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(U. 8. Weather Bure au Forecast.) Fair ‘tonight; tomorrow fair, slowly rising temperature; gentle variable winds.. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 79, at 12:30 P.m, yesterday; lowest, 58, at.5 aam today. Full report on page A9, : i Closing N.Y.Markelt; Pages 13,14 & 15 Entet post & No. 33,292 THREE CATEGORIES IN TAX-RICH PLAN AS CONSIDERATION STARTS IN SENATE Inheritance or Gift, High Income and Corporation Profits Levies 'Scheduled in'Amendment. COMMITTEE 1S CALLED TO WEIGH PROPOSALS Senator Harrison, After Confer- ring on Draft With Treasury Experts, Estimates Additional Revenue to Government Will Be About $340,000,000 Yearly. r BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Senate Finance Committee will meet at 4 p.m. today to begin con- sideration of President Roosevelt's “share-the-wealth” tax program, which is to be offered as an amendment to the pending joint House resolution, extending certain excise taxes beyond July 1. Senator Harrison of Mississippl, thairman of the Finance Committee, said today the amendments to carry out the President’s program would cover three subjects. The first, he said, would be an in- heritance tax, with a corresponding tax on gifts. These taxes would be Jevied against the persons. receiving the inheritances and the gifts. Second, he said, would“be & grad- uated income tax on eorporation profits. The third would be a high income tax on incomes over a million’dollars. Warrison, Experts Confer. Sedator Harrison said he had been working this morning with tax experts from the Treasury Department and with those of the Finance Committee. He hopes to have a draft of the pro- posed amendments ready to lay be- fore the Pinance Committee at its meeting this afternoon. The Mississipp! Senator said the tax on inheritances would probably start on & net inheritance of $300,000. In other words, inhéritanges below mumwm‘edum_ npt. The in- heritance tax ‘T t§ be an addition to the present éstate tax, which starts on estates of $50,000 or more. ‘Thé proposed graduated income tax on corporation profits would range, Sénator Harrison said, from 10 per cent to 17% per cent, according fo the tentative rates. The 17'; per cent would apply where the corpora- tion profits were $20,000,000 and above that amount, 80 Per Cent Surtax. “The increase in.surtaxes on indi- vidual incomes above a million dollars will go probably as high as 80 per cent on incomes of $10,000,000 or . The present surtax on incomes of a million dollars of more is 59 per cent. Seénator Harrison estimated that as & result of these new taxes the Gov- ernment would receive annually about $340,000,000 additional revenue. It is his purpose to offer these amendments to the joint resolution extending the excise taxes and to keep that resolution before the Senate until the amendments are voted up or down, even if it takes a month to get action. The suggestion has been made that another joint resolution extending the excise taxes for 30 days'to 90 days may be rushed through the House and the Senate so that there may be no loss of revenue after July 1 if the pending joint resolution has not finally been acted upon in the Senate and approved by the President. Open Hearing Barred. Senator Harrison said that he plan- ned no public hearings on this tax legislation before the Senate commit- tee. No representatives of corpora- tions for example, will have an op- Pportunity to be heard. To hold open hearings, he said, might result in long delay. Signs of revolt developed in both House and Senate because of the administration’s haste in the matter. It was declared by leaders to be im- possible to write into law this tax program within five days, as proposed by the leaders and the President. Senator McNary of Oregon, Repub- lican leader of the Senate, said: “It seems to be pleading unseemly haste. The program is such an important proposal that the fullest opportunity for consideration should be given. It deals with the tax structure of the Early Passage Impossible. ‘While the Senate Pinance Commit- tee was plarning to go ahead with the tax amendments this afternoon, it ‘became apparert that the passage of the present tax program by Saturday (8ee TAXES, Page 3.) COTTON TAX BRINGS SUIT AGAINST U. 8. e ‘Amoskeag Company Sues . $2,500,000, Claiming Levy Is Unconstitutional. By the Associated Press. CONCORD, N. H., June 25.