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mission: upon the request of the Presi-
dent upon the request Of either OF
both of the Houses Of Congress, upon
the commissions own initiative or upon
the request Of an interested party. II
provides that the cost of production
basis is to be used by the Tariff Com
mission in making comparison be-
tween American produced and foreign
produced goods for the purpose OF such
investigation.
After the Tariff Commission shall have
conducted It's investigation under the
flexible provision 1t must make report
to the President with its recommends
regarding a proposed change in classtf-
cation.
The President is given 60 days in
which to approve or disapprove the
recommendation of the Tariff Commits
sion, depending on whether he finds the
recommendation of the commission Is
justified by the record. If the President
does not approve the recommendation
Of the Tariff Commission the case goes
back to the commission end dies there
unless the commission should develop
further facts and submit q new report
to the President. a
II the President approves o recon-
mendation for change in the duties
under the flexible provision 1t becomes
effective 10 days thereafter.
AS In the existing law, the limitation
Of change which the President may
make In a tariff rate under the flexible
provisions so per cent of that rate. He
may lower 1t to that extent or increase
1t. He may not remove an article from
the free list and make 1t cutiable. Ihe
existing law Is the same rs the confer
ence agreement In that respect.
The House not long ago voted over
whelmingly In opposition to the Senate
amendments for debenture and against
the flexible provisions Of the law
Within the last few days the Senate
by q vote Of 43 to Al gave its con-
ferees q free hand in dealing with the
debenture clause amendment and by a
tie vote, broken In the affirmative by
the Vice President gave the conferees
free hand in dealing with the flexible
amendment.
In view Of the agreement Of the con-
ferees on all the other items of the bill,
one of which now carries a dollar duty
on lumber, 1t Is expected that the Sen
ate will adopt the conference report
though by q very narrow margin. SINH
lar action Is expected In the House
How long the debate In the Senate will
run is q matter of conjecture. Senator
Simmons, ranking Democrat on the
finance committee, has estimated that
four days would be sufficient
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GRAF TO START
FROM PERNAMBUCO
FOR RIO TONIGHT
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meters Of hydrogen needed to replace
that lost In expansion while crossing
the Equator. Fresh provisions also were
taken on. @ ..si.s
Arrival Of the Graf marked compile
ton of O trip that skeptics had said the
Zeppelin might not be able to make, the
peculiar thermal and climatic condi-
tions involved In the equatorial zones
presenting unusual problems for an
apparatus Of its delicacy. But 1t was
apparent from comments of those
aboard that the trip had been accom-
plished with little or no difiiculty.
Aside from shifting Of the trade
winds, which delayed the first stage OF
the flight to the Canary Islands and
just beyond, the weather was good and
the thermal problems were taken care
OF by allowing expansion Of the lifting
gas, and dropping Of water ballast.
Short Stop at Rio.
Only short stop will be made at Rio
de Janeiro. the Graf turning and cut
ting north again by way of Pernambuco
toward Havana. A short stop will be
made there. and the trip then will con-
tinue to Lakehurst, N. J., and thence
back to Friedrichshafen, o distance
altogether Of about $4,000 miles.
Nineteen passengers and a. officers
and crew were aboard upon arrival here.
Among the passengers were four women,
Mrs. Laura Grouse Durston of Syracuse.
N. Y; Mrs. Mary Pierce of New York
City, Lady Grace Drummond Hay and
Frau Hammer, wife Of Fritz Hammer,
the German pilot.
Other passengers included the Don
Infante Alfonso de Bourbon OF Spain,
cousin of King Alfonso; DR.. Megias,
personal physician to the King of
Spain, and Col. Emilio Herrera. who
accompanied the Zeppelin on its first
flight to America.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
FISHER APPOINTED
TO MAP COMPLETE
BICENTENNIAL PLAN
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Fisher even for a short time, for. he
does not have to depend upon the COM
paratively small remuneration which
the local commission will be able to
pay him. He Is already enthusiastic
about the George washington Bicen-
tennial and win serve mainly from
patriotic motives.
"Mr. Fisher, who spent several days
in Washington this week, meeting twice
with the local commission, comes highly
recommended, rs having given much
bration, such as It Is desired this shall
be. In interviews with members Of the
local commission Tuesday and Wednes-
day Of this week we were convinced
Of his experience, ability and vision.
"He is q Yale graduate and served
with marked success in an executive
capacity in connection with the San
Francisco Exposition. He has also
filled important places In connection
with other large celebrations. At pres
ent he is employed by the Stadium Cor
poration of Oklahoma, State organiza-
ton, which position he will severe to
come to Washington.
1.-THE commission hopes Mr.. Fisher
may be willing to give his services for
| the next two years as executive secre-
tary of the District Bicentennial Com
mission"
Familiar With Washington.
Mr.. Fisher Is familiar with Wash
ington, having visited here on many
occasions. In addition to his work
with the San Francisco Exposition he
/, has been connected in an executive
capacity with the Chamber of Com
merce Of Los Angeles and other cities
He is about SO years Of age, and has
| had wide experience In planning anc
handling projects similar to the bicen.
| tennial celebrations. He is also vel
known as q lecturer.
| Mr.. Fisher will not come to the loca'
omrnission without previous knowledge
Of the bicentennial plans. He has beer
in touch with certain members and ON.
GERS Of the United States commission
and Is familiar with the tentative plan,
made thus far.
Aftsr spending few days in this city
In conference with members of the loca.
commission, Mr.. Fisher has gone back
to Oklahoma to arrange to turn ovel
his affairs there to an understudy.
Chairman Rudolph said today that
the District commission Is making plan:
to raise funds to defray the expenses oI
the city's part in the great series o
celebrations in 1892. 1t is expected tina,
local business men will agree to under.
write the necessary incidental expenses
A campaign among residents of ths
District, MIR. Rudolph explained, viii
be inaugurated to raise an adequate
fund for the Districts part in thu
bicentennial as soon as q definit,
budget has been prepared. 1t has no
yet been determined, he said, how largt
fund will be needed.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
JAPAN IN ACCORD WITH U. 8.
Exchange Of Notes VIII BE Made on
Article 10 of Naval Pact.

