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PRESS CLUB GIVES
ROOSEVELT CAKE
500 Assemble for Birthday
Banquet—Burlesque En
livens Program.
The National Press Club celebrated
its 27th birthday anniversary last
night but the cake went to its most
distinguished member and guest.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It
■was the second anniversary of the
President's membership so the cake
that Club President Mark Foote pre
sented him bore only two candles.
The party, designated in more for
mal fashion as the annual founders'
day dinner, brought some 500 mem
bers of the club to its auditorium.
Liberally sprinkled with Cabinet offi
cers, Senators and Representatives,
they feasted royally, drank of the best
and enjoyed themselves as talent from
the radio, stage and the club itself
provided entertainment.
For the cocktail of their entertain
ment, they enjoyed John J. Daly and
Charles O. Gridley, active members, in
a skit entitled "Why Signals Fail." a
burlesque of a famous Incident where- ;
In a newspaper man flashes a court
decision scoop to the waiting world, j
Degrees Only Press Releases.
The soup, or perhaps it was the
fish course, came with the presenta
tion of degrees to distinguished mem
bers of the Fourth Estate. The pres
entations were made by C. G. Hequen
bourg, but their acceptance was
nipped in the bud when a recipient
discovered they were only press re
leases.
The main fare found five busy cor
respondents resting their feet on
tables of the White House press room
while "Marvin Mclntyre." presidential
secretary, attempted to furnish some
thing that would make "a piece for
the papers." He succeeded only when
the Supreme Court telephoned down
asking for recommendations for a
publicity agent who could understand
their decisions. Those taking part in
this skit included Richard W. West
wood, Frank /. Hall, Harry E. Rad
cliffe, Thomas P. Dowd. H. R. Bauk
hage and Russell T. Edwards.
"Blind" Bars in Spotlight.
A question of interest to the Dis
trict was answered during the un
folding of this dramatic offering as
an inquiring reporter asked when
"the blinders are coming oS the bars
In the District." The answer, accord
ing to one of the assembled experts,
is "when George Allen goes back into
the hotel business."
An after-dinner mint in the tasty
form of Joe Cook, inventive comedian,
topped off the entertainment menu.
Joe amazed everybody, including Pres
ident Roosevelt, by his tale of how he
went from Evansville. Ind., to the
White House, and now he had been
living for two weeks at the Executive
Mansion. In fact, Joe confessed. It
has not been the hum of airplanes
which awakened Mr. Roosevelt, it has
been Joe Cook snoring in the yellow
room.
Other entertainment features spread
through the evening included solos
by Armand Girard and Donald Novis,
two songs by the Cavaliers' Quartet,
and two-piano selections by Gould
and Shefter, duo-pianists. These en
tertainers were furnished the club by
the National Broadcasting Co. The
Navy Band, under direction of Lieut.
Charles Benter, furnished music dur
ing the dinner.
Given Gilded Lame Duck.
William P. Murphy, former presi
dent of the club, who retired to be
come affiliated with the American
Liberty League, was presented the
emblem of the Past Presidents' Club—
a gilded lame duck, hung on a silk
ribbon. The presentation was made
by Raymond P. Brandt, predecessor
to Murphy in the club presidency.
As the concluding feature of the
program. President Roosevelt ad
dressed the gathering, speaking off
the record. Upon leaving the club an
ovation was tendered him by crowds
lined up at the Fourteenth street
entrance.
The committee in charge of the
•flair was headed by Bascom N.
Timmons. and included Raymond P.
Brandt, George O. Gillingham, Earl
Godwin, Charles 0. Gridley, Oswald
T. Schuette and Labert St. Clair.
List or uuests.
The guest list follows:
The President of the United States.
Winslow Abbey, Carl Ackerman,
New York City; Phelphs Adams, Har
din B. Arledge, Robert B. Armstrong,
J. C. Atchison, W. H. Atkins, George
P. Authier, M. H. Ay les worth, New
York City.
Russell O. Beene, Ulric Bell, Mark
Beman, Kenneth H. Berkeley, Leslie
L. Biffle, H. O. Bishop, Ulysses E.
Blair, W. W. Blake, John B. Blandford,
Jr., Knoxville, Tenn.; R. M. Boeckel,
Stephen Bonsai, J. R. Boyd, John
Boyle, William H. R. Brandenburg,
Raymond P. Brandt. Harold Bray
man, Reuben Brigham, James Wil
liam Bryan, Walker S. Buel, Peter Q.
