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Evening star., 1932-01-12
HOOVER ECONOMIC
PLAN IS EXPEDITED
Reconstruction Corporation
Voted-Land Bank Aid Is
Taken Up in Senate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Overwhelming Senate approval Of the
reconstruction corporation measure sig
nailed today a general advance for the
entire presidential program Of economic
legislation.
The two billion-dolla reconstruction
unit passed the Senate late last night,
So to 8, with only few amendments
attached to it. Already in the House in
the form of companion bill, the prof.
ect advanced there today with general
debate, headed for a vote tomorrow or
Thursday. Without missing beat the
Senate turned to take up Nb. In Pres
ident Hoover's list: The bill to increase
the capital of Federal Land Banks by
s1oo, ,ooe, 900. 1t already has passed the
House.
Committees pushed forward their
hearings on the other economic bills,
among them a new one to set up a
$3.50, 1000, 900 corporation to release de-
posits in insolvent banks This Is strong
ly supported.
Farmers Loan Included.
True to Its promise, the Senate
reached its passing vote over some
vigorous vocal opposition, and an enor-
nous extent of debate on profered
amendments which would have ex-
tended the aid of the Reconstruction
Corporation to almost every endeavor
needing cash. One of the most impor-
tant Of the defeated changes would
have turned portion of the corpora
tion's capital over to cities In fiscal diff
culties. New York's Mayor Walker was
leading ipstigator in this, but the ad-
ing support In both parties to beat the
plan.
One of the amendments which went
through, was an unrelated rider" pro-
viding $50,000,0o0 which the Agricul-
ture Department would lend to farmers.
Senator Smith, Democrat, South Caro-
lima, tackled it on. Loans to States and
State controlled rural credit systems
were refused
The Senators who voted against the
measure were:
Republicans, Blaine, Brookhart and
Norris; Democrats, Bratton, Bulow,
Connally, McGill and Wheeler.
Senator Carey of wyoming took care
JIldI JIle S6ilhLe SllOulu stay ElSllL WllA1
the administration program by having
adopted right after passage of the re-
construction bill a resolution to take up
the farm loan measure ahead Of any
thing else today.
Personnel Is Discussed.
The Senate did lot of talking about
the corporations probable personnel,
taking note that Secretary Mellon will
be one of the ex-officio members to-
gether with the governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board and farm loan
commissioner. The old argument that
Mellon Is connected with business was
revived, but nothing was done about it.
Four other men are to be appointed
by the President to the corporation's s
directorate which must be bipartisan
in character. The name of Bernard
M. Baruch of New York, Democrat
continues to be freely mentioned as q
likely choice.
Here is how the corporation would
work.
Out Of the Federal Treasury comes
$500 100000 to form the capital
At the wheel is placed a bipartisan
board Of seven directors, comprising the
Secretary of the Treasury or undersec-
retary, governor of the Federal Reserve
Board and farm loan commissioner and
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
Suggestion Discussed by
English and French in
Paris Conference.
REVISION NECESSARY,
MUSS0LiNI DECLARES
LavaPs Cabinet Ready to Resign
to Clear Way for. Possible
Coalition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January IL (P).-The news
paper LIE Temps said today that dur
ing the discussion of reparations be-
tween Sir Frederick Leith-Ross and
French representatives the suggestion
had been made that the United States
be offered share of the unconditional
reparations payable by Germany in ex-
change for cancellation of the wal
debts.
Sir Frederick went back to London
tonight apparently having come to no
agreement with the French.
Cabinet Resigns.
The entire French cabinet today fol-
lowed the example of Aristide BRAND
! and placed their portfolios in the hands
of Premier Laval, leaving him free to
do as he wishes in reconstructing the
ministry.
This action, not altogether unexpect-
ed, followed a conversation between
the premier and M. BRAND, whose ILL
health impelled him to ask last week
that he be permitted to retire as for
eign minister.
This development, coupled with the
sudden death of Andre Maginot, min
lister of war, precipitated the cabinet
crisis.
uerriot Is Summoned
After he had received the ministers,
the premier sent for Edouard Herrlot,
chief of the Radical Socialists, whose
support he needs if he Is to form a
national union government, something
like Great Britain's, to face the I'M
pending international conferences.
Heretofore M Herriot has declined
to collaborate with the Laval govern
ment and only yesterday he said in an
interview that union government was
impossible because the several parties
had taken definite stands on the I'M
portant issues in preparation for the
general elections, to be held in April.
The premier has three alternatives
He may step out In case the radicals
should decide to enter the cabinet; ne
may resign to form another government
drawn from the right center, or he
may simply reorganize the present cab
met.
Official Communique.
An official communique, issued after
a cabinet session, said:
Premier Laval placed his colleagues
in touch with the general situation and
voiced his conviction that on the eve
of the important international confer
ences the principal political parties
should be represented in the cabinet.
The cabinet unanimously approves
Continued on Page S, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-01-12
BANDITS SURROUND
JAPANESE TROOPS
Toxic Forces Defeated Near
ChinchoW-CoIoneI Among
Forty Casualties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Severe fighting was going on today
between a japanese detachment and
Chinese irregulars near Chinsi, south
west of Chinchow in Manchuria, and
the city itself was burning, Rengo dis
patches to Toxic said. Reinforcements
were being sent to drive of the
Chinese
These reports were confirmed in
Chinese advices to Tientsfn. The Chi
nese were said to have been successful
in engagements against japanese forces
in that area in the last few days and
to have inflicted 40 casualties, including
q Japanese colonel.
London heard through the Exchange
Telegraphic Agency that several Japa-
nese detachments had been decimated
by well armed irregulars, who destroyed
the railways in order to prevent the
coming Of reinforcements.
The Soviet Ambassador in Toxic
called on Premier Inukai to express the
hope that the japanese military would
be careful of Russian interests in the
event of a clash between the COM
mander of the Chinese Railway guards
and the Governor of Kirin Province, at
Harbin
Chinese government officials at Nan
king denied that they intended to sever
diplomatic relations with Japan.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
TWO DIE IN BRIDGE
CRASH At TAk0MA
Structure, Being Razed, Col
iapses and Drops so Feet
Into Creek.

