Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, little change in temperature; gentle winds. Temperatures today—Highest, 87, at 2 p.m.; lowest, 67, at 6 am. Full report on page A-15. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. e Foening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ch Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. -~ SEVEN TRAPPED SHATE RESTORES IN WRECKED CAR STRICT INCOME DIE IN FLAMES A KILLING % Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 14 Yesterday’s Circulation, 137,406. (Some returns not yet raceived ) 85th YEAR. No. 34,051 WASHINGTON, 23, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 1937—THIRTY PAGES. »%% ®) Means Associated Press. '\W() (CENTS. PRESIDENT SEES AIMS ON COURT PARTLY GAINED ‘Thini(s Foes’ Plan DROP'EM IN, SONNY, BEFORE ANYBODY Parked Auto Is Hit’ - - = bus loaded with city-bound commuters | -~ by Truck and Overturned. PARTY RETURNING FROM CARNIVAL Child Blazing Machine Snatched From Too Late. A party of seven four girls and turning from a carnival at Glen Burnie, Md, met a flaming death early today, when their car was over- three boys, re. . Crain highway, two miles north of Priest’s Bridge. shortly after midnight 51X members of the party. all of Laurel, were trapped in the two-door sedan as it was careened over on its side. The seventh was rescued by the driver of the truck involved in the accident, but died at 6:15 am. in Casualty Hospital. The dead are Bernard Lammers driver of the car; his three siste Pauline, 29; Mildred, 19, and Anna May, 1 his two cousins. Frances Haker, 17, and Francis Baldwin. 14, and David Manning, 7, his nephew. Truck Sideswipes Car. 21 Driver of the truck. which over- turned after the crash, was B. M. King * of Mundy Point, Va., who was operat- ing a 1'p-ton trailer truck. He told young persons, | turned and burst into flames on the | | Sergt. Elon Turner and Officer E. C. | Cissel of the Prince Georges County police, that the Lammers car had stopped and was parked, partially off the narrow road, about two miles north of the junction of the Crain and Defense highways. He attempted to go around it, but another car was coming from the opposite direction. He attempted to pass between the two cars, but was blinded by the lights of the oncoming car and sideswiped the parked car turning it over on its side, according to his story to police By the time his truck upset, the overturned car had burst into flames, King said. He rushed back,' broke the window on the upper side and pulled out the Manning boy. who was so badly burned that he died a few hours later in the Casualty Hos- pital, in Washington. However, the heat and flames prevented him from getting near the flaming wreckage again, and the others, thrown into a strugeling mass inside, were burned to death. Rescue squads from Glen Dale and Upper Marlboro were sum- moned, but were unable to extinguish the flames in time to save any of the victims. News Withheld From Father. News of the tragedy was being with- held from George Lammers, retired farmer, father of four of the victims, who is seriously ill. The bodies were removed to the Llovd Kaiser under- taking establishment at Laurel after Dr. James Pruitt pronounced (h[‘m‘i dead. An inquest will be held Monday at 8 pm. by Justice of the Peace Percy Duvall. King was released on $500 bond pending the inquest. The southbound car continued on after the accident, and the names of the owner and occu- | pants were not learned. | David Manning was the son of Al- bert Manning, an employe of the Baltimore Gas Light Co. Pauline Lammers was reported to be employed by a family in Kenwood. Rodney Baldwin, father of Frances, is an employe of the Hyattsville Tele- phone Co. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Laurel Sunday at 2 p.m. followed by burial | in the church cemetery. A mass will be said Monday at 6:15 am. The| Lammers children are survived, besides | their parents, by 10 brothers and sis- | ters. 22 HURT IN CRASH OF BUS AND TRUCK Gasoline-Laden Vehicle Explodes, Spraying Wreck With Flaming Fuel. By the Associatea Press. NEW YORK, July 23.