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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) warm; gentle tomoderate southwest winds. ratures—Highest, 92, at 3:45p.m. ¢ Foening Slar. WITH SUNDAY MORNING BDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1933—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. ok ok Associated service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 118,937 (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. ROOSEVELT LIMITS COMPENSATION CUT FOR WAR WOUNDED 10 16P. C. AVERAGE Acts as Result of Congres- sional Threats to Revise Economy Bill and Increase Outlay by $170,000,000. SUBSTITUTE REGULATION OFFERED BY PRESIDENT White House Acts Shortly After Rainey Had Predicted Passage of New Plan—Maximum Reduc- tion Fixed at 18 Per Cent Under Rules. President Roosevelt today signed an executive order fixing new and higher levels of compensation for combat-incurred disabilities of veterans than was originally pro- msed in the tentative regulations ued under the economy act. Mr. Roosevelt speeded the modi- fied regulations into effect as the result of activities on Capitol Hill toward limiting the reductions in Ace Sought to Fly Airplane Jamieson Built for Big Race Half of Prize Money. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va., June 6.—A power- ful racing plane—without a pilot— awaits entrance in the July trans- continental races from Newark to Los Angeles. Larry Jamieson, Richmond-New York air mail pilot, crashed to his death in line of duty Sunday. He left to his family a bullet-like speed plane, built for the climax of his career in the alr—the trans-continental races. Mrs. Caroline Jamieson, his widow, the mother of two little children, holds a transport license, but she doesn't want to fly the ship she watched grow from her husband's dream. She pre- fers one of the Nation's aces at its controls. She is looking for a racing pilot with whom to stake its suecess. She offers a “50-50" basis, her share of any prize money to be used in the care of her family. Larry designed the craft. Its con- struction was started in 1931. Its high compression Curtiss D-12 engine with OO OF BEVIER ORDERED wveterans’ allowances he might im- pose under the economy bill. As the result of Senate action in limiting cuts of service-con- nected veterans to 25 per cent, thereby increasing Government outlays by an estimated $170,000,- 000 a year, President Roosevelt served notice if that action was adhered to, additional taxes would be necessary to balance the budget. Substitute for Plan. Only a little while before the White House acted, Speaker Rainey told news- paper men the House would apprcve the 25 per cent limitation or a substi- tute proposal to be offered by President Roosevelt. The new regulations were the administration's substitute. House Democratic leaders deferred formal consideraticn of the Senate amendment pending information from the White House on the extent of the | modified veterans' regulations. It was the hope of the President that his new compensation rates would av the ‘greater increase in ecm voted by the Senate. If the higher fig- ures go into effect he will tional taxes to pay them. I On the basis of his iricreases in pay for direct service connected it was the intention of the President not to ask for new. taxes to meet this relaxation in the economy program. Limited to 18 Per Cent. ‘The regulations provide for an aver- #ge reduction in service connected cases of approximately 18 per cent. No service connected disability will be reduced by more than 25 per cent, the limit voted by the Senate. The modified regulations apply both to World War veterans and to Spanish War veterans with direct service-con- nected disabilities and to peace-time veterans who have incurred @isabilities while with an expeditionary force in line of duty. The following announcement was made at the White House: “Important changes were made today by the President in regulations having to do with compensaticn allowances for veterans of the World War and the Spanish-American War. These changes were approved by the President by an executive order which he signed. “The object of the changes made was to reduce the severity of cuts originally proposed under the so-called eccnomy bill passed by the Congress to maintain the credit of the United States. “The new regulations set forth in the executive order were made possible by the President's original direction that the tentative regulations be carefully reviewed and amended to specifically] prevent cuts in compensation of serv- ice connected veterans which would be deeper than was intended and to effect more equitable levels of payment. “Under the new regulations, no di- rectly service connected veteran will be reduced in payment by more than 25 “(Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) NATIONALS LEADING MACKS, 1-0, IN THIRD Manush Drives Sewell, Who Sin- gled, Across With a One- Base Blow. BY JOHN B. KELLER. PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—The Na- tionals were lea the Philadelphia Athletics here this afternoon in the sec- | ond game of a series in the third inning. The score was 1 to 0. FIRST INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Bishop _ threw out Myer. Manush went out, Foxx to Ma- haffey, covering first. Goslin walked. Crenin forced Goslin, Williams to Bishop. No. runs. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop doubled to the scoreboard in right center. Cramer sacrificed, Stewart to Kuhel. Johnson popped to Cronin. Coleman fanned. No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Schulte singled to left. Bishop threw out Kuhel, Schulte going to second. Higgins took Bluege’s grounder and tagged out Schulte on the line. Bluege was caught stealing, Ccchrane fo Williams, No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Cronin threw out Foxx. Cochrane dropped a double in front of Goslin. Higgins to Kuhel, Cronin threw out Williams. No Juns. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Sewell singled to Jeft. Stewart, after twice failing to. sacrifice, put down a bunt to Foxx, sending_Sewell to second. Myer sent & jong fly to Cramer. Manush singled to right, scoring Sewell. Goslin lofted to Cramer One run. PHILADELPHIA—Mahaffey flied to Goslin. _Bishop walked. Cramer flied E[m investigat Senate Committee Demands Names in Connection With Kit Probe. By the Associated Press. A list of stockholders in Be Vier & kits for reforestation camp workers, has been called for by the Senate Mil- itary Affairs Committee, which today heard from Louis McHenry Howe, President Roosevelt's secretary, that he had not influenced the purchase. Chairman Sheppard told newspaper men after committee concluded hearing Howe today, that the list of stockhol had been asked of the com- | Widow of Mail Pilot Offers| Co,, Inc., of New York, seller of 200,000 | ATTERN N OM, SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF WORLD REGORD Moscow Learns Aviator Will Not Continue Flight Until Tomorrow. STRONG HEADWINDS ENCOUNTERED ON HOP Loses Many Hours in Soviet Capi- tal in Repairing Plane Dam- aged Over Atlantic. By the Associated Press OMSK, Siberia, June 6.—James Mat- tern landed here at 1:35 p.m.. Moscow time today, (5:35 a.m., Eastern stand- ard time) from Moscow, Omsk is 1450 miles from Moscow. The American round-the-world flyer left the Soviet Capital at 1:14 am.) (5:14 p.m. Monday, Eastern standard time). His time for this leg of his journey was 12 hours 21 minutes, averaging about 120 miles an hour. He still was slightly ahead of the record sei by Post and Gatty. Meets Strong Winds. Head winds were strong between Moscow and Omsk, slowing up his normal speed, but he knew about them before he left the Soviet Capital. He started out knowing that he was run- ning into generally unsettled and cloudy weather, complicated by winds. Beyond Omsk he will have very slight head winds, clear weather and good visibility, according to the Weather Bureau forecast. Omsk, & modern city of about 115,000 population, is situated in the midst of a treeless steppe, on the right bank of the Irtysh River. In that territory there often are strong winds. Snow six feet deep is not uncommon in the Winter, In the Summer there frequently are sand- MAY DELAY NEXT HOP. Mattern Expected to Stay in Omsk ¥ Until Tomorrow. MOSCOW, June 6 (#).—James Mat- tern, American round-the-world filer, to] the list “because of rumors that 1 nent persons are involved.” de- clined to identify either the persons or source of the rumors. with mmo.:; directly nor indirectly attempted to influence any decision in this matter of the purchase of the kits by Robert Fechner, director of the con- servation work. Howe appeared last week at his own request, saying it was to “clear up” an impression that he had instructed Fechner, director of the conservation program, to buy the kits. officials have testified that in their opinion, the kits—which were ordered at $1.40 each—could be dupli- cmrorhom'l!ncmuwlsunu apiece. De Witt t6 Be Recalled. Senator Duffy, Democrat, of Wiscon- sin, as the hearing began today, ob- tained permission to recall Maj. Gen. John L. De Witt, quartermaster gen- eral, for questioning about this. The hearing room was packed with spectators. The President’s secretary, reading calmly from a prepared statement after announcing he was ready for question- ing, reiterated that he felt the claims of Richard B. Be Vier that he could supply better kits for less than the Army, had been investigated by F. W. Lowery, assistant to the budget direc- tor, Lewis Douglas. In explanation of a statement that he did not know at the time who sent Be Vier to his office on May 15, when the kits were ordered, Howe said a let- ter of introduction to him which Be Vier had from Basil O'Connor was taken by his secretary and he was not told at the time. “When he appeared, I had no konwl- edge