Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1933, Page 2

A—2 =x THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1933 M REICH BARS EXITS FOR FLEEING JEWS Police Stamp to Be Required on All Passports Start- ing at Midnight. o= (Coutinged From First Page) arose when Socialist members of the new municipal council remained seated while the Nazi anthem—"The ~Horst Wessel Song’—was sung. All the So- clalist members were ejected from the meeting hall. Oppose Renewal Strongly. There were reports of strong op- Pposition belng brought to bear against a renewal of boycott. Powerful indus- trial interests were reported against such a move and disaffection in the Hitler cabinet was disclosed. ‘The Nationalist party majority in the cabinet had long been counted upon by Jews to curb any radical anti-Sem- etic moves by the Nazis. The disclos- ure of the attempt by Konstantin von Neurath to resign as foreign minister last week brought the explanation that he opposed the boycott. He was per suaded to keep his post by Vice Chan- cellor Franz von Papen. The picketing of Jewish stores in Goerlitz, in Southeast Germany, was carried on for six hours yesterday by | order of Nazi leaders. ~ Restrictions | against the Jews also continued in other | Bilesian towns. | ‘The state of Bavaria yesterday issued a ban for an indefinite period on the | opening of new chain stores and dry goods stores. The Nazis have long cam- | paigned against chain stores on the | grounds that they provide unfair com- ‘petition to small independent busi- | nesses. i ._ Julius Streicher, head of the Central | Boycott Committee at Munich, the Nazi ‘headquarters, sald, however, that “judg- | ing from reports from abroad; it is to| be expected that resumption of the | boycott can be avoided.” Dr. Joseph Goebbels, minister of propaganda, also showed he felt the same way about the :foreign reaction. | Two Slain at Kiel. Outbreaks of viclence in connection | with the Saturday boycott resulted in the slaying in Kiel of & Jewish nt(ar»’ iney and & Nazi leader. A number of Jews were arrested in Kehl and in !Hamburg a bomb wrecked the Nazi “headquarters. ‘The Nazi party, in its determination to dominate all fields of German en- ‘deavor, apparently has picked the Otympic Games Committee of Germany | as its next target. The newspaper | Angriff, edited by Dr. Goebbels, today published a broadside attacking Chair- man Theodore Lewald and Secretary General Carl Diem of the General Ger- man Sports' Federation, who also are the most prominent members of the Olympic Committee, for having, in the days before the present regime, solicited funds from the Jewish Ulstein news- er concern, m‘?mg action, the Angriff held, dis- qualified them as sports officials. | bl The Werman Peceration of Amateur Boxers voted unanimously today to bar | Jews from participation in boxing matches. The Polish legation today copfirmed | a report by the Polish Telégraphic | Agency that the Minister of that coun- | try had filed with the foreign office his third protest charging mistreat- | ment of Polish Jews in Germany. | HULL TALKS WITH BERLIN, Hears Gordon’s Reassuring Report on Quiet Jewish Situation. By the Associated Press. Chiefs of American foreign affgirs yesterday put their ears at the heart of troubled Germany in a tranatlantic conference with the ald of a special telephone ubuf. 2 Secretary Hull got the Berlin em- bassy on the wire, and for several minutes he and his aides talked over the Jewish situation with George A. Gordon, counsellor and _charge. Gordon's voice was heard clearly, giving r pews and indicating that the economic war against Jews wauld not be resumed next Wednesiay provided Jewish agitation in foreign countries subsided. PLANS ATTACK ON NAZIS. Dr. Bohn to Revive U. S. Organization | That Fought Imperialism. NEW YORK, April 3 (#)—Inaugura- tion of a campaign to revive throughout the United States the organization of Friends of German Democracy was an- nounced yesterday st the opening ses- sion of the New York State Conference of the National Council of Jewish ‘Women. Dr. Frank Bohn, lecturer, who or- ganized the group after the United States entered the World War, in oppo- sition to imperialism, said he would start Monday to orgapnize the move- | ment in opposition to German Fascism | and that it would “combat Hitlerism.” | Dr. Bohn described himself as the #on of one of the German exiles of 1848 and blamed the exile of 2,500,000 Ger- mans at that time for present condi- tions. He said the loss of many of the strongest democratic leaders made it impossible after 1848 for the demo- cratic movement to make progress in Germany. FIRE ON FLEEING JEWS. German Frontier Guards Fall to Hit | States Lines, is a sister ship of York May 10 on her maiden voyage. Liner Makes Trial Run U. 8. SHIP TESTED OFF DELAWARE CAPES. IR view of the Washington, 24,000-ton liner, during her trial run off Delaware