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The Washington times., 1932-04-14
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Favors Debt Cancellation
Smith struck one new note con-
corning the disposition to be made
of the foreign debt problem. He
proposed that the United States
tell Europe to forget all about
the debts for 20 years." and mean
while to offer a program of pro-
gressive cancellation.
This he would accomplish by
crediting each debtor nation with
25 per cent of it's annual pur-
chases in the United States.
For example, if France pur-
chased $1OO,OOO,OOO worth Of
American products, she would
automatically receive a reduction
of $25, 100000 in her debt to this
country.
Democrats of the Senate and
House in the audience, of whom
there we're great number,
listened to Smiths debt proposal
in amazement, for party senti-
ment has been overwhelmingly
against any cancellation or reduc-
ton.
Outside of the confirmation of
the Smith-Roosevelt feud, and the
Smith suggestion concerning the
debts, the principal development
of the conclave was the "conver-
sion" of Ex-Governor Byrd of Viz
ginia on the wet-dry issue.
Both Smith and Governor Al
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idential possibilities emphasized
the vulnerability of the Re
publican record, and the Demo
cratic determination to acquaint
the country with it.
Tariff and taxation are to
be two prime Democratic issues,
with the Democrats blaming
the Smoot-Hawley tariff act for
many of the nations economic
ills.
These were outstanding de-
velopments of the Democratic
conclave on Jefferson's birthday
"a celebration which attracted a
thousand prominent Democrats
from all parts of the country, in
cluding every presidential aspir.
ant of prominence save Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New
York, the man who now possesses
more delegates, actual and po-
tential, than any other candidate.
Burning Ears
If Governor Roosevelt listened
in on the radio last night, his
ears must have burned when "Al"
took the platform, for without
mentioning any names, the 1928
candidate indirectly proceeded to
flay the man who thrice placed
his name in nomination at Dem
ocratic national conventions.
BY indirection, Smith accused
Roosevelt of "demagogery." This
was with reference to a nation
wide radio speech Roosevelt made
a few days ago in which he spoke
somewhat contemptuously of the
public works program which
Smith has been advocating as a
measure Of unemployment relief.
Fire In His Eye
Roosevelt described this as
"Stop-gap" measure. AL demanded
last night:
Whoever said it was any
thing elSe?"
In his recent radio speech.
Roosevelt appealed for govern
mental relief for the forgotten
man at the bottom of the eco
nomic pyramid"
With fire in his eye and voice,
Smith declared:
II have recently stated that,
while 1 would accept a nOmina-
ton for the Presidency if it
were rendered me by the con-
ventiOn assembled, / would not
be for or against any candidate.
Il announce tonight an ex-
ceptiOn to that statement. I
will take off my cOat-and vest
and fight to the end against
any candidate who persists in
any demagOgic appeal to the
masses o. the wOrkin. people
of this country to destroy them
selves by setting class against
class and rich against poor"
A little further on, Smith said
it would be better for the Demo
Gratis to "stay in Chicago all sum-
mer" and emerge with the right
candidate and the right platform
The Washington times., 1932-04-14
BIOLOGY MEETING

N. A. Cobb and Paul F. Gait
soft will be speakers before the
Biological Society of Washington,
Saturday night, at the Cosmos
Club.
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Sc Missing" Boy, Is,
Found in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va, April IA.
Charles Chickering, Is, of Will
mington, Del, is safe home today,
after he had excited the alarm
of his father and the attention
of the police through absence
from the private school he was
attending.
He had some trouble at the
school and left to go to Ala
bama. Police here restored him
to bis father. H. G. Chickerlng.
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DriUer Is Fined 81
On Reckless Charge

Arrested last Saturday after a
collision on the Defense Highway
with an automobile driven by Miss
Elizabeth Mattingly, daughter of
Judge Joseph C. Mattingly, of the
Prince Georges Circuit Court,
James S. Cage, of Benning Sta
ton, was fined ST and costs in the
Hyattsville Police Court on a reck-
less driving charge.
Miss Mattingly and her mother
and sister, Miss Eleanor Mattingly,
who were in the automobile, were
unhurt.
The Washington times., 1932-04-14
FLEE
Gas LEAK

