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Evening star., 1933-05-02

e.
establish q Summer White House. "A
force Of stenographers. clerks and as
Sistants will be transferred from the
White House and amid the beautiful
surroundings Of the Roosevelt ancestral
home, he will keep in touch with ma
tional and world affairs and dispose
of routine business.
Some provision also may be made
for visit to Warm Springs. Ga. It
Is thought this will be put of, how
ever, until September.
The President Is anxious to attend
the graduation of his son John. at
Groton School. Mass, in June and it
may be arranged that when he leaves
Washington for the graduation exercises,
arrangements may be made for him
and his party to 60 directly from there
to Marblehead to board the Amber
jack. The President may arrange his
schedule SO as to 60 to Rutgers to ac
cept an honorary degree
The stay in the Capital before leav-
ing for the Summer will be made more
pleasant by being afforded an oppor-
tUnity to take q plunge In the new
swimming pool which is nearing COM
pletion.
The White House tennis courts in
the south grounds are being put into
shape for the other members Of the
household and their friends. The
President also Is delighted with the re-
constructed Sequoia, the Department
of Commerce inspection boat which has
been turned over to the Navy and made
available as the presidential yacht. He
has enjoyed two Sunday cruises aboard
this craft on the Potomac and expects
to use 1t frequently while in WASH
inston.
The President hopes to get away
scKne week end soon to cruise along
tie fishing ground. " the Chesapeake
Bay.
Evening star., 1933-05-02

lied in his discretion, on or before April
80, 1885, to modify or cancel such con-
tract" This rider also grants the con-
tracing party the right to sue for
settlement.
The minority report. signed by three
Republican members, Representatives
John Taber, Robert M. Bacon and Lloyd
Thurston, disagreed with the majority
membership on the legislative sections
relating to the contracts. 1t says: I'VE
believe that the Postmaster General has
ample authority in an administrative
way to modify any contract for railway
mail, ocean mail, air mail or star route
service, the full performance Of which
does not require the interest Of the Gov
ernment. This modification can be
made without cost to the Government
in almost every case because the con-
tracts themselves permit OF mobilization
or curtailment Of services not required. b"
They also point out that there is
ample authority for the cancellation OF
any contracts which might be tainted
with fraud or any improper contract In
connection with the making thereof.
Pointing out that business recovery
depends largely on confidence anoh good
faith" they expressed the belief tnat
the administrative powers to modify
these contracts should be fully explored
before Congress Is asked to abrogate
its powers TO give the President tm-
limited powers to canaA contracts.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
DISAPPROVES MOVE
OF BOTANIC GARDENS
Independent Offices Bill Rider Not
Reported by House
Group.

The one direct and specific act Of
reorga nization recommended by the
Budget Bureau to be included as a leg
islative rider in the independent Offices
appropriations bill was not accepted
and approved by the Appropriations
Committee in reporting the bill today
1t was for transfer of the Botanic
Gardens to the Department of Agricul-
ture. No reference to it was made iii
the bill or report Is made to the House
today.
The recommenda ton Of Budget Di-
rector Douglas was as follows: The
Botanic Garden, together with all rec
ords, property and personnel pertain
ing thereto. Is transferred to the De-
partment of Agriculture, effective the
first day of the second month follow
ing the enactment of this act. and the
appropriations for the support thereof
are hereby made available to the De-
partment Of Agriculture"
DIR. William A. Taylor, chief, and DR..
Karl F. Kellerman, associate chief of
the Bureau of Plant Industry of the
Department of Agriculture, were called
before the subcommittee handling the
deficiency bill and questioned regard
ing the proposed transfer of the Bo-
tanic Garden TO the Department OF
Agriculture.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
ROOSEVELT GOLD
BAN IS T|GHTENED
Metal Not to Be Used to PAY
Interest on U. S. Debt to
Foreign Holders.
By the Associs ted Press.

