. 50-YEAR-OLD DANCING BAN AT COLLEGE TO END President of Board at Methodist Episcopal School Showered ‘With Eggs. By the Associated Press. . INDIANOLA, Towa, March 2¢.—The 50-year-old ban against dancing at Simpson College will be lifted next Fall, it was disclosed last night by a mem- ber of the board of trustees. Student dissension_reached a climax Friday when A. V. Proufoot, president of the board, was greeted with a shower of eggs and oranges at the conclusion of his speech, in_which he referred to the suspension of six students for Te- fusal to sign pledges not to dance. ‘The student body voted today to make a personal apology to the board president. J. O. Watson, Indianola attorney, presented the motion to allow regulated dancing, at a board meeting Saturday. It was passed almost unanimously. The rule against dancing has been rigidly maintained ever since the founding of the ,Methodist Episcopal school. et Woman Freed in Fatal Crash. LOS ANGELES, March 28 (&) —A coroner’s jury yesterday absolved Mrs. Charles Skouras, wife of the executive vice president of Fox-West Coast Tke- aters, of any biame in the motor car accident last Friday, which resulted in the death of Mrs. Kathleen Maicr, wife of E. R. Maler, sportsman and brewer. ‘Their cars collided. Mrs. Skouras was uninjured. S B A 01d Building Destroyed. MINNEAPOLIS, March 28 (#).—Fire last night destroyed an old three-story brick building in the Loop district. The Royal Sales Co., luggage dealers, suf- fered the heaviest loss. Several other firms were damaged. No estimate of the loss was available, but it was to be small. pist of 60 Years Ago THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 928, 1933. | GIRL DISPLAYS SMART BUSINESS DRESS OF 1873. | | | the machine was invented and T HIS is the way stenographers and typewriters looked 60 years ago, when ‘women were just entering the business world. Anne Brennan, wearing a_business frock that was smart in 1873, is using one of the original machines. Picture was made in New York. A. P. Photo. MUSSOLINI 15 HELD PLANNING NEW MAP Declared to Have Proposed Radical Central Europe Changes to MacDonald. (Continued From First Page.) BUSHESSDELAS .. PATRONGE {Roosevelt Not Expected to Consider Posts Here for Two More Weeks. President Roosevelt has been so ab- that Italy retains the Austrian Tyrol.) 5. Create an independent Crostia around Zagreb. 6. Give Herzegovina and Montenegro to Albania, Albania to be under an Italian protectorate. The whole idea of these proposals is to make Austria and Hungary so strong that they need not come nder German | influrnce. They would create a balance of power in Central Europe which could prevent the need for an “Anschluss,” or union of Germany and Austria. As things are now, a Fascist coup d'etat in Vienna wculd almost auto- matically mean an “anschluss” with Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Germany, al- though it iIs reported in some reliable quarters that Hitler, in order to keep Mussolini’s support, has stated that there would not be an “anschluss” in | P@mes that have been presented for with whom the defendant had admit- such circumstances. Such a reshuffing of the map of Europe as proposed by Mussolini would be effected chiefly at the expense of the little entente nations (Czechoslo- vakia, Rumania and Poland) instead | between Konitz and Marienwerder. compromise might e had: neutralizing it, It is not belleved that zone. Yugoslavia, the coming country of the Balkans and the chief barrier to Italy's Balkan policy, would thus | pre-war territory. Sees End of Czechoslovakia. Regarding Czechoslovakia, which 1s left untouched by these revision pro- posals, Mussolini is reported to have sald: “Oh, don't bother about Czechoslo- vakia. Czechoslovakia will fall to pieces within 10 years by the natural develop- ment of Germany.” ‘The northern part of Czechoslovakia, in the expectation of Il Duce, would rejoin Germany, the southern section would join Austria_and the eastern part, including the High Tatra, would falil back to Hungary. | For this price, it is reliably reported, | Mussolini_is willing to reach an agree- | for Italy, against 200,000 for France and leaves Italy with a total of 250,000, | against France’s 400,000 soldiers under | arms. France, of course, will fight these revision proposals to the finish. It is said, however, that there are tendencies among the Left party in France which might listen to a deal along these lines despite the fact that the government and a great majority in France are against it. France Declines Initiative. France insists that it will not be as- soclated with the initiative of any treaty