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VAN i ISSUE IN QUODDY FIGHT Roosevelt Plan May Go Through to Save Face of President. BT CARLISLE BARGEBON. The votes for continuance of the Passamaquoddy project and the Florida Ship canal apparently have been lined up in the Senate on the argument that it would not do politically for Senator Vandenberg to win out over President • Roosevelt. t Political capital, in this event, would c be made that the Michigan Senator, c prominently mentioned for the Re- , publican presidential nomination, is c stronger with the Senate than the ( President, it is claimed. The Senator defeated the two proj- t ects when they were up before and also < has to his credit the checking of ad- 1 ministration forces on three other items 11 since he took up his aggressive opposi- < tion. But this is the first time he comes directly in conflict with the 1 President. New Deal Senators frankly consider ‘ that it was bad strategy that the situ- , ation should have been permitted to 1 (develop into this position and Passa maquoddy is something particularly ' Vhich they do not wish to carry through the campaign, but the issue has been joined and the only way out, as they see it, is to go ahead and vote for the proposal sought by the Presi dent. One Vote Decided. f As a matter of fact, Senator Van ■denberg won by only one vote before. <At that time, it was not known what ,«Mr. Roosevelt's attitude was. He had ^pitched the two controversial projects «1nto the lap of Congress by recom- ! (tnending them in the budget. The ! -ilouse. at the instance of its Appropri- (; Ations Committee, refused to accept [ them. Congress had not authorized \ < them, it was contended. They had | been launched by the President from his relief funds. The fact that he had now. after spending $5,000,000 on Passamaquoddy and a considerable amount on the Florida ship canal, submitted them to Congress w’as interpreted in some quar ters. at least, as his desire to get rid of them. Pot Set Boiling Again. An after both the House and Senate had refused to approve them, he j seemed to be satisfied. Democratic j Gov. Brann of Maine, however, got! busy. He came to see Mr. Roosevelt along with others. The come about of things put him in a serious political fix. it ivas argued. Of course, Senator Fletcher was doing everything he could > in the meantime to save the Florida • ship canal. ' Of the two. the canal is looked upon ' as having more justification although • it is difficult to arouse enthusiasm, i outside of those directly interested, -even for it. Finally, Mr. Roosevelt directed Ma jority Leader Robinson to offer a reso lution authorizing him to name two boards. No one questions that this is j but a face-saving device, and that as 8enator Vandenberg charges, it will bind Congress to carry out the projects. The White House has made it an issue, however. Robinson even went so far as to sit in on the committee consid eration of it with the deliberate pur pose of keeping tab on the New Deal members of the committee. Jockeying Continues. There is a question, though, as to 1 whether Vaadenberg won't increase in | stature if he loses his fight. When he |; won before he relied mostly on his am- i munition against the ship canal. He i has hardly drawn on the stuff he has against Passamaquoddy. Some New • Dealers ,who do not want Quoddy to i be hurled around in the campaigu, I get some comfort out of the belief I that the House will not accept the i resolution. . \ In this case, as they see It, Vanden- < berg will not get the credit for defeat- 1 lng the President and at the same time there would be no Quoddy in the campaign. . • —-— — U. S. OFFICER IS SLAIN BY CANADIAN GUNMAN By the Associated Press. BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 29.—A critically wounded gunman, charged with fatally shooting United States Immigration Inspector Charles M. Flachs, was guarded by Federal officers in a hospital today. The man was charged under *the name of John Arthur Alien Fraser. Supt. H. Darling of the Vancouver, British Columbia, police said Canadian authorities identified him as Edward McMullen. Canadian sought for mur der and bank robbery. Flachs and Inspector L. J. Pike took the suspect off a southbound stage at Blaine, on the border, and were about to search him in the customs building when, Pike said, the man drew a pistol and fired. Pike said he bent the weapon back and the last shot en- ' tered the assailant’s head. * 1 Daniels Is Back Home. < RALEIGH, N. C., May 29 OP).