Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1937, Page 3

- LOGAL SHARE ITEM INRELIEF BILL HIT Hot Fight in Senate Likely Over Proposed 40 Per Cent Community Cost. BACKGROUND— Amount of Federal relief appro- priation for coming year has been center of. controversy ever since President requested $1,500.000,000. While he was away on fishing trip House committee slashed sum, later restored it; House then earmarked one-third, but later withdrew ac- tion. Senate members also have indi- cated intention to cut total; com= mittee already has inserted provi- sion requiring greater responsibil- ity by local communities or States sharing in fund. By the Associatea Press. The Senate administration leaders, fighting to keep intact President Roosevelt's $1,500,000,000 relief pro- gram, centered criticism today on the Byrnes proposal to place & greater share of the Federal burden on local communities. | Some Senators said the measure | might encounter opposition rivaling | the House revolt that was settled only after appears to the White House. Debate, beginning this afternoon, may last for several days. Seven members filed a minority re- port denouncing as unfair and unwise the recommendation of the Appropria- tions Committee that local govern- ments were able to bear 40 per cent | of the cost of Works Progress Admin- | {stration projects. They also criticized a recommenda- tion that Congress refuse to reappro- priate prospective balances from previ- ous relief funds. This would mean, they contended, curtailing the relief | program by about $100,000,000 tmdi takizz 120,000 additional persons from W. £. A. rolls. Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, put forward a proposal that | figured in the 1936 presidential cam- | paign—that the relief problem be “returned to the States,” with the Pederal Government providing as- | sistance through grants. The Appropriations Committee mi- nority, headed by Acting Chairman | McKellar, Democrat, of Tcnnesseew said the States, cities and counties would be unable to meet the 40 per | cent matching requirement, with the result they would have to take an “unfair pauper's oath” or suffering would result The $1,500,000,000 asked by Mr. Roosevelt for the next fiscal year, they said, represents a reduction of about a third from last year's relief outlay. W. P. A. Administrator Harry | L. Hopkins, they added, has promised | not to ask a deficiency appropria- | tion later. | | | The House, which approved the re- flef bill after a coalition lost a fight 40 “earmark” funds for special pur- poses, received a Senate-approved Tesolution for an investigation of un- | employment and reli It would authorize Persident Roose- | ¥elt to appoint from 5 to 15 qualified | eitizens to make recommendations to | Congress after a national surv MAN BELIEVED ILL OF SPOTTED FEVER. Mackall Godfrey, 21, of Kensing- ton May Have Been Infected on Fishing Trip. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. KENSINGTON, Md, June 15— Btricken with a disease tentatively | ldentified as the rare but dreaded | Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Mack- | all Godfrey, 21, of St. Paul street and | East avenue, was reported improving after 10 days’ treatment today. The youth’s malady prompted Dr. V. L. Ellicott, Montgomery County health officer, to repeat a warning | against “the common dog tick,” which transmits the disease to humans by | Its bite if the insect is infected | Godfrey is believed to be the first | Montgomery resident to suffer from | the fever this vear, but the yearly average in this area is five. | The son of A. E. Godfrey, service | station operator, by whom he is em- ployed, Mackall Godfrey probably con- tracted the illness during one of sev- | eral fishing trips recently made up the Potomac River. | His physician, Dr. J. Marion Bank- | head of Montgomery Hills, said the | youth's condition was still serious, but improving. He pointed out that spot- ted fever was his tentative diagnosis | pending completion of laboratory tests. | The disease has a high fatality rating. | Health Officer Ellicott declared that | & preventative serum had been de- | veloped, but it has no curative effect. | | SANITY TRIAL BEGUN IN “MISTAKE” SLAYING | Allan D. Boggs Had Been Con- victed of First-Degree Murder for Shooting Wife. By the Associated Press. BANTA CRUZ, Calif,, June 15— Allan D. Boggs, 54, was ordered into court yesterday for a sanity trial be- fore the same jury that convicted him | June 10 of first-degree murder in' the | “mistake” shooting of his wife, Sally, 87 The wealthy, one-time Detroit, Mich., resident's conviction withou: recommendation for life imprison- ment made the death penalty manda- tory. He must be tried on his insanity plea, under California law, before the court can sentence him on the otner eonviction. Prosecutors contended that Boggs, driven by jealousy, entered the bed Toom his wife was occupying in the home of neighbors and shot her be- cause he thought a love rival was sharing the room. Testimony snowed that prior to the shooting Mrs. Boggs' 12-year-old son by a former marriage had been sleeping in the room. Lost and Found ond Special Notices Advertisements under the above classifications, hereto- fore on page 3, will be found on page C-5, preceding other classified ads. All such advertisements should be sent in prompt- 1v as-possible and cannot be accepted after 11 p.m. Saturday glosing for ine Bunday Star, 5:30 p.m. | ministers. | ciding what aid to give the mother Hundreds Search for Mrs. Parsons As searchers at Stony Brook Parsons or some clue to her kid murder theory in the mystery of THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1937. , N. Y., be, napers. The search w the missing heiress. gan a careful hunt for the body of Mrs. Alice McDonell as called after police turned toward the —A. P. Photo. EMPIRE PLEDRES BRITISH LOYALTY England Not Certain of Help, However, if Pacts Put Her in War, By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 15.