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WEATHER. (U. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow, not much change in temperature; gentle variable winds, mostly west. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 78, at 1:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, §0, at 5 a.m. today. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Full report on page A-9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 15, 16, 17 Ne. 33,291, MUSSOLINI- READY 10 INSIST LEAGUE EXCLUDE ETHIOPIA Reported Planning MoVe if Eden Raises Subject of Conflict. DISCUSSION CONSIDERED INEVITABLE BY BRITISH Duce Said to Have Spurned Reich Naval Pact Explanations in Rome Conference. . 1935, by the Associated Press.) (Coflnéfif ,JUNE 24 —Well informed sources said today that Premicr Mus- solini, in conference with Capt. An- thony Eden of Great Britain is pre- pared to demand the exclusion of Fthiopia from the League of Nations if the British diplomat raises the sub- ject of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and its effect upon the League. Official Italian circles said they hoped the subject would not be brought up between the two states- men, but British authorities said they considered its discussion inevitable. The two foregathered at Venezia Palace this morning and conversed for two hours on the Anglo-German naval pact and the proposed Western European aviation agreement. Explanations Shunned. Italian sources said Il Duce turned a deaf ear to Eden's explanations of Great Britain’s naval accord with Germany. Italians predicted freely that no results would come from the confer- ence between Il Duce and Britain's roving representative of peace, save possibly for a European air accord. Concerning the Anglo-German naval accord, they said Mussolini told Capt. Eden he could not approve the unilateral manner in which it was reached without bringing Italy and France into the final discussion. May Ask Higher Ratio. 11 Duce also reserved-the right to ask for a higher ratio in any general naval conference than the 1.5 battle- ships granted to Italy under the Washington treaty, compared to five for the United States and Great Britain, they declared. Italian sources said the issues of the Italo-Ethioplan dispute and the League of Nations, of withdrawal from which press threats have been issued, ‘would not be discussed at the morning meeting. If it came up at later conversations, they asserted, Mussolini would tell Eden that Italy intended to go ahead with a complete “radical” solution of the Ethiopian problem and would not listen to any partial solutions such .88 concessions of territory. Visit Is Minimized. Indicative of the Italian attitude toward Eden's visit was the fact that newspapers were instructed not to give it prominence. Both British and Italian official circles characterize as ridiculous re- ports published abroad that Eden would offer Mussolini the African territory of Ogaden. Even if Italy were to receive such‘v an offer, officials said she would re-| fuse it, declining any partial solution | of the East African border contro- versy. British circles insisted that Ogaden | was not Eden’s to offer, and that not even British pressure could be suffi- cient to induce Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to offer it. Sir Eric Drummond, British Am- bassador to Rome, and William Strang, foreign office expert, accom- panied Capt. Anthony Eden to Venezia Palace for the conversations. Morning Talk Short. ‘The morning conference was short, the British diplomat leaving Venezia Palace shortly before noon, prelimi- nary to a luncheon Mussolini was giving in his honor at a large hotel. An official communique, issued at the conclusion of the first meeting, said: “This morning the head of the government received British Minister Eden in Venezia Palace and talked to him cordially for about two hours. “During the conversation the Anglo- German naval pact of June 18, proj- ects of an aerial agreement and other questions which were contained in the Anglo-French declarations of Feb- Tuary 3 were examined.” In view of the fact the communique (See MUSSOLINI, Page 4.) STABILIZATION HELD RECOVERY REQUISITE ‘War of Quotas Must End, Dutch Leader Says at International Chamber Meeting. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 24.—The president of the International Chamber of Com- merce, Frederick Fentener van Vlis- singen, opened the chamber’s world congress today with an assertion that the “world war of quotas and ex- change” must end if the world wants economic prosperity. President Albert Lebrun of France trying to put its own house in order ‘without troubling itself about the dis- order it creates in other households,” Devoting half his opening address to in the United States as Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Al Key’s Toothache Ended After Nearly Breaking UpFlight All Well, Brothers Say, Coming Within Three Days of Record. By the Associated Press. MERIDIAN, Miss., June 24.