— ' Josephus Daniels, Ambassador to Mex ico, arrived at his home here last ' night from Washington. 1 He will remain here about two weeks '.and possibly may attend the Demo cratic national convention in Phila delphia, to be held during the latter part of June, before returning to Mex ico City. Mrs. Daniels accompanied him here. Woman, 86, Eager 1 < i i Dirigible Voyage * By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. May 29.—Mrs. Harriet j Hague, 86, flying enthusiast and ( probably the oldest person ever to ( make a trans-Atlantic air voyage, would like to be the first person to j catch a fish from a dirigible. s i That thought, she said yesterday on j i her return to the United States on the , i liner Washington, occured to her as , , she flew to Germany on the Hinden- j , burg on its first eastward trip. She t , even mentioned it to the captain. f Mrs. Hague is the mother of Robert ( L. Hague, president of the Standard 1 Shipping Corp. “No one has any secrets on a dirigible," she said. “The partitions are not soundproof, and everything ( that is said over the passenger quar- 1 ters can be heard distinctly. And c did I hear some things • • • well, c don’t ask me." 3 V Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. LOBBYISTS. OBBYISTS at the Maryland General Assembly In Annapolis, like those in the National Con gress, cause considerable con roversy and It was with the activities f the lobbyists In mind that L. Har ld Sothoron, Prince Georges County lelegate, attempted to govern his onduct in most decorous fashion re ently. Sothoron stayed overnight at An lapolis and asked a fellow delegate, iharles C. Marbury, who was going iome to Marlboro for the night, to lave a check cashed In the Prince Jeorgee County seat for him. The next day the two met in the louse chamber prior to the session. “Did you get the check cashed?” iothoron asked. "Yes,” answered Marbury, reaching or his wallet. “Wait.” exclaimed Sothoron, “don't ;ive me any money in here.” * * * * BEST SELLER. All the talk about the Consti tution seems to have convinced publishers that if has possibilities as a "best seller." Ten-cent edi tions, bound in the national col ors and carrying a photograph of the Capitol as a frontispiece now are making their appearance on chain store counters. * * * * OUT OP THE PAST. pOLICE veterans, putting their calls through patrol boxes painted blue ifter many years of familiarity with mly gray-colored boxes, recall an ;arlier type of patrol box which made calling one's station house an adven ure. The box in question was one made in the image and likeness of the mod ?rn telephone booth, with a door and everything. It was the custom of the patrolman to go Inside, close the door, ring up the desk and tell his story. It was the custom, also, of boys pass ng a booth so occupied to get a stick, olace it against the door in such a way that the latter could not be >pened from the inside, then retire x> await developments. The developments usually took the 'orm of a hasty call by the precinct patrol wagon, the driver of which ■eleased the Imprisoned policeman. * * * * WINNER IS LOSER. DRINCE GEORGES COUNTY RE PUBLICANS are non-partisan when it comes to handing out door prizes at dances, but it seems unlucky tor a Democrat to take one. At a recent dance staged by the Republicans in Beaver Dam Country -lub announcement of the winner of ;he door prize was made by Edgar P. -zarra and. in the din. S. C. Heifer, i Democrat, thought his name was :alled. He stepped forward and was handed ive $1 bills without question. In a ipirit of good will Heifer generously listributed the bills among his friends. A few minutes later Boyd Hart, who vas the real winner, was told of his :ood fortune by his friends, verified he report through Czarra and went o Heifer to collect. After finding the .5 he had claimed and given away pas not intended for him, the Demo rat had to go down In his pocket o award the rightful winner. * * * * STANDEE. ANTON HOGAARD. Police Court clerk, apparently couldn't believe ii8 eyes the other day. "Stand up,” said Hogaard when the lame of a certain defendant was eached. His command, uttered in a one which usually Is productive of mmediate results, apparently was ig lored. He repeated It, louder and pith greater emphasis. Still nothing lappened. Surveying the room with I'M STANDIM6 \ OP , threatening countenance, Hogaard eiterated the order. "I'm standing up,” Anally uttered a mall voice. Hogaard took another look, blinked ince and was forced to admit the iccused was right. Standing up, her lead barely reached over the back of he chair In which she had been