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The Washington times., 1933-02-13
DISTRICT BILLS
BEFORE HOUSE
FOR ACTION
"a Supply Measure Slated
for Passage Tomorrow;
22 Others Up Today

The House will mark time
today on the 1884 District supply
bill but is slated to spend most
of the day trying to put through
% bills affecting the District.
Representative Mary T. Norton
CD of New Jersey, chairman Of
the House District Committee,
will call up the District bills as
soon as the House disposeS Of its
debate on a petition to discharge
the Ways and Means Committee
from handling a deprecated cur
rency resolution.
Tax Bill Included
A bill sponsored by Chairman
Norton permitting payment Of
taxes in quarterly installments
by home owners is included in
the list of %, as is another
measure permitting amateur
boxing.
Passage of the supply bill to-
morrow was predicted by Repre-
sentative Henry T. Rainey, Dem
ocratic House leader. A bitter
fight on several items of the
bill has been promised, however.
Representative William H.
Stafford (R0 of Wisconsin has
announced ne will lead a fight
to restore a $625,00O item for
unemployment relief for the last
six months of the present year.
The committee eliminated the
appropriation but advocated an
increase of 81 per $1,000 on in
tangibles, which is estimated will
provide approximately $500,00O.
Estimate in Error
District officials today declared
the estimated income from in
tangibles was wrong and ex-
pressed surprise at where the
committee obtained its figures.
District officials also said the
Intangible tax revenue would not
be available until October, but
members of the committee pointed
out they had anticipated such a
complaint and had made pro-
vision in the bill whereby other
funds could be used until the new
tax money came in.
Representative Robert G. SIM
mons (RD of Nebraska also has
launched a fight on the increased
Intangible tax and has expressed
confidence that the provision will
be stricken from the bill by the
House.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
FISHING DELAYS
ROOSEVELT
PARTY
President-eIeCt Not Expected
to Reach Miami Until
Wednesday Evening

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13 Q.N.S0.
President-elect Roosevelt was fish
ing today off northern Eleuthera,
in the Bahama group, according
to a radio received by his Secre-
tary, Marvin H. Mcintyre.
Last-minute fishing and cruis-
ing plans of the party aboard the
yact Nourmahal may delay Mr..
Roosevelt's arrival in Miami until
late wednesday evening. His Spe-
cial train is scheduled to leave
for New York about 1890 that
night.
AstOr's Message
The message from Eleuthera to
Mcintyre, signed by Commodore
Vincent Astor, host of the Presi-
dent-elect's last vacation cruise
before Inauguration, follows:
"This is fine place, and we
are staying on for the day:
Fishing plans may delay arrival
until later Wednesday evening.
Just because we are all well
does not mean that you all are.
How about it?" .,.
It is possible Mr.. Roosevelt will
stop off in Washington to iron out
some of the complications which
seem to have arisen in the mat
ter of filling his cabinet. Other
wise he will go direct to Hyde
Park and start the herculean last
minute task of passing on major
patronage appointments.
Farley Leaves Miami
During most of the President
elects absence, James A. Farley,
astute chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, has
been here with a group Of
deserving" party leaders sitting
out the hundreds of aspirants for
important jobs.
Farley, however, left yesterday
also head north. Tonight he
is speaking in Columbia, S. c.
and tomorrow night probably will
find him in New York. Most of
his official and unofficial lieu
tenants left with him.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
League Asks for and Gets
Japan's Defiant Reply

GENEVA, Feb. 13' Q.N.S0 The
stubborn battle between the
League of Nations and Japan,
which promises to result in the
latter's withdrawal, neared a
crisis today.
The Leagues Sino-Japanese
committee of 10 brought Jap
aneSe resignation a step closer
by adopting the first three &c
tions of a report condemning
japanese aggression in Man
churia.
A few moments later, Yosuke
Matsuoka, chief Japanese dele
gate, served formal notice that
his country will not abandon its
military activities in Jehol
Province.
Reply Demanded
Matsuoka's declaration was the
result of a verbal request from
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary
general of the Legaue, who asked
for a formal declaration concern
ing Japan's objects in Jehol.
Japan, MatSuoka replied, is ur1-
able to take any responsibility
for events in Jehol Province, as
Jehol is simply a portion OF
Manchuria which has been at
tackled by China" He said:
Japan is merely lending
military aid to ManchukuO,
which it is obliged to do under
the terms of the mutual treaty
between Japan and Man
chukuO."
In support of his argument,
Matsuoka called Sir Eric's at
tention to the recent declaration
of the Manchukuo government
that Jehol is an integral part CT
Manchuria.
"China Must Withdraw"
Japan can withdraw her troops
from Jehol only if Chinese troops
are first withdrawn, Matsucka
said.
It was believed the remainder
Of the subcommittee's recommen-
dations would be adopted tomor-
row by the committee Of 19'
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
PARTISAN VOTE
1922 AGAINST
To ia FOR
Majority Leaders Hold Firm
To Defeat Proposal for
Raise in Tariffs