—Twenty-two | persons were injured todoy when a big collided at Rockaway Beach with a| gasoline truck which exploded. The explosion sprayed the wrecked vehicles | with flaming fuel. One passenger, drenched with blaz- ing gasoline, was thrown into 12 feet of water in nearby Jamaica Bay by a fellow victim. He was pulled out of the bay badly burned. Many of the victims were injured in a mad scramble to get out of doors and windows before the rapidly spreading - flames destroyed the bus. Several were taken to a hospital. SELASSIE’S BIRTHDAY HIS SECOND IN EXILE Ousted Ethiopian Emperor Marks 46th Anniversary at Bath, England, Resort. By the Associated Press. BATH, England, July 23.—The ousted Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was 46 today and observed the second of his birthdays in exile at this English resort with a quiet Yamily party. His two sons, his daughter and the Empress were with him. Despairing of regaining the king- | dom he fled in 1936 with the approach of Italy’s conquering army, Selassie| observed recently: “When one's heart is sad, 1t does not really matter where one lives.” ‘ YA MAY LAMMERS. FRANCIS BALDWIN. Burned to death in crash. Other pictur;’s 'on Page A-5. MADRID BARRAGE TAKES LVES 0F 15 Artillery Duel Follows Two Weeks’ Calm as Offensive Raged Nearby. | BACKGROUND— Madrid under insurgent siege last eight months as Fascists met stale- mate in effort to complete conquest of Spain by taking Spanish capital. Loyalists, driving last two weeks to break rebel lines about city, ran into insurgent counter-offensive. By the Associated Press. MADRID, July 23.—Twice shelled within 24 hours and with at least 15 killed and a score injured by the in- surgents’ big guns, Madrid was abrupt- ly thrown back today to the grimness of a bitter siege. After two weeks of comparative calm while a tornado of offensive and counter-offensive raged over the hills and plains some 15 miles to the west, Madrid was jolted into sharp realiza- tion that a besieging army was still at her gates. After a long artillery duel last night, confined to the outskirts of the cap- ital, shells started dropping in Alcala street and Cibeles Square. One projectile killed eight persons. Fresh Heaps of Debris. Spotted all over the central part of Madrid were fresh heaps of stones and bricks and holes gaped in what were solid walls the day before. The second bombardment, broaden- ing the scenes of death and destruc- tion, came this morning when several (See SPAIN, Page A-4) MRS. FIELD WEAKER Widow of Merchant Reported “in Very Poor Condition.” BEVERLY, Mass, July 23 (P).— Mrs. Marshall Field, 84 - year - old widow of the Chicago merchant, to- day was reported “in very poor condi- tlon” at her Prides Crossing Summer home. I for several weeks, she has de- veloped pneumonia, a spokesman for | the family said, and was fast weak- ening. Mrs, Field, whose married life with Field ended in his death five months after their fashionable wedding in 1905, made her home in Washington in recent pears. CHARGE ON SALES Other Changes in House Bill Made by Committee Are Approved on Floor With- out Debate. {HEAVY REALTY LEVY INCREASE IS RETAINED | Authority Voted, However, for " Federal Treasury Loans to Tide City Over Until Revenue Is Col- lected—Final Vote on Long- Delayed Measure Nears. BACKGROUND— Deficit in District finances for present fiscal year has loomed for several months Congress decided solution would be imposition of new taxes rather than increase in Federal contribu- tion, but Senate has delayed many weeks in deciding upon what taxes are best, with the court bill causing more delay. At same time, House has balked over allowing District to borrow in anticipation of tax income. BY J. A. O'LEARY. | After knocking out the 2 per cent sales tax and adopting instead a $5,- 000,000 income tax, the Senate this afternoon was near a final vote on the District’ tax bill. | Other changes the committee had { made in the House bill were approved | BACKGROUND— in- | by the Senate without debate, cluding ‘The heavy increase in real estate taxes by fixing the rate on land at $2.50 and on buildings $1.50 per hun- dred of value, The authority for Treasury loans to | tide the city over until local taxes are ! collected. Prompt Action Pleaded For. Debate began today, with Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada em- phasizing the need to act promptly and let conferees from both houses work out an equitable revenue schedule. McCarran, placed in charge of the bill by Chairman King of the District Committee, said that in view of the a second. emergency facing the city the best course for the Senate to follow is to pass the bill “with the idea of the