revision. This, in France's view, must be started by Mussolini or Mac- Donald, who must then-take full re- sponsibility before the League of Na- tions for launching such proposals. The French, the Poles and the little entente declare that' these proposals will only add to the discontent and danger of war in_Europe. ‘What MacDonald thinks of Musso- lini’s " proj 1s specifically cannot be stated definitely. It can be said, how- ever, that the British prime minister has shown an amazing open admiration for Mussolini’s character and mind since he returned to London. By these open proposals MacDonald sees that Mussolini is not on Hitler's side, or at least he can be won away from him. This, at the moment, is the foremost aim of British foreign policy. This correspondent understands that the little entente has been suspecting that this move of Mussolini's has been in the air for some time, hence the rapidity with which the ‘entente re- cently formed its solid alliance. Little Entente Alarmed. The Poles, at the moment, are fairly tranquil, but it is now known that the little entente is so alarmed that_this is the real reason why Nicholas Titu- lescu, Rumanian foreign minister, is rushing today to Paris. Well informed political observers here assert that MacDonald knows that the proposed _four-power pact already is dead and that he is now trying to form a “more-power” pact. The French, however, have now made it absolutely clear that revision can only be dis- cussed at the League of Nations and within the League framework, whcre whoever proposes it must take full re- sponsibility for the consequences. While Great Britain already has pledged itself to revision by MacDon- ald’s utterances, it is no exaggeration to say that it will rapidly look with yearning toward sitting on the fence again when it sees that Europe is split- ting into two fresh and hardened camps of revisicnists and status quoites, with Russia siding with France to lead the latter. One reason for the Russian alarm is the persistent report that Germany is endeavoring to see what.form of ier- | | | | sorbed in his emergency legislative pro- gram he has not had time to give any thought to local patronage. It is felt doubtful if he will direct his attention in selection of two civilian District Com- missioners and several other so-called local plums for at least two weeks. ‘The White House itself is responsible for this information regarding the President and patronage. It was ex- plained also that he has not been able to give attention not only to local tronage but also to general patronage. e has made a few appointments, but | these only to places where it was nec- essary to _have some one on the job | so the office could function properly, Aspirants Catalogued. In the meantime, assistants to the | President are going over the many | consideration in connection with the | local offices to be filled. When the | time comes for the President to look these over, the various candidates and | aspirants will have been well catalogued. With each succeeding day, however, a vay New name either for appointment as|was about 22, fair, with blue eyes, about of Poland There iy already 8 ol¥ay Commissioner or one of the other local |51; feet t-1l with & good figure—and by:the Poles' Positions 15 presented at the' ‘White |that he had never pressed her for her House for consideration. Among the N under any. cireumstances | latest of these are the names of Maj. | B A e . T s | Henry Leonard, U, S, Marine Corps, re- | ment_ upon him” said the fudge o ired, and Melvin -C. Hazen, urveyor. Maj. Leonard, who achieved fame for District be reduced to & size approximating its | bis heroism as a young Marine officer | British officer and gentleman.” during the Boxer outbreak in China many years ago and during the fighting of which he lost one arm, is a practic- ing attorney in this city. He was the counsel for Maj. Gen. Smedley D. But- ler two years ago when the latter was in difficulties with the Navy Depart- ment as a result of charges he was credited with making that Mussolint was a hit-and-run driver. Maj. Leon- ard is not a candidate for the post of Cenmissioner, but his name has been presented by friends, emong them men of considerable influence in the Capital, who are convinced that he would mnke‘ a splendid Commissioner. Others Mentioned. Mr. Hazen, who has been surveyor of the District for more than 20 years ment with France whereby he will not|and has been prominently identified highway bond refunding bill, despite press for naval equality, nor for the| With various civic movements in the protests from bondholders and the reinforcement of Italy's