litting. * * * * STYLE NOTE. Sergt. George Giddens of the Mount Rainier police force hat a new “line" when he ttopt tpeeiert these days. He no longer says, “Where d'ya think yere going—to a fire?" Instead he says: "Where d’ya think yere going—on a Representa tive's honeymoon?" * * * * TRINKETS. of the liveliest topics of specu ^ latlon in Washington nowadays oncerns the niche to be occupied ty J. R. McCarl after his 19-year erm as controller general ends tune 30. One good guess is that he won't iave anything to do with the auto nobile business, for automobile bids loublessly have embroiled the Alnty febraskan with various Government lepartments more often than any hing else. To McCarl, a car is a car, his only nterest being in price. Retailed peciAcatlons that Federal agencies ty down when in the buying market re sure to draw his Are as evidenced few days ago when he held up a rational Park purchase in which va lous accessories had been prescribed, iuch items are only "trinklets,” the ontroller general said with emphasis. Franciscan Father Dies. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 31 P).—Father Peter WaUischeck, $4, aunder of the Franciscan Seminary f St. Anthony, and for 40 yean head f the Santa Barbara Mission, die! esterday at a heart attack. > i HAMM CHOSEN LANDON ORATOR Will Place Name of Gover nor in Nomination at Cleveland. By tn* Associated Press. TOPEKA. Kans.. May 29.—Gov. Alf M. Landon announced today that John D. M. Hamilton. Kansas national com mitteeman. will place his name In nomination for the presidency at the Republican National Convention at Cleveland. Hamilton, national organizer for the Landon-for-President Committee, is a district delegate to the convention. He alsd Is general counsel for the Repub lican National Committee. Calling newspaper men to his office. Gov. Landon said In an informal statement: “John Hamilton will make the nom inating speech at Cleveland.” Asked about seconding speeches, the Kansas Governor said he did, not know who would make them. “I suppose that’s to be worked out yet at Cleveland.” he said. Former Foe of Landon. Hamilton will offer for the presi dential ncminatjpn the name of a man who once helped defeat him for Republican nomination for Governor of Kansas. The tall, sandy-haired and youthful former executive assistant to Henry P. Fletcher, chairman of the Re publican National Committee, started his political career at 28, as a probate Judge. He was a member of the Lower House of the State Legislature at 33, its speaker at 35, a candidate for Governor at 36, State Republican chairman at 38 and at 40 national committeeman for Kansas. In 1919, after returning from the Army, Hamilton dared battle his party bosses to win his first public office. A stripling lawyer, he went to the late David W. Mulvane, veteran Kansas national committeeman, to ask his support for probate judge of Shawnee County. He was turned down, not only by Mulvane, but by 72 of the 86 county committeemen. "The job should go to an older man ” he was told. “Why don't you wait?” But the Scotch-Irish youth did not want to wait. He was nominated and elected. Beaten for Governor. In 1928. the Mulvane wing of the party supported him for Governor. His primary opponent was Clyde M. Reed, Parsons editor, who had Landon's sup port. Reed won in a bitter contest. Two years later Hamilton directed the campaign of Frank Haucke, who won the nomination from Reed, causing a split in the party. Haucke, however, was r.osed out by 251 votes by Harry H. Woodring, Demo crat. in the general election. Hamilton set about to harmonize the divided party. In 1932. the Repub licans elected Landon Governor, al though Roosevelt and Garner swept the State. Hamilton stepped into the national political picture in 1932 after the death of Committeeman Mulvane. With Landon's aid. he was selected as Mulvane’s successor. Attending his first meeting of the national com mittee in 1934, he was nominated for the chairmanship, but was defeated by Fletcher. However, he was chosen general counsel for the committee and became attached to the Washington headquarters in May 1935. Hamilton helped organize the Mid western “grass roots" Republican con vention at Springfield, 111., in June. 1935. He continued his work with the na tional headquarters until March 9, this year, when he resigned as Fletcher's assistant to work actively for Landon's presidential nomination. -• W. B. LEEDS ILL MIAMI, Fla., May 29 OF).