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BONUS MARCHERS
JOIN FUG PARADE
Medal of Honor Men to Head
Line of March in Great
Pageant Tonight.
With 250 members of the Bonus Ex
peditionary Force, Including 50 honor
men. admitted as marching units, fol
lowing a compromise agreement be
tween representatives of the American
Legion and the District Bicentennial
Commission today, the huge Flag day
procession and pageant in honor of the
Stars and Stripes will get under way
shortly after 7 o’clock tonight, regard
less of the weather.
Decision to permit the bonus march
ers to take part in tonight's patriotic
event was reached at a special meet
ing between spokesmen for the Legion
and the commission this morning,
called after ti% District Executive Com
mittee of the Legion at a session last
night took the position that the Amer
ican Legion would not take part in the
Flag day exercises sponsored by the
commission unless the honor men with
the bonus army were permitted to lead
the procession.
Plan No Demonstration.
There was assurance, however, that
the bonus contingent would stage no
demonstration concerning payment of
’.he adjusted service compensation certifi
cates, and no banners other than the
United States flag would be carried.
As a result of the agreement, a group
of ex-service men with the bonus army
holding the Congressional Medal of
Honor, highest decoration of the Amer
ican Government, will march in the van
of the parade, preceding a contingent
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
According to Spokesmen for the Legion,
who are accepting responsibility for tf?
bonus group, there are three or fou <
Congressional Medal of Honor men with
the B. E. F.
D. S. C. Men to Follow.
Immediately behind the G. A. R.
unit, with its Women’s Relief Corps,
will come 46 Distinguished Service
Cross men from the ranks of the bonus
marchers, it was agreed at the meeting
of commission and Legion representa
tives. Farther down in the marching
column, intermingled with the Amer
ican Legion unit, 200 picked men from
the bonus army will parade.
Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president,
and Dr. George C. Havenner, vice presi
dent of the District Bicentennial Com
mission, represented that body at the
session, while Capt. Norwood P. Cas
sidy, F. W. Fawcett and W. H. Mc
Grath appeared as a committee dele
gated by the American Legion to con
fer with the commission.
Representatives of the Legion re
ported they planned to invite the en
tire bonus expeditionary force to par
ticipate in the parade, but, on the
insistence of Dr. Havenner and Dr.
Marvin, who declared such a plan
would be ‘’impossible,’’ the number was
modified to 200. It was suggested
that representation from each State
be included in this number.
The Executive Committee of the Bi
centennial Commission held a special
meeting at 8:30 this morning at which
it voted to permit the honor men of the
B. E. F. to participate in the parade.
Denies rroposea oan.
It was said in behalf of Dr. Havenner
that he never had denied the request of
the American Legion that any bonus
marchers take part in the Flag day pa
rade. as alleged at the meeting of the
Legion group last night, but had in
formed them such a request would have
to go to the Executive Committee of
the Bicentennial Commission for action.
Lieut. Col. James M. Lockett, execu
tive director of tonight's parade, agreed
to thi plan to admit the bonus march
ers into the parade.
The revamped order of the initial
unit in the Flag day parade as a result
of the agreement between legionnaires
and officials of the commission is as
follows
"Police escort, grand marshal of the
parade and staff. United States Marine
Band, Congressional Medal of Honor
men, Grand Army of the Republic and
Women's Relief Corps and Distinguished
Service Cross men. The regular order
of the parade will continue from this
point as previously announced.”
Planned Separate Parade.
The ultimatum of the American
Legion concerning its participation in
the parade came after a report was
made at last night's meeting by Ray
mond Burke, president of Victory Post
Drum Corps, that Dr. Havenner has re
jected a proposal that Medal of Honor
and Distinguished Service Cross men
head the parade.
If the commission failed to meet the
request of the Legion, it stood prepared
to stage a separate parade, in which it
hoped to include the Veterans of For
eign Wars and other veterans’ organi
zations.
The meeting, which was held in the
District Building, was addressed briefly
by Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, who expressed
sympathy with the Legion's proposal to
■withdraw from the parade if its request
was denied.
Will Form on Ellipse.
The Capital’s celebration of the 155th
anniversary of the establishment of the
Stars and Stripes as the national em
blem will commence in the Ellipse at
7:30 o'clock, where the parade of more
than 150 units will form. The route of
march from Constitution avenue will be
north on Fifteenth street to Pennsylva
nia avenue, and east on Pennsylvania
avenue to the Capitol, where a group of
distinguished guests will review the Im
pressive marching column.
President Hoover, who had intended
being present in the reviewing stand at
the Capitol, Indicated last night the
pressure of governmental business would
not permit him to view the procession.
It is expected that the parade, which
will Include more than 20 bands, will
require two hours to pass a given point. |
RITES SET THURSDAY
FOR DENNIS E. MURPHY
Father of Detective Officer Came
to U. S. as Boy and Worked
for Express Company.
Funeral services for Dennis E. Mur
phy, 60, who died yesterday at his home,
1609 A street southeast, will be held at
8 am. Thursday at Holy Comforter
Church, with burial in Mount Olivet
Cemetery. Mr. Murphy, who was born
in Ireland, was the father of Detective
Sergt. Dennis J. Murphy of the Metro- j
politan Police Department.
Coming to America as a youth, Mr.
Murphy formerly was connected with
the American Railway Express Co. as a
special agent. Besides Sergt. Murphy,
he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah
x Murphy; three other sons, Joseph,
James and Stephen Murphy, and three
daughters. Misses Elen and Margaret
Murphy and Mrs. Mary Spicer.