colonial army, Capital, is known to have been pro-| | which, under MacDonald's disarmament | posed by a large group of influential | plan, gets only 50,000 colonial troops | Citizens including & number of mem- |Sylvania to institute suit against the bers of local trade organizations. Another of the more recent names proposed has been that of Ernest G. Walker, for many years a newspaper | correspondent here and later a success- | ful builder. Mr. Walker is not a candidate and has done nothing to ad- vance the interest of the movement started by his friends. Fred Emery and George W. Offutt also have received many indorsements. The terms of the two present civilian Commissioners were to expire April 9. Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby tendered his resignation several weeks ago so that he might retire to private life. In accepting the resignation, President Roosevelt requested that Commissioner Crosby remain on duty until he might have time to select a successor. AIR EXPERTS TO PROBE OAKLAND PLANE CRASH Will Form Coroner’s Jury. at In- quest in Killing of 13 Persons Saturday. By the Associated Press. OAKLAND, Calif, March 28.—A coroner’s jury of airplane pilots and aviation experts will hold the inquesi into the deaths of 13 persons killed Saturday night, when a Varney speed liner ploughed into a home in an Oak- land suburb. This announcement was made today by Coroner Grant D. Miller, who con- ferred yesterday with interested offi- clals. The inquest will open at 9:30 am. Friday. The more than a score of witnesses will include Joe Gonsales, who left the house struck by the plane Just 10 minutes before the accident. Theories developed in five separate investigations seemed unanimous that exceptional weather conditions were largely to blame. D. M. Little, Department of Com- merce meteorological expert at Oak- land Airport, said a cemnq of 1,709 feet at 7:25 p.m. Saturday lowered 1n 17 minutes to 300 feet. It was so un- uau:: a special warning was sent to pilots. Only 3 of the 13 kilted were in the air liner. The others were at the home of Joseph Arisa. The entire Arisa fark- ily, . parents -and - four children, was wiped ouf, with four young men neigh- bors, the pilot of the plane, N. B. Evans, and his two passengers, ane & ‘woman. | isfled, it be given the Soviet Russian Ukraine. Russia does not worry about Besse- rabia, because it is already so wretched under the Rumanian rule that it can be sald this stolen territory is pagged down with bayonets and fall with a | ritory could appease Poland for losing the Corridor and to have blandly sug- gested that, if Polarid would ‘not be sats gentle shove any ‘time the Russians it take it. want to Gk et 10382 BAILLIE-STEWARD FREED OF 3 COUNTS Referring of 7 Other Charges to Higher Authorities In- dicates Conviction. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 28.—The court- martial of Lieut. Norman Baillie- Stewart was concluded this evening with acquittal of the defendant on three charges of attempting to gather mili- tary information. The acquittal was in keeping with instructions of the judge advocate in summing up the case. ‘The remainder of the court’s find- ings, however, were reserved for sub- mission to higher military authorities. Lieut. Balllle-Stewart had been charged on 10 counts in all. In previous %court-martials a verdict in this form has meant a failure to acquit on charges in which acquittal was not specified. Entire Finding Withheld. Some time may elapse before the| entire finding in the case becomes | known. Military rules prescribe the referring of the case to higher authori- tles. If Lieut. ' Balllle-Stewart was dis- appointed at not receiving immediate and unconditional acquittal, he did not show it. His brother, Lieut. E. S. Wright, who testified yesterday, looked grave and anxious ‘as the verdict was returned.. ¢ (Lieut. Baillile-Stewart changed his name several months 2go.) Lieut. Baillle-Stewart himself came smartly to attention when the court re- turned from deliberating on his case. He heard agnouncement of the verdict without notable concern, either at ac- quittal on the three minor charges or the decision of the court to withhold the remainder of its finding. When he was given permission to leave he put on his cap, marched to the middle of the court, faced the president, saluted smartly and walked out behind an escort. Orders Acquittal. In his summation Judge Advocate P. N. Sutherland Graeme directed the court to acquit the accused on three of the 10 counts against him. Baillie-Stewart’s explanation of his receipt of £90 in the mail from Ger- many is that it was sent by a girl named Marie