Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (0. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers late this afternoon, followed by generally fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gentle northwest winds. Temperatures—High- est, 83, at noon today; lowest, 59, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page A-2. Closing N. Y. Markets, No. 33,380. l’ngeo HYandl5 Nl & Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, . C. @h cnacammswer WASHINGTON, D. C, SA ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, JITALY TURNS DOWN LEAGUE PLAN, BUT LEAVES PEACE DOOR OPEN; ENGLAND ANTICIPATING ATTACK ‘Modification of 4rms and Munitions Control Proposals Is- Hoped For. "ISLE FORTIFIED TO DIVIDE SEA Pantelleria Cuts Mediterranean Channel. BULLETIN. GENEVA, September 21 (#).— An Ttalian spokesman said today the action of Italy’s cabinet in re- jecting the League of Nations' peace plan implies that revised proposals would receive the most friendly consideration by the Ital- ian government. The spokesman also asserted the cabinet’s communique constitutes the first official recognition of the League's meditations. Baron Pompeo Aloisi, head of the Iralian delegation, was said by his countrymen to have been instructed by Mussolini himself to explain the communique in this sense to the Five-Power Committee which formulated the proposals. 7" By the Associated Press. ROME, September 21.—Italy’s Duce- dominated cabinet today turned down the League of Nations™peace plan— but its rejection was couched in lan- guage so friendly that many believed the door.was open for further negotia- tions. The rejection was made on the | ground that the Geneva proposals “do | not offer a minimum basis sufficient | realization which | for a conclusive finally and effectively would take into account Italy’s vital rights and 1nterests.” 11 Duce, who alone holds eight cabi- net portfolios, made a full, up-to-the- minute report of the political and military situation, the communique stated. Report Is Explained. Then he explained the League com- mittee’s report. The cabinet examined the proposals attentively, but found it could not ®ccept them. Another meeting of the ministers | was called for Tuesday “to follow de- | velopments in the political situation and to complete the order of the day with regard to administraive affairs,” the communique announced. In government circles it was s.nld‘ the meeting was called for Tuesday because, it was hoped, the five-power | committee’s proposals will be so modi- fied by that time as to permit Italy | to reconsider them. On Tuesday, therefore, there was| & possibility a different kind of answer might be given to a peace-seeking world. Italian “Malta” in Siege. As the cabinet met, naval inform- ants said Italy’s “Malta”—the island of Pantelleria—had been placed in a state of siege which will enable Ttaly to cut the Mediterranean into two seas, separating the British fleet in the West from that in the East, in case of hostilities. The island, with a population just under 10,000, is 70 miles southwest of Sicily and 15 miles from Tunis. It is situated, therefore, in practically the middle of_the narrowest portion of the Mediterranean, namely, between Tunis end Sicily. Thus it commands a through which ships must pass to go from one end of the Mediterranean to the other. In naval circles it was said Pantel- feria has been heavily fortified and in consequence of a recent order now is in a state of the highest military effi- ciency. Five Ships Leave Naples. In keeping with the cabimet’s re- dection of the peace plan, five ships left Naples for East Africa with 6,717 men. They were the Toscana, the Gange, the Aurora, the Securitas and the Poz- ruoli. Motorized artillery supplies also ‘were on board. The Italian press declared Great Britain already has “adopted sanc- tions against Italy” and warned that Italy will be bound to respond when- ever Mussolini sees fit. In political circles, observers pointed & out there was a ray of hope in the cabinet declaration, even though it rejected the League committee’s.pro- Pposals. These persons said today's com- munique was an entirely different affair from that which followed last Saturday’s cabinet meefing. Minimum Basis Stated. That communique declared flatly there would be “no compromise.” To- day's announcement, although it re- Jected the current League proposals, (See ROME, Page 2.) Readers’ Guide Amusements Church News Cross-word Puzzle - Editorials Lost and Found Melcher in Filmland | tions, these . troubled diplomats