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He agreed with Mr.. Dallinger that In
1901 Congress passed law prescribing
each Saturday afternoon as q holiday
in Washington for all legal purposes.
Mr. Dallinger said employees of the
District have called the attention of
various Presidents TO this law, but it
has never been enforced"
Mr.. Burtness questioned whether the
present bill would correct this situation
and Mr.. Dallinger said: II am satisfied
that 1t will, ! know Of one employe in
the supervising architects Office who
is working so to so hours a week, re-
gardless OF the closing hours in Gov
eminent departments.
Among others who spoke in favor OF
this measure were Representatives Con-
merry and Granfield of Massachusetts,
Ramspeck. Georgia; Clancy, Michigan,
and Alnon, Alabama.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has approved the legislation
recognizing that otherwise there are in
conSistencleS throughout the Govern
ment service due To the fact that spe-
cial legislation has been passed for par
ticular groups. The Civil Service Com
mission reported that Legislation Of this
kind should affect all classes of Fed
eral employees alike and no particular
class or group should be favored unless
for administrative reasons" The con-
troller general has also approved the
Saturday half-holiday legislation.
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mon attitude of the three leading
powers of Western Europe concerning
land and air ornaments.
Such an agreement was not very
dlt1cult to reach, as Great Britain had
already endorsed the French general
thesis on disarmament during the
course Of the final session of the pre-
paratory disarmament committee in
Geneva last Fall and until the eve of
the London Naval Conference the
Fascist government persistently main
tanned the same viewpoint.
italy Changed Attitude.
Italy's change of attitude during the
last year was mainly due, it is said
here, to desire to bring pressure on
the French regarding naval problems.
AS the latter problems are now settled
for the duration of the London treaty,
Italy willingly joined Great Britain
and France in the adoption of a COM
mon disarmament policy.
Such an agreement, which can be of
tremendous Importance for the future
of Europe, explains the exceptionally
hearty tone of the dispatch sent by Mr..
Henderson and NJ. BRAND to Foreign
Minister Dino Grandi and gives full
sense to Mr.. Henderson's utterance that
we can go farword without prepara-
tons Tor the Geneva disarmament con-
ference with more confidence than If
the outstanding differences between
France and Italy had not been dis
posed Of"
fronyr;eht mas,
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VETERANS BUREAU
TO PUT ON NIGHT
SHIFT OF CLERKS

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parades and demonstrations along the
way, and received a large number of
donations en- route, under leadership of
F. j. jenkins, an electrician. They
rushed up to the bureau before break
fast, but found the District Chapter of
the American Red Cross there with
hot coffee and biscuit.
One Man Disappointed.
One of the Seattle crowd, however,
was disappointed. He found after max
ing the long trip that because his ad-
justed service certificate was in Los
Angeles, Calf, where he had gotten
previous loan, he will now have to
wait until he can make the loan out
there by mail. He is q. T. Cook. The
Seattle group were members of the
"l0Ol Veterans Bonus Expedition to
Washington, d. c."
The first person in the long line that
beseiged the doors of the Veterans Blu
reau today was a farmer, j. e. Hodge,
of Savage, Md He arrived and took
up his post in the cold outside the door
last night shortly before midnight. He
was alone, he said, until about o'clock
when he was joined by Bernie Mccoy
of Chicago, who said he had hitch
hiked the whole distance. Mccoy said
he was machinist, was married and
had six children. Hodge said he was
in dire need of the money, had wife
and two children.
Several veterans are using their
bonus loans to save their homes, ac-
cording to officials at the bureau. Vet
Grams unable to meet notes due on their
homes have obtained money just in
time to take care of this worthy debt
The spirit of comradeship prevailed
among the throngs about the bureau
this morning. One chap, evidently al
most on his uppers, and with several
days growth of beard, went rushing
down the sidewalk waving his papers
in hand. Are you down and out?"
he asked one he met on the street. "If
you are come along, I'm going to get a
bit of change and I'll divide with you"
The women in charge of the canteen
corps work of the Red Cross at the
coffee pot this morning included Mrs.
Harry @. Barnes, Mrs. James B. Rey-
nolds, Mrs. Ralph B. Burch and Miss
Mittie Burch.
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ST|MSON IS SILENT
ON 5-POWER TERMS
U. S. Not Informed of FinaI
Definite Naval Agreement,
Says Secretary.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Stimon continued today the
silence which has been maintained by
the State Department on the British,
French and Italian negotiations toward
making the London naval treaty a fve-
power agreement.
The question was being negotiated in
Europe, he said, and while the United
States had been informed of the steps
as the negotiations went along, it had
not yet been informed of final definite
agreement. Pending receipt of the text
of the agreement and more information
on 1t, StimSon said he would neither
comment nor speculate.
The Secretary declined to discuss the
question Of Senate ratification or as to
whether he would attend any meeting
for the signature of the notifications
of the London treaty.
In response to inquiries by newspaper
men regarding statement by LIE Matin,
Partisan newspaper, that battleships
would be limited to $4,000 tons, the Sec
rotary said it was the first time he had
heard of any such proposal. There ap-
peared no doubt that the Secretary felt
the United States would have been in
formed officially If any such proposal to
affect American capital ships was con-
templated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
.SHAFT DECLARED
AS SOUND AS EVER
Washington Monument Crit
ciSm Applies to Marble
Coating, Say Officials.

