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[ A—4 x»=» CITY HEADS ASSAIL REVISED BUDGET Declare Fund Cut Will Stop " Local Projects and In- | ” crease Unemployment. (Continued Prom First Page.) reducing the tax rate on real and per- sonal property. As a result, the Com- missioners would have authority to re- duce taxes, under the power vested in them in the act of 1922. Two Items Ignored. ‘The Budget Bureau made no provision in the estimates for continued operation of the two new high temperature in- cinerators or asphalt testing laboratory of the Highway Department. These three activities will necessarily have to suspend operation on June 30. The bureau did allow $1,250,000 for emergency unemployment relief during the coming fiscal year, but specifically provided that the administrative ex- penses should not exceed 8 per cent, Under the previous appropriation acts the limitation on administrative ex- penses was fixed at 10 per cent. No reduction was made by the Bu- reau in the $1,000,000 item for the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission to reimburse the Federal Gov- ernment for lands bought by the Com- mission for parks and playgrounds un- der the Capper-Cramton act. This will be the third payment. There, however, is not a single dollar provided for the purchase of park lands in the coming fiscal year. $10,000,000 Surplus Seen. The new budget, it was roughly esti- mated, would force the District, unless taxes are reduced, to pile up a surplus of approximately $10,000,000 by the close of the 1934 fiscdl year. The sur- plus would be made up of revenues which the Budget Bureau refused to recommend for appropriation. Gaso- line tax revenues, and unspent water funds, which do not go into the gen- eral fund, would be included in this surplus which the District cannot spend until Congress grants authority. A total budget of $32,999,700 in 1934, 1t was pointed out, would be the small- est on which the District has been compelled to operate since the 1925 fiscal year. Since that time, the ap- propriations were increased each year to meet increasing expenses of a grow- ing city. Budget Director Douglas explained that the reduction in the Federal con- tribution is approximately the same percentage of reduction which the total of the estimates for 1934 bear to the total of the same appropriations for 1933, In other words. the Budget Bu- reau reduced the 1934 estimates 26.8 per cent under the 1933 appropriation and applied this percentage to the $7,- 775,000 Federal contribution for 1933, which brings it down to the recom- mended figure of $5,700,000. Schools and Streets Hard Hit. Schools and streets were the items hardest hit by the reductions, although the Budget Bureau did not recommend a single construction item that is not already under contract. Proposed new school construction thrown out includ- ed the proposed new Woodrow Wilson senior high school in the Reno subdi- | vision, an addition to the Logan School and additions to the Deal and Brown junior high schools, Funds for beginning construction of a new bridge to replace the antiquated Calvert Street Bridge also were elim- inated and substantial reductions were made in items for the Department of Traffic and Vehicles, the Playground epartment and the Public Library. Because of the reduction in the library estimates, Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian, announced that he would be forced to close the Public Library sub- branches in Chevy Chase, Tenley and ‘Wocdridge. He said the cut also would result in a serious curtailment of the library’s services. One of the largest cuts in the High- way Department’s estimates were in items for miscellaneous street repairs, which were reduced from $250,000 to $25,000. Street improvement to be paid out of the gasoline tax fund likewise were severely cut from $2,277,850 to $1,237,400. Personal Service Reductions. In the playground department, the item for maintenance and equipment was cut $5,000 and the contingent é\md was reduced from $28,000 to $25,- 00. A large portion of the total reduc- tion is represented in the items for personal services, which were cut throughout the District government to total 15 per cent in accordance with President Roosevelt's economy program. The original estimates which went to Congress in January applied an 8 1-3 per cent reduction in salaries, but the revised budget added 62-3 per cent to_make necessary 15 per cent cut. In addition, many reductions were made for personal services which will require the dismissal of employes in various departments. The departments to be hardest hit in this respect include the Highway Department, the building inspector’s office and the municipal architect’s office. District officials also predicted that because of the elimination of virtually all new construction projects in the coming fiscal year the office and per- sonnel of the municipal architect might as well be abolished. There are now about 30 employes in the architect’s office, and if no work is