Byce, Bruce Baird, James L. Baity,
Joe L. Baker, E. W. Barrett, V. C.
Barringer, jr.: George H. Barrows,
John H. Bartlett, Walter M. Bastian,
Norman W. Baxter.
Toras Cajigas. Lawrence B. Camp
bell, Thomas H. Carens, Boston,
Mass.; Vincent F. Callahan, George
H. Carter, Paul Owens Carter, Walter
Chamblin, jr.; Virgil Chapman,
Fletcher Chenault, John F. Chester,
C. C. Childs, Marquis W. Childs,
Charles P. Clark, John J. Cochran,
William Cogger, Robert F. Cogswell,
William J. Collins, John B. Colpoys,
George W. Combs, Samuel T. Con
kling, Tom Connally, Leland S. Con
ness, Joe Cook, Herbert Corey, Clay
Coss, Ralph F. Couch, Robert G.
Covel, Paul B. Cromelin, Ο. H. Cross,
Homer S. Cummings, J. Harry Cun
ningham.
Raymond Daley, William L. Daley,
Harry R. Daniel, John J. Darby, Ro
land C. Davies, J. R. Defrees, Edwin
B. DeGraw, Robert H. Denton, Cecil
B. Dickson, Arthur J. Dodge. William
J. Donaldson, jr; James M. Doran,
Emmet Dougherty, Fayette B. Dow,
James F. Doyle and George E. Doying.
Stephen T. Early, Max A. Egloff,
Fred A. Emery and Edmund F. Erk.
Herman Fakler, Belmont Farley,
Joseph C. Fehr, F. V, Fitzgerald,
Henry C. Flynn, Joseph Flynn,
Michael W. Flynn, Mark Foote, Ken
dall Foss, Knoxville, Tenn.; Addison
G. Foster, Israel M. Foster, Albert W.
Fox, R. C. Fulbright and Claude A.
Fuller.
E. W. Gableman, Isaac Gans, Fred
J. Gauntlett, Robert M. Gates, Gus
Genewlch, William G. Gifford, Jr.;
Armand Girard, Mellville Gillette,
George O. Ollllngham. John M. Gleiss
ner, C. J. Gockeler, William F. God
dard. Earl Godwin, Stuart Godwin,
O. S. Granduccl, Charles A. Grefe,
James Benjamin Grice, Charles O.
Gridley, Douglas Griesemer, Gilbert
Grosvenor, Mellville B. Groevenor and
F. P. Guthrie.
Arthur W. Hachten, Ernest Hackett,
Theodore Hall, Edwin A. Halsey,
Charles A. Hamilton. Laurie ton H.
Hannah, Gardner L. Harding, Robert
N. Harper, George W. Harris, H. W.
Harwood, C. S. Hayden, Frank Healy.
Α. E. Helss. Horace H. Herr, Edwin T.
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Hill, A. Stedman Hills, Bynum E. Hin
ton. Paul Hodges. Herbert S. Hol
lander, L. Phillip Holt, J. C. Home,
jr.. Rocky Mount, N. C.; Harold W.
Hogsett, Henry M. Hyde, George M.
Hyland, Sid Houston. Louis McHrnry
Howe, Holland Huntington and Emil
Hurja.
Elmer L. Irey, Fred A. Ironside, jr.
Harvey D Jacob, George T. Jen
kins. John Wilber Jenkins. Richard
Jervis. Henry A. Johns. Pyke John
Son, Charles A. Jones, Jesse H. Jones,
Chesley W. Jurney.
D. J. Kaufman, F. G. Kayhoe, Ed
ward Keating, Thomas J. Keefe, John
J. Kennedy, John W. Kelly, Grattan
Kerans. McFall Kerbey, Ο. M. Kile,
Theodore B. Kingsbury. Willard Kip
linger, Richard M. Kleberg. H. P.
Knapp, J. Bruce Kremer, Paul John
Kvale.
Ben Hall Lambe, L. M. Lamm, W.
H. Lander, Bolitha J Laws, John J.
Leary, Jr.; Robert E. Lee. Francis
B. Leech. Oliver B. Lerch, Sir Wil
mott Lewis, John A. Logan. Philip G.
