Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1933, Page 2

A2 sya PRESIDENT SIGNS “GOLD CLAUSE” BAN Promises to Pay With Metal May Now Be Settled With Currency. By the Assoclated Press. On the Federal law books today is a déclaration that all promises to pay | with gold may be legally settled with Paper money. | ‘. President Roosevelt last night signed | $he resolution voiding the “gold clause” Witten in billions of Government se- Turities and mare billions of private| donds and mortgages. It had been #dopted by the House and Senate within | 3 scant 10 days of the time it was sub- | mitted to them, unheralded by previous announcement. -Since gold has been unavailable since March for any payments, public or pri- vate, the new law makes no change in | the existing situation, merely ratifying | i€ 1t does, however, relieve the Treas- | ury of having to promise gold payment | & new bond issues, as well as serving: formal notice that Liberty and all other Bonds which may fall due or be called Will be settled in legal tender. | “Extensive new financing is due in the immediate future. 3 campaign against 10" full swing, with | ~Meanwbile, the d hoarders is | ment of Ju;'.‘l)?;) agents m:x‘; ning their calls on 1,000 persons | on a Treasury list as suspected of hold- | ipg more than $100 in gold each. All are being asked to turn it in unless ey already have done so and warned | the punishment Frescribed if they | 8. 'Igle total believed now being boarded amounts to $600,000,000. * Those who refuse to part with the g:: or gold certificates may have their es published before any attempt at | gmlomman is made. ROOSEVELT LIMITS © COMPENSATION CUT OF WAR WOUNDED (Continued From First Page.) -— t. The average reduction will ap- Fqfl-u 18 per cent. This regula- ion- applies not only to World er; veterans but to Spanish-American War | veterans with direct connected dis-| abilities and to peace time veterans who| have incurred a disability while with an expeditionary f&lme enggge.: r:xl\“n] €am] or expedition sucl o \ lm<.':hl.ngrl a, Russia or Haiti, and who| bave incurred injuries or disease in Jine of duty. ="Under -this regulation, the service- e anish-American war vet- years also includes a provision exempting from the prohibition against payment of pensions to Federal employes, the ‘widows of deceased veterans, and those whose pay is $50 per month or less. The House leadership, Rainey said, ‘would delay action ol; 11vih:0 mdvpeg:i'e;‘u‘ offices_appropriation give - | dent Roosevelt enough time to submit his_alternative proposal. | The Connally amendment, adopted by | the Senate, provides that allowances for service-connected disabilities shall not_be cut more than 25 per cent, “In_the absence of any agreement with President Roosevelt, I am of the opinion,” Speaker Rainey said, “the House would adopt the Connally amendment. “While President Roosevelt has not said he would veto the bill if the Con-| nally amendment as passed by the Sen- ate is approved by the House, I am. under the definite impression that he would veto it. However, I have no au- tharity to make the statement.” Rainey said, however, that “the| House and the President are not so far | apart,” and added that within a day| or two the President would announce relaxing the stringent regu- promulgated under the economy | a lations act, The Steering Committee members, ! who also met with the special Veter- ans’ Committee set up by the Demo- | cratic caucus and Chairman Buchanan, rat, of Texas, of the Appropria- | Committee, adjourned to meet tomorrow morning. Buchanan is expected to present the ad- rilnistration’s substitute program. “iRainey said there was not much séntiment at the joint meeting for the to go beyond the Connally | mdmem. although Representatives | ery, Democrat, of Massachusetts, | aid Patman, Democrat, of Texas, pro- | gsed a limitation of only 15 per cent imposed on veterans’ economies. | “Representative Crosser, Democrat, of | Obilo, chairman of the Steering Com- | nilttee, said the sentiment of the group wiis for liberalization of the economy 26t but that no definite agreement had | ben reached or how far to go. He afiled Veterans' Administrator Hines | hagd informed Buchanan he would sub- nflt a revised program probably to-| mITOW. “Rainey said: “We are not going to hurry about this; we've got all Sum- mer to consider it.” “Both Rainey and Crosser told news- pgber men that no mention was made at the meeting about President Roose- velt's demand for taxes to pay for the P sal to increase veterans' outlays | $140,000,000. | ke EONAS :PLEDGES POSTAL AID Farley to Try to Maintain Places T for Workers. “ROCHESTER, N. Y., June 6 (#).