Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. B (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight; probably changing: to snow late tonight or tomorrow morning; slightly colder tonight, much colder to- morrow. Temperatures—Highest, 40, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 39, at 6 a.m. today. Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. 33,499. JLLNESS OF KING SPREADS CONCERN INBRITISH EMPIRE Anxiety Over George Per- sists as Heart Weakness Develops From Cold. FAMILY IS GATHERING AT BEDSIDE OF MONARCH Oxygen Administered and Latest Bulletin Reports Ailment Has “Slightly Increased.” Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press. SANDRINGHAM, England, January 18 —Seventy-year-old King George V, 1l of a bronchial ailment, suffered further symptoms of a heart attack this afternoon, increasing anxiety over his condition. A bulletin posted at the gate of Bandringham House, the royal resi- dence, at 3:30 this afternoon said. “His Majesty the King has had some hours of restful sleep. “The cardiac weakness and em- barrassment of circulation has slightly increased and give cause for anxiety.” A typed sheet of note paper bearing the royal crest carried the announce- ment to hundreds of passers-by, who were gathered outside the gates. Private Secretary Arrives. Just before the posting of the bulle- tin, Lord Wigram, the King's private secretary, arrived from London. Earlier in the day one of England's most noted heart specialist was sum- moned from London .to the bedside of the monarch, to join the three phy- sicians already in attendance. ‘The reference in the afternoon bul- letin to “embarrassment of circula- tion” was taken to mean that the action of the heart was growing weaker. The departure of his majesty'c granddaughters, Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, for their London home, appeared to townspeople an- other indication of the serious nature of the King’s illness. Princess Royal Arrives. About the time the tulletin was is- sued the princess royal, the Countess of Harewood and her husband, the Earl of Harewood, arrived at the resi- dence. Attef the specialist, Sir Maurice A. Cassidy, had left Londdn, it was Jearned authoritativeiy that oxygen was administered to the sovereign during the night. It was hastily explained, however, that oxygen is a modern treatment for & catarrhal condition and has been administered to the King several times during recent years in fighting that ailment. Princesses Told of Iliness. It was understood that the little princesses were informed just before their departure that their grandfather ‘was seriously ill. They appeared less vivacious than usual when they board- ed the train at Folferton station, but both managed to smile at bystanders. Farmers and villagers who had stopped thein work for the day in- creased the crowd outside the gates to the ground when a royal servant took down the morning bulletin and posted the later statement containing the more alarming news. One rugged-visaged Norfolk farmer, his face nipped by the sharp wind said: “All we hope is ‘the squire’ will have sufficient strength to rally and get well again as he did before.” All the villagers recalled the King's forme? serious illness in 1928 which resulted from a chill contracted as he stood bareheaded before the London Cenotaph on Armistice day. The first bulletin today was brief, Teading: “The anxiety expressed in the bul- letin of last night persists.” Oxygen Brought In. Oxygen was brought to Sendring- ham House, the royal country estate and the King's favorite palace, yes- terday by Lord Dawson of Penn, who, with two other of the ruler's physi- cians, spent the night in the palace, Teady for instant call. ‘While the faithful nurse Black, who was with King George all through his serious illness of 1928 and 1929, re- mained near his bedside, Lord Dawson of Penn, Sir Frederick Stanley Hewett and Sir Frederick L. Williams stayed in rooms not far away. Wilans, who lives at Sandring- ham, left the palace this morning, but Lord Dawson and Hewett remained, awaiting the arrival of Sir Maurice Cassidy. A number of windows of the large, rambling old royal residence remained lighted all through the snowy, windy night. A bitder east wind whipped the palace grounds this morning. Snow sprayed from the eaves as vil- lagers and country folk, taken by sur- prise to learn that their beloved monarch was ill, inquired solicitously et the gate concerning his condition. Special officers were