Loucks, Isador Lubin, Louis Ludlow.
Camden R. McAtee. Pat McCarran,
Η. B. McCawley, John H McEvers,
John Linn McGrew, M. H. Mclntyre,
Tom D. McKeown, Ada, Okla.; W.
Everett McLaine.
Frank E. Mack, Basil Manley, Carl
E. Mapes, Arthur Markel, Edgar
Markham, Lorenzo Martin. Frank E.
Mason, New York City; Guy Mason,
Rudolf Mattfeldt, W. L. Mattocks,
Shirley D. Mayers, Rice W. Means,
E. A. Merkle. William L. Miller. Wat
son B. Miller, James S. Milloy. Min
neapolis, Minn.; Louis B. Montfort,
W. M. Mooney, Cole E. Morgan, Frank
P. Morse. Ralph Coolidge Mulligan,
B. Frank Murphy. Marvin Murphy,
Philadelphia. Pa.; William C. Murphy,
jr.; Walter Ε Myer.
Avon M. Nevius, Alexei P. Ney
mann, Soterios Nicholson.
Dan O'Connell, John J. O'Connor,
Emil Opffer. Leonard Ormerod, Phila
delphia; J. E. O'Toole.
J. R. Palkin, Talbot Patrick. Gold
shore, N. C.; Richard C. Patterson,
jr.. New York City; James Craig Pea
cock, Frank L. Peckham, Frederick
W. Perkins, Armstrong Perry. Thomas
W. Phelps, Edward M. Powell. Phila
delphia; James D. Preston, Ord Pres
ton, Clifford A. Prévost.
N. F. Rabner, M. L. Ramsay, George
Bronson Rea, Sidney R. Reizenstein,
John A. Remon. Samuel Richards, H.
N. Rickey, Ο. W. Rieget, Lexington,
Va.; Charles J. Rogers, George Wilc
ken Romney, Kenneth Romney. R.
H. Rowe. John F. Royal, New York
City, Frank M. Russell.
rtoy ot. Jjewis, uaviu ο tu nun, new
York City; George L. Schein, George
F. Schlesinger, Oswald F. Schuette,
Ellis Searles. Kurt G. Sell, Randolph
C. Shaw. James McDonald Shea.
Jouett Shouse. Kirke L. Simpson,
Joseph J. Sinnott, Don Whittier Slau
son. Charles H. Small, William M.
Smith, H. P. Somerville, Paul D. P.
Spearman, Warren Spencer, E. W.
Starling, Alfred D. Stedman, Francis
M. Stephenson, Luthet C. Steward,
George W. Stimpson, Frederick A.
Storm, Michael W. Straus, Benton J.
Stong, Charles P. Swindler.
Seth Thomas, Bascom N. Timmons,
John W. Townsend.
J. J. Underwood, Frederick H. Un
tiedt, C. B. Upham.
Ernest G. Walker, Stephen M. Wal
ter, Jesse L. Ward, John J. Walsh,
Robert Watson, Frank H. Weir, Wil
liam W. Wheeler, William A. White,
Frank J. Wideman, J. R. Wiggins,
Gladstone Williams, John M. Wil
liams, John O. Williams. Lyle C. Wil
son. Richard L. Wilson, Robert H.
Winn, G. Franklin Wisner, Lewis
Wood. Eugene Robert Woodson,
Robert W. Woolley, Paul Woo ton,
Walter Wyatt.
NEW CLUES HINT
MURDER OR SUICIDE
IN DAVIDSON DEATH
(Continued Prom First Page.)
Davidson slept in bed for any time or
not, although the covers were dis
arranged," Pruette said.
For Tuesday's inquest, Dr C. C.
Carpenter of the Wake Forest Medical
School, who conducted the autopsy
and has principal organs of Mrs.
Davidson's body at the college
laboratories for examination, is ex
pected to file a report.
Dr. Carpenter left here today for
Wake Forest, after conferring until a
late hour last night with the solicitor,
Sheriff Charles McDonald and Acting
Coroner Hugh Kelly of Moore County
and Interested attorneys.
"When I examined the body first I
found a condition that probably could
have resulted only from carbon mon
oxide poisoning," Dr. Carpenter said.
"However, there may be other con
tributing causes, and we are making
efforts through chemical analysis to
determine these facts."
Butler Found Body.
