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The Washington times., 1931-06-23

the task Of getting more funds,
l.e., a tax increase.
The President received non
partisan support in his move.
Democrats We'd with Republicans
in endorsing the years holiday.
Whether the same non-partisan
support could be obtained for an
extension. or whether Mr.. Hoover
could rally his own party behind
1T, is entirely another matter.
Seen AS Campaign Issue
Through thick and thin. the
Republican party has defended
the theory that there exists no
relationship between reparations
and war debts. The doctrine, in
fact, was written by Charles E.
Hughes when he was Secretary of
State. There are many debt col
lection "die hardS" among the
Republicans in both houses.
Views of individual Senators
vary, but not a few Of them
believe and fear that eventually
the whole war debt and repara.
tions is going to become involved
in the coming campaign, although
to what extent none of them
care at this time to prophesy.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
HOTEL TRUSTEE
IS ASSA|LED

Charging that Charles c..
Moore, trustee under a second
trust indenture on the Mayflower
Hotel, has refused to act for the
protection of the second mort
gage bondholders, although he
has been called upon to do so,
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
attorney for an independent pro-
tective committee of bondholders,
today filed an amended bill of
complaint against the hotel com.
pany and its subsidiaries.
The American Bond and Mort
gage Company is more closely
drawn into the litigation with the
amended bill of complaint which
was filed with leave of District
Supreme Court Justice Oscar R.
Luhring, who has under advise
ment a motion to dismiss an
original bill of complaint.
Counsel for the hotel COM
panies attacked the original bill
with the averments that no
specific allegations of fraud were
contained in the bill, and that
the receivership could not be
legally granted until the trustee
under the second deed of trust
had been called upon to act and
had refused to do so.
1t is alleged in the amended
bill that Charles C. Moore is a
nonresident trustee, and is not
qualified to act and further that
he has not answered two letters
addressed to him by the protec-
tive committee calling upon him
to take steps to protect the In,
terests of the bondholders.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Officials Fear French Counter Plan
Will Bring Endless Negotiations

ton or extended exchanges Of
opinion are necessary.
. Paris dispatches. both public
and private, indicate that the
French will propose a modifica-
ton of the Hoover plan to
cover the "unconditional" pay
ments which Germany makes to
France under the Young plan.
These payments approximate
$100, 100000 annually.
Under the Young plan, Ger
many agreed that these pay
ments would be maintained irreS-
pective of what happened.
France is loath to relinquiSh
them, even for one year, for
these funds have been devoted
to rehabilitation of the devasted
portions of the country.
While Administration officials
were loath to comment upon their
attitude toward such a French
proposal, when and if made, 1t
was very apparent that it is re-
garded unfaTorably here. 1t de-
feats the prime purpose of the
President, which was to obtain
for q period Of one year COM
plete cessation of all war debt
irritants. The view is held that
if Germany is compelled to keep
up the $100,000,000 payment it
weakens the whole structure Of
the plan.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
President to Put Plan Into Effect
If Congress Can't Act by Dec. IS

Treasury officials point out
that the debt funding agreements
of the United States give all
allied powers the right to suspend
payment of principal to the
United States, and France alone
has the right to suspend pay
ment of principal and interest
for three years.
But this saving clause would
not help, because payment of
principal this year on foreign
debts is to be but $4,000, 900
while interest amounts to more
than $184,00O,000.
Schafer Is Opposed
The Presidential plan, it was
indicated. will be approved in
the House, which will act first,
though not without opposition.
Representative Schafer CR0 of
Wisconsin, said he voted against
all debt settlements because they
were too liberal and is opposed
to any liberalization of the debt
agreements or a moratorium"
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Denmark bound Ship
Awaiting Favorable
Weather to Take Off

HARBOR GRACE, N. F., JuiIe
% QN.SD-Otto Hillig, the ny
ing photographer of Liberty, N.
y and his pilot, Holger Horns
we're today awaiting taVofaoIe
weather to begin their long mop
across the North Atlantic 70
Copenhagen. Denmark.
After repeated minute exam
nations of their mOnOplane L'o-
erty. they reported it was in per
feet condition and that nothing
remained for them to do but
wait for the "alI clear" signal
from the weather experts.
They arrived at Harbor Grace
field yesterday afternoon on the
second lap of their flight Ihey
came from st. John N. B., where
they arrived Friday night a1ter
an 800-mile flight from HaSbroucH
Heights, N. j.
The two men plan to make
Copenhagen their first stop after
leaving HarbOr Grace. If sue
cesSful in reaching the Danish
port, which Hoiriis left as an I'M
migrant seven years ago, they
will continue TO Germany, where
Hillig was born.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

