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j. S. KEEPS SILENT
ON TARIFF ACCORD
StimSon Is Non-CommittaI
Awaiting Developments
In Customs Proposals.

By the Associated Press.
The Franco Italian naval agreement
and the proposed Austro- German Gus
toms treaty held the attention of the
State Department today as 1t main
tanned a watchfll official silence and
awaited developments.
Secretary Stimson, expecting the text
Of the customs proposals, remained nom
committal. Any statement from him,
it was said, might be interpreted to in
dicate the United States was taking q
position on the political aspects Of the
accord.
He already had conferred with Am
baSsador Won Prittwitz Of Germany, but
declined to disclose the subject Of the
conversations. The Secretary Is, how
ever, most interested in the effect the
projected Austro-German compact will
have on American manufacturers and
exporters.
In his consideration, Stimson has be-
fore him dispatches from Rome init
mating italy has taken q receptive atti-
tude toward the customs agreement.
But there is q question, officials said,
of the possible effect of this proposal
on the Franco Italian naval discussion.
Stimson believes reports that difacul-
ties have arisen in the drafting Of the
naval compact are not unduly conse-
Quential. He has, however, Cancelled
an agreement to discuss the naval stu
alton over the radio, preferring to fol-
ton Of withholding comment until the
pact is completed and available in full
fext
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CONTINUED From First Page.)
from the old parking rules. One Of
these permitted taxicabs to park on
hackstands between and $3.50 In the
morning Notwithstanding the fact that
the hackstands were on streets where
parking was prohibited at these hours
to accommodate the flow Of traf1ic. The
same was true Of the afternoon restric-
ton from 4 to pm. Under the new
rules, taxicabs, as well as all other We
hicles, would be barred from the now
side Of these streets.
The other important paragraph that
would be deleted allowed commercial
vehicles TO park on the now side Of re-
stricted streets to load or unload mer-
chandise. Under the new rules com
mercial vehicles also would be kept OF
! the now side Of these restricted streets,
even for the purpose Of loading or I'M
loading merchandise. The regulation
commercial vehicles which park solely
to load or unload merchandise within
that zone.
A third important proposal was to
lift the flow side restriction on Six
tenth street south Of Scott Circle, al
though the restriction is still maintained
on Sixteenth north Of the circle.
Firm Sends Protest.
| AS to the balance Of the proposals, the
parking restrictions now in force would
be retained. There are also many minor
changes proposed in special regulations
Before the Commissioners went into
the board meeting they had one protest
against the new order of things, COM
| ing from Barber a. Ross, hardware mer-
chants at Eleventh and q streets, which
is within zone !. Their letter read 10
part:
I'VE are located on the corner at
Eleventh and @ streets with no alley in
the rear Of the building for loading and
unloading of trucks or for the use Of
any Of our customers. Our store opens
at 7:30 each morning and II parking Is
| prohibited until after $50, contractors,
builders and their employees are re-
| stricted in their opportunities Of trans
acting business with US to great eX-
tent, as those are the hours when it IL
necessary for them to get materials to
start work or arrange for same for their
days work on their operations, most Of
the materials they require being too
| heavy and bulky to carry any distance
| to their parked cars or trucks"
The letter stated, however, that the
firm was in favor of any change In
parking regulations which would relieve
the toWn of the burden Of cars parked
In front Of business places all day, and
pointed out that employees are specifi-
cally forbidden TO park their cars In
the congested zone.
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SOUTHERN G. o.
SUPPORTS HOOVER
IN SPITE OF MANN