By the Associated Press. '7
TOXIC, May 23.-Foreign Minister
Baron Shidehara submitted to today's
cabinet session the American inquiry
received through Ambassador william
r. Castle, jr., concerning Japan's inter-
probation of Article 10 Of the London
disarmament treaty.
The cabinet left the matter OF re-
ply in Baron Shidehara's hands II
was understood that the foreign minis
ter was fully in accord with the Amer
lean views Of this article. The foreign
ONCE shortly will exchange notes with
the United States or otherwise clarity
the meaning Of the article.
The American inquiry was understood
10 have been prompted by the fears Of
some Senators that the article would
permit Great Britain to replace 6-ipch
gun cruisers with craft carrying 8-inch
guns.
Japan's domestic controversy over the
treaty has been suspended owing TO the
indisposition of two outstanding figures
Admiral Takarabe, minister OF the navy
and Admiral Kato. chief Of the navy
general stan. Takarabe Ii suffering from
exhaustion and unable 70 attend cabi-
net meetings and Kato u confined 10 his
bed with o cold.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
MAN CONVICTED BY JURY
OF SLAYING TWO GIRLS
Held Guilty Of Double Crime at
Wedding Celebration in
Lowell, Mass.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May as
Joaquin Soaris of Paterson, N. j.. who
shot two girls to death at q wedding
celebration at Lowell, Mass, March 2,
was convicted of first-degree murder on
two counts yesterday by a Jury.
The government charged that Soaris
went from Paterson to Lowell with the
intention of killing Angelina Rodriguez,
II, to whom he said he was engaged.
After a wedding in which she had
been the bridesmaid and the other VIC
tim, Matilda Silva, 10, a flower girl,
Soaris shot the pair as they were leav-
ing in an automobile.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
CENTER OF LONG DISPUTE.
Concordat Defining Church and State
Authority Has Been Drawn.


Authority Has Been Drawn.
LONDON. May 23 R.-Lord strick-
land, prime minister Of Malta. against
whose life an attempt was made today,
has been the central figure In an 1s-
month controversy between the Maltese
government and the Vatican.
The controversy recently reached an
acute stage when the Roman Catholic
hierarchy forbade the Maltese Catholics
to vote for the government party in the
forthcoming Maltese elections, which
nave been postponed by Lord Strickland.
Recently. however, q concordat be-
tween the British government there and
the Holy See defining questions Affect
ing relations between the church and
state In the Maltese Islands had been
put In draft form and was expected TO
settle the long controversy.
The concordat draft defines the au-
thority Of state and church.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
SLAYER Electrocuted.

