Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U 8 Weather Bureau Forecast) Fair tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, followed by showers and cooler in after- noon or at night: gentle winds. Tem- peratures—Highest, 84, at 5 p.m. yester- day; lowest, 59, at 5:15 am. today, Full report on page A-6. Closing N. Y. Markets Pages 17, 18, 19 ch Entered as second class matter post_office, W COL |1 MULLEN INDICTED ONLOBBY FEES ACGUSATION Army Officer Took Cash to | Fight Tax Bill, Jury Asserts. CUBAN FIRM FOUGHT LEVY ON MANGANESE Military Dern Kept Own Office, Is Charge. Lawyer chief o Col. Joseph T. McM Ad- the patents section of tf vocate General's Office who was censured by Secretary Dern recently scandalot conduct was indicted today by the District grand jury on a charge of accepting fees from a firm lobbying against & pending tax bill Col. McMullen is the second im- portant V Department officer to face charges as a result of the sweep- ing investigation of lobbyin tions at the department. for more than a year by Military Aflairs Committee Alexander E. Willia former ass ant quartermaster was con- the House [ charge specifically with 500 on July Cuban-America Mullen retainer of from the nese Corp. 6. 1932 Manga- op- posed excise t { manganese Monthly Salary Charged. lleges he accepted 1933 om the com- A second co: $250 on January 3 same corporation as pensation A measure to impose an excise tax on importation of m introduced in Congress the Cuban-American firm was active in fighting its passage. it was learned by the House Committee. During the period of his alieged lobbying activities Col. McMullen is said to have maintained a ate law office here while serving as War De- partment patents chief. Under ques- tioning by the House Committee Col McMullen admitted receiving fees from the manganese firm for ‘“legal services The House committee several weeks ®20 requested Secretary of War Dern to delay retirement of Col. McMullen until it has had opportunity to sub- mit “new evidence” on which the committee may seek trial by court- martial. Secretary Dern. in admi istering his “deepest censure” to Col. McMullen, said the activities plained of were outlawed under the articles of war by the statute of limi- tations. Case Has Curious Twist. The section of penal code under which McMullen was indicted makes it a criminal offense for an officer to receive compensation from a private source for services vendered or to be rendered in rela- tion to a matter in which the United States is interested. A curious angle of the case is that Col. McMullen's opposition to the ex- cise tax was not contrary to the in- terests of the mulitary service, as the War Department was known to be opposed to the tax. This departmental opposition was based on fear the tax would increase the price of manganese and thereby the cost to the Govern- ment of steel. of which manganese is an important ingredient. The officer’: slleged offense was in accepting fees for opposing the tax bill. According to information in the hands of the United States atiorney, officials of the Cuban-American Man- ganese Corp. were not aware that Mc- Mullen still was on active duty in the Army when they engaged him to lobby for them. Rebuke Contained in Letter. Dern’s rebuke to the colonel was contained in a letter signed by Adjt Gen. James F. McKinley. The letter said it had been affirmatively estab- lished “that you caused Government business connected with patent claims, with which you were associated in your official capacity. to be placed with a law firm with which a member of your immediate family was em- ployed.” “It is further established,” the letter gaid, “that you engaged in private legal activities for compensation as attorney for firms whose interests were closely related to the interests of the Government. So scandalous was your action in this latter matter that posi- | tive steps looking to your trial by court- martial therefore would be taken did not the statute of limitations set forth in the articles of war interpose & bar to the prosecution of such a trial.” Col. McMullen was interrogated at length by a grand jury which investi- gated Army contracts more than a year ago. He was questioned also by the House committee about a Sunday afternoon meeting at his home in a | Maryland suburb, attended by well- known lobbyists who were seeking a change in contract specifications. Col. McMullen has had a long and | distinguished career as a military attorney. He was assistant judge advocate of the court-martial which convicted Gen. William Mitchell, former chief of the Air Corps, of in- subordination. Not on Active Duty Now. Although still formally assigned to the Judge Advocate General's Office, Col. McMullen, listed as a resident of Palo Alte, Calif., has not been on active duty for several months because of dllness. Born in Fairfax, Va., June 1, 1871, Censured by com- | the United States asninston D. C. | Indicted | COL. JOSEPH LORD BYNE HERD 0F VIV, EXPRES British War Leader Stricken on Recent Return Trip From U. S. McMULL By the Associa‘ed Press. | THORPELSOKEN. Essex June 6.