Continued From First Pagel
delegates to the convention Col. Mann
would control 232 delegates. He in~
sisted today that the South would send
solid bloc of delegates to the con-
yention demanding new order OF
politics" He also said that next Fail
national headquarters would be opened
here, which In effect would be In oppo~
sition the Republican National COM
mittee. The purpose Is to extend the
organization beyond the limits of the
Southern States and to go into States
of the North and West.
The delegations which viii make uri
the bloc Of 232 delegates, or almost q
quarter of the total representation al
the convention, Mann said, would be
from Virginia., North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ten-
nessee and Kentucky.
Bent on Solid Delegation.
1.-THE Republicans of the South =
Mann said, ARE determined to have 8
solid delegation Of men and women az
the 1882 convention, resolute in their
purpose and firm in their convictions
that new order Of politics shall hence~
forth prevail in Dixie, and that our
people are entitled to both place and
consideration at our national converts
tons as well as the right to participate
In the councils Of our Nation.
Economic conditions, as Is usually
the case in all Nationwide disasterst
have hit the South harder than any
other section of the country, and hen
people are not thinking in terms OF
politics. Hence an active campaign Will
not be on, in all probability, earlier than
December"
Opposition Requires Money.
Just how far Col. Mann can get In
an effort to rouse Southern Republic
cans against the established order od
things and the administration, ID
problematical. He Is from Tennessea
and has had many friends in the
South. However, q Republican ad%
politically in the Southern States than
its opposition. Without q considerable
amount of money, it would be dfacults
it was said today, to build up an orr
gani7ation In the South in opposition
to the regular Republican outfit.
At present Federal patronage in three
Southern States, Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina, Is being handled in
large part through selected commits
tees outside of the Republican organizas
lions. In those States there has been
much resentment on the part OF the
leaders Of the organizations at the att
titude taken by the administration,
However, the administration leaders
are confident that when the show down.
comes. the delegations from those
States viii not be opposed to the
denomination Of Mr.. Hoover.
In the rest Of the Southern and
border States the regular organization
Is functioning in connection with pa
tronage as well as in other matters,
Mr.. Lucas said today he had spent Feba
ruary In the South and had found thu
Ths s,I9restion that former preside,,h
Coolidge would permit himself to ba
drawn into the picture as the candis
date of the Mann organization for Mons
nation next year was not taken very
seriously by Republican leaders here.
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u. S. SEEKS TO CUT
WHEAT ACREAGE
20 Per Cent Reduction Seen
in Move to Force
{. Prices Up.
~ the Assoeiated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
A 20 per cent reduction In wheat
acreage within the next two crop years
was hoped for today by Federal officials
to put domestic production and demand
on the same level.
Cheered by farmers intentions to cut
. Spring acreage sharply, although the
1891 total will be only about per cent
less, they believe growers were realizing
that holding prices on an even keel was
. problem to be solved by the planters.
The Agriculture Department esti-
1asIxsa yesterday that Spring wheat
paintings would be reduced 14.7 per
cent. This exceeded the HOBS OF the
Farm Board for 10 per cent cut anG
marked the opening slash in an acreage
total that has mounted steadily since
the war.
Surplus Stock Refused.
A possibility that this percentage
would be further increased was held out
as result of the Farm Boards decision
not to buy surplus stock. When it made
this announcement the board appealed
to farmers to keep production down to
domestic demands.
Joseph B. Becker, crop reporting
board member, computed the total 1891
reduction of Spring and Winter varie-
ties at per cent. Prospects were that
farmers expected to harvest 39,759, 900
acres Of the 42,042, 900 planted to Winter
wheat last year.
G. G. league, who was Every much
pleased" by the Spring wheat reduc-
ton estimates, repeated the hope Of
the Farm Board that wheat paintings
in the Spring and FAN would show q
20 per cent reduction, and that the
growers would realize they can OBJ
tain better prices by holding down pro-
duction.
Production Increasing.
The Farm Board consistently has
sought to put American wheat on a
domestic basis and retire the grain
from the world market. In the past
few years world production has risen
steadily, and unofficial data placed
1880 Russian production at around l.
900, 000. 900 bushels, roughly one-fourth
of the worlds total.
Corn farmers, on the other hand,
Agriculture Department records set
forth, intend to plant their largest crop
since 1917, planning an increase Of 40
per cent, or los, 813,0O0 acres, with
the gain general over the corn belt,
ranging from 2 to 5 per cent.
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.GANDHI TRIUMPHS;;
WILL co TOLONDON
Nationalist Named Chief Del
egate to Seek Independ-
ence of India.

