Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1933, Page 1

‘WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair, slightly warmer today; possibly followed by local thundershowers tonight or tomorrow. Temperatures— Highest, 85, at 1 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 74, at 10 p.m. yesterday. Full report on page 7. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. No. 1,473—No. 32,548. he WASHINGTON, iy Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to city and suburban homes by The Star’s exclusive carrier serv- ice. Phone National 5000 to start delivery. [72) s joc Press. , D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1933—100 PAGES. * o wilVE CENTS . |TEN CENTS REORGANIZATION BLOCKS ADJOURNMENT THREE BILLS REMAIN |DSTRICT TAX RATE R AN A RO L B EXTRA SESSION ENDS Public Works-Industrial Control Measure Must Be Disposed of by Senate Vote. NEW VETERANS’ LEGISLATION AND APPROPRIATIONS ALSO WAIT House Is Ready to Quit Now, but Con-|ASSESSMENTS ARE ALSO gress May Continue as Late as Thursday to Finish Task. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The administration’s efforts to rush the remainder of its legisla- tive program through Congress last night and adjourn that body sine die failed. After battling for more than 12 hours, the Senate and the House quit late last night until tomorrow morning when the Senate will en- counter on uprising against President Roosevelt’s reorganization proposal and objections that blocked passage of the appropriations measure carrying funds to start the economy recovery program into full action. There remained still to be acted upon finally three measures of vast importance, the public works—industrial control bill, the inde- pendent offices appropriation bill carrying provisions for the pay- ment of veterans’ compensation, and the $3,400,000,000 deficiency ap- propriation bill, providing for the operation of the public works pro- gram and other activities of the government under recent legisla- tion. The House agreed to the conference report on the public works and industrial bill. It still awaits action by the Senate. The House also passed the deficiency appropriation bill, and that measure awaits action by the Senate. The House approved the President’s substitute for the Connally amendment to the independent offices appropriation bill dealing with veterans’ compensation and sent that bill to conference. Senators Wouldn't Yield. With tempers severely g ey s WIVES SEE FLEET 10 §1.30 ON JULY 1 Saving of $3,660,000 to City’s Property Owners Next Year Is Estimated by Commis- sioner Reichelderfer. UNDERGOING ADJUSTMENT Lower Levy Had Been Barred by Congress From 1930 to 1933, $144,000 Less to Be Paid on Personal Holdings Under New Order. Reduction in the tax rate on real estate and tangible personal prop- erty from $1.70 to $1.50 for each $100 of assessed value has been ordered by the District Commis- sioners, effective July 1, it was an- nounced last night by Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president of the board. The slash in the rate will be couplgd with reductions in indi- vidual cases in assessments of val- ue of local real estate holdings by about $80,000,000. Taken together, the real estate rate and assess- ment reductions, Dr. Reicheldefer said, will result in savings to Washington taxpayers totaling $3- 660,000, or 17.5 per cent as com- pared with present levies. In addition, there will be a sav- ing of $144,000 to owners of tangi- three days, Senators on COMMAND CHANGE be | ble to the demand of the admin- | amenal e of e a¢ | Precedent Broken by Their Pres- istration leaders to bring the session to an end. ence When Admiral Sellers Takes Charge. The applecart was kicked over when | the conferees on the public works-in-| dustrial bill reported, striking out or | modifying three amendments dear to three senatorial hearts. The first was the La Follette amend- ment providing that all income tax re- turns should be public records. This amendment was changed so as to give the President authority under such regulations as he should promulgate, to make public income tax returns. The second was the Borah amend- By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO, Calif, June 10.— Strict routine and stern airs wilted ment, declaring there should be no price fixing or other monopolistic fea- tures in the “codes” set up by the in- dustries of the country and approved by the Government. The conferees changed this amendment, taking out all reference to price fixing. The third was the Clark amendment to prohibit the future issuance of any Governmental bonds tax-free. This was stricken out by the conferees. Hope for End Tomorrow. ‘Then, to add still further to the fll feeling and determination of members of the Senate not to adjourn, the Presi- dent et the eleventh hour had sent to Congress his executive order reorganiz- ing the Government service in many | respects. Unless by affirmative action | of Congress it is decreed otherwise, this | order would become effective 60 dl}'s; later. The charge was made . by Senator | Reed of Pennsylvania that the President | had sent his executive order to the| ngress on the eve of adjournment so | gress would not be zble to act n it. e Senate, after being in session 13 , recessed at 11 p.m. until tomor- v on mction of Senator Robinson of | nsas, the Democratic leader. He after it had become clear to all| that it would be impossible to finish the ; program last night ‘ Just how soon the session of Congress can be concluded is not clear, though | eflorts will be made to finish tomorrow. | ‘The administration has been especially | us to get Congress out of Wash- before the London Economic rence gets under way. The con- | rence opens tOmMOITOW. | The House followed the lead of the | Senate and adjourned scon after 11| pm. until tomorrow. i | Bank Bill Revived. | resuscitate the Glass-Stea- form bill will be made cver This is not one of the it has upport in both houses of Con- The measure has passed the nate and House and is now in con- nce. A petition was circulated by some of the House members yesterday hold Congress in session until this i1l can be aisposed of. The House has practically completed so far as the administration’s program is concerned. It in a position to put through an djournment resolution last night. The nate, however, must act on the in- the deficiency appropria- tion measure and the independent offi- ces bill. Some of the members ex- pressed the opinion last night that it might be as late as Thursday before Congress will be able to quit The ade of legislation in the Senate began when Senator La Follette of Wisconsin declined to permit the de- ficiency appropriation bill to be cailed up for consideration. Under the rules of the Senate, unless unanimous con- sent could be obtained, the bill must lie over for a day. When unanimous consent was Te- quested. La Follette objected. He in- sisted that this bill should not be taken up until the conference reports on the public works-industrial bill and the independent offices measure had been received and disposed of Borah Threatens Filibuster. Scnator Borah of Idaho, incensed because of the modification of his amendment to the industrial bill pro- Efforts. to under a romantic touch today as the United States Navy saluted a new com- mander in chief, Admiral David Foote Sellers. In a scene that broke all precedent as far as this port knew, Admiral Sellers was escorted to his new command, re- linquished by Admiral Richard H. Leigh, while in a row of 10 admirals standing at attention nearby, three women, the wives of three officers, watched the impressive ceremonies. And as they watched the blue-starred flag of Admiral Leigh flutter down from the main truck of the U. S. S. Pennsylvania, they saw tears dim the eves of that veteran of nearly 50 years in the Navy, Never in the history of a change of command at this port had women been allowed to witness the coming of a new commander in chief and the retiring of another. The three women were the wives of Admirals Sellers, Leigh and C. P. Snyder. As the ceremonies ended, Admiral Sellers walked quickly to the side of his wife and bestowed a resounding kiss on her lips. Seventeen-gun salutes were fired for both Admiral Leigh and the new com- mander in chief. L CHURCH OF BRETHREN SUPPORTS DRY CAUSE Conference to Protest to Roosevelt Against Modification for Eco- nomic Purposes. By the Associated Press. HERSHEY, Pa. June 10.—Delegates to the 135th annual conference of the | Church of the Brethren today pledged themselves to “pray dry, preach dry, | vote dry, and buy dry.” The conference decided to protest to | President Roosevelt and Congress against any loosening of the prohibition laws for economic purposes. It com- | mended the national administration for its world peace efforts. | “The American divorce” was bitterly | assailed. | More than 100 tents have been erected and delegates and visitors are | living much as if at home, cooking, | sleeping and doing their family wash- | ing under the temporary shelters. S \TEXAS MOVES FOR VOTE ON REPEAL IN AUGUST |Senator Sheppard Named Tempo- | rary Chairman of Convention to | Be Held by Drys. ‘ AUSTIN, Tex., June 10 (#).—Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson today set in mo- tion machinery that will permit Texas voters to ballot on repeal of the na- | | tional prohibition amendment Au- | gust 26. She named Senator Morris Sheppard, | co-author of the eghteenth amend- | ment, as temporary chairman of a convention to be held here June 27, when the anti-repcalists will select a slate of candidates for delegates to a State convention, Ncvember 24, when | Financial ! Crossword Puzzle—Page 13. hibiting price fixing. threatened a fill- | the State's formal vote on the issue buster. Senator Clark, Democrat, of | will be cast. . Missouri, whose amendment to prevent | The Governor has not yet named the | future issue of tax-free bonds had been | temporary chairman of the repealist | turned down by the conferees on the | convention, which also will meet June (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) 27 to chocse a