on duty at the gates, The anxiety of the Norfolk country- side was not less tense than that throughout the country and the em- pire. Thousands Make Inquiry. ‘Thousands of inquiries poured into this little village of 100 persons, about 100 miles northeast of London, seek- ing news of the monarch. The ad- miration for whom was already most deep and heighteried, notably during the last year, especially during the Jjubilee season, beginning in May, ‘which marked a quarter of a century for King George on the throne. In a later explanation of the ad- ministration of oxygen to the King, a ham house official emphasized that it was given, not because the King was “seriously ill, but just to assist breathing.” ‘The guarded professional language of the bulletins issued by the King's doctors started a wave of deepest con~ cern, The Prince of Wales came from London yesterday, but his visit was described at Sandringham House as “ordinary,” and it was understood he intended to leave again tomorrow ‘lmdon. ered as second class matter T ice, Washington, D. C. | FORCED LANDINGS ON ICE REVEALED BY ELLSWORTH BACKGROUND— was Little America. effect rescue. Yesterday morning Jound explorers. By Wireless to The Star. plished, but not without some Linceln Ellsworth. HEthios ranged to 13,000 feet. plateau, ah WASHINGTON, D. Explorer, Found Safe at Little America, Tells in His Own Story How Blizzard Kept Plane Grounded. Lincoln Ellsworth and pilot took off from Dundee Island base in Weddell Sea in early morning, November 23. Few hours later blanket of silence fell over erpedition as wireless contact ended; their :launaumu Wuyatt Earp, supply ship, and British ship Discovery II set out to 2 erte word came that latter ezpedition had BY LINCOLN ELLSWORTH. ABOARD THE DISCOVERY II, IN THE BAY OF WHALES, Antarctica, January 18 (N.AN.A).—At last the trans-Antarctic flight has been accom- difficulty. We were forced to land four times on the way and we were held up once for seven days, three days of which a blizzard raged. On & previous landing, we had * been delayed for two days by bad visibiilty and snowstorms. Finally our fuel gave out at latitude 78 de- grees 45 minutes S. and longitude 163 degrees 36 minutes W., which is about 25 miles from Little America. plane, doing our best to get in communication with the outside world, but our trail radio set . proved ineffective and we had no more gas with which to run either the plane or the emergency engine for the radio, Failing to receive a Tesponse from our signals, : we packed our sledge, hauled it to Little America and there found the radio shack in first-class condition, and in it we lived comfortably until yesterday, when the roar of an airplane over- head let us know that our lonely walt was over. ‘We remained for four days with the Knew Radio Was Out. ‘We realized that our plane radio set had failed on the day we started, but there was we could do about it in the air and all we could do was to continue. Shortly after passing the plateau beyond the Hearst Land Coastal Range we crossed another range, which extended for 75 miles, and the peaks on it Beyond that to Little America we were above an enormous fairly level We found our food and equipment excellent. The Polar Star per- (See ELLSWORTH, Page 3. WILENTZ GONFERS ONHOFFMAN MOVE | Officials Seen Avoiding Con- troversy With Governor Over Reprieve. BACKGROUND— Under sentence of death for kid- naping and killing of first son of Charles A. Lindbergh, Bruno Hauptmann found best friend in Gor. Hoffman. Latter, after sev- eral months of investigation, on Thursday granted 30-day reprieve ot condemned man; execution had been scheduled for last night. Since conviction last February, Hauptmanns legal appeals have been rejected by all courts. Meanwhile Lindberghs and sec- ond son have gone to England for ertended stay and Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon, important prose- cution witness, is on vacation cruise to South America. Copyright, 1938, by the Assoclated Press. TRENTON, N. J., January 18.