Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 14, 1932 (page 2)

CHARGES DRY LAW V Mrs. Sabin Testifies at Sen ate Hearing With Bingham and Wadsworth. By the Associated Press The charge that the eighteenth amendment has "financed crime" and •'is poisoning our national life." was made today before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee by Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, head of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform. She joined James W. Wadsworth, former Senator from New York, in urg ing repeal. Senator Bingham. Repub lican, Connecticut, another witness, ad vocated return of liquor control to the States. Bingham advanced the opinion that It is "impossible to makj the descend ants of generations of temperate drink ers believe there Is anything morally wrong in drinking." First Witness Called. As the author of legislation to legal ize beer and for a State liquor control amendment, he was the first witness the start of hen-rings on a number of proposals for change of the dry laws. He was followed by Wadsworth, who represented the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. He said "de velopments of the last few years" led the organization to believe its goal of prohibition repeal "is in sight." In. her testimony Mrs. Sabin said pro hibition "has made our Government authorities. Federal. State and local, powerless to control the liquor traffic by license and regulation." "It has deprived the Federal Gov ernment of hundreds of millions of dol lars of needed revenue," she said, "and diverted these funds into illegal chan nels, through which crime of all kinds has been enabled to organize and finance itself on a scale hitherto un known in the history of the w'orld." Sees ''Unholy Alliance." She said the 'prohibition amend ment, however noble in purpose, he* failed." "Those churches and the temperate organizations which still support it." she added, "have become, all uncon sciously, the chief allies and friends of the outlaw classes, and the time has come to end this unholy alliance." The hearings began before an audi ence, mostly women, which packed one of the largest committee rooms in the Benate Office Building. Most of the women were delegates attending the meeting of the organiza tion headed by Mrs. Sabin. Chairman Blaine of the committee said there were so many bills and resolutions to be considered that the general subject of prohibition •would be discussed. Those favoring a prohibition change, he added, would be heard first and those favoring pro hibition next. Bingham said prohibitionists argued during the war the liquor issue was "not the temperance issue," but was needed as a war measure. "It is not the temperance issue now." he said. "It is an economic issue to fight the depression." Bingham said the prohibition law had increased Intoxication and thst the amount of drinking in "the smal'er places" was alarming. He cited the number of arrests in Medford. Mass., for drunkenness as cn example. In 1914, he said, there were only 105 arrests for drunkenness while in 1930 there were 419. Other cities he mentioned included Vicksburg. Miss.; Little Rock, Ark.; Oak Park 111.: Davenport, Iowa; Minot, N Dak.; Denver, Idaho Falls. Idaho; Albuquerque. N. Mex.; Ogden Falls. Utah, and Seattle. Youth Drinking Cited. This, he said, showed that drinking had increased, particularly among the young. In St. Louis and other cities with great brewing interests, Bingham con tended, prohibition had vastly increased drinking. "Noth.ng that I can say, however," he added, "will change tire ardent drys --but the making of alcohol in any kitchen is easy." He urged turning the '"whole question back to the States" and added that financial experts estimated if the tax on liquor had increased in proportion to tobacco taxes, it would yield $1,280, 000.000 a year. Wadsworth said his organization had come to believe prohibition's "evils" could not be cured ''until the errer of 1918 is corrected by the repeal of the amendment." Sees SI 000.000,000 Revenue. "Having regard for developments of last few years." he said, "we believe our objective is in sight." "The great question involved in the eighteenth amendment," he added, "is one of Government and not of drink." Hr said if the liquor taxes of 1919 "had teen undisturbed and had the rate of consumption per capita remained exactly the earns, the Federal Govern ment would have received slightly over $1,000,000,000 of revenue In 1931." The bootlegger, he added, has picked that hug: sum up and "put it in his pocket." HURLED FROM AUTO BY CRASH IMPACT Youth Believed Dying From Skull Fracture Suffered cn Illi* nois Avenue. James .Joseph Freeman, 17 years old, living on East-West Highway, in Mont gomery County, Md., is .believed dying at Emergency Hospital of a fractured skull, suffered today when he was hurled from a light touring car in colliaicn with another machine a. Illinois avenue and Jefferson street. Freeman, a passenger In an auto mobile driven by Clinton E. Carnell, 33, of Silver Spring, Md., was on his way to work in Washington when the acci dent occurred. Carnell s car, also occu pied by Howard Adams of Coiesville, Md was going east on Jefferson street. The other automobile, operated by Ambrose A Higdon. 