—The ‘Amoskeag Msnufacturing Co. of Man- chester, - largest single cotton textile ‘unit of its kind, today brought suit in Federal Court against the Government taxes were unconstitutional. “The suit, brought against Pewrr Gagne of Somersworth as collector bf internal revenue for New Hampshire, claimed that $2,170,628 was paid to the Government from August, 1933, to March, 1935, The company contended that the taxes unlawfully and unlawfully collected. for as- Gov- a8 second class matter , _Washington, La Follettes and 181 Others Bequeathed Cash by Cutting Will Disposing of $4,000,000 Estate D. C. Gives Wisconsin son M. Cutting of New Mexico, direct- ing disposition of an estate valued at about $4,000,000, was filed ‘this morn- ing with the register of wills for the District of Cclumbia. The will was drawn in the Senator’s own handwrit- ing, covering 12 pages of United States Senate stationery and was dated December 20, 1934. It was filed by Huston Thompson, attorney for the estate. Cash bequests amounting to $1, 106,000 are shared among 183 bene- ficiaries, amorg them being Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, who receives $50,000; Gov. Philip La Follette of Wisconsin, who is given $25,000, and Fdgar Puryear, secretary | to the Senator, who also receives $25,000. BANK INSURANCE T0 153 APPROVED |Senate Committee Favors " Year Extension—Fight on Bill Denied. BULLETIN. The Senate today adopted & joint resolution extending one year | from June 30 the temporary law insuring bank deposits up to $5,000. By the Associated Press. | The Senate Banking Committee to- | day approved a joint resolution reéc- | ommended by a subcommittee exténd- |ing for one year, from June 30, the | temporary bank deposit insurance | law. The action was taken on & voice vote after the committee rejected, 11 | {to 7. a three-month extension pro- | | posed by Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of | South Carolina. | The three-month propossl was i effort to compel enactment of the | whole administration’s bank bill with _ts provisions for centralizing control |of credit in the Fe Reserve | Board. | was an effort (0 ditth the Bill. - Some | members of the House Banking Com- mittee have felt that it was. Glass Sees Agreement. “The statement in the papers that this extension. is désigned to sét asidé title 2 (the credit control séction) is utterly without foundation or | truth,” Glass said. i “We are pretty necarly agreed of | the outstanding points of titlé 2, and I am confident in a little while wé shall be able %o revort the whoie bill 1 to the full committee” As revised by the Senate subcom- | mittee deposits would continue to be | | insured 100 per cent up to $5,000. | The assessments on banks for mem- | bership in the insurance fund would | be fixed at one-twelfth of 1 per cent | of tdtal deposits, whereas under ex- isting law it is one-half of 1 per cent | of insurable deposits. | _If Congress does not act before | July 1, a “permanent” insurance | plan would become effective auto- matically. This plan would guarantee | deposits 100 per cent up to $10,000 |and partially insure deposits above that amount. Records of the Deposit Insurance Corporation disclose that 19 members of the Surety Corporation have failed since inception of deposit insurance oa January 1, 1934. Of these, two were national banks and 17 were State banks. Eighteen of these institutions had | total deposits of $3,956,000, of which $2,636,000 was insured. Of the latter amount, $2,348,000 has been paid off, while the remainder is awaiting the call of the payee. | ‘The nineteenth, a State bank which | was closed June 4, has not yet been | acted upon by State banking author- ities and the corporation’s lability has not been fixed. MRS. MOODY WINS WIMBLEDON PLAY Blasts Points Almost at Will as Helen Jacobs Also Beats Opponent. By the Associated Press. LONDOYN, June 25—Helen Wills | Moody began her campaign to regain the all-England tennis championship today by eliminating M. Baumgarten of Hungary, 6—0, 6—1, in & first- round match on Wimbledon's famous courts. Helen Jacobs, the pion‘and old rival of Mrs. Moody's, in easy style, whipping Neli Adam- son, Belgian champion, 6—3, 6—2. Mrs, Moody was given a tremen- dous ovation by the crowd, which The | Eight Get $25,000. | pinis ot TR gmm ( nad the bill under two { months, dediéd the yéar Florence A. Droney, who géts 32,500, and Patrick Dufly, who receives $1,000. Florence W was employed ih the Senator’s éffice here, while Duffy was a butler int the Senator’s home. Ninety-ane persons receive bequests of $1,000°each, 50 more are granted $2,500 each and 10 are given $10,000 each. Most of these are residents of New Mexico, with all. employes of the Senator's offices and those in ::‘redp"ml service being remem- In addition to Gov. La Follette and Puryear, six others are named for $25,000 Bequests. These include Ser- rino Trujillo, jr.: E. D-nt Johnson (S8ee CUTTING, Page 5.) U.5. TROOPS ASKED 10 0PPOSE MILITIA Tacoma, Wash., Mill Work- ers Send Vigorous Pro- test to President. (Wirephoto on Page A-3.) By the Associated Press, ‘TACOMA, Wash., June 25.