BAND CONCERT.
By the United States Soldiers’ Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
5:30 o'clock. John Zimmerman, band
master. Anton Polntner. assistant.
March, “The Stars and Stripes For
ever" .Sousa
Patriotic overture. “America".. .Tobani
Suite de concert. "Dwellers of the
1 Western World”.Sousa
“The Red Man.” “The White Man."
“The Black Man.”
Mosaic, "America Forever”.Tobani
Patrol, “The American".Meacham
' Walts suite, “Les Patineurs” ("The
Skaters) .Waldteufel
y .Finale, “The Spirit of Independence”
Holzmaa
Star S; r g ed Bannef’
| Alice Deal School Gets Flag
SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRESENT COLORS.
AT Flag day exercises today the District of Columbia Society. Sons of the
American Revolution, presented an American flag to the Alice Deal
Junior High School. Left to right: S. S. Williamson, president of the
society: Miss Bertie Backus, school principal, receiving flag, and Stephen
E. Kramer, assistant superintendent of schools, making the presentation.
—Star Staff Photo.
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HAUSNER RESCUE '
DESCRIBED BY CAPTAIN
WHO PICKED HIM UP
(Continued From First Page !_
It was manned by volunteers under my
second officer
From the bfMge I watched them row
away. When Vfley were about 50 feet
from the airplane they hailed him and
the flyer answered in English.
There was a t-'jugh sea running and I
it was getting W.ese and we were afraid
the airplane flight founder at any
moment.
But my met* were able to reach it in
time to take Off the exhausted aviator.
Almost all of my Chinese crew had
gathered at the rail in the excitement
to greet the unexpected flyer when he
was taken aboard.
It was then 45 minutes after the first
sighting and night had fallen. I en- !
deavored to obtain a coherent state
ment from him as soon as he showed
signs of revival, but his exhausted con- !
dition made this unfeasible.
Therefore, we contented ourselves
with supplying Hausner with his im
mediate necessities of water and food.
An examination revealed only super
ficial cuts, bruises and sores, all exter
nal injuries and none of them serious.
At the time of my sending this radio
the airman is progressing splendidly.
He did not sustain any obvious internal
injuries, but continues seemingly in
capable of discussing his experiences.
It was amazingly fortunate we en
countered him at the time we did. as
by midnight the weather had turned
hazy and four hours later a dense fog
set m. Even when he was first sighted
the barometer was falling, the sky was
overcast and visibility was decreasing.
SENATORS APPROVE
HOME LOAN BANK BILL
Committee Favors Watson-Luce
Measure Sponsored by
Administration.
By the Associated Press.
The Senate Banking Committee today
approved the administration-sponsored
House bill for the creation of a system
of more loan discount banks.
The committee approved the Watson
Luce bill in the form in which it is
now before the House, providing for the
creation of a system of 8 to 12 home
loan banks, to loosen up credit for home
building.
A substitute offered by Senator
Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, to
set up a home-loan discount division of
the Reconstruction Corporation, with a
capital of $400,000,000, was defeated on
a tie vote, 8 to 8.
The home-loan system would be capi
talized with a maximum of $125,000,000
from the Government, together with the
sale of securities and subscription of
stock by building and loan associations.
NEWFOUNDLAND VOTE
FORCES SQUIRES OUT
Liberal Government Defeated by
United Party, Premier Failing
to Retain Seat.
By the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, June 14.
—Sir Richard Squires, whose foes said
it with ballots after brickbats failed,
was on fiis way out of office today, a
beaten premier.
He saw his Liberal government go
down to defeat before the United
Newfoundland Party, headed by F. C.
Alderdice. He himself lost his seat.
Defeat was conceded after partial re
turns gave the United Party 12 seats
out of 14 tabulated. The government
had only one. Thirteen were in doubt,
including Twillingate where Lady
Helena Squires, wife of the premier,
was running behind Norman Gray,
United Newfoundland man.
SPOUSE OF VANDERBILT’S
NIECE LOSES ON APPEAL
Former Caretaker of Wife's Estate
Convicted of Violating Pro
hibition Law.
By the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., June 14.—The
latest husband of the former Mrs.
Louisa Turnure. a niece of Gen. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, has failed in another
effort to escape the prison sentence
upon him for violating the prohibi
tion law.
Wendell Simmons, who was a care
taker on Mrs. Turnure's country place
in the South Carolina low country near
i Savannah. Ga, until he married her
I several months ago, was denied a re
hearing by the Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals here yesterday. His conviction
by the Federal District Court in
Charleston was sustained by the Circuit
Court recently.
Simmons was reported some time ago
to have entered the Atlanta Penten
tiary to begin serving the 22-month
sentence he drew when convicted.
Renewal of Failli
Urged by Hoover
In Flag Day Plea
President Asks Courage
and Adherence to
Early Ideals.
National renewal of faith and cour
age in time of "temporary distress” is
sounded by President Hoover as the
keynote of a Flag day message to the
Nation. The text of the message fol
lows :
"One hundred and fifty years ago
the Continental Congress established
the fundamental design of our flag and
Oen. Washington set it afloat as a
symbol of national unity and determi
nation.
"It is today a symbol enormously
more significant, for it stands for all
that has been accomplished by our
people in the century and a half of
this Nation's existence. That accom
plishment was based on and made pos
sible by faith, fortitude, resolution,
courage and character.
