Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow fair with rising temperature; gentle to moderate north- west winds. Temperatures—Highest, 70, at 3:00 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 49, at 4:30 am. today. Full report on page 3. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 he Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING BDITION Sfar. “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 117,990, post office, Wa No. 32,551 Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1933—FORT Y-TWO PAGES. * *% (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. BRITISH FUND ACCEPTED: HULL SPURNS DEBT TALK AND URGES TRADE TRUCE S r London Hears Roosevelt May Call Session.. CONDITIONS PUT | ON PAYMENT Note to London Won’t Condone Default. [ LONDON, June 14 (#).—A re- | port that President Roosevelt | had agreed to call a debt con- ference in Washington circu- lated today among French rep- resentatives at the World Eco- nomic Conference. The debt conference, it was said, probably will be announc- I ed in the House of Commons tonight by Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain in connection with his state- ment regarding the proposed “token” payment on the British debt installment of $75,950,000 due the United States tomor- ' TOowW. Negotiations with the various debtors will be separated, it was said, with Ambassador Sir Ro- nald Lindsay representing Great Britain. The French were considering ' whether to pay the $19,000,000 war debt interest defaulted last December in order that they might qualify for the negotia- tions. By the Associated Pres. An American note expressing a highly conditional willingness to receive Great. Britain’s offered partia] war debt payment sped to- day to the London government, The comm ¢ under President Roosevelt’s super- wision, was handed to H. W. A.| Freese-Pennefather, third secre-; fary of the British embassy, by {Acting Secretary Phillips at the | Btate Department. | \ Turn to Hull Address. | T¢ was understood to stipulate that| $he American Government is willing | $o place the payment in its treasury if 4 is an explicit understanding that money is only an installment on the 5,950,000 total due tomorrow and that . (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) jon, , prepared.| Py Gives U. S. View SECRETARY HULL. RUMANIA JOINING DEBT DEFAULTERS Country’s Allies Bring Pres- sure After It Had Decided to Pay Token. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. ‘The Rumanian government which had intended to join Great Britain and Italy in paying a small amount of the | installment due on June 15, has decided | in the last minute not to make such |a payment and default together with | the other nations of the Little Entente. | The reason for Rumania’s default is|ing that the block of states such | as Poland and Yugo-Slavia had reached a decision to ask for a general cancellation of debts at their last meet- ing in Bucharest. While Rumania had | agreed to this principle, it intended to .& small sum representing the inter- i est on the million odd dollars it owes tomorrow. { But under the pressure of her allies who do not intend to make even a token payment, the Rumanian minister of finance instructed the legation at Washi to inform the United States Government that Rumania will | not pay anything. TELL OF SURPRISE. War Debt Situation Overshadows Eco- nomic Parley Interest. LONDON, June 14 (#).—The war debt situation overshadowed interest in the World Economic Conference today, with the newspapers putting banner lines over dispatches from Washington telling about a “surprise” in the debts. RAILROADS REPORTED | | SEEKING WAGE SLASH | | reply Financial House Says 121, Per| | Cent Cut Will Be Asked—Union | | Will Decline Reduction. 1 | | 7 the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 14.—Dow, Jones & Co. said today that the railroads had decided to seek an additional 1213 per cent wage cut and that notices to this | effect would be sent tomorrow to the four principal railway brotherhoods. Would Decline Cuts. CLEVELAND, June 14 (#).—David B. | Robertson, president- of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen and En- ginemen, today said any further wage reduction by the railroads “cannot be ified” end that his brotherhood would “decline to grant” any further idecrease. Robertson was commenting on 8 statement by Dow, Jones & Co. that the roalroads would seek an additional 121 per cent pay cut in addition to the 20 per cent reduction now in effect. “Just how the railroads can ask a further deduction at this time, especially | when the whcle country is trying to $nflate, when commodity prices are ris- ing and business is gaining, is more than I can understand,” said Robertson. “It would be a deflationary move in the face of efforts to inflate.” I on said he had not been in- formed rcads, but that under the agreement reached last October the roads could serve notice that they intended a further wage decrease any time after tomorrow. ‘What procedure would be followed after rtson was nct prepared to say | y head of the who could be yeached at once for comment. Questioned on 40-Hour Week. GENEVA, Switzeriand, June 14 (P).