in channel | State Department Expert to Carry Out Provisions of Neutrality Act. By the Associated Press. Establishment of an office of arms and munitions control to carry out provisions of the recently enacted neutrality legislation and supervise Federal control of the munitions traf- fic was announced today by the State Department. Secretary Hull said the office would | be under the direction of R. Walton Moore, Assistant Secretary, with Jos- eph C. Green as chief, and Charles W. Yost as assistant chief. Duties Are Listed. ‘The official announcement listed the following duties for the division: 1. Registration of manufacturers, exporters and importers of articles proclaimed by the President to be arms, ammunition and implements of war, the export or import of which without a license would be in viola- tion of any law of the United States. 2. Issuance of licenses for the ex- portation or importation of arms, ammunition and implements of war under such regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of State. 3. Such supervision of international traffic in arms, ammunition and im- In Charge of R. W. Moore R. WALTON MOORE. plements of war as falls within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State under treaties and statutes. Green, the State Department’s mu- nitions expert, has handled most of the questions involved over a period of years, and organization of the new (See ARMS, Page 2) DIPLOMATS LOOK FORWARBY OCT. T5 Now Urgent Question Fac- ing Statesmen Is Its I Localization. | By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 21.—The con- sensus of Europe's diplomats is that, barring the surrender of Mussolini to League of Nations pressure, the Italo-Ethiopian war will break out detween September 29 and October 15. The gravest of the ensuing ques- Rome, Paris, Geneva and London said today, was whether hostilities could be localized or whether the African spark would ignite another world con- | Alagration. Mussolini’s refusal to compromise, combined with the approaching end of the rainy season in Ethiopia, has converted Europe almost overnight from speculation on the lihood of & colonial war to discussion of what nations may be involved. The survival or collapse of the | cumbersome post-war machinery of peace depends, in the view of British circles, on what Mussolini does in the |next few critical weeks—or even hours. Most official and diplomtic spokes- men in Europe’s capitals agree that there is only the slenderest chance that I1 Duce will turn back once his Blackshirts have crossed the Ethio- pian frontier—even if they penetrate only far enough to capture Aduwa, 25 miles inward. Such an act of aggression, it is gen- erally belxeveq, would compel the (See WAR, Page 2.) — SECURITIES THEFT OF $500,000 BARED Loss of George A. Hormel Is Publicized in Wall Street. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 21 —Se- curities with an estimated value of more than $500,000 were reported to the stock exchange today to have been stolen from the home of George A. Hormel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Notice of the loss was publicized on Wall Street tickers at the instance of Harris, Burrows & Hicks, Chicago brokerage house. Details were not revealed here. As is usual when securities are lost or stolen, the type of security and the certificate numbers were circulated to banks, brokerage houses and others in the financial community to per- mit tracing. ‘The securities in most cases wers of nationally known corporations and were listed in large blocks of from 500 to 2,000 shares, but some were not listed on Eastern exchanges and no immediate value could be as- signed here. League Given A By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 21.—Buying, selling and inheriting of woman slaves in Africa came before League of Na- tions committeemen today as the As- sembly’s Juridical Commission recom- mended an inquiry into world-wide appeals for sex equality in all flelds. The slavery complaint was not the chief of those brought by women's organizations, but it brought the com- mission close to & phase of the Italo- country’s claims to an equal footing with Italy in world opinion. ‘The chief complaint of world-wide ‘women'’s organizations was that women gvere being thrown out of work on the MOTORIST IS SLAIN BY MARINE GUARD John D. Moriarty Shot Scuffle at Gate of Bel- levue Magazine. A man identified by his automobile driver’s permit as John Donald unrl-‘ arty, 25, of 434 Irving street, was instantly killed today when shot by a Marine guard