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ALLEN T0 CONER WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS ON WORKS Chiefs Will Be Given Instruc- tion and Asked to Sub- mit Projects. NEED FOR CONTINUITY OF JOBS TO BE STRESSED Administrator Elated Over Seven Proposals to Provide Employ- ment for 3,500. With the works program here be- ginning to take definite shape Com- missioner George E. Allen, recently named work progress administrator, announced today he will call in all District government departmental heads Monday to ask them to submit projects. He disclosed that seven projects de- signed to furnish employment to 3,500 persons already have been submitted to the Federal Allotment Board and approval is expected early next week. Once these projects are under'way one-fifth of the employables now on relief rolls will have been cared for. At the Monday conference, sched- uled for 11 am. Allen will instruct the department chiefs as to the pro- cedure to follow in submitting proj- ects. After that it will be up to them to come forward with their plans. Allen said he does not intend to hurry them, but those projects which come earliest stand the best chance of approval. The need for furnishing continuity of employment will be stressed by the work progress director throughout the conference. Must Provide Work for Year. Projects which put men to work for any period less than a year are likely to be given a cold reception, unless they are dovetailed with others to round out the full 12 months. Allen is determined that persons shall not be out to work for a short period and then allowed to drift back onto relief. The men involved are more im- portant than the jobs, the commis- sioner contends, and their interests are paramount to all other considera- tions. This does not mean, however, that projects will be favored which are not sound and constructive with a viewpoint of accomplishing some- thing for the community. Both ele- ments will be required, but the human side of the problem will receive first consideration, Allen said. Accordingly, governmental heads will be instructed to submit projects in which the main cost is for labor. Enthusiastic Over Projects. Allen was enthusiastic about the seven projects already proposed to Federal authorities. “They are for necessary work and are real constructive jobs, things the tax payers would have to bear the burden of if we did not do them,” he said. “Once these projects are ap- proved and untierway, we can forget about the men they will employ just J‘:b:r 'they had been placed in private He said derails concerning the seven projects will be announced when they are approved. Only strictly local work will be con- sidered at the Monday conference, since the question of whether the Dis- trict work progress director will have Jurisdiction over Federal projects lo- cated here has not been decided. Con- siderable argument has been put for- ward for vesting such control in him, however, since the available labor mar- ket is purely local. Allen announced he has decided to continue as his principal aides the lieutenants who worked with him under the old Federal emergency re- lief set-up. Capt. Howard F. Clark, Assistant Engineer Commissioner, will be deputy work progress adminis- trator, and William C. Cleary will occupy the post of administrative assistant. SABATH BOND BILL TO COME UP SOON House Committee to Consider Plan for Conservator in Realty Financing Collapses. Representative Sabath, Democrat, of Illinois, head of the special House committee investigating Real Estate Bondholders’ Protective Committees, which recently inquired into Ward- man Park Hotel and Mayflower financing transactions, announced to- day the House Banking and Currency Committee next week will consider his bill to appoint a national conservator to protect holders of securities on col- lapsed realty interests. Hearings, shifted from Washington, Will be reopened i1 New York Wed- nesday, Thursday and Priday, he said. Later hearings will be conducted at Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Milwau- kee and on the Pacific Coast. SUIT FOR MAINTENANCE OF 2 DAUGHTERS FILED Mrs. Rebekah Wilmer Scott Seeks ; $475 Monthly Payments for | Girls, 18 and 17. Mrs. Rebekah Wilmer Scott, 2101 R street, filed suit in District Supreme Court yesterday against Thomas A. Scott, Metropolitan Club, for mainte- mance of their children, Miriam Doug- las Scott, 18, and Wilmer, 17. She asks $250 monthly for the former and $225 for the latter. The couple, socially prominent, were divorced last year, and Scott, who changed his name from Thropp, has failed to comply with a separation agreement to give his family 8500 monthly, the suit sets out. Mrs. Scott, daughter of Dr. William Holland Wilmer, sued in March to en- force this agreement, and negotiations hlw been in progress to effect & settlement based on lower payments, but without prospect of success, the plaintiff ‘sets forth. Edm#md L. Jones and Richard H. ‘Wilmer appear as counsel for the plaintiff. C. of C. to Elect Officers. . ‘WARRENTON, Va., June 22 (Spe- cial).