Frances failure today to take
any definite action on President
Hoover's proposal for years Sus-
pension of all war debt payments
between governments caused some
disappointment in Washington.
But Notwithstanding the French
cabinets decision to postpone con-
sideration for another meeting to-
morrow, there was still a strong
feeling of hope here that the force
of circumstances and world opin-
ion will yet compel the French to
acquiesce in the plan.
Fear Counter Proposal
The most irritating factor to
Washington was not so much that
there is to be another "a hours
delay before anything definite
comes from Paris, but that every
indication points to Frances
drafting a counter.proposal. In
the ordinary course of diplomatic
procedure, counter-proposals re-
quire negotiation. And regotia-
ton is just what the Adrninistra-
ton has stated will not be under
taken in this case.
The Presidents plan is con-
Sidered by Administration Spokes-
men to be so simple and so in
Htantly Applicable that no regotla-
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Reno Mill GrindS Out
III DEGREES in
One Dav

RENO. Nevada, June %
QN.SD.-Washing away all
marital troubles accumulated in
years and years of domestic
squabbling in an average time
Of four minutes, two Reno
judges today had set a new
record of Ill DEGREES granted.
Thirty-three new suits were
filed.
Among those who received
DEGREES were Martha Nicholson
Doubleday from Nelson Double
day. of New York publishing
firm, on charges of failure to
provide; Adeline Patti Harold
Meeker. stage star. from Alfred
l.. Meeker. because of cruelty;
Marie D. Rowland from Henry
Rowland, New York clubman
and millionaire.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

The one-year suspension OF
inter-government debts, proposed
by President Hoover, may have
to be made effective by gentle
mems agreement" subject to
later ratification by Congress.
This possibility arises because
Congress may not be organized
by next December IS, when the
debt payments are due.
With Congress conVening on
December 7, there is a bitter
fight for it's control and election
Of a speaker to be settled before
committees may be elected.
Way Out Found
In the event Congress cannot
act by December IS. President
Hoover. if assured Of Congress
sional backing, might suggest to
the allied powers that they with
hold payment Of sums due the
United States. Another alterna-
tive is the calling of a special
session, which the President thus
far has frowned upon.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Reconsideration of u. S. War Debts
Likely to Follow Hoover "Holidav"

While President Hoover has
proposed suspension of war debt
payments for only one year. the
belief is widely entertained here
that eventually it will work out
for two yearS-and maybe more.
Some believe eventually it will
lead to reconsideration of the
whole aggravating question Of war
debts.
Officially, this is not admitted
in Washington; privately it is.
Several factors contribute to
this belief. One is that a period
of IL months is too short a time
for Germany to pull herself out
Of the financial morass in which
she has been floundering.
Another is that the question of
extension of the moratorium will
arise next June, just as the two
great political parties are Squaring
away at each other for a rectic
Presidential campaign. Neither
party could likely risk offending
German SympathiZers by oppoS.
ing another years breathing spell
for Germany.
Future Misty
AS to the future of reparationS
and debts after the two-year
period there is only confused
speculation here. There is vague
talk of international conferences.
which the Administration frownS
upon.
Congress set the terms upon
which the allied nations are re-
paying their war loans to the U.
S. Treasury, and only Congress
can modify them. Heretofore,
every suggestion of cancellation
or modification has been howled
down in Congress overwhelm-
ingly.
Means Higher Taxes
If the moratorium proves an
economic panacea for the worlds
ills, Congress might undergo a
change of sentiment. But that
is pure conjecture. On the other
hand, if there is no decided i'm
provement in business, there
probably will be another large
treasury deficit next year, as
there was this year, and Congress
is going, to be confronted with
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
RHEEM QU|ZZED
ON DEALINGS

