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without authority to remove him from
Office before the expiration of his term"
The controller generals Office ap-
parently based its decision upholding
payment of salary to Mathews on q
previous case involving the removal
from Office of an appraiser under the
customs administrative act of 1890, in
which case the controller generals de-
cision points out the court held the
President had the right to remove the
general appraiser in that case without
assigning the cause Of removal as being
for 'ineficiency, neglect of duty or mall
feasance in Office"
It has been Humphreys contention
that the President could only remove
him for the causes enumerated in the
law, and that his removal was not
based on those grounds.
Similarity Cited.
The decision from the controller
generals Office states that the phrase
relating to removal in the Federal
Trade Commission law is practically
identical with the language customs
act OF 1890 cited as precedent. After
calling attention to two other court
decisions, the controller generals de-
cision concludes as follows:
1.-THE President has removed Mr..
Humphrey and appointed Mr.. Mathews
as mis- successor, and the other mem
bers of the Federal Trade Commission
have recognized MIR. Mathews as the
successor OF Mr.. Humphrey and he Is
reported to have performed the duties
OF his ofhce.
You are advised, therefore, that Mr.
Mathews right to salary as member
of the Federal Trade Commission is
not now to be questioned because of any
contention to the effect that there
existed no vacancy to which he could
be appointed. See also section 1,76l,
Revised Statutes of the United States. "
The decision was rendered to r. B.
Schwickardi, disbursing clerk of the
Federal Trade Commission, who had
asked whether salary amounting to
S94.44 for part OF october could
be paid Mr. Mathews, Notwithstanding
the contentiois of Mr.. Humphrey that
he remains as a member OF the Trade
Commission.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
US. lob TURNOVER
IS BELOW NORMAL
Government Answers Article
Alleging Rapid Change
of Personnel.

The personnel turnover in the per-
manent force of the executive branch
OF the Government for the seven
months from March l to September 80,
last, was considerably less than the
turnover in normally prosperous times" +"
1t was said today by the Civil Service
Commission.
The statement was prompted by pub
1ication of an article quoting figures
purporting to prove that In the period
named the turnover was approximately
$50. 1000, and which added that Fed
eral employees. the figures indicated,
have been dismissed at the rate OF about
5000 a month, while one of the
greatest armies of job seekers in his
tory has been marching on Washing
ton. and requirements have been made
accordingly"
Terming the report misleading" the
statement said that the constant
adding and dropping of temporary en-
ployeS appointed for short jobs &C
counted for two-thirds Of the so-called
turnover" In this category, it ampli-
fed, were 49, AIS temporary appoint
ments for job work, while s9,73l en-
ployes were dropped when Jobs were
completed. These Job appointments
go on all the time, particularly in field
work, where thousands of mechanics
and laborers are appointed, it added.
For the same seven months in 1882, 1t
was said, the respective figures were
e4o25 and 1o6, ,144. This was under the
previous administration.
Continuing, the statement said that
reorganizations account for most OF the
remaining third, as the shifting of en-
ployes from one branch to another are
shown in the records as separations and
additions.
Finally, it was said. there were thou
sands of employees retired and separated
by economy legislation, and other thou
sands added to the new agencies. 1t
denied these could be listed as re
placements"
Evening star., 1933-11-11