at the entrance gate to the Bellevue, D. C., Magazine. As reconstructed by police, Moriarty was shot by Pvt. John F. Whitmore during a scuffie which ensued when the Marine drew his service revolver in an effort to stop Morfarty from driving through the gate. Two sailors, R. F. Burton and R. Bakken, both first-class radiomen, off duty, were said to have been in the car with Moriarty. George Holtoyd, 633 Eighth street northeast, a civilian employe at the magazine, had been picked up outside the reservation and was riding on the running board. According to police, Moriarty, after being detained at the gate, started to drive forward, knocking open an iron gate and slightly injuring Whitmore. After the machine had gone through the gate, police said, Whitmore drew his pistol and made a motion toward Moriarty. As he did s0, it was said, a scuffie started at the car and during the course of it the pistol was fired. Mori- arty was shot near the heart. Whitmore and the two sailors were placed under military arrest as author- ities proceeded with an investigation. A court of inquiry was called by Rear Admiral Joseph R. Defrees, commandant at the Navy Yard, while Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald an- nounced an inquest will be held Mon- day at 11:30 a.m. ‘Whitmore, records show, is 38 and comes from Overton, Nev. He en- listed in the Marine Corps in 1917, ar- riving overseas just prior to the armi- stice and later serving in China. He was assigned to duty at the Navy Yard last March. Moriarty had been employed at the Government Printing Office. He was the son of Mrs. Elsle M. Moriarty, a nurse, living at 1430 Rhode Island avenue. HUSBAND BLAMED IN KILLING OF TWO By the Associated Press. MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo., Septem- ber 21.—Two women, one of them 80 years old and blind, were killed and & man wounded slightly in a shooting affray here last night. ‘The dead are: Mrs. Lola Wilhite, and here mother, Mrs. Mattie: Hutsell. James Wilhite, husband of the slain woman, suffered a scalp wound. Sherifft M. O. Claxton of Hartville sald he was told by Frieda Lawson, & neighbor girl, that Wilhite had fired the fatal shots after coming to the house, which he had left several weeks ago after several violent quar- rels with his wife. frican Slave Issue in Sex Equality Plea ShipMovement Is Declared Defensive. ANGLO-SPANISH PACT REPORTED Meeting of British Cabinet Due Tuesday By the Associated Press LONDON, September 21.—An au- thoritative source today frankly de- scribed the concentration of British warships in the Mediterranean and Red Seas as “defensive.” Hitherto movements in those waters have been described variously as “routine,” “previously planned” and “precautionary.” Today'’s statement of defensive pur- poses was the first hint in sources near the government that the al- most unprecedented movements of ships, planes and troops along the “empire path” had been ordered in anticipation of a possible Italian at- | tack on British interests. | Follows Rejection. It came shortly after the official announcement from Rome that Italy | had rejected the conciliation pro- posals of the Five-power Subcommit- tee of the League of Nations Council at Geneva. The informant pointed out, how- ever, that Italy had nothing to fear | from England so long as she did not | tamper with British interests. It was again emphasized that there is no quarrel between Britain and Italy and that any differences that do of the League of Nations. The tension over the Meediterranean grew noticeably today with the receipt of reports from Rome of the passible closing of the Sicily-Africa channel in case of hostilities. This would cut off the eastern from the western Medi- terranean. Open Channel Necessary. Such a move, it was said authorita- Britain as an encroachment on her interests, because an open channel there is necessary for communication between the British Isles and the outlying portions of the empire. As more British warships arrived in the Mediterranean it became increas- ingly evident that Italy viewed their movement with hostile concern. Meanwhile reports from Madrid that Spain had reached a secret under- standing to support Britain in the event of war, although not officially confirmed, were taken as evidence that London was preparing for a possible conflict by every means. Spanish troop movements lent color to the reports of the agreement. Sol- diers have been sent to the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast and to areas of Southern Spain and New Gibraltar, where