Louise. The prosecution con- tended that it was payment for the be- trayal of military information. On each of the 10 counts he is liable to a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment. | “The whole case for the prosecution | is that he received money, and it would | be only reasonable to suppose that he | would not have received & quid for the services which the prosecution alleges | unless he had collected, obtained and | communicated something,” the judge advocate said. He pointed out the prosecution did | not suggest, nor was there a shred of | evidence, that Baillie-Stewart, in going | to Berlin last Summer, went there for | & treacherous purpose. Questions Part of Story. The judge advocate adjured the court, however, that it must take into careful consideration some features of the ac- cuseda officer’s story of his relations with | the mysterious Berlin girl, Marie Louise, ted intimacy. One of these features, he said, was | that, despite continuous intimate asso- ciation with her for some days in Berlin, | the accused declared he could only give | & general description of her—that she address, full name or occupation. “You are not here sitting in jud | cate, “for discreditable or immoral con- | duct. however reprehensible his actions | | may seem to you to have been as a BOND REFUNDING BILL 'SIGNED OVER PROTEST | Pennsylvania Threatens Suit | Against Arkansas Over Reduced’ | “Interest on $146,000,000 Issue. | By the Assoclated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 28— h Gov. J. M. Futrell today signed the Ellis threat of the attorney general of Penn- | State of Arkansas. ‘The bill provides for the refunding of all State highway obligations, amounting | to approximately $146,000,000, through issuance of new State bonds bearing 3 per cent interest and maturing in 25 years. | The Pennsylvania attorney general |- made his threat of litigation to forestall | the refunding in telegraphing a protest to Gov. Futrell against the Ellis bill. The State of Pennsylvania holds $200,000 of Arkansas State highway 414 per cent bonds, which would be among | those to be refunded. The States of Connecticut and Nevada also have pro- | tested. The objections of the bondholders are based on the reduced interest rate, the extended maturities and the grouping of all classes of bonds. The holders of the direct State highway bonds con- |J. tend they are prior liens on highway revenues. NATION BUYING POWER 48.3 PER CENT OF 1929 Assembled Figures Reported by National Industrial Confer- ence Board. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 28.—The Na- tional Industrial Conference Board re- ported yesterday that data it has as- sembled shows the Nation's purchasing power, yesterday to be 46.3 per cent of what it was in 1929. “The conference board studies show,” the report said, “that since 1929 indus- trial wage rates have been reduced 19.3 per cent; that working hours of em- Pployed workers have been shortened on the average 26.9 per cent, and that the volume of employment has declined 43.4 per _cent. “When these factors are combined, it is found that the industrial population as & whole, including both employed and unemployed, is receiving only 33.4 per cent as many dollats in wage in- come as in 1929, “But in the meantime prices have declined, with the result that a dollar goes further than it did. three years ago. This fact is taken into account by adjusting the amount of income re- ceived according - to -the decline in prices represented by the cost of living index.” o Death Held Accidental. Willlam Miller, 8, colored, 1800 block of Thirtesnth street, who was fatally in- jured Friday when struck by an auto- mobile in the 1700 block of Vermont avenue, died as the result of an accident, & coroner’s_jury decided in exonerating Mrs. Carrie L. Stamates, 3300 block of driver of the car, | his investigation, which, he said, would BANK DIFFIGULTIES EASIER IN DETROIT: Various Factions Reach Agreement—U. S. Probe Gets Under Way. By the Assoclated Press, DETROIT, March 28 —Harmony ap- parently prevailed today among the various groups who have been engaged actively for six weeks in divergent at- tempts to restore normal banking facilities in Detroit. An investigation was in progress by John Sherring Pratt, Assistant United States Attorney General, however, di- rected at the circumstances that led to the Michigan bank holiday, pro- claimed on February 14, and the sub- sequent appointment of conservators for Detroit's two large national banks. The last organized dissent to the plan whereby the new National Bank of Detroit, backed half and half by