44, of 1937 Girard street northeast, was going north cn Illinois avenue. Freeman, thrown from a seat of the open car, was th° only man injured. He was taken to Walter Reed Hosp.tal in a No. 6 precinct car, given first aid and transferred to Emergency, where his condition was described as critical. Both drivers were taken to No. 6 precinct and probably will be detained, police said, pending the outcome of Freeman's injuries, and wiil be taken before the corporation counsel In an effort to fix blame for the accident. FOUR DROWN IN RIVER Two Schoolgirls Among Victims in Louisiana Canoe Accident. NATCHEZ, Miss, April 34 UP\ Four persons, two of them schoolgirl drowned late yesterday in Little Rive.-, near JonesvUle, La., after their row boat overturned. The dead; Larouje McCarty, 23, of Tallulah, La., and Cooley McClure, 18. and his sisters Bertha. 16, and Daisy, 14. of near Jonesville. The youths were rowing across the river with the girls, who were returning home from school, when the boat began to leak;. The party became excited and ppee it craft. fa i District Garden Exhibit Opened MODEL GARDEN'S AND FLORAL DECORATIONS DISPLAYED. A SCENE in the lobby of the Fox Theater today as the joint garden exhibit was opened by Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president of the Board of District Commissioners <left>. and Col. E Goring Bliss, chairman of the Work Creation Committee of the District Employment Committee (right). In the booth are Miss Irene Weber and Miss Helen Harrison, who will contact theater guests with some of the District's 500 jobless gardeners The exhibit was arranged jointly by the Committee on Employment and the District George Washington Bicentennial Commission. The commission also has on dis play silver trophies to be awarded in its current garden contest. LINDBERGH RANSOM BILL SEARCH YIELDS POLICE NO CLUES (Continued From First Fage.) Rogues' Gallery and the fingerprint files and discussing the Lindbergh case wuh Vienna detectives. He said he was i leaving tonight. Maj. Schceffel declined to reveal his de tir.r.tion, but a source whose infer maticn usually is accurate, nad it he would proceed to Milan, Italy. DEAN REPORTS PROGRESS. NORFOLK. Va„ April 14 (A3).--An optimistic Episcopal dean, Very Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, said he had reason to believe progress was being made by his Norfolk associates in their effort to re cover the kidnaped Lindbergh brby. While reiusing to divu'ge the reasons f:r his belief. Dean Dobson-Peacock admitted he had received a communiea- i tion from John Hughes Curtis, who has been absent cn a mysterious mission for several days. It was learred that Curtis visited Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Tuesday, but the whereabouts of Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, third of the Ncrfoik negotiators, has not been re vealed. FLEISCHER CLUE FOUND. ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, April 14 UP).--Following reports from Hopewell, N. J., that Harry Fleischer, member of Detroit's ''Purple Gang," had been i seen in St. John, three employes of a government liquor store said a man resembling his published photographs made a purchase there last week. MONEY TRACED ABROAD. LIVERPOOL, April 14 UP>.--Reports persisted that some of the ransom notes paid supposedly to the kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby had been traced to the liner Scythia, now docked here from the United States. Ship's officers, Cunard Line officials and city police said they knew nothing of any such development. ONTARIO PRISONER CLEARED. ST THOMAS. Ontario. April 14 UP). --D. D. Dickerson of Detroit, arrestei j here yesterday in connection with the 1 Lindbergh kidnaping, will be released and returned to Detroit today. SHREWD GANG, SAYS JAFSIE. Refuses to Theorize on Whether Kid napers Are New Yorkers. NEW YORK, April 14 </P).--Dr. J. F Condon, aged educator, v no paid a S50.000 ransom to supposed kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby, told reporters I today the kidnapers comprised the 1 shrewdest band ever organized in this 1 country. About noon he walked from his Bronx home to a nearby drug store and bought i 100 stamps he said were for repl.es to j j Is-.ters he received sbout the kidnaping, S He was besieged with questions, one 1 being whether he thought the kidnapers were local men because they seemed so familiar with the Bro^x "I can't answer that yes' or 'no.'" he replied, "but I went to tell you we are fighting against the shrewdest band ever organized in the United States." Asked about the possible value of leads from abroad, he told the story of the blue bird of happiness, which was sought far and wide by two children, who ct length returned dis couraged to their home, only to find the blue bird awaiting them on their own doorstep. PLANE OYER VINEYARD. Believed to Cany Lindbergh in New Aunt for Baby. VINEYARD HAVEN. Mess.. April 14 1 <0).--A seaplane, which residents of Martha's Vineyard were prone to be lieve carried Col. Charles A Lindbergh j in his search for trace of his kidnaped 'tor fT«v ever the Vineyard today. The i eplrne came from the d.rection i of Cuttyhrnk Island, 10 miles away. where Lindbergh recently tried to find i his child in connection with the rr rangement under which he paid $50,000 to the purported kidnapers After running along the coast the seaplane circled ever the Gay Head Coan Guard Station and th n headed I east into the general direction of Hyan nis on the mainland i Two officers of th" New Jersey State Police, whose identity was not revealed, were here yesterday and last night checking on previous reports regarding the case.

BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers' Home i this evening at Stanley Hall at o'clock. John S M. Zimmermann, master; Anton Pcintner, assistant: rch. "Chimes rf Liberty" Goldman Overture, "Russian and Ludmilla," Glinka j Entr'acte, "A Nightingale Serenade." Zimmermann "L'Aracur-TcuJour L'Amour"...Frlml; Scenes from musical comedy, "The Desert Song '.Romberg Habanera, "Chinchilita''.Harm Valse espagnole, "Mercedes".Mire, Finale, "Col. James S. Pettit. U. 8. A.," Zimmermann ''The Star Spangled Banner." PRESIDENT WOULD EXEMPT $1,200 PAY IN REDUCTION PLAN (Continued From First Page.)_ eonsolidation or elimination which he ;ald wculd have saved the Government 5250.C00.0O0, due to delay in receipt of ihe detailed proposrls of the Presidept. Representative McDuffile cmphas.zed that the Economy Committee had re quested the co-operation of the Presi dent and administrative branch of the Government and must now. in fairness, await the presentation of the President's proposals in proper torm for legislative consideration which can be offered to the House as an alternative for the Economy Committee's program The details of the Economy Committee's pro gram are printed in the Congressional Record received by each member of the House today. "Unless a salary reduction bill is passed, there will be some new faces in this branch of the next Congress," McDuffie declared. Chairman McDuffie explained that it is still the intention of the Democratic leadership and the Economy Committee to utilize the special rule malting pay cut legislation applicable on the legisla tive appropriation bill and to settle the question while the legislative bill is still under consideration. The legislative appropriation bill is to be laid aside in the House today, with immediate consideration' given to the District of Columbia appropriation bill reported out today by the Appropria tions Committee. "This is done," Representative Mc Duffie explained, "because we have net! yet received in proper form for con- j sideration in the House the President's pay-redurtion plan. This w», prom ised to us for use Monday and has not come yet. Cel. Roop, the budget director, telephoned me this morning that he wculd deliver this material in 1 an hour and a half and when that time expired he again telephoned that it wculd not be ready for two days. "We are ready to go ahead with our 1 pay-cut legislation, but we want to be fair and allow the administration to i present its plan to the membership of the House. We cannot play politics on a matter of such vital importance to the people of the country as on the economy program to reduce Govern- ment expenditures." Representative La Guardia, Republican, cf New York, declared "selfish inter ests" are carrying on a campaign to have the Government reduce salaries in order that they may have an excuse to cut wag-s "and lower the standard of living in this country." "If I understand the temper of this House, if the salary cut rider had been presented today, it would have been overwhelmingly defeated," he added. I.a Guardia indorsed President Hoo ver s plan for a five-:ay work week in the Federal Government. Held Stormy Session. This actien in laying aside tempo rarily the legislative appropriation bill was decided upon by a conference of Democratic leaders with Speaker Gar- j ner after the Speaker, House Leader Rainey and Minority Leader Snell had been in conference with the Economy Committee. The session of the Economy Commit- tee t 'day was the stormiest that has j oeen held since the committee was in- augurated. Democratic and Republican members sooke plainly and forcefully to each other regarding the policy that, should be pursued and regarding wheie the blame lies for delayed action.

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Justice Agents Investigate Alleged Connection of Prosecutor's Aide With Capone. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. April 14.--District Attor ney Gecrge E. Q Johnson announced yesterday the Federal Department of Justice is investigating charges by i-rank J. Loesch, head of the Chicago Crime Commission, that Assistant Dis- i trict Attorney William Pariiio is "a i known partisan of A1 Capone." Johnson said results of the Federal inquiry w.l! determine whether Loesch shall be called before a Federal grand iury here. Locs'h's charges were made in a l'tter to a Senate subcommittee which was considering advancement of Judge Jam''1 H. Wilkerson to the Cir cuit Court of AnDeals. The subcommittee since has reported favorably on promotion of Wilkerson. who sentenced Capone to prison on in come tax charges. Parillo has filed a $250,000 damage suit against Loesch, charging libel.

Tulsa Police Head Acquitted. TULSA. Okla.. April 14 (JP).--A Fed-I eral Court Jury acquitted Thomas 1.1 Min roe, Tulsa police commissioner.! after de'iberating le^s thin an hour! over the charge of conspiracy to violet?1 the prohibition laws of which he was i ccnucd. H' tc: ified that the charge j was a "political frame-up."

