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BACKGROUND—
Younger members of militarist
regime in Japan have been impa
tient at "caution” shown by gov
ernment in pressing imperialistic
program on Asiatic mainland. Also,
they favored permanent break with
other world powers on such mat
ters as naval limitation.
Elections of last week, however,
strengthened government of "con
servative” faction, whereupon ex
tremists resorted to violence in as
sassinating leaders of ruling party.
Censorship has been invoked, but
reports are that state of armed re
bellion exists.
fCopyrieht. 1036. by the Associated Press.)
TOKIO. February 28.—Lieut Gen.
Kohei Kashii, assigned by the govern
ment to put down a military rebellion
with martial law, announced tonight
, that his forces, surrounding the rebels,
were "taking appropriate measures.”
He issued a proclamation by radio
in which he stated:
"The several hundred soldiers who
started the disturbances early Wed
nesday morning are still holding the
Nagatacho section of Tokio.
“The troops under the commander
of martial law are acting under orders
from the Emperor: their discipline is
strict and their morale excellent.
"Except for the Nagatacho section, i
Tokio is perfectly calm, while peace
and order prevails throughout the
country.”
The “disturbances” to which he re
ferred were the assassinations of four
of the nation’s leading statesmen in j
a sudden attempt to overthrow the (
government. I .
Insurgents Defy Order. i ;
The soldiers concerned defied the ,
deadline set for their return to their
own barracks and held ground in the . <
heart of Tokio. j ,
Gen. Sadao Araki, a supreme war (
councilor and one of the most pow- ! ,
erful men in Japan, conferred fre- ,
quently with Gen. Kashii concerning y
the maintenance of martial law and j
the rebels’ situation.
High naval officials conferred late
Into the night at the ministry of the | (
navy. j j
Chuji Machida, the minister of
commerce and industry, who is also ,
acting minister of finance, went to the j ,
palace to talk with Kurahei Yuasa. ! .
the minister of the imperial household
National Cabinet Forecast.
Tokio newspapers predicted that thi
next cabinet would be "powerful ii
authority and national in composi
tion, headed by a man of lofty person
ality and irreproachable reputation.'
They did not, however, suggest prob
able candidates.
Lieut. Gen. Yotaro Nakamura, di
rector of the inspectorate general o:
military education, was reported as
signed to the post of inspector genera
of the army, made vacant by the as
sassination of Gen. Jotaro Watanabe
Breaking their agreement to evac
uate by 8 a.m. the central points the;
seized in their swift coup at daw:
(See JAPAN, Page i )
COMMUNISTS ADVANCE
ON WIDE CHINA FR0N1
Japanese Military Authoritiei
Sharply Interested in Menace
to Shansi Province.
By the Associates Press.
TIENTSIN, China, February 28.—
Japanese military authorities here in
dicated sharp interest today in report:
of a Communist Army menace to thi:
North Central Shansi province.
A spokesman for the North Chins
Japanese Garrison said Chinese pro
vincial authorities were "doing noth
ing to oppose the invading Com
munists, who are advancing along s
60-mile front, broadcasting propa
ganda simultaneously."
The spokesman said the Japanes<
believed the Shansi Communist agents
had entered Peiping to undertake sub
versive activities.
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Acts in Crisis
LIEUT. GEN. KOHEI KASHII.
pick airport sue
Present Field Closed to
Transport Operations Be
cause of Heavy Mire.
BY J. S. EDGERTON.
A seven-month deadlock over local
airport legislation appeared to have
been broken today when Senate and
House conferees agreed unanimously
on a new draft of a bill to create a
commission of nine members to select
a permanent airport site.
While the conferees were meeting,
Washington Airport, knee keep in
mire, again was closed o air transport
operations and all through airline
schedules transferred to Bolling Field.
The christening of a new Eastern
Airlines ship for service between
Washington and New Orleans, sched
Jled for 3:30 o'clock this afternoon,
also had to be transferred to the Army
aeld.
The new bill approved today will
contain authorization for an appro
priation of $100,000, of which $10,000
may be used for the employment of
experts to aid the commission in se
lecting a site, and $90,000 for taking
ip options or making preliminary
purchases of land on the site selected.
Freedom in Selection.
The commission is free to make its
choice of a site in the District, Mary
and or Virginia. Congressional ap
iroval must be given, however, before
:onstruction begins.
