Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. - (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow, with rising temperature: gentle variable winds to- night, becoming southwest by tomorrow. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 62, at noon to- The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. day; Ful Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 lowest, 47, at 4 a.m. today. 1 report on page 3. ah ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Star. Yesterday’s Circulation, 117,618 = No. 32,552. Entered as second elass matter Dpost_office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, J ) 15, Py Do—. UNE 19, FIFTY-SIX PAGES. * kK UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. POLAND DEFAULTS WITH FRANCE, WHILE [TALY SENDS OFFER 10 PAY §1.000000 Finland So Far Only Nation| to Meet Its Obligation in; Full, Paying $148,592 as| Due Instaliment. GREAT BRITAIN ARRANGES ITS $10,000,000 “TOKEN” i th Belgian Deferment Already Announced, All Major Remit- Are Yugoslavia and Rumania Are tances Accounted For. Included Among Defaulters, By the Associated Press. France and Poland defaulted again today on their war debt in- stallments to this Government, while Great Britain arranged to pay $10,000,000 in silver on its $75,950,000 due and Italy tendered about a million dollars on its obligation of $13,545,000. Barring changes late in the day, Finland was the only nation to meet its obligation in full, pay- ing $148,592. The British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, discussed the method of payment with Acting Secretary Phillips at the State Department. He also was under- stood to have taken up plans for early opening of diplomatic negotiations on the debts here, looking to the reduction desired by Great Britain. After the conversation, the Ambassa- dor told newspapermen that details of arrangements for the payment of sw.-‘ 000,000 in silver—at 50 cents an ounce —had not been completed, but he as- sumed the payment will be made in the | United States. A note telling of the Paris govern- ment’s decision net to make its pay- ment of $40,738,568 was handed to Phillips by Ambassador de Laboulaye. Ambassador Patek of Poland called with a similar message. Defaulted Last Year. Both France and Poland, close dip- - allies, defaulted cn . payments due last December. Their communica- ticns today reiterated the attitude ex- pressed then, which was that debts ghould be scaled down to the level of reparations. Meanwhile, the administration kept ! 4ts eye cn Congress for any further out- bursts of disapproval at the debt de- wvelcpments. Mr. Roosevelt and his ad- wvisers also were much concerned with reaction among the delegates to the ‘World Economic Conference at Lon- don Victor at London JAMES M. COX. (OX ELECTED HEAD OF MONEY GROUP COMPROMISE SEE U. S. Believed to Have Agreed to Temporary Stabilization of Dollar. LCNDON, June 15 (#) —Secretary of State Corcell Hull tcld newspaper men of all nations tonight that he was “more hopeful of substantial progress™ by the World Economic Conference than a2t any previous time. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 15—The United States achieved a great and hard-won victory in the World Economic Con- ference with the election of James M. Cox as chairman of the vital Monetary Committee by the Steering Committee late today. The designation of the American was unanimous. His name was presented by the Frenchman, Georges who had himself been a candidate. Bonnet had bitterly opposed Cox’s elec- tion until a compromise was effected | among warring groups in midafternoon. Finance Minister Guido Jung of Italy, and head of his country’s delegation, was elected vice chairman. Bonnet was chosen as reporter for the committee. Colijn Also Gets Post. Prime Minister Hendryk Colijn of Holland was named as chairman of | the Economic Committee. Secretary of | London dispatches said agreement State Hull, head of the American delega- on the British plan had been hailed 85 ' tion, was at first considered for this| & gocd omen there. With a Belgian default of $6,425,000 already announced, the major instal- 1e were accounted for. Czecho- a owing $1,500,000 had yet to tify the State Department of a final saying his cou y would not its payment of $1,000,000. Ru- mania paid last December, but requested Tevision avila said the note today renewed request and asked for a specific which such a review could be en, hile it became apparent that ia, like Rumania, would de- e to be re- as that of at Britain erstanding th: