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GERMANY IK
ARMYMlfSTMAICH
ON GUN-FOR-GUN
BASIS WITH ALLIES
Parley Ends With Hitler
Standing Pat on Arms De
mands and for Return of
Territory.
RUSSIAN FEAR SHOWN
AS BASIS OF PROGRAM
Berlin Treats Whole Discussion
as if Treaty Revision Were Ac
complished Fact—Takes Long
View That Colonies and Na
tionals Must Be Returned.
(Copyright, 193S. by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, March 27.—A high au
thority stated today that Reichs
fuehrer Hitler demands absolute
military equality on a gun-for-gun
basis—excepting the navy—with other
European powers.
This authority said Hitler told Sir
John Simon. British foreign secretary
who returned to London this morning,
that Germany would be content with
"a small percentage of the British
navy."
Hitler told Sir John, according to
this source, he wanted army equality
with France, gun for gun, man for
man. and airplane for airplane, and
Intimated he wanted superiority over !
The Reichsfuehrer, it was said,
strongly indicated that "even though
France were to reduce armaments
greatly, Germany would not follow
euit until it was certain what Russia
would do."
Corridor End Asked.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler was said to
have told the British foreign secretary
that he regards Germany's eastern
frontier as elastic and subject to re
vision at any time and that one of his
first aims is the reunion of East Prus
sia with the rest of Germany, elim
inating Pomorze.
He said he was displeased that so
many Germans have lived under j
Czech rule and that he feels their re· ,
turn to the protection of the Father
land must be accomplished in the not
far distant future.
The economic union with Austria I
«•as not placed among Hitler's first |
demands, it was said, but it was also j
stated that he emphasized it as one
of the mast important necessities of
Germany.
Hitler informed the British mission,
according to this high source, that
Germany needs an air force equal to
that of Great Britain or France on !
account of the sudden increase of air
strength by all other powers in Eu- j
rope.
He was said, however, not to fear
any other force so much as that of
Russia, and said that Germany may
*t some time have to exceed the size
of the forces of Great Britain or
France in case Russia adds much
more to its military air power.
British Are Shocked.
These demands, except the naval
point, were regarded by shocked
British officials as a new thunderbolt
in the perplexing European situation. I
Sir John and his fellow envoy, Capt.
Eden, were believed to have been un
prepared for such sweeping demands,
and officials said the whole tangled
relation of continental nations would
have to be examined at the tripar
tite conference at Stresa, next month,
between Great Britain, France and
Italy—a conference which was de
scribed as all-important.
Unofficial but informed quarters in
terpreted the Berlin denouement as,
in effect, a demand by Hitler for the
removal of practically all treaty re
strictions.
Hitler told Sir John Germany would
return to the League >f Nations for ·
a general settlement of all questions 1
after a free and equal status was i,
recognized for her—and not before. I '
views on all demands except the naval 1
ones were unchanged. I
British Ready to Yield. !
The British ministers went to Ber- ' i
lin prepared to hear a plea for a
larger navy and it was said they were ,
willing to accede to a substantial in- i
crease, but they emphasized this was j >
ft secondary question and should be ! 1
delayed until more pressing problems; |
were settled.
Sir John was said to have reiterated 1
Great Britain's firm support of the
plan for an Eastern European mutual
assistance pact, but Hitler was ada
mant against such co-operative as- 1
•is tance. · <
Sir John was to arrive about 4 p.m.
and go direct to the foreign office, ,
then to inform Prime Minister Ramsay
MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin, lord '
president of the council, what had hap- 1
pened. Later a full report of the Ber- '
lin visit will be prepared and given to ;
each member of the cabinet.
Equality Is Demander.
It was said that at every turn Sir
Joiin found Hitler standing firmly
on the foundation stone of the Nazi
foreign policy — gleichberechtigung.
meaning "equality."
Germany's return to the League,
Hitlei was stated to have said, de
pended ilpon whether he Judged Ger
many war being treated as a great
nation should be.
Among tht Reichsfuehrer's objec
tions to the League were said to be
(Continued on Page 3, Colunln 5.)
Guide for Readers
Page.
Amusements B-16
Comics B-12
Features B-10-11
Finance A-13-14-15
Lost and Found A-9
Radio B-9
Serial Story B-9
Short Story B-8
Society B-2
Sports A-10-11-12
Jobless D. C. Man Wins $40,000
On Sweeps Ticket in Pup's Name
A lucky dog is Cracker, and his master, E. Wiley Gaffield, is luckier still.