Perspiration has been rolling freely
these cold days from the brows of
the Government agriculturists. They
have been trying to figure a way out
of their cotton jam.
With one hand they have been dol
ing out to the cotton farmer options
for the purchase Of Government cotton
at cents a pound. With the other
hand they have been boosting the mar
ket price Of cotton up to 10 cents.
The options come due December L.
The Government was faced with the
prospect that the farmers would take
2,400,00O bales of Government cotton
at cents and dump it on 10-cent
market. That would ruin the market.
What to do?
The only thing they hare been
able to iD0Tk out ais scheme
Whereby they lend the farmer 10
cents a pound on the cotton they
are selling him Jor s cents.
They believe that will cost the Gov
eminent about $4,000, 600 more than
had been expected But there is no
other way they can sell the cotton and
keep it, too.
Ready for Publication.
An announcement to that effect has
been ready for publication for several
days.
The rear back to Mr.. RooseVelt's FIRST
cautious step toward Russian recogni-
ton was so mild that 1t did not inter-
fere With his plans.
Some Of his counselors felt that the
American Legion, A. r. of L. and others
would start trouble that might be en-
barrassing. That is why he went into
recognition by cautious steps rather
than by one big jump.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
RECLUSE IS ACCUSED
OF NUMBERING FAMILY
Rv the Assnciafnd Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Tex. November 1i.-Four
charges of murder were filed here today
against George Patton, 51-year-old re-
cfuse in connection with the disap-
pearance year ago of j. w. McGhee.
25-year-old farmer, his wife, 81, and
their two young children, and S.
Patton was taken to Dallas for ques-
tioning because of threatened mob vio-
lence here.
McGhee and his family we're last seen
Thanksgiving week last year.
They had lived only a short time on
the Patton farm, six and one-half miles
south of Athens.
Squads of men were put to work
digging on the farm today in the belief
that the bodies OF the McGhees were
buried there.
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legislation for the production and dis
tribution of distilled products, and be-
yond that time IL Congress does not act
late Yesterday that no formal prUclama-
ton by the Secretary of State was nee
that the eighteents tna smendmens IeeIl wo1Id n1aI
automatically die when the thirty-sixth
State has ratined the twenty-frst
amendment.
Code Hearing Arranged.
To make Government control of the
industry effective, the Farm Admin
istration arranged yesterday for hear
ing on code for the distillers. who
we're said to have reached IAN advance @
stage" IN their discussions Of measures
to be laid down in such q compact.
Conferences between leaders OF the
distilling industry and Representatives
OF the Government have covered five
principal points to be embraced in the
code:
Setting up supervision that will IA
c1litate revenue collections
Protecting legitimate industry from
Illicit competition.
Encouraging use of American grains
Co-ordinating various branches Of the
industry.
Taking temporary control Of the
liquor industry, through State code
committees, by setting up regulations
for the manufacture and sale Of LIQUOR
while States are enacting control laws.
Administration officials said there was
no intention OF encroaching upon State
control, but merely to assist the States,
through operation Of the code, In reeu-
lating the trafdc. Where there Is a
conflict between State law and the
code, the code viii be modified TO con-
form.
They said that many of the distiIlers
favored injecting into the code q pro-
vision that would prohibit a LIQUOR
manufacturer from owning the retail
place Of sale.
Tax Proposal Studied
Tax experts and fiscal agents of 10
States today studied q proposal that the
collection of liquor levies be left entire
ly to the Federal Government, with the
provision that the States share, be al
located back to them.
This suggestion was offered during a
meeting of the Interstate Commission
on Conflicting Taxation. created for the
purpose OF bringing ABOUT "A more ra-
tional ALLEGATION OF the Nations tax
resources"
Dry and non-participating States
would receive none OF the revenue col
lected by the Federal Government.
II was the consensus that State ana
Federal liquor taxes, added together
should not be high enough to keep the
bootlegger In business and thereby di-
minish the returns.
The opinion also was expressed san-
orally that the States would find the
volume taxation Of liquor impracticable
TO enforce and should connne them
selves to license taxes.
Those attending we're Senator Sea-
bury c. Mastiok Of New York and MARI
Graves. president of the New York
State Tax Commission: william n
Belknap, Kentucky; r. Beverly Her
bert, South Carolina; Mrs. Anna VIII
marth Ickes, wife of Secretary Ickes
Illinois: c. H. Morrissett, virginia:
Senator Ben O. O,Neal, Texas: Estes
Snedecor. Oregon; Philip Sterling
Pennsylvania: Senator Henry w, ToIl
Colorado: Clarence HeeT. research al
rector, and Senator Earl B. Lewis
Senator ID. J. Dunsett, Richard 81
Douglas and Herman L. Dali, all Of
Ohio.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
HULL SAILS TODAY
FOR MONTEv|DEO
Delegation to Pan-American
Conference Leaves 10
Board Ship.
By IN. Assnciat.d pr...