By the Associs ted Press
No gold will be paid out as interest
to foreign holders of United States OBJ
legations, Under President Roosevelt s
Executive order 'of March 20 on gold
hoerdipg, which was reinforced yester-
day by regulations for its enforcement
and the issue of gold for industry.
Gold can be shipped abroad for only
three purposes. not including interest
on American obligations, it was pointed
out. The three purposes includes gold
that Is eermarked or held in trust for
. foreign country Or = foreign central
bank for Information u settlement. The
export OF gold to meet interest pay
ments on the United States obligs-
tions Is not included In the list.
Only one section OF the Presidents s
gold embargo order would permit the
foreign holders Of United States 0bliea-
tions to collect their interest in gold
This, declares the President, may au-
thorize the export Of gold for COM
mercial transactions II he deems 1t
to be In public interest to do 50. 1t
Is not considered likely. however, that
the President would approve such ship
mentS, since the citizens Of this coun-
try who hold United States securities
cannot collect their interest in gold
At least no licenses for export Of
gold for such purpose have been
issued. and it is not expected by Trea-
sury officials that any will be.
No Treasury of1lcial would estimate
how much of United States Government
obligations was held by foreigners, say
ing it was virtually impossible to trace
all of the coupons back TO the holders
Of the securities
Evening star., 1933-05-02
OPPOSES TRANSFER
OF ELECTRIC TAX
Official of Edison Institute Objects
to Companies Paying
Levy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William j. Hagenah Of Chicago. vice
president of the Edison Electric Insti-
tute. today opposed transferring the 3
per cent electricity tax to the producer
from the consumer.
He was the first witness TO appear
before the Senate Finance Committee
in its hearings on a House approved bill
to extend the present 1-cent a gallon
Federal gasoline tax year from July !.
The bill also contains authority for
President Roosevelt TO proclaim a 2
cent local postage rate or to extend it
to the national postage rate if desir-
able, and transfers the present cleo
tricity tax from the consumer TO the
producer
Hagenah contended shifting the tax
would "inf1ict crushing burden on the
electric business" and on the 535, 900
stockholders of utility companies
Returns OF l84 operating electric
companies SO far submitted for 1892
Hagenah said, showed Is of these COM
panies had not earned their fixed
charges, that rs had not earned the
preferred dividends paid and would
have 10 reduce or entirely pass such
dividends, and that % companie would
have to suspend common dividends
entirely
He characterized the transfer as
vicious, since it win violate the first
principle of taxation, this calling for
taxes according to ability to paw"
He argued 1t was impossible for the
electric industry to absorb the tax even
If State commissions we're disposed to
allow for their payment by increased
rates, as competition was such that the
development of the service would be
greatly retarded
An increase in rates in some in
stances will be disastrous. because it
will destroy the existing business or
drive it to seek substitute service" he
asserted
Evening star., 1933-05-02
SEEKS MAXIMUM
CALDER FOR GUNS
Germany Proposes 105 MiIli-
meters and Abo|ishing of
Tanks at Farley.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
GENEVA. Switzerlad. Nav 2.-Ger-
many proposed to the World Disarma-
ment Conference today that the British
arms plan be amended to provide q
maximum caliber of los millimeters for
mobile guns and to abolish all tanks.
Explaining this proposal. Count Ru-
dolf Nadolny. German delegate. in a
statement to the Associated Press, said
that If the German proposals are re-
jected Germany should be entitled in
principle to possess all land. naval and
air armaments which other countries
assert are necessary for their national
defense.
If military aviation is not abolished,
he said, Germany will naturally want
military airplanes, which are now for
hidden by the treaty of Versailles.
Denies Crisis in Farley
II submarines are not eventually
abolished. the German representative
said, Germany must consider whether
submarines likewise forbidden to her,
are not necessary to assure her own ma
tional safety.
Count Nadolny denied his policy at
Geneva had been altered by the advent
of Chancellor Hitler, saying that it
represents the will of the German peo-
pie and successive governments.
Although admitting that outstanding
problems remain yet unsettled. Count
Nadolny refused to admit there is a
crisis in the conference, saying. "A
real crisis will come if We do not sue
ceed in signing convention"
Germany Won a victory in the Dis
armament Conference yesterday when
the Committee on Armies voted not to
regard Chancellor Adolf Hitlers storm
troopers. now a part of the auxiliary
police, as a military organiza ton.
The British arms plan, presented by
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald
March l6, provided for an army of 200.-
900 men for Germany. This doubled
the maximum set by the Treaty of Ver-
sailles
The Macdonald proposal also pro-
vided for homeland army of 100000
for France, plus an overseas force of
100000
Several Changes Proposed.
Since the British plan was presented
the Disarma ment Conference has been
much occupied with discussion aimed
at determining the proper method of
computing the armed strength of b
nation.
In this connection Germany has sub
mitted several amendments to the Mac
Donald scheme
In yesterdays vote on the storm
troop question the United States up
held the German view. In the opposi-
ton were France. Poland. Czechoslo-
vakia. Yugoslavia. Rumania and Spain
Evening star., 1933-05-02
"a D. C. SUPPLY BILL
DUE IN SENATE TODAY
Debate Awaits Vote of Chamber
ON Muscle Shoals Measure
This Afternoon.

