Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1935, Page 1

THER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow cloudy, followed by light showers tomorrow afternoon or night; little change in temperature. Tem- peratures—Highest, 78, at 2:30 p.m. yes- terday; lowest, 51, at 5:30 am. today.'. Full report on page A-9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 33,247. BYRD REPORTS L. S ANTARCTIC CLAIM 1S INDISPUTABLE Explorer and Men Given Brilliant Receptions on Their Return. ACHIEVEMENTS PRAISED BY GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY President Welcomes Party—Bear to Sail for Boston Tomorrow After Stop at Quantico. BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. Happy in the completion of a no- table two-year voyage of exploration to the Antarctic, results of which, they have been assured, will be of great value to science and to mankind, and in a Washington reception yesterday evening and last night on a scale ac- corded few men, Rear Admiral Rich- ard E. Byrd and the men of his second Antarctic expedition today were per- paring to close their records behind a great task. Byrd and his men were given a genuine American welcome home by President Roosevelt and national dig- nitaries yesterday afternoon at the ‘Washington Navy Yard wharf—an honor seldom accorded an American citizen. A long day of tribute closed ‘with a brilliant homecoming reception by the National Geographic Society last night at Constitution Hall. | Today there are no formal events scheduled. The Bear of Oakland, flagship of the expedition, which brought Byrd and his men to Wash- ington yesterday afternoon, is ex- pected to leave the Washington Navy Yard at 2 pm. for Quantico, where 1t will be opened to visitors until 9:30 tonight at the main Marine wharf. ‘The Bear will leave Quantico at day- break tomorrow for Boston. The Ruppert is to remain at Quan- tico until daybreak Monday and will | be open to visitors throughout today and all of tomorrow, it was announced | at expedition headquarters here. To Visit in Virginia. Admiral and Mrs. Byrd were ex- pected to leave the White House to- | day with the explorer’s mother and brothers, Senator Harry F. Byrd and Thomas Byrd, to spend several days | together at Winchester, Va. | The admiral had little to say about his immediate plans. _. “Jwenldsdike.to.take a little vaca- tion—Perhaps in the Maine woods, ‘where it will be cool,” he said with a smile, He said there is nothing to be said now about the possibility of & third ex- pedition to Antarctica. “Pirst,” he explained, “I must make up the debts contracted by this one.” For the next year, Byrd said, he probably will be busy writing a book and delivering lectures, all of which have been contracted for. Reports to Swanson. Coming down to the Navy Depart- ment in a White House automobile, shortly before noon, Admiral Byrd rendered a first-hand verbal report to | Secretary Swanson on his expedition. The explorer was accompanied by his wife, When he was coming into the de- partment Byrd met an old_shipmate in the person of Park Policeman Samuel Millhouser, a former Marine. The policeman explained that they were both in the Naval Hospital here together some years ago. Today’s visit was unattended by any demonstration, only a few knowing of the admiral’s presence. Among them were Secretary Swanson's private sec- retary, Archibald Oden. Rear Ad- miral Claude C. Bloch, judge advo- cate general of the Navy, also greeted the explorer, as did Comdr. Jonas H. Ingram of the office of naval intelli- gence. Many of the expedition’s scientific records were unloaded here last night end this morning, notably a vast amount of meteorological data collected by Byrd at his advanced base, where he spent four and a half months of lonely vigil, and by William C. Haines and George Crimminger, United States Weather Bureau experts, who | went from Washington to the Ant- arctic. A long day, which began with the departure of Byrd and his men from Quantico aboard the Bear, closed late last night with the Geographic So- ciety’s reception, at which Byrd made the first public accounting of his trip. There can be no controversy as to the 250,000 square miles of territory he claimed for the United States, Byrd declared. This area, equal to 10 of the original colonies in extent, he said, “is entirely beyond the areas included in the British claims.” “No other than American eyes ever have beheld this land,” he said. Byrd, addressing a brilliant audi- ence, including many Cabinet cfficers, members of the Senate and House, Federal leaders and diplomatic rep- resentatives, which jammed Constitu- tion Hall to capacity, spoke very brief- 1y, promising more detailed reports to the American