the military airfields have also been reinforced. Ships to Aid Britain. A considerable part of Spain's 300 airplanes are stationed in the south and in Morocco while on the sea she is reported preparing to concentrate her naval strength around Gibraltar to bolster Britain's forces. The con- centration was reported to be in the Balearics, at Ceuta on t' ' African coast just opposite the rock, and at Cartagena in pursuance with “a long planned reorganization of the Splnlsh forces.” Plans for home preparedness beeume more marked by placing in position across the great seaport of Plymouth of an anti-submarine boom protec- tion. ‘The home office decided to issue a simple handbook of instructions for all householders advising them how to act in the event of air raids. At the same time a plea was made for more fire fighters and the government drew up plans to supply respirators and clothing for their equipment. According to a Reuters (British) news agency dispatch the possibility of & new movement of British ships from the Far East was foreshadowed by the announcement in Singapore that all Chinese servants employed on warships sailed for Hongkong in an admiralty oli tanker, a procedure which the dispatch said is customary when future ship movements are un- certain. Meantime, most of the London news- papers emphasized that the dispute lies between Italy and the League, not Italy and Great Britain. ‘Transport in Canal. The Reuters (British) News Agency correspondent at Port Said reported that the Italian transport Lussin had entered the Suez Canal headed for the Mediterranean today. A second full cabinet meeting with- in & month as a result of the ever- mounting tension is believed certain to be called early next week. There has been no full meeting since the historic session of August 22, when Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and other ministers rurhed back from their holidays. Baldwin will return to Downing street from his country home tomor- row. Other members of the cabinet, some of whom resumed their inter- rupted holidays efter the August meet- ing, are expected back in London by Monday. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER a1, ¢ Foening Star 1935—THIRTY PAGES. WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ’EM. F.DR SEEMS T0 BE / The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Some Retur: Circulation, 126,865 ns Not Yet Received ¥ D.C. Offwmls and Employt’s [}[]Al_ S]RIKE [}AU_ Join Star Safety 'y Campaign Dedicating 1,600 Hazen Signs Careful-Driving Pledge to Activity for Protection of Life in Streets. | exist, lie between Italy and members | tively, would be regarded by Great | | Postmaster General James A. Farley | The District Government, activity in the city of Washington, led bv Melvin C. Hazen, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, today formed a safety council of its employes and officially joined in the campaign of The Evening Star to end reckless driving on the streets and highways here. The Commissioners had approved the drl\e at the outset, dedication to the safety work with— complete organization got under way today as Mr. Hazen himself signed the pledge for careful driving. The official order signed by Roland M. Brennan, secretary to the Board of Commissioners directs the follow- ing to heads of all departments: “The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are in complete accord with the purposes and aims of the Traffic Obedience Campaign of The Evening Star, particularly the drive bm formal against speeding and reckless driv- ing. They will be pleased if all em- ployes of the Government of the Dis- trict of Columbia would sign the ‘Safe Driving Pledge’ in the interest of accident prevention and safer con- ditions on the streets and highways. Each department head is requested to inform the secretary to the board of the number of pledge cards needed (See SAFE'I'Y ‘Page 3A FARLEY WANTSU.S, WAITKLS STARTS TOKILLGOP.FUND- HOP TO LITHUANIA Demands Congress Act to Plane Under 8,000-Pound Prevent Its Collection Load Favored by Calm Secretly. 1 Weather. By the Associated Press. | By the Associated Press ENDICOTT, N. Y., September 21 — Felix Waitkus, 28, took off from Floyd Bennett Airport today on a solo, non- stop flight to Kaunas, Lithuania, a demanded today that Congress and the State Legislature take immediate | comprising and heading every mumup,l‘ for_employes of his or her office or | ~t The Government is trying to avert NEW YORK. September 21.