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‘WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Fair and continued cool, with lowest temperature about 45 degrees tonight; tomorrow fair with slowly rising tempera- ture, Temperatures—Highest, 58, at 12:45 P.m. yesterday: lowest, 44, at 5 a.m. today, Full report ¢n page A-6. Closing N.Y. Mulxm,l’lmfl 18&19 Ne. 33,260. LEADERS ACCEP N.R.A. EXTENGION FOR 212 MONTH Senate and House Chiefs Work Out Compromise With Roosevelt. GREEN DEMANDS FULL TWO YEARS FOR UNIT A. F. of 1! Head, in Predicting Strikes and Pay Cuts, Denies Bulldozing Congress. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt and House and Senate leaders' agreed tensatively to- day on a 21l5-month extension of N. R. A and giving the recovery agency jurisdiction over businesses “substantially affecting” interstate commerce. Price-fixing would be barred. They reached that understanding at & White House conference, even as William Green, president of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, was insist- ing before the House Ways and Means Committee upon a two-year extension and describing as “shortsighted, reac- tionary and anti-social” those who op- | posed that. He said Nation-wide strikes would result if N. R. A. were not continued | at least two years. Johnson te Testify. Ready to testify later in the day along the same lines was Gen. Hugn 8. Johnson, first boss of the Blue Eagle. The White House conferees were Benators Robinson of Arkansas, Demo- cratic leader; Harrison of Mississippi, chairman of the Finance Committee; Speaker Byrns and Representative Doughton, Democrat, of North Caro- lina, chairman of the Hou.se Ways and Means Committee. It was reported by a conleree who deelined to let his name be used that if necessary everything but a 21'z- month extension would be discarded in order to get the legislation through by June 16, the day the recovery act expires. It could be followed, he ex- plained, by subsequent legislation em- bodying the other things which the President deemed necessary. After warning of strikes, Green | added he wanted no one to think that | organized labor was “bluffing.” Denies General Strike. Answering question after question fired at him by the 18 committeemen seated at a semi-circular table, he im- plied, however, that he did not ha “general strike” in mind. “We explained our position on that question rather clearly at the time of the San Francisco strike,” he elabo- ve & Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Ruth Chatterton Piloting Plane To West Coast Hops From New York to Become First Actress to Span Continent. (Picture on Page A-5.) By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 24 —Ruth Chat- terton left Roosevelt Field today at the controls of her own four-seated airplane, determined to be the first film actress ever to negotiate a cross- country flight. She is bound for Los Angeles. She was accompanied by Pilot Rob- ert Blair, her instructor. Miss Chat- terton has 50 hours of student fiying. She obtained her license after four months. In recent trial flights Miss Chat- terton has had among her passengers Fay Bainter, stage actress. Miss Chatterton’said she will drive the entire journey, but will attempt no night flying. Another passenger in the plane, which took off at 11:32 a.m. (Eastern daylight-saving time), was Brenda Forbes, actress sister of Ralph Forbes, Miss Chatterton's ex-husband. 40 NAVAL PLANES Return Flight Is Ordered as Search for Plane Victims Fails. By the Associated Press. ABOARD BATTLESHIP PENNSYL- | VANIA EN ROUTE TO HAWAIIL, May 24 —Forty naval patrol planes of an epochal Pacific fight sped toward Hawaii today on & return trip from Midway Island, where tragedy over- | took the huge armada in a crash that | killed six fiyers. | The huge squadron was expected to | land in Pear] Harbor tonight after the | two-day 1.200-mile flight, broken by an overnight stop at French Frigate Shoal, 500 miles west of Honolul. The return will complete unprece- | dented mid-Pacific operations of naval | aircraft, marking the first transit to Vhdwny and return of any planes, and ggregate thousands of miles of flying by the huge patrol craft in their 16 | days away from Pearl Harbor, Plane Search Fruitless. The flight back to Hawaii was ordered after fruitless search for vic~ | tims of the 6P7, which crashed into | the sea during battle maneuvers Tues- day night while circling over a sister l ship which had been forced down. A | destroyer later took the disabled plane tow. ch SPEED T0 HAWAI in rated. 