—A mp to bend every effort to main- places for postal workers, despite econiomy ‘moves, featured the address CONFERENCE GETS HOME RELIEF BILL House Rejects Amendrpents Voted by Senate to Mort- gage Measure. By the Assoctated Press, The House today rejected the Sen- ate’s amendments and sent to confer- | ence the administration's $2,000,000,000 home-mortgage bill. Appointed to represent the House in negotiations to reconcile differences were Chairman Steagall of the Bank- | ing Committee and Representatives Goldsborough, Democrat, Maryland, and Luce, Republican, Massachusetts. One of the prime differences is that the House originally voted to limit aid to owners of homes valued at not more | than $15,000; the bill passed yesterday | by the Senate set a $25,000 limit, while President Roosevelt suggested $10,000. Another change made by the Sengte was a stipulation that an interest rate of 6 per cent would be charged on cash advances from the projected Home Owners' Loan Corporation, to be made | only when the home owner could not| obtain loans from ordinary lending agencies. | | Terms of Measure. The corporation, which would be| capitalized for $200.000,000 and with | power to issue bonds for $2,000,000,000 | would be suthorized for three vears after the bill becomes law to ease home owners' mortgage burdsrs as follows: Excharge its tax exempt, 4 per cent interest guaranteed bonds for the mort- es: l‘wue cash advances of not to exceed 50 per cent of the value of the property it the home owner could not obtain loans from other sources; Provide for a three-year moratorium to the home owner before he would have to begin paying. Any markdown in the face value of the cbligations would be passed along to the home owner. The home owner | would amortize his debt to the corpora- tion. represented by the mortgage for which the corporation exchanged its bonds, over a 15-year period at 5 per cent. A clause approved by both the House | and Senate Banking Committees re- pealing the section of the existing hcme | loan bank law that provides for direct | loans to home owners, was eliminated by the Senate. This was done at the request of Sen- ator Bration, Demccrat, of New Mex- ico, who said that building and loan associations could borrow from the Government at low interest rates and lend to home owners at higher rates. An amendment was added by Sen- ator Dill, Democrat, of Washington to provide that the President should ap- point one home loan agent for each State, to be ccnfirmed by the Sehate. He said this would tend to retain con- trol of the emergency work in Wash- ington. Agents’ Salary, $6,000. The salary of State agents, to be fixed by the Home Loan ration, would be limited to $6,000. i1l said he thought the move was necessary since in the administration of the farm relief and reforestation programs, the Government had delegated State offi- cials for fleld administrat would be set there were no such facilities or of Florida, to provide direct to home owners to meet ex- mortgages was rejected without Arother Trammel amendment which eliminated a provision for discretionary action by the Home Loan Corpo: for three years to make cash advances up to 50 per cent on property was adopted. et e S BERLIN PROMISES TO GIVE SILESIA JEWS OLD STATUS (Continued From First Page.) announced he was unable to agres with the findings of a committee of jurists | who held that Bernhelm was éntitled + to petition the Council concerning the treatment of the Jews. Nevertheless, he said, he could not overlook the opinion of impartial experts. Then he announced that the errors of committee officials in Silesia which constituted violation of the Polish- gg:dmn minority treaty would be rec- Report Adopted. With Germany and Italy abstaining, the Council unanimously adopted a re- | port that the boycott of Jewish shops | and some laws affecting the status of lawyers, notaries and doctors conflict with the Polish-German minorities