—Viscount Byng of Vimy. war leader and peace-time reorganizer of London’s metropolitan police. died at his home in Thorpe Hall today after an operation. The death the “hero of Vimy Ridge.” whose long career also in- cluded & term as governor general of Canada, left Lord Allenby as the only | surviving outstanding leader of the ! British t in the World War. He was 7 ars old Lord By had spent the vears in h health. v Canada the United States. Suffers Heart Attack. Returning from fered a severe heart England, of t few ng las was | America. he suf- attack aboard P One of his greatest accomplish- ments w police commissioner was the “clean-up” of the West End. in which more than 40 night clubs of doubtful reputation, all within a stone’s throw of Piccadilly Circus. were forced to close He also was credited with having orzanized the automobile flying squads, launching the police wireless and instituting the system of police telephone call boxes. “Lord Byng developed acute ab- dominal symptoms on the afternoon of June 4. necessitating an immediate operation,” the medical bulletin said. | | “Unhappily, heart failure followed. | He died at 2 a.m. today.” | Gained Popularity in War. The World War, which shattered S0 many army careers among sol- diers of all nations, made that of Lord Byng He emerged from the conflict a popular hero, among his most brilliant exploits being the leadership of the Canadians in the successful storming of Vimy Ridge. April 6-9, 1917. When hostilities commenced he was a major general commanding in with a service record dating back to the Soudan expedition of 1884 and including citations and pro- motions for bravery in the Boer War of 1899. Speeded to the scene of ac- tion in Europe he was elevated suc- cessively from command of a cavalry division to a cavalry corps. an army corps at the Dardanelles. the Cana- dian corps in France and finally to the 3d British Army. He earned promotion to rank of jeutenant general, then to full gen- | eral, and when he retired in 1919 he (Continued on Page 4, Column 3. CANADA ACCORDED RIGHT TO BAR APPEAL TO KING )Jmhrial of Council Accords Same Right to Ireland. Committee Privy By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 6—The Judicial | Committee of his majesty’s Privy Council today delivered two judg- ments which in effect mean that Can- ada has the right to bar appeals to the Privy Council in criminal cases, and that the Irish Free State has the right to abolish appeal to the Privy Council—the King—in all cases. Lord Sankey. the lord chancellor, delivered the judgments. which fol- lowed months of argument before their lordships of the Judicial Com- mittee on cases of far-reaching con- stitutional import. The Canadian de- cision confirms the existing Canadian criminal code, which does not recog- nize the right of appeal to the King in criminal matters. ¢ Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, FRANCE SEETHING AS HETH ATTEMPT AT CABINET FAILS Pietri Unable to Form Min- istry and Bouisson Spurns Offer. LEBRUN AGAIN CALLS ON LAVAL IN CRISIS Threat of Disorder and Continued Gold Withdrawal Arouses Apprehension in Paris. BULLETIN. Copyright 19:5. by the Associated Press) PARIS, June 6—Strong detach- ments of foot and mounted police were thrown out along the boule- vards and stationed around the Elysee Palace today as President Lebrun sought & premier to or- ganize a new government of France. Copvright, 1935, by the Associated Press. PARIS, June 6.—A fifth political strong man failed today in efforts to gather together a government which might guide France through her pres- ent financial crisis, and the Nation entered 1ts third successive day with- out administrative leadership. Last night gave threat of street disorders, more gold reserves were withdrawn today from the Bank of France, and huge sums in government bonds fall due in nine davs. Francois Pietri, the fifth man to be assigned the premiership by President Lebrun within five days, offered con- cessions to leaders of opposing politi- cal factions through a full dayv of negotiations for a cabins but finaliy was forced to report to the President that he could not form a cabinet. Bouisson Called, Refuses. Like Pierre Laval vesterday. Pietr] found his prospective ministers re- luctant He likewise found that he would have uncertainty in obtaining a majority in parliament on Government proposals. especialiy on the main issue of defending the French franc through the isuance of emergency powers to the government After Pietri's failure President Le- orun called in Fernand Bouisson and asked him for the third time to try to organize & government. But Bouis- son refused “I am no child,” said the white- bearded former premier whose first cabinet fell within four days, after costing him the presidenty of the Chamber of Deputies, a post he had held for nine years previously. After Bouisson's visit to Elysee Palace, President Lebrun called back Pierre Laval. who also had failed to organize a ministry, and asked him to try again to form