1 th!c‘m;mwndt the rllsu;fir 50 miles At that time the A. P. of L. turned | South of 'way, were Lieut. Harry A. down pmpos]]s to call a u‘enmlwnnndenbflrfier. Bellville, Ill.; Lie strike.” Charles J. Skelley, San Francisco: Green insisted he had no intention | Chief Aviation Machinist Mate P. C. of trying to “threaten” or “intimidate” Congress into doing what labor wanted. | “We are just here to reason with you,” he said. “The chief objective of | the American Federation of Labor is to seek industrial peace.” Paints Dire Picture, Condemning N. R. A. opponents as | *short-sighted, reactionary and anti- | social,” Green said if the recovery ! orgenieation should be killed: “Unemployment Wwill increase by leaps and bounds; wages will sink; sweatshops will spring up again all over the country; children will again g0 to work in factories and mills in | great numbers and under shameful | conditions. “Ruthless, bitter competition will reappear, many of its effects falling on the worker who is helpless to pro- tect himself.” Reading from a prepared statement, the labor chief insisted the nine and one-half months’ extension voted by the Senate “is in reality a destruc- tion of the N. R. A, more complete and more dangerous than would be a refusal to continue it in eny form.” It would, he contended be better to end the N. R. A. than “to continue 1t in a form which is doomed to failure, which is certain to bring discredit not only upon itsslf, but upon the entire administration, which makes a farce (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) Wagner Bill Given Tentative Approval In Roosevelt Talk By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt discussed the ‘Wagner labor disputes bill with con- gressional and labor leaders today, and administration approval of its prin- ciples was indicated. For almost two hours the President and his callers studied the measure and the proposed extension of N. R. A. in what was explained as an at- tempt to make the two proposals harmonize as near as possible. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who has warned that there would be a general strike unless N. R. A. is ex- tended two years, attended the con- ference, and said, on emerging: “The conference was highly satis- factory.” The administration N. R. A. plan— tentatively fixed now at 2124 months, as contrasted with the 9!>-month limit voted by the Senate—is expected to go through the House next week. ‘The White House conferees predicted today the House then would consider the Wuner bill, which already has been passed by the Senate. “It.is my opinion,” said Green, “that the President is sympathetic and favorable to the act sponsored by Senator Wagner. We will be very Lits, Ocean View, Va.; Chief Radio- |man F. R. Derry, Gloucester, Mass.; | Aviation Machinist Mate (First Class) P. J. Proteau, Wrentham, Mass., and Aviation Machinist Mate (Third Class) Q. A. Sharpe, Heavener, Okla. Their deaths brought to eight the fatalities that have occurred during | the fleet's extensive 1935 maneuvers. | One of the other victims also died in | an airplane crash—Lieut. Mathias B. Wyatt, 26, Easley, 8. C., whose plane crashed as.he took off from the air- craft carrier Saratoga. Richard Chad- | wick, gunners mate, Blissfield, Mich., | was killed in a collision between the | destroyers Lea and Sicard. Marines to Leave Midway. Midway Island, halfway between the Orient and America, was lapsing back into its isolated loneliness today | as 700 Marines gathered their gear for departure after a 13-day encampment. They had acted as a landing force on this Pacific outpost during the vast fleet maneuvers. With the flagéhip Pennsylvania in the vanguard, 165 warships of the United States Fleet, with Hawaii-based craft, were moving eastward as inde- pendent units. Fifty thousand officers and men of the warships weré looking forward to several days’ relaxation in Hawaii on arrival tomorrow after a month of the fleet’s most strenuous peacetime work. Keenest anticipation of this tropical holiday was felt among those aboard the 60 ships Admiral Arthur J. Hep- burn brought down from frigid Arctic regions. . Buffeted by Icy Gales. Cruisers, destroyers and other units of this fleet have been buffeted by icy gales since May 3 in their voyage to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Their first taste of better weather came when they steamed southward for crucial battle maneuvers off Mid- way, in which Tuesday night's air crash occurred. This three-day cruise from Midway to Hawaii marks the first time the warships have been in a relaxed peace- time condition since they left Pacific Coast stations April 29. Open ports, with lights at night and deck movies, have returned. The most giatified of the fleet per- sonnel is Admiral Joseph Reeves, commander in chief. Sitting in a comfortable chair on his quarterdeck for the first time since the maneuvers began, he stroked his trim white beard and said the fleet has done “some fine work.” RAIN DELAYS POMBO Spanish Aviator Waits to Make 950-Mile Hop in Brazil. ' NATAL, Brazil, May 24 (#).—Re- today on the next stage of his flight to Mexico, D. P. WASHINGTON, D. FARLEY PREDICTS GARNER WILL STAY ON PARTY TIGKET Insists on Renomination of Vice President for 1936 Race. BONUS DISCOUNTED AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE Democratic Chairman Declares Veto Will Have No Adverse Result at Polls. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Vice President Garner’s name, along with that of President Roosevelt, today was nailed to the Democratic mast for the 1936 national election by, Post- master General James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Mr. Farley insisted that Mr. Garner would be renominated by the Defho- crats. He predicted, further, that the Roosevelt-Garner ticket would carry more States that it did in 1932, when it left to the Republicans only six of | the 48 States.. | President Roosevelt's veto of the | Patman soldiers’ bonus bill, a veto| sustained by the Senate yesterday, will | make no difference nor affect adversely the re-election of the President, Mr. Farley said. “I do not believe that the Presi- dent’s veto of the soldier’s bonus bill will have any effect on the result of the election in 1936,” the Democratic national chairman declared in reply to a question. He added, “A lot of water will have run over the dam by | that time. The electors will be satis- | fled with the President’s administra- tion.” Makes Unqualified Forecast. Mr. Farley’s prediction that Vice | | President Garner would be the run- ning mate of President Roosevelt on the Democratic ticket next was made without qualification. After the fight | over the Patman bonus bill got under | way in the Senate, it was rumored that the Vice President had urged on some of the Senators that it would be | | good politics for the Congress to over- ride the President’s veto. Mr. Farley | said he knew nothing of any such ad- vice by the Vice President. With the President so insistent upon the defeat of the Patman bill, both because he believed it would lead to dangerous inflation of the cur- rency and because he believed that the interests of the whole people should take precedence over the in- terests of any one group, the report that the Vice President had sought to bring about the final enactment of the bill started the rumor that Mr. Garner’s renomination might not be 80 sure. Coughlin Watched. The Democratic national chairman did not seem at all alarmed over the attacks made on the President by Father Charles E. Coughlin because of the bonus veto. While Farley would make no comment on the fu-| ture political attitude of the Detroit priest. it is the belief in administra- tion circles that when the campaign zets really under way next year, Father | Coughlin will not be found ouposing President Roosevelt's 1e-election. It is quite clear that the Democratic leaders are intent upcn having the party’s national ticket stand as the progressive ticket. Nor do they be- lieve that a radical ticket in the field in opposition, if there be a third party, will draw great strength away from President Roosevelt. Farley expressed the opinion that the Democrats would carry Pennsyl- vania in the rational election next year, one of the States which went for former President Hoover in 1932. As for New York, the national chairman predicted that 1t would go Democratic for President and for Governor. He looks for a strong and united party in the Empire State, notwithstanding talk of Tammany disaffection and in- ternal troubles in the Hall. The Post- master General is not only national chairman, but also continues as chair- man of the Democratic State Com- mittee of New York. Asked About Resignation. The Postmaster General was asked if and when he planned to resign from one or more of the various offices he holds. “I don’t know,” he replied, with a smile. Nor would he comment on reports that Gov. Lehman of New York does not wish to run to suc- ceed himself, There has been talk of Mr. Farley's casting his own hat in the ring for Governor. But if there is anything to the report, cer- tainly Mr, Farley did not today Jend any semblance of truth to it, Despite all efforts to shake Mr. Farley loose from the office of Post- master General or that of chairman of the Democratic National Commit- tee, he is still occupying both posi- tions. For a couple of years ‘there have been recurrent rumors he was to resign from one or the other. It .is believed he does not want to leave his cabinet office. A great many Demo- crats in the national organization and out do not want him to leave the national chairmanship. And appar- ently that has been the attitude, too, of President Roosevelt, who has the final say in the matter. Ohio Victory Seen. Mr. Farley said he had no doubt whatever the Democrats would carry Ohio next year. Ohio has recently seen a_bitter clash between Gov. Davey, Democrat, and Harry L. Hop- kins, the President’s right-hand man in the relief administration. The Democratic chairman said steps were being taken all along the line to strengthen the party organiza- tion, and that when the umpllrn .eumdunyltwolfldmumtm unbestable array. 20,000 in Belgian Strike, BRUSSELS, May 24 (#).