Edmund D. Rheem again was
the sole witness to testify at the
creditors examination into the
condition of the bankrupt
Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey
Company today.
A. Joseph HoWar, Washington
builder, and Harry M. Bralove,
who had been subpoenaed as wit
nesSes in the inquiry being con-
Quoted before Fred j. Eden,
referee in bankruptcy, were ex-
cused when 1t was disclosed their
legal advisers will have to be in
court for the next few days.
Rheem when requested to pro-
duce check stubs, books or records
that would refresh his memory in
recounting his personal business
transactions during the five-year
period preceding the crash of the
mortgage banking house, said:
II never kept stubs and the
only checks 1 retained were
those pertaining to the pay
ment of interest, taxes or dOna-
tionS. These were helpful in
making out income tax returns.
All other personal records were
destroyed every year."
Rheem estimated his stock in
the company to be worth more
than $l,O0O,00O He declined to
make public his income tax re-
turns for recent years. but pro-
feSSed willingness to show them
privately.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Lloyd George and Stanley Baldwin
Join With MacD Donald in Backing Plan

LONDON, June % .G.N.SD.
British leaders today continued
to endorse President Hoovcr's plan
for a moratorium for Germany.
Stanley Baldwin. former con-
servative prime minister, and
David Lloyd George, former Lib
eral premier, for once found
themselves in complete agreement
with Ramsay Macdonald, the
Labor premier. in his acceptance
of the American proposal as a
means of Strengthening out the
worlds tangled financial affairs.
The foreign office announced
this afternoon that Britain's for
NAL acceptance of the Hoover
proposal had been handed to Sec
retary Of State Henry l.. StimsOn
by Ambassador Sir Ronald Lind
say in Washington yesterday.
Prime Minister J. Ramsay Mac
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
E WANTS GERMANY TO BANK PAYMENTS OVER HOLIDAY
CABINET TO ASK CHAMBER
TOOK, MODIFIED PLAN.

European nations and agree to
the suggestion.
Hits CIaudel Report
When the meeting was over, M.
BRAND called in a number OF
newspaper men and expressed his
diSpleasure over published inSlnu-
ations in the press here that M
Paul Claudel, French ambassador
to Washington, had Ignored" the
developments that eliminated in
President Hoover's proposal.
BRAND said:
"The ambassador was quite
aware of the developments. He
notified me in sufficient time"
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Donald was questioned in the
house of commons concerning his
conversations with the United
States Secretary of the Treasury.
He said
Il have nothing to report"
LONDON, June % G.N.SO.-
President Hoover's action in pro-
posing years suspension Of war
debt and reparations payments
was hailed by J. H. Thomas, Brit
ish minister of the Dominions, to-
day as the first really practical
step toward world recovery"
Speaking before the American
Chamber of Commerce, he said:
IL wish to pay tribute to Mr..
HOOver'S wonderful gesture. 1t
is the first really practical step
toward world recovery and the
Staving off of disaster"
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
j. s. TAXPAYERS
WON 7 LOSE BY
HOOVERPLAN
Government Expects to Meet
Extra Deficit by Borrowing;
Counts on Business Revival

