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liisht. Temperatures—Highest. 51. at noon
today; lowest. 43. at 5:45 a.m. today.
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WASHINGTON, D. THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1935—FIFTY PAGES.
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FRANCE'S APPEAL
10 LEAGUE FIRST
PROBLEM STUDIED
I» STRESA PARLEY
French to Demand Action
on German Rearming as
Peace Threat—Plea to Be
Backed by Memorandum.
SIMON IS QUESTIONED
ON RESULTS OF TALKS
Mussolini. Flandin and Laval
Seek Information on Reich At
titude Toward Mutual Assist
ance as Element of Security
Agreement and on Eastern Pact.
ICop.vriaht. 1 ίΚΙ.Υ by the Associated Press.)
STRESA. Italy. April 11.—Great
Brita.ri. France and Italy today de
cided to take up as their first concrete
problem France's appeal to the League
of Nations against Germany's repudia
tion of the military clauses of the
Versailles treaty as endangering
Europe's peace.
Shortly after Prime Minister Mac
Donald of Great Britain, Premier
Flandin of France and their host.
Premier Mussolini of Italy, had met
for their »iitial conference here, a
French official indicated France would
Insist firmly upon the League's acting
on the French appeal.
Memorandum Planned.
The appeal, it, was said, is to be
(supported by a memorandum stating
France's views concerning Reichs
fuehrer Hitler's violation of the treaty
and suggesting this violation might
l^ad to the danger of war.
The conference began at 10:30 a.m.
with a preliminary exchange of views
on the European situation and ad
journed for luncheon after the con
ferees voted to take up France's appeal
to the League at 5 p.m.
This annnouncement. which was
made to the press by British and
French delegates, created considerable
surprise as it had been generally un
derstood the action to be taken at
Geneva concerning Germany would
hinge to a large extent upon what de
cision was made at Stresa regarding
more secondary subjects.
After a brief greeting from Premier
Mussolini, who acted as chairman.
Sir John Simon. British foreign secre
tary. made a lengthy statement de
scribing his visit to Reichsfuchrer Hit
ler and the tour marie by Capt. An
thony Erl^n. British lord privy seal, to
Moscow, Warsaw and Praha.
Sir John Quizzed.
With Mussolini taking the iead. the
Italian and French statesmen put, a
spries ni questions to Sir John which
covered every aspect of the situation
as revealed to Sir John and Capt.
Eden on their trip.
It was understood the queries by
Mussolini. Premier Plandin and Pierre
Laval, the French foreign minister,
included especially Germany's atti
l^^uide toward mutual assistance as an
^^■ement of a general security pact, the
^Hterman attitude toward negotiations
an Eastern European security pact.
^Rier attitude toward the independence
^Vof Austria, her attitude on the Memel
W question and lier attitudes toward the
F resumption of membership in the
I Lpague of Nations and the vital prob
' lrm of rearmament and disarmament.
Musolini and MacDonald asked the
French to inform them at 5 p.m. today
of the contents of the French memo
randum which will be submitted to
the League in support of the French
protest against Germany.
Hangers Exposed.
Previously, the contents of the
memorandum had not been disclosed
other than the déclaration that it "ex
poses the danaer in consequence of the
repudiation of treaties." An official
said the document enunciated the
military clauses of the Versailles treaty ,
rather than Germanv's rearmament
itself.
A French spokesman said the mem
orandum did not foresee the danger i
of war in the near future, but he
recalled Fiance's appeal to the League
under Article XI of the Covenant, |
which applies to "any circumstance :
which threatens to disturb interna- I
linnal peace."
The French expressed the opinion j
there was no question of Great Brit- !
a)n or Italy joining in France's appeal ;
to the League.
The morning session lasted two ;
hours. A spokesman said the ques
tions asked by Mussolini. Flandin and
l aval were "informative rather than
political." This was understood to
mean Italy and France had not yet
made known their attitude on vital
matters.
Summary of Attitude.
A canvass ol the delegations gave
the tollowing picture of their atti- j
rudes on the issues confronting the
tripartite meeting:
1. German rearmament: Great
Britain is willing to accept Hitler's re
armament declaration and negotiate
for further arms limitations: France
will make a sitff protest before sanc
tioning German rearmament: Italy
will accept it. but. like Great Britain,
wants an agreement to prevent further
expansion of military establishments.