—The coal ¢ FEperinn ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C, T.V. A EXPANSION MEASURE TABLED BY HOUSE GROUP M’Swain, Disappointed Over Action, Still Has Hope for Bill. AUDIT “CORRECT,” SAYS M’CARL IN TESTIMONY Friends Begin Drive to Force Pro- posal On to Floor—Maverick to Petition Members. By the Assoclated Press: ‘The House Military Committee to- day tabled, by a vote of 13 to 12, legis- lation to enlarge the operations of the Tennessee Valley Authority. This action came shortly after €on- troller General McCarl had told the committee that an abstract of an audit of T. V. A. affairs, prepared at the direction of Representative May, Democrat, of Kentucky, was substan- tially correct and showed “no inten- tion to mislead.” The original audit was made by McCarl's office. The committee then went into ex- ecutive session to ask McCarl a few more questions before voting. All seven Republican members of the committee and six Democrats were reported to have voted to lay the legis- lation aside. It already has been ap- proved by the Senate. McSwain Is Hopeful. Chairman McSwain, obviously crest- | fallen at the action, said it would not ; necessarily kill the measure for this | session, as some committee member could move to reconsider the vote to table, or a new bill could be introduced. “We are going to get this legislation out,” asserted Representative Mav- erick, Democrat, of Texas. A committee member said one of | those who voted to table had said he | would move to reconsider. Maverick himself was ready with a petition to force the committee to let the legislation come to the floor. This | would require the signatures of 217 | House members. The legislation would give the T. V. A. specific authority to seil excess | electricity, a right which a Federal | court decision held it lacked under | existing law. In addition, 1t would increase from $50,000,000 to $100,000,- 000 the Authority’s bond-issuing power and permit use of the proce:ds for acquisition of private pcwer facilities. Crippling T. V. A. Priends of T. V. A. predicted that should the legislation riot be enacted, the agency would ge crippled by court proceedings. Asked what he thought the chances of reconsideration of the tabling ac- tion were, McSwain replied merely, “I am not a prophet.” But Maverick was more optimistic. “I think the legislation is going to come out of this committee and in a reasonably time,” “This is just a little temporary throw- ing of $100,000,000 in a crematorium. 1 hope it can be reincarnated and I'm sure it will be.” The Texan said he was absolutely | confident the legislation would come | out of the committee after it had been amended extensively. Two changes | | likely to be written in, he said, would | be “for Andy Mellon and Controller General McCarl.” o May Delete Section. The committee, Maverick declared, probably would decide to delete a sec- tion that would give T. V. A. the right to control all private utilities develop- W. H. VANDERBILT’S EX-WIFE SLAIN short he said. | Mrs. Emily Whitfield’s Body Is| Found at Ranch—Suicide Is Suspected. By the Associated Press. LAS VEGAS, N. Mex, May 24— Mrs. Emily Whitfield, a former wife of William H. Vanderbilt, who recently | sued for a divorce from Raoul Whit- | field, the author, was found dead to- | day at the Whitfields’ ranch, Dead- horse, about 25 miles from here, a bul- let wound through her heart. A ranch employe found the body. Sheriff Francisco Delgado of San Miguel County said Mrs. Whitfleld ap- parently had taken her own life about midnight. Mrs. Whitfield returned here week from New York City. A divorce action filed by her against Whitfield February 21 is pending in the San Miguel County District Court. Whitfield is reported to be in Holly- wood. Mrs. Whitfield is survived by a 9- year-old daughter, born during her marriage to Vanderbilt. Following her divorce from Vander- bilt Mrs. Whitfield was married to Sigourney Thayer, New York the- atrical producer. This also ended in divorce. Mrs. Whitfield was a daughter of Mrs. Horace Chase Stebbins. last By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 24—The youth of Great Britain was responding with enthusiasm today to the government’s for recruits for the suddenly | and Edward Dent, District surveyor. | British Youths Rush to" Join Suddenly Expanded Air Force HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE! o Star FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. The only evening ga in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Ye;h:r‘ly's Circulation, 1 31,254 Some Returns Not Yet Received. (P) Means Associated Pri (OMPULSORY CAR TESTS APPROVED City Heads Adopt in Toto| Proposals Presented by Committee. Compulsory semi-annual mechan- | ical inspection of all automobiles and | a series of other proposals for bet-| tering traffic law enforcement and expedition of trials at Police Court | were approved today by the Com- missioners. The city heads adopted in toto the proposals of the committee of Dis- trict officials and civic workers which were placed before them Tuesday | after weeks of study of Traffic and Police Court problems. Publication in legal notices in the newspapers of the names of all persons whose permits are suspended or revoked for viola- tion of traffic regulations was one of the items. Other suggestions were for on juries in and -qualifica- tions of jurers. 