Capes Saturday, when she was operated at full power. trials included backing, maneuvering and steering. built by the New York Shipbuilding Co, Camden, N. J, for the United The The Washington, the Manhattan and will sail from New —A. P. Photo. SECURTY CONTRI H1L.1S SORE Huston Thompson Holds Na- tion “Far Behind” Rest .of World in Regulation. By the Assaciated Press. former Federal told the Senate | Banking Committee today the United | States was “far behind” other coun- tries in regulating the sale of securities. ‘Thompson, who helped frame the administration measure ru‘\nrin[ regis- tration with and full publicity by the ‘Trade Commission of security issues, appeared to explain it and advocate quick action. He said England, France, Germany and Belgium had strict re{u-‘ lations on the subject. He already has| testified on the measure before the| House Intarctate Commerce Commit- | tee, which is 10 resume. hearings to- MOTTOW. “All but one State in this country have blue sky laws,” Thompson said. “State laws have been successful, but have not met the situation regarding | interstate sales. “To protect the public by informing the investor is the main theme of this 1L Committee members have indicated the measure would be amended to limit its application t# new issues and | readvertised old ones. ‘The measure as now drawn .appar- ently would apply to al} existing issues and Thompson and rs have said that is not the intent of the admin- istration. “This bill,” Thompson said,- “is de- signed to meet conditions revealed by the stock market inquiries of this com- mittee and the remarkable revelations of the corporate structure in the Fed- erlPT}'lde Commission power investi- ARLINGTON GAS RATE QUIZ HEARS EXPERT Witness Examined on Computation of Original Cost of Properties of D. C. Company. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., April 3.—When the hearing on petition of the Public Utili- ties Commission of Arlington County seeking . reduction in rates furnished citizens of the county by the Rosslyn Gas Co. was resumed today before the State Corporation Commission, counsel for the company continued their cross-examination of Henry J. Saun- ders, valustioni expert for the Arlington | Commission. ! Mr. Ssunders was examined as to| his computatfons “of original cost of | properties of the Washington Gas Light Co, utilized in producing and trans- mitting gas used by consumers of Arlington County and as to production cost of such properties in support of his conclusions that the wholesale cost of gas was 40 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. He was also examined as to| estimates of the original and repro- | duction costs of the properties of that | company's subsidiary, the Rosslyn Co., | whose function is to distribute gas in | Arlington County manufactured by the ‘Washington Co. In his direct testimony, Mr. Saunders reached the conclusion that a fair average rate for to Arlington con- sumers was $1.0; T thousand cubic feet and that & fair rate per 1,000 cublc feet for the first 2,500 cubic feet wes approximately $1.10. Upon taking Any of Family. BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 3 (#).— Members of a Jewish family of 20 Who | arrived today from Germany said that | as they crossed the border arough | the forest section near Verviers, Ger- man frontier guards fired upon them. None of the family was wounded and. the Belgian authorities permitted them to enter this country with their baggage | and valuables. | A meeting of representative Jews t day decided that the Jews of Brusse will not abate their campaign of oppo- sition to anti-Semitism in Germany. Canadian Jews Protest. TORONTO, Ontario, April 3 (#,— Thousands of Jews and Gentiles in| various cities of Canada have joined | in protests against alleged mistreat- | af the stand, he asked leave to make cer- tain revisions in exhibits presented in irect testimony which, however, did not materially alter his ccnclusions. AR COLUMBIA WOMEN BEAT MANOR CLUB |Last Year's Winning Golf Team | ¢ Starts 1833 Schedule With Victory. ‘The women's goif team of the Co- lumbia Country Club, victors in the | the causes of the deficit. MARCH INCONE TAX TOTALS $18071220 |Delayed Collections May I?ring Figure Up to That of Last Year. By the Assoclated Press. Income taxes of $2,380,200 reported on March/ 31, the last day for filing returns, brought the total for the month to $180,712,300, compared with $195,410,800 a year ago. The amount, however, does rot rep- Tesent all return filed, because many were malled and not counted until today. 