Police and the rescue squad
were summoned to an apartment
at 119 Massachusetts, Ave. N. W.,
early today to warn residents of
gas spreading through the build
ing and to assist them to the
street. Four persons were driven
from their apartments, but no
one was overcome.
The gas is said to have been
sulphur dioxide from a refrigerat-
ing system which developed a
leak. Police went to all the
apartments, awakening tenants.
The Washington times., 1932-04-14
RELIEF WORKERS
HEAR WISE

Better economic conditions ex-
isting in Washington as com
pared to the rest of the country
have resulted in a smaller bur-
den on welfare organizations
here than in most other cities,
Lieut.. Col. Frank H. Wise, COM
mander of the Volunteers Of
America in Pittsburgh, told the
local staff of the organization
last night at the Relief Mission,
All Pennsylvania Ave. N. w.
Colonel Wise was formerly in
command of the Volunteers here
and is on a visit to his son,
Staff Capt. Arthur Wise, who
succeeded him as head of the
Washington organization.
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COUNCIL DEFIED
BY VOLUNTEER
TREASURER
Town to Get "Not a Cent of
$15,000," Is Retort to
Ordinance Passage

mot a cent of the $15,-
900 funds appropriated by
Prince Georges county for
the aid of volunteer fire de-
partments will be paid to
the mayor and common
council of Hyattsville. -
That was the answer of V. A.
Simmel, treasurer of the county
Volunteer Firemen's Association,
to an ordinance and resolution
presented last night to the Hyatts-
vile council by the fire commit
tee, requiring that all funds re-
ceived by the department be
turned over to the mayor and
council for disbursement.
Treasurer Cites Law
Simmel said the county paid
him the money under an act of
the 1881 legislature and that he
was required by law to turn it
over to the treaSurers of the fire
companies and rescue squads to
be disbursed on their units.
The financial sections of the
measures presented last night
were seen as part of a movement
to entirely subordinate the Hyatts-
vile fire department to the
authority of the mayor and coun-
Gil.
Other sections gave the town
officials the power to appoint
members of the fire department
in case of disruption and to elect
officers of the unit if those pre-
sented by the firemen were not
satisfactory to the council.
Firemen at Session
Last nights meeting was at
tended by 13 of the firemen, led
by Chief Noble F. Rushe and
Fire Marshal Charles E. Trott.
After the meeting, members of
the fire department said that in
their opinion any company organ
lied under the proposed ordinance
would not conform to the stand
ards of the county firemen's as
sociation and would cease to be
volunteer fire company.
The ordinance and resolution
will be voted on at a special
meeting of the mayor and coun-
Gil next Tuesday.
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Is Elected
To Head Citizens

r. Granville Curry. judge of
the Montgomery County Juvenile
Court, was elected president Of
the Battery Park Citizens Asso-
citation at the meeting in the
Battery Park Community House
last night.
Other officers chosen were
Comdr. w. II. Porter, vice presi-
dent; Ray E. Brown, secretary;
w. j. Norfleett, treasurer, and T.
Hardy Todd, counsel,
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Smith Attack on Roosevelt and Plea
For Debt Cancellation Stir Party

than to go to the country with
weak candidate and an ambiguous
platform.
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TEACHERS TO GATHER
Third-grade teachers of Prince
Georges county public schools will
meet in the University Park
School April 81,
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Funds Pour In,
Democrats
Cheered

Democratic leaders from all
parts of the country, including
Presidential aspirants, were con-
siderably cheered up yesterday
when john w. Davis informed
them that encouraging pro-
gress is being made in the
victory" drive for funds with
which to get the party out of
the red and start it off in the
1882 campaign.
Up to date, Davis said, $436,-
966 has been actually received
and additional pledges not yet
collected brings the total amount
to approximately $650,O0O. The
goal of the drive is $1,50O,0OO.
The Washington times., 1932-04-14
SHRINE SOCIETY
ORGANIZED

With organization of the Prince
Hall Memorial Association yester-
day prominent negro Masonic
leaders from throughout the
country completed plans which
will make the new $500,000 Ma
sonic Temple at Tenth and U
Streets Northwest, a national
shrine.
The temple is to be operated
by this association which will
have a capital of 100000. and
will be incorporated in Delaware.
w. H. C. Brown, local colored
bank executive is its president.
The Washington times., 1932-04-14