The 1884 District appropriation BIZ;
will be taken up by the Senate as soon
as the pending Muscle Shoals legisla- =
tion is out of the way. Senator Robin
son of Arkansas, Democratic leader
said today.
The Muscle Shoals bill Is expected
to pass this afternoon, but If the vote
comes late debate on the District bill
Is not expected to start until tomorrow
Senaor Thomas of Oklahoma, in
charge of the District supply bill, ex-
poets to get 1t through the Senate with
out much debate. 1t will then 20 to
conference for consideration of the
various changes made by the Senate
Appropriations Committee to eliminate
some Of the difficulties that would con-
front the District government under
the reduced amounts provided by the
House.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
ROBINSON ASSA|LS
ECONOMY POLICIES
lndianan Attacks Douglas for
youthful IndiScretions and
Experimentation"

As the House Appropriations Com
mittee was reporting today the indc-
pendent Offices appropriations bill, with
drastic application OF the new economy
act, Senator Arthur r. Robinson. Re-
publican, OF Indiana today turned loose
vigorous attack upon President
Roosevelt and Budget Director Lewis
W. Douglas.
Our national security is threatened
by the folly Of false economy" Robin
son told the Senate. False economy
for which the President Is responsible
and which is administered by young
and untried director of the Bureau OF
the Budget, who has had 4 grand total
Of two months experience in handling
the financial affairs OF the Nation.
How amazing that our destiny should
be intrusted by the President to such
youthful and inexperienced hands. 1t
would be humorous were it not for the
fact that he is actually 1mperiling pub
lie safety
Hits Veterans Sizshes.
Senator Robinson said that already
nunoreOS OF mllilOnS vi collars nave
been taken from the disabled veterans
by 3 cruel law demsnded by the Chief
Executive and by him made even more
cruel The Indiana Senator described
the budget director as the Presidents
chief executioner' He insisted that
the vested rights OF the veterans Of the
Spanish American War have been vio-
lated. He continued:
The policy of short sighted budget
cutting IS actually jeopardizing our ma
tional existence. Our safety as a ma
tion depends upon our national in
surance and our national insurance is
our national defense. This is being de-
stroyed by, the inexperienced Mr..
Douglas.
"A nation which disregards its Sc
curity and safety to such an extent
that she allows her regular army to be
CIT down in numbers to figure less
than that allowed Germany under the
treaty Of Versailles and permits the
young budget director TO weaken the
Navy and Marine Corps TO the point OF
futility is certainly on the road 10 ruin
Thanks to the super economists. We
have = third-rate Navy with hardly the
facilities for an adequate showing
should an emergency demand it. This
may come In the twinkling Of an eye"
Evening star., 1933-05-02
u. S. PUBLIC DEBT
UP THREE BILLION
Deficit for Nine Months Cut to
$l,5S5,62 ,48s From
Last Year.