owledge of the as a whole pending a final settle- ice of Italy's part payment was o the State Department by R e said his_coun- on dollars. Rome governr terest paym the remaini 300,000 of meet its in- 5,000 and let rincipal payment of post, but the Americans decided to con- | centrate on securing the monetary chairmanship for Mr. Cox, ex-Governor of Ohio and former presidential nomi- | nee of the Democratic party. | With this happy outcome of the imbroglio, Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain and other members of the Steering Committee rushed from the private room where they met to the assembly hall to break the good news to the general assembly. The elevator in which the entire ?any was descending got stuck, and or some time delayed proceedings. Mr. MacDonald and the Steering Com- mittee were stalled in the elevator for 10 minutes before they were finally released. Mr. MacDonald’s dry Scotch humor came to the surface as he emerged, saying with a smile: “We have had an adventure.” ‘Will Meet Tomorrow. Addressing the anxious assemblage, the British prime minister reported the elections of the Conference Bureau and said if they met the approval of the get together tomorrow. _ The assembly unanimously approved (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) 3238 000000 NAVAL Plan Is Intended to Place 32 New Ships in Water in Three Years. D. C. YARD TO FURNISH- BULK OF ORDNANCE Roosevelt Agrees to Allocate Funds From Public Works Appropria- tion for Project. ' A $238,000000 naval building pro- | gram intended to put 32 new ships in the water in three years was for- mally announced today by Secretary of the Navy Swanson, President Roosevelt had agreed to allocate the funds out of the $3,300- 000,000 public works appropriation, and “is anxious to have the work done as soon as possible,” Swanson said. “We will build to the fullest capacity | of shipyard facilities,” he added, “as quickly as possible we want to put peovle to work at shipbuilding, where | 85 per cent of the expenditure goes to labor. | "“We can start in the nayy yards at once. Program fo Be Pushed. “We hope to open bids for private shipyards in July ard may be ready to| go ahead in them by August, though BULDINGPROGRAM ANNOUNCED TOAY 230,000,000 SEEN NN NRRRAN THANK GOODNESS THE CONSTITUTION DOESN'T EXPECT ME To SPEAK ON THESE PROBLEMS! SO SATION that depends a great deal on bids. “Every navy yard in the Unlledl States capable of doing work will have | some work to do. The program will be, pushed from the department with all| the vigor we have.” | ‘The program: Twenty destroyers of which 16 will be in the 1,500-ton class and 4 in the 850 class. { Two aircraft carriers not exceeding 20,000 tons. Four 10,000-ton 6-inch cruisers. Four submarines. Two gunboats for Chinese waters. Ordnance Work in D. C. The bulk of the ordnance will be constructed at the Washington Navy ! | Yard. Secretary Swanson was unable to es- timate the exact increase to be felt at the local yard, but indicated that the | numbers will be kept around the present | figure of 3,700 workers. The ship con- | struction program wiil save the jobs of | hundreds of men here who otherwise would have to be dismissed for lack of additional work and money. e construction would Arms Conference, . dlelegate—said not, since “we don't do anything except what it has been agreed we should do.” When he was at Geneva more than a year ago, he detailed, the United States naval strength was about 60 per cent of | the London treaty limits, while other | participants had larger percentages. | The new program is in addition to work now being done on 17 vessels, which includes modernization of the battleships New Mexico, Mississippi and | Idaho and construction of the aircraft carrier Rcnger, six heavy cruisers, five | destroyers -1 two submarines. | Wiil Aid Employment. | The exact amount of expenditures by years have yet to be finally de- ed. ne Swanson emphasized that as an em- ployment measure the program would be pushed to the limit especially in the | first two years with a minimum ex- | penditure the first year of $46,000,000 and of $105,000,000 the second year. | In addition, expenditure on work now under way will approximate $20,000,000. ‘With the announced intention of lay ing down all 32 of the new ships this | year, Swanson said as large an amount | as_possible of the $238,000,000 will be | expended to give employment. | . | CAPITAL MAN ARRESTED Accused of Having Jewelry Stolen From Jack Onslow. FARMVILLE, Va. June 15 (®)—A white man giving the name of R. T. Rush