—The Warrenton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meet- ing for the election of officers July 2 8t 7 pam, in the Warren Green grill room, » Army Flyer Who Risked Life To Save Comrade Comes Here Lieut, William A. Math- eny Reports for Boll- ing Field Duty. Received Cheney Medal for Pulling Companion From Cracked Plane. First Lieut. William .A. Matheny, Air Corps, who risked being burned to death to rescue a comrade and thereby won the Cheney award, outstanding medal for heroism in-the Army Air Corps, today Fporhd for duty at Bolling Field. Lieut. Matheny came here from Maxwell Field, Ala., where he has just completed a course in the Air Corps Tactical School. His family is ex- pected to arrive here Monday. The deed for which Lieut. Matheny was given the Cheney award is re- garded as one of the most heroic in Air Corps peace-time annals. - It oc- curred in August, 1929, when he was flying an Army bombardment plane from the United States to Panama, Near Managua, Nicaragua, the left engine caught fire: and soon’ after- ward the overtaxed right engine over- heated and “froze.” Lieut. Matheny landed the burning chip in the jungle and was thrown clear of the wreckage, his clothing saturated with gasoline from a burst tank. He saw his co-pilot, Lieut. Dwight Canfleld, senseless beside the burning plane and started to his res- cue. Before he could reach Canfield, that officer’s clothing caught fire. Well aware that his own gasoline- ¥ LIEUT. WILLIAM A. MATHENY. soaked clothing was certain to catch fire, Lieyt. Matheny continued to the ald of his friend and was so badly burned his life was despaired of for days. . Canfleld , died later of his injuries. Born in Carrington, N. Dak., Lieut. Matheny is a graduate electrical en- gineer of Marquette University, class of -1026. He was appointed a flying cadet two years later, graduated from the Air Corps Primary and Advanced Flying Schools and was commissioned in the Regular Army May 2, 1929. He received the Cheney Medal in a color- ful ceremony at Bolling Field in May, 1980, Assistant Secretary of War F. Trubee Davison making the presenta- tion. SYMPHONY SERIES OPENS JULY 14 Will Play on Barge in River. Oboeist Seated After Dispute. Summer concerts by the Washington Symphony Orchestra, under direction of Dr. Hans Kindler, will begin July 14 aboard a barge anchored in the Potomac River near the Arlington Memorial Bridge, it was announced today. The announcement was made by C. C. Cappel, business manager of the orchestra, after Emil Spitzer, much publicized oboeist, had been accepted. The acceptance of Spitzer followed a fanfare of charges and counter charges for more than a month. It finally reached the stage where Joseph Weber, national president of the American Federation of Musicians, was called in as arbiter. He appointed Irving Cohn, first oboeist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, as an examiner to determine if Spitzer was competent. On the findings of Cohn, ‘Weber yesterday declared Spitzer could play in the orchestra. Two Concerts Weekly. The concerts will continue for six weeks, with a possibility of an exten- sion if the interest of music lovers warrants it, Cappel said. The concerts will be given twice weekly, one on Wednesday and an- other on Sunday, with the Wednesday performances starting at 8:30 pm, and the Sunday concerts beginning at sundown. Several guest conductors have been invited to lead the orches- tra in the series, but Dr. Kindler is expected to conduct most of them. Seats for the concerts will be located along the banks of the Potomac at the Watergate, near the Lincoln Me- morial, and will rent for 25 and 50 cents and $1, it was announced. Tickets will be on sale in advance of all concerts. Trio to Be Heard. With the opening of the concert season definitely set, the Viocelno Trio, consisting of Jeno Sevely, vio- lin; Samuel Geschichter, violincello, | and Ethel Marteim Blackwell, piano, will give a benefit concert for the orchestra on July 2 in the Landon School, Bradley boulevard and Wilson lane, Edgemoor, Md. The first benefit program will con- sist of “Menuet Celebre” (Valensin), “Romance sans Paroles” (Goens), “Orientale” (Cui), “Trio in B Flat, Op. 99” (Schubert), “Au Bord d'un Ruisseau” (Boisdeffre), “Serenade” (Block), Divertissement from “Sylvia” (Delibes), “Siegmund’s Love