—Lieut. | With th. results of today’s French and Italian cabinet sessions before him by Monday, Baldwin is expected to lose no time in summoning his whole cabinet to review the multitude of de- velopments since late August. Tues: day is believed to be the likely date for the session. Japan Launches Destroyer. MAIZURU, Japan, September 21 UP).—The 1,368-ton destroyer Haru- ceremoniously steps “to prevent the secret collection and use of a vast Republican fund to influence the elections.” “It is announced from Washington | that the Republican National Commic- tee has organized a private corpora- tion {o gather this huge fund and hope that by this device the names of contributors may be concealed” he told New York Democrats at an outdoor gathering concluding a huge two-day rally. “No subterfuge should permit the Republican National Committee to conceal the persons and interests to whom it owes its financing and who in turn find that committee a useful and willing weapon with which to fight the reforms sponsored by the Democratic leadership,” the State and National Democratic chairman said. Treasurer Denies Fund. NEW YORK, September 21 (#).— George Getz, treasurer of the National Republican Committee, denied today that the organization is secretly col- lecting & huge fund to influence elec- tions, as Postmaster General James A. Farley charged. Getz said, “collection of any such fund is news to me. As treasurer of the National Committee I know that every three months we file with the House of Representatives a statemsnt of every dollar we have received with the name and address of the con- | tributor.” Republican headquarters declined today to discuss the statement made by Chairman James A. Farley of the Democratic Nationsl Committee that a private corporation had been or- ganized by the G. O. P. to solicit con- tributions as a device to conceal the names of donors. Safety Broadcasts Today. l p.m., WISV—Interviews with puaenby on suggestions for im- proving the traffic situation broadcast from the intersection of Fifteenth street and New York avenue. 10:15 p.m., WRC—Interview with Miss Janie Michener, wom- an taxicab driver, on her views of Washington traffic as a wom- an and as a cab driver. Tomorrow. 6:15 p.m., WRC—Richard M. Ham, safety director of the American Automobile Association, and Selden Ely, supervising principal in charge of safety, with two schoolboy patrolmen, revealing how the 100,000 chil- dren who begin school Monday may be protected on the streets. 10:05 p.m ‘WJSV—Analytical review of week end traffic accl- dents. distance of about 4,500 miles. - 15 SEEN MONDAY ‘Union to Order Miners From Mines Unless Wage Agree- ment Is Reached. By the Associated Press The country was threatened anew today with the prospect of a call for a soft coal strike Monday morning. Negotiations between Appalachian producers and the United Mine Work- ers for a new wage and hour agree- ment broke down last night for the sixth time in six months. The present contract expires at mid- night tomorrow. Unless a new agree- | ment is signed before that time, or the Government obtains a sixth extension | of the old one, the union, its leaders say, will order its members in the bituminous fields to stay out of the' mines Monday morning. |s walkout. But just what form the | Government proposal would take re- | mained undisclosed. Edward F. Mc- ;Gndy. Assistant Secretary of Labor, | informe ' President Roosevelt of the | situation by telegram last night. He expected a reply during the day. Union Opposes Extension. Although John L. Lewis, president of the mine workers, would not com- | ment, it was understood another ex- | tension of the old agreement would | be unsatisfactory to the union | The miners demand the following | increases in wages: For labor paid by the day, 50 cents | Lon the base rate; for the men who | actually dig and load the coal in the mines, 10 cents a ton: for yardage and deadwork (cleaning out slate, etc.), 15 per cent on the present rates. The operators, ever since the nego- tiations started last February 18, have | answered this demand with an offer (#) Means Associated Pre: | of 3000 feet in a dead calm. The plane, Lituanica II, lifted from | ¢, renew the present scale until the field at 5:45 a.m., Eastern standard gpri) 1, L il next time, and soared after a northeast run ired last April 1. A “dolly,” a small four-wheel truck, | {he sere heur. supported the planes tail as the run | deadlocked, President Roosevelt ob- | was made. | tained an extension until June 16. Two fire trucks, a police emergency | By that time, administration offi- | crew