conferees working out a satisfactory, equitabie and fair measure.” One Tax Killed, One Cut. In conference a compromise sched- | ule of tax sources and rates can be worked out from any of the proposals adopted by either the House or Senate. The Senate quickly approved by unanimous consent committee amend- ments, including the following | Elimination of the House increase in the tax on net premiums of insur- ance companies from 1'. to 2 per cent. | Reduction of the heavy inheritance | ! tax rates the House had adopted on motion Texas. When the 2 per cent luxury sales tax was reached, however, Senator | Borah opened a fight on it. | Senator McKellar joined him, de- claring that evem if it is small in the beginning, it would be increased later | if adopted. of Representative Dies of Sales Tax Hit. Borah agreed, citing California as | an illustration of where the sales tax | was adopted at 2 per cent, but with increases now being proposed. | Senators Tvdings and King both | told the Senate the District Commit- tee considered an income tax, but found it could not be worked in the | time available. Tydings said the committee was unanimous for an income tax, but that one of the difficulties was what to do about a large number of persons who " (See TAX BILL, Page A-5) Summary of Page. | Drama _..___B-14 Radio Comics _.B-12-13 | Serial Story. Editorials ._._A-8 | Society Finance - A-13 | Sports Lost & Found B-8 | Woman's Pg.__B-2 Obituary __._A-10 FOREIGN. Madrid shelled twice as rebels renew barrage, killing 15. Page A-1 NATIONAL. Further court legislation necessary, President believes. Page A-1 Sumners bill taken as nucleus of new court measure. Page A-1 Reilly nominated to be Labor Depart- ment solicitor. Page A-2 Trial of Green referred to U. M. W. convention, Page A-2 Senate votes to override veto on farm borrowing bill. Page A-2 Wage and hour bill put at top of Senate program. Page A-2 House due to pass first of reorganiza- tion bills today. Page A-2 Labor Board expected to end Massillon riot inquiry today. Page A-4 WASHINGTON. AND VICINITY. House subcommittee opposes Camp Springs airport site. Page A-1 Senate leaders hope to pass D. C. tax bill teday. Page A-1 School labor trfouble settled; painters’ strike in deadlock. Page A-1 Four youths all under 18, admit thrée robbery attacks. Page A-2 Man seriously burned in apartment house fire. Page A-2 Chairman Prall of Communications Commission dies. Page A-6 THAT BIG CATCH! SCHOOLS' STRIKES BELIEVEDSETTLED Sultan Orders Work Re- sumed Monday—Painters’ Deadlock Continues. Construction work on both Fed- eral and District projects has been tied up during the past week over similar issues—namely, the use of non-union labor and the payment of wage rates below the predeter- mined scale for various classifica- tions of work Two controversies have been kept separate, however, with painters’ union leading first fight and Build- ing Trades Council second. | carrying on | BY JOHN C. HENRY. Peace loomed on one building strike front in the Capital today, while a finish fight appeared shaping up on/ The peaceful prospects centered around District profects as Engineer | Commissioner Dan 1. Sultan ordered | two contracting firms to resume work | Monday on three school jobs which | had been halted by labor controversy. | As a condition of their resumption, | the firms were ordered to obey strictly | the ruling of the Labor Departmen: | that wages should be maintained without exception at predetermined figures for each classification of work. | A long-drawn-out deadlock ap- | peared certain in the strife between | the local painters’ union and the | Procurement Division of the Treas- ury Department. however, as the union allowed some 500 of its members to | return to private jobs but kept them | scrupulously away from all contracts | let through the Procurement D:vi- | sion. Partial Support Pledged. In addition, the painters’ local dur- ing the past 24 hours obtained pledges of partial support fro msome half- dozen other local unions connected with thg construction industry and filed formal charges of discrimination against union labor before the Na- tional Labor Relations Board and the Procurement Division itself. Although only the glaziers’ local has agreed thus far to support the paint- ers to the extent of striking with them, locals of iron workers, plaster- ers, cement finishers, holsting en- gineers, carpenters, building