—As the Key brothers today came within three days of a new endurance record, a bad tooth, which brought almost unbear- able suffering for several days to Al Key, older of the two pilots of the ship, was reported improved and in- formation from the ship indicated all was well. Fred, the other brother, said he was “O.K.” Sunday night Al Key reported he had lanced the gum around the tooth and that it was better. If necessary, the tooth may be pulled in the air. Between 15,000 and 20,000 persoas from Meridian, the out-of-town area and from many States visited the air- port. Sunéay. Fred Key said he was overjoyed with the big reception. Sunday was the first really clear day for the Keys since their take-off on June 4, with good visibility. The Keys weni aloft on June 4, 20 days ago, and must remsmn in the air until 13 minutes and 3 sec- onds past 2 pm. Thursday to zet a new record. The present record of 553 hours 42 minutes and 30 seconds was set July 4, 1930, by John and Kenneth Hunter at Chicago. BOMBED EMBASSY OF U3, GUARDED {Attack Made on Building in Mexico—Daniels Is Unperturbed. By the Associated Press. MEXICO, D. F., June 24.—Rein- forced police detachments guarded the United States Embassy today as au- thorities began an investigation into a bombing that shattered several win- dows of the building. A bomb, apparently made of dyna- mite and caps, was thrown from a speeding automobile Sunday into the embassy garden. The explosion tore 2 9-inch gap in the wall surrounding the garden and broke one window in | the private office of Ambassador Jose phus Daniels. 8 Incident Minimized. The Ambassador said the incident was of “no importance at all” but Acting Secretary of Foreign Relations Ceniceros called to express his regrets, while extra police and plain clothes- men were detailed to the embassy Details of the bombing were nout made public, but it was learned from reliable sources that police were trac- ing a clue and expected to arrest those responsible. Ambassador Daniels said he was at a loss to account for the incident, hav- ing received no threats of any kind. Bomb Fragments Recovered. The Ambassador declined to make a complaint, but a policeman on guard at the embassy recovered fragments of the bomb and reported the incident to| police headquarters. The embassy is situated in the fash- | ionable Colonia Juarez. A few blocks | away is the Japanese Legation, where | a similar bombing attempt attributed to Communists was made several months ago. LYDDANE INJURED IN PLUNGE OF CAR Fell Asleep at Wheel, Police Told | by Rockville Murder Plot Figure. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., June 24— Prancis S. Lyddane, object of a mur- der plot allegedly conceived by his wife Anne, escaped with minor in- juries when an automobile he was driving ran off the Rockville-Fred- erick Pike today and rolled down an embankment. Lyddane, who told police he went to sleep at the wheel of the car, and a companion, Ralph Benson, suffered minor lacerations and bruises. The car was demolished. Lyddane and Benson were returning to Rockville from Oakland, Md., where they attended the convention of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association. They were taken to the office of Dr. ch William S. Murphy for treatment. Realty Man Slays Self. BOSTON, June 24 (#)—George P. Hamlin, sr., 65, real estate operator, died in a hospital today after he had been found in his State street office with a bullet. wound in his head. His son, George F Hamlin, jr., said the wound was self-inflicted. Doctors Hear By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, June 24—Cancer, despite its many enigmas to the medi- cal profession, still exacts a needless number of deaths from its victims, the Summer meeting of the Ameri- can Association for the Advancement of Science and the Minnesota State Medical Association was told today. “Forty per cent of all cancer deaths,” pre-Congress sessions the United States’ 100 delegates drafted resolu- tions urging currency stabilization and knowledge of how to control the dis- In 1932, he added, 122,449 persons died from cancer, yet 40 WASHINGTON, D. C, CHECK ON WARSHIP FIRMS AND PROFITS URGED IN”REPORT Nye Committee Demands Curb on Influence to Promote Strife. 36 PER CENT NET ON ONE CRUISER CHARGED Lobbyists Would Be Forced to Report Income and Expendi- tures Under Law Asked. By the Associated Press. Demanding a big stick policy to “police” builders of warships and pre- vent them from confusing “public de- fense needs with their private pockets,” the Senate Munitions Committee today urged a four-point legislative pro- gram to: 1. Prevent “collusion” in bidding for Navy construction jobs. 2. Prevent American patents from getting into the hands of foreign powers. 