The Washington Monument is struc-
turally as sound as ever, officials of the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks declared today in answer to pub
lished reports that the shaft is endan-
gered by the crumbling away of To-
pound chunks of devayed marble.
The engineers agreed with criticisms
that the Monument was constructed
inside out" for they explained that
the marble is a coating on the outside
of granite blocks. The present process
of crumbling marble, therefore, has no
effect on the. main structure, they
claimed. The engineers pointed out
furthermore, that there is little If any
danger of the granite shaft ever being
endangered.
Parts Being Worn Away.
D. w. Kessler, Bureau of Standards
engineer, in recent architectural maya
zine article, has asserted that l0-pound
pieces of decayed marble have fallen
away from the shaft. Explanation put
forward by Kessler is that rain and
gases that get into the atmosphere
from burning coal and other causes,
combine to form a weak acid that at
tacks the outer covering of the monu-
ment.
Oficials of the ONCE Of Public Build
ings and Public Parks conceded that
parts of the marble are being worn
away through age and the weather,
and that some solution will have to be
found TO arrest this process, in the
future.
The real difficulty, according to
KeSsler, is that the temperature ex-
banding the blocks causes an excessive
strain at the mortar joints. Calcite
crystals, he said, expand differently in
different directions bring about strains
in the marble.
Extensive Use Of Marble.
The Monument is faced with white
marble from Massachusetts for IS feet
up, and the remainder is white Mary
land marble, data in the Office of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks points
out. The thickness of the walls at the
base of the shaft is Is feet, tapering
to the top Of the shaft to a thickness
of 18 inches The thickness of the
covering slabs at the Pyramidion is z
inches. Above the 452-foot elevation,
the walls are entirely of marble, the
engineers say, and from the level 470,
where the ribs of the pyramidion begin
the courses are secured by joints cut
in the stones.
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NORRIS ISSUES CALL
FOR PROGRESSIVE
CONFERENCE HERE