2. The Eastern Locarno pact: Great
Britain will give it her moral support
without actual participation; France
"Tcontinued on Page 5, Column 6.)
WEATHER BARS FLIGHT
Midwest Beports Keep Post From
Stratosphere Try.
LOS ANGELES. April 11 (ΛΊ.—
Capricious weather conditions con
tinued to hold back Wiley Post's pro
jected stratosphere flight to New York
today.
Weather observers at Union All
Terminal, where Post's plane, the
5-year-old Winnie Mae. is tuned up
for a take-off. reported early today
that low-pressure area over the Middle 1
West and unsettled conditions further
east made flying conditions unfavor
able. g
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Hitler Reported
Seeking Personal
Talks With Laval
Solution for Franco
Rrich Problems Is
Statcfl Aim.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 11—French political
circles said today that Reichsfeuhrer
Hitler was reported seeking face-to
iace talks with Pierre Laval, the
French foreign minister, in Berlin in
an effort to solve the joint problems
of the two nations.
The Reichsfeuhrer was said to be
trying to get Laval to stop off at
Berlin on his way home from his
forthcoming trip to Moscow and
Warsaw.
French officials, however, said they
had no knowledge of such a report.
City Executives Meet Here
as President Seeks to
Speed Program.
By th* Associated Press.
Detailed methods of speeding the
S4.000.000.000 work drive were can
vassed by President Roosevelt today
as mayors of leading cities drafted
plans for co-operation in the jobless
relief program.
Mr. Roosevelt held his appointment
list to a minimum to give special at
tention to recommendations for push
ing the new work-relief law into full
operation.
Not fai^ from the White House the
Executive and Advisory Committees
of the United States Conference of
Mayors gathered in closed session.
They said that since the relief load
is centered primarily in the larger in
dustrial cities, they hope to develop
a plan under which the cities might
effectively co-operate with the Gov
ernment in shifting 3.500.000 employ
ables from relief rolls to jobs on "use
ful projects" with a minimum of de
lay.
Mayors Bark .lobs Plan.
This objective was in apparent har
mony with administration desires to
make work where the workers are and
ίο avoid large movements of jobless.
Attending the mayor's meeting
were: Mayor Daniel W. Hoan of Mil
waukee. president of the conference:
Mayor Fiorella H. La Guardia, New
York City: Mayor E. J. Kelly. Chi
cago; Mayor Frederick W. Mansfield
of Boston. Mayor Howard W. Jackson
of Baltimore. Mayor George D. Be
gole of Denver. Mayor M. C. Ellen
stein of Newark, Mayor R. E. L.
Chaneey of Tampa. Mayor J. V,'.
Beach of Hartford. Commissioner R.
E. Riley of Portland. Oreg.: Mayor
John C. Mahoney of Worcester. Mass :
Mayor J. Fulmer Bright of Richmond.
Mayor W H. Spear of Wilmington,
and Paul V. Betters, executive direc
tor of the conference.
S) far as passible, the President ι
ι Continued on Page 7. Column 5.) .
U. S. TRADE FACING j
MANCHOUKUO BAN
Japan's Reply to Protest on Oil
Hints It Will Shut
Open'Door.
By «he Associated Press.
ΤΟΚΙΟ. April 11.—Japan told the
United States in effect today that
having ignored Manchoukuo's proffers
r>f diplomatic relations she cannot
^xpect to benefit by Manchoukuo's
declaration of willingness to maintain
:he open-door policy.
This attitude was expressed in a
note which Foreign Minister Koki
Hi rota handed to United States Am
lassaiior Joseph C. Grew in reply to j
he third American protest against
he Manchoukuan oil monopoly.
Note Awaited Here.
3.v the Associated Press.
The State Department early today
nad not received the Japanese note
•epiying to United States protests of |
.he Manchoukuan oil monopoly pro- ,
:est and officials here declined any ;
lomrr.ent.
Thp American Government pro
:ested against the oil monopoly in the
nterests of American oil companies j
■ngaged in business in the new Japa
nese-sponsored state on grounds that
t violated existing treaty obligations
jnd the "open door" policy in the Par j
East.
Japan and Manchoukuo both have
nade pledges that the "open door"
policy would be maintained.
