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Evening star., 1935-03-24
ROOSEVELT ACTS
IN SECURITY ROW
Tells House Leaders to
Draft Own Measure,
Despite Miss Perkins.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt yesterday passed
over protests of one of his own cabi-
net Misunderstanding Perkins-and
told House Democratic Ways and
Means Committee leaders to go ahead
and perfect their own social security
bill.
The committeeman, who talked with
the President for more than an hour
about the tentative draft Of the re-
written bill, were Chairman Doughton,
Democrat, of North Carolina, and
Representatives Samuel B. Hill. DEM
ocrat, Washington: Vinson. Democrat,
Kentucky; Lewis. Democrat, Mary
land, and Cooper, Democrat, Ten
nessee.
They declined to quote the Presi-
dent directly, but sturdy. 7l-year-old
Chairman Doughton. obviously pleased
at the results of the conference, told
newspaper men who surrounded him
upon his return to Capitol Hill:
I'VE are in agreement. I don't look
for any substantial changes in the
bill as it now stands"
To Be Ready April 1.
He said his committee would re-
sumo consideration of the bill Mon
day ito make sure it is absolutely
all right" and have it ready for
presentation to the House by April
Ia week from tomorrow.
Secretary Perkins had made fire.
uuent protests at number OF
changes in the bill One, made on
the recommendation OF Secretary
Morgenthau without her direct ap-
proval, stepped up the tax rate pro-
posed for compulsory, contributory
old-age annuities-which the COM
mittee now has classified as "old-age
benefits"
The Labor Secretary, however, was
particularly worried by changes the
committee made when it decided that
the Social Insurance Board, which
will handle much of the machinery
set up under the broad plan. should
be an independent agency and not
under the Labor Department. Miss
Perkins had wanted to have some
control over the board, but the COM
mittee decided against her.
Exemption Plan Opposed.
Likewise, she had made special
trip to the Capitol to express her
opposition to another committee
arnendment-that exempting from un-
employment insurance taxes the en-
ployers of less than 10 men. AS the
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column A.
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JUSTICE OFFICIALS
SPURN HOLLYWOOD
Reports Of Approval for Film on
Agents Work Are
Denied.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A request by Hollywood to make
motion pictures presenting special
agents of the Department of Justice
appeared likely yesterday to be re-
jected.
Word to that effect was given out
in authoritative quarters Simultan-
eously with issuance of a statement by
the department that it has approved
no motion picture scenario or produc-
ton purporting to deal with its work"
ANY statement appearing in mo-
ton picture publications or elsewhere
to the effect that the department has
authorized any person to furnish
technical advice or assistance is un-
true" it added.
This denial, the department said,
resulted from reports published on
the Pacific Coast that the Depart
ment Of Justice had designated a for
mer agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to act as technical ad-
wiser in connection with various mo-
ton picture productions said to be in
course of preparation on the Pacific
Coast which purport to deal with the
departments activities"
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Clipper Sets Three
Records in Test
For Pacific Route
Big Pan.Ame erican Plane
Exceeds Mileage of
u. S. to Ha,Uaii.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, March 23.-Com-
mercial aviation today demonstrated
its technical readiness for the trans
Pacific air service.
The 19-ton Pan American Clipper,
alighting on Biscayne Bay after a
2.504-mile circle" flight to the Virgin
Islands, was credited by airplane Off
cials with establishing three new
records, including the world seaplane
distance mark.
The trail-blazing plane covered
several hundred miles in excess of the
distance between California and Homo
lulu, the longest overwater hop of the
proposed service to Asia's trade martS.
Despite the long flight, the Sikorsky's
tanks at journeys end contained 498
gallons of gasoline, sufficient for $50
additional miles.
The world seaplane distance record
was claimed after a computation of
the planes latitude and longitude re-
ports revealed it had exceeded by 105
miles the mark established by Lieut..
Comdr Knefler McGinnis in a 1899
mile flight last year from California
to Hawaii in Navy patrol plane.
The national records, to which the
company laid claim, were the Ameri-
can distance and the American closed
course for seaplanes.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
CORCORAN EXHIBIT
WILL OPEN TODAY
Dignitaries Attend Private
Showing of Art GaIIery's
Largest Display.