80 officials believe the Gov- ernment still has & chance of exceeding the amount collected last March. Deficit Is $1,361,613,789, The Treasury's statement for the end of March showed the Government completed nine months of the 1933 fiscal year with a deficit of $1351,- 613,789, with receipts of $1,522,239 493 and ‘expenditures of $2,883,853,282. The, gross debt of the Nation on March 31 amounted to $21,362,464,177, compared with $20,934,729,209 at the end of February and $18,506,720,307 on March 31, 1932, A drop of nearly $300,000,000 in in- come tax collections for the nine months of the fiscal year was one of In that time, the tax has amounted to $564,044,349, compared with $853,532,165 last year. Banks Increase Circulation. ‘The statement showed national banks bad taken advantage of the Glass- Borah amendment to the home loan bank act to increase their circulation, backed by Government bonds carrying not more than 3% per cent interest. On_March 31, there was outstanding $966,660,540 of national bank notes, with $950,841,969 in actual circulation. This was an_increase of $81,000,000 since Pebruary 28 and $250,000,000 since the law became effective last July. Before that time national bank notes coald only be issued when backed by certain varieties of 2 per cent Govern- ment bonds. PASTOR-GIRL CASE NEARS JURY STAGE Trial of Minister Accused of At- tempted Attack to End Today. By the Assoclated Press. MUNCIE, Ind., April 3.—Trial of Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, suspended Muncie minister, on charges of attempting to assault Miss Helen Huffman, 18-year- old Sunday school teacher, neared it§ final stage in Delaware Circuit Court today. Judge L. A. Guthrie, presiding, said he expected the case to reach the jury by midafternoon, after final arguments | are concluded and his instructions to | the jurors are given. Conviction on the charge, Prosecutor Paul Lefler pointed out at the start of the trial, would result in a 5 to 21 year prison term or a fine of $1,000. Rev. Mr. Conway already faces a year's | suspension from his Madison Street M. E. Church pulpit, imposed recently by an eccleslastical jury which found him guilty of imprudent ministerial conduct. Miss Huffman was the State's chief | witness, relating before a crowded court room details of the alleged automobile ride into the country list December 29, when she sald the minister attempted to_attack her. Mr. Conway did not appear as a de- fense witness, but his counsel, Rollin Lennington, drew from several persons | testimony that the pastor was one of a | group that met in a plumbing shop to | discuss & hunting and fishing trip, dur- the hours named by Miss Huffman ns those occupled by the automobile | ride. | | 'FOUR NEW CRUISERS | | ON GERMAN PROGRAM ment of Jews in Germany and appealed | inter-club matohes last year, started | to Premier R. B. Bennett to use his in« | the 1933 schedule today with an initial | fluence to aid the German Jews. Reich Papers Burned. | WARSAW, Poland, April 3 (#)—| Students at Kattowice, & town near the western frontier, descended today upon newsstands and confiscated and burned German newspapers. They announced a resolution to destroy all German Nationalistic newspapers attacking Poland found on stands or in restau- | Maynes, the Middle Atlantic chnmplm:'dg.'.a rants. Heads of Jewish political and business organizations held a confer- ence here on the situation of German Jews. Paris Church Aid Asked. PARIS, April 3 () —Thousands of pamphlets inviting Christians to Jjoin Jews in an anti-Hitler protest were dis- tributed at the doors of Paris churches yesterday. Baltimore Appeal Sent. BALTIMORE, April 3 (#).—An appeal by the German Society of Maryland direct to Chancellor Hitler to “exercise toward German Jews a spirit of justice, humanity and mercy” was announced last night by Simon E. Sobeloff, head of the Baltimcre Branch, American o 88, ’, Film producers were re-| Pparted joining the anti-German boycott. | somes instead of the usual four-vall | It was addressed to series of five matches played at Kenwood Country Club, The matches marked the opening of & comprehensive schedule of tourna- ments arranged by the Women's Dis- trict of Columbia Golf Association. Columbia defeated Manor 10 points to 5, although the champion team did not have the services of Mrs. J. M. the and ace of the winning team. | Other results were: | _ Congressional Country Club defeated | Beaver Dam, 10 points to 5; Kenwood | Golf and Country Club defeated Indian | Springs, 8'; to 6'4;-Army-Navy Coun- |try Club defeated Washington Golf and Country Club, Chase Club defeat ‘Ll'y Club, 121 to 2 ‘The matches we 10 to 5; Chevy ‘Woodmont Coun- played in two- | arrangement. | Lenten Drama to Be Presented. | A Lenten drama, entitled “On the | Third Day,” will be presented by the Drama Study League of Washington under the direction of Arthur Bradley | | victory over the Manor Club team in a |Last of Construction to Begin in | Autumn of Next Year—De- [ stroyers Also Planned. | By the Associated Press. | BERLIN, April 3—Germany's naval | m, & semni-official statement dis- today, comprises four armored | cruisers to supplant the cruisers Preus- | sen, Lothringen, Braunschwelg and | Elsass. Of