4 Program Drafted by Six. The program was drafted for the Commissioners by George W. oftutt, ! chairman of the Traffic Advisory Com- mittee; H. Winship Wheatley, presi- | dent District Bar Association; George | Beasley, president Federation of Civic | Associations; James G. Yaden, presi- dent Federation of Citizens’ Asso- ciations; Richmond B. Keech, vice chairman Public Utilities Commission, Corporation Counsel Prettyman and | Auditor Donovan were directed to go | over tentative drafts of bills to put | the proposed program into effect. These are to be sent to Congress when | finally approved. The committee opposed the sugges- | tion for creation of a magistrates’ | court system, proposed as a means of | reducing congestion at Police Court. | | If that plan is taken up for recon- sideration later it will not be until just prior to the next session of Con- gress, Commissioner Hazen said. ’l'heI committee was continued in service in the meantime and may submit other proposals later. Test Urged by Van Duzer, ‘The proposed compulsory tests of automobiles was suggested some months ago by Traffic Director Van | Duzer. It is based on the so-called | Memphis plan. All automobile owners | would be assessed a fee of $1 to cover the tests, to be made at District test- ing stations. In succeeding years the fee would be 50 cents per car. An ap- propriation of $85,000 is proposed for establishing the test stations and a sum of $75,000 for employing lhe per- | sonnel. | Legislation to be drafted concern- ing Police Court machinery proposes to take away from women their pres- ent prerogative of declining to serve as jurors; to reduce the number of | cases in which jury trials may be de- manded; to lengthen the term of Po- lice Court jury panels to one month, and to cut the number of reasons now permitted for exemption of persons from jury service. The Commissioners have not fixed & date when publication of the names of drivers whose permits are suspended or revoked will be started. This sub- ject has been placed in the hands of Traffic Director Van Duzer to prepare the program. | Chattanoogg Fire Loss $25,000. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 24 (P).—A spectacular Are in a down- town pamnt store early today called all the city’s fire equipment into use and caused damage cstimated by Pire Commissioner Eugene Bryan at “‘about $25,000.” craft of all types. The immediate project is to increase the first line home defense force from 580 to 1,500 planes. As the air ministry placed its en- tire energies behind the air program, tive plan for a permanent empire | defense consultation board. The: organization would formulate the empire’s policies for defense and Woman Threatens Spouse to Work if Aid Is Not Raised By the Assoclated Press. TOPEKA, Kans—A woman called at the Shawnee County relief headquarters to complain about the amount of money and supplies given her family. “We just can't get along on what we're getting,” she told a case worker. “My husband and I have talked it over and he said if we didn't get more. he was going out and try to find a job.” PRINCESS INGRID AND FREDERIK WED Stockholm Gay as Crown Prince of Denmark Takes Royal Bride. By the Associated Press. STOCKHOLM, May 24—In the thirteenth-century church—Storkyo- han—where all kings of the Berna- dotte lineage in Sweden have been became the crowned, Princess wife today of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Iceland. By the same token she became a future Queen. It was a royal wedding, born of tradition and executed with pomp and splendor, but it had an aura of ro-' mance amid the glitter of polished | swords and burnished boots and the formality of court ritual. “I, Ingrid, take you, Frederik, my lawful husband, to love you through sorrow and pleasure, and as 8 symbol I accept from you this ring. With these words and the recital of | the other vows of the Swedish mar- riage service, two people in love were wed—a blue-eyed young woman and a tall, dark-haired, studious young man, Belgian Royalty Attends. Visiting royalty, headed by King Leopold and Queen Astrid of Belgium, took their places in the royal pews directly in front of the altar. Crown Prince Frederik, escorted by his father, King Christian of Den- mark, entered by a side door of the church. Princess Ingrid, escorted by her | father, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, came slowly up the aisle, walking to the measured beat of swelling organ music. Two royal (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) —— LITTLE QUALIFIES FOR TITLE FINALS Has Chance to Accomplish Rare Feat of Winning Two Years in Row. By the Associatc 1 Press. ST. ANNE'S-ON-THE-SEA, Eng- land, May 2¢.