BY the Associated Press
The Nations public debt has increased
three billion dollars in the last year.
An April 80, 1t stood at $2l a., ,209,-
l76. compared to $l8.596, SOS, 430 on the
same date q year ago. The debt in
creased S78, ,744,899 in April.
The Governments deficit for nine
months of the 1888 fiscal year totaled
1,585, ,625 ,498 at the end of April, as
compared with $2.334 los, ,142 for the
similar period of the previous, year.
The Governments receipts from in
come taxes and customs duties con-
tinued to decline, the former amounting
to $3.50, 168, ,665 for the nine months as
compared with S873, ,303, ,905 for the sim
liar period Of the previous year. Gus
toms duties brought in only $207 ,289 ,3l7
As compared with $292,375 ,S94.
Miscellaneous internal revenue. which
includes collections from levies made
in the billion dollar tax bill and from
beer taxes collected during April,
amounted to $69,310,282 for the month
and $657,S72,4S5 for the nine months.
Miscellaneous internal revenue brought
in only $420, 738,l51 for the similar
period Of the 1892 fiscal year but none
Of the new taxes had been levied at
that time.
Treasury officials declined to esti-
mate how much tax had been collected
from heer during April and said the
Anal Aguyc. probably Wc6ld not be avail
able until about the middle OF May.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
WAR IN FAR EAST !.
/. DECLARED CERTAIN
Russo Japanese Conflict Over
Railway Control Predicted
by Peiping Papers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEIPING, May 2-War clouds are.
again gathering in the Far East. max
ing another Russo-Japanese conflict
inevitable. Chinese newspapers here de-
clare in discussing the dispute between
Japan and the Soviet authorities over
the administration Of the Chinese
Eastern Railway.
"a recent Associated Press dispatch
from Toxic asserted a survey conducted
by the Associated Press in TOXIC,
Changchun and Harbin disclosed that
reports Of japanese troop concentra-
tions on the Manchurian frontier were
baseless. The war Office at Toxic also
said it knew nothing of any hostile
Soviet disposition on the Siberian side
of the border)
According 10 the World Daily News,
three divisions of the japanese Army
arr being concentrated in North Man
CftIria, while large bodies of Russian
troops in Siberia are moving eastward
to the maritime provinces.
Foreign advices confirm reports that
the Japanese in Jehol are withdrawing
toward Harbin, while Harbin foreign
advices have stated that the Russian
authorities have ordered their nationals
TO hold themselves IN readiness for any
eventuallties, and that reserve troops
between the ages OF 28 and 80 have
been ordered to concentrate at Chita
and Irkutsk
The Chinese newspapers accuse Japan
OF seeking to consolidate her hold over
the Manchurian railways. to drive So
Wet interests from North Manchuria
and pose as the bulwark against bol-
shevism in the Far East; thus, say the
Chinese journals, Japan would hope to
divert attention of the great powers
from the Sino-Japanese controversy
and assist the White Russians to estab-
lish a new empire ON the plains Of
Siberia.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
NEPHEW OF MARTHUR
DIES AT NAVAL ACADEMY

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 2.-Midship- 2.
man Malcolm Macarthur, 1s, nephew
of Gen. Douglas Macarthur. Army chief
OF staff died today at the Academy
after an operation for appendicitis.
Young Macarthur. who is the son Of
Navy captain, had been operated upon
last Friday at the Naval Hospital here.
He was q native Of Washington and
a member Of the class of 1885. '
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row at 3:l5 pm. at the Chapel at the
Academy, with Chaplain Frank H. Lash
presiding The services will be attended
by the young mans classmates and
members of his battalion Of the reei-
ment. Burial vii, fu,l military hancrs
Will fellow ir the Naval Academy Ce...
etery.
Evening star., 1933-05-02

In Berlin. the Nazi storm troops oc-
cupied the national headquarters of the
unions and the gigantic building of the
metal workers union.
Prominent federation leaders arrested
were President Thedor Leipart. Vice
President Peter Grassman and Rudolf
Wissell. former minister of labor.
Grassman figured prominently as labors
representative during negotiations lead
ing to adoption of the Dawes plan
As Leipart and Grassman are both
i'll. they were held in a hospital.
Stripped Of Influence
The Social Democratic partys few
remaining Reichstag and Prussian Diet
members have been leading a shadow
like existence, totally devoid of the in
f1uence which was theirs when they
belonged to the dominant party in
Germany. Their vast propaganda appa-
ratus, including hundreds of newspapers,
already has been outlawed
NaM communique said that Ger
many today entered upon the second
epoch of the National Socialist revo-
luton by freeing the worker from the
last fetters of Malxism."
The NaXis seized not only all free
trade union headquarters but also
labor banks and Marxist economic
organizations. especially consumers CO.
operatives. whose vast network of stores
and factories extends throughout the
nation
Furthermore. all periodicals of the
Marxist trade unions were suspended.
We Knocked the chief weapon out
of the hanos of the Marxist riffraff."
the Nazi communiQue said. 1T is bet
ter that men like Leipart and Grass
man should be taken into custody.
Three months of Nazi government
proves to you, worker. that Hitler is
your friend, that Hitler wrestles with
the problem of your freedom, that Hit
ler supplies you with bread"
The Metal Workers Union in Berlin
has membership of $4,000 and is
claimed claim to O., constitute tu the largest single
All minor officials and employees OF
the unions, it was said, will be admon-
ished to continue work In accordance
with the needs of the national revohl-
tion in order that social democracy
might definitely be crushed.
Sworn to Secrecy.
For days there had been rumors In
Berlin Of a jor event scheduled for
the morning after May day, but NaA
leaders were so effectively sworn to
secrecy that nothing leaked out.
Nazi Commissar Hans EngeI, ad-
dressing the Metal Workers Union em-
ployes. stated that the unions here
after must refrain from issuing PAM
phlets "banefully critical of the present
regime.
He said the unions tasks in the fu-
ture consisted of seeing that workers
get Just wages and that old people are
provided for properly. Even school
children hereafter will be innoculated
with the idea that manual labor Is hon.
orable.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
TOXIC. sCOFFS AT FORECAST.
War Office Declares Chinese Sources
Are Sadly Mistaken"