Mrs Davidson's body was discov
ered about 9:05 o'clock Wednesday
morning by the Davidson butler.
Davidson and the Campaign es were
called Immediately and Dr. M. W.
Marr was summoned. When the doc
tor reached the scene Mrs. Davidson
was lifeless, though her body was still
warm, it was learned today.
She was rushed to the Moore Coun
ty Hospital and attaches worked for
two hours to revive her without suc
cess. There was never any Indica
tion that she might recover, it was
learned.
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SENATE CONTINUES
TO BALK PRESIDENT
ON WORK RELIEF BILL
(Continued From First Page.·»
ί groups over the work-relief bill. Sena
tor Robinson, the Democratic leader, !
talked with Senator Byrnes, Democrat, ι
of South Carolina, a strong supporter
of the administration work-relief plan,
! in the Appropriations Committee.
Faces Other Amendments.
When the work-relief bill is laid
I before the Senate again, it must run
! the gantlet of other proposed amend- !
' mente in addition to the prevailing !
wage. There is Senator Adams'
amendment to cut the total appropri- j
ation to $2.880,000.000 or even less, j
! The Colorado Senator, a Democrat, is
strongly in favor of this proposal on
the ground of economy and the près- j
ervation of the credit of the Gov- j
ernment.
Senator La Follette, Progressive, of ;
Wisconsin, on the other hand, has of
fered an amendment to add a Title 2 ;
to the bill for a still greater public
works program. His amendment adds
$5,200,000,000 to the bill, making a
total appropriation of $10,000.000,000.
Under his plan, the added sum would
be used for certain classes of public
works which are to be carried out
under the P. W. A. as it now exists.
Specific amounts are allocated for the
various classifications of works.
There are one or more proposed
amendments for inflation, including
a silver amendment offered by Sen-1
ator Thomas of Colorado. And Sen
ator Bulow of South Dakota is under- j
stood to be prepared to offer a sol- I
diers' bonus amendment, although
in view of the fact the House Com
mittee is to begin work immediately
on a bonus bill, that amendment
I might not be pressed. If it is oflered,
however, it may be difficult to defeat.
Passed Almost Unchanged.
The work-relief bill passed the
House January 24 after brief con
sideration in the House Appropri
ations Committee and a couple of
days' debate in the House itself. It
passed that body almost in the shape
it came from administration sources.
It is now going on six weeks since the
bill began its stormy career In the
Senate, and it is back again before !
the Senate Committee where it
The work-relief bill Is the first of
the major proposals of the President
to come before the Congress for con
sideration. That there would be so
much delay in the disposition of a
relief bill did not seem possible when
the measure was started on its way.
It was explained, from administra·
tlon sources, that prompt action was
necessary because early In February
funds for continuing direct relief to
the destitute would run out. Since
then, however, it has been found pos
sible and necessary to obtain funds
from the P. W. A. to carry on direct
relief.
Reports are spreading that P. W. A.
projects will suffer, if they have not
already suffered, because of this di
version of funds and that employ
ment on this class of projects will be
delayed. Pressure has been exerted,
It is said, on some of the Senators in
whose States these projects are lo
cated in the hope they will see their
way to early and satisfactory action
on the work-relief bill.
Next Move in Doubt
Senators who have supported the
McCarran prevailing-wage amend
ment last night said they were at
sea as to what the next move in the
fight will be. They maintained that
their lines were holding. When the
bill is taken up again in the Senate,
however, these claims will be tested,
unless. Indeed, some kind of a com
promise is reached in the meantime.
With available direct-relief funds
fast vanishing, the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration yesterday al
lotted $56,576,574 for relief during the
first half of March to the various
States.
This scarcity of available relief
funds and money for the continua
tion of the Civilian Conservation
Corps is a lever in the pressure the
administration is applying to the 21
Democrats who voted for the McCar
ran wage amendment.
Centered Upon Seven.
In particular, these centered upon:
Wagner of New York, Black of Ala
bama, Lonergan and Maloney, both
of Connecticut; Reynolds of North
Carolina, O'Mahoney of Wyoming and
Truman of Missouri.
Over in the House a group of Re
publicans discussed with Representa
tive Snell of New York, their leader,
the possibility of getting action on
his resolution to appropriate $880,
000,000 for direct relief.
After the conference, Snell asked.
"You don't think we Republicans have
a chance of getting it up. do you?"