3. Limit profits to 5 per cent of the total cost to the Government, in cases where the Government assumes the risks of the enterprise, or to 10 per cent where the Government does not. 4. Require that shipbuilders’ “lobby- ists” register with the Government and disclose their income and ex- penditures. Flag-Waving Hit. Some shipbuilders, said the com- mittee, headed by Senator Nye, Re- publican, of North Dakota, “are cer- tainly not above suspicion of willing- ness to wave the flag or to circulate war scares in the plain and simple interest of their own pocketbooks, re- gardless of results.” . ‘The committee, making a prelim- inary report on an investigation to determine whether “collusion” existed, held that there was “telepathy” among shipyard officials in dealing with each other so that each got the ship contracts it wanted at profits ranging as high as 36 per cent. “The private shipbuilders,” the re- port said, “should very definitely be policed in any and all moves made by vhem or through them to confuse pub- lic-defense needs with their private pockets, or should be cut off entirely from the building of ships for the Navy." Helpless on Price. It declared the Navy was “at the mercy” of the yards in preparing plans for war ships and equally help- less at Qetermining what prices were fair. “A series of bids are put before the Navy,” the report recited, “and the Navy has to take the low one, and the taxpayers have to hope and pray that the low one is somewhere within a few million dollars of being reasonable.” Continuing, the report said: “In submitting this preliminary re- port, the committee wishes to empha- size that it is interested mainly in two things: “The first of these is that the naval defense shall be provided for without profiteering or collusion. “The second of these is that the national necessity for a purely de- fensive Navy shall not be confused with the private necessity of the ship- builders for continuing profits as a consequence of the present close inter- dependence of the Navy Department and these private shipbuilders. * * * Recommends Legislation. “The growth of the Navy contains within it the seeds of armament races and wars as well as the legitimate seeds of a purely defensive national life insurance.” As a first corrective effort, the com- mittee made its recommendation the legislation which already has been introduced into Congress. Asserting that private interests could incite nations to armament races, the committee declared they were not “the right parties” to be left “close to the powder keg of international relations.” Construction of naval vessels was declared to be ‘more costly in private yards than in Government yards. “While the evidence is not all in,” the report said, “the indications are that the private yards cost the Gov- ernment from one to two million dollars more per cruiser than the navy yards.” Charges Wreck of Parley. ‘The committee charged big ship- builders with breaking up the Geneva Nayal Limitations Conference in 1927 and immediately launching a price- increasing campaign that “made profits of 35 and 254 and 36.9 per cent on the cruisers.” The committee sald there was “danger in allowing self-interested groups such as the shipbuilders” to be in “the close position of influence, as they are at present, to such an important instrument of national policy as the Navy is.” Cancer Toll Needlessly High at Minneapolis in diagnosis, which nas resulted in ability to ascertain skin, mouth, breast and pelvic organs’ cancers without re- sorting to surgery. Dr. Rector de- WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION GENTRAL CONTROL 1S URGED BY DEAN OF RESERVE BOARD Adolph C. Miller Asks Free- dom of Agency From Politics. COURSE TAKEN EARLY IN 1929 IS DEFENDED Suggests Modification of Admin- istration Bill—Hits Open Mar- ket Policy Compromise. By the Associated Press. Centralized control of the Nation's credit was urged today by Adolph C. Miller, a member of the Federal Re- serve Board. He recommended modifications in the administration’s banking bill, which has been approved by the House. Compromise suggestions for putting responsibility for open market policies and discount rates in a new agency were attacked by Miller, who is dean of the Reserve Board. In a lengthy statement, Miller said: “Final authority and continuous responsibility for national credit poli- cies should be concentrated in a sin- gle, impartial, disinterested public body having a national viewpoint and owing undivided allegiance to the general public interest.” New Independence Asked. Basing his arguments on differences arising within the board during the speculative boom preceding the 1929 crash, and urging changes in the banking bill to give the board a new independence in exercising credit and money control, Miller recommended that the present Open-market Com- mittee, representing the 12 Reserve banks, be continued with power to initiate open-market policies subject to the board’s final determination. ‘The Open-Market Policy Committee has to do with buying and selling of Government securities. Miller also would strengthen the | board’s independence by longer terms and voluntary retirement at 70 on pensions and require one more than a majority vote in the board's deci- sions. | The American Liberty League in a | statement cpposed enactment of any measure which centralizes control of credit policies. In attacking title 2 of the administration’s bill, the league said: e “Title 2 increases the authority of political officers of the National Gov- ernment over the Federal Reserve System in such a way as to furnish & potential menace to the integrity of our credit and monetary systems. Also, it skirts dangerously near the borders of unconstitutionality, it it does not actually overstep them.” Referring to the 1929 situation, Miller said: “During the tension occasioned by the acute differences over the leader- ship of the Federal Reserve System in the six