found tq keep them busy, it was said, the District would have to dismiss them. Relief Increase Allowed. The estimates follow the recom- mendations in the conference agree- ment designed to prevent the Public Utilities Commission from _enforcing its taxicab meter order. They also carry the provision for a 10 per cent reduction in water bills paid within 15 days after rendition. Apparently the only increase allowed in the estimates is in the item for emer- gency relief, which was raised from $625.000 to $1,250,000. The original bill provided the $625.000 for the first six months of the fiscal year beginning July 1, but the estimates doubled the figure to provide relief for the entire 12 months. Another item which remained in the estimates provides §7.700 for a survey for a proposed vicdnci or bridge over : altimore & Ohio ¢ Hampshire avenue. ; proicct is intended to provide the -contemplated extension of New <hire avenue to the Maryland line. Except for a reduction of $160,000 in salaries, the Fire Department escaped practically unscathed. The Police De- partment lost $11,000 intended for radio equipment in automobiles and station houses. Cuts totaling $500.000 were made in the Water Department’s estimates. ‘The Public Utilities Commission’s esti- mates likewise were reduced. Park Funds Are Slashed. In addition to eliminating $30,000 for ecennecting Potomac and Rock Creek Parks, the budget reduced the estimates for public buildings and parks from $418,500 to $335,000. Items of $10,000 for improvements in Rock Creek Park and $25,000 for improvements in Ana- costia Park also were deleted. Street improvement projects elimi- nated included the widening of teenth street from Massachusetts avenue to Logan Circle, the widening of Con- stitution avenue frem First to Second streets and from Sixth to Ninth streets, and resurfacing of Reservoir road, Fox- hall road, Calvert street and upper Fourteenth street. The working capital fund fcr Occo- quan, which is used to purchase supplies for prison-made products, was reduced from $46.000 to $35,000. and an item ef $69,540 for the purchase of auto- ! Thomas Opposed To Allowing Funds To Accumulate Athough he has not had time to study the details of the new District Budget, Senator ‘Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, chairman of the District Sub- committee of ‘the Senate A&- propriations Committee, indi- cated wdl{ that he is not in favor of allowing an unexpended balance of District tax money to accumulate. “I see nothing to be gained by not permitting the city to spend would not be in favor of reducing taxes because the city needs what 1t is collecting. After Congress decides what the Fed- eral contribution should be, it ought to permit the District to make the best possible use of its own funds.” mobiles to be used on officlal business was eliminated. ‘The estimates of the Sewer Depart- ment were reduced in proportion to the cuts in nearly all the other depart- ments. An item for cleaning and re- pairing sewers was reduced from $215,~ 000 to $195,000 and another item for main and pipe sewers and receiving basins was cut from $175,000 to $100,000. The Budget Bureau also recommended a reduction in the item for suburban sewers from $494,500 to $175,000. An item of $50,000 for continuing construction of the upper Potomac in- terceptor was removed. Sixty thousand dollars was cut from the estimate for the installation and maintenance of street lights and an item of $5,625 for maintenance of pub- lic bathing pools on playgrounds was eliminated. In the public school estimates an item of $606,027 for personal services of administrative and supervisory officers was reduced to $550,000 and an item fcr personal services of clerks and other employes was cut from $153,230 to $138,000. Cuts from $5996414 to $5,427,360 for salaries of teachers and librarians jalso was recommended. For the in- struction and supervision of children in vacation schools and on playgrounds a mueu«m from $32,730 to $25,000 was urged. Gallinger Items Lowered. In addition to a reduction from $105,580 to $9€.000 for personal serv- ices in the Board of Public Welfare the Budget Bureau recommended a cut from $307,540 to $280,000 in the item for maintenance and support of in- mates at the District Workhouse and Reformatory, but allowed $42,800 for the continuing construction of per- manent buildings et these institutions. At Gallinger Hospital the salary budget is cut from $323,816 to $295,000. For repairs and improvements to build- ings and grounds at this institution, & reduction in the estimate from $9,300 to $4,500 was recommended. For the support of the insane at St. Flizabeth's Hospital the Budget Bu- reau reduced the item from $1,913,300 to $1,807,580. The budget for the District National Guard also suffered a reduction. For personal services, $2,000 was eliminated from the estimates and an item for tentl‘gomry labor was cut from $6,000 to 5.000. & Salary reductions in the Metropoli- tan Police Department would bring the salary item down