He said Speaker Byrns would not
permit the Republican proposal to be
acted upon.
Swedish Society to Observe.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Swedish Society, Drott Lodge, No.
168, Vasa Order of America, will be
168, Vasa Order of America, waa cele
brated with a banquet and dance last
evening In tba Wlllard Hotel.
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ROOSEVELT FACES
BELLIGERENT LEFT
AS HE LOOKS TO '36
^Continued Prom First Page.·)
that Senator George W. Norris, Re
publican insurgent, of Nebraska,
though remaining personally loyal to
the President, had nothing to do with
the framing of the holding corpora
tion bill after all his years of agita
tion against the "power trust."
Senator Robert M. La Follette, Pro
gressive, of Wisconsin, and Senator
Edward P. Costigan, Colorado Demo
cratic ultra-liberal, were not called
in on the work relief measure, It is
pointed out, although pioneers In the
fight for a vast employment-creating
spending program. The congressional
radical agitators for monetary and
banking reform complain that the ad
ministration's banking bill was framed
without a request for their views.
New Dealers concede a sharp politi
cal shift since Mr. Roosevelt's victory
at the polls in November. While the
President's re-election prospects doubt
less have suffered proportionately. In
their judgment, they feel that Mr.
Roosevelt is still so far ahead of all
others in popular confidence that it
is Idle to talk of any one else for
President in 1936.
Personality Believed Lasting.
This viewpoint is predicated on an
assumption that the personality which
has seized the popular imagination in
these first two years of his term will
remain constant and that the Presi
dent will continue to exercise his
political skill to meet adverse de
velopments.
No political observer is more cog
nizant of the changed political out
look than are the President's own
loyal advisers of the left wing, who
are trying to influence his course
"moderately" in that direction. It is
felt in this quarter that such a course
by the President should enable him
to consolidate the support of mod
erate liberals and conservatives
against the extreme radicals on the
left and the orthodox Republicans on
the rieht.
These calculations presuppose that
the course projected should enable
the President to overcome the con
gressional rebellion, get through his
14.880,000.000 works relief bill and
create in the next year the 3,500.000
jobs projected in his opening message
to Congress. It is felt by these ad
visers that the filling of that many
public jobs, plus the additional jobs
that would result in private industry,
should make a sufficient dent in the
total of unemployment to bring
about the President's re-election in
1936. regardless of the radical third
party possibility.
Dopesters Estimate Idle.
Most recent estimates from New
Deal sources, though only semi
official, put the number of unem
ployed at present at 10.830,000. as
compared with a peak of 13,597,000
in March, 1933. The latest estimate
of the American Federation of Labor
Is 11,329,000 unemployed.
The offensive which organized
labor has launched against the New
Deal in Congress would be expected
to cut small figure in the country in
the event the President began mak
ing Inroads in unemployment by the
time the presidential campaign gets
under way.
In view of the present muddled
legislative situation, administration
quarters are inclined to regard the
rumblings of strike In the automobile
industry as an attempt by labor to
force the President's hand by force
If It cannot succeed by the devices
of headquarters diplomacy.
(Coprrlcht. 1935.)
HITLER MAY BRING
CHURCH UNDER RULE
Nazi Leader Reported Consider
ing Creating Office to Reign
Over Protestants.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 2.—Adolf Hitler
was reliably reported tonight to be
considering creation of the poet of
"minister In evangelics" to put punch
In his two-year-old effort to make
the Protestant church toe the Nazi
mark.
Bernard Rust, now minister of cul
ture, was aald to be under considera
tion for the position.
Hitler in recent talks with Relchs
bishop Ludwig Mueller Is reported to
have discussed this plan.
Should the plan for Rust's appoint
ment materialize, the German Evan
gelical Church would become a State
church, which is distasteful to the
opposition, organized in the confes
sional synod.
Church circles see grave trouble
ahead, especially since Rust is an op
ponent of confessional schools.
The Roman Catholic Church, too,
Is watching the situation with anxiety.
The appointment of a minister for
Protestant affairs would give the
Protestant church a preferred poti
ktoo.
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Camera Reveals President's Moods
President Roosevelt shown in a gay and serious mood as he attended the banquet of the National
Press Club last night. The photos offer an interesting study of the Executive as he approaches the half
way mark of his four-year term. —A. P. Photos.
