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TWO CENTS.
NATIONS MAY CALL
TRUCE ON TARIFFS
ONTIL CONFERENCE
OPENS AT LONDON
Hull Reveals That U. S. Looks
With Favor on Halting Fur
ther Boost in Trade Bar
riers of World.
ROOSEVELT POSTPONES
CONSIDERATION OF DEBTS
Armament and Economic Parleys
Awaited Before President Takes
Up War' Obligations—Real Re
mits Anticipated From Conver
sations With Foreign Leaders.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
President Roosevelt's bold plan
ef attack on the world economic
gituation, as developed during his
conversations with representatives
of Great Britain, France and
Canada during the last week, has
given cause for optimism.
While it is emphasized by the
President and by the distinguished
visitors from Europe that no
agreements have been entered
into, nevertheless there has been
a meeting of minds and a greater
understanding which, it is be
lieved, will lead in the end to
actual accomplishments.
Apparently the willingness of
the United States to deal with the
nations of the world on tariffs,
disarmament and war debts is to
have its effect. The administra
tion is counting on making a suc
cess of the World Economic Con
ference, which is to meet in Lon
don in June.
Defer* Debt Consideration.
At the White House today. It was
learned that President Roosevelt is will
ing to consider revision of the war debts
after the World Economic Conference.
Apparently this information was in
tended to reaffirm the attitude of the
American Government that this coun
try does not intend to make conces
sions on the war debts until there has
been definite assurance that concrete
results are coming from the Disarma
ment Conference as well as from the
Economic Conference.
While it has been reported in a
number of quarters that the President
was ready to ask Congress for authority
to postpone the war debt payments due
In June untU after the Economic Con
ference has been held, it was said at
the White House that the President
continues to expect the June 15 pay
ments to be made. He has indicated
however, that he will send to Congress
mesages before the present session
closes requesting authority to deal with
both war debts and tariff.
The door was not shut, however, to
the suggestion that some plan may be
worked out with regard to the June 15
payments of war debts before the con
ferences of the President with his
foreign visitors are concluded. It was
asserted, however, that so far no un
derstanding has been reached with
regard to those payments. The belief
exists, however, that the administration
would not jeopardize the success of the
London parley by insisting that these
payments be made as scheduled.
Weigh Tariff Truce.
Secretary of State Hull in his Drew
conference today told reporters that a
world truce on tariffs pending the open
ing of the London Conference is under
consideration. He Indicated that the
United States was favorably inclined to
such a truce, which would prtvent the
raising of higher trade barriers at this
time. „
The Secretary said that Norman H.
Davis, now at Geneva, had not yet re
ceived instructions to propose a tariff
truce. Mr. Davis is a member of the
commission which is making plans for
the economic conference. That com
mission is to meet on Saturday. He
might at that time suggest that a tariff
truce be called. Formal invitations to
the London Economic Conference, it is
expected, will be issued after the com
mission meets on Saturday. Secretary
Hull expressed the belief that it would
be possible to arrange for a tariff truce
before this week end. Much depends
upon the attitude of some of the coun
tries which have still to be consulted.
Hie administration is intent upon
success at the Geneva Disarmament
Conference as a preliminary to success
at the London Economic Conference
It has been strongly intimated in some
quarters here that the way out of the
aUarmament morass will be found
through the adoption of a consultative
pact, and Mr. Davis, who is also the
special American delegate to the dis
armament conference, has informe
that body that the American Govern
netit hss under consideration the ques
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GIRL. 8, PASSES FEDERAL TESTS
FOR RADIO OPERATOR'S LICENSE
Laurel, Del., Child Earns Rating of 80 Per Cent in
Technical Examination.
tr th» Associated Press
BALTIMORE. April 27.—An 8-year
eld girl who sat on a thick dictionary
■o she could comfortably reach the
table top, today passed the Federal
examinations and was licensed a wire
less operator.
The girl, Jean Hudson of Laurel,
Del., was given a rating of 80 per
cent by Examiner George E. Sterling
at Federal radio headquarters at Fort
McHenry. She Is believed to be the
youngest licensed operator in the United
States.
Sterling started the tests by sending
10 words a minute, but Jean was far
ahead of him. although that Is all re
«f an amateur.
Then be stepped up his sending to
IS words a minute, and then to 20.
the requirement for a commercial
license, but the little blond girl was
with him all the way.