—Empire states- men testified to the solidarity of the British commonwealth today at the | final plenary session of the imperial conference. They declared there was no diverg- ence between London and the dominions on any fundamental prin- ciples either in foreign policy or for | defense. | Prime Minister Neville Chamberla'mi emphasized the empire's desire for | | world peace, but said unilateral dis- armament now would “invite dis- aster.” | As the final session convened at St. | James Palace, informed polltical‘ sources said Great Britain could count | on dominion support against an in- | vasion, but could not be so sure of | ald if her continental commitments | embroiled her in another European | War. Summary of Deliberations. ‘ The official summary of the con- ference deliberations stressed the need for co-operation within the empire in defense, but added: “At the same time the conference | recognizes that it is the sole respon- | sibility of the several parliaments of | the British commonwealth to decide the nature and scope of their own | defense policies.” i “The forebodings of those who Ielt‘ that constitutional developments of | the past few years might lead to de- struction of the empire were Wwithout foundation,” Prime Minister Joseph A. Lyons of Australia declared. | “We have again demonstrated the | common-sense genius for self-govern- ment of the British peoples.” Loyal Address to King. Chamberlain moved and MacKenzie | King, Canadian prime minister, sec- onded a loyal address to King | George VI. “‘War between any of us is unthink- able,” Chamberlain told the Domimon‘ “If we had only the na-| tions of the British commonwealth to | consider there would be no need for armaments for any of us. But in the | present condition of the world, to un- dertake unilateral disarmament would be to invite disaster. “No one doubts the sincerity of any of us when we declare that never will our forces be used for aggression er for any purpose which is inconsistent with the covenant of the League of Nations.” Dealing with an Australian sugges- tion for a regional understanding in the Pacific, an official summary said: “The conference agreed that if such an arrangement could be made it would be a desirable contribution to the cause of peace and the centinued maintenance of friendly relations in the Pacific, and that it should be the subject of further consultation be- tween the governments.” Submitted by Lyons. ‘The proposed plan was submitted by Lyons early in the conference. It sug- gested a non-aggression pact in the Pacific among Great Britain, the United States, Japan and Australia. Informed political circles said the dominions have stipulated they will consult among themselves before de- country if she should go to war to uphold any agreement with a conti- nenetal nation. The dominions have that right un- der the 1931 statute of ‘Westminster, which recognized each dominion as “master of its own destiny” and de- clared that the British Parliament could not act for a dominion unless the dominion requested i START YOUR LESSONS IN JUNE AND SPEAK A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BY FALL BERLITZ SUMMER COURSES 13 WEEKS 4 Hours Weekly ... 8 Hours Weekly .. i Classes 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.—Easy Terms Classes Start June 15 Enroll now! and save 50% @® The famous direct “Berlitz Method,” always successful, @ is available only at the— BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES 1115 Conn.'Ave. NAt. 0270 Heiress (Continued From First Page.) | H. Parsons, Yale graduate and retired New York business man, lived quietly, raising chickens and pigeons. A search of the wooded area on and around the Parsons’ 22-acre | estate was renewed today. Overnight & fresh contingent of Federal agents arrived, bringing to about 50 the num- ber seeking to break the case. Two big trucks rolled into town this morning carrying 40 Civilian Con- servation Corps men and 8 rangers of the State Conservation Depart- ment. Search Is Continued. police and the others, about 150 in all, many of them suffering from | scratches and poison ivy, tackled a fresh segment below the Parsons house, moving slowly across cultivated fields, through thick woods and more | laboriously through a tangle of scrub oaks, laurel, wintergreen and briers. The Federal agents, who suffered from thirst yesterday, carried cans of tomato juice and water bottles. As the search went on, Connelley Teiterated that he believed prospects for Mrs. Parsons’ safe return were waning. Howard W. McDonell, Mrs. Parsons, brother of arrived here Monday after a flight from his home in Cali- | fornia. He said he believed his sis- ter was abducted by amateurs, who are awaiting a