and an ambulance stood by. The | cials said, Congress would have en- ambulance and emergency crew were | acted the GufTey bill to set up a “little A short time before | kept out of the flyer’s sight behind a {N. R. A” for the bituminous coal in- | hangar. Two street flushing trucks | dustry. The same reason was given The present contract originally ex- | with the negotiations | | titude. containing 2,000 gallons of water each attended the fire trucks. Bid Wife Good-by. Waitkus kissed his wife, Martha, good-by shortly after 5 am. and climbed into the cockpit. He posed | briefly for cameramen before warm- ing his motor. A feeble north breeze died as the motor sputtered a start. The sun, an enormous ball of red, | rose over the Eastern horizon just be- fore he gave his plane half hour later. ‘The plane left the ground lnd went some distance not more than 50 feet in the air. The fire, water trucks, ambulance and police crew raced down the field to be ready in event of a crash. Slowly the Lituanica II gained al- Little more than a hundred feet up it became a speck in the dis- tance and was gone. “the gun” a ‘The route planned by Waitkus would | take him over Newfoundland, Ireland, England, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, entering Lithuania by way of Memel. 8,000-Pound Load. The total load with which he took | off was 8,000 pounds. Kasimir Daubzvarass, Lithuanian consul in New York, bid Waitkus good-by and godspeed. Paul Zadeikis, Lithuanian Minister to the United States, conveyed similar sentiments from Washington by telephone earlier. Waitkus arrived from Coney Island Hotel, where he spent the night, (See WAITKUS, Page 3.) for subsequent extensions. | Enactment of the Guffey bill, how- | ever, failed to bring the miners and | producers together, even though it was | designed to enable producers to pay higher wages through price fixing. The producers contend they cannot | afford to increase coal. prices because {of competition from fuel oil and | natural gas. The new Bituminous Coal Commis- |sion and Coal Labor Board, as pro- | vided under the Guffey act, were | | named yesterday by the President, but | coal men said this would not have a | bearing on the threatened strike. | The commission includes: Charles AS Hosford f = Plllsburgh former " (See COAL, Page 3.) MEXICAN ROW KILLS 7 Political Factions Shoot as Crowd Watches Bull Fight. MEXICO CITY, September 21 (#) —rDispatches received from Coyuca de | Catalan, state of Guerrero, reported | that seven persons were killed and | eight wounded, probably fatally, in 2 {gun fight between opposing political actions yesterday. The shooting was said to have started while several hundred towns- people were watching a novice bull fight. Telegraphic communicatlons were interrupted as a result of floods and no further details could be obtained. Barrymore Continues to Elude Miss Barrie in Dash to Coast By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, September 21.— The transcontinental run-sheep-run game of John Barrymore and his for- mer protege, Elaine Barrie, 20, reached Kansas City today with the film star again apparently eluding the girl. When the train on which Barry- more was supposed to be riding to Hollywood arrived here he was not aboard, but Miss Barrie, who had speeded through here last night, was at the Union Station, having doubled back during the night. Miss Barrie, accompanied by sev- eral companions, w‘ ‘wearing smoked glasses. Her party went into confer- ence for a few minutes and then left in a taxicab. What became of Barrymore yas not immediately determined. The game started in New York. He left by train, but Miss Barrie, deter- mined to head him off, chartered a plane and reached Chicago several nours ahead of his train. He wasg successful in eluding her there and last night caught the west- bound Burlington American Royal. Miss Barrie took the Santa Fe Chief. She was aboard the train when it left here for the West jp.st night. TWO CEN U.S. EXPENDITURES AND TAXES T0 BE PR[]BEI] BY C.OFC. Directors o( U. S. Body Also Authorize Poll of Members on Legislative Trends. 