a government. Known as a financial expert, the Corsican Pietri was President Albert Lebrun’'s fifth choice for the premier- ship. Previously. Bouisson. former presi- dent of the chamber; Jules Jeanneney, president of the Senate; Laval. foreign minister in three previous cabinets, and former Premier Edouard Herriot. leader of the strong radical socialist body, were invited to accept the mis- sion of releasing the nation from its political 1mpasse. Three Decline Task. Jeannenev. Herriot and Bouisson all declined. Bouisson previously suc- ceeded in forming a ministry to suc- ceed that of former Premier Pierre- Etienne Flandin, but his government was defeated by the Chamber on the same issue which caused Flandin's downfall Laval twice refused before he finally was persuaded to make the effort. Then he failed. Before Pietri accepted Lebrun's in- vitation. minor street disorders brought ominously to the nation’s mind the potential consequences of a prolonga- tion of the present crisis Fifty rioters last night smashed the windows of Ravmond Patenotre’s Le Petit Journal. which was advocated currency devaluation. and the head- quarters of the French Freemasons. whom rightist parties have accused of wielding an “occult influence” in politics. Members of the “King's Henchmen.” a Royalist group, clashed with police. $10,000,000 More Sent to U. S. While small holders of currency lined up before the Bank of France vesterday to exchange their paper francs for gold. withdrawals amount- ing to 152,000,000 francs (about $10.- 000.000) were exported to the Urited States on the Majestic. Some observers expressed the opin- jon Lebrun would turn again to the former foreign minister if Pietri is unable to form a.government Gold withdrawals continued today. although they were attended by little excitement. Bank of France officials said yesterday's drain amounted to approximately 500.000.000 francs and exchange experts estimated a similar quantity would leave the bank's vaults today. to serve SOUVENIR Mystic EDITIONS Imperial Council Session of the Shrine The Evening and Sunday Star From Sunday. June 9, to Sunday, June 16, inclusive, The Star will contain a complete and accurate account of the great event. | In addition to regular coverage of the convention sessions there will be a special tabloid magazine on Monday, special 10-page rotogravure section of beautiful Washington on Tuesday. On Sun- day, June 9, and on Sunday, June 16, the rotogravure sections will be rich in special picture features of interest to Shrine members. he entered the Army as a private in | the 6th Cavalry. the ranks, he became a second lieu- tenant in 1901, and saw action in the Philippine Insurrection. After a tour of duty at Fort Ethan Allen, Va. he was retired because of physical dis- ability in February, 1906. Regaining Lis health, he was reas- signed to the active list with the ranl ,1 captain in July, 1916, 4 Advancing through | Mailed anywhere in the United States and Canada—45 cents, including all special issues and features. | Place your orders at The Star Office, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, or at any Star Want Ad branch. Mail copies to your friends | back home, D 0, HURSDAY, BIG KANGAS AREA FLODDED AS DIKES ALONG KAW BREAK k oo A Raging Rivers Spill Over Thousands of Acres of Fertile Lands. HUNDREDS HOMELESS IN NORTH LAWRENCE Levee Workers Escape as Raging Waters Pour Through Breach. | By the Assaciated Press KANSAS CITY, June 6 —The | foaming flood waters of the Kaw and | Missouri Rivers spread out over thousands of acres of fertile farm land today after breaking through | dikes and levees The crest of the flood in the Kaw | River was about 40 miles west of here early today, while the main force | of the Missouri was being exerted | against protective barriers from Her- mann to St. Charles, Mo, Carrying flood waters from Colo- rado, Nebraska and Kansas, the Kaw broke through a levee north of Law- | rence, Kans., last night, sent a torrent onto hundreds of acres of rich bottcm land, and threatened to inundate North Lawrence. Most of the resi- dents of the town had been moved from their homes The break ended the efforts of 600 men to save the barrier. Five C. C. C. men. Bill Adams. a farmer. and Capt S. Howes were working on the levee trying to stop a smdll break when they found the sand bags ris- ing under them Group Runs to Safety. “Run for it bovs." shouted Capt. | Howes. and all dashed away to warn other workers. Within a short time the river was pouring through a 15- foot gap. In the rest of the valley from Lawrence to the Kaw's mouth here, farmers were prepared for the flood, and workers struggled to erect bar- riers and strengthen permanent ones More than 8000 acres of land were reported under water cast of Hermann, Mo, as the “big muddy” defeated the offorts of workers to hold it within levees Capt. B. M. Harloe. district en- gineer. made an airplane fligh® over the area yesterday and reported that the river was running from r.uff to bluff in a flood 5 miles wide He | estimated that 75 per cent of the | cultivated land in the area was under | water. Immediate danger from the Crand and Osage Rivers, tributaries o1 the Missouri, was believed at an end. Danger 1s Minimized. As the Kaw fiood moved toward its junction here with the Mu Government engineers expressea belief that there was little asnger of a serious overfiow here. They pointed out that the break near Lawrence and an earlier one west of Topeka had absorbed much of the flood crest. At the same time Government en- gineers expressed no apprehension of a serious rise in the Missours when the Kaw begins to discharge its load into the larger siream They esti- | mated that work in straighten'rz the channel for barge service hac in- | creased the carryiag capacity of the | river about 15 oer cent. KIDNAPERS HOLD WEALTHY CUBAN $286.000 Reported Dispatched to Abductors After Valet Brings | Ransom Demand. | most interesting cites | take place HAVANA, June 6—It was learned today in unimpeachable quarters that business associates of the kidnaped Antonio San Miguel had sent a mes- senger to the abductors with $286.000 in American money to meet ransom demands. The kidnapers earlier made a bold attempt today to contact San Miguel's attorney, Pedro Herrera Sotolongo, with the millionaire’s own valet. The valet, Simon Arleta, was seized vesterday evening with two other serv- ants when San Miguel was captured. | Today he showed up at Sotolongo's home with a letter from the kidnapers. | Police took him into custody at once, however. and seized the letter. They refused to say where they are holding Arleta or what the letter contained San Miguel, 78-vear-old iormer senator and newspaper publishcr was | seized shortly belcre dark yesierday | while being driven tu his luxurious country home 'n the Vibora suburb. | Two children, 1 14-year-old boy and his 11-year-oid sister, the only | witnesses, told authorities the kid- | napers used a wagon piled high with | mangoes to mask iheir activities Readers’ Guide After Dark Amusements . Cross-word Puzzle Editorials ......... Finance ... ....A-17-18-19 Lost and Found.........A-11 Paul Mallon . Radio ..... Serial Story . Service Orders Short Story ...... Society .... Sports ... Vital Statistics...... Washington Wayside. Women's Features... C-4-5-6 ) JUNE | of imperial potentate. 6, THE MAN O} CAPITAL PRAISED BY SHRINE CHIEF Best Convention City in U. S., Says Potentate as Conclave Nears. As the Capital whipped into final shape preparations for the Imperial Shrine conclave next week, Dana S. Williams, imperial potentate. who is here for preliminary business, praised Washington as the “best city in the United States for entertalning a con- vention. “It is the best place to entertain ™ said the head of the great fraternal organization which is bringing 100.000 here from all parts of the country, “first, because it is the Nation's Capi- tal: second, because it is rich in his- tory and tradition, and. third. because it has thousands of interesting build- ings and places to visit. This is no reflection on any other city. “There is no finer place in the world for a parade than Pennsrivania ave- nue or Constitution avenue “The multitudes are coming here next week not only because thev are Shriners but because this is one of the Fourteen-Month Tour Ended. | Enthusiasm, the imperial potentate estimated. was greater now than it was prior to the 1923 convention here, but he said there was no way of accurately estimating the number of Shriners and friends who will be here for the conclave next week The beauties and attractions of Washington have been emphasized by the imperial potentate. he said. during the last 14 months. during which he and Mrs. Williams traveled 87.000 miles visiting temples in North America Wiliams was in conference today at the Willard Hotel. his headquart with Leonard P. Steuart of this city, deputy imperial potentate, who, ac- cording to Shrine tradition. will be elevated during this session to the past Williams also conferred with Robert P. Smith potentate of Almas Temple and direc- tor general of the convention ed. The imperial potentate praised Di rector General Smith for the “ve efficient” organization which is hand- ling the forthcoming conclave The first official Shrine session will tomorrow morning when the Board of Trustees of the Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children meets at 10 o'clock. The chairman, W. Free- land Kendrick of Philadelphia. will preside. The imperial potentate and the deputy potentate are members of this board which will map a business program for operating the 15 child- ren’s hospitals owned by the Shriners in the United States and Canada. Grandstand seats. from which the three great parades. Tuesday morning and Wednesday and Thursday nights, | may be viewed. went on sale today at various places throughout the city in addition to Almas Temple. Among | the additional places where seats will “(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) Director General Pr; HOUSE APPROVES | D. C. FISCAL REPORT‘ Bill Carries $40.548.000 Appro- | priation, Leaving Federal Con- tribution at $5,700,000. The House today adopted the con- | ference report on the 1936 District ap- | propriation bill, carrying $40.548.000 and leaving the Federal contribution at the present basic figure of $5,700,- 000. Senate approval of the report is necessary before the bill goes to the White House for the signature of Pres- | ident Roosevelt. | The total appropriation carried in | the supply bill as a result of the con- ference agreement is slightly above the Budget Bureau estimates of $40.