the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion and General Motors Corporation, would take over the ‘more liquid assets of the First National Bank-Detrojt and the Guardian National Bank of Commerce, was with drawn last night in Washington. d Concessions Granted. The dissenters, led by Police Com- missioner James K. Watkins, won several concessions from Treasury cffi- clals. A statement by Watkins said the R. F. C. had agreed to lend $10,- 000,000 to the old banks in addition to the $12,500,000 it is subscribing to preferred stock in the new institution. That, it was explained, will make 521; | per cent of their accounts available to depositors instead of the 50 per cent tentatively promised. Watkins said he also had been as- sured that common stock in the new | A “Bridal” Pair Pleases John D. GREETS COUPLE AT ORMOND BEACH, FLA, YOUNG couple dressed as a bride and groom at the Village Street Fair in Ormond Beach, Fla,, captured the fancy of John D. Rockefeller and he called them out of the parade to tell them so. Russell Garris is the groom and Mercedes Dickey the bride. —A. P. Photo. bank would be reduced from $20 to $10 in par value, putting it within reach of more depositors, and that Federal offi- clals had promised that the conserva- tors of the old banks would not hurry the liquidation of the slow assets. In view of these concessions, Watkins said that “we shall return to Detroit feeling that in view of all the circum- stances, every Detrojter should en- deavor to make the new bank a success and co-operate in every way with the Government's policy for Detroit.” Probe to Be Secret. As further evidence that the city's business leaders were uniting behind the new bank, it was announced that | the Ford Motor Co. had made an initial | deposit of $1.000,000. A plan whereby | the Ford miilions would have backed | two new banks failed several weeks ago. Assistant Attorney General Pratt had no announcement to make of plans for U.S. MAY PUBLISH HOARDERS' NAMES [Treasury Department Pre- paring Regulation as Time Limit Expires. | with a gold supply increased by $503.- | 000,000 s a result of the Government's | threat to take action against hoarders, | the Treasury Department today was | preparing regulations which might allow | publication of the names of gold | hoarders who have failed to return 1Lhrlr gold to the banks. The deadline for return of the | hoarded precious metal expired last | night, and each of the 12 Federal Re- serve banks now is under orders to dis- patch to the Treasury Department here as’ quickly as possible the names of those who, during the past two years had drawn out large sums of gold with- out returning it up until the close of business yesterday. Orders Went Out Early. Orders to compile such & list went out early in the Roosevelt administra- tion. The step was taken under the emergency banking act after it was found there had been an aljrming drop in_the gold reserve during.February. The compilation called for by the Treasury is expected to show'the names of the persons who withdrew this gold in larg> quantities without returning it. What action the Government will take toward the persons who do mot return their gold has not been an- nounced, but the Treasury is working on regulations which might allow publications of the names under the emergency bank law. These regula- | PEIPING, China. March 28—The | tons are expected to define Juat the , | Government considers hoarding and lay Japanese charge daffaires here today|gown a rule by which the Department received a communication from Nelson |of Justice may prosecute hoarders. T. Johnson, United States Minister, re- | Asked Banks for List. garding the bombing March 24 by Japa-| The Treasury first asked the banks, nese airplanes of Taitowying, 10 miles through the Federal Reserve banks, to south of the Great Wall and 35 miles fi"“fl;d“‘hf,l};‘f of g b 2 v | Marc! s order subsequently was west of Shanhaikwan. | changed to permit the banks to send | A dispatch released previously by the | in the names of all persons who had American legation said slight damage | ¥ithdrawn large amounts of gold dur- had been caused to the residence of IPE the last two years without apparent business reasons for doing so and ex- Charles Oscer Kautte, an American % be secret. Another investigation was in progress, directed by County Prosecutor Harry S. Toy and based in part upon information supplied him by Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin, who_attacked the Detroit Bankers Co., First National holding company, in an address Sunday. Toy said that Father Coughlin had evinced willingness to appear before any investi- gating body. S JAPANESE BOMBING PROTESTED BY U.