Farmer and San Killed in Auto. EVANSVILLE. Ind.. April 14 OP).-- William McAtee, 53. and his son. Prentice. 14. were killed instantly here yesterday when their automobile was struck by an lnterurban car. They lived on a farm near Evansville. HIGH TAX ON WORT1 Representative of Near-Beer Industry Attacks "Alley" Law Violators. By the Associated Press The Senate Finance Conimlttre wao told today by a representative of llir. near-beer industry Levi Cook, of ihu city--that mnnufnrture of Illicit Intel running Into •'million* of gallon*" an nually threatens to put mukrrn or lr gitlmate cereal beverage* out of litial ness. Cook urged n heavier tan on wort, which he described an one of thr prln clpal Ingredients In the beer he sulil u being made by "alley brewers "There has grown up In thl* coun try," Cook said, "particularly along the Oreat Lakes. In Chicago Detroit, Huf falo and elsewhere, In Missouri, Penn sylvania. some In Enslern New York and some on the coast of California, the practice of making this brewers' wort and selling It to alley brewers who mix it with jreaat in bams, stable ei anywhere they can place a tank." Business Falling Off. Cook said lie represented brewers who had turned from making beer to near beer on the advent of prohibition. He testified their buslnss had "fallen off two-thirds In the last 10 years." Frank A. K Boland, representing the American Hotel Association of the United States and Canada, said the public would not buy 'our goods while we are prevented from selling them drink." The speakeasies," he said, "have de veloped very fine restaurants of their own and people flock to them." Vigorous opposition to Increasing the first-class postage rate from 2 to 3 cents *as voiced before the committee by the national Council of Business Mall Users Through Richard H. Lee of New York, its general counsel, the organiza tion attacked the increase contained in the revenue bill as passed by the House. Lee contended it would handicap busi ness and asserted "postal rates are not a proper source for raising revenue." Senator King. Democrat, of Utah, took issue with him and asserted he fa vored making the Post Office Depart ment entirely self-supporting. Charges Discrimination. Lee replied the first-class service al ready Is paying its way and the pro posed increase* is an unfair discrimina tion against that class of matter. A tax on copper imports was urged by Harry S. Joseph, Salt Lake City mining 1 engineer. In answer to questions frem Senator Watson, Republican. Indiana, he said, "close to 20.000 men are out of employ ment that formerly worked in the cop per mines of the West," Joseph charged some Eastern copper fabricators are fighting a tax on imperts of the metal while they themselves en joy protection against copper goods fabricated abroad. Another opponent of the flrst-elass mail in-rease was James S. Wiley, presi dent of Berlin-Jones. New York, repre senting the Envelope Manufacturers' Association. He advocated that the second-class rates be boosted, telling the committee the Government should "no longer sub sidize newspapers and magazines." "I can assure you,' said Senator Reed. Republican, of Pennsylvania, "that no newspaper will print what you are now* saying." U. S. PLAN MAY BE FIRST ON PROGRAM AT ARMS PARLEY __<Continued From First Page.) League of Nations is supported thus far only by Uruguay, Jugoslavia and Denmark. The Italian plan is similar to the American, but goes further by including the abolition of so-called aggressive arms of air and sea as well as land. The American plan which would abolish gas, tanks and heavy mobile artillery, therefore appears to nearly every on' as a so.t of common mini mum pro3Ta:n which nearly every one! accordingly is supporting, though many of the nations would like to go furthe E en Spain apd Poland, which were expected to back France, lean half way toward the United States. There is reason to believe, therefore, that the American plan will be adopted m the end, though it may be necessary meanwhile to find some means of com premise \*ith France. The British. Germans and Italians are all delighted to see the United btates thus take the lead, and a fur thei impetus to the work of the con Ls expected when Henry L. Stimson arrives The American Spcre ofJjlaLp w'ill find much going on The ,council meets tomorrow in nnaKU t£e8Sto£, Pr°babl-V to find itself bn J° Proffer any financial help fer EariaPa,^n^ to Hun3ary. Austria, Bui gcii ia and Greece. Stimson Arrives Tomorrow. of Nlnetfen on the conflict meets Saturday at the urgent irquest of the Chinese It is Ukelv^to Ihfs1 SUm?°n- whUe bore- U ccnlUct1 special interest in this sions wni^me* dLsarmam('pt discus Probably with sir JohlTsimon ^riUsh SpilorfecHT^fngTS d| P S Ramsay*MacDonald" ^iS®ntakter-are OUT growing introduction of the "surmis^' 4^'bs')n "s plan, appears to be dying down^Amrr/1 can circles are amaz ri nt to' Amcrl' FrenehattaCh^d to the ^dem by^he th- Park conversations and m pr^s. Some observers su*. ss •No Concerted Pact. According to American circles was never any informal Fran^Anieri can agreement to consult together nih' son s alleged letter to Tafi taS w~k lnumai.ng that no American initiat vr* rh°a d Ltakcn P*'or 10 sumion^ar! rnal rupciseded by instructions fronr Washington late Saturday M The American plan, it is affirmed pov-"s Wa-Cee.ed WJth 8ny of tile oum psJ», is r.