slate of delegates. X ble personal property from the lowered rate, amounting to 12 per cent. & The reductions will be reflected for the first time in bills rendered | for payment in September. Federal Share Reduced. ‘The 20-cent cut in the tax rate was recommended by Maj. Daniel J. Dono- van, District auditor, who submitted to the city heads a comprehensive analy- sis of the present financial outlook for the District, citing appropriations and revenues and pointing out that the Fed- eral share of District costs had been re- duced by $3.800,000 since the 1932 ap- propriation. Both Dr. Reichelderfer and Auditor Donovan emphasized that Congress spe- cifically had forbidden the Commis- sioners to reduce the tax rate in the fiscal years between 1930 and 1933, in- clusive. This restriction was elimi- nated from the fund bill just passed. Maj. Donovan estimated that there would be a surplus in general revenues al the end of the next fiscal year amounting to $1.685,551, after making allowances for the tax rate and as- | sessment reductions. He held that TODAY'S STAR PART ONE—26 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Page C-7. and PART TWO—8 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Peatures. Conquering Contract—Page 4, American Legion—Page 4. Public Library—Page 5 D. A. R. Activities—Page 5. Stamps—Page 6. The Home Gardener—Page 6. PART THREE—S PAGES. Society Section. PART FOUR—S8 PAGES. Amusement Section—Stage, Screen and Music. Army and Navy News—Page 2. W. C. T. U. Notes—Page 2. Community Centers—Page 3. Organized Reserves—Page 3. Naval Reserves—Page 3. Spanish War Veterans—Page 3. In the Motor World—Page 4. Aviation—Page 4. Marine Corps News—Page 4. REDUCEDFRONSIT0 J.P, us. [ INTERNAL REygpyrc ! OFTICE & OH,T'S A GRAND, AN’ GLORIOUS FEELIN, 'S BIT THESE ONHEASRD TIMES' To BE ABLE To Do N & Rt N NN SN STATESMEN SEEK ONASTABLE BASIS Fluctuations of Dollar, Pound | and Franc Discussed at London. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 10.—Negotiations among central bank officials of the | United States, Great Britain and France | on the stabilization of the dollar, the pound and the franc were under way here tonight as statesmen and financial experts of many nations prepared for the lifting of the curtain Monday on the World Economic Conference. It was definitely learned that the three-cornered currency discussions were in progress when Clement Moray, governor of the Bank of France, and Charles Farnier, vice governor, arrived and joined George L. Harrison, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Montagu Norman, governor of the Bank of England, in private talks. Mr. Harrison and Jay Crane of the New York Bank, had a conference with Mr. Norman yesterday immediately on | their arfival here. Fund Would Be Established. While no official word was forthcom- ing as to the character of the three- party conversations it was understood that means of de facto stabilization were discussed. Such a move would be aimed to prevent wide fluctuations in | the currencies of the great powers, an | objective which experts regard as es- sential to the success of the coming in- ternational meetings here, This stabilization presumably would be accomplished by the establishment of a fund to buy and sell currencies of the United States, France and Great Brit- | ain. At present there is no disposition to| peg the three moneys at a fixed level, WAYTOPUT MONEY | Discard of State Quota Dismissals By U. S. Expected Tentative Agreement On Bill Must Be Adopted By Conferees. The provision in the independent offices bill seeking to make State quotas under the apportionment law a factor in the dismissal of Government em- loyes last night appeared destined to eliminated from the bill as the re- sult of informal conferences at the Capitol. As the bill originally passed the House it would have required department heads, when reductions in force are necessary, to consider the apportion- ment quotas in selecting those to be let out. This rule would have exposed to ossible dismissal employes from a num- ber of States and the District of Co- lumbia. which happened to have more than their quotas in the departmental services. The Senate, in passing the bill some days ago, softened the effect of this provision by requiring that_reductions " (Continued on Page 5, Column 8.) SENATE T0 TURN TOOTHER BANKERS Kuhn, Loeb, Dillon & Read Concerns Object of New Inquiries. By the Associated Press. With reverberations from its investi- gation of J. P. Morgan & Co. still echoing, the Senate Banking Com- mittee yesterday turned to preparation for inquiries into other private bankers including, Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Dil- lon, Read & Co. but rathen to keep them within certain general bounds. Other currencies may | be brought into the conversations later. | Meanwhile plans for the opening of | the conference went forward in the | headquarters offices of all the national | groups whose representatives have al- | ready arrived at the British capital. Fight Special Advantages. Members of the American