The United States made its pro
tests to Japan since this country does
lot recognize the empire of Man
choukuo
Great Britain and the Netherlands
nade similar representations to Japan ,
m behalf of oil companies owned by i
:heir nationals.
FREE SILVER GILL
IS GIVEN APPROVAL
OF SENATE GROUP
Wheeler's 16-to-1 Measure
Wins in Committee.
Future Doubtful.
PRICE RISE OF METAL
SPURS CAPITOL BLOC
Increase to 71 Cents by President
Declared Uninftationary
in Itself.
By the Associated Press.
Tlie Sonate Agriculture Committee
today approved the Wheeler manda
tory 16-to-l silver purchase bill de- ;
.signed to inflate the currency and
■ peed the attainment of a metallic
currency reserve of one part silver
and three parts gold.
The committee action, taken with
out p record vote, spurred silverites
.•nto fresh activity, which began late
yesterday when President Roosevelt
raised the price of newly mined do- i
mestic silver trom 64' j to 71 cents an
ounce.
The bill, by Senator Wheeler. Dem
ocrat. of Montana, faces a doubtful
future in the Senate, however.
Democratic leaders expressed confi
dence it would not pass, but Senator
Wheeler claimed to have gained votes
: ince the test on the issue last ses- ;
••ion.
The bill would direct the Treasury
to nurchase at least 50 000.000 ounces
of silver a month until the propor
tion of the white metal reached one
fourth of the monetary stocks.
Purchases would be suspended
whenever 16 ounces of pure silver
equaled in purchasing power one
ounce oi pure gold, but would remain ·
suspended only so long as that ratio
was not disturbed.
Pittman Hail* Artion.
Senator Pittman, Democrat. Nevada,
later asserted in the Senate the Presi
dent's proclamation was proof he was
carrying out "enthusiastically" the
London agreement and the 1934 silver
purchase act.
"It is not so much the increase in
price that is significant," he said. "It s
is the lact that it conclusively proves
the President intende to carry out the
London pact and silver act fully and
completely and in the spirit in which ■
those steps were taken."
He said he knew of "no more sue- ι
cessful handling of any question than
the handling of the silver question by
the President."
He added the Executive had exceed
ed the maximum purchase demands of
silver State Senators by buying more
than 50.000.000 ounces a month, and
to date had acquired about 50 per cent
of the amount that will be required to
make silver one-fourth of the metallic
reserve.
Congressional silverites greeted the
Piesident's action in boosting the price
to 71 cents with satisfaction, but ap
parently were not excited over it. They
went right ahead with more sweep
ing plane.
Senator Thomas. Democrat, of Okla
homa, addressed a letter to leading
economists and financiers in which he
foresaw early abandonment of the {
gold standard by those nations still 1
on it, with the subsequent stabiliza
tion of world currenices on a bi
metallic standard—silver and gold.
A rapid rise in the world price of
silver preceded the President's procla
mation. Officials held the belief that
this rise could be attributed to United j
States buying under the policy laid
down by Congress—to acquire the
white metal until it is 25 per cent of
the metal behind the currency, the
other 75 being gold.
I
Inflation Fear Minimized.
Most experts held that inflationary
potentialities in the price boost were ;
slight—if any. They said the amount 1
of newly-mined domestic silver plays
a comparatively small part in the
whole picture.
Wall Street saw an International
bull market in silver, with possibilities I
of many economic and political com- '
plications. Some there thought the
world price and the Treasury price
might rise together, with the latter
remaining a jump ahead.
Much depends, it was felt, on the
pace with which the Treasury goes
about the task of buying silver to ful
fill the congressional policy. It had
(Continued on Page 5, Column 2.)
29 Rebels Sentenced.
ATHENS. April 11 (>P).—Courts
martial here and in Salonika today
sentenced 29 officers and civilians to
prison terms for participation in the
Greek rebellion.
Five rebel officers were sentenced
to life at Salonika and 12 others to
shorter terms. The Athens court
martial sentenced 8 officers and 4
civilians to prison terms ranging from
2 to 20 years. Approximately 250
more prisoners are to go on trial
Monday.
Flyer Up Daily for Five Years
To Be Honored in Capital
3y the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. April 11.—Dr. John
D. Brock, known locally as "the
world's most persistent aviator.' will
be the honored guest of the National
Aeronautical Association in Washing
ton May 7 when he completes his
Jaily flight No. 2000.