Two workmen were killed and third
badly injured when a 4o-foot concrete
span of the Sligo Bridge in Takoma
Park, Md, which is being demolished,
collapsed with them about 1:30 o'clock
this afternoon and fell rs feet into the
valley below.
One of the dead men was Guy L.
CowperthWait of Elkton, Md, foreman
of the wrecking crew The other dead
man was E. T. Tracy of Jefferson
street, Takoma Park. He is a mechanic.
His wife identified him by means OF
his keys.
Harold Davis, colored, Of Media, Pa,
was seriously injured.
Six men were on the span when 1t
collapsed, but three of them, all COL
ored. leaped to safety. The other three
were buried under masses OF concrete,
rs feet below the level OF the bridge.
Tried to Run to Safety.
Witnesses said that as the bridge
started to buckle the men tried to run
I'D the incline to safety. Three were
caught and hurled into the creek with
the debris. Doctors from the Washing
ton Sanitarium and Washington Mis-
sionary College, both nearby, were the
first on the scene and later were joined
by the fire rescue squad from Bethesda
in digging out the injured man and re-
covering the bodies of the two dead.
Described by Witness.
Ed. B. Austin, 202 Willow avenue,
Takoma Park, was an eyewitness to
the crash.
THE gang had been dynamiting the
bridge before lunch" he said, "and i'm
mediately after lunch they began cut
ting away reinforcements with an
acetylene torch"
six men were on the bridge when
the span gave way. The columns un-
derneath the outer edge of the concrete
slab had been removed and the slab,
weakened by the cutting of the rein
forcements, tipped over. The three men
nearest the standing portion OF the
bridge ran from the falling section ana
were able to reach safety before the
slab was severed from the rest OF the
bridge
Austin explained that about 40 feet
of the bridge, at the north end, al
ready had been demolished and that
the men were working on the next sec
Evening star., 1932-01-12
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 12.-New
Workers, during 1881, fought their way
through nearly 2 tons of SCOT in every
cubic mile.
The New York Academy of Medicine
stirred up some concern about it today
with the opening of an exhibit I'm the
interest of clean air and clean streets"
Nevertheless, 1881 was a cleaner year
in New York than was 1880, when
little less than tons of SCOT clut-
tered I'd each cubic mile.
The decrease was attributed to less
activity in industry and better weather
conditions.
David R. Morris, meteerologist, fur
nished the figures He weighs the SCOT
every Is minutes of the days "a hours
with an automatic air filter.
BY putting his charts together, Mr..
Evening star., 1932-01-12
MELLON CUSTER BILL
TO BE GIVEN HEARING
House Judiciary Committee to
Take Up Patman Measure
Tomorrow.