laborers and elevator constructors have prom- ised aid in varying degrees. _ Bryce P. Holcombe, business agent (See PAINTERS, Page A-4) Today’s Star President says he will sign marriage clause repealer. Page B-1 Group to organize tonight to fight for D. C. vote. Page B-1 Donations revealed by filing of two wills here. Page B-1 Capper assails plan to erect slaughter house here. Page B-1 SPORTS. Nats, gambling on hurlers, to start Chase tomorrow. Page B-5 New Yorg and Chicago teams war in both leagues. Page B-5 D. C. entrants have good chance to gain U. 8. amateur. Page B-6 United States beats attempt to weaken U. 8. Olympic team. Page B-6 Sande picks Pompoon to annex $30,000 classic stakes. Page B-7 EDITORIALS AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page ‘This and That. Page ‘Washington Observations. Page Answers to Questions. Page David Lawrence. Page H. R. Baukhage. Page Constantine Brown. Page Jay Pranklin. Page Lemuel Parton. Page MISCELLANY. ‘Washington Wayside. Young Washington. Vital Statistics. Shipping News, Bervice Orders. Traffic Convictions, Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. ‘Winning Contract. Nature's Children. * Cross-word Puzsle, A-8 A-8 A-8 A-8 A-9 A-9 A-9 A-9 A-9 Page. A-2 Page A-12 Page A-15 Page A-15 Page A-15 Page A-15 Page B-2 Page B-2 Page B-4 Page B-12 Page B-12 e T'oo Narrow, However. [ROOSEVELT SILENT ON SENATE ACTION Burke, Leader of Fight | complete and permanent Ear Lost as Truck Hit Boy Recovered And Sewed Back On | | 3 ld Ben Koska wait- ed hopefully today in a hospital— anxious to find out whether or not he was going to have a left ear. He was asleep on a parking lot when a truck struck the side of his head. At a hospital, he was found to be all right. but the ear was missing. Ambulance Driver Leo Seymour was sent back to the scene, the ear was recovered, and physicians sewed it back on. July 23 ()— } | | | WARSHIP OFFIGERS REDUCED IN RANK Capt. Stapler and Tennes- | see’s Navigator Transferred | After Grounding of Vessel. BACKGROUND— Officers of the U. S. S. Tennessee faced court-martial after the bat- tleship went aground in San Fran- cisco Harbor recently. Her com- manding oficer and navigating officer have been reduced in grade and transjerred to other naval Pposts. Secretary Swanson today approved the findings of a naval court-martial in reducing Capt. John T. G. Stapler, former assistant director of naval in- | telligence at the Navy Department, 10 numbers in grade as an aftermath of the grounding of the battleship Tennessee in San Francisco Harbor | recently. | The department also announced | that the navigator of the vessel, Lieut. | Comdr. Hayden H. Smith, has been | reduced 50 numbers in grade as the | result of a court-martial, which also received Swanson's approval. The department has ordered a new | navigator to the Tennessee. He is | Lieut. Comdr. Lyman 8. Perry. who | was until a short time ago aide to | the commandant of the Washington Navy Yard. Lieut. Comdr. Smith has reeeived orders detailing him as executive offi- cer of the U. S. S. Argonne. Capt. Stapler Transferred. The department said Capt. Stapler has been relieved of his post on the | Tennessee and is being ordered to the Asiatic Fleet, for further assignment by the commander in chief, Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. His post will be de- termined by Admiral Yarnell, officials here said. The new commanding officer of the Tennessee will be Capt. Edwin A. Wolleson, who will take over tomorrow. He has been chief of staff to the com- mandant of the 9th Naval District and was detached from that assign- ment on July 10. Capt. Wolleson served at the Navy Department in 1924 in the Bureau of Engineering and then went on duty at the Naval Academy. He was born at Belleville, Ill, October 25, 1883 and was named from Illinois to the Acad- emy in 1802. For his service in com- manding a division of minesweepers in the North Sea, the captain was awarded the " Distinguished Service Medal. Formerly Served Here. Capt. Stapler served here as assistant director of naval intelligence from June, 1934, until a few weeks ago, and was in charge of public relations in the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1924 to 1927. Then, he left Washing- ton to become executive officer of the battleship Arkansas. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1931. Prior to coming to Washington on that tour of duty, he was commanding officer of the U. S. 8. Dobbin. The Navy Cross was given Capt. Stapler for his World War service as commanding officer of Division 8, Submarines, operating on the Atlantic Coast. He is a native of Wilmington, Del., where he was born S8eptember 22, BACKGROUND— | York, HOUSE UNIT FIGHTS ). . ARPORT SIE Naval Affairs Subcommittee | Unanimously Opposes | Camp Springs Area. Efforts to establish a modern air- port for Washington began in 1926 After every Congress since that time had failed to enact legislation, the District Airport Commission was created 14 months ago to select an airport site. Nearly a month ago it recommended development of a 1900-acre site at Camp Springs, Md., 10 miles southeast of down- town Washington. Navy Depart- ment objected on the grounds it had not been consulted and that an airport would interfere with its radio development at nearby Chel- tenham. BY JOSEPH EDGERTON. Construction of the proposed Camp Springs Airport was opposed unani- mously today by the Aeronautics Sub- committee of the House Naval Affairs | Committee. | On motion of Representative Melvin J. Maas of Minnesota, a major in the | Marine Corps Aviation Reserve and an outstanding congressional pilot, the subcommittee voted unanimously to | sustain objection of the Navy Depart- | ment to the Camp Springs Airport | “to take all steps possible to block construction of an airport at Camp Springs.” The District Airport Commission made no defense of the Camp Springs site and was not represented at the hearing before the subcommittee. | When Representative Delaney of New the subcommittee chairman, asked whether there were any wit- | nesses in the room in favor of the | Camp Springs site, the only response | came from Benjamin King, local sportsman fiyer and civil engineer, who holds eight world aviation records | King denied that airplanes operating from the Camp Springs site would set up radio ignition interference which | would seriously handicap the Navy in | operating its $1,000,000 radio research development now under construction | at Cheltenham, Md., about 3 miles | from the center of the proposed air- | port site. The Arport Commission exhibited | “either a lack of judgment or negli- | gence” in selecting the Camp Springs | site without having taken into consid- | eration the Cheltenham development | only three miles away, Maas told the subcommittee. i Maas testified he flew over the| site with Representative Scott of Cali- fornia, and “it was perfectly evident” that construction was in progress at Cheltenham. “Either the Airport Commission did not know of the Cheltenham develop- (See AIRPORT, Page A-3.) - LADY ASTOR HONORED Made “Companion of Honor” at Private Investiture. LONDON, July 23 (#).—Viscountess Astor, American-born member of Parliament, became a “companion of honor” today at a private investiture. King George aiso conferred on Sir Frederick Lieth-Ross, chief economic adviser to the British government, the rank of a knight grand cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. | called on on Reform, Visits White House. BY the Associated Press A high administration official said today that despite the Senate’s em- phatic rejection of Supreme Court enlargement, President Roosevelt felt some of his original objectives for court reorganization had been achieved This was coupleg with a hint that the Chief Executive believed a more attainment of his goals would require court legis- lation beyond that which the Senators who virtually killed his court bill have been willing to accept Court bill opponents, forcing measure to be sent back to the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, agreed to certain procedural changes in the lower courts. They won agreement from administration Senators, ever, that there would be no change in the Supreme Court. Enlargement of the Supreme Court had been a principal point of what administration leaders called the President’s judicial reform program Executive in Good Humor. At his regular Friday press confer- ence, the President declined to com- ! ment on the Senate’'s action yesterday. To the reporters crowding his office | he appeared smiling and in good humor. He parried a question as to whether he contemplated further cam- paigning for his court program by saying he has not done any cam- paigning The spokesman indicated the Presi- | dent felt that as a