of Washington, D. C., was arrest<d | | here today and held on charges of hav- ling in his possession jewelry stolen | several days ago from Jack Onslow, | manager of the Richmond Colts of the Piedmont League. Onslow is a former | 2oach of the Washington Base ball team. | The man was walking and was ac- companied by his wife who was not arrested. Officers said he had attempted to pawn a watch, gold base ball fob 4 ' assembly then the committees would and other articles inscribed with On- | slow’s name and given to the base ball | player as tokens of various successes | jon the diamond. U. S. WILL MINT INTO CURRENCY | SILVER RECEIV ED FROM BRITAIN| OF PARAGUAY MONSTROUS Bullion Actually Worth Only $7,243,000, But Part of It! e Will Be Minted Into $10,000,000. Asks League Council to Induce Re- in Contention So Negoti- test - ‘mon- in fons he League ized a: co where St 1 the maximum preten- t beyond Puerto Pacheco could all be coined into silver dojlars, | disposed of, the surplus bullion would | ncil Commit# to reduce the tiations would be pos- wanted ar- e prin- ity of the and South American nations in note added, Will Great Britain’s payment of 20,- 000,000 ounces cf bullion.silver at an agreed Tate of 50 cents an ounce be equivalent to $10,000,000 or $22,000,000 to Unclé Sam? Apparently it all depends on how you look at it, and there are some dizzy lculations involved. If the 20,000000 ounces of bullion there would be a big profit. The amount, fine silver in a dollar—its weight with an insignificant amount of cop- per subtracted—is 371.25 grains, while an ounce of silver ccntains 480 grains. This means that at 50 cents an ounce lopped off in calculating Uncle Sam’s | seignorage profit. Actually, under the provisions of the | Thomas amendment to the agricultural relief act under which the payment in silver is made, only $10,000,000 worth | There will | be enough silver left over in the Treas- | of coinage can be issued. for It ury to which coin there another $12,400,000, is no authorization. be worth only its price on the American market, which, today, is 35'. cents an ounce In the decision to pay in silver the British government took advantage of the amendment which provided for the | the value of the silver in a dollar is | acceptance of silver, at a rate not to 53 cents. Except for the insignificant | exceed 50 cents an ounce, in payment force nor occupation Costs of copper and coinage the. Gov-|of the principal or interest now due constitute proof of sovereignty. The note further recommended that | ernment_makes 62 cents profit in coin- ing a silver dollar with silver at the| or to become due within six months from any foreign government or gov- ernments on account of indebtedness to UNDER CROPTAKES Government Plans to Reward Farmers Who Agree to | Wheat and Cotton Cut. | (Copyright. 1933 by the Associated Fress.) | The administration intends to raise $250,000,000 by processing taxes on | wheat and cotton, which it will levy 2t their maximum size in a bold pro- gram aimed to better long-range farm prices by cutting down production. The Government's plans provide that most of the sum will be used to re- ward farmers who agree to reduce their output in concert with the Fed- eral drive to halt the piling up of surpluses, long a price-depressing prob- lem for growers of the two chief crops | of the United .States. President Roosevelt has approved a program, devised under powers pro- ' vided by the new farm act, which Sec- | retary of Agriculture Wallace will make | public tomorrow. A cumprehemlve} acreage curtailment program will be | launched immediately for cotton, to take out as much as 10,000,000 acres of the crop now growing. No effort will be made to cut pro- duction of the wheat now nearing haryest. Winter-kill and bad weather have cut the prospects for this crop down to approximate domestic needs for the first time this century, although there is expected to be carryover of about 360,000,000 bushels on July 1, beginning of the new marketing year. The wheat program, however, is to be put into effect on Fall planting. Watching Reaction, Secretary Wallace today kept in close touch with reactions of the wheat and cotton markets to the news of his pro- gram. Many telephone calls and telegrams were received at his office protesting his plans. An associate who refused to be quoted said “terrific pressure is being brought to bear on the administrators of the farm act to change their plans but there is no sign of wavering” Meanwhile, Wallace refused to deny or confirm the authoritative reports