—At- torney General David T. Wilentz and Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, two lead- ing figures in the case, conferred today at Perth Amboy to study the state- ment of Gov. Harold G. Hoffman de- fending his reprieve of Bruno Haupt- mann, Close friends said. that a decision was reached by them that “no good purpose” would be served by entering into any controversy with the Governor on “theories and points of view.” These sources added that the two men felt that “if and when any new evidence is presented,” that will be time enough for the prosecution “to discuss the matter publicly.” ‘The attorney general, who prosecut- ed Hauptmann, and the head of the State police, who was in charge of the gathering of evidence against Hauptmann, made no comment, but it was understood that they analyzed the statement made by the Governor yes- terday most thoroughly. Fisher Denies Break. Reports of a break in the prisoner's counsel met vigorous denial from C. Lloyd Fisher, chief of defense counsel, and Egbert Rosecrans, another de- fense attorney. Fisher sald he had not received a letter purportedly written by Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, the prisoner’s wife, asking Rosecrans to leave the case. Rosecrans also denied any knowledge of it. Reports have been published that Rosecrans has expressed a belief in Hauptmann's guilt and has predicted the prisoner’s eventual electrocution. Rosecrans has vigorously denied the reports. “I have no intention of asking Rosecrans to leave the case,” Fisher said. “He said he didn’t make the state- ment and I believe he did not make (See HAUPTMANN, Page 2.) Disclosure that the Senate Muni- tions Committee has been $80,000 of works relief funds in its in- vestigation of J. P. Morgan & Co.s banking operations in the World War indignation dently knew no bounds. “It is & most astonishing statem: 'to be made,” Robinson eried, his REVOLT REPORTED FACING SELASSIE Gojjam Province Is Scene of Outbreak, Djibouti Rumors Say. BACKGROUND— Italian invasion of Ethiopia started last October with one. force advancing southk jrom Eritrea, an- other north from Somaliland. For- mer, bigger and Dbetter equipped, received considerable publicity dur~ ing rapid capture of Aksum, Ma- kale and towns near Eritrean bor- der; for many weeks, however, has made no progress. Latter advanced swiftly over southern lowlands during early weeks but was forced to slow up in order to protect commaunications and supply lines. New rainy season has handi- capped invaders since first of year but meeting of League Council on January 20, at which time policy toward Italy may be further deter- mined, stimulated Rome govern- ment to order remewed action on fronts. By the Associated Press. Reports that a serious rebellion against Emperor Haile Selassie had broken out in the rich Gojjam Prov- ince of Northwestern Ethiopia reached Djibouti, French Somaliland, today from what was described as a reliable source in Addis Ababa. The reports said that occasional battles had taken place and that the Tebels were still holding many towns, although a loyal army had entered the provincial capital, Debra Markos, during the past week. Rome hailed reports of victory from the Southern Ethiopian front in a communique which said the Fascist invaders had advanced 125 miles northward in a week-long run- ning battle, The high command, on the basis of a report relayed through the northern headquarters, raised its estimate of Ethiopian casualties from 3,000 to 5,000. The official statement di1 not mention Italian losses. In addition to defenders who were killed, 3,000 more were taken prisoner, officials said. The Ethiopian government termed (See WAR, Page 2.) LINER RAMS FREIGHTER Passengers Escape Injury in Flor- ida Accident. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 18 " WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C-y CLARK TO ATTENPT MUNITIONS PROBE RESCUE IN SENATE Democratic Indignation on Wilson Accusation May Halt More Funds. MISSOURIAN PARTIALLY BACKS NYE’S CHARGES Glass Hurls “Coward,” “Dema- gogue” at North Dakotan in Denying Falsifcation. BACKGROUND— Senate committee has been in- vestigating profits of munitions makers for nearly two years. Hoping to disclose facts which would strengthen public sentiment for strict neutrality legisiation this ses- sion, committee placed J. P. Mor= gan and associates on stand last week. Questioning turned up little of sensational nature. On Wednesday Senator Nye, North Dakota Republican and com= mittee chairman, spoke of “falsifi- cations” by former President Wil- son. Fireworks immediately com= menced as two Democratic com- mittee members quit in protest while others attacked committee on floor of Senate. By the Associated Press., Senator Clark, Democrat, of Mis- sourl was believed to be ready today for an attempt to réscue a munitions inquiry that is foundering in a sea of Democratic indignation in the Senate. The son of the late Champ Clark, famous Speaker of the House in by- gone days, had indicated he would seek to speak to the Senate today in the aftermath of a row that flamed to a climax yesterday when Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia shouted “coward” and “demagogue” at Sena- tor Nye, Republican, of North Dakota. Nye, as chairman of the Senate Munitions Committee, which is in- vestigating World Wpr trade and financing with & viey to drastic new neutrality legisiation, had charged that Woodrow ‘Wilson *“falsified” a major point of war history. Clark | had backed him up to the extent of saying there were “inconsistencies” in published records and secret docu- ments. Fund Denial Is Indicated. 