con- vention. The report directed attention to Ger- many’s statement that if infringements had occurred, they were the result of errors by subordinate officials and would be corrected. “Germany’s declarations imply,” the report continued, “that persons belong- ing to the minority who lost employ- ment or are unable to practice their professions will be reinstated in their normal positions without delay.” It concluded with the statement that Germany would keep the League in- formed of what was being done to cor- rect the situation and that reparations to the Jews will be handled by German officals. Action Is Lauded. The general tenor of the discussion in the ©Oouncil was that Germany had done the right thing in Upper Silesia. Salvador Madaraiga of Spain, paid trib- ute to Germany's “wisdom” and said the settlement was another proof that the League was the guardian of in- | ternational law, Nothing developed at the meeting about what Germany will do concern- | ing Jews in Germany proper. Some delegates thought Capt. Anthony Eden of Great Britain was alluding to this when he said that progress had been made and expressed the hope that it would be continued, “so that there will be a solution of all the difficulties con- nected with the problem.” Rene Massigli of France said that “anxiety may not be entirely removed by a regional settlement.” but he recog- nized that the Council was not au- | thorized to deal with the situation of the Jews in Germany as a whole. ADJOURNMENT PLANS UPSET, SAYS RAINEY By the Associated Press. Speaker Rainey told newspaper men today “plans for early adjournment of Congress have all gone blooey” and forecast the special session would not end until July 1. “Chances for early adjournment,” Rainey said, “have all gone by the board. Anyone who takes a chance on prophysying adjournment stands a chance to lose his reputation as a THE EVENING- STAR, WASH {SEE STABILIZATION Consoled MRS, Daughter of Anton Cermak, Chicago mayor, assassinated in Miami, who heard the story of her father's death from the lips of President Roosevelt yesterday. —Star Staff Photo. ROOSEVELT TELLS CERMAK’S DAUGHTER DETAILS OF TRAGEDY (Continued From First Page.) he Hargington Hotel %odsy she indlc e Hal Ho! ay she - cated she would rather discuss the courteous and sympathetic reception she received from the President. “The President,” she sald, “greeted me with his infectious smile and his | warm, kindly eyes that made me feel right at home. I could have- talked with him for hours. He's just that kind of a man. Is it a wonder why he has the confidence and of the American people?” At Death Bed. Mrs. Jirka was at her father's bed- side when he ‘died. He had with her in a long-distance phone conversation just a day before the shooting to come to Miami and join him, but she declined because she did not want to Mfiutwo children out you know me?” “Yes,” he whispered feebly. “What can I do for you?” Mrs. Jirka responded. “Just kiss me,” the mayor answered. St b NEWS ARMS PARLEY OF FIVE PREDICTED ,|Germany and Italy Likely to Fol- low Three-Power Con- ference. GENEVA, Switzerland, June 6 (#). —Supervision over the manufacture of armaments, whether made by state or private factories, is advo- cated by the United States, Norman H. Davis said today at a meeting of the Disarmament Conference Steer- ing Committee. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, June &—The three-power disarmament parley at Paris next Thursday between representatives of the American, British and the French governments will probably be followed by a five-power discussion in which Germany and Italy will participate. Japan is pot expected to take part in the proposed five-power talk. ‘These conversations by the great powers are designed to give a new impulee to the Disarmament Confer- ence, which is stumbling because of divergence of views upon several points. If the five-power meeting a s to be successful, it is reported here that Chancellor Hitler and Premier Musso- lini_may participate in it. The Steering Committee, or buresu, of the conference resumed its session here today in an effort to complete the first reading of the British Draft Con- vention, which has been adopted as & basis for the projected treaty. T. F. GALVIN, FLORIST, SUCCUMBS AT AGE OF 81 Developer of Lawson Pink SBurvived by Sister, Mrs. C. M. Drake A of D. C. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 6—Thomas F. Gal- vin, 81, nationally known florist, who was engaged in business here for many years, died today at Nantucket. Galvin developed many new mens in the horticultural field and on of his outstanding schievements wa: the creation of the Lawson pink, which was purchased by the late Thomas F. Lawson for $30,000. He leaves a widow who was Alice R. Malone of Lancaster, Ps daughter, Mrs, Robert G. McCreary of Cleveland, Ohio; a son, Thomas F. jr, and a sister, Mrs. Charles M. Drake of Wash. ington, D. C, e Employment Bill Signed. President Roosevelt today signed the Wagner bill establishing & national em- ployment system under the Department of Labor. Sir Eric’s Doctrine: Be Frank, Truthful And Don’t Threaten By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Switzerland, June 6. —Here is the doctrine that Sir Erlc Drummond of Great Brit- aln learned from 13 years as head of the League of Nations secretariat: First, never make a threat; second, tell the truth; third, place all your cards on the table. Eh'”l?l:. who 1s 1 h.!: secretary gen expl views today at a farewell Junch- eon given by the international But “with’ the least possible J0m “the “part “of every indi- vidual in the employ of the depart- Faeolen esident Roosevelt has urged Con- gress to adjourn June 10, but many members hm’wncedeu it would require until June to finish up. press. “And this” be said, “applies to ‘indiviubls as well as-to-na- the good will | i -ASVITAL PROBLEM Economic Parley Delegates Expect Question to Play Big Part at London. By the Associated Press. 8. 8. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT SEA, June 6—Stabilization of curren- cies is described as probably the most vital problem facing the Economic Con- ference at London. American delegates and experts are | devoting their final days afloat to in- tense study, but American plans for dollar stabilization are closely guarded developments at home and abroad. It is pointed out, nevertheless, that little progress in whittling away tariff barriers is likely until stabilization of currencies is effected. Many Factors Present. ‘With many factors entering the prob- lem, delegation quarters observe that de facto stabilization—subject to re- vision—is likely to precede final fixing of currency parities. ‘There is much interest in a sugges- tion that the world bank's functions be expanded to assist in ending gyrations of exchange rates, possibly through ar- ranging for some European central banks to keep foreign currency reserves with the world bank. ‘The previous practice of keeping re- serves in. private banks led to quick shifts of large amounts of fluid capital, with disturbing effects, Secretary Hull, leader of the United States delegation. is devoting hours to work in his cabin. His strolls on deck are infrequent. FRENEH DELEGATION. Daladier to Head Impressive Group to London Confereace. PARIS, J\fi?{ 6 (#).—Premier Edouard Daladier will head a delegation of six ministers, one undersecretarv and a large grouo of experts to the World Economic Conference, opening in Lon- don June 12. ‘The cabinet today -approved the premier’s list of delegates and his plan to attend the opening sessions. Noth- ing was announced officially regarding former Premier Joseph Caillaux. who officials previously had said would go to London to take charge when M. Daladier returns to France. It was learned that at the last minute the eaded | condition of the health of M. Caillaux was uudnlg delay. ‘rench Delegation. The French delegation, in addition to the premier, will include: Georges Bonnet, finance minister, Joseph Paul-Boncour, foreign min- mAlixn Sarraut, minister of com- erce. g Henrl Queuille, minister of agricul- ure, Louls Serre, minister of colonies. Frot, of merchant marine. Undersecretary Raymond Patenotre. M. Patenotre is the richest and young- est member of the cabinet, and, after M. Calllaux, France’s leading silver L dcrmine ot . with g{h:n cancerning & proposed luuo'm‘m o~ Kol Austria, the cabinet indicated that final decision -on floating the French slice probably would be delayed until the World ‘Economic Conerence. —— POLICE FIGHT ALLEGED BURGLARS IN CHURCH By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 6.