The Corcoran Art GaEery's largest
art show is to be thrown open to the
public today, following notable pri-
vate previeW last night attended by
dignitaries of the world of art and of
public and private life in the National
Capital
In brilliant setting provided by
the green-festooned halls of the
colonnaded gallery. hundreds of in
vited guests inspected-with obvious
interest and approval-an impressive
collection of 428 pictures chosen as
worthy of the gallery'S Fourteenth
Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary
American OIL Paintings.
Attention was focused on four
colorful canvases selected by a jury
of noted artists as the prize-winning
pictures Of the show. These paintings
won for their creators the famed w.
A. Clark cash awards totaling $1,000
and accompanying medals of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
SpeiCher at Preyiew.
Eugene Speicher's interesting study
of a stalwart blacksmith seated beside
his anvil in SurceaSe from his labors
and entitled Red Moore" winner
of first Clark prize of $1,000 and the
Corcoran gold medal, proved to have
wide popular appeal-a fact pleasing
both to the artist and to several men,
bers of the jury who were present last
night. Mr.. Speicher came from New
York for the show. Jonas Lie of New
York, chairman of the jury, and two
other judges-Victor Higgins of New
Mexico and George Harding of Phila-
delphia-were among the guests. Two
jurors unable to attend were Henry
Lee McFee of New York and Richard
E. Miller of Massachusetts,
George E. Hamilton. president of
the Board of Trustees of the gallery.
presented to Speicher the first prize
check and the Corcoran Gold Medal.
The other prize winning pictures
sharing the limelight of interest were
Frederick Carl Frieseke's Girl at
Piano" which was awarded second
Clark prize of 81 500 and the Corcoran
silver medal; Henry E. Mattson's ma
rine painting. The Beacon" which
took third Clark prize of $1,000 and
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Seeks to Win Simon.

BERLIN, March % P).-Adolph
Hitler, awaiting his momentous Sc
curity conversations with British
statesmen tomorrow. was described
tonight as ready to enter into concrete
arrangements for guaranteeing the
peace of Europe for the next 20 years.
Intimates said he would express his
willingness to sign bi-lateral non-
aggression pacts with other European
nations to insure peace on the conti-
nent during the next two decades.
Seeks to Win Sir John.
Hitler was said to be determined to
make every effort to win the conf
dence and good will of Sir John
Simon, British foreign secretary,
and Capt Anthony Eden. lord privy
seal, during their two days of nego-
tiations.
Tomorrow'S meeting with the Brit
1sh. who will arrive by plane at
Tempelhof airdrome, will be one of
formal welcome only.
The visitors are expected to Spend
their first evening at the British En-
bassy to learn from Sir Eric Phipps,
British Ambassador, just what the
situation is and what the Germans.
so far as the Ambassador knows, ex-
pect to talk about and offer.
Visit Exploratory"
While the British have emphasized
throughout that their visit is purely
exploratory" there is little doubt here
that Sir John and Eden will have
certain proposals to make, expecting
in return that Hitler will offer con-
crete suggestions.
The German foreign Office assumes
that the chief aim of the British dele
gates will be to attempt to get Ger
many back into the League of Ma
tions, working within that framework
for European peace, but none in au-
thority was willing to commit himself
Continued on Page 3, Column So
Evening star., 1935-03-24
DEFENSE FUND
BATTLE |MPENDS
Congress Also Will Consider
Measures to Take Profit
From War.