Impeachment charges against Sec
retary Mellon by Representative Pat
man will be considered at a public
hearing tomorrow by the House Ju-
dietary Committee.
The committee reached this decision
today behind closed doors.
We agreed on a public hearing to
consider the sufficiency of the charges
against Secretary Mellon" Chairman
Summers said "Mr. Mellon will be
advised that he may be represented
at the hearing"
So far, Patman, Texas Democrat,
is the only witness who has signlfled
he desired to be heard. Patman is
author Of a resolution seeking i'm
peaChment of the veteran Treasury
head.
He charges that Mellon has violated
laws prohibiting the Secretary OF the
Treasury from engaging in business.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
JUDGE In CAP0NE
CASE is PROMOTED
Wilkerson Is Advanced by Hoover
in Recognition of Work
Against Gangsters.

Judge James H. Wilkerson OF Chi
capo. who recently sentenced Al Capone'
was advanced from the District to the
Circuit bench today by President hoo 70,
ver in recognition of his services IN
breaking up gangster activities In Chi
cago. .,,,
ment of Wilkerson, the President saio
it was part OF the recognition due FED
eral officials working in Chicago Ior
breaking up the actlVleleS VI 'iie
Wilkerson overrode legal technical,
titles In his sentence of Capone to II
wears in the penitentiary and sub
stantial fine. He delayed sentence
upon the receipt OF cnaTge INA. ~. = !,
Compromise had been entered into WITH
the gangster in exchange for a plea OF
He later sentenced Capone TO far
more than a minimum term.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
SENATE ASKS PROBE
OF RADIO ADVERTISING
Couzens Resolution Directs Ex-
haustive Inquiry Into
Whole Field.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today called upon the
Radio Commission to make a survey
on the use of radio facilities for pur-
poses of commercial advertising.
A resolution by Senator Couzens, Re
publican, of Michigan directing an
exhaustive inquiry into the whole radio
field was quickly adopted.
Senator Dill, Democrat, of Washing
ton added an amendment directing the
commission to report on the use Of the
radio by educational institutions, con-
tending the commission has not given
sufficient consideration to the educa-
tional side.
The Couzens resolution said there is
growing dissatisfaction with the pres
ent use Of radio facilities for purposes
OF commercial advertising"
1t called upon the commission to re-
port on information available on the
'feaslbility Of Government ownership
snd operation Of broadcasting factli-
ties"
Evening star., 1932-01-12
u. S. INTERVENTION
|NCQLOMB|AN LOAN
TOLD BY WRITERS
National City Co. Official
Says State Department
Injected Opinion.
DENIES OIL CONCESSIONS
INFLUENCED COMPANY
Victor schoepperle Relates How
Transaction Was Made-Ques-
toned by Johnson.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
State Department intervention to en-
courage the National City Co. in max
ing a loan to Colombia last year was
described to Senate committee today
by an official of the company, but he
denied the loan had anything to dc
with oil concessions.
Senator Johnson, Republican, o1
California, who drew the story out OF
Victor Schoepperle, vice president Of
the company, by persistent two-hou,
cross-examination, pointed out the loan
was made about the same time the Co.
lombian government restored an oil
concession in which the Mellon-owned
Gulf Oil Co. is interested.
Schoepperle objected to giving de.
tails of the transaction, but finally tes-
titled that the State Department ha6
called his objections to making the
loan "technicalities."
Didn't Recall Statement.
The witness said he did not remem-
Der statement by the president-elect
Olaya of Colombia, published in a New
York newspaper in 1880, that Secretary
Mellon had advised him to speed up
settlement of the oil problems.
Schoepperle said he was dissatisfied
with Colombia's failure to balance its
budget, and declosed that his company
had virtually dictated to the Colombian
government policies it must pursue be-
fore loans would be made.
Ifcca sgFn nntf I'm,
part" johnson said. The State De-
partment held your decision was not
well grounded and the State Depart
ment urged that you complete the
contract"
Il have no knowledge that the State
Department urged anything"
How did the State Department get
into this?"
Schoepperle said his counsel, Writ
Lancaster, advised him June 80, 1881,
that the State Department felt he was
sticking on technicalities."
What did the State Department
have to do with this" johnson asked
again.
Nothing"
Made Loan June 80, 1881.
Why did they go into the situation7"
"I don't know"
did you ask Lancaster what the
State Department had TO do with it?"
The witness said he did not remem-
ber
johnson pointed out that the last
$4,000,000 loan was extended to Co.
lombia on June 30, 1881.
Schoepperle said the loan would have
been made without Outset interven-
ton"
1.-THE State Department expressed its
point of view without being asked and
without your knowing they were going
to do it?"
Yes"
Several State Department officials
were In the room as johnson questioned
the witness.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
NEW WORKERS FIGHT TWO TONS
OF SCOT TO EVERY CUBIC MILE
But Survey Reveals That Metropolis Is Considerably
Cleaner Than 1t Was Year Ago.