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1932-04-14

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CLUES OBTAINED
 FRIDAY BY POLICE
 IDENTITY KILLERS
PRESIDENT ORDERS FEDERAL OFFICIALS NEVER TO
 CEASE SEARCH

HOPEWELL, N. J., May 14.-ClueS to the identity of the kidnappers and slayers of Charles A. Lind bergh, IT,, were obtained by police Friday from two men who led ne- gotiations for the baby'S recovery during the time he was believed to be alive.
 After a day of questioning, it de- veloped both Dr. John Condon or New York and John Curtis of Nor folk, Va, had been in touch with either the murderers or their per sonal agents and New Jersey police were prosecuting a manhunt with the hope of experiencing the criminals.
 Doctor Condon is known to have been face to face with the agent of the kidnappers when he paid S5O.OOO in ransom money. Curtis had lengthy negotiations with the abductors or their agents of which is considered important. Question ing of Condon and Curtis was kept secret.
 All the might of the Federal gov- ernment was marshalled by Presl- dent Hoover for campaign that will endure until the murdererS Of the baby are 'implacably brought to justice"
 Words of sympathy came from all over the world for the parents of the -months-o old baby.
 The Kidnapping was discussed at a cabinet meeting in Washington and President Hoover issued this statement: T have directed law enforcement agencies and several secret services of the Federal gov ernment to make the Kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby a live and never-to- be forgotten case; never to be relaxed until the criminals are brought to justice. The Federal government does not have police authority in such cases but it's agencies will be unceasing- ly alert to assist the New Jersey police in every way until this end has been accomplished"
 Colonel Lindbergh went to Tren- ton to make identification of the body at the undertaking parlor be- fore it was to be cremated at Lin den later Friday. He bore the or deal with great courage.
 Mrs. Lindbergh did not accom- pany him, but she is reported to be standing the strain bravely.
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NAKED PARADES STILL CONTINUE IN CANADA
 DESPITE b|G ARRESTS
VANCOUVER. B. C.. Nav 14.-

VANCOUVER, B. C.. May 14.- The problem of nude demonstra- tions by the Sons of Freedom, the Doukhobors, is still puzzling the provincial authorities here. A to- tai of PAT men and women have al- ready been sentenced to prison terms ranging up to three years for parading in the nude but the others still refuse to don clothes when parading.
 Eighty-seven more were placed under arrest Friday and in this latest group were 52 women who were sentenced for parading naked at Thrums, B. C., last Sunday.
 The provincial authorities have yet to try 39 men and 48 women who were arrested following a march from Grand Forks, N. D.
 A hunger strike is going on among the imprisoned Doukhabors and the authorities are at odds as to what their procedure shall be.
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HOOVER WARNS NATION USING DRASTIC MEANS
 ID BALANCE BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14.- President Hoover warned the na- tion Friday night that the govern ment intends using drastic means to balance the budget and defend ed the proposed unemployment re- lief program as an emergency measure necessary to fight the de- pression.
 In a statement, President Hoover said he had been conferring with Senate and fiscal leaders on means of establishing unity of action in the general relief to restore public confidence and added the govern ment would stay on the job" until the task is done.
 The President reiterated the inn perative and immediate step is to balance the budget and said when our people recover from frozen con- fidence" the nations credit ma chinery will function normally and there will be no need to exercise emergency powers already vested in governmental agencies.
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ATLANTIC FLYER |S RESCUED FROM SEA
 0FF IRELAND COAST

ABOARD SS ROOSEVELT, Off the Coast of Ireland, May 14.-Am- erican Pilot Lou ReicherS, flying from New York to Paris, was forced down in the Atlantic Ocean Friday afternoon and rescued by the SS President Roosevelt 46 miles off Fastnet, Ireland.
 Reicher brought his monoplane Liberty down on rough sea from which he was sighted by Capt. George Fried and Chief Officer Harry Manning.
 ReicherS suffered a broken nose and decorations of the face in land ing.
 Captain Fried swung the Presi- dent Roosevelt around when the plane, one wing damaged and vir- tually out of fuel, was seen. A boat was lowered and Reichers was res cued but the plane was abandoned on account of high seas.
 Reichers left New York Thursday night for Newfoundland for a transatlantic flight to Paris.
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APPREHENSION OVER
 JAPAN's INTENTIONS