- | 374,822. The additional funds will be | absorbed chiefly by a $70.000 item for completion of the Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. another item of $70,000 for improvements at Armstrong | High School, an item of $55.000 for the | purchase of additional land at the | Phelps Vocational School. and salaries | for 35 additional policemen. | In adopting the conference report the House also approved a change in its original bill, allowing children of | | officers and men in the Army. Navy | and Marine Corps, as well as children | of Federal employes living outside the | District. to continue to attend the pub- lic schools here without payment of tuition, ‘ 1935—FIFTY-TWO PAGES o Star FH¥ Despondent Woman Found Slashed as Employes Strike By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA. June Mrs. Ann Schlorer Smith, treas- of Mrs. Schlorers. Inc, ssing firm where a strike is in progress. was found in a serious condition on the floor of her bath room today. her throat and wrists slashed with a razor blade Mary Anderson. a maid in the was quoted by Detective John McEnroe as saying Smith has been worried over the strike. Employes walked out after company officials announced wages would be reduced and hours increased as a result of Court nullification of s d Smith had announced “under N. R. A. the firm was facing bankruptcy.” because of wage-hour code stipulations. Shortly after 111 workers went on strike. CRES APPROVES NEW HOUSNG 8L Sanctions Wagner Measure in Principle, but Asks More Liberal Policy. By the Associated Press Approval “in principle” of the Wagner bill to provide $800.000,000 for new housitg was expressed today befcre a Senate Labor Subcommittee by Secretary Ickes. The Interior Department head. who has been in charge of part of the administration’s housing program, pieaded for wider administrative authority. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New York joined with Ickes in urging further funds for clearing out slums. Ickes protested particularly the sec- tion limiting to 30 per cent the amount the Housing Administration could provide as an outright grant in slum clearance. He said “more effec- tive results would be obtained by a more liberal policy.” Objects to Present Form. “I am of the opinion.” he said “that this legislation is objectionable in its present form.” Earlier. Catherine Bauer. Philadel- phia labor group representative, ap- pealed for legislation to help finance the “lower one-third” in obtaining better Lomes. She said building in the past mostly had been for the upper classes “If we are going to do any kind of new housing.” she added, “we can': do ‘t all at the top.” La Guardia proposed that the ad- ministration decide on outright grants to wipe out the difference between costs and the’ price the low-earning group can pay. “To make the housing plan success- ful.” he declared. “the subsidy must be given at the beginning and written off.” The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Wi 00 OUR PARY Yesterday’s Circulation, 127,650 Some Returns Not Yet Recef ved (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS TRAPEZE. WARDMAN SEES PLOT AT HEARING Clashes With Carson at House Quiz on Mortgages in Capital. BY JOHN H. CLINE. Following a clash between Wardman and Thomas D. C president of the company subcommittee ngs in Wash The commi adjourn the hearin man, who testified e everything he had in the reorganiza- tion of his property. asked permission to make a statement. He then charged there is “definitely a cons freeze out the Wardman bo; and ultimately piace prcperties in Halsey-Stuart & Co.” Sees Prices Depressed. He contended those now managing the properties are attempiing to de- press the price of the bonds so they can be bought up later by Halsev- Stuart. He claimed the company. by virtue of owning the common stock, would then be in absolute control of the property. In support of this as- sertion, he told the committee he had on several occasions attempted successfully to get Carson (o set price on the property Carson then was called forward by the committee and denied ever havi received a tangible offer from W man. He said. however, he would ask the voting trustees now in charge of the stock to consider a suggestion by Wardman that the stock be placed trust for the benefit of the bondhol ers. Carson denied any attempt has been made to depress the price of the bonds, and also testified Ha has no interest. either ownership or otherwis erty at this time. It was brought the reorgan a it previously t in ation the ori new