Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1936, Page 2

NEW TRIAL DENIED TOEDITH MAXWELL Virginia Patricide Case De- fense Granted 60 Days =< to File Appeal. By the Associated Press. ‘WISE, Va., January 16.—Judge H. A. W. Skeen today denied & new trial to Edith Maxwell, 21-year-old moun- tain school teacher, under 25-year penitentiary sentence for the first- degree murder of her father. “Fhe judgment again of this court s that the verdict of the jury be car- ried out by the officers of the law,” he said in resentencing the defendant, who had asked a new trial on the grounds of newly-discovered evidence. Miss Maxwell's face flushed, her head fell to the shoulder of her brother, Earl, who sat beside her, and she put her handkerchief to her eyes. Sixty Days for Appeal. The court granted the defense 60 days in which to appeal to the State Supreme Court of Appeals. Judge Skeen’s decision was given after listening an hour and a half to the testimony of Dr. T. J. Tudor and Dr. G. T. Foust, Wise County physi- cians, who performed the autopsy on Edith's father, Trigg Maxwell. Both said they were convinced that blows on the head had caused his death. Under the circumstances, Dr. Tudor said, microscopic examinations of the brain and examinations of the heart and other organs were not deemed necessary. Judge Skeen yesterday refused to grant a new trial on constitutional issues, including the defense assertion that her rights had been denied through failure to place women on the jury which tried her. He reserved judgment until today on the question of new evidence. Affidavits on Autopsy. In-handing down his verdict, Judge Skeen said he would attempt no analysis of the affidavits made by three coroners that the autopsy report did not contain sufficient facts to prove that death was due to blows on the head. The contents of these affidavits, the judge said, and the testimony of Dr. Tudor and Dr. Foust “are.too well known to be necessary. “Laying aside the question of dili- gence of the defense in producing these affidavits, I will go immediately to the essence of the facts presented by the affidavits and the testimony. I don't think this court would be war- ranted in setting aside the verdict of the jury and granting a new trial.” Edith’s appearance before Judge Skeen today was the fourth time since her conviction in November. ) Then, in a trial which packed the Cowd house here and drew crowds from the surrounding mountain coun- try, she and her mother, Mrs. Anne Maxwell, took the stand to tell how Trigg, drunk, attempted to whip Edith for staying out late at night, how the father and daughter scuffied in the darkness, how she struck blindly in ‘what she said was self-defense. And how later Trigg went out of the house, fell on a porch and was found there dying. The mother, also under indict- ment, is to be tried soon, Judge Skeen said today that among the many letters he had received com- menting on the case was one contain- ing “a serious threat.” He indicated that he intended to take no notice of it. "YOUTH PATRICIDE PRISONER. ROCKY MOUNT, Va. January 16 (®)—Franklin County officers held a 20-year-old youth in jail here today as they probed the third patricide in Southwest Virginia in recent months. ‘The prisoner is Russell Boyd, charged Efll the murder of his father, Charles yd, 52. The case had points of similarity to those involving Edith Maxwell of Wise and Haugeman Falin of Wildcat Valley. As in the Maxwell and Falin cases preliminary questioning of the prisoner drew the assertion that the father was drunk and that the killing was in self-defense. Sheriff Harry B. Lee arrested young Bqu at his home near Ferrum yester- dayy after the father had died in a Roaboke hospital from a bullet wound. Boyd told the sheriff, the officer said, that he shot his father after the latter had thrown an iron bar and an ax at him. The fight started, it is said, when the youth attempted to chide his father for a beating administered to Ida,.a sister, and Mrs. Boyd. - FIRE RAZES DORMITORY ORONO, Me, January 16 (#).— Beventy-seven University of Maine students lost their quarters and most of their personal belongings when fire of undetermined origin destroyed Oak Hall dormitory, a campus landmark, yesterday. Loss of the imposing four-story brick structure, built in 1871, was eslimated by Prederick 8. Youngs, university treasurer, at $75,000. Irvin S. Cobb Says: Weak Men Usually Are Best Talkers on Public Problems. SANTA MONICA, Calif., January 16.