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House May Invoke New Rule to Break Lump Sum Impasse!
ANTI-CRIME DRIVE
OPENED BY GROUP
OF LEADERS HERE
Washington Criminal Jus
tice Association Headed
by Eugene Meyer.
42 MEN AND WOMEN
IN NEW ORGANIZATION
Research and Co operation With
Enforcement Agencies to Strike
at Source, Is Aim.
In a major step toward divorcing
crime and the Capital, 42 leading
Washington men and women were
organized today in the Washington
Criminal Justice Association.
The intention of this powerful group
which framed its program last night
in the offices of Eugene Meyer, pub
lisher of the Washington Post, is to
strike at crime at its sources through
research and intelligent co-operation
with established law-enforcement
agencies. Plans for the organization
were made at a Mayflower Hotel din
ner last Winter.
After hearing lurid descriptions
from Newton D. Baker and James M.
Hepbron. heads of the functioning jus
tice associations in Cleveland and Bal
timore, of the cost of crime and the
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ing the underworld, the organizers |
elected Meyer their president.
Other Officers Pledged.
Other officers pledged to support
ing the campaign to make the Capital
clean are John Remon. general man
ager of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., first vice president:
Ella C. Werner, president of the So
roptimists Club, second vice president;
Edward C. Baltz, secretary of the I
Perpetual Building Association, treas
urer. and Joseph E. Rice, chairman of j
the board of the Washington Opti- '
mists Club, secretary.
The executive committee is made j
Up of the officers, the committee I
chairman and three citizens named !
with the approval of the directors— j
Newbold Noyes, associate editor of j
The Star. William R. Vallance, as- j
sistant legal adviser of the State De
partment and past president of the
Federal Bar Association, and Mrs.
Harvey W. Wiley.
The purpose of the association, |
which is to act as a fact-finder and j
not a prosecuting or arresting agency, i
Is set forth in the third section of the J
articles of incorporation:
"The business and objects of the
Washington Criminal Justice Associa- j
tion shall be to promote and obtain an
efficient administration of criminal
justice in the District of Columbia
through constructive co-operation
■with all officers, departments and
tribunals charged with the adminis
tration thereof, and to gather, record
and disseminate the facts regarding
all criminal cases originating within
the District of Columbia to its mem
bers and to citizens of the said Dis
trict, and to keep them informed re
garding the administration of criminal !
justice therein, and for the mutual |
improvement of its members, and to ;
do and perform every act appropriate j
or necessary to carry out any of the !
foregoing objects."
The 40 incorporators who with Mrs. j
Jesse K. Biddle and Mrs. Mary Church j
Terrell, elected yesterday, form the
board of directors, are:
Ann Archbold. Edward C. Baltz,
Henry N. Brawner, jr.; Emma McLean
Castell, Beatrice A. Clephane, James
A. Cobb, J. Harry Covington, Rev. W.
L. Darby. Clarence Phelps Dodge,
Charles B. Dulcan, Fred A. Emery,
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Malcolm
G. Gibbs.
Daisy G. Grimes, Charles H. Hel
legeist, Margaret K. Hume, C. D.
Kaufmann, W. M. Kochenderfer, Mark
Lansburgh, Justice F. Dickinson Letts,
Bolivar J. Lloyd, Harold N. Marsh,
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George E. Morris, R. J. Murphy, Frank j
F. Nesbit.
Newbold Noyes. John A. Remon.
Joseph E. Rice, Vincent Saccardi,
Rabbi Abram Simon, Arthur Clarendon
Smith. Jesse C Cuter, William Roy
Vallance, Ella C. Werner. Roland
Whitehurst. James G. Yaden, Ann
Kelton Wiley and Santus W. Zink.
President Meyer named Malcolm
G. Gibbs, president of the Peoples
Drug Stores, chairman of the Finance ;
Committee, and Vincent Saccardi.
manager of the Washington branch of
the Metropolitan Insurance Co., chair- ,
man of the Membership Committee.
Injury Fails to Halt Senator.
Senator Pat Harrison (Democrat, ]
Mississippi) suffered a broken blood <
vessel in his left eye but it has not i
prevented his continuous work on 1
the Administration tax bill. Harri- i
son suffered the injury nearly a week i
ago. but physicians who treated him :
expressed no concern. <
JJoubt on u. C. Bui
Passage Holds Up
Painting of School
Doubt as to passage of the District
appropriation bill before Congress ad
journs has resulted in cessation of
painting work at Western High School
with the building only a little more
than half finished.