-Aiau^e\e.t but wa merely b^sed rm what study cf the situation revved to be the minimum common ground ac ceptable to nearly all the nations C 1 he P tench never m&de a practice of showing us, say the Americans, their plans in advance. The French dis armament proposals were shown to others, but the Americans first learned of them through Tardieu. it is con tended. Nevertheless, a member of the American delegation informed one mem ber of the French delegation Monday forenoon what Gibson was going to do and Tardieu himself was handed a copy of the Amer can speech before he took his rsr.t at the meeting. In the e c :cur.stanceo. If the F.ench th:re-'f,.er pnreored ico'a.ed and Tar dieu lo-t hi3 temper, it is hardly the fault of the American delegation," it is said. In any case, Stimson rill undoubtedly be fully Informed of the incident when he reaches Paris and he can have with Tardieu any conversation deemed ap propriate in regard to it. (Copyright, 1932.S (Irowd^ Await Hawaii Trial Opening VIEW of the crowd, showing various types waiting in front of the Judiciary Building in Honolulu cn opening cay of the trial of Mr*. Grace Fortescue, Lieut. Thomas H Massle. C S and two enlisted men for the slaying of Joseph Kahahawai, for a glimpse of the trial principals. --A P. Photo. PROPERTY REPAIRS GROUP ORGANIZED Business Men Form Commit tee to Spur Interest in Improvements. As a result of a meeting called by Col. E. G. Bliss, a group cf prominent business men met in the Board of Trade rooms Tuesday afternoon and formed the Property Improvement and Business Co-cperaticn Committee. The objective of the organization is to cre ate an interest and stimulate a desire on the part of property owners of the District of Coiun bia to repair, recondi tion and Improve their properties. At this time of the year the paint up, clean-up activities will also be han dled by this committee. Efforts will be made to arouse interest in the need of doing at this time the things which have been left undone in connection with deferred maintenance. The feeling of the preliminary com mittee is that normalizing business makes for increased employment. In creased employment in turn makes for better business. Plans will be worked out which will be all inclusive. The seeps of the organization will bs such that every business concern, large or small, will have a participating part in it. The temporary officers are H. G. Out water, chairman; Hugh Reilly, jr., treasurer, and Oscar Leonard, secre tary. Some preliminary subcommittees have been intrusted with the work cf devising plans of organization and of extending the membership of the en tire committee While the group was called together by Col. Bliss as chairman of the Work Creation Committee, it was felt that the interests of the city, as well as the unemployed, could be served best if the group helped from a separate commit tee or organization patterned after similar bodies in other cities, with due regard to the District situation. ILLNESS HITS 300, POISONING TRACED Santa Paula, Calif., Health Official: Test Water and Vegetables to Discover Cause. B.v the Associated Press. SANTA PAULA. Calif Aoril 14 Health authorities were making ex haustive tests cf food and water here today in an effort to trace the source of a mysterious illness to 3C0 Santa Paula residents, more than half of them children Many ol those stricken are confined to bed. These taken ill complained of ex treme nausea and symptoms similar to those of ptomaine poisoning Dr John Crawford city health officer, said It was not ltkrlv that milk could have earned the widespread ill ness, since the victims are clients of several dairies. Dr. J A. King. Ventura County health officer, is aiding Dr. Crawford in chem ical tests ot water and vegetables in the belief that the Inner sprayed with poison to kill Insect.*, may have caused the sickness. Many of those stricken were taken ill while at work and school yesterday Most of the victims showed improve ment today. DRY LAW ENFORCEMENT HARDEST IN NEW JERSEY Difficulties in Michigan and North Carolina Less Than Else where, Say* Wood nock By the A&soi Intsd preen NEW YORK, Apt 11 14 id'' Amos W W. Woodcock. Federal flruhlhttnn ill rector, lists New Jera> v a* the nvvt difficult State In which lo enfoii- 'he dry law and North Carolina end Mh h! gan as the easiest "We have more difTl'Ultv In Hie pt.yie of New Jersey than In any tdhei said yesterday In answrt in questions because grand Juries are enjoined fiotn finding indictments ugainsl viol atm Local authorities In North Carolina give "excellent co-operation." he added and 99 out of every 100 liquor eases hi Western Michigan result In convictions JAPANESE FLYER SAILS Asai Bears Ashes of Capt. Nagoya. Killed Near New York. SEATTLE. April 14 (/Pi.