"What we need to do on this Flag
day, June the 14th, 1932, Is to renew
that faith, resolving that we will hand
on to the next generation, unim
paired by the passing emotions of tem
porary distress, these national traits
and the American system which they
have builded."
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Convention Notes
CHICAGO, June 14 (-4*).—A woman
wet worker approached a California
delegate with a "wet vote" lapel badge.
"I hardly think that would be the
thing for Mabel Walker Willebrant to
wear,” smiled that lady herself.
"On the contrary'," the wet worker re
turned, "I think you're just the person
to wear it."
But she did not press the point, nor
the pin on Mabel.
A native of the East Tennessee Moun
tains, J. Tom Taylor came to Chicago
as a delegate at large to find that his
hotel rose to dizzier heights than the
cliffs back home.
He surveyed the city from his room,
on the fortieth floor of the Marrison
Hotel, then went immediately to the
desk and asked for a change.
"I haven't been on a mountain that
high in Tennessee.” he explained.
"They moved me down a mile or two.”
Taylor said, "to the twenty-seventh
floor.” His objection to the fortieth
floor was that "a fellow might walk in
his sleep.”
Enterprising news photographers
staged another stunt to get a picture—
this time of Secretary Mills and Mrs.
Mills.
They had an Illinois politician stop
the Secretary and his attractive wife
in front of the Republican headquar
ters and engage them in conversation
until the cameramen had all the pic
tures they wanted.
Bumita Shelton Matthews of the
Mississippi delegation, not yet seated,
may neverthless have her say. She's
been appointed to present to the Reso
lutions Committee that undeviating
National Woman's Party plank—"Men
and women shall have equal rights
throughout the United States and every
place subject to its supervision.”
Submerged for the time being in the
Republican show, a Democrat is heard
from now and then.
William Gibbs McAdoo, former Treas
ury Secretary, has advised the Garner
for-President headquarters here that he
will arrive Wednesday to look over the
situation.
McAdoo is to second the nomination
of Speaker Garner.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, at least
one woman not afraid to recall the ad
vance of years, told friends today she
saw her first convention here in Chica
go 25 years ago.
Mrs. James W. Morrison, seconder of
Herbert Hoover’s nomination in 1920,
and Mrs. Caroline Bradley South, who
seconded it in 1928, are present to hear
some other woman do it this year. Mrs.
Alvin T. Hert, Kentucky, and Mrs. Bina
West Miller, Michigan, are among those
mentioned as prospects.
The first convention buttons made
their appearance today. Oval-shaped
white and red celluloids inscribed “We
are going wet” were carried by pretty
girls by the basketful into hotel lob
bies.
Delegates were importuned to “wear
one” and if they refused they got one
anyway.
The largest button was found on the
delegates from Wisconsin. It had a re
lief map of the State stamped on a
white background with the State’s name
above it. “Here comes Wisconsin” some
one shouted at a delegate half a block
down the street.
Convention plans provide a box for
the cabinet ladies present or expected—
Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, Mrs. Ray Lyman
Wilbur. Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. Ar
thur M. Hyde and Mrs. William N.
Doak.
Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
today made a vigorous but genial pro
test against being called “Mrs. Mc
Cormick.”
Soon after her arrival today the
daughter of Mark Hanna attended a
luncheon of Iillinois Republican Club
women.
“Stop calling me Mrs. McCormick,’’
she called amid many greetings.
Then she explained that even when
i her husband, the formed member of the
SUDD LY REVIVED
American Plan to Limit Num
ber of Men on Duty Is
Considered.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWBER.
By Cable to The Star.
GENEVA, June 14.—The Disarmament
Conference here suddenly sprang to
life today. The Air Commission met.
The Steering Committee met. Edouard
Herriot, French premier; Ambassador
Hugh S. Gibson, chief American dele
gate; Ramsay MacDonald. British prime
minister; Dino Grandi, Italian foreign
minister, and Rudolph Nadolny, Ger
man delegate, exchanged calls and had
meals with one another.
Last night the American effectives
plan, as previcusy outlined in these
dispatches, was presented in the form
of a note with tables to the French,
Italian, Jugoslav, Czechoslovak and
Polish delegations; that Is to say, to the
delegations most concerned. The Brit
ish had seen it previously and the Ger
mane are not directly affected.
Called Mere Suggestion.
Today Gibson and his colleague,
Minister Hugh R. Wilson, handed a
French translation of the American plan
to Herriot with a verbal explanation.
The plan still will not formally be made
public. It is intended merely as a help
ful suggestion. However, the conclud
ing paragraph of the American note
makes it clear it is not merely the
American delegation, but President
Hoover himself who is particularly In
terested in seeing the conference suc
ceed along the line of a real reduction
in the number of men under arms.
Budgetary limitation or abolition of
certain weapons, if not accompanied by
a reduction in the numbers of men.
will scarcely be acceptable to the Vnlted
States, it is said.
The reaction of the various delega
tions to the American plan Is somewhat
reserved. The French, Poles and Jugo
slavs seem to feel It Is lnacceptable.
The British seem inclined to favor it.
The Italians are noncommittal. The
French say it contains interesting ideas
but criticize its details.
Nations’ > lews uuiunea.
The situation of the conference ap
pears meanwhile to be as follows: The
British, who have never believed much
In this conference and who tried twice
to provoke a postponement before it
convened, now seem eager to find a
way to wind it up quickly and in a
manner which ran be described to the
public as a success.
MacDonald and his foreign minister.
Sir John Simon, seem to have tried to
enlist French support to their project.