The House conferees yielded to the
Senate on the question of commission
nembership. It was the insistence
f the House conferees on the naming
if members, who according to Senate
onferees were "stacked” in favor of
Washington Airport, which resulted
u the long deadlock. The Senate
ireviously had insisted that the
^resident be given unlimited dis
retion in the choice of commission
nembers.
The new bill will provide that of
he nine members of the commission,
hree shall be members of the Senate,
to oe namea d\ uic vice riwiutin,
three members of the House to be
named by the Speaker and three mem
bers to be appointed by the President
without restriction.
Announcement of the conference
action was made jointly by Senator
King. Democrat, of Utah, chairman of
the Senate District Committee, and
Representative Norton, Democrat, of
New Jersey, chairman of the House
District Committee.
Dirksen to Draft New BUI.
They said the first action on the
measure will be left to the House.
Representative Dirksen of IlUnois, one
of the conferees, was appointed to
' draft the new bill, which will be sub
i mitted to the Senate and House con
ferees tomorrow or Monday for ap
proval.
One of the most important points
to be settled by the new commission
will be that of jurisdiction over the
1 new airport, it was explained by Mrs.
Norton.
“The commission will have to decide
i whether this is to be a national air
port, constructed and maintained by
the Federal Government, or whether
the District will have a share in the
expenses,” Mrs. Norton said. 1
She said no mention had been made
in the conference meeting today of
, the source of the proposed $100,000
; appropriation. This is a detail which
remains to be 'worked out before the
, new bill is brought up on the floor,
, she said.
Other conferees attending today’s
, meeting were Senators Tydings and
Austin and Representative Palmisano
of Maryland.
Eastern Airlines was forced to
abandon operations at Washington
Airport late yesterday after one of
its 14-passenger airliners had bogged
down in the mud. The passengers
were transferred by taxicab to BoUing
Field, where they were to have been
picked up and flown South. Even
when empty, however, the airliner
was unable to take off from Wash
ington Airport and the flight was
canceled
AU operations between Washington
and New York were canceled today
by Eastern Airlines and BoUing Field
was used as the local stopping point
for airline travel between New York
and Miami and New York and New
Orleans.
Central Airlines, operating between
Washington and Detroit, and Ameri
can Airlines, operating to California
and Chicago, also transferred opera
tions to BoUing Field today.'
PRESIDENT TO SIGN BILL
Neutrality- Legislation to Be Ap
proved Today or Tomorrow.
Legislation extending America’s
neutraUty law until May 1, 1937, will
be signed by President Roosevelt to
day or tomorrow.
The present neutraUty act expins
I tomorrow night j ,
RAIL PASSENGER
FARES CUF FROM
it 10 2 CENTS
BY ORDER OF LCt
5-to-4 Decision, Effective
June 2, Will Revise Rate
Structure on Railroads
Throughout Country.
PULLMAN SURCHARGE
ALSO IS KNOCKED OUT
Eastern Lines Principally Affected
Due to Fact Hoads of West and
South Had Experimental Sched
ule—Huling Follows Opposition
by All Hoads Except B. & 0.
—
B- the Associated Press.
In a 5-to-4 decision the Interstate
Commerce Commission today ordered
a reduction in basic rail passenger
fares from 3.6 to 2 cents a mile.
The commission also ordered a re
duction in Pullman rates to 3 cents a
mile and eliminated the 50 per cent
surcharge.
Under the order the new rares will
be effective June 2.
The order revised the passenger fare
structure throughout the country, but
because Western and Southern roads
already have Instituted low experi
mental fares, its chief effect will fall
on the Eastern roads.
Vigorously Opposed.
With the exception of the Balti
more & Ohio, Eastern carriers had
vigorously opposed any reduction, con- i
tending a cut would seriously impair
their revenue.
The commission’s. majority opinion,
| written by Claude R. Porter, on whose
j motion the general fare investigation
was initiated, dealt at length with the
revenue situation confronting the
Eastern carriers, and expressed the1
opinion that they would be benefited
rather than injured by a downward
revision of fares.
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the West and South will not be dis
turbed by the I. C. C. ruling, ntr will
the rates charged on "extra fare”
trains offering a "definitely superior”
service.
Dissenting commissioners were Chair
man Charles D. Mahaffle, B. H. Meyer,
Frank McMan&my and William E. Lee.
Mahaffle expressed the view that a
cut might have the effect of substan
tially reducing revenues to the Eastern
carriers, while Meyer expressed the
opinion that the reduction was not
great enough.
Recommended by Koch.
The majority opinion followed the (
recommendations of Examiner Irving !