these, the Preussen and Lothrin- | | gen already have been supplanted by | the Deutschland and Admiral Scheer. | Construction of the third new cruiser | began in October, 1932, and the fourth |15 to be started in the Autumn of 1934 | Four reserve destroyers also are to be | built between 1934 and 1936. | Radio Arguments Delayed. | SIOUX FALLS, S. Dak., April 3 (). —Arguments of the motion of the Sioux | Falls Broadcast Co. for dismissal of the | Associated Press suit to prevent unau- | thorized use of its news dispatches were poned by Federal Judge James D. ‘White tonight and tomorrow night in | Elliott today until next Wednesday, at the Wardman Park Theater, at 8:15 pm. beginning | the request of the broadcast company's ‘llmeyl- v MORTGAGE RELIEF ENACTMENT ASKED President Asks Legislation to Aid Farmers in Re- financing. (Continued From First Page.) ‘They will begin immediately a study of the President’s farm mortgage bill. Drafted After Conferences, Under the farm mortgage plan now proposed by the administration, the in- terest rate to be paid by the farmer is to be brought down so as not to exceed 4%, per cent. The discussion of the rate of interest delayed for a day or two the submission of the plan. ident t.mh . :helt n’:'l:indinim to have insisted at the nal 5 per cent rate pro- Pposed should be reduced. The farm mortgage bill was drafted after conferences v..th Henry Morgen- thau, jr., the governor of the new farm credit” administration; Lewis Douglas, director of the Budget; Secretary Wal- lace of the Department of Agriculture, and Paul Bestor, farm loan commis- sloner. Mr. Bestor is to supervise the refinancing of the farm mortgages. It has been estimated that farm murtgages outstandng in this country total $8,500,000,000. To this must be added the personal and short term debts of American farmers, estimated to be not less than $3,500,000,000. This makes the total farm indebtedness more than $12,000,000,000. About 40 per cent of the farmers in the country are carrying farm- mortgages. Thirty per cent of the farm mortgages are held by individuals and about 23 per cent, it is reported, by insurance companies. The Federal and Joint Stock Banks have 19 per cent of these mort- gages; commercial banks, 11 per cent; mortgage companies have 10 per cent and other firms or agencies, 7'per cent. It has been estimated thatghe annual interest bill of the farmerS is nearly $900,000,000. Early Relief Sought. Bécause of the low prices of farm commodities and their inability to earn & fair return on their investments, the American farmers have felt the mort- gage burden terribly. The effort of the President is to grant early relief through reduced interest, a curtailed principal and a long period of years in which to_pay. Not all farm mortgages are expected to be refinanced, for many of them are being cared for under existipg terms. ‘The sponsors of the farm mortgage re- lief plan believe that an issue of from two to three billion dollara in bonds can take care of the remnancing of the mortgages. Highlights Explained. The highlights of the bill were ex- plained as follows in & statement by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, who in troduced the measure: “1. The Federal land banks within two years from the time the act takes effect (or until the farm loan commis- sioner finds that Federal land banks' bonds are readily saleable on the market at 4 per cent) may issue not more than $2,000,000,000 in 4 per cent bonds on which the interest shall be guaranteed by the United States. The bonds may be issued for two purposes, namely, (1) making new loans, (2) exchanging bonds for- outstanding mortgages. “2, The Federal land banks are au- thorized to purchase first mortgages on farm land within their respective dis- tricts or to exchange bonds for first mortgages at & price not exceeding the unpaid principle or 50 per cent of the normal value of the land mortgaged plus 20 per cent of the improvements, whichever is the smaller, the mort- gagor being entitled to have his in- debtedness refinanced for the amount paid by the bank for his mortgage. “3. To provide for extensions Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to subscribe at such periods as the farm loan commissioner shall determine to the paid-in surplus of the Federal Land Banks the sum of $50,000,000 to be repaid when resources of the banks become available therefore. “4. maximum rate of interest payable on loans on mortgages out- standing or made within two years from the effective date of the act shall not exceed 4, per cent per annum, $15- 000,000 being made available from the Treasury to compensate the banks for the reduction, the payments to be made quarterly when certified by the farm loan commissioner. Loan Limit $50,000. “5. 