What they propose is to abolish as
much heavy armament as it is possible
to agree on: to effect a 5 to 10 per
cent reduction in armament budgets all
around, stabilize armaments for 10
years at the present levels and make,
as among Europeans, some sort of new
peace declaration destined to reassure
public opinion.
The French seem not to be averse
to this program, but they are skeptical
as to whether the British can succeed.
The United States feels it Is entirely
inadequate.
Germany and Italy are frankly op
posed to the British program. Nadolny
handed Grandi yesterday a memoran
dum once more stating the German
viewpoint and he plans to make a
similar statement in the Steering Com
mittee late today.
Experts say that stabilization of
armaments itself is a tremendous task,
requiring many weeks of work to organ
ize in detail.
(Coorriuht. 1932.)
TWO STATES TO TAKE
UP FIGHT FOR SEATS
Mississippi and South Carolina
“Lily Whites" to Appeal to
Credentials Group.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 14.—The so-called
“lily white" delegations from Mississippi
and South Carolina will carry their
fight for seats in the Republican con
vention to the Credentials Committee,
despite word from a high administra
tion quarter yesterday that Postmaster
General Brown would not back them
up before that convention group.
J. C. Hambright of Rock Hill, 8. C.,
and Lamont Rowlands of Picayune.
Miss., arranged yesterday to make a
strenuous effort to unseat the factions
headed by Joseph W. Tolbert in South
Carolina and Perry Howard, colored
national committeeman from Missis
sippi.
The National Committee at hearings
last Friday decided to seat the Tolbert
and Howard factions after the Post
master General had argued for Ham
bright and Rowlands, but the Creden
tials Committee must pass on the de
cisions.
One administration authority said
yesterday it had been decided not to
press their cases before the credentials
group, but another spokesman said that
although Brown would not further op
pose Howard's delegation, he would
carry on the fight against Tolbert.
Howard and Tolbert were deposed by
President Hoover as patronage dis
pensers In the South three years ago
and since then all party matters have
been cleared through Rowlands and
Hambright.
BYRD PERSONNEL OFFICER
TO TELL OF SOUTH POLE
Charles Lofgren to Give Illustrat
ed Lecture at Burroughs
Center Tonight.
Charles Lofgren, personnel officer of
Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition,
will give an illustrated lecture on his
experiences in the south polar seas at
8 o’clock tonight in Burroughs Com
munity Center. Eighteenth and Mon
roe streets northeast, under auspices of
the Brookland-'Woodridge Business As
sociation. Five reels of motion pictures
will be shown in connection with the
talk.
Another event at the Burroughs Cen
ter will be a Colonial reception and
ball Friday night under auspices of the
Northeast Suburban Bicentennial Com
mittee. Guests have been requested to
wear Colonial costumes, although this
dress is not required. Cards, music and
refreshments are included on the pro
gram.
ATTACKER ‘SENTENCED
Man Who Struck Former King Al
fonso Given Six Months.
MARSEILLE, France. June 14 (A’V—
Gonzales Macanares. who struck former
King Alfonso of Spain several times in
the face upon Alfonso's arrival here
from Malta on May 13. was sentenced
to six months’ imprisonment yesterday.
House from New Mexico, introduced her
as “My wife, Mrs. McCormick," she ob
jected. They were married several
months ago.
Asked if her husband would cam
paign for the Senate, she said;
“Over my dead body."
STATE ATTORNEY
Cross - Examination Begun
After Banker Ends Direct
Testimony.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md„ June 14 -Sen
ator Emory L. Coblentz, president of the
Central Trust Co., Frederick, charged
with accepting a deposit the day be
fore the bank closed when he knew
it was insolvent, was subjected to rapid
fire cross examination by Prosecuting
Attorney James Clark this morning.
Coblentz finished his direct testimony
late yesterday. The State pressed many
questions in connection with the Wash
ington real estate deals of the bank.
"You and Wardman went together,
didn't you?" queried Clark. An affirma
tive answer brought the question: "You
put in certain property and he did?"
Coblentz admitted he counted the prop
erties as 10 units, and they were taken
subject to underlying mortgages which,
however, Coblentz declared covered
only three.
Explains Property Values.
"The first thing you did then was
put on a first and refunding mortgage
for $11,000,000, didn’t you?" asked
Clark. Coblentz admitted this mortgage
was taken over by four banking groups.
Then a general mortgage for $2,500,000
was put on, but Coblentz went into
details to explain that the properties
were much more in value than the total
incumbrances.
Then the prosecutor went on the sub
ject of Wardman senior debentures,
which were created to cover all.
"Don’t you know Wardman senior de
bentures were selling as low as 25 cents
on the dollar?" Coblentz said he didn’t
know it, but It was probably so, adding
"the market value of a defaulted bond
is no evidence of intrinsic value.”
Indictment Blamed.
He denied the public had lost con
fidence in his bank, but rather the pub
licity following his indictment in Wash
ington in the F. H. Smith Co. case pre
cipitated trouble.
He was interrogated as to the amount
of deposits. $13,900,000, in June. 1931,
and December and the merging of more
banks. He admitted a loas of *1.000,000.
due to withdrawals, but said the losses
were well distributed in the months pre
ceding the closing.
Coblentz was asked to explain his
"Frederick interests " He was identi
fied with them only In a small way. and
they were transactions before the forma
tion of the securities companies, he de
clared.