POUND COMMENT
IS REFUSED HERE
Officials Silent, but General
Opinion Is Drop Not
Alarming.
The fall of the British pound le
being observed by officials here with
curiosity, but without perceptible
alarm. So far as It could be learued,
the administration has no information
concerning the causes or motives be
hind the fall of the pound. Official
comment was therefore lacking, and
persons connected with the Treasury
and State Department were more than
ordinarily guarded in their informal
comment lest it be misconstrued as an
Intimation of authoritative or consid
ered evaluation of domestic and In
ternational potentialities. Not a hint
was given of a thought of retaliatory
action by the United States.
A survey of informal and semi
official opinion revealed three major
lines of theorizing concerning the rea
sons for the decline of the pound. Two
were based on the supposition that
the fall Is a deliberate act of policy
on the part of the British govern
ment. The third Interprets the decline
as the result of anticipation by hold
ers of foreign balances In London that
Great Britain was planning or might
be forced to cheapen the pound at
some future date.
According to one hyppthesis, the
cheapening of the pound is a con
sidered effort by the national govern
ment in Oreat Britain to stimulate
British exports and strengthen its do
mestic political position. Many
economists here have felt for several
months that the British recovery
which began in the Fall of 1931 had
reached the end of Its rise and that
unless new influences were bright to
bear the decline which already had
appeared would continue.
οι man Aiftuc Jicuurrt.
The departure of the pound from
gold, which gave British industries
an advantage in the export markets,
was followed by the series of measures ■
to canalize British trade with the do- ι
minions and with certain specified
nations through trade agreements and
to improve British agriculture. The
playing out of these stimuli! and the
fact that the protracted British
housing boom, which has kept her ι
construction industry in a state of ;
rather lively activity, appeared to be
heading downward, had led to con- I
siderable speculation here as to whether
the national government had any
other positive policy of recovery in
I reserve.
That the British cabinet was sllp
j ping steadily in popular confidence
j and that the general election which,
under the British practice would
have to come before the end of next
year, might well result in a labor
I victor}', have been borne home here
by many incidents. It was thought
altogether conceivable that if the na
tional government could produce a
pick-up in industrial activity for a
few months by further depreciation
of the pound it would select such a
comparatively favorable situation to
call for another election, rather than
wait until the constitutional expira- j
tion of its term, when conditio!^ I
miRht be much worse.
A second hypothesis, informally ad
vanced here today, also relates the
\ fall in the pound to a deliberate de
termination of British policy. But
according to this, stabilization of the
principal currencies is the ulterior
aim of the depreciation of the pound.
It was suggested in one quarter that
the British may be doing one or both
of two things:
Trying to encourage an invitation
to the United States to stabilize the
pound and trying to force the long
impending crisis in the gold bloc
countries. By depreciating the pound
now. it was pointed out, the British
would be in a position In the event
of a stabilization conference to bar
; gain for a favorable level for the
i pound.
DECLINE IN POUND
CLOSELY WATCHED
FOR EFFECT ON U.S.
(Continued Prom First Page.)
in Paris and New York, would eventu
ally force devaluation of the French
franc and related currencies. But
what Paris worried about most was
that the decline in the pound might
prompt a further devaluation of the
dollar. Substantially lower positions
for both the pound and the dollar
would make the present level of the
European gold currencies untenable,
It was widely agreed.
LONDON BLAMES "BEARS."
Uneasiness Over Political Situation
Seen,
LONDON. March 2 UP).—A report
that the British government had
stepped in with its equalization fund
to check a sensational slump in the
pound sterling was heard in financial
circles tonight after the pound had
touched 4.77% in United States dol
lars, a low record since October, 1928.
Continental bear speculators were
blamed for the drive against the
pound. Dealers attributed its weak
ness to uneasiness on the continent
concerning the financial and political
situation in this country, allegedly
arising from exaggerated rumors.
The dollar closed at 4.79% to the
pound, representing a loss of about 8
cents in two days. In terms of French
gold francs the pound sank from 72.30
to 71.64.
Spot silver spurted to 27 pence, the
highest price since October, 1928. The
"city" was taking the continued ster
ling drop calmly, generally blaming
the weakness on "talking the pound
down" on the continent.
r
Heat Thwarts Campbell
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. ■
Upper: Spectators viewing the damage to Sir Malcolm Campbell's
powerful Bluebird racer yesterday in the trials at Daytona Beach, ria.