that he came on with any intro- duction whatever,” Howe said, “nor did I know this until I looked up the letter in the files after reading the newspapers stating that he (BeVier) had come with a O'Connor.” He had the letter with him. Signed With Nickname. It was dated May 11 and signed “Doc,” which BeVier previously had told the committee was O'Connor’s nickname in (oll‘:nex law partner of President Roose- velt. It has developed that™ Fechner doubted he had authority to order the kits and that a letter prepared by Lowery on May 15 giving this specific authority was signed by Howe and re- ceived by Fechner May 16. Howe's explanation of the whole in- cident follows in the text of his pre- statement: “I have read the testimony I gave at my last hearing, and I see nothing (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) and_gowy, | ¥ letter of introduction from Mr. | SiEDing. identifying him as a| plans to in Omsk until tomor- Tow, received here sald to- :a“y. ‘The reason for this decision was lfl:cw_e being mmme any mi with his or whether he was mere- Iy taking opportunity to gain & much-needed rest. SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF RECORD. in Moscow 2 Mattern Holds Small Advantage as He Lands at Omsk. NEW YORK, June 6 (#).—Jimmy Mattern reached Omsk, Siberia, today with a 54-minute lead on the Post- Gatty record up to that point, but lost this advantage when he landed, for the record-holders flew over without stopping. The lone Texan, who is seeking to " (Continued on Page 3, Column 2) PRESIDENT SIGNS EMPLOYMENT BILL Wagner Measure Establishes Co- ordinating System Under De- partment of Labor. \ By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt today signed the Wagner bill establishing a national em- ployment system under the Labor De- partment. ‘The measure provides a co-ordinated system between the Government and States for establishment of employment agencies with an initial $1,500,000. Senator Wagner, Democrat, of New | York, and Representative Peyser, Dem- ocrat. of New York, who fathered the legislation, were with the President and Becretary of Labor Perkins at the A similar bill was vetoed by Pres- ident Hoover. In addition to establishing State employment agencies, it provides for the exchange of information and men among the States. An annuel appropriation of $4,000,000 until 1938 is provided. VILLAGE HALF BURNED | Blaze Started in Hunter, N. Y., Post Office Building. HUNTER, N. Y., June 6 (#).—Fire originating in the post office building | destroyed half of the business section | of this Catskill Mountain village today. Damage was estimated at $100,000. By the Associated Press. BOULDER CITY, Nev., June 6.—Not content with twisting the Colorado’s tail until it roared, man today starts hog- tying the mighty river. For a little less than three years workers in the mile-deep canyon where the Colorado carved its course through unto!d centuries have been preparing for the hour when the dyke which will tame the stream would beg:n rearing itself from bedrock. Today the first cubic yard of concrete was to be pourdd into the great forms whose contours will become an arch | will have begun backing 'BOULDER DAM BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE AS CONCRETE IS POURED {Two Years Will Be Required to Rear Huge Dyke in Colorado River Canyon. = ‘The | g | the base |, Two yi uired | the 5,500, rrels of crete, but | a little more than a year from no | storage reservoir behind the dam | be_ sizable, for the structure up the flow to Schylte. Stewart threw wildly try-|730 feet high and 1,180 feet wide, 8 from the watersheds of six States. ing to mmop off first and Bishop | concave barrier which will raise the| on provide | nounced Boulder Dam will be com- error. went to the ’s high one. No , #'went back for Johnson’ Tuns. feet, height of the river 582 rol, and domestic flood control, irrigation water and power. The Reclamation Service has | pleted A 1, 1935, Its cost will be 1 $165,000, already | both J. P MORGAN CERTAINLY GROSS INEQUITIES ALLEGED IN PENSION REDUCTION ORDER Service Widows Would Receive Only a Third as. Much as Dependents of Men Killed in Forest Camps. camps are blanketed with the protection | Widows of some of the outstanding heroes of the Spanish-American War, Philippine insurrection and Boxer Re- bellion will receive a pension one-third that to be given widows of men killed in line of duty at forestry camps of the Civillan Conservation Corps, & study of the pension situation brought about by the economy program disclosed today. By recent executive order, pensions of widows of men who fought the Span- iards, the Moros and the mad Chinese rebels severals decades ago have been reduced 50 per cent—from $30 to $15 T ihe sase o widows givea epecial case iven benefits by act of 5 gt B MCPE T st re are a few exceptions | C! | of the U. 8. employes compensation act, | widows of any of these men fatally in- | jured while at work in the camps will | be entitled to pensions of $45 a month, “ according to officials of the Employes’ Compensation Commission. ‘Widows of officers and of the i Army and Navy killed in line of duty | while supervising civilians in the con- servation camps will receive less than half the pension to which widows of the civilan recruits will be entitled under the compensation law, it was learned. ! IEWS IN SILESIA TOGET OLD STATUS Hitler Representative Makes Pledge Before League Council Meeting. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, June 6.—A representative of Chancellor Hitler's government pledged his word before a public League of Nations Council meeting today that Germany will give back to Jews the po- sitions they recently lost in German Upper Silesia. The question of Germany’s treatment of the Jews in Upper Silesia was brought before the League Council on May 20, when Franz Bernheim, a Ger- man Jew, presented a petition charg- ing that the barring of German Jews from professions in that area contra- venes a Polish-German convention, guaranteeing certain rights regardless of race or religion. Bitter Debate. Caustic words passed between Fried- rich von Keller, German representative; Stephan Osusky of Czechoslovakia and the Norwegian representative, Christian L. Lange, at the meeting today. Herr von Keller charged Lange with having challenged the good word of Germany when the Norwegian referred to the necessity of preventing local offi- cials from misunderstanding the pur- port of general laws and insisted that Osusky went beyond the agenda when he hinted that the entire blem of minorities should be handled by the League Assembly. Recently the declared that if there had been any in- fractions of the German-Polish con- vention, this could only have been the result of subordinate acting in errone- ous conception of the law. He also threw the responsibility for any discrim- ination against Jews in Upper Silesia upon German local authorities. Denies Doubting Pledge. To this summing up of the German position Mr. Osusky retorted: “T have endeavored to deduce a les- son from what has happened today. It s never premature, never useless, to make efforts to defend justice.” Mr. Lange denied that be had doubt- ed Germany's intention ‘to fulfill her ledged word. T The German delegate previously had (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) e NEW GRAN CHACO PEACE PLAN CABLED LEAGUE Paraguay Message Suggests Imme- diate Cessation of Hostilities and Withdrawing of Armies. ASUNCION, Paraguay, June 6 (@). —The government of Paraguay cabled to the League of Nations today & new peace proposal for the Gran Chaco con- " | fict with Bolivia. lfle suggested immediate ostilities, withdrawal of and the of a League commission of miutry to fix responsibility for the trouble, Paraguay's )posal also recommend- ;d that the mflu”fln&marw or insuring sccess sea for both countries. D The mess: cessation of German representative | paying inco CHANEINE RETURN Says He Did Not Change Fil- ing Office When U. S. Agent Was Moved. MITCHELL By the Associated Press. June 6.—Charles E.| evasion trial today thet he could not | remember having ordered his income tax returns filed uptown instead of down, after a revenue agent who was | accustomed to inspect them was shifted from the downtown office to the up- | | town. | Prank W. Black, who always made {out Mitchell's tax returns, testified as 8 Government witness that Mitchel told him to flle in the uptown office, al- though previously the return always had | been filed downtown. While Black was on the stand, it was brought out that this change coincided with the trans- fer to the uptown office of Ambrose W. UiV plaled Ty mind. over M “T've my over Mr. Black's testimony,” Mitchell testified to- day, “and I can’t recall any reason for my telling him anything like that.” Didn’t Know of Transfer. “Did you ever know Mr. Hussey had been transferred from one office to an-~ other?” Mitchell was asked by his law- yer. “No, I never did,” Mitchell replied. In speaking of his income tax re- turns, made out by Black, Mitchell said, ‘All I did was to sign them.” Mitchell was on the stand all yester- day and when adjournment was taken for lunch today he seemed to have completed his direct examination. He had told in detail of stock sales to his wife and to W .D. Thornton, copper company president, by which he avoided me taxes in 1929 and 1930, and of a payment to him of $668,666.67 from a management fund which he did not report on his tax return. Mitchell, whose financial position was so strong that he could bor- row millions from the Morgans, testi- fied that two years later his strong box held only a few worthless odds and ends. b Yesterday he told of his fears for his own bank and the market gen- erally in 1929 and said he borrowed vast sums trom J. P. Morgan & Co. in futile efforts to turn the stock market rout into an orderly retreat. Today he told of giving more and more of his securities to the Morgan firm to keep up the amount of his col- Delivered Nearly AlL “In October, 1931, do you recall whether you had delivered to J. P. Mor- gan & Co. as collateral all the stocks you had?” his lawyer, Max D. Steuer, asked. “I wouldn't say all,” Mitchell replied. “I still had some odds and ends in my box—stock that wasn't worth putting up.’ Under questioning by his own coun- sel, he said many of the details of the Thornton transaction were unknown to him at the time, the whole thing hav- ing been arranged by his friend, John D. Ryan, chairman of An Cop- per. er then asked him why NEW YORK, Mitchell testified at his income tax| EARLY VOTE SEEN ONTRADE GONTROL |Swift Passage Predicted by Leaders—Power to License Restored to Bill. | By the Associated Press. | Swift Senate passage of the adminis- measure was predicted today by leaders following the JFinance Committee’s action in restoring authority to the President to license recalcitrant manu- facturing establishments. ‘This power, which had been elimi- nated from the bill previously by the , | Senate committee, was restored late yesterday. It is intended to compel | concerns that refuse to follow the ma- Jority of their industry to fall in line. Meanwhile, the . formal - report a modification pf the licensing was approved it the President “finds that destructive wage or price cutting” is being prac- ticed in any geographical erea or sub- division of a trade or industry. ‘Will Be Taken by Tomorrow. The bill, to be taken up by the Senate tomorrow, was further revised to pro- as a condition to employment to re- frain from organizing or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing. The House bill is limited to refraining from “joining” a labor organization of his own choosing. To-avoid any conflicts in adminis- tering the industrial program and the agricultural adjustment act, the com- mittee authorized the President, at his discretion, to delegate any of his func- tions and powers to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding trades or n- dustries » engaged in handling farm Another provision was inserted to “insure the payment of adequate wages on work performed under ent contract” by um rates in be “pre- determined by the awarding authori- ties.” The wages so0 fixed could be re- vised by the awarding official if changed conditions justified. Loans for Homesteads. To “aid in the redistribution of the overbalance of ition,” the bill was revised to vailable $25,000,000 for loans and “otherwise aiding in the of subsistence homesteads.” ents would be covered in a re- volving fund. Due to the transfer to the Public ‘Works Administration of Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation powers to loan money for self-liquidating projects, the House bill reduced the corpora. tion's borrowing power by $1,200,000,000. The Pinance Committee reduced it by only $400,000,000. Under another amendment by Sen- ator Gore, Democrat, of Oklahoma,”the Reconstruction Corporation would be authorized to make adequately secured loans, based on mineral acreage and self-liquidating in character, to manag- ing agencies of farmers’ co-operative mineral rights pools not engaged in ‘would be for defraying the cost of or- ganizing such pools. ‘The industrial bill as reported also rovides a new tax program, substitut- for the House-approved increases in normal income taxes a plan for new (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) to miake it: effective only | drilling or mining operations. The loans | ROOSEVELT PLANS *TOREFUND BONDS ANDCUT INTEREST |President Tells Bone Gov- ernment Is Seriously Con- sidering Proposal. SHORT-TERM DEBT .REDUCTION EXPECTED Change to Long-Term Bond Issue Would Relieve Treasury of Constant Turnover. By the Assoclated Press. President Roosevelt told Senator Bone, Democrat, of Washington today the administration is seriously consider- ing a proposal to refund the high in- terest rste Government bonds at s lower level, Senator Bone laid before the Presi- exchange for bonds to be issued by the Government at a lower interest rate. Bone said the President told him some plan to work this out was under serious consid eration. “There are about $6,000,000,000 in ds 'hl:h are now callable v 3 “I do not know the technique or the procedure to be adopted for such a pro- gram,” said Senator Bone. “My idea is that public sentiment might be or- ganized behind the campaign on a pa- triotic basis. Such a thing was ac- complished in England.” $8,000,000,000 Outstanding. ‘The administration could refund up to $8,000,000,000 of outstanding bonds next year if it wished. There are callable now $1,993,212,400 of first Liberty Loan bonds bearing 3% per cent interest and converted bondss bearing 4 per cent and 4!, per cent interest. In addition, $6,268,095,250 of fourth Liberty loan bonds bearing 4% cent interest can be called next April. ‘These were callable on October 15, but a six-month advance