'The limit as to amount of loans is proposed to be raised from $25,000 to $50,000 in cases approved by the farm loan commissioner. “6. Where lands are located in te: ritory not covered by a national farm loan association, or when the Federal land bank of the district in which the lands are situated is unable to accept applications from an association, direct loans may be authorized at a rate of one-half of 1 per cent in excess of the interest charged to borrowers through national farm loan associations. Such borrowers are required to covenant that when 10 or more borrowers whose loans aggregate not less than $20,000 reside in a locality which may be covered or served by & national farm loan associa- tion, they will unite in forming such an_association, the adjustments or re- adjustments are to be made respecting the stock that will put them on the same level with other borrowers belong- ing to such associations. 7. Receivers of land banks appointed pursuant to the farm loan act are au- thorized to borrow from the Reconstru tion Finance Corporation on receivers certificates for the purpose of paying taxes on real estate owned by the bank or secured to it by mortgages, such re- ceivers' liens on the assets. “8. Title two contemplates the volun- tary liquidation of joint stock land banks, forbids them fo issue hereafter any tax-exempt bonds except such as are necessary to refinancing existing loans or bond fssues, or to refinance the sale of real estate belonging to the bank. No Foreclosure Period Set. “9. The Reconstruction Finance Cor- poration is directed to make available $100,000,000 for loans to joint stock land banks at 4 per cent per annum, the amount to be loaned to any one bank being apportioned in accordance with the proportion of the unpaid prin- cipal of the mortgages they hold to the total amount of the mortgages held by all the joint stock land banks, the loans to be secured by first mortgage or purchase money mortgages on farm lands, first mortgages on farm real estate owned by the banks, or such other collateral as may be available, the real estate underlying the collateral to be appraised and the borrowing capacity to be limited to 60 per cent of its normal value. As a condition precedent, the joint stock land bank borrowing must sgree to reduce to 5 per cent the rate of interest carried on its mortgages pledged as collateral and to refrain from foreclosure during a period of two years, except wWhere the property is abahdoned by the mortgagor, “10. Two hundred million dollars of | the credit of the R. P. C. is made avail- able for loans to farmers for refinanc- ing their indebtedness ih accordance with the amendments adopted at the last session to the bankruptcy act re- | lating to compositions and extensions, one of the objects being to protect the farmer where circumstances permit against having his operations suspended or shut down by unsecured creditors or inabllity to obtain funds with which to |carry on his business, even though he | may have arranged to refinance the first mortgage on his real estate. “11, An important feature of the bill the R. F. C. in the aggregate amount of $50,000,000 to drainage, levy and ir- rigation districts to reduce and re- finance their outstanding indebtedness, certificates constituting prior | is Title Four, which authorizes loans by | IN PENNSY WRECK Probe Bares Tampered Switches; 2 Trainmen Die, but Red Sox Unhurt. By the Associated Press. DOVER, Del, April 3—An intensive manhunt was on today for train wreck- ers, authors of what officials termed the plot which caused the wreck of a Pennsylvania Railroad flyer bearing the Boston Red Sox base ball team north- ward, killing the engineer and fireman. ‘Thundering toward New York early yesterday, the train struck a switch which railroad authorities said had been tampered with and left the rails three miles south of here. ‘The locomotive turned over on its side, killing C. A. Burkhard of Wiming- ton, Del, the engineer, and Fireman E. L. Poulson of Delmar, Del. The express car immediately behind the locomotive plunged into a concrete warehouse, partially wrecking it, and six other cars, including the three Pull- mans occupied by the Boston ball play- ers, were derailed but remained upright. None of the Red Sox party was in- jured, although many of them were huried from their berths and shaken up. Water from & damaged tank car flooded their cars to & depth of several inches and in the darkness confusion reigned for_some time. Five hours after the wreck, a special train carried the passengers on their way, the ball players to Jersey City, N. J., where they appeared none the worse for their experience, overwhelm- ing the Jersey City International League club, 12 to 0. An immediate investigation of the wreck was begun by railroad officials. On the scene were: C. E. Whitlock, general superintendent of the Wilming- ton division, and K. R. Vought, super- intendent of the Delmarva division. ‘They were quoted as saying they found evidence of “malicious tampering with one switch, and perhaps two.” S FIFTH CHURCH BURNING IN QUEBEC BRINGS GUARD Abortive Incendiary Attempts on Several Montreal Edifices Follow Outbreaks Over 6-Month Period. By the Assoclated Press. - MONTREAL, April 3.