result of his fight ! for changes in the Supreme Court membership, the tribunal had altered | somewhat its attitude toward impor- | tant principles involved several pieces of major legislation. He said that before the President submitted his court bill on February 5 the court had held the agricultural adjustment act unconstitutional, but afterward it upheld the social security act. He recalled also that the court had upheld the Wagner labor act and the Washington minimum wage law also. Another gain. this spokesman said, was that the country had been made court conscious and Constitu- tion-minded. Possibly indicating a conciliatory attitude between the two factions in the court bill fight was the fact that Senator Burke, Democrat, of Ne- braska, A leader of the opposition. the President during the in morning. Later Burke said he was “glad to| have discussed with the President what the Judiciary Committee is start- ing to do to accomplish as many ob- jectives outlined by the President as is possible under the limitations now imposed.” “It was a friendly and very inter- esting conference,” Burke added. The administration spokesman said that it was up to Congress to decide whether reasonable general legislation was to be enacted. There was no indication whether the administration would make an effort to get additional legislation at this session. Reviews Court Problem. The spokesman reviewed the prob- lem of the Federal judiciary since 1912, when, he said, the late Theodore Roosevelt campaigned for President | on a court change program. For 15 or 20 years thereafter, the spokesman continued, the Rooseveltian demand for a court reorganization had an enormous effect on the court. Dur- (See COURT, Page A-3.) PRESIDENT CARDENAS ‘ POSTPONES JOURNEY Northwestern Mexican Trip Waits as Executive Plans Tour Into Southeast. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 23.—A mem- ber of President Lazaro Cardenas’ secretarial staff said today the execu- tive had postponed plans for a trip to the northwestern states of Sonora and Chihuahua and Lower California. He was preparing, however, for a trip to Southeastern Mexico on an- other periodical tour of 1spection. Dr. Francisco Castilla Najera, Mexi- can Ambassador to the United States, expected to accompany Cardenas. You May Not Take an Oath On Your 1937 Income Tax The Senate has taken steps to in- crease whatever ‘“painless” element there is in paying individual income taxes by agreeing with Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts, that re- turns need not be accompanied by a sworn oath of honesty on the part of the taxpayer. In effect, the proposition, if ap- 1883. He lived here at 2020 Hillyer place. * PLANE CRA.SH KILLS 5 LONDON, July 23 (#).—Five, per- sons were killed last night when a Royal Air Force bombing plane crashed in flames on a peak in Derby- shire after dropping flares as a dis- tress signal. proved by the House, as it was yester- day by the Senate, will save a lot of individuals 25 cents each year and undoubtedly make a lot of notaries public angry’ with Senator Walsh. As is known to those who file in- come tax returns, the present law requires the taking of an oath before a mnotary public that the return is honestly made. For this the notary public charges one-quarter of a dollar u) All the occupants were burned be- Bedtime Stories. Banker found fatally shot at Rockville Page A home. A Page B-13 Letter-Out. Page B-12 fore s rescue party could clamber up the mountainside. p. Senator Walsh contends, however, that anybody who would lie to the Government would lie to a notary public, 50 he proposed to save the honest persons 25 cents or more each and the trouble of finding a notary public. As for those not so honest, he in- serted in the bill approved yesterday the following provision: “Whoever under such written dec- laration shall wilfully and contrary to such declaration make and sub- scribe a return under this section which he does not believe to be true and correct as to very material mat- ter shall be subject to the penalties ‘prescribed for perjury as provided in section 125 of the Criminal Code.” The system already is in effect in the State of Massachusetts, where the citizens are believed neither more nor less honest than in other States. The Treasury Department and the Senate Finance Committee recom- mended passage of the bill, Senator Walsh said. Redr the | how- | aft