Î —Star Staff Photo.
BV W. H. SIIIPPEN. JR.
It tak"s more than a $40.000 sweep
stakes prize to rattle the world's rich
est Scottie, for Cracker is a very
canny pup.
He refused to share the excitement
of his master, E. Wiley Gaffield. 25
year-old unemployed draftsman,
when a cablegram from Dublin ar
rived this morning at 921 Ε street,
southeast with the glad tidings.
"Congratulations." said the cable
gram. "Cracker wins 8.079 pounds re
sidual prize in Irish National Sweep
stakes." That means Cracker takes
MO,000. regardless ot what the horses
do at Aintree England, in Friday's
Grand National.
Out at the Gaffield home this
morning. Cracker retired to his favo
rite chair and looked on in silence
while young Gaffield and his mother
and father, Mr. and Mrs. Eli G. Gaf
field. congratulated each other and
made plans for the future.
The elder Gaffield. a retired harbor
I precinct policemanand now a guard
I (Continued on Page 4. Column 2.)
Ban on Corridor
Is High on List
OfïSazi Demands
Asks Return of Ter
ritory Awarded to
Czechoslovakia.
(Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, March 27.—High London
quarters declared today that Reichs
fuehrer Hitler demanded from Sir
John Simon, foreign secretary, that
the powers grant Germany the follow
ing concessions:
1. An economic union with Austria.
2. The elimination of Pomorze— the
"Polish Corridor." which, under the
treaty of Versailles, gives Poland a
seacoast
3. Th·5 return of some Czeehoslovak
an territory, with the repatriation of
Î.500.000 Germans there.
4. Aviation strength equal to the air
force of Great Britain or Prance, the
evel to be governed by the air strength
3f Soviet Russia.
5. A navy of about 400.000 tons.
I POLES LEW
WINS IN MARYLAND
Assembly Speeds Compro
mise Relief Revenue Bill
to Governor.
iy the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 27.—The re
ief question, which has plagued the
laryland Legislature since it convened
lanuary 2, was settled at 2:02 a.m. to
lay, when a 1 per cent grass sales tax
neasure was passed, estimated to re
urn from $4,100,000 to more than
5,000.000 in the year it will remain
η effect.
The measure, a compromise which
>roke a deadlock between the House
■nd Senate, was rushed through both
louses under suspended rules, and will
le presented to Gov. Nice for his sig
lature as soon as it can be printed.
Goes in Effect April 1.
The Federal Relief Administration
las agreed to accept $5,000,000, in
:luding $1,500.000 lor old-age pen
ions. as the State's contribution. The
evenue from the 1 per cent sales tax
s earmarked, $3,500,000 for direct un
mployment relief, and $1.500,000 for
ild-age pensions, with any balance to
emain in the relief funds until ap
iropriated.
The gross sales tax wiil go into
;ffect April 1 and will expire on
March 31. 1936. unless renewed by a
ipecial session.
Gas, electricity, water and steam
will be exempt from the tax, which
Kill apply to all other commodities.
Collection of the tax would begin on
June 10. with merchants required to
lie returns and pay taxes monthly.
Drafted u Compromise.
The 1 per cent gross sale's tax was
Jpcided upon as a compromise and
Attorney General Herbert O'Conor
ind his aides were called upon to
iraft the measure in the form oi an
imcndment to the 2 per cent sales
ax bill in the Senate Finance Com
nittee.
Late last night the 2 per cent tax
>ill was reported out favorably and
he report was adopted. The amend
nent was then offered and adopted
!2 to 6. The Senate rules were sus
iended and the bill was rushed to the
iouse.
Here another short fight followed,
ml the Senate amendment was con
urred in bv a voice vote. The bill
i-as finally passed by the House, the
nembers dividing 91 to 16.
*
DISTRICT AIRPORT |
QUESTION SHELVED
House Committee Delays
Action Pending Study
of Transcript.
I Hopelessly unable to agree on any !
! phase of the local airport eor.tro
versy, the House District Committee,
! after a Jong and bitter argument, |
I today laid tne whole matter aside
until a full transcript of more than
a month if hearings conducted by its
subcommittee on parks and play
grounds has been printed and studied.