§. Nelson T.-Johnson Reports Menace to American Missionary. By the Associated Press. | the previous administration on IRREGULAR BANK AGTS 10 BE AIRED Will Not Be Delayed or Suppressed. By the Associated Press. There will be no delay in reporting bank irregularities nor will there be any suppression of irregularities under the present administration, it was said last night by Secretary of the Treasury Woodin. ‘The Secretary said it was his policy and that of the President that whenever banking irregularities are revealed by any Treasury Department officer, agent or investigator, they shall be considered promptly and referred to the proper authorities for immediate attention. “I want to make it clear,” Woodin said, “that the public can be assured that nothing will be withheld or sup- pressed under this administration.” The announcement of the Treasury's policy was made in answer to a question as to what the department would do in such cases as that of Joseph W. Harri- man. whose prosecution for irregularities in the Harriman National of New York was held up for several months during the grounds that action at that time might have injured the bank and hurt the depositors. NEW MOONEY TRIAL PREPARATIONS MAD Defense Begins Serving of 100 Subpoenas for Witnesses, While Prosecution Is Disorganized. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28—Plans for the new trial one month from to- morrow of Tom Mooney, convicted pre- | paredness parade bomber who has been in prison since 1916, tock form today with indications the prosecution soon would be organized. J ROOSEVELT POWER OVERARNS 0.KD House Foreign Affairs Group Approves Proposal for Embargo Authority. By the Associated Press The House Foreign Affairs Committee today approved the administration’s proposal to empower Presicent Roose- velt to place embargoes on shipments of arms and munitions to foreign coun- tries at conflict. 'The opposition was led by Reprecenta- tives Tin| setts Pish of fi‘:mygfy “fiiif‘u”é‘;fii:,‘\fz‘ o indicated they would fi] inorit dions e a minority Will Ask Early Consideration. Chairman McReynolds said he would ask for early House constderation Actlon followed an executive sessiom of an hour and a half. This was pre- ceded by testimony of several witnesses who opposed the proposal The proposal was said today by John Bassett Moore, diplomat and author. to be “opposed to the settled policy and the highest interests of the United States.” The declaration was in a letter to the committee read by Edwin M Borchard, professor of internatgonal law at Yale, who also opposed Pproposition. Sees Danger #4 Neutrality. Borchard, who followed Edward A | Harriman, Washington attorney. as the | second witness against the proposal, said that to give the President power | place embargoes on shipments to |country “invites the breaking neutrality.” Former President Hoover as well as President Roosevelt sponsored the | measure, which Borchard said would | mean the “abrogation of the power of | Congress.” | . Moore has represented the United States in numerous international con- | ferences. CONSTAB LE ADMITS Woodin Declares Reports . SELLING RUM IN HOME |Capitol Heights Resident Pleads j Guilty to Charges at Hear- ing in Baltimore. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yes By the Associated Press BALTIMORE, Ma: f{lnc;\vell. a& constabl eights, a suburb of Washington, today pleaded’ guilty to cha of sale of Hquor, possession and the maintenance of a nuisance at his home. Donald P. R: assistant United States district ¥, described for | Federal Judge William C. Coleman the | circumstances that led to Blackwell's | arrest last Fall He said Special Agent John T. Wi all, who was sent to igate Black- well, made purchases of liquor from | Blackwell a number of times and that Blackwell told the agent he could seil | whicky for a low price because it had | been seized' in raids s Star) 27—Earl J. rch ble at Capitol 'MOTORIST WHO HIT BOY | NOT HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER ! Suicide Is Attributed to Remorse Over Mishap and Not Fear | of Prosecution. By the Associated Press | o NEW YORK. March 28—When the body of Charles Liederman was taken from New York Bay last weck 1t was | reported the 34-year-old Brooklyn candy salesman had committed suicide after leaving the scene of an accident he be- lieved fatal | Friends of the dead man said today | that remorse, rather than the fear of | possible prosecution, caused Liederman \m take his life. It was said at Brooklyn headquarters that the man struck little Phillip Con- |1glio with his automobile, took him to a hospital and then