By the Associated Press.
KARACHI, India, March 2T.-Ma-
hatmo Gandhi, midas great soul, !"
emerged today from weeks Of strife
and turmoil In which radical National
ist elements assailed his leadership,
with greatly enhanced power and
prestige.
The Working Committee Of the All
India National Congress in its annual
convention here, today appointed him
chief delegate to go to London and
negotiate for complete Indian self
government, with full Independence in
financial, military and external affairs.
at the Forthcoming second Round Table
Conference.
Opposition Overcome.
simultaneously the active opposition
to his leadership, led by Mayor Bose Of
Calcutta, agreed to support the congress
platform outlined by the Working Conn
mittee. thus removing the principal dis
sent making certain practically unani-
nous approval Of Gandhi and his pros
gram when 1t comes up for Anal vote.
The congress Working Committee
ratified Gandhi's truce. with Lord
Irwin, viceroy, which closed the civil
disobedience campaign, and reiterated
the Nationalist demands for complete
self government. 1t also afarmed
Burma's right to self determination
and urged that Burmese opinion be as
certained before the question II separa-
ton from India Is decided.
Urge Prisoners Release.
The committee urged release Of all
political prisoners whether convicted OF
violent or non-violent offenses before
or after the civil disobendience move
| ment. ain the interest of peaceful at
mosphere and in order to allay dissat-
isfaction caused by hanging Baghat
| Singh"
with this program to introduce at
the full session Of the Congress, which
will be held March 20, supporters Of
GandIli said that he would carry every
thing before him and would have a
united India behind him at the second
round-table conference in London.
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MILITARY LINEUP
OF POLICE FORCE
ORDERED IN EFFECT
Continued From First Page.l

CONTINUED From FIRST Page)
and direct the activities from that ONCE.
These inspectors viii be directly re-
sponsible to Mai. Pratt.
The plan Of having inspectors try
cases Of breach of discipline also is
taken from the Army. A police cap
tain, Gen. Crosby explained, will con-
tinue to try petty cases and prescribe
extra duty for minor infractions as
does the captain Of q military COM
pany. The inspectors will be compare
bic to q summary court-martial board,
he said, trying the more serious cases,
while the Police Trial Board viii func-
ton as the general court-martial. This
system, he believes, will remove the
burden Of many trivial cases from the
trial board docket.
WIN Increase Efficiency.
what we want to do under this new
plan" Commissioner Crosby declared,
''is to arrange for pressure from the
top all the way down the line to make
each member do his utmost. No COM
manding ofncer can function correctly
II tied to his desk. He has got to get
out In the field and see at first hand
the nature Of the problems"I
Commissioner Crosby also explained
that the plan OF organization is not
entirely new. The organization Of the
Baltimore police department and q
number of other departments, he de-
clared, Is somewhat similar in char
acter.
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SOUTH URGES BAN
ON RASKOB PLANS
Some Democratic Leaders
Favor Business as Chief
Issue in 1882.

BY the Associated Press.
Bursts of prophecy concerning 1882
followed today in the path of develop
ments that promised an interesting If
not tumultuous political future.
AS observers scanned the horizon
they based their deductions on the
following:
Some Southern Democrats are urging
that business be the issue In the cleo
tons and that their next party con-
vention ignore anti-prohibition pro-
posals made by Chairman Raskob at
the recent meeting of their national
committee.
Senator Norris doubts that inde-
pendents will help Democrats to or
ganize the new Senate
Norris and Representative La Guardia
have pledged cooperation between
House and Senate Progressives.
Extra Session Unlikely.
Dissension between the major DO
htical parties over New York and Chi
cago has brought up Tammany and
episodes OF the Harding administra-
ton.
Leaders OF a movement for a special
session have been told their efforts
probably will be fruitless.
The effort to head of the Raskoh
suggestions was begun at meeting In
the Office of Senator Robinson of Ar
kansas. Other prominent Democrats
who joined Robinson were Senators
Swanson of Virginia and Hull of Ten
nessee and former Gov. Byrd Of Viz
ginia.
AS this movement went forward, Sen
ator Norris said he had no idea of help
ing the Democrats organize the Senate.
Naturally" the Nebraska independ-
ent Republican said, "I don't know
what the future will bring, but so far
there have been no conferences and no
talk of helping the Democrats assume
control Of the Senate. doubt the Pro-
gressives will do that, although 1t is
too early to say definitely, as many
things may happen before Congress
convenes."
Independents to Dictate.
With the prospective lineup In the
Senate 48 Republicans, AZ Democrats
and / Farmer-Labor, independents
clearly will dictate organization IL party
lines otherwise hold. At present nine
ProgressiveS have committee chairman
ships In the Senate, gwen 70 Jnems un0er
Republican leadership. These probably
would be lost If the Democrats obtain
control.
Senator Norris had an hours confer
ence with Representative La Guardia,
one of the Progressive leaders In the
House. They both expressed confidence
that there would be no undue difference
of opinion between House and Senate
independents on issuse, which win in
clude tax legislation, unemployment
measures and farm relief.
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ISSUE PUT UP TO ROME.
BRAND and Henderson Suggest Com
Promise Pact Saver.