For more than five years Dr. Brock,
head of ar optical goods manufac*
turing Arm. has made his daily trips
Into the air. Subzero temperatures,
sleet, rain, snow and dust have failed
bo stop him.
His flights have been no mere Joy
Hops over the city. They have aver
iged two hours a day, or a total of
ilmost 4,000 hours.
When Arctic weather kept the air
nail on the ground D> Brock went
iloft regardless, and when soft snow
nade slush of the runway, snow plows
cere used to clear it.
During the long period Dr. Brock,
low 45, has visited ever;- 8tate of the
Jnion. < ,
Hp had little idea of how long his ι
hobby would last when he started it '
November 15. 1929. He doesn't know <
how long he will keep it up.
"HI quit when I get tired of it," ! '
he said. "I get a kick out of it." | :
It all began as a result of a "hangar 1
flying" session at a Kansas City air- <
port. There, where flyers stand around
and "grouse" when the weather gets
soupy, some one commented. "It's an
other one of those days when you
can't get out."
Dr. Brock took the other side just
to start an argument, and he wound
up with his present record. He set
out to prove there are few days when
weather conditions will Interfere with
flying.
His "toughest and shortest" flight
was in the midst of a howling snow
storm. On a blustery day in 1930
Dr. Brock stayed aloft just 10 sec
onds, but added enough time later
the same day to round out 30 min
utes of flying. ψ
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TEXTILE MEN HIT
ROOSEVELT INTENT
TO CONTINUE TUX
Processing Levy Declared
Crucifying Mills and Re·
lief Cash Asked.
HIGHER BARRIER SOUGHT
ON JAPANESE MATERIAL
Congress Bloc Backs Flan to Fay
Farmers Out of Fund—Bitter
Fight Looms.
By the Associated Press.
A new and bitter conflict over the
ccttoi. processing tax was in the mak
n? today. After President Roosevelt
nad made plain that he had no in
tention of removing the tax by pay
ing farmers out of the $4,880.000.
000 relief fund, the cotton textile in
dustry and its congressional supporters
rallied for the fight against what one
spokesman termed "this crucifying
levy "
The cotton manufacturers, backed
by a sizable bloc in Congress have
waged a campaign toward two major
objectives—removal of the processing
tax and imposition of quotas or an
embargo to shut out increasing im
ports of low-cost Japanese cloth.
The manufacturers had hopes that
Uie processing tax might be lifted
through the George areendment to the
work-relief bill. This empowered the
President. if he wished, to use relief
money to pay farmers for cutting
acreage. At present the processing
ax. which critics contend places Amer
ican cotton goods at a disadvantage
oy raising prices, is used for this pur
pose.
Fight "Only Begun."*
Thr President's stand spurred the
cotton textile group—at least the
northern section—to belligerency.
Lincoln Baylies, spokesman for the
Policy Committee of the Northern
milU. asserted that "the industry has
only begun to fight."
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts. commented that "We'll have
to carry on and continue our fight."
while Representative Martin. Repub
lican. of Massachusetts, remarked that
"we're not discouraged at losing the
iipening skirmish." and Representa
tive Rogers. Republican, of Massachu
setts. said grimly that "we still have
λ few tricks up our sleeves."
The President's statement brought
to fever heat an already controversial
situation. The cotton industry, sup
ported vigorously by members of Con
rtpss from mill communities, has con
tended that the tax. plus increased
labor cost* under the N. R. Α.. and
imports from Japan, was threatening
destruction of the industry.
\Va;e Fight Is Complication.
Complicating the situation was the
North-South controversy over present
«age differentials now favoring the
South. After some hesitation on the
question of whether to proceed at once
with the wage equalization program,
Lhe Northern group apparently had de
cided today to press firmly along this
front, also, with Southern opposition
assured.
Asserting yesterday that the Presi
dent's statement would "in no way
affect the efforts of the industry to
eliminate this crucifying tax." Bay
lies amplified his position today with
the statement that :
"Since the publication of the Presl
ient's statement in regard to the
jroccssing tax, many mills from all
Darts of New England have communi
?ated with me expressing absolute
jewiiderment at this sudden turn.