public and memoers of the society in the near future. He thanked officers of the society for the aid given his expedition, and paid high tribute to the men of the expedition. “They are all volunteers who have done a wonderful job,” he said. “I should not be singled out from among them for tribute. We worked as a team and the credit which goes to one goes to all.” To Give Public Accounting. The admiral said that he could not, for lack of time, even attempt to de- scribe the work of individual members, but promised to give a public ac- of their individual work He briefly sketched the various branches of science which will benefit from the data collected by the expe- dition and which now is being dis- tributed for detailed study. Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the society, in introducing Byrd paid him high tribute as an explorer, de- that “of all living explorers, Byrd, | the links last night. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. New Senator DENNIS CHAVEZ. —Harris-Ewing Photo. CHAVEZ APPOINTED 10 CUTING SEAT Democrat Who Contested Election of Senator Is Named by Governor. By the Associated Press SANTA FE, N. Mex., May 11.—Ap- pointment of Dennis Chavez, former Democratic Representative, to suc- ceed the late Senator Bronson Cut- ting, independent Republican, was announced today at the office of Gov. Clyde Tingley. Chavez, who ran against Cutting pending for Cutting’s seat, was given an appointment which runs until the 1936 general election. Senator Cutting was killed in an air crash near Atlanta, Mo, Monday. When Cutting defeated Chavez last | Fall by 1,200 votes, Tingley, a Dem- ocrat and running mate of Chavez, gained the governorship. In a statement, Tingley expressed “personal” feeling that the pending contest of Chavez now should be dropped. This came a&s a surprise since many political observers had felt that Chavez both would accept the interim appointment and con- tinue his contest so that if he won the latter he would be entitled to Cutting’s full term until 1940 and a campaign in 1936 would thus be un- n ecessary. The 47-year-old appointee traces his family to the original owner of a land grant from the King of Spain in 1769. He was born in Los Chavesz, N. Mex., and moved with his parents to Albuquerque in 1902. Senator Chavez served two terms in the National House of Represen- tatives and is national Democratic committeeman from New Mexico, having Ssucceeded the late Gov. Arthur Seligman in 1933. A devotee of books and fishing, he is married and has three children. The statement of Gov. Tingley described Chavez as “a natural selec- tion,” paid tribute to Cutting and recalled Chavez's two House terms. In a statement in which he sug- gested dropping the election contest, he said: “It would be extremely un- fair to his (Cutting’s) memory to carry further any political campaign in which his voice is silenced for- ever.” ROOSEVELT LEAVES CITY FOR WEEK END FISHING President to Visit Woodmont Rod and Gun Club in Western Maryland. President Roosevelt left the White House shortly after 10 am. today to spend the week end at the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club in the mountains of Western Maryland near the West Virginia border. There he expects to enjoy some trout fishing. The Woodmont club, which has been visited by a number of other Presi- dents in the past, maintains a game preserve of 10,000 acres. The Presi- dent will do his fishing on an artificial lake which abounds with mountain trout. Mr. Roosevelt left Washington in a ‘White House automobile and expected to reach the Woodmont Club about 1 pm. He will spend the night and return to Washington late tomorrow. He was accompanied by Secretaries McIntyre and Early and a sizable party, which included several con- gressional leaders. ' ah WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1935—THIRTY PAGES, in 1934 and already had a contest A0 PLANE ARMADA MAY FLY IN U. 3. FLEET MANEUVERS Officers Hint Flight of 46 Ships “Child’s Play” by Comparison. SECRECY IS MAINTAINED ON AERIAL ACTIVITIES Inadvertant Disclosures of Move- ments Bring Reprimands—Cen- sorship Is Admitted. By the Assoclated Press. HONOLULU, May 11.