While half a coat of paint may
be better than none from the point
of maintenance co6t, it does not add
to the appearance of the building,
William A. Draper, engineer in the
District repair shop, admitted, es
pecially with commencement ap
proaching.
The auditorium in which the com
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been refinished, and the best possible
use has been made of th funds avail
able under existing appropriations, he
explained.
The entire old portion of the build
ing, which includes the front, facing
on Thirty-fourth street, and part of
the sides facing on R street and Res
ervoir road, have been repainted. A ,
scaffolding on the portico of the front
must remain, because of the cost of
removing it in the midst of the work.
It would have to be replaced when
work is resumed, Draper pointed out.
Prettiest Qirl at Q. W. U.
Artists Choose Her to Occupy Place of
Honor in Institution’s Year Book.
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MISS GERTRUDE SHERMAN.
HE place of honor in the Cher- ;
ry Tree. George Washington
University year book, which
came off the press yesterdav,
is occupied by Miss Gertrude Sher
man. a sophomore, who was selected
By two nationally-known illustrators
as the prettiest co-ed in the univer
sity.
Miss Sherman, who lives at 1762
K street, was chosen by the ;udges,
Neysa McMein and John La Gatta.
after they had considered a large I
number of photographs.
Second and third place winners j
were Miss Geraldine Oillman and i
HAS HAILS
D. C. TEACHING ACT
Holds Compulsory Instruc
tion on Effects of Nar
cotics Sholud Be Model.
The law requiring that District
public school children be taught the
effects of alcohol and narcotics on
;he human system should be adopted
js a model for all reform movements,
Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah de
elared last night in the main address
Ji tt piugittiu in v/ciitiax ni£ii otuwi
Auditorium, sponsored by the Allied
Organization to observe the 50th anni
versary of the laws enactment.
Senator Thomas, himself a former
professor, said he was familiar per
sonally with the operation of the law
oecause the first school he attended
ivas a territorial Institution, where
his teachers taught him the evils
)f alcohol.
Should Be Made Model.
“I think this law should be made
i model for all reform movements,”
said the Utah Legislator, speaking
before an audience of several hundred.
‘Reforms can succeed only when they
ire supported by truth and fact. The
pasis of all education should rest
jpon morals and the emphasizing
>f character building.”
The Senator referred to the public's
changed attitude toward the use of
ntoxicating liquors since 1886, the
vear the present law was enacted, and
imphaslzed the stress which insurance
:ompanies, surety concerns and “all
:mployers of men in trusted positions"
tre making with regard to the drink
ng habdt.
He pleaded for abstinence for the
lake of efficiency and success in per
ional and private life.
Full enforcement and observance of
he alcohol and narcotic public school
nstruction law is proposed in a reso
ution passed at the meeting.
After paying tribute to officials and
eachers who have "during the past
lalf century sincerely and adequately
ibaerved the alcohol and narcotic in
truction law in the public schools of
he District of Columbia’’ and express
ng thanks to those officials and teach
ers who are now enforcing it, the
esolution called on the Board of Edu
ction for stricter enforcement.
Dr. Ballon Speaks.
Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
>f schools, discussed the teaching of
effects of alcohol and narcotics on
he human body, as conducted in the
school’s today, and said it was "as
adequate as any other subject in
iny other course offered in the public
schools.”
Senator Capper of Kansas presided
over the meeting and gave a brief
history of the law. Five-minute ad
dresses were delivered by Mrs. John
S. Bennett, past president of the
Woman’s City Club; Mrs. Lloyd W.
Biddle, president of the General Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs: Mrs. N. M.
Pollock, past president of the Dis
trict W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Harvey W.
Wiley, new president of the Woman’s
City Club, and Mrs. Ernest H. Daniels.
MAO'/ tivc ptcoiucub w me uecerai
Federation.
Concluding tbe program was a
short one-act play written expressly
for the occasion and presented by
the District Post of Allied Youth,
under direction of William Frank
Cleaver. Boy Scouts acted as ushers,
while musical numbers were rendered
by high school musicians under di
rection of Dr. Edwin N. C. Barnes.