—I'm constantly running into some- body who knows exactly what’s ‘wrong with the world and what ought to be done about it. but can't make Up his mind whether to have his eggs fried on .one side or turned over. | At Junch today, T encountered one gentleman who could diagnose all our political and economic ills— Just like that.— snd name the Temedies, too. In fact he did name quite a few while I-was looking after the check. And Y6t I know for a positive fact that his wife won't let him pick out his own meckties, and he can't be trusted to criiss the street by himself, owing to not being able to decide off-hand mvhlch automobile he prefers to be by. Sometimes I think one of our troubles is that we have among us many who know practically every- thing and too few who can do any- thing practically. ~ Look, will you?—Now I'm at it! The What's What Behind News In Capital Hopson Will Be Next Fish Fried in Con- gress Pan. BY PAUL MALLON. sionally, is H. C. Hopson, the prblic utilities magnate, Chairman Black of the LobLy Investi- gating Committee is already coffi- dentially warming the fire. You may recall that Mr, Hopson and his fellow utilities were well done on one side at the last ses- sion. The senatorial purpose then was to build up public sentiment behind the holding companies legislation. The purpose this time is the coming campaign, although that will not de stressed. 1t is considered good strategy to take Mr. Hopson’s holding company works apart, plece by piece. Each piece will be held up to public horror. It ties in appropriately with the “greed” and “ganging up” slogans now being put forward for the campaign. Other Fish to Fry. Mr. Hopson is not the only mackerel marked for the pan. Senator Black's investigators have authority to go into books of any corporation which be- comes too outspoken politically. An array of lesser public utility and big business fry will follow Hopson, whose turn will come within 60 days (when- ever the Morgan inquiry dies down). Also there will be a railroad financing investigation (Senator Wheeler’s). And perhaps some others to round out the kitchen activities. FTER J. P. Morgan, the next A big fish to be fried, congres- [ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, SENATE T0 DEBATE | MORGAN REBUKES | [ Mob Burns Bus in Strike BONUS TOMORROW Foe of Baby Bond Bill Con- cedes Passage as Vote Nears. BACKGROUND— Years of agitation for payment of bonus to American veterans of World War heads toward a new climar this week as Senate pre= peres to vote on bill calling for re- tirement of adjusted compensation certificates through ezchange for baby bonds. Plan is being advanced by Sen- ate Finance Committee following passage of cash payment measure last Friday in House. Compensation certificates, matur- ing in 1945, were issued in 1924, over veto of President Coolidge. Since then, borrowing on certifi- cates has been authorized. Last year President Roosevelt vetoed cash payment bill. By the Associated Press. The Senate agreed today to start consideration of the baby bond bonus payment bill tomorrow after Repub- lican Leader McNary had urged a day’s delay under the rules. Chairman Harrison of the Finance Committee sought floor consideration today. But McNary said “in all fair- ness” to members who have not read the bill and the committee report, submitted late yesterday, the full- payment measure should go over until tomorrow. The Senate then agreed to Harri- son’s unanimous consent request that debate begin tomorrow. King Offers Substitute. Senator King, Democrat, of Utah introduced a substitute bill providing for payment now of only the cash surrender or present value of the 20-year adjusted service (bonus) cer- Some cooks in the presidential house- hold do not like this cooking demon- stration. They think the political aroma from it may prove to be less savory than expected. Furthermore, they do not believe it is necessary. The idea worked out well in the past because the investigations were used as threat forces to pro- mote legislation (banking, utility, stock market regulation). There is also a good excuse jor the Morgan inquiry, which is designed to Bally- hoo neutrality and peace, which every one favors. But the best cooks think that will be about enough. Strong inner pressure is being brought on President Roosevelt to call | off Senator Black. Naval Parley Doomed. Officially, the London Naval Con- ference has not yet collapsed. Pri- vately, it has. The conferees are just letting it fall like a feather instead of a bomb. Our State Under-secretary