"A meeting of the Policy Committee,
-ppresenting all Northern mills, has
jeen called in Boston on Monday to
•onsider what immediate action
should be recommended to mills of
hat section in view of this latest and
■nost unexpected blow."
So aroused were the Northern mill
Tien that they were reported con
quering a strike against the tax. and
:his was expected to be one ot the
i-hief questions to be discussed at
Monday's parley.
WHEAT PRICES SOAR
IN CHICAGO FLURRY
I
Maintain Advance of 2i/2 Cents
More Due to Low Federal
Crop Estimates.
3y the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 11.—Wheat prices
lumped 3'/2 cents a bushel as the
Board of Trade opened today. May \
vheat opened 981/4a991/4. Other grains
ind hogs were also higher.
Factors which combined to force
vheat prices included the Govern
nent estimate, published late yester
iay, that the Nation's Winter wheat
:rop would be only 435,000,000 bushels,
vhich was considered extremely bull
sh_
Reports of continuing duststorms in
he Southwest wheat territory, a
.harp upturn in foreign markets also
nfluenced prices here.
Some profit taking appeared, but
ifter losing about a cent of the 3ii- '
*nt rise wheat held most of the ad- j
'ance. Today's advance came on top
if a 2'/2-cent rise yesterday. ,
At the peak of today September
vheat was at a new high for the sea
on at 98'i and July at its best since ;
December 7, with 98Vs. Both dellv- j
Ties sagg 1 to 97"*.
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Radio C-5
Serial Story B-17
Short Story B-14
Society B-2-3
Sports C-l-2-3
Women's Features ..».C-6-7
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PRESIDENT TOLD
OF POWER CRISIS
Entire Nation Declared Men
aced by Shortage of
Electricity.
BY J. A. FOX.
Emphasizing that the Urifti States
will face "critical .shortage.*" of power
in almost every section upon resump
tion of normal industrial activity, the
Federal Power Commission today told
President Roosevelt that capital ex
penditures of at least $300.000,000 for
early construction of steam and hydro
electric plants is "imperative."
The declaration was made In the
first interim report of the vast survey
ordered by the President in August,
two years ago. to determine national
power resources and requirements—
th* first study of its kind ever made.
At present, the report amplified, the
power shortage is growing, and in
this connection, it incorporates a state
ment of potential hyroelectric re
sources. which shows 1.883 sites, which,
if Hilly developed, could have an esti
mated installed capacity of 52.fi28.900
kilowatts, capable of an estimated
output of 275.683.000.000 kilowatt
hours of electrical energy. This is
about 50 per cent more than the total
installed generating capacity of all pri
vate and municipal plans, both hydro
and steam, in the country today.
515 System* Surveyed.
"Much has been said during the
past five years about the supposed
surplus of electric generating capacity
in the United States." the report says.
"Until quite recently this has been
true enough, if the situation was
viewed from the short-range stand
point of the relation between existing
capacity and the immediate demand
during a period of depression. In re
cent months, however, the use of
power has been rapidly increasing
until in many districts the demand is
nearine the limit of available effi
cient generating capacity."
The report is based on analysis of
data obtained from 215 electric utility
systems. The installed generating
capacity of these 215 systems is 91
per cent of the total installed generat
ing capacity of electric utilities in the
United States, while their output rep
resents 93 per cent of the electrical
output of the publicly and privately
owned utilities of the entire country.
Use ο( Power Growing.
Summarizing its findings, the com
mission says:
"The use of electricity for domestic
purposes as well as in certain branches
of industry has grown at such a rate
during the depression that, upon a
resumption of normal Industrial ac
tivity, the demand for power will be
at least 4.000,000 kilowatts in excess
of that which existed in 1929.
"Very little new generating capacity
has been constructed by the privately
owned utilities since 1930. As a re
sult. the capacity of existing plants
is 2.325.000 kilowatts less than the de
mand that will exist for power upon
a resumption of pre-dcpression in
dustrial activity, assuming mainte
nance of normal reserve capacity.
"This shortage is being rapidly ac
centuated by the obsolescence of
plants, which would have been re
placed under normal conditions. As
of January 1, 1935, E6 per cent of the
total installed steam-electric capacity
of the United States was at least 10
years old. 11 per cent was 20 years
old or older and about 1 per cent at
least 30 years old. Inefficient and
obsolete plants, with a capacity of at
least 2.000,000 kilowatts, should be
replaced within the near future.