from $2,835210 to $2,570,000. Salaries for civilian em- ployes in the Pollge Department also were cut by $12,450. A recomxzended reduction in the item for personal services in the Fire De- partment would bring its allowance for this purpose from $1,960,000 to $1,800,- 000. For civilian employes in the Fire Department a cut was recommended from $5170 to $4,794. The Fire De- partment likewise lost its requested ap- propriation of $55,000 for aerial hook and ladder, three combination hose wagons and two pumping Health Funds Reduced. For the Health Department, the sal- ary items are reduced from $172,300 to $155,000. Another Health Department item for the suppression of contageous disease was reduced from $32,100 to $28,000. An item for maintenance of the tuberculosis dispensary was cut from $34,820 to $33,112. For child welfare and hygiene work the item was reauced from $48.330 to $44,000. The reduction in the estimates of the Water Department were as follows: For maintenance and repair of aque- ducts, high service reservoirs and the Washington Aqueduct Tunnel {rom $425,000 to $400,000. For inspection of the distribution branches from $166,050 to $150,000. For maintenance of the distribution system from $315,000 to $265.000. For the extension of the dis- tribution system from $225,000 to $142,- 000. For the installation and repair of meters from $117,500 to $10,000. For installing fire and public hydrants Iraml‘ $20,000 to $10,000. For the replacement of old mains and for laying mains in advance of pavement cuts, from $100,- 000 to $50,000. ‘Water Department items of $30,000 for continuation of the water waste sur- vey and $269,000 for the installation of mains in Eleventh street southeast, from K street to Nicholas avenue and Good Hope road, and in Foxhall road, from Garfleld to W streets, were eliminated. An item for maintenance of the Pub- lic Employment Bureau was reduced from $10,270 to $9,435. The War Vet- erans’ Service Office item of $5,500 was eliminated. ‘The recorder of deeds’ office was cut from $90,000 to $80,000, and there also was a reduction from $68,400 to $60,000 | for the office of the registrar of wills. ARCHITE.CT DEAD Henry B. Herts, 62, Method of Theater Construction. NEW YORK, March 28 (#).—Henry B. Herts, 62, architect and inventor of the cantilever arch method of thea- ter constructicn, by which balconies may be built without supporting pil- lars, died in Montefiore Hospital yes- terday. He had suffered for years from a heart allment. Invented architect of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Polo Grounds and the Ochs Memorial Chapel at Chattanooga, Tenn., as well as many theaters. His widow, the former Miss Cynthia Francis Harris, who was known on the stage as Florence Norwood of Kan« as City, survives with two sons, Henry ., jr, and Jack Henry B. Herts, ASKs $25,000 DAMAGES ‘Widow Sues Auto Driver for Death of Husband. ERIE, Pa, March 28 (#).—E. G. Hitch of Erie was named defendant in a $25,000 damage suit filed in court yes- terday by Mrs. Sarah C. Garrison of Ripley. N. Y. of her husband, Charles, who was killed June 8, 1932, when his automobile over- turned after colliding with a car driven by Hitch, on the highway between Ripley and Westfield, N. Y. Hitch was acquitted on a criminal charge brought !in connection with the case. FUGITIVE IS CONVICTED CARPUS CHRISTI, Tex., March 28.— Edward G. Edwards, who surrendered to San Francisco police voluntarily February 10 after 10 years a fugitive on a murder charge for the slaying of John Lightburn, was assessed a two-year sus- pended sentence lsy a jury yesterday. He pleaded self-defense. Convicted on a murder charge and sentenced to five years' imprisonment in 1923, Edwards won a new trial on an appeal. He disappeared while the case was pending. | the Independent Petroleum Association Herts, a native of New York, was the | Plaintiff asks damages for the death' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, OIL MEN T0 ASK ASSISTANCE OF L. Governors’ Conference Will Seek Federal Control of Interstate Trade. By the Associated Press. Agreement was reached today by ma- jor groups at the governors' oil confer- ence to ask the Federal Government to prevent the transportation in interstate commerce of oil produced in violation of State laws. ‘Wirt Pranklin, president of the In- dependent Petroleum Association of America and a member of the Commit- tee of Fifteen named to formulate a program for stabilization of the oil in- dustry, said the group was in accord on this and on an “adequate competi- tive tariff” for crude petroleum and petroleum products. Broader Plan Considered, A broader plan for Federal regulation was under consideration, however, and this has delayed presentation of a sta- bilization program to Secretary Ickes, who called the administration-spon- sored meeting. Franklin said he could give no de- tails of additional plans for Govern- ment supervision, but it was under- stood its scope was very broad and dis- cussion of details had prevented fram- ing