L. Koch in a report last July.
It was thought possible some of the
Eastern carriers might go to the courts
in an effort to overthrow the decision,
but they have made public no plans
to this effect.
The ruling today followed weeks of
speculation on what action the com
mission would take. The report had
been expected almost daily for more
than a month, but apparently was
delayed by sharp divergence of opinion
within the commission.
Commissioners Clyde B. Aitcheson,
Carroll Miller, W. M. W. Splawn and
Marlon M. Caskie joined Porter in
supporting the reductions. Commis
sioner Hugh M. Tate did not partici
pate in the case.
In his dissent, Meyer said that, ap
plied to the present volume of traffic,
the new rate would not yield any in
creased revenues to the railroads.
McManamy said the commission
did not have authority under the law
to “assume managerial duties” over
the carriers, and that the reduction
would have that effect. •
VICTORY FOR WILLARD SEEN.
NEW YORK, February 28 UP).—
Wall Street railroad circles today saw
the Interstate Commerce Commission
order for passenger fare reductions
as a victory for Daniel Willard, veteran
president of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
Alone among the leading railroad
chiefs in the East, Willard has long
advocated a cut in passenger fares
as a stimulus to passenger travel.
Other Eastern systems, such as the
New York Central, the Pennsylvania
and the New Haven, have consist
ently resisted fare cuts.
Railroad analysts said that the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail
road and the Long Island Railroad,
a Pennsylvania subsidiary, were likely
to be the most severely affected by
the fare slash, inasmuch as these
roads depend heavily on income from
passenger fares. Rail shares on the ,
New York Stock Exchange held about i
steady following the announcement i
of the I. C. C. findings. ,
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Ra Fails to Cast
Shadow at Pyramids
On Leap Year Day
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 28.—
Tomorrow is Leap Year day, and
that old Mend of cross-word puz
zlers—Rt, the Egyptian sun god—
had a lot to do with it.
The ancient Pyramids once
were used to measure the length
of the sun-indicated year. Their
shadows were shortest at noon at
the end of the 365-day year, now
February 28.
Once every four years, at a
certain time of day, Egyptian
mathematicians found, there was
no shadow. They did not know’
a solar year actually contains
365.24 days and that the pyramid
shadows therefore were not ex
actly accurate.
To calculate the extra time
more easily a day was added to
every fourth year.
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V> FIGHT£7
Scotti, Beloved Metropolitan
Op era Villain, Dies in Naples
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Paid Funeral Notice
Reveals Death on
Wednesday.
Friends Deny Fascist
Rift Delayed Netvs.
Starred 33 Years.
B” the Associated Press.
NAPLES, February 28. — Antonio
Scotti, one of the most beloved bari
tones in the history of opera, was
buried today in Naples Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at the age of 70
in retirement at his home.
The venerable villain of the stage
and loveable individual of private life
came back to Italy from America three
years ago, following his retirement
from 43 years behind the footlights.
At that time he was suffering from
a complication of illnesses which,
owing to his age, grew steadily more
serious. 1
Strangely enough, no newspaper in
Italy published a news story of his 1
death, although friends said there was
ANTONIO SCOTTI.
10 trouble between him and the Fas
:ist regime.
The only mention of his death ap
>eared as an obituary notice inserted
(See SCOTTI, Page 47)
RIVALS OF BORAH
HIT AnOWARDS’
Ohio Favorite Son Called
“Stalking Horse” to
Shield “Gang-up.”
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The decision of Landon, Knox and
other aspirants for the Republican
presidential nomination not to go into
Ohio primaries to contest for dele
gates with Senator Borah of Idaho
was described by Borah supporters
today as a “cowardly proposition.”
“They haven’t the courage to make
the fight; they are content to ‘gang
up’ against Senator Borah, behind
the back of a favorite son candidate
in Ohio, who is merely a stalking
horse,” was the way the Borah people
put it.
It was contended that the slate of
delegates put forward by the Ohio
State Republican organization in the
name of Robert A Taft, son of the
late President and the favorite-son
candidate, would become Known as
the "Landon slate,” the “Knox slate”
and the slate of other candidates.
Word to this effect would be circulated
among the friends and supporters of
these aspirants for presidential honors,
it was said. These aspirants all will
be in the race against Borah—al
though not in th^ open.
To Speak March 19.
Senator Borah himself was not will
ing to discuss today the situation in
Dhio which has grown out of the final
refusal of Landon, Knox and others
a enter the primary race there. He
s planning, however, to go into the
State and fight. His first speech will
>e delivered in Youngstown March 19.