notice is re- tration’s industrial control-public works| 9% There also is approximately $800,- vide that no employe shall be required | mat operations under the employment Annot doubled or more. —_— 'WAR DEBTS SESSION IS CALLED IN LONDON Word Expected From U. S. Regard- ing June Installment—Snowden Advocates Payment. By the Associated Press. a official circles today, the go expects to have some indication from Wi n as to what is expected in the twly of a mid-June war debt pay- ment. Many ministers still were out of Lon- don today, but all were expected to be back for the Friday meeting. Stanl Baldwin, lord president of the Coun already has returned to the capital and Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, is expected to arrive tomor- Tow. Viscount Snowden, former ellor of the exchequer, believes “the weight of argument favors” making the June | payment. In a speclal n per article he pointed out “there is a strong moral case for complete relief from the Amer- jcan debt,” but argued that it is dan- gerous for any government to repudiate its bonds and more dangerous for Great Britain than any other. i‘ “The honor of Great Britain is worth £12,000,000.” he wrote. Prom the lips of President Roosevelt Mrs, F. J. Jirka, daughter of the late Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago, has heard an eyewitness account of the shooting of her father in Miami last February 15, snd feels more comforted Mrs. Jirka, accompanied by her hus- Dr. P. J. Jirka, State director His lawy transfer tax stamps had not been placed on the shares he sold his wife in 1929, stock he later bought back at the same it Coplesizimbee “ em,” ol 10 “ Just didn’t think of it.” Said Deal Was Legal. ‘Mitchell began his story y the statement that Harry W. the attorney and tax who (Continued on Page 4, Column &) th band, of health of Illinois, went to the White House yesterday n, where 3 Roosevelt told her in detail how the bullets from the gun of the assassin, Guiseppe , ailmed at him, mowed " down or Cermak and f others. Mrs. Jirka came to Washington with her husband, who is attending a con- | vention of State health directors, and | in President Gives Mrs. F. J. of Shooting of Father in Miami. Jirka Eyewitness Accountj H to Chicago last week for of the Cermak. Memorial. . velt welcomed her and for more than 10 minutes he recounted the story of the tragedy at Miami. ‘The story of the shooting as told by the President Mrs. Jirka said, differed but little from numerous other stories she had heard. The President, she de- clared, said he had just finished shak- ing hands with her father and turned away when a series of shots, plerced the din of noise from backfiring muf- flers of the motor cycles of the police rds. One of the bullets from the er, sat near him at times with n bricklayer’s gun struck Mayor Cermak, and for 18 days he gamely fought drth in the Memorial Hospital But Mrs. Jirka does not like to talk sbout the . It back sad « on Page mn 3.) SEEK NEW POWERS 10 PROBE TAXES OF MORGAN PARTNERS Senators Decide to Drop In- come Phase Temporarily in Closed Session. PECORA SUPPORTS GLASS ON PLAN OF PROCEDURE Investigators Resume Inquiry, With 0. P. Van Sweringen Back on Witness Stand. By the Associated Press. Senate investigators of J. P. Morgan & Co. set out today to blast any doubt of their authority to examive stoek transscilons of tbe bank's partners af- fecling thetr income tax payments. Keeping the inquiry for the present on Morgan affiliations with the Van Sweringen rallroad ventures, the Bank- ing Committee voted almost two to one in a two-hour closed session to seek added power, if necessary, to go into stock deals by Thomas 8. Lamont, Wil- liam Ewing, Harold Stanley and other partners. John W. Davis, as counsel for Mor- gan, had challenged its authority in the matter. Upon getting & decision on Xs course after two hours’ argument, the investi- wide rail in by the Morgan bank. 1000,000 in Treasury notes that mature | ; At the hearing, V: proved a slow wfln‘: for- getfulness, he did yesterday. He sat th & pencil, apparently itly per- bored. apparent crowded audience, J. P. Mor- his associates included. An air of listlessness n_l;hlnd - tes 7 committee resolution to go ahea o:mmufi;-mfl its was offered by Sena. tor” G Bt o Bosies o Chairman Fletcher said it was sup- ported by Committee Counsel Pecora. vaded the with other a drafts a en- The resolui - s~ fiummw M. J. Van exclnngm’ m Morgan. Pecora and Davis Argue. Pecora and Davis argued the | issue before committee members, formei; mntengmgha in examination of returns later objectin M the g as counsel for Morgan. In its executive meeting the com- pproved this ROOSEVELT COMFORTS DAUGHTER |, ¥, . | of buying and OF SLAIN MAYOR OF CHICAGOpretices may an “It is_the sense of this committee into the business securities as such the dedication | siple, 1. Mr. Roose- (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) Radio Serial Fiction.. Societ;