— A questionnaire on the 40-hour week project has been sent to governments of the world by the International Labor Conference. }‘rencix Olympic Head Dies. PARIS, June 14 (#).—Count Clary, president of the French Committee, died last night. years old. GUIDE FOR READERS any such plan by the rail-| He was 73 | | with the arrival here today of Gov.| ‘The appearance of Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain before the House of Commons tonight, when he will make an official statement on the debts, was awaited with great | anticipation. | Official circles said the United States would reach London in ample time to permit decoding before the Chamberlain statement to the House. The British note on the subject was understood to be about 800 words long. Send Notice Tomorrow. PARIS, June 14 (#).—A notice thal‘pmgr.m which would steer a middle M. McNamara, auxiliary bishop of Bal- | Prance will not meet the war debts in- | course between extreme economic in- timore, and Rev. Dr. W. Coleman Nevils, stallment due the United States to-'ternationalism and extreme economic President of Georgetown University. morrow probably will be sent Wash- ington tomorrow, officials said this | morning. The nature of the note, they added, will be determined by Premier Deladier after his arrival today from London He will confer with Foreign Minister | Joseph Paul-Boncour and other leaders. The present plan is to explain in the note that the situation has not changed since the Chamber on December 14 voted to “defer” the payment and to avoid picturing the feilure to pay to- morrow as default. It was said Premier Deladier is likely to delay making a formal request for debt-revision negotiations until parlia- mentary leaders or commissions can be consulted. The Parliament must give approval to any payment. i Belgium to Delault. An official note to be issued late today will announce that Belgium's financial situation is still less favorable than on | December 15 and makes the payment {of the debt installment to the United | States impossible. [ Bremen Sets New Record. CHERBOURG, France, June 14 (#).— The steamship Bremen of the North German Lloyd Line today claimed a new record for her recent New York- to-Cherbourg crossing of 4 days, 17 hours and 43 minutes, which beat her | transferred to Fort Hoyle a month| own previous best mark of 4 days and 19 hours. Ignores (Critics in Address at Parley ALSO DEMANDS STABLE MONEY Makes Plea to End Nationalistic Policies. | By the Associated Press. | LONDON, June 14.—Ignoring | eritics, who have bitterly assailed | the American currency and war debt policies, Secretary of State Cordell Hull called upon the World Economic Conference today to stand against economic national- ism by all-nation participation in the American proposed tariff truce. Presenting the eagerly-awaited American views of the conference, Mr. Hull did not so much as men- tion the war debts, which have constituted the main target of at- tack against America. It had been thought in some conference quar- ters that he could not ignore them because they had been given such great emphasis by the spokesmen for other nations. Three Points Stressed. Three points were stressed by the chief of the American delegation. He called for removal of “all excesses in the structure of trade barriers.” He urged the conference to face the “vexed problem of a permanent inter- national monetary standard and lay down the proper function of the metals, gold and silver, in the operations of such standard in the future.” He emphasized the “necessity of tak- for the removal of alings, ing m:‘cox:!‘x‘un mlean me aa " say -4 volve balance sheet reorganization of cfl!’itam countries.” indicated that they were pleased. thing which, perhaps, drew the most general comment was the fact that the reserved American Secretary of State played his cards close to his chest all the time and gave no concrete indication of the American which will be forthcoming to carry out the general program. Last of “Big Five” gates. gation The EM A BEAUTIFUL BLEM AND A JOY To LOoK UPON-BUT ITMEANS TAN REPRESENTATION To ME! \TION WITHOUT FLLAG DAY 1933. ROOSEVELT IS GIVEN CATHOLIC U. DEGREE. President Characterized as “Doer of Great Things” at Ceremony. | The list of graduates will be found on page Characterized as “a doer of great things whose very