More than 200 civic, church, dtl
sens’ and welfare organizations spon
sored tbe meeting. J. Raymond
Schmidt was general chairman, with
William V. Mahoney acting as exe
cutive secretary.
tliss Kathryn Dengler, whose pictures
rlso occupy lull pages in the year book.
Miss Sherman 1s the daughter of
Ur. James Sherman, head of the de
partment of bacteriology at Cornell
University. She attended Cornell last
year, and then transferred to George
Washington.
She is majoring in English, is vitally
interested in dramatics and rifle
shooting. Recently, she has been ac
tive with the G. W. Radio Players,
and, before she went to Cornell, was
a member of the Bartfleld Dramatic
Players.
Pedestrian Lights
For Intersections
“Flop,” Allen Finds
Pedestrian lights established at
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets on
F street are a ‘ complete flop,”
Commissioner George E. Allen de
clared today after making a per
sonal Inspection of their opera
tion.
‘‘If any intelligent person who
watches the lights in operation is
not convinced that the pablic is
paying no attention to the walk
lights, then I will bounce on my
head all the way from the Dis
trict Building to the Capitol," said
the Commissioner.
HUES FIRST STEP
Public Hearings on Blanton
Bill to Start in Ten
Days.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.
The Blanton resolution providing
for radical alterations in the admin
istrative organization of the District
public school system took its first
legislative step today when the House
Judiciary Committee referred it tc
i subcommittee for consideration.
The subcommittee- is headed by
Representative Miller, Democrat, ol
Arkansas, who plans to start public
bearings on the measure in about
\ week or 10 days. Other members
»f the subcommittee are Represen
tatives Montague of Virginia, Mc
Laughlin of Nebraska, DulTey of Ohio.
Democrats; and Robison of Kentucky
and Perkins of New Jersey, Republi
cans.
Justice Department Interested.
In the meantime, it was learned
officials of the Justice Department
bad taken an interest in the resolu
tion because of a provision that would
prevent District as well as Federal
ludges and attorneys from teaching
aw classes or engaging in other "out
lide” work.
The main object of the resolution
is to substitute a Board of Trustees
tor the Board of Education and
create a new office of supervisor of
education to replace the present posi
tion of superintendent of schools.
Although Miller intends to hold
hearings on the resolution before
adjournment of Congress, he seriously
doubts whether it will make any
substantial progress toward enactment
“I expect to hold hearings on the
resolution,” said Miller, "but I will
be unable to call the subcommittee
together for at least a week or sc
because of several other matters tc
which I must give my attention.
"It Congress adjourns June 6 01
thereabout. I think it is doubtful
If the resolution can go very far
even if the hearings are concluded.’
Sumners Also Doubtful.
Chairman Sumners of the Judi
ciary Committee also is doubtful
whether the resolution will reach th<
House calendar in time for actior
before adjournment. However, he said
he thought hearings should he held
on it to determine public sentiment
Ordinarily, a resolution affectint
the school system would be referred
to the District Committee. Represen
tative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas
its author, obviously did not warn
it sent to that committee, where il
would have met certain death. T(
get it before the Judiciary Committee
which is more friendly toward him
he included all Federal Judges and
attorneys within the scope of lti
provision*
THOUSANDS MARCH
IN SAFETY PATROL
LEADERS’ PARADE
Youth of 16 States and
D. C. Climax Conference
to Save Lives.
ROOSEVELT LAUDS
WORK AS EXCELLENT
Drill Teams Compete—Methods
of Curbing Traffic Toll
Discussed.
Bearing banners emblazoned with
safety slogans, safety patrol leaders
from 16 States marched up Constitu
tion avenue this morning in the fifth
national school safety patrol parade.
Headed by Commissioner George E.
Allen, grand marshal, of the parade,
representatives of the States partici
pating in the demonstration and Dis
trict and nollce officials the line of
march extended from Sixth street
westward to the reviewing stand op
posite the Washington MonumeJK.
Nearly 8,000 members of the patrol,
sponsored by the American Auto
mobile Association, took part.
Among the guests in the reviewing
stand were Senator Keyes of Ne.v
Hampshire, Representatives Carpenter
of Kansas. Beiter of New York and
Plumley of Vermont, and John W. i
! Studebaker, commissioner of educa- j
j tion.