Phillips was to remain in London as long as there was & glimmer of a hope. That was agreed before he left home. At that time it was announced he in- tended to stay only a few weeks in order that he might walk out without being charged with aebandoning the conference, ‘When he made arrangements to sail, everything worked out as originally expected, The new Treasury budget makes the usual allowance next year for the secret payment of income taz informers, Mr. Morgenthau asked Jor the customary $100,000 to de- tect violations and for “payments for information.” | The budget does not say so, but the confidential policy of the bureau once was to pay American citizens 10 per cent for betraying their brethren. This is the only department of Gov- ernment which has a budgetry allow- ance for this medieval custom. The New Deal damper is being turned down on the constitutional amendment idea. Insufficient public steam was generated following the A. A A. decision to warrant interest in it now, but that is not the only reason. Left wing men themselves are growing cold on it. They reason this way: If they amend the Constitution and centralize control in the Ez- ecutive and Congress, where they be when the conservatives get control again? Radicals remember what happened when the anti-sedition laws were en- acted during the war. They foresee the danger of a conservative Congress having power to limit civil liberties, free speech or free press. For that reason, even the strongest radicals are surging around to & constitutional amendment giving Congress specific powers, rather than limiting the power of the Supreme Court—that is, Prof. Tugwell’s resettlement admin- istration expects to do a lot of travel- ing next year. His budgetary allow- ance for that purpose is 15 times as much as last year. It amounts to $1,641,368. The Veterans’' Bureau is still pay- ing $2,040 a year in pensions on the War of 1812, which occurred 124 years ago. Apparently, bad weather is expected in the fiscal year 1936-7. The ap- propriation for the Weather Bureau is being increased half a million dollars (Amount, $3,900,000). Labor leaders are secretly getting their heads together in another effort to “sell” the 30-hour week to Pres- dent Roosevelt. If the administration has any other plan for reviving N. R. A, they do not know it. (Copyright, 1936.) LAWMAKERS IN FIGHT Albanian Parliament Disagrees Over Premier’s Policies. VIENNA, January 16 (#).—Dis- patches from Tirana said last night that a session of the Albanian Parlia~ ment broke up in fist fights because of a disagreement over the internal policies of Premier Medhi Frasheri. The capital was reported to be tificates, which he estimated would save $1,000,000,000. Enactment of the baby bond bill was conceded by a prominent op- ponent of the measure despite Secre- tary Morgenthau's testimony about the financial task the Treasury faces. A Southern Senator, not wishing to be quoted by name, said he himself would vote against the measure un- less it provided for payment out of existing appropriations. But he said the Morgenthau testi- mony before the Senate Finance Com- mittee would have little or no effect on final passage, even over a veto. Morgenthau said, in effect, enactment of the bill now would increase to $11,- 300,000,000 the new Treasury financ- ing necessary for the next 171, months. Mature in Nine Years. The Harrison bill would pay the full value of the 3,500,000 adjusted service certificates in special borids equivalent to demand notes. ‘The bonds would be redeemable at local post offices beginning next June, If redeemed the first year, no in- terest would be paid. Three per cent interest would be paid to those hold- ing them as an investment. They ‘would mature in nine years, No one professed to know definitely what President Roosevelt would do. Some Senators up for re-election were fretting, leading observers to believe they were not hopeful of presidential approval, Some members make no secret of the fact they would vote to override a veto, having made unqualified cam- paign promises. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- homa has served notice he will offer an amendment to pay the bonus in new currency. In a letter to all Senators, made public last night, Henry H. Curran, director of the National Economy League, urged them to vote against what he called this “dangerous and unprincipled” bonus bill. He called it a “handout” that would destroy confidence in the Nation's finances and provide a stepping stone for efforts by veterans’ organizations to obtain pension legislation, RECTOR DIES SUDDENLY Rev. William H. Barnes Formerly at Laurel, Md. NORTHAMPTON, Mass, January 16 (A).