Morris can arrive at many interesting
conclusions. He has no chart to show
the amount of bituminous coal shipped
into New York last year, but he has
learned that its reduction from the pre-
vious year corresponded approximately
to the reduction in pollution.
Solar radiation also is less when SCOT
pervades the air. In 1927 the city was
deprived of an average of % per cent
of the sunshine, and on some days as
much as so per cent.
For both 1880 and 1881 the daily
peak of pollution was between z and s
am. The air was cleanest between 2
and 3 pm.
January, April, May, September and
October Of 1891 each had days when
735 tons of SCOT were to be found in
each cubic mile, and there were SO days
when the daily pollution averaged 3
tons or more.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
1OO-MIL LE-A-SECOND METEORS
ARE TRACED THROUGH SPACE
Phenomenon of Hail Formation Viewed Through
Powerful Telescopes in West.

Foundation worker, is assisting DR.
Boothroyd.
The hail means that at least lit
tie OF the earth's surface is made OF
substances coming from vast distances
IN outer" space, as meteors are known
to turn to dust in the atmosphere and
settle slowly to the ground.
The hail is also something to worry
planners of moon rockets. To be as
numerous as observed at Flagstaff in
dicates the astronomers believe, that
the little stones may be flying In storm
formations.
DR. Boothroyd, in his significant re-
port on the 500th specimen observed in
one month, incidentally a cloudy one
writes: I find that fully half Of the
telescope meteors are interstellaI
wanderers and there are some having
exceedingly high velocities.
"Velocities of 100 miles per SECOND
are by no means rare"
Evening star., 1932-01-12
SEVERE FIGHT AT IHSIEN.

TIENTSIN, China, January IL (P1.-
japanese military authorities confirmed
today reports of serious clashes with
Chinese in the vicinity Of Chinchow.
Chinese reports said that there was
severe fighting Sunday evening between
the japanese and Chinese partisans at
Ihsien, between Chinchow and Etchac-
yang. Later the Chinese sympathizers
approached Chinchow after having sur
rounded the Japanese troops at Ihsien,
inf1icting heavy casualties. The Chinese
reports also said the Chinese had been
successful near TahuShan.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE,

ITHACA, N. Y, January IA form
of meteoric hail flying 100 miles a sec
ond has been observed by Cornell Uni
versity astronomers in Arizona.
The hail stones" are meteors, pre-
sumably tiny and have been seen
through telescopes set up at Lowell
Observatory, at Flagstaff, as part of a
Joint study by Harvard University and
Cornell to learn more about what is
going on in space.
The speeds of these particles indicate
they are visitors from interstellar (out-
side the gravitational fieldD space, ac-
cording to report by DR.. S. L. Booth
royd, professor Of astronomy at Cor
nell, in charge of the meteoric work.
George Mussen, Cornell Heckscher
Evening star., 1932-01-12
FARM BOARD PONDERS
WHEAT SALE TO GREECE
Athens Government Proposes 10
Buy 6 to 10 Million Bushels
From .. s. on Credit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Another wheat deal with a foreign
government is before the Farm Board.
This time it IS Greece that would
take. some of the 175,000,000 bushels in
the boards possession. While no spe-
cific amount figures in the Presidents
discussion, 100000 to 100000 600
bushels were mentioned in earlier con-
versations.
on credit with terms somewhat similar
to those granted Germany and China
Chairman Stone said today no definite
understanding has been reached and
further talks with the Greek Minister
are to be held
An additional $4,000, 900 bushels are
to be sold before July /. Then the
boards agreement to limit sales 10
5,00o, 900 monthly expires. r..
Evening star., 1932-01-12
INTERNATIONAL BANKER
STRICKEN BY PNEUMONIA
Paul M. Warburg, Co-Organizer of
Federal Reserve System, Held
in Grave Condition.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January Paul M.
Warburg one of the foremost figures
in international banking circles and CO.
organizer of the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn, is critically i'll of pneumonia and
his condition is considered grave by his
physicians.
Mr.. Warburg exerted himself siren
uously during the past year and was in
poor physical condition when he con-
tracted a. cold several days ago. The
cold developed into severe attack of
pneumonia.
Evening star., 1932-01-12
Roosevelt Leads
AS North Dakota
Filing Time Opens
Solid Backing Assured by
Party Leaders in
Primary Race.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VALLEY CITY, N Oak, January
12.-The gate of North Dakotas po-
litical concourse was ajar today to
permit presidential candidates formally
to enter the lists.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor Of
New York, is expected to be the first
across the Threshold Filings for the
presidential primary March Is must
be made not later than March l.
Confidence of his party's political
observers that Roosevelt would be in
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-01-12
Find Sea Fossils Inland.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (N.A.NA).-
Mosquito inspectors here recently found
the petrif1ed bones Of two seacows and
the fossilized remains of sharks, which
they turned over to the University OF
Florida. Gainesville is more than so
miles from the sea.
Evening star., 1932-01-12