—A vig- orously worded protest to the Presi- dent, in which the aid of the Army ‘was asked for “protection” against the “lawless activities” of State and Na- tional Guard troops, was union labor's answer today to the use of troops in reopening six Tacoma lum- ber mills. Last night's meeting of the Central Labor Council was held several hours after tear gas and fixed bayonets had been used by troops in clearing the streets. One crowd of 2,000 was dis- | persed, Btate patrolmen made about 15 arrests, Promised Troop Pretection. m%twmm. ment Soiand that _reopen Calif,, m‘wammnuny in- Jured persons hurt in a riot last Priday. ‘Thé Thcomé Central Labor Council announced it “took Action to request the Presidént to extend the protection of the Federal the troops against lawless, irresponsible Activities of the | Stité troops 4nd National Guard troops in creating a4 reign of terror And outrage here, and to avert & | massacre of the citizens, which was apparently the objective of the forcés thrown into the city by Gov. Martin | at the demand of the sawmill em- ployers. * * ** Gas Bombs Hurled at 2,000 In the major encounter last night steel-helmeted National Guardsmen and club-swinging State police hurled tear gas bombs at a crowd of 2,000 or more, most of them spectators, along H street. The crowd quick dispersed under the barrage, and the advance of National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets. It was the third time during the day that tear gas was used in the re- opening of six of the city’s lumber miils, where 516 men went to work. U. S. Focal Point in Disputes. By the Associated Press. The Federal Government became. the focal point again today iu the current wave of labo: dispules. The Central Labor Council of Ta- coma, Wash., sent to President Tloose- velt & Vi protest against the “lawles activities” of National Gnards- ‘men. . National Guardsmen were vrapared for duty in Oregon, wnere other mills planned to reopen tGMOITOw. In New Orleans, the Federal Gov- efnment once more took over the task of collecting garbage. City work- ers announced heir decision to strike antil - past wages werg paid ia full The Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministration came to the city’s 1escue. In New England, with-3,000 mem- bers of the Umed Textile Workers on strike in milis of the Uxbridge ‘Worsted Co., Horace A. Riviere. vice president of the uuion, plaunéé to confer with ®ederal officials in an effort for conciliacion. The workers walked out as a prctest against the -alleged lowering of code standards after the collapse of N. R. A, and to enforce a 20 per cent wage in- crease. Federal authorities, with State offi- clals, sought to bring harmony to the béet sugar fields in Northwest Ohio, where 500 workers tiireaten to walk out in & wage dispute, Readers’ Cross-word Puzzle ......B-11 WITH SUNDAY MO! BERLNRENDLNGE PTLESS SUB WA, PARLANENT TOLD on Sinkings. BALDWIN ANNOUNCES CALL TO ARMS PARLEY France, Italy and Russia Invited. Economic Session Suggestion Turned Down. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 25.—Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, first lord of the ad- miralty, annodnced in the House of Commons today that Germany had agreed she would never again resort to unrestricted submarine warfare. Germany also was willing, Sir Bol- ton announced, to adhere to the rules and regulations regarding submarine warfare set out in part four of the London naval treaty, accepting them for herself irrespective of the attitude of other powers. The disclosure was followed by an announcement by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin that France, Italy and Russia had been invited to send | official delegations to London for the discussion of the limitation of naval armaments. The prime minister turned down s proposal by Willlam Craven-Ellis, national Conservative member, to