Next came the technical tests, in
which the youthful applicant was re
quired to explain the fundamental
workings of the short-wave radio, de
scribe the make-up of a sending and
receiving set and spell the names of
all the component parts.
She needed but 75 as a passing grade,
but when It was all over a check
showed her to have 80.
Jean gets her radio ability naturally.
Her father. Elmer L. Hudson, is a
licensed amateur operator, and her 14
year-old brother, Roland, received his
license a year ago.
FRANCE PREPARES TO PAY
DEFAULTED DEBT TO U. S.
Premier Considers Assurance by Roose-;
velt of Moratorium on Next Install
ment as Satisfactory.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 27.—Premier Edouard
Daladler was said by his friends today
to be actively preparing to pay the de
faulted debt installment due the United
States.
He Is known to consider assurances of
a moratorium on the June 15 payment
by President Roosevelt as satisfactory
and may decide to pay the defaulted
installment Immediately after former
Premier Herriot's return f^ora Washing
ton.
It is more likely, however, that he
will ask the Chamber of Deputies to
approve the $19,000,000 interest, which
was due last December 15, when that
body convenes May 16.
Approval of the chamber never was
necessary for payments on the debt but
such action has beeii preferred by the
government.
President Roosevelt's receptlveness to
a consultative pact for the security of
peace and general disposition to work
with Europe has strongly impressed the
Government.
An official spokesman said it was
"distinct evolution in American policy"
of the greatest Importance. This ft
titude, combined with friendliness over
the debt matter, has created a new
atmosphere, he said.
The premier has withheld his ap
proval in previous attempts to obtain
payment, recalling the fate that befell
former Premier Herriot's cabinet when
he demanded it.
_The moratorium, it was pointd out by
(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.)
DAVIS HOLDS ARMS
PARLEY IN SESSION
Statement U. S. Is Ready to
Act Squelches Incipient
Move to Adjourn.
By the Associated Pre*s
GENEVA, April 27.—The United
States is fully determined to contribute
something to increase international
security against war. Norman H. Davis
told the Steering Committee of the
Wcrld Disarmament Conference today.
The American Ambassador at large
urged that the conference continue its
sessions without adjournment and con
centrate its discussion on actual meas
ures of disarmament.
"That is what the world is expecting
and waiting for," he said.
Mr. Davis told the committee his
Government was studying to determine
just what it might do to help tighten
international security. He asiced the
committee to be patient.
His declaration reassured the dele
gates and resulted in the squelching of
an incipient movement to adjourn the
conference until the nations are ready
to declare themselves on vital questions.
Seek to Define Agrressor.
Committees will immediately tackle
the questicn of reduction of army
effectives and will try to evolve a defi
nition of an aggressor nation, together
with a system to collect Information
making it possible to identify an aggres
sor.
The Russian delegate to the confer
ence, Valerian Dovgslevsky. protested
that time was being wasted in fruitless
discussion. He especially attacked na
tions which are waiting for what the
other fellow will do before introducing
amendments to the disarmament plan
presented by the British.
The Italian delegate interpreted this
as criticism of his country and said
Italy had accepted the British plan, but
wished to reserve the right to make
suggestions at the proper moment.
A representative cf the Little Entente
nations, speaking outside the meeting,
asserted Mr. Davis was quite right in
recommending that questions concern
ing actual reduction in armaments be
taken up. as it is useless to discuss
security until the American position has
been defined.
Pleased at V. S. Stand.
He registered satisfaction at indica
tions that the United States will par
ticipate in a pact of consultation and
that the American Government accepts
the idea of supervision of armament.
"The strength of the consultative
pact," this spokesman asserted, "will
naturally affect what strength we de
sire to give the proposed European pact
for military aid to a state which Is a
victim of aggression "
Supporters of the League of Nations
expressed fear that United States ad
herence _ to an enlarged _ directorate
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BRITAIN AND ARGENTINA
REACH TRADE AGREEMENT
Runciman Telia House of Com
mons Treaty Will Be Signed
in Few Days.
~ Associated Press
LONDON, April 27.—Walter Runci
man, president of the Board of Trade,
announced In the House of Commons
today that a trade agreement "on all
points of principle" has been reached
with Argentina.
A treaty is being drafted, Mr.
Runciman said, and will be signed
within a few days. He gave no details
except to reply affirmatively to a ques
tion about whether the "cotton textile
industry has been considered in this
case."