8o widespread was anger that Nye's charge aroused among powerful Dem- ocratic Senators that there were free predictions the Nye committee's in- quiry was about “all washed up,” that it woulG get no more funds. But Clark, when asked if the muni- tions investigators would change their course, said shortly: “Why should we?"” Nye insisted documents showed Wil son did not state facts when he told a Senate committee he did not know until after the war that the allies had secret treaties to re-partition Eu- rope. These treaties have been stressed by those who attack the allies’ motives and say the United States should have stayed out of the conflict. Pounding his desk, Glass assailed “the unspeakable accusation against & dead President, dirt-dgubing the sepulcher of Woodrow Wilson.” “Oh, the miserable demagogy, the miserable and mendacious suggestion that the House of Morgan altered the neutrality course of Woodrow Wilson,” he cried. “Nearly Wrecked Life.” “Why,” he said at another point, “everybody knows, except the Senator from North Dakota, that Woodrow Wilson came near wrecking his life at Versailles in his protestation against carrying out terms of certain secret treaties.” Glass and other Senators indicated they would not vote “another dollar” to Nye's committee, which is practi- cally out of ‘funds. But Nye indi- cated he would go ahead, investigators working without pay. J. P. Morgan and partners are scheduled to return to the stand next Thursday. Nye said he was not surprised at what he termed a “concentrated ef- fort” to stop his committee’s work. He ;:‘l’d he apparently had trod on “sacred ground” by ing the X : summgni “If it were permissible in the Sen- ate,” Glass said at one point, his voice hoarse and low, “to say that any man who would asperse the integrity and veracity of Woodrow Wilson is & coward, if it were permissible to say that his charge is mot only ma- licious but positively mendacious, that (8ee PROBE, Page 3.) ACTRESS IN COMEBACK 5| Juanita Hansen to Be Presented the Weicombe, riding at anchor,, and then run aground. The Welcombe Robinson Assails Arms Probers For.Using $80,000 Relief Cash on Federal Stage. HOLLYWOOD, January 18 (#).— Uncle Sam, -turned theatrical pro- ducer, has brought out of retirement Juanita Hansen, one-time film serial queen. The blond ex-heroine of silent pic- hearsals ture day thrillers began rel in a stage drama to be presented next month by the Federal theater project. In 1930 she won a $167,500 judg- ment from a New. York hotel for & scalding received in her bath. The verdict later was set aside. IReaders’ Guide ---A-14-15 -A-9 -A-13 Real Estate..B-1-2-3-4-5-6-T Short Story.. -.B-6 -A-9 1-13 A-5 * Women's Features -.Q‘._A-xo SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, BRTAN MOURNS KPLNGS DEATH Wife and Daughter at Side When End Came to ” Famous Poet. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 18.—Rudyard | Kipling, Great Britain's famous poet- | imperialist, died early todsy in the Middlesex Hospital at the age of 70, | and his body was taken to the hospital chapel to await cremation. | The family announced the body would be cremated at a time and place to be set later. Whether the noted author eventu- ally would be buried in Westminster Abbey, last resting place of so many of Britain's famed sons, did not im- mediately become known. His body was taken to the chapel from the simple bed in a private room in the hospital. which he had oecu- | pied since he underwent an emergency operation last Monday for a perfor- ated stomach ulcer. Tribute From All Sides. From all sides came tributes to the memory of the poet and novelist who, until his sudden iliness, had lived in virtual retirement for many years in the quiet Sussex village of Burwash. Bernard Shaw, calling Kipling “A great story teller who never grew