Song” from “Die Walkuere” (Wagner). INDIAN SPRING’S GOLF PRO SUED FOR DIVORCE Mrs. Houghton Names Co-re- spondent, Asks Alimony and Custody of Two Children. Mrs, Hazel Houghton, 5105 Forty- fifth street, wife of Albert L. Hough- ton, professional golfer at Indian Spring, today filed suit for absolute divorce, naming a co-respondent. In the action, instituted in District Supreme Court, Mrs. Houghton asks alimony and the custody of their two children, Donald, 12, and Marjorie, 11, The couple was married June 17, 1922, and the wife charges the de- fendant left her April 28, last. She is represented by Attorney Willlam F. Partlow. -~ JULY 4 TICKETS ON SALE Chairs Being Sold for Display on Monument Grounds. Tickets for the Fourth of July cele- bration and fireworks display on the Monument Grounds have been placed on sale at the Willard and Washing~ ton Hotels, the American Automobile Building. A brief but colorful program of exercises and addresses will begin at 7:15 pm. The fireworks will follow. Tickets for chairs have been priced at 25 cents and represent the only means of financing. BICYCLE RACE SLATED ‘Will Be Held Tomorrow Around FORNERL. F . DEANTOREPORT Regents Will Hear Dr. F. E. Lee’s Story of Differ- ences With Pearson. By the Asseciated Press. COLLEGE PARK, Md, June 22— Dr. Frederic E. Lee, former dean at the University of Maryland, who as- gertedly resigned in 1927 because of differences with the university’s presi- dent, today was prepared to tell his story before the institution's Board of Regents. The regents will meet in the uni- versity’s Baltimore offices Monday, at which the board’s investigation of the administration of Dr. Raymond A. Pearson as president is expected to be concluded. Puts Case in Writing. Dr. Lee, one-time dean of the uni- versity’s College of Arts and Sciences, has placed his case against Dr. Pear- son in writing. His manuscript was Similar manuscripts prepared by several other former instructors, all of whom expressed opposition to Dr. Pearson’s policies, also were con- sidered by the alumni group with a view to presenting them to the regents as an aid in pressing the investigation. Now Teaching Banking. Dr. Lee, now prafessor of banking and international finance at the Uni- versity of Illincis, was economic consul for the United States at Shanghal and Peking before he assumed his duties here in 1922. After leaving the university in 1927 after differences with the president, he spent two years as finance and trade adviser at the American Embassy in London, In his letter describing his version of conditions which led to his de- parture from Maryland, Dr. Lee as- serted among other things that he was unable to continue projects begun within his college before Dr. Pearson’s arrival ‘because of the latter's “lack of co-operation.” At another point he gave names of outstanding faculty members who resigned after Dr. Pearson’s arrival, and traced a course of events indi- cating the resignations were due to clashes with the president. SCHOOL PLUMBING REPAIR REQUESTED Burleith Citizens’ Association Holds Present Equipment at Fillmore Inadequate. ir or replacement of the plumb- the Pllimore School was asked Board of Education last night Burleith Citizens’ Association. report by the School Commit- the. present plumbing was held gog E?sg In At the suggestion of J. 8. Gorrell, president, a special committee was au- thorized to work with other commit- tees of the Georgetown section in planning a gala opening of the new Georgetown Public Library, which is now under construction. Last night's meeting was the last the season and a program of en- tertainment was offered, followed by THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON NATIONAL INCOME HITS 4YEAR HIGH; OUTPUT GAINS 1% Profits Are Highest Since 1930, Federal Reserve Board Says. RECESSION IS SHOWN BY RAILS, UTILITIES High Level of Auto Production Pointed Out—Employment Same as Year Ago. By the Associated Press. Increased industrial activity, higher prices for agricultural products and Government spending have con- tributed to raise the national income for the Spring of 1935 to a point higher than that of the comparable period during any of the three pre- ceding years. This com| was made public last night by the Federal Reserve Board in issuing its monthly review for May. While statistics were lacking on the national income, the board said that for the first four months of 1935 the volume of industrial output was 7 per cent larger than a year ago, substantially larger than in either 1932 or 1933, and about the same as in 1931, “Profits of large industrial concerns during the first quarter of 1935 ex- cepded those of any other similar period since 1930,” the board said. It