All Regions Affected.
"Analysis by districts of the rela
tion between the capacity of existing
plants and the demand \at will be
created with the resumption of normal
industrial activity shows that critical
shortages will exist in almost every
section of the United States. The '
only regions in which substantial sur
pluses of capacity now exist to meet
normal demand are Florida, part of
Michigan, an area along the lower
Mississippi. North Dakota. Idaho. Utah
and New Mexico, and parts of Texas.
Minnesota, Montana. Washington and
Oregon.
"Government plants provided for or
under construction will meet these
shortages in certain limited areas.
"The critical shortage of existing
generating capacity most seriously
affects the great Industrial districts
of the Bast and Middle West. It
would, therefore, be disastrous in case ,
the United States should become in- :
volved in war."
In the study of hydro resources. ;
the commission divided the country
into seven sones—Northeast. Middle
West. Southeast. Mountain and Plain,
Southwest, Pacific Northwest and Pa
cific Southwest.
Indian Band Ruled
Bv Smiaw Mav Get
• M
Federal Land Soon
By the Associaipei Pre.«s.
PRESCOTT. Ariz., April 11 —
A woman-ruled, homeless band of
Yavapai Indiana soon may lie
given part of the land their an
cestors ruled as their own.
With the Senates passage of a
bill transferring 75 acres from the
Veterans Administration to the
Department of Interior, the 200 ι
remaining members of the tribe
rame a step nearer owning a
home. The Indians already are
"squatters" on the land which
would be given to them under the
bill.
Fifty-vear-old Viola Jimula
took over rule of the tribe a few
years ago when the braves could
not find work and the Indians
faced death from starvation. With
Federal Emergency Relief Ad
ministration funds a shop was
erected for the manufacture of
Indian vares. There the braves
and their squaws go to work daily,
and under her supervision the
families have constructed modern
homes on the land they hope soon
to ow n.
HART CASE APPEAL
DROPPED BY N. R. A.
Special Counsel Finds Him
self Displaced by Justice
Attorney.
Interbureau rows over governmental ;
appeal in the Hart Coal Co. suit, a |
leading piece of N. R. A. litigation
involving the wage-and-hour provision
of the recovery act. today led the
N. R. A. lawyer who handled the case '
for three months to drop out of it.
Gregory Hankins. N. R. A. special
counsel, forwarded to the Supreme
Court formal notification of his with
drawal from the matter, appeal on '
which is opened today by a Depart- 1
ment of Justice attorney before the
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in
Cincinnati.
Fire Flared Earlier.
This widened breach between N.
R. A. legal division and the Justice
unit adds fuel to the fire stoked early
in the week when the recovery organ
ization announced its determination to
put more of its compliance cases in
the hands of the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The N. R. A. litigation docket is
packed with more than 1,500 cases.
To date 206 have been completed in
some courts, with a record of 186 de
cisions favoring the Government and
20 against it.
Hankins says he worked alone three
months on the brief in the Hart coal
case appeal. The suit· arises from an
injunction sought, by the Kentucky
Coal Co. to restrain the United States
from enforcing N. R, A. wage and
hour schedules against the firm.
Edgerton Directs Case.
The N. R. A. legal division argued
the case every step of the way until
today. Chief of counsel now is Henry
Edgerton. attorney in the anti-trust
division of the Department of Justice,
hepdeti by Special Assistant Attorney
General Harold Stephens.
Edgerton is using the brief statedly
drawn up by Hankins alone, with two
arguments on the jurisdictional right
of N. R. A. in the wage-and-hour en
forcement and the delegation of
power from Congress deleted. The
justice lawyer had not previously
handled the case.
According to Hankins' office the
N. R. A. attorney knew nothing of the
transfer of prosecution to the Justice
Department until the brief returned
from the Government Printing Office
with Edgerton substituted for Hank
ins as chief of Government counsel
and the two arguments stricken out. I
DUST DRIFTS GROW
AS STORM RENEWS
Federal Meteorologist Sees
No Relief as Plague
Routs Farmers.
By fh* Associated Pr«5.
KANSAS CITY, April 11.—Dust
drifts and human misery increased
today in the plains area as new silt
laden winds blew from the northwest.