PEIPING, China, May 14.-Fur- ther apprehension is expressed in circles here over Japan's intentions toward China in the future. It was said the other day that Japan was merely withdrawing her troops from Shanghai so that she could strengthen her armed forces in Manchuria but now it is intimated that Japan intends to use high pressure through her diplomatic methods to achieve what her armed forces in Shanghai could not ac- complish-the breaking down of the Chinese boycott on Japanese goods.
 Observers here stated that Japan has warned the Chinese in an un- official way that if China does not begin buying Japanese goods that there may be another Shanghai incident nd possibly third Shanghai incident.
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EX|LED ALFONSO |s
 ATTACKED IN FRANCE
 BY SPANISH LAB0RER

MARSEILLES, France, May 14.-- A Spanish laborer attacked exiled King Alfonso of Spain at a dock here Friday and attempted to push the former ruler into the ocean.
 When the attempt failed, the la borer struck Alfonso in the face, cutting his cheek and tried to choke him. "Alfonso needs a les son." the attacker, Gonzales Mas sanares, shouted when he rushed at the former monarch.
 Alfonso, startled, quickly gained composure and, with the aid of his son Juan, fought off the attacker. MaSsanares was arrested. Alfonso suffered a slight cut on his right cheek; his face was scratched from eye to jaw. Only few persons witnessed the attack.
 q could not bear to see Alfonso travelling luxuriously while the Spanish people are living in mis- cry" Massanares told police when arrested. He faces the maximum of two years in prison after which he will be subject to deportation.
 Alfonso did not file complaint against MaSSanareS.
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PREMIER 0F NEW SOUTH WALES WAS
 KICKED OUT OFFICE

SYDNEY, Australia, May IA Governor Sir Phillip Game Friday dismissed J. T. Lang from the Pre- miership of New South Wales. The decision was hailed with enthusi- asm by political foes of the Pre- mier.
 B. s. Stevens succeeded Lang pro- visionally. Lang had been a stormy figure in Australian politics for the past year and the Premiership be- came of international importance when he defaulted payments of foreign debts of New South Wales.
 The Australian government at Canberra met the obligations and seized New South Wales revenues to regain funds expended.
 Wednesday the political situa- tion reached a climax when the police raided the headquarters of the New Guard organization, num- bering 100000 men, revealing plot to march on Canberra" and cap ture Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
 The New Guards were opposed by the Lang regime.
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AVIATION INSTRUCTOR
 DIES IN PLANE CRASH

MODESTO, Calif., May 14.-John Pennfield, Modesto aviator-instruc- tor, was killed here Friday when he attempted to instruct stud ent in the correct method of bring ing a plane out of a spin.
 He was unable to take the plane out of the spin and at once told the student to bail out while he made final last effort to straighten the ship out.
 Both had parachutes on but Pennfield did not attempt to jump before the plane was but few hundred feet above the ground and he was killed in the crash. The student was safe.
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NEGOTIATIONS MAY YET PROVE ID BE
 IMPORTANT PHASE

TRENTON, N. T., May IA
 The futile negotiations which were conducted by John H. Curtis and Dr. J. F. Condon, the "Jafsie," :" may yet prove to be one of the most important phases in the quest for the atrocious killers of the 21- months-old Lindbergh baby.
 It was reliably reported Friday that the two intermediates had compared notes on the persons with whom they had conducted ne gotiations and it was said they found they had been dealing with the same parties.
 If this is the case, the quest for the murder fiends will narrow down somewhat. It is also hinted that the persons with whom Curtis and Condon have been conducting their negotiations may also be the actual killers.
 It was reliably reported Friday headquarters of the m e n with whom Curtis and Condon had been dealing had been revealed and one official said he expected an arrest to be made within three days or sooner, in connection with the case.
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MASSES ARRIVE FROM
 ISLANDS ENROUTE EAST

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-Lt. and Mrs. Thomas MaSsie showed keen happiness on their return to the mainland here on the SS Ma lolo after a troublesome time in Hawaii. They were reluctant to discuss any phase of the Hawaiian affair.
 Lieutenant MasSie has secured a months furlough and it is his in tention to go East with Mrs. Massie to visit relatives residing there
 Mrs. Granville Fortescue, mother of Mrs Massie and co-defendant with the Naval officer in the "hon- or staying" case, who also arrived in San Francisco Friday, will also go East. It is understood that they will fight for a full pardon.
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BEER AND INCOME
 TAXES STORM CENTER