noted, however, that railroads and public utilities showed a recession from 1934. The board pointed particularly to the high level of automobile produc- tion during the Spring. It said as- semblies through May totaled about 1,950,000 as compared with about 700,000 in the same period of 1932 and 1933, and 2,700,000 in 1929, The board said that in April the total number employed in this coun- try was about the same as a year ago and considerably above the low level prevailing in 1932 and early in 1933. The volume of unemployment con- tinued to pe high, it added, however, and “approximately 20,000,000 people were on the relief rolls in April.” Member bank reserve balances in- creased during May to $4,800,000,000 and excess reserves rose to above $2,- 300,000,000. Both figures are the largest in the history of the system, the board declared. Recent Federal Reserve Bank statements have indi- cated a further rise in reserve balances, bringing the excess to $2,500,000,000. The board said the lowest interest level ever recorded for long-time Gov- ernment bonds was reached May 1, when the yield dropped to 2.58 per cent computed on the basis of cur- rent market prices. In the meantime, new securities publicly offered in the country during the first four months of the year totaled $1,031,000,000, the largest volume for this period since 1931, PARK BODY SEEKS GRANTS FOR ROADS Two New Routes Planned to Benefit Kensington and Takoma Park, BY JACK ALLEN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md.,, June 22.— Federal funds will be sought by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commisison for construction of two new roadways, providing Ken- sington and Takoma Park residents with more direct access to Sligo and Rock Creek parkways. In addition, the commission hopes to obtain grants for concrete pave- ments along both of the projected roadways and to convert an existing road into a park drive, Park Commis- sioner Lacy Shaw and Chief Engineer Irving C. Root declared today. Plans for the five proposals are com- plete and a request for a grant from the new Federal highway funds soon to be made available to the State Roads Commisison will be forwarded to the latter body immediately upon indorsement of the plans by the Mont- required for the work. One of the new road projects calls for constructing a quarter-mile link connecting Maple avenue in Takoma Park with Sligo drive, which leads through Sligo Creek Valley into Prince Georges County. The other provides for about 1 mile of roadway running from the Kensington playground to Beach drive, in Rock Creek Park. Officials estimate the first proposal will cost $17,500, with an additional $10,570 for a pavement bordering the road, while the second will require a grant of $12,000 for the roadway and $21,400 for an adjoining pavement. The road which the commission hopes to surface is a rough road be- tween Maple and Sligo avenues, in Section 1-B of Sligo Treek parkway. The work will cost about $18,000, —n Sermon Series Continues. SILVER SPRING, June 22 (Spe- cial). —The second sermon of & series based on the Lord’s prayer will be delivered by Rev. James 8. Cox, vicar of the Church of Ascension, tomor- row at 11 am. Holy communion will be at 7:30 am., with evensong at 8 pm. D. 0, SATURDAY JUNE 22, 1935. Natives Leaving for All-Day Outing ‘Members of the Society of Natives shown this morning as they left the District Building for an all-day outing at Annapolis and Bay Ridge, CHARGESENTER ONLYDDANE STORY Pugh Files Affidavit Citing Reporters and Editor of D. C. Paper. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., June 22— Charges of “obstructing the impartial administration of justice” in the re- cent trial of Mrs. Anne Lyddane for conspiracy to murder her husband, Francis 8. Lyddane, are contained in an affidavit naming American News- papers, Inc, and two reporters and two editors of the Washington Herald, which was sworn out by State's Attor- ney James H. Pugh and filed in Mont- gomery County Circuit Court late yes- terday. The action {s based on publication by the newspaper, prior to the trial of Mrs. Lyddane, of a news story pur- to reveal the “secret” verdict of the three judges who tried John Martin Boland on charges of con- spiring with her in the alleged mur- der plot. Declares Action Willful. The affdavit declares publication of the story “was directly contrary to the expressed intention and purpose and determination of the court not to make public the verdict at that It further states that, to the best of Pugh’s knowledge, information and bellef, “said publication was willful and deliberate; that it tended to prejudice the minds of those who might be chosen to sit as jurors in the case