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SEEKS AUTOS TO JOIN
CONFEDERATE PARADE
Committee Makes Appeal to Wash
ingtonians on Behalf of
Veterans.
Washingtonians have been appealed
to by the committee In charge of the
Confederate veterans' parade here June
25 to furnish automobiles to transport
the veterans in the parade and to take
them to Manassas. Va., where a basket
picnic will be served.
Large numbers of visiting veterans
will arrive during the rooming, leaving
Union Station at 10:30 o'clock and pa
rading to Constitution avenue and
Eighteenth street by way of the Capitol.
Pennsylvania avenue, Fifteenth street
and Constitution avenue.
Gen. De Sussuaer, commander of Con
federate veterans, and his staff and
official aides will be guests of the
Greater Naticnal Capital Committee,
Washington Board of Trade, at a
luncheon at 12:30 o'clock in the Wil
lard Hotel.
Several speakers of international
reputation will address the gathering.
Maj. R. S. Hudgins, grand marshal of
the parade, announced that the 80-piece
High School Band of Little Rock, Ark.,
will come to Washington to participate
in the parade. Other bands will be the
Navy, Army and Marine Bands, the
3d Cavalry Band, the Fox Boys’ Band.
Firemen's Drum Corps. Elks Boys' Band
and the American Legion Drum Corps
Military units include a battalion of
16th Infantry, three trcop* of 3d Cav
alry, two companies of the 29th Division
and High School Cadets.
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UNFIT LEADERS BLAMED
FOR WAVERING FAITH
Carnegie Institute Chief Deplores
Selfishness and Blind Igno
rance in High Places.
By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. June 14.—Declaring
“faith In humanity wavers, because of
the wicked selfishness and blind ignor
ance of men in high places," President
Thomas S. Baker of Carnegie Institute
of Technolog}- called on graduates of
the school today to encourage only
leaders of high principle and sound un
derstanding in politics and industry.
Degrees, certificates and diplomas
were awarded to 555 graduates at com
mencement exercises.
President Baker pointed out that the
former commencement pleading for
hard work Is out of place at present,
and that young persons completing
their schooling are faced with the chal
lenge of clearer thinking, greater alert
ness and greater resourcefulness than
ever before.
DE VALERA NOTE DUE
Britain Expects Further Word on
Differences.
LONDON, June 14 (fP).—J. H. Thom
as. British secretary for dominions, told
the House of Commons yesterday that
a further communication was expected
from President Eamon de Valera of the
Irish Free State on the Anglo-Irish
differences after the President had con
sulted his colleagues.
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Marriage Licenses.
Joseph M. StanclifT. 22. 20 8th st. n e„ and
Nellie M. Swann. 22. 1417 Mass. ave. s.e.;
Rev Enoch M. Thompson.
Arthur R Barwlck. 36. 712 Monroe st n.e..
and Leah C Catlin, 30. Park Central Hotel;
Rev. A. L. Wills.
William Harris. 48. 1752 U at., and Mattie
B Dunn, 46. 1117 Corcoran st.: Rev. W. H.
Thomas.
James O. Gray. jr.. 29. Rlverdale. Md .
and Elizabeth Wysong, 23; Baltimore; Rev.
Andrew R. Bird.
Henry L. Hayes. 39. 919 I st. n.e., and
Sarah Lockley. 38. 919 I at. n.e.; Rev.
Charles H. Fox.
Ben Williams. 22. 1734 TJ st. and Hattie
M Smith, 21, 1520 3rd at.; Rev. George O.
^Paul* J. Erthal. 34. Kirklyn, Pa., and
Edna M. Ulrich. 28. Philadelphia; Rev. J.
C Copenhaver.
Clarence M. Brlgta, 29. 1715 7th st., and
Dorothy H. Gatewood, 18, Hanover, Md.;
Rev. William D. Jarvis. •
John T. Allen, 26. 700 Oglethorpe it., and
Mary D. Oarrett. 21. 1228 I it.; Rer. Allan
F Poore.
Dallas C. Palmer. lr., 21. 1017 K at., and
Frances Upperman. 22. 5060 Sherrler place;
Rev, Houston Greer.well.
Wilbur L. Reeves, 23, Merrifleld. Va„ and
Mvrtle L. Tinder. 19. Pender, Va.; Rev.
John E. Briggs.
J French Simpson. 80. 1825 Kalorama
rd .' and Hannah A. Norris. 40, Folkstone
Courts: Rev. Fred B. Harris
Harry J Curtis. 22. 1421 Florida ave.. and
Wllhelmtna Maddox. 19. 425 M st.; Rev.
James F. King
Leonard O. McCoy. 22. Alexandria. Vs.,
and Mabel Conway. 18, 428 3rd at.; Rev.
Francis Yarnall. . „ _
Clarence Thompson. 21, 1902 Vermont ave
nue. end Lule P. Hopklne, 19. 1509 10th at.;
Rev. Richard D. Botti. _
Welter 14. Foster. 35. Tueeelooie, Ale.,
end Barbara Cassidy. 31. 3133 Connecticut
ave.: Rev. P. J. Hurner.
Roger B. Derby. 34. Hew Orleans, end
Helen B. Pulton. 20, 3000 Connecticut eve.;
Rev. G. Freeland 3%er.
Dies in House
REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD E.
E SLICK.
—Harris-Ewing Photo.
DEBATE ON BONUS
HALTED BY DEATH
Eslick of Tennessee Fatally,
Stricken During Speech
for Veterans.