delegation, feverishly busy with preparations, ex- plained that the world was verging on a crucial test of whether it was able to organize itself on a basis of mutual co-operation or whether it must break up into isolated economic islands. American quarters made it clear that | the United States was prepared to go | as far as any nation toward mutually | beneficial co - operation. But they warned that any effort to obtain special | advantages would be stoutly resisted. | executive session and decided to let a lative reforms growing out of the in- quiry, Senator Neely, Democrat, of West Virginia, told the Senate that “36 months of tax dodging” by J. P. Mor- The West Virginia Senator said the sales of stock to selected Morgan clients was a “brazen attempt to bribe on a Nation-wide scale.” Time To Be Fixed. The Investigating Committee met in subcommittee determine whether the | Kuhn-Loeb and Dillon-Read inquir- ies should be pursued at once or de- ferred until Fall. The subcommittee, which has been nominally in charge of the investiga- Secretary of State Cordell Hull, James Third Division Veterans—Page 4. " (Continued on Page 6, Column 3.) tion, will confer with Ferdinand Pecora, " (Continued on Page 2, Column 2. | Yachting—Page 6. Radio—Page 7. Y. W. C. A, News—Page 7. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 8. District National Guard—Page 8. American War Mothers—Pzge 8. Italian War Veterans—Page 8. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. PART SIX—14 PAGES. News and Classified Adver- tising. Fraternities—Page 13, News of the Clubs—Page 13. Community Chest News—Page 13. American Legion Auxiliary—Page 13, Serial Story, “Valiant Dust”—Page 14. Disabled American Veterans—Page 14. Veterans of Foreign Wars—Page 14. PART SEVEN—I6 PAGES. Magazine Section. Reviews of New Books—Page 11 Notes of Art and Artists—Page 12. Boys’ and Girls' Page—Page 14. Highlights of History—Page 15 Those Were the Happy Days—Page 16. GRAPHIC SECTION—S PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLORED SECTION—S$ PAGES. Holly of Hollywood; Keeping Up With the Joneses; Mr, and Mrs.; Tarzan; Little Orphan Annie; Moon Mullins; The Timid Soul; "Smatter Pop, EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION HELD LACKING BY FOREST KIT PROBERS | |Two Get Terms in Kidnaping and Senate Committee Declares, However, Cheaper Sets| Should Have Been Supplied. | By the Associated Press. | ‘While satisflied the Gcvernment paid | only a fair price to BeVier & Co. of New York for toilet kits for reforesta- tion camp workers, the Senate Military Committee yesterday held cheaper kits should have been supplied. In a formal report winding up 10 days cf inquiry into the purchase, the committee asserted “we find no evi- dence in the record that would sustain a charge of corruption or improper motive cn the part of any one.” The investigation resulted from a ccntention of Army officials they could | supply for from 75 cents to 85 cents| articles comparable to those provided | in the BeVier kit at $1.40, and that the | purchase was extravagant and unneces- | sary. Questioned in the investigation were Louis McHenry Howe, secretary to Presi- . dent Roosevelt; Lewis W. Douglas. di- | rectcr of the Budget; Robert Fechner, director of the Civilian Conservation | Corps; F. W. Lowery, assistant to Douglas; J. McEntee, assistant to Fech- ner, and Richard B. BeVier, president of BeVier & Co. War Department officials protested that the purchase, made without calling | for ccmpetitive bids, the committee re- port said, was done only on the repre- sentation of BeVier that his prices and | quality were the best available. “We call attention to the danger in- herent in such a situation and believe that steps should be taken to prevent its recurrence,” the committee said, recommending that purchases for the Ccnservation Corps hereafter be made | by cne agency “possessing adequate ex- | perience and organization. When there is insufficient time to call for bids, the committee recommended | that the Controller General be directed | by presidential order to pass upon the | “reasonableness of the price proposed” While Congress sped action on legis- | gan had “shaken the faith of millions | | in the justice of existing law.” PARTIAL WAR DEBT PAYMENTS BY ITALY AND BRITAIN' SEEN London Communication | Presented to Roosevelt by Ambassador Lindsay. Is By the Associated Press. Partial war debt payments from Great Britain and Italy appeared like- ly last night after a round of confer- ences involving President Roosevelt, his close advisers and foreign diplomats. While London dispatches reflected sentiment there for this method of meeting the June 15 due date, Sir Ron- |ald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, presented orally a communication on the debts from his government to the Chief Executive. The latter called in Acting Secretary ‘\Phlmps of the State Department and Assistant Secretary Moley and together | they discussed the London message. Soon afterward Sir Roland called upon Phillips. Hardly had the Briton departed, than the acting