—William Lawson Little, jr. of San Prancisco tonight stood on the threshold of doing what no other American ever has done and | which only two Britons have accom- plished in 50 years—winning the British amateur golf championship | two consecutive years. ‘The husky 24-year-old Pacific Coast shotmaker, who won the title in his first bid for it a year ago at Prestwick and also*holds the American amateur championship, qualified today for the 36-hole final tomorrow, when he will be matched against Dr. William Twed- dell, himself a winner of the crown in 1927. In the quarter-finals this morning the defending champion made short shrift of George L. Q. Henriques, the 42-year-old stock broker who had been the sensation of the early rounds, winning by the lop-sided score of 6 and 4. This afternoon Little put out Robert Sweeney, jr., formerly of New York and a resident of London for many years, 3 and Tweddell scored two nohlonhy vie- Piddian, a former runner-up for the crown, who fell by the score of 1 up, and this afternoon he accounted for the 44-year-old British Walker Cup player, Tony Torrance, 2 and 1. Ax Slayer Dies Calmly. MCALESTER, Okla, May 24 (#).— Robert CASH BONIUS HOPES WANE AFTER VETO {Leaders Split on New Bill! to Insure Payment at Present. By the Associated Press. | Cash bonus forces, somewhat dis-| couraged and disorganized by the| size of the Senate vote sustaining President Roosevelt's veto of the Pat- man bill, counted on their strong | majorities in both Houses of Con- gress today for eventual victory. The decisive defeat of the Patman bill, even by a minority vote, took the wind out of the bonus move- ment, temporarily at least. Several new proposals were advanced im- mediately, but the leaders waited to get their breath before plunging into | & new drive. | Confident predictions were issued by the veterans’ chieftains, forecast- | mgt.hzmusmxmbeplfi bun.hm‘ Was & Dojiceable drop in enthusiasm among legislators over the prospects | for achieving it at this session of | Congress. | Several Senators, both for and | TWO CENTS. BROWN RETENTION SEEN APPROVED IN CRIME STUDY VOTE House D.C. Group Increases Proposed Retirement Age to 65. COMMITTEE’S ACTION BECLOUDS FINDINGS Other Sections Adopted Includes Censure of Headley—Action Follows Closed Fight. BY JAMES E. CHINN, ‘The House District Committee to- day eliminated from the report of its | Special Crime Committee a recom- mendation for the immediate retire- ment of the Police Department’s high command when it raised the age limit from 60 to 65, but in the same breath 1t approved a section of the report which stated that they “should be placed on the retired list and replaced by younger and more vigorous men.” While there were various interpre- uuons of the action of the commit- tee, it was believed that the change in age limit will preclude the sug- gestion for any immediate change in administration unless the House makes further changes. Maj. E. W. Brown, superintendent of police, is 61; In- spector T. R. Bean, 62, and Inspector A. J. Headley, who was picked out for | censure by the committee, is 64 and will reach the age of 65 in July. Two Other Sections Adopted. Two other sections of the report also were approved by the committee. One merely gives a historical outline of the activities of the Crime Com- mittee, but the other contains the censure of Inspector Headley for “lax- ity” and the part he played in the so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” which would have resulted in his pro- motion to the rank of an assistant superintendent upon the retirement of Inspector Bean. The paragraph in section 2 relating to the Police Department “high com- mand.” which the committee approved, follows: “Purely in the interest of affording the people of Washington the best possible police protection, it is nothing more than good judgment to e the administration of the Po- lice partment out of the hands of officials who have given to the city | the best years of their lives and who, | because of advancing age, are no longer able to provide the character of energetic leadership that must be if the department is to be op- em.ed at its maximum efficiency. Best Years Given to Job. “The work of a good police officer is arduous and exhausting. Those who | against the bonus, took the view the | have risen through the ranks by virtue Senate vote yesterday sustaining the President killed the prospects for full | cash payment this session. The 54- | | to-40 vote in favor of the new cur-| |rency bill fell 9 votes short of the| | two-thirds necessary to override a| | veto. Several Senators predicted there would be no bonus legislation this session unless the veterans’ forces were willing to accept something like the Harrison compromise. Majority Vote Cited. On the other hand, the Patmanite forces pointed out that even in the' face of President Roosevelt's unpre- | cedented personal appearance against the bill it had mustered a majority of 14 votes in the Senate and a vote of more than 3 to 1 in the House. They contended such majorities could not be blocked long. In view of divided opinions within | the bonus camp over strategy, Senator | | Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, virtually | decided not to press for action on his | attempt