By the Associated Press.
An agreement by the Senate House
Conference Committee to authorize an
immediate 40 per cent increase in the
standing Army opened the way yes
terday for a two-fronted legislative
battle, one to garner more money for
military preparedness, and another TO
make war and preparation for war un-
profitable.
The Conference Committee agreed
on an appropriation bill carrying
slightly more than $400 600, 900 for the
War Department, near record peace
time total, and carrying a special pro-
vision for boosting the Army enlisted
strength from 1880 to 10000.
Navy Fund Considered.
Shaping in the House was legisla-
ton for a similar sum to finance the
Navy during the coming year. In ad-
dition, some observers expected move
in the conference on the $4,880, ,000.-
900 relief bill which might make avail
able still more money for the two
branches of the national defense.
While the big relief bill was under
debate in the Senate. subcommittee
of the House Military Committee was
drafting a plan to ask s405 ,000, 900 of
the money for use by the Army.
An amendment launched by Sena-
tor Borah. Republican, of Idaho. to
prevent any of the money going to
military purposes temporarily stopped
the House Subcommittee drive in that
direction, but the bill went through
with permission for use OF part of the
money for non-military purposes on
Government naval and military reSer-
vations and posts.
War Bills Take Form.
Meantime, two rival plans for TAX
ing the profits out of war headed a
possible open challenge for supremacy.
The McSwain bill, embodying the
price-f1xing proposals of Bernard M.
Baruch as a measure of choking of
war profits. was scheduled for action
by the House possibly next Thursday.
Its competitor, the plan shaped by
John T. Flynn, economist writer, at
the request of the Senate Munitions
Committee, may take legislative form
Tuesday. Far more drastic in its pro-
visions than the McSwain bill, it pro-
poses a system of taxation by which
it was intended all war profits except
the most meager would be stripped
from industry to finance the conflict,
and earnings of individuals over $l0,-
900 would be seized by taxation.
The Munitions Committee, headed
by Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota. will question Baruch Wednes-
day both on his price fixing or price
ceiling" proposals embodied in the
McSwain bill, and as to his activities
as chairman of the War Industries
Board.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Relief Head Held
public Enemy by
InsuIar Resolution
Roosevelt Asked to Act
in Puerto Rican
Controversy.
BY Ra dio TO The Star.

BY Radio to The Star.
SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. March
pa resolution adopted today by the
majority of the insular Legislature
describes James R. Bourne, Federal
relief administrator, as "a public
enemy of the Puerto Rican people"
and invites him to leave the island
Immediately. The resolution asks our
beloved President" to remove the ad-
ministrator, whose appointment was
popularly credited TO Roosevelt's per-
sOnal friendship.
The majority's hostility to Bourne
is based on the conviction that the
administrator has favored the Liberal
party in the distribution of jobs.
Coalition leaders say that Federal re-
lief has become Liberal department,
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1935-03-24
But Initiation Amendment Nav
Die i'm Conference.-The Slip
and 3O-HOur Week Next.
LOG JAM OF BILLS CLEARED,
FEW ARE READY FOR DEBATE
Hearings on Bonus May Begin This
Week, but No Action Is Expected
Until After Presidents Trip.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Presidents huge workrelief bill with modified silver
imitation amendment by the Senate yesterday almost
two months to day after reached the Senate from the
were 81 Democrats Republicans Progressive
Laborite'
Voting against 1t Democrats and 10 Republicans
Senator Long OF louisiana who attacked
the not
Washington from the South by arpane failed
time to vote.
Although amended by the many particulars the
bill passed still carries undmniShed the
the President for relief relief still authority
for the President to the workers relief projects
cury wageexcept permanent public buildings for the Gov
enment Departments where the pevang must be paid
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Sum Family actually Needs
To Be Determined in Surrey

A field survey of living costs In So
cities will be undertaken this month
under joint auspices of the Federal
Relief Administration and the Bureau
of Labor Statistics to determine the
minimum amount of money required
to supply a workers family with all
necessities of life for a year.
F. E. r. A. has drawn up budget
showing the annual requirements of
a family of four, consisting of two
adults and two children. The stand
ard is based upon the best scientific
knowledge as to food, clothing and
health requirements of manual
workers family. The budget covers
clothing, household furnishings, rent,
light and fuel.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
HOOVER'S LETTER
LNENS CAMPA PA|GN
G. O. P. Ranks Are Split by
Former Presidents New
Deal Attack.
BY THEODORE C. WALLEN.