Secretary received Ambas- | sador Rosso o} Italy, who, upon leav- ving. indicated that, while a final de- |rmon had still to be reached, a part :payment was probable. French Default Seen, Meanwhile information from Paris told of an increasing likelihood that France would default for a second time, adding $40,728,000 to the $19,261,- 432 sum by which that country already is in arrears. On Thursday the semi-annual install- due from 13 countries. They total $144,179,674. Great Britain’s shllye com- |prises more than ha'f of this sum, amounting to $75,950,000. Italy’s in- | stallment is $13,545,438. The communication from London was | submitted to Mr. Roosevelt by Sir Ron- ald at the White House Friday night Acting Secretary Phillips emphasized gmlz the message was oral and infor- al. Awaiting definite word of what will { happen when the installments fall due, observers locked to London and Rome |for ~definite pronouncements by the | governments there. Tonight, Ambassa- dor Rosso said, Premier Mussolini will deliver an address on Italian foreign policies in which he is expected to dis- cuss the war debts and indicate what course Italy will pursue on June 15. Follow Lead of London. Previous indicaticns had been that Italy was waiting for Great Britain to act and would follow the lead of the | London government. Rumania, owing an even million dollars, had frankly said she would do whatever Great Brit- ain does. Mr. Roosevelt’s attitude toward the debt payments has been that payment (Continued on Page 6, Column 1.) YOUTHS ADMIT TERRORISM Beatings. BETHANY, Mo., June 10 (#).—Dean Dart, 22 years old, and Worth King, 19, pleaded guilty before Judge A. G. Knight today to acts of terrorism in the kidnaping of Mrs. Sarah Frances McGowen, 72, and the beating of her sons, Roy and Clyde McGowen, and James Bondurant, 72. Dart was sentenced to life imprison- ment and King to a 15-year term. Offi- cers said the kidnaping and beatings were incidental to the youths’ plans to rob the McGowen and Bondurant homes. HEAT MISSE.S FAR WEST Frost Damages Gardens and Or- chards in Washington State. METALINE FALLS, Wash., June 10 (#).—Residents of this region read in today's mewspapers of deaths by heat throughout the East and Middle West and stepped outside to find their gar- dens and orchards badly damaged by irost. The mercury dropped to 30 degrees before anything is ordered. last night, causing ice to form on open water. 1 ments on the funded war debts will be | + Borah, Johnson PENNSYLVANIAN ON ROOSEVELT SENATORS IN REVOLT AS PRESIDENT SEEKS | TO RUSH REGROUPING and Reed Head Attack on Executive Order Making Changes. BLAMES HASTE VACATION PLANS Chief Executive Submits Plan to Save $25,000,000 and Balance Budget for Next Fiscal Year.: The full text of the President's executive order on reorganization appeers on Page A-3. President Roosevelt last night sent to Congress his first executive orders, reorganizing the Government, estimated to bring about sav- ings of $25,000,000. The series of orders, calling for consolidations, regroupings and abolishments of numerous Government agencies, was one of the ob- The $25,000,000 savings was bring the total cut in the Federal $900,000,000. balancing the budget. The reorganization program a single unit for the purchase of Many other realignments of The executive orders become unless dieapproved by Congress. Message to Congress On Reorganization President Roosevelt's message to Congress last night, transmitting his executive order on reorganization, follows: “Pursuant to the provisions of section 1, title 3, of the act entitled ‘An act to maintain the credit of the United States Government,’ ap- proved March 20, 1933, I am trans- mitting herewith an executive order for certain regroupings, consolida- tions, transfers and abolitions of exzcutive agencies and functions thereof. “Please let me tell you very simply and frankly that in trans- mitting this executive order at this late hour in the special session I have had no thought of taking what might be considered an ad- vantage of the Congress. “The very urgent demands of the public business, both legislative and administrative, during the past few weeks have made it literally impossible to complete the study of consolidations. “Many other changes are in con- templation and I have selected only those which I believe. should be put into effect as quickly as pos- sible. These additional changes I do not feel it right to submit until | the next regular session of the Congress. “May I suggest that if the changes proposed in the present executive order are not concurred in by the Congress they can be restored or otherwise changed at the beginning of the next regular | session a few months hence. “The justification for sending this executive order up, even at this late hour, is that it will effect a saving of more than $25,000,000. This is well worth while.” . FRENCH SEEK SPECIAL TARIFF AND SURTAX Government Introduces Two Bills Believed Designed to Arm Delegation to London. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 10.