ι Members of the subcommittee
! charged they had been "bulliozed"
j by the newspapers and the people of
I Washington in connection with their
; consideration of the airport question
! and have leen subjected to insult by
members of local trade and business
organizations.
i Demands for reopening of the full J
ι question to hearings by the full com
I mittee were made on behalf of rep
■ resentatives of local organizations
j which had favored the Gravelly Point
j airport site. This site was rejected
' by the subcommittee in its report,
published yesterday. It finally was '
decided no action would be taken ι
with jegard to the hearings or con
sideration of the airport matter in j
any way until the printed hearings
are made available, probably next
Wednesday.
Smith Opens Fight.
A fight against the subcommit
tee's ■ report was opened by Repre
sentative Smith of Virginia, author
of the Gravelly Point airport bill,
which the subcommittee rejected
Smith asked that the full committee
hold hearings, declaring the subcom
mittee had been unfair In Its report.
"I take very great issue with the
report the subcommittee has filed and
the conclusions they have reached,"
Representative Smith said.
Smith said that although the sub- !
committee has worked diligently and
has held exhaustive hearings, he was
forced to disagree with their inter
pretation of the testimony presented
before them and felt that the hearings
should be printed "so we can judge
them and see whether this is· a good
or a bad report."
Limit on Site Denied.
By singling out Gravelly Point for
condemnation, Smith said, the sub
committee virtually made certain the
selection of Washington Airport by 1
the members of the Airport Commis
sion which would be created to select
a site.
"Since it is generally agreed that
there are but two desirable sites. Grav
elly Point and Washington Airport,"
Smith said, 'why not just pick Wash
ington Airport?"
It was hotly denied by several sub- 1
committee members that they had ;
limited the selection to any site, and
Representative Hull of Wisconsin, a
member of the subcommittee, said he
was just as much opposed to Wash
ington Airport as to Gravelly Point.
"Only one site was submitted to us
for consideration," Hull said. "That
was the Gravelly Point site authorized
in tht Smith bill. I am not interested
in Washington Airport and wouldn't
have it if I had my way.
"It Is inferred that because we ruled
against Gravelly Point we are the hire
lings of the commercial Interests be
hind Washington Airport. I resent
that implication."
Representative Nichols of Oklahoma ,
objected to the hearing of Clarence
A. Miller, chairman of the Aviation,
(Continued on Page 5, Column 1.)
Socialite Again Robbed.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 27 (/P).
—Mrs. Nan Pierson Brooks Macy, New
York socialite, voluntarily submitted
tb fingerprinting today to aid police in
their search for burglars who twice
entered her apartment, taking clothes
and jewelry.
Mrs. Macy is embarked on a film ;
career, and said she would like to stay ι
in Hollywood, "but two robberies in
two days is enough te worry anybody."
U. S. INDICTS J
ACCUSED OF Ml
D. C. LIQUOR RINI
Conspiracy in Untaxei
Liquor Alleged by Grand
Jury.
OPERATIONS' NET SAID
TO INCLUDE 3 STATE!
Ten Storeplaces and Centra
Offices Purportedly Oper
ated in City.
Thirty-four alleged bootleggers, sai
to have smuggled more than 180,00
gallons of untaxed liquor Into Wash
ington last year at a loss to the Gov
eminent of approximately $400.00*
were indicted on conspiracy chargi
today by the special District gran
jury.
The alleged conspirators, accordin
to the testimony of the Government
witnesses, reached out into thre
nearby States for their supply of il
licit liquor and maintained an exten
sive fleet of trucks and automobile
for running it into Washington, wher
at least 10 storeplaces and two centre
offices were conducted.
It is charged approximately 50
gallons of liquor have been smuggle
into the city each day and then ped
died through legitimate liquor store
and a host of "hip pocket" bootleg
gers. operating largely in the poore
sections of Washington. The untaxe
liquor consisted principally, it la a]
leged. of two grades of alcohol—goo
end "high moon"—and "country,"
brand of green, moonshine rye.
D.«k:uui.· r—
Assistant United States Attorne
Henry Schwelnhaut. who présente
the case to the grand jury, said th
operations of this ring were on a mor
extensive scale than anything know
here during the prohibition era.
One of the principals indicted
Samuel S. Montgomery, alias Moni
Montgomery, who allegedly headed
local organization. Including 30 oth<
men and women. Indictments ali
were returned against Arthur Bai
tolozzi, Trenton, N. J.: Basil ]
Johnson. Ellicott City. Md.. and Joh
Phillips. Petersburg, Va., all describe
as "key men" In the alleged cor
spiracy.