call & new world economic con- ference of industrial nations. Cra- ven-Ellis wanted the conference aim toward an agreement to give all na- | tions a better opportunity for dispos- ing of their production which is in excess of domestic yequirements in | the world market. | Denies MacDonald Visit. | To his point-blank query as to | whether it was definitely decided that | Ramsay MacDonald, lord president of | the council, should visit the United States, Baldwin commented, “Some rumor to that effect has been circu- | | lated, but it is without foundation, | as most rumors are.” Regarding another economic con- ference, the prime minister sald, “His majesty’s government_ is most anxious all the time to do everything in its power to stimulate the movement of international trade, but I do not think that at the present juncture this pur- ‘Pose would be served by calling to- | gether™a ~conference such ‘a3 sUg- | gested.” German Decislodl Hailed. Thé wholé Mousé chéered Sir Bol- ton’s announcément of the CGeérman submarine agréemeént. Sir Bolton sald that part four of the London treaty was signed by Great Britain, the United States, Japan | Prance and Italy, adding: “But the| only powers juridically bound By it are ourselves, the United States and Ja- pan, because France and Italy did not ratify it.” Part four of the London treaty pro- | vides: “¢ ¢ ¢ Except in case of persistent refusal to stop on being duly sum- moned, or of active résistance to visit or search, & warship, whether surface vessel or submarine boat, may not sink or render incapable of navigation a merchant vessel without having first placed her passengers, crew and ship's papers in place of safety. For this purpose the ship's boats are not re- garded as a place of safety unless the safety of the passengers and crew is assured in the existing sea and weather conditions, by the proximity of land or the presence of another vessel which is in a position to take them on board.” French Speed Construction. By the Associated Press. PABIS, June 25.—Francois Pietrl, minister of national defense, went be- fore the Naval Committee of the Chamber of Deputies today to seek funds to speed up France’s naval building. Rapid completion of warships now under construction and “protective accords” with Great Britain and Italy became the principal planks of the French naval program in answer to Germany’s projected fleet under the new Anglo-German agreement. —ie: SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP URGES HIGH-TAX ON RICH Petition Signed by Educators and Clergymen: Advocatés Change in Revenue Laws. By the Associated Press. . Dr. Sidney E. Goldstein, chairman of the Social Justice Commission of the Central Conference -of American Rabbis, made public today a petition to Congress asking “drastic revision” of the revenue laws, The petition, signed by a list of educators, clergymen, farm leaders, social workers and labor men, de- manded the “equalizing” - of Govern- ment costs by taxes on the wealthy. It said the results of present taxes “are daily apparent in reduced con- suming power- of the masses, who still ** * pay the major part of the cost of government.” .A-13-14-15 | to take second place one stroke be- | Keys Pass 500th Hour in Air, With Flat Tire Causing Concern NG WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 1N p COTTON'S 141 TIED BY BRITISH PRO Richard Burton Matches De- fender’s Total—Smith Is One Stroke Behind. By the Associated Press. MUIRFIELD, Scotland. June 25— Henry Cotton shot a sub-par 70 to- day over the Gullane course to qual- | ify easily with a 36-hole total of 141 for his title defense in the British open golf championship. The 72-bgle championship pull starts tomo: at Muirfield. Cotton's 141—the total with he qualified a year ago—put hi the early lead for the shot- honors of the qualifying round. ship. Burton went out in 37 and cAmé back in 34—three under par, Smith Spins 142 Card. After a ragged start on the first) nine, the 45-year-old MacDonald | Smith of Glendale, Calif., settled down to shoot the second nine at Muirfield in even fours for a second | round of 76 and An aggregate of 142 hind Cotton and Burton. Apparently both third place and the | shotmaking honors of the final quali- fying day belonged to the veteran Charles Whitcombe, who added a fine | 3-under-par 69 over Gullane to yes- terday’s 74 for an aggregate of 143. W. Lawson Little, jr., of San Fran- | champion, added a 74 to yesterday's 78 and with & two-round