From Ohio Borah will go into Illi
nois to campaign, with his first ad
iress there around March 20. Since
3ol. Frank Knox, publisher of the
3hicago Dally News, is a candidate for
he Republican nomination, the tactics
(See DEMOCRATS, Page 7.i
DIRECTORS SUED
Receiver Moran Seeks $1,
093,541, Plus Interest,
to Make Losses Good.
Suit was filed in District Supreme
Court today to hold the directors of
the defunct Continental Trust Co.
personally liable for a loss of more
than $1,000,000, said to have been
occasioned by their negligence.
The receiver, John P. Moran, who
brought the action, informed the court
that the company’s assets were in
sufficient to pay creditors, making it
essential to recover all losses sustained.
$1,093,541 Sought.
The totfcl Moran sought to obtain
from the directors was $1,093,541.75,
plus interest. This was made up of
three items involving purchases of 1
Continental stock and stock in the
closed Commercial National Bank.
The latter institution took over the
assets and liabilities of the trust com
pany several years before the wide- ;
spread bank closings in 1933.
Stating that the stock of both the
Commercial and the Continental now
are worthless, Moran contended,
through his attorneys, Brice Clagett 1
and Charles E. Wainwright, that the
directors should have known that the 1
securities were not good investments. 1
Banking Law Violation.
He argued further that purchase of i
Commercial stock by the Continental i
was in violation of the banking laws
and beyond the authority of the i
board. I
On December 14, 1929, the court <
was told, the directors authorized the
purchase of between 3,000 and 4,500 1
shares of capital stock of the Com* i
mercial at a price not to exceed $250 1
per share. *
The following January, it was said, <
the officers and Executive Committee 1
(See BANK, Page 3.) f
I
4. C. L. Employes Enlist
In Rail Pension Bill Fight
Representing more than 2,000 fellow
workers, 16 employes of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad sought leave to
day to Intervene on the side of the
railroads in the injunction suit
brought in District Supreme Court
recently by 135 major carrier® to in
validate the 1935 railroad retirement
legislation.
They said they preferred the volun
tary pension system maintained for
the last 32 years by Atlantic Coast
Line without any contributions by
employes to the compulsory system
set up by Congress which imposes a
3 >4 per cent tax on workers’ salaries.
Through Attorney® R. Granville
Curry and Frederick M. Dolan, the
petitioners stated that the employes
are paying for the cost of the court
proceedings.
They asked for an injunction against
warattoa at tbs railroad^ retirement
act and its companion taxing law, and
that both pieces of legislation be de- I
dared unconstitutional. 1
Stating that they have worked for
the Atlantic Coast Line from 10 to 31
years, the petitioners contended that
some of them would recdve larger re- 3
tirement annuities under the Atlantic
Coast Line's pension plan than under
the Federal system. Their present
salaries average (170 a month, the
court was told. c
The Federal co-ordinator of trans- v
portation was quoted as saying he
thought the 1935 legislation was hastily c
drawn and “would lead to further dls- j
illusion and disappointment, especially •.
among railroad employes.” j
Objecting to alleged retroactive fea- t
tures of the retirement act, the petl- g
tioners said a “staggering burden" j
would fall on the shoulders of the
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Three of Senate Committee
to Study Metcalf
Resolution.
BACKGROUND—
Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood told
House Appropriations group that
W. P. A. expenditures are in "stage
money," easy to circulate, but bring
ing no return, easy to get for
trifling purposes, but difficult to
obtain for worthwhile projects. As
an example of latter, he cited need
of improved Army housing.
Publication of his testimony last
week was followed on Monday by
announcement of the War Depart
ment of his suspension from comj
mand of tth Corps Area. Po'^f.w!
reaction was immediate as friends
of Hagood denounced "persecution,
suppression, tyranny," and admin
istration spokesmen defended ac
tion.
87 the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Committee to
day named a subcommittee of three to
consider the Metcalf resolution pro
posing an investigation of the removal
}f Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood from
command of the 8th Corps area after
he had criticized Federal spending
policies.
Senator Logan. Democrat, of Ken
tucky, was given the chairmanship,
rhe other members are Senators
Duffy, Democrat, of Wisconsin, and
Darey, Republic: n, of Wyoming.
Chairman Sheppard. Democrat, of
rexas, of the full committee said the
iecision to refer the resolution to a
subcommittee followed a general dis
cussion, but “without arguments on
the merits of the case.”