The parade was the climax of the i <
safety meeting which opened last ’
night with a safety patrol conference
in the Federal Auditorium adjoining
the new Labor Department building.
The conference was a new feature
of the annual meeting, and was de
signed to give patrolmen an op- .
portunity to discuss safety problems
and means of increasing efficiency of ‘
the patrols throughout the country.
About 800 delegates from 16 States j
and the District attended.
Interesting Speakers.
Speakers on last night s program
\ included H. H. Clegg, assistant direc- 1
I tor of the Federal Bureau of Investi- i
gation: Walter Johnson, famous base ,
ball pitcher; Maj. Ernest W. Brown,
superintendent of police; Thomas P.
Henry, president of the A. A. A.; Com- i
missioner Melvin C. Hazen; Mrs. i
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the Board of Education, and Dr.
riaim w. ottiiuu, Mipu imniunii. ui
schools. E. E. “Rip" Miller, assistant
director of athletics at the Naval
Academy, led the discussion. ,
President Roosevelt addressed 2.000
of the visiting patrol members from
the White House portico late yester
day. He expressed his own keen in
terest in “the excellent work" they i
are doing for traffic safety.
“My interest in you is not because | ;
of your work alone,” he said, “but;
also because yours is a youth move- \
ment. The future belongs to youth j
and when youth voluntarily assumes
helpful activities like yours for the
benefit of the entire community, I
for one feel ever so much more con- 1
fident in regard to the future/’
Drill Trams Compete.
Before the parade this morning, 1
crack drill teams held elimination
drills on the Ellipse to select the ;
three teams to stage the final com- j
petition at the end of the parade.
Army officers acted as judges and
team trophies and individual ribbons
were awarded members of the win- j
ning teams.
Well ud in the line of march was i
the honor medal division, composed (
of patrolmen qualifying for the Medal
of Merit, the A. A. A.’s highest safety I
award. The honor medal is given
only to patrol members who. in the i
line of duty, have actually saved the
life of a school child. i
To the stirring music of the Navy |
Band and several school bands spaced
at intervals along the line of march, |
the marchers fell in behind the cars
bearing Commissioner Hazen. Maj.
Brown, Traffic Director William A. |
Van Duzer and Dr. Ballou.
Commissioner Allen presented the
hoqor medals to more than 39 patrol,
members, including 20 from schools
in the District.
The District youths who received
medals were: Jack Mettee, Clarence
Branham, Wallace Inman, Arthur
Young, Sherman Harp, Semon Witt,
Bernard Gittleson, Richard Stakes,
Donald Fitzgerald, Joe De Simone, Vic
tor Hennige, Marshall Emmert, Stan
ford Himmelfarb,’ James Daras, Dick
Wililams, John L. Baker. Stanley An
derson, Fred Harb, Joseph L. Smith I
and Benjamin Jenkins. I
As Safety Patrol Youths Paraded
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A general view of the line of march in the fifth national safety school parade.
—Star staff Pnoto.
Jays Suit Accusing Her of
101 Infidelities Was
Act of Cruelty.
The suit of her husband. Herman R
iowenstein, president of the Howen
tein Realty Co., charging her with 101
nstances of infidelity, represented an
ict of cruelty which entitles her to
i limited divorce, Mrs. Katherine M.
iowenstein contended in District Su
>reme Court today.
A week ago the husband filed a peti
ion for absolute divorce and asked
■ustody of their two children, Dorothy
lean, a, ana Marnyn, a.
Mrs. Howenstein countered today
vith an answer and cross-bill, filed
hrough Attorneys Jean M. Boerdman
ind Cyril S. Lawrence.
She denied she was an unfaithful
cife and said the acts of infidelity al
eged by her husband did r.ot occur.
On some of the days mentioned in
lis suit, she told the court, she was
it the deathbed and later at the fu
teral of her sister, and on other dates
she was confined to bed because of
llness. On 14 of the occasions, she
vas ill and in a sanitarium, she de
clared.
Howenstein named three core
cpondents in his petition for an abso
utc decree.
