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‘WEATHER. (U. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, possibly local thundershowers in the aft- errioon; slightly cooler; moderate winds. Temperatures—Highest, 83, at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 60, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page A-7. Closing N. Y. Markets, No. 33,293. ROOSEVELT PUTS TAX BILL DETAILS UP TO' CONGRESS, BUT URGES HASTE Does Not Ask Action on Scheme as Rider to Nui- sance Levy Extension Resolution Now in Senate. HOUSE GROUP CHARTS PLAN FOR NEW MEASURE Ways and Means Unit Serves Notice on Upper Branch It Will Follow Course if It Takes Months—Revenue Loss Seen in Battle. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt said today he wants the new wealth tax program enacted this session, but not neces- sarily as a part of the emergency nui- sance tax bill due to pass by Saturday. Even as he spoke at a press con- ference, House Ways and Means Committee Democrats served notice on Senate leaders that they intended to insist upon originating a new tax bill to carry out the President’s pro- gram for a wider distribution of wealth. } They did that through a resolution, adopted at & secret meeting, author- izing Chairman Doughton to advise Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee that the Ways and Means Committee was “ready” to start action on a new bill. Measure Hits Senate Snag. Meanwhile, the tax program en- countered delay in the Senate which caused Democratic leaders to concede there was little hope of getting it enacted by Saturday night. A session of the Senate Finance Committee to act on some of the levies was called off because Treasury and legislative drafting experts had not completed work on the tentative rate schedules. Mr. Roosevelt expressed some sur- prise at suggestions that the new levies on high incomes and inheri- tances be rushed through by Saturday night. He sald he had never con- sidered that speedy a program. Reminded that the emergency nuisance taxes expire on Saturday night uniess the pending bill is en- acted, the President definitely inti- mated that he would approve proce- dure for separate action on the wealth-tax program. This would permit immediate action on the nuisance levies. Specifies Two Aims. Discussing his recommendation for & new tax system to apply to the wealthy, Mr. Roosevelt said its pri- mary purpose was two-fold—to obtain Tevenue and to provide a better social order. He declined comment on the sched- ules announced yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee, saying he had not read them. The President emphasized that he ‘was recommending principles to Con- gress and that actual framing of schedules was up to Congress alone. The House ways and means Demo- crats also again resisted the idea of approving & new resolution for a 30 to 90 day extension of existing nui- sance taxes so as to give the Senate time to add the new Roosevelt taxes onto the nuisance tax extension measure now pending in the Senate. As the committee action, taken late last night, became known, Speaker Byrns at his press conference said to newspapermen: “If the Ways and Means Committee ‘will report out another resolution ex- tending nuisance taxes 39 or 60 or 90 days, so as to give the Senate an op- portunity to consider these new taxes, that will save us the loss of a mil- lion and & half dollars a day and enable us to adjourn in two or three weeks. Sees Long Delay Certain. “If, on the other hand, it becomes necessary for the Ways and Means Committee to build a new bill from the ground up, and it has to go (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) AIRPORT SPONSOR HITS AMENDMENT Benator Gibson Says Cost Should Not Be Borne Entirely kil isil gig?a Pages 11,12,13 Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. YOUTH AGENCY CREATED BY DECREE OF PRESIDENT Will Provide Aid and Work for Those Be- tween 16 and 25. COMMITTEES NAMED Josephine Roche of Col- orado and Aubrey W. Williams Heads. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Roosevelt today created by oxecutive order the National Youth Administration, an agency to initiate and administer a program providing direct relief, work relief and employ- ment for persons between the ages of 16 and 25 years. The new agency, which will come under the Works Progress Administra- 1ion, the major agency of the Presi- dent’s new work relief program, is expected by the President to perform a great public service and to be a | most important factor in his broad New Deal plans. “The yield on this investment should be high,” Mr. Roosevelt said.on sign- ing the order, “I believe that the na- tional youth program will serve the | most pressing and immediate needs of “ that portion of unemployed you'ss most | seriously affected at the present time.” | To initiate and administer this | youth program the President, in his | | order, created a National Advisory | | Committee and an Executive Commit- tee. He specified that the members of the Advisory Committee shall be representative of labor, business, agri- culture, education and youth, to be appointed by the President. In the (See YOUTH, Page 3. W..B. & A SOUGHT BY DETROIT FIRM Bus-Truck Service by Rail Between Three Cities Is Planned. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 26.—A De- troit, Mich., firm, manufacturers of | busses and trucks that operate either |on rails or highways, is negotiating to purchase the Washington, Balti- more & Annapolis Raflway, it was learned today, with a view to operat- ing 100 passenger and freight ‘units over the lines connecting the three cities. The firm—the Evans Products Co.— has developed what is known as an “auto-railer,” consisting of front and rear steel pilot railroad wheels, at- tached to a conventional type bus or truck. One of the busses was dem- onstrated here to Naval Academy offi- cials and business men. Bus Runs on Own Tires. The bus or truck operates cver | highways with the steel pilot wheels raised, but these can be let down when the vehicle reaches the tracks, and operation is continued without delay. The bus runs on its own tires on the rail, with the pilot wheels guiding it along the track. Arriving at the destination, the steel wheels are retracted and the bus leaves the railroad for the street. E. J. Hawkins of Detroit demon- strated the bus to Capt. Ray Spear, who represents the academy in mat- ters dealing with the railroad, .and Lieut. Comdr. T. Patterson, aide to Rear Admiral David Foote Sellers, superintendent of the academy. Franklin K. Lane, jr., attorney, and G. Hall Roosevelt, engineer, are said to be handling the financial negotia- tions for the purchase in Washington and Baltimore. E. S. Evans, president of the company, is expected from De- troit shortly. The property of the railroad, recent- iy sold at public auction, is in control of the Federal court, which will deter- mine its future fate. It was sold in 21 separate parcels, many of which are overlapping. The W, B. & A. bondholders bought the terminals, road beds and the short line from Annapolis to Shipley and a right of way from Shipley into B,mmore. Seeks Entire Road. Te Detroit concern, it was said, is seeking to purchase the right of way, trackage and block signal system of ch the entire road, but, if this is impos- sible, will attempt to secure a portion of the system. - Hawkins pointed out that terminal stations would not be necessary, as the busses could leave the rails to deliver passengers, and trucks could pick up freight from stores or fac- tories, simply using the rails to run between points on the railroad. He said the “auto-railers” had been cperated over a 79-mile run on the Michigan Air Line division of the EDINBURGH GUARDED AGAINST NEW RIOTING Renewal of Anti-Catholic Dis- orders Brings Patrol by - Mounted Police. By the Assoclated Press. The rioting broke out anew night when Protestanis attempted break up an organized procession the blessed sacrament by members %28‘ o BE WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1935—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. JOSEPHINE ROCHE. AUBREY W. WILLIAMS, SMITH'S 63 NEAR TOPIN OPEN GOLF Henry Cotton Shoots 68 to Lead Low-Scoring Field. Little Trails. By the Associated Press. MUIRFIELD, Scotland, June 26.— Forty-five-year-old MacDonald Smith, registered from Glendale, Calif., made an auspicious start in his bid for the. British open golf champion- ship today with a sub-par first round of 69 over the Muirfield course. Smith's score placed him one stroke behind the defending champion, Henry Cotton, who shot the layout in 68. With a few breaks on the greens on the second nine, Smith might easily have led the field with a score of 65. On three holes his putts either stopped on the edge of the cup or slid inches past. The Carnoustie-born Scot was out in par 36 and then shaved three | strokes off regulation figures for the incoming side. Cotton toured the first nine in 33 and came back in 35. Low Scoring General. ‘The play was generally faster than in last year's championship. With three-quarters of the field of 109 starters in the 72-hole title grind re- ported in with first round scores, there were 11 players with cards of 72 or better in comparison to 10 pars or better for the opening session a ar ago. Frank Ball, formerly from Atlanta, Ga., went out in 38 and came back in the same figures for a score of 76, to land a spot far down the list. Cotton’s par-shattering performance gave him a lead of 3 strokes over his closest pursuer, P. M. Burch, another British pro, who carded nines of 36 and 35 for a 71—one under par. Both were among the early starters. Little Shoots a 75. Par yielded to the efforts of Ernest Kenyon and the former French and Belgian open champion, A. J. Lacey. Kenyon did the course in 34-36 for a 70, while Lacey was one stroke higher with 35—36—71. Bert Gadd, another Briton, started auspiciously with