of the stabilization plan for pres- entation to the conference proper. Some members attending the con- ference said plans proposed for fur- ther governmental powers were so dras- tic that there was no certainty the committee would present them to the conference without changes. The committee drawing the program is composed of representatives of ofl- producing States, the major oil com- panies and some independent producers. Some of the independent group have broken away and today presented Sec- retary Ickes with a series of resolu- tions protesting any Federal regulation of the industry. ‘The group, which has withdrawn tem- porarily from the Governors’ confer- ence, called in an effort to bring stabil- ization to the industry through Federal co-operation, presented several resolu- tions to Secretary Ickes, one of which said: “We ask the Federal Government to leave in the hands of the respective States the duty and rights of regulating their internal affairs as to the produc- tion of petroleum.” Agreement Held Unlikely. Members of the delegation said they had been convinced by developments of vesterday and today that there was no possibility of an agreement with other producers attending the conference. An investigation of the oil industry by the Government “to the end that its monopolies and trusts may be prose- cuted and eliminated” was asked by the group, led by John B. Elliott. Other resolutions presented to the Secretary included: “We ask the National Government to rigidly enforce the anti-trust laws to the end that agreements in restraint of trade and price fixing may be pro- ggéed and those guilty may be pun- “We ask the National Government to protect the American market from the importation of foreign oils by the impo- sition of a proper tariff. “Ask No New Boards.” “We ask the National Government to create no new boards and commissions, but to eliminate and consolidate many of the existing cnes, to the end that the administration’s policy of rigid economy may be carried out and the petroleum industry may be relieved of overburdensome taxation. “We believe in true conservation of our national resources and favor rea- sonable regulation by States, to the end only that physical waste mey be pre- vented. “We favor the divorcement of pipe lines from refineries, distribution and production in the petroleum industry.” A meeting with the representatives of Governors and producers in 13 States with Secretary Ickes followed that with the Independent Petroleum Association members. Pleased by Effort to Agree. Despite the stand taken by the Elliott group, Ickes has said he was pleased with the evident attempt of most of those attending to reach an under- standing on a plan to stabilize the in- dustry. Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas has indicated he believed the State execu- tives would accept strict Federal regu- lation of the oil industry. ‘The group which met with Ickes after members included six representatives of the Governors, the major oil producers and independents who had drafted a tentative program to accomplish the end sought at the meeting. JESSE L. LIVERMORE WEDS MRS. H. M. NOBLE Marriage Last Thursday of Weal- thy Market Operator Is An- nounced. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, March 28—The World- Herald said today Mrs. Harriet Metz Noble of Omaha and Jesse L. Liver- more, wealthy Chicago and New York market operator, were married last ‘Thursday at Geneva, Ill. The cere- mony took place at the residence of Rev. Prazer Bell, pastor of the Con- gregational Church. ‘The couple had intended keeping the marriage secret until Saturday, when announcement was to have been made at a family party in honor of the 70th birthday anniversary of Fred Metz, fa- ther of Mrs. Noble. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hutchins of Chicago, with whom Mrs. Noble had been visiting, witnessed the ceremony. | Mrs. Noble returned here in February | after studying in Vienna for two years. |1t is her third marriage, The ccuple will reside in Chicago. District’s Heroes in the World War Compiled by Serst. L. E. Jaeckel. in the official citation, william H. Moncrief, colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, was awarded the Dis- | tinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distin- guished services in a position of great responsibility. In organizing and commanding the hospital center at mvfli ml the possession O center in its un- finished condition, and by great force S recorded ed at & time when the need of lplul beds was crit- With the rank ington with the Medical Corps, sides at 7059 Alaskn avenue. Double Pay Cuts Faced By Promoted District Employes A dwblerp;‘yg cut is in prospect ‘were to higher levels, therefore, will first suffer the loss of this increase, and then 15 per cent of what is left under the President’s general economy powers. ‘The Commissioners vigorously opposed this provision before the Senate District Committee at the last session, after it had appeared in the bill as it passed the House. PAMPHLET SELLING AT TRIAL SCORED Judge Orders Arrest in Sale of “Inside Story” of Scotts- boro Case. By the Assoclated Press. DECATUR, Ala, March 28.