—Two policemen and two men alleged to have invaded the Mission Catholic Church, in the Roxbury district, battled at the foot of the main altar early today. Finally William Dorsey, 29, was felled in front of the altar and John Robinson, 32, was ltnuled from under a bench in the sanc- uary. Dorsey said he lived in Syracuse, N. Y, and Robinson said his home was on Market street in Philadelphia, Each was charged with breaking and enter- ing and attempted larceny. An alarm system brought the police and six Redemptorist priests to the church. The priests stood by ready to aid while the policemen battled with the men. The Mission Church is one of the most widely known churches in Greater Boston. EDITORS DISCUSS NEWSPAPER MAKING Oliver Owen Kuhn of Star Among Speakers at Publishers’ As- sociation Conference. By the Associated Press, PITTSBURGH, June 6—Men who make daily newspapers out of steel, lead, woodpulp and ink foregathered today with the editors of the Me- chanical Conference of the' American Newspaper Publishers’ Association and discussed their common problems. Paul Bellamy, editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing editor of The Washington Star, led the talks. “We all know that in the last 25 years there has been a great speeding up of the newspaper business,” Bellamy sald. “We may as well reconcile our- selves to the i that the more easy- going ways of a quarter of a century ago have departed forever.” Both speakers stressed the need for lear thinking and preparation of ‘clean copy” and the utmost possible co-operation in ¢omposing and press rooms with editorial departments as a means of effect’ay economies among newspapers pressed by hard times. “Prosperity was enervatiig to news- papers,” said Kuhn. “During those years when lineage ran rampant we grew careless in our pro- duction methods—we drifted. “Our problems are easily solvable, and the American press, with vigor, firmness and, intelligence, will go forward into new realms of influence and success.” BLAST SHAKES FACTORY NEW YORK, June 6 (#).—An ex- plosion, attributed by police to spon- taneous combustion, shook the two- story brick building occupied by the Amerlold Manufacturing Co., Inc., cel- lulold novelty makers, in the Brooklyn ghetto district late yesterday. Approxima 50 man and woman eu:flm ‘worl overtime on the sec- on . made an orderly exit when fire followed the blast. Mollie Ehrlich was hurt when she fell down an emer- . All windows in the Heavy Rain in Honduras, ‘TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 6 the ). venty hours of continusd rain a great rise in rivers of Southern Hm!hn:‘ yesterday, ‘d.rovmu many cattle damaging farms, h'rh River Ni WaS lacaome threatening flood the city of Pespire and In- | Reed, habitants there were greatly NGTON, | | | whose statements in connection with the D. C., TUESDAY, STOCKHOLDER LIST | OF BEVIER (lRl]ERE[l| JUNE 6, 1933. Howe Tellé of Leiter Senate Committee Demands Names in Connection With Kit Probe. which would appear to need mrrecflnn.\[ To clear the whole matter up, I would ! like to make this brief summary of the | very small part I took in the whole g | Mr. Be Vier, whom, to the best of | my recollection, I had never met bc-‘ fore and whom I have not seen nor | communicated with in any way since, | appeared at my office with a leter | from Mr. Basil O'Connor from New | York, a personal friend of mine, which stated it Mr. Be Vier thought he| could save the Government a great deal of money and would I hear him a few moments. “T have standing orders with my sec- | retary that letters bearing introduc- tions from Senators, Congressmen or | personal friends, to automatically give them the first convenient appointments | without reference to me, as I would see them in any event. ‘? “Under this rule, my secretary did not bother me with information that Mr. Be Vier had a letter of introduc- tion from anybody. “When he appeared, I had no knowl- edge that he came on with any intro- duction whatever, nor did I know this until I looked up the letter in the files after reading the newspapers stating! that he had come with a letter of in- troduction from Mr. O'Connor. | “He sent over Mr. Lowery, who he assured me was one of his best investi- | gators. I explained to Mr. Lowery the | statements