WASHINGTON, D. C., May IA Beer and income taxes formed the center of the controversy Friday as the Senate settled down to what promises to be a bitter fight over the $1,O0O,OO0,00O revenue bill, de- signed to balance the budget.
 AS the first day of the debate ended, Chairman Shoot, of the Finance Committee, in charge of the bill, announced the Senate would meet at II a. m. every day beginning Saturday and hold night sessions in order to expedite the measure.
 A tax on beer was proposed by Senator Tydings, Democrat of Maryland
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BABY'S ASHES ARE
 SYMBOL HUMAN
 HELPLESSNESS
COLONEL LINDBERGH TASTED THE VERY DREGS OF
 BITTERNESS

HOPEWELL, N. J., May IA. (P)- A babys ashes were placed in a simple urn and rested in the ere matory of the chapel, a solemn symbol of human helplessnesS when madmen roam free. They were the ashes of the Lindbergh baby.
 In her lonesome Sourland Hill home, Mrs. Lindbergh lay ill after more than two months of remark able fortitude. Last night her phy- sician ordered her to bed. Colonel Lindbergh is near exhaustion as he has been long without sleep save the tortured Slumber of parents who lived 72 days nthe brink of emotion.
 Yesterday Lindbergh took the baby's ashes in a simple casket to RoSehill cemetery at Linden. For hours he tasted the very dregs of bitterness when he looked on the body of his baby to add his verifi- cation of previous Identification.
 It was as horrible an experience as could come to any parent and must have been the cause of the illness of Mrs. Lindbergh who fol- lowed the recital, at her own in sistence the details concerning the, condition in which the body of her baby was when found. These de- tails had been kept from her fear ing the story was too much for her to stand in her condition which, however, is not serious
 The questioning of Condon and Curtis satisfied the police their negotiations were in good faith. Each felt he had established ac- tual contact with the kidnappers or bonafide representatives. Curtis and two detectives were off today on another mysterious journey in quest of the men with whom he had been negotiating. Norfolk po- lice joined with other farflung searchers in an intensified hunt for the murdererS /
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SPIRITED DRIVE ID
 STABILIZE CONFIDENCE

WASHINGTON, D. C., May IA. P-Congress winds up this week in spirited drive to complete stab ilizing confidence and breeding a program of legislation in time for final adjournment before the poli- tical conventions.
 A new spirit was manifested during the week under the spurring words of President Hoover and showed in the Senate's dominant bi-party coalition which today pushed along the billion dollar rev. enue bill and ready to fend off all attacks on it's tax provisions.
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NATIONS PROBLEMS BE
 DISCUSSED MEET FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 14.- About 2,000 American business leaders from both small and large cities are enroute here to attend the 2Oth annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Com merce which begins it's session here next Thursday.
 Numerous American problems will be discussed and the discus sions will also include prohibition discussion. This will be the first meeting that the members have discussed the prohibition question.
 Prohibition will be discussed in the light as to how it effects gov ernmental and national economies.
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FORFEITED BOND

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14.- Gaston B. Means, former Depart ment of Justice investigator, for feited his bond of $65 Friday after noon on charge of drunkeness, assault and disorderly conduct.
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WON DECISION

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 14.- Steve Hamas, up and coming light heavyweight, won a 10-round deci- sion over Tammy Loughran of Philadelphia. Hamas won by knockout over Loughran in a pre- vious fight in New York three months ago.
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CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE

WASHINGTON, D. o., May IA. P)-Touching the historic Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition key, which is studded with pure Alaska gold nuggets, President Hoover to- day opened a worldwide centen- nial celebration of the conception of that ticking little instrument by Samuel Morse. Morse began work ing on the plan to use electric mag netism in telegraphy in 1882, and in 1885 he exhibited workable instrument.
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FAIL TO MOOR AIRSHIP

SUNNYVALE, Calf, May IA An attempt to moor the dirigible Akron failed Friday evening when a sudden shift of wind swept the huge craft upward, making it i'm possible for the ground crew to reach the ropes through the nose of the dirigible.
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AN OUT AND OUT LIE

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14.- Representative Britten, Republican of Illinois, told the House that the statement by Senator Glass on the Senate floor, that Chicago bankers hired some Congressmen to defeat the branch banking legislation was an out and out lie.