of his plans and held to his intention to announce his program tomorrow. A meeting of the principal adminis- trators of the act. including George N. Peek, Charles J. Brand and Chester Davis. was scheduled to b> held this afternoon when the reception of the | announcement at commodity markets was to be discussed. Statement Is Issued. After numerous calls seeking out- right information on the revelation of | present plans, the adjustment admini- stration issued this statement: | “No final decision has been reached as to methods of making the agricul- tural adjustment act effective for either wheat and cotton and all state- | ments as to the exact nature of these plans are premature. We expect to| make decisions as to matters of policy | within the next few days.” It was learned that matters still | undetermined are details of the meth- | ods of administering acreage Teduction. | which will be handled on a county| basis with committees to be established in each, who will be responsible to State committees. The States committees for the most part are to be headed by extension di- rectors and State commissioners of agriculture. Date Remains to Be Set. Wallace has completed details of both wheat and cotton programs, except for the few elements still open. One, subject to change, is the exact time the taxes will go into effect. He is authorized by the farm act to levy them at the beginning of the crop year for each commodity. That would be July 1 in the case of wheat-and August 1 in the case of cotton. Both may be delayed until August. The taz on cotton is expected to be 4 cents a nd, that on wheat 28 to 30 cents a bushel. If prices of either " (Continued on Page 2, Cojumn 8.) MUCH OPIUM FOUND DAVIS EXPECTED SEEN IN NEW BILL Retention Expected if Veto| Requires Redraft of Office Fund Measure. | If the independent offices appropria- | |tion bill is vetoed because of the dis- | pute over allowances to war veterans, | | other sections of the bill setting up | | new rules for furloughs and retirements |in the Government service probably | would be retained in the new measure Congress then would have to prepare. | It was pointed out at the Capitol to- day that the provisions of the bill af- fecting the furloughing and retiring of | Federal workers are not in controversy between the two houses as the measure now stands, and that if the veterans NORMAN H. DAVIS. tures of the bill on which there is agreement would be carrled forward into a rewritten supply bill. Rotation New Feature. TO QUIT AS ENVOY s et e |ing independent offices bill provides that when there are more officers and empioyes {n any branch of the service than are necessary for the requirements of that service, department heads are authorized to place the personnel of an office on furlough in rotation in order to distribute the work as far as practi- cable among all the employes. ‘The rotative feature, designed to spread available work to existing per- | sonnel, is the principal change in the ;plendmg (h"t{h fron;nnlh’e old :ur)nug?{ Ambassador - at - Large Norman H.|clause of the original economy act, vi | which did not contain the words “in Davis intends to resign shortly and | roigtion ™ The old furlough plan stated return to the United States, according | that, in order to keep within the appro- to some of his close friends here, who | priations made for the fiscal year, the Ambassador-at-Large Likely to Head Security Hold- ers’ Corporation. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. issue” leads to a veto, 1t is likely Jemwpagonoms 'CAUCUS VOTES TO SEND VETERANS® AID ISSUE BACK TO CONFERENCE 'House Democrats Still Favor Roosevelt Compromise, Plus Byrnes’ Amendment. \BALLOT TAKEN AT PARTY MEETING IS NOT BINDING ON MEMBERS Tammany Delegation Supports Presi- dent’s Program—G. O. P. to Vote for Steiwer Plan as a Unit. House Democrats in party conference this afternoon voted 170 to 35 in favor of sending the independent offices appropriation bill, with its controverted veterans’ compensation clauses, back to con- ference. The motion adopted was made by Representative Pou of North Carolina. It carried with it the understanding that the House should stand for its compromise on the veterans’ amendment worked out with President Roosevelt, plus the Byrnes amendment offered yester- day in the Senate to take care of Spanish War veterans, The vote taken in the Democratic Conference is advisory to the | Democrats of the House, and is not binding on the members. 