—A heart attack yesterday caused the death of Rev. William H. Barnes, 84, retired Episcopal rector who once held pastorates in Wheeling, W. Va.; Laurel, Md., and Brooklyn, N. Y. He retired in 1919. Barnes was a native of Baltimore. 36 CUBANS CAPTURED Armed Band Believed Part of Revolutionary Move. SANTIAGO, Cuba, January 16 (#). —Cuban Army troops captured today 36 armed men, believed by authorities to be expeditionaries of a revolutionary movement, on the south coast of Oriente Province near El Cobre. Army officers said the captured men ‘were armed with rifles, hut were sur- rounded, and surrendered without firing. Meets for routine business. Munitions Committee hears fur- ther J. P, Morgan testimony. Agriculture and Farm Committee studies -A. A. A. replacement and seed loans. . Finance Subcommittee studies liquor tax collection charges. House: Considers independent offices ap- propriation bill. . Appropriations Committee studies War Department supply bill, Foreign Affairs Committee has ex- ecutive session on neutrality. Naval Affairs, Judiclary and Labor Committees also meet. & House: Probably will pass independent of- fices appropriation bill. TOMORROW. W}nmmhmunmmu Joint . Congressional Committee meets on private pension amendment to social security law, ; Munitions hearingh CLARK IN HEARING Anger Rises ‘at ‘Insinuation’ Financial .House Wd#s ‘Bought’ by Allies. BACKGROUND—* ' Senate group, headed by Nye of North Dakota, for nearly two years has been investigating profits of munitions manufacturers and ware time activities of Mmtn’d ine terests. First effective applitation of find= ings came last Summer, when committee joined in pressing for enactment of neutrality legislation. While other committees consider administration-sponsored neutral- ity bill at present, investigating group has more stringent measure for which it intends to seek eyact= ment, ° Meanwhile, attempting to prove that commercial entanglements drew us into lgst World War, com- mittee quizzes J. P. Morgan and associates. BY REX COLLIER. J. P. Morgan, chief witness in the Senate Munitions Committee’s “who- got-us-into-the-World War?” inquiry, today sharply rebuked a committee member for “implying” the House of Morgan was “bought” by the Allies. “I don't like that kind of insimua- tion,” the 65-year-old jnternational financier snapped at Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri. Morgan’s anger, evident for the first time since the hearings began more than a week ago, was aroused by a remark of Senator Clark that “if I had made & $30.000,000 profit out of the Allles, my sympathies would have been with them, too.” “Your implication,” Morgan shot back, “is that the Allies bought our sympathy for $30,000,000.” He paused a moment and then added that he did not like Clark's assertion. Disclaims Insinuations. ‘The Missouri Senator disclaimed any intention of making “insinua- tions,” but reiterated his belief that Morgan’s sympathies were “influenced” by his profitable dealings with France and England, for whom his firm was wartime purchasing agent. “I just said T would probably have a different viewpoint, too,” Clark per- sisted, “if T had made $30,000,060." “I believe you hold yourself too low,” Morgan retorted. “I don't be- lieve you could be bought that easily!” The exchange began when commit- tee members suggested that the Mor- gan firm was opposed to Germany during the war, not because of sub- marine atrocities, but because of the firm was doing a profitable business with Germany’s enemies. ‘Thomas W. Lamont, senior partner in J. P. Morgan & Co., declared: “I can't undertake to defend Germany here because we thought she was all wrong.” Morgan broke in with the flat state- ment that “our interest and sympathy were with the allies from the first day of the war.”