The kind of campaign the orthodox
Republicans will make to unseat
President Roosevelt and undo the
New Deal was visualized last night
on lines laid down by former Pres
ident Hoover in a letter to the Cali
fornia Republican assembly. While
it left the Republican Liberals" cold
or indifferent, and hence foreshad-
owed preliminary struggle for con-
troll OF the Republican party, it caused
the Democratic leadership to strike
back for the first time at the leader
the New Deal retired to private life
more than two years ago.
In this sense Mr.. Hoover opened
the preconvention Presidential CAM
paign debate and with the Demo-
cratic response. roughly drew the
issue for 1886 as between an econ
omy of scarcity and an economy of
plenty. In answer to his charge that
the Roosevelt theories had not worked
and his demand for "a restoration OF
economic common sense" Senator
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, ad
ministration spokesman in the Sem
ate, in effect challenged the former
President to state the specific meas
ures he would employ.
Orthodox Spokesman.
1t became apparent that Mr.. Hoo
yer had spoken for the orthodox
wing of his party without having
had advance consultation with many
Of its leaders, including Henry P.
Fletcher, chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee. The reg
ular Republican leaders in the East
put aside their reservations with re-
spect to the presidential nomination
to be made less than IS months hence
and showed a united front for the
principles their titular leader had
enunciated.
The view taken in these quarters
was that with the Republican party
already facing division between its
regulars and radicals, the regulars
should not permit qualms about the
presidential nomination to stand in
the way of an otherwise clear unity
of thought.
The fact that the former President
had struck out independently of other
party leaders on the whole and was
thus early exposing himself to the
shafts of the opposition side was re-
garded by many as indicating that
Mr.. Hoover is not a candidate to
succeed himself at this time. This
deduction was considered the more
warranted in view of his earlier
known reluctance to speak out for
fear of being misunderstood as a can
didate in everything he did or said
from then on
Seen Move for denomination.
While several of the Democrats in
Washington were quick to construe
Mr.. Hoover's re-entry into the polit-
ical debate as sign of his own can
didacy for denomination. no Repub-
lican took this view. Much OF the
opposition to Mr.. Hoover in his own
Continued on Page 5, Column 2)
Evening star., 1935-03-24

The prices of all commodities, ex-
cept food. will be checked in the SO
principal cities and towns, including
Washington, during the last week in
March and the month of April. Food
prices already have been assembled
by the Labor Department. Some 1000
stores will be visited by 20 special
field agents, who are now leaving
Washington to undertake the survey.
The project is designed to provide
information needed in planning relief
requirements. On the basis OF the
data collected, Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins will be able to est-
mate the cost Of adequate relief In
the coming months and to determine
whether or not the relief now given
In each community Is adequate.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Fuehrer Prepared to Give
Proof of Pacific Aims,
Signing Non Aggression
AccordS With NeighborS.
MUSS0LINI HAS MILLION
TROOPS POISED FOR WAR
Tri-Power Farley in Paris Agrees
on Caution Before Carrying
Reich Arms Issue Before
League - French Move 10000
Men to Rhine Garrisons.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Italy mobilized 200. 900 more soldiers
and France made ready to shift
10000 men closer to the German
border yesterday as French, italian
and British conferees at Paris
achieved unity Of purpose in
handling the German rearmament
crisis.
With any thought of asking penalties
for Germany at the forthcoming
League of Nations Council session
pushed into the background" Sir
John Simon, British foreign secre-
tary, prepared to fly to Berlin to-
day to start momentous security
conversations with Adolf Hitler.
In the German capital Hitler, who
returned from Wiesbaden to take
personal charge of the converSa-
tions, was described as ready to
sign bilateral non-aggression ac-
cords guaranteeing peace on the
continent for the next 20 years.
League of Nations circles heard yester-
day Czechoslovakia had decided to
begin fortiflcation of her frontiers
because she is apprehensive over a
possible Nazi putsch.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
RESIGNATION DEMANDED

BISMARCK, N. Oak, March % (Fo.
Acting Gov. Walter Wexford today
demanded the resignation of State
Highway Commissioner Ole H. Olson
by mot later than pm" Monday.
Wexford asked the resignation be-
cause the United States Bureau OF
Public Roads reported highways in
North Dakota were unsatisfactory.
Olson, a Republican, promptly re-
fused to resign, terming the move
against him "a political attack to
remove me from Office, so that po-
litical follower may be put in my
place" Olson was formerly acting
Governor, taking the place of William
LANCER, who was ousted after a con-
viction in Federal courts last Summer.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
NeU Taxes Threaten
Administration as
Bonus Issue Nears
Ry the Associated Press.