of the State vs. Lyddane and to embarras and obstruct the due and impartial administration of justice.” Defendants named in the affidavit are Pat Frank ana David Lee, 1eport- ters, and Michael W. Flynn and Ray Helgesen, managing editor and night city editor, respectively. of the Merald, who were ordered to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court by Chief Judge Hammond Urner and Associate Judges Charles W. Woodward and Arthur D. Williard following publication of the story. Trial Set for June 26. A motion to quash the citations against the two 1epotters were flled last Monday by their attorneys, Ed- ward Peter and Vivian Simpson. Trial of the reporters was sei for June 26 in Circuit Court. Helgesen and Flynn have not yet been served with cita- tions, it was said. PRIEST WILL OBSERVE 25TH ANNIVERSARY Two Brothers to Assist Rev. John C. Smyth at Services Set for Tomorrow. Assisted by his two brothers, the Rev. John C. Smyth. distinguished pulpit orator of the Paulist Fathers, will celebrate the twenty-fifth anni- versary of his orcination to the priest- hood at solemn high mass tomorrow at 11:30 am. in the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, at Chevy Chase Circle. Father Smyth’s brothers, the Rev. Thomas G. Smyth, pastor of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacra- ment, and the Rev. James A. Smyth, pastor of St. Peter’s Church, Balti- more, will act as deacon and sub- deacon, respectively, at the mass. Rev. James A. Smytn was stationed for many years at. St. Patrick’s Church here. CHURCH TO CELEBRATE Special Dispateh to The Star. BALLSTON, Va., June 22.—“Found- ing and Building the Church” will be the theme of Rev. Ira P. Harbaugh at the celebration of the 20th anni- versary of the organization of the Ballston Christian Church at the services tomorrow at 11 o’clock. Rev. J. Lloyd Black of Rockville, Md., will speak at the evening serv- ices at 7:45 o'clock. Hulk Located in York River ek H] ot ’ i T Md. Connecticut Line Street Car Men To Get New Jobs Transit Firm Will Not Deprive Employes of Work in Bus Change. Abandonment of the street car tracks on upper Connecticut avenue will not deprive any motormen or con- ductors of their jobs. Spokesmen for the Capital Transit Co. said plans already are under way to train street car men as bus drivers for the new service to be established between the points now connected by the street railway. Motormen and conductors unwilling or unable to become bus drivers will be transferred to other duties, it was sald. About 100 men will be affected by the abandonment of the line, many of them veteran employes. At least 60 men will be required to operate the new busses the company is to put in operation on Connecticut avenue. The Connecticut avenue rail- :l: line has been in operation since 1887, 00D POISONING VICTINS RECOVER All Stricken at U. of M. Go to Homes-—None Seri- ously Affected. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 22— All of the 200 victims of the mild epi- demic of food poisoning which broke out among the 800 women attending the annual- Rural Women's Short Course yesterday had recovered and returned to their homes today. The sickness caused some incon- venience during the “graduation” ex- ercises and sightseeing trip to Wash- ington yesterday. A music festival on the campus brought the week’s pro- gram to a close last night. Nene Seriously IIL Dr. Leonard Hays, university physi- cian, who was kept busy treating the women throughout the day, said none was seriously ill. He expressed the opinion the poisoning was traceable to chicken salad served in the dining hall Thursday evening. Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, university president, or- dered an analysis of the food. Two nurses were brought from ‘Washington to aid infirmary officials in treating the women. Those suffer- ing most were treated at the infirmary, while others were treated in dormi- tory rooms and sorority houses. Dr. Gray Speaks. Dr. Joseph M. M. Gray, chancellor of the American University, spoke to the women on modern politics at the “graduation” exercises. Without men- tioning Senator Huey Long by name, he said “there were clowns and cir- cuses long before there were Senators from Louisiana.” Gov. Nice, a sched- uled speaker, was unable to attend. President Pearson presented diplo- mas and also awarded silver pins to 11 women who have attended the course for eight years. Those receiv- ing pins included Mrs. Claude Norton of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. M. H. B. Hoffman of Prince Georges County. ROBBERY CASE DELAYED Alabama Transient Is Accused of Beating Man at Capitol. Charged with having assaulted and robbed a restaurant employe while