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the last probably will be the subject of
unemployment insurance.
Five Subjects to Come Up.
The formal call for the conference.
SSued later in the day, listed I'VE sub
jectS for discussion:
l. Unemployment and industrial sta
bilization.
2. Public utilities.
3. Agriculture.
4. Tariff.
5. Return to representative govern
ment.
The call read:
In the midst of depression the
Nation is without effective political or
economic leadership. The session of
Congress now drawing to a close has
revealed the imperative need of formu-
lating a constructive legislative pro-
gram. Months Of misery in the indus
trial centers and on the farms have
disclosed lack OF any proposals for the
solution OF one of the greatest economic
crises ever confronting the Nation.
More Distress Forecast.
1.-THE disastrous results of falling to
meet the responsibilities Of this situa-
ton will be increasingly evident during
the next nine months. The signers of
this call for conference, to be held
in Washington March IL and IL, be-
iieve that there are certain economic
and political problems affecting the
welfare of every citizen which must be
solved II this Republic is to endure, and
realize for all that fullness and rich
ness Of life which was the hope that
Spurred our forefathers to found this
Government.
I'VE believe that a constructive solu-
ton for these problems can be found by
men and women who are aligned with
different political parties. We hold that
the magnitude of these problems de-
mands an intelligent effort to solve
them without regard to partisan or
political advantage"
Not New Party Basis.
We assure you this conference is not
called to form the basis for a new party.
To this end 1t is our purpose that the
conference shall be non-partisan in
character and shall be devoted to the
exchange Of ideas looking solely to the
formulation of sound legislative pro-
gram to be advanced at the next session
Of Congress.
1.-THE invitation to this conference is
extended TO some OF those who have
shown an interest in these questions.
We invite you to attend in the belief
that you appreciate the vital importance
Of definite legislative solution of these
economic questions. We assure you
that 1t is our purpose to make this a
conference in the true sense of the word
and that its detectives shall be confined
to the purposes set forth in this call.
"In view of the shortneSs of time,
will you not wire your answer TO the
chairman, at the Senate Once Build
ing. Washington, d. or"
Senator Norris heads the list Of sign
ers as chairman.
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Naval Agreement Is Pronounced Sat-
iSfactory in Paris.

Naval Agreement Is Pronounced Sat-
isfactOry in Paris.
PARIS, March 2 (P.-The French
cabinet today decided that the tri-
partite naval agreement reached last
week by Great Britain, Italy and France
was satisfactory" it was announced
after a meeting of the ministers pre-
sided over by President Doumergue.
Thus Frances adherence to the ar
rangement, which must now be sub
mitted to the United States, Japan and
the British dominions, was virtually
assured.
The British foreign minister, Arthur
Henderson, and A. ". Alexander, first
lord of the admiralty, left at midday
for London, after spending most OF a
busy forenoon denying reports printed
in newspapers here which pretended to
give at least parts of the text of the
new arrangement.
The point which seemingly created
the greatest interest was that one which
some newspapers alleged would ask the
United States and Japan to agree not
to build capital ships larger than $4,000
or $4,000 tons, whereas the maximum
fixed by the Washington treaty and I'M
changed by the London document was
$4,000 tons for battleships. The for
or deny this report on the ground that
it had agreed to furnish no details
before the text was published.
One diplomat said today, however.
that the report may represent 'the
Pious hope" of France. Italy and Great
Britain, or the figure might merely
refer to battle cruisers. At all events
several points Of the accord need the
approval of the United States and Japan
and in fact constitute q modification
of the five-poWer Washington naval
treaty as well as the treaty of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
MMITTEE SHELVES
NORDBYE NOMINATION
Failure to Act on Minnesota
Judgeship Virtually Kills It
q for Session.