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ment also In the crowded gallery,
crowded with members of the ‘ Bonus
Expeditionary Force,” who had come
to hear the four-hour debate allotted
to the bill.
Mr. Eslick was hurriedly carried into
the visitors’ cloak room back of the
House chamber and Dr. Calver, official
House physician, and Representative
Swick of Pennsylvania, also a physician,
were summoned to his side. Mean
while, several ladies, believed to be
members of his family, who were in the
gallery, came down into the cloak room
and stayed beside hi..i as the two physl
sians worked frantically over the un
conscious man. They resorted to in
jections of strychnine to stimulate heart
action. They realized, however, the fu
tility of.saving his life. Within 10 min
utes he was pronounced dead.
Madden Death Recalled.
Representative Martin Madden, Re
publican leader, of Illinois was the last
member of the House to die at the
Capitol. He was stricken about four
years ago in the Appropriations Com
mittee room.
Right after Mr. Eslick was removed
from the chamber the debate on the
bonus bill continued for a brief period.
Members apparently were unaware of
the serious condition of the stricken
man. As soon as his death was made
known all speaking abruptly halted.
Mrs. Eslick. the member's wife, was !
seated in the spectators’ gallery and
saw her husband collapse to the floor.
During the confusion she left the gal
lery and hurried to the cloak room,
where she remained beside him to the
end She was accompanied by several
woman friends who had come to see
the spectacle of the House debate.
Under the watchful eyes of several
hundred veterans crowding the gal
leries. Democratic leaders had served
notice they intended to keep the House
in session until a final vote. After four
hours of general debate, amendments
to the Patman new-money bill were
to be considered
zvj un uoiuua*. nucu uic iwu.tc
voted to consider the issue, the Capitol
was crowded with bonus marchers, who
filled all available space in the galleries
long before the 11 o’clock meeting hour.
Just before the House met Represent
ative Rainey, the Democratic leader,
told newspaper men "the bonus is
licked.”
"It will pass the House, but there
are not enough votes for the necessary
two-thirds to pass it over a presidential
veto.” Rainey said. "The vote against
it yesterday was larger than I ex
pected.”
Senate leaders continued to claim 55
votes—a majority of the 86 members of
that branch—against the legislation.
President Hoover has premised a veto
if it reaches the White House.
Representative Vinson. Democrat, of
Kentucky, the first speaker for the bill,
filed the minority report supporting it
from the Ways and Means Committee,
which rejected the full payment plan,
14 to 11.
"Opponents of this measure,” Vinson
said, "say it will bring us to the brink
of havoc and chaos.
Hope to Reach Root.
"We deny that. We say that through
out this Congress the legislation en
acted has been a superficial treatment
of the disease.
“It is the solemn and sincere hope
of its sponsors that this bill goes to the
roots of the disease. We believe it is
the only measure brought upon the
floor that meets the fundamental basis
of our troubles today.”
Vinson contended the gold reserve
would justify a currency expansion of
*3.500,000.000.
Crisp of Georgia, acting chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee,
opened for the opposition. He said.
"I cannot vote for this legislation
because I believe it will injure the
country we all love.
"These adjusted service certificates are
not due until 1945. Today there are
hundreds of thousands of citizens who
have paid-up insurance policies who
would like to get cash, but cannot be
cause the contracts are not due.
"I believe it a fallacy to sav the Gov
ernment can issue $2,400,000,000 to pay
the veterans without additional taxes.
If I believed that. I never would have
voted to put $1,118,000,000 in additional
taxes on the American people.
‘‘I know this bill is going to pass the
House. What it’s fate will be in the
Senate I do not know, but I do know
that if it reaches the President it will
be vetoed and I also know it cannot
pass over a veto.”
X1119 rriiiniik uiuugiu nppiouoc
the Republican side.
Crisp closed with the statement that
he considered "the sacrifice of my polit
ical life is but a small thing to protect
th^ thousands of suffering people in
this country.
Representative Fish, Republican, of
New York said the veterans are under
"a double misapprehension." thinking
that “the Government owes them
money and that the Congress has given
$2,000,000,000 to big business and in
dustry through the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation.”
“The Government owes nothing to
the able-bodied veteran until 1945,” Fish
said, adding that the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation simply was “mak
ing loans of money it will get back—
not giving it away, as we would if we
paid the bonus.”
Chairman Byrns of the Appropria
tions Committee insisted the pending
bill "doesn't propose to take one single
dollar out of the Treasury or add one
single penny to the indebtedness of the
Government.”
"Your circulating medium, or a great
portion of It, is now in the vaults of i
the great banks of the country, and
what we need is more of it flowing
from hand to hand,” Byrns said.
Others Join Debate.
Representative Woodruff (Republi
can), Michigan, said:
“If you cap start the printing presses
to pay the bonus,” he said, “you can
do it to run the Government.”
Representative Cochran, Democrat,
Capt. Boone Deplores Burden
of Veterans in Talk
to Homeopaths.
The doctor, whose advice and encou
agement is sought first in troublous
times, can aid the country to escape
from the depression, Capt. Joel T.
Boone. White House physician, said last
night In addressing the eigthy-eigth
annual meeting of the American Insti
tute of Homeopathy at the Washington
Hotel.
The depression has made up a “sick
Nation." Dr. Boone said, “although our
illness to a great extent is a state of
mind. Adversity makes for ill health."
Scores Veterans’ Burden.
He also discussed the veterans’ disa
bility cost to the Government and
scored those disabled veterans whose
disabilities, not traceable in any way to
their service, make up a large part of
the cost of hospitalization.