—Hints of even more amazing aerial operations came from high naval sources today while the Navy's great armada of 46 sea- planes continues its unprecedented secret maneuvers somewhere in the Pacific west of Hawail. Reports were that 450 aircraft would take part, but amplification was not forthcoming here nor at Washington. The aircraft are aboard vessels of the fleet now maneuvering under simulated wartime conditions in a great triangular area in the Pacific bounded by the Aleutian Islands on the north, the Western Seaboard of the United States on the east and Hawali on the south. So effective, meanwhile, was a cen- sorship clamped down upon the move- ment of the 46-plane patrol that Honolulu was without even a hint as to its whereabouts, although Navy of- ficials said frankly they knew what the planes were doing. Secrecy Big Factor. It was pointgd out that the aircraft were of umost importance to the pres- ent activities of the fleet, and that to acquaint a mythical enemy with their operations would destroy their effec- tiveness. ‘The planes soared away from Pearl Harbor early Thursday, but whether all had gone on to Midway Island, 1,323 miles westward, as it was sup- posed they would do, or whether some had stopped by tiny coral atolls en route was unknown. Officials terided to minimize the unusualness of the flight, explaining that mass non-stop flights had been made to Midway several times before. It seemed highly probable that should a gigantic display of the Navy's aerial strength be ted at sea it would await the presence with the fleet of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henty L. Roosevelt. Awaits His Arrival. ‘The cruiser Houston slipped unan- nounced into San Diego, Calif. harbor yesterday to await his arrival, expected May 16. Then the cruiser will move out to sea again to a position on & hypothetical battle line with the fleet. “Child’s play” was the vague phrase used by one Washington official in what was assumed to be a comparison of the present flight with the one believed contemplated. How serious the simulated warfare is_has been felt by several officers who have been reprimanded by radio during the last few days by superior Jficers for inadvertent admissions cuncerning operations of ships and pianes, which became public. CRUISERS BIG FACTOR. Raiding Force of Admira]l Hepburn Has 33-Knot Speed. WITH THE U. S. FLEET IN PA- CIFIC MANEUVERS, May 11 (A).— The real power in the fast-striking, raiding force of Vice Admiral Arthur Hepburn streaking down from Alaskan waters comprises America’s newest warships, the heavy cruisers. He has four divisions, 13 ell told. Five of these, most recent additions to the Navy are of the Minneapolis class, the Minneapolis, Astoria, New Orleans, Tuscaloosa and San Fran- cisco, which have some secret im- provements over the two of the Port- land class, the Portland and Indian- apolis. The seven are known as the 10,000- ton treaty cruisers, the most powerful warships that can be constructed under the present naval treaties. These have nine 8-inch rifles in three turrets, eight 5-inch rifles, 10 smaller guns and a number of ma- chine guns. The six other heavy cruisers are of the 9,000-ton type, with 3%-inch armor. All of the Navy cruisers have a speed of some 33 knots and have a radius of action in excess of 13,000 miles. In addition to their missions as scouts, these cruisers are designed for war missions as commerce destroyers and guards for convoys of merchant vessels carrying troops and supplies. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, May 11—If the gentleman who said the chain let- ter fad is dying should come here to- day he would find—postmen carry- ing guns. Hundreds of wild-eyed get-rich- quick Wallingfords clustered about mushrooming chain-making estab- lushmznu like bees about a sugar- lump. m:!ure trafic than at Christmas e. The largest night club transformed into a five-buck passing pit. Policemen harried by requests for special- protection to scores of chain money centers, as a result of the first holdup. And—possibly a few headaches—for apparently the craze has begun to wobble. A threat of action by H. C. Jones, collector of internal revenue, proved 8 small deterrent as money-hungry, citizens scurried to extend Jones was prepared to act on a law permitting his department to seize money and personal property of a person who might leave the district & Postmen Go Armed to Protect Loads of Valuable Chain Mail without settling his income tax, but that was for the “camp followers” on the trail of suckers. lopted - off” attitude until he should be di- rected otherwise by Homer 8. Cum- mings, Attorney General. i -2 i sk i ] i ‘\ /X O/ OMAHA AVIRTE FOR PREAKNES 40,000 Expected te See Race Starting at 5:30 This Afternoon. Special Dispatch to The Star. PIMLICO, Md, May 11.—Chief Dispatcher “Sunny Jim” Pitzsimmons will send the Omaha express off on a mile and three sixteenths run along about 5:30 o'clock this afternoon in the forty-fifth renewal of the $25,000 Preakness, closing feature of the Maryland Jockey Club’s Spring meet- ing. Willie Saunders will be aboard. ‘There will be upward of 40,000 men, women and children on hand to see if Omaha can duplicate the performance of his sire, Gallant Fox, who didn’t make a single mistake in his Kentucky Derby and Preakness' runs back in 1930. Several Scratched. Of the 11 named overnight, Legume, owned by Breckinridge Long of Wash- ington, was scratched early today. A short time later Bill Hurley deposited a scratch for Blood Root, one of Ed- ward Riley Bradley’s entry. 