—A close watch was placed on all Catholic churches today after the destruction of the fifth one in Quebec in six months by fire and abortive incendiary attempts on several others. Blazing papers were found yesterday in St. James basilica after a milkman reported seeing a man jump from the roof of a low wing of the building. There was evident uneasiness among many persons who went to Montreal Catholic churches yesterday as a result of the series of incendiary attempts. The church and presbytery in Clarke City were destroyed by fire Saturday. Burning papers were found in a con- fession box in St. Edquard Church last week, Printing Company Head Dies. COLUMBIA, 8. C., April 3 (@ —R. L. Bryan, head of a large printing and book company which bears his name, died suddenly of a heart attack at his | home here yesterday. He was 39 years old. The R. L. Bryan Co, of which Mr. Bryan was president and treasurer, was founded by his grandfather 89 years ago. It is one of the oldest and | |largest businesses of its kind in - the Southeast. For & number of years it has been the central State depository for public school textbooks. it being impossible to assure any relief in areas covered by many of such dis- tricts under the refinancing terms of the act for the reason that the drain- age, levy and irrigation taxes constitute prior llens and the payments are in de- fault, All reductions made through re- financing and indehtedness of such dis- tricts must be passed on to the tax- payers in the districts. “12. The lending power of the Re- construction Finance Corporation is in- creasad by $300,000,000.” After members of the Senate Agri- culture Committee had agreed on the farm relief bill, Chairman Smith called them to meet in executive session this afternoon to take up formally the mortgage measure, which they discussed informally this morning. Smith hoped members could complete consideration of the mortgage program this afternoon and report it as part of the general farm relief measure, to which it will be added as a separate title. Under the plan urged by John A. Simpson, president of the National Farmers’ Union, the Government would fix prices on basic agricultural com- | modities to insure the grower the cost | | of producing that portion of his crop going into the domestic market. It was prepared in amendment form by Senator Norris, Republican, Ne- | | braska, with modifications to provide |for production control and was dis- cussed by the ttee this morning. MANHUNT STARTED HARRIMAN PROBE VOTED TENTATIVELY |Senate Committee Will Poll =\ NGINEER and fireman of this train were killed when it was derailed near Dover, Del., early yesterday morning. Among the passengers were the Boston American League base ball team. The cars in which members of the team were riding overturned, but none of the players were badly hurt. Photo shows workmen clearing wreckage. —A. P. Photo. SLIGHTLY IMPROVED George W. Hahn and Henry Wells Injured in Auto Accident. George W. Hahn, 45, of 5309 Thir- teenth street, secretary to Representa- tive Pitzpatrick of New York, and Stafl Sergt. Henry Wells, United States Army, injured when their automobile collided with a street car Saturday aft- erncon in the 4800 block of Connecticut avenue, were still in a serious condition this morning, although they were said to be slightly improved. ‘The automobile, driven by Hahn, crashed head-on into the street car. John O. Newton, 1423 Thirty-fifth street, motorman of the car, received & fractured wrist from the impact. COMMERCIAL BANK PLANS SUBMITTED Cooper Presents Three Pro- posals to Salvage Assets of Institutiqn. | Col. Wade H. Cooper, president of the Commercial National Bank, which is in the hands of & receiver, presented to & depositors’ committee this after- noon three different plans for salvag- ing the assets of the bank. ‘The meeting was held in a down- town office building, where Col. Cooper conferred with the Depositors’ Com- mittee appointed as a result of a re- cent mass meeting at the Mayflower Hotel. A resolution at the mass meet- ing authorized Col. Cooper to select his Reorganization Committee from a group satisfactory to himself. Discussing the situation prior to the meeting today Col. Cooper said it was problematical whether the committee could arrive at any definite conclusions now. Many different people and offi- clals must be satisfied before any plan could be put into effect, Col. Cooper said. Among these are the Federal Re- serve Board, the controller of the cur- rency, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, stockholders and depositors of the bank. “We are working on these plans day and night,” said Col. Cooper, “and do- ing the best we c But it is doubt- ful