"If the present growing attitude of
the men who were privileged to go to
the defense of their country • • •
does not change, we will weaken the
rtructure and ideals of citizenship • • •"
he said.
The physician pointed to President
Hoover as a "physical rarity," who “in
spite of the incomparable burdens he j
is bearing, is in excellent health. ’ l
Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, presi- j
dent of the Board of District Commis
sioners, welcomed the group of doctors .
to the city. Dr. A. C. Christie, presi- i
dent of the District Medical Society,
also addressed the meeting, which was
open to the public.
Visit White House.
The delegates were received at the
White House at 1 o’clock this afternoon.
Today’s sessions were largely devoted
to technical discussions In group meet
ings of associated organizations.
Officers will be elected at the final
general business session at 9 am. to
morrow and tomorrow afternoon will
be given over to sight-seeing and in
spection of exhibits. The convention
will close with a banquet tomorrow
night.
GOVERNMENT BUYS
OLD BRISTOL HOTEL
W. C. T. U. and Anti-Saloon
League Headquarter* and Bliss
Building Bought.
Through David Lynn, architect of the
Capitol, the Government has acquired
for $662.236 90 the Bristol Hotel and
the Bliss Building on the north side
of old B street, the largest of the
properties remaining to be acquired
before work can be started on the
proposed extension of the Capitol
grounds.
The price paid, it was said, is 30
per cent above the assessed value of
the two properties.
Was Direct Purchase.
Condemnation proceedings were start
ed about six weeks ago on the area
between what is now known as new
Louisiana avenue and Pennsylvania
avenue, which will be devoted to the
new Capitol grounds, but the acquisi
tion of the aforementioned properties
tvas by direct purchase.
For years, the Women’s Christian
Temperance Union had occupied the
;!d Bristol Hotel, while the Bliss Build- I
mg, during the days of Wayne B. j
Wheeler, was headquarters of the legis- >
lative division of the Anti-Saloon
League. In more recent years, how
ever. the Anti-Saloon League had
taken up quarters In the Bristol Hotel.
Trustees Accept Offer.
Mr. Lynn said the properties would
be rented by the Government until
such time when their destruction was
necessary. He anticipated another
month before other properties in the
area are put through the condemnation
proceedings.
The Government's offer for the two
tmildings was accepted on behalf of J
:he Alonzo Bliss Properties by Arthur I
L. Bliss. Marcia Bliss Lay and Bertha i
Bliss Brown, as trustees. Officials were \
ilghlv satisfied in negotiating the deal j
dnce it obviated the necessity of going l
to court over the matter.
POLICEMAN BLAMED
IN MYSTERY SHOOTING
Oxon Hill Han Taken to Hospital
With Bullet Wound—Account$
at Variance.
Allegedly fired upon near the District
line today by a man in the uniform
of a Maryland State policeman. James
Berry. 34. Oxon Hill. Md.. painter, was
removed to Casualty Hospital with a
bullet through his lung. His condition
is serious.
Three men riding with him in a taxi
cab at the time were taken to No. 11
precinct station house, where they gave
a version of the shooting which con
flicted with the story told detectives
Py Berry.
Berry said they were riding on River
road Just over the line in Maryland.
The policeman was standing beside his
machine parked just off the road and
ordered them to stop while they were
on a curve, he declared.
Wht* they failed to comply quickly
mough, according to Berry, he fired
once, but did not follow them. The
other men said they were stopping
preparatory to helping the officer ex
tricate his machine from the mud,
ivhpn he started shooting. They also
said four or fives shots were fired and
that they were on Livingstone road.
The men at the precinct Identified
hemselves as Walter Burton, 31, 1200
olock of E street southeast, driver of
llie cab; Albert C. Day. 27. 600 block of
Raleigh street southeast, and Jesse G.
3rimes. 29, of Oxon Hill. The bullet
‘truck Berry after passing through the
pack of the taxicab.
Two hours after the shooting two
Maryland State policemen appeared at
the eleventh precinct. The police re
ported that one of them, J. B. Miller,
admitted that he fired at the car when
It crowded him off the road.
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Ex-Vice Squad Member Sentenced.
NEW YORK. June 14 (£").—John J.
Stiglin, 32. former member of the police
vice squad, was sentenced today to two
md one-half to five years In Sing Sing
prison. He was convicted May 23 of
perjury In his testimony in Women’s
Court March 11, 1929, when he ar
raigned two women on vagrancy
:harges.
Missouri, said he would offer an amend
ment to pay the bonus through a tax
an legalized beer, as a substitute for
the Patman plan.
Representative Hill. Democrat. Wash
ington, called the Patman bill "the
greatest economic proposal presented to
Congress during my service here.”
Representative Simmons, Republican.
Nebraska, said “Our Government now
is doing more for its veterans than
Prance. Great Britain, Italy and Can
ada put together.”
Representative Celler, Democrat,
New York, contended the bonus pay
ment ‘intensify the depression."
BUREAU FORWARDS
NEW EAR FORMS
Regulations Being Whipped
Into Shape for Approval
and Printing.
The first two forms for making re
turns of manufacturers’ excise taxea
and miscellaneous taxes under the new
revenue act were sent forward today by
the Bureau of Internal Revenue to col
lectors of Internal revenue throughout
the country for the tax on admission*
and dues and for the tax on lubricating
oils, brewers’ wort, malt and grape
products, matches and gasoline.