1t is more than likely that Fur Fiber, one that George Hamilton trains for Col. W. A. Jones of Washington, will be withdrawn before the Preakness entries leave their stalls. After scratching Blood Root, Hurley worked the filly & handy mile in 1.42 2-5. Omabha, if he wins today, and odds of 3-to-5 are being snapped up that he will, will go into the record books alongside J. K. L. Ross’ Sir Barton, 1919; Willam Woodward's Gallant Fox, 1930, and Edward Riley Bradley’s Burgoo King, 1932, as the only horses ever to win the Spring season’s most sought-after 3-year-old races. There are a few skeptics who think Nellie Flag will carry the gold and glory to her Calumet Stable of Lex- ington, Ky. Descendant of Winner. Nellle Flag is a daughter of Bud Fisher's Nellie Morse,'a strapping miss, who back in 1924 ran away from a Preakness field over this historic rac- ing strip. If Nellie Flag lives up to the hopes of her few admirers, and Trainer Bert Willlams says she will, then Nellie Morse will become the first mare in American turf history to win a major stake event and then produce a winner of the same prize. Who knows but that' Preston M. Burch of Washington, one of the shrewdest trainers in the business, will prove the means of derailing the Omaha express and cause little Nellie Flag's followers to shed tears, as the Washingtonian will seek the prize with Walter M. Jeffords’ Firethorn and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords’ Com- monwealth. Firethorn a Contender. Commonwealth, when the 1935 sea- son opened, was considered Burch’s “ace.” Within the past few days Burch has shown that he considers Pirethorn the better 3-year-olds, as he switched Wayne D. Wright, whom he brought on from Kentucky to ride Commonwealth, over to Firethorn. Burch is smart when it comes to winning big money. Whether the winner of today's re- newal of the Preakness be Omaha, Nellie Flag, Firethorn or Common- wealth, their victory will be accom- plished only after a bitter struggle. In addition to the above quartet, (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Readers’ Guide Page, ....B-14 .A-9-10-11 .Amusements . Church News .. ..A-8 ..A-14-15 A-9 Lost and Found .. Paul Mallon .... Service Orders ..... Short Story . Soclety ...... ..A-T Sports ...... eeeene...A-12-13 Washington Wayside A-4 ‘Women’s Features .. B-8 A ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION THE GENTLEMAN L HOUSE LEADERSHIP! o Star i <&/ 4 » Temporary Homes Given Families of Alaska Colonists By the Assoctated Press. PALMER, Alaska, May 11.—Men, women and children of 67 Minnesota farm families, given a “new chance” by Uncle Sam, awoke on a chill morn- ing today in their promised land. The night was cool—for it's still early Spring in this fertile Matanuska Valley. In temporary tent homes, thelr first night was not restful for many of them. Bright and early this morning, how- ever, they were up, walking about, getting a better view of the valley and the “boom town” being built for them, Among them was Herman Schlittberger of Mora, Minn. t looks like a fine farming dis- trict,” he said, comparing the verdant country with the drought-swept Middle West the colonists left a few weeks ago. The arrival of the colonists last night, after their 150-mile train trip north from Seward at Anchorage, 45 miles south of here, was a dramatic scene. The children shouted. Some of the older folks cheered. Some had tears in their eyes. Dinner was ready for them at the big commissary which has housed the 500 C. C. C. workers here for the last week. Little time was lost the families to their temporary homes and in unpacking baggage and getting settled for the night. §125,000 GANNON VERDICT SET ASIDE North Carolina Judge Holds Balm Suit Amount Is Too Large. By the Assoclated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C. May 11.— Judge W. F. Harding today set aside the $125,000 verdict returned for F. Brandon Smith, jr, in his alienation of affections suit against his former wife’s father, Joseph F. Cannon, Con- cord millionaire, and ordered a new trial. “Frankly, gentlemen, I was knocked off my feet when the verdict was re- turned,” the jurist told counsel in the case as he announced his decision. Counsel for Cannon had filed a mo- tion to set aside the verdict on the grounds it was against the weight of the evidence. Judge Harding, however, in setting 1t aside, said his action was taken be- cause it was “too large.” $50,000 Punitive Damages. The verdict, returned late yesterday after five hours of deliberation, would award the 29-year-old Charlotte real estate operator $75,000 for the loss of his wife's affections and $50,000 puni- tive damages for Cannon's disruption of their home. Smith sued for $250,000. Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith, the plaintiff’s divorced wife, returned to Philadelphia to resume her social welfare work. The textile heiress married Smith, a childhood sweetheart, a few months after her divorce from the late Smith Reynolds, heir to the cigarette for- tune. Twenty months later she went to Hot Springs, Ark., for a divorce. Child Involved. Smith charged that Cannon took his daughter to Hot Springs because he feared they would take Anne Can- non Reynolds, 2d, Mrs. Smith’s daugh- ter by her first marriage, away from her grandparents. The child may eventually share largely in Smith Rey- nolds’ $30,000,000 estate. Cannon denied the charge, asserting Anne herself insisted on the divorce, and Anne took the stand to corrobo- rate her father’s story, asserting she had never loved Smith and that er father had no part in influencing her to get a divorce. . PLANE CRASH KILLS 3 French Bomber Hits Sub-Chaser and Plunges Iato Sea. CHERBOURG, France, May 11 (#). ously. ‘Witnesses said the plane was caught in a sudden gust of wind which ap- parently caused it to overturn as it N.R. A EXTENSION OMONTHS FOUGHT Roosevelt Opposes Senate Compromise Plan to Speed Approval. By the Assoclated Press. President Roosevelt was at odds to- day with a movement in the Senate to continue N. R. A. only 10 months more. Senate Democrats at a conference backed the plan to trim the Blue Eagle’s wings somewhat and extend its life only until April 1, 1936. Their leaders held that insistence on a longer extension might lead to a long floor fight and destroy the chance of new legislation before the present law expires June 16. In the face of this the President reiterated his preference for a two- year extension. He let it be known at & press conference late yesterday that he believes the shorter authori- zation would not permit a revision of N. R. A. needed to clarify some uncertain points. Mr. Roosevelt had indicated pre- viously he would accept the 10-month plan reluctantly if unable to get any- thing better. Believed Counting on House. Some observers regarded the Presi- dent's latest expression as an indica- tion he 1s counting on the House to pass and insist on a bill closely in line with his wishes. But Chairman Harrison of the Sen- ate Finance Committee feared there would be delay in the Senate if the House attempted to liberalize the res- olution agreed upon by the Demo- cratic Senators yesterday The decision of the party confer- ence, it was said, virtually assured Senate approval next week of the 10- month extension. “If the House changes this” com- mented Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, “it will be hung up here in the Senate indefinitely. If they send it back with a Richberg tag on it, it will be here indefinitely.” The resolution which the Senate Democrats agreed to support would eliminate price-fixing in almost all codes and place outside the code structure all business which does not cross State lines. Donald R. Richberg, chairman of N. R. A’s governing board. has recommended a broader interpreta- tion of interstate commerce. The possibility of a prolonged con- troversy was given serious considera- tion in the Capital in view of the fact that House Democrats already had decided to seek a two-year ex- tension of the recovery act. Aim to Speed Adjournment. Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, said yesterday’s action was intended to assure enactment before the present law expires and to hurry up the adjournment of Congress. “The conference considered the necessity of speeding up the work of the Senate,” he said. “There was unanimous concurrence in the pro- posal of the chairman that all mem- bers of the conference co-operate in 50 far as they were able, to that end. “At best, it is believed that the Sen- ate cannot finish its labors prior to some time between the lst and the 15th of July. All Senators would like to see an earlier conclusion, but nmdoes not appear that that is prob- able.” The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 128,976 % Some Returns Not Yet Received. MOVE LAUNCHED T0 PURGE G.0.P OF NEW DEALERS J. D. M. Hamilton of Kansas Would Limit Party Posts to Stalwarts. HE BECOMES ASSISTANT TO FLETCHER IN JUNE Midwesterner Will Have Charge of Reviving Republicans for 1936 Drive. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, May 11.