It was understood the treaty does
not deal with tarifTs. which will be left
to subsequent negotiations in Buenos
Aires Reliable reports were that the
understanding involved a loan by
British financial houses aggregating
$39,000,000 to run for a period of 20
years.
nies ornery coup
IN CITIES SEME
Mitchell Says He Made Big
Profit on Stock While Gain
ing Voting Power.
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By the Associated Press.
Thomas w. Mitchell, examiner
economist, told the Federal Trade Com
mission today that high market price.*
achieved by Cities Service Co. common
stock in the early part of 1929 af
forded Henry L. Doherty.' utilities mag
nate. an opportunity to -put his per
sonal affairs in order" and realize a
large profit on a portion of his hold
ings in the company.
Mitchell made the statement during
testimony In continued investigation by
the commission of the Cities Service
Securities Co., wholly owned trading
subsidiary of the Cities Service Co
Doherty concern.
directly or Indirectly.
MitcheH said, a block of 200.000 shares
°r, CiUei Service common, the cost of
wnich had been approximately $13.76
a share. These were only a part of
Doherty's total holdings of Cities Serv
ice voting stock during 1929. he said
as the total holdings consisted of 697 -
057 shares of common and 5,402 of
preferred, representing 144.813 votes, or
6.19 per cent of the total voting power
Chance for Large Profit.
"The high market price* achieved by
Cities Service Co. common stock of
fered Mr. Doherty an opportunity to
put his personal pffairs in order and
at the same time to realize a large
profit by selling this (the 200.000
shares) portion of his holdings '
Mitchell explained.
The maximum range of the price of
the stock at the period was $121 50
per share.
responding to questions bv Robert
E. Healy. the commission's chief coun
sel. Mitchell said the 200.000 shaves
represented 40.000 votes and their sale
would have reduced Dohertv's voting
power unless seme means could be de
vised v* hereby the voting power could
be retained. I
"It is pertinent to point out in this
connection that iust 10 days prior to
that on whi"h the purchase of Mr
Doherty's 200.000 shares for the account
of the securities companv was recorded
the Doherty management took the first
official step toward increasing Mr
Doherty's voting power bv 1,000 000
votes at an investment of $1 per vote " I
Mitchell said. P '
Satisfied by Stockholder*.
The action was taken through a
recommendation of the board of di
rectors to the stockho'ders that a
chang? be made in the classification of
Cities Service Co. stock. One important
change was alteration of the common
stock from par value to non-par,
Mitchell said, and another was creation
of a new class of non-cumulative stock
of 1.000^000 shares of par value of $1
each, each share to confer upon its
holder a full vote. The action recom
mended the sale of these latter shares I
to Henry L. Doherty & Co. at par
"The stockholders ratified the recom
mended action and 1.000,000 votes were
sold to Henry L. Doherty St Co. at $1
per vote." Mitchell continued. "Mr
Doherty was sole proprietor of Henry
L. Doherty <fc Co.. so that in that
capacity he obtained 1,000.000 votes In
place of the 40.000 he sold."
Connection Denied.
Coincident with the Introduction of
the Mitchell testimony. Robert Burns
counsel for the Cities Service Co., In a
statement said there was "no connec
tion" between the sale of the 200.000
shares and the acquisition of the 1,
000.000 shares of non-cumulative stock
"For some time," Burns said, "there
had been several distinct attempts by
investment trusts and other banking in
terests to acquire a large block of Cities
Service common stock for the purpose
of securing control of the company
thus changing the control from the
management which had founded and
built it up over a long period of years.
It was deemed highly expedient to de
feat any such attempts • • • in order
to continue the management."
More than 80 per cent of the stock
holders of the Cities Service Co. wera
(Continued on Page 2, Column 2T~
TWO KILLED, NINE HURT
AS BLAST WRECKS HOME
Ravenna, Ohio, Barber Returns to
Find Wife and 70-Year-01d Man
Are Explosion Victims.
Br the AstoclkUd Press.
RAVENNA, Ohio, April 27.—A ter
rific explosion wrecked the home of Ed
ward Rock, a barber, shortly before mid
night last night, killed Mrs. Rock and a
70-year-old man, Injured nine persons,
ind shattered windows for blocks around
The bodies of Mrs. Rock, 30, and Silas
Eldridge, watchman for the State High
way Department, were recovered early
this morning in the debris-filled base
ment.
Three of the Rock children, Mis.