The House today killed the Re-
publican bid for legislation de-
signed to prevent manufacturers
In nations with deprecated cur
rency from invading the Ameri-
can market by virtue Of cheap
ened cost Of production.
Party lines we're closely drawn.
with Democratic leaders standing
firm against all tariff proposals,
and the Republicans declaring the
legislation is needed to prevent a
flood of cheap foreign goods.
212 Against; TIA For
The vote came on a motion to
discharge the Ways and Means
Committee from consideration Of
the Crowther bill, directing the
Treasury to assess additional du-
ties against goods from countries
whose currencies have deprecated.
The vote was 212 against, 174
for, and two members voting
present"
Fifteen Republicans bolted
their party leadership and voted
to consider the legislation while
three Democrats crossed over to
the Republican side. Represen-
tative Kvale F.-LD of Minnesota,
voted with the Democrats.
The Republican boilers in
cluded most of the so-called pro-
greSsive group and all but one
member of the Kansas delegation.
Republicans Against
Republicans voting against the
motion to discharge were: Amlie,
Nelson, Peavey, Schneider and
Stafford, all of wisconsin; Guyer,
Hoch, Hope, LambertSon, McGu-
gin and Sparks, all OF Kansas;
GilchriSt, Iowa; ChriStgau, Min
nesota; Morton D. Hull, Illinois,
and LaGuardia, New York.
Democrats voting to discharge
the committee were:
Connery of Massachusetts, Hill
of Washington and Martin OF
oregon.
In the 20 minutes of debate
preceding the vote Representative
Schafer (RO of Wisconsin urged
all Progressive Democrats and
Republicans to pass the bill and
thus protect American industry.
Farmers and workmen from COM
petition with products grown or
manufactured in countries whose
deprecated currencies enable
them to lsap American tariff
walls.
Describing the measure as IAN
embargo against the whole
world" Representative Collier
(DO Of Mississippi, chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee,
led the Democratic fight against
the Crowther bill.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
BARUCH GIVES
SLUMP CURE

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tain almost unlimited funds with
which to relieve the needy and
provide a public works program.
Would Issue Bonds
Suggesting that bonds be is
sued for public works, he added:
Accompanying the issue of
these bonds there must be as
sesSed sufficient taxes to care
for the interest and amOrtiZa-
ton of the bonds"
Baruch recommended debtor re-
lief legislation along the lines of
the LaGuardia bankruptcy bill
now pending before the Senate
Banking and Currency Committee.
One Of Baruch'S two plans for
farm relief was to create a farm
mortgage corporation to issue
per cent tax-eXempt 30-year bonds,
with their interest Internationally
guaranteed by the Government,
to be used in taking over existing
farm mortgages.
In cases where these already
have been foreclosed, the bonds
would be used to acquire title to
the property. No bonds would be
issued for more than go per cent
of the par value of the mortgages.
Debts Scaled Down
The plan contemplates the
scaling down of principal on all
farm, Indebtedness and the seal,
ing down Of interest to 3H per
cent.
The witness urged that a Gov,
ernment agency rent land from
the farmers as a means of taking
this, land out of production.
There are only two worthwhile
achievements that can come out
Of an international economic con.
ference, Baruch insisted. One is
an agreement for each participant
ing nation to live within it's in
come, and the other is an inter.
national agreement to stabilize
silver prices.
Revision of the Versailles treaty
was urged as a requisite to eco
nomic and military disarmament. /"
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
FRIEND
KIDNAPPED