Others indicted are:
Albert H. Smith. Joseph Samui
Bond. Earl G. Funk. John Mano
George P. Tear. Belford R. Long
necker, Leonard Smith. Lawrence .
Swann. Wendell Smith, Charles I
Hawkins. Clarence Eugene Ross. An
drew Jackson. Cornelius Cartel
Charles Richardson, William Thee
dore Gilstrap, Robert Jones. Henr
Landry. John Thomas, Prank Guj
Carroll Thomas. Blanche Thomai
Corlis Sims. Harold Johnson, Juli
Beck. Upton Dorsey, Prank Calvi
Smith, Prank Newton. Henry Cor
nellius. Raymond Hawkins and Gor
man Wright. All of these are iron
Washington.
Alleged Payments Cited.
Schweinhaut said bench warrant
would be issued immediately for th
arrest of all the defendants.
The indictment sets forth twi
instances in which money alleged!;
was sent Bartolozzi in payment fo
liquor. One payment was $1.006 am
the other $351. It is also allege<
Bartolozzi cashed a Western Unioi
money order for $1.910, which ha<
tteen sent him in payment for liquor
Longnecker. it is alleged, obtainei
i set of Maryland tags for Montgomery
last August 3 in the namj of Ralpl
Jordan.
It is alleged the defendants main
[ained offices for soliciting and sellini
liquor at 1421 Ρ street and at 1421
Ρ street.
Storeplaces set forth are 144!
"hurch street. 1306 Sixth street, ί
Aliens Court southwest. 1310 Sixth
•treet. 48 Pierce street, 1909 M street
i08 Seventh street. 2331 Shermar
ivenue, near Fourteenth and I
streets, and at Beantown. Md.
The indictment charged all of th<
Jefendants during the existence of th<
-onspiracy. committed 2.000 addi·
:ional overt acte in furtherance of it
M0RR0 CASTLE BRINGS
$33,605 IN JUNK SALE
^5,000,000 Ward Liner Swept bj
Fire Last Year With Loss
of 124 Lives.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.—The linei
Morro Castle, pride of the America r
coastwise fleet before fire swept
through her last September, witt
:he loss of 124 lives, was sold ai
unk today for $33,605.
The Morro Castle, once queen ol
he Ward Line, was completed ir
1930 at a cost of approximated
i5.000.000.
Lieut. Col. Edward A. Ardery ol
he Army Engineers announced thai
ie had accepted the offer of the
highest bidder, the Union Shipbuild
ng Co. of Baltimore, Md.
{MEBBE ^
I'LL GET OWE
Y\H
S 1844—GEN. A. W. GREELY—1935.
I!
W. L. Heap of Internal Reve
• nue and G. S. Burtis Ac
cused of Plot.
Warren L. Heap, a reviewer in the
, ' Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Guy
ν S. Burtis, former Reconstruction
g Finance Corp. employe, were indicted
r by the special District grand jury
0 today, charged with conspiracy to de
fraud the Government in connection
; with the adjustment of a 1208,771 tax
ή claim against the Amer Mining Co. of
d Denver, Colo.
_ j The indictment charges the defend
| ants communicated with Edward E.
: Wheeler, president of the Colorado
j Public Service Corp., at Denver, and
! offered to show how the tax claim
J j could be abated in return for a per
" ! centage of the money refunded.
! The indictment sets forth the fol
lowing letter, allegedly written by Bur
" tis to Wheeler last October 24:
' I "Dear Ed: Receiv»d your letter this
" ! morning. Obviously. I do not want
to dictate to a Government stenogra
pher, so you will have to bear with
my longhand.
I'rges Discretion.
"As to kick-bacic out there, all I
- j can say is that our position to actually
ι deliver couldn't be better. If this party
goes direct to the Income Tax De
partment he won't get anywhere, of
course, you can't tell him that you
> ! have inside information. Your attor- ι
: j ney out there should be able to let
j him know discretely that you can do i
> him more good than any one else can.
ι "It might be best to let him try out !
r ! the department out there with the j
1 ! the understanding that if he doesn't ]
get anywhere, he will let you do it.
I don't want to go into the details in
writing, but can say as positively as
you can anything that we can get half
voided with a good chance of getting
it practically all canceled.
"The party I am dealing with is an
old friend of mine. The whole thing
came about in a rather unusual way
;} and I may get other cases in Colo
i rado somewhat similar.
Secretary Mentioned.