total of 152 | he was believed to be close to the | danger line, With more than half the fleld sccounted for there were up- wards of 50 players with aggregates of 152 or better, indicating it might require that figure to qualify. * Kirkwood Finishes With 146. Joe Kirkwood, the trick shot artist from Chicago, made the grade with plenty to spare and was five shots back of the front-running OCotton. Kirkwood played Gullane today and used 74 stroke for an aggregate of 146. | Joe Ezar, the capricious campaigner i from Waco, Tex., shot Muirfleld in| 75 to qualify comfortably with 148. Tall Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa., a | hot favorite smong the invaders, stuck a 74 to his first-round of 77 for a total of 151. Arthur J. Lacey, former winner of the French and Belgian open cham- pionships and a member of the 1933 British Ryder Cup team, put a 74 to his first-round of 70 for a total of 144. Young Hector Thomson, winner of the 1934 Irish amateur championship, matched Lacey's total. The 22-year- old simon pure star toured the first nine at Gullane in 33 and came in in 37 for a 70 and a two-round total of (S8ee GOLF, Page 3.) 40-HOUR WEEK VOTED ‘World Labor Parley Sets Stand- ard for Glass Industry. GENEVA, June 25 (#).—The Inter- national Labor Conference today adopted an international convention establishing the 40-hour week for labor in the glass and bottle manufacturing industry. Proposals of 40-hour weeks for public works undertaken by governments and for the building contracting industry failed of adoption. -Action on conven- tions for iron, steel and coal mine labor were postponed until next year, when the conference will meet again. It adjourned today. Chicago in 1930. The ground crew said the Keys would have & better chance to lend safely on the punctured tire by fiying until their gas supply is practically exhausted 8o a5 hten the load 4 The in thly Associated eveni aper Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,586 . Some Returns Not Yet Recelved. (P Means Associated Press. \Y PUT A SHOT ¢ OF THIS IN A\ TH'OLD CRATE Johnson Re-Enters New Deal as Gothum Works Progress Head Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson, after a year of devotion to his private interests, is going back in the New Deal administration, this time as works progress adminis- trator in New York City. This was announced today by Harry L. Hopkins. - Gen. Johnson has been pre- ed upon to accept the posi- at. the request of Mayor La Guardia and Hopkins, as weil as President Roosevelt himself. former N. R. A. head was & lincheon guest of thé Presi- Allotment by Reosevelt Is Announced—T72 Projects Pushed by Ickes. With the announcement that Presi- dent Roosevelt has definitely ear- marked $249,000,000 for low cost housing, Public Works Administrator Ickes today was preparing to push 72 housing projects in 60 citles. He announced at his press confer- | ence that the works allottment board had submitted 24 housing projects in 21 cities to the President for approval. Mr. Ickes would not disclose the cities in which he plans to press these housing projects. He expected ap- proval in a short while. prepared to announce the sites, no de- | cisco, British and American amateur | This preliminary program entails $91,- | Until he is | tails of the housing program will be | made public. Options Being Made. In all the 21 cities, the administra- tor explained, options and appraisals of land are now being made. The administrator further disclosed an additional $33,000,000 for hous- ing, most of which already has beeh spent or obligated on projects in the old program. This would give a total of $282,000,000 for low-cost housing projects throughout the country. Housing officials said that the Na- HIDDEN BARS BILL PASSED BY SENATE Six Other D. C. Measures | Approved, Including One to Abate Smoke Nuisance. - The bill to anolish hidden bars, already passed Ly the House, was one of seven District measures passed by the Senate tnis afternoon. Be- | cause of an amendment. made neces- |sary to correct a clerical error, the bill allowing hotels and restaurants to mix drinks openly must.go back to the House. . s The other six .measures approved | were: Changing tbe street-pavin¥ as- | sessment law to provide that the rule | t January 1, 1885, Thic bill had alieady passed the House and was not amend- ed, It goes o the President. A joint resolution authorizing specidl | regulations and- other arrangements | for the seventieth