—William B. Leeds was 111 last night as he and his bride, the former Miss Olive Hamilton of Pittsburgh, arrived here aboard the tin fortune heir’s yacht Moana. Leeds denied himself to visitors. The yacht's officers explained Leeds had exposed himself to the high winds which swept this region several days ago and had been ordered to bed to recuperate. Leeds and Miss Hamilton, whom he rescued from drowning six years ago. were married Saturday aboard their yacht at sea near Bimini. The bride, a former telephone operator, is the daughter of a retired Pittsburgh steel worker. BAND CONCERT. By the Navy Band in Walter Reed Hospital at 6:30 p.m. today. Lieut. Charles Benter, leader; Alex. Morris, assistant leader. Program. March, “All Hands”.Benter Overture, “Mlgnon".Thomas Cornet solo, “The Devil's Tongue." Schmidt; Oscar Short. “Ballet” and "Soldiers March," from the opera, "William Tell”_Roesini Popular fa) “Boots and Saddles”...Samuels fb) “Red Sails In the Sunset,” Williams Selections from “Sweet Adeiine”.Kem Waltzes, “Old Timers"...Arr, by Lake March. "The Diplomat”_Sousa "The Star Spangled Banner." SENATE TO START QUODDY DEBATE Robifison Will Ask Power for President to Continue Two Projects. By the Associated Press. After extending a helping hand to rescue Rexford O. Tugwell's giant Re settlement Administration from eclipse, the Senate sped on today toward de bate on two other controversial angles of the relief program—"Quoddy” and the Florida Ship Canal. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, announced defi nitely he would offer, as an amend ment to the $2,369,000,000 rellef-de flciency bill, a resolution giving Presi dent Roosevelt conditional authority to continue work of the Passama quoddy tidal power project In Maine and the canal. Immediately, Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan reached for a stack of data he has been collecting in an effort to convince the Senate that further work on the two big projects, which the administration started with work relief allotments, is unjustified. Other Republicans planned to Join in the attack, and served notice the debate would be prolonged. Admin istration men have been seeking to put the big bill through as quickly as possible, so Congress might adjourn next week. would rermu Allotments. The Robinson amendment would permit the President to allot more money to the canal and power proj ect if new boards of review approved. The boards would be required to make their reports by July 20. After hearing Senator La Follette, Progressive, of Wisconsin, defend the Resettlement Administration, the Senate, by a vote ol 38 to 28, decided late yesterday to continue financial backing of the big program to buy up poor farm land and transfer agricul tural families to better soil. As the relief bill came to the Sen ate from the House it provided that $85,500,000 could be used for "rural rehabilitation'’ and some other pur poses. A Senate committee struck out "rural rehabilitation, "but the Senate vote yesterday restored the words and thus permitted the funds to go to Tugwell. La Follette said much of the criti cism leveled against Tugwell's agency was unjustified. Declaring it may prove "one of the most constructive steps this Government has taken in years,” he said the Nation must "turn back the tide resulting from profligate and wasteful use of the soil.” Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir ginia fought for the committee view point on the ground that Congress already had appropriated $450,000,000 for soil conservation. Some others supported him, but on the vote 30 Democrats, 5 Republicans and 2 Farmer-Laborites joined La Follette to reject the committee amendment. Earlier Senate Vote. Earlier the Senate had voted to give President Roosevelt sole control of the $1,425,000,000 contained in the bill for relief for next fiscal year This action was taken after spirited debate in which Senator Sterner, Re publican, of Oregon, objected that the President was being given a "blank check." Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, remarked that while it might not be wise to accord the President such power, the determination of proj ects was an “administrative" oper ation. Chairman Glass of the Appropria tions Committee said he was opposed to the "lump sum appropriation.” "I voted against it in committee,” he said, “because I thought the people of the United States should know how this money Is to be spent, and I still think so.” This was his answer when asked If he would follow his course of last year when he presented his committee's $4,880,000,000 bill and then voted against it. G. P. 0. OFFICIAL RETIRES, ENDING 34 YEARS’ WORK Herman B. Barnhart, Chief