Mrs. Howenstein said she and her
tusband separated March 7. 1934, un
ier a temporary agreement to live
ipart for six months, but that since
chat time she vainly attempted to
iring about a reconciliation. Since
heir separation. Howenstein has given
ler *200 a month for maintenance of
terself and her children, and has paid
S54 a month for a nurse for the chil
iren, Mrs. Howenstein said, adding
chat this in inadequate. She asked the
:ourt to increase her allowance.
Howenstein lives at 4704 Blagden
•oad. while the wife resides at 7019
3eorgia avenue.
WHITE HOUSE PLUMBER
TO RETIRE ON MAY 31
John Walker Brown, 3825 Veazey
.treet, who for many years has had
iharge of the plumbing and water
iupply systems at the White House,
s closing out about half a century of
work for the Government and Na
ional Capital Parks officials an
lounced today that he is to be retired
>n May 31. He will be 70 years old
omorrow.
C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
if the National Capital Parks, has
written Brown a letter commending
llm for his long service. Actually the
veteran park employe has had 49
iears 9 months 19 days continuous
iervice with the park organization.
A native of the Capital, Brown was
tppointed as a laborer in the old
)ffice of Public Buildings and Grounds
n August, 1886. Later he became a
clumber and in 1890 was advanced to
l foreman plumber. In June. 1925,
le became chief plumber in the Wash
ngton park system.
Policeman Left $1,200 by Man
He Lent 50 Cents 4 Years Ago
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AW York Inventor Re
members Good Deed
of Friend Here.
'I'll Give You Something
Some Day * Officer
IT Vis Told.
"Sure it's true—I lend the guy 50
cents four or five years ago and now
he dies and leaves me $1,200!"
Policeman William C. Truesdell,
fifth precinct, was answering ques
tions for a reporter who was a bit
skeptical about the officer's windfall.
Any doubt as to the authenticity of
Truesdell's inheritance was dispelled,
however, when he offered to "count
it"—that is. count $1,199.50 of it. He
had just lent 50 cents to another
officer.
Truesdell. who lives at 111 B street
southeast, was named a beneficiary in
the will of Charles Evermon of New
York, an inventor of novelties, who
was nearly always "broke.”
On a visit to his old home in New
York about five years ago, the police
man ran across the inventor, whom
he had known for many years. Ever
mon had sold many of his inventions,
but a spree always followed a sale.
Evermon was just recovering from
such a celebration when he met Trues
dell. The officer recalled well what the
inventor had said after "borrowing”
half a dollar for food.
"You are the only person who has
ever given me anything.” Truesdell j
quoted him as saying. "I'll have some- ,
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POLICEMAN WILLIAM C.
TRUESDELL.
hing some day and I won't forget
i’OU.”
But Truesdell didn't take his
'riend's parting words seriously ever
though he remembered them He
:ame back to Washington and never
;aw Evermon again.
Recently he received a long-dis
tance telephone call from a New York
lawyer. Evermon had died. He left
ibout $4,000 to be divided among three
sersons—his brother and sister anc
rruesdell.
So today Truesdell is $1,200 richer
tor a 50-qent investment.
He doesn’t know what he will dc
with the money, but he says he!
i "sucker for blondes.”
TO GET JOBS BACK
Labor Board Orders Coach
Company to Reinstate
Those Dismissed.
The National Labor Relations
Board today ordered the Washington,
Virginia <fc Maryland Coach Co. to
reinstate 18 employes dismissed in
March allegedly because of union
activities.
In its decision, the board charged
the dismissals “were the direct re
sult of Arnold's (Leon Arnold, presi
dent of the company) determination
to break up Local 1079," Amalgamated
Association of Street. Electric* Rail
way & Motor Coach Employes of
America. It ordered the company
to pay back wage' to the men from
the date of their dismissal, less the
amounts they may have earned in
that period.
Company is Restrained.
The board also ordered the com
pany to "cease and desist" from in
terfering with the rights of its
lflKnr nroonivatinrtd
1,000 ATTEND BAKE
OF TRADE BOARD
Members Served in Twc
Shifts—Games Slated
in Afternoon.
More than 1.000 members am
guests of the Washington Board o
Trade are in Bay Ridge, Md., toda;
for the organization’s forty-secom
annual shad bake and Spring outing
Members of the staff of the May
flower Hotel early this morning be
gan preparation of pits and charcoa
on which the shad was being plankei
on green oak and hickory slabs.