BY the Associated Press.
The nomination of Gunnar H. Nord-
bye to be additional Federal Judge for
Minnesota was laid aside today by the
Senate Judiciary Committee at its last
meeting of the session without action.
Failure to act virtually killed the
nomination, which dies unless con-
firmed before the adjournment of the
session on Wednesday.
After another hearing of the contest
against Nordbye the Judiciary Sub
committee, headed by Senator Blaine,
Republican, Wis, declined to submit a
report to the whole committee pending
receipt of additional evidence.
Senator Schall, Republican, Mime
sofa, opposed the nominee.
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a BODIES FOUND
IN THEATER RUINS
Firemen Still Searching for
Victims of Mexico City
Midnight Blaze.
RY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March AT least
IA persons were burned to death and
score or more were injured when
the 178-year-old principal theater
burned at the end Of midnight per-
Torrance today.
The ruins were still Smouldering when
firemen brought out 10 bodies and took
them to a police station for identifica-
ton. They reported seeing four other
bodies in the debris.
There were scenes of despair at the
police station, where relatives of miss
ing persons gathered in an attempt to
identify the charred bodies. all of which
were burned beyond recognition.
Children Among Victims.
Among the victims were several wom-
en- and children.
Most of those who died were believed
20 have been caught in the panic
stricken rush of persons trying to get
out of the theater and trampled under
foot. Then they were caught by the
rush of flames before they could be
carried out Of the narrow theater door
ways
The dancing of a troupe of Mexican
chorus girls became a scramble Of hor-
ror for their lives.
The theater was built in 1852 by
monks to stage benefit performances.
Carmen Velasco, one of the actresses,
escaped from the burning building, but
returned in an effort to rescue friend
and lost her life. Another actress, Lupe
Rosales, and a number of scene shutters
we're also among the victims. Roberto
Soto, famous Mexican comedian, had
been III and, although scheduled to ap-
pear, was not in the theater when the
fire broke out.
A few hours after the fire the interior
of the theater was a mass Of twisted
steel and charred timbers, making re-
covery of the bodies difficult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
INCOME TAX FACTS
No, 20.

Charitable contributions and
gifts are deductible within the
limitations of the revenue act. In
order that a deduction may be
made, contributions to a corpora
ton, trust, community chest,
fund or foundation must meet
several tests. Such organizations
must be operated exclusively for
religious, charitable, scientific,
literary or educational purpose,
or for the prevention of cruelty
to children or animals. No part
OF its income must inure to the
benefit Of private stockholders or
individuals.
Every church constitutes q re-
hgious corporation for the pur-
pose of this deduction. Contribu-
tions made to missionary fund,
to church building funds, and
for the benefit Of other activities
of the church are deductible.
Pew rents, assessments and dues
paid to churches are regarded as
contributions.
Gifts to an individual are not
deductible, but If made to a
charitable organization as de-
fired by the revenue act, may be
deducted even though the organ
ization distributes the gifts
among individual beneflciaries.
Contributions made to the
United States, the District Of Co
lumbia, any State or Territory,
or any political subdivision
thereof" for exclusively public
purposes" are deductible. A gift
of real estate to be maintained
perpetually as public park is
deductible.
Taxpayers are required to state
in their returns the name and
address Of each organization TO
which q gift is made and the
amount Of the gift in each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
.27,146 ON BONUS
LIST IN DISTRICT
Loan Value Is Placed at $13,
861, 1861 by Veterans
Bureau.

There are 27,146 veterans in the Dis
trict of Columbia with adjusted service
certificates, on which the new loan
value at so per cent would amount to
$13,861 1858, according to the latest tab
ulation by the Veterans Bureau.
This Is the Districts proportion of
the grand total loan value of 1,700.-
100000 for the whole country, but Of
ficials of the Veterans Bureau do not
anticipate that all veterans will borrow.
Only small percentage of those APP
plying at the local office so far have
proved to be veterans making their first
loan.
The statistics for the States of the
country on the number of certificates
and loan value, according to the Asso-
ciated Press, are as follows:
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New Air Line Opened.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March Dr.
The new Louisville Nashville Airmail
Line, which ultimately will link Louis
vile and Dallas, was inaugurated to-
day. Roy Mitchell, chief pilot here OF
the American Always, took off at GAS
am. for Nashville, followed by a convoy
of four other planes carrying State and
city officials and newspaper men. Mitch
ell, who few in from Cleveland, was de-
layed at Cincinnati by fog, but condi-
tons from here south were ideal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
MISS LORETTA DUNN DIES