—A move to purge the Republican party leader- ship of those who have shown a ‘warmness toward the “New Deal” was | afoot in the Midwest today as plans were pushed ahead for the party’s revival. Midwestern leaders preparing for the party’s Midwestern “grass roots” | conference at Springfield, Ill, June | 10 and 11, had before them the decla- ration of John D. M. Hamilton, Kansas national committeeman, that only “honest-to-goodness” Republi- cans were wanted as delegates. “I'm tired of fair weather Republi- cans,” the committeeman told Kansas leaders as they set up machinery for | selection of their delegates in con- | gressional district conferences the week of May 19. | Will Veto Job-Holders. At the same time, Hamilton served | notice he would veto credentials for Kansas Republicans who had become recipients of “New Deal” jobs and appointments. Hamilton'’s declaration was con-| sidered significant by political obser- | vers. He will become assistant to | National Chairman Henry P. Fletcher | early in June and will have charge of | a rejuvenation program to put the | party in fighting trim for the 1936 presidential campaign. ether party leaders in the eight other States concerned in the Spring- fleld Conference would follow Hamil- ton’s lead in limiting delegates’ badges to Republicans opposed to the “New Deal” remained to be seen. Action Creates Stir. However, those signing the con- ference call are pledged, it was point- ed out, to select as delegates only Republicans ready “to give vigorous battle” to the Roosevelt administra- One of those whom Hamilton said he would bar from the conference was State Senator Simon Pishman, Republican, often called “the wheat king of Kansas.” Fishman recently was appointed fleld lecturer for the A A A Hamilton'’s action created a stir in Kansas, particularly in those sections of the wheat belt where the A. A. A. allotment program is popular. Senator Fishman, a warm advocate of the program, threatened today to accept Hamilton’s challenge by be- coming a candidate for Governor next year Lon a “Roosevelt-Independent” PEACE MARCHERS BALKED IN WALES Women Abandon Plan to Present Protest to Prince After Dif- ficulty With Police. By the Associated Press. CARDIFF, Wales, May 11.—A pro- test march of women from Glamor- ganshire who wanted to tell the Prince of Wales they don't like ex- penditure of the nation’s money for armaments was abandoned today at Pontypridd after difficulties with the police. Police blocked off the roads and said they would prevent any of them from entering the city. The prince and David Lloyd George, former premier, arrived at dawn. The woman marchers, about 500 of them from various towns, and many carrying babies and knapsacks, had planned to protest armaments expendi- tures and to insist that money col- lected for the King’s jubilee fund be used to aid the unemployed and in maternity and child welfare work, STRICKEN AT DERBY, WILLYS IN HOSPITAL By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 11— John N. Willys, 61-year-old Toledo, Ohio, motor manufacturer, was seri- ously ill of a heart ailment at a hos- pital here today. Late last night he was reported resting well, but in “no immediate danger.” Willys was stricken Derby day. His fllness was diagnosed as coronary thrombosis. His wife, formerly Mrs. Florence E. Dolan of Fieldston, N. Y., is at his bedside. The motor magnate was named Ambassador to Poland by President Hoover in 1930. (UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. LORGSEES PARTY LEANNG TOWARD PATHAN' ONLS Cites Jesse Jones’ “Out- burst” and Eccles’ State- ment as Showing Trend. PRESIDENT MAY DRAFT VETO ON FISHING TRIP Roosevelt Leaves for Blue Ridge Accompanied by Leaders in Congress. By the Assoclated Press. Senator Long, Democrat, of Louisi- ana, said in a statement today that virtually all the Democratic leaders want to “go ahead and pay the bonus by passing the Patman bill” “The outburst of Jesse Jones and the admission of Marriner Eccles fa~ voring the bonus is what all the bal- ance of the leaders are doing behind the scenes,” he added. Meanwhile President Roosevelt left for a fishing trip in the Blue Ridge Mouatains of Maryland, taking with him Vice President Garner, Speaker Byrns, Senator Robinson, the Demo- cratic leader, and Senator Harrison, chairman of the Finance Committee. If he decided to prepare e vete message on the Patman bill—already passed by the Senate and House—he would have ample advice from these congressional leaders. Jones Surprises White House. Long referred to a speech last nigh by Chairman Jones of the Recon- struction Finance Corp. indicating a belief that immediate bonus payment might be a good thing. Surprise was expressed at the White House. Eccles, governor of the Federal