up,” sald the poet was “a great figure in | what may be called imperialistic | literature.” Shaw said, “I don’t think reading of Kipling ever changed anybody's life very much, but you may well say the samie of Sir Walter Scott and others. Within his own limitations, Kipling was really great.” “One of the most forcible minds of our time has ceased its work,” said the Times. “Posterity, whatever it may have to say about his opinions, can never fail to laud that achievement in self ex- pression as one of the most singular in English literature and English thought.” “As the greatest and most beloved fixture of contemporary English liter- ature, his fame is secure,” said the Daily Mail. “He taught-England the meaning of empire, and the empire the meaning of England.” United States Ambassador Robert W. Bingham asserted, “I feel that my rating of Rudyard Kipling is repre- sentative of all Americans. “He was a great poet, a great prose writer, one of the supreme masters of the English tongue. In the United States, he is read and admired throughout the entire country.” Sank Inte Unconsciousness. For four days, since he was op- erated on Monday morning, only Kip- ling’s flashing eyes gave evidence of his will to live. Just before dawn Friday he sank into unconsciousness. Only in the last hours did he seem to redognize his family. His wife, American born, and his daughter were present at the end, as was his surgeon, Dr. A. E. Webb- Johnson. Utterly exhausted for more than 48 hours, he succumbed at 12:10 am. (7:10 pm, Friday, Eastern stand- ard time) to complications arising from his operation. Mrs. Kipling and her married daughter, worn by grief and their long vigll, retired soon afterward, al- most in & state of collapse. Little more than a week before, ac- companied by his wife, Kipling had left his Burwash home, seemingly in (See KIPLING, Page &) COLD WAVE FOLLOWS SNOW IN MIDDLE WEST Temperatures Tumble Over Wide Area—Indiang Has Rain at 20 Degrees. By the Associated Press. prediction States dug their way or attacked the ice many highways. Iows was blanketed from 4 to 12 inches of port ‘and Huntington, in tral Indiana, thunder and rain, with the ture near 20. Wind ranging from 25 to an hour whipped up snow exceeding ¢ Foening Sfar 1936—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. ## Absent From Home Once in 14 Years, Man on Jury Duty By the Associated Press. EAST ST. LOUIS, I, Jan- uary 18—George Bell, who had not spent a night away from home in the 14 years he's been married, did not come home last night. His wife called police. The search ended at the police station, where Mrs. Bell found her husband. He had been hustled into City Court by a deputy sheriff and was sitting as a juror in a mur- der trial. ROOSEVELT GOES ONNEW YORK TRIP Political Interest Attached to Conference in Newark With Federal Officials. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt temporarily put aside farm relief and other problems to depart today on a week end visit to New York City. His schedule in- cluded a stop this afternoon at Newark to meet with Federal officials stationed in New Jersey. The President left the Capital at 10:02 am. He motored down Penn- sylvania avenue to his train through | a cold rain. ‘The President will participate in the dedication tomorrow afternoon of the ‘Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Building in the American Natural History Mu- seum, New York. Reaching Newark early this after- noon, Mr. Roosevelt planned to leave his special train to attend the meeting of Federal officers which had been called by Charles Edison, son of the inventor, Thomas Edison, and State director for the National Emergency Council. While the President had no pre- pared speech, he was expected to talk to the meeting informally, as well as confer with New Jersey leaders dur- ing the two-hour stopover. Proceeding to New York by train, he goes to the family residence on East Sixty-Piftlf street tonight. There he and Mrs. Roosevelt will have din- ner with the President’s mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, sT. From there he will speak by radio at 10:30 o'clock tonight to the com- mittees arranging the annual presi- dential birthday balls for January 30. [ Punds from these balls will be used in fighting infantile paralysis. Political interest naturally attached to his New Jersey visit and there was no doubt political leaders would be at Newark as well as Government offi- cials. On February 22 the President jour- neys again along the Eastern seaboard to receive an honorary degree from Temple University at Philadelphia and to attend, the same night, the 100th celebration of the founding of the Fly Club at Harvard University. Seventh Body Recovered. NORTH COVE, Wash., January 18 (#).