—Pam- phlets purportedly containing “the in- side story” of the first Scottsboro trials were ordered confiscated by Judge James E. Horton today, and an order was issued for the arrest of the man who placed them on sale. The action was taken on the request of SBamuel 8. Liebowitz, chief of defense counsel for the seven colored men sen- tenced to death in the first trials and now facing a new trial on charges of lt%m'two white girls. Z during an exchange with Thomas E. Knight, jr., State attorney :gn::nl{l.et'klu‘e‘su‘nefii to “ask for a change .” {f similar occurren - Tupted the trials. i Frazier Ordered Arrested. Examination of witnesses, mostly col- ored, from Jackson County, regarding their qualifications for jury service pro- ceeded after the interruption. The testimony was offered by the defense in support of its motion to quash the indictment, because no colored persons were included in the grand jury returning the true bills. Judge Horton issued an order for the arrest of Kyle Frazier, whom three boys | selling the pamphlets said employed | them, after Liebowitz had asked that | 2‘:" :e cited for “criminal contempt of | Three Boys Dismissed. | The boys, Leon Smith, 15; Al | Hargrove, 1. ind Sam White, 19, l:l‘:: | dismissed after Judge Horton had | warned them that they were interfer- | ing with the proper administration of e ealln n calling attention of the court to the sale of the pamphlets, Liebowitz read a sentence from it criticlzing the international labor defense. “If it | ;vun't f;‘:r ::l‘; Intl;lmlflonll Labor De- ense,” he , “these boys now | G ys now would Defendants Ozie Powell, Olen Mont- gomery, Charlie Weems, Andy Wright, Clarence Norris, Willle Roberson, Hay- wood Patterson, paid little attention to the proceedings, but talked among themselves, laughing occasionally, TWO-YEAR MbRATORlUM IS URGED BY MACHADO Proposal for Delay in All Levies Incurred Before July 1, 1932, in Cuba Is Proposed. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, March 28. — President Machado today sent ¢ message to Con- greas proposing a two-year moratorium on payment of national, state and mu- | nicipal taxes incurred before July 1, 1932. The message was referred to the Codifying Commission. Senator Prancisco Camps last night presented to the Senate a resolution granting President Machado authority to negotiate for temporary suspension of payments on Cuba’s debts, both in- ternal and external. The Senate earlier had declared it- self in permanent session to consider the mortgage moratorlum proposed by the President last week. Just before recess was taken at mid- night, Camps presented another reso- lution authorizing the executive to re- vise tariff rates at will during the next year. TEXAS OIL OPERATORS PROTEST U. S. CONTROL Producers Urge Ickes to Oppose “Invasion of Monopoly” Through Federal Action. By the Associated Press. LONGVIEW, Tex, March 28.—A telegram signed by 15 oil operators and landowners was sent yesterday.to Sec- retary of the Interior Harold Ickes protesting against any form of Federal control of the East Texas oil field. Hastings Moore, M. T. Flanagan and others signing the telegram said the movement for “Federal control of the oil industry fostered by the American Petroleum Institute constitutes an as- sault upon the land laws of our State.” “We respectfully urge” they said, “that you repel this invasion of monop- oly in the same courageous manner that your chief has shown toward the banking monopoly of this country.” —_— Growers of flowers and vegetables in | | England spent $1,000,000 last year for new hothouses, @he Foening Htar D. C, CUTIN FARM LOAN RATES IS PLEDGED Procedure to Be Simplified by Head of New Credit Administration. Reduced and more uniform interest rates for farmers, based on a schedule which will vary with type of and term of the loans, will be worked out by the new Farm Credit tion. Reliet of the farmer through reduc- Hon of such cha: was pledged yes- terday by Henry Morgenthau, jr., chair- man of the Farm Board, soon after President Roosevelt ordered centraliza- tion of all existing Federal agricultural credit agencies. They will be cen- tralized in the new Farm Credit ad- ministration, which will be headed by Morgenthau, with the title of “gov- ernor.” Paul Bestor, farm loan commissioner, will be retained, but members of the Farm Loan Board and of the Farm Board will be “at liberty” after the con- solidation. Morgenthau said he is anxious to retain Bestor. Morgenthau intends to have the func- tions of credit agencies cen- tered in four divisions, the heads of which will be responsible directly to him. He also intends to merge regional offices maintained by the various n- cles. The cities in which Federal land banks now are located probably will be the sites for the new real.mml offices which, where room is available, will be housed