the gentleman had made, | but told him I was unable to verify| them because I neither had time mor | was it my duty to so do, but that I| would appreciate his looking into the! whole matter to find out if Mr. Be Vier’s articles were the most advan-| tageous to the Government, and to re- | port to Mr. Fechner regarding the ac-| curacy of BeVier's claims. “That was the last connection I had with the whole matter with the ex- ception that I was called up later and told by Mr. Lowery, who said he had reported to Mr. Fechner, and that Mr. Fechner expressed doubts as to Fech- | ner's authority to order what seemed to be the most advantageous purchase. “As I knew nothing of the circum- stances I did not feel competent to write a letter on the matter to Mr. Fechner, but suggested to Mr. Lowery that he-write the letter that Mr: Fech- ner wanted, which would give him the | assurance, and send it over to me. “I, therefore, testified quite frankly at the previous meeting that I had no! idea why Mr. BeVier came to me, I can assure you that the letter of intro- g‘;l&fm played no part in the whole Presented Kit Exhibits. “I asked the visitors, whose very name I was unaware of when he came, what he wanted, and he presented two ex- hibits of kits, one which he explained | 8iso was being furnished by the and the other which he uli:l his nrmmcould furnish for less money for the Conser- vation Corps. “It is not any part of my duties to investigate the purc] part of the Government and I, accord- ingly, called up the Director of the Budget and asked him if he would send someone over immediately to look into the whole matter. President Approves Letter. “When the letter arrived by mes- senger I took it to the President, ex- plained ‘the situation, and there being, of course, no doubt of “Mr, Fechner’s authority under the law, the President hases made by any | here togef spproved the letter and it was for- Fechner. Gi warded to Mr. 3 “This letter is on your record and merely tells Mr. Fechner that if he considered it the most advantageous thing to do he has authorjty under the | law to make the purchase. “At the same time, however, the reading of this letter indicated to me, very clearly that Mr. Lowery had in-| vestigated the matter of Be Vier's claims. Otherwise I cannot see how he or any one else would have sent such a letter to me for my signature. “It should be noted in this connection that Mr. Lowery said in the draft of the letter he gave me that “such things as toothbrush, shaving brush, comb, razor and blades, shaving soap, tollet soap, can be purchased in the form of a kit containing more items and of much higher quality, at a Jess price than they would cost if purchased singularly, or if procured $hrough the War Department in the regular man- per of purchase and issue for soldiers. “I thought no more about this matter until the committee requested me make a statement of my connection with the affair. I appeared and gave substantially the facts which I now quote in this condensed form. “I never directly nor indirectly at- | tempted to influence any decisian in this matter. “I had no knowledge of the correct- ness or incorrectness of Mr. BeVier's claims, nor did I advise directly or in- | directly anybody concerned with the matter as to the course to pursue. It was not my affair and my duty con- ! sisted in seeing that it was referred to the proper officials for investigation and | action. “I do consider it my duty, however, to see any one who comes to me with a proposal which, on its face, is to the | best interests of the Government. | “In Mr. BeVier's claims to me, he| definitcly said these articles could be | bought in kit form with a considerable saving to the Government and could be bought cheaper than thé Army could purchase the same articles. That s why I took the action I did.” Budget Director Douglas and Lowery, ordering of the kits differ in some re- spects from those of Howe and others, wfifi;m were to be heard oy the com- mittee. ———— POWER TO LICENSE RESTORED INDUSTRY CONTROL MEASURE (Continued From First Page.) levies on corporation net worth and dividends. The tax plan is to finance the $3,300,000,000 public works program authorized by the measure, and is’ not | connected with ‘the section permitting industries to combine, under suspension of