Rock s father, Sylvester Barnes, 80, and
two guests at the home were taken to
the hospital. None was believed criti
cally injured.
Three other persons, less seriously
hurt, were able to go to their homes
Rock was not at home at the time
but returned shortly after the explo
sion He was so overcome, police said,
he was unable t» make a ♦
TOO TURNS ARMY
AWAY FROM CHINA
TO FACE RUSSIANS
___
Withdrawal in Lwan River
Area Laid to Tension
Over Railroad.
BATTLE WITH CHINESE
RAGES IN OTHER SECTOR
Bloody Clash South of Kupeikow
Under Way as Invaders Halt
Before Stronghold.
By the Associated Pres*.
TIENTSIN. China, April 27—The
sudden withdrawal of Japanese troops
from the coastal area of North China
was attributed by Chinese leaders today
to trouble brewing between Japan and
Russia, in Manchuria.
(An Associated Press dispatch from
Moscow told of a Soviet report that
the Japanese army in Manchuria had
approved a plan to seize the Chinese
Eastern Railway from Soviet Russia.
The report, received last night in Mos
cow, from Khabarovsk, Siberia, quoted
"competent sources.")
The Chinese assert that the firm
stand taken by Russia in protesting the
severing of the railroad's connections
Into Siberia and the seizure of train*
by Manchukuan guards has forced
Japan to send its army north. The
•railroad, built by Russia, is jointly op
erated by Russia and Manchukuo.
Linked With V. S. Parley.
Other Chinese believed the fact '.hat
Japanese and Chinese officials are go
ing to Washlrgton in the next few
weeks to participate in President
Roosevelt's discussions of world prob
lems was a factor in the sudden troop
withdrawals from undisputable Chinese
territory.
Whatever the motives, the Japanese
were beatir.g a hasty retreat over ter
ritory they had seiied in a series of
costly battles m the last few weeks.
The Chinese forces, which were driven
across the Lwan River a week ago. had
advanced about 30 miles in the wake
of the Japar.ese today.
Advance detachments of the Chinese
were reported back sgain In Changll.
seat of an American Methodist mis
sion. which h2d been seized by the Jap
anese and Manchukuan troops April 18
The Japanese withdrawal was reported
continuing in the direction of the sea
port of Chinwangtao and its garri-ons
along the Great Wall of China In the
Shanhaikwan district.
The Japanese were expected to quit
the whole stretch of about 55 miles
along the Peiplng-Shar.halkwan Rail
way between the Lwan River and the
Shlh River between Chinwangtao and
Shanhaikwan. The Shlh River was
the original limit of the Japanese ad
vance early last January after Shan
haikwan was captured.
Separatists Disappointed.
The mystifying action has disap
pointed Chinese politicians who were
seeking to set up a separate govern
ment in the Tientsin-Peiping area with
the aid of the Japanese and Man
chukuans. Chinese reports said a few
days ago that a provisional independent
government had been organized by the
Japanese and Manchukuans east of
the Lwan River. This spurred separ
atist activity to have It extended into
Tientsin and Peiping.
The consolidation of Chinese military
(.Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
HARRIDGE DECISION
IS DUE TOMORROW
I
League President Hears Umpires'
Version of Riot at Ball
Game Here.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.—'Will
Harndge, president of the American
League, today opened an investigation
of the fisticuffs at Washington Tues
day between the New York Yankees
and the Senators. '
Harridge first conferred with George
Morlarty and Harry Geisel, umpires, to
learn their side of the story. He said
he would not have any statement to
make until after he Interviewed today
the Yankees involved in the mix-up
and the Senators at New York to
morrow.
He indicated his decision on possible
suspensions and fines would be made
in New York tomorrow night.
"We can't help fights between play
ers. They lose their heads, but when
the fans are incited to riot then the
situation becomes perplexing," he said.
"The fact that spectators joined In
the melee and made it a free-for-all
brings me here for a complete investi
gation. I want to leafn who is to
blame for the uprising."
Harridge added: "I thought the heavy
fine and suspension given Bill Dickey
last year would discourage fighting be
tween Washington and New York, but
I guess bad blood exists."
Buddy Myer and Earl Whitehill of
the Senators and Ben Chapman, the
players Involved In the fight, are now
under suspension.
■
Life of a President's Wife
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has agreed to write one article
each month for The Sunday Star and other members of the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who already has won renown for her literary
efforts, will discuss her life In the White House. Unquestion
ably the general public will have better understanding of
the Inner workings of the President's home and family life
aa the result of her writings.