RALEIGH, N. c., May 23 (P.-James
Spivey, 26, convicted In Lee County Of
the Ak murder and assault Of Betty
Spivey. his. lS-year-old cousin, was elec-
trocuted at states prison today.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
Bethesda Man Commissioned.

william 8. Shoemaker. Bethesda, Md,
has been commissioned by the War De-
partinent o. second lieutenant Of fnfan-
try In the Reserve opEps sof the Army.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

NSOllkiAi0CQ EaEC.J
Of using q veiled threat against that
country.
"The Secretary Of States categorical
assurance to the country was brushed
aside by that accusing party"
In thus speaking Hanihara referred
to his famous letter and the then Sec
retary of state Hughes unavailing at
tempt to reassure Congress about It.
He concluded his address rs follows:
II should not have referred TO this
matter now unless I had implicit con-
hdence in the high sense Of justice OF
the American people, who never have
failed in the long run to be fair ant
just, not only to themselves. but to
others as we'll"
Well Informed Should Act.
Hanihara said that II the exclusion
matter were left in the hands Of vel
informed government departments
perhaps the questions would have beer
settled ere this to the mutual salts
faction Of both parties"
"One thing must be said to dispe
true nature Of that regrettsble Incl
dent. It is not 50 much q question o
to whether one nation should or shouls
not exercise its sovereign rights in regu
lating matters relating to its domesti
affairs, as 1t Is often represented to be
Rather it Ii a question Of whether ont
people should treat another peopl
sympathetically, fairly or unfairly.
The dinner was held at the Peer
Club, with Prince Tokugawa presiding
Guests included Foreign Minister Baroi
Shidehara, three other members of tn
cabinet and other distinguished per
sons.
Castle spoke after Hanihara, but tn
American ENJOYS only reference to tn
former diplomats speech was q reitera
ton Of Haniharas confidence that "tll
American people, In the long run, vii
do the fair, square thing
fApAN M ArCnpn WvTU IT
Evening star., 1930-05-23
BALMES' PLANE, LOST

Troops Hunt Craft Carrying Gen
eral to Spain.
MADRID, May 23 R.-Dispatches
from villa Cisneros, Cape JUDY, today
reported the disappearance Of an air
plane carrying Gen. Balmes to Spain.
No news Of the plane has been received
for two days, and 1t is feared the ma
chine came down in the desert. Troops
and natives of Cape JUDY are search
ing for the plane.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
MOTHER OF 4 SHOT
Chicago Man Is Held After Fatal
Wounding of His Wife.

CHICAGO, .Aay 23.-Mrs. Marie
Pelletier, 90. mother Of four children,
was fatally shot near her home. in Ber-
wyn. a suburb, last night as she was
are holding her husband. Louis, for
questioning.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
CENTER BAND TO PLAY
Concert Will Be Given at 7:so

Concert VIII Be Given at T:S0
Pm. at iowa Circle.
The Community Center Band, James
e. Miller, director, will give concert
at 7:30 pm. at Iowa Circle.
The program will be-:
March. THE Broadcaster" 49,. .worrell
Waltz, "Navita" ............... Fulton
Cuban dance, "Fontella". .Kiefer
March, Gloria" ...............L Losey
lawn of the Forest" ........... Jarrett
Serenade, "A Night in June. King
Fox trot, Chant Of the Jungle. Brown
Overture, '"orpheus In the Under.
world" ...................O Offenbach
"The Perfect Song. .Breil
Fox trot, Should t.. Freed
March, "The Royal Hussars". %. King
'The star epangled Banner. ......KeN !
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HANIHARA BREAKS
LONG SILENCE AT
DINNER TO CASTLE

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Archbishop Of Malta made an airplane
visit to Rome, presumably 70 confer
regarding the matter.
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HOOVER AND HOUSE
SCORE TRIUMPH
IN TARIFF FIGHT