anti-trust laws, in Government-su- mmd agreements to control produc- raise wages and employment, cut working hours, etc. Senator McNary of Oregon, the Re- lican leader, suggested the delay in up the bill in the Senate to per- mit minarity party to decide upon its position on the greatly revi measure. The vote on the licensing eliminated by 12 to 7 last wm to 6, after five Democrats switched their position and voted to put it back. Roosevelt Urges Restoration. President Roosevelt had resto- ration of the provision and tion leaders asserted that without it the entire purpose of the legislation would be_destroyed. The five Dzexmom w.l.a‘?” % section wete Senators King, 3 k and McAdoo. Joining for restoration were George, em Walsh, Barkley, and Harrison, te, Costigan. eflnmu‘w‘ vm;fi:nunnfiw- crat, and following H - .Keyu.w, Hastings -nd. to | ocrat of Texas, would be virtually use- | awarded yesterday at Bucknell | Corps. Louis M. Howe, one of President Senator letter of introd an ords Roosevelt’s secretaries (right), shows 'd of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Committee, the juction which admitted Richard B. BeVier to his office was given BeVier's firm for 200,000 toilet kits. just before . P. Photo. MRS BORDEN PLANS T0 SEEK DNORE Wife of Explorer Establishes Temporary Residence Near Reno. Mrs. Courtney Letts Borden, daugh- ter of Frank Letts, 2342 Massachusetts avenue, has established a temporary | residence near Reno, Nev., for .the pur- of filing suit for divorce from John rden, notec E{-”“'o -n:“ i?:uum sportsman, er -game hunter, it was learned here today. The suit, it is understood, will be filed in about a month, when she will have completed the legal ce re- quirements. to Associated tches from 3 5 Press Chicago, Borden itted his wife had gone Reno and that he unds she would file a divorce action, with cruelty as the probable charge. He said he would not contes{ the action. Mrs. Borden recently became the wife of John Alden Carpenter, the composer. The predicted divorce proceedings umeu-lgpfluwmmanfm in the Society of Women hers, In itfon to their home in Chicago, tained the Bordens mainf & ranch at renads, Miss. ICKES HITS CONNALLY OIL BILL AMENDMENT Secretary Says Proposal Would Be Useless in Remedying Over- production. By the Assoclated Press. Secretary of the Interior Ickes today described as “useless” the Connally amendment _substituted yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee for the administration’s plan to stabilize the oil industry. men less in remeding the evils of over-pro- duction in the oil flelds. Under the ldm!niam:;-d!'l mauure.{ ‘The ly “ dent’s power upon the maximum duction itted by State laws. said California had no maximum and that, taking all of the State laws as a whole, the maximum ction allowed would be too large to aid the situation. Travels Far for Degree. Gilbeyy Bomers Peres. supérintendent of | 2 ers vocational education in the Philippine Islands, travelled 9,000 miles to receive one of the four honorary d e sity commencement. Perez, an essayist, poet and coin col- R egree of T . He was a member of the ch?:?l‘:g'l and later attended the University of Chicago. | service at Fort Worth, Tex, CISLER MAY HEAD AIRMALL SYSTEM Veteran of 40 Years’ Service Said to Be Backed by Amon G. Carter. Appointment of Stephen A. Cisler, assistant superintendent of the n:;:n\l s tal veteran of nearly 40 years’ serv- pl::. as superintendent of the airmmail service, is expected to be made imme- diately. Cisler, who is 64, is to succeed Earl B. Wadsworth, who may be assigned to take Cisler’s post at Fort Worth, or may be held in Wi as an assistant superintendent of the rallway mail service. X Served in Siberia in 1918. Cisler’s 1‘ung postal clregl i’;‘fp‘e"flfid one year of service as genel - tend:ynt of the airmail service, beginning October Zfiie::‘fl:.. He also “:ntnwwl!