An article by Mrs. Roosevelt will appear in the next Issue of
THE SUNDAY STAR, APRIL 30
T
LIEUT. COMDR. SETTLE TO MAKE
STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT IN WEST i
Navy Grants Permission for
Trip Requested by
Prof. Piccard.
By the Associated Press.
AKRON. Ohio, April 27 —The Good
year Zeppelin Corporation announced
today that Lieut. Comdr. T. G. W.
Settle, chief of the Navy's Inspection
Bureau in Akron and international bal
loon race champion, will make a strato
sphere flight from Chicago this Sum
mer.
Settle obtained Navy permission yes
terday while waiting to be called to
testify in the U. S. S. Akron crash in
quiry. The announcement said the bal
loonist was asked to make the fligh'
by Prof. Auguste Piccard, famed Swir
stratosphere flyer, after the latter's viii
here last March.
The proposed flight may be mad
some time between July 1 and 20, ac
cording to Goodyear officials. The ba'
loon to be used will be of 600.000-cub
foot capacity, about 100.000 cubic fee
larger than Piccard used last Summer
A contract has been let to a Detroi
company for an inclosed gondola.
Prof. Piccard is to act as technical
adviser of the flight, the main object of
LIEUT. COMDR. T. G. W. SETTLE.
lich will be the gathering of addi
onal cosmic ray data.
Who will accompany Lieut. Comdr.
"ettle has not been determined defi
nitely. but it is understood a student
l rained by Prof. Arthur H. Compton of
the University of Chicago may be
choaen.
Ex-President of National City
to Be Questioned on In
comes From Bank.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 27.—James A.
Stillm&n, former president ol the
National City Bank, was subpoenaed
today to appear this afternoon before
the Federal grand jury which has
indicted Charies E. Mitchell, former
chaiiman of the bank, for alleged
evasion of income tax.
At the Federal Building it was indi
cated that SLillman was to be ques
tioned about data bearing on incomes
derived from the National City Bank
and National City Co. The Stillman
angle of the case was said to be con
sidered of the utmost importance by
officials of the United States attorney's
office.
The grand jury before which Still
man was ordered to appear, first in
dicted Mitchell for allegedly evading
tax on his 1929 Income. A second in
dictment followed dealing with the 1930
income Then the two were combined
in a superseding Indictment and Tues
day still another superseding indictment
was returned, increasing the amount of
tax Mitchell is accused of evading.
Trial on this last indictment has been
set for May 8.
QUAKES STOP CLOCKS
Southern Alaska Without Reports
of Any Serious Damage.
SEWARD, Alaska, April 27 (JP).—
Southern Alaska was shaken last night
by an earthquake, sufficiently strong to
stop clocks here. No injuries or severe
damage had. been reported today.
The motion was from North to South,
and the first tremors at 6:30 p.m. (P.
S T.) were followed by nearly 5 minutes
of shocks with subsequent lighter tre
mors for a half hour afterward.
U. S. Attorney Probes Threat,
Citing Leonardtown Case,
Sent to Baltimorean.
Investigation of the automobile ex
plosion in which Miss Ida Kirk, 73
year-old "angel of St. Marys County,"
was killed early this year, was reopened
today by Federal authorities starting an
inquiry into the kidnaping of Albert
Hendler, son of a wealthy Baltimore ice
cream manufacturer.
According to Associated Press dis
patches from New York, the abduction
was linked with the Kirk case in a let
ter received from the kidnapers by the
missing youths father, L. Manuel
Hendler.
Note Demanded $7,500.
The note, mailed in New York two
weeks ago, demanded payment of
$7,500 to the abductors, under threat of
violence to both Hendler and his son.
The letter warned Hendler not to re
port the threat to either Federal or
State authorities, indicating such action
had led to the murder of Miss Kirk.
80 far as investigation of the Kirk
case revealed, however, the wealthy
spinster's only complaint to authorities,
either Federal or State, concerned the
activities of bootleggers in Southern
Maryland.
The dispatches from New York
quoted Assistant United States Attorney
Alvln McK. Sylvester as having said he
would question Luclan Pesco of Johns
town, Pa., regarding the Kirk case.
Pesco was held in $15,000 bond yester
day on a charge of attempting to ex
tort money by means of a threat
through the mails, in violation of the
so-cfclled "Lindbergh law."