By the Associated Press
Emoarking upon a lengthy mission
aimed at smoothing relations between
the United States and the nations of
Latin America. Secretary of State Huu
left Washington shortly after 0 am.
today ss chief United States deleTate
to the seventh American Confer
ence at Montevideo, Uruguay.
Mrs. Hull accompanied the Secretary.
They were to sail this afternoon from
New York on the s. s. American
Legion.
A large number OF State Depart
ment ofacials, including Undersecretary
Phillips and Assistant Secretary Caf-
fiery we're at the Union Station to say
farewell. as was Secretary of Commercs
Roper.
Declines 10 Comment.
Hull declined to comment on the
prospect for successful tour of the
South American states. He remarked
with a smile, however, that he was
leaving Washington on the coldest day
of the year for the Southern Henni-
sphere where Summer is Just setting in.
Shortly before Hull left an "imms-
diate srmistice between Bolivia and
Paraguay" was recommended to the
Secretary by the Committee on Latin
American Policy, headed by william
A Ian Whifa - I.
at the conference.
This committee OF IA publishers and
educators, established by the Foreign
Policy Association of New York and
the World Peace Foundation, urged in
report given to Hull that the Monte
video meeting should seek cooperation
with the League Of Nations Commits
sion now in South America for the
settlement OF the Chaco controversy.
Four Point Program Offered.
1t also set forth this four point pro-
gram for Strengthening American peace
machinery:
1. A non-aggression pact based on
the principle advanced by President
Roosevelt in his message to the Dis
armament Conference last May.
2. An agreement carrying limited
sanctions in case an American State
resorts to force in violation of its ooli-
cations.
3. An agreement to continentalize ths
Monroe Doctrine.
4. Machinery for Pacific settlement
OF international disputes.
The committee proposed reorganisa-
tion Of the Pan-American Union as to
increase Latin American representation
and urged that the conference should
adopt declaration favoring the reduc-
ton Of tariffs by reciprocal agree
ments OF q bilateral and regional ma
ture.
Seek to Halt Criticism.
The Recommendation to continentaIize
or broaden the Monroe Doctrine was
designed to halt criticism that the doc
trine is unlateral.
The committee recommended m ar
rangement under which no non-Amer-
lean state shall acquire territory in the
American hemisphere, and no American
state shall seek in the territory Of an
other American state any base for mil
itary or naval operations. In the event
OF violation, the American states
would consult with each other.
Departing with Secretary Hull, In ad-
dition to the other delegates, was q
large staff Of advisors Hull expects
the conference, beginning December .,
to last three weeks or more.
Evening star., 1933-11-11

The President now has machine
to cure the depression.
1t was invented by a friend of one
OF his cabinet members. 1t is built
Of metal and is full of weights on pull
leys All you have to do is to pull one
string and prosperity is here.
Beats Farm Dance Idea.
Those who have seen the machine
say that it works far better than the
idea submitted to the Agriculture De-
partment of boosting farm morals by
rhythmic dancing.
The machine is built on the theory
of maintaining a proper price balance
by manipulating a silver-gold ratio.
1t will not be used.
Political technicians Of both parties
privately interpreted the recent election
results the same way.
Behind all their published alibis and
condolences was q general agreement
that the main idea OF the voters still
Is: "Kick the ins out"
The results in NetD York, Philo-
deIphid, Pittsburgh and CleUe-
land dovetdiled into that in
eDitdble conclusion. Having
cleaned out the Federal and
many State administrations last
year they are now ssDeepinq out
the corners.
Republican leaders generally got less
solace out of the situation than they
pretended. They confessed in private
that New York hardly went Republican
or even pro-La Guardia. They thought
it rather went anti-Tammany and anti
Farley.
The general supposition is that Tam
many will 90 through mild surface
reorganization and come back strong
two years hence.
Policies Net at Issue.
Most non-partisans agree the admin
istration policies were not deeply In
volved and that the bruise on Gen.
Farley's nose will heal In time.
Evening star., 1933-11-11

Rail Commissioner Eastman is having
press troubles. He will not hold press
conferences. Newsmen cannot get past
his secretary SO there probably will be
less rail publicity until the situation is
mended.
Dry Law Firm Out.
A large local law firm, which thrived
on Anti-Saloon League connections for
years, has now disbanded. The wet
lawyers are the ones who are getting the
business these days.
The farm State GoDernors, re-
Gently here, complained bitterly
in public about the agricultural
adninistr alton, bat most OF thsm
pdUe prt0dte assurances at the
White House OF their personal
faith in the President.
Gen. Farley's friends can't help mur-
muring to themselves how different it
would be II he had only decided TO get
Mckee into the race before the Fusion
lists chose La Guardia. The truth ap-
Evening star., 1933-11-11
NEW LOVE SUIT TRIAL
GRANTED CLAIRE WINDSOR

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November 1.-THE
$4,000 judgment awarded Mrs. Marian
Y. Read of Oakland, against Claire
Windsor, actress, over the love Of Alfred
c. Read, jr., former broker, has been
set aside and a new trial granted the
actress.
In q brief opinion given late yester-
Gay, Superior Judge j. p. Sproul de-
clared the verdict was so grossly excess
sive and Unreasonable as to indicate the
prejudice
The judge stated also that new evil
dence had been discovered by the de-
fendant in the suit and declared that
"the ends of justice would best be
served by granting a new trial.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
LINC0LN'S SUBSTITUTE
H0N0RED IN HOME STATE
Pennsylvania County Units Today
Dedicate Tablet to Memory
of Union Soldier.
By the Associated preSs.