Senator Metcalf, Republican, of
Rhode Island, appeared before the
sroup to urge approval of the resolu
tion.
The subcommittee will report back
o the full committee at its regular
neeting next Friday.
At the War Department it was
earned that, unless a permanent suc
cessor is appointed for Hagood before
he arrival in the United States next
nonth of Maj. Gen. Charles S. Kil
iourne, the latter automatically will
(See HAGOOD, Pag«T 27)
PITTSBURGH HIT
BY FLOOD WATERS
liverfront Streets Are Covered
by Overflow of Allegheny
River.
ly the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, February 28.—Rising
teadlly, the ice-jammed Allegheny
liver sent the highest flood level in
line years into Pittsburgh today after
nundating parts of many communities
ilong its banks for more than 100
niles.
Water spread over the riverfront
treets in the city's downtown district,
loodlng cellars of homes and Indus
rial plants.
Houseboat dwellers abandoned their
tomes as a 10-mile ice gorge moved
lowly along the cres. of the flood,
lesldents of river colonies clustered
bout bonfires, their belongings piled
>n the banks as they waited for the
raters to recede.
Streets in low sections of the
uburbs of Oakmont, Verona and
larvarsville were under water.
Elsewhere in Western Pennsylvania
he smaller streams were falling, and
housands of lowland inhabitants,
egan clearing their homes. Four
eaths have been attributed to the
pods.
I00SEVELT WILL TARE
CRUISE NEXT MONTH
letails for Customary Fishing
Trip in Florida Are Still
Incomplete.
President Roosevelt will go on his
ustomary Ashing cruise in the Florida
aters the latter part of March.
Although no details have been de
Lded on, there is likelihood that the
tesident will use the new presidential
yacht,” which he has christened
otomac, to cruise about the semi
ropical waters instead ' of being a
uest aboard Vincent As tor’s palatial
rourmahal.
The President la planning to leave
bout March 17. £
TAX PROGRAM
OF $620,000,000
NEW DEAL PLAN
Additional $500,000,000 to Pay
for This Year’s Farm Aid to Be
Levied Over Long Period.
PRESIDENT CALLS LATTER
AMOUNT “WINDFALL” TAX
Agricultural Scheme and $120,000,000
for Payment of Bonus Lumped
in Permanent Category.
By the Associated Press.
A tax program designed to produce permanent receipts of $620 000 000
annually, with the addition of. $500,000,000 to pay for this year’s farm
program and to be levied over a period of years, was outlined to news
paper men today by President Roosevelt.
The latter amount included what the President referred to as a
“windfall tax’’ to recapture processing taxes which were refunded upon
the order of the Supreme Court. .He estimated it would produce $120,000,000.
In the category of permanent taxes, the President lumped $500,000,
000 a year for the new farm program and $120,000,000 annually for i»iy.
ment of the bonus.
This sum, he said, would be sufficient to yield the Treasury the entire
cost of the bonus by 1945, the year in which it was due originally.
In explaining the program, Mr. Roosevelt spoke from a pencilled
.memorandum which listed the levies as follows:
Permanent taxes:
Bonus, $120,000,000.
Farm program, $500,000,000.
Temporary reimbursement taxes. $500,000,000.
Total in round figures. $1,120,000,000.
Total necessary, $1,137,000,000
The Chief Executive was emphatic in differentiating between new
and old taxes. In the former category’, he placed only the annual $120,
000,000 for payment of the bonus.
Roosevelt Ready
To Signal Opening
Of Farm Program
BACKGROUND—
To replace invalidated agricul
tural adjustment late, Congress has
\ passed act providing for system of
Federal subsidies to farmers prac
ticing soil conservation. Until end
of 1937 subsidies will be paid by
Federal agency, still to be known
as A. A. A., directly to farmers;
after that States must enact co
operative programs in order to
assure aid to their citizens.
By the Associated Press.
Officials awaited only a scratch of
President Roosev?lt's pen today before
hastening to launch a vast new agri
cultural subsidy program applicable to
every American farm and administered
by a reorganized A. A. A.
Hurrying to beat the Spring-plant
ing deadline. A. A. A. men saw the
: $500,000,000 soil conservation measure
| complete its journey thrrugh Congress
! yesterday. President Roosevelt was
: ovnepf/vi tn dan it miirlrlv nnrhanc tn_
i day.
After a White House conference last
night, it was indicated President
Roosevelt would ask next week for
taxes to finance the program. These
are expected to total about $500,
000,000.
Farm Groups to Be Quizzed.