"I am told Helen Morgan, the sec
retary. has a lot to say and up to the
time I called you, they had no consul
in this matter, a contact with the
secretary might do the trick.
"Twenty per cent of the amount i
saved should be a fair fee. The
amount saved would be a percentage j
of the assessment, plus interest. The
interest will be quite an Item in ad
dition to the levy.
"The contract for the services
should be made by your attorney out
there and the money for services
collected by him.
"Your division would be a third or
a fourth, depending on how it is to
be handled.
"It is possible the hearing can be
held in Denver, although it is likely j
some one would have to come here !
to get the set-up before the hearing.
j Ca§e "Clear Cut."
"This is an opportunity we shouldn't
miss, as it is not likely we can get
another case as clear cut as this one.
I would say have your man go to it
hard.
"I don't know how long I will be
here, perhaps for another two or
three weeks, after that stationed in
Chicago for the Government.
"Let me know if you are coming
down the 10th. Am going to hear the
President address the bankers tonight.
"Sincerely.
"GUY.*·
Denver Lashed by Duststorm;
Planes Grounded by Darkness ;
3; the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo., March 27.—Marcl
ninof left a fresh deluge of sand an<
illt on the plains country today aftei
eleaslng their fury on this mlle-hlgl
:lty.
Usually protected from sweepini
ulnds by the t;earby mountains, thi
:lty was plunged into near darknesi
esterday by. a diststorm which th<
Weather Bureau described as thi
forst In 20 years. Airplane schedule!
vere canceled and trafllc was ham
>ered by the dun-colored swirls oi
lust. At midnight, however, a tract
>f snow appeared and the temperaturi
Iropped from a maximum of 67 to 21
Jegrees.
The gales struck again at the un
jrotected soil of Southwestern Kansai
ind Southeastern Colorado, where ι
!4-hour respite from the prolongée
rind* had brought hope that thi
"black blizzards" were over. Some of 1
the side roads In Prowers and Baca
Counties in Colorado were blocked by
drifts of du«>.
Housewives, delayed in starting
their Spring housecleaning, swung
their dusters and brooms again in the
two States as well as in the Dakota*.
Wyoming and Nebraska.
The clouds even carried their dusty
load into parts of Iowa, Oklahoma and ι
Minnesota.
The death of J. H. Burnmeier, 1
Hanna, Wyo., trainmaster, was at- J
tributed to the storm. He was killed
when he stepped in front of a train.
While the storm was in progress
here, a delegation of farmers met
with the registrar of the State Public i
Lands Boerd and mapped an appeal (
for P. W. A. funds to plant a supple
mental sheleter belt of trees in Eastern ι
Colorado. Λ I
Seriously II]
SLEEPING SICKNESS IS
FEARED.
FREDERICK Ν. ZIHLMAN.
—Underwood Photo.
By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md., March 27.
Former Representative Frederick Ν
Zihlman was said today to be in s
serious condition from encephalitis. 01
"sleeping sickness." in Memorial Hos
pital here.
His physician. Dr. L. B. Mathews
said Zihlman sleeps profoundly at
night and only awakens for short in
tervals during the day. He is the firs)
person to be treated here for the dis
ease, Dr. Mathews said.
Asks Pink Slip Repeal,
Says Hundreds Getting
"Sucker" Lists.
By thi Associated Press.
A former Secretary of the Treas
ury—Senator McAdoo, Democrat, ol
California—today urged the Senate tc
repeal the "pink slip" income tax
publicity clause on the ground that. 11
retained, it would result in "grave in
justices" and not make for more hon
est returns as claimed.
"It will accomplish no useful 01
jeneflcial purpose whatever," said tht
all Californian. He added that ad
vocates of publicity were proceeding
>n the "erroneous assumption" it
vould reduce tax frauds and avoid
tnce.
"Sucker" Lists Compiled.
McAdoo said a tax collector had
nformed him hundreds of persons al
eady were trying to pry into March
L5 returns for "sucker" lists.
A vote on repeal was expected today
ind Democratic leaders had predicted
he House bill to do away with the
ittle "pink slips" requiring the listing
>f gross and net income, credits and
ax paid, would be passed and sent to
;he White House.
Chairman Harrison of the Finance
Committee predicted the Senate wruld
jass the measure without any of the
,ax riders which opponents have
threatened to tack on it.