income bonds in lieu of thei securities, with the old second mo gage bondholders receiving the bul of the stock in place of their old ho ings. Carson t the committee stockholders co v receive anything until afte ers of the income bonds have been paid in full Assails Management. Wardman then the man- agement of the ¥. whick under Carson’s supervision. ar serted it would be improved if he were given control, Chairman Sabath subcommittee will hol session soon "0 Consx of evidence presen‘ed d in2s. One of the cor bers. Representative O 'Malley stated the commiitee in the tive session would consider of conduct “bordering on cor the House of Bcpresertatives was understood to be referring newspaper articles stating that one of the witnesses had engaged a pri- vate detective 10 prepare a renort on an investigator for the commiti e The committee later will resume its hearings in other cities Earlier in the hearing today Af- (Continued on Page 5, Column 4) as- also exect Roosevelt to Visit Hyde Park, Returning to City Wednesday BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. | President Roosevelt will leave Wash- ington tomorrow iight to spend sev-| eral days'at ais boyhood home on | the Hudson at Hyde Park, N Y. | and to make a brief address io the graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West FPoint Wedresday. 1In order to be in Washington Wed- nesday in time to review the parad- ing Shriners that same night. he will | leave West Point immediately after | the graduation exercises. Going to his old home at tnis par- ticular time, the President s antici- pating a few cays of rest from the; turmoil of the Capital City. sad to enjoy some relaxation amid tae quiet and familiar surroundings of n.s Hyde Park estate. The President is taking this oppor- tunity to go to Hyde Park princi pally for a change of air and scenery He planned a light work schedule and | is looking forward to inspecting his farm and forest lands and driving about the surrounding country visit- ing old friends and neighbors. The President evidently is not go- ing to be entirely idle, however, as he is taking wmh him Marvin H.! McIntyre, one of his secretaries. and ! Miss Marguerite Le Hand, Miss Grace | Tulley. Henry Kanne and Miss Ro- berta Barrows. all of the secretarial staff. E. W. Smithers, who has been chief telegraph operator at the White House since the days of William Mc- Kinley, also will go along to handle the private wire for the President. Mr. Roosevelt would prolong his stay in Hyde Park but for his desire to be back in Wash- ngton to witness the principal parade of the visiting Shriners. The Presi- dent is a Shriner himself. belonging to the Shrine Temple of Albany, N Y. He will review the parade from the grandstand immediately in front of the White Ilouse On Wednesday morning the Presi- dent and his party will motor from Hyde Park to West Point. where the ceremonies will begin about noon In addition to making the graduation address, the President will personally hand the graduation certificates to the cadets. Mr. Roosevelt will go to New Lon- don, Conn.. June 22, to witness the annual boat races between Harvard and Yale and to again watch his son. Franklin, jr. who is stroke of the Harvard junior \‘rmy crew. N.R.A.RESOLUTION ASHING EXTENSION TOMRLIOKD Leaders Concur, but Plan Lacks Approval of Committee. INCREASE IN TAXATION DISCUSSED AS POLICY Senate Bill Seen Likely to Passed Without Be Change in House. Wavs Democrat No Change in Bill Foreseen, sched Wave met 1o act accept s adopted by on Interstate Mean J Senate, H representati the White Ho sidering new a secret and was meet admini: 15 Sees Work of Value. “I have for some time followed w terest the I am made of t resol in touch w confere “Very ¥ “FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT." direct e proposals made and that I be h any further work of t N State compac ragement from the President of accord- ates enter- It wou Trade Commission de practices ct proposa. annual con- Tax Plan Sketched. The tax plan. as explained by 1 islators who did not w be quoted by name. would be an attempt to continue and broade: “N. R s basic social aims uld ses (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) FAHEY TO DISCUSS HOME LOAN WORK Bank Board Chairman, Headlin- ing Radio Forum Tonight, 1’ Will Explain Aims. for a few days| John H. Fahey. chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, will discuss the functions of that organi- zation and its subsidiaries tonight at 10:30 o'clock in the National Radio Forum The forum, arranged by The Wash- ington Star, will be broadcast on a coast-to-coast network of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. The address will be heard here from Station WRC Mr, Fahey will stress the differ- ences in the functions of his organiza- tion and those of other housing and insurance agencies of the Govern- ment. Under his supervision are the Home Loan Bank System, the Home Owners’ Loan Corp.. the Federal Sav- ings and Loan Associations and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. ¢