* Probe Resumes After Flurry. After the flurry between Morgan and Clark had subsided the commit- tee proceeded to delve anew into the Morgan firm’s huge banking activities prior to America’s entry into the war. The committee was endeavoring to show Morgan's financial and trade re- lations with England and France em- broiled the United States in the con- flict. Lamont reiterated the contention of his firm that German “ruthlessness” in submarine warfare was “chiefly re- sponsible” for America’s declaration of war egainst Germany. ‘The financial stringency of Decem- ber, 1916, which led the Federal Re- serve Board to frown on private credits to France and England arranged by Morgan & Co. was reviewed, with the committee accusing the Morgan firm of battling against the board’s ruling. “Are you intending to convey the impression we had any influence with the Democratic admjnistration?” La- mont inquired. Senator Clark replied he believes the firm exerted influence by means of “leverage” brought to bear on the exchange market to frighten the Fed- eral Reserve Board into rescinding its action. Lansing Letter in Record. The committee placed in the record a letter which Secretary of State Lansing wrote to a relative the day after America declared war on Ger- many, in which he said President Wilson would have failed of re-election if he had pressed for American entry in the war earlier. “It is my judgment,” the letter said, “that if the same resolution had been presented in February the House would have shown three times as great opposition, and if it had veen voted on last Summer its passage would have been 5o close as to show & divided country. Indeed, it might have en- tirely falled. Of course, the President could have made a record for him- self by action then, but knowing the temper of the co-ordinate branch as he did he would have placed the coun- try in a most humiliating position, The only course practicable was to to wait. to suffer further indignities, and to make every effort to bring about peace, s0 that the lukewarm would grow hot and the cold lukewarm. It was to wait the time when there could be no question but that a sub- stantial majority favored war. Even when that time arrived, the thought that a very considerable number of pacifists of pro-German and anti- British adherents, and of representa- tives who sought at any cost the material good of their constituents could be counted against the resolu- tion was to me a distressing fact, Great Temptation to Aet. “The only satisfaction I derived from the situation was ¢hat it must open the eyes of many people, who had been for action and claiming that the President should Why, the President would have been defeated and he tried to obtain action after either case almost as certainly as night follows day. It is a very different thing to feel the pulse of the whole Nation and to feel that of a city, a State or a section of the coun- try. You can have little idea of the temptation to act and the difficulty D. O, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1936." A« ‘Wirephoto brings the first picture of two-day street car strike in Buenos Aires, showing upset burned bus, 1 of 15 set afire. Five street cars were burned, 5 persons killed and 200 arrested. WAR PROFITS HIT IN NYE SPEECH Senator Declares Them Neutrality Hindrance Be- fore Reform Federation. America must abandon every hope of profit in a war between other nations before it can have real neu- trality. Senator Nye of North Da- kota told members of the Interna- tional Reform Federation at its forty- first annual memorial breakfast this morning. Senator Nye pointed out that 20 years ago there was as much senti- ment against war as there is today and that the election of 1916 was fought out on the issue of neutrality, but that less than & year after the election the Nation was entering & “war which was none of our busi- ness.” “Appetite” for Profits, “We had developed a taste for the profits to be made from war and when our appetite was denied our resolve to remain out of the war suffered. Whenever our commercial ran counter to our neutrality policy, it was our neutrality, not our commercial interests, which suffered,” the Senator declared. “We made a great point of being against secret treaties, but when we entered the World War we knew of those treaties, and in fact, during the three years prior to our entrance into the conflict, did a little secret nego- tiating ourselves.” Nye, who is chairman of the Senate Munitions Committee, asserted that much of the history of America’s entry and participation in the World War would have to be written in view of fact® unearthed during the present investigation being conducted by his committee. “I do not believe that the bankers and munitions makers got together and conspired to bring this country into the European war, but their growing interests in the profits re- sulting from trade with the belliger- ents were inevitably drifting us in that direction.” Government Operation Urged. ht, A. P. Wirephot8. WOMEN" DEMAND OVERTON HEARING Baltimore Group