A. M. Hamrick. Federal meteorolo
gist here, could see little hope for ces
sation of the dust plague to the West
and Southwest, but there were reports
of beneficial rains north and north
east of here.
The northern border of Kansas and
the approximate center of the State
apparently formed the dividing line
for the dust, with Western Kansas,
Eastern Colorado and Wyoming, west
ern parts of Oklahoma, virtually all
of Texas and parts of New Mexico
bearing the brunt of the storm.
Seventh Consecutive Day.
Lamar. Colo., reported the seventh
consecutive day of dust, and virtually
all activities were halted there and
in scores of other large and small
towns of the stricken region.
At Great Bend. Kans.. the blinding
dust was blamed for an automobile
truck collision that killed Lee
Cooper. 23.
Dust that crossed the Missouri
Kansas border last night swirled over
St. Louis this morning and on east
ward across the Mississippi.
Where in other years at this season,
wheat and other crops have spread
their checkerboard pattern of green
shades over the landscape, there are
barren fields without a blade of green,
drifts of soil along roads, fences and
farm buildings, and deserted high
ways.
For a month dun-colored clouds
have swirled and billowed over what
once was known as the Nation's bread
basket. Hopes for relief, raised earlier
this week by promising weather fore
casts. were shattered yesterday by a
dust blizzard labeled as the "worst"
of the series.
Crop Condition Put at Zero.
As the latest storm roared over
Kansas. Colorado, Oklahoma. Texas
and New Mexico, the Governments
monthly crop report was released.
"A large proportion of the acreage."
in this important Winter wheat area
was being abandoned, it said The
condition of the wheat crop in six
Kansas counties—Graham. Gove.
Greeley. Wichita. Hamilton and
Kearney—was listed as zero.
From other sources came reports
that bordered on the pitiful.
"The only hope now, if they gel
rain instead of dust, is in sorghums
and corn." declared Prof. R. I.
Throckmorton of Kansas State Col
lege. in referring to the Western third
of Kansas.
Kenneth Welch, relief administrator
in Baca County, Colo., said no crops
whatever can be expected in South
eastern Colorado unless heavy Spring
rains come
"I do not see how anyone oan con
tinue to live here if tnese storms con
tinue." Welch added.
"Dust pneumonia is increasing
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POLICE GUARD SHOPS
Extra Details Called Out in Los
Angeles "Meat Strike."
LOS ANGELES. April 11 (Λ5).—Po
licemen greeted pickets today along
the Hollenbeck Heights "meat strike"
front as 40 butcher shops reopened
for business.
Chief of Police James E. Davis de
tailed extra officers to the scene to
guard against possible trouble. He
asserted the United Conference
Against the High Cost of Living, one
af the meat price-protesting groups,
iras controlled by Communist leaders.
U. S. to Pay Farmers for Wheat
Unplanted Because of Drought
Br the Associated Press.
The A. A. A. today agreed to make
full benefit payments to farmers in
drought areas who plant no wheat
because of adverse weather conditions.
In a previous step to meet drought
conditions, the administre tion an
nounced that Spring wheat farmers
might plant up to 165 per cent of
their base acreage instead of the
maximum of 90 per cent.
Wheat adjustment contracts contain
a provision requiring farmers to plant
κ minimum of Mtper cent of their
: base acreage and a maximum of 90
per cent.
The ruling today by Secretary Wal
lace waives the minimum require
1 ments where there is evidence that
planting of wheat would be a waste
of seed because of drought conditions.
This action will be taken only in
counties officially designated by the
A. A. A. wheat section as drought
stricken areas, and then only by Coun
ty Wheat Production Control Com- j
mittees after individual producers I
have made appli|ation for exemption.
FIS Of SECURITY
BILL DEFEATED IN
FIST HOUSE TEST
Special Rule Voted, 289 to
103, After Bitter Debate
on Issue.
ADOPTION OF "GAG"
CHARGED BY LIBERALS
Friends of Lundeen and Town
send Measures Score Proce·
dure Decreed in Vote.
BY G. GOL'LD LINCOLN.
By a vote of 289 to 103 the House
this afternoon adopted a special rule
for the considération et the adminis
tration's economic security bill.