disappeared. Po- | lice thought the boy was going to die | and sought Liederman. | Although the boy recovered. no trace tending another week the time limit for missionary, and to the Church of the Brethren Mission, and that nine Chi- reporting the names. Later a further extension, until the While the defense is practically ready | ¥85 found of Liederman until the body for the trial, and already has com- Was recovered. close of business March 27, was granted. | S R e Two Bombs Dropped. The gupancse omcial said he woua| CHINESE MOVIE ACTOR | immediately bring the matter to the at- IS DRAMATICALLY SLAIN | tention of the commander of the Japa- | nese forces tn Northern China. | One airplane was reporied to have | arrived over the city 2t 9 arm., drop- | ping a bumb within 20 feet of the | Kautte residence, making two large | holes in acunpound wall and dislody- ng bricks frem the chimney. | A sccond plane was said to have| LOS ANGELES, March 28—Ung| dropped a bomb the same distance from | YOk "{‘"g - killed today in the another comer of the mission com- |Style of an old-fashioned Chinatown | pound. the *debris 'smashing - several | Tielodrama, plus a_Hdilywood favor. | e e T P e e e airplane was | ] repcrted to have dropped. fae mmfi; narrow corridor of a Chinatown lodg- in the city, causing the deaths of nine | ing house. men, Women and children. Holere _Chong, & Sipper blm'l'l s & member o . | Chinese who said he wa: American Flag Flying. | the Hip Sing Tong, catapulted from Kautte s2id the American flag was | the building while the shots were still flying on the missicn flagpole.. The air- | echoing and was seized by Detective plane which bombed the city circled Licut. E. C. Biffie and Officer A. Ortiz nese civilians had be:n killed. | Melodrama Surrounds Killing in Los Angeles—Suspect Is Im- mediately Captured. | By the Associated Press. | | over it 30 minutes, the report said. Kautte and his wife, whose father, | J. W. Kramer, resides at Redlands, ) Calif.,, were the only Americans in Taitowying and apparently e g pparently both escaped PERSHING TO COME EAST {Cuts Vieit to Tucson, Ariz., Short | to Make Motor Trip. TUCSON, Ariz, March 28 (#).—Gen. John J. Pershing said last night he would leave here this afternoon by motor for the East. An unexpected call to return because of a private business matter, the general said, has cut his visit here. He had intended to remain 15 days longer. Gen. Pershing motored to Tucson sev- eral weeks ago and went into seclusion at a desert resort on advice of phy- sicians. He had been suffering from throat trouble. He will be accompanied by his sister, Miss Mary Pershing. . BOSTON TO CUT PAY 5 to 15 Per Cent Reductions Are Planned by Mayor Curley. BOSTON, March 28 (#).—Mayor James M. Curley annoured last night salary cuts for Boston's 18,537 perma- nent employes in the city, county and school services wou'd range from 5 to 15 _per cent and save $5,100,000 & year. He sald he was prepared to put the new salary schedules into effect Satur- day if the Legislature would give him the necessary authority over mce. school and county pay rolls. A to give the mayor this power now is await- ing actlon by the General Court. pesix by g Suspect Taken-in Montreal. MONTREAL, March 28 (#).—Adelard Bonneau of Detroit, Mich., last night was arrested by Montreal detectives in connection with the murder in that city on March 7 of Richter, | | of the Chinatown police detail. They | had been eating chow mein just across the street. From Chong's trouser leg the officers said, they took a pistol containing five discharged shells. Disregarding his protests that he picked the weapon up as it was dropped by a fleeing man and that he knew nothing of Ung's death, they placed Chong in jail. Among the six persons in the build- ing held as witnesses was Emma Young, pretty 18-year-old Chinese film extra, who said she knew Ung slightly, but was innocent of knowledge as to his death. Urg was known to his friends as “the Chinese Tom Mix.” He was frequently called on by the studios to fill character parts. OPPOSES SECESSION OF WEST AUSTRALIA Prime Minister Lyons Urges Reme- dies for Problems Be Sought in Constitution. By the Associated Press. PERTH, West Australia, March 28.