Two shifts, each of more than 50C
were planned, beginning at 11:30 am
the second to receive their luncheoi
as soon as the first could vacat
the casino and the tables could b
cleared.
Games in Afternoon.
This afternoon a series of games
including base ball, golf, fishint
wrestling, boxing, horseshoe pitchin
and other games was planned.
With virtually all of the mem
here and (meats eninp tn Rav Ririff
Young Washington
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Doris Clabough, 10, begins painting part of the patio built
by children of the sixth grade at the John Quincy Adams School.
Doris is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Clabough, 1827
Wyoming avenue. Monday: Willie Ann Myers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Myers, at the Bethesda, Md., Elementary School.
—Star Staff Photo.
and bargain collectively through their
representatives.
The decision resulted from testi
mony given by the discharged work
ers during a four-day hearing before
Trial Examiner John M. Carmody in
March. At a further hearing on
May 2, the board dismissed a com
plaint in regard to three additional
employes named in the original
charge.
Evidence presented showed 24 em
ployes of the Arnold line organized
Local 1079 on February 24, receiving
its charter on March 3 when the
membership had grown to 59. a
majority of all company employes.
On the following day. four union
members were discharged, eight more
on March 5, and six on March 6.
Advertised For Help.
By its own admission, the com
pany learned of the union activities
of its employes about February 27,
and two days later Inserted a "help
wanted” notice in a Washington
newspaper, the board said, adding
that between that date and March 5.
"evidence Aows that various hostile
remarks against the men forming
the union were made by various
company officials.”
Regarding the company's conten
tion that the 18 bus drivers and
repairmen were discharged for in
efficiency, the board declared the
record does not bear this out.
During the hearing, it was brought
out that Joseph Arnold, vice presi
dent of the company, donned a bus
operator's cap and attended the
meeting at which the union received
its charter.
Australia to Honor George.
Australia will erect a bronze group,
costing *75,000, in front of the Par
liament House in Canberra as a me
morial to King George.
in private conveyances leaving about I r
9 o'clock, there was a steady stream t
of traffic to the Maryland resort until t
well after the early luncheon hour, i }
One group went to Bay Ridge in f
a chartered bus that left the District
Building at 9 a.m.
Ticket Sale Closed Early. 1
So great was the demand for tickets j s
this year that Raymond M. Florence, i
general chairman, closed the sales t
Wednesday. The demand continued c
even after the sales had ended and t
a warning was sounded that no addi- s
tional tickets would be available at t
the bake today. This failed, however, c
to keep away all late arrivals, for
several showed up at the bay front t
asking for tickets. 1
More than 1,000 bags of souvenirs j
donated by members of the Board of
Trade were taken to Bay Ridge by
Pierce Boteler for distribution.
This afternoon at 4 o’clock a light f
lunch was to be served. s
Most of the guests, including sev- l
eral members of Congress, were ex- i
pected to return to Washington i
shortly after that time.
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GOES TO JAIL FOR DOGS !
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70-Year-Old Florida Man Proves 3
Love as Neighbors Complain. i
MIAMI, Fla. (A>).—Seventy-year-old ,
J. M. Brian loves his hound dogs more j
than his freedom. ,
When neighbors complained that the
dogs made too much noise. Judge
James M. Dunn ordered Brian to get
rid of the hounds.
Brian failed to obey, and when sum
moned to court again told the judge,
•‘If I must go to jail for my dogs, I
will go.”
"Thirty days,” the judge replied.
he House kill siasnea me ouagei
ecommendation to $2,700,000. and in
he last conference meeting Thursday
he only concession the House con
erees offered was to make their
gures $2,800,000.
Will Resume Conference*.
On his return Tuesday, Senator
'homas will inquire as to the pos
ibility of resuming conferences. «It
s believed other differences in the
ill could be adjusted without diffi
ulty, but there are no indication*
hat the Senate conferees will
bandon their position in support of
he figure the President recommended ^
n the lump sum.
If the impass^ continues on the
ill, Senator Thomas said the only
ltemative would be a continuing
esolution to meet the bare ma;n
enance requirements of the city It
ias been indicated, however, that
he Senate would provide for con
inuatlon of the $5,700,000 Federal
ayment in tne resolution. 11 iro.,
ame deadlock occurred on the rel
ation. the Senate conferees belie'«
dminiftration leaders will have to
fitervene.