a front nine of 32—four under par—and then blew up to take an incoming 40 for a 72. The first invader from the United States to complete the opening round of the 72-hole test, William Lawson Little, jr., of San PFrancisco, produced & 75 to find himself far off the pace of the par-busting Briton. After being 11 strokes over par for 16 holes, Joe Kirkwood, the trick-shot artist from Chicago, tore up his score card and withdrew from the tourna- ment. Kirkwood qualified with a 36- hole total of 146. Co-favorite with Smith among the invaders, Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa., the big money winner and low scorer of the 1934-35 American Win- ter barnstorming season, posted a first-round par 72, fashioned from nines of 36 each. SEARCH FOR MURDERER OF C. C. C. BOY SPURRED Coroner’s Jury Declares Youth Found Shot to Death Near Bas- tian, Va, Was Slain. By the Assoclated Press. BLUEFIELD, W. Va., the decision of a coroner’s Fewell § H | o : : i 5 : ; ; ! Ei i i i g i i 5 ] i i e ai ‘i i IL DUGE UNMOVED BY EDEN IN STAND Briton Leaves for London. Farewell Cooler Than Reception. ATTEMPT FOR FORMULA TO SAVE LEAGUE IS SEEN Basis Would Be Charges That Ethiopia Had Not Fulfilled Membership Conditions. By the Associated Press. ROME, June 26—Official sources intimated today. as Capt. Anthony Eden departed for London, that the British diplomat's conversations with Premier Mussolini had not in the slightest respect changed I1 Duce's determination to make a ‘“complete solution” to the Italo-Ethiopian prob- lem. Capt. Eden's farewell, if anything, was cooler than the cool welcome he received upon his arrival. He had a short talk with Fulvio Suvich, under- secretary for foreign affairs, at the railroad station. Few functionaries were present and there was no dem- onstration of any kind. Diplomatic circles were of the opinion the only course left for Capt. Eden was to find some formula for the League of Nations under which Italy could remain a member should war break out in Ethiopia. Basis Non-Fulfillment. ‘This formula would have to be based, these sources pointed out, on charges that Ethiopia had not fulfilled the con- ditions under which she entered the League. The League, it was said, would send Ethiopia & note requiring { her to accept the assistance of some power in order to fulfill these condi- tions. Should Ethiopia refuse such aid, as these observers consider likely, the League’s hands would be considered clean and Italy could go to Ethiopia without receiving the condemnation of the League. In any event, well informed circles here are convinced that Mussolini will leave the League if there is any sign of condemnation of Italy’s action, and | that since Italy’s retirement would leave the League moribund, there was no possibility the League would con- demn Italy. In concluding his conferences with Mussolini and Italian au- thorities Eden bore a portfolio of reports, emphasizing Italy’s determina- tion not to back down in her dispute with Ethiopia, but pointing out the possibility of continued solidarity among England, Prance and Italy. Italian official circles described Capt. East African controversy as one “of greatest frankness,” insisting Mussolini asserted flatly that a full protectorate over Ethiopia was the only solution he could accept under the circum- stances. Maintain Stresa Front. An official communique indicated, however, that Italy and England were in agreement on the possibility of maintaining their united front with France, set up in principle at the Stresa conference. Before Eden’s visit, this solidarity was believed to have been threatened hy Great Britain's conclusion of the Anglo-German naval agreement with- out conculting Italy or France. Naval circles disclosed that Premier Mussolini, as minister of marine, had organized an East African naval division. The steamer Abbazia sailed from Cagliari for East Africa with troops, horses and supplies. A call for volun- teer doctors was issued. A dispatch from Addis Ababa to the London Daily Herald said American women, wives and daughters of mis- sionaries, left Ethiopia today, fearful of impendine hostilities when the rainy season ends in September. The Italo-Ethiopian Concilation Commission was in session at The Hague, with conferences expected to continue for several weeks. U. S. MISSIONARIES FLEE. 8ix American missionaries appointed by the general conference office of the Seventh Day Adventists, Takoma Park, Md,, are among those reported fleeing Ethiopia in face of impending hostilities with Italy, it was learned here today. One of the missionaries is Miss Esther Bergman of Washing- ton. Other Americans reported by the conference office to be in Ethiopia are M. J. Sorenson, superintendent, of Lincoln, Nebr.; Dr. G. C. Bergman of Los Angeles, Miss Mae Matthews of Lincoln, Nebr.; Dr. T. C. Nicola of Montebello, Calif, and Dr. A. R. Stavin of Loma Linda, Calif. The Takoma Park office said they had not been informed that their missionaries were leaving Ethiopia, but that any such news would be sent to the Lon- don office, Miss Bergman was attached for some time to the Washington Sani- tarium, the hospital operated by the church in Takoma Park. She has been in Ethiopia for about two years. ROOSEVELT SEES AID OF FARMS NECESSARY Press Told Experience Proves U. 8. Must Act to Obtain Price Parity. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt said today he believed Government aid was abso- Eden’s interview with Mussolini on the | | ‘ ITS ALL YOURS --- INCLUDING ON AFRICA DISPUTE| Man to Be Whip ped in Court For Alexandria Child Beatin @ Chooses Punishment in Preference to 12 Months in Jail. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 26— Harry Gregory, 37, who was found guilty in Police Court this morning cf beating his 3-year-old adopted daugh- ter, will be given a public whipping in the Police Court room here. The alleged child beater was given the alternative sentences of 12 montns in jail or a whipping similar to the one he is said to have given his small daughter. Gregory chose the Whip- | ping. | Judge Duncan sald the whipping will | be administred by an officer of tne | Alexandria Police Department, who is yet to be named. Two o'clock was set as the time, but at 2:30 o'clock Judge Duncan was still debating over whether to give the whipping order. Joel Treger, representing the man and his wife, Jean Gregory, .19, who | was given six months in -jail on the same charge, said there is no law in Virginia permitting whipping posts. The couple was arrested by police | last night after neighbors complained of the screams of Rose Mary, the young ward who was adopted by the | Gregorys nine months ago from the | House of Mercy in Washington. The Gregorys have been living in a trailer JUDGE DUNCAN. in the rear of the 1500 block of King street. Gregory testified in court he beat the girl with a small switch, about an eighth of an inch thick, because she had cursed him. Upon examining welts on the child’s legs, Judge Duncan stated he was con- vinced the marks had been made by a large stick rather than the slender switch exhibited in court. SUITS T0 RECOVER A A A TAXPILEUP Canstitutionality Attacks on Amendments Are In- dicated. By the Associated Press. The A. A. A. today watched with considerable concern the rapid piling up of suits for recovery of processing taxes, filed since the Supreme Court invalidated N. R. A. These suits were interpreted as an indication that legal attacks upon the constitutionality of the pending A. A. A. amendments will be started imme- diately upon passage of the amend- ments—if they are passed. The Department of Justice has re- ceived notice of at least 18 suits filed to recover taxes which the Government | levies on manufacture and other kinds of “processing” to get money to pay farmers for adjusting production. | An official said the suits are being | filed at the rate of from 10 to 15 per | day. One of the largest was filed yes- terday by the Amoskeag Manufactur- ing Co. of Manchester, N. H., askinz recovery of $2,500,000 in processing taxes, and contesting the validity of | the levy. One section of the pending A. A. A. amendment would prohibit any further suits to recover the more than $824,000,000 collected in processing taxes and would seek to invalidate suits pending, except where a “final judgment” had been handed down. MEAT TAX ENJOINED. U. S. Court in Birmingham Re- strains Collector. By the Associated Press. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 26— Collection of processing taxes from meat packers under the A. A. A. was enjoined here yesterday as court at- tacks were started against the cotton levy in New Hampshire and Macon, Ga. Federal Judge W. I. Grubb, who re- cemtly held part of the New Deal's Tennessee Valley Authority legisla- tion was unconstitutional, granted the Alabama Packing Co. a temporary re- straining order against the Alabama collector of internal revenue. Ten deys ago the packing com- of the A. A. A. The company recover $135,119 paid in taxes prevent collection of $51,444 ow due. $400,000 Fire in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (A—A four-story building housing stock and special equipment of the Philco Radio & Television Corp. was swept by flames today causing damage estimated by PETION ON LONG HELD SCURRLDLS Senator George to Ask Vice President to Reject Wom- en’s Document. By the Assoclated Press. Terming as “scurrilous” the latest petition of the Women's Committee of Louisiana seeking ouster of Sena- tors Long and Overton of Louisiana, Chairman George, Democrat, of Georgia, of the Privileges and Elec- tions Committee, said today he would advise the Vice President not to re- ceive the document. George said he had examined the petition at the request of Vice Presi- dent Garner and had found it “con- tained nothing new, was scurrilous and not of a character that it should be received by the Senate.” Will Inform Garner. “T shall so infor