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cher may have been taken to
some isolated cabin or cave to be
held until negotiations were com,
pleted for payment of the ran
som.
A police theory was also ad'
vanced that he may have been
taken to one Of the numerous
underground passages on the
prairie east of Denver, where rum
runners have established deep
caverns outfitted for living quar-.
tiers as we'll as hiding places for
huge liquor stills.
Wires Were Tapped
AS evidence of the careful plan
ming Of the abductors, police
found that wires had been
tapped near the home Of the
victims father.
While they did not connect the
incidents. an employe of the tele-
phone company here was arrested
saturday night while prowling on
a roof Of the palatial home of
A. E. Humphreys, millionaire
Denver oil man. Ruth Boettcher
Humphreys is an aunt Of the
abducted man.
Police, however, are overlooking
nothing in an effort to Illustrate
what is thought to be one Of the
most deliberately planned crimes
in the history of this city.
An army of detectives scattered
over the countryside. One squad
of detectives, armed with sawed
off shotguns, left for an unnamed
destination.
Socially Prominent
Existence of the ransom note
was at first denied by Claude K.
Boettcher, who offered a reward
of $4,000 for the safe return of
his son. Later he admitted its
existence, but refused to reveal
details.
Boettcher is a member of one
of Colorado's wealthieSt families.
His grandfather, Charles Boett-
cher, founded the sugar and ce-
ment industries in this district.
Young Boettcher's marriage to
Miss Anna Lou Pigott. of Helena
Mont. was an outstanding event
in Denver society. They have a
daughter, Anna Ou, 5.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
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(COntInued from rage ~
hito's instructions to Count
Uchida dispelled all rumors that
the government and the military
clique have been acting in Japan
without imperial sanction or en-
couragement.
Due to the unique position
which the Japanese emperor
holds as "the father of his peo-
ple," occupant of a throne dat
ing back more than thousand
years, spiritual and religious ad-
wiser as well as ruler, Hirohito's
action is certain to stiffen this
nations firm belief that its en-
tire future is staked upon the
new Manchurian coul.try created
from the three northern prov
inceS of China.
His First Personal Stand
The instructions to Count
Uchida constituted the first open
dictation from the throne re.
garding Japan's course at
Geneva.
In the past. the Emperor con,
fined his activities to sanction,
ing despatch of troops and war
ships to Manchuria when they
were needed, but he left the
administration of foreign policies
in the hands of the government
and the delegates at Geneva.
Meanwhile sabres ratified anew
as China's Nineteenth Route
Arny's advance guard marched
to attack Japanese forces at
Chiumen Pass in the Great Wall
The Chinese, it was reported,
were determined to recapture
the stronghold, wrested from
them last month, to prevent the
japanese from seiZing Jehol
Province and annexing the terri
tory to Manuchukuo.
Reports from the battle area
said the Japanese lines at
Chiumen Pass were preparing to
resist the expected attack.
T. V. Soong, Chinese Minister
of finance, held a conference
with Chinese leaders at Peiping
according to reports from there,
He declared a clash over Jehol
would be considered as precipi-
tating state of war, advices
said, and added he would expect
every Chinese soldier to fight to
save the Chinese Repuhlic's s
northern boundary from Japan
ese occupancy.
It was agreed at the confer
ence that the Nanking govern
ment would bear the expenses
of the military campaign and ar
range for hospital centerS and
care of the wounded.
JapS See Peiping Flight
Officials here. however, had
another explanation for Soong's
presence in Peiping. According to
Japanese authorities, he was
there to arrange for moving the
Chinese republics state treas
ures from Peiping to Shanghai.
According to a Foreign Office
view of his activities, Soong,
fearful Marshal Chang Hsueh-
Liang's troops will loot Peiping's
century-old treasures when they
flee before the Japanese ad-
vance," is shipping thousands of
boxes of the treasures, mostly
forgeries," to the vaults of for
eign banking concern in Shang-
hal.
The Japanese spokesman as
serted Soong, in doing this, was
arranging security for an Ameri-
can loan of 60,000.000 Chinese
dollars in order to purchase
wheat
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

home while
her husband
is staying at
the Beverly
w i | Shir e
Hotel.
They at
tend social
affairs, bu t
not together,
They agreed
they are still
in love and
that the sep
aration is an
experiment.
The tradi-
tional trials
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
I Killed, 7 Overcome
In Spectacular Fire