— Prime Minister Joseph A. Lyons last night started a state-wide campaign in which he seeks to persuade citizens | of West Australia to vote against seces- sion from the commonwealth in a forthcoming referendum, (Both Houses of the State Legisla- ture last December voted to permit a referendum regarding secession or ob- taining a federal convention for revi- sion of the constitution to correct alleged handicaps to West Australia as a primary producer, arising from pro- tectionist policies of the eastern states.) ‘The prime minister, in a speech last night, promised to expedite passage of a federal convention to revise the con- stitution and to discuss the state’s claim to disabilities as a primary producer. He urged that sol be found within the menced service of approximately 100 | subpoenas for witnesses the prosecu- | tion has been disorganized by the with- | drawal of District Attorney Matthew | Brady of San Francisco. | Brady opposed granting the new trial on the ground Mooney could not now be recanvicted and that the trial| would serve no useful purpose. ! Mooney has challenged his original | prosecutors to prosecute him again, and see if they can get a hanging verdict. They did at the first trial but the | sentence was commuted to life at the| request of President Wilson after the | latter had been informed there was | scme doubt of Mooney's gullt. | Defense attorneys, an announcement said, will be headed again by Frank P. Walsh of New York, long one of Mooney’s counsel. THREE LUMB'ER MILLS UNITED IN NEW FIRM Arkansas Oak Flooring Co. Is Or- ganized—200 Get Jobs Back in One Plant. By the Associated Press. PINE BLUFF, Ark, March 28— Incorporation of the Arkansas Oak Flooring Co., and purchase of three hardwood lumber mills in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi was an- nounced here yesterday by C. C. Ful- bright, president of the new concern. The new company had authorized capital of $500,000. The mills, pur- chased from the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. and located at Pine Bluff, Alexan- dria, La., ard Vicksburg, Miss, were valued at $1,200,000. Completion of the negotiations en- abled the mill here to resume operations today with 200 men employed. Com- pany officials said they hoped to reopen the other plants soon, which would give employment to 1,000 men in normal | operations. o CAPT. MOLLISON QUIET ON NEW FLIGHT RUMOR “Going to Retire to 01d Farm” He Tells Questioners on Ar- riving at London. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 28.—Capt. James A. Mollison, back in London today from his flight to South Africa, answered all inquiries guardedly concerning reports which have been current for some time that he and his wife, Amy Johnson, plan a dual long-distance ht. “We are going to retire to the old farm,” said the noted fiyer, smiling, presumably indicating they were going to Australia, where he lived. * One report is that the couple, each of whom has made numerous spectacular flights, will attempt to set a new long- distance flying record, starting at New York, with Bagdad as their goal. An- The Associated Press in reporting dis- covery of the body said Li an_did not stop after hitting the ci glad to make this correction. D. C. AMATEUR BOXING BILL OFFERED AGAIN Walsh Sponsors Measure Authoriz- ing and Regulating Matches Placed Before Senate. (From the 5:30 Edition of Yes The bill to authorize and_regulate amateur boxing matches in Washing- ton, which died in the Senate at the close of the last Congress after having passed the House, was reintroduced in the Senate this afternoon by Senator Walsh, Democrat. of Massachusetts. It was referred to the rict Committee for report. Since this is a new Con- gress, the bill will have to pass the House again also. The bill would prohibit professional prize fights and would create a boxing commission to regulate amateur match- es, for which nothing more valuable than a $35 watch, a medal or diploma could be awarded. VETO OVERRIDDEN DENVER, March 28 (#)—The City Council last night overrode the veto of Mayor George Begole and repealed all of Denver’s municipal prohibition laws by a six-to-three vote. The repeal be- comes effective July 1, abolishing meas- ures prohibiting the manufacture. sale, transportation or gift of liquor. Mayor Begole vetoed the bill last week. ay's Star.) BAND CONCERT By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, this evening at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermarn. bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “Saber and Spurs”. Sousa Overtute, “Sakuntala” ...... Entr'Acte, “Song of the Boatmen of the Volga”.... ..Cady chira The T Fragrance of Waltze Suite, Finale, “La Guapa MuChacha,” Speciale (The Pretty Maiden.) “The Star Spangled Banner.” Lenten Service Each Wednesday From 1:30 to 5:30 O’Clock Continuously —in Epiphany Episcopal Church, under the auspices of the Washington Federa- tion of Churches. Eight ministers participating at ution of the problem | oth constitution, - liantic each service. The public cordially invited. P o