8 | Tammanyites Back President. | The Tammany delegation threw its support behind the Presi- | dent’s proposal. Although 202 members voted at the Democratic Conference, they have 313 Democratic seats. Republicans said they were going to vote for the Steiwer amend- ment as a unit and with 100 Democratic votes could put over their proposition in the Senate. The group had wrestled for several hours in its effort to determine whether they would vote down the liberalizing Steiwer-Cutting vet- erans’ amendment, adopted last night by the Senate in defiance of President Roosevelt. Although the caucus was held behind closed doors, it was re- ported that strong friends of the veterans, including Representatives Browning, Tennessee; Patman, Texas, and Cochran, Missouri, leaders of the so-called veterans’ bloc in the House, urged their Democratic colleagues to turn down the amendment and send the bill back to conference. i m'xi-i was t.hetg‘egand agrao of the administration leaders of the e Sl S Tt e o | out of the way, the omly legisia- &!}n olr'x ‘major imj i u:: xi:ét to put ough finally ndent offices bill. e Senators McNary, Borah and la The Senate vote found not one Re- ! publican supporting the President, but 19 Democrats were against him, more enough for the 12-vote margin which approved the increase. The Senators maintained there was only $30,000,000 more expenditure in he; lan than in the compromise e manner in which vet- erans’ cuts were to be administered. In some quarters, it was suggested that the President might go before the House and Senate in joint session to deliver such a message if it became necess; Some of the Democratic leaders discounted this report, however. If the House Democrats back up the President by a substantial vote in the say that he feels he has accomplished the major part of the task with which | he has been intrusted, and that some- body else can continue the work he has | begun at Geneva. Mr. Davis, it is said, intends to de- vote his time to the organization of the new “Corporaton of Foreign Security | Holders,” an organization set up under the recently enacted securities law, On Bondholders' Committee. Before leaving for Geneva Mr. Davis was already the chairman of one of the several committees for the protec- tion of the bondholders of the defunet Kreuger & Toll Co. These committees, including that of Mr. Davis, were private organizations with no official authority, and were endeavoring tosave | out of the wreck as much as possible for domestic stockholders. But the amounts involved in the de- faults of foreign bonds exceed six bil- lion dollars. May 27 the securities act. and the amendment introduced in that act by Senator Hiram Johnson provides for the setting up of a corporation for the “purpose of protecting, conserving and advancing the interests of the holders of foreign securities in default,” which is to work under the direct supervision of the Federal Trade Commission. This commission will appoint six directors to manage the new corporation, two of whom will be designated by the Fed- eral Trade Commission as chairman and vice chairman. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation will advance to the new corporation some $75,000 for its initial expenses. Expected to Take Job. In view of the fact that Mr. Davis has a wide knowledge of the foreign bonds situation and has becn working on this question for a number of years, he is expected to be appointed by the Federal Trade Commission as chair- man of the new corporation, which will start working as soon as President Roosevelt will proclaim the new act to be in effect, according to the under- standing among some of Mr. Davis' friends in Washington, ARIZONA REPEAL VOTE IS SET FOR OCTOBER 3 Gov. Moeur Signs Measure Passed by Special Session of Legis- The Congress passed on | |heads of departments are authorized and directed to furlough such employes | for such time as in their judgment is necessary to avoid dismissals, the higher | | salaried "to be furloughed first where | possible without infury to the service. Both the old and the new furloughs provide that in order to furlough an employe for more than 90 days, the de- partment would have to comply with all | provisions of the civil service law that apply to dismissals. Redraft More Probable. Of course, if the pending supply bill | reaches a veto and a continuing reso- | lution is enacted leaving out all new language contained in the vetoed bill, | then Government departments would |the old furlough provision. The belief | was expressed in Congressional circles, however, that the more probable course, in the event of a veto, would