national encamp- | mént of the Grand Army of the Re- public, to be held in Washington in | September, 1936. This had passed the House, but returns there for action on minor amendments. Anti-Smoke Bill Passed. A bill, not yet considered in the | House, to put more teeth in the laws | against the smoke nuisance. { A bill authorizing the Philadelphia, | ‘Baltimore & Washington Railroad Co. | to abandon and remove the sub- station for passengers at Seventh and C streets southwest as soon as sub- | stitute facilities are made available, This also requires House action. A bill repealing the law requiring the civilian commissioners to put up a $50,000 bond, since the Commis- sioners no longer possess the power over disbursement of funds which ex- isted when the bonds were originally provided for. A similar bill passed the House yesterday, but either the House or Senate will have to take further action to complete this change because each branch passed a sep- arate bill. The last bill was to authorize the issuance of a license to Dr. Ronald A. Cox for the practice of the healing art. The Commissioners reported to the Senate committee that Dr. Cox had a license to practice medicine an tion-wide program of 72 projects | surgery in 1926, but when the new would be finished during 1936. Asked if the $249,000,000 just ear- | W8S absent from the city. marked by the President was all he expected for housing, Mr. Ickes said, “It exhausts the list of projects but not the possibilities.” The list of 24 projects which Ickes has forwarded to the White House is now being studied by Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins, Regulations Studied. Meanwhile, the regulations pre- scribed by President Roosevelt under which work projects are to be carried out were being studied. The executive order embodying the regulations provides that all projects are to be prosecuted under one of four The new law of 1929 required re- newal of licenses within a specified | time, which has expired, The bill | requires House action. Little Debate on Bars Bill. “There was virtually no debate on the bill permitting the open mixing of drinks in dining rooms and res- taurants. Senator McKellar, Demo- crat, of Tennessee asked for an expla- nation of the purpose of the measure, which was given by Senator Copeland of New York. The bill does not com- pel all restaurants and hotels to take down the screens or other barriers required under the original regulations, methods—force contract, fixed price |but authorizes their removal at the contract, limited price contract and management contract. The order, however, contains an exception, under which Hopkins gives final approval to the method to be used or is allowed to designate “an- other method.” It was assumed that the projects would be carried on under the wage rate range of $19 to $94, covering all ‘classes of workers from unskilled labor to professional workers. Several of the methods under the regulations provide for supply of material by the Government. Dis- cussion of details up to now has in- volved mention of about $1,500,000,000 for material to be used cut of the $4.000,000.000 work fund. $16,017,025. in New Projects. The announcement of the regula- tion came yesterday a few hours after the Allotments Committee recomimended only $16.017,025 in new projects to Mr. Roosevelt. The total was raised to $131,017,025 by recom- mendation of $115,000,000 to carry out direct relief during July. Mr. Roosevelt was reported author- itatively to have taken the entire billion dollars already approved (ex- clusive of relief funds) under review. Piquett Trial Near End. option of the proprietor. The favorable report of the District Committee was filtd by Senator Mc- Carran, Democrat, of Nevada, after a hearing last week. Supporters of the bill, including the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, argued that open bars would make for more sanitary condi- tions and allow customers to see what they were buying. Opponents of the bill, including the District Commis- sioners, argued it was a step toward the return of the old-time saloon. If the House agrees to the clerical correc- tion the bill will go to the White House for signature, The smoke control bill would thorize the Commisisoners ‘to make The only local bill postponed today was that authorizing designation of a new street in the District as Maine avenue. Duke of York IIL LONDON, June 25 (#).