he was walking through the Capitol grounds several months ago, a case against Horace Hadley, Alabama tran- sient, was continued in Police Court today to wait the recovery of the victim. According to Detective Sergt. Frank Brass, Charles Swilling, 200 block of Indiana avenue, an employe of the Gingham Club, was beaten by two men, who robbed him of $9. Brass | —Star Staff Photo. DG NTVESLEAVE ON PENGOUTHG Society Will Tour Naval Academy and Maryland Capitol Building. Members of the Society of Natives of the District left here at 9 am. today in busses from the District Building for a day's outing, which will include an extensive tour of the Naval Academy, the city of Aanapolis, Md., and a picnic at Bay Ridge. The natives first will be shown through the Naval Academy. Next they will visit the Maryland State Capitol Building. Then, at noon, they were to hold a special patriotic meeting in the old Senate chamber of the State House at Anngpolis. After this meeting they were to be con- ducted on a series of visits to the various places of historical interest in Annapolis, under direction of the Annapolis Chamber of Commerce. Leaving Aanapolis this afternoon, they are to journey to Bay Ridge for the picnic. The committee in charge of the outing is composed of Jesse C. Suter, honorary president of the society, chairman; Henry Harding Burroughs, president, vice chairman; Miss Emma A. Bright, James H. Duhamel, Mrs. Dora K. Muir, William E. Richardson, Mrs. William E. Richardson, John A. Saul and Mrs. Watson V. Shelton. TWO FACE PRISON IN TAX FRAUD CASE Convicted of Plan to Sell Boot- leg Liquor Here as Stand- ard Brands. Joseph Berl, -one-time New York night club proprietor, and Oscar Sapossnek, also of New York, face the possibility of a two-year prison term and $10,000 fine, foliowing con- viction in District Supreme Court late yesterday on a charge which grew out of an alleged scheme to dis- tribute bootleg liquor here under the labels of -well-known products. ‘The charge egainst the men was violation of the liquor taxing act, in the improper possession and use of internal revenue stamps. Charles E. Ford and Arthur G. Brode of New York, counsel for the defense, noted an appeal, and Justice James M. Proctor allowed the men their liberty on bond, explaining, how- ever, that he did so unwillingly. Jus- tice Proctor said that a precedent had been set—his reference presum- ably being to the case of Sam Beard, allowed freedom in a gaming case going to the Court of Appeals—and that he did not want e defendant going out of his court feeling he had been discriminated against. ‘The jury, which heard the case since June 12, was out only a short time. Earlier in the day the Gov- ernment consented to a directed ver- dict freeing six other defendants, and the charge egainst one was nolle prossed. Assistant United States Attorney John W. Fihelly conducted the prosecution. VIRGINIA JUDGESHIP BILL PASSES SENATE With & word in its behalf by Sen- ator Carter Glass, the Virginia Fed- eral judgeship bill was passed by the Senate yesterday as an amendment to a bill creating new judgeships for California. The bill, introduced in the House by Representative A. J. Montague, gained House approval several weeks ago, and yesterday came up in the Senate. It provides for an additional judge in the Eastern district. The bill now goes to conference. Senator Glass said the work of the Federal Court in the district has greatly increased in recent years, with an especially heavy flow of marine cases, and that Judge Luther ;| B. Way needs assistance. the second man. HOMECRAFT ON DISPLAY Club Opens Exhibition at Cana- dian Pacific Railway Offices. The first public exhibition of the Oapital Homecraft Club, opened to- day in the offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Fourteenth street and New York avenue, and will continue to June 20. There are 30 groups in the_display. The club is an association of men interested in homecraft and its mem- LABOR LAW VIOLATED Court Permits $20 Forfeit for Working Women Overtime. Acting on & recommendation by the corporation counsel's office, Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt today permitted the Elite Laundry OCo, Prank P. Wilcox, treasurer, to forfeit $20 for violation of the female eight- D. G. SECURITY BILL WILL BE GOMPARED WITH FEDERAL ONE Senate Subcommittee May Wait for National Act Decisions. ELLENBOGEN MEASURE HEARING NEXT WEEK Body to Weigh Provision In- creasing Pay Roll Tax to 5 Per Cent. BY J. A. O'LEARY. While conferees from the two branches of Congress are at work next week adjusting their differences over the national social security bill, a Sen- ate District Subcommittee will be con- sidering the local security