of Bill Started by enator SUMNERS MEASURE WILL BE NUCLEUS McCarran Is Subcommit- tee Head—Report Due Thursday. BACKGROUND— President's suggestion last Win- | ter jor reorganization of Federal judiciary precipitated bitter party controversy. Administration lead- ership finally tried to eflect passage of compromise. Following death of Majority Leader Robinson movement grew to have whole plan recommitted for committee consideration, with un- derstanding 1t would be modified to omit tampering with Supreme Court BY G. GOULD LINCOLN., The Senate Judiciary Committes today got down to work on a new “judicial reform™ bill to take the place of the now defunct Roosevelt measure, Taking as a nucleus the Sumners House bill authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in cases involv= ing the constitutionality of laws, the committee determined to build on that measure The Senate committee itself decided tentatively to include in the new bill & provision regulating receiverships and the fees that go with them Senator Borah Republican, of Idaho volunteered to tackle this par- ticular provision. He will consult Chairman Sumners of the House Jue diciary Committee inr regard to it Subcommittee Appointed. A subcommittee headed by Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada. one of the leading opponents of the Presi- dent's Supreme Court program, was appointed to whip the new into shape. McCarran promised to have a bill ready to report to the full come miitee by Thursday, if not before. Bee ginning tomorrow the subcommittes will hold daily sessions. Other members of the subcommit- tee are: Senators Dietrich, Democrat, of Iilinois: Van Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana: Connally, Democrat, of Texas; O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wy= oming; Borah and Austin, Republican, of Vermont The new bill. according to the agreement entered into, will contain no provision increasing the members ship of the Supreme Court, no provie sions for a proctor and no provision for “roving judges” in the lower courts, The committee will study carefully the question of the need of additional Federal judges in the lower courts. Where it is found that the work of | the district court really required more judges provision will be made for their appointment. There will be no pro- vision, however, for the appointing of additional judges merely because a sitting judge has reached a cer- tain age House Passed Sumners Bill. The Sumners b: which already has passed the House. deals only with the appearance of the Attorney Gen- | eral on behalf of the United States in private suits involving the consti- tutionality of any statute of the United States. The plan is to add such amendments to the bill as the Senate deems it necessary and then to send the bill back to the House for its approval If the House agrees to the Senate amendments, it will then be sent to the President for his approval. If the House fails to agree, the bill will be |“PHANTOM PLANE” MYSTERY DEEPENS No Further Reports Heard of Craft Flying Atlantic Toward Europe. By the Assoclatea Press. NEW YORK, July 23.—The mystery of the phantom Atlantic airplane deepened today. Speculation among fyers as to the identity of a plane, reported Wednes- day night to be winging eastward across the sea 500 miles east of Cape Cod race, Newfoundland, led nowhere, and the Radio-Marine Corp. had no further word from ships at sea. The American freighter Scanmail originally relayed a report the plane had been sighted by the British freighter Ranee. Later the ship re- ported it was the British freighter Coryton. Yesterday the Salem, Mass., Coast Guard Station received word from the | Furness liner Queen of Bermuda that |a plane had been sighted, but the liner was about 175 miles from Ber- muda at the time and several hun- dred miles south of where the ship had first been reported. Aviation men said the plane sighted by the Furness liner undoubtedly was one of the New York-Bermuda flying boats, SEA HOP SCHEDULED | Sister Ship to Flying Boat Cale~ donia to Come to U, 8. LONDON, July 23 (#).—Another British flying boat will tést North Atlantic commercial air lanes next week. Imperial Airways announced today that the Cambria, sistership of the Caledonia which made the first survey flight, will take off from Foynes, Irish Pree State, next Thursday, July 39, commanded by Capt. G. J. Powell.