Killed Near Chaptico.
Miss Kirk, a relative of the socially
prominent Corcoran family of Washing
ton, was killed in an explosion of her
automobile near Captico. Md. Accom
panied by Mrs. Elva Gitason, wife of
Rev. Joseph P. Gibson, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, Chaptico, she was
on her way to Washington. Mrs. Gib
son escaped with minor injuries, but
the blast wrecked the car.
Several persons were arrested during
the investigation made by county au
thorities. working. In co-opwation with
Baltimore detectives, but no evidence
connecting them with the explosion was
uncovered.
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30-H0UP WEEK BILL
OPPOSED BY WOLL
Vice President of A. F. L.
Says Plan Would Make
Serfs of Workers.
By the Associmted Pre«s.
Matthew Woll, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, told
the House Labor Committee today that
proposed changes in the 30-hour work
week bill, advocated by Secretary
Perkins, "would make serfs of Amer
ican Industrial workers."
Analyzing the Perkins proposals,
V^oll approved the general idea of es
tablishing a 30-hour week, but stren
uously opposed plans to fix minimum
wages and permit importation of goods
made by foreign workers not on the
30-hour schedule.
"Further," Woll said, "the proposals
submitted by Secretary Perkins would
permit criminal prosecution of those
who refused to abide by the findings of
the Secretary of Labor, without any
opportunity provided for a review by
any tribunal, thus denying to the
workers the right to strike.
Fear* Foreign Products.
"They would penalize domestic pro
ducers for domestic and export trade
while favoring products of foreign
countries, thus stimulating production
in branch factories in foreign countries.
"They would abolish the right of col
lective bargaining; they could be used
to set aside present contractual rela
tions existing between organized work
ers and employers of labor."
The minimum wage plan, Woll as
serted, would make the low wages of
unorganized labor a maximum which
organized workers might be forced to
accept and would place in the hands
of the Secretary of Labor authority to
socialize all American industries.
Cites Lack of Restrictions.
Because the bill places no restriction
on imports as to hours of labor. Woll
said it "unjustly and unwarrantably dis
criminates against American industries
and favors foreign industries."
"While it restricts the parent corpora
tion in America, it grants special privi
leges to foreign branch factories." he
testified. "It likewise encourages Amer
ican corporations to seek foreign sources
of manufacture and production to avoid
the restrictions placed on home produc
tion and manufacture.
"It is difficult to understand how such
legislation could be kept from endan
gering. hampering and even destroying
freedom of trade. It will further freeze
and demoralize industry and commerce.
Opposes Fixed Standards.
"There can be and is no question that
organized labor has consistently and
persistently disapproved and opposed
the fixing of wage Standards for adult
male workers in private industry by
law. either by States or by the Nation.
"If this right of the wage earners is
willingly surrendered, the wage earners
may well understand that they have
again oecome serfs, not undA- domina
tion of employers as such, but to the
Nation, and that, therefore, their sole
means of redress is to attempt to gain
the power of government."
LUNDEEN 10 FORCE
VOTE III HOUSE ON
PAYMENT OF BONUS
Farmer-Laborite Acts After
Patman Agrees to Wait
Senate Inflation Action.
REED RESUMES DEBATE
ON GOLD CONTENT CLAUSE
Limitation Fixed in Upper House
to Force Disposal of Bill
at Today's Session.
By the Associated Press. *
One bonus move was deferred in the
House and another sprang up there
today as the Senate talked its way
toward a vote on the gold-content sec
tion of the inflation bill as a prelimi
nary to action on the veterans' pay
ment proposal.
Representative Patman, Democrat, of
Texas, author of the bonus measure
in the House, agreed to withhold a pe
tition for a Democratic caucus pending
a vote in the Senate on the amend
ment of Senator Robinson, Republican,!
oi Indiana, calling for payment of the
bonus out of the S3 000,000.000 of Treas
ury notes the inflation bill would au
thorize the President to issue.
Almost immediately Representative
Lundeen, Farmer-Labor, of Minnesota,
announced he was not concerned about
whether the President would be em
barrassed by the issue and filed a peti
tion to force a vote in the House.
Seed Resumes Debate.
Debate on the section of the inflation
measure which would bestow upon the
President- authority to lower the gold
content of the dollar was resumed today
by Senator Reed, Republican, of Penn
sylvania, an opponent.