BRAND and Henderson Suggest Com
Promise Pact Saver.
By PAUL SCOTT MowRER.
BY Gable to The Star.
PARIS, France, March 27.-Foreign
Ministers Aristide BRAND of France
and Arthur Henderson Of Great Britain
after many hours Of discussion, have
reached q tentative agreement over the
French claim to $4,000 tons Of addi-
tional requirements under the French
BritiSh-Italian naval agreement. The
agreement is to leave the question to
be decided at the general disarmament
conference in 1882.
This solution has been telephoned to
Rome. If Italy accepts it, the draft
ing of the naval understanding can be
resumed in London Monday If Italy
refuses, it is said here, the whole agree
Legislature would refuse to ratify it.
Inside Story Told.
The inside story Of the dispute Is as
follows:
The Paris agreement limited both
France and Italy to the replacement
Of old ships and fixed the French re-
placements for ships to be in service
at the end Of 1886 at 136, 900 tons and
bIlC 15dddA db 460IOOO tOllSs WA4GAi
French naval experts, who are said to
have been excluded by M. BRAND from
the actual negotiations, came TO work
out the replacement labels on the Gus
tomary basis that it. takes three years
to complete a warship, they found that
the only additional laying down Great
Britain and Italy would permit them
was In 1884, 1885 and 1886 for ships be-
coming over age in 1887, 1898 and 1899
without taking account that, owing to
insufficient building some years ago
France would In 1895 have some 90, O0C
additional tons over age, which thus
presumably would never be replaced.
Hence the experts calculated that the
reduction in the French Navy under
the Paris agreement would be not co.
900, but 10000 tons.
BRAND Position Delicate.
While this oversight In calculations
Of the French negotiations was kept
secret, feeling in Inside naval circles
ran high. Admiral Violette, chief OF
the naval staff, actually resigned, but
was persuaded to withdraw his resig-
nation.
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BRIToN WINS $1,772,72O.
Buffalo Man Gets Second Prize, While
African Wins Third

African Wins Third
LONDON, March 81 Op.-C. c.
Woods, 80, Buffalo, N. Y, won approx
mately &eS6,se0 in the Irish Hospital
Sweepstakes at today's Grand National
which placed second. His ticket had
cost him about $3.50.
The other two big prizes In the
sweepstakes went to Emilio Scala, Lon
don cafe owner, who had the ticket on
the winning horse, Grakle, and TO
George Diamond Of Cape Town, South
Africa, who won third place with his
ticket on Annandale. Scala's prize is
approximately $1,772,7 20 and Dya-
mond's approximately $590,005.
Scala must divide up his prize Of more
than one and .three-quarter millions,
however, as he sold part Of his ticket
before the race.
The fourth place ticket on Rhyticere,
the holder Of which Just missed step
ping into the leisure class, was held by
the caretaker Of the Bolivian legation
in London. He saved something from
the wreckage of his hopes, however, as
he sold half Of his ticket in advance
for approximately $4,000. Smaller
fortunes went to several other ticket
holders.
The receipts of the sweepstakes were
approximately $0,779, 900, Of which the
Irish hospitals get Is per cent. The
promoters are allowed expenses and APP
proximately $5,909,o00 was available
for distribution in the 449 prizes. These
ranged from the first prize Of one and
three quarters millions to consolation
prizes Of $5,911.
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BOMB HITS z GIRLS

HAVANA, March 81 (P).-Two young
girls walking home from picture show
were slightly injured at midnight last
night when q bomb tossed from pass
ing automobile exploded near them,
Genaida and Dinorah de Ia Cuesta,
sisters, were crossing San Nicolas street
at San Rafael when the explosion &C.
CURED Neither was severely hurt. The
bomb throwers escaped before police
could secure the number of thar car,
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flrst round of the heart breaking course,
Gregalach and the two American
horses, Easter Hero and BIairis Great
Span, were fighting It out for the lead.
Out across the fences and over the
hedges only the bobbing heads of horses
and riders could be seen until they
cleared Valentines Brook and turned
the corner for home.
Easter Hero Falls.
Then it was seen that GregaIach and
0rakle were In the dead, with Easter
Hero well up. Three jumps from home,
however, Easter Hero went to his knees
on rough ground and the American
hopes for winning the race went with
him.
Radio announcers carried q descrip-
ton Of the race to the far corners Of
the earth, with all of England, the Con-
tent and North America listening in.
BRIToN WINS $1,772,72O.
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ATTACKS SON, ENDS LIFE