For the present at least, Amer
lean taxpayers will have little to
worry about in event of the adop-
tion of President Hoover's plan
payments to the United States.
for a years moratorium on debt
and the German reparations.
Officials said today that Gov
eminent receipts for ordinary
purposes will be reduced by about
$184, 100000 if the allies suspend
their payments to this country
While that amount represents
about one per cent on the normal
individual and the corporation
tax rates, it is not the plan to
meet the deficiency in receipts in
that way,
Bank On Business
Since there will be a large
deficit in 1882 regardless OF the
foreign payments, the idea is to
meet the situation through in,
creased borrowing and to count
on revival of business as re.
suit of the move during the rest
Of 1881 and during 1882 to stim
ulate business, and thus to in,
crease the taxable income OF the
country on present rates.
With the Hoover proposal hailed
in many quarters as the Danacea
essential to international trade
and finances, there is the chance
that business will be headed back
to normal by the spring of 1882.
which would mean additional reve.
nue. to the Government, not only
from income taxes but from Gus
toms receipts, due to stimulated
foreign trade, and from tobacco
and other special sources, which
react Immediately to trade and
employment revival.
Government to Profit
Thus by the 1888 fiscal year the
Government could be returned
from the red" to the profit side
of the ledger and debt increase
turned back to the reduction basis.
An increase in the pubnc debt
of $1,000, 100000 during the 1881
and 1882 fiscal years would be of
no serious consequence even as to
interest, since Secretary Mellon
and Undersecretary Mills, through
refinanCing have brought about a
material reduction in rates to an
average of about $50 per cent at
the close of this year, and an csti
n
tereSt this year will amount to
about S59O,OOO,OOO, the estimate
being the same in 1882.
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to postpone their hop-off twice
because of adverse weather condl.
tionS. Their start today was de,
layed for two hours by lntermlt-
tent rains that were so heavy at
times as to threaten another
poStponement.
The fliers hope to make only
seven stops on their way around
the world. Their route and the
distance Of each jump follow:
New York to HarbOr Grace,
1900 miles.
HarbOr Grace to Berlin, 1850
miles.
Berlin to Moscow, 925 miles.
Moscow to Irkutsk, $500 miles.
IrkutSk to KharborovSk, 1,1OO
miles.
KharborOvsk to Nome, $500
miles.
Nome to Edmonton, 1000
miles.
Edmonton to New York, 1000
miles.
Only Brief Stops
The fliers will stop at Harbor
Grace only for fuel, continuing i'm
mediately If the weather is favor,
able. Stops at other points on
the route will be of brief duration
except at Berlin and IrkutSk,
where overnight halts will be
made.
The gasoline capacity Of their
plane is $40 gallons and the ship
has cruising range of $50 miles
per hour. Inasmuch as the hour,
ly consumption is % gallons, the
full fuel load is estimated suffi.
cient to keep the plane going for
about "a or Is hours at stretch
The flierS figure that the longest
hop of the journey, that from
Harbor Grace to Berlin, will re,
quire only a little more than 19
hours.
Post and Gatty christened their
plane Winnie Mae, after a daugh-
ter of F.. c. Hall. of Chickasha,
Okla, wealthy oil operator who
is backing the flight. Post en-
tered Halls employ several years
ago after a career as barn
stOrming flier. He has spent
3,100 solo hours in the air.
Overcome by Fumes
Flying the same ship that is
now carrying him to Harbor
Grace, Post won the nonstop
derby from Los Angeles to the
national air races at Chicago last
September.
Gatty, who is an Australian
by birth, was with Harold Brom-
ley in an attempted nonstop
flight from Japan to the United
States last summer When LOU
miles at sea they were forced to
turn back when carbon monoXide
gas from a broken exhaust rlng
flooded the cockpit. Gatty was
i'll for two months from the
effects of the poisonous fumes.
Although he is only % years
old. Gatty is regarded as an
expert navigator. He formerly
conducted a navigationalw school
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Hiers at Harbor Grace;
Berlin Next Stop
Photo by Internatio

in Los Angeles. and has trained
Ann Lindbergh, Col. Art GoeoeA
and others.
Bost Post and Gatty are mar
ried.
Equipped With Radio
The fliers carried complete
radio equipment on their plane.
Their call letters are KHRDW.
They took along with them on
the first leg of their flight a
dozen sandwiches, most of them
lettuce and tomato and cheese,
thermos bottle containing soup,
another containing tomato juice
and two cans of water. At Harbor
Grace they will re-fuel, giving
their plane total gasoline re
serve of $40 gallons.
Gatty said they will not eat
much on the flight, but that they
will drink lots of water. He SAID
many endurance flights fail due
to the eating of bad food by the
pilots. ,,.
The aviators predicted that
they will have tailwind of from
30 to so miles an hour on the
hop across the Atlantic. They c%-
pect to have their plane over me
northern tip of Ireland within ~
hours after the take-off from
Harbor Grace.
Gatty said it was their purpose
to follow the great circle route AZ
far as possible. If there is ar
unexpected shift in the vino
when they are over the Atlantic.
he said, they will change theh
course and fly over Belgium. IN
stead of over northern Ireland
Post and Gatty had only about
two hours sleep during the night
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Sn1OOt Presents Plan
To MOnetize Silver

A new international plan aimed
at restoring the monetary value
of silver was presented to PreSi-
dent Hoover and the Federal Re
serve Board today by Senator
Reed Smoot (RD of Utah, chair
man of the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
Smoot said it would not be
made public for the present, until
the President and members Of the
reserve board have an oppor
tunity to examine it. He was
accompanied to the White House
by four prominent silver men
from Salt Lake City, George Sny-
der, E. j. Radditz. J. o. Elton,
and w. Mont Ferry.
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studying the Young plan in an
effort to find some means where
by France could sanction the
Hoover proposal and still retain
some measure of security" that
Germany's reparations would con-
t1nue to be paid at the end Of
the period of suspension.
There was a noticeable lessen
ing of agitation from extreme
Nationalist quarters against the
Hoover proposal, and greater con-
fidence was expressed that France
would follow the lead of the other
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
NelUsbOys Ordered
Silent Until Z q. M.