The bureau also made public the se
rial numbers that will be borne by the
forms and also the serial numbers of
the regulations that are to be Issued
under the new law on excise and mis
cellaneous taxes.
New Regulations Not Ready.
The new regulations themselves, how
f'er;,are not yet ready for distribution
to the public and are now’ being
whipped into final form for approval
and printing. It was not certain today
just when they would be ready for pro
mulgation. There were indications,
however, that the first regulations to be
ready will be those on admissions and
dues.
Among the instructions included on
the back of the forms on admissions
sent out today to collectors is one
paiagraph explaining who must make
a return, collect and pay the tax, as
follows: ' Any person or organization
receiving payment for taxable admis
sions, dues, or initiation fees, or being
a club and having taxable life mem
bers, must collect the tax from the
person paying admission dues or fees
and from the life members. In cases
of free or reduced rate admissions the
tax must be collected at the time of
issuance of the tickets or when the
person is permitted free admission. In
the case of brokers and theaters selling
tickets of admission for amounts in
excess of the established price, the tax
on such excess charges must be paid
by the vendor."
Brewer's wort is to be taxed at 15
cents a gallon, and the instructions on
the new form explains that the tax is
on: "Liquid malt, malt sirup and malt
extract fluid, solid or condensed, made
from malted cereal grains in whole or in
part, unless sold to a baker for use in
baking or to manufacturer or producer
of malted milk, medicinal products,
foods, cereal peverages or textiles, for
use in the manufacture or production of
ruch products, 3 cents a pound. For
the purposes of this paragraph,” the
foods, cereal beverages or textiles, for
instructions continue, "liquid malt con
taining less than 15 percentum of
solids by weight shall be taxible as
brewer's wort.
Gasoline Tax Explained.
"Grape concentrates, evaporated grape
juice, and grape sirup." the instruc
tions say. "(other than finished or
fountain sirup; if containing more than
5 per centum of sugars Dy weight, 20
cents a gallon. No tax shall be imposed
under this paragraph iAi upon any
article which contains perscrvative suf
ficient to prevent fermentation when
diluted, or (Bi upon any article sold to
a manufacturer or producer of food
products or soft drinks lor use in the
manufacture or production of such
products.”
Instruction on collection of the gaso
line tax explain the tax is imposed on
gasoline sold by the importer or by a
producer of gasoline at the rate of 1
rent a gallon except that under the reg
ulations the tax shall not apply in the
■ase of sales to a "producer" of gasoline.
K producer is defined as a "refiner,
rompounder. or blender, and a dealer
selling gasoline exclusively to producers
>f gasoline, as well as a producer.”
If a producer or importer uses other
wise than in the production of gasoline,
gasoline sold to him free of tax. or pro
duced or imported by him. such use
shall be for the purposes of the act
considered as a sale.
The match tax is 2 cents per 1.000
matches, except that in the case of pa
per matches in books the tax is one
half of 1 cent per 1,000 matches.
BANKRUPTCY IS ASKED
FORKENNEDY-WARREN
Three Creditors of Apartment Con
cern Petition Court for
Ruling.
Three creditors of Edgar S. Kennedv
ind the Kennedy-Warren, Inc., which
operates the apartment-hotel at 3133
Connecticut avenue, asked District Su
preme Court today to adjudge Mr. Ken
nedy and the corporation involuntary
jankrupts. The Kennedy-Warren is
now in the hands of William P. Benson
as receiver in a foreclosure suit filed
ay the Columbia Securities Corporation
April 19.
Through Attorneys Douglas. Obear <!fc
Douglas, the creditors claimed the
milder and the corporation are indebted
o them in sums in excess of 11,000 and
rharge they have committed acts of
jankruptcy in permitting judgments of
>15.000 and $9,000 to be obtained against
hem within the past four months on
vhich attachments have been issued.
The creditors are the Coppes Bros. &
look Co., Nappanee. Ind.. with a claim
if $12,683.78; the Dahlstrom Metallic
Door Co.. Jamestown, N. Y.. $4,000. and
he Jamestown Metal Products. *2,000.
rhese claims are made the basis of
>oth petitions.
RAY BENJAMIN LEFT OFF
OF RESOLUTIONS GROUP
California Gives Place to C. C.
Teague—Secretaries Mills and
Hyde on Committee.
Bt the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 14.—The California
lelegation to the Republican convention
•efused yesterday to put President Hoo
ter's close friend. Ray Benjamin, on the
Resolutions Committee, voting instead
;o have C. C. Teague, former member
jf the Farm Board, represent the State
jn that group.
A little later the Massachusetts dele
gation defeated William M. Butler,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee in 1924 and close friend of
former President Coolidge, for the past
jf national committeeman, but put him
>n the Resolutions Committee.
During the day, however, two mem
jers of the President's cabinet were
given seats on the Resolutions Commit
tee. They were Secretaries Mills and
Hyde, representing New York and Mis
souri, respectively.
Another former member of the Farm
Board. Sam R. McKelvie. was selected
ss Nebraska's member of the commit
tee.
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SENATE GETS RADIO
Dill Arranges for Colleagues to
Hear National Conventions.
Since the Senate finds Itself unable
to go to the Republican National Con
vention, the convention is to be brought
to the Senate—by radio. Senator Dill,
Democrat, of Washington, completed ar
rangements yesterday for installation of
$ big receiving set In a room Just off
:he Senate chamber to enable members
o hear the broadcasts of the Repub
lican Convention opening tomorrow. ^