BY tne AS6oclateu FTeSs.
A drive for new and huge taxes, in
volving in some degree the thorny
bonus issue. hung threateningly over
administration leaders in Congress
yesterday.
Looking ahead, they gathered their
forces to repel an attempt in the
Senate this week at upward revision
of the income tax rates schedule that
will accompany debate on repeating
the pink slip" publicity feature Of
the present law
Meanwhile, the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States warned
force consideration Of drastic income
tax increases. particularly corporate.
1t also held up the possibility that
new taxes will be needed to finance
payment of the bonus, If that IS
passed over President Roosevelt's veto.
Denied by Supporters.
Supporters of the Patman plan to
pay the bonus in newly issued cur
rency. approved Friday by the House,
denied that it called for any such
action.
Meanwhile. James E Van Zandt,
commander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. who backed the Patman
amendment, invited Frank N Bel
grano, jr., commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, who backed the Vinson
appropriation-method bonus bill, TO
a conference of veterans leaders.
He proposed that we now unite
our forces" and drive this legisla-
tion (the Patman bilD for this pay
ment through the Senate with the
least possible delay" Belgrano made
no immediate answer.
In the matter of new taxes. ad-
ministration leaders had planned to
postpone such legislation until late in
the session, when estimated outgo and
income can be more definitely COM
pared. The Senate's liberal bloc, how
ever. has taken steps to bring the
question up almost at once.
La Toilette Proposal.
The chamber warned that Senator
La Follette's tax revision proposal calls
for an increase from to per cent
in normal income tax rates, reduc-
ton in a married mans exemption
from So 500 to $4,000, and decrease
in a single persons exemption from
81 900 to $500.
Although encouraged by the fact
the income tax receipts are running
more than 33 per cent above last year,
administration leaders said that could
hardly be taken as promising no new
taxation.
Congress is on notice from the
President-he repeated it only Friday
that for money appropriated in ex-
cess of budget estimates it must find
new revenues. In some instances the
estimates have already been exceeded.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
CONSTITUTION CHANGED

New Draft Due for Poland in
Legislative Reforms.
WARSAW, Poland, March % P).-
A new constitution for Poland was
assured tonight when the Sejm
dover house) approved a reform
measure, including Senate amend
ments.
The vote was 260 to 139. Although
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski. Polish die
tator, vetoed certain changes, the
program as originally designed con-
centrates power in the hands of the
President.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Guide for Readers

PART ONE-General News, Sports.
PART TWO-Editorial, Civic Activi-
ties, Autos, Aviation, Organizations,
Stamps, Schools, Short Story, Cross
word Puzzle.
PART THREE-Society.
PART FOUR-Special Features, Stage,
Screen, Music, Radio. Books, Art
Notes, Travel, Boys and Girls Page.
PART FIVE-Financial. CLASSIFIED Ads,
Serial Story.
LOST AND BoUND-Pase ArtA
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Class Pilots Bill to Success,
But Refuses to Vote for 1t

man in the course Of legislative rou-
tine.
The Virginian was opposed to the
gigantic appropriation-the largest in
history-because he feared 1t threat
ened the national credit.
He sought to cut it down in COM
mittee and failing brought it forth
largely in the form first proposed by
administration leaders.
Then it became his duty to man
age it on the Senate floor. He as
sumed that duty with characteristic
energy.
Throughout the many weeks the
measure stood as the Senate's bugaboo,
Glass fought of those who sought
to curtail any of the powers that
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Evening star., 1935-03-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The man who successfully piloted
the $4,880, ,00O, 900 work-relief bill to
Senate passage was one of the little
handful of Democrats who voted
against 1t.
Carter Glass Of Virginia, who has
a. longtime reputation for doing his
duties in good soldierly fashion and
for voting his convictions, registered
mo" on the measure he has worked
two months to push through the sena-
torial mill.
No similar paradox is recalled by
Congress veterans.
1t happened like this.
The administration-backed measure
was referred to the Appropriations
Committee Of which Glass k ehais<
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Competitive Ore Found.

PORT HENRY, N. Y. March %
P).-Adirondack ore may be shipped
to the Great Lakes for steel manufac-
ture in competition with ores from
the Lake Superior region. Plans are
being developed, it was reported today,
to ship ore from Port Henry on Lake
Champlain by rail to Oswego and
there transfer it to lake vessels for
MidWestern steel mills.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
DUST STORMS HALT HOP
Laura ingalls, Postpones Flight
Across Continent.

LOS ANGELES, March % CP.-
Dust storms in the Middle West
forced Laura ingalls,, daring woman
flyer, to postpone today her proposed
record-seeking flight across the con-
tinent.
She said she was ready, but had
received reports Of storms and had
been advised not to hop off until they
have abated.
Miss ingalls,. plotting a new SAC, 1000
Lockheed Orion, hopes to establish a
transcontinental nonstop record for
women.