to attach to the pending Nn\y‘ bill a rider calling for cash payment. | He indicated, however, he would offer | | his plan later in the session. It would | permit the President to finance the bonus by borrowing, by using work relief money or by issuing new money. The defeat in the Senate left the | bonus forces in conflict. One group | wanted to start all over again with | the Vinson bill for full cash payment on the theory it could be passed over a presidential veto. This bill would leave the gnethod of financing to the Government. But many of the bonus leaders were as much interested in the monetary issue as the bonus question and wanted to push the Patman bill again. They could offer it as an amend- ment to some vital administration measure, such as the N. R. A. exten- sion bill or the social security program, and there were indications this course might be followed. But some indicated they realized they could not muster full strength on any proposal to put | the bonus as a “rider” on another bill. | Party Seen Jeopardized. | _ Already administratidn leaders have | moved to forestall such an attempt. | Even before the vote yesterday, Chair- | man Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee pleaded with Democrats not to be a party to the strategy and warned it might jeopardize the party contgol of the Government. Harrison and other administration leaders were making no effort to work out a compromise on the bonus issue. It was understood they were ready to negotiate if the cash bonus forces (Continued on Page 4, Column 4) Readers’ Guide Amusements Comics . Cross-word Puzzle ... Editorials Finance Lost and Found Paul Mallon . Radio Serial Story . Short Story . Society Sports ‘This Changing World Vital Statistics ...... ‘Washington Wayside . Women's Features...C-6, C-8 ..A-17-18-19 ..A-11 ‘B-14 .C-5 B-10 of their devotion to service and be- cause of their ability to assume in- creasing responsibilities are the ones who probably have exerted the greatest amount of physical and mental energy. These officers have given to their tasks not only the best years of their lives, but their service to the com- munity has exhausted their physical and mental resources. For many years most of them have worked without regard to schedule of hours. They have worked Sundays, holidays and at times continucusly for weeks with- out a single day of relaxation. It is not uncommon for ranking officials of the Police Department to devote as much as 14 or 16 hours a day to their duties. No man can devote him- self so unsparingly to such trying work as that of police administration |and continue indefinitely to be forceful and efficient. “Ii is only fair and just to these officers that they be retired, but from the standpoint of good common sense and seclf-protection, the District of Columbia should place them on the retired list and replace them with younger and more vigorous men.” Paragraph Amended. ‘The paragraph which the commit- tee amended relating to the immediate retirement of high-ranking officers reads as follows: | “Translating the foregoing into | definite opinion, the subcommittee suggests that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia immediately retire from active service at least all officers above the rank of captain who have reached the age of 60 years. (The committee amendment raises this to 65 years) and who in accordance with the existing law. as found in title 20, section 584, page 238, of the Code of the District of Columbia, complete to March 4, 1929, may be retired in the discretion of the Commissioners, * * *" This paragraph also suggests that in the appointment of a successor to Maj. Brown the selection be made from outside the ranks of the Police Department. The committee said it was of the opinion that the force at the present time is suffering seriously not only from a lack of morale, but from a breakdown of discipline predi- cated upon a widespread lack of re- spect for superior officers. “The appointment of a person of proper ability, who is not now con- nected with the department,” the committee report said, “might bring to the administration of the force an impartial viewpoint, modern and “(Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) 4 MICHIGAN BANKERS SENTENCED TO PRISON Former Officers of Blissfield Bank Also Fined for Plot to Misapply $23,942. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, May 24—Four former officers of the First National Bank of Blissfield, Mich., were sentenced today to serve prison terms for conspiracy to misapply $23,942 of the banks funds. They were convicted in Federal Dis- trict Court May 16. John D. Heinrich, former president of the bank, and Otto H. Johnson, former cashier, were fined $1,000 each and sentenced to one year in the Fed- eral Detention Home at Milan, Mich. Lamont L. Smith, former assistant cashier, and Carl L. Seager, a former director, were sentenced to serve nine months each in the Federal Detention Home at Milan and fined $1,000. The bank closed June 24, 1931, S