The District Commissioners
today amended the police regula-
tionS relative to the crying OF
newspapers and set the new
hours between a. m. and 8 p. m.
on secular days of the week
Heretofore newSboyS have been
permitted to Cry papers at 6 a. M,
which has resulted in numerous
complaints to police authorities
and the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Safe Open, So $3.50
Makes Thieves Richer

Robbery of an open safe in
Wolf Bennett's drug store, 100
North Carolina Ave. S. T., was
reported to police today.
The robbers stole $3.50 and 3
$50 Liberty bond. They entered
by smashing a glass in the front
door. A quantity OF liquor also
was stolen,
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
OPEN PHONE HOUSE

Open house will be held by the
Atlantic-Lincoln central offices Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, 629 B ST. N. E.,
each night this week until Friday,
from 7 to 10 p. m. All SubScrip-
erS are invited to visit the offices,
where they will be shown the op.
Grafton of the exchanges.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

both Republicans and Demo
Gratis will condemn it. l believe
the American people generally
will approve this suspension.
Whether they will approve
another suspension on July l,
1882, is a matter of great
uncertainty"
The Washington times., 1931-06-23

Senator King CD of Utah said
today:
"This question will be some
thing like the prohibition queS-
tiOn," said Senator William H.
King (DD of Utah, today. Both
Republicans and Democrats are
favOring a moratorium and
The Washington times., 1931-12-12

This is certainly the Christ
mas to be practical, if ever!
Really, useful things will make
the biggest hit-with families
and with friends. And such
gifts shouldn't take much time
or worry. For, along about
now most folks are featuring
worn-out accessories and things
in hope that Santa Claus will
perceive the need!
Hints for Wants
Because everybody wears
them, and because one pair
doesn't last forever, bedroom
slippers will be on many a list
of wants" You'll be, making
a mistake not to catch the al
most certain hints for them.
And when you door If you
have already-you'l be glad
we've shopped around the stores
to gather all the fashion
pointers on the best kinds to
buy. And, besides, we've sketched
the incest models we came
across-practical and attrac-
tive types for grown-up girl, or
man, or child.
Flop No More
Men, you know, almost with
out exception, object to the
flop-flop of mules loosely
knocking on the floor. So,, al
though there're lots of stunning
styles in mules-and some with
straps to hold them on-we've
picked out two women'S slip
pers that couldn't possibly slip
off the heel. Way over on the
left, above, is a D'Orsay type OF
slipper with a strap-a very
new idea. And the strap is
comfortably wide, with a buckle
to adjust it to the inStep. The
heel is comfortable, too-a nice,
medium height. You'll like the
twocolor combination this slip
per has in kid and the crepe
and satin combination, too.
Either way, the price Is JuSC
about IS.
Semi-F Formal
Slippers with a cut-out effect
are appropriate to wear with
more formal leisure things-be-
cause they're more formal, too.
The second sketch up on the
left shows a sandal D'OrSay
with eyelet cut-out on the toe
and a Louis heel. "D'OrSay" it.
self means a shape that's cut
to fit, but that doesn't tell how
beautifully this particular model
cling to the heel. It's amazing
that q slipper can accomplish
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
Your Health and Diet
By Logan Clendening, M. D.

lobe of the pituitary gland. It
is sponsored by very good medi-
cal authority and it is certainly
to be hoped that it will do all
that is claimed for it.
New Treatment
We have known for a long
time that the ductless glands
exercised a regulatory influ.
ence over the growth of hair,
and also were responsible for
it's loss. The present treatment
was suggested by a patient who
was being treated for a definite
deficiency of the : pituitary
gland by the use of pituitary
extract, and who in the course
of the treatment developed a
good growth of hair on the
scalp, which had previously
been very scantily supplied.
The patients mother and two
sisters, although they showed
no definite evidence of pituitary
deficiency, also had scanty, dry
hair