favorable opportunity to communicate with her family. Hint of Contact. Such a contact, it was believed may already have been established. | in| its personal column today carried this | The New York Herald Tribune, message: “O. K. Send friend. N. E. R. H." There was no official comment on this, but it was recalled that in the Lindbergh kidnaping and in other major kidnapings the families of the victims and the abductors used news- paper columns to arrange meetings and payment of ransom. It was in such a Shaving Special This Week Only 25 Double Edge Blades 1 Jar or Tube Shaving Cream 1 Can Talcum 1 After Shaving Lotion 1 Bottle Brilliantine Total List Price Value 75¢ All for 35c None Delivered The Gibson Co., 917 G St. N.W. Patinum with 7 large Diamends. ding Rings. Ask State troopers, Federal men, local | | workers to buy it. Dr. John F. Condon, Bronx school teacher, first resorted to the use of his nickname, “Jafsie” in print. Hopkins (Continued From First Pag!.)* | P. A. circles to sell his books, Cass said, Published last Fall, “Spending to Save” had a fairly brisk sale during the campaign, local bookstores re- ported, but few copies have been sold in recent months. The $1 a copy price quoted by Cohan was a bar- gain, it was learned in book stores, where “Spentling to Save” costs $1.50. At Brentano's Book Store clerks estimated that about 30 copies of “Spending to Save” had been sold. Woodward & Lothrop's book de- | partment said several copies were sold | immediately after the volume \K‘M| published, but no one has asked for | it in recent months. Pearlman’s | Book Store had no copies of the book and said there had been no demand for it. “No one was coerced into buying the books,” Cohan said. “We never thought of asking the low-salaried I don’t think Mr. Hopkins even knew the books had been sent to us. He is not in the pic- ture at all.” Cohan said no effort was made to follow up his original letter and that | the books were sold only to persons | Who asked for copies. group expected to discuss strategy later this week before deciding whether to hasten the debate. Once it does begin, they said, argu- ments on the bill adding up to six Justices to the Supreme Court—unless Justices over 70 retire—may last more than six weeks. “Unless the ‘packing plan’ and a proposal for ‘roving justices’ are dropped,” said Scnator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, “this session won't be over by Octobe: Willing to Stick It Out. Senator Minton, Democrat, of In- diana, supporting the President, said the administration group was willing to stick it out until a vote is reached. “We'll move beds into the Senate and stay as long as necessary,” he added. Compromise suggestions by Senators Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico, and | Andrews, Democrat, of Florida, re- | newed study by some of the 20 or| more uncommitted Senators. Hatch, who proposed adding one | Jjustice a year unless those over 75| retire, said he would vote against any | ROBINSON CHARTS COURT BILL'S PATH Administration Leaders to| Let Arkansan Decide on Time of Debate. BACKGROUND— Controversy over revising the Federal judiciary has raged since February, when President Roosevelt submitted his program, splitting Democratic ranks sharply in Sen- ate, where Judiciary Committee re- ported the administration bill ad- versely yesterday after months of hearings. By the Associated Press. Administration forces left it up to Majority Leader Robinson, Democrat, | basically different compromise. of Arkansas today to decide when to| Andrews has introduced both an | begin Senate debate on the Roosevelt | amendment to the Constitution and | court bill, |to the bill under which the court i would be enlarged permanently to 11 m:]h; 2;“;’;8”6‘01’,‘::;\:?:";02"":";!‘2’; Justices, one for each of the 10 Circuit on the Supreme Court, kept-his own Court districts and a Chief Justice counsel. He took no formal notice of | {Fom the country at large. reports that efforts to devise an T ST acceptable compromise were proceed- ing in private. Inq‘"ry The court bill was put on the cal- endar yesterday after 10 members of the Judiciary Committee submitted a | __ (Continued From First Page) flery report opposing its enactment. Any member may ask at any time that the measure be considered. If any one objected, a motion to force consideration could be made. Tentative Senate Schedule. The Senate schedule called tenta- tively for disposition first of the relief | and some routine appropriation bills, and possibly extension of the ‘“nui- sance” taxes. These problems prob- ably will require a week or more of | debate. A leading opposition Senator, who | asked not to be quoted by name, said | & motion to take up the court bill “undue interference” has been made | to the committee. For several weeks, a staff of ap-| proximately a half-dozen committee investigators has been busy in the Detroit area with subpoenas already being served on about 15 persons ANAMAS CLEANED—BLEACHED BLOCKED BAacarac H known to have information about| company policies in the face of the | organization drive. No officlals of | the company have yet been served, | although it is the committee inten- tion at present to seek testimony from several in addition to Ford himself. Among those to be subpoenaed, it was said, is H. H. 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