with the banks. Will Simplify Procedure. ‘These cities are Springfield, Mass.; Baltimore, Columbia, S. C.; Louisville, Ky.. New Orleans, St. Louis, St. Paul, Omaha, Wichita, Kans.; Houston, Berkeley, Calif., and Spokane. “The farmer who wants credit will have to enter only one door to make his application instead of visiting the headquarters of several agencies,” Mor- genthau said. “We will aim to cut out overlapping of loan functions in such a way that if the Government is will- ing to provide credit in a certain case, the answer will be available to the farmer quickly—and if credit is not to be extended we want to give the farmer his answer quickly instead of telling him to see another Federal agency.” Morgenthau said he will bring all employes of the credit administration under Civil Service classification as quickly as possible. Employes of the crop production loan division of the Department of Agriculture and those of the regional agricultural credit agencies of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation are not on a Civil Service basis. In all, about 10,000 persons are employed by units affected by the con- solidation order, which gives Morgen- thau authority to dismiss, furlough or transfer them as he finds necessary. Sum May Be Increased. ‘The scattered agencies now have about $2,000,000 in outstanding credit. This sum may be increased greatly under the farm mortgage relief pro- gram being worked out by the President for early presentation to Congress and under which mortgage refinancing will be offered farmers. The existing agencies do not offer loans on a uniform basis, Morgenthau said. He pointed to the crop production loans being made from a $90,000,000 fund—under which acreage reduction of 30 per cent is required except in cases of minor tracts—and the loans being made by the agricultural agency of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion, which makes no acreage reduction requirement. Morgenthau put an end to the con-| troversy waged some months ago over | the right of the controller general to! audit the crop production loan division's | records with a statement that all divi- sions of the new administration will be subjected to the controller general's periodic audit. One of Morgenthau’s first problems will be preparation of a budget. Presi- dent Hoover pocket-vetoed the inde- pendent offices appropriation bill. This action left the Farm Board without appropriations beyond June 30. 91-DAY TREASURY BILLS ARE OVERSUBSCRIBED Total of $100,158,000 Accepted, While Amount Applied for Was $318,206,000. ‘The latest Treasury offering of 91- day bills was three times oversub- scribed, it was announced last night by Secretary of the Treasury Woodin in accepting a total of $100,158,000. The total amount applied for was $318,- 206.,000. The highest bid made was 99.670, equivalent to an interest rate of about 1.31 per cent on an annual basis. The lowest bid accepted was 99.524, equiva- lent to an interest rate of about 188 per cent on an annual basis. Only part of the amount bid for at the latter price was accepted. The average price of Treasury bills to be issued is 99.566. The average rate on a bank discount basis is about 1.72 per cent. The bills are dated March 29 and mature June 28. Call STACY for Job Plumbing If_you have Plumbing work t be done—let e Yo o @ 5 fully guaranteed—and there's none too small to get our prompt, per- sonal attention. An estimate incurs no obligation. Con- venient terms cheerfully arranped. -HI 0462 2418 18th St. N.W. "COLUMBIA 0462 service | gebts, ADVERTISENENT Rincy orfl0 ( REGEIVEII HERE Quigley’s Pharmacy 21st & G Sts. N.W. Is an Authorized Star Branch Office wflEN a want arises you naturally are desirous of making it known as quickly possible through the medium of a Star Classified Advertisement. For the benefit of the patrons of the Star Classified Section, Branch Offices (displaying the above sign) are located in practically every neigh- borhood in and around Washington—and copy left at these Branches is assured of prompt insertion in the first available issue. There are no fees in connection with Branch Office service; only regular rates are charged. TUESDAY,. MARCH 28, 1933. Farm Mortgage Problems Facts Given Congress Show Indebtedness of $12,- 000,000,000, With Interest Charges Below the 1925 High of $568,000,000. . By the Associated Press. Here are some facts ond trhz g:n problem prepared for e by the Agriculture De ent. O The 1033 favm mmm“&“fl esti- mated at $12,000,000,000, of which $8,500,000,000 is in mortgages in personal and other ‘The ortgage debt is sharply under the 1928 figure of $9,468,000.000, and the department says “much of the recent decrease has been brought about by foreclosures and other forced sales.” ‘The mortgage debt rests on more than 40 per cent of the country’s farms. Farm mo are held—30 per cent by individuals, 23 per cent by insurance companies, 19 per cent by Federal and joint stock land banks, and | $568,000,000. 