mthe Vice Presi- dent,” he added to reporters, The petition was filed with the Vice President last Friday by Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond of New Orleans, chairman of the Women's Committee of Louisiana, which was organized more than a year ago in an effort to have the two Louisiana Senators ex- pelled from the Senate. It not only charged that Overton had been fradulently elected with the support of Long's political organiza- tnon, but denounced the Senate com- mittee for not further investigating | the charges. Case Previously Dropped. George’s committee investigated a petition last session flled by the women and dropped the case after holding that the complainants lacked sufficient evidence to warrant further investigation, The latest petition, reviewed the Senate investigation of Overton’s elec- tion, starting in 1932, and charged the Senate as a whole with being afraid to investigate Long and his colleague. Readers’ Guide Page. cwerensanses.C-8 .B-11 Amusements Lost and Found Mallon ... Radio .. Serial Story Service Orders . Shert Story . Society ... ‘Washington Wayside . Women'’s Features ....B-9-10 3 The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. L L L %0 DAYS GIVEN TRIAL REPORTERS ‘Two‘ Herald Men Draw Sen- tences for Lyddane Story. Company Is Fined. | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE., Md., June 26—Two reporters for the Washington Herald received 90-day jail sentences and the | American Newspapers, Inc., a $5,000 | | fine this afternoon for contempt of | court in the publication of the “secret” | verdict of the jidges who tried John | | Martin Boland on charges of cnn-] spiring with Mrs. Anne Lyddane to| murder her husband, Prancis (Slom) | Lyddane. | An appeal was noted in behalf of | | the reporters, Pat Frank, feature | | writer, and David Lee the Herald's| Montgomery County correspondent, and they were released under $2,000 bond. Attorney Elisha Hanson of Chevy Chase asked for five. days in which to file an appeal in behalf of | the newspaper corporation. Two Not Yet Served. Judges Hammond Urner, Arthur D, Willard and Charles W. Woodward found all persons cited before them | “guilty as charged.” No service was| obtained on the contempt citations | against Michael Flynn, managing editor, and Ray Helgersen, night city | editor, of the Herald. | Presiding Judge Urner said it was | his understanding that “one of the defendants” lived in Maryland and a “new citation will be issued for him.” The contempt citation must be served in Maryland. 1 The story which led to the proceed- ings declared that the judges had reached a guilty verdict against Boland, 42-year-old Washington gam- bler, who elected to be tried by the judges just before Mrs. Lyddane faced & jury on a similar indictment. Boland’s two-day trial was com- pleted on the afternoon of June 11. Judge Urner asked defense counsel for Boland if he wished the verdict withheld until after the Lyddane trial. Boland's attorney replied in the af firmative, and Judge Urner said: “The decision will not be announced at this time.” Reported Boland “Guilty.” ‘The story published in the Herald that midnight was to the effect that Boland had been found guilty. It went into detail regarding the judges’ sup- posedly secret discussion in chambers and announced the court had withheld the verdict because the Lyddane jury trial might be prejudiced. Before the first witnesses were called in the contempt case, Attorney Han- son apologized to the court for the “perfectly inexcusable story.” He de- scribed it as “an improper exercise of journalism” and offered to apologize both to the court and by publication in behalf of hic client should it be shown that it “embarrassed and ob- structed justice.” Attorneys Vivian Simpson and Ed Peter of Rockville moved in behalf of Prank and Lee that the action be dis- missed on the ground the citation was unaccompanied by an affidavit or sworn statement of specific charges “as required in cases of criminal con- tempt.” SOARS 52,165 FEET Russian Pilots Balloon Which Set Previous Altitude Record. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, June 26.—The Soviet stratosphere balloon, U. 8. 8. R. 1 B. I 8, landed safely today near Tula, 150 miles from Moscow, after a flight during which it reported reaching an altitude of 15,900 meters (52,165 feet). The balloon, commanded by the noted Russian pilot, Kristoff Zille, gave its position at that height at 6:50 a.m., 25 minutes after the flight started from Moscow. It was aloft 2 hours and 35 minutes. The balloon is the same that set a Soviet record of 19,000 meters (62,335 feet) in 1933, —_— BOAT UPSET TOLL 140 HONGKONG, June 26 (#).—The M. 8. San Lunon, carrying 260 pas- sengers on the Canton River, capsized today near Holping, carying 140 per- sons to death. Authorities attributed the tragedy to the increasing competition between highway and river transportation, re- overcrowding of river boats, [ (P) Means Associated Press. Yesterday’s Circulation, 125,506 Some Returns Not Yet Recetved. TWO CENTS. 