Copy Editor, Served Under Seven Public Printers. Herman B. Barnhart, chief copy editor of the Government Printing Office, was retired today after 34 years of service. Appointed from Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1902, Mr. Crawford served under seven puniic printer*. Begin ning as a com positor, he was appointed super intendent of printing in 1927, serving until 1933. As chairman of the G. P. O. Style Board he exerted a marked influ ence on the typ ography of Gov- I avnmsnt mihliPfl. tions in the past „ _ _ ,_H. B. Barnhart. few years. Mr. Barnhart, who Is 84, lives at 1415 Shepherd street. At his retire ment he was presented with a travel ing bag and several other gifts by his associates in the printing office. The National Scene BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH THE balanced budget plank in the Democratic platform, if any one has the nerve to propose one, is going to look fairly sick. Along comes Mr Morgenthau asking for another two uiiiioxi mortgage on me iuiure, m acamon to the hundreds of millions of current cash called for by the tax bill. On the theory that "there's gold in them thar hills” the administration evi dently believes there is money to spare ‘‘in them thar taxpayers.” Mr. Roosevelt sees automobiles running, air planes flying, relief checks fluttering to their recipients, people generally going about their usual avocations. He is apparently convinced that everything is lovely, so he still talks in financial hyperbole, and makes another peace time record for the national debt. <a m__ ika ama aaJ . kali klllU*. aallaf AUe* L*B*w*na- . fund is now to be turned over to him, to be dis bursed under his personal direction. That will keep the privy purse well lined and should enable him to satisfy his Itch for spending for at least a few mouths longer. (Coprrisbt, 1M6J V Railroad Engineer on Last Run W. W. Mooney, 70. engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad for 48 years, retires today after a run from Washington to New York in command of the Senator. For 10 years he piloted the Con gressional Limited. He proudly boasts of not having had an accident during his entire service. In the upper picture he is shown in his cab being congratulated by his helper. Lower: A close up of Mooney._—Star Staff Photos. SENATE APPROVES Passes Commodity Ex change Regulation Bill by 60-16 Vote. By the Associated Press. After withdrawal of controversial cotton amendments, the Senate to day passed the House-approved com modity exchange regulation bill. The vote was 60 to 16. Passed by the House last session, the mrasure would extend and broaden Federal regulatory powers over com modity futures exchanges. It would amend the grain futures act of 1922 to add cotton, rice, mill feeds, butter, eggs and Irish potatoes j to the list of commodities in which j futures trading is regulated by provi sions of that measure. Commodities included in the 1922 ' law were com. wheat, rye. oats, barley, flaxseed and grain sorghums. Aims at Speculation. Chief among the broader powers given the Commodity Futures Com mission in the new bill is one to fix limits on futures trading in commodi ties to prevent excessive speculation. No limitations, however, could be placed on •'bona fide" hedging, which the bill defines as the sale of futures when actual commodities have been purchased or the sale of commodities when futures have been purchased. Trade practices such as "wash sales.” "cross trades" and "accommo dation trades" would be prohibited, as would bucketing orders. The measure also contains a gen eral provision against cheating, mak ing false reports or deceiving by any means. Commission Is Named. Under provisions of the new bill the ] Agriculture Secretary, who, with the I Commerce Secretary and Attorney General, comprise the commission, may deal with individual violators of fu | tures trading regulations. The power to deal with contract markets still would be reserved to the commission, but because of the num ber of small violators the Agriculture Secretary would be empowered to deal with them. One of the chief Senate amendments which the House must consider was the addition of potatoes to the list of commodities affected. Banks Are Suspicions. MEXICO, D. F. </P).