11 per cent by commercial banks, 10 per cent by mortgage companies and 7 Per cent by other firms and agencles. Anunual interest cl on mortgages are estimated at leas $500,000,000, as compared with the 1925 high of Farm property taxes are about 20 per cent less than the 1929 total of $770,000,000, of which $265,000,000 was estimated to fall on mortgaged farms. The 1932 gross farm income was $5,000,000,000, as compared with $9,347,- (I)(BM;.’WU in 1930, and $17,000,000,000 in Forced farm sales for delinquent debt payments and taxes were 41.7 per 1,000 farms in the 12 months ended March 1, 1932, as compared with 26.1 in the preceding 12 months. COTTON GROUP HEAD BACKS FARM BILL IN SENATE HEARING (Continued Prom Pirst Page) will do as much good as a 25 per cent reuction in freight rates,” Mollin said. He urged that prices of farm equip- ment be brought down, labelling high prices the farmer pays “one of the major crimes.” He suggested also re- ductions in utility rates and farm mort- gage interest. Fears of Price Advance. “We should not attempt artificially to raise prices until all other means have been exhausted,” Mollin contin- ued. “I fear that passage of this bill will serve as an excuse for advances in retail prices, although the live stock men do not receive more.” “The feeling of the Western stock- men is very strong against the inclusion of cattle in this bill,” Mollin said, ex- plaining he had talked with live stock producers in New Mexico, Wyoming, Detective Looking for Man Who | Hurled Missle Through Window. Colorado, Utah, Idaho and adjoining producing States. He appealed for “an adequate” tariff | on hides and vegetables oils that com- | day for a colored man, who heaved a pete with animal fats, and argued that if cattle were included in the bill, poul- try and fish would have to be. As Motllin concluded, Senator Prazier, Republican, of North Dakota put into the record a telegram from Charles A. Ewing of Chicago, president of the National Live Stock tion, approving the mgwinx'l message contended the ad- istration bill “invites co-operation between producer and processor in its accomplishment, and we strongly in- dorse it and urge its enactment into law. To leave live stock out of farm relief is unthinkable.” sm;m. who \:.e‘scrlged hlmuslelt slmrly as “a farmer raising hogs,” ng the bill said: S Fears Detriment to Farmers. “I feel that the bill, if enacted into law, will be a great detriment to the farmer.” He contended a tax on pork would drive consumers to buy substitutes, and told the committee he felt the best way to help the farmers would be to do the following three things: “Lower our governmental costs. “Reduce our taxes. “Give us some relief from our mort- Marketing Associa- bill. this is done, Streeter said, the farn:>r will work his own way out. —=—uny SEEK BRICK THROWER Search was being made by police to- brick through the plate-glass window of a chain grocery near North Capitol and H streets shortly before 4 a.m. Several men, who were standing | nearby, chased the brick thrower. but he eluded them. Detective Sergt. Rich- ard J. Cox is investigating. BULDING OF STATE ROADS PUSTPONED Notified of Temporary Delay Pending Roosevelt Relief Program Completion. BY the Assoclated Press. The Bureau of Public Roads today notified States of a temporary post- ponement of new road construction projects involving Federal aid, pending completion of President Roosevelt's new building and unemployment, relief pro=- gram. The order does not affect Federal- ald projects already under contract. Until the administration’s program is arranged, the bureau will not concur in awarding new contracts. The result is that many States will Ppostpone new contract awards until the status of Federal-aid allotments is clex;lly known. construction of Federal build! yet to be contracted for are being m up by the Treasury until the new build- ing program has been worked out. All buildings already under contract will proceed, but the many bids received for new Federal construction or for sites to erect them on will not be acted upon for the time being. At the Bureau of Public Roads, a survey is under way which & mmesnd to show all of the types f projects under way and those planned together with the amount of employment each involves. This survey is to be made available for the President within & short time. RE-ELECTED COMMODORE Judge Rupert B. Turnbull Again Heads Outboard Association, CHICAGO, March 28 (#).- Rupert B. Turnbull of Monrovia, was re-elected national commodore the National Outboard Association for the third consecutive year, it was nounced at the completion of & vote today. Phelps Ingersoll, Middletown, was elected vice commodore and P. Tanner, Waukegan, Ill, elected treas- urer by the directors. —_— Navy Band Concert Canceled. Due to an official engagement, the United States Navy Band has canceled its regular Wednesday evening concert, it was announced today. You don’t have to wear a Jast season’s Suit to exercise a little economy! 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