Joins That From Louisiana in Con- gress Plea. Support of & militdént group of Bal- timore women was thrown today to the demands of the Women's Committee of Louisians that the Senate respect its petition challenging the right of Senator Overton to his seat in Con- gress. Mrs. Howard Schwarz, representing the Baltimore Committee of 21, in- formed the offices of Senators Tydings and Radcljffe of Maryland that her organization had adopted resolutions demanding a ir bearing” for the Louisiana women. Some of the Baiti- more women received national atten- tion—and jail sentences—when they picketed the White House on behalf of women's suffrage during the Wilson administration. Contest New Crusade. They have made the Louisiana con- test their newest crusade. Letters have been addressed toSen- ators Tydings and Radcliffe asking them to work for Senate consideration of the Louisiana Committee’s peti- tion. Mrs. Hilds Phelps Hammond, chairman of the committee, addressed the Baltimore group January 8 and is in town today to press her de- mands that the petition attacking Overton’s election be formally re- ferred to the Senate Privileges and Election Committee. She also seeks a “fair hearing” of her charges that the late Senator Huey P. Long, as campaign manager for Overton, won the election unfairly. The petition was presented to Vice President Garner last June, but has She declared the Senate is “afraid” to consider it, although it was said to contaln “sworn charges, legally drawn,” against Overton. “If this petition remains hidden” Mrs, Hammond said, “it means cit- izens cannot communicate with Con- gress any more, and that the consti- tutional right of petition has been Nye declared it would be impossible | jost to regulate the munitions business, and that the only logical course is for the Government to go into the munitions and war materials business. cause Congress would not give him a decided majority. “Do not think that I am blessing thoce who have been bitter critics. I am not, because I realize their feel- ings were natural from the facts at their command. But I do hope that now they will comprehend the ob- stacle which had to be removed and the difficulties which had to be over- come, before decisive action could be wisely taken. If they are just they will admit their error. If they find jt difficult to be so generous I hope that they will at least cease to com- plain about & delay, the wisdom of which they must now appreciate.” After Chairman Nye had accused President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing of “falsifying” when they told a Senate Committee in 1919 they had no knowledge prior to the Paris conference of secret territorial agreements among the allies, the com- mittee recalled Morgan and his asso- ciates and questioned them about their war-time banking operations. Senator Clark accused the Morgan frm of trying to bring pressure on the administration to reverse a ruling of the Federal Reserve Board in 1916 warning American investors against foreign loans. The ruling caused Morgan & Co. to withdraw an issue of French and British treasury bills in this country. ‘To support his contention, Clark read from a cablegram Morgan sent his London office, deprecating the Federal Reserve Board action and suggesting that the British govern- ment curtail purchases of war sup- plies in America. Move Held Threat. Clark insisted this move was de- signed as a threat to America that if she didn’t provide the money to European governments, they would halt their buying of American goods. Both Morgan and Lamont denied they intended to suggest that a threat be made to American trade, explaining it was only natural for the Morgan firm, as purchasing agent for Great Britain and France, to recommend a curtailment of purchases coincident with reduction in the money supply. Clark charged that the Wilson ad- “Why doesn't the Senate dare hear us? I challenge the Senate to hear our witnesses and discredit me and exonerate Mr. Overton if I fail to produce sufficient evidence against his election.” The fact that Long, Overton's chief protagonist, is dead “cannot change one iota the taint to a seat in the Senate,” Mrs. Hammond added. She challenged the Senate to cite her for contempt after a public hearing of her charges. “Many people think that I'm beat- en in this fight,” Mrs. Hammond said. “I'm not beaten.” _ “FRIDAY RIDES” START ‘The first of the series of exhibition drills familiar to Washington as the “Friday Rides,” to be held in the new riding hall at