—Luis Cuellar sat in jail today and pondered the ways of banks. Yesterday he walked into the Bank of Mexico and passed over a check. The check was for $270,000. It was made out to the bearer. The name signed to it was "Henry Ford.” Employes, after grave pretense of searching their books, informed Cuellar that Henry Ford had no account there —and called police. Recesses Instead Of Adjournment June 6 Considered Congress Hopeless of Finishing Work Before Party Conventions. B; the Associated Press. Hopes of adjourning Congress June 6 were virtually dead today. Most leaders agreed there was so much work left to be done on taxes that It would be impossible to meet the ad journment deadline set some ‘time ago. Leaders were talking seriously of a series of recesses during the period of national conventions. Speaker Byms, in stating at his press conference that he did not see how Congress could adjourn by June 6. estimated the Senate would be 10 days with the tax bill and added: “Certainly the House will not accept the revised tax legislation without some study and consideration.” The Speaker said no definite plans had been made in regard to the party conventions. The Republican con vention opens in Cleveland June 9, and the Democrats meet at Phila delphia June 23. "We may take a series of three-day recesses,” Byms said, "although that has not been definitely decided be cause unanimous consent must be ob tained for such action.” In addition to the tax bill impasse, the $2,369,000,000 relief-deficiency bill, now being debated by the Senate, also is threatened with some delay. Sena tor Vandenberg of Michigan and other Republicans planned to devote much time to fighting a Democratic drive for an amendment giving President Roosevelt conditional authority to continue work on the Passamaquoddy tidal power project in Maine and the Florida ship canal.__ t Normandie’s Record Broken By Queen Mary Travels 747 Miles in Day, Passing Rival's Figure of 744. By the Associated Press. ABOARD THE S S QUEEN MARY EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK. May 29 —The Queen Mary broke the French Normandie'* record for a full 25 hour day run by traveling 747 miles up until noon, ship's time, today. (Since the Queen Mary is traveling westward across the Atlantic, clocks were set back one hour during the long , run, thereby making the day 25 hours long.) The Queen Mary's average speed during the period up to noon was 29.76 knots. She is following B' track, which is a route of approximate ly 3,158 miles from Cherbourg to Ambrose Light. The Normandie's best day's run to the west was 744 nautical miles. The British contender continued her i high speed, with some vibration evi dent. and. while officials still dis claimed at tills stage any purpose of trying to break the record, it was emphasized the ship was traveling at a rate which placed her in a strategic position to displace the Normandie. U. S. TRADE LOANS BEING CENTRALIZED Export-Import Banks Consoli dated Under Direction of W. L. Pierson. Sr i be Assoc, a tea Press. All loans made in the expansion of { American trade were being centralized , in one agency today under the direc- ‘ tion of Warren Lee Pierson, new president of the Export-Import Bank. The "first” and "second" Export-1 Import Banks have been consolidated and the new bank has taken over assets and functions of other Government j agencies which have foreign loans of more than 117,000,000. The bank will assume the task of refinancing some $27,000,000 in frozen credits held by Americans in Brazil. Other transactions taken over are: The Reconstruction Finance Corp.’s wheat and cotton loan to the Chi nese government, most of which has been paid off; the Grain Stabilization Corp.’s "famine" loan to China; a loan to the Cuban government to enable the purchase of American silver, and a number of smaller transactions to permit sale of American machinery, cotton and other products abroad. IMPRESARIO DIES 8AN FRANCISCO, May 29 Wiiliam H. (Doc.) Leahy, 73, who discovered Luisa Tetrazzini and start ed her on the road to operatic fame more than 30 years ago, died yester day. Leahy, a musical and theatrical impresario, managed San Francisco’s original and successive Tivoli Theaters. Leahy found Tetrazzini with an ob scure opera troupe In Mexico. She made her first American appearance at the Tivoli in 1909, creating a sen sation. BOY SHOT DEAD, CULPEPER, Va., May 29 UP).— Johnson Withers. 12-year-old Negro, was accidentally killed yesterday by a bullet from a .22-caliber rifle In the hands of a Negro friend, Willy Bow ler, 16 The boys were walking along a creek bank with a third boy, John Fry, 15, Negro, when the accident occurred. Culpeper County authorities investi gated. Delegation Complains of Resettlement Men Seen Drunk. By a Staff Correspondent ot The Star. UPFER MARLBORO, Md, May 29.