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MALTESE PREMIER,
FIRED ON, ESCAPES
AS SHOT GOES WILD

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Vatican Repudiates Rejoinder.
Vatican circles repudiated strick-
| lands rejoinder, considering 1t offensive
| in tone, inaccurate In substance and
| inadequate In argument. However. In
August Lord Strickland was able to
announce that he was still persona
grata with the Holy See.
my ancestor. Sir william Strick-
land" said Lord Strickland, was the
secretary Of the Catholic committee
that made the pledge to Pitt that Eng
from Rome and their politics from
themselves. 1t was only on this prin-
ciple that practicing Catholics could
continue to be ministers of the King.
| There is no question of discussing
the infallibility of the Pope in spiritual
matters, but now that his holiness has
become a temporal sovereign, 1t is all
the more important that ministers OF
the King should remember their pledge
and their duty to King and country.
"All the parties concerned" Strick-
land added, ARE at present anxious to
put an end to the tension by establish
ing a hard and fast line between poll
tics and religion"
But the state of Quiesence was not Il
4 last long. In December Of last year ths
j Archbishop OF Malta alleged that ths
] Maltese government had made two pro-
tests to the Pope, but In neither cas-
perial authorities to the Vatican. HI
also asserted that the Pope had refused
to receive a certain Maltese Minister
The allusion was TO strickland.
Lord Strickland, replying in the Nal.
tese legislative assembly, set forth. tina
he had never sought audience with tht
Pope. but had been urged to do 30 b!
H~lA s~I~ <A3 -.
lapostolic delegate visited the island hs
had been on the best Of terms with tn
ministers, and from him came the sug
gestion Of o concordat.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

secondly. the court held snas prop
erty usable In the nanuIactuIe q uquoI'
when desianed or Intended hy tbs poss
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
ISDEN|ED
BY ORGAN|ST
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occupied before going to the
Presidential and that the
"nightie" and slippers were mis-
laid at that time.
Claimed Much Of Furniture
She also told deputies, they
said, that much of the furniture
in Mr.. Lucas apartment was
hers, having been lent him some
time ago.
Included in the effects taken
from Mr.. Lucas apartment by
deputy marshals were gown. and
slippers, davenport, two panels
Chinese silk. lacquer and Chinese
pipes, 10 oriental rugs, Colonial
oil painting, four pairs monks
cloth window drawerieS, seven
sofa pillows, sewing machine,
electrolier and two velour rugs.
The total valuation made by
an auctioneer was $598.25. The
figure was considerably lower
than that given by Mrs. Town
send. The gown, which was Of
transparent black material, and
slippers were valued by her at
$15.
Mr.. Lucas declares that he and
Mrs. TOwnshend were joint part
ners In the real estate deal and
that at her, request all funds were
banked by him and . statement
rendered her.
. He says he was entitled to aalf
of the profits from the deal, but
she demanded all the money, and
when he refused it filed suit
against him in the civil courts
and had all his furniture at
tached.. He said:
''I am deeply humiliated and
distressed at the turn things
have taken"
To See 1t Through
Mrs. Townshend, however, says
she is going through with the
prosecution ''if it takes her last
nickel"
When Detective Sergt. William
L. Messer went to arrest the or
ganist yesterday, Mr.. Lucas in
formed him that he could not be
arrested as his name was in the
social register, the officer said.
Sergeant MeSser pointed out
that even more important was the
fact that it was also on the
warrant and Mr.. Lucas went to
headquarters where he was re-
leased on $4,000 ba''
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Of FRANK
LAID To HYDE
BY Nelson
Harding

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ing when it is recalled that Mr..
Hyde was vigorously opposed
to the use Of Government funds
to Succor starving babies in the
drought-ridden States. Not one
Government cent for starving
babies, he told the country,
but now he stands charged with
being very free with Govern
ment funds in mailing out
Christmas cards.
at would be very interesting
information for the country II
Mr.. Hyde tells us how much he
saved in postage, printing bills
and the use Of Government
clerks in addressing his Christ
mas cards. / presume the cost
to the American taxpayer will
be charged up to farm relief"
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Eyewitness Tells How
Marshal Fought Death

PARIS, Dec. 80 Q.N.Sl.-A
striking eyewitness account Of the
intense battle being waged by
Marshal Joffre in his room at
the Clinic Of Les Freres de Saint
Jean de Dieu was given today by
Madamoisell de Baye, an init
mate friend of the Joffre family.
She was present at the critical
moment last night when the
marshal, after lying in q coma
for five hours. suddenly fought
his way back to consciousness.
She said:
''It was . miracle. / was un-
able to believe my own eyes
when I saw the marshal slowly
open his eyes and speak.
.sHe recognized those about
him, and smiled. DR.. Leriche
immediately gave him . hypO-
dermic injection. The marshal
certainly felt that, and ex-
claimed: THAT hurt!' He then
raised his hand and said:
That's enough"
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
.]OFFRE BETTER;
IS CONSCIOUS
VIOLA TREE
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doubt he would live beyond noon
q g. m. Eastern standard tiIne)
But at that hour, instead Of sur
rendering. the marshal took a
new lease on life.
At l p. m. 60 q. m. Eastern
standard time) the following bul.
letin was issued by doctors LIE
richie, Boulin and Fontaine:
"The patient is stiIl extremely
weak but conscious. He took
nSe nOurishment and with
stood the dressing Of his wound,
which Is healing satisfactorily" ;"
The wound referred to was that
caused by amputation Of his right
foot q week ago, when gangrene
poisoning followed q severe at
tack Of arteritiS.
Jean Caiappe, prefet Of Paris
police, In leaving the hospital
after a courtesy call shortly be-
fore noon, said:
'T saw Madame Joffre and
she is most optimistic Just now.
She said to me: The Marshal
is most lucid at present. He
talked IengthiIy to me. lam
hoping and praying"
DR.. Fontaine said he was
amazed over the marshaps vital.
ity and courage. He said:
"In . most remarkable and
stole manner the marshal with.
stood the dressing Of his leg, He
didn't even vince. He has q
will Of IRON"
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
LAND IS SOUGHT
FOR LIBRARY
international NewsreeI