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (U.SJ.
A spectacular fire today destroyed
the Terrace Gardens, suburban
apartment development. One ten
ant, William Leblanc, was burned
to death and seven firemen were
overcome by smoke. Seventeen
companies battled futilely for six
hours.
Eighty-four families fled half
dressed into the bitter cold.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

go rlgnC on
d a n C ing at
the H IL y
wood restau-
rant whether
Jack Stanley
Morris, h er
broker h u S.
band, likes it
or not.
j e a n was
granted her
alimony and
$500 counsel
fees by JUS
tice Peter A.
H a t tt ng in
S u p re m e
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

junction preventing Century
Productions from using a vocal
record made by him in connec-
ton with the picture.
Samuel Cummins and H. K.
Eustace, explorers associated in
the pictures production, as
serted that Wells record as
made by him disparaged ex-
plorations of Colonel Roosevelt,
DR.. Livingston, Major Dugmore
and others.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

Court pending trial of Morris
annulment action.
She charges that he married
her to spite" Faith Bacon, the
showgirl beauty, who wouldn't
have him. A week later the
MorrisseS separated.
In his annulment suit Morris
charges that he was lured into
the marriage by fraud. Jean
promised to abandon her ca
reer but didn't he says.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
TO REORGANIZE CLUB

A meeting to reorganize the
Potomac Rifle Club will be held
tomorrow night at 214 West
Bellefonte Avenue when plans for
the summer shooting season will
be discussed. An outdoor range
to permit the use of high pow
cred rifles has been obtained
fn1. the club
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

over the Jun
gle Kill e r"
film. Show
ing Of tn e
picture W a S
stopped by F.
B. Patterson
until portions
he claimed to
o W n W er
deleted.
c nv / h
w ellis, for
himself an d
Zetta Robart,
his wife, then
o b t a ned o
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
PLAN PATRIOTIC NIGHT

The next meeting of the So
ciety Of Natives, District of Co,
lumbia, will be held next Friday
night at the Washington Club
Seventeenth and K Streets North
west. A patriotic program will
be held.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
seIwyn and Wife Separate
just As Experiment

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. Feb. 13.
Edgar Selwyn, theatrical pro-
ducer and screen director, and
Ruth Wilcox Selwyn, his wife,
are living apart. Mrs. Selwyn
remains in their new Georgian
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

list With per
sonalty valued at $8,372,641. a
drop of $416,592 from 1882.
while that of Briggs S. Cum
ningham declined from SILL
059,401 in 1881 to $3.50, ,485 in
1893.
Only the property subject to
taxation in Pennsylvania is
listed by the board.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

d e l p hians
a re shown
in a partial
list of per-
sonal prop
e r ty valua-
ito n S for
1888 assess
nent, made
public by the
board of re-
v j S ion of
taxes.
The estate
of Anthony
j. Dire Xe ]
heads t h e
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

of moving into a new home and
the pressure on the directors
time were said to have
prompted the parting. They
were married seven years ago,
the second time for each.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
BiddIe Estate Has
$416,592 Value Drop

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.
Large shrinkages in the per.
sonal holdings of wealthy Phila-
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
GUILD CARD PARTY

The Ladies' Guild of st. Bar
nabas Church, Oxon Hill, will
hold a card party in the parish
hall Saturday night. .I.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Film Fight Involves
CarVeth Wells, Wife

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-New
affidavits have been filed in
Federal court in the litigation
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
$50-a-Week AIimony
Won't Stop Dancing

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Jean
Coventry will take her $50,a-
week temporary alimony and
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance: $359,040,145.
"a; expenditures. $8,622,533.31;
customs receipts, $6,341, ,892I01.
CLEARINGS
Richmond ............( (omitted)
CLEARINGS
Charlotte ..........$1.152.117.
The Washington times., 1933-02-13
Nippon Emperor Issues Defiant Orders
To League Delegate; War Seen Nearer

which will then call on the League
assembly to pass on the report.
TOKYO, Feb. 13 Q.N.S0 .-Ad-
verse news from Geneva, indicat-
ing the impasse with the League
Of Nations can scarcely be broken,
caused a severe break today in
prices on the japanese stock mar
ket. Leading shares fell 10 to II
points,
The Washington times., 1933-02-13