--K. Anal. Japanese aviator, who had planned with Capt. K. Nagoya to attempt a we*t-east flight across the Pacific this month, will sail for Tokto on the Shizouku Maru today with the ashes of Capt. Nagoya Capt. Nagoya, one of Japan's best known aviators, was killed near New! York March 29, when the monoplane they had planned to use crashed In a' test flight. CRISP CALLS POLICE TO MAINTAIN ORDER AT BONUS HEARING (Continued From First Page )_ ere ns by payment of the remainder out tanding on the bonus certificates *U lestore purchasing power and enliven business. "There is a shortage in the world's gold supply," King said. "Production of gold has not been keeping pace with the growth of business and industry. The downward trend of prices has mide it impossible for business to pros per. V/e have had a three-year fall of prices which has not yet stopped Th-1 gold shortage has been an impor tant cause. l'p to Congress. He Says. "People have thought that nothing could be done about it I feel we can put the price level where we want it. It is up to Congress, if it wants to. Con gress can fix the price level, because Congress has the right to fix the weight of gold in dollars." Xing testified two weeks ago in favor of the Goldsborough pric" stabilization bill which the Democratic leadership has announced will receive considera tion in the House. "To pay the bonus in new currency would increase the purchasing power of the public and stimulate business," he •aid. "The amount required for the bonus would just about start us on the way back. "Issuing bonds Is like taking money out of one pccket and putting into an other. We should substitute a circulat icg debt for a non-circulating debt." With little expectation of obtaining approval of the Ways and Means Com 1 raittee. the bonus advocates plan, as coon as the current hearings end. to pe tition for a vote in the House. They are confident of success and of passing a bill. Just what form this will take still is undecided, but there is developing I sentiment for the plan of former Sen ator Robert L. Owen cf Oklahoma, for issuing 4 per cent Government bonds, which in turn would be made the basic for Federal Reserve notes. These would be paid to the veterans. Patman, after the Reserve Beard conference, which found the banking officials unalterably opposed to the bonus legislation, said: "I feel that the Reserve Board's ac tion after all these months is intended to offset the movement fer legislation on the bonus and price stabilizing." STEVENS OPPOSES PLAN. Convention Decision Restrains Action Now, He Says. INDIANAPOLIS. April 14 ..■PV--Henry L. Stevens, jr national commander cf the American Legion, in a statement to day declared action taken at the Le gion's last national convention "clearly restrains" the organization "from ask ing for the immediate payment of thy adjusted service certificates The national ccmmander said today's statement was issued b"ause a previous statement in which he had defin'd the pcs'.tlon of the Lepton had been "made the basis of improper conjecture or as sumptions Text of Statement. The latest st.tierieiu of the national commando follows "During the last week the press of live country has carried van mg news articles purporting to give the attitude of the national commander and the American legion on the Immediate payment of the adjusted service cer tificates issued to veterans of the World \V:o. Having made a statement which defined the position of the Legion I find that mv statement has been, in some instances, amplified and has been made the basis of improper ooryecUire *n*mnpi Jens To clarify the situa i on t behove further statement of the position of the American Lrgion on (he sutvoot should be made l tie attitude of the American Legion on tins subject wav determined bv the a iioo of the rational cocivrnUon in iv,n,it ta«> September A resolution end using the principle of immediate easlt tvtovmnd upon application of the ndtu.tod service certificates was pre ened to t'ois convention and after lengths delvate during wlv.ch those fa v ,w i«g Uve resolution and those opposed wvv? Binen full opportunity to present tb, views the resolution was dr;rated •'n a yell .-all vove <\f aoj jo f'-'V-etra this action a resolution maywd.v 1-epi*t of the ro-'u tNvmnn i« on Legation Wevdiatfem t« t'ited. 'hr vlaxwe ot UUs ras.Tj ii.r-ryo-. y, )t resolved That the ».,.r (r,,« trgjnp in full possession of Its faith in the destiny of he y>thw "e fought to preserve calls ttjvni the able-bodied men of Amerl- j t-t ".rh and root veteran. civilian and statesman to refrain frvau placing un- j nervaaatt financial burdens upon na tional P»<*te or municipal governments and to unite their efforts as they all did j In l"!T to the end that the war against depression \te victoriously concluded and prosperity and happiness restored." i 1 he abxixe action constitutes the mandate at' on m hv our highest legisla tt' e authority and the American Leg.on la bound hv it I'lils mandate Is clear cut and un mistakable It authorises no action, I but ckarlv rest rains the American Le- glon from asking for the immediate j payment of the adjusted service cer tificates. "All my statements to the press or otherwise have been In accord with the above." MACHINISTS 11 FOES OF PAY CIII