Authoritative sources said officials
would call farm representatives into
regional meetings to discuss details of
subsidies the Government will pay
farmers for conserving soil by taking
land out of commercial crop produc
tion.
The first of these, it was indicated,
might be held next week at Memphis,
Tenn., where the first major dis
closures of Secretary Wallace’s exact
plans are expected to be made. The
initial meeting is being held in the
South because officials desire to start
the program before the Spring plant
ing, which will soon be in progress on
a large scale there.
Some officials favor paying subsidies
on two bases in the Cotton Belt—a
flat grant for each acre customarily
planted in soil-conserving crops, and
a second payment based on value
of cotton which would have been pro
duced on land diverted to soil con
servation.
Republicans have attacked the new
(See FARM, Page 3.)
BANDITS SEIZE CASH,
JEWELS IN HOLD UP
Miami Beach Hotel’s Safety De
posit Vault Robbed of
Valuables.
By the Associated Press.
MAIMI BEACH, Fla., February 28.
—Two bandits held up the Colony
Hotel here today and carted away all
the safety deposit vault's 80 boxes
which contained geusts’ Jewelry and
cash believed to run into the thou
sands of dollars.
An accurate estimate of the loot
could not be obtained immediately
and officials said a complete check
up might not be possible before to
morrow, but guests reported they had
many valuable jewels locked in the
boxes, as well as cash and railroad
tickets.
Miami Beach police refused to give
any information concerning the rob
bery, but it was learned the two
men, heavily armed, entered about
4:30 a.m., bound and gagged the
only bellboy on duty and forced the
night clerk to stand facing the wall
while they carted out the safe deposit
boxes.
Slayer Sentenced.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., February
28 OP).—Edward Cannon, 27, was sen
tenced to a term of 20 years to life in
prison today for the New Year eve
party murder of Hilda price, 20-year
old waitress. j
*11 t-vmojuci mg iinriuuuA ui recaptUr
ing the lost processing taxes. Mr.
Roosevelt said the possibilities of a
retroactive tax had been thoroughly
explored. It was felt such taxes were
probably constitutional, but worked
many hardships.
The windfall tax. he added, would
probably take the form of a levy on
incomes.
In all instances. Mr. Roosevelt said,
he was leaving to the determination
of Congress the method of imposing
the levies and suggesting only the
amount needed.
Hearings Start Next Week.
Speaker Byms said at his press con
ference the Ways and Means Commit
tee would start hearings on taxes next
week, that they should require no
more than a fortnight, and that the
tax program should not delay adjourn
ment of Congress.
“The House Ways and Means Com
mittee undoubtedly will write the tax
bill,” he said. "Of course, the sensible
thing to do would be to confer with
the President and the Secretary of the
: Treasury.
Faces Rocky Road.
Congressional leaders left no doubt
I that a billion-dollar tax bill would
I travel a rough road, even in the
Ways and Means Committee, before it
reaches the floor.
! Chairman Doughton. Democrat, of
North Carolina told reporters:
‘T don’t think it will be that much.”
I Another committee member, speak
: ing privately, asserted:
"There isn’t any more chance for
that than for the man in the moon.
They’ll be lucky to get a half billion.”
’We’ll have to pass the bill,” said
(See TAXES. Page 3.)
REDOUBLED DEFENSE
PLANNED BY CHINA
Military Political Leaders Meet
in Emergency Session to Dis
cuss Japanese Crisis.
By the Associated Press.
NANKING. February 28.—China’s
military political leaders, meeting in
an emergency session, advocated today
redoubled preparations for national
defense in the face of a threatening
renewal of Japanese military pressure.
The emergency conference was sum
moned by Generalissimo Chiang Kai
Shek. virtual dictator of the Central
Chinese Nationalist government, it
was learned, as a result of the Tokio
military uprising which sent a ripple
of alarm through high government
quarters.
While few of the conferees were re
ported to view the present time as a
logical moment to defy any Japanese
aggression in Continental Asia, the
majority favored a continuation of
China’s policy of patierit inaction.
Simultaneously, they urged a bol
stering of the Chinese military ma
chine and stimulation of the public
morale.
Government officials were pessimistic
over the outlook for a successful con
clusion to impending Sino-Japanese
conversations here, in view of the
startling Japanese developments.
Cholera Hits Siam.
BANGKOK, Siam, February 28 G4>).
—The February health report revealed
today that an average of 100 persons
are dying of cholera each week in
Siam. The epidemic centers mainly
in the provinces.
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