By the Associated Press.
STROUDSBURG, Pa. November l.
Monroe County today honors the mem
ory OF J. Summerfeld Staples, the youth
who took President Lincolns place as
a soldier in the Civil War.
He was accorded the honor through
q oufrk Of fate, being accosted on Penn
sylvania avenue in Washington by a
man, who said: "I am looking for a
young man to represent the President
In the Army ss q recruit"
A short time later this young native
OF Stroudsburg was ushered into the
presence OF Lincoln, who was not liable
to draft. A few minutes conversation
and the l9-year-old lad was mustered
into the service.
Today members of veteran and pa
triotic organizations dedicate a memo
rial tablet TO him on a new concrete
bridge spanning Pocono Greek.
Evening star., 1933-11-11

pears to be he did not realize Tam
many's weakness until after the pri-
maries, and went in too late to capital
ize on it, 1t appears now that Tam
many's knife went into McKee's back.
At least that is where 1t was found.
Bankers confdentially profess to be
afraid of what La Guardia will do on
New York City financing, which already
has been satisfactorily arranged for the
coming two years.
ltCopyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-11-11
Mime Renee Hergh0Iul daughter OF
De VALERA ASKED TO RUN
Ulster Republicans Reported to
Have Suggested Candidacy.

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, November
IL (P-Reports circulated here today
that a conference of Republicans from
'the Six Counties es"-otherwis Ulster
has invited President de Valera to
stand as a candidate in the Northern
Ireland elections November 30.
The move was regarded as significant
in view of De Valera's statement in the
Fianna Fail Convention Thursday that
1t was not his will that he ceased to be
a representative of the people of North
Ireland. At the same time, he declared
If they wished him to represent them
again he was ready.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
Wallace Out OF City.
MAN SHOT TO DEATH

BROOKLYN, N. Y, November IL
(P).-Four masked men found Joseph
Pellinaco, 35, in a billiard room last
night and shot him to death.
Without any of the killers having
uttered an audible word. they then fed
in motor car.
Police could find no motive imme-
diately for the crime Pellinaco, it was
learned, was married, had three chill
dren and enjoyed a good reputation in
the neighborhood where he lived.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
PLANS SPECIAL SESSION

HELENA, Mont. November IL C4o.-
Gov. Cooney last night announced the
Montana Legislature will be called into
extraordinary session November ~ to
consider emergency and relief measurs.
Among these will be bill to create a
water conservation board to handle pub
lie works funds for many small water
conservation and irrigation projects.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
TWO PERISH IN FLAMES
THAT LEVEL FIRE HOUSE
Towns Sole Fireman Unable to
Rescue Wife and Baby After
Gasoline Stove Blast.

By the Associated Press.
EATON RAPIDS, Mich. November
11.-Mrs. Albert Lambert and her in
fant son were burned to death today
when fire destroyed the Eaton Rapids
fire hall.
The fire followed the explosion of a
gasoline stove in the living quarters
above the hail. occupied by Lambert,
the towns only full-time fireman, and
his family. Three other children es-
caped uniniured. Lambert was in the
fire hall when the explosion occurred.
He was driven back by the flames as
he tried to reach his wife and baby.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
HospitaI Rites Held.

The first public rites ever held in the
new Memorial Chapel at Walter Reed
Hospital were dedicated this morning
to World War dead
A solemn Armistice day mass was
conducted by the Most Rev. John Nc
Namara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore,
who delivered the sermon at o'clock.
The classic chapel was filled to Ca
pacity for the brief, but impressive cere-
monies arranged by Fort Stevens Post,
No. 20. American Legion. in co-opera-
ton with Brig. Gen. A. e. TRULY, COM
n1andant of the Army Medical Gen.
ter Capt. Joseph r. Koch, Army chap
lain, assisted Bishop McNamara with
the exercises.
After the sermon Taps" were sound
ed by Post Bugler James Ayers. Mrs. e.
H. Howard then sang 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" She was accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. A. Gerrer
Cadets Of st. Johns Military Academy
assisted with a massing Of the colors
exercise.
The choir of Atonement Seminary
Catholic University, rendered several Sc
lections.
Following the chapel service the
troops Of the Army Medical Center at
tachment were drawn up in front of
their barracks for brief memorial ex-
ercise at IL O'Clock.
Maj. Henry c. Beierbower, comman-
Evening star., 1933-11-11