if we will have anything to make public following the meeting. As soon as we can we will make a statement as to progress in our reorganization plans, but at this time it is impossible to predict just when we can make such a statement.” | Special Dispatch to The Star. THE following compilation shows is issued by President Roosevelt | The order | __ Mexican War— | No soldiers living.... Widows ... Civil War— Soldiers (for service alone) another) marriage) Indian Wars— 100 per cent disability . | Widows Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion and Philippine Insurrection— Soldiers (90 days' service, 10 per cent to 100 per cent disability). ... | (Disability requiring presence of another) | (10 d‘{“ service, 10 per cent to 100 per | cent disability)............ | (Disability requiring presence of another) Widows (pension for service-connected death) (Pension death) World War— Soldiers (Service connected, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 per cent disability) for non-service-connected (Non-service-connected disability, 25, 50, 75, 100 per cent disabled) ..... (Non-service-connected death) .... Veteran Economy Effects President’s Order to Apply to Service Families After July 1 to Cut $400,000,000 From Payments Now Made. some of the effects of the executive order Saturday under authority of the economy act on specific pensions or allowances now made to veterans of the vari- ous wars or their widows or other dependents. The net effect of the order to cut some $400,000,000 from payments now made under th goes 1nto effect on July 1 nexe et Soldiers (disability requiring presence of ‘Widows 4depenu'lnz on ne 'n'nd' .&nhie“b'f Soldiers (30 days' service, 10 per cent to §400,000,000 RELIEF BILL STRIKES SNAG Snell Objects Measure Should Have. Originated in Lower House. By the Associated Press. ‘The Wagner $500,000,000 relief bill was received today by the House from the Senate and was immediately ob- Jected to by Representative Snell, Re- publican, of New York, on the ground | rule it was an appropriation bill that orig- inated in the Senate, in violation of the Constitution. The Republican leader and Repre- sentative Treadway, Republican, of Massachusetts, offered a resolytion to return the bill to the Senate on consti- hltlo?ll grounds. Seeks to Block Move. Representative Byrns of Tennessee, Democratic floor leader, sought to block the Republican move by having the resolution referred to the Ways and Means Committee, Soell said: “I want to protect the House and its prerogatives.” He agreed, however, to permit the resolution to lay over on the Speaker's desk until tomor- row to allow the Democratic leadership to study it. Rainey Plan Thwarted. Speaker Rainey was prevented from refe: the relief bill to tie Ways and Means imittee as he had planned. It will remain on his desk until the House passes on the Treadway-Sneil resolution. EERRLEA INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN ON VETERANS’ CUT BY FIELD WORKERS (Continued From FPirst Page.) Absent Members on Quiz Into Delays. By the Associated Press. ‘The Costigan resolution, calling for an investigation of delay In_ prosecu- tion of Joseph W. Harriman, New York banker, was tentatively approved today by the Senate Judiclary Committee. The committee, acting without a full quorum, approved the resolution sub- Ject to a poll of absent members. Introduced by Costigan. The resolution, introduced by Senator Costigan, Democrat, of Colorado, calls for an investigation by the Judiciary Comnmittee of the Justice Department’s delay under the Hoover administration in prosecuting Harriman, former chair- man of the Harriman National Bank & Trust Co., on a charge of making false entries in the bank’s accounts. George Z. Medalle, United States attorney at New York, asserted that he held up prosecution of, Harriman on instructions from the Justice Depart- ment at Washington. It was explained the delay was or- dered to afford opportunity to straight- en out the bank’s affairs, in an effort to save the institution. Fletcher Move Blocked. Meanwhile, 1 fate consideration of the Pletcher resoluticn authorizing & broad investigation of private banking was blocked in the Senate today by Senator McNary, Republican, leader. McNary insisted that thé resolution be referred to the Senate Audit Com- mittee for approval of any additicnal expenditure that might be required by its provision for a general inquiry into the operations of J. P. Morgan & Co. and other private bankers. Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, insisted the resolution was not required to go to the Audit Committee because it did not propose an additional ex- penditure, but Vice President Garner ruled against him and the resolution was sent to the committee. FOES WIN HEARING . ON ARMS EMBARGO House Ccmmittee Delays Announc- ing Preference to Give Opposi: tion Voice in Arguments. By the Associated Press. After to give legislative pref- emce’& the McReynolds arms em- e Gelayedtormally Teportng. ine ormal e tomoirow to give the opposi- R e an Mcl louse Afla&'s ‘Committee was the only witness heard todayv. * ~ Republicah members of the Foreign Affairs ., who voted against reporting’ the resolution last “week, are to be heard tomofrow. House leaders have set asfde Wednes- day for action on the resolution. NURSE’S BODY FOUND AFTER LEAP IN RIVER Coat and Purse Contnin}p“ Idernfity Card Left on vsum in in Fatal Plonge. - . By the Associated Pre ASHTABULA, body of Ruth Irwin, 23,4’ side Hospital, Cleveland, was from the Ashtabula River yesterday by Capt. A. J. Wilson of the Coast Guard Service. Ponm. lbeymb;lh';led the young woman e river last night from a mdfi:g 80 feet uawe The body was identified ;by Harvey Streiber, Ashtabula township clerk, Miss Irwin's uncle. Streiber Guards in the search. A woman’s coat and a purse contain- ing a card with the name “Ruth Ir- win, nurse,” were found on the viaduct last night and a hunt for the owner of the coat was started immediately by police. They said no one had seen a | woman leap from the bridge, however. Streiber said his niece was the daugh- ter of Mrs. Kate Irwin of Oil City, Pa. veterans will continue to receive present pensions under a ‘“presumption” that the pension is payable because of service - connected disability, but the Government can challenge this “pre- sumption.” Officials said that there also would be a cut of 10 per cent on July 1 in pen- sions for Civil -and Indian War vet- erans and their widows under the new economy law. Present rate. Rate after July 1. Cut 10 per ‘cent. " | $75 monthly. $100 monthly. $30, $40, $50 monthly. Cut 10 per cent. Cut 10 per cent. Cut 10 per cent, $20 to $50 £ monthly. $30 monthly. Cut 10 per-cent. Cut 10 per cent. SOVIET MAY SHIFT TRADE FROM GERMANY 70 U. S. AS REPRISAL (Continued From First Page.) face of Chancellor Hitler's enunciation of a friendly policy toward Russia “provides sufficient ground for a change in our economic relations with Ger- many, no matter how valuable those relations have been to both countries.” It added that Russian economic or- ganizations concerned with foreign trade “should consider the possibility of developing imports from France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries and also think about the possibilities offered by American ! industry.” For the last two years Soviet Russia bought more goods from Germany than from any other country, its purchases amounting to 324,411,000 rubles (about $162,205,500) in 1932 and 410,695,000 rubles (about $205,347,500) in 1931. Its purchases in the United States drepped from 229,915,000 rubles (about $114,957,500) in 1931 to 31,665,000 rubles (about $15,832,500) in 1932, The latest of the incidents in Ger- many referred to in the Moscow paper jwas a raid by Nazis on the Soviet trading office in Hamburg a few days ago. Nazis claimed they had learned German Communists were hiding in the office. RETURN TO ;10LLYWDOD Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson Back From Vacations Abroad. $20 to 830 monthly. $72 monthly. $12 to $30 monthly. $50 monthly. $12-830 month- iy, $2 for each additional child. $30 monthly. $10, $25, $50, $75, $100 monthly. $12, 818, $24, $40 monthly. Widows (service-connected death) ....... $30 monthly, $40 for one child, 8§86 for eachad- ditional child. No provision. These rates for the Spanish - American War, Boxer Rebel lion and Philip- pine Insurrection all remain as they are under regula- lation 12 until the Government suc- cessfully challenges ing them as not be; service connected. Unchanged. $15 monthly, Cut 20 per cent. All Yiminated but !D‘Y per cent, which will ' receive $20 monthly, Unchanged. No provision: HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 3 (#).— Mary Pickford and Giloria Swanson came back to Hollywood yesterday from vacations abroad. Swanson was accompanied by her husband, Michael Farmer, whom she married in the United States before going to England to meke a picture. Miss Pickford returned in company with the Countess de Frasso. The act- ress spent her vacation in Switzerland and Italy with her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, who remained behind with plans for a wild game expedition into Inco-China. Woman Powder “Salesman.” BUTTE, Mont., April 3 (#).—Miss Margerita Rodolf, 25, is a big powder woman. She sells explosives. She knows them, too, after 15 years of trav- eling in her spare time from school with her father, the Montana representative of a California powder concern. She was named to succeed him after his death recently. Commerce Delegates Asked. MADRID, April 3 (#).—The ministry of agriculture and commerce has re- quested Spanish chambers of ccmmerce in the Americas and the es to g:!dn:‘u renruenuth‘f;ad for méTb;r- p reorgani coun or Spanish foreign commerce,