doing is his worthiest praise,” President Roosevelt today was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of laws by the Catholic University of | America at its forty-fourth annual| commencement. ; The degree was conferred upon the | Chief Executive by Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, archbishop of Baltimore, who is chancellor of the university. In a brief informal addréss President Roosevelt expressed his “very deep thanks from the bottom of my heart for the great honor the university has conferred upon me.” He said he was glad to be with his old friend and, neighbor, Patrick Cardinal Hayes of New York, and Msgr. James Hugh Ryan, rector, and Archbishop Curley. | The President said he was glad also | to meet a “new friend and a new Mr. Hull was the last of the “big five” o Lh’e eonlg‘e‘x’:‘:e'. pneedc'd! Britain an< Japan because of :lay in the preparation of his address, which was to have been delivered before any of them. He faced an assemblance of delegates of whom some had bitterly assailed the American | war debt and monetary policies. i The entire American delegation was present to near their chief speak Mr. Hull was given a tribute of applause by the crowded house as he took the ros- | trum after an introduction by Prime | | Minister Ramsay MacDonald. | “The world cannot longer go on as |it is going on at present,” he declared. | “The first and greatest task at the pres- | ent juncture is the development here in this hall of will and determination ! on the part of the nations vigorously to advocate this course. Thereafter plans | and methods will readily take form.” | Mr. Hull said he advocated a broad { | nationalism. | 1 Hits at Selfishness. | He warned that if any nation wrecked the great conference “with a short- sighted notion that some of its favorite |local interests would temporarily profit | while thus indefinitely delaying aid for | the distress of every country, that na- Ell;?d will merit the execration of man- | He pleaded for banishment of “nar- | row and self-defeating selfishness.” | “The whole panic-ridden world is | looking to this conference for leader- ship,” the Secretary of State declared. 1 Referring to depleted treasuries, un- employment and low prices, he said he had “absolute faith” that the conference has “ccmplete ability, power and dis- position to move the world, and this it will accomplish if it promulgates a pro- BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 14 (#)— | gram which, in conjunction with suit- | | able domestic programs everywhere, will restore confidence, employment and full (Continued on Page 4, Column 5. Soldier Found Dead. | FORT HOYLE, Md, June 14 (@) | Fred R. Miller, 36, of the Quarterm: iter Corps at Fort Hoyle, was found unconscious in his garage today, ap- | parently overcome by fumes from his | automobile and died a short time later in the station hospital. Miller, who is survived by his widow ahd a child, was iago_from the Quartermaster Schoul in Philadelphia. GEORGIA GOVE}(NOR HOLDS STATE \ FUNDS TO STOP ROAD SPENDING Impounds $3,000,000 in Capitol Vaults, Under Guard Jgsumen lympic | BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 14.—Coincident Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, accom- | panted by two National Guard officers, | |t was learned on high authority that { of Troops, to Save It. | It was learned that the money was moved from the banks in which it had been deposited because the Governor and his advisers considered that the Highway Board had been disregarding the budget law and spending more money than the law permitted in | members of the National Guard have deflance of the Governor’s wishes. | been posted in the capitol at Atlanta Fearing that the board would obtain | to protect $3,000,000 taken from banks a Federal injunction to keep him from |with the executive's approval. withholding further access to the | Told that the facts concerning the money from the board, the Governor placing of this money in the capitol ordered the money removed to the cap- |veults in an effort to prevent the itol vaults, it was learned. Posting of | State Highway Board obfaining pos- the guard followed. | session of it only Talmadge would “Milltary matters say: had been learned, Gov. must negessarily be cpetber at Piag day easrelsee. st Oty T Al y exe al Bevolution, . . Az 'f.,‘,{.' the next four years,” the new apostolic | ’exerclsea, Archbishop Curley cited the hom 1 hope I shall see a great deal di ! delegate. The graduation, he said, was not only a commencement day, but was also day, “which means so much to cans.” It was particularly fitting, the President said, that there should | have been assembled at Catholic Uni- versity today “the great dignitaries of the church, and among