The vote was a victory for the ad
ministration forces. The special rule
had been attacked by supporters of the
Townsend old-age pension plan and
of the Lundeen workers' insurance bill,
who urged that the spécial rule be
voted down.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
special rule foi consideration of the
economic security bill has been called
a "wide-open'- rule. It was vigorously
attacked when presented in the House
today by supporters of the Townsend
old-age pension plan and of the Lun
deen workers' bill.
It was charged by Representative
Lundeen. Fatmer-Labor. of Minnesota:
Representative Marcanlonio of New
York and others that the special rule
wculd prevent tile offering of the
Townsend old-age pension bill or th<"
Lundeen bill as amendments for the
measure repotted by the Ways and
Means Committee. Instead of being
the liberal rule claimed by adminis
tration leaders, these speakers in
fisted it blocked all possibility nf a
rote on the Tcwn^end or the Lundeen
plans.
O'Connor Maies rosmnn.
Representative O'Connor ol Nrv
York, chairman of the Rules Commi' -
We. replied that he hoped both th*
Townsend and Luideen plans would be
ruled in order as amendments to the
social security bill.
I think the Townsend plan is ger
mane." said O'Connor, and I hope
that the House will have an opportu
! nity to vote on it and also on the Lun
deen bill. The parliamentarian of the
House has a number of proposed
amendments before him for investiga
tion in regard to points of order which
1 may be made against them."
The debate over the rule on the
economic security bill got under way
with considerable bitterness, and the
prospect of a hard battle before the
bill is finally passed was manifest.
The special rule was defended by the
administration leaders, who insisted
that it was the only way to get the
bill considered by the House, since
it had no privileged status and other
wise would have to be taken up on a
calendar Wednesday with only one
hour of debate allowed.
Representative Knutsen. Republican,
of Minnesota was one of those who
claimed that the bill should have
; been considered without the special
rule.
Sees "Gag" Imposed.
"There are three times as many
Democrats in the House as Repub
; licans. Progressives and Farmer
Laborites." said Knutsen. ' and yet
the Democrats could not be trusted
to pass thus important measure with
out a gag rule being imposed."
Representative Marrantonio insisted
tnat the special rule should be voted
down if there was to be any oppor
; tunity to vote on the Townsend plan
I or the Lundeen bill.
'We are precluding the House from
voting on these two plans which have
been widely agitated throughout the
country. The House should have an
opportunity to vote these bills up or
down. The supporters of the ad
ministration's bill, if this amendment
is adopted, have got this thing in a
bag." Marcantonio said.
Representative Connery of Massa
[ chusetts, chairman of the Labor Com
mittee and a Democrat, pointed out
that his committee had reported fa
vorably the Lundeen bill to the House
and had asked the Rules Committee
for a special rule and had never re
ceived any satisfaction.
Marcantonio insisted that:
"This is the same old stack of cards.
It is not a New Deal; it is a new de
lusion."
I.unarm opposes Kuie.
Representative Lundeen took up the
argument against the adoption of the
rule, agreeing with Marcantonio that
his bill could not be voted on as an
amendment to the pending bill.
When Representative Connery called
attention to the fact that the Rules
Committee had not done the Labor
Committee the courtesy of granting a
special rule to coasider the Lundeen
bill, O'Connor said that in the Labor
Committee a motion had been made
to table the Lundeen bill and it failed
only on a tie vote, 7 to 7.
•'Then one of the members who had
voted to table the Lundeen bill left
the committee room," said O'Connor,
"and then the bill was reported to the
House by a vote of 7 to 6."
. O'Connor said that he had been
under the impression that Representa
tive McGroarty of California, who in
troduced the Townsend plan in bill
form, had charge of that measure.
Monathan in Charge.
"But I see that the admiral frcm
Montana. Mr. Monaghan, has become
the leader." said O'Connor, referring
to Monaghan's activity in favor of
a vote on the Townsend plan and
against the adoption of the special
rule.
"We are told that 22.000,000 persons
have signed petitions for this Town
send plan," said O'Connor. "There
are only about 6.000,000 persons who
would receive pensions. The great
mass of the signers are children who
do not want to take care of their
parents any longer, but want the
Government to take over this burden."
The President has warned Congress
that it must not exceed the estimates
of cost of the social security program
for the coming year. The amount to
be appropriated for the year is
$49,000,000. Thereafter the Govern
ment's contribution Is expected to be
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