Miss Loretta w. Dunn, a resident of
Washington for the past rs years and
an invalid for six years, died at her
residence, 1411 Chaplin street, yester-
day. Funeral services will be held at
the residence at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and mass will follow at st.
Paul's Church Interment will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Miss Dunn came to Washington with
her parents, the late James F. and
Mary E. Dunn, from New York, She
is survived by a brother and sister,
Arthur Dunn and Miss May Dunn and
an aunt, Miss Katie Lawlor, all of
Washington.
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their present prices include not only
the costs of baking and distributing
the standard breads, but also Include
special costs for special breads and
rolls. The committee believes that the
standard breads, forming as they do a
necessary and important item in the
diet of the people, should be sold at
a price determined only by the costs
of their own specific manufacture and
distribution.
Restraint Charge Studied.
THE committee finds some evidence
Of combination in restraint Of trade
endeavoring TO fix and maintain the
retail price Of bread. The sum total
however, Of the information in regard
to price fixing and restraint Of trade
that the committee has been able To
secure is too small and too inconclusive
connection, the committee calls atten-
ton TO the fact that the Attorney Cen
eral has publicly stated that the De-
psrtment of Justice Is already conduct
ing an inquiry into the bread situation.
For this reason the committee offers
no recommendation in this rcoort."
The committee expressed the belief
that the wholesale and retail prices OF
white -four have generally reflected the
decline in the price of wheat. The
committee said 1t found that whole
wheat flour Is lower in price than white
-four on the wholesale market
1T is, on the contrary, higher in
price In the retail market and is not
TO be obtained at all Of the retail
stores, particularly in Washington and
cities Of the South" the report con-
tinued. THE reason fer this, the COM
mittee finds, lies in the fact that whole
wheat -four is in very small demand, SO
that its turnover Is extremely slow and
1t does not keep as well as does white
-four. The committee does not And
that such a condition Is the result Of q
combination In restraint Of trade"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
LONDON PRESS FAVORABLE.
Triumph Seen for British Diplomacy
in Agreement.

LONDON, March 2 (P).-The London
Press, although recognizing that the
details Of the British Italian French
naval rapprochement have not been re-
vealed, were unanimous today in re-
garding the achievement as a British
diplomatic victory.
Regardless of political afinities, the
papers congratulated the government.
well done, Socialists" the Daily Ex-
press headed its editorial, which praised
Premier Macdonald and his ministers.
The conservative Morning Telegraph
also congratulated the government and
expressed belief that the news viii Gre
ate as lively interest in Washington and
Toxic as in London.
Officials here would not discuss the
matter, but 1t was understood the pres
ent ratios Of the French, italian and
British fleets would remain about the
same, with the French tonnage stand
ing at about 10000 tons over that OF
Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
Ship Hurled Against Breakwater.

GENOA, Italy, March 2 R.--Heavy
seas today lifted the Italian schooner
Luisa Madre and flung it against the
breakWater. It was impossible to launch
her boats, and it. was feared the crew
Of six was lost.
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HALF-H0LIDAY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE;
GOES TO HOOVER

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ARMY PUBLICATIONS
FACE CURTAILM ENT
UNDER AMENDMENT

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FRENCH CABINET APPROVES.

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The committee reported that one Of
the factors relating to the price situa-
ton as between white and brown sugar
is 1.-The customary practice Of retailers
TO sell white sugar at very little profit
and sometimes at loss as a leader in
order TO attract new trade"
In summarizing its study of bread
prices throughout the country, the COM
Enittee stated:
"The committee calls attention TO the
fact that the costs Of the large bakery
aaxDanies submitted in justification oil
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NYE TO URGE "rEETH"
FOR SLUSH FUND LAW
Senate to Get Report Next Week
and Bill to Give Donations
to Campaigns Publicity.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate will receive a report early
next week from its Campaign Funds