them the Presi- dent of the United States.” | Accompanying the President to the university was Mrs. Roosevelt, Secre- | tary of Commerce Danlel C. Roper and | Postmaster General James A. Farley. | Associate Justice Pierce Butler of the | Supreme Court also sat on the stage | with the presidential party. The | church dignitaries attending commence- ment included Most Rev. Amelto- Giovanni Cicognani, apostolic delegate to the United States; Right Rev. John Welcoming President Roosevelt to the | quiet, prayerful visit to his own church with’ which President Roosevelt pre- | ceded his inaugural oath on the day of his inauguration. “We add our prayers to yours for the blessing of God upon you and your nrl-1 ministration—to the end that we and | all mankind, drawing near to the foun- | | tain of life, may truly live and safely | walk in the light of His divine coun- | | tenance,” the archbishop said. In conferring the degrees in course, | the traditional reading of individual | candidate’s names was omitted. The ! deans of the various schools merely pro- | posed for their respective degrees the names of the candidates listed in the program, and in like manner the de- gcx;‘erels were conferred by Archbishop ey. : The President was presented for the | degree by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward A.| Pace, vice rector of the university. In his citation of the candidate for the doctorate, Msgr. Pace saild of Mr. Roosevelt: “A man we hafl—our foremost fellow | |citizen and, as well, a citizen of the world; & man outstanding among men ifor upright living, faithfulness to God and country, breadth of thought and |warmth of kindly feeling: for skill in| the handling of public affairs and the | settling of vital issues; a doer of great | things whose very doing is his worthiest praise—Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” Continuing, Mgr. Pace said that! in electing Mr. Roosevelt to the Presi- | | dency, the American people realized | | they had chosen “a President, not an ‘emblem; a wielder, not merely a holder of power.” This wielding of power was ‘nol merely for the American people alone, he said, but for the many stricken nations. “Heavy, indeed, the burden, heavier with the weight of the sad time.,” Mgr. Pace declared. “Yet he saw in the wel- fare of the people the overruling law, putting his Whore trust in God, sprang | straighiway to the pressing work, took up quickly task on task, outstripping the best and boldest, shedding new (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) CHANGES PLANS i Speaker Rainey has changed his plans about going to his home at Car- rollton, Ill, and is expected to retura to Washington late today to be here for the remainder of the extra session. ‘Word was received at his office today that he had stopped at Grove City, Pa., to receive an honorary degree from Grove City College and that he would return to Washington. |, Mr. and Mrs. Rainey were ready to | Spesker gppointedRepresentative Wil er presentative Wil- liam B. Bankhead of Alabama Speake: 0-tempose: 10 pragide 3 | short cruise over Canadian territ Who Hit Whom First In Purity of Speech Battle Is Undecided By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 14—In a certain square, where soapbox orators do their stuff, Francis Sujlivan was speaking. He used the word “whom.” 7 “You mean ‘who,’” shouted Thomas McKeever. That started a fight which ended in Judge Haas' court, but both men were discharged. In- stead of punishing them he praised them for their willingness to fight for the purity of the language. PRESIDENT T0 SIGN ELASS BILL TODAY Praises Measure as Best Bank Law Since Federal Reserve Act. By the Associated Press. Radical revision of the country’s banking methods after years of agita- tion to correct conditions leading to bank failures and -contributing to financtal booms and crashes will begin to take shape immediately. The Glass-Steagall bank reform act, possibly the greatest piece of perma- nent legislation enacted by any recent Congress, 1is today becoming law. President Roosevelt’s signature had been promised, and he had “the best piece of banking legislation since the Reserve Board act.” In the flurry of getting the act through Congress its main provisions have been obscured by the one insuring | people’s checking and savings deposits, but its far-reaching arms may alter the course of finance. Under it private banks, such as the recently investigated J. P. Morgan & Co., will have to quit taking depcsits or stop floating securities. Can Halt Credit. All national banks must separate themselves completely within one year from their securities corporations. Among the best known are such as the National City Bank of New York and its National City Co., which figured ex- tensively in Senate investigation, but hundreds of banks all over the country have such affiliates. ‘The Federal Reserve system, greatest single channel for massing credit, is now given the power to shut off this stream of money from members lend- ing it to assist market speculation. That will keep the public’s billions from being lent to brokers for financing margin operations in a booming market. The Reserve Board is given the power {o remove from its member banks, no matter where or how small, officials whose policies illegal or even regarded “unsound.’ The practice, fostered by sharp com- petition, of paying interest on check- ing accounts is stopped. Reserve mem- ber banks may no longer make loans to their officers. National banks may operate branches in States which per- mit their own banks to do so, reducing an advantage held by nomnational in- stitutions and allowing branch-main- ;.:ltafl.nz institutions to enter the national Insurance Two Years, Again curbing the power of the pri- | vate bankers, directors or partners of | these must get off the boards of all (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) MACON KILLING TIME Dirigible Cruises Over Canadian * Territory Before Mooring at Sundown. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, June 14.—Apparently “killing time” for a sundown landing at her home base in Akron, Ohio, the dirigible Macon, on a 48-hour training flight, was cruising north and east of here today. Sighted near Algonac, Mich., shortly before 11 a.m., Eastern standard time, the big ship was said by observers to have turned east, apparently w(or a ry. ol Spdn v Plan to Set Plane Record. HAVRE, France, June 14 (#).—Paul Codos and Aime Rossi, French speed | cipitated by Representative Bulwinkle, New York today Democrat, of aboard the Champlain with an airplane | inserted in which they plan to make a distance | flight from Detroit to Europe. ey pilots, sailed for Th line distance to set & new straight | “If these charges are true,” Cochran | asse | congressional investigation and | cation or School Supt. Ballou, but pro- | sion of the teac! “CARPETBAG” J0BS * HERE IRK SENATOR Vandenberg Warns Against Effort to Make Outsiders D. C. Heads. | Reports that persons from outside of | Washington have been mentioned as | being considered for the office of Dis- | trict Commissioner led Senator Vanden- | berg, Republican, of Michigan to de- nounce in the Senate today any effort | pointments in the District of Columbia. ‘The Michigan Scnator had taken the floor to oppose the House bill which point a Governor for the Hawaiian Is- lands from outside of Hawail. In the midst of his attack on this bill Sena- tor. Vandenberg declared similar pro- posals have been heard to ‘“carpetbag the District of Columbia.” ‘Amazing Propoesition.” After protesting against imposing an | external Governor over the people of |Hawali, Senator Vandenberg declared: “Furthermore, it is a very amazing thing to me that there is pending even 8 al to carpet-bag the District ership in the City of Wash- ington. 1 any great outburst of National Capital. There has not been any clas! of races in the National Capital to and yet the newspapers tell us, quoting from a headline in yesterday’s news- paper, ‘Omaha Man Called D. C. Head Candidate” I read because of its significance, significant of what may lie behind this amazing tion to inflict an external governorship upon the people of Hawaii contrary to the organic contract under which we have lived with them for decades.” Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South Carolina, interrupted to point out that the law governing the District pro- vides that the Commissioners must be residents of the city (the organic act of 1878 contains a provision to the effect that the two civillan Commis- sioners must have been bonafide resi- | dents of the District of Columbia for three years next preceding their ap- pointment). Senator Vandenberg said he knew that, and added that organic law also provides that the Governor of Hawaii must be a resident of Hawail for three years. less e Jaw 1 Changed.” nteriectad ess w is changed,” Senator Byrnes. Vandenberg Agrees. “Exactly,” Senator Vandenberg re- plied, “and I am wondering if after this thing (the Hawaiian bill) has been flipped through the Senate in the last days of the session, whether we shall not confront a resolution, because of an alleged emergency, and the inability of the Democratic party to agree upon who ought to be appointed to the com- missionership, whether we shall not have another sudden emergency reso- lution like the one now pending for the purpose of - authorizing the impor- tation of one of the governors of the District of Columbia. “I want to pursue that matter just a little because I think it