—The “sea surrendered yesterday the seventh body of the 34 victims of the Iowa disaster on Peacock Spit in the Columbia River Sunday. It was not immediately identified. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. WALLAGE FLAYS A. A A. REFUNDS Not Tolerate Process Tax Action. | BACKGROUND— Crop control, benefit payments to jarmers and tazes upom proc- essors provided basis jor New Deal farm program, overthrown by United States Supreme Court on January 6. Conferences between farm lead- ers and administration represent- atives this week resulted in new program to be attempted under ex- isting soil erosion and land con- servation laws. With eristing farm contracts calling for at least $300,000,000 Federal funds, means of financing new program without processing tazes Mot yet revealed. By the Associated Press. Secretary Wallace said today he be- lieved “public opinion would not tol- erate” the refund to manufacturers of $1,000,000,000 paid in A, A A. processing taxes. In his first press conferences since | the Supreme Court invalidated A. A. A., Wallace said the processing taxes have been passed on to the consumer. He added that the $200,000,000 im- pounded under court injunctions was in the same status as the $1,000.000,- 000 paid into the Treasury, so far as the consumer was concerned. In the rice millers case, the Su- preme Court directed that the im- the taxpayer. Attorney General Cum- mings has under consideration the possibility of asking the high court to review this opinion. Early Action Possible. ‘Wallace said that if Congress enacts necessary legislation for a successor to A. A. A. by February 15, he believed the program might be placed into effect on crops grown this year. As he spoke, Senate leaders devised & plan for speeding the new soil con- servation program through the Capitol. The method proposed was attaching the legislation as & rider to the in- dependent offices appropriation bill passed yesterday by the House. The important thing necessary to proceed with & program now, Wallace said, ‘s to expand the definition of the soil conservation act to include specifically soil conservation and preservation of soil fertility. The ex- isting law is concerned principally with soil erosion. A survey made by A. A. A. experis last year, Wallace said revealed that 35,000,000 acres of corn, wheat and cotton now are grown on “C” and “D” slopes. The Secretary explained that damaging erosion occurred on “C” slopes planted in anything but grass and that “D” slopes must be planted in trees to prevent erosion. Five major farm organizations, meeting as the National Agricultural Conference, went on record last night as indorsing the program to obtain production eontrol through a system of subsidized soil conservation. Discussion revolved today around two questions: Will the new program survive a Su- preme Court test if it is ever brought before that trbunal? ‘What means will be used to finance it? As for the first point, it was learned today that Senator Norris, Republican, (See FARM, Page 3.) U. S. Military Attache Escapes Death Narrowly in Ethiopia By the Associated Press. had ped with his life in & recent encounter with shiftas (bandits) during s recent muleback journey in the interior of Capt. Meade was en route from Addis Ababa to Dessye to join Emperor Hatle Selassie at the latter’s fleld head- Apparently s remark of M'-lndx:\:;bmm looked bad until a veteran caravaner Both the War and State Depart- ments were without information today concerning the DAITOW escape of Capt. John Meade, military attache at Addis Ababa. Capt. Meade, whose home is in Wil- mington, Del, was appointed to the last November and arrived in December. was stationed at Fori the 6th Field Ar- Yesterday’s Cir Some Returns Not Yet Received. (UP) Means Associated Press. Thinks Public Opinion Would | pounded taxes should be returned to| tion, 136,069 TWO CENTS. SENATE PROVISES FAVORABLE BONS BL VOTE TODAY Leaders to Press for Baby Bond Payment Despite President’s Position. 