Fort Myer, Va., will begin st 2:45 pm. tomoirow, it was an- nounced today by Col. Kenyon Joyce, commanding officer at the fort. Assistant Secretary of War Woodring will be the guest of honor at the open- ing ride in the new hall and will be escorted by officers and men of the Machine Gun Troop, 10th Cavalry. The public is invited. AAILE ADVANCE [TAX ISSUE AVOIDED CLAIMED BY ITALYDESPITE: PRESSURE Bodoglio Reports Warriors Routed on Southern " Ethiopian Front. BACKGROUND— Making comparatively slow prog- ing with two days of bombarding Dessye, BEthiopian fleld head- quarters. During these raids, y ui sup- ported by Sweden and Egypt also have suffered bombing damage, brought protests. Meanwhile, rest of Europe op- poses Italian program; Britain ‘maintains strong fleet in Mediter- ranean and League continues eco- momic pressure. By the Associated Press. ROME, January 16—A sweeping, bitterly-fought Italian advance along the entire Somaliland front , was claimed todsy by the Fascist high command in Ethiopia. Marshal Pietro Badoglio, in wireless dispatches from the African theater of war, anonunced “complete success” in an sdvance of more than 40 miles during s Ganale Dorya River battle which claimed unestimated Ethiopian losses. ¢ There was no mention of Italian casualties. Badoglio wirelessed that the Gan- ale Dorya battle was “concluding with complete success for us,” and ¢ “our troops advanced over 70 - eters (about 44 miles along the en- tire front, overcoming flerce resist- ance from the enemy.” Ethiopians L Troops of Ras Desta Demtu, son-in- law of Emperor Haile Selassie, are “re- tiring in disorder and our troops are The Italian forces, swinging their mechanized forces into action, also employed scores of tanks and armored cars in the conflict, as well as the native “shock troops.” The Fascist invaders precipitated the clash, lashing out at the three Ethi- opian columns, commanded by Ras Desta, which had long been converg- ing slowly on the main Italian south- ern army, centered about Dolo, on the southwestern frontier between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland. Although Marshal Badoglio reported yesterday from his northern front headquarters that the Ethiopian of- fensive on the Dolo front was smashed, his communique said: “Fighting continues along the entire front.” SANCTIONS DEATH DENIED, Ofl Penalties Not Dead, Say British Sources. LONDON, January 16 (#).—Respon- sible British quarters today challenged reports that League of Nations oil sanctions against Italy are dead. They said the government con- sidered an embargo on petroleum ship- ments was possible of achievement if the League Council, meeting next Monday, finds it can be rendered effective. Informed persons said the “death notices” for oil sanctions were un- and insisted that British policy remains firm for steady and collective resistance to Benito Mus- solini’s “agression.” Great Britain, they said, will ad- here to whatever action is taken at Geneva next week, snd responsible Roosevelt Budget Shot Full of Holes, but Few Want New Levies. By the Associated Press. Despite the gaping holes torn in the Roosevelt budget, there was little disposition on Capitol Hill today to provide new taxes at this session un- less the administration demands them. ‘Within 10 days, developments have arisen that threaten to knock the Roosevelt fiscal program from $2,- 500,000,000 to $3,500,000,000 out of kilter. The A. A. A. decision by the Supreme Court left huge gaps in the revenue, and lonal plans for paying the bonus would add to the expense. More damage to the Presi- dent’s estimates may be forthcoming But administration leaders remain noncommittal over the prospect of new taxes, or go further and forecast there will be none except to finance a new farm plan. Opposition forces are critical, but are not yet demand- ing new taxes. Farm Program Holds Key. Determination of the tax question depends to a large extent on adminis- tration plans for a new farm pro- gram. It is generally believed by members of Congress that this will involve new taxes, and that they may to some extent cover up the hole in the budget created by the Supreme Court’s A. A. A. decision. Administration chieftains have taken the position the bonus will not require new taxes. They have worked out a system for paying the veterans which they contend will slow down the demands on the Treasury. Other legislators say that regardless of that, the bonus bill, if it passes in its present form, will add more than $2,200,000,000 to the public debt. Picture Changed in 10 Days. Here is how the budget situation has changed in 10 days. President Roosevelt estimated a deficit of $3,234,000,000 for the cur- rent fiscal year and $1,098,000,000 for next year, which would bring the pub- lic debt to $31,351,000,000 by July 1. 