—Beer and resettlement workers do not m.x, the Prince Georges County Board of License Commissioners de cided yesterday. Following a lengthy hearing the board declined to grant Mrs. Annie W. Johnson a license to operate a beer stand at Branchville which she admitted was primarily intended to serve the men who are building Greenbeit. The board aKp refused a license to Connick Brady of Mitchellville and issued warnings to Emil C. Stamm, operator of the Maryland Club Gar dens, and Harry Kans of Capitol Heights, who were summoned to ap pear because of complaints received by the commissioners. Worse Conditions Feared. Licenses wrere granted to Thomas V. Whalen of Brentwood, Margaret Roney of Largo and Elijah A. Alden of Maryland Park despite opposition voiced at hearings. Eighteen others were licensed without opposition. In the Johnson case, William H. Brooke, chairman of the board, said the commissioners were satisfied the proposed beer parlor was not needed in the community. Being a World War veteran. Brooke pointed out that the Government kept alcoholic bever ages away from cantonments during the war. Former County Commissioner Wil liam A. Duvall headed a delegation which claimed numerous Greenbeit workers are seen intoxicated in the community now. and predicted another beer saloon would make conditions worse. Hostile local sentiment also caused the board to reject Brady's application for a beer license. Stamm was summoned before the board because Inspector Bernard Sweeney reported a patron of the Maryland Club Gardens threw a bottle at his head. Summoned After Conviction. Kans was summoned as a result of his conviction on charges of making Sunday sales. Both were told that it was the policy of the board merely to issue warnings when initial complaints are received, but to take more drastic action if others followed. John Luckett, also of Capitol Heights, who was likewise convicted of Sunday selling, will be given a hearing next Thursday. Luckett’s hearing, sched uled yesterday, was postponed because of illness in his family. John Romonano. Hyattsville dining car operator, will be given a hearing at the same time, according to James S. Heal, clerk to the board. A citation was issued for him on a citizen's com plaint, Mr. Heal said. IRISH SENATE KILLED Dail Aireann Votes. 74 to 52, for De Valera Motion. DUBLIN, Irish Free State. May 29 OP).—Abolition of the Irish Free State Senate was voted last night by the Dali Elreann (House of Commons), by 74 to 52. A motion abolishing the Senate had been introduced today by President Eamon De Valera. It long has been one of his prime projects, as he termed the Senate as "a danger to the country.” Constitutional bars previously had prevented him from achieving his objective but government supporters said they have been removed. A new constitution probably will be drawn up next year. New Navy of Reich Parades; Hitler to View Sham Battle By the Associated Press. KIEL, Germany, May 39—The new Naat navy steamed through Kiel Bay today in Germany's greatest naval display since the World War. cele brating the revival of the Reich fleet Some 50 battleships, cruisers, de stroyers, speedboats and submarines— with Adolf Hitler himself aboard the vestpocket battleship Deutschland— faced an "enemy attack” from the north on Kiel Harbor, off Germany’s most Important naval base. The fleet moved out early in the morning and at T a.m. (1 pjn. E. 8. T.) the new units of Der Feuhrer’s, grow ing fleet engaged In a weighty sham I After this encounter, in which the Germans were the foreordained win ners, Hitler will review the fleet off Laboe in a grand parade through Kiel Bay and lead it bach to port. New submarines and speedboats, first units of the fleet being built under the Anglo-German treaty which wiped away the Versailles treaty limi tations of the Reich navy to 100,000 tons, were shown publicly for the first time. In addition to its World War treaty navy, Germany has constructed 19 submarines and a similar number of speedboats in the last six months as a nucleus for the proposed fleet to reach 420,595 tons or 35 per cent of tba British fleet, __ WELFARE AGENCY - 11INMMD Montgomery Transfers 1 Work to State Agency Next Sunday. % B.v a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 29.