be to re- draft those features of the bill on which Senate and House conferees have al- ready agreed. If this is done it would apply also | to the new retirement section of the | bill, designed to give the benefits of | the' retirement law to employes with |30 years of service to their credit who the service during the next two | vears through reductions in force. As | the retirement law now . stands, em- ployes are required to attain certain age limits, according to the nature of annuities. Under the pending bill, if an employe has been working for the | be governed during the coming year by | their work, before receiving retirement | fight on the amendment the contro- versy will shift and become one be- tween the two Houses over veterans’ compensation legislation rather than between the Senate and the President. Senator Steiwer, Republican, of Oregon, and Senator Cutting, Repub- | lican, of New Mexico, were at the White | House this morning to discuss with the President their amendment. After their | talk, and Steiwer had returned to the Capitol, he said that if the President should veto the bill and the veto be | sustained he would not press his amendment “in its present form.” | Adjustment Seen Probable. Senator Steiwer indicated an effort would be made to work out some other | compromise which would be satisfac- tory. Should the House reject his | amendment, in view of the present at- | probable an adjustment between the | two_houses might be reached yet in conference and that there would be no veto of the bill necessary. | “While there was no report of the President’s discussion of the ccmpen- | sation question with Steiwer and Cut- | | ting, it was understood the President | provision that would assure the reten- | | tion of all the so-called presumptive | cases on the compensation rolls. This | is a matter of principle with the Presi- | dent and not one of dollars and cents. It has been insisted by administration | leaders that under the Steiwer amend- ment, practically all of the presump- | titude of Senator Steiwer, it appeared | Government for 30 years and is let out | tive cases, if not all, would necessarily he could receive the retirement an-|remain on the rolis. nuity, even though he has not reached , In the event of a satisfactory com- the retirement age, but would have to | promise, early adjournment of Congress continue to make his 31> per cent of | might follow, although leaders today | salary payment into the fund until he | were chary about making adjournment | reaches the regular retirement age. The | predictions. | Senate tried to broaden this clause to| Shortly after the Senate met, it permit “voluntary” as well as “invol- | adopted the conference report onthe | untary” retirements on this basis, but | $3,600,000,000 deficiency appropriation | in conference the voluntary, or op-|bill, a report which has already been | | tional, feature was eliminatesd. !adopted by the House. With this| 'MATTERN, WINGING TO NOME, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TODAY) United States Flyer Soaring Over Pacific on Hop for| Alaska in World Flight. | which the President already worked out with the House. Lew: (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) VANDENBERG MAKES FILIBUSTER THREAT Senator Fights to Block Bill for Naming Hawaii -Governor From Mainland. had is By the Associated Press. Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, made an open threat of a | filibuster in the Senate today to defeat | the administration bill for appeintment |of a Governor for Hawail from the mainland. ““Opposition to this measure,” said the Michigan Senator, “is so widespread, jand there .s such a profound feeling that it is an insufferable and indefensible affront to a free people that there can be no conclusion reached on it at least without several days of debate.” If leaders persisted in forcing its consideration, he added, he would con- tinue to talk against it, and others were ready to take up the fight to defeat it. may be involuntarily separated from |continued to stand firm against any|The measure already has passed the House. VIENNA-TO-ROME CABLE IS SEVERED IN AUSTRIA Monarchist Agitation Blamed for Destruction of Telephone Com- munication Line. “By the Associated Press. VIENNA, June 15.