1937. These figures did not include any new funds for relief during the next fiscal year. A. A. A’s death added $500,000,000 to this prospective debt—provided no new taxes are levied to take the place of the invalidated processing taxes. The Supreme Court held that al- most $200,000,000 in impounded taxes must be repaid, and left the Govern- ment with no revenue to balance con- tracts amounting to about $300,000,000 already due. May Be Liable for Billion. In addition, the court’s decision leit the possibility the Government may have to repay about $1,000,000,000 of processing taxes already collected. The cash bonus bill would eventu- ally cost about $2,200,000,000. Ad- ministration leaders forecast the de- mands for cash will amount only to $1,000,000,000 during the next fiscal year, but the balance will be added to the public debt. Secretary Morgenthau hinted be- fore the Senate Pinance Committee that the new relief needs might amount to $2,000,000,000. $37,000,000,000 Debt Possible, If all of these things should ma- terialize it would bring the prospective public debt for July 1, 1937, to about $37,000,000,000. 1f the Government could get along without any new relief funds, and did not have to repay the $1,000,000,- 000 of processing taxes, it would still be $34,000,000,000. On the other hand, the administra- tion might re-enact the processing taxes retroactively, as suggested by Senator Bankhead, Democrat, of Ala- bams. This would cut the total down by about $1,200,000,000. NEWSPAPER POWER IN ADVERTISING TOLD Millions Are Reached Daily, Col. Leroy W. Herron of Star Explains to Club. Because of its power to reach mil- lions of people daily, newspaper space provides the most effective form of business advertising, Col. Lerdy W. Herron, advertising manager of The Star, told members and guests of the Washington Advertising Club at a lunchean yesterday in the Raleigh Hotel. Newspapers are read by people of all ages and classes, Col. Herron said, and many business houses “have built their success on newspaper advertis- sources expressed the belief there | ing. was a distinct possibllity the powers solini’s “aggression.” Hard to Get Jury. FRANKFORT, Ind. (#).—Jury com- missioners drew the names of nine men for grand jury duty. Now they'll have to draw again. One of the men named was dead. One lived in an- cther county. Two were deaf and one ‘was blind. The National Scene BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH casually. That's the additionsl deficit turned up in the WI MUST raise $11,000,000,000 more, says Mr. Morgenthau, first three days of the week. Tall talk, indeed, and a bit bewildering to the taxpayer. Two billion of that is for relief omitted in the President’s message and two billion for the ‘veterans. The bonus is as good as passed. Administra- tion leaders have quit the fight, If the bonus is to be paid in baby bonds, the President may not even veto it. There is supposed to be some dif- ference between cash and cashable bonds, but it would take a medieval theologian to see it. A billion already has been paid to the farm- ers in unconstitutional gifts from taxpayers and to have any idea whether or how it is to be got back. Certainly Washington isn't going to send out another army to take away Mrs, Lensworid them, from the farmers what the first army has given Never mind, it will all be “financed”—that is, levied in taxes, direct and indireck, (Copyrignt, 1936.) Advantages of radio advertising were discussed by A. D. Willard of Station WJSV. In 1935 $85,000,000 was spent on radio advertising, he said, and $3,000,0000,000 was spent over an 11-year period. Other speakers at the luncheon in- cluded David R. Porterfield, mer- chandise director of the United Ty- pography of America, and Jesse T. Roberts of Atlanta, Ga., president of the Direct Mail Advertising Associa- tion. Norman Kal, president of the wmnhmmn Advertising Club, pre- i Alleged New Deal Speech Censorship Prevents Delivery Roads Official Claims Washington Failed to Return Manuscript. B the Associated Press. MINOT, N. Dak., January 16.—H. J. Taylor of Bismarck was to have He didn’t make the speech, and exe plained why. If & man speaks as representative of the bureau, Taylor pointed out,