Re- serve Board, testified yesterday before a Senate Banking Subcommittee that the Patman bill in itself would create no inflation except that derived from a “fear psychology that would cause a rapid velocity of funds.” “While I have not talked to all the leaders,” Long added, “many of them that I have talked with in confidence feel just as Jesse Jones feels abcut the matter. *“Jones has some independence about him and evidently doesn’t want to be a party to leading the Democrats to slaughter. “You know he once paid the Demo-~ cratic party out of debt. “All down the line the Democrats are practically universal for this bonus to go on through now. Jones Addresses Bankers. It was indicated at the Executive Mansion that the R. F. C. head spoke on his own responsibility. Jones, speaking to & bankers’ meet- ing at Pinehurst, N. C,, said he could “not become excited” about the pros- pect of immediate payment. The Capital studied with interest the por- tion of the speech in which Jones sai id: “The few billions that the Govern- ment has expended in relief measures, including the new $4,880,000,000 public works and relief authorization, will not be an unbearable burden, nor even the two billion additional that it seems likely that Congress may add in payment of the adjusted service certificates to the veterans. Holds Veto Failure Possible. “It appears entirely possible that Congress may override a presidential veto of this measure. But after all, we voluntarily assumed the debt 10 years ago and paying it now is merely anticipating by 10 years something that must at all events be paid. True, if the full amount of the bill is au= thorized, it will be anticipating a pay- ment without reduction of unearned interest. I am not sure but that it will be worth this extra cost to get this issue settled and out of politics “Of course, we cannot go on in- definitely authorizing expenditures in large amounts without levying taxes to pay them. And like it or not. that is exactly what Congress should do.” Meanwhile, there was talk in some Senate circles of reviving the Vinson bonus bill if an expected veto of the Patman new currency measure should be upheld by the Stnate. Vinson Bill Still Alive. Republican leaders predicted flatly that the Vinson bill, which was re- jected in both House and Senate, would be sent by Congress to the President if the Patman bill was killed. They forecast also that it would be passed over a veto. Backers of the Vinson bill, which provides for cash payment of the bonus, but leaves the method of financing open, have contended throughout the long bonus contro= versy that it had a much better chance to pass over a veto than the infla- tionary Patman bill. They made this argument to the Senate in trying to stop the Patman drive, but the Senate would not listen. Administration leaders, who favored the Patman bill on the theory it was easier to beat, discounted the possi- bility of further bonus action after a veto of the Patman bill. They have maintained throughout that Senators Disappearance of Star System Seen by Mt. Wilson Astronomer By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif, May 11.-Dr. Gustaf Stromberg, astronomer, sug- gests that nebulae, or distant star system of which some 75,000,000 are within range of the giant 100-inch telescope at the Carnegle Institution’s Mount Wilson Observatory, are scat- tering into space and may “gradually ”» would in the end disperse in space, providing space itself was large enough. “The nebulse would move farther and farther out and gradually dis- appear from sight, if viewed by an observer on one of them. The red- shift we observe in the distant nebulae can be interpreted as such a progres- sive expansion of the system of neb- ulae.” ‘This gas of which the Milky Way system was formed, Dr. Strom- firl says in the May leaflet of the Astronomical Soclety of the Pacific, would not have another chance at this session to pass a bonus bill. Pressure Turned on Roosevelt. Nevertheless, with overwhelming sentiment in both houses for cash payment of the bonus in one form or another, some veteran Senators were confident that a veto by the President would not end the bonus battle even for this session. ‘While they were looking ahead, vet- erans’ leaders had not given up all hope on the Patman bill. They were directing a terrific pressure at the White House to persuade President Roosevelt to sign the bill and at the same time working desperately for votes in the Senate to override him if he wouldn’t. In the Senate yesterday, Senator Long, referred to President Roosevelt’s war record and drew from Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mayland, an Tydings called upon Long to com- own record, fully aware that