International Association Adds Its Influence Agamst Special Rule. Throwing the weight of Its Influence against the special rule which would authorize the special House Economy Committee to crier a pay-cut amend ment to the legislative appropriation bill, the International Association of Machinists in a letter to members o' the House today declared such a move would likely have disastrous effects on tiie American people." The letter was signed by N. P Alifas. national legislative representative o' the association, who is also president of TOitfict Lodge No. 44. concisting cf math ni'tc in the Federal Government. Mr. Alifas asked for defeat cf the special rule "as a representative of or ganize! labor, which comprises a sub-1 c'en.tl'l propcrt'cn cf American citizens ruffe-trig from the effects of the depres sion." Disastrous Effects "Evident." "It is we l unc't-siocd," he said, "that the purpee cf this rule is to cut wages cf Fed'ral employer, furlough them for protrac'rd pe-iods without pay. deprive thorn of e i.ra compm ation for night work or ccriimo. deprive them of their Jerre pr.vilog-?, w.p' out the Saturday h-lf-hclid'y law er d seharge thou=rndo cf employes by clcring down a number of navy yards and other Government j establishments. "Within our memories a more dras-; tic assau't upen the meant of livelihood cf millions of Avne loan citizen-. both' directly and indirect!". has ne'er been contemplated by Congress, rnd to cur minds the disastrous effects to the American peopl" as a whole appear so evident as scarcely to need amplifica tion." Seven-Point Argument. Mr A! fas outlined an argument! rgafn:. cry cutting which he set forth i". sr--:a prints, ccn-luding as follows: A7e sincerely tru't, therefore, thrt the Hru:e will refrain front cutting wages, d rrhergmg employes and ctherwi e re ducing the purcha-ir.g power of the mas e; cf the people, and defeat the special rule." Mr. Alifas pointed out that if Con gress reduced wages or favorable ren ditions cf emplcyment. private employ ers would follow the examp'p Curtailing Federal expenditures, he predicted, would "have its repe cussi-ns in every city arid hamlet in th? Un.t'd '"dates--ar.d in all probability will result in an ed-'itional two and one-half or three mFlien men being added to the army of unemployed by next Fall." DARROW TO REVEAL PLANS OF DEFENSE AT TODAY'S HEARING d FT m FS t Page )_ branding the lynching as an avenging act. But he only smiled when queried aboitf it. This air of mystery sent public inter est to a high pitch. Persons aspiring to be amcng the 75 spectators, all that the court room will seat, arose earlv to stand in llr.e. One mar. hired three unemployed persons to hold places for him "by proxy." A report that at least one of the de fendants would plead insanity sti.l .aelted substantiation. Barry S Ulrich, prosecution asso ciate derided the ides. We think any such attempt would be so preposterous." Ulrich said, that would not be necessary to refute :t before the jury. However, it might turn out that we should be compelled to ask a delay until alienists could reach here from the mainland." Rape Is Identified. Officers testified yesterdav the rope Which brunt! Kahahawais body and a coil cf hempen line found in the Fortessque heme were alike--having a purple strand running through them-- and that it could have been obtained locally onlv through the Pearl Harbor Naval Station. John McIntosh, chief of detectives, told hew he and Comdr. Richard W. Bates, head ol the Navy shore patrol, had come to the Massie home the morning of the slaying, to find Mrs Massie. her sister, Helene Fortescue, and Albert O. Jones there. He said Jones appeared intoxicated Questioned by Darrow, McIntosh said Mrs Massie had packed an overnight bag after being told by Bates to go to Pearl Harbor for safety. Here the prosecutor Interrupted. "Would it have been possible." Kelley asked, "to have put a 32-caItber pUtol into that bag?" "Yes," answered McIntosh The weapon that killed Kahahawai never has been identified Mrs. Victoria Akana, Hawaiian Jail matron, related Mrs. Foiteacne told her at the police station Mir Ma.- ie s law mill was "banging it little hit crooked where It was broken." Mrs Massie had blamed Kahahawai for the fracture of her Jaw Mrs. Fortescue swallowed hard, but tears came to her eyes and she did not wipe them away. Again the Reused woman fought fog GEN PROTESTS 10 PER CENT CUTS Labor Leader Says Senate's Arbitrary Plan Will Affect Building Trades. A protest against the movement in the Senate •arbitrarily to reduce ap propriation measures 10 per cent" was voiced in a formal statement by William Green, president of the American Federation of Leber Such a cut. Mr Green said, would throw thousands of building trades workers out of their jobs. If the proposal to reduce appro priations 10 per cent is favorably acted upon. Mr Green declared. many building and construction projects au thorized by Congress will fail. This, in turn, will mean that thousands of build ing trades workers will be added to the arrr.y of unemployed. In addition, it wl: mean that thousands of Govern ment employes wi!l be discharged from tr.e service. To stop building cons; rue Lon authorized by the Government