—The Duke of York, second son of the King, was ill in bed today, with temperature above notmal, but physicians said his condition was not serious and that he would resume his engagements soon. Tientsin Commander Changes. NANKING, June 25 (#).—The Na- tionalist government today named Gen. Shsng Chen commander of the replacing Gea. Yu - Healing Arts Board was created he | TWO CENTS. MUSSOLINIS AIMS {IN AFRICA DISPUTE EXPLORED BY EDEN British Minister Discusses Ethiopia With Suvich and |l Duce, OBJECTIVE MEDIATION WITH HAILE SELASSIE Premier Reported Holding That Neither Articles 10 or 15 Could Be Invoked, (Copyright. 1935. by the Associatéd Prasgt) ROME, June 25—Great Britain's minister for League of Nations af- fairs, Capt. Anthony Bden, made & preliminary survey of the Ethiopian question with Fuivio Suvich, Italian ' undersecretary for foreign affairs, this be one of the most important en= counters of the year. The conference with Mussolin! on the Ethiopian conflict began later in the Venezia Palace, The British diplomat and Suvich drove to Castel Fusanq on the coast for luncheon. Altnough the idea of » formal conversation on foreiga af- ‘airs in Rome was sbandoned the two statesmen managed to cover many subjects during the 45-minute drive and later, at the table. Article 15, providing arbitration by the League Council in the event of viewpoint., nefther of these articles could be in- voked in the present conflict. It was said that Article 10 eould not be invoked because Article 19, providing for territorial révision and to which' Article 10 is linked, never has been applied. Italy’'s juridical argument is that the League should reduce Ethiopia to the rana of a mandate state, implying that Italy should be given the man- date. A government spokesman explained that Italy's note to Addis Ababa Sun- day in regard to the sultanate of Jimma had not been a protest, but, rather, a request for information. The Ethiopian pote of reply explained that the sultanate had not been absorbed by Ethiopla, as was previously re- ported in Italy, but that Emperor Haile Selassie had appointed a guar- dian over the young son of the late | Sultan, who died recently, Legation Denies Rumors. An official denial was issued of ru- {mors that the Italian Legation in Addis Ababa had ordered Italian sub- jects in Ethiopia te be ready to leave within 10 days. Another of Eden’s conferees today was Geoffrey Thompson, British ex- pert on African affairs. * Members of the Italo-Ethiopian Conciliation Commission wers as- assembling at Scheveningen, a suburb of The Hague, to resume their ses- ions after a recess of several weeks. ‘Two more ships sailed, meanwhile, r East Africa with soldiers and war | materials. . Capt. Eden probably will leave to- | morrow. Aid Rumors Held Hypothesis. PARIS, June 325 (#.—Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, in an in- terview with ‘the newspaper Le Matin at Addis Ababa, was quoted today as saying rumars of Moslem aid for Ethiopia in the event of & war against Italy, were only “hypothesis.” “Mahomet in the Koran declared ‘the Ethiopians gave me hospitality and all Musselmen should aid Ethiop- ians if they are in difficulties’” the | Emperor was quoted, “For the moment the Moslems of Ethiopia are happy to live in a spirit of peace and religious liberty.” © Ethi Rejects Charges. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 2§ (#)—The Ethiopian government, in a note to Italy, rejected today as “non-pertinent” Italjan charges that Ethiopia was making the Sultanate of Jimma another province of the empire. The note was dispatched in reply to Italian representations June 23, in which the Italian government “took cognizance” of steps the Ethiopian government was taking to make Jimma another province under its . direct administration. Italy insisted she bad rights in Jimma, as a consequence ‘of treaties concluded directly with Sultan Abba Jiftar and expressed “formal reserves” concerning the new situation. The Ethiopian Empire replied that Jimma has always been an Integral part of the empire, administered un~ der authority of the central govern- ment, like other provinces, BOMB BLAME FIXED . Blast in U. 8. Embassy Laid to Foes of Mexican President. MEXICO, D. F., June 25 P)~The bombing of the United States Eme bassy was attributed unofficially today to persons wishing to embairase the government of President Lazaro Cars Am| Josephus en- tered no complaint and it was be- lieved that an investgation into the bombing Sunday, which caused slight mwnfum‘. 4