Intense heat from the exhaust pipes melted the cowling »nd caused It to
be torn loose by the wind. Campbell narrowly escaped being overcome
by motor fumes.
Lower: A view of the racer as it was tearing along the beach at a
speed of 233 miles an hour.
TREASURY KEEPS |
SILENT ON BONUS
Congress to Get Soldiers'
Bills This Week—Early
Vote Seen.
By the Associated Press.
The Treasury indicated yesterday
that for the present it would keep
out of the congressional fight over
the $2,000,000,000 bonus bill.
Although hearings on some 30 bonus
bills will start tomorrow before the
House Ways and Means Committee.
Treasury officials informed Demo
cratic leaders they would not testify j
unless asked to do so.
The reasons, said some Democratic
leaders, were these:
It is generally understood that the
Treasury and the President oppose
bonus payment in any form. If a
Treasury witness should appear be- j
fore the Ways and Means Committee,
he might be asked, point blank, which
of two major bills he thought "the
lesser of two evils"—the Patman bill,
under which new currency would be
Issued, or the American Legion-Vin
son bill, which simply authorizes an
appropriation .without saying how
the money should be raised.
Vote This Week Seen.
A House vote is in sight later this
week. There were renewed indica
tions yesterday that neither admin
istration nor bonus spokesmen would
propose a compromise at this time.
The President, it was generally un
derstood, intended to sit tight to see
how the House and Senate vote.
Speaker Byrns predicted indirectly
that the House would vote for bonus
payment, for he told newspaper men
"We ought to give the bonus bill
right of way and send it to the Sen
ate."
Other leaders agreed.
Differences between the Patman
and Vinson bill advocates have net
been settled. It was generally agreed
the full House should be allowed to
vote on both, sending one or the
other to the Senate.
The Ways and Means Committee'·
calendar of witnesses for the hear
ings has not been completed. Chair
man Doughton said he still Intended
to make the hearings "very brief."
Among those who had indicated
they wished to testify were Repre
sentative Patman. Democrat, of
Texas, and James E. Van Zandt,
commander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, both of whom favor the
Patman bill; Representative Vinson,
Democrat, of Kentucky, and Prank
N. Belgrano. Jr.. commander of the
American Legion, who support the
Vinson plan.
Artist to Open Lecture Series.
Aurlal Bessemer, local artist, will
inaugurate a series of lectures In the
art schools of Washington tomorrow
at 2 p.m., when he addresses stu
dents of the Critcher School of Art,
1726 Connecticut avenue, his subject
being "A Philosophic Introduction to
the Study of Organic Design."
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P. W. A. RELIEF WHIP
ON SENATE DENIED
Ickes Says Withholding of
$238,000,000 Not Factor
in Bill Deadlock.
Br the Associated Pr*se.
Secretary Ickes said yesterday that
President Roosevelt's order impound
ing 1238,000.000 in public works fund
was not "Intended in any way" to
coerce Senators into voting for the
$4,880,000,000 works relief bill.
Ickes said the sequestration could
not have been intended to exert pres
sure for the public works measure,
now tied up In committee beoause of a
wage dispute. The Secretary added
that the President's action was taken
on December 29—before the works
row arose and before Congress met.
He said the reason the funds were im
pounded was Because the President
saw Chey would be needed for relief.
Some Senators have complained
that pressure was being exerted on
them because some of their States'
projects were being held up.
No Exceptions Allowed.
Icke* explained tha*- *11 P. W. A.
projects for which no contracts had
been signed were held up without ex
ception. In addition, he said, the
President's executive order "impound
ed" unobligated and unexpended bal
ances of every Government agency.
The Public Works Administration
has supplied the Relief Administra
tion with $175.000,000 since February
1, Including $80,000,000 for March
relief.
"The order was not Issued to 'crack
down,' " said Ickes. who last week
reiterated his prediction that the work
bill would be passed without the wage·
amendment in controversy. "Those
funds were impounded before Con
gress met because it was seen Harry
L. Hopkins wouldn't have enough to
carry him over.
Action Held Starvation Guard.
"It was a perfectly legitimate trans
action. The President couldn't let
people starye and the only way he
could get the money was by Impound
ing unexpended balances, with the
full expectation that the money would
be returned."