0.C.CRMEREPORT RECONSDERATN SVOTED, 10708 House Committee Ballots to Take Up Garnett Ouster Again.. CONFUSION MARKS EXECUTIVE SESSION Two Absentee Votes to Tie Count Fail of Recog- nizance BY JAMES E. CHINN. The House District Committee to- day voted, 10 to 8, to reconsider the report of its special Crime Investigat- ing Committee recommending the im- mediate removal of United States At- torney Leslie C. Garnett and his Po- lice Court assistant, Karl Kindle- berger. No date was fixed for reconsidera- tion of the report. The fight to have the report recon- sidered was led by Representative Nichols, Democrat, of Oklahoma, who two weeks ago moved for that purpose. The motion, however, was not acted on at that time. The committee’s action was taken behind closed doors, but it was learned the meeting was marked by consider- able confusion as several members offered different motions at the same time. These included one to substi- tute the minority report of Repre- sentative Werner, Democrat, of Souta Dakota, which diametrically opposed the recommendations in the majority report with respect to Garnett and tne Police Department, and another to have the majority report tabled. Absentee Votes Barred. Two absentees endeavored to vote by proxy, Representatives Brewster of Maine and Dirksen of Illinois, both Republicans, and members of the Crime Investigating Subcommittee. They wanted to vote to adopt the report, but a point of order was raised against them by both Representatives Werner and Patman, Democrats, of Texas. Had these two members been al- lowed to vote by proxy, the ballot would have been 10-10, and the orig- inal action of the committee in ap- proving the report sustained. Eighteen of the 21 members of the committee were present when Nichols motion to consider the report was adopted. Those who voted for re- consideration are understood to be: Representatives Palmisano, Mary- land; Patman of Texas, Kennedy of Maryland, Jenckes of Indiana, Werner of South Dakota, Ellenbogen and Quinn of Pennsylvania, Nichols and McGhee of Mississippi, and Carpenter of Kansas, all Democrats. Those voting against reconsideration were reported as follows: Representatives Norton, Democrat of New Jersey, chairman of the com- mittee; Randciph, Democrat of West Virginia, chairman of the Crime Com- mittee; Schulte, Democrat of Indiana; | Wood,” Democrat of Missouri; Hull, Progressive of Wisconsin; Short, Re- publican of Missouri; Cole, Republi- | can of New York, and Reed, Republi~ can of Tlinois. Schulte Sceres Action. Schulte, ore of the most active members of the Crime Committee, criticized the action, describing it as “parliamentary trickery.” “I am certair that strong political pressure was brought to bear on some members,” ne declared. . “I was not | approached, however, and neither did 1 receive any of the mysterious tele- phone calls tbat other members are reported to have had from high Gov- ernment officials.” Schulte made a vigorous fight at the beginning of the meeting to have the doors opened to the press and public. After the meeting Chairman Norton issued a statement explaining her reason for opposing reconsideration of the report. She declared that while she was not in complete agreement with the recommendations, she be- lieved her action was proper under the circumstances involved. “Voting for reconsideration of the report,” Mrs. Norton said, “is not merely condemning a certain portion of the report. It is condemning the report as a whole, and that I could not do.” Did Not Offer Advice. “In the first place, I want to state most emphatically that at no time during the hearings of the Crime Committee was my advice sought nor did I offer it. At the conclusion of the hearings the typewritten findings (See CRIME, Page 3.) TEACHER OATH BILL SIGNED BY CURLEY All American Instructors in Bay State Must Pledge Allegiance to Two Constitutions. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 26.—The “teachers’ oath bill,” which will require all Amer~ ican teachers in Massachusetts public and private educational institutions to pledge allegiance to State and national constitutions, was signed by Gov. James M. Curley toda: The measure provides that after October 1 all instructors and professors in schools and colleges in the State, excepting foreign educators acting as exchange professors, must swear al- legiance to the two constitutions. The bill was approved by both branches of the Legislature and by the Governor, despite united opposi- tion from 16 college and university presidents led by President James Bryant Conant of Harvard University. Educators opposing the bill said such & measure was futile in instilling pa- triotism, but that it constituted the entering wedge for an attack upon freedom of research and instruction. ‘They said similar methods had marked initial steps In Fascist movements, Labor leaders joined in the protest, »