—The newspaper Stunde reported today from Semmering, Austria, that unidentified persons cut the main telephone cable connecting Vienna with Italy. Two previous at- tempts to sever communication be- tween the two points were made in re- cent weeks. Private messages received in New York today said Italy is supporting a move for restoration of the Austro- Hungarian monarchy. This, it is held, would quash the current Nazi agitation in Austria for union of that country with Germany, which Ttalv opposes. The Facist Heimwehr (home guard), supporting the .present Austrian gov- ernment against Nazi and Socialist op- position, always has been regarded sym- pathetically by Fascist Italy. Heim- wehr leaders frequently have been an arbitral tribunal be formed by the price stipulated when silver is received | off from Khabarovsk, at 2:30 pm.|linked with monarchist activities in the United States. lature and Announces Date. - presidents of the supreme courts of the 'in payment of war debts—50 cents an American nations instead of the World ounce. ourt. The difference between the face value SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA Weather Records Broken as Flurry Lasts Several Minutes. COATESVILLE, Pa, June 15 (P).— Sweather history for ‘this region was gade last night, snow falling at Sads- bury, four miles west of Coatesville. “The lasted several minutes and . $he temperature dropped to 45 degrees. H b of a coin and the value of the metal in it is known as seignorage, and it is a prerogative of government to take | this profit. The 62 cent seignorage . represents Uncle Sam's percentage in | the money game. Great Britain's bullion, coined into dollars, would amount to $22,400,000 | instead of $10,000,000. But the actual value of the silver purchased on the open market would have been only ap- proximately $7,243,000. Great Britain saves $2,757,000, getting credit for $10,- ‘This $2,757,000, must e | recemprion ot The amendment provides that ‘“the | Secretary of the Treasury shall cause | silver certificates to be issued in such | denominations as he deems advisable to the total number of dollars for with such silver was accepted in pay- | ment of debts. Such silver certifi- | cates shall be used by the Treasurer of the United States in payment of any cbligatigns of the United States. “The silver so accepted and received | shall be coined into standard silver dollars and subsidiary coins sufficient, in the opinion of the Secretary of the , to meet any demands for such silver certificates,” 150 Pounds of Crude Product Seized on Liner Conte Di Savoia. NEW YORK, June 15 (#)—Customs agents today seized about 150 pounds of crude opium, which they valued at 000, aboard the liner Conte Di moored at its pier in the Hud- son River Antonio Lena, master of the ship, was notified of the seizure and was invited to appear before George Brewer, solici- tor of customs. ‘The Conte Di Savoia arrived Tuesday from Genoa and Naples and is sched- uled to sail M“\ | for By the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz, June 15.—Arizona will vote October 3 on the question of repeal of national prohibition. The special session of the Eleventh Legislature sent Gov. B. B. Moeur to-| day the bill setting up the machinery a repeal election. He signed it promptly and said he would issue imme- diately a proclamation calling the spe- cial election for October 3 in conjunc- tion with the congressional election to select a successor to Lewis W. Douglas, who resigned to become director of the Federal budget, | p By the Associated Press. | NOME, Alaska, June 15.—Headed for| Wednesday (Eastern standard time), he should have been in the vicinity of | Alaska the second time in three days /080 Y% by 7:30 am. ( on a 2,500-mile lap of his world flight, Jimmie Mattern, round-the-world fiyer, was expected to land at Nome today. The weather was less favorable over | the Bering Sea, observers said, than two| days ago, but no such severe winds faced | him as those over the Sea of Okhotsk, which sent him back to Khabarovsk. | Siberia, on Tuesday, A 6-mile wind | blew here last night and a 10-mile at St. Paul 4 wind Al the earliest, considering his mo-l 5 Eastern | standard time). This allowed 17 hours | for a flight Wiley Post and Harold Gatty did two years ago in 163 hours, | but Mattern was expected to face more severe winds. | A cloud ceiling of about 1,000 feet. ! with some fog, lay over Nome last night, with an extreme visibility of 6 miles. A €-mile south wind was blowing. No word was heard of the progress of Mattern's flight, up the Asiatic cout‘ over the Sea of Okhotsk, across the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Lustria. I GUIDE FOR READERS Page. .C-10 -C-9 Amusements .... Comics 5 Features ....D-6-7-8 Finance . A-13-14-15 Radio ve...C-8 Serial Fi C-7 Society .... B-2 Sports