months following the board's declaration of its position of Febru- ary 2, 1929, the five members of the board who took the responsibility of formulating the attitude and policy for the Federal Reserve System were opposed by a minority of their own membership.” Defends Board's Judgment, This minority, he said, included the Secretary of the Treasury, the gov- ernor and the vice governor, the 12 Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Advisory Council and many of the largest member banks. “This was a formidable opposition,” he continued. “Nevertheless the board adhered to its position, firm in its conviction that it was pursuing the only proper and effective course of action, belated though it was, which was open to the Federal Re- serve System at the time. “That it did not err in its judg- ment from a public point of view seems sufficiently established by the fact that several of the most im- portant amendments written into the banking act of 1933 with regard to the Federal Reserve System were based upon the attitude of the board as expressed in 1929 and the proce- dures then developed.” MORGAN OPPOSES T.V.A. BILL CHANGES Statement After White House Parley Interpreted as Reflect- ing Roosevelt’s Attitude. By the Associated Press. Administration opposition to the amended Tennessee Valley Authority expansion bill, as approved by the House Military Committee, was voiced at the White House today by Dr. Arthur Morgan, chairman of the authority. Asked about reports of antipathy :‘:ha amended measure, Dr. Morgan “I think that is a pretty good guess. It would be worse than nothing. It looks as though it were a deliberate attempt to kill the act.” ‘The T. V. A. head spoke after a talk with President Roosevelt. His words were generally interpreted as a direct reflection of the President’s attitude. STATESMAN TO BE TRIED Raynaldy Accused in Stavisky Stock Case. PARIS, June 24 (#)—Eugene Ray- naldy, former French minister of jus- begins tomorrow his defense der former Premier Herriot in 1032, was recently acquitted on similar charges growing out of the Stavisky MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1935—THIRTY PAGES. THE PIED PIPER IS WILLING TO PASS OVER HIS PIPES. HOUSE TAKES UP D.C. AIRPORT BILL Blanton Begins- Attack on Rent Commission Re- vival. BULLETIN. The House today adopted an amendment 1o the airport bili to force the District to bear the en- tire cost of the site. The amend- ment was offered by Representa- tive Blanton, Demccrat, of Texas. BY JAMES E. CHINN. ‘The highly controversial bill to establish a special commission to se- lect a site for the long-proposed municipal airport was called up first | in the House today as it began con- sideration of the District calendar. Debate on the measure was limited to one hour. Representative Randolph, Democrat, of West Virginia, who served as chair- man of a subcommittee which held lengthy hearings on the airport bill, opened the debate, explaining the pur- pose of the bill and stressing the need for development of commercial avia- tion. Even before the airport bill was called up, Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas indicated he would lead a fight against the Elfenbogen bill to revive the wartime Rent Com- mission with amendatory changes. This measure is to be considered after action on the airport bill. Doubts Effectiveness. In a one-minute speech, Blanton appealed to the House to defeat the Ellenbogen bill. He said the old war- time Rent Commission “didn’t do a bit of good—it didn’t reduce rents.” ‘When Congress adjourns, Blanton predicted, rents in Washington will automatically decrease. The airport bill would create a commission of seven to select a site. Chairman Norton of the District Com- mittee, however, plans to offer an amendment to increase the personnel to nine to give the District greater representation. The two additional members would be representatives of the Board of Trade and the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion. Gravelly Point Advocated. The first opposition to the airport bill came from Representative Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, who sponsored a measure providing for establishment of the proposed municipal airport at Gravelly Point. Smith first criticized Samuel Solo- mon, general manager of the Wash- ngton-Hoover Airport, for trying to force the Government to select that site. He said that airport is unsafe and unsatisfactory, and predicted that ultimately the Gravelly Point site would be selected. Smith charged the Washington- Hoover Airport is trying to sell its land to the Government at $17,400 an acre. He described the airport as a “white elephant,” and said an amendment should be written into the bill to limit the cost of the site to $1,000,000. The measure fixes the limit of cost at $2,000,000. “I fear the granting of power to a committee which can spend $2,500,000 of our money without closer check than this bill provides,” Smith said. The Virginian next read a letter from the Department of Agriculture in which it was stated that seizure of a part of the Arlington experimental farm for addition to Washington Air- port would “irreparably damage” the work of the department there. Readers’ Guide Comics . Cross-word Puzzle , Editorials ¢ Foening Star Failure of Canvas Wings Blamed on Extra Parachute By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, June 24— Wilson Spiva, 22, blamed too much precaution today for his unsuccessful attempt to fly through the air on canvas wings fastened to his body. In addition to the wings, he carried two parachutes when he dropped from an airplane at an altitude of 5,000 feet yesterday. The two 'chutes, he said, inter- fered with his body movement, and he was unable to use his wings. He came down safely with one of the parachutes. He said he planned to try again next Sunday, using only one parachute. ‘SMITH SHOOTS 66 IN BRITISH OPEN Veteran Scot From Glen- dale, Calif., Qualifies Six Strokes Under Par. By the Associated Press. MUIRFIELD, Scotland, Jtne 24.— MacDonald Smith, the veteran Scot who makes his headquarters at Glen- dale, Calif, lald claim early to the shotmaking honors in the 36-hole qualifying round for the British open golf championship today with a 6 under par, first round 66 fired over the neighboring Gullane course. ‘The 45-year-old veteran, who has been seeking a major title for more than a score of years, toured the first nine in 34—one under par—and then came back in 32, displaying some of the finest golf ever shot in this heather country. Smith was one of three early finish- ers to break par on the Gullane course. Percy Alliss of England, P. J. Mahon, a young Irish professional, reported sub-par 70s, while Prank Ball, formerly from Atlanta, Ga., came up with a par 72. Mist Makes Playing Miserable. In sharp contrast to last week’s heat’ wave, a heavy mist, combined with an occasional cold, drizzling rain, made playing conditions miserable for the early starters on the Muirfield course—the other preliminary test layout—with the result scores - ran "(Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) LAWRENCE OF ARABIA REPORTED IN ETHIOPIA Paris Newspaper Says He Was Not Killed in Motor Cycle Crash, But Is on Haile Selassie’s Staff. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 24—The newspaper I'Oeuvre published a report today that Col. T. E. Lawrence is not dead, but is acting as military adviser to Em- peror Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. The article, coming from Cairo, said “Lawrence of Arabia” was not killed in a cycling accident in England, but arrived in Africa late in April with an assistant named Gardner, who aided him in his Arabian adventures. The article said the two men ar- rived at Addis Ababa May 21 and are now attached to the Emperor’s war staff, preparing for an anticipated Italian invasion. Erection of Apartments Here For Congress Members Asked the Special Select Committee of the Insisting rents are “extremely exces- qook kK ' TURD. Cireulation, Som 1.5 STRIES GROW WTH TEXTLE ROW 2,800 Out in New England as Seamen Tie Up Oil Tankers. By the Associated Press. Labor disputes spread sporadically over the United States today. In New England the United Textile | Workers of America called out its| members in mills operated by the Ux- | bridge Worsted Co. Early reports said | approximately 2,800 of the mills’ 3,375 employes answered the call. This was | the first serious dispute in the fre- quently turbulent textile industry in New England since the expiration of | the codes. ‘The union issued the strike call as| & protest against the alleged lowering of code operating standards and to | enforce a demand for wage increases. | The company's mills were affected in Uxbridge, Mass.; Putnam, Conn.; ‘Woonsocket, R. I.; Pascoag, R. I, and Lowell, Mass. The demand for higher wages also | brought a strike call from the Inter- national Seamen’s Union to members | employed in ofl tankers owned by the | Cities Service Co. Four Tankers Tied Up. Four tankers were tied up by the | walkout, one in Boston, one in Provi- dence, R. I, and two in Port Arthur, | Tex. The strikers planned to seek the support of workers on other company | tankers as sooa as they put into port. Percy Pryor, New England repre- sentative of the union, said a wage increase of from $52 to $62.50 a month for able-bodied seamen was sought. As an aftermath of the trolley work- | ers’ strike in Omaha, Gov. R. L. Coch- | ran of Nebraska paid no heed to the refusal of non-striking car workers to abide by arbitration. The Governor ordered his commission to continue arbitration of the differences between the traction operators and the strikers. Strike in Northwest. ‘The 363 non-striking employes, in refusal of the question of arbitration, said, “It is our judgment that the strikers and not the non-strikers should pay the penalty.” In the vast timber country of the Northwest, California and Washing- ton National Guardsmen were on duty, ready to protect lumber mill workers who continued their jobs after some 35,000 other workers answered a strike call of the newly organized Sawmill and Timber Workers’ Union. Owners of 18 large bakeries in Cleveland shut down their plants after the Bakery Drivers’ Union issued a strike summons for only three of the plants shut down. The 18 plants em- | Jploy some 2,600 men. S TR INTERVENTION UNLIKELY Prelates Say Vatican Will Not Interfere With Coughlin. VATICAN CITY, June 24 (®).