Proceedings to acquire the
south half of Square 760 and all
Of Square 76l for extension of
the Library Of Congress we're in
stituted in District Supreme Court
today by the Department Of JUS
tice. The property sought lies
between First. Second, B and
East Capitol Streets.
Property owners affected have
been notified to appear in, court
January %, 1881, to give evidence
as to the value of their property
before a jury of five citizens.
The Government is represented
by Henry H. Classic, assistant at,
torney general; Attorney Leo A.
Rover and his assistants, Alexan-
der Fl. Bell, jr., and Arthur G.
Lambert.
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The Washington times., 1930-12-30
News Photographer
Beaten by Lawyer

Following the proceedings in
Police Court. Mrs. ToWnshend
and her lawyer, Mr.. Kennedy,
went to the District Attorneys
office in the District Supreme
Court Building. AS they returned
to the street, Gus Chinn, Evening
Star camera man, raised his
camera to focus upon the woman.
The lawyer hurled himself upon
Mr.. Chinn, knocking nm vio-
Iently against an automobile and
smashing the camera. Policeman
w. &C. GroomS, Of the Sixth pre-
cinct, took the lawyer into Gus
tody at the request Of Mr.. Chinn.
The interested yarties went to
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
JERITzA LIBEL
SUIT DRAWS
CROWDS
Opera Star, Husband Claim
Baron's Cousin intended HE
Fiction Heroine as Jeritza

VIENNA. Dec. 80 (IN.s.) AN
other packed courtroom such Is
marked yesterdays session ap-
peared certain today when the
libel suit Of Maria Jeritza and her
husband, Baron Leopold Won Pop
per, against DR.. Mueller -Gutten-
brunn resumes It's course in the
Vienna criminal court.
DR.. Mueller Guttenbrlnn, the
Baron's cousin, Is charged with
defamation of character in book
alleged to reflect on the private
life Of the opera star. Co-defend-
ants with the author are several
other Viennese, the group facing
altogether SO different counts.
The Spicier love passages Of the
book in question, entitled Riff.
Raft Around q Singer" were read
yesterday in O courtroom crowded
with a cross section Of Viennese
society and women Of the labor.
ing class.
The defendants, besides the al-
thor, are Frau Olga Bauerpilecka,
the publisher; Nine. Jeritza'S
cousin, Baron Schenk, and the
prima donna's former secretary,
Frau Crete LseihS-Lainburg.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
Officers Selected
-
BIZ D.A.R. ChUpter

Mrs. L. K. Ettinger has been
Ulected president and Mrs. w. r.
Cole, vice president. of Dixie Chap
Der, No. 1881, United Daughters Of
HE Confederacy.
Other officers chosen include
Mrs. Philip H. Hoof, second vice
president; Mrs. D. A. Settle, treas
urer; Mrs. Carolyn L. Wildman,
corresponding secretary; Miss
Lille Tucker, recording secretary:
Margaret Daniels, registrar; Miss
Evelyn Daniels, parliamentarian:
Miss Laura v. Ruff, historian;
Miss Elizabeth Ballou, custodian,
end Mrs. w. w. Garner, chaplain.
The Washington times., 1930-12-30
NeIU Year Watch +,
Planned by Church

0AFTHERSBURG, Md, Dec. 80.
"A watch meeting will be oh.
served New Year Eve by mem
hers Of the Grace NJ. e. Church,
South, here.
The Eqworth League will hold
o business session from 3 until
10 o'clock. From TO- until IL,
there win be 4 social hour In
which refreshments will be served
while the devotional hour will be
from IL until midnight.