—Tha fusion-controlled Board of Montgomery County Commissioner* yesterday voted out of existence its own creation, the county Department of Public Welfare. Activities of the abolished agency will be transferred to the Public Welfare Board set up by the Board of State * Aid and Charities, effective Sunday. The commissioners’ action settled an issue in dispute for some time. Some contended the functions of the agencies * overlapped, causing much unnecessary duplication and superfluous expense, while others supported the Department of Public Welfare’* existence on 4 grounds that the county government should have independent jurisdiction over its relief matters. The depart ment administered only county funds, while the board handled Federal and State relief grants. _ ooudcr to B* Retained. Ray P. Souder, head of the abolished agency, will be retained, with the title of supervisor of county aid, the com missioners decided. They recommend ed that Miss Alice Merrill, another official of the expiring organization, be given a position in the new set-up. Financing matters taken up at the board's meeting included authorization for borrowing $250,000 and for refund ing bonds maturing during the first half of the next fiscal year. Banks in which the county govern ment has deposits, including 2 in Washington, 1 in Baltimore and 12 in Montgomery County, will be offered $250,000 worth of tax anticipation „ certificates, the issue to go to which ever demands the least interest. The money will be to finance administra j tive expenses until October 1. It will | be paid back to the creditor, plus in terest, when taxes have been collected. Site to Be Rezoned. Ira C. Whitacre, board secretary, and Albert M. Bouic, newly appointed I counsel to the board, were authorized to arrange the sale of bonds to refund securities maturing between July 1 and October 1. The refunding operation involves *194.000. An application was approved for re zoning a site known as the Dillon prop erty, at Lincoln avenue, Kensington, near the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks, changing it from residential to ~ i commercial classification. | _ _ BLUE RIDGERS ASK HELP FROM ARMY Navy Also Urged to Co-operate . in Staging 80th Division Reunion. Py the Associated Press. RICHMOND. Va.. May 29—Mem bers of the 80th Division Veterans' Association have asked the Army and Navy to co-operate in the staging of the division’s seventeenth annual re union here August 6-9. Julian Todd, chairman, has asked Navy officials to send a destroyer here for inspection by visitors, many of * whom will come from inland points in Virginia. West Virginia and West ern Pennsylvania. The Army has been requested to stage an anti-aircraft demonstration at night, using searchlights and tracer bullets. The reunion, for which the Virginia General Assembly set aside $2,500 and the Richmond City Council a like amount, is expected to attract 5,000 veterans. The honor guest will be Maj. Gen. Adelbert Cronkhite, who commanded the division In the Meuse Argonne. Henry- E. Neuman of Wheeling. « W. Va.. is the present commander of * the 80th Division Veterans, and will preside over the meetings. Gov. George C. Peery will be among the speakers on the program, which is now being shaped up for the four-day meeting. A tour will be made to historic Wil liamsburg and the Richmond battle fields of the war between the States. The "Blue Ridgers," as they are nick- , named, will stage two parades, one a i torchlight march at night, _ SLAYER OF HUSBAND FREED IN CHICAGO Jury Finds Her “Emotionally In sane" at Time of Killing, but Sane Now. fly the Associated Press. ! CHICAGO. May 29—A Criminal ! Court jury today acquited Mrs. Betty Martin, 32-year-old blond, of a charge of murder In connection with the slaying of her fourth husband, An drew. The jury found the defendant in nocent because of “emotional in sanity," at the time of the slaying, but sane now. The verdict was re turned before Judge Cornelius J. Har rington after eight hours of delibera tion. Because of this verdict, Mrs. Mar tin will not be committed to an In stitution. Mrs. Martin testified her husband spent her savings cm a trip and then tried to persuade her to lead an im moral Ufe In the Philippines. She said she took a pistol to a tavern on April 9 intending to kill herself. The State charged that when her husband entered with another woman, the defendant fired five bullets Into his body and that her action was one of "a woman scorned who deliberately planned her husband's death." French Work Program. France's public works program to relieve unemployment and stimulate domestic Industry calls for an expen diture of *667,000,000. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Debates relief-deficiency bill. Finance Committee continues work on new tax measure. House: To act on appropriations reports. TOMORROW. Senate: All Indications are it will be in ses sion. House: * J Will not be In —stun, i • -