dant of troops. read an order commem-
Grating the World War dead. Taps"
were sounded and the colors lowered
to half staff.
Among the many individual exercises
conducted in Arlington Cemetery today
was one by the Military Order of the
World War National Comdr. Lieut.
Col. George z. Ijams, placed a wreath
on the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
during the 15-minute exercises.
Women Place Wreath.
Mrs. Ben H. Fuller. wife of the COM
manGant of the U. S. Marine Corps.
also placed a wreath on the tomb in the
name of the American Women's Legion,
of which she is the national president.
Wreaths also we're placed by employees
of the United States Veterans Admin
iStration.
Thousands of veterans and young
people are looking forward with eager
enthusiasm to the two carnivalS ar
ranged for tonight, the proceeds from
which will be used to assist needy vet
Grams Of the American Legion and Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars in Washington.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt head
the patrons and patronesses for both
balls
Featuring the American Legion ball
will be pageant of the States.
Debutantes of the Army and Navy,
headed by Miss Betty Dern. daughter
of Secretary of War Dern. are sponsor
ing the ball In cooperation with the
Legion Auxiliary.
Pageant Groups Named.
Those who will represent the States
in the pageant are:
Misses Ruth Mills, Betty Morris. Ar
line Callahan, Virginia Lang, Ruth B.
Conroy. Frances Zebley, Audrey Rey-
mond, Julia Obear. Evelyn Denny.
Misses Beulah Woodruff, Iona Wal
ters, Jane Ramseyer, Betty Eicher, Ida
Lee Grain, Julia Koester, Cecilia
Schnurr. Rosalie Allen, Edith Michand,
Josephine Minardo. M Elkowir, Cath
crime Harrison, Betty Withheld, Grace
l.. Newton, Gertrude Rikala, Katherine
and Agatha Pfeiffer, Lorraine Hatch,
Ruby Streeter. Louise Rupp, Yemelda
Chavez, Irene Boehlert, Reba Doughton.
Misses Julia Brainard. Dorothy Por-
ter, Ruth Lacknen, Leah Stewart. Betty
Agnes, Florence NORM, Florence Brown.
Myra Hall, Rebecca johnson. Kathryn
OO1lOlucp wal SdhCI IhODCLbS' OokAiAic
Anderson, Rachel Miller, Grace Chap
man and Grace Dis
Secretary of War Dern and Walter
johnson, former manager Of the Wash
ington base ball club and honorary
member of the Front Line Post, will
participate in the ball to be given at
the Wardman Park Hotel by the Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars. An elaborate en-
tertainment has been planned. Gen.
Smedley Butler. u. S. M c., retired,
has come to Washington to take part
in the affair.
ENJOYS VIII BE Present.
Many diplomats and other members
of the cabinet have accepted invita-
tions. Nathan D. Golden, department
senior vice commander, is chairman of
the Executive Committee. DR.. Don S.
Knowlton is chairman of the Recep-
ton Committee. with Gen. Butler hon
orary chairman.
Nine. Renee Hergh0lnl. daughter Of
a French major from Paris, will open
the festivities with the singing of the
Camille de Lane. Several Broadway en-
tertainers will take part in the pro-
gram, as well as Marion Wolberg, IL
year-old Washington 'danseuse.
A rally will be held tonight at the
Jewish Community Center, in honor
of the anniversary. There will be en-
tertainment and addresses by various
Washington rabbis.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
Burglars Take Furnace.

ERIE. Pa.-To say that the loot OBJ
tained by burglars who robbed vacant
house is hot" is putting it mildly. They
stole furnace.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
ROOSEVELT ORDER
WILL ELIMINATE
s227, 900, 900 TAXES

Continued From First Page,
Evening star., 1933-11-11
HUMPHREY LOSES
IN PAY SKlRMISH
BY GOLZE'S RULING

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1933-11-11
ENJOYS VIII Be Present.

Many diplomats and other members
of the cabinet have accepted invita-
tions. Nathan D. Golden. department
senior vice commander, is chairman of
the Executive Committee. DR.. Don s.
Knowlton is chairman of the Recep-
ton Committee. with Gen. Butler hon
OrarV chairman