is rather inter- esting. I read from this article, which may as unreliable as my dear friend, at what he termed ‘“carpetbag” ap-| would give the President power to ap- | ustify carpet-bagging here, | JOBS ARE ASSURED FOR .S, WORKERS FACING FURLOUGH Clerks Selected to Aid Five Major Recovery Bureaus. in SENATE PREPARES FOR REGROUPING VOTE All but Two Provisions of Reor- ganization Plan to Pass With- out Challenge. a test vote on President Roosevelt's Government reorganization program, designed to bring about a saving in Federal expenditures of $25,000,000, clerks here slated for indefinite fur- loughs either by the enactment of this program or by other economy meas- ures were being selected to aid in the administration of the five major re- covery bureaus. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo- cratic leader, said this afterncon that there was nothing to a report of a movement to try to have the entire re- organization plan postponed until the next session. It was learned, however, that there is 1 a strong likelihood that the one section | of the order requiring 25 per cent re- ductions in the activities of agricultural experimental stations, extension work, vocational education and agricultural and mechanical endowment colleges would be suspended until the next ses- sion. Senator McNary of Oregon, Re- | publican leader, indicated that he ex- pected definite developments during the day on such an agreement. Preparing for the new set-up, tem- porary transfers of positions are now b'“’fi. made in various departments to the Industrial Control and Pub- lic Works Boards 'in the Commerce Department, the Labor Department’s rehabilitated Employment Service, the Department of Agriculture’s Farm Credit Adjustment Bureau and the agency in the Hurley-Wright Building for supervising the $500,000,000 relief act. The transfers have been numerous, it though the national recovery meas- ure, which was given Wuwml ap- proval late yesterday, lacks Presi- dent Roosevelt's signature, orders went | ministrative functions of the industrial | control and public works boards shall | be_set in motion as early as possible. Brig. Gen. Hugh Johnson, designated | director, was instructed to push every- | thing toward this end at a lengthy con- ference last night between President Roosevelt and members of his cabinet. Anticipating early congressional ap- proval, Commerce Departi t officials have been making preparations to get these boards functioning as soon as practicable. One section of the vast $17,000.000 new building has been allotted to the boards’ administrative offices. The headquarters have been established in offices formerly occupied by a majority of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce’s 20 commodity divisions. The clerks in these divisions will form a nucleus for the workin, staffs of the organizations, officials said. Programs Submitted. It was reported today that many in- dustries already have submitted pro- grams for codes to supervise business, s0 that the Industrial Control Board shall master overproduction by agree- ments, hold up price levels, wages and control the working time of labor. All are being inspected carefully to make sure they live up to the administration’s expectations. The President has assigned four of his cabinet members to keep an eye on, and assist, the gigantic enterprise, Ro- r of Commerce, Ickes of Interior, ‘allace of Agriculture, and Perkins of (Continued on Page 2. Column 3.) (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) |TEACHER ACCUSED OF READING SOVIET PRIMER TO CLASS HERE | Representative Cochran Th: PRIOR TO LANDING| Teaching of Charges that a Washington high school teacher had read to a class a translated Soviet primer were made in the House today by Representative Cochran, Democrat, of Missouri. Cochran said the mother of a student in the high school had given him the information and he is making a pri- | vate investigation to get the teacner's |name. He said_he had not yet found out the name of the school. rted, “I am going to demand a plenty of trouble for this teacher.” Cochran said he did not plan to take up the matter with the Board of Edu- posed to have Congress make the in- vestigation. Cochran’s charges followed & discus- | g of Communism in | American institutions which was pre- North Carolina. Bulwinkle | in the Congressional Rec- | reatens Probe of Reported Communism. the senior class had advocated the adoption of Communism. Representative De Priest, colored Re- publican, of Illinois, defended Dr. John- son and read to the House a statement from the university president, denying that he believed in Communism. De Priest declared, however, he was willing to have Congress make an investigation to determine whether Communism is being taught at the institution. ‘While the Senate today prepared for‘ | out from the White House that the ad- | col ADJOURNMENT SEEN ITONIGHT WITH ONLY TWO BILLS PENDING Byrnes Offers Compromise on Veterans Reported Ap- proved by Roosevelt. PLAN WOULD INCREASE ALLOWANCES $100,000,000 Specific Rates for Spanish War Sur- vivors Sought With Minimum of $15 Per Week. The Senate this afternoon adopted the Byrnes compromise proposal on veterans’ compensation, perfecting the House amendment so as to care for Spanish War veterans over 55 vears of age or 50 per cent dis~ abled. There was no record vote on the proposal, which was said to be acceptable to President Roose- velt. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, ‘With final action on only two meas- ures, the independent offices appropria- tion bill and the deficiency appropria=- tion bill necessary before adjournment, administration leaders in Congress lald plans to wind up the special session by tonight. The fight between the President and supporters of more liberal veterans' compensation continued to be the major stumbling block to adjournment. Senators who wished to debate the war debts to this country, however, may prolong the session, There was & demand, too, by Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator McNary of Oregon that a resolution be rushed through to halt the cperation of the President’s executive order reorganizing the Gov- ernment as it relates to agricultural extension work. Report Starts Battle. The contest over veterans’ compess sation was launched in the Senate when Senator Byrnes of South Carolina ob- tained the t of the ite to g T I t, are to receive less than $15 & week if in need. ; Senator Steiwer of on and ey i the - House veterans’ the con{e dent, except that it the Spanish War veterans. at that time, he said, had letter written by the President to Repre- sentative Crosser of Ohio, chairman of the House Democratic Com- mittee, in which the President prom! veterans. to care for the Spanish War Makes Promise Law. Senator Byrnes said that the new write promised in his letter. the President had stated that he would care for those § 50 per cent disabled. In the President’s letter there was no mention of the specific amount of compensation to-disabled Spanish War veterans. Senator Byrnes said he made this not less than $15 a week. Senator Byrnes estimated his com- promise proposal plus the new regula- tions issued by the President regarding veterans’ compensation would make it possible for the veterans to receive $100.000,000 more than they would have received under the original itions issued by the President. \ If the Byrnes compromise proposal is agreed to in the Senate, it is likely that the House will also agree to fit, thereby bringing to an end the con- troversy over the independent offices appropriation bill and permitting an early adjournment of Congress. Some of the Senators predicted that the vote would be close on the Byrnes com- promise. If the amendment is reject- ed, then the Steiwer-Cutting sul te may be taken up. Veto Seen Possible. ‘This is likely to fail, but the amendment may be agreed to. °i‘§°&."{ event, the House also is emud to -fiee to the Connally am ent, to which the President has strenuously objected. and the bill will then be sent mAthe tdm'.% is ted, and the prompt ve expected, administration leaders confl- dence that the veto would be sustained. In that event it would be necessary to bring in a resolution extending "the appropriations under the existing inde- pendent offices appropriations act. Operating under the economy 3 however, the President would be in & (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) ARMY OFFICERS RESCIND FAREWELL TO ASSOCIATE Col. Baskette’s Transfer From Bal- timore Suspended—Malone Pays Him Tribute. By the Associated Press. Representative Blanton, Democrat, of ‘Texas, joined in the ion and de- clared funds should be denied any Gov- ernment institution where Communism . “Iam in favor of cutting off appropriations for any who teaches Communism,” swer to Cochran’s charges. Representative De Priest, the only col- ored member of , in telling the House he favored an investigation, said “these long-haired professors are ruining our children.” dfi:d then defended Dr. Johnson and adied: h";xnhwmgmnr. Johnn.spo‘nmu 1 do, and as 8 ) cannot belleve e did sach o things Do T e BALTIMORE, Md, June 14—When Army officers of the 3d Corps Area gathered last night for a farewell din- ner in honor of Col. Alvin K. Baskette, recently ordered to duty at Columbue, ©Ohio, they were surprised to learn the transfer had been suspended indefl- The announcement was made by Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, e ntthe:dcomun.vhonflu:: vlgoro opposed rel m::uwpt)nl.