The Senate opposition lined up,
îowever, in a last-minute fight
ο retain the law requiring that
K>rtions of income tax returns
« made public. Senator long
vas much in evidence, charging yes
erday that administration leaders
want the publicity requirement re
Dealed because "last year fewer men
nade $5,000 and more made $1,000,000
lian the year before."
Long Is Quizzed.
Asked by Senator Tydlngs, Demo
:rat, of Maryland, what his own in
:ome was last year, Long said it totaled
(25,000, which he spent on "brass
>ands. foot ball games and drinks for
ny friends."
Long and Senator McKellar, Demo
Tat, of Tennessee contended the
hreat of publicity had been responsi
ve for this year's 33 per cent increase
η income tax receipts, but Senator
Jopeland, Democrat, of New York
tnd Senator George, Democrat, of
3eorgia attributed the gain to better
>ualneu and the rating of rates.
BARUCH PROPOSES
'PAY AS YOU FIGHf
!
War Plan of Taxation and
Price Fixing Urged at
Arms Hearing.
By the Associnted Press.
A program for "paying as you
fight" in the event the United States
becomes involved in another war was
advocated today before the Senate
Munitions Committee bv Bernard M.
Baruch, chairman of the World War
Industries Board.
Such a plan—to be executed by tax
ation and price-fixing—would "save
. geneiations unborn, as well as our
selves. untold misery," the tall, white
I haired witness asserted to an attentive
committee.
Previously, replying to what he 1
termed "insinuations and inuendoes" :
against him, he asserted that when j
he was called to war-time Govern- I
ment service he sold "at a heavy cost
to my fortune" all "holdings that even
remotely touched upon mv official du
ties."
Flynn Plan Indorsed.
The New York financier, recently
named by President Roosevelt as head
I of a committee to devise ways of tak
ing excess profits out of war, asked the
committee to "put an end" to the in
sinuations or to "find me guilty of
violation of the trust and confidence
imposed upon me during that period."
Baruch indorsed in principle the
committee war-time plan drawn by
John T. Flynn. economist and writer,
oy which virtually all individual profits
above $10.000 a year would be taken
by taxation and industrial profits
would be held at a low figure.
"Briefly," the financier said, "my
proposal is that Congress, after it de
: clares an emergency exists, shall au
thorize the President to clamp a ceil
I ing down over the whole price struc
ture in effect on or about the date of
declaration of war. when there is a
fair relationship among human ac
tivities and their rewards, and make
it unlawful thereafter to charge a
higher price for any service or things.
I'rges Control of Money.
"But. coincident with that, a fair
price commission shall be set up to
make adjustments upward or down
ward as necessity may require. Money,
like other things, would be controlled
and directed, and told for what pur
pose it could be used and the charge
for such use."
"By heavily increasing the present
! peace taxes and placing an excess war
traffic tax on all earnings above peace
time earnings, any war profits which
might strain through the price stabili
zation sieve would be captured and
thus war would be prevented from be
ing a profitable industry. * * *
I "Man power would be mobilized as
I it was under the selective draft act,
(Continued on Page 3, Column 1.)
TOWNSEND REJECTS
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Third Party Talk Scouted by
Author of Old-Age Pen
sion Flan.
By the Associated Press.
Dr. F. E. Townsend. author of the
Townsend old-age pension plan, said
today he would not run for President
"under any circumstances," as "I am
not fitted for it, mentally or physic
ally."
He made this assertion in com
menting on a statement in Boston yes
terday by Capt. Charles M. Hawks,
his representative, that he planned to
lead a third party in 1936. with Sen
ator Borah, Idaho Republican, as his
potential running mate for the vice
presidency.
"I deplore anything of that sort
(referring to Hawks' statement), out
I am not going to bother my head
about It." he said. "We hear these
bursts of local enthusiasm from many
parts of the country and I can't keep
people from talking.
"Our organization desires to leave
partisan politics alone. We want
fundamental changes In some opera
tions of the Government, but two
major parties are enough, and we
do not despair of obtaining those
changes through one of the two par
ties we have."
Under the Townsend plan, every
one In the United States over 60 would
receive $200 a month, provided it was
(pent within the ^xt 30 dayi.
Room PUNS
10 DIRECT WORKS
FUND PERSONALLY
$4,880,000,000 Set-up Not
to Be Administered by
Hopkins.
GEN. WOODS WILL HEAD
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ickes or Relief Head Expected to
Be Placed in Charge of
Housing Plan.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
President Roosevelt himself is going
to direct the spending of the $4,880.