Radio Programs ON Page CA
Evening star., 1932-01-12
WEATHER

.
Rain and warmer tonight and tomor-
row. lowest temperature tonight about
40 degrees; increasing southeast and
south winds. Temperatures-Highe
40 at IL noon today; lowest, 35 at 5 am
Full report on page 5-B.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
- A WASHINGTON N7MES
- ADVENTURE CLUB

N. W.. and Talma Smith, 5232
Illinois Ave. N. w.
Victor and Talma both won
prizes in the hunt. And SO
too, did Omer and Robert
Durrett.
Liked Hunt
The hunt seemed to go over
pretty we'll. We had a number
of letters from members saying
they had a grand time. Here
are a few that might interest
you.
Helen and Doris Young, lava
K st. S. E.:
What an enjoyable time We
had on the Treasure Hunt. ~
was so successful. We did have
wonderful time and those WIN
did not go missed the time OF
their lives. This is jrSt a few
lines to let you know how we
enjoyed it. Looking forward to
more Treasure Hunts"
Bernard Glassman, Washington,
D. c.:
II had a fine time at the
Treasure Hunt and as one Of
the guards 1 was glad to see
everyone behaved WE'LL"
LISTENS IN
Nathiel SIN h. Washington
D. c.:
II enjoyed your Treasure
Hunt very much. 1 think 1t
was a great success. Although
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

/ didn't get
a prize 1 had
an enjoyable
time. / listen
to Kit Kar-
sons ra di
tai ks an d
lik tn e m
very much.
Dennis Boy
land. 1906 Crit
t e n d e n S t
N. W.:
II am glad
the Treasure
Hunt was so
successful. 1
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

Listen to Kit karSOn over
VOL Tuesdays and Fridays at
6 p. m.
We have had the two little
pictures we are publishing to-
day for some time. But we
couldn't run 'em because we
didn't know who the second
boy was. We knew. of course,
Robert Durrett Che is brother
of our good Adventure Club
member Omer Durrett) and
we knew the two had been in
our office the day the picture
was made to be photographed
together.
We intended calling up Omer
or Robert some day and ask
ing 'em about the other boy
but somehow (you know how
it isl we never got around to it.
At Treasure Hunt
Fortunately we happened to
see both the Durrett boys at
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

the Treasure
H u n t a n d
t o u n d out
W no Wilbert
W a S without
much trouble.
We said, try
ing to pass it
off, that we
had had the
pictures or
several days
IS eV ra |
weeks, y Ou
mean" S a / d
Robert. And
m a Y be we
weren't, o M
The Washington times., 1932-09-24
barraSSed,

barrassed.
The four boys, whose pictures
we are publishing at the bottom
Of the column today, were also
at the Treasure Hunt. They
are Victor Sillers, 2316 G st.
N. W.; Albert Bennett, 353512
Georgia Ave. N. W.; John
Brennan, 65212 Newton Pl.
The Washington times., 1932-09-24

had a very "IhBEKT COHEN
nice time. l listen to Kit Kar-
son over VOL on Tuesday and
Friday"
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
LanstOn MOnOtype
Declares Dividend

The board of Lanston Mono
type Company yesterday ordered
paid May 81 the regular quarterly
dividend of $1.50. T. Thilman
Hendrick was reelected chairman:
Harvey D. Best, president: T.
Frank Morgan, A. E. Pagola and
Frank j. Broderick, vice presi.
dents; John A. Ferguson, secre-
tary; Allen R. Fretz, assistant sec
retary; Wilfred Bancroft, treas
urer, and Harvey w. Monks, as
sistant treasurer.
The stockholders, meeting ear
lier, reelected all members Of
the board of directors. Mr.. Best
reported net earnings for the fis-
cal year ended February 20 were
$230,071, equivalent to $4.O5 a
share, and that the company now
is in strong financial position.