HONOLULU, March ~ Dudley
Wallace, New York stock broker, atA
tackled his sleeping sons, Dudley. jr.. Is.
and Donald, Q, with q Ratchet here
early today and then took his own
life with q gun.
Wallace came here with his family
last July from New Jersey sanitarium,
where he had been receiving treatneEe
after suffering financial losses. Tho
boys were badly injured but may live
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AMBASSADOR SPEAKS.
Won Prittwitz Believes Agreement VIII
Be Reached Soon.


Ambassador Won Prittwitz Of Ger
many informed Secretary Stimson yes
terday he believed the proposed Ger
man-Austrian customs accord would be
arranged within six months satisfactory
to those now opposing such an agree
ment.
The Ambassador called at the depart
ment for an exchange Of ratif1cationS
on the German-American extradition
treaty.
Touching on whether the accord
would AFFECT the German-American
commercial treaty, the Ambassador told
the Secretary the point was such COM
pick one that considerable time would
be required to study 1t.
He pointed out that the accord was
sti1l in the nature of proposal and
that the entire question stiIl requires
study In so far as Germany'S COM
mercial relations abroad were concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-27
LOTTERY WINNER FIRED.
Buffalo Man Discharged So Factory
Employees Could Work.

BUFFALO, N. Y. March ~ R-
Clayton c. Woods didn't have to resign
from his factory Job when he won more
than $500 900 In the Irish Sweepstakes
today-he was fired as soon as he drew
the ticket Of Gregalach, which placed
second in the Grand National.
Nobody in the plant was Jealous;
they're all fine fellows" Woods ex-
planned, "but you know how 1t Is when
news like that gets around. Every time
went into the factory everybody stop
ped work to talk about my chances.
Finally the boss said. WIN you get out
Of here and stay out, so we can start
work."
Woods was an inspector Of car bodies
in a motors plant here before he paid
$3.50 for the ticket that made him
almost a millionaire.
He was offered $50 900 for the ticket
early this week. He and the other four
members Of his family who held shares
In the ticket talked 1t over and decided
to take a chance.
Believed in Victory.
But I want to tell you," he said to-
day, that If the offer had been renewed
as late as Wednesday night I think
would have taken it."
Maybe I'm q bit superstitious, but
ever since bought that ticket I've had
a premonition that something was GO
ing to happen. We talked It over and
decided that the most we could actually
lose was the so cents each We paid foI
the ticket. SO we hung on.
II didn't plan very much on the race
II the horse had dropped dead
wouldn't have been very disappointed
because had convinced myself all
had TO lose was so cents"
The strain Of the past few days, since
the public learned that Woods held the
ticket on Gregalach. has been terrific
Woods said. My wife is almost on ths
point Of collapse. It's been Just a mad
rush.
The five members Of the family who
share in the ticket are Woods and hi
wife, q brother, Kenneth, and two
brothers-in-law, Clarence and Eimel
Bait. Kenneth Woods and Elmer Bait
with their wives, watched the news o.
the race come IN over The Associated
Press automatic telegraph printers,
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TWO PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Girl and Man Held in Staying
Charges Are Arraigned.
Burke Believed to Have Been Backed by
Gang OverI0rd.
By W. J. CONWAY.

Hazel M. Chinn, "a, and David Leroy
Russell, So, pleaded not guilty thia
morning when arraigned before Justice
Peyton Gordon in Criminal Division
on an indictment charging murder IN
the first degree in connection with the
death of 19-year-old Thelma r. Cain
following an alleged criminal operation
March IL. The girl and man also
pleaded not guilty to separate in
dictment charging the performing Of
q criminal operations
The court gave Bertrand Emerson
IT., counsel for Russell, until next Mon
day to decide on an attack against
the Indictment. It is expected the case
win be called early in. April for trial.