— Prelates were on record today as say- ing any interventfon by the Vatican regarding activities by Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin was extremely unlikely. They said the Holy See had been informed of no violations of canon law by the “radio priest” and pointed out that the Pope rarely -intervened to discipline a parish priest since a bishop is considered to be the nearly absolute ecclesiastical ruler of a dio- cese. | 120,691 e Returns Not Yet Recelved. UP) Moans Associated Press. TRmATE 130972 TWO CENTS. ROOSEVELT SEES CONGRESS CHIEFS ONTAXPLANFATE White House Parley Today Decides on Passage This Session. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OF 2 HOUSES CONFER Robinson Announces Excise Levy Extension Resolution Will Be Expedited. BULLETIN. Congressional leaders were in- formed today, just a few hours be- fore talking with the President himself, that Mr, Roosevelt would like to have his share-the-wealth taxes enacted this session. Whether the tax program will be put through at this session of Congress will be decided at a conference at 5 pm. today at the White House be- tween President Roosevelt and Demo- cratic congressional leaders. This was announced by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader of the Senate, after a discus- sion of the tax problem, in which he participated with Speaker Byrns of the House, Senator Harrison of Mis- sissippi, chairman of the, Finance Committee, and chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee. If the decision reached at the White House conference this afternoon ‘is to 80 ahead at this session with passage of the tax bill, it will mean an exten- sion of the present session by at least 30 days. This would mean no ad- Jjournment until the middle of August or the first of September, accorcing to Senator Robinson and Senator Harrison. Plans to Speed Levy Extension. Senator Robinson said every effort would be made to dispose promptly of the joint resolution extending cer- tain excise taxes beyond July 1. This resolution has passed the House and will be taken up in the Senate to- morrow. Leaders are anxious that the passage of this resolution shall not be complicated by an effort to insert in the resolution the President's tax program. Robinson gave assurance that the President'’s tax recommendations would be considered by the Ways and Means Committee after the joint reso- lution had passed. “I cannot say what the Ways and Means Committee will do, or whether final action on the bill will be taken this session,” said Senator Robinson. It is expected, however, that a def- inite decision will be reached as to whether the tax program shall be pressed at this session, when the White House conference is held this afternoon. In the meantime, Senator La Fol- lette of Wisconsin, Progressive, said he was prepared to offer tax amend- ments to the joint resolution for the extension of certain excise taxes be- yond July 1 to carry out the Presi- dent’s recommendations. This reso- lution is due to come up in the Sen- ate for consideration late today or tomorrow. Senator La Follette said that if he could have definite assurance that the House Ways and Means Committee and the House would go forward with a separate tax bill at this session he | would not press his amendments tn the pending joint resolution. He left a very definite impression that unless he had such assurance he would de- mand action on his proposed amend- ments without further delay. All kinds of speculation as to the course which would be followed floated about the Capitol today. While one group appeared positive the President and Congress would go forward with the tax program now, another group held that a committee would be given the duty of investigating the tax pro- posals during the Summer so as to report a bill to Congress at its next session. This group also expressed the opin- ion that the President’s recommenda- tion for a constitutional amendment to do away with future tax-exempt securities would be handled at the present session. It is believed that a resolution submitting an amendment to the Constitution on this subject could be passed speedily. House Approval Seen. Speaker Byrns expressed belief the House would give a substantial ma- jority to a program like that suggested by the President. Indirectly, the Speaker at his press conference inferred that he would like to see the question disposed of this session, “I don't see any reason for prolenged hearings on taxes,” he said. “The first basic thing to determine is whether you are going to have taxes. That leaves only the question of rates, and that shouldn’t take long. “I think the President would leave rates to Congress, although I don't know that. “There is still a question in my mind as to whether the inheritance, gift and corporation taxes will be taken up. But I think there is a general desire to get everything out of the way that we can this year, and then have a reasonably short session next year. “We ought to dispose of all possible legislation now, and give business and the country a chance to know what to figure on “If a tax bill like the President’s program should reach the floor, I (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) THREE DIE IN WRECK