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tain almost unlimited funds with
which to relieve the needy and
provide a public works program.
Evening star., 1933-03-17
The ''First Lady, and
Low Heels for Women
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
1t has been announced that Mrs.
Roosevelt, as First Lady of the Land"
would introduce a number of innova-
tions. Perhaps none such will be more
important to the feminine welfare, IL
her example IS followed, than the wear
ing OF low heels, even on dress occa-
sions.
The fashion of high heels is in keep
ing with jazz music and inane grooming,
extreme styles, and erratic behavior in
general OF these times: and a great au-
thority on hygiene declares, that high
heels belong to the human body no
more than rings in the nose of
barbarian.
When a person declares that ny
heels are painful to wear, they adrrH
their feet are deformed; for If God had
intended man to have his heels high.
He would have supplied him with hoofs.
as are the animals.
In spite Of all the doctors admoni-
tons, most women insist in this perni-
cious fashion, and 1t Is only necessary
TO observe them walking beside women
IN low, heels to note the hard. unryth-
mic clack Of the former, compared with
graceful rhythm Of the walk of the
latter.
Recently endeavored to purchase
low heel dress shoes, but could only
mo heavy oxford ties or tennis shoes;
and IN one of the stores the clerk, in
undertone, said in derision: Here is
one OF those cranks' Repeatedly I
was told We have no demand f.r
them"
Women In general do not realize TINT
now they walk and stand affects sife..--
nealth. their personality and charm,
and that Mrs. Roosevelt's example is
an unconscious but none the less vital
call to her sex for a saner evaluation
OF the things worth while"
ELLA MAY POWELL.
Evening star., 1933-03-17
Military Changes in China
Produce New Uncertainty

antique equipment" the San Francisco
Chronicle pays its tribute to the in
dividual bravery of the Chinese soldiers,
OF whom Chinese Gordon said that
there is no better fighting material ON
EARTH" Emphasizing the lack of equip
ment, training or organization, the
Chronicle states: why blame the gen.
erals? A general usually has only the
tools his nation gives him China, as
nation, has not seriously attempted to
form modern army. 1t has given little
or no thought to national defense. 1t
has left military matters to the generals.
self-appointed, and their personal bands
of irregular soldiery. There is some ex-
ception, but not enough to count when
the attacker is a first-rate military
power like Japan. National defense Is
matter for nation to provide for. 1t
did no good to blame our commanders
in the War of 1912 for the Ineffective
ness OF their raw militia. Scott and
Taylor were not responsible for the
mob OF untrb,7ed recruits that made
the war with fiexico unduly long and
expensive. Shutter was not at fault in
the waste of the Spanish American
War. Pershing Nas not to blame for
the fact that the United States had
neither soldiers, arrn< nor ammunition
when it entered the World War, and
had to borrow its artillery from the
French. 1t is not the generals who
equip nation for defenSl The nation
must do that. There is lesson in the
spectacle Of four hundred !1illion Chi
nese futilely trying to beat 80 the at
TACK OF sixty million Japanese
Evening star., 1933-03-17

sorrows, still rich in spite Of all its
losses. it appeals to the artist instinct
in the pilgrims soul. and once visited
never can be forgotten. Even its brown
bogs are memorable, and Its little
white-walled hamlets, its ruined old
castles and Its diminutive, sharp-spired
churches are immortal In the recollec-
tion Of even the most casual Of tourists.
As for the people Of Erin. historians
say they are composite Of a score of
races and trace back to a score Of alien
sources. It may be true, for otherwise
it would be difficult to explain the
striking differences Of human types,
blond and brunette, tall and strong, small
and active, that one finds in any Irish
town or along any Irish roadway. Pos
sibly, the island frontier Of Europe
through successive ages drew to itself
adventurous representatives of all the
Continental tribes and clans, and then,
by the stern processes OF war and revo-
luton, toll and famine, winnowed them
down to the best, the most At to sur
vive. The fact is that for physical
beauty. for energy Of mind, for residence
Of spirit. for sheer capacity to live, fully
and vigorously, the islands population
has no superior in all the earth. Their
delight In action, their undisguised ap-
probation Of fun, Of competition and of
ability, their humor, their innate poetry,
all constitute their capital for carrying
on" They have their faults, as a pleni-
tude Of critics have discovered, but the
fruits Of their virtues have gone out to
the whole world in such quantity and
to s,'c' noble purpose that they may be
said to have endowed mankind. Certain
it Is that wherever liberty has prospered
during the past three centuries it has
been in some debt to Irishmen who
perforce had learned to struggle for 1t
at home.
st. Patrick, honored today by thou
sands, symbolizes all that Ireland sig
nifies. Himself a foreigner, he has come
to stand for all that is admirable in
the "barbarians" he was sent to teach.
His influence transcends its natural
sphere, reaching out into the far ex-
tremes of interests not religious, not
missionary. not parochial. The father
of his people, he has the homage of their
neighbors around the globe.