4 DEBATE LIMIT PLACED TO SPEED UP ACTION Democratic Chiefs Who Favor Measure Concede Only 18 Votes to Opposition. BACKGROUND— Major political issue for some 15 years, question of paying bonus award to American veterans of World War has plagued every ad- ministration since that of Hard- ing; seems heading for settlement this Winter. With united support of three principal veterans’ organizations, bill for immediate cash payment was passed lest week by House. On Tuesday Senate Finance Com- mittee approved measure providing payment in baby bonds, cashable this year but carrying 3 per cent premium if held until 1945. Vet- erans’ groups also expressed satis- Jaction with this plan. President Roosevelt, who vetoed cash bill last year, has declined comment on pending legislation. | By the Associated Press. Flatly declaring the baby bond bonus payment bill will become law whether President Roosevelt vetoes it or not, champions of the measure drove it ::wnrd an imminent Senate vote to- ay. Administration leaders confidently predicted it would sweep to passage in the chamber before the day was out. To hasten the vote the Senatg had agreed that a drastic two-hour | curb on debate would go into effect in mid-afternoon. Democratic chiefs who favor the bill conceded only 18 votes to the opposition out of 90-odd expected to be cast. Forecasts were heard that the bill, which offers cashable $50 bonds to pay off around $2,000,000,000 of ad- | Justable service certificates, would gain quick concurrence by the House. House in Receptive Mood. ‘That branch passed a bill last week also providing for full and immediate payment of the 1945 maturity value of the certificates, but omitted a method of payment. The Senate bill provides that the bonds may be cashed on or after next June 15. Speaker Byms has said the House was “in a humor” o accept this bill in place of its own. Three amendments stood in the way of a final Senate vote today—that of Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- homa, authorizing the President to use new currency to discharge the veterans debt; another by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah to pay only the present or cash surrender value | of the certificates, and a third by Sen- ator Schwellenbach, Democrat. of Washington providing that bonus re- cipients shall still be eligible for work relief. Only the latter had a chance of adoption, administration leaders said. In urging his amendment late yes- terday, Thomas said the bond bill sponsored by Senators Harrison, Deme ocrat, of Mississippi; Byrnes, Demo= crat, of South Carolina; Steiwer, Re« publican, of Oregon and Clark, Demo- crat, of Missouri “out-Patmans the Patman bill,” the inflationary measure vetoed last session. Thomas said the coalition measure might ultimately cost the Govern- ment $4,000,000,000 because of interest charges and other factors. For one thing, he contended, the Government might have to borrow, under the pres- ent bill, to pay ihterest charges to veterans who elect to hold their baby bonds as an investment. Such vet- erans will receive 3 per cent interest until 1945. “If Uncle Sam is behind this bill,” he asserted, “he ought to go over to an insane asylum until he recuperates. T'm for this bill as far as the soldiers are concerned, but I'm against it so 1ar as the taxpayers are concerned.” Few Senators listened to Thomas' speech, but a representative of Father Charles E. Coughlin sat in the gallery taking notes whenever questions were asked. Harrison conceded there was “indi- rect inflation” in his bill, “If a billion or a half a billion is cashed in, to that extent it is infla- tionary,” he told Senator Shipstead, Parmer-Labor, of Minnesota. Harrison repeated on the floor what he had told newspaper men previously —that the bond bill would become law “whether President Roosevelt signed it or not.” Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, an opponent of the measure, tried in vain to get the Mississippian to say the President had agreed to sign the bill. Harrison agreed he had visited the White House, but said the Executive had not disclosed to any one what he weuld do. “I think he can sign this bill, and T hope in good faith he will,” he as= serted. 13 BELIEVED DEAD IN CRASH OF PLANE Passenger Craft Reported to Have Smashed Up in Bolivian Flight. By the Associated Press. LAPAZ, Bolivia, January 18.—All 13 persons aboard an airplane, re- ported to have crashed last night at Cordillera, were feared today to have died. The Lioyd Aero Boliviano Co. was informed that the plane, named the Choroloque, crashed while en route from Cocha Bamba, at the eastern foot of the Andes Mountains, to Lapas, capital of Bolivia, 130 mileg to the northwest on the western edge of the moun