and thousands of Government w riters to the number already unem ployed would sene to aggravate an already serious condition "Instead of taking act .on that would tend to increase unemployment. Con gress ought to. in the opinion of labor, support and encourage an economic pregram providing for the creation of w rit opportunities so that employment may b: increased Tr.e ccuntrv needs tr.e constructive help of Congress In stead of curtailing public employment er.d the construction of Government buildings, it ought to take action which would stimulate public works and en large its building program, and in this vay help relieve the distressing unem ployment situation which prevails throughout the Nation Congress ought to know that the un employment situation is becoming des perate. Men and women are begging for work. At the present time com munity relief funds are becoming ex hausted. Work must be provided far the unemployed if hunger and distress resulting from long continued unem ployment are to be overcome. The arbitrary reduction ol appropri ations 10 per cent, with the resulting industrial and social consequence?, rep cents an unwise policy of economy, whicn Congress at this sen our point in •he unemployment situation should not tpprote Besides, it represents a most unround and unscientific method ef dealing with appropriations It is ar b.irary in character and should be de feated Labor protests mast vigorously against this policy cl false economy, this propctal to arbitrarily reduce the apprepriatien mens .res la per cent. We earnestly hope thi; attempt will fail and the prcpxal will b? defeated." GRAIN MEN ASSAIL TRADE BOARD ACTS Second Complaint to Epds Aiks Chicago Rjvcc'-ti:n fcr "Discriminatirn.'' Bt the Associated Press CHICAGO. April 14.--A detnnti J thc.t the Government revoke the Chic-30 Beard cf trade's designation as an au thor.zrd contract market became of alleged "discrimination" ag2in:t C v ernment-sponsored co-operatives has has been lodg:d with the Secretary of Agriculture by the Farmers' National Grain Corporation. It was \oiced yesterday in th" r~c or.d complaint made to Srrt.r" F da bv Farmers' National this week and b ought an imm:diate retort from Pres ident Carey of the Board of Trade that he question the grzin cetpo. a .cu'a claim "of being a co-operative."' The Farmer. National charged the Beard cf Trade has denied its applica t on for direct membership in the clear ing corporatirn and by doing so, vio lated the grain futures act and threat ened "irreparable Injury to agri-ultural producers who market their gram co operatively." Yesterday's complaint followed alleged efforts on pert of the Boerd cf Trade to disqualify the Updike Grain Co., a rubridla v w'o'lv own-d by the F. rr. era' Nrtionel. from further operations on the board. A hearing on purchase of the Uprl.ke eempeny by the grain corporation is to be held by the Board of Trade April 19. Unabie to gain member-hip It If be cause of a Board cl Trade rrls tar ring arl corporations, the Farmer-.' Na tional last year bought Updike admit tedly to gain trading privileges whieh Updike held because it wrs a meirber cf the clearing house before t'10 rv!c became operative in April 1929. The Beard of Trade thereupon undertook an investigation of the purchase Carey called the complaint of Farm ers' National an enamp'e of bureau cratic insincerity" and declared the rule barrrd rot cnlv the grain corporation but all corporations on the theory that in case of failure the liability cf offi cers and stockholders was limited. He said if the reque-ted revocation were granted it would close the Beard ?f Trade, with serious effect on banks in the grain belt. POLICEMAN TO APPEAL TRIAL BOARD CONVICTION F. R. Gue Found Guilty of Search ing House Without Proper Warrant. Plans to appeal to the District Com tr.-scioners were announced today by Catherine McCloskey. attorney f:r F. R. Gue. one of four policemen guen a hearing recently before the Police Trral Board. Gue was found guilty of searching a house without a warrant. He was ex onerated of conspiring to extort money from an alleged bootlegger. He was restored to duty after being warned against a repetition. E. W. Gore and F. J. Hospidor. found guilty of extortion charges, were recom mended for dismissal. They also are expected to appeal. O L. Fisher, a fourth defendant, was acquitted. ACQUITTED OF MURDER Man, Supposed to Be From Wash ington, Free. NEW YORK. April 14 OP).--Domi nick Surace. 36, of Washington, D. C., was acquitted by a jury in Kings Count. Court yesterday of first degree murder growing out of the killing of Salvatore Trimboli last October in Brooklyn. Surace admitted being In the vicin ity of the crime and of hearing the shot, but denied killing Trimhoii. who had been accused of attempting to extort money from him. The verdict was returned in 30 minutes. Deminlck Surace is not listed in either the city or telephone directory. self-control when Miss Helen Stickney and Mrs. Emily Tarleton, sister*, who lived next door to the Forestcue house, testified to having heard the sound of a shot from the direction of the dark ened home January 8. Her eyea glistened with tears.