Included In Impounded P. W. A. al
lotments are:
Subsistence homestead. $35.000.000;
soil erosion control, $6,000.000; Bu
reau of Reclamation. $13.000.000; Na
tional Park Service, $6,000.000; Indian
Service, $2,500.000; Howard University
(building allotment), $500,000.
ACTION HELD NEAR
ON SECURITY BILL
Witte Tells Interstate As
sembly Delay Has Not
Doomed Program.
Indications that the administration'·
economic security bill will be acted
upon In Congress within the next few
days were given lest night by Edwin
E. Witte, executive director of the
President's committee on economic
security, to the second interstate as
sembly in its final session at the May
flower Hotel.
Witte denied reporta to the ef
fect that delayed consideration of the
bill by Congress has doomed the en
tire program. He said reports had
been current in many seetlons of the
country that a delayed action of Con
gress had precluded action of the vari
ous State legislatures. He aaid theae
stories have little foundation in fact.
Of the 43 legislatures which con
vened in January, only one, Wyoming, *
has already adjourned, he aaid, and
this legislature passed en act prior
to adjournment authorizing the Gov
ernor to accept any Federal legisla
tion which may develop out of the
economic security bill. Three other
States have sessions limited to 40 or
50 days, which will expire in the
near future. Fifteen have 60-day »es
sioas which will end by the middle of
this month, he said. A substantiel
majority of the State legislatures
would have sufficient time to act upon
the security act before adjournment,
he asserted.
New Policies Involved.
"The economic security bill Is a
measure of great importance Involv
ing entirely new policies," he said.
"The administration has not expected
the congressional committee or the
Congress to merely rubber stamp this
bill, but has sought their co-operation
in perfecting the legislation recom
mended. And carefully considering
every section of this bill, the House
Ways and Means Committee has only
performed its constitutional duty.
"With the bill about ready for action
inthe House, and the Senate com
mittee's vote to take up this bill as soon
as it is reported to the House, there is
every reason to expect the Federal bill
will become lew in sufficient time to
enable a substantial majority of State
legislatures to act upon this legislation
before adjournment of their regular
sessions."
In the afternoon session of the In
terstate Assembly yesterday, several
resolutions affecting widely varying
subjects were adopted. Chief among
these, in the opinion of officials of
the assembly, were the two relating
to gasoline taxes.
One provided that the Federal Gov
ernment should relinquish all taxes
on gasoline effective June 30 of this
year, thereby making available a more
extensive taxation by the States, mak
ing possible a greater revenue for their
treasuries.
Ask Restrictions Removal.
A related resolution was one calling
upon Congress to remove the restric
tions against diversion of gasoline
taxes from highway construction.
Under the present set-up, the Fed
eral Government, in effect dictates
the manner in which gasoline taxes
collected by the States shall be
expended. Unless the States devote
their gasoline tax to highway con
struction they cannot benefit from
the Federal highway aid.
Another resolution called upon the
State Legislatures to enact legislation
which would provide for the tabula
tion and publication of complete
statistics of State and local taxation,
expenditures and debt. The States
would be barred from benefits of
additional taxes on tobacco, this reve
nue being confined to the Federal
Government, under the terms of a
resolution on that subject passed by
the assembly.
They also passed a resolution call
ing upon State and local Govern
ments to refrain from impoelng
heavy taxes on beer, unless they lm
jost such taxes for regulatory purposes.
In other resolutions they condemned
the policy of conflicting and multiple
taxation and called upon the State
Legislatures to pass laws which will
make possible the co-operation and
co-ordination between the States and
the Federal Government, so that the
tax burden can be more equitably
distributed.
FALL FRACTURES SKULL
Roomer at Twenty-Third Street
Address Found Unconscioua.
Conrad Welfley, 35, a roomer at 034
Twenty-third street, was in Emergency
Hospital yesterday with a skull frac
ture received when he fell down a
flight of steps at the Twenty-third
street address.
The man was found unconscious
at the foot of the ateps by another
man living in the house, who told
police of Welfley falling.
Bingo Party Slated.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md.. March 2
(Special).—A bingo party will be given
next Saturday night in the Are
house under auspice* of the Capitol
Heights Volunteer Fire Department,
with its Ladies' Auxiliary assisting.
Mrs. Magdalene M. Schmidt, president
of the auxiliary, announced.
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