'NEW DEAL LAWS HELS RETARDING RECOVERY Business Confidence Gains Due to Feeling Court Will Throw Out Laws, Says Strawn. By th: Associated Press After a leader in the Chamber of Commerce of the United States had called parts of the new $250.000,000 tax law “discriminatory and inequi- table,” the directors of the organiza- tion announced today they had | ordered a study of “the whole field of Federal taxation and expenditures.” This announcement came after the directors, concluding a one-day ses- sion late yesterday, had authorized a | Nation-wide pol: of the chamber mem- bership on a report sharply criticizing the “trend” of New Deal legislation The criticism of the tax law was | made in a statement submitted to the directors by Fred H. Clausen of | Horicon, Wis., chai man of the cham- ber's Committee on Federal Finance The statement, made public by the chamber today, said the time has come for a general review of the Fed | tax system with a view to elimina present “inequitable” provisions The Clausen statement also “deep concern must be felt over th adverse effects on business enter- prises of national policies which re- said | sist rather than promote employment Tin private industry.” Order Tax Survey. The directors ordered the chamber Federal Taxation Committee to pre- pare a report on taxation and ex- penditures and submit it to a vole of the members Clausen’s statement raised severa! objections to the tax law, which pro- vides for new or higher levies on estates, incomes over $50.000. gifts corporation income, excess profits, in- tercorporate dividends, capital stock and personal holding companies. In discussing the tax law and the procedure leading to its enactment, he listed these points “1. Violation of the fundamental principle that the primary purpose of taxation is to raise revenue for the legitimate expenditures of the Govern- ment. Recent tax proposals have been avowedly for the purpose of ac- complishing wide-reaching social and economic reforms. “2. Failure to bring forth an ade- quate tax program that would combine reduction in public expenditures, a balanced budget and the imposition of new taxes in a manner that would least retar. business recovery. “3. Hasty and inadequate considera- tion without sufficient prior notice to the country of administrative Inten- | tions. “4. Disregard of and rights of the necessar, revenue. “5. Proposals based on the principle that growth of industry to large size is inherently contrary to the well-be- ing of the nation. 6. Taxation at such excessive rates that going concerns would be dis- rupted without suggesting to business any substitute for the methods which are now employed.” Report Based on Legislation. The report on which the Chamber’s membership will be polled was pre- ‘pured by a special committee headed | by John W. O'Leary of Chicago. Based lon a study of legislation enacted in the last three sessions of Congress it | listed these “trends™ “There is a steady endeavor to re- | place with Federal jurisdiction the jurisdiction of the States over matters heretofore considered as belonging solely in the field of State and local | government;; “Exercise of the spending power without regard to revenues, for pur- poses within the powers of neither Federal nor State governments, and on a scale that brings to every busi- ness and to every individual the dan- gers flowing from a continuing unbal- anced budget; | “Extension of competition by Gov- ernment enterprise into the field of private endeavor for the purpose of regulating private enterprise or other- | wise; | “Regulation by the Federal Gov- | ernment of all forms of production, in- dustrial and agricultural, and all mar- keting and retailing—with the Fed- |eral Government infringing on the individual in his everyday affairs in mnkmg a living—in planting crops, in | working at a trade for himself, or in working as an employe of another: | “Delegation of powers to the execu- | tive department of the Federal Gov- | ernment and constantly enlarging ad- | ministrative agencies and bureaucracy for detailed applications of measures, with all decisions for the whole coun- try at a central point and consequent | delays and expense for citizens even as to matters in themselves of small | importance.” Spokesmen for the chamber said ballots will be sent out immediately | containing both the report and argu- ments against its approval “prepared (See G_OF C., Page 3) EUROPA SAILING TO U. S. WITH 18 TONS OF GOLD $23,000,000 Shipment, Largest in Years, Represents Capital Fleeing War Scare. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 21.—The S. 8. Europa was sailing today for the United States with 18 tons of gold, valued at more than $23,000,000. The shipments, part of the strong gold flow from Europe to America as the result of uncertainty over interna- tional developments, is the largest in years, The ship was loading $10,~ 000,000 of gold in Southampton and more than SIS‘W0.0W in Cherbourg. the prerogatives States for raising