measures to determine what changes would be necessary to nave them conform to the national standards. Since several important features of the Federal program are still awaiting determination, it may be that the Dis- trict Subcommittee will await the de- cisions of the conferees on the na- tional bill Meanwhile, Senator Copeland of New York, chairman of the District Subcommittee, said he would hold a hearing on the Ellenbogen unemploy- ment insurance bill some time next week. He said Senator King of Utah, chairman of the full District Commit- tee, conferred with him yesterday and suggested the holding of the hearing. With Copeland on the subcommittee is Senator Capper of Kansas. Provisions May Be Changed. There are several provisions in the Ellenbogen bil' as it passed the House which the Scnate subcommittee is planning to weigh. One is the section increasing the | employers’ pay-roll tax from 3 to 5 per cent when he has a poor record for stabilizing employment, but mak- ing no allowance for a lowering of the tax when he shows a good record for keeping men steadily employed. As Representative Ellenbogen origi- nally reported his bill to the House, this variation in the tax would have worked both ways and was intended as an inducement to industry to sta- bilize employment. On the floor of the House, however, it was amended to provide oniy for the increase in the tax. At that time it was felt the granting of a corresponding reduction below the basic 3 per cent rate would be inconsisten: with the national bill. Wisconsin Plan Used. Since then, however, the Senate has broadened the scope of the unem- ployment insurance section of the na- tional bill by including the Wisconsin plan of giving employers credit for | stabilizing employment, and this is | one of the questions the conferees will settle early next week. Most of the States are waiting for the na- ticnal law to pass before writing their unemployment, statutes, but of the five States that have acted, three of them — Wisconsin, Utah and New Hampshire — would have to rewrite their laws unless some provision along the line of the Senate amendment is adopted in conference. Another question to be comsidered is that the local unemployment bill as passed by the House starts out with the pay roll tax at 3 per cent, whereas the theory of the national law is that the tax would be stepped up from 1 to 3 per cent over a three-year period. The national bill levies a Federal tax to induce States to enact unemployment laws, by allowing a de- duction up to 90 per cent of the Fed- eral tax when similar payments are required locally. Another question is whether the District government should be re- quired, as in the House bill, to add to the fund a contribution equal to 1 per cent of the pay roll of all em- ployers subject to the measure, in order to provide a longer period of benefit payments. Pensions Less Difficult. It is not expected there will be much need for discussion on the old- age pension bill for the District, since that measure was considered last year and is much less complicated than the subject of unemployment imsur- ance. One of the main issues facing House and Senate conferees on the national bill is the Clark Senate amendment, to allow industries to re- main out of the Federal contributory old-age annuity system. If they operate' & private retirement plan equal to or betier than the Govern- ment program. This amendment re- lates to that féature of the security program calling for a joint Federal tax on employes and employers to build up reserves with which to re- tire those now gainfully employed. No laws would be enacted by the States or the District in relation to this plan, which is to be operated entirely as a Federal undertaking. Under the Clark amendment, com- panies would be exempted from these old-age annuity taxes if the Security Board found they had private retire- ment systems meeting the required standards. Old-Age Total $30 Monthly. The old-ago pension bill in the Dis- trict Committee has no connection with this Federal annuity system, but is intended to provide assistance to persons already 65 or over, under another section of the national bill in which the Federal Government will make a grant to match the local payment, up to a limit of $15 a month per person from the Federal Govern- ment, or a total of $30. Meanwhile speculation continued as to possible appointees to the National Social Security Board. Among those being mentioned are Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant Secretary of the ‘Treasury, and Edwin C. Witte, who headed the Economic Security Com- mittee. CHURCH FETE TO OPEN Annual Party for St. Aloysius to Continue Next Week. The annual lawn party for the