—The PFrench gov- ernment on the eve of the London Economic Conference has introduced two bills in the Chamber of Deputies asking for special tariff and surtax powers. It is presumed that these measures are designed to arm the French dele- gation with broad powers “to meet measures of foreign countries or ex- ceptional and unforeseen circum- stances” affecting French commerce and industry. These bills, it is believed here, are for bargaining purposes at the London parley rather than for compensation for dollar depreciation, since the gov- ernment is already empowered to levy a surtax on American goods. FORECAST IS WARMER Weather Man Says Mercury Will Climb Again Today. After a day of only moderate re- spite from the scorching weather which has approached an all-time June heat record, temperatures again are expected to go up today, according to last night's forecast by the Weather Bureau. Today will be generally fair, with slightly warmer weather, possibly fol- lowed by local thundershowers tomor- Tow night or Monday. Gentle to mod- erate southwest winds were forecast. Greeks Have Outing. Greek residents of Washington today | | | | Of Federal Bureau:" Cemeicrs in. e stacles, which blocked carefully laid plans of congressional leaders to adjourn the special session at last midnight. estimated by the White House to budget for the next fiscal year to With this savings the President was represented as confident of Shipping Board Abolished. abolishes the Shipping Board and transfers its functions to the Department of Commerce. It sets up all Government supplies and con- solidates all disbursing offices under the Treasury Department. Government agencies are contem- plzted by the President and will be put into effect later. effective automatically in 60 days- High points of the reorganization plan are: Consolidation of all functions of ad- | ministering public buildings, national its and “’:flmin in e terior. ‘This means the abolition of the 1 commissions: Arlington Memorial Bridge Commis- sion, Public Commission, Pub- lic Buildings and Public Parks of -the National Capital, National Commission and Rock Creek and Poto- mac Parkway Commission. Disbursing Officers Consolidated. Consolidation of the 2,200 disbursing officers under the Treasury Department. Confining to the Department of Jus- tice the responsibility of which and defending court actions to the United States is a party. Consolidation under the Department of Justice of the insular courts. Consolidation; in the De- partment of the present Bureau of In- ternal Revenué‘and Bureau of Indus- trial Alcohol. Abolition of the completion of sta- tistics for cities with a population of less than 100,000. Abolition of the National Screw ‘Thread on. Consolidation in the Department of Labor of the Bureaus of Immigration and Naturalization. Vocational Education Transferred. Transfer to the Department of In- terior of the Federal Board for Voca- tional Education. 1 Abolition of the co-ordinating serv- ce. Consolidation in a division of investi- gation in the licensing functions of the Bureau of Prohibition. m}?cducunn by 25 per cent of the cost Co-operative vocational education and Tenabilitation, co-operative agricultural extension work and endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Borah Heads Protest. The storm broke when Senator Republican, of Idaho asserted hen:;lha object to quitting until he had an op- Ttunity to study the plan. He was f:tned by Senator Johnson, Republican, of California. u Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, replied he would not hesitate to advise the President to withdraw the order if that was necessary to bring ad- juux;nment, 8 message transmitting the ord Mr. Roosevelt said the Juanfmcluun % it “at this late hour, is that it will (Continued on Page 3, Column 4. STAMP SEES BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT IN U. S. Director of Bank of England Ex- presses View on Eve of Sail- ing From Quebec. QUEBEC, June 10 (#)—Sir Josiah Stamp, director of the Bank of Eng- land and one of Britain's leading econo- mists, said just before he sailed for home today that “there are tangible signs of business and economic im- g{:x'fn!gnt in Canada and the United 5. The recent advance in stock market prices has not met the test of reason- able optimism, however, he 3 but has shown a tendency by the public to speculate rather than make sound investments. “Factories are showing increased activity,” he said, “ carloadings have definitely improved. He expressed hope that the nations would not lcok upon the World Eco- nomic Conference as a battleground on which to obtain special economic ad- vantages. Utilities Laws Held Void. TOPEKA, Kans.,, June 10 (#).—The Supreme Court, in a 5-to-2 decision are massing at Kent Springs, Md., for{ the annual picnic sponsored by St. Sophia's Church and other Greek or- ganizations. Games and other events mark the all-day program. handed down today, held the Kansas law prohibiting sale of merchandise and eppliances by gas, water, electric and, heat utility companies to be unconsti~ tutional. The law was enacted in 1931 3.