000.000 included in the work relief bill.
Reports that Harry L. Hopkins, Fed
eral relief administrator, is to be given
this job were said today by a high
Government authority to be incorrect.
This same authority stated that the
President has mapped out this gi
gantic program with the view of taking
full responsibility himself for allotting
the money.
The President will be chairman of
what is to be known as the Allotment
Committee of this new works relief
set-up and. as such, will be the final
arbiter as well as the directing head.
Administrator Hopkins. Secretary
Ickes and Admiral Christian J. Peoples,
head of the procurement division of
the Treasury Department, and others
holding key positions in the emergency
set-up will serve as field marshals and
members of the Allotment Committee.
The routine work as well as in
vestigations and technical surveys will
be carried out by these assistants.
Program Long in View.
Mr. Roosevelt has had this plan in
view from the inception of this broad
ened relief program, and had not
changed his mind when he left Wash
ington Monday night.
In addition to the allotment com
mittee. there will be an advisory com
mittee. to be headed by Gen. Robert
E. Woods, head of Sears. Roebuck Co.,
the members of which will be drafted
from industrial and other meters as
well as from some of the emergency
agencies.
The President purposely has avoided
discussing his plans publicly because
he preferred to wait until Congress
has completed its task of enacting
the relief bill.
In the meantime, the President'»
assistants have gone ahead perfecting
the organization and the program is
virtually ready to be put in motion
as soon as the wcrks-relief oill be
comes a iaw.
There are some details yet to be
worked jut. The President still has
to decide which one of his field mar
shals will head the group to handle
housing projects one of the major
features of the program.
It is thought that the President
will appoint either Ickes or Hopkins
to this post.
Tugwell to Handle Lands.
Undersecretary of Agriculture Tug
well also will nave an important role,
handling land problems, soil erosion,
dust storms and similar matters
The report that Hopkins would
handle the gigantic relief fund sprang
up yesterday after Hopkins con
ferred at length with the President
en route by train to Florida. Certain
so-called "informed sources" said the
emphasis in the cominp works drive
would be speed, and that was be
lieved to be a reason why Hopkins
would get precedence over Ickes in
getting the job.
Ickes is noted for his caution, and
his handling of the $3.300.000,000
public works appropriation led some
adherents of the "pump-priming"
theory to contend the money was not
spent fast enough.
CONFEREES DEBATE BILL.
Thomas Silver Inflation Rider Ex
pected to Be Eliminated.
By the Associated Press.
The $4.880.000.000 work-relief bill
today was in the hands of Senate and
House conferees, who are expected
to knock out the Thomas silver infla
tion rider attached by the Senate.
The House, acting at the request
of the President, yesterday moved for
either deletion or complete revision
of Roosevelt-opposed amendments.
By a crushing 263-to-108 vote it sub
dued a silver-bloc attempt to force
acceptance of all amendments by the
other branch.
Thus th·· bill was sent to confer
ence, with the Senate in the embar
assing position of having its conferees
dominated by outright opponents of
the work-relief bill.
Of the five Senate conferees. Glass,
Democrat, of Virginia; Keyes, Repub
lican. of New Hampshire, and Hale
Republican, of Maine, voted against
the bill. The two others. McKeliar,
Democrat, of Tennessee and Copeland,
Democrat, of New York, supported It.
The perplexing situation came
about by the Senate custom that rank
ing members of the committee which
handled a bill shall serve as conferees.
Glass is chairman of the Appropria
tions committee, and the four others
rank next in order.
House conferees are Buchanan.
Democrat, of Texas, Appropriations
Committee chairman of that body;
Oliver. Democrat, of Alabama: Taylor,
Democrat, of Colorado; Arnold. Dem
ocrat. of Illinois; Taber, Republican,
of New York, and Bacon, Republican,
of New York.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, author of the silver
amendment, said in a statement late
yesterday if Congress was "unwilling
to accept" his proposal the silver bloc
"will have no alternative other than
to organize and continue our fight
for a proper use of silver in our
monetary system."
Faiths in Plain Figures.
NEW YORK (JP).- The Columbia
University Press estimates that if the
world's population of 2.000.000.000 was
reduced proportionately, according to
religious faiths, to 100 persons, there
would be 38 Christians. 19 Confucian
lsts and Taoists. 12 Hindus. 11 Mo
hammedans. 10 AnimisU, 8 Buddhists,
1 Shintoist and J Jew.