&’; a of g me’wAmtflcln Expeditionary Force in Siberia from September, 1918, to July 11, 1019, when he returned to the Born g“}%?ble County, Ohio, on the postal April Simultaneously o dor, Sir Ronald ! ¢ & 3 it ¥ £ ¥ 55 £ g 4] A ; ] 8o : éfi gzt e 1 : 8 £ s g g ] § H £ ¥ § g & SNIPING INVESTIGATED; BELIEVED ACCIDENTAL Shot Fired Through Window of Home Here While Woman Was on Porch. g o e, et v m; ious yesterday chroug a side window in the tague street, wi on_the porch. ‘The bullet and lodged stair steps. have heard the bullet whiz as it went into the house. Belief was expressed at the Chaconas home that the firing was an acc. ‘ent. — CURTIS’ CONDITION SAME Publisher Reported to Have Passed Comfortable Night. PHILADELPHIA, June 6 (#)—The condition of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, Phila- delphia publisher, who is seriously ill at his suburban Wyncote home, was reported unchanged today. Members of his family sald he had passed a “fairly comfortable” night. 350 NAVY AND MARINE OFFICERS TRANSFERRED TO FOREST CAMPS Army>Unable to Furnish Immediately the Amount of Help Needed by Corps. Some 350 officers of the Navy and Marine Corps are being transferred im- mediately to the Civilian Conservation This developed todsy when it became known that President Franklin D. Roosevelt has issued an executive order directing that the officers be detailed for reforestration work without delay as the Army is unable to furnish the amount of help needed imm-diately. In the list to be transierred are 35 ) i ] 582 none is stationed in W ‘working | Harvey 8. N, stationed at the Naval of these men and their families, from widely scattered points to their new ents. lists for the Navy and Marine medical signed to the reforestation work have been compiled. .are commanders 146 officers of the Naval Medical Corps have previously been assigned to the Civillan Conserva- ‘Corps, but these were junior lieu- and nufi of them were from . In new list, however, ashington. Admiral ‘Rossiter explained that the $5 medical officers and six dentists con- stitute an actual reduction in the «B:} manent strength of the Naval M Naval m“wsnx e filed by the men now being transferred to for- Reporting to the Srd Area headquarters at Baltimore will be Lieut. E. Robins, Medical Corps, U. Acad- estry work. ohmnuvul CITY PLEDGES CARE AT THOMAS CIRCLE D. C. Heads Will Be Cautious* About Making Changes, Says Reichelderfer. ..The District Commissioners will be very careful” in making any change in Thomas Circle whith may be ordered in the interest of minimizing traffic congestion there, Dr. Luther H. Reichel- Pproposed project. In a letter to Edwin L. Davis, chair- man of the rty Committee of the National City an Church. which had filed a vigorous protest against the proposed revamping of the circle, Dr. Reichelderfer said: “The Commissioners have been and will continue to be very careful in mak- ing these changes from the standpoint of the appearance resulting. In this connection a model is being made show- ing precisely the changes proposed. Only after inspection of this model will the Commissioners take any further action. Extreme consideration will be given to the point of view presented in your letter.” has developed l ! | from several quarters to the plan to cut vehicular rosdways and the street car tracks through the circle in a move de- signed to reduce present traffic hazards resulting from a confusion of street car 2nd automobile traffic. In addition to the protest from the National City Church the Commission- ers also received a statement in opposi- tion from the Church Council of Luther i Place Memorial Church, which also is llocated on the circle, and from other + ueighborhood interests. PEMRERE e ST e ENVOY TO INITIAL MUSSOLINI PACT French Ambassador to Rome Re- ceives Instructions for Four- Power Peace. ROME, June 6 (#).—Premier Mussolini, opening the meeting of the Senate today, said “that negotia- tlons upon the four-power pact have reached such a stage that from one moment to another a conclusion upon it will arrive.” _ The premier said that he would address the Senators on the subject tomorrow afternoon if necessary. | | By the Associated Press. obstacle in the way of execution of agreement was removed. ibassa- Graham, receh dmi: talian government is ready to sign, and the German pal the 1 ieE8 REVOLT BLOCKED IN ENGINEERS’ UNION But Chief Johnston of Brotherhood Faces New Move to Un- £ fon. Supporters of the neer asserted the mnm overwhelmingly in favor L3-4 ffifi sils Locomotive went about their business without thing indicating - dissension such promises to enliven the meetings of s tntr covention weeks, WOMAN SUES ALTEMUS $500,000 Suit Accuses Sportsman of Breach of Promise. the two. g