To the gold content section also has
been attached a proposal which would
give the Chief Executive authority to
provide for free coinage of silver if
he saw fit.
A limitation on debate was to go intA
effect on the measure in midaftemooil
and leaders expected to hold the Sen#
ate in session until the farm bill, tJ
which the inflation measure has beeij
attached, is put out of the way.
As debate began on the gold section
of the inflation measure, some oppo
nents of the clause expressed belief it
would be retained since Reed's motion
to strike, if adopted, also would elimi
nate the Wheeler-King bi-metalism
amendment which was approved yes
terday, 41 to 26, as part of the gold
section.
Will Appeal to Veterans.
Almost simultaneously with the Pat
man bonus statement. Speaker Rainey
said he understood that veterans were
being organized throughout the country
for a march on the Capital to demand
payment of the bonus. He said Patman
was to make an appeal for them not to
make the march.
Democratic leaders looked for defeat
of both the peed and Robinson pro
posals, although they conceded the
vote on the gold clause might be close.
The vote on the bimetallism proposal
yesterday came after a turbulent ses
sion during which Senator Borah, Re
publican, of Idaho made a strong at
tack on the provision giving the Presi
dent power to reduce the gold in the
dollar, and Senator Robinson. Repub
lican, of Indiana, injected the bonus
issue. Robinson offered an amendment
which would direct the payment of the
bonus out of the proposed issue of $3,
000,000.000 in new currency.
Glasa Denounces Inflation.
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia,
an ultra-conservative on money legis
lation. broke with the administration
yesterday and announced he would
vote against the inflation bill. During
Borah's speech, Glass interrupted to say
that the Federal Reserve System al
ready had facilities to expand credit
and currency by more than $4,000.
000.000.
Glass' remark came after Borah had
said:
"As one who believes controlled in
flation Is a very important element in
recovery. I was rather discouraged that
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TEN COMMUNISTS HELD
Editor Among Vienna Oroup
Threatening Demonstration.
VIENNA, April 27 OP).—Ten leaders
of the Communist party, including the
chief editor of the party newspaper,
were arrested today.
The government received informa
tion that the Communists were plan
ning to oppose police orders forbidding
demonstrations May 1, the traditional
day for Communist manifestations, and
also were urging their followers to
forcible resistance against possible
! police actions.
CURTIS GIVES Ut> RIGHT TO VOTE
TO BECOME CITIZEN OF CAPITAL
Former Vice President Surrenders Kansas Residence to
Make Permanent Home Here.
Former Vice President Charles Curtis
has given up his right to vote to be
come a bona fide resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia, he announced today
in commenting on a report from Topeka
that he had abandoned Kansas as his
legal residence. Before becoming Vice
President in the Hoover administration
Mr. Curtis served for years as a Rep
resentative and Senator from Kansas
On his retirement to private life on
March 4 Mr. Curtis rented a law office
in the Shoreham Building and hung
out his shingle, with the announce
ment he proposed to remain In this
city to make a living.
The former Vice President and vet
eran Republican leader said he didn't
mind in the least losing his vote and
that he was very happy to become a
legal resident of Washington. He said
he had always looked on Washington
as one of the most beautiful cities he
had ever seen and considered it an
Ideal place in which to live. He said
also he always has taken a great deal
of Interest in thfc Capital City and in
its development while he was a mem
ber of the House and while he was a
Senator.
"I was a strong advocate of the
50-50 plan of fiscal relations between
the Federal and District Governments,"
Mr. Curtis said.
Mr. Curtis will make his home with
his brother-in-law and sister, Edward
E. Gann and Dolly Gann. cn Macomb
street, in Cleveland Park.
Notice of his abandonment of Kan
sas as his legal residence was served
by Mr. Curtis a few days ago. when
he wrote to D. H. Huntington, county
assessor of Shawnee County, Kans.,
saying that, in view of his change of
residence, his tax returns henceforth
would be made in Washington and not
in Shawnee County.
Mr. Curtis was a citizen of Topeka,
where he was born 73 years ago and
in which city he was educated and
entered upon his professional and po
litical career. His first step up the
ladder of political prominence was in
1886, when he was elected county at
torney in Topeka. This was followed
soon afterward by ■ his elevation to a
seat In the House, which he held for
12 years, after which he was elected
to the Senate, where he remained a
leading member until the time of bia
election aa Vice President Is 1939.
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