In refusing to yield to a further c ut
i the Federal payment Senate con
erees not only are supporting the
President's budget message, but alro
re contending for the principle that
he Senate should not be required ta
ield always to the House on this
ssue.
Representative Blanton declined to v'
omment on what developed at the
•resident's press conference yestcr*
lay.
Cop's Equipment Stolen.
REDDIHO. Calif. UP).—While Con*
table W. A. Houston slept, some onl
rept into his home and took his hat,
:oat, two revolvers, star, handeufli
end two warrants Houston intended
o serve next day.
BYRNS MLS
BODY HAS POWER
10 END DEADLOCK
__ j
May Move to Discharge or
Instruct Conferees Who
Fail to Agree.
THOMAS TO RESUME 1
CONFERENCE TUESDAY .
Question Is Whether Leaders Will
Support Roosevelt or Blanton t
Recommendation.
Possibility that the House mipi?t
step in to break the deadlock be
tween conferees on the 1937 District '
| appropriation bill developed today
' as Darticinants in the rnntrraenw
marked time before making another
move to break the impasse.
The House, it was revealed by
Speaker Byrns. is in a position to
instruct its conferees to adjust the |
differences with the Senate group, and
thus pave the way for the District
to get funds for the coming fiscal
year.
Speaker Byrns called attention to
a comparatively new rule under which
any member may move to discharge
or instruct conferees who fail to re
port within 20 days. Such a motion
would be in order now as the House
conferees were appointed April 24.
| It would have precedence over all
. other House business as a motion of'
! highest privilege.
The problem thus appears to have
! boiled down to a question of whether
House leaders will support the rec
! ommendation of President Roosevelt
or ui ivepreaeniauve rjianion. uemc
crat, of Texas, who is the leading
advocate, not only of drastic reduc
tion, but also of complete elimination
of the Federal share toward the
expenses of the Capital.
I The Senate conferees are fighting
■ to sustain the President's budget m«: -
| sage, which recommended continua
! tion next year of the present $5,700.
: 000 Federal lump sum. and Mr. Roose—
| velt made known yesterday that he
is still for his budget recommedation.
Blanton Challenges Press. —
A challenge to Washington newc"- ™
papers to print a statement about the
dispute over the bill which ne de
scribed as "a Senator Thomas smoke
screen" was issued today by Blanrin.
The statement-read •
"Whoever, before, ever heard of
Senator Thomas prating about or
preaching the doctrine of standing bg
the President's budget?
i “If the House were to call his bluff,
to adopt the President's budget, it
would eliminate about 86 of the 87
Senate amendments. It would pio
vent appropriating for the new East
| ern High School, the new Chain
Bridge, the new badly needed fire
trucks and fire-fighting apparatus, the
new Police Court Building, and a
lot of other new projects, all of whitn
were put into the House bill by the
House Subcommittee and passed by
the House, but not one of which weifc
authorized by the President's budget.
"If the cry of 'stand by the Presi- *
: dent's budget' is not just a sham and
a subterfuge, then Senator Thomas
should likewise demand that all new
construction items and projects not
approved by the President's budget
should be eliminated from the bill.
"There is not a newspaper in Wash
! ington that pretends to give all news
to its readers, that will dare print the
: above statement without emasculating
it, because the Washington newspapers
j do not want the Washington people t»
t know the facts as they exist.”
1 Senator Thomas is chairman of the g
Senate Conference Committee on the-**
appropriations bill. Blanton heads the
House conferees.
Text of House Rule.
1 The House rule follows:
f1 "After House conferees on any hill
j or resolution in conference betwcAi
1 the House and Senate shall have^
failed to make a report within 20
. days, it is hereby declared to be a
. motion of the highest privilege to
1 discharge said House conferees and
I ! to appoint new conferees or to in
j struct said conferees.”
By a majority vote, the House, under
[ j this rule, could instruct its conferees
i j to agree to the $5,700,000 Federal
, payment as demanded by thfe S«iate
» as well as other items in conflfct. /
Before leaving last night tot f/
| liver an address in Iowa. Sent£,»
j Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma’,
' j chairman of the conference, reiter
’ ated his statement that if the dead- •*
’ lock continues, administration lead
ers will have to step in and take a
hand. Under Blanton's leadership.