TOXIC. May GP)-The war office
stated today that Chinese sources were
sadly mistaken in their efforts tc
explain the japanese retirement from
the North China coastal area on the
grounds that trouble threatened be-
tween Japan and Russia on the Man
churian border.
The Japanese Army is maintaining
a full force along the Great Wall OF
China. it was stated
The japanese are prepared TO draw
a punitive sword as often as necessary"
to keep the triangular area between
the Great Wall and the Ivan River
extending 60 miles along the coast and
100 miles inland clear. 1t was stated
that if reports that Chinese troops were
recrossing the Ivan River are correct,
the japanese will again attack
The war Office was amused by re-
ports that japanese forces had bombed
the Chinese Eastern Railway at
Pogranichnaya, on the Manchurian-
Soviet border.
Japanese and Manchukuan troops
hold Pogranichnaya; why should We
bomb it?" spokesman said.
The japanese have announced their
determination to establish a neutral
zone between the Great Wall and the
Ivan.
Evening star., 1933-05-02
HOUSE IN SPIRITED /
INITIATION BATTLE /
TO COMPEL VOTE
Continued From First Page

to force the imitation amendment to a
vote yesterday. He objected to re-
quest for unanimous consent to suspend
the rules, and told the Democrats to
go out and get your rule and Jam II
down our throats."
The House leadership then had the
powerful Rules Committee bring in
special rule. requiring only a ma iority
Tor approval. which would allow for six
hours OF debate and single vote on the
lnf1ation section. After that, the entire
olll-some 70 pageS-would be sent to
conference for composition of differences
over farm relief provisions. Admins
tratlon chieftains hope the entire bill
will be in President Roosevelt's hands
by the week end.
After the Rules Committee had re-
ported the special rule, Chairman Pou
said it had been agreed to complete de-
bate today and vote tomorrow. But
Byrns spoke up and said:
1t Is my intention to keep the House
here to vote tomorrow Tuesday, in
order to dispose of the matter. We have
other things to do Wednesday,"
Provisions Of Measure.
The imitation section is designed to
expand the Nations credit and currency
by $4,000, 900 900, and empowers the
President to reduce the gold content of
the dollar and accept up to 5000 600, 900
in silver on war debts payments.
The Senate inserted more than 80
amendments in the farm sections The
most important of these Is the so-called
Norris Simpson production cost guar
antee provisions to which the admins
tration objects.
Secretary Wallace, preparing to ad-
minister the farm relief as soon as
congressional approval is given, is un-
derstood to have instructed Frederic p
Lee, Washington attorney, to represent
him before the conferees and urge
elimination of the Norris-Simpson plan,
designed to insure the farmer cost Oh
production plus q reasonable profit"
Three Objectives.
Wallace yesterday set three objec-
tives in administering the farm pro-
gram-speed, local control and a
thoroughly non-partisan attitude"
He has asked the Governors of each
State to set up Advisory Administration
Committees of five members, each to
include q farmer and the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, and intends to
have State directors of the extension
service serve as administrators in most
cases.
Wallace has not vet decided which Of
the optional plars in the farm bill he
VIII use 10 control production and tr-
crease prAes.
Evening star., 1933-05-02


warned them. I'm not going to tell
YOU the answer, and if any Of you get
it, you must keep it to yourselves until
our next meeting. Promlse-honor
bright? All right, but first it's only
fair OF me to warn you you've got TO
be pretty SMART Now listen;
In the yard surrounding my cottage
there are six cedar trees. Last year. at
one particular time, 1 noticed that on
these six trees were six branches, on
the six branches were six twies, on
The six twigs were six